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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8542098" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">L'Ange de la Musique</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-qxGWPQQ/0/0ab62fe2/M/artworks-F6ueBDJnhK31vclk-1Wtkaw-t500x500-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Artist unknown.</em></p><p></p><p>The dark mother -- or possibly great-grandmother -- of all costumed crime fighters was born in 1860 in a small village not far from Uppsala, Sweden. Her given name was Christine Daaé. As a child, she was the occasional playmate of the youngest son of the Comte de Chagny. At fifteen her talent for music was discovered, and she began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris. This was a disaster. Over the course of four years, her spirit and love of music were almost entirely destroyed, and when she found employment at the Palais Garnier, it seemed likely that she would never know celebrity or success.</p><p></p><p>And then an individual who seemed at times both angel and fiend came to her and offered to restore to her what had been lost. Under his tutelage, she blossomed to become one of the greatest singers who has ever lived, as well as developing other talents in imitation of him. Most notably, she developed the ability to hear what she termed the music that underlay all speech, allowing her to perceive aspects of thought. Her mentor claimed to possess this ability as well. Later, much later, she would come to doubt that this was true, for if he had been able to perceive <em>her</em> thoughts in this manner, he would surely have recognized that she loved him only as a mentor and father-figure, not as a prospective romance.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the story is now well-known, though her role in it has often been twisted by unwholesome individuals who wished to portray her as naive to the point of idiocy and a simpering damsel in distress. She was neither. Perhaps the best demonstration of her actual character might be how she reacted to inquiries from a certain individual concerning her whereabouts during a period when she was missing. He assured her that he would ask her no questions if she would agree not to leave again.</p><p></p><p>"That is a pledge that I do not ask of you, and it is a promise that I shall not make you!" spoke the young woman proudly. "I am a free agent, monsieur de Chagny; you have no right to control my actions and I will ask that you desist henceforth. As for what I have done during the past fortnight, there is only one man in the world who would have the right to demand that I give him an account -- my husband! Well, I have no husband, and <em>I shall never marry!</em>"</p><p></p><p>And she never did. In the aftermath of the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, she departed Paris with her monsieur and returned to Sweden. Two years later, however, she quietly returned to Paris and took up the position of a ballet tutor, professing to have lost interest in performing but wishing to remain connected to the stage in some manner. She refused to answer questions as to the whereabouts of the Viscount with characteristic stolidity, and he was eventually declared dead with the title passing to one of his nephews.</p><p></p><p>Such were her days. Her nights were spent running about in a mask, inspired by that worn by her mentor, and attempting to bring a small amount of justice to a grim and unjust world. By and large, her opponents were entirely mundane criminals, though she did cross paths with the vampiress Carmilla on one grim occasion, and had an encounter with an individual calling himself Count Brighella who was clearly more than mortal, and who would later trouble other defenders of Paris. While she overcame their schemes, she was only able to set them to flight rather than putting an end to the threat that they represented.</p><p></p><p>The activities of L'Ange were frequently interrupted by periods where she was forced to recuperate, often returning to Sweden in order to do so and to spend time with an individual who went by the alias Michel Allard and their two children, a son born in 1882 and a much younger daughter born in 1891, in the middle of an extended sabbatical. These periods of inactivity grew longer and longer as she aged, though she remained active much longer than she probably should have. L'Ange de la Musique is believed to have met her end in 1909, during a confrontation with the notorious Fantomas.</p><p></p><p>Her daughter, Carla Allard, married an American newspaper publisher named Reid, who had had an interesting life, and had two children by him, named Dietrich and Henry, and was a kind stepmother to the child of her husband's first marriage. Her son, who had inherited more of her talents and used a variety of names, also went on to some notoriety.</p><p></p><p><strong>L'Ange de la Musique -- PL 7</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 0 | <strong>STA</strong> 2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 4 | <strong>DEX</strong> 3 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 2 | <strong>AWE</strong> 4 | <strong>PRE</strong> 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Music of the Night:</em></strong> Mind Reading 7, Hearing Dependent; Senses 3 (accurate analytical hearing) - 10 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Agile Feint, Assessment, Attractive 2, Close Attack 2, Contacts, Daze (Deception), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 2, Evasion 2, Fascinate (Expertise: Performance), Improved Defense, Improved Trip, Languages 2 (English, French, Russian, Spanish, [Swedish is native]), Move-by Action, Prone Fighting, Uncanny Dodge.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Lasso (Enhanced Strength 3, Limited to grabbing, Reach 4; Enhanced Advantage 1 [Chokehold]) and 2 points of equipment as needed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Acrobatics 6 (+10), Athletics 6 (+6), Close Combat: Lasso 2 (+5), Deception 3 (+8), Expertise: Performance 7 (+12), Expertise: Streetwise 5 (+7), Insight 6 (+10), Investigation 4 (+6), Sleight of Hand 6 (+9), Stealth 7 (+11).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +4</p><p>Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 0)</p><p>Lasso +7 (Close Grab 3, Reach 4)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 7, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 7/2, Will 8.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 42 + Powers 10 + Advantages 23 + Skills 26 + Defenses 12 = 113 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 5</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 7</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><em><strong>Justice--Motivation. Secret Identity. </strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Note: That passage above is from the original novel.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8542098, member: 30538"] [size=150]L'Ange de la Musique[/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-qxGWPQQ/0/0ab62fe2/M/artworks-F6ueBDJnhK31vclk-1Wtkaw-t500x500-M.jpg[/img] [i]Artist unknown.[/i] The dark mother -- or possibly great-grandmother -- of all costumed crime fighters was born in 1860 in a small village not far from Uppsala, Sweden. Her given name was Christine Daaé. As a child, she was the occasional playmate of the youngest son of the Comte de Chagny. At fifteen her talent for music was discovered, and she began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris. This was a disaster. Over the course of four years, her spirit and love of music were almost entirely destroyed, and when she found employment at the Palais Garnier, it seemed likely that she would never know celebrity or success. And then an individual who seemed at times both angel and fiend came to her and offered to restore to her what had been lost. Under his tutelage, she blossomed to become one of the greatest singers who has ever lived, as well as developing other talents in imitation of him. Most notably, she developed the ability to hear what she termed the music that underlay all speech, allowing her to perceive aspects of thought. Her mentor claimed to possess this ability as well. Later, much later, she would come to doubt that this was true, for if he had been able to perceive [i]her[/i] thoughts in this manner, he would surely have recognized that she loved him only as a mentor and father-figure, not as a prospective romance. The rest of the story is now well-known, though her role in it has often been twisted by unwholesome individuals who wished to portray her as naive to the point of idiocy and a simpering damsel in distress. She was neither. Perhaps the best demonstration of her actual character might be how she reacted to inquiries from a certain individual concerning her whereabouts during a period when she was missing. He assured her that he would ask her no questions if she would agree not to leave again. "That is a pledge that I do not ask of you, and it is a promise that I shall not make you!" spoke the young woman proudly. "I am a free agent, monsieur de Chagny; you have no right to control my actions and I will ask that you desist henceforth. As for what I have done during the past fortnight, there is only one man in the world who would have the right to demand that I give him an account -- my husband! Well, I have no husband, and [i]I shall never marry![/i]" And she never did. In the aftermath of the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera, she departed Paris with her monsieur and returned to Sweden. Two years later, however, she quietly returned to Paris and took up the position of a ballet tutor, professing to have lost interest in performing but wishing to remain connected to the stage in some manner. She refused to answer questions as to the whereabouts of the Viscount with characteristic stolidity, and he was eventually declared dead with the title passing to one of his nephews. Such were her days. Her nights were spent running about in a mask, inspired by that worn by her mentor, and attempting to bring a small amount of justice to a grim and unjust world. By and large, her opponents were entirely mundane criminals, though she did cross paths with the vampiress Carmilla on one grim occasion, and had an encounter with an individual calling himself Count Brighella who was clearly more than mortal, and who would later trouble other defenders of Paris. While she overcame their schemes, she was only able to set them to flight rather than putting an end to the threat that they represented. The activities of L'Ange were frequently interrupted by periods where she was forced to recuperate, often returning to Sweden in order to do so and to spend time with an individual who went by the alias Michel Allard and their two children, a son born in 1882 and a much younger daughter born in 1891, in the middle of an extended sabbatical. These periods of inactivity grew longer and longer as she aged, though she remained active much longer than she probably should have. L'Ange de la Musique is believed to have met her end in 1909, during a confrontation with the notorious Fantomas. Her daughter, Carla Allard, married an American newspaper publisher named Reid, who had had an interesting life, and had two children by him, named Dietrich and Henry, and was a kind stepmother to the child of her husband's first marriage. Her son, who had inherited more of her talents and used a variety of names, also went on to some notoriety. [b]L'Ange de la Musique -- PL 7 Abilities: STR[/b] 0 | [b]STA[/b] 2 | [b]AGL[/b] 4 | [b]DEX[/b] 3 | [b]FGT[/b] 3 | [b]INT[/b] 2 | [b]AWE[/b] 4 | [b]PRE[/b] 5 [b]Powers: [i]The Music of the Night:[/i][/b] Mind Reading 7, Hearing Dependent; Senses 3 (accurate analytical hearing) - 10 points [b]Advantages:[/b] Agile Feint, Assessment, Attractive 2, Close Attack 2, Contacts, Daze (Deception), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment 2, Evasion 2, Fascinate (Expertise: Performance), Improved Defense, Improved Trip, Languages 2 (English, French, Russian, Spanish, [Swedish is native]), Move-by Action, Prone Fighting, Uncanny Dodge. [i]Equipment:[/i] Lasso (Enhanced Strength 3, Limited to grabbing, Reach 4; Enhanced Advantage 1 [Chokehold]) and 2 points of equipment as needed. [b]Skills:[/b] Acrobatics 6 (+10), Athletics 6 (+6), Close Combat: Lasso 2 (+5), Deception 3 (+8), Expertise: Performance 7 (+12), Expertise: Streetwise 5 (+7), Insight 6 (+10), Investigation 4 (+6), Sleight of Hand 6 (+9), Stealth 7 (+11). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +4 Unarmed +5 (Close Damage 0) Lasso +7 (Close Grab 3, Reach 4) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 7, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 7/2, Will 8. [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 42 + Powers 10 + Advantages 23 + Skills 26 + Defenses 12 = 113 points [b]Offensive PL:[/b] 5 [b]Defensive PL:[/b] 7 [b]Resistance PL:[/b] 7 [b]Skill PL:[/b] 7 [b]Complications:[/b] [i][b]Justice--Motivation. Secret Identity. [/b] Note: That passage above is from the original novel.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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