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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8714885" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px">Martha Benedict</span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-m3RprCL/0/79eb97c6/M/df8an3f-e492b859-d133-4f19-9640-7629aafb6a1c-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>They explained it to her. The things that she took for manifestations of the love of God were unusual talents of her mind, a legacy of her heritage as part of the scheme of a madman. She listened to their explanations, and calmly refuted them. "Who made my mind, then?" she asked, and to that they did not have a convincing answer. She forgave them their skepticism and went on with her pilgrimage through time, mindful always that of all her gifts, the greatest of blessings was love.</p><p></p><p>Marte -- family names did not exist at that time, but she supposes that De Tharascone would suffice -- was born in the Tenth century to a land-owner in the region of Provence, a younger daughter. Possessed of an unusually strong Christian faith, even for that era, she sought to persuade her father to not engage her to the son of one of their neighbors but to allow her to be consecrated as a Benedictine nun. She believed that she had done so, but then the dragon came up out of the Rhône and there were other matters of concern than this. The dragon had just terrified people, not yet harming anyone, when her older brother declared that he would seek its lair and kill it there. He departed in full pomp, but when he had not returned after a week, Marte grew concerned. Somewhat impulsively, she followed the trail he had left and made her way to the cave where, indeed, the dragon laired.</p><p></p><p>She was first relieved when she found that there was no corpse to be found therein, but then found something else to be concerned about. Marte had believed that this monster was a dangerous creature of Satan, but it took only a short while in its presence for her to come to a clearer understanding. It was just an animal, a strange and most unusual animal, yet one that was as frightened of her as she was of it. Calming the beast, she decided to guide it back to the town so that the residents could see how harmless it was and ease their fears as well. To her horror, as she was explaining this, the townsfolk set upon the animal and slaughtered it out of hand, led by her brother, who claimed that it had earlier set him to flight. Marte found herself infuriated by this senseless cruelty, and proceeded to lecture the townsfolk about how the creature had meant no harm to any of them ... and that was when the <em>other</em>, <strong>much</strong> larger dragon showed up and demonstrated its own anger over this situation, attacking the town.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, two unusual travelers managed to convince the larger dragon (which they later told her was likely the mother of the one she had tamed) to withdraw and take the body of the smaller one with it, but not before a great deal of damage had been done and many lives had been lost. Her father among the fallen, Marte now found herself doubly grieved, but nevertheless asker her older brother to keep the promise their father had made and send her to a nunnery. The horror was not over, however, for now there was a light of madness in his eyes as he told her that he would neither do that, nor marry her off to someone else. He had other, monstrous plans for her, but was halted in them by the two travelers, who offered to take Marte with them. So it was that she began her voyages in time.</p><p></p><p>(She has since learned that these events have been completely misrepresented by later generations, ascribing her role in all this to <em>Saint Martha</em>, her namesake, and portraying it as something that happened hundreds of years before she was even born. Martha is not sure whether to laugh or cry about this, but believes that the story is correct about the important parts -- that the tarasque was tamed and <em>then</em> cruelly slain -- and so chooses not to get too upset about it.)</p><p></p><p>Martha Benedict (a pseudonym referencing the order she once hoped to join) has since learned about the many different forms that the Christian faith will take over the millennia, many of which startle her in how they differ from what she was taught as a child. (She is only slightly less well-informed about other faiths, which she believes to be false; however, she also believes that those who do good in the names of these strange ideas are doing God's work whether they know it or not, and prays for them, especially the Buddhist, Muslim and atheist with whom she currently travels.) She has come to embrace the idea that the body, far from being something that should be ignored, is a temple of the Lord, and strives to keep hers as healthy as possible. She will only fight in defense of herself or others, but still becomes outraged at cruelty to all creatures great and small.</p><p></p><p>Is Martha the traitor? It seems unlikely -- her belief in a loving God is utterly at odds with the nihilistic attitudes that Lord Carnifex displays, and she has next to no technical aptitude, unlike the mastery of the enemy. But if her faith was to suffer some terrible blow, and she could not recover, then who can say what might take its place? And the oracular talents that she displays are much like certain abilities that the temporal raider has also shown ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Martha Benedict -- PL 8</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 1 | <strong>STA</strong> 3 | <strong>AGL</strong> 1 | <strong>DEX</strong> 1 | <strong>FGT</strong> 3 | <strong>INT</strong> 2 | <strong>AWE</strong> 4 | <strong>PRE</strong> 4</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Laying on Hands:</em></strong> Healing 6, Energizing, Restorative - 24 points</p><p><strong><em>Oracular:</em></strong> Senses 9 (postcognition, precognition, time sense) - 9 points</p><p><strong><em>Temporal Anomaly:</em></strong> Features 2 (chronal bulwark, chronal memory) - 2 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Animal Empathy, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment, Evasion, Fearless, Great Endurance, Improved Defense, Inspire 2, Tracking, Trance, Uncanny Dodge.</p><p></p><p><em>Equipment:</em></p><p>Cudgel (Strength-based Damage 2), commlink translator.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Athletics 5 (+6), Close Combat: Cudgel 2 (+5), Expertise: History 5 (+7), Expertise: Religion 7 (+9), Insight 4 (+8), Perception 2 (+6), Persuasion 6 (+10), Stealth 5 (+6).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +1</p><p>Unarmed +3 (Close Damage 1)</p><p>Cudgel +5 (Close Damage 3)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 7, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 8/3, Will 9.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 38 + Powers 35 + Advantages 13 + Skills 18 + Defenses 15 = 119 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive PL:</strong> 4</p><p><strong>Defensive PL:</strong> 8</p><p><strong>Resistance PL:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Skill PL:</strong> 5</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Faith--Motivation. Merciful</em></strong> (and outright despises senseless violence.) <strong><em>Non-Technical</em></strong> (Disabled on any checks to understand or use any technology more complicated than simple mechanics.) <strong><em>Physical Fitness Enthusiast.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8714885, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7]Martha Benedict[/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-m3RprCL/0/79eb97c6/M/df8an3f-e492b859-d133-4f19-9640-7629aafb6a1c-M.jpg[/IMG] They explained it to her. The things that she took for manifestations of the love of God were unusual talents of her mind, a legacy of her heritage as part of the scheme of a madman. She listened to their explanations, and calmly refuted them. "Who made my mind, then?" she asked, and to that they did not have a convincing answer. She forgave them their skepticism and went on with her pilgrimage through time, mindful always that of all her gifts, the greatest of blessings was love. Marte -- family names did not exist at that time, but she supposes that De Tharascone would suffice -- was born in the Tenth century to a land-owner in the region of Provence, a younger daughter. Possessed of an unusually strong Christian faith, even for that era, she sought to persuade her father to not engage her to the son of one of their neighbors but to allow her to be consecrated as a Benedictine nun. She believed that she had done so, but then the dragon came up out of the Rhône and there were other matters of concern than this. The dragon had just terrified people, not yet harming anyone, when her older brother declared that he would seek its lair and kill it there. He departed in full pomp, but when he had not returned after a week, Marte grew concerned. Somewhat impulsively, she followed the trail he had left and made her way to the cave where, indeed, the dragon laired. She was first relieved when she found that there was no corpse to be found therein, but then found something else to be concerned about. Marte had believed that this monster was a dangerous creature of Satan, but it took only a short while in its presence for her to come to a clearer understanding. It was just an animal, a strange and most unusual animal, yet one that was as frightened of her as she was of it. Calming the beast, she decided to guide it back to the town so that the residents could see how harmless it was and ease their fears as well. To her horror, as she was explaining this, the townsfolk set upon the animal and slaughtered it out of hand, led by her brother, who claimed that it had earlier set him to flight. Marte found herself infuriated by this senseless cruelty, and proceeded to lecture the townsfolk about how the creature had meant no harm to any of them ... and that was when the [I]other[/I], [B]much[/B] larger dragon showed up and demonstrated its own anger over this situation, attacking the town. Fortunately, two unusual travelers managed to convince the larger dragon (which they later told her was likely the mother of the one she had tamed) to withdraw and take the body of the smaller one with it, but not before a great deal of damage had been done and many lives had been lost. Her father among the fallen, Marte now found herself doubly grieved, but nevertheless asker her older brother to keep the promise their father had made and send her to a nunnery. The horror was not over, however, for now there was a light of madness in his eyes as he told her that he would neither do that, nor marry her off to someone else. He had other, monstrous plans for her, but was halted in them by the two travelers, who offered to take Marte with them. So it was that she began her voyages in time. (She has since learned that these events have been completely misrepresented by later generations, ascribing her role in all this to [I]Saint Martha[/I], her namesake, and portraying it as something that happened hundreds of years before she was even born. Martha is not sure whether to laugh or cry about this, but believes that the story is correct about the important parts -- that the tarasque was tamed and [I]then[/I] cruelly slain -- and so chooses not to get too upset about it.) Martha Benedict (a pseudonym referencing the order she once hoped to join) has since learned about the many different forms that the Christian faith will take over the millennia, many of which startle her in how they differ from what she was taught as a child. (She is only slightly less well-informed about other faiths, which she believes to be false; however, she also believes that those who do good in the names of these strange ideas are doing God's work whether they know it or not, and prays for them, especially the Buddhist, Muslim and atheist with whom she currently travels.) She has come to embrace the idea that the body, far from being something that should be ignored, is a temple of the Lord, and strives to keep hers as healthy as possible. She will only fight in defense of herself or others, but still becomes outraged at cruelty to all creatures great and small. Is Martha the traitor? It seems unlikely -- her belief in a loving God is utterly at odds with the nihilistic attitudes that Lord Carnifex displays, and she has next to no technical aptitude, unlike the mastery of the enemy. But if her faith was to suffer some terrible blow, and she could not recover, then who can say what might take its place? And the oracular talents that she displays are much like certain abilities that the temporal raider has also shown ... [B]Martha Benedict -- PL 8 Abilities: STR[/B] 1 | [B]STA[/B] 3 | [B]AGL[/B] 1 | [B]DEX[/B] 1 | [B]FGT[/B] 3 | [B]INT[/B] 2 | [B]AWE[/B] 4 | [B]PRE[/B] 4 [B]Powers: [I]Laying on Hands:[/I][/B] Healing 6, Energizing, Restorative - 24 points [B][I]Oracular:[/I][/B] Senses 9 (postcognition, precognition, time sense) - 9 points [B][I]Temporal Anomaly:[/I][/B] Features 2 (chronal bulwark, chronal memory) - 2 points [B]Advantages:[/B] Animal Empathy, Defensive Roll 2, Equipment, Evasion, Fearless, Great Endurance, Improved Defense, Inspire 2, Tracking, Trance, Uncanny Dodge. [I]Equipment:[/I] Cudgel (Strength-based Damage 2), commlink translator. [B]Skills:[/B] Athletics 5 (+6), Close Combat: Cudgel 2 (+5), Expertise: History 5 (+7), Expertise: Religion 7 (+9), Insight 4 (+8), Perception 2 (+6), Persuasion 6 (+10), Stealth 5 (+6). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +1 Unarmed +3 (Close Damage 1) Cudgel +5 (Close Damage 3) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 7, Parry 5, Fortitude 5, Toughness 8/3, Will 9. [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 38 + Powers 35 + Advantages 13 + Skills 18 + Defenses 15 = 119 points [B]Offensive PL:[/B] 4 [B]Defensive PL:[/B] 8 [B]Resistance PL:[/B] 7 [B]Skill PL:[/B] 5 [B]Complications: [I]Faith--Motivation. Merciful[/I][/B] (and outright despises senseless violence.) [B][I]Non-Technical[/I][/B] (Disabled on any checks to understand or use any technology more complicated than simple mechanics.) [B][I]Physical Fitness Enthusiast.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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