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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8833827" data-attributes="member: 30538">Daji/妲己<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-CVrDdv5/0/f85f495f/S/damf1os-f1e36c36-70c2-44e4-9ad7-9e83eba565e7-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Art by <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/genzoman" target="_blank">GENZOMAN</a>Of the known members of the Sīfa Zhuānjiā, the fox-woman who has unhesitatingly claimed the ancient name Daji as her own is the greatest anomaly. The Sīfa draw heavily on the legends of the classic novel Water Margin in presenting themselves as heroic outlaws who defend the state and people of China against their enemies. Daji, both the consort of that name and the fox-spirit in Investiture of the Gods who was inspired by her, is regarded as one of those enemies. Her reputation is such that claims that "sometimes bad guys make the best good guys" sound hollow.She even debuted as a villain. Soon after Sun Wukong descended from the Himalayas in search of adventure, he found himself challenged by Daji, who fought a wild battle against him through Chengdu. When asked about the episode when she joined the Sīfa, a bit less than a year later, she claimed that she had believed -- and still did believe -- that Wukong was an imposter, and believed -- but did not now believe -- that he might have some fell purpose in mind. So she had adopted the persona of a mythic villain to oppose a fake mythic hero. Simple, straightforward -- and almost certainly a lie.That said, there is no evidence of her engaging in the sort of villainy that brought about the infamy of her namesake. On the other hand, there is no evidence of nearly anything when it comes to her. The investigators of the Sīfa are still in the process of piecing together what is true and what is false about her biography, where she claims to have been a mutant, born some thirty-five years ago and blessed with a gift for hypnotic disguises that allowed her to cover up her physical oddities (ears, tail, claws, etc.) She is a dangerous combatant but has stressed that she is neither a fiend nor a sadist -- a statement that seems dubious who have observed the tricks she uses to fight -- and will only kill in her own defense or that of her allies.At least for now, she has been accepted by her teammates, though she avoids getting close to any of them. They are all her sworn brothers, but they could all die tomorrow, and everything would go on. She has expressed some distress and annoyance that, in response to her activities, the current commander of the Metahuman Guard has started styling himself -- unofficially, so far -- as Taigong Wang, with all that this implies. And it has been noted that she avoids talking about a certain Indian superheroine who has a similar aesthetic ... Daji -- PL 10Abilities:STR 3 | STA 3 | AGL 5 | DEX 4 | FGT 7 | INT 3 | AWE 5 | PRE 4Powers:Fox Claws: Strength-based Damage 3, Improved Critical 2 - 5 pointsFox Ears: Senses 3 (low-light vision, acute tracking olfactory, ultrahearing) - 4 pointsMany Faces, Only Me: Morph 3 (humanoids), Resistible (Will), Improved Resistance 7 - 19 pointsShielded Mind: Impervious Will 11, Limited to mental powers - 6 points"Wild Animals Heal Quickly": Regeneration 5 - 5 pointsAdvantages:Agile Feint, Assessment, Attractive 2, Benefit 2 (cipher), Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Evasion, Great Endurance, Hide in Plain Sight, Improved Initiative, Instant Up, Move-by Action, Startle, Taunt, Uncanny Dodge.Skills:Acrobatics 6 (+11), Athletics 6 (+9), Close Combat: Claws 7 (+14), Deception 6 (+10), Insight 7 (+12), Intimidation 6 (+10), Perception 6 (+11), Sleight of Hand 4 (+8), Stealth 8 (+13).Offense:Initiative +9Unarmed +7 (Close Damage 3)Claws +14 (Close Damage 6, Crit 18-20)Defense:Dodge 10, Parry 12, Fortitude 6, Toughness 8/3, Will 11.Totals:Abilities 68 + Powers 37 + Advantages 18 + Skills 28 + Defenses 19 = 169 pointsOffensive PL: 10Defensive PL: 10Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 8Complications:Atonement (Or Something Like That)--Motivation. Hunted by the Authorities. Lethal (Impaired on attack rolls with her claws when not trying to kill someone.) Reputation (hopefully fake mythic villain.)  I'm a shapeshifter.What else should I be?Please don't take off my mask,Revealing dark.</blockquote>

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