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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8839915" data-attributes="member: 30538">Héngwēn Qì/恆溫器<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-GpJdCWW/0/3b11434b/S/da5s3vy-40c9b39f-8e4d-489a-842a-4b3ab55a3fae-S.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/spriteman1000" target="_blank">Art by spriteman1000</a>A thermostat is a device that maintains the temperature of a system or device. Technically, Hé Jiāháo is a thermostat -- he has the power to perceive changes in temperature and take actions to either heat or cool his surroundings so that they maintain a desired level. Of course, thermostats do not project damaging levels of heat or cold as energy beams, so he is a unique thermostat, to say the least.Hé Jiāháo was born in Guangzhou in 1988. At the age of 19, he embarked on his first adventures in his costumed identity, taking advantage of the increased tolerance for independent superpower activities that the Chinese government was demonstrating after several such independents had voluntarily assisted the Metahuman Guard in resisting the Zane coup in the previous year. His activities were such that he was offered membership in the Sīfa Zhuānjiā soon after it formed, on the theory that his antics were bound to annoy the government sooner or later and he might as well join forces with other renegades. He turned them down, then, but in a way that left the door open.Only after the death of Tiankui, in 2014, did he apparently reconsider this refusal, and he has since been one of the stalwarts of the team, his youthful exuberance cooled by the passage of time. Except that is all nothing but lies. Several months before that, he was captured in a sting operation and taken into custody by the Metahuman Guard, who offered him a pair of choices -- a lengthy incarceration and hard labor that would probably be fatal, or infiltrating the Sīfa to gradually bring about the downfall of the organization.He sometimes wishes he had made the braver choice. The false memories that one of the Metahuman Guard has implanted in his psyche have fooled the telepaths of the Sīfa and his handler has only used him as an information source so far. But Hé is sure that they will eventually demand that he take action against people whom he has come to admire and respect, and back these demands up with threats against those that he cares about -- most notably a son that he has never even seen. Or perhaps they will simply announce how much he has already betrayed the Sīfa and let them take care of the problem.Héngwēn Qì -- PL 9Abilities:STR 0 | STA 2 | AGL 3 | DEX 4 | FGT 5 | INT 2 | AWE 4 | PRE 2Powers:Energy Absorption: Immunity 20 (cold effects, heat effects) - 20 pointsEnergy Blast: Array (24 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Cold Beam: Ranged Multiattack Damage 8 - 24 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Hot Beam: Ranged Multiattack Damage 8 - 1 point</li> </ul>Implanted Memories: Illusion 4 (mental senses), Limited to pre-programmed thoughts and memories, Reaction (mind is read) - 12 pointsTemperature Awareness: Senses 2 (analytical infravision) - 2 pointsAdvantages:All-out Attack, Defensive Attack, Defensive Roll 2, Move-by Attack, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 3, Set-up, Teamwork.Skills:Athletics 5 (+5), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+7), Deception 7 (+9), Expertise: Current Events 4 (+6), Insight 6 (+10), Perception 4 (+8), Persuasion 5 (+7), Ranged Combat: Energy Bolt 3 (+7), Stealth 4 (+7), Vehicles 2 (+6).Offense:Unarmed +7 (Close Damage 0)Cold Beam +10 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 8)Heat Beam +10 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 8)Defense:Dodge 9, Parry 7, Fortitude 5, Toughness 7/2, Will 6Totals:Abilities 44 + Powers 59 + Advantages 11 + Skills 22 + Defenses 13 = 149 pointsOffensive PL: 9Defensive PL: 8Resistance PL: 6Skill PL: 4Complications:Fear-Motivation. Secret (double agent.) Note: Prior to his current situation, his motivation was Thrills and he had Hunted by the Authorities as an additional complication.</blockquote>

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