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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dirigible" data-source="post: 1200726" data-attributes="member: 12631">Meh, you just like him 'cos he's the first American I've posted <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thanks, guys. YS, as I said before, feel free to use these as material in the game or background colour; it's all good.Next up is the incredible Taniwha (pronounced, approximatly, tahn-e-far).TaniwhaReal Name : Rangi Witiana.Concept : Shapeshifter.Power Level 10DOB / POB: July 1st, 1918 / Waipiro.Nationality: New Zealander.Known Parahuman Abilities: Can change his form into that of a powerful mythical monster.Background: As a boy, Rangi loved nothing more than to play in the water, and as he grew he displayed an amazing affinity with the oceans; he swam like a dolphin, and when his temper got the better of him the waves struck the coast with great ferocity. His mother had drowned when he was very young, and his father was a farmer with little love for the sea. Kurau Witiana tried to dissuade his son from spending tim in the water, trying to turn him into a farmer with a love for the land instead.As a teenager, he met an old woman on the coast one day, who revealed the truth of his origins; his mother was a spirit of the sea who had taken human form to bare the child of the mortal man she loved, and had not died but merely returned to her people in the water. Rangi went with the old woman, who was of cource his mother Kitaia, and was shown the true wonders of the sea, and taught of his heritage and powers. The Taniwha became one of New Zealand's first superheroes, defending coastal communities, until the War broke out and he came to beleive he could use his powers to defend more than his home.Taniwha has fought in the North Atlantic and Pacific theaters; U-boat captains truely dread him, as his claws and muscles can literally tear into a submarine and send it to the bottom of the sea. The Japanese call him 'the Kaiju', and he has assisted US marines in the storming of many fortified islands, and single handedly sunk the aircraft carrier IJS Tokahiro, summoning a massive wave to capsize it.Appearence/Personality: Rangi is in superb physical shape, 6'2" tall, broad shouldered and muscular. He's handsome enough, aside from a broken nose that didn't heal quite straight, brown skinned with chocolate eyes and short, sleek black hair. His chin is moko'd, and he wears a bone fishhook at his throat that remains even when he transforms.In his alternate form, he is a 10' tall creature with blue-green scales covering his body, with clawed hands and feet and a twisted, tiki-like face.Str 16 (+3), Dex 18 (+4), Con 16 (+3), Int 10 (+0), Wis 12 (+1), Cha 12 (+1).BAB: +6, Def: +6.Dam: +3, Fort: +3, Ref: +4, Will: +1.SkillsDrive +7 (3 ranks), Handle Animal +4 (3 ranks), Profession: Farmer +4 (3 ranks), Swimming +9 (6 ranks).FeatsAmphibious, Sonar (blindsight in water only), Dodge, Power Attack.Powers"Taniwha Transformation"Growth +7Source: Mystical.Extras: Natural Weapons.Flaws: Slow.Can transform into a 10' tall, humanoid sea monster as a full action, granting him Superstrength +7, Protection +7 and Immovability +7, and powerful claws that grant Natural Weapon +7.Telescopic Sense (Blindsight) +5Source: Mystical.Taniwha's sonar (blindsight) has a range of 960 feet.Swimming +10 [10pp]Source: Mystical.Power Stunts: Super Swimming (partial)Taniwha has a swim speed of 80' as a move action, 180' as a full action, and a sprint speed of 5,120'.Elemental Control (Water) +10Source: Mystical.Taniwha can grossly manipulate water, moving up to 100,000 lbs as if by telekinesis. His main trick with this is to attack enemy ships, whether underwater or on the surface, with giant waves, or sending pillars of water to smash enemy strongpoints a short distance inland.TotalsInitiative: +4Defence: 21 (+6 base, +4 dex, +1 dodge)Punch (human form): Attack +9, Damage +4SClaws (taniwha form): Attack +9, Damage +14L</blockquote>

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