Sapphire Veil

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Tender breeze, a hint of silence/ Raven down the night and sky/ Tinted clouds, a sheen of velvet/ Echoes separate truth from lies/

Chrome and iron shape the colour/ Purest blue and You and I/ A pale reflection on the water/ Utter sadness in your eyes/

Our love is a storm/ We’re lighter than air/ We travel like clouds/ Our tears are your rain/

Tender breeze, a quiet warning/ Lock the doors, pray for your life/

Pray for your life

"Sapphire"--Seabound

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Testament

Silence. Listen. In the hushed, still black of the night - yea, even this very night - I am there. For you, the night has long been one of many masks, giving you succor and sanctuary. No more.

Now let your masks be in service to Me. I Choose you, Sapphire Veil, and raise you up. No more let your masks hide weakness and shame. Instead, let them hide your power, as the night veils the light of day. Let my mark show upon your brow in the secret places of the world. Go to these places, in Heaven, in Creation and in the Hearts of Men. Find what has long been hidden away by those driven by petty jealousy and lust for power they are not worthy of.

Too long have these things been hidden away. Where has honor and tradition gone, in this day? Where has control of the self, discipline, trust in Heaven? Not gone, but hidden away until the Light shines once more. But the Light cannot shine without the Dark to give it contrast, and I Exalt you, Sapphire Veil, to act as that Dark. Go forth, find the hidden places, and make them your own. Make them you. In My Name.

Sapphire Veil

Caste: Night; Concept: Criminal Courtesan; Anima: Long Coiling Sea Serpent (Chimera); Motivation: To raise an army; Experience Points: 124

• Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 5, Stamina 2; Charisma 3, Manipulation 4, Appearance 4; Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 3
• Abilities: Martial Arts 5 (War Fans +3); Integrity 2, Performance 5, Presence 4, Resistance 1; Craft (Air) 3; Athletics 3, Awareness 3, Dodge 3, Larceny 3, Stealth 3; Linguistics 3 (Rivertongue, Old Realm, Guild Cant), Socialize 3
• Backgrounds: Resources 4, Backing 1 (XXX), Contacts 2, Influence 1, Cult 1
• Excellencies
  • First Excellency: 1m/die; Instant; Reflexive; adds +1 die to Ability dice pool, to a max. of Attribute + Ability; Applies to: Martial Arts
  • Second Excellency: 2m/success; Instant; Reflexive; adds one success to Ability dice pool, to a max of Attribute + Ability/2; Applies to: Performance
  • Second Excellency: 2m/success; Instant; Reflexive; adds one success to Ability dice pool, to a max of Attribute + Ability/2; Applies to: Presence
  • Second Excellency: 2m/success; Instant; Reflexive; adds one success to Ability dice pool, to a max of Attribute + Ability/2; Applies to: Stealth
• Larceny Charms
  • Flawless Pickpocketing Technique: 3m; Supplemental; Instant; Combo-OK; Augments valid pickpocketing roll, guaranteeing success; if conflicts with another Charm, add Essence in automatic successes to the Dexterity + Larceny roll to oppose the other Charm; theft cannot be spotted with normal Awareness, and even those with inhuman sensory acuity still gain a +4 difficulty to spotting.
• Martial Arts Charms (Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Style)
  • Demure Carp Feint: 4m; Reflexive; One action; Combo-OK; Gain Essence or +2 to DVs
  • Pearlescent Filigree Defense: 1m per 1L/2B soak; Simple; One scene; Obvious; Channel essence into clothing, making them iridescent and causing golden motes to rise up from them, increasing soak; maximum motes spent = Essence.
  • Lethal Paper Fan Attack: 3m; Supplemental; Instant; Combo-OK, Obvious; paper fans treated as wind-fire wheels, sashes, long hems, sleeves and the like function as seven-section staves, all inflict lethal; enhances Speed, Accuracy, Damage or Defense of actual war fan or other accouterment meant for combat, dividing up to Essence points among them when activated.
  • Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Form: 5m; Simple (Spd 3); One scene; Form-type, Obvious, Social; Causes props and robes to take on animation, controlling one prop or bit of clothing/dot of Essence; add Martial Arts to all Presence and Performance rolls; if using Flurry of August Leaves Concentration, may animate items to attack.
  • Flurry of August Leaves Concentration: 2m per weapon; Simple (Spd 5, DV -2); Instant; Combo-Basic, Obvious; may cause props/clothing animated by Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Form lash out and attack opponents within (Martial Arts x5) yds; roll single attack roll, which applies to all attacks, and does inflict onslaught
  • Vindictive Courtesan's Pillow Book Understanding: 3m; Supplemental; Instant; Combo-Ok, Obvious; Negates an amount of an opponent's armor soak equal to Essence + Martial Arts.
• Presence Charms
  • Mastery of Small Manners:
  • Wise-Eyed Courtier Method:
• Performance Charms
  • Heart-Compelling Method: 6m; Supplemental; One Scene; Combo-OK, Emotion, Social; Turns Performance-based roll to rouse emotion in others into unnatural mental influence, creating an emotion in targets with MDVs of lower than roll; Resistance costs 2 wp.
• Resistance Charms
  • Ox-Body Technique: --; Permanent; Gain one -1 and two -2 additional Health Levels per time purchased.
• Combos
  • Lethal Carp Excellency: X
  • Demure Concubine's Lethal Pillow Book Attack Excellency:X
• Virtues: Compassion 1, Conviction 4, Temperance 2, Valor 2; Virtue Flaw: Heart of Flint
• Willpower: 6; Essence: 3; Personal Essence: 15; Anima Essence: 36; Anima Power: Mute own anima
• DVs: Evade 6, Parry 7, Mental 6; Soak: 5B/2L/1A (Chain Shirt; +3B/+1L/+1A, Mob 0, Fat 0, Hard 0); Health Levels: -0/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/Inc.
• Attacks
  • Punch: Speed 5, Rate 3, Accuracy +2 (12), Damage Str 2B, Parry DV 6 (Def +2)
  • Kick: Speed 5, Rate 2, Accuracy +0 (10), Damage Str 5B, Parry DV 4 (Def -2)
  • Clinch: Speed 6, Rate 1, Accuracy +0 (10), Damage Str 2B + hold, Parry DV N/A
  • War-Fan: Speed 4, Rate 2, Accuracy +1 (13), Damage 5L, Parry DV 7 (Def +2)
  • Seven-Section Staff: Speed 5, Rate 2, Accuracy -2 (8), Damage 9B, Parry DV 7 (Def +3)
  • Weighted Rope: Speed 5, Rate 3, Accuracy -1 (9), Damage 8B, Parry DV 6 (Def +1)
    • Weighted Rope-Clinch: Speed 6, Rate 1, Accuracy -1 (9), Damage 6B, Parry DV -- (Def --)
• Possessions: Chain Shirt, War Fans, Elaborate Clothing
  • Artifacts: -- (Rating X, Commitment X; [Abilities])
  • Hearthstones: -- (Rating X, Slotted in X, [Manse Name & Location]; [Abilities])
• Intimacies: Men (Negative) 4
• Athletic Measurements
  • Horizontal Jump: 8 yds
  • Vertical Jump: 4 yds
  • Move: 5 yds
  • Dash: 11 yds
  • Lift: X lbs.

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An extraordinarily long and sinuous wyld-touched sea serpent (chimera) of deep sapphire which coils in continuous motion in an intricate pattern of loops, knots and circles swimming in a sea of golden luminescence that sprays the area with delicate, disintegrating waves of pure light. The many-finned and frilled creature sports hundreds of eyes all along its length that glow with a bright blue fire.

Experience Points

Earned: 89 (+9 Combo Only) Prelude: Training of the Solars Chapter One: Ancient Heroes Chapter: 23 Music: 4 Food: 2 Freebies: 6 (Combo Only) Homework: 3 (Combo Only) Chapter Two: The Serpent Awakens Chapter: 10 Music: 2 Food: 2 Chapter Three: Forgotten Tombs Chapter: 10 Music: 2 End of Prelude Award 5 Book One: The Black Phalanx Chapter One: Death of the Heir Session 1: 3 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 2: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 3: 5 Music: 1 Session 4: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Chapter Two: Mountain Storms Session 1: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 2: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 3: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Chapter Three: Winter Temples Session 1: 3 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 2: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 3: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1 Session 4: 4 Music: 1 Food: 1

Spent: 115 (+9 Combo); Unspent: 0 Purchased Specialty: War Fans (3) Purchased Combo #1: Lethal Carp Excellency (6) Purchased Ability Crafts--Air rank 2 (2) Purchased Martial Art Charm--Vindictive Concubine's Pillow Book Understanding (8) Purchased Performance Excellency Triumphant (8) Purchased Stealth Excellency Triumphant (8) Purchased Combo #2: Demure Concubine's Lethal Pillow Book Attack Excellency (8) Purchased Ability Performance--Rank 5 (15) Purchased Ability Athletics--Rank 3 (3) Purchased Presence Charm--Mastery of Small Manners (8) Purchased Presence Charm--Wise-Eyed Courtier Method (8) Purchased Attribute Strength--Rank 3 (12) Purchased Ability Crafts--Air Rank 3 (5) Purchased Cult--Rank 1 (3) Purchased Ability Linguistics--Rank 3 (4) Slow Buy Ability Athletics--Rank 4 (paid 4, unpaid 1) Slow Buy Athletics Excellency Triumphant (paid 6, unpaid 2) Slow Buy Combo (paid 2)