Editing Character:Bright Snow (section)

==Backgrounds==
===Ally/Familiar ••===
"Triumph" Name of the Swift Riders AI. See Artefact Section for Details.

===Ally ••••===
====Lilly of the Vale====
See NPC entry.

===Artefact •••••••===
====Amulet of Shadow Walking (Artefact •••••) ====
* A gift from Snow's first mentor Tears of Amber, the amulet takes the form of a simple moonsilver buckle on an ornate blue and black belt, with onyx and silver decoration. The belt has two hearthstone slots on the right hip, one of which is empty, the other of which contains a Gem of Shadows.
** Concealment: +2 dice to stealth/concealment, increases to +4 when actively hiding in shadow/darkness.
** Shadow Form: May reflexively dematerialise for 10m and 1wp. Standard rules apply. Is attackable but may be done in response to an attack. Five minute cooldown when dropped. Can be dropped at will.
** Shadowstep: Reflexively teleport via shadows for 5m to anywhere character can see within Essence x 10 yards (50 yrds). For 15m and 1wp can take someone along and range increases to 1 mile.

====Triumph (Artefact ••• and Ally/Familiar ••)====
*'''"Triumph" - Awakened AI of the Swift Rider ••'''
** Triumph is Bright Snow's only long term companion on her journey and even then their being together is an accident. While fleeing Li Jin Gang, after an altercation between them that sundered their master pupil relationship Snow acquired this Swift Rider from one of De'aneir'a Sera Vestra's workshops, assuming it belonged to one of her assistants. Discovering instead that the Swift Rider had instead been a test platform for one of the Solar's AI experiments, designed to produce a brighter awakened spirit to run her skyships. This Swift Rider was the home of one TR1-MPH, the least god of the bike that De'aneir'a was trying to mould into a minor god of travel. Frankly afraid to return the item, Snow kept fleeing, slowly forming a strong friendship with the God/AI which she dubbed Triumph. Triumph himself was failing to perform well in De'aneir'a's trials, being outperformed by several other test projects. Being stolen by Snow he saw as a golden opportunity to flee his eventual decommishioning and see the world for himself. Simply put Triumph's intellect is still rather adolencent, not at all what De'aneir'a required for her Skyship AI's and at times he descends into downright childishness but as he and Snow travel he is learning and perhaps when he is returned he won't be such a failure after all.
**'''Motivation:''' Travel with its Master
**'''Intimacies:''' Snow (Affection), Travel (Joy)
**'''Attributes:''' Strength 0, Dexterity 4, Stamina 5, Charisma 4, Manipulation 0, Appearance 3, Perception 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 4
**'''Virtues:''' Reception 5, Transmission 2, Stability 2, Power 4
**'''Abilities:''' Athletics 3 (Tricks +2), Awareness 3, Dodge 5, Integrity 4, Investigation 1, Linguistics 2, Lore 2, Performance 1 (Tricks +2), Presence 2, Ride 1 (Teaching Others +2), Resistance 5, Stealth 3, Survival 2
**'''Backgrounds:''' Ally 4 (Bright Snow), Contacts 1 (De'aneir'a)
**'''Join Battle:''' 7
**'''Attacks:''' None
**'''Soak:''' As Swift Rider
**'''Health Levels:''' 0/-1/-1/-1/-1/-2/-2/-2/-2/-4/Incap
**'''Dodge''' DV: 0 (6 with Rider) 
**'''Willpower:''' 9
**'''Essence:''' 2
**'''Essence Pool:''' 20 (15 with committment to his body)
**'''Charms:''' Measure the Wind (1m), Tracking (5m: Travel Routes, Other Vehicles, Bright Snow ONLY), Inpromtu Messanger (10m: Requires no mouth, only works on his Swift Rider form), Landscape Travel (4m: Can double the speed of itself)
**'''Other Notes:''' Automaton physiology (see pg 96-97, BoS1:WotLA), cannot move without a rider. 

*'''"Triumph" - As Swift Rider •••'''
**As a transport
**Speed: 40/80mph
**Maneuverability: +0R (Lore 1, Ride 2)
**Endurance: The awakened AI removes the need for the Hearthstone and is committed to the device for 10 motes. After 250 hours without maintainance the vehicle suffers one level of unsoakable bashing damage every 10 hours until it sees repair.
**Crew: 1/1
**Cargo: Two riders, plus a pair of saddlebags; or one rider and 200 pounds of cargo.
**Armor: 10L/10B
**Health Levels: Ux10/Mx5/Cx4/I/D
**Weapons: None.
**Other Notes: A swift rider and its pilot both have a Dodge DV equal to ([Heighest of the pilot’s or AI's Dexterity + Ride + Essence] ÷ 2), and either may use her Parry DV to defend against attacks launched at her vehicle or herself.

====Creation Surveying Recorder (Artefact •••)====
* Attuning for 4 motes this Artefact acts as the following lesser artefacts rolled into a small 5 by 3 by 1 box crafted of Moonsilver, Adamant Crystals and Jade.
**Recorder of Everlasting Glories (pg.63 BoS1:WotLA) that also produces printed stills of any scene it has recorded (at a a cost of 1 mote per still) 
**Resplendant Personal Assistant (pg.58 BoS1:WotLA) 
**Dragonflies Ranging Eye (One dot version, pg.60 BoS1:WotLA). 
**It also possesses a Hearthstone socket. Currently contains The Archivist's Gem.

====Kiss of the Silver Serpent (Artefact •••)====
* Snow found this artefact amongst the ruined dreamscape of her mother's court, shortly after she had killed her and scattered her retainers to the nine winds of the wyld. This Moonsilver Weapon has three forms. The first and most commonly seen is that of a silver bracelet that wraps around the wielders forearm, its head and flickering tongue just resting in the wearers palm (the eyes are a hearthstone socket). By an act of will (reflexive diceless action costing 1 mote) the weapon can take the form of one of two weapons, either a Dire Lance or a Short Daiklave (pictured). For two motes the weapon can fire of a blast of frozen venom, for which the weapon is named, this can be done in any form this venom is identical to coral snake venom except that it will impact as a frozen silver shard. 
**''Dire Lance Form'' - Spd 5, Accuracy +4, Damage +9L/12L, Defence +4, Rate 2, Tags 2,L,R
**''Short Daiklave Form'' - Spd 4, Accuracy +6, Damage +4L, Defence +3, Rate 2, Tags -
**''Ranged Attack Form'' - Spd 6, Accuracy +0, Damage ''Special'', Rate 1, Range 50, Tags R, Special
===Artefact - Calibration Gifts===
====Cloak of Vanishing Escape(••••)====
A gift from Anshu, not currently committed.

====Snow's Raiment (•••)====
''A gift from Nomoe to Snow, a dress of some strange fabric softer and lighter even than Heavenly Silk in subtle shades of the evening sky, blue gradually darkening, then transitioning to violet and finally black. The way it seems to shift slightly when seen from different angles gives it an almost uncanny impression of depth like a piece of twilight itself made into cloth. The cut is elegant but modest, and the edges are embroidered with impossibly fine snow flakes, no two of them exactly alike."''

In cold mechanical terms Nomoe's gift would be the equivalent of Silken Armor that needs no committment (made from the color of evening by a celestial craft god puts it in the same category as Berengiere's creations) and can change its form/appearance similar to a garment with the Water aspect of Ritual of Elemental Empowerment, and thereby can grant a +2 equipment bonus to stealth or disguise

===Backing: The Deliberative •===
* Snow in the guise of Young And Maiden Bright technically works for the Deliberative as a Courier, which supplies a small strip-end. Were she to use her own form and take up her position as a Deliberator she could probably get a far larger backing but this much more eminently suits her purposes.

===Backing: The Winding Path •••===
* Snow's first mentor, the No Moon called Tears of Amber (See History Section for full details) was a relatively experienced and elder member of the Winding Path until her death. Despite being a Changing Moon, Snow was and is viewed as her successor amongst the society and though over the last fifteen years she has refused to step up to that position and much of her influence has waned the Winding Path still provides resources to her from time to time in hopes she will. Amusingly her current project is viewed as a possible first step in that direction.

===Manse ••• (The Maiden's Tower)===
''Air Manse'' <br>
*'''Hearthstone:''' Heart of the Four Winds
*''' Features:'''

===Manse • (Snow's Rest)===
''Lunar Manse'' <br>
This Manse was built for especially for Snow via sorcery by Tears of Amber, this small almost stately cottage is a bolt hole for when things go wrong. Perched high in the cliffs above the Inner Sea, it is normally cast in deep shadows during the day and make the place even darker during the night. The only real approach to the Manse is from the air, simple enough for a Lunar really. 
Snow hasn't been here in years, not since she slightly before she started her journey. The Hearthstone, a Gem of Shadows, resides on Snow's Amulet of Shadow Walking, in one of the two hearthstone sockets.
*'''Hearthstone:''' Gem of Shadows
*''' Features:'''
** Magical Convinences
*** The Kitchen will prepare any meal when presented with fresh ingredients and always has clean water available.
** Network Node, in the form of a large crystiline screen.

===Manse • (Eagle's Spire)===
''Air Manse'' <br>
This mountain summit manse lays within the Deliberative controlled Blessed Isle. Re-designed along with several other remote Blessed Isle Air Manses in secret by several members of the Winding Path, Snow was granted use of one of it. The manse takes the shape of a low crystal monument to some forgotten creature holding a tome, it is unclear who this creature was Air Aspect, Deva or Twilight but it was obviously dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. When activated with the correct password the monument holds up the tome which displays knowledge stored within the Manse's Archive. The Archivist's Stone it produces is slotted into Snow's Creation Surveying Recorder.
*'''Hearthstone:''' Archivist's Stone (• Air)
** Allows all things recorded by an attached artefact to be stored within the Manse's (or any connected Manses') Archives.
*'''Habitability:''' 2
*'''Features:''' Unknown.
** Archive
** Network Node
** Password Protections

===Resources ••===
* Snow does not really value money but carries enough both to get by and for emergencies. By and far she uses it to pay for brief accommodation and rations.

===Solar Bond ••••• & Eternal Vow===
* Snow is aware she has a Solar Mate, her mentor and the Pack taught her enough about that. She is also aware that they share a strong bond and occasionally experience a flash of thoughts and feelings that are not her own. On the other hand, she sees no reason to seek out this mate as she has no desire to be caged.

===Sifu •===
* Acquired from her time as a pupil of Li Jin Gang, Snow possesses a series of scroll's written in archaic Old Realm detailing the techniques of Crystal Chameleon and another style she does not understand. Thus far it has managed to supplement her initial training very well.