Editing KHoS:Elspeth (section)

=Aspects=
==High Concept: Scion of Legends==
Elspeth is the descendent of one of the premier generation of kaiju-slayers, and has been trained since birth to take her place among the legends of her generation. She will brook no insolence! She will leave no tea untasted! She will make herself heard! This Aspect supports both her skill and her heroic heart: selfish and self-indulgent as she is, Elspeth is a heroine through and through, and would not hesitate to put herself at risk to help others, confident that history will remember her glory, whether in victory or in sacrifice.<br>
''Invoking: leveraging on her family's reputation, upholding the family name, acts of heroism''<br>
''Compelling: obligations due to family connections, high expectations, acts of vainglory''<br>

==Trouble: My Skill is All I Have==
As emotionally-fragile as she is talented, Elspeth's entire self-image is invested around her fighting abilities. This makes her determined, but also brittle. She doesn't take well to failure, and as Cantata Ivory responds directly to her mood and emotional state, her bouts of depression tend to create a downward spiral in which her weakening abilities and her self-confidence become a negative feedback loop. Only by accomplishing something worthy does she shake off her fugue.<br>
''Invoking: asserting dominance, being independent''<br>
''Compelling: anxiety, insecurity''<br>

==First Adventure: Listen to My Song!==
Cantata Ivory claims its new master! The coming of the kaiju Tremor scatters the people of New Scafell from their cave dwellings, lest its vibrations bring their village down upon their heads. The tomb of Elspeth's grandmother is buried in a rockslide, and she finds herself trapped! Scared and alone in the darkness, she sings a lullaby from her childhood... and Cantata Ivory comes alive! Her triumphant shout breaks through the rockfall, and she soars to the rescue. <br>
''Invoking: performance, making a social impact, attracting attention''<br>
''Compelling: immaturity, impulsiveness, selfishness''<br>

==Crossing Paths: Follow the Leader==
When she was first posted to the academy, Elspeth found herself disgusted by the lack of professionalism exhibited by other cadets. So many provincial yokels, convinced of their specialness and their manifest destiny, when it was obviously only Elspeth who would truly rise above the others. On her first training mission, paired together with a gearhead who couldn't focus on anything but her fancy toys and how unique they made her, Elspeth found herself being forced to assert her superior leadership and tactical skills in order to keep them both alive. While relations between herself and Valeria Kleinburg haven't been exactly cordial since the incident, Elspeth is now utterly confident in how much of a difference her leadership makes to a team, and she doesn't hesitate to wield that influence at every opportunity. <br>
''Invoking: devising a plan, assisting a team-mate when leading through example''<br>
''Compelling: being ignored, plans going awry''<br>

==Crossing Paths: Be the Leaf==
On furlough from the academy, Elspeth was travelling by railway to visit her home-town, when disaster struck: the kaiju ''Thunderhead'' began rampaging through the countryside, draining voltage from the railway and bringing it grinding it to a halt. Forced to intervene before the raging electrostatic fields created by the kaiju created thunderstorms and worse, Elspeth was at the same time restrained by the presence of a large number of civilians. Her plight was made somewhat easier by the intervention of fellow cadet Takeru Nagasumi, whose superior physical strength and resilience proved essential to getting close enough to the kaiju to deliver a decisive strike. She found herself running interference for him, using her own advantage of superior manoeuvrability and agility to divert the kaiju's attention away from both civilians and her fellow hunter. She denies the allegation that watching Takeru, clothes shed to prevent an electrostatic charge from building, deliver that titanic blow, impressed her to any extent. <br>
''Invoking: being flexible, adapting to situations on the fly, using manoeuvrability or agility''<br>
''Compelling: being forced to 'go with the flow', facing insurmountable obstacles''<br>