No Man's Cypher:Kestrel

Kestrel

Empathic Psyker who Commands Mental Powers

Telepaths tend to be held in suspicion and distrust, and the Empress's TPs are strongly encouraged to play up the whole aura of eerie mystique that's implied by being a mind-reader, adhering to a certain roster of behaviors. None of these things are precisely mandatory, but they're part of the very insular group culture; they're the things a TP does in order to demonstrate loyalty to the Empress (rumored to be a strong TP herself!) and solidarity with other TPs within the corps.

• A TP doesn't go by her real name with outsiders. She's assigned an operational codename upon graduation from the Shadow Academy (or whatever we're calling it), and uses that in place of her name. My TP's "name" is Kestrel.
• A TP avoids speaking with outsiders with her physical voice. She uses telepathic projection even for mundane and routine conversations. Kestrel's "voice" "sounds" essentially similar to her normal voice, high-pitched and a bit breathy, but with a slight echoing dramatic resonance added.
• A TP's telltale eye-light can be suppressed if it should be inconvenient, but she's encouraged to leave it "on" by default, a steady glow not quite bright enough to be obvious in full sunlight, but easily spotted in dim lighting, and impossible to overlook in darkness. Kestrel's eye-light is a brilliant lightsaber blue.

Kestrel technically carries the rank of a low-level officer in whatever organization is staging the mission (lieutenant j.g. or the rough equivalent?), but her military training consisted entirely in being issued a blaster pistol and about a day's worth of training in using it. She has no actual command or operational experience. Realistically, the only thing her rank will likely do for her is let her legitimately wear the fleet's uniform, which for a female in the psyker division looks a lot like Black Widow's bodysuit.

Experience Points: 0

Karma Points: 0

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Status and Pools

Might: 8/8, Edge 0

Speed: 9/9, Edge 0

Intellect: 22/22, Edge 1

Effort: 1

Cypher Limit: 2

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Special Abilities

Aggression

Closed Mind

Enthrall

Practiced with Light Weapons

Telepathic

Terrifying Presence

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Skills

Discerning Dispositions [Trained]

Getting a Hunch about People [Trained]

Intellect Defense Rolls [Inability]

Sensing Others' Emotions [Trained]

Social Interaction [Trained]

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Gear

Blaster Pistol

• Light Weapon (2 damage)

Communicator

Energy Pack (Laser)

• 2 packs

Flashlight

Jeweled Earring

• Psychic Enhancment - +1 to Intellect Pool
• Marks wearer as Telepath for the Empress

Knife

Nano-Weave Body Armor

• Light Armor

Night-Vision Lenses

TelOS Data Access and Processing Unit (DAP)

• Wrist Computer