Apricot Ziggurat

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Apricot Ziggurat

Apricot Ziggurat is a bio-mechanoid. A lot of her surface is skin-like, but there are enough obviously mechanical components and protuberances that one cannot actually mistake her for a human. For a general guideline, she looks a bit like the protagonist of the classic NES game, The Guardian Legend. She has stubby metal wings that don't actually do much in aerodynamic terms, some artificial electronic gems, antenna/fin things where her ears should be, etc. Deep in a cave there is an enormous tree-like structure made of biomechanical cabling and armatures. Large cocoons hang from the branches like fruit, connected by glowing filaments to the larger branch. Apricot Ziggurat fell out of one of these one day, and wandered for a long time before reaching the surface world. And, eventually, stumbling into Ragged Hollow. Neither she nor anyone else has ever been able to find the cave again. Her memory and personality modules seemed to boot up gradually, so her memories of her first months are pretty confused. Her programming is to function as a protector, and so she tried to work as a town guard for a while. However, she turned out to not have a lot of talent for peacekeeping or investigation. She did try. Apricot lived in Ragged Hollow for years, and went on a Halloo because some of her friends were doing it. Her age is sort of indeterminate. She might be very old but have gone through a regeneration cycle.

She chose the name Apricot because she grew on a tree like a fruit.

• Calling: Battle Princess
• Rank 2 (XP 6/12)
• Species: Bio-Mechanoid
• Homeland: Wistful Dark
• History: Town Guard
• Languages: Low Speech, Dream Call

Purviews

My history grants me a Minor Bonus (+2) on...

Aptitudes

• 8 Might
• 8 Deftness
• 10 Grit (Base 9
• 6 Insight (Base 7)
• 11 Aura (Base 10)

Quirks: Buster Gun

Abilities

• Heart's Blade: She can manifest a special weapon immediately, without using an action.
• Shield of Love: Once per fight I can place a force field around an ally within sight that absorbs 1 heart of damage, then disappears. This has to be used on my turn but doesn't take an action.
• Soul Companion: Disco is a UFO/flying saucer looking thing on little chicken legs.
• Rank 2: Glittering Machine. She can summon a tool instead of her Heart's Blade. It can be anything simple, such as a grappling hook or lockpick. +1 bright allegiance.

Social Bonds & Reputations

• Allegiance: +1 bright from Glittering Machine.
  • Gifts:

Conflict

• Attack Bonus: +1
• Hearts: 3
• Defense: 10
• Speed: Average

Gear

Retrieving items takes 2 Actions from a Backpack and 1 Action from a Traveler's Bag

Worn Outfit:

Companions

Disco: A toy Soul Companion, who looks a bit like a UFO with legs. He can plug into a circular mount on Apricot's back.

Wealth

• Stones:
• Coins:
• Gems: