Ling Sui Mae

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Ling Sui Mae

Fire Aspect

Flaming Champion of the Middle Kingdom

Sui Mae always looks elegant and stylish yet ready to battle with anyone at any moment, whether in China’s hottest fashions or in more traditional brocade satin dress with dragon and phoenix silk embroidery. She often wears her ancient shining red jade breast plate over top coupled with her rather large yet thin ornate red jade sword, covered in ancient gold calligraphy and slung over her back. Her clothing is custom tailor made, of course. While very traditional, she doesn’t always dress like she is; at a club scene she could be seen wearing leather high heal boots that go up to her thighs (being raised by a hard-core club loving vampire did not help). She is quite small, only 5’3 but is very slender and beautiful, the kind of girl a boy instantly undressed with his eyes. Falling just above her waist, her straight long black hair has a hint of burgundy streaked throughout it that becomes more noticeable on a sunny day. While only 19, she appears to be in her early 20’s and has an air of confidence that none could argue. She has small red lips and blue eyes that seem to be looking straight through you as if she can see into your soul. Her face is often expressionless and you’re not ever quit sure what she is thinking.

Motivation

Defend China and bring it into a new Golden Age

Anima

5 m, become immune to fire damage and deals Essence in damage to anyone touching her

Attributes

PHYSICAL: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3

SOCIAL: Charisma 2, Manipulation 4, Appearance 3

MENTAL: Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 3

Abilities

Aspect Abilities

Athletics 3 (Elemental Attacks +2)

Dodge 5

Melee 5 (Swords +3)

Presence 4

Socialize 3

Favored Abilities

Martial Arts 5 (Fighting Unarmed +1)

Awareness 5 (Join Battle +2)

Integrity 3

Unfavored Abilities

Linguistics 1 (English)

Academics 2 (Demons +1)

Stealth 3

Resistance 2

War 2

Performance 1

Survival 2

Backgrounds

Resources 5

Ling Sui Mae is fabulously wealthy.

Artifact 3 and 1

Sui Mae has two artifacts granted to her upon her graduation. One is a red jade breastplate, the other is a red jade reaper daiklaive with an Elemental Lens. Both are ancient tools used by her ancestors and defy material value.

Allies 3

Two Chinese vampires guard Sui Mae's family. One is named "Qin", a centuries old Wan Kuie on the Way of the Resplendent Crane, and the other is a younger Kuie-jin named Chang Shu, one of the Laughing Rainbows.

Henchmen 2

A number of mortal servants dedicate themselves to the Ling family and have vowed on their lives to protect Ling Sui Mae from any harm they can.

Mentor 4

Besides all the Wan Kuie which would gladly educate one of the few Wan Xian born to this age, Ling Sui Mae has gathered the personal attention of Li Bei, God of Fire, who keeps an eye on her and one day promises to make her "one with flame".

Charms

Lore

Elemental Bolt Attack - 1m/2L (+4L from fire), roll Dex+Athletics with an accuracy bonus equal to Essence (12 dice), up to Essence x20 yards away. (Elemental Lens makes this 1m/4L)

Elemental Burst Technique -

Melee

First Melee Excellency - 1m/+2 dice to any Melee action (max Ability plus Specialty)

Martial Arts

First Martial Arts Excellencyu - 1m/+2 dice to any Martial Arts action (max Ability plus Specialty)

Dodge

First Dodge Excellency - 1m/+2 dice to any Dodge action (max Ability plus Specialty)

Threshold Warding Stance - 1m, negate all environmental penalties to dodge

Hopping Firecracker Evasion - 2m, when she dodges she can reflexively take a Dash action without DV penalty to escape combat

Safety Among Enemies - 3m1wp, if she has a Dodge DV at least half of an attacker's dice pool, she can make the attack hit someone else within 3 yards

Presence

Glowing Coal Radiance - 2m, reflexive, creates unnatural mental influence, anyone within Essence yards who tries to attack her must succeed on a Willpower roll (or spend a Willpower point). Even if they succeed, they take a dice penalty equal to Sui Mae's Presence.

Aura of Invulnerability - 3m, for one scene her natural confidence bolsters her physical body. She gains +1B/+1L soak, and three temporary -0 health levels.

Resistance

Ox Body Technique - Gives an extra -1 and an extra -2 health levels.

Intimicies

• China, and to a lesser extent the rest of the Middle Kingdom
  • Her honour as a warrior

Essence

Essence: 3

Peripheral: 15

Personal: 9

Committed: 9

Willpower 5

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Virtues

Conscience: 2

Conviction: 2

Temperance: 2

Valor: 3

Limit Break

In Limit Break, Sui Mae becomes an immolating agent of destruction, as her hatred for her foes overwhelm all reason and negotiation

Equipment

Red Jade Reaper Daiklaive (w/ Elemental Lens) Spd 3, Acc +4 (16), Dam +5L (8L), Def +1

Kick, Spd 5, Acc +0 (10), Dam +3B (6B), Def -2, Rate 2

Punch, Spd 5, Acc +1 (11), Dam +0B (3B), Def +2, Rate 3

PDV 7 with sword/6 unarmed

DDV 6

Red Jade Breastplate, +6L/+4B (7L/7B) 2 Hardness, no mobility or fatigue penalty

Health Levels

-0

-1

-1

-1

-2

-2

-2

-4

Incapacitated

History

Ling Sui Mae was brought into a life of absolute luxury. Her upbringing better fit for a China doll, her parents kept her quite close and sheltered her from the horrors of the world. Wan Kuei stalked around her home, servants to her parents, and as she was not permitted to go to school (her parents felt private tutors would do much better) it was them that Sui Mae befriended and felt she could confide in. Her parents were very traditional and as an only child, expectations were high. But at the age of eight all of that was about to change.

On a seemingly regular Saturday night, the Ling family was out keeping up with societal pressures at a rather large traditional social gathering. Bored, Sui Mae was playing on the stairway sliding down the banister and swinging about away from the prying eyes of her parents. Sui Mae detected a fowl odor but was distracted as the power failed and the bright hall fell into darkness. Screams echoed through the mansion as flames filled the rooms; people in their lavish evening wear rushing about shouting at others to get out. Smoke began flooding up the stairs towards her, along with immense heat that could not be ignored. She blindly made her way down the steep slope feeling around for the railing, something was wrong, Sui Mae screamed as something began to move brushing her fingertips. Horror paralyzed her; a snake had replaced what was once the banister. Even in the dark, fetid hall she could see its glaring yellow eyes. She called for her parents, but she was alone, no one else had come up this far. She froze as the snake flew towards her, hissing wildly. Ducking she managed to avoid its strike but lost her balance in the process. She topped down the hard marble stairs the darkness dissolved, distant footsteps everything going…

She woke up outside in the garden as a tearful women approached her handkerchief in hand. It was hours before she was told the awful truth. Her parents were dead.

Scarred both on the outside and within, Sui Mae went on with her life. It was then that the Wan Kuie told her of her destiny and how she would one day be chosen by the Heavens to protect and save China. With nothing to lose Sui Mae devoted her life to training, and worked hard to tone her skills in combat. At 16 she heard of the Macau, a Chinese mafia group that was terrorizing China. She made a list and decided to take them on, one by one. In six months she had succeeded all expectations and had taken down almost half of the group. But she had become a problem and one night, six of the groups’ deadliest assassins entered her mansion. Sui Mae was asleep in her bed as two of the assassins grabbed her, ripping her from her blankets. Sui tried fighting back but there was too many of them. That was when it happened; she burst out in radiating flame. She smiled; the men looked shocked and began backing away from the blazing girl. Sui Mae sent out a burst of fire, taking out all of the Macau in a single blow, her eyes glowing with fury.

After that traumatic experience, the nascent Wan Xian’s training was increased sevenfold. Wan Kuie vampires from all over the Middle Kingdom traveled to train the girl in calligraphy, martial arts, the ways of the spirit world, and above all, how to fight demons and the other monsters threatening the Middle Kingdom in this Age. She was showed how close the world is to ending, and how the Wheel of the Ages had been moved forward to lesson the rule of the mysterious but clearly evil Demon Emperor. The Demon Emperor is prophesied to rule all of Creation until the Twelfth Age and then the Wheel starts again from the beginning. She was presented to Yama Kings, made pacts with the God of Fire, Li Bei, made war on crime and underworld influence in China on her off time, and was honed into the perfect weapon designed to fight the World of Darkness.

And now, her destiny brings her to America to find her fiancée …

Personality

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Merits and Flaws

Nightmares +3

Ling Sui Mae is haunted by her parent's firey death at the age of 8. This makes it hard for her to have a restful sleep, and sometimes completely messes up her day.

Disciple +1

Sui Mae's cousin, Ling Ziyi, is also in line to be groomed as a Wan Xian. Once a week, she is tutored by Sui Mae

Enemy +4

The Yama King Mikaboshi has met Ling Sui Mae and they have acknowledged each other as enemies

Vice +1

Despite her heroic bravery, snakes scare the bejeezus out of Sui Mae. She has 2 less dice for Valor rolls to resist her fear of snakes.

Goals and Motivations