Lapsang Souchong (Student)

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Player: A-C

Name: Lapsang Souchong
Codename: Yi Sheng

Age: 16
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 110
Hair: Medium tone, very rich brown
Eyes: Mid-brown
Nationality: Chinese American.

Occupation: None

Appearance:
Lapsang Souchong is a short, delicate young girl. It is also fair to say she is a petite lady; she's a thin, frail little thing who looks, and acts, like she might break in half after naught more than a stern word.

She has mousey brown hair, cut into a jaw length bob cut. She hopes this will offset her asian facial features. It does not.

Typically, Sou wears very modest clothing. Long skirts and ornate oriental shirts are the norm, although she owns several cheongsam, withheld for special occasions. Or when she feels like it.


Costume:
Although Sou tries not to go to battle, she does have a uniform she can wear should the situation require it. It looks like a Japanese-style nurses uniform, complete with a little hat. The costume is entirely white in colour, save for the hat, which carries her insignia in the centre.

The costume is made from an experimental fabric developed by Sou's parents. The material, like its owner, is constantly repairing itself so that any damage or imperfection is repaired in a matter of minutes.



Insignia:
Sou's insignia is a small red circle, adorned with a white cross. It's the symbol of the red cross, except with the colours reversed for legal reasons.



Personality:
Souchong's thin, frail build is reflected in her psyche. She is convinced that the world and its wife are out to get her, cart her away to a testing facility and do unspeakable things to her on account of her powers. She maintains that the fact it hasn't happened only means it's one day closer to happening.

Generally, Sou is calm, quiet and withdrawn. She carries herself with an almost aloof, serene grace that comes from someone who has spent most of her life hanging back, observing. If, however, one were to get to know Souchong and to look beyond her distant, almost aloof nature, they'd find that she isn't holding herself above her peers. Rather, she is keeping herself from making friends because she feels this is the best course of action given her powers.


Background:
Lapsang Souchong is a mutant. Specifically, she was born with a sensational healing factor. Her parents were, initially, blind to their daughters mutation, instead believing her to be a hardy individal, much like every child her age. The souchong's naivety continued until their daughter was eight, when a horrendous accident in the kitchen completely failed to leave a lasting mark.

Lapsang continued living her life as she always had; oblivious to the fact she was different to those around her. Sou's parents revealed the truth to her on her sixteenth birthday. As if that weren't enough, they told their daughter how her mutation had inspired their favourite pet project.

You see, Sou's parents were both scientists working for Zillion Industries. Drawing inspiration from their daughters genetic oddities they had conspired to develop a fabric suffused with various compounds that would constantly maintain itself and instantly set right any imperfections.

Lapsang was distraught by the news; Not so much with the reveal that she was a mutant, but more that her parents had conducted experiments based on her genetics. She began to realise that, if her parents had no qualms conducting research on her, then nobody would. To make matters worse, her powers were steadily becoming more deep rooted and more effective as she began healing the wounds of those around her, rather than just herself.

After her parents made their big reveal, Lapsang began to feel that she was not safe. Her fear, coupled with her realisation that there are some truly evil people in the world, caused Sou to resign from her social life, resigning herself to hiding in her room and studying alone.

The Souchong's began to ask around for a solution to their problem and it was not long before word of their plight reached the ears of a certain higher-up within zillian Industries. The aforesaid (but strangely unidentified) executive used her knowledge of and contacts within the Sunshine of Destiny Academy to extend an invitation to the Souchong family, allowing Lapsang a place to study and flower without the constant fear of abduction.

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Fighting----- (#) Practically zero.
Agility------ (#) Again, practically zero. She's pretty good at running away, though.
Strength----- (#) Well below average.
Endurance---- (#) God-like.

Reasoning---- (#) Fantastic.
Intuition---- (#) Absolutely amazing. Her recent life has been spent observing the people around her so she's good at spotting things.
Psyche------- (#) Sou's powers are stuck in the on position. She has no way of not healing those around her, so this stat would be pretty high I guess.

Hit Points: #value
Mental health: #value

Resources: A substantial amount of money, up to, say, fifty thousand.
Source of Income- While Sou does not work, her parents use their profits to fund her.
Contacts - The science team at the company her parents work for.

Origin of Powers: Mutation. (Insert that one song's lyrics here)

Powers:
Power-
Lapsang is constantly surrounded by a healing aura. The aura extends for anything between two and a half to three metres in all directions. While the aura can pass through sheets (clothing, cloth screens, etc.) it cannot not pass through walls and floors.

This aura is enough to heal any and all injuries, from minor cuts and scrapes to more serious injuries such as broken bones or missing limbs. Limitations of her powers can be find in the weaknesses section.

The aura does not influence peoples mood, feelings or emotions. Generally people are happier around Sou, but this is due to 'suddenly not bleeding to death' and so on, rather than her powers making them feel cheerful.

I don't know the specific numbers behind her healing factor, but it would be enough to get even the most severely injured fighters back on top form after a matter of hours, rather than days or weeks.

*Weaknesses
While not a Superhero weakness as such, Sou cannot control her healing factor. She cannot aim it, strengthen or weaken it and she cannot control who is and is not affected by it, she simply heals any and all people who get close enough. Thus, if she were to get close to her mortal enemy, she'd heal them as a direct result of it. The same goes for any passing civilians, animals, etc.

Sou's power also has limitations. While she can mend broken bones, knit torn skin and remove burns, etc., she cannot cure illnesses or diseases. Nor can she bring people back to life. On a similar tack, Souchong's power will only work on living, organic materials. She cannot repair electronics, for example, or unrust metal.

*Stunt-
Physical contact amplifies her powers to the point that wounds, etc. will heal in a matter of minutes, rather than hours. She can, quite literally, kiss it better.



Skills-
Given the amount of time she has spent outside of social circles, Sou has taught herself a great many craft-based skills. She is good at drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, cooking, playing various musical instruments and other such hobbies. She is not skilled with technical issues, however, so she could not, for example, tune a car, construct a robot or hack a computer.

Lapsang is not particularly athletic. Although she is slim and has a fit physique, she cannot run for prolonged periods of time or pull off gymnastic feats in order to escape a pursuer.


Knowledge-
Sou is fluent in Chinese and English.
She is also fairly knowledgable in a wide variety of areas. She specialises in survival tactics.

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STUDENT
Player: A-C

Name: Lapsang Souchong
Codename: Moonflower Yi Sheng

Age: 16
Height: 5'3";
Weight: 120
Hair: Medium tone, very rich brown
Eyes: Mid-brown
Nationality: Chinese American.

Occupation: Student

Appearance:
Lapsang Souchong is a short, delicate young girl. It is also fair to say she is a petite lady; she's a thin, frail little thing who looks, and acts, like she might break in half after naught more than a stern word.

She has silky brown hair, cut into a jaw length bob cut. She hopes this will offset her Asian facial features. It does not.

Typically, Sou wears very modest clothing. Long skirts and ornate oriental shirts are the norm, although she owns several cheongsam, withheld for special occasions. Or when she feels like it. However, with control over her body she has become comfortable in more casual or revealing attire.




Costume:
Moonflower wears what primarily looks like a modern nurse uniform with a single row of buttons. It is black all over, with thin pink trim, and a pink medical cross over the heart. On the back, a caduceus is embroidered in pink, with the snakes replaced by Chinese dragons.
While the outfit is modest, the skirt is very short so as not to interfere with the movement of her legs. It comes with a matching nurse's hat and a pair of black mid-thigh stockings, and a pair of black slippers embroidered with pink swirly clouds - to make her steps light. It also has pink fishnet elbow gloves with normal black gloves over her hands.
Strapped to her left thigh are two black nylon ninja bags. On her right, is a garter with loops to hold three large syringes full of clear liquid. Sometimes, on her back is a flat backpack made of black leather, the same caduceus emblazoned on it. Other times she wears a rigid black Kevlar backpack with a large glass tank along the top full of glowing pink liquid.
Over her face is a long pink silk scarf. It ties at the base of her skull and tails down past her waist. One end is embroidered with a black double-coin knot and the other end with a gold Pan Chang knot. This conceals her identity by covering her nose, mouth, and throat.
When standing still and upright the outfit looks very prim and proper, however movement reveals that the skirt is slit up along either hip almost to her waist. Also, when she runs or takes on a combat stance, her black panties are generally visible. If Moonflower chooses to be more alluring, or if she simply got dressed in a hurry, the shirt can be done with just two buttons done to reveal cleavage and navel.


Although Sou tries not to go to battle, she does have a uniform she can wear should the situation require it. It looks like a Japanese-style nurses uniform, complete with a little hat. The costume is entirely white in colour, save for the hat, which carries her insignia in the centre.
The costume is made from an experimental fabric developed by Sou's parents. The material, like its owner, is constantly repairing itself so that any damage or imperfection is repaired in a matter of minutes.-Retired



Insignia:
Moonflower's insignia is either a pink medical cross, or a caduceus with the snakes replaced by dragons; depending how fancy she is being.


Personality:
Souchong's thin, frail build is reflected in her psyche. She is convinced that the world and its wife are out to get her, cart her away to a testing facility and do unspeakable things to her on account of her powers. She maintains that the fact it hasn't happened only means it's one day closer to happening.

Generally, Sou is calm, quiet and withdrawn. She carries herself with an almost aloof, serene grace that comes from someone who has spent most of her life hanging back, observing. If, however, one were to get to know Souchong and to look beyond her distant, almost aloof nature, they'd find that she isn't holding herself above her peers. Rather, she is keeping herself from making friends because she feels this is the best course of action given her powers.


Background:
Lapsang Souchong is a mutant. Specifically, she was born with a sensational healing factor. Her parents were, initially, blind to their daughters mutation, instead believing her to be a hardy individual, much like every child her age. The Souchong's naivety continued until their daughter was eight, when a horrendous accident in the kitchen completely failed to leave a lasting mark.

Lapsang continued living her life as she always had; oblivious to the fact she was different to those around her. Sou's parents revealed the truth to her on her sixteenth birthday. As if that weren't enough, they told their daughter how her mutation had inspired their favourite pet project.

You see, Sou's parents were both scientists working for Zillion Industries. Drawing inspiration from their daughters genetic oddities they had conspired to develop a fabric suffused with various compounds that would constantly maintain itself and instantly set right any imperfections.

Lapsang was distraught by the news; Not so much with the reveal that she was a mutant, but more that her parents had conducted experiments based on her genetics. She began to realize that, if her parents had no qualms conducting research on her, then nobody would. To make matters worse, her powers were steadily becoming more deep rooted and more effective as she began healing the wounds of those around her, rather than just herself.

After her parents made their big reveal, Lapsang began to feel that she was not safe. Her fear, coupled with her realization that there are some truly evil people in the world, caused Sou to resign from her social life, resigning herself to hiding in her room and studying alone.

The Souchong's began to ask around for a solution to their problem and it was not long before word of their plight reached the ears of a certain higher-up within Zillian Industries. The aforesaid (but strangely unidentified) executive used her knowledge of and contacts within the Sunshine of Destiny Academy to extend an invitation to the Souchong family, allowing Lapsang a place to study and flower without the constant fear of abduction.

After a time at the school, Sou learned that her powers were more complicated than she believed. She moved on to better understand and control them, and expand her use of them. She also came to learn that the boy she had been 'dating' was in fact dead. He had died in front of her months prior, and she empathically absorbed his emotional field. This led her to hallucinate him, but she has since overcome this. With it, came the ability to suppress her powers.

Sou fell into a relationship with the New Age Recruit SnapBlade, who named her Yugao. While the two remained on different sides, they became close and work together on common goals. He taught her some of his skills. In an incident with a Trask Mark 9 Sentinel, Sou was captured. SnapBlade rescued her, at the cost of her costume and equipment. Her replaced them for her, and Yi Sheng became Moonflower.

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Fighting----- Remarkable (20)
Agility------ Fantastic (30)
Strength----- Good (10)
Endurance---- Spectacular (50)

Reasoning---- Remarkable (20)
Intuition---- Incredible (40)
Psyche------- Fantastic (30)

Hit Points: 110
Mental health: 90

Resources: A substantial amount of money, up to, say, fifty thousand.
Source of Income- Sou has a minor fashion design business. She also receives money from her parents.
Contacts - The science team at the company her parents work for.

Origin of Powers: Mutant

Powers:
Bio-Energy Production-

Positive Biokinesis- Sou has Biokinesis at Spectacular rank, though she cannot always control it at that level. Her Biokinesis can only be used to affect the flesh of herself and others in beneficial ways, or to produce life energy.
*Regeneration- Sou regenerates with Spectacular(50) ability (5 HP per round).
*Proximity Healing- This affects any organic, living being within ten feet of her, granting them Spectacular(50) Regeneration (5 HP per round). This ability is indiscriminate.
If someone under this effect already has Regeneration of Spectacular(50) or better, instead of gaining Regeneration, their normal hit-points-per-round is doubled.
Sou can now suppress this ability at will. She can turn it to 'on' or 'off' once per round. While her Proximity Healing is active, Sou cannot use her Biokineses or any stunts other than Close Wound. Sou's own body regenerates regardless of whether this is active.
*Boo-Boo Kisses-
*Close Wound- By making physical contact and spending an action, Sou can heal the entirety of a single injury instantly.
*Lifelink- Sou can bestow regeneration per her Proximity Healing on any one person so long as she remains within 10 feet of them. However, she takes damage equal to 10% (rounded up) of whatever her partner takes.
*Shock Wounds- Sou can instantly heal a slashing wound she causes in melee. This causes no net damage, but occurs so fast the body is 'shocked' into believing it was damaged. This illusionary HP loss counts toward the victim's knockout but not toward their death.
*Redirect Vitality- Sou can move her body's energy around to focus it. She may give herself -1CS to three of her physical attributes and in exchange to give +3CS to the remaining attribute. She may only adjust this one level at a time and once per round.
Note: Sou can do this more than once, but not to the same stat. By spending 2 rounds, she could end up with -2 to two stats and +2 to the other two for something more balanced.
*Body Sculpting- Sou has pushed her powers enough to get Body Sculpting at -3CS. She can use this on herself with limited risk, but using it on another person is dangerous. It takes very many successes to make any change, the number being determined per case by the GM.
**Adipose- Sou may adjust the size and texture of her various body fat deposits without a roll during downtime.
**Follicles- Sou can make her hair grow or fall out at will in seconds. She has trouble doing a good moustache.

Vitality- By rolling Psyche, Lapsang can turn her bio-energy into Chi, temporarily gaining great increase in her physical ability.
On a Yellow result, she gets +4CS to Fighting, Agility, and Strength.
On a Yellow result, this lasts for one hour. The duration is Reverse-Modified by the roll result.
She retains her own regeneration while she is in this state, but does not have her proximity healing.

Empathy- Sou has empathy at rank equal to her Psyche. This allows her to read the emotions of others. If a target's psyche is higher than hers, she must roll until she scores equal to their rating.
*Dreamcatcher- Sou automatically absorbs the negative emotions of those around her. This ability is active when her Proximity Healing field is, and she cannot use her Empathy or other Empathy stunts while it is active. This ability is indiscriminate.
*Inspire- Sou can roll Psyche to inspire emotions into a target. This has one of four effects; Physical Attribute Boost, Mental Attribute Boost, Physical Attribute Hinder, Mental Attribute Hinder. She may only have one target under her power at any given time. A Yellow result modifies the chosen attributes by 2CS.
Inspire may be used out-of-combat instead to influence the actions of a person.
*Euphoric Stun- Roll Empathy until reaching successes equal to the target's Psyche. Those equipped to resist may roll Psyche to negate her successes. Once she has won, the target is overcome with positive emotions and useless till the end of the scene. Sou gets -1CS to Psyche till end of scene for each person she does this to.
*Catatonic Stun- As Euphoric Stun, however with negative emotions. This has a risk of long-term effects and more dangerous backlash possibilities.
*Enamor- Sou can attempt to force positive feelings in regards to herself onto a person. She must roll Empathy until she gets double their Psyche score in success. An Enamored person loves and adores Sou; romantically if she wants, but generally just a loyal idolization of the girl. If the person can resist, does not know her, or actively dislikes her, each of her psyche rolls will be resisted by the target. If the target scores higher than twice Sou's Psyche, they are immune to her effects.
Once Sou has Enamored a person they stay that way long-term. However, every day they go without seeing her, they regain 10 points of their right mind. If they resisted in the first place, they may roll Psyche once per day to fight off the effects. Otherwise, if something happens to shake her hold (she dos something terrible, they catch a lie, they meet the one they really love) they may roll Psyche and possibly get to continue to resist daily.
However, Sou can roll Empathy once per day to 're-up' a person she has Enamored.
Note: This is playing with fire. Enamored people are crazy. Watch out, Sou!
*Terrify- Similar to the mechanic above, this makes the target terrified of Sou, fleeing or cowering in her presence. Persons who do not know her or who are not impressed by her may resist. Initial resistors may still resist on a daily basis but do not regain their right mind by not being around her. As above, if anything shakes this hold, the target may begin resisting. Sou rolls this at -1CS because she is not very scary.

**Combat Empathy- Moonflower may select a single feeling target and roll Empathy. On a Yellow, she gets +2CS to attacking them and evading their attacks, so long as they remain within her Psyche in feet. The effect lasts till the end of the scene, or until she ends it. It takes an entire round to end, during that round she loses the benefit and cannot roll for a new one. She cannot have this link with more than one person. Strange minds, such as aliens or spirits or Sentinels, may be significantly more difficult to link to. Attempting to engage the link is a free action, but she may only do it once per round.

*Empathic Divination- Sou may attempt to locate a feeling entity based on an empathic print they've left on an object. This may get penalties or bonuses based on the target's relationship to the object. She must roll Empathy, and if the roll succeeds she may roll Intuition. The colors of these rolls determine her ability to find the target, and she may end up only tracking them down partially. She may roll again to further the trail, but she may only make one attempt per hour.


TALENTS:

Ninja Skills- Moonflower has some limited skills taught to her by SnapBlade and Ryuami.

*Wall Cling- Stick to a rough wall with Strength in Adhesion.

*Wall Running- Run Agility in feet straight up a wall, or Strength in feet across it.
**Wall Jump- Leap off a wall to go Agility in feet.
**Extra Wall Running- When leaping after a wall run onto another wall, the ninja can Wall Run up the new wall - however, this cannot be done again.

*Ninja Vanish- Without a roll, the ninja may drop a smoke bomb. They may then exit the scene unseen with any unresisted object or persons they is able to carry. When done in combat, anyone higher than her on the Initiative may roll Intuition to see which way the ninja went, but this requires a Red result or better.
**Smokebomb Teleport- Without a roll, the ninja may drop a smoke bomb. They roll Initiative and move to that place on the initiative, and then become a non-entity till the start of their next turn. A person seeking to prevent this may roll Intuition; if they get a Red, they may then attack the ninja if they have an action. If the attack hits, the ninja loses their turn and stays in their original initiative.

*Falling Stars- The ninja may throw three shuriken with one attack, each one rolled separately at the same CS. This may be done twice per round (once with each hand) with normal multiple action rules

*Curved Throw- The ninja may throw a single bladed throwing weapon attack from cover per turn at no penalty without losing their cover, or from hiding without automatically being seen.

Ninja Pack- Sou can run and leap along rooftops and other city obstacles at no penalty for up 10x her Endurance in feet without a rest.

Dual-Wielding- Moonflower has Excellent(14) Dual Wielding. She can make more attacks with her off-hand as though it had Excellent Fighting.

EQUIPMENT:

Ninja Pack- A flat briefcase-backpack of black. It can be won with either side revealed; one side blank and one side with the caduceus. It contains first aid supplies for her First Aid skill and some extra ninja gear.
*Ninja-To- This simple ninja sword does +4 Damage. The to's handle hides matches and throwing needles. Its sheath can be used as a breathing tube.
*Kama- This little scythe does +4 Damage. The kama's handle hides a chain, allowing her to throw it and retrieve it or hook things.

Ninja Weapon Kit- A pouch of disposable throwing weapons.
*Throwing Knife- +2 Damage with Good(10) Armor Piercing.
*Shuriken- Strength in damage.
*Throwing Needle- Throwing Needles do 1 point of damage, but on called shots they can have targeted negative effects on entities. They can also bypass armor on a called shot in some cases.
*Grappling Hook- A small but strong collapsible grappling hook on a black silk rope, good for climbing.

Ninja Tool Kit- A pouch of disposable ninja tools.
*Smoke Bomb- Thrown at the ground, it make a 10x10x10 foot cloud of smoke.
*Ninja Bomb- This bomb explodes loudly. If it is thrown at a person, it deals them 10 damage.
**Fire Bomb- This bomb has a small amount of jellied fuel inside and sets things on fire. If thrown at a person it sets them on fire, dealing Good(10) Damage the first round, then -1CS each following around until it goes out or is put out.
**Sparkle Bomb- This bomb sprays brilliant white sparkles. It gives anyone but the ninja and allied ninjas -4CS to all rolls for one round. Victims can roll Intuition and ignore the effect on a Red. Multiple bombs may be needed to cover a larger area.
*Acid Vial- A vial that can dissolve 1 cubic inch of steel or iron. Does 2 points of damage if thrown at a person but can blind them with a called shot. Carries 4 of these.
*Caltrops- Scattered on a 10 foot square. Anyone running through it makes an Intuition check; if they fail they step on the devices and this may affect their ability to run or walk.
*Carbon Cable- Super strong micro cord, not suitable for tying anyone up.

Striking File- A file on her inner left arm to light her ninja bombs. The file has 20 HP and she can use it to block bladed melee attacks that would otherwise hit her.

Pink Culture- A micro-organism developed by Kilamer. It lives in a clear liquid, but is capable of storing Sou's powers. The culture quickly fills and biolumineses pink when her powers are used on it.
*Throwing Syringes- Moonflower carries three syringes full of the unactivated culture. She may use one of her biokinetic or healing abilities on a syringe. The culture will 'hold' the effect for up to an hour before the culture burns out and dies. During that hour, the syringe can be injected into a target and they are affected as though they were hit with the original attempt.
*Culture Pack- This system passively feeds off her powers to continually produce the Pink Culture. it also comes with plenty of extra syringes. Unfortunately, part of it glows brightly. it is also rather heavy and gives her -1CS to all physical rolls.

SnapBlade Scarf- A scarf just like SnapBlade's, only pinker. In addition to concealing her identity, it is extremely strong and durable. When wrapped around the face, it filters the air allowing one to largely ignore breathing in areas conatiminated with smoke or tear gas or other such inhalants.


First Aid Kit- Sou's backpack, when turned inside out, is white and loaded down with medical supplies. She may roll Reasoning (while out of combat) to patch someone up.-Destroyed and rebuilt into the Ninja Pack.
Shaolin Spade- This weapon telescopes short and folds up to fit mounted inside her backpack, but can be snapped out as a free action. As a weapon, it deals +10 damage. Individually, the crescent end gets +2cs to called shots. The bell end does 2x damage on a power attack instead of the normal 1.5x.-Retired


Weaknesses:

Hippocratic- While not a Superhero weakness as such, Sou cannot control her healing factor. She cannot aim it, strengthen or weaken it and she cannot control who is and is not affected by it, she simply heals any and all people who get close enough. Thus, if she were to get close to her mortal enemy, she'd heal them as a direct result of it. The same goes for any passing civilians, animals, etc. However, she can now suppress it at will.

Paranoia- Lapsang thinks people are out to get her, to exploit her powers.

Sin-Eater- The negative emotions Sou takes from people become her own. She must process them, or pass them on. For a long time she let this darkness consume her, and she is at risk for a relapse.


Skills-
Given the amount of time she has spent outside of social circles, Sou has taught herself a great many craft-based skills. She is good at drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, cooking, playing various musical instruments and other such hobbies.

Sou can roll Reasoning to perform first aid on all manner of injuries. Spending a round doing First Aid on a target increases the effects of any active healing done afterward by 200% on a Yellow.

Knowledge-
Sou is fluent in Chinese and English.
She is also fairly knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas. She specializes in survival tactics.

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stats and powers and bs updated on 6/18/2012

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Moonflower update on 12/1/2013