> You are Akyu, youngest scion of the Hieda family. Through a series of unfortunate events, you have been embroiled in a poorly-defined and terribly-managed combat tournament that has swept across Gensokyo, stirring up many of its inhabitants into a frenzy. Despite your humble beginnings, you have trained yourself into a formidable warrior with the aid of your legendary eidetic memory and excellent learning acumen.
> Your exploits are already numerous:
> You have earned the title of Honorary Fairy by assisting the fairy mob, led by Cirno, in their siege of Eientei.
> You may have earned the ire of the Mistress of the mansion on the lake by assisting in the break-out of the mansion's fairy maids.
> You have defeated numerous Youkai in combat, and have achieved a
Standing of
129.
> You have been nominated for
Rookie of the Tournament, but you shouldn't tell anyone that you've been told.
> You have formed a mystic bond with Meiling with the aid of Kaguya and Eirin.
> You have used your home as a temporary shelter for the fairies and rabbits injured in the aftermath of the Eientei attack.
> You have learned a large array of skills and techniques:
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Skills:Eidetic Memory:
5 - you remember everything you've experienced at least once. Also governs learning and pattern recognition.
Brawling:
3 - You've really gotten accustomed to this whole fighting business. You've got plenty of combat experience, and are able to perform complex Moves that are still in the realm of mortally-possible. Governs attack power and difficulty, also physical strength and general fitness.
Martial Arts:
4 - You have a exceptional degree of control over your actions, and you are able to chain many actions together into powerful combinations. Your spirit and soul are exceptionally-tuned, giving you excellent resistance to spiritual and magical attacks. You are now able to divine the purpose of any Move or Stance upon seeing it fully just once. Governs technique, combination attacks, agility and spell resistance.
Calligraphy:
4 - your calligraphy skills are unmatched among the human population of Gensokyo, and you'd give many Youkai a run for their money. Also governs reading and writing.
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Moves:Kiai Shout - You are the master of your Qi. The user of this move focuses her Qi by drawing it from key points in her body, and releases it in a mighty shout. Whilst it has no direct offensive use, the advantages that a kiai provides are plentiful.
Nimble Shift - Agile and quick, the user of this move takes advantage of her opponent's surprise to immediately slip behind her foe, bypassing many defenses for a brief moment.
Flying Hieda Tackle - You are the most reliable projectile you've ever used. The user of this move launches herself bodily at the opponent, providing a bonus to attack, as well as quickly closing distance. When used for the first time in a fight, also counts as a surprise attack.
Cross Counter! - In a clash of heroes, there is no time for defense! The user of this move must ready a counterattack action, or be in a stance that enables counterattacks. When hit, this move alleviates some of the damage received in exchange for an attack against the opponent that is very hard to block.
Sledgehammer Fist - The force of your strikes is such that air whips around them, and the earth shatters beneath them. This move cannot be dodged. If it hits, the damage done is reduced, but the user is knocked into an unfavourable position.
Tiger Claw - The vast power of your strikes is unstoppable. This move cannot be blocked. This move is slower than usual, however, and leaves the user open to counterattack.
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Stances:Eagle Hides Talons - An opponent is weakest when committing to an attack. The stance's user sinks into a low position, waiting for attacks to her upper body and shoulders, blocking and counterattacking each one. All offensive capability is sacrificed for improved defense and the ability to counterattack.
Tiger Rends Prey - No defense is necessary when your opponents lie bleeding at your feet. This stance puts the user into an unbalanced position on the tips of her toes, outstretched arms crossed in front of her. This is a highly aggressive stance that gains speed, damage and accuracy in exchange for defense, control and technique.
Furious Rage - Hell hath no fury like an Akyu scorned. The user of this stance flies into a berserk frenzy, attacking friend and foe alike until nobody stands but her. This stance severely boosts all physical attributes and ignores fatigue and damage penalties for its duration. Whilst this stance is active the user must attack everything that can be considered to be a threat. The stance only ends when nobody else can be perceived, or the user falls unconscious.
Marble Bulwark - Attacking you is akin to attacking a mountain - pointless and futile. The user of this stance prepares to defend every vulnerable part of her body with both arms and legs. The stance sacrifices attack power and the ability to counterattack due to the concentration required to maintain a strong defense. At Complexity
4 the user no longer receives penalties whilst in this stance.
Meiling's Tower - Power gathers to those who are strong. The user of this stance is able to fully tap the channels of Qi in her body, and shape them to her will. While offensively and defensively weak, this stance is able to quickly counter attacks with a mystical component, as long as they can be affected by touch, simply by channeling Qi to the correct location in the body. To the outside observer, the user of Meiling's Tower would seem unmoving and unflinching even as attack after attack breaks itself upon her. Once her Qi has been shaped, the user of this stance does not need to remain in it to enjoy its effects, but would have to return to it to alter the flow of her Qi into another fashion.
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Miscellaneous:Snake Coil Parry - Like a snake winding around its victim, always avoiding a direct confrontation, so does the user of this technique avoid blocking powerful attacks head-on, instead using agility and flexibility to redirect their momentum. A
Permanent effect that requires no activation, Snake Coil Parry enhances the user's blocking ability, reducing by half any damage incurred from attacks that damage through a block. At Complexity
4 this technique perfectly cancels damage from attacks that have been successfully blocked.
Opening the Mind's Eye - The five senses are limited and imperfect, easily confused and misled. The user of this technique subdues all her other senses in favour of perceiving everything around her through her Qi. A
Permanent effect that requires no activation, Opening the Mind's Eye enhances the user's Qi sense, when applicable, to perceive anything around her with a mystical component. Only situational in the real world, this is a perfect sense in Gensokyo, where
everything has such a component.
> You have descended into the caves just off the Hakurei Shrine, looking to find the party responsible for bombing Eientei. On the way, you have learned of someone who
walks unseen, who seems to have gained control of the hellcrow - the kappas' reactor's guardian - without permission.
>"Alright, thank you. I would like to move on, but is there anything else you need before I do?"
> The spider girl awkwardly, trying to avoid getting healing goop all over you, gives you a weak hug.
> "Nothing. Nothing. Friend."
> She pauses, averting all eight of her eyes. A healthy colour's returned to most of them, now. She gives you a small smile.
> "Name. Yamame."
