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Ama-no-jaku V&V villain

AMA-NO-JAKU
("WICKED DEMON OF HEAVEN")

Identity: Yamaguchi Mamiko (note: family name first)

Group Affiliation: None

Base of Operations: Japan

Side: Evil

Sex: Female

Age: 28

Height: 5' 4"

Hair: Black

Eyes: Dark Brown

Level: 5th

Experience: 16,555

Training: +1 Flame Powers Accuracy


POWERS:

1. Flame Powers: Entire body can burst into flames (automatic flame defense). Flight 35 mph (154"). Flame attack: range 27", +1 to Hit (includes Training Bonus), 1d12+1 damage (includes Training Bonus). PR 3 to activate, 3 to attack, 1/hour of flight.

2. Heightened Charisma B +22

3. Heightened Senses (Yokai* Awareness): Mamiko's otherworldly abilities allows her to see in the dark as if it was daylight, she can also see the invisible, and her Detect Hidden and Danger rolls are doubled.
* The Yokai are a bunch of Japanese spirits/goblins. See the Obakemono Project to learn more.

4. Natural Weaponry (Horns): +2 to Hit, +4 Damage.

5. Telepathy: 120" max radius range. PR 1 per thought scan. Mental communication takes an action to activate and 1 PR (spent between turns) to maintain. PR5 per Mind probe (range touch).

6. Weakness (Vulernability): Mamiko takes double damage from any silver based weapon. Just touching silver will do 1d4 Hit Point damage per Turn (cannot roll with the damage).


CHARACTER DATA:

Weight: 112 lbs. Basic Hits: 3 Agility Mod: +2
Strength: 10 Endurance: 17
Agility: 18 Intelligence: 12
Charisma: 36 Reactions from: Good: -7     Evil: +7
Hit Mod. (1) (1.8) (1.9) (1.1) = 3.762 Hit Points: 12
Damage Mod.: +2 Healing Rate: 1.2
Accuracy: +3 Power: 47
Carrying Capacity: 140 lbs. Basic HTH Damage: 1d4
Movement Rates: 35" ground, 154" air (when on fire).
Det. Hidden: 20% Det. Danger: 28%
Inventing Points: 6.0 Inventing (36%):

Knowledge Areas:  Crime, Scholar (Japanese Folklore) & Scholar (Japanese History)

Origin and Background: (Japanese) Yamaguchi Mamiko was a below average graduate student studying at Kyoto University. Her days were spent in libraries and archives researching the many cultural artifacts for her thesis. She wanted to impress Professor Maeda with her work but she had strong competition from her fellow graduate students so Mamiko did what she always did – she used her good looks and charm to seduce her fellow peers to get their help on her own work. She was not above using any method to further her own ambition.

          One day while she was reading an ancient scroll about the Ama-no-jaku**, to her astonishment it began to glow with an eerie green light. With a bright flash and a small cloud of dark smoke, the scroll burst into flames while it was still in her hands. Coughing from the noxious fumes, Mamiko inhaled the strange cloud and became dizzy and passed out.

          When she woke up, she felt very strange. She could suddenly sense the thoughts of those around her. She quickly used that ability to gain advantages against her academic colleagues. While Mamiko quickly advanced within the academic environments of Kyoto University, she wanted more. When she discovered her other otherworldly powers, she decided to leave her career as a researcher behind and pursued a career as a "super-villain" instead. She was capable of stealing more money than she could ever earn legitimately. Now she could have whatever she wanted by taking it.

** The Ama-no-jaku is known as a Japanese demon of ancient origin. It is the very spirit of contrariness and perversity. It is an invariably wicked being which lives to torment and frustrate people. Sometimes it is said to be able to read human thought, and instigate human desire, all the better to make sure people get exactly the opposite of what they want.

Training Bonuses:
      2nd Level:  +1 Endurance
      3rd Level:  +1 Flame Powers Damage
      4th Level:  +1 Flame Powers Accuracy
      5th Level:  +1 Enduance

Legal Status: Japanese citizen with a criminal record.


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