POSTHUMAN ADVANTAGES:

BODY ARMOR // COMBAT AI // DANGER SENSE // LIFE SUPPORT // BLOODBLADE // BLOOD PSYTHE

TRUE NAME: DR. TAMARA HERAS

AFFILIATION: N/A

FIGHTING: REMARKABLE [30]

AGILITY: REMARKABLE [30]

STRENGTH: INCREDIBLE [40]

ENDURANCE: REMARKABLE [30]

REASON: EXCELLENT [20]

INTUITION: GOOD [10]

PSYCHE: GOOD [10]

HEALTH: 130

KARMA: 40

ABILITIES:

BODY ARMOR: POLYMER CELLULAR SHEATHING PROVIDES EXCELLENT PROTECTION FROM PHYSICAL ATTACKS, EXCELLENT PROTECTION FROM ENERGY ATTACKS, AND INCREDIBLE PROTECTION FROM THERMAL ATTACKS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FLUID RECYCLING, WASTE MANAGEMENT, IV NUTRIENT DRIP, AND OXYGENATED PLASMA, YIELDING LIFE SUPPORT IN A NON-ATMOSPHERE ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO 1 WEEK.

COMBAT ACUITY: BLOOD KNIGHT’S ARMOR INCLUDES AN ONBOARD COMBAT AI WHICH ASSISTS IN MOTOR RESPONSES AND REACTIVE LOGIC, ALLOWING THE WEARER TWO ACTIONS TO OPPONENTS SINGLE ACTION.

DANGER SENSE: THE ARMOR’S ONBOARD SENSOR ARRAY INCLUDES 360 DEGREE VISUAL SURVEILLANCE MONITORED BY A HOST PROCESSOR, WHICH SCANS TELESCOPIC, THERMAL AND MOTION FIELDS. THIS ALLOWS THE WEARER TO PREDICT AN INCOMING AMBUSH ATTACK BY ROLLING A GREEN INTUITION FEAT. IF SUCCESSFUL, EITHER AN ACTIVE DODGE (-2CS VS ATTACK ROLL) OR A WEAPON PARRY (+2 CS TO PARRY)

HARDENED WEAPONRY: BOTH OF BLOOD KNIGHT’S WEAPONS ARE OF REMARKABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL OF A SIMILAR MAKEUP OF THE ARMOR ITSELF, BUT WITH AN ADDITIONAL HARDENING LAYER, PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL RESISTIVE PROTECTION OF REMARKABLE [30] STRENGTH, WITH ANY DAMAGE PASSING THROUGH BEING HALVED.

BLOOD KNIGHT IS TRAINED TO USE EITHER WEAPON ALONE OR IN TANDEM. THE SWORD CAUSES REMARKABLE DAMAGE AND OFFERS +1CS TO PARRY WHEN USED ALONE, WHILE THE PSYTHE CAUSES EXCELLENT DAMAGE, AND +3CS TO PARRY WHEN USED ALONE. WHEN USED IN TANDEM, THE PSYTHE OFFERS +1CS TO PARRY ONE-HANDED, WHILE THE SWORD MAY BE USED TO STRIKE WITHOUT PENALTY.

BLOOD KNIGHT HAS BEEN THE SCOURGE OF VIOLENTLY SUPPRESSIVE MILITARY REGIMES ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE. WHILE THE ORIGIN OF THE ARMOR IS UNKNOWN, IT IS RUMORED TO HAVE BEEN A CIA-FUNDED PROPAGANDA WEAPON USED TO INCITE REBELLION IN CERTAIN SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES WHICH OPPOSED A NORTH AMERICAN WEAPON SALES EMBARGO. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE WEARERS OF THE ARMOR, NONE WITH A PUBLIC IDENTITY. THE CURRENT WEARER, DR. TAMARA HERAS, WAS A FIELD SURGEON AT VARIOUS SOUTH AMERICAN REFUGEE CAMPS BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO START A FREE CLINIC IN HER BASQUE HOME REGION. HER HOSPITAL WAS UNINTENTIONALLY DESTROYED WHEN A SECRET CACHE OF ORDINANCE WAS DETONATED, HIDDEN WITHIN THE STORAGE SUB-BASEMENT BY RESISTANCE FIGHTERS. HER ACTIONS AS BLOOD KNIGHT HAVE MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR THEIR FEROCITY AND CALCULATED ACCURACY, MINIMZING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. HOWEVER, WHILE SHE BELIEVES HERSELF TO BE ON A MORAL MISSION, THE ETHICAL PARADOX OF TAKING LIFE CAUSES HER EXTREME EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. WHILE HER EXPLOITS HAVE GARNERED HER BOTH PRAISE AND CONDEMNATION IN THE WORLD PRESS, SHE HAS BEEN CONFRONTED BY THE US NATIONAL TEAM, THE LIBERTY GROUP, ON TWO OCCASIONS, SURVIVING BOTH ENCOUNTERS WITH SEVERE INJURIES, BUT NARROWLY ESCAPING CAPTURE.