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MARVEL RPG STATS:

NAME: MARIA SANDOVAL

GROUP AFFILIATION: HERMES PROJECT

ATTRIBUTES:

FIGHTING: EXCELLENT [20]

AGILITY: GOOD [10]

STRENGTH: GOOD [10]

ENDURANCE: EXCELLENT [20]

REASON: GOOD [10]

INTUITION: EXCELLENT [20]

PSYCHE: REMARKABLE [30]

POWERS:

HEMOFLAME: FRIA CAN GENERATE A SPECIFIC FORM OF COMBUSTIBLE ENERGY THAT USES MAMMALIAN BLOOD AS A FUEL SOURCE. IT WILL ONLY AFFECT, AND IGNITE, UNCLOTTED BLOOD, AND WILL SLOW BLOOD'S CLOTTING BEHAVIOR [1/2 NATURAL HEALING RATE] WHILE NOT ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY BURNING THE VICTIM, OR INCINERATING THE LIQUID. THE FLAME WILL INITIALLY DO DAMAGE EQUAL TO 1/2 THE DAMAGE INFLICTED BY AN OPEN WOUND, OR GOOD DAMAGE TO UNWOUNDED AREAS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD DAMAGE EQUAL TO 1/2 THE TOTAL DAMAGE TAKEN BY THE VICTIM. A YELLOW ENDURANCE FEAT IS REQUIRED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME MANUALLY. [ EXAMPLE: VICTIM A HAS TAKEN AN EXCELLENT [20] EDGED WEAPON ATTACK TO THE ARM. FRIA IGNITES THE ARM WOUND, CAUSING AN INITIAL 10 PTS OF DAMAGE; NEXT TURN, THE FLAME INFLICTS 15 PTS OF DAMAGE [1/2 OF 20 + 10] AND SO ON UNTIL THE FLAME IS EXTINGUISHED; EXAMPLE: VICTIM B IS SOAKED IN AN OPPONENT'S BLOOD. FRIA IGNITES THE SOAKED AREA AND INFLICTS GOOD DAMAGE [10 PTS] AND THE FOLLOWING TURN INFLICTS ONLY 5 PTS [1/2 OF 10]]

This is an original TRDL character, who has a power somewhere along the lines of fire generation. However, this particular form of combustible energy doesn't use oxygen as fuel, but rather, blood. The flame glows with a clear to blue irridescence, and is extremely difficult to extinguish. An opponent can't be affected unless they are either covered in blood, their own or someone else's, or have an open wound. The flame will cling to the affected area, and increase in size as the blood flow increases. It will also stunt blood's natural clotting process. Plus, it looks freaky.