Post by Headmistress Briarthorn on Mar 23, 2010 7:05:08 GMT -6
Name: Talon (Real Name Unknown)
Age: Somewhere around Fifteen Hundred, at least.
Gender: Female
Type: Vampire
Subject: Martial Arts
Etnicity: Chinese
Description: Talon is not a very big woman--she is small and slim. Her eyes are solid black, and her hair is messy and black. Her nails are black claws, and all of her teeth are sharp fangs. Her skin, without effort on her part, is pale and corpselike.
Personality: Talon is gruff, abrasive, and no-nonsense. She has a short temper and a brutal disposition. To those training under her, she is tough and merciless, though she is fair.
History: In the first records of her, Talon was a pet in the service of the Roman vampire, Maximus Rex. He kept her on a leash and sicced her on his enemies, though he never said where he got her from.
Talon proved craftier than her 'master' and drained him dry, leaving the ancient vampire to greet the sun, by most accounts.
From the varied records of her afterward, Talon wandered the Earth and became one of the, if not the, greatest martial artists ever 'born'. She battled famous and ancient heroes, just to keep herself sharp. She battled Ameratsu on the pinnacle of Mount Fuji and won the ability to be out in the sun during the day, according to some myths. Others place her as fighting in the Crusades, finding the greatest soldiers in both armies and facing them single-handedly. Still other legends of Talon find her in the Americas, going on vision quests at the behest of Coyote. And some tell of her fighting Oberon in single combat, and winning. They say she stole Lucifer's scythe and Michael's sword, and that she cannot be slain while China still exists.
And if you told any of this to her, she would snort and say, "Don't believe everything you hear."
What is certainly true is that, during the Shadow War, she fought as a mercenary on both sides, giving her services to the highest bidder. She was, famously, in a romantic rivalry against a mortal in Briarthorn Academy, for the affections of another mortal, though she will not say who either of these parties were, and records do not have any more information on the matter.
More recently, she has come to work at Briarthorn Academy, on the condition that Gabrielle, her child, is allowed to attend classes there.
Powers: Nothing can fool Talon's senses. She can also read surface thoughts with ease, and probe a mind with no real difficulty. While she has no ability to change into animals or mist, Talon is much faster and much stronger than many things have a hope of being. She can overpower a werewolf, and outrun a bullet. She can also easily climb up walls, like a spider. Her claws and fangs are very, very sharp.
Talon is unaffected by sunlight, and her heart is not currently inside her body. The full extent of her powers, however, is unknown.
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Age: Somewhere around Fifteen Hundred, at least.
Gender: Female
Type: Vampire
Subject: Martial Arts
Etnicity: Chinese
Description: Talon is not a very big woman--she is small and slim. Her eyes are solid black, and her hair is messy and black. Her nails are black claws, and all of her teeth are sharp fangs. Her skin, without effort on her part, is pale and corpselike.
Personality: Talon is gruff, abrasive, and no-nonsense. She has a short temper and a brutal disposition. To those training under her, she is tough and merciless, though she is fair.
History: In the first records of her, Talon was a pet in the service of the Roman vampire, Maximus Rex. He kept her on a leash and sicced her on his enemies, though he never said where he got her from.
Talon proved craftier than her 'master' and drained him dry, leaving the ancient vampire to greet the sun, by most accounts.
From the varied records of her afterward, Talon wandered the Earth and became one of the, if not the, greatest martial artists ever 'born'. She battled famous and ancient heroes, just to keep herself sharp. She battled Ameratsu on the pinnacle of Mount Fuji and won the ability to be out in the sun during the day, according to some myths. Others place her as fighting in the Crusades, finding the greatest soldiers in both armies and facing them single-handedly. Still other legends of Talon find her in the Americas, going on vision quests at the behest of Coyote. And some tell of her fighting Oberon in single combat, and winning. They say she stole Lucifer's scythe and Michael's sword, and that she cannot be slain while China still exists.
And if you told any of this to her, she would snort and say, "Don't believe everything you hear."
What is certainly true is that, during the Shadow War, she fought as a mercenary on both sides, giving her services to the highest bidder. She was, famously, in a romantic rivalry against a mortal in Briarthorn Academy, for the affections of another mortal, though she will not say who either of these parties were, and records do not have any more information on the matter.
More recently, she has come to work at Briarthorn Academy, on the condition that Gabrielle, her child, is allowed to attend classes there.
Powers: Nothing can fool Talon's senses. She can also read surface thoughts with ease, and probe a mind with no real difficulty. While she has no ability to change into animals or mist, Talon is much faster and much stronger than many things have a hope of being. She can overpower a werewolf, and outrun a bullet. She can also easily climb up walls, like a spider. Her claws and fangs are very, very sharp.
Talon is unaffected by sunlight, and her heart is not currently inside her body. The full extent of her powers, however, is unknown.
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Other: