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Profession: Diplomat

Ting (Graceful) Wu (Sorcery) was a diplomat from her country's magical schools to the "Druidic" society. The Druids were interested in the Chinese take on Elemental magic the noticeable expectation to their elements being Wood and Metal. COLD IRON CAN NOT BE SHAPED by magic alone and Iron is especially difficult and taxing to work. (I've split Earth into Wood and Metal. Wood, Metal, Air, Water, Fire (the Buddhists believed in Air) Also, instead of "knots" they see magic as Chi that flows and bends the world around them, fixating and pooling at certain points (knots). Her item of focus is an old fan and when she casts magic, it’s very much like she is dancing, calling to the chi and manipulating it with her movements.

Side note: Magic lore will be taken from the Ancient Brotherhood of the Druidic Temple

Background[]

Ting (Graceful) Wu was ripped from her family at the young age of seven, when the current Dynasty decreed that all children exhibiting any sort of Talent be formally trained in Government overseen schools. This separation came as a shock and she cried herself to sleep every night. Every day was lessons in the Art as well as physical training to keep her mind and body sharp. The lesson taught foremost was loyalty to the Emperor. Even though it was encouraged to forget your family, Ting Wu never forgot. When she turned twelve, a message made it into the compound that her father was deathly ill. Ignoring the rules, Ting Wu slipped out of the compound and went to her fathers beside.

With tears of joy from her mother and father she was reunited. It wasn’t to last as the Emperors guards tracked her down with in the night and before her eyes both her mother and father were brutally slain. It was to teach her a lesson. It only taught her defiance. For years she played the part of the good little student. Never drawing attention to herself and always. She studied hard and worked her way up into the esteem of the sensei and even into the eyes of the Emperor. As the British had become more powerful it gave the Emperor pause. With regular diplomats came the information of the Ancient Brotherhood of the Druidic Temple. Ting Wu was charged with finding out more about New Europa magic’s and how they could best be used by her mother country.

Ever the good little student, she agreed but never intended to fulfill her duty. When she arrived she severed ties with China. Ting struck up a bargain to teach the Druids what she knew about Metallurgy and Woodcraft as long as they kept her comfortable and out of harms way. The Emperor was furious and sent Gang (Strength) Lei (Thunder) his best assassin. Gang did not anticipate the strength of the Order and although he cut down many brothers and sisters was eventually rebuffed by too much magic. He limped away; his honor struck a low blow by Ting Wu. Ting almost never leaves the Order due to Gang looking for her, though she does not often hear about him. She assumes he’s gone underground as an Asian man is not easy to hide.

Nemesis[]

Gang Lei is a highly trained assassin who knows martial arts as well as fencing and is nearly silent when he wants.

Personality[]

Ting Wu is a young lady of 25 years. Her looks would be common place in Asia. Having been sent by the Emperor she has many fine silk cloths in Asian style, which she prefers to wear. But when she is forced to leave the Order for short excursions she tends to wear men’s clothing and hides underneath an overcoat and cap, hoping not to draw attention to her Eastern heritage. There are rumors about the Asian girl in society and if there is a “sighting” she is talked about in both taverns and parlors for weeks. She is the good rumor that loves being spread to her chagrin. Also to her terror every once in awhile talk of an Asian man is heard. To know Ting is to meet a quiet young lady who prefers to keep to her self. The order is slowly becoming frustrated with the slow way she parcels out information and if she is not careful could end up on the streets. Ting hopes, should that happen she could find a place with another order.

When she's out of sight in the home that the Order has sequestered her in, she wears Asian silk robes in bright greens and blues with splashes of red as well as soft two toed slippers and socks. Her hair is kept in a single braid but her head bare. When she goes out she more resembles that of the old Western gun slinger with a British twist. She wears a long overcoat with the collar turned up and a wide brim hat to keep her face out of view. Trousers, black boots and a simple muslin button up shirt. Her fan is kept tucked away in a side pocket. She keeps a small change purse around her neck. Her cloths are more on the commoner side and she goes out to markets to pick up tea, which she drinks at ever meal and is VERY particular about and hand picks herself. Also she's currently addicted to trashy dime book romance novels and gets the latest from the same vendor ever week.

Appearance (Human)[]

She is slender with an athletic build with a height of 5'2". Keeps her black hair long and in a braid behind her. Her eyes are a surprisingly light brown and almond shaped with a shapely pink full mouth and clear olive skin.

Appearance (Kitsune)[]

Her natural appearance is that of a large fox on two legs. Ears peak out from her hair, tipped in black. Her whole body is covered in rusty red fur and both her toes and fingers are tipped with claws. She has the muzzle and nose of the fox and razor teeth. Her eyes look exactly the same.

She prefers to walk around in her more human form when Kitsune. Looking exactly as she does as a human with the exception of a large red and black tail that no amount of shape shifting can remove.

Abilities[]

Sorcery ♦:Excellent/Poor Mastery
Fisticuffs ♣:Martial Arts: Great
Stealth ♣:Great
Marksmanship ♣:Good +
Comeliness ♥:Good (I would have preferred this to be average, but because she is Chinese in a London town she carries with her an exotic feel that makes her a talk of the London "ton" when they can get a glimpse of her)
Physique ♣:Good
Perception ♦:Good
Courage ♥:Good
Education ♦:Good (Native*Mandarin, Cantonese, English)
Athletics ♣:Good
Tinkering ♦:Good
Social Graces ♠:Average +
Exchequer ♠: Average +
Charisma ♥:Average
Leadership ♥:Average
Physician ♦:Average
Mesmerism ♥: Average
Motoring ♣:Average
Performance ♥:Average
Craftsmanship ♦:Average
Connections ♠:Average
Riding ♣:Poor (She is terrified of horses and refuses to ride one. Carriages are okay, as long as someone else is in one also. Prefers rickshaws.)
Gambling ♦:Poor
Helmsmanship ♦:Poor
Fencing ♣:Poor

Shapeshifting ♣ (Faerie only) : Good/Poor
Kindred Power ♣ (Faerie only) : Good/Poor
- Kitsune - bi (FoxFire)
Glamour ♥ (Faerie only) : Good/Poor
Ethereal ♣ (Faerie only) : Poor/Poor

Goals[]

Social: Live a life in freedom
Professional: To start her own Order and encourage the immigration of Chinese magick and mages.
Avocational: Start her own tea and herb shop for fun.

Magick[]

Known Lorebooks

Custom Spells

Entangle - (11♣) - Causes plants in a small radius around an individual to grow long and strong and wrap around the victim, rooting them to the spot. Can work on cobblestone so long as there are roots underneath the rock.
Hot Potato - (9♣)- Causes the metal of weapons to heat up and be dropped
Suffocate - (13♣) - Extracts the oxygen from the air, causing victims to pass out.
Hide and Seek - (11♥) - Psychically Binds all the party members together, so that they can communicate wordlessly as well as find each other over great distances.
Ting Wu's Flame Aura - (12♣) - Creates a D rank damage Flame Aura
Brittle - (7♣) - Causes inanimate objects to freeze until they become brittle enough to shatter or break.
Air Shield - (8♣)- Creates a whirling vortex of air centered around the caster and is large enough in diameter for 5 people to stand in, causing projectiles to veer off course. Arrows and similar items gain a 4 rank difficulty to strike, while faster objects such as bullets only gain 2 ranks of difficulty
Bubble - (8♣) - Pulls air around a person creating a bubble of breathable air, much like a gas mask but can also be used underwater, leaving the person suspended in the bubbles center.
Break Metal - (9♣) - Causes metal to crack and fall to pieces. Cold Iron can not be broken

Common Potions

Healing Potions
- All Purpose Healing Potion

Other Potions
- Increase Strength of the Body
- Increase Mental Awareness
- Increase Strength of Heart (Courage)

Gear[]

Adventuring

Soft Linen shirts
Durable Cotton Britches (Modified to allow for a tail at times)
Hard Leather Boots
Hard Bottomed Leather Satchel
- 5 Tea leaves in rice paper pouches
- 3 Healing Potions
- 1 Potion of Strength
- 1 Potion of Mental Awareness

Formal Occasion

Traditional Chinese Dresses (Usually in Red)
Hair Jewelry
Bracelets/Earings/Necklaces

Diary[]

An Old Ornate Journal

Ting Wu

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