Spiritshrike

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Itching for a fight
Spiritshrike
Player: @Remianen
Origin: Magic
Archetype: Scrapper
Security Level: 36
Personal Data
Real Name: Yuriko Taira Anderson
Known Aliases: formerly known as Bladeraven
Species: Human
Age: Confidential
Height: 5' 1"
Weight: 150lbs
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Auburn
Biographical Data
Nationality: Dual citizen of the United States & Japan
Occupation: College Student, Licensed Super Hero
Place of Birth: Maspeth, New York
Base of Operations: Confidential
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Dr. Kimiko Anderson (Mother), Dr John Anderson (Father), Kimiko Oran (ancestor, deceased)
Known Powers
Katana, Regeneration
Known Abilities
Leaping, Fitness, Leadership
Equipment
Heartrender (katana), Ancestral armor
No additional information available.


Spiritshrike was Remianen's (player) first character created on Virtue server. Her persona is based in large part on his niece and her powersets were chosen based on his love of well-written sword-based fight scenes (R.A. Salvatore being an example).


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Affiliations

Supergroup: Shrike Team Virtue


Personality

Yuriko has displayed on many occasions, an unshakable confidence in herself and her abilities. Oftentimes, this is perceived as recklessness or cockiness when that couldn't be further from the truth. Blessed with good leadership abilities and a quick wit, she always seems able to find the humor in even the most dire situations. However, there are times when she loses her temper and enters a fuguelike state or battle trance, where only the "Song of the Blade" can be heard.


Powers

By her possession of Heartrender and connection to its only previous wielder, Spiritshrike is granted several very useful powers.

Katana

Her mastery of swordsmanship and fencing is heightened even further by the mystic qualities of the enchanted katana. This has been known to grant her the ability to execute sword maneuvers only slightly slower than the human eye is capable of following.

Regeneration

The vampiric properties of the enchanted katana allow for vastly improved regenerative abilities, capable of recovering in minutes from otherwise fatal wounds.

Fitness

Her years of intensive training have developed Spiritshrike physical capability not seen in most baseline humans. This has resulted in formidable increases in her running speed, jumping distance, natural healing rate, and endurance that far outstrip anything found in unpowered humans.

Leaping

Her armor seems to provide her with the ability to reduce her body's innate density and leap for great distances, with little obvious effort.

Leadership

Through years at the helm of Shrike Team Virtue, Spiritshrike has developed the ability to boost her teammates capability in combat, regardless of their affiliation.

Equipment

Heartrender

A katana of ancient design and origin with a link to both its original and current owner. The sword seems to feed energy to its original wielder, allowing the shade the ability to make herself less ephemeral and more "real" in appearance. Heartrender drains life force on contact, usually by the will of its wielder, and uses that life force to bolster that of the katana's master. At peak capacity, with Kimiko Oran in pseudo-human form, the blade requires a great deal of life force to maintain itself and protect its wielder.

Ancestral Armor

Spiritshrike wears an ancient suit of armor with magical properties believed to be of dual origin. First, by all accounts, it was created to make the wearer nearly impervious to physical harm. Secondly, it seems to be enhanced in some way by the influence of Kimiko Oran’s shade. The suit provides a definitive link between the subject and her long dead ancestor.


Character History

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