Torrefy
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Torrefy | |
| Player: @Kedeawyth | |
| Origin: | Mutation |
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| Archetype: | Fire/Fire Brute Fire/Traps Corruptor Kat/WP Stalker |
| Security Level: | Confidential |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Tori Lyndale |
| Known Aliases: | Tor |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 28 |
| Height: | 5'8" |
| Weight: | Confidential |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Hair Color: | Red/black |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | German-American |
| Occupation: | For hire! |
| Place of Birth: | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Base of Operations: | Confidential |
| Marital Status: | NA |
| Known Relatives: | Scott Lyndale (father) Maria Jaeger (mother) |
| Known Powers | |
| Ability to generate and control fire. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| S-Class sniper, Super W-Class hacker, polyglot, silver-tongued. | |
| Equipment | |
| Global Access Uplink (GAU), Sat phone, GPS transmiter, lighter.
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Footnotes
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Associates
History
Tori's history is quite black and white. You'll hear the white part, and won't even know there was black.
What She Will Tell You
She grew up constantly traveling. Her father, a wealthy industrialist and founder of the Lyndale Foundation, almost always took young Tori with him as he traveled for business. Every new place she went taught her more about the world around her than any school or book could. It wasn't until she was twelve, when her father went to the Rogue Isles to finalize a business deal, that Tori saw first hand the depravity and degradation that humanity was going through; and she was facinated by it. Straight A's in school, track and gymnastics star, Tori had a gold career ahead of her. But her parents' hopes were dashed when she graduated. On her eighteen birthday, it was off to the military.
A natural leader[1], she always had top marks in all areas of her training. Sniper training, electronic warfare, interogation... two years and over fifty successful missions saw her induction into Special Forces and BlackOps. She'll tell you most of her records are locked away, never to be seen; deniability on the part of the US government. A successful seven year career in Special Forces/BlackOps, multiple comendations and awards. She eventually left; her reason? She usually mumbles something about government redtape bullshit. Going back to the Rogue Isles, she sells her skill set to the highest bidder.
Special Forces & BlackOps
Tori, or Major Lyndale, was part of a number of prominent military operations during her Special Forces career. Operations Blackout, Umbrella, and Red Dawn to name a few. She was key in a number of raids on Rikti outposts during both Rikti wars, including the assassination of certain members of their Restructurist party. She was also a member of the squad that raided Malta's factory, destroying the Dreadnought Red Kronos 01 Titan and ending Project: World Wide Red.
What She Won't Tell You (AKA Project: Wildfire)
She never actually left BlackOps. Nor was she your average Special Forces soldier. Three years prior to her "leaving" BlackOps she was inducted into a top secret military experiment. Joining during Phase3, her body was augmented with a number of stronger, more resilliant cybernetic versions of major organs (heart, liver, lungs, etc...). They also enhanced her brain, creating what the military called a "cyberbrain." Using cutting edge technology, her brain was installed into a metal case, equiped with multiple functions, including (but not restricted to) global net access, memory storage, and wireless communication.
This augmentation was to allow her body to survive the process she was getting prepped for. The experiment, codenamed Project: Wildfire, utilized an alien entity recovered from a crash site in Maine. The cells generated by the entity, called Black Cells, cause rapid mutation when introduced into the human body. Spontaneous mutant power generation and super-soldier augmentation was the goal of Wildfire. Of the 300 original participants, only 3% (9) were successful, 50% died, and the other 47% were horribly mutated beyond recognition or repair.
Five of the three hundred were augmented in similar ways to Tori; all of them, including Tori, survived. Because the augmentation was statistically critical in the recipients' survival, but expensive beyond reason, the project was canceled.
Current Affairs
Black Cells
Black Cells, so named for their ebony colour, are in actuality the "stem cells" of the alien entity used in Project: Wildfire. Unlike humans, in which cells split from cells of the same type, Black Cells are the only way for the alien to create new cells (its cells can't replicate).[2] When introduced into a human body, Black Cells try to merge with existing cells, then mutate into a whole new type of cell, called Human/Black Cells (HB Cells or HBCs). Under extremely controlled environments, the mutation can be aimed in the right direction. It wasn't until Phase3 of the project that mutation was starting to be controlled, instead of hoping for results. In certain recipients, the merged/mutated cells gave the possessor powers, though said powers were all across the board. Most weren't so lucky, either dying from the mutation or their whole body mutating uncontrollably. Although the alien had no "powers" to speak of, the mixture of human cells and Black Cells creates a perfect slate for "good" mutation. From the nine successful participants, seven strains of HBCs were collected. Although research of Black Cells still continues, because P:Wildfire was closed, human subjects are no longer used (to the general public's knowledge).
HB Cells
There are seven known types of HB Cells. They can be found throughout the human body, but most prominently in the hands, chest, and feet. Minor mutations witin the HBCs themselves have been known to slightly alter their power output.
- Pyrcytes: Simple Cuboidal cells intermingled with skin cells on the outside of the body. They are able to produce and control flame.
- Incytes: Usually found in the hands and arms, these cells can rapidly repair other cells, including nerve cells. They can also stimulate certain body functions like adrenaline production and an increase in metabolism.
- Iglials: Similar to Pyrcytes, these cells can freeze vapors in the air rapidly allowing for the formation of ice and other frozen solids.
- Terrenocytes: Another variation of Pyrcytes. Terrenocytes are found mainly in feet and legs, in close contact with the ground. They can manipulate earth and stones, eventually hardening to an almost invincible state.
- Magglials: Found in equal proportions in the hands, feet, and brain. These can alter gravitational fields, strengthening, weakening, expanding, or contracting said fields.
- Ψ Cells: Exclusively located in the brain, Ψ Cells give the possessor both telepathic and telekinetic abilities.
- Nucleons: Located inside the nucleous of a cell, Nucleons can absorb, radiate, and control radiations; most commonly α, β, and γ radiation.
Mutations
Fire Manipulation (Pyrcytes)
Extras
Build
This is her current path. Enhancement slotting coming soon.
01 => Fire Shield ==> Empty(1)
01 => Scorch ==> Empty(1)
02 => Cremate ==> Empty(2)
04 => Healing Flames ==> Empty(4)
06 => Build Up ==> Empty(6)
08 => Incinerate ==> Empty(8)
10 => Swift ==> Empty(10)
12 => Air Superiority ==> Empty(12)
14 => Fly ==> Empty(14)
16 => Plasma Shield ==> Empty(16)
18 => Health ==> Empty(18)
20 => Stamina ==> Empty(20)
22 => Consume ==> Empty(22)
24 => Blazing Aura ==> Empty(24)
26 => Fire Sword Circle ==> Empty(26)
28 => Burn ==> Empty(28)
30 => Hasten ==> Empty(30)
32 => Greater Fire Sword ==> Empty(32)
35 => Fiery Embrace ==> Empty(35)
38 => Rise of the Phoenix ==> Empty(38)
41 => Gloom ==> Empty(41)
44 => Dark Obliteration ==> Empty(44)
47 => Assault ==> Empty(47)
49 => Tactics ==> Empty(49)
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01 => Sprint ==> Empty(1)
01 => Brawl ==> Empty(1)
02 => Rest ==> Empty(1)
Outfits
#1 
#2 
#3 
Inferno
#4 Coming soon!
#5 Coming soon!
Other Incarnations
Fire/Traps Corruptor: Having learned to congeal her fire into spheres, she has gained some much needed ranged stopping power. Adding to it, her equipment gives a variety of alternate tactical routes.
Kat/WP Stalker: Utilizing her Special Forces/BlackOps training Tori can sneak up on opponents virtually undetected, killing them with a single blow. With the help of Dark Dentist, Tori combined her Pyrcytes with Ψ Cells taken from a co-participant in P:Wildfire. They created Ψyrcytes, producing a mixture of fire and telekinetic abilities.
Trivia
- Is actually named after one of my RL friends, though their personalities are almost opposite.
- Originally, she was called Exsiccate, but some wanker already had that, so it was changed to Torrefy.
- Has five piercings: Three in her left ear, one in her right, and her navel is also pierced.
Footnotes
- ↑ Leadership pool
- ↑ Black Cells: A study of alien cellulary biology
