Sable Kat
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Are you ready to walk the Shadowlands? | |
| Sable Kat | |
| Player: @Shades of Hue | |
| Origin: | Mutation |
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| Archetype: | Stalker |
| Threat Level: | ' |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Katrina |
| Known Aliases: | Sable, Kat |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | Early Twenties |
| Height: | 5'6" |
| Weight: | Confidential |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Hair Color: | Black - Ultra Black. |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Eastern Asia |
| Occupation: | Assassin/Thief/Spy/Shadow Walker |
| Place of Birth: | Confidential |
| Base of Operations: | Rogue Isles |
| Marital Status: | Confidential |
| Known Relatives: | Deceased |
| Known Powers | |
| Shadow Control, Shadow Walking | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Pickpocket, Lock breaker, etc | |
| Equipment | |
| Lock picks, Nemesis staff, misc. other goodies. | |
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Assassin.
Tracker.
Finder.
Hunter.
Thief.
Spy.
Villain.
Shadow Walker
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Introduction
Assassin. Tracker. Finder. Hunter. Thief. Spy. Villain. Shadow Walker
Katrina got her name of Sable due to her unusual black hair. She is an Assassin. She is a Thief. She is not ashamed of this. She has also been repeatedly possessed, considered a possession, and wears a collar. She strikes out from the darkness and vanishes just as fast. Are you afraid of the dark?
Background
Katrina is the last surviving member of her clan. The clan's name was not widely known; indeed it is unpronounceable in the modern tongues. It was whispered in the darkness, and behind closed doors, and only between a chosen few. The closet today we can get is "Shadow Walkers". They were master hunters, trackers, finders, and spys. They had mastered the art of using the shadows to their advantage to the point where it was ingrained in their genes. Then they started to branch out into other fields, for their is little difference between animal and human when you come down to it. And once you find an object, there is little point in simply leaving it there. And -everything- has a shadow.
But these abilities weren't without price. Just as the clan charged others hefty "voluntary contributions" in order to pay for their skills, in the end the clan paid a hefty price for wielding their powers over the shadows. The clan had enemies just as powerful as they were, and enemies determined to either wipe them out or plunder their wealth. It happened while Sable was away from the clan doing her Coming of Age/Rite of Passage ritual. When she returned, all that she knew was destroyed. Her clan was wiped out - their records, buildings, manuals, everything she treasured gone. However, her clan had given as good as they got. Every single attacker also lay dead among the devastation.
Alone, adrift, Sable struggled to survive. She got by by completing tasks for those that knew of her heritage. This quickly proved unsatisfactory as, when they learned of her situation, they tried to exploit it.
Running, she slipped onto a transport to Paragon City and there soon was in trouble when she was discovered being a stowaway when she "pushed too hard" while trying to get some food. From there it was a short trip to the transport's brig and then the Zig.
Once free of the Zig, now she has to make her way home, but the problems haven't ended there. She was met by Katanna. Katanna promised that she would be protected and loved. Sable fell for the ruse. For a time, everything was fine and dandy, Sable maturing and growing in power, coming to terms with her past, but then things slowly started to change. It was little things. Sable agreed to wear a collar, that she owed her then Sensei a debt of gratitude, then a tag got attached to the collar stating she was property of her Sensei.
This had a profound impact on, and impact that still echoes to this day. It was during this time that she was possessed by a spirit from her clan's past - that of a playful cat. While under this possession she is physically changed into a catlike being.
One day the situation imploded and Sable was left adrift again. She washed up on the shores of the now defunct Le Femme D'Arc and assisted her then friend Scarlet Jaguar in the service of Countess Mercedes. This stop-gap measure was sufficient for a while. Together with darkness's peon and Cassy Destri they served loyally while they could. Once more she started to grow in power and strength. Then things fell apart again.
Eventually she ended up in the Oddities serving Giant Silva. For a time she served as her Sensei before once again it became time to move on.
Currently Sable is without Master or group.
Abilities
Shadow Control
Sable is one with shadows, as one Arachnos Tech put it: "The shadows do favors back". Sable is often heard saying that the shadows are alive and that they have whispered to her. She can slip in and out of shadows appearing to teleport between the two instantaneously, regardless of distance. She can ram a bolt of pure shadow-energy into her target, which only the sturdiest of individuals can hope to survive. And with a touch she can impart a fraction of the terror she has felt over her life.
Other Abilities
Having the combined training of a Thief and a Ninja, some of the things that Sable can do when properly motivated is down right scary. For example: She is pick-pocket. She thinks its a riot to hang upside-down from the rafters of Pocket D and pick-pocket Heroes while they are drinking and then put the coins and coupons and like into other people's pockets.
Loyalties
- Sable Kat is always very loyal to her friends, the chief one of which was Lady Doanya, a mercenary. However Lady D has decided to leave the shores of Rogue Island and pursue her fortunes elsewhere.
- Sable Kat has been noted to linger around some other bases. Who those bases are, an if she has any connection to them is yet to be determined.
Trivia
- Sable's favorite color is purple.
- As part of her clan's training, part of Sable's face is always obscured from view. The exception to this is when she is being possessed and wearing "Kat's" face.
Notes
- This character is from various parts of the world... sometimes Eastern Asia, sometime South American, sometimes elsewhere. I the player, however am not, nor am I that widely traveled. What this means it that her accent when she does speak jumps around a bit.
