Spiritshrike
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Itching for a fight | |
| Spiritshrike | |
| Player: @Remianen | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| 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
Coming Soon.
