Name: Sadhi Bel Addah Val Char Cost 13 STR 3 17 DEX 21 15 CON 10 10 BODY 18 INT 8 25 EGO 30 30 PRE 20 20 COM 5 6 PD 3 3 ED 3 SPD 3 6 REC 34 END 2 25 STUN Characteristic Rolls: STR: 12-, DEX: 12-, CON: 12-, INT: 13-, EGO: 14-, PER: 13- Run: 6", Swim: 2", Jump: 2-1/2", Lift: 150 kg Cost Powers END/Roll 15 Mental Defense 20 15 EC: Hindu Mysticism 15 6D6 Mind Control 15 6D6 Telepathy 15 6D6 Suppress, +1/2 advantage Affects Individual Magical/Mental Powers, -1/2 limit Full Phase to Activate Cost Skills, Talents, Perks Roll Martial Maneuvers: "Dance of the Cobra" 4 Hood of the Cobra, Martial Block, +2 OCV, +2 DCV, Block, Abort 4 Lash of the Cobra, Martial Disarm, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, Disarm, +10 STR to Roll 4 Writhe of the Cobra, Martial Dodge, +5 DCV, Dodge, Affects all attacks, Abort 4 Coils of the Cobra, Martial Escape, +15 STR vs. Grabs 4 Fang of the Cobra, Killing Strike, -2 OCV, 1/2D6 HKA (1D6 with STR) 3 Acting 15- 3 Animal Handler: Cobras 11- 3 Conversation 15- 0 LS: Hindi, native 2 LS: English, fluent 3 Oratory 15- 3 Persuasion 15- 2 PS: Narcotics Smuggler 11- 2 PS: Exotic Dancer (DEX-based) 12- 5 PS: Snake Charmer 14- 2 KS: Appraisal, Narcotics 11- 2 KS: Hypnotism (INT-based) 13- 2 KS: The Occult 11- 3 Seduction 15- 3 Sleight of Hand 12- 3 Stealth 12- 3 Streetwise15- 3 Trading 13- 3 +1 Level with Dance of the Cobra 100+ Disadvantages 15 Gunslinger Mentality, common, strong 15 Overconfidence, common, strong 15 Greedy, common, strong 20 Hunted 11-: The Shadow, more powerful 10 Watched 11-: Opium Smugglers 15 Nubile, Exotic Beauty, concealable with effort, strong reaction 10 Reputation 11-: Club Caliph's Star Performer 15 DNPC 11-: Alexis, manager of Club Caliph, normal 5 1D6 Unluck 30 Sultry Seductress Bonus OCV: 6; DCV: 6; ECV: 8; Mental Def.: 20; Phases: 4, 8, 12 PD/rPD: 6/0; ED/rED: 3/0 Costs: Char.: 105 Disad.: 120 Powers: + 145 Base: + 100 Exp.: + 30 Total: = 250 Total: = 250 Source: "The Temple Bells of Neban," The Shadow radio show, 1937 Quote: "It is good sometimes to know a small prayer, sahib, in case you should meet someone who can destroy you." Background: During his radio adventures, The Shadow encountered all manner of gunmen, cultists, and mad scientists. Few of his opponents were as dangerous as the enigmatic woman who calls herself Sadhi Bel Addah. Lamont Cranston first encountered Sadhi Bel Addah while dining at the fashionable Club Caliph. She was the headline act, performing an Indian cobra dance. Observing her furtive interactions with some of the other customers, Cranston became convinced that the dancer was engaging in some sort of illicit activity. However, when he attempted to speak with her, Sadhi Bel Addah made veiled threats that she knew more about him than he would care for her to know. When he confronted her as The Shadow, the dancer mocked Cranston and dared him to interfere with her affairs. As Cranston soon deduced, Sahdi Bel Addah is the niece of the Hindu priest who trained him in the mystic arts. Unlike her uncle and The Shadow, she has chosen to use her powers for personal gain. While her main income derives from opium smuggling, she also uses her popular dancing act to seduce young men from wealthy families so that her associates can kidnap them and hold them for ransom. The Club Caliph itself has proved quite lucrative for Sadhi's gang, but they plan to close it and leave the country should the police figure out what they're up to. Her principal henchman is Alexis, who poses as the nightclub's manager while actually overseeing the drug ring's daily operations. He's a smooth-talking European in his forties with an accent that could be Romanian. Alexis is the only member of the gang to suspect that Sadhi is anything more than an effective vamp. The others think that all her talk of mystical abilties is just part of her act. In addition to locally hired drug peddlers and enforcers, Sahdi Bel Addah also has a shipful of thugs waiting offshore if she needs additional muscle. The ship is her and Alexis' escape route as well as the warehouse for their illegal wares. If the player characters investigate the Club Caliph, the majority of its employees -- cooks, musicians, wait staff -- are honest, hard-working people who have no idea that the club is a front for a more sinister business. If approached correctly, they will be able to give the heroes useful information: who has been seen with whom, the location of Sadhi's dressing room, the existence of a forbidden room where she stores her reptiles (and, unknown to them, the gang's narcotics.) This last is a deathtrap waiting to happen. The PCs could discover the drugs only to have Alexis pull the lever that simultaneously opens all the reptile cages. ("Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?") Powers and Abilities: Sadhi Bel Addah is a powerful mystic and telepath with the ability to counteract the powers of other mentalists. She threatened The Shadow by attempting to turn off his invisibility so that her goons could shoot him. Her sinuous nightly performance is actually a demonstration of a little-known martial art that emphasizes avoiding one's opponent until the practitioner can deliver a killing blow. Player characters who attempt to seize her are in for a nasty surprise. Sadhi is also an accomplished snake charmer and keeps a menagerie of venomous reptiles which she uses in her act. Despite her apparent affection for her "pets," she won't hesitate to slip one into the heroes' quarters if they interfere with her plans. Disadvantages: Her criminal success has made Sadhi cocky. She loves showing off her powers and feels compelled to challenge individuals who also possess mental or mystical abilities. This led her to confront The Shadow when she might otherwise have misdirected him if not avoided his notice. The smuggling ring finds her services useful but they don't completely trust her. They're keeping an eye on her to make sure she doesn't double-cross them. And even though she's been discreet in her activities, Sadhi stands out in a crowd. In addition to wearing traditional Indian dress, she practically broadcasts allure, even when she's not psychically enhancing her affect on the oppposite sex. Height: cm (5' 3"), Weight: kg (127 lbs), Sex: Female, Race: Indian Appearance: Sadhi Bel Addah is a lithe, brown, twenty-something woman who moves with serpentine grace. Her easy, confident manner becomes decidedly coquettish when she is taunting a male opponent. ========================= Hero System write-up by Kevin Scrivner