Name: Vultura Val Char Cost 15 STR 5 15 DEX 15 13 CON 6 15 BODY 10 18 INT 8 18 EGO 16 20 PRE 10 20 COM 5 8 PD 5 3 ED 3 SPD 5 6 REC 26 END 30 STUN Characteristic Rolls: STR: 12-, DEX: 12-, CON: 12-, INT: 13-, EGO: 13-, PER: 13- Run: 10", Swim: 2", Jump: 3", Lift: 200 kg Cost Powers END/Roll 8 +4" Running (Total 10") Cost Skills, Talents, Perks Roll Dirty Infighting Manuevers 4 Punch, +2 DCV, STR+2D6 Strike 5 Roundhouse, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, STR+4D6 Strike 3 Throw, +1 DCV, STR+velocity/5, Target Falls 4 Low Blow, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, 2D6 NND (defense = Resistant PD on groin) Wrestling Manuevers 5 Choke Hold, -2 OCV, Grab One Limb (Head); 2D6 NND 4 Escape, +15 STR vs. Grabs 3 Acting 13- 3 Animal Handler 13-: Great Apes 3 Breakfall 12- 3 Combat Driving: Chariot 12- 3 Concealment 13- 3 Disguise 13- 3 Interrogation 13- 0 Language: Arabic, native 4 Language: Taureg, idiomatic, native accent 3 Language: English, completely fluent with accent 3 Oratory 13- 3 Persuasion 13- 3 Riding 12-: Horses 3 Seduction 13- 3 Stealth 12- 2 Survival 13-: Deserts 3 Tactics 13- 1 Transport Familiarity: Camels 2 AK: North Africa 11- 2 KS: Ancient Legends 11- 2 KS: Archaeology 11- 2 KS: Wrestling 11- 2 PS: Toxicology 11- 2 Familiar with Small Arms 2 Familiar with Common Melee Weapons 1 Familiar with Missile Weapons 10 +2 with HTH Combat 3 +1 with Knives 5 Perk: Bedouin Queen 1 Perk: Reputation 11-, Goddess, medium-sized group 23 Perk: Follower, 115-Points (Satan, trained gorilla) 15 Perk: Two 50-Point Base Followers (Cassib, bandit chieftain; Count Torrini, spy) 150+ Disadvantages 15 Distinctive Features: Leggy, Exotic Brunette, concealable, major reaction 15 Hunted 11- by Nyoka Gordon, archaeologist, as powerful 10 Watched 11-: Bedouin Chieftains, more powerful, non-combat influence 15 Psychological Limitation: Greedy, common, strong 15 Psychological Limitation: Cruel, common, strong 15 Reputation 11-: Goddess 5 Unluck 1D6 OCV: 5 (7 with HTH combat); DCV: 5; ECV: 8; Mental Def.: 0; Phases: 4, 8, 12 PD/rPD: 8/0 ; ED/rED: 3/0 Costs: Char.: 85 Disad.: 90 Powers: + 154 Base: + 150 Exp.: + Total: = 239 Total: = 239 Source: Republic Pictures, "Perils of Nyoka" (aka "Nyoka and the Tigermen"), 1942, 15-chapter serial Background: Vultura is the daughter of a bedouin cheiftain who conquered a number of other tribes, leaving her leadership of several encampments. Although her people pay lip service to Islam, she rules from the Temple of the Evil Birds as a goddess. Her agents have infiltrated Professor Douglas Campbell's expedition to locate the golden Tablets of Hippocrates. In addition to conventional treasure, the tablets are supposed to contain the cure for cancer. When she followed the expedition to the Valley of the Taureg's she discerned that their chief is actually archeologist Nyoka Gordon's long-lost father, Henry Gordon, who knows the location of the tablets. In her quest to steal the tablets, she gets lots of support from her henchman, Cassib, a bandit chieftain, and her trained killer gorilla, Satan. Count Torrini, a member of the Campbell expedition, is actually her spy. Vultura also has a small army of tribal soldiers. Their numbers are not limitless, but it often seems that way. Powers and Abilities: Vultura is an excellent public speaker. She has convinced both Cassib's bandits and the Taureg tribesmen that she is a minor diety. A scrapper, Vultura is good at fisticuffs. She's fully capable of knocking out a male opponent. First, though, she'll try to stab (or shoot) him in the back. Disadvantages: While Vultura's exotic charms frequently enable her to pull something sneaky on unwary people, they also tend to attract unwanted male attention, particularly when she has to visit supposedly civilized areas. She has also discovered that being a goddess is a mixed blessing. It gets her instant obedience from her goons, but she has to periodically do something impressive to keep them awed. Nyoka Gordon has not taken her predations on the Campbell expedition lying down and is currently in pursuit of the bedouin princess. Height: cm (5 ' 5"), Weight: kg (120 lbs), Sex: Female, Race: Arab Appearance: Vultura is a shapely brunette in her early 20s. She usually wears a small turban and a knee-length, long-sleeved tunic that shows off her legs to good effect. The tunic is embroidered with an adder motif. When going out, she dons a floor-length hooded cloak. She wears a ring capable of delivering a dose of poison and typically carries a revolver and a knife. Satan frequently accompanies her, a long chain attached to a collar about his neck. ==================== Hero System write-up by Kevin Scrivner