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Kai Lian is a secret agent of the Shining Temple of the
Autumn Wind, the location of which is known to no one
– travelers to and from the monastery must go blindfolded,
in the company of a blind master. She is trained in the
way of Shaolin, as well as in two of the Temple’s secret
styles. Her trademark attacks are a lethal strike with her
long fingernails (Delicate Hand Dragon Claw), a leaping
kick (Graceful Floating Axe), and a chi-blast that can
hammer foes at 30 feet (Autumn Wind Sky Fist).
Kai Lian’s present assignment is in frontier America,
land of the six-shooter, telegraph, and locomotive. Her job
is a tough one: retrieve the Five Tigers Jade Buddha statue,
which was stolen from its guardian monks by
American crooks. To them, it was merely a valuable
antique. To those who know better, it’s a powerful relic,
capable of binding evil spirits.
The Temple chose Kai Lian for her stealth and fighting
abilities, and the fact that she learned broken English
from her master. None of this has helped her much when
it comes to dealing with American culture and technology.
“Frisco” was nothing like China, and it took all of her
acrobatic skills to dodge the bullets of those thugs at the
docks. They fought like men possessed, and Kai Lian is
beginning to suspect that there’s more to this mystery
than meets the eye.
Kai Lian is a petite woman (4’10” and 90 lbs) in her
mid-30s, with unusually long fingernails, clad in simple
but immaculate clothing. She was inspired by the cinematic
Monk template (p. 36). Her style is Shaolin Kung
Fu (p. 194).
ST 9 [-10]; DX 14 [80]; IQ 13 [60]; HT 11 [10].
Damage 1d-2/1d-1; BL 16 lbs.; HP 9 [0]; Will 14 [5]; Per
13 [0]; FP 14 [9].
Basic Speed 6.00 [-5]; Basic Move 6 [0]; Dodge 12; Parry
12.
Social Background
TL: 3 [-10].
CF: Chinese [0].
Languages: English (Broken) [2]; Mandarin (Native)
[0].
Secondary Characteristics: Damage 1d-2/1d; BL 20 lbs.;
HP 10 [0]; Will 10 [0]; Per 10 [0]; FP 12 [0]; Basic Speed
6.00 [0]; Basic Move 6 [0].
Advantages: 15 points chosen from among ST +1 [10], HT
+1 [10], HP +1 to +3 [2/HP], Will +1 to +3 [5/level], FP +1
to +3 [3/FP], Ambidexterity [5], Fit [5] or Very Fit [15],
High Pain Threshold [10], Language (Broken) [2], Patron
(Martial-arts master; 6 or less) [8] or (9 or less) [15],
Pitiable [5], Single-Minded [5], or Style Perks [1/perk].
Perks: Style Familiarity (own style) [1].
Disadvantages: -15 points chosen from among Duty
(Master; Nonhazardous; 12 or less) [-5] or (15 or less)
[-10], Fanaticism (Master, school, or style) [-15],
Obsession (Reach a specific grade) [-5*], Overconfidence
Kai Lian (250 points)
Advantages
Blunt Claws [3]; DR 1
(Partial, Hands, -40%;
Tough Skin, -40%) [1];
Enhanced Dodge 3 [45];
Flying Fists (p. 45) [5];
Perfect Balance [15];
Trained by a Master [30].
Perks: Shtick (Clothes
never get torn or dirty);
Style Familiarity (Shaolin
Kung Fu; two secret styles
for use with Shout It Out!,
p. 132). [4]
Disadvantages
Duty (Shining Temple of the Autumn Wind; 15 or less;
Extremely Hazardous) [-20]; Shyness (Mild) [-5]; Social
Stigma (Second-Class Citizen) [-5]; Vow (Fight without
weapons) [-15]; Wealth (Poor) [-15].
Quirks: Believes that users of TL4+ gadgetry are weak;
Finds big moustaches exceptionally silly; Humble;
Incompetence (Riding); Shouts out the name of each
technique before attacking (much to the puzzlement of
American foes). [-5]
Skills
Acrobatics (H) DX+1 [4]-15*; Climbing (A) DX [1]-14*;
Esoteric Medicine (H) Per-1 [2]-12; Flying Leap (H) IQ+1
[8]-14; Judo (H) DX-2 [1]-12; Jumping (E) DX [1]-14;
Karate (H) DX+4 [20]-18; Light Walk (H) DX [4]-14;
Lizard Climb (H) DX [4]-14; Meditation (H) Will-2 [1]-12;
Observation (A) Per-1 [1]-12; Pharmacy (Herbal) (H) IQ-1
[2]-12; Philosophy (Buddhism) (H) IQ-1 [2]-12; Power
Blow (H) Will [4]-14; Shadowing (A) IQ-1 [1]-12; Staff (A)
DX-1 [1]-13; Stealth (A) DX [2]-14; Tracking (A) Per-1
[1]-12.
Techniques: Lethal Strike (Karate) (H) [3]-18; Flying
Jump Kick (Karate) (H) [8]-18.
* Includes +1 for Perfect Balance.
[-5*]†, or Workaholic [-5]. • Another -15 points chosen
from among Chummy [-5] or Gregarious [-10], Delusions
(see pp. 53-54) [-5 to -15], Easy to Read [-10], Gullibility
[-10*], Impulsiveness [-10*], Low Self-Image [-10]†,
Pacifism (Reluctant Killer) [-5], Post-Combat Shakes
[-5*], Sense of Duty (Master) [-2] or (Fellow students)
[-5], Social Stigma (Minor) [-5], or Wealth (Struggling)
[-10] or (Poor) [-15].
Primary Skills: Savoir-Faire (Dojo) (E) IQ+2 [4]-12 and 15
points in the skills and techniques of a martial-arts style
(see Chapter 5).
Secondary Skills: Lifting (A) HT [2]-12 and Running (A) HT
[2]-12.
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