Claim the Sky
When Emily Sato came to the world's attention, it was as a twelve-year-old musical prodigy.
Equally adept at singing, piano, and flute, it seemed she was on track to become the latest breakout pop icon.
Except she disappeared, and investigators discovered something terrible at her home. Her mother, father, and older brother and sister were found dead, victims of a grisly murder. Emily was never found at all.
Fifteen years later, Dirge appeared on the criminal scene. She wields terrible sonic powers that disrupt living creatures on a cellular level. However, she can also sing, or play an instrument she calls the Red Flute with haunting beauty. Sometimes, she plays the same songs that little Emily Sato used to. Is it really Emily? No one knows.
In the Boundless setting, Dirge is a member of Dread.
Motive: Hunger for violence
Environment: Alone or with one or more members of Dread
Health: 30
Damage Inflicted: Major wound (9 points)
Movement: Short
Armor: 2
Modifications: Speed defense as level 7 from sonic barrier
Combat: Dirge is surrounded by an invisible, focused sonic barrier that improves her Speed defense, as noted in Modifications. Any creature that comes within immediate range of her that she chooses is immediately subject to a sonic attack that ignores Armor. Dirge doesn't have to use an action to trigger this attack, but she does have to be aware of the target or targets.
She can focus a beam of sonic energy at a target within long range, inflicting damage that ignores Armor and, on a failed Might defense roll, deafens the target for a few rounds.
Sometimes she uses her Red Flute, which has several abilities. In addition to being able to produce music (she prefers minor chords), Dirge can use it to draw all sound within long range into her for up to one minute. Within the affected area, no sound can be heard. At the same time, she regains 3 points of health each round.
Interaction: Dirge never takes off her mask, though sometimes she sings. She may be distracted for a round or two if someone brings up her past, or interests her in music she's never heard before. She's also fond of valuable instruments. However, she is most interested in disrupting living humans with deadly frequencies.
Use: An auction where several valuable antique violins are to be sold is disrupted by Dirge.
GM Intrusion: The sonic attack is at the character's natural frequency, causing them to resonate on a failed Might defense roll. The resonating character takes 9 points of damage each round (ignores Armor) until they can disrupt the harmonic.