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Old 01-23-2017, 03:49 AM   #25
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Default Re: Discworld Characters from the Novels

Keeping this in a family:

Conina the Hairdresser
410 points
Conina is the daughter of Cohen the Barbarian (above) and a temple dancer. She inherited her mother’s stunning looks (she has blonde hair so pale it’s almost white, tanned skin, and a petite, athletic, but perfect figure); from her father, she inherited the reflexes and killer instinct of a mongoose on amphetamines, sinews like steel cables, and a tendency to kleptomania constrained by a preference for really impressive but subtle heists. All this is topped off by a voice to match her appearance. Actually, she really wants to be a hairdresser, but her instincts keep getting in the way.

She played a crucial role in the events detailed in Sourcery, during which she met and became attached to Nijel the Destroyer, a scrawny and asthmatic youth who really, really wanted to be a barbarian hero. Assuming that they are still together and have helped moderate (or at least compensate for) each others’ less fortunate instincts, they probably make a pretty good team, in their way. (Nijel might qualify as a Dependent for Conina – or as the subject of a Sense of Duty, if he’s attained a higher level of competence these days.) Conina would certainly be a useful temporary ally to many adventurers, so long as they didn’t set off her reflexive urge to start throwing knives at them.

ST 12 [20]; DX 18 [160]; IQ 12 [40]; HT 13 [30].
Damage 1d-1/1d+2; BL 29 lb; HP 12 [0]; Will 12 [0]; Per 12 [0]; FP 13 [0].
Basic Speed 8.00 [5]; Basic Move 7 [-5]; Dodge 12; Parry 13 (Shortsword).
5’8”; 140 lbs.

Social Background
TL: 4 [0].
CF: Klatchian [1]; Sto Plains/Uberwald (Native) [0].
Languages: Klatchian (Broken) [2]; Morporkian (Native) [0].

Advantages
Ambidexterity [5]; Appearance (Very Beautiful) [16]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Danger Sense [15]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Fearlessness 5 [10]; Luck [15]; Resistant to Disease (+3) [3]; Serendipity 1 [15]; Voice [10].
Perks: Blade-Proof Bare-Chestedness; Improvised Weapons (Knife). [2]

Disadvantages
Berserk (9) [-15]; Compulsive Behaviour (Barbarian Heroism) (9) [-15]; Curious (15) [-2].
Quirks: Especially prone to attempting “impossible” thefts; General loyal to comrades-in-arms; Really wants to be a hairdresser. [-3]

Skills
Acrobatics (H) DX-2 [1]-16; Climbing (A) DX [2]-18; Fast-Draw (Knife) (E) DX+1 [1]-19*; Fast-Draw (Sword) (E) DX+1 [1]-19*; Filch (A) DX [2]-18; Forced Entry (E) DX [1]-18; Intimidation (A) Will [2]-12; Judo (H) DX-2 [1]-16; Karate (H) DX+2 [12]-20; Knife (E) DX [1]-18; Lockpicking/TL4 (A) IQ+1 [4]-13; Pickpocket (H) DX [4]-18; Professional Skill (Hairdresser) (A) IQ+2 [8]-14; Riding (Equines) (A) DX-1 [1]-17; Shadowing (A) IQ+1 [4]-13; Shortsword (A) DX [2]-18; Sleight of Hand (H) DX-2 [1]-16; Stealth (A) DX+1 [4]-19; Streetwise (A) IQ [2]-12; Throwing (A) DX 1 [1]-17; Thrown Weapon (Knife) (E) DX+2 [4]-20; Traps/TL4 (A) IQ [2]-12.

* Includes +1 from Combat Reflexes.

Notes

In her adventuring career, Conina may also have picked up a few more languages, some wilderness/Survival skills, and anything else that seems appropriate.

For Conina, barbarian heroism is a Compulsive Behaviour but not an Odious Personal Habit. She’s really quite pleasant company, up to the point where she starts dismantling anyone who looks at her funny. Having the indestructibility of a classical hero, she goes through life taking an interest in new sights and experiences, simply because she doesn’t have to worry about surviving them. However, she isn’t an idiot; she won’t fight against suicidal odds – just work out how to balance them, and then reach for a sharpened comb.
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