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JANA

❝ OYA ❞

MYTHIAN VERSE

PLAYER

NAME: Jenny
JOURNAL:

wehappyfew
PLURK:

gobrookeyourself
TIMEZONE: GMT -7
DETAILS: Here.

I’m a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm. And the scars that mark my body, they’re silver and gold, my blood is a flood of rubies, precious stones, it keeps my veins hot, the fire's found a home in me. I move through town, I’m quiet like a fight.

HISTORY

Partly stolen from

stabbitystab.

All hunters by birth swear by a creed to avenge the deaths of humans by supernaturals, with some exceptions (e.g., essentially with definitive proof of "if the humans started it"). Their society is susceptible to bureaucracy and corruption, with leadership using the troops for their own gain, or to bully beings. War breaks out approximately once a century as well, thanks to supernaturals growing fed up with the Morality Police. In general, the culture is quite ascetic and indifferent to the performative roles that human societies take on, though most individuals end up incorporating interests and such for their cover identities, personal interests, and ways of connecting with each other outside of straight-up murder.

Jana comes from a clan in Southern Africa, specifically the Richtersveld region, that hasn't been directly affected by any wars since Jana was "born". Adopted by a young triad (two women and a man, names tbd) within the clan, Jana was raised - as all hunters are - to be swift, deadly, and avenge the deaths of humans slain by the hands of myths. Her clan worked as ambassadors with other clans, trying to bring as many as possible together to strengthen their forces, and it was during a mission to another clan's territory that Jana's adoptive father was (maybe presumably, tbd) killed by werewolves. Although she was young at the time, Jana has spent her life despising werewolves as a general rule because of this loss.

Due to the nature of her clan and their efforts to build bridges with the Allagarta clan, Jana spent some time with Janus when they were both younger and tried, while there, to help train Janus and teach them how to fight more strategically based on the myth they were tied to.

PERSONALITY

Detached. Tends to be more serious in nature, although she has a sense of (dry) humor. Diligent. Alert. Intense.

ABILITIES

HUNTER ABILITIES:

Danger sense.
Combat instincts and training; is armed all the time, like one of those hilarious cut scenes where a character has to hand over all their weapons and the knives just don't end.
Enhanced reflexes, increased pain tolerance, regeneration, etc.
Limited magic resistance, especially against 'dark' beings (e.g., vampires, demons) and to a lesser extent non-hunters.
Knowledge of supernatural creatures including their weaknesses (requires player permission).
Can copy individual powers from other beings for one-time use (1 hour to 1 day) by creating focus objects out of body parts (e.g., werewolf fur, vampire blood, angel feathers), obviously requires player permission.
Her main fighting styles are Kamau Nija-based, short range blade work (stabbing people!), and crushing/ripping things apart (especially when in her grootslang form). It all depends on what the situation calls for.

GROOTSLANG ABILITIES:

Shapeshifting into her grootslang form, which is about 34 feet in length and larger than a hippo.
Superstrength. Using her full force in her human form, Jana can partly crush/bend a small car. In her grootslang form, she can pretty much flatten a semi. (Someday I'll explain this better/in more scientific terms...)
Serious weakness for precious gems, especially diamonds.
Is able to figure out what myth a person is by sense of smell. The longer she's around a particular person/myth, the easier it is to determine. Unfortunately, this ability can be fucked over in different ways (that way people can opt out if they so choose) and isn't always reliable.

DETAILS

SPECIES: Hunter/grootslang.
AGE: 19.
HEIGHT: 5'11".
BUILD: Muscular/fit.
HAIR: Brown with blonde accenty bits.
EYES: Brown.
APPEARANCE: Human form / grootslang form.
TATTOOS: Various.
PIERCINGS: None.
PB: Cleo Wattenström.
STATUS: Single.
OCCUPATION: Student.
RESIDENCE: Fire dorms F3-6.

FAMILY

ADOPTIVE FATHER: TBD ( presumably deceased )
ADOPTIVE MOTHER: TBD
ADOPTIVE MOTHER: TBD

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MYTH SMELLS.