Luu & Laa, the Moon and the Sun
Lvl 9 & 8 Spirit Adepts
In the criminal underworld, looking to hire the twin assassins is referred to as requesting the services of the Moon and the Sun (Luu and Laa respectively). An early fascination over the cosmos would lead anyone to believe this bright young pair of girls would grow up to be astronomers, and so did the twins themselves. But as life has it, humans are bound to gravitate not only towards what satisfies their desires, but also what fulfills their needs. Indeed the twin sisters went on to study celestial bodies, but they desired to do so on their own terms. Disillusioned with the bureaucracies that come with academia and the battle for funding, the latter of which is unfortunately necessary to acquire the fancy toys needed to study the stars, they put their wits to use in a field that indeed tends to be monetarily rewarding, but dangerous and morally suspect: crime.
While taking up scientific jobs offered by various crime organizations is not something that directly exposed them to danger, the environment being worked at definitely carried the risk. Seeing as they would be working under those circumstances, it was Luu that suggested that, at the very least, they should train in basic self-defense should it be required one day. As is with crafty, intelligent people, it did not take long for them to come up with ways to infuse some of their scientific talents into their methods of self-preservation, something that was further accentuated upon stumbling into spiritually gifted individuals, the likes of which they studied as thoroughly as they could, eventually learning to develop spiritual prowess themselves. Because of their disciplined nature and talent for observation, it did not take long for the twins to become unusually talented fighters themselves, and after catching a whiff of the high pay-grade that comes with being a top tier assassin, they eventually delved fully into the profession.
After years, one has to wonder: do the twins still engage in it to fund their primary passion, or have they just acquired a taste for calculated bloodshed?
Age & Appearance:
Luu: 27. 5'8. Slender, but fit body type. Silver hair, often pinned up. A small, thin, vertical scar under her left eye.
Laa: 27. 5'8. Slender, but fit body type. Golden hair, more often than not in a pony tail. Black-framed glasses. Relatively light freckles around the nose area.
Peculiarities: Laa tends to be more strict and uptight compared to Luu, who is tends to be more patient than her sister Laa.
Base Attributes (Luu):
Physique 1, Martial 7, Spirit Level/Demonic Force 2, Capacity 2, Constitution 2, Intellect 6, Sensory 2 __ HP 56, Energy 5, Sense 4/40ft., Potency 4, Initiative 3, Movement 25ft.
Skills (Luu):
Guard 3/7, Deflection 8/12, Evasion 3/7, Cunning 8, Deduce 8, Resistance 4, Willpower 4
Combat (Luu):
Unarmed Standard Attack 8, Energy Imbued 12, Damage Output d6, Full Attack 4
Weapon Name Twin’s Twins (x2), Weight Class Light, Type Firearm (Piercing), 1H, Range 60ft. Standard Attack 9, Energy Imbued 13, Damage Output d8, Full Attack 4 ___
Base Attributes (Laa):
Physique 4, Martial 4, Spirit Level/Demonic Force 1, Capacity 2, Constitution 3, Intellect 6, Sensory 2 __ HP 57, Energy 4, Sense 3/30ft., Potency 4, Initiative 6, Movement 40ft.
Skills (Laa):
Guard 7/11, Deflection 8/12, Evasion 6/10, Cunning 8, Deduce 8, Resistance 4, Willpower 3
Combat (Laa):
Unarmed Standard Attack 8, Energy Imbued 12, Damage Output d8, Full Attack 3
Signature Move (Luu):
Name: Victim of Gravity Base: Gravity Well Modification: Mark Technique Type: Specialty Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Selective Range: 50ft. Size: 5ft. radius per Potency Effect Type: Lingering Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 3 minutes (30 rounds) Upgrades:
The bonuses granted to those targeting a Marked target have been upgraded from 3 to 6.
Signature Move (Laa):
Name: Searing Flash Base: Damaging Wave Modification: Light Modification: Fire Technique Type: Combat Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Wave Range: 15ft. Effect type: Instant Damage:Â 5d8 + Potency
Searing Flash does Fire Damage and has a 70% chance of Blinding those caught in it for 1 round. Any flammable objects or surfaces coming in contact with its manifested effects light up in flames.
Feats (Luu):
Assassin: Your Standard Attacks, Grapple attempts, and Techniques have a +10 bonus on their targeting rolls (not damage roll) when performed out of Stealth or on unsuspecting victims.
Ben’s Training: Opponent’s engaging you have a -3 circumstantial penalty if you hold the high ground relative to their position.
Anti-Air: You are an expert at fighting airborne foes, granting you a +5 bonus to your Attack and Technique attempts on such opponents.
Dodger: Allows the reroll of 1 Evasion check per day.
Circling Offense: Having completely circled your target before performing any attacks (with Movement or otherwise) grants you +4 on their attempts.
Dual Wielding Proficiency: When dual wielding, you are able to do perform 2 attacks using a single Standard Action. On a Full Attack, your first Standard Action consists of 2 attacks, while the rest only consist of a single one, as usual.
Feats (Laa):
Crowd Control Expert: Attacks and Techniques that target 3 or more targets have a +2 bonus on all of their rolls except for that of their Damage Output.
Pressure Point, Pain: Unlocks the ability to perform Pressure Point: Pain as a non-damaging Unarmed Standard Attack. With the success of this special attack, the target is considered Pained for 3 rounds.
Pressure Point, Vertigo: Unlocks the ability to perform Pressure Point: Vertigo as a non-damaging Unarmed Standard Attack. With the success of this special attack, the target is considered Dizzy for 3 rounds.
Pressure Point, Paralysis: Unlocks the ability to perform Pressure Point: Paralysis as a non-damaging Unarmed Standard Attack. With the success of this special attack, the target is considered Paralyzed for 1 rounds.
Techniques (Luu):
Name: Rogue Planet Base: Orbit Technique Type: Combat Performance: Movement Delivery: Selective Size: Up to 15ft. (maximum distance they may maintain from their target) Effect Type: Passive Channeling Duration Tier (DT): Mn Duration: 1 minute (10 rounds) Upgrade:
Slingshot: Allows you to perform a special action called Slingshot, which utilizes the user’s Movement to go around their subject and then release them with the acquired momentum, sending them towards the desired direction, a maximum distance of up to 50ft., and allowing any Standard Attacks performed on that turn to be treated as if they were Energy Imbued. This action ends the Technique’s effects.
Techniques (Laa):
Name: Immolate Base: Damage Over Time Modification: Fire Modification: Pained Technique Type: Combat Performance: Standard Action Delivery: Selective Range: 20ft. (Selective) Effect Type: Lingering Duration Tier: S Duration: 6 rounds Damage: 5d4 Saving Throw: User’s [Potency] vs target’s [Resistance]
Subjects that do not resist Immolate’s single Saving Throw are induced with 3 turns of Damage Over Time (1d6 fire damage per turn taken) and Pain (Condition), and furthermore are set ablaze (which causes an additional 1d6 fire damage per round, until extinguished).
Adventure:
Luu and Laa’s assassination Techniques are more flashy than they are inconspicuous. Because of that, those that hire the services of the Moon and the Sun are actually looking to send a message more so than simply trying to get rid of a specific target.
Laa’s tactics are oriented towards disabling her targets. She’s well equipped to disable single targets and large groups of people through her abilities. She is also slightly more athletic than her sister, favoring unarmed combat over utilizing weapons. As for specifics, Laa’s Immolate ability is her go to, single-target assassination Technique, while the various Pressure Point unarmed actions are used to disable targets rather than killing them. Finally, her signature move, Searing Flash, can serve to cause serious damage, disable those within its range (specifically their vision), and immediately engulf an area in flames, turning it into an extremely dangerous location.
Luu, on the other hand, utilizes her powers as a support for her gunmanship. First of all, she always makes sure to take advantage of the her Rogue Planet technique, which makes it hard for others to target her, especially with the advantage granted by Ben’s Training (feat). When utilized on her sister, it allows Luu to concentrate fully on the offense, automatically following her sister’s movements as she guns down targets with a Full Round Action. On foes, it makes it practically impossible to escape them, firing off a volley of shots from all angles as she continues to orbit around them, benefiting from the bonus granted by the Circling Offense feat. Finally, there’s her signature move, Victim of Gravity, which hinders her target’s movement due to all things that begin to be pulled towards them, and furthermore makes them even more susceptible to attacks and Techniques due to the Mark modification.
