Name: Teelara
Species: Ephemeran
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair: platinum
Eyes: green
Physical attributes: level of athleticism and physical development consistent with a humanoid of her size who engages in regular, intense physical activity, although none of her physical abilities exceed peak human.
Magical resistance: as an Ephemeran, Teelara has an inherent resistance to magical effects, abilities, and attacks. She can bolster this resistance using meditative techniques.
Telekinesis: has demonstrated the ability to physically affect objects and beings within her line of sight using mental energy. This ability is still developing, but up to this point she has been able to exert up to one ton of force, although this required immense concentration and was highly taxing.
Empathic abilities: is able to connect with other sentient beings on a psionic level. This ability is also still in development, and seems to be heavily determined by her "connection" to the other being: she can exchange fairly complex messages and pick up on the thoughts of someone with whom she has a close relationship, whereas she may only be able to determine and influence the general emotional state of a complete stranger. This potency of this ability also seems to be affected to some degree by distance and her level of concentration.
Combat: she has spent much of her life studying and mastering the Ephemeran arts of bladesmanship, and has developed a special talent for two-handed edged weapons, especially swords. She is a competent hand-to-hand combatant as well, though her skills is this area are not nearly as refined.
Tactics: through experience, she has learned a great deal about battlefield tactics, especially those involving skirmishing and guerrilla techniques.
Antimatter blade: resembling a western-style longsword, this sword boasts a meter-long blade. Though it can be wielded one-handed, the grip is designed for comfortable two-handed use, as well. The exact nature of its composition is not known, but it possesses the fearsome property of causing a catastrophic chain reaction in any being or object that it penetrates. This enables it to make short work of even the strongest armor; the only effective way to counter it is with an energy-based defense. This reaction appears to be identical to that which occurs when matter comes into contact with antimatter, leading some to speculate that the sword somehow creates this volatile material upon impact, or is in fact constructed of it. How the blade does not annihilate its wielder, or even how it exists in the first place, are subjects prone to speculation. The weapon is the sole heirloom of her family's house that Teelara was able to escape with; it had been in her family for countless generations and its origins have been long lost to the mists of history.
Arcanium gauntlets: simple wrist-guards forged from the metal for which her homeworld is known, these gauntlets enhance Teelara's inherent magical resistance, as well as enabling her to reflect certain kinds of arcane attacks back at their caster.
Background: Teelara hails from a noble Ephemeran family that was all but wiped out when the Abyssal Imperium invaded her planet. Her bloodline was known to be "touched by the greater cosmos," which meant that certain psychic gifts were fairly common in its members. As such individuals nearly always became guardians and counselors to the rulers of the planet, they were largely exterminated in the valiant but futile efforts to repel the invasion. Teelara was still in the early stages of her training at this point, which kept her away from the most brutal battles and allowed her to facilitate the escape of many other Ephemerans to the Forgotten Woods, where they became the foundation of Ephemeran Resistance, dedicated to reclaiming their homeworld from their alien oppressors. Teelara has since developed into the Resistance's de facto leader, and has made herself quite a thorn in the side of the Imperium government.
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