Manta

Type: GELFPlayer: Free to loving homeGame: Eyes in the Dark (IRC)

Appearance: Small, hairless humanoid with some piscine characteristics.. Long tail, wide luminous eyes, hands lined with a yellowy, almost bark-like covering, rubbery glider-wingds like a manta ray, hence his name.
Origin:GELF designed by EGRO. Project PSNaval-0987.
Background:none. Since his escape from the lab, Manta earns his living as a fisherman, and a successful one, interacting with humans under heavy, heavy disguise.
Abilities:
  • Tremendously Strong (able to lift up nearly a ton.)
  • Underwater Sonar
  • Amphibious (made for strategic naval deployment.)
  • Resists Pressure and Cold.
  • Able to see in darkness.
  • Hands have powerful venom-stingers like a Man O' War, lethal with prolonged contact
  • Swims at nearly 50 MPH
  • Able to glide for limited sea-to-air encounters
  • Climb any surface
  • "White Sound" tight-beam sonic weapon
  • Hearing extends into the supersonic
Skills:
  • Naval Navigation (underwater)
  • Skilled Fisherman (especially underwater)
  • Knowledge of Security and countermeasures
  • Surveillance techniques.
Weaknesses:Skin vulnerable to prolonged air contact (like a dolphin, which was the genetic model.)
Role-Playing:Manta is a very tragic figure, made by men to be nothing more than a weapon. He is heir to the undersea world and all its wonders, though his powers are more limited on land. Since his escape into the sea, far from the clutches of EGRO, he has returned to man's world, living as a fisherman, curious to find out who he is, and his place in the world.

Score:Skills & Powers:Cost
185Build100Tremendously Strong150
125Health25Durable (GELF)38
65AgilityWater Breathing50
85Coordination50Resistance to Cold50
60Brains50Resistance to Pressure50
70Looks60Nightvision60
75PersonalityPowers:
55Willpower50WPN (stinging) always fades skin contact special63
85Perception45Streaming45
165Weight55Gliding55
Clinging req./Water 1hr33
13Recovery125Sonar Abilities: indep101
90Energy125Radar Sense (in water)19
410Body Points90Sonic Beam Weapon special water20
310Strength40Hypersonic Hearing (esp. water)14
930Lift FactorSkills:
125Prowess35Navigation (sea)7
7MPH Sprint25Security5
55(s) Lock-picking6
500cp Total45(s) Surveillance4
35Fishing7
70(s) Underwater7
784SUB-TOTAL
LvlROLE-PLAYING:
75Distinct/Marine Humanoid-75
50Reaction (fear)-50
20Limited Intelligence-30
Dependence/Aquatic (4 hr)-75
150Hunted by Developer 15% Anytype-56
Ashamed of his hands-10

 


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