Success or Death.
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To make a nifty NPC that will accompany characters on missions.
- Image Credit:
Bottom image: Mouse Guard RPG: Cover [LINK]
- Role: Assassin, agent, amusing company.
- Links:
The Sith Empire
The Sith Assassins
Nezumi (Species Sub)
- Age: Adult.
- Force Sensitivity: Apprentice (Sith Acolyte)
- Species: Nezumi (Subtype: Chairo)
- Appearance: At first glance, Akito looks like a small rodent. In essence, because she is a small rodent, but not any kind of small rodent: She is a Nezumi. Her fur is brown, as is common among Chairo, her eyes are black. The fur on top of her head grows slightly longer and more shaggy than that of her body. Due to a prior accident, her ears are littered with nicks and cuts. She is a lithe and agile figure, even for her species, yet appears fairly athletic. Akito often smiles and laughs and exhibits many emotions, making her almost cartoonish in appearance.
One will often find Akito wearing a filtration mask and big gloves as she works in order to prevent her from poisoning herself. She has been known to drape herself in a cloak of shadowsilk for reasons of stealth, but more often than not, she will shun large clothes. This is common among Nezumi as fur renders clothing rather redundant.
- Name: Koushou (clan) Akito (personal) "Giggles" "Prickles" "Her Toxic Majesty" "Betterthanthou" (nicknames)
- Loyalties: The Sith Empire, Sith Assassins, [member="Darth Ophidia"]
- Wealth: Average.
- Notable Possessions:
A very small jetpack. - A long-handled lightsabre (fitted for her size)
- A plethora of toxic substances in relatively secure containers.
- A shadowsuit.
- Toxin-filtration mask (gas mask) with infrared goggles.
[*]Skills:
[*]Personality: Akito's personality is easily captured in her nicknames:
First she was giggles. Her laughter is as infectious as her poisons, clearly like a bell but as deceptive as a viper. She often giggles when nervous and only truly falls silent when it is time to do what assassins do best.
Later, she was known as prickles. This nickname was given to her after Akito' first interactions with the "Too Big". Initially scared, she acted quite defensively, and even now she has a tendency towards lashing out preemptively with sharp words and toxic promises.
In a parody of the "Too Big" Lords of the Sith and their infatuation with fancy titles, Akito styled herself "Her Toxic Majesty". Her quick tongue and reckless nature could easily have gotten her incinerated, but for her master's snide sense of humour.
Betterthanthou is a recent addition, one that came from her master calling her "Little miss better-than-thou". Akito decided to take this name as her own, in part because it matches "Her Toxic Majesty" and makes certain fellow acolytes stumble in their words, which amuses her.
Akito is snide, clever, and full of jest, but she takes her training seriously. She is used to being underrestimated, and makes up for it with recklessness rather than using it to her advantage.
COMBAT INFORMATION
- Weapon of Choice: By priority: Poison; Running away; The Force; Lightsabre.
- Combat Function: Akito will almost always be the smaller than her foes. Therefore, Akito's primary function in combat is to avoid direct confrontation. Her speciality lies in poisoning her enemies before they are aware of her and she will run away before attempting to engage.
If she is forced to engage in combat, then she will rely on the Force to slow down her enemies or make herself quicker so she can escape, kill, or wound them before they can touch her. If she must, then she will use her tiny lightsabre and superior mobility to dodge, close in, and deal small, but fatal wounds to her opponents.
- Mobility: Nezumi are extremely quick and agile! Added on this, Akito has the Force to aid her in outmanoeuvring her opponents.
- Black Thumbs: Akito has developed a keen interest and understanding for the art of poisoning her opponents.
- Stealthy: Akito's minute shape and her natural aptitude for force concealment makes her difficult to spot.
- Tinkerer: Thanks to her upbringing in the Koushou clan, Akito has a keen understanding of how to make big things small.
Weaknesses:
- Tiny: One straight hit from a weapon meant to harm a humanoid would practically disintegrate her tiny form.
- Puny: While Nezumi are stronger than they look, Akito would be easily outmatched in a contest of strength against an averagely sized (e.g human) opponent.
- Reckless: Bravery is a staple of the Nezumi! But for Akito, this trait has transcended into plain recklessness and a spiteful attitude towards most of the "Too Big".
- Big World: A small thing, Akito will almost always find herself in places made for the "Too Big"-peoples. Every stretch of land is bigger to her. Every enemy is a giant. Even the cleaning droids are a hazard!
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
A fringe child of clan Koushou, on board the nest ship of the same name, she was inducted in their art and pride of miniature technology early on. She was not a masterful technician, but capable enough to not be an embarrassment. For some years, she could be considered to be happy, albeit somewhat discontent with her prospects.
Akito's discontent grew as her peers came into recognition and positions, while she was left behind. In a desperate attempt to make up for her falling status, she experimented with a new type of battery, using highly toxic, but potent materials. Rushed and poorly planned, it ended in disaster; her battery had a high energy output, but her stabilisers were too weak. One cracked, the battery exploded and knocked her unconscious while toxic fumes spread into the nest. Many died and even more were wounded and marred.
Deep down, Akito found herself fascinated by the effect of the gas. How silent, quick, and effective it had been at eliminating those who looked down at her. But these thoughts she guiltily did not reveal.
She was shunned, scolded, but the punishment was mild. Many would be grateful, but Akito saw only insult through her lenses of guilt. She left the nest and the clan, and she stowed away on ships. One day, she was found by the pale serpent. It took her to a woman of ashen complexion who recognised Akito's potential and offered her a place where she could explore the deadly and bizzare to her heart's content.
In this tutelage, she learned much.
