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Post by chingshih on Nov 5, 2015 18:45:09 GMT
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Rider][PTab=Status]Parameters Personal Skills | Skill 01 | Golden Rule: C+ | Iconic for not only amassing grand riches but also managing them despite the infamy for pirates’ bad habits with money, Ching Shih has natural talents in both calling upon her fortune and adding to it. However, it is a more modest amount compared to the treasure troves of conquerors; despite her amazing financial management skills.
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| Skill 02 | Voyager: A | | The ability to sail any vehicle designated as a sea-faring vessel with skill. Given the nature of her position as the leader of a fleet, this also allows Ching Shih to use C-rank Charisma and Military Tactics. However, she is unable to use any other vehicle or mount without proper training; unlike other Riders. |
| Skill 03 | Alluring Nightingale: D | | The ability to manipulate, disarm and distract even Servants with one’s charming appearance and demeanour. Chosen by a Cheng I, a pirate lord who could have chosen any other girl in the China seas with his infamy and power, Ching Shih’s beauty was iconic among the pirates she commanded. Her looks were in part due to her partially foreign ancestry and her especially young age for such a commander, and have only been exaggerated by her form as a Servant. |
Class Skills | Skill 01 | Magic Resistance: D | Cancels all magecraft D rank or under. Due to her time having little in the way of magic, Ching Shih does not have a high magic resistance – instead, it is more intended to guard against the curses of the sea and the authorities that opposed her. In her past, she often looked to her ‘guardian spirit’ for advice on major decisions; giving her some protection from these curses.
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Noble Phantasm #1 | Optional NP Image here | The Code: Intrepid in Attack, Desperate in Defence, and Unyielding to the End | | Rank: C | | Type: Anti-Ally | Of particular fame within Ching Shih’s fleet were her incredibly strict code of laws that she used to unite and organise her subordinates; infamous for being so unlike other outlaws and for the harsh penalties that came with breaking them. While very intimidating; especially given most of their punishments were beheading or even more cruel; the rules allowed Ching Shih to unite her fleet despite their often desperate situation.
The five rules are:
First: No one may give their own orders (other than those of Ching Shih’s), and no one may disobey the orders of a superior.
Second: No one was to steal from the fleet’s public fund, nor any supporters of Ching Shih and her fleet.
Third: All loot plundered must be presented for inspection. All items are registered and distributed by Ching Shih. The original seizer was given twenty percent, and the rest is placed into the public fund.
Fourth: Any actual money is turned over to the leader, and only ten percent is returned while the rest is added to the public fund.
Fifth: No deserter or absentee without leave will be tolerated within the fleet.
Calling upon the discipline and respect she held via these rules, Ching Shih gives all allies who have declared her as their leader a rank-up in their Strength, Endurance and Agility; with similar bonuses to non-Servants whom have made the same declaration – however, those who have not pledged alliance to her will not gain the bonus regardless of their affinity or proximity to her. In addition, should any of these allies have breached her ruling they will be identified as such for Ching Shih and become paralysed instead until her punishment for them is declared and performed. This will not affect their stats, skills or Noble Phantasms, however; so they are capable of passively defending themselves.
As a side-note, Ching Shih also had very strict rules on the treatment and protection of female captives; with the standard practice being to release ‘unattractive’ ladies while any others were either ransomed or made wives for the crew – however, the proper treatment of these women by their pirate husbands was enforced by her laws. These rules are not likely to come up as a part of her Noble Phantasm’s effects, however… hopefully.
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Noble Phantasm #2 | Optional NP Image here | The Red Flag Fleet’s Prince: Steady of the Steadiest | | Rank: B | | Type: Anti-Army | Often titled a ‘pirate queen’ or ‘pirate empress’ for her constitutional monarchy based style of leadership and her infamy and power on the seas; Ching Shih is backed even as a Servant by her second-in-command, adopted son, and lover; Chang Pao; albeit only in spirit. While her fleet lack a full-on attack akin to the Hunt of the Golden Hind, Ching Shih is able to command her fleet more personally and acutely; capable of using it as a weapon akin to an Archer. She does not require vocal commands to do so, but must have some intention to call upon grandiose attacks; as her invisible fleet requires time to prepare.
Once called, the fleet can attack in a variety of ways iconic of Chinese naval power of the time. The predominant manner is simply a bombardment of mortar fire, grappling harpoon launches, cannon fire with a variety of shot-types, breech-loading swivel gun emplacement, and the infamous flamethrowers that the Chinese turtle-ships made iconic. In addition, Ching Shih can call to be armed with a musket or pistols herself; but these weapons are not true spiritual weapons in-of themselves unlike those of other sailing Servants – they must be discarded or reloaded properly as they were in their actual time; and require preparation for any kind of effective usage. As per her portrayal in art, when it comes to close-quarters Ching Shih’s weapons of choice are a pair of plain Chinese Dao swords; although they are commonly mistaken for cutlasses due to their similar appearance.
Despite her fleet being so iconic; Ching Shih was a leader rather than a fighter, and thus she is unable to actively summon more than a single one of her fleet; in this case only using one of her infamous shallow-water frigates for actual use as a Rider. While it is decently armed as the rest of her Noble Phantasm would imply, it is nothing special compared to the Golden Hind or the like. Finally, Ching Shih’s fleet draws heavily on her mana in all its usages; requiring time to ‘reload and rearm’ between major uses unless the Servant herself has a buffer to her mana or a Master she can actively drain.
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[PTab=Profile]Character Details Height / Weight: 190cm/72kg
Source: Chinese History in the Era of the Sail
Home Region: South China Sea
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Gender: Female
Wife of Cheng I Born Shi Xianngu in 1775 in Guangdong, Ching Shih was originally a prostitute; left with nowhere to go in the job as a Chinese half-caste, shunned by much of her hometown’s society. But, her life was turned around as she began to run out of options when she was around 20; being kidnapped by pirates, assumedly sought after for her foreign beauty among her peers. However, in 1801, she was then married to Cheng I while captive, a notorious pirate of the time; said to have had to persuade her with riches and negotiation of his capital and fleet despite her situation in order to make her agree to wed him.
As a dedicated wife whom ‘participated fully in her husband’s piracy’ according to records, the pair formed a coalition of pirate fleets into a grand alliance. This was soon among the more powerful pirate fleets across all of China, known as the Red Flag Fleet. However, in 1807, Cheng I passed away; leaving the now Ching Shih (‘widow of Cheng’) to step down… however, she instead demanded full control of the fleet instead – not a single commander argued the change. The Pirate Empress As the new leader of the Red Flag Fleet, Ching Shih only led the fleet to even greater fortune as she focussed on cultivating good relationships with any possible rivals and the powerful members of her widow’s family. Building upon the relationships that remained among the fleet’s captains, she made herself and her rule essential to the rest of the fleet’s action. Recognising that she would need a loyal second-in-command to handle the fleet’s operations, she chose her adopted son – Cheung Po Tsai, whom had been impressed into piracy in the past and rose rapidly through the ranks before being adopted as Cheng I’s son. Despite their relationship, they became lovers and were later married.
Under the command of Ching Shih, the Red Flag Fleet established taxes and levies over settlements they robbed and captured; using brutal terror-tactics and punishments amongst both their enemies and the traitors of their own ranks; earning her the nickname of ‘The Terror of South China’. At the peak of her rule, the fleet had approximately 1800 ships at her command and 50,000 pirates. She also ran a vast network of spies, as well as supporting farmers, tailors and carpenters to keep her empire afloat. Although she took the head of the fleet, she established a council and a clear code of laws for her coalition; even separating the fleet into six cohesive squads. The fleet dominated the seas between the Yellow Sea to the Straits of Malacca; and seemed unstoppable – the British, Chinses and Portugese navies were unable to scratch her empire. People thought that her capacity as commander to keep all her squadrons so well-armed and confident had to be magic with her finesse.
In an iconic moment for fleet, in 1808 the Chinese Navy organised a mission to exterminate her fleet; with Admiral Kwo Lang leading them into the conflict against the red squadron of the fleet. The naval force were crushed; with Ching Shih taking 63 of the naval force’s ships and giving captives the choice of either joining them… or being nailed to the deck and beaten to death. Kwo Lang himself committed suicide out of terror of such a fate. Only the Good Die Young Ching Shih’s conquest of the seas was unravelled by the leader of one of her squadrons, however; when the leader of the green squadron became tired of the special treatment she gave to Chang Pao and his red squadron; launching an attack on the allied squadron – in the end, the green squadron lost; but the event shook the foundations of the empire. The green squadron appealed to Macao for amnesty after their defeat; being excused for their crimes and given a generous payment for their quiet exit.
In turn, Ching Shih decided it was time to leave the messy business; however, although the governor agreed to her fleet’s terms, she had to kneel in order for him to consent to it. She refused to accept this, as per both her pride and pirate tradition; leaving the governor forced to find a way around it – in the end, the only way he managed to make her kneel was to perform the marriage of Ching Shih and Chang Pao; as the bride and groom had to bow to the officiant. But with this, Ching Shih turned in her ships and brought the fleet apart… but kept her immense savings, despite her infamy. Chang Pao became a government official and kept his red squadron; and even all of the fleet’s pirates were allowed to retire or join the Chinese Navy; keeping their own savings. Ching Shih even had set aside part of the fleet’s public fund to support the pirates’ transition to civilian life; her foresight as incredible as ever.
Following her amnesty, Ching Shih led a quiet life; running a brothel and gambling house until the end of her days at 69 years old; passing away an extremely wealthy woman in 1844 in her hometown – one of the only pirates in history to lead a legend of violence and riches… and then get away with every bit of it. Extra Details Servant Classes: Rider
Birthday: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Likes: Riches, pillaging, young men
Dislikes: Disobedience, misogyny, disorganisation
Talents: Financial planning, charisma
Natural Enemy: Traitors
Image Colour: Teal
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Post by Chaldea-san on Nov 8, 2015 0:36:19 GMT
Everything in order, everything is grand.
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