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Malfi has recently relocated to Wayside because it has more room for her creatures.  She's something of an oddball there, not being Tainted.  One of her companions is a Metal Beast she commandeered to escape the Battlefield outside Guardian Temple, a Bear-Dog named Bogey.  He's been reprogrammed to be friendly and playful -- unless she orders him otherwise -- and has become something of an institution around Wayside, serving as an all-purpose mount/draft animal/sentry.  He also knows to hide when appropriate, not that that's easy for a creature his sizeMalfi has been practicing using him as a combat mount.  He looks like a robot ''Amphicyon giganteus'' (Bear-Dog), only with a stubtailYes, Bear-Dogs really were a thing!  He's not as cool as a Metal Dragon...shhhh, don't tell him.
Malfi has recently relocated back to the Photosphere from Wayside after Riesenlied's proclamation (and a brief stint in the infirmary recuperating from one of Ethius' particularly nasty Symbological attacks)She took Bogey (and a few creatures) with herThe rest of her monsters were returned to the wild -- generally, wherever they came from.


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Revision as of 18:49, 11 December 2017

Malfi
Malfi by Angeline Roussel.jpg
IC Information
Full Name: Malfi
Gender: Female
Age (Birthdate): 30 (March 29, 469 PC)
Hometown: Photosphere
Hair Colour: White // Eyes: Amber
Class: Zoologist/Researcher/Part-Time Warrior
Role: Antagonist
Bounty: 0 Gella
OOC Information
Theme: Original Character
Major Group: Metal Demons
Minor Groups: None
Player: User:Malfi

If you see any trained monsters wandering around the Photosphere or going into battle, they probably belong to Malfi. If you see any *rare* creatures while you’re out and about, she’d REALLY like to hear about it! Drop by her office for “coffee” any time. Malfi is ambitious and eager to distinguish herself in battle. Her battleform is metallic gold with a black exoskeleton. She has a strong sense of honor and takes offense easily. She can be prickly. She is vain about her long white hair and often restyles it, sometimes using hair ornaments or “trophies” from defeated enemies. She likes to read during her off time and would appreciate books recovered from human settlements or ruins. You can get on her good side by proffering scuttlebutt about unique monsters, books, hair ornaments, or really good coffee from human villages. Some (sincere) compliments wouldn’t hurt, either.

Background

Powers and Abilities

Malfi is a typical tank-fighter, slow but strong. Her weapon is a lance (it telescopes). She adds the Electric/Lightning Element to most of her attacks. She is also notorious for “Net” attacks that Entangle and/or capture opponents. If she is monster-hunting, she will always have a way to immobilize the monster and transport it back for study and/or training. Her resources range from ropes and cords and muzzles to cages to force-cages to sedatives to stasis fields.

  • Scientific curiousity. Malfi is always seeking out intriguing specimens. If she's unable to capture a live one or procure a dead one, she'll settle for scanning it. Her scanner also carries compact records of her databases.
  • Traps, Snares, and Tranquilizer Darts. She has a variety of ways to capture her targets.
  • Electrical element. She absorbs non-magical Lightning attacks (though an actual lightning strike would probably kill her) and can sense non-magical electromagnetic fields. Her Heal buff involves transferring bioelectrical life energy, and while it would work on Filgaians, they wouldn't find it comfortable, particularly if they have ties to the Guardians. She has internal batteries to power these abilities.
  • Built for War. Don't let her status as a scientist fool you: she can hit hard.
  • Sic 'em! She can also throw monsters at you.
  • Adolescent Anti-Reality Bubble. Take an Earth teenager. Make them immortal. See how the delusions of invincibility get even worse? Yeah. So far, she believes the propaganda she's been raised with, and she hasn't learned (much) critical thinking yet. In spite of this she has a serious demeanor and comes across as older than she is.
  • Kinsight. She can spot other Metal Demons, even when they're in disguise.
  • Standard Metal Demon Powers. Shapeshifting, regeneration, teleportation, levitation. And you thought just making the teen immortal was bad... Her shapeshifting is adequate enough that she can pass for human if she likes, though in a more petite form. She can also adapt her senses, particularly her vision, to see ultraviolet or infrared.
  • Damage sponge. Her armored form adapts to battlefield conditions, on top of her already impressive hit points. Her "armor" is actually part of her body. It is alive. It has a pulse. (Yes, she can unmanifest it at will). She normally wears a surcoat over it.
  • Hammerspace. Like every JRPG character ever, she somehow manages to stow away her oversized, overwrought weapon whenever she needs hand(s) for something else. ICly, she probably just teleports it into storage and back. Her backup weapon is a broadsword.
  • Google Translate. See notes above. The translation happens in her BRAIN, so she appears to be proficient at speaking and reading Filgaian (at least until the translator screws up). It is no help with ancient runes and such, though. She can update its vocabulary manually with a bit of concentration.
  • Portable Scanner. She is rarely without this.
  • Barista. After a year of preparing coffee at least once daily, she's pretty good at it. She has perfected a recipe for arnica latte, which helps with pain and speeds healing. She is using synthetic arnica, which is far less effective than the real thing, so the healing effect is light to moderate.
  • Rumor Has It. She keeps up with the latest rumors, though she disbelieves 95% of them. After an encounter with a Fell Dragon (REALLY!), she's losing her skepticism about those moon stories.
  • Batman prepared. When Digging she carries a backpack full of useful supplies.

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 1

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Chapter 1, Act 2

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Chapter 1, Act 3

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Chapter 1, Act 4

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Chapter 1, Epilogue

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Chapter 2, Act 1

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Chapter 2, Act 2

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Chapter 2, Act 3

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Chapter 2, Act 4

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Chapter 2, Epilogue

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Chapter 3, Act 1

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Relationships

Metal Demons

  • Alhazred. SCARY. She resents him very much.
  • Berserk. Pure brute. He did wrest the Teardrop away from the humans, though.
  • Boomerang. Admirable sense of honor. She doesn't trust Luceid, though, for being a Guardian.
  • Ebony Wings. Respects them but has steadfastly refused to join them. She agrees that using deceased Metal Demon parts to make ARMS is grotesque (and morbid).
  • Epsilon. Steel Panther, eh? Wonder if he can change into one.
  • Fenrir. She's a strong fighter who does not belong among the Tainted.
  • Gamma. Finally, someone younger than her that she technically outranks. Other than Yarobeleedt. Everybody outranks him.
  • Kalve. Could spend hours discussing the latest advances in our fields. Plus, it pays to stay on good terms with the medic.
  • K.K. She has not met him yet.
  • Lady Harken. Grateful she looks after her subordinates. More people should do that.
  • Noeline. She thinks she's a Crimson Noble...wha?? (Well, madness does run in the metalfamily...)
  • Riesenlied. A capable leader. Malfi does not seem prejudiced against the Tainted (so far).
  • Siegfried. Respects and is intimidated by him. He is a strong commander who expects results. [OOCly, he's a bad guy but he's also, y'know, right. Kind of like Magneto that way].
  • Yarobeleedt. Annoying but situationally useful. Bottom of the pecking order. His nickname for her is ^Creature Creature^.
  • Zed. He's very brave, or very foolish. Possibly both.

Drifters and Others

  • Ambrosius. Not to be underestimated.
  • Animal. Are all humans so savage and unpredictable?
  • Arleph Ardan. Met him in passing. Is he really a Doctor of Symbology?
  • Ashes. She is really too young to be wandering around by herself.
  • Asteroid the Kid. Not sure if she's even human, or what happened to her if she is. I really need to scan her to find out what I can.
  • Claude C. Kenny. He has an usual power [OOC: chi]. I'd like to study it. [OOC: And very quick wits!]
  • Dean Stark. Clobbered her good. How did such a young dude get so powerful? She's interacted with him since then, and they get along famously for two people who started out literally trying to kill each other.
  • Ethius Hesiod. Is dishonorable and not to be underestimated. Nearly killed her with a dust attack during the Schturdark Statue battle.
  • Gwen Whitlock. Sure seems to know what she's doing.
  • Hiro. Young and exuberant. Ruby is a dragon?
  • Iskandra Grendorre. She must be related to Mikaia.
  • Jacqueline Barber. Very knowledgeable, carries highly useful potions.
  • Kourin. Met her briefly. She has a well-trained, obedient dog.
  • Neria Parringer. Enigmatic and secretive.
  • Shalune Amira. Has impressive mechanic skills.
  • Virginia Maxwell. Has very unusual companions/summons.
  • White Knight Leo. Get this, he claims to be from the Moon! A standard bioscan showed nothing unusual, though. I wonder if he's part unicorn?

Other / Notes

Character portrait by Angeline Roussel, commissionable through ArtCorgi.


Excavated Prizes

A dead death butterfly preserved in a glass jar; a Heal Berry for further study; a purple participation ribbon; several samples of Fell Dragon blood for analysis; a Gear in need of repair (This was reduced to its component metals and added to V4L-H4LLA's infusions. That's right. We ATE it). One share of a footlocker full of gella. One meganut (planted behind her office in Wayside. Hey, there's plenty of free water and manure: maybe it'll grow).