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[piratejoe]

Main thread here: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=178122.msg8250025#msg8250025

Welcome to the Cabal of Villain's. While this intro is a bit sparse, a more proper one will come with your choice.
 
Your choice of starting Villain are as follows. This will also determine your starting location

Spoiler: Feng Zhelan (click to show/hide)

Name: Feng Zhelan
Gender: Female
Appearance and Background: Born in Hong Kong, Zhelan was one swift to realize their lack of opportunity there from a young age, and would, after learning English thanks to a factory manager she worked for temporarily, stow away on a ship to America, where she would find Chinese immigration was banned. While she originally had an idea of going to Canada through america and getting a permit there so that way they could loophole the system, they needed money for this and would resort to theivery for a time, eventually ending in her getting caught. However, she'd manage to escape before being deported and steal one last time before stowing herself away once more, and she would keep one of the amulets she stole, one she keeps to this day and believes has some good fortune, even if she knows such notions are silly. Once the second ship she stowed away upon docked, she'd find herself in Pren Gwyn, and would work slowly on getting money, which naturally she'd do through the way she knew best. However, after some time, she would meet a man named Shun who she would grow quite fond of, and after some time with enough money open up a restaurant named the White tiger of the West, or Xīfāng báihu, though she'd soon use it as a front for various other more...illicit businesses as she expanded her empire as it turned out that her restaurant struggled at first. And while her restaurant would get a profit as she learned, so too did her more illegal business, expanded later on by the purchase of a pharmaceutical's store. And, while she'd use plenty of funds to aid the local Asian community, she also would use those under her for less legal work to enforce a bit of...extrajudicial form of protection against other groups of organized crime...In part, due to her efforts, Pentrefsiapaneaidd is what it is now. Yet, this wasn't exactly enough...

Feng commonly wears fancy traditional dresses, though occasionally wears more western suits or clothing. She has Black hair and, oddly, green eyes.

HP: 200

Powers
No unnatural abilities at this time, as far as anyone knows.

Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 2
Combat, Ranged: Lv 2
Intellect: Lv 4
Traits:
Entrepreneur - Her business ventures provide a steady stream of Money and influence. It also makes it easier to acquire particular materials.
Public Figure - Feng is well known and liked by the Asian community in her Home in Pren Gwyn, and there is no proof of her criminal activities. Needless to say, it's more than likely any to actively harm her will face backlash.
Covered Tracks - Due to careful work, Feng is sure to cover her bases, and ensure that any potential accusations against her truly are that of slander with not a single bit of their evidence being true, even if they got to the right conclusion with the wrong answers.
Master of Slight of hand and Stealth - While certainly no longer one to steal, Feng has a good deal of skill in the art of blending in and hiding both her movements and herself. This needless to say makes it a lot harder for one to spot her.
Collector - Can swiftly determine the value of varying pieces of art, artifacts, and jewelry, if something is special about them, and generally can find said objects easier.
Relationships:
None greater than purely business terms since her husband Shun died.
Specializations:
None
Equipment
At the moment, all they have is traditional Chinese Liuyedao and Niuweidao, neither they can particularly take with them. Though, they do still have a cudgel from their older work.

Spoiler: The Jötunn (click to show/hide)

Name: Håkan Byström AKA The Jötunn
Gender: Male
Appearance and Background: Born in Sothweg, Håkan was and always has enjoyed things that would make others flinch in pain or see as too cruel. And, they would first learn this joy of this cruelty through the finding of mice and other small rodents that he could find, which he often would slowly kill with sticks or rocks. Even so, he would keep this dark hobby a secret and in check until he got into the S.I.N, or the Sothweg Intelligence Network (Sothweg Intelligens Nettverk in their native tongue). For, he swiftly would rise through the ranks as a brutal, and clever operative. Eventually, he would become a Director in the Sothweg Intelligence Network, and would be able to control a portion of it as their own. Swiftly, they used this position to satiate their desire for torture and their methods were often called into question as being unnecessarily cruel to dissidents and others who were captured and detained. Of course, this was ignored by the politburo as they hardly cared what happened to Dissidents. However, soon he would start using his position to try and gain further power, and this combined with how he was starting to treat his staff just as poorly. This was swiftly used against him and he was detained and to be executed...But luckily, something changed in him, and the world. And, felling stronger than ever, he made his escape with ease...And now? Now he desires revenge. 

His skin is pale with a hint of blue to it, while his hair seems purely bleached. His eyes, meanwhile, seem to be a deep blue, rather than a more icy color.

HP: 700

Powers
Ice Resilience - Can withstand temperatures well below zero without any harm or issues.
Frost Touch - Can freeze anything they hold, provided they have a grip on it. Slowly spreads across the object, or person.
Super Strength - Can pick up small vehicles with just a bit of effort.
Super Durability - Can take a lot more punishment, attacks against him do less than they would for others.

Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 3
Combat, Ranged: Lv 1
Intellect: Lv 3
Traits:
Large Target - Due to prodigious size, they have a lot more of them self to be hit by things. It's harder for enemies to miss when attacking them.
Conspicuous - This person is far from stealthy, and is quite easy to spot.
Cruel - The Jötunn will always attempt to cripple or humiliate an enemy hero rather than kill them if given the chance.
Ruel Through Fear - Other units recruited by The Jötunn will have a higher loyalty, and will lose loyalty slower unless particularly brave or powerful.
Relationships:
None currently
Specialization:
None

Equipment:
A rugged looking suit made of a few chunks of metal. It doesn't offer much protection, but he really doesn't need it in the first place.

Spoiler: Status of the Cabal (click to show/hide)

Current Funds: 10 million $
Current Influence: 10 favors

Reputation List:
Whichever character you pick will start with 100 reputation.

[Man of Paper]

So I’m thinking a fun theme would be something like a gang of street performers and magicians. Imagine getting rolled on by some nerd throwing cards and realizing your pockets were also picked clean during the fight.

Plus heists are awesome and feng sets us up to be cool heistguys.

(1) Feng Zhelan): MoP

[m1895]

(1) Feng Zhelan): MoP
(1) The Jötunn

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[chaotick21]

So I’m thinking a fun theme would be something like a gang of street performers and magicians. Imagine getting rolled on by some nerd throwing cards and realizing your pockets were also picked clean during the fight.

Plus heists are awesome and feng sets us up to be cool heistguys.

(1) Feng Zhelan): MoP

+1 I love this idea, but I think that The Jötunn would work well as a strongman.

[ZBridges]

(3) Feng Zhelan): MoP, chaotick21, ZBridges
(1) The Jötunn): m1895

[VoidSlayer]

You say heist, I hear steal the Eiffel Tower and sell it to the highest bidder.  This is a joke of course!  We will need a larger team to pull this off.

(4) Feng Zhelan): MoP, chaotick21, ZBridges, voidslayer
(1) The Jötunn): m1895

[A_Curious_Cat]

The Dragon Lady seems interesting...

(5) Feng Zhelan): MoP, chaotick21, ZBridges, voidslayer, A_Curious_Cat
(1) The Jötunn): m1895

Edit: forgot to update number.

[Doomblade187]

LET ME IN

[A_Curious_Cat]

LET ME IN

You might want to vote while you’re at it...

[piratejoe]

You are Feng Zhelan, the famous businesswoman who is known as a flawless example of a rags to riches story in real life, and a beacon of inspiration to many of the Asian Community in both Pren Gwyn and abroad. Of course, in reality the full story is filled with many more crimes than merely having been a stowaway. Something the varying gangs that didn't submit in Pentrefsiapaneaidd found out the hard way without even knowing who ordered their punishments. Lesser minds would think that with such a position, it would be best to go straight and abandon crime of all kinds. But, that is a fools errand. Money alone can only get one so far, especially with ideals that by nature only attract specific people. And sometimes the sword solves problems far quicker, easier and more efficient than the pen ever will. Likewise, sometimes it's best to have your enemy do all the work for finding something so you can take it yourself with no cost. Broken and biased laws will never change without one to enforce more...fair laws. Laws made by one smarter and better equipped to lead and fix a number of histories mistakes, and form a world that will become as immortal as time itself.

Your current headquarters is naturally located in Pentrefsiapaneaidd, the one city that just so happened to be one of the last major settlements to retain it's history and original population, and a city that was practically made the way it is now by your hands. Yet this, this is only the start. The entire archipelago used to be controlled by Shirohon after all, not just the northern portion of the island now called Arvendon. But, in time, the monarchies can be brought to heel like the gangs, all under your control without them fully knowing it. The City is one that is prosperous and rich due to tourism. Though, in more recent times, some new rivals from other places have shown up and caused issues with the current hold over the city. Your headquarters is naturally the boardroom of Báihu.co, and it can support 3 other's, including yourself.

It is currently the Project and Research phase.

You may at this moment in time describe and start one project which you would like to work on. The full effects of a project will be known upon completion, and the price and time of a project will be known once it is started. Do note that once you start a project, you do not need to work on it in the deployment phase, though electing not to will not advance it closer to completion.

Also feel free to rename the faction name to something else if you'd like.

Status of the Cabal:

Spoiler: Status of the Cabal (click to show/hide)

Current Funds: 10 million $
Current Influence: 10 favors

Villain list:

Spoiler: Feng Zhelan (click to show/hide)

Name: Feng Zhelan
Gender: Female
Appearance and Background: Born in Hong Kong, Zhelan was one swift to realize their lack of opportunity there from a young age, and would, after learning English thanks to a factory manager she worked for temporarily, stow away on a ship to America, where she would find Chinese immigration was banned. While she originally had an idea of going to Canada through america and getting a permit there so that way they could loophole the system, they needed money for this and would resort to theivery for a time, eventually ending in her getting caught. However, she'd manage to escape before being deported and steal one last time before stowing herself away once more, and she would keep one of the amulets she stole, one she keeps to this day and believes has some good fortune, even if she knows such notions are silly. Once the second ship she stowed away upon docked, she'd find herself in Pren Gwyn, and would work slowly on getting money, which naturally she'd do through the way she knew best. However, after some time, she would meet a man named Shun who she would grow quite fond of, and after some time with enough money open up a restaurant named the White tiger of the West, or Xīfāng báihu, though she'd soon use it as a front for various other more...illicit businesses as she expanded her empire as it turned out that her restaurant struggled at first. And while her restaurant would get a profit as she learned, so too did her more illegal business, expanded later on by the purchase of a pharmaceutical's store. And, while she'd use plenty of funds to aid the local Asian community, she also would use those under her for less legal work to enforce a bit of...extrajudicial form of protection against other groups of organized crime...In part, due to her efforts, Pentrefsiapaneaidd is what it is now. Yet, this wasn't exactly enough...

Feng commonly wears fancy traditional dresses, though occasionally wears more western suits or clothing. She has Black hair and, oddly, green eyes.

HP: 200

Powers
No unnatural abilities at this time, as far as anyone knows.

Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 2
Combat, Ranged: Lv 2
Intellect: Lv 4
Traits:
Entrepreneur - Her business ventures provide a steady stream of Money and influence. It also makes it easier to acquire particular materials.
Public Figure - Feng is well known and liked by the Asian community in her Home in Pren Gwyn, and there is no proof of her criminal activities. Needless to say, it's more than likely any to actively harm her will face backlash.
Covered Tracks - Due to careful work, Feng is sure to cover her bases, and ensure that any potential accusations against her truly are that of slander with not a single bit of their evidence being true, even if they got to the right conclusion with the wrong answers.
Master of Slight of hand and Stealth - While certainly no longer one to steal, Feng has a good deal of skill in the art of blending in and hiding both her movements and herself. This needless to say makes it a lot harder for one to spot her.
Collector - Can swiftly determine the value of varying pieces of art, artifacts, and jewelry, if something is special about them, and generally can find said objects easier.
Relationships:
None greater than purely business terms since her husband Shun died.
Specializations:
None
Equipment
At the moment, all they have is traditional Chinese Liuyedao and Niuweidao, neither they can particularly take with them. Though, they do still have a cudgel from their older work.

Current Reputation - 100

Current Projects:

Spoiler: Projects (click to show/hide)

None active at this time.

[A_Curious_Cat]

Project proposal:

Discretely scout around for promising talent (focusing on those that would be good at theft).

[ZBridges]

It might be useful to find a fence or a network of fences if we don't already have one.  Art is especially difficult to offload without a good fence. 

In addition, it might be helpful to recruit a team of individuals that can specialize in actively casing homes or other buildings in nearby areas in order to scan for vulnerabilities that would indicate the buildings are good targets for theft.  When we steal, we probably should steal from nearby areas, but not from the area that is our home.

[VoidSlayer]

Targets will present themselves eventually and we already have a small but steady stream of income so why not spend time training a team of thieves. Clearly we are just giving teens and young adults a nice place to hang out, learn acrobatics and self defense and how to program and work on electronics!  Not finding agile impressionable people we can brainwash and train in breaking and entering.

[A_Curious_Cat]

It might be useful to find a fence or a network of fences if we don't already have one.  Art is especially difficult to offload without a good fence. 

In addition, it might be helpful to recruit a team of individuals that can specialize in actively casing homes or other buildings in nearby areas in order to scan for vulnerabilities that would indicate the buildings are good targets for theft.  When we steal, we probably should steal from nearby areas, but not from the area that is our home.

Targets will present themselves eventually and we already have a small but steady stream of income so why not spend time training a team of thieves. Clearly we are just giving teens and young adults a nice place to hang out, learn acrobatics and self defense and how to program and work on electronics!  Not finding agile impressionable people we can brainwash and train in breaking and entering.

Both of these sound like good ideas.

+1 to both.

[ZBridges]

Edit: never mind, I forgot that you can vote for multiple things in these games.

Targets will present themselves eventually and we already have a small but steady stream of income so why not spend time training a team of thieves. Clearly we are just giving teens and young adults a nice place to hang out, learn acrobatics and self defense and how to program and work on electronics!  Not finding agile impressionable people we can brainwash and train in breaking and entering.

+1