Rosetta the Outcast
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Nationality: Saevitian
Race: 'Arc' (Arcanian Gifted)
Tier: Unranked ("Special Case")
Residence: Saevitian Slums
Dossier
Personality
When profiled, she was uncooperative and unresponsive. Personality profiling had to be conducted in secret, under naturalistic conditions. Yet even so, Rosetta noticed the profilers and tried to escape several times unsuccessfully. Eventually, she conceded and ignored the profilers.
Based on naturalistic observations, Rosetta demonstrates high individuality, and is rarely seen working with others or as a group. She only approaches others when there is a need to do so (purchasing food, seeking work). Nevertheless, being an Unranked means that she is scorned by most Blanks and the Numbered. However, in view of her recently demonstrated combat ability, she is accorded a sort of unspoken respect.
She appears to have no qualms threatening others when they prove to be difficult to negotiate with. As most of these threats prove effective, profilers are not able to provide conclusive evidence about the seriousness of the threat. However, based on the perspective of all participating profilers, it is generally agreed that Rosetta is indeed serious.
Unfortunately, given the inability to conduct a face-to-face interview with Rosetta, the personality profile is limited to naturalistic observation and superficial conclusions.
Appearance
Rosetta shares her grandmother's, Rowena the Vixen, attractiveness. Similarly pretty, tanned and buxom, the major difference is their hair colour - Rosetta's hair is a deep crimson, a trait of her father. She possesses a stern demeanour, sporting a neat, no-nonsense bob-cut with her bangs covering her brows, accentuating her piercing gaze. Her irises, like her grandmother's, are red as blood, and has been noted to become luminescent during battle. She possesses an athletic frame, which at a height of 1.8m is especially imposing.
As instructed, Rosetta has been retrieved and is now outfitted with the experimental
Brutalis Mk.V armour.
Family
Rowena the Vixen (Grandmother; ex-Wild Card) -
Deceased
The main perpetrator of the Great Cataclysm and a powerful Wild Card.
Charles (Father; human noble) -
Deceased
Rowena II (Mother; female Arcane) -
Deceased
Armour
Brutalis Mk.V
An experimental body suit intended to enhance its wearer's strength and defense without interfering with the wearer's natural abilities. Made using the moulted hide of dragons, the body suit is exceptionally durable and has been demonstrated to be capable of withstanding the piercing impact of human projectiles. In order to reduce blunt trauma, a layer of padding has been included in a layer between the hide. Unfortunately, this has added to the weight of the armour as a whole, thereby requiring its wearer to possess a certain level of physical strength, endurance and stamina to be able to wear the armour for sustained periods of time.
The helmet is a prototypical design that utilises the wearer's magical potential to power it up. When power is withdrawn from it, it folds back into the collar of the armour. The visor provides a minimalistic interface that visually tags targets within the field of vision, allowing its wearer to easily identify targets in the target or extreme light conditions. The more defining feature is perhaps the re-breather which filters the air of any pollutants, allowing its wearer to survive gas attacks. It also allows for breathing underwater.
The breast plate and right shoulder guard, while still made of dragon hide, also includes the experimental Saevialis, a material comparable to human's kevlar. While it has markedly weaker defensive properties, it has been demonstrated to enhance Arcanian Gifts. Although this has varied from individual to individual, the performance enhancement is especially effective on Rosetta. The reason is yet unknown.
The external gloves and boots are made wholly out of Saevialis, which has been further modified to allow it to interface with technological devices, especially human machinery (with which this material was tested). The body suit also includes a utility belt which helps to hold a money pouch and at most 3 performance capsules (healing or stamina).
Abilities
Telekinesis
Like her mother, Rosetta has the ability to manipulate objects telekinetically by the mere force of will. From her limited combat demonstrations, she been demonstrated to be capable of lifting several objects weighing up to 100kg simultaneously (without her armour), a feat comparable to Rowena who did something similar during the Great Cataclysm. Using this ability, she is capable of enhancing her movements, augmenting her punch strength or movement speed, which combined with her physical endurance by themselves has proved quite a challenge for the Ace of Spades.
However, she is unable to exert telekinetic pressure on any living creature aside from herself without suffering dizzying vision and a sensory overload.
Psychic Interference
Rosetta is capable of psychically communicating with others, transmitting her thoughts and reading minds. While the former ability is easily done, the latter ability can only be done if the receiving end willingly establishes a psychic connection. Due to that, the range of the two abilities differ greatly.
When transmitting her thoughts to others, she is able to do so up to a distance of 500m.
When reading the thoughts of others, she is able to do so up to a distance of 25m.
Electronic Identity
Due to her armour's added functionality, Rosetta is capable of hacking by making use of Psychic Interference to assess otherwise inaccessible electronic systems. However, this is restricted to systems with at most moderate level securities. High-level securities block her from entering and could inflict massive psychic damage on her if handled carelessly.
Superhumanity
Being born an Arc and a granddaughter of a Wild Card, Rosetta is endowed with not just her grandmother's abilities but also her physical strength, endurance and stamina. She is capable of exerting a strength greater than an average woman and, with her armour which provides additional defensive properties, endure more than what most humans can reasonably endure. Her stamina, however, is naturally weaker (possibly something inherited from her father), though her other abilities more than compensate for it.
Elemental Manipulation
The main bulk of Rosetta's immense combat ability which is again a trait inherited from her mother. Rosetta is capable of manipulating several elements: water, fire, air and earth, and also lightning (the only element her grandmother could not manipulate). Having grown up with the ability, she is capable of masterfully utilizing those elements but has not been able to suppress the after-effects of using those elements extensively.
Fire
Rosetta is capable of igniting anything she visually observes so long she wills it. The flames are intense, and starts on any surface, regardless of its resistance to heat. The flames are blue in colour, and is capable of heating metal red-hot but not enough to melt it.
After using it for about 5 minutes, Rosetta's otherwise perfect vision is reduced to myopic proportions, preventing her from seeing clearly for at least 2 minutes. Extended usage of her ability during these 2 minutes exacerbates her vision until temporary blindness which lasts 10 minutes (in which case she will not be able to manipulate fire).
Water
Rosetta is capable of coalescing moisture in the environment or large water bodies and shape them as she deems fit. However, due to the nature of water, she prefers to simply use them as powerful jets to knock foes back or douse them in water to amplify the shock from her lightning bolts.
After using it, Rosetta experiences dehydration which increases in severity as she uses it. After manipulating water for at least 8 minutes, her dehydration is severe to the point she desperately needs water but water is naturally repels from her touch. At this point, it is absolutely necessary for Rosetta to stop using her ability or risk death by dehydration. The negative effects fade away after 5 minutes.
Earth
Rosetta is capable of shifting the earth to suit her needs. While unable to cause massive earthquakes, she is capable of forming earthern spikes to impale unsuspecting enemies or raise blocks of earth to trip careless foes (or people she don't like).
After using it, Rosetta experiences an added gravitational pull which increases over time as she manipulates the earth. She is capable of lasting about 10 minutes before the gravitational pull becomes too intense that she cannot lift her body up.
Air
Rosetta is capable of moving the winds as she wills it. Out of all the elements, this is the second most well-practiced and she is capable of manipulating it for up to 15 minutes at low intensities (making gentle breezes). In battle, she is able to create small tempests that can disrupt ordinary humans (but not heavy mechs). She is also able to create a small burst of wind to push her where she is needed.
After using it, Rosetta experiences shortness of breath. While she has not tested the limits of her ability, it is theorized that the extended usage of the ability will eventually result in air avoiding her, creating a vacuum around her which would suffocate her to death. Nevertheless, as the effects fade away after a rest period of 2 minutes, Rosetta has not seen any reason to test her limits.
Lightning
Rosetta is capable of blasting bolts of lightnings at her finger tips. This is her most well-practiced element due to its high effectiveness in battle, both against normal humans, other Arcs or even against Mechs. However, this also exacts the heaviest toll of the elements. Nevertheless, due to her continuous usage of the element at high intensities, she is capable of sustaining up to 15 minutes in combat. If she uses "Flash Forward", this is reduced to 7 minutes.
After using it past her threshold of endurance, Rosetta experiences a fever with a throbbing headache, and general body aches. This increases up to sudden temporary blindness, high fever and severe aches that incapacitates Rosetta. As such, overusing the element is reserved only for desperate situations where her life is at stake. The after-effects of using the element fade away after 10 minutes, with the exception of the fever, which persists until Rosetta at least a few hours of sleep.
Flash Forward
A sub-ability under the manipulation of Lightning. Using this ability, Rosetta partially converts her body into lightning for the purpose of getting to a specific location quickly. This is restricted to distances of 20m at maximum, and also reduces the amount of time she may manipulate lightning without repercussions.
History
A scion of Rowena the Vixen, Rosetta was born Saevitian by her mother, Rowena II. Rowena II died as soon as Rosetta was born, leaving her father to give her a name before being cast out by unruly Saevitian citizens. As the memories of Rowena's betrayal is still fresh in the memories of some of the older Saevitians who were mere children at the time, Rosetta is treated as an Outcast, hence her epithet. Eventually, she came under the care of the White House for Orphans - an orphanage belonging to Silvana the White.
At some point, she discovered her abilities and began to practice them in secret. Much of her time before the age of 20 is unknown, though the staff at the Orphanage cites frequent bullying and her extreme quietness in spite of all these. According to the staff, Rosetta showed no interest in the Orphanage's daily combat training and did not demonstrate any exceptional fighting abilities.
At the age of 16, she was recognized as a legal adult able to join the Shuffle and was released from the orphanage. However, she did not take part in the Shuffle and instead moved into the Slums where her activities in the next 4 years remained unknown. Squatters in the slums interviewed have mentioned seeing her several times but find her unapproachable and difficult to get along with. However, some have claimed to see her vanish into thin air (a phenomenon explained by her ability, "Flash Forward")
Eventually, she came upon a scene on the streets where the Ace of Spades was punishing the King of Spades for ignoring the Wild Card's orders to cease and desist. Supposedly impressed by the Ace's abilities, she formally challenged him to a duel. The challenge became the talk of town, and many would later gather at the determined battling ground at the city square. Being the only one ranking above the Ace of Spades, the Wild Card, Silvana the White presided on the battle.
The Ace of Spades decided that his reward would be her servitude while Rosetta decided it was "for fun". The duel began, and to the surprise of all spectators and the Ace himself, Rosetta held her own with relative ease. The battle persisted for approximately 14 minutes before the Ace of Spades was finally bested when he conceded defeat. Silvana the White was thoroughly impressed and began to take Rosetta to involve her in latest series of experiments. Rosetta was inclined to decline, but found herself hard-pressed to accept or face death by Grand Duel (ignoring the rule forbidding Wild Cards to slay another when the duel is initiated by them).
Nevertheless, Rosetta eventually submitted to Silvana the White's demands and is officially an experiment participant in exchange for freedom of exploration in the main continent of Virconia.