Thread: Great Adventure: Grand Piece!. [Custom One-Piece RP]

Name Rifa Gender Female Race Fishman Age 19 Appearance Clicky! Rifa is of an almost uniform blue-gray tint all over her skin. Marred by several scars on her limbs and fin, she's never going to be one to flaunt her body unless she's seeking to invoke terror. Her hair is only just a shade darker than her skin, a messy, uneven cut that flows like the ragged flag of a dread pirate while she swims, and hangs down over the right side of her face, leaving only one yellow, animalistic eye to glare down her target. Her body shows the raw strength of the Fishmen, with arms and legs that look potent even by male standards, but retain an untoned smoothness that preserves some sense of femininity. She has a large dorsal fin on her back with several scars. Her right shoulder has an almost circular arrangement of scars just above the collarbone, dangerously close to the gills on her neck. Personality Rifa is a reserved, and often timid girl. She speaks softly, and seeks to avoid confrontation whenever she can. While her weak presence makes her come off as meek and unbefitting of her race, she's also very approachable. Her docile demeanor may make her seem melancholy at times, but even when she's happy, she keeps her excitement held back. It's just rare of her to gush and lose control of herself. At least, that is, until she's threatened. The well-known ferocity of the Fishmen is well within her, pent up and waiting to drop at a moments notice. Rifa ca go from zero to alpha predator in the swing of a sword, sparing no mercy until her opposition poses no threat. Devil Fruit No... A fishman would rather die than lose their strongest asset. Skills -- Fishman Karate The usual martial art form of the Fishmen, this form of karate focuses on fast, direct strikes with the elbows and open hands, as well as emphasizing grappling techniques. It works as well underwater as it does on dry land, where other martial arts are substantially hindered by the drag exerted by water pressure. Each attack either minimizes movement, or strikes in a way as to remove as much drag as possible from the motions involved. Grapples are also very effective, especially against non-aquatic species, who are robbed of their strength as they lose valuable oxygen in the struggle. -- Digestion Rifa has strong stomach acid, and even stronger teeth. She has accidentally eaten a rock she mistook for a lobster. She'd been really, really hungry. She also eats raw food. Despite the potential maltreatment of her gastro-intestinal tract, she's never gotten sick or injured from any food-related illness or incident. -- Puzzle-Solving Rifa has a spatial memory, allowing her to recall with great accuracy even in the face of complex problems and situations. Picture puzzles and puzzle cubes are easily disposed of by her talent, even whle she's busy eating a chimichonga. -- Spatial Awareness Along with her memory, Rifa has a strong sense of what's around her, even if she can't see well. In fact, Rifa needs glasses. She's so nearsighted she can't read the big E on the top of an eye exam chart. But her senses of smell, hearing, and feel allow her to react to threats all around her with precision and efficiency. -- Singing It really embarrasses her, but Rifa is a very talented singer. Her songwriting could use some polish, though. In fact, when one hears her voice, they expect a slim human or Skypean woman with pale skin, a beautiful, dignified dress, and a face that could melt an iceberg with a single look. Instead, they get a muscular and scarred fishgirl with a mouth full of sharp teeth and face that can make the sun freeze over. Once, she sang in middle of a dense fog, unintentionally attracting a few human men to come investigate the angelic voice. When they caught sight of her, they immediately jumped out of the boat and swam away screaming. It's happened multiple times since, making her incredibly shy about the singing thing. Stats Stat Points Given 50 Strength 10 5 at all times. Fishmen, and even fishwomen, are naturally stronger than humans. Water is just a bit harder to move through than air. Speed 10 5 in water. Fishmen are faster than humans underwater, but not as fast as MermaidsMen. But, they don't have the same disadvantage as the Mermaids and Mermen do. Intellect 10 Stamina 10 Accuracy 10 Luck 4 Rifa, like all fishmen, is strong, though certainly not the strongest of her species. Regardless, her punches can crack the hulls of lighter ships. She can pick up and throw cannon balls with enough oomph to knock the average man unconscious from fifty meters away. As a practitioner of Fishman Karate, she loses none of her strength while fighting underwater, making her most potent in her natural element. On land, she's as speedy as the average human. Running uses different muscles than swimming does, so it's understandable that her natural physical superiority doesn't make her exceed a human, so much as keep up even with minimal training. Of course... Her kind are perfectly acclimated to swimming, and she'll easily overtake any human there. For what's normally seen as a brutal, aggressive race, Rifa is surprisingly intelligent. Her problem solving and creativity are surprising for those that don't know her, though she has a definite weakness in knowing or rather not knowing... her historical facts. The girl is tough enough to handle the day to day wear and tear. Maybe a little more so than most people. But she's used to quick and furious action. Prolonged activity wears her out just as much as any other person, fishman or otherwise. Rifa isn't incredibly accurate by most people's standards. From fifty yards away, she's as likey to graze a target as she is to hit it dead-on. But she'll assert that she's much more accurate than most people. In fact, she'd like to see how accurate you are when it comes to throwing cannonballs at a target fifty yards away. list Crew Position Musician well, IF the crew can coax her into using her talent. Techniques -- Reverse Rend Using the texture of her skin, Rifa's punches can tear away at a surface even when she only lands a grazing blow. Her scales run smoothly and harmlessly from head to toe, but from toe to head, they can dig away at even the toughest surface. A reverse rend on a humanoid can tear away skin and cause lacerations, possibly making it more worthwhile to take the blow full-on instead of trying to deflect it away with an arm. Note that her punches cause the ripping motion when the fist goes forwards, not backwards. -- Predatory Bite Sharks are known for growing unlimited teeth throughout their lifetime. Like the prime example of Arlong, Rifa can recieve new teeth quickly when hers are damaged. However, she doesn't have the strength of arm or stomach to rip out her own teeth as an attack. -- Liquid Cannon Part of Fishman Karate's training involves learning how to throw water at such a velocity as to become capable of penetrating skin. While only the strongest practicioners can do such a technique, Rifa has gotten to the point where she can throw a handfull of water with enough velocity to knock a full-grown man off his feet. -- Throw All The Things If she can lift it, Rifa can throw it as a weapon. Chairs, pencils, planks of wood, and the aforementioned cannonball are all well capable of being chucked at considerable speeds and distances. -- Thick Skin Rifa's skin is resilient, far more than most people. Even completely naked, she has a natural toughness that warrants comparison to basic full-body armor. Kit Weapon -- Anything she picks up, as well as her body. Armor -- Her skin, which is equivalent to a 10 STRSTAM requirement armor. Clothing -- Rifa wears a black, form-fitting wetsuit with short sleeves and equally short legs. She leaves her arms and legs exposed primarily to use her Reverse Rend and for flexibility. Rifa doesn't wear shoes. Additional Items -- None Rifa is something of a drifter, and is simply surviving on her predatory abilities with nowhere to call home. Her only mementos of the past are memories. Biography It was a long time ago, and Rifa's earliest memory, that she was listening to a lullaby in her mother's arms. The voice was beautiful, but indistinct, and she can't remember either the song's lyrics, nor the appearance of her mother. Her clarity of memory begins shortly after, with seeing her father impaled by a harpoon, and being kidnapped by slavers. From there, she was subjected to harsh training and servitude before being sold to the highest bidder. That bidder was a Fishman bandit who decided that he wanted a perfectly obedient wife. When things didn't go exactly as he planned, he got much more physical, and she barely got out with her life intact. For several years now, she's be surviving of her own means, drifting on the currents aimlessly, too afraid to go near people human or otherwise. Dreams and Aspirations -- Rifa has a song stuck in her head, the one song she cannot remember the lyrics to. Someday, she'd like to finally learn those lyrics. Of course, that song is from a long time ago, and the only person she's ever heard sing the melody is her mother. She hopes her search for the song will lead her back to her mother, if her mother is still alive. Treasure The Song. While she hates that she cannot remember the lyrics, Rifa treasures that song more than any other memory, as it's all she can easily remember of her childhood and family. It's the only thing she can think of that makes her feel better whenever she's lonely. Sadly, it's also the song that occasionally attracts witless men expecting a siren, only to find a sharp-mawed shark. Flaws Rifa is an incredible pushover for anyone she considers to be a trusted friend... Thankfully, she doesn't have those............yet... Trivia ala wiki style! -- Rifa's name is just a feminization of the word Reef, a strand of rocks, sand and coral that rises nearly to the surface of the water. -- Her Reverse Rend is based off the dermal denticles of a shark's skin. They are what gives shark skin the rough, sandpaper texture. They are hydro-dynamically aligned to help sharks glide through the water smoothly. -- Rifa is based on the Blue Shark, who are the most widely distributed animal on the planet. They rarely attack humans, which is reflected in Rifa's typically docile nature. The females also have skin three times thicker than males, an adaptation caused by mating rituals involving biting. -- The Siren of mythology was a creature whose beautiful singing voice lured ships into wrecking upon rocky reefs. Rifa has a clear similarity, although instead of luring ships to die, stories from her witnesses involve luring foolhardy sailors into the jaws of a shark.