Neferteri el-Kanaan

A drawing of Neferteri from one of her fans.

Nef

> *"I always get asked, 'Why do you do this to yourself? Dancing for men and women alike who want nothing but to strip you bare?' And I simply say, 'That wouldn't happen, because I have a chief who protects me, and he has for a long time. And besides, what of it if I kinda **want** people to look at me that way?' " - Neferteri responding to an interviewer who was inquiring about her for a story.*
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## **Introduction**

Neferteri el-Kanaan is a member of the *Homem Morto Caminhando* in NNYC, and a dancer at the *Ondas de Dança* nightclub owned by the same gang, and is heavily affiliated with Domingos Vera.

## **Story**

Neferteri el-Kanaan was born on April 9th, 2034 in Faiyum, Egypt to a wealthy family. Her father was a showman who used a snake-charming talent with a large circus group that went to many fairs worldwide, while her mother was an employee in a prominent tech corporation. Neferteri, meanwhile, reaped the benefits of this high-income lifestyle and enjoyed all the latest commercial tech and a spacious estate. Neferteri's home life was packed with partying, drugs, and other things, all of which were easily missed by her parents due to the fact neither of them were home often due to work.

However, Neferteri's life was turned on it's head whenever her parents immigrated to Fortazela, Brazil in 2052 due to her mother's work moving to the country. Neferteri, whose friends were now an ocean away and didn't speak the native language as of yet, became extremely isolated and closed off, and yet again her parents took no notice or mind of it due to their lack of presence. Neferteri, due to her loneliness and previously party and drug-fueled life, decided to take to the nearest night club and applied to become a dancer, in which she was quickly accepted to her natural immaculate beauty. She became a dancer for the club and quickly took to "exotic dancing", privately dancing for both male and female customers, gaining a lot of her own income. One night, however, she was having a smoke break in the alleyway behind the club when a man approached her and talked with her. When she turned to walk back into the club, she was bludgeoned over the head and knocked unconcious, kidnapped by the man who was later revealed to be a gang member.

During her stint at the "factory", she was a begrudging worker, doing as little work as possible to get by, which frequently landed her beatings and threats. One day she was working, and suddenly threw down the firearm she was working on, screaming and shouting and raving, having begun to mentally crack. The gang member who was presiding over the factory approached her, quickly restraining her. Instead of simply threatening her, however, this man began to grope and sexually harass Neferteri, who, despite her personality and line of work, was not interested in being handled in that way. This ended quickly, however, when Domingos Vera destroyed the factory with his VABRAXAS E-4, taking Neferteri with him.

Much like Domingos, Neferteri's paper trail ends there, with the minor exception of some digital transactions, until she appeared alongside Domingos in the *Homem Morto Caminhando* in an officer position in the gang, and still continuing her dance career at the *Ondas de Dança* night club owned by Domingos and used by NNYC.

## **Abilities**

* **Hello, *wasim...*:** Neferteri's dazzling beauty and alluring voice make it very hard to resist her charms, and this is often used for her advantage or for the *Homem Morto Caminhando*.
* **Tech Whiz:** Due to her background, Neferteri is extremely efficient with technologies and how to use them, as well as how to modify them and hack into basic firewalls.
* **The Show-woman herself!:** Neferteri is a performer, and is able to dance, sing, and play numerous instruments, all of which can be used to distract people if necessary.
* **Prehensile Hair:** After the events of the Spellplague, Neferteri's hair became movable and extremely strong, able to resist a few sword slashes, as well as able to grip and move items. Her hair also grows back at a vastly accelerated rate.
	+ **Splitting Ends:** Neferteri is able to use her hair like projectiles, sending out long, sturdy strands of hair like sharpened spikes.
	+ **Cobra's Grip:** Neferteri's hair is able to grip things extremely tightly, able to crush people and objects with minimal to medium amounts of effort.

## **Trivia**

* Neferteri frequently sends letters to home, stating how she doesn't want to come back to Fortazela, but appreciates and loves her family despite their lack of appearances, as well as sums of cash, despite the fact her parents are already rich.
* Neferteri avoids fairs and carnivals due to the fact that she's afraid to see her father again, and knows his showman job increases the likelihood he'll appear.
* It is speculated amongst the *Homem Morto Caminhando* that Neferteri's name was changed at some point before they came together in NNYC, however she will not confirm nor deny the speculation.
* Neferteri frequents hair salons, not for herself, but to give pointers on how to interact with hair and how to properly groom it without causing any everlasting damage, and even dresses hair herself in a salon in the *Ondas de Dança.*