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==Powers and Abilities==
 
==Powers and Abilities==
As with Lorelei Nachtigall, Parfait has an inborn connection to the Netherworld, which she typically uses to summon dark energies for melee combat. Parfait has some other magical capabilities, as well.
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As with Lorelei Nachtigall, Parfait has an inborn connection to the Netherworld, which she typically uses to summon dark energies for melee combat. Parfait has some other magical capabilities, including meta-magical effects which amplify her spells. As with Lorelei Nachtigall, Nightingale Parfait does have the potential to become a [[Force of Will]] user, but she has not actually unlocked that power yet, and indeed is not aware of her potential. However, Parfait does use magic to partially simulate Force of Will's effects, primarily reflex amplification, to better use her shields.
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Parfait's use of shields contributes heavily to her continued survival. Using her magically-increased reflexes, Parfait is able to sense and deflect most attacks with little effort, and can even, or so she claims, use her shield to block psionic attacks. If this is true, it indicates that Parfait's shields are also enchanted -at least the physical ones. While Parfait prefers an Impervium kite-style shield, she has been known to employ shields in other forms and made of different materials, most notably a round shield formed of arcane energy, which she has taken a liking to because it has no physical weight, and is thus much easier to handle.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 21:30, 5 February 2010

Apologies, fellow Entrusted One. It appears our records are unfinished in regards to this entity. As such, please feel free to assist our Menders in adding your knowledge to this repository. Thank you for your understanding...
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Nightingale Parfait
Player: @BittPlayer
Server: Triumph
Origin: Magic
Archetype: Brute
Threat Level: Unknown
Personal Data
Real Name: Undisclosed
Known Aliases: None
Species:
Human
Age: Early 20s
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 125lbs
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Sexuality:
Unknown
Biographical Data
Nationality: Praetorian
Occupation: Freelance villain, purported Praetorian government agent
Place of Birth: Praetoria
Base of Operations: Cap Au Diable
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Unknown
Known Powers
Inborn magical talent
Known Abilities
Skilled in dark magic, trained in shield use
Equipment
Impervium kite shield
Yes, her name's stupid. Yes, she knows.



Background

How she got to Primal Earth is unclear, but whatever the details are, the ridiculously-named Nightingale Parfait is in fact Lorelei Nachtigall's Praetorian counterpart. This means that she knows Lorelei's real name, as the both of them share it, but Parfait doesn't seem willing to reveal Lorelei's name, either out of a sense of honor or because it might be good blackmail material.

In any case, Parfait claims to be an agent of Emperor Cole, sent to Primal Earth to retrieve the errant Theo Alteridem, who the Tyrant has taken an interest in due to his Force of Will abilities. Given that Parfait is airheaded, easily distracted, and entirely too chipper for real villainy, it's likely that Emperor Cole doesn't expect Parfait to succeed, or survive, this assignment.

Current Status

Joyously evil and generally troublesome, Nightingale Parfait currently considers herself Lorelei Nachtigall's personal antagonist. Lorelei considers Parfait an idiot with troublesome magical powers and a tenacity almost unmatched by anyone else Lorelei knows. Parfait is alive today primarily because she always seems to know when, and how, to run from a fight, and she can use her magic to hide from Beckett Alteridem's soul-sense.

Personality

Despite their being counterparts, Nightingale Parfait and Lorelei Nachtigall are almost entirely unlike in terms of personality. While Lorelei is reserved, withdrawn, and intellectual, Parfait is loud, extroverted, and probably a bit stupid. She knows that "Nightingale Parfait" is a thoroughly ridiculous thing to call herself, and she also think's it's very funny. She loudly demands respect and fear from her enemies, and enters combat with a mad grin on her face, cracking jokes and laughing like a fool. Parfait's antics are so over the top, it's very easy to forget that she's successfully defeated almost every enemy who has stood against her, usually with little apparent effort.

Parfait is very enthusiastic about combat. She strikes fast and hard using her dark magic, deflecting attacks with her massive shield. While she originally came to Primal Earth to defeat Theo Alteridem, Parfait has expanded that goal to bringing down the entire Alteridem Foundation. For better or worse, however, Parfait is very easily distracted, so she only pursues that mission on the semi-rare occassion that she remembers it. Parfait will fight for anyone who pays her well, but prefers to work for distinctly bad people, making Arachnos a frequent customer. When not carrying out for-hire thuggery, Parfait often raids Legacy Chain hideouts and Circle of Thorns caves, looking for any useful magical information or objects.

Lorelei Nachtigall suspects that, underneath her scatterbrained, idiotic exterior, Nightingale Parfait is a hyper-competent evil genius with deep and far-reaching plans extending well beyond her apparent activities.

Powers and Abilities

As with Lorelei Nachtigall, Parfait has an inborn connection to the Netherworld, which she typically uses to summon dark energies for melee combat. Parfait has some other magical capabilities, including meta-magical effects which amplify her spells. As with Lorelei Nachtigall, Nightingale Parfait does have the potential to become a Force of Will user, but she has not actually unlocked that power yet, and indeed is not aware of her potential. However, Parfait does use magic to partially simulate Force of Will's effects, primarily reflex amplification, to better use her shields.

Parfait's use of shields contributes heavily to her continued survival. Using her magically-increased reflexes, Parfait is able to sense and deflect most attacks with little effort, and can even, or so she claims, use her shield to block psionic attacks. If this is true, it indicates that Parfait's shields are also enchanted -at least the physical ones. While Parfait prefers an Impervium kite-style shield, she has been known to employ shields in other forms and made of different materials, most notably a round shield formed of arcane energy, which she has taken a liking to because it has no physical weight, and is thus much easier to handle.

See Also

The Alteridem Foundation