Post by Talia al Ghul on Jun 5, 2021 20:31:04 GMT -5
TALIA AL GHUL |
Character Basics |
REAL NAME: Talia al Ghul ALIAS: Talia Head AGE: Early 30s OCCUPATION: Business Executive, Eco-Terrorist, Philanthropist RANK: Neutral MARITAL STATUS: Single ALLIES: Ra's al Ghul, Batman TEAM AFFILIATION(S): Society of Shadows |
Powers, Abilities, Skills, Strengths |
Keen Mind: Talia possesses a high intellect. She has an excellent head for business, leadership, and strategy. These combined skills set her up for success in a number of different roles for The Society including running legitimate business empires and heading up recon and stealth missions. She is also quite cunning and clever, able to use her opponents weaknesses against them. Longevity: For all intents and purposes, Talia is human and without super human powers however, she will have an extended lifespan and can be brought back from near death through the use of Lazarus Pits. Advanced Combatant: From a young age Talia was trained in stealth and combat by the Society of Shadows. Due to her training Talia excels in both armed and hand-to-hand combat. Her weapons knowledge extends from simple archaic weapons to modern weapons. Multi-lingual: Due to her upbringing and travels, Talia can speak many different languages. Medic: Talia is skilled in a variety of first aid techniques. |
Weaknesses, Fatal Flaws |
Human: Despite access to Lazarus pits, Talia is human and therefore subject to the vulnerabilities and weaknesses that it entails. Loyalty and Trust: Talia is torn between her love for her father and her love of Bruce. It is difficult to predict where her current loyalty will lie as she wants both of them to remain safe and they are often at odd with one another. Because of her uncertain motives and loyalties, it may make it difficult for others to trust her. Isolation: Talia sometimes feels lonely and it makes her vulnerable. Uneven Odds: Despite her advanced combat skills she can easily be overwhelmed if outnumbered or facing a more skilled combatant. Reliant on Others: As she is heavily reliant on her father and The Society, she would lose many of her resources and advantages should her father decide to cut her off again. Youth/Immaturity: Unlike Ra's who has been hardened over their centuries of life and suffering, Talia has only been alive for her normal lifespan and has not faced the same tragic circumstances he has. This may make her seem more merciful or even weak in the eyes of those who follow her father which could cause hesitation in their following her orders. |
Character History |
Talia is the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul and Melisande, one of his most loyal members of The Society of Shadows. She was raised and trained in the ways of The Society excelling at stealth and combat. Despite her capabilities, Ra’s refused to name a woman to succeed him and sought to find a male heir to inherit his empire and carry on in his place. Despite this Talia always sought to do her best in hopes of earning her father’s approval. One of the Societ's agents Count Vertigo, was tasked with stealing a sonic drill from Wayne Tech. Vertigo went rogue, splintering off into his own faction. Talia was tasked to intervene and retrieve the drill from Vertigo. It was during this first mission that she first encountered Batman. Talia was impressed by his resourcefulness and clever mind- and his appearance. Ra’s too was impressed and believed Batman the successor he was looking for. Talia had seen Batman’s face and with his vast resouces Ra’s determined his identity as Bruce Wayne. He kidnapped Robin and pretended Talia had also been taken and set up a series of tests to determine Batman’s worthiness. Batman passed the test but twice refused Ra's offer to wed Talia and become his heir. Ra's decreed in that case that Batman and Robin be eliminated. Talia watched helpless as Ra's collapsed the cave and sentenced the man she loved and his ward to death as they escaped. Talia was overjoyed when Batman was discovered alive trying to sneak into their desert stronghold. He was intercepted and both he and Talia were witness to Ra's' explanation of the Lazarus Effect that would cost countless human lives. Talia agreed with her father’s vision of a green and balanced earth but not his methods. She entreated that there must be another way but Ra’s would not waver. Helpless to stop her father on her own, Talia kissed Batman, using it as a way to slip him a lock pick to help him escape. Batman intervened and was able to disable the Lazarus countdown but Ra’s was lost to the Lazarus Pit. Talia and Batman shared a kiss before he and his ward departed and she was left to forge a new path on her own. Talia moved on with her life setting up in one of her father's old bases in Gibralter. One day Bruce Wayne came looking for her help. He told her Ra’s was alive and that he had stolen a scroll from an Egyption exhibit. Talia explained that it was one half of a map to the tomb of the egyption queen Thoth Khepera, something her father had been obsessed with finding. The pair set out together to track down her father. Talia was shocked to discover he’d survived the pit and that he blamed her for his death. They pursued him further and managed to rescue him from Thoth who had been draining the life from him. Talia reconciled with Ra’s and deciding she wouldn’t allow him to be turned in to the authorities, Talia pulled a gun on Bruce, leaving him behind in the desert. Reunited with her father, Talia was forced to watch him age and decay as the Lazarus Pits became less and less effective. She was tasked with retrieving the Shaman Staff from a museum exhibition. Impersonating Lois Lane, Talia tricked and kidnapped Superman. Using the staff’s power, Talia transferred some of Superman’s energy and lifeforce restoring Ra’s once more. Batman intervened and Talia was forced to step in to stop her father from killing him. The pair of them fell into the underground river. |
Sample Post |
Being in the very heart of a city felt strange and unnatural. The skyscrapers and near constant noise was unwelcome. Talia had spent most of her life in the care of her father and the Society of Shadows off the radar in isolated and hidden locales. Compared to the beauty and peace of those precious few untouched strongholds of the world the sound and activity of this place was cumbersome and distracting. She had of course ventured into cities and populated areas on more than one occasion in her life, but it was only temporary as a means to one end or another before returning to her father and whichever base they were currently settled in. This was different. More... permanent. It was still early for most people in North America but Talia was wide awake, still adjusting to the time difference. The streets were still scarce with only a few people for the moment but soon enough they would be swarming with crawling with the humans that plagued the planet. She looked away from the tall building looming before her and lowered the hand that had been shielding her eyes from the rising sun. Heading up this branch of her father’s “new” company was going to be an entirely different role for her. What was the old adage? “Keep your friends close and enemies closer?” While she despised the idea of living more intimately among these people who seemed to hold such disregard for the mother planet that sheltered them, there was no denying that she would be able to work their own systems against them. She had once told her beloved that she agreed with her father’s stance, just not his methods. Well now she had the chance to try something else. What exactly could be done from her new position, remained to be seen. |
Anything Else |
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Player Information |
NAME: Yvaine PRONOUNS: She/Her OVER 18?: Yes OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: None HOW YOU FOUND US: Founder |
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