Name |
Dian Rhein |
Age |
50s? Immortal and youngish looking |
Homeworld |
Technically 'Triptych III' according to old records, residing on Twoarth now |
Species |
Triptych Humanoid - see below for description |
Gender/Pref |
Female, bisexual though also polyromantic |
Post |
Instructor |
Tenure |
2010s |
... |
Smarts/GM |
5 |
Bod/Feets |
3/10 (3 manual / 10 flight and agility / 7 strength) |
RWS |
3 |
Luck |
3 |
Drive |
0 / 10 Flight Navigation |
Looks |
8 (though... you shouldn't look directly at her full form) |
Cool/Mouth |
4 |
Bonk |
10 (immortal) *note that any of her feathers that fall out might be of tremendous use to science or magic... |
Powers |
Triptych Shapeshifting - though technically she can appear as human as any other on Skinside Twoarth, she is very much not 'just' human. In fact she's also not 'just an animal shifter' either, given her Mythic third Prime. Whatever a Seraph actually is, is up for debate, but it can and will send people over the edge of insanity on sight. However, based on the normal Triptych power set, she can shift into the following forms, each of which has abilities that she can tap while in human or other shapes equally:
- prime 1, Cougar shape, strong and silent, perceptive predator that can climb easily and get into improbable locations
- prime 2, California Condor, the biggest North American bird by far, and she uses this shape to cruise up and down the coast, up to Wonder or down to Esmeralda in Baja CA, in minutes rather than hours...
- prime 3, Seraph... yes, that is a ball of feathers and wings that is constantly in motion, do not watch it and don't think about how there's no shadow even though there are spotlights on it...
- Triptych, though there are way more wings than necessary, this shape actually can be viewed normally with only the typical 'wow that is way more wings than necessary ma'am'. She doesn't gain any height since her human form is still as-is in the middle of it, but she will keep the tail from the puma (adding feathery fluff), and always has the headwings. This shape somehow manages to sneak up on you. Including if you're 'on a jet at stratosphere altitude'.
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Clusters |
Information Gathering +6 this comes with being an always-on invasive telepath. Thankfully she knows when not to blurt secrets out. Or when to as well. She does know your secrets. And she remembers everything. Somehow she manages to not be a complete dick about any of this too
Seamlessly Shapeshift From Ground To Air To Into Your Head +5 On four softly padded cat paws she is silent as ever, and if she leaps off of something 'just too high' she will not be a cat before she hits the ground - she will have sprouted those majestic wings! A flap here or there, and suddenly there's an angel ringed by nope! She will gently nudge eyes and concentration away from herself, when needed, but equally there's something so captivating about the sight of an incredibly endangered bird, an elusive cat, or just a pretty lady with headwings that will always draw it back
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Skills |
Flight and Teleportation +6 She can just be where she needs to be, in an instant. No pressure wave or popping of ears, but also she can only teleport herself; whereas she can pick up (with a little difficulty) smaller people or items, pets and the like, and carry them in flight mode (with only the one pair of wings active, because otherwise it gets weird). In flight she can soar as a bird or with her human shape, though prefers to outright fly as a bird
Instructions Catered To Your Configuration +5 with just a little bit of prompting, or a tiny bit of digging mentally, she can figure out exactly what it is that a student can or might 'become' if they haven't yet exhibited any shifting or other such powers, and given some time she can develop a full plan of action to aid them. Whether they will follow said plan is up to them
All The Cutest Grooming Tools +5 When you have fur, feathers, a bit of scale, and an interdimensional set of eyes that never blink, you learn how to take care of yourself. She has never hesitated to help out a kid with a molt, and though she herself doesn't have any insect or fish-like features she knows their problems can be pretty hard to deal with, and makes sure that everyone's got the right polish, combs and brushes, lacquers, and blow-driers that won't then spread all those allergens around to other students and staff
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Knacks |
You Might Think She's A Bimbo But You'd Be Wrong +5/-3 she uses her appearance flat-out to get attention, to distract or cause a ruckus, and her smile and batted eyelashes to draw it out just in case you haven't gotten away with your subterfuge in the background yet, are you done? Okay let's go. Dian is anything but fluff-headed. Maybe it's a defense mechanism since she can literally read the minds of everyone around her. Maybe it's just that people expect her to be a dumb blond when they see her whistling idly staring out into space. She is not staring into space. She is looking through memories or even across the school at those kids trying to smoke in the restroom again. However all this does mean that her 'first impression' is often 'ditz' |
Period |
Class Teaching |
1 |
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2 |
Optimism Under Duress |
3 |
Four-Legs-Plus |
4 |
Grooming For Success |
5 |
Optimism Under Duress |
6 |
Four-Legs-Plus |
7 |
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8 |
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art: Fantasy Character/Wisterians (Meiker) + found animals + Cindys Bases for wings |
Dragon |
* |
Hatched |
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Pets? |
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Partners? |
Though married to Dean she is also rather enamored of Rayne |
Children? |
Technically speaking, only Dave is her son with Dean, but there are like 5 more of him after Faustus got a hold of him. She does feel strongly about this, particularly the errant Damian who works for Faustus, but is more protective of Dane. She and Rayne will definitely have offspring at some point. |
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Triptych Description
Name: Dian Rhein
Height/Build: 5'10" human / slender and strong
Appearance: Light creamy skin, pale flaxen blond hair that is short and cut to neck, green eyes; her nose is her only facial feature that seems slightly out of place, as it is rather large and beak-like
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Prime One
California Condor
Size: 4'8" head to tail / 9'6" wingspan
Abilities: Flight, Endurance
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Prime Two
California Cougar
Size: ~3' shoulder, 8' long including tail
Abilities: Stealth, Perception
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Prime Three
Seraph
Size: ... unclear, do not look directly at this form
Abilities: Strong psionic energy, empathy
Mythic: Her ears are in fact feather wings
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Triptych
As Shown Above
Size: from 5'10" at head, to ???
Abilities: Teleportation, Invasive Telepathy
Shift: 100%, instant to any Prime and tends toward the 'lady with wings and a tail' as shown first
Quirk: She overhears things, sees what she should not be able to, and knows stuff about you.
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