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Billie is serious, efficient, at times might even be most accurately described as ruthless. She was born into a hard life, in a hard world, and had to become even harder to survive. From an abusive mother to life on the streets, she's seen the worst of people, and is a realist about the ugly truths of the world.

She never used to have room in her life for weakness and even plotted to kill her mentor and father figure, Daud, when she thought he was becoming old and weak, assuming that as his second-in-command this was the right thing to do. Yet when she found she had been very wrong about that perceived weakness, she offered her life to him, if he wnted it -- that was to be his decision. Billie accepts that life is hard and that's just how it is... but over the years, and having had time to reflect on her own bad decisions, she's trying to come around and find a way to give people who deserve it a chance, the way Daud gave her a chance those years ago instead of killing her.

Billie cares deeply for the few people she's become close to, even helping Daud years after betraying and leaving him, and still keeping trinkets and a sketch of her departed lover, Deirdre, despite her being dead for years (and Billie having had other lowers since then).

Businesslike and blunt, her sense of humor leans towards the sarcastic and sardonic at best. She's also the type of person who has no problems calling an ally "a bit of a bitch", or using derogatorily affectionate nicknames for those close to her like "old fool". She has her secrets, yes, but that doesn't mean she's ever going to bother mincing words.

There's a lot of old anger under the surface and an inclination towards vengeance with Billie. She likes seeing people 'get what's coming to them'. Billie has a strong sense of honor and justice... but one that was forged on the streets and in the company of assassins and thieves, one where murder or worse can absolutely be justified with ease, for those that she thinks deserve it.

Billie also knows all too well that she's made her own bad decisions and mistakes in the past. For those, she feels regret, and she isn't unaware of how society sees people like herself either - she doesn't necessarily believe in redemption, and still sees herself as a 'bad' person. Fundamentally, while she's forgiven some, and been forgiven by others, she hasn't entirely forgiven herself. She doesn't know how to address or reconcile her problems, and feels unsure how much she can ever really change.

Normal skills:

- Assassin: decent with a blade and assorted 'tools of the trade': pistols, crossbow, darts, traps.
- Sailor: Captain of her own ship for a number of years

Void powers: Granted to her through the Sliver of the Eye and Black Shard Arm.

- Twin-bladed knife: millenia-old bronze bladed knife - can make it appear or vanish from her shard-arm at will. Can charge it up to send a slash of Void energy a short distance, stunning enemies.
- Semblance: 'Steal' someone else's appearance for a short period of time. Requires being close enough to actually put her hand near their face. Subject falls unconscious if they are not already when the ability is used, and their face appears stony and odd. Cannot be used on dead bodies, and illusion is easily broken by taking suspicious actions. Fools the eye only, smell and other factors are not affected.
- The Sliver of the Eye lets her see places where an alternate world is bleeding through to the current one.
- Displace: Places a 'marker' visible only to her within a few meters and line of sight, and can instantly swap places with it when needed. Effectively a short-range teleport.
- Foresight: A sort of limited astral projection, allowing her to scout nearby areas without physically going anywhere for a handful of seconds. Time stops while it is being used.
- Rat Whispers: Power from a talisman from her long-lost lover, lets her understand rats. Won't be with her starting, but would like to see it as an early request.

Log:

TDM thread

Network:

[After a couple lessons, Billie's gotten the basic gist of how to work the network device, but it's still a bit strange -- more advanced technology than that of her world, that's for sure. And it'd pay to get a little more familiarity with it... as well as see who's up for trading a few favors in this place.]

If there's something anyone needs off the paths, I might be able to give you a hand. Quiet's not my middle name, but it might as well be. Maybe someone can trade for a few more lessons on using the network. This technology is pretty different than anything I've seen before.