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  “Silence…………<slash>……
  <thud>” 
  GRENDEL 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  It is 2022, and Christine Spar, daughter of Stacy Palumbo-
  Olliver, who in turn had been the adopted child of Hunter Rose,
  has penned a biography of Grendel, entitled Devil by the Deed.
  A few years after the publication of that volume, Christine and
  her son Anson attend a Kabuki performance, and witness a
  performance by Tujiro XIV. They are introduced to the
  performer, who surreptitiously steals a lock of the boy's hair.
  Shortly afterwards Anson goes missing.  
  When the police come up blank, Spar investigates for herself.
  Talking to another grieving mother whose child vanished under
  similar circumstances, she comes to realise the link between a
  spate of child kidnappings and the touring Kabuki company.
  Intent of finding her son or revenging his death, and knowing
  the police will not aid her, she steals Hunter Rose's mask and
  fork from the museum which houses them, before following the
  performers to San Francisco.  
  Spying upon Tujiro, she discovers that he is in fact a vampire
  with a taste for young boys, and a penchant for keeping one eye
  from each victim, her son included, as a souvenir. His Kabuki
  troupe is the cover for an international slaver ring. As she
  HISTORY 
  PERSONALITY 
  Real Name:  Christina Spar 
  Height:  6’ 10” 
  Weight:  200 lb. 
  Eyes:  Blue 
  Hair:  Black 
  Birthplace:  Queens, New York City 
  Group Affiliation:  Super Sentinels 
  Headquarters:  Sentinal Towers, New York City 
  Relatives:  Uncle Bob (Deceased), Janet Moore (Mother, 
  Alive), Mile Moore (Brother, Alive) 
  Other Aliases:  The Mighty Sponge 
  Marital Status:  Single 
  First Appeared:  Grendel #1 
  Legacy:  The Mask holds the spirit of the Grendel, those who wear it face the risk of the
  Grendel taking control.  Every time it is donned the wearer must make a Will save DC20 or
  succumb to the spirit of the Grendel.  Effectively they go Berserk as per the weakness of the
  same name and will seek to kill and maim all they consider an enemy.  Each time the wearer is
  compelled to kill they are entitled to a new saving throw to reassume control.  The spirit of the
  mask eventually takes control of the wearer completely (once a number of failed saves equal to
  the wearers Wisdom have been failed after donning). 
  WEAKNESSES 
  Grendel Mask +5:  The Grendel Mask originally worn by the Hunter Rose provides its bearer
  heightened agility beyond that of normal people.  Adding its rank as a dodge bonus to her
  Defence and Reflex saves, for avoiding danger based on speed and reaction time.  It adds power
  rank to her Dexterity checks, initiative, and Dexterity based skill checks. [Flaws:  Device;
  Source: Mystical; Cost: 3 pp] 
    
  Power Level: 8    Concept:  Vengeance Seeking Killer   Occupation:  Assassin, Vigilante 
  Str 
  14 
  +2 
  Dex 
  16 
  +3 
  +2 
  +1 
  +2 
  +3 
  Con 
  Int 
  Wis 
  Cha 
  14 
  12 
  15 
  17 
  DMG 
  FORT 
  REF 
  WILL 
  Speed
  Walking 
  Save 
  Save 
  Save 
  Save 
  +5* 
  +2 
  +10 
  +2 
  POWERS 
  SKILLS 
  Acrobatics (Dex) +6/+11, Balance (Dex) +6/+11, Climb (Str) +5, Hide (Dex)
  +6/+11, Intimidate (Cha) +7, Jump (Str) +5, Listen (Wis) +5, Move Silently
  (Dex) +6/+11, Spot (Wis) +4 
  FEATS 
  All Out Attack, Attack Finesse, Attack Focus (Armed), Attractive, Blind
  Fight, Dodge, Evasion*, Improved Initiative, Infamy, Instant Stand,
  Lightning Reflexes, Move by Attack, Rapid Strike, Surprise Strike,
  Toughness 
  CHARACTERISTICS 
  30 
  She is a lady with issues, desperately seeking initially revenge for the abuse her mother received
  then later for the hassles her lover Brian received and finally in order to return her kidnapped
  child.  Her life is one of constant tragedy in the pursuit of revenge. 
  Melee 
  +7/+8 
  Atk Bonus 
  Ranged 
  +7 
  Atk Bonus 
  Initiative 
  +12 
  DEX 
  Dmg Bonus 
  +2/+7 S/L 
  Fist & Fork 
  DEFENSE 
  Flat Footed 
  14/22 
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  MORE HISTORY 
  engages in a war with the fiend, seeking to bring about his
  destruction, she also falls in love with Brian Li Sung, the stage
  manager for the troupe's San Francisco venue. And back in New
  York, the crippled wolf Argent, who sensed Grendel's return
  the instant Christine put on the mask, listens to police
  intelligence about the vigilante's actions on the other side of
  the continent.  
  After a number of fruitless encounters with the vampire,
  Christine confronts him when he comes to kidnap Brian. Having
  discovered that the oriental undead is vulnerable to water, she
  hoses him down, forcing his transformation into cat form. She
  succeeds in putting an end to his troupe, but the cat Tujiro
  escapes. Christine finally believes that the nightmare is over.
  Intending to give up being Grendel and to leave Brian Li Sung
  without the grief attached to her life, Spar returns to New
  York, where Argent, the wolf who had been crippled by Hunter
  Rose, assisted by a policeman named Wiggins and sporting a lie-
  detecting implanted eye,  confront her. Unable to prove
  anything, they are forced to let her go.  
  Brian follows her, but a San Francisco cop whose father was
  killed by Hunter Rose, and who has been working on the case
  back on the West Coast, follows, and in a fit of rage beats
  Brian up. Upon finding about about this, Spar plays a vicious
  game of cat and mouse with the cop, finally killing him. Argent
  brings Brian in for questioning, and has Christine's place
  ransacked. Feeling that her life has been destroyed by the
  police, she dons the mask again, and confronts Argent in his lair.
  Both die in the ensuing battle, leaving Brian to grieve for her.
  The date is 30 September 2026. 
   
  Vehicle Type:                               Size:              Movement:                     Hardness:   
  Armour Bonus:        Cost:        Features:   
  VEHICLE 
  MORE POWERS 
  DEVICES 
  Grendel Fork +5:  She is armed with the original Grendel's fork, which as well as being armed 
  with twin blades, can also be electrified at the touch of a switch.  The Fork on a successful 
  melee attack roll inflicts power rank lethal damage, in addition the target must make an 
  additional damage save or also take power rank electrical damage.  [Extras:  Energy Field 
  (Electricity); Source: Super Science; Cost: 2 pp] 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  MAP  
  MAP FEATURES 
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  NOTES 
   
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  VILLAIN POINTS 
  
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