Laurel South

ST: 9    (-10 pt)
DX: 11   (10 pt)
IQ: 17   (100 pt)
HT: 10   (0 pt)

Advantages:
+50 Unusual Background: Ace
+25 Extra Fatigue: +5 pt
+12.5 Patron: Psionic Intelligence Agency on a 6 or less
              (The name says it all)

Disadvantages:
-15 Pacifism: Cannot Kill
-10 Impulsiveness
-10 Compulsive Behaviour: Reads the mind of everyone he meets
-20 Secret: Erased some of William Casey's memories about Iran-Contra
-15 Weirdness Magnet
-10 Low Pain Threshold
-10 Duty: to Psionic Intelligence Agency on 12 or less
-10 Overconfidence

Quirks
Doesn't like people to know he is a telepath
Ambitious
Practical Joker
Hates "Voodoo Commies"

Normal Skills
1 pt   Fast-draw: Knife(PE)-11
4 pt   Knife Throwing(PE)-13
1 pt   Knife(PE)-11
0.5 pt Administration(MA)-15
1 pt   Intelligence Analysis(MH)-15
1 pt   Breath Control(MVH)-14
1 pt   Computer Operation(TL8)(ME)-17
1 pt   Area Knowledge(Washington DC)(ME)-17
1 pt   Riding: Horse(PA)-10
0.5 pt Fast Talk(MA)-15
0.5 pt Writing(MA)-15
1 pt   Streetwise(MA)-16
Languages: 
0 pt   English(native)-17
0.5 pt Spanish(MA)-15
0.5 pt Detect Lies(MH)-14
0.5 pt Brawling(PE)-10
1 pt   Psychology(MH)-15
0.5 pt Savior-Faire(ME)-16
1 pt   Sleight of Hand(PH)-9
2 pt   Beam Weapon(TL8 Laser)(PE)-14
0.5 pt Electronics Engineer(TL8)(MH)-14
0.5 pt Free Fall(TL8)(PA)-9
0.5 pt Vacc Suit(TL8)(MA)-15

Special Abilities
102 pt  Telepathy (Instantaneous advantage +20%) power 17

2 pt  Emotion Sense-16
1 pt  Erase Signature-15
3 pt  Illusion-16 (Area Effect +50%)
2 pt  Mental Blow-16
2 pt  Mental Stab-16
4 pt  Mind Shield-17
2 pt  Mindwipe-16
2 pt  Psi Sense-16
2 pt  Sleep-16
2 pt  Suggest-16
8 pt  Telecontrol-19
24 pt Telereceive-27 
2 pt  Telescan-16
4 pt  Telesend-17

Laurel spent the early part of his career with the PIA in South America 
before being recalled shortly before the Iran-Contra scandal.  After 
testifing before Congress (where he told them _exactly_ what they wanted 
to hear.  Hey, if they didn't want me to say it, why were they thinking 
it?) he was assigned to the unit that keeps watch on domestic Aces.  He 
has proven to be extremely useful in that role.  His Telereceive skill 
allows him to penetrate just about _anybody's_ defenses without they're 
knowing it and his power is high enough for a "normal" range of 8 miles.  
He is also capable of sending a mental "pulse" up to 250 miles (very 
useful for reporting to his superiors).  He is very careful to maintain a 
low profile and has no objections at all to erasing or altering the 
memories of anyone he has to in order to maintain his cover.  Or even 
just to "nudge" events towards a "proper" conclusion.  Ruthless and 
totally dedicated to protecting and preserving the US.  (Except he just 
can't quite work himself up to killing.  Of course, with his psi 
capability, he doesn't _need_ to.)  He doesn't know 
it but he's only lost one psionic "duel" in his life (he thinks he hasn't 
lost any).  (Background note: for a while the GM allowed players to roll 
against a table to determine how many points their character would be.  
The table ranged from -50 points [horrid joker] to 1000 points.  Laurel 
lost his duel to a 1,000 point PC.)  Laurel followed his compulsive 
behaviour and read the mind of the person he had just been introduced 
to.  The PC psionically counter-attacked upon realizing what was 
happening and successfully made Laurel forget ever reading his mind.  A 
few minutes later Laurel followed his compulsive behaviour and tried to 
read the new guy's mind, not remembering that he already had.  The other 
PC again erased Laurel's memory.  The pattern continued right under the 
noses of the rest of the party for a week (game time) before the other 
character finally got disgusted, erased _everyone's_ memory of him and 
teleported off the planet.  None of the other players ever did figure out 
just what had happened.  If forced into a combat situation, Laurel will 
usually create an appropriate Illusion or Telecontrol an opponent.  He 
will do everything he can to avoid becoming directly involved in combat, 
prefering to operate "behind the scenes".  It is usually not a problem 
for him to "predict" an attack and stop it before it begins.  His job is 
to collect information and report back, NOT to assassinate.  Plus it's a 
real pain to deal with the local police, even when he is carrying his PIA 
ID card.