【HS】 超自然动物PARANORMAL ANIMALS P52~77

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蝎狮MARTICHORAS
（蝎狮属，闪灵种）
地形：森林
饮食：食肉动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：3.2~8.4
长/高：2.1 m（0.54 m尾部）
质量：178 kg

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(MARTICHORAS HASTAE)
Terrain: Forest
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 3.2–8.4
Length/Height: 2.1 m (0.54 m tail)
Mass: 178 kg

当我还是一个8岁的孩子时，我在黄石公园附近惊奇地发现了一只野生的狮蝎，这使我对超生物学产生了强烈的兴趣。我的家族遇见的那一个体看上去既壮丽雄伟，又荒诞得吓人。我的一生都在追求这种超生物的研究，并且在最近关于狮蝎数量增长的研究中一直走在最前沿。

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My intense love of parabiology was first instilled in me by a rare sighting of a wild martichoras near Yellowstone when I was a young man of only eight. The specimen my family came across was majestic and terrifyingly fantastic all at once. I followed research on this paraspecies for my entire life and have been at the forefront of recent research into the rising population of winged martichoras.

该物种有一种蓬松的金黄色皮毛，一种独特的暗渐变色贯穿整个侧翼。雄性拥有从背部中央向下延伸的浓密黑色鬃毛。它们的头部非常类似于觉醒狮子，但它们的口中布满了一排排锋利的、像鲨鱼一样的牙齿。它们尾巴的末端也因富有剧毒的尖刺而产生了细微变化。狮蝎进化晚期变化巨大，长出了类蝠状羽翅，其不仅可以控制滑翔，还可以正常飞行。

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The species has a shaggy golden brown coat with a distinctive darkening in coloration that runs down their flanks. Males possess a thick, dark mane that extends down the center of their back. They greatly resemble the lion they Awakened from in the muzzle, but their mouth is filled with layered rows of sharp, shark-like teeth. The end of their tail is also varied by the presence of a sharp set of venomous quills. The latest evolution of the martichoras has been large, bat-like wings that not only allow controlled gliding but also legitimate flight.

在社群方面，它们以狮群为荣，一个雌性掌控着4到10个成年雄性。来自狮群的年轻雌雄也是狮群的一部分。随着雌性的成熟，它们很快就会被排挤出去，形成自己的狮群。年轻的雄性倾向于单打独斗，在孤独中生存，直到找到一个能接受它们的雌性。

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Socially they function in prides, with a single female in control of four to ten adult males. Juvenile males and females from the pride family are part of the pride as well. As they mature, females are quickly pushed out to form their own pride. Young males tend to strike out on their own and survive in solitude until they find a female to accept them.

在建立狮群的过程中，雌性通常不会对它们早期选择的雄性挑三拣四，因为它们只需要猎人带来食物。随着时间的推移，雄性会在狮群中发展自己的等级制度，这偶尔会导致较弱的雄性死亡，并为雌性带来更多潜在配偶的空间。

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Females in the process of building a pride are often not picky about the males they choose early on, as they simply need hunters to bring in food. Over time males will develop their own hierarchy within the pride that occasionally results in the death of a weaker male and space for a female to bring in more potential mates.

雄性是捕猎者，但它们从不立刻吃掉它们杀死的猎物。所有的猎物首先被带到雌性前，然后猎人才可以开动，最后幼崽可以吃剩下的残羹剩饭。

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Males are the hunters, but they never immediately eat prey they have killed. All prey is brought to the female first, then hunters can eat, and finally the young are allowed to dine on the remaining scraps

羽翅的进化给予狮蝎标准狩猎模式一个更有利的适应。狮蝎长期以来都是最佳攀爬者。它们爬上树，埋伏着等待猎物来到树下，然后猛扑下来，用厚实的前爪刺穿猎物，用后爪反复耙抓着，它通常会咬下猎物的头骨或脊柱。它们的翅膀使它们的猎场可以扩展到茂密森林以外的地方，加强了对在茂密森林中从高处俯冲的控制，也增加了它们可以从高处俯冲的高度。它们尾巴上的刺具有毒性，但从不用于狩猎，只用于自卫。被毒刺杀死的生物，由于肉也具有了毒性，便再也不能被当作食物了。狮蝎对自己的毒液没有免疫力。

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The development of wings has been a favorable adaptation for their standard hunting practices. The martichoras has long been a climber. They ascend trees and wait in ambush for prey to come below, where they pounce down, dig in with thick front claws, rake repeatedly with their rear claws, and bite down, usually over the skull or spine. Wings have allowed an expansion of their hunting grounds outside of dense forests, increased control in diving from heights within dense forests, as well as allowed an increase in the height they can dive from. The quills of their tail are venomous but never used for hunting, only personal defense. Creatures killed by their quills are left and never taken as food due to the toxicity of the meat after death. Martichoras are not immune to their own venom.

该物种内部的侵略水平差异很大。最不具侵略性的是已经有狮群的成年雌性。它们是有极具才华的顶级捕食者，但需要依靠狮群中的雄性来攻击猎物和威胁。雌狮在建立狮群的过程中会避开大多数的威胁，但会保护自己选择的巢穴。幼崽倾向于攻击它们认为可以吃的，并且不是太大的东西。当雄性为了向潜在的雌性证明自己，它们会变得极具侵略性。狮群中的雄性是最具侵略性，因为它们需要捍卫它们的雌性，它们的领土，以及它们在等级制度中的地位。

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Levels of aggression within the species vary greatly. The least aggressive are adult females who already have a pride. They are capable killers but rely on the males of their pride to attack prey and threats. Females in the process of developing a pride run from most threats but will defend a location they have chosen as their den. Young are next and tend to attack things they think are edible and not too large. Males looking for a pride to join are aggressive as they seek to prove themselves to potential females. Males within a pride are the most aggressive as they defend their female, their territory, and their own position in the hierarchy.

> NAN最近对这些事情异常头疼。它们不惧怕人类，并且在国家森林中，在盎格鲁撒克逊人废弃的城市和定居点中不断扩张自己的领土。
> 米卡（Mika）

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> The NAN have been having a lot of issues with these things lately. They don’t fear people and have been expanding their own territory within the forests of the nations as well as the cities and settlements abandoned by Anglos.
> Mika

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华
7	5	5	6	3	2	4	1	1	6

主动性：	9+2D6
移动速度：	x2/x3/+2（x2/x5/+2 飞行）
CM：	12/10
界限：	物理8，精神4，社交4
护甲：	6
技能：	飞行4，体操5，侦查5，潜行5，追踪5，徒手格斗7
能力：	天生护甲（6），强化感官（低光视觉），天生武器（咬/爪：DV 8P，AP-2），毒液（媒介：注射，起效速度：1战斗轮，穿透：-2，强度：9，效果：迷惑，物理伤害，恶心）
弱点：	过敏（污染，轻度）
注释：	+1触及

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS
7 5 5 6 3 2 4 1 1 6
Initiative 9 + 2D6
Movement x2/x3/+2 (x2/x5/+2 Flight)
Condition Monitor 12/10
Limits Physical 8, Mental 4, Social 4
Armor 6
Skills Flight 4, Gymnastics 5, Perception 5, Sneaking 5, Tracking 5, Unarmed Combat 7
Powers Armor (6), Enhanced Senses (Low-Light Vision), Natural Weapon (Bite/Claws: DV 8P, AP –2), Venom (Vector: Injection, Speed: 1 Combat Turn, Penetration: –2, Power: 9, Effect: Disorientation, Physical Damage, Nausea)
Weaknesses Allergy (Pollution, Mild)
Note +1 Reach

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梅斯特歌咏鲸MEISTERSINGER
（大翅鲸属，帕莱斯特里纳种）
地形：海洋
饮食：食肉动物（滤食动物）
活动：白天
侵略指数：（启智）
长/高：26.4 m
质量：55000 kg

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(MEGAPTERA PALESTRINA)
Terrain: Oceans and seas
Diet: Carnivore (filter feeder)
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: (Sapient)
Length/Height: 26.4 m
Mass: 55,000 kg

这些壮丽的生物确乎为觉醒时代的奇迹。虽是从座头鲸觉醒而来，梅斯特歌咏鲸常在大小和身材上与蓝鲸相匹配。它们是海洋中温柔的巨人——直到它们感到自己的环境受到了伤害。

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These magnificent creatures are truly a marvel of the Awakened era. Though Awakened from the humpback whale, the meistersinger often matches the blue whale in size and stature. They are a gentle giant of the seas— up until they feel their environment is being wronged.

几年前，接入点收到一封邮件，邮件中透露了海龙的一些内部运作。这封邮件让我对海洋生物学产生了更浓厚的兴趣，这也让我对梅斯特歌咏鲸进行了一次深入的研究。它们是具有智慧的生物，如果梅斯特歌咏鲸接受的话，那些具有天赋的人是可以和它们交流。这种沟通令人困惑，我花了几个星期的时间才开始准确地理解它们在说什么。复杂的信息更难被破译，尽管泛人类很早就学会了对那些不如他们聪明的人说话，但梅斯特歌咏鲸们还没有发展出这种特质。它们与泛人类的交流就像它们与同类之间的交流一样，并不在意物种之间的语言和概念障碍。

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A few years back, JackPoint got a letter that revealed some of the inner workings of the Sea Dragon. This letter prompted me to take a deeper interest in marine biology, which led me to a close study of the meistersinger. They are sapient creatures, and those with the talent can connect and communicate with them if the meistersinger allows. The communication is confusing, and it took me weeks to begin deciphering what they were saying with any accuracy. Complex messages were even harder to decipher, and while metahumans have long learned to talk down to those not as intelligent as they are, the meistersingers have not developed that trait. They communicate with metahumans just as if they were communicating with another of their kind and care nothing for the lingual and conceptual barriers between the species.

我对26位愿意和我“说话”的歌咏鲸进行“采访”，让我对它们的行为有了更深入的了解，靠海吃饭的人对它们的行为介乎于崇敬与惧怕之间。梅斯特歌咏鲸认为自己是整个海洋的守护者。它们把自己描绘成海洋丰富资源和微妙自然平衡的保护者。当他们攻击一艘船时，那是因为这艘船要么破坏了自然平衡，要么掠夺了海洋资源，要么两者兼而有之。商业渔船经常成为歌咏鲸的攻击目标，因为它们捕捞大量的鱼（在歌咏鲸概念中这是一种资源），并改变该地区生态系统的生态平衡。当它们选择拯救那些失事的人时，这仅仅是一个简单的，衡量天平和防止不必要生命损失的问题。在它们看来，船才是威胁，而不是水手。

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My “interviews” with the twenty-six meistersingers that were willing to “speak” to me gave me an insight into the behaviors that have made them both feared and revered by men of the sea. Meistersingers consider themselves the guardians of all the sea. They portray themselves as protectors of both its great wealth of resources and its delicate natural balance. When they attack a ship, it is because that ship is either damaging the natural balance, taking the resources of the oceans, or both. Commercial fishing vessels are frequent targets as they pull massive numbers of fish (a resource in the mind of the meistersingers) and shift the ecological balance of that area’s ecosystem. When they choose to save those they have wrecked, it is simply a matter of balancing the scales and preventing unnecessary loss of life. The boat was the threat, not the sailors.

介于海平面上下，歌咏鲸的努力并非没有对手。许多超企，尤其是像马士基（Maersk）和普罗特斯（Proteus）这样的大型水上运输公司，都把目标对准了这些大型歌咏鲸，因为它们创造的大量问题让他们损失了数百万新円。在深蓝色之下，歌咏鲸们不间断地处理着海龙试图控制整个世界的水域的诡计。

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Their efforts are not without opponents, both above and below the sea. Numerous megacorporations, in particular major aquatic players like Maersk and Proteus, target the meistersingers because they cause so many problems and cost them millions of nuyen. Below the deep blue, the meistersingers are constantly dealing with the machinations of the Sea Dragon as she works to control the waters of the world.

在我们无所见之处，在波涛之下，正在进行着一场战争。我们有时会被海龙拖入这场战争，这常常使我们与歌咏鲸们产生分歧。当我们谈论能够指挥其他水生哺乳动物和鱼类的生物，具有刺激我们恐惧反应的超自然能力，能够以撞击或突袭的方式破坏货船的船壳，能够将思想灌输到我们的头脑中，并以集中声音进行攻击时，在水下会造成很多伤害——这不是一个好兆头。

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We don’t see it, but there is a war going on beneath the waves. We are sometimes pulled into that war by the Sea Dragon, which often puts us at odds with the meistersingers. That is not a good place to be when we are talking about beings that can command other aquatic mammals and fish, have the paranatural ability to engage our terror response, can crack the hull of a freighter with a ramming or breach attack, have the ability to push thoughts into our minds, and make actual focused attacks with sound, which does a lot of damage under water.

对它们的研究令人惊异，而我很高兴我和它们一直关系很好。

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They were amazing to research, but I am certainly glad I always stayed on their good side.

> 我可不这么认为。我可以补充说，它们会成群攻击，或者成队攻击……不论你怎么称呼。当它们这样做的时候，它们可以结合低频声波共振，把船震成碎片，或者使船员完全丧失工作能力。它们也能产生巨大的波浪来卷动任何船只。我不确定这种能力是综合起来的还是别的巴拉巴拉的什么，但我的一艘拖网渔船在卸货时就发生了这种情况。
> 凯恩（Kane）

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> I can’t say the same. I can add that they have the ability to attack in packs, or pods, whatever you want to call it. When they do, they can combine low-level sonic resonance to rattle a ship to pieces or completely incapacitate the crew. They can also create massive waves to roll most any ship. I’m not sure if that ability is a combined thing or what, but it happened to one of my trawlers that was dropping off some cargo.
> Kane

> 你的意思是你倒了垃圾。
> 生态

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> You mean dumping waste.
> Ecotope

> 西红柿，西 红 柿。
> 凯恩

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> Tomato, tomAHto.
> Kane

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
20	5	4	30	8	3	4	5	3	6	6

主动性：	8+1D6
移动速度：	x2/x4/+2
CM：	28/12
界限：	物理28，精神7，社交8
护甲：	20
技能：	异种远程武器：尖啸投射6，侦查7，游泳6，徒手格斗4
能力：	动物控制（鱼类、水生哺乳动物），天生护甲（20），强迫，吞噬（水），强化感官（声纳），恐惧，免疫（普通武器），影响，魔法感知，心灵链接，天生武器（撞击：DV 30P，AP+4），启智，搜寻，尖啸投射（见SG新精魂能力），强韧（10）
弱点：	没文化

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
20 5 4 30 8 3 4 5 3 6 6
Initiative 8 + 1D6
Movement x2/x4/+2
Condition Monitor 28/12
Limits Physical 28, Mental 7, Social 8
Armor 20
Skills Exotic Ranged Weapon: Sonic Projection 6, Perception 7, Swimming 6, Unarmed Combat 4
Powers Animal Control (Fish, Aquatic Mammals), Armor (20), Compulsion, Engulf (Water), Enhanced Senses (Sonar), Fear, Immunity (Normal Weapons), Influence, Magic Sense, Mind Link, Natural Weapon (Breach: DV 30P, AP +4), Sapience, Search, Sonic Projection, Toughness (10)
Weaknesses Uneducated

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人鱼MERROW
（人鱼属，水栖种）
地形：沿海水域
饮食：杂食动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：（启智）
长/高：3.0 m
质量：500 kg

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(MERHOMO MARINA)
Terrain: Coastal waters
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: (Sapient)
Length/Height: 3.0m
Mass: 500 kg

我研究的人鱼是我对海龙活动感兴趣的另一个分支，尽管结果远不如歌咏鲸那么友好。人鱼是一群相当排外和令人讨厌的家伙，尤其是当它们受雇于另一个生物，比如海龙的时候。与我交往过的鱼人都不愿承认海洋母亲是它们的恩人，但它们拥有的武器却非常引人注目，尽管其设计通常原始而落后。

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The merrow I studied were another offshoot of my interest in the activities of the Sea Dragon, though with far less friendly results than the meistersingers. Merrow are a rather clannish and unpleasant lot, especially when they are in the employ of another being, such as the Sea Dragon. Those I socialized with would not admit the queen of the sea was their benefactor, but they had remarkably nice weapons for a race that normally uses rather primitive designs.

它们展示了人们所期望的智人物种的典型多样性。们有工匠、战士和僧人（或者应该叫僧鱼），其中一些则是觉醒者。虽然它们需要呼吸空气，但在第二次浮出水面之间，它们会拥有一段非常之长的潜水时间，这段时间常常被法术强化，以允许它们在水中呼吸，和/或在人鱼的领地周围建立大量水下空气贮藏所。它们有很强的领土意识，我接触过的三个部落都不允许我独自旅行。它们也都拒绝回答关于海龙的任何问题。虽然我通常讨厌猜疑，但我觉得这种相互的巧合太多了。

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They displayed the typical variety one would expect of a sapient species. They had artisans, warriors, and laymen (or laymerrow), some of whom were Awakened. Though they breathe air, they have a remarkable dive time between surfacings, often augmented by spells to allow water breathing and/or a vast collection of underwater air caches that the merrow set up around their territory. They are highly territorial, and all three of the tribes I interacted with wouldn’t allow me to travel unescorted. They also all refused to answer any questions about the Sea Dragon. While I normally hate speculation, I feel this mutual coincidence is too much.

并不是所有的人鱼部落都在海龙的控制之下，有些部落还与当地的地方岛屿居民建立了发达贸易关系。它们很少与沿海大城市内的泛人类互动，除了把他们赶出它们喜欢的猎场外。

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Not all tribes of merrow are under the thumb of the Sea Dragon, and some have developed trade relations with local populations on rural islands. Rarely do they interact with metahumans within large coastal cities, with the exception of chasing them away from their preferred hunting grounds.

> 对于我们这些在海上生活的人来说，人鱼是个好坏参半的东西。一些水手和它们做生意，合作得很好，但一些人鱼部落宁愿看到每艘船都沉到海底。如果对方给你机会可以交涉，但不要手离火箭枪。
> 凯恩

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> Merrow are a mixed bag for those of us who live our lives at sea. Some sailors trade with them and work well together, but some tribes of merrow would rather see every ship on the water sank to the bottom. Talk if you get the option, but keep that gyrojet in reach.
> Kane

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
5	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	6	3

主动性：	10+1D6
移动速度：	x2/x6/+3（游泳）
CM：	11/10
界限：	物理7，精神4，社交5
护甲：	2
技能：	灵视4，体操4，侦查3，游泳7，徒手格斗3
能力：	天生护甲2，双重性质，强化感官（低光视觉），启智
弱点：	没文化
注释：	作为启智物种，人鱼也存在觉醒个体

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
5 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 6 3
Initiative 10 + 1D6
Movement x2/x6/+3 (Swimming)
Condition Monitors 11/10
Limits Physical 7, Mental 4, Social 5
Armor 2
Skills Assensing 4, Gymnastics 4, Perception 3, Swimming 7, Unarmed Combat 3
Powers Armor 2, Dual Natured, Enhanced Senses (Low-Light Vision), Sapience
Weaknesses Uneducated
Notes As a sapient species, merrow also have Awakened among them

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娜迦NAGA
（守卫属，巨蛇种）
地形：雨林
饮食：食肉动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：（启智）
长/高：10.0 m
质量：300 kg

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(CUSTOS SERPENS)
Terrain: Jungle
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: (Sapient)
Length/Height: 10.0 m
Mass: 300 kg

最初，娜迦被认为是一种聪明的、可训练的、觉醒的十米长的蛇类物种。各个保安公司捕获娜迦，并训练它们成为安保动物。这些公司不会知道，娜迦人正在从他们的管理者和其他接触者那里倾听和学习泛人类社会的知识。这些相互的影响——包括东南亚和印度次大陆，在当地的传统中，娜迦经常受到尊崇和崇拜，这使得娜迦得以了解它们周围世界的新力量。它们所要做的就是忍受单调乏味、偶尔危险的工作。

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Originally naga were thought to be an intelligent, trainable, and Awakened ten-meter-long snake species. Various security companies caught naga and trained them to work as guard animals. Little did these companies know, the naga were listening and learning about metahuman society from their handlers and others they came into contact with. These interactions— including those in southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, where the naga were often revered and worshipped in local tradition— allowed naga to gain an understanding of the new powers in the world around them. All they had to do was endure tedious, occasionally dangerous jobs.

那些从保安公司逃跑或因年事已高而退休的娜迦，许多因此而聚集在一起的娜迦来到了亚洲。与此同时，柬埔寨的娜迦正在吴哥窟遗址周围聚集。由于害怕当地的“魔精”（paracritters）——也就是娜迦的仆人，游客减少了，而娜迦则被留下来建造自己的家园。吴哥窟娜迦王国成立仅十多年，由娜迦和一群泛智慧生物组成。从那时起，世界上的娜迦就开始展示更多关于他们本性的东西，包括他们说泛人类语言的能力，其只有轻微的，涉及辅音发音障碍。许多娜迦已经开始利用他们国家的财富上大学，因气候限制他们的变温生理，其主要分布在吴哥窟周围的地区。不同起源的娜迦通常与该地区的主要蛇类相关。在吴哥窟，各种各样的蟒蛇、毒蛇和金环蛇都有很强的代表性，一些较小的种类也有。在亚马逊河流域，水蟒则是王者，而这种变种的娜迦往往比它们的同类体型更大。

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When naga in the security firms were retired due to age or escape, many of these gathered with other naga in Asia. Meanwhile, Cambodian naga were gathering around the ruins of Angkor Wat. Tourist travel decreased with fear of the local paracritters, which were servants of the naga, and the naga were left to create a home. Barely over a decade old now, the Naga Kingdom of Angkor Wat was formed by naga and a coalition of sapient paranormal beings. Since that time, the naga of the world have revealed more about their nature, including their ability to speak metahuman languages with only a slight speech impediment involving hard consonants. Many naga have begun using their nation’s riches to attend universities, mostly in the region around Angkor Wat due to climate restriction of their cold-blooded physiology. Naga of differing origins often resemble the predominant snake species of the area. In Angkor Wat, the various python, viper, and krait species are strongly represented, with some of the lesser species present as well. In Amazonia the anaconda is king, and naga of this variant are often bulkier than their kin.

> 抄袭狗？
> Slamm-0!

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> Borrow much?
> Slamm-0!

> 搞清楚一点，你是从向我抄袭过的那个人那里抄袭的。噢，我们编织了一张大网。
> G-诺母

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> Actually, you borrowed this from someone who had borrowed it from me. Oh, the tangled web we weave.
> G-Nome

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
5	2	4	6	4	3	4	3	4	6	4

主动性：	8+1D6
移动速度：	x2/x3/+2
CM：	11/10
界限：	物理7，精神5，社交6
护甲：	8
技能：	灵视4，体操4，侦查3，游泳7，徒手格斗3
特质：	冷血（RF第120页）
能力：	天生护甲8，双重属性，守护，天生武器（咬：DV（str+1）P，AP-2，-1触及），启智，毒液（媒介：注射，起效速度：立即，穿透：-，强度：8，效果：物理伤害）
弱点：	没文化
注释：	作为启智物种，娜迦也存在觉醒个体

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
5 2 4 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 4
Initiative 8 + 1D6
Movement x2/x3/+2
Condition Monitors 11/10
Limits Physical 7, Mental 5, Social 6
Armor 8
Skills Assensing 4, Gymnastics 3, Perception 7, Unarmed Combat 4
Qualities Cold-Blooded (p. 120, Run Faster)
Powers Armor 8, Dual Natured, Guard, Natural Weapon (Bite: DV (STR+1)P, AP –2, –1 Reach), Sapience, Venom (Vector: Injection, Speed: Instant, Penetration: -, Power: 8, Effect: Physical Damage)
Weaknesses Uneducated
Notes As a sapient species naga also have Awakened among them

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超新星蝎NOVA SCORPION
（蝎目，诺瓦利斯种）
地形：沙漠
饮食：食肉动物
活动：夜间
侵略指数：3.2
长/高：1.1 m（0.25 m 尾部）
质量：30 kg

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(SCORPIONIDA NOVALIS)
Terrain: Deserts
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Aggro Index: 3.2
Length/Height: 1.1 m (0.25 m tail)
Mass: 30 kg

尽管我还会对学生们不断灌输那句经典的台词——“蝎子越大，毒性越小”，我也会迅速提醒他们超新星蝎之存在，上个世纪创造的短语并不适用于超生物物种。我时常会去听关于印度红蝎的简短讲座，它在攀爬时经常被人不小心用手压扁，但由于它又是如此的精巧渺小，故而常被人忽略。随后那些用手压扁红蝎的人便开始呕吐。这种蝎子是全球所有沙漠中常见的超新星蝎的共同祖先，它们给予了超新星蝎独特的金色外壳。

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While I still tell students the classic line, “the bigger, the better, when it comes to scorpions,” I quickly remind them of the nova scorpion and that phrases coined last century don’t count with parabiological species. I usually go into a short lecture on the Indian red scorpion that is often crushed under hand accidentally while climbing and ignored because it’s so cute and small. Then you start vomiting. This type of scorpion is the common progenitor of the nova scorpion in deserts around the globe, giving the nova scorpion its distinctive golden carapace.

长达一米多的超新星蝎本身是一种可怕的蛛形纲动物，但它实则非常胆小。它唯一会主动攻击的物种是伽马蜘蛛（the gamma spider），而这种蜘蛛则是超新星蝎的资源竞争对手。大多数其他威胁会致使蝎子撤退到自己的洞穴。蠢货们会跟着它们钻进去，随后以最困难，痛苦和致命的方式发现一点事实——超新星蝎是成群生活的。两到十个个体组成的小团体经常共用一个巢穴。一只超新星蝎的刺会杀死一个普通的兽人；把毒量增加到几倍，即便是一个安装了市场上所有滤毒殖装的巨魔也会乖乖躺好。

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At over a meter long, the nova scorpion is a terrifying arachnid, but it is remarkably timid. The only species it actively attacks is the gamma spider, a resource competitor. Most other threats result in retreat into their burrows. Fools often follow them there and find out the hard, painful, and deadly way that nova scorpions are social. Small groups of two to ten specimens often share the same burrows. The sting of a single nova scorpion will kill an average ork; the sting of several will drop a troll with every piece of filtering ware on the market.

作为蛛形纲动物，它们是无法训练的，但它们可以很容易地操纵，并在泛人类员工不常去的地方设置简单的安全措施而使用。更常见的情况是，在公司的加工处理设施中发现它们，在那里它们的毒液被持续榨取着。

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As arachnids they aren’t trainable, but they can be manipulated easily and used as simple security in locations not frequented by metahuman employees. More often they are found in corporate processing facilities where their venom is milked.

> 活捉这些小动物是一项很常见的工作，不仅仅是为了榨取毒液。世界各地的角斗台都在使用超新星蝎。   它们看起来很可怕，在与不熟悉它们的对手进行的几场比赛中，它们的胜算非常可观，但它们输掉的大多数比赛中，对手都清楚其尾巴才是唯一的威胁。
> 宝石（Stone）

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> Live capture of these beasties is quite a common job, and not just for the venom milking. Fight rings around the world use nova scorpions. They look terrifying and push up the odds during a few matches with unskilled fighters, but they lose most matches against someone who knows the tail is the only threat.
> Stone

> 你先被其中一只爪子夹住看看，过后再来说最后那句话。
> 制链工（Chainmaker）

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> Get clipped by one of those claws and then come back and say that last line again.
> Chainmaker

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
4	4	4	3	3	2	5	1	2	6	3

主动性：	9+2D6
移动速度：	x1/x2/+1
CM：	10/10
界限：	物理5，精神4，社交4
护甲：	6
技能：	侦查5，潜行6，徒手格斗4
能力：	天生护甲（6），遮蔽（自我），天生武器（爪：DV 6P，AP-4；刺：DV 2P，AP-1），毒液（媒介：注射，起效速度：1小时，穿透：-2，强度：12，效果：恶心，物理伤害）

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
4 4 4 3 3 2 5 1 2 6 3
Initiative 9 + 2D6
Movement x1/x2/+1
Condition Monitor 10/10
Limits Physical 5, Mental 4, Social 4
Armor 6
Skills Perception 5, Sneaking 6, Unarmed Combat 4
Powers Armor (6), Concealment (Self), Natural Weapon (Claws:  DV 6P, AP –4; Sting: DV 2P, AP –1), Venom (Vector: Injection, Speed: 1 hour, Penetration: –2, Power: 12, Effect: Nausea, Physical Damage)

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奥兹安狒狒OZIAN BABOON
（狒狒属，气态鲍姆种）
地形：丛林/平原
饮食：杂食动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：6.2–8.9
长/高：1.1 m
质量：20.3 kg

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(PAPIO AEROBAUM)
Terrain: Jungle/Plains
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 6.2–8.9
Length/Height: 1.1m
Mass: 20.3 kg

由南部非洲的南非狒狒所觉醒，奥兹安狒狒得名于弗兰克·鲍姆小说《绿野仙踪》中著名的飞猴。这些生物并非天生如同邪恶的巫婆行为般邪恶，但是它们可以通过训练增强侵略性。它们肌肉发达，但骨骼较轻，主要通过将猎物举到空中然后丢扔下去来杀死它们。大到羚羊大小的重猎物可以由成群的奥兹安狒狒协力举起。据传闻，更重的猎物同样有可能被举起，因为雄性奥兹安狒狒已被发现能拥有数个神秘天赋。

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Awakened from the Chacma baboon of southern Africa, the Ozian baboon gets its name from the famed flying monkeys of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz novel. These ones aren’t naturally as nasty as those the wicked witch used, but they are trainable for enhanced aggression. Densely muscled but light-boned, they primarily kill their prey by lifting them into the air and dropping them. Heavy prey up to the size of an oryx can be lifted by groups of Ozian baboons working in tandem. Heavier prey lifts are rumored and highly probable, as male Ozian baboons have been found capable of several arcane talents.

> 羚羊还不是极限。我见过一群奥兹安举起一头成年大象。大象身上存在某种操纵法术。我无法收集更多细节，因为它们很快就把它抬出了我的视界。当它回到我灵视范围时，法术已经被解除了，而我无法从大象那充满恐惧的灵光中读出任何残留的印记。
> 莱兰（Lyran）

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> Oryx are not the limit. I’ve seen a flight of Ozians hoist a full grown elephant. There was some form of manipulation spell on the elephant. I wasn’t able to gather more detail, as they lifted it out of range quickly. When it returned to assensing range, the spell was dropped, and I couldn’t read any residual signature over the elephants’ terrified aura.
> Lyran

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
5	5	4	4	2	2	5	4	2	6	4

主动性：	9+2D6
移动速度：	x1/x3/+1（x2/x4+2 飞行）
CM：	9/9
界限：	物理6，精神4，社交6
护甲：	2
技能：	体操5，飞行8，威吓6，侦查6，潜行3，施法4，追踪4，徒手格斗4
能力：	天生护甲（2），强化感官（低光视觉，嗅觉），天生法术（悬浮术），天生武器（爪：DV 6P，AP-2）
弱点：	脆弱（2）

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
5 5 4 4 2 2 5 4 2 6 4
Initiative 9 + 2D6
Movement x1/x3/+1 (x2/x4/+2 Flight)
Condition Monitor 9/9
Limits Physical 6, Mental 4, Social 6
Armor 2
Skills Gymnastics 5, Flight 8, Intimidation 6, Perception 6, Sneaking 3, Spellcasting 4, Tracking 4, Unarmed Combat 4
Powers Armor (2), Enhanced Senses (Low-Light Vision, Smell), Innate Spell (Levitate), Natural Weapon (Claws: DV 6P, AP –2)
Weaknesses Fragile (2)

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腓尼基鸟PHOENICIAN BIRDS
（不死鸟变种）
地形：丛林/森林/平原/城市
饮食：杂食动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：6.5+
长/高：因物种而异（0.19–1.4 m）
质量：因物种而异（0.045–5.3 kg）

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(PHOENIX VAR.)
Terrain: Jungle/Forest/Plains/Urban
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 6.5+
Length/Height: varies by species (0.19–1.4 m)
Mass: varies by species (0.045–5.3 kg)

最近的研究表明，常见的不死鸟（奥里斯不死鸟）并非是火鸟的唯一种类。许多鸟类物种都经历了类似的突变。当最初的不死鸟从东亚和北非的物种中觉醒时，自2062年以来，突变物种红衣主教（北美：红色火焰），金刚鹦鹉（中/南美洲：多色火焰），天堂鸟（亚洲：白色火焰），蜿鹫（南非：黑色和红色火焰）和蓝胸佛法僧（欧洲：蓝色火焰）都相继出现。虽然基本种的侵略指数只有4.2，但经过SURGE的不死鸟的侵略性似乎要大得多，它们经常用火焰点燃可燃物以便驱赶猎物，甚至活活烧死它们。

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Recent research has shown the common phoenix (Phoenix aureus) is not the only species of firebird. A wide variety of avian species underwent parallel SURGE expressions. While the original phoenix Awakened from species in Eastern Asia and North Africa, SURGE variants of the cardinal (North America: red flames), macaw (Central/South America: multi-hued flames), bird of paradise (Asia: white flames), secretary bird (Southern Africa: black and red flames), and the European roller (Europe: blue flames) have all appeared since 2062. While the basic species had an Aggro Index of only 4.2, the SURGED phoenixes appear far more aggressive and often use their flames to ignite flammables in order to herd their prey or even burn them alive.

由于在中美洲/南美洲的丛林中没有足够的干草可以燃烧，腓尼基金刚鹦鹉的翅膀会分泌出一种油性物质，即使在潮湿的丛林中也会使之燃烧。这在南美城市的贫民窟中尤其麻烦，在那里，腓尼基金刚鹦鹉会烧毁拥挤的建筑群，然后以里面烤熟的尸体为食。

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Since it does not have an ample supply of dry grass to burn in the jungles of Central/South America, the phoenician macaw has an oily secretion that it releases from its wings that burns even in the humid jungle. This has been especially troublesome in the favelas of South American cities, where the phoenician macaws will burn crowded complexes and then feed on the cooked bodies inside.

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
3	5	4	4	2	2	4	1	4	6	5

主动性：	8+1D6
移动速度：	x1/x2/+1（x3/x5+2 飞行）
CM：	8/9
界限：	物理5，精神4，社交4
护甲：	-
技能：	飞行5，侦查4，徒手格斗5
能力：	元素攻击（火），能量光环（火），吞噬（火），强化感官（视觉增强），免疫（火），天生武器（爪：DV5P，AP-2）
弱点：	脆弱（2）；腓尼基金刚鹦鹉分泌物（易燃油）

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
3 5 4 4 2 2 4 1 4 6 5
Initiative 8 + 1D6
Movement x1/x2/+1 (x3/x6/+2 Flight)
Condition Monitor 8/9
Limits Physical 5, Mental 4, Social 4
Armor —
Skills Flight 5, Perception 4, Unarmed Combat 5
Powers Elemental Attack (Fire), Energy Aura (Fire), Engulf (Fire), Enhanced Senses (Vision Enhancement), Immunity (Fire), Natural Weapon (Claws: DV 5P, AP –2)
Weaknesses Fragile (2); Phoenician Macaw adds Secretion (flammable oils)

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飞马PEGASUS
（马属，飞马种）
地形：草原
饮食：草食动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：2.8
长/高：1.8 m（8 m 翼展）
质量：350 kg

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(EQUUS VOLATILIS AMPLUS)
Terrain: Grasslands
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 2.8
Length/Height: 1.8 m (8 m wingspan)
Mass: 350 kg

在我研究独角兽之后，对我而言神话中经典的飞马只是一个短暂的研究过程。它本来应该更长，但我花了额外的时间去观察那匹有角的，而没有接近我想要的那匹有翅膀的。我设法了解到它们往往比独角兽更自闭，因此对我来说更难跟踪和进行比较。它们对与普通马、独角兽或任何其他它们遇到的马的变种都没有表现出任何兴趣。

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The classic winged horse of mythology was only a short study for me right after my time studying the unicorns. It was supposed to be longer, but I took the extra time looking into the horned horse and didn’t get near the time I wanted with the winged one. I managed to learn that they tend to be more solitary than the unicorn and thus were much harder for me to track and compare. They showed no interest in interactions with mundane horses, unicorns, or any other equine variation that they encountered.

我标记了一些样本，并花了很长一段时间内跟踪它们。数据显示了我研究的几匹飞马经常出没的地方。经过更仔细的观察，发现这是它们的聚集地和繁殖地，位于希腊北部山区。由于黑市飞马的交易频繁，我不会说得更详细，但是我要说的是，它们的社交能力远远超过了其通常的表现。

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I was able to tag a few specimens and track them over an extended period. The data revealed a location where several of the pegasi I was studying frequented. Closer inspection found it to be a gathering and breeding ground for them, located up in the hills of northern Greece. Due to the brisk trade in black-market pegasi I won’t be more detailed, but I will say it went a long way to show they are far more social than is usually let on.

> 抓住一个不是问题。把它们安置在身边直到交货才是问题。飞马会攻击任何威胁到它家园的人。它们使用羽翼冲击来自我防御，这种冲击能将巨魔掀翻在地；它们还会利用重力势能从上而下，利用蹄子进行下落攻击。
> 曲棍（Sticks）

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> Grabbing one of these things isn’t the issue. Keeping them around until the delivery is. A pegasus will attack anyone that appears to be threatening its home. This defense can come in the form of wing buffets that can knock a troll from their feet and a gravity-powered diving attack with their hooves.
> Sticks

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
8	5	6	7	3	2	4	2	2	6	4

主动性：	10+1D6
移动速度：	x1/x4/+6（x2/x4+2 飞行）
CM：	8/9
界限：	物理10，精神4，社交5
护甲：	4
技能：	飞行6，侦查5，奔跑5，徒手格斗5
能力：	天生护甲（4），天生武器（羽翼冲击：DV7S，AP-2，击倒（4）），天生武器（踢：DV10S，AP-）
弱点：	饮食需求（水果）；脆弱（2）
注释：	+1触及

劇透 -   :

B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
8 5 6 7 3 2 4 2 2 6 4
Initiative 10 + 1D6
Movement x1/x4/+6 (x2/x4/+2 Flight)
Condition Monitor 10/10
Limits Physical 10, Mental 4, Social 5
Armor 4
Skills Flight 6, Perception 5, Running 5, Unarmed Combat 5
Powers Armor (4), Natural Weapon (Wing Buffet: DV 7S, AP –2, Knockdown (4)), Natural Weapon (Kick: DV 10S, AP –)
Weaknesses Dietary Requirement (Fruit), Fragile (2)
Note +1 Reach

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鹿鹰兽PERYTON
（鹿属，异傲种）
地形：森林/草地
饮食：杂食动物
活动：白天
侵略指数：6.7
长/高：1.5 m（5.5 m 翼展）
质量：150 kg

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(CERVOS INSOLENS)
Terrain: Forest/Grassland
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 6.7
Length/Height: 1.5 m (5.5 m wingspan)
Mass: 150 kg

在大多数情况下，我的研究都由我自己的好奇心所推动，有时会因此而走弯路，但通常可以看到合乎逻辑的进展，尤其是当你追着一只有着翅膀的马和有着翅膀的鹿进行研究时。鹿鹰兽与普通鹿的不同之处很有趣。在独角兽和飞马依旧像马那样进食时，鹿鹰兽的饮食习惯已经超越了普通鹿的饮食习惯。虽然鹿鹰兽不是严格意义上的食肉动物，但它会尽可能频繁地在菜单上添加肉类。它们能将对猎物造成伤害的超自然能力与飞行能力结合起来，将猎物置于危险的位置，用鹿角或锋利有力的蹄子进行攻击。除非猎物拐错了一个弯，最后掉落到了峡谷底部，而这样只会让捕猎更容易罢了。

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My research, fueled by my own curiosity in most cases, sometimes follows a winding path, but often the logical progression can be seen, especially when you follow a winged equus with a winged cervidae. The peryton is interesting in its difference from mundane deer. While both unicorns and pegasi continue to eat like horses, the peryton has expanded its diet beyond the diet of a regular deer. Though not strictly a carnivore, the peryton adds meat to the menu as often as they can. Combining their preternatural ability to cause folks harm with their ability to fly, they are able to get prey into precarious positions where they can attack with their antlers or sharp, powerful hooves. Unless the prey simply makes a wrong turn and ends up at the bottom of a ravine, making the hunt easier.

> 猎鹿季与猎鸭季合二为一！
> Slamm-0!

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> Deer-hunting season combined with duck-hunting season all in one!
> Slamm-0!

> 在当地鹿群和鹿鹰兽共享领地，鹿鹰兽的数量甚至开始超越当地普通鹿的数量。它们有更宽泛的食物来源，更窄的捕食范围，更明智的逃跑方法。唯一可能使它们受到控制的是人类寻找它们的骨头和鹿角作为神秘饰物或试剂。
> 莱兰（Lyran）

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> In areas where local deer populations and peryton share territory, the peryton are beginning to outnumber populations of standard local deer. They have a wider source of food, narrower scope of predators, and greater method of escape. The only things likely keeping them in check are humans looking for their bones and antlers for use as arcane trappings or reagents.
> Lyran

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华	魔法
8	5	5	7	4	2	4	2	1	6	4

主动性：	9+1D6
移动速度：	x1/x4/+5（x2/x4+2 飞行）
CM：	10/10
界限：	物理9，精神4，社交5
护甲：	4
技能：	飞行5，侦查8，奔跑5，徒手格斗6
能力：	降祸，天生护甲（4），强化感官（视觉放大），天生武器（鹿角：DC8P，AP-2），天生武器（踢：DV10S，AP-），沉默
弱点：	脆弱（2）
注释：	+1触及

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS M
8 5 5 7 4 2 4 2 1 6 4
Initiative 9 + 1D6
Movement x1/x4/+5 (x2/x4/+2 Flight)
Condition Monitor 10/10
Limits Physical 9, Mental 4, Social 5
Armor 4
Skills Flight 5, Perception 8, Running 5, Unarmed Combat 6
Powers Accident, Armor (4), Enhanced Senses (Vision Magnification), Natural Weapon (Antlers: DV 8P, AP –2), Natural Weapon (Kick: DV 10S, AP –), Silence
Weaknesses Fragile (2)
Note +1 Reach

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皮亚斯玛PIASMA
（熊属，皮亚斯玛种）
地形：森林
饮食：杂食动物
活动：白天
综合指数：9.3（交配季节10.0）
长/高：2.98 m
质量：395 kg

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(URSUS PIASMA)
Terrain: Forest
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Aggro Index: 9.3 (10.0 during mating season)
Length/Height: 2.98 m
Mass: 395 kg

皮亚斯玛身上的皮肤角质厚度，正如棕熊之于人类一样，皮亚斯玛之于兽人一般。皮亚斯玛是一种巨大的觉醒棕熊（熊属，棕熊种），圈养繁殖和试验表明皮亚斯玛是一种变体表现，而不是单一物种，这使得对照泛人类愈发合法化。在野外，皮亚斯玛具有极强的领地意识，对它们所在的领地内发现的任何东西都具备攻击性。这不仅限于生物，正如埃森伯格（Ersenberg）在2069年的研究中所显示的那样，在皮亚斯玛地区遗留下来的车辆和帐篷一旦被发现就会被拆除。物品大小也不是限制因素，因为众所周知，皮亚斯玛会攻击在其领土内穿越的高速公路运输设备。

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As brown bear is to human, piasma is to ork, with the added bonus of dermal deposits. The piasma is a massive Awakened brown bear (ursus arctos), and captive breeding and testing have revealed the piasma as a variant expression, rather than separate species, legitimizing the metahuman comparison. In the wild, piasma are extremely territorial and hyper-aggressive against anything they find in their domain. This is not limited to living creatures, as shown in the Ersenberg study of 2069, where vehicles and tents left in the territory of a piasma were demolished once found. Size is also not a limiting factor, as piasma have been known to attack transport rigs crossing highways in their territory.

> 大多数NAN国都对皮亚斯玛设立有赏金，但很少有人能拿到这笔赏金。这些野兽需要用肮脏手段来放倒，因为它们也玩得很脏。更别提那些关于皮亚斯玛有一些超自然能力的谣言了。我忽略了喷火的事，但是咆哮使人麻痹似乎正合它们的意。

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> Most of the NAN nations have bounties on piasma, but very few are ever collected. These beasts are a slitch to bring down, and they play dirty. Not to mention the rumors of piasma with some additional paranormal abilities. I ignore the stuff about breathing fire, but paralyzing with a growl seems right up their alley.
> Mika

体质	敏捷	反应	力量	意志	逻辑	直觉	魅力	极限	精华
12	5	5	12	4	2	4	1	2	6

主动性：	9+1D6
移动速度：	x1/x3/+2
CM：	17/10
界限：	物理17，精神4，社交4
护甲：	12
技能：	威吓8，侦查4，潜行4，追踪5，徒手格斗7
能力：	天生护甲（12），强化感官（热成像视觉，扩展听力），天生武器（爪/咬：DV12P，AP-2），强韧（3）
弱点：	过敏（阳光，中度）
注释：	+1触及，可选能力（恐惧，麻痹之嚎）

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B A R S W L I C EDG ESS
12 5 5 12 4 2 4 1 2 6
Initiative 9 + 1D6
Movement x1/x3/+2
Condition Monitor 17/10
Limits Physical 14, Mental 4, Social 4
Armor 12
Skills Intimidation 8, Perception 4, Sneaking 4, Tracking 5, Unarmed Combat 7
Powers Armor (12), Enhanced Senses (Thermographic Vision, Wide-Band Hearing), Natural Weapon (Claws/Bite: DV 12P, AP –2), Toughness (3)
Weaknesses Allergy (Sunlight, Mild)
Note +1 Reach, Optional Powers (Fear, Paralyzing Howl)