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Following her genetic splicing and subsequent mental breakdown, Marianne McKinnon's personality underwent a stark transformation, turning darker and more chaotic. Once reserved and guarded, she now embodies unpredictability and unbridled nature. Her stoicism has evolved into a volatile and emotionally charged presence, marked by a simmering anger that now overtly fuels her actions. Marianne finds satisfaction in instigating confrontations, reveling in the chaos and uncertainty they bring. This shift in her personality reflects her deepened connection to the void and chaos, a change echoed in her professional approach.
Her exposure to the Vihara Shunya and the Libra Daemonica has further intensified these traits. The unpredictability fostered by her genetic alteration now merges with a profound understanding of chaos, reshaping her demeanor from volatile to an eerily calm presence, influenced by her experiences with otherworldly horrors. Marianne's penchant for provocation has gained subtlety, allowing her to manipulate situations and people in a manner akin to orchestrating a chaotic symphony.
In her professional role, Marianne has become an agent who not only adapts to chaos but also thrives in it. Her strategies, once unorthodox, now delve into the arcane, reflecting her insights into the void. She employs cryptic and unorthodox methods, often confounding her colleagues. This approach, blending precision with chaos, is a manifestation of her intricate understanding of cosmic disorder, solidifying her as a uniquely formidable and unpredictable operative.
Special Abilities
Through genetic splicing, McKinnon has acquired exceptional abilities beyond her natural capabilities. Her psionic prowess grants her an innate understanding of the psionic energy permeating her environment and individuals. A strong empathic sense enables her to perceive distant emotional states, while her focused concentration allows her to discern general and specific motives. Her acute deception detection enables her to identify deceit, including intent and direct lies. Additionally, she possesses the unique skill of psionic tracking, detecting residual psionic energy to trail individuals. Her psionic clairvoyance provides her with a brief window of precognition, allowing her to anticipate others' actions, seemingly possessing superhuman reflexes.
- Strong Empathic Sense
- Marianne possesses a heightened ability to perceive and interpret the emotional state of others, even from a distance. She can discern underlying feelings and motivations, providing valuable insight into people's true intentions and allowing her to anticipate their actions. Exposure to the Vihara Shunya amplifies her empathic abilities, allowing her to sense emotions and intentions across vast distances and through barriers.
- Sense Motives
- With her focused concentration, Marianne can delve deeper into a person's motives, gaining a profound understanding of their specific intentions and hidden agendas. This heightened sense enables her to uncover even the most subtle and veiled motivations, granting her a distinct advantage in deciphering the truth. Her time in the chaotic realm hones her ability to perceive hidden motives, even those influenced by otherworldly energies.
- Deception Detection
- Marianne's acute perception enables her to detect deception with remarkable accuracy. She possesses an uncanny ability to sense when someone is being dishonest, whether through spoken words, body language, or subtle cues. This innate skill allows her to see through deception and unravel the truth behind even the most intricate webs of lies. Marianne can also detect lies and deceit tinged with supernatural elements, discerning truths obscured by dark forces.
- Psionic Tracking
- By tapping into her psionic abilities, Marianne can trace the residual psionic energy left behind by individuals as they move through an area. The strength and duration of the trail depend on the mental and emotional state of the person being followed. This invaluable tracking skill enables her to pursue targets and gather intelligence with heightened efficiency. Her psionic tracking skills evolve to include the ability to trace energies across dimensions and through time distortions.
- Psionic Clairvoyance
- Attuned to the psionic field surrounding her, Marianne possesses a heightened sense of precognition, granting her the ability to foresee the actions of others mere seconds before they occur. This extraordinary perception creates an illusion of superhuman reflexes, allowing her to react swiftly and decisively, often one step ahead of her adversaries. Marianne gains a form of clairvoyance that extends to seeing brief glimpses of possible futures, influenced by the Vihara Shunya's manipulation of time and reality.
Special Skills
Marianne's special abilities synergistically complement her exceptional skill set, bolstering her covert operations. Proficient in special combat tactics, she excels in covert breaching and extraction, executing precise and strategic maneuvers under high-pressure circumstances. Her training in various projectile weapons empowers her to exhibit lethal marksmanship and adaptability in combat scenarios. She specializes in asset surveillance, effectively conducting long-range observations of human targets by skillfully blending into the surroundings. McKinnon's talent for asset capture and turning enables her to covertly recruit individuals, employing persuasive techniques and her profound understanding of human psychology. In hand-to-hand combat, she expertly employs her extensive training in martial arts disciplines, focusing on unarmed and stick combat. Furthermore, her special evasion training equips her with the ability to hide in plain sight, blend into crowds or small groups seamlessly, and skillfully employ confusion and misdirection to elude pursuers.
- Special Combat Tactics
- A master of covert breaching and extraction, Marianne excels in executing precise and strategic maneuvers in high-pressure situations. She possesses an uncanny ability to navigate complex environments and neutralize threats with efficiency and precision.
- Special Weapons Training
- Marianne's expertise lies in a wide range of projectile weapons. With meticulous precision and extensive knowledge of firearms, she is a formidable force on the battlefield. Her skillful marksmanship and proficiency with various weapon types make her a lethal asset in any combat scenario.
- Asset Surveillance
- With a keen eye and meticulous attention to detail, Marianne specializes in conducting long-range surveillance operations on human targets. Her ability to blend into the background while maintaining constant vigilance allows her to gather critical intelligence without raising suspicion.
- Asset Capture/Turning
- Marianne possesses a unique talent for covertly capturing and recruiting human assets without resorting to force. Through her exceptional persuasive skills and deep understanding of human psychology, she can manipulate situations to her advantage, effectively turning potential threats into valuable allies.
- Hand-to-Hand Combat
- Trained in an array of martial arts disciplines, Marianne is a formidable opponent in close-quarters combat. Her extensive unarmed combat skills, combined with her proficiency in stick combat, enable her to swiftly neutralize adversaries and protect herself in hand-to-hand encounters.
- Special Evasion Training
- Marianne's expertise in evasive techniques is unparalleled. She is a master of hiding in plain sight, seamlessly blending into large crowds or small groups to evade detection. Utilizing tactics of confusion and misdirection, she expertly evades pursuit, leaving her adversaries disoriented and unable to track her movements.
- Void Comprehension
- This unique ability allows Marianne to understand and interpret the chaotic energies and patterns of the void. Having been exposed to the unfathomable depths of the Vihara Shunya, she can sense and navigate the chaotic currents of the void, understanding its influence on reality and the minds of those exposed to it.
Background
McKinnon's unwavering dedication to her missions is unparalleled, although her confrontational nature and swift reactions based on her perceptions have earned her a reputation as a tenacious and unyielding operative. Her exceptional ability to discern people's motives has proven invaluable, enabling her to unveil hidden agendas and anticipate actions. Despite the loss of her parents, Robert and Jessica McKinnon, Marianne's resilience and extraordinary abilities make her an immensely valuable asset in the relentless pursuit of national security.
In 2005, she was deployed on a mission code-named Cougar Strike. Following the loss of contact with both operatives, her partner was later discovered in a Chinese Emergency Room, his cover compromised. Although no discernible cause for his condition was found, his vital signs remained virtually undetectable. The Chinese government has yet to disclose the subsequent fate of the patient, presuming him deceased.
Then, in 2007, McKinnon arrived at a secure safe house in India, afflicted by amnesia save for her emergency extraction code word. Subsequently, she was transferred to CIA Headquarters and later relocated to a clandestine medical facility off the coast of Maine. It was during her time there, in 2008, that she regained her memory, revealing an emergence of a newfound ability subsequent to surviving a gunshot wound from an AK-47. Her recollection lapses after making physical contact with her partner and awakening on an unfamiliar road in India. By the end of 2008, she was transferred to the secure military facility known as Ad Undas for further recuperation and training, although she managed to escape from the facility through undisclosed means.
In 2008, Marianne McKinnon stumbles upon the Libra Daemonica, a cursed tome of dark knowledge. Its sinister influence transports her unexpectedly to the Vihara Shunya in 2009. This realm, a vast, labyrinthine castle fraught with cosmic dread, distorts reality and amplifies her psychic abilities. Marianne spends six years in this chaotic and malevolent dimension, where her psyche is continually disrupted by the realm's dark energies. This experience deeply embeds within her a connection to the realm's chaotic nature. In 2015, she finally escapes, leading to the period of amnesia and psychosis documented in her history, her mind fractured by the ordeal. Marianne's time in the Vihara Shunya leaves a lasting imprint on her, intertwining her fate with its dark and chaotic essence. This distressing episode was triggered by exposure to the Libra Daemonica, with her memories gradually resurfacing over time, culminating in a desperate plea to the CIA for assistance. Extracted from her dire circumstances, she received intensive medical treatment and resumed active duty by November 2019, ready to resume her integral role as an invaluable operative.