Beatrix Stroud

EULA foundation 1.01 · Level 66 Gold

Beatrix Stroud is a 44-year-old human woman commanding a sector of the Stormwatch. She is tall and weather-lined, with auburn hair pinned under an oilskin cap and a dark-blue coat repaired at both elbows. She wants the shore to be ready for the next hard night even when a quiet week makes maintenance look optional.
Contact: Military, Silver operational authority within her coastal sector. Adventurer: Level 66, Gold; use the recorded kit below.
She gives a task, the reason it matters, and the condition for stopping. She hears practical objections before issuing the final order. Pressure makes her decisive; unnecessary heroics irritate her more than a sensible retreat. She knows current briefings and her defenses, not the stormwall's unexplained origin.
Off duty she repairs old dance records. Voice: clipped in an operation, unexpectedly wry at rest. Hook: an inspection has exposed a gap in evacuation coverage, and she needs an independent person to test the route without turning it into a publicity exercise.
Chronological age 44; apparent adult age about 36. Sustained path development supports this appearance; neither age grants an extra ability.

HISTORY

Beatrix’s command grew out of shore work whose successes often looked uneventful afterward: a route kept clear, an inspection completed, a crew withdrawn before a position failed. She learned to distrust the story in which one spectacular rescue excused the maintenance that should have made it unnecessary. Quiet weeks are when she argues most stubbornly for readiness.

The Breakwater Vanguard path developed from choosing where to stand so others could move. Her earlier protective techniques work at the scale of a person or a formation. Gold development gives her extraordinary force and the ability to contest a much larger breach, but the regional work still depends on surveyed posts, preparation and crews who understand the withdrawal. Strength does not make her present at every point of the coast.

At forty-four, with an apparent age around thirty-six, she commands one Stormwatch sector rather than the whole city. She listens to practical objections because an accurate objection changes an operation. Dema can tell her a schedule is impossible; Oren can tell her that technically deployable people are exhausted. She dislikes hearing both truths when time is short, and respects them for saying so anyway.

Repairing old dance records gives her something damaged that does not need to become ready before the weather turns. Her humor emerges while discussing a dreadful arrangement or waiting for a repaired groove to play. Personal concern can make her answer with a readiness report. Learning to come home is an active part of her life, not a sign that the Gold commander has become less capable.

Beatrix learned command in work where the best outcome could make every precaution look excessive. After a withdrawal completed without casualties, she once spent longer defending the closed route in a report than she had spent ordering it closed. The temptation was to tell the story as a close escape and make the danger seem obvious afterward. She chose the less satisfying account: the crew left because the available signs justified leaving before certainty arrived.

Her training followed the same logic. A defended position was judged by what the people behind it could actually do, not by how long she could remain standing in front of it. She practiced changes of pace, interrupted movement and the moment a formation had to release someone who could no longer keep up. Gold force made the consequences of a bad decision larger. It did not remove the need to survey a post, hear a practical objection or agree on a withdrawal before the pressure arrived.

A trusted adult learned to recognize the readiness report she offered in place of an answer about herself. Being asked to stay for an ordinary evening, with no rescue to promise, unsettled her more than being asked for help. Repairing a dance record together gave her an activity that could end when they were tired. The music did not need to justify the hours spent on it, and going home did not have to be the reward for making the entire coast safe.

PERSONAL LIFE

Beatrix can mistake accepting another task for strength. She welcomes precise objections in an operation but initially answers personal concern with a readiness report. Trust grows when someone distinguishes her choice from her duty and lets her take a break without dramatizing it. Off duty she repairs dance records, has wry opinions about bad arrangements and may invite a companion to hear a restored side. Her Gold power stays real; needing company is not helplessness. Her flirtation does not become an order and no rescue creates obligation. She apologizes through a corrected instruction or a plainly personal request, not by surrendering all authority.

WANTS / FEARS

Keep her coastal sector ready and bring its people home.

Allowing a quiet week to disguise a gap that becomes obvious during a storm.

PATH

Breakwater Vanguard

A frontline cutlass-and-magic-pistol combatant. Battle Pace and Bearing strengthen her own assault and nearby allies; cutlass blows and aimed force bolts create openings, while arresting lines and Close the Exit turn a retreat into a contested engagement. Gold force comes from her actual Stats. Shoreward Stand remains her separate major-front Gift.

Commitment 50%. Future automatic growth: Might 50%, Endurance 30%, Will 20%; free points remain a separate allocation.

RESONANCE

Resonance Embodiment: Letting a trusted adult see her after duty, when she could promise no rescue, taught her that choosing where to stand also includes choosing when to come home.

CONNECTIONS

Oren Whitcombe: Beatrix gets evacuees to Oren’s clinic; he trusts her to report what happened instead of calling every survivor uninjured. He presses her to rest the people she can still technically deploy, including herself. She values that honesty and dislikes how readily he sees through her claim that she is fine. Introduction: A clinic handoff or shore-safety briefing; neither commits the other’s staff or discloses patient records.

Dema Flint: Beatrix backs Dema’s stop-work calls; Dema trusts that backing enough to tell a Gold commander her schedule is impossible. They argue over which repair must happen first, not whether lives matter. Their best work starts when Beatrix explains the operational need and Dema is allowed to redesign the means. Introduction: A scheduled inspection or safety consultation; no unsupervised access to defenses or promised repair.

STAT COMPONENTS

Might: Base 4548 | Class ×1.6 | Resonance ×1.1 | Core 8004 | Gear +818 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 8822

Endurance: Base 3460 | Class ×1.5 | Resonance ×1.08 | Core 5605 | Gear +519 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 6124

Agility: Base 1899 | Class ×1.2 | Resonance ×1 | Core 2278 | Gear +227 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 2505

Intelligence: Base 1242 | Class ×1 | Resonance ×1 | Core 1242 | Gear +0 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 1242

Perception: Base 1899 | Class ×1.3 | Resonance ×1.04 | Core 2567 | Gear +0 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 2567

Will: Base 2064 | Class ×1.4 | Resonance ×1.08 | Core 3120 | Gear +206 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 3326

Vitality: Base 1160 | Class ×1.3 | Resonance ×1.05 | Core 1583 | Gear +139 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 1722

Presence: Base 256 | Class ×1.15 | Resonance ×1 | Core 294 | Gear +0 | Temporary ×1 | Effective 294

MAX HP/MANA/STAMINA/AURA

28913 / 11549 / 35149 / 8408

Recorded flat crossing bonuses (HP / Mana / Stamina / Aura), already included: 928/0/48/44

EQUIPMENT

Stormglass pistol: Will-channelled focus; no additional Stat bonus beyond the listed attuned loadout; unaided Core W≥1560; force/channel 12351/4657. Its shot costs, output and reload follow the recorded learned pistol forms. Cutlass and pistol occupy one hand each; no spare-hand interception or free shield use.
Stormglass cutlass: M+818, W+206; unaided Core M≥4002, E≥2802; force/channel 15439/4657.
Brace-rune blue coat: E+519, V+139; unaided Core E≥2802, W≥1560; force/channel 12351/4657.
Breakwater boots: A+227; unaided Core A≥1139, E≥2802; force/channel 12351/4657.
Bonuses apply only while equipped, intact and qualified; no resource or regeneration bonus. Hand use and old charge limits still apply.
This revised authored starting loadout replaces the old fixed-value items; bonuses do not auto-scale during play. Total additive bonuses stay within floor(20% of each Base Stat). Core and maximum resources exclude Gear and Temporary modifiers. Apply actual buffed operating load to the fixed force/channel ratings; exceeding a rating can damage or destroy the item under the shared equipment rule.

ABILITIES

Cutlass and Stormglass Pistol | Cost: ordinary exertion; pistol techniques pay their written costs and chamber charges | Range: cutlass reach; each pistol technique’s stated sightline | A qualified stormglass cutlass channels her actual bodily force. The held magic pistol channels Will through aimed Mana bolts, with six chamber charges. Each ordinary charged shot or establishing tether discharge consumes one chamber charge as well as its ability cost; Decisive Entry consumes one, Arresting Cordon consumes up to three. Three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber to six without restoring Mana. The cutlass and pistol each occupy one hand. The brace-rune coat steadies footing, not momentum immunity. Her bodily force remains available without Gifts. Weapon ratings, qualification, damage and ammunition cycling apply; no automatic aim or hidden Stat bonus. | Targets: the struck target or defended position | Duration: weapon action | Recovery: pistol chamber: three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand | Earned:  | Earlier form:

Breakwater Step (Level 2) | Cost: spend 12 Stamina | Range: 3 m visible load-bearing route | Drive into a sudden physical advance, arriving with the cutlass ready to attack or intercept. Targets: self. Duration: one movement, up to two seconds. Recovery: five seconds. Scaling: Agility controls execution; Might supplies acceleration and Endurance bears the stop. Limits: No teleportation; an obstructed route, weak surface or interrupted footing can spoil the advance. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self | Duration: one movement, up to two seconds | Recovery: five seconds | Earned: 2 | Earlier form:

Breaker’s Cut (Level 5) | Cost: spend 18 Stamina | Range: cutlass reach | Drive a committed cutlass blow through the chosen guard or obstacle; apply Might Temporary ×1.25 to that strike only. Gold bodily force remains enormous even when using this earlier form. Targets: one creature, guard or physical obstruction. Duration: one strike. Recovery: five seconds. Scaling: Actual modified Might against resistance and the cutlass’s rated force capacity. Limits: Requires contact and alignment; a miss or deflection still spends the cost; the weapon can fail under excessive load. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one creature, guard or physical obstruction | Duration: one strike | Recovery: five seconds | Earned: 5 | Earlier form:

Stormglass Discharge (Level 8) | Cost: spend 14 Mana | Range: 30 m clear aimed shot | Fire a concentrated Will-channelled force bolt from the stormglass pistol. The chosen line can strike intervening cover; the bolt is neither an ordinary pellet nor a homing attack. Targets: one visible target. Duration: one shot. Recovery: two seconds. Scaling: Will supplies the bolt’s force within the pistol’s channel rating; Perception and practiced aim govern placement. Limits: Held qualified pistol required; no automatic hit, firing through unseen cover or unlimited charge cycling. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Each fired bolt consumes one of the pistol’s six chamber charges; three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber without restoring Mana. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one visible target | Duration: one shot | Recovery: two seconds | Earned: 8 | Earlier form:

Battle Pace (Level 11) | Cost: reserve 18 Aura | Range: self | Intensify combat movement and transitions between advance, cut and shot: Agility Temporary ×1.25. Targets: self. Duration: twenty seconds while maintained. Recovery: ten seconds. Scaling: Modified Agility governs bodily execution; perception and decision-making remain their actual Stats. Limits: No extra independent actions or knowledge; losing focus ends the buff; pace-family forms cannot stack. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self | Duration: twenty seconds while maintained | Recovery: ten seconds | Earned: 11 | Earlier form:

Iron Bearing (Level 14) | Cost: reserve 22 Aura | Range: self | Reinforce the body against impact with Endurance Temporary ×1.3 while advancing, striking or holding a position. Targets: self. Duration: thirty seconds while maintained. Recovery: ten seconds. Scaling: Modified Endurance opposes the actual impact; unmodified ground and equipment still bear their own loads. Limits: Not momentum immunity; unsupported footing can fail; losing focus ends the buff; bearing-family forms cannot stack. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self | Duration: thirty seconds while maintained | Recovery: ten seconds | Earned: 14 | Earlier form:

Arresting Line (Level 17) | Cost: spend 20 Mana + reserve 25 Aura | Range: 15 m clear aimed shot; remain within 15 m | Fire a visible binding bolt from the pistol. A successful hit fastens a force tether to the struck surface; direct its pull to check retreat or draw the engagement toward a braced Beatrix. Targets: one struck creature or fixed anchor. Duration: twenty seconds while maintained. Recovery: ten seconds. Scaling: Will sustains the line within pistol capacity; her Might, footing and the target’s force govern a resisted pull. Limits: The bolt may be evaded or blocked; the tether or anchor can be broken; losing sight, range, grip or focus ends it; it does not paralyze or determine guilt. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Each fired bolt consumes one of the pistol’s six chamber charges; three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber without restoring Mana. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one struck creature or fixed anchor | Duration: twenty seconds while maintained | Recovery: ten seconds | Earned: 17 | Earlier form:

Decisive Entry (Level 20 signature) | Cost: spend 45 Stamina + spend 24 Mana | Range: 6 m clear movement; cutlass reach and 15 m pistol line | Drive into a chosen opponent, deliver one cutlass strike and one Will-channelled pistol bolt in a practiced continuous assault. These two attacks and the movement are included in this activation; additional techniques and buffs are not. Targets: self and one observed opponent. Duration: one committed sequence, up to three seconds. Recovery: twenty seconds. Scaling: Actual Agility, Might and Will; aim uses Perception and both weapons’ ratings apply. Limits: Both weapons and a viable route required; interruption can prevent later stages; no instant arrival, free extra shot or automatic hit. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Each fired bolt consumes one of the pistol’s six chamber charges; three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber without restoring Mana. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self and one observed opponent | Duration: one committed sequence, up to three seconds | Recovery: twenty seconds | Earned: 20 | Earlier form:

Driving Advance (Level 25 evolution) | Cost: spend 70 Stamina | Range: 8 m visible load-bearing route | Advance with one willing adjacent ally protected by the cutlass’s defended side. Beatrix physically intercepts along that side while the ally moves with her; force can drive an inferior obstacle aside. Targets: self and one willing adjacent ally. Duration: one advance, up to three seconds. Recovery: ten seconds. Scaling: Actual Might, Agility and Endurance against the intercepted threat and route resistance. Limits: The ally must be able to follow; no cover behind her or on an unguarded side; immovable obstacles and failed footing stop progress. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self and one willing adjacent ally | Duration: one advance, up to three seconds | Recovery: ten seconds | Earned: 25 | Earlier form: breakwater-step

Hammering Discharge (Level 30 evolution) | Cost: spend 100 Mana | Range: 60 m clear aimed shot | Fire an amplified Will-channelled bolt, choosing a concentrated penetrating impact or a broad impact across the struck body that checks its motion. Will Temporary ×1.4 applies only to this shot’s channelled force. Targets: one visible target. Duration: one shot. Recovery: five seconds. Scaling: Modified Will within the pistol rating; Perception governs aim; force contests actual armor, mass and footing. Limits: Select the mode before firing; checking can seriously injure a weaker target; no splash onto unrelated targets or guaranteed nonlethal hit. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Each fired bolt consumes one of the pistol’s six chamber charges; three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber without restoring Mana. Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one visible target | Duration: one shot | Recovery: five seconds | Earned: 30 | Earlier form: stormglass-discharge

Shared Battle Pace (Level 35 evolution) | Cost: reserve 130 Aura | Range: 8 m around Beatrix | Extend a fighting rhythm from Beatrix to nearby allies: Agility Temporary ×1.35 for each selected recipient. They can move and fight independently within the field. Targets: self and up to three selected willing allies. Duration: thirty seconds while maintained. Recovery: twenty seconds. Scaling: Each recipient’s own Agility is multiplied; their Might, perception, training and equipment remain their own. Limits: Lost focus ends all; leaving range ends that recipient’s buff for this activation; no replacement recipient without a new paid activation; no pace stacking. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self and up to three selected willing allies | Duration: thirty seconds while maintained | Recovery: twenty seconds | Earned: 35 | Earlier form: battle-pace

Close the Exit (Level 40 signature) | Cost: spend 180 Stamina + reserve 100 Aura | Range: 12 m visible engagement; actual cutlass reach to strike | Commit to the opponent’s visible escape route. When they attempt to leave the engagement, make one forceful intercepting advance and cutlass check, with Agility Temporary ×1.4 for that interception. A successful check can stop, stagger or redirect them according to actual force. Targets: one opponent Beatrix has just struck or currently tethered. Duration: up to fifteen seconds, ending after one attempted interception. Recovery: thirty seconds. Scaling: Modified Agility, Perception and Might oppose their movement and defenses. Limits: Requires a real traversable route; no reaction to an unseen departure or teleport; cannot attack at twelve metres without crossing it; tether maintenance is separately paid. Pay all separately used supporting abilities.  Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one opponent Beatrix has just struck or currently tethered | Duration: up to fifteen seconds, ending after one attempted interception | Recovery: thirty seconds | Earned: 40 | Earlier form:

Breachmaker (Level 46 evolution) | Cost: spend 320 Stamina | Range: cutlass reach | Concentrate a cutlass blow along a chosen fracture line with Might Temporary ×1.6 for that strike. A successful breach carries the physical blow through connected material until its force is spent, rather than producing a detached ranged slash. Targets: one creature, guard or connected obstruction along the blade’s strike. Duration: one strike. Recovery: ten seconds. Scaling: Actual modified Might, weapon strength and material resistance; Gold strength is not reduced to match an inferior defender. Limits: No guaranteed severing, unknown weak-point detection or unlimited penetration; recoil, fragments and collateral damage remain real. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: one creature, guard or connected obstruction along the blade’s strike | Duration: one strike | Recovery: ten seconds | Earned: 46 | Earlier form: breaker-s-cut

Arresting Cordon (Level 52 evolution) | Cost: spend 260 Mana + reserve 320 Aura | Range: 30 m sightline and maintenance range | Over three aimed discharges within six seconds establish up to three visible force tethers, then direct their tension while fighting. A missed discharge wastes that line. Lines may check escape or connect a target to a sound anchor. Targets: up to three selected targets or sound anchors. Duration: forty-five seconds while maintained. Recovery: thirty seconds. Scaling: One finite Will-derived holding budget, divided as she directs among maintained lines; actual anchors, Might and opposing force govern pulls. Limits: No extra targets from branching; breaking one line releases that line; loss of pistol, focus or range releases affected lines; no simultaneous Arresting Line to multiply the budget. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Each fired bolt consumes one of the pistol’s six chamber charges; three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber without restoring Mana. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: up to three selected targets or sound anchors | Duration: forty-five seconds while maintained | Recovery: thirty seconds | Earned: 52 | Earlier form: arresting-line

Breakwater Bearing (Level 58 evolution) | Cost: reserve 420 Aura | Range: 10 m around Beatrix | Extend reinforced impact resistance to the close fighting group: Endurance Temporary ×1.5 for each recipient. Beatrix remains at the center fighting; this improves bodies rather than placing a barrier between them and attacks. Targets: self and up to four selected willing allies. Duration: forty-five seconds while maintained. Recovery: thirty seconds. Scaling: Each recipient’s actual Endurance supplies their resistance; weaker allies do not inherit Beatrix’s Stats. Limits: Leaving range ends that recipient’s buff for this activation; lost focus ends all; no replacement recipients or bearing stacking; ground, weapons and armor retain their ratings. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Temporary modifiers affect only the specified use, never Core or resource maxima; same-Stat modifiers from this kit use the strongest applicable value rather than multiplying together. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self and up to four selected willing allies | Duration: forty-five seconds while maintained | Recovery: thirty seconds | Earned: 58 | Earlier form: iron-bearing

Breakwater Advance (Level 60 signature) | Cost: spend 180 Stamina | Range: 12 m clear load-bearing route | Advance explosively with one willing adjacent ally, intercepting on the cutlass’s defended side. The signature consolidates the advance family into controlled protective movement at her full current physical scale. Targets: self and one willing adjacent ally. Duration: one action. Recovery: thirty seconds. Scaling: Actual speed, Might, Endurance and footing decide the advance and interception. Limits: No teleportation or invulnerability; compatible with Personal Shoreward Stand only at its walking pace; unavailable while holding the Regional mode’s fixed anchor. Earlier forms are retained; Pay all separately used supporting abilities. Same-family recovery is shared. Only one form of this family can be active; ending it starts its full shared recovery before another form can activate. | Targets: self and one willing adjacent ally | Duration: one action | Recovery: thirty seconds | Earned: 60 | Earlier form: driving-advance

Evacuation Line (Bronze Gift 21) | Cost: 30 Stamina | Range: 3 m clear route | Intercept one close attack aimed at an adjacent ally; resolve against her defenses. Blocked movement prevents interception. One use per ten consecutive quiet minutes without casting/combat. Targets: one adjacent ally. Duration: one close attack. Recovery: ten consecutive quiet minutes without combat/casting. Only one activation of this Gift may be active; ending early does not reset its recovery. | Targets: one adjacent ally | Duration: one close attack | Recovery: ten consecutive quiet minutes without combat/casting | Earned: 21 | Earlier form:

Breakwater Formation (Silver Gift 41) | Cost: 400 Mana spent + 600 Aura reserved | Range: 60 m | Directed cover braces and intercepts along its defended face for at most twelve willing allies following an agreed withdrawal formation, up to five minutes. Use actual Stats and cohesion. Leaving range ends individual cover; lost concentration ends the formation and releases reserved Aura only. One use per ten consecutive quiet minutes without casting/combat. Targets: at most twelve willing allies in an agreed withdrawal. Duration: five minutes. Recovery: ten consecutive quiet minutes without combat/casting. Only one activation of this Gift may be active; ending early does not reset its recovery. | Targets: at most twelve willing allies in an agreed withdrawal | Duration: five minutes | Recovery: ten consecutive quiet minutes without combat/casting | Earned: 41 | Earlier form:

Shoreward Stand: Personal (Gold Gift 61) | Cost: 987 Mana + 2,824 Stamina; reserve 2,115 Aura | Range: 30 m | For two minutes, project a Gold pressure barrier that can move at a walk, shelter its defended side and contest major shock fronts or attacks. May end early to concentrate held pressure into one cutlass cut along a visible thirty-metre path, with actual collateral consequences. Stronger force can break it; lost focus ends it. Ending releases reserved Aura only. Shares one use with Regional mode; recovery requires eight elapsed hours including six hours’ rest without combat/sustained magic. Targets: defended side of the barrier; optional cut along one visible path. Duration: two minutes. Recovery: one shared Gold use; eight elapsed hours including six hours rest without combat/sustained magic. Only one activation of this Gift may be active; ending early does not reset its recovery. | Targets: defended side of the barrier; optional cut along one visible path | Duration: two minutes | Recovery: one shared Gold use; eight elapsed hours including six hours rest without combat/sustained magic | Earned: 61 | Earlier form:

Shoreward Stand: Regional (same Gold Gift) | Cost: 1,480 Mana; reserve 3,173 Aura; 565 Stamina per elapsed minute | Range: ≤2 km coast × 200 m inland | Prepare one minute with three surveyed fixed stormglass posts defining the shore segment and crews at stations. Hold the central post to contest a breach for at most ten minutes; deliberately direct coverage. Leaving, loss of a post/focus or overpowering attack ends the mode and frees reserved Aura only. Spent resources/injuries remain. Shares the Personal mode’s use/recovery. Posts extend area, not permission to cross or rewrite the stormwall. Targets: one surveyed coastal segment with stationed crews. Duration: ten minutes after one minute setup. Recovery: same shared Gold use and recovery as Personal. Pay 565 Stamina at the start of each minute of operation, including the first; if the next payment cannot be made, the mode ends. At most ten payments. Only one activation of this Gift may be active; ending early does not reset its recovery. | Targets: one surveyed coastal segment with stationed crews | Duration: ten minutes after one minute setup | Recovery: same shared Gold use and recovery as Personal | Earned: 61 | Earlier form:

SHARED RULES

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CLASS CONSTRAINTS

commitment percent: 50
summary: An armed, mobile close-combat path. Its strongest coordinated assaults need usable approaches, both weapons and an observed engagement; the regional coastal Gift instead commits her to prepared fixed infrastructure.
restrictions: title: A real armed entry
benefit: Decisive Entry; Breakwater Advance
trigger: The cutlass or pistol is absent, broken, unqualified or unavailable to its hand for Decisive Entry; the advance route is obstructed or cannot bear her movement.
severity: Decisive Entry cannot start without both usable weapons and a viable route. Breakwater Advance cannot bypass a blocked route; interruption can stop a paid sequence before later stages.
duration: Until the missing weapon, chamber readiness or traversable route is restored.
recovery: An activated Decisive Entry still pays its 45 Stamina and 24 Mana and recovers twenty seconds after ending; Breakwater Advance pays 180 Stamina and recovers thirty seconds. Chamber reset requires three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand.
workaround: An ally can create an opening or cover a chamber reset; Beatrix can clear an obstacle using her actual force, reposition, or use separately available single-weapon and bodily techniques. A workaround does not grant the missing signature for free.
scene: A narrow flooded stair collapses while the pistol is empty: she remains immensely strong but cannot simply declare a complete dual-weapon entry through it.

title: Control needs an established engagement
benefit: Close the Exit and the arresting family
trigger: No recent successful strike or maintained tether establishes Close the Exit, or the target escapes observation or leaves the technique’s range.
severity: The signature cannot be established on a merely suspected distant target. Tethers must actually hit and remain maintained; an unseen departure cannot trigger an intercept.
duration: Until a fresh observable engagement and usable route are established.
recovery: Ending an activated Close the Exit releases its reservation and starts thirty-second recovery; arresting forms follow their own shared family recovery.
workaround: Allies can keep an exit visible, force a target into a clear lane or supply a sound anchor. Beatrix can pursue normally and establish a new paid engagement.

title: Regional commitment
benefit: Shoreward Stand: Regional
trigger: Three surveyed stormglass posts, stationed crews, one-minute setup or her continued presence at the central post are missing.
severity: The regional mode is unavailable or ends; she cannot leave the central anchor using Breakwater Advance.
duration: Until preparation and infrastructure are restored; an already used Gold activation remains spent.
recovery: Personal and Regional share one use: eight elapsed hours including six hours rest without combat/sustained magic. Ending releases reserved Aura, never spent Mana or Stamina.
workaround: Prepare posts and crews before the threat. Choose the Personal mode before spending the shared use when mobile combat is required; it retains its own walking limit and costs.
retraining: These terms restrict the named path benefits, never earned Base/Core Stats, ordinary movement or personal choice. Retraining requires consequential practice and a disclosed revised path at the next full Rank transition; it governs future automatic growth, retains earned Stats/history, and does not retroactively erase abilities. Within-grade practice does not silently change the locked automatic profile.

PATH RESTRICTIONS

A real armed entry: The cutlass or pistol is absent, broken, unqualified or unavailable to its hand for Decisive Entry; the advance route is obstructed or cannot bear her movement. Decisive Entry cannot start without both usable weapons and a viable route. Breakwater Advance cannot bypass a blocked route; interruption can stop a paid sequence before later stages.

Control needs an established engagement: No recent successful strike or maintained tether establishes Close the Exit, or the target escapes observation or leaves the technique’s range. The signature cannot be established on a merely suspected distant target. Tethers must actually hit and remain maintained; an unseen departure cannot trigger an intercept.

Regional commitment: Three surveyed stormglass posts, stationed crews, one-minute setup or her continued presence at the central post are missing. The regional mode is unavailable or ends; she cannot leave the central anchor using Breakwater Advance.

PATH ABILITY RULES

Costs are paid when activated, even if interrupted. Aura marked reserved occupies capacity until the effect ends; ending releases only that reservation. Cooldowns begin when an effect ends. Forms of the same family share a cooldown equal to the form just used, so changing forms cannot bypass recovery. Earlier forms remain available at their own costs and scope using current actual Stats. Buffs apply as Temporary multipliers, never to Core or resource maxima; use only the strongest active multiplier for the same Stat from this character’s kit, not their product. Each maintained working is paid separately. Actual injury, spent ammunition, broken material and completed physical changes persist. Range is a delivery ceiling, not permission to ignore sight, touch, weapon reach or support. Actual force and opposing Stats determine resistance; rank supplies no hidden equalization. Only one active form of each family may be maintained at a time; dismissing one starts its cooldown before another can be activated. An early dismissal still starts full recovery.

EXACT GROWTH LEDGER

Stat order: Might / Endurance / Agility / Intelligence / Perception / Will / Vitality / Presence

Starting Base: 30 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 10

Level 2 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/2/1/1/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 33/13/12/11/11/11/11/10

Level 3 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 1/0/1/1/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 37/15/13/12/12/13/12/10

Level 4 | Automatic 3/1/0/0/0/2/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/2/0/0/1 | Resulting Base 40/17/14/13/14/15/12/11

Level 5 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/2/1/1/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 43/20/16/14/15/16/13/11

Level 6 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 1/1/1/0/2/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 47/23/17/14/17/17/14/11

Level 7 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/0/1/2/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 50/25/18/16/18/19/15/11

Level 8 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/2/0/2/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 53/28/20/16/20/20/16/11

Level 9 | Automatic 3/1/0/0/0/2/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/1/0/1/1 | Resulting Base 56/30/21/17/21/22/17/12

Level 10 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 1/0/1/1/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 60/32/22/18/22/24/18/12

Level 11 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/2/1/2/0/0/0 | Resulting Base 63/35/24/19/24/25/18/12

Level 12 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 1/1/1/1/1/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 67/38/25/20/25/26/19/12

Level 13 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 70/41/26/21/26/28/20/12

Level 14 | Automatic 3/1/0/0/0/2/0/0 | Free 0/0/2/1/2/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 73/42/28/22/28/30/21/12

Level 15 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/1/0/1/1 | Resulting Base 76/45/29/23/29/31/22/13

Level 16 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 1/1/2/0/2/0/0/0 | Resulting Base 80/48/31/23/31/32/22/13

Level 17 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 83/51/32/24/32/34/23/13

Level 18 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/0/2/1/2/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 86/53/34/25/34/35/24/13

Level 19 | Automatic 3/1/0/0/0/2/0/0 | Free 1/1/1/1/1/0/1/0 | Resulting Base 90/55/35/26/35/37/25/13

Level 20 | Automatic 3/2/0/0/0/1/0/0 | Free 0/1/1/1/1/1/1/0 | Resulting Base 93/58/36/27/36/39/26/13

Level 21 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/3/7/5/7/1/4/2 | Resulting Base 109/70/43/32/43/46/30/15

Level 22 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/7/2/4/0 | Resulting Base 126/83/50/36/50/54/34/15

Level 23 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/3/7/5/7/1/5/1 | Resulting Base 142/95/57/41/57/61/39/16

Level 24 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/6/2/4/1 | Resulting Base 159/108/64/45/63/69/43/17

Level 25 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/4/8/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 175/121/71/49/71/76/47/18

Level 26 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/3/7/5/6/2/4/1 | Resulting Base 192/133/78/54/77/84/51/19

Level 27 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/5/7/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 208/146/85/59/84/91/55/20

Level 28 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/3/6/4/7/2/5/1 | Resulting Base 225/158/91/63/91/99/60/21

Level 29 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/5/7/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 241/171/98/68/98/106/64/22

Level 30 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/7/2/4/0 | Resulting Base 258/184/105/72/105/114/68/22

Level 31 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/3/7/5/7/1/4/2 | Resulting Base 274/196/112/77/112/121/72/24

Level 32 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/7/2/4/0 | Resulting Base 291/209/119/81/119/129/76/24

Level 33 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/3/7/5/7/1/5/1 | Resulting Base 307/221/126/86/126/136/81/25

Level 34 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/6/2/4/1 | Resulting Base 324/234/133/90/132/144/85/26

Level 35 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/4/8/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 340/247/140/94/140/151/89/27

Level 36 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/3/7/5/6/2/4/1 | Resulting Base 357/259/147/99/146/159/93/28

Level 37 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/5/7/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 373/272/154/104/153/166/97/29

Level 38 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/3/6/4/7/2/5/1 | Resulting Base 390/284/160/108/160/174/102/30

Level 39 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 1/4/7/5/7/1/4/1 | Resulting Base 406/297/167/113/167/181/106/31

Level 40 | Automatic 15/9/0/0/0/6/0/0 | Free 2/4/7/4/7/2/4/0 | Resulting Base 423/310/174/117/174/189/110/31

Level 41 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 505/373/209/139/209/226/131/36

Level 42 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 588/436/243/162/243/264/152/40

Level 43 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 670/499/278/184/278/301/173/45

Level 44 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 753/562/312/207/312/339/194/49

Level 45 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 835/625/347/229/347/376/215/54

Level 46 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 918/688/381/252/381/414/236/58

Level 47 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1000/751/416/274/416/451/257/63

Level 48 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1083/814/450/297/450/489/278/67

Level 49 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1165/877/485/319/485/526/299/72

Level 50 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1248/940/519/342/519/564/320/76

Level 51 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1330/1003/554/364/554/601/341/81

Level 52 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1413/1066/588/387/588/639/362/85

Level 53 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1495/1129/623/409/623/676/383/90

Level 54 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1578/1192/657/432/657/714/404/94

Level 55 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1660/1255/692/454/692/751/425/99

Level 56 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1743/1318/726/477/726/789/446/103

Level 57 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1825/1381/761/499/761/826/467/108

Level 58 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 1908/1444/795/522/795/864/488/112

Level 59 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 7/18/35/22/35/7/21/5 | Resulting Base 1990/1507/830/544/830/901/509/117

Level 60 | Automatic 75/45/0/0/0/30/0/0 | Free 8/18/34/23/34/8/21/4 | Resulting Base 2073/1570/864/567/864/939/530/121

Level 61 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 37/90/173/112/173/37/105/23 | Resulting Base 2485/1885/1037/679/1037/1126/635/144

Level 62 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 38/90/172/113/172/38/105/22 | Resulting Base 2898/2200/1209/792/1209/1314/740/166

Level 63 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 37/90/173/112/173/37/105/23 | Resulting Base 3310/2515/1382/904/1382/1501/845/189

Level 64 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 38/90/172/113/172/38/105/22 | Resulting Base 3723/2830/1554/1017/1554/1689/950/211

Level 65 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 37/90/173/112/173/37/105/23 | Resulting Base 4135/3145/1727/1129/1727/1876/1055/234

Level 66 | Automatic 375/225/0/0/0/150/0/0 | Free 38/90/172/113/172/38/105/22 | Resulting Base 4548/3460/1899/1242/1899/2064/1160/256

INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATION

50% commitment. Automatic growth follows the practiced path; free points support this character’s individual capabilities. Automatic growth supplies heavy frontline Might, Endurance and Will. Free training funds fast cutlass footwork, pistol targeting, rapid processing and impact resilience; buffs and restraint still require their learned techniques. Free-point priorities: Might 5%, Endurance 12%, Agility 23%, Intelligence 15%, Perception 23%, Will 5%, Vitality 14%, Presence 3%. These are individually authored priorities, not an equal-share rule. Automatic growth remains separate.

TRAINING MILESTONES

Level 2: Breakwater Step (Level 2)

Level 5: Breaker’s Cut (Level 5)

Level 8: Stormglass Discharge (Level 8)

Level 11: Battle Pace (Level 11)

Level 14: Iron Bearing (Level 14)

Level 17: Arresting Line (Level 17)

Level 20: Decisive Entry (Level 20 signature)

Level 25: Driving Advance (Level 25 evolution)

Level 30: Hammering Discharge (Level 30 evolution)

Level 35: Shared Battle Pace (Level 35 evolution)

Level 40: Close the Exit (Level 40 signature)

Level 46: Breachmaker (Level 46 evolution)

Level 52: Arresting Cordon (Level 52 evolution)

Level 58: Breakwater Bearing (Level 58 evolution)

Level 60: Breakwater Advance (Level 60 signature)

PATH HISTORY

Standing so others can move: Might and Endurance developed as the central Breakwater Vanguard amplifiers through actual bracing, interception and shore work. Agility, Perception and Will support changing position, judging the defended face and sustaining an agreed operation.

Protection at different scales: The Bronze Evacuation Line protects one nearby ally, while the Silver Breakwater Formation coordinates up to twelve willing people at its larger cost and reach. Vitality supports sustained bodily work; Presence supports legible leadership without making rank into obedience.

Gold consolidation: Breakwater Advance became her signature at Level 60; Shoreward Stand followed at the Gold crossing. Its personal barrier moves slowly with her, while its regional use commits her to a surveyed central post and prepared crews. The distinction shapes her decisions before an operation begins: a line that can move and a position that must be held ask different things of everyone relying on her.

RESONANCE HISTORY

Communion: The adult she trusted saw her after duty, when she could promise no rescue. Being welcome at that moment separated personal closeness from the reassurance her uniform and capability usually supplied.

Discovery: She understood that choosing where to stand includes choosing when to come home. A deliberate withdrawal or an evening of rest need not be explained as a temporary exception to her identity as a protector.

Integration: She can sometimes answer a personal question without turning it into a readiness report. Coming home has become an active choice she can make, rather than evidence that the work no longer needs her. The unfinished dance record on the table gives her something to return to that does not require another hard night to justify its importance.

SHARED HISTORY

Oren Whitcombe — A handoff that can include the commander
After a demanding handoff, Oren once repeated Beatrix's own description of a crew member's fatigue back to her with the subject left unnamed. She recognized the trick before he finished and was irritated because the description fit her too. He did not turn it into a lecture. She stayed for a warmed cup, which was a small concession neither needed to record as a victory.
Their respect rests on an accurate transfer of responsibility: she reports what happened and what remains uncertain; he says what care can actually provide. He can question a readiness claim without taking command of her sector. She can protect a clinic route without treating its patients or staff as hers to deploy.

Dema Flint — The useful impossible answer
During a planning discussion, Dema answered an urgent repair request with two estimates: the time for a repair she could certify and the shorter time in which she could demonstrate why the proposed shortcut would fail. Beatrix chose to hear the demonstration. The exchange became one of their better arguments because the operational need remained clear while the means were allowed to change.
Beatrix's backing lets a stop-work call remain a technical judgment rather than a personal challenge. Dema returns that trust by explaining the dependency and offering the safest workable alternative she can actually support. When the discussion ends, the materials, access and work still need arranging. Both have to choose what can wait.

CARRIED EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

Brace-rune blue coat | Brace-rune blue coat: E+519, V+139; unaided Core E≥2802, W≥1560; force/channel 12351/4657. | Quantity: 1

Breakwater boots | Breakwater boots: A+227; unaided Core A≥1139, E≥2802; force/channel 12351/4657. | Quantity: 1

Stormglass cutlass | Stormglass cutlass: M+818, W+206; unaided Core M≥4002, E≥2802; force/channel 15439/4657. | Quantity: 1

Stormglass pistol | Stormglass pistol: Will-channelled focus; no additional Stat bonus beyond the listed attuned loadout; unaided Core W≥1560; force/channel 12351/4657. Its shot costs, output and reload follow the recorded learned pistol forms. Cutlass and pistol occupy one hand each; no spare-hand interception or free shield use. | Quantity: 1

SHARED CAPACITIES & RECOVERY

stormglass pistol chamber: 6 | Three uninterrupted seconds with a free hand reset the chamber to six; no Mana refill and no repair.