Manila the Songstress

Manila The Songstress

Appearance- Manila is considered one of the beauties of all Enfira. She has an exotic face, with large eyes, long dark lashes, a small cute nose and large full lips. Her hair was dark wavy locks which reached about mid back, and her arched eyebrows accented her almond shaped face.

Manila appears to be physically perfect, with an hour glass figure, dark lush skin and fine legs. Unfortunately, much of this is an illusion (more about this in later).

Clothing- Manila wears flowing, beautiful clothes that befit her profession as an entertainer. She has a green dress, embroidered with gold. Over that she wears a sash over one shoulder, then wrapping around her waist. The skirt is slit on one side, revealing a brown smooth leg leading down to heeled roman styled footwear.

Under this garment Manila has a secret. Her appearance is largely an illusion. Actually Manila has a very flat, scrawny body. It was a trait of dancers, who's training often stunted their development. As a result Manila had two small tear dropped breasts that stuck off her bony torso, narrow hips and a cute but small round butt. But, realizing that looks were a large part of a performer's appeal, Manila had decided to give herself an extra advantage. She wore a corset under her dress, with a large bust stuffed with cloth. he corset took in her flat stomach and pinched it in. Around her narrow hips she had special panties of her own design, which looked almost like small white shorts, but had cloth sewn into the hips and buttocks to give her more curves. She also wore heeled shoes to give herself a height boost, since she was kind of short, and also accented her muscular dancer legs.

She wore a great deal of makeup, creating much of her stunning features. For added flare she had a large pendant necklace and hoop earrings.

Bio- Manila had spent her youth in Enferia's most prestigious all girl's bard institute. There she'd perfected many singing and dancing techniques. Rather then join a theater troupe though Manila had decided to become a solo performer. She greatly desired stardom and acclaim. And, with her exotic beauty, accented with make up, padding and amazing clothes, she had done quite well. She was one of the most acclaimed female performers in the kingdom. She would dance and sing, twirl to entice men with her grace and stirring voice. She had gone from a street performer to taverns, now playing exclusively for nobles and the rich.

Unfortunately, fame brought a higher level of scrutiny. When one of her songs had mocked the queen, Manila had found herself quickly brought before the court! She was given a  choice- the dungeons or the Arena. Manila had chosen the arena.

Now, she'd have to defend herself, using her specialized bard techniques and dancing skills. She possessed  no weapon beyond her graceful skill, and siren like voice, magically augmented through her necklace. She prayed that would be enough, or her secrets were going to be revealed to the kingdom!

Abilities-

Siren's song- Manila can use sweet and melodic tones to woo her enemies. Man or woman they will find themselves unwilling to harm her, or at least greatly hesitant to do so.

Taunting melody- In a bar room tradition  Manila can steal an enemie's will and crush their pride with a biting and vicious verse. She can make a confident enemy shy and insecure, and cause humiliation to become a crushing defeat.

Sonic Scream- Reaching a pitch that can shatter glass and beyond, Manila's voice can be a physical weapon as well she can launch enemies back with a wall of force from her lungs.

All of her voice power's rely on her necklace, which enhances her voice to superhuman levels. Without it, while her songs are still charming or clever, they will not harm you.

Dancer's fury- Manila's dancing school also taught the art's of self defense as an aspect of dance. A flowing, graceful style, Manila is skilled at trips, pressure point strikes and high sweeping kicks.

Graceful dodge- Years of dancing has also gifted her with an incredible grace. She can slip away from an enemy, dodging like water in an infuriating manner.

Stats (System I whipped up, doesn't have to be used. Roll 10 d10's, drop the lowest two. Apply the remaining to the stats of your choice)

Physical stats:
Strength-7
Constitution-2
Dexterity- 7
Speed- 7

Mental stats:
Wisdom-1
Intelligence-4
Perception-6
Charisma- 9

For her appearance I was thinking the model Priyanka Chopra from India. Though with some physical differences of course.

I might be able to make this character for you...with the padded undergarments and all, if I'm lucky enough to find stuff with a cloth thickness stat.

It will take some time, though. I originally planned on illustrating all oft eh characters, but they are popping up at a faster rate than ever. Having a real-life reference helps me get the face right, so cool on that.

awesome, thanks man! Very excited to use this character

I should have a mock-up soon...the shoes were a trick!

OK...this is what I came up with. You'll have to trust that the body underneath is as described for now. I "expanded" her into an hourglass by using a bodysuit which I turned invisible; then I morphed the bodysuit into her illusory shape, then fit her clothes to that. I went back and added some muscle to her legs (too skinny at first). I'm not as far along at making the padded shorts look good, but I'll get it worked out by the time I need to, most likely.

thanks for putting in the extra effort, she looks great! like her face most of all, very cute!

wow..! Looks great!

I know right?! This is my favorite of all of Msdy6's models. I think he just nailed it.