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Yun
Zung-Bok
Archetype: Dwarf
General Trainer / Owner
About a half a
third of a meter taller than Yoda, this master of, well, pretty much
everything but magic, is always hunting around for people to recruit to
her gym. She shows up at gun ranges, other crappier gyms, and just about
anywhere somebody might be training. Her method is simple: When somebody
she’s watching does something stupid, or is even just adequate, she’s
quick with a whap to the genitals with her solid stainless steel cane and
a emit a tirade about everything the individual is doing wrong. (She is
remarkably fast for a woman of her size and age.) If the subject shows
that they are willing to put in enough excruciating effort to actually
improve, she’ll just transfer the person the address and demand ¥100 for
the “lesson” the just had, although most people wonder why they basically
paid to get whapped in their fun stuff. Unsurpassed (the name of the gym)
is enormous, taking up the 10th - 20th stories of a former office
building, although currently only 5 stories are in use. Each level has
its own purpose and its own primary trainer. And payment is simple: ¥100
per visit, even if you walk out the door and walk back in because you
forgot your keys. (Oh, and every visitor working with Yun Zung-Bok is
given a free protective cup.)
Little
Annie
Archetype: Troll
Business Manager
Little Annie
who is, of course, a big ass troll, handles the day to day business
operations of Unsurpassed. She makes sure dues are paid to the point that
she will physically block your exit if you’re trying to get out of paying
your ¥100. While incredibly strong (she’s dating the business’s Physical
Trainer) she lacks solid combat skills and relies of the talents of
intimidation and negotiation to get her out of tough spots.
Choke
Archetype: Human
Physical Combat Trainer / Former Professional Wrestler
Stocky, but
surprisingly agile, Choke was a professional wrestler until he
accidentally broke another wrestler’s neck during a choke hold. Kicked
out of the profession, Choke decided to simply own the situation,
brandishing his controversial street name when he began participating in
underground fighting events. Over time, he supplemented his wrestling
skills with street fighting and some aspects of martial arts. But, as he
reached his 40s, age and injuries began to take hold and, after meeting
Yun Zung-Bok at an event, was hired on as Unsurpassed’s physical combat
trainer. He teaches a variety of styles, matching each student to
whatever one more closely matches the individual’s personality and natural
tendencies. In addition to gradual training, Choke offers one day “crash
courses” in various styles, ensuring that the student will A: Get a full
sample of the intricacies of the particular fighting style and, B: Get
hurt really bad. Unsurpassed keeps a level 6 medkit on hands at all
times, as well as a hidden level 6 autodoc bed on the top level if
somebody gets really fucked up.
Brightwind
Archetype: Human
Combat Magic Trainer Sorcerer
Having never
quite caught on to the shamanic ways her family had tried to raise her in,
Brightwind left home and spent her teens to early 20s learning hermetic
combat magic in the barrens. While she still has the ability to cast some
of the more gentle spells taught to her as a child, she is just a straight
up badass when it comes to fucking shit up. Dressing like somebody ready
for a boxercise class, Brightwind is overwhelmingly energetic and eager,
sometimes to the point that’s she’ll overload herself during a class and
fall flat on the floor from drain. (Students still have to pay the
¥100.) Brightwind struggled with the morality of giving people such
incredible power ... for about a second. She then decided, screw it, not
my problem. Despite her power and care free nature, Yun will still whap
her on her fun parts if she gets too annoying.
Lotifer
Archetype: Troll
Physical Trainer
It can be
unnerving to see a troll standing above you, spotting you using only his
pointer fingers as you attempt to lift something that feels as heavy as an
Ford Americar, but Lotifer believes in starting out hard, and then
gradually backing off until you find the maximum about of pain you and
endure while still moving the weights up and down. Many members only
train with Lotifer when they have the following day off to recover.
Lotifer is also adamant that member pay for any equipment they break,
which sucks considering it’s his own overzealousness that results in you
knocking the weights over in the first place. But once you find that
limit right before your breaking point, it’s amazing how quickly you’ll
see results. Assuming you’re not too sore to reach a mirror.
Point
Blank
Archetype: Human
Firearms Trainer
Training with
Point Blank can be confusing and even aggravating at first. He has the
ability to find every mistake you’re making in the blink of an eye, after
which he rattles all of them off in quick succession, thus insuring that
you’ll remember and understand maybe four of his twenty five complaints
when it’s all said and done. The only thing you can really do is
concentrate on the few issues you remember and then hope the list sounds a
little shorter the next time he rattles it off. Members are allowed to
use their own weapons for part of the training (as long as they have a
permit, either fake or real) and more exotic weapons, including just about
anything up to and including a light machine gun, are available from
Unsurpassed’s collection, and all of which are 100% licensed and legal
(although their license prohibits them from leaving the 15th
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