CATAVA CORTEZ


 A Catholic heretic in a TL 8 "magical realism" campaign. She is
 built on 250 points, and is a private investigator into cases where
 deep religious convictions and knowledge of the shadow world of
 ghosts and mysticism are almost as important as traditional
 investigative techniques and skill with a gun.


 She utilizes GURPS Spirits.


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 TOTAL.............................................  ................250
 BASICS............................................  ................136


 ST  8       BL 13       TH 1d-3/SW 1d-2     HP 12                 -14
 DX 12       SPD 6.00    MV 6                                       40
 IQ 14       WIL 14      PER 14                                     80
 HT 12       FP 12                                                  20


 Other       Build 100%  HEIGHT 5'4" WEIGHT 115#                     0
             AGE 31      SM +0                                       0
             Attractive (+1 RXN)                                     5
             Fashion Sense (+1 RXN with preparation)                 5


 Catava has a fairly realistic build, but is abnormally tough for her
 size. She is exceptionally intelligent, and of above average health
 and reflexes - the sort of heroic type that might enter her line of
 work.


 Catava has no extra talents - she is exceptional across the board.


 SOCIAL............................................  .................27


 Native: Spanish                                                     -
 Accented: English                                                   4
 Wealth: Wealthy (x5 starting wealth) $100,000                      10
     Independent Income (investments) +5% of wealth/month $6,000     6
     Debt (home owner) -1% of wealth/month $1,000                   -1
 Reputations
     Private investigator (general, +1 for most people)              5
     Private investigator (New Orleans, +2 for "her people")        +3


 Catava is an immigrant who has done pretty well for herself. She is
 currently living in a reasonably nice home in the French Quarter of
 New Orleans, Louisiana. She's built up a good rep, some investments,
 and a good command of the English language.


 She owes about 8 years on her house (it's worth $150,000, and she
 put $75,000 down on it), but it's hers as long as she can pay. She
 does freelance PI work of an unusual nature, so her monthly
 take-home is pretty variable, but has a base value of $5,200 per
 month (it is a job below her current wealth category, but she feels
 a sense of duty and has continued working).


 Job Table: Private Investigator
   Monthly base: $5,200, freelance
   Prereqs: Criminology, Current Affairs (Headline News)
     Roll against the lowest prereq (13- for Catava)


 ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES.....................................  ......-8


 Combat Reflexes (p.43)                                             15


 Overconfidence (12-) (p.148)                                       -5
 Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) (p.148)                          -10
 Slow Riser (p.155)                                                 -5


 Quirk: Compulsive cleanliness                                      -1
 Quirk: Dislike large bodies of water/swimming                      -1
 Quirk: Failures are "the will of God"                              -1


 Catava is cool and confident under pressure... even when she has no
 right to be. She has a tendency to underestimate her own chance of
 failure, and when she does fail, it was the will of God that she
 fail at that point in time. She tends to react *very* badly to
 failures that result in harm to innocents, however - that doesn't
 jive with her God.


 Catava is a poor companion in the morning, and despite her love of
 soap and water, hates lakes, pools, etc. Like many Louisianans, she
 can barely swim.


 BRUJAS ADS/DISADS............................................  ......31


 UB: Spiritualist                                                   10
 Blessed (p.40) (Spiritualist, -10%)                                 9
 Empathy (p.51) (full empathy) (Spiritualist, -10%)                 14
 Spirit Empathy (p.88) (Spiritualist, -10%)                          9
 Medium (p.68) (Spiritualist, -10%)                                  9


 Discipline of Faith: Mysticism (p.132)                            -10
 Sense of Duty: Sofatta Religion/Believers (p.153)                 -10


 Although many doubt some of the things Catava says about God's
 will, few doubt her capacity for dealing with spirits, or her
 devotion to what she sees as God's will. Her morning rituals (after
 cleanliness rituals) typically include a few *hours* of meditation
 and prayer.. and she usually ends the day on that note as well.


 Although she has been known to speak to the dead to gain insight
 into a case, she tends to avoid that unless it becomes absolutely
 necessary. She prefers not to disturb them.


 BASIC SKILLS............................................  ...........18


 Acting (IQ/Average) (13-) IQ-1                                      1
 Area Knowledge: New Orleans (IQ/Easy) (14-) IQ+0                    -
 Armoury: Small Arms/TL 8 (IQ/Average) (13-) IQ-1                    1
 Climbing (DX/Average) (11-) DX-1                                    1
 Criminology/TL 8 (IQ/Average) (13-) IQ-1                            1
 Current Affairs/TL 8 (IQ/Easy) (14-) IQ+0                           1
 Diplomacy (IQ/Hard) (12-) IQ-2                                      1
 Driving (DX/Average) (11-) DX-1                                     1
 Finance (IQ/Hard) (12-) IQ-2                                        1
 First Aid/TL 8 (IQ/Easy) (14-) IQ+0                                 1
 Interrogation (IQ/Average) (13-) IQ-1                               1
 Law: New Orleans, Criminal (IQ/Hard) (12-) IQ-2                     1
 Psychology (IQ/Hard) (17-) IQ+0, +3 empathy                         4
     Body Language (13-) Psychology-4
     Detect Lies (13-) Psychology-4
 Search (Per/Average) (13-) Per-1                                    1
 Shadowing (IQ/Average) (13-) IQ-1                                   1
 Stealth (DX/Average) (12-) DX-1                                     1


 Catava is a reasonably skilled investigator, but like Miss Marple,
 she relies a bit more on natural talent and perspicacity than
 actual training. She does have a degree in Psychology, although she
 rarely admits this.


 Oh, and don't lie to her. She doesn't like that, and she will catch
 you.


 COMBAT SKILLS............................................  ..........19


 Boxing (DX/Average) (14-) DX+2                                      8
     thrust 1d-1, parry 10- (2/turn) (-2 vs kick, -4 vs non-thrust)
 Fast-Draw: Gun (DX/Easy) (12-) DX+0                                 1
 Guns: Handgun/TL 8 (DX/Easy) (15-) DX+3                             8
 Judo (DX/Hard) (10-) DX-2                                           1
     thrust 1d-2, parry 9- (2/turn) 
     throw can follow a parry without a grab
 Melee: Knife (DX/Easy) (12-) DX+0                                   1
     parry 8-


 Never a particularly large woman, Catava has been enrolled in
 women's boxing for several years now, and gets by on raw ferocity
 when she has to. She prefers to use a handgun, however, and she is
 feared in much of the city for her cool shooting.


 She has recently begun taking Judo classes, in response to some
 advice from her boxing instructor.


 MAGIC SKILLS.............................................  ..........27


 Autohypnosis (Will/Hard) (12-) Will-2                               1
 Breath Control (HT/Hard) (12-) HT+0                                 4
 Expert: Spiritualism (IQ/Hard) (12-) IQ-2                           1
 Meditation (Will/Hard) (12-) Will-2                                 1
 Mind Block (Will/Average) (13-) Will-1                              1
 Religious Ritual: Sofatta (IQ/Hard) (13-) IQ+0                      2
 Ritual Magic: Sofatta (IQ/V.Hard) (14-) IQ+1                        8
     Path of Health (IQ/V.Hard) (11-) IQ-2                           1
     Path of Knowledge (IQ/V.Hard) (11-) IQ-2                        1
     Path of Luck (IQ/V.Hard) (11-) IQ-2                             1
     Path of Protection (IQ/V.Hard) (11-) IQ-2                       1
     Path of Spirit (IQ/V.Hard) (11-) IQ-2                           1
 Symbol Drawing: Sofatta (IQ/Hard) (14-) IQ+1                        4


 Say what you will about God's will... He seems to side with Catava
 more often than is reasonable. While definitely not a professional
 priestess in terms of the broad spectrum of skills, her rituals
 seem to have real power.