Emilia Taine and Rocko

Emilia Tane and Rocko are a pair of characters in Mini-Grand 2802

Sponsor:
Dr. Octavius Taine - Emilia's father and notorious villain. He is a tall, stocky fellow that tends to wear his favorite stovepipe hat around. He also wears glasses and has a full, but neat beard. He's entered his daughter in hopes that it will gain her valuable experience in dealing with people, as well as convince her to follow in his evil footsteps.

Biography:
Born blind, Emilia has lived her whole life under the care of her father, his legions of robots, and her pet seeing-eye dog Rocko. Educated under her father's meticulous, if firm, guidance, she is highly educated for her age. She also has a keen interest in robotics, cybernetics, and medical science. Unlike her father, Emilia usually leans more towards chaotic neutral or good in terms of alignment but, like all people, she is capable of acts of evil too.

Rocko is a specially bred and trained Rottweiler/Golden Retriever mix that has grown up with Emilia. He was bred and modified for intelligence, loyalty, longevity, and to be a fierce guard dog capable of protecting Emilia from danger. Though old for a normal dog, several enhancements made by Dr. Taine, some of which that were recently modified and improved by Emilia herself, has insured that Rocko remains as fit and healthy as a dog a quarter his age.

Description:
Emilia's build is above-average for a 16-year old girl and is at times mistaken for being slightly older than she is. She has long red hair and pale skin. She usually dresses in a pair of comfortable jeans and a V-neck t-shirt. Over her eyes she wears a pair of black goggles instead of glasses.

Rocko is a medium-to-large sized dog with a short golden-brown coat. He wears a red collar and leash and has a gray saddle-pack on his back used to store and carry lightweight objects for his master.

Items:
Emilia: Backpack. small portable tool kit, soldering gun, various circuit boards, an assortment of nuts, bolts, and screws, a collapsible walking stick, and a cellphone/pda. Rocko: Collar, leash, saddle-pack, and a small transceiver/receiver built into his collar.

Abilities:
Emilia, with the help of Rocko, is even able to build small robots capable of performing either a series simple tasks continuously and adaptively, or a small robot capable of performing only a single but extremely complex task. She possesses a heightened sense of smell and hearing. She also an ability to "steal" the vision of living things that are in close proximity to her and see through their eyes, though she just noticed this ability herself shortly before being entered in the battle.

Rocko is capable of understanding several languages and performing simple problem-solving puzzles. Besides his longevity and increased intelligence, Rocko has all the abilities of a normal canine.