[Hamon/Stand User] Nirvana (Complete)

Nirvana was born in the city of New Delhi in the decade before the founding of the republic. Part of a wealthy kshatriya family, when she came of age she married Thayil a good-hearted young man she’d known from childhood as arranged by their parents.

In time, Nirvana and Thayil grew to love and care for one another greatly. He gifted her with a beautiful golden locket, a beautiful red gemstone set within it.

Thayil developed an interest in archaeology, particularly in that of the Aztec Empire. During his travels abroad, he brought home a mysterious Stone Mask.

However, in his efforts to unlock the mask's secrets, he was murdered by his colleague, Weiland, and his blood fueled the man’s transformation into a vampire. Nirvana bore witness to this horrific act, fleeing Weiland's pursuit and burning down their home in the process.

Just as she thought herself free from the vampire's pursuit, he emerged from the wreckage, regenerated. As Weiland moved to attack and kill Nirvana, a small, elderly woman stepped in and saved her life. This woman, Li Wen, destroyed the nascent vampire in an instant.

Witnessing her incredible power, an awestruck Nirvana thanked the old Tibetan woman for saving her life. In truth, Li Wen had tracked the location of the Stone Mask to Thayil, but arrived too late to prevent his tragic death from occurring. Li Wen left the younger woman with the knowledge that more vampires existed in the world, but offered her an opportunity to fight them by putting her old life aside to train as her student.

Nirvana accepted the offer, unwilling to let her husband's death go unavenged and determined to prevent the same tragedy from befalling other people. She accompanied Li Wen to her home in the Himalayas. The journey was harsh and tiring, the high altitude made breathing difficult.

Over the next five years, she studied the woman's martial art, a power known by many names derived from breathing and the power of the sun. To Nirvana, it would be known as Pranayama, but most know it as Hamon. She also taught her Lama Pai, an aggressive martial art that emphasizes dodging and ruthlessly striking at full force to destroy an opponent's limbs.

At twenty-eight years of age, Nirvana had become proficient in her art, but her training was interrupted when a coven of vampires discovered their secret training ground. Though they fought valiantly, Nirvana was forced to flee for her life while her master perished holding back the vampiric horde.

Over the next few years, Nirvana hunted down the members of this coven, traveling across the world on their tail and taking out their members one by one. Her journey finally ended when she tracked down their leader, Novoselic, in Transylvania. There, she engaged the vampire in a dire battle at his personal castle. Injured and inches from death or worse, she awakened to a new power.

A golden figure appeared before Nirvana, six arms spread with weapons in hand. As the vampire attempted to strike, it struck him down and sliced his body into pieces, allowing Nirvana to purge him with her Prana. Looking upon the guardian summoned by her spirit, she realized that, at its core, was the red gem from within her locket.

Her vengeance won, Nirvana decided to carry on her master's legacy and to continue her pursuit of vengeance. For the last two decades, she has hunted down vampires relentlessly using both her Prana and her Stand, Heart-Shaped Box.

To fund her trips, she has created a rather popular perfume line, "In Bloom", created from a unique breed of Indian lotus that grew in the Himalayas around the hidden valley where Li Wen lived. Apart from having a pleasant scent, the essential oils of the plant conduct Prana incredibly well.