Name: Lan Tu' (Lan="Orchid")
Nicknames: Lan, Liz
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Species: Humanoid Gecko
Nationality: Vietnamese
Eye color: Amber
Hair color: Black (mid/long length)
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 106
Clothing: When she ventures out of her home, she wears a black hooded cloak to conceal herself, but her usual attire consists of a short black tank top, a small black utility belt where she can store her throwing knives and kamas, and a black skirt cloth which extends down just above the knee. She still keeps her old Foot Clan uniform just incase she ever needs to use it again.
Physical traits: She is very small and lean. Predominantly light/lime green, blue hands/feet/eyelids, orange pattern on face, 3 red marks on the sides of her legs and small of her back with a long tail. She has large tips to her fingers and toes to allow her to cling to ceilings and walls.
Martial Arts: Than Vo Dao -combines external and internal disciplines to achieve martial skill. Its flowing cursive motion can appear soft and gentle, but can manifest with explosive power. The art develops kicks and strikes of blinding speed, with the sinuous, winding energy. Sitting meditation and internal energy training are also taught. Advanced students practice in cursive fashion, combining movements smoothly, mixing forceful strikes with energy-gathering pauses. Finally, some students are guided in the Spiritual Form, instilling their movements with energy and inspiration from deep meditation.
Ninjitsu- Japanese martial art
Art of The Foot Clan- The fighting style taught by Shredder and used by The Foot Clan
Gecko Skills: Incredibly nimble/speedy, able to climb walls, extend tongue, jump far, night vision.
Normal Skills: Cooking, cleaning, poetry
Weapons: Kamas, throwing knives
Strengths: She is quick, nimble, and very intelligent. She can get out of a tough situation fast because it is very hard to find a place she can't get to. She is able to climb up walls and ceilings and jump large distances. She is stealthy and has great night vision because of her large eyes.
Weaknesses: Naive, gullible, and weak if hit by a strong opponent. Although she is a good fighter, she isn't able to take many punches because of her small frame. Ironically, she is also afraid of heights, a fear she is slowly learning to overcome with the help of her mutation, but she still isn't very confident.
Personality: Has lived her life as more of a follower, she is a good person at heart, but is naive and easily manipulated. Living on her own, however, has toughened her up and she can be sarcastic and witty. She loves to have a good time, but is shy and reserved until she has known the person for a while. She is very insightful, but usually ends up putting herself down and blaming herself when things go wrong.
History: Lan was born in Gia Lai, a province of Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), in Vietnam. There she went to a private school/martial arts school and studied Than Vo Dao under the leadership of her master who was also her father. Her mother died during childbirth, but she lived with her brother Sinh (7 years older) and father Xuan in their small house. When she was only 6, her father was murdered right before her and her brother's eyes by assassins sent from an enemy clan. With all the money she had, she left Vietnam for Japan with her brother in search of a powerful martial arts clan known as The Foot in hopes of avenging their father. When they arrived the Foot was no longer operating in Japan, an elderly Japanese Ninjitsu master named Yano Tetsu befriended them and taught them Ninjitsu at the price of having to listen to his stories. 5 years later Tetsu becomes ill and dies, leaving behind all of his assets to Lan and Sinh. He tells them the true location of The Foot on his death bed, but warns them not to seek them out. Lan was only 11 when she and Sinh journeyed to New York, USA despite Tetsu's warning. Sinh is 18 so he joins The Foot Clan and begs them to take his younger sister Lan (11) too because she has nowhere else to go. Although she is young, Lan shows exceptional skill and promise so they agree. When Lan is 14, The Foot leader, Shredder, sees her potential and decides to test a substance called "Mutagen" on her. The experiment does not go according to plan; halfway through Lan realizes something is wrong with what they are doing and escapes, running for her life. When she leans against an abandoned building to catch her breath, a small gecko skitters across her hand. The next day she wakes up, transformed into some sort of humanoid gecko. Now, 3 years later, she has not heard from her brother since she ran away, she now hides inside the building which she has come to know as her home, only venturing out at night.