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Post by Samuel on Feb 14, 2010 10:03:36 GMT -5
(Based on the slim chance that mortal life makes a successful stand against Rycarius if the worst comes to pass) A demonic cataclysm nearly claimed the world. Contintents were twisted out of shape and sundered into pieces. The earth itself suffered beneath a coating of blight. No one knows how the world survived. No one knows what forces intervened. No one even knows the true face of what destroyed the world. All they know is that they are alive, have built a town, and are grateful. The land has healed over time, but one can see the evidence of the demonic taint that once blighted it in the creatures, the mutated beasts that ravage unwary travellers. The starting village, Aethanar, exists in a cleared spot of the ruins of a city that surround it.
In the center there is a statue of a man who appears to be of around eighteen years old. His face is passive, there is no emotion in it what so ever. He wears a long cloak, also rendered into stone, over a suit of chainmail... it appears so meticulously chiseled that some insist that it is not a statue, rather, an actual, petrified human being. People have asked the elders about this statue, but they simply shake their heads and change the subject. The village is self-sufficient for the most part, though there is the occasional need to scour the ruins or trade with a distant town.
Character Sheets Name Race Age Class Profession Background Interesting Characteristics
Name: Allen Race: Half-elf Age: 15 Class: Rogue Profession: Mischief-making pickpocket Background: Allen has no last name. No one knows who his parents are. He was found as an infant at the foot of the statue, a crystal in each hand (these were later made into an amulet which he constantly wears). The town drunk swears he saw the statue shed two tears, and that its tears hit the ground in a burst of light, creating a child.. but the likely story is that he was simply left there. He was raised by the entire village, and from the day he could walk the boy has been a handful. If ever some menial chore goes awry, one can usually trace the prank back to him. He has always hunted his origin, making frequent trips into the ruins, but always coming back empty handed. He is proficient with bows and knives, and, though he hasn't shown anyone, is able to cast magic. Interesting Characteristics: Sometimes displays feline mannerisms such as purring or hissing, prefers rare meat.
Name: Elder Xaelrundus, goes by Evan Race: Storm Spirit Age: Unknown Class: Druid of the Skies Profession: Town Councilman Background: Evan, also known as Xaelrundus, was banished to this world for an affair with a goddess. During the cataclysm he snuck back into the heavens and enlisted the aid of his brothers and sisters. He could not convince the angels to intervene. After the cataclysm ended, he stayed with the town after the other Storm Spirits returned. Aside from his duties on the town's council, Evan has also helped tend to the crops, and perhaps the entire town as well, with his ability to call down storms. Interesting Characteristics: Covered in lightning bolt marks, has ultimate control over his body-able to age and regress at will.
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Post by David on Feb 14, 2010 19:00:27 GMT -5
Name: Hyuga “Jin” Ricdeau Age: 29
Gender: Male
Birth Date: November 11.
Birth Place: If you even ask him that... He will cut your arm off.
Hair style: His hair is long and smooth, reaching to his shoulders. It's a little curly for a man like him, and he braids it quite often.
Hair color: Black but with some shine to it.
Blood type: O+
Race: Human
Weight: 140 lbs
Height: 5’9
Appearance: He’s a Caucasian male in his late twenties, with brown eyes and bares somewhat of an athletic body. Although, not quite as buff as some soldiers are, he is quite agile and flexible.
-Clothing- (Doctor/Normal Clothes) He sports a green Chinese tunic that have Japanese Kanji on them with long white dress pants being with a large purple/pink sash that he wears around his waist like a belt and some purple/white sandals. Finally, he sports a pair of brown spectacles that were designed for with a special type of fiber glass that allows him to see in the darkness; if need so. -Armor- (Assassin Only) He only wears this at night. He wears black tunic with chain mail underneath, he sports some armored pads on his shoulders, to fend of attacks from the sides, and he wears black pants that sport some armored pads, and sports some iron-toed black boots. He also dons on a red/white mash over his face. The mask resembles that of an oni; a Japanese version of demons. It bears large white curved fang and has a pair of angry eyes, to show that he means business.
Weapon(s): Katana (Shirogetsu) Hyuga sports a katana that’s blade is pure pearl white, with a sky blue guard, and a green hilt all in a snow white sheath with a black strap around it, so Hyuga can carry it on his back if necessary. The sword has one unique ability to it, it glows bright blue when Hyuga’s going to use his Kishin Sword moves, or when he’s going to do a finishing blow.
Abilities: Master Swordsman: Hyuga is a top notch swordmaster. He has mastered the arts of Battojutsu, Kendo, and Iaido. He can quite frankly, fight with both single handed or hold his sword with both hands, as well as use his sheath as a weapon in combat. Kishin Sword Style: When Hyuga was a lad, he “learned” a type of magical sword style known as Kishin Sword. It allows its user, to use the elements around and unleash them at his opponents. They can vary from unleashing a cyclone from his sword to slice up his target, or making waves of fire from his sword to scorch his opponents. This comes however, comes with a heavy price, Hyuga can’t use these techniques repeatedly, after he’s used all his energy, he needs at least 5-6 hours to recharge… If he doesn’t use all of his power at once. Martial Arts: What good is learning how to use a weapon, if you can't fight without it when needed? Hyuga has studied martial arts when he was with was studying the Kishin Sword. Although not as good a Bruce Lee; he can still hold his own if needed to. Stealth: Every assassin needs to live a stealthy live style if he or she wants to kill their targets. Although, he’s not as stealthy as most ninjas or thieves, he can still sneak up behind you, and scare the hell out of you. Medical Knowledge: Hyuga’s not a full-time assassin; his cover is being a medical doctor. His knowledge varies from bacterial infections, to long term diseases. This also helps out his team if they are wounded or sick, that or he can abuse his pharmacy and cook up poisons and nerve toxins to unsuspecting people.
Bloodline traits: He’s got nothing special really; his families were a bunch of commoners. The only thing he picked up from when he was with his “family” was obtaining the Kishin Sword Style.
Clan: Butai: A group of swordsmen who learned how to harness the elements around them and unleash them into their swords and blades.
Bio: A traveling doctor who likes to help his patients in anyway possible. He is kind, caring, and somewhat of a goof from time to time. In truth, that is his personality, but his day job is an act. He is a ruthless assassin bent on killing those who show no mercy to others. When he plays the role of the assassin, he loses all thoughts of kindness and is nothing more than a cold hearted tactician.
Background history: As a young lad of five, he lost everything; his home, his parents, his childhood. A ruthless warlord had killed everything he cared about. He witnessed his parent’s deaths firsthand while he was hiding nearby. He was left for dead in the cruel outlands… However, a clan known as the Butai took him in and raised him as one of their own. They taught him the ways of the sword weeks after he was better. They soon realized that Hyuga had quite the talent for swordsmanship and decided to teach him their clan’s ancient sword art, the Kishin Sword Style. It took years and years to master this style, but obtained mastership of it, when he was seventeen. He left soon after obtaining the Shirogetsu and became an assassin for hire, in hopes that one day; he would get back at the man who killed his dreams and life. And he did found him, and brought him to justice. After he did, he decided to take up studying medicine and such, so he could live a normal life, however, no matter where he went, corruption and evil stood there. So, he uses his “doctor” career as a cover to bring justice to those who aren’t deemed fit for society.
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Post by Nines on Feb 14, 2010 23:24:04 GMT -5
Name: Sikarsis Race: Unknown Age: Unknown (appears to be mid 20s - early 30s) Class: Arcanist Profession: Sage/shop keeper/combat sorcerer
Height: 6'1
Weight: 155 lbs
Appearance: Platinum blonde hair, pulled into a tight braid that falls down to his waist, an inscribed silver clasp holding it in shape at the end. Light-skinned, with the distinctive trait of heterochromia; while one eye is a brilliant and sparkling azure, the other is a vibrant crimson. His clothing often changes, though he tends to favor dark colors and uniformity, sometimes breaking this pattern with something of a more exquisite design.
Weapons: His occult knowledge is by far his greatest weapon, though certainly not the only one he has been seen with. It's been speculated that his rings, one of blackest onyx and one of milky opal, contain magic of their own. He can also summon a jagged obsidian staff to his hands, forming the item, seemingly, from nothing. While seldom used as an attack weapon, the staff seems to amplify his power, and has been known to deflect sword blows.
*Rune of Inner Void *Rune of Broke Gate *Starbane Oblivion Staff
Abilities: Sikarsis has been shown to display a wide range of occult skills; conjuring and commanding elements, and the manipulation of the mind and senses for effective illusion control. It should be noted, however, that he appears to have no knowledge of healing arts. Some of his more unique powers and natural traits include -
*Surestep Passage - The ability to teleport, though this is limited by several factors, and may not be used in close combat. *Inner Void Hunger - The passive ability to consume elemental and arcane energies, using them to boost his own natural or magical talents. *Curse of the Mortuary - As a passive, permanent effect, any being touched by Sikarsis is instantly robbed of thirteen years of their life. This curse can be focused upon a willing subject, proving them with an instant, painless death. Direct skin-to-skin contact is not required. Multiple instances do not steal further years from the affected individual. Creatures that are effectively ageless or immortal are not brought closer to death, but appear forever older; an increase in wrinkles, or a graying or thinning of hair are common examples.
*Call of the Broken Gate - The user is granted the ability to summon and control powerful, unnatural creatures from another plane of existence.
*Curse of Servant - At all times, over all distances, the afflicted can hear his name, and know the exact location and identity of the person who spoke it. This curse is tied to an ancient ritual, thought to be forgotten by those living today; like many things, Sikarsis refuses to speak of what this ritual may be, or how such an ability is a curse.
Note that all powers except Inner Void Hunger, Curse of the Mortuary, Call of the Broken Gate, and Curse of the Servant require energy. Simple, common spells require little, but repeated use is taxing; as a general rule, the more powerful the spell, the greater its toll on the caster. Higher level summons require a great amount of focus and willpower, limiting or denying their availability in some situations.
As a natural (non-spell) talent, Sikarsis has shown a powerful resistance to compulsion or charm effects, and an increased healing factor when outside of the stress of combat. Background: The entity Sikarsis has revealed very little about himself over the years, and none of it exactly "useful" knowledge. He appeared at the border of Aethanar exactly one year and one day after it had been founded. In the twenty-five years since his arrival, he has not appeared to age; his appearance is unchanged, and he has never been seen with so much as a single hair out of place. He is often helpful towards the villagers, if not especially open, and provides many magical goods and services from a shop owned and operated by him. He appears to hold no lasting ties to the small business, and many times has left it closed for days or weeks at a time.
Interesting characteristics: Possesses a strange compulsion to touch things. Enjoys fresh bread. Left-handed.
(Please note, I regularly have to make trips out of town, that take me away for a period of about two weeks. I've built in some loopholes to allow this character to enter and exit the roleplay easily, but if you have a problem with this, please let me know.)
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Post by kitten on Feb 20, 2010 21:44:29 GMT -5
Name: Suki Helen Malbora
Race: Human
Age: Lost track and would rather not remember, looks ceased aging at 27, though constant tampering with magic tends to give her a younger appearance.
Appearance: Suki has longer, dirty blonde hair that runs down to just below her shoulder line and hides dull hazel eyes beneath her japped, layered bangs. She stands at a full height of 5'7" and has a rather pale complexion.
Class: Chaos Mage
Profession: Suki is the Supreme Officer of the Telemanthros Council. An order dedicated to ensuring the protection of the Telemanthros mirror and the Rycarius seals. However the organization is but whispers and fronted by the Royal Magician's guild, over which Suki still resides as Grand Archmage to ensure secrets are kept.
Background: Suki Helen Malbora, born centuries ago from another time and place. Once an officer of the law until her world was destroyed by being Rycarius. Once a gloomy world of crime and concrete jungles, now reduced to ash by the power of the Telemanthros Mirror and its previous wielder, Rycarius. Using the mirror against the great demon she sent them both back into a new world, sam's world. From there she managed to seal the beast..but had no route of return.
Thousands of years before Samuel came to that world she wandered endlessly in search of answers and found many, including a mentor who taught her to how to survive. She was taught many ancient forms of magic that are long forgotten now and in doing so prepared her for what was to come. The hermit told her that her quest was not over, the beast would rise again and if she did not help the unlikely hero, everything she lost would be in vain.
In attempts to stop her aging she tried to fuse her soul with that of an immortal spirit...she also succeeded..only on the wrong spirit. A rabbit. Suki's true form is now that of a walking, talking, angry rabbit. Having no thumbs could sure as hell be annoying. Over time she found that at the very slightest cost of her energy reserves she could revert to a human form, only maintaining the ears and tail of the rabbit as a reminder while in this form...most who know her are wise not to make fun of that fact either.
When the time finally came for her to help Rika, Sam, and the others she was prepared and was able to assist in trapping the demon behind the seals for good this time..only at the cost of her new friends as well. Now the mage Suki continues to protect humanity here and hide the mirror from those who would see harm to the world.
Interesting Characteristics: Suki has an extremely short temper sometimes, especially if she's out of cigarettes to smoke. As it takes her a long time to conjure all the right ingredients to create the cigarettes, she only has one when she's really ready to fight or if she's worried about something.
Suki has also been known to remain in rabbit form or saunter about her villa nude, finding the need to conjure clothing in her own home a 'waste of time.'
The last note to her characteristics would be her fingertips, scarred over and over thanks to over exertion of certain spells, causing her skin to split from pressure.
Abilities:
Chaotic Reach Suki can create translucent, red tendrils that can give her longer reach and extra arms and hands when needed. However these can also lift ten times her own weight when used properly
Rune Writing Using an banned and highly illegal magical practice, she can use magic from the daemon times to do her bidding. The process involves conjuring a soul pen, usually your left index finger and writing the exact run needed into the air. The rune will shape your spell for you, however you need to feed it power to work. Incorrect use of this can result in dangerous or lethal injury.
Familiars Suki has a few contracts with spirits from beyond and can summon them to aid her battle. As Suki has little chance of winning a melee conflict, these familiars aid her in this area. They are as follows:
Iris: A light devouring demon that swallows light through open iris'. This unruly beast is rarely brought out as she cannot control her properly, the beast is sealed within a small girl who serves as her servant and remains blind..to summon the beast she simply removes the blinding curse to open her iris'.
Tal: Tal was once a great knight from another time, banned to purgatory for his adultery upon his wife. Suki tricked the knight into giving up his contract by posing as his wife and offering to absolve all his 'sins'. They are bitter towards each other but ultimately they get the job done. [/i] Rasscal: Rasscal is a simply scout, a great raven that can detect lies for her and a wonderful interrogator. She usually uses him as a second pair of eyes as Rasscal can project his vision into hers.
Destruction spells Suki has an amazing arsenal of destruction spells at her disposal thanks to her practiced arts. However these spells can take their toll quickly as they arn't very small. These spells can devastate the battlefield and quickly turn her from one mage into an entire artillery battery.
Relationships: Suki was a personal friend of Samuel and like a sister to the mother of his child. She tends to find a slightly depressing note in her song of life when thinking back to them. Suki has also been noted to have some sort of a relationship to the storm spirit 'Evan.' Evan was known to have a small obsession with Suki as unlike other girls he knew, she wanted nothing to do with him.
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