Fantasy Legacies: World at War - Characters

SharkBark · Oct 31, 2022

Lloyd Bolton

A wannabe knight.

Artwork by orimo07 on Twitter.

Lloyd Bolton is a 13-year-old human boy. Living off of the tales of Knights, Lloyd aspires to become one and defend his small town.
Having grown up on endless tales of brave and valiant knights, there's certainly no doubt Lloyd aspires to become one of them. The relentless training, the armor, slaying dragons, and marrying a princess—those were the supposed guarantees of knighthood. And boy, did he crave all of that. For him, knighthood meant not only adoration and glory, but also an identity that was worth fighting for. He wanted to be part of something larger than himself and to make a difference in the world. He wanted to be a symbol of courage and justice.

From the moment he could process information and stand, Lloyd began his training. However, it didn't involve human sparring partners or jousting. Not at all. Lloyd comes from a village that is constantly horded by bandits, leaving residents with nothing, so his resources were very scarce. Thus, he resorted to using tree branches to fight off stray dogs, hauling logs to train his strength, and observation to gain skill. Yes, just watching. Lloyd watched the villagers in their daily routines and conflicts, picking up techniques that he would later apply to his own combat. He learned to adapt and use the environment to his advantage and created his own unorthodox, unpredictable style of fighting. His resourcefulness and dedication have made him a formidable opponent in many battle.

See, the reason this is possible is due to Lloyd's Adoptive Muscle Mimicry, a strange ability that increases his attention to detail tremendously. With this, Lloyd can watch something being performed once or twice, and then do the exact same thing with little to no flaws.

On a particularly windy day an Ironshire resident passed through his village. She was an old woman who was very frail and weak. And because she was from Ironshire and delicate, she was an easy jackpot for a group of bandits. Luckily, Lloyd was there and fended them off for her. Because of his courageous deed, the woman offered to have him be her personal guard and caretaker back in Ironshire, which he proudly agreed to. So with that, Lloyd and the old woman returned to Ironshire and Lloyd began his duties as her personal guard and caretaker. He proved to be invaluable to her and others in their town, and soon Lloyd gained a small reputation among those in his area.
In general, Lloyd is an outgoing and courageous boy. He's extremely protective of his loved ones and is truly lionhearted. This bravery may have its perks, but it comes with many downsides as well. Because of his strong sense of justice Lloyd is prone to putting himself in danger's way and attempting to deal with it himself. But fortunately for him, his Adoptive Muscle Memory helps him to survive.
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Double Slash: Lloyd does two slashes at his target, dealing 1d6 blunt damage.

Thrust and Pivot: Lloyd thrusts his sword into his target, then pivots behind then and slashes their back, dealing 1d8 blunt damage in total.
Adoptive Muscle Memory: Lloyd has a special talent where he can see something be performed and then be able to mimic it with little to no practice. This is due to his photographic reflexes, otherwise known as his Adoptive Muscle Memory. In a sense, Lloyd can see a move and steal it. And when he does, it gets added to this list here, where he can go back and use them.

Wrath Blow: An actual longsword technique Lloyd saw performed during a play. Lloyd swings his sword from above and diagonally toward his target's ear, dealing 1d8 blunt damage.

Vertical Blow: Same case as before. Lloyd slashes downward toward his target's head or shoulder, dealing 1d8 blunt damage.

Bandit's Combo: A technique Lloyd saw performed by a bandit where he does a quick three slash combo. A horizontal slash, a thrust to the chest, and a diagonal slice. Deals 2d8 blunt damage in total.

[More will be added as Lloyd gets into battles.]

AMM can be restricted by Lloyd's emotions. For example, if he saw a perilous feat being performed and was scared to do it, Lloyd would not be able to utilize his AMM because he wouldn't be able to bring himself to do so.

AMM does not work towards doing anything outside of Lloyd's physical capabilities. Let's say an overhead bicycle kick was performed, and Lloyd was there to see it. AMM would process the move, but the Lloyd would not be capable of mimicking it, due to not being flexible enough.

Lloyd cannot copy a move if he doesn't have the same weapon used.

If Lloyd sees a movement performed too fast for him to see it, he will not process the motion.

If Lloyd were to attempt to use AMM to mimic an attack that uses great acceleration and power, he could still replicate it, but in a much weaker form. For example, if Rai did a sideways slash at full force and speed, Lloyd would do the same thing, except the attack will be inevitably weaker and slower.

Buckle: Lloyd swings his sword into the back of his opponents knee. With his wooden sword, it deals 1d4 blunt damage and causes them to fold back a bit. If done with an actual blade, it will slice the back of their knee, which will inflict Hobbling until healed and deal 1d10 slashing damage.

Those with the effect Hobbling are unable to walk properly, decreasing their AC by -2. If someone has Hobbling times the total amount of legs they have (two legs = affected by Hobbling twice), they gain the effect Downed.

Those with the effect down cannot and are either crawling or moving by other means, decreasing their AC by a drastic -5.
Mother (Alive)

Father (Alive, but unidentified)
Lloyd can often be found reading tall tales about knights who have slain elder dragons.

Lloyd wishes to vanquish an elder dragon someday.

Lloyd is a big foodie. Emphasis on big. He eats a lot to maintain enough energy to train for long periods of time, as well as to keep up with his metabolism. So, if you catch Lloyd eating like a king, don't be too surprised.
Armor Class: 8

Health Points: 109
Strength: 13 (+1 Modifier)
Dexterity: 10
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 3
Willpower: 4 (cannot use healing spells)

Stat Total: 35

AlphaBlueWolf · Nov 6, 2022

Valero "Val" Marquez
"El Sabueso"

"No souls escape the Hound"

Valero is a 54-year-old male human and the general of the Luminosa guard. He is nicknamed El Sabueso, or The Hound, after his fierce fighting style. Though others use the nickname to refer to him as the Lucero's dog, seeing as he has been by their side since he took up the position. He is a feared man, known for his ruthless and instinct driven fighting style.
Valero is a hardened man, driven to his role as one of the protectors of Luminosa. He can be ruthless in battle, killing without a second thought if it means he gets to protect his people. He is a skilled swordsman, often recognized as the best in Luminosa. Though his techniques usually consist of brute force and heavy-handed strikes to overwhelm his opponents. Despite his ruthless attitude, Valero can be quite the caring person. He shows great loyalty to the Lucero's, usually Isabella and her children, and would not hesitate should someone choose to harm them. He is a great mentor and often acts like a father figure towards the younger members of the guard. Especially towards Hunter.

Valero shows different views than the rest of his city, not being particularly religious. He's a man without much education, and never had the same values instilled in him. He believes people should take their fate into their own hands, rather than praying to a god to do it for them. He thinks the gods are severely overrated, though allows the citizens to worship the light god without adding in his own two cents and cynicism.

He fell in love with Isabella Lucero and treats her boys, Sebastian and Hunter, as if they were his own. Though only Hunter seems to have taken to him, Sebastian following in the city's religious ways. Besides the boys, he often treated Lilliana like his own child and took her under his wing, though he doesn't understand her affinity for such a lightweight weapon as a rapier. His presence often calms Lilliana down when she is stressed, and they seem to be good friends.
Valero's family was from Luminosa, but he was raised outside of the city in a tribe of bandits. They were the poor of Luminosa, finding their means of living through stealing from wealthy merchants and the rich who traveled to Luminosa. The Cerberus' Fang was never meant to fall into his hands.

The blade, theorized to hold a demon within it that drew its owner insane with bloodlust, headed to Luminosa to be cleansed by their priests in a decorated van. His father had caught word, sending a twelve-year-old Valero and a couple other bandits to get the sword. They stopped the vanguard, pretending they were injured merchants, while Valero climbed aboard. He opened the case, and the power of the Cerberus' Fang was his.

But it wasn't all that happy and nice. Instead of using that power to make his bandit tribe stronger, the Cerberus' Fang cut down all who opposed him. All who wished to severe the connection between the boy and his blade. They said he howled like a wild animal that day, as he cut down all of his tribe members.

When he awoke, he was in the care of Isabella Lucero, the then apprentice priestess. She'd been called to action when the knights had held him down, and she'd brought sanity to him. She tended to his wounds but couldn't severe the connection he'd made with the Cerberus' Fang. In fact, no priest could quell the sword. All they could do was keep Valero calm and being around Isa helped with that.

Having no other family, and no other option besides being put down, Valero chose to rise up the ranks in the Luminosa guard. He believes he owes everything to Isa, and by extension the Lucero's, for not letting him waste away. He is in their debt and continues to repay it with each passing day.
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Cerberus' Fang
(A blade used by The Hound. It has special magical properties, that come from the blade and not Val. No one knows where he got the blade, but it's rumored to corrupt any user. Valero has been the only one to be saved from it driving him mad and has stayed in control ever since.)

Special Ability;
Guard of the Hells- Valero sinks his blade into the earth, letting out a crack in the earth that spews lava like an ocean. The lava forms into manacles and shackles, chaining his opponents and dragging them down into the earth below. No souls escape the Hound.
Isabella Lucero- Lover
Hunter Lucero- Apprentice/Surrogate son
Sebastian Lucero- Surrogate son
Lilliana Lucero- Good Friend
Valero is the best swordsman in Luminosa.
Valero is in love with Isabella Lucero, despite her being married. He usually acts as her guard to spend time with her, while they keep their relationship a secret.
Skill (S)

Mobility (B+)

Intelligence (A+)

Defense (B)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S-Rank

Kumii · Nov 27, 2022

Karzhul gro-Gru'ub
"The Fire-Hearted"

Karzhul is an Orc (See General Info).

"No magic can beat the bite of the axe. The many souls I've taken can attest to that, I assure you." -Karzhul

Karzhul is 152 years old, which is young in Elf standards. Yes, Orcs are a sub-race of Elf, more commonly known as 'Beast-Elves' by the true blooded elves, which Orcs call 'True-Bloods'. Orcs fully recognize themselves as Beast-Elves and it doesn't bother them, none-the-less the 'True-Bloods' still recognize them as Elves and treat them as such.
Karzhul is an old, wise and battle-hardened Orc. He's fought in many wars be them Elvish civil wars or grand nation wars between Elves and humans before their peace. Karzhul is numb to the idea of war. Years have passed and now Karzhul prefers a more peaceful lifestyle. A Blacksmith. Karzhul speaks in wise terminology and actually quite intelligent and clever despite the exterior of 'big and strong brute'.

When it comes to battle, no mortal fighter can match the sheer aggressiveness and battle prowess of the Orc, not even the Elves. Karzhul is still haunted by the souls of his past.
Karzhul was born in an Orcish settlement within the Oghma Nation called Morgzhul Yal to the chieftain and his wife. From age 10, Karzhul was taught the male-only lifestyle of the warrior. You see, in Orcish culture, females don't have the physiology to be effective warriors, instead they're taught the hunter lifestyle. So while male Orcs are the warriors, female Orcs are the hunter and are quite exceptional with a bow. Karzhul learned the warrior way and, by age 30, had become one of the best warriors of the Morgzhul Yal Clan.

By age 35, Karzhul and the rest of Morgzhul Yal warriors were recruited into the Oghma Civil War. They fought on the side of the High Elves who believed that all Elves, Beast-Elf or not, were kin. They came to be known as the Saints.

By age 70, Karzhul had been drafted into the Great Nation War of 1250, a war that tore apart the five nations. He fought on the side of the Oghma Nation. It was this exact war that eventually led to the Great Tragedy of the Desert 67 years later.

Now, Karzhul leads a peaceful life as a blacksmith in Ironshire where he sells orcish tools and equipment for the traveler and adventurer but his past still haunts him and the over 10,000 souls he took over the course of 30 years of war and strife he went through.
None. Orcs don't believe in or use their magical abilities.
Battlecry - Karzhul lets out a commanding battlecry which can cause enemies stagger back in fear of the Orc.

Bloodlust - The scent of blood from any source throws Karzhul in to Battle-Rage.

Berserker Rage - A heightened stage of Battle-Rage, if Karzhul should take an otherwise fatal attack, he instead becomes rageful and ignores all pain and forces his body to continue the fight. You can know if he enters this stage as his eyes will have a red glow to them and he'll suddenly shed any fear or inkling of pain he has. Usable once in his lifetime as he will perish after this state of rage ends.

Final Stand - When the Orc is battered, beaten and broken, they muster the last bit of strength they have, unleashing a Commanding Shout to stagger most enemies and immediately enter their Battle-Rage. Their Final Stand ends when they emerge victorious or they perish at the hands of their enemy.
Karzhul dual-wields a pair of Orcish waraxes.

The left Axe is named 'Bite'
The right Axe is named 'Thrash'

Special Ability;
Bite and Thrash - While wielding Bite and Thrash, Karzhul unleash a flurry of alternating swings. Each swing gets more furious as he begins to enter 'Battle-Rage'.
Physical Durability;
Due to their tough exterior, Orcs are quite battle-hardy and durable in combat.

Physical Strength;
Due to their tough exterior, Orcs are quite strong compared to the average Mortal.

Magic Resistance;
Their Elvish genetics grant them a small resistance to all kinds of Magic except Death magic.

Silencing Presence;
Allows the Orc to bypass magic barriers or shields when they attack. This also makes them immune to the effects of magical counterattacks.

Battle-Rage;
An Orcish unique trait. As a battle continues, the Orc begins to enter a state of rage. As this happens, their attacks become more furious and overpowering and they begin to take less damage from all sources. The way you can tell when an Orc has entered this state, their breathing gets heavier and they to tend ignore commands given to them from anyone.

Inspiring Presence;
Whenever the Orc performs the killing blow on an Enemy, they let out a furious yell, inspiring nearby allies and significantly boosting morale.

Commanding Presence;
The Orc has a commanding presence which has a chance to fear enemies of weaker wills and rally nearby allies to their cause.
Saint Ingrid Omaha - Ally/Good Friend
Cyan Omaha - Ally/Friend
Karzhul is a Blacksmith living in Ironshire.
Karzhul is 6'4" and is 228 lbs of pure muscle.
The Orcish battle style is all about commanding the battlefield, making them excellent battle commanders.
Karzhul is the only known Orc within Ironshire.
Karzhul is one of the four Elven Saints and the is the ONLY Orcish Elven Saint but Karzhul prefers not to go by that title.
Skill/Battle IQ (S++)

Mobility (B+)

Intelligence (S++)

Defense (B)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S-Rank

SharkBark · Dec 18, 2022

Kaius Adamson

Character: Claude from Fire Emblem
Artwork by @AlzzziMi on Twitter

Kaius is a self-proclaimed genius who is very knowledgeable about many subjects in the world. The history of the nations, literature, physics, mathematics, the anatomy of both humans and spirits, magic, mystical creatures, some legendary beasts, and more. Kaius has studied these things for the majority of his life. And despite being only 18, he's gained profound mastery of them, something he proudly shows off. Kaius believes that his knowledge is only rivalled by a select few, hence his cocky confidence in his abilities.

"Almost nothing is beyond my knowledge. But in the rare case of that, I'll learn it from scratch. It's simple, and effective. Unfortunately, not everyone does the same. And this can be seen in our people's failures."

Kaius is an 18-year-old human boy and extremely intelligent individual who takes pride in his knowledge.
All of his life, Kaius was told many amazing things about himself, especially about his intellect. From an early age, Kaius was already helping his parents sort out their finances, was a top-grade student at school, and had mastered many learning topics. He was a genius, capable of solving difficult puzzles and situations in seconds to minutes. His teachers, family, and friends were amazed by his mental prowess. Kaius was always praised for his intelligence, which gave him an enormous sense of confidence in himself, but also filled him with pride.

This pride would overtake Kaius when his father, the only person who was able to keep him humble, passed away. This caused him to become arrogant and conceited. This made him difficult to work with, and his relationships with his peers suffered. Kaius's attitude toward them made them feel inferior in everything they did. He'd point out their mistakes and scold them for it, brag about his accomplishments, and no matter how hard anyone tried to correct him on his ways, they could never beat him in a verbal altercation. Neither physical, as the boy had also trained in combat.

Despite this, Kaius was still able to use his intelligence to help in many ways, which was the only reason he wasn't kicked out of his home. He was still able to get ahead in life and achieve remarkable things, but at the expense of his relationships.

Years passed, and Kaius felt a change in his life. He had matured a great deal, and no longer berated his friends and family, simply because he felt it was unnecessary and draining now. He also quickly grew bored of his studies and wanted something more exciting to do with his life. Kaius was desperate for something broader, something more intriguing.

This led to Kaius moving out on his 17th birthday to live in Ironshire, where he believed he'd find a greater purpose And upon arrival, he realized he was correct.

Ironshire was magnificent and advanced. The streets were bustling and filled with activity, and there was no end to the possibilities for Kaius. He'd often find himself in the Ironshire Tower, spending hours reading through archives in the public library. Kaius was particularly fascinated with the city's history and the stories of those who had lived in Ironshire. He was drawn to the city's culture and its innovative infrastructure – from the latest technologies to the most advanced engineering.

A few months into his residency, Kaius considered joining Ironshire's guard. He wanted to protect the city and its people, and serve as a bridge between the old and the new. He wasn't the most skilled person in combat, but he could develop tactics and strategies effortlessly, which made him certain that he'd be a valuable asset. But it turned out he was wrong. Kaius applied to be a guard, but was rejected. It seemed that he wasn't capable enough to join, so he settled down for a bit, not letting the inconvenience stir him up. Nevertheless, he decided to protect the city wherever he could. Whatever criminals Ironshire failed to handle, Kaius would step up and deal with them himself.
At first glance, Kaius seems like a easygoing and polite man. He shows respect for those above him and is considerate towards his peers. He got these characteristics from his father, who was the only person keeping Kaius from turning to the harsher side. When Kaius' father died, he became more careless and judgmental. There was no one there to actually teach him something. Kaius' father's death was a major blow to him, and it changed his entire outlook on life. He began to take more risks and make more impulsive decisions, often with disastrous consequences. His mother's lack of guidance only made things worse, as he had no one to turn to for help and advice. She didn't even try. She simply enjoyed hearing that she raised a bright child.

Through their irrational worship, Kaius became conceited and narcissistic. Because people thought he was so smart, they assumed everything he said was right and true. This made it extremely easy to manipulate them into doing what he wanted. It was even easier to dupe people. Then, at some point, it became a strong habit. Anyone who Kaius thought would be useful to him, he'd someday attempt to manipulate in some way. The boy also became extremely vindictive. Anyone who crossed him or went against what he said would face severe consequences. Kaius would do anything and everything in his power to get his revenge.

Now, Kaius has matured greatly. He's developed a strong sense of justice and considers others, even though he may fall back into his old ways at times. He has come to understand the importance of his actions and how they can affect others. The consequences of his choices have become more evident to him, and he strives to make the right decision in every situation. A responsible young adult is developing in him.
Fire
Nature
Backhand: As implied, Kaius backhands his target, dealing 1d4 damage.

Boomerang Slice: Kaius throws his dagger, Hysteria, at his target, slicing them for 1d4 slicing damage. And he pulls her back toward him, performing another slice for another 1d4.
Fire-Based Abilities:

Combustion Inducement - Kaius causes the last thing he touched in the last 30 seconds to suddenly erupt into flames. He usually uses this for his dagger, dealing 2d6 damage.

Fire Wall Generation - Kaius produces a wall of flames from his hands that can burn projectiles and block attacks that may come his way. Two walls can be made at a time, one from each hand, blocking two attacks.

Incinerating Finger Bullets - As if he holds a firearm in his hand, Kaius fires high-temperature tiny flame orbs from his fingers. These can be shot for an indefinite amount of time and leave small burns where they hit, dealing 1d8 for every barrage.

Nature-Based Abilities:
Afforestation - Kaius carries a pouch of seeds and acorns on him at all times to use this move. What happens is, Kaius throws or places an acorn somewhere, and then uses nature magic to instantly make it transform into a full-grown oak tree. For example of a use, if Kaius is falling from a great height, he can throw down an acorn and use Afforestation to generate a tree to land on. Kaius can also use thistechnique to kill. (using forestation with the seed in their hands or in their mouth)

Camouflage - Kaius uses nature magic to disguise himself as the greenery around him. This can be done by engulfing his body in leaves or laying on the floor and producing grass strands from his clothing. Kaius can only do this when there are a sufficient amount of plants and herbs around him. For example, being near a potted plant wouldn't work, but standing near a tree, shrub, or in a field would.

Sap Trap - Kaius produces sticky sap from trees from his palms onto his target, immobilizing them for two turns.

Ultimate Ability:

"As humans, we often underestimate the power of our minds. However, when we learn to harness its full potential, it can become a formidable force capable of overpowering even the strongest warriors. Allow me to demonstrate."

Sheer Brilliance: Kaius harnesses his mind to its full potential, increasing his perception and allowing him to think and act faster. Doing this, he gains three effects:

Unbreakable Mental Fortitude - Any mental effects over Kaius are negated, and cannot be inflicted upon him while in this state. (hypnosis, fear, confusion, etc)

Weapon Proficiency - Kaius's Strength and Dexterity are buffed by +2 each.

Foretell - Kaius' ability to anticipate and properly evade attacks kicks in, giving his AC a +3 bonus. (11 to 14)
Mother (Alive)

Father (Deceased)

Rayya Lilyleaf - A girl Kaius encountered in the city one day. At first, he was having his fun teasing her and getting under her skin. Until she sent a dragon crashing from the sky, that is. Alongside Rayya, Kaius was able to scare the dragon off -- well, Rayya was able to, Kaius was just able to stop it from scorching the city -- and then the two parted ways. He finds Rayya to be a bit immature, but has a respect for her for her valiant deed.

--To be updated--
Hysteria, Kaius's dagger.

Hysteria is a light, luxuriously crafted dagger that is capable of slashing deep and fast. Its best and most useful feature is the dagger's rapid return when Kaius throws it. Basically, it's like a boomerang. When he throws her, Hysteria comes back to him instantly.
Kaius plans to become a leader of Ironshire some day, whether it be taking Cyan's place, or being among the high ranking members making important decisions.
Armor Class: 11

Health Points: 120
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 15 (+2 Modifier)
Intelligence: 18 (+4 Modifier)
Wisdom: 11
Willpower: 11

Stat Total: 65

Kumii · Dec 19, 2022

Yuna Yunara
Cyan's Secretary

Yuna is a 25 year old Human.

"Accuracy. Precision. The two are different. Accuracy is being to to hit as close to the bullseye of a target as you can. Precision is keeping your shots grouped together." -Yuna

Yuna is 25 years old and is the sister of Mika Yunara...
Like her brother, Yuna has a cold exterior which covers up the underlying kindness she harbors. She loves dearly and deeply but outside of family, she treats everyone else with a level contempt, especially those who think themselves higher then someone else. When it comes to training newbies in archery, she's stern but an effective teacher. She's been known to train some of the best archers to come out of Ironshire.
At age 2, Yuna was first introduced her little brother, Mika. At first she didn't like that she wasn't an only child anymore and held a level of contempt for her baby brother but as time went on and by age 3, Yuna came to care for her 1 year-old brother, seeing him a little more then just a brother. A best friend.

At age 4, Yuna was teaching Mika how to walk and talk in stead of her parents. Which, not only said something about her, but also means she taught herself how to walk and talk.

Yuna first picked up a bow at age 5 and began practicing on a straw dummy her family had. By age 8, her father noticed she was practicing archery and decided to get her a bow for her 16th birthday. Yuna was excited about this and was said she even slept with the bow.

For 5 years after that, Yuna practiced with her bow made from a stick and some string, she was even showing Mika her skills and says that he was even impressed. MIka remained supportive of her archery skills through out, which only solidified his slot as her only best friend at the time.

However, 6 years later when she got her first real bow on her birthday, she wanted to share her excitement with her brother but when she woke up the next morning, he was gone. As were her parents, from that day forward, she was an orphan and was forced to live homeless and poor for a year before she decided to join the guard at age 17. It's said it was that day that turned her into what she is now. She was especially devastated about her brother, whom she shared a deep connection with and confided in him about everything.

She become even more determined to perfect her art and swore to find closure about why her parents and brother up and left her... little did she know...
While Yuna herself does not possess powers, she uses special vials she has specially made to give her arrows a specific elemental typing.

Vials;
Fire Vial
Electric Vial
Ice Vial
Fairy Vial
Regular Arrows;
Fire Vial - Coats Yuna's arrows in flame powder, giving them a fire-like effect and setting foes on fire upon contact.

Electric VIal - Coats Yuna's arrows in an electric powder, giving them an electric effect and causing a tazer-like effect upon contact.

Ice Vial - Coats Yuna's arrows in an icy powder, giving them a shimmering effect and freezing the area of contact.

Fairy Vial - Coats Yuna's arrows in a fairy powder, giving them a glimmering rainbow effect and poisoning foes upon contact.

Special Arrows;
Grapple Arrow - Consumes a 'Special Arrow' with a rope attached to fire an arrow that acts as a grappling anchor. Special Arrow can be recovered.

Sonic Arrow - Consumes a 'Special Arrow' that fires a single which explodes into multiple tinier arrows that fly all over the place. Permanently consumes a 'Special Arrow'.
The arrow quiver is fastened to Yuna's back hip. The quiver can hold a total of 60 arrows with room for 5 Special Arrows along the outside of the quiver itself.
Special Arrows are arrow types specifically used by this bow which have multi-use arrowheads.
The bow has a draw weight of 135 lbs.

Special Abilities;
Dragonpiercer Arrow - A special arrow type specifically designed to pierce the thick hide of a dragon. Permanently consumes a 'Special Arrow'.

Sacred Arrow - An arrow travels a few feet out before exploding in a beam of scorching light that fires straight forward. Permanently consumes a 'Special Arrow'.
Mika Yunara (Deceased) - Brother
Skyla Junia - Friend/ally
Unnamed Husband
Yuna is the sister of Mika Yunara.
Yuna's birthday is May 5th, 1312.
Yuna joined the Guard at age 17 and became the Archery trainer and Cyan's Secretary by age 20.
Yuna's rank within the guard is Lt. Sergeant.
Yuna's role within the guard is Archery Trainer and Secretary.
Skill/Battle IQ (S+)

Mobility (B+)

Intelligence (A)

Defense (C-)

Offense (A-)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - B+ Rank

SharkBark · Dec 19, 2022

The Unbreakable King

Heath Mazaki

★★★★★★

Male/ Human / 71

Current King of the Seiryoku Empire

Earth - Weather - Ice / 6'6/ 224 lbs

Theme

Artist unknown, my apologies. FULL credit to them.

Overview

Heath is a tall, well-built, and powerful man whose physical characteristics are accompanied by long jet-black hair and saddle-brown eyes. His skin is gentle to the touch and frighteningly pale. And the look in his eyes is usually flat and flavorless. As for surface-level representations of personality, Heath is a virtuous, respected, and admirable man. Driven by his goal to keep his empire thriving, a taste of his willingness was imprinted on it through his constant advances to the empire's military defenses, economy, and resources. Heath's efforts and demeanor sparked a strong confidence and trust in the residents that their king was worthy of his position. He was, of course. But delving deeper, the immoral factors that helped keep the kingdom firm were hidden from the rest of the empire.

Drastic measures were taken by Heath to ensure that nothing, and I mean nothing, corrupted his people or kingdom. He also had a strong desire to expand his territory. Many traitors were put to death; those who attempted to leave Seiryoku were condemned and imprisoned; Heath restrained Kaminari's capabilities and punished him if he pushed to achieve them. The king even went as far as to show favoritism towards Miyahira, showering her with gifts and attention while being harsh toward her siblings.

He knew this would provoke hatred toward him from Kaminari and Akuhei, but Heath wasn't troubled by it in the slightest. He knew that neither of them would dare do anything about it. For if they did, they'd have the entirety of the empire against them, the guards and the citizens, as well as Heath himself, who the two brothers dreaded.

Background

Will be learned through the roleplay, rather than here.

Combat and Magic Arsenal

Physical Attacks:

Heel Slam - Heath kicks his target off their feet, suspending them in the air for a moment, then slams them into the ground with an axe kick, dealing, 2d6 damage.

Flurry - Heath sends a barrage of kicks and punches at his target, dealing 1d12 damage.

[This character is proficient in hand-to-hand combat.]

'Kuzureru' is the name of Heath's self-made fighting style, and the word itself means "crumble". This is accurate to the style because it involves breaking down his opponent and removing their ability to operate correctly, whether mentally or physically. When Heath activated Kuzureru, his veins grow visible as strength surges through him, giving him a +2 on hit rolls.

Kuzureru | Shatter - Heath kicks his opponent in their legs or arms with great force, which usually shatters or fractures their bones, dealing 2d8 crushing damage.

Kuzureru | Numb - Heath puts two fingers together and strikes his opponent's pressure points, inflicting Paralysis. Target's can use a saving roll to shake the paralysis off, otherwise it lasts for three turns.

Target is unable to move or attack while affected. Target must must make a Dexterity saving throw to shake off the paralysis (DC of 10)

Kuzureru| Cyclone Kick - Heath launches himself up into the air and as he descends spins multiple times, generating force that he releases in a devastating kick to his target. Deals 2d8 crushing damage.

Kuzureru | Dismember - Heath uses magic to wrap his legs or arms in the earth that is constructed in a sharp design. From here, he can use these sharpened modifications to slice at his opponents and cut through them, dealing 2d6 slicing damage and inflicts Bleeding.

Characters with the effect bleeding take 1d4 damage every turn until their wound is healed.

Kuzureru | Hostile Breeze - Heath uses weather magic and punches or kicks the air, sending an intense, forceful gust of wind at his target, knocking them back 8 feet. Can be used three times before taking a slot.

Kuzureru | No Mercy - Heath engulfs his body in a layer of ice, giving him a +1 AC bonus, then swings at his opponent violently without cease, dealing 2d8 blunt damage. The ice slowly melts as Heath rampages, but it works as decent armor. Lasts four turns, but melts immediately if he's attacked with fire magic.

Kuzureru | Pure Ego - When Heath is fired up before a battle, he'll start off by letting out a gruesome war cry that is backed up with an immense amount of gale-force wind. Inflicts Intimidated on his enemies two turns.

Characters who are Intimidated receive a -2 reduction in Strength and Dexterity for a set amount of turns, due to nerves getting to them.

Kuzureru | Tectonic Taekwondo - Heath gets into a traditional Taekwondo stance and slams his foot into the ground. Because of the force he uses, the ground begins to shake violently, and a shock wave is sent forward, dealing 2d6 damage. This inflicts Lowered Stability on those around him for five turns.

Characters under the effect of Lowered Stability receive a -3 reduction in their AC, as they aren't able to move as well do to conditions set by another character. Lasts for a set amount of turns.

Ultimate Ability:

"Here, we will fight till death! A final stand for one of us, and a victory for the other. Or perhaps, we shall both die here. If so, let us go out in the most glorious way of them all! Fighting for what we believe in."

Kuzureru: Final Technique | Crater Battlefield - Heath bashes the ground with two fists, creating a deep crater and indestructible dome over it, successfully trapping his opponent inside with him. The crater gradually goes deeper underground the longer Heath and his opponent are in it, and if Heath dies inside of the crater, it will execute a final attack and cave itself in with the opponent. Heath gains the effect Adrenaline Rush during this technique.

Adrenaline surges through Heath's veins from the thrill of battle, and he gains a +4 hit and strength modifier and a +1 in Wisdom.

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Stat Layout: Armor Class: 15

Health Points: 228
Strength: 22 (+3 Modifier)
Dexterity: 11 (+1 Modifier)
Intelligence: 15 (+1 Modifier)
Wisdom: 12 (+1 Modifier)
Willpower: 10

Stat Total: 70

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Kumii · Jan 1, 2023

Luna, Goddess of the New Moon

Luna is a Kitsune/Goddess (Mortal God).

Luna is around 150,000 years old after gaining mortality but is still recognized as a God among the Pantheon.
Luna is a caring personality, more so then the other gods who don't really have any mortal personalities. After she birthed Inari, she took on a more motherly personality to make sure her daughter got everything she needed growing up. Going so far as to give up her God-hood and gain the unfortunate trait of 'Mortal' but Luna didn't care, she loves Inari and would do anything for her in the end.
Dark
Partial control of Darkness magic and abilities.
Inari Natsuki - Daughter
Kitsune Husband (Deceased)
V - Friend
Numen - Friend/Rival
Titania - Friend
Serena - Acquiantance
Lukia - Good Friend
Kitsune Form;
Luna can assume her Kitsune form at any time and for any length of time.

Kitsune Speed;
While in Kitsune form, agility is increased tenfold.

Nine-Tails;
Luna has gained all Nine-Tails and is the most powerful of the Kitsune.

Mortal Influence;
Her worshippers have a strong loyalty to her as she takes a more active role with mortals.

Divine Beauty;
Luna is extremely beautiful in both human and Kitsune forms.

Divine Grace;
Luna's presence reduces mana consumption for all nearby allies.

Mortal Immortality;
Luna has lost her God Immortality and can be killed by regular means that you would use to kill a Spirit.
Skill (S+)

Mobility (SS)

Intelligence (S+)

Defense (S++)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S+ Rank
Luna's Kitsune form is blonde with light pink accents on the tip of each of her tails. Much like her hair in human form and her eyes are a piercing blue.
Among the Pantheon, Luna is the weakest after losing her God Immortality. Losing God Immortality also saps a portion of a God's power.

SharkBark · Jan 2, 2023

Pyromaniac

Kuragiri Shiro

★★★★

Male / Human / 20

The Heir of the Seiryoku Empire/The Smothering Flame

Fire - Wind / 6'0 / 144 lbs

Personality

Artwork by cinnamonstre on Tumblr.

As a bandit with priorities that only involve having fun and making others mad, Kuragiri has a generally mischievous personality. He enjoys playing pranks and joking with his only two friends, Maki and Castro. He could never stay serious during conversations and moments that required it and rebelled against any form of authority he encountered, from stealing loads of money from snobby rich folks to having an endless supply of food and a cool hideout. Everything in Kuragiri was fun and carefree, or, at the very least, it used to be.

Background

Kuragiri Shiro is a hot-headed and vigorous young man, with a troubled demeanor. He enjoys getting into trouble, joking with his friends, and often lets his anger get the best of him. Despite this, Kuragiri leads an exciting life as a bandit, stealing from wealthy individuals, grabbing luxurious food from concession stands, and even charming the daughters of disapproving fathers from time to time. One might say that Kuragiri had a great life, or at least he used to.

Once he met Heath Mazaki, the one thing he wanted most was for his life to end. The brutal man nearly murdered his friends on their first encounter. The Onyx Bandits - Castro, Maki, and Kuragiri - were attempting to steal from the empire, which they had unintentionally discovered, and ended up in the throne room, where Heath was always present. Heath, being a much more exciting man at the time, took up the responsibility himself instead of calling his guards to deal with the bandits. However, it was just one man against a group that had been training with each other for the majority of their lives. An easy win for the OBs, right?

Hardly. The three barely escaped with their lives that day. Heath was an impermeable force during their battle. Kuragiri's flames were ineffective against a man's conditioned skin. Using Castro's ice to slow him down? It was useless against his speed. Maki's singing to put him to sleep? His willpower was too great for him to be affected by it.

They all should have died that day. But thanks to a plan Castro barely managed to devise, he was able to get them to use each of their skills to the other's advantage. After Kuragiri and Maki disrupted Heath's thought pattern, Castro's Frozen Hell ability was the only way for them to defeat the man. It trapped Heath in a large box of ice that sank below 0 degrees, slowing his movements drastically. This allowed them to have time to escape the empire with their lives.

But after losing a battle he clearly should have won, Heath became furious and vengeful. He was so embarrassed and ashamed of the loss that he wanted any evidence of its happening to be wiped off the face of the earth. So he sought to kill Castro and Maki—just the two of them, not Kuragiri. Why? Days after their battle, Heath found that Kuragiri was his missing heir. His child. The boy was the next ruler of the Seiryoku Empire, but because of the previous event, he was not going along with Heath's plan. He was still heavily influenced by his friends.

So if he could kill Castro and Maki, Kuragiri would be so broken that he'd have no choice but to follow in his father's footsteps. Heath's plans made the Onyx Bandits' lives miserable for the next few years. They were constantly on edge, feeling as if Heath would appear any second to kill them. They couldn't trust anyone, either. Heath had sent multiple spies to act as allies to the bandits and later attempt to kill them. Any place they took shelter, he found it and burned it to the ground. Out of fear, any people they made friends with were driven out of their lives. Nothing was safe anymore. It seemed like all of this would continue for eternity until the night the king took his son back.

At that event, Castro and Kuragiri got into a heated argument, causing Kuragiri to run off into the woods to clear his mind. There, Heath was able to capture the boy and take him back to Seiryoku.

(Everything following this moment has been discussed in the roleplay.)

Magic Arsenal

Physical/Basic Attacks:

[Kuragiri's basic flame attacks consume little to no magic from him, therefore, they do not consume a spell slot.]

Detonate | Kuragiri produces small to large scale explosions from his hands to use in combat. These are auto-hits and deal 1d4 damage.

Blaze Combat | Kuragiri incorporates bursts of flames into a flurry of attacks. Deals 2d6 damage.
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Passive Abilities:

Flame Absorption/Immunity | Kuragiri can absorb any fire magic (or heat) based attacks that comes his way to a great degree. His body cannot be harmed by flames, though in some cases his clothing might get burnt. All flame attacks on Kuragiri are negated.

However, if he absorbs too much fire he'll 'overload", causing his body to turn all of the flames and heat into useless smoke that restricts him from using fire until he releases it. When done properly, the fire that he stores up can be used for the abilities 'Pyrokinetic Healing' and 'Discharge'.

Pyrokinetic Catapult | Kuragiri blasts flames from the bottom of his feet to propel himself forward at someone, something, or somewhere.

Pyrokinetic Healing | When in battle, Kuragiri's flames naturally accelerate his blood flow and cell regeneration, which speed up his natural healing factor. Every turn that Kuragiri doesn't take damage, he heals for 4 health points.

Increased Magic Reserves - Kuragiri's body is conditioned to hold more magic than normal, allowing him to exert more magic without going into fatigue. Because of this, he can use each of his magic attacks (except for his ultimate) three times before it claims a slot. However, the cost of this is Kuragiri having only a few magic attacks.
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Magic Attacks:

Incendiary Blood | Kuragiri's blood is highly flammable, and if it is outside of his body, he can cause it to erupt into flames. Targets caught incendiary blood get the effect Burning for three turns.

Those under the effect of Burning take 2d4 burning damage for a set amount of turns.

Blaze Gun | Kuragiri rapidly shoots fireballs from his palms at his target, almost at machine gun pace. Deals 3d4 burning damage.

Discharge | Kuragiri releases a momentous amount of flames from his body that can burn or incinerate enemies and projectiles around him, dealing 3d8 burning damage. The flames emitted can be his own generated ones or fire that he absorbed from 'Flame Absorption'. Inflicts Burning for five turns.

Searing Slices - Kuragiri sends four shards of fire magic, slicing and searing his target for 1d8 damage. Players must roll twice to the get the damage for every two shards.

Ultimate Ability:

Inferno Whirlwind | The most powerful and difficult attack in his arsenal, Kuragiri combines his fire and wind magic to create a large flame that the wind sweeps up into the air, causing it to take the form of a colossal tornado. It's movements are rapid and erratic, sweeping up objects and incinerating things and people who are caught in it's path. It typically lasts for twenty minutes (like real fire tornadoes do), and does 3d12 burning damage to his main target and 2d8 AoE burning damage to those caught in its range.

This move puts Kuragiri out of commission for 4 turns.

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Stat Layout: Armor Class: 12

Health Points: 124
Strength: 15 (+3)
Dexterity: 10
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 19 (+2)
Willpower: 9 (-1)

Total: 63

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SharkBark · Jan 9, 2023

Songstress

Maki Hikaru

★★★★

Female / Human / 19

The Vocal Bandit

Sound - Fairy / 5'6 / 115 lbs

Personality

Maki is typically a very selfless and protective person, constantly willing to risk her own well-being for the sake of others. Even outside of battle, Maki is a kind and compassionate person. Her sentences are almost always filled with a sort of happiness, and frankly, it's a bit contagious. The two who've spent the most time with her, Castro and Kuragiri, know this well. After failed robberies (or ones they barely succeeded with), the two boys were usually exhausted and angry, at both themselves and the person they chose to steal from.

But instead of sulking with them, Maki was the one who brought them comfort and joy, telling jokes, giving hugs, or even allowing them to rant about their mistakes to her. When it came to keeping the morale and mental health of the team high, Maki did the heavy lifting. And because of these efforts and extra attention to others, she neglects her own needs and requirements, which leads to new and negligence-born problems, such as depression.

But despite the struggle and hurt it brought her, Maki hid her suffering behind a facade, which gave the impression that she was always carefree and cheerful.

Background

Raised by humble and caring parents, Maki Hikaru's life was splendid growing up. It was almost as if she was destined to become a spectacular and respected woman. And that's how it was going to turn out at first. At 11, she met Castro Smith, the blonde-haired, fair-skinned bandit boy with striking blue eyes who attempted to rob her home. It was as if she was staring into two alluring sapphires embedded in his face. Even in the dark, you could see his azure gaze.

When Maki caught him trying to steal her mother's jewelry, she instinctively used her sound magic to sing a song that made the boy dizzy, then she hit him upside the head with her father's suitcase, knocking him unconscious. Initially, she intended to awaken her parents and report him to them, but then she had a question. Why was he attempting to steal from her? Maki knew that bandits existed and that they stole from others, but why was Castro doing it at that age? Did he not have a family? Did he need help?

So, due to these burning questions, she instead kept him in her basement, where she accidentally forgot he was there. Maki finally remembered after 4 days and went down to find him groaning in pain on the floor. It was a funny sight, seeing someone of Castro's nature so desperate. Maki brought him a meal to eat, and then on that same day, she asked him the questions that rang through her mind when they first met.

Castro had no choice but to explain if he wanted to make it out of that basement, so he told her the truth. To Maki's surprise, he was living on his own, moving in and out of small hideouts he made for himself. And to provide for himself, he had no choice but to become a bandit. Castro was already highly intelligent, so that combined with his stealth would make for a lot of resources, which is why he one day found himself stealing from her. Being as selfless as she was raised to be, Maki immediately felt pity for the boy. A life like that couldn't be easy at all. And the way he had explained it, the majority of bandits went through this.

After that day, Maki decided to become friends with Castro. Sure, he was a criminal who attempted to steal from her, but he had his reasons. Castro agreed to the friendship too. He claimed that he had been feeling lonely for years now. And as his new friend, Maki allowed Castro to come over every day to help him out. She bought clothing for him and provided him with food, and the two had fun spending time together every now and then.

Castro was still a bandit who took valuable things for others, but now he was able to sit back and do it less. This process went on for a year and a half, and the relationship between Maki and Castro continued to grow drastically. It wasn't until Maki's 13th birthday that he finally asked her to be his girlfriend. And shortly afterward, Castro met Kuragiri.

From here, they all decided to become the notorious bandit group known as "The Onyx Beetles," a name Maki had come up with.

Further information on Kuragiri's character sheet.

Combat Arsenal

Voice Projection - Maki "throws her voice" and makes it come from another area. For example, Maki could be standing front of someone, but would make her voice come from behind them.

Echolocation - Exactly how it sounds. Maki clicks her tongue to send out a sound wave that reflects off of objects. Then, the wave comes back to her, letting Maki know where those things are. This can be used to locate enemies.

Ballistic Note - Maki sings and prolongs a note that builds up enough pressure to cause her target's eardrums and even internal organs to explode. The attack has a much greater affect at close range.

Healing - Maki uses her healing magic to heal her allies.

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SharkBark · Jan 23, 2023

Kikuchi Tsuneo

Artist unknown, my apologies.

Kikuchi is a current member of the Incursion Troupe of the Seiryoku Empire, known for their strong and aggressive battle tactics and maneuvers.

Kikuchi is an 26 year-old human man.
As a young boy, Kikuchi was raised by his father in the Seiryoku Empire, who was a single parent after his mother passed away shortly after birth. Kikuchi's father was angry at his son at first because he was the one who had caused his wife to pass away, but at some point in his life, he came to forgive him and accept the fact that she was gone. Then he began to finally take care of his son.

The first thing he did after Kikuchi unlocked his magic was teach him how to use it to protect himself and others. "Think outside the box" was his family's motto. And with his magic, Kikuchi did exactly that. One day, when he was feeling lonely, he used earth magic to forge a stone sculpture that resembled a human boy, and he was able to get it to mimic his movements in every way.

This is what brought forth his current fighting tactics. Once Kikuchi had finished studying the way of the katana alongside his father, he began using his human-like stone sculptures to fight alongside him, being able to ambush his enemies with inanimate beings. At some point, he developed the idea to create an enormous sculpture that Kikuchi could use to attack enemies or use as a barrier. And because of the man's talent, his name spread across the empire and eventually reached the ear of an Incursion Troupe member, who hired him shortly after.
Kikuchi is a determined and focused man. Especially when it comes to battle, in which he usually prioritizes safe strategy and logic over powerful and reckless attacks, This is what led him to become the main strategist for the Incursion Troupe.
Earth
Wind
Wind and Regular Abilities:
Redirection - With the sway of his hand, Kikuchi sends a large gust of wind in the direction of his sway to change the trajectory of any incoming attacks in that direction.

Lacerating Gust - Kikuchi performs a powerful downwards slash that is accompanied by a strong gust of wind. This allows for the slash to be even stronger than before, making Kikuchi able to cut through even the toughest of materials.

Collective Gashes - With one swing of his katana, Kikuchi slices at his target 5 times at different angles.

Concentrated Pierce - Kikuchi draws back his katana for a short period of time and then thrusts it forward towards his target at a high speed, increasing it's force and power. During the period of time that Kikuchi draws back his blade, he is vulnerable. This is why he prefers to use this move after stunning an enemy.

Earth-Based Attacks:

Geokinetic Duplicates:
To fight, Kikuchi creates samurai-style duplicates from the stone around him. He can make up to seven at a time, each armed with a katana made of sharpened stone. There are two variations of his duplicates: ones that perform every movement that he does, and then duplicates that Kikuchi can have to do different types of attacks on their own. The ones that attack on their own take a lot of concentration to move, and if he sustains any injuries or distractions while using them, they will crumble back down into useless debris. This is why Kikuchi has spent so much time perfecting his parry.

Stone Barrier - Kikuchi creates a large wall of stone to block an incoming attacks. The wall's maximum length is 6 feet.

Titan - Kikuchi uses an immense amount of earth magic and concentration to construct an enormous diamond-armored duplicate to fight alongside him. Titan scales to 25 feet tall, and because of the amount of concentration that Kikuchi is already using just to keep it intact, Titan's movements are immediately linked to his. This technique can be used to deal devastating damage to large areas of enemies as well as function as a wall to protect Kikuchi and his allies. Titan can be used for up to 30 minutes at a time before Kikuchi needs to recharge. If he uses the technique any longer, he will be sent into magic fatigue. Since Titan is also made of diamond, it takes a great deal of power to destroy the duplicate.
[Variation] Esoteric Gale Titan - In this version of Titan, Kikuchi infuses the duplicate with a tremendous amount of weather magic, causing it to constantly emanate strong gale-force winds in all directions. Just as before, it mimics all of Kikuchi's movements, and because of the amount of magic and energy consumed to use this move, Kikuchi can only perform one powerful slash before Titan crumbles and he goes into magic fatigue. After usage, Kikuchi is useless and out for the remainder of a battle. This is a last-resort attack.
Usagi Tsuneo - Mother (Deceased)

Hiroto Tsuneo - Father

Heath - Ruler

Seiryoku Empire - Allies/Friends

Urag-hau - Allies
Kikuchi is apart of the Incursion Troupe.
Kikuchi has trained himself to be proficient at parrying attacks. (physical attacks)
Skill [A+]

Mobility [B+]

Intelligence [S+]

Defense [B]

Offense [B+]

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - A-Rank

Kumii · Jan 26, 2023

Cedric Salazar
"Obsessive Scientist"

Cedric is a Human.

"No... no no no, this is all wrong! I must perform more tests! More tests!" -Cedric

Cedric is 35 years old and the biological father of Serana.
Cedric is an obsessive person by nature. He loves science and experiments and will do them relentlessly without fail as is seen with his daughter, Serana. He's extremely manipulative to get what he wants. He manipulated his daughter to get her to agree to his testing thereby destroying any trust she had for him. This didn't bother hiom one bit, not unless it gave him what he wanted.

He can be extremely shrewd at times and extremely judgmental in a way that manipulates his target to stay by his side for his tests. Basically, anyone he wanted to experiment on, he'd blackmail. His wife. His daughter. It didn't matter, as long as he got results. This shows that Cedric has an advanced level of intelligence to not only read a situation but flip it so it benefits him instead.
Augmented Ice
Augemented Fire
Augemented Fire abilities;
Absolute Flame Defense - A near perfect defensive attack that renders Cedric invulnerable for a while.

Augmented Ice abilities;
Palm Shatter - Cedric palm strikes his enemy with ice and shatters the ice in his enemy.
Enhanced Reflexes
Enhanced Strength
CQC Expertise (Close Quarters Combat)
Serana Salazar - Daughter;
At first, Cedric simply ignored Serana, opting to focus on his experiments rather then spend time with his daughter. One day, he noticed a particular spark in his young daughter and decided that she'd make a perfect subject. He promised her the one thing she wanted from her father. His love. In exchange, she'd meet with him in his lab every week. This is where their relationship began to fall apart. Cedric views Serana only as a test subject and not his daughter. His love for her was superficial in order to get what he wanted from her.

Valerie Salazar - Wife (Deceased);
Valerie and Cedric have an odd relationship. On the one hand, they seem to love each other a great deal. On the other hand, Cedric's love only seems to be because of the fact Valerie provided him with such an amiable test subject. Cedric has performed tests on Valerie but Valerie was a willing subject Valerie died as a result of war.
Cedric is a scientist and can brew deadly substances, given time.
Cedric loves science, to the point that he obsesses over it.
Cedric's birthday is February 21st, 1302.
Cedric is a master martial artist and knows 3 different martial art techniques. Kung-fu, Aikido and Mixed Martial Arts.
Cedric experimented on himself purely to make himself stronger though.
Cedric only has two magical abilities. His martial arts is more than enough for most enemies.
Skill (S+)

Mobility (A-)

Intelligence (S+)

Defense (A-)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S-Rank

SharkBark · Feb 5, 2023

The Father of Ikari Alchemy

Toshinoro Ikari

★★★★★★

Male / Human / 42

Alchemy User

Water / 6'5 / 224 kg

Personality

Toshinoro is generally distinguished as an unnerving and eccentric man, often driving the ones closest to him away. Only a select few have been able to bear with his bizarre ways; from this, they have earned his respect and love. Toshinoro constantly lingers on the question, "What can be done to improve [insert word here]?" Whether the inserted word is a person, a place, or a thing, Toshinoro is constantly attempting to bring out the best in everything. And if that is not possible, he will simply make it better himself, regardless of how inhumane his methods might be.

Background

Toshinoro was not always as callous as he is now. In fact, he was almost the polar opposite of his current being.

Toshinoro was a man of honor and justice, seeming to have the "hero" mindset. Even though he was not skilled in magic and was even worse at combat, he still strove to do whatever he could to protect others. Because of this, he was part of Ironshire's guard when he was 21 and took his job very seriously, unlike his friend group of fellow guard members. They were more immature and more closed-minded. They never seemed as determined as he was, which Toshinoro saw as being careless. His opinion became a fact the day his comrades died in battle against an enemy that they had underestimated. During this fight, Toshinoro almost lost his life. However, because he had his guard up even before the battle had begun, he managed to survive but with major injuries to his torso.

After the event, Toshinoro became fearful of fatal combat and developed PTSD, which led him to resign from his position as a guard. He did not want to die or go through anything that could bring him close. Especially not at such a young age. And not only had fear sparked in him but so did survivor's guilt. He was haunted by the thoughts of "Why was I the one to survive?". Toshinoro was the weakest among his guard group, yet was the only one remaining. Therefore, it was not truly shocking that he questioned his luck.

Anyways, Toshinoro went on to attempt to live a normal life, and to him, the first step was finding love. That's when he met his future wife and the soon-to-be mother of his children. Juno Kawasaki. She was a beautiful woman with silky gray hair and dull eyes, followed by the attire that you would see on a princess. A mesmerizing white dress accompanied her body and was a bit misleading concerning her regular life. Even though she looked like royalty, Juno was actually from a poor and unfortunate family who struggled with finances.

Nevertheless, Toshinoro quickly fell in love with her and vowed to make her his wife. He first wanted to help her. He was already financially stable, so Toshinoro did not hesitate to help Juno and her family. In a year or so, they viewed each other as soulmates, which led to them finally getting married. A few years later, they had their first child, a handsome dark-skinned boy named Rai Ikari, who rapidly developed his magical capabilities. A little after, they had another child, Aurora, who was not as fortunate to be able to use magic but was still endearing and lovable.

Thus, the Ikari family was formed. Serenity seemed to dawn gracefully upon their lives. However, there were still matters to take care of, such as purchasing a home and having finances to be able to take care of the family. Therefore, Toshinoro rejoined the Ironshire Guard as he thought his fear of it diminished. But he was wrong. Only a month or two into his new life as a guard, Toshinoro and his allies found themselves amid a foe who nearly wiped out the entire platoon in his first attack. The same person who had killed his team years before.

Out of horror, Toshinoro fled from the battlefield when he observed his team being slaughtered like animals, as he had seen before. All he could think of while he was running was, "Don't look back. Don't look back." And he did just that. Not only did Toshinoro never look back, he never went back, causing him to abandon his family and old life. He was presumed dead only a few days later and just couldn't bring himself to attempt to return to Ironshire. He was terrified at the thought of encountering the man again. So, Toshinoro officially gave up on going to Ironshire and moved to an unknown place called Luminosa, where he was not immediately accepted, but after a while (and a bit due to his white hair), some residents became slightly more comfortable with him.

However, guilt still sauntered over him. This time, he had reason to feel it. His family had become poor following his absence, but little did Toshinoro know; Rai was able to save them by making income as a bounty hunter. It came to a point where he began to hate himself, and every decision he made. He was so...weak. Both mentally and physically. He may have had a hero mindset, but he was not even the slightest bit capable of protecting others. All he knew how to do was protect himself. In the end, someone always ends up suffering because of his fragility.

One day, Toshinoro decided to do something about his puniness. From that moment forward, he began to train his body to exhaustion, honed his magic abilities, and began getting into perilous situations to fight his fear. Toshinoro fought magical beasts, took on bandits and crooks, and battled against other magic users. But still. He was not strong enough. At least, not strong enough to defeat the person he feared the most.

Thus, he took things to another level and began to study alchemy, which is the transformation, creation, or combination of matter. Toshinoro immediately found himself immersed in the practice and strove to increase his proficiency so that he could finally grow stronger. Strong enough that he would never run from a battle again. Through years of research, he was able to create his unique system of techniques, which he deemed "Ikari Alchemy".

With his alchemy, Toshinoro was able to become the most powerful that he had ever been in his entire life. Using what the man named 'metamorphose circles', he could change the form of matter in a mere moment, transform his body into new constructs, and create almost anything he wanted from the most common of materials. Toshinoro has tattooed these circles on the palms of his hands, the bottom of his feet, and various other places on his body. Once the man was more advanced in his techniques, he believed that he was strong enough to return to Ironshire to face his family. But when he arrived, Toshinoro was too late. Juno had passed away from an illness, and Rai and Aurora were split up due to the boy being caught up in his work.

It hurt the man deeply, and the guilt he thought he had overcome was amassed once again. However, he pushed through and decided to attempt to interact again with his children. Though he avoided Rai, as he felt the boy would have a deep hatred and would attempt to harm him. Therefore, he tried to meet back up with his daughter, leaving her with notes so that she would join him in a designated place. Once she arrived, things went well. Aurora told Toshinoro that she had missed him and did not think twice about trying to rekindle their relationship.

As they caught up, she gave her father a glimpse of her life and revealed that she had struggled with the people of the nation who harassed her now and then. Aurora sustained injuries in some encounters.

None of this information sat well with Toshinoro. It enraged him. The thought of someone hurting his daughter drove him mad. However, this also sparked an idea. The idea was to teach Aurora Ikari magic. Though when he brought it up to her, she declined it as she could not bring herself to hurt someone, even for her protection.

However, Toshinoro could not bring himself to accept her answer. He felt that he needed to be certain that she was able to protect herself when no one was around to do it for her. Ultimately, this desire to defend his daughter led to him forcing his ways upon her. Against her will, Toshinoro used alchemy to do what he called a "transfiguration" on Aurora, which is a complete change of something into a more beautiful form. Aurora sprouted wings on her body, which could generate powerful waves of wind but at the cost of her happiness and comfort in her father. It hurt Toshinoro to see her form a deep hatred for him. Yet he still believed that what he had just done was necessary.

Now, Aurora has escaped his custody and is still on the lookout for Rai. But Toshinoro had already located his son and is now watching him alongside his "apprentice" Artemis, waiting for the right moment to return to his life so that he can attempt to pass down Ikari Alchemy to him.

[Toshinoro Ikari will not appear until Rai's arc begins.]

Combat Arsenal

Water-Based Abilities:

Pressurized Water Cannon - Outstretching a hand, Toshinoro uses magic to send out a large beam of pressurized water from his palm toward a target. The water can overwhelm targets and if there is a high value of pressure to it, the attack can even be able to wash the skin right off of a human target.

Hydro-Whip - Toshinoro creates a thin and long cord of water and uses it as a whip, being able to deal slash target's with the point of it. He also utilizes it as a rope and can entangle enemies in it, which he often uses to slam his opponents afterwards.

Water Shield - Toshinoro creates a large barrier of water in front of him to block attacks coming his way.

Drown - Toshinoro wraps a bubble of water around his target's head, restricting their breathing. If the bubble is on their head for too long, the target will drown. This bubble can only be destroyed with more water magic, as well as a lack of focus from Toshinoro. (if he gets attacked, the bubble pops)

Combo: Hydro-Whip + Pressurized Water Cannon - Toshinoro restrains his target with his water whip and while they are in a still position, he shoots a pressurized water beam at them.

Ikari Alchemy: Alchemy takes a great level on intelligence on the art and the values of materials. It also requires mass amounts of mental and physical energy, and can be very draining for the weak-minded and physically weak. This is why Toshinoro has focused most of his time into strengthening his body and supplying his mind with daily study. Ikari Alchemy is infused with magical energy, which has lead to it's vast capabilities.

Phase Change: Toshinoro alters the state of matter of an attack, object, or opponent. For example, if a wave of liquid was coming towards him, he'd touch it and change it into a solid, stopping it's movement completely. It would be the opposite if his target was solid. (changing a rock into mush, or into a gas) Toshinoro primarily uses this for defense and has rarely changed a phase to kill.

Coin Arsenal: Toshinoro carries a sack of coins on him at all times to use this technique. Toshinoro takes a coin out of out the sack and then uses his alchemy to transmutate it into a weapon of his choice. This done by breaking down the physical structure of the coins and then turning them into a more flexible material that he can shape as he pleases. From turning the coin into a scythe or a war-hammer, there has yet to be a limit to the capabilities of this technique.

Coalesce: The technique of Ikari Alchemy that ruined Aurora's life. With Coalesce, Toshinoro takes two lifeforms then places them in the middle of a metamorphose circle. Afterward, he alchemically "integrates" the two together, merging them into one being. In many occasions this has gone wrong and one form ended up overpowering the other, but Aurora was Toshinoro's first successful use of Coalesce. He had merged her with two doves. Toshinoro was able to keep Aurora's human form and mind intact, but two sets of white wings had sprouted from her back as a result of his works. While her father sees her as a brand new, beautiful person, Aurora believes that she had become a painful monstrosity.

Desolate: Toshinoro incorporates magic and alchemy together to create a compressed ball of magical energy. Because of the unstable reactions of the sphere, it will explode from abrupt contact, causing a large explosion to occur. Toshinoro typically shoots this toward his target.

Alchemic Enhancement: Toshinoro places his palms together, which connects the metamorphose circles together, and then sends concentrates magical energy through his body. This can serve for two purposes, strengthening Toshinoro or healing him.

--Toshinoro is developing new techniques that will be added soon--

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AlphaBlueWolf · Feb 12, 2023

Natalie Talvik
"The Matron of Frost"

Natalie is a High Elf of 48 years in human age, though as an elf she has lived for longer due to her longer life span. Natalie almost reached Saint status in Oghma, however exiled due to dabbling in new and unliked techniques. Later, Cyan accepted her in Ironshire, and she rose the ranks to become a highly respected general in Ironshire's army. She has been most praised for her battle prowess, however she has quite a fair deal of intellect as well.

Natalie also takes up the role of a parent to both Skylark Talvik and Finch Arrowyn, however a parental figure she is not.
The best way to describe Natalie is cold, calculating and jaded. She sees things and people based on their worth to her. If a person can do something for her, then she'll do everything she can to gain their trust and partnership. She is an ambitious woman, wishing for seats of power and avenues where she can continue with her experimentation. However, her ambition and strength aren't all there is to her, as she boasts a high intellect. She is extremely smart; some may say ahead of her time as she has found new techniques that are seen as inhuman currently to those around her. She is not generally a person to be liked but well respected for her intelligence and battle prowess. Natalie provides a stern, looming presence as a high general, and stand in leader for Ironshire, one passionate towards her new nation and its growing success.
Natalie hails originally from the northern reaches of Oghma, where the borders meet Norheim. The Talvik family is one of high prestige, handling the affairs of the Norheiman border, seeing many battles on that front before the nations found peace with each other. However, the Talvik elves found themselves influenced by Norheiman culture, becoming ruthless warriors and skilled in the ways of frost and ice. Handling the protection of the Frost Keep Crevasse, the border between Oghma and Norheim, the Talvik family has continued to live their lives with prestige and great honor.

Natalie may have been the best of them. A perfect blend of Oghma's graceful skill and Norheim's warrior like brutality made her one to be feared on the battlefield. She left the Crevasse to journey to the heart of the small nation, to join the war effort that was brewing. Mostly, she wished to defend the poor elves whose homeland had been turned into a battlefield. During this time her reputation among powerful figures in the government grew and she found a place among them. Natalie became known as the ruthless Matron of Frost in her younger years, and her power only grew among the conflict of war. After peace was found, Natalie started helping with the defenses of the nation, and experimenting with alchemical techniques.

Natalie believed that her homeland became the home of war because their people were weak and their nation small and unrespected by other nations. To prevent such a thing from coming to pass again, they needed their people stronger than ever. So, Natalie started experimenting with modifications. Enhancing strength and speed, making the magical powers of elves become heightened. She experimented on willing participates, something that became known by officials as the FrostRime Project. All in the name of the nation. However, her experimentations didn't go without notice, as she was a prominent figure in the nation. Just on the cusp of Saint status, as the other Saints were debating on offering the role to her. This amount of attention caused her experimentation to become quickly noticed, looked down upon by the other Saints to the point where they took drastic action.

The action was exile. Exile from the nation, Natalie never to come back. She never knew what would happen to those she experimented on, as willing participants in her schemes they may as well have been sentenced with her. Possibly killed, possibly exiled, possibly utilized by the other Saints as soldiers. As weapons. Maybe they were let go, to live normal lives after their enhancements. But Natalie didn't care enough to go searching for the answers, not when she was still angry with the Saints for her exile.

However, Natalie was a pregnant woman at the time of her exile, so the Elven Saints had forsaken a mother and her unborn child from the scarred lands. Lark would forever be unwelcome in her home nation, unknowingly exiled along with Natalie. She would come to know another nation as her home.

Cyan gave one look at the exiled mother and her newborn child and gave them a place within Ironshire. She climbed the guard's ranks until she became a high ranking general, once again growing to respect and prestige. Sometime later she would eventually meet Finch and his father, and something caught her eye. Something that brought her back to her days in Oghma. She sought to grow closer to them, and became lovers with Finch's father, marrying him and becoming the stepmother of Finch. She currently keeps a close eye over Finch as his guardian within the city now that his father has gone off on a mission, all the while holding a position of power in Ironshire.
Ice
Pressure Point Knowledge;
Because of Natalie's background with performing modification experiments, she knows the vital parts of a body and where to apply pressure for attacks that limit the body's abilities.

Surgery Skills;
Likewise, because of her background, Natalie also has skills in surgery and suturing up wounds, using these abilities in times of war should there be a need for it. She can also train healers to use these abilities, providing Ironshire with a better means to nonmagically care for wounded soldiers.

Enhanced Ice Magic;
Because of having the Boreal Guard's Verglas Longsword, while using the sword Natalie has enhanced ice magic.

Ice Resistance;
Because of growing up near the Frost Keep Crevasse, as well as spending a lot of time within the Crevasse defending the border, Natalie has a substantial immunity to ice magic and cold damage.

Warrior's Frozen Hell;
After North's Wasteland becomes active, Natalie's reckless and ice infused attacks grow more powerful, as she becomes empowered by the snowy wasteland. She relies on headstrong attacks and reckless ice moves during this period of time, which bring about more damage. Ends when North's Wasteland is dispelled.
Ice Abilities;

Ice Missile- A long ranged spell capable of hitting targets miles away, Natalie unleashes five icicles from her palm that tracks her target. One by one they'll strike, trying to hit vital parts of the body. There are three variations to this spell.

Ice Missile, First Form, Dominator of the Senses- The ice missiles strike pressure points connected to the five senses. Touch targets the ability of her enemy to hold a weapon, freezing the arms and hands to the point where physically gripping a weapon is impossible, and also hurts immensely. Taste targets the throat itself, and attacks that would come from it. It brings a numbing effect to the throat, nullifying sound and breath attacks. Smell is used for illusions. The illusion of the target's smoking flesh, or the smell of the freshly fallen on a battlefield, it can disorient her opponents for an attack, or send them fleeing with fear. Sight and hearing go hand in hand. If a sight pressure point is hit, it will give the illusion of a cold blizzard, you cannot see through it, and become temporarily blind. For hearing, that blizzard will rush in one's ears and create a deafening affect. They will not be able to hear her coming, or even the sound of their allies' voices. Take away the senses and your enemy will be open for a clean strike.

Ice Missile, Second Form, Slowing Touch- The Ice Missiles strike vital pressure points for movement, slowing down her opponent for an attack. Depending on how many missiles hit is the degree of slowness. 1-4 missiles hit is slightly slow to incredibly slow, while if all five hit it causes the body to tense up in a temporary paralysis. Paralysis lasts for a couple seconds.

Ice Missile, Third Form, Piercing Cold- The Ice Missiles track the target until they can find a vital spot in the body to sink into. Upon sinking into the body, the missiles cause piercing damage, as well as drop the body heat to subzero temperatures. The missile will continue to absorb the body heat until the heat is gone. However, the body heat uses its energy to melt the ice missile.

North's Wasteland- Natalie infuses her blade with ice, touching the tip of her sword to the ground. The ice covers the ground around her, encompassing the battlefield until it becomes a barren wasteland of ice and snow. The cold sets in, affecting her enemies except those who have an immunity to ice or use ice themselves. Natalie herself isn't hindered by the new battlefield, and instead empowered and able to use more moves.

Barbarian's Frozen Heart- One of Natalie's more reckless, brutish attacks. She moves in a headlong rush towards her enemy, and right before she attacks, she strikes down and splinters the icy ground below her opponent's feet. She also leaves herself open to attacks from her enemy above in a split-second time period. Once her enemy is knocked off their feet, laying on the ground, she slashes towards her opponent's chest and imbues her blade with ice magic. A thick layer of ice will form around the chest. She then brings her blade up and strikes through the ice directly where the heart is, however, the tip only touches the chest where the slash wound is. The ice becomes somewhat of a portal, to which Natalie will tap her blade's tip to the heart. The ice will start crystallizing into the open wound and freeze her enemies' blood. The ice will spread from the heart to all of the arteries and veins until they eventually freeze up and explode. This is her most damaging move and is only performed on those she has a desire to kill. The effect of this attack can be combatted by any means of magically heating the body, or fire itself, destroying the crystals that freeze the blood. Likewise, the move is very precise. If one step of it is avoided, the move and its affects will not connect or hold.

Crevasse Call- Natalie pierces the icy ground with her sword, and a scar forms in a mile wide crevasse right where her enemy stands, trapping them inside a deep crevasse they cannot escape from.

Spearing Shell- After Crevasse Call, Natalie follows up with Spearing Shell, summoning ice spikes on the walls of the crevasse to pierce her enemy trapped inside.

Flash Freeze, Crystallize- Natalie zips around the battlefield in fast arcs, swiping her sword in a multi-attack that unleashes slashes of liquid nitrogen. They freeze the body in subzero temperatures. After a hit with liquid nitrogen, Natalie races in with a strike infused with ice. This ice reacts with the liquid nitrogen, crystallizing it in a powerful blast. The downside of this attack is that the ice has a chance of splintering off the blast towards her and damaging her as well as her opponent.

Shattering Daggers- Natalie creates a wall of ice in front of her enemy. Waiting until they try to break through, she then slashes with her sword and ice walls shatter into a million different pieces. She directs the shards like daggers, zipping at fast speeds to impale her enemy.

Sword of Frost- Natalie creates a frost projection of her sword, a huge twenty-foot-long blade and controls it with the swing of her real blade. This sword is magic frost and deals extra damage to those with cold weaknesses. However, it can be easily destroyed with magic it is weak to.

Frost Creep- Frost crystals creep up the body of an opponent, usually the opponent being unaware unless they are highly perceptive of their surroundings. The crystals drain the mana of an enemy and if they can make it all the way back to Natalie without being destroyed, her mana is replenished with the mana drained from her enemy.

Protection of Frost- Natalie freezes a thin layer of the water content of her body to make frost. The frost shifts through her skin layers until it gets to her outer skin, adding protection against attacks. Attacks that ice magic is weak to can weaken the frost layer until it is no more. Likewise, magic that ice is strong against has no effect on Natalie while she has the frost armor on. She can send a little bit of her frost armor to use Frost Creep that will restore her mana levels once it rejoins her armor.
The Boreal Guard's Verglas Longsword
A sword made from the ice crystal ore, known as Verglas Ore, deep within the Frost Keep Crevasse's farthest reaches, and capable of channeling powerful ice magic because of the materials that made it. A weapon given to those that hold the title of Boreal Guard, watchers of the Frost Keep Crevasse. Though Natalie is no longer welcome within Oghma, she has kept the sword along with her even whilst in Ironshire as a powerful weapon as well as a reminder of her homeland.

Phase One: Natalie uses moves with brute strength and the natural cold abilities of the Verglas Longsword.

Phase Two: The ice of the blade grows elongated and it becomes curved at the tip (As seen in the picture above). The curved tip allows the blade to easily hook pressure points on the body. Attacks switch from brute strength to using pressure points in strategic moves. Phase Two is about disabling her opponents with her intelligence and experience.
Skylark Talvik- Daughter
Natalie has a somewhat fractured relationship with Lark. The two seem to care for each other, yet they don't seem to act in a close mother/daughter relationship. Natalie is very stern and strict with her daughter, critiquing her as if she were her mentor rather than her mother. This could partly be from Lark being born right after her exile, in which Natalie became a cold and jaded woman. One of the biggest causes of their fractured relationship is the identity of Lark's father, Lark hounding Natalie for answers which served to annoy Natalie and bring about constant reminders of Oghma, as the man was an Oghman elf still within the nation she could no longer be a part of. Natalie, in her jaded way, believed keeping his identity a secret would protect Lark from the inner pain she herself experienced. Natalie does love Lark, though shows that love in her own ways that typically conflict with her daughter's wants.

Finch Arrowyn- Stepson
Natalie saw something special in Finch upon their first meeting and sought to grow closer to him. She achieved that goal through marrying his father and becoming Finch's stepmother. Though, their relationship has far from developed. It has continued awkward and shaky, Natalie having an intimidating presence, and Finch refusing to believe in her as a motherly figure. She is currently stuck on how to move forward with him, so she can delve into the secrets behind the young recruit that caught her interest.

Elven Saints- Former allies
Natalie shows quite a bit of contempt for the Elven Saints, who exiled her from her home. She specifically shows a bitterness towards Ingrid Omaha, despite her son being so gracious to her. As leader of Oghma, Natalie sees her as the main influence behind the scheme to get Natalie exiled, which the other saints complied to.

Cyan Omaha- Employer/Savior
Though Cyan brings about conflicting feelings for Natalie, what with his mother having exiled her from Oghma, she does think of him as a fair and just person. Forever in his debt for giving her and her daughter a place within Ironshire, Natalie will execute any of his orders and protect him with everything she has. It is the least she can do for his kindness.
Natalie almost reached saint status
Natalie is the person leadership of Ironshire goes to when Cyan is out of the city
Skill (S+)

Mobility (S+)

Intelligence (S+)

Defense (S+)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S+-Rank

SharkBark · Mar 2, 2023

Artemis Thatcher

Artwork by mirshroom on tumblr.

Toshinoro Ikari's personal assistant, Artemis, works for him as payment for providing him with a means of seeing once more.

Artemis is a 16-year-old human boy whose vision was tragically taken away in a raid. Following this, he set out to discover means to see once more. In doing so, he came across Toshinoro Ikari, who discovered a way for Artemis to retain sight again but not his own.
The small section of East Gentry City called Goulcrest is where Artemis Thatcher was born, though to this day, he fears it.

It all began when Artemis was born, and at that time, there were far more people using magic than ever before. People were calling it a surge. Even Artemis' sisters were learning to utilize magic, along with late-blooming adults, kids, and other people. No one knew the cause of this sudden increase, but it wasn't as if it were entirely bad. From this newfound magic, great things resulted, including healers, protection, and more.

However, immoral people were also prone to getting these magical powers, and this was detrimental to Goulcrest.

But before any of that occurred, Artemis was being raised peacefully in a small cottage with his family of six. His father, Apollo, worked as a carpenter and occasionally took the time to teach the boy his ways. While Artemis's mother, Kayla, and his grandmother, Bia, stayed home and took care of him and his two older sisters, Aphrodite and Tyche.

The sisters, who were also the ones who had unlocked their magic, spent most of their time playing around with it. While Artemis, who still retained his vision at the time, was marveling at his mother's garden, which contained a plethora of flower types. Lilies, daffodils, roses, plants that Artemis didn't know the name of—they filled the flowerbed and enchanted him with their scents.

Artemis soon began to develop a passion for the practice of plant-tending as he watched his mother care for them. It was just a matter of time until he started tending to the garden with her. Along with teaching the boy how to grow them, Artemis's mother would often tell him while they worked that everyone was like a flower, undeveloped at first, but with care, they'd grow to become strong and beautiful, as she expected for Artemis. She did, however, also inform him that not all blossoms had the same outcome. With improper care and tainted living conditions, some were unable to bloom and grew to become wilted. And people, just like those flowers, may experience the exact same fate mentally.

And from these withered people, in one unfortunate week, Artemis's entire life crumbled to the ground.

As stated before, this surge in magic users also brought forth the immoral, and this had a horrid effect on the village. Bandits and criminals were just as capable of unlocking magic as anyone, and that's exactly what happened. This resulted in crimes that caused widespread havoc, murders that produced absolutely unrecognizable dead victims, and, unfortunately, Artemis losing his vision.

On the fifth day of this troubled week, raiders stormed Goulcrest, threatening to harm anyone that they saw. They attacked people, burned down homes, and stole valuables. On that day, Artemis, who was 9 at the time, and his sister Tyche were at the neighborhood market, which was unfortunately close to where the raiders first poured in.

It had all happened in an instant. One of the invaders started hurling flaming spears around, and Tyche was struck through the chest with one, immediately dying. Artemis began to run back home so that he could get Tyche's help, but was forced off course by another raider. For hours, he was chased by what seemed to be hordes of these individuals.

And after running and hiding for what seemed like an eternity, he finally emerged outside the city, the forest surrounding him unknown. It was getting dark outside at that point, but one raider was still at it. The boy was completely out of breath—so out that he had collapsed to the ground. But as his attacker drew near, due to the high stress he was experiencing, Artemis's magic was finally unlocked.

Artemis created an orb of bright, scorching light to burn the raider, but since he looked into it, it caused terrible damage to Artemis's retinas, rendering him blind. It wasn't his intention to do so, but it ended up saving his life. The light illuminated the entire forest. It looked as if it were daytime, though it was the middle of the night. Guards from East Gentry saw this and hurried to the area, where they discovered Artemis and rushed him to treatment.

Even though he managed to survive that evening, all efforts to restore the boy's vision were useless. And thus began Artemis's burning desire to find a way to see again.

***

Futile.

This is what Artemis's quest to regain his vision meant to his family. He had searched for a solution for numerous years, going to unimaginable lengths, but he had always come up empty-handed. His life was being wasted. All of his potential and talent were being tossed out the window for an unachievable goal. Being severely blind isn't something that you can just cure in a heartbeat. And it was impossible to know if there was even a possibility for you to regain your sight. Why then would you spend your valuable time in such a manner?

When Artemis was in his town, this was all he heard. Every single aspect of his quest was questioned. No one made an effort to assist him, but everyone was eager to criticize him for his behavior. It hurt. The individuals he had supported throughout his life and learned to trust wouldn't even extend a hand to him or make an effort to comprehend his mission. They never would. While Artemis's blindness did not completely ruin his life, it did keep him from fully experiencing it. He would never again be able to see a flower from his mother's garden bloom, the face of his future spouse, or even the eyes of any children he might ever have.

Yet up to this point, Artemis's drive had diminished, and his ideas began to melt down into, "This is, in reality, utterly futile."

But when the young man encountered Luminosa—the mysterious civilization he discovered while searching for another healer—things began to shift. And this had a significant impact on who Artemis is now. There, he encountered Toshinoro Ikari, the man who provided him with a way to see, here in Luminosa—or outside of it, as he did not enter right away. All it required was an unimaginable source of power. Alchemy.

The man started by interrogating Artemis as to his purpose for being here and how he had discovered Luminosa. Yet after hearing what the boy had to say, Toshinoro's tired, harsh demeanor appeared to soften and give way to one of sympathy. He felt sorry for Artemis, and at first he didn't even realize that he was blind. Toshinoro was astonished. It took skill to get here, missing one essential sense like that, and this was enough to persuade him to make an effort to aid Artemis.

From that point on, Toshinoro started teaching the boy the fundamentals of alchemy—not Ikari alchemy. For Artemis, this process was absolutely brutal. He was told that he must listen to Toshinoro lecture about alchemy for five hours every day, and as an added precaution, the guy made Artemis engage in physical training. The boy always found himself exhausted at the end of the day, both physically and mentally, and even magically. Even more perplexing and challenging, Ikari required him to develop magical strategies for both offense and defense.

At first, Artemis wasn't sure why he was receiving combat training, but then the day came when he went on a brief adventure with Toshinoro and they came upon an unknown beast. According to Toshinoro's description, the beast appeared to be a massive serpent with indigo-colored scales and sharp fangs that appeared to be capable of slicing through steel. The creature was a typical magical animal, not a legendary beast. But nonetheless, the situation remained perilous.

When the beast drew near, Toshinoro leaped onto a branch, leaving Artemis alone to defend himself against the rampaging serpent. He was horrified. Artemis couldn't even see the beast; he could only hear its loud movements and move away from where the sound was coming from. Nonetheless, he succeeded in defeating the serpent on his own that day, and only after Toshinoro yelled out its whereabouts. This enabled Artemis to know where to aim his magical attacks, resulting in his victory.

Artemis confronted Toshinoro for abandoning him to fight it off on his own later, but all he received in response was a shoulder shrug. But Artemis still had a sense of happiness from that day, despite the fact that it infuriated him. As a result of this experience, his loss of vision felt less limiting. Although at a disadvantage, Artemis was nevertheless able to triumph over a clearly stronger foe. It made him proud of himself, and Toshinoro was proud of him as well.

Toshinoro ultimately granted him his wish a few months later. Even though it wasn't how Artemis had anticipated it to be, he was so happy that day that he started crying.

He received an owl by the name of Basirah. She had a metamorphose circle on her forehead, and Toshinoro had given Artemis a blindfold with the same symbol the previous day. At first, he wasn't sure what it was for, but Toshinoro showed him how to use it. The man explained that the two were connected by the metamorphose circles, both mentally and physically, in a sense. Basically, whenever Artemis puts on the blindfold, he's able to use alchemy to see through Basirah's eyes.

Artemis's feelings were all over the place. At the same moment, he was joyful, sad, and anxious. He saw his white-haired tutor's face that evening for the first time, along with a flower, the house he had been staying in, and one of his magical abilities in action. He thought it was impossible. He shouldn't have been able to see again in any way, yet this man had defied all logic in his favor. And he was unable to simply thank him and just go home for this.

In a show of respect, Artemis bowed to the ground and said he would do anything to repay Toshinoro for helping him out. Any amount of coins he wanted, Artemis would work as hard as he could to make that profit. If he had creatures that he needed to get rid of, Artemis would do everything in his power to defeat them. Toshinoro could have commanded him right then and there to cut off all of his hair, and he would have done it in an instant.

Toshinoro, however, only invited the young man to live with him in the Ikari household as his helper so that he may continue his alchemy studies. He said, precisely, "Artemis, if you stay by my side as an assistant, we'll learn very much together." That day, Artemis grinned wider than he had ever grinned in his entire life.

How could he say no?
In general, Artemis is a calm and polite person. He devotes himself to keeping his cool because, in his opinion, many things in life shouldn't be taken too seriously. He doesn't take offense easily, avoids treating people harshly, and spends much of his time considering about himself and Toshinoro. Toshinoro often refers to him as uninteresting due to his lack of bitterness, which he regards as something that everyone should show at times. Artemis is also very respectful of those with authority over him and doesn't object when given instructions, something Toshinoro appreciates.

Artemis expresses negative feelings at times, but he is mature enough not lose control of them, especially towards others.
Light
Light Abilities:
Dazzling Pierce - Artemis conjures up a shard of light magic to puncture his victim. This can be used to instantly stab an opponent at close range, or Artemis can cause it to travel forward rapidly to attack from a distance. The light from this attack is very dim, unlike some of his other attacks, and zips through the air quietly, making it his stealthiest attack.

Light Assimilation - Artemis uses his light magic to create constructs that are only limited by his imagination and amount of concentration/magic. This is done by solidifying the light around him and then shaping it to his will. Artemis is not completely proficient with this ability and struggles to maintain his constructs at times.

Short Fuse - Artemis surrounds his target with an unstable amount of light, which within a short period of time bursts with the target inside of it. This can cause damage on three different levels. Level One has no negative effects, and Artemis generally utilizes it to demonstrate the talent to someone. Level Two will inflict several burns and lacerations on his target and is his preferred method for dealing with weaker opponents. Level Three, meanwhile, is more comparable to an explosion than a flash of light. This can cause his target to implode. Artemis telegraphs his action by clasping his hands together and slowly pulling them apart; when this happens, the person he's after should take cover behind something.

Luminous - Artemis charges up a swirling orb of light magic and then fires it forward at incredible speeds. If a target is sufficiently weak, the orb can strike it and pass straight through; if not, it will only cause a severe burn.

Pure Illumination - When Artemis uses this power, he remains motionless while emitting a vast amount of intense light that blinds and disorients anyone who gazes into it. Those who look at this won't become permanently blind, like Artemis was, it will only prevent them from seeing for a few minutes. He uses this technique to prevent an attack by an enemy, to lure attention away from his allies and toward himself, or to inform his allies of his location. He is protected from the light from this by his blindfold.

Alchemy Techniques: With Artemis's blindfold, he is not just able to scry from the metamorphose circle, he can also use it to use alchemy.

Loss of Vision, Addition of Power - Using the metamorphose circle on his blindfold, Artemis charges up a fast, powerful blast of alchemic energy. The attack goes wherever Artemis is facing and does damage in quick succession. This ability can be used many times in a row without exhaust.

Deconstruct - Artemis creates a small vortex of alchemic energy that emits from his metamorphose circle. With this, any attacks or objects that are in the path of this are dissipated slightly, decreasing the power or force of them.

Transmutate - One of the most basic alchemy feats. Artemis takes something around him -- the earth, a table, a leaf, etc -- and presses it down to his metamorphose circle, breaking down it's physical structure so that he can shape it to is will. Toshinoro uses this in his "Coin Arsenal" ability.

Sensory Scry - Artemis' metamorphose sign activates simultaneously with Basirah's, allowing him to see what she sees. Scrying can be interrupted if Basirah is directly attacked. During scrying, Artemis views the world as if he were Basirah. Therefore, from wherever she is, he is watching. It took him some time to adjust to this since at first it was difficult to manage his motions because it doesn't appear as though he is physically engaged in combat but rather that he is watching himself battle. He has now mastered this.
Kayla Thatcher - Mother
Apollo Thatcher - Father
Aphrodite Thatcher - Older Sister
Tyche Thatcher - Older Sister (deceased)
Bia Adamos - Grandmother (deceased)
(The thought of naming his children after Greek gods and goddesses, as his parents had done for him, intrigued Artemis' father. Hence, each child having the name of a Greek goddess. Artemis was name after a Greek goddess because his father expected the baby to be another girl after having two daughters in a row.)
Basirah - Ally/Pet/Best Friend
Toshinoro Ikari - Mentor/Friend/Guardian
Rai Ikari - Future Friend
Artemis keeps things in Toshinoro's home in specific places to help him memorize where they are, especially with objects he can accidentally trip over. Whenever someone enters the house for the first time, Artemis asks them not to move anything out of place. (like scooting a table a few feet away from its original position)

Artemis actually does not wear his blindfold much. In fact, he generally only wears it in battle, though he keeps the blindfold in his pocket whenever he needs to scry to see something. He also does not frequently wear his cloak unless he's going somewhere or during battle.

Artemis and Basirah have a very close relationship. Basirah will follow Artemis everywhere and help him perform basic tasks at times. In return, Artemis takes extensive care of her, even being a bit overprotective, as he rarely allows others to make contact with her unless he feels it is safe.

Artemis loves nature and taking care of life. He owns a garden in Toshinoro's backyard that consists of berries, flowers, and various other plants. He occasionally allows Basirah to eat some seeds.
Artist unknown, my apologies. (character is Seer from Identity V)

Basirah is Artemis's four-year old avian companion. Artemis uses her eyes to see.

Sensory Scry - Basirah's metamorphose symbol activates at the same time as Artemis's permitting the boy to see whatever she sees. Scrying can be interrupted if Basirah is directly attacked. While Artemis has control over her vision, Basirah's senses are drastically increased, permitting her to be able to evade attacks that may come her way or allowing her to be able to scout enemies that Toshinoro or Artemis may not see.

Peck - Basirah pecks at her target, specifically their eyes.

Defecate - Basirah poops on her target.

Echoing Hoot - Basirah hoots once, and the sound waves of that hoot are replicated multiple times, causing the sound to come from multiple different angles. This can confuse enemies as to where her position is as well as hide the sound of Artemis' movements.

Skill [D]

Mobility [S+]

Intelligence [B+]

Defense [D-]

Offense [C+]

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - D-Rank
The ability to lead a comfortable, regular life is Artemis's ultimate ambition. Working with Toshinoro means that he is not always able to keep himself safe because they frequently embark on potentially hazardous adventures, so this goal seems a bit distant. But some day, he'll settle down and create a family, and then live the remainder of his days in peace.

The boy's greatest fear is to lose his loved ones again. And those loved ones would include Toshinoro and Basirah. He dreads the thought of losing one of them in battle, which has led to Artemis being very protective of the two of them.

Artemis is secretly terrified about regaining permanent blindness. After being able to see again for so long, he has grown to appreciate the sights of the world and fears losing his ability to see them. The enchantment of nature, the wonder of creatures, and the calm of the earth that is infrequently discovered. He treasures both Basirah and Toshinoro because they are essential to him maintaining his vision.
Skill [B]

Mobility [C]

Intelligence [B+]

Defense [A+]

Offense [S]

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - B-Rank

AlphaBlueWolf · Mar 11, 2023

Harly the Kid
"The Phantom of the Dunes"

Harly is the 21-year-old male human leader of the Shifting Shepherds, a gang of Desert Striders who had taken over the town of Andris, and named it the Andris Oasis, because of the fact that it is the only safe haven in the Seramine Desert. That's thanks to the fact that they have access to one of the warding crystals thought to be destroyed with the fall of the Desert Nation.
Harly is a bit of an enigma to the people around him. His outward appearance is friendly, a smile plastered to his face, but inside he can be cold and calculating. He may seem friendly, but he is ruthless in his actions. Harly came to know murder as a normal thing. He came to know that you had to be ruthless to survive in the wastes of the desert, and you had to step on a few hands to get what you wanted. He became the golden image of the cold rednecks of the desert to survive and found that he quite liked running wild. He liked the recognition it gave him. For people to revere him, and fear what he was capable of, but find him awe inspiring. It felt gratifying after having no one once the Desert Nation collapsed.

The only people to see his truly friendly side are the Shifting Shepherds, the people he thought of as family. To everyone else, he gave a fake smile until they pissed him off and saw his murderous side. Even if the praise he got from the people of the Andris Oasis warmed his heart, the feeling eventually subsided to the cold, empty feeling of abandonment. He felt abandoned by his family and by the Desert Nation. The only time that feeling went away was with gunslinging action to keep his mind busy, or through his bond with the Shifting Shepherds. Otherwise, he was a closed, cold book.

He shows a great deal of resentment towards those in charge of the Desert Nation, and those responsible for its overall collapse. He has seen the hurt it has caused many people, and how it affected him as well. Though he doesn't consider himself to be very smart, as like many folks of the desert he never got a formal education, but he does have a refined intelligence about him and a mind for inventions and strategies. Possibly one of the many reasons why people bigger and stronger than him, people twice his size and age, choose to follow him and proclaim him as their leader. You would be unwise to underestimate his smarts.
After the fall of the Desert Nation, Harly was left alone, no one to care for him, and he was also miraculously left with one of the warding crystals used to keep the shifting dunes at bay. He doesn't remember how he got a hold of it as he was young during the collapse. He barely even remembered the nation itself. But he knew he had it, and it helped him stay alive as a child all the way to adulthood without having anyone to care for him. He learned to use its power quickly, to redirect the shifting dunes away from him. And after being around that power for years, the magic of the warding crystal rubbed off onto him, and he learned how to control the sands himself. But he never got rid of the warding crystal.

He'd moved from settlement to settlement, nothing ever permanent as the threat of the dunes bared down against any town that decided to crop up. It was in one of these settlements that he'd committed his first murder. A gang of thugs had witnessed his control over the sands just outside of the settlement. They'd taken their frustrations out on him, calling him the monster who brought down the sands upon them. They'd jumped him and beat him to a pulp, until Harly had grabbed hold of his engineered rifle and shot one of them. The rest fled, fearful of Harly's wrath. He was only twelve at that point. Twelve and horrified.

He'd go on to take revenge on the rest of them, forming a gang of his own known as the Shifting Shepherds. They called him the Phantom of the Dunes at this point, because he slowly picked them off one by one. Later, when it became known that he was just but a kid committing these murders, he took on the mantle of Harly the Kid, the one that ended up sticking for its bloody reputation.

Throughout his career he fought with law enforcement who wished to capture the murderer, and many other red necks who wished to take on The Kid. But nothing felt fulfilling. Until he stumbled upon the town of Andris and formed the idea for the Andris Oasis. Now that was something that was enticing, after knowing the story of the Desert Nation. Harly gathered up his Shepherds and started to work on herding the town, which took a fine amount of blood, sweat and tears.

A couple close calls for the outlaw Harly the Kid, but he did it. After flushing out the officials of Andris, the most put together town of the Seramine Desert, he introduced the warding crystal and set it to protect Andris. With the Andris Oasis created word of it quickly spread. It became a popular destination, but a costly one as the Shifting Shepherds put out a tax for those who lived there, or even those who were just passing through. For the only protection in the desert, they'd have to give up their earnings. And so, Harly and his Shepherds no longer lived as outlaws, but as kings. High and mighty above the lowly commoners, who'd murder and kick out those who didn't pay up. And those who were against Harly's way of business and acted against them would soon look down the barrel of one of his prized guns.
Earth
Earth Passive Abilities;

Shifting Dunes Control- Harly can control the sands of the shifting dunes to a limited degree. He can only do it for so long until he passes out from magic fatigue. It is a limited ability that does consume energy and magic.

Shifting Travel, Serpent Form- Harly can travel within the sands like a Shifting Dune Serpent, creating a pocket of air around himself underground. He has to be careful with this ability as if he passes out due to magic fatigue the air pocket will close, and he can die of suffocation.

Earth Abilities;

Blow the Sand, Shoot the Glass- Harly can direct sand to cover an area, and then use a bullet from Boom to make the sand so hot that it hardens into glass.

Special Ability;
Phantoms Never Leave a Trace- Another reason why Harly got the nickname Phantom of the Dunes was because he never left a trace behind him. That's because the shells left over from his bullets magically dissolve into sand if he wills it to. No one could use the shells to trace them back to his gun, or even know that a gun was used instead of a bow, because there were no shells left over.
After being a descendant of the Desert Nation, Harly had a large access to a lot of its tech and created several fine weapons out of it. Through this advantage was born an arsenal of guns handcrafted by Harly himself. Though the man doesn't like to consider himself an engineer, he has created weapons unlike any other, harnessing both Desert Nation tech and the shifting dunes that destroyed the nation to his advantage. He has quite the large collection of weapons, cherishing guns above all other weapons for the ease of long range. The long-range nature of guns, as well as the fact that you don't have to reload after every single shot like bows and crossbows, has lended to his love of them. And being the only one to handle guns in the Andris Oasis has led him and the Shifting Shepherds to continue their control of the flock.

His arsenal is as follows:

Phantom of the Dunes- Lever Action Rifle (Sniper Scope included)
This rifle was crafted with ambushes in mind. Harly can pick off foes from a ways off and not reveal himself as the leader of his brigade until it is safe enough for him to. This was his first tool and is still his most prized weapon, made and upgraded with the finest of the Desert Kingdom's tech. Back before he took on the mantle of Harly the Kid, he was called the Phantom of the Dunes because of this rifle. The nickname still lives on as the rifle's name, belovingly called the Phantom by Harly and his crew.

- The sniper scope is made out of glass from sand harvested from the shifting dunes at its most active stage, and the image it projects shifts as well to Harly's like. It can make whatever he's looking at become bigger or smaller to suit his needs.

- The barrel of the gun is packed with shifting dune sand, which acts as a silencer for the gun. The sand shifts to let the bullet out but encompasses the sound as it passes through and absorbs it so that the shot is soundless. This is another reason why he was called the Phantom of the Dunes, as no one ever heard the shot coming.

- There is a strap attached to the gun so that Harly can wear it over his shoulder like a crossbody bag, and that's where you'd usually find the gun when Harly isn't using it. He always brandishes the rifle on his person as a threat to those around him who know of his prowess with the weapon.

Tick, Tock and Boom- Dual Pistols
These pistols were created when Harly got the idea to take control of Andris and turn it into the Andris Oasis with the warding crystal he had kept since he was a baby. To do that he needed power, and not the usual stealth and ambush that he was used to. So, he created the dual pistols that he could use in open combat.

- Tick, Tock is his left pistol. The bullets he puts into this pistol are either black powder or sand contained in a cartridge that looks like a regular bullet. If you were to find the bullet or catch it before it implanted into your body, you'd find it to look like a regular metal bullet. Whenever he shoots the gears on this gun turn and click in a way similar to a clock.

- Boom is his right pistol. This gun has a self-heating measure in which the bullets start to heat up while he fires from Tick, Tock. As he shoots, the bullet is lit with fire. Harly's accuracy is deadly in that he can hit the same mark twice to make the purpose of these guns work. Based on whatever bullet came out first from Tick, Tock, two of the following can happen:

- If it was a black powder bullet, the flaming bullet from Boom will make it explode. Limbs or sand go flying wherever the first bullet landed. This method is only used if he has the intention of killing, because you are unable to survive the explosion if the first bullet explodes in a vital spot.

-If it was a sand bullet, the flaming bullet from Boom will make it so hot that when it explodes the sand will turn into glass. This encases his victims in glass for a capture not kill situation. He will usually shoot the sand bullet at the ground or near one's limbs so that the glass doesn't go in the body and kill them from the inside. His usual play is at the feet so the glass will crystalize around the legs and prevent movement.

-Tick Tock and Boom are kept in holsters at the side of his hips, Tick Tock on the left and Boom on the right.

Desert's Glory- Revolver
The Desert's Glory Revolver was created after a deadly dual with Andris officials in which he was disarmed of both his rifle and dual pistols, and almost killed. He survived with the help of the Shifting Shepherds, and a knife he kept concealed in his jacket pocket. He realized if he was going to control Andris and make it a safe haven within the desert like what the Desert Nation once was, he needed not just power but strategy. He modeled the strategy of this revolver after his concealed dagger. It was dubbed the Desert's Glory after what he was trying to accomplish, bringing glory back to himself and the people of the nation that irresponsibly destroyed itself.

- The Desert's Glory Revolver contains bullets of sharpened sandstone and metal taken from the remains of structures from the fallen Desert Nation. They are sharpened so that the point of impact is razor sharp and hits like a dagger.

- The revolver is hidden in his jacket, and only revealed when he is unarmed and backed into a corner. An insurance policy, if you will. No one knows that he has this revolver until he pulls it out and shoots you full of holes.
Shifting Shepherds- Allies/Friends
- No one knows if Harly is his real name, or what his full name is.
- Harly is a descendant of the desert nation and was a baby when it fell. He doesn't remember much of it and has a strong distaste of the nation as they destroyed the only safe haven of the desert. Despite being a criminal and a swindler, Harly feels as though the ones who destroyed the Desert Nation are the real criminals. And he blames the royals for its demise, thinking they abandoned the citizens who needed them.
- Though Harly can use magic, his main attacking front is his guns, and he mostly concentrates on using them rather than his unique magical control over the sands.
- Harly is one of the most skilled marksmen of his time, especially regarding the usage of guns which hadn't yet gone mainstream as a weapon choice. He can hit the same mark with a bullet over and over again.
- Harly keeps with him a locket with a scarab beetle pendent, which has a picture of him and his family when he was a baby. In the pendent is his mother, father, and older sister holding a baby Harly with shining blue eyes.
There's no one left in the world.. I'm gunslingin'
Don't give a damn if I go
down
down
down

(Harly through his first murder to taking over the Andris Oasis)
I am the righteous hand of God
And I am the Devil that you forgot
Skill (S)

Mobility (S+)

Intelligence (S+)

Defense (S)

Offense (S+)

Overall Ability

Skill Classification - S-Rank

Kumii · Jul 22, 2023

Design & Code by Serobliss

Hand of the Desert

Character by Kumii

Chapter I. Introduction

Prelude of Showdown

Retainer of

the Royalty

Gina Archero

Profile

General Information

Race

Geo Archangel

Gender

Female

Age

Over 45,000

Height

5'6"

Class

Royal Knight

Origin

Desert Nation

Description

Character Traits

Right Arm Prosthesis;
A fully functioning arm prosthesis. Immune to all pain in right arm. Is also designed to come apart under high duress to preserve function and shape.

Oath of Protection;
Gina is sworn to protect the members of the Royal Family of the Desert Nation. She can never harm, in any way, the members. Both literally and figuratively.

Hidden Potential;
Upon receiving a fatal blow, Gina will undergo a transformation into her 'Archangel' form.

Archangel Form;
Only achievable after dying once. The form consists of sprouting angelic wings made from earth and rock as well as changing eye color to a brownish color. Can also fully manipulate the earth around herself while also increasing her Earth ability power by a significant amount. When Gina dies in this form, she dies for good but while in this form she retains all memories and will over herself as if she were in her human form. This form is indefinite or until she dies in this form.

Relationships

The Desert Nation Royal Family (Masters/Allies);
Gina lives to serve the Royal Family of the Desert Nation as their personal Royal Guard. She was the Nation's Captain of the Guard.

Acquired Titles

"Royal Knight"

Chapter II. Combat Statistic

Awakened Element Type

Earth and Fairy

"With thy earthen fury and graceful butterflies, thou shalt rain fury upon enemies of thy Kingdom. Under thine Oath of Protection."

Physical Examination

Strength Measurement

Strength

Mobility

Leadership

IQ

Control

Signature Abilities

Earth Signature Abilities

Rock Sling - Gina slams her fingers into the earth and pulls out a large rock, which she then chucks at the enemy.
Rock Pillar - Gina stomps the ground infront of her and erects a rock pillar to block an incoming physical attack.
Bestial Sling - Can be combo'd after Rock Pillar. Gina pulls a rock from the earth and crushes it into sharp, jagged rock pieces that she slings towards in enemy in a wide area. If combo'd after Rock Pillar, Gina instead uses the rock pillar to cut the casting time in half.
Everlasting Gaol - Gina stabs her katana into the ground as jagged and sharp rocks shoot up from the ground. Gina can push it down even further after the initial attack to extend the range by 50%.
Falling Star Rock Slam - Gina holds her katana with both hand hands and stabs it into the ground causing various sized rocks and boulders to sprout up around her. She can then send these rocks flying every which way. There are up to 5 total rocks and boulders.

Fairy Signature Abilities

Scarlet Aeonian Butterfly Rot - Gina's katana begins to emanate a scarlet aura. With each swing, the katana leaves behind a trail of scarlet butterfly that inflict Rot. The butterflies last for a few seconds then disperse and vanish.
Cerulean Butterfly Rejuvenation - Gina releases a torrent of cerulean-colored Butterflies that rejuvenate the strength of self and allies.
Crimson Butterfly Rage - Gina releases a flurry of Crimson-colored Butterflies that induce a rage-like state, preventing the use of supporting spells and abilities for a while.
Viridian Butterfly Gambit - Gina summons three large Viridian Butterflies. They fly in a spiral around an ally going up and down. The Butterflies will take one attack and negate it up to three times (One per Butterfly for a total of three attacks that consume the Butterfly when they negate an attack), switching allies after a Butterfly is consumed this way.

Signature Abilities

Rejuvenating Sword Dance - Gina combines a katana flurry of attacks with her 'Cerulean Butterfly Rejuvenation' to create both a deadly and rejuvenating series of attacks. (Deadly for enemies, rejuvenating for allies.)
Scarlet Gambit - Combining both 'Scarlet Aeonian Butterfly Rot' and 'Viridian Butterfly Gambit', Gina summons three large Scarlet and Viridian mixed colored Butterflies that spiral around enemies. These butterfly will continuously inflicted damage over time and negate three attacks they make, one per Butterfly, upon which the Butterfly is consumed, if no attacks are made, the Butterflies still linger until attacks are made.

Chapter III. Background

Life of the Royal Knight

Act I. Childhood

The Origins of Royal Knight Gina are largely a mystery but the few things known can be found within the Royal Library and they read as follows;

"And here thou shalt serve thy master until the day the light doth fade from thine eyes or thy fate betrays thee. Here thou shalt be born and shall receive mine blessing to become an Geo Archangel."

And it was here that it is said that Gina was born to serve the Royal Family for so long as she still retained her sanity or the light faded from her eyes.

Act II. Early Life

While Gina's early life is shrouded in relative mystery, her relation with the Royal Families throughout all recall her as playful, caring and protective, especially if the Family had children, which many of them did. She fulfilled her duty as both protector and the optional duty as caretaker of the Royal Children. One particular case was with the most recent Family, Junia.

Skyla was but a child but some recordings say that the young girl and Gina got along very well while Gina and the girl's sibling, while likely being preferring the parents, still cared for the sibling. Despite Gina still cared for the kids and Family. After the Great Collapse, Gina's service was subsequently terminated as she had no Family to serve. Some say she was banished by by her Oath to imprisoned below the Palace, others say she was taken prisoner by the Palace's new owners.

Act III. Personality

Gina is heavily duty-bound to protect the Royal Family of the Desert Nation. Despite this, she still has semblances of humanity, being able to love, care and protect she who she cares about. Gina can still love, hate and all that but she can never harm, mentally or physically, anyone part of the Royal Family as her Oath forbades it.

Trivia

Gina's main weapon is a Katana named 'Gilded Katana'. (Expect a lore page on it soon...)

Additional Info

Gina's birthday was long ago.

Kumii · Aug 10, 2023

Skyla Junia

Skyla is a Human(?).

Skyla is a 23 year old female.
A polar opposite of Mika, she's outwardly caring and loving. She's very kind but also likes to tease and joke around a bit, much to Mika's dismay. She's shown to care very much about her Best Friend, Mika. When Mika became ill, Skyla took care of him and stayed by his side the entire time until he recovered. Skyla is an overall very caring individual. She's grown to be a protective person after her most recent loss as she doesn't think her heart can take another heartbreak.

Skyla looks to have recovered from the shock of losing Mika... but something seems off in Skyla... only time will tell what exactly had changed.
Skyla was born as the first daughter to the Royal family of the Desert Nation. For a few years, she was the only child until her parents decided to have another child. This child would be born just before the tragedy that would befall the Nation. Leading up to the tragedy and sometime after, the patrons would call this baby a bad omen and the sole cause of the tragedy. However, they did not know the true motive behind it and neither did Skyla.

To Skyla's knowledge, the tragedy was something that was unavoidable and was a necessity, at least that's how she was told it happened. Skyla had been spared though through virtue of her mother, who had sent her away a few days before the tragedy. Skyla grew up in Westshire with a boy named Mika, whom she grew very close to and eventually develop feelings for.

Disaster seemed to follow Skyla though and when she was 16, Skyla lost her Aunt in a freak fire that consumed half the town. The Origin of the fire was never determined and still remains a mystery to this day. Skyla wasn't the only who lost something that day either. MIka had lost his emotions, his will to live, if it wasn't for Skyla, Mika would be dead.

Years later, Skyla would confess her feelings to Mika and the two would become a couple... but again, disaster seems to follow Skyla and Skyla lost her love to the Death Knight. Skyla still hasn't fully recovered from this loss...
Earth, Dark and Fire
Main Attack - A slash with her greatsword, deals 1d12 (1-12 slashing, physical) damage to a target.
Piercing Strike - A poke attack with her lance, deals 1d8 (1-8 pierce, physical) damage to a target.
Earth Abilities;
Earth Guard - The user calls a wall of earth to block one attack in front of her.
Earth Shatter - The user slams her sword on the ground, creating a fissure in front of her, dealing 2d4 (2-8 earth, magic) damage to people in a line in front of her.

Dark Abilities;
Bloodhound's Step - Does not require a roll to use. Skyla becomes quicker then the eye can see and glides effortlessly along the ground, giving the illusion that she's teleporting. Drastically raises mobility when used. Allows Skyla to immediately use one of her abilities as a bonus action for this turn only.
Skyla's War Slash- Skyla runs her hand along the length of her blade, imbuing her blade with dark magic, for a moment before doing an upward diagonal slash dealing 1d4 (1-4 Slashing, physical) damage then following-up with a downward ground slam that sends a shockwave of darkness outwards dealing 2d6 (2-12 dark, physical) damage.

Fire Abilities;
Dragonfire Dive - Skyla leaps into the air with a fiery leap then dives down with a fiery lance on top of enemies, knocking them prone and dealing 1d10 (1-10 fire, physical) damage.

Ranged Attacks;
Elemental Arrow - Changes arrow element type to one of three elements (Fire, Dark or Earth) and changes depending on type (As the story progresses, she will learn new abilities for her Bow);
Fire Arrows;
Dragon's Breath Arrow - An arrow released at mid range. When loosed, a trail of lingering fire follows it. The arrow deals 2d4 fire damage and the lingering flames deal 1d4 fire damage every turn for 1 turn.

Earth Arrows;
Legacy of the Desert - An arrow loosed towards the ground. When loosed, the arrow penetrates the ground and causes a large earth pillar to rise up. This earth pillar blocks one attack and then shatters. (This attack cannot be enhanced. As the story progresses, this attack will get upgraded.)

Void Arrows;
Shining Darkness Arrow - An arrow mostly used for utility. When loosed, the arrows travels a distance before exploding in pitch darkness. The attack deals no damage but any caught within the expanding darkness are Blinded and get disadvantage on their next roll.

Ultimate Ability;
"I wont let my people down again!"
Princess' Regalia - Skyla dons an astral set of regal desert clothing. For 5 turns, allies who originate from the Desert Nation gain 'Desert's Resolve'. All other allies gain +1d4 on attack rolls. (This ability will get upgraded as the story progresses)

Desert's Resolve

Affected allies gain advantage on ALL rolls for the duration. Additionally, affected allies also gain a shield that nullifies 1 attack, this effect can only be applied once per turn and does not protect against status effects.
Mika Yunara (Deceased) - Ex-Boyfriend;
Skyla and Mika had a very close relationship, having been close friends since childhood, Skyla cared very deeply for Mika and the same was for Mika towards Skyla. Skyla was one of the only people to have seen Mika's truly caring nature, after meeting Mateo and Rai, they also saw it. Skyla was devastated at the death of Mika and hasn't yet recovered from it.

Nia White - Friend;
Because Nia left after the tournament, the relationship between them hasn't grown much. Skyla is friendly towards Nia.

Mateo Cabrera - Close Friend/Surrogate Younger Brother
Skyla sees Mateo as a younger brother and cares about him. Recently though, Skyla has developed a bit of a colder attitude towards him and Rai. Skyla wants to help rid Mateo of his curse while it may seem impossible, she's determined not to lose her best friend.

Rai Ikari - Good Friend
While Rai doesn't seem to see Skyla as anything more then an acquiantance, Skyla sees Rai as a friend and good ally and will jump to his defense. When it comes to a decision between Rai and Mateo, Skyla will likely pick to help Rai out as the group would have the best chance of survival if they teamed up.

Reedus Junia (Deceased) - Father
Reedus cared very much about his daughter. Although not much is known about his life, he was a good father and a respected King.

Theresa Junia (Deceased?) - Mother
Skyla seemed to love Theresa more then Reedus as Reedus was preoccupied with his Kingly duties, leaving Skyla and her mother to bond.

Cerah Junia (Deceased) - Uncle
Skyla and Cerah had a rocky start as Skyla was under the impression her uncle was a bad guy, however, recent events revealed that he did what the King ordered him to do. He threw his reputation under the bus to preserve the King's reputation.

Unnamed Younger Sibling (Status Unknown);
Skyla hasn't seen her younger sibling since the fall of the Desert Nation. To her knowledge, they're dead, like everyone else caught in the tragedy. What littel she does remember though is that she loved them a lot.
Skyla's birthday is September 21st, 1314.
Armor Class: 13

Health Points: 110 HP (+1 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 14 (+2 damage to physical melee attacks)
Dexterity: 11 (+1 damage to physical ranged attacks)
Intelligence: 11 (+1 to damage to magic attacks)
Wisdom: 10
Willpower: 10

Stat total: 56
Unknown Lineage;
Skyla has a resistance to Earth Damage. (-1 damage received from Earth Damage)

Kumii · Aug 12, 2023

Mystra
"Myst"

Mystra is a Tiefling.

Mystra is 60 years old (That's young!). She looks 23.

Tiefling are a sub-race of Demons. While not experts with their noses, they have some rather high affinities for the magical arts.
Apart from her appearance, Mystra is actually quite tame, levelheaded and calm. She's a bookworm and huge nerd, she's almost always reading her book, which she also uses as a catalyst for her spells. Mystra can be reserved and focused when she's reading.

She likes to sit under trees, eat apples and read a nice novel about adventure in her free time.
Days of Childhood;
Mystra's childhood are mostly shrouded in mystery, she's all but forgotten what her childhood was like whether by some sorcery or simply she's grown too old to remember. The question remains... what was this girl like as a child?

Days as a Wanderer;
Mystra wandered around for a while, landing herself in Ironshire for a while and also in Norheim as well back in her home nation of Urag-hau.

Days in the Present;
Now she wanders from city to city, avoiding Luminosa for obvious reasons... where will she pop up now?
Fire, Electric, Ice and Darkness
The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers - Spellbook;

"There was an entire village of Dragon Slayers, though most of them were novices and most of them couldn't take on Elder Dragons in their raw forms but a band of 3 Dragon Slayers who set out on a quest to slay the strongest dragon of them all. The Dragon Queen herself."

This book gives Mystra a +1 all stats and a +1 to Constitution while equipped.
Book Smack - A rather weak attack with a book in hand that deals (1 plus strength modifier) physical blunt damage.
Fire Magic;
Surge, O' Flame! - Channeled. A red sigil appears in front of Mystra's book as a jet of flames spews from it dealing 1d6 (1-6) fire magic damage every turn for as long as she can keep concentration.
Luminate - Mystra conjures a magical flame in her left hand. While it's in her hand, it illuminates the area around her, revealing invisible enemies. Can be thrown to deal 1d6 magic fire damage.
Fly O' Phoenix! - A red sigil appears in front of Mystra's book, as the book floats in front of her, a Phoenix like creatures flies out in a straight line, scorching the earth beneath it. Deals an initial 2d6 fire magic damage and creates a field of fire along it's path that deals 1d4 fire damage to any who stand in the fire.
Firebolt - Mystra conjures a mote of fire in her left hand that she hurls at her target dealing 1d6 fire damage.

Electric Magic;
Shockwave - A purple sigil appears in front of Mystra's book. Mystra pushes her left hand in a forward motion and creates a concussive wave of electrified sound that deals 1d4 electric damage and applies Electro-shocked to any caught in the cone.
Lightning Storm - Channeled. A purple sigil appears in front of Mystra's book and her eyes turns a purple color as lightning bolts begin to strike enemies in a 25 foot area around her dealing 2d4 (2-8) electric damage per lightning bolt.

Ice Magic;
Ice Spike - Mystra conjures an icy spike in her left hand, she sends the spike flying forward and deals 2d6 (2-12) ice damage.
Ice Storm - A light blue sigil appears in front of Mystra's book as her eyes glow light blue as well. After a turn of charging, she unleashes a powerful storm of ice that deals 4d6 (4-24) ice damage. If Mystra gets hit while charging, she must make a concentration saving throw using her Intelligence stat.

Darkness Magic;
Eldritch Blast - Mystra conjures a bolt of dark lightning to instantly strike her target dealing 2d4 dark damage.
None
Mystra is left-handed.
Mystra is almost always reading a book.
Armor Class: 10

Health Points: 70 HP (+1 Constitution modifier from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers")
Strength: 8 (-1 damage to physical attacks. +1 to strength stat from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers")
Dexterity: 9 (-1 damage to physical ranged attacks. +1 to dexterity stat from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers")
Intelligence: 21 (+5 damage to magic attacks. +1 to intelligence stat from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers". +2 to Hit modifier from "Spellcasting Mastery")
Wisdom: 12 (+1 to Wisdom stat from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers")
Willpower: 10 (+1 to Willpower stat from "The Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers")

Stat total: 60
Hellish Legacy;
Mystra's Tiefling blood runs hot, granting her a resistance to fire damage. She takes half damage from fire.

Spellcasting Mastery;
When casting magical attacks, Mystra gains a +2 modifier to the hit roll.

Unintentionally Seductive;
Male enemies gain disadvantage when in melee range of Mystra. Female enemies gain advantage when in melee range of Mystra. (Sexuality is not taken into account but if your character is gay/lesbian/bisexual then treat them as such.)

Strange Knowledge;
Mystra has some knowledge about obscure books and items.

Kumii · Aug 19, 2023

Raijin
Goddess of the Storm

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Raijin is a Goddess (neither Human nor Spirit).

Raijin is hundreds of thousands of years old.
Raijin has a sparkling personality, which basically means she has a little bit of a wild personality. She tends to be kind at one point then the next moment she's extremely erratic. This makes her hard to predict and read.
As a God, Iyaka's origins are a mystery. Legends say that she was born from the hatred of mankind and, when that hatred was unleashed, it took a physical form. Thus Iyaka was born. Iyaka herself says that she born like any mortal can be born. When a God is born, they are given their powers at birth and their domain to rule over. Iyaka was given the heavens and storms as her domain but she hated every minute of it.

Actually, Iyaka's true name isn't Iyaka at all. That's her mortal name, her true name is Raijin, which literally means 'Lightning God'. Iyaka has always wanted to live as the mortals do, so she takes on a mortal form and severely limits her power and then descends into the mortal world to live among them without them ever knowing that there's a God among them. She's a literal God Among Men. She never goes anywhere without Lupis nowadays though, ever since Serena's disappearance long ago, Iyaka has become a little more secluded and now rarely ever talks to the other Gods.

Actually, Iyaka doesn't particularly care for the Gods. Her one true wish is to be mortal and live a mortal life. Iyaka is the only God who hates being a God and she makes it abundantly clear to Numen and the other Gods. When Luna married a Kitsune in the mortal plane, Iyaka finally had the motivation she needed to make her dream become reality, to give up her Godhood is all she wants. So now she searches for a potential partner who'll not only woo her but be worth it to give up her Godhood for.
Electric
Aquila Favonia - Sword;

"A weapon forged in the flames of the volatile Mountains of Urag-hau over 300,000 years ago and passed down between the Gods of the Storm said to be able to harness the full power of Lightning itself to smite those who are deemed unworthy."

Lightning Resonance - The Sword boosts all Electric damage by +5.
Favonius Bladework - A series of 4 physical attacks that deal 1d4 physical damage each.
Electric Attacks;
Inazuma Shōgun: Divine Hellstorm - Raijin channels lightning into the blade and performs a downward slash that deals 3d6 physical electric damage to a target and infusing the blade with Lightning for 5 turns afterwards.

Todoroku Kami: Judgement of the Heavens - Raijin points the sword heavenward and calls a bolt of lightning to smite an enemy up to 50 feet away dealing 4d4 magical electric damage.

Inazuma Shōgun: Inazuma no Kami - Raijin infuses her body with Lightning and increases the strength of her attacks by a further 2 respective attack die. Each ability you roll 2 additional attack die of the same number, i.e. Divine Hellstorm would roll 5d6 instead of 3d6.

Todoroku Kami: Magnificent Smite - Raijin channels as much energy as she possibly can. Her body turns into Lightning itself as she zips between three different enemies who are within 10 feet of each other. When this ends, Raijin rematerializes and causes three bolts of Lightning to smite each enemy that was hit by Raijin while in her Lightning Form and deals 12d12 magical electric damage to all enemies affected.
**This attack cannot be buffed by Inazuma no Kami, the Aquila Favonia's passive effect, the Infusion from Divine Hellstorm or any other effect that would otherwise increase overall damage and can only be used once per battle.
None
Raijin's prefered 'mortal name' is Iyaka Kamishito.
Raijin wants to be mortal and hates being a God. The only God who is like this.
Serena and Raijin were very close friends, to the point that considered the other a sibling.
Raijin wants to get married.
Raijin likes to live among the mortals all the time but she doesn't tell anyone that she's a God... and for good reason.
Raijin is considered as the strongest of the Gods but still considers Numen as the Pantheon's leader despite not actually like being a God.
Armor Class: 17

Health Points: 170 HP (+5 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 19 (+4 damage to physical attacks.)
Dexterity: 13 (+3 damage to physical ranged attacks.)
Intelligence: 21 (+5 damage to magic attacks.)
Wisdom: 12
Willpower: 10

Stat total: 75

Passive Effects;
Lightning Resonance - +5 damage to all electric attacks.
Goddess of Lightning - Immune to all forms of Electric damage and also immune to Electro-shocked.
Call the Storm - Raijin has a small chance (roll a d20 with a DC of 18) with each attack to summon a thunderstorm that occasionally (every 2 turns) deals 2d4 electric damage to all outside in the storm. Everyone in the storm must roll a d20 (DC of 13) to evade being struck.
Heavy Rain - Additional effect of 'Call the Storm'. Everyone who is outside in the storm becomes wet. People wielding Electric abilities get advantage on attacking rolls when using an ability that deals Electric damage.
Lightning Resonance - Aquila Favonia's passive effect.

Goddess of Lightning - Raijin is immune to all forms of damage from electric attacks and is immune to the Electro-shocked status effect.

Call the Storm - Raijin can sometimes summon a storm that causes heavy rain and lightning strikes for 8 turns.

Kumii · Aug 20, 2023

Numen
God of the Shattering Earth

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Numen is a God (neither Human nor Spirit).

Numen is hundreds of thousands of years old.
Numen is a very serious man at heart. He always has a serious look on his face even if he doesn't mean it at times.
Numen is said to have created the Desert as we know it today. He presides mostly over the Desert nowadays.
Earth
Vortex Vanquisher - Polearm;

"A sharp weapon said to be the main weapon of the God Numen himself. The tip is said to glow when the power of the Earth is at it's strongest with it being able to slice entire chunks out of the Mountains themselves."

Tough as the Earth - Has +1 piercing damage. Gains +1 damage with each successful hit on a target up to a maximum of +5. At Maximum stacks (4), your next Earth attack adds 2 extra damage dice and resets the stacks on the weapon back to +1.
Polearm Mastery - While this is equipped, you gain access to the 'Rage of the Earth' physical attack. You can ONLY use 'Rage of the Earth' as a basic attack set and cannot switch between the two attack sets with Vortex Vanquisher equipped.
If using Vortex Vanquisher;
Rage of the Earth - A series of 4 piercing jabs with the Vortex Vanquisher that deals 1d4 piercing physical damage each. Each individual attack counts as +1 stacks to 'Tough as the Earth'.

If not using Vortex Vanquisher;
Polearm Poke - A single poke with the polearm that deals 1d6 piercing physical damage. This cannot be used at all while equipping Vortex Vanquisher
Earth Attacks;
Earthen Shield - Numen erects shields around his allies that negate up to 2d4 damage worth of attacks.
Guardian of the Sands - Numen thrusts his polearm forward which deals 2d4 piercing damage and additionally sends sharp, jagged flying forward an additional 3 feet in front of him, dealing 1d6 magical earth damage. 'Tough as the Earth' will boost the jagged rocks part of this attack and not the actual thrust since the thrust only deals non-elemental physical damage.
Swirling Sands - Numen spins his polearm overhead and whips up a vortex around himself that extends outwards to 7 feet, while in the vortex enemies and allies take 1d4 magical earth damage. He performs a spinning slash with his polearm to end the vortex and deal 2d12 physical earth damage to all in front of him.

Ultimate Ability;
"So long as the earth remains at my beck and call, we shall never die!!!"

Shield Weaver - Whenever one of Numen's shields takes damage, Numen gains 1 'Shield Weaver' stack. When Numen accumulates 10 'Shield Weaver' stacks, Numen can unleash all accumulated stacks to his allies and grant them up to 3 'Shieldbearer' stacks each. When an ally with a 'Shieldbearer' stack would take damage, a stack is consumed instead, negates the damage and heals Numen for half of the damage that would've been taken by an ally. 'Shieldbearer' does not work on Numen, any leftover 'Shield Weaver' stacks are lost with no effect.
Serena - Good friend
V - Good Friend/Rival
Lukia - Good Friend
Titania - Close Friend/Possible Lover
Raijin - Neutral
Khione - Neutral
Numen is considered the 'leader' of the Pantheon.
Numen is True Immortal. He cannot die.
Numen concedes that Raijin (Iyaka) cannot change her mind about her decision to give up her Godhood, thus does not try to stop her. Mostly because that if he and Raijin fought, he'd lose.
Armor Class: 16

Health Points: 200 HP (+8 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 24 (+5 damage to physical attacks.)
Dexterity: 10
Intelligence: 15 (+5 damage to magic attacks.)
Wisdom: 12
Willpower: 15

Stat total: 76

Passive Effects;
Tough as the Earth - Adds +1 piercing damage then an additional +1 per successful hit.
God of the Shattering Earth - Immune to all forms of Earth Damage.
Tough as the Earth - Vortex Vanquisher's passive effect.
God of the Shattering Earth - Immune to all forms of Earth Damage.

Kumii · Aug 20, 2023

Cecily
Goddess of the Freezing North

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Cecily is a Goddess (neither Human nor Spirit).

Cecily is hundreds of thousands of years old though is noticably younger then the other Gods.
Cecily can be very playful despite her seemingly cold outward nature at times. She loves to play pranks on people, especially Numen whom she loves very much. She also used to love playing with Khione, whom she grew close to. Cecily is somewhat childish when interacting with people.
Being one of the few original survivors of the War between the Gods, Cecily is naturally very strong and was able to hold her own against the onslaught of Gods who wanted to kill her. She not only emerged victorious in a 3v1 but managed to subdue Numen, who was on a rampage, immediately after fighting the 3 other Gods. This was all thanks to Cecily's special Lantern she carries.
Ice
Frost Lantern - Catalyst;

"A Lantern crafted from the ice from high in the Mountains that emits a soft yet cold glow. It is said to be able to hold the coldest of winds and emit the most chilling of ice. Only a God is said to be able to harness and call upon the full strength of the Lantern."

Chilling Frost - Whenever Cecily takes damage from any source, the Lantern glows for a seconds and summons an Icefly. Iceflies link themselves to the Lantern, increasing the damage Cecily's Ice attacks do by one damage dice per Icefly that is summoned this way. Only three Iceflies can be present at a time.

Icefly;

Armor Class - 5
Health Pool - 2 HP
Chilling Bolt - Cecily swings the Lantern in front of her in a horizontal motion and sends out a bolt of Ice that deals 1d6 magical ice damage.
Ice Attacks;
Lantern Frost - Cecily holds the Lantern up a little bit and begins to channel a fog that envelopes an 8 foot area around her. Enemies and allies within the fog take 1d4 ice damage every turn and have their movement halved.
Voracious Frostbite - Cecily holds the Lantern up a bit and channels ice into it as it begins to flow in a line outward for 10 feet dealing 1d6 magical ice damage every turn.

Ultimate Ability;
"Let's all chill out! I wanna play some more!"

Volatile Ice Storm - Cecily holds the Lantern high above her head and summons a violent storm of ice 15 feet around her. Enemies within the storm take 2d6 magical Ice damage every turn. Allies within the storm gain advantage on attacking rolls against enemies. If 3 Iceflies are present when this attack is used, it gains the additional effect;
+ Any ally within the Storm are now immune to Ice attacks and have the effect of movement-impairing effects negated.
Serena - Good friend
V - Good Friend
Lukia - Good Friend
Titania - Friend
Raijin - Neutral
Khione - Best Friend
Numen - Possible Love Interest
Cecily is one of the original survivors of the War between the Gods.
Cecily is both physically and mentally younger then the other Gods.
Cecily is one of the few Gods who can reside in both the mortal and God realms.
Armor Class: 16

Health Points: 140 HP (+2 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 12 (+2 damage to physical attacks.)
Dexterity: 20 (+5 damage to ranged physical attacks.)
Intelligence: 24 (+5 damage to magic attacks.)
Wisdom: 12
Willpower: 12

Stat total: 80

Passive Effects;
Chilling Frost - Frost Lantern's passive effect.
Goddess of the Freezing North - Immune to all forms of Ice damage and immune to movement-impairing effects.
Magic Resistance - Cecily takes half damage from magical attacks.
Chilling Frost - Frost Lantern's passive effect.
Goddess of the Freezing North - Immune to all forms of Ice damage and immune to movement-impairing effects.
Fantastic Mage - Cecily takes half damage from magical attacks.

Kumii · Aug 21, 2023

Anema
Deity of the Blinding Skies

Anema is a Deity (neither Human nor Spirit).

Anema is hundreds of thousands of years old.
Anema can be serious to others but when it comes to Halazzi or Lukia, she's rather quirky and playful, showing a lighter side to her personality that some may find endearing. Of the two Deities Lukia currently has, Anema is the one that people pray to the most aside from the God himself.
Anema was a mortal risen to deity status by Lukia and is considered the older sister of Halazzi the Mighty.
Light
Electric
Engine Claymore - Claymore;
"A piece of tech with many moving parts said to act as an engine. The more the engine moves, the more energy it produces."

Rev It Up! - Grants access to an additional attack.
Devastating Slash - A slash with the claymore that deals 2d4 physical slashing damage.

Rev It Up! - An attack that takes one turn to charge up. When unleashed, deals 4d6 physical slashing damage.
Light Attacks;
Light Field - Anema creates a field of Light 50 feet around her for 3 turns, allies with the field gain 2 additional attack dice when a hit lands.
Searing Onslaught - Anema infuses her claymore with Light and performs a slash that deals 2d4 physical Light damage. If used in succession without taking damage and landing previous hits, Searing Onslaught's damage is increased by 1 damage dice per hit up to a maximum of 3 additional dice.

Electric Attacks;
Volatile Storm Field - Anema creates a field of volatile static in an area 25 feet around her for 5 turns, allies within the field have their weapons infused with additional lightning damage. If 'Rev It Up!' is used within the field, the charge-up requirement is negated and the attack can be used in the same turn.
Lukia - Master/Friend
Halazzi - "Younger Brother"/Good friend
Anema was risen to Deity status before Halazzi wwas, making Anema Halazzi's older sister.
Armor Class: 14

Health Points: 170 HP (+5 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 30 (+5 damage to physical attacks.)
Dexterity: 12 (+2 damage to ranged physical attacks.)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 12
Willpower: 12

Stat total: 78

Passive Effects;
Rev It Up! - Engine Claymore's passive effect.
The Presence of Light - Anema takes half damage from Light attacks.
The Embodiment of Lightning - Anema takes half damage from Electric attacks.
Rev It Up! - Engine Claymore's passive.
The Presence of Light - Anema takes half damage from Light attacks.
The Embodiment of Lightning - Anema takes half damage from Electric attacks.

Kumii · Aug 21, 2023

Lukia
God of the Majestic Hunt

Lukia is a God (neither Human nor Spirit).

Lukia is hundreds of thousands of years old.
Lukia as a God, is quite reserved and tends to keeps to himself mostly. He drowns himself in the thrill of the Hunt. If he does come out of his shell, he can be quite forward and outgoing. Getting him here is a chore though.

Lukia can become so enthralled in the hunt, it is said that he was the one that caused an ancient species of animal to go extinct!
Lukia helped the mortals of Luminosa defeat the Cabrera Beast by gifting them his sword, which traded for his bow that he uses now.

(See Alpha's lore post for more info about this c
Light
Radiant Bow - Bow;
"Lukia's main weapon after he gave up his sword to the mortals to help defeat the Cabrera Beast. It is said to be able conjure arrows from Light so that the wielder doesn't need to have arrows with them."

Divine Radiance - Basic attacks deal automatic critical damage against the Undead and users of Death.
Arrow Shot - Looses an arrow towards an enemy that deals 1d6 physical ranged damage.
Light Attacks;
Arrow of Light - Lukia infuses an arrow with Light, the arrow comes out instantly and deals 2d6 ranged Light damage.
Radiant Lightning - Lukia sends a pillar of Light towards the sky and vanishes with it, only to reappear above his enemy and crash down in the same pillar of Light and deals 6d12 magical Light damage to them. Deals automatic critical damage against Undead and users of Death.

Ultimate Ability;
"By the will of Light, purge the darkness within!"

Sacred Arrow - Lukia infuses both the bow and arrow with Light and pulls the string as far back as it'll go and points the bow to the sky and looses the arrow into the air. After a second, 'strings' of Light form all around Lukia which expand to 50% their size and deal 4d6 Magical Light damage in an AoE around Lukia.
Anema - Good Friend
Halazzi - Good Friend
Serena - Good Friend
V - Love Interest
Raijin - Good Friend
Numen - Good Friend
Lukia loves both his 'creations'.
Armor Class: 14

Health Points: 170 HP (+5 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 10
Dexterity: 28 (+5 damage to ranged physical attacks.)
Intelligence: 14 (+4 damage to magical attacks)
Wisdom: 12
Willpower: 16

Stat total: 80

Passive Effects;
Divine Radiance - Radiant Bow's passive.
God of Light - Immune to Light attacks
Divine Radiance - Radiant Bow's passive.
God of Light - Immune to Light attacks

Kumii · Aug 28, 2023

Stelle
The Mysterious Stranger

Stelle is a Human (?).

Stelle is about 29 years old.
Stelle comes off as cold, heartless and emotionless, which she actually is. She's so jaded to murder and killing that she's numb to it. This also includes anything that would be considered 'torture' as well.

She has her own goal and will do anything to achieve it, moral or no morals. Some say she could be hardly considered 'human' or even mortal at this point. She has an overall very dark personality.
It's not actually known if something affected Stelle in her past to make her the way she is or not, but she's like this.

Apart from the shrouded childhood, her adult years are full of eventfulness from joining the Bounty Hunters to wandering the lands. She clibed the ranks of the Bounty Hunters very quickly, becoming a top member within months of joining. Her effective kill count numbers in the thousands but she lost track after 100.
Electric
Amethyst Slicer - Katana;
"A katana forged with Amethyst engravings on top of the usual steel, giving it a more or less purple glint when it's swung. It's also a great conductor for electricity."

Electro-conductivity - When Stelle takes an attacks that deals Electric damage, the sword stores the energy and makes her next Electric attack a critical hit. These crits also apply to Stelle.
Quick Slice - A quick slice with her katana that deals 1d6 slashing damage.
Electric Attacks;
Static Shock - Stelle inflicts a shock that deals 1d6 electric damage to herself to boost her alertness to attacks around her. All attacks made against Stelle have disadvantage for 1 turn. This leaves Stelle with 'Senses Overload'.
Lightning Arc - Stelle performs an upward slice that sends an arc of lightning forward that deals 1d8 electric damage to herself and 2d12 electric damage to enemies that are hit.
Wild Strike - Stelle stabs her katana into the ground and calls forth a storm of lightning to strike wildly in a 8 foot area around her, deals 2d4 electric damage per turn for 3 turns to everyone within the area.

Ultimate Attack;
"My pain is your pain."

Static Moonlight - Stelle creates a 'Shocking Totem' in her hand. She then crushes it and it reappears above her shoulder. For the next 7 turns, every basic attack Stelle uses, the Totem will launch an additional lightning strike that deals 1d6 electric damage at her target and also shock Stelle at the same time for the same amount of damage. When the Totem ends, it heals Stelle for 25% of the total damage dealt this way up to a maximum of 80 HP.
Unknown
Stelle is a masochist. Especially the pain part of that and minus the sexual part.
These are effects that are unique to Stelle that she can apply to herself through various abilities;
Masochist - Stelle gains a +1 resistance to all damage sources for 5 turns. Can stack up to 3 times. When a new stack is gained, it does not refresh the timer on old stacks. When maximum stacks is achieved, she cannot attain any more stacks and must wait for the effect to completely run out.
Senses Overload - After Static Shock ends, Stelle is left with this. For 4 turns after, Stelle's senses are dulled, making her attacks have disadvantage but also every attack made during this are automatic critical hits if they land. This effect overwrites any other effect that gives Stelle advantage. Stelle cannot gain the effects of Static Shock while this effect is active nor can Stelle gain Masochist stacks while this effect is active.
Armor Class: 14

Health Points: 170 HP (+5 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 26 (+5 damage to physical attacks)
Dexterity: 14 (+2 damage to ranged physical attacks.)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 16
Willpower: 16

Stat total: 82

Passive Effects;
Between Life and Death
Wild Lightning
Electro-conductivity
Blood for Blood - When Stelle damages herself via her abilities, she gains a 'Masochist' stack. Ultimate attack self-damage does not count towards this count.
Wild Lightning - Stelle's Electricity hurts herself when used in exchange for dealing higher damage.
Between Life and Death - When Stelle is at half HP or below, her attacks gain advantage.

Kumii · Aug 30, 2023

Amber Anema
Roaring Winds Bruiser

Amber is a Human.

Amber is 35 years old.
Amber is particular about her looks. Her hair, make-up and overall appearance matter a lot to her. Even going so far as to check her appearance mid-fight. Due to this, she's adopted an graceful and elegant fighting-style unique to her among other Brutes or Bruisers. She might be big and scary but she has a big heart as seen with Kurok and Harly but she has a protective nature too, causing her act a bit brashly at times with good intentions though.

Amber is really good at hiding her feelings and can be scary when she needs to be, particularly in an attempt to keep Harly and Kurok in check when needed. This can be seen as a mother-type of personality or, in Kurok's case because she loves him and doesn't want to see him do anything stupid.
Amber was born in the Desert Nation to a pair of commoner parents about 15 years before the Great Collapse. As a commoner, Amber had to start work early to help out around the house. At age 10, she began work at a local shop but when the owners found out she had remarkable strength, they recommended she become a soldier instead. Her parents were wholly against this idea though and insist she continue work at the shop.

Amber worked her for 4 years and, on the fifth year, was when the tragedy happened. Her parents worked their hardest to get Amber out of there but were taken by the Collapse unfortunately. Due to this, Amber grew a mistrust and small amount of hatred towards the Royal family, particularly the King and Queen. She didn't care much for the Princess and the Prince at first but that would change.

It was 12 years later, Amber had just left a village and had come across one Harly, who was 12 years old. The kid looked horrified, she decided to make the kid a promise right then, that she would protect him. Little did she know that had just met the Prince of the Royal Family but she didn't know that at the time as she didn't recognize him at the time. Some time later, Amber realized that Harly was indeed the young Prince when she saw a particular pendant around Harly's neck. At that moment she knew he was part of the Royalty she mistrusted but they had been together for a while, she put aside her mistrust for Harly's sake and continued to support, eventually completely getting rid of that mistrust for Harly.

Amber would begin to help Harly form the Shifting Shepherd, though not becoming his right-hand, she still supported him but kept a very particular secret from him, thinking it's for the better. At some point during this, she met Kurok, who became her training buddy. Due to being a fellow Brute-type fighter, Amber got on very well with Kurok, quickly developing feelings for him but hiding them from everyone.
Weather (Wind Only)
Fire (When Flame Resonance is active)
Wolf's Gravestone - Claymore;
"A claymore which has seen many a battle, passed down specifically within the Anema family. It's origins are said to date to the Gods themselves."

Flame Resonance - When close to other users or weapons with a fire affinity, the blade awakens and grants Amber an enhanced blade combo. As well as replacing all of Amber's elemental damage with Fire damage and prevents the ability to Infuse her attacks. (Replaces original basic attack and gains a visual flaming aura around the blade itself.)
Heavy Swing - A swing with the claymore to deal 1d8 fire damage.

With Flame Resonance active;
Dawning Phoenix - A series of four attacks, first a downward swing that deals 1d6 fire damage. The second hit deals 2d6 fire damage. The third hit deals 3d6 fire damage. The fourth and final hit deals 4d6 fire damage. These hits must be hit in quick succession and without missing in order for the rising damage to take effect. Each individual attack can only be used once per turn and must be rolled to hit.
Weather Attacks;
Swirling Blade - Amber infuses her blade with wind damage. While Infused, Amber's basic attacks will deal the Infused elements damage type rather then straight physical damage. This ability cannot be used while Flame Resonance is active.

Swirling Fists - Amber casts her claymore aside and infuses her fists with wind damage. This attack bypasses Flame Resonance so long as the weapon isn't in Amber's hands. Each attack counts as unarmed damage (Deals 1 damage plus strength modifier).
+ If Flame Resonance is active, even while Amber is not holding the weapon, Swirling Fists gains the chance to burn the enemy for 1d4 fire damage over 2 turns unless they can a succeed a strength saving throw equal to that of Amber's AC.

Tempest Blade - Amber swings her claymore with great force to send forth a mini vortex of wind that deals 1d10 wind damage. Is turned into fire if Flame Resonance is active but cannot be Infused afterwards. If Flame Resonance is not active, can be Infused to take on the Infused element's damage type.

Ultimate Ability;
"Years in the desert... our will remains as swift as the wind!"

Roaring Winds - Amber creates a ball of wind in her free hand. She raises her hand to the sky and crushes the ball and causes wind to roar around her hand, then she slams her fist to the ground, dealing a burst of 2d6 AoE Wind damage to all enemies within 10 feet and enshrouds all nearby allies within 10 feet to become 'Enshrouded with Wind'. This ability cannot be Infused nor can it be used while Flame Resonance is active. This ability can be used once per day.
Harly - Boss/Friend;
Amber has a friendly disposition towards Harly, not only being his subordinate but only his friend. She cares a lot for his well-being and will protect him at any cost.

Kurok - Training Buddy/Good Friend/Love Interest;
Amber and Kurok are training buddies being two of the strongest members of the Shifting Shepherds. Amber has grown to like him due to their constant training and common goal of protecting Harly. Amber often challenges him to better himself to better reach his goal and to look after himself better. She even attempt to teach him various strategies. She cares about him as much as she cares for Harly. Amber hides her feelings from him quite well and doesn't treat him any differently.

Shifting Shepherds - Family/Allies;
Amber sees the Shifting Shepherds as her, much like Harly does and it seems the Shifting Shepherds see Amber as their muscle.

Anqa & Ehmo Anema - Mother & Father (respectively, deceased);
Anqa and Ehmo were Amber's loving parents, Anqa gave birth to her 15 years before their deaths. They encouraged her to work within the city as a shopkeeper. When they got a suggestion that Amber should become a soldier, they refused not because they hated their daughter but because they only wanted her to be safe. They cared very much about their daughter and their daughter cared very much about them and respected their wishes. Amber was devastated when her parents perished during the collapse of the Nation.
Amber carries a make-up mirror with her to check on her make-up.
Amber was 15 when she lost her parents and saw the collapse of her nation.
Amber's last name is based off of 'Anemo' which means 'Wind'.
Amber's birthday is June 14th.
These effects are unique to Amber, she can either apply them passively or actively, depending on what the ability specifies;
Infusion - If Amber's wind attack comes into contact with a different element. The attack takes on the visual effect and damage type of the Infused element. Every attack can only be Infused once. Attacks cannot be infused while Flame Resonance is active on Amber unless otherwise specified.
Enshrouded with Wind - An aura of wind envelopes Amber and her allies. While enshrouded, Dexterity is increased by +1 and all attacks have disadvantage against those who are shielded and those who are shielded gain advantage on attacks for 4 turns.
Armor Class: 14

Health Points: 210 HP (+9 Constitution modifier)
Strength: 20 (+5 damage to physical attacks)
Dexterity: 14 (+4 damage to ranged physical attacks.)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 15
Willpower: 10

Stat total: 69 (Heh, nice)

Passive Effects;
Flame Resonance
Infusion
Vanguard
Roaring Winds Lioness
Vanguard - If Amber is on the frontlines, she has a +2 resistance to all physical damage sources.
Roaring Winds Lioness - When Amber falls below 10% HP, she gains a +3 damage boost to her wind attacks for 5 turns. This changes into a +3 damage boost to fire attacks if Flame Resonance is active.

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