[center] [color=00a651]Malakaus Ralthavar Vorinclex[/color] [img]http://i.imgur.com/pkuAnJc.png[/img] “If it don’t work, yer just gotta try it diffent!” [color=00a651]Full Name:[/color] Malakaus Ralthavar Vorinclex [color=00a651]Nickname(s):[/color] Fusion, Mal [color=00a651]Gender:[/color] Male [color=00a651]Age:[/color] 21 [color=00a651]Species:[/color] Half-Orc [color=00a651]About Species:[/color] As far as half-orcs go, they’re usually watered down versions of their fully orcish kin, but with the mental capacity of their other half. Malakaus is perhaps a unique specimen for half-orcs because his half is not human, but elvish. While not particularly smart even among his other half-orcs, he does seem to have an instinct towards crafting and engineering. [color=00a651]Weapon(s):[/color] [b]Mum[/b] - Malakaus’s signature weapon made in honor of his mother. It is basically a double barrel revolver shotgun. The first of it’s kind and fairly primitive, prone to misfiring and jams, but at least it’s sturdy enough to beat someone to death and works a good 85% of the time even after said beating. It can be used in three separate modes: Safe, where it won’t shoot even if you pulled the trigger, single where only one barrel would shoot at a time before the cylinder shifts, and double where both barrels are fired at once. Malakaus also carries two separate types of bullets for his gun: Punch Shots are large caliber bullets capable of smashing through armor and being used for longer-range confrontations, and Shred Shots utilize smaller pellets that spread out over an area to rip apart lightly armored targets and/or push them back. Prybar - A versatile weapon and tool, this steel stick is roughly three feet long with a hooked end and a slightly bent end. The bent end can be edged in between thin spaces and used as leverage to remove objects, while the bent end can be used to hook or bash things. Truly a weapon with many uses. Splitting Maul - Another Malakaus original, this splitting maul is a weaponized version of the tool of the same name. Instead of a hatchet and sledge hammer on a single head, it has a battle axe and Warhammer on the same head. Fairly weighty, but in Malakaus’s hands he can use it with a fair amount of ease. Machete - A bushing whacking, monster hacking big knife. It has an inwardly curved blade to accommodate a slashing motion, but is capable of stabbing as well. It is made of alchemical silver, allowing it to do extra harm to creatures with silver as a weakness. Stick Bombs - Otherwise known as dynamite, Malakaus can often rig these sticks to explode under certain conditions. Some explode after a set amount of time, others upon impact, and some can even be activated by proximity if he has the time and trinkets to rig something up. Sling - This primitive weapon meant to throw rocks is mostly used to launch his stick bombs farther than Malakaus can throw them. Fisticuffs - If deprived of his weapons, Malakaus can brawl with the best of them. While not exactly a martial artist, what he lacks in technique he makes up for in efficiency. Common maneuvers he employs are grapples, strangling, headbutts, and elbows. Doesn’t really have many kicking techniques, mostly reserving those for when his opponents are already near his feet and within stomping distance. Does use a knee when the opportunity presents itself. [color=00a651]Abilities:[/color] Magic Resistance - A blessing and a curse, Malakaus has a great resistance to magical effects, and even spells that can affect him often don’t last as long, aren’t as potent, or at the very least, it’s possible for Malakaus to overcome it. However this power isn’t without it’s drawbacks; Malakaus also resists beneficial spells such as healing spells, and Malakaus himself has such a difficult time casting even the simplest spells he may as well be unable to use magic. He can still use magical devices as long as they aren’t reliant on his spellcasting ability. Alchemical Intuition - One half of Malakaus’s gunsmithing abilities laid in his intuition for alchemical concoctions. Being incapable of magic himself, he sought alternative means through chemical reactions, which lead him to inadvertently discover the power of controlled explosive substances. It’s thanks to this talent for alchemy that Malakaus is able to make bullets and bombs, and with the right ingredients and directions he could make other things as well, such as potions or poisons. Tinker Talent - The other half of Malakaus’s gunsmithing ability. A combination of mechnical expertise and metallurgy, Malakaus has always been able to tinker with things and turn them into something new or at least useful. He often took tools and weapons from around the village and tried to combined their traits together, thus gaining the moniker “Fusion”. While most of these combinations failed to yield any useful results, he has made quite a few successes. It’s thanks to this talent that Malakaus was able to develop a primitive firearm, and when that started to show success, Malakaus went utterly bonkers and created his signature firearm. Malita Trained - Having joined the militia back at home since a young age, Malakaus is no stranger to combat. He often utilizes his strength to make use of big weapons, however is is no slouch with his gun either. Malakaus was the best marksman back in his village, be it with his gun or simply throwing objects. Brawler - Less professional training, Malakaus is no stranger to simply punching out his enemies either. However while some may think that hand-to-hand combat in the domain of martial artist and other monk archetypes, Malakaus considers himself capable of unarmed combat, but without the usual philosophies or techniques. Instead he specializes in efficiency and pragmatism, that is to say, between punches he may grab an object or even his enemy’s weapon and use it against them. Tough - To put it simply, Malakaus is tough. As a half-orc, he has his orcish kin’s well-known endurance and durability, allowing him to weather his enemies’ attacks until he can land a decisive blow. Camp Cook - His actual role in the militia, when it’s time to cook Malakaus is considerably more skilled in the culinary arts than that of battle. He favors meat dishes, however he is capable of cooking and foraging whatever ingredients he can obtained, either from the markets or the wilds. He has experimented and has some success in cooking even wild monsters. Makes a decent moonshine too. [color=00a651]Reason:[/color] Whimsy [color=00a651]Brief Personality && Biography Description:[/color] Some would call Malakaus crazy. He considers himself experimental; only fools deny they have never done as impossible. While he has standards and morals, they can change overtime, some more quickly than others. Still, he has enough sense to know that there is a time and place for his madness, and generally behaves himself in civilized company. A talkative fellow with a taste for blonds, green eyes, elves, or any combination of the three. He does have something of a temper; he can often ignore threats and insults under the impression that they are not threats and insults, but when he does notice he has a short fuse and will quickly resort to violence. Indeed, Malakaus is a bit of a sociopath, and can be surprisingly accommodating to acts of murder, theft, and other heinous crimes as it suits him. He blames it on being half-orc. As for his life’s story, he considers much of his life before leaving the his home to be inconsequential. While it has given him the skills he needed to make it on his own in this world, his time back then was naught but a tutorial for the true game of life that he embarks on right now. Nowadays he quests for glory, though fighting a good fight and making good friends is also a grand reward of their own. With his rifle, wits, grit, and a whole lot of luck, Malakaus seeks to carve his name into legend. [hider=Detailed Backstory]Malakaus comes from a village called Greenpeace, a sort of hidden elf village. Only it’s not that hidden because it sits between the borders of an orcish nation and an elven one. While the two races once had an ancestral grudge against one another, after purging their upper echelons of the ancients who perpetuated the conflicts, the new generation of orcs and elves made a peace treaty with each other for practical reason. Thus, peaceful intermingling with the two races had increased, and thus Malakaus was born. Malakaus was born to an orcish father and elven mother. His mother was an inventor, while his father was her unfortunate assistant to her mad ideas. In an attempt to protect his son from his mother’s insanity, Malakaus’s father had the boy join with Greenpeace’s militia, where he grew up in the barracks and amongst the soldiers who protected the village from wayward monsters and roaming bandits. He tussled with his fellow boys, earning his place amongst them though his brawn. But as he grew older, he started to desire the presence of his actual mother and father, and often came to see them after his training was done for the day. It was thanks to these meetings that Malakaus discovered his inability to use magic, which opened the door to alchemy and tinkering. His mother, a highly skilled wizard, was disappointed that her son would never be a spellcaster as great as she, but was even more grateful that he was willing to engage in experiments and studies both dangerous and insane. It was while doing one such experiment that Malakaus discovered how to create an explosive substance that was not so volatile that it was dangerous on it’s own, only when supplemented with shrapnel launched by said explosive substance. And thus, Malakaus discovered how to make gunpowder, which lead to even more experiments to weaponize the powder, which lead to Malakaus created a gun. Believing that he had created a world changing weapon, he sought the company of his mother’s associates to try to get his invention recognized by great wizards. Many laughed at him for creating what was effectively a louder, more cumbersome crossbow, and dismissed him as yet another insane fool. But he’d show them. He’ll show them all. Inspired by the ridicule, supported only by his mother and father, Malakaus created a weapon to surpass any holy sword or magic staff. He created an abomination of metal and wood, a thing that no one has seen before has ever used. Far from a masterpiece, more like a prototype, Malakaus nonetheless considered his new firearm the first step to prove the world of his greatness. At a ripe age of 21, Malakaus left his home of Greenpeace to find adventure and renowned, wishing to spread the legend of him and his weapon around the world.[/hider] [color=00a651]Themesong:[/color] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2atlpj7AGXU[/youtube] [color=00a651]Additional Information:[/color] Malakaus keeps everything he needs is his only magic item, a Bag of Holding. Malakaus has no idea what causes his Magical Resistance. Neither of his parents have showned any resistance towards magic, and neither of their ancestors had ever been known to possess it. Malakaus hopes to find an answer in his travels. Plays the bagpipes. [/center]