@Tatsua Aiisen - Yeah, Shizuka's magical strength doesn't come from her intelligence, at least not directly. Her strength comes from having certainty, a knowledge-related concept that has emotional equivalents, namely faith or creed. She has a very strong belief system, she believes in what she knows, and believes that the things she doesn't know are ultimately knowable. This is directly seen in her sonic scan ability that lets her detect weaknesses, exploitables and flaws in her opponents. Certainty is of course not as strong as raw emotions like love, but it is dependable, and Shizuka strives for efficiency and economy rather than raw output. [s]If that's not enough, she can fall back on her almost shounen manga-levels of sheer hot-blooded yandere-esque determination because she is unable to accept failure.[/s] Like her intelligence, she is far from being the best, but she finds ways to compensate for what she lacks. She will probably end up in a tactician/area control/support mage/healer sort of role.

@ El_Tigre - I'm glad you noticed the name. "Otonashi" means "soundless" while "Shizuka" means "quiet". Obviously it's a name-pun on her sound-related abilities. If someone asked for her name, her response might be interpreted as her telling them to shut up. I couldn't decide between "Shizuka" or "Sadame", which means "decision", "fate" or "judgment". If I had went with "Sadame", the name "Otonashi Sadame" would mean "silent judgment".

Anyways, I have completed my CS here is the [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/37810/posts/ooc?page=2#post-1127830]link[/url] back to it if you don't want to scroll back up to look for it.

The main edits were that I filled out the "Hopes and Dreams", "Equipment", "History" and "Magic" sections with other minor edits here and there. Hope this is good.