[hider=Jaune Smythe] [h3]IN REAL LIFE[/h3] [b]Name:[/b]Johnathan "John" Hernandez-Lau [b]Age:[/b]27 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] [hider=Image][center][img]http://st.kp.yandex.net/images/actor_iphone/iphone360_1877184.jpg[/img][/center][/hider]He is a relatively tall, average built young man with black hair, dark skin and lanky build. He tends to be clean shaven, but on days wherein he gets too sucked into his work he will look like a hobo. He has an exceptionally clear and youthful looking face, with an amazing set of pearly white teeth, but sadly his self-confidence doesn’t match his looks. [b]Background:[/b] Johnathan has never really been much into games, and even less when it came to MMO’s. He first started playing Elder Tale in the spring of freshman year in Boston University as a way of coping with the new changes in his life. He moved into the dorms, his parents divorced, he’s questioning his sexuality, and was worried about his future. Elder Tale was only the good and steady thing going on in his life. He eventually stopped playing Elder Tale around senior year of college to focus on his schoolwork; at the time his character was at level 65, his progress being quite slow given his play style and character creation choice conflicts. In the same year that he stopped playing to focus on graduating he realized that he still had no idea what to do with his life. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in Computer Science. A year after he graduated he was living with his mother and her new husband. He was working at a small business company as their tech expert, local young guy, and occasional and unofficial IT. He hated his job, he tolerated his stepfather, he had no social life, his then current boyfriend was horrible, and truthfully he hated everything. At the age of 23 and a half he already felt like an 80 year old widow. Taking the advice of his mother Johnathan decided to try something new and enrolled in an art class at the community college. In a short amount of time he discovered something new about himself that made him happy and felt passionate about. In three years’ time he had already quit his old computer science job and now a full time concept artist and computer graphics designer. He had his own apartment, not the best, but it made him feel like an adult. Elder Tale came back to his life when Johnathan saw an advert for the 12th expansion pack. Jonathan immediately pulled out his old account and started replaying the game. While playing the game he was able to meet some new people that led to various work opportunities, which led to Elder Tale inspired work, With his artwork out there some people contacted him about a possibility for working for the company to hire him for promotional concept art. All in all things were going great for him until the new expansion pack is released. [b]Personality:[/b] He is a pretentious little snob who is incredibly honest and kind of mean. He is confident in himself and his skills. He's mostly pleasant around strangers, but those who know him well will tell you that he is a jerk, granted he is a jerk who cares. In the game he acts the same way, and while he is not the best when it comes to playing in a group, he is very knowledgeable and has a good understanding of how to fight in a group. [h3]IN GAME[/h3] [b]In-Game Name:[/b] Jaune Smythe [b]In-Game Gender:[/b] Male [b]Race:[/b] Race of Ritual [b]In-Game Appearance:[/b] [hider=Image][center][img]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/a/af/Archer_extra.png/revision/latest?cb=20130523125754[/img][/center][/hider]Jaune and Johnathan look pretty much the same, but Jaune the avatar is much shorter than John in real life. The height was appropriate at the time, but when he hit an second growth spurt he outgrew his character. The hair and eye colors different are also much different, but Johnathan opted for fancier hair colors and eye colors, the red orange hair and gold eye colors spoke to him. As a Race of Ritual his body is adorned in tattoos. The tattoo patterns he chose have an art noveau style that is primarily seen on his left arm that spreads outward into a flowery patter that can be seen on his chest, back, and up to his neck. [b]Class:[/b] Bard [b]Class Level:[/b] 80 [b]Skills:[/b] [hider=Skills] [i]Resonance Beat[/i] – Magic Attack Skill - Imbues a tune onto a weapon, causing a shockwave on impact, causing a resonance effect with the enemy's body as a medium. Even after the attack is over the effects of the shockwave remains and if an additional attack is made, it will cause a resonance explosion dealing further damage. As 2 hits are needed, the damage dealt is very high. [i]Grand Finale [/i] – Emergency Skill - It is powerful magic spell that deals massive damage to a group of enemies. It can only be used once per every day cycle in the game. It’s named after a literal grand Finale because when the enemy is defeated when using the technique the player is bathed in a spotlight. [i]Sword Speed Etude[/i] – Cover Song = It is a permanent status buff song. When the song is in effect it raises the weapon attack speed of the members of the caster's party. , which raises their damage potential. [i]Ritardando[/i] – Cover Song – A permanent enemy debuff spell that decreases the enemy’s movement. This increases the chances of players doing what they want or letting them get more attacks and casting in. [i]Duet [/i] - Melee Attack Skill- A skill performed using a melee weapon and an ally. After designating an ally whenever the ally hits an opponent during the time frame of this skill both players’ auto attack damage is increased.[/hider] [b]Subclass:[/b] Tracker [b]Subclass Level:[/b] 60 [b]Sub Skills: [/b][hider=Skills] Tracer – It is a detection based skill that allows the user to track the movement of a specific target without being noticed by that specific target. It is good for picking off large group of enemies. Wide Sense – It is a passive detection skill that allows the user to increase their ability to know where nearby resources and traps are located. The higher the level are the farther and more accurate the detection. Sneak – It is an activated hiding skill that allows the user to disappear from the map and in the environment for a very short amount of time. Traces of the user still appear on screen, but the user is very hard to notice. [/hider] [b][u]Equipment[/u][/b] [b]Head:[/b] Hawk Glasses - It is a magical class pair of glasses he puts on when in combat. It allows the user to see in the dark, and the distance. It isn’t particularly rare or powerful, but for a mid to long distance combat type it is essential. [b]Body: [/b] Chameleon Skin Cloak - It is a high end production class item approaching artifact class. The cloak increases the wearer’s agility and provides low imperceptibility. The effectiveness increases at night or in darkened areas. It’s one of his most prized possessions. [b]Arms:[/b] [indent][b]Left:[/b] Roaring Lion Bow - It is an artifact class weapon obtainable in a raid. It has an elegant design, with an intricate lion faced design. The weapon has a relatively low to normal attack power for a high-level bow compared to other artifact class bows, but this is compensated by increasing the users casting and attack speed, mana restoration speed, and spell effectiveness.[/indent][indent][b]Right:[/b]Black Feather Arrows - Its is a production class arrow made by high level weapon-smiths. It has a high attack power and affordable. It also has an elegant design, black bolt and black feathers with a silver arrow tip[/indent][b]Accessories:[/b] Rabbit’s Feet Skin Boots - It is a magic class item that increases movement speed. It’s temperature controlled, cold in warm weather, and warm in cold weather. It’s functional with a simple and elegant look. [b]Title: [/b] The Wandering Bard [b]Party:[/b] N/A He’s played on hundreds of Pickup Gorups though, but never been part of a specific group. He’s met and made some good friends on some party based quests though. [b]Guild:[/b] Artists Unite (defunct) – They disbanded after some artistic differences between several parties. He’s still in contact with people that were in the guild and often meet with some of them to collaborate on artwork. [b]Miscellaneous:[/b] His preferred play style/build is called “Virtuoso - Curse Song Specialization” It focuses on aiding allies using their Curse Songs to weaken opponents and provide cover attacks. This build is rather unpopular due to the relatively short range of Bard attacks compared to Assassins and Swashbucklers, as well as the lower damage it deals. It is however popular among Bard players who also want to go on solo quests and missions. [/hider]