[b]NPCs[/b] Disclaimer: NPCs may violate the general guidelines for characters however they will have a more limited impact plot or they may be Plot related in some way but due to their power level they will not be used as characters in order to preserver a sense of balance and fairness [hider=Christian Highfell]Name: Christian Highfell, The Avatar of Storms Alias/Nickname:The Shard, Lord Shard, Master Highfell, Stormlord Appearance: For all his eccentric lineage, most of the time christian appears to just be a very handsome human male. (Image may change upon commision completion) [img]http://img13.deviantart.net/3ce3/i/2015/255/c/d/christian_highfell_by_tust-d99bo53.png[/img] Age:2536 Race: Bronze Dragon/Storm Elemental Personality: Christian is a highly eccentric individual, he often comes off as being distracted or aloof. This is largely due to his age, however when he is intrigued by a problem, person or some other noteworthy thing he because animated warm and interested. Christian is highly patient and deliberate in everything he does and it may even appear plodding to those who are not long of years but Christian’s conviction when he sets his mind on something is akin to a glacier grinding stone to fine dust. While slow to anger Christian’s anger, like everything else about him, is titanic and wondrous to behold. Christian loves, hates, laughs, and grieves like a force of nature, however those who know him on a personal level find him to be oddly human in temperament and often relatable. Biography/history: Christian’s biography starts a century before the stygian empire invaded Galendar 2400 years ago. Suffice to say it is too lengthy to be included here. What is important is that Christian has been the guild master for the Knights of Star since he founded it he has spent his entire life living in accordance with what he thinks is right. Much of his time as the leader of the Knights of Star has been spent running missions across Galendar for the highest bidder. In his time Christian has taken on thousands of missions including everything from heists, robberies and other thefts all the way through espionage, government overthrows, acts of terrorism and full on assassinations. Christians has also taken thousands of search and rescue missions, missions defending the innocent, mercy and aid missions as well as orchestrating peace between warring nations. Anytime not spent running missions for The Tower of Stars Christian spent exploring and mapping Galendar as well as hunting down items of power to add to his Vault beneath the Tower of Stars. Christian became the Avatar of Storms 500 years ago when he killed his step brother and took the mantle much to his Father’s irritation. Christian’s Father is the Elemental Lord of Storms Christian’s mother is unknown even to this day. His father refuses to speak of her. Christian has one younger step sister. Violet’s location is currently unknown. Reason for recruitment: Guildmaster Strength of Will: Supreme Will Magic: Alchemy: Christian is capable of almost limitless shape shifting. He is not restricted by a need to conserve matter Divination: Christian is capable of powerful scrying spells which he uses to keep tabs on friends, enemies and ongoing missions for the tower of stars. (It is rumored Christian keeps an open scrying mirror in his room whose sole focus is Raven). Christian is also capable of viewing his own memories and the memories of anyone whom he kills, lends him or he steals their memory in perfect detail and he may project and explore them at will. Necromancy: Christian is capable of fully resurrecting the dead given the death occurred within one month and he has a sufficient offering of magic to make to Yishreenok Abjuration: Christian is a potent healer however much of his healing feels like the subject is being shocked. Christian is also capable of potent wards. The most potent of which is known as The Aegis. The Aegis is constant flow of magic channeled directly from the elemental plane of storms that can shrug off almost all of the most titanic blows an enemy can bring to bear. Conjuration: Christian can conjure any item from within the walls of the Tower of Stars to his exact location. This can only be blocked by an antimagic field or other incredibly powerful magics. Force Magic: Christian is single handedly capable of the most powerful lightning, wind, rain and storm magic in all of Galendar. He is only rivaled by the Avatars of Water and Air who are incredibly powerful at force magic related to their own elements. Force of Will- Because of how powerful Christian’s will is, he can manifest it as a telekinetic force capable of manipulating his environment including: lifting, throwing, moving, destroying or constructing things around him. God relations: Christian does not worship any of Galendar’s Gods but he does consort with Yishreenok on occasion in order to bring dead comrades back to life. Christian has a strained relationship with his Father the Elemental Lord of Storms Tech: Christian has integrated his artifacts into more convenient tech including his vambrace and its integration of the ace of storms for easier access. The heart of storms has been rebuilt as a tech based blade that uses lightning charged molecule thin crystal as its blade. The entirety of the blade is collapsable via molecular level magic. Possessions/items/property: The Ace of Storms- often seen as Christian’s go to ranged weapon the Ace of storms is also a very powerful source of magic. The Deck of Storms- A physical manifestation of Christian’s status as the Avatar of Storms. The Heart of Storms- Christian's go to melee weapon, a hand and a half sword of lightning infused crystal which collapses neatly into a flat rectangle of metal which Christian carries on his left hip Skills: Archer- Christian is a phenomenal archer largely due to senses far beyond that of a normal being, this also translates to his capacity with firearms however Christian finds little use for firearms and bows in this day in age relying largely on his magic Swordsman- Christian’s swordsmanship is equal to his archery due to constant practice over the last two thousand years while he was founding the Tower of Stars. Tactician- Christian’s experience as a mercenary commander, soldier and guildmaster have given him a depthful grasp of standard and non standard military, paramilitary, terrorist and espionage tactics. Semi-Divine- Christian has a natural knack for anything he puts his mind to because of the sheer magnitude of his will the world molds itself to help him with whatever he is doing. While not an innate skill Christian is innately skilled.[/hider] [hider= Catherine "Raven" Marrowblade] [b]Name:[/b] Catherine Marrowblade [b]Alias/Nickname:[/b]Raven, Lady Marrowblade [b]Appearance:[/b] 5 foot 8 Reference 1: [hider][center][IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/91/cc/f2/91ccf2c70d2d8a6c782a62df82983f0d.jpg[/IMG][/center][/hider] Reference 2: [hider][center][IMG]http://images5.alphacoders.com/293/293139.jpg[/IMG][/center][/hider] [b]Age:[/b] over two thousand years old. Appears to be around her late twenties. [b]Race:[/b] God-blooded Human [b]Personality:[/b] (Will show most IC) Raven is known for her cleverness across the land. Whenever she makes a promise or a deed to someone she holds onto it and makes sure she sees it through, whatever the cost. Dignified as she is she was known to get into lots of trouble when she was younger. Her sparkle in her eye has slightly faded, but not disappeared, for the woman still can be amused from everyday life. Still beautiful but now wise, she has been swarmed by crowds of people for her to pass out her knowledge and advice of the blades and fist. [b]Biography/history:[/b] Raven’s name shall be shouted off sailor’s tongues for centuries to come. Her tales as of old display her as a dignified pirate, running the seas as if she owned them with her hearty crew. She was known to help stop the evil of Galendar during the stygian war, and when death stared her in the face she spat at it. When Raven was but the age of eight her father Lord Marrowblade did something to cause the poor girl to run away from his mansion, escaping to the peasant life by hiding in barrels until they were picked up. Fortunately for her, however, she accidentally boarded what was the fearless pirate ship BlackWing. Raven was quickly discovered and became one of the pirates at the age of nine. Raven’s life as a pirate quickly led her to become fearless, courageous, and Savage. When the time came she became the captain of the ship, and several years later, summoned by Stygians. Raven joined the Stygian empire to fight in the war and that was where she met Christian, persuading him to join her and her allies' cause. After the Stygian war Raven decided to continue her life as a pirate, roaming the seas and the universe with Blackwing, a beautiful ship to now call her own. Her marriage to christian is subtle, yet not unheard of, as rumors of the bond showered gently over Galendar like soft rain. Their relationship is different, for the moonless night and the heart of storms together as one could surely bring the world to its knees if need be. After lord Marrowblade's death, Raven took over and became Lady Marrowblade by default, (Her brother, next in line for the throne, vanished.) So just as the world knows her as the queen of the calm waters of night, she is soon to be well known for the queen of the stars. [b]Reason for recruitment:[/b] Raven is going to the tower to not only reunite with Christian, but to help with transporting recruits to their designated missions. After not seeing Christian for over a thousand years, Raven finally decided to return to the tower of stars. It is unknown why Raven and Christian went their own ways centuries ago, but rumour has it that it was because she wanted to continue sailing the seas, whereas Christian himself had to guard the high tower where he now resides. [b]Strength of Will:[/b] Superior [b]Magic:[/b] Though most of her magic has been unrecorded, there are several things she has shared with the world. Mirror: Raven can clone herself using wild magic, summoning her own will. The clones have a lot less durability than she, and they break into thousands of shards after taking damage. Glide: Like a cat, Raven will never get hurt from falling. Raven can cause her body to become next to weightless; with this she can glide until she lands safely. Raven can also run up walls and remain stationary for as long as she pleases. She can also run across surfaces that would normally trip or caution a person or vehicle with absolute ease. Precision: No matter what armor a foe has, or what form of protection he or she bestows, Raven can tear through it so long as she uses one of her bladed weapons. Vanish: Raven can completely vanish from sight in the blink of an eye, but nobody knows how. Raven also has a divine form bestowed by her grandmother, but nobody has lived to see it and behold what secrets of untold power it claims. [b]God relations:[/b] She is the granddaughter of the Goddess the moonless night. Her relationship with the Goddess is that of family, and what runs in the family is something dark, silent, and deadly. [b]Tech:[/b] Raven has an arm that can morph into very heavy metals as need be for better hand-to-hand combat. This tech has been melted onto her arm, and as a result any weapons that have a sort of recoil, (say, fire weapons or heavy caliber guns) will not harm this arm. The reason why it's in tech is because it's the main key to Blackwing. Nobody can drive the ship or control some of its properties unless Raven is there with this tech. [hider][img]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/guiltycrown/images/f/f0/Shuu_Ouma_recovers_his_lost_Kings'_Power_.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140202193415)[/img][/hider] She has two pistols that turn into her signature rapiers: Moonbane and Nightsing. Light and Shadow blades. She usually uses these things mostly in combat. Raven was never one to indulge in futuristic technology Galendar has to own, since her own skills seem to do the trick. She can, however, use most tech if need be. [b]Possessions/items/property:[/b] Raven owns Blackwing (Think of a more upscale version of this) [hider][img]http://www.badassoftheweek.com/badass/images/402341815414/koxinga2.jpg[/img][/hider] A knife in her cap that returns to her [hider][img]http://www.scorpiodesign.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BLS-Feather02+03-031.jpg[/img][/hider] her pistols [hider][img]https://blackspotpirates.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/img00332-20101022-20461.jpg[/img][/hider] and a variety of other weaponry and utilities. Including one weapon she hopes to never use so long as she is breathing. Raven, also referred to Lady Marrowblade, owns land in a portion of Galendar. Her father, Lord Marrowblade, was royalty. After he passed away she inherited all that he owned, so she occasionally has to revisit old faces to make sure the land is fairing well. [hider][img]http://orig07.deviantart.net/4a5a/f/2014/168/0/2/fantasy_castle_by_jbrown67-d7mu200.jpg[/img][/hider] [b]Skills:[/b] Martial Arts: Raven has had all the time, the patents, and determination, and after two thousand years she finally has mastered all common martial arts and forms of combat, whether hand to hand or with weapons. Assassin: Raven not only has used her time to train physically, but she has lived and breathed in an environment where the shadows embrace the cold world of night. For several centuries Raven has taught herself the way of the shadow, and thrives in a peaceful, moonless darkness. Leading the Sail: Raven is a master sailor, she picked it up when she was little and now she knows everything to know about being behind the wheel of a massive pirate ship. Foresight: Raven had her eye split open on one of her ancient adventures, leaving her no choice but to summon her grandmother. With her help, they gave Raven the moonless eye, and just as there is white in a normal human eye there was black in this divine replacement. Though Raven covers it with her loose bangs she can still see. She can see everything in the dark, the shadows, and anything that lurks about, no matter if it is invisible to the average eye or not.[/hider] [hider=Ralrisk Zalthrim, The Mistress of Shadow]Name: Ralrisk Zaltharim, The Mistress of Shadow Alias/Nickname: Phantom Appearance:Ralrisk often wears a cloak of Shadows over her nanoskin. [hider][img]http://i.imgur.com/AQ9lL1I.jpg[/img][/hider] Age: unknown Race: Shadow Elemental/Elf Personality: Ralrisk is a rather introverted individual and often does her best to remove herself from social interactions as best she can, which may be part of why no one actually knows where her room is in the tower of stars. The few who have had the opportunity to converse with her find her to be insightful and witty, but more often than not a rather grim individual. Biography/history: Ralrisk is the second child of one of the Elemental Lords of Shadow. Due to her birth order she is not the one of the three Avatars of Shadow. After she turned fifty, her family's laws dictated that she was of age to defend herself so her older sister immediately tried to kill her. In her panic Ralrisk fled the fight using her ability to shadow walk to escape. Her sister Lithana chased Ralrsik all the way to Angel’s Landing where Lithana finally caught up with Ralrisk. The ensuing battle was silent, devastating and brutally short. While Ralrisk was an incredibly powerful Shadow Elementalist her sister was an Avatar of Shadow. Ralrisk was defeated easily. As Lithana prepared to execute her younger sister she failed to notice the brewing storm. As a slow heavy rain began to fall in mid stroke of her sword Lithana was struck by a bolt of lightning and hurled from her sister by the force. When Lithana stood to face her attacker a Dragon with bronze scales was crouched over the broken form of her sister Ralrisk. When Lithana attempted to attack the Dragon it shrugged off her attack like it was nothing smashing her shadows to pieces with its claws. Its roar shattered the glass on all of the buildings in surrounding the park where Lithana and Ralrisk had fought. As she realed in shock from the thunder clap that was the dragon’s roar was then that Lithana realized who the dragon was. As Lithana tried to flee Christian unleashed the Ace of Storms and seared away part of her face leaving the once beautiful Avatar of Shadows scarred as she fled from the battle. When Ralrisk awoke it was on a bed in the Tower of Stars infirmary with Megelis standing guard over her in full armor and the tower on high alert. When Ralrisk was fully conscious Megelis told her that Shard had informed the Elemental Lords of Shadow Tribunal that any further attempt on Ralrisk’s life would be met with lethal force and a declaration of war from the Tower of Stars until such a time that Ralrisk declared herself capable of meeting Lithana in single combat. Should Lithana choose to accept such a challenge. While Ralrisk was grateful for the protection she feared retaliation from the Shadow Tribunal. Three months later her fears came to pass when The Shadow Council sought the Judgement of Exandar on the matter. The God ruled in favor of the Shadow Council’s laws and sent it’s Avatar to punish Christian for interfering. In the ensuing battle Christian wounded Exandra’s Avatar with the Ace of Storms and when Exandra itself appeared to deliver Judgment itself, it was stopped by a being wielding the Reaper’s Scythe who proceeded to kill Exandar’s Avatar without any opposition before wounding the God itself and sending Exandar back to the divine realms after forcing it to overturn its own verdict. After the battle with Exandra none of the Shadow Lords dared to interfere with the terms Shard set. Reason for recruitment: Shard saved her life and as a result Ralrisk as served the Tower tirelessly Strength of Will: Greater Magic: Channeled Shadow magic- Ralrisk has magic related to controlling and using shadows that stems from her elemental state and her connection to her father the Elemental lord of Shadows who due to her blood bond can't retract its flow of magic to Ralrisk Wild Shadowfiend- Ralrisk has slowly developed other abilities beyond what a normal Elementalist would be able to do. Namely Ralrisk has developed the ability to transform into an amorphous monster known as a shadow fiend. Something that only Avatars up until now have been capable of doing Shadow stride- If there is shadow there Ralrisk can walk in it. This allows her to walk up walls, hang from the ceiling, and slide across the floor at incredible speeds. Third Eye- By focusing Ralrisk can see magic and magic users. This also allows her to see if an individual is drawing in magic energy or preparing to channel magic energy. The ability requires an insane amount of focus and is uneffective past the opening move in combat since she does not have the focus to maintain it in a fight. God relations: One of the The Elemental Lords of Shadow is her father and as a result she may draw on his magic for her power. Tech: Phaseblade- A blade that exists partially in the elemental plane of Shadows and partially in Galendar. This fusion of tech and magic allows the blade to shear through most normal material without any sort of resistance. Enchanted equipment is resistant to a phaseblade but even then a Phaseblade is very volatile weapon and it is only capable of phasing for short periods of time and requires a battery that must be changed after every use of the phase function. The blade on its own is a monomolecular edged vibroblade without the phasing technology. This particular phaseblade is one of a kind and a prototype that Ralrisk stole from a tech company that produces other elemental Phaseblades for the highest bidder to prevent its replication Cloaking nanosuit- Ralrisk wears a skin tight nanosuit under her shadow cloak. The second skin of cutting edge nanofiber is resistant to impact, blades and energy attacks. It also functions as a cloaking device. While Rarisk can use shadow magic to conceal herself the suit allows her to become completely invisible to most magical and technological sight as well as the naked eye. Omni-rifle- Ralrisk carries a folding rifle which is capable of functioning as a rifle that fires three round burst, single shot and full auto fire. It is also capable of functioning as a high powered sniper rifle. Shadoweyes- Ralrisk wears a set of goggles in the field that feeds her an inordinate amount of information about targets, buildings, bystanders including full biometric readouts, and structural read outs. They also function as full night/heat and ambient magic detection goggles. Possessions/items/property: A variety of dresses she has collected over the years but never wears. A replication of her room in the Shadow plane A collection of antique weapons and assassin equipment Hundreds of small pewter replicas of knights, soldiers, wizards and other features of fantasy. Skill: Master Assassin Shadow Elementalist Highly proficient at disguises Master Tailor and seamstress Excellent shot Excellent swordsmanship Master in Sal’shruk (the martial art that is taught to Shadow Elementalists, its closest approximation is Aikido mixed with Muay Thai)[/hider] [hider=Akime] [b]Name:[/b] Born as Hazumi Harwen but has used Akime [A-ki-meh] for most of her life. [b]Alias/Nickname:[/b] Dark Phoenix, Bloody Maiden, [other suggestions?] [b]Appearance:[/b] Her [url=http://orig00.deviantart.net/3136/f/2009/309/a/b/dark_phoenix_by_puimun.jpg]true appearance[/url], as seen in an old history book Her assumed appearance [IMG]http://i65.tinypic.com/2wlt1tz.jpg[/IMG] [b]Age:[/b] 1789 [b]Race:[/b] True Fae [b]Personality:[/b] Most often Akime is a calm, collected and very patient individual. Although she looks young, her age is made apparent when talking to most in her parental and occasionally slightly patronising demeanour. She seems to have a peculiar set of views and morals and can sometimes seem very forgiving while other times she could be very harsh with her judgment. She is caring in her own way but neither is her love unconditional, nor is it easily understood. On the other hand, Akime isn't always as mature as she seems at first. She can be seen wearing clothes that don't fit her age or personality, sleeping on the roof and playing pranks on occasion. She's also known for suddenly vanishing from the Tower with little explanation, though that doesn't mean she would ever neglect her duties or refuse to help if she's needed. [b]Biography:[/b] [hider=Early history]Akime's history starts in the small realm of Zentra in Hell. It was a land full of life, and also full of rigid traditions and strong values of discipline an honour. Although the land was fertile and the folk was united, the realm had one major problem. Zentra was stuck between powerful neighbours and battles for territory occurred daily. Centuries passed and people's resilience was constantly tested. Their only hope for stability were the numerous bootcamps for the peasantry and their much respected rulers – the devils of the Harwen dynasty. They were a long line of warlords, born and bred for war and were exceptional at their trade. The Harwen didn't shy from conflict and readily lead their armies to battle. However, during a particularly bad war on all three fronts, all of the royalty were slain. All but the youngest one, still too young for battle – Irus. Irus' parents and siblings had managed to do enough damage before their demise, buying him little but valuable time. Swayed by the words of his advisors, he took the young angel Martina as a bride in the hope that their offspring will outmatch even them with their abilities. It seemed like a good idea... but the events that followed were unforeseen. The child was born dead. But it refused to stay dead for long. Instead of laying still in its mother's arms, it stirred and the more lively it became, the more the spark faded in Martina's eyes. By the time anyone realised what had happened, one of them was dead and the other one was crying at the top of her lungs. Mad with grief, Irus raised a hand to strike the baby... and became its second victim. The servants were perplexed but one thing they knew. They needed a ruler and the rigid traditions demanded that this baby be it. The child that was the last of the lineage that had melted like snow overnight was named with their word for spring. Over time it became obvious that the child wouldn't simply harm anyone who touched her. When she became aware of her own abilities, she even started learning to tame them. It wasn't an easy process. The child was naturally temperamental and not just one in her vicinity lost their life on a foolish whim of hers, but the court was dedicated and the child was raised with respect and care. The remaining war generals electing a regent as ruler until she was mature and taking turns between themselves to teach her or protect the realm's borders. Having been trained to fight ever since she could walk, Hazumi got her maiden battle prematurely, when she was only seven years old. Convinced that the heat of the battle would give the girl the necessary push to turn from being a fighter into being a true living weapon, general Artos took her with him to the western front. Little is known about the exact turn of events but one thing was obvious: a wasteland that stretched for miles where all life was eradicated. The girl's skin started glowing with the power of the souls she'd just consumed and it became a visual radiance of power she would never again be able to rid herself of. There was a positive side to the disaster. The event had appalled friend and foe alike and а truce was accepted. In the years to follow, Hazumi had the opportunity to perfect her abilities and even test them on a few occasions. However in her heart, the girl realised that fighting wasn't where her heart lay. Although death didn't bother her, she grew up feeling that there should be a meaning to it. Once power was officially put back in her hands, she used it to hold a diplomatic meeting with the neighbouring realm of Ssakr and negotiated a peaceful union. Needless to say, the people of Zentra felt betrayed. As a warring nation, they preferred perishing in battle than giving in to the enemy. A huge uprisal ensued but the appearance of Hazumi, alone and on foot, was quick to put an end to it. They knew better than anyone what her message was: live or die. All of them. There was no alternative. The men and women threw their weapons on the ground and admit the Unity. Hazumi went back to the Ssakrian palace with a victory in her hand. It was time to conclude the marriage that was arranged as a peace offering between her and one of the lord's sons. The ceremony was grand and the newly-wed retreated to their chambers together. The next morning, the prince was found dead. Unwilling to believe that it wasn't intentional, the lord exiled Hazumi, now known as the Bloody Maiden by the folk.[/hider] Discarding her name and her past, Hazumi named herself Akime and started roamed Galendar in search for her destiny. For a while she was involved in politics, joined and even lead a few wars but most of her life was spent wandering, never truly fitting in. She didn't let anything bring her down, always searching, always experimenting. She even tried to remarry once more but it proved that just because you'd like to forget your past doesn't mean that everyone else will. Barely anyone would dare approach her behind closed doors and soon she gave up looking, devoting herself instead to whatever she found meaningful at the time. Despite her long and abundant life Akime isn't a legend. There was a point in her youth when she sought fame but that is long past. Few of the books written about or by her still remain but they've faded in people's memories. Although she's not hiding or shying away from responsibility, since she joined the Tower of Stars her deeds were rarely memorable. She now prefers to be known to few rather than many. [b]Reason for recruitment:[/b] Accidental, she had nothing better to do at the time. Or so she says. [b]Strength of Will:[/b] Superior [b]Magic (Entirely Wild):[/b] Summoning – Akime can summon and control any creature to her with little trouble, no matter how far, large, or stubborn it is. She can also summon the sentient races but whether or not she can control them is a matter of speculation. Abjuration- She has extraordinary self-healing properties but weak abilities when it comes to healing others. Alchemy- She can use any living, and most dead things, as source of power needed in order to alter or create something else. Additionally, she can bring inanimate objects to life. Illusion/Enchantment- Creating illusions of any calibre is a simple task for her and they're almost impossible to tell apart from the reality. Divination- She can sense almost every living creature on the continent as long as there is a source of natural light in their vicinity. Though her skills are diminished at night, they're never completely gone. Force Magic- She is only capable of two offensive moves, one of which is extremely weak, the other – extremely powerful. The first one is a simple ball of light (or increasing of the light of a certain area). The second one is literally taking someone's life-force away. It's rumoured that she can do more, like making people ill, or turning sunlight into deadly lasers but none of these was ever confirmed. [b]God relations:[/b] Akime has spent time in various shrines trying to get in touch and learn from Elsingdar, Exandra and Orcorum but has barely ever met them. The only god she's truly communicated with is Thandarilasad, who strongly disagreed with the easy way she can manipulate life and they quickly became hostile to each other. Akime is certain that if he gets the chance, he'd love to get rid of her and all the disturbances she's causing to his subjects. [b]Tech:[/b] She is horrible with tech and prefers to stay away from it. [b]Possessions/items/property:[/b] Without admitting it to anyone, Akime misses the mansion she grew up quite a bit and tries to replicate it in her quarters in the Tower. That includes a big art gallery and the second biggest collection of bladed weapons in the world. The biggest one was back in her home-land. Doesn't have one of her own but often sneaks in people's libraries. She also has a huge walk-in closet full of clothes and accessories, some of which she never will, or never should wear. [b]Companions:[/b] Akime has three fateful companions that barely ever leave her side. Their names are Ibuki, Cole and Amber. Depending on the situation they appear either with their own bodies, or masked by illusions. For example, Ibuki takes on the guise of a large [img=http://img00.deviantart.net/067c/i/2014/230/9/1/resonance_by_puimun-d7t5380.jpg]stag[/img] with glowing horns, Cole appears as a pale [img=http://orig08.deviantart.net/a9df/f/2011/021/1/8/the_tracker_by_sandara-d37ok4t.jpg]griffin[/img] with teal wings and Amber is a [img=img=https://kitteadelightchan.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/77d25d2da73e1f7ab990249f71e5e27f.jpg]baby skunk[/img]. When in their human bodies, they’re all extremely good-looking, however only Cole’s griffin body is truly his own. The other two have passed long ago and have since been accompanying Akime as zombies, borrowing physical bodies from people recently passed. Someone who has known the four long enough can recognize them despite the illusions, based on the affectionate nicknames Akime has given them: boy-toy, darling and Schätzchen respectively. [hider=Ibuki] [img]http://orig08.deviantart.net/7a1c/f/2009/306/9/5/megane_boy_by_gtako.jpg[/img] Ibuki is the person Akime’s known the longest. In fact, ever since she was born. While she had a lot of guardians in her early years, all of them were adults. Ibuki was the child of one of the ruling generals, and thus ended up spending a lot of time around Hazimi, especially when it was his father’s turn to live in the mansion and teach the girl. Hazumi’s wild temperament and her tendency to get into trouble (or cause it) awoke the boy’s guardian instinct and his sense of duty. On her part, Hazumi always considered him a slightly annoying older brother. He’s the voice of reason in the group, always responsible and ready to scold his mistress. He doesn’t get along with Cole, whom he considers a temporary ally at best. While he was alive, Ibuki specialized in alchemy and earth magic. Like most, since his passing he’s lost most of his abilities, but as the one who’s helped Akime develop her own skills, he’s still a very cherished mind in combat, as well as out. [/hider] [hider=Cole] [img]http://i57.tinypic.com/2hh3ew6.jpg[/img] Unlike the others, Cole is exactly what he appears to be: a griffin and very much alive. His encounter with Akime happened only five years ago and was pure chance. It was during Akime’s latest short-notice quests when she was trekking the mountains of ______ that she came across a griffin’s lair. Tired and chilled to the bone, she sought shelter among the nesting female’s feathers and was quickly granted such. When their bodies touched, however, Akime realised a terrible truth: the female was very sick and wouldn’t last long enough for her eggs to hatch. This is how Cole found them when he got back from the hunt: weeping and cursing fate together. The couple pleaded with Akime to keep Crystal alive at least long enough to see their offspring… and she agreed. Amber surrendered her current body for Akime to use for the spell. Ibuki refused, forever losing Cole’s respect. After Crystal perished and the offspring were raised, Cole sought Akime out and became her servant. He still disappears on occasion and is the only one who does so without letting the woman know. He’s occasionally hard to talk to but seems to trust Akime and goes along with all her little whims.[/hider] [hider=Amber] [img]http://pre00.deviantart.net/46f9/th/pre/f/2012/316/f/f/lumin_alexander___oc_portrait_by_me_illuminated-d5ktfp4.jpg[/img] Akime met Amber during one of the wars for Angel’s landing when they were both working towards pushing the Stygian army back. Amber, then aged 20, and called Isabelle Venora, was a very talented witch specialising in force magic and shape-shifting. Everyone had high hopes for her, her skills outmatching those of most experienced mages by far. She soon got to lead a legion of her own, her fame stretching far and wide and earning her the title “The Golden Axe”. For all her virtues, however, Amber had one significant vise - her impulsivity. Despite Akime and Ibuki both warning her against it, she took more and more risks, thinking herself to be invincible. One of those risks was to be her downfall: meeting Christian Highfell head-on in battle. After Amber’s untimely death, Akime approached Christian, asking him to return the girl’s soul. Few of the many who have heard of the Golden Axe are aware that she’s still inhabiting the world. Both “Amber” and “Schätzchen ” are puns, referring to the girl’s glorious past. Nowadays she’s travelling the world, causing trouble for the group and occasionally casting weak spells on bystanders without little warning.[/hider] [b]Skills:[/b] Due to her age she's decently at almost anything you can think of that doesn't involve cleaning, cooking or technology. And don't ever let her drive. [b]Misc:[/b] Has somewhat unconventional views on life, death and duty. Due to her light pace and her habit of wandering she often appears to be sneaking around the Tower of Stars Loves most mellow instrumental music, all sorts of animals and storms. Enjoys watching TV and observing training sessions. [b]Themes[/b] (both have lyrics): [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lq7qHMcdc&list=PLkfLfpb6aGljIf9pbHxZC-Z5iCiXBsc05&index=13]Fake Wings[/url]; [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ-0XASP1-I&index=10&list=PLkfLfpb6aGljIf9pbHxZC-Z5iCiXBsc05]Aura[/url][/hider] [h2]Masters and Mistresses[/h2] [hider=Urthar]Name: Urthar, High priest of Therax. Herald of the Living Void Appearance: [hider=Human form][img]https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/db297516964135.562b3b77b2459.jpg[/img][/hider] [hider=Aberran Form][img]http://33.media.tumblr.com/f05c24a85701e30e343f0ac4217af80b/tumblr_inline_n25ihpflVY1r0zz7o.png[/img][/hider] Urthar prefers brown robes and wire rim glasses making his appearance more akin to the mages of old. While he walks with a slight hunch and employs a cane it is largely a deceptive strategy. The old man spends much of his time observing the comings and goings of the Tower and making sure that there are no threats to the Tower, internal or External that Shard does not know about. Age: Unknown Race: Pureblood Aberration Rank: Master of Word[/hider] [hider=Megelis Altoris]Master of Blade, See Character sheet above[/hider] [hider=Akime]Mistress of Sight, See Character sheet. [url]http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3374178[/url][/hider] [hider=Ralrisk]Mistress of Shadow, See NPC above.[/hider] As Characters or NPCs fill the other Master and Mistress positions they will be added to this list. [h3]Original and Ex Knights of the Tower[/h3] [hider=Lazarus]]Name: Lazarus Alias/Nickname: Speaker for the Dead Rank: Ex-Master of Word Appearance: [img]http://i.imgur.com/baU4IRc.png[/img] Age: Unknown Race: Human Lazarus tendencies are towards reservation and dry humor as well as a penchant for letting those around him fail miserably as a means of teaching the best approach to something. To most Lazarus comes off as rather lazy and disinterested. Strength of Will: Superior Magic: Lazarus is the High Necromancer of Yishreenok and as a result can use Wild and Channeled magic. Lazarus is also capable of any and all forms of Necromancy that Yishreenok grants it’s Necromancers. This includes magic from any of the Necromancer paths. God relations: Avatar of Yishreenok[/hider] [hider=Lord Nighshade]Name: Reizer Korvan the Third Alias/Nickname: Lord Nightshade Appearance: [img]http://img01.deviantart.net/1041/i/2014/079/c/e/daily_spitpaint__shadow_knight_by_soyfreak-d7ax9kg.jpg[/img] Age: 1445 Race: Human The last king of Korvan prior to the Stygian Invasion of Korvan for the second time. A morbid honor bound man with a sadistic side Lord Nightshade joined The Tower’s Knights when the Stygian Empire murdered his family and rendered him sterile to prevent Korvan from ever stopping an invasion force again by ending their royal line.[/hider] [hider=Violet]Name: Liliana Highfell Alias/Nickname: Violet Appearance: [img]http://img04.deviantart.net/65d2/i/2015/297/e/3/saber_lily_by_wlop-d9e66kl.jpg[/img] [img]http://img14.deviantart.net/2458/i/2015/138/4/9/saber_by_wlop-d8tjwa5.jpg[/img] Age: 2335 Race: Light Scared/Lightning Elemental A proud intelligent woman. Christian’s sister is one of the most dangerous duelists Galendar has ever seen and held the position of Mistress of Fist when she was first with her brother within the Tower of Stars.[/hider] [h3]Tower A.I.[/h3] Archive- Archive is a male personality A.I. which maintains and regulates the flow of information and communications within the Tower. It is accessible to all of the Towers Knights from anywhere in the Tower. It also has access to the Towers full repository of Knowledge as well as all reports, written material, and any other form of information the Tower has acquired over the years. Sentinel- Sentinel is a non gendered A.I. which maintains the Tower's security and protects against intruders and external attacks Senechal- Senechal is capable of replicating both a male and female personality. Senechal maintains all of the Towers Logistical needs including everything from food preparation to resource allocation for the Forge and other military related functions of the Tower [h2]Wedding Guests[/h2] [h3]Xavier’s Fantastic Circus and Carnival[/h3] [hider=Kaela the Tarot] Kaela the Tarot [img]http://digital-art-gallery.com/oid/12/r169_457x256_3872_A_Touch_of_Magic_2d_fantasy_magic_mage_girl_woman_picture_image_digital_art.jpg[/img] Xavier’s prized fire eater and spinner of destiny. Kaela is known for her lovely demeanor and her mean streak when she doesn’t get what she wants. Kaela is also one of the finest fire mages in Galendar as well as the heir to the Stygian house of Firebrand.[/hider] [hider=Sir Henry Bleakwind] Sir Henry Bleakwind [img]http://img02.deviantart.net/2ac9/i/2010/074/9/f/greyknight_terminator_by_terronviking.jpg[/img] [img]http://i63.tinypic.com/2ij3ds5.png[/img] Xavier’s beast handler and hired muscle. Sir Henry was originally a Vanguard of the Watch. Protector of Kevin’s Watch; but he has since taken to drinking and selling his blade to the highest bidder. As a result Xavier invited him to join the Circus.[/hider] [h3]The Coven of Dust[/h3] [hider=Garick Darksand, Hierophant of Dust] Garick Darksand, Hierophant of Dust [img]https://metalgaia.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/mage.jpg[/img] A priest of the Stygian God, Vazierian, Garick is the face and voice of the Coven of Dust. A group of secretive assassins and mages who hold sway in the Northern Kingdoms. One of the Tower’s strong allies in the Kingdom’s beyond the Northern Borders of Galendar.[/hider] [hider=Amon Kra, The Vizier of Dust] Amon Kra, The Vizier of Dust [img]http://cp12.nevsepic.com.ua/6-1/1355439485-0927452-www.nevsepic.com.ua.jpg[/img] One of the four blades of the Coven of Dusts and a recipient of the Final Rites. Amon serves as Hierophant Darksand’s aid, advisor and bodyguard. A relentless undead being skilled in magic and combat;an example of the Coven’s power.[/hider]