[hider=Giovanni] [center][h1]Giovanni Lionson[/h1] [img]http://img05.deviantart.net/3193/i/2015/109/2/9/jah_by_daver2002ua-d6u3tah.jpg[/img] [b]Character Concept:[/b] "[i][color=gold]Feel the wrath of ma sweet reggae music![/color][/i]"[/center] [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Background:[/b] Giovanni was born to Anthony and Riza Salinas, a pair of hardworking Filipinos with high expectations and dreams for their son. Anthony worked as a Real Estate Agent and Riza worked as a Graphic Designer at home. He both grew up and was taught in his home, his mother teaching him all she knew in an early age. He was put in with the best private school they could afford, with private tutoring and special classes. They were both very humble and good people, working their hearts out so they can give their only son a better life overseas. He was a very sheltered child with very few friends and the only people he could truly count on were his family. Gio got into gaming as a sort of stress reliever from the countless tests and hard work, falling in love with video games. Final Fantasy, Zelda, Mario, Doom, Quake and anything he can get his hands on. Living in Manila granted him access to more games than his cousins in the countryside had. This was when he found his dream of being a Game Developer. His parents initially disapproved of it but after some clever arguments they reached a compromise; he would become a Game Designer. After graduating from High School, he was on the first plane to America to start on his video game career. And the rest was history. Coming to the United States signalled the birth of "Reggae Vanni" graduating from university and ending up in the quaint Apartment 3C. He has found bonds there and has no real desire to come back to the Philippines though he does Skype his parents almost everyday. The previous life of Giovanni Lionson, unlike his name, is very normal and hopes that living around his group of friends will give some sparkle and jazz to his life. It all ended one night with a bang and a flash. [b]Level:[/b] 1 [b]Class:[/b] Brawler Musician [b]Race:[/b] Leon - A mutated race of men with Lion heads. [b]Attribute:[/b] Force [b]Gift:[/b] Reggae Flow is exactly what you expect. When Giovanni sings a particular reggae song, the longer and arguably, better the song is, the more magic flows into his system. This magic can then buff him in terms of stamina, strength and speed. The longer he goes, the more powerful he becomes. This gift also gave him the ability to layer his voice, so he could do a beat while also singing to the song. It is said that when he sings louder and louder, this buff can extend to others in his party although the concentration that would be needed would be too much in battle. He uses his fists and kicks in battle most of the time. [b]Equipment:[/b] Uh... His dreads? [/hider] [hider=Leon] [center][h1][b][color=black]L[/color][color=crimson]E[/color][color=darkgreen]O[/color][color=yellow]N[/color][/b][/h1][/center] [hr] The Leon are a race of blood-drinking, hard-boned, predominantly male race. The Leon are attracted to blood, their sensitive nose can pick up the distinct smell of blood a mile away. To them, blood is a sweet nectar, an addictive drug that makes them go crazy. Due to this, most of their race live in seclusion, away from society so they don't inflict harm on others. The way they distract themselves from blood is to smoke a special drug named [i]Gra Rah Ting[/i] that is made out of a special mix of herbs and is made using a very ancient technique their forefathers used. [i]Grah Rah Ting[/i] gives the user a slowed down perception of the things going on around them, giving them a surreal, powerful and addictive experience. They have used the drug so much that newborn Leon are actually prone to having episodes similar to what [i]Grah Rah Ting[/i] does, usually calming them down. This is due to the amount of this drug an adult of this species smokes. This is why many of the species die early due to lung cancer and their seclusion away from society or magical/traditional medical help. There are tribes who do not smoke these drugs but instead indulge in their deepest, darkest desires instead. These tribes are looked down upon by most of Leon society. Their bones are much thicker than the average mortal and their jaw strength has the biting force of a freight train. Their skin colour ranges from the deepest black to a light tan, keeping their manes in dreadlocks form. Their hair is actually controllable and can be used to slap things away or carry things for their user and seem to have minds of their own, although this is rare among the Leon. They are predominantly male due to the high percentage of a Y chromosome fertilising an egg. The Leon have a sense of attraction about them, being very attractive mortals to almost every race. Vanni is different from the rest. He certainly looks like a Leon. Tan, tall, muscled with a savage grin and fangs as deadly as a sword. He still retains the vampiric attitude although that has merged with his previously human personality and they clash. Hard. His mind is a constant battle between human and Leon. A swirl of emotions, two sides of a coin, both fighting for control. He wants to indulge, he wants to fuck, wants to kill, wants to steal. He wants to get into bar fights, play with whores in the streets, rip the throat of any who dares to go against him. But at the same time, he wants to learn. He wants to love, wants to feel, wants to be normal. And all of this makes him very unique. He escapes the constant throb of headache with the sound of reggae, the gift is the only thing keeping him from turning into a full Leon. Although most of his Leon traits have been negated or pushed down, the only one that stayed is most problematic. He is almost always in heat. This was used effectively in the Great Crusade, the ability to have Cubs as young as ten to fight in the front lines bolstered their defence against the army of Valentia. This means that anything from the subtlest of touches, a smile towards his way, any kind of affection or even a noticeable body change in a female he is particularly interested, he will have a desire. A desire that overcomes all. He will not think, not be able to speak, only a want to get what he [i]wants[/i]. He can fight it but only through intense pain everywhere, especially in one particular spot, and a chance for him to die from the explosive amount of emotions rocketing in his brain. Though he is not aware of it, he is a ticking time bomb. Direct contact? Consider him gone for hours on end. There is only one way to get rid of it without the chance of death or injury. Reggae. But that is only possible if someone else knows what reggae is. And there is only one person in the world that does. Hunger and time also increases the sensation. The thirst for blood and meat in your stomach, a longing for the touch of a woman mixed with eternal heat? He would go berserk. Maybe even die.[/hider] [hider=Songs] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWIxA7M_-ZA]Baby I Love Your War - Big Mountain[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W5pq4bIzIw]Boombastic - Shaggy[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNYo6UFYCsM]Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley & The Wailers[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpIAc9by5iU]Chase the Devil - Max Romeo[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Jp-V4jalI]Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Edit) - OMI[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9JEogHgWo4]Hey Now Now - Michael Franti & Spearhead[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSuB4t3q_dA]I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Me4KIiPLU]La Mar - The Beautiful Girls[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fx7p7TEi6M]Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g]One Love - Bob Marley & The Wailers[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxYRbzGi8Rg]Our Day Will Come - Amy Winehouse[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEjLC0-zYb8]Sunday Morning - Morgan Heritage[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc2UEfWjvo8]Sweat (A La La La Long Song) - Inner Circle[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqgHosrqJ8o]The Sound of Sunshine - Michael Franti & Spearhead[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-qFyinrniI]Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlfQVvsNLFk]Wanted Dread or Alive - Peter Tosh[/url] [/hider]