[quote=@Kal-El]
Tirial and Marianne has range. Marianne has multiple skills from swordplay to archery to hand to hand to high magic but I'M the one being too powerful when my guy only has swordplay and magic (no offense at all to you harinezumikouken). Tirial is good at swordsmanship AND good at manipulating water/ice for many purposes. Go read over them.
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There's a reason I chose my words carefully in the form. Tiral "has chosen not to solely specialize in the way of the blade." This does not mean that he is by any means a master at swordsmanship; in fact, the most recent set of events in-RP has shown as much. He cannot handle more than a 1-on-1 duel in combat, since he just isn't that skilled yet; it's the biggest reason why he called for aid in the last skirmish, even with only two bandits at his throat.

He's more a magician than anything else, actually. Swordplay is used as more self-defense as of right now, and given the rules of magic in-universe, his main tool of combat (his magic) is limited but is considerably versatile to shore that weakness up until the day comes where he is able to fight proficiently with his sword... Which, all things considered, won't be for a long while.

Also, armor choice. Man's wearing little armor in favor of mobility. He has to be a lot more cautious in combat similar to harine's character.