[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=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] [hr] [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