[center][img]http://txt-dynamic.cdn.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjk2LmZmYTY1Mi5TMjl5WVhrLC4w/kremlin-synod-display-caps.regular.png[/img][/center] [center]{Pronounced: Kor [as in coral] - rye }[/center] [center][url=https://forvo.com/word/koray/]Koray[/url][/center] [center]Ember Moon[/center] [center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtyvNkywwWE[/youtube][/center] Age: 17 Gender: Male [center][img]https://image.ibb.co/iHNQ28/Koray_Portrait.png[/img][/center] Koray is an odd one indeed, it’s hard to begin to describe him. Those who know him have a hard time explaining him. On one hand he probably has more energy than them, seemingly moving nimbly and acrobatic with such a large weapon. As if movement doesn’t restrict him. Another hand the young man is wearing half plate armor, but he moves with speed that shouldn’t be possible. With a strength that should slow him down. A fierce fighter and a stronger personality Koray is as fiery as his name suggest, but as enigmatic as the mysterious of a full moon. [hider= Here I come For Better or Worst][center][img]https://image.ibb.co/esOMaT/Demon4.png[/img][/center][/hider] To even begin to detail Koray’s strange odd fashion would be lengthy and take days. Many question how someone can own so many catsuits and be able to get in and out of them everyday. Or how he can find plated armor and a bodysuit comfortable. His outfits are slightly various, and he’s seen with an interesting array of looks. The picture above this shows Koray wearing a tunic, with two loose tassels at each corner, with a bodysuit and plated armor. Though there is something interesting with Koray and his plated armor. At least for most of his outfits with gems, he wears them as bicep bracelets and knee shin guards. When the gem is activated, the plated armor is retracted out. [hider= Alternative HairStyle + Outfit][center][img]https://image.ibb.co/cE5pUo/Demon9.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] Mostly straight, long white hair often kept neat and tied in the back, beside a few times that it may be styled by someone else. His eyes are often highlighted by a starkly contrasting red and blue eyeliner close to his red and blue heterochromia eyes. For someone who wears partial plate armor, his body frame is wiry, lithe, thin, and lean with slight muscle definition, but nothing that would indicate the hardy warrior he is. Somewhat ambiguous body features, but mostly still pretty beauty masculine. For seventeen he stands relatively tall at 5’10”, 177cms, and weighing a solid 135lbs, 61kg. His lean build betrays his otherwise hardy skillset. [hider= Outfits] [center][img]https://image.ibb.co/ib28QT/Demon7.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://image.ibb.co/kSLv5T/Demon13.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://image.ibb.co/mEPzX8/Demon14.png[/img][/center][/hider] [center]“You’re one weird little freak” “Thank you” “It wasn’t a compliment” “Then why would you say it” “I’m more worried that you’re serious with that response” -continues to look perplexed-[/center] At looking at Koray you would assume some hardened warrior with the voice as steel as the sword at the side of their hip. You probably expect more facial hair too and maybe a bit older, and a scar across their eye, but we digress. Koray is none of those things. Instead he sounds like someone who doesn’t have a complete grasp of the language, most of the time he’s either lost the meaning entirely of your point, or sounds confused at to its meeting. In fact Koray sounds about as an adolescent boy would sound. It’s silvery and light, it has a grace in it’s cadence steps like that which would indicate even compliment his pretty, but masculine features. It has a boyishness and charm to it, that’s horribly butchered by broken up sentences when speaking in the common tongue. You won’t hear him compound words like doesn’t and wouldn’t. He’ll say wood not and do not. He’ll likely call someone who’s name is Ray, Rye. Amy might turn into Ah-my. It’s clear that he comes from somewhere far away. Though despite his funny way of pronouncing things, he’s boyish, with a soft spoken tone. Another contradictory upon many of his contradictories. [h2][u][b]Awake Mode[/b][/u][/h2] [center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39nJf37AQc4[/youtube][/center] [center]“You are done here. Meet annihilation. I will erase you.”[/center] His head drops low as he falls to his knees. Has he given up? Has he finally understood his place in this world? [center]“Hahahah, giving up already, I guess I will put an end to you and here I was excited for a sheer second. Truly you sent a shiver down my spine,”[/center] A wind begins to pick up, his white hair is blowing in the wind, the hair tie he had been wearing had come off long ago. His hair was beginning to be overtaken by red, crimson began to spill across a white canvas that way you would see ink spread on paper when it was spilled. He began to be surrounded by an overwhelming aura. Wait, was he this strong when you first fought him? You assumed his only magic was still developing. He continues to utter to himself, digging his hands into the earth. He slowly raises his head. Standing up the gem in his chest had begun to glow golden. [center]“Mock all you like. I meant I will end you.”[/center] He doesn’t sound much different from the boy enjoying himself a minute ago, except angier. The white of his eyes are slowly turning black, as his blue and red eye become golden in color. His aura a forewarning of what you’re in for. His magic, gold like flames. He stares at you with a seriousness he has not otherwise shown earlier. You realize now with that stare, with that aura, that shows you clearly what he will do. He truly meant what was said. This is your end. [hider= An Overwhelming Power][center][img]https://image.ibb.co/dCCds8/Demon6.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] Personality: To say the least Koray is...odd. Part of that probably has to do with the language better, he’s certainly has gotten better with his communication over the years. Though still has a tendency to confuse the meaning of some words for other words. As he is under the impression Alien is used in the same term as beautiful or handsome. Though this doesn’t mean Koray doesn’t communicate well with others, he communicates well enough despite the oddities in his pattern of speech. A habit to use insults like they are adjectives without realizing their negative context. Some who wouldn’t know Korays backstory might read him off as some seventeen year old with manners, while Koray lives in a world where his words are genuinely meant in a positive way. Except how you call someone an alien positively is still confusing to most. Koray is never purposely mean to others or malicious, it’s his lack of awareness at times that he doesn’t recognize his own slights. Though he’s working on it, he’s genuinely seen as a curious person with a sense of adventure. He rather desires exploration. His goal in life is to see everything the world has to offer. He doesn’t necessarily desire the battles that come with it, however, it is something that he sees is necessary. It isn’t necessarily something he enjoys, though Koray’s own personal resolve means that he will find something in it to enjoy in it. Perhaps it is the sense of freedom it gives him when he’s able to move in a way that defies logic. Though battle is no way to motivate Koray. He rather avoid it, not so much avoidance that he isn’t half the time being the one leading the charge. He’s actually quite competent on the battlefield. Koray who is an otherwise, somewhat airheaded, but never really dumb off the battlefield, quickly switches gear when it comes to life or death. Everything Koray throws into the fray is for the means of surviving the ordeal. It’s why you’ll see him be the one to strike the first blow. He doesn’t like loud mouths, people who talk a lot about themselves, but have yet to prove themselves. He’s not usually, at least when it comes to combat, one to let another person finish his sentence. Long monologuers beware, you might get a spear thrown at you mid sentence. Act or do not. But if you don’t act someone else will. He will. Koray is quite intelligent, despite the impression that people would get that he isn’t. It’s probably the language barrier that creates a false narrative. While Koray may look lost and confused with what others have to say, the fact that he’s even learned to communicate as “effectively” as he can now is because he’s a quick learner who picks things up rather quickly. Those who do get to have a conversation with Koray recognize behind the odd speech is someone who is quite rational, with a profound philosophical point of view. Perhaps it's indicative of the culture he originally came from. Someone who respects the mortality of others and honors their enemy as much as their honor their ally. Though that’s not something he’ll talk about on a constant. It’s seen more in his actions than anything else. Koray would never intentionally someone off the battlefield, as he won’t intentionally insult the enemy on the battlefield either. Though Koray isn’t much of a talker on the battlefield. Battlefields are for the clashing of weapons, not ideals. Koray’s curiosity can get the better of him, he has the type of personality who recognizes both the danger of doing something and yet will do it anyway. If a button says don’t press it, he’s already probably worked out it’s a bad thing. Yet, he’ll do it anyway because an adventure isn’t an adventure without the thrill or taking risk. And perhaps someone has set something up in a way to make it look dangerous, but there could be a great reward behind those who take bold action. He’s also known for doing really weird things as well. There’s a story about a piece of fruit that fell in front of the path they walked, not even a large fruit, probably the size of a pebble and Koray sliced it in half and continued walking forward. People are not necessarily so sure what goes on in Koray’s mind during these moments. In Sleeping Mode he’s quite docile. The best way to motivate Koray is not through battle, but expressing the adventure he is about to embark. The journey is more important to Koray than the end. Koray is quite social and doesn’t let his lack of proper language get in the way. Though few people are patience with him as patience as he is with them. In Awake Mode, it’s not quite a personality shift, but Koray’s usual demeanor changes from the curious adolescent to a much more serious individual. While his views of battle may have not changed, as Awake Mode is not a separate personality, Awake Mode can be quite cold and callous to life and death. In Awake Mode you are only set for death when you face him. Koray doesn’t necessarily care in this mode and seems blinded by whatever emotion has been the one to awaken this mode. Whether it to be to protect his friends, that is his singular goal. Or that be that he’s really pissed and wants you dead, that is his singular goal. Koray is aware of all his actions. Though he’s not necessarily how he should process the things he does in Awake Mode. Should it be guilt and shame? Should it be regret? In those states Koray doesn’t necessarily care for the individual and a part of him will always be unclear, as he is blinded by the state of emotion that put him in that mind frame in the first place. Skills: Language Barrier Mastery Koray has seemed to master the language barrier with not only butchered sentence structures, but complimentary words that actually have negative context to them. He uses the word Alien and Idiot in the same context you use Beautiful and Handsome. He’s also mastered to get him lost a few times in the city because of his inability to read the signs properly. There’s a story about how he got lost going to the Dragons Cry Club and ended up at the Dragon Port Tavern. Valiah [Vah-ly-ah] Tribe Warfare Before a clansman can become a titled Guide, they go through rigorous training of the mind, body and spirit before they are put up to the task of the Virtue of Mortality. And even then not all make it through the training and each training is different depending on the responsibility expected of you in the clan. It is these lessons that are the answers to Koray’s uniqueness. Young boys and girls who are to be expected to be the clans protectors are put through harsh physical training. Taught to swim with weights on their ankles, or to climb trees with acrobatic finesse wearing heavy jackets with weighted plates. Their minds and spirits constantly tested with states of depravity, hunger, isolation, and abandonment. Their spirits put to the test through nightmares induced by tribe witch doctors that they must overcome. If the test are not passed through either death or that your mind breaks, you are abandoned from the tribe and not qualified for the ritual of titled Guide. Not only are they trained, but they given the knowledge of various based weaponry upon the understanding the Virtue of Mortality will drain them of their vigor. That war is about sacrificing a part of oneself for power. Power comes at a cost and the cost is a part of yourself. If you do not understand tribulation then you will not be able to protect others. Minor Weapon Repair Part of his training was learning how to repair his tools on the spot with quick fixes. He’s no blacksmith or craftsman, but if there is a crack or chip, he can easily find a mend or repair that would be serviceable until he could get it appropriately fixed. Quick Solutions Koray is also pretty quick at coming up with solutions to the a problem or scenario. Again do to his training in his tribe, sometimes you were thrown out into the forest with no plans. You had to keep your wits about you and come up with quick on the spot solutions to any number of problems that could occur. While Koray’s lack of language may make others think he’s dumb, it is quite the opposite. Koray is sharp and cunning, he sees the world with a near limitless amount of possibilities and opportunities. Survivalist Sometimes when you’re thrown out into the wilderness to fend for yourself, you have to learn quickly how to survive that scenario. You need to learn where to make your camp, how to start a fire, how to tie a knot, how to fish, and how subsist off of nothing. Koray is a sufficient survivalist, if you are to get lost in the wild you’d likely want to get lost with Koray, His ability to come up with solutions combined with his ability to utilize survivalist knowledge means you’re least likely to die with him around. Magical Items Carried: Embrie [Em-bree] - Spear Pointed Polearm When he survived the Virtue of Mortality, he was gifted upon the Embrie. A golden spear pointed polearm, with his name carved into its shaft from his Father. When inactive the spear looks about as ordinary as a spear gets, despite it’s ornate design, a spiraling prong, and spike head. When the spear is activated unsheathed, it lights aflame. [hider= Fire Spirits Dance][center][img]https://image.ibb.co/jjL1C8/Demon12.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] Ounderous [Oon-der-us] - Bow n Arrow An enchanted bow of his clan, gifted to him by the Grand Guidance when he decided to set out on his journey. The bow charges every arrow that is drawn with its string with a slight bit of electricity. Though the electric arrows have another feature, which is used to act like a conduit to each other. He may strike an enemy with a singular arrow, or surround them with arrows, to release a supercharged arrow for it to arc to every other arrow as well. Having the enemy receive a shock of their lifetime. [hider= Arching Quills][center][img]https://image.ibb.co/fXCEX8/Demon15.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] Magic: Virtue of Mortality - Lost Magic In the Valiah there is one thing that grants all life secret, knowledge, and power, and that is the Godiah’s Stone. These Stones are said to be the origins of magic, at least in their clans lore it is. It is the tears of their Goddess Creator left behind in this world when her lover left her. And this stone grants those that bond with it a great boon for a great cost. Their bodies become host to the crystal so it may be harvested again to repeat the cycle. A cycle that has been going on for many years when the Guidance found the power of the crystals serviceable to the people. Depending on one’s expectations and duties in the tribe, the Godiah, Goddess Eye Stone, is inserted in different parts of the body. For the Pedagogue a symbol of their knowledge is to accept the Virtue of Mortality inserted in the center of their foreheads. The Crystal will eventually fuse with their skulls and in the temples, the Ruby Skulls are erected in their honor after death. While the Crystal is parasitic in nature, it is a symbiotic relationship with the one that host it. Connecting itself to their bloodstream and subsisting off the same components a human life might need. Thus removing the crystal after a while becomes dangerous as the body compensates for the crystal. For the Vanquisher the crystal is placed in the individual's heart and displayed in the center of their chest. The Vanquisher earns the title Ruby Heart if he or she makes it through complete fusion with the Crystal. While the Crystal for the Pedagogue is a concern, they have more expectation to fuse to adulthood with the crystal without issue. The Vanquisher could die before the ritual is complete for a number of reasons; The initial cause of death would be during the ritual itself, when the chest is cut open and the surgery to perform the fusion is taking place. Some end up bleeding out before they can be closed up. The second cause of death would be after the ritual during the first phase of fusion. The first phase of fusion begins in the first year of the crystal being placed inside their chest. This is often when the body rejects the crystal and begins an autoimmune response in the same way it would if it were to reject an organ. The third cause of death would be the year after the first phase of fusion when there was something that went wrong during the first phase of fusion that the fusion fused in the wrong way and begins a painful process of heart failure or even the heart fails to beat properly at all. And even if the Vanquisher makes it through all of that after the ritual. There are still trials to face as the crystal takes five years to fully phase to the Vanquisher. Though due to the nature of the ritual. The training before the insertion is considered crucial, fail to pass it, then you will never be given a Godiah Stone. And those in the tribe are heavily screened by their Witch Doctors in order to find those most susceptible to magic in order to handle the ritual better, As death is not the end goal of this ritual. But it is a way to bless one with the boon of their Goddess. Within the tribe there are other professions that would be honored for fusion. Witch Doctors are given Crystals in their hands, a symbolization of their healing and abilities to connect with the world with merely a magical touch. And Overseer, the one who looks over the whole of the tribe. His crown would be made of the crystal fusion surrounding his head and fusing into it, his heart is the God’s center, and his hands are the Gods touch. To earn the position of Overseer one must be durable. And every few centuries the Foreseer the one to look into the future may have a crystal fused to one eye. Koray’s Boon from the Godiah Stone is Demonic Inversion. [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjYwLmY0MzAwNi5SR1Z0YjI1cFl5QkpiblpsY25OcGIyNCwuMAAA/jmh-laudanum.eg.png[/img][/center] [center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0WPQICEclg[/youtube][/center] The two main states of Koray’s magic are Sleep Mode [Inactive] and Awake Mode [Active]. Inactive the Godiah Stone passively records any spell directed towards him. It doesn’t record any spell that has not directly come into the stone and the stone does not absorb damage. Koray is still affected by spells like an ordinary person. Instead the spells the Godiah Stone records becomes Koray’s spells during Awake Mode. [h2][u][b]Sleep Mode [/b][/u][/h2] During Sleep Mode Koray struggles to make his own magical powerful. For those who are not aware of his Demonic Inversion, they would probably write him off as a struggling lesser mage who just learned to practice a few spells. But Koray’s Godiah Stone inactive makes it difficult for him to conjure enough powerful spells to take down powerful opponents. It’s why Koray relies heavily on his physical combat in Sleep Mode. Though it is best not to underestimate Koray as an incompetent mage. With what little magic he does have, he uses to enhances the enchantments in his blades. The stone absorbs or perhaps blocks too much of his own magic to make his magic worth fighting with. There are other issues that are more prominent in Sleep Mode than they are in Awake Mode which allows him to block and ignore most things due to having a singular drive. Due to the fact that he is only on his second year of fusion he suffers from sharp chest pains. Though they don’t bother him as much as they use to, not when he was first given the stone. Still they come from time to time and they can be like someone is stabbing him every heartbeat. He also is drained of all of his magic coming out of Awake Mode and requires time to recover his magic beforehand. While in Sleep Mode though he has all the natural durability a mage might, he simply has a hard time conjuring his own spells. [h2][u][b]Awake Mode[/b][/u][/h2] Unfortunately Koray does not have the ability to access Awake Mode on himself. It is often awakened by a strong, powerful, desire or emotion i.e. the emotion to protect friends, the desire to survive, etc. The stone in his chest is often affected by a strong adrenaline rush in which he transforms into his demonic state. When the Stone is activated Koray has access to his own magic, which has been sealed and stored in the stone when Inactive and has access mainly to all the Spells directed towards him in battle. Because Koray was never taught or knows any spells of his own, his own combat in Awake Mode heavily relies on the amount of Spells he has acquired over the length of the battle. Even with that said Koray’s awake mode is vast and quite powerful. Near rivaling the strength of Slayer Magic, due to the fact that it is a Lost Magic. Koray power is overwhelming, it is a heavy aura that sits in the air like a heavy weight. It’s hard to breathe through and turns his stone gold. In this mode Koray is driven by his emotions and usually it is a singular goal. A singular base emotion that doesn’t allow him to see reasoning in this moment. It is eliminate X in front of me to achieve Y that I desire, want need, etc. Awake Mode may only last upwards of five minutes, but Koray only really needs three to overwhelm his enemy with a relentless power. When coming out of Awake Mode, depending on how long Koray had lasted in Awake Mode and how much of his own magic he used to conjure his opponents spells, Koray may have a migraine, sometimes chest pains, and other times he may collapse coming out of transformation. He had been known to sleep for two days afterward in one scenario. Awake Mode is draining and takes a toll on Koray mentally, and physically.