[quote=@KarmicNomad] Hey guys. This is slightly in progress still but here ya go: [hider=My Hider] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/f2/76/de/f276de4289bc18b619927e809da500bc.jpg[/img][/center] [hider=Theme][center][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBie-xdbLeM&feature=youtu.be[/url][/center][/hider] [center]Name: Yasuke Kure Nickname: “Grendel” Age: 22 Type of Voice/Voice Actor: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7pGdlxbooU]Phil LaMarr[/url] Handedness: Right-Handed Village/Country: Land of Iron Birth Sign: Pisces [b]Likes:[/b] Archaic Texts on Human Anatomy. The sheer bite of a winter breeze. Being alone. Original Soundtracks. Honesty [b]Dislikes: [/b]The heat. Sweating. Crowds. People that mistake being the loudest for being right. Owing debts. Eye contact. Unnecessary violence. Himself. Authority. [b]Economic Status/Behavior: [/b]Middle class. Being a physician fills the pockets, and provides for his needs. [b]Your First Goal Seeking Objective: [/b] Finding the man who slaughtered his family and bringing him to justice.(Killing the son of a bitch in the most gruesome way imaginable. It wouldn’t be right if he didn't suffer. Grendel dies. End of discussion.) *Yasuke seeks to uncover the identity of his family’s murder. In doing so, he experiences revelations about his mysterious past(10 post character arc. Reward: 20+ Strength & 1 B Rank Technique) [b]Personality traits, favorite sayings, habits:[/b] Voila, balance. It’s the greatest trick man could ever dare attempt. Life & Death. The dual sided coin dancing on the tips of equilibrium. To live among the perished. When I took upon that Hipocratic oath I became obligated to partake in the balancing of scales. The bridge between two worlds. Tormented. Unable to connect with the outside world. Yasuke suffers from social anxiety disorder, delusions and paranoia. He struggles opening up to other people. Withdrawn, Yasuke often withholds his true opinions of the world, in fear of rejection. He’s lived life holding in suppressed anger, mainly towards the society he’s unable to participate in. Though intelligent and renowned for his medical expertise, he’s incapable of regulating intense emotions and is susceptible to explosive outbursts of rage. He self medicates with morphine, using his prowess in medical ninjutsu to derive suboxone-like drugs to help with withdrawals. Yasuke suffers from dissociative identity disorder. His first personality, Butcher Brown, exists to play the role of a protetor. In actuality, Grendel, the mysterious figure he believes slaughtered his family, is a delusion fabricated by his subconscious mind.. The Grendel construct is a monstrous manifestation of Yasuke’s suppressed rage, but itself is only a veil shielding him from hidden psychological trauma. Healing others has always been an effective outlet for him; and the only thing aside from his drug use that has brought him any joy. [center][b]Brief History: [/b][/center] “The truth, in it’s unabrigged naked glory. Here, lies the truth, and what will appear when the foggy mist clears way. The demilitarization of shinobi ended centuries of warring, but did not change a thing for the followers of bushido. Instead, the samurai of the Land of Iron evolved. Through the generations leading up to the decline of the shinobi, certain noble samurai families rose to power in the Land of Iron. They cultivated outside resources, deriving principles from the ninjutsu of the shinobi to rapidly develop centuries of kenjutsu that had decayed and become obsolete. The kenjutsu of the samurai had failed to challenge the might of the five shinobi countries. However, even with the rapid rise of the samurai clans like the noble Kure drunk on ambition, began to experiment with forbidden practices rivaling the kinjutsu of shinobi in infamy. Generations of Kure began to flirt with the unspeakable Gu ritual, forcing blood siblings in the main branch to commit awful tragedies. Yasuke belonged to the 5th generation of Kure living under a new regime of brutality. The middle child among 5 other pure blood Kure, Yasuke was the black sheep. Though clearly talented in the Kure family’s fearsome kenjutsu, Jaiantopansā-ryu, his heart was committed to medicine. He sought to forsake his claim to the Kure main house and become a physician. Even as he blitzed through his medical training at the young age of 18 and obtained his medical license he was convinced his efforts could overcome generations of bloody tradition. They took him on the night of his graduation. Kidnapped, Yasuke was thrust into a crypt underneath the Kure mansion. He awoke to find his siblings with him. Threatened with horrid atrocities rivaling death, they were ordered to fight to the death, Only one would make it to see the morning sun. Burying their tears the sons and daughters of the Kure tightly grasped the hilt of their blades. Something in Yasuke snapped that night. A monstrosity unlike any the Kure had seen in previous blood emerged from the gentle Yasuke. Nonetheless, the Kure had obtained their Grendel. Yasuke was perhaps the greatest product to be made from the sacred Gu ritual. The Land of Iron’s daimyo was elated. For, the Kure clan held a special bond with the daimyo of the land, one that spanned centuries. It was the Kure main house’s duty to provide the daimyo with a new blade every generation. One created through the corrosive act of Gu. Utilizing forbidden genjutsu, the Kure brainwash the winner of the Gu rituals into becoming human weapons for the daimyo. As the daimyo’s blade Kure spent four years carrying out assassinations, and protecting the daimyo’s family. His mind was frequently wiped to prevent him from resisting control. However,one day everything changed. The Kure main house’s weapon program went to a halt, and it’s greatest monstrosity was nowhere to be found. Freed from the Kure’s hold, a confused and fragmented Yasuke roams the land. He is guided by a Butcher Brown “B.B.” , a construct created in his mind from the memory of his sister. With fake memories and B.B by his side he roams the countryside on a fantastical quest to slay the beast, Grendel. [center][b]Butcher Brown “B.B”[/b][/center] [center] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/83/98/fb/8398fbdd7484993985b55b77bb583933.jpg[/img] [/center] “A veritable force of nature” [b] Name:[/b] Butcher Brown(Goes by B.B) [b]Type of Voice/Voice Actor:[/b] Cree Summer [b]Personality: [/b]A symptom of Yasuke’s D.I.D. The personality construct, Butcher Brown, is loosely derived from his dead sister. Unlike the passive Yasuke, she’s violent, charismatic, intelligent, but emotionally manipulative. [center] Grendel[/center] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/72/fe/35/72fe35901a670f660844f77a31a52f14.jpg[/img] [b]“Beauty behind the madness. AHAAHAHAHAHAH”[/b] Type of Voice/Voice Actor: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNxOc4an4o4]Masakazu Morita[/url] Perks: Jaiantopansā-ryu “Giant Panther Style” The kenjutsu of the Kure clan was forged for the purpose of combating ninjutsu. Jaiantopansa-ryu techniques are divided into five forms based on respective elements(Lightning/Thunder, Fire, Wind,Water, & Earth. Each Kata is specialized in a category, speed, strength, evasion & defense. Jutsu List: 4 D-rank, 2 C-rank, 1 B-rank [hider=D-Rank][url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gamaran/images/e/e4/Koshucho.png/revision/latest?cb=20130325011241]Koschucho “Kicked Leap in the Void" [/url][b][Taijutsu-Supplementary][/b] Channeling chakra through his feet and then igniting it explosively into a short burst, Yasuke accelerates mid-air by kicking his heels and rushing forward. Designed to combat the body flicker technique of shinobi, Koschucho allows one to close distances in an instant. [b]Heavenly Palm [ Ninjutsu-Support][/b] Concentrating healing chakra into his palms Yasuke restores conditions including: superficial-medium lacerations, bruising, and gashes. [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gamaran/images/b/be/Narukami.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20130326184401][b]Mugen no Kiba “Infinite Fang Tooth” [Kenjutsu-Offense][/b][/url] Yasuke imbues his blade with chakra allowing it to take shape. Once in range he follows through with a swift downward slash, extending his weapon’s range at the final moment.(Extends attack range by 3 feet). [b] Buddah’s Gentle Embrace [Ninjutsu-Quality Enhancement-Support][/b] Physical augmentation of inorganic material. Yasuke overflows an object with chakra, quickly analyzing its properties so that he may enhance their durability. Normally used by the Kure clan to clad their scabbards in chakra during defensive situations. Requires precise chakra control. [/hider] [hider=C-Rank][url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gamaran/images/e/eb/Shidensen.png/revision/latest?cb=20130326165511]Ikazuchi Kata:Second Mode: Shidensen “Purple Lightning Flash” [/url][b][Kenjutsu-Offense][/b] The user falls down, generating a sprint with his feet in order to dash forward, then combining the force of gravity from the fall with his own physical strength, creating an incredibly fast acceleration. As he moves, the user slashes his opponent with his sword from below, usually from an undefended spot. [b]Kure Clan Esoteric Art:Itami ghetto no tojikome “Pain Gate Entrapment”[/b] The culmination of nearly a century of research, Pain Gate Entrapment uses principles similar to the Eight Gates. With the Pain Gate positioned in the spinal cord, manipulation of the neural connections in this point enables the user to temporarily halt pain responses. Enables anesthetization from pain for 3 posts, concluding with a painful rebound response.[/hider] [hider=B-Ranks][b]Ikazuchi Kata: First Mode Shomei-shin no katachi “ True Lightning God Form[/b] Yasuke’s variant of the Ikazuchi Kata’s first mode. The user wraps their body in a layer of lightning chakra to increase their physical capabilities, more lightning resulting in added increases. Additionally, the lightning chakra stimulates the user’s nervous system, heightening their speed and reaction time. For 5 posts, all of Yasuke’s general kenjutsu and physical techniques increase.[/hider] Stats: You have 525 points to allocate to these stats Strength: 100 Dexterity: 80 Perception: 80 Chakra Control: 100 Charisma: 80 Proficiency: 85 [/center] [/hider] [/quote] [u][b]Feedback Notes and Acceptance[/b][/u] I really dig this backstory, the characterization you're aiming for, and the type of moveset you're creating. I was looking at some of the other threads on here and some GM-applicant exchanges just out of curiosity and it struck me how important it was to have interesting and diverse characters to create a real anime-type cast. I think you definitely managed to make something unique while using some oft seen tropes. One thing I would say is that there are a few spelling mistakes in there and the formatting of centering everything makes it an abrasive read. I went through the same thing when formatting the OP and found that not centering made things look better. Either way feel free to add Yasuke to the character section.