[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pw7kKtp.png[/img] [sub]5'6 | 97 lbs[/sub][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Otis Tan Arillo [b]Age:[/b] 16 [b]Race:[/b] Strigidae Beastkin [b]Nationality:[/b] Silvan [b]Personality[/b] Otis is a studious young man, one who studies hard out of a love of discovery. The world he lived in was once so small, and now, it has expanded infinitely, brilliantly. Thoughtful but reckless, he puts theory to the test as often as possible, and has a skeptic’s mind when it comes to accepting any particular piece of knowledge. After all, what could one truly say about the cause of lightning, when thunderbirds actually do exist? A myriad of truths exist, and Otis wishes to pursue them all, weaving a tapestry of information into his mind that comprises of natural logic and supernatural wisdom. Science is an art, in and of itself, and even the most minute details can hold in them secrets yet uncovered. It is that obsession with detail though, that makes Otis a bit insufferable at times. When he asks questions, it’s in a barrage. When he works on something, he’s a perfectionist. When he studies, he doesn’t discard any detail. Intuition and instinct, to Otis, is only guessing, and guessing brings forth unpredictability that can otherwise be controlled for. And if there’s one thing that he doesn’t like, it’s the inconsistency where there shouldn’t be any. If someone promises something, he expects them to fulfill their promise. If someone has done something once, he expects them to be able to do it again. That harshness is doubled onto himself. Though failure is alright, Otis does not ever want to let that stand. He’s not insane. He’s just stubborn and prideful, a child beneath that veneer of maturity. Otis also gets weirdly competitive over video games. Perhaps because programming ‘should’ be more consistent than reality. [b]Backstory[/b] The Strigidae clan had been, on paper, one of the clans in Fabula Silva that should have had more political influence and military power than they did. After all, they took their namesake from owls, creatures capable of silent flight and nighttime operations, with the customary physical might that all avians possessed. In theory, they should have had the advantages of both the Zagara and the Aquilus, and the ancient tales of their forebearers did indeed point to such might. The reality though, was that they had neither. Somewhere along the way, the Strigidae lost their wings and their talons; only their brilliant eyes and neck flexibility remained. No one knew why, but no one [i]remembered[/i] when the Strigidae clan last possessed wings either. All that they were now was another minor vassal clan to the Aquilus, their nocturnal habits making them good sentries at when the moon rose, one stuck between the realms of day and night. It was there that Otis Tan Arillo was born, the child of nest guard and a weaver. Curiosity had always been the core behind his actions, something that had both endeared him to his parents as well as caused them plenty of headaches. He had loved to sit beside his mother as she worked her craft, and he had loved poking his head to places that had been expressly declared as off-limits for fledglings such as himself too. Something more existed in the world, something that no one around him had answers to, beyond vague allusions to myths and tradition. In a forest that was always changing and always growing, the fact that no one could bring any certainty to [i]why[/i] things were had always bothered Otis, and that continued to poke and prod at him. Perhaps if he had stayed in his clan, that irritation would have been buried eventually by the more immediate demands of life. But he didn’t. On a humid day, a traveller from another world passed through the Arboreal Valley. A botanist, studying the foreign flora of the lush valley, trying to make it through the language barrier of the beastkins through gesticulations and approximations of speech. They were a silly, weak individual, dressed in boring, mass-produced clothing that denoted neither lineage nor profession, but Otis was drawn to them by the certainty and excitement in their voice, by their desire to explore everything the same way that they did. And, perhaps too, by how they could cast forward bolts of lightning without an inkling of magical ability. He stuck with the researcher for as long as they were in that particular section of the woods, and once they left, Otis went the other way, squawking at his parents until he wore them out through sheer stubbornness and they came up with a compromise. He would get his rudimentary education in Maxillius Arcture, as well as the requisite vaccinations for otherworld travel, and only transfer over to Silver Gate Academy after he became of age. So that’s exactly what Otis did. [hider=Stats] [b]END:[/b] 10 (E) [b]STR:[/b] 20 (E) [b]DEX:[/b] 60 (B) [b]AGI:[/b] 50 (C) [b]INT:[/b] 100 (B) [b]WIL:[/b] 30 (E) [b]CHR:[/b] 30 (D) [b]SPT:[/b] 10 (F) [b]LCK:[/b] 20 (C) [/hider][hider=Combat] [u][b]-Equipment-[/b][/u] [b]Weapon[/b] A beautifully crafted break action revolver with a polished mahogany grip. Runes are inscribed along the side of the feysteel slide, enchanting it with improved durability and sound dampening. When it breaks open, there’s the distinct ring of a sounding crystal. [b]Gear[/b] A thick, but breathable coat embellished with the red-and-brown patterns of the Arillo family. While it offers some protection against bludgeoning blows, its main function is the many pockets that Otis had sewn into it afterwards, offering plenty of different places to put his various magecrafts. He also possesses a shawl made of owl feathers, gifted to him by his mother when he left for Silver Gate Academy. It doesn’t have any particularly important functions, but it’s comfy to sleep in and reminds him of where he came from. [b]Other[/b] A tin box, large enough to fill one of his main pockets. Contains the tools he needs for rudimentary runic and magecraft work, a smattering of catalysts, as well as a half dozen hard candies, for when he needs that extra kick of energy. [b]Independent[/b] [i]Strigidae Lineage[/i] – Otis possesses the ability to see clearly in low-light situations, but not in complete darkness. He can twist his head around in ways that humans are unable to, and has sharper senses in general compared to his monkeykin. [i]Artisan Prodigy[/i] – Few match Otis’s sheer potential when it comes to detailed magical work. The potency of all crafted magic (e.g magecraft, talismans, rituals) increases by a percentage equal to Otis’s Intelligence. Current increase is +100%. [i]Observant Shooter[/i] – The movement of his enemies is also something that Otis studies. Every successful ranged attack on a target increases Otis’s accuracy (DEX) by 10%, stacking infinitely. This accuracy bonus decreases by 20% for every round in which he’s not attacking them. [b]Major Skills[/b] [i]Study:[/i] The Art of the Controlled Explosion LVL 1 [i]Study:[/i] Arcture Volume 3 LVL 1 [i]Study:[/i] Fujiwara Shinto Exorcism LVL 1 [i]Form:[/i] Iga-Ryu Ninjutsu LVL 1 [b]Minor Skills[/b] [i]Acrobatics LVL 1[/i] - Increases one’s ability to move using their whole body in flashy ways. [i]Footwork LVL 1[/i] - Increases one’s agile movement on the ground. [i]Backpacker LVL 1[/i] – Relevant for Ritual and Magecraft. Increases the user’s stock of small items (eg. special bullets, talismans, small inscribed throwing knives). If the user takes a post to “prepare” for battle, they will automatically have 10 total items on them immediately (of their choice). Every rank increases the stock by 5. [i]Leftover Material LVL 1[/i] - The user whenever they craft a new item will be left with additional materials. In function, this lets them make more from less. [i]Fast Learner LVL 1[/i] - The user can for each rank, pick one or more Magecraft recipes and decrease their difficulty by one rank. Rank Reduction: Invoke Wild Hunt. [i]Focused Artist LVL 1[/i] - Inscriptions made in advance are much more powerful without needing to increase the size of the inscription. [/hider][hider=Spells: 17/20] [b]Magecraft[/b][indent] Fairy Bolts – Hex Fairy Bolts – Seeker Slicing Bullets Eclipsing Twins [/indent] [b]Elementary Magic[/b][indent] Barrier Cleanse Arcane Shield Scan [/indent] [b]Rituals[/b][indent] Rune of Fire Warding Rune Sensory Rune [/indent] [b]Arcture Academics[/b][indent] Lightcast Archery Light Ray Healing Light [/indent] [b]Exorcism[/b][indent] Binding Talisman Sealing Talisman Purification Talisman [/indent] [/hider]