[color=f7976a][b][Ranger]Ari Reina Caladis(Theresa)
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[i]HP[/i] – 5([color=ed1c24][b]50/50[/b][/color])
[i]MP[/i] – 5([color=00aeef][color=ed1c24]50/50[/color][/color])
[i]SP[/i] – 10([color=fff200][color=ed1c24]100/100[/color][/color])
[i]STR[/i] – 15(23+5%=[color=ed1c24]24.15[/color])
[i]AGI[/i] – 88(93+20%=[color=ed1c24]111.6[/color])
[i]END[/i] – 5(5+10%=[color=ed1c24]5.5[/color])
[i]DEX[/i] – 25(25+65%=[color=ed1c24]41.25[/color])
[i]LUC[/i] – 15(15+0%=[color=ed1c24]15[/color])
88-hp3-mp2-sp5
78-5str-5luc
68-68agi
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Xu Fu=+20% AGI, +50% DEX
Ranger Class=+5% STR | +10% END | +15% DEX
Sickle= +7 STR, +5 AGI, +10% damage versus Humans
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[hider=Skills]
Bow Proficiency - Passive. Increase proficiency with Bow weapons.
Focused Shot – Active. 20% SP cost. Perform a highly accurate ranged attack. While aiming, increase persona time dilation by 10%.
Spread Shot – Active. 30% SP cost. Nock three projectiles into your ranged weapon at once, and attack three different targets in a single attack. Damage is reduced by 20% for each individual attack.
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[hider=Seeker of Phantasms, Xu Fu]
[u][b]Type Auxiliary Arms, First Stage[/b][/u]
[sub]+20% AGI, +50% DEX[/sub]
[i]A length of yellowed parchment, with pictographs written upon one side in red ink. At each end of the parchment is a loop made of silvered roots.[/i]

[b]All Beneath the Earth[/b]
[indent]Active. Periodically consumes 20 MP. Nuclei wraps around the caster's eyes like a blindfold, before granting them the ability to see night as if it were day, as well as to see through objects within a range of fifty meters. In this sight, Immortals and Riens are outlined in blue, monsters are outlined in red, and flora are outlined in yellow.[/indent]
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[hider=Inventory]
Equipped: Single kodachi, plain black wood scabbard, nondescript hilt. [hider=Maneater's Sickle]Maneater’s Sickle
Uncommon Weapon
+7 STR, +5 AGI
+10% damage versus Humans[/hider]

78750 R,Broken Kusarifundo, plain long iron chains with weights on either end, 30m hemp rope, 4 pronged hook, Waterproof lantern, Common sling, Turtle shell shield,  rocks, grass monkey's fist(stone).[/hider]
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[url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXVuB-YUcAAqyH5?format=jpg&name=small]Uploaded Image[/url]
[b]Username:[/b]Ari Reina Caladis
[b]Race:[/b] Cat
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Height:[/b] 142cm 
[b]Weight:[/b] 40kg
[b]Voice Pitching:[/b] -2
[b]Decorations:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] No real equipments yet, but looks like the picture just with more drab turtleneck and long skirt combo.[b]Classes:[/b] None[/hider][hider=User Experience]
[b]Perception:[/b] Anime
[b]Gore:[/b] On
[b]Pain Setting:[/b] 20%
[b]Clothing Damage:[/b] On
[b]Nudity Censor:[/b] Off
[b]Profanity Censor:[/b] Off
[b]Combat Action:[/b] Manual
[b]Spell Incantations:[/b] Manual[/hider][/hider][hr]

Her ears and tail shocked straight, she stood at attention immediately. An interview? Was she here for an interview? Her palms were sweaty already, but her mouth was already speaking through her confusion.

[color=f7976a]“Yes! I am Ari Reina Caladis! I’m a Ranger right now, but I actually want to be a Ninja as soon as I qualify for that! My favourite food is salted fish!”[/color]

[b]“Ninja, hm, good!”[/b] The man barked. [b]“We like AGI-builds here at CCC! Now, the underground palace! Tell me everything about the enemies there!”[/b]

[color=f7976a]“There are no enemies!”[/color] Ari continued. [color=f7976a]“Just stone guards in different varieties wielding strong bronze weapons! But there are massive monsters inside the walls from what I saw!”[/color]

[b]“Specifics, Ari! What weapons?! What numbers?! And the monsters in the walls, what type?!”[/b]

Ari jerked a little from the question. [color=f7976a]“Swords! Polearms! And a lot! I don’t have exact numbers! I don’t know what the monsters were, they were huge, bigger than what I can see into the walls!”[/color]

[b]“BUT WERE THEY ACTIVE?!”[/b]

[color=f7976a]“They weren’t moving, or doing anything! They’re just in the walls!”[/color] She was so tensed up from nervousness, her tail was straight enough to play a chord on by now.

The man’s gaze bore into Ari with the intensity of a volcano on the cusp of eruption, veins bulging out of his red face. Abruptly, he slammed the table with an open hand and marched right up to her.

[b]“Excellent work, newcomer,”[/b] he said with a firm nod. [b]“Zhi-Toren’s assessment was on-point after all. Ari, you’re the one who’ve discovered this palace. As such, you’ve the right to decide: shall we release knowledge of this now? Or shall we investigate further before acting?”[/b]

The sense of relief was overwhelming, she felt like she was about to collapse on her legs from the sheer drop of the tension she felt before. Ari considered her options carefully as he posed them to her. It didn’t seem right just… releasing the public on such a place when she had no idea what sort of place it was supposed to be. True, the guards at the palace did say it was a tomb, but then what was those huge monsters in the wall? Just plain monster energy? It shone so brightly that unscrupulous players like the first one she talked to would probably somehow release it and destroy the world or something as cataclysmic. 

[color=f7976a]“A-ah… There should probably be a more thorough investigation. I have not been there for very long after all. Not long enough to piece together what happened or any other purpose the place could have.”[/color]

[b]“Hoo,”[/b] he exhaled, stroking his chin. [b]“And are you volunteering for that?”[/b]

[color=f7976a]“Pu...p… Please let me get stronger first.”[/color] Ari choked out at that. [color=f7976a]“They were far beyond my skill, and going back there as I am would result in another death.”[/color]

The man raised his brows, a curious glint in his eyes. [b]“Then it’s good that there’s plenty of other work to worry about.”[/b] He stepped away from Ari, returning to the table. [b]“You’ve heard of the war declaration?”[/b]

[color=f7976a]“Nope!”[/color] She replied with no hesitation. Those were things far beyond what she’s going to worry about after all. Ari had no horses in that race. Perhaps if she was already putting her money on one, she’d worry more. [color=f7976a]“What’s going on with the war?”[/color]

He motioned for her to come towards the table. [b]“Here and here,”[/b] he pointed out, [b]“are the clans that are preparing for war. The Tato-Ie wish for the land and resources of the Mora-Sho, who in turn wish to remain independent rather than as a vassal state. In one week of in-game time, the Tato-Ie will advance with their main army, while hiring Immortals and Rien adventurers to guard their city-state from possible invasions from the Ryoku-Jo. Heard of the Flamebringer Princess? She’s part of that clan.”[/b]

Sweeping his hand over the geography of the continent of Horogi, from the city-states to the vassal-villages to the network of railways and rivers that connected them, he faced Ari once again.

[b]“Knowing this, what comes to mind?”[/b]

Ari looked over the map, her thoughts scrambling over one another. The closest thing she got to this sort of situation would be through her history classes, and all those books she read. An army marches on its stomach, but she wasn’t sure how much of that would be true in a game world. Surely they’d still need supplies still? 

Her ears perked when she heard the Princess’ name however. The cool poster of a triumphant champion was hard to forget. 

[color=f7976a]“Ah.. the Princess huh... I wonder what she’s like…”[/color] She pondered for a moment before returning to the question. [color=f7976a]“I’m not really an expert or anything, but all I get is that the railways will be a hotbed for conflict. Without knowing each clan personally, I have no way to really know what they are going to do or how they are going to react, but I imagine something like this is going to set off more than just a Tato-le Mora-Sho war.”[/color]

[color=f7976a]“It's just guesswork based on that, but I imagine these sets of villages and cities here-,”[/color] She pointed to a few spots the railways run through. [color=f7976a]“Will be very contested.I imagine Mora-sho would likely try to sabotage the rails if they get pushed back too far.”[/color]

[b]“Good, good!”[/b] the man boomed, crossing his arms and sounding very much like an enthusiastic professor trying to draw out more thought from a new student. [b]“Now, if the destruction of the rails connecting to these outlying villages go through, what comes to mind, Ari?”[/b]

He pulled out a couple of cow-shaped paperweights from his sleeves, depositing them on top of the rails. A few villages now looked especially isolated, especially the ones west of the Mora-Sho city-state, close to the nebulous territory of the nomadic bandits of the Gakui-Re.

[color=f7976a]“A new player moves in to grab land and spark more conflict?”[/color]

[b]"And when wannabe warlords pop up, who's there first?!"[/b]

[color=f7976a]“W-..us?”[/color] Her tail tensed up immediately at his tone.

[b]“Exactly!”[/b] He snapped his fingers. [b]“And you’ll be the one to cover it!”[/b]

It… wasn’t exactly ideal but at least Ari could explore there. Perhaps one of her friends wants to come along too. Could be fun, or it could be a disaster again. Her tail swished around weakly as she raised a hand.

[color=f7976a]“Y… yaaay…”[/color]