[list][*][u]Name[/u]: Sunohara Ryou
[*][u]Character Name[/u]: Shokatsu Yu
[*][u]Race[/u]: Human
[*][u]Appearance[/u]: [url=https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=2560703]"We have the knowledge; all that matters now is the execution."[/url]
[*][u]Age[/u]: 25
[*][u]Personality[/u]: Though he seems rather laid-back at first glance, Ryou is actually rather dedicated when it comes to most things in life; he just doesn't tend to show it all that often. He is also rather patient, taking time to expound upon his thoughts and processes as he works through problems—not to say that he doesn't have his fair share of moments losing his cool, of course, but those are somewhat few and far between.
That dedication, though, does lend itself well to scenarios where his focus and determination need to pull through. If a challenge presents itself, Ryou is more than willing to welcome it with open arms; backing down wouldn't be fun to watch, after all.
[*][u]History[/u]: Ryou is—or, well, [i]was[/i]—a full-time streamer, having found himself lucky enough to garner enough of a following to slip out of the rat-race of Japanese work culture. Unlike most of his peers, Ryou had been lucky enough to hit the proverbial jackpot as he proceeded through college, and though he had picked it up mostly as a hobby, the young man had soon created a small following for himself online. That following grew, slowly but steadily, until by the end of his school life he had found himself garnering enough of an income to dedicate himself to his newfound craft wholeheartedly.
Of course, the young man was not without some modicum of talent to accompany his play, least of all in Emerald Odyssey. Though he was not among the best of the best, Ryou would regularly run through the most difficult endgame raids with teams assembled from viewers and friends alike, and his triumphs and failures alike brought with them ever more accolades to their names.
The release of the new expansion brought with it a time of anticipation, and given his position, it was only expected that Ryou would be one of the first to start playing on release day. Little did he know what that would bring with it, though...
[*][u]Class(es)[/u]:
Combat:
[list][*]Blademaster — A melee DPS class, Blademasters are agile fighters that deftly strike at their opponents with a flurry of slashes and stabs. Though ordinarily limited to a single one-handed sword with no secondary armament, Blademasters have the unique ability to control their weapon from a distance if the need arises, making them both able to attack at a distance (with decreased efficacy) and impossible to disarm permanently.
Blademasters also gather 'qi' in combat, which can be consumed to create 'spirit blades' that mimic the skills that they used for the duration of their existence.
[*]Tactician — Tacticians are healers with more of an emphasis on buffing their allies' capabilities, be they offensive or defensive. They work by cycling through stances in the form of 'orders', which changes the effects of the magic that they use. A defensive order, for example, would allow them to create shields to absorb damage or outright reduce the amount of damage the party takes, while an offensive one might temporarily boost their critical hit rate or lower the enemy's resistances.
In terms of weapons, they tend to wield books or scrolls, from which the orders are drawn from and executed.
[*]Dragon Knight — Dragon Knights are tanks that fight back just as furiously against the enemies attacking them; most of their mitigation involves deflecting or parrying attacks directed at them rather than just blocking before returning with strikes of their own. Once they have drawn enough blood from their enemies, Dragon Knights can also temporarily enter a 'trance' to connect with their contracted dragon, which empowers their offensive abilities for a short while.
Their weaponry consists primarily of spears, polearms and halberds.[/list]
Non-Combat:
[list][*]Weaver — Weavers are able to create and repair cloth-based clothing, be they armors or purely cosmetic. Though some classes do prefer to use the lighter equipment that they are able to provide, it is the latter that is lucrative; fashion is the true endgame, after all.
[*]Blacksmith — Blacksmiths primarily craft and maintain metal weapons and weapon components, as opposed to armorsmiths who would do the same for metal armors and shields. They are not limited strictly to tools of combat, though; things like cooking knives and fishing hooks would also likely fall into their purview.[/list]
[*][u]Other[/u]:[/list]