[hider=A new challenger approaches] [h3]NPC[/h3] [center] [h2][colour=red]Seki Shimada[/colour][/h2][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZNSM3n3.png[/img] [color=white][i]“I am not blinded by man, but the impiety of the world.”[/i][/color] [b][colour=red]34[/colour] | [colour=red]Male[/colour] | [colour=red]Human[/colour] | [colour=red]Nikanese[/colour] | [colour=red]Ronin[/colour] | [colour=red]RAS: 8.13[/colour] | [colour=red]Skinspeaker - Brutalist[/colour][/b][/center] [center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjeDGV2Bfk[/youtube][/center] [h3][u][color=red]P E R S O N A L I T Y [/color][/u][/h3] [indent]❖ [[color=red]Zealous[/color]] ❖ [[color=red]Honourable[/color]] ❖ [[color=red]Tenacious[/color]] ❖ [[color=red]Narrow minded[/color]] ❖ [[color=red]Sincere[/color]][/indent] [h3][u][color=red]C H A R A C T E R A P P E A R A N C E [/color][/u][/h3] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2b/c4/34/2bc4341a76566c239c73575785f18098.jpg[/img] Seki dresses in a way befitting a man of the faith, who has not forgotten his homeland. Whilst many in his profession opt for armor and the like, Seki feels as if it blinds his body from seeing. Quite often, he is in a loose fitting Samue, which he can easily disrobe on the top half to better enable his ‘sight’. He is also usually barefoot, though in places that require decorum, he will opt for geta(sandals). He is not an overwhelmingly tall man, though larger in stature than most peers of his heritage. Broad shoulders and a muscular frame show years of dedication and training to his craft. He bears long hair that is usually tied into a ponytail, maintains some facial hair and usually wears a wide brimmed straw hat, most of the time to cover his eyes. On occasion, he will cover his eyes with a black band of silk, but usually, they remain closed. What remains underneath is a mystery to almost all. [h3][u][color=red]L A N G U A G E S [/color][/u][/h3] Nikanese - Native Avincean - Fluent spoken and written Retanese - Fluent spoken, no writing skill. Perrench - Advanced spoken, no writing skill. [h3][u][color=red]T H E G I F T [/color][/u][/h3] Seki is a rare case in regards to the gift. Being born with a single mana type is rare, but two is an anomaly. Especially when the two synergize as well as his. Skinspeaker has been his saving grace, ever since he has lost his sight, being as it allows him to 'see' through a complex system of echolocation that he has developed via the use of sonic magic. Brutalist would normally be a downside in this regard, but he has managed to extend his effective casting range outside of touch to the range of his sword, making his effective range far less than a great many other mages, but providing himself enough space to react to oncoming threats. ❖ [[color=FF8C00]Arcane: 5 - [i]Luminescent[/i][/color]] - Seki cannot see. He cannot be blinded by light, nor threatened by darkness, so manipulation of these facets of the school work greatly to his favor. ❖ [[color=FF0000]Binding: 0[/color]] ❖ [[color=BA55D3]Chemical: 0[/color]] ❖ [[color=1E90FF]Kinetic: 6 - [i]Enhancement[/i][/color]] - Most of Seki's training with Kinetic was to make him a stronger swordsman, but as of recent time, he has trained in echolocation, combining it with his skinspeaker manas to gauge distance. A year studying bats in the coastal cave systems of a cave in Retan gave him the idea to hone this technique. ❖ [[color=FFD700]Magnetic: 6 - [i]Internal[/i][/color]] - While a focused mind is enough to keep rudimentary illusions and threats at bay, Seki utilizes this school as a defensive counter to illusory based magics affecting his senses. Due to the limitations of a brutalist's range, he will never be capable of launching bolts of arc lightning, but he is capable of localized disintegration should his blade miss its mark. ❖ [[color=00FF00]Atomic: 5 - [i]Radiative[/i][/color]] - Another school that Seki primarily uses as a defensive one. It would be utter foolishness to expose himself to the effects of a large scale explosion, but he can localize tiny explosions, splitting the atoms to create distortions and defensive shockwaves to fend off attackers. Reapers Aura is something he is fond of for maintaining his defenses. ❖ [[color=800000]Blood: 0[/color]] ❖ [[color=FFFFF0]Temporal: ?[/color]] ❖ [[color=000000]Dark: ?[/color]] ❖ [[color=808080]Command: ?[/color]] ❖ [[color=a0410d]Primordial: ?[/color]] [h3][u][color=red]B A C K G R O U N D [/color][/u][/h3] Seki had long served his daimyo faithfully. A naturally gifted Samurai, one with particular talent in the gift made him a standout amongst his peers. He served, protecting his lords port city of Kosaten ever since he became a man. A faith unshaken until a ship from the twin continents arrived. A missionary ship, headed to Retan, had been found at port. The decree forbade foreigners, especially those with religious aims from entering the island after the scare from the Darhannics 80 years ago. An order from his Daimyo was decreed, and he set out to deal with the interlopers. A samurai boarded that ship, ready to make good on his promise to his liege lord, but quickly found his mind changed. These were not warriors or invaders, but honorable men and women with conviction behind their words. Even as he drew his blade, they would not fight or resist him, believing that to do so was to sully their very mission. It was then he made a very difficult choice. Disobey his lord, or disregard his principles in absolute loyalty. He chose the former. He returned, and delivered the news, that he would not slaughter these Quentics, for they did not mean to convert the people of their nation, but of their neighbor, and so, did not have good reason to mete out justice. Alas, his lord was furious. Not at the fact that these Quentics were still alive, but that his order was questioned and refused. He was given a second chance to atone, and set out with a heavy heart, knowing that refusal this time would mean his death. By the time he returned, the ship was there, but the people were not. Wherever they had gone, he would find them. Eventually, he caught up to them. His hands were not steady once again, and he found himself once again unwilling. He’d already compromised his loyalty, and the only thing that followed would be death. Perhaps he’d be asked to commit Seppuku for this treason, but he was unwilling to kill them. So he crossed the rubicon. He would see these people finish their mission, and he would finish his, even at the cost of his own life. And as they walked, talked and travelled, he found more meaning to their words, books and symbols. A great, unshakeable belief, dissimilar to his own, regardless of what he thought prior. They were caught, attempting to seize a vessel to escape, and taken before his Daimyo once again. They had no leg to stand on, no lies to hide behind, nor would he. He was a proud samurai, not a sneakthief. It was then that a punishment was meted out. A chance for these men and women to save themselves, but a humiliation. Images of the pentad were placed upon the ground, their holy symbols, scriptures, relics and the Menanne. The first refused, and was executed on the spot. One by one, brothers and sisters in faith fell before Seki, as he watched them, scared as they were, refuse to compromise on their belief even for the potential of survival. It was then and there he knew - that to believe in something so unshakably - it must be true. That was the moment of his conversion - as the last martyr fell, and he was called up to do the same, to prove that he had not been turned by enemies of the God Emperor. And he refused. But his Daimyo, in his wrath, refused him the honorable death of Seppuku, or execution. Nay, he had a fate much worse in mind. In a swift motion, he was blinded with the swing of a sword, and exiled from the nation in the same vessel he had attempted to take, doomed forever to be a wanderer. Years of training followed, hardening his resolve and faith. Demons and enemies of the Pentad fell to his blade in the corrupted nation of Retan, yet one chance encounter, a fierce duel had led him to follow a saint down the path of righteousness. [h3][u][color=red]M O T I V A T I O N [/color][/u][/h3] Seki is a fierce believer in the Quentic faith. Ever since his exile, it has shaped his philosophy and reason for being. To spread this faith, to complete the mission of the martyrs and to eliminate the fiends that stalk in the shadow of the world and feed on the weak. [h3][u][color=red]I N V E N T O R Y [/color][/u][/h3] - #10th Masterwork of Kagemitsu Kenshin: Shiroi Hamon (White Ripple) - 32 manas - Gourd filled with Hegelan prime shots. - His humble clothes - A copy of a Menanna - A symbol of the Pentad. [h3][u][color=red]S T R E N G T H S & S K I L L S [/color][/u][/h3] [indent]❖ Blademaster ❖ Fearless ❖ Piety ❖ Wise ❖ Battle hardened[/indent] [h3][u][color=red]W E A K N E S S E S & F L A W S [/color][/u][/h3] [indent]❖ Zealot ❖ Prideful ❖ Blind ❖ Honourable ❖ Headstrong[/indent] [h3][u][color=red]M I S C E L L A N E O U S [/color][/u][/h3] Color code is Red [/hider]