[hider=Rohan] [hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=298e25][center]Rohan[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/0ecf5e19-f0ee-47cf-869e-58aa9f613cc3.png[/img][/center] [hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=298e25]Name:[/color][/b] [s]Jiro Tadashi[/s] Rohan [b][color=298e25]Superhero Name:[/color][/b] ??? [b][color=298e25]Age:[/color][/b] 19 [b][color=298e25]Birthday:[/color][/b] ??? [b][color=298e25]Birth Place:[/color][/b] Japan [b][color=298e25]Pronouns:[/color][/b] He/Him [b][color=298e25]Gender:[/color][/b] Male [b][color=298e25]Species:[/color][/b] Human... Mostly [b][color=298e25]Recommender:[/color][/b] ??? [b][color=298e25]Languages:[/color][/b] English, Japanese [hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/5e9e16df-a540-4c29-8de1-d8cf6e68fef0.png[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]Appearance[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=298e25]Height:[/color][/b] 5'7" [b][color=298e25]Weight:[/color][/b] 178lbs [b][color=298e25]Build:[/color][/b] Thin [b][color=298e25]Eyes:[/color][/b] Inhumanly black [b][color=298e25]Hair:[/color][/b] Black [b][color=298e25]Skin Tone:[/color][/b] Lightly tanned [b][color=298e25]Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:[/color][/b] Lots of scars on his hands and fingers, some around his chest. [b][color=298e25]Personal Style:[/color][/b] Rohan always dresses for the outdoors, keeping several layers on himself at all times. He prefers muted colors such as brown and grey, with the occasional splash of green or white thrown in, and is generally pretty low maintenance about his aesthetic. He usually puts on a light t-shirt first, then a thicker sweater, and then some kind of jacket on top of that before he considers himself dressed enough to walk out the front door. Rohan likes having plenty of pockets for tools or his magic items, but he also just gets cold easily. [hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/50ec6395-5600-4eaf-8647-487f9f8ec94f.png[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]Psychology[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [i][color=298e25][center][color=00a651]Creative[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Jumpy[/color] * [color=00a651]Calculated[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Dejected[/color] * [color=00a651]Thoughtful[/color] * [color=ed1c24]Exhausted[/color][/center][/color][/i] [b][color=298e25]Sexuality:[/color][/b] Rohan hasn't had the chance to stop and ask himself this kind of question, so he has no idea. [b][color=298e25]Relationship Status:[/color][/b] Single [b][color=298e25]Alignment:[/color][/b] Chaotic Good [b][color=298e25]Personality:[/color][/b] Rohan is like an old man in the body of a 19 year old, always giving off perpetually tired vibes and seemingly never smiling no matter the mood. He often speaks about things as if he’s the wise old master every protagonist learns from, and seems to know things that he shouldn’t. There’s always something fundamentally [i]off[/i] about Rohan, but he never acts like it. He doesn’t cower in fear when it makes sense to, he isn’t furious when he should be. His mood is almost always calm and subdued. But just as an animal can show nothing and be dangerous, so too can Rohan’s demeanor hide something [i]mean.[/i] He subconsciously avoids making a sound when he walks, and is always paying attention to where things are or what someone’s body language is conveying. Little things like these are [i]always[/i] on Rohan’s mind, and though it might be exhausting to think about for someone else, he doesn’t actually realize he’s doing any of this. It’s just natural to him. Around friends, it’s somewhat harder to notice this guarded behavior of his. But that’s mainly because being around people is something he makes sure to separate from his contentions to nature. Whenever he takes a walk into the forests, Rohan tries not to tell many people if he can get away with it. And when they do decide to follow him, he’ll stop and tell them to stay put. He does not ever tell anyone [i]why,[/i] exactly, but it’s for their own safety, something he isn’t willing to explain to anyone currently. There's something wrong with him that he won't worry others with. Year after year, the abstract lines between a person's humanity and the natural world blurs a little bit more for Rohan, and that line was already shot to hell once. It's why he stopped using the name Jiro before get found Strange Academy, he is a different creature than those days. He doesn't feel like a complete person anymore, and he's losing what he has left of that identity. [b][color=298e25]Habits:[/color][/b] [list] [*]Staring at trees [*]Watching the sun go down [*]Standing completely still in the middle of the rain, unbeholden to the world of man. [*]Hoarding useful tools [*] [/list] [b][color=298e25]Hobbies:[/color][/b] [list] [*]Woodcarving [*]Camping [/list] [b][color=298e25]Fears:[/color][/b] [list][*]Getting lost in the woods [*]Getting trapped in a fire [*]Succumbing to the curse [/list] [b][color=298e25]Likes:[/color][/b] [list][*]Coffee [*]Early mornings [*]Nature [*]Hiking [*]Quiet [/list] [b][color=298e25]Dislikes:[/color][/b] At least 6 [list][*]Sudden noises [*]Forest fires [*]Natural disasters [*]Supernatural creatures [*]Deforestation [*]Violence [/list][hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/5b0751a8-da04-483c-9374-d28779cbcab3.png[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]Cards On The Table[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=298e25]Powers:[/color][/b] [list][*]Namiki's Curse: Once upon a time, a curse was laid on Rohan by an evil, twisted monster of nature. He is now one with nature in a way most struggle to comprehend. Trees whisper his name, flowers subtly bend to be closer to him, and he sometimes finds moss stuck on his skin. This curse may one day leave nothing left of him, but Rohan has found ways to exploit this that qualify as sorcery. [list] [*]Arboreal Artifacts: In the same way a mundane carpenter can turn planks of wood into a birdhouse, or carve a statue of an animal, Rohan can turn a supply of wood into magical objects, making him a kind of artificer who emphasizes natural materials. The methods by which he does this are sometimes hazy even to him, but what they do is often linked to what they [i]are[/i]. He always keeps at least one or two of his creations with him, in case he needs to use them. [*]Renewal: Rohan's body has slowly begun to shift from flesh and bone to wood and bark. If one were to look closely, they'd see a distinct lack of warmth in his skin, and without a shirt, he looks like someone replaced his heart and lungs with a tree trunk. If he is badly injured, he can simply bask in the sun or the rain for a few hours to heal broken bones or something less life-threatening. [*]Eternal Prey: Rohan was inflicted with a sort of karmic punishment for what he did to Namiki. Whenever he walks into a place where nature reins, such as an abandoned town reclaimed by vines and moss or a deep forest, the things that live within will turn their gaze upon him and try to take him. It usually starts off small, with flowers whispering Rohan’s name or birds going quiet as he approaches. But in an hour, he’ll turn his back and trees will move and look like they were always in their new position. Animals that are otherwise skittish will stare at him like he’s their next meal, and worse things will show up before long. [/list][/list] [b][color=298e25]General World Skills:[/color][/b] Limit 6. These are your general, non-combat skills. Think things like painting, knowledge of chemistry, perception, fashion sense, deduction, baking, medical know how, and so forth... [list][*]Outdoor navigation [*]Survival [*]First aid [*]Tracking [*]Hiding [*]Magic item construction [/list] [b][color=298e25]Combat Skills:[/color][/b] Limit 4 to begin with. I'd recommend 1 for freshmen, 2 for sophomores, 3 for juniors, and 4 for seniors, but use your best judgment - Keep things realistic! Keep in mind the age of your characters when filling this section. Most will probably still be learning how to use their powers in a fight. [list][*]Ranged combat [*]Knife fighting [*]Sneak attacks [/list] [b][color=298e25]Coursework:[/color][/b] [list][*]Traditional - put down 4 class suggestions [list][*]1 - [*]2 - [*]3- [*]4 - [/list] [*]Sorcery - put down 4 class suggestions [list][*]1- Magic Artifact Handling [*]2- Cryptozoology [*]3- Magical Plants [*]4- [/list] [/list] [b][color=298e25]Medical Issues/Injuries:[/color][/b] Any long term medical problems or past medical problems need to be listed here. Put N/A if your character doesn't really have any. [list][*]Supernaturally-induced seasonal insomnia during spring, summer and autumn. [*]Supernaturally-induced seasonal hypersomnia during winter. [*]Petrified wood growing out of his skin. Mainly around his heart. [*]Rohan doesn't bleed. He has a brown, viscous sap in his veins instead of blood. [/list] [b][color=298e25]Possessions:[/color][/b] Limited to 10 spots. This is generally the list of items that you own, just list your characters possessions. For items kept in the dorm, put a *. Students are allowed pets. [list][*]Backpack - Multitool, pocket knife, coffee thermos, copy of [i]Curses and Hexes 101[/i] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [/list] [hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/1dd5baa8-bfc5-409b-92be-60e0054b097e.png[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]History[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3][b][color=298e25]Family:[/color][/b] List out their family members, immediate family is required, extended family is optional [list][*]N/A [/list] [b][color=298e25]How did you discover your powers:[/color][/b] Rohan trespassed into a place where no human being was meant to tread. Despite warning after warning, sign after sign, he went further and further. In a place where humanity is effectively alien, he met a monster older than the Earth known today, unhindered by modern gods, irreverent of the mystical might of mankind, and indifferent to the two-legged things walking the planet. Every leaf of the forest, every blade of grass, the trees he walked past all breathed in the air an exhaled hate and [i]mockery[/i] in Rohan's wake. So he burnt it all to ash. [b][color=298e25]General History:[/color][/b] Once upon a time, there was a kid named Jiro Tadashi. He lived in the countryside of Japan where people were superstitious to a fault, and for good reason. Just over a hill and down a long road, their town led into a place they called the Forest of Ghosts. From a young age as a kid, they always told him to never cross the hill, and that if he really had to for some reason, to only ever do so at midday. Not morning, not evening. Only when the sun was highest over his head. The elders of his village told Jiro that if he ever walked into those woods, no one would look for him. They’d just assume he was dead. One day, he started hearing whispers and odd noises past the hill, and so the young boy snuck out in the middle of the night. He went into the Forest of Ghosts. He set foot in a place where none should go, and the second he turned around, he was lost. The forest had him, and those odd whispers became a laughter. A rabbit ran along the forest floor and stopped to stand on its back legs, and it stared at Jiro. Flowers bent themselves into crooked shapes to slow him down. Moss crept closer when he wasn’t looking, and every time he stopped to get his bearings, he could’ve sworn the trees were moving to follow him. That was when he realized his mistake. And it was too late. The longer he stayed in that place, the worse it got. In an hour, there were eyes forming out of the bark in the trees, and corpses started to emerge out of the forest floor to mock his decisions. Jiro walked for what felt like literal weeks, never finding the edge of that place, but always finding something else. He always found something [i]more[/i] to walk through and hide in, no matter how far he walked. The place defied logic, it was Cursed and as far from natural as one could understand. The Forest of Ghosts seemed to be normal from the outside, but once you were in there, it was a whole other world. You could walk into a valley of beautiful flowers, and the second you touched one, they would grab you and drag you down beneath a mile of dirt. Even the animals that were otherwise prey watched Jiro with the intent to kill him, whispering and stalking him at every opportunity. Running for his life for so long that time stopped mattering, always looking over his shoulders to keep an eye on how much the trees moved and watching every last crease in the bark in case eyes started growing out of them changed the boy. There came a point when he started thing like a prey animal more than he did a human being. He never slept more than minutes at a time, always moving again the moment he heard Namiki whispering on the winds. Jiro eventually got [i]good[/i] at living like this. He carried rocks and broke them into the shapes of spearheads, using them to gut the rabbits that smiled rictus grins at him. He gouged out the eyes in the grass, and bled them dry when he didn't trust river water to be [i]just[/i] water. Jiro packed his wounds full of moss that cackled quiet as a whisper when he wasn't looking, and tore out the throats of deer that tried to eat him alive, with nothing but his teeth. In time, he found his way to the very heart of the forest, following the whispers that made the birds go quiet. The woods got so deep that a cloudless midday sun couldn't light the ground up. With a torch made of twine and dead leaves, Jiro walked in and found the monster that had perverted this place. Namiki, the dead thing buried here in times when all humanity had to defend themselves were swords and spears. A monster in the form of a tree, gaunt limbs, a face hewn out of bark and mired with lichen. The one thing it couldn't control in this forest was fire, so Namiki [i]burned.[/i] And Jiro ran as he had run so many times since coming here. The fire spread in ways it shouldn't, turning the sky to grey and twisting over every rock and river running through the Forest of Ghosts. When the smoke became so thick that there was no more air to breathe, no matter how hard the boy ran, Jiro was swallowed up by it. It got inside his lungs and down into his soul and wouldn't leave. It seeped into skin and left a void behind that life would spring from. He felt the last gasp of the flowers. He heard the screams coming from every root and blade of grass. He saw the falling tears of the leaves that would never feel the sun again. But when smoke finally clears and there is nothing but ash left to kiss the ground, new life forms. Something foundational to the human soul was left behind in that place. And Rohan walked away. [b][color=298e25]Proposed Arc:[/color][/b] [list][*][color=298e25]The Axe Forgets:[/color] When Rohan killed Namiki, the curse on the Forest of Ghosts was lifted. But now it twists his soul more and more with every passing year. One day, he'll be more a monster of wood and sap than human, if he even recognizes the world around him anymore. There will be nothing left of what he is now, he will become the wind that sings to the moss, and the grass that takes the dead from the Earth. There's no telling whether it'll speed up one day, or kill him tomorrow. [*][color=298e25]Namiki's Last Laugh:[/color] The more sinister side of Rohan's curse is that he's a trespasser whenever he sets foot in the woods. The trees follow him, he gets stalked by even the most harmless animals. He's always been good at outrunning these things, even when Rohan's walking in the woods to pass the time. But the dead horror that infected him only has to be lucky once. They already took some of his humanity away once, and they'll gladly take the rest when they catch him. But first, they must [i]catch him.[/i] [/list] [hr][center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/af578740-aee0-44ca-9a48-2888a7454778.png[/img][/center][hr][h3][b][i][color=298e25][center]Extras[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3] [b][color=298e25]Character Quote:[/color][/b] "I'll figure it out. I always do." [b][color=298e25]Theme Song:[/color][/b] [url=https://youtu.be/AJOsLdBqbPA?si=6qoNCm9tkDPH1N9L]Lord Huron: Meet Me in the Woods[/url] [b][color=298e25]Anything Else:[/color][/b] ~Read the rules to know what to put here ;) ~ [sub][color=ed1c24]*By submitting this CS in its completion I am stating I have read all the rules for this Rp and am agreeing to follow them to the fullest with respect and courtesy. I acknowledge that I can and will be removed from the RP without warning if I break a rule or cause problems with my fellow Rpers or the GM.[/color][/sub] [/hider] [hider=Grimoire] [center][hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=298e25]The Grimoire[/color][/i][/b][/h1][hr][h2][b][i][color=298e25]Character Rohan[/color][/i][/b][/h2][img]Character Image[/img] [i][color=298e25]Expert Artifact Specialist[/color][/i][/center][hr][hr] [b][color=298e25]Scepter of the Mountain[/color][/b][list][*]Type: Magic Item [*] A sturdy [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/05b8f565-e7da-4e9d-a67d-0068540f6927.png]magical staff[/url] carved from the wood of a rowan tree. The Scepter of the Mountain's primary function is to provide a defensive aura against malevolent mystical effects. Things such as mind control or illusions are warded off when the power in the staff is exerted. Rohan mostly just uses it as a walking stick. [*]Notes: [/list] [hr] [b][color=298e25]Ashen Ring[/color][/b][list][*]Type: Magic Item [*]A [url=https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/13e8eafb-16bb-410e-98fe-16c969c97a51.png]ring[/url] of oak wrapped with two loops of wood. One from the juniper tree, found in tundras, and one from the texas ebony tree found in desert climates. Whoever wears the Ashen Ring is given access to a simple fireball spell, good for quick attacks or torching something. [*]Notes: [/list] [hr] [b][color=298e25]Spell Name / Rune / Magical Object[/color][/b][list][*]Type: i.e. Divination, Conjuration, Transmutation... [*]Description: 1-2 sentences [*]Notes: [/list] [hr] [b][color=298e25]Spell Name / Rune / Magical Object[/color][/b][list][*]Type: i.e. Divination, Conjuration, Transmutation... [*]Description: 1-2 sentences [*]Notes: [/list] [hr] [b][color=298e25]Spell Name / Rune / Magical Object[/color][/b][list][*]Type: i.e. Divination, Conjuration, Transmutation... [*]Description: 1-2 sentences [*]Notes: [/list] [hr] [/hider]