Rem if you want powerful individual healing spells (First Aid, Heal, Restore) and Resurrection, or Undine if you want spells that heal multiple characters (Hurtless Circle, Nurse, Revitalize).
finished & thanks again.
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Accepted Lumen and all other characters to this point.
Name: Seth Rainier
Age: 35
Appearance: Knight of the Crimson Eagle
Birthplace: Sord
Personality: Driven to the belief that no one person was more special than the rest, Seth's first clear trait is a complete and utter disregard for a somebody else's social standing compared to his own. No matter the receiver, he will tell it the person as he sees fit. Seth follows his own values of right and wrong. If something doesn't go over well with him, he would loudly proclaim it and act against it if need be. The only time this has been different is if it happens to be about the orders of a superior, or the superior himself. Seth believes in a twisted perception of discipline, and to him no other bond matters but the bond in service - even if that bond is devoid of respect or goodwill, and he feels his superiors are trash. This is why despite a history of numerous accounts of insubordination, with the scars to serve as evidence, he still remains with the military. In his mind, he needs to be loyal to something, and act in place to it. Not only to 'preserve peace', but also to further his own ends. For the sake of duty, he is willing to adopt any means to ensure he can accomplish a given task, even if they are unconventional or require greater effort.
Seth normally is silent and refrains from speaking unless necessary or is spoken to. As mentioned before, Seth has an unimpressed outlook on others, and this has carried over somewhat to a fearlessness that allows him to keep a level head in most situations. He believes that he isn't incapable of a feat anyone else could accomplish, but this does not stem from pride. Using as much brains as he does his brawn, Seth knows that even if he can do something, it doesn't mean he should. Outside of that, he keeps his emotions bottled up almost all the time, but will occasionally let out sardonic wit accompanied by an even rarer small, mocking smile. Because of his personality and a lack of effort on his part, it has been a long time since he has had any friends.
Race: Human
Canon or OC: OC
Weapon: Altair
Thauma #1: Volt
Thauma #2: Undine
Base Artes/Spells: Lightning Blade, Aqua Edge, Deep Mist
Bio: Seth is the child born from the union of his father, renowned merchant Gerald Rainier, and his fourth wife Agi, a young dancer from the oriental lands of Sord. Seth grew up together with his two siblings (an older sister and older brother), his father, and his three mothers in many different houses and manses throughout his life, as his father was a man whom preferred to represent his company himself, and would thus be there in flesh during the establishment of new trade agreements, negotiations, trade posts, and the such. Where his business called, he would go, but not alone. As a final request from his first wife - whom died without birthing a child for the man - his second wife promised him she would never leave him to have to come home to an empty home - even if it takes her across the sea, and it has become a way of life for this generation of the Rainier family for the whole family to tag along with the man on his business trips. Soon, this became moving between old and new residences to fulfill Gerald's need to tend to his tasks as company head, wherever it may be. The longest Seth has remembered staying in one home would be for a full year.
Gerald's second wife, Yvonne, was a very kind woman to everyone in her family, and Seth - as he grew - found her to be more doting on him than would his birth mother, who seemed to always want most of her husband's affection to herself. In fact, while his siblings would grow closest to their respective mothers who gave birth to them, Seth would try his best to grow close to all three of his mothers, inspired by Yvonne's unconditional love. At first he had little success gaining Hilde, Gerald's third wife's affections, and also felt a bit of a disconnection with his own birth mother, Agi. However, after a certain incident that attracted the attention of the whole town where they were living, he succeeded - and at that time, it was his happiest moment in life. Having been helped by the entire township, Seth was inspired to began loving everyone else unconditionally.
He was the very idea of a crusader for love; hopeful, joyous eyes that looked past all the faults and shortcomings of a person, and accepted them for who they were.
To the boy, everyone was the same; everyone deserved the same amount of love; everyone was special.
He would hold on to this vision, and held on to it with every ounce of his heart. But childhood had to come to an end for everyone. At the age of 12, his father's company began to suffer some setbacks that took their toll on his person. He began to change, becoming more irritable and aggressive. He struggled to keep everything together.
It was a struggle that would prove futile in a few years' time, and its complications would change lives.
One of them was Seth's. Now an adult, he carries a new name, and serves under the flag of the Zenterr military, as an elite knight within the Crimson Eagle division. Most recently, he, along with a few other members of the Crimson Eagle, has been given a task to investigate a few things in the land of Sephira...
Age: 35
Appearance: Knight of the Crimson Eagle
Birthplace: Sord
Personality: Driven to the belief that no one person was more special than the rest, Seth's first clear trait is a complete and utter disregard for a somebody else's social standing compared to his own. No matter the receiver, he will tell it the person as he sees fit. Seth follows his own values of right and wrong. If something doesn't go over well with him, he would loudly proclaim it and act against it if need be. The only time this has been different is if it happens to be about the orders of a superior, or the superior himself. Seth believes in a twisted perception of discipline, and to him no other bond matters but the bond in service - even if that bond is devoid of respect or goodwill, and he feels his superiors are trash. This is why despite a history of numerous accounts of insubordination, with the scars to serve as evidence, he still remains with the military. In his mind, he needs to be loyal to something, and act in place to it. Not only to 'preserve peace', but also to further his own ends. For the sake of duty, he is willing to adopt any means to ensure he can accomplish a given task, even if they are unconventional or require greater effort.
Seth normally is silent and refrains from speaking unless necessary or is spoken to. As mentioned before, Seth has an unimpressed outlook on others, and this has carried over somewhat to a fearlessness that allows him to keep a level head in most situations. He believes that he isn't incapable of a feat anyone else could accomplish, but this does not stem from pride. Using as much brains as he does his brawn, Seth knows that even if he can do something, it doesn't mean he should. Outside of that, he keeps his emotions bottled up almost all the time, but will occasionally let out sardonic wit accompanied by an even rarer small, mocking smile. Because of his personality and a lack of effort on his part, it has been a long time since he has had any friends.
Race: Human
Canon or OC: OC
Weapon: Altair
Thauma #1: Volt
Thauma #2: Undine
Base Artes/Spells: Lightning Blade, Aqua Edge, Deep Mist
Bio: Seth is the child born from the union of his father, renowned merchant Gerald Rainier, and his fourth wife Agi, a young dancer from the oriental lands of Sord. Seth grew up together with his two siblings (an older sister and older brother), his father, and his three mothers in many different houses and manses throughout his life, as his father was a man whom preferred to represent his company himself, and would thus be there in flesh during the establishment of new trade agreements, negotiations, trade posts, and the such. Where his business called, he would go, but not alone. As a final request from his first wife - whom died without birthing a child for the man - his second wife promised him she would never leave him to have to come home to an empty home - even if it takes her across the sea, and it has become a way of life for this generation of the Rainier family for the whole family to tag along with the man on his business trips. Soon, this became moving between old and new residences to fulfill Gerald's need to tend to his tasks as company head, wherever it may be. The longest Seth has remembered staying in one home would be for a full year.
Gerald's second wife, Yvonne, was a very kind woman to everyone in her family, and Seth - as he grew - found her to be more doting on him than would his birth mother, who seemed to always want most of her husband's affection to herself. In fact, while his siblings would grow closest to their respective mothers who gave birth to them, Seth would try his best to grow close to all three of his mothers, inspired by Yvonne's unconditional love. At first he had little success gaining Hilde, Gerald's third wife's affections, and also felt a bit of a disconnection with his own birth mother, Agi. However, after a certain incident that attracted the attention of the whole town where they were living, he succeeded - and at that time, it was his happiest moment in life. Having been helped by the entire township, Seth was inspired to began loving everyone else unconditionally.
He was the very idea of a crusader for love; hopeful, joyous eyes that looked past all the faults and shortcomings of a person, and accepted them for who they were.
To the boy, everyone was the same; everyone deserved the same amount of love; everyone was special.
He would hold on to this vision, and held on to it with every ounce of his heart. But childhood had to come to an end for everyone. At the age of 12, his father's company began to suffer some setbacks that took their toll on his person. He began to change, becoming more irritable and aggressive. He struggled to keep everything together.
It was a struggle that would prove futile in a few years' time, and its complications would change lives.
One of them was Seth's. Now an adult, he carries a new name, and serves under the flag of the Zenterr military, as an elite knight within the Crimson Eagle division. Most recently, he, along with a few other members of the Crimson Eagle, has been given a task to investigate a few things in the land of Sephira...
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I know it's WIP, but the description of Seth's personality is too much. I read the whole thing word for word and I felt like I understood him less and less as it went on. The best I understood is that Seth isn't biased, but he also isn't too involved with Glazend's politics and won't force others to change their beliefs. He plays an impartial part in society and doesn't enforce his beliefs and identity upon others. At the same time, Seth also has some morals that he will follow such as loyalty, patience and unity. The rest was all gobbledygook to me. As deep and complex you wish to make Seth, a lot of stuff needs to be cut.
As my high school English teacher always said: "Where's the beef?" That's basically what I'm asking here.
Also, what kind of weapon is Altair?
As my high school English teacher always said: "Where's the beef?" That's basically what I'm asking here.
Also, what kind of weapon is Altair?
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Question, may we make up our own Artes or spells?
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As long as they're not too powerful at the moment. I noticed that some elements were sorely lacking in the fighting artes such as light, darkness, ice and water if you were thinking of that.
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Name: Lianne 'Lily' Marzof
Age: 68
Appearance:
Birthplace: Boreas, raised in Zenterr
Personality: Lianne is somewhat boisterous and flashy person, walking with her head tall in pride and defiant of a world that seems to always bring her down. She takes the duality of her life and runs with it... embracing being both human and elf, warrior and wizard, of Dark and Lightning. She tries to help her fellow Half Elves to stand up for themselves, but has nothing but scorn for those who surrender their pride and keep their head low. More than anything, she embraces her own self and desires and wishes to become the greatest version of herself possible.
Race: Half Elf
Canon or OC: OC
Weapon: Short Sword
Thauma #1: Shadow
Thauma #2: Volt
Base Artes/Spells: Artes: Lightning Blade, Volt Dagger (Shoots from an empty hand a dagger made of electricity at the enemy), Shadow Whip (Creates a long whip of darkness to strike at the enemy) Spells: Spread Zero, Lightning,
Bio: Born from the affair of an elven noble, Lord Lorand Grailwood of Boreas and a human maid, Rose Marzof, Lianne never truly knew her father as when he heard of her possible birth not only did he cast her mother off his home, but even hired thugs to kill her. Only the intervention of a kind man in the dark alleys of Boreas prevented Rose's murder and her subsequent flight from the land of her birth. Loved by her mother, she nevertheless had a rough childhood... smaller than all of her peers due to a slow aging process and always having to do her best to hide her half elven nature to avoid bullying and being an outcast. However, such a secret could only be kept hidden for so long... after the which, the family of two had to move often. After near two decades of fleeing and hiding, something broke within Lily, which had her finally stand up for herself. Stress, fear, and self loathing of her own birth festered in her heart for too long until one day she exploded and struck out against her tormentors. A girl and furthermore a frail elf, her outrage sparked the Shadow magic within her... and enough sheer ferocity that she managed to drive off her attackers. Battered and wounded but still victorious, that moment brought tears of joy and laughter into her... and they would mark the birth of a new Lianne. Trading fear, subtlety and meekness for courage, brashness and strength, she cultivated herself to become stronger and take pride in herself... as a way to spite all who hated half elves, she would love herself all the more. By the time her mother died of natural causes, the still young half elf had molded herself into a spellsword, heedless of the 'easy' path of the Sect of Maxwell and thus becoming a hunter of monsters and mercenary for hire, cultivating a reputation to offset the prejudice against her race.
Age: 68
Appearance:
Birthplace: Boreas, raised in Zenterr
Personality: Lianne is somewhat boisterous and flashy person, walking with her head tall in pride and defiant of a world that seems to always bring her down. She takes the duality of her life and runs with it... embracing being both human and elf, warrior and wizard, of Dark and Lightning. She tries to help her fellow Half Elves to stand up for themselves, but has nothing but scorn for those who surrender their pride and keep their head low. More than anything, she embraces her own self and desires and wishes to become the greatest version of herself possible.
Race: Half Elf
Canon or OC: OC
Weapon: Short Sword
Thauma #1: Shadow
Thauma #2: Volt
Base Artes/Spells: Artes: Lightning Blade, Volt Dagger (Shoots from an empty hand a dagger made of electricity at the enemy), Shadow Whip (Creates a long whip of darkness to strike at the enemy) Spells: Spread Zero, Lightning,
Bio: Born from the affair of an elven noble, Lord Lorand Grailwood of Boreas and a human maid, Rose Marzof, Lianne never truly knew her father as when he heard of her possible birth not only did he cast her mother off his home, but even hired thugs to kill her. Only the intervention of a kind man in the dark alleys of Boreas prevented Rose's murder and her subsequent flight from the land of her birth. Loved by her mother, she nevertheless had a rough childhood... smaller than all of her peers due to a slow aging process and always having to do her best to hide her half elven nature to avoid bullying and being an outcast. However, such a secret could only be kept hidden for so long... after the which, the family of two had to move often. After near two decades of fleeing and hiding, something broke within Lily, which had her finally stand up for herself. Stress, fear, and self loathing of her own birth festered in her heart for too long until one day she exploded and struck out against her tormentors. A girl and furthermore a frail elf, her outrage sparked the Shadow magic within her... and enough sheer ferocity that she managed to drive off her attackers. Battered and wounded but still victorious, that moment brought tears of joy and laughter into her... and they would mark the birth of a new Lianne. Trading fear, subtlety and meekness for courage, brashness and strength, she cultivated herself to become stronger and take pride in herself... as a way to spite all who hated half elves, she would love herself all the more. By the time her mother died of natural causes, the still young half elf had molded herself into a spellsword, heedless of the 'easy' path of the Sect of Maxwell and thus becoming a hunter of monsters and mercenary for hire, cultivating a reputation to offset the prejudice against her race.
The Blue Sylph said Question, may we make up our own Artes or spells?
well, shyte. lol
I may want to substitute some of mine for original spells too...like two.
as not to clog up the occ I'll just send them to you via pm if I decide & you can look them over there.
But the beef's there - he's crazy. Or at least, he's going crazy.
I'm actually trying a lot of things with Seth and that personality section, like using the weird kind of prose you'd see on the TYPE-MOON wiki, for the purpose of making him not just a character, but also a sort of meta-commentary on how people try so hard to make 'unique' and 'complex' characters these days. But of course, I couldn't settle for making a shallow character while I'm at it, so perhaps I can't say that this is completely true. Perhaps I tried too hard myself. Though your observation is fair - if you require it, I'll whittle down the personality. To be honest, not all of it is there, since he actually dabbles in politics, in a way. He has connections in the Zenterr military, men and women who've looked past simple sentiments, and you can't exactly call him a simple, mindless soldier. But at the same time he's not not manipulable, with the state of mind he's at.
As for Altair, it's the halberd seen in the picture. I wanted to include a name, but didn't know how to put it alongside a general classification of the weapon, sorry.
I'm actually trying a lot of things with Seth and that personality section, like using the weird kind of prose you'd see on the TYPE-MOON wiki, for the purpose of making him not just a character, but also a sort of meta-commentary on how people try so hard to make 'unique' and 'complex' characters these days. But of course, I couldn't settle for making a shallow character while I'm at it, so perhaps I can't say that this is completely true. Perhaps I tried too hard myself. Though your observation is fair - if you require it, I'll whittle down the personality. To be honest, not all of it is there, since he actually dabbles in politics, in a way. He has connections in the Zenterr military, men and women who've looked past simple sentiments, and you can't exactly call him a simple, mindless soldier. But at the same time he's not not manipulable, with the state of mind he's at.
As for Altair, it's the halberd seen in the picture. I wanted to include a name, but didn't know how to put it alongside a general classification of the weapon, sorry.
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Shinra said
But the beef's there - he's crazy. Or at least, he's going crazy.
I didn't see that at all. All I saw was a neutral and detached guy with some decent qualities.
I'm actually trying a lot of things with Seth and that personality section, like using the weird kind of prose you'd see on the TYPE-MOON wiki, for the purpose of making him not just a character, but also a sort of meta-commentary on how people try so hard to make 'unique' and 'complex' characters these days.
That's fine and good, but don't forget that this is an RP. They tend to have a bad habit of fizzling out quickly, so I hoping you don't exert too much creative energy in something that could potentially fail. As much as you want to make him a representation of going against the whole 'unique and complex character' thing, I still want him to be easy enough to understand. I want to read his bio and fully understand what he's going to be about in preparation for interacting my hot-blooded dude Melvin with Seth.
But of course, I couldn't settle for making a shallow character while I'm at it, so perhaps I can't say that this is completely true. Perhaps I tried too hard myself. Though your observation is fair - if you require it, I'll whittle down the personality. To be honest, not all of it is there, since he actually dabbles in politics, in a way. He has connections in the Zenterr military, men and women who've looked past simple sentiments, and you can't exactly call him a simple, mindless soldier. But at the same time he's not manipulable, with the state of mind he's at.
So let me get this straight about him. Seth has removed himself from the worst of society's issues and prejudices. He has light involvement with Zenterr's military and those folks who look past simple prejudices, preferring to see the bigger picture. But since society as a whole fails to see the 'big picture' that Seth sees, he's isolated himself from the prattle and is slowly going crazy from the world's ignorance, unable to find many like-minded people who share his view.
As for Altair, it's the halberd seen in the picture. I wanted to include a name, but didn't know how to put it alongside a general classification of the weapon, sorry.
Oh, right, forgot about the picture. Derp moment on my part. Thanks.
@ The Blue Sylph: Don't forget that she can use general base artes like Demon Fang and Sonic Thrust. I don't think she should have magic, though. That would make her a Magic Knight class rather than a Swordsman, and I don't want characters having a ton of artes at their disposal right in the beginning. Just because characters have Thaumae doesn't mean they have to use magic. Fix those, and she will be good.
@ Leviathan: Shoot me a PM and I'll see what you have in mind.
benit149 said I didn't see that at all. All I saw was a neutral and detached guy with some decent qualities.
Ah, but 'crazy' shouldn't necessarily translate to 'full-on psycho'. Right now he's as you said, neutral and detached from normal society. But he's also quietly... unnerved, and confused, if only refusing to acknowledge it himself, hence the placeholder last sentence. He could become a full-on psycho, or he could become the good type of 'crazy'. Or he could break down altogether. It all stemmed from his past, and ultimately, will depend on how the story grows.
That's fine and good, but don't forget that this is an RP. They tend to have a bad habit of fizzling out quickly, so I hoping you don't exert too much creative energy in something that could potentially fail. As much as you want to make him a representation of going against the whole 'unique and complex character' thing, I still want him to be easy enough to understand. I want to read his bio and fully understand what he's going to be about in preparation for interacting my hot-blooded dude Melvin with Seth.
As I've probably shown, I can't help but pour out righteous amounts of stuff for the things I make. I like to believe that every RP can be special, and it's not like I lose anything anyway, the time was well spent on bettering character creation, after all. Also, rather than going against, it's more like poking at the idea with a stick for laughs and good times, then pulling up a chair and engaging in deep, philosophical debate with it afterwards. My apologies for having left out that important bit, I'll revise the personality part. Hopefully, I can maintain the hilarious prose. But we'll see. For now, just imagine him an intellectual, quiet sort of person with smart-ass tendencies and unfettered purveyor of brutal honesty where deserved, even towards kings and queens, no matter they be prophets or the Devil him/herself. Also, one last thing...
So let me get this straight about him. Seth has removed himself from the worst of society's issues and prejudices. He has light involvement with Zenterr's military and those folks who look past simple prejudices, preferring to see the bigger picture. But since society as a whole fails to see the 'big picture' that Seth sees, he's isolated himself from the prattle and is slowly going crazy from the world's ignorance, unable to find many like-minded people who share his view.
Close, but not quite. I realized the segment of my post that you quoted missed one 'not', where it was repeated. I don't know how that happened, but in my original post it was repeated intentionally. I meant to say he's no Hannibal Lecter, and is just simple-minded enough for people to be able to control him.
That's all for now, and thanks for the detailed response. I'll continue working on him.
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Well, I actually was aiming at having her a magic knight, in the vein of Kratos, Zelos, Raven and the like. She wouldn't get so many base artes and wouldn't get the strongest spells but she'd get to dip into both and combinations as the time goes on. It's part of her theme of duality as both human and elf, warrior and mage.
xAsunaWolfx The Sriracha Lover
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I'm interested in this. I'll hopefully get around to making a CS, lol. Uhm.....I'm not too fond of making CS, so i write better than i CS xD
Just an FYI, I'm not familar with the seris ;-; but it reminds me of sword art online
Just an FYI, I'm not familar with the seris ;-; but it reminds me of sword art online
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The Blue Sylph said
Well, I actually was aiming at having her a magic knight, in the vein of Kratos, Zelos, Raven and the like. She wouldn't get so many base artes and wouldn't get the strongest spells but she'd get to dip into both and combinations as the time goes on. It's part of her theme of duality as both human and elf, warrior and mage.
If that's the case, she wouldn't be able to go past mid-tier abilities. She can be balanced in both areas, but not specialize in one or the other.
@ AsunaWolf - Sure, make a CS as soon as you can. Just remember my super-tight restrictions on Dark Elves, and make the CS within a reasonable amount of time, and you should be good. I won't be starting the story posts until later this week, depending on how things go for character creation.
The Blue Sylph
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Agreed! Perhaps just a couple specialized abilities of the high tier level when she advances a lot, but she shouldn't have the whole breath a dedicated fighter or dedicated mage gets.
TurboTuber
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Hey, this seems pretty cool. If it weren't quite so 4 in the morning I would already be writing a CS up. I've only played Tales of Symphonia (and that was years ago), but I think I retained enough info to push out some sorta character.
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Good enough for me. I won't be starting this 'til maybe Tuesday or Wednesday since some folks need to work on their CS.
Done! Tell me how it is, Benito.
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Much better this time around, Shinra. Thanks for taking the time to polish the personality section up - coupled with the bio, it was easier for me to understand.
NOTICE: I won't officially start until Wednesday or Thursday, as I have been busy with spring cleaning at my house today and need to finish up tomorrow. @.@;
The gist of my first post is that Melvin will have emerged from a Sect facility he and some rebels destroyed at the southernmost tip of Sord. The story will also begin in Sord, and our characters will gradually move north to Boreas (at least, Melvin will want to comb the country for Sect facilities to destroy starting south and weakening their footholds in Sord and Zenterr). As I'm too lazy to make a map right now, let's use South America as a go-to map for now. Sord would cover Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. Zenterr has the largest landmass, which would cover Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. The remaining northern countries from Ecuador to French Guiana would be Boreas, making it the smallest country.
NOTICE: I won't officially start until Wednesday or Thursday, as I have been busy with spring cleaning at my house today and need to finish up tomorrow. @.@;
The gist of my first post is that Melvin will have emerged from a Sect facility he and some rebels destroyed at the southernmost tip of Sord. The story will also begin in Sord, and our characters will gradually move north to Boreas (at least, Melvin will want to comb the country for Sect facilities to destroy starting south and weakening their footholds in Sord and Zenterr). As I'm too lazy to make a map right now, let's use South America as a go-to map for now. Sord would cover Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. Zenterr has the largest landmass, which would cover Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. The remaining northern countries from Ecuador to French Guiana would be Boreas, making it the smallest country.
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