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Tales of Arcadia - Fantasy, Magic, Monsters, Adventure

@Gobby

I was thinking Bruiser Tank. Big tower shield along with a sword.

Tales of Arcadia - Fantasy, Magic, Monsters, Adventure

I am interested in this. Here is my CS, hope it's alright!

Jamie Kyrielight

Name:Jamie Kyrielight

Gender: Female

Age: 19

Appearance: Jamie is fairly tall, standing at about 5'11. She refuses to disclose her weight, only citing herself as being "Skinny yet somehow heavier than you'd think." Always wears a silver necklace with an cross in a circle attached to it.

Personality: Throughout her life Jamie has always been the girl you run to when someone is in trouble and you don't know what to do. From there she would do one of two things. Give the best advice she can about the problem. Or she would go take care of it herself. That's not to say Jamie would help with anything, she has a very strong moral compass and is unafraid to let you know if she thinks you're in the wrong. But when it comes to people in trouble, she just can't say no. Some people call her a pushover or because of this, but she doesn't really think so. Jamie just thinks that if everyone helped each other out more often instead of focusing on their own worries, the world could be a much better place.

Outside of all that she's a very friendly person as one would expect, some people might describe her as being bubbly at all times almost. Of course when she sees something she sees as wrong, she won't hesitate to step in and do something about it, even if it might get her in trouble. One of her guilty pleasures is eating sweets, she absolutely loves all kinds of sweet food and drinks. She doesn't have many hobbies due to most of her time being spent helping others, but she does enjoy watching anime when she has the time.

Background: Born in a small town in the middle of Colorado, Jamie was raised to always help people in need. Her mother was very sick ever since she was born and her dad had never been around, so she always had a lot of work on her shoulders throughout her life. But she never complained, well that's not quite true. She would complain every now and then, but she never meant anything by it, she would always help out with a smile and a light hum in her voice. This continued on for about 15 years before her life took a sudden turn when her mother's condition got worse. She was moved to a larger hospital out in the city and Jamie had to adjust to the fast paced and sometimes cruel world of the big city.

She did lots of odd jobs and worked at convenience stores to pay the bills, but it was all for nothing. Jamie's mother died a year later with only Jamie at her side. She mourned for a month with nobody to help her, all she had to her name was an empty apartment with basic furniture and a small laptop. She picked herself up regardless and continued on with her life. She graduated from high school at the age of 17 and went to work full time at a variety of places, picking up a lot of skills over the next two years.

While Jamie is happy with her life now, she feels as if she could be doing more still. While she enjoys helping people out in the city, they don't really need her help. She feels as if there are people somewhere else in trouble, people who's lives are in danger and only she can save them. But soon her life will once again take a new direction, maybe she'll get her wish...

Peculiarities: Jamie has picked up a lot of skills from helping everyone she can, she's also built up a bit of muscle from all the heavy work she's done, but there's only a few things she can claim to be really good at. At least, she likes to think she's good at them.

Baseball: During elementary school one of her friends roped her into a baseball team because "They just needed one more member for the school to approve them!" She ended up being a natural at it, being one of the best hitters in the town. So she's pretty good at swinging a bat.

Memory: Jamie has a very good memory, able to recall most things she's seen at the drop of a hat. This ranges from some dumb fact she saw in a magazine article, up to the entire essay she wrote on medieval weaponry.

Relic: A simple silver necklace with a cross in a circle attached to it. It was the last birthday present her mom ever got her, which was strange considering she was a Buddhist. She claimed to have liked the shape and thought it looked good on Jamie.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Mourningstar

@King Cosmos@Gardevoiran

"NO! Don't let it get away, we need the XP!" She cried out as she attempted to fire off another Mana Orb to stop the Slime. She was met by what appeared to be a system message telling her she was out of MP, meaning she was going to need to delay the Slime for a moment while she made a dash for a nearby crystal. She wouldn't be able to lift the Goblin and throw him unfortunately, her Lesser Force wasn't strong enough to do so. This left her with one option left, luckily she had a shield up. After these thoughts ran through her head, she raced towards the Slime and charged directly into it, slamming into it with all of her weight in an attempt to kill the thing. Hopefully this happened after the javelin collided with the slime, otherwise she was going to find out just how much it hurt to be impaled.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Mourningstar

@King Cosmos@Gardevoiran

The slime squealed in pain as Mourningstar let out a haughty laugh, one could feel the condescension rolling off of her despite the lack of a definable body. "How pathetic! Defeated by one measly bolt of magic! I can't believe you two were even having tro- GET AWAY GET AWAY GET AWAY!" She screamed girlishly as the slime leapt at her, scrambling to the side as she fired off another two shots of magic. She also noticed the goblin child just staring at the ground like an idiot and the pixie casting a shield spell on her. At least one of them was being useful.

“If you’re here to help then keep firing at the Slime. I’ll protect you as best I can.” When the pixie said that she got a little annoyed admittedly, doing her best to try and puff up to show how annoyed she was.

"Of course I'm here to help you fools! You obviously need it to if you're trying to take on a slime with basic physical attacks, haven't you ever played an RPG before!? Meanwhile the dirty sprout of broccoli is just staring at the ground like an idiot while I nearly get eaten by a gross slime!" That last bit almost sounded like a scared whine, not that she would ever admit it.

"So yes, I am here to assist you! Be very grateful a mighty general of the Demon King would deign to help some low level monster brats such as yourself. In return you will be my new vassals as we leave this filthy cave. Not just anyone gets to be the minions of such a high level boss such as myself. You were lucky to have been chosen." Of course none of this was true in the slightest, well, maybe she was a general of the Demon King. Who knows honestly. But as the old saying on Earth goes, fake it until you make it. And Mourningstar was going to be very good at faking it, she had a whole lifetime to practice from now on. Maybe she would get so good she could actually make it.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Mourningstar

@Gardevoiran@King Cosmos

The world is so dark. It's so so dark. She didn't remember much of her first day, everything was blurry and poorly lit. The second day was a bit clearer, she remembered a jagged blue object that made her feel... sated. Still hungry, but she could survive around this. Some flying things would occasionally pester her, but she would snarl and bat them away. How was she batting them away, she had no hands... The third day was when things finally came into focus and she could see the world around her for what it was. A nearly pitch black cave, filled with all sorts of wondrous creatures including pixies, goblins, even a slime or two. She should've been scared of all these monsters, but on the fourth day she caught sight of her own reflection in a pool of water. She too was a monster, but she didn't feel panicked at all. It felt right in a way. On the fifth day she remembered.

This was the start of her new life, she could be better now. She was a being of pure magic, meaning she needed magic to survive. This meant that the crystals that made her feel less hungry most likely emanated magic. But she was still hungry. So on the sixth day, she began training. She figured out her new powers, she could fire a blast of magic and she could use telekinesis to lift objects and throw them. Finally on the seventh day, she began to train her powers. She would use her telekinesis to pick up rocks and throw them at the crystals she fed off, chipping away at them slowly but surely. After chipping away at the crystal for long enough she would begin fighting pixies that came to steal the crystals, firing magic shots at them to drive them off until she began to get tired. Once she got tired she would consume the magic crystals and start the process over.

There were slipups throughout the day, at one point two pixies banded together to distract her and steal the crystals she had gathered, that ended poorly for her. She even gave up for an hour before picking herself back up and starting the process over again. Originally she was just going to let it go, but then she got angry and decided she was going to get revenge on those pixies eventually. this was a new life, she wasn't going to let anyone walk all over her this time around. Never again. Throughout the week she fed off of the green herbs that had been growing in places of sunlight, they were bitter but edible. They even made her feel a little better after she got her ass kicked pretty hard by one tough goblin who wanted crystals. She would have to kick that goblin's ass too, he pissed her off.

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And here we are now. Mourningstar was watching from the shadows as a young goblin and pixie fought off a slime together, anxiously wondering if this was worth getting involved in. It was a pixie for one, a species she had very poor experiences with. But on the other hand, they could talk. And the fact that they were willing to cooperate with each other meant they had the capacity to be friendly. Finally she schooled her nonexistent face and let out a loud hardy laugh, attempting to make her feminine voice sound threatening as she shot a magic shot from the shadows at the slime. "Rejoice pathetic creatures! For the mighty Mourningstar has decided to lend aid in defeating this vile ball of jello! Does jello exist in this world? Probably not. Now let me take care of this! And with that Mourningstar joined the fight, staying at a distance and shooting magic shots at the slime attacking Shovel Boy.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Mourningstar

"Let the light that all dying men see shine upon you! The Mourningstar!"

Name: Mourningstar

Theme:

Decisive Battle

Gender: Female

Species: Wisp

Goals: To conquer this pathetic realm! (And get a bit more confident as well)

Past Life: Mourningstar doesn't want to remember her past life for a variety of reasons. That fact that she was a pathetic loser with no friends outside the internet is one. The fact that she had been 25 and struggling to move out of her parent's place was another. Her crippling lack of self confidence was a very good one.

In her past life she had been a prodigy in programming, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in only two years of college and being the top of her class. The problem was that she could barely interact with people, a lifetime of shutting herself in her room to focus on her personal projects and gaming. She didn't even bother showing up to the graduation ceremony, there were way too many people there for her to even breathe much less give a big speech. She did a private celebration with her parents instead. This is how things went for 5 years, moving from job to job as a freelance programmer all from the comfort of her nice dark room.

Then of course the one time she decides to come out of the house to go get something to eat (a little self congratulatory snack after a particularly long coding session) she ends up the victim of a mugging gone wrong. She did everything right too, handed over her wallet, jacket, phone, so why did the mugger shoot? She would never know, nor did she really care. She was dead now, nothing left but to go to purgatory or whatever. So when she was given the opportunity to reincarnate in a cool fantasy world like her favorite games and anime, you can be damn sure she would take it. Nothing else better to do right?

This was her chance to reinvent herself, be more confident, attractive, powerful. So with that, the lost soul discarded the name of the old pathetic loser she used to be and adopted the name of a new, beautiful soul. She would be named Mourningstar! A bit edgy, but she liked the name, it was fun. Maybe this was a common name for monsters in the new world? Only one way to find out!

Current Skills:
Mana Orb III (3.0)
Lesser Force III (3.0125)
Levitation (--)
Magic Analysis III (3.0)
Mana Shape II (2.5)
Mana Slice II (2.0)
Monster Analysis II (2.5)
Focus I (1.1)
Taboo I (1.3)
Meditate II (2.0)
Mana Drain (1.0)
Mana Dart (1.0)
Fireball (1.0)
Shield I (1.0)
Overwork II (2.0)
<UNUSABLE>
Muffle (0.5)
Smash (0.2)
Defender (0.2)
Deception (0.3)
Charisma (0.35)
Blunt Resistance (0.2)
Mental Resistance (0.5)
Point Strike (0.1)
Fire Resistance (0.2)
Rabid Fit (0.1)
Dextrous (0.3)
Suppress Presence (0.6)
Crafting (0.1)
Blood Drain (0.9)
Intimidate (0.2)
Alert (0.5)
Keen Sight (0.2)
Plant Analysis (0.6)
Material Analysis (0.6)

Transformations: Corpselight

Inventory:Woven Cane Body Wrap:
Wisps normally cannot use equipment. This item, normally a headband for a humanoid creature, has been wrapped around your entire body. If you can find a way to fasten it, you may be able to use it without an equipment skill. However, due to its unsuitable nature, its bonuses to your stats will not be as great, and in some cases may be negated entirely.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

@Zeroth

Alright. Well I redid my backstory, so please look over my CS again. I'll post it again here for convenience. Probably going to try and spec for Archdevil, Mourningstar wants a physical body and awesome magical power.

Mourningstar

"Let the light that all dying men see shine upon you! The Mourningstar!"

Name: Mourningstar

Theme:

Decisive Battle

Gender: Female

Species: Wisp

Goals: To conquer this pathetic realm! (And get a bit more confident as well)

Past Life: Mourningstar doesn't want to remember her past life for a variety of reasons. That fact that she was a pathetic loser with no friends outside the internet is one. The fact that she had been 25 and struggling to move out of her parent's place was another. Her crippling lack of self confidence was a very good one.

In her past life she had been a prodigy in programming, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in only two years of college and being the top of her class. The problem was that she could barely interact with people, a lifetime of shutting herself in her room to focus on her personal projects and gaming. She didn't even bother showing up to the graduation ceremony, there were way too many people there for her to even breathe much less give a big speech. She did a private celebration with her parents instead. This is how things went for 5 years, moving from job to job as a freelance programmer all from the comfort of her nice dark room.

Then of course the one time she decides to come out of the house to go get something to eat (a little self congratulatory snack after a particularly long coding session) she ends up the victim of a mugging gone wrong. She did everything right too, handed over her wallet, jacket, phone, so why did the mugger shoot? She would never know, nor did she really care. She was dead now, nothing left but to go to purgatory or whatever. So when she was given the opportunity to reincarnate in a cool fantasy world like her favorite games and anime, you can be damn sure she would take it. Nothing else better to do right?

This was her chance to reinvent herself, be more confident, attractive, powerful. So with that, the lost soul discarded the name of the old pathetic loser she used to be and adopted the name of a new, beautiful soul. She would be named Mourningstar! A bit edgy, but she liked the name, it was fun. Maybe this was a common name for monsters in the new world? Only one way to find out!

Abilities:
Mana Orb I: A shot of pure mana, shaped into an orb to be fired at an enemy. Hits with non elemental magic damage, nothing too special.
Lesser Force I: Used to manipulate objects due to the fact that wisps don't have hands. Not too strong, can lift anything a normal human could.
Levitation: Not even true flight, just enough height off the ground to be eye level with the average human.
Skill Gain: Magic Analysis I - Computer programming is a language of logic and mathematics. Mathematics and logic are objective truths of the universe. How does this relate to analyzing magical energies that manipulate the fabric of reality? You tell me, smart gal. At this level, after seeing a spell used you can only gain generalized information about it.

Transformations: Wisp

Inventory:Nothing really, don't exactly have any pockets to hold stuff.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

@Zeroth

After thinking about it for a while, I've come to the conclusion that perhaps I shouldn't go for a genderswap character. While I had a lot of ideas on how her past life and gender could work for character growth, including topics like society's view on masculinity and being uncomfortable in one's own body, I've realised that I'm probably not a strong enough writer to adequately tackle those kinds of issues yet. Thus I will be changing up her past life backstory so she was always a female.

Now moving onto other topics, what types of things can a Wisp evolve into out of curiousity? Or better yet, what's some of the end game evolutions for Wisps?

The Skies of Elysia: Airships, Aliens, and Adventure (Closed)

@Lmpkio

Ah, that's good. I'll have my CS done by tomorrow, Sunday at latest.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

@Zeroth

Thank you for clarifying what the spells do, I was unaware. As for the reason for the genderswap, the reason for it is that Mourningstar wants to be as far away from their old life as possible. They are trying to completely reinvent themselves as a person and they believe that by choosing both a non corporeal form and a completely different gender they can distance themselves from their past self. If you want I can change the background so that Mourningstar was always a female. I just wanted to do something interesting.