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Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

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Name: Reynard Faust
Age: 24
Guild Mark Location: Right Palm Awkward place to put it imo

Magic Type:

Astral Light Magic - A form of light magic that takes the form of blue-green light. It's dimmer than any other light magic, and furthermore has different properties to typical light magic, as it does not emit heat, but has a chilling edge instead cold light. It's about as versatile as one would expect of light magic, but this does have one other property that sets it apart, and that it's able to solidify that actually doesn't seem too uncommon for things involving light in these kinds of settings. That property combined with being just a bit cool makes it a terrible beam attack, but an excellent physical attack.

Spells:

Spells

Basic

Hider

Astral Judgement: He can conjure a storm of slashes that detonate and slice an area. The range of this is high and with more than decent power, however it has a delay before it lands, making it easy to avoid as long as you're moving. He is able to use this consecutively too without much trouble up to three times, or even more if his Astral Flow is high enough. So I already know this Astral Flow will be explained later, but for readability I would recommend moving your Astral Flow passive spell from the advanced hider and put it before the basic hider. It's kinda weird to reference something later in the sheet rather than earlier in it.

Astral Refinement: He can add a glowing buff to his or any ally's weapon. The effects of this buff include an improvement to cutting power, and slight detonation of the magic on contact depending on surface area. For example a buffed sword might benefit from the improved cutting power, while a hammer might benefit more from the detonation.

Astral Phantom: Reynard is able to move like a phantom, increasing his speed and cloaking himself with his magic, appearing like an after-image made from Astral Light whenever he uses this. The properties of this is he moves blindingly quick, but it's always a straight path.

Starshower Swords: He can conjure swords made from his magic to fly at opponents. He can arrange these in multiple different arrays, and even use them as off-hand weapons. These swords are also not 100% solid so when they pierce opponents, they may appear to go all the way through but won't cause a wound as severe as that seems. If they can pierce opponents but don't really pierce them then I can't imagine they do very much damage. Which makes sense to me since it seems he can use them remotely and in quantity.

Astral Storm: Every time he swings his blade, he can cause an additional slashing arch to accompany it. For example if he executes a horizontal strike, an additional vertical slashing arch can be added to it. He can turn one slash into a few more or several easily and even change the timings of each arch to create a constant barrage instead. I like the idea of a repeated hit, don't like the idea of the repeated hit being a different trajectory from the move it comes from (the whole "horizontal to vertical" thing).

Sundering Star/Storm/Judgement: He'll dash forward and use one of three moves. Sundering Star is where he'll do a single slash through an opponent, easily the fastest and most precise move. Sundering Storm is where he'll use Astral Storm around him slashing wildly, and Sundering Judgement is where he'll dash through opponents leaving behind an Astral Judgement on their positions.

Advanced

Hider

Astral Flow: This is a passive effect. As he fights the flow of his Astral Light magic will build up within his sword and sheath as it absorbs excess. The more Basic spells he uses, the more range his normal swings have as they get trailed by Astral Light, and the more magic is built up into his weapons. He can expend the magical energy in them to use his Advanced spells for about the same cost as a basic spell. Cold Heat.

Moonlight Twin: An advanced spell where he summons a knight made from Astral Light as a doppelganger to fight alongside him. It can fight independently of him to deal with multiple opponents, or become part of his offense. How strong/tough is the doppelganger? I presume its weaker than Reynard but can it take multiple hits or is it dispelled in one blow?

Rain of Swords: A Starshower Swords spell applied to summon a powerful rain of blades that can stop most things in it's tracks. He can either set it to an area in front of him, or all around himself.

Phantom's Judgement: He'll take an Iai stance weeb in a specific posture, upon being attacked he'll leave behind an after-image and disappear before appearing behind the attacker as they're struck by several slashes from Astral Judgement.

Hidden Arts

Hider

Astral Judgement End: A wide area effect spell that wraps up a gigantic area with Astral Judgement following Reynard seemingly splitting into multiple after-images moving at high speed. The amount of Astral Judgement is so dense it can bind enemies within it. Upon sheathing his blade the entire spell detonates, slashing everything inside it with high intensity. Also weeb. Also also I have to imagine this is a very costly spell considering it has range, CC, damage, and speed.

Sword Techniques

Hider

Returning Blade: A rapid three-strike technique where the 3rd strike comes at an unexpected angle while the first two are a back and forth on the same direction. This is a move made to open up an opponent. This can be done from a draw slash or an open blade.

Heavenly Strike: Only done from a drawn sword. A very fast lunging strike where the user steps forward and swings their sword through, using their back hand in an open hand pushing motion to increase the speed of the blade's arch. This is a move created to reach an opponent before they reach the user in event of a trade.

Inward Heavenly Strike: Done from a sheathed stance. This is a two-part technique where the draw slash is intended to counter the incoming attack, before following through with Heavenly Strike.

Earthshattering Blow: A strike done while the blade is sheathed, simply strike with the pommel by thrusting forward. This move has no follow-up opportunities but is incredibly quick with very low range, so it is more useful as a restraining move or a move to get enemies off the user.

Dulled Fang: A strike done while blade is sheathed, simply swing the weapon in an arc in front as if striking with a reverse grip. It has a follow-up where the user brings the blade back on the same arch and ending the strike with a draw-strike posture. From here the user can employ any draw-attack they wish.

This entire section on sword techniques is kinda fluff, because its all fairly grounded sword techniques that could be presumed from the knowledge that Reynard is an expert swordsman. I'm not saying to get rid of it, and nothing in it is overpowered by any stretch of the imagination. I just think this kinda stuff could be more cleverly shown in the moment rather than put on display here since none of it is gamebreaking.

Magic Rank: A

Equipment:
Tsukiame Mikazuki [Heavenly Crescent Moon] - A special katana that is forged as both weapon and catalyst for magic. The scabbard is lined with magical crystals that show up as runic patterns when he's casting, and the blade is lacquered with a special mix of the same crystals liquefied. As a side-effect, the lacquer protects the blade from wear and tear more effectively than standard lacquers, and gives it a unique effect when swung. This blade has a curious potential laying in wait within it. I'm sure this will never come up again.

Strengths:

• Unwavering Will: He's the least likely to flinch or stand down in the face of adversity, and is usually the first to step up to a challenge.
• Swordmaster: He is a skilled swordsman before being a skilled mage, capable with swords in various forms to certain extents. He also has sword techniques, which require only a weapon to use.
• Now I'm Motivated: When pushed into a dire situation, he has greater focus as the adrenaline starts pumping. This results in more precise and potent attacks.

Weaknesses:

• Independent Priorities: He has his own motivations and goals, and will place those above others. As a result he normally prefers to separate from groups to achieve those goals.
• Distrustful: He is somewhat distrustful of others, though in the nature of preferring to confirm things for himself rather than taking the word of others.
• Standoffish: He is a rather distant person, making him hard to approach or intimidating to work with. His cold demeanor and appearance can also make him a less than ideal candidate for speaking with some clients.

Personality:

Hider

Reynard is an abrasive person to put it simply, letting little get in the way of expressing his distaste with anything, or expressing praise where it is due. He isn't a person of extreme emotions, though he may express himself at times, it's never anywhere near loud or dramatic. As a result though, at times he may take some things just a little too seriously, or even focus on the wrong things.

Thought not uncooperative, he is a strong-minded person, rarely accepting to compromise from his own convictions, and at times even go as far as to go against requests if he doesn't agree with them. If no consensus is found, he will often act on his own. He is a man of a "reason" however and those that understand that may find him easier to work with.

In battle he is cold and analytical, but when faced with a strong opponent, a kind of fire is ignited within him that causes him to be uncharacteristically eager to fight. To him, every difficult enemy is a chance to push his limits further, to see what he is currently lacking, and in the heat of battle, create a solution for it. It is unclear whether he simply enjoys battle, or enjoys growth.

History/Bio:

Hider

Atop a hill behind a thick forest lay a burned down mansion, grounds marred by craters and singed earth. The stories of what happened here varied, some say it was just a fire, a magic gone wrong, or the cursed family was finally claimed by hell itself. No one knew when it happened, just one day there was no one here any longer. The family known as the Fausts, a small reclusive family of mages just simply disappeared one day, and the name now stricken as lost as their bloodline was declared over. The truth was, one person survived the events that ripped the family from the face of the earth. The young boy named Sasuke Uchiha.

Reynard Faust was a young boy barely eight when his family was ripped away from him. The Fausts were a small family with as they claim, a storied history going back more than a few centuries. He knew their family had a reputation for being related to demons, or being a cursed family of misfortune that everyone was told to never go anywhere near. In actuality they were normal people, keeping to themselves, but unknown to them their ancient family estate sat upon powerful demonic artifacts, one that piqued the interest of a demon.

It happened quickly, the house was on fire as a demon descended upon it. At the night of the attack he had found a strange sword within the family estate while exploring, ending up in the sanctum where they kept old artifacts. The sword glowed, called out to him, and at that moment he felt a sense of foreboding. The moments after this, he smelled smoke as he ran outside and his home was already ablaze. He ran around looking for his parents, only to find them slaughtered as he peeked amidst the rubble, and standing over them a demon of fire. If not for the sword he held giving him clarity, he would have been frozen not with all the fire everywhere here. With tears in his eyes as he realized what had happened, and the monster he saw, he ran.

The months following this event he went from town to town, being involved in various events, from involving thieves trying to steal the valueable-looking sword he was clutching, to kind people who offered him food and drink when he was desperate. Yet none of those would last, months went by as he continued on, rumors of a boy clutching a sword started to circulate until he was eventually approached by authorities in Oshibana. He was brought in for questioning as to who he was and what he was doing. Being the last of the Faust family came to them as a surprise, as the family was noted to be deceased some months back.

He was put into an orphanage where he would live out the next few years uneventfully, though unhappy. He felt it was unfair that he was here, he still questioned what happened that night. When he said it was a demon that killed them, they laughed, but he knew what he saw, saying it was just a fire. Psychiatrists thought the demon was just a manifestation of his trauma, but he was too set into it, and he was told explicitly by others that demons did not exist for his own good. In frustration, he would finally run away from the orphanage barely 12.

It wasn't unexpected that a guild would be utilized to find him and bring him back, but when he refused to return they offered him an alternative. He can join them, or he can eventually just be brought back again. Naturally, he chose to join the guild. He was but a whelp far as a mage went, but during the altercation he attempted to use his sword to fight the mages off, and that caught their attention.

This guild was a small guild, they offered little, were friendly, they helped him grow as a mage and even for a time he felt he had something again. He improved his skills as a mage, with some help learned to better utilize the last memento of his family, but such a thing was not to last. After a few years in his late teens he returned to a guild in flames, the bodies of his fellow guildmates were strewn about and some were trapped inside. As he stood there watching the flames, there was not a single voice. Everyone that was here at the time was killed. He stood there, watching the flames in silence, and the events of that night at his family home came back to him. Gee Reynard, you get two fires?

He re-emerged a few years later, a mage without a guild wandering the country. He went from town to town, searching for demons, as well as looking into any information he can find about them. As he'd expected, any information was scarce, and many times he'd found evidence that it had been removed for reasons unknown. He wagered there were people who didn't want others to know they existed, but there were a few rare instances that he would find some, small encounters with hostile demons hidden away or terrorizing fringes of the countryside, but while he sated his mind's need to know if they existed, these ones were nothing like the one he saw many years ago. Deranged mage with sword terrorizing Galuna locals. More details at 11.

His few years of journeying, hunting and searching led him to learning of the Gospel family. He traced whatever information he could obtain which led him to the guild Fenixtear.

Extra:

- Awaken the Power: The Tsukiame Mikazuki called out to him once with a curious glow, and since then has never glowed in such a way again. Perhaps it hides a hidden power, or even the secret of his family's lineage. This kinda ruins my earlier joke that you repeated it.

- Theme Song: Bury the Light 10 minute song bruh

Clarify a few things in the spells section and he'll have my approval.

@Sho Minazuki

Writing the taboo

While I think it can be a good idea to push the envelope and challenge people's sensibilities, when specifically talking about writing out taboo things on this site I think it has to take a backseat to the forum rules. Introducing traumatic events or using things like rape as a tool to demonstrate evil can very easily be considered a violation of the forum rules depending on the context. And while you can pretty creatively dance around the exact subject to be tactful, obviously the more detail you go into the more visceral and offensive it becomes. So trying to go for something as shocking as possible might be something you can do in your own personal writing, its perhaps a good idea to leave certain taboo things alone here unless you're willing to be so tactful about it that you lose out on the shock value anyways.

Like its been said already, just touching upon taboo concepts purely for shock value is different from using them to affect the narrative. What makes the distinction is whether or not there are any real consequences or results. For example lets say you wanted to demonstrate how evil a particular character is so you write in a rape scene (to some degree of detail). If this never gets touched upon again all you did was create shock value. There's no actual consequences, nobody brings it up again, it becomes a scene that could just as easily be removed and the narrative wouldn't change at all. The character was already established evil, adding more to it means nothing if what you add literally changes nothing other than shocking your readers. Nobody's gonna think "oh well he's demonstrated capability/willingness to rape so he's even more evil than I thought", there's gonna think something more like "why was that in there? that's just gross/offensive/wrong/etc" because it makes no sense within its own context. This holds true for other taboo concepts beyond rape or other sexual violence, though obviously to varying degrees of backlash. Adding a scene to demonstrate how racist somebody is but never following up with that does the same thing: provides no consequences and no resolution, it could be removed without changing the narrative at all.

One "taboo" thing I see get tackled incredibly often is mental illnesses as a broad concept. How frequent it comes up in roleplays leads me to think it isn't really taboo at all, at least not for writing, but I still want to touch on that subject because I think that its very regularly done quite poorly. The thing is, "mental illness" isn't itself a mental illness. Having a character be "mentally ill" in a nondescript way makes no sense and is often written out similarly poorly. The idea of adding it into a narrative to make characters more interesting and less predictable is a fine one but often poorly executed because of the vague nature its usually touched upon with. Character A being "mentally ill" but demonstrating cartoonish levels of insanity is not an interesting nor tactful way to add the concept to the narrative. It basically turns Character A into a joke, and I'm sure all of us have seen this type of character in our roleplays before. I'm tackling specifically mental illness here but my upcoming concept applies to many taboo subjects and its that not knowing what you're writing about absolutely shows. And I think if you're gonna try to touch upon taboo subject matter just for the sake of adding one more element to your story without trying to put in any real effort to even knowing what you're talking about then that is no different from doing it purely for shock value.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Tone and Torys

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"Alright, I think its about time I test myself," Tone said to himself as he picked himself up off the floor of his room, having finished his basic exercises. "None of these jobs have been challenging. I need to fight somebody stronger than me if I want to grow. The S-class wizards will do." With a grin he cracked his knuckles and took to the door. He was fortunate enough to rent a room above the Fenixtear hall so it was always took no effort to reach anybody he wanted. He kept a brisk pace as he headed downstairs into the smoking guild hall.

After realizing the smoke was from the kitchen, as per usual, Tone took the moment to identify who was present and available. So Zenith must be in the kitchen if somebody is burning something. He wouldn't be able to stand somebody messing up the place. Grasidia isn't here, Holly won't be back for a long time. And Kaden is at the bar. I'll ask him first. The dragon slayer grinned and began to approach, but before he could announce his challenge he realized that Kaden was talking with a girl. Oh man, maybe I shouldn't interrupt. Now that he was closer to the two at the bar he finally picked up the foul smell from the mug Akemi was holding. His enhanced senses as a dragon slayer made the stench even more severe for him. "Ack! What the-!?" he shouted, hacking as he covered his nose and mouth.

His presence behind Kaden and Akemi was no longer undetected now. "What the hell is that smell!?" Tone took a few steps back away from the two. "Should you be drinking that stuff at all!?" His previous intention of challenging Kaden had been completely derailed by the mysterious substance in the mug. After coughing a few more times he took another step back. "I'll come back later." He continued hacking and coughing as he bolted to the front door, running outside to get some fresh air and spare his nose the misery.

Standing near the job board, Torys giggled at the exaggerated display from Tone. Today felt like a good day to her, everyone was as lively as ever and news of the upcoming festival was exciting. But she couldn't shake the feeling that something felt off. "Huh, what could it be..." the guild master muttered aloud to herself, her gaze looking over the hall at all her guild members. As she looked over she noticed a particular seat at a particular table was empty. "Huh, that's unusual. By this time of the day Grasidia would be back from her garden..."

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Grasidia

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In the mountains just outside Crocus, near enough to see across the entire capital, stands a large and gothic guild hall. The home of Black Curtain. Appearing as a large, dark cathedral from the outside the truth was that it was home to the largest mage hunting guild in the country. Before its black doors stood two sentinels, men tasked with guarding the entrance and barring entry from unauthorized visitors. Of course nobody would be stupid enough to attack such an important and powerful guild, but Black Curtain has an atmosphere of exlusivity and some degree of secrecy so not just anybody can visit their hall. Only those who have been given permission by members can enter, and only with proof and a way to verify their ID.

Ascending from the base of the mountain all the way to the doors of the guild were marble stairs. A significant hike for any normal person but the mages of Black Curtain have grown used to the climb. They are supposed to be a cut above the rest after all. But arriving at the top of these stairs right now was neither a member of the guild nor any normal person, but instead it was Grasidia of Fenixtear. As she drew near the entrance one of the two guards stepped forward to interrogate her. "Hold it! Who are you and what's your business?" Grasidia stopped in front of the man, inches away from his outstretched hand. She actually stood taller than the guard, looking down on him with her piercing gaze. Yet she said nothing. After an awkward moment of silence the guard began to sweat. What's with this woman? She's so intense, he thought, gulping back his hesitation.

"If you aren't supposed to be here then I won't feel the least bit guilty to send you tumbling back down the mountain," he threatened, pulling his hand back to reach for his sword sheathed at his hip. As he grabbed the hilt and attempted to draw he felt resistance. He couldn't draw his sword. "How the..." He looked down and saw that a vine had wrapped itself around his sheath and his hand, tying them together. The vine continued to grow, winding up his arm and reaching up to his shoulder. "Excuse me," Grasidia finally let out, stepping past the entangled guard. The second one, having witnessed this from behind, concluded that she was an intruder here to attack. He wasted no time and held one of his hands out towards Grasidia, a magic circle forming in the air before it. "Blazing Su-"

The mages gathered around the main hall were minding their business, having conversations or perhaps enjoying a meal or perusing jobs. But the peace of the hall was shattered as the front doors flew open and the guard crashed to the floor. He slid to a halt next to a nearby table, where one mage was currently sitting. He looked down at his fallen comrade and was shocked to see he was completely conscious but perfectly still. Even his eyes were unmoving. The mage looked up to the open front doors to see Grasidia standing there, her hand outstretched with a large white flower blooming from her palm. She lowered her hand and the flower detached, falling to the floor, before she stepped inside the hall and began to look around. She made hardly a few steps in before another man appeared out of thin air before her.

"It was foolish of you to attack our guild, but this is as far as you go," the gruff man spoke. His clothes were little more than tattered rags and his black hair was long and beginning to gray. His beard was similarly overgrown and unkempt. He held both his hands with his palms facing Grasidia. "Now you face the head of security, Rough Dan, and your life is forfeit." The air around his hands began to vibrate, prompting Grasidia to stop approaching him. "Null Zone!" A pulse radiated through the air from his hands, passing through Grasidia with a strange feeling. "Did you really think a mage hunting guild would have any difficulty with a single intruder?"

Grasidia lifted her left hand and looked at it, flexing her fingers a few times. Of course, he's using a spell to disrupt magic, she concluded. Her eyes drifted back towards Dan. Unlucky for him. She reached forward with that hand, far faster than this head of security expected, and grabbed him by the mouth. While he could no longer speak his eyes were wide open and full of shock. It was obvious he was surprised by her strength and speed, that she could still be combat capable after being hit by his spell. Grasidia lifted him up, holding him a little off the ground. I was the fool! All these years of waiting had dulled my senses and I didn't think about the possibility that a lone intruder might actually be powerful instead of suicidal! Others around the hall were standing and at the ready now and it looked like a fight was truly going to break out. But before anyone else could intervene a flash of shadows darted across the floor of the guild hall and manifested to the side of Grasidia and Dan.

"Whoa there, we need to be more respectful to our esteemed guest," the guild master, Duncan Nythe, spoke up. "I invited this lady myself. You may recognize her, for she is Grasidia of the guild known as Fenixtear." With this she let go of Dan, letting him land on his feet. "She's a guest? But she just-" "Now now, you were just too hasty. Grasidia here is a woman of few words and there must've just been a misunderstanding at the door is all. If you take a look you'll see she didn't hurt either of the door guards." The head of security was still reluctant, but if his guild master was saying she was allowed in then it must be true. "Well, uh, my apologies then ma'am." He gave a polite bow towards Grasidia, surprising her.

"Um..." There was another pause, a complete silence as it seemed the entire guild hall was listening. "It's nothing." She looked over to Duncan now, who was letting out a sigh of relief as she glanced over but quickly began grinning. "I'm here, you got what you wanted." Duncan chuckled briefly before stepping closer and draping his arm over Grasidia's shoulders. "No no no, what I want is yet to come." This physical contact didn't last long before Grasidia brushed his arm off. "Why don't you come with me to my office and we can talk about a few things, yeah? We're gonna need to fix that ugly guild mark of yours into something more fitting..." He then turned to face the rest of the guild and raised his voice for the next part, to make sure everyone would hear. "For our newest S-class wizard!"

Various responses of shock, confusion, and anger resounded from the mages in the hall. While many here had heard of Grasidia in some shape or form it was unheard of that an inductee would be promoted to S-class right away. In Black Curtain the S-class position was highly esteemed, like with many guilds, and while everyone is expected to be strong this meant the S-class were the best of the best. There were many trials and tribulations to be even considered for the role and candidates only had the chance for promotion once a year in a grueling test. Grasidia being offered the position immediately, before she even bore the guild mark of Black Curtain yet, stirred controversy. "Follow me, if you don't mind," Duncan continued, his voice at a normal level now. As he made his way down the middle aisle of the hall and Grasidia followed his gaze looked out over the mages that were all staring back, settling on one in particular.

Markovis, a veteran of the guild, would feel a creeping sensation as a thin shadow snaked its way up his body and settled behind his left ear. "Markovis," he would hear whisper. "I have a specific task for you. Over the coming days I need you to keep an eye on this woman, Grasidia. She is not as she seems, but I think you might be one of our best candidates for gaining her trust." Duncan's gaze averted from Markovis now but the voice in his ear continued. "She is a very valuable asset but she is also very dangerous. The secrets she contains could change the course of history not just for our guild but for the entire kingdom. We must contain her while we find a way to get her information, but we cannot let her know that we are keeping her. If she were to feel too threatened or perhaps unsure of us then I don't think that even I could stop her from fleeing. For now just be kind to her but never let your guard down."

The shadow behind his ear began to retreat back down to the floor and disappearing almost as soon as it reached. Grasidia was none the wiser of the secret orders, even though her senses were extraordinary she didn't stand a chance to hear those whispers over all the other noise of protest around the guild. Perhaps that was Duncan's intention with making a scene of Grasidia. But even without any of that knowledge it was by pure chance that as Grasidia was looking around the guild and glancing over the faces of what will be her new comrades she locked eyes with Markovis. That's strange, he looks just like that one boy, she thought to herself. I wonder if they are related...

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

No fun reviews today.

@Lunarlord34 Akemi is accepted, but remove the bit from the end that says she can use light magic without the Take Over. It kinda defeats the concept of the magic if she can access her Take Over magic without... ya know... taking over.

@BladeSS4 Unfortunately, you have been long unresponsive in the Discord and the potential position your character would've taken has been filled. I tried to be patient and give you the opportunity to make changes but we weren't going to wait forever. If we begin accepting new players again then I will reach out to you, but for now we are full.

@Aeolian I need clarification on a few things. Can Noah use his keys while in his "spirit" form? The history doesn't explain where or when he would've learned this spirit transformation magic either so I'd like clarity there too. As a B-rank mage he should only be able to have one Gate open at a time so I'd like you to add that information somewhere for posterity. I'm a little apprehensive to him having five golden keys off the bat, and so many keys in general, because his history implies he got them all from his mother. Someone with this many keys would surely be a big deal and its kinda glossed over. I'm iffy on this because of that, but if you make the changes I've asked for then I'll allow it. Just remember how difficult and magic consuming it was in the canon to use this magic, considering his heart condition.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

My Review in Blue

Menzai Isanami

Menzai

Age

18

Guild Mark Location

On the back of his left hand

Magic Type

Barrier Magic- A defensive type magic that allows the user to form protective magical energy in varying shapes, size, thickness and durability and more advanced users are even capable of altering their texture and creating more complex barrier structures. The strength of the barrier varies and depends on the user along with whether the user simply forms them through the mind and concentration while more reliable barriers are created by specially made seals on or around the designated location. Master barrier mages have found even instilling seals over their body enhances their durability and capabilities of creating more and even more so by using blood enriched in mana I can tell this has been repurposed, because in Fairy Tail there is no concept of "mana" but instead its referred to as "magic power", or perhaps the direct source of it being "Ethernano", so several adjustments are gonna have to be made to this sheet's wording to further boost their strength. By placing barrier marks on the body allows for greater control and reliability but using spells with these active uses up the user's mana more than the other methods and is normally used in difficult situations or when mastered enough to be able to use less mana to create and maintain. Using blood as expected comes with the risk of bleeding though small samples or writing seals in blood add short-term boosts or has the risk of being easier to scrub away the blood created seals on locations. The strength and durability of the barrier will be indicated by the established color classes. (Menzai is currently up to red level while use of his mana rich blood and seals pushes up to purple)

(Barrier Classes color-White->Blue>Green>Red>Purple>Orange>Gold) I would appreciate if I could get some frame of reference to how strong each class is. White simply being the weakest doesn't really explain to me what it can successfully block, and purple being strongest also doesn't tell me what it can block. I'm gonna need some more context but you don't need to break it down mathematically or anything, just something basic that I can understand.

Spells

Spells

Barrier Texture changes-
Rubber: Gives the barrier a rubbery texture that allows it to take in attacks and after weakening them bounce them back though not at the level of rebound barrier.
Fabric: Gives the barrier a soft fabric texture like wool made for lessening impact. Good for someone falling or to carry something delicate.
Sandpaper: Gives the barrier a rough texture like sandpaper made to work on a trapped or pinned target/enemy who are resisting too much.
Spike: Less a texture and more add-on to the barrier creating sharp spikes on either the inside or outside for protection or to inflict damage. Works well in tandem with compression barrier though uses up twice the amount of mana.

-Bubble Barrier: Creates a small bubble barrier around the user to withstand physical and magical attack. Mainly an emergency skill to protect against sudden attacks. The barrier symbol etched on the underside of his left arm allowing near instant use as long as the user notices or senses the attack in time. Can also etch/draw the symbol on others to form the bubble around though have to be within a proximity of 25 feet of the user to activate or stay maintained.

-Wall Barrier: A rectangular wall barrier of 5 inches thickness that can be drawn up in front of the user or on set locations that markers or tags are set to block an attack or to activate as a trap to surprise and stun an enemy.

-Multi Layered barrier: Creating a stack of wall barriers to withstand vicious and piercing type attacks though stacking more than the user is able to handle makes the later layers flimsy and weaker and thinner. Can be done with most barrier types At current level capable of stacking up to five.

-Cube Barrier: Summons up a cube shaped barrier of varying sizes depending on the amount of mana is infused into it. Used to either wrap around allies to protect against physical and magical attacks or summoned by set markers and tags to envelope enemy and targets to entrap them. So this can only be used on enemies by activating seals rather than instant casts, correct?

-Dome Barrier: A stronger form of cube barrier allowing it to spread out over a bigger area and capable of withstanding hits better.

-Platform Barrier: Small near flat barriers the user summons up to use as platforms in order to get to higher ground or summon beneath the feet to get up to the air for strategic lay of the ground or surprise attacks. Can these barriers move? And for that matter: for all of these barrier spells are their locations locked on creation or can they be moved/re-positioned?

-Advanced Barrier techniques requiring purple class and up-

-Rebound Barrier: Barriers that are capable of rebounding back magical and projectile attacks and causes physical attacks to bounce off. Such barriers being much more sturdy and difficult to break than normal.

-Transport barrier: A barrier that envelopes around the targets and allows to transport to a different location. Requires the transport markings to be set in place in the starting and destination in order to be used and drains a fair amount of mana to use, limiting the user to three uses.( five at orange and 8 at gold level barrier users ) Relating to my earlier question, do these barriers move or is it some kind of teleportation? Having to mark a start point and end point seems weird for just regular movement and is a strange prerequisite for something that simple, but it would make sense for something like teleportation. But teleportation itself wouldn't make sense for this kind of magic. My advice: make it so barrier spells in general are static and cannot be moved, with exception to this specific spell, then make this spell not require seals to move. That will streamline this spell and clarify a bit on the others.

-Absorption Barrier: Unlike rebound barrier, this barrier absorbs most magical attacks and the energy from physical and projectile attacks which can be taken and used to enforce the barrier or refresh its user's mana source. Used properly allows the user extended summoning of the barrier but incapable of using other barriers when in use. So there would be almost no point in using any regular barrier or even several other spells when you can use this, because it accomplishes the same purpose while also being both self-sustaining and a net gain in magic power rather than an expenditure. Either nerf this or remove this.

Compression Barrier- A barrier that allows the user to shrink the barrier around a target and unlike suppression is used to crush and squeeze the target. Capable of hurting or killing the target with enough pressure. Larger the target more mana is used. Give this spell a high base cost to use and I'll be okay with it.

-Master Barrier techniques- (have not gained yet) So I'm gonna be real, chief, and suggest you just remove the rest of the spells from this point onward because Menzai straight up doesn't have access to them. If they aren't actually in his spell list then there is no purpose in putting them here. You can set them aside somewhere to draw upon later if they ever become relevant.

Suppression Barrier: A barrier that can compress and shrink the targets within to the size the user designates. The larger the target the more effort and mana is needed and the stress put on the user, who if incapable of withstanding the pressure will cancel the suppression. Requires the target to be weakened or unconscious.

Rebound+Absorption Barrier: A combined rebound and absorption barrier that allows it to absorb in attacks and fire back attacks amplified and doubled in power from the added energy absorbed. The user can choose when to fire back attacks or continue absorbing attacks to be used in various ways and capable of infusing the energy into allies to refill mana or stamina.-Requires gold class

Ultimate Protection Barrier- Protects the user and those within from all forms of attack and magical effects, even those normally capable of bypassing barriers like time or space magic but use is restricted as it also drains its user's life force shortening their life the longer its maintained.-Requires gold class

Magic Rank

B

Equipment

Elemental Haori: A haori made up of materials from various rare and dangerous beasts and monsters that makes the haori very resilience and capable of withstanding a lot of stress and sharp objects without tearing. Due to materials infused offers moderate protection against the basic elemental attacks whether magical or physical such as water, fire, wind and ground. The baggy sleeves affords him to hold a few small objects within them to hide and safekeep. So a thick shirt, got it.

Seal Tags: Tags to scribe symbols for barriers to be placed on designated spots and are made of resilient material that lets them withstand simple attacks.

Strengths

-Enhanced Hearing: Due to being a wolf canine classed half breed I'll be touching on this later offers him the hearing that of a canine allowing him to hear at far farther distance and to detect sound at close range affording him to react faster than humans.

-Enhanced Smell: Has the smelling strength of a canine which gains him the capability of tracking and noticing scents normally too faint for humans that could be harmful or helpful.

-Magical Knowledge: Due to being from a tribe that focuses their lives on the studying and understanding of magic has afford him the capabilities to learn and understand how magic can work which can be used to create countermeasures and adjust according with his barriers to compensate. nerd

Weaknesses

-Enhanced Senses drawback: Sounds or smell that normally harm or are uncomfortable to human are far more intense on him and can possibly incapacitate him depending on the intensity.

-Lacks the understanding of most outside customs having lived and grown up in a very seclusive tribe which can have him use certain objects or such incorrectly and misunderstand conversations or concepts. Autism, got it.

- The claws on his fingers and toes sometimes make handling things and very precise motions difficult at times or accidentally harm someone by unintentionally scratching when trying to help forcing him to have to be careful with how he touches or handles things. Often leaving him to keep his arms held within the sleeves of his haori besides doing so out of a comfortable habit.

Personality

Menzai is a very calm and straightforward person who tends to speak in a very formal and polite manner. He does not take nor handle well to joking around and rather stay on the subject or point, rarely deviating oh look, I was right. He holds great respect towards magic and need to study and learn all the sorts and types of magic out there, learning how they work and how they're used if he can't learn the magics themselves what point is it to learn about the magic? Does he write it all down for future reference or something?. Besides discussing subjects on magic he is mostly a quiet individual who keeps to his own business and is capable of handling and withstanding insults without losing his calm and will not hesitate to help those in need. Along with having a habit of lounging and sleeping up on a high tree branch when out traveling or hunting.

Backstory

Backstory/History

Born into a tribe of mixed breed of half human and half wolf so in Fairy Tail it is canon that there are human-like races that are not human. These have all been their own individual races and I'm perfectly okay with a player character taking on something like this. That being said, the wording to describe Menzai's race has been bothering me because it implies that there has been some sort of cross-breeding between two existing species (human and wolf) as opposed to this species being unique to itself. I'd suggest giving this race a formal name and sticking to that to make things more clear and more in-line with the setting that has been secluded deep within one of the lesser known and explored region of the there are lots of magical forests, gonna have to be more specific or change "the" to "a" magical forest in order to protect and study their knowledge on magic. Each member of the tribe are often born with the capabilities to learn magic. Because of this, every member tends to gain a proficiency in a type of magic instead of being able to learn a broad range but the level of skill they can gain and the ability to increase their mana pool better than humans offering them a slightly larger source of mana. Due to this, the tribe had designated two roles for members to be given upon reaching the age of 18.

-The keepers are those who remain at the village to study and teach magic. Their job is to prepare the young ones and to help train them in controlling and using their magic. As those that remain in the village they also have the duty of protecting the grand library which holds the village knowledge and secrets on magic.

-The scholars who were once those that ventured out from the village in order to seek out knowledge on magic and the other races. These beastkins is this the name of this race? Personally I would've gone with "wolfmen" but that's just me are often trained and powerful mages whose purpose is to both aid others to prevent the curious and greedy from seeking out the village along with gathering knowledge to be sent back to the village. They do no take by force, however, and often make sure to receive permission before sending such to the village. Thus, these mystic wolves as they came to be called often had sought out a guild or clan or governmental agency and such to offer their aid. Don't expect the Magic Council to not already know the location of this village, fyi

The Mystic wolf clan has become known for producing strong and powerful mages that are capable of a wide range of magic, even the rarer types not often seen. Once sought out by those of the outside while outsiders have tried finding the hidden village for the vast magic secrets they hold. All have failed in thanks to a powerful illusion barrier that envelopes and protects and keeps from sight of those curious or intruders. Thus, to lessen the number of those seeking to find the village did they decide to create the scholars to travel out from the village. However, for some unknown reason to outsiders, the clan had stopped sending out scholars as a few hundred years passed since any had seen a member since. Nevermind, I take back my previous statement. A couple hundred years is a long time, these guys are hidden. And due to this the Mystic wolves had been since turned into nothing but stories and rumors as those who encountered a scholar had all but died. It is cause of this that hardly anyone even remembers the mystic wolf tribe even existed.

And Menzai part of a family that had produced especially powerful and well known scholars for a time. Ever since as a child, he had a great interest towards learning and studying magic and curious to see the outside world I have to imagine this describes like 80+% of kids that grew up in this village. Yet, when the time came to discern his magical essence to be barrier magic that hope nearly seemed to be over. As most scholars often had offensive type magic, whereas he had a purely defensive one boy, anyone with a little wisdom would know that barriers ain't just defense better fit for being a keeper.

This did not stop the young wolf as he was determined to be the first in hundreds of years to venture forth from the village and seek out the mystery and knowledge that awaited. As the role would not be set until the coming of age of 18, he spent most of his time throughout the years studying and training especially hard with most days spent in the grand library. It was in here within the deeper parts of the library that he discovered various ways of using barrier magic and gaining him some offensive capabilities case and point.

Years of learning and training had resulted in Menzai becoming a very proficient barrier mage said to have the potential of surpassing the grand protector back when the village was first founded who's barrier still protects it to this day. As most barrier mages were mostly only able to reach green stage, Menzai's skill has proved to be that of a genius being able to reach red class at such a young age of 14 though through testing and experiments found that making the markings with his blood rich with mana at this point I feel obligated to mention that magic power isn't really stored in blood as far as we know, but the canon is fucking wonky about details like this so it may as well be is capable of reaching purple class while at the current time somewhat unstable without full concentration.

At the age of 18, he attempts the scholar trials even against the misgivings of his family and friend as no one has bothered to attempt them these past several hundreds of years. As a mana sickness that attacked the village left them weakened and nearly crippled with newer generations having little mana and incapable of producing strong magic. While over the years they have steadily healed and been recuperating yet still did not feel they were ready to resume attempting to send out scholars technically a disease like this would just be a normal disease that so happens to affect how magic power is used. Menzai though thought otherwise as he was the first since to have the potential of the mages before the sickness struck and felt it was time to go out again to end the obscurity of rumored stories. Even when his magic was a defensive type, he remained determined to show the clan they were ready as the world had likely changed oh boy has it and become completely different since closing themselves off. And while the trials proved difficult and dangerous that it nearly cost him his life, he succeeded and with it came the title of scholar thought to never be earned again.

The council and his parents were reluctant and unsure to let him go but after much discussion and convincing was allowed to leave the village. He was warned that once he left the protection of the barrier it would be some time before he would be able to return and that he would likely be met with scrutiny and racial treatment wait would his own people be racist against him or were they warning him that humans would be racist?. Yet, Menzai knew this and still chose to go, wanting to see how much the world has changed and most importantly all the new types of magic that has since been created.

And after weeks of traveling and enduring the odd looks and scrutinized treatment of those who didn't understand and saw him to be a freak or dangerous, Menzai found himself at the magic guild of Fenixtear among the other dangerous freaks, perfect.

Extras

-Has sharp canine claws and teeth that can be used for attacking with swipes and vicious bite attacks or more mundane uses as opening up difficult items or even lockpicking a door and such. I don't think that's how lockpicking works ngl

While the character is overall very solid I can't help but have several nitpicks with the sheet that need to get cleared up. The biggest one being terminology things, such as Menzai's race and replacing "mana" with more appropriate, setting-specific terms like "magic power" or "Ethernano" depending on the specific context you mean. I like the concept of his history but you belted this out pretty fast and it shows so you might wanna clean it up just a little bit. There are a few things that need to be addressed with the magic and spells as well. Once you do these things give me a ping either here or on Discord and I'll accept Menzai.

@samreaper

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

@Sanguine Rose Looks good, move him over.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Grasidia and Torys

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The tan woman was briefly surprised by the young girl that sat down next to her whom immediately smiled at her and began writing something down. It was strange but at this point it was an expectation of human behavior. But the girl kept staring after she finished writing and after an awkward moment she smacked the table and began venting her frustrations about older humans and their attitudes. I suppose she wouldn't think I'm too much older than her, Grasidia thought, But I have no idea how to relate to this. Well, maybe to the evil... The older lady shrugged before crossing her arms over her chest. "I wouldn't know," she spoke up, still unsure how to respond to Bebe's struggle. Young humans probably wanted to be physically comforted in some way, but Grasidia couldn't bring herself to even try. "Uh... perhaps... you should learn for yourself."

That should help her, surely. Grasidia knew that humans had a wanderlust, much like she did in the past, so the best way to know the truth would be to experience it for oneself. Though hopefully there wouldn't be too much truth in whatever journey this human would undertake. Meanwhile, over at the bar, Torys was pouring herself a drink when Kaden approached her about the ANP job. She finished her drink before glancing over at the quest in his hands before pouting and taking up her glass. "Whatever you do, make sure Avedis pays up for the window on top of the rewards he gives you kids," she told him, pausing to take a sip of the hard liquor. "Don't forget it, I'm sure he'll try to weasel his way out of paying..." She turned her attention to Lavinia, grinning as the girl gave her evil overlord spiel. "I'll handle it, but you can guide yourselves from here." After the ANP team left she continued with her drink and managed to finish it before Gwen inquired about another quest.

"Oh, be careful with this one," Torys told her. "I've heard that other guilds have failed this quest several times and that's why it has been bumped up to S-class. You're all strong but remember to stay safe, okay?" She set the empty glass down and pulled a folded piece of paper from behind the counter. "Cocoa Village is a relatively new village so I had to get a new map to find it. The trains will only take you to Clover and you will have to walk or get a wagon the rest of the way. And no, I'm not paying for your trip." She handed the map over to Gwen. "I don't think even Obsidian Kite will take you all the way there in their airships, but they can surely get you to Clover just as well. Your choice." With that out of the way she gave the team a big smile. "I'm sure you three are tough enough to handle this just fine."

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Tone

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As the ANP team would be heading out the door, Kaden would find that the door would open just before he reached it. Standing in his way now was Tone Soretto, another new member of the guild that had joined within the last few weeks. While his immediate expression was fairly stern and stoic, once he realized that Kaden was in his way and the two were blocking each other from the doorway his eyes widened. "Uh, whoops. My bad," he spoke up, stepping aside to let the other mages go through. While they were on their way out for a mission Tone was actually just returning, as evidenced by the rucksack he had slung over his shoulder. Once the ANP team went by he walked into the guild hall, though staring at the strange machine that followed his comrades as they left. Only after he closed the door did his attention return to his guild and he could focus on the business before him.

Tone took a quick glance around and found Torys at the bar, just finishing up talking with Gwen and a couple others, and so he approached. "Hey old lady," he greeted Torys, before turning his gaze to Gwen, Holly, and Zen. "Sup girls." He didn't consider that perhaps he should've gave Zenith a more individual greeting. "So boss, I finished up that quest in Magnolia. Turned out the dog was actually alive and just on the other side of town. Real easy stuff." He dropped the sack from his shoulder to the ground and briefly rummaged through it, eventually withdrawing a small coin pouch. "Here's your cut." Torys began waving her hands frantically, refusing his offer. "No need, no need! I don't need the money from your quests, you need it more than me," she explained, seemingly surprising Tone. "Oh..."

Despite the fact this wasn't his first mission, and accordingly not the first time this exact conversation has happened, Torys was starting to realize that this may become a trend. Tone put the coin purse back into his sack and then hoisted it back over his shoulder. "Well then, have you heard anything about Draco Clamor since I was gone?" She had also deduced that this would be a trend. "Unfortunately I have not. I've told you before that if I ever hear anything I'll let you know." The young man seemed disappointed at the news and shook his head. Another day, another lack of any leads. "Oh well, thanks for looking out for me." Torys couldn't help but wonder if he truly heard the words she was saying, but at least he seemed to understand. "No worries..." He then looked back at the three mages next to him. "You all heading out too? Like the others?"

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Tone

Name:
Tone Soretto
Age:
20
Guild Mark Location:
Right shoulder, colored blue
Magic Type:
Meteor Dragon Slayer
Trained by the Meteor Dragon, Bothynus, Tone is a practitioner of Dragon Slayer magic. Meteor Dragon Slayer magic is a form of Fire magic where the user predominantly creates jets of fire from their limbs to increase mobility, damage, and to even fly. The flames, while generally smaller and more focused than its Fire Dragon Slayer cousins, are hotter and burn a blue-ish white. This style creates less broad destruction and more focused damage.
Spells:

Spell List

Even without his spells, Tone is an expert at martial arts and practices a style known as Meteor Fist. Taught to him by his father, this martial art focuses heavily on striking but also includes grappling and kicking techniques. The philosophy behind it is using explosive energy to attack relentlessly and end a fight quickly, thus it has little in the way of defensive techniques aside from basic blocking. It can be very stamina intensive, especially during a rush of attacks.

Meteor Dragon's Crashing Fist
Tone cloaks his fist in his flames while propelling himself forward with jets of fire on his legs and arms. The added momentum in the gap-closer adds more power to the following punch, which itself shoots a small jet of flame briefly. A simple technique with a lot of power and speed, easily capable of surprising foes and ending fights in one blow.
Meteor Dragon's Claw
Much like the Crashing Fist, only it ignites his lower leg and results in a kick rather than a punch. Similarly effective and comparable in both speed and power.
Meteor Dragon's Breaching Horn
Another technique similar to Crashing Fist, but instead resulting in a headbutt rather than a punch. This technique can be performed even faster due to improved aerodynamics but has less room for course-correction during the charge.
Meteor Dragon's Roar
A breath attack that functions almost like a laser, Tone releases a massive jet of flame from his mouth. It is fairly narrow and its range is more limited than other Dragon Slayers' similar techniques, but the heat from this jet is very intense and a direct hit deals incredible damage. This technique can also be adjusted, allowing Tone to swivel the attack and strike foes who may have dodged the initial burst of flame.
Meteor Dragon's Falling Star
Tone will set his hands ablaze and grab his opponent before rocketing off into the sky. His hands will continue to burn his foe until he decides to let go, dropping his enemy from whichever height he determines and letting gravity do the work for whatever happens next.
Meteor Dragon Secret Art: Apocalyptic Meteor Strike
Tone covers himself in his flames and grapples a foe before shooting up high into the sky, burning his foe the entire way. After reaching a sufficient altitude of his choice he turns around and begins rocketing back to the ground, further propelled by gravity for even greater speed and power. He then crashes into the ground with his foe, releasing tremendous energy and causing incredible damage and devastation to the impact zone.

Magic Rank:
A
Strengths:
Powerhouse
With practice comes strength, thus Tone has managed to become very strong. His magic is capable of severe damage and his physical might is equally impressive.
Martial Arts
With practice comes skill, so Tone has become quite adept at hand-to-hand combat. His sharp reflexes and killer instinct make him a menace in close quarters before his magic is even accounted for.
Determination
With practice comes focus, therefore Tone has effective concentration. When he sets his mind to a task he makes absolutely sure to complete it to the best of his abilities.
Weaknesses:
Front Loaded
His explosive strength and power comes at a cost and his magic reserves simply cannot sustain it for extended periods. Tone will tire himself out fairy quickly in combat when he uses his magic.
Too Focused
Once he sets his mind to something he will focus on it relentlessly, leaving him prone to missing details and ignoring other people.
Low Emotional Intelligence
Not only is Tone not very good at regulating his own emotions, he isn't very good at identifying emotions in others. This ties into his focus issues where he simply won't realize someone is sad, mad, etc.
Personality:
A fairly straightforward and no-nonsense guy, Tone likes to have goals to work towards and take things on a step-by-step basis to achieve them. His primary goal is to find and rescue his brother, thus all else comes second to this objective. He can be very friendly and amiable but even his other relationships will be sidelined for his personal quest. While perfectly willing to settle things without violence he is very confident in his abilities and is equally willing to solve his problems with his fists. He's far from arrogant though because he's very aware of his weaknesses and will make deliberate efforts to compensate. He isn't immune to anger but it is generally reserved for things pertaining to his family, such as any insults or snide jokes.
History/Bio:
The Soretto family has lived for many generations alongside Bothynus, the Meteor Dragon, in the land of Bosco. Tone, along with his younger brother Pitch, were trained by Bothynus in the Dragon Slayer arts and their father, Treble, trained them in martial arts. For Tone his purpose in life was very clear: protect the aging Bothynus so that he could continue to carry on his secrets and history for generations to come. And all was well and simple in his life until the day Draco Clamor arrived.
The dark guild raided the mountain they called home, ultimately killing most of the Soretto family and kidnapping Pitch. They tried to negotiate with Bothynus for him to join but he refused and was ultimately dealt a mortal blow before Draco Clamor left. In the aftermath only an injured Tone and crippled Treble remained, along with the dying Bothynus. The dragon requested that Tone not act on his grief and rage, that he remain in Bosco with his father and rebuild. There was no guarantee his brother wouldn't be killed and a life of revenge would be a life wasted.
He tried his best to abide by the dragon's dying wishes but his drive for revenge and rescuing his brother was simply too great. Once his father recovered and was no longer in critical condition, Tone left the mountain to travel to Fiore where the dark guild came from. He has been searching in Fiore for almost a year now, struggling to survive out in the real world and struggling to find even the slightest bit of information about Draco Clamor. It was at this point that he realized he needed to join a guild to at least make ends meet, but the first guild he tried to join was the famous one by Crocus: Black Curtain.
They denied him because the interview process brought to light that Tone was too focused on his own goals for their liking. This "defeat" left a sour taste in his mouth but he soon discovered that there was another nearby guild in Crocus known as Fenixtear. He found Fenixtear much more accepting and understanding of his plight and made himself at home. The rumors that they killed a dragon bothered him a little but at least it meant they were tough and could surely help him on his journey. That is, if he could even continue on his quest at all. But in the meantime he's made some new acquaintances and hopefully friends, so at least he's no longer alone. Tone knows that he needs to get stronger, if his last encounter with the dark guild was anything to go by, and the wizards here will be just perfect for helping him with that...

This will be my secondary character. I have reviewed him and approve him. Fair and balanced.

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Grasidia

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She continued looking over the calling card in her hand as she turned back into the alley, lost in thought as she instinctively returned to the guild. Grasidia's concentration was only broken by the sound of shattering glass, causing her to redirect her gaze forward but she just missed the action. All she could tell was that something broke one of the front windows to the guild hall. In the past this had literally never happened, but in the last few weeks it has happened a couple times so while it did startle her it posed no real concern. Surely nobody would be attacking a guild hall full of mages in the most populated city in the country. She approached the broken window, making sure to hide the Black Curtain card by slipping it underneath her left forearm sleeve. Peering through the glass she saw a strange device had been thrown into the hall and it appeared oddly sentient, already on its feet and walking towards her guildmates.

With a sigh she continued past the window towards the door. I will think on this later, she ultimately decided on her issue, regaining her resolve and entering the guild hall. She could see that most everyone was present, or at least everyone she vaguely knew. But oddly enough at the same time Grasidia had came in from the front door the guild master, Torys, appeared behind the bar counter. In her childlike form she was only a head and shoulders taller than the counter, an amusing sight for the uninitiated for sure, but her appearance may have surprised Marduk as he surely believed he was the only one behind the counter. "We'll be charging Avedis double for this," she pouted, announcing her presence. "He didn't even wait for anyone to accept the quest before damaging my property." It was at this point that Luke had stepped forward with a quest in-hand, requesting permission to take it. Torys leaned against the counter to get a closer look at the paper, squinting her eyes to help read it over, before nodding in approval. "It looks like you'll need a few friends for this one, but I believe you can do it."

Grasidia briefly contemplated telling Torys about her situation but quickly discarded the thought. It would just be another avenue of danger. Instead she made her way towards her favorite table. It was her favorite because she found one particular chair at it to be the most comfortable to her, and when the guild was smaller it didn't often have anyone else sitting around it. But today, and recently for that matter, there was a small group of mages she has yet to memorize the names of drinking and making merry at it. And one of them was sitting in her favorite seat. The tall woman approached from behind, an emotionless and intimidating stare burrowing into the back of the young mage's head. His friends soon noticed her hovering over him and grew nervous. Even the new guys all knew who Grasidia was. One of the S-class mages that fought the dragon. They all became riddled with anxiety, expecting someone like her to perhaps treat them in the way Lavinia might.

"Excuse me," Grasidia started, though she couldn't quite put to words what she wanted to say further. To the young men in front of her they didn't interpret this as a pause of deliberation, but instead of intimidation. "Oh, sorry, I didn't realize this was your spot, Grasidia," the mage panicked, practically jumping out of his seat along with his friends. "I'll be out of your way!" It was a classic misunderstanding where the unknowing interpreted Grasidia's silence for anger rather than awkwardness, but it worked to her advantage as now the whole table was hers. She shrugged and took her seat before scanning the room. One of the newer mages, Alina she believed, was harassing the cat-boy Jasper. Grasidia quickly found herself fond of the cat, perhaps because he wasn't a human despite appearances and thus her programming allowed it. But with so many people here it would be difficult for her to approach so she made a mental note to try and catch Jasper alone later. The new S-class mage was recruiting Lavinia to escort the strange, talking machine that destroyed the window earlier. Holly, Zenith, and Gwen seemed to be gathering for a quest as well. In general it all seemed busy. Perhaps I should take on a quest as well before I no longer have the choice...

Fenixtear - A Fairy Tail RP

Grasidia

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As the two rounded the corner out of the alley and back into the street, Duncan looked over to Grasidia with a smirk. "Ya know, you don't look like I thought you were gonna look," he told her, prompting a raised eyebrow from Grasidia. "I did a little bit of research into your guild for the last couple weeks and I was under a completely different impression about you, Grasidia." The man's strange invitation was already concerning but now he seemed especially suspicious. "I'm not sure what you mean," she spoke up but Duncan didn't elaborate any further. He only chuckled to himself briefly. The two continued down the street in silence for another moment before Duncan stopped. "I've talked with several witnesses to the... ahem, dragon attack in Era. I even talked to my friend, Ajax. We're both obligated to assist the Magic Council in any way we can, you see..."

Grasidia stopped next to him. "One of my duties is to investigate guilds like yours. Suspicious guilds that appear one day with powerful mages? Always catches my interest. The dragon you fought wasn't really a dragon I've been told, but I'm sure you already knew that..." Now he crossed his arms over his chest and faced Grasidia. "I was also told that a particular member of Fenixtear was an Etherious demon. Would you know anything about that?" Grasidia's eyes widened as she realized what exactly was going on. This man somehow knew. Her eyes narrowed once the shock subsided and she held the bouquet of flowers down to her side. "None in our guild is a demon," she told him, an aura of danger and threat practically radiating from her skin. "Do not... test my patience."

Duncan's lips formed a confident smirk, his eyes refused to avert from her gaze. "Ah, I like that look," he said. "I always wanted to be with a tough woman. But you're not really a woman, are you?" Grasidia felt something inside her tick, an instinct being triggered. On a complete reflex she grabbed Duncan by the shirt with her free hand and whipped him around, slamming him into the wall and pinning him there. He seemed briefly surprised but unharmed, and his smug grin very quickly returned. "See? This is what I was talking about." "Be silent! If you continue insulting me and my guild I will... I will put you down." Her threat only earned another chuckle. "Oh no, not like this you won't. Why don't you transform and then give it a try?" Now Grasidia was getting really worked up. She couldn't stop herself from scowling but she used every fiber of her being to not strangle this man. "Come on, I've killed your kind before. I know this isn't your true form. Did you really think you could hide among us with your evil plans and nobody would notice? If you let me go before you transform then you won't stand a chance."

Every one of her instincts were screaming at her to kill this man. The passerby in the street were beginning to stop and stare at the scene and she knew it. Grasidia had to physically strain to not strike out at him. After a moment of silence she threw Duncan to the ground, but not particularly hard. He landed on his butt, a look of genuine shock on his face. And the second he looked back up at Grasidia she threw the bouquet of flowers right at his mouth. "Don't follow me," she told him, already stomping her way back towards the guild. She hardly made it a few steps before she noticed a strange shadow dart across the ground past her, stopping in front of her. And from this shadow emerged Duncan, blocking her path. "Man, I was really wrong about you," he admitted, though Grasidia tried to walk past. Instead he held his arm out, catching her and preventing her movement. A normal person wouldn't have hoped to stop her with just one arm, but now it was Grasidia' turn to be surprised again at his strength. "Listen," he began, his tone no longer arrogant and his volume hushed so only she could hear.

"I've never seen an Etherious like you before. Not only do you look so human but you've been working with humans for years. You even refused to attack me. Your existence is an anomaly, and I admit that I was wrong in my assumptions. But you are a demon and I can't just let you go." With his other hand he procured a white calling card with a symbol of a black stage curtain on both sides. He presented this card to Grasidia. "Join my guild, Black Curtain. You can continue to help humans and I can keep a better watch on you." "No." "I'll give you some time to decide, but if you refuse then I won't keep your secret any longer. You will always be a danger to the people of Fiore. Ajax told me that you were different but I didn't believe him, now I do. But my obligations still remain. If your secret gets out, or the Council finds out who you are, then you will surely be killed. Possibly by me." Grasidia took a step back and walked around his outstretched arm, refusing the calling card in his other hand. "And, of course, Fenixtear would be punished for hiding you."

This was enough to make her stop. "If you come work for me, nobody will ever find out about you." This time Duncan took Grasidia's hand and placed the card in her open palm; she made no attempt to resist. "Think about it. But before you use this time to run and hide, just know that I will find you." She looked down at the card in her hand, confirming that it looked the same on both faces. Then she looked over to Duncan. "Don't get me wrong, I still want to destroy you and your kind," he continued. "But... killing you isn't justice. Your existence is an opportunity that we cannot pass up. I will be seeing you again, Grasidia." With his final line he faded into darkness, returning to his shadow beneath his feet and then zooming off down the street.

Now she was alone again, with this Black Curtain card in her hand. What am I going to do? she wondered as she began slowly walking back towards the guild.