Ah, ok, just wanted to make sure I wasn't going against any rules here. If someone is available then it would be nice, but since it isn't necessary I don't want to pressure anyone into feeling like they have to.
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So this is a little (ok completely) off topic from what you guys are talking about, but Guru's post just reminded me that I don't have a mentor. I'm supposed to have one, right? And if yes, is anyone still available?
Without warning, the doors to the lobby slammed open, and in walked a man of average height and a wolf of not so average size. Knives adorned the man's body, secured by multiple straps, sheaths, and tucked away sleeves. Though other than that, he didn't appear to be carrying much equipment on him. Nonetheless, he was sure he would immediately come off as cocky to the others. A grin was plastered across his face as he practically strutted into the room with the wolf at his side.
"You lads and lasses may as well give up now," the man proclaimed as he affectionately petted the top of the wolf's head, "The name's Dorian, try to remember it, since me and my girl Timber here plan to sweep the tourney from start to finish." He narrowed his eyes however when he scanned the room's occupants. "Hold on...don't tell me, there's only three of you here? Well ain't that a shame, I was expecting more of a challenge."
He'd heard talking coming from within the room right before he entered, and as he sized up his competitors he assumed it had to have been the Knight-looking fellow. Timber picked up on this, and began looking over in the guy's direction. It was already clear that she didn't like the guy.
'Not yet, Timber,' Dorian mentally told her, 'Just focus on identifying their unique scents for now.'
"You lads and lasses may as well give up now," the man proclaimed as he affectionately petted the top of the wolf's head, "The name's Dorian, try to remember it, since me and my girl Timber here plan to sweep the tourney from start to finish." He narrowed his eyes however when he scanned the room's occupants. "Hold on...don't tell me, there's only three of you here? Well ain't that a shame, I was expecting more of a challenge."
He'd heard talking coming from within the room right before he entered, and as he sized up his competitors he assumed it had to have been the Knight-looking fellow. Timber picked up on this, and began looking over in the guy's direction. It was already clear that she didn't like the guy.
'Not yet, Timber,' Dorian mentally told her, 'Just focus on identifying their unique scents for now.'
Alright awesome, I'll get to my post as soon as I can.
Name: Dorian Aps
Age: 24
Height/Weight: 5'8"/170 pounds
Personality: Everybody's got their stories, Dorian just isn't one who particularly cares to hear them. He'd rather just get straight to the point: he's there to fight and to win, plain and simple, and doesn't want to waste time trying to get to know his opponents beyond learning their combat style and skill sets. Combined with his blunt personality, narcisstic attitude, and the shit-eating grin usually on his face, he could easily be labeled an asshole and is well aware of that fact, and in a way embraces it. Yet he isn't actively antagonistic towards others, as he doesn't like picking fights due to loathing drama and pettiness. Nonetheless, he's a fun guy if the mood's right, and is pleasant enough if you can get past his abrasive vocabulary.
Appearance:
Equipment: Weapons- His main weapon for close encounters is the rather deadly and large dagger that he keeps at his side at all times. He also has a stock of multiple throwing knives for when he needs to deliver ranged attacks, or to keep up the pressure on a cautious or quick enemy. All of his blades are coated with a poison that slowly disables the victim's nervous system and motor skills over time.
Armor- Standard leather armor. It gives him some protection and freedom of movement, but it won't be stopping any particularly lethal blows. Yet, it might just save his life if it comes down to it.
Tools- He carries a large grab-bag filled with many different types of seeds. Once given an opportunity to do so, his strategy involves tossing out as many of the seeds as he can to spread across the battlefield, giving him even more plantlife to use in his arsenal.
Magic: Nature- Dorian's prowess with nature magic allows him to control all plantlife however he wants. His gift with it allows him to conduct extreme and rapid growth of any plants within his range, giving him some versatility in what he can do depending on the situation. He can release poisonous powder from flowers, bring about vines to whip and restrain an enemy, unearth roots to trip up and trap targets, raise trees within seconds to use as a shield or barrier; things of that sort of nature.
Animals- Dorian also has a bit of Animal-based magic at his disposal. With it, he can form mental connections with animals, which he uses as a utility skill and in combat. He can give animals commands without having to even say a word, and through his connection with them he can also receive information from them as well. His pet wolf, Timber, is one of his most well-trained animals, and is one that is partcularly useful to him. Timber can be used to scout ahead due to her enhanced senses, using both her sense of smell and supreme hearing to snoop out where an enemy is hiding and then mentally relaying this information to Dorian. She also is deadly if allowed to attack, but Dorian tends to keep her out of harm's way and use her solely for support unless he needs a second offensive unit on his side.
Abilities: Besides his magical abilities, he's actually rather lackluster when compared to many of the other fighters. He is a capable fighter of course and plenty agile, but his reliance on his magic has caused him to be only standard at best and not pick up too many other skills. At best, you could say that he's good at planning ahead in combat, but the same could be said for everyone else.
Experience level: Low-mid. I've been in plenty of RPs where combat was involved, but it was always PVE. I've never actually done much PVP with other writers, and what I have done is usually rather short scenes and never anything complex like what I've in the Arena section.
Age: 24
Height/Weight: 5'8"/170 pounds
Personality: Everybody's got their stories, Dorian just isn't one who particularly cares to hear them. He'd rather just get straight to the point: he's there to fight and to win, plain and simple, and doesn't want to waste time trying to get to know his opponents beyond learning their combat style and skill sets. Combined with his blunt personality, narcisstic attitude, and the shit-eating grin usually on his face, he could easily be labeled an asshole and is well aware of that fact, and in a way embraces it. Yet he isn't actively antagonistic towards others, as he doesn't like picking fights due to loathing drama and pettiness. Nonetheless, he's a fun guy if the mood's right, and is pleasant enough if you can get past his abrasive vocabulary.
Appearance:
Equipment: Weapons- His main weapon for close encounters is the rather deadly and large dagger that he keeps at his side at all times. He also has a stock of multiple throwing knives for when he needs to deliver ranged attacks, or to keep up the pressure on a cautious or quick enemy. All of his blades are coated with a poison that slowly disables the victim's nervous system and motor skills over time.
Armor- Standard leather armor. It gives him some protection and freedom of movement, but it won't be stopping any particularly lethal blows. Yet, it might just save his life if it comes down to it.
Tools- He carries a large grab-bag filled with many different types of seeds. Once given an opportunity to do so, his strategy involves tossing out as many of the seeds as he can to spread across the battlefield, giving him even more plantlife to use in his arsenal.
Magic: Nature- Dorian's prowess with nature magic allows him to control all plantlife however he wants. His gift with it allows him to conduct extreme and rapid growth of any plants within his range, giving him some versatility in what he can do depending on the situation. He can release poisonous powder from flowers, bring about vines to whip and restrain an enemy, unearth roots to trip up and trap targets, raise trees within seconds to use as a shield or barrier; things of that sort of nature.
Animals- Dorian also has a bit of Animal-based magic at his disposal. With it, he can form mental connections with animals, which he uses as a utility skill and in combat. He can give animals commands without having to even say a word, and through his connection with them he can also receive information from them as well. His pet wolf, Timber, is one of his most well-trained animals, and is one that is partcularly useful to him. Timber can be used to scout ahead due to her enhanced senses, using both her sense of smell and supreme hearing to snoop out where an enemy is hiding and then mentally relaying this information to Dorian. She also is deadly if allowed to attack, but Dorian tends to keep her out of harm's way and use her solely for support unless he needs a second offensive unit on his side.
Abilities: Besides his magical abilities, he's actually rather lackluster when compared to many of the other fighters. He is a capable fighter of course and plenty agile, but his reliance on his magic has caused him to be only standard at best and not pick up too many other skills. At best, you could say that he's good at planning ahead in combat, but the same could be said for everyone else.
Experience level: Low-mid. I've been in plenty of RPs where combat was involved, but it was always PVE. I've never actually done much PVP with other writers, and what I have done is usually rather short scenes and never anything complex like what I've in the Arena section.
I'll have my character finished by tonight.
EDIT: And...posted! If there's anything I need to change, let me know.
EDIT: And...posted! If there's anything I need to change, let me know.
Alright great, I'll get to work on my character and hopefully have them up soon.
Any room for another person here? I've always been interested in the Arena section but never knew where to start, this looks interesting though.
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Sure, I just think that a spirit going in where the soul was would make an interesting plot twist. It was a suggested modification and it could have significant plot ramifications depending on what sort of spirit is. Who or what that spirit is would play a huge role in the unfolding plot.
Eh, I'd rather do that with a different/new character if I was going to do that, it just feels like a huge concept changer when I think about it. Which, I might possibly do. I was thinking of making a second character a few days ago but I wasn't particularly sure what kind of character to go for, but your idea is giving me some inspiration. If you're allowing multiple characters that is.
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Well, what we're shooting for is a relationship to actual mythology and folklore here. I mean, her original spirit went somewhere (coma, perhaps?) and something else took over. That's all cool. I was just thinking, what if it was a dead person's spirit that was floating in limbo and found its way in there? I mean, whole different set of memories in someone else's brain, it's bound to be hard to remember much when the software and the hardware are not compatible, right?
Maybe a long-dead spirit, totally bewildered by the current world and, sure, experiencing amnesia. Conveniently, knows snippets of an ancient Native American language?
What I was going for was more of a comparison of a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, so the original person's spirit didn't leave the body, they literally just evolved and broke out of her old body and left it behind as a shell. With what I had in mind, there isn't a new spirit in the shell either. She isn't alive in any way, if anything she could probably be best described as an empty puppet reanimated through magic. The general idea is that she shouldn't be up and walking around, but the whole uprising of magic was able to effect even a discarded shell and give it a consciousness.
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