Richard's life was rather ordinary before joining S.A.O. He was a college student, and still living with his parents, and 15 year old sister, Maria, who mildly shared the same interests as him, especially that of being into games. Up until College Richard, and his sister where very close siblings, and often played MMORPG's together bonding, and enjoying their time being in the same guilder, and going on different raids together. By the time Richard had gotten into college though he had grown out of it, and slowly grew apart from his younger sister, who still played many MMORPG's to death, and had high hopes that her brother would soon one day join her.

When Sword Art Online was officially announced, and the idea of a new kind of technology being used, Maria realized that this was her chance to bond once again with her brother over this new game, that is implementing a new way to play. After so long of her trying to convince her brother Richard finally gave in to the idea, and immediatly prepared for the launch of the game. His sister kept tabs on him to make sure he was still interested, and if he showed even the slightest bit of doubt she would immediately flood him with over hyped news about the game.

Sadly though his sister never got to make it to play S.A.O. Just two months before S.A.O. came out his sister came down with a serious illness that the doctors struggled to understand. Richard still didn't manage to come see her, and even though every day he wished he could see her his schedule simply couldn't make the time for it, without the threat of having to drop out of his courses early. Everyday though he sent her letters, and she wrote him back about she was going to make it, and how that S.A.O. will be the best game they have ever played. Then one day she stopped writing back.

Now it is the day of S.A.O's launch, and Richard a long with hundreds of other people lined up in order to get a copy. When he actually managed to get a copy he ran home, and prepared to set up the game. He was going to become one of the strongest players in S.A.O, and was determined to do so just for his sister. He launched the game, and immediately chose to build a stealthy like female assassin that reminded him of his sister, both in looks and in character. Then the log-out button disappeared, and he was teleported into a large room with hundreds of other players, and was told the dark secret of the game.

[Name-]
Karin Amsel

[Username-]
Namora

[Age-]
19

[Ethnicity-]
German

[Appearance-]
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 116 lbs.
Hair: Jet black, falls past her waist.
Eyes: Blue
Standing a bit taller than average, her build is lithe and graceful. Due to recent events however, she’s lost a bit of weight which threatens to land her in skinny territory. While her figure isn’t voluptuous it’s still feminine, softly curving in all the right places. Her skin is soft alabaster with creamy undertones; smooth and unblemished save for a thin scar running down the left side of her neck. Gifted with fine bone structure and high cheekbones, Karin appears to have won the genetic lottery. Large, strikingly pale blue eyes framed with long lashes dominate her oval face. Raven locks frame her face, contrasting with her pale skin as it tumbles down to her bottom. Karin prefers to keep it tied back in a loose ponytail or pinned up.

[Sexuality-]
Heterosexual

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[Level-]
15

[Weapon-]
Scimitar
One handed curved sword - 375/1000

[Fighting style-]
Karin’s style of fighting uses her extremely high speed and reflexes to her advantage as she dodges and weaves, preferring to land hits from behind combined with dizzying combos. She coats her blade with status altering poisons and relies on debuffs to help make kills easier. Lightly armored in leather gear, she’s not built to take too many hits or long and drawn out battles.

[Health Points-]
10, 340

[General Stats-]

• Strength - 450/1000
• Sprint - 550/1000
• Parry - 450/1000
• Shield - 1/1000
• Agility - 300/1000
• Battle Healing - 450/1000
• Perception - 100/1000
• Stealth - 1/1000
• Tracking - 1/1000

[Profession Stats-]

• Blacksmithing - 1/1000
• Fishing - 1/1000
• Cooking - 1/1000
• Tailoring - 1/1000
• Gathering -250/1000
• Medicine mixing - 200/1000

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[Personality-]
Karin has never been afraid to speak her mind for fear of hurting someone’s feelings and she isn’t above tossing a snarky remark or two when the situation calls for it. The majority of her repertoire consists of sarcastic comments accompanied by a sardonic smirk or raising of an eyebrow. The occasional kind comment is thrown in there for variety, nothing more.

The girl has often been called cold and emotionless. This is mostly untrue. Karin has extremely selective empathy, being that she cannot bring herself to understand the ridiculous reasons which cause a great deal of upset and alarm to most people. Crying at the drop of a hat is simply annoying and a waste of the human body’s functions. Tear glands exist for the purpose of keeping one’s eyes moist to prevent them drying out, not to stream torrents of water down one’s face because of a boy’s rejection.

A firm believer of independence, she absolutely loathes damsels in distress. She’s quite determined and headstrong when it comes to accomplishing tasks.
Despite all appearances, Karin isn’t the most socially apt person around. She wouldn’t mind making friends if only she could stand most people for more than 10 minutes at a time. It usually takes a great deal for her to take a liking towards someone and even when she does, she has little to no idea how to go about showing it.

[Biography-]

Karin Amsel’s life hadn’t been particularly eventful or interesting so far. Born to a working class couple fresh out of college, she had a relatively normal; if lonely childhood. She stayed mostly out of trouble and did well enough at school. Even made a couple of close friends. There really wasn’t anything all that special about her, except for her looks. It came as no surprise to anyone when she was discovered by a scout and contracted on as a model for a local agency. This occurrence was probably the only thing which stood out in her otherwise rather mundane life.

As time passed the star-struck feeling and dazzling illusions faded away, baring the bleached out and jagged edged reality of the fashion world. Karin drifted back down from her cloud of brief stardom and resumed normal life again. On her 18th birthday, she and her best friend celebrated a little too much and partied a bit harder than was wise. The job of the designated driver had been forgotten in the fun and when it was time to call it a night; they foolishly decided that one of them was sober enough to drive.

A terrible car crash and one funeral later, the girls who survived realized they none of them had been sober enough. It was far too late by then, of course. Karin’s physical wounds healed over time, leaving nothing but faint scars. She’d gotten off easy. Her best friend, Sera, on the other hand had not. Losing her closest friend left emotional scars that seemed like they’d never heal. Especially since Karin’s own carelessness and stupidity had a part to play in the girl’s death.

A little more than half a year passed and the girl who partied too hard had disappeared. In her place stood someone who chose to shut herself away in her apartment for the most part. She rarely ever talked to her friends or family. Karin’s parents were both workaholics at heart and they didn’t really know their daughter all too well. They had little to no idea how to snap the girl out of her depression and isolation. Self-help books were read, therapists consulted with and finally, they tried staging an intervention. The family talked it out, and quite reluctantly after much pleading, threatening and guilt tripping, Karin agreed to accept help. She was adamant against seeking out professional help but she agreed to try and get her life back on track. A few months passed and though it was still a far cry from ‘healed’, she was doing much better. Karin went out with her friends every once in a while and caught up with her studies. She still preferred to stay at home though.

Somehow, she stumbled onto a marvelous way to waste time called videogames. An endless stream of choices popped up just as she cleared the first one. It was addictive and quite soon, she was hooked. Karin heard of a new and upcoming game, a VRMMO named Sword Art Online. As any game addict would do, she preordered it and excitedly awaited its arrival. After what seemed like centuries to her, it was finally released and she obtained her own copy. Karin had cleared her schedule; finished her assignments, stocked groceries and necessities, all to allow her more time to enjoy the game.

Nerves tingling in excitement, she booted up the game, jumped through the many loops of configuring it and finally logged into the world of Aincrad.

<Game Start!>

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[Armor-]
Leather Equipment

[Items - Consumable and Misc-]

• Teleport crystal - 3
• Health crystal - 2
• Potion - 8
• Antidote - 4
• Medicine crafting materials
• Message record crystal
• Poison flask – 3

[Other-]
Rule 7

Height: 6'0"(182.88cm)
Weight: 174lbs(78.9kg)
Color: Dark brown hair, Ruby red eyes
Nicholas is a well built, athletic male. Playing basketball and football(soccer), his body is always in shape. Being an outdoor kind of guy, his skin is always a little rough and tanned. Several large, jagged scars sit along the outer left leg from an early age accident.

Blazing Charge- Two-handed Weapon Skill 25% Fire damage. Allows user to charge forward and take hits without losing speed. Lasts for several seconds.

General Stats:
• Strength - 500/1000 (Affects the player's damage output)
• Sprint - 400/1000 (This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.)
• Parry - 200/1000
• Shield - 0/1000
• Agility - 400/1000
• Battle Healing - 400/1000
• Perception - 350/1000
• Stealth - 0/1000
• Tracking - 0/1000

Profession Stats:
• Metal Equipment Repairing - 150/1000 (Repair equipment, armor, and weapons)
• Blacksmithing - 150/1000 (weapon crafting - all types)
• Fishing - 1/1000
• Cooking - 1/1000
• Tailor - 150/1000 (armor crafting - all types)
• Gathering - 1/1000
• Medicine mixing - 1/1000
• Music - 1/1000
• Lockpicking - 1/1000

[Name-]
George Anthis

[Username-]
Titan

[Age-]
Twenty-One. (21)

[Ethnicity-]
Greek

[Appearance]
Titan is Greek, with fair, yet lightly tanned features and a strong jawline. His chin is dotted with a small, x-shaped scar that seems slightly jagged in formation, maintaining an angry red color. Narrowed, determined crimson irises pokes out from behind locks of strong, thick brown hair, which then proceeds to go down to his neck in it's regular thickness. He stands at approximately 6 foot 3, with a bulky, muscular build that comes from years of working hard.

[Sexuality-]
Heterosexual

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[Level-]
15

[Weapon-]
One-handed Assault Spear - 375/1000

Iron Shield

[Fighting style-]
Leading into battle with his shield out in front of him, and his spear ready in hand, Titan often switches between an 'Offensive' and 'Defensive' role, although his regular stance is more offensive under regular circumstances. He usually bombards his opponents with multiple attacks with his spear, not giving them time to dodge or roll around like cowardly ants. If they defend, it's only more fun for him. His attacks usually causes a staggering effect, allowing him to finish them off. If the first attack on an opponent's defense doesn't work, a major shield bash usually has the tendency to cut through blocks, along with powerful front kicks. If his unique fighting style, something he calls 'Stance of War', loses it's momentum, Titan usually settles backwards into a passive-aggressive defense position, battering away attacks with his shield and retaliating, or simply bringing his shield up and bearing the brunt of the attack before slapping away the weapon and returning to the offensive.

[Health Points-]
To be determined.

[General Stats-] 2250 points

• Strength - 500/1000 (Affects the player's damage output)
• Sprint - 200/1000 (This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.)
• Parry - 1/1000
• Shield - 500/1000
• Agility - 250/1000
• Battle Healing - 400/1000
• Perception - 200/1000
• Tracking - 100/1000
• Stealth - 1/1000

[Profession Stats-] 450 points
• Blacksmithing - 100/1000
• Fishing - 1/1000
• Cooking - 1/1000
• Tailor - 100/1000 (armor crafting - all types)
• Gathering - 50/1000 (collecting crafting materials)
• Medicine mixing - 100/1000 (create health potions, antidotes and poisons)
• Music - 0/1000
• Lockpicking - 1/1000
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[Personality-]
"Hah! Should have brought more friends."

Titan is an intimidating man that seems to be warped by the revelation of this death game. Although he was a relatively boisterous, although brash male character back on his farm in Greece, once in this game, he has changed to fit the bill of a 'bloodlusting titan' quite literally. He sees death as a fickle annoyance in the whole gist of things, and often treats the lives of his fellow players as forfeit. He isn't as concerned about others as he may have been in another life, and more than often he'll rather walk away or injure/stun a player rather than spend his time talking to them if he perceives them as weak. Before the Truth, Titan was basically the same; he didn't mind PKing others, as he was sure the respawn system would work, and actually lived for the glory of the fight. His strides were long, strong, and carried with a certain courage and determination that gave off an aura of both savagery and inner strength. Most of his statements are deadpanned and blunt, as he isn't afraid to speak his mind, although honor is a large thing, and unless it's strictly necessary, you won't have to worry about Titan lying or backstabbing you. After the truth was laid out, he changed - but only slightly. He became more aggressive, something he had in boat loads before, and became more cold.

In general, he is a determined, battle-lusting warrior who revels in the art of combat. As long as you're strong, and not perceived as weak, then he will treat you as a comrade. Not necessarily as a friend, but a comrade nonetheless. If you actually manage to gain his true respect, then you're in for a life-long, honor-bound warrior who would help you in times of need, but whom also expects the same help in return. Titan isn't afraid to joke around and drink ale once and again, but if it's not for a special occasion then he could be seen out in the fields, hunting, wandering, and generally looking for a welcomed challenge.

[Biography-]
Originally born onto a quaint farm, located on an uncharted land somewhere in Greece, Titan's life isn't something overly amazing. He grew up big and strong, hunting during the winter to help around the farm, and wrestling with chickens and cows during the summer. Despite his outside lifestyle, he was always interested in video games and TV from the radio. He asked his mother and father if he could go deeper into Greece, to seek out his calling, at the age of 18. He was allowed and given a hefty sum of money to check out everything. Not too long after he came out of the wilderness, and into cvilization. He went into school for a few years, getting a degree and a steady job working as a construction engineer. In his free time, he got SAO, doing a bit of studying as a Beta Tester before finally initiating the Dive.
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[Armor-]
Titan's armor is basically sleek, mottled steel platemail, tied together with wolf fur and padded inside with leather for extra comfort. It's sleeves are rugged and breathable, allowing him extra mobility and agility, although the heavy metal gives him a large amount of defense for close-quarter combat. It's usually accompanied by a large steel helm reminiscent to old Spartan armor, shrouding his face in blackness, other than his crimson eyes. (Picture.)

[Consumables/Misc]
- Homemade Health Vial : 10

- Store-bought Health Vial : 5

- Teleport Crystal : 2

- Health Crystal : 1

- Homemade Antidote Vial : 10

- Store-bought Antidote Vial : 3

- An assortment of packed lunches : (Rule) 7. Kidding, he has 3. But seriously. Rule 7.

[Name]
Ishiki Yuuhi

[Username]
Torvald

[Age]
22

[Ethnicity]
Japanese

[Appearance]



Yuuhi is not blessed with a handsome face, nor a spectacular body. He is quite short and fat, standing at around 5"6", with average length scruffy back hair and the beginnings of a patchy beard. His sole distinguishing feature is his glasses, both in-game and in real life.

[Sexuality]
Uncertain, but will tease/flirt/make advances on anyone he finds interesting/amusing.
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[Level]
13

[Pref. Weapon]
Weapon: One-handed Axes
Weapon Class: One-handed Curved Blade
Current Skill Level: 325/1000

[Fighting style]
Torvald's brand of fighting is a mix of steady DPS and off-tanking. His movements are fast enough that he can avoid many attacks, while his armour is thick enough to take a pounding, allowing him to wade into the thick of the enemy. Despite his portly body, he can move surprisingly fast when he needs to.

[Health Points]
10,033

[General Stats]
• Strength - 395/1000
• Movement Speed - 325/1000
• Parry - 400/1000
• Shield - 1/1000
• Agility - 230/1000
• Battle Healing - 300/1000
• Perception - 300/1000
• Hide - 1/1000
• Tracking - 1/1000

[Profession Stats]
• Blacksmithing - 1/1000
• Fishing - 250/1000
• Cooking - 1/1000
• Tailor - 100/1000
• Gathering - 40/1000

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[Personality]
In the real world, Yuuhi is the epitome of the unappreciated working class. He keeps his eyes down, works hard and spends lightly. When not working he avoids others, preferring the comfort and safety of his own home and the non-judgmental eyes of his game figures and posters.

Torvald, on the other hand... Yuuhi's online persona is a radically different person, almost unrecognisable in attitude and mannerisms. He is outgoing, cheerfully sarcastic and the most openly perverted gentleman to grace the fine land of Aincrad. He has bouts of flamboyant prancing, overt sexual harassment and plain old randomness. It is hard to tell whether this is Yuuhi's true self or if it is just an act, but where his face may lose favour with others, his online persona makes up for it twice over.

[Biography]
Not everyone is born to greatness or achieves it in life. Most people live out their lives in mediocrity, never realising their dreams or achieving anything of note. Ishiki Yuuhi is one of these people. His parents were factory workers, like their parents before them and (assuming he ever had the chance to have them) his children would be the same. School was a so-so affair for Yuuhi, with no great or terrible memories, nor any particularly good friends or enemies. Straight out of school he started working on a production line and has stood by the same four foot patch of conveyor belt for the last four years, on minimum wage and with no promotion prospects. As with many young people in his situation, Yuuhi turned to the internet as a surrogate social life, dabbling in various online games, forums and chat boards. For a while he drifted, never really engaging with the community or making lasting friendships, until one drunken night playing an old MMO with a new party. The exact details of what transpired on that fateful raid are long forgotten, lost to the aether and a copious amount of absinthe. When he emerged the next morning, Yuuhi had discovered something new and frightening deep within himself... A sense of humour.

He went on to develop his new online personality, going through stages of flamboyancy, magnanimosity, even hyper-sexuality, before finally settling down into the persona he wears online today; Torvald, the drunken, debauched Viking of dubious virtue. Over time gaming became his one and only hobby, the sole reason he even bothered to work. The announcement of Sword Art Online was like an offer from God to transcend his mortal coil, to leave 'Yuuhi' behind forever and be born again... as Torvald.
Naturally he pre-ordered everything and was one of the first to log in when SAO went live.
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[Weapons/Armor]

Weapon: Torvald wields a single Long-hafted Axe for it's speed and versatility. Unlike many one-handed weapon users, he doe not use a shield however, preferring to keep his left arm free to grab and pull enemies in close. This is solely so that he can have the pleasure of headbutting them.

Armor: Steel half-plate and chainmail, covered in swashes of fur trim.

[Items - Consumable and Misc]
Col = 2500 (Torvald's money doesn't last long. Most ends up in the hands of bartenders...)
Torvald's income comes primarily from the fish he catches and sells to skilled cooks. His fishing level is high enough that he can collect some fairly high class ingredients, some of which fetch a high price among connoisseurs.

1x Healing Crystal
2x Teleport Crystal
1x Record Crystal (Primarily used to take drunken selfies)
1x Message Record Crystal (Full of the philosophical ramblings and pseudo-scientific theories of an inebriated Torvald)
4x Cheap Healing Potions

[Other]
I'll stick a Rule 7 in here too.

http://s2.goodfon.su/wallpaper/previews-middle/459462.jpg

http://www.chinesearms.com/chinesearms/001/jian/treasure40/1.JPG

With underclothing dyed dark blue. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8tdisZGJ51r3cbf4o1_500.jpg

[Name-] Amber Grahm

[Username-] Ambriel

[Age-] 25

[Ethnicity-] Caucasian, American.

[Appearance} Ambriel/Amber

[Sexuality-] Homosexual

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[Level-] 15

[Weapon-]

Weapon: Barbed Ranseur
Weapon class and current skill level: Two-handed Assault Spears 375/1000

[Fighting style-] Ambriel’s fighting style is still progressing, but primarily she uses the reach provided by her spears to initiate before enemies can close the distance. Once in close combat, she utilizes the length and sturdiness of the spear as an invaluable defensive tool blocking and parrying blows with the shaft before retaliating. She prefers to take a primary tanking position, compensating for lack of a shield with heavier armor and a sturdy spear capable of taking blows without shattering. However she isn’t protected from all sides and struggles in combat against large groups, her primary focus is tanking strong enemies that fight solo or in pairs. If a fight consists of a large group of weaker enemies assisting a large stronger enemy, Ambriel will focus on maintaining the attention of the larger monster and allowing another person to distract the larger group.

[Health Points-]

10,013

[General Stats-] 2250

• Strength - 400/1000 (Affects the player's damage output)
• Sprint - 300/1000 (This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.)
• Parry - 500/1000
• Shield - 125/1000
• Agility - 80/1000 (Determines a player's jumping height and the ability to perform aerial maneuvers. Reduces fall damage.)
• Battle Healing - 625/1000
• Perception - 220/1000 (A sixth sense, allowing the player to notice enemies and secrets from a distance. Greater mastery allows detection of monsters and players in «Hiding» status.)
• Stealth - 1/1000
• Tracking - 1/1000

[Profession Stats-] 450

• Blacksmithing - 1/1000 (weapon crafting - all types)
• Fishing - 1/1000
• Cooking - 100/1000
• Tailor - 1/1000 (armor crafting - all types)
• Gathering - 1/1000 (collecting crafting materials)
• Medicine mixing - 50/1000 (create health potions, antidotes and poisons)
• Music - 300/1000 (Bards - the singing and entertaining kind. Think Skyrim, not Dragon Age.)
• Lockpicking - The ability to open locked chests and doors
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[Personality-] Stubborn, easily frustrated, and yet still very sociable. She is the kind of person that once they make a decision they tough it out no matter how bad it may have been. When it comes to planning she’s most likely the last one to chip in, but she gets incredibly frustrated when decisions can’t be made leading her to act rashly. Amber loves to be around people, and while she’s not out slaying beasts and monsters with a group she can be found in town and village squares relaxing and often times practicing her music skills.

[Biography-] “Come on Amber, it’ll be fun. Just get it all set up and log in, you’ve played online games before why does this one worry you so much? I’ll be home after class and I’ll join you, just remember it’s a game even though it may seem real and you’ll be fine.”

Amber sighed into the phone before she responded, “It’s just weird Sarah. I don’t really like this whole virtual reality thing. How much money did you spend on this stuff anyway? We’re broke college students, we can’t afford to buy this kind of stuff.” Amber sat down on the bed in their small apartment and picked up the virtual reality headset in her free hand, “Just tell me we can get the money back that you spent on this.”

“Amber, please just give it a try. You’re right, we don’t have a lot of money. We don’t have a lot of time. But we need a break, something to get us away from all of this once in a while, and this seems to be the best option to me,” Judging by the tone in Sarah’s voice it was clear Amber had upset her, “You’re always so worried about our money, school, work, and futures that you never stop to take time and enjoy small things anymore. Amber this is a gift from me, just enjoy it, and I’ll be home to talk play it with you in a few hours. Enjoy your day off, hun.”

And that was it. The conversation ended as Sarah closed the call from her phone. Again Amber sighed as she held the virtual reality device, pondering what her girlfriend had said. She knew Sarah was right, and she felt horrible for the way she had been treating her lately. In defeat Amber reached over and grabbed the instructions, “Okay Angel, I’ll try it for you.”

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[Armor-]

Armor type: Heavy Plate Armor

[Items - Consumable and Misc-]

2 Medium Healing Potions
2 Weak Healing Potions
1 Antidote Potion
1 Healing Crystal
1 Teleport Crystal

[Other-] Rule #7 Is a thing that happened.

A custom blade forged from the rarest of monster drops and items available to him, the Sacred Requiem constantly enshrouds itself with a blue aura that seems to hold an ulterior motive.

Without the two shoulder pads, only one generic metal shoulder pad on the right shoulder as well as the red trim being a white

Appearance

Hikari fights like a lightning, very fast and very agile, sometimes also doing multiple aerial strikes at an enemy before dropping down to the ground and dashing out of harms way.
Because of her speed-oriented fighting style, Hikari cannot wear anything heavy at all and so, she uses her stage-dress as a battle uniform as well, since it allows the air to flow nicely and even enhances her speed. However, it doesn’t have any protective use and so, Hikari has to use her speed to dodge as well, or she is going to be slaughtered really quickly.

Hikari is mostly pretty cheerful and upbeat girl, all around, though, she is what otakus call “tsundere”. Mostly behaving more boyish than girls her age, she can also be a bit aggressive from time to time. Especially when she is called cute, or similar positive attributes about her body physique, by men. Somehow she just can’t cope with men from time to time, although her behavior can be pretty similar to “them”. (Except for calling girls cute, of course. She doesn’t do that…) But this does conflict with her goal of becoming an idol, in real life as well as ingame, from time to time.
From the outside it even seems she doesn’t care if she dies or not, however internally, she wants to keep on living, not because she wants to return back to the real world. No, she wants to keep exploring every nook and cranny of this new world, which she started to like even more than the real world.

Since she was a kid, Hikari, although surely having attitude issues, wanted to be an idol. A singer, a dancer on a stage to entertain the masses and put on smiles onto the faces of her fans.
A few weeks before the start of the SAO beta, she auditioned for a well-known idol group in Tokyo and passed with flying colors.
That’s when disaster struck.
In a training with her new kenkyuusei(research students)-partners, she slipped and fell off the stage breaking both of her legs having to stay in hospital and in bed for several months completely devastating her morale. That was when her doctor, one of her family’s close friends, managed to get a hold of an SAO beta access for her.
Diving into that beta and exploring the lands was one of the best things Hikari had ever felt. All the freedom of the virtual world felt great. And, of course, her legs did work as intended, so she practiced her footwork all day long until she was tired enough to fall asleep while still ingame.
Until she got released from the hospital and the beta ended, she had become an impressive dancer and singer and she knew how to efficiently use the game mechanics to move smoothly and quickly.
However she still wasn’t allowed to participate in her idol group’s practice sessions until after the game came out…

A month later, stuck in the game, she quickly shrugged off the shock of being caught in the game and so she took the chance of a desolate morale to entertain the players gaining even something like a small fanbase with the players. One of her fans even went so far as to make her an own costume, which she now uses on stage and in battle…

[Name-]

[Username-]

[Age-] 20

[Ethnicity-]
American
[Appearance]
This picture of six-foot-twoSam was taken on his way to basic training, a bit more on that later, but suffice to say that he hasn't found much use for the uniform in a while.
[Sexuality-]
Hetero

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[Level-]

15

[Weapon-] 25 points per level.

Weapon:
Albion's Talon
Weapon class and current skill level: One handed straight sword - 375/1000

[Fighting style-]
Tyranus has a motto, "Hit hard, hit smart." He's a patient fighter that sizes his opponents up, and utilizes momentum to his advantage. He believes if an opponent is dumb enough to get within his reach, he must have done something else dumb that he can exploit for maximum effectiveness with least effort. If his opponent doesn't make the first move, he's not afraid to provoke them and try to throw them off their guard.

[Health Points-]

(calculated by the GM depending on your stats)
10,293
[General Stats-] 150 points per level.

• Strength - 500/1000 (Affects the player's damage output)
• Sprint - 450/1000 (This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.)
• Parry - 450/1000
• Shield - 1/1000
• Agility - 200/1000 (Determines a player's jumping height and the ability to perform aerial maneuvers. Reduces fall damage.)
• Battle Healing - 250/1000
• Perception - 300/1000 (A sixth sense, allowing the player to notice enemies and secrets from a distance. Greater mastery allows detection of monsters and players in «Hiding» status.)
• Stealth - 1/1000
• Tracking - 100/1000

[Profession Stats-] (these are not compulsory, but they will come in handy depending on your character) 30 points per level.
• Blacksmithing - 100/1000 (weapon crafting - all types)
• Fishing - 30/1000
• Cooking - 20/1000
• Tailor - 100/1000 (armor crafting - all types)
• Gathering - 1/1000 (collecting crafting materials)
• Medicine mixing - 75/1000 (create health potions, antidotes and poisons)
• Music - 1/1000 (Bards - the singing and entertaining kind. Think Skyrim, not Dragon Age.)
• Lockpicking - 125 (The ability to open locked chests and doors)
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[Personality-]
Tyranus is a bit of a far cry from his namesake, he's not power-hungry, he's not seeking to be some evil dictator, he's actually easy-going on the verge of apathetic. He fully and consciously accepts the potential consequences of the game, but essentially views it as an extension of his life. On any given day he could've died in the real world right? This type of positing has kept his head level after Kayaba announced in rather dramatic fashion that they'd be playing for their lives. He almost enjoyed the ensuing chaos though, as he greatly enjoys sizing people up, perceiving their weaknesses and sometimes their preferences. Despite his semi-withdrawn nature, when interacting with others and in more intimate settings he exhudes an unmistakable swagger, and when it comes to friends he keeps many, but wholly trusts only a handful.

[Biography-]

Samuel Langston was born in middle America to a war hero and a mild-mannered school teacher. He played sports as a kid and through school, but he was intellectually starved in his hometown and found schoolwork to be so menial that he occassionally dismissed it, if he didn't finish it within an hour. He wanted access to a world far away from the dusty plains and tumbleweeds, so he took to the best economical option: the internet. He combed through forums and found his way into online games, picked up consoles and even built a custom PC. He ran into a bit of conflict along the way though, his father criticized him for not devoting himslef to the slim chances of becoming a professional athlete, and eventually gave Sam the ultimatum: move out or join the armed forces. This wreaked havoc with his mother's conscience, and when Sam made it to the last week of basic before being kicked out after suffering an injury from overworking himself by doing a series of advanced endurance exercises, and his father came to accept Sam as he was. With newfound free time in the late stages of recovery, he returned to games and to one in particular that was supposed to blow the others out of the water, one that all takes place in the VR world of Aincrad.

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[Armor-]
Armor type: Light, Mixture of metal and leather and cloth. He wears a metal chestplate to protect from most strikes and padded for a little comfort, and leather pants padded with animal furs. Covering his hands are a pair of leather gloves lined with cloth, thick enough to provide extra grip on his sword yet thin enough for him to retain tactile sense of his blade's hilt. To protect his feet he owns a sturdy pair of leather boots, with steel toes for a small amount of extra toe protection. Purely because he thinks it looks cool, he wears a cloak of a dark but vibrant green, trimmed in black.

[Items - Consumable and Misc-]
2 Antidote crystals
3 Healing crystals
2 Teleport crystals
4 Antidote potions
10 Healing potions
Various foodstuffs and rudimentary cooking supplies
[Other-] Rule 7 of course