Name: Mark Adams

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Appearance: Mark is very much an average, if not below average, looking guy. He's about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs around 220 pounds. To look at him most folks would guess he's actually around 190, because he has fairly broad shoulders and carries himself well, but he definitely has a spare tire going on. His dark brown, wavy hair is somewhere between medium and short at the moment, and swept back over his head. It makes his forehead look a lot larger, but helps emphasize more of his jaw by making his head look thinner. If he lets it fall forward, it tends to make the fat in his cheeks stand out and make him look like a kid. His eyes are green, and he tends to wear a lot of that color. Despite his extra weight, his arms and legs aren't that large at first glance, but the backs of his arms and his shoulders are fairly muscular. Currently he also has a scruffy, few-days-without-shaving beard going on, but he's never grown a lot of body hair so compared to other people it doesn't even look like 5 o'clock shadow.

Personality: Mark is at an odd crossroads with himself, having several flaws that stand out among some strong positive traits and being in a just-beginning state of self-realization and actualization. He is most definitely an intelligent and creative person, but he feels that his intelligence is, at best, only slightly above average. He is highly introverted, yet at the same time longs to feel like someone legitimately cares about him, and wants to have friends and be capable of functioning around other people, but acknowledges that he's very much a home-body who has periods where he only wants to be by himself. Yet despite this, he feels that he has trouble caring about other people, and often sees more of another person's flaws than he does their good points. He's very uptight, very by the book, and more logical than one would think considering he also describes himself as creative. He considers one of his biggest problems to be a lack of work ethic and a lack of self-discipline--he just can't make himself keep doing something that makes him miserable even if there's a payoff in the long term.

He's desperate to become a better person than he is now, but feels that he continuously backslides or re-treads old ground on his journey towards "being a real adult."

History: Mark was born as the youngest of four children in a happy middle class family. But there were issues beneath the surface that Mark himself never had any control over. He would not realize this until he was much older. He was under immense pressure from his parents to succeed in every aspect. One thing his father said that has always stuck with him was "You set the curve. You make everyone else step up to YOUR level." He dealt with several issues, especially trouble making friends and bullying.

When he was 12 years old, he happened to hear about a Karate school across town, and begged his parents to let him join. It changed his life. Martial arts became his passion. His wimpy little nerd body became stronger. He became more confident. He stopped having trouble with bullies at school.

He graduated as valedictorian, but felt like making the speech, getting all the rewards, and listening to everyone talk about how well he had done for himself was such a bother. He didn't like being under so much pressure, but felt like most other people were just happy and content to wallow in their mediocrity and that being "superior" was easier than most would admit.

College was where everything went downhill. He realized that he was not as "superior" as he thought he was. He changed majors a few times before settling on art, because he enjoyed drawing in his free time. But his enjoyment died, and his grades suffered. He was always told that he had to be the best. If his work wasn't as good as it could be--perfect--why bother turning it in? Why bother finishing the project when the person next to him had one that looked so much better? No matter how much he practiced he never felt like he could catch up. In the end he spent an extra semester in school to raise his grades, and still only passed by the skin of his teeth.

To focus on his schoolwork, he had to stop taking Karate classes. He gained a lot of weight, and got out of shape. The few friends he had from high school had all gone their separate ways. He couldn't do what he loved. He was lonely. His parents never let up on the pressure to succeed. He fell into a depressive spiral in his sophomore year of college that ended with a self-imposed commitment to the hospital.

After three years of therapy, and finally being able to get back to his martial arts training, he felt like his life was finally getting better. Until he tried entering the job market. He has been unemployed and living with his parents for six months now. Their constant nagging is wearing him down, but he hopes that once he finishes a novel he has been working on, that he'll hit it big and become an overnight bestseller.

The latest straw to break his back has been a series of unfortunate events. First, his dog died due to a sudden illness. Then, he had to deal with some family drama due to events out of his control, thanks to one of his siblings and their family. In addition to having no friends, he also feels isolated among his own family. And the final nail in the coffin was an announcement by his karate instructor that, due to dwindling membership and the owner of their school building selling the place out from under them, that their class would be disbanded. As he walked out of the dojo, uniform slung over his shoulder, trying to contain his sobs until he could get to his car...he saw something glint under a street lamp. For a single moment he felt an odd curiosity, and looked down to see an odd blue, almost crystalline dice. Perhaps it was the fact that so many of the events in his life recently had felt "unlucky," but he had to pick it up. After a moment of examination, it went into a pocket...and he went home to bed feeling like crap.

Specializations:
High - Endurance. Mark's not as fit as he used to be, but can still run long distances at a steady (slow) pace, take hard hits and get back up, and recover from injury pretty quickly.

Medium - Intelligence. Mark likes to read and learn about new things, and desperately wants to improve himself as a person through education and broadening his perspective.

Low - Strength. Though he's not in the kind of shape he wants to be in, over a decade of martial arts training has still made him stronger than average.

Imperfections:
Low - Agility. Moving fast and being flexible are two things Mark has always had problems with, even back when he considered himself to be in shape.

Medium - Appearance. Mark has never felt, even at the best times of his life, that he was "hot," or even "mild." It has a fairly significant impact on his self esteem.

High - Sociability. Mark wants to be liked, but is shy. He wants people to care about him, but finds most people beneath his own notice. He wants to do good in the world, but thinks that most of society is inherently corrupt. He's a hypocrite who knows he's a hypocrite, and hard to get along with.

Other: Mark watches anime and plays video games, but doesn't like to "reveal his power level."

Name: Niel Grace

Age: 19

Gender: Male.

Appearance:

Personality: Care free, fickle, and frivolous. Niel tends not to care too much for the serious side of things. He likes having fun and doesn't tend to think things through very much. Of course that leads to him being quick on his feet, mentally speaking. Niel can come up with a nickname for anybody upon making eye contact, though it may not be a very good one and they probably won't like it. Likewise he gets bored quickly and he enjoys challenging both himself and others. Obviously Niel doesn't put much stock in the opinions of others mostly because he thinks that they don't apply to him.

History: Niel was born into what could generously be called a poor family. Dirt poor may have been more accurate. Despite this his parents did a remarkable job of feeding and clothing their kids, as well as making sure they attended school. The last of three Niel was given the most worn out of the hand me downs and had to deal with the reputation of his older brothers at school. That is to say trouble makers, defiant, and generally a pain to deal with. And it was deserved. Niel quickly fit into the mold he was given, having no say in it otherwise.

However, unlike his brothers, he did manage to find something he was good at. Preforming. Sadly that was about it. His memory was atrocious, particularly for names. Names were such silly abstract things, he could never remember them. As soon as a person was out of sight so was their name. Niel compensated by just giving people nicknames. This was he didn't even have to remember faces, which was also mildly difficult with no names to associate them with. Just give someone a nickname every time you meet them, doesn't matter if its the same one or a new one.

To his credit even with his inability to remember nearly anything that didn't require physical activity beyond writing Niel made it all the way to highschool before dropping out his junior year. Then he went on a road-trip, hitchhiking, begging, playing, and dancing to get where he needed to go and get food in his belly. He made enough to get by and got to travel around a lot, sometimes he stayed in a town for a few months, sometimes for a few days. Then one day he had found that someone had put a die inside the hat he put out for money. He'd gotten some weird stuff, but never a die before...

Specializations
High 30, Performer:Niel is good at dancing in most of its forms and acting, imitating voices and such with ease. He's fairly good at reading audiences as well.

Average 25, Body: Niel has always had a strong body, lean, but with some muscle to back it up. Most of his strength lies in his flexibility but he can do a pull up or punch someone in the face if he needed too. Breakdancing isn't easy you know!

Low 22, Slight Of Hand:Niel has nimble fingers and is adept at using them to sneak thing into or out of places. He can mask his movements with ease and can preform several magician tricks to amaze.

Imperfections

High 10, Memory: Niel has the darndest time trying to remember anything he isn't very interested in and even then its difficult. He doesn't even bother with names and his retention of anything else is about as bad

Average 15, Appearance: Niel literally wears a patchwork cloak that some might call charming, while others might call a hack job. Plus his opportunities to wash it and himself are few and far in between and he doesn't always sleep in the nicest places so...

Low 18, Knowledge: While Niel has some basic schooling and can just manage writing and reading, that's about the extent of his knowledge. Niel can't read very fast at all and doesn't have very much 'book knowledge'. Tasks other regard as simple may be rather difficult for him. Any monetary transactions are carefully thought out before hand so that Niel can write down the math and work it out.

Other: Candy's nasty. And bad for you. So are drugs.

Name: Kimberly Le

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Appearance
Kim has long, straight black hair, which she usually keeps tied back in braids or a ponytail. Her russet eyes are usually hidden behind glasses, which she switches out often because she frequently breaks them. At 5'3", she's shorter than average; she also weighs more than average, although most of her 130lbs is muscle, not fat. Kim is unattractive and she knows it - she's built like a gruff dwarf rather than a willowy elf, and she has thick eyebrows, freckles, and thin lips, none of which contribute to her attractiveness. However, she's long since come to terms with his less-than-average looks, and she doesn't let them bother her.

Personality
Kim is blunt, cold, and stubborn, but not a bad person at heart. She enjoys freedom and self-sufficiency, and has a fiercely independent streak. Although she can work in a group if she must, she hates being forced to rely on others. She readily cooperates with reasonable authority figures, but she won't blindly follow orders, and she doesn't hesitate to break rules if she has what she sees as a good reason. Kim doesn't hesitate to say what she's thinking even if may offend listeners, and her utter lack of tact has earned her the ire of peers and professors alike. Nonetheless, she is able to befriend people who can appreciate, or at least tolerate, her frank nature, and know to give her the space that she needs. She doesn't make friends easily, but she is extremely loyal to the ones she does have. Kim always looks out for herself and the people she cares about first - they're what she values most. At times, Kim can be rather cynical and pessimistic, but she won't give up even if she doesn't expect a good outcome. She's also quite hardworking and efficient, putting effort into everything she does.

History
Kim grew up as an only child in an upper-middle class family. Her father was a successful businessman and her mother was a dissatisfied housewife. When she was younger, she frequently rebelled against her well-intentioned but overbearing mother; in recent years, she's calmed down and matured enough to understand her mother's point of view, and their relationship has improved immensely as a result. Her father is disappointed that his daughter doesn't have more ambition, but he tries to hide his disappointment, and Kim pretends not to notice.

In her childhood, she'd dreamed of becoming an Olympic gymnast, and she almost made it to the junior national team. However, as time went on, it became obvious that she was good, but not quite good enough. No matter how much she practiced, she just didn't have the natural talent of the other girls on her team, and she eventually quit. Her parents were disappointed in her performance, and she retained feelings of inadequacy for many years. Eventually, she forced herself to move on and not let those feelings weigh her down. Later, she took up parkour and freerunning as hobbies that she could apply her gymnastics background to, and she enjoys doing them on a casual basis with friends.

After she failed to achieve her dreams, Kim became more cynical and less ambitious than she had been before. She entered college planning to major in accounting in preparation for a future career as a self-employed accountant. Although she isn't passionate about them, Kim is fairly good at logical subjects like math and science, so accounting seemed like a reasonable career choice. Kim gave up on achieving excellence or success and told herself to be content with a stable income and the opportunity to pursue her hobbies in her spare time. She enjoys crafts and DIY projects because she likes to repair and create things for herself, and she does parkour and freerunning on her college campus.

Specializations

High (30): Agility
Kim may not have been able to make it to the Olympics, but she was still very good at gymnastics. Her continued practice of parkour and freerunning have further improved her physical fitness and given her new skills in this regard. For example, Kim is capable of maintaining her balance while running on a roof's edge, climbing walls, and doing backflips.

Medium (25): Determination
She's very stubborn and determined. No setback can keep her down for long - she'll keep trying if there's even the slightest chance of victory. Once she's chosen a goal, Kim focuses on it like a laser and puts forth all her effort.

Low (22): Intelligence
Kim has a good head for numbers, and does fairly well in school, earning A's and B's. She's not passionate about academics, but she recognizes that they're important, so she works hard in her classes.

Imperfections

High (10): Appearance
Her eyebrows are too thick, her lips are too thin, her height is too short, and her weight is too heavy. This bothered her a great deal in her preteen years, but she's stopped caring a long time ago.

Medium (15): Charisma
Kim isn't unsociable, but she does lack tact. She rarely stops to consider the effect her words will have before she says them, which results in offenses and upsets. She's also a bit too independent and stubborn for her own good. Nonetheless, she is capable of forming lasting friendships.

Low (18): Happiness
She's cynical and pessimistic. Although she isn't always unhappy, Kim does tend to have a negative outlook, which drives other people away and reduces her own emotional wellness.

Other
Because Kim likes to feel self-sufficient, she's learned to do things like troubleshoot computer problems and mend broken appliances for herself. She also took up carpentry during high school, and built herself a table that's only slightly wobbly.