Hey, I've kind of been lurking for a while and I wanna join in. How's this character sheet?
"Um, well, I suppose I’ll do my best." Name: Thaddeus Crescent Age: 30 Species: Descended (Dragonkin) Blood%: 40% Nayu, 40% Oro, 20% Dragon Gender: Male Sex Preference: Heterosexual Height: 6’8”, though he’s often hunched over so it’s closer to 6’6” Weight: 150 kg Physical appearance: Thaddeus takes the appearance of a large bulky lizardman, courtesy of his Oro and dragon blood. His wings and tail are quite large, though he does his best to hide them which makes him look even bigger. The colour of his skin is a dark shade of brown, with splashes of purple here and there, though his underside is quite pale due to his Nayu blood. Apparel: Thaddeus wears standard leather armour for protection, and it has some pockets to hold small objects. He wears a large gray cloak over his armour which is big enough to hide his wings and tail. He doesn’t wear shoes, instead relying on his thick skin.
Vehicle: Thaddeus runs on foot, going up to 15 mph at his fastest. Personality: Thaddeus is quiet and tends to keep to himself, mostly due to his woefully inadequate social skills. He’s careful and tentative, but he has difficulties reading the atmosphere. He is overly polite in his speech when talking to others and he doesn’t have a good handle on metaphors, which leads to him often being confused by figures of speech. Despite that, he is earnest, kind and patient. When fighting or in danger, however, he gets down to business, becoming calm, calculating and efficient, expressing himself with short words, different to his normal awkward form. Occupation: Hunter/guide Faction: None Pet: None
Exp: Thaddeus’s experience in hunting is somewhat self-taught as he’s been alone for a large portion of his life. His mother taught him how to shoot a bow and, while he is rather accurate, he tends to be rather slow in shooting, sacrificing speed for accuracy. He was also taught the art of tracking, hunting and survival by a mysterious old Nayu descendant who then disappeared and left him to fend for his own. As such he’s fairly well versed with animal behaviours, surviving in the wild and the geography of the area around twilight and Nero. He has honed his skills over years and sharpened his survival instinct, but he has never developed social skills. Spells: None Abilities/Powers: Night vision, poison resistance, rock hard hide, dragon wings and tail Weapons: Thaddeus’s bow. A fairly simple and large bow, with minor durability enchantments. It has good power and accuracy but sacrifices shooting speed. The wood of the bow never warps but the string tension has to be adjusted every so often.
History: Thaddeus never knew his father. All he knew was his mother and their house. His mother was an Oro descendant; very beautiful and exceedingly kind. They lived in their small house which sat in a dark forest, in which prowled strong beasts. The family lived peacefully day to day, despite the differences between him and his mother. Thaddeus helped with chores and his mother taught him hunting, and they went after small game together for food. Their life was not comfortable as food was sometimes scarce and it was difficult to hide from the stronger beasts but they lived happily together, until the day that Thaddeus's mother died.
She'd always had an illness, as far as Thaddeus could remember, and it came to a head one day and she became bedridden. With his mother wasting away like that, Thaddeus resolved himself and left the house to find medicine. She'd taken special herbs she collected weekly to keep the symptoms of her illness away, and while his mother had never shown him where the herbs were, he'd followed her one day and watched her picking them. He headed out, determined to save his mother. Through a perilous time of scrambling in bushes and hiding from large predators, he reached his destination, only to find a pale stranger and an empty field, with a bunch of the important flowers in his hands. While initially hesitant and fearful of the stranger, Thaddeus begged him to save his mother. While initially hesitant and hostile, Thaddeus clung onto him and eventually forced him to relent. They came back to Thaddeus's house only to find it being attacked by several basilisks, the top predators of the dark forest. Thaddeus began to sprint forward to save his mother but the pale stranger held him back. Through the blurred tears in his eyes and the flailing of his limbs, he had to admit to himself that there was nothing he could do. And just like that, his mother's kindness was gone from his life.
The old man turned out to be a reclusive Nayu hunter who eventually took in Thaddeus, through pity perhaps, into the hunter's isolated forest cabin. This was when Thaddeus discovered the existence of civilisation. While his mother had talked about society, she had never mentioned the possibility of going to one. The old man often went to the closest town, Twilight, to trade skins and meat. Twilight was never the most active town but the things Thaddeus saw on those brief trips instilled a wonder of society into Thaddeus.
Life with the old hunter was far less gentle compared to the one Thaddeus had lived, but it taught him a lot of things. The old hunter taught him how to better shoot a bow, how to set traps, how to track beasts, how to know where certain creatures hid and their habitats. Thaddeus wasn't the most graceful hunter but his natural senses gave him an edge in tracking game and his patience allowed him to endure for hours on end until an opportunity came. His master was harsh in his teachings but Thaddeus detected a certain kindness in the old hunter. And for a little while, Thaddeus was happy once again.
Things changed once more when Thaddeus reached the age of 20. His master ordered him to take a bow and go back to his old home. Thaddeus did not know why, but he did as he was told. Thaddeus had often checked back on his old home over his years with the old hunter. The basilisks had moved on after a time, but other beasts still roamed the area. He couldn't approach so recklessly. It took him 3 months to clear out his old house and then he had he finally found his mother, petrified, but with a peaceful expression on her face. When the old hunter had shown him a map of Nero, the land they lived on, Thomas wondered how he and his mother had lived so peacefully in the middle of a monster infested forest. The old hunter had told him about magic, somewhat, and even showed Thaddeus some of the hunter's own. Thaddeus had theorized that his mother had a powerful magic ability, and seeing her immaculate form removed all of his doubts. She stayed untouched through all of these years and her expression was serene. Thaddeus buried his mother's statue and headed back to the old hunter's hut.
When he came back, his master was nowhere to be found. All that was left of his presence was a note, allowing Thaddeus to take one of his bows and move on. No traces of his scent, not a thing misplaced to show that the hunter had ever been there, besides his master's prized bow being missing. Thaddeus headed out to Twilight to find out if his master had been there recently, and as he emerged in the quiet town, he realised that he was alone for the first time in his life. It was then that he found discrimination, he was avoided due to his strange colour and dragon-like experience. He asked about his master and all he could find out was that no one had seen him for quite some time. With no master and no idea what to do, Thaddeus walked out of the town and back to the hunter's house.
10 years on and still no trace of the illusive hunter. Thaddeus regularly visits Twilight for any sign of his master and decided to help people in return for money and any scrap of information about his master, the last remaining semblance of family he knows.
Trivia: Thaddeus often expresses his emotions through his tail unconsciously, it droops when he’s sad and perks up when he’s excited. He's vulnerable to being scammed as he doesn't know anything about society, though no one really tries because of his scary appearance. His hearing is sensitive.
Well i put up another post, if you want to interact with Kuvira, you can still do that :) or involve her in anything, just let me know before hand please :)
@Rai curious to see how Kuvira's stats look like :)) other's as well :D
You all can choose to do what you want. Just in some way you all became aware of the kidnapping by being within the vicinity. Your choice what to do from there.
@The 42nd Gecko Spells are both wisdom and intelligence based. Manipulations are mostly intelligence like healing, excelling cell replacement. Manifesting orbs is wisdom and air steps are somewhere inbetween.
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