Name: Zakar Leonid
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Nationality: Raelin
Heritage: Raelin/Karo

Personality: Zakar at first seems like your typical bland Paladin archetype, but he is concious of his impression and a bit insecure of said impression; he is worried about being a walking cliche. This, in turn, leads him to read a lot, especially about history and culture. As for religion, he sympathizes with the Iconoclasts (ironic for a 'Holy' warrior) in their hostility to it, but considers Dogma a power too useful to cast aside completely. He also abhors the dark gods, slavery (where it could be found), and secretly feels guilt about the actions Raelin had done as an Empire. And, despite his sympathy with the Iconoclasts, Zakar is not blind to the fact that Magitek and Industry are giving birth to weapons that may one day rival Dogma, and has come to the conclusion that a new war is on its way. But this time, he would stand in the way of such a prospect.

Biography: Zakar was born in the heady days of the defeat of the Divine Beasts, to a former Priest and Priestess who had renounced the Gods in repentance for their actions during the Eidolon War. A precocious and intelligent child, Zakar was interested in all he can learn, including science, literature, and history. Kind and studious, gentle and peace-loving, it was not long before Zakar would receive a rude awakening when a criminal seeking some old Church treasures broke into his family's house and gravely wounded his parents; they survived, but Zakar had to be put under the care of an uncle who was more lenient in matters of religion. And from him, Zakar learned to question everything, including reason and the mechanics of reason, stopping only when the answers made him too uncomfortable. All in all, it was a happy life, despite the feeling that not everything was all right.

He was 14 when his parents were attacked; two years later, under the guidance of his uncle, he would begin his Paladin training. When his parents heard about it, they grumbled but did not oppose it. Zakar grew and developed over the course of his lessons, and two more years later, he was allowed to go with adventuring parties as they hunted monsters. Joining the more rag-tag outfits at first, he saw that people from multiple cultures can work together very well in the right circumstances; the challenge was in creating said circumstances. In his travels, Zakar also saw that the best way to get people to work together was when faced with a common enemy or crisis, such as when the Iconoclasts defeated the Divine Beast and peace was restored to the land. He also saw how people hated each other because of cultural and nationalistic differences, and hated it; sometimes, he wished that a second Divine Beast would appear and make people stop fighting with each other.

It was on a trip back to Raelin city that Zakar's uncle approached him with a revelation and an offer: The revelation was that he was a secret Dogmatist, and the offer was for Zakar to join him to unleash Hades as an Eidolon upon the world. Why would Zakar accept this? Because Zakar's uncle guessed his thoughts and feelings and knew that Hades would provide the perfect enemy to unify the world in opposition to him. Or at least, that's what he said to try and entice his nephew. But Zakar was not so far gone yet; he abhorred the Dark Gods and would have no truck with them.

And so, in a great battle, Zakar's uncle fought his nephew, who had just reached his 21st birthday. Zakar won, being younger and stronger, and turned his uncle to the authorities, but doubts still remained in his mind, doubts that he was doing the right thing. So, should he follow his uncle's path himself, or should he just hope that the world won't slide down to another war without a common enemy to fight?

-COMBAT-
Level: 25
Class: Paladin
Holy Sword - Can use the Piety attribute instead of Strength to execute sword-based techniques; Strength is still needed to deal the actual damage.
Barrier - Adds half your Piety Attribute, rounded up, to your Defense.
Cover - Can suddenly appear in front of an ally to block an enemy assault on said ally.

STATS -
Strength: 6
Dexterity: 0
Mind: 0
Piety: 10
Speed: 2
Defense: 4 (+5 more with Barrier for a total of 9)
Soul: 3

Equipment:
Main Weapon: Blessed Sword.
Off-Hand: Shield - A durable shield of metal plates that cover a light wooden core.
Armor: Medium Armor - Mitigiates damage taken from Strength and Dexterity attacks by 20%
Additional: Potion x3, Antidote x3

Skills:

Techniques -

Shield Reflection [S4] - Zakar can reflect light into an enemy's eyes with the metal plates of his shield, reducing the strength of their attacks by half his Dexterity.
Power Strike [S4] - A single, powerful strike with Zakar's blessed sword that deals extra damage equal to Strength, even if Zakar is already using Strength.
Shield Wall [S6] - Zakar can double his Defense, which includes the bonus given by barrier, once per encounter.
Stunning Blow [S4] - Zakar can inflict Paralyze on an enemy; this attack reduces damage inflicted in exchange.

Spellbook -

Investigation/Scan [P1] - When faced with a unique enemy (Monster or Human), Zakar can take one turn or posting round to analyze it/them for weaknesses, and in exchange for this cost, can deal double his Strength on said enemy.
Cure [P1] - Single target heal
Cura [P5] - All-around AoE heal
Curaga [P10] - Single target heal that heals allies around the target as well by half amount.
Esuna [P4] - AoE cast.
Protect [P4] - Adds the effects of Barrier (Half your Piety, rounded up, is added to Defense) to an ally.
Shell [P4] - Reduces Magic Damage by 40%

Limit Break -

Braver [SD10] - Inflicts 3x damage on an enemy.
Cross-Slash [SD10] - Inflicts 3x + 1/4 times damage on an enemy and inflicts paralysis.
Sonic Blade [SS15] - Inflicts only 2x damage, but hits for a number of times equal to Speed.
Ars Arcanum [DP15] - Adds Dexterity as well as Piety to damage, then multiplies the damage by 3.
Omnislash [SP25] - Hits random enemies 15 times under the effect of automatic critical hits for 3⁄4 times normal damage each hit.

Opportunity -

Heroic Willpower - When faced with mind control, illusons, or effects that would transform his body, such as Petrify or Frog Zakar can resist the effects of such spells once per encounter.

Honorable Surrender - When fighting an enemy capable of sapient thought that in turn is overpowering him or his party, Zakar can raise his arms in surrender to elicit either pity or pragmatism in the enemy's mind, creating a chance for him to be spared. Against another player, meanwhile, Honorable Surrender forces a dialogue scene, allowing time for interaction or escape.

Patron of Lost Causes - When faced with overwhelming odds and the last one standing in his party, Zakar can resolve to fight on despite facing imminent loss. By doing so, his determination allows him to ignore wounds, damage, and maiming for the rest of the encounter. Note that once said encounter ends, the effects of his injuries finally set in, and he is wounded/maimed/dead afterwards.

This skill works even if Zakar was always alone in the first place, without a party.

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Name: Naisha
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Nationality: Raelin
Heritage: Escainian/Raelinian

Personality: Fiery as the infernal flames and cold as the northern winters are both viable descriptions hen it comes to Naisha. This very contradiction marks her entire existence. Passion to everyone she likes and cold calculated fury to anyone she doesn't. Many have agreed she excels at dealing with her problems because she never acts without thinking. If she chooses to kill, she does so without any regret or regard for laws. Only her own decision matters in the end. To do as her heart and mind chose and no one has any right to judge her.

Her past had left her scared and perhaps twisted in ways only the complete horrors of war can. Her immense hatred for all things 'holy' is deep. All the gods are things she abhors and so does priests.

Biography: Niasha was born during the later years of the Eidolon war and grew up in the chaos it caused. Poverty, famine and frost were all things she faced as a helpless child growing up in the vicinity of the countless battles. Every day for years she was hungry as her parents and older siblings died around her. Her father also went to fight, but never returned. Her mother soon died as result of prolonged illness due the bitter northern cold and the hunger. She and her siblings were forced to loot off the dead bodies on battlefields. By the time the war ended, Naisha was left alone, weak, dying with a body thin like twigs from hunger in the shack her family had used. The bodies of her siblings and parents pulled by the nearby trees barely since she lacked the strength to bury them properly.

By sheer luck she was saved by a patrol passing nearby at the end of the war. Maybe from the good of their hearts or simply not wanting to have more deaths weighting on their minds, they brought her with them and brought her to a town where after a few months of grueling pains and many efforts she finally was brought to stable state. Still her body never really recovered not matter how much she ate or exercised. She was left physically weak, her body while now looking better was still almost too slender. She couldn't walk big distances or fast, not to mention even getting up on her own was hard without something to use as support. She probably would have been abandoned completely even by the orphanage she was brought at if she didn't display an affinity for magic.

At first when they brought her to teach her magic, the teachers were impressed and overjoyed with her proficiency and rate at which she absorbed information, but slowly that joy turned sour as they realized she was not turning into the black mage they wanted her to. Her mind appeared filled with cold rage at everything and mostly the world. She indeed learned black magic, but Naisha wasn't something they can call a black mage. Some whispered behind her back, calling her a witch so it stuck until she finally left after getting nearly getting a priest killed for trying to teach her to respect the gods.

-COMBAT-
Level: 25
Class: Calamity Witch

• Divine Hatred – Piety can never increase, but received bonus damage against piety based spells and casters based on half the level of Piety they have.
• Calamity Bringer – Area of Effect spells are faster to cast
• Broken Body – Strength, Speed and Defense cannot increase past 5. Once those are maxed, for 6 points you can add one point to mind over 20

STATS -
Strength: 0
Dexterity: 2
Mind: 18
Piety: 0
Speed: 0
Defense:0
Soul: 5

Equipment:
Main Weapon: Serpent's coil – a staff in the form of coiling snake.
Off-Hand: N/A
Armor: Heavy Coat and skirt made of leathers and fur, soft silk shirt and sturdy leather boots.
Additional: A sturdy wheel/hover chair.

Skills:

Techniques –
Mind's eye(passive)[M10] – After long years of studies, observation and quick mind, it allows one to anticipate enemy actions based on experience, deduction and intuition.
Focus[M10] – Increases the power of spells at the cost of casting time(1 turn per focus) and mana.

Spellbook -
Fire [M1] - Basic projectile
Fira [M5] - Ground riding projectile that rises at target location.
Firaga [M10] - Summon fire pillar at location
Thunder [M1] - Lightning zap, weak but difficult to avoid.
Thundara [M5] - Large thunder arrow.
Thundaga [M10] - Lightning bolt on target location.
Blizzard [M1] - Icicles, delayed launch.
Blizzara [M5] - Ice stalagmites trace the ground and freeze target struck.
Bizzaga [M10] - Summon giant icicle that drops onto target.
Gravija[M15] – Cases a rift in time and space that warps and twists reality dealing non elemental damage in a wide area. Targets at the center face the brunt of the damage.
Float[M5] – Makes the target float above ground with varying degree of strength depending on the preference. Good for negating ground effects or making enemies misjudge distances.
Hardened Shell[M10] – Creates a strong shell of magical energy to deflect and block incoming physical and magical attacks.
Quake[M15] – Causes strong earthquake at a target area.
Giga Storm[M20] – Sets off a chain of electricity, causing a lightning fall from the skies, dealing heavy electricity in an area.

Limit Break -
Flash Freeze[M10] – An instant cast ice based attack that freezes in a field dealing low amount of damage to everything inside it( great for destroying crop fields).
Frozen Fortress[M15] – Creates big dome of hardened ice capable of withstanding heavy blasts and house many people.
Singularity Cascade[M25] – Unleashes a succession of 3 Gravijas with each growing more powerful by some margin
Meltdown[M25] – A fire based ability that unleashes a wave of heat so strong that it's said to melt everything on it's path. Deals immense fire damage in a long line.

Opportunity -
Mental Purge – Upon reaching Half Health, Naisha's purged of all malicious magical effects that affect her mind.
Calamity's Sneer – Upon successful cast of a M15 or upper AoE spell, Naisha's sneer may plants the seed of terror in the hearts of those within hearing range. Forcing them to resist the desire to flee.
To Strike Even The Gods – When on critical health and faced with magical power greater than her, Naisha adds her soul points to her mind.

Swarm[M15] – Summons swarming locusts that attack everything on their path. Causing great damage in everything caught in their path.
Solar Flare[M20] – Unleashes a powerful light from the skies that torch everything at the targeted area for continued massive fire damage.
Tornado[M20] – Creates a powerful tornado.
Eruption[M20] - Unleashes a volcano eruption at a target location.
Fissure[M20] - Spell that opens the ground in a long distance as if cutting open the very earth.
Entropy[M25] - Lingering growing death effect at a radius around herself.
Banish Lance[M25] - An attack spell that fires a great lance made out of swirling unstable energy that on impact opens a rift in reality to banish the target from this realm. Especially effective against divine manifestations.