[OOC] Aieth - The World Between

[Lumiere]

Kaïte

T-073 'Kaïte'

Kaite
Kite
Kate

Origin

Ispar

A temperate region far to the south known for its long, mild summers and short but intense winters. These winters are otherwise dire times as the valleys often flood to the point where boats have mapped out routes through most of the country. Resident typically enjoy safety from atop and along the ridges of peaking valleys. Due to the divide between communities, interior alliances are often formed between city-spires, though rogue sections are difficult to keep tabs on. The province of 'Iillaose' within Ispar's reaches is often seen as the capitol due to the collected research efforts of 'The Crown'. The name mostly comes from the landmass which consists of a ring of seven peaks close enough that three have even managed to build a city along the ridge and outer wall between them. 'The Hand' as it's called, serves as the main hive dry dock for conventional airship travel as well as the central cultural and intellectual hub.
Elves and Dwarves mainly rule over this region.
Notable exports include airships and biomedical tech among other projects conducted throughout the region.

Allegiances
Merchant's Guild, The Crown

P H Y S I C A L

Age: Appears 18-20ish
Race: Aylv
Race Description: Acclimated Yellow: Live Varient is a spin on the recipe developed by one of the Labs located in The Hand in Ispar. Originally, the project was intended to produce humanoid test subjects via a small loophole in cloning laws. While many of the stipulations in the practice forbid practice on sentient races, Triganavia managed to net a shady military contract for funding in return for work towards test-tube soldiers. Meanwhile, the upgrade the lab classifications allowed the splicing of DNA to create 'metaphorical' entities for testing. The freedom deteriorated as all Triganavia could manage was a supplement of fresh meat for field rations as most of the funding went towards honing their reputation as a producer of biomedical compounds and tech...most of which designed to help the world.
Though Triganavia's monsters have many names, the 'Aylv' model is as unique as it was immediately recognized to be potentially volatile. Quick learners and capable of forethought and cooperation, they were given the 'yellow' designation with the 'acclimated' prefix to make note of their affinity with adapting to and even forming culture. An objectively significant security threat was waved as military inspectors noticed the batch of actual humanoids teaching themselves a form of team-based tag...until one abruptly stopped to direct their attention to [DATA REDACTED].
Toeing the line of most morality clauses, the average Aylv life expectancy is roughly one year. All Aylvs are currently unaccounted for after the 'Midwinter Aria' event in which 20% of Triganavia's labs were irreparably damaged by a spontaneous fire. The loss of intel and research material totaled 70% of the branch's efforts, luckily including documentation of condemning studies.
Aylvs are typically characterized by either profoundly bright or dark hair colors which they use to determine the gender of their otherwise hermaphroditic anatomy. Usually sporting animalistic features though possessing mostly dominant human traits.

Typical Outfit Description

Kaïte typically goes for more revealing attire, however, has recently adopted wearing scarves to supplement the shock of changing climates.
Kept alive as a pet of sorts for the head researcher at the time, his ears were frequently punched with renewed ID tags with the old spots being used to hold a myriad of piercings.
Prefers boots without heels, typically knee-high.
Isn't uncommon to wear pants, though occasionally sports shorts paired with long socks.
Not a fan of hoods or hats for obvious reasons.

Pix

Eye Color: Bioluminescent red, vertical cat-like slit, black sclera; Right eye holds a metallic shine.
Hair Color: Snow White

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Summary: On paper, '073' has a violent streak of disproportionate tendencies where they could come off confrontational and hostile. In all actuality, 073 is conditioned to be fairly timid and polite, if anything, with incidents to imply otherwise being just that, 'incidents'. With little social experience to base interactions on, 073 tries to compose themselves to in order to accommodate other's disposition. For the sake of convenience, 'Kaïte' identifies as male...though arguably behaves otherwise. Androgyny makes it difficult to tell if 'he' really is.
Limitations to cells or testing chambers has dulled his perspective of reality, and the world outside of the walls fascinates him to no end.
In spite of their otherwise composed and even innocent demeanor, Kaïte is a fear-biter and won't hesitate to defend himself or any others he deems worth it. Fickle as his temperament can be, his efforts towards appearing compassionate and caring is presented objectively...almost to the point of it seeming disingenuous at times, which it may very well be. Regardless, he still gives his attempts at seeming genuine all of his effort, and it's quite convincing at times. He does his best to mean it.

Even without the common grounds of his free brethren whom he'd lost contact with after escaping, Kaïte has faded into an estranged religion invented by the Aylv.
'Distant Fish' is the name which they have given what they had supposedly seen within emotional turmoil and time spent staring into the one-way windows of their enclosures. Strangely, this behavior is shared throughout his kind even without outside influence or contact.

Mental Strengths:
In spite of his appearance, their accumulation/implantation of knowledge keep Kaïte fairly grounded in logic. Although without experience, it's all just words in books.
Imaginative without the base of what would 'normally' be done; Kaïte could certainly be an unconventional source of input or forethought on plans and outcomes.
Kaïte has a strong stomach after his time spent in the labs and having to deal with watching his kin butchered without having ever learned why.

Mental Weaknesses:
Eccentricities occasionally lead to overreactions or over-thinking of situations.
Kaïte is hardly experienced, his naiveté and lack of discipline making him relatively easy to manipulte, confuse or frighten.
Morally flawed in his thinking that has gotten by so far with rationalizing murder and cannibalism. Granted, these instances came about in dire times.
Though he may not exactly know what it is, Kaïte strives to do 'good'. However, this occasionally manifests in unhelpful ways in spite of careful consideration for his actions.
Kaïte is still very bitter about their upbringing and isn't the most trusting, especially toward most humanoid races whom hes associated them with.

Loves/Likes:
Cooking - Eating it! Making it, too, if they were any good at it. It's still better than the gruel served at Triganavia as little as that means.
Fresh Fruits & Veggies - (See above)
Learning about the outside world.
Music (especially string instruments)
'Things with a good weight to them' - weighted poker chips, large coins, metal-core artifacts like pool cues, etc. You get the idea, it's a sort of OCD.
Fire

Hates/Dislikes:
- Humans (Or anything that can be mistaken for a human)
- Bright lights / Loud noises
- Enclosed spaces
- Extreme Climates - Living their entire life in climate-controlled conditions has made it difficult for them to cope with excessive heat or cold.
- When people get their name wrong.

Fears:
- Water deeper than knee-high (+2ft)
- Dogs
- Robots

Brief Background
There were five of us, and I suppose I am the oldest, now. We were made with no purpose, cooked up just to show it could be done. Rigorous training and even sleepless nights of tasking built us up for some unseen goal. I could only wonder why, as speaking wasn't allowed outside of tests and punishment for noncompliance was doled out the same way regardless of the offence. Thankfully, I only had to be beaten senseless once to understand my design wasn't to offer suggestions.
Whoever the display was for did not seem particularly impressed by us as three of my brothers died from health complications. The fourth started with chewing his nails, though his appetite...changed. By the time the guards came in response to the sounds coming from our cell, I had already choked the life out of the creature who my brother became.

Then it was me.

I was assumed defective, what with the murder and all, and Doctor Jericho Triganavia...kept me from then on. Tasking changed and I was shown the chair behind the curtain, so to speak.
I suppose he was too trusting. There was a second...then a third...then there was none.
My home went up during the night and my new brothers half dragged me through the streets until we hid in a spread of crates.

This would be the last time Kaïte has seen any of his kind. The section of crates Kaïte was hiding in was loaded onto an airship destined for far off lands. We find our hero, once more, wrenching themselves from the back of a truck in an alley outside of the Queen of Hearts Bar.

T A L E N T S

Magic

• Quicken - With a simple spoken command word, the caster gains a brief boost to speed as if the world around them slows down for up to two seconds. In this time, they are still solid, though appear dark, misty and smeared by how light is effected by the spell.
• Cascade of Cold - With a gesture, humidity in a room quickly consenses and freezes, rapidly cooling air temperatures around the caster. The effectiveness of the spell is based on humidity, but can second from a deterrent as a slight resistance to extreme climates...at least enough for a respite.
• Whispers of Fish - A soft but steady chant conjures a black resonance around the faithful caster's hands and forarms, taking the vague form of slim, clawed gauntlets. The chant must be maintained or the claws are otherwise banished by daylight. While the manifestations can be worn and used as a weapon, a secondary function grants the caster control of them from a distance. The distance and level of control rely on practice.

Technology

• Cybernetic Right Eye - Due to the Aylvs' eyes seeing in alternate hues, the modification was installed to bridge the gap with a neural link that translates conventional colors. Expensive in design, though unmodified outside of an enhanced zoom feature and infrared options.

Skills

• Nimble - Growing up with physical tasking and exposure to performance-enhancing gene-therapy, Kaïte is impressively flexible and an escape-artist of sorts with the ability to temporarily dislocate and relocate joints to squeeze through small spaces...as much as he hates it.
• Tasking - Performing sequence or logic puzzles in a timely manner has been drilled into him. Picking locks, disrupting electronic sequential devices before a timer expires without tripping fail-safes (defusing bombs), it was as much the devices of his torment as it was his means of escape. With the right tools, there is quite a bit Kaïte can do, to an extent...given enough time.
• Fencing Training - An attempt to teach him dicipline through patience and perception lead to an affinity with swordsmanship. In an enclosed, one-on-one environment, Kaïte is relatively skilled with a rapier or other light blades including throwable versions. His style of fighting appears half self-taught and the other, professionally acquired through focused instruction. Much of his preferred technique is opportunistic and only slightly sadistic, seeking to disable rather than kill.

Powers

• Animalistic Perks - Keen night vision with their remaining eye's natural design, excellent hearing with a pair of tall rabbit-like ears and pointy, bite-y upper and lower K9s make Kaïte dangerous...or at least a handful and a half, even when unarmed or in otherwise unfavorable conditions.

O T H E R

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Theme 2

Player Input:
Why do you want to join this role-play?
The setting sounded really interesting and accommodating, something I've been looking everywhere for. On top of this, the GM seemed involved in their thread and was nice, even when posed with dumb questions. x_x

What makes you think yourself to be dedicated enough to be accepted?
I'm online most days including weekends, just never had anything to reply to until now. Mostly, I just don't want to squander a chance to be a part of what looks like it has the potential to be a very good thread. The setting gives me a few side-plot ideas that I'd want to work with the GM to implement and I'm already invested in the story that could potentially be with the amount of interest invested.

If you needed a break because of real life, would you inform anyone on this RP?
Of course! The last thing I'd want is to hold up an RP by disappearing without a word. Pretty much, if that happens, just assume the worst. Normally, I would do what I could to convey that I would be gone for an extended period of time.

[Leotamer]

Alexander Crann

Alexander Crann

None that he would wish to share

Origin Nation Name: Duiland/Rutan
Nation Description: Duiland and Rutan occupy the same geographic location, except that Rutan is underground below the above ground Duiland.

Duiland is a small landlocked country that is known for its eco-friendly technology and a small, but respectable magic community. The Duiland government is a constitutional monarchy with a democratically elected council that has most of the political power within the nation. Duiland is the largest economy in the world, but is quite wealthy as it self-subsistent, being able to produce enough food and power for its people, and it makes a sizable amount of money from exports such as various rare plants, funguses and insects used for various chemical and alchemical products, as well various eco-friendly hardware such as hover-cars.

In addition, Duiland is probably most known for its tourism. Most major cities are built around giant trees called Great Aosta Trees. The Great Aosta Tree is only found in the Duiland region, and has no documented attempts have been made of successfully growing one, so the government makes conversation of these trees are high priority. Great Aosta Trees are roughly the size of skyscrapers, though some are larger than others. Aosta City, the capital of Duiland, is built around the largest of said trees, often called some variant of the Greater Aosta Tree, often shortened to The Greater Aosta or just the Greater.

Rutan is the name given to several underground settlements nestled in the roots of the Great Aosta Trees. It is governed by a council of elders, with each elder hand-picking and often raising their successor, though it is rarely passed from parent to child. The people of Rutan are very traditional, preferring old magics to new technology. They are not completely opposed to using technology, but are cautious of it.

Until only about thirty years ago, the entrance to Rutan was sealed. The only known passageway into Rutan is through the Greater, and it is possible to travel to any of the known settlements through tunnels within the roots, as the roots of the various Aosta Trees connect together.

There is a tense peace between the two nations as both fear that any conflict could result in damage to the Aosta Trees. At first, the Rutans rejected almost all outsiders, but quickly accepted ethnic Duilans as they learned they came from a common ancestor, though they regard their Duilan relatives with some some suspicion. The region has recently opened the area to more people but almost exclusively for political or professional reasons.

Allegiances: He is a graduate of Aosta City Institution of Higher Learning and Practical Skills

P H Y S I C A L

Age: 21
Race: Human
Typical Outfit Description: He typically wears pretty simple modern clothing, usually a t-shirt, jeans, and a jacket if it is cold. The only notable thing is that he tends to either wear thick leather gloves, or have them on his person.
Eye Color:Green
Hair Color: Platinum Blonde

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Summary: Alexander is often distant and cold towards strangers, not out of malice though it may sometimes come off that way. It is simply that he has very limited people skills. However he is hard-working and passionate about animals, finding beauty in even the most dangerous and ugly of creatures of the earth.
Mental Strengths: He has a strong will and is both intelligent and diligent.
Mental Weaknesses:He is stubborn, bad with people, and is particularly bad with social ques
Loves/Likes:Animals, Biology, Small Spaces, Being left alone
Hates/Dislikes: People who hurt animals for no reason, Necrotic Magic
Fears: Large fires, Large open areas

Brief Background
Alexander Crann was born about ten years after the rediscovery of Rutan. His mother was apart of the first group of explorers that located and opened the pathway down into the subterranean civilization. She was considered an important diplomat to the region during the early days, as she had studied old Duilanian, which is very similar to the Rutan language. There she fell in love with Alexander’s father, a person who selected to succeed one of the elders. Their marriage, that incorporated both traditions, was considered a massive diplomatic victory for both countries, though was largely insignificant to the actual peace process.

Alexander was the three of their children, so by time he was born, almost all of the press around the couple had died off. Both of his parents were often very busy, as by this time, his father had ascended to being an elder when his mentor died from a terminal illness. Alex spent most of his time living with his mother as she moved around both regions as a diplomat, and was never truly native to one of the nations over the other, being an outsider in both of his homes.

As soon as he was old enough, he enrolled and then graduated from Aosta City Institution of Higher Learning and Practical Skills under what is colloquially called their beast-tamer program. He then went to a new country looking for new opportunity and a new home.

T A L E N T S

Magic

• Life Conduit Alexander is able to take excessive natural energy proceeded by him and other nearby life forms and channel into a living object accelerating their natural healing and immune response. The effectiveness of this spell depends on how natural the surrounding area is. In an emergency, he is able to tap into his own life energy and give it to someone else, however this causes him to become lethargic afterwards, and he has to be healthy himself to tap into this extra energy.
• Rebuke Darkness Working on similiar principles of his Life Conduit spell, he is able to draw energy from the air, except when he is using this spell he is channel to weaken and repel demonic or death magic. When his focuses this energy on the undead, it causes them to feel as though the area being focused on is burning, and weaker undead will flee from the source of the energy.

Technology

• Neuroelectric Whip A seeming simple metal casing that produce a whip-like energy. The whip has two settings while on, stun and discharge.While in stun mode, When it comes in contact with the surface of a being with a nervous system the energy causes no pain, and instead numbness, making it harder to move that area the longer it is exposed. While in discharge, whenever it makes contact with anything, it lets out a small electrical discharge.

Skills

• Animal Handling Alexander has an encyclopedic knowledge about animals and how to interact with them and calm them down.
• Multilingual Alexander spent some time during his education learning about various other languages, and while he is only fluent in a limited number of languages, has learned bits and pieces of other languages.

Powers

• Animal Empathy Alexander is able to focus on beast he is able to physically see and innately understand its basic emotional state. With more focus, he is able to influence that emotional state temporarily.
• Will of the Aosta Alexander is resistant to most poisons, diseases, and mind-altaring effects. While he is not immune to them, he shows less of a reaction to them as compared to a normal person.

O T H E R

<Comment: I am terrible with names. The made-up names I used for the nations he is formed are based on Old Irish. It is probably better than what I usually do and just based it on latin. >
Player Input:
Would do you want to join this role-play? - I find magic-tech worlds to be very open-ended and I want to get back into roleplaying as a way to get back into writing.
What makes you think yourself to be dedicated enough to be accepted? - Because I have nothing better to do with my life. And the idea of posting twice or three times a week seems really slow
If you needed a break because of real life, would you inform anyone on this RP? - If I am able, I will post in the OOC if I can't post.

[Lyla]

@Lumiere - Approved, rabbit-bunny boy persons thing! =P

[Lyla]

@Leotamer - Approved!

Also on another note, finally done with Adrella. And added some info to the OOC post about basic terminology and the Queen of Hearts Bar.

[Leotamer]

Do we have an estimate about when the IC is going up?

[Lyla]

@Leotamer - Probably tomorrow, lol. I'm relaxing! Though I do have class work tomorrow, so probably in the afternoon.

[sntabe]

@ineffably
Can I make a character who is from Itrora? Your nation sounds really interesting.

WIP

Zeke

Z E K E M E R C E R I

Zek

Origin Nation Name: <>
Nation Description: <>
Allegiances: None

P H Y S I C A L

Age: 22
Race: Human
Typical Outfit Description: Zeke wears pretty much the same thing every day: a plain shirt, pants, gloves, and his cloak. His blue overcoat is his most valued possession, reaching just below his knees. The inside is embroidered with a star chart and there are many pockets hidden within its folds. It can also be noted that he always wears long sleeves and gloves, no matter the weather.
Eye Color: Blue-Gray
Hair Color: Black

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Summary: Zeke is friendly and polite. Since his voice is weak and raspy, he speaks softly and rarely, but is a superb listener and will gladly help you solve your problems. He can be charismatic when he tries, but don't let that fool you. Sadistic, cunning, a manipulative bastard and compulsive liar, he will just as soon give you advice as destroy your social life. To Zeke, people are not much more than tools whom he can use to further his own goals. He is very good at hiding this, however, and it's not often that someone is severely harmed by his endeavors. He values intellect above all else and has difficulty understanding and handling his own emotions. He expresses himself most through dark humor and his love of astronomy and interior design. He also likes to sew and doodle.
Mental Strengths: An excellent tactician, he prizes his strategic wit and astuteness above everything else. A naturally talented as a scientist, Zeke is able to quickly discern what information is important and organize it in relation to preexisting knowledge. He also has a superb handling of mathematical concepts.
Mental Weaknesses: Zeke is horribly unobservant, often missing the big picture or obvious details. He is also meticulously perfectionistic, which translates to inefficient time management as he wastes startling amounts of time on the little nuances that, in the end, don't make a difference. In addition, he has difficulty learning from his mistakes and tends to repeat them indefinitely if he doesn't prioritize correcting it.
Loves/Likes: Paper, bitter flavors (particularly tea and coffee), the number 19
Hates/Dislikes: Poetry, dirt, intense stimuli, himself
Fears: Lack of control, thunderstorms, making a minuscule error that inevitably leads to his downfall

Brief Background
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T A L E N T S

Magic

Sent to Lyla

Technology

• Calculator: Programmable. Complete with an advanced graphing utility - can store several plots with hundreds of functions each, in three axes! Best of all, it can graph complex integrals in less than a minute!
• Flashlight: A tactical flashlight with extremely bright, bright, dim, and strobe settings. Can reach 800 lumens - easily enough to temporarily blind someone in daylight. Can also equip a laser pointer or bayonet.
• Pocket Telescope: A very neat telescope.

Skills

• Maths: Quick and accurate.
• Navigation: Has the night sky memorized and at can orient himself almost instantly if he can see the stars.
• Drawing: Zeke has a steady hand and much practice drawing, as it is required for his magic.

Powers

• Paranoia: Can suspect literally anyone of having malicious intent.
• Death Stare: A withering glare that can intimidate or at least disconcert almost anyone.
• Attention to Detail: Can spot tiny discrepancies such as a painting that is slightly tilted (just like him!) and be immensely annoyed by them.
• Left-Handedness: Upon using the writing or drawing skill, increased likelihood of being asked the question "Are you left-handed?"
• Monochromatism: The incredible ability to see only one color, ever!

O T H E R

Player Input: I want to join this roleplay because it encourages so much creativity and diversity, and I think it will be fun to try to combine archaic magic with futuristic technology. What makes me think I'm dedicated enough to be accepted? I've been roleplaying for five years, though not on this site, specifically. It's a good mental exercise and writing practice, not to mention it's just plain fun to be someone else. If I'm busy or unavailable, I'll be sure to let you all know! Now that I think of it, I have a competition tomorrow, which is going to take all day and then I'm probably going to sleep all of Sunday. Sorry.

[Leotamer]

While I am waiting for the IC, I been thinking over how my character is going to interact with the rest of the cast, and I think the most interesting interaction is going to be with Kaite. Alexander magic comes from things from the excess energy of living things, and is able to have a supernatural connection with animals. I don't think I need to go very deeply about the bunny-person made in a test-tube could be considered a mockery of both of those things.

Right now, I am imaging that trying to use his magic (the things specifically under his magic, so Life Conduit and Rebuke Darkness) would act strangely or just fizzle out if tries to use it too close to her. And I am not even quite sure what happened if he tried to use his magic on an Aylv, though right now I image it would be slightly explody.

[vide]

@Leotamer If my character is approved, they'd have quite the parallels and similarities. Made my PC's CS 12+ hours ago, surprisingly, him and Alexander have quite the eerie likeness in terms of some of their personality and abilities. It would be quite interesting how they'll interact. Of course, if my character is approved.

Their backgrounds are entirely different though. I think our minds accessed the collective human 'cloud storage', haha.

[Lord of Evil]

I'm not done with my character yet but it's most of the way there, so I'd like to put it up for review.

Garret

Garret Kilroy

Origin Nation Name: Brentania
Nation Description: Brentania is a rather close minded nation with a traditional set of values, all but closed off from the rest of Aieth but through a maze of customs forms and poorly managed immigration offices. In truth, the citizens of Brentania have an acute dislike visitors from other countries, and while they're not strictly speaking 'racist', there are many that agree that it was a nicer place before the immigrants got in. Citizens of Brentania specialise in magic, kind of because they're good at it, but mostly because their technology leaves much to be desired. Geographically there's little to complain about in Brentania. Rolling hills and green plains line the landscape, a country full of fertile farming lands. Powerful magic is valued in Brentania and as such there is a significant divide between those with the ability to practise magic and those who don't. The differences are rather exaggerated, however, and there are many ways around the divide, particularly in the modern era.
Allegiances: Garret has various minor affiliations with gangs of varying sizes, many of which are trying to hunt him down. Frequents the queen of hearts bar to the point of practically living in it.

P H Y S I C A L

Age: 26
Race: Human
Typical Outfit Description: Garret is almost always wearing a grey cloak, under which he typically wears a set of light-weight body armour. His favoured footwear is a pair of brown boots, and he's never seen without a set of fingerless gloves. Besides that he doesn't really care what he wears, usually slapping on a blank shirt and comfortable pants.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown

P E R S O N A L I T Y

Summary: Garret is miserly, cynical, misanthropic, loud and foul-mouthed, opportunistic, incredibly stubborn and rather paranoid at times. He has an intense distrust of other people, but is particularly wary of authority figures. Garret has no problem taking up his issues with whoever he has beef with but is often smart enough to avoid picking fights he'd regret, and he's not about to harass people he doesn't need to. With that being said, he often toes the line between courage and stupidity to get his point across. He's incredibly uncompromising when it comes to his beliefs and, despite his unfriendliness, he's not above putting his life on the line for others, but usually only does so if he judges the rewards to be worth the effort, and he will make sure the other party remembers the tribulations they're putting him through.
Mental Strengths: Stubborn and logical, fear doesn't affect him much.
Mental Weaknesses: His stubborness isn't always a good thing. Not a coward but gives up too easily when he doesn't really think much of it. His worldview is often too narrow, and he often fails to see the bigger picture, sometimes outright ignoring it.
Loves/Likes: Money (lots of it), technology, having time to himself
Hates/Dislikes: Dealing with other people, his family
Fears: Dying, losing what he owns

Background

As secular as Brentania was, there were some living in it who were even more secular. Garret's parents were so secular, in fact, that they cut themselves off from the world, living together in a log cabin in the woods. Garret hated it, since it made him spend time with his dad. He was not a bad man, but he could be seen as a bad father. He was tough and solidly unemotional, and he did little but teach the boy to shoot a bow. Of small comfort were his mother's gadgets which they hid from his father. Brief glimpses of the outside world which only served to build an apetite for the unknown that he couldn't fulfil. Still, with her presence he tolerated his father's characteristic roughness enough to reach adolescence, before his mother departed the world and everything in it.

With nothing pinning him down to that place he ran away as soon as he could. He found Brentania much the same as the world he'd left, so he booked a flight out of there as soon as he could. He knew that there was another world outside of the dismal country he'd spent so long in and went out to find the realm he'd glimpsed in his mother's hands. He finally found his way there and found it to be just what he'd thought it would be, but now he had new problems. Being somewhat sheltered for much of his life he was soon exploited, and wound up in a small gang doing illegal stuff for a living. But if there was one thing he retained from his Brentanian heritage it was extreme stubborness, and a few years down the line he'd managed to carve escape the gang filled city and move somewhere quieter. He became a mercenary, moving around to hide from the enemies he'd made and trying to carve out something of his own. At the moment Garret is in hiding at the Queen of Hearts bar, laying low for a while and trying to work out some small contracts to get some cash flow going again. But god knows he likely won't stay for long.

T A L E N T S

Magic

None

Technology

• Collapsable Compound Bow: A relatively low-tech archery weapon, featuring significant power and portability. It requires some strength from the user to draw but takes less stamina and does more damage than a normal non-magical bow.
• Grenades: Various grenades, both magical and non-magical, for various purposes. Garret's collection includes stun grenades, flashbangs, incendiary grenades, mines, snares and electrical containment fields, among other things. He normally has one for every occasion but he usually needs to replenish his stock at a black market, so he often doesn't use them unless he has to.
• The beating stick: A custom mag-tech stun stick which is fueled by a rechargeable battery. It has both lethal and stun settings and the modifications are mostly to increase its efficiency. Named because Garret has a habit of forgetting to recharge it, forcing him to bludgeon people into unconsciousness, rather than shock them.
• Grappling hook deployer: A small wrist-mounted air-magic powered grappling hook launcher. Launches the hook at high speeds with compressed air that recharges by sucking in the air around it. May be useful as an improvised weapon to knock someone off their feet.
• Garret's cloak: Comprised of 2 layers. The outer layer is woven from bulletproof fibres, providing some protection from bullets, while the inner layer is woven from non-conductive material, providing protection against electrical attacks. It has many nooks and crannies which Garret uses to store/conceal his various weapons.

Skills

• Bow mastery: Garret is really good at using a bow.
• Somewhat Sneaky: When you've been around the lower rungs of society for a while you learn to keep your head down. Garret has taken this lesson to heart and can do some stealth-related activities, like looking inconspicuous and tailing people.

Powers

• Smacktalk: The power to aggravate one's mental state through choice attacks to their dignity. Whether that be through their physical appearance, bedroom prowess or perhaps taking a jab at their mother. Effect of this power varies depending on the target's mental defences.

O T H E R

Player Input: I wanted to join this RP because I've never one a cyberpunky kind of RP and I had a character idea I wanted to try. And since I have a lot of free time at the moment I have little else to commit to (at the moment). Besides, I'm the kind of person who will stick with my decisions until the bitter end, unless real life stuff happens, and I'd tell you if it would interfere with the RP because you have a right to know.

Edit: Found the picture.

[Leotamer]

@vide I can't find your CS, so I presume you either haven't posted it yet or PM'ed it right to Lyla. Though, for Alexander, I think I wore my influences on my shelve. I like the modern myth of the druid, and decided to incorporate the core theme of the anachronistic nature of this world and have my character be the son of the old, secretive, superstitious clan of the past and the modern, innovative, eco-tech society of the future. There is also a bit of incidental symbolism in that the "old ways" nation is named after roots, and the "new ways" nation is named after leaves. Really, I just like underground forests, and at first I was going to have Rutan just be settlements in underground forests near the roots. Though it developed into them living inside the roots, though there is probably natural caves that are connected to the root system that are filled with overgrowth.

[vide]

@Leotamer I sent it through PM's first because the CS may have some glaring issues and I don't want that. I made Laran with healing, survival, and sustainability in mind. He's not human and has no clear influences, yet. Really, he's just birthed with the concept of golems, artificial humanoids, and immortals. As for the setting, that where the differences are a lot between the two. So far, all we know ^{all I know} about the archipelago he came from was that it is lost through time and what was once great was forgotten by most.

Alexander's 'coldness' was what made me think they are a bit - just a little bit - the same. Laran is indifferent and while superficial thinking may cause others to think they're the same, the causes for these traits are different. You mentioned Alexander was just not yet socially adept, while Laran utterly doesn't care.

What I'm really most interested in is how Life Conduit will interplay with Laran's Self-sustainability works the same way - concept wise.

[vide]

The way you based in crafting your nation mixes well with the concept of this RP. I'd love to see how will it turn out once we start. I need to get on getting more detail into mine later.

[Lumiere]

@Leotamer
Likely a bunch of weird side-effects..or nothing. Such testing hasn't yet been conducted.
It certainly wouldn't be comfortable.

EDIT:

While I am waiting for the IC, I been thinking over how my character is going to interact with the rest of the cast, and I think the most interesting interaction is going to be with Kaite. Alexander magic comes from things from the excess energy of living things, and is able to have a supernatural connection with animals. I don't think I need to go very deeply about the bunny-person made in a test-tube could be considered a mockery of both of those things.

Right now, I am imaging that trying to use his magic (the things specifically under his magic, so Life Conduit and Rebuke Darkness) would act strangely or just fizzle out if tries to use it too close to her. And I am not even quite sure what happened if he tried to use his magic on an Aylv, though right now I image it would be slightly explody.

@Leotamer

It would certainly be uncomfortable, forces churning his guts and feeling like hes being twisted and crushed by the radiant energy.
Its not his fault that his worshiped deity is a mannifestation of darkness with objective claim to his soul. Kaites kinda new to this whole thing...
;>_>

Alexander's passive aura of positive energy on top of being a filthy hooman would certainly pose an extra challenge for their affinity towards animals. ;D
Careful, Kaite bites.

[Lumiere]

[Whoops]

So many hoomans~
;T

[ineffably]

I am getting so excited for this!! All your guy's characters are so cool and you are all so imaginative and creative. I think this has the potential to be really great :D

@sntabe feel free to have your character from Itrora! Being such a big city it would make sense for multiple people to have origins there.

I'm excited to see how all of these different nations come together! I would be interested to see a map when all is said and done.

[Leotamer]

We can start making a relativistic map, where instead of trying to give each nation exact coordinates and sizes, we can start trying to figure what nation borders what nation and the general direction each nation is from each other. With this, it gives a lot of flexibility for new nations to be put on the map, because if we have nation X and nation Y that on the same landmass but one is east of the other and they are not bordering each other, you can put as many nations as you want between them.

Though, right now all we know about the nations in regards to their geographic relation to each other is:
- Vafren and Sikstavurbilaes are islands.
- Ispar is in the far south
- Duiland is landlocked.

[Lumiere]

@Leotamer

I imagined Ispar as a coastal country due to the otherwise low elevation if it weren't for the spires of granite and ore that weren't eroded by the rains and tide. More of a landmass that connects to a mountain range farther into the mainland than a designated area.
Like a bit of a peninsula that's usually mostly underwater.

[Leotamer]

@Lumiere I like the idea that Ispar borders Duiland, maybe separated by a mountain range. They both have a temperature climate and I think it would be a bit of good world building if floods of Ispar actually bring in the water that sustains the Giant Aosta Trees.

[Lumiere]

@Leotamer

It'd be believable for tectonic activity in the mountain range to churn up spring water, desalinated from pooling and diffusion in the Isparian 'highlands'. No wonder the trees could grown giant if they were growing atop a massive ancient aquifer.