[CHAR] RWBY: Burning Embers

[Carlyle]

Cerry

_{FC Credit: Yashiro Seika}



"I'm sure Vacuo has lots to explore, and the people are nice, but... I can't say that I'm not the least bit terrified."

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Name:

Cerry Meere

Nicknames or Aliases, if applicable:

Cer, Cerbear

Age:

Seventeen

Race:

Faunus (Bear)

Kingdom of Origin:

Kingdom of Vale

Appearance:

When compared to the average person from Vacuo, Cerry tends to stand out more than she wants to. Her mostly green and white attire is of high quality, suggesting a previous middle class lifestyle, or at least a way of life preferable and available to a Faunus. Due to the discriminatory nature of Human-Faunus interaction, however, Cerry has taken to hiding her bear ears underneath her beret, giving the appearance of her being "human" rather than Faunus.

Personality Traits:

Anxious
Empathetic
Fragile
Intelligent
Reserved
Tactful

Drive:

Cerry has two different goals pushing her to become a huntress. Firstly, she wishes to live up to her father, who had left behind a great legacy as a hunter who had died on the front lines. Secondly, Cerry wants to use that legacy to support her mother, who was diagnosed with an unknown illness that left her unable to support both herself and her daughter, and to pay back her uncle, who is acting as a "guardian" of sorts for Cerry during her stay in Vacuo.

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Level:

1

Experience:

0

Wealth Level:

2

Legend Points:

0

Perks:

Innocent - Whether from a distant fey ancestry or simply an air of naivety, you possess a childlike quality that can melt even the coldest of hearts. Once per game session, you can leverage your innocence to turn an enemy and cause them to take pity on you. The enemy might choose to look the other way when you’ve done something illegal, forgive a debt you could never pay, or vouch in your favor before the authorities.

Vacuo is a rough place and full of danger, whether it be thugs or Grimm. Being someone from the Kingdom of Vale, Cerry has yet to adjust to the coldness of Vacuo's people.

Pure-hearted - Any goodly-natured creature you encounter is friendly toward you by default rather than neutral. Circumstances can alter this, but even if rumors or actions you’ve taken would influence a good creature negatively, it remains one step friendlier than it otherwise would have been.

Raised by a loving family, Cerry is someone with goodness in her heart. As a huntress, she desires to help people, rather than hurt others with her actions.

Flaws:

Naive - Whether you are innocent, uninformed, or inexperienced, the results are the same: you are pretty gullible. You get to define the scope of your naivety. For example, maybe you’re a greenhorn from a big city on the east coast, so you are unlearned in the ways of the Wild West. Or maybe your memory was completely wiped out a few weeks ago and you are relearning the rules of civilization, thus your naivety presents itself much more universally.

Cerry being a pure-hearted huntress is as much as a boon as it is a bane. Being rather naive, it is possible to mislead Cerry down a dark path should someone have quite the silver tongue and the right choice of words.

Honest - You won’t tell a lie or engage in deceitful speech, even to save your own life or the life of another.

Naive people are generally honest people, and so is Cerry. Acting with deceit is a line that Cerry hopes to never cross, lest she ruin her and her father's legacies.

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HP: 22/22
Guard: 17
Toughness: 15
Resolve: 14

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Physical Attributes

Might: 2/1d6
Fortitude: 2/1d6
Agility: 4/1d10

Social Attributes

Deception: 0/0
Presence: 1/1d4
Persuasion: 0/0

Mental Attributes

Learning: 3/1d8
Logic: 2/1d6
Perception: 1/1d4
Will: 3/1d8

Supernatural Attributes

Alteration: 0/0
Creation: 0/0
Energy: 3/1d8
Entropy: 0/0
Influence: 0/0
Movement: 0/0
Prescience: 0/0
Protection: 1/1d4

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Armor:

Padded Armor

Type: Light
Wealth Level: 1
Required Fortitude: 0
Defense Bonus: 1
Speed Penalty: 0

Weapon:

Hawkeye (Rifle)

Category: Long Ranged
Wealth Level: 2
Properties: Precise
Banes: Persistent Damage, Slowed

Precise - This weapon can be used to make attacks with the Agility attribute and invoke banes accessible via Agility.

Persistent Damage - Whether by setting the target ablaze, covering them in acid, slicing an artery, or cursing them with a wasting disease, you inflict your foe with a lasting and recurring source of damage. Persistent damage is a favorite among assassins, mad scientists, and elementalists.

Slowed - The target's movement is impaired, either by extreme cold, prolonged heat, poison, or injury to one or both legs. This bane is a favored attack among rogues, ice mages, telekinetisists, and gunslingers.

Inventory:

Backpack
Dust Munitions
Scroll
Travelling Supplies

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Semblance:

From Patience, Power - Depending on who you ask, Cerry's semblance is either bad luck, or a welcomed boon. At the start of the battle, Cerry is generally weaker than most on the battlefield, leaving her at a disadvantage in combat. However, if the battle is prolonged, Cerry grows in ability, giving her a straighter aim, a faster trigger finger, and so on and so forth.

Feats:

Battle Trance - You can enter a heightened mental state of combat readiness, in which your body is strengthened and your mind transcends fear and pain. Examples include a raging barbarian or an unstoppable samurai with laser focus in the heat of battle.

May enter a battle trance as a free action per turn. Gives advantage 1 on all attacks, increases toughness and resolve defenses by 3, and increases total armor bonus to 3 (provided if the bonus is less than 3). If three turns pass without an attack made, the battle trance automatically ends. When it ends, 1 level of the fatigue bane is applied.

Lethal Strike I - Like a highly trained sniper, a ninja of legend, or a feinting melee dervish, you can devastate your foes with an expertly placed attack when you catch them off guard.

Attacks give advantage 1 and deal up to five lethal damage as long as one of the requirements are met:

• Target is caught off guard or is otherwise unaware of the attack
• Target is within melee attack range of an ally

[HokumPocus]

Opal

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Personal Information

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Name: Opal Jalatl

Nicknames or Aliases, if applicable: N/A

Age: 18

Race: Coyote Faunus

Kingdom of Origin: Vacuo

Appearance: Opal is a coyote faunus with a tail the same dark brown color of her hair. Her toned body is taller than most women her age, at 5´11".

Her casual clothes are a limited assortment of staples that fall on the masculine side of fashion, as a no skirts and all jeans wardrobe with plenty of solid colored shirts and no jewelry. She is a woman of austere tastes who prefers to have a small amount of well cared for clothing over anything else. Opal´s not exactly in a position where she can buy any more, though. Years of finding trouble outside of home have led her to develop a light tan, not that she cares.

Personality Traits: Brave, Stubborn, Direct, Serious, Loyal

Drive: As one of the eldest children in a struggling Vacuo family, Opal has had to take up various dangerous odd jobs throughout the years. She is now eighteen years old and wishes to receive the training that would allow her to take on bigger threats and pull more money in for them.

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Mechanical Information

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Lv: 1
XP: 0
Wealth Level: 2
Legend Points: 0

Perks:

-Courageous

When the odds are stacked against you, you never falter or waiver. Once per game session, as a free action you can cancel all negative effects upon you related to fear or low morale.

Opal has had to be strong to preserve the wavering safety of her family, resulting in a clear mind devoid of panic or fear when in danger.

-Brute

While others might convince with a silver tongue, you speak the universal language of fear. Once per game session, if you make a show of physical force, you can use your Might attribute for a Persuasion roll. If your Persuasion score is already equal to or greater than your Might score, you get advantage 1 on the roll.

Having an ineptitude for interpersonal communication doesn´t bother Opal on account of owning a giant pair of claws.

Flaws:

-Stubborn

It's your way or the highway. Maybe not all of the time, but once you've made your mind up on an important matter, you won't budge. You probably won't even compromise.

Years of being a solo hunter with almost no cooperation have molded Opal into a capable fighter, but a poor teammate.

-Overt

You have a strong aversion to subterfuge, legerdemain, and smooth talking. After all, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so why not follow the straight and narrow path? Your overtness may lead to you mistakenly foil the plans of allies, such as by blurting out a sensitive truth in the midst of a tense negotiation.

As a naturally unemotional person and a lifelong loner, Opal isn´t well versed in the art of carefully picking out her words, or even regular conversations to an extent. The subtle nuances and feelings of others have a hard time registering in her mind.

Defenses

HP: 31/31

• Guard: 19 (17 Base 2 Armor)
• Toughness: 17
• Resolve: 15

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Attributes

Physical Attributes

Might: 4/1d10
Fortitude: 3/1d8
Agility: 3/1d8

Social Attributes

Deception: 0/0
Presence: 1/0
Persuasion: 0/0

Mental Attributes

Learning: 0/0
Logic: 0/0
Perception: 2/1d6
Will: 4/1d10

Supernatural Attributes

Alteration: 0/0
Creation: 0/0
Energy: 0/0
Entropy: 0/0
Influence: 2/1d6
Movement: 0/0
Prescience: 0/0
Protection: 1/1d4

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Equipment and Inventory

Stats taken from example armor at site

Scavenger Armor
* Type: Medium
* Wealth Level: 2
* Fortitude Required: 3
* Defense Bonus: 2
* Speed Penalty: 0

Night Tearers
Weapon: Claws. Opal´s claws differ from the reference images in that they contain a handle on the inside that must be gripped.

*Dual-wielding one-handed melee
Dual-wielding two one-handed melee weapons grants advantage 1 to all attacks.

*Forceful
This weapon can make attacks with the Might attribute and invoke banes accessible via Might.

*Precise
This weapon can be used to make attacks with the Agility attribute and invoke banes accessible via Agility.

*Heavy
The weapon is particularly heavy to carry. You may carry a maximum number of heavy items equal to your Might score.

Weapon Banes

Persistent Damage

(Bleeding damage)

(Power level 2)

Stunned

Other Banes

Opal´s semblance manifests as the ability to have partial control over pure light. At her command she envelops herself in a harsh white light, with an intensity and target area that can be scaled and controlled to achieve different effects.

Demoralized

(Power level 3)

Opal unleashes a howl or a similar show of intimidation while enveloped in light to demoralize opponents. The intensity of the light enveloping her is not very strong and is intended to be mainly noticed by those she is engaging in direct combat with.

Provoked

(Power level 4)

Opal´s body glows with a light whose strength passes the point of just demoralizing her opponents. Coupled with war cries she is now incredibly offensive to the senses and will divert attention to her.

Inventory

Outdated scroll

Basic rations

Beat-up backpack

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Actions and Feats

Battlefield Opportunist I

Your battlefield prowess allows you to capitalize on windows of opportunity that others don't notice, making you far more deadly in melee combat. Whether you wield an axe, plasmablade, or your bare fists, foes struggle to maneuver around or away from you.

You may make an additional opportunity attack per round for each tier of this feat you possess. You can only make one opportunity attack per triggering action (e.g., you cannot make multiple attacks against the same foe when they leave your threatened space).

Brutal Intimidation

Your powers of persuasion stem from application of brute force rather than your social grace. When you smash a table, brandish your blade, or flex your muscles, people stop what they are doing and listen to you.

If you're able to make a show of physical force, you can use your Might attribute in place of Persuasion for the action roll.

Tough as Nails I

You have a remarkable ability to shrug off pain and punishment that would take down lesser heroes. This power might stem from your rocky carapace, extreme combat training, or simply an extra dose of grit that you acquired from a hard life.

You permanently gain 5 extra hit points per tier of this feat you possess.

Climbing

You gain the ability to climb or parkour perfectly, akin to certain vampires, aberrant creatures, ninjas, and insects.

You gain a climb speed equal to your base speed and can scale horizontal and vertical surfaces, even climb upside-down, with no fear of falling.

[mickilennial]

Caro

“Woah, let’s calm down for a second here.”

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Personal Information

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Name:

Carobelle Thawne

Nicknames or Aliases, if applicable:

Caro, Belle, Mud Girl, Lazy Bum, and an assortment of other nicknames.

Age:

18

Race:

Human

Kingdom of Origin:

Vacuo

Appearance:

Saying Carobelle Thawne is a laid-back individual is an understatement, in fact it might be the biggest understatement that one could make in all of Remnant. Both represented in her personality and her appearance, Carobelle is a woman who doesn’t seem she cares about much at all. Her long brown hair is barely kempt, her bangs are often unevenly cut, her gray-blue eyes often seem dull and lazed, and her longcoat hangs loosely without much awareness of fashion or form, her scarf’s cloth looks faded, and her underclothes appear to be an afterthought or the only pair of clothes she owns – a combination that even seems unfitting for a denizen of Vacuo. But for some reason therein lies an aura of confidence and competence behind her apparent appearance, suggesting that the eccentric laziness is merely a cover for an entirely different person. But very rarely does anyone know that other person exists due to Carobelle’s particular reputation.

Personality Traits:

Diplomatic
Eccentric
Lazy
Perceptive
Sarcastic
Sympathetic

Drive:

Huntsmans make the big money and Caro likes feeding her family.

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Mechanical Information

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Current Level:

1

Experience Points:

0

Wealth Level:

2

Legend Points:

0

Perks:

Observant: Your keen senses allow you to notice details that others typically miss. Once per game session, you can use this ability to notice something out of the ordinary. For example, you might spot a hidden passage behind a bookcase, a trace of blood under the fingernails of another character, or a wig that is not quite convincing. If you use this ability after failing a Perception roll, the GM decides whether you notice the initial target of your roll or a different detail.

Silver Tongue: You have practiced the ways of sneaking hidden charms and subliminal messages within everyday conversation. Once per session, when you converse with an intelligent creature for at least five minutes, you will learn one useful secret of the GM’s choosing about the creature.

Flaws:

Compulsion: You have an irresistible urge to perform a behavior of your choice. Examples include, grinding your teeth, tapping your foot, biting your fingernails, counting coinage, and washing your hands. Your compulsion can sometimes put you in awkward or embarrassing situations, such as needing to wash your hands immediately after shaking hands with an ambassador.

Proud: Some call it an inflated ego. Others call it conceit. But you know that you really are just that good. The rabble are inferior, and you’re not afraid to let them know. Your pride may be a universal sense of self-worth, or it may only manifest itself within certain spheres or situations. For example, your rank in the Royal Star Force leads you to look down upon anyone trained in less illustrious armed forces.

Defenses:

• HP: 20/20
• Guard: 17
• Toughness: 14
• Resolve: 12

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Attributes

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Physical Attributes

Might: 3
Fortitude: 3
Agility: 3

Social Attributes

Deception: 0
Presence: 1
Persuasion: 1

Mental Attributes

Learning: 2
Logic: 0
Perception: 3
Will: 1

Supernatural Attributes

Alteration: 0
Creation: 0
Energy: 1
Entropy: 0
Influence: 0
Movement: 0
Prescience: 0
Protection: 3

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Equipment & Inventory

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Jex Thoth (Great Axe, Shotgun)

Category: Two-handed Melee, Medium Ranged

Properties: Precise, Forceful, Heavy

Banes: Persistent Damage, Knockdown, Stunned

Padded Armor

Type: Light

Wealth Level: 1

Required Fortitude: 0

Defense Bonus: 1

Speed Penalty: 0

Miscellaneous Items

Vacuo Backpack: Just a backpack full of dust munitions, traveling supplies, and the like.

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Actions & Feats

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Battle Trance

Cost: 3 points

Prerequisites: Tier 1 - Fortitude 3 or Will 3

Description: You can enter a heightened mental state of combat readiness, in which your body is strengthened and your mind transcends fear and pain. Examples include a raging barbarian or an unstoppable samurai with laser focus in the heat of battle.

Effect: As a free action on your turn, you may enter a battle trance. While entranced, you have advantage 1 on all attacks. Additionally, your Toughness and Resolve defenses are increased by 3. If your total armor bonus is less than 3, it becomes 3. If you take three consecutive turns without making an attack roll against an enemy creature, the battle trance ends. When the battle trance ends, you automatically suffer 1 level of the fatigue bane.

Defensive Reflexes

Cost: 2 points

Prerequisites: Agility 3

Description: You are a paragon of defensive fighting, able to masterfully thwart enemy attacks. By predicting your opponents' movements, strikes, or shots, you can cut them off before they are a threat.

Effect: Any time you use the defend action, you gain advantage 1 on the action roll per tier you possess of this feat.

Lightning Reflexes

Cost: 1 point

Prerequisites: Agility 2, or Prescience 2

Description: You are always ready for danger, allowing you to easily get the drop on your foes. A highly trained gunslinger with a vigilant trigger finger and a covert operative always prepared for ambush are good examples of this feat in action.

Effect: For each tier you possess in this feat, you gain advantage 1 on all initiative rolls.

[Grey]

Ochre AKA Not Jaune

"Wouldn't it be sick if I could turn everything around right now?"

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Personal Information

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Name:

Ochre Asche

Nicknames or Aliases:

Who?

Age:

17

Race:

Human

Kingdom of Origin

Vacuo

Appearance:

Ochre is a light-skinned teenager with blue eyes and hair that’s short, blond, and messily-layered. He stands at an average height, and possesses the “standard” build of a huntsman: firm and well-defined. His most notable wardrobe features are his red scarf and his worn-out leather jacket.

Personality Traits:

• Adventurous
• Contentious
• Decisive
• Determined
• Loyal
• Shrewd

Drive:

Ochre is a huntsman motivated by spite and ambition in equal parts. A lifetime of being considered inferior to others has fostered an insatiable thirst for power in the young man. He aspires to prove himself worthy of his esteemed family legacy, but even more than that, he wants to prove it to everyone else. In his mind, recognition of strength is just as important as strength itself. To this end, the path of a huntsman is a necessary one, full of innumerable opportunities to test oneself against the power of man and beast alike. Unfortunately, his basic parameters are too low to be considered a contender--a limitation which has been bypassed by extensive cheating.

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Mechanical Information

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Lv: 1
XP: 0
Wealth Level: 2
Legend Points: 0

Perks:

Legendary Bloodline (Warfare)
Your ancestry can be traced to a powerful group. As such, a sense of awe follows you when met by those who know and respect your heritage. You are assumed to have knowledge and a destiny for greatness in the chosen area of expertise, and others treat you with deference.

Extraordinary Presence (Semblance)
Your inherent extraordinary nature manifests itself in a tangible way of your choosing. Depending on the nature of your extraordinary presence, it might make others more likely to fear, admire, or trust you—or otherwise alter their initial perceptions of you. Whenever your extraordinary presence is relevant in a social situation, you gain advantage 1 on any action rolls you make.

Flaws:

Ambitious
You are willing to do anything to get ahead in life and often that means trampling upon other people on your way to the top. When presented with a situation requiring empathy for those beneath you, it’s typical for you to ignore their need. In addition, you may sometimes overreach in your attempts to get ahead, making bold and risky choices that can put you and those close to you in danger.

Vengeful
You let no slight go unpunished. While some might be able to shake off an insult from a tavern drunk, you take it as a personal assault that demands satisfaction. The more severe the crime, the greater the vengeance you will mete out.

Defenses

• HP: 18/18
• Guard: 12
• Toughness: 13
• Resolve: 14

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Attributes

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Physical Attributes

Might: 0/0
Fortitude: 0/0
Agility: 0/0

Social Attributes

Deception: 3/1d9
Presence: 1/1d4
Persuasion: 2/1d6

Mental Attributes

Learning: 0/0
Logic: 0/0
Perception: 2/1d6
Will: 3/1d8

Supernatural Attributes

Alteration: 0/0
Creation: 0/0
Energy: 3/1d8
Entropy: 5/2d6
Influence: 0/0
Movement: 0/0
Prescience: 0/0
Protection: 0/0

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Equipment and Inventory

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Hella Rad Leather Jacket

Type: Light

Wealth Level: 1

Required Fortitude: 0

Defense Bonus: 1

Speed Penalty: 0

Dust Guard Crossbow Gauntlet "Apfelschuss" (Light Crossbow, Small Shield)

Category: One-handed Melee, Medium Ranged

Properties: Forceful, Precise, Defensive 1

Banes: Immobile, Stunned, Knockdown

Inventory

• Scroll
• School Supplies

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Actions and Feats

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Actions:

Burn Dust (inflict Persistent Damage): Energy vs Guard

Single Target: Energy vs Guard
10' Cube: Energy vs Guard, disadvantage 1-3

Organic Deterioration: Ochre's Semblance grants him the ability to temporarily disrupt physical processes in organisms. The vector by which this is accomplished via channeling aura into a touch or a weapon attack. While overall enervation takes time, it is possible to localize the effects of this semblance on specific body parts for more immediate imposition.

(inflict Fatigued): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Immobile): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Silenced): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Deafness): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Blindness): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Stunned): Entropy vs Toughness
(inflict Sickened): Entropy vs Toughness

Feats:

Multi-Attack Specialist II
At the start of your turn, you may declare that you are multi-attacking. You must state how many extra attacks you would like to make. You receive a corresponding number of additional major actions, which can only be used for attacks. All of your attacks this round suffer disadvantage equal to 3 times the number of additional attacks you declare (i.e., if you make 2 attacks, you suffer disadvantage 3; 3 attacks suffers disadvantage 6). For each tier of this feat that you possess, reduce the disadvantage penalty by 1. You may use your attacks to make any combination of bane or damaging attacks, but you may not invoke boons. Resolve each attack individually, applying any other multi-targeting options as you wish. You can move between each of these attacks and they can be used to target the same creature more than once. The number of additional attacks you can make with this feat is limited to 1 + half your level, rounded up. Thus, the limit is 2 additional attacks at 1st level, 3 additional attacks at 3rd level, and 6 additional attacks at 9th level.