[OOC] The Runes- A Norse Anime Roleplay (NEED ROLES!)

[EchoicChamber]

@Rabidporcupine Well, he could still write runes, which is a form of magic, but is something regular humans can do in this canon. They just don’t have magic internally like the Runes do. A fair amount of Blessed just use weapons, enchanted or otherwise, though, which means there’s no still a fighting chance.

[EchoicChamber]

I’ll try and post today! I have a post half written.

[SilverPaw]

@Rabidporcupine Also, I dare say some of the Blessed characters we have are much less likely to die, and are more effective at monster-slaying compared to some of the Runes, at least currently. Actually, the Runes are just regular folk, some of which very recently happened to get magic and aren't too good at it (yet), nevermind fighting anything - my character included.

[VitoftheVoid]

Right-ooo think my wyrm is about done!

[EchoicChamber]

@VitoftheVoid She looks great! Approved!

[Lmpkio]

WIP on a Blessed character! Will continue to work on him a little later.

Edit: Done!

Bödvar Bjarki

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Warrior Bear Form

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Full Name:
Bödvar "Oso" Bjarki

Nicknames/Aliases:
| "Böddy (Buddy)" | "Bjorn" | "Oso (Preferred)" | "Little Bear" |

Age:
13

Gender:
Male

Powers:

• Shape-Shifting: Upon mentioning his real full name "Bödvar Bjarki", Oso can turn into a massive bipedal bear, equipped with armor and an axe, ready for combat.
• Weapon Equip: In his bear form, Oso can equip himself with nearly any melee weapon - which includes swords, spears, axes, gauntlets, etc.
• Enhanced Strength: In his bear form, Oso has enhanced strength to knock enemies around and wield heavy weapons.
• Enhanced Durability: In his bear form, Oso also has enhanced durability that allows him to take a heavy pounding and survive blows that would normally kill regular mortals.
• Enhanced Smell: Oso's smell is as strong as a bear, which allows him to sniff out even the faintest of smells from miles away.
• Enhanced Hearing: Oso's hearing is about the same as an average bear's - being twice as acute as human hearing - allowing him to pick-up faint noises from far distances.

Description:
Oso looks like your average pre-teen boy. Standing at only 5'4" with blonde hair and blue eyes, he looks very unassuming in his current looks. He usually sports light clothing, mainly wearing any t-shirt he can find and long black pants. If its cold, he often wears a thick brown coat, a dark-red scarf to warm his face, and sometimes wears a dark-grey beanie on his head. His hygiene varies from being relatively clean to being rather filthy given out he's usually outdoors and doesn't take showers for several days at a time.

However, Oso has the ability to transform into a towering 3 meter tall bipedal bear, one heavily resembling a polar bear. He has a very imposing stature, with cold blue eyes and strong muscles covered in a thick coat of fur. He often wears iron-based armor covering his chest, shoulders, forearms, and legs respectfully, while wielding melee based weapons like axes, spears, and swords.

Personality:
Oso is a generally cheerful and childish, but somewhat blunt, individual. He always likes to start a conversation with anyone around him and talk just about anything that comes to mind. He's also rather adventurous, being how he absolutely loves nature and the outdoors. He actually doesn't like being inside much and isn't interested in high-tech phones, video games, and other things most child like. He does like playing tag and hide-n-seek, amongst other traditional games with others though. However, there are times where he finds himself being rather blunt - sometimes not initially realizing his mistakes until being called out upon them.

But when battles comes to his doorstep, Oso gets serious as he summons his bear form. His childish demeanor changes into that of a gruff warrior, one completely opposite of how he normally acts - almost as if he's a completely different person altogether. His language is more limited, often referring himself by his name rather than "I" or "Me", however his bluntness is the result of his ideology in action speaking louder than words.

Skills:

• Weapon Mastery: In his bear form, Oso can wield a variety of different weapons with ease - including those he had never came across before. However, he prefers wielding melee weapons like swords and axes rather than firearms.
• Nature Enthusiast: Oso is also incredibly knowledgable about the natural world, both with fauna and flora alike. He can identify most species and how they react within their environment, as well as even communicate with certain animals if need be.

Weaknesses:

• Kid Form: In his human kid form, Oso has very little standing in the way of being viciously mauled by the enemy. He has only simply the strength and durability of a regular child and cannot match up against most foes.
• Brawn Before Brains: Oso often wants to solve problems through combat first, which often results in him getting knocked away by stronger opponents or blatantly assuming things that are otherwise not true. This also often makes him vulnerable to tricks.
• Extremely Loud Noises: With Oso's acute sense of hearing, comes the fact that they are more sensitive than a human's. Very sudden loud noises, such as fog-horns or a loud motorcycle driving by, can result in painful experiences for him - however strangely roars of natural creatures don't seem to affect him.

Brief History:
Oso's childhood was... wild to say the least. Born to a logging family in the remote forests of Norway, the boy seemed normal for the first few years of his life. However, when a large jotunn killed the toddler's parents, Oso had to flee for his life as he descended deep into the forest. However, his parents' killer as not far behind and it soon caught up to him. But before it could harm the poor child, a huge bipedal bear - covered in iron armor - that was walking in the area, sensed the conflict and proceeded to fight the invading force all by himself. Yet while the massive bear won the battle in the end, he suffered grievous injuries and died shortly beside Oso.

But of course this wasn't just your average bear. It was blessed as a guardian of the forest and with its sacrifice, its spirit migrated to Oso and binded with his soul. Now the boy was destined to become the next spirit of the forest and with it he could now turn into that very bear who had saved his life. He was then found by a mother bear and her two cubs and was adopted into her litter, growing with them before he came of age. There he continued to discover his powers and bond with the animals around him, becoming very knowledgable with them.

He lived in the forest until he was twelve years old, where one day he discovered the Blessed traveling through his area. At first, he thought that they were threats and proceeded to do battle with them. However, upon realizing their true motives, he agreed to join them in their quests to vanquish the forst giants and prevent Ragnarok from descending upon the world.

Other:

- Oso is a massive foodie, often finding himself gorging on rich foods. Even though he doesn't hibernate, he still finds himself instinctually wanted to stock up for winter, yet his fast metabolism always breaks down the food at an enhanced rate.

- Despite resembling a polar bear - a truly carnivorous species of bear - Oso doesn't mind eating berries and other forms of food. He also loves to consume honey.

- Once upon his travels, he encountered a man with a scar living in a cabin right upon the shores of the Norwegian Sea. The scarred man was kind to Oso and provided him something to eat before sending him on his way. Unbeknownst to the bear-child, he encountered the human form of Jörmangandr himself!

[Prosaic]

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[EchoicChamber]

@Prosaic Approved!

[Rabidporcupine]

Alright, so I was originally thinking of making a powerless, like, completely powerless character who would try to do what was right despite his lack of powers, but now I think I have a funner idea.

Basically, I'm gonna make Shinj Matou. Just... Just a right bastard. Arrogant, obnoxious, seemingly few to no actual redeeming qualities outside of his (meager) combat abilities and possibly some shallow level of charm, which anyone who knows him longer than a day or two can see through completely. Then I'll try to slowly redeem him by showing that he actually does care about other people, but he's just super insecure and terrified about how worthless he thinks he is, and acts like he's top shit because it's the only way he can actually convince himself that he isn't worthless. He'll probably die at the end of his redemption arc, but it'll be one of the only badass moments he has.

Spoilers for Fate Extra WATCHOUT!

So basically the version of Shinji Matou in the Fate Extra verse.