[CHAR] Symphony on High

NPC Master List

Ashley Avenir, The Knight of Tomorrow
Finnegan Vanhorn, The Timekeeper
Mika Fang, Cerberus
GEMINI Agents NPCs

Cirilla Vrabsel:The Whisper in the Dark
Luna Gallo, Tetrad
Maverick Alternative NPCs

Marrie Knight
Himiko Yoshikawa, Sovereign, Goldie Glocks
Asher Blake, Dead Head
Justin Rufina, Noble Spark
The Freelancers NPCs

~ Maximum of one character at this time.

~ All espers will start with a gold, silver, and two bronze grade glamors. These grades may be attributed to their characters Instrument, Style, Genre, and Leitmotif respectively. Over time, all espers will be allowed to upgrade their glamors.

~ Returning players may start with a Silver Grade PR from their chosen faction. Alternatively, they may choose to have a Bronze glamor if they feel it fits their character better.

~ New players start the RP with a Bronze Grade PR glamor.

~ Returning characters may keep their old Backups, though they may be requested to change it depending on the character and who the Backup is from.

~ New characters do not start the RP with a Backup, and must forge relationships in Pax Septimus to earn one.

~ A character sheet can be rejected for any reason, including your behavior in other RPs. Though usually we'll just ask for some small corrections before you can join.

~ I'm not one to set hard limits on what a character can be. But the following are going to be a tough sell:

-Characters under the age of 13.

-Characters that have been espers for a long time.

-Characters that aren't espers.

-Characters that aren't Gemini agents, Mavericks, or Freelancers.

-Characters that aren't human. Having a non-human esper form is fine.

~ You may alter the character sheet, but the order of information and how the information is indented should remain the same. Only a single space between paragraphs. Do not use the original Magenta color in the color tags, and do not color the body text. Other than that, you're free to dress it up how you like.

~ All character sheets must be posted in OOC. The extremely shy can PM a GM or Co-GM, who will discuss the sheet in private.

NAME:

Character's Name, as well as the alias for their esper form if they have one. EXAMPLE: Elroy Bates / Immortal Volcano

AGE:

Character's Age. If their Esper form has a different apparent age, list both. EXAMPLE: 67, looks like a teenager in their esper form

SEX:

Male or Female, and list if it changes in esper form. If you answer "yes please," I'm rejecting the sheet >:C

APPEARANCE:

A picture or a written description is fine. Be sure to note key features like accessories, hair style, scars, etc. Also remember to describe both their normal and esper forms.

GRIMIORE:

Your esper's trinket that enables their transformation.

INSTRUMENT:

Details about the esper's Instrument. Refer to the character creation guide for notes on how to make all glamors. We're mostly interested in what it looks like, as well as its keywords, stats, and extra abilities.

STYLE:

Details about the esper's style. Namely the resistances and special abilities.

GENRE:

Details about the esper's genre. List the element, keywords (and costs), as well as any special abilities.

LEITMOTIF:

Details about the esper's leitmotif.

PR:

Details about the esper's PR. Note their loadout and any special effects.

BACKUP:

Details about a special gift your esper received from their waifu/husbando friend.

FACTION:

The faction they work for.

TRIVIA:

This is the space where you can describe the character's personality, backstory, and any other details you feel like sharing. Remember to give your GMs and players some good hooks to work with.

Below is the basic format for a character sheet. Remember to change the text color to something other than "Magenta"

easy copy/paste CS

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Example Character Sheet: Mika Fang

NAME:

Mika Fang

AGE:

16

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Mika is not someone who pays much attention to her appearance. Even though she’s half way through her teens, her dress sense is closer to an adolescent. She’ll put on whatever she feels like wearing, and then put all of her favorite accessories on top of it. Mika’s school backpack rattles like chainmail from all the pins she's attached to it. Few of her accessories were purchased for her. She made a good deal of them herself (glue & glossy photo paper FTW) or found them when "inspecting" a garbage can.

The two things that don’t change between her true and esper forms are her height and her dark skin. Her American Indian heritage seems to be present in both forms, not that she dresses the part in either form. Her teal esper clothes look like they belong to an exotic Arabian dancer. The cat ears on her head don’t scream Apache either, but Mika likes them regardless.

GRIMIORE:

Her foster mother's jade amulet.

INSTRUMENT:

Nails

Mika’s hands are shrouded in arcane magic. Her nails are longer, nigh indestructible, and twinkle like stars. They also have the ability to weaken arcane effects they cut through.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Hands
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Cat Scratch Fever: When Mika hits a target, any buffs they have are weakened by a single rank. This special cannot affect a single buff more than once.

STYLE:

Eye of the Tiger

Mika may lack the majesty and presence of a tiger, but she’s a girl with her will to survive…

GRADE: Gold
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: B
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Survivor: Mika can choose to “emergency blink” to a safe distance in order to avoid an attack, spell, etc. The blink is grade C and cannot be used more than three times.

GENRE:

Spirit Animals

Mika’s magic enables her to call upon wild spirits. Astral birds, spectral cats

GRADE: Bronze
ELEMENT: Nature
NOTES: [Poison, Transform], Pull, Restrain, Construction, Heal, Stabilize, Extend

SPECIAL: ANIMAL: Mika’s magic sometimes causes ethereal beasts to appear around her, if only for a moment. The effect is completely cosmetic.

LEITMOTIF:

Somebody’s Watching Me!

Mika knows she’s being observed, just not by who.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Mika is aware of when people are looking at her, but not who, how many, what, from where, if they’re hostile, etc. Even a passing bird could trigger it. Mika tends to just ignores it.

PR:

Dragon's Hoard
Mika doesn’t know the first thing about preparing for an operation. She’s decided to use her foster mother’s things. Aside from her amulet, it’s the only other thing she has that belonged to her.

GRADE: Silver
GEAR: Clip light, Kevlar vest, Kevlar padding, 3X Handcuffs, Tazer
SPECIAL: The clip light has a black light function, allowing it to show blood stains, urine, etc that have been cleaned up. This can also reveal hidden messages and the like that someone might have left for a black light to find.

BACKUP:

N/A

Mika might be Su’s child, but she’s very new to the esper world.

GRADE: N/A
BACKUP MELODY: N/A
SPECIAL: N/A

FACTION:

GEMINI Agents

TRIVIA:

An unfortunate girl loses her parents once. Mika lost hers twice.

Her birth parents were what most people would call trailer trash.. They were an older couple and Mika didn’t have any brothers or sisters. But she was hardly lonely as she had all the other trailer park kids to play with. When she wasn’t racing around the park with her peers, she would “dumpster dive” for “treasure.” It’s a hobby Mika still holds near and dear to her heart. Her parents weren’t an active presence in her life for the most part, but she loved them.

Her first brush with the supernatural world brought tragedy to her trailer park, and her parents were among the casualties. That was when she first met Su Fang, who had been dispatched to deal with the problem. She adopted Mika and treated her like her own daughter. Su was a Chinese foreigner who had to work hard to get her position in GEMINI. She was very much a tiger mom who wanted the best and expected the best out of her daughter. Needless to say, Mika had difficulty adjusting to Su’s form of parenting. Being forced to do her schoolwork and clean her plate wasn’t something her old parents fussed over. But over time, Mika would grow to love her new mother, even if she couldn’t reach all of her expectations. Mika isn’t the brightest, but Su was able to foster a curiosity in the world. Mika can be really knowledgeable about things that fascinate her. This mostly shows itself with her wide berth of animal facts.

But being an esper is a dangerous profession, and Su’s life was taken during the fight against the Holy Diver: A giant behemoth class monster. Half way through the fight, Mika found her mother’s grimoire and it responded to her. But this has happened very recently, and the ramifications this will have on her personality is not yet clear.

In addition to this, you'll also want to create a "Banner Character Sheet." This contains a quick run down of your character's attributes so that the GMs can more easily determine if an action was successful or not. It looks something like this, and can be hidden in a hider inside your posts if you wish.

Age | Sex | Faction | Leitmotif
Weapon | Weapon Keywords | Weapon Damage Type | Weapon Special
Style | Style Special
Genre | Genre Element | Genre Special
[Element Notes] All other notes

DAMAGE: | SPEED: | SENTINEL: | MAX MANA

PHYSICAL: | ARCANE: | CHAOS: | CURRENT MANA

Here's what Mika's would look like filled out:

16 | Female | Gemini | Somebody's Watching Me!
Nails | Hands | Arcane | Cat Scratch Fever
Eye of the Tiger | Survivor
Spirit Animals | Nature | ANIMAL
[Poison, Transform], Pull, Restrain, Construction, Heal, Stabilize, Extend

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: B | SENTINEL: E | 500

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: B | CHAOS: C | 500

[BrokenPromise]

Mika Stat Block

16 | Female | Gemini | Somebody's Watching Me! (XL)
Nails | Hands | Arcane | Cat Scratch Fever
Eye of the Tiger | Survivor
Spirit Animals | Nature | ANIMAL
[Poison, Transform], Pull, Restrain, Construction, Heal, Stabilize, Extend

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: B | SENTINEL: E | 500

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: B | CHAOS: C | 500

Tetrad Stat Block

21 | Female | Maverick | Fortune
Pit Boss | Staff | Arcane | High Roller
Croupier | Graceful
Gambit | Gravity | Draw 4 Wild
[Weightless, Suspend], Stabilize, Magic Sense, Push, Blink, Transplace, Full Extend, Heal, Purify, AoE, Orbit, Recoil, Zone

DAMAGE: D | SPEED: A | SENTINEL: C | 1000

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 1000

Mika Fang

NAME:

Mika Fang

AGE:

16

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Mika is not someone who pays much attention to her appearance. Even though she’s half way through her teens, her dress sense is closer to an adolescent. She’ll put on whatever she feels like wearing, and then put all of her favorite accessories on top of it. Mika’s school backpack rattles like chainmail from all the pins she's attached to it. Few of her accessories were purchased for her. She made a good deal of them herself (glue & glossy photo paper FTW) or found them when "inspecting" a garbage can.

The two things that don’t change between her true and esper forms are her height and her dark skin. Her American Indian heritage seems to be present in both forms, not that she dresses the part in either form. Her teal esper clothes look like they belong to an exotic Arabian dancer. The cat ears on her head don’t scream Apache either, but Mika likes them regardless.

GRIMIORE:

Her foster mother's jade amulet.

INSTRUMENT:

Nails

Mika’s hands are shrouded in arcane magic. Her nails are longer, nigh indestructible, and twinkle like stars. They also have the ability to weaken arcane effects they cut through.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Hands
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Cat Scratch Fever: When Mika hits a target, any buffs they have are weakened by a single rank. This special cannot affect a single buff more than once.

STYLE:

Eye of the Tiger

Mika may lack the majesty and presence of a tiger, but she’s a girl with her will to survive…

GRADE: Gold
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: B
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Survivor: Mika can choose to “emergency blink” to a safe distance in order to avoid an attack, spell, etc. The blink is grade C and cannot be used more than three times.

GENRE:

Spirit Animals

Mika’s magic enables her to call upon wild spirits. Astral birds, spectral cats

GRADE: Bronze
ELEMENT: Nature
NOTES: [Poison, Transform], Pull, Restrain, Construction, Heal, Stabilize, Extend

SPECIAL: ANIMAL: Mika’s magic sometimes causes ethereal beasts to appear around her, if only for a moment. The effect is completely cosmetic.

LEITMOTIF:

Somebody’s Watching Me! (XL)

Mika knows she’s being observed, just not by who. At least, not yet.

GRADE: Gold
SPECIAL: Mika knows when she's being watched. She is acutely aware of her surroundings, and can tell when a ranged attack is being pointed at her. Mika learns the shooter/caster's location instantly, and knows what they plan to fire. This special also works if she is in the AoE of the ranged attack and not the intended target.

PR:

Dragon's Hoard
Mika doesn’t know the first thing about preparing for an operation. She’s decided to use her foster mother’s things. Aside from her amulet, it’s the only other thing she has that belonged to her.

GRADE: Silver
GEAR: Clip light, Kevlar vest, Kevlar padding, 3X Handcuffs, Tazer
SPECIAL: The clip light has a black light function, allowing it to show blood stains, urine, etc that have been cleaned up. This can also reveal hidden messages and the like that someone might have left for a black light to find.

BACKUP:

Red Oroboros

A dragon pendant made out of red jade. It looks similar to Mika's mother's pendant, only it's red in color and the dragon is trying to devour itself.

GRADE: ?????
BACKUP MELODY: [Unique]
SPECIAL: Upon activation of Mika's Swan Song, she becomes the Red Savior. Permanently.

In chess, it is standard for both players to play using white and black pieces. In checkers, the standard colors are red and black.

FACTION:

GEMINI Agents

TRIVIA:

An unfortunate girl loses her parents once. Mika lost hers twice.

Her birth parents were what most people would call trailer trash.. They were an older couple and Mika didn’t have any brothers or sisters. But she was hardly lonely as she had all the other trailer park kids to play with. When she wasn’t racing around the park with her peers, she would “dumpster dive” for “treasure.” It’s a hobby Mika still holds near and dear to her heart. Her parents weren’t an active presence in her life for the most part, but she loved them.

Her first brush with the supernatural world brought tragedy to her trailer park, and her parents were among the casualties. That was when she first met Su Fang, who had been dispatched to deal with the problem. She adopted Mika and treated her like her own daughter. Su was a Chinese foreigner who had to work hard to get her position in GEMINI. She was very much a tiger mom who wanted the best and expected the best out of her daughter. Needless to say, Mika had difficulty adjusting to Su’s form of parenting. Being forced to do her schoolwork and clean her plate wasn’t something her old parents fussed over. But over time, Mika would grow to love her new mother, even if she couldn’t reach all of her expectations. Mika isn’t the brightest, but Su was able to foster a curiosity in the world. Mika can be really knowledgeable about things that fascinate her. This mostly shows itself with her wide berth of animal facts.

But being an esper is a dangerous profession, and Su’s life was taken during the fight against the Holy Diver: A giant behemoth class monster. Half way through the fight, Mika found her mother’s grimoire and it responded to her. But this has happened very recently, and the ramifications this will have on her personality is not yet clear.

Luna: Tetrad

NAME:

Luna Gallo, Tetrad

AGE:

21

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Luna is a slender woman that's a bit taller than normal. She's thin, pale, wears alluring outfits, and doesn't do a lot to avoid the gaze of lusty men. Her esper form transforms her into a mystical jester.

GRIMIORE:

A deck of UNO cards bound in a colorful tin.

INSTRUMENT: Pit Boss

A staff that has been curved into a loop. It's not very practical as a weapon, but it does make it easier for Luna to tap into her magic.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Staff
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: D
SPEED: A
SENTINEL: C
SPECIAL: Win some, Win some: When Luna attacks and hits with the first shot from Pit Boss, two D20 are rolled to determine the type of buff/debuffs that will be associated with the attack.

1 and 20: ALL
2-7: SENTINEL
8-13: SPEED
14-19: DAMAGE

On an even number, the associated Stat will be ranked up for Luna or someone near Luna. On an odd number, the target of the attack will have their stat ranked down. Lasts a single round, and similar effects stack.

STYLE: Croupier

Many think that "Tetrad" is a magician or jester. But while she does enjoy card tricks, she's really a gambler.

GRADE: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Graceful: Luna can float a few inches off the ground and move at a "walking speed". This doesn't help her avoid ground hazards such as puddles, sweep attacks, lava, etc.

GENRE: Gambit

Luna's magic manifests itself as cards and glittering confetti. Regardless of how impractical it is, sometimes it works out. Othewise...

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Gravity
NOTES: [Weightless, Suspend], Stabilize, Magic Sense, Push, Blink, Transplace, Full Extend, Heal, Purify, AoE, Orbit, Recoil, Zone
SPECIAL: Draw 4 wild: Every time a melody is cast, two 20 sided die are rolled to determine which positive, negative, or neutral effects are applied. Luna may choose to take one or both effects.

1: CRITICAL FAILURE! The spell backfires, instead becoming [self][AOE][Push]
with Luna's throwing hand as an origin. The original mana cost must still be paid.

2: Static electricity causes Luna's hair to frizz out. Lasts six seconds.

3: Luna stumbles! and her SPEED stat goes down a rank for six seconds!

4: The melody and any of its area effects smell like old socks.

5: Why so hot? also cast [self][ignite] on Luna's hand at no mana cost.

6: Luna's skin turns blue for 6 seconds.

7: Hurry up! [Delay] is added to the melody, right after the cast note. The time is always two seconds, and does not increase the spell's cost.

8: Luna feels a mild pain in her fingers after casting the melody.

9: Why so expensive? Each note in the melody gains +1 difficulty.

10: Luna grins, and her teeth are crooked!

11: Luna grins, and her teeth are pretty!

12: That was cheap! The melody has a [Homing] note added on for free.

13: She can't help but say "Yas Queen!"

14: Super speed! The melody is composed instantly, but still has its normal cast time.

15: Luna's eyes sparkle in an alluring way for 6 seconds.

16: Well that was interesting! [Minor Heal] or [Restrain] note is added to melody for free.

17: Any visual effects tied to the melody are gold colored.

18: That's a good spell! Spell is a rank higher than normal.

19: Luna glows with a divine radiance, then returns to normal.

20: CRITTICLE SUCCESS! The melody's cost is cut in half. Luna may cast a second melody simultaneously at the normal cost.

LEITMOTIF: Fortune

Sometimes Luna feels really in tune with her magic! Otherwise...

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Luna's mana levels change all the time. a D20 is rolled at the end of her post to determine if she gains or loses mana.

1: -120 mana
2-7: -30 mana
8-13: No change
14-19: +60 mana
20: +240 Mana

BACKUP: Fly Away

Trixy can hook a sister up with some interesting drugs. They can get you high, make you feel light headed, AND are well suited for combat.

GRADE: Bronze
BACKUP MELODY: [Bronze Self][Flight][Weightless]
SPECIAL: Surgen's General Warning: May give the esper a headache after combat concludes.

PR: Snake Eyes

Hiding in plain sight is important for Maverick Espers. As much as Tetrad likes to stand out, Luna knows enough to keep her head down when she's out of the esper state.

GRADE: Silver
GEAR: Tazer, Disguise, Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding
SPECIAL: Luna's disguise comes with a face covering, wig, colored contacts, and a makeup kit. She is considered to have identity protection even out of esper form. People who are familiar with Luna may recognize her from attributes that are not related to her appearance, such as her voice, handwriting, specific gestures, etc.

FACTION:

Maverick Alternative

TRIVIA:

Luna was always left to her own devices as a child. Her father was a professional gambler, and tended to travel a lot. Her mother had been badly injured doing her job, and wasn't as mobile as she used to be. She could still move around the house, but it was an ordeal to get in and out of a car, and it wasn't like her father's money was consistent enough that they could just buy something with a wheelchair lift. Luna needed to become somewhat independent, biking or driving herself to where she needed to go.

Something she got into during her last years of high school was gambling. It was illegal on the premises, but she'd arrange spots for people to show up and gamble with her. She learned how to tip the scales in her favor (doesn't that sound better than cheating) and quickly learned that by acting friendly and looking her best, people were less likely to suspect any foul play.

One time someone was so desperate to gamble they threw in a game of UNO as collateral. This amused Luna, who accepted it and subsequently won. She was ready to stash it away as a simple trophy, but it turned out to be much more than she could have ever imagined. But what was a delinquent like herself to do with all this power?

Shortly after acquiring her powers, she realized there was a monster that was actively sabotaging her mother's ability to heal. It was her first real fight, and while the monster was weak, she was equally inexperienced. Fortunately, another esper was nearby to assist. They were able to recover Luna's mangled body and bring her before Billy. Once they had her all healed up, Billy explained the supernatural world to her, how it was filled with monsters both good and evil. He also told her how it was not always possible to spot if a monster was good or evil right away. The monster had kept her mother crippled for years, but it might have just been doing the bare minimum to survive. After meditating on this, Luna decided to join Maverick alternative.

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Oros the mad

NAME:

Oros the Mad

AGE:

Over the hill, appears to be in her 20s, even when out of esper form.

SEX:

Female, we hope

APPEARANCE:

Oros is quite tall, even towering over most men. She dyes her hair pink and isn’t too discerning when it comes to what she wears. Suits, cocktail dresses, so long as it makes her look rich, cool, or cute, she couldn’t care less. Her esper form gives her a Miko outfit, and her movements become more beastly. Sometimes she will drop onto all fours and chase down her prey.

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GRIMIORE:

A magatama talisman made from a pink stone.

INSTRUMENT: Endless Eclipse

Tempered from a neutron star and quenched in the cosmos themselves. A katana with an edge as black as night, but shimmers like the stars. It is a ritualistic blade unfit for combat, but in Oros’s hands it’s just as capable as any weapon.

GRADE: Diamond
KEYWORD: Greatsword
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: A
SPEED: S
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Arcane Blight: Endless Eclipse can unmake any arcane effects it cuts through. Espers and monsters are stripped of positive melodies/spells, arcane barriers shatter like glass, and melodies can be denied if the projectile/beam/mark/whatever-cast-note-you-use is sliced through or her sword is inside the target. Area abilities like those made with zone and puddle notes can’t be cut, but their effects will stop working on anything Oros’s sword is presently cutting. Glamor specials and ranks granted from glamors are unaffected by Endless Eclipse.

STYLE: Dark Garb

Miko are suppose to be the embodiment of purity, but Oros’s clothes hardly conveys the same feeling.

GRADE: Diamond
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: A
CHAOS: B
SPECIAL: Number of the Beast: At will, Oros can ignore the damage from 6 attacks, deny 6 magical debuffs, and become invulnerable to all form of damage for 6 seconds. She recovers a single use/second of this special when cannibalizing a mundane target such as a human or animal, and one of each when doing so to a magical one such as a monster or esper. Alternatively, she can recharge all of her uses if she allows her mana to recover to maximum.

GENRE: Inner Beast

Few would suspect such a pretty Miko could be tho host of such hideous beasts. Unless they were Oros the Mad.

GRADE: Diamond
ELEMENT: Nature
NOTES: [Poison, Transform], Pull, Heal, Purify, Restrain, Pierce, Damage, Damage X, Blink, Portal, Bend, Transplace, Delay, Zone, Full Extend, Homing,

SPECIAL: Therianthropy: When Oros uses the [Transform] note, she can alter her anatomy to gain a special feature in place of the damage buff. The [Transform] note does not need to be part of a touch or self note to qualify for this option. The feature gained depends on the grade of the cast note, and a lesser quality special can be selected if desired. All effects last 6 seconds and can be extended with an [Extend] or [Full extend] note. Animal based specials can stack, but powers cannot.

-Bronze: Situational animal based special (gills to breathe underwater, cat eyes for night vision)
-Silver: Power of medium sized animal (Strength of an ape, speed of an emu)
-Gold: Strong animal based special (extra organs for better survivability, resistances to special damage types like acid or poison, Poisons with additional functions)
-Diamond: Power of a large animal (Strength of a bear, speed of an ostrich/horse)

LEITMOTIF: Meta Game

Oros’s blade has the ability to show her visions from the past, present, and future, across dimensions. This gives her knowledge she couldn’t get on her own. The only other explanation is that she is a GMPC in a forum role playing game, but quite frankly that’s absurd. Trust me, her sword is just like a crystal ball.

Grade: Diamond
SPECIAL: Oros is acutely aware of events that have and will transpire in the RP, and possibly even other RPs. She’s also seen your character sheets, and wasn’t impressed.

BACKUP: ?????

Oros had something commissioned that was... out of this world.

GRADE: ?????
BACKUP MELODY: ?????
SPECIAL: ??????

PR: Super Sexy Fun Times

With the help of her supplier, Oros was able to get her hands on some gear that's more depraved than she is.

GRADE: Diamond
GEAR: Fuzzy Cuffs x 11, Disguise
SPECIAL: Anyone locked in Oros's fuzzy cuffs cannot cast spells or melodies that target anyone but themselves. If two people are locked in the same pair of fuzzy cuffs, the one with the most fuzzy cuffs can use up to half of their "cuff-mate's" mana to cast a spell/melody. Fuzzy cuffs can be opened with a safe word of Oros's choosing. Otherwise they can only be damaged by attacks with a rank of B or greater.

FACTION:

Depraved

TRIVIA:

Like most depraved espers, there’s a lot of people who want Oros dead. It’s a reasonable sentiment, seeing as she openly claims to be serving a horror and doing what she can to summon them. Naturally, neither G.E.M.I.N.I. nor Maverick Alternative are okay with this, nor the freelancers they regularly employ for work. More powerful espers than her have been brought low by hunting parties, but her cunning makes her an elusive target to track.

This would normally just be considered the ramblings of a mad woman or a joke in poor taste, but Oros came from the elemental chaos. No one knows who she was when she entered, but Oros the Mad is all that’s left of them now.

While most depraved try to fade into obscurity, Oros has recently done something that makes no sense for someone with her motivations. Pax Septimus was ruled by a self proclaimed queen who saw fit to let the local monster population do whatever it desired. This is certainly a good thing if you’re trying to summon a horror, but Oros went and put a stop to that. The resulting power vacuum has drawn in the factions along with many freelance espers looking to stay busy.

Oros is pretty jovial for a cultist, if a bit rude. It’s not uncommon for her to poke fun at whoever she’s talking to, and she has a reputation for being something of an instigator. Though she’ll casually talk with other espers even if they are there to kill her.

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Old, But Still Sexy | Female | Depraved | Meta Game
Endless Eclipse | Greatsword | Physical | Arcane Blight
Dark Garb | Number of the Beast
Inner Beast | Nature | Therianthropy
[Poison, Transform], Pull, Heal, Purify, Restrain, Pierce, Damage, Damage X, Blink, Portal, Bend, Transplace, Delay, Zone, Full Extend, Homing,

DAMAGE: A | SPEED: S | SENTINEL: E | 1250

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: A | CHAOS: B | 1250

Elroy, The Immortal Volcano

NAME:

Elroy Bates, the immortal Volcano

AGE:

24

SEX:

Male

APPEARANCE:

Elroy is a red-head with a physique that often gets him compared to incubus and greek sculptures. He has perfect posture and often has his lips pulled back into a toothy grin. It wouldn't be hard to picture him fronting a boy band. There's hardly a difference when he changes into an esper. Though the alit horn on his head really sells him as a demonic prince. Don't worry guys, he's got a sister that's equally attractive. But this sheet isn't about her.

GRIMIORE:

A guitar pick covered in flames.

INSTRUMENT: Sagittarius

A black shield that’s been warped by heat and split by battle. As battered as the shield is, its every crack has been filled with gold. His fists have the same effect, but they're usually covered by his gloves.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Hands, Greatshield
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: D
SENTINEL: A
SPECIAL: Rocksteady. Elroy can't be moved if he blocks an attack with his shield or fists. Think captain America's vibronium shield.

STYLE: Mount Fuji

Elroy's body should be covered in scars. But he is a volcano, and the blows he's had to endure have chiseled him into a masterpiece.

GRADE: Diamond
PHYSICAL: C
ARCANE: B
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Living Volcano. Elroy’s body is human in many ways, but his flesh is as hard as a cliff side. For all purposes, he might as well be considered a stone golem. He doesn’t bruise, tire, or need to keep up functions of living creatures like breathing and circulating blood (or lava). If a wound would cause him to bleed, it instead bleeds lava.

GENRE: Eruption

Like any volcano, Elroy can conjure the power of flowing magma. The burning life blood of the earth that cools into black obsidian.

GRADE: Silver
ELEMENT: Fire
NOTES: [Ignight, Fever] Damage, Damage X, Push, Heal, Trap, Puddle, AoE, Shield, Reflect
SPECIAL: Heat Sink. Elroy is Immune to effects that behave like the [Ignight] and [Fever] notes.

LEITMOTIF: Kintsugi

Kintsugi is the art of repairing pottery with gold. By mending the broken pottery with precious metals, the pottery’s imperfections become it’s most beautiful feature.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Elroy’s wounds heal in a way that makes him look more attractive. often turning into tattoos or golden streaks.

FACTION:

The Freelancers

TRIVIA:

The Bates twins are pretty much the rockstars of the esper world. They're competent, upper echelon espers that all other espers want to with, or want to be like. Particularly those in the freelance scene that want to make a big splash and stop living paycheck to paycheck.

Their story is one you've heard countless times. They were just two teenagers that were a bit different from everyone else, and had to tolerate excessive bullying. They were red heads with excessive acne outbreaks, and proffered the company of comic books to that of actual people. While they enjoyed comics of all kinds, manga really resonated with them. The foreign stories were unlike anything they had ever experienced, and they would have been so much happier living there without their current problems.

One day, they decided that they were going to learn how to play music. So they went to a music shop to buy instruments. Maybe fate was calling them, maybe they had been left there, or perhapse it could have even been dumb luck. But there was a manga that neither twin had seen before. When they opened it up, someone had used a few guitar pics as a bookmark. The music shop owner had owned the book, and decided to let the kids part with it since he was so taken back with how gingerly they handled the book. But the guitar pics nestled inside were not normal. They were grimoires, and the twins were able to start their lives of stardom immediately.

While Elroy's looks make teenage girls swoon just by existing, the words that come out of his mouth are seldom as attractive. He's not one to swear, but it's hard to tell if his insults or his attacks hit harder in a fight. It's not uncommon for him to offer backhanded complements, point out ironies, or anything else that might irk the person he's speaking with. It's not always apparent if he's being playful or genuinely scornful.

Elroy likes to smile. Even in dire situations he usually manages to keep his pearly whites visible, like a lighthouse in the dark. It's rare to see him make any other kind of facial expression, especially if he's in public. If he isn't smiling, something is probably really bothering him.

He doesn't just look like the member of a boy band. Elroy can play the guitar, sing, and pretends to tour America while doing his duty as an esper. If he ever retires from his duties as an esper, he'll likely go into performing full time.

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24 | Male | Freelancer | Kintsugi
Sagittarious | Fist, Greatshield | Arcane | Rocksteady
Mount Fuji | Living Volcano
Eruption | Fire | Heat Sink
[Ignight, Fever] Damage, Damage X, Push, Heal, Trap, Puddle, AoE, Shield, Reflect

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: A | 750

PHYSICAL: C | ARCANE: B | CHAOS: C | 750

[Ponn]

Ashley Avenir

Knight of Tomorrow

NAME:

Ashley Avenir, The Knight of Tomorrow (Official GEMINI Codename: Orion)

AGE:

18

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Ashley is a fairly average-looking young woman, standing 5’3” with dark, shoulder-length hair. Her vision is pretty terrible, so she wears a pair of corrective lenses. In her normal form, she prefers to wear comfortable, unassuming clothes, with a particular emphasis on baggy hoodies and jackets. At least, when she’s not wearing her GEMINI uniform, of course. As an Esper, her appearance doesn’t change too drastically, becoming just a little more mature and developed. In particular, her hair lengthens, reaching down to her lower back. It also takes on a slight bluish color.

Normal

Esper

GRIMIORE:

A small, emerald sphere, which seems to glow with an inner light. Ashley has made it into a necklace.

INSTRUMENT: Implements of Tomorrow

As an Esper, Ashley is armed with a futuristic wand and an energy shield. The wand is tipped by what looks like an ultra-tech tuning fork, between the neon green prongs of which rests Ashley’s Grimoire, now grown to over twice its original size. The wand’s iPod-white body is etched with what appears to be neon green circuitry, punctuated intermittently by several glowing spheres, inlaid at seemingly random points. It is 12 inches long, with a 5 inch grip. Her shield, worn on her left arm, is seemingly composed of semi-transparent green energy, upon which is emblazoned the GEMINI insignia. Upon closer inspection, a hexagonal pattern can be found lightly imprinted upon it, which grows more pronounced when the shield is struck by something. It is 30 inches in diameter. In addition, all the luminous parts of Ashley’s Instrument glow much brighter whenever she fires it, or when she charges up a melody.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Wand, Shield
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: A
SPEED: D
SENTINEL: C
SPECIAL: Tune of Tomorrow- In addition to the somewhat stereotypical sci-fi sounds her Instrument emits whenever Ashley fires it, or employs it to direct a melody, the techno-wand’s glowing, tuning fork-like prongs are also capable of generating the precise harmonic frequency necessary to bypass even the strongest defenses. When firing a Projectile (normally and/or as a Melody) or Beam from her Instrument, the target’s Defense is reduced by two ranks if it is higher than her Instrument’s Damage.

STYLE: Raiment of Tomorrow

Ashley’s Style is a futuristic outfit which consists of a skin-tight bodysuit, along with matching gloves, boots, and visor/headset, all of which are adorned with a variety of semi-transparent, ultra-tech accessories. As with their similar counterparts on her Instrument, these also appear to emit a soft, neon green glow, which significantly intensifies whenever Ashley employs a melody.

GRADE: Silver
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: B
SPECIAL: Stride of Tomorrow- Ashley’s highly impractical footwear are equipped with a pair of miniature gravity manipulation field generators. In addition to allowing her to walk like a normal person, they are also capable of temporarily increasing the gravity directly beneath her feet, thus permitting her to remain standing even in situations where her footing/balance would normally be compromised.

GENRE: Light of Tomorrow

The manifestation of the shining promise of a bright future, Ashley’s Genre allows her to harness all manner of cosmic and metaphysical energies to bestow a variety of beneficial effects upon her allies and an array of far more harmful effects upon her enemies.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Light
NOTES: [Reveal (2), Purity (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), AoE (2), Powerful (0), Piercing (2), Purify (6), Homing (2), Avoid (2)
SPECIAL: Power of Tomorrow- Such is the raw, potential energy Ashley has access to, that if the Powerful note is included when casting a melody, she can choose to “Charge” it up beyond the note’s normal limitations. If she does this, the melody’s effects are increased by two ranks, instead of the usual one, at the cost of delaying the melody from being cast until the very end of the next post cycle.

In addition, Ashley has recently unlocked the ability to tap into a hyper-dimensional energy source. Although it takes some time to access, it still provides her with a secondary power source for her melodies, allowing her to conserve her personal mana supply. If the Powerful note is included when casting a melody, the total mana cost of that melody will be reduced by 25%.

LEITMOTIF: Vision of Tomorrow

Although her glowing, green visor may at some, ahem, future time provide such helpful features as a Heads up Display, Magnification, Infra Red Detection, and even X-Ray Vision, for now, it merely incorporates the prescription from her mundane corrective lenses.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: While wearing her visor, Ashley has perfect 20/20 vision.

BACKUP: PRO-TEK 4000 Defensive Surgery Implement

Ashley received this autonomous, anti-gravity buzzsaw from Binky as protection against opponents wishing to engage her in melee. It is stored in a compacted form within a chamber on her right gauntlet. She deployed it for the first time during the battle against Justin and The Diver. It performed well, and although it was temporarily unavailable due to Binky's capture, upon her safe return it has since been re-eqquiped.

[Bronze Self][Dynamo][Damage X][Piercing]
GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: In an effort to keep with Ashley’s theme, Binky modified the buzzsaw to glow with a neon green radiance.

PR: Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding, Medical Supplies x 2, Flash Bang, Taser, Clip Light

To increase her survivability outside of the esper state, G.E.M.I.N.I. techs have modified Ashley’s hoodie to be as durable as a Kevlar vest, and then some. She’s also requisitioned a small Clip Light, in case she needs to explore darkened areas while untransformed, a Delux Medical Pack equipped with Improved Techno-Arcane Reactive Bandages, a Tazer for added protection, and a Flash Bang for briefly incapacitating groups of enemies without expending mana.

GRADE: Gold
SPECIAL: The effect of healing notes is increased by two ranks on wounds bound with Improved Techno-Arcane Reactive Bandages. Also, the beam of Ashley’s Clip Light has a faint green hue.

FACTION:

GEMNI Agents

TRIVIA:

Background

A kindhearted and intelligent girl, Ashley excelled in all her classes and was always eager to help tutor her classmates, often staying several hours after school to assist every student who sought her aid. Needless to say, her generosity, coupled with her exceptionally positive and encouraging demeanor, gained her no small number of friends. Thus, when Ashley graduated valedictorian at the end of her senior year, she found herself presented with a myriad of gifts as her friends expressed their gratitude for all the help she had provided them. The humble girl was utterly speechless at this gesture, and it took several seconds for her to recover from her shock, before she began tearfully thanking each friend in turn. However, her joy quickly turned to horror, as the graduation party’s festive atmosphere was rent asunder by the violent arrival of a tentacled monstrosity. Crashing through a wall, the twisted creature swiftly set about attacking nearby students and faculty, grasping them with its slimy tendrils and dragging them inexorably towards its toothy maw.

The next instant, time seemed to stand still, as a terrified Ashley beheld the frozen tableaux before her. Even as her mind struggled to comprehend what she was seeing, even as she desperately tried to think of some way to help her friends and teachers, Ashley’s gaze was drawn to the present-covered table directly in front of her, upon which sat a single unopened, and before now, unnoticed gift. It was a small, white box, an innocuous little thing, and one that shouldn’t have been spared a second thought in such a situation as Ashley currently found herself. Yet, the girl felt drawn to it somehow, as if whatever the package contained could help her save everyone from the horrific monster that was even now poised to devour one of her dearest friends. Opening the package, Ashley found a green, spherical gemstone. It seemed to glow with an inner light, and when she pulled it from the box, that glow expanded into a blinding flash, which consumed the world around her. Ashley felt herself being flooded with power, and, for a brief moment, she glimpsed a vision of a utopian future, a technological paradise free of pain, suffering, and despair. A future she was somehow destined to bring about… An instant later, she once more found herself in her school’s cafetorium, face to face with the horrific monstrosity. She was wearing a highly unusual outfit, and wielding an equally unusual weapon, but Ashley was only dimly aware of such oddities. A far more pressing concern was that time had resumed its normal pace and her friends were still in great danger. Now, however, she had the power to save them and the knowledge to use it.

In short order, Ashley freed each of her friends from the monster’s clutches, before annihilating the creature with a blast of emerald energy. No sooner had she done so, then she reverted to her mundane self, the strange, softly glowing sphere that had caused her remarkable transformation now resting in the palm of her hand. Although everyone was quite shaken up, no one had been seriously hurt, much to Ashley’s relief. She had just begun helping to clean up the mess, when a team of government agents arrived. After debriefing Ashley on what had happened and answering the confused girl’s questions as best as they were able, they offered the new Esper the opportunity to become a member of GEMINI. Doing so would provide her with the training to better understand and utilize her impressive new abilities, as well as the opportunity to employ them for the betterment of humanity, in particular, by ridding the world of monsters like the one she had just defeated. Always one to help others, Ashley eagerly accepted the agent’s offer, firmly convinced that this was the path that would allow her to bring about the bright future she had envisioned.

After several months of intensive training, Ashley was informed that she was being assigned to GEMINI’s recently established Pax Septimus unit, under the command of Dr. Moller. While the young Esper was initially thrilled to be working under such a renowned scientist, her opinion of Dr. Moller swiftly soured after realizing just how dangerously eccentric and flippantly sociopathic the woman could be. However, despite these feelings, and the recent string of highly traumatic experiences she’s suffered through, Ashley continues to hold fast to her belief that she can be a source of hope for the people of Pax Septimus, one that can light the way to a brighter tomorrow.

Personality

Ashley is a kind, gentle, and highly optimistic young woman who always tries to look on the bright side of things. Never hesitating to put others before herself, she is quick to help those in need and is only too eager to offer guidance and encouragement, especially to her fellow agents. Her kindness should not be mistaken for weakness, however, as she is equally quick to defend those in danger and is merciless towards those who prey upon the defenseless, especially monsters. As far as she is concerned, the monster thereat is the primary obstacle to bringing about a bright future for humanity, and so she feels their utter eradication should be her top priority. Ashley views Espers aligned with Maverick Alternative as brainwashed victims at best and diabolical traitors to humanity at worst. She may not try to kill them on sight, like most other agents, but she will still seek to thwart their operations at every opportunity.

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18 | Female | GEMINI | Vision of Tomorrow
Implements of Tomorrow | Wand, Shield | Arcane | Tune of Tomorrow
Raiment of Tomorrow | Stride of Tomorrow
Light of Tomorrow | Light | Power of Tomorrow
PRO-TEK 4000 Defensive Surgery Implement | Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding, Medical Supplies x 2, Flash Bang, Tazer, Clip Light
[Reveal (2), Purity (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), AoE (2), Powerful (0), Piercing (2), Purify (6), Homing (2), Avoid (2)

DAMAGE: A | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 1000

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 1000

[Majoraa]

The Timekeeper

NAME:

Finnegan Vanhorn
The Timekeeper
_{Finn, Fable, Timekeeper}

AGE:

13

SEX:

Male

APPEARANCE:

Notably short for his age, Finn's mundane appearance is admittedly nothing remarkable. Brown, messy hair and brown eyes, he tries his best to strike a balance between dressing nice and prioritizing comfort. Anything constricting or in a texture that feels off by any means is a hard pass.

+

Transformed, Finn's appearance takes on a more industrial, steampunk-ish aesthetic. A red jacket and dress shirt with a corset wrapped around him, accented with different metals and gears make him look the part of a mechanic. Which is ironic considering what his outfit hides here. His eyes take on a more golden color in this form, and he wears both a pair of gloves and some goggles.

+

GRIMIORE:

A silver pocket watch.

INSTRUMENT: Atropos

A weaponized chainsaw, said to be be able to cut the strings of time. After nearly dying at Betty's hands, Finn figured he'd need something more stronger than a simple fencing sword.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Greatsword
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: C
SPECIAL: Stopped-Clock Illusion: Wounds afflicted by this weapon cannot be healed for a few minutes, but effect notes such as Stabilize still retain their function. Finn can also end the debilitating effect early himself if circumstances call for it.

STYLE: Clocksmith's Jacket

It's a nice one isn't it? He dons the fancy jacket in his Esper form.

GRADE: Silver
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Industrial: Arcane defense increases +1 Rank against lightning based attacks.

GENRE: Chronometry

The Timekeeper's magic, though leaning away from offensive movesets, revolves around the concept of time. He's basically a support-type esper that, even if he can hold out on his own, works best with other people.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Lightning
NOTES: [Paralysis (4), Speedster (2)] Damage (2), Damage X (6), Slow (4), Blink (4), Restrain (4), Minor Heal (4), Heal (16), Quicken (0), AoE (2), Major Heal (18), Stabilize (0), Purify (6)
SPECIAL: Overclock: Technology evolves over time, and the Timekeeper is no different. A healer as much as he is a detriment. Buffs casted onto ally Espers grants them a temporary Damage buff for the duration of the melody. White Magic notes are always stronger by +1 rank.

LEITMOTIF: Clockwork Soldier

Given the nature of his transformed state, the Timekeeper is essentially a clockwork cyborg.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: The exterior of his body is akin to a ball-jointed doll or a puppet, while the interior is made up of gears; among other things that goes into a machine. His blood also turns into an amber-colored oil. All purely cosmetic for now.

PR: Hands of Time

Sometimes you can't rely on your esper form alone.

Pistol, Medical Supplies, Infrared Goggles
GRADE: Silver
SPECIAL: Finn's infrared goggles are modeled after the ones Timekeeper wears. Easier to carry, whilst retaining their functions.

BACKUP: Black Swallowtail

An immaculate pocket watch. Why does every tick strike a chord of nostalgia and melancholy?

GRADE: ?????
BACKUP MELODY: [Unique]
SPECIAL: Upon activation of Finn's Swan Song, he becomes the Iron Duke. Permanently.

FACTION:

Gemini Agents

TRIVIA:

He doesn't really talk about himself much. But word on the grapevine is that Finn is the youngest member of one of the more wealthy families in Pax Septimus. His family was often busy with work, and sometimes he was too. But he was always nothing more than a second thought to his parents. The only one of them he usually clung to was his older sister, Lydia Vanhorn. But even then she'd have more important matters to attend to first despite her efforts to be there for him. Sure, such a life could be considered lucky to some, but to him? It felt...unsatisfying. Not to mention frustrating at times. He wanted out of it, away from the shadow his family casts.

So he eventually developed a habit of slipping away unnoticed, going out to wander through the city and do whatever he wanted for a change. Of course Pax being Pax was something Fable always kept in mind, he learned to be careful with wandering off too far, in the off chance he runs into trouble.

The one thing he didn't learn about?

Monsters.

Whether or not it was fate at work or Lady Luck on holiday, Finn had the unfortunate run in with a monster who had the swell idea of chasing him into an abandoned clock shop. If it had the intent to kill him or not, the boy had no plans on finding out. But he was trapped there until it found him or hurried off elsewhere. He couldn't fight. He couldn't run.

Then something caught his eye. A silver sheen near the corner of the store.

The unassuming trinket, an antique pocket watch, turned out to be the grimoire he wields now. But just the one encounter wasn't enough to satiate this newfound curiosity growing within. He had to learn more. About monsters, espers, magi, all of it!

Symphony of Espers

Taking up the alias of the Timekeeper, Finn started out as a normal Freelancer. He never had an interest in joining either GEMINI or The Maverick at first. Asides from him adjusting to being an esper, things were pretty much normal. At least until he crossed paths with a certain white-haired violinist. Being scared off by his now-friend Mary wasn't his finest hour, nor was having to help hold off and defeat the behemoth Crab Rave unprepared, but the news of Betty being kidnapped by a vampire named Justin von Carnage was the final nail in the coffin. His goal was clear enough.

He had to get her back. One way or another.

It was that very sentiment that drove him through hell, trying to catch any and every lead possible to find her, find the bastard that took her, and yet somehow remain one step behind. It was that sentiment that drove him to side with the Maverick to siege against Justin's mansion, face a thralled Betty among other adversaries even if it left him bruised and bloodied, and yet be met with failure again with his targets escaping. One step behind again.

Again and again, he kept failing. Victory in his grasp slipping away each time, and yet he still had the will to keep going. As long as she was alive, he had to keep going, he thought. That very sentiment, that damned sentiment, was what brought upon his unintended status as a local celebrity. Mainly cause people assumed Finn and Betty were a couple. Yes he tried to dismiss those rumors. Yes it didn't work.

Even if he ended up joining GEMINI to get a better leg up in his pursuit, it wasn't until the Holy Diver descended onto Pax Septimus that Justin would finally be vanquished. Finn wouldn't have been able to help in the slightest, much less been the one to deal the final blow. Betty instantly went after him, forcing him to fight her 1-to-1 away from everyone else. Even after having no other option but to untransform, and even after she was no longer being controlled, it seemed nothing was going to stop her from trying to kill Finn in the end.

Something inside the boy broke then, finally crossing his mind that none of it was worth the shit he went through. He finally put an end to their cat and mouse game after gunning and stabbing Betty down. Finn was lucky to have a fellow agent with him to stabilize her.

But not lucky enough to avoid a depraved cultist trying to kill him instead.

It just keeps getting better doesn't it? Dare I mention the demon haunting him?

His stance on Maverick Alternate hasn't changed since joining GEMINI. But he's aware that they're his occupation's enemy, and he won't let them stop him or his allies from getting their job done. Hopefully he won't have to draw their ire too much. Freelancers on the other hand he freely treats as his friends, as someone who used to be one himself.

For some reason, Finn's taken up researching about alternate realities now, even going as far as planning on building a device that can help traverse the multiverse. Of course something like that is nigh-impossible. Right?

Still though, what of his family? Whether they're entrepreneurs to important businesses, or one of the mafia factions that taint the city, they'll have to catch onto his disappearing act at some point.

Post Banner

13 | Male | Gemini | Clockwork Soldier
Atropos | Greatsword | Arcane | Stopped-Clock Illusion
Clocksmith's Jacket | Industrial
Chronometry | Lightning | Overclock
[Paralysis (4), Speedster (4)] Damage (2), Damage X (6), Slow (4), Blink (4), Restrain (4), Minor Heal (4), Heal (16), Quicken (0), AoE (2), Major Heal (18), Stabilize (0), Purify (6)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: C | SENTINEL: C | 1000

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 1000

[ERode]

Far West Witch Hunter

Estelle Page

_{22 y/o | Female | 5'7 | 110 lbs}

Grimoire

A bolo tie. The cord is dark blue, while the clasp is a cerulean stone framed by decorative silver. It's a bit too flashy for her usually, so Estelle likes to wear it as a bracelet rather than around her neck.

Instrument

A large katana, the blade the length of her leg. A dark blue cord wraps around the top of the scabbard, serving as the only ornament upon the entire instrument. Outside of that blue cord, the rest of the dai-katana is black. Estelle does not draw the blade, preferring to strike with the scabbard instead.

Grade: Gold
Keyword: Greatsword
Damage Type: Physical
Damage: D
Speed: C
Sentinel: A
Special: STRONG PARRY - An invisible barrier exists over the Instrument, giving it a repelling effect when met with force or arcane energy. Can parry magic and chaos and other things that shouldn't normally be parried. Parried objects either are diverted, deflected, or pushed back depending on the situation.

Style

A fancy suit. Comes with gloves and gold trimmings, making it a touch too flashy for the office.

Grade: Silver
Physical: D
Arcane: C
Chaos: D
Special: DIVINE DOMAIN - Supernatural anomalies can be acutely sensed within a 30 foot radius, allowing one to detect and respond to the manifestation of arcane abilities and the presence of chaotic entities inside this hallowed territory.

Genre

Witch Hunt
For monsters, exorcism and execution. For witches, prohibition and imprisonment.

Grade: Gold
Element: Light
Notes: [Reveal (2), Purity (4)] Mana Burn (6), Magic Sense (4), Blink (4), Dispel (6), Damage (2), Stabilize (0), Shield (4), Scatter (2), Full Extend (4), Restrain (4), Enhance (2), Quicken (0)
Special: SACRAMENT OF CENSURE - Mana Burn, when cast, counts as one Rank up. At the start of an Operation, choose one of two effects to append to SACRAMENT OF CENSURE:

Against Espers, Mana Burn seals the usage of a specific category of notes that Estelle chooses at the start of the operation, based off of the categories denoted within the Doctrine of Combat.
Against Monsters, Mana Burn causes all the monster's stats to count as one rank lower.

Leitmotif

Grade: Bronze
Special: See-Through Bangs - Can see through her own hair.

PR

Grade: Silver
Special: Mana-Ban Cuffs - Fuzzy but firm handcuffs that obstruct mana regeneration.

Kevlar Coat [60]
Tazer [40]
Fuzzy Cuffs [20]
Self Defense Weapon (Collapsible Baton) [20]
Medical Supplies [10]

Faction

Gemini

Trivia

Why a katana for a Frenchgirl born in the west coast of North America?

Well, the Far West was close to the Far East, and her tastes in fashion led her to a cute bolo tie when she was still in high school. The rest was simply a matter of being a small town girl looking for a touch of excitement, for the thrill of keeping a secret from her parents. If monsters were attracted by malice and mana, there was little of that to be found in a town in the middle of nowhere, after all, and Estelle herself was enough to handle them with all the flashy efficacy of the star of a Saturday morning magical girl show.

Then she grew up and moved into the big city. Her idealism and heroism hadn't turned into cynicism like others, not when she was an Esper who could actually enact positive change through individual strength. She thought about Law, thought about change, thought about a peaceful life and a house for herself and her pets. Summers doing road trips in Eurasia. Winters spent in ski resorts in Canada. Flights of fancy to foreign places. The stories her parents told her of, before they settled down and had her.

But inflation was rising. Jobs were disappearing. The ability to hunt witches didn't matter so much anymore. And though she had tried, though Estelle had certainly tried, she wasn't strong enough to cut it out as a Freelancer. There was no killer instinct, no desperate motivation, no overriding egoism that enabled her to just drop a Damage X spell upon someone's skull, human or monster. And her Law degree, it seemed, had no merit when she lacked the connections.

A peaceful life was a faraway thing. Stability was a dream. Injustices continued unabated, no matter the voice of the public.

Her hands were a bit too small for all that she desired, and so, she had to pick and choose.

Predictably, Estelle chose herself.

She joined GEMINI. Trained with them for two years. Got the government job that she wanted. Made plans to quickly move onto a supervisor position and then, perhaps, shifting over to a different federal department altogether, utilizing the connections she made first. Her training ended; she was now a full-fledged agent, though only in her first year. It'd probably be an assignment somewhere calm, no? Maybe a mid-sized city, maybe somewhere along the coast, maybe even to one of the military bases in a whole other country?

Nope.

The City of Blood called her name, and Estelle found herself on a flight to Pax Septimus.

Coincidence had it that the Far West Witch Hunter was seat-neighbours with the Paladin of the Inquisition. Strange coincidence indeed, for someone who still held hopes of only doing paperwork and job-shadowing for the duration of her time under Veronica's employ.

[The World]

CS

NAME:

Marrie Knight

AGE:

19

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Marrie stands at 5 foot 6 inches, though with her slouch she appears slightly shorter, with a toned but not overly muscled physique. Her black hair is almost always styled into twin tails but would go to her shoulder blades if left down. Her eyes are brown and usually partially closed in boredom. She has no scars or blemishes on her, except for a birthmark on her right hip that manifests as a small splotch of brown skin. She is usually seen wearing headphones around her neck if not on her ears.

Duck not included

Marrie's esper form changes her hair to blue and her eyes to an aqua color. She gains a blue track shirt and black skirt, as well as black stockings. Unlike her normal form, in this form she gains headphones that can't be removed, (and luckily do not hinder her hearing) and small markings in blue on her cheeks. Her birthmark disappears when in this form.

Esper

GRIMIORE:

An azure shark tooth necklace. The shark tooth is serrated on the inner side.

INSTRUMENT:

Apotheotic Predator, Fenrir
A large knife with an 8 inch blade and a 4 inch grip. The blade shines with polished luster. The hilt is simply an extension of the blade; the entire thing seems to be made of a single piece of metal that was carved into a dagger shape as if it were from a piece of wood. The handle has small bumps on the sides that the palm touch that are not unlike those used for braille, though they are seemingly randomly placed. The front and back of the hilt are curved to better fit in a person's hand, and have small indents where the wielder's fingers would rest. The back of the blade is covered in smaller "blades," each is half of a right angle triangle of metal that has a bottom that is flat and sharpened, making a row of teeth that point their fangs towards the tip. These look not unlike shark fins, facing upwards. The top of the front of the blade is slightly serrated, and the blade curves inwards slightly just before reaching the guard, before curving back out into it. The guard is much duller than the rest of the knife, though it seems to be made from the same piece of metal as the rest. It extends 1.5 inches from the grip and curves slightly down towards the hand on the front and up towards the blade on the back. There is a marking of a moon engraved on the right side and a marking of the sun engraved on the left side of the guard. At the bottom of the hilt is a small ring, about 1.25 inches in diameter that spins independently of the rest of the knife, the only part that isn't from the same piece of material.

Apexer Predator had evolved a long string of tiny chains that are extremely dull metal and run from the pommel ring to a ring on Marrie's right middle finger. This ring is also connected to a bracelet that's tightly fit around her right wrist which a second chain connects past her fingers to the first chain. While the chains that connect to the dagger are incredibly dull in luster, the chain between her bracelet and ring is just as brilliant as the dagger's blade. The chains can retract to bind themselves around the bracelet in order to pull the dagger back to Marrie, or extend to a maximum length of 16.5 feet (three times her height) to be used as a ranged weapon. The weapon's retraction and extension is very fast when going to it's minimum and maximum lengths, and somewhat slower to get to in-between lengths. The chains, while very small in terms of the size of the links, are as sturdy as the rest of the Esper's weapon.

In its newest evolution, the now-named Fenrir has warped on a magical level rather than the physical. The Instrument now siphons small amounts of mana from what it touches. This drained mana will restore lost mana of Marrie's, but not fill her beyond her maximum. It will still affect the target with the drain even if it does not restore her mana due to being at max.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Dagger
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: B
SPECIAL: Heavenly Chained Eater of God's Hand. Now at Gold Rank, Apotheotic Predator siphons mana from what it hits in six second bursts. A strike by the chain will absorb ten mana, while the blade will absorb twenty instead. This ability works once per target during each six second time frame, and is only able to siphon fifty mana total within six seconds.

STYLE:

Arctic Storm
Marrie's sweatshirt now flows in the wind like a capote, allowing for melodies to be put on it for protection.

GRADE: Silver
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: B
SPECIAL: Masking. The "armor" on her cheeks can stop critical attacks from hitting her head. This special can activate twice per operation.

GENRE:

Step of the Monsoon
A floaty genre that's all about self-preservation, with a powerful storm of attacks when cornered.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Wind
NOTES: [Storm (4), Flight (6)] Damage (2), Damage X (6), Slow Fall (4), Blink (4), Transplace (8), Magic Sense (6), Heal (16), Stabilize (0), Portal (8), Rain (2), Bounce (0), If Foe (0)
SPECIAL: Riding the Currents. Her notes have a cold and warm version in addition to their standard versions, where the cold costs 2 additional mana and increases SENTINAL by 1 Rank, while the warm costs 2 additional mana and increases the Rank of the note by 1. As of becoming a Gold Rank Genre, Marrie has found that she's able to become one with the wind and turn incorporeal when casting Melodies. She can do this by adding an Intangible note to her melody.

LEITMOTIF:

Misty Steps
The ideal of walking with the wind.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: The lower parts of her legs are intangible to physical objects other than the ground and invisible, giving her the appearance of someone floating where she stands. This encompasses about the lowest third of her calves and her feet. Falls where she "lands on her feet" are slightly softened.

PR:

GRADE: Silver
Special (Gunstock): The pistol has a shoulder brace for more accurate shots. It has sentinel D when fired stationary and with both hands.
150 Credits
Pistol (80)
Kevlar Coat (60)
Tungsten Rod (10)

BACKUP:

After You Get Smacked Up : Bronze Self - Powerful - Enhance - Heal
A small bracelet from Stacy.

FACTION:

Freelancers

TRIVIA:

Marrie affectionally refers to herself as a "computer artist," though her meaning behind this is somewhat different than the common meaning. Fresh out of highschool, she found herself chasing both her dreams concurrently: programming and art of every kind. Even the makings of computers fascinate her, though not as much as the software that they run. She is a master of drawing with a mouse, though she's far better with a stylus or a pen, and her typing speed is around 65 wpm which, considering that she often overwrites her fiction and code alike, is a perfect fit. She tends towards comics and manga, liking that she can both write and draw for the medium rather than having to choose one or the other, and especially towards stories heavily involving high-tech. She's also highly interested, though not at all trained, in music to the point that she is almost always listening to some song or another on her headphones, even when it's not appropriate to do so.

Having grown up in the capitol of her state, Marrie is no stranger to cities, but lived her life introvertedly until recently so she has few social skills. It was on a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC that her confidence began growing. A popular vacation spot, she was dragged along by her single mother to the coast of the Atlantic Ocean where she bought a necklace that she thought was among the coolest she'd ever seen. And it was, in fact, the coolest necklace she'd ever seen because it turned out to be a grimoire. An azure shark tooth, in her hands it became an exquisite knife and the instrument of her change in form and, more subtly and over a longer period of time, her personality as well. This acquisition was only last year as the trip was to celebrate her soon-to-be graduation. It was this not so simple event that broke her from her shell and gave her the mindset to live on her own. Unfortunately, she was in no financial position to do so, given that she'd never had a job and her mother was barely making enough for them to get by together with decent living conditions.

It was a chance encounter back near her home when she was practicing her esper powers that gave her a chance to really grow. She had been testing her flight note when she was approached by a fellow esper who, after a long conversation, informed her about Shimr. From there it was a simple matter of following the money that led to her moving to Pax Septimus around a week ago.

Marrie believes that there are monsters who are good and monsters who are bad, but that both GEMINI and the Mavericks are simultaneously correct and incorrect. She believes that there should be an agreement between humanity and monster-kind that works best for both groups, but she doesn't quite know what that would entail. It's not right to sacrifice anyone, human or monster, who isn't a threat for the sake of anyone else. This simple idea means that GEMINI is not correct to destroy all monsters, nor is Maverick correct to tribute some humans for immediate results.

[Izurich]

Inactive: Player resigned.

Angelie Belrose, Angel

ANGELIE BELROSE

Messenger of Gunpowder

Theme

CODENAME & NICKNAMES:

Angel | Angie, Ellie

AGE:

25

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE (HUMAN):

Visual References

Standing at 165cm (5'5"), Angel isn't particularly short, nor tall compared to the average adult female demographic in the USA. In terms of stature, she possesses an athletically slim figure. Set upon her head are locks of chin-length light blonde hair framing a pair of amber irises. People she has met throughout her life have in general described her visage to be "cute yet handsome". With the right costume, she can easily fit the role of a dreamy androgynous prince.

APPEARANCE (ESPER):

Visual References

In her Esper form, Angel's height and stature remain identical, however, her light-blonde locks redden to become fiery red as if her flaming irises exert their influence upon her hair. Furthermore, a golden halo crowns her head and a pair of wings in the shape of glowing golden prisms project from her back, altogether emulating the image of a Malakhim, Heavenly Messengers of Jehovah. Lastly, like most - if not all - espers, her Instrument and Style spawn on her, replacing any apparel she might have worn prior to the transformation.

GRIMOIRE:

Visual References

A gold pendant in the shape of the Christian cross, its surface encrusted with flawless rubies and attached to it is a necklace composed of equally golden chain links. "Dark"-aligned monsters such as vampires and devils will find the pendant uncomfortably hot to the touch though ultimately harmless.

INSTRUMENT: Exia

Angel's signature instrument and primary tool of offense. Exia takes the form of a modern firearm, resembling yet not exactly alike the KRISS Vector SMG, along with functions and features one may expect from said weapon but with one key distinction, it possesses an endless magazine as the instrument simply forms bullets out of thin air using Angel's mana, thus bypassing the need to reload.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Long Gun
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Fight-and-Flight - Just like Angel herself, Exia is most at home in the air. While the user is airborne, the instrument functions as if it has +1 Rank to DAMAGE.

STYLE: Holy Amendment

A set of techwear combat uniform, quite commonplace amongst GEMINI agents. The word 'A N G E L' is emblazoned on both of its sleeves.

GRADE: Silver
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: D
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Virtuous Veil - A holy aura composed of golden particles orbit Angel whenever she's airborne. This aura grants her +1 PHYSICAL defense against ranged attacks using solid projectiles (e.g., bullets, throwing knives, etc).

GENRE: Seraphic Savior

Angel channels the divine powers of the Malakhim, the Lord's Holy Messengers, to protect His faithfuls from all those who wish evil upon them.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Wind
NOTES: [Storm (4), Flight (6)], Push (2), Pull (2), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Purify (6), AoE (2), Extend (2), Full Extend (4), Enhance (2), Full Enhance (4), Quicken (0), Recoil (2)
SPECIAL: Zephyr of Eden - The winds of heaven carry and protect His Messengers so they may bring divine judgment from above! Firstly, if Angel uses the [Bronze Self] Cast Note, the [Flight] Effect Note can be added to the Melody for free. Secondly, whenever Angel is affected by the [Flight] Effect Note, it effectively becomes +1 Rank stronger.

LEITMOTIF: Auric Angel

Incorruptible and rust-immune, Angel's supernaturally divine power emulates the untarnishable precious metal.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: All Melodies cast by Angel visually appear to be swirls and/or particles of golden light. This effect is purely cosmetic.

BACKUP: None Yet

GM Note: New characters do not start the RP with a Backup, and must forge relationships in Pax Septimus to earn one.

GRADE: -
SPECIAL: -

PR: Pistol (80), Flash Bang (40), SDW (Combat Knife) (20), Handcuffs (10)

Gear and equipment bestowed to Angel so she's not as defenseless should she’s engaged in combat without access to her Esper form for one reason or another. Overall, they're designed to emulate her preferred fighting style. Though these tools are nowhere close in effectiveness compared to her Grimoire, they're still better than having nothing at all.

GRADE: Silver
SPECIAL: Glock 17 - Upgrades the Pistol into a Glock 17, a standard-issue law enforcement handgun with a 17 rounds magazine.

FACTION:

G.E.M.I.N.I.

TRIVIA:

Personality

Cheerful, confident, and brave if not borderline fearless, the Esper codenamed as 'Angel' (Real Name: Angelie Belrose) seems to shine like a beacon of optimism and hope, a beacon that may be warmly welcomed or be seen as blindingly naive. This figuratively shining presence is - for better or worse - compounded twofold whenever Angel is assigned to the same squad as a certain fellow Esper and GEMINI Agent, the Knight of Tomorrow. A deeply religious person, Angel sees the circumstances of her life that led her to where she is right now as a task bestowed upon her by the Almighty Lord Himself. As evil, atrocities, and monsters - both of human and alien nature - plague the streets unchecked, it falls upon her and her comrades-in-arms to defend those who can't defend themselves.

Deeply buried inside the self-proclaimed savior's psyche is a nigh-crippling sense of regret and copious amounts of self-blame. If only she listened, if only she followed in his footsteps, if only she wasn't so... weak, then perhaps, her life could've been much different. God had shown her the price of hubris by taking her most beloved, opening her eyes to the path she must follow and now, if she can save others from the same fate then it shall be her divinely-ordained mission, for God Wills It.

Biography

The one and only daughter of Harold Belrose and Audrey Belrose, the latter who passed away shortly after childbirth, Angelie was raised in a single-parent household in New York City, USA. As the child of an NYPD Officer who's also a devout Christian, the blonde was raised with the principles of duty, discipline, and faith, lessons that she found much too stiff and authoritarian to her liking, and dare she could say... boring? Though it was quite apparent that little Angelie took after her upbeat, cheerful, and easy-going mother than her 'holy paladin' of a father, Harold had never once given up trying to impart his values upon the love of his life for he saw Angelie as a responsibility that God and his departed wife placed upon him. How could he afford to let her stray from the path of righteousness, knowing his wife is watching him from heaven?

Alas, those lessons never really stuck and despite her father's insistence for her to attend church and see how noble being a policeman is, Angelie took them halfheartedly, never really giving any serious thoughts to either. On the flipside, ever since she was but a young girl, Angelie had always wanted to be a paraglider, she believed that there's nothing better in life than soaring through the air like an eagle, feeling the winds against her skin, free as she could be. Her mind was set, no matter what her father would say or do, she would never pick up a badge and a firearm for her place belonged in the clear open sky, not the dirty streets of downtown New York. She'd soar in the aether, but not to get closer to God for she'd be doing it for herself, on her own terms.

Perhaps this was why God showed her a lesson, as one day, instead of attending Sunday church together with her father, Angelie preferred to go on a paragliding competition. If only she was there with him... she could've convinced him to not answer that emergency call, could've diverted him from encountering that Weretiger, ...could've saved him from being torn to shreds. Yes, she could've done all that yet she didn't. Now she was an orphan and it was all her fault.

Weeks of sleepless nights later, Angelie was attending church when she stumbled upon… a miracle, suddenly appearing clenched between the palms of her hands as if it had materialized out of thin air. A most beautiful ruby-encrusted gold pendant in the shape of the Holy Cross, complete with a necklace just as exquisite, and with it, an inexplicable hum ringing within her mind, divine and heavenly like the choir of angels. This... this must be a sign, the Lord Almighty had given her a chance at redemption!

"A Grimoire", the men in black suits told her, and apparently having one makes her an 'Esper'. Well, if God wishes her to be an Esper to continue her late father's work, then so be it. Whether the NYPD or this GEMINI organization, as long as she could protect the innocent from evil, the very same evil that took her father and who knew how many more. No matter how hard she must train, how difficult her life ahead would be, she would bear it all with a smile for she knows, tis' God's Will.

Footnote

25 | Female | G.E.M.I.N.I. | Auric Angel
Exia | Long Gun | Physical | Fight-and-Flight
Holy Amendment | Angel of GEMINI
Seraphic Savior | Wind | Zephyr of Eden
[Storm (4), Flight (6)], Push (2), Pull (2), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Purify (6), AoE (2), Extend (2), Full Extend (4), Enhance (2), Full Enhance (4), Quicken (0), Recoil (2)

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: C | SENTINEL: D | Max Mana: 1000

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | Current Mana: 1000

[Nakushita]

Gold

NAME:

Himiko Yoshikawa
Alias: Sovereign, Goldie Glocks.

AGE:

23

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Himiko

Himiko Esper Form

GRIMIORE:

A very worn out and ancient Abacus she received as a gift as a child.

INSTRUMENT:

Persuasion & Reason.
Dual "Gold" Plated 45 Magnum Revolvers with "pearl" hand grips that Himiko acquired when one of her clients wasn't able to pay her what they owed. It is clear that she modified them herself with fake wrapping material to make them more flashy. She nicknamed them shortly after, finding that they gave her clients plenty of persuasion and a good reason to make sure they pay her what they owe. She carries them around in leather holsters that she has strapped across her torso with cartridge belts with extra ammo underneath her clothing. They are bulky and unwieldy and are easily noticeable even hidden away underneath her clothing. Even though she could afford more modern weaponry, Himiko prefers the more intimidating look of the revolvers despite the limitations of six rounds per gun before reloading.
GRADE:Gold
KEYWORD: Handgun, Handgun.
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE:A
SPEED:D
SENTINEL:C
SPECIAL: Himiko is able to use her Geothermal Release to increase the size of the combustion of her rounds, to increase muzzle velocity and the range of her shots, equivalent to that of sniper rifle at distances too, 1,969 yards, blasting through two inches of solid concrete at the shorter range of 200 yards.

STYLE:

Heart Of Gold
A Golden Heart shape pendant containing the lists of what she is owed within.
GRADE:Silver
PHYSICAL:C
ARCANE:D
CHAOS:E
SPECIAL: The more mana Himiko conserves and hoards, the more her power grows, granting her a rank increase for her next melody when she is at max mana.

GENRE:

Geothermal Release
Himiko's magic is highly offensive, and designed to inspire others to pay up what she is owed. Her magic is based around the destructive capabilities of Lava/Magma with very little emphasis on defensive qualities.
GRADE:Gold
ELEMENT:Fire
NOTES: Slow (4), Damage X (6), Blink (4), Shield(4), Craft (2), AoE (2), Scatter (2), Full Enhance (4), Heal (6), Ignite (4), Fever (2), Transplace (8), Restrain (4), Homing (2)
SPECIAL: Himiko is able to use Craft to create items out of Obsidian which she is able to heat up with Geothermal Release and shape into whatever shape she desires. She can superheat them and turn them into improvised explosives which she can trigger remotely that send shrapnel of hot obsidian out within a greater radius then a regular AoE. Explosion damage is comparable to an ignite note at the rank of the melody.

LEITMOTIF:

Golden One
When transformed, Himiko acquires golden eyes, hair and a bright golden sheen that reflects off of her skin.
GRADE:Bronze
SPECIAL: Himiko's skin acquires properties of gold.

PR:

GRADE:Bronze
Self Defense Weapon: BaseBall Bat: 20 Credits
Medical supplies: Consumable: 10 Credits
Kevlar Vest: Armor: 40 Credits
Tungsten rod: Gear: 10 Credits
Clip light: Gear: 20 Credits
Special: All of Himiko’s gear is covered with fake gold, bedazzled with fake gems and diamonds. All of which she took the time to do herself to help fit her style. This includes even the medical supplies and baseball bat.

BACKUP:

N/A

FACTION:

Free Lancer

TRIVIA:

Himiko was born to a wealthy family, growing up with a silver spoon in her mouth. Always being given whatever she wanted when she wanted it. The finest foods, clothing and anything else she could ever hope or want for. Her parents tried to have the finest tutors and instructors that money could buy to teach her and prepare her for a future within the family business. Wanting her to be the perfect heir to their fortune and to continue the success and legacy of the family name.

Despite this, Himiko grew to have a fascination with the Mafia and crime lords, reading about them any chance she got. Watching any and all shows she could find, both historical and fictional to pass the time. She never wanted anything to do with her family’s dreams for her future. Instead she wanted to go down her own route, she tired of the pampered life.

Once she was old enough, she abandoned her former life, venturing out into the world as soon as she hit the age of 18. With aspirations to strike it rich of her own accord, she took up a job as a loan shark. Learning over time that being kind could only get you so far. She learned more violent and persuasive ways to collect on debts that were owed. The knowledge and history she had learned about through her childhood soon turned into valuable tools for her everyday life.

If she had to break a few fingers, bust a few knee caps, or even put a bullet in someone to get what she wanted, she wouldn’t hesitate to do it. Her personality being quite brash and stern, she does have a soft spot inside of this rough exterior. If one is able to find it and become friends with her, she is loyal and willing to go out of her way to help.

For most people, she is willing to help them as long as they offer her some form of payment. The payment doesn’t always have to be money, it can be other valuables that they own, or even their time that is being offered. All deals are settled with a handshake, which increases her powers the more she is owed, without a handshake, no deal has been officially made in her eyes, and her powers remain the same. It is also something she picked up from some of her favorite shows, films and books.

This is how she came about her two revolvers, which she has nicknamed and customized herself. Even though she could likely get her hands on real gold if she was to delve into her family fortune. She has chosen to only rely on what she is able to earn and obtain through her own. Meaning that anytime she does customize stuff, it usually is fake gold, which she has become fascinated with thanks to her interest in the Mafia and crime lords in her childhood.

In her opinion there is nothing cooler than a big piece of iron plated with gold, being both intimidating and impressive at the same time. A symbol of status and position within the world of crime as far as she was concerned. She always wanted to bling things out, to have them be impressive and worthy of an aspiring Mafioso.

She is currently a freelancer, having a difficult time really fitting into any organization, but willing to lend them her help, as long as they offer her something in return of course. She rarely ever does anything for free, unless it is something that strikes a nerve within her that she believes justifies her actions to assist. She has a strong moral code, and this sometimes forces her into action, even without any form of payment.

Footnote

23 | Female | Free Lancer | Golden One
Persuasion and Reason | Handgun, Handgun | Physical | Weapon Special
Heart Of Gold | Deal Maker
Geothermal Release | Fire | Obsidian Of St.Helen
[Slow (4), Damage X (6), Blink (4), Shield(4), Craft (2), AoE (2), Scatter (2), Full Enhance (4), Heal (6), Ignite (4), Fever (2)]
DAMAGE: A | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | MAX MANA

PHYSICAL:D | ARCANE:D | CHAOS:E | CURRENT MANA

[TaintedMushroom]

Bardo

NAME:

Bardo Landry

AGE:

23

SEX:

Male

APPEARANCE:

My Hider

GRIMIORE:

Bardo’s grimiore is a large leatherbound book with a cover so dark that light almost seems to be drawn towards it, like a blackhole.

INSTRUMENT:

Secret Seeker: Everyone and everything has a secret. Something deep below the surface that they seek to keep buried. The dark blade of this short 1 handed katana seems to almost whisper promises and lies in an effort to entice any such knowledge out of those who stare at it for a prolonged period. Light seems almost drawn in, the blade itself almost gives one the sense that it might sever the threads of reality. Its gleaming edge practically absorbs anything it passes through rather than cutting, gone as if devoured by the universe itself.

RANK: Gold
KEYWORD: Sword
DAMAGE TYPE: Chaos
DAMAGE: A
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Secrets Exposed: Secret Seeker obtains knowledge about anything it comes into contact with, the depth of that knowledge being limited by how clean of a hit was landed. Contact with weapons or armor will allow Bardo to know information about them as if he owned it himself. A clean blow upon an enemy will give him an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as if they were his own. Blocking a strike will give him knowledge of how best to defend against it. Attacking, repelling, or stabbing a melody will tell him the notes that make it up.

STYLE:

In Esper form Bardo merely appears as himself mostly, donning a solid black suit and blindfold, though the blindfold doesn’t impair his ability to perceive his surroundings in any way.
RANK: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: The blindfold still allows him to perceive his surroundings and keeps him from becoming disoriented when moving through the air.

My Hider

GENRE:

Endless Library: Bardo’s abilities center on maneuverability and manifest in the form of floating matter and tattered parchment. The papers and bits of matter seen when Bardo’s genre manifests as a form of dark matter and tend to distort light and reality in their immediate area.

RANK: Silver
ELEMENT: Gravity
EFFECT NOTES: [Weightless [4], Suspend [4]], pull [2], Push [2], Blink [4], Shield [4], Reflect [4], Portal [4], powerful [0], Full Enhance [4], Restrain [4]

SPECIAL: Maximum Momentum Gives a singular rank increase to push and pull notes when cast.

LEITMOTIF:

Bardo’s blindfold serves to help keep him grounded no matter what angle he perceives the world from, ensuring he never feels a sense of vertigo or uneasiness regardless if he’s upside down or plummeting miles.
RANK: Bronze

PR:

Rank: Bronze
Disguise, Infrared Goggles, handcuffs
Special: At Bardo’s willing the handcuffs can imitate the effect of suspend on themselves and whoever is locked up in them.

BACKUP:

N/A

FACTION:

Freelancer

TRIVIA:

Bardo always had a thing for being a know-it-all. When he was younger Bardo always had to be right, and he made sure to tell everyone. He had a tendency to want others to know how much more he knew and just how wrong they were. Aging didn’t diminish these urges one bit as Bardo grew only more smug and self assured as he grew older. Bardo had a tendency to notice obscure details and memorize seemingly useless information at will, and he seemed even more drawn to things he shouldn’t know about.

Bardo was always a tad bit of a loner, his family only consisted of an uncle who’d raised him since he was too young to remember, and his parents were merely distant faceless memories that he chose not to worry himself with. Bardo instead chose to concern himself with the workings of the world, seeking an education as a physicist with dreams of seeing the universe for real one day. At least until he found the book.

Bardo was always someone who preferred to know the truth rather than speculate. When some of his classmates spoke of a haunted library on a rougher side of town Bardo couldn’t help but interject, much to their annoyance. On a dare, and a desire to prove them wrong, Bardo agreed to go there himself to disprove the haunting. What he found instead changed his life forever. There he found it, a dark tome, seeming to draw him in and whisper the promise of secrets and universal understanding if only he’d pick it up.

Well, Bardo was never one to shy away from forbidden knowledge.

[FamishedPants]

Noble Spark

_{❤️ Ponn for recolor}

N o b l e S p a r k

_{19 y/o | Male | 5'10 | 130 lbs | Freelancer}
⚡

SEX:

Male

APPEARANCE:

Justin stands at a height of 5'10 and is somewhat thin, with almost no muscles to be seen on him. He has a messy head of short blonde hair he rarely decides to style and brown eyes people rarely get to see since his gaze is hard to lock down. Justin's attire often consists of loose-fitting clothes that rep his favorite heroes, shows, or bands. He doesn't smile too much.

Justin

Noble Spark, his Esper form, seems to age him up a few years and gives him a more athletic build, while also growing him a few inches. His Style appears to be a leather jacket with various items adorning it such as resistors, a motor as a belt buckle, a stylized lightning bolt that runs along the length of his limbs, and some fur lining. He has to clarify he's not Maverick on occasion. And, of course, he has sunglasses.

Noble Spark

GRIMIORE:

A pair of gaudy fingerless gloves.

INSTRUMENT: Shock, Awe(some)

A pair of garish knuckledusters with spikes at the end. The spikes seem to crackle with electricity and shock foes they hit.
GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Hands, Hands
DAMAGE TYPE: Arcane
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: D
SPECIAL: Crosstalk - Getting zapped by these knuckledusters doesn't just hurt! The shocks received seem to interfere with the ability to cast melodies temporarily. Starting the turn after receiving an attack, the next damaging melody cast by a foe is converted into the lightning element and has its damage rank reduced by 1.

STYLE: Resistor

A delinquent's getup but with, well, resistors adorning the belt, with a belt buckle that looks like a motor. Doesn't seem to do a whole lot of resistin' yet.

GRADE: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: D
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: Pretty lit - The stylized lightning bolt on his attire glows when he's under the effect of a beneficial note.

GENRE: Voltaic Knight

An aggressive genre focused on damage, mobility, and stickiness.

GRADE: Silver
ELEMENT: Lightning
NOTES: [Paralysis (4)] [Speedster (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Pull (2), Blink (4), Transplace (8), shield (4), trail (0), Enhance (2), Bounce (0)
SPECIAL: Reroute - When receiving lightning damage, gain the effect of a Speedster note.

LEITMOTIF: The Noble Spark

A different kind of spark than your average hot-blooded hero, but no less intense.

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Heroic hue - Noble Spark's passion for justice causes the surrounding area to charge with electrical energy. Not enough to do any damage or anything, but it looks cool. His lightning is always blue in color.

PR: Grounded

Out of form means out of the fight entirely for Justin. Unless someone stops him, he'll flee every time.

GRADE: Silver
GEAR: Clip light (20c), Kevlar Coat (60c), Disguise (30c), Flashbang (40c)
SPECIAL: Strikes twice - After following some shady guide he read online, Justin's clip light has been tampered with so that it can emit a bright flash of light similar to a flashbang, albeit only effective against those right in front of him. The process blows the bulb out, rendering the light useless afterwards. Also, his PR equipment tends to have stickers of his favorite heroes somewhere on them.

BACKUP:

Hasn't made enough connections to receive one yet.

FACTION:

Freelancer

TRIVIA:

Biography

Justin Rufina's life has always been plagued by his lack of confidence. Incredibly introverted and shy by nature, he found talking to others to be difficult and could not do so without stumbling over his words and panicking. Misunderstandings ruined potential friendships, while his inability to stand up for himself made him a very easy target for bullies, which in turn made him even less confident in himself. After moving numerous times either due to wanting a fresh start in a school or because his parents' jobs demanded it, he's given up on trying to make friends entirely.

Justin's parents were always supportive of him. His father was a respectable cop who had a strong sense of justice, something he passed down to Justin even though the boy was unlikely to ever act upon it. His mother is a vet who dotes on and spoils him, so he filled the void of friendship with various games, movies, cartoons, anime, and toys. His obsession has always been with superheroes, particularly those brimming with confidence. His sole desire has for a long time now been to become a hero who was far stronger, better, and cooler than he ever could hope to be. Someone who could look villains, monsters, and even people in the eyes without an ounce of hesitation and fight even when things looked bleak.

It was less than a year ago that he had finally gotten his chance. He was attending a convention with his parents when suddenly everyone started panicking. He ended up getting separated from them and lost, hiding behind an abandoned stall he had bought something from only an hour prior as he finally caught sight of what was causing people to flee in terror -- some monsters, just like out of some comic or something! Of course, this had to be his moment! But even though he dreamed of a day where he could be a hero for many years, he could not just summon courage from thin air. He froze up and watched as his powerlessness cost a few people their lives.

Just as he began to despair at his cowardice, he felt felt a zap on his leg. Looking down, he noticed a pair of fingerless gloves had fallen from a shelf. There was something about them, besides how cool they looked, that compelled him to put them on.

The form he took was... perfect. Bigger, stronger, faster than him and it even had cool sunglasses. The surge of energy he felt completely washed away the fear that had been holding him back for so long. Without delay, he vaulted the stand and made a beeline to the monsters, something he'd never thought he could do. Now this was his moment!

Obviously, he came out on top. The monsters were dealt with and though he had been too late to save everyone, he did save a few lives. It was the first time he'd ever honestly felt great about himself. He figured now was his chance to leave a mark on the world and do what his heart had always wanted him to!

...but his new form didn't last forever. The moment his form reverted, so too did his personality. The terror of looking people in the eye, the terror of saying something wrong, the terror of sounding stupid. These and all of his fears only seem to temporarily vanish when he's transformed. But now that he had this ability, he had to use it for good. He knew that much, and so not too long after the incident, he found himself moonlighting as a hero.

Noble Spark is a (in his opinion) cool hero who fights for justice when others could not or would not. Moving out to Pax Septimus was surely the right decision for someone like Justin to make, right...?

Personality

Justin Rufina is characterized by his lack of confidence. Speaking to him can be a chore as he is almost physically incapable of keeping eye contact for more than a second at a time, constantly stammering out responses, and often speaks too quiet to hear. He is a pushover who won't argue with people when they belittle or insult him and always tries to remove himself from stressful situations the second they appear. Needless to say, if a fight broke out, he'd never once consider fighting himself and would flee. He is far from what his ideal of a hero should be, a fact that has always caused him to feel depressed. On top of that, he's very much childish and dense for his age, likely a result of not having friends. He adores stories about good prevailing over evil, is very much a fan of rule of cool, and likes rock music.

Noble Spark, his heroic persona, has absolutely none of his cowardice or self-esteem issues. So long as he is in Esper form, he takes things as they come, often with a cocky smile on his face and is not known to let anything get to him. He has a fondness for doing things or saying things that he thinks makes him look cool. He is very much still childish, but at least his heart always seems to be in the right place. He is pretty easy to approach in form, affable to other Espers even if they're rude to him so long as they aren't blatant criminals. Despite his obnoxious behavior, he will always do what he believes is right over anything else.

[Nyahahameha]

[Inactive]

Flying Kira

NAME:

Tsukumo Kira (Family Name, Given Name)
Tobikatte Kira

AGE:

28

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

• Pale skin, Caucasian
• Black hair, spiky, eyebrow-length bangs, neck-length back and sides, sweeping to her right with a left-side part
• Black eyes, slanted inward, almost catlike in shape, with but not thin eyebrows
• Slender upper body, some muscle definition, small bust but not flat
• Long legs, wide hips, meaty thighs
• Typically clad in a white hoodie and white short shorts, with red-and-white sneakers and red socks that rise to just under the knee
• 5"8'
• The two most common expressions on her face are a confident smirk or a relaxed not-frown

GRIMIORE:

Earth Sphere

Trinket shaped like a globe of planet Earth hanging from a choker around Kira's neck

INSTRUMENT:

The School of the Undefeated of the East

A somewhat skilled Capoeira practitioner, Kira can combine fighting, dancing, and gravity manipulation to stay mobile and keep foes guessing while dishing out the pain with her bare hands and feet.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Hands
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: THE WINDS OF THE KING: A weak gravitational pull is present around her limbs, affecting any target she attacks by pulling any part of their body that's within six inches of distance of a part of her body toward her, making her blows both more difficult to dodge by reflex and more damaging by half a rank.

STYLE:

Active Mass Balance Auto-Control

The ability to maneuver in zero-g environments without the use of thrusters. This Style Glamour doesn't have any effect on Kira's appearance, allowing her to utilize different costumes during her Esper-form stage performances.

GRADE: Bronze
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: E
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: MIRAGE COLLOID: While engaging a monster or other esper in combat, light will have a harder time escaping the gravitational pull of her body, making her look as if cast in shadow. In already low-light conditions, this may even render her no more than a silhouette to the observer.

GENRE:

Fool Whose Soul is Bound by Earth's Gravity

The ability to manipulate the pull of gravity, most easily used when manipulating its effect on herself.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Gravity
NOTES: [Weightless, Suspend], Pull, Slow, Restrain, Zone, AOE, Extend, Full Extend, Delay, Orbit, Powerful, Quicken, Purify

SPECIAL: PSYCHOFRAME RESONANCE: Kira can supersede the effect of Earth's gravity on her body with a gravitational pull of her own design, without needing to cast a Melody or use mana to do so. The resulting gravitational force will be of weaker magnitude than that of Earth's, and moves her at F rank speed. Furthermore, a Melody cast with a Bronze Self note and only movement notes will also cost no mana, and move her at F Rank speed, and a Melody cast using a Self note of a higher grade will have its mana cost calculated as if the Cast note were one grade lower, with Silver Grade Melodies moving her at D rank speed and Gold Grade Melodies moving her at B rank speed.

LEITMOTIF:

Mobile Trace-Equipped Cockpit

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Kira is immune to motion sickness.

PR:

Laplace's Box

GRADE: Bronze
GEAR: x5 Medical Supplies, x5 Tungsten Rod
SPECIAL: IO FLEMING'S PIRATE RADIO RECEIVER: A set of particularly bulky headphones that have MP3 player technology built right into them, and can shift mode into a set of outward speakers. It's loaded with music Kira likes to dance to. In Esper form, the subtle gravitational pull of Kira's body prevents them from flying off while doing acrobatics.

BACKUP:

N/A

FACTION:

Freelancers

TRIVIA:

• Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, only child of a Japanese mother and Canadian father
• Was forced to leave home in her mid teens due to disagreements with her conservative parents about her bisexuality
• Discovered her Grimoire in a railway tunnel after falling off a BC to Alberta train she had stowed away on
• Her trip across Canada was filled with similar criminal activity, and included a multi-year stay in a Portuguese-speaking Brazilian immigrant neighborhood in Toronto where she learned both to properly fight and properly dance
• Her arrival in Pax Septima provided her with a fresh start, from which she rose to public prominence as a street performer with stage show-grade special effects, which led to her being able to land actual stage shows a few years after, culminating in the rise of Tobikatte Kira, a dance performer know for feats ranging from dancing in the air above the audience to circumnavigating a rotating four-sided cube while performing acrobatics

• Laid-back and chill, but enthusiastic and excitable about her interests
• Polite to strangers, teasing and joking with friends
• Open-minded and accepting; a "stong opinions loosely held" type
• Enjoys learning about foreign cultures; the type to sit and listen to elderly people tell stories
• Not an avid anime watcher, but enjoys the handful she has watched immensely
• Believes hurtful things sometimes need to be said for the purpose of growth
• Dislikes when those with power use it without consideration of those they have power over
• Dislikes those who only look out for themselves
• Dislikes food that is either too bland or too strong; high viscosity liquid-y food textures make her gag

[Bartimaeus]

get down mr. pawsident

Ruuka Hyana

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NAME:

Ruuka Hyana

AGE:

22

SEX:

Male. Female in Esper form.

APPEARANCE (HUMAN):

Much to his chagrin, Ruuka is often mistaken as a girl. And most - excluding Ruuka himself - would forgive one for thinking so at first, as his visage is rather girlish. Although his somewhat-unkempt hair is indeed short, it is also bright and soft-looking, and has a pastel-orange color. It frames a fair-skinned, heart-shaped face adorned with thin, expressive eyebrows and similarly-expressive, deep green eyes. Apart from his bright orange hair, Ruuka doesn't really have anything particular to note about him, physically. Admittedly, he is rather petite - standing at 5'4" and possessing a lithe frame with little visible muscle to speak of, he is pretty soft-seeming. Him being mistaken as a girl isn't helped by the fact that he often dresses in androgynous clothing or styles that are slightly baggy. He mostly values comfort and cuteness in his wardrobe.

APPEARANCE (ESPER):

When it comes to how he looks in his esper form, well.. things change quite a bit. When he is transformed, Ruuka takes the form of a woman. In this shape, he is glaringly much more imposing than before. His short hair is instead now far longer - reaching down to his butt in multiple thick, unkempt layers - and is multiple shades darker. His face is now even more feminine, with his brows being a tad thicker and more aggressively expressive, like his eyes - which are now a touch paler. His skin is also a few shades darker. When it comes to physique, he stands out quite a lot. In his esper form he now stands at an intimidating 6'4", with visibly impressive musculature in his arms, thighs, etc. He is also, naturally, much curvier, with more womanly proportions replacing his previously-girlish hips and thighs, as well as his chest. Finally, he is bizarrely bestowed with a couple animalistic features in this form. Atop his head rests a pair of rounded, soft-furred cat ears. His forearms and hands are replaced with large feline paws. He also now possesses a long, reactive tail, as well as sharp fangs.

Esper form

GRIMIORE:

Ruuka's Grimoire is very mundane in appearance - a simple ring. The ring is black and made of some unidentified gemstone, and is only distinguishable from other rings by the three simple vertical lines across what one can only assume is its face.

INSTRUMENT: Meowitzer

Ruuka's Instrument, hilariously dubbed "Meowitzer", takes the form of a rifle. The Meowitzer is a long, heavy-looking revolving-rifle with a dark-red shell. However, despite possessing the visage of a gun, Ruuka doesn't use it as traditionally as one might think. Instead of shooting bullets, the Meowitzer is used as a show-piece for shooting melodies out of, and as a melee weapon.

GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Quarterstaff
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: C
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Battery - Targets struck by Meowitzer count as airborne for the next Push note.

STYLE: Felid Form

Felid Form represents the drastic changes Ruuka undertakes in his esper form. Alongside his physical feline features, he also develops the senses of a cat, too. Aside from his bodily alterations, Ruuka's Esper-form clothing consists of random shirtless t-shirts and jeans. It usually comes with a spiked collar as well.

GRADE: Silver
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: D
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Catastrophe - When the straits are most dire, Ruuka's senses heighten to more closely resemble a cat's. If he is below 20% mana or suffering from a wound that would be fatal if left untreated, his vision, hearing, and sense of smell spike, making him more able to register details and react to danger.

GENRE: Arcane Crackshot

Ruuka's casting prowess centers around his ability to visually dissect opportunities to employ impressive trickshots and feats of sharpshooting with projectile melodies.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Gravity
NOTES: [Weightless (4), Suspend (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Push (2), Blink (4), Scatter (2), Mark (0), Trap (0), Enhance (2), Quicken (0), Bounce (2), Piercing (2), Recoil (2)
SPECIAL: Trickshooter - When Ruuka's melody with the [Bounce] note bounces, its effects are enhanced by one rank, instead of lowered, up to rank A.

LEITMOTIF: Feline's Fortune

Cats are often deemed rather lucky creatures. Useful trait, right?

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Ruuka has never managed to trip over his own tail :)

PR: Handcuffs (10), Fuzzy Cuffs (20), EMP Grenade (40), Self-defense Weapon: Baton (20), Medical Supplies (10)

GRADE: Bronze
SPECIAL: Ruuka's Fuzzy Cuffs are tiger-striped.

BACKUP: N/A

GRADE: --
SPECIAL: --

FACTION:

Freelancer

TRIVIA:

Personality

When it comes to personality, Ruuka could be described as a tad hot-headed. He's forward, often boisterous, cocky, and quite competitive. Funnily enough, he is also easily flustered - which doesn't bode too well for him considering he has a silly chuuni-ish idea that he's more capable than he really is. But what he lacks in his human form, his esper form is where he really gets to revel in his self-confidence - as he has something to actually be confident in. It doesn't help that his esper form makes him a tad more aggressive.

This isn't all to say that Ruuka is incapable of thinking critically, however. While he most definitely makes some rash decisions sometimes, he isn't dumb. He knows if he's a little too far out of his league, but sees most chances as one worth taking - maybe it's an ego thing. Nevertheless, he can strategize - even in his human form he has a sharp eye for details. Notably, Ruuka is not very well-versed in reading people, and as such is kinda gullible, and sometimes awkward. He can't read social situations very well.

Background

Ruuka's story is a simple one - not all that special. He's an only child who was homeschooled by his birthparents, and led a pretty normal life up until a couple years ago. Born in the states to a mother and father who were Irish and Japanese, respectively, Ruuka was never fortunate enough to have siblings, cousins, or really any other family aside from his parents. This, alongside the fact that he was homeschooled, left almost all of his social interaction to be had on the internet, over videogames and other similar mediums. Fortunately, his lack of a social life was the heaviest of his life's troubles. His parents were wealthy, one a doctor and one a scientist of some kind, which left Ruuka rather spoiled - at least for material things.

Said wealth, however, was not entirely a boon - depending on how you looked at it. This wealth would eventually, if indirectly, lead to Ruuka's introduction into the supernatural world. At some point around two-and-a-half years ago, Ruuka and his parents moved homes. They made a new nest in an old, though well-kept, mansion. Said mansion was huge - simply far too much for the three of them alone to explore. Yet one particular, secluded part of said mansion called out to Ruuka. An attic-ish area with a bay window and old, canvas-padded seats was where Ruuka found himself drawn. It was there that he'd find an item that would change his life -- his grimoire. A small, black ring sitting alone, right beneath the window. After that day, he found himself thrust into the world of the supernatural.

It was something he hid from his parents - but he was, fortunately, lucky enough to quickly learn to keep himself alive without outside help. He never received proper mentorship from anyone in particular, but is almost entirely self-taught in his prowess and knowledge of the supernatural - picking up information, details, and whatever else he might need over the years by his lonesome. He has established himself a couple contacts - as he does solid work as a Freelancer - but is ultimately a stranger to most. Luckily, he is quite wealthy due to the gross fortune of his family as a whole - which is pretty damn useful.

Ruuka is trying hard to find the perfect title for when he grows popular in the supernatural world; currently his 'best' ones are "Cat's-Eye Crackshot" and "Felid Fusilier"...

Ruuka is, perhaps surprisingly, an erudite enjoyer of physics. He's well-read in the field of physics and its branches, and often finds it handy to understand physics when he's trying to bank sick trickshots off of people's mailboxes.

While he absolutely adores the rain, he loathes getting wet while in his Esper form. His fur gets all soppy and heavy.

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Footnote

22 | Male | Freelancer | Feline's Fortune
Meowitzer | Quarterstaff | Physical | Battery
Felid Form | Catastrophe
Arcane Crackshot | Gravity | Trickshooter
[Weightless (4), Suspend (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Push (2), Blink (4), Scatter (2), Mark (0), Trap (0), Enhance (2), Quicken (0), Bounce (2), Piercing (2), Recoil (2)

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: B | SENTINEL: E | 1000

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: C | 1000

[TaintedMushroom]

Dead Head

"Now I’m Pissed!"

Dead Head

NAME:

”Name’s Asher, Asher Blake. Who’s askin?”

AGE:

”32 years young, baby. But I don’t look a day over 21.”

SEX:

”Do what? Oh, I’m a dude, clearly.”

APPEARANCE:

“Yeah? Sure I don’t mind posing for a few photos, make sure you get my good side.”

Non-Esper

GRIMIORE:

The grimiore itself comes in the form of a metal pouch with 4 different colored marbles inside,

INSTRUMENT:

Nothing quite says “knock knock” like Asher’s iconic SPAS-12, dubbed Hatred. Hatred is a solid black SPAS-12 with an angry red dragon painted on it in a manner that makes it wrap around the gun and positions its head so that it appears the dragon is roaring when the gun is fired. The upper rail features a set of hardened spikes running along the edges that give it a punky aesthetic to match Asher. It also features a strap that stretches from barrel to stock for convenience. Rather than standard buckshot Hatred fires slugs of solid metal that pack one hell of a wallop. When at a nice close distance Asher can also use Hatred’s special ability to fire off a short range burst of magical fire that’s nearly guaranteed to catch anything on fire on a direct hit.

GRADE: Gold
KEYWORD: Long Gun
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: A
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Dragons Breath allows Hatred to fire off a short burst of magical fire in a close proximity. This acts as an ignite cast but only at short range, around 6 feet.

STYLE:

Carbon Fiber

Grade: Silver
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: B
CHAOS: C
SPECIAL: Upon taking esper form Asher’s body becomes mostly made from carbon fiber where possible, shedding weight and allowing him an extra degree of reaction time when attempting to dodge attacks.

GENRE:

Indomitable Rage

Asher’s rage has become a force of nature, an indomitable force of will that seeks to pummel any form of opposition and brush off any who dare attempt to quell the inferno. Fires of retribution and vengeance made corporeal seek to protect those who can’t protect themselves by leaving no opposing force standing.

GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Fire
NOTES: [Ignite, Fervor] Damage X, Damage, AoE, Puddle, Sky Call, Powerful, Scatter, Shield, Blink, Full Extend, Purify, Restrain
SPECIAL: Flames of Retribution // When choosing to eat an attack meant for someone else Asher may cast Fervor automatically, IF choosing to retaliate against the attacker in his next attack any melody or physical attack is raised by 1 rank, mana costs for fervor and the following melody are halved.

LEITMOTIF:

Eye of Malice

Bronze grade
Asher’s left eye stands out from the other when transformed, slightly larger and more intimidating with a deeper red emanating from it.

PR:

As far as accessories go Asher only carries a pistol and a baseball bat, for more delicate situations.

BACKUP:

N/A

FACTION:

”I only work for myself, ain’t nobody the boss of me!”

TRIVIA:

”What? Do you want my life story or something? Piss off!”

For the last 15 years the average day in the life of Asher Blake has been filled with debauchery, high octane metal, dangerous stunts, and a live fast die young attitude. Lead Vocalist of the band always did come with its perks, and Asher was never one to not take advantage of the situation. He and a group of friends formed Dead Head in their junior year, choosing to drop out and pursue a musical career over traditional forms of education. It only took a couple of years before the group found a groove in their local scene and although it was modest it was a start. Through dedication and commitment over the next few years Dead Head managed to grow more and more renown as they slowly grew into an ever more prominent force.

By his mid 20s Asher Blake was well and truly a rock star. Dead Head toured the nation and consistently sold out venues time and time again. But with all things, as time goes things change and people want different things. Dead Head, once a rising star, was now coming to a natural point in its life where its members sought change, different experiences, and a chance to grow. Much to the dismay of its fanbase, Dead Head split up when Asher was 28.

Without any plans and an obscene amount of money Asher wasn’t quite sure what to do with himself. For the first couple of years the partying was enough but it didn’t really bring Asher any fulfillment. It wasn’t until a rather raucous block party that Asher found his calling.

Disaster struck. An uninvited guest, a gruesome monster from the chaos realm. Debris and destruction rain around Asher. The crowd screams and runs to and fro unsure of who or what has caused the chaos. As he watched everyone around him running, terrified for their lives, something within him stirred. A strong connection reached out to him.

The crowd almost seemed to part around him as he neared it. A shotgun, a standard pump action at first appearance but the longer Asher stared at it the more he could feel that just below the surface it’s true self lay waiting for him alone to take. As Asher gripped the weapon the dam burst, the emotions roiling in him grew astronomically as the anger within him almost took physical form. Bursting forth from him and the weapon it swirled around him in a storm of lights and magical energy. Spreading forth from his hand at the point of contact his skin slowly transformed into carbon fiber. Energy coursed through Asher’s body as his anger roared to life like a high powered engine.

Just as quickly as the energy burst forth from him it also returned, swirling about him until it finally coalesced into a burning heat that seemed to radiate from his body. Asher gripped the shotgun, racked a shell, and set his eyes upon the source of the chaos. It was time to whoop some ass.

[Vertigo]

The Whisper in the Dark

The Whisper in the Dark

AGE:

20

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

What Cirilla loses in stature, she makes up for in attitude — and heel height. She's a good five feet of spite and accessories, with just enough patience to do her makeup in the mornings, and none left over for the rest of the day. She's thin, barely escaping being sickly-so, doesn't exactly have a physique meant for physical labor. Which is why, if you ever do fight her, she'd appreciate if you dropped dead now rather than later, k? No? Okay, but don't tell her she didn't warn you, because she just fucking did.

👹

When transformed, the most striking change are the two bright pink horns protruding from her forehead. Her eyes also become much deeper in colour — all the better to throw death glares with. Mostly, though, she just gets a sweet new getup with just a little bit more of everything; more leather, more spikes, more saturation, more reasons for her mother to roll in her grave. (Good riddance).

Oh, and she grows an inch. Or two. Arguably. Don't worry, once she knocks you on your ass, she'll look plenty tall either way.

GRIMOIRE:

A heart-shaped hair clip.

INSTRUMENT:

KISS & MAKE UP: A black handgun with pink highlights. It fires peace offerings — or as the normies call them, bullets. They, too, are pink. There's a heart-shaped charm hanging from the trigger guard, reminiscent of her grimoire.
GRADE: Silver
KEYWORD: Handgun
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
DAMAGE: B
SPEED: C
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: WE ARE BUT DUST AND SHADOW | Upon dealing a final blow to an enemy, calls forth a summon from their shadow. This shadow creature takes the appearance and physical characteristics of the fallen foe, but its prowess is determined the same way as a [Summon] cast, using the instrument's grade. This ability has a six second cooldown.

STYLE:

HELLSPAWN: Black meets pink hot enough to make your eyes bleed. If it doesn't, all the spikes will, when applied directly into your eye sockets.
GRADE: Bronze
PHYSICAL: D
ARCANE: D
CHAOS: E
SPECIAL: STREETSIDE DEVIL | Gives the user two brightly coloured horns. They're somewhat sharp, I guess. Not enough to be truly dangerous or anything, but don't like, get close enough to be headbutted? Because she will do it. Unprompted.

GENRE:

FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE: A style all about making friends. Literally, making her own friends. If you're a monster and willing to work with her, you can be counted among that lot. If you're not, you'll be sent to the other side, fast, most likely without ever finding out what hit you. Ciri's a little camera shy that way.
GRADE: Gold
ELEMENT: Shadow
NOTES: [Obfuscate, Intangible] Damage X (6), Restrain (4), Blink (4), Minor Heal (2), Summon (4), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Homing (2), Avoid (2), AoE (2), Bend (0), Construction (4)
SPECIAL: ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT | Ciri has a particular affinity for the shadows, and the beings called forth from them. She can enhance her minions in two ways. She can use both of these modifications only once per operation, and they cannot be applied on the same cast.
Deepen Shadow / a creature summoned by the user receives a +1 rank to all of its attributes.
Stretch Shadow / when summoning a creature, creates a replica of them without extra mana cost. Any notes that would buff the first creature upon casting will be half as effective on the second creature.

LEITMOTIF:

SO(ME)THING ON YOUR MIND: Allows the user to speak telepathically with a sentient creature whose presence she's aware of. The connection is two-way, enabling a back and forth conversation via transferred thoughts.
GRADE: Silver

PR:

GRADE: Bronze
GEAR: Disguise (30cr), Self Defense Weapon (20cr), EMP GRenade (40cr), Medical Supplies (10cr)
SPECIAL: Leg Up in the Race | Do almost 4 inch heels count as a backup weapon? Cause they should.

BACKUP:

n/a

FACTION:

Maverick Alternative

TRIVIA:

In one way or another, monsters have always been part of Ciri's life, even before she knew they existed. Her parents worked in the field, her mother as an esper, father as an IT guy behind the former's operations. The two worked tirelessly to keep the city safe, and were well-respected by their peers. Or that's what Cirilla has since heard, anyway. If you ask her?

They fucking sucked.

In over their heads from the start, they were a prime target for monsters seeking to cultivate their misery crop, and before they realized it, they had become prey to the very things they were supposed to hunt. And young Ciri bore the brunt of it. It was, after all, easier to blame the wailing little shithead that had forced them to divert so much of their attention and time from their budding careers than to admit to being shit at their jobs, or something.

Luckily for Ciri, she made a friend early on. A friend no one believed existed at first — children did have wild imaginations, and regular humans, particularly such young ones, weren't supposed to be able to perceive monsters, let alone befriend them. Her friend was a large hound of some kind, big and fluffy and somehow able to fit into every shadow in her room all at once. Its where It lived, away from prying eyes and the light of the day.

Until one evening that Ciri cannot properly recall. She remembers her mother yelling, remembers her parents looking at her friend as if It was something bad, and then remembers them lunging for her, weapons in hand. She remembers she thought she would die, and that she didn't, because her friend was there. And then her parents were not.

Because It fucked them up.

For the next few years, Ciri grew up among monsters, though she couldn't really tell them apart from regular humans — yet apparently, there was supposed to be a huge gap between them and actual humans. Because, as it turns out, killing monsters was fair game, but apparently the opposite was not.

Ciri was eventually "rescued" from her "predicament" by GEMINI espers who, upon checking her information, realized she was related to one of their own. They handed Ciri her mother's old grimoire, which had since turned into a regular old hair clip, unresponsive to anyone's attempts to draw power from it. As a memento, they said, and brought her back to live among humans. They aided her in her daily tasks, trying to help her find a house she could call a home.

What they didn't realize was that she'd already had a home. And they'd burned it to the ground.

Assholes.

So when it turned out that in her hands her mother's hair clip turned into an active grimoire once more, it wasn't the GEMINI she joined, like her late parents had wished. It was their complete opposite; the Maverick Alternative.

It followed her. Because wherever she goes, It follows, like a shadow.

Good. After everything, she owes It her entire lifes's worth of hot mana meals. Thankfully, it's not like she's about to run out of misery anytime soon. The world's kinda shit like that.

Footnote

20 | Female | Maverick Alternative | So(ME)thing On Your Mind
Kiss & Make Up | Handgun | Physical | We Are But Dust and Shadow
Hellspawn | Streetside Devil
Friends on the Other Side | Shadow | Abyssus Abyssum Invocat
[Obfuscate, Intangible] Damage X (6), Restrain (4), Blink (4), Minor Heal (2), Summon (4), Enhance (2), Powerful (0), Homing (2), Avoid (2), AoE (2), Bend (0), Construction (4)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: C | SENTINEL: E | 1000

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: D | CHAOS: E | 1000

[Kero]

Noah Anderson

NAME:

Noah Anderson / The Walking Church

AGE:

23

SEX:

Female

APPEARANCE:

Regular Appearance

Esper Appearance

GRIMIORE:

A rosary Noah acquired recently at a local church. Golden and white, it’s a miniaturized version of the Instrument that Noah wields in her Esper form. Noah isn’t entirely sure how it formed or why it chose her, but she hopes to live up to whatever purpose it might have been given to her for. The colors of the rosary are extremely similar to the colors the church Noah found it in.

INSTRUMENT:

Five Pointed Cross

“I am the resurrection and the life.”

Five Pointed Cross

A strangely designed cross, it’s the weaponized version of the rosary Noah wears around her neck. The long end of the rosary becomes bladed after its transformation, allowing it to be used as a spear-like weapon. However, its nature as a cross lends itself to spellcasting as well, functioning similar to a staff. She’s still working out how to use it effectively.
When ‘sheathed’, Noah’s Instrument changes its form to a white and gold blazing cross shaped flame and attaches itself to her back, easing transportation. In combat and when casting, the same flame suffuses itself with the cross and, depending on whether or not an ally or enemy is struck with either the blade or a spell, there are two possibilities. An ally shall be known as a virtuous soul, and an enemy shall be known as a sinner.
For those virtuous souls, when struck by blade or song, their good deeds shall surface past their skin, providing a slight illumination around them in a similar manner to what Noah's Style provides herself. Largely cosmetic. For those sinners, it shall be their sins that crawl out instead, weighing upon them and showcasing their misdeeds to all who look. Both effects last for six seconds before expiring.

Keywords: Spear
Damage Type: Arcane
Grade: Silver
Damage: C
Speed: D
Sentinel: C
Special: One Sin and a Hundred Good Deeds

“Cast your burdens upon the Lord and He will sustain you.”

Allies touched by the cross glow with a holy light. Enemies have their speed stat reduced by one. These effects last for six seconds.

STYLE:

Holy Shroud of the Unknown Saint

“I am the light of the world.”

The outfit that Noah dons during her transformation. It matches her rosary, with the heavily modified nun’s habit being predominantly white, and has gold highlights. If her family saw it, Noah was pretty sure they’d be furious that the habit had been changed to the extent it had been. Noah finds it a bit weird, but still likes it. She can’t help but feel safer whenever she’s wearing it.
As a result of the form her outfit takes and the location she gained her grimoire, upon transformation, Noah’s body becomes consecrated - or, designated as holy ground. The most visible effect of this status is the light white and gold glow that emanates from her transformed form, which can be suppressed at will.

Grade: Gold
Physical: E
Arcane: A
Chaos: B
Special: Consecrated Body

“Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

This special can nullify the effects of eight C rank or lower debuffs per operation. If an ally is standing within four meters of Noah, about thirteen feet, she can take the debuff in their stead. If the ally enters the radius already afflicted with a debuff, Noah can attempt to nullify it as if they were just attacked.

GENRE:

Faith of the Transient People

“Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Though her faith is small, especially in comparison to her family, Noah’s esper form is that of a holy woman. Noah’s voice has been afforded a similar status to her body, upon transformation. When Noah speaks normally in her Esper form, while her own voice is at the forefront, what sounds like a choir of something more can be heard simultaneously. Quiet, certainly quiet, but always audible.
When Noah casts a melody or otherwise begins actively channeling mana, this changes. The choir rises, and her own voice becomes nearly lost in the sea. Clearly present, but impossible to pin down. Following the rise of the choir, one voice in particular flies to the forefront, varying based on what sort of melody Noah chooses to sing.
Accompanying her words at all times are what appear to be church bells. Occasionally, other instruments become audible inside of her voice, such as a string instrument or an organ. Though it primarily takes on a supplementary role to her words, the volume of the instruments varies in the same manner as the choir.

Grade: Gold
Element: Light
Note: [Reveal (2), Purity (4)] {Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Magic Sense (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), Stabilize (0), Purify (6), Dispel (6), AoE (2), Full Extend (4)}
Special: To Be Heard By All

“My heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.”

The AoE note changes from causing an outwards radiating explosion to bursting into several full strength projectiles, one for each target in its radius, and hits each target individually. The AoE note’s range of five feet from the initial target is unchanged by this. Melodies that contain an AoE note receive a single rank up.

LEITMOTIF:

Grade: Bronze
Special: His Guidance

“This is the way, walk in it.”

During the use of mana in any context, Noah’s eyes visibly change. Their color shifts to reflect that same white and gold that normally appears from her mana, and words and symbols to appear inside her eyes if she is under the effect of a melody or is casting one. Her pupils are always replaced by a cross.

PR:

Grade: Bronze
Clip Light (20), 2x Disguise (60), Self Defense Weapon: Baton (20)
Special: The Clip Light's beam emits white and gold particles... for some reason.

BACKUP:

Grade: -
Special: -

FACTION:

Freelancer

TRIVIA:

Noah is a recent arrival to Pax Septimius. Originally born up in New England, and a recent college dropout, she’s flown down on her lonesome with a couple thousand to her name. She’s ditched her old phone entirely for a blank replacement, and left most of her old possessions behind.
Aside from getting situated in the room she rented out some time beforehand and picking up basic necessities… Noah’s been checking out the city like a regular tourist. Stress free for the first time in a long time, and without an urgent need to pick up a job quite yet, she figured it’d be for the best to just enjoy herself for a little bit.
Things changed a bit on her sixth day in the city, though. By coincidence, she happened upon a local church, and after some moments of hesitation and light encouragement from a local priest, went inside.
It would be that same church where Noah discovered the rosary that now hangs securely from her neck, and where her eyes were opened to a world hidden just in the background.
Though thrown incredibly off balance, Noah looks to this new side of the world with wonder… despite the many, many questions she’s now been left with. And hey, this freelancer business might end up as a decent job, too.

Noah's Stat Block

23 | Female | Freelancer | His Guidance
Five Pointed Cross | Spear | Arcane | One Sin and a Hundred Good Deeds
Holy Shroud of the Unknown Saint | Consecrated Body
Faith of the Transient People | Light | To Be Heard By All
[Reveal (2), Purity (4)] {Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Magic Sense (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), Stabilize (0), Purify (6), Dispel (6), AoE (2), Full Extend (4)}

DAMAGE: C | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: C | 1000

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: A | CHAOS: B | 1000