[OOC] Final Fantasy VIII: Tempus Veneficarum [7/10 Slots]

[Rin]

I... Think I'm kind of stuck at the moment, really. ^^; Hurm.

[AZealousIndividual]

Well, now that it's mostly done, here's this thing, I guess. Sorry about the lack of pictures; I tend to be terrible at finding fitting ones. I'll finish the biography a bit later. I just thought it might be a good idea to post what I had so far now that I'm taking yet another break from working on this.

Caelan

Name: Caelan Schriek
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance: Caelan has messy brown hair and bright green eyes. He's around 186 cm or 6'1" in height. Even when he's not in uniform, his more casual outfit was chosen to vaguely resemble the uniforms of the Gardens. At the same time, it's somewhat less restrictive and more comfortable. Because he started wearing it while he was in Trabia, it's also a fair bit warmer. This has caused some minor problems since he returned to Balamb. Coloration-wise, Caelan wears various shades of blue more than anything else.

Country of Origin: Balamb
Trained At: Trabia Garden

Weapon/Combat Style: Caelan mainly relies on his daishō in combat. He generally uses only one sword of the daishō at a time: the katana if he thinks he has enough space to use it effectively, the wakizashi if not. Because he's not a practiced dual wielder, you'd normally only see him use both swords at once during his Limit Break. As an extra precaution, Caelan also carries a dagger and a revolver (the chambered handgun, not Squall's starting gunblade) on his belt, but he is rarely forced to use them. Although he's capable of using all these different weapons at a fairly high level, Caelan considers himself mostly pathetic with paramagic, and he's very anxious about his field exam as a result.

Limit Break: Fourpart Barrage: When he's been beaten up to a certain point, Caelan's reaction time greatly speeds up. He turns his focus to using everything he can to attack a single target at a single point, quickly grabbing his dagger with his free hand and throwing it at the target. The moment his hand is free again, he grabs his revolver and repeatedly fires at around the same target point. When the revolver runs out of bullets, Caelan drops it and puts all of his strength into two final strikes. He slashes downward with the sword he already has drawn, then unsheathes the other blade and uses it to slash upward in a single motion.

Personality: Caelan is very studious and hardworking, but he worries that by showing that side of him, he'd be seen as an unapproachable, boring machine. He also gets embarrassed very easily over minor things. Because of this, he usually acts as if he's a total slacker when anyone else is looking. In spite of his self-consciousness, Caelan has a very laid-back and open personality. He tries to be friendly to everyone he meets, and seeing him without a smile on his face is a rare occurrence. He tends to stay calm and level-headed regardless of the situation, and is very protective of anyone he considers a friend. He can usually understand how others are feeling, but he's rarely confident that he understands them correctly. Above all else, Caelan is a generally happy person who likes to share his cheerfulness with those around him.

Biography [WIP]: Caelan was born to an ordinary family in Balamb. He's had an interest in bladed weapons from a young age, a fact that worried his parents more than a few times as he was growing up. Most of his childhood was spent studying and playing various games with his friends. He saw SeeDs as role models, and chose to attend Garden to become like them. Though he grew up in Balamb, he ultimately chose to attend Trabia Garden after careful consideration. More than anything else, he liked its family-like atmosphere more than the feels of the other two Gardens.

Additional information: Caelan is an avid Triple Triad player and is fond of gambling in general. Games with risks involved are the only things capable of distracting Caelan when he has a lot on his mind. He's also interested in gardening, but is unlikely to admit that to anyone else unless they've already shown an interest in the subject due to his self-consciousness.

GF: Bledios
Appearance: Bledios resembles a translucent, silver-colored wolf with huge, eagle-like wings and two long, braided tails. His arrival is generally accompanied by the coming of a brief hailstorm.
Elemental Affinity: Ice
Junctions: Bledios mostly offers Vitality and Speed-related junctions.
Abilities: Cover

[Lennon79]

Looks good. I like how the characters are turning out; very... SeeDy.
Stuck on which bit Rin?

[Shiinen]

Ah, is there still a spot available for this, or is that a no?

[Lennon79]

No free spots at the moment, though I do have a waiting list if you'd like?

[Shiinen]

Ah. Sure, sure. I'd like to be added then. Thank you.

[SniperWolfv]

I fixed my CS. Let me know if you need anymore info in the CS.

[Rin]

Lennon79 said
Stuck on which bit Rin?

I think backstory is the biggest hurdle here since I have barely any idea of what to do for it. Limit Break needs a bit of work, and probably should be more than just jumpkicking enemies so hard they explode, but...

...And I need to figure out what her GF actually does other than hit people with a big electric hammer when summoned. Hmmm.

[SniperWolfv]

Rin said
I think backstory is the biggest hurdle here since I have barely any idea of what to do for it. Limit Break needs a bit of work, and probably should be more than just jumpkicking enemies so hard they explode, but......And I need to figure out what her GF actually does other than hit people with a big when summoned. Hmmm.

Your character kind of sounds like a upper class girl. I think one of the richest areas besides Ester in FFVIII is Deling city so you could make her from there and idk be a celebrities daughter. Just spitballing an idea. lol

[SniperWolfv]

As for your GF I don't see why he couldn't just cast a strong lightning spell on the enemy. He would be like Ramuh.

[Lennon79]

As Wolf says, Thor is perfect lighting element GF and there's plenty of ways for him to electrocute the hell out of things XD As for his junctions and such, try looking at canon electric GFs/summons. Quetzacotl (can't spell that for shit) had very balanced Junctions, but only started out with Magic. Thor could have Strength initially and then learn more over time (which all GFs will do btw).
The Limit Break can be anything really. Anything that your character might do when they really flip out; going on a Zell-style rampage of kicking attacks sounds reasonable.
As for the bio, well just take your time. It doesn't need to be anything too detailed, just where she came from, maybe a bit of how well she did in her studies etc. Nothing too major and not all characters need to have amazingly detailed histories. Hell, maybe Ciel's just a regular Taekwondo girl from Balamb /shrug

Wolf, profile looks alright.

[Lennon79]

Well... sadly SniperWolf has withdrawn so there's a space open for the next person on our waiting list, which would be Kal-El.

[Hero]

Kal-El will start working on a CS, he sends me to tell you.

[Dblade26]

I'm working on my CS. was thinking a Chocobo for a GF and a big boomerang for the fighting style, 15 years old...I'll work things out.

[Lennon79]

Are we all making progress on our CSs? I'd like to start the IC on Monday, but I don't mind delaying til everyone is good and ready.

[Rin]

I've been kind of sick over the weekend, so I haven't had much chance to work on my character. Sorry.

[FVGT]

Name: Ein Kroth
Age: 16
Gender: M
Appearance:

As one of his defining traits, his height is rather prominent. Or, rather, his lack of height. Ein is literally the size of an ten year old, and would look exactly like one if he wasn't ripped.

Nationality: Galbadian
Trained At: Galbadia & Trabia
Weapon/Combat Style: While he uses explosive javelins as his main choice of weapon, Ein tends to use them more like lances, stabbing and slashing with the pointed end. When he does throw them, Ein either can't reach the enemy or really wants to kill something. Or both. His strikes are precise and devastating, their aim usually being to quickly take down singular targets. Magic is extremely taxing for him, so he rarely uses it.
Limit Break:
Black Hole/Nova - Freezing all enemies and the area around them in time, Ein surrounds an enemy with his javelins before unfreezing time. The target gets crushed and, most likely, instantly killed. Afterwards, the javelins explode, finishing off his target and damaging the remaining foes with the blast and shrapnel. Due to the immense strain from completely stopping time for a decent amount of time, Ein will most likely pass out and if not, his movements and attacks will slow down drastically.

Personality: While Ein is somewhat bipolar, switching between a happy-go-lucky dove and a snarky hothead, they have a few similarities. He's easily embarrassed and is fairly naïve in terms of his thinking. His personalities are mirror-images; one half would rather talk out a fight, the other would probably be the one initiating it. Ein's nice side apologizes about everything, while his bad side only does it in a sarcastic "totally-didn't-mean-to-do-that" sorta way. When you compliment him, he either thanks you or agrees with you. Ironically, Ein's "good" side is sadistic and also probably wants to drink your blood. Meanwhile, his "bad" side is unwaveringly loyal and protective of his "underlings". Regardless of whom's blood he's lapping up, he's actually a pretty sweet guy to be around.

Biography: While he was born to a military family in Galbadia, Ein shared absolutely no thoughts on joining the army nor on fighting in general with his parents. He'd much rather do something simple, like being a baker for a living. Regardless of what his choice would have been, they forced him into Galbadia Garden, where he begrudgingly went along with it. After a few years of being there, he gradually conformed and his personality split into two, where his peaceful half was suppressed and a notably less-peaceful side emerged. With that, he was completely devoted to his training, and was one of the best students.... until he was expelled for literally kicking the turds out of a fellow student that made fun of his height. His parents, proud but pissed, sent him off to go live with his uncle Freidrick in Trabia.

However, due to his position in company, Freidrick had little time to take care of him and decided that it would be best to send him to Trabia Garden. In a stark contrast to Galbadia, Trabia was much more relaxed and friendly in general; it quickly brought out Ein's normal side. Although he didn't say why he was expelled from Galbadia Garden, people decided not to ask. He also learnt how to utilize his Guardian, Geochron, which he didn't really bother to do in Galbadia. While he trained almost obsessively to become a SeeD, Ein still chases a faint dream of becoming a cook by occasionally working at the cafeteria.

Additional information: He doesn't like touching what he kills. Understandable, as their guts are generally on the outside by the time he's done with whatever he stabbed or exploded.

GF: Geochron
Appearance:
Geochron's a giant, floating, gloved hand holding a proportionally giant pocket-watch that keeps track of seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, years, and many other units of time.

Elemental Affinity: Time
Junctions: Increases Speed and general Evasion.
Abilities: Quick, Slow

[Taka]

Get something up this week.

[Lennon79]

FVGT, looks awesome :D Accepted.
In order to get things moving, I'm allowing those on the waiting list to post CSs; if that means we have more players than originally planned, great.
If anyone needs any help or inspiration for their characters, don't hesitate to post here or send me a PM.

[soren]

Question before I post the cs. Would a sorcerer be accepted rather than a sorcereress?