[OOC] Deep Ground Online

[Scarifar]

I don't HAVE to be in a Guild, right?

[ERode]

Yup. Red and White Kings will be like Canada.

Wonder how "religiously zealous" the Ivory Masks will be. Sorta want to have a whole bunch of Avatars just go "HEIL HEIL" whenever White Terror walks amongst them.

[TheWendil]

*looks at Empire's Ariel CS*

Hmmm......now she seems awfully familiar....

[Lucius Cypher]

ERode said
Yup. Red and White Kings will be like Canada.Wonder how "religiously zealous" the Ivory Masks will be. Sorta want to have a whole bunch of Avatars just go "HEIL HEIL" whenever White Terror walks amongst them.

If you can convince Arms Slave to join you before he runs into the Black King, I can make him lead a an entire Reich for her.

[ERode]

Does he like his weapons?

Because if he joins Ivory Masks, he'll get a whole guild's worth of weapons.

EDIT: Anderiel says that she wants to join too. So that's a thing.

[Jedly]

Eh, wonder how the Green faction will play out. I should be done with my CS by tomorrow, as some HW pounced on me, like a tiger hyped up on tea. Gonna have my character wield a pretty snazzy rifle, which will be revealed soon...ish.ish. Welp, everybody's chars are looking badass.

[Scarifar]

Know what, screw it, I'll leave Press' guild as "none" until he (and by that I mean "I") finds a reason to join one.

[Lucius Cypher]

ERode said
Does he like his weapons?Because if he joins Ivory Masks, he'll get a whole guild's worth of weapons.

Weapons are important, yes. But he has his own armory too. Tell me, king of white, do you have enough swords in stock? That being said, what abilities would the White King want from him? I'd imagine Multi-Melee since that pretty much makes up Arms Slave DPS. Looks like he already has a move similar to Chain Catch and Surviving Suffering isn't exactly made for the damages.

[ERode]

I would imagine that the Ivory Masks have lots of high-level members. Meaning they have lotsa high-level loot. Meaning that all that loot is belongs to White King. His armory is nothing compared to her's. The better question is...do you have enough arms to use all the weapons in stock?!

And honestly, a contract won't be made if all the skills are either essential to the avatar or useless. She'll just be expecting him to do some powerleveling then. Rules are subject to change, remember?

Kills still must be fed though. Gotta reach that 10 billion wins in order to gather all the seven Dragonballs and attain immortality, after all.

[Lucius Cypher]

Hmm. An interesting prospect indeed. While Arms Slave still plans to join the Black King simply for the novelty of it, if you could somehow get someone to recruit Arms Slave once the IC comes up, I'm sure he'll be willing to join the Ivory Mask for all the damages.

Still, as long as Arms Slave finally gets to do some killing himself, I'm sure he won't mind offering his body for the White King. Sure he'll put up a fight, but he hasn't yet grown out his fangs. Also rereading White King's skills, I think Chain-Catch could be useful. A good gap closer to ensure that no one escapes her. Even Chain of Hate is only useful if the enemy is within your melee range, while Chain-Catch can go as far as the eye can see. Which for Arms Slave isn't really that much, but who knows what the White King will do with it. Though Surviving Suffering will be important for the late game as it scales with level; I chose that skill specifically to counter single-hit nukes and ensure that I never have to play rocket tag with the enemy. If Arms Slave could get his hands on equipment that heals him as he fights, he'd be damn near invincible. Even if it may take him hours to grind your health away.

[ERode]

Remember though, she can use ranged skills as well, and, by conjunction, ranged weapons.

Now...imagine all the stacks of Provocation you can get via spewing out a Gatling. XD

All things considered, I was planning on White King chilling in Moon Rider's guild regardless. Because opposites attract~ <3

[Lucius Cypher]

Ah, I get ya. Get that high DPS not for the damages but to ensure your debuff's stack for each hit. That's what I plan for Arms Slave to build himself around too; his weapons constantly apply DoT regardless of how hard they hit, so he hits his opponents many times to ensure that the DoT's build up. In that case Surviving Suffering would be most useful. I don't know if the agility score affects the firing rate of weapons, but it should increase the White King's physical agility and DPS. For a level 9, exponentially more than for Arms Slave, since for him it's a level 1 skill. And it's defensive buffs would ensure that if your opponent does have any instant kill moves, you can shrug it off like a boss.

Though the idea of an opposing guild leader just chilling with her rival guild mates to be funny business. Though admittedly, if Moon Rider doesn't do good to represent, Arms Slave might defect simply because Moon Rider isn't doing anything with the guild. It's one thing to be one of the toughest players in the game, if you aren't out there kicking ass and taking names with the rest of your boys, what good are you?

[Psyker Landshark]

Both characters done now.

Sam Jensen

Appearance (Real Life):

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 142 lbs
Hair Color: Brown (dyed greyish-white)
Eye Color: Blue (yellow contacts)
Name: Sam Jensen
Age: 17

History: Sam was an ordinary child that had an ordinary childhood, with two parents, a middle-class family, and a few siblings. However, he was always a bit of a slacker, not seeing any point in exerting more effort than he needed to do the bare minimum, preferring to spend his time playing video games instead. Hence, when he turned thirteen and received the Deep Ground Program, he planned to do only so much as to acquire just enough kills and maintain a slightly positive win/loss ratio to have a moderate future, just as his parents had. But when Sam actually entered the program for the first time, he realized something. The Deep Ground Program was just a video game. And it was fun as hell.

The feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment he got from defeating other players was like a drug to Sam, and he wanted more. As the years passed, Sam found himself getting better and better at the game, and having fun the whole way through. He cut through other, lesser players like they were nothing, laughing gleefully as they stumbled into his traps and fell to his ambushes. As his skill grew, he devised more and more ways to take down enemy players, enjoying the rush of victory he got. Then one day, when Sam was fifteen, he found himself at level 9, with a 91% win/loss ratio and a massive number of kills. He'd done it. He was a made man. There was no real reason for him to keep playing. But he still did. Because he loved playing the game.

With his future secure, Sam resolved to experience everything the Deep Ground Program had to offer, and so he joined a guild: the Cobalt Bruisers. While the Blue King was initially leery at the thought of accepting a level 9 with no loyalty with him into the guild, Sam's win record and his general slacker attitude in school convinced the Blue King that Gleeful Jackal wasn't a threat to his position. And for six months, he wasn't. Sam served the part of a loyal guild member, taking part in and winning several battles for his guild. But then he wanted to experience more. What would it be like, being a King, commanding other players? And so Gleeful Jackal cut the Blue King down with his Grim Reaper skill, taking his former leader completely by surprise with a sneak attack and becoming the new Blue King.

Under Gleeful Jackal's rule, the Cobalt Bruisers adopted a policy similar to their King's personal philosophy, intent on getting as much enjoyment out of Deep Ground Online was possible. They fought to have a good future, but they had fun doing it. Unlike some people who took the Deep Ground Program so seriously, they realized that it was a sandbox for them to play in. A giant, murder-filled sandbox. The Bruisers started to gain a large influx of new recruits thanks to their friendly attitude towards the game and towards newbies, and their ranks swelled until they were on par with some of the stronger guilds.

Unfortunately, this philosophy angered the White King of the time, who was offended that the Blue King and his Bruisers took such a flippant attitude towards something that could decide the rest of their life. And so the Ivory Masks declared war on the Cobalt Bruisers. The soldiers of both guilds were evenly matched, but the war was actually decided by their Kings. Gleeful Jackal got a massive kick out of seeing the White King so riled up, and so he decided to piss him off even further. By ganking him once a day with his Grim Reaper skill. The Blue King got inside the White's head, mocking him repeatedly during battles and spamming cheesy bullshit like blind traps and smoke bombs until the White King was so pissed off that he left himself unaware and open during his rage. Sam even took the time to acquire the White King's phone number in real life and have his guild spam insults towards him with text messages and prank calls. Eventually, the White King began to lag behind his fellows in power due to his repeated defeats, leaving him to be overthrown by a player known as White Terror. Out of gratitude towards the Blue King's role in her victory, she called a truce between the Ivory Masks and the Cobalt Bruisers, and to this day, both guilds have a general policy of non-aggression towards each other.

Personality: Sam is a cheerful, fun-loving slacker that hates having to do any real work. Thanks in part to the tactics he used against the previous White King, he began to find pissing people off to be absolutely fucking hilarious. Thus, even though he is a King with the responsibility of leading a guild, he can be a juvenile asshole on his worst days. However, his insults have no real malice to them and he has no real ill-will towards anyone in particular. He is more of a sarcastic prankster or class clown than anything else, just trying to derive amusement and fun from everything he does.

Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Assassin - Shinobi
Avatar Title: Gleeful Jackal - Blue King
Avatar Level (Initial): 9
Avatar Guild: Cobalt Bruisers
Avatar Abilities:

Perks:
(4) Vicious Strikes Melee damage increased by 20%
(5) Grim Stride: Support skill that doubles your movement and attack speed. Lasts 10 seconds, with a two-minute cooldown.
(6) Assassin Stride: Enables you to move about all nimble-like. Like a parkour master...or...y'know...an assassin.
(7) Engineer: Enables the Assassin to create remote-detonated explosives, smoke bombs, and grappling hooks. These items can be used by any class, but only Assassins can craft them.
(8) Swift Slayer: Ground movement speed increased by 50%.
(9) Grim Reaper: Melee skill that instantly kills an enemy. Cannot be used on a target that is already in combat, Dissolutions, or on somebody who sees you. 1-day cooldown.

Skills:

Deadly Venom: Passive skill. User inflicts a stack of deadly venom each time they strike a target. Venom deals damage over time and slows an enemy. The effects of the venom increase as more stacks are applied.

Muffling Blade: Hurls a single knife that silences on impact for two seconds, preventing any skills from being cast during that period and interrupting any skills currently being used. Also dispels all buffs on the target. Has a two-minute cooldown.

Knife Nut: Passive skill. Increases all damage done by knives by 40%.

Shadowrun: Instantly disappears and reappears anywhere in a ten foot radius. Has a five-second cooldown.

Bullet Time: Increases the user's reflexes and speed by 100% for ten seconds. Has a three-minute cooldown.

Ticking Death: The user targets an enemy, and all damage done to that enemy from all sources is increased by 20% for twenty seconds. At the end of the twenty seconds, the mark explodes, dealing damage to the enemy.

Taser Knife: Hurls a stun knife at the target that delivers an electric shock on impact, stunning the victim for two seconds. One-minute cooldown.

Whispering Phantom: Summons a phantom that possesses all of the user's physical statistics and passive abilities. The user can only give basic commands such as attack, bodyguard, and retreat to the phantom, and all combat maneuvers are handled by the AI. Lasts for three minutes. Has a thirty minute cooldown.

Ougi: Rending Dance: The Blue King's trump card. He becomes able to manipulate the shape of his knife blades, able to make them take any shape, length, or width he wants as long as the mass of the knife stays the same, and his attack damage, attack speed, and movement speed increase by 300% for one minute. These effects also apply to the Blue King's Whispering Shadow skill. He also gains access to a finishing slash that fires a long-ranged shockwave with an execute effect, dealing more damage the more health the target is missing. Twelve hour cooldown.

Other:
Theme song:


Sam's favorite color is orange.

Meilin Shen

Appearance (Real Life):

Height: 5'9
Weight: 129 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Name: Meilin Shen
Age: 15

History: Growing up, Meilin was a studious, aloof girl that preferred the company of books to other people. This was not out of any nervousness or awkwardness around her peers, but simply because books were more interesting to her. Learning about ideas, philosophies, and theories was always more fascinating to Meilin than interacting with those her age. When she turned thirteen and received the Deep Ground Program, Meilin found that she didn't care much for the idea that her future was to be determined by what was essentially a murder simulator instead of by actual knowledge.

At Purple Crown, Meilin found someone who shared her opinions: Haruka Fujiyama. Originally lab partners and study buddies, the two became fast friends when they realized they had the same feelings about the Deep Ground Program, and when White Terror took over the Ivory Masks, Distant Sage was the first to swear loyalty to her new King. Since then, she has served the White King loyally, trusting that she knew what she was doing.

Personality: Stoic and calm, Meilin is a quiet but confident young woman. However, this confidence tends to turn into stubbornness, as she tends to stick by her statements and actions, no matter what. Meilin is a particularly loyal person, willing to do whatever it takes to aid those that she has befriended. However, she can be a tad catty at times, making biting insults under the cover of a small smile. She pursues knowledge voraciously, always seeking to learn new things, and can be found reading most of the time.

Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Wizard - Warlock
Avatar Title: Distant Sage
Avatar Level (Initial): 5
Avatar Guild: Ivory Masks
Avatar Abilities:

Perks:
(4) Magic Blast: A skill which fires a magical projectile that deals resistance-ignoring damage.
(5) Blood Pact: Demon and undead minions now have double their usual HP, but your HP is decreased by 25%

Skills:
Hellfire: Shoots demonic flames that do a mix of fire and black magic damage. Leaves behind a burning damage-over-time effect. Can be cast as a fireball or as a wide cone.

Blackguard: Summons a demonic knight to serve as her protector. Immune to all fire and black magic damage.

Cursed Well: Conjures a well of dark energy in a wide radius, doing damage over time and slowing those who stand in it.

Life Drain: Fires a magical tether that attaches itself to an enemy on impact and begins doing damage and slowing them, giving the stolen HP back to the caster.

Vengeance: Marks an enemy with a magic crest. For ten seconds, that enemy receives 25% of all damage done to the caster.

Other: Meilin's favorite color is green.
Theme song:

[Zombehs]

Playing games to win at life. Sucks, but that's how it is.
Height: 5’11
Weight: 160lb.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Green

Name: Jun Lyu
Age: 16

History: Purple Crown Academy. An entire island dedicated to a school for the education of every student in the world. It was also the island where Jun lived for his entire life. His parents were both teachers at the school, and while they did well to separate work from family, it was inevitable that one would affect the other. Growing up around his parents, he took surprisingly well to the work they brought home, often reading through things they left laying around.

There isn’t much to say about Jun’s childhood until he turned 13 and gained access to the DGP. He excelled at school in the academic field to nobody’s real surprise. What did surprise some people was the maturity and depth of thinking he had though. It was highlighted when he found out that success in school really didn’t matter in comparison to his performance in DGO, yet continued to work and study hard. It could just have been in his nature, but for a 13 year old to have such a nature was impressive, or odd, in itself.

His parents continued to teach at the Academy until Jun was 15. After that though, they left their position of just over 20 years as teachers at the school. They wished to travel because really staying on the island, even with vacations, for so long was maddening. If you asked Jun, he would probably shrug and say he didn't mind though he missed the two. If you asked anyone else, they'd probably be baffled at how two mature?, responsible? adults could think it was a good decision. What was said decision? Go on a world-wide vacation and leave a responsible, mature, but still only 15 year old Jun by himself. He's fared well so far at the least.

He didn’t, or more of, couldn’t just ignore the Deep Grounds though. He had little interest in defeating other players, pushing people onto the tracks, in his words, so he sought other ways to increase his standing. Dissolutions and quests turned out to be the main methods in which he levelled up, but conflict was bound to happen sooner or later. He often encountered other players, and frankly Jun wasn’t one to share. He racked up his fair share of kills and deaths trying to ‘monopolize’ what he saw as his, as well as garnering some infamy.

More recently however, he’s taken to using the loot he’s gained throughout his time to gain more wins. Trading equipment and money in exchange for wins, he still keeps to the shadows of Deep Ground. Thanks to his lack of participation in the PvP aspect, he’s not a well known name. At most, there are rumors and warnings concerning his Avatar and actions.

Personality: Studious and somewhat of a bookworm, Jun prefers the term intellectual, but is more often attributed the title 'nerd'. Most students describe him as reserved, and as a result many students find it hard or just don't bother to approach him. He doesn't seem to have an issue with that, but will not turn away people who approach him for help; being rather polite and cordial.
As his Avatar in Deep Ground he remains reserved, not seeking interaction on his own accord. In fact, he actively seeks to ‘monopolize’ Dissolutions and missions he discovers, going so far as to kill other players.

Other: Jun's favorite color is alice blue. His favorite genre of books? Mystery. Lives by himself in a fairly large two-story home thanks to his parents' vacation. Also gets a fairly good deposit every month to live off/remind him his parents haven't forgotten about him :(.

Intruder, identify yourself.
Avatar Class: Wizard - Sorcerer
Avatar Title: M-C (S) M-Variant
Avatar Level (Initial): 5
Avatar Guild: None

Avatar Abilities
Tri-Bolt: Basic ranged magic spell. Launches a number (2) of homing projectiles that deal minuscule damage. As a Wizard, the spell has a chance to apply Burning debuff which applies a DoT effect (.2% Max HP/sec). With Sorcerer Specialization, Tri-Bolt can apply Frozen, which reduces speed (15%), and Shock, which interferes with skill usage (10% chance of failure). So the main power is the status effects this spell can apply, and with no cast-time and a ridiculously short cool down of 0.5 (0.375) seconds, well the M-Variant can put on quite the light show.
Fire Brand (Passive): Can only proc on targets with the Burning debuff. Deals fire damage on procs as well as adding a stack of Burning, up to a maximum of five. DoT increases with number of stacks up to a maximum 1% of max HP/sec.
Elemental Nova: Does what it says on the tin. Causes a nova of a certain element to erupt in a 10m diameter around him. Instant-cast time with a 20 (15) second cooldown. Fire element causes moderate damage, Ice and Lightning both cause small damage while rooting enemies in place (5 second) or stunning (2 second). Rooted enemies can still attack or use skills, save movement abilities. Stun means you can't do shit.
Ice Brand (Passive): Can only proc on targets with Frozen debuff, and deals ice damage on procs as well as adding a stack of Frozen, up to a maximum of five. Slow effect increases with number of stacks, peaking out at a 75% slow to all actions taken by the affected. Movement, attack, item and skill usage. All slowed.
Frost Flash: A short ranged blink with the effect of leaving behind an ice cloud in Avatar's previous position. The cloud lasts for 10 seconds and will swirl to gather onto a target if touched, applying a stack of Frozen. Requires line of sight and has a maximum range of 10m. Instant cast-time with a 10 (7.5) second cool-down.

Perks
Magic Blast, Attuned

Other: No, the avatar doesn’t actually glow red, that would be horrible. It does have the ability to, but it’s almost always turned off.
As for what the Title stands for, go figure it out.

[Voltin]

Garth Wright

Appearance (Real Life):

Height: 5’11”
Weight: 159 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Hazel
Name: Garth Wright
Age: 17
History: His father is what Garth called a philosopher; always posing questions. He was always posing questions, even to the young Garth who could barely speak, yet alone comprehend the meaning of life, or if there truly was some greater being watching over everyone. It was a nature that Garth himself acquired to some degree, questioning human behavior, and why it was a seemingly necessary part of human nature. Contrary to his thinking, it was found that he excelled at the fight for his future, the Deep Ground Program.

He started the first two years of the game observing, in and out of Deep Ground. He died enough times to wreck his k.d. ratio (part of trying to speak to your enemies without killing them), and progressed a measly one level as part of his observations. But, he did learn something; many people viewed Deep Ground Online as a competition, while others viewed it as a game. While those who took it seriously often times did succeed, they were also some of the people with as bad a ratio as his. Those who had fun, they were the ones who were generally above average. So, perhaps mirroring his own philosophy, he didn't take DGO as a conflict, but at a means to have fun. And it worked for him.

He propelled himself into the upper echelons of the Program almost instantly (well, a year and a half), threw himself in with a guild and began to acquire the kill count of one of the Seven Kings, yet still only had an average ratio. Perhaps this should have been his first sign of things to come.

The guild he had joined was that of the Silent Marauders. A sprawling complex, and with a large share of the student body, it wasn't unheard of for the average guildie to not have met their Assassin King in person. Garth met his a total of three times. The first, they came to a dispute simply over their vastly different personalities. The second, he and some guild-mates were off to a scheduled battle against the Cobalt Bruisers. They never made it. The third and final time was in a duel, which had been one of Garth's most difficult fights, but prevailed none the less. Of course, that now meant he was King himself, and reforms had been in order.

The Kingdom had been organized in the most backwards fashion, in a way. Rather, there had been no organization at all. Everybody was out for the game themselves, the only common detail among them being the banner they flew and their one and only commander. That was stopped. A meritocracy was put into place, where the most worthy were put further up and closer to the king, and offered some of the best equipment and missions that were available. Of course, with this great advantage came the responsibility of guiding those less experienced. This came to the formation of "families", per se, where everyone cared for those in direct relation to each other. Next came the policies, and the only radical one that had faced any opposition was "isolationism". The members of the guild could attack whom they pleased outside of the Mauraders, but no contact of any sort was allowed outside of this; a precaution of loyalties. Overall, the changes led to a "safety net" of sorts for all of its members. Scheming was often rooted at the source, and a mindset of "the Marauders are a Marauder's only friends" was followed. Low level players had a place to get a foothold in the Game, with any of their fellow Marauders to call on, and they were free to leave if they felt that they no longer belonged with no penalty. It was an organization Garth was proud of.

As for his school and family life, they were both rather average. He saw no point of the classes taught at the Purple Crown when everything was decided by a game, and any attempt by his teachers to reason with him were met with esoteric questions which, more often than not, held nothing to do with his academics. His family had always kept a "hands-off" approach to parenting, so whatever it was that Garth was doing, they were fine with it. They speak to him at least once a month, and are sure to send him an allowance, seeing as how they both did so well themselves in the Deep Ground.

Personality: Stoic and protective to a fault. He has no problem working with others, but still can be stand offish to those who happen to oppose him. The type who values companionship, but isn’t one to express it in words, and instead actions. Typically, order is a top priority for him as it order promotes stability in his life.
Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Gunner (Armsman)
Avatar Title: Bowed Woods | Orange King
Avatar Level (Initial): 9
Avatar Guild: Silent Marauders
Avatar Abilities:
Null - A shot which, when hits, nullifies either a person’s perk, or ability for the next twenty-four hours. To compensate for it’s staggering potential for abuse, it has a massive three day cooldown.
Void - Another shot which, after having reached its target, releases a eight grapples which latch onto opponents and pulls them to the epicenter. A modest five minute cooldown.
Dog Whistle - An ability which summons a willing ally to come to his aid. May be used every six hours.

Perks:
4: Marksman
5: Combat Armor
6: Eagle Eye
7: Elite Soldier
8: Banner of Courage
9: Fatal Fire
Other:

Allen Docson

Appearance (Real Life):

Height:
Weight:
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Name: Allen Docson
Age: 14
History: Allen's father wasn't exactly there for him or his mother. The fact that he doesn't remember a single memory with him rather emphasizes that point.

A single mother with a mediocre kill-death ration meant life was difficult for the two. A single bedroom apartment, just enough food that neither of them were feeling hungry, and clothes that had only been slightly worn beforehand; that was his life, and it was a life that he accepted due to how hard he could see his mother working. Of course, he did have an extended family, so it wasn't as if he wasn't dotted on from time to time, but those were rare treats.

His time at Purple Crown Academy had started out a tad rough. No real friends there, no true desire to make acquaintances... It seemed that he was deemed to live a life of solitude there, and to some point, he was. His saving grace had been the very same system that had put his mother in poverty, Deep Ground. His abilities there were mediocre, and as a Healer he didn't have many avenues of fighting to begin with. Being a Healer, however, had him invited to numerous groups for one-off fights, with all association after the ordeal being practically cut-off at his request, so he was never completely alone. Allen was soloing at his own perdition, but the healer preferred it that way.

His performance in school is excellent, due to the the social isolation he puts himself through. He is fluent in a second language, despite being only fourteen year old, and is a curve setter in nearly every single class (except history, for some reason). He has yet to join a club yet alone a guild at this point in his life, and he planned to keep out of both. The Black King's most recent message has recently sparked his curiosity on this matter, however.

Personality: Allen is, in one word, quiet; a boy who isn't likely to approach strangers on his own initiative. He doesn't stick out much, and doesn't quite mind that fact, but he's friendly to those he does meet, and has a good heart in him, as well as a good head on his shoulders. He's inquisitive to a fault, and will often jump into a fray if he feels a reason to (but only if he feels he is capable of making a change).
Appearance (Avatar):

Avatar Class: Healer
Avatar Title: Curved Solitaire
Avatar Level (Initial): 2
Avatar Guild: Black Strykers
Avatar Abilities:
Guardian Angel - A passive which activates any time the user would be attacked, spawning a personal protector to take the initial blow and fight in the user's stead. It will disappear after all hostilities have ended, resetting itself with no cooldown. If slain, it will be a full twelve hours before another Angel will be spawned. The detriment of this ability is that any damage the user themselves would inflict is nullified. Depending on the spec chosen at level three, this ability has three flavors.
-(Priest)-The angel appears as a stereotypical seraphim of Heaven. It loses it's own ability to do combat, immune to fifty percent of all damage inflicted to it, and gains the healing ability of the user, doubling health regeneration output.
-(Witch Doctor)- The angel appears as a levitating corpse, the sort of voodoo often mistakenly associated with the Loa. The ability can be activated at will now, as well as still being a reactionary ability, but loses 20% of its stats to compensate for its now predatory nature. In addition, it gains any offensive abilities the caster has at half power.
-(Surgeon)- The angel is now a twisted monstrosity of human flesh and machine. It retains its standard form's functions, and it now benefits fully from the Surgeon's cybernetic enhancements.
Martyr - A channeled ability which takes half the percentage of the user's health lost and adds it to the Guardian Angel's Attack and Defense stats. If the channel is broken, it will be another three minutes before it can be activated again.

Other: I like Grendel.

[UnendingEmpire]

Lucius Cypher said Still, as long as Arms Slave finally gets to do some killing himself, I'm sure he won't mind offering his body for the White King.

Minus the "Join the White King" part, this sounds like Ariel's favorite kind of subordinate. One who likes to kill.

[Anderiel]

Claire Volkova, 16 Years Old
...
" Live a thrilling life, dance a little."
...
Height: 5'6

Weight: 113 lbs/Around 54 kg

Hair Color: Auburn/Copper

Eye Color: Deep Purple/Amethyst

History:
You should appreciate the life you are given, that's what Claire has always thought. The lone daughter to two Aerospace Engineers, she would say that her life has always been happy, comfortable, easy for the most part. But you know, from an early age Claire had always shown signs of disliking her life. Mr and Mrs. Volkova couldn't understand just why their little girl was so disheartened all the time, maybe it was the proud life that they lived? Maybe she was having trouble making friends? Nothing of the sort, Claire was just a bored girl, as most spoiled girls with better off lives become when they run out of toys. She wanted to find something that was fun, something that inspired her.

She took a few hobbies up; dancing, chorus, she even learned how to play violin. Claire was gifted with her parents brilliance, and they praised and helped her through each endeavor as she looked for something she [really] enjoyed, but she just was not finding it. It started to affect the family atmosphere more and more, and while her parents didn't make any rash or harsh decisions, they couldn't help but distance themselves from their daughter. The stress of an apathetic daughter, and the responsibilities of their jobs, they weighed out which would be the easiest to focus their attentions on, and they chose to focus on their work. It hurt Claire, but she didn't blame them, she still appreciated all they could do and have done for her. She didn't want to see them so somber, so different, so Claire smiled and said that she knew what she wanted to do.

[Everything.]

She'd be the best dancer of her group, the best singer of the chorus, and while she didn't really pursue playing the violin instead she decided to join a number of clubs and sports teams throughout her early school life. But it was on her thirteenth birthday that she'd finally find what she was looking for. Deep Ground, and what really stuck with her was the reality of being in a world where you aren't yourself. For some reason, the immense weight she felt on her shoulders was gone, she was born anew under the name Aimless Amnesty.

Personality:
As a student of Purple Crown, Claire is your standard activity glutton whom would join every club if she could. While also being able to stand toe to toe with the more academically focused students. Some would say she's destines for success, on the other hand, others would say she's destined to failure with her over-achiever attitude. Amnesty on the other hand is a bit more difficult to determine, she seems to absolutely adore combat in Deep Ground, but she avoids battles when she can due to laziness, without reason, it's hard to tell what's going on with her but the character has a keen ability to predict how fights will end, and is often sought after for strategic advice within the game.

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Aimless Amnesty
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"Something tells me, you might be entertaining.."
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Avatar Class: Gunner - Commando

Avatar Level: Four

Avatar Guild: Ivory Masks

Inventory:
Soleanna
Malvina
Standard Medical Bag - Worn at her back in image.
Polka Bandito Mask - Tied around her neck in image.

Avatar Abilities:
__ Unique__
☆Clemency: A passive ability that adds bonus damage to Amnesty's attacks when striking an enemy that has over 50% of their health. In retrospect however, if the enemy's health is below this threshold any damage done by her against them is reduced by a third.

☆Mercy Kill: An active ability that can only be used while a knife is equipped. When used on an enemy that currently has more health than Amnesty, she will inflict a bleeding condition on the target that causes damage over time. When used on an enemy with less health than Amnesty, she will deal guaranteed bonus damage from ☆Clemency while also dealing the difference in health as the ability's direct damage.

☆Forbearance: A small buff that only activates when Amnesty falls below 10% health. When active, she is granted ☆Clemency on all attacks within the duration while also allowing ☆Mercy Kill to heal a small amount of the damage it deals . This buff lasts for 30 seconds and can only proc once per battle.

__Class Specific__
☆Perdition: A basic melee ability that deals physical damage over five seconds.

☆Combustion Blade: This attack modifier causes melee attacks against unprotected enemies to deal additional fire damage over time, if the enemy is protected from the attack due to armor or the means of an ability or buff- their armor is instead reduced by 5%.

☆ Care Package: This ability is really a gamble, having the chance to become a trump card or utterly a waste of time. The player signals for a care package to be produced by firing a flare upon the battlefield. Within three to five minutes, the flare will be replaced with a random [Care Package] container that contains a random item, ranging from a weapon to healing consumables. This ability has a 6 hour cooldown and the items received from the ability are destroyed when the cooldown resets, furthermore, the [Care Package] can also be looted by the enemy making the risk of using it even greater.

Avatar Perks:

Field Medic: She chose this out of pure situational use. If she's in dire need to heal herself or an ally, and no healers are around, she will have the means to do something.. Which is better than nothing.

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Other: Loves knives, dogs, horror films, and eating toaster pastries. Owns a Klee Kai named Vucari. Can do somersaults and flips like a circus acrobat.

[Lucius Cypher]

UnendingEmpire said
Minus the "Join the White King" part, this sounds like Ariel's favorite kind of subordinate. One who likes to kill.

What else is to do but kill and enjoy doing it? It's not like there was a Pastry Chef class or nothing.

[UnendingEmpire]

Zombehs said
5’11 160lb. Wizard - Sorcerer M-C (S) M-Variant 5 None Basic ranged magic spell. Launches magic arrows with number depending on skill of user. The projectiles can be imbued with elemental properties, and though basic, the spell is versatile. Taken to its utmost limit, the number of arrows launched can resemble an artillery bombardment rather than a simple projectile spell. Instant cast, no cooldown. How much mana do you have to burn? Does what it says on the tin. Causes a nova of a certain element to erupt in a 10m diameter around him. Instant-cast time with an one minute cooldown. Imbues current melee weapon with an element, granting it bonus effects. No, the avatar doesn’t actually glow red, that would be horrible. It does have the ability to, but it’s almost always turned off.As for what the Title stands for, go figure it out.

Hotlinking Danbooru never works. Go find the Safebooru version or something. Other than that, I'm pretty sure the rule is that you have to start below five, but you seem fine otherwise. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.

[Ryonara]

Needs more lolis.

Appearance (Real Life):


Height: 5ft

Weight: 111lb

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Hazel

Name: Hibiki Toho

Age: 13

History: Hibiki comes from a very wealthy family who has personal bonds in the Deep Ground Online game, with her mother and father both important investors. Her family runs Toho Systems, a conglomerate of computer hardware, program apps, security, and just about anything that you'd imagine is "Futuristic". Hibiki, being the youngest of five, was rather spoiled. Her parent's financial success actually allows them to spend time with their daughter, unlike her older siblings who grew up without them for the most part. It has made some slight tensions, but in the end they're all family.

The biggest issue (If it could even be called that) Hibiki ever had to deal with was her innocence. She thinks that she knows the world, warts and all, and believes that she can actually do something for it. Her parents do nothing to dissuade these notions or even show her what the world is really like outside the walls of her house and the media. So when Hibiki was 13 of course she took part of the Deep Ground Online, using the best her parents would provide for her. She wants to change the world, even if she doesn't really know what's out there.

Personality: Hibiki is naive to the point of stupidity. While having a healthy amount of caution, she still has her youthful vigor and ignorance of danger, more so in Deep Ground since to her it's all just a game. While she can have quite an attitude and a bad mouth when dealing with bullies, she rarely holds grudges for long unless you really do something horrible. For better or for worse, easy to befriend and is a nice kid, even if she constantly wants to hang out with you.

Appearance (Avatar):


Avatar Class: Warlock

Avatar Title: Smitten Kitten

Avatar Level (Initial): 3

Avatar Guild: None

Avatar Abilities:
Fire Rune - Places a magic rune that causes a large explosion of fire when touched by the enemy. Causes the enemy to catch on fire. She can lay them as traps or put them on her opponents and other objects.
Tar Rune - Covers a large area with a rune that creates a sticky substance when stepped on. Roots enemies to the spot or at least slows them down. Can be lit aflame for massive damage and causes the enemy to catch on fire.
Befriend - Instead of summoning demons Smitten Kitten can make hostile non-PC enemies into her ally. She can only use it on enemies who are her level or lower. Easier to use when her target has been weaken, and those who have been successfully turned into an ally becomes fully healed and will fight for Smitten Kitten until they die. Can only have one befriended follower at a given time, though she can dismiss them and they will still be friendly, however she won't be able to control them directly. Has no effect on stronger enemies or against other players, though she can use this skills to take over Mage's undead minions or demons.

Other: She likes the color orange and is very new to the game. Wants to defeat the Black King.