"Rage at me if you want, but I've been roleplaying on forums and MMOs since 2005."
Roleplay Preference? ::Anime/JRPG/Fantasy/Mecha-themed stuff, I stray from slice-of-life because I find it boring. I deal with boring social interaction enough in the real world. Demographic? ::I'm a full-time, college graduate, weeaboo. Shit on me for not always having proper grammar, but I do typically place myself into roles that require more activity and effort. And the weeaboo factors in because, standard fantasy is only fun "sometimes". Games I play? ::World of Warcraft, FFXIV:ARR, Hearthsone, Bleach Brave Souls, Dragonball FighterZ, Smash Bros. Manga I keep up with? ::Tokyo Ghoul:re, Hunter x Hunter, Seven Deadly Sins
“Hurry over here before I change my mind!” Subaru spewed, squatting before a dimly lit fireplace scooping ashes with his bare hands. He was barely clothed, tanned skin fully exposed other than his brown-white undergarments. His golden sights slowly turned to his son who sat close to his right, quiet and respectful as his father gathered the chakra-filled substance into a medium sized leather pouch. They remained red hot, fueled with the remnant energy of a life offered to the flames beneath them.
“You don’t have to do this pops, I’m sure you’ll be in action before me.” Akane chimed in as his father sprinkled in the last few pinches of the gray powder and tossed it toward him. The boy reluctantly caught the pass, widening his vision and shaking his head in quiet submission. “Take it as you’re told, and make your family proud you ant.” Subaru barked before pressing his digits against the wood below to prop himself up and walk back to his room quietly.
The bird came shortly after bearing the message of when he would meet his sensei, Ichika was the receiver of the parcel. “Akane, you’ve got a few days to prepare before you meet your sensei. Would you like some help gathering your necessities befo-“ she would be cut off by an embarrassed son who snatched the paper from her grasp walking off as quickly as he appeared. “Nope I can handle it myself. And what I don’t get, I’m sure whoever this person is will help me gather what I need. Thank you though, I appreciate your thoughtfulness.” He retreated back to his room, a mixture of excitement and anxiety boiling in his blood.
The next day begun a week long venture or rather, the tale of Metsumi and Akane’s Investigation on Sensei. Or something like that. Metsumi was more of the researching type, Akane typically just found some dark crevice to wedge himself inside of to spy on people whom they decided it was worthy to gather information on the person of interest. The first few days were quite fruitful, not much juicy information on their sensei by Akane’s standard, but if he ever wished to hold some information on people for blackmail he had an excess of now. Though Metsumi did find a few things out, quelling some fears within Akane, making him a little more excited than before about meeting this person.
As the week came to its conclusion, he would find himself with a somewhat friend and a second or third cousin as teammates standing before the structure that was the location for the meeting they were called upon. Akane had never personally been to the location, but he took mental notes while being guided into the compound and kept his mouth shut.
“To blossom into a proper functioning and earning ninja as I’m supposed to, and in the process earn some money for the family.” Akane responded with a dry hiss of words, he would however partake in the feast before him. His family had strict diets, and while they did eat a lot, this was an opportunity to try some food he hasn’t before. “Maybe distinguish myself from others than in the-“ His words were cut short with a swift chomp into a skewer of shrimp and vegetables. The fire-haired boy would visibly pause in joy immediately after, seeming to dwell on what he was experiencing before he finished his sentence. “-clan. Hey sensei, how old are you? You look a little young. And while that’s not a bad thing, I need someone who’s fully capable of pushing me so I can char my father down to crisp and bone in a few years.” Golden irises dinked down towards the hefty satchel of ash tied to his right hip, a small pout developing on Akane’s lips.
Akane didn’t seem to put much emotional weight into his words, glancing to his mates for clarification on if he had said something wrong or not. Akane has a bad habit of not articulating his words carefully, and people sometimes got offended, he wasn’t trying to be mean or start anything, more so he just wanted to get his message across as quickly as possible. There was an air of insecurity about him, his eyes averting the two nearby eating with him, lack of communication even with someone he was familiar with. And now two people whom he had little knowledge on were going to be spending time with him extensively, it was sort of justified, but that didn’t mean he had any say in the new chapter of his life that was going to begin.
“Only the strongest flame burns in the rain.” —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
▸ Name:
Furaribi, Akane
▸ Pseudonym:
Black Sheep 黒い羊 Doubanjiang 豆瓣酱.
▸ Nicknames:
Fire Ant ヒアリ.
▸ Clan:
Furaribi
▸ Rank:
Genin
▸ Sex:
♂ It’s a boy
▸ Sex appearance:
Looks male, young-dirty annoying male.
▸ Age:
Thirteen years of age.
▸ Age appearance:
Looks anywhere between ten and thirteen, he's a bit of a runt in his clan.
▸ Sexuality:
Hetero
▸ Birthplace:
Furaribi Estate
▸ Village:
Amegakure
▸ Affiliations:
x Furaribi x Amegakure
▸Chakra natures:
⍟ Primary nature:
Katon.
Secondary nature:
Raiton.
Tertiary nature:
Fūton.
▸ Appearance:
Members of the Furaribi Clan are typically more tan, have differing shades of red to auburn hair, bronze to gold eyes. Akane follows suit with this, hair being bright scarlet and untamed. He's typically littered with burn marks and scratches due to his family's harsh training methods. While their clan is known for larger bodied shinobi, Akane stands less than impressively tall for his age. His facial structure is angular, a trait picked up from his mother’s genetics..
▸ Wardrobe:
A deep red overcoat with the Furaribi crest is worn over light cloth undergear. The material of his jacket is fire-retardant to save the clan money, and to assist in not becoming nude when performing some of the Clan's techniques. He also has a rather large shuriken on his back, two-feet in diameter with a inky-black steel wrapped in a deep brown cloth. At his right hip is a mahogany sheathed katana, suites comfortably and oversized compared to the boy.
⒈ Akane was born to the current clan leader of the Furaribi, Subaru, and a seamstress in Amegakure named Ichika. The marriage between the two was "mostly" normal, though Ichika's family was greatly profited by the arrangement. She was mostly wanted due her skill in tailoring and had knowledge of spinning threads out of materials normally difficult to work with. Subaru found this trait to be useful, but he did like the docile woman regardless. She was a member of the Yuganori, which the Furaribi didn't typically like due to their shady nature, and swiftness of self profit. Many of the Furaribi Elders even make death threats upon Ichika, annually, though papa Subaru shuts that shit down real fast. Akane was raised like most Furaribi, following the tradition of leaving the child near the bonfire for three days after birth to familiarize them with the "spirits of fire" only visiting to feed and nurture the infant. Akane was born smaller than most Furaribi due to his mother's genetics, his body was less bulky, more skin and bone than muscle. Ichika babied the boy because of his small stature, even into his childhood, this would anger his father and a good majority of the rest of the clan. His training would need to start early so he could keep up with his clanmates. ⒉ Akane's training was a lot harsher than most others in his clan, it was directly done through his father and he started with intermediate courses rather than the standard entry level ones younglings of his age would. These lessons involved harsh physical conditioning, fire training, and a practice called "The Temper" which is a teaching that forces the child into intense anger on a daily basis and the teacher identifies that anger to a trigger; this allows the Furarubi to harness their techniques more easily if they are having difficulty. The Furaribi were known for their sheer physical strength, so this would be what would be tensely focused upon him first. The clan specialized in taijutsu and kenjutsu, which benefit greatly from raw strength and discipline; thus the training would start with harsh hardening of the boy's body. His father would perform his "Body of Fire Technique" which would cause his arms and legs to ignite in flames, allowing his taijutsu to incinerate his opponent. Reasoning for this harsh method was to condition the boy’s body to intense heat early on, or kill him in the process. Akane would take on his father's training while he used this technique, sending the boy to the academy every day with singed hair, burn marks, bruises. He kept headstrong however, his mother coddling him every once in a while to reinforce the boy's mental health, even knitting her son a fireproof red scarf that he wouldn't wear all year long- but during the winter he would. In school he typically kept to himself, cautious eyes glanced at the boy; not out of fear but concern as he seemed to take brunt beatings on a daily basis. Training was harsh for everyobe, but it was to a degree that seemed, inhumane. He knew as much of the outside world as his family allowed him, and he honestly didn't care much for it- just get strong enough so his dad would lay off, and make his mother happy as completely possible, that's how he got through his days. ⒊ Everyone in the Rain goes through hardship. Akane maintained his grades throughout his own, he would not reach the perfection expected of his father; but he would instead reach his own special type of niche. Rather than showing promise in taijutsu, he would accel in shurikenjutsu warranting his father to have a large Shuriken crafted for him. He was also expectedly proficient in the clan's innate skill of Fire Release and his father presses him to utilize the ashes of the Great Flame all the time. Within a few years he was making waves, his mother proud, even some respect from his father as little it would be worth. By no means was he a genius, just showing promise as any around his age should. The only thing that seemed to be his crutch was the fact that he was a bit misguided, his clan solved most of their disagreement among themselves by beating the shit out of eachother. While he didn’t see others doing that, Akane felt at a young age that this was normal and adjusted to such. Whenever someone said something to him that he disagreed with, he would leap to action with thrown fists and chomping teeth. ⒋ To be added post time-skip ⒌ To be added post time-skip
The Land of Fire has seen many changes over the years and while they’ve had justifiably great leaders over the centuries it slowly developed into an place unsuitable for Furaribi. You see, the Furaribi are absolutely a people of war, they have revolved their entire culture around it. Long-long ago, Furaribi the First came across a mountain surrounded by ashen, blackened, trees and decided to climb said mountain to find the source that caused the forest around it to die. Reaching a cave near the summit of the mountain did not reveal some demon or monster, but instead a large flame of grandeur. The flame was old and everburning, Furaribi the First became obsessed with such a marvel of the world.
His first sons would be the ones to find that the flame was not so eternal, it took a few years but the inferno shrunk. The two Furaribi the Youngers tried many-many things to feed the flame and rekindle it to its former greatness, though no wood nor kindling did anything. When the time came for Furaribi the Older, he asked to be fed to the flame he adored so much, saying that it would be the only way he would die peacefully. Two reluctant sons agreed, and as he passed, they wrapped him in ceremonial cloth and fed the withering man to the flame. Strangely, as the last bits of the man were consumed by the Great Flame, it rose in strength once again filling the cavern walls with light and heat. It then dawned on the two Youngers that this special fire could only be fed with men.
The family would grow at a subtle pace, the flame would evolve from a spectacle to a piece of the clan’s heritage and over the years hunted targets in the Land of Fire would go missing. The strong shinobi of the Furaribi were never suspected, but guilty they were, taking anyone they could back to their Great Flame as a display of power amongst their clan. It was around this time that they learned of the chakra-rich ash beneath the flame, a young shinobi using it to produce an impressive fire technique with ease. This would devolve over the years, clan members seeking to impress others within the clan by offering more bodies than the fore to produce more ash. One particular clansmen Ikaku even stooped to the level of preying upon villagers and dressing them in recycled shinobi clothing to cover up his crimes.
Over time they were seen more as ceremonial murderers in than shinobi themselves, and distanced themselves more and more with each passing year to the point where it became difficult to live without killing and stealing from others. It is around this time that the Furaribi decided to leave the Land of Fire to look for greener pastures. It is still not known what exactly the Great Fire is, but th Furaribi are it as an effigy they must revolve their life of war and combat around. They to this day m, even in Ame feed the flame whenever the bodies appear for them, harvesting the ashes and using them in their techniques.
▸ Personality:
✓ Equality
Akane gives zero-shits about status or title, he’s been looked down upon within his own clan for such a long time and judges people on how they treat him.
✗ Violent
Akane is an inherently violent boy, this is caused by a mixture of his bloodline and the type of upbringing he’s had. This will cause Akane to resort to violence when under pressure.
✓ Chivalry Isn’t Dead
Ichika taught her son to treat women with respect, but not to coddle or demean them as lesser to himself. This stuck with Akane as a boy, which is unique within his clan as most Furaribi see women as lesser to men.
✗ Damaged
Being beaten throughout his childhood by his father has caused the boy to numb himself to pain, physical or psychological. While he is able recognize his wounds, he is often found being ignorant to danger and often even seeks it out.
✓ Unwavering
Three words; persistence, persistence, persistence. That’s one word, but nonetheless, Akane will not cease from striving for something he desires. He might not be the most socially capable, but he damn well knows how to work hard for the things he wants.
✗ Eternal Grudge
Akane is spiteful towards many of his clansmen for the mistreatment of him and his mother. This is often seen when he is around a cousin or uncle, as he does not familiarize himself with them or acknowledge their feelings entirely.
✓ Hard Ass
Imagine being born in a family where man, so mean, and child, address their disputes by finding a sparring mat to beat one another into submission to prove their viewpoint. That is Furaribi. While Akane isn’t the stereotypical boisterous, pushy, violent red-head, he is not the type to be easily swayed from his own views. And if all else fails, he will attempt to brawl with the person who had such a disputed with him because that’s the Furaribi way, screw politics.
✗ Pyromania
While it’s not an intended outcome of Akane’s upbringing, he has developed a fascination with fire and along with it “burning things”. He has been scolded and punished on several circumstances for burning insignificant things around the Furaribi estate, but it is a problem that still needs to be addressed.
▸ Dreams and hopes:
x Succeed father has Furaribi Head. x Perfect the Furaribi-Style Jutsu. x Contribute to the Everburning Ash Ceremony. x Earn praise from mom and dad.
▸ Desires:
x Grow taller, not be a non-imposing shouta. x Get B-Rank Missions for Money. x Outperform class & teammates. x To create his own Furaribi Jutsu.
▸ Fears:
x His mother’s safety and well-being. x Stagnating as a shinobi and not achieving his dreams. x Many of his clansmen. x Hurting loved-ones and the repercussions of doing so.
▸ Motivations:
Akane is not a noble spirit, and while he holds no hatred towards his village and relatively likes the people within it that does not mean he has any duty towards it. Being a shinobi is more so Akane’s livelihood and sees it as the predetermined destiny that has already been written out for him. All in all, he is dedicated to becoming a proficient shinobi for himself and his direct family to maintain to live up to their standard, and prove those who doubt him wrong more than anything.
The Furaribi are a people who worship a giant bonfire beneath their estate. They revel in the flame, and it is said that the first Furaribi was even able to bathe in lava. Their heated temperament and destructive behavior is all represented in their clan’s jutsu. Furaribi Style is more typically utilized with katon natured jutsu, but there are earth and lava derivatives of it. These jutsu are brutal, to the untrained Furaribi they harm the body and destroy the environment around them. The most notable is the Body of Fire Technique, engulfing the shinobi’s torso and arms in flames. This utilized with their heavy-handed brawler style of taijutsu is a destructive force on the battlefield that is feared by the unprepared. Their source of strength is that of the ashes collected from the enemies they set ablaze, gathering up their remnant chakra and recycling it back into the flame.
▸ Strengths:
The style’s strength lies in the source of the chakra they utilize. The Great Flame is a great ancient bonfire that is integrated into the clan’s culture entirely. This unique flame is highly resistant to being extinguished and if constantly fueled by the death of their enemies, casting their bodies into the flame to access more chakra. The ash produced by the bonfire is rich in chakra, and they gather this material to bolster their abilities and some even revolve their technique around this ash.
▸ Weaknesses:
While this is less apparent at lower levels, there is the factor of requiring ash from the Great Flame to perform some of these techniques that inhibits their effectiveness greatly. Most techniques of the clan are also dependent on closing the distance between them and their enemy, meaning they are at a disadvantage against opponents whom are ranger specialist types. Lastly their style eats up a lot of oxygen around their body, at early stages this causes lung issues among the Furaribi but it more of an active problem on the battlefield as they can knock themselves out from not being able to breathe. To counteract this a few Furaribi have actually taken up to using rebreathers.
Furaribi Style - Hotaru Range: Short Description: This jutsu takes the form of small embers quickly releasing from the shinobi’s body. Each small sum of fire is around two to three centimeters in size and act more as more of a deterrent than an offensive technique. Typically Hotaru is utilized alongside taijutsu to burn enemies they are brawling with, the embers are harmless to a Furaribi and a seasoned clansmen can maintain this technique for quite some time. The hand seals for performing the jutsu are boar, and an open hand. Activation for this technique doesn’t abruptly happen, the embers will steadily accumulate over time until a cloud is formed around the user. Chakra use for this technique is relatively low, however if maintained for extensive periods of time it could become exhausting.
Weakness: All Furaribi techniques eat up oxygen around them, and while these embers are difficult to extinguish, the will die out if not able to utilize appropriate amounts of oxygen. While Akane is mobile, these embers will follow st a delay leaving opening for a well aimed kunai or senbon.
Furaribi Style - Hanabi Range: Melee Description: Typically taking the form of a nintaijutsu, the shinobi utilizing Hanabi imbues one specific hand with excessive amounts of chakra before closing the gap between themselves and their target. If used in conjunction with Hotaru, the embers will be drawn in towards the hand making the intended use of this jutsu more difficult to escape from. The Furaribi will then attempt to place the channeled hand upon their target before forming the boar hand seal with their opposite, releasing a large blast of fire at point blank range upon their target.
Weakness: Enemies who are able to maintain distance from the user are a hard counter, additionally anyone who is ept at genjutsu can complete avoid this technique form making contact. A shinobi who is able to disrupt the Furaribi from performing the trigger hand seal can completely circumvent him from performing this technique. There is also blowback on inexperienced users who use this technique.
Furaribi Style - Senkō Hanabi Range: Medium Description: A derivative of Hanabi and almost identical in practice, the shinobi focuses chakra into some form of melee weapon before releasing the fire natured chakra upon striking with said weapon. At lower levels this simply allows a youth to deal a high damage melee attack after some patience and concentration, though there are upper brass among the clan that can incinerate their opponent if this technique lands. Akane utilizes this technique at medium range, as he imbues his large shuriken with ashes collected from the Great Flame rich with chakra and upon contact with the enemy performs the boar seal to attempt to cause them to combust.
Weakness: Suiton Techniques can cause warping and damage to non-specialized weapons, and as the technique is still a physical object it can still be deflected by physical means by someone that’s strong enough. The same backlash non-armed Hanabi has upon the user’s arm takes place if the technique doesn’t land it’s mark. This also requires the use of a trigger and as fore mentioned can be disrupted due to the technique not being instantaneous.
Furaribi Shuriken Description: A large black metal shuriken with six bladed edges and a brown textile wrapping within its center construction. It is utilized as a thrown weapon, being imbued with fire-natured chakra, and used in Furaribi Style Techniques.
“Only the strongest flame burns in the rain.” —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
▸ Name:
Furaribi, Akane
▸ Pseudonym:
Black Sheep 黒い羊 Doubanjiang 豆瓣酱.
▸ Nicknames:
Fire Ant ヒアリ.
▸ Clan:
Furaribi
▸ Rank:
Genin
▸ Sex:
♂ It’s a boy
▸ Sex appearance:
Looks male, young-dirty annoying male.
▸ Age:
Thirteen years of age.
▸ Age appearance:
Looks anywhere between ten and thirteen, he's a bit of a runt in his clan.
▸ Sexuality:
Hetero
▸ Birthplace:
Furaribi Estate
▸ Village:
Amegakure
▸ Affiliations:
x Furaribi x Amegakure
▸Chakra natures:
⍟ Primary nature:
Katon.
Secondary nature:
Raiton.
Tertiary nature:
Fūton.
▸ Appearance:
Members of the Furaribi Clan are typically more tan, have differing shades of red to auburn hair, bronze to gold eyes. Akane follows suit with this, hair being bright scarlet and untamed. He's typically littered with burn marks and scratches due to his family's harsh training methods. While their clan is known for larger bodied shinobi, Akane stands less than impressively tall for his age. His facial structure is angular, a trait picked up from his mother’s genetics..
▸ Wardrobe:
A deep red overcoat with the Furaribi crest is worn over light cloth undergear. The material of his jacket is fire-retardant to save the clan money, and to assist in not becoming nude when performing some of the Clan's techniques. He also has a rather large shuriken on his back, two-feet in diameter with a inky-black steel wrapped in a deep brown cloth. At his right hip is a mahogany sheathed katana, suites comfortably and oversized compared to the boy.
⒈ Akane was born to the current clan leader of the Furaribi, Subaru, and a seamstress in Amegakure named Ichika. The marriage between the two was "mostly" normal, though Ichika's family was greatly profited by the arrangement. She was mostly wanted due her skill in tailoring and had knowledge of spinning threads out of materials normally difficult to work with. Subaru found this trait to be useful, but he did like the docile woman regardless. She was a member of the Yuganori, which the Furaribi didn't typically like due to their shady nature, and swiftness of self profit. Many of the Furaribi Elders even make death threats upon Ichika, annually, though papa Subaru shuts that shit down real fast. Akane was raised like most Furaribi, following the tradition of leaving the child near the bonfire for three days after birth to familiarize them with the "spirits of fire" only visiting to feed and nurture the infant. Akane was born smaller than most Furaribi due to his mother's genetics, his body was less bulky, more skin and bone than muscle. Ichika babied the boy because of his small stature, even into his childhood, this would anger his father and a good majority of the rest of the clan. His training would need to start early so he could keep up with his clanmates. ⒉ Akane's training was a lot harsher than most others in his clan, it was directly done through his father and he started with intermediate courses rather than the standard entry level ones younglings of his age would. These lessons involved harsh physical conditioning, fire training, and a practice called "The Temper" which is a teaching that forces the child into intense anger on a daily basis and the teacher identifies that anger to a trigger; this allows the Furarubi to harness their techniques more easily if they are having difficulty. The Furaribi were known for their sheer physical strength, so this would be what would be tensely focused upon him first. The clan specialized in taijutsu and kenjutsu, which benefit greatly from raw strength and discipline; thus the training would start with harsh hardening of the boy's body. His father would perform his "Body of Fire Technique" which would cause his arms and legs to ignite in flames, allowing his taijutsu to incinerate his opponent. Reasoning for this harsh method was to condition the boy’s body to intense heat early on, or kill him in the process. Akane would take on his father's training while he used this technique, sending the boy to the academy every day with singed hair, burn marks, bruises. He kept headstrong however, his mother coddling him every once in a while to reinforce the boy's mental health, even knitting her son a fireproof red scarf that he wouldn't wear all year long- but during the winter he would. In school he typically kept to himself, cautious eyes glanced at the boy; not out of fear but concern as he seemed to take brunt beatings on a daily basis. Training was harsh for everyobe, but it was to a degree that seemed, inhumane. He knew as much of the outside world as his family allowed him, and he honestly didn't care much for it- just get strong enough so his dad would lay off, and make his mother happy as completely possible, that's how he got through his days. ⒊ Everyone in the Rain goes through hardship. Akane maintained his grades throughout his own, he would not reach the perfection expected of his father; but he would instead reach his own special type of niche. Rather than showing promise in taijutsu, he would accel in shurikenjutsu warranting his father to have a large Shuriken crafted for him. He was also expectedly proficient in the clan's innate skill of Fire Release and his father presses him to utilize the ashes of the Great Flame all the time. Within a few years he was making waves, his mother proud, even some respect from his father as little it would be worth. By no means was he a genius, just showing promise as any around his age should. The only thing that seemed to be his crutch was the fact that he was a bit misguided, his clan solved most of their disagreement among themselves by beating the shit out of eachother. While he didn’t see others doing that, Akane felt at a young age that this was normal and adjusted to such. Whenever someone said something to him that he disagreed with, he would leap to action with thrown fists and chomping teeth. ⒋ To be added post time-skip ⒌ To be added post time-skip
The Land of Fire has seen many changes over the years and while they’ve had justifiably great leaders over the centuries it slowly developed into an place unsuitable for Furaribi. You see, the Furaribi are absolutely a people of war, they have revolved their entire culture around it. Long-long ago, Furaribi the First came across a mountain surrounded by ashen, blackened, trees and decided to climb said mountain to find the source that caused the forest around it to die. Reaching a cave near the summit of the mountain did not reveal some demon or monster, but instead a large flame of grandeur. The flame was old and everburning, Furaribi the First became obsessed with such a marvel of the world.
His first sons would be the ones to find that the flame was not so eternal, it took a few years but the inferno shrunk. The two Furaribi the Youngers tried many-many things to feed the flame and rekindle it to its former greatness, though no wood nor kindling did anything. When the time came for Furaribi the Older, he asked to be fed to the flame he adored so much, saying that it would be the only way he would die peacefully. Two reluctant sons agreed, and as he passed, they wrapped him in ceremonial cloth and fed the withering man to the flame. Strangely, as the last bits of the man were consumed by the Great Flame, it rose in strength once again filling the cavern walls with light and heat. It then dawned on the two Youngers that this special fire could only be fed with men.
The family would grow at a subtle pace, the flame would evolve from a spectacle to a piece of the clan’s heritage and over the years hunted targets in the Land of Fire would go missing. The strong shinobi of the Furaribi were never suspected, but guilty they were, taking anyone they could back to their Great Flame as a display of power amongst their clan. It was around this time that they learned of the chakra-rich ash beneath the flame, a young shinobi using it to produce an impressive fire technique with ease. This would devolve over the years, clan members seeking to impress others within the clan by offering more bodies than the fore to produce more ash. One particular clansmen Ikaku even stooped to the level of preying upon villagers and dressing them in recycled shinobi clothing to cover up his crimes.
Over time they were seen more as ceremonial murderers in than shinobi themselves, and distanced themselves more and more with each passing year to the point where it became difficult to live without killing and stealing from others. It is around this time that the Furaribi decided to leave the Land of Fire to look for greener pastures. It is still not known what exactly the Great Fire is, but th Furaribi are it as an effigy they must revolve their life of war and combat around. They to this day m, even in Ame feed the flame whenever the bodies appear for them, harvesting the ashes and using them in their techniques.
▸ Personality:
✓ Equality
Akane gives zero-shits about status or title, he’s been looked down upon within his own clan for such a long time and judges people on how they treat him.
✗ Violent
Akane is an inherently violent boy, this is caused by a mixture of his bloodline and the type of upbringing he’s had. This will cause Akane to resort to violence when under pressure.
✓ Chivalry Isn’t Dead
Ichika taught her son to treat women with respect, but not to coddle or demean them as lesser to himself. This stuck with Akane as a boy, which is unique within his clan as most Furaribi see women as lesser to men.
✗ Damaged
Being beaten throughout his childhood by his father has caused the boy to numb himself to pain, physical or psychological. While he is able recognize his wounds, he is often found being ignorant to danger and often even seeks it out.
✓ Unwavering
Three words; persistence, persistence, persistence. That’s one word, but nonetheless, Akane will not cease from striving for something he desires. He might not be the most socially capable, but he damn well knows how to work hard for the things he wants.
✗ Eternal Grudge
Akane is spiteful towards many of his clansmen for the mistreatment of him and his mother. This is often seen when he is around a cousin or uncle, as he does not familiarize himself with them or acknowledge their feelings entirely.
✓ Hard Ass
Imagine being born in a family where man, so mean, and child, address their disputes by finding a sparring mat to beat one another into submission to prove their viewpoint. That is Furaribi. While Akane isn’t the stereotypical boisterous, pushy, violent red-head, he is not the type to be easily swayed from his own views. And if all else fails, he will attempt to brawl with the person who had such a disputed with him because that’s the Furaribi way, screw politics.
✗ Pyromania
While it’s not an intended outcome of Akane’s upbringing, he has developed a fascination with fire and along with it “burning things”. He has been scolded and punished on several circumstances for burning insignificant things around the Furaribi estate, but it is a problem that still needs to be addressed.
▸ Dreams and hopes:
x Succeed father has Furaribi Head. x Perfect the Furaribi-Style Jutsu. x Contribute to the Everburning Ash Ceremony. x Earn praise from mom and dad.
▸ Desires:
x Grow taller, not be a non-imposing shouta. x Get B-Rank Missions for Money. x Outperform class & teammates. x To create his own Furaribi Jutsu.
▸ Fears:
x His mother’s safety and well-being. x Stagnating as a shinobi and not achieving his dreams. x Many of his clansmen. x Hurting loved-ones and the repercussions of doing so.
▸ Motivations:
Akane is not a noble spirit, and while he holds no hatred towards his village and relatively likes the people within it that does not mean he has any duty towards it. Being a shinobi is more so Akane’s livelihood and sees it as the predetermined destiny that has already been written out for him. All in all, he is dedicated to becoming a proficient shinobi for himself and his direct family to maintain to live up to their standard, and prove those who doubt him wrong more than anything.
The Furaribi are a people who worship a giant bonfire beneath their estate. They revel in the flame, and it is said that the first Furaribi was even able to bathe in lava. Their heated temperament and destructive behavior is all represented in their clan’s jutsu. Furaribi Style is more typically utilized with katon natured jutsu, but there are earth and lava derivatives of it. These jutsu are brutal, to the untrained Furaribi they harm the body and destroy the environment around them. The most notable is the Body of Fire Technique, engulfing the shinobi’s torso and arms in flames. This utilized with their heavy-handed brawler style of taijutsu is a destructive force on the battlefield that is feared by the unprepared. Their source of strength is that of the ashes collected from the enemies they set ablaze, gathering up their remnant chakra and recycling it back into the flame.
▸ Strengths:
The style’s strength lies in the source of the chakra they utilize. The Great Flame is a great ancient bonfire that is integrated into the clan’s culture entirely. This unique flame is highly resistant to being extinguished and if constantly fueled by the death of their enemies, casting their bodies into the flame to access more chakra. The ash produced by the bonfire is rich in chakra, and they gather this material to bolster their abilities and some even revolve their technique around this ash.
▸ Weaknesses:
While this is less apparent at lower levels, there is the factor of requiring ash from the Great Flame to perform some of these techniques that inhibits their effectiveness greatly. Most techniques of the clan are also dependent on closing the distance between them and their enemy, meaning they are at a disadvantage against opponents whom are ranger specialist types. Lastly their style eats up a lot of oxygen around their body, at early stages this causes lung issues among the Furaribi but it more of an active problem on the battlefield as they can knock themselves out from not being able to breathe. To counteract this a few Furaribi have actually taken up to using rebreathers.
Furaribi Style - Hotaru Range: Short Description: This jutsu takes the form of small embers quickly releasing from the shinobi’s body. Each small sum of fire is around two to three centimeters in size and act more as more of a deterrent than an offensive technique. Typically Hotaru is utilized alongside taijutsu to burn enemies they are brawling with, the embers are harmless to a Furaribi and a seasoned clansmen can maintain this technique for quite some time. The hand seals for performing the jutsu are boar, and an open hand. Activation for this technique doesn’t abruptly happen, the embers will steadily accumulate over time until a cloud is formed around the user. Chakra use for this technique is relatively low, however if maintained for extensive periods of time it could become exhausting.
Weakness: All Furaribi techniques eat up oxygen around them, and while these embers are difficult to extinguish, the will die out if not able to utilize appropriate amounts of oxygen. While Akane is mobile, these embers will follow st a delay leaving opening for a well aimed kunai or senbon.
Furaribi Style - Hanabi Range: Melee Description: Typically taking the form of a nintaijutsu, the shinobi utilizing Hanabi imbues one specific hand with excessive amounts of chakra before closing the gap between themselves and their target. If used in conjunction with Hotaru, the embers will be drawn in towards the hand making the intended use of this jutsu more difficult to escape from. The Furaribi will then attempt to place the channeled hand upon their target before forming the boar hand seal with their opposite, releasing a large blast of fire at point blank range upon their target.
Weakness: Enemies who are able to maintain distance from the user are a hard counter, additionally anyone who is ept at genjutsu can complete avoid this technique form making contact. A shinobi who is able to disrupt the Furaribi from performing the trigger hand seal can completely circumvent him from performing this technique. There is also blowback on inexperienced users who use this technique.
Furaribi Style - Senkō Hanabi Range: Medium Description: A derivative of Hanabi and almost identical in practice, the shinobi focuses chakra into some form of melee weapon before releasing the fire natured chakra upon striking with said weapon. At lower levels this simply allows a youth to deal a high damage melee attack after some patience and concentration, though there are upper brass among the clan that can incinerate their opponent if this technique lands. Akane utilizes this technique at medium range, as he imbues his large shuriken with ashes collected from the Great Flame rich with chakra and upon contact with the enemy performs the boar seal to attempt to cause them to combust.
Weakness: Suiton Techniques can cause warping and damage to non-specialized weapons, and as the technique is still a physical object it can still be deflected by physical means by someone that’s strong enough. The same backlash non-armed Hanabi has upon the user’s arm takes place if the technique doesn’t land it’s mark. This also requires the use of a trigger and as fore mentioned can be disrupted due to the technique not being instantaneous.
Furaribi Shuriken Description: A large black metal shuriken with six bladed edges and a brown textile wrapping within its center construction. It is utilized as a thrown weapon, being imbued with fire-natured chakra, and used in Furaribi Style Techniques.
Towards the villain aspect, it’s intentional and I agree with you that it fits the character. He’s just been incredibly sheltered despite the freedom he was given among his friends. And until he’s separated f his support system for an extensive periods of time “his parents” he likely won’t really think about it.
As for the Arsenic thing, I’ll research other mineral based toxins and get back to you.
My master application will be added shortly, revising it for future use.
Servant Application
Artemesia I of Caria | Ἀρτεμισία
Queen of Halicarnassus ; Naval Commander ; Ally of Xerxes
Class: Rider
Gender: Female
Birth and Death Dates: 5th century BCE
Alignment: True Neutral
Personality:
The image of Artemesia that you see before you is misshapen by her ego. She is heinous, jealous, and greedy, known as a pirate to the Greeks of her time. While her reasons for being the way she is are quite justified, she has turned into a warmonger beyond comprehension. This perhaps being to fill the void lost with her late husband and son, but it has become twisted like her feline image. She takes what she believes she deserves with calculated cruelty, and has done so many-many times in the past. Her wish for the Grail is to be reborn so she may return home and reclaim her kingdom once again and begin her own conquest upon the world.
Bio:
Artemesia was a Greek queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus and of the nearby islands of Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos, within the Achaemenid satrapy of Caria, in about 480 BCE. Her husband was the former king before his Assassination, the assailant being an official within his own court. Her son being too young take the throne, relinquished the crown to herself. She herself had a natural indifference for her fellow countrymen eventually leading to her siding with the enemy. She fought as an ally of Xerxes I, King of Persia against the independent Greek city states during the second Persian invasion of Greece. She personally commanded her contribution of five ships at the naval battle of Artemisium and in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE. She is mostly known through the writings of Herodotus, himself a native of Halicarnassus, who praises her courage and the respect in which Xerxes held her.
Weapon:
Artemesia is a commander more than she is a warrior, she was not known for her swordsmanship or her skills in archery, nor known for any martial prowess. Instead she embodies the soldiers that she led, and the fleets she commanded. Though to defend herself as any noble spirit should, she is armed with a beautiful Persian Scimitar gifted to her by Xerxes. Her attire reflects a more modern naval officer.
Parameters
Strength: C
Endurance: B
Agility: B
Mana: C
Luck: B
Class Skills: • Magic Resistance (C+) - Like all riders Artemesia has inherent resistance to magic. She is capable of withstanding magecraft to a great degree, her specialization is a strange kind of avoidance that allows spells to miraculously miss her.
• Riding - Nullified due to Voyage skill.
Personal Skills: • Voyage (A) - Due to her historical fame rooted to naval conquest under Xerxes, Artemesia is granted nativity over boats in exchange for the loss of being able to ride horses or chariots.
• Independant Action (C+) - Her dedication and strong-will of trusting in her own wits is what garnered Xerxes’ favor. She was intelligent beyond her age, and acted based on knowledge alone. Because of her nature and keen sense of self, she was granted this skill at the rank of A. This allowing her to operate without being nourished by her master for about a week.
• Coan Wrath Upon Her Fleet (B) - Artemesia journeyed to Cos with a mission to slaughter the Coans that called the island their home, though the gods did not wish for this to be. Setting her fleet's ships ablaze with lightning and causing her to have hallucinations of Heroic Spirits attacking her and her men. She would however return many years later with bolstered confidence and twice the manpower, succeeding in eradicating the Coans. This grants the commander an affinity against Divine units.
• Command of the Strategist (C+) - Bolsters troops into acting briefly without reason, but will not charge headlong to their death. This increases their endurance and strength slightly for a short duration but will wear off after the time.
Noble Phantasm: • No Quarter Under Allied Flags (B+) - Known for utilizing her own ships as bait, killing her own men to keep disguise, and fundamentally eating her own to protect herself. She is a scoundrel and a turncoat of the times ye’ old and personifies turning against your own country to savor your own means. No Quarter Under Allied Flags is an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm that turns an enemy unit’s army against their master, this is fundamental for heroic spirits whom create beings to fight for them, and she oft kills off these pawns after their use is extinguished. Being seduced by Artemesia’s words, they become her own units and gain the multipliers that her own units would gain.
• Burning Standard of Athens (A+) - Artemesia was born of Greek royal blood, it due to the hardships of her family and the murder of her husband that she defects to assist the Persians. She is hated by her native-kin and because of her being born in Greece, most of her legends root to the homeland she hates; painting her as a villain and criminal that she now embodies. Burning Standard of Athens is her second Noble Phantasm and final “fuck you” to her country. This is a Bounded Field - Noble Phantasm that conjures a contorted shade of Athens, Greece. While being a mirror of old Athens, it is a burning ruins compared to its former self. The city is filled to the brim with Persian Soldiers killing Greek men, women, and children. The forces of Xerxes and the heroes who served him stand ready for battle and along the coastline are countless Persian ships. All units gain any multipliers she would prior have. She is able to manifest partitions of this Noble Phantasm for situational use; ala, summoning a three to five Persian soldiers or a Persian ship.
All noted, and yeah I noticed our characters were similar after you posted. I might keep some history and personality the same, but change his quirk altogether.
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[h3]"[i]Rage at me if you want, but I've been roleplaying on forums and MMOs since 2005.[/i]"[/h3][/center]
[b]Roleplay Preference?[/b]
[s]::[/s] [i]Anime/JRPG/Fantasy/Mecha-themed stuff, I stray from slice-of-life because I find it boring. I deal with boring social interaction enough in the real world.[/i]
[b]Demographic?[/b]
[s]::[/s] [i]I'm a full-time, college graduate, weeaboo. Shit on me for not always having proper grammar, but I do typically place myself into roles that require more activity and effort. And the weeaboo factors in because, standard fantasy is only fun "sometimes".[/i]
[b]Games I play?[/b]
[s]::[/s] [i]World of Warcraft, FFXIV:ARR, Hearthsone, Bleach Brave Souls, Dragonball FighterZ, Smash Bros.[/i]
[b]Manga I keep up with?[/b]
[s]::[/s] [i]Tokyo Ghoul:re, Hunter x Hunter, Seven Deadly Sins[/i]
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><div class="bb-center"><img src="https://thumbs.gfycat.com/UltimateEmbarrassedAustraliancurlew-max-1mb.gif" /><br><div class="bb-h3">"<span class="bb-i">Rage at me if you want, but I've been roleplaying on forums and MMOs since 2005.</span>"</div></div><br><span class="bb-b">Roleplay Preference?</span><br><span class="bb-s">::</span> <span class="bb-i">Anime/JRPG/Fantasy/Mecha-themed stuff, I stray from slice-of-life because I find it boring. I deal with boring social interaction enough in the real world.</span><br><span class="bb-b">Demographic?</span><br><span class="bb-s">::</span> <span class="bb-i">I'm a full-time, college graduate, weeaboo. Shit on me for not always having proper grammar, but I do typically place myself into roles that require more activity and effort. And the weeaboo factors in because, standard fantasy is only fun "sometimes".</span><br><span class="bb-b">Games I play?</span><br><span class="bb-s">::</span> <span class="bb-i">World of Warcraft, FFXIV:ARR, Hearthsone, Bleach Brave Souls, Dragonball FighterZ, Smash Bros.</span><br><span class="bb-b">Manga I keep up with?</span><br><span class="bb-s">::</span> <span class="bb-i">Tokyo Ghoul:re, Hunter x Hunter, Seven Deadly Sins</span></div>