Crimson Raven

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

<Snipped quote by Crimson Raven>

your character couldve seen a guy go in and a girl come out of the men's room

@PandaBrady

I’ve got a better idea for an introduction~

I’ll go type something up now.

Be warned, one of them has a rather caustic personality.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Anyone gonna notice Elena? She's got her red dress on.

@PandaBrady

I...possibly could. I have a character who also has two people sharing one body (siblings though) and that might prove to be interesting. However that’s not exactly something that could come up in casual conversation.

Pandemonium

"We are as we live; not as we wish to be."

Name:
Yasuhiro Haru (靖宏春) The First Son of the Sword
_{Yasu (安) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle".
Haru (春): spring}

Age:

50

Totem

Serenity

Appearance

Yasuhiro is a tall, broad, heavily built man who looms over most people. He is almost always seen wearing the traditional outfit of a sensuō monk, consisting of a tengai (the basket-like headpiece) a kimono, an O-kuwara (the garment worn over the shoulder), the kyahan shin coverings, tabi socks, and a pair of waraji sandals on his feet. His voice, though muffled by the tengai, is a deep and rich bartone, the kind that carries across a room. His skin is rough and tan, and his clothing, travel-worn signifying that he spends much of his time traveling.

Beneath the tengai, his face could be described as passably handsome, with a strong chin and prominent cheekbones. He has startlingly intense green eyes, and once black hair that has mostly gone gray. But his most notable feature is a large, nasty scar that runs from the left side of his hairline, down between his eyes, to end on his right cheek.

Personality

Yasuhiro is a, ultimately, a principled man. He carries a very strong pride and rigid ideals that he holds himself and the people around him to. He is a man who throws his entire being into whatever he does. He is not rash, nor given to rushing in. Nor however, does he hesitate. He goes through life in a calm, thoughtful, and steady manner. From the way he speaks to the way he acts, he gives off the sense of infinite calm. However, one thing he has never been able to rid himself of is a powerful temper. He has patience worthy of a monk, but when he becomes angry, his anger explodes with terrifying fury.

In some ways, he is a study in contradictions. He carries with him the samurai ideals combined with the ideals of a monk. He is humble, yet he still carries a fierce pride. He enjoys fighting, yet he loves peace more. It is the goal of his spiritual journey to find a way to live with both of these in balance.

At heart, he is a kind man. He takes great pleasure in the simple things in life: good food, laughter, and especially music. To him, music is a special thing, tantamount to a spiritual experience. Yet there was a time in his life where he set aside his music and peaceful ways. He became a man of war; strong, tough, and callus. He still carries with him these things in a stern shell he wears daily.

One of his core beliefs is that all people are inherently equal, peasants, foreigners, samurai, and nobility alike As such, he strives to treat them equally, and teach others to do the same. Yet another of his contradictions, he is also loyal to his country and its laws.

Strengths

The Warrior:
He is no stranger to the art of war. He has studied to be a samurai from a young age, having martial arts and tactics drilled into his head and hands. He has lead men to victory both on and off the battlefield. Above all else, his swordsmanship was once famous across the land, though it is no longer since he abandoned it. Still, he is a fair hand in a fight even without his sword.

...

His clan's style of fighting, much like how he lives, is a balanced and patient style. As with most styles it was handed down generation to generation, refined and changed each time. Its key principles are Flexibility and Control. Flexbility, not to stick to rigid forms, but to be able to adapt to a situation, while taking every advantage of any opportunity. And Control, never moving too fast, never moving too slow, but remaning in contol of one self and the battle from start to finish.

In battle, he is the center of absolute calm. He move when and only as fast as he needs to with maximum efficiency. He fights like a shogi player, every movement has a purpose that is hidden until it is too late. His greatest skill was his mastery of the iaidō.

The Musician:
His skill with the sword is second only to his skill with a Shakuhachi. It is his instrument of choice and his favorite pass time.

The Monk:
In keeping with hos vows as a monk, he restrains himself from excess and materialism. He practices meditation and seeks enlightenment, although he has his doubts.

The Noble:
Born into nobility as a Samurai, he received a well balanced education as well as military training. He is literate and has read on a wide variety of subjects from medicine to philosophy. He is intimately familiar with politics, though he carries a massive disdain for them in general. However, though he was once the head of his clan, they oused him in dishonor

A detailed list of things your character is good at. It should be noted that everyone in the group should be a skilled warrior in their field, so feel free to list combative skills here, but it would help to not only be useful in a fight. Specific fighting styles should be listed here.

Weaknesses

A Vow:
Yasuhiro has sworn to never wield a sword, ever again. Instead, he has resolved to devote himself to the path of peace, trying to solve life's problems with out violence. However, he is no fool, the knows the world doesn't work like that, so when push comes to shove, he will fight. But only to defend others and his life. For a weapon, and meditive purposes, he carries a khakkhara staff.

Age:
Whether he will admit it or not, he is getting on in years. However, careful training has kept his mind and body as sharp as ever.

Temper:
Though normally a kind and patient person, if he is ever pushed over the edge he explodes with fury. He also holds a grudge like no one else.

Medicant:
He owns very little and had no stable job, instead he wanders all over, relying on charitable donations and, unlike most monks, whatever menial work he can find. Straight out begging, he feels is beneath him. Not a very enviable life, but one he lives.

Rōnin:
As once a samurai, he is technically a rōnin as well as a monk. Even worse, he was once a very famous samurai. His actions, if not reasons, for abandoning his sword and his lord are well known. Most peasants would not reconize him, people of rank and importance in the northern cities would. While his status as a sensuō and the offical story that he "retired" keeps him from facing lawful arrest and or execution, many would be glad to see him dead for that and a number of reasons.

Theme
[list)An optional song.>/list]

• 葉隱 •

@DeadbeatWalking Alright, I’ll do some more thinking then. Thank you for hearing me out.

• 葉隱 •

@Crimson Raven I was mentioning that I'm not looking for cartoonish grit to provide an example for the other end of the realism spectrum, not as a reference to your sheet. Like I said, I think you should reread the OP, particularly the world and setting sections. None of the player characters should have magical powers.

@DeadbeatWalking

Its not magic so much as a Demon’s power. Demons who’s existence are relevant to the greater plot. I’ve read the OP, and its not as clear as you are being here. Again, the purpose of it is not to give him cool powers, but a way to get over an otherwise crippling disbility in a short time, and develop him as a character.

But, I see that you are pretty adamantly against this, am I right?

Edit: if you say yes, I’ll drop it here.

• 葉隱 •

@Crimson Raven Dark realism is applicable for the setting, but not cartoonishly gritty. Also, player characters should not have directly supernatural abilities or weapons.

@DeadbeatWalking

Cartooishly gritty? Explain, please.

The last part is fair, and expected. Can I counter that he has less then a few months worth of experience with said power, allowing him to grow with it over the course of the RP? It was mainly intended as a way to get around his blindness. (Reason for it is, again, bound up in his story)

Edit: I appreciate you hearing me out. Thank you for that.

He was a fighter and survivalist first, then came the blindness. And it still impedes him in several ways. He can’t read. He can’t see color, he can’t “see” past a relativly short distance. (Like if a gunman was pointing at him, or a bow was fired, or even a rock thrown.

The reason for the sword is connected with his ability.

Edit 2: I could have done a better job of explaining his limits

• 葉隱 •

@Crimson Raven In lieu of a longwinded review that makes the same overall point, I think it's best to just tell you that I don't think Kyogen is a good fit for the setting and tone. Reread the OP and give some of the accepted characters a look to get a feel for the tone I'm talking about, and then hit me with that application.

@DeadbeatWalking

The tone you are looking for is dark but not black right? Realistic but with hints of supernatural?

Edit: I can make a case for you that he fits well, with in the themes and tones laid out in the OP. Most of it deals with his backstory.

• 葉隱 •

And its done.

Check it and tell me what you think.

I would like to say right off the bat that if you don’t like anything about it, I am completely open to adjusting it, or, in extreme cases, starting again from scratch. (Though I would prefer not to, as this was a quite a bit of work, whew.)

I’m working on a theme, but I figured I could post it for review while I search around for one that I think fits.

Now without further adu

Kyogen Kage, The Blind Fool

Name:

Kyogen Kage, The Blind Fool

_{Kyogen (虚言): falsehood, or alternately Kyōgen (狂言) meaning mad words, or wild speech
Kage (影): shadow}

(Note: Not his birth name, but rather an assumed name.)

Age

23

Totem

Shadow/Darkness

Appearance

Kyogen is a man of slighly over medium height, built muscular and lean out of whipcord and rawhide. He has pale skin and unusually early long silver hair that looks to be in dire need of a cut. He bears on his body the scars of battle, obviously no stanger to battle.

His most notable feature is the heavy black cloth he wears over his eyes and around his neck like a scarf. He never removes it, never seen without it. He wears a leather dark outfit that is ment more for ease of movement then protection. Possibly also worn because he has an odd sense of style. The manacle on his wrist with a broken chain is an object of curiosity, but any attempts to talk about it are easily deflected. He weapon of choice is a long, thick, curved stygian blade that vaguely resembles a katana. When he doesn’t need it, it will dissolve into shadow, but it can be quickly and easily summoned again.

He has an easy laugh and a pleasant, young voice.

Personality

Kyogen’s personality is...the complete opposite of what most people assume. He is a cheerful, humorous, kind, and laid-back man. He addresses people casually, regardless of rank, usually their first names, or a nickname with few or no honorifics attached. He is quick with a laugh or a joke, often the the point of annoyance. He often goofs off, seemingly incapable of taking anything seriously, causing many to lable him as a complete buffoon. He delights in being flamboyant and eccentric, acting up as if he was on a stage. Aside from that, he takes a practical view on life. His personal code is a lax one, holding his life above all others. However, he still retains vestiges of something approaching a samurai’s honor. He believes that all are equal, from the lowest peasant to the highest lord. Curiously, he sees using violence as pointless, believing that it will never make real change, yet he still will fight for what he believes in. He knows nothing else. Vengeance, too, he believes is in vain.

Strengths

Mei Ken:
Classically trained in several styles of Kenjutsu and Martial arts he melds them into a fast, sweeping, loose-limbed style that takes its main strength from its speed, flexibility, and unpredictability. This combined with his innate talent with the sword make him a formidable swordsman. But, its not just just his sword and he uses to fight. He practices a made-up style he mockingly calls “Mei Ken” (冥剣) or Dark Sword. This style allows him to manipulate his shadow, to control it at will, or make it substantial. He is able to use it to attack, defend, or entangle an opponent. The shadow, when tangible, is rather strong but it can be cut or broken. However this is futile, as doing so does not cause any harm. The actual strength of it depends on the darkness of the shadow he casts, with fainter being weaker and darker being stronger. The shadow has an effective range of about ten to twenty feet, again depending on the level of light. At night, his abilities are at their max, and he can create a doppelgänger out of his shadow which can fight alongside him, at the cost of losing any other Mei Ken abilities.

Music:
Fighting is what he does best, but strangely he has an inborn love of music. He plays a little shakuhachi, which he keeps with him.

Survival:
He is used to “roughing it”, and has a wide knowledge of survival skills, lighting campfires, setting snares, knowing what plants are good to eat or are medicinal in nature, along with preparing animals to be cooked. His cooking skills, however, leave something to be desired. Its ediable...mostly.

Keen Sense:
All his senses, besides sight, are extraordinarily good, to where he can feel the faintest breeze on his skin, smell its fragrance, and hear its sigh.

Folly:
His pitch-black sword is more than an ordinary sword. It still rusts and requires sharpening and care, but the metal will regenerate quickly, even from being broken, and it can hold an exceedingly sharp edge. He can pulled it out of his shadow and dismiss it back as easily as drawing or sheathing it. It casts an eerily twisted shadow...

Master of Naps:
On top of all that, he is a master sleeper, able to spend hours on end, dozing and he has developed the ability fall asleep in nearly any position nigh instantly.

Weaknesses

Blind:
Claims to be blind, and the cloth over his eyes is too thick and dark to see through, yet he always seems to have a good grasp of his immediate surroundings without having to look, except for doors.

Doors:
Doors frustrate him. He has a long-standing grudge against any and all types of doors, and will go out of his way to destroy them if he can.

Inexperience:
He is still inexperienced with his Mei Ken. Also, its power waxes and wanes depending on the level of light.

Bad Cook:
He can’t cook very well.

Too Keen Senses:
Loud sounds can be painful, due to his exceptional hearing, while bad smells can be debilitating. Pain, too is felt more intensely, although he has a high pain tolerance.

Theme

[song pending]

Edit: Okay, blegh. Doing some last minute formatting

Pandemonium

Kyogen Kage, The Blind Fool

Name:

Kyogen Kage, The Blind Fool

_{Kyogen (虚言): falsehood, or alternately Kyōgen (狂言) meaning mad words, or wild speech
Kage (影): shadow}

(Note: Not his birth name, but rather an assumed name.)

Age

23

Totem

Shadow/Darkness

Appearance

Kyogen is a man of slighly over medium height, built muscular and lean out of whipcord and rawhide. He has pale skin and unusually early long silver hair that looks to be in dire need of a cut. He bears on his body the scars of battle, obviously no stanger to battle.

His most notable feature is the heavy black cloth he wears over his eyes and around his neck like a scarf. He never removes it, never seen without it. He wears a leather dark outfit that is ment more for ease of movement then protection. Possibly also worn because he has an odd sense of style. The manacle on his wrist with a broken chain is an object of curiosity, but any attempts to talk about it are easily deflected. He weapon of choice is a long, thick, curved stygian blade that vaguely resembles a katana. When he doesn’t need it, it will dissolve into shadow, but it can be quickly and easily summoned again.

He has an easy laugh and a pleasant, young voice.

Personality

Kyogen’s personality is...the complete opposite of what most people assume. He is a cheerful, humorous, kind, and laid-back man. He addresses people casually, regardless of rank, usually their first names, or a nickname with few or no honorifics attached. He is quick with a laugh or a joke, often the the point of annoyance. He often goofs off, seemingly incapable of taking anything seriously, causing many to lable him as a complete buffoon. He delights in being flamboyant and eccentric, acting up as if he was on a stage. Aside from that, he takes a practical view on life. His personal code is a lax one, holding his life above all others. However, he still retains vestiges of something approaching a samurai’s honor. He believes that all are equal, from the lowest peasant to the highest lord. Curiously, he sees using violence as pointless, believing that it will never make real change, yet he still will fight for what he believes in. He knows nothing else. Vengeance, too, he believes is in vain.

Strengths

Mei Ken:
Classically trained in several styles of Kenjutsu and Martial arts he melds them into a fast, sweeping, loose-limbed style that takes its main strength from its speed, flexibility, and unpredictability. This combined with his innate talent with the sword make him a formidable swordsman. But, its not just just his sword and he uses to fight. He practices a made-up style he mockingly calls “Mei Ken” (冥剣) or Dark Sword. This style allows him to manipulate his shadow, to control it at will, or make it substantial. He is able to use it to attack, defend, or entangle an opponent. The shadow, when tangible, is rather strong but it can be cut or broken. However this is futile, as doing so does not cause any harm. The actual strength of it depends on the darkness of the shadow he casts, with fainter being weaker and darker being stronger. The shadow has an effective range of about ten to twenty feet, again depending on the level of light. At night, his abilities are at their max, and he can create a doppelgänger out of his shadow which can fight alongside him, at the cost of losing any other Mei Ken abilities.

Music:
Fighting is what he does best, but strangely he has an inborn love of music. He plays a little shakuhachi, which he keeps with him.

Survival:
He is used to “roughing it”, and has a wide knowledge of survival skills, lighting campfires, setting snares, knowing what plants are good to eat or are medicinal in nature, along with preparing animals to be cooked. His cooking skills, however, leave something to be desired. Its ediable...mostly.

Keen Sense:
All his senses, besides sight, are extraordinarily good, to where he can feel the faintest breeze on his skin, smell its fragrance, and hear its sigh.

Folly:
His pitch-black sword is more than an ordinary sword. It still rusts and requires sharpening and care, but the metal will regenerate quickly, even from being broken, and it can hold an exceedingly sharp edge. He can pulled it out of his shadow and dismiss it back as easily as drawing or sheathing it. It casts an eerily twisted shadow...

Master of Naps:
On top of all that, he is a master sleeper, able to spend hours on end, dozing and he has developed the ability fall asleep in nearly any position nigh instantly.

Weaknesses

Blind:
Claims to be blind, and the cloth over his eyes is too thick and dark to see through, yet he always seems to have a good grasp of his immediate surroundings without having to look, except for doors.

Doors:
Doors frustrate him. He has a long-standing grudge against any and all types of doors, and will go out of his way to destroy them if he can.

Inexperience:
He is still inexperienced with his Mei Ken. Also, its power waxes and wanes depending on the level of light.

Bad Cook:
He can’t cook very well.

Too Keen Senses:
Loud sounds can be painful, due to his exceptional hearing, while bad smells can be debilitating. Pain, too is felt more intensely, although he has a high pain tolerance.

Theme

[song pending]

He was something usual, something revolutionary, a peasant taken in and trained as a Samurai. This was die to his phenomenal skill with a sword, amd on the technicality that his many greats grand uncle was a samurai of some note at one point. As you can imagine, this planted seeds of hate in those that held to the superiority mindset. Even worse, Kyogen grew full of himself, and ironically grew arrogant himself. This contued for some years until a wealthy noble’s son, who kyo had wrong in the past, was passed over for a position guarding a shogan, a bery high honor. Instead, Kyo was chosen.

Less then a week after the decision was made, the scorned nobleman gathered his friends and men, and their men, and they ambushed Kyo. Against such odds he was subdued quickly. The official lie told is that bandits met him on the road, and while the nobleman rode to help, they were too late, Kyo had been killed, such a tragedy ect ect. No body was produced, and nobody cared. Well, most people.

Kyo was intead imprisoned in this man’s keep, and torchered. He had the character Haji (shame) carved into his forehead, and then he was shown a mirror. They carved his eyes out so the last thing he would ever see is the Haji carved into his forehead.

He was torchered brutally for months, but they were careful not to permanently harm him any more. They had something crueler in mind. They would let him go. A blind, starved man, dropped into the wilderness.

He survived by luck and a chance meeting with a demon that for an arrangement(undecided), would lend him power. Power for a certain purpose (undecided)

So then, in his shame, he took up the sword and a new name.

• 葉隱 •

Color me interested.

I’ll get to work on a Character Sheet application