Kafka Komedy

DigimonStory Hackers: Resurgence of Jormungundr

I'm pretty damn tired so I'm not sure I can reply tonight. Might have to be tomorrow.

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

Allant Oestaer

Allant turned his head to Sybille as she harrumphed, grimacing a bit. He hated seeing the young woman (he couldn't refer to her as anything else due to the juxtaposition of her face and chest) frustrated, he knew how terrible being forced into a life like this was. Still, she didn't seem to have any other skills. Like him, she was stuck here for the reasonable future. He willfully switched gears as Stephan spoke to Yui and accepted Allant and Pox's bet, though he wanted to raise the stakes. As Allant thought it over, Jing expressed his surprise at the two's betting with a notorious cheat. Still, Stephan didn't know the desert like Allant did, he was confident enough he had the better odds.

"Sure, I'll double down. To our future fortunes indeed, Prince Pox." Allant responded, though he had no intention of lifting the nearest object for a cheer. he didn't actually have any gold on him though; He had spent the last of his pay on purple paint, and he'd be damned if the harsh winds here spilled the bloody expensive stuff out onto the sands. He did always keep with him mementos of his Orc-slaying adventures; Souls Stones were just as acceptable as gold in more remote places, and worth more for their weight. Digging through his pouch, Allant pulled out a few of the rocks of various colors, his collateral just like Pox had posted.

"I'll need you to accept some different payment as well, even if it is just Soul Stones. I assume that's alright with you, Stephan?"

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

@AtomicNut I was writing up a post and I realized I had never looked at Sybille's appearance. I don't think she looks much like 18 considering her... assets. Any reason you chose that particular picture friend :P? _{also if you have the source of that artist id appreciate it wink wink}

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Ichirou Kobayashi

Ichirou Kobayashi

Hacker

Gender: Male
Age: 19

Appearance: Ichirou is quite tall and a bit wider than the average Japanese man, standing 6 feet even and 170 lbs. He has dyed hair that used to be a bright blue but has dulled into a tealish blue, and he consistently wears jeans and T-shirts to all but the most serious of events. He's admittedly a bit baby-faced, with a weak chin and round overall head shape with small features, minus his eyes.

Personality: Ichirou is a rebel without a cause, harboring a disregard for mainstream society but feeling powerless to truly change it. As such, he instead opts to simply screw over and steal from those he feels have let him down, ranging from bratty highschool girls to stuffy politicians. He isn't always happy with his own actions, occasionally he can't help but spit in the face of his own baseless rationalizations. When these bouts of self-loathing spring up, he frequently spends time with his Digimon Jacky, and occasionally Gats as well. He is much more trusting and receptive to Digimon that most humans due to his emotional talks with his own, but fellow 'outsiders' are welcome and he will attempt (poorly) to become friends with them as well.

Bio: Ichirou's mother was gone from an early age, having passed away due to a car crash just outside her workplace. Though Ichirou's father was able to quit his job to take care of his son full-time until he was 8, but had to rejoin the workforce at that point as the life insurance money had dried up. Loneliness dominated his life as his father was frequently preoccupied with work in order to provide for both of them, and Ichirou refused to participate in Japan's shame culture, willingly facing his own ostracization over his poor grades and behavior in school. He was an early adopter of EDEN, using it to fill the time after school in place of homework.

At age 18 he had finally gotten out of school, not bothering to look into any colleges. Instead he got into EDEN full time, scouring the dark web for many tutorials and becoming a hacker to supplement his father's (who he still lives with), income. For about a year and a half he's trounced around EDEN as a small time thug with his Digimon, growing a deep personal bond with his main Digimon, Jacky. Mysteriously, he's received a physical letter about his illegal activity, and not from the police. Though he was unsure about joining Jormungandr, ultimately he decided he was most-likely just as bad as whoever they were and added himself to their ranks, secretly hoping to find someone real and human to relate to in the jumble.

Digimon

Jackamon [WIND NEUTRAL TYPE]

Jacky, as Ichirou often calls them, is probably the closest thing he has to a friend. This child-sized furball has and will always stand by the criminal; Even if the two can't agree on the morality of Ichirou's actions, Jacky is always willing and ready to help his master. He's also quite inventive with his wind abilities.

In-Training: Spritemon - Light Neutral type Digimon.
Rookie: Tatsumon - Free Neutral type Digimon.
Champion: Jackamon - Jackamon is a more magically attuned digimon, able to create powerful gusts of wind. It's signature ability is the 'Wind Bullet' which is a small, razorsharp gust powerful enough to pierce metal.
Ultimate: Sorrowmon - Though Sorrowmon is prone to bouts of depression, when it focuses it has complete control of the air and winds, able to form it into shields, bombs, and use it for prolonged flight.
Mega: Anubismon

Gaomon [FREE DATA TYPE]

Gats, as he insists on being referred to as, is Ichirou's secondary Digimon, much more focused on combat than Jacky. He loves the art of combat, always pestering Ichirou to go to the arena, and watches human boxers and wrestlers when he can.
In-Training: Wanyamon
Rookie: Gaomon
Champion: Gaogamon
Ultimate: MachGaogamon
Mega: MirageGaogamon

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Allant Oestaer

Allant Østær

(Also spelled Oestaer so I don't have to bust out the special characters.)
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Appearance: 6' even, slightly muscular, tanned with mid-length dark brown hair and grey eyes.

Bio: Allant was the fourth son of a noble lord in Marrulah, a position oft considered worse than that of a serf. Though before the age of 10 Allant was able to learn and live in relative peace, as soon as he got past that age he was enlisted in the training of a retired Mirino, treasure seekers who ventured into the Dread Desert in search of riches. He had two blades placed in his hands and got to work. Dual Skill is a difficult martial art to learn, but it is also accompanied by difficult truths that the Mirino live by. Mirino know first hand the frailty of life, Allant's teacher being one of the only Mirino to live to 30; indeed he was only 37 and had been retired for 3 years.

The Mirino knights also place immense importance on the arts, considering they often recover delicate artistic artefacts from humanities past. All Mirino pick up a craft of their choosing, so they may live on past their quick deaths through their works. Allant inherited the skill of his mentor; painting. Allant's days were then filled with rigorous practice, and education in perspective and artistic theory. Near the end of his training he was paired up with another Mirino about to be sent out into the Dread Desert; Yuria. Mirino worked in duos and needed to be familiar with each other.

While getting to know Yuria, some of her beliefs rubbed off on Allant. Her family was aggressively against the old gods, believing them to have caused the Starfall and abandoning humanity for the fear that they would rise up from the gods tyrannical rule. Knowing the prosperity humanity used to live in from their golden relics and the danger and squalor he was being subjected to now, Allant couldn't help but agree with her.

Eventually, Allant and Yuria's training was complete. The two were sent out to the Dread Deserts many a time and they recovered quite a few impressive finds, all while Allant worked on creating a truly good painting, for he never really had grasped it. As the two saved each other time after time, Allant began developing romantic inclinations towards his partner, but she had passed not even from an attempt on her life, but from a sickness she had contracted out in the desert. Without a partner, Allant was unable to continue work as a Mirino, but had no interest in preparing other children like him to die. Instead he sent out to find a proper place for himself in the world, and discovered the Blood Rose Irregulars. With no skills but killing and treasure hunting to his name, Allant deigned to work for the mercenaries.

Fighting Style: Allant is highly trained in the Marrulah martial art Dual Skill, the use of two weapons at once to defend and counter in one swift motion. Since shields are largely useless fighting the powerful Orcs, Dual Skill fighters are adept at parrying rather than braving an attack head on. They also are trained to use both weapons to strike at once for a killing blow, and the use of throwing stars to both distract and kill. Orcs are often fought as pairs, where one would take the vanguard and the other would use those techniques to ensure a death before the vanguard was overwhelmed.

Equipment
Weaponry

• Main Gauche - A double-edged dagger ending in a sharp point with a large hand guard and two thin slits at the base of the hilt aiming to catch human blades.
• Estoc - A longsword with no edge, instead used to pierce thick hides or armors. Almost always paired with the Main Gauche.
• Arming Blades - Two one-handed blades meant to be wielded at once. One features a serrated edge made to get unarmored opponents to bleed heavily.
• Tri-Edges - Six throwing weapons kept on a belt, which can be used in many ways.

Armor

• Robes - Loose fitting cloth made of cotton that shields one from the sun and hides one's armor, trimmed with silk and animal furs.
• Breastplate - A cuirass and faulds that are slightly skewed to the left side to mitigate the losses of a failed parry. Also features a hauberk underneath.
• Mask - A steel mask used purely as shielding from the sun, since even a shielded blow to the head from an Orc was often enough to lead to a death.
• Chainmail and Footwear - The legs are covered in a light chainmail and end in leather boots.
• Gauntlets - Simple leather gloves that reach the elbow and as such the hauberk.

Miscellaneous

• Soul Stones - A collection of entirely unidentified Orc Soul Stones, acting as all of Allant's money.
• Supplies - A water skin, a few pounds of dried meats, and a tent.
• Pouches - Two free leather pouches to stuff treasure into.
• Orc Soulstone Ring - A ring with a refined Orc Soul Stone that can improve Allant's overall muscle strength when used, increase speed and power.

Skills/Abilities

• Combat - Allant is a skilled Mirino knight, a slayer of many orcs.
• Artistry - Allant is a decent painter, but an even better appraiser. He's able to tell without a shadow of a doubt how much a piece is worth if he has some time with it.
• Survival - Allant is familiar with deserts and how exactly to brave them.

Other Information:

Mirino

The Mirino are knights of lords who frequently venture out into the Dread Deserts to reclaim old gold and treasures to pay the serfs who worked the fields, and often themselves as well. They also defend against the attacks of Orcs and Shadow Creatures on the kingdom, though both are now rare due to Marrulah's position. They have a unique fighting style and consist almost entirely of disgraced or lowly nobles due to the rigorous training and somewhat expensive equipment it requires.

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

Posted! I hope Pox and Allant become good friends, Allant could use some positivity in his life.

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

Allant Oestaer

The Dread Desert. Indeed Allant had been dreading his return to this place, that was an apt word for it. The desert was dirty, hot, and literally sickening, and beyond that he had spent far too much time here already; He felt his luck in the area was about run out. Still, he was glad he had went in a way. He knew this desert well, and if there was a man to be saved a Mirino would help with that. There were also new recruits that he had to acquaint himself with; It would be best to do so against enemies he knew by heart.

For now they had stopped though, an oasis was a rare thing in the desert (especially one without an entire tribe of savage orcs guarding it) so they'd to best to fill their waterskins up and rest. Especially as it seemed a few of the Irregulars weren't familiar with the intense heat of the dunes Gwendolyn and Shion took first watch just in case any orcs had actually set themselves up near the fountain, while everyone else relaxed and prepared for the journey ahead. With the others taking care of water and dinner, and without his art supplies, there wasn't much he could do but talk.

Stephan, ever cavalier about life, bet on the noble's. 50 coin that he was dead. It'd be foolish to bet against it, considering he was a month late for his little 'appointment.' But then that wasn't the question was it? That the expedition team was slaughtered was a certainty, but for at least one man to survive was good odds, and for that one man to be a well-trained noble? Even better. Only Pox seemed to realize this, so Allant pitched in as well.

"I'm with the Prince. With men like him walking around, nobles are a lot harder to kill. What do you say, Pox? 25 from the both of us on Stephan's 50?" Allant asked the doctor, gently tipping the filtered water he had gathered into his waterskin. Though Allant didn't have much experience with Apothecaries personally, his 'father' swore by them. He was a damn noble too, he deserved the aid of an apothecary as well, and he'd use it!

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

@AtomicNut Well, she still looks and says she is about a decade younger than he is, so he'd probably treat her with more sensitivity than he does the others, whether she appreciates it or not.

EDIT: Oh yeah I'll post when I get home

Bloodrose Irregulars - After The Fall (Dark Fantasy Adventure) -=Remake=-

Assuming Allant knows Jenramo's story, hes mostlikely envious of the man, having gotten to choose to fight rather than it being forced on him, though he does appreciate the man's respect for the dead and their memory. He probably pities the abtisocial little kid the group drags around, wishing she had a life to turn to other than monster slaying. I assume thats okay with the both of you, @AtomicNut & @RoccanIronclad?

DigimonStory Hackers: Resurgence of Jormungundr

@Pyromania99 So, will the first post be everyone responding to the letter and going to Jormungandr headquarters for the first time? Or will everyone have been there for a day or so and they respond to a mission?