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Of Crosses and Collapses: A Crossover Adventure of Survival on a Patchwork World.

Okay, finally managed to get this done before bed.

The Merchant

”Got somethin’ that might interest ya!”

[30’s(?)| Human (?) | Resident Evil 4| Male]

APPEARANCE, PERSONALITY, & BACKGROUND

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

It’s a tense situation. An isolated situation, fraught with danger, in uncharted lands. You enter the next room with dread, expecting the worst…

And are met by The Merchant, a hooded figure in a long, weathered black trench coat, with a purple cloth covering most of his face. That, along with the fingerless gloves, meaning that his fingers and the area just around his eyes are the only traces of his pale skin that remain visible. His eyes are blue, but sometimes they glow red, and he usually stands with a slouchy posture, possibly due to the large backpack he carries with him.

Despite his shady appearance he gives off a very amicable aura. Maybe it's the giddy look he gets in his eyes when he sees a potential customer, maybe it's his strangely endearing cockney-esque accent, or maybe it's the way he’ll open up that trench coat to reveal enough firepower to solve every problem you could ever even think of… provided you've got the cash.

PERSONALITY ASPECTS

• Jovial
• Opportunistic
• Miserly
• Polite
• Unassuming

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Just exactly who or what The Merchant is always has and probably always will be a complete mystery, but it was quite clear that against all odds, he had hit the jackpot. Two customers had enough of a need for his inventory that they were willing to trade villages, castles, and mines full of treasure for it, and they had succeeded, destroying the Los Illuminados for good and filling his coffers full of pesetas in the process. The Merchant escaped the destruction of the island and left to clean out his other shops and head on to another venture…

Until The Event happened, and he lost it all. The guns, the shops, the shooting galleries, those blue torches, and perhaps worst of all, the bottlecap figurines. He was left with nothing, and had wandered the pastiche of worlds until he had found the town of 2Fort. It wasn’t all bad. He could definitely work with this. After all, with all these worlds coming together full of dangerous creatures and dangerous people, there oughta be some very profitable business opportunities just ripe for the picking.

CHARACTER CAPABILITIES

~SKILLS~

Appraisal: As one who frequently trades weapons and treasures, The Merchant can quickly and accurately determine the identity and value of any firearm or treasure he comes across.

Weapon Maintenance: The Merchant has an encyclopedic knowledge of firearms, with a firm understanding of every part of anything that could be considered a gun, and as such can keep one running, provided the parts themselves aren’t broken.

Minor Crafting: The Merchant is surprisingly good with machinery, able to rig up a shooting gallery with moving targets in several different locations. It’s nothing extreme, but he could probably fix a broken gate or something. He also possesses a few more utilitarian skills like herb-mixing.

~SPECIAL ABILITIES~

Tune Up: By somehow expending treasure or raw cash, The Merchant can permanently raise a firearm beyond its normal capabilities, increasing either firepower, firing speed, reload speed, or magazine capacity. Upgrading the magazine capacity will (somehow) refill the magazine to full capacity.

Strong Back: Though The Merchant already looks like he’s packing enough heat and cash to fund a small militia, he can carry even more than he appears to be able to, to the point that one wonders whether it’s some sort of extra-dimensional storage… provided that it’s cash, treasure, or part of what he’s selling.

Weapon Hunter The Merchant can practically sniff out a new and interesting gun to add to his collection. He has an easier time finding firearms than most, regardless of the quality.

~Perks~

I’ve got a Selection of Good Things on Sale, Stranger! Though most of his inventory has been lost, The Merchant has retained a few basic weapons: A handgun, a shotgun, and a rifle, along with one First Aid Spray

~Faults~

Miser: The Merchant is ridiculously stingy about keeping his potential sales in perfect condition. He will only use the worst equipment he has on him, if that equipment is remotely worth holding on to, and save the rest as inventory. He also isn’t willing to part with his inventory out of goodwill.

~Weaknesses~

The Merchant can shoot a gun or swing a knife or club, but his skills with them are average at best. He’d prefer to let his customers wield his inventory rather than himself.

The Merchant is also quite frugal with his services. He’s rather affable, but don’t expect him to shell out weapons or upgrades out of the kindness of his heart.

INVENTORY & EQUIPMENT

~STARTING EQUIPMENT~
Clothes and Gear: The Merchant’s trusty outfit and backpack. Withstands the elements and can conceal a mindblowing amount of weaponry, though the heat it would suggest to provide doesn’t seem to bother him.

Shop Inventory: The Merchant’s remaining shop inventory. He won’t use these himself, but he's willing to part with them for the right price.

• Handgun: A slightly used semi-automatic pistol that was sold to The Merchant by a certain stranger early on in his adventure, comes with a full ten-round magazine. Reliable, but nothing particularly special.
• Shotgun: An old-fashioned pump-action shotgun.
• Rifle: An old-fashioned bolt-action rifle. Doesn’t come with a scope.
• First Aid Spray: A spray can containing a bizarre substance that heals all injuries. Can only be used once.

~CURRENTLY EQUIPPED GEAR~

Clothes and Gear

~INVENTORY~

*listed above*

MEDALS AND ACCOLADES

EXTRA

Of Crosses and Collapses: A Crossover Adventure of Survival on a Patchwork World.

So how's everyone doing today?

@Crosswire

Pretty good. Work on character sheets is moving along slowly but surely. :)

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

Bleh, Carny life is killing me slowly. The froyo trailer smells like strawberry and maple flavouring still even after I spent half a day cleaning up the mess that happened.

How's everyone else doing?

@bobert778

Stay strong! <3

I'm not doing too much. Got Ending A of Nier, still going through every difficulty of DMC3 before I try and S-Rank that, I'm playing more Yakuza 0 again and I'll occasionally switch over to DMC4:SE for a little bit when I get the urge to break out Real Impact on something. Feeling pretty nice, though. :)

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

Well, I like the new avatar!

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

He looked over at Veronica

@Drag

I hate to bitch after you were a real trooper and wrote up a post after we were chatting about action games all night but there's an error or two lol.

also @Rivaan, it's your turn to post.

World Warriors: The Nomadic Fist (Quirky Fighting Game Influenced Roleplay)

Inanna’s question was left unanswered as the woman left. Well, he supposed everyone was busy with such a big tournament going on. Such rudeness should be a most intolerable offense in any decent society... his partner chimed, though Inanna shook his head. He wasn’t entitled to anyone else’s time! The voice churned out to continue the debate before Inanna noticed… something. He looked away, prompting his partner to ask if he was even paying attention, followed by silence.

The sky was coated in some strange form of creature neither of them had seen before. It was hard to get a good look at any one of them, but when Inanna focused, he could discern that they seemed to be made of metal, and they looked like they were holding those “firearm” things that he trained against a couple of times. He watched them for a moment. Bring one here... He nodded, opening a portal near him connected to one in the path of the drones. One flew through the portal...

Only to keep going and crash against the nearby wall. Inanna jumped in shock for a moment before closing the portal and making sure it was okay. It shuddered weakly, sparks flying from it for a moment before it ceased. Do not worry yourself, the voice chided. They are but thoughtless constructs, not fit to stand up to a mere human, let alone our divine majesty! Inanna thought about protesting this for but a moment before his thoughts were interrupted by a hail of bullets around him. A few stung against his ki guard before he dived sideways and opened a portal above his head to redirect the gunfire, connected to one facing down over the mechanical swarm.

“We should probably leave!” Inanna said as a few more robots flew into the ground around him. No, the voice commanded. They are clearly after something in the arena. We must examine this situation more closely. We may not get another chance! The voice was absolutely awash with relish, more than Inanna had heard from it ever before, and he decided to obey it. He heard explosions on the roof, and warped up there to investigate. He began to regret the decision as he was met with another barrage of gunfire, wincing at the pain. He put up a portal guard to protect his flanks, deterred some robots with a few swings of his staff, and dived into a roll to evade some extra fire. He actually felt a little cool pulling off that move… until he realized he fell into a hole in the roof. He cried out for a moment before he shortened his otherwise devastating fall with a well-placed portal to the ground, off to the side of the arena. He sighed contentedly for a moment, willing to ignore the fighting of the robots for just a moment while he regained his composure…

Until a far larger robot dropped from the ceiling, looking like some sort of large spider, perhaps. He watched in curiosity as the robot summoned a large black orb… and he was suddenly lifted off of his feet. Stay on your guard, you fool! Inanna swung his staff at the ground, being lucky enough to catch one of its hooked ends on some part of the stands. He spent a few moments scrambling to steady his grip before he turned back, noticing that part of the machine’s armor had fallen off, and that some other Nomads weren’t nearly as lucky with the whole gravity well situation. Realizing that he didn’t have a very good way to help them, he decided to open a portal near him connected to the area in front of the exposed machinery. He let his legs fall through the portal and began kicking at the incomprehensible inner layer of the robot. Not all that hard, but he could have sworn he heard something crackling a couple times. Maybe. He was helping, right?

Of Crosses and Collapses: A Crossover Adventure of Survival on a Patchwork World.

Count me in!

World Warriors: The Nomadic Fist (Quirky Fighting Game Influenced Roleplay)

Alright, he's finally finished. Lemme know if I should tweak anything.

Rosier “Rosie” LeVai

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⦋ ?? || N/A || Male ⦌

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

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APPEARANCE

With high heeled boots, a 6’10” stature (with those heels), long hair, and some well-applied makeup, one might have trouble determining Rosie’s gender before they figure out his status as a Nomad. His skin tone is a light bronze, while his eyes are a clear shade of hazel. His clothes never seem to stray from grays and blacks, never hitting a true white or any flashier colors. He has that confident, satisfied look in his eye, and the way he proudly walks around with one hand on his hip and another on the straps of his tote bag seem to give the impression that he knows what he’s doing and what he’s after, even when he really doesn’t. His right eye is constantly covered by his thick brown hair, and he’s somewhat protective of whatever might be lying under it. He speaks in a rather flamboyant manner, and though little phases someone as old as him, he often shifts his tone in irritating, condescending ways when he wishes to mock someone.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

• Flamboyant
• Condescending
• Flamboyant
• Teasing
• Domineering
• Appreciates Beauty
• Something of an environmentalist

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

A very, very long time ago, Rosier was an angel. He likes to say that he was a pretty important one, too. When he's asked about why he isn't one anymore, his answer often changes. Sometimes he says that he was a little too zealous. Sometimes he answers that he simply got bored, or that being a perfect embodiment of light and good was too stressful.

Regardless, he was a demon from that point on, a creature of lust and temptation. He enjoyed his job for the most part, though for whatever reason, he sometimes felt like his heart just wasn't in it. It was only around the mid-1940’s when he really began to realize his true calling: Art. There was something that struck him about Earth’s natural beauty. It wasn’t eternally perfect like in his first home, nor was it eternally tarnished like in his second. It was varied, fleeting, and somewhere in between the two extremes. It was something he felt deserved to captured.

He began to travel across the world, painting whatever he found to be worth painting, and making a quick buck selling whatever he thought was worth sharing. While it was something of an odd set of decades for the devil, it was very much fulfilling, and he never stopped travelling regardless of what friends or foes he made along the way. He was going to capture as much of the world as he could behind a canvas.

As well as brush up on his combat skills. Heavens knew there were plenty of roadblocks on his travels.

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

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FIGHTING STYLE

Rosie has some dextrous, delicate hands, and he prefers not to get them dirty on those lesser Nomads. His palette knife is actually the sealed form of his long-cherished greatsword, Rembrandt, and by coating it in shadow, he can project a sharp blade similar to a real knife. He uses it in up-close encounters, with a style that’s a fine blend between Scherma di Stiletto Siciliano, Esgrima Criolla, and Fairbairn-Sykes. He’ll deftly dance around and counter blows as well as wrap his scarf or coat around his hand and use it to parry other lighter attacks, grabbing opponents and stabbing them where it hurts if he’s feeling particularly sadistic. If a bit more range and power is needed, he’ll put his legs to work with deadly ballerina-esque twirls as well as roundhouses, butterfly kicks, and axe kicks, coating his boots in shadow to turn them into almost literal stiletto heels.

At range, using his paintbrush, he can leave ink in midair that can be used to make what he paints reality. With much room for creativity and stylistic flair, it’s his preferred method of fighting by a long shot.

He can also gather the darkness, chaos, aggression, and similar concepts of his opponents to store and use for his BlackStar transformation, returning both him and his greatsword to their true shadowy forms as he dusts off his fast and brutal demonic fighting style.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ [Cross Section]

Rosie grabs his paintbrush and quickly draws a line through his opponent, which cuts through them as if it were an imperceptibly fast swing from a very sharp sword. Best suited for long ranges, though it will cut through any obstacles or projectiles between them instead if at all possible.

■ [Pointillist Barrage]

Rosie draws several dots over his opponent. When he finishes, gunshots sound from midair to turn those dots into bullet holes. Takes more time to set up than Cross Section, but can’t be blocked by thrown projectiles.

■ [Dark Bomb]

Rosie draws a circle and draws a line through one of its edges, creating a large, cartoonish bomb with a lit fuse, exploding either after a few seconds or upon contact with an attack or enemy. Instead of flames, it explodes into a jet-black, ink-like sludge that impedes movement as it hardens. It will eventually crumble after a few seconds, an attack hits it, or the opponent manages to break free. If Rosie makes contact with the sludge while the opponent is mired in it, he can use the sludge as a conduit to absorb darkness from them to use for BlackStar. An undetonated bomb can be “paused” if he cuts the fuse with Cross Section, and “resumed” if he restores the fuse with his Restoration skill.

■ [Gale Stroke]

Rosie draws a swirl in the air which materializes as a strong wind that rages for several seconds. Does no damage, but can slow opponents moving against the wind, be used to roll around a Dark Bomb, extend the distance of his Nevermore dash (in the direction the wind is blowing), and remove stage hazards that were set up.

■ [Happy Little Trees]

Rosie draws a heavy dot into the ground, which manifests as a seed which erupts into a hearty, full-grown oak tree. It can send an unwary opponent skywards, but it can also be used as cover. It can be chopped down with Cross Section, allowing the tree to fall onto the enemy.

■ [Restoration]

Rosie draws whatever was missing from a broken object, restoring it as if it had never been broken. For example, a tree that he had previously cut down, or a Dark Bomb with a cut fuse. It can be used out of combat, though it’s still limited to inorganic matter or plant life, and especially large or complex subjects may be too much for his power to handle.

■ [Nevermore]

Feathered wings of shadow sprout from Rosie’s back for a moment, allowing for a quick burst of vertical or horizontal movement on the ground or in the air. If Gale Stroke is active, the distance of this dash increases dramatically. In BlackStar form, the move becomes Forevermore, and Rosie corkscrews through the air while forming a spear of shadow in front of him. If he uses the move to ascend upwards next to an opponent, they’re sliced and driven up with him by his wings.

■ [Twilight Bliss]

Rosie spins in the air towards an opponent like a ballerina, with a leg extended. If he hits his target, he’ll catch them between his thigh and his lower leg. The momentum carries his opponent to the ground face-first as he sits on top of them and crushes them with his leg. While they’re restrained, he’ll tap into their essence, drawing the darkness from their heart and feeding on it, giving him some energy for BlackStar. He’ll use his other leg to push himself into the air and away from his opponent once he’s done.

■ [Fallen Angel]

Rosie coats his heel in shadow and raises his leg high into the air for a devastating axe kick. If it hits, he grinds his heel into his downed opponent, gathering energy from them to use for BlackStar before punting them away. If the opponent is already on the ground, he elects to skip the kick. In BlackStar form, he launches four Star Thrusts into them after he lands the attack for additional damage.

■ [Round Trip]

Only usable in BlackStar form. Rosie throws his sword at his foe. It spins around a bit for additional damage before returning to him. In the meantime, he fights using a secondary knife made of shadows that works the same as his knife in his normal form.

■ [Stinger]

Only usable in BlackStar form. Rosie leaves a trail of dust behind him as he spreads his wings and zooms towards the enemy with Rembrandt held forwards, either on the ground or in the air. If it hits, a second, larger blade of shadow emanates from the hilt and slams into the opponent again for additional damage.

■ [Star Thrust]

Only usable in BlackStar form. Rosie summons a longsword made of darkness, similar to Rembrandt, behind himself that then sails through the air straight towards the enemy in an attempt to stab them.

SUPER MOVES

■ [Break Time!]

Rosie traces his own shadow and walks off into the background, summoning a seat and some tea, coffee, or hot cocoa (or a glass of Amontillado, on occasion) with arcane magic. The traced shadow comes to life, fighting in his stead. Though it’s rather fragile and can’t use any of his painting attacks or BlackStar-exclusive moves, the shadow will try to keep the opponent at bay with a guard and the occasional prodding swing of the knife. In the meantime, he regenerates some health and gains energy for BlackStar until his shadow is dispersed.

■ [BlackStar]

Using the dark energy he’s collected, Rosie’s body turns to shadows as he reveals his true demonic form. Each collection will equal twenty seconds of time in BlackStar form, up to a maximum of a minute. His strength and speed increases, Rembrandt’s blade extends as it returns to its true greatsword form, and he gets access to some moves he can’t use otherwise, but he loses access to his art-based special moves in this form.

■ [Climax]

Only usable in BlackStar form. Rosie dashes back and forth through his opponent, slicing through them several times, each time using Star Thrust to set up a sword aimed at them. He finishes by holding the sorry soul aloft by the neck and stabbing Rembrandt through them as all of the Star Thrusts finally activate and pincushion their target. He backflips away, congeals the darkness used to maintain his BlackStar form into a black rose centered around his brush, and throws it at Rembrandt, causing the darkness surrounding it and making up the Star Thrusts to explode. Rembrandt and the brush fly back into his hands as he and the blade return to their normal form.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Rosie fights only decently at close range and excels at longer ranges, but falters at medium ranges where Cross Section is the only attack with the lack of setup time he needs to be effective. Anyone with the luxury of fighting comfortably in that range can shut down his ability to fight back if they can keep up with his attempts to move out of it. In BlackStar form, the same concept applies to long-range combat while he covers his mid-range weaknesses.

All of his paintbrush attacks are based on his own perception. If his vision is impaired, they become useless even if “aimed” correctly.

Though he is immortal, Rosie needs strength to maintain his physical form, and it can be dispersed if he takes enough of a beating. At least, until he can gather enough darkness to remake it, though that could take a very long time. Though decent, his endurance is nothing special, and he is especially vulnerable to holy and light-based attacks.

Rosie rarely treats his opponents as anything more than a nuisance, often viewing the challenges of those lesser beings as something not worth his time. When he begins taking his opponent seriously, they may easily have the advantage over him.

OTHER

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Rosie donates a fair portion of the money he makes through selling art to various environmental protection and preservation organizations, though most of that goes into landscape preservation.

winquotes

“Stick with the music career. You could have died forgotten and unloved if I weren’t so generous.” Vs Jaden

“Watch out, if this keeps happening they might have to replace that pretty face of yours, too…” Vs. Justin

“Oh my. They had all the right things in mind when they built you.” Vs. Seven-Seven

“Honestly? Not even a real angel? Shoo.” Vs. Sage

“I remember dinosaurs. They didn't look nearly as nice.” Vs. Brooke

“I used to think might controlled everything, too. You're just ruining the landscape, though.” Vs Brenda.

“I suppose you have some work to do if you can’t beat me. Or are Oni weaker than I thought?” Vs. Yoko

“Ugh… Disgusting…” Vs Billy

“The pen truly is mightier than the sword. Well, the brush, but you get the idea.” Vs Margot

“The brush is mightier than the gun, too, apparently.” Vs Otsana

“Tricky… but not tricky enough.” Vs Joaquim

“Oh my, a lollipop from a dashing doctor? I don't mind if I do!” Vs Jonas

“And the rest... is silence. Lovely, serene silence...” Vs The One

“There are much more… aesthetically appealing ways to achieve immortality, you know.” Vs Aldous

“I think you’d raise more than enough money for your village if you went into modeling.” Vs Meo

“Well, I didn’t think I’d see any of your kind anymore. Do you mind holding that pose for a little while longer?” Vs Fafnir

“Ah, yes, clearly the legions of Hell are no match for you once you’ve learned to best a few fat, lumbering animals. Go bother somebody else, child.” Vs Calvin

“I've seen enough abominations already. Time to send you back downstairs where you belong, creature.” Vs SYM-04

“Finally, someone with some culture! Leave the boys behind next time and maybe you'll make for some pleasant conversation.” Vs. Ivory

“A good artist can create the most beautiful paintings by blending together the simplest colors, and the culinary arts are no different. By using such exotic ingredients to create such low-brow dishes, you only highlight your own lack of talent.” Vs Hank

“If you were a proper succubus, I would have been melting in your arms ages ago, but you’re about as seductive as any back-alley harlot.” Vs Veronica

“Adam? So this is what happens when they try to play God? Now that’s just rich…” Vs Gideon

“I have to admit, Jotunn, that was actually rather fun. Your lovely attitude might be rubbing off on me.” Vs Klara

“Slither away, Naga. If you bother me again with the implication that I’m some pawn in your little game, I’ll break you as I show you why I used to be the Queen of the whole damn board. Are we clear?” Vs Vindani

“Oh, now you're just adorable, scowling away in your little uniform. I just have to pinch your little cheeks before I go.” Vs Chung

“Such a beautiful singing voice… I really should visit Paris again.” Vs Lucie

“Listen, sweetie, you’re going to need to adapt a bit more if you want to go devil hunting. Toss out those old toys and grab a sword and something a bit more modern. .45’s, maybe?” Vs Voyt

“Wow, even I feel a bit guilty after that…” Vs Lucas

“Go out there and recapture what spark you’ve lost. You’ll only be able to enjoy it for so long.” Vs Walter

“Honey, the only thing weaker than your ki is your fashion sense.” Vs Brown

“I can tell you’ve got a passenger, little one. He’s lucky to have a vessel as sweet as you.” Vs Inanna

“Ryuji Raiden? Now there was someone who knew how to use a whip… Would have helped you out a bit, hmm?” Vs Jill

“Hmmm… Should I try writing something in Braille? Or maybe sculpting, perhaps painting a piece with an emphasis on texture? Art shouldn’t be restrained to something as fickle as sight.” Vs Yen

“Well, it’s been fun, bu-Oh my, are those genuine Genevieve fabrics?! I simply must have a good look at them!” Vs Askin

“You’d think that they must be overflowing with you “ends justify the means” types back downstairs, but they've got room to spare. Now let me show you how you really stomp someone out.” Vs Abel

“Let's quit this charade so we can have some real fun...” Mirror match.

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

*pokes*

@Zhaliora

Oh, yeah.

@Drag, Draaaaag! We need you to do a thing!

World Warriors: The Nomadic Fist (Quirky Fighting Game Influenced Roleplay)

Now, would everyone be cool if I have some robits attack their characters to get some sick fight scenes going?

@Mr Allen J

Yes, please.

Save me from Kaiser's purgatory.