TaintedMushroom

Symphony on High

@BrokenPromiseYeah I'll change those details, I wasn't super attached to em. Once I actually start to write out the character and get into his headspace even more I'm confident his own unique flair will stand out! His goal is to be less of a frontline fighter and more of an information seeker/skirmisher/wild card type of guy.

Symphony on High

Oh boy, that felt like starting a car that's been sitting out back all winter. But I did it!

Bardo

NAME:

Bardo Landry

AGE:

23

SEX:

Male

APPEARANCE:

My Hider

GRIMIORE:

Bardo’s grimiore is a large leatherbound book with a cover so dark that light almost seems to be drawn towards it, like a blackhole.

INSTRUMENT:

Secret Seeker: Everyone and everything has a secret. Something deep below the surface that they seek to keep buried. The dark blade of this short 1 handed katana seems to almost whisper promises and lies in an effort to entice any such knowledge out of those who stare at it for a prolonged period. Light seems almost drawn in, the blade itself almost gives one the sense that it might sever the threads of reality. Its gleaming edge practically absorbs anything it passes through rather than cutting, gone as if devoured by the universe itself.

RANK: Gold
KEYWORD: Sword
DAMAGE TYPE: Chaos
DAMAGE: A
SPEED: B
SENTINEL: E
SPECIAL: Secrets Exposed: Secret Seeker obtains knowledge about anything it comes into contact with, the depth of that knowledge being limited by how clean of a hit was landed. Contact with weapons or armor will allow Bardo to know information about them as if he owned it himself. A clean blow upon an enemy will give him an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as if they were his own. Blocking a strike will give him knowledge of how best to defend against it. Attacking, repelling, or stabbing a melody will tell him the notes that make it up.

STYLE:

In Esper form Bardo merely appears as himself mostly, donning a solid black suit and blindfold, though the blindfold doesn’t impair his ability to perceive his surroundings in any way.
RANK: Bronze
PHYSICAL: E
ARCANE: C
CHAOS: D
SPECIAL: The blindfold still allows him to perceive his surroundings and keeps him from becoming disoriented when moving through the air.

My Hider

GENRE:

Endless Library: Bardo’s abilities center on maneuverability and manifest in the form of floating matter and tattered parchment. The papers and bits of matter seen when Bardo’s genre manifests as a form of dark matter and tend to distort light and reality in their immediate area.

RANK: Silver
ELEMENT: Gravity
EFFECT NOTES: [Weightless [4], Suspend [4]], pull [2], Push [2], Blink [4], Shield [4], Reflect [4], Portal [4], powerful [0], Full Enhance [4], Restrain [4]

SPECIAL: Gives a singular rank increase to push and pull notes when cast.

LEITMOTIF:

Bardo’s blindfold serves to help keep him grounded no matter what angle he perceives the world from, ensuring he never feels a sense of vertigo or uneasiness regardless if he’s upside down or plummeting miles.
RANK: Bronze

PR:

Rank: Bronze
Disguise, Infrared Goggles, handcuffs
Special: At Bardo’s willing the handcuffs can imitate the effect of suspend on themselves and whoever is locked up in them.

BACKUP:

N/A

FACTION:

Freelancer

TRIVIA:

Bardo always had a thing for being a know-it-all. When he was younger Bardo always had to be right, and he made sure to tell everyone. He had a tendency to want others to know how much more he knew and just how wrong they were. Aging didn’t diminish these urges one bit as Bardo grew only more smug and self assured as he grew older. Bardo had a tendency to notice obscure details and memorize seemingly useless information at will, and he seemed even more drawn to things he shouldn’t know about.

Bardo was always a tad bit of a loner, his family only consisted of an uncle who’d raised him since he was too young to remember, and his parents were merely distant faceless memories that he chose not to worry himself with. Bardo instead chose to concern himself with the workings of the world, seeking an education as a physicist with dreams of seeing the universe for real one day. At least until he found the book.

Bardo was always someone who preferred to know the truth rather than speculate. When some of his classmates spoke of a haunted library on a rougher side of town Bardo couldn’t help but interject, much to their annoyance. On a dare, and a desire to prove them wrong, Bardo agreed to go there himself to disprove the haunting. What he found instead changed his life forever. There he found it, a dark tome, seeming to draw him in and whisper the promise of secrets and universal understanding if only he’d pick it up.

Well, Bardo was never one to shy away from forbidden knowledge.

Pirates of the Darkening Skies

Completely unaware of Chwegwn's moment of contemplation in regards to Adrian's own actions, Adrian proceeded to take a seat, oblivious to the rooms occupants as his mind wandered into fanciful fantasies. Luckily Adrian's chosen life of a runaway had yet to deprive him of his sense of etiquette and his body automatically directed itself towards the seat to Kira's immediate left. One of Chwegwn's bodies shortly hopped atop his lap, startling him from the moment in time for him to take stock of the room and get ahold of his senses in time to order.

"Ah, just water and the finest meat you can acquire, preferably made fresh and dressed in a multitude of steamed vegetables. I care not for the specifics, surprise me. Just make sure it is rare as well, I like my meat a to bleed." He said, a frightening grin spreading across his face at the mention of rarity. It had been a bit since Adrian had such a lavish meal, and given the situation he planned to indulge a tad as he'd been unable to as of late.

With that in mind he fished out a small pouch he kept in his breast pocket, a collection of homemade narcotics that he fancied playing around with from time to time. Adrian began picking through his selection and contemplating his choices as he awaited either the food, or for something interesting to arise from the rooms occupants, whichever came first.

Symphony on High

Discord is cool for longer discussions, like the tons of questions and follow-up questions I have for a build I'm trying to formulate.

Symphony on High

I enjoy things that evoke a cult following, I might throw my hat in the ring. Still gotta read everything, just skimming around a tad after work.

INHERITANCE - transhuman sci-fantasy space opera, bespoke system

I have this old thing that I dusted off from oh say 4 years ago or a little less technically.

My Hider

Name: Ashvath
Soulcage: Bijali
Fragments:
Monumental waves crash against the battlements as gale-force winds blow aside the opposition.
A flurry of movement, vision tinged red, cries and screams so close yet so far at the same time, total lack of control.
A ghost town on the coast, void of life, and as quiet as the depths.

Aesthetic: Like the ferocity of a hurricane captured in a bottle, swirls of gray and blue with streaks of white and flashes of yellow adorn the soulcage in no particular manner or pattern. The frame itself is stocky and wide, built like one would imagine the knights of old. It towers above most, a picture of grace and poise in the fluidity of it’s movements. Simply humanoid in form, the soulcage’s appearance does no justice to the explosive capabilities harnessed within.

Loadout:
Stats:
Attributes

Strength: 4
Dexterity: 4
Fitness: 4

Intellect: 4
Intuition: 5
Willpower: 3

Bearing: 3
Guile: 2
Composure: 3

Skills

Awareness: 3
Athletics: 3
Defence 3
Melee: 3
Piloting: 3
Ranged: 3
Stealth: 0
Survival: 3
Unarmed: 3

Applied Magical Theory:
Administration:
Academics:
Artisan:
Craft:
Investigation: 3
Language:
Medicine:
Navigation:

Bioweapon Handling:
Empathy
Mingling
Perform:
Persuasion: 5
Subterfuge:

Skill Foci

Advantages
Familiarity:

Knowledge:

Training: Gentle Palm Style

Derived Stats

Defend Rating:
Speed:
Offence:
Unarmed:
Melee
Ranged
Soak: 4
Shields: 10
Combat Pool :

Health: 10
Condition: 20
Mana: 10

Defence
Defence: Dexterity + Defence
Parry: Defence + Parry Focus, etc
Evade: Defence + Evade Focus, etc
Block: Defence + Shield Focus, etc

Offence
Melee: Dexterity + Melee
Ranged: Intuition + Ranged
Unarmed: Dexterity + Unarmed

Speed: Fitness + Athletics
Initiative: Speed + Composure
Combat Pool: Speed + Dexterity
Physical Soak: 4
Magic Resistance: = Willpower + any special traits
Health: 10 Condition: 20

I just copied it over from last time so I don't know what still applies, I'll go back over it sometime later or tomorrow, just gonna leave it here for now so I don't have to go find it again.

Pirates of the Darkening Skies

The tired voice that Adrian had heard whilst eavesdropping betrayed nothing of the beauty that now captivated him. Had he been a less disciplined man Adrian might've went slack-jawed even. He'd heard many a rumor of Leadbelly Kira, and a name like that didn't do much for one's imagination, but Adrian's imagination couldn't have concocted that which stood before him regardless.

In an attempt to distract himself, and avoid being called out for staring, Adrian let his gaze wander around the room as he tried to pick apart the many layers present upon the walls. Most noticeably to him were the items clearly placed there by Kira as either keepsakes or for functional use, Adrian could only guess which. Shuffling sideways ever so slightly to ensure he wasn't to close, Adrian watched as the vampire's agent seemed to leave as quietly as a breeze followed by his entourage.

Turning once more to their host Adrian was once again captivated, this time no paltry attempt at distracting himself could tear his mind away from the captivity of his deepest vice. The woman before him was like nothing he'd ever laid his eyes upon. From the modifications to her own flesh to the manner with which she dispensed of a minor annoyance, Adrian was lost deep in the trenches of desire. He pulse quickened when her hand split and she set about addressing the weapon or whatever, Adrian was barely attempting to keep up with the actual matters being discussed.

"Good, and you, Adrian? I hope you're not one of those runaways who decided to be an ascetic."

As his name fell from her lips Adrian felt his heart drop, his chest tighten, and his palms sweat. Suddenly his earlier problems were entirely forgotten and his trance broken as he swished deep into an overly dramatic bow, accidently slapping one of Chwegwn's bodies in the brow as his left hand rose into the air with a flourish.

"Never you worry madam! I was merely stunned by your beauty is all, Adrian of House Lybar at your service, though we've, as in myself and the house, had a tad bit of a falling out as you may have surmised. Hopefully we can keep that information amongst us friends here though, yes?" Adrian spoke with a carefree tone, betraying nothing that would hint that his earlier disposition had ever been. Remaining in a low bow he tilted his head back to allow him to flash Kira a smile and a wink, still remaining in pose. "And how might one such as I make myself of use to one such as yourself?" He asked, attempting not to be too overly suggestive, but perhaps not being as subtle as he intended either.

INHERITANCE - transhuman sci-fantasy space opera, bespoke system

Ello, I feel like I've partaken in an iteration of this at one point. Bandi sounds very familiar.

Pirates of the Darkening Skies

@rush99999 So something I don't remember us clearing up, did you pick up the good doctor before or after your last job? Also so excited for so many new characters!

Pirates of the Darkening Skies

Adrian's first thoughts were that of worry, frustration even. It would seem that they'd been offered up for some sort of mission. Judging by what Adrian had overheard he wasn't entirely sure if that was a good thing. Whoever this Desolator was certainly had two of the higher powers of Kontina concerned, that alone stroked Adrian's paranoia. Adrian took a moments to roll his shoulders and crack his neck, letting the familiar actions soothe his nerves as he took a deep breath and set about analyzing the situation.

Kira and Orohome were both considerably influential, and that was aside from their actual raw power. This 'Desolator' was an unknown to Adrian but perhaps the situation could still prove to be advantageous. Possibly working under a high profile individual such as these two might warrant his pursuers choosing to stay their hand for a time, perhaps not. Either way Adrian could likely count of Orohome keeping any information regarding him to herself for now as long as his presence proved to their benefit.

With his jaw set and a look of determination Adrian made to follow his captain and made an effort to shake off the paranoia that had been plaguing him thus far.