Post by gummiarms on Jan 7, 2008 16:28:34 GMT 9.5
Name: Alex/Wisp
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Class: Assassin
Abilities: N/A
Personality: Alex is very introverted, and dislikes large crowds and social events. Yet this is in contrast to her near constant feeling of lonliness. Outwardly, Alex is cold, distant, and calculating. But Inwardly she is constantly in turmoil, seeking a balance between her profession as a killer (which she feels is the only thing she
is good for) and her compassionate, almost motherly nature. However, this is a balance she has never been able to find. She justifies her profession to herself as necessity; she does what she must to survive, and if she didn't take the jobs, someone else would. However, she knows this is not entirely true, and often goes out of her way to help less fortunate people as a way of making amends. She also is selective about what jobs she chooses, when she can be, and generally will only take a contract on someone that she feels is a detriment to society as a whole. Fortunately, with all the infighting between various thieves guilds, she does not lack employment.
Appearance: Alex is rather unremarkable at first glance. She has reddish-brown hair which she keeps short cut, but with long bangs. She has narrow grey eyes. She is very small for her age, and combined with her complexion and the shape of her face, she seems younger still. Alex usually dresses in men's clothes, typically loose garments within which she can hide various weapons and tools of her trade. However, she doesn't usually spend a lot of time with cosmetics, or a lot of money on new clothes, which gives her an unkempt look. Thus, she is often mistaken for a pretty-boy. Alex is very nimble and flexible, which is an asset to her profession, however, she is not very strong.
Weapon/Magic: Alex is skilled with a variety of weapons, but her best is daggers, particularly at close quarters or thrown from a short distance away. Alex typically keeps a set of throwing daggers with her, as well as a 'bent knife' which she uses primarily in melee. (the odd shape tends to make the weapon difficult to predict while working with the natural movement of her arms to deliver a lot of force on the point of the blade) She has also been known to employ punching daggers, which make a deadly enhancement to her moderate hand to hand skills. Her unique style of assassination incorporates limited illusion and wind magic as well. Her favorite trick is to use wind magic to make her daggers float, allowing her a great degree of tactical flexibity, though her ability does not compare with the Keidic ability to control the flight of arrows. However, it has proven useful for making distractions when her opponent strikes at the daggers or for striking an opponent off guard or from a difficult angle which might be impossible for a throw. If she's desperate, she might use this technique in conjunction with her illusions to give them some bite, and sow confusion. She has little ability with swords and spears, since she prefers to attack unseen from close quarters, and she tends to hold swords upside-down to attack as she does with her daggers, but this is of limited effectiveness with a sword.
History: Alex's past is somewhat mysterious, even to her. She does not remember her childhood from before the day a master assassin took her in. It is entirely possible he was responsible for the death of her parents, but Alex doesn't even remember if they are alive or not, or who they were. (Feel free to use this as a plot device if you so wish.) She can vaguely recall her mother's face in times of great stress. She did not know the true name of the assassin that was her mentor, only that he was grooming her as a successor, and his trade name "Sand Devil". 3 years ago, he left on a dangerous mission, and never returned. Since then, Alex has taken up residence in an orphanage, and took over the place when the old caretaker was murdered. (not by her) She works there during the day, and sneaks out at night or while she's shopping to perform her assassinations. She uses the money from her jobs to fund the orphanage, but nevertheless has a difficult time making ends meet. She dreads the thought of her other life being exposed before her young charges, and takes great pains to keep her true identity a secret. She currently operates in the Southern Ideitess region under the name "Wisp".
[Ok, my tenative take on this character. Hopefully this is within reasonable parameters.]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Class: Assassin
Abilities: N/A
Personality: Alex is very introverted, and dislikes large crowds and social events. Yet this is in contrast to her near constant feeling of lonliness. Outwardly, Alex is cold, distant, and calculating. But Inwardly she is constantly in turmoil, seeking a balance between her profession as a killer (which she feels is the only thing she
is good for) and her compassionate, almost motherly nature. However, this is a balance she has never been able to find. She justifies her profession to herself as necessity; she does what she must to survive, and if she didn't take the jobs, someone else would. However, she knows this is not entirely true, and often goes out of her way to help less fortunate people as a way of making amends. She also is selective about what jobs she chooses, when she can be, and generally will only take a contract on someone that she feels is a detriment to society as a whole. Fortunately, with all the infighting between various thieves guilds, she does not lack employment.
Appearance: Alex is rather unremarkable at first glance. She has reddish-brown hair which she keeps short cut, but with long bangs. She has narrow grey eyes. She is very small for her age, and combined with her complexion and the shape of her face, she seems younger still. Alex usually dresses in men's clothes, typically loose garments within which she can hide various weapons and tools of her trade. However, she doesn't usually spend a lot of time with cosmetics, or a lot of money on new clothes, which gives her an unkempt look. Thus, she is often mistaken for a pretty-boy. Alex is very nimble and flexible, which is an asset to her profession, however, she is not very strong.
Weapon/Magic: Alex is skilled with a variety of weapons, but her best is daggers, particularly at close quarters or thrown from a short distance away. Alex typically keeps a set of throwing daggers with her, as well as a 'bent knife' which she uses primarily in melee. (the odd shape tends to make the weapon difficult to predict while working with the natural movement of her arms to deliver a lot of force on the point of the blade) She has also been known to employ punching daggers, which make a deadly enhancement to her moderate hand to hand skills. Her unique style of assassination incorporates limited illusion and wind magic as well. Her favorite trick is to use wind magic to make her daggers float, allowing her a great degree of tactical flexibity, though her ability does not compare with the Keidic ability to control the flight of arrows. However, it has proven useful for making distractions when her opponent strikes at the daggers or for striking an opponent off guard or from a difficult angle which might be impossible for a throw. If she's desperate, she might use this technique in conjunction with her illusions to give them some bite, and sow confusion. She has little ability with swords and spears, since she prefers to attack unseen from close quarters, and she tends to hold swords upside-down to attack as she does with her daggers, but this is of limited effectiveness with a sword.
History: Alex's past is somewhat mysterious, even to her. She does not remember her childhood from before the day a master assassin took her in. It is entirely possible he was responsible for the death of her parents, but Alex doesn't even remember if they are alive or not, or who they were. (Feel free to use this as a plot device if you so wish.) She can vaguely recall her mother's face in times of great stress. She did not know the true name of the assassin that was her mentor, only that he was grooming her as a successor, and his trade name "Sand Devil". 3 years ago, he left on a dangerous mission, and never returned. Since then, Alex has taken up residence in an orphanage, and took over the place when the old caretaker was murdered. (not by her) She works there during the day, and sneaks out at night or while she's shopping to perform her assassinations. She uses the money from her jobs to fund the orphanage, but nevertheless has a difficult time making ends meet. She dreads the thought of her other life being exposed before her young charges, and takes great pains to keep her true identity a secret. She currently operates in the Southern Ideitess region under the name "Wisp".
[Ok, my tenative take on this character. Hopefully this is within reasonable parameters.]
