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Call me J
02-26-08, 11:51 PM
(Updates in yellow in remembrance of the Maine)

Character Info

Name- Jame Whitizard-Kaosi
Age- Lets say 23.
Race- Half Dragon
Sex- Male
Height- 6’5” in human form
Wingspan- N/A
Weight- 240 lbs
Skin- Tan
Hair- Silver
Eyes- Red
Hand Preference- Weak Right

Appearances

Humanoid: Jame looks remarkably like a regular lanky human in this form, save for a few dragon scales down his back and deep red pupils. He is somewhat more athletic than muscular, though his physique is best described as a compromise between those two extremes. His hair is generally somewhat messy, though it is messy in a way that suggests it was intentional. In terms of length, his hair stops shortly before shoulder length, and his bangs go down to his jawline. His looks are generally unremarkable. Women who find him attractive do so more because of how well he dresses than his appearance.

His general apparel is that of buttoned up shirts, pressed slacks and a navy blue peacoat for rainy days. His hair length varies quite often, and while he is generally clean and well shaved, if he is viewed after a longer adventure his appearance, naturally, suffers. He has also taken to shaving his facial hair so that he has a goatee.

Dragon: Jame is capable of transforming into a dragon form now. As a dragon, he has a maximum length and wingspan of 18 feet and 40 feet respectively. He has green scales that are very soft, smooth and shiny. His eyes remain red. He has no plume and for a dragon, he is generally unremarkable.

Personality

Jame is a bit stubborn and unless overwhelmed by a situation, will act with confidence even if he lacks it. He is quite intelligent and considers himself to live a more intellectual life than the average Althanian. In general, he is relatively outgoing when in the mood, and he his witty and cheerful if in the right (generally female) company. He likes the finer things, be it books, wine, expensive clothes or women. However his hedonism should not be taken as a lack of discipline or callousness. Jame can be focused on tasks he is motivated to perform and generally prefers to do the right thing.

Though Jame is naturally a dragon, he is somewhat ashamed of this. He is willing to take a full dragon form if it is necessary for survival, but he keeps this information secret. He finds how feral and bestial dragons can be as quite embarrassing. He is also quite conflicted with regards to his lineage. He doesn’t like the expectations that come with being a Kaosi, and would rather people saw him as an individual than as the son of a famous hero.

History

Jame was born to a human mother, or at least this is what he believes to be true. However, he realized his stepfather was not his biological father soon after he started developing dragon wings. That was approximately the same time his stepfather had found that his wife was cheating on him. It was a generally bad time in the Whitizard household. However, in truth, Jame’s mother, Genevieve Whitizard, had not cheated on her husband, but had an affair shortly before marriage.

As a half dragon who knew nothing about his family, Jame grew relatively fast and without much guidance. However, this should not be mistaken for a difficult life. He was well provided for, and his mother was often provided money from a source that she always explained as being related to Jame’s biological father. However, she never revealed who Jame’s father was, and the boy grew up not knowing the identity of this seemingly wealthy man. Because his growth was so fast, Jame did not have any formal combat training in his youth, but did manage to gain the beginning trappings of an intellectual life. However, he was a quite undisciplined young man, who had trouble coming to grips with how quickly he was growing compared to other children. His grandfather and mother seemed unable to help him much.

Despite his relative wealth Jame ran away from home and had attempted to become a thief at the age of six. He did not need the money, because he often found that there were pouches of gold delivered to the various hotel rooms he stayed at, gifts he assumed were from his father. His father’s connections to power seemed to work in Jame’s favor in other ways also. Though his ineptitude at thieving lead to him being caught often, he never faced any repercussions as a result. In fact, Jame even received an opportunity to play in an elite game of the illegal, but popular, Khalikh. Through inexplicable luck, he ended up winning a sizeable sum of money at the game, though he did end up making a few enemies in the process as well.

Jame soon found the identity of his father, but not the source of his inexplicable luck. His father was none other than Damon Kaosi, former General of Raiaera. In his meeting with his father, he also aged physically to 23 years as his father aged to an old man. The Mya, who aged both him and his father, told Jame he would have an important role to play in the future of Althanas.

Jame returned to Corone to wait for instructions from his father on what to do. There, he had a short adventure with Edward Jurdone, Caine Raeinbark and Corvus MacCallum. They survived a trap put in place by a dark elf seeking to capture slaves to serve in the Coronian Civil War.

After this ordeal, Jame returned to Anebrilith, and examined a secret home owned by the late Enarlin mage Kedx Fieldeth. There, he met Kedx’s widow, Rainee Miyami, and the two of them were inadvertently sucked into a hell dimension. Eventually, they escaped, but not until defeating the Duke of the Fire Palace, Kedx Fieldeth himself.

Upon arrival in Carnelost, Jame helped Tel Aglarim find its first wall of defense against Xem’zund. They lost terribly, though Jame gained a bit of notoriety being one of the four soldiers who managed to escape with their lives. Once he arrived, he was asked to rescue a woman named Maia. He saved her, and also gained knowledge of the mysterious Patriarch, a demon capable of getting others to do his bidding through a simple bite. Jame disappeared from Eluriand after being teleported to Salvar, where he encountered a convoy of shippers attempting to get weapons to Knife’s Edge. The leader of the convoy was a corrupt noble by the name of Djakara Fraye, and intended to mutiny against his own crew in order to sell the weapons for profit. Jame agreed to help, on the condition that the weapons go to Raiaera. The mission was mostly a failure, though Jame was recruited by a Magistrate of the Salaturn church to join the Patriarch, an offer he refused. He did manage to return to Anebrilith with limited supplies.

After Eluriand fell, Jame went off to Scara Brae on the instructions of the headmistress of Aglarlin. There, he spent a brief period as a Pagoda master, in which he lost both matches he competed in. His position was taken by a man named Kross with connections to Xem’zund.

Jame was also recruited in to a group known as Sine Nomine. Shortly afterwards, Jame went to Alerar on the hopes of getting more information about the Patriarch. He accomplished his first mission for Sine Nomine, stirring unrest in Kachuk among exploited dwarves. He also recruited Rainee Miyami to join the group.

Unfortunately, Jame’s stay in Sine Nomine has not been going particularly easily so far. He has been successful in recruiting more members to the group, such as both Lucien and Andromeda, but he has angered one of the leaders, Virtue, with his seemingly cavalier attitude.

His general failure to please the other leaders in Sine Nomine made Jame reluctant to do more to help the group, especially given the fact that the government of Alerar seemed to have their own purposes for him. Though their intentions remain somewhat uncertain, the half dragon has already been successful in bringing down one of the city’s bigger crime bosses, Griffin Norisaki. Griffin was also responsible for past atrocities to Rainee’s family, and in fact it was she who had killed the crime boss. However, Jame’s role in the matter helped his stature rise with the nobles in Alerar.

Humanoid Skills

Questioning Crossbow: For some odd reason, ever since Jame was a newborn, he has possessed this skill. When he summons the crossbow, the weapon magically appears in the air and asks its potential victim a question. Should the victim answer wrong, the victim is killed. (ooc note: against other players, they will have the option of determining the question and correct answer).

Firebreath: Jame can breathe fire capable of burning someone standing directly next to him. Anyone hit with firebreath from more than a foot farther away would be able to escape with burns that would allow them to continue battle, albeit with wounds. The flame can be projected five feet at most.

Inexplicable luck: Luck is no longer something that works in Jame’s benefit consistently. Occasionally, it helps him, but sometimes it seems to conspire against him.

Advanced combat: Jame learned the basics of combat from a Sora house matriarch known as Anila. Now he has gained enough experience with his claymore that he could be considered moderately talented with the weapon. It would suffice to say he is above average, though his unorthodox styles and creative thinking may give him advantages over others.

Unarmed combat: Jame is capable of doing a few things in unarmed combat to severely impair a foe. He is capable of delivering ferocious one handed slams to the ground when he brings his own body down with it. The impact is capable of stunning people for at least three seconds, though generally longer. Jame is also capable of twisting people’s legs around his knee and pressing on them so hard that the pain is practically unbearable.

Blessings of Aglarlin: As a result of an enchantment placed on Jame by the Headmistress of Aglarlin, Itarildë Vanimedlë, Jame now possesses enhanced skills (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=97657) such as enough strength to dent damascus with his bare hands, and improved speed and dexterity to the point where they would be impossible from an Althanian not blessed with a particularly unique physiology or magical benefits. His speed and dexterity benefits are 1.75 that of an average human.

Dragon Transformation: Jame can transform into a dragon. The process takes about a minute. When he is a dragon, he has only the skills labeled as dragon skills and none of the humanoid skills.

Dragon healing: Jame is able to temporarily stop bleeding by letting a patch of scales develop over an open wound. This stops the blood flow, but does not do anything to repair the damage caused by a wound. Internal bleeding may remain in some instances, depending on whether an organ was damaged or not. Jame also has a slightly higher healing rate than normal when it comes to skin regeneration.

Dragon bones: As Jame has grown more accustomed to his dragon form, he now has bones that are the same strength as an adult dragon, even when in his non-dragon form.

Moontae Pheramones: Jame benefits from exposure (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=105036#post105036) to second hand Moontae pheromones that make women see him in a more positive light than they might otherwise.

Partial Dragon Transformations: Jame can stop the transformation from or to a dragon at certain stopping points where he has some attributes of both being a dragon and a humanoid. Currently he only has two transformation.

1) Scaly skin- Under this transformation, Jame can coat his body with scales while retaining the shape and abilities of his humanoid form. The scales have the same level of protection that they do when he is a dragon. After two minutes, Jame must chose to either complete the transformation or revert to his initial form.

2) Claws- Jame can now summon his dragon claws out of his hands while otherwise retaining his humanoid form. They appear on the back of his hand, instead of from his fingertips, though it is difficult for Jame to grip things effectively when he has his claws. The claws have the same level of strength as they do in dragon form. He retains all other human abilities.

Dragon Skills

Flight: When Jame turns into a dragon, he can fly.

Firebreath: Jame can breathe fire capable of burning someone standing directly next to him. Anyone hit with firebreath from more than a foot farther away would be able to escape with burns that would allow them to continue battle, albeit with wounds. The flame can be projected fifteen feet at most, ten feet longer than in human form.

Natural dragon defenses: As a dragon, Jame has claws that are of limited use because they are relatively young. They are strong enough to pierce steel. His dragon scales are also very soft, and roughly offer the same protection as dragon scale of an adult.

Loss of humanoid abilities: While Jame’s thought processes do not change, he is unable to do some things that he does in his human form. These include gripping weapons in his hands (claws) effectively, walking on his hind legs, and anything that requires opposable thumbs. Additionally, any skills he has in human form not listed here, unless they are a knowledge based skill, do not translate over to dragon form. He can speak, and his voice is a bit deeper, but otherwise he does not sound different.

Items

Swords:

This One: A legendary masterwork claymore wielded by the Duke of the Fire Palace. It is made of Delhar and is an ancient blade, with many secrets that still remain hidden. As the current (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=98444#post98444) Duke, Jame is entitled to it.

Namesake: A steel shortsword of little interest other than that it glows when Jame is in trouble.

Enchanted Iron Dagger: Given (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=12587) to Jame by Damon Kaosi, this dagger can glow green when enchanted and emits a poison. Animals avoid the weapon at a visceral level, as my some other people. If stabbed with it, a victim will begin to lose his ability to grip after ten minutes. This applies even for small nicks and cuts. After fifteen minutes, save for an antidote, a victim’s hands are no longer able to grip without terrible joint pain.

Projectile:

Bow: A standard issue Tel Aglarim Ulder longbow. Jame took this when he served in Tel Aglarim at Carnelost (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=99583#post99583). He also has two quivers each capable of holding arrows. They are all Bodkin tip, 15 are Oak and Steel, 15 are Oak and plynt. They were bought (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=11810) at the Bazaar.

Spear: Jame has a spear made of mythril and redwood. There are also strips of liviol within the spear that are enchanted so that if Jame summons it, it will return to him.

Other:

Cloth Mask: A mask of wool with cotton lining for when Jame needs to hide his face. Given (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=99281#post99281) to him by Virtue.

Steel plating transforming gloves: Given (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=12587) to Jame by Damon Kaosi, the two gloves that can turn into steel weapons if Jame concentrates on them. They take a one minute charge between uses once a weapon goes away. A weapon can only stay for ten minutes.

Medalion: The medallion carries a symbol unknown to Jame, but one that seems to carry certain meaning with others in Salvar.

Stone Dragonfly ring: Here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=105036#post105036).

Platinum Ring: Given (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=12587) to Jame by Damon Kaosi, this ring has a special power. When worn, any creature that is a half breed can split into its two separate halves. Useable once a thread. Total sum of the two parts levels is equal to the level of them combined.

Miscellaneous: As a well provided for young man, Jame possesses all the toiletries and clothing necessary to make do.

Witchblade
02-26-08, 11:58 PM
Not approved because this is shit.

Call me J
02-27-08, 12:03 AM
But... but... I mean... its not that bad. Have you seen the stuff that passes for a profile nowadays?

Godhand
02-27-08, 12:04 AM
Hahahahahahahahaha.

Witchblade
02-27-08, 12:20 AM
Good point.

Approved!

Cyrus the virus
02-27-08, 07:01 AM
Unapproved. Please remove the "gayness" and you will be approved.

Cyrus the virus
02-27-08, 07:01 AM
Excellent work. Approved!!!

Good for you!!