Nightstalker
09-20-08, 08:41 AM
It's a new trick that I need help with!
A man stands on a hill overlooking a valley of Cherry Blossoms. Not much is known about him, but then few facts remain the same from telling to telling. Some say he's a tall man with black hair and even blacker eyes. Others say he's a short older man with no hair and aged grey eyes. Other stories are even more fantastic and unbelieviable.
A man stands on a hill overlooking a valley of Cherry blossoms as a breeze plays with the trees. Who is this man, nobody knows for certain, or where he actually came from. The wind whispers the name others have called him for years as it curls around him, Nightstalker.
He comes and goes as the wind, with ways mysterious and unfathomable. A legend among legends, only one thing is known for certain, if Nightstalker's after you, your already dead.
- Excerpt from "The Legends of Nightstalker".
Name: Nightstalker
Age: unknown, (appears 20ish, but this could be one of his many tricks)
Eye/Hair Color: Black (This could be another of his disguises)
Height/Weight: Speculation varies, most place him between 150 and 250 pounds.
Appearance: No one's sure what he is. Some say he's the new elf that was hired before the Chancellor was killed. Others say he's the old Akashiman cook who slipped Poison into the princes drink, still others say he's the Princess's playful Nekojin boyfriend. No one's for sure what he looks like. Some say he's actually a rather common looking young Akashiman, skilled at altering his appearance.
Personality: How does one describe the personality of a rumor? Nightstalker is known for being silent, hidden, unknowable. Yet those who claim to know him say he's a charming friendly fellow. Those who have had the great fortune of knowingly employing Nightstalker's services say he's humble and apologetic. Perhaps it's all an act, designed to allow Nightstalker to hide and blend in. He has a penchant for Lotus Flowers, they are his signature, if you will.
Skills:
Swordsmanship: Below Average. Nightstalker does not like using blades unless he has too.
Kenjutsu: Nightstalker has learned how to fight hand to hand, using assasination techniques his Master is giving him. In this, he is above average, for he loves to fight with his hands.
"other" skills
Alter Self: The art of the Ninja is the ability to remain hidden, even in plain sight. Nightstalker's teacher has only taught him the non-magical variety, until Nightstalker can prove himself worthy of more advanced secrets. As such he must disguise himself with makeup, hay, wigs, and has even been known to color his eyes with special liquids that don't harm his eyes.
Silent step: Nightstalker knows how to move without making a sound, but is by no means an expert, and creaky floorboards and the like give him trouble.
Apothecary: Nightstalker is being trained in the art of medicene. He knows some common remedies to some common illnesses, but he also knows how to put people to sleep for a short while, how to make them temporarily ill, or apply poison to his blade without poisoning himself. (NPC's Only. Not for use against PC's. Not for use against other player's NPC's, unless it's been agreed upon beforehand.)
Items:
A common steel Wakizashi and it's sheath: The pommel has a single solitary Black Lotus. As obtained here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=16771), it is now imbued with an ability called Acid Bite. :
As a level zero character, he can only cut through metals of Tier 4 and below. For woods, tier 7 and below. For hides, Tier 5 and below. For bones, tier 4 and below. For cloth tier 6 and below. Anything higher than that, he may cause some slightly damage to, but the skill is not strong enough to cut through. This skill currently doesn't work on glass, for whatever composition reasons.
Each blow adds the equivalent of half an extra blow to the things Acid Bite can effect. Thus for reasons of simplicity, if Acid Bite can work, than his sword is 1.5 times more powerful than normal.
Dual sided garb: One one side is the garb of a common Akashiman farmer, on the other is a black suit used for remaining hidden at night. Comes with a black hood and face mask.
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Familier NPC: Master Roshi.
This dead Ninja is the adopted father of Nightstalker and his teacher. He is permitted to be by Nightstalker's side on occasion to continue his training and offer up advice.
Master Roshi is prevented from actually helping Nightstalker directly with anything more, and as such will not appear in battles except perhaps at the end after the fight is finished to offer pointers and advice on how to do better next time. In quests, he might appear at any time, but once again, cannot interact with the physical world, and so can only pass on advice and knowledge as needed. Because Master Roshi comes and goes through Nightstalker's sword, his passage will ALWAYS cause it to become Glossy Black, whether it is his current sword, or a future sword, thus making it seem to those who do not know the secret, that his sword is unbreakable, which is far from the truth.
A man stands on a hill overlooking a valley of Cherry Blossoms. Not much is known about him, but then few facts remain the same from telling to telling. Some say he's a tall man with black hair and even blacker eyes. Others say he's a short older man with no hair and aged grey eyes. Other stories are even more fantastic and unbelieviable.
A man stands on a hill overlooking a valley of Cherry blossoms as a breeze plays with the trees. Who is this man, nobody knows for certain, or where he actually came from. The wind whispers the name others have called him for years as it curls around him, Nightstalker.
He comes and goes as the wind, with ways mysterious and unfathomable. A legend among legends, only one thing is known for certain, if Nightstalker's after you, your already dead.
- Excerpt from "The Legends of Nightstalker".
Name: Nightstalker
Age: unknown, (appears 20ish, but this could be one of his many tricks)
Eye/Hair Color: Black (This could be another of his disguises)
Height/Weight: Speculation varies, most place him between 150 and 250 pounds.
Appearance: No one's sure what he is. Some say he's the new elf that was hired before the Chancellor was killed. Others say he's the old Akashiman cook who slipped Poison into the princes drink, still others say he's the Princess's playful Nekojin boyfriend. No one's for sure what he looks like. Some say he's actually a rather common looking young Akashiman, skilled at altering his appearance.
Personality: How does one describe the personality of a rumor? Nightstalker is known for being silent, hidden, unknowable. Yet those who claim to know him say he's a charming friendly fellow. Those who have had the great fortune of knowingly employing Nightstalker's services say he's humble and apologetic. Perhaps it's all an act, designed to allow Nightstalker to hide and blend in. He has a penchant for Lotus Flowers, they are his signature, if you will.
Skills:
Swordsmanship: Below Average. Nightstalker does not like using blades unless he has too.
Kenjutsu: Nightstalker has learned how to fight hand to hand, using assasination techniques his Master is giving him. In this, he is above average, for he loves to fight with his hands.
"other" skills
Alter Self: The art of the Ninja is the ability to remain hidden, even in plain sight. Nightstalker's teacher has only taught him the non-magical variety, until Nightstalker can prove himself worthy of more advanced secrets. As such he must disguise himself with makeup, hay, wigs, and has even been known to color his eyes with special liquids that don't harm his eyes.
Silent step: Nightstalker knows how to move without making a sound, but is by no means an expert, and creaky floorboards and the like give him trouble.
Apothecary: Nightstalker is being trained in the art of medicene. He knows some common remedies to some common illnesses, but he also knows how to put people to sleep for a short while, how to make them temporarily ill, or apply poison to his blade without poisoning himself. (NPC's Only. Not for use against PC's. Not for use against other player's NPC's, unless it's been agreed upon beforehand.)
Items:
A common steel Wakizashi and it's sheath: The pommel has a single solitary Black Lotus. As obtained here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=16771), it is now imbued with an ability called Acid Bite. :
As a level zero character, he can only cut through metals of Tier 4 and below. For woods, tier 7 and below. For hides, Tier 5 and below. For bones, tier 4 and below. For cloth tier 6 and below. Anything higher than that, he may cause some slightly damage to, but the skill is not strong enough to cut through. This skill currently doesn't work on glass, for whatever composition reasons.
Each blow adds the equivalent of half an extra blow to the things Acid Bite can effect. Thus for reasons of simplicity, if Acid Bite can work, than his sword is 1.5 times more powerful than normal.
Dual sided garb: One one side is the garb of a common Akashiman farmer, on the other is a black suit used for remaining hidden at night. Comes with a black hood and face mask.
__________________________________
Familier NPC: Master Roshi.
This dead Ninja is the adopted father of Nightstalker and his teacher. He is permitted to be by Nightstalker's side on occasion to continue his training and offer up advice.
Master Roshi is prevented from actually helping Nightstalker directly with anything more, and as such will not appear in battles except perhaps at the end after the fight is finished to offer pointers and advice on how to do better next time. In quests, he might appear at any time, but once again, cannot interact with the physical world, and so can only pass on advice and knowledge as needed. Because Master Roshi comes and goes through Nightstalker's sword, his passage will ALWAYS cause it to become Glossy Black, whether it is his current sword, or a future sword, thus making it seem to those who do not know the secret, that his sword is unbreakable, which is far from the truth.