Arden
10-26-13, 07:40 AM
The Hound of the Scourge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35rpdiHH_8)
Arden Janelle
3127
“I may be just the Hound, but even my master is scared of my bark.”
Alias: Blank
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 179lbs
Eye Colour: Red
Hair Colour: Brown
Religion: Tantalus
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Occupation: Swordsman
Intelligence: Above Average
Literacy: Average
Updates are in red.
History: After two years, Arden Janelle has come home. With the Greater Oni defeated, and Akashima saved, the silent swordsman has left democracy to rebuild his ancestral heartland on its own merit. When the Komodo drove his sword through Arden’s heart, his fire died. The demon that had started to consume him after falling for the darkness was sated. Though it left his spiritual center in ruins, and his connection with the blood magic of his ancestors weakened, he found a new lease of life after he reincarnated.
He remembered who he was, and what he had been in Scara Brae. After a long journey over the war-torn sea, he and Lillith Kazumi find themselves thrown back into the world they thought left in the past. In his absence, Rouge and Leper have kept the Scourge’s name burnt into the island’s citizens. They are on the rise as ever, and though it has been a long time since he assassinated a prominent Knight of Scara Brae, the Silent Swordsman intends to resume his plan.
He will become the Maester of the Scourge.
He will destroy the Knights of Scara Brae.
He will make the island a safer, brighter, freer place for all.
Skills:
Evoker: He can coerce people to follow his commands and do his bidding. At an adept level, he can attempt to sway the acts of others to his advantage, if not outright scare them into line.
Escapist: Arden has the skills required to escape bonds and cells. This includes knots, locks, and climbing with low resources. He can make makeshift keys and climbing equipment for his weight and size.
Economist: He knows the families, operations, and laws of Scara Brae’s criminal underworld. He can use this knowledge to his financial and political gain within the black market community.
Ecclesiarch: Arden has adept understanding of Scara Brae’s history, laws, and cultures. He can recite the names of barons, dukes, and royals, though such knowledge does not warrant the ability to appreciate it.
Enforcer: Arden’s most infamous alias is the Silent Swordsman. His skill with a single-handed blade is masterful, and he understands the concept of swordplay, defence, and movement in combat.
Abilities:
The Aria: Arden’s manifestation of the Tap is contrary to the other troupe members. His power lies in destruction. He takes where his allies give. He consumes minds, voices, and communication. He is the embodiment of ‘Writer’s Block’.
Erase: Arden can erase writing at the rate of five square feet per five seconds. This allows him to delete single lines instantly, and extends to text not written in ink (marks in sand, messages in blood etc.) He cannot erase magical text.
Blink: Arden can blink from existence for two seconds. He appears in the same place when still. He moves with the same momentum if mobile. He can use this to dodge, dash opponents, and bypass walls. Five uses per thread.
Silence: Arden can instil a bond of silence. He and one other cannot speak for the duration of the bond, though it does not prevent breathing, or sounds of emotion/response. It does not affect telepathy.
Street Fighter: Born and raised on Scara Brae’s streets, Arden’s speed in combat is X2, though he is blind in his right eye. He is tolerant of pain, giving him X2 stamina. He has excellent training giving him X2 running endurance.
Blood Magic: Arden can use forbidden Blood Magic of Akashiman spirit warders. This draws on the life force found in living things. His grasp of the basics is competent, but he is still very much a pupil.
Blood Rage: Each death causes his front canines to elongate. Each death inflicts one rage point. When Arden’s rage is eight, he gets X2 strength, but he becomes a feral, instinctual beast. He cannot use abilities in this state.
Blood Rise: Arden can summon wings of blood from a wound. They require a post to create. They give X2 agility movement and gliding for two posts. The wings cause no pain if damaged or destroyed. Activation gives one rage point.
Blood Reunion: Blood drawn with Kerria collects in the handle. With this, Arden can resurrect the fallen within an hour of their death. It requires consent on both sides, costs 5 rage points, and cannot overcome grievous wounds.
Blood Ruin: By cutting open a palm, Arden can gift that arm with +1 strength when wielding a sword for the duration of three subsequent posts. It costs one rage point, and can is useable once per arm per thread.
Inventory:
The Hide: A steel full-plate suit with moulded pauldron. It conjures a shadow mastiff once per battle, three times per quest. The mastiff can survive three hits, but vanishes in fire, or if Arden falls unconscious. It has X3 strength, and X2 speed.
The Fang: Fang is a single-edged prevalida blade (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?26143-Sword-Shine). It draws blood into the hilt and pommel. People wounded by the blade bleed excessively if it has drawn the target’s blood. It is unbreakable by non-magical means.
The Mane: A blood red cloth that can extend to a full length, hooded, or demi-cloak garment upon command. Though magical, it possesses no resistance beyond well-spun cloth.
The Claws: Two single-edged steel swords, which fit into a large over-the-shoulder scabbard. One is a long-sword, and one is a short-sword. They possess no magical properties.
Arden Janelle
3127
“I may be just the Hound, but even my master is scared of my bark.”
Alias: Blank
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 179lbs
Eye Colour: Red
Hair Colour: Brown
Religion: Tantalus
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Occupation: Swordsman
Intelligence: Above Average
Literacy: Average
Updates are in red.
History: After two years, Arden Janelle has come home. With the Greater Oni defeated, and Akashima saved, the silent swordsman has left democracy to rebuild his ancestral heartland on its own merit. When the Komodo drove his sword through Arden’s heart, his fire died. The demon that had started to consume him after falling for the darkness was sated. Though it left his spiritual center in ruins, and his connection with the blood magic of his ancestors weakened, he found a new lease of life after he reincarnated.
He remembered who he was, and what he had been in Scara Brae. After a long journey over the war-torn sea, he and Lillith Kazumi find themselves thrown back into the world they thought left in the past. In his absence, Rouge and Leper have kept the Scourge’s name burnt into the island’s citizens. They are on the rise as ever, and though it has been a long time since he assassinated a prominent Knight of Scara Brae, the Silent Swordsman intends to resume his plan.
He will become the Maester of the Scourge.
He will destroy the Knights of Scara Brae.
He will make the island a safer, brighter, freer place for all.
Skills:
Evoker: He can coerce people to follow his commands and do his bidding. At an adept level, he can attempt to sway the acts of others to his advantage, if not outright scare them into line.
Escapist: Arden has the skills required to escape bonds and cells. This includes knots, locks, and climbing with low resources. He can make makeshift keys and climbing equipment for his weight and size.
Economist: He knows the families, operations, and laws of Scara Brae’s criminal underworld. He can use this knowledge to his financial and political gain within the black market community.
Ecclesiarch: Arden has adept understanding of Scara Brae’s history, laws, and cultures. He can recite the names of barons, dukes, and royals, though such knowledge does not warrant the ability to appreciate it.
Enforcer: Arden’s most infamous alias is the Silent Swordsman. His skill with a single-handed blade is masterful, and he understands the concept of swordplay, defence, and movement in combat.
Abilities:
The Aria: Arden’s manifestation of the Tap is contrary to the other troupe members. His power lies in destruction. He takes where his allies give. He consumes minds, voices, and communication. He is the embodiment of ‘Writer’s Block’.
Erase: Arden can erase writing at the rate of five square feet per five seconds. This allows him to delete single lines instantly, and extends to text not written in ink (marks in sand, messages in blood etc.) He cannot erase magical text.
Blink: Arden can blink from existence for two seconds. He appears in the same place when still. He moves with the same momentum if mobile. He can use this to dodge, dash opponents, and bypass walls. Five uses per thread.
Silence: Arden can instil a bond of silence. He and one other cannot speak for the duration of the bond, though it does not prevent breathing, or sounds of emotion/response. It does not affect telepathy.
Street Fighter: Born and raised on Scara Brae’s streets, Arden’s speed in combat is X2, though he is blind in his right eye. He is tolerant of pain, giving him X2 stamina. He has excellent training giving him X2 running endurance.
Blood Magic: Arden can use forbidden Blood Magic of Akashiman spirit warders. This draws on the life force found in living things. His grasp of the basics is competent, but he is still very much a pupil.
Blood Rage: Each death causes his front canines to elongate. Each death inflicts one rage point. When Arden’s rage is eight, he gets X2 strength, but he becomes a feral, instinctual beast. He cannot use abilities in this state.
Blood Rise: Arden can summon wings of blood from a wound. They require a post to create. They give X2 agility movement and gliding for two posts. The wings cause no pain if damaged or destroyed. Activation gives one rage point.
Blood Reunion: Blood drawn with Kerria collects in the handle. With this, Arden can resurrect the fallen within an hour of their death. It requires consent on both sides, costs 5 rage points, and cannot overcome grievous wounds.
Blood Ruin: By cutting open a palm, Arden can gift that arm with +1 strength when wielding a sword for the duration of three subsequent posts. It costs one rage point, and can is useable once per arm per thread.
Inventory:
The Hide: A steel full-plate suit with moulded pauldron. It conjures a shadow mastiff once per battle, three times per quest. The mastiff can survive three hits, but vanishes in fire, or if Arden falls unconscious. It has X3 strength, and X2 speed.
The Fang: Fang is a single-edged prevalida blade (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?26143-Sword-Shine). It draws blood into the hilt and pommel. People wounded by the blade bleed excessively if it has drawn the target’s blood. It is unbreakable by non-magical means.
The Mane: A blood red cloth that can extend to a full length, hooded, or demi-cloak garment upon command. Though magical, it possesses no resistance beyond well-spun cloth.
The Claws: Two single-edged steel swords, which fit into a large over-the-shoulder scabbard. One is a long-sword, and one is a short-sword. They possess no magical properties.