Ravenok Kinnes
11-23-06, 06:12 PM
NAME: Ravenok Kinnes
AGE: 28 years of development, 88 years old chronologically(find out how later)
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, 8 inches. 230lbs.
RACE:Human
ALIGNMENT(basically speaking): Chaotic Evil
PROFESSION: None currently, Ravenok is a Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades, working for himself and for his own benefit. He was formerly a captain of a small No-Name band of mercenaries, a group whose jobs were simply those that were petitioned by various people at local taverns and such. Though Ravenok has no idea where the troupe is now, he believes it still exists somewhat. He was expelled from it years ago after murdering a certain petitioner who came from Nobility, because he refused to pay his full due.
BUILD: People who have seen him refer to him as a giant, 6 feet and 8 inches of muscle chiseled to anatomic perfection. The tone of his muscles is undescribable, "rocks shoved beneath the skin" as some might call it.
STYLE OF FIGHTING/WEAPONS: Ravenok utilizes his flexibility and strength to excel in the arts of Hand-to-Hand combat. He has had brief training in a couple of Martial Arts, but the Leaping Shadow Demon style is his favorite. Using styling acrobatics and quick/agile maneuvers to dodge and counter enemy strikes. The style is a custom to the Kinnes family, and can be learned by no other. An master of the style is said to be able to take down even the toughest enemies. ~~~~~~ Ravenok has yet to see a master at work, and his own skill in the style has still much perfection to go through, he would barely even be called an adept user of the style(basically an apprentice). Ravenok's weapons do only consist of his body, but he DOES wear black colored steel gauntlets and greaves on his hands and feet(described in APPEARANCE) and they have very slight enchantments on them, allowing for minimal protection from heat and cold.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Yet another specialty of the Kinnes family, is the use of Chi, or "Qi." The utilization of the bodies inner-most energy is a very encumbering and long process, but due to the centuries that the Kinnes family members have practiced it, they have acquired a natural skill for being able to let-out and maintain Chi in the form of the world's most natural elements. Through the use of Chi, one can super-compress the air around them to create flames, that or extract heat from the humidity in the air, solidifying it(ice). They can shape these manifestations in a way of their choosing, a small fireball or a throwable ice-dagger. The natural earth around them is a source of power as well, the rocks and such. ~~~~~~ Ravenok himself has just barely begin the teachings of Chi, and has just recently acquired the ability to use it in it's most basic forms, such as creating a small flame or a throwable ball of ice. He has yet to master the ability to physically shape the energy(the ice ball, rather than an ice dagger).
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LEVEL ONE CHI: At this level, Ravenok has just began the basic teachings of Chi usage from the various books that he has read briefly. At this level Ravenok can control few of the natural elements in their most BASIC forms, not really having the skill to shape the energies to his will. At this level, Ravenok uses his Chi mainly for intimidation, for it isn't yet useful in battle.
Flame Manipulation. Skill Level - LOW: At this skill level, Ravenok is able to create basic fire. A simple fireball the shape of his fist or a constantly burning flame the size of a large candle.
Special Flame Abilities: None at current skill level.
Ice/Water Manipulation. Skill Level - LOW: At this level, Ravenok can suck out a limited amount of energy from the humidity around him, creating small amounts of ice. He does not yet know how to shape the ice he creates, usually just becoming a sphere shaped mass the size of his fist. Can be thrown.
Special Ice Abilities: None at current skill level.
Earth Manipulation. Skill Level: LOW: At the current skill level, Ravenok can basically manipulate small portions of the earth itself(rocks for example) and throw them, destroy them, etc.
Special Earth Abilities: None at current skill level.
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THE SOUL STONE: The soul stone is a gem told of in many legends, said to have been given as a gift to one who has killed countless enemies, from the Grim Reaper himself. A consolation prize, of sorts. These are only legends, though. Ravenok can't exactly recount how he acquired it, he says it was given to him by one in his family, an educated guess. Nonetheless, while this stone remains in his grasp, the natural aging process of his human body is slowed to a near-complete halt. Rendering about 7 years of his life equal to about 1 year of an average human's life(to put it simply: it lets him live longer). The stone gives no bonuses to his strength or abilities of any sort.
DEMON RAGE: This is not exactly the name of the state, but simply an alias told to him by his deceased father. Ravenok has not yet seen this state in action, nor has he come remotely close to getting into it. The Demon Rage state is said by his father a state acquired after exhuming a vast quantity of Chi out of one's body at once. The Chi being poured out of the body is so much, that it even becomes visible in black/red fumes, almost looking like the person's body itself is smoking. While in this state, the user is in a berserk mode, increasing the strength of the user temporarily. The Demon Rage state is solely for use while in a desperate situation, and is said to leave the user encumbered and unable to use Chi for days.
APPEARANCE(from top to bottom): Ravenok's face is arguably his most distinguished feature, more specifically his eyes. His left eye is a black/lavender hue while his right is a dark red. They look alike from a distance, but up close they are clearly different. Those that have looked into his eyes and survived claim that "they are windows into hell itself." His skin is near-always tanned, looking more gold-tinted than black. Ravenok's hair is dark brown and unruly, moderately long. Unruly, but basically spiky. He fails to keep it groomed.
On his muscles torso he constantly wears a dark purple/lavender colored silk tunic, with a small enchantment on it that makes the material a little less durable than leather. A little defense, still allowing for full mobility. The enchantment gives the tunic a slight shine to it. The sleeves are almost cut off, leaving a little bit of sleeve near the shoulder; showing his muscles forearms. He wears black colored steel gauntlets on both arms with a small ice/fire proof enchantment. The enchantments leave small tedious designs etched into the metal all over. Ravenok never takes them off, almost like they were bonded to the skin underneath. The Soul Stone that he possesses is embedded into the palm of his right gauntlet, probably one of the reasons he keeps them on. The gem is small, dark red colored and a common diamond shape. It shines with any light shone upon it, The gauntlets run all the way up from his hands to his elbows. Allowing for full un-hindered bending of the arms still.
On his legs Ravenok wears simple black pants with a similar enchantment as the silk tunic. The greaves he wears on his legs are of black colored steel, just as the gauntlets. With the same white colored designs etched into the material. The feet of the greaves looks almost like a foot, rather than a boot, with short 1 inch claws extending from wear the toes would be. The greaves run up from his foot to just below the patella, allowing for full mobility.
PERSONALITY: Ravenok does, at times, work extremely well with others. But he seldom does, he prefers to work alone in most cases, unless absolutely necessary to work with another. Egotistical, proud, self-serving, just several traits that explain the enigma that is Ravenok Kinnes. Of all these, though, he has never underestimated an enemy. He personally dislikes the law, but abides by it most of the time anyways. Ravenok's lust for bloodshed and violence outweighs his lust for women by far. Seldom does he even think of sexual interaction with another. He sees men and women equal, in battle and in other cases. He would more likely be aroused more by a good fighting challenge than by a women's curves(I am not saying he is homosexual, just saying he isn't interested).
Though Ravenok may seem barbaric to some, he is in reality very well learned. Through his years of life he has studied the histories of various races and learned of many legends. When in battle he may seem mindless, but in other places he is well-sophisticated. He rarely comes close to someone, be it friend or love-relation. Never has he told someone his true age and history.
HISTORY(not finished): Except for the few people(now dead) who had gotten somewhat close to Ravenok, his true origins are unknown. His father, the only parent he knew of, died of old age when Ravenok was 70 years old, chronologically. Though this, Ravenok never saw him after the age of 18, and had forgotten about him by the age of 25. Besides that, Ravenok has no recorded family history. Some claim to know him in some way, but those people are dead now(you guess why). Ravenok was to be born heir to the Kinnes fortune, if it weren't due to his father's actions. Ravenok's father was a rogue of House Kinnes, expelled from it for reasons unknown. The name "Kinnes" itself was to be stripped from him until he ran from the family altogether, only to marry an impoverished Harlot, who birthed Ravenok and died shortly after of various diseases. His father had refused to give up the name Kinnes, and so he named Ravenok "Kinnes."
After the age of 18, when Ravenok was forced to leave his father due to his inability to take care of him anymore due to lack of funds, and after the acquiring of his enchanted guantlets and soul stone, Ravenok had changed his name. Unable to live with the Kinnes name anymore, he was forced to change it so he wasn't scoped out by various bounty hunters placed by those of the real family. At 18 years old, Ravenok Kinnes had become known as Ravenok Wulfenbraz. His first name was left unchanged, because it was just mainly the Kinnes last name that identified him as a target. It was at this age that he became the Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades that he now is. He made money from many various jobs, be it retrieval jobs or a bounty hunting job. He lived in Inns, taverns, and various alleys. A bum, of sorts.
It was until age 25 that he was a "bum." At 25 he encountered the No-Name band of mercenaries that he would later become Captain of. The encounter was rather terrible, and no accident by far. For it was because of a price placed on the head of Ravenok by anonymous that the band had scoped him out and tried to kill him. Were it not for the harsh years of living in streets and constant training in Martial Arts, he would have been killed that day. But that day, Ravenok nearly killed the 3 that were sent to dispatch him. Recognizing his skill, the band took Ravenok in as an apprentice. This is where his climb to becoming a captain began. It was also at this time that the Kinnes family name had died down significantly. Tellings of bounty hunters looking for Ravenok "Kinnes" had stopped. So Ravenok took back his natural name of Ravenok Kinnes.
15 years later, at age 40, Ravenok was recognized again as the most skilled and tactful member of the squad, and after an arguement-filled vote, he became Captain. This wouldn't last long though. For after the years that the band of mercenaries existed, their small fame would later become even smaller, people began to stop petitioning for jobs that were required of them. People began trying to pay less due to them being "a group of nameless mercenaries." One in particular, a highly respected noble, refused to pay in full for a service that Ravenok did personally. Enraged, Ravenok murdered the noble. For that, he was immediately expelled from the mercenary band. It was then that he became again a Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades.
And so he lived again off of various jobs, taking quests all across the land. Training and honing his skill in the Leaping Shadow Demon style. At this time Ravenok hadn't even heard of Chi yet, until age 70.
At age 70 Ravenok learned of the Chi, the inner-most energy force of the body, from a monk. Intrigued by the workings of Chi, he leapt into various studies of it, reading tomes with knowledge of it. He came across a book written by one of the Kinnes family. It detailed how their family line was adept at the use of Chi through many centuries of practice, and even explained how to use it briefly. For the other 18 years of his life, Ravenok pretty much solely practiced the use of Chi, and has learned how to use it somewhat.
AGE: 28 years of development, 88 years old chronologically(find out how later)
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, 8 inches. 230lbs.
RACE:Human
ALIGNMENT(basically speaking): Chaotic Evil
PROFESSION: None currently, Ravenok is a Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades, working for himself and for his own benefit. He was formerly a captain of a small No-Name band of mercenaries, a group whose jobs were simply those that were petitioned by various people at local taverns and such. Though Ravenok has no idea where the troupe is now, he believes it still exists somewhat. He was expelled from it years ago after murdering a certain petitioner who came from Nobility, because he refused to pay his full due.
BUILD: People who have seen him refer to him as a giant, 6 feet and 8 inches of muscle chiseled to anatomic perfection. The tone of his muscles is undescribable, "rocks shoved beneath the skin" as some might call it.
STYLE OF FIGHTING/WEAPONS: Ravenok utilizes his flexibility and strength to excel in the arts of Hand-to-Hand combat. He has had brief training in a couple of Martial Arts, but the Leaping Shadow Demon style is his favorite. Using styling acrobatics and quick/agile maneuvers to dodge and counter enemy strikes. The style is a custom to the Kinnes family, and can be learned by no other. An master of the style is said to be able to take down even the toughest enemies. ~~~~~~ Ravenok has yet to see a master at work, and his own skill in the style has still much perfection to go through, he would barely even be called an adept user of the style(basically an apprentice). Ravenok's weapons do only consist of his body, but he DOES wear black colored steel gauntlets and greaves on his hands and feet(described in APPEARANCE) and they have very slight enchantments on them, allowing for minimal protection from heat and cold.
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Yet another specialty of the Kinnes family, is the use of Chi, or "Qi." The utilization of the bodies inner-most energy is a very encumbering and long process, but due to the centuries that the Kinnes family members have practiced it, they have acquired a natural skill for being able to let-out and maintain Chi in the form of the world's most natural elements. Through the use of Chi, one can super-compress the air around them to create flames, that or extract heat from the humidity in the air, solidifying it(ice). They can shape these manifestations in a way of their choosing, a small fireball or a throwable ice-dagger. The natural earth around them is a source of power as well, the rocks and such. ~~~~~~ Ravenok himself has just barely begin the teachings of Chi, and has just recently acquired the ability to use it in it's most basic forms, such as creating a small flame or a throwable ball of ice. He has yet to master the ability to physically shape the energy(the ice ball, rather than an ice dagger).
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LEVEL ONE CHI: At this level, Ravenok has just began the basic teachings of Chi usage from the various books that he has read briefly. At this level Ravenok can control few of the natural elements in their most BASIC forms, not really having the skill to shape the energies to his will. At this level, Ravenok uses his Chi mainly for intimidation, for it isn't yet useful in battle.
Flame Manipulation. Skill Level - LOW: At this skill level, Ravenok is able to create basic fire. A simple fireball the shape of his fist or a constantly burning flame the size of a large candle.
Special Flame Abilities: None at current skill level.
Ice/Water Manipulation. Skill Level - LOW: At this level, Ravenok can suck out a limited amount of energy from the humidity around him, creating small amounts of ice. He does not yet know how to shape the ice he creates, usually just becoming a sphere shaped mass the size of his fist. Can be thrown.
Special Ice Abilities: None at current skill level.
Earth Manipulation. Skill Level: LOW: At the current skill level, Ravenok can basically manipulate small portions of the earth itself(rocks for example) and throw them, destroy them, etc.
Special Earth Abilities: None at current skill level.
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THE SOUL STONE: The soul stone is a gem told of in many legends, said to have been given as a gift to one who has killed countless enemies, from the Grim Reaper himself. A consolation prize, of sorts. These are only legends, though. Ravenok can't exactly recount how he acquired it, he says it was given to him by one in his family, an educated guess. Nonetheless, while this stone remains in his grasp, the natural aging process of his human body is slowed to a near-complete halt. Rendering about 7 years of his life equal to about 1 year of an average human's life(to put it simply: it lets him live longer). The stone gives no bonuses to his strength or abilities of any sort.
DEMON RAGE: This is not exactly the name of the state, but simply an alias told to him by his deceased father. Ravenok has not yet seen this state in action, nor has he come remotely close to getting into it. The Demon Rage state is said by his father a state acquired after exhuming a vast quantity of Chi out of one's body at once. The Chi being poured out of the body is so much, that it even becomes visible in black/red fumes, almost looking like the person's body itself is smoking. While in this state, the user is in a berserk mode, increasing the strength of the user temporarily. The Demon Rage state is solely for use while in a desperate situation, and is said to leave the user encumbered and unable to use Chi for days.
APPEARANCE(from top to bottom): Ravenok's face is arguably his most distinguished feature, more specifically his eyes. His left eye is a black/lavender hue while his right is a dark red. They look alike from a distance, but up close they are clearly different. Those that have looked into his eyes and survived claim that "they are windows into hell itself." His skin is near-always tanned, looking more gold-tinted than black. Ravenok's hair is dark brown and unruly, moderately long. Unruly, but basically spiky. He fails to keep it groomed.
On his muscles torso he constantly wears a dark purple/lavender colored silk tunic, with a small enchantment on it that makes the material a little less durable than leather. A little defense, still allowing for full mobility. The enchantment gives the tunic a slight shine to it. The sleeves are almost cut off, leaving a little bit of sleeve near the shoulder; showing his muscles forearms. He wears black colored steel gauntlets on both arms with a small ice/fire proof enchantment. The enchantments leave small tedious designs etched into the metal all over. Ravenok never takes them off, almost like they were bonded to the skin underneath. The Soul Stone that he possesses is embedded into the palm of his right gauntlet, probably one of the reasons he keeps them on. The gem is small, dark red colored and a common diamond shape. It shines with any light shone upon it, The gauntlets run all the way up from his hands to his elbows. Allowing for full un-hindered bending of the arms still.
On his legs Ravenok wears simple black pants with a similar enchantment as the silk tunic. The greaves he wears on his legs are of black colored steel, just as the gauntlets. With the same white colored designs etched into the material. The feet of the greaves looks almost like a foot, rather than a boot, with short 1 inch claws extending from wear the toes would be. The greaves run up from his foot to just below the patella, allowing for full mobility.
PERSONALITY: Ravenok does, at times, work extremely well with others. But he seldom does, he prefers to work alone in most cases, unless absolutely necessary to work with another. Egotistical, proud, self-serving, just several traits that explain the enigma that is Ravenok Kinnes. Of all these, though, he has never underestimated an enemy. He personally dislikes the law, but abides by it most of the time anyways. Ravenok's lust for bloodshed and violence outweighs his lust for women by far. Seldom does he even think of sexual interaction with another. He sees men and women equal, in battle and in other cases. He would more likely be aroused more by a good fighting challenge than by a women's curves(I am not saying he is homosexual, just saying he isn't interested).
Though Ravenok may seem barbaric to some, he is in reality very well learned. Through his years of life he has studied the histories of various races and learned of many legends. When in battle he may seem mindless, but in other places he is well-sophisticated. He rarely comes close to someone, be it friend or love-relation. Never has he told someone his true age and history.
HISTORY(not finished): Except for the few people(now dead) who had gotten somewhat close to Ravenok, his true origins are unknown. His father, the only parent he knew of, died of old age when Ravenok was 70 years old, chronologically. Though this, Ravenok never saw him after the age of 18, and had forgotten about him by the age of 25. Besides that, Ravenok has no recorded family history. Some claim to know him in some way, but those people are dead now(you guess why). Ravenok was to be born heir to the Kinnes fortune, if it weren't due to his father's actions. Ravenok's father was a rogue of House Kinnes, expelled from it for reasons unknown. The name "Kinnes" itself was to be stripped from him until he ran from the family altogether, only to marry an impoverished Harlot, who birthed Ravenok and died shortly after of various diseases. His father had refused to give up the name Kinnes, and so he named Ravenok "Kinnes."
After the age of 18, when Ravenok was forced to leave his father due to his inability to take care of him anymore due to lack of funds, and after the acquiring of his enchanted guantlets and soul stone, Ravenok had changed his name. Unable to live with the Kinnes name anymore, he was forced to change it so he wasn't scoped out by various bounty hunters placed by those of the real family. At 18 years old, Ravenok Kinnes had become known as Ravenok Wulfenbraz. His first name was left unchanged, because it was just mainly the Kinnes last name that identified him as a target. It was at this age that he became the Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades that he now is. He made money from many various jobs, be it retrieval jobs or a bounty hunting job. He lived in Inns, taverns, and various alleys. A bum, of sorts.
It was until age 25 that he was a "bum." At 25 he encountered the No-Name band of mercenaries that he would later become Captain of. The encounter was rather terrible, and no accident by far. For it was because of a price placed on the head of Ravenok by anonymous that the band had scoped him out and tried to kill him. Were it not for the harsh years of living in streets and constant training in Martial Arts, he would have been killed that day. But that day, Ravenok nearly killed the 3 that were sent to dispatch him. Recognizing his skill, the band took Ravenok in as an apprentice. This is where his climb to becoming a captain began. It was also at this time that the Kinnes family name had died down significantly. Tellings of bounty hunters looking for Ravenok "Kinnes" had stopped. So Ravenok took back his natural name of Ravenok Kinnes.
15 years later, at age 40, Ravenok was recognized again as the most skilled and tactful member of the squad, and after an arguement-filled vote, he became Captain. This wouldn't last long though. For after the years that the band of mercenaries existed, their small fame would later become even smaller, people began to stop petitioning for jobs that were required of them. People began trying to pay less due to them being "a group of nameless mercenaries." One in particular, a highly respected noble, refused to pay in full for a service that Ravenok did personally. Enraged, Ravenok murdered the noble. For that, he was immediately expelled from the mercenary band. It was then that he became again a Freelance Jack-Of-All-Trades.
And so he lived again off of various jobs, taking quests all across the land. Training and honing his skill in the Leaping Shadow Demon style. At this time Ravenok hadn't even heard of Chi yet, until age 70.
At age 70 Ravenok learned of the Chi, the inner-most energy force of the body, from a monk. Intrigued by the workings of Chi, he leapt into various studies of it, reading tomes with knowledge of it. He came across a book written by one of the Kinnes family. It detailed how their family line was adept at the use of Chi through many centuries of practice, and even explained how to use it briefly. For the other 18 years of his life, Ravenok pretty much solely practiced the use of Chi, and has learned how to use it somewhat.