Tobias Stalt level 9

Tobias Stalt
Fair skin
Messy brown hair
Golden eyes
5'9"
145 lbs.

Heavily Abridged History

Tobias left his home as a young man, giving up the promises of fame and power that were his birthright. In exchange, he sought adventure and treasure in far away lands. He sailed for a fortnight and came to Salvar, where his misfortunes began. After a battle with a Lich and being tossed in a cell as a suspected witch, Tobias was saved from death by conscription into the allied nation of Alerar's armies.

Tobias proved himself capable as a tactician and led a staggeringly successful campaign into the small nation of Eiskalt, which was nearly annihilated as a result. During the height of Alerian triumph, however, Tobias learned he had been used, and he promptly defected.

He lived on the run for nearly a year after that, fighting off assassins from the Crimson Hand until finally, he got an invitation from Madison Freebird to meet, and she recalled the hit on his person.

After that, Tobias did a few jobs for Madison involving the Church of the Ethereal Sway, and they promptly parted ways.

Now come the Aventures!

Skills

Saint of the Sword: In all of Althanas, there are few men who toil day and night in pursuit of perfection with the blade. Tobias has fought masters of many styles and honed his skills with weapons long and short, favoring only the one that lingers in his hand at any given time. As such, in a test of swordsmanship, he is nigh peerless.

Where the hell does it all go? Tobias' many weapons are all kept on his person, and their weight does not seem to encumber him.

Navigator: He can tell direction based on the sun and stars, provided he knows the constellations of the sky he's under.

Great at talking to ladies...: Massive flirt. Incorrigible even.

...but he's learned his lesson: Usually won't go sleeping around.

Abilities

Dauntless: Tobias has transcended pain. Through flame and whip, knife and nail, his body has been punished beyond breaking. Each time, the broken man stood once more. Tobias can continue to fight even with normally incapacitating wounds. Broken bones will slow him, but not stop. He will endure through the loss of limbs or critical wounds until his body is unable to function.

Lightning Reflexes: Tobias can move at breakneck speeds on a whim; though his running speed is nothing special, his reaction time is incredible. Quicker than most men blink, he can move faster than a "shot from the hip". (Can't dodge a bullet, but is incredibly hard to aim at if he knows he's being fired on) At close range, his hands can move faster than the eye can follow. He can stab with a blade 10 times in the time it takes most men to do so once.

It's not as bad for me as you thought: Due to years of drinking, Tobias' liver has developed uncommon (read: literally inhuman, this would never happen anywhere but Althanas) resilience. He is Immune to poisons/venoms.

Gaian Grip: While in hand, any blade Tobias holds is under his lone command. The effects of others to cause them to waver or disarm them is canceled. This effect does not extend to blades he is not currently holding, and an attempt to grab one of others other blades from their sheath is not thusly protected.


In addition to his abilities, he has the following weapons.

Calm: A Mithril Long knife that glows a pale color, this weapon has the ability to weaken or distort the flow of mana. When it cuts someone, magic cannot move through the afflicted area for 2 minutes. In addition, if they are repeatedly cut, they can temporarily lose their ability to cast at all. Areas that have been cut off in this way feel numb and are difficult to use properly.

Cold: A Mithril Long knife that glows the color of winter, it's enchantment starts as a chill in the blood. It moves along the bloodstream and chills the extremities, causing flesh to discolor and numb. Ultimately, if the magic reaches the heart, the body will stop and the victim will die.

Ruin: 1: The Ethereal nature of the blade allows it to phase through solid matter. A single layer of any metal armor will not halt it, but it will cut immediately into anything beyond that layer. Additionally, it can phase through a single weapon in the path to its target. If it does this, it will not pass through any armor afterward.

This effect is reset for consecutive swings. One could pass through a blade and ricochet off armor plate, then attack again to achieve the desired effect. Obviously, the target would be free to defend themselves, but the confusion of their attack being ignored would most likely cause them to falter.

2: Anything that is cut by it is disrupted at the cellular level. This is achieved by the fluctuating mana that circulates through Ruin. The area around the wound does not heal naturally, and so bleeding will not stop and wounds will fester.

The blade is Titanium.


The Blade of Hunter Colo: If this weapon draws blood from someone, they are marked. It can feel them and actively seeks their presence within 20 km. (Limit: 5 marks at a time). The blade is iron.

Greed. A golden rapier, forged by a Dwarven Swordsmith. Cursed, it has the following abilities:
Flash- three times per thread, it can glow brightly and blind anyone unfortunate enough to be looking at it (including the bearer.) (This also has a one post cool down)
Midas Touch: five times per thread, if the bearer wills it, whatever the tip of the blade makes contact with turns to gold (delyn strength) This only occurs in 30cm patches around the point of impact, but can be used tactically. (These patches will crumble away after two posts) The downside to this ability is that the user feels a loss of warmth from their soul. The blade is of Delyn quality.


Stone Edge: A slate grey long sword marked with an intricate geometric pattern down the middle. The mysterious stone material used in its construction is as hard as titanium and always cold to the touch. The longer the blade is drawn from its sheath the more energy it amasses. Beware however, this blade does not suffer fools. If this blade is drawn too long without drawing blood it will punish the wielder. To fulfil this requirement, Stone Edge must be the cause of the blood being drawn, either from the blade or its abilities. The time and effects are:
Post 1: Nothing
Post 2: Stone Edge can shoot two quartz (steel strength) arrows in quick succession from its tip with the force of a crossbow bolt.
Post 3: If no blood has been drawn, spikes of stone the same strength as the blade burst from the grip, impaling the hands of whomever is holding it. If the spikes fail to draw blood they will stay out until blood is drawn. The additional effects and post count of the blade are paused until this occurs.
Post 4: Stone Edge can shoot five quartz arrows in quick succession.
Post 5: Stone Edge fires two dozen arrows into the air at a target within 100 metres. The arrows arch through the air quickly and come down in a ten metre circle around the target. This only works if there is a fifteen metre clearance above the wielder and target.
Post 6: If no blood is drawn in post 4 or 5 a dozen arrows are fired from the blade at the wielder. If these arrows do not draw blood, the sword will become extremely heavy and unusable for three posts.

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Hi Tobias

Could I please ask what abilities or weapons are new.
Have you bought or won all of these weapons through the bazaar/quests or are some of them ones that should be counted as abilities?
If you have received any since your last update could you please link to where you got them from.

All of the weapons are purchased from the bazaar and included in my last update.

They can be found here, here, here,
and here. Additionally, the Blade of Hunter Colo was purchased during an Althanas Day auction.

"It's not as bad for me as you thought" and "Gaian Grip" are the two that are new. I've slashed a bunch from the last, and will be adding more in after leveling up, relevant to story.

Okay, great. Thank you.

Thank you for your patience Tobias.

You are approved.