Re: QUIETUS [S!5] [Sign-ups]
03-28-2012, 11:08 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Solaris.
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SpoilerUsername: Solaris
Name: A Hero's Shadow
Gender: Female by technicality
Race: Shadow of a Rydian, Pale, Elflike humanoid with sharp claws and teeth in adulthood. Also weird eyes.
Colour: #001E1C, Blackish Teal, speech is in BOLD
Biography: It's a story that's been told a million times. The ever-present battle of good versus evil, cropping up time after time. A Tyrant rises to power, and a Hero rises up behind them.
Skalah did not ask for her role, and she was reluctant to accept it, but after her best friend was kidnapped, she knew what she would have to do. Heeding the words of the gods, she travelled across the land of Rydia in search of the Five Artifacts that would help her stop The Tyrant who, if not stopped, would surely take over the world. As she collected each, she slowly took the steps necessary to become the Hero of Legend she never thought she could be.
Her return to the Temple of the Gods would be where she would take her final step.
It was here that she originally forged the point of the Pike of Destiny that slew the Tyrants minions, and it was here that she would face her biggest challenge yet. She entered the temple and froze when standing in the center of the temple was none other than herself. Same size, same shape, even the same weapons and accessories were visible from the entrance. However, the similarities were not as startling as the differences. As the other her stepped forward, she noticed that its tunic and skin were both black, and that its eyes glowed red. It pointed its pike at her as it began to speak.
"Hello there Skalah."
"What... What are you?"
"What do I look like? I am you. Your shadow brought to life. "
"What do you want?"
"I want to fight. The two of us, shadow and self, fighting a battle to see if you are truly the legendary hero of Rydia. If you win, then you are truly deserving of the pike in your hands. If you lose, then you will never be able to defeat the Tyrant."
Skalah hesitated, stepping back as the creature that claimed to be her shadow stepped closer.
"Do you accept my challenge?"
Skalah was silent once more. This was the last hurdle she would have to take before plunging straight into the Tyrant's lair. Raising her pike, reflecting her shadow, she took a deep breath and said "Yes."
A circle formed around the two and the battle begun.
The Hero and her Shadow were evenly matched, striking blow after blow at each other. Their pikes clashed, making sparks fly. They were evenly matched. However, Skalah began to grow tired.
Her blows began to weaken, and the shadow knew. It mocked her, "Is that all you can do? Really?"
Skalah tightened her grip and with a newfound strength, she continued, replying "No."
The battle felt long, longer than anything Skalah ever had to endure. Just as she was on the verge of being overcome, she saw an opening and struck the shadow in its shoulder, disarming it and knocking it back. The two of them breathed heavily, just staring at each other, before the shadow smiled.
"Good job Skalah. Good job."
It pointed at the wall opposite of the entrance, behind the pedestal that made the pike's point. An opening appeared.
The shadow stood up, retrieving its pike, "Past that hall is a jewel that will give your Pike the final edge it needs against that Tyrant. Good luck Skalah. You need it."
Skalah stepped through and claimed her prize. She would go on and save the world, defeating the Tyrant and bringing light to the world once more. While she would never forget her battle with the shadow, she would never question what had happened to it after her battle. Though she assumed that it had returned from where it came, it was actually taken from her world to somewhere far, far away...
Description: Rydians have pointed ears and pale skin. They also have sharp teeth and oddly colored eyes, Skalah's for example, are gold. Older Rydians have semi-retractable claws on their fingers, but Skalah's are still developing. She is a mid-sized girl of about seventeen years who wears a teal tunic that stops above her knees with a diagonal strap around her chest that holds various items that she collected on her Journey for the Five Artifacts. Strapped across her back in a while cloth is a large pike wrapped in a white cloth. Her hair is red and cut above her shoulders and held by teal headband. She has stockings over her boots and light chain-mail under her tunic. The Shadow obviously has all of the above in various shades of black, as is its skin. Its eyes however, are red.
The Shadow in its current form is an anomaly. As a shadow bright to life by the Rydian gods' magic, it was never meant to last longer than the duration of her fight Skalah. As such, her personality is not exactly what you could call developed beyond what was needed for that battle. At its core, it has the bravery, honor, integrity, and ingenuity of the Hero of Legend, itself, but it lacks the goal and heart required to truly use any of it. It is confused, aimless, and even it does not know what lies in its destiny.
Items/Abilities: The Shadow has all of Skalah's weapons and abilities and is at the same level of proficiency. This includes some impromptu weapons training, the combat experience of six or so dungeons, resourcefulness and ingenuity, and a small knowledge of runes. As a shadow brought to life, it also has access to shadow based magic that allows it to summon any of the items in her strap and a weak telepathic link to whomever she is focused on fighting. However, it also has a great weakness to light based magic.
The only item that truly belongs to it is the Mirror Pike, a weapon less powerful than the Pike of Destiny, but still able to point whoever wields it in the direction that they are most needed.
Theme: Primus by Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri
Name: A Hero's Shadow
Gender: Female by technicality
Race: Shadow of a Rydian, Pale, Elflike humanoid with sharp claws and teeth in adulthood. Also weird eyes.
Colour: #001E1C, Blackish Teal, speech is in BOLD
Biography: It's a story that's been told a million times. The ever-present battle of good versus evil, cropping up time after time. A Tyrant rises to power, and a Hero rises up behind them.
Skalah did not ask for her role, and she was reluctant to accept it, but after her best friend was kidnapped, she knew what she would have to do. Heeding the words of the gods, she travelled across the land of Rydia in search of the Five Artifacts that would help her stop The Tyrant who, if not stopped, would surely take over the world. As she collected each, she slowly took the steps necessary to become the Hero of Legend she never thought she could be.
Her return to the Temple of the Gods would be where she would take her final step.
It was here that she originally forged the point of the Pike of Destiny that slew the Tyrants minions, and it was here that she would face her biggest challenge yet. She entered the temple and froze when standing in the center of the temple was none other than herself. Same size, same shape, even the same weapons and accessories were visible from the entrance. However, the similarities were not as startling as the differences. As the other her stepped forward, she noticed that its tunic and skin were both black, and that its eyes glowed red. It pointed its pike at her as it began to speak.
"Hello there Skalah."
"What... What are you?"
"What do I look like? I am you. Your shadow brought to life. "
"What do you want?"
"I want to fight. The two of us, shadow and self, fighting a battle to see if you are truly the legendary hero of Rydia. If you win, then you are truly deserving of the pike in your hands. If you lose, then you will never be able to defeat the Tyrant."
Skalah hesitated, stepping back as the creature that claimed to be her shadow stepped closer.
"Do you accept my challenge?"
Skalah was silent once more. This was the last hurdle she would have to take before plunging straight into the Tyrant's lair. Raising her pike, reflecting her shadow, she took a deep breath and said "Yes."
A circle formed around the two and the battle begun.
The Hero and her Shadow were evenly matched, striking blow after blow at each other. Their pikes clashed, making sparks fly. They were evenly matched. However, Skalah began to grow tired.
Her blows began to weaken, and the shadow knew. It mocked her, "Is that all you can do? Really?"
Skalah tightened her grip and with a newfound strength, she continued, replying "No."
The battle felt long, longer than anything Skalah ever had to endure. Just as she was on the verge of being overcome, she saw an opening and struck the shadow in its shoulder, disarming it and knocking it back. The two of them breathed heavily, just staring at each other, before the shadow smiled.
"Good job Skalah. Good job."
It pointed at the wall opposite of the entrance, behind the pedestal that made the pike's point. An opening appeared.
The shadow stood up, retrieving its pike, "Past that hall is a jewel that will give your Pike the final edge it needs against that Tyrant. Good luck Skalah. You need it."
Skalah stepped through and claimed her prize. She would go on and save the world, defeating the Tyrant and bringing light to the world once more. While she would never forget her battle with the shadow, she would never question what had happened to it after her battle. Though she assumed that it had returned from where it came, it was actually taken from her world to somewhere far, far away...
Description: Rydians have pointed ears and pale skin. They also have sharp teeth and oddly colored eyes, Skalah's for example, are gold. Older Rydians have semi-retractable claws on their fingers, but Skalah's are still developing. She is a mid-sized girl of about seventeen years who wears a teal tunic that stops above her knees with a diagonal strap around her chest that holds various items that she collected on her Journey for the Five Artifacts. Strapped across her back in a while cloth is a large pike wrapped in a white cloth. Her hair is red and cut above her shoulders and held by teal headband. She has stockings over her boots and light chain-mail under her tunic. The Shadow obviously has all of the above in various shades of black, as is its skin. Its eyes however, are red.
The Shadow in its current form is an anomaly. As a shadow bright to life by the Rydian gods' magic, it was never meant to last longer than the duration of her fight Skalah. As such, her personality is not exactly what you could call developed beyond what was needed for that battle. At its core, it has the bravery, honor, integrity, and ingenuity of the Hero of Legend, itself, but it lacks the goal and heart required to truly use any of it. It is confused, aimless, and even it does not know what lies in its destiny.
Items/Abilities: The Shadow has all of Skalah's weapons and abilities and is at the same level of proficiency. This includes some impromptu weapons training, the combat experience of six or so dungeons, resourcefulness and ingenuity, and a small knowledge of runes. As a shadow brought to life, it also has access to shadow based magic that allows it to summon any of the items in her strap and a weak telepathic link to whomever she is focused on fighting. However, it also has a great weakness to light based magic.
The only item that truly belongs to it is the Mirror Pike, a weapon less powerful than the Pike of Destiny, but still able to point whoever wields it in the direction that they are most needed.
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SpoilerI suspect that exactly what Skalah’s Shadow becomes and how I play her depends on what exactly happens to her.
Theme: Primus by Jeremy "Solatrus" Iamurri
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