Character Applications

Rather than simply posting saying that you claim a character, from now on you will have to post an application in this topic. If you wish to claim a second/third/fourth/fifth character, this is also what you will be filling out.

Please make sure the character you want is not on the Claimed Characters list before applying.

Claiming A New Character

Fill out the application and post it here. If we approve it, we will edit your post to reflect it and add your character to the Claimed list, as well as sending you a PM notification.

Exchanging Characters

If you would like to switch one character for another, you will have to fill out an app for the new character as well. Please note that we would like you to wait at least thirty days to change characters, so that they don't get passed around like colds.

Reserving Characters

If you would like to hold a character against claiming while you find the time to write up an application, or if you are considering a character but aren't sure yet, you may post here to reserve and we will note it on the Claimed list. If you do not post an app within thirty days, the character will be reopened for claiming.

Special Applications

On the claimed characters list, there are characters who say "permission required." This includes any villains from the games, and characters that would be very easy to godmode with or are otherwise at high risk of being mangled. You will still fill out an application for these characters, but you'll have to PM the staff about it first, so they can send you a tailored scenario for your application. For example, a scenario for Ashe could be her handling of an assassination attempt.

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This is the form for character applications:

Character: [insert name + any aliases]

Overview: [detail character's personality, key traits, quirks, weapons and fighting style along with anything else you feel the need to mention]

RP Sample: [can be anything, such as a scene from your character's game or a scene you'd like to do/have done in the RP; it must be no higher than pg-13 in rating and at least 50 words]

If you are shy and don't wish to post your application in a public topic, you can PM myself* or Thief. However, this might take a little longer.

*Due to Faris resigning, she will no longer be accepting applications. You may now send them to Thief, Sephiroth, Paine, or Yuna.

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Here's a good example of a character application:

This post has been edited by Thief on Oct 15, 2009 - 1:17 PM

I would like to have Seoras Metinjen (Ikemoto with a namechange, if you're wondering) as a third character. I've missed having a place to RP him, and the end of the story arc seemed a great place to bring him back in. Also, he has direct relations with Eresine that I'd like to play out.

RP Sample:

Name: Seoras Metinjen

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Race: Human

FF Origin: FFT

Weapon(s): Lute - Slightly slimmer than a normal Lute. Fits nicely along Seor's left leg., Draekhm - "Sword of Dragons". Forged of a dragon's tooth., Knives - Made for throwing. Seor only keeps 5 or 6 of them on him, for emergencies. 2 Daggers - For close combat. Only Panzer dominant has the knowledge to use them well.

Physical Description: Seor is somewhat tall, with scraggly blue hair to match his left eye. His right eye alternates between blue, red, or grey depending on which personality is dominant. He wears khaki pants with plenty of pockets, including a few straps to hold his Lute. He wears a normal blue shirt with a collar. Over all of this, he wears a black trenchcoat, with intricate designs following the bottom part of the trenchcoat as well as the sleeves.

Personality: Seor's personality, most of the time, is that of a "hero". He's seen his share of bad in people, but he stills believes in the good of all. He's a bit naive when it comes to social relations, but he's overall a nice guy. Sometimes, however, when anger takes over, Panzer or Sa'aras will manifest in his personality, making him either extremely sarcastic and rude as Panzer, or somewhat vicious and calculating as Sa'aras, though both are just slight hints of the personality.

History: Seoras started life as the son of Sabir Metinjen. He lived in general quiet on a small house near the Mandalia Plains. Sonja and Natall Tolacen, along with his father, Sabir, lived in general simplicity at said house; Seor's mother has never been revealed to him. As he was walking Sonja home from the nearby town one day, a tragic accident ripped Natall and Sonja through a huge swirling vortex, and left nothing behind of Sabir. Seor took upon himself the final memento of his father; a small dragon necklace. As soon as he put it on, a voice entered his mind; that of Sa'aras Dvon K'reshla. Over the year or so since the event, he'd grown used to the voice; however, due to the recent events on the Isle of Time, Sa'aras has stepped forward and become a part of Seor's very soul, giving him access to Draekhm, the dual-sided "Sword of Dragons", and a much more violent fighting style and personality as a whole.

During the events of the Rebirth plotarc, Seor has been journeying in the lesser known parts of Halcyon for something he's always known he has; his family. During his search he ran across an old mystic who told him he could "contact the spirits of the dead" and allow him to reach any of his family if they were dead. However, what the man really sent him to was the realm of demons. Thanks to Sa'aras hold on Seor's mind, he was kept safe, but not without pulling a demon with a grudge, Panzer, along for the ride and out of the dimension. With no corporeal form, Panzer now "rides" along in Seor's head. The only thing he's discovered is his true name - Seoras - and that he has a sister.

Abilities

Jobs

Main: Magic Minstrel
Secondary: Dragon Protector, Demon Assassin

Magic Minstrel

Abilities:
Minstrel's Magic - The strings of Seor's lute can be used as whips, and also to form a crossbow that wraps around his arm.
Langorous Lute - A chord of dissonance causes a badstat to the enemy party. Lasts for one post or for as long as Seor continues to play.
Magic Melody - A song gives Seor's allies a boost of abilities. Lasts for one post or for as long as Seor continues to play.
Bard's Bow - Seor has a few abilities associated with his crossbow.
-Magic Bolt - Seor loads his crossbow with bolts made entirely out of magic power. A "normal" bolt takes little to no power, though charging with an element causes more.
-Shapechange - Seor can make the ethereal bolts larger, smaller, longer, or shorter, based entirely on the amount of energy used.
Elemental Magic - Seoras has access to magic that is the equivalent of Fire, Ice, and Thunder.

Support Abilities
Grab - If Seor is playing a song, his lute will react to certain projectile attacks. As long as the attack is small enough for his strings to grab, he can continue to play and dodge an attack. This skill doesn't work with projectiles that are made of magic or magic itself.
Improved Aim - Seor's aim with his crossbow is improved.
Teleport - Can teleport to any point as long as he's not undergoing an attack. (Time Mage skill.)



Dragon Protector
RESTRICTION: Only available with Sa'aras as the dominant demon. All support abilities only affect dominant Sa'aras.

Abilities
Space Storage - Draekhm can be pulled out of its ethereal holding place at any time.
Spinslash - The edges of Draekhm extend slightly and Seor executes 2 quick spins. Generates a large amount of force.
Dragon Wave - Slashes executed by Draekhm have a slight "wave" of magical energy that follow the path the sword makes. Magical energy used can effect how big or small the slash grows and how far it travels.
Ethereal Partner - Seoras can turn any item that is as long as Draekhm into a "copy" of the sword, though this copy will only last for a few strikes and destroys the item in question.


Support Abilities
Close Combat - Seoras is, as long as Sa'aras is dominant, is more skilled than his "normal" dominance at close combat.


Demon Assassin
RESTRICTION: Only available with Panzer as the dominant demon. All support abilities affect only dominant Panzer. Panzer can't utilize any natural form of magic as long as he's dominant.

Abilities:
Word Magic - Seoras has no magical abilities of his own when Panzer is dominant. However, he's capable of channeling an ancient language to fuel a few spells.
-S'ranka - Silence.
-K'aramei - Extend. Extends the length of something with ethereal energy.
-Lorken - An ice spell.
-Verno - A fire spell.
-Holyfonverno - "The Holy Fire", a holy element spell in the shape of a flame.
-Darkfonlorken - "The Evil Ice", a dark element spell that is thrown like shards of ice.
-Karon - An earth spell.
-Irko - An air spell.
Word Twist - Normal words CAN be used to fuel spells, however, this relies on Seoras' almost nonexistant pool of magic. He could, for instance, create light or create knives for himself to throw, but he could never harm someone with it. Can be used to call things to him across the room if he's lazy.

Support Abilities:
Infinity Complex - Though Seoras is capable of throwing knives at all times if he so chooses, when Panzer is dominant he can create as many as he'd like to throw.
Increased Speed - Seoras, with Panzer dominant, is capable of moving slightly faster than when Sa'aras is dominant.

Limits:

Tribond - Sa'aras and Panzer share dominance for a split second, pooling their magical and physical resources to unleash a combination of the Infinity Complex and Space Storage spells. Basically creates about 10 ethereal "Draekhm's" that are thrown at an opponent. Leaves Seoras with only his Lute as a weapon, and none of the Panzer/Sa'aras spells.

A Magic Melody - Music explodes outwards from Seor's body, causing damage to anyone in the area. Locks all of Seor's magic stores as well as Langorous Lute and Magic Music.

Character: Reeve Tuesti / Cait Sith

Overview: Reeve is a man that can relate to the troubles and lives of other people. He has a natural tendency to want to fight for equal justice because of this. Born to help lead others in the proper direction he also has a natural persuasiveness in the way he approaches people. However, even though he successfully leads the WRO, it is sometimes apparent that he lacks confidence in his own abilities. Even Vincent Valentine has had to remind him not to give up on occasion.

As far as accomplishment, Reeve has a lot of experience with being both a negotiator, combatant, and economic developer. First making an appearance as the Urban developer for ShinRa under President ShinRa Senior, he was initially utilizing a unique cat-doll named Cait Sith to spy on Cloud Strife and the other members of AVALANCHE. However, as their time together dragged on and unforgivable choices were made by the ShinRa company--such as having no intention to rebuild sector 7 after they destroyed it--he eventually became a dedicated member of the team and was a great asset to AVALANCHE's fight against Sephiroth.

After Sephiroth's threat to the planet had been quelled Reeve founded the World Regenesis Organization two years later and took into service a number of scientific and military units to help save and preserve the planet's life. During this time he fought both as Cait Sith (again) and on occasion was forced into armed combat as his normal self. After a run-ins with the secret organization known as Deepground, again Reeve would wind up saving the planet--this time through an administrative role. Of course, mostly possible due to the aid of Vincent Valentine.

With the somewhat recent return of his friends from being all but dead, Reeve has worked to enlist some of their help again for new WRO projects that aim to recover from the damage caused by the "Halcyon Era." His most recent projects include one of restoring the area that was once Junon, and a plan for drawing solar power from the desert where Gold Saucer once stood.

Without any officially recognized statement, Reeve has claimed the WRO as the main inter-world government for the seventh planet.

RP Sample:

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This post has been edited by Faris on Apr 18, 2008 - 12:02 AM

Character: Vaan

Overview: Vaan is what most would call a problem child, he is the kid that spend all his time in the sewers killing rats and dreaming of the freedom that comes along with being a Sky Pirate, instead of working or showing respect to the Empire. He thinks he is rather talented as a thief and believes he can't be caught because of it.

Growing up in Rabanastre was extremely rough on Vaan and his brother Reks. When they were only still children Vaan's parents were killed by the plague that swept over the city and killed hundreds, once the epidimic ended it was only Vaan and Reks. Reks took care of his brother along with Penelo and her family until Arcadia made it advance on Rabanastre.

Once the war began Reks joined the army as a Light Infantry Soldier. At Nalbina Fortress, Reks was paired with Captain Basch, there they fought their way through to save the King from being murdered, but Reks stayed behind to fight off some Empire Soldiers and was late arriving to the chamber, where he was then stabbed by Basch and it was revealed the Basch was nothing bu a traitor.

After the surrender of Rabanastre Vaan had to take care of his now traumatized brother, listening to nothing else but how Captain Basch betrayed them all and killed the King. This all built up Vaan's hatred of Basch.

Two years after the surrender of Rabanastre, Vaan began getting into more trouble, whether it be with the guards, or just the random vendors that set up on the sides of the streets. Penelo, an old childhood friend always tried to keep Vaan out of trouble but was mostly always unsuccessful.

Vaan's biggest mess-up came when he decided to liberate the "Goddess' Magicite" from the castle treasury and got himself caught in a battle between rebels and the Empire's "Ifrit". After being caught Vaan was sent to the Nalbina dungeon along with the Sky Pirate Balthier and his partner Fran. With their help he was able to escape and return to Rabanastre with them and Basch, the man he hated the most.

After Vaan and his party defeat Vayne and sunk the Sky Fortress Bahamut, Vaan was awarded with his very own airship nothing impressive to start with but it was enough to start as a Sky Pirate. After sometime when people began showing up from other worlds Vaan wanted to see them but his ship didn't have the ability to do so.

When he came across the Galbana after his ship was destroyed Vaan thought it might have the potential to travel between worlds and hopes that with it he can roam from world to world enjoying the freedom he has so longed for.

Pics:
The Vaan I would like to use.
The Galbana

RP Sample:

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This post has been edited by Paine on Apr 24, 2008 - 7:00 PM

Character: Delita Heiral (Delita Hyral in the PS version.)

Overview: Delita was born of common blood in Ivalice and his parents were farmers on the Beoulve land. After his parents died from the Black Death, he was adopted into the House by Barbaneth and Delita and his sister, Tietra, quickly became friends with Ramza and Alma. He then joined the Gariland Royal Military Akademy along with Ramza at a young age. It was around this time that along with Ramza and fellow Military Cadets that they rescued Argath (Algus) Thadalfus from the Corpse Brigade, a group of ex-military soldiers who were denied their pay after the Fifty Years War. Delita then continued on with Ramza and Argath, doing missions whenever they would come up, but after the Corpse Brigade made an assassination attempt on Dycedarg Beoulve, Ramza's older brother, and kidnapped Delita's sister they went off to save her. Once they arrived at the location where Tietra was being held captive, it was then that Delita witnessed Argath and House Beoulve's betrayal when Argath was ordered to kill Tietra. After a battle in which Argath was killed, an explosion occurred and Delita vanished from public.

It was during this time that Delita vowed to never to be manipulated again. Delita then joined the Order of the Southern Sky, although he had plans to betray the Glabados Church, those in charge of the Order of the Southern Sky, as well as the Unit itself. Delita then went to Dycedarg Beoulve and set up a plan to Kidnap Princess Ovelia. While several Knights attacked Orbonne Monastery Delita went in through the back and took the Princess. It wasn't until Zeirchele Falls when Ramza was able to catch up to him when he was attacked. After the battle Delita turned Ovelia over to Ramza and went on his way. Soon after the Princess was captured by Cardinal Delacroix and Delita retrieved her and took her to Goltanna.

Over a period of time Delita began his betrayal of the Order of the Southern Sky and made his way up the ranks. After much betrayal and assassinations, Delita was finally able to assassinate Goltanna and framed Cidolfus Orlandeau for the crime. He penalty was death, however Delita killed a decoy while Olandeau escaped with Ramza.

After the defeat of Ultima and Ramza put an end to the Lacavi, Delita married Ovelia and became the King of Ivalice. But Ovelia became disturbed by the fact that her husband was using her as he used so many others before. Because of this, she turned on him and murdered him. With the last of his strength, Delita then murdered Ovelia, and then perished.

During the times of the Halcyon Rebellion, Delita was revived, however he remained hidden from the world, but was always on the lookout for the enemies that may have been revived along with him. At the present time, Delita still resides in Halcyon, and having the Rebellion ended, plans to seek a position in the Halcyon forces.

RP Sample:

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This post has been edited by Faris on Apr 21, 2008 - 1:55 PM

Character: Sosui Hatamaru (FFXI Character)

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Race: Hume

Class: Ninja

Overview: Sosui Hatamaru, or Hatamaru as he is referred to officially, is easily seen as a vindictive man, who takes pride in the fact that he never loses to the same enemy twice. Though more often he prides himself on not losing once. Due to this he is also quite the sore loser and is unable to respect authorities higher than his own. Emotionally hardened even further by the ways of a ninja, his only sign of having kind intention within his being is his protection of those he sees weaker than he. These acts, however, are much more often seen as a way of looking down upon others.

Originally being born in Windurst and raised as a ninja, Sosui was removed from his birthplace when the Shindei family (his birth family) was exiled for "crimes against the nation." Growing up with shame in his family and distaste for the nation that trapped him to the nearly dead territories of Bastok he took to the ways of the ninja with a particular vigor. Determined to make a name for himself he one day cast away the Shindei name and claimed a name of his own, Hatamaru.

Using this new name he began to enact a plan to get back at the Federation of Windurst. He used his exceptional talents as a ninja to progress all the way to the position of President Karst's private guard. However, as old threats crept back into the world it seemed Bastok wanted an alliance with the Federation against a common threat, a double-edged decision that would force Sosui Hatamaru to resign his allegiance to the Bastokian Republic.

It was shortly after this that people, places, and technologies were getting brought into the world of Halcyon. Even without a clear memory of why, Sosui kept his vendetta against the nation of Windurst deep within his being while living in Halcyon. Then later, when his memory was returned, he had no intention of leaving Halcyon to return to Vana'diel. He had finally decided that all governments would more than likely be doomed to betray his plans at one point, and no other would give him more of an opportunity for his long-sought goal to be complete.

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This post has been edited by Faris on Apr 30, 2008 - 11:44 PM

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I blame Sephiroth. What a jerk for suggesting I app both DX

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Character: Vincent Valentine [Final Fantasy VII Compilation]

Overview: Vincent Valentine is a reclusive man. Quiet, he’s often hard to engage in conversation. He only seems to find the words necessary for communication when the Planet’s about to die again and there’s another hierarchy of psychos that require a few bullets to the head. Of course this is if he can be forced to become involved in the fight in the first place—he’s loathe to do anything with his farce of a life. Cloud and co. are indeed the only ones who seem to have acquired the knack of goading this man into action.

Bloody Hands are What They Pay Me For— Over thirty years ago ShinRa Electric was building itself up as a corporation with a monopoly on mako, moving from its original beginning as a weapons manufacturer. The fights and the wars were endless. The dangers far too many to tally. President ShinRa Sr. had the hearts of much of the public—but little of their governments. SOLDIER and advanced weaponry could trample any opposition, but not all attacks took place on the battlefield. ShinRa Sr. needed another force, one to take care of a miscellany of tasks, from espionage to assassination to bodyguard detail. This is the circumstance that led to the creation of the Investigation Division of the General Affairs Department—more commonly known as the Turks. Vincent was part of the first generation of Turks, partnered with Verdot (the man who later became the leader of the Turks before passing the job on to Tseng). Though he may have been close to the organization in the past, after the events in ShinRa Mansion he distanced himself. Listed on the Killed in Action roster, his ties have all been cut with the organization that formerly served as his surrogate family after his father’s untimely death.

Wronged Parties Standing in the Shadows— It is human to err—but how much can truly be forgiven? Vincent has failed many people in his life. The most striking is the scientist—Dr. Lucrecia Crescent. A young woman with an exceptional mind, Vincent was assigned to bodyguard her during the early years of the JENOVA Project. Infatuated with her alternatively genius and innocent nature, he quickly found the feelings between them becoming much more. Yet there was always a barrier he could never surmount around Lucrecia. It had seemed she was not attached to him as he was to her—though this was not truly the case—and this made him hesitant in his involvement with her life. He was a Turk, her bodyguard—that seemed to give him little right to impress upon her his opinions of her ways. He watched with helpless feelings as the sunny friendship they had built together quickly broke apart and she drifted away—to Professor Hojo, second in the Science Department only to Professor Gast. If that was what she wanted—he had no right, no position, to tell her to do otherwise… And yet when he learned of her intentions to participate in JENOVA Project S so personally—he had to at least ask that she take more time to consider her decision. He confronted her—and Hojo—several times about this, but… Words only seemed to lengthen the gulf between Vincent and Lucrecia and Hojo’s patience quickly fell—a bullet to Vincent’s chest put an end to the matter.

Years later—after the experiments and the birth of Sephiroth, when his Turk status had been changed to Killed in Action—he remained in the empty ShinRa Mansion. Alone, unwanted by even himself for his weaknesses and his failings, yet unable to die by his own hand, he did his best to not let life suffer his existence. Yet the past had a way of stalking Vincent Valentine and he was awoken from his listless state by an old friend. Verdot was within ShinRa Mansion, looking for one of four materia needed to save his daughter, Elfé. Vincent informed his old partner and the Turk fledgling with him where to find the materia, but… He couldn’t assist. His guilt—his sin—kept him from helping an old friend. He’s heard no word of Verdot since.

Insistent Comrades Pulling from the Light—Found later by Cloud and his companions, Verdot’s unanswered request for assistance was still heavily on Vincent’s mind. At the mention of Lucrecia and Sephiroth, he decided to see what use he could still be. Though only after being bothered several times by Cloud and his companions. Over the course of the journey the group made particularly annoying efforts to befriend him—which, despite his reluctance to become involved with the living, worked. After the world was saved he returned to his seclusion… Yet the others were not content to let that be the end of it. Since saving the world, they’ve managed to coerce him into becoming involved in several more efforts on the Planet’s behalf. If anyone else were to ask… But Vincent is loyal to his friends. He’s made his mistakes—ones he can never fix in his mind—he will not repeat them. If he’s learned anything from his travels with the others, it’s that a person may change. If they care to.

RP Sample: “Hey! Vincent! Why do you never pick up?! a------! I know it’s only me you don’t answer!” The voicemail continued along in that vein for some time, listing many grievances and debts to be paid. “Anyways—we’re all meeting at Seventh Heaven for Marlene’s b-day. Be there, sheesh, jerk. Did you get my text? Bye.”

“You have no new messages.” Vincent shut the phone, closing his eyes. How had she gotten his number? He’d changed it particularly so Yuffie couldn’t call him. Or text him. Yes. He had gotten her infantile text. A chain letter promising he’d be hit by a truck unless he forwarded it to six other people within twenty-four hours. It had been over forty-two.

Standing outside Lucrecia’s cavern, he opened his eyes slightly and took in the view. No. No trucks. He was not, in fact, very worried about trucks hitting him. Unless the truck exploded—even then—he’d probably survive. What had been done to him was not so easily destroyed.

Drawing his gun he ignored his phone as it rang again. It was no doubt Yuffie. She’d called him six times within the past twenty minutes. “Hn, you should answer that darling,” a voice crooned and he turned. He’d heard the approaching footsteps, but—

“I’ve missed you so, my love,” Rosso purred to him. He stared, gun raised, guarded. “I saw you fall,” he said lowly after a pause. Had the Tsviet managed to survive even that? It had been over seventy flights to the ground.

“Oh, you didn’t miss me? You wound me!” Rosso sang back to him, ignoring the unspoken question. How. Vincent’s gun followed her movements as she languidly paced. “There’s this wondrous place—they call it Halcyon, hn. You’d be surprised what they do there, my dear Valentine.” Rosso’s words drifted softly above the sound of the waterfall, conversational in their nuances.

When he didn’t ask what she was talking about Rosso laughed. “They raise the dead darling!” She crooned, voice psychotic. Vincent shifted, surprised. “Raise…the dead…?” He repeated, confused. How…? He’d had…little to do with the world of late. He knew Cloud, Tifa and Marlene had disappeared for a time—he’d looked for them. He’d yet to get the full story. But he knew it had something to do with this Halcyon.

“Oh yes darling. It is very generous of them. And so I live—and have come all the way here just to see you. Our last talk was over far too quick… Walk with me—let us talk. I have so much to tell you.” The smile on Rosso’s face was crazed. Vincent waited. Her words…she talked far too much. On some level it annoyed him. He watched her silently, still waiting—she couldn’t have tracked him down just to talk. They both knew he was little good with words.

“But first…for old time’s sake darling—I’ve missed the feel of your blood on my fingers,” Rosso purred. She raised her hand to him invitingly. Her smile had turned cannibalistic.

“…” Vincent fired three shots and dodged to the left just as she struck.

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Character: Tseng [Final Fantasy VII Compilation]

Overview: Tseng has been a Turk since before the Wutai War—his loyalty is deep and nearly unquestionable. He was recruited during the days of Verdot—a man whom Tseng has always looked up to and who mentored the Wutaian. Reticent in his emotions, he tries to emulate his former mentor. Yet his way of running the Turks is looser in comparison to Verdot. He does his job always to the best of his capabilities.

Questionable Loyalty—Tseng is loyal to ShinRa. His job is more than his vocation—it’s his life. He sided with ShinRa against his homeland, has done numerous questionable acts for the company—he shares its fate as much as anyone in the company. And yet despite his loyalty to it, there have been times his loyalty has wavered. When Verdot fled and his assassination was ordered, Tseng reported his former mentor as killed to clear him from ShinRa’s attention. During the years fighting the first incarnation of AVALANCHE he supported Verdot in the attempt to save Elfé—against ShinRa’s wishes. He’s been derelict with his orders in more than regards to Verdot. When Zack and Cloud escaped he sent the Turks out to find them before the army could—though this was one mission that failed. Those who are important to him, friends and Turks, have at times warred with his loyalty to ShinRa. It’s hard to choose which to maintain the utmost devotion to and at times—as in the capture of Aerith—there seems nothing more he can do than to follow orders.

Blood Beyond That On Our Hands—The Investigation Division of the General Affairs Department is a busy place with few employees. Tseng heads the group more commonly referred to as the Turks. With Heidegger dead he reports directly to the President. Second in Command is Reno—who can always be trusted to get the job done, though not always quietly—with Rude—dependable with a level head—and Elena—a hard, dedicated work with…appealing qualities—next. They are a group that works together and will most likely die together. Tseng often gives mission objectives and helpful information over the phone with an uncanny timing for when certain information is most relevant. He keeps track of the others and is often the one to coordinate back-up when a Turk gets into too tight a spot. Paperwork was formerly a large part of his duties, but with the reduction in ShinRa personnel there’re less people to send papers out to. When it comes to actual field missions, he usually takes the ones of highest priority that require his person. If there’s no one left to take missions that needs to be seen to immediately, he will take those as well. Above all else he is the primary intelligence agent of the Turks—he’s often knows more relevant information than one would expect.

RP Sample: “Circle around the main line through the air ducts and disable the security switch.”

There was a muffled response from the other end of the line that sounded like a curse. Rosalind had apparently run into another security bot. She complained about the ridiculous amount in the facility as gunshots rang out. “It’s nothing you can’t handle. I’m sending you a map of the area,” Tseng replied evenly, as he edged along a pipe. The pipe wrapped around the outside of factory with easily findable handholds where it slanted up. It was the most private way to the roof.

Tapping the keys on his phone, he sent the map to Rosalind before putting it away. Now he could focus on his own mission. In no time he had achieved the roof—he quietly made his way to the skylight. Light from the room below it clearly illuminated the scene—Wutai insurgents. That they were Wutaian didn’t matter. They were anti-ShinRa and as such had to be eliminated.

His phone vibrated softly and he pulled it from his pocket. “Where are you?” He demanded coolly. There was an incoherent report about monsters, patrols and a “whole lot of baddies”. Tseng mentally sighed. “You have four minutes to reach your position,” he said simply and hung up. When the phone immediately went off again, he answered it to accusations of being heartless.

He hung up once more.

When it rang a third time Tseng cut Zack off before the SOLDIER could start a conversation. “If you have time to talk you can’t be having much of a problem,” he pointed out, slightly irritated. “Three minutes Zack.” He hung up. The phone didn’t ring again.

When Zack burst into the room through the door—which hadn’t been part of the plan…—Tseng quietly dropped through the skylight. Placing his handgun to a helmet, he murdered the distracted Wutaian soldier trying to drag the group’s hostage out of the room as the rest fought Zack. “There’s a car out the back door down the stairs waiting for you Professor,” he informed the scared woman, untying her. Zack finished mopping up the insurgents, their base now neutralized.

At the SOLDIER’s victory antics Tseng muttered an apology to the Professor for having to witness such idiocy. Not that he wouldn’t be taking Zack out for a drink later and encouraging him to dance on the counter of the bar, but—that was off the clock.

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This post has been edited by Faris on Apr 30, 2008 - 11:43 PM

Character: Penelo (FF XII)

Overview: Penelo was born in Rabanastre and lived a mostly uneventful life during her early childhood. She had a stable family who took care of her and raised her well. She befriended Vaan at an early age. After the plague swept through the city, killing Vaan's parents, Penelo's family took care of him and his brother Reks. It wasn't hard to accept them into her family, since Penelo and Vaan had a sibling-like relationship anyway.

Soon after, Reks went off to join the military and the war between Archadia and Dalmasca had begun, killing many during its course, including Penelo's parents and Reks. Since then, Penelo and Vaan have been orphans, living in Rabanastre and doing odd jobs (and in Vaan's case, thievery) for the local shop owners, namely Migelo.

After Vaan gets caught up with the sky pirates Balthier and Fran, she decides to tag along, if just to keep Vaan out of trouble. She's very protective of Vaan, especially when he starts getting notions of sky piracy in his head. She gets kidnapped and befriends Lord Larsa of Archadia who vows to protect her while she's away from Vaan and his group. After Dalmasca is free again, she keeps in touch with him. After finding out Vaan's intentions to travel in his airship in search of treasure, Penelo decides to join him in his adventures.

After all, every good sky pirate needs a partner.


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This post has been edited by Faris on May 5, 2008 - 9:02 PM

Character: Kaze (Final Fantasy: Unlimited)

Overview: Kaze is the kind of guy that could rival Vincent Valentine in a silence contest. Always a man of few words and fewer full sentences, he isn't to be mistaken as someone without insight. He has a knack for determining the true feelings of other people, tearing away their facades silently. Also, despite being almost always inward, Kaze finds it in himself to empathize with and protect other people.

Kaze was originally from an "outer world" known as Windaria, and wielder of the summoning machine "Magun." This gun runs off of a Soil energy system that utilizes special forms of sand created when people die. By spinning the soil with a wind-blade device the gun can generate incredible amounts of energy that is needed to summon monsters.

In the past, Kaze was forced into a battle versus the embodiment and core of Chaos when it came to destroy Windaria. Using the souls (turned soil) of his loved ones (himself included) as ammunition for a summoning against the beast, he fought valiantly but ultimately was defeated and cast into "Wonderland" with only hazed memories of what really happened to his world. With these hazed memories he sought for another summoner known as "White Wind."

After traveling for a time, constantly in ties with two young children named Ai and Yu, Kaze finally manages to fix his Magun, restore his memories, and defeat chaos. Again he is forced to use his own soul and the souls of his allies as ammunition for a summoning. Miraculously surviving another battle with Chaos he is left searching the known and unknown worlds currently looking for a place he feels comfortable calling "home."

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This post has been edited by Faris on May 7, 2008 - 5:13 PM

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Character: Squall Leonhart (FFVIII)

Overview: Squall can be most easily described as entirely inept socially. Having grown up with heavy feelings of abandonment he has trouble getting emotionally involved with people (even things as small as friendships) and can often come off as really cold. Despite his shortcomings he has amazing natural talent--presented by his skillful use of the difficult Gunblade weapon type. His most redeeming quality, when put to proper use, is his ability to lead.

Squall grew up in an orphanage along side his, at the time unknown, adopted sister Ellone and all of his future teammates. After the unexplained removal of Ellone from the orphanage Squall began to bottle everything up and made a conscious decision to no longer rely on other people emotionally. Then, between ages 5-10 he left the orphanage to become a SEED at Balamb Garden.

As mentioned before, he took up the use of the Gunblade and quickly found himself striding toward mastery. However, instructors would label him difficult to handle, and be keen on pointing on similarities Squall has to his eternal rival Seifer Almasy. At age 18 he would become a seed, but by the time he passed his SEED exam along with Selphie and Zell the use of Guardian Forces had mostly erased his memory of the orphanage.

Carrying his feelings of abandonment, Squall would continue as a SEED on many missions. Getting caught up with the Timber Wolves, and Rinoa, he would start to get increasingly criticized on the way he acted. During this time Squall would lead an attempted (and failed) mission to kidnap Galbadia's president. The end result being the announced death of Seifer Almasy and President Deling.

Through later events--including a failed assassination attempt of Sorceress Edea, an escape from D-District Prison, freeing Garden from the influence of NORG, and freeing Balamb from Galbadian occupation--Squall would come to regain his memories of being at the orphanage. He would also become increasingly attached to Rinoa to the point in which he manages to obsess over her comatose condition after defeating Edea.

Later, events would lead Squall and crew into space just in time for the Lunatic Cry. During this time the space station is evacuated, but Squall decides instead to rush out into space after Rinoa (recently recovered from Ultimecia's control). In twist of fate the Ragnarok spaceship is discovered and Squall manages to reactivate it. Using it he managed to return to the planet with Rinoa.

Shortly after, Squall claims himself as Rinoa's knight, and shortly after that Laguna Loire requests that Squall and crew assist in stopping Ultimecia. Fighting to gain a way into the Time Compression, Squall and crew manage to arrive at Ultimecia's castle in the future and defeat her. While stuck in the collapsing time compression, the believe put in him by his friends would allow him to survive. During the celebration of this monumental success, Squall finally smiles at Rinoa, a testament that he is on his way out of being emotionally retarded.

After Ultimecia's return and her creation of Halcyon, Squall was taken away to there just as everyone else. Eventually, just like everyone else, he escaped the brainwashing magic of Ultimecia. After two complicated but defining conflicts at a very different Balamb Garden, Squall fled Halcyon with the help of Orlandu and Paine. Yet in the more recent of times, Squall has been wandering without much of a drive for picking back up the fight. Having been separated from Rinoa for quite some time, he is mostly uncertain of her whereabouts. However, despite not having seen her for such a long time, a sort of knightly sixth sense assures him that the focus of his life is still alive.

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This post has been edited by Paine on May 8, 2008 - 11:13 PM

Character: Linaly Klauser from FFV: Legend of the Crystals (yes, that's right)

Overview: Linaly is incredibly brave, and like most heroic types will not let any obstacle stand in her way. Indeed, she can be in the most horribly perilous position and marvel at it rather than fear. Her sense of adventure is perhaps greater than is healthy. However, while she is knowledgable and excels at solving puzzles and riddles, she can seem a little dreamy and distracted to others. This impression is not helped by the fact that she is a fashion disaster--her clothing consists of a long bluish tunic without trousers (not a good idea) and an orange vest--and the less said about the hair, the better. Linaly will often pause to listen for the wind's direction, and can sometimes forget about little things like needing to sleep, or how she's going to find her way from point A to point B. But she figures these things will resolve themselves.

Linaly is a descendant of Bartz, two hundred years after the Light Warriors restored the Crystals. When Ra Devil began stealing the Crystals, Linaly and her grandfather set out to protect the Wind Crystal. A harrowing fight resulted in her grandfather needing to return home, and Prettz joined Linaly on the quest. When they entered the Wind Shrine, the Crystal decided to protect itself by hiding in her body (with the rather unusual side-effect of turning her into a firefly). They were captured by Valkas and then Rouge immediately thereafter and imprisoned, but managed to escape thanks to Valkas and Prettz. An attack by Ra Devil's forces caused Prettz to sink Rouge's island, and Linaly rescued him with the help of the sea serpent Kisana. After this incident, Linaly and her friends traveled to Tycoon to consult with Queen Lenna. Lenna reveals that the Wind Crystal has chosen Linaly, Prettz, Rouge and Valkas to fight Ra Devil.

After awakening the legendary Hiryuu to protect Tycoon from Ra Devil's forces, Linaly was abducted by Ra Devil and taken to the Black Moon. Now possessing the fourth crystal in Linaly's body, Ra Devil transformed into Deathgyunos. Though he was subdued after a battle with Prettz, Rouge, and Valkas, it took Linaly a bit to recover from her experience--she remained in a trance and beat the living daylights out of Prettz for a while before Mid snapped her out of it. Deathgyunos suddenly recovered, but with a horde of Linaly's summoned chocobos, firepower from Rouge and Valkas' ships, and Prettz's sword, Deathgyunos was destroyed. The Crystals were restored to their rightful places, and everyone split up to go their seperate ways, with Linaly and Prettz returning to their hometown.

While in Halcyon, Linaly was enrolled in one of Mysidia's magic schools, to improve on her summoning ability. As soon as she regained her memories, however, she set out to look for Prettz and her grandfather. She ended up almost by mistake on a transport to Chrysikon and was stuck there for a bit... now she is trying to work her way back, still searching.

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The market was so immense... it seemed to stretch from one horizon to the other. Linaly couldn't shut her eyes for a moment as she looked around. This was what it meant that there were other worlds! She hadn't meant to come here, exactly... her earring was having trouble telling her where to go. What she wanted to do was find Prettz and Grandpa, but... it wasn't easy. Sometimes it was hard to understand where the spirits on the other worlds were telling her to go.

Well, at least she was seeing lots of interesting things! And who knew, maybe Grandpa or Prettz was somewhere around here. She'd run into a red mage earlier who'd told her that there were mages from every world here! Maybe Grandpa had wound up here somehow, or she would find someone who knew where he was.

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This post has been edited by Paine on May 11, 2008 - 12:21 AM

I am reserving Ricard of FF2 fame for when I come home.

((I should never have dropped him.))

Name: Maester Seymour Guado

Overview:

~ Personality: Seymour is a very charismatic person, but he is also accompanied by a sense of there being something wrong, which can either set people on edge or make him even more fascinating. He is also a top-level genius, having manipulated a Church that was accustomed to political struggles. His will was tested by death; he was able to not only maintain his personality but control the spirits of other Unsent to do his bidding.

The most outstanding fact about Seymour, however, is that he is insane. Due to isolation, he feels little to no connection to other people, thus feeling no remorse when he hurts them. On the other hand, he does feel a sort of theoretic sympathy with those who suffer, owing to his own suffering. Since his death, however, he has believed that life is evil and must be extinguished in order to relieve people of their suffering.

~ Is always calm and self-possessed

~ Is very intelligent and manipulative

~ Feels compelled to "save" the world's populations by killing them

~ Enjoys the finer things in life

~ Is obsessed with Yuna

~ History: Seymour's life has not been a happy one. His father, the revered Lord Jyscal, took a human wife to facilitate relations between that race and his own race of the Guado. Things did not work out as planned. The Guado shunned the human, and they reviled the half-breed son that was produced. Finally realising that his people would not accept them, Jyscal sorrowfully exiled mother and son to Baaj Island.

Seymour grew up among the ancient, half-ruined halls of Baaj's temple and abandoned settlement, isolated from everyone but his mother. But even that support was to be taken from him, as his mother was terminally ill. Rather than dying in vain, she took her son to Zanarkand, and had Yunalesca make her into a Fayth, hoping that her young son could use their bond to defeat Sin and be redeemed in the eyes of Spira.

Seymour refused. He returned to Baaj Temple, living in solitude until his exile was unexpectedly revoked and he was summoned back to Guadosalam. Due to his charisma and his exceptional talent in magic, he was gradually accepted by the Guado. He became a priest in Macalania Temple, and then a summoner. Unknown to everyone else, he ordered his mother's Fayth back to Baaj, where he would visit her, and ponder Spira's destiny.

He made up his mind. Receiving his mother's aeon at last, he sealed Baaj's Chamber of the Fayth, hiding the opening spheres throughout Spira to insure that no-one else could claim the powerful Anima. Then he returned to Macalania, now determined to become the most powerful being in Spira and gain revenge on those who had wronged him.

Without remorse he manipulated the Guado and the Church of Yevon into accepting him as the natural successor to his father, then poisoned Jyscal. Now a high priest of Macalania, as well as a Maester of Yevon and Lord of the Guado, Seymour was almost at the pinnacle of power in his world.

Then he met Yuna. As soon as he saw her, he knew that there was some connection between them. It could almost be said that he fell in love. If so, it was the first time he had felt such an emotion since his mother betrayed him. But he also came up with a plan, one that would give him more power than even the position of High Maester, then even taming all the Fayth in Spira. Using his bond with Yuna, he would become Sin.

For a time, all went well. However, Yuna's guardians somehow discovered his crimes and caused a disturbance at Macalania. To his surprise, Seymour was defeated and slain. However, his fanatical followers among the Guado prevented his being Sent, allowing the Maester to rise again more powerful than before. Indeed, he had to thank Yuna. In death he had had an epiphany. From that point on, he would be fighting not for petty revenge, but for the good of Spira. Having died himself, he realised that death was not only inescapable; it was to be welcomed. It was the only real solution to the world's ills, and now, he would liberate his world.

In the end, he did merge with Sin. Given time, he would have controlled the behemoth, ejecting the pathetic ghost of Yevon. However, Yuna defeated him again, and sent him in the end.

For a few years he mused in the Farplane, content in knowing that he had been right, and that even without Sin Spira was still a place of sorrow. Then he was brought into Halcyon, and Spira destroyed. For a little while, he was happy.

Then the brainwashing was removed, and he realised that Halcyon was a lie. It was not paradise, just another world of suffering. He came up with a new plan, one that would free every world from the misery of life. That plan was unsuccessful, however, and he lost his position in the Halcyon clergy due to the machinations of the Ronso, who had the ear of the Goddess' Knight.

Now he seeks a new way to end the suffering the worlds. And to be reunited with the Lady Yuna, the one person he still respects, admires, and loves.

~ Abilities: Seymour is a red mage, skilled in both black and white magic. He is also a master summoner, being able to not only call on his own Aeons but to dismiss the summoned beasts of his foes. Finally, he is proficient in hand-tohand combat, using his Guado claws and his staff.

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This post has been edited by Sephiroth on Sep 10, 2008 - 3:04 AM

Character: Porom

Overview:
At an early age, Porom and her twin brother Palom were precocious students of magic, learning in their childhood what some mages only learned after a decade of tutelage. Porom specialized in the healing arts, in contrast to her brother's focus on destructive magic, but they were both valued by the Mysidian Elder as his most promising apprentices.

They were even trusted with the task of escorting the dark knight Cecil Harvey to the Mountain of Ordeals - ostensibly to help him succeed in his mission, but also to observe his intentions and report them to the Elder. When Cecil succeeded in his task, they followed him not because they were ordered to, but because they wished to help him now that they'd gotten to know him.

They would go on accompany Cecil on his quest to defeat Golbez and liberate Baron, even assisting him in the defeat of one of Golbez's four generals, Cagnazzo, the Drowned King. It was here they would sacrifice themselves to save Cecil, both Porom and Palom choosing to petrify themselves in order to stop Cagnazzo's final trap with their own bodies. Though they would later be rescued by the Elder's superior magic, their willing self-sacrifice kept them from continuing the adventure and they returned to their lives as students in Mysidia.

It is here that the two siblings began to drift apart. Though they still share a bond, as they grew older, their differences became more pronounced and they were no longer as close as they once were. While Palom grew unsatisfied with Mysidian rules and yearned to leave the kingdom behind to travel as a Sage, Porom grew into a responsible aide of the Mysidian council, serving as an assistant to the elders and a trusted mediator between the kingdom's black mages and white mages. Not wanting to be merely her brother's twin sister, Porom made a name for herself as a valuable and independent young woman.

Nearly an adult now, Porom is still much the same as she was as a child, when she was already mature for her age - she truly believes in the need for order and law and strives to uphold them, often willing to sacrifice her own comfort by shouldering too much responsibility. Though she strives to be recognized now as an individual through her services, she lacks the benefit of her brother's impulsive free-spirit - she is often simply too busy to find the time to have fun.

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This post has been edited by Thief on Sep 3, 2008 - 12:14 AM

Character: Rydia of Mist (Young)

Overview:
Rydia was born to one of the few pureblood Summoner families in Mist, making her the one with the most potential in the entire village. Eidolons are more likely to trust young, pure, innocent girls than they are adults that may abuse their power. As such, even only at age 7, Rydia had the ability to summon both Chocobo and Whyt. Rydia’s mother was the protector and of the village, and she used her summon, the Mist Dragon, to protect the village from intruders.

With the potential to become a powerful Summoner, Rydia grew up fairly mature for her age. She realized the responsibilities placed upon her by her mother, the village, and even the Eidolons. While she still spent days playing outside, she also knew she had to study her magic as well so that she could do things like heal the wounded and fend off monsters and intruders. Though she wasn't a prodigy of magical ability, she had the focus she needed to learn simple spells like Blizzard and Cure.

After the cataclysmic event that burned her village to the ground, killed her mother, and shattered her childhood, Rydia realized that she had to be an adult about her life. She had to overcome a number of things; like her fear of fire brought on by her village being burned. She believed that, from that day onward, she was in the grown-up world; she couldn’t be protected by her mother or her village any more. She would have to be mature; she even goes as far as to remind Edward- an adult- that he's being a coward for simply crying over Anna's death. So while she's still the sweet and innocent girl that she once was, she also realizes that her life has drastically altered- she has grow up.


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This post has been edited by Thief on Sep 3, 2008 - 1:32 AM