Post by Ryan Green on Nov 19, 2011 0:16:58 GMT -5
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Ryan Green
Human Champion
Unamused by your shenanigans
RACE,Human
GENDER,Male
BATTLE ROLE,Jack of All
SEXUALITY,Heterosexual
AGE,Mid thirties
ALLIANCE,Human Leader of Hyrule
PERSONALITY,
Kind
Pretty straightforward, he's a nice guy. He believes in helping people when he can and supporting others when he can't. Part of it is done for the sake of pure altruism, the other part figures well, why not be nice to people? It makes more sense in the long run, catch more flies with honey than vinegar, as the old saying goes.
Loyal
Ryan recognizes the value and virtue of being a consistent and reliable person. If you're his friend, you'll always have someone you can count on, even when things get bad. He makes a habit of being there for the people who have earned his respect and trust, feeling that they would do the same for him if asked.
Helpful
Ryan sees no reason why, if he has the time and ability, he shouldn't help others with their issues. From his perspective, we only have one chance at life, so it seems obvious that we should do everything we can to leave it a better place than it is when we eventually leave it. Of course, having favors owed to him is always nice, but thats largely how the world works anyway, so he doesn't see a problem with lending a hand to someone else if they'll be willing to help him out in the future.
Analytical
Ryan was gifted with a highly insightful mind, capable of seeing and gathering large amounts of information in a very short amount of time. Its not uncommon for him to figure out most of who you are within a few minuets of conversation, or a large amount of your background based on your appearance. He often mentally breaks things down in to easy to reference and categorize bits of information in order to interact with them in an efficient and productive manner, rather than risk social blunders or cause unhelpful mistakes.
Pragmatic
Ryan has little need for personal sentiment beyond friends. His house is full of potentially useful knick knacks and gadgets, each one ready to fulfill its purpose or aid in a project. Having a firm dislike of inefficiency its customary for him to try and find the quickest and most effective method of action, even if its one he himself does not personally like.
Controlled
If there is one trait that Ryan has in spades, its a high degree of self-control, virtually everything he does is done knowingly and willingly by him. There are few unconscious actions that he displays that aren't brought under his control once more, and emotional outbursts from him are unheard of to the point that many think it an impossibility
APPEARANCE,Average. If you could sum up Ryan's looks in one word, that would would be average. There is very little that is noticeable or distinguishable about him, the only thing that makes him stand out from the crowd is his hight, which enables him to stand taller than most people. At 6'6'' he is more often than not head and shoulders over most people. That is however the only thing worth noting about him, hair, eyes and skin tone are all pretty mundane for a human, if you wanted to try to find something unique about him you would have to look close at his left eye. It is slightly lighter than his right eye, signifying that he is partially blind in it. Thankfully its not enough to be a serious problem, but it is annoying at times.
His physical build is athletic and in shape, but this is usually hidden under an assortment of blandly colored clothing. Blacks and browns and other dull colors make up his usual attire, one would think that he had specifically chosen his outfit for the purpose of avoiding attention, and they would be right. Brightly colored and gaudy outfits vex him to no end, and he has gone out of his way to avoid such a fashion disaster.
WEAPONS,
A Sword of european design, because we all know katanas suck
A surprisingly stylishbow and arrow set, thankfully they're quite practical
A set of hand axes
A suit of scaled mail, just as good as plate with none of the weight issues. No picture because all the ones I could find sucked
ITEMS,Camping supplies, rope, other assorted easy to carry tools.
ABILITIES,
Human Adaptability: Level 1
Humans are an adaptable lot, when faced with a problem we put our energy and focus into overcoming it in the most effective manner possible. At Level One this skill gives a x2 buff to one attribute. Should the situation change we too can change with it, boosting a different attribute instead, although at a 3 post cooldown per change.
Instinct and Intuition: Level 1
When Humans reach a certain age they tend to develop a heightened state of awareness of their surroundings and other phenomena. At Level One Ryan gain an almost sixth sense in regards to his personal safety, enabling him to better sense danger and react to it.
Mankind, Fortune's Favorite: Level 2
Humans are Lucky, the forces of Fate itself back humanity to the fullest. Is it any wonder why they are the most adaptable or populous race out there? Its because the cosmic forces of the universe just like us best of all. Every three posts, Ryan gains a "Luck Point" Which he can spend on one of several different effects. At Level One, Ryan can spend a point of Luck to double the amount of damage a single he attack gives, or halve the amount of damage from an individual attack he takes. At Level Two he can spend a Luck Point create a single coincidence that would help him avoid a bad situation, or help him on his goals. For example a gust of wind blowing off the arrow of a Sniper's attack, or a twig snapping underfoot of someone trying to make a sneak attack on him.
RACIAL ABILITIES,
Mighty Wind, Level 4 - If the human is killed, they will come back, seemingly unaffected. Not only that, they get a level one human racial attached for the remainder of the battle. This only works once a thread.
Superhuman Speed, Level 1 - The human's speed is 2 times quicker than the average human being.
Superhuman Endurance, Level 1 - The human feels a dull pain when struck, but not much else.
HISTORY,
To say that Ryan has had a poor life would be more than a little bit of an understatement. It started out innocently enough, as it usually does. He and his parents, as well as his extended family, lived on the outskirts of Hyrule. It was a pretty sweet deal really, plenty of sunshine and open spaces for a young boy to play and grow up. Granted you had to help out with chores and whatnot, but that was a small price to pay for all the fun that was to be had.
Naturally, thats when reality ensued.
Living on the outskirts of the city like that comes with its own set of risks and rewards. On the one had you had less to pay for taxes, and much of what you did you were largely left alone for, as there was little in the way of The Law to say otherwise. On the other hand the absence of any real authority meant that there was no one to come save your behind should the worst come to pass. He even managed to make friends with the local trader who came by every week.
As one would expect, the worst did in fact come to pass. Roving bands of criminals were often a source of trouble for them, and while for the most part they had been lucky enough to avoid anything serious, it seemed that this time it was not the case. They came in the night, dressed in masks and carrying torches. They set fire to his home, looted the stores and killed his family. Ryan was only able to escape due to seer luck. He had been in the outhouse during the time of the attack, and was forced to watch as his family was all murdered before him and his home destroyed.
Left all alone, he would have starved to death in the cold and darkness of the night. Thankfully the trader whom visited had seen the blaze and had come to investigate. Finding Ryan half dead, the trader took him home and tried to rase him himself. He succeeded to an extent, Ryan grew up mostly happy and healthy, if not unscarred from the experience.
Sadly, Ryan's luck seemed to run out at around his late teens. The trader was in MASSIVE debt to the local Baron. A corrupt man who used and abused the people under his charge. The trader was forced to sell his home, leaving Ryan and his newfound family homeless once more. His bad luck didn't stop there however, as during the weekly shakedown by the guardsmen, the captain of the guard took an interest in him. Demanding far more money than the poor trader could afford to give, she suggested that the trader give her Ryan for a night as compensation. The trader naturally refused, and the captain simply killed the man for "tax evasion". Dragging Ryan back to her home, she forced herself on him repeatedly until one night while she was asleep, he managed to find a knife and cut her throat (he had kinda snapped at this point).
From then on he lived on the streets, starving and barely surviving day by day. Stealing what he could and taking by force what he couldn't steal, he made a name for himself as the local pariah, a criminal to be hunted down.
And hunted he was, eventually the Baron and his men caught him and sent him away to a prison camp to serve hard labor. Of course, there was a minor war going on at the time, and prisoners were often drafted to use as canon fodder. Ryan himself was sent on several borderline-suicide missions, somehow surviving each one. His unusual luck at surviving assignments that were meant to kill him attracted the attention of the Wizard Naz.
Believing that Ryan was Doom-Driven, Naz decided to take Ryan under his wing as a mentor. The relationship was hardly benevolent however, as Naz would often use Ryan for his magical experiments. Naz taught Ryan a little magic however, but this was purely because he wanted to send Ryan out to fetch an item for him that was supposed to be under heavy lock and key. This also involved cutting out Ryan's eye (without any kind of painkillers) and inserting a magical version. This was only the first of even MORE deadly suicide missions for Ryan, almost all of them for the personal benefit of Naz.
It went as a matter of course that the second Ryan got the chance he bolted towards Hyrule Castle Town. Naz was furious and tried to track Ryan down and kill him for escaping, thankfully the Wizard was more than a little insane and attacked Ryan in broad daylight in front of dozens of people. Thinking that an evil mage was attacking the city, the people cheered Ryan on as he attempted to defend himself from his former mentor, believing him to be a Hero of Justice! When the smoke had cleared, Naz was dead, and Ryan covered in his blood.
His first instinct was to get the hell out of there, however his luck seemed have taken a turn for the better, as the local Lord under Zelda thanked Ryan profoundly (and in a privet conversation between the two, exonerated him for his past crimes). Considering how the only real skills he had were in inflicting violence on others, Ryan was unsure of what he should do now. His past with matters related to government and military prevented him from trusting them to any significant degree, and frankly he wanted to leave that life behind, thankyouverymuch!
It was not to be however, as the slaying of Naz had earned Ryan a reputation as a Hero of Justice! People came to him left and right with their woes, and others pledged themselves to his cause. Feeling confused and resigned, he decided to make the best of the situation. Starting a small scale organization dedicated to protecting the people, Ryan actually found some small measure of peace doing good for the cause of others.
He expects reality to come around and bite him in the ass sooner or later, and is preparing for the worst.
EXTRAS,
Any extra tidbits you want to add go in here.
FACE CLAIM,
Hei, [i]Darker Than Black[/i]
OTHER CHARACTERS,
None
HOW DID YOU FIND US,
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