Post by Swell on Nov 1, 2021 21:54:05 GMT -6
Name: Swell
Species: Humanish (Cetacean)
Gender: Masculine
Pronouns: He/They
Age: 30
Native Language: “The Song”
Secondary Language: Common (Fluent)
Level: 40
<<A Mariner>>
<<Podless>>
Goals:
-Thrive
-Find a "purpose"
-Find "peace"
-Absolution
-Vengeance
Attribute: Bear’s Strength
Traits:
Hunted
Haunted
Really Big
Blessed
Placid
Magical Aptitude
Stats:
Stamina: 3
Strength: 5
Resistance: 3
Dexterity: 1
Mentality: 4
Abilities: Water Resistance (Swallowed Node)
Skill Groups: Magic, Seamanship, Academics
Skills:
Swimming
Allows you to use the move "swim".
Magical Awareness
Allows you to learn magic, if you find a source.
Mystical Shield
Once per day, the user can "un-wittingly" use the move "holy shield".
Feel the Node
You may not know what a node is.. but when one is around you - you will sense it's power!
Literacy
You can read and write with extremely wonderful accuracy. People often have uses for such a wonderful author of non-fictional works.. or just simply nice handwriting. Once per month, you can employ yourself for 5 credits.
Runes
You can understand the magical runes.. This, obviously, comes in very handy when studying magic - and most magic-users envy this ability, or work very hard to obtain it.
Foreign Language (Draconian, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each language learned. When taking this skill - you can now speak (but not write in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign langage is to speak that language fluently - as if it were a language you grew up speaking.
Foreign Language (Common, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each language learned. When taking this skill - you can now speak (but not write in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign langage is to speak that language fluently - as if it were a language you grew up speaking.
Harpooner
Though not always associated with "whales" - knowing how to catch larger, and bigger monsters at sea is a handy skill to have - if hard to master.. this allows all of your fishing expeditions to grant you +5 to the quality of your catch.
Foreign Script (Common, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each script learned. When taking this skill - you can now read and write in (but not speak in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign script is to read and write that language so fluently that nothing is ever "lost in translation".
Local Lore (Ocean Sirens)*
You know well about a particular area of the map.. a city, or town. You may take "local lore" for each area - but you cannot summarize into "the south"... instead, you must be more specific.
Mythology (Primary Gods)*
You are well schooled in mythology.. or.. what many consider to be mythology. You see, many of those myths are still-used today religions.. and many of those myths, are in fact... fact. You never know when having a good knowledge of mythology will come in handy.
Mythology (Fae Gods)*
You are well schooled in mythology.. or.. what many consider to be mythology. You see, many of those myths are still-used today religions.. and many of those myths, are in fact... fact. You never know when having a good knowledge of mythology will come in handy.
Daily Meditation*
Once a day, you spend an hour focusing your inner energies, your mind and your body, in preparation to the day ahead. This grants you a stillness of spirit and a sharpness of mind, that can aid against the forces beyond the physical. For the next 6 hours to follow, your Mentality is at +1.
Surfing
You know how to ride the waves, keeping your balance either solo or on a creature in the water!
Navigator
You can tell where you are pretty darn well by the winds and the stars over a certain sea.
Sailing Rank 3
You know how to work a ship! At one rank, you can sail decently on gentle waters on a good boat. At rank five, you can sail on choppy waters by reading your boat’s movements, even if it isn’t in the absolute best shape!
Available = 0
* Denotes a skill gained through reading a book
Species: Humanish (Cetacean)
Gender: Masculine
Pronouns: He/They
Age: 30
Native Language: “The Song”
Secondary Language: Common (Fluent)
Level: 40
<<A Mariner>>
Broad of chest with smooth somewhat countershaded grey skin and the stature of a giant describing him as anything other than a mountain of a man would be disingenuous. At just over eight feet tall with the physique of a strongman and calves as big around as young saplings it’s difficult for him to go unnoticed in even the most crowded setting. A boon while traveling he’s found that his size within the limits of the city can be quite troublesome and often requires the assistance of more “diminutive” acquaintances to accomplish even the most simple of errands. While tall he possesses something of a hunch due to the presence of a large dorsal fin that erupts suddenly from his back.His hands lack the normal structure of most humanoids possessing three fingers rather than four with each finger topped with a pale nacreous nail. Despite the larger nature of each of his fingers he still doesn’t seem to have any trouble manipulating objects or writing (so long as the writing implement itself doesn’t snap of course).
While clearly well muscled his physique appears somewhat soft overall with each muscle swaddled in a layer of thick insulation giving him something of a belly.
His face is rounded and handsome with a strong jaw and nose. His eyes are the same shade of grey as a storm-tossed sea. In the true nature of an elemental his eyes change with the tides turning a brilliant blue with the high tide and returning to grey with the low tide. On the night of the full moon his eyes change color entirely to a bright and almost glowing cyan. He lacks hair both on his face and head seemingly as a racial trait rather than some sort of fashion statement. His chin sports several tubercles (not unlike those of a humpback whale) giving him the appearance of having pseudo-facial hair. Several notches below his chin denote the beginnings of ventral grooves that cover his neck and upper chest. A pearl-like growth sits in the middle of his forehead. While seemingly a mundane bauble in the light of the day, below water the pearl glows with a pale and almost mesmerizing light.
While far from fashion forward he does have a certain sense of style preferring large and loose overshirts and tunics coupled with tight fitting shorts. Generally barefoot as much as circumstances allow, he has been known to wear sandals of varying kinds when traversing the paved streets of the city.
While clearly well muscled his physique appears somewhat soft overall with each muscle swaddled in a layer of thick insulation giving him something of a belly.
His face is rounded and handsome with a strong jaw and nose. His eyes are the same shade of grey as a storm-tossed sea. In the true nature of an elemental his eyes change with the tides turning a brilliant blue with the high tide and returning to grey with the low tide. On the night of the full moon his eyes change color entirely to a bright and almost glowing cyan. He lacks hair both on his face and head seemingly as a racial trait rather than some sort of fashion statement. His chin sports several tubercles (not unlike those of a humpback whale) giving him the appearance of having pseudo-facial hair. Several notches below his chin denote the beginnings of ventral grooves that cover his neck and upper chest. A pearl-like growth sits in the middle of his forehead. While seemingly a mundane bauble in the light of the day, below water the pearl glows with a pale and almost mesmerizing light.
While far from fashion forward he does have a certain sense of style preferring large and loose overshirts and tunics coupled with tight fitting shorts. Generally barefoot as much as circumstances allow, he has been known to wear sandals of varying kinds when traversing the paved streets of the city.
<<Podless>>
“People shouldn’t bear the burden of life alone,” is common advice from Swell, alas he often finds himself doing just that. While social and affable enough, Swell has a hard time opening up to others and creating bonds. Whether a product of his past or simply a reflection of his somewhat othering features in a land virtually unknown to him he’s not the easiest person to get to know. It’s not because he doesn’t want to and not because he doesn’t think he’s worthy, it’s as if there’s just some sort of block. Despite this, Swell loves to be around people. He loves the mere sound of minutiae of day to day life. Sometimes when he’s feeling lonely he’ll find a corner of a park or plaza just out of sight and simply listen to the sounds of the world moving around him. Perhaps it reminds him of a time of when he too was part of a something larger, part of a community, a family.
Fascinated by magic from a young age he sought knowledge like a man dying of thirst seeking water. Countless days and nights have been spent studying the practical applications of magic eventually leading to him swallowing a water node and cementing his place amongst the arcane entities of the world. While some could argue that limiting oneself to a single element stands directly opposite the pursuit of knowledge he so champions, but his motivations remain known to only him. He has no love of having power for the sake of power, but they're still out there. They'll find him. He has to steel himself for what's to come.
Gentle and soft spoken he has a penchant for delicate things like flowers or particularly beautiful shells. Perhaps he collects beautiful things so that one day maybe he too can be considered beautiful in his own right, or some other such thought. He still remembers how beautiful they were, how full of life they'd been. Sometimes when his eyes close he can see them all as he remembers them best, others he closes his eyes and sees them as he saw them for the last time. Broken, bloodied, defiled.
Fascinated by magic from a young age he sought knowledge like a man dying of thirst seeking water. Countless days and nights have been spent studying the practical applications of magic eventually leading to him swallowing a water node and cementing his place amongst the arcane entities of the world. While some could argue that limiting oneself to a single element stands directly opposite the pursuit of knowledge he so champions, but his motivations remain known to only him. He has no love of having power for the sake of power, but they're still out there. They'll find him. He has to steel himself for what's to come.
Gentle and soft spoken he has a penchant for delicate things like flowers or particularly beautiful shells. Perhaps he collects beautiful things so that one day maybe he too can be considered beautiful in his own right, or some other such thought. He still remembers how beautiful they were, how full of life they'd been. Sometimes when his eyes close he can see them all as he remembers them best, others he closes his eyes and sees them as he saw them for the last time. Broken, bloodied, defiled.
Goals:
-Thrive
-Find a "purpose"
-Find "peace"
-
-
Attribute: Bear’s Strength
Traits:
Hunted
Haunted
Really Big
Blessed
Placid
Magical Aptitude
Stats:
Stamina: 3
Strength: 5
Resistance: 3
Dexterity: 1
Mentality: 4
Abilities: Water Resistance (Swallowed Node)
Skill Groups: Magic, Seamanship, Academics
Skills:
Swimming
Allows you to use the move "swim".
Magical Awareness
Allows you to learn magic, if you find a source.
Mystical Shield
Once per day, the user can "un-wittingly" use the move "holy shield".
Feel the Node
You may not know what a node is.. but when one is around you - you will sense it's power!
Literacy
You can read and write with extremely wonderful accuracy. People often have uses for such a wonderful author of non-fictional works.. or just simply nice handwriting. Once per month, you can employ yourself for 5 credits.
Runes
You can understand the magical runes.. This, obviously, comes in very handy when studying magic - and most magic-users envy this ability, or work very hard to obtain it.
Foreign Language (Draconian, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each language learned. When taking this skill - you can now speak (but not write in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign langage is to speak that language fluently - as if it were a language you grew up speaking.
Foreign Language (Common, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each language learned. When taking this skill - you can now speak (but not write in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign langage is to speak that language fluently - as if it were a language you grew up speaking.
Harpooner
Though not always associated with "whales" - knowing how to catch larger, and bigger monsters at sea is a handy skill to have - if hard to master.. this allows all of your fishing expeditions to grant you +5 to the quality of your catch.
Foreign Script (Common, Fluent)
This skill may be taken multiple times.. one time for each script learned. When taking this skill - you can now read and write in (but not speak in) a language you have selected... To put two skill ranks into Foreign script is to read and write that language so fluently that nothing is ever "lost in translation".
Local Lore (Ocean Sirens)*
You know well about a particular area of the map.. a city, or town. You may take "local lore" for each area - but you cannot summarize into "the south"... instead, you must be more specific.
Mythology (Primary Gods)*
You are well schooled in mythology.. or.. what many consider to be mythology. You see, many of those myths are still-used today religions.. and many of those myths, are in fact... fact. You never know when having a good knowledge of mythology will come in handy.
Mythology (Fae Gods)*
You are well schooled in mythology.. or.. what many consider to be mythology. You see, many of those myths are still-used today religions.. and many of those myths, are in fact... fact. You never know when having a good knowledge of mythology will come in handy.
Daily Meditation*
Once a day, you spend an hour focusing your inner energies, your mind and your body, in preparation to the day ahead. This grants you a stillness of spirit and a sharpness of mind, that can aid against the forces beyond the physical. For the next 6 hours to follow, your Mentality is at +1.
Surfing
You know how to ride the waves, keeping your balance either solo or on a creature in the water!
Navigator
You can tell where you are pretty darn well by the winds and the stars over a certain sea.
Sailing Rank 3
You know how to work a ship! At one rank, you can sail decently on gentle waters on a good boat. At rank five, you can sail on choppy waters by reading your boat’s movements, even if it isn’t in the absolute best shape!
Available = 0
* Denotes a skill gained through reading a book
