Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONA SHEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Information ------------------ Name or Alias: James Sex: Male Age: 17 E-mail address: Egang5Jr@aol.com AIM: Egang5Jr Character Information --------------------- -Name: Shadrach Jonathan Vander -Age: 23 -Sex: Male -Occupation(s): Test Pilot -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (if applicable): N/A -Birthdate: May 21, V-475 -Height: 6"3 -Weight: 181 lbs. -Eyes (colour and shape): Bright blue, shaped normally. -Build: Lean and tall, yet not scrawny. -Complexion: Lighter than most, however, not quite pale. -Facial Features: Thin scar on forehead, although its usually below the hairline. -Identifying Marks: Long, thick scar on back, and a smaller scar on left forearm. -Hair (colour and style): Blond hair, usually mussed. -Voice: The lower end of tenor. -Dress/Attire: Normally wears the practical military-issue flight suit. -Jewelry (if any): None. -Weapons/Tools (if any): Military-issue pistol and a staff (he only carries it with him on missions) -Armour (if any): Bullet proof vest beneath his flight suit during missions.. -Personality: He is facetious and loud around his friends, and he is quiet and serious around strangers. He is forever loyal to Shevat and the protection of the people living there. He tries his hardest to do whatever job is placed before him the best he can. He is a perfectionist when it comes to Gear repair; many technicians hate having him around because he tries to correct them so many times. -Background and History: His parents were both upstanding citizens of Shevat, his father a Gear pilot, while his mother stayed at home to take care of the household. During high school, he witnessed a Solaris attack on Shevat, in which his father gave his life trying to protect Shevat. James vowed he would devote his life to ensuring the protection of innocent lives from then on. After high school he went straight into the military, where he began testing experimental Gears. Once, an accident occurred during a test run of a new Gear, resulting in the deaths of three fellow pilots. James blames himself to this day, although he keeps it hidden and buries it under his work.. -Birthplace: Shevat. -Mother: Mary Vander -Father: Jon Vander -Siblings: None. -Mate: Still looking. -Children: None. -Other relations: He has several friends amidst the Gear squadrons of Shevat. -Affiliation: Shevat. -Secondary Skills: He learned to fight with staffs as part of his military training. -Abilities/Disabilities (in addition to Ether): He has tried studying a new type of Ether known as "Time." It affects time and space around himself, his teammates, or his opponents. He hasn't gotten serious about it yet, and has only learned one of these skills. (Basically, they are just status anomalies-Haste, Stop, Slow, etc.) Speed- Speeds up the target. Targets a single ally. -Hobbies: Tinkering with Gears and studying about them. -Current residence: Military barracks on Shevat. -Current Life Conflicts: Trying to get over the accident that he feels responsible for. -Deathblows (name and function): -Other notes: -Gear name: Nova -Gear model: Experimental Phoenix-class Gear. -Height: 16 sharls/15.5 meters/51 feet -Weight: 17 karn/19 tons; Equipped: 22 karn, 25 tons -Gear description: It is tall and slender, with short wings on its back to aid in flight. It is painted a blood-red color, and has its pilot's family crest painted over the door to the cockpit. Its staff is connected to its back by a series of electromagnets. -Class: Medium attack. -Primary function: Gear-to-Gear combat. -Weapon(s): It has a long staff with a colony of nanomachines at the end. They can form into a scythe or spear tip. The Gear is also equipped with a blade that flips out from its wrist. The blade is about as the Gear's forearm, from elbow to wrist. -Abilities/Disabilities: Although the Gear excels at Gear to Gear combat, it obtains only mediocre status against any other target. It is designed for long distance flights, with an enlarged fuel tank and wings. The drawback to this, however, is that the designers traded armor to lighten the Gear for flight. -How your character acquired the gear: He is currently testing and training on the Nova for an upcoming mission.