Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONA SHEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Information ------------------ Name or Alias: Lilykane Age (optional): 18 Sex: F E-mail address: lilykane@yahoo.com ICQ/AIM/Yahoo! Pager/etc. (if applicable): ICQ #27845230 Character Information --------------------- -Name: Emil Richter -Age: 24 -Sex: M -Occupation(s): Member of the Shevat Air Force; musician -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (if applicable): none -Birthdate: December 21 -Height: 5'11" -Weight: 147 lbs. -Eyes (colour and shape): brown; his eyes are slightly narrower than most, due to his heritage. -Build: Medium -Complexion: fair skinned -Facial Features: long face and sad demeanor; he has a tendency to draw his mouth back into a frown; because of this, he sometimes looks older than he actually is. -Identifying Marks: scars on chest and back -Hair (colour and style): light brown, long and kept in a braid that comes to his waist; also has long bangs that hang on the sides of his face. -Voice: deep, stern tone, yet sad -Dress/Attire: brown long coat over a white shirt and brown army fatigues, dark brown combat boots; dark brown leather gloves -Jewelry (if any): Nisan cross -Weapons/Tools (if any): none -Armour (if any): pilot uniform, long dark coat, (no helmet) -Personality: quiet introvert who prefers his music over everything else (except maybe gears); however, he is very protective of Shevat, and fights vigorously in Gear combat, especially against Solaris -Background and History: Emil was originally a 3rd class citizen from Solaris. His father was an activist against the government, while his mother worked in the factories in the blocks reserved for "low born". When Emil was about 3, his father was arrested for his political views, then sent the Soylent Systems. Eight years later, his mother died from plague that was running rampant in the 3rd class sections of Solaris. Emil himself grew ill, but he survived. A year later, he was sent to the Soylent Systems to be a test subject, but unlike his father, his ether potential was discovered. He was then granted a worker's permit and worked until he entered Jugend at the age of 14. Though he had high potential, he did not make Elements class but still was a renowned pilot in Gebler. When he was about 18, Emil was introduced to a group of soldiers that were heavily against Solaris and the Gazel Ministry (though no one in the group knew much about the Ministry). Emil realized that his own childhood was mis rable due to class oppression, and joined the rebel group. In a few months' time, a coup d'état was planned and executed, but it failed. Most of the rebels were sent to Soylent Systems, but a few managed to sneak out of the Solaris, including Emil. After that, he vowed to fight Solaris. Through some connections, he managed to make it to Shevat, and ever since, he has fought for them. Emil also has no memory as to how he received his scars, but he is sure that he received them during the time he was sent to the Soylent Systems. -Birthplace: Solaris -Mother: Dhala Richter -Father: Simon Richter -Siblings: none (had a younger sister that died in infancy) -Mate: none -Children: none -Other relations: none -Secondary Skills: Though mainly a pilot, Emil was trained in hand-to-hand combat and is very agile. -Abilities/Disabilities (in addition to Ether): Emil relies on speed to win his battles, and it has its pros and cons. His defense is lower (due to his choice of armor), and so he takes hits harder than others do. Also, his tendency to get hurt, he has several ether spells that heal party members, or support spells to prevent status changes. -Hobbies: playing the guitar, reading, keeping to himself... Also, Emil enjoys gears, so he tinkers with them quite a lot and has become quite an expert at servicing them. In fact, he modified his own military gear in order to suit him better. Sometimes, it seems he enjoys the company of those huge machines more than people! -Current residence: Shevat -Current Life Conflicts: Emil constantly lives in the shadow of his father's death and the death of his commrades. Due to this, he has a fear of becoming close to people, pushing away people that he would otherwise be friends with. He turned to Nisan's teachings to soothe his being; however, the conflicts still trouble his soul. -Other notes: Emil's mother was originally from Aveh, but she was captured and taken in as a slave. Because of this, Emil speaks better Ignas than Solarian. -Gear name: Azrael -Gear description: A red and black gear, it has a slender frame (not feminine). Though it is humanoid in appearance, Azrael has only one arm; where the other arm should be, there is a black wing. Though this seems as like handicap, the wing acts another arm and spreads to act as a shield when Emil defends himself. Some pilots in Shevat's Air Force jokingly call it "The Angel of Death". -Class: Lite- gear -Primary function: speed fighter, but carries elemental abilities, mainly fire. -Weapon(s): none -Abilities/Disabilities: Like its pilot, Azrael is fast, but its armor is light to maximize speed; therefore, the gear's defense is a bit lower than is what is desirable to most. Also, because its fire element factor, Azrael is weaken by water/ice attacks. -How your character acquired the gear: Azrael is a modified Shevat military model, so Emil received the gear when he became a pilot for the country. He based the design off of his Gebler Gear, Shi (also a red and black gear), which was customized for him. Shi, however, had two wings and one arm.