Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONA SHEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Information ------------------ Name or Alias: Symphony Age (optional): 17 Sex: Female E-mail address: Mind Solitare@aol.com ICQ/AIM/Yahoo! Pager/etc. (if applicable): Character Information --------------------- -Name: Lilakahn "Lilly" Ramen. -Age: Approximately 17. -Sex: Female. -Occupation(s): Wandering musician. -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (if applicable): None. -Birthdate: July 1, V-481 -Height: 5'7" -Weight: Approximately 105 lbs. -Eyes (colour and shape): Her eyes are hued a soft amber color, almost golden. The irises are rimmed faintly with a touch of jade green. Almost too large for her small face, they are very prominent among her facial features, crystalline oval mirrors gazing upon the world and reflecting back what they observe always. -Build: Ever moving, whether it be for sport or survival, she has developed a firmly toned, if otherwise lanky frame. Her almost fragile physique tends to lead others to believe she is weak. But a hidden strength lays mostly dormant within her reedy limbs. -Complexion: The conflicting weathers of various environments has given her a gentle tan, slight evidence of her originally pale features noticable along her wrists and throat. -Facial Features: Her small face curves softly down to a slightly tapered chin, dominated mostly by her large eyes. A small pert nose rests atop thin lips usually drawn into a thin solemn line, occasionally twitching around the corners now and then should she find something pleasing and/or humorous. -Identifying Marks: If one looks closely, there is a faint pale scar crossing across the breadth of her throat, in the midst of starting to finally fade away. -Hair (colour and style): A soft mane of white hair crowns her head, left by neglect to grow into a slightly wild casscade that falls just below her shoulders. While often washing it, she refuses to snip it in the least bit. -Voice: Unfortunately, she was born mute, and thus has never had use for a voice. She is somewhat skilled in sign language, though her gestures are often a make-up of her own shorthand versions, not often always understood by those fluent in the skill. -Dress/Attire: Her attire is often varying upon the local region she is in. Most often, though, she can be spotted in her favorite, if peculiar, attire. A loose white scarf is usually draped over her neck, looped once before left to dangle down behind her. Worn also is an ivy green vest over a tight black shirt, slightly loose black trousers laced with a green belt, black knee-high boots trimmed in ivy, and ivy green gloves. -Jewelry (if any): Though not often noticable, she wears a tiny silver band on her left index finger, engraved in looping ivy vines. -Weapons/Tools (if any): Her only weapon is a compactable black metal staff, holding a maximum length of 5' before compacting down to a minimum 2' length. It is often buckled in a special sheath to her belt. Also clipped to her belt in a pouch is the remote control dataglove for her Gear. With the glove, she is capable of monitoring systems, navigating the Gear pilotless, and programming in a few defense and escape plans. -Armour (if any): No armor is worn. -Personality: She is overall a very thoughtful and curious girl, always careful not to aggrieve any persons, no matter whom they may be. At times, her mentality seems that of an eight-year-old child, and she can seem dull-witted and slow. More often than not, though, it is simply used as a mask to help her survive. -Background and History: Lilakahn "Lilly" Ramen was born to a small merchantile family, the youngest of three children. From birth, she was mute, and quickly adapted her fingers and face to do her talking for her. Both family and friends were understanding, though not entirely supportive. She took up interest in music, particularly the flute and the piano. Her father, ever feeling the need to spoil her in some vain attempt to placate a non-existent need for attention, purchased her both instruments, then had synthesizers of both built into the Gear, Aegis, which she received on her thirteenth birthday. When she was sixteen, as troubles began to brew between Aveh and Kislev, her father became slightly ill-reputed in both countries as a small weapons dealer. Fearing for his family's safety, he quickly dispersed the entire family, sending each on their way with instructions on how to locate each other and him at a designated time. For three months, alone, the girl took Aegis and traveled between the two warring countries, picking up what skills she could, selling her adept musical talents to those she could. On the appointed day, she returned to her family's small piece of land to find the house in ruins. None of her family ever returned to that place, as she would discover after waiting for a full week. Thus, now truly alone and abandoned to the world, she took up Aegis and her music once more, drifting now with the winds and Fate to guide her. -Birthplace: Ramen House, on a small piece of land upon the border of Aveh and Kislev. -Mother: Althena Demite Ramen - presumed deceased. -Father: Genner Brui Ramen - presumed deceased. -Siblings: Oldest brother Caramon James Ramen, and older sister Jessica Mari Ramen - both presumed dead. -Mate: None. -Children: None. -Other relations: None currently known. -Affiliation: Currently undecided. -Secondary Skills: She knows little in the methods of combat, relying only upon instinct and the few self-defense lessons her brother Caramon taught her to fight. Her best skills lie in her musical talents. It is still a dream of hers to someday play for royalty. -Abilities/Disabilities (in addition to Ether): Her obvious disability is that of her muteness, though she is often capable of hiding that flaw well enough to get along. She has little Ether strength, only capable of producing a single Ether gift: Rippler: A concussive mass of rippling air the shape of a sphere approximately 8' in diameter is launched towards a foe, capable if used at maximum strength to shatter a 2' thick wall of stone. -Hobbies: Travelling constantly has allowed her to take up the hobby of star gazing. She also has taken up a journal, writing down her thoughts on encounters and situations she learns about during the course of her journies. -Current residence: Despite often traveling, she has managed a bit of her time during colder seasons to stay within a small abandoned farm nestled on the outskirts of the Aveh-Kislev border. -Current Life Conflicts: She has little concerns or conflicts with life, tending to take things in stride without complaint. There is always a slightly lingering fear, though, that resides within her, that of ending up truly alone. Never has she ceased the search for her family... -Deathblows (name and function): [Arcana's note: I recommend leaving the Deathblows section blank when applying.] -Other notes: -Gear name: Aegis -Gear model: Primarly for use in the wilderness, Aegis was built in the form of a wolf-like beast. The wolf being Lilly's favorite animal, her father got a few close associates to design and manufacture the special Gear, putting the synthesizers in the control nodes for his daughter. It was his hope that the sight of the Gear would coax her to talk... -Height: 13.2 sharf -Weight: 8.9 karn -Gear description: Aegis is based in shape to that of a wolf. Hued black and ivy green after Lilly's favorite colors, the main support base is black. Wolf head housing the control seat and synthesizers, jaws capable of applying crushing pressure. The joints, ears, paw-like claws, and a triangle in the center of the brow are all ivy green; the rest is black. Jetpacks are built slightly into the back/upper sides, allowing for brief periods of flight. -Class: Modified Reconnisanse Gear. -Primary function: Transporation and defense. -Weapon(s): None. -Abilities/Disabilities: Aegis is equipped with modified speed-enhancing hydrolics based in the legs, allowing for great mobility and speed when moving across the ground. Clawed feet are usable to dig into rough terrain, and built-in Jetpacks allow for limited flight of 3 hours before requiring a recharge. There is no weaponry upon the Gear, though, and what limit armor limits only safety from problems such as long falls, rock slides, and the like-- no defense towards weaponry. -How your character acquired the gear: Given to her by her father, partially in need due to the disbandment of the family, and partially in hopes that such an extravagent (and costly) gift would coax his mute little girl into speaking.