Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PERSONA SHEET ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Player Information -Name or Alias: Spoon -Age (optional): 17 -Sex: M -E-mail address: spoon_king@yahoo.com -ICQ/AIM/Yahoo! Pager/etc. (if applicable): 30334624 Character Information -Name: Raziel Aeneid -Age: 18 -Sex: M -Occupation(s): Ex-assassin, bounty hunter. -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (if applicable): None -Birthdate: March 6, 484 -Height: 5'11" -Weight: 152 lbs. -Eyes (colour and shape): Dark reddish, purlpe. They have a limited ability to reflect light allowing better night vision. -Build: Muscular, but has a smaller frame than most people his size. -Complexion: Tanned, no blemishes. -Facial Features: Small scar under left eye, despite the scar many would consider him attractive. He's at that age where he's starting to look like an adult, but still retains an adolescent appearance. -Identifying Marks: Small scar under left eye, piercing in outer left eyebrow. He also has a few scars on his chest and back. -Hair (colour and style): Dark crimson, so dark that it is almost black. Raziel parts it in the middle and it reaches down to his jaw, and it has a slight amount of volume to it. -Voice: Semi-deep. It gains a slightly deeper tone when he sings. -Dress/Attire: Jet black pants that are a little baggy. He wears a form fitting shirt that emphasizes his muscular form that is black like his pants, but the outer edges of the arms and collar are a dark forest green. The collar goes strait up, and is close to the neck like standard Solarian uniforms. On the back there is a forest green manji. Around his shoulders he wears a shawl made out of a dark, silky material that hangs loosely around his shoulders, but he will pull it up to cover his face whenever he's in battle. When he's in town or around the house, he likes to wear normal clothing such as shorts and t-shirts. -Jewelry (if any): Gauntlet on left hand that stops a few inches below his elbow and does not cover his fingers. Composed of segmented plates, giving it the apearence of a snake's scales. -Weapons/Tools (if any): Cenaem blade. Normally it looks like a an intricately carved sword hilt, but Raziel can channel ether into it and form elemental blades, about the size and shape of a katana (see ether section for more info). The color of the hilt is an off-white, ivory shade. Also carries a grapplig hook so he can scale walls and other obstacles. -Armour (if any): Raziel's shirt is made of a material similar to kevlar, but lighter. It provides minimal protection, but will help cushion most blows. -Personality: Very kind and open, willing to help anyone in danger. This trait tends to get him in trouble. When he is around people he isn't fond of or distrusts, however, he acts like a smartass to them. He also has a fondness of water. The boy also has a curious streak to him. -Background and History: Originally Raziel was intended to be one of a new breed of Executioners, and a perfect killing machine. Unfortunatly Darius' existence was brought to Mordon's attention. With the data collected from the Contact, Mordon viewed his new creations as obsolete and ejected them all into the Soylent System so he could start on a new batch. Luckily, one of the workers noticed the small four year old(in fact Raziel was only about three months old, but Mordon's technology had accelerated his growth). The man gave the child to a second class family to be cared for. For the next few years Raziel lived a happy life, unaware of his past. Then one day when he was seven disaster struck. Raziel's parents were secretly organizing a group of people who wished to escape from Solaris. One of the members happened to be a Solarian mole, and informed the proper authorities about the dissident group. One night during a meeting, Gebler forces stormed Raziel's home and "neutralized" them. Raziel was sleeping in his room and was awakened by the gun fire. When he stepped out of his room and saw the soldiers and the corpses somethng clicked in his head. Suddenly, his suppressed power manifested, and within a few minutes he had slaughtered the entire platoon. It took two more platoons just to subdue him. After the ordeal he was relinquished into Mordon's care. After carefull study Mordon realized Raziel's true nature and was pleasantly surprised that his "failed creation" managed to fair so well in battle with no training. When Raziel awoke he was told the lie that would dominate a large portion of his life. "Your parents were slain by a group of evil men, and they aren't the first to meet this fate. They have killed before, and will kill again. You, and only you can stop them. You are chosen by God to help us. Can we count on your support?" A few days later, Raziel was relinquished in to the "care" of a man named Roger Waters. Waters was put in charge of training and disciplining the boy, and life with Waters was difficult for Raziel. On quite a few occasionans he would incur Water's wrath, which would result in a sever beating. For the next nine years Raziel was trained and used by the Solarain government to execute individuals that stood in the way of Solaris. One day while waiting for his monthly checkup by Dr. Mordon, Raziel's curiosity got the better of him, and he accessed some files on Mordon's computer. As luck would have it, in those files he found out the truth about all the people he had been killing, and who was responsible for his parent's death. Realizing that he had been used for the past nine years, Raziel fled from his homeland. For the past two years he has been living in Nisan working as a bounty hunter, bringing criminals to justice as a means to atone for his sins. Raziel migrated to Nisan because he believes it is the only nation free of Solaris' taint. He is willing to protect his new homeland at all costs, and is a member of the Nisan military reserves. -Birthplace: Solaris -Mother: Maia Aeneid(adopted mother) -Father: Mordon(creator), Zephon Aeneid(adopted father) -Siblings: None -Mate: None -Children: None -Other relations: Winston Brandopfer, personal gear repairman Ayame Temlav, assistant/friend Reijin Katami, friend Anubis, pet jackel(rember the wolf-like creatures from the begining of the game?) -Affiliation: Nisan. -Secondary Skills: Martial arts, stealth -Abilities/Disabilities: Very strong and agile. Trained to use every part of his body as a weapon. Unfortunatly, Raziel has lead a very sheltered life and has had very litle human interaction. As a result he is easily manipulated, and often will say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Due to the traumatic events as a child, he has buried a large portion of his ether power. -Ether: "Yin's Love" - restore HP(Aly Sgl) "Yang's Strength" - chi attack(Enm Sgl) Cenaem Blades "Cinder Blade" - fire elemental blade "Obsidian Edge" - earth elemental blade "Donner Schwert" - wind elemental blade "Hydro Sword" - water elemental blade -Hobbies: Playing guitar, singing, swimming, helping those in need. -Current residence: Nisan -Current Life Conflicts: Atoning for his sins, trying to fit in. -Other notes: Raziel uses the manji as his personal symbol. The manji looks just like a swastika, but has no anti-semitic meaning. It is the japanese symbol for welfare. It is also used by Buddhists as a symbol for night and magical purposes. I thought it's meanings represented various aspects of my charicter. I am in no way a nazi. Gear Information -Gear name: Manji -Height: 16.3 sharl -Weight: 14.6 karn -Gear description: A tall and very thin gear. It's arms and leags are a little longer than most gears it's size, allowing better range. It's back is hunched with a head that sticks out between the shoulders, opposed to sitting on top like most gears. The gear is jet black with forest green on it's joints and the outside of it's arms, and has a forest green manji on each of it's hands. The gears body is smooth and has few, if any, hard lines. -Class: Light attack gear -Primary function: Fighting, guarding his clients. -Weapon(s): Claws on hands and feet. The feet have two large clawed toes, and and there are four fingers on each hand. The fingers are silver, and instead of just having a claw on the end, they also come to a sharp blade on the backs of the fingers, much like Andvari's. -Abilities/Disabilities: Fast and agile, but lacking in strength and defense. -How your character acquired the gear: Received it as paymant for a bounty, along with Winston.