Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONA SHEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Information ------------------ Name or Alias: Alpha X-1 Age (optional): Sex: Male E-mail address: louis_posin@brewsternet.com ICQ/AIM/Yahoo! Pager/etc. (if applicable): Aim screen name is Louisp213 Character Information --------------------- -Name: Tairn -Age: 26 -Sex: Male -Occupation(s): Mercenary -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (If applicable): None -Birthdate: unknown -Height: 6Ő 11" -Weight: 157 -Eyes (colour and shape): Brown almond shaped -Build: thin with some muscle from training and from missions. -Complexion: tan skin -Facial Features: An average face with a small scar on chin he put there to symbolize courage. -Identifying Marks: The scar on his chin and a brown line going through his hair -Hair (colour and style): He has blond hair with a brown streak going up the middle, he does not go for to much style and keeps his hair kind of shaved. -Voice: His voice sounds resolved for action and no less because of his life. -Dress/Attire: He wears a blue and black uniform to symbolize his status as an intermediate member in the Black Wolves Mercenary unit. -Jewelry (if any): -Weapons/Tools (if any): Tairn always carries a medium sized dagger with him preferring blades and hand to hand combat over firearms, he has a small laser pistol however in a holster but rarely, if ever, uses it. He also has a small communicator for contacting other members of the group. -Armour (if any): Standard Black Wolf uniform is designed to protect against bullets and most hand held weapons other than swords and larger blades. -Personality: Though his appearance and occupation would make one assume he is an uncaring person he is in actuality very friendly and open when off duty. He is almost always looking for some enjoyment and usually will go to markets and meet people. -Background and History: Tairn was born in a small village and always wanted to be a soldier saving the innocents from evils of Kislev. It was unfortunately not to be when a group of pirates raided the town and stole everything and killing many innocents in the attack. Only a handful of survivors were left, TairnŐs entire family was killed in the attack; he only had one person he cared for left the elder of the village. Tairn spent the next few years with the small group of outcasts till he went to the Aveh military academy. While at the academy he excelled in hand to hand combat and Gear piloting skills. When on a training mission however Kislev troops came and attacked killing the commanding officer, with effort TairnŐs squad turned the tide and captured some of the troops. After this however Tairn received word of the elder dying of a heart attack. Tairn returned to the home of the elder and with the rest of the refugees held funeral services. Tairn was expelled from the academy for going AWOL. At one point Tairn met a man calling himself Renkith who ran the Black Wolves mercenary unit. Tairn decided to join having no one to turn to for support. Renkith had a gear customized for Tairn built called the Kurohito, or Dark One. After many missions Tairn had finally earned the respect of the other members and stayed with the group. Tairn still holds a grudge against Kislev and Aveh for destroying his life. He waits for the mission that will allow him to destroy one or the other; he holds allegiance to neither country nor anyone unless they earn his trust. -Birthplace: Darith, a small village that was once existed in the plains of Aveh but was destroyed. -Mother: Sarah (deceased) -Father: Nicholas (deceased) -Siblings: none -Mate: none -Children: none -Other relations: Renkith the leader of the Black Wolves All members of the Black Wolves Elder of Darith (deceased) -Affiliation: none -Secondary Skills: knife fighting, ether -Abilities/Disabilities (in addition to Ether): Abilities: His dagger can be used as a medium for manifesting elements such as fire, ice, winds. However these can only be done on a limited scale, for instance causing his blade to be surrounded by flame, or spinning his knife in a circular motion to create a gust, are the effects he can cause unless he asserts a lot of willpower. His abilities also must have a medium that can be affected; thus his dagger is a medium. -Hobbies: Although Tairn is a soldier his hobby is writing and he spends many nights in his room up and composing stories, none of his works have been published, but he writes anyway. -Current residence: A small base outside Nisan, this is the base for the Black Wolves. -Current Life Conflicts: Getting vengeance on those whom destroyed his life, or ending his constant battle in service of the Black Wolves. -Deathblows (name and function): [Arcana's note: I recommend leaving the Deathblows section blank when applying.] -Other notes: Tairn is approaching a stage where he must choose to end his torment or to continue fighting, and if to continue who does he fight for and who he fights against. -Gear name: Kurohito (Dark One) -Gear model: -Height: 16.5 sharls -Weight: 17.8 karns (dry) 23 karns (equipped) -Gear description: A black and red gear. It is a slightly average size and build. The head is designed to look like a demonic creature of legend and its body is built upon this same principle. With small thrusters on its back designed to look slightly like wings. The hands have talons at the fingertips and in the right hand is a medium sized blade. Kurohito has a small machinegun built into its left arm for softening opponents up before moving in for the kill. Ether magnifiers are located on this gear allowing it to use Ether Abilities. -Class: Specialty, this gear was designed for mainly all-purpose type missions. Its close range weapons combined with its ether abilities make it deadly in combat. Its speed and machinegun also allow it to cover great distances while firing at enemies allows it to be classified light attack class, however its use of flight from the boosters also allows it to be anti-aircraft and ground. -Primary function: Attack. -Weapon(s): Blade that is held in right hand. Machine gun in left wrist. -Abilities/Disabilities: The ether magnifiers allow Tairn to have a much more solid medium for his powers and instead of focusing the element into his blade the element can manifest as a blast or on top of the target. The gear has flight capabilities and can maintain this at high altitudes. Unfortunately the ether machines must be allowed to cool or heat for an extended period of time due to the manifestations and can cause them to freeze or overheat which is not good. -How your character acquired the gear: After establishing a reputation in the Black Wolves Renkith had the engineers start on the construction of the Kurohito for Tairn. Renkith based the design on many different classes. After about three years the Gear was completed and given to Tairn as a gift for his accomplishments. All Black Wolf members are given gears once they prove themselves loyal and able to better the group.