Deus Ex Machina: The Xenogears Tale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PERSONA SHEET ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Player Information ------------------ Name or Alias: Id Age (optional): Sex: M E-mail address: Ihuinedil@aol.com ICQ/AIM/Yahoo! Pager/etc. (if applicable): Character Information --------------------- -Name: Aluna -Age: 23 -Sex: M -Occupation(s): Self-employed bio-mechanical engineer, working on perfecting human-to-gear transformations in others as well as improving the "Arts Room." He also works as an assassin, on missions that are usually only overheard, not assigned. -Substitutes which Xenogears Character? (if applicable): -Birthdate: November 25th, V-474 -Height: 5'11" -Weight: 164 lbs. -Eyes (colour and shape): Crimson, circular. -Build: Small yet decieving. -Complexion: Pale. -Facial Features: Bony, maybe slightly corpse-like yet smooth with no hair. -Identifying Marks: A strange mark under the lip, a dot in the perfect middle under the bottom lip, about 5 mm under the lip. Two curved, sideways "L" shaped lines flank the dot, with the shorter "leg" of the "L" coming closest to the dot. Almost like angel wings. His entire body is covered in very little hair, yet he is not albino for he is not THAT pale. -Hair (Colour and style): Black, long and flowing down slightly past the shoulders. It is stringy in its own way, looking bunched together. It is shaved underneath and is completely natural. -Voice: High, not squeaky, as would be a mute after about 5 years. -Dress/Attire: He wears a black long-sleeve shirt and black leather pants with a wide bottom. They are not completely tight, allowing enough movement necessary to accomplish the requirements of his job. -Jewelry (if any): None. -Weapons/Tools (if any): Many tools of his job trade, stored in a secret room that is a locked area of his house. The lock uses fingerprinting and a DNA code obtained from the eye. -Armour (if any): None. -Personality: Pessimistic, negative, anti-social, hate of humans. He doesn't like being around people unless he has to, or unless he is on an assassination mission. He is not well-liked, yet is very trusted for his proven ability in bio-mechanical technology. -Background and History: Born in Solaris, his instinctive hatred of -Lambs- was furthered by the death of his father by a group of land-dwellers. His other hatred was spawned from the secret killing of his mother by a group of Solarian first-class government officials. He was taken into custody by an unnamed man at the age of seven, and lived with this man up to the age of 18. For those eleven years, this man was known only as "Father." No person could help Aluna discover "Father"'s identity. When Aluna was 15, he began heavily researching bio-mechanics and gears. Three years passed and at that time Aluna had a firm grasp of gears, but bio-mechanics was a bit complicated for someone so young. "Father" refused to let Aluna enter college, for he called it "a school for those too stupid to get a job." Leaving "Father" behind, Aluna ran from home and began an apprenticeship to a man named Alex, who was an accomplished bio-mechanical engineer. The training last nearly five years, and at last Aluna had a solid understanding of bio-mechanics. He bought a small amount of property in a private area and constructed a house. Built into one area was a secret laboratory for bio-mechanical experiments. At one point, Alex wanted to see if Aluna would like to be employed. Walking into Aluna's house, Alex could not find the one that he was looking for. He stumbled upon a steel door that was slightly open and slowly walked inside the room on the other side. Aluna was standing in a corner, with a vial in his hand. The vial was foaming and a crimson liquid was inside. Aluna quickly drank the liquid and underwent immediate physical changes. His hair, formerly brown, became brown, stringy, and much longer. His slight tan became completely pale, and his eyes went from green to an ominous crimson. As he turned to face Alex, a strange facial marking appeared under his lip. Alex gasped, but was much too late to escape. Aluna released telekinetic energy, shutting the door behind Alex. He held up his hand and materialized a sword. He rushed towards the shock-stricken Alex and impaled him through the chest. His hand suddenly became weak and the sword slid out, fell to the floor, and broke. Aluna's head began ringing unbearably, and he clutched his head and screamed. He fell to the floor, squirming, and passed out. He awoke a year later in the same spot, the stench of death nearly completely faded. Unaware of what had happened a year ago that day, he burnt the house to the ground. The one item saved with a push-button item that was to be imbedded in the hand and a piece of paper describing what it would do. -Birthplace: Solaris -Mother: Lorain -Father: Allu -Siblings: None. -Mate: None. -Children: None. -Other relations: "Father," "adopted" parent at age 7. -Affiliation: Apparently Solaris, although he truly swears allegiance to no one but himself. -Secondary Skills: Fending for himself. -Abilities/Disabilities (in addition to Ether): Cannot be exposed to sunlight very long. -Hobbies: Experimenting with bio-mechanics and human-to-gear transformations. -Current residence: Solaris -Current Life Conflicts: Trying to discover his near past. -Deathblows (name and function): [Arcana's note: I recommend leaving the Deathblows section blank when applying.] -Other notes: -Gear name: Dark Ghost -Gear model: DG-001 -Height: 16.68 Sharls -Weight: 18.76 Karn -Gear description: Dark Ghost is your average gear in terms of physical height and weight, but it has a few distinct capabilities that Aluna has yet to know of. Dark Ghost is the first (and last) in a line of what would have been Alex's personal line of gear models. Truly unique as it seems, Dark Ghost is not the only one of its kind. It is a creation of different parts of destroyed gears molded together to form one masterpiece for Alex, yet he died too soon to mass produce. Dark Ghost stands tall and slender, with a black frame and a white "face." Along its back are crimson wing-type objects, which, when used the right way, connect into the arms of the gear and form large blades. Dark Ghost uses waves of anti-gravity to hover and fly, with boosters built into its elbows and feet. Its elbows extend into spikes, as do its knees. -Class: Medium Attack -Primary function: Destruction -Weapon(s): Flame cannons loaded above the wrist, rocket cannons located on the underside of the wrist. The wing-sword weapon that is formed on the arms. -Abilities/Disabilities: A hidden ability unknown to Aluna, which takes the push-button item into consideration. When imbedded into the hand, a special mind device activates, using the superior technology of the button to engulf the gear in a field of kinetic energy, then transferring it into the user's body. The user can then use the push-button to activate a special technique that withdraws the gear from the user's body. The user is stored in the "Arts Room," a place that has been created with a "what you do, the gear does" idea in mind. If you kick, it kicks, in the same fashion and manner. When you activate the anti-gravity boosters, the user is in a room of anti-gravity. What you do, it does. The rest of the gear unfolds in a similar fashion. When the user presses the button twice, the gear will be withdrawn into the body of the user once again. Another power of the push-button is that the user can concentrate heavily and the gear will engulf the user's body, creating a smaller version of itself. This is used as a type of armor. Aluna will work to improve all of this technology, including the human-to-gear transformations as well as the "Arts Room" at a later date. -How your character acquired the gear: Alex, Aluna's former trainer, presented it to Aluna as a gift of accomplishment.