Post by Naxos and the Puppet circus on Apr 25, 2011 15:19:37 GMT -5
Name: Naxos Aeranath
Age: 43
Race: Human
Class: Puppeteer
Guardian Force: The Hands of Fate
Power: Instead of using a single attack like most guardian force, the hands of Fate summon a puppet looking like a target opponent... which in turn use a limit from him!
In case of a prolonged battle, the hands can fight using their new puppet as a normal individual, with all his abilities minus summoning.
Weapon: None. Refer to his abilities and backstory to understand why.
Abilities:
Puppets:
These are immune to poison, healing spells and most status effects, while they has a weakness to fire and water tends to slow these down. They also cannot sink, which explain why Naxos does not usually take the risk to get near deep water.
As long as Naxos repair these, they cannot be killed by normal mean.
- Galarion, the Wooden Ringmaster
This tall (2m10), dark puppet is shrouded in a mysterious aura that conceal it's traits under the dark-purple cloak on its shoulders. Its cotton and wood frame is much more robust than one can expect and tends to regenerate slowly but steadily dealt damage. Physically, its strength is enough to stop a sword swing with one hand and due to its nature, is infinitively resilient to pain. It also throw knives to attack fast moving target.
It has been tied to a loyal servant of Naxos, on his death bed. Of all the puppets, it is the only one who is mute, by choice.
- Yuschinni, the Silk Acrobat
A thin silk doll the size of a 8 years old girl, its flexibility allows it to go anywhere and with uncanny speed to boot. Lacking the frame its two companion share, it is not the strongest member by far but its speciality is completely different. It uses juggler's implements to defend herself. She also is proficient with ropes, as the ultimate escape artist it is. It calls itself Yu.
The young girl operating this body had a self destructive behavior. He gave her this body to save her from herself.
- Mekaniak, the Steam Clown
With arms long and large enough to hit the ground while standing still, metal plating on diverse body locations and a gorilla frame, Mekaniak is already the strangest of the three. Add to this the eternal steam engine being its core power and a completely carefree attitute, jumping around randomly and you obtain Mekaniak, the comical relief and muscle of the band.
The former teacher inside this body was tracked as a rebel against Deling and would have been sentenced to death... his body was found inanimated one day, according to the official version.
Puppeteer representation
Naxos usually carry a dozen or so small puppets, shaped like people he knows, especially his students. They can be operated from a distance by magic and are usually used as experiment target during classes. If he know the people represented enough, he can reproduce a lesser version of their abilities and spells. These puppets are surprisingly resilient to damage but that does not make these threatening.
They can also fly using a limited float spell but are limited to a 20 meters range (due to magic strings needed to operate these)
White magic:
- Inversion: This spell (altered from FF2) inverse the soul of two targets. It is how Naxos create his puppets. Never he will again use it willingly between two humans.
- Cura: Your regular heal spell
- Esuna: Remove natural affliction but no magic effects
- Protect: Add a protective force layer around the target, duration 3 turns
- Hold: Creates binds that are almost unescapable, duration 3 turns
- Reflect: Reflect spells to their caster, 3 turs duration, but it depletes one each time a spell is reflected
Limit Breaks:
Awakening:
Objects around Naxos start to gain life and answer his whims. Prepare to see flying dishes in a kitchen, walking trees in a forest or dancing water near a river as Naxos manipulate nature as a gigantic puppet. Lasts 5 posts but cannot use any other abilities as his hands are busy.
Appearance:
Naxos is a middle aged man who clearly knew better day, as his wheeled chair and seemingly rachitic legs for his body. Having already whitened hair and used face, his age physically shows... however, his eyes scouts every move anyone does in front of him, every movement being analyzed. That strange behavior tends to scare those who do not know him very well but is something you get used to.
As for his clothing, he usually wears a simple dark blue vest, a black pantaloon and a white shirt, usually sporting a necktie. When going outside, he sometimes wears a small black beret.
Personality:
If there's one thing Naxos hate, it the use of magic for the wrong reason, especially when done without thinking. For him, magic is a tool that should be tied to a very restrictive user guide, in relation with it's power. In general, imprudent youngsters are not his cup of tea while he respect plannified action, even when he doesn't approve of the result.
Many would imagine a man living with giant puppets to be lonely and asocial, but that is not the case. The puppet master enjoys long debates, has interest in some sports team, still stay aware of the latest fashion... he stayed somewhat young in mind and does not hesitate joining his students when the opportunity arise.
One thing however you should not question is the box of chocolate he always have under his chair... and what is his lack of romantic interest meaning.
Biography: A seemingly normal life was to smile to Naxos in his young day as a magician apprentice. Good grades, nice friends, some money, a family caring for him... nothing too fancy except maybe on the financial part, but no problems to tell of too. However, Naxos has the same youth as everyone: he was not the quiet, reflexive mage he is now. No, he was a rather reckless teenager, bound to cause some errands whenever he could.
He wasn't alone in his mischief and was part of a band, turning the vinicity into their playground for whatever they wanted to do. In particular, there was another member he had a crush on, a girl named Kaylle. It was a well known fact that both loved each other and they were usually found together whenever they could.
What was bound to happen... happened. It was the one too much thing to do. Exploring the surrounding of an abandonned facility, he and his girlfriend felt two stories as the damaged wooden flood collapsed below their feet. Naxos was badly hurt and lost the use of his two legs in the process as they were badly ripped of by some metallic junks. As for Kaylle...
She was impaled on that same heap of twisted blades erupting from the ground... like an unmoving statue leaking a red stream of death.
Feeling the urgency of his situation, Naxos tried to use his white magic knowledge to heal himself, but the injury was too deep for his meager knowledge. If he didn't find anything soon, the lingering pain he was feeling would soon turn into his latest memory on his way to death. Out of option, he did something he would regret for the rest of his life. Seeing his legs were now killing him, he needed to do something about these and the only ones he could see that were good... were Kaylle's. Using a slighly modified inversion spell, he changed his legs for hers.
When his spell was over, he only heard his friends arriving and a scream... before passing out. When he woke up, it was in an hospital room with people looking at him blankly. At first, he was slightly surprised at one thing: no one seemed really happy to see him alive. He was still too weak to understand why at first and since everyone seemed to avoid him afterward, he had some trouble getting a clue on the situation. He however knew one thing, in that his spell worked quite like he hoped. He was now wearing Kaylle's legs! It looks like he did save his life after that stroke of genius... or so he believed.
After three days of care, and while it was evident something was wrong, Naxos was still surprised to be expelled from his room! Upon further investigation, it seemed that his family refused to pay for what they called... a murderer.
Finally some staff members decided to tell him the whole story: when they arrived, they could save him, but not the Kaylle. What he didn't know is that she wasn't dead when he casted his spell, just unconscious, but she died from extreme blood loss from... his legs.
... The scream he heard when he went down... it is now making sense to him... that was... hers. He killed his love for his own life... So that is why everyone was so distant and seemed to want to forget about him... because of his seemingly selfish attempt at saving himself, he didn't consider the consequence of his act. The staff understood his move, but not his family and friends. Granted, he already had a bad reputation, but now... he could understand why everyone was hating him... he did, too, despiced what he did now that he know what happened.
Having lost everything he had, Naxos did get some external help to ensure he wouldn't be homeless. Thinking for two years about what has happened, he finally got a little better and decided to resume living, especially since he was getting used to that new half body.
RP Sample:
Classroom
"Well, let's start today's lesson..."
Naxos was trying to get his classroom' attention for two minutes straight now. No need to say, even if these are new, young students, that it is way too much. And he so hoped for a more serious generation...
"GHHHUUUUUUUAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
Mekaniak suddenly released a fearsome roar that has the effect to startle the entire bunch of first grade, second rate students in the vicinity (yes, even in the neighboring classes)
"Thanks Meka... Well, are you now ready for your first lesson?"
No need to add that they now were fully concentrated toward the mage.
"Well... today kids, you'll learn why we do not teach you magic yet... so stay aware."
He could hear the various sighs from here and there... oh, he can understand them, he was at their place in the past, but he also know where this led him.
"Galarion, please, set up the stage for me."
The gigantic puppet, silent and still until then started to move and reach for what could be like a small replica of a dormitory room. It was put on the dest, in front of Naxos.
Following this, the pupetteer grabbed two puppets. One featured Squall's appearance, the other Seifer's. This caught everyone's attention, which was a good sign.
"I know most if not all of you know their respectives abilities. So watch, and learn..."
Raising both hands, Naxos started animating the two puppets, which made some kids in the back row laugh. But soon, their interest was picked as they started fighting against each other.
"As you can all see, they are pretty even... it is, then , a matter of time until the inevitable happens... see?"
As he said this, mini-Seifer started charging his desesperado attack, launching a fireball at mini-Squall... and missing.
What could be of no consequence for anyone unaware became soon the start of a fire, as it lit up the scene. Not stopping the fight, the two puppets simply get further the flames and continue their fight. Students started to worry as the desk itself started to burn.
"So? As you can see, not mastering the use of your magic can lead to dramatical result..." said the mage, calmly, focused on the still ongoing contest between the two rivals. "Especially when..."
Galarion pressed a switch... then anotherroom deployed itself from the burning wall that was folded before it, representing another room.
"Oh, looks like it's YOUR room burning... I wonder what will remain from its ashes... not much, I guess?"
The fire spread fast and soon, it is taking almost the entire desk's lenght! That's when Yuschinni popped out from a bag behind Naxos's wheelchair, shooting "FIRE! FIRE!" and jumped around as it shout out. Mekanial joined the panicked dance, which made the classroom start to panic too. One got up and started running for the door, soon folled by another... and two more... soon the entire classroom tried to evacuate, hitting each other as they did not try to organize themselves. Soon, Naxos and his puppets were alone in the room.
"Hmmm... looks like they are not going to be ready soon..." but as he said that to himself, he got sprayed by a fire extinguisher! Covered in moss, he took a second to realize before laughing and cleaning his face. Turning toward the courageous person, he saw one of his youngest student holding the appartus while trembling.
"Congratulation, kid, you get an almost perfect grade! Next time however, we'll go throught a aiming course! Hahahaha!!"
That almost relieved the young boy, surely a future brave SeeD...
Age: 43
Race: Human
Class: Puppeteer
Guardian Force: The Hands of Fate
Power: Instead of using a single attack like most guardian force, the hands of Fate summon a puppet looking like a target opponent... which in turn use a limit from him!
In case of a prolonged battle, the hands can fight using their new puppet as a normal individual, with all his abilities minus summoning.
Weapon: None. Refer to his abilities and backstory to understand why.
Abilities:
Puppets:
These are immune to poison, healing spells and most status effects, while they has a weakness to fire and water tends to slow these down. They also cannot sink, which explain why Naxos does not usually take the risk to get near deep water.
As long as Naxos repair these, they cannot be killed by normal mean.
- Galarion, the Wooden Ringmaster
This tall (2m10), dark puppet is shrouded in a mysterious aura that conceal it's traits under the dark-purple cloak on its shoulders. Its cotton and wood frame is much more robust than one can expect and tends to regenerate slowly but steadily dealt damage. Physically, its strength is enough to stop a sword swing with one hand and due to its nature, is infinitively resilient to pain. It also throw knives to attack fast moving target.
It has been tied to a loyal servant of Naxos, on his death bed. Of all the puppets, it is the only one who is mute, by choice.
- Yuschinni, the Silk Acrobat
A thin silk doll the size of a 8 years old girl, its flexibility allows it to go anywhere and with uncanny speed to boot. Lacking the frame its two companion share, it is not the strongest member by far but its speciality is completely different. It uses juggler's implements to defend herself. She also is proficient with ropes, as the ultimate escape artist it is. It calls itself Yu.
The young girl operating this body had a self destructive behavior. He gave her this body to save her from herself.
- Mekaniak, the Steam Clown
With arms long and large enough to hit the ground while standing still, metal plating on diverse body locations and a gorilla frame, Mekaniak is already the strangest of the three. Add to this the eternal steam engine being its core power and a completely carefree attitute, jumping around randomly and you obtain Mekaniak, the comical relief and muscle of the band.
The former teacher inside this body was tracked as a rebel against Deling and would have been sentenced to death... his body was found inanimated one day, according to the official version.
Puppeteer representation
Naxos usually carry a dozen or so small puppets, shaped like people he knows, especially his students. They can be operated from a distance by magic and are usually used as experiment target during classes. If he know the people represented enough, he can reproduce a lesser version of their abilities and spells. These puppets are surprisingly resilient to damage but that does not make these threatening.
They can also fly using a limited float spell but are limited to a 20 meters range (due to magic strings needed to operate these)
White magic:
- Inversion: This spell (altered from FF2) inverse the soul of two targets. It is how Naxos create his puppets. Never he will again use it willingly between two humans.
- Cura: Your regular heal spell
- Esuna: Remove natural affliction but no magic effects
- Protect: Add a protective force layer around the target, duration 3 turns
- Hold: Creates binds that are almost unescapable, duration 3 turns
- Reflect: Reflect spells to their caster, 3 turs duration, but it depletes one each time a spell is reflected
Limit Breaks:
Awakening:
Objects around Naxos start to gain life and answer his whims. Prepare to see flying dishes in a kitchen, walking trees in a forest or dancing water near a river as Naxos manipulate nature as a gigantic puppet. Lasts 5 posts but cannot use any other abilities as his hands are busy.
Appearance:
Naxos is a middle aged man who clearly knew better day, as his wheeled chair and seemingly rachitic legs for his body. Having already whitened hair and used face, his age physically shows... however, his eyes scouts every move anyone does in front of him, every movement being analyzed. That strange behavior tends to scare those who do not know him very well but is something you get used to.
As for his clothing, he usually wears a simple dark blue vest, a black pantaloon and a white shirt, usually sporting a necktie. When going outside, he sometimes wears a small black beret.
Personality:
If there's one thing Naxos hate, it the use of magic for the wrong reason, especially when done without thinking. For him, magic is a tool that should be tied to a very restrictive user guide, in relation with it's power. In general, imprudent youngsters are not his cup of tea while he respect plannified action, even when he doesn't approve of the result.
Many would imagine a man living with giant puppets to be lonely and asocial, but that is not the case. The puppet master enjoys long debates, has interest in some sports team, still stay aware of the latest fashion... he stayed somewhat young in mind and does not hesitate joining his students when the opportunity arise.
One thing however you should not question is the box of chocolate he always have under his chair... and what is his lack of romantic interest meaning.
Biography: A seemingly normal life was to smile to Naxos in his young day as a magician apprentice. Good grades, nice friends, some money, a family caring for him... nothing too fancy except maybe on the financial part, but no problems to tell of too. However, Naxos has the same youth as everyone: he was not the quiet, reflexive mage he is now. No, he was a rather reckless teenager, bound to cause some errands whenever he could.
He wasn't alone in his mischief and was part of a band, turning the vinicity into their playground for whatever they wanted to do. In particular, there was another member he had a crush on, a girl named Kaylle. It was a well known fact that both loved each other and they were usually found together whenever they could.
What was bound to happen... happened. It was the one too much thing to do. Exploring the surrounding of an abandonned facility, he and his girlfriend felt two stories as the damaged wooden flood collapsed below their feet. Naxos was badly hurt and lost the use of his two legs in the process as they were badly ripped of by some metallic junks. As for Kaylle...
She was impaled on that same heap of twisted blades erupting from the ground... like an unmoving statue leaking a red stream of death.
Feeling the urgency of his situation, Naxos tried to use his white magic knowledge to heal himself, but the injury was too deep for his meager knowledge. If he didn't find anything soon, the lingering pain he was feeling would soon turn into his latest memory on his way to death. Out of option, he did something he would regret for the rest of his life. Seeing his legs were now killing him, he needed to do something about these and the only ones he could see that were good... were Kaylle's. Using a slighly modified inversion spell, he changed his legs for hers.
When his spell was over, he only heard his friends arriving and a scream... before passing out. When he woke up, it was in an hospital room with people looking at him blankly. At first, he was slightly surprised at one thing: no one seemed really happy to see him alive. He was still too weak to understand why at first and since everyone seemed to avoid him afterward, he had some trouble getting a clue on the situation. He however knew one thing, in that his spell worked quite like he hoped. He was now wearing Kaylle's legs! It looks like he did save his life after that stroke of genius... or so he believed.
After three days of care, and while it was evident something was wrong, Naxos was still surprised to be expelled from his room! Upon further investigation, it seemed that his family refused to pay for what they called... a murderer.
Finally some staff members decided to tell him the whole story: when they arrived, they could save him, but not the Kaylle. What he didn't know is that she wasn't dead when he casted his spell, just unconscious, but she died from extreme blood loss from... his legs.
... The scream he heard when he went down... it is now making sense to him... that was... hers. He killed his love for his own life... So that is why everyone was so distant and seemed to want to forget about him... because of his seemingly selfish attempt at saving himself, he didn't consider the consequence of his act. The staff understood his move, but not his family and friends. Granted, he already had a bad reputation, but now... he could understand why everyone was hating him... he did, too, despiced what he did now that he know what happened.
Having lost everything he had, Naxos did get some external help to ensure he wouldn't be homeless. Thinking for two years about what has happened, he finally got a little better and decided to resume living, especially since he was getting used to that new half body.
RP Sample:
Classroom
"Well, let's start today's lesson..."
Naxos was trying to get his classroom' attention for two minutes straight now. No need to say, even if these are new, young students, that it is way too much. And he so hoped for a more serious generation...
"GHHHUUUUUUUAAAAAHHHHHH!!!"
Mekaniak suddenly released a fearsome roar that has the effect to startle the entire bunch of first grade, second rate students in the vicinity (yes, even in the neighboring classes)
"Thanks Meka... Well, are you now ready for your first lesson?"
No need to add that they now were fully concentrated toward the mage.
"Well... today kids, you'll learn why we do not teach you magic yet... so stay aware."
He could hear the various sighs from here and there... oh, he can understand them, he was at their place in the past, but he also know where this led him.
"Galarion, please, set up the stage for me."
The gigantic puppet, silent and still until then started to move and reach for what could be like a small replica of a dormitory room. It was put on the dest, in front of Naxos.
Following this, the pupetteer grabbed two puppets. One featured Squall's appearance, the other Seifer's. This caught everyone's attention, which was a good sign.
"I know most if not all of you know their respectives abilities. So watch, and learn..."
Raising both hands, Naxos started animating the two puppets, which made some kids in the back row laugh. But soon, their interest was picked as they started fighting against each other.
"As you can all see, they are pretty even... it is, then , a matter of time until the inevitable happens... see?"
As he said this, mini-Seifer started charging his desesperado attack, launching a fireball at mini-Squall... and missing.
What could be of no consequence for anyone unaware became soon the start of a fire, as it lit up the scene. Not stopping the fight, the two puppets simply get further the flames and continue their fight. Students started to worry as the desk itself started to burn.
"So? As you can see, not mastering the use of your magic can lead to dramatical result..." said the mage, calmly, focused on the still ongoing contest between the two rivals. "Especially when..."
Galarion pressed a switch... then anotherroom deployed itself from the burning wall that was folded before it, representing another room.
"Oh, looks like it's YOUR room burning... I wonder what will remain from its ashes... not much, I guess?"
The fire spread fast and soon, it is taking almost the entire desk's lenght! That's when Yuschinni popped out from a bag behind Naxos's wheelchair, shooting "FIRE! FIRE!" and jumped around as it shout out. Mekanial joined the panicked dance, which made the classroom start to panic too. One got up and started running for the door, soon folled by another... and two more... soon the entire classroom tried to evacuate, hitting each other as they did not try to organize themselves. Soon, Naxos and his puppets were alone in the room.
"Hmmm... looks like they are not going to be ready soon..." but as he said that to himself, he got sprayed by a fire extinguisher! Covered in moss, he took a second to realize before laughing and cleaning his face. Turning toward the courageous person, he saw one of his youngest student holding the appartus while trembling.
"Congratulation, kid, you get an almost perfect grade! Next time however, we'll go throught a aiming course! Hahahaha!!"
That almost relieved the young boy, surely a future brave SeeD...