John Black

[John Black]

(FC is Sterkenburg Cranach.)

Name: John Black (Nickname: Bluthund)

Age: 26

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Race: Half-Blood

Rank: D Rank.

Faction: Descendants of Charon (THE UMBRAL WITCHES)

Squad: None.

Role: Fighter

 

Appearance: John possess an often stern expression. He is rarely seen smiling, though it's never been from lack of enjoyment. He possesses a lean but strong figure, perhaps gifted to him by his half demon nature. His hair is often kept short, though he's occasionally let it grow to his shoulders, or slightly past. Hair and eyes are both a deep dark shade of brown hazel. He stand's at a solid 5'8".

Personality: A calm figure, he often enjoys the simple things when he can. In particular he is fond of strawberry yogurts, and parfaits. His neutral expression makes him seem more stern than he really is, generally having a more relaxed and accepting personality when interacted with. In a fight his personality can become a bit wild, not unhinged, but somewhat more reckless. Though he's generally relaxed, he has a desire to improve himself, and hoped to make the world a better place if only in small ways.

Backstory: His life only truly began to delve into the supernatural after high school. His family, his mother in particular, had ties to The Umbral Witches. He never knew his father, and his mother never had much to say about the man. It had never been that important to John as the mans existence, or lack there of never played a role in his life. His mother did well enough on her own to care for him till he could care for himself.

Learning a bit about The Umbral Witches and their goals, he decided to join their faction following his mothers example, interested in discovering the nature of humans and devils alike. His experience so far has been that humans and devils are equally capable of good and evil, but devils possess an obvious advantage in their destructive capabilities. His view's otherwise are rather neutral. He's content to help demons and humans alike so long as their nature is not malicious.

He's something of an outlier in The Umbral Witches. He's interested in pursuing the skills and knowledge involving the use of magic, but so far has demonstrated greater affinity for the use of his sword, Balmung.

Red Orbs: 1000

Blue Orbs: 400

Traits:

Healing Factor

Your body innately and unconsciously uses magic to restore any damage done to it. This is an instinctive reaction that tries to keep the abstract shape of your body (i.e. your soul) intact as much as possible.
While you can feel pain just like any other human, your wounds simply heal much quicker than them. Even better, your regenerative factor is so amped up that you can easily regrow lost limbs and survive being stabbed in the chest.

Remember that your stamina isn't unlimited, and that there's things one would wish not to survive from.

Inhuman Strength
Through thorough training, natural disposition or some magical modification to your muscle structure, you are capable of imparting a lot more force onto objects in the world. You are capable of performing feats of strength that go well beyond what your peers can do, lifting heavier weights and throwing objects with a great deal more force.

Equipment:

Name: Balmung
Description: A sword once held by the demon hunter known in the past as Siegfried. Who's greatest achievement was said to have been the slaying of a dragon (likely a demon who's form happened to be that of a dragon.). There are many tales surrounding the history of this sword. The sword is nearly as long as a man from tip to hilt (60 Inches). Weighing 8lbs.
Rank: D
Traits: None.

Name: Enchanted Colt 1911
Description: The M1911, also known as Colt 1911 or Colt Government, is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. This one has been enchanted by The Umbral Witches.
Upgrade Points: 2
Upgrades:

Upgrade 1/Name: DP Rounds (Devil Penetration Rounds)

Description: The demonic equivalent of an Armor Penetrating round for demons. Clips have enchanted AP bullets designed to penetrate the hides of demons with especially tough exteriors. Still functions like an AP round on humans too. (Reduces the effectiveness of Inhuman Toughness.)

Upgrade 2/Name: Infinite Ammo
Description: The Arm can fire at will without being reloaded. This is the result of Conjuration magic simply summoning a new bullet into the chamber, or in some cases Elemental Mastery producing the required ammo when it isn't too complex. This is especially dangerous for some weapon types, and may not always be applicable.

Combat Foci:

Name: Long Jabs and Heavy Strikes
Description: John primarily uses a sword of impressive size, weight, and length. As a result John uses long sweeping strikes than can clear multiple foes in a single stroke. Or put the length of his blade to use, testing the space between himself and an enemy with a long stab that can travel many feet between the steps he might take, and the length of his blade to the enemy. This foci makes the user strongly offensive. But results in very little defensive options. Parrying is all but impossible for the user, and blocking is difficult. A style suited to overwhelming multiple enemies in large open areas, not well suited for dueling single swift opponents in small spaces.
Rank: D
Aspects: 0

Name: General Firearms Training
Description: John knows how to use most firearms. He likes guns and uses them regularly. Not especially accurate, but can generally hit a target.
Rank: D
Aspects: 0

Name: Basic Jiu-Jitsu
Description: Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting and submission holds. John practices this to help supplement his usually poor defenses while using Balmung, so that he has some ability to fight back even while unarmed. Likely more effective against people than demons.
Rank: D
Aspects: 0

Name: Basic Kickboxing

Description: Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. John practices this for the same reason he practices Jiu Jitsu. Likely more effective against people than demons.
Rank: D
Aspects: 0

Techniques: None.

[pepsi]

Hey there John Black, thank you for applying! Let's begin the review process.

There are a few smaller points I'd like to address before we can call it a confirmed app.

The Squad and the Techniques sections still have the default text. If there is nothing to put there, just leave "None".

I absolutely understand where you're coming from, but Balmung's Traits/Aspects can be listed as just "None". It is true that it's currently the weapon's Dormant form, but you don't need to specify it here.

Your Red Orbs number counts the total number of Red Orbs you gained, not how many you have left after purchasing stuff. So this entry should be 1000.

Finally, Demon Scenting isn't viable as a Focus, because it's actually pretty much a Trait (or perhaps it could be expanded into an Aspect later on).

As an afterthought, I had a bit of a hard time parsing the backstory from the physical and personality descriptions because they're all mixed together. This isn't an issue, because what your character is like will mostly be determined by how you play him. I just wanted to give you this feedback.

If you have any questions, you can find me on Discord.

[John Black]

Made edits for the suggested and required changes.

If Demon Scenting is more of a Trait, I'll just grab it at a later time.

I made an effort to keep the backstory, physical description, and personality description more separate this time.

Thanks for your explanation/suggestions. Hopefully things are correct now.

[pepsi]

Your Character App has been Approved. You can now post an exact copy of it in the Updated Character Apps section; you can grab the code from here:

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(FC is Sterkenburg Cranach.)

   [b]Name:[/b] John Black (Nickname: Bluthund)

   [b]Age:[/b] 26

   [b]Gender:[/b] Male (He/Him)

   [b]Race:[/b] Half-Blood

   [b]Rank:[/b] D Rank.

   [b]Faction:[/b] Descendants of Charon (THE UMBRAL WITCHES)

   [b]Squad:[/b] None.
[div][b]
[/b]    [/div][div][b]Role:[/b] Fighter
[/div] 
[div][b]Appearance:[/b] John possess an often stern expression. He is rarely seen smiling, though it's never been from lack of enjoyment. He possesses a lean but strong figure, perhaps gifted to him by his half demon nature. His hair is often kept short, though he's occasionally let it grow to his shoulders, or slightly past. Hair and eyes are both a deep dark shade of brown hazel. He stand's at a solid 5'8".
[/div]
[div][b]Personality:[/b] A calm figure, he often enjoys the simple things when he can. In particular he is fond of strawberry yogurts, and parfaits. His neutral expression makes him seem more stern than he really is, generally having a more relaxed and accepting personality when interacted with. In a fight his personality can become a bit wild, not unhinged, but somewhat more reckless. Though he's generally relaxed, he has a desire to improve himself, and hoped to make the world a better place if only in small ways.
[/div]
[b]Backstory:[/b] His life only truly began to delve into the supernatural after high school. His family, his mother in particular, had ties to The Umbral Witches. He never knew his father, and his mother never had much to say about the man. It had never been that important to John as the mans existence, or lack there of never played a role in his life. His mother did well enough on her own to care for him till he could care for himself.

[div]Learning a bit about The Umbral Witches and their goals, he decided to join their faction following his mothers example, interested in discovering the nature of humans and devils alike. His experience so far has been that humans and devils are equally capable of good and evil, but devils possess an obvious advantage in their destructive capabilities. His view's otherwise are rather neutral. He's content to help demons and humans alike so long as their nature is not malicious.[/div]
[div]He's something of an outlier in The Umbral Witches. He's interested in pursuing the skills and knowledge involving the use of magic, but so far has demonstrated greater affinity for the use of his sword, Balmung.
[/div]
   [b]Red Orbs:[/b] 1000

   [div][b]Blue Orbs:[/b] 400[/div]
[div]    [b]Traits:[/b]
[/div]
[div][b]Healing Factor[/b][/div]Your body innately and unconsciously uses magic to restore any damage done to it. This is an instinctive reaction that tries to keep the abstract shape of your body (i.e. your soul) intact as much as possible.
While you can feel pain just like any other human, your wounds simply heal much quicker than them. Even better, your regenerative factor is so amped up that you can easily regrow lost limbs and survive being stabbed in the chest.
[div]Remember that your stamina isn't unlimited, and that there's things one would wish not to survive from.[/div]
[div][b]Inhuman Strength[/b]
Through thorough training, natural disposition or some magical modification to your muscle structure, you are capable of imparting a lot more force onto objects in the world. You are capable of performing feats of strength that go well beyond what your peers can do, lifting heavier weights and throwing objects with a great deal more force.
[/div]
   [div][b]Equipment:[/b]
[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] Balmung
[b]Description:[/b] A sword once held by the demon hunter known in the past as Siegfried. Who's greatest achievement was said to have been the slaying of a dragon (likely a demon who's form happened to be that of a dragon.). There are many tales surrounding the history of this sword. The sword is nearly as long as a man from tip to hilt (60 Inches). Weighing 8lbs.
[b]Rank:[/b] D
[b]Traits:[/b] None.
[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] Enchanted Colt 1911
[b]Description:[/b] The M1911, also known as Colt 1911 or Colt Government, is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. This one has been enchanted by The Umbral Witches.
[b]Upgrade Points:[/b] 2
[b]Upgrades:[/b]
[/div]
[div][b]Upgrade 1/Name:[/b] DP Rounds (Devil Penetration Rounds)[/div][div][b]Description:[/b] The demonic equivalent of an Armor Penetrating round for demons. Clips have enchanted AP bullets designed to penetrate the hides of demons with especially tough exteriors. Still functions like an AP round on humans too. (Reduces the effectiveness of Inhuman Toughness.)[/div]
[div][b]Upgrade 2/Name:[/b] Infinite Ammo
[b]Description:[/b] The Arm can fire at will without being reloaded. This is the result of Conjuration magic simply summoning a new bullet into the chamber, or in some cases Elemental Mastery producing the required ammo when it isn't too complex. This is especially dangerous for some weapon types, and may not always be applicable.
[/div]
   [div][b]Combat Foci:[/b]
[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] Long Jabs and Heavy Strikes
[b]Description:[/b] John primarily uses a sword of impressive size, weight, and length. As a result John uses long sweeping strikes than can clear multiple foes in a single stroke. Or put the length of his blade to use, testing the space between himself and an enemy with a long stab that can travel many feet between the steps he might take, and the length of his blade to the enemy. This foci makes the user strongly offensive. But results in very little defensive options. Parrying is all but impossible for the user, and blocking is difficult. A style suited to overwhelming multiple enemies in large open areas, not well suited for dueling single swift opponents in small spaces.
[b]Rank:[/b] D
[b]Aspects:[/b] 0[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] General Firearms Training
[b]Description:[/b] John knows how to use most firearms. He likes guns and uses them regularly. Not especially accurate, but can generally hit a target.
[b]Rank:[/b] D
[b]Aspects:[/b] 0
[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] Basic Jiu-Jitsu
[b]Description:[/b] Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting and submission holds. John practices this to help supplement his usually poor defenses while using Balmung, so that he has some ability to fight back even while unarmed. Likely more effective against people than demons.
[b]Rank:[/b] D
[b]Aspects:[/b] 0
[/div]
[div][b]Name:[/b] Basic Kickboxing
[div][b]Description:[/b] Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. John practices this for the same reason he practices Jiu Jitsu. Likely more effective against people than demons.
[b]Rank:[/b] D
[b]Aspects:[/b] 0[/div][div]
[b]Techniques:[/b] None.
[/div][/div]


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[div align="center"][b]Orbs Gained[/b][/div]
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[div align="center"][b]Orbs Spending[/b][/div]
(Trait Rank D) Healing Factor [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Trait Rank D) Inhuman Strength [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Crafted Arm 2 UP) Enchanted Colt 1911 [Spent 800 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 400 :BO:]

(Devil Arm Rank D) Balmung [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Combat Focus Rank D) Long Jabs and Heavy Strikes [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Combat Focus Rank D) General Firearms Training [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Combat Focus Rank D) Basic Jiu-Jitsu [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]

(Combat Focus Rank D) Basic Kickboxing [Spent 0 :RO:, Spent 0 :BO:] [Gained 0 :BO:]



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