HxH: 108 Stars of Destiny [OOC]

[(GigaDrillBreaker)]

Done. Let me know when I can post.

 

[spoiler=Valko Aleksi]

The Cold Star

Name: Valko Aleksi
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Human

[spoiler=Appearance]
Height: 6'2" (190.5 cm)
Weight: 160 lbs (72.6 kg)[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Personality]

When one looks at the world, and delves deep into the darker areas, one finds a shady mix of fear, hatred, and despair. It would not be an unpopular opinion to say that these are the blunders of mankind. Valko, however, sees them as boon. These darker emotions are the most real that a person would feel, at least in his view, and embracing them is the only way that one can attain true strength. That is not to say that the man is without happiness, however. He finds a certain sense of glee in his own victory, or rather, being able to see his enemy grovel for mercy. Those are the experiences he lives off of. This does not make him evil, though. From a technical standpoint, his moral compass points directly toward neutral: he couldn't care less whether what he does is right or wrong.

 

"Each flame will be snuffed out eventually."

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[spoiler=Biography+Motivation]

In his hometown, Valko acted as a thief, sneaking into homes and taking people's possessions while they slept. He had been caught multiple times, but managed to escape jail each time he was incarcerated. Even so, this left him with a reputation that prevents him from showing his face in town, much less at the pawn shop, cutting off his source of income. This game the idea of going through the Hunter Exam, with the plan to become a Fortune Hunter, turning theft into a legal profession and relieving him of his past allegations.
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[spoiler=Abilities]

Ten - Valko is proficient in Ten, and uses it, well, prevent himself from dying. In time, with his hatsu ability, he will be able to use Ten to filter through the emotional inputs, allowing negative emotions of others to fuel his ability further.

Zetsu - With his experience in thievery, and his transmuter nature, Zetsu comes naturally to Valko, as it simply allows him to conceal himself further than he would do physically. As such, Zetsu is the form that he is most proficient in. All of his techniques use In along with them, making them appear to be non-nen abilities, even to those who can see aura.

Ren - Valko uses Ren to project his body from physical harm at a low level (Ken), though at times puts it into his elbows or knees to enhance his physical blows (Ko). These combine to make him proficient in close combat (Ryu). He also uses it on his ears and eyes to enhance his own stealth techniques (Gyo).

Hatsu (when achieved) - Through Hatsu, Valko coats his blades in aura, allowing them to seep energy from things, or people, that they touch. This causes a general effect of cooling things down, and when it absorbs aura, that aura is added to his own pool. When combating people, this effect can be counter through use of Zetsu, though would only happen if the opponent was able to interpret how the ability worked (which is difficult, due to his constant use of In). This leeching aura also can be enhanced through darker emotions, such as the coldness that Valko fills himself with, and the fear that he strives to plunge enemies in. This Hatsu ability works through Shu with his blades, though can also be performed with his bare hands. 

Thievery Proficiency - As a thief, Valko is capable of concealing himself easily, having an eye for shadows, and walking naturally silently.

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[spoiler=Miscellaneous]

[spoiler=Battle Theme]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rANkvMggnZk

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[Andx]

Okay then, finally figured out an app and stuff. So here's the first one. I've been thinking I'll be having two characters, the other of which would be going with that back story idea you mentioned Aix. Anyway as always, feel free to tell me to change stuff and I will especially since I'm not super familiar with HunterxHunter.

 

[spoiler=Xiu]

The Ambiguous Star

Name: XiuMin Rong
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Human

[spoiler=Appearance:]

Height: 5'7" / 170 cm

Weight: 120 lbs / 54.4 kg

Xiu tends to wear simplistic clothing as shown in varying colors, though generally white or green.

 

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[spoiler=Personality:]

Xiu in general is quite aloof. She often has a slight smile to her face but she appears to be detached to an extent from what's going on around her. She interacts with people fine but it's hard to tell if she's really in the conversation or not. Often she'll stare off into the distance seemingly at nothing pondering various things and yet still follow what's been going on around her and occasionally chime in. She's very polite and often cordial when talking with others regardless of how long she's known them. When something she finds funny occurs she'll often giggle softly to herself.

 

Xiu's mind is brilliant and sharp and she loves learning and reading. She'll often have a book on her to read whenever she feels like it, almost without regard to what's happening around her. She seems to have answers readily available to most questions but won't always give out the answers right away even if asked directly. She rarely if ever speaks negatively of others and seems to keep most of her personal opinions to herself unless directly asked. Xiu can easily derail conversations with various other thoughts and questions and seems to lack any form or order to how she goes about it.

 

When it comes to getting what she wants, Xiu is rather patient and calculating. Things don't have to happen immediately so long as they happen and she's often planning to ensure they do. It's hard to grasp what it is she really wants or what she's really feeling. And while she doesn't exactly use people she will gladly accompany and cooperate with them if it helps her while making various suggestions that hint at what she may actually want.

 

She's mostly a mystery. Interacting with her doesn't make it much easier to figure her out. Things she does and says may seem careless and rude at times while incredibly caring and thoughtful at others. Her motives are deep and hidden away but she acts to accomplish her desires. Occasionally one may catch a glimpse past the outward act and into her real thoughts and feelings only to sense something ominous about it. She is capable of forming real bonds with others but is particularly careful of who she associates with.

 

When in battle or similar serious situations the light aloof happiness subsides a bit in favor of a serious tactical mindset. Xiu doesn't particularly enjoy fighting and likes to end fights quickly if she can. And while generally hard to anger, if someone does anger her she can become incredibly cruel.

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[spoiler=Motivation:]

When asked why she desires to be a hunter, Xiu tends to alternate between a few different stories. One is that she desires the access to various libraries and universities she could in no other way afford to attend or visit to learn. She might also say that she desires to help defend the people and be a force for good. Another common answer is that she would like the recognition the title brings.

 

Of course her true motive is bits and pieces of these answers and something more. She does indeed desire to learn more but more because there is something or someone she desires to hunt. On rare occasion she may mention that much but never does she describe what this target is to any who ask her. This personal quest is what drives her. Her actions are mysterious to those on the outside but Xiu is always striving to aim towards this goal.

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[spoiler=Biography:]

Xiu grew up on the continent of Aiza. She was raised mostly by her father as her mother had passed away during the birth of her younger brother. Xiu's father was a scholar and researcher and worked long and hard to provide for his children. He strived especially to instill a desire to learn in them. He felt that knowledge was power and would enable them to have successful and happy lives whatever they chose to do.

 

As her father generally did his research through a university, Xiu often lived close to or in the larger cities of Aiza and always marvelled at the things people could create. As a child Xiu was a much easier person to understand and interact with and she made various friends in the different cities they lived in. Her younger brother RuWen often expressed a desire to be a Hunter one day which Xiu never saw much appeal to it. But Ru trained hard and managed to begin using Nen. Ru amazed Xiu with the various things he could do and he told her about how he had awakened his Nen through meditation and described how it was done. 

 

When Ru was twelve, and Xiu was thirteen, Ru found an older hunter who was willing to help train him in preparation for the exam. He left the family for what was to be a three month session of personal training. But that three months soon was drawn out to six and eventually nine and still Ru had not returned. Eventually the older hunter returned alone to Xiu and her father. He wasn't in great shape himself and he was almost incoherent initially as he attempted to explain what had happened to Ru. He spoke of their training in a mountain and a strange cloud of darkness that had appeared along the path. Ru had disappeared into it and while attempting to follow the man experienced painful and disturbing hallucinations. Upon coming to himself he searched as long as he could be never found Ru. The people in the nearby towns had only ever heard of it in folktales referring to it as the Demon's Heart.

 

Grief was something Xiu hadn't experienced before. She had been so young when her mother died. She hardly knew how to react. In the midst of this her current personality began to develop. She detached herself from what was happening around her and began thinking. Life began to feel less real and somehow amusing most of the time. She clung to the fact that Ru could still be alive. It was the only thing that was real. What was happening around her didn't matter, just as long as she saw him again. Eventually she determined that she just had to learn more about the Demon's Heart to find him. She searched every book and record that she could and found only bit and traces of information each calling it by a different name. She quickly found that she wouldn't be able to access the records that might contain more. And so she set her heart on becoming a Hunter to find the things she needed.

 

She began her training around the time she was fourteen at first by attempting to meditate the way Ru had once described to awaken her Nen. After trying long enough she succeeded then she sought out trainers to help her prepare for the Hunter Exam. All the while she studied and read whatever she could believing that any piece of knowledge could be helpful at some point. She never really did manage to come to terms with the grief and has become quite odd and aloof for it. Seeing her brother again to her is something that will assuredly happen. There's no question of if but simply when.

 

(This is what felt right for the bio but at the same time I dislike that I'm essentially writing in plot ideas. That said I'm not expecting anything to be done concerning it or at least nothing special added or changed to include it. If it conveniently fits in somewhere, sure. But don't sweat it. Should the RP end and Xiu's still searching that's fine by me.)

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[spoiler=Abilities:]

Skill with Nen

Ten: Xiu is very skilled with keeping her nen around her body and not letting any go to waste while not actively being used.

 

Zetsu: Basic functionality with the technique.

 

Ren: Can output a good amount of nen with the technique without tiring too quickly. While general strength/defense is increased, speed is usually more of the focus.

 

Hatsu: Known as Amorphous Steel, Xiu's hatsu technique manifests from transmuting her nen into a malleable almost fluid like metal that can harden quickly into various shapes and even change shape. The amount that can be created of course directly correlates with how much nen Xiu is putting out and generally she would struggle to make anything about half as big as she is. As it is simply her nen taking on metal like properties it does not last once she stops using the technique. Uses can range to making simple items for one time use to combat. Generally in battle she can coat her staff in the metal and create various blades and weapons off of it.

 

There is one defensive use of the technique. Xiu can create a mirror of sorts out of the metal like nen generally no larger than a four foot square. Nen based attacks that collide with this mirror are partially absorbed and partially let through while anything not nen (like say people) is let through entirely. The amount absorbed is never greater than fifty percent and that is only if expending great amounts of nen to form it. Xiu has attempted storing the absorbed nen and firing it back off with very mixed results and avoids attempting it in battle.

 

Encyclopedia of Knowledge

Xiu is very well read and constantly reading more. She knows a lot of stuff for it. Like a lot. How useful this is to other people depends on if they're asking her questions of course as she doesn't usually just impart knowledge to others for no reason.

 

Incredible Memory

While not photographic exactly, Xiu's memory is very sharp and sometimes borders on it. She's very good at remembering names and faces after relatively few encounters and in general just remembers things very well. At times she even takes note of and recalls seemingly trivial or mundane things.

 

Cooking Skills

Being the oldest child with a single father working a lot, Xiu took it upon herself to be the chef in the family. She's rather good at on the fly cooking and improvised meals. She doesn't much stick to recipes but manages to make something good out of what's at hand. Though sometimes her tastes can be a little odd compared to others.

 

Staff Fighting

Xiu carries a long five foot staff with her that often appears to be little more than a simple walking stick. It is her weapon of choice however and is made of a fairly tough wood. She's trained for quite some time with it and is fairly competent with it.

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[spoiler=Miscellaneous:]

Various pet peeves include: people treating books carelessly, people speaking too loudly for too long, and general disregard for education and learning.

 

Some quirks include: twirling the ends of her hair with her right index finger while thinking or bored, long extended "hmm"s while thinking, random moments of excitement while reading, tapping her feet in various made up rhythms while standing around.

 

Music

Reflection/Sadness

Peaceful/Everyday

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[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

[spoiler=Toyo's App 2: Electric Toyogaloo]

Username: The Star That Breaks The Gloomy Sky
Name: Iom Nyx
Age: 13
Gender: F
Race: Devil
[spoiler=Appearance]

148 cm 37 kg. She has sharp, fang-like teeth that is very prominent when she grins. Her arms from the elbow down are always covered under sleeves and black gauntlets with claw-like fingers. The reason for this will be explained under her ability.

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[spoiler=Personality]

Iom is the mischiveous one of the Nyx sisters. She's impulsive, cocky, impatient and fashions herself as a prankster of sorts. She's somewhat hyperactive and is constantly doing something else while talking, such as tapping her feet, swaying around, gritting her fangs or flapping her little wings. Unlike the normal depiction of devils as mischiveous beings who spread hate and evil, Iom is much more like an internet troll in that regard. Instead of manipulating others to do evil things, she makes baiting comments and laugh as people get agitated by it. Or more commonly, get agitated by the fact nobody is taking her bait. Though, the way she always has a semi-mischiveous smile on her face at all times makes it easy for people to call her out on her shit.

 

Iom, like most other devils, is very proud of her race and believes that devils are superior to humans. To Iom, this generally means that she never takes humans seriously and will always scoff at any accomplishments they have, while also laughing off any humans that attack her. Despite her saying that humans are inferior, she is oddly very curious about humans and will willingly listen to people talking about themselves for hours on end, with a child-like curiosity in her eyes.

 

Being only a child, she's very naive to the world and requires her sister to be by her side in order to not be a complete cloudcuckoolander. She lacks common sense and takes things very literally, which, combined with her curious nature, has gotten her in a lot of trouble. Also, her cockiness and tendency to challenge people to fights is a constant source of headache for her sister.

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[spoiler=Motivation]

Iom's sole motivation of becoming a hunter is to be the best there ever was. She's too young to really have any major ambitions, but she loves fighting and wants to be the strongest, so there.

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[spoiler=Biography]

-to be discussed with nephykunz-

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[spoiler=Abilities]

Being a devil, Iom has her aura nodes unsealed since she was born. At the start of the RP, she is capable of using her Aura arms as well as the basics of Nen apt enough.

-Aura Arms - Iom's signature ability. A unique application of Ko where the Aura essentially replaces a limb. Her arms from the elbow down are globs of black aura focused in a limb-like shape, covered with a sleeve and a gauntlet with claws. Being made of aura, she can morph her arms to any shape she desire as well as extend it up to 4 times the original length. The arms are semi-solid and has the texture and consistency of Jell-O, by her own admission. Usually she turns these limbs into shapes such as hammers, scissors or sometimes a gigantic hand. Though it is most often used as a mallet or a rocket punch. She is very creative with these limbs. Expect shenanigans.

-Force Eater - By turning her Ko-arms into mouths, she can eat Aura that is in the form of Ten, and by extension Shu, Ken, Gyo and En. This technique is an application of Transmuter unique only to her, turning an opponent's Aura into her own Aura. Like eating actual food, Iom gets full of it rather quickly and she is left rather defenseless when she is eating. Force Eater restores her lost aura, though not 100% of Aura eaten become hers. The actual rate is only around 65%.

-Assisted athleticism - With the aid of her Ko-arms, she can dart around the battlefield by using the arms like a grappling hook, and it can even be used to add leverage, to make her become even quicker.

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[spoiler=Miscellaneous]

-"Iom" means little in Esperanto. This is alluding to her being the younger of the Nyx sisters. Like the Qiao sisters of ancient China, it is unknown whether Iom is her real name or merely a title.

-According to Iom, Aura tastes like smoked rabbit with soy sauce, and is one of her favorites foods. Some people's auras taste different, though. Generally, the more evil person the sweeter it tastes, while nice people taste more savory. Point is, Aura is delicious.

-Despite having wings, she cannot fly. They're not big enough to grant her flight.

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[Maeriberii Haan]

Completely revamped my app.

 

Well, not completely, but yeah. Big changes and stuff.

[Raine]

[spoiler=Dear, Curiosity Cats who ask oddly personal questions.]

Username: Twinkle twinkle
Name: Nona Belerus
Age: If you're hitting on me, I am legal if that's what you're asking.
Gender: I'm a girl, Professor Oak. 
Race: People-ish person

[spoiler=Appearance] 

 

Height: Taller than you, a******. 

Weight: You don't ask a lady that!

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Personality: What psycho wants a analysis of someone else, are you like one of those freaks who can't get a date so you install spy cameras in public bathrooms. What a pervert. I once filled a room full of poisonous balloons to prove I could ruin birthdays parties more than my sister. I like spicy food because it makes me forget just a few moments all of my sadness. I always loved animals because they reminded me of people but better. What's your favorite music? OMG, really!? I hate them so much, you must be an awful person with awful taste. Mi madre es cubana que explica mi llamarada latino. Who ever said not to give people false hope obviously never crushed someones spirits to make themselves feel better. Are you still reading? ...I just wanted to see if someone was here. 

 

Motivation: I'm motivated to strike you upside the head, if you keep creeping on me. I'll call the cops, I swear to god. You know, my cousin thought that hunters were like cops or something and I was like, 'Mira, Mira, Mira, no, no, it's like, get whatever you want.' I get free s*** and people bow to me, actually, it would just be more people bowing to me. I started a cult once. 

 

Biography: My hair was dark once. It was awful. When I was a kid, I had like 3 stuffed animals. It was pretty beast. I dated this guy, his name was Brian. He was a dick, f*** Alister. I got my haircut in prison. I was born in the darkest abyss of the 88th realm to a mother with golden peacock feathers raised in the savanna wilds of yore and fathered by a conquistador who is said to have worn the heads of decapitated kings around his neck as he prayed for his next meal of canalizing on toppled royalty. f*** Alister. I also dated this girl named Cecilia, I converted to some stupid religion at the time because I couldn't believe those jugs were not made by divine hands. Turns out she's too much of a good-two-shoes, so f*** her too... but more gently, she's deserves a nice guy. But mostly f*** Alister. Morrigan liked to be on top... of the world, mostly I just stalked him. Why are the crazy ones so, sizzle-me-timbers. Oh my god,  I gotta go... *later* f*** Alister, seriously, total a******. I just passed by some red-head, bejeezus, more like a nova in my pants, am I right? Of coarse, I am. I'm gonna make fun of the bratty blue lollipop, I'll smuggle some bleach into rich clothes or something.  

 

Abilities: I can make fun of people dancing, I invented like 10 emoticons, I can walk up a down escalator in like 2 seconds, I can fit my body into small spaces, I can tell instantly whether someone is fat or pregnant with 60% accuracy, I can sneak like 3 hot dogs into a movie theater, I can convince my grandmother that I'm not real, I can win a staring contest with a cat, I can make any security guard suspicious of me, I can convince my mom that I'm adopted...

 

[spoiler=Miscellaneous]

I only have one theme song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateQQc-AgEM

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[Aix]

Alright, so when the RP starts, You have all taken a long and hard journey to reach the small port city of Ferris, and whoever helped you here has given you a piece of parchment with something written on the back. Your character should have the mental capacity to figure out where to go with that little hint, or at least derp around until you find it.

Below are all your parchment pieces.

[spoiler=Ozymandias]
The Skytower’s summit.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Cecilia]
The Brick House.
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[spoiler=Valko]
The Brick House.
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[spoiler=Morgan]
The Skytower’s summit.
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[spoiler=Morrigan]
The Skytower’s summit.
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[spoiler=Celia]
The Brick House.
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[spoiler=Alaster]
The Skytower’s summit.
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[spoiler=Nova]
The Brick House.
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[spoiler=Lettess]
The Skytower’s summit.
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[spoiler=Iom]
The Brick House.
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[spoiler=Xiu]
The Skytower’s summit.
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The Skytower is just a skyscraper, while the Brick House is the name of a tavern somewhere in the city. Feel free to invent other details within reason.

[Aix]

The new person on the roof is just whoever gets there first.

[Maeriberii Haan]

http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/326960-h%C3%97h-108-stars-of-destiny-ic/

 

Aix, next time, please actually say that the IC is now open.

[Asriel Dreemurr]

So to clarify, were we all supposed to arrive on La Sirène or is it up to us to determine how our characters arrive in whatever city this is?

 

Edit: Nevermind, figured that out after reading the rest of Aix's post.  Anyways, does this city have a name?

[Astolfo]

Aix, Mal's with Iom, so they'd both just have the same piece, right?

[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

Due to various circumstances, I'll be unable to post for the next few days. If anyone at all wants to use my character, feel free to do so. Don't ask me "Is this okay?" Or "Can I do this?". Go crazy, do anything with them.

That is all.

[Aix]

Aix, Mal's with Iom, so they'd both just have the same piece, right?

Sure.

[Maeriberii Haan]

By the way, the "last night's murder" that Celia heard about is not related at all to the two devils. It's Morrigan's murder.

 

Just wanted to clear it out.

 

(Also, a fight to the death this early could be fun, as long as it didn't warp or delay the plot, I guess).

[Aix]

Skytower people, I'm going to leave it to you guys to prompt the thing with the parchment pieces. Take this time for character interaction. Blah. Blah. Blah. Free posting at this point for interaction, but don't post a ton.

[Maeriberii Haan]

Oh right, speaking of that, it'd be best if the Brick house people get into place soon too.

[Kyng]

Oh right, speaking of that, it'd be best if the Brick house people get into place soon too.

Done.

[Tesability Black]

[spoiler=For the Future of the Armagnis species]Username: The Volcanic Star
Name: Taikyu Zephyr
Age: 4 years (Equal to 27 years in maturity for his race)
Gender: Male
Race: Armagnis
[spoiler=Appearance]
He appears like a vivid-red fox with the size and muscular build of a horse. A mane of yellow fur appears on the back of his head, a pair of pure-white upper fangs appear from his muzzle and around the ankles near his paws are neon-green bands of fur. If you dare to look him in the eyes, they are a neon-green color with dark-green pupils, but still look more human than bestial. In an enraged state, however, the pupils narrow much like a snake's pupils. Upon his back is a long orange appendage, much like a leathery tentacle without any of the normal suckers on one side, capable of using various objects, even certain ones that require two hands. Such can even be used to wield some of the more heavier weaponry, such as any two-handed heavy weapon, since he can brace himself with 'four-paw traction'. He is not meant to look menacing at first, no. Instead, such an appearance is actually meant to give those who see it a false impression and trick them into charging in before setting them ablaze with the fire he literally becomes. He measures up to 5'6" at the top of his front shoulder.
(I added the background after I had already shaded, which is why the lighting is way off. The whip-arm is also meant to be a bit longer than depicted in the picture.)[/spoiler][spoiler=Personality]Being the 'lone wolf' among potential Hunters and Hunters in general if he passes the Exam, Taikyu is almost always on guard, which results in him almost constantly using at least a low level of Gyo on both his nose and his ears, since the technique is ineffective on his eyes. Because of his relatively-young age compared to more long-lived races, he's always trying to learn about the world outside of his home desert so he can better represent his species. This guarded nature is due to the fact that members of his species have been captured and studied, even killed in experiments, due to the fact that his race was originally created from pure Nen before the first two wound up breeding with each other and solidified bodies for the future generations. However, despite this stoic appearance, Taikyu is rather-naive in regards to the world beyond the desert sands, which can lead him into dangers even his guarded nature wouldn't prevent him from entering, a trait that becomes hinted at with his Nen ability type...[/spoiler][spoiler=Motivation]His motivation is two-fold.
~To prove his race as a seperate sentient species worth being recognized by the world, instead of allowing the Armagni to continue being treated as magical curiosities among the miniature Tenere Desert, where the creatures live near the one volcano within the center of the desert's sands. There have been many an Armagni dead because of curious Hunters and he hopes that by becoming one himself, that will stop.
~To prove that there are those among his race capable of using all four principles of Nen, even if one of them is usually fatal for someone of his species to use.[/spoiler][spoiler=Biography]Taikyu Zephyr is one of 42 currently-living members of the Armagnis species and part of a litter that has lost most of its members to curious and abusive Hunters and advanced users of Ten, which is required to shield one's self from the intense heat of the Tenere desert. After turning 1 year of age (equal in maturity to a 7-year-old human), he claimed that he would stop them after he became an adult. This idea was often hushed by the 'elders' of the packs, though he kept the idea in his head all the same.
The possibility to protect his species came about during the Rite of Maturity, when a pup dives into the heart of the volcano they live in with the wish to be acknowledged by the rest of the packs as full-fledged adult. Upon adulthood, each member of the species is granted a different ability. Some of them are granted various form of wings and become sky sentries. Some can shape the sands themselves into various forms and become the builders and blacksmiths of the packs. Some are even able to raise and cultivate various plants and animals designed to thrive within the Tenere desert, though all of these are omnivorous in nature. When he did the Rite, however...nothing seemed to have changed to the pack. This almost got him expelled from the packs as a Lone Wolf, a would-be liability if part of a pack, if a pair of Hunters that had been studying the species from a distance hadn't stepped forward and asked if Taikyu could use Zetsu.
Seeing as his choices were to either possibly die on his own terms or live an exiled life, Taikyu closed his eyes and focused on pulling in his energy. Normally, this would be fatal for the Armagnis due to the sudden temperature drop, but Taikyu was still standing after using the technique. The pair explained that they saw Taikyu's aura centers open up further than normal for the rest of the race while within the volcano's center, allowing him to maintain his heat aura while performing the different basic Nen techniques, allowing him to become a Hunter if he passed a particular exam.
The hunter pair tried teaching him how to read and understand at least basic words after this so that he wouldn't be completely lost if in a human city. A few months after this encounter, a specially-crafted messenger bird delivered a letter to Taikyu on flameproof parchment with the 'dumbed-down' version of the Hunter Exam invitation. Soon afterwards did he start moving, taking care as he traveled and learning a few tricks of his own on the way...[/spoiler]Abilities:[spoiler=Species-related]~Fire Heal: As beings of fire and heat, being surrounded by such allows them to heal faster. Diving straight into a roaring flame will often fully-heal them after a few minutes.
~Water/Lava Reversal: Water and Lava swap places in regards to how they affect the Armagni compared to other races. While they can drink and bathe in lava, it is water that can cause serious harm to them. It's this reversal that the race live near the active volcano in the middle of the Tenere desert.
~Living Flame: At will, the Armagni can become a pure embodiment of fire, allowing others to literally run through them and set themselves ablaze while the Armagnis remains unharmed. However, they usually only use such as a damaging evasive tactic. Dousing one with water in this form can kill an Armagnis while leaving nothing behind if there's not a single part of the flame left. Otherwise, they will reform and appear severely-drained, if not with severe wounds depending on how much of the flames are left. They can also summon flames around themselves as needed for combat, such as when slashing at foes or biting them.
~Heat Aura: Armagni constantly produce heat around themselves to protect them from what would be a much-colder enviroment to them. When made hot enough, it could even evaporate smaller amounts of water before it hits them. However, something odd happens when a normal one tries to use Zetsu. Both their normal and their heat aura recede into the Armagnis' body, which is a fatal flaw that has often resulted in the inability for the race to produce potential Hunters. However, one special Armagnis has emerged as an exception...
~Sharpened Senses: Since the Armagnis species is modeled vaguely like a fox, they have heightened senses of smell, sight and hearing.
~Whip-arm: The Armagni each have a long, rubbery, whip-like limb emerging from their back that is dexterous enough to manipulate various delicate objects as well as use many combat-based objects. They are built to have increased muscle strength in his legs and a stronger skeletal system overall to support this extra weight as well as any suddenly gained...like if one tosses someone clear across the battlefield. This is what allows him to bring the fight right to those who wish to harm them with the foe's own weapons.
~Horse-like: Because of the increased muscle strength in their limbs, the Armagni can run slightly faster than a modern-day race horse. They can also jump really-high as well. I also wouldn't stand behind one, if I were you...that back-kick hurts, especially with clawed paws...
~Patterned Barking: The Armagni have learned how to communicate with others with something known as 'patern barking', where they make their barks, whines and other canine sounds a fair bit more like human words. Those whom have mastered this are often the primary translators when an actual friendly visitor comes to them.

~Strange Reaction to Alcohol: If one decides to give an Armagnis something with a decent amount of the drink, take care not to stand in front of...or behind...them for a while. Fire belches AND fire farts are a thing with the species, as one unfortunate researcher found out the hard way...[/spoiler][spoiler=Nen-related abilities]~Ten - Taikyi can use Ten to safely ignite the air around him, so he can use his Living Flame ability in a more-controlled way, and reduce risk of igniting extra things by accident.
~Zetsu - Normally, when an Armagnis pulls their aura into themselves, they also pull in their protective heat aura. Taikyu has developed the ability to seperate his heat and regular auras, allowing him to perform Zetsu with his normal aura and an equal to Ten with his heat aura being held really close to him.
~Ren - Taikyu can use Ren to superheat the air around himself way past water's boiling point before releasing it towards all around him in an equal-directional 'sphere'. Those hit with this 'heat wave' often suffer from 1st-3rd degree burns, depending on how close something was to him when he releases it. Something that's point-blank to him upon release risk having their skin literally melted off.
~Hatsu (when achieved) - Despite his stoic appearance, Taikyu is actually a Transmuter, able to turn his aura into either flame, electricity or a super-heated gust of wind at will.
~Altered use of Gyo: Taikyu isn't one that can see auras when he uses Gyo. Instead, he hears and smells them...and not all of them sound in-tune or smell pleasant.
~Use of Shu: If Taikyu happens to be wielding a metallic weapon in his whip-arm, which is usually his metallic battlestaff, he can superheat it after using Shu on it and use it to cut off limbs and cauterize the wound at the same time, leaving the foe no chance to reattach the limb in any way.[/spoiler][spoiler=Other Abilities]~Basic Literacy:  You'd think that creatures that don't look even vaguely-humanoid wouldn't be able to read at all, right? This one has actually achieved a basic level of literacy, which wound up having his invitation be reworded to accomidate for this...[/spoiler]
Miscellaneous:
~Theme Song: Look How Far We've Come - Imagine Dragons[/spoiler]

[Maeriberii Haan]

Don't think there's anything problematic with the app, so I'll accept it unless Aix or the other co-hosts objects to it.

Also, we seem to have slowed down recently. If we can, let's try finishing this part fast so we can start the exam sooner.

[Tesability Black]

Sadly, such double-posting can be unavoidable in an OOC thread on occassion, UE.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

[spoiler=Sniper not kitty]Username: Shooting Star
Name: Torben Orbus
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Human
[spoiler=Appearance][/spoiler]
[spoiler=Personality]Torben is talkative, he loves to go on and on without really caring if anyone is listening. He is cheerful no matter the situation and is quick to laughter. Doesn't mind getting insulted and often plays along as if the insult was a joke.

At least that is what he shows. Inside he is brooding and observant. He pays close attention to the smallest of details and is quite serious when he has a goal in mind. He is always struggling with guilt and everything he does is an attempt to make up for the things he's done. Including his cheerful attitude. "This world has enough pain, why add more to it? That's just selfish." However he doesn't really think he deserves to be forgiven so he will keep going until he dies. He doesn't fear death, or killing when he has to. But he prefers to avoid both for as long as he can.

He can be overly protective of his allies, though he doesn't go out of his way to make them. Very forgiving of the faults of other people, unless they've caused others harm intentionally.In those cases he has no qualms about taking you down. [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Motivation] Redemption. Torben feels he needs to do something with his skills to help others to make up for his cowardice leading to many deaths and this was the best way to do it.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Biography] Torben was the youngest of three orphan children, whose parents died in a fire when he was only 2. He and his brother, Nezar, were taken care of by their elder sister, Tresa, for the early years of his life. When he was 4 he was taken away by a group who trained him in the art of assassination. He hated himself for killing but knew he had to continue or else he would be next. He worked for them for years, but refused to kill parents, not wanting to make anyone else go through that pain. That was the promise he made to make himself feel better about his job. One day he was sent on a job, which he completed and afterwards found out the man he killed was the single father of three. This moment was when Torben mustered the courage to escape.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Abilities]

[spoiler=Combat]Torben uses Nen to enhance the power and precision of his sniper rifle, as well as the bullets themselves.

He is also skilled in hand-to-hand combat and can use Nen to enhance his strikes.

Torben has taken a Vow that he would lose all feeling in his arms if he ever caused the death of someone other than his target with his rifle.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Not combat]Skilled in math, related to gauging distance and the like.

Great eyesight.

Skilled in stealth.[/spoiler]

Note: Nen abilites not accesable now, however still is a crack shot with his rifle and has decent hand-to-hand skills. [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Miscellaneous][spoiler=theme song]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjWlHZ3EvuU[/spoiler]

Always feels cold, no matter what, so wears warm clothing wherever he goes.

Very ticklish.[/spoiler]

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[Maeriberii Haan]

Posted.

 

For the people currently in the cliff, this will probably the last window of  free character interaction before the exam's details and such.

[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

morrigan's abilities are now detailed

sorry for ripping off JoJo

[Aix]

Take this moment to flex your muscles. Beat up some wolves in the woods.

[Love of Ghibli]

Edited the Lettess app...now we get the general direction of the character. Off to post now.

[宇佐見 蓮子@C94]

[spoiler=Ring Ring Ring~]
"Ah crap, ah crap, ah crap... Now I've really messed up... Ring Ring Ring~ Ah, Boss!"
Username: Token Evil Star-Teammate
Name: Meryl Valentine
Age: 19
Gender: Female (Reverse-Trap Bokukko)
Race: Human
[spoiler=Appearance]

*minus the bow* *despite the pic, her face actually looks softer and always has a somewhat worried look on her face*
172 cm, 65 Kg. Valentine is a young girl whose feminine facial features are always obstructed behind her tall collar. Thanks to her short hair and boyish clothes, people often mistake her for a boy, much to her content. Her cape does a good job hiding her rather well-endowed chest. She usually wears a dark undershirt that extends down to her thighs. Tight, striped leggings and knee-high boots decorate her legs.
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[spoiler=Personality]
Rather unfitting for somebody who can explode people just by a mere punch, Valentine is actually a timid and shy person clouded by paranoia. Lacking in confidence in all areas, she's a nervous wreck who constantly loses her cool over the littlest things, and always has this feeling that everyone and everything is out to get her. Even speaking to people is somewhat difficult without stuttering nervously. To boot, she's very apologetic and would apologize profusely even for mistakes she didn't directly cause. All in all, she seems like a harmless, if somewhat pitiful, little girl who can't possibly harm a fly.

Thankfully, she has the drive to overcome her flaws. She's eager to prove herself and tries her best to not be so paranoid all the time. When sufficiently riled, she might even gain a "Never Give Up" attitude.

Despite making an effort to hide her true gender though, she doesn't care if someone else figures it out. She doesn't try to make her voice sound deeper or even act more boyish.

Valentine might have some form of OCD. She constantly repeats several actions in private, such as flicking her light switch 3 times before leaving her house, and flips her shit if her stuff is messed up. She has an odd fascination with the number 3. She repeats words thrice quite often, she telegraphs her attacks by clicking her heels three times, and so on.

The only person she trusts is her "Boss", who contacts her via phone every so often. This "Boss" of hers appears to be male, and in his early 30s if his voice is any indication. Valentine herself doesn't know what her boss looks like, but he basically means everything to her. He gives her directions and objectives, while also calming her down whenever she starts acting up. She greatly treasures the phone calls from her boss, and will react violently (or rather, childishly) if someone takes the phone away from her.
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[spoiler=Motivation]
She is driven by her desire to overcome her flaws and weaknesses, while also acting under orders from her Boss. It seems that she joined the exam under her Boss's directions.
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[spoiler=Biography]
Meryl was originally the daughter of a prisoner in an all-female prison. Even though there are male wardens in said prison, not one of them has interacted with her mother in a span of 11 months. Of course, her mother is unable to raise her in the prison, and sent her to her grandfather in an old countryside town. She had a relatively peaceful childhood and was noted to be a gleeful child who would laugh often but also cry just as much.

One time, while walking home from school, she encountered a gravely injured man resting on a flowerbed. Soon after, a group of sharply-dressed gentlemen approached her and asked her about the whereabouts of the injured man. Valentine, for the first time in her life, lied to them in order to protect the man. By the time she checked back on him the next day, she found a thank-you letter in his stead. It was a rather heartwarming for the 15 year-old girl. However, things soon took a turn for the worse. For the next year, she would constantly get harassed wherever she went. From huge guys "accidentally" bumping into her, to random calls at midnight to even death threats on her phone and email. Naturally, Valentine grew scared and paranoid after a while.

The scares culminated in a full-on shootout in her house. It turns out she had lied to a mafia group with a strong influence in her town, and thus several armed men stormed her house. Her grandfather was killed in the event. She survived by hiding in her bed. Thankfully, the mafiamen didn't bother checking for bodies, safe for one. This one guy entered her house and stumbled upon Valentine cowering in fear in the corner. One thing led to another, and it seemed that the experience caused Valentine to open her Nen and activate Bites The Dust for the first time. (though it was a one-off thing) Immediately after that, she receives a phone call from a man calling himself the "Boss". She was traumatized and shellshocked, but through guidance from Boss, she's able to cope and grow into the young Hunter-to-be now.

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[spoiler=Abilities]
[spoiler=Combat-Related Skills]
Nen Ability: Bites The Dust
Bites The Dust is Valentine's Transmuter ability that allows her to turn Nen into Bombs. With an activation requirement of merely a punch, or pretty much any direct skin contact with her hands. People turned into bombs show no outright indication that they have become a bomb, and by the time they notice it's already too late. Despite its description, though, it merely explodes the immediate area of which the target's skin comes into contact with Valentine's hand, and usually results in the flesh being blown clean off in the case of non-Nen users. Nen users typically take far less damage, though it's best to avoid getting hit entirely. These bombs have three main methods of detonating. By far the most effective and Valentine's preferred way is to simply wait 10 seconds and then detonate it to her own will. Striking the bomb area will also result in an explosion. In the case of Nen users, having them unleash their aura out of the node that got hit with Bomberman causes it to explode, and usually in a much more violent fashion than normal. Valentine can only turn 3 people into bombs at a time, but she can store as many bombs as possible in a person, provided she can hit multiple times.

Bites The Dust ~ Sheer Heart Attack
SHA is an application of Bites The Dust where instead of turning living beings into bombs, she creates invisible bubbles in the air that explode upon contact, or if it detects Nen that isn't Valentine's. Being bubbles, they cannot be aimed properly and floats freely in the air, made even worse by the fact that they are invisible to the naked eye. She can create up to 15 bubbles at a time, before entering a cooldown period of around 10 seconds. Its activation is also very telegraphed, as she has to extend her arms and make a square with her thumb and index fingers in order to get a rough idea of where the bullets will end up. Of course, Valentine is very good with predicting trajectories, but she has her limits.

Bites The Dust ~ Bohemian Rhapsody
The third and final variation of Bites The Dust and also the most powerful. This ability essentially turns her bombs into a literal time bomb that is capable of throwing everyone in its blast radius 10 hours back into the past, including the bomb itself. When Bohemian Rhapsody is active, Valentine cannot create additional bombs, and she has to detonate any remaining unexploded bombs before she can use it. The mark of Bohemian Rhapsody is a heart pierced by an arrow on the target's left eye. Unlike the other bombs which require simple touch to be placed, Valentine first has to poke the target's eye, before whispering a "Trigger Word" that will determine its detonation method. Once this is done, the mark appears on the target's eye. A Trigger Word is a sentence describing an action that will trigger the explosion once the action has been fulfilled. There are limitations as to what constitutes as a Trigger Word. For one, an individual has to be named in the sentence, and it has to be someone both the target and Valentine is similar with. Second, the action described cannot be an action that person regularly does. An example of a Trigger Word would be "Morgan Underhill is interrogated". Once Morgan is interrogated by anyone, the bomb will explode following a 66 second delay, before sending everyone, including the person bomb themselves, in its blast radius (usually as large as an entire town) 10 hours into the past, with memories of what they did in the future retained, though not fully. This means that the Trigger Word can possibly be triggered again, thus causing a time loop until people realize what is causing the loop. Once 10 hours elapse and the Bomb is not detonated, the mark will disappear from the target's eye and Valentine is left with almost no Nen, and completely exhausted. Valentine can also use this ability on herself.

Physical Ability
Valentine is not a trained fighter by any means, but she is a capable gymnast. Agile and quick, her fighting style involves many flips and jumps in an effort to land a punch to activate Bites The Dust. Naturally, this means she's much more fragile compared to the others.

Knife Expert
She is sufficiently talented in using Throwing Knives as a weapon, and carries multiple knives on her person at all times. Though, her knives are less like kitchen knives and more like a thin blade optimized for throwing purposes. These aren't her primary weapon and she still relies on Bites The Dust in combat situations.
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[spoiler=Non-combat skills]
Highly Perceptive
Contrary to her clumsy and somewhat "out there" persona, Valentine is a highly perceptive and intelligent person. For example, just using basic math, she can easily figure out trajectories and movement patterns of various objects. She notices the slightest of differences and imperfections very quickly, possibly because of her over-cautious lifestyle and paranoid personality. To some extent, she can predict an enemy's movements provided she has been fighting them for some time.
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[spoiler=Misc]
-Her cross-dressing is also thanks to her Boss's orders.

[spoiler=Trivia stuff]
Favorite food: Cheese-stuffed lobster from her hometown
Favorite musician: Slash, Aerosmith.
Favorite movie/tv show: The Godfather/Fist Of The North Star
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