Srsly surprised no one else has come in to nab my position in the time I've not made my character... this looks good! But oh well.
Name: Cale Droch
Position: Lord of War
Description: The Alberian Cale Droch. The Lord Of War. There are still people who cannot grasp how those two things mean the same thing. A young man of 29, his rise to his new title has been fraught with controversy. A survivor of his hometown's destruction at a supernatural creature's hands, Cale built up a strong hate for the supernatural. He was a far above average fighter who's kindness, humility and determination meant he gained many friends in high places, but not a hero, and certainly no arbiter. It was a chance meeting with a group of Daimah that changed everything. They awoke his magic potential that had been repressed through trauma from his hometown's destruction and gave him their catlike nimbleness along with his strength. He quickly grew in power and took tougher tests to advance.
During these tests, he was also required to study, and he often debated with the others on the lost races. He gained no allies, and a little suspicion, and knew he could not champion their cause, as he was told. The Empire was the best they had, though, and his loyalty to it was never in doubt. It was when he heard about Baal's defeat when he made arbiter did he start to form a new goal. If he couldn't protect the lost races directly, he could do it indirectly. Protect the world. Train to face the greatest of supernatural beasts and demons.
Though his personal combat was the worst of the arbiters, his ability to boost troops put him with the Lord of War's personal arbiters. He went from boosting one person to entire legions so quickly, it surprised everyone. Still, an arbiter seemed as far as he'd get, until a battle went very wrong. The opposing army fielded intensely powerful supernatural beings, injuring the Lord of War and leaving the army in chaos. In the direst hour, Cale channelled everything he had with his Guandao, and boosted the entire army. With newfound strength and protection, and surprising the enemy army, the empire's troops carried the day. It was expected for the champion arbiter to inherit the Lord of War position, but the old one demanded a duel between his champion and the saviour of the army, Cale, ordering him to give it his all rather than hold back. The old Lord of War had worked out Cale had not been the weakest, and it showed, when Cale won the gruelling and long duel.
Some call it a fluke, and not all are happy with his rise to power. He still has those who had always favoured him, along with some suspicion from the inquisition, so Cale has had to spend the last year consolidating his power, and getting used to what it implied. Some wonder, too, if his appointment was blessed by the emperor and the church because of Cale's apparent naivety, a trait that could be easy to manipulate. The only thing people know is how they do not know what goes on in his head. Since the Daimah invaded his mind to leave, albeit friendly, messages, Cale has worked on warding his mind with ki and his spiritual magic. It would be fatal if anyone knew of his blasphemy hiding Daimah, his wish for a all race world in peace or his doubt of Christ-Abel's true intentions.
The most anyone knows of him is the emperor. In a discussion for his new role, he was personally questioned, and one came up: ''What is your goal?'' The most truth anyone has ever heard was this answer: ''To save and protect the world.'' Cale's troops are well equipped, highly trained and have high morale. His honour on the field has meant there are few who wish to sully that with deception or dissension. In battle, Cale leads in the front to wind his ki energies up to peak as his troops gain the benefits of his power. His battle plans may lack in the more subtle areas, but he is meticulous beforehand and valiant during. He has yet to prove his might against the Lords of War in personal combat, so none know if he is as history suggests, the strongest. All the same, no one doubts his will and fire, whether others consider that to be a sign of strength or stupidity. He envies the Shadow, who still hides his identity, and how much easier it must be for the guy. He is wary of the Lord of Euraki, who uses far shiftier strategies than he likes to know. He respects Harrith (for one, the only one he knows by name), and his strategies.
Weapon of Choice: 'Caledonian' a Guan dao, Martial Arts (lightly armoured gauntlets and boots)
Source of Power: Ki. Magic (Essence only... I think...).
Cale's ki boosts his body passively in every category, but particularly strength, speed, reactions and toughness. His ki builds up as his body fights and his adrenaline rises, manifesting in external powers as his ki armour, ki fire on his arms and ki shields. His Guandao is a heavy weapon that he wields effortlessly. It's weight naturally builds ki in his body faster just by spinning it up to speed, but it's properties enhance it further, storing the ki and unleashing it in either ki flame on the blade or a powerful strike and gives a concussive ki blast. Out of combat, he can use his ki to heal himself and others to an extent, normally enough to stop fatal wounds being fatal if in time, but has to then be left to the medical staff.
It is his magical side that allows his ki to receive such heights. His spirit connects with his ki to boost it exponentially, though overuse can take it's toll on his body and spirit. His nature magics allow him to request the ki from the plants around him. If nature agrees with his cause, they will give him their ki to replenish him, sometimes more, sometimes less. A gamble, sometimes through desperation, sometimes to conserve personal energy. It is his spirit magic that allows him to pass his ki's effects onto others. Other than that, he cannot cast magic spells, not even others from the essence group.
It is his ki and his understanding of his spirit that protects his mind. Though this can be broken by a psychic attack, it would be the opposite of subtle.
Skills: Monster fighting. Diplomacy. Strategy. Trainer. History. Music (Irish Whistle).
Specialty: Support. (Ensures his troops are well trained, armed and fed. And then boosts them further with his abilities.)
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Five...
Five versions... and this is the shortest one.
*Shudder.
Khaiel, if you want any additional info, I can give it. If I've got something wrong lore wise, even if it means a change of the character, let me know. I seem to think I may have been a little bold in my assumptions... dunno why.
Sorry for the wait, everyone. Think we can agree mine's nothing like anyone else's skill wise.
(on about skills... I feel like I've missed one or two, so if I add like, a couple in the next 24 hours, it'll be because I'll be going about my day and just go ''Oh, yeah! I meant to have that in!'')
