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A Common Hero Jul 18, 2010 6:13:21 GMT 2

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Post by acommonhero on Jul 18, 2010 6:13:21 GMT 2

Name: Upsilon (refers to the hive as a whole)

Alias: Begins with Hokinsha (Carrier of a Disease), but any body will use the name it had in life as an alias when needed, even interchangeably (rarely).

Race: Credo
Essentially, Credo are undead hive minds.

Phenomenon scholars can only classify a race, despite the difficulties of its diversity. Credo are a hive mind that can spread throughout any race of biological origin. Hives can range from anywhere between one and a theoretically infinite amount of members. A single member, the progenitor, does exist as an individual, in the beginning of their lifecycle. These are no different than any member, but are merely the first of the hive. Progenitors seem to form when an individual that becomes a Credo somehow retains some part of their past self, though only the barest few of memories are preserved the personality remains distinct from the hive. This happens during the creation of one in about every two hundred new Credo, starting a new hive’s lifecycle. The cycle continues on when a progenitor first manages to kill a sentient life form, passing on its curse (as it is called by many non-Credo). The individual rises again, and unless a new progenitor is formed, its mind is completely destroyed. The two individuals are now indistinguishable mentally from one another; for all intents and purposes there is only one mind between all Credo in a hive. If motivated to do so, the Credo hive may continue to spread their curse.

The Credo curse seems to be just that, magical in origin. Older Credo hives have even worked spells around themselves that allow them to curse non-sentient beings, retain memories of past lives when reproducing, and other mutations. These are closely guarded secrets only given to the eldest of Credo hives. To their eternal frustration, however, it is still considered impossible for something that is not biological to become a Credo.

Whatever the case may be, unlike other undead a Credo retains a sentient mind, if a somewhat alien one, as well as a true semblance of life, keeping their origin species healing factor and feeding habits in each body, unlike most other kinds of undead. Credo have a natural form of immortality: so long as one body exists, the mind has not perished, and the curse can be passed on. In addition to their ability to reproduce (where anatomically appropriate) with members of their own hive (producing a Credo from birth), this ability to always carry on the curse allows Credo to live centuries, if not millennia.

Physical description: Hokinsha originated from a human teenage male. He stands short at five feet seven inches tall. His Credo nature presents itself in his coloration. Although he may have been Caucasian in his past life, the curse of the Credo has imparted a grey tinge to his flesh, as well as black irises with light-gray sclera and dark black hair. Hokinsha dresses in garb lesser than that f a peasant, blood and mud stained rags of unidentifiable origin.

Mentality: Upsilon is a very dazed, confused individual. With no memory of his past, Upsilon is unsure where he is going in his future. Upsilon does not yet know what he is, and thus acts mostly as a normal human would (which is unusual among Credo, who have usually long since abandoned the association with their original race). Mostly a quite type, Upsilon has calm cheerfulness about him. He seeks out ways to experience the world, almost like a child, and is up for any endeavor.

Primary weaponry: An unremarkable broadsword. It is rusted, as if from neglect, and the blade is dull. Despite this, the wielding of the weapon comes naturally to Upsilon, as a relic of his past life.

Powers: Dark Magic (by Nature of being a Credo, which is a dark creature, however Upsilon has yet to access his power), Shared Mind (once Upsilon gains more than one body, all bodies share all their experiences with each other over any distance), Ability absorb (without consciously remembering how, all bodies retain their physical fighting abilities from their past life. All magic non-Light magic is also retained as potential, but Upsilon must relearn these abilities on its own), Ability Share (all bodies share magical abilities retained by other bodies), Undead Nature (any magic designed to harm, hurt or other wise affect undead affect Credo, as they are technically undead).

Background: Upsilon is the strangest event to hit Credo in centuries. Usually, a progenitor splits from the hive at birth. However, the Upsilon progenitor existed as the mindless husk of a hive for two years before gaining an individual mind. Upsilon immediately fled from his former hive, into the Kirf Forest. The Credo of that hive are still piecing together what just happened.

That was three days ago. Upsilon is now confused, lost, with no idea who or what he is.

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A Common Hero Jul 19, 2010 8:56:30 GMT 2

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Post by acommonhero on Jul 19, 2010 8:56:30 GMT 2

Name: Mardek Sero

Age: 22

Race: Piaculum
The Piaculum are a race not unlike humans. In general culture, and general appearance, they are remarkably similar. Culturally, this can be attributed to their close interaction with humans across millennial. The Piaculum are so integrated into human society that they both consider and are considered to be citizens of the human nation they live in, even acknowledging the rule of human dynasties over their race.

Appearance, however, is more mysterious. Despite integration, these two races have proven to be entirely different species. No human and Piaculum have ever interbred successfully. Additional genetic differences begin to emerge when looking at their abilities. Where as humans may have access to many kinds of magic, Piaculum only have one, Light. Despite this, a Piaculum develops in a way most humans will not, gaining access to light magic on instinct, as easy to them as moving a limb is to a human.

Piaculum are greatly versed in their craft, as a species, and can prove a valuable asset in battle. Whether healing allies with a wave of the hand, smiting demon with holy power, or tearing apart a ship with photons, a master Piaculum mage is unequaled by all other mortals when it comes to his specialized craft do in part to extreme specialization, and in part to natural aptitude.

Personality: Mardek is a loyal soldier, driven by an intense hero complex. He tends to remain the “prim and proper” type, refusing to fall into life’s vices. Despite this, he isn’t one to enforce his views on others, unless they become legitimately self destructive. Mardek is always willing, even eager to help people with their problems, and defend others. However, he never allows others to help him in return, aside from such things as being paid to do his job. He never opens up to others, never asks for help, even when it’s clear that he’s in over his head. In battle, he’ll let others fight to their fullest, but after the battle, he’d never recruit someone else to help him on a quest.

Appearance: Mardek wears a blue, finely made tunic into battle, forgoing armor, although his equipment is maintained to a fine polish.. Standing tall at six foot three, Mardek has snow white hair the he cuts almost to the scalp. His eyes, to the casual observer, seem to contain no iris, but in truth the iris is merely a white that almost matches the sclera. His skin is a pale, inhuman shade of white, like a porcelain doll. Mardek has a defined musculature structure, strong yet graceful, like a gymnast.

Weapons:
Thorn: An unremarkable, if resilient sword. A Katzbalger, the sword is short enough to be wielded on one hand, allowing Mardek to effectively use his shield. The blade has a light red color, more similar to a rose than to blood, that has earned him some crude remarks in tandem with his shield.

Petal: A rather small, rectangular shield, the Petal is of a unique type that merely covers the forearm, leaving most of the body unprotected. The purpose of the shield is that it takes the metal normally devoted to covering the body adequately, and magically compresses it all into a smaller space, making the steel nigh unbreakable. Unfortunately, this shield is a mere prototype, and was never put into production, do to it generally reducing defense, weighing an absurd amount for its size, and the sheer expense of making petals of adequate size to properly cover the body. In battle, Sero blocks attacks not by merely raising his shield, but by intercepting attacks with his arm, a feat that takes great skill. Few can use the Petal effectively in this (or indeed, any) matter, because its extreme weight makes it hard to move effectively.

The Petal is so named because of the depiction of a rose on its front.

Powers: Light Magic. Unfortunately, Mardek as spent more time refining his physical skills than his magic ones since a young age. He can heal life threatening injuries if given half an hour to work, but even then it is only one at a time. Less serious threats can be healed in minutes. Various other uses include long range attacks, flashbangs, and as inefficient source of heat (compared to fire magic). Unfortunately, Mardek never refined his skill in order to become a significantly battle altering mage, to the point where he remains a foot soldier rather than being deployed as a Battle Caster.

History: Mardek grew up outside of normal civilization. He belonged to nomadic family, and up until the age of eleven, he traveled with them on trading expeditions. However, his parents eventually had to leave out of the country of Balan, into Garis. They left him to the Welfor family, a family of human nobles who had been friends of the Sero family for generations. They never returned, surprisingly not as a result of the war, but of a storm that destroyed their ship on the return trip.

Left with no family, Mardek was raised among the Welfor family, alongside their daughter Lily. In the years following his parent’s demise, Lily and Mardek grew to be close confidants. Mardek studied magic during this time, gaining a measure of control over his skills.

Lily, on the other hand, preferred physical skills over magic. Between the two, she was the more assertive, and so the two fell into the archetypical distinction of warriors and mages: The bold warrior and timid mage. Her dream was to join the Balan military, an untraditional role for women which the Welfor family frowned upon.

At the age of thirteen, each received a gift. To Lily they gave Petal, more as a collector’s item than an actual weapon, while Mardek received the Thorn. Despite its status, Lily would continue to train with both the Petal and Mardek’s Thorn.

Unfortunately, it was not two months later when Lily began to develop a malady. No magic could save her, because the strongest spell weavers of their small village were out fighting in the war. She died within weeks.

Mardek, distraught, would never open up to anyone again. He took up her shield, and her dream. Four years later, after refining his physical powers (abandoning magic), he gained a position in the Balam military.

Allegiance: Balan