Name: Ketsuki Blueblade
Description: Ketsuki is a woman of two natures. The coldly merciless inheritance from her mother, and the striving-to-be-merciful side she was taught by example by the woman she called the Saint. That person's true name was Sarrina Thulani, an elf of the forests, and travelling healer, scholar, and priestess.
Physically, she is tall and imposing, with sharp features. Her long hair is the blue-black of the Blueblade lineage, pulled into a tight ponytail, and her eyes are a deep blue and almost black themselves. Her left one is nearly blind and almost useless now, and is covered with a red ribbon - not the eye damaged, but the brain that sees through it. Beneath her hair, on the left side of her head, is a large scar. She wears some battered armour - a
breastplate with
faulds,
spaulders, and a
bevor, but no helm. Typically shrouded with a tattered blue cloak. She carries a heavy falchion and a hooked axe - the axe to hook the enemy blade and the falchion to shatter it.
She stands with her hands resting upon her weapons, and her head angled slightly to her left to give her the most forward vision. She is deeply spiritual, and believes the wind whispers - she often prays to the spirits and god of the earth.
Background: She was raised by her mother, a swordswoman, never meeting her father or her twin sister, Kannii, though she knows her name. Her father was some kind of assassin for the Kilan of Kilaana, and her looks take after those people. She was raised, paralleling her sister, in truth, in the style of the parent who raised her - the invincible defence of the Steelbreaker style. She wandered and fought, wandered and killed, but her life was empty, with no purpose, and those who saw her shuddered at her empty, merciless eyes. Her runes were those of wounding, of mauling, or breaking weapons and bones with equal measure.
Until she met the Saint. The Saint accepted her, welcomed her, and treated her with kindness. Somehow, Ketsuki could not bring herself to move on, and she stuck around this person who almost seemed to glow. Time passed, and they travelled together, and the Saint smiled for her. Ket became her protector, somehow, though she was never sure when, and people began to tell tales of the Saint and the Swordswoman. Ketsuki began to see a purpose - guard the Saint. As long as she was safe, Ket was content. Others gathered to the Saint, but Ketsuki always had the place of honour at her side.
In the Saint's defence she lost her life - or rather, she almost did. A warband attacked them along a narrow cliffside path - for what reason she can not recall. Their aim was obvious, though - to kill Sarrina. They were too many, and Ketsuki held the path while the other companions took the Saint to safety. Ketsuki held a long time, but no one can fight forever - eventually, she tired, and her movements slowly. An ogre split her helm with a axe, and she plunged unconscious off the cliff. Unconscious and bleeding for a long time, she lost sight in one eye. Eventually, she woke up and treated herself, before being found by a hunter. The hunter took her to his home and cared for her, but it was months before she was well enough to leave, and she's lost track of the Saint and her companions. She still hears stories of them, but no one seems to know where they are or where they're going - a frustrating chase she's always two steps further behind for every one she takes.
Fate seems to mock the Blueblade line - they forever search for someone, but they rarely seem to find them.
Traits/talents: Things your character is good/poor at. You may have 1 more positive trait than negative, with at most 5 (ie 3 +ve, 2 -ve). These may be modified by GM.
+ Protector of the Saint: Ketsuki can automatically defend her closest ally in addition to herself
+ Soul twined with Soil: Ketsuki can use some earth magic besides her runes, being a channel.
+ Steelbreaker: A bonus after blocking to counter, either to kill or disarm.
- Depth perceptionless: Having only one functioning eye, she can find it difficult to judge far distances, meaning her skills with ranged weapons are unlikely at best to hit until she adjusts for the range. (malus to ranged weaponry)
- A Hatred of Hounds: Ketsuki has a deep-seated fear of dogs, for reasons unknown, and cannot remain calm around a dog's continued presence.
Stats: You have 8 points to distribute between the 4 stats, which all start at 0. You may take a single score down to -1 to gain an additional point to spend in another.
Fire: 2
Earth: 5
Water: 0
Air: 1+1
Author
Topic: The Lone Isle RPG III (Read 14083 times)