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[Gaterhyme]

"... Steelhart knows I'm tougher than I look."

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Claire Carvalho
Age: 22
Class: Mage -> Mage Knight
Special: Levitation
Character Skill: Provoke
Affinity: --
Personal Fault: Hesitance - when enemy is below 50% HP, -15 Hit.
Personal Skill: From Community - when within 3 tiles of 3 allies, +15 Evasion.
Personal Skill: From Family - when an ally is reduced to 0 HP, +10 Hit and Evasion.
//Personal Skill: From the Heart - when a supported ally is attacked, +50% Support bonuses.

Preferred Stats: SKL, MAG
Weapon Skill: Wind (C), Anima (D)

Level: 0
Total Level: 0

Base Stats:
HP: 18 (40%)
STR: 0 (0%)
MAG: 6 (55%)
SKL: 7+1 (30%)
CON: 6
AID: 5
LUK: 3 (30%)
DEF: 0+2 (55%)
RES: 5 (55%)
SPD: 5+1 (70%)
MOV: 5

Levels Gained:
--

Current Stats:
HP: 18 (40%)
STR: 0 (0%)
MAG: 6 (55%)
SKL: 8 (30%)
CON: 6
AID: 5
LUK: 3 (30%)
DEF: 2 (55%)
RES: 5 (55%)
SPD: 6 (70%)
MOV: 5

Supports:


Inventory:
Name         | Type ( ) | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Wind         | Wind (E) | 2-3 |  3 |  3 |  90 |  0 | 40/40

Bio: Of Morcian origin, Claire is the daughter and eldest child (and as far as she knows, only child) of a deserter. Her parents married young and had her several years before money became tight and her father joined the military in hopes of prestige and access to that distant dream of wealth and even nobility.

He didn't last the year. After seeing what combat was actually like, he deserted at the first chance, taking his wife and child on the run. But before they could even make it to Dashun, Claire was separated from her parents when they scattered to avoid a patrol of guards; each of her parents thought the other had her. The guards found her and waited for her parents to return, but, likely because in the heat of the moment they feared punishment more than anything else, they never did.

The years after that, she was passed to guardian after guardia​​n, never staying in one place. She was not an inherently difficult child, but she had no other blood relations that could be found and her magic manifesting caused trouble enough by itself. At fifteen she ran away to find her parents and the place she belonged.

A couple years passed. It was not an easy time for her, but she made do with what she had, doing odd jobs as she traveled. On occasion she needed to use her magic in battle, whether as a means to gain coin or food or in self-defense. Her magic was always unrefined, beaten together more from practice and experimentation than actual study, but she learned to tug at her foes with gusts of wind, distracting them, even drawing their attention if need be.

It was by chance that she met a mercenary much like any other on the road, and by chance that they were heading in the same direction. They traveled together for convenience's sake, and were forced to fight a few times along the way. It was enough to make a good impression on the mercenary, and he recommended that she find work with his employer - Steelhart.

The rest is extrapolation. She has been with Steelhart's group a long time now, and though she has not found her parents, she feels as though she belongs. Steelhart himself was not particularly impressed when first meeting her given her young age among other things, but she has proven herself in loyalty and competence over the years. Her demeanor renders her largely unsuitable for any leadership roles; still, she often lends a subtle hand to help and guide other mercenaries and is usually a tempering influence on the whole.

For the most part, Claire is quiet and generally unassuming, a little too attached to the mercenary band, and dangerous enough despite still not being a natural at her work. She has an inherited caution around Laguz and is particularly worried about this job, but where her group goes, she goes too. She wouldn't have it any other way.

[Blade Master Model 42]

While poking at the book while at work, I noticed that max level laguz are absolutely horrifying. So time for the first Nerf. Yaaaaaay.

Initial weapon spreads have been reduced to
4 MT, 80 Hit, 0 crit
2 MT, 90 Hit, 0 crit
5 MT, 70 Hit, 0 crit

Weapon progression options have been changed to the following:
Option 1: +5 Crit
Option 2: +1 MT
Option 3: +2 MT, -5 Hit

[TricMagic]

Of Course they're Freakin' Terrifying, I've built a Prologue Laguz before. Their In-Game growths can reach truly insane heights transformed.

Still need my windows laptop to get back to that game, but this book can help there..

[GiglameshDespair]

OK, so far we have:

Laguz:
Kawri, crow laguz - me
Aya Hikasa, wolf laguz - ElfCollab
Joachim del Navarrem cat laguz - SerCon
Raajak Khan, tiger laguz - Sirus
Vergil Breixo, wolf laguz - SentientBowtie
  Heledd Baines, cat laguz - KingMurdoc
Aurelia Iris Chenoa, eagle laguz - twinwolf
Jupi Tchangou, hawk laguz - rokubiraijuu
Ganbold Baatar, tiger laguz - Caellath

Humans:
Arice Seraphy, Sister - TricMagic
Vanessa Shield, Huntress  - kansa
Claire Carvalho, Mage - Gaterhyme
Milos Crawford, Dancer - RedMageCole
Hayate, Myrmidon - randomgenericusername
Georgos von Scrapt, Wyvern Rider - Happerry
Sheyra Travies, Thief - Sheyra
Iris von Grimmelshausen, Scholar - Emral282
Reina Travies, Cavalier - Haimura
Alys , Sister - KitRougard

[randomgenericusername]

PTW

[RedMageCole]

"D...do I have to...? I know it's my job, b-but... o-oh, alright..."

Spoiler: Milos Crawford (click to show/hide)

Name: Milos Crawford
Age: 19
Class: Dancer -> Trouper
Special: Dance
Character Skill: Miracle
Affinity:

Personal Fault: Can't Pull the Trigger (If Milos performs for a Beast Laguz, -15 EVA until his next turn.)
Personal Skill: Invitation to Freedom (If Milos moved more than half his MOV, +2 AS until his next turn.)
/Personal Skill: Remember, We Got Your Back (If Milos is adjacent to an allied unit, +2 DMG.)
//Personal Skill: Wait and See (If Milos is over 50% of his Max HP, +15 Hit.)
 
Weapon Skill: Performance (D), Sword (D)
Preferred Stats: Luck, Strength

Level: 0
Total Level: 0
 
Base Stats:
HP: 18 (+1) (45%)
STR: 4 (+2) (55%)
MAG: 2 (0%)
SKL: 3 (70%)
LUK: 7 (+1) (50%)
DEF: 2 (25%)
RES: 3 (30%)
SPD: 7 (60%)

CON: 4
AID: 3
MOV: 5

Levels Gained:
--
 
Current Stats:
HP: 19 (45%)
STR: 6 (55%)
MAG: 2 (0%)
SKL: 3 (70%)
LUK: 8 (50%)
DEF: 2 (25%)
RES: 3 (30%)
SPD: 7 (60%)

CON: 4
AID: 3
MOV: 5
 
Supports:
---

Inventory:
Name         | Type ( ) | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Iron Sword   | Slsh (E) | 1   | 4  | 5  | 85  | 0  | 40

Battle Stats:
RNG: 1
AT: 11
Hit: 95
AS: 7
Eva: 22
Crit: 1
DG: 8
Miracle Chance: 16%

Bio: "Why are you so afraid of the Laguz?"

That was a question Milos heard quite a few times, whether he asked himself or someone else asked him, usually while laughing. Out of everyone who would like to know why he was so afraid of such a common and well-known and, in the case of his hometown in Dashun, well-respected species, Milos is the one who would like to know the most. It wasn't because his parents were savaged by Laguz (on the contrary, they're living quite happily and fine), it wasn't because he went through a Laguz attack (though he was occasionally bullied by one when he showed too much fear), he just was afraid of them.

Milos was never afraid of the Bird Laguz, it was always the Beast Laguz he was afraid of. It may have been the fangs, it may have been the claws, it may have been a combination of both or some other aspect, but Milos had been afraid of the Beast Laguz his whole life. It did not help that Beast Laguz were not common in the slightest in Dashun, and thus he had few chances to get used to them. Despite Dashun housing nearly no Beast Laguz, he became somewhat of a shut-in, despite his great desire to go out into the world and train in combat, afraid of ridicule outside of his own home.

Milos lived in a rather well-off village in Dashun that was relatively (and for Milos, unfortunately) close to the Geumho border. His father worked as a trader, though he was proficient in swordplay as well, which motivated Milos to become a swordsman like his father, though he found more of an attachment to his mother. His father was busy, but still tried to make time to teach Milos in the ways of the sword. Milos was decent, but never exceedingly skilled; most of his talent lay in motivating others around him, and he considered himself a decent dancer.

His main problem with his training were his fears of encountering a Beast Laguz, and while he did occasionally go out with his father to continue training and see what his job in trading was like, he had to stay close in fear of encountering a Beast. He had tried to make it a point to train himself to not be afraid, but it was often hard when he not only was somewhat weird about going near the Beast Laguz, but he often had a tendency to be teased for his feminine appearance, something he really could not help. While he hasn't had too much of a problem with his feminine appearance otherwise, he has prayed desperately for a few extra inches of height in his coming years.

Eventually, on impulse and with the support of his family, he signed up to Steelhart's group of mercenaries, hoping that the adventure would train him to become stronger and braver. Initially he was afraid of regretting it, but thankfully, the mercenaries were all humans, and he felt a surge of confidence to the point of being able to refresh everyone with his optimism and his dance, while also having a knack for swordplay. And hopefully, he could keep his confidence and he would never have to work with any Beast Laguz and he could take his time getting used to them.

...Right?

[randomgenericusername]

Decided to make a sheet after all. Since this is kind of a test game, I'm going to take this chance to test an idea I've wanted to try for a while.

"Just wait! I'll soon become the best swordman in the whole world! I'll prove everyone wrong!"

Spoiler: Hayate (click to show/hide)

Name: Hayate
Age: 21
Class: Myrmidon > Swordmaster
Special: Leaf on the Wind
Character Skill: Ignis
Affinity: --
Personal Fault: "What?! You aren't dead yet?": If Hayate attacks and the enemy counterattacks, -2 Defense.
Personal Skill: "I'll take you down in a single hit!": When the enemy is over half HP, +5% chance of triggering Ignis.
Personal Skill: "I'm so fast! Nothing can stop me!": If Hayate uses all MOV in the round, +15 Evasion.
Personal Skill: "No! I can't lose now!": If Hayate is under half HP, +10 Critical.

Preferred Stats: Speed, Skill
Weapon Skill: Slashing (C), Sword (D)
 
Level: 0
Total Level: 0
 
Base Stats: 0
HP: 20 (40%)
STR: 5 (60%)
MAG: 1 (60%)
SKL: 6 (60%)
CON: 6 + 2
AID: 5
LUK: 3 (35%) + 2
DEF: 2 (10%)
RES: 0 (10%)
SPD: 7 (60%)
MOV: 5
 
Levels Gained:
--
 
Current Stats:
HP: 20 (40%)
STR: 5 (60%)
MAG: 1 (60%)
SKL: 6 (60%)
CON: 8
AID: 7
LUK: 5 (35%)
DEF: 2 (10%)
RES: 0 (10%)
SPD: 7 (60%)
MOV: 5
 
Supports:

 
Inventory:
Name         | Type ( ) | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Iron Sword   | Slsh (E) |  1  |  4 |  5 |  85 |  0 | 40

Bio: Hayate was born in a nomadic human tribe, firstborn of the chieftain and his wife, who died during the birth. Despite his complete lack of skill with the bow and incompetence when trying to ride a horse, the elder of the tribe had foresighted great potential, and so was instead trained in the way of the sword under his guidance.

He quickly became one of the most skilled swordmen of his age, but being constantly reminded of how good he was with the blade caused him to develop bad habits. Being the chieftain's son and fated to be a great swordman, he became arrogant and self-centered. This situation reached a climax the day he insulted the elder and claimed to be better than him with the sword, after which the elder challenged him to prove it. If Hayate won, the elder would leave his title to him. But if the elder won, Hayate would be exiled from the tribe forever. Of course, Hayate accepted the challenge.

The challenge was to cut a tree in half with their blades. Hayate, eager to prove his strenght, hacked at it with all of his might. But the only thing he managed to do was to break his sword on the strong bark. Meanwhile, the elder steadily cut the tree from the side. Hayate, powerless to do anything, watched as the elder slowly chopped the tree with his sword, until the tree was felled down and Hayate was exiled.

Hayate asked for forgiveness to his father, and after discussing it with the elder, the chieftain made a choice. He would still be exiled, but not forever. If he manages to prove the rest of the world that he's the best swordman to have ever existed, he will be allowed to return to the tribe. But until he learned his lesson and succeeded in his mission, he would never see them again.

Despite everything, he never really changed that much from the cocky and overconfident kid he used to be. It's been 3 years since his exile, and Hayate spent most of them doing mercenary work across the world, always moving from one place to another and never settling down. After meeting Steelhart by chance during one of his errands and seeing his sword technique, he decided to join the mercenary band to learn from him. Now, the King has a mission for the group, and, hopefully, this would be the chance to prove himself he had been waiting for so long.

[SOLDIER First]

Mug coming soonish[tm]

Spoiler: Self-pity is the easiest thing in the world. (click to show/hide)

Vergil Breixo, 26
Beast Laguz (Maned Wolf)
Character Skill: Celerity
Affinity: ...?

Personal Fault - No Lack of Daisies: Careless joy is a pretty good thing - until it gets you a sword through your ribs. [When at or above 50% HP, -2 DEF/RES.]
Personal Skill [1] - Punch Line: There isn’t one. [+10 Critical when within 3 spaces of 3 enemies.]
Personal Skill [2] - A Jest End: The best laughs are always made at one’s own expense. [For one phase after recovering from being downed, +10 Hit and Evasion.]
Personal Skill [3] - ??

Preferred Stats: SKL, SPD
Transformation Effect: Canto

Total Level: 5
   Level/Tier: 5/Laguz

Base Stats/Progression: (330%/330%)
   HP: 20 (50%)
   STR: 2 (60%)
   MAG: 0
   SKL: 1 (60%)
   LCK: 1 (25%)
   DEF: 1 (40%)
   RES: 1 (40%)
   SPD: 1 (60%)
   CON: 6
   AID: 5
   MOV: 6 [7]

Levels Gained:
   Creation: +2 HP, +3 STR, +5 SKL, +2 LCK, +2 DEF, +2 RES, +5 SPD

Current Stats/Transformation Bonuses: (330%/330%)
   HP: 22
   STR: 5 [+1]
   MAG: 0
   SKL: 6 [+4]
   LCK: 3
   DEF: 3 [+1]
   RES: 3 [+1]
   SPD: 6 [+3]
   CON: 6 [12]
   AID: 5 [11]
   MOV: 6 [7]

Inventory:
   Name  | Type ( ) |Rng|Wt| Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
   Fangs  |     ---     |  1  |  - |  4 |  80 |  0 | -
   Wildflower (3/3)

Biography:
      It is said, mostly by himself, that Vergil Breixo was born with a smile on his face, and that he will die the same way. He is always in a good mood. Much like the way some find misery in everything, Vergil creates joy from nothing.

   From a very young age he was full of this zest for life. He would play in the garden of his parents’ home and go on adventures in the woods behind it, teaching himself the “ways of the forest” (by hunting small animals and parading the remains back home) as he did. This joyful childhood was made just a bit less joyful when Vergil’s father left on a trip to be with his friends somewhere far away, but just as mother told him, father was happy, so they should be, too.

   As a teenager, Vergil’s life was more or less the same. He might have spent a little more of his time working than having fun, but if your work is fun, it’s really the same thing. He found a job tracking down missing people for a group of mercenaries (half of hunting was tracking, after all, and he was very good at hunting). He didn’t even mind it when mother grew sick and working slowly became his only pastime because of how much he enjoyed himself. He found it so much fun that, after mother got better again and left the village to find father, he just kept working.

   Now, Vergil no longer works with his old colleagues — they were starting to get a little too rude towards clients for his liking — but instead wanders through various towns, finding occasional work as a hunter for some businessman or other and having a very grand time drinking himself under every table he sees. His current goal is to make his way to Sampia and meet with King Himos; he’d heard tell of a special job the king of cats had for people like him, and thought it sounded like a lot of fun...

[Happerry]

Never played one of these before, but I've always wanted to, so here's my hat in the ring.

Spoiler: Local Neighborhood Wyvern Rider (click to show/hide)

Name: - Georgos von Scrapt
Age: - 23
Class: - Wyvern Rider
Special: Wyvern/Dismount/Canto + Dragon Scales
Character Skill: Renewal
Affinity: --
Personal Fault: Caution over Glory - If the character is below 50% HP, the character has -15 Hit.
Personal Skill: Flying Lance - If the character moved more than half their MOV, the character gains +2 DMG.
Personal Skill: Vanguard - If the character isn’t within 3 spaces of 3 Allied units, the character gains +10 Critical.
Personal Skill: Blessing of Nike - If a unit within 3 spaces is reduced to 0 HP, the character gains +2 DEF until their next turn.
 
Preferred Stats: Defense, Strength
Weapon Skill: Javelins (C), Lance (D)
 
Level: 0
Total Level: 0
 
Base Stats:
HP: 22 (70%)
STR: 5 (60%)
MAG: 0 (0%)
SKL: 4+2 (50%)
CON: 9
AID: 8
LUK: 1+1 (30%)
DEF: 6 (50%)
RES: 0+1 (20%)
SPD: 3 (50%)
MOV: 5
 
Levels Gained:
--
 
Current Stats:
HP: 22 (70%)
STR: 5 (60%)
MAG: 0 (0%)
SKL: 6 (50%)
CON: 9
AID: 8
LUK: 2 (30%)
DEF: 6 (50%)
RES: 1 (20%)
SPD: 3 (50%)
MOV: 5
 
Supports:
 
 
Inventory:
Name         | Type ( ) | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Iron Javelin | Javelin (E) | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 0  | 40 l

Bio : Georgos von Scrapt was the fifth child, and third son, of a minor noble of Dashun, who had won some land, fame, and money for her skill as a Wyvern Knight, but not enough for her five children to all have an equal, and livable, inheritance. As such, on his sixteenth birthday Georgos found himself sent out into the world to seek his own fortune, with but a childhood of training, a simple halberd and set of light armor, and a young Wyvern hatchling from his mother's Wyvern. At least, he was known to muse, it's a hell of a lot more then the average farmer's child whom seeks a life gained through violence.

The next several years were spent wandering from fight to fight, with but his weapon and his Wyvern, seeking coin-hire, victory, and survival alike. He wasn't the most famous wyvern rider out there, but by the same factor he also wasn't the most expensive, and had soon earned a reputation for, if not glory, then competence and not being a total moron. Eventually, his reputation and skill had arose such that, when he was hired along with several other mercenaries for a specific job said other group of mercenaries offered him the chance to join their company.

He accepted, as can be guessed by his membership in said mercenary company, for safety in numbers and the assurance that he'd be working with professionals was a more attractive bargain then trying to fight and survive on his own. After all, neither gold nor glory is useful to the dead, and Georgos would really prefer not to die.

(For ease of later reference, the four extra stat points received at character creation were thus distributed - +2 Skill, +1 Resistance, +1 Luck)

[Chevaleresse]

"This ought to make for some good hunting."

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Heledd Baines
Age: 32
Class: Laguz
Special: Beast
Character Skill: Daunt
Affinity: Food
Personal Fault: Playing With Your Food: -2 AT against targets under 50% HP.
Personal Skill: Nine Lives: +15 Evasion under 50% HP.
Personal Skill: The Hunt Begins: +2 RES after dealing damage to an opponent using a tome, until the end of the Enemy Phase.
Personal Skill: TBD
 
Preferred Stats: STR, SPD
Weapon Skill/Transformation Effect: +20 EVA when attacked from range 2 or greater.
 
Level: 1
Total Level: 1
 
Base Stats:
HP: 20 (80%)
STR: 7+2 (65%)
MAG: 0 (0%)
SKL: 3+4 (40%)
CON: 6
AID: 5
LUK: 3 (20%)
DEF: 5 (20%)
RES: 4 (50%)
SPD: 5+4 (55%)
MOV: 5


 
Inventory:
Name         | Type ( )  | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Claws        | Laguz (-) |  1  |  - |  4 |  80 |  0 | --

Bio: A hunter from Sampia, originally. Never particularly keen on settling in one spot, Heledd didn't take long to discover that the superior strength and prowess of a Laguz hunter were valuable. She's not much for accumulating bits of useless soft metal. . . but this metal can be given to humans in exchange for all sorts of exotic hides and foods. Hunting prey for other people usually turned out to take less time than gathering her own food, and with more consistently interesting results, so she deigned to sell her prowess to those outside Sampia. The call for talent brought her back; Himos, being the king, could make her a full-on noble, and then she could have people just bring her food. . .

[Blade Master Model 42]

Following some observations made last night, I am going to be readdressing certain aspects of Laguz character creation, including transformations bonuses and how the con stat functions. Please stand by for a new book release tonight or tomorrow.

[Sheyra]

Guess I'll throw my hat in as well. I haven't played in an FE forum game in a very long time, and it wasn't on these forums or with this ruleset, so this should be interesting.

Spoiler: Sneaky Thief (click to show/hide)

Name: Sheyra "Clover" Travies
Age: 20
Class: Thief -> Rogue
Special: Lockpick, Vision, Steal, Footpad
Character Skill: Blossom
Affinity: --
Personal Fault: I Want That Back, Okay? - After trading an item to an ally, -10 Hit and -10 Evade.
Personal Skill: Never Saw Me Coming! - When Sheyra moves more than half her MOV, +10 Critical.
Personal Skill: Got the Loot! Time to Run! - When Sheyra Steals an item or Lockpicks a Chest, +15 Dodge.
Personal Skill: Don't Hurt My Friends! - When a supported ally is below 50% HP, +50% Support bonuses.
 
Preferred Stats: Speed, Luck, Defense
Weapon Skill: Knives (C), Hidden (D)
 
Level: 1
Total Level: 1
 
Base Stats:
HP: 18 (75%)
STR: 4+1 (60%)
MAG: 0 (0%)
SKL: 5 (60%)
LUK: 5 (10%)
DEF: 1+1 (50%)
RES: 1 (25%)
SPD: 8+2 (55%)

CON: 6
AID: 5
MOV: 6
 
Levels Gained:
--
 
Supports:
--

 
Inventory:
Name        | Type ( )   | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Iron Dagger | Dagger (E) | 1   | 3  | 4  | 95  | 5  | 40

Spoiler: Backstory Stuff (click to show/hide)

Born the youngest daughter of the noble House Travies in Morcia, Sheyra's early life was a privileged one. Kept safe from the dangers of the outside world on the family estate and wanting for nothing, life was simple and carefree during her youth. Expectations were low for the young girl as leadership within the House always passed from father to eldest son, or to eldest daughter should no son exist, and while Sheyra only had one brother, she had many older sisters. As such, while she was still taught proper ettiquette and educated as all nobles should be, Sheyra never received the resources and expert tutors that her older siblings did.

This lack of attention led her to spending a lot more time outside exploring the estate, and it was this that likely saved her from the fate of many of her sisters. Shortly after her tenth birthday, the Travies estate was attacked by bandits. The family had been on the decline recently as her father had retired from political and military service, and her only brother was still not of age, and political rivals had decided to remove the family from Morcian politics once and for all. The attack was quick and brutal, killing many of the family retainers and most of Sheyra's siblings were either captured or killed in the process.

Sheyra herself was off exploring the woods outside of the family estate at the time. She only found out about the attack as she began to return, and, seeing the estate in shambles from fires set during the raid, tried to run forward to help, only to run straight into a group of raiders as they were making their way away from the estate with their spoils. Mistaking the dirt covered Sheyra for a common girl, they simply grabbed her and dragged her off rather than killing her on the spot.

She ended up being sold to a slave trader shortly thereafter, and only learned through word of mouth that her family had been destroyed by the raiders. With no way to verify the actual truth of the situation, Sheyra was forced to accept that she was all alone in the world now.

The next couple of years were difficult. As an educated girl, Sheyra was more valuable than many slaves, but her pride and rebelliousness made her difficult to control. She found herself passed from one owner to the next until, at the age of 14, she set fire to her noble master's home and managed to escape in the confusion. Fleeing from the guards was the hardest thing she'd ever done in her life up to that point, but determination and fleetness of foot helped her make her getaway from the armored guards.

And fortunately for her, she was just outside the capitol of Morcia, Pres. Sheyra cut her vibrant red hair and hid in the slums. The next couple of weeks were terrifying she had been spotted on her way into the city, but the guards were looking for a redheaded girl, not a dirty bald child, and soon enough they gave up.

However, freedom didn't keep her belly full, and her pride didn't let her beg, so she instead opted to steal. It was the lesser of two evils, and after getting away with it a couple of times, Sheyra began to enjoy the thrill. It started with just swiping some food from some market stalls. Sometimes she had to run away, and the vendors were always wary around dirty slum dwellers like herself, but Sheyra found she was pretty talented at it, at least good enough at it to keep herself fed.

But Sheyra wanted a better life for herself than this, and after learning a few tricks from some others in the slums, she began learning how to pick pockets. This went well for a while, though she did occasionally get herself in some trouble that only her swift feet could solve, but eventually she picked the wrong target.

She picked out a fairly nondescript man in the market square as her mark. While his clothes were dirty and his cloak dusty, she could tell beneath the mud that his boots were quite high quality. Deciding that he probably had some good money based on that, she followed him for a bit before bumping into him in the middle of a large crowd and attempting to cut his coin pouch in the process, only for him to grab her arm and drag her off.

As it turned out, the man had spotted her the moment she marked him. Sheyra never found out the real reason, perhaps it was just on a whim, but he decided to take her in under his wing instead of chasing her off. As it turned out, the man she'd marked was a master thief himself, a man known only as the Clover. Over the next few years, he taught her all the tricks of the trade that he knew. He brought her on a few jobs, showed her that looking like you belong is often more important than being quiet when you're breaking into a place, and that sometimes when you get stuck in a corner, it's important to know how to fight your way out.

The Clover was a wanted man throughout much of Pres thanks to his prolific robberies against many of the noble families and large businesses within the capitol. He even worked a number of jobs alongside members of the Steelhart mercenaries when they had need of a thief who could help them get their money from employers reluctant to pay up.. However, no one knew who the Clover really was, and he was content to keep it that way, but all good things come to an end.

Clover had heard word from a reliable source within the palace regarding the location of the royal treasury itself. He verified the location himself and decided to take the gamble. Disguising themselves as servants, Clover and Sheyra entered the palace. Using a concoction acquired from another contact of his, Clover dosed the guards' meals with a slow acting sleeping drug, and, late that night, slipped into the treasury past the sleeping guards with his protege Sheyra in order to rob the place.

The plan went awry when another patrol, not seen when Clover had been scoping out the job previously, came by and found the guards asleep. They soon found the pair of thieves raiding the treasury and raised the alarm. With no escape route in sight, the two fought their way out, Clover bearing the brunt of the work. They somehow managed to escape the premises despite the numbers, and, heavily wounded, Clover decided to take a short break just outside the walls.

He handed a small journal to Sheyra before silently directing her to flee, splitting up as they always did after a job in order to elude pursuit. However, this time, Clover never came back. Two days later, Sheyra witnessed from afar as her friend and mentor was hanged for his crimes.

All alone again, Sheyra took some time to herself to grieve, but soon decided to flee the capitol after things had cooled down a bit, as the guards likely knew her face and were on the lookout for Clover's accomplice. She fled, directionless for a time, and took the opportunity to read Clover's journal.

She found that Clover had written out all of his teachings here for her. There was still nothing on who he was or how he'd gotten into this business, but reading through it over and over, it was clear that he had cared for her in his own way, even if he'd never said it. At the end, it directed her to contact his old friend Grae Steelheart if she was ever uncertain as to what to do next.

Deciding to take the last instructions of her mentor to heart, Sheyra set off to search for the Steelheart Mercenaries. And, not wishing for his name to die, Sheyra decided to take it for her own. After all, her old name meant nothing, now that her family was dead, and his name meant everything to her.

Now, after about a year, Sheyra has solidified for herself a position within the Steelheart Mercenaries as the slickfingered Clover. While she isn't as proficient in direct combat as some, her skills as a thief allow the group to make a little more money on contracts. It helps that she's easy to get along with too.

[Emral282]

Spoiler: Iris von Grimmelshausen (click to show/hide)

Name: Iris von Grimmelshausen
Age: 19
Class: Scholar->Baron
Special: Levitation, Assessment
Character Skill: Fortune
Affinity: --
Personal Fault: Leave My Gold Alone - If Iris is fighting a Thief or one of their promotions, -2 AS.
Personal Skill: Healthy Body, Healthy Soul - If Iris is above 50% HP, +2 Res.
Personal Skill: Not Down Yet - If Iris is healed while at 0 HP, +5 HP recovered.
//Personal Skill: Noblesse Oblige - If Runic Armor is giving Iris at least +3 damage, Support Bonuses are increased by 50%.
 
Preferred Stats: Skill, Magic
Weapon Skill/Transformation Effect: Anima (D), Dark (D)
 
Level: 0
Total Level: 0
 
Base Stats:
HP: 19 (40%)+2
STR: 0 (00%)
MAG: 6 (60%)
SKL: 7 (40%)
CON: 7
AID: 6
LUK: 1 (10%)
DEF: 1 (70%)+2
RES: 4 (70%)
SPD: 5 (45%)
MOV: 5
 
Levels Gained:
--
 
Current Stats:
HP: 21 (40%)
STR: 0 (00%)
MAG: 6 (60%)
SKL: 7 (40%)
CON: 7
AID: 6
LUK: 1 (10%)
DEF: 3 (70%)
RES: 4 (70%)
SPD: 5 (45%)
MOV: 5
 
Supports:
 
 
Inventory:
Name         | Type ( ) | Rng | Wt | Mt | Hit | Cr | Ql
Flux         | Dark (E) | 1-2 |  8 |  7 |  70 |  0 | 40

Spoiler: Backstory (click to show/hide)

Bio:
Iris was born as the third child of the current head of House von Grimmelshausen, a family with a long and storied history. Predating the War of the Walkers, the von Grimmelhausens have a legacy of martial pursuits and have lead troops to many victories. Situated in the eastern lands, the von Grimmelhausens sided with Dashun when Morcia split in two.
However, even with such glory in their past, House von Grimmelshausen is a mere shadow of its former self. Faced with already hard times, Iris' grandfather took to drinking and gambling and swiftly obtained a sizable debt. After his death his debts fell to his descendants Iris left home to help raise the funds needed to repay them as a mercenary.

[Blade Master Model 42]

The new version of the Laguz Handbook is here! This does replace the old version, which we will no longer be using. Yes, I realize this is ridiculous.

Spoiler: Changenotes (included in the new book) (click to show/hide)

1. Changed initial beast gauge value from 15 (full) to equal to a Laguz’s CON score, thus giving that value meaning where it previously did nothing
2. Reduced base Laguz CON to 5
3. Changed the section on Transformation Suites to effect SPD instead of LUK
4. Reordered Transformation Suites and Statistics, renamed Transformation Suites to Transformation Bonuses
5. Expanded preface to Prepared Laguz to disabuse people of the notion that the subtypes presented there should apply to named Laguz
6. Added note on Laguz progression points
7. Specified when Laguz receive Personal Skills/Faults as part of step 5
8. Modified Wildform and Perfect Wildform to accommodate changes to Transformation bonuses
9. Sweeping changes were made to the Transformation Suite section, which now provides flat bonuses that advance over the course of the game, rather than static multipliers.
10. Preferred stat notes added to the Allocate Statistics section
11. Weapons got nerfed but I forgot to put that in the change notes because I did it before the change notes section was implemented and just remembered it now whoops

So the big change here is to the Transformation bonus, which has gone from a multiplier based system that produced, for max level NPC laguz generated the same way I've been generating enemies this entire time, units with 30 or so total bonus stats, which is clearly bonkers considering that on average, a level up will result in 3.3 stats per level, one of those being weighted toward HP due to higher minimums and maximums for progression there. This produced a transformation that was, in effect, about 9 'levels' higher than the base form. Yowza.

The new system uses flat bonuses, so Laguz start out with stronger transformations with 10 bonus stats at level 1 (I erased some stuff but Level 5 prepared Laguz had 7 or so effective bonus points), effectively 3 levels higher, and cap out at 20/21 depending on whether or not trainees are used, effectively 6 levels higher while transformed.

If anyone has any questions that the book doesn't answer, ask here or on the Discord.

[Sirus]

Well, I'm not changing my sheet until it's closer to time. I don't want to have to rebuild everything another half-dozen times.