Verdican

GuardianAngel · July 9th, 2011, 2:00 am

Name: - Verdican (Commonly called Ver)

Age: - 22 years old (Ages through RP’s)

Gender: - Male

Skills:- Archery- Ever since he was a young child, Verdican has been training with his bow and arrows. He can shoot up to 700 yards away and still manage to kill something, simply because of his keen eyes and his skill. He has an assortment of bows that he carries, most are magical or have spells cast on them.

Deadeye- By focusing intently on a target, he can pour energy into a single arrow, filling it with magic strong enough to tear through armor. The arrow will general begin to glow when the energy is infused into its shaft. And it seems to expand in size, however this is simply the energy seeping out of the containment. When it connects with a target one of several things may happen; either it will simply rip through the enemy, flying through after the contact, or it will cause a form of explosion. The explosion is caused by the resistance of armor, and the velocity of the arrow. The sudden impact will cause the actual arrow to shatter, completely releasing the energy in a blast. This may take up to a minute to charge, and release. He can only shoot like this every three to five minutes, depending on how much energy he uses.

Magic- Verdican was raised by a Magician and a Sniper, making him influenced by both skills. He decided at a young age to become a master at both, thus he built up his skill in each, tirelessly training both his body and mind, joining both the faction of Magic and the Spy at the school in Vereshae. He became somewhat of an Arcane Archer, simply because of his innovative way at combining the two skills. He is an extremely accomplished spell caster, but he doesn’t like to survive by using magic.

Speed- Because Verdican chose to only learn the skill of the bow, he must rely on his legs to get him where he needs, be it at the top of a tall tree, or the bottom of a well. His time is spent well on working with his legs, because it has improved his jumping skills, along with his climbing abilities, even so much as increasing his speed to three times that of a normal half-elf. He is extremely good at moving with his legs in close-combat as well, having needed to learn how to work around enemies with swords or other close-range weapons.

Wheel of Evasion- Verdican has the tendency, usually the need, to use arrows in a way similar to daggers, when he is in close-quarters fighting. By combining his speed, with his skill of archery, he can jump into the air, and spin in any direction, and change his course to stab or cut the offending enemy with an arrow. Or clip them with the actual wooden part of the bow for that matter. It’s an effective and unexpected way to attack.

Race: - Half-Elf

Hair: - Dark gray, almost black. It is cut short, but slightly shaggy and a little bit wavy.

Eyes: - His eyes are also a dark gray, nearly black.

Home Village: - The Assassin Town of Vereshae, hidden in the Hadarac Desert.

Parents: - Nira (Mother, alive, Human.) Brelvi (Father, alive, Elf.)

Siblings: - Rao, 27, brother (Currently working as a Mercenary in Surda.) Shir, 6, sister (Currently learning how to use the bow.)

Character Personality: Verdican is pleasant, if a little quiet. He isn’t stand-offish, but he would sooner stare at someone than go strike up a conversation. He prefers to assess people and situations before he acts. Being slightly blunt, he has no qualms about telling someone how he feels about something, and is very vocal about his opinion. He is extremely loyal to those he becomes friends with. Because of his analytical nature he finds it hard to open up to people. He states his observations of peoples behavior and makes inferences depending on what he notices. Despite his tendencies to be quiet and his lack of immediate friendship, he can usually develop bonds fairly well with people. He’s very charming after the initial meeting, depending on how he sees another person at least. If he judges a person’s character and dislikes a certain aspect of them then he’s unlikely to become extremely close to them. He will be civil and polite, even go so far as to call them an acquaintance, but he won’t bend over backwards for them like he would his friends. He is well-liked in Vereshae, not only because of his performance in the dual schools of magic and spying, but because he has always offered to help anyone in need. On his off time he can often be seen in the fields, or helping fix homes. He’s extremely compassionate and caring, despite his outward appearances.

Character History: Verdican was born to his mother and father in the same year that Irina was and they hit it off immediately. They were close friends growing up, simply because of age and their parent’s friendship. However, while Irina was surrounded by the upper classes court problems, Verdican was surrounded by the working classes values. He grew up learning the outer workings of the businesses that made Vereshae work, and he assessed every job that could be possibly offered. He looked at his magician mother and his sniper father, and decided he liked their jobs, despite the fluxuating time that they were around. He was surrounded by family constantly, despite their occasional absences.

Though he liked both of their jobs, he was forced to choose one pathway, and at first he had decided on going into the School for Spies, with a weapon focus of archery. When he excelled in his classes, becoming the top of the class, he was sent on a trial job, with a small group of his fellow students. They had to use reconnaissance to gain information from a small brick outcrop of buildings. He, being the sniper, had to stay under the cover of a nearby tree, his bow trained onto one main target. Though he did his job flawlessly, calling the times to infiltrate when the guards were not watching, one of his fellows had slipped up, and left the door open, alerting the guard to their presence.

The anger that Verdican felt was irrational, and he knew this, but he had no choice. They were about to fail the mission, without gaining even a semblance of information. Of his own accord he aimed for the guard’s cloak, intending to pin him to the wooden door frame. In the span of the ten seconds it took for him to re-aim and set the arrow, the anger had begin to wash into the arrow. He noticed that it started glowing giving off a glow of white light. His eyes widened, and when he released the arrow zoomed, faster, seeming to grow thicker in the light. It planted itself into the cloak and the wood, he skulked over, using the shadows as cover. Finally the trial was called to be over and he straightened, inspecting the arrow.

Three-quarters of the arrow was buried into the wood. The wooden shaft of the arrow had even pierced into the doorframe. Later he was told that it was magic that had coursed through him into the bow as an extension. A rare feat for someone who was untrained in magic. He practiced, bringing forth that raw power and refining it into his bow. After several months he convinced the Chief that he could handle the stress of both the Magic school and the Spy school. Thus beginning his dual life.

He worked hard, maintaining impeccable grades, along with a rigorous physical schedule, yet still found time to help out around the city. After his achievements in school he was granted the title of the Minor Advisor of Tactics for the second regiment of Spies. This meant that he was one of the highest ranking spies within the entire village. He spent several years working on jobs that involved gaining information from Surdan nobles, several Empire prisons, and even a Dwarven temple.

When Irina left the city to get stronger, Verdican prepped himself for his own travels, intending on helping her in any way that he could. He was also curious about rumors that he’d heard floating around about stronger villains that even possibly Galbatorix. With this news he has left Vereshae, to investigate any and all possible threats to his home.

Weapons: Verdican actually has a pretty well rounded collection of bows, though he doesn’t carry them all at one time, he does try to carry at least two with him, depending on where he’s headed. The only non-bow weapon he carries is a folding knife that he only uses for cooking.

Ribcage- This is a bow made from a medium sized dragon rib-bone. It naturally has an affinity to fire, due to the dragons ability to make flames. When the bow is held a flame ignites, seemingly of its own accord, on the arrow. This was the first special bow that Verdican received, and it was actually a gift from the surviving rider of the dragon who had passed. The dragon had lived its life out in valor and had died in a battle with a rival group while out on a job. This is one of Verdican’s prized possessions, he is very protective of it.

Tidal Wave- Verdican actually found this bow when he was on a job with his friends Irina and Vant. They were working over on the coast of the empire, hunting down an escaped murderer who had managed to convince a squad of convicts to join his cause. They had dove underneath into a cove and found themselves in an underwater cavern. After inspecting the cove Verdican discovered the bow set on a stone pedestal behind a sheet of stalagtite-like rocks. This bow has a natural affinity to water and curls at its tips in a wave-like pattern.

Demon- This is a bow that was made by the top magic students in the Vereshae school. It has an imbued power of lightning on it. It is completely formed out of a kind of metal, the bow looks like a recurve bow, with fanned out tips. These tips were then hammered into small blades on the ends of the bow, in order to create a combined ranged and close combat weapon. The bow crackles to life when it is held, gracing its arrows with the power of lightning that the magic users enchanted it with. The arrows cause slight bursts of electricity to run through the target. Enough to render the nervous system confused for an hour or so on a human.

Darkwood Bow- This is the best non-enchanted bow that Verdican has. It was whittled and carved out by his father and it is long and sleek. It has two jewels, placed on each end of the grip, that are used to store energy. It is a dark red, nearly black looking bow. It has a very slight recurve quality to it.
Likes: - Running, shoes, animals, and making money.

Dislikes: - Gambling, drinking, and losing.

Weakness / Fear: - He fears that he may fail the village. His biggest weakness is that he overanalyzes things, trying to assess every possible situation before he acts.

Animal Companions: - Zippo, a small bird (OOC: basically a weird colored hummingbird, about the size of a zippo lighter) who Verdican found on his window sill when he was four. He befriended the bird and it has stayed with him ever since. The bird is black and gray, with a long, thin beak. He has gradually taught it to speak using its mind and it communicates with him freely. He often asks the little bird to help him while on spy missions. When he isn’t flying around or helping he’s usually either nestled on top of Verdican’s head or inside one of his pockets. It depends on the outside temperature or weather.
Character's Physical Description: Verdican is around five foot eight inches. He is slender, and toned. He looks somewhat gangly, however he fills out when you look at him closer. He wears dark clothing, as many from Vereshae do, that usually consists of black shorts, with several different pockets. He wears black boots, with padded soles for silent movement, which are then covered with the thin, yet durable black leg armor that goes up to his knees. He wears a sleeveless black-stained leather jerkin at all times, with a plate of armor strung over his left shoulder that curves to cover the space over his heart. He wears enchanted battle gloves that cover his entire arm, up to his elbow (http://wen-m.deviantart.com/gallery/11369058#/ds6ozp Fourth from the left). This protects his arms from the magic that is infused in his bows. He wears a half cape that wraps around his neck and mouth. When he’s out in public he wears a full length cloak with a hood on, to cover his entire face.

Dreams for the Future: - To help protect Vereshae, and to help it prosper.
Reason for Dreams: - It’s his home, and he wants to protect the people he loves.

Alignment/side: - Neutral, or the side that’s paying him.

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