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The Lone "Rurouni"...
Topic Started: Aug 31 2006, 12:57 PM (242 Views)
Rurouni
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Master of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu
Name: Aderes Arrèdoval

Nickname: Rurouni

Age: 28

Birthday: February 29th

Gender: Male

Job/Specialty: Wandering swordsman

Race: Half-Elf

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Hair: Black in color, long and tumbling down his back in light curls.

Eyes: Black

Body: He bears little resemblance to his elven heritage. Much of his body structure is remeniscent of his burly father. He is taller than most and rather muscular, he could be described as just "big".

Home Village: None. Technically he was born in Uru-baen, but was taken in by a strange land to the south of Alagaesia. He usually chooses not to speak of his homeland.

Varden or Empire: Neither. Is a drifter, choosing to identify with neither side.

Parents: Father: A high-ranking officer in the Empire named Gha'zad. Father: An elven maiden named Serena.

Siblings: Unknown

Character Personality: Outside he often smiles and has a very friendly disposition. He flirts with pretty girls an exceptional amount, so you can expect a lot of that. He is a wanderer and often becomes uncomfortable with staying in one place for long. But inside, he is very insecure and uncertain about his past. He prefers not to fight and willl avoid it wherever possible, but when he does his eyes blaze red and all trace of a smile leaves his face. He is a terrifying foe to behold.

Character History: Aderes was concieved under the most terrible of circumstances. His elven mother, Serena, was discovered carrying messages between the Varden and the elven population in Du Weldenvardern. She was captured by the Empire and thrown into a prison in Uru-Baen and was tortured horribly as the Empire tried to pry the location of the elven city from her (NO reference to Arya at all, I was actually halfway through concieving this before I recognized the similarity). In one of these acts of brutality, a general in the army of the Empire, Gha'zad, raped Serena hideously and it was in this unfortunate event that Aderes was concieved.

In a fit of rage as the baby was born, Gha'zad ripped the infant from the womb and killed Serena. For nine long months he had still failed to rip the information from her mouth, and there was talk amoung the army of his demotion. He had kept her alive until then because, in some semblance of fatherly love, he had wanted the child. But now, he wanted no part in it. He had Aderes abandoned in the middle of the Beor Mountains and forgot about him for many long years. Aderes was found by a group of wandering gypsies from a land to the south of Alagaesia and east of Surda, and was brought up in that culture. It was there that he learned his unique sword style and obtained his blade, a katana, never before seen in Alagaesia. Though this land was all he knew, he longed to find out where he had come from and meet his parents, so he headed into Alagaesia for the first time since infancy. There he found the Empire and the struggling Varden in the midst of a huge war, and became what was known in his culture as a hitokiri, an assassin that killed from the shadows. Hired by the Varden, he turned his new death-glare on the Empire and drew his katana, which he had named the Muramasa in memory of a legendary cursed sword he had once heard of in stories. His sword skill was such that he could kill three men with a single swing and keep going, cutting down hundreds in a matter of minutes. His Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu served him incredibly well, and he mastered the sytle during this time. He never had a set pattern, he was a wanderer that struck the Empire from every concievable angle at the time they least expected. It was this that earned him his nickname "Rurouni", which means "wandererer, vagabond". It took on a sinister, bloodthirsty nature for Aderes. Eventually, around the age of 20 and a couple of years after coming north once again, he found himself in combat with his aging father, Gha'zad, on the battlefield.

Aderes struck down Gha'zad with his mightiest move, Kuzuryusen, and in his dying eyes Gha'zad at last recognized the odd mix of human and elvish features that made up Aderes' bloodthirsty face. Gha'zad told him of the circumstances of Aderes' birth, and despite the terrible way he'd been concieved, he felt terrible for killing his own father.

For the next several years, Aderes vanished. No one saw or heard from him. It is said that he spent the years wandering in Du Weldenvardern. Aderes did some serious soul-searching. It came apon him like an enormous hammer, the responsibility for each and every one of the lives he had taken. He hated himself and once actually due his Wazikashi, a short katana that he was taught to carry at all times for the express purpose of ritual suicide when necessary, but he stopped himself from ending it at the last moment. Something told him that to kill himself was a cowardly act, and it would just take more life. He felt that if one is truly brave, one will have the courage to live and foster new life instead of taking it. He broke his Muramasa in half and threw the pieces away, using the Wazikashi to hunt for food. After years of wandering he came apon the elven village, where they reluctantly accepted him for his elvish blood and features. He had a new sword forged along the same lines of his Muramasa, except he named this one the Kikuichimongi, another name of a sword from legend. This legend was of a holy sword that cast out demons, and Aderes' sword would help to cast out the demons in himself and others from now on. He vowed to kill no more, learning from the customs of the elves. The elves learned of his parentage and took pity on him, and after he proved his skills in battle by defeating even the most skilled elven swordsman, he was given a silver dragon egg as a gift from Queen Islanzadi. His mighty dragon, Chrysophylax, was soon born and Aderes fostered a friendship with the beast, beginning to learn the first functions of magic. At last he decided it was time for him to strike back out into the world and forge himself a new reputation, and declined any further training. Though it was premature, he was always one who hated to impose and preferred to learn things for himself.

He re-emerged in Alagaesia with his new blade and now full-grown dragon, but now lives his life as a mere wanderer, forging a new reputation for his nickname "Rurouni". He now despises combat, but will fight to defend a cause he feels is right. This is where the "Rurouni"'s new story begins...

Character's good personality traits: Friendly, makes friends easily. Is very intelligent and analytical, able to determine an enemy's strengths and weaknesses in a glance.

Character's bad personality traits: Terrible temper when excited into agitation. Threatening those he loves is a horrible mistake, and killing them could very well cause him to make an exception to his vow of not killing. He is also a bit concieted. He thinks a bit much of his own sword skill and often looks down on others because of it.

Weapons: Two swords that he always carries on his left hip. The Kikuichimongi, a katana. A strange sword that is mostly unfamiliar to Alagaesia. It is as long as a normal sword, but is slightly curved. The sword is made of an extremely dense metal and can slice througgh virtually any other metal, using some of his most powerful techniques it will slice through diamond unheeded. His other weapon is not really a weapon, but his Wakizashi that he has carried all his life. It is really just there for ritual suicide, but now he carries it just out of novelty because he believes that life should be protected at all costs.

Likes: Peace, friends, helping people.

Dislikes: Battle, killing.

Animal Companions: Is a dragon rider, his dragon is a large elegant creature with silvery scales and metallic gray claws and teeth. Name: Chrysophylax (nicknamed Chrys). Chrys is of a fiery, headstrong nature that is contatnyl in opposition to Aderes' staunch vow against violence of any kind. They argue often and though they seem to be enemies, they truly love each other beyond anything each has ever known. Aderes serves as a dampening to Chrysophylax's consistent rashness and vice-versa to Aderes' hesitation to draw his blade for any reason. They have become a powerful team in battle and often employ tactics that other Riders have never seen before and move together as a flowing, smooth, flawless pair.

Character's Physical Description (clothes, accessories, etc): What you see in this picture above. Always carries his two swords, Kikuichimongi and Wakizashi, at his left hip tied on by a sash. He wears very light armor, a neck-guard and pair of shoulder armor over his shoulders, and a mythril shirt beneath his outer wear. This armor weighs almost nothing but offers a bit of protection.

Dreams for the Future: Bringing peace to the world.

Reason for Dreams: His dark past has soured his feelings toward wanton killing.

Special Skills: Is a master of an ancient sword style that he speaks of little. The sword style, known as Hiten Mutsurugi-Ryu is like nothing ever seen in Alagaesia. While many styles familiar to this region focus on clashing swords and direct combat, Aderes's does not. "An ancient sword style that pits the one against the many", Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu focuses on lightning-fast movement and requires incredible agility to master. It centers more around defense than it does offense. Most of the time, the master of the style focuses on dodging an opponent's strikes and attacking with spectacular, flowing acrobatic maneuvers rather than head-on combat. A beautiful and deadly style, it makes Aderes deadly in combat when enraged. During combat, he moves and attacks so rapidly that often he cannot even be seen by the normal eye. Striking down enemies as quickly and efficiently as possible allows him to cut a swath through even a large group, making the "Rurouni" a terrible foe on the battlefield. Another advantage he has is his relative size. Tall and muscular, many enemies often make the mistake of assuming he will be slow and his movments will be less than graceful. This, of course, could not be further from the truth and they soon suffer for making false assumptions.

In the air, he has modified his fighting style to create a spectacular method of fighting involving his dragon partner, Chrysophylax. Often leaping from his enemy's dragons onto his own, he forms his dragon and himself into an incredible team that should never be underestimated...

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Okay, I know. We all see the similarities here if you are any kind of an Anime/Manga fan or have even stopped on Cartoon Network on Saturday nights. You don't need to point out that I've modeled my character after a certain Hitokiri Battosai and his master, Hiko Seijuro (his visual likeness is Hiko, but his personality is a combination. We all realize it. But I just want to make clear that while my character resembles him in fighting style and personality, he is NOT Kenshin. I'm just on a Kenshin-high right now and I wanted to model my character after him. So unless you're an admin you'll just have to deal with it. If you're an admin and don't like it...well then I'm screwed aren't I? ^_^

I will most likely be making small alterations to this, I'll add a pic if I find a pic of my character that I like (he looks NOTHING like Kenshin), and I may change his clothing. I had no good ideas in that department.
"A sword is a weapon. Whatever pretty names you give to it, swordsmanship is a way to kill. Kaoru-dono speaks as someone who has never bloodied her hands. She maintains a sweet, naive lie... But in the face of such awful truth, the naive lie she tells is so much better."
—Himura Kenshin

Aderes Arrèdoval: Wandering Rurouni of the Black Feather
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Please note, I have changed Aderes' model drastically, particularly his visual model. His personality was only altered slightly, but he has a new pic so I encourage everyone to take a look. My avater is a chibi-version ^_^.
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Allasar
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Good charachter. I have no problems with it, since I don't watch Cartoon Network, so I don't know any similarities with Cartoon Network characters.
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Cheerfrog1
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Awesome char and nice history!!! :P
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
-A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare(Act 1, Scene 1)


credit goes to with you for the above avatar

Evra & Kwan pics
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