Post by Maria on Dec 19, 2006 12:19:05 GMT -5
Name:[/u]
Maria McKoren
(Taken name. She can no longer remember her true name.)
Nationality:[/u]
She claims to be Romanian, because her mother is, but she's really from an underground city of dark elves.
Occupation:[/u]
Apprentice Blood bender.
Height:[/u]
5' 10"
Weight:[/u]
125 pounds.
Age:[/u]
78 Human Years
Race:[/u]
Half Vampire, Half Dark-Elf
Hair color:[/u]
Dark Blue
Eye Color:
Crystal blue
Appearance:[/u]
Maria McKoren
Maria is a slim girl, with a surprisingly ample chest. Her long, dark blue hair is the only thing she inherited from her dark-elfin father, so she maintains the pale skin of a vampire. Her face is stunning, and beautiful though there is such an innocence about her if one looks closely.
She usually wears clothing that is comfortable, if not a little tight. She often wears clothing that shows off the assets she knows she has. Her favorite outfit is a female counterpart to an adventurer that saved her years ago, and is a Blue vest, with a white t-shirt, and white pants.
Personality:[/u]
Maria is a good tempered person, always smiling at whatever she deems fit. She is generally nice to everyone she meets, especially werewolves. She LOVES werewolves.
She is unusually blunt for a vampire, never holding back what she thinks. If she thinks well of you, you know, and if she thinks ill of you, then she will not hesitate to tell you.
She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and will defend them until her dying breath.
History:[/u]
Maria McKoren has had a rather difficult life. She is the daughter of a Dark-Elfin priest, and a high ranking Vampiress. From an early age she was trained to use the base element of all life as a weapon.
Blood.
Her father, Dru'Zikk Machteal, despised her pale skin, so he pushed her harder than the strongest Dark-Elf could survive. Day after day she struggled through his teachings, learning to bend blood as a weapon. She managed to survive each day, but she was beaten, bruised, and half-dead at the end of each session. Her vampiric regeneration powers were the only thing standing between her, and death at her father's hand.
"You are nothing, child. Nothing more than a Rothe'. If you haven't learned to speak Drow yet, that means cattle in the common tongue. The language of humans. Do not forget that. This society may function on the belief that women are superior to men, but YOU are nothing, because you are not Drow."
"Now I don't think that's exactly true, Dru'Zikk of the Onyx Flame!"
A man in a white pair of pants, with a blue open jacket and white shirt underneath, with a small white leather chest guard over his heart. This man was to be Maria's savior, and Mentor, for the next 50 years. Maria stood on her feet, for she had been on her back when Alundra had ventured into DruZikk's tower, and actually stood to defend her father.
"IGNORANT WHELP!"
With that, Dru'Zikk nearly killed her. He turned his attention from Alundra, and used his Blood bending to shape three spears from a flask of blood. He impaled the already weakened Maria on them. She fell to the ground, tears in her eyes.
"Why, father?"
"I have no daughter. You are useless."
Alundra drew a sword from his side, a long, silvery-white blade. With the war-cry of the eastern orcs, he slew the maniac in one blow.
"ORAAAA!"
Dru'Zikk had been impaled through the forehead, and now lay dead at the Elf's feet. He took the crumpled form of Maria in his arms. She was alive, and would recover. Her vampiric powers would see to that.
"Come. Let us leave this place. There's nothing for you here."
With tears in her eyes, Maria said, "There never was."
---------------------------------- One Week Later ---------------------------
Maria's wounds had healed, in the week it took for Alundra to return to Inoa village, but her spirit was broken. She cried almost constantly, and tried to kill herself twice.
The people of the village wanted desperately to help her, but she wouldn't open up to anyone. She always sat next to the fountain and cried. A young woman walked up to her then, and simply listened. For hours, Maria talked about her past to a woman she knew nothing about. This woman's name was Hellen, and she would be the mother Maria never had.
----------------------------------Thirty Years Later---------------------------
Maria grasped a small pendant tightly. Alundra had given it to her. He had become like her father in these past fifty years, training her in combat, teaching her the kindness of the world, and teaching her where people were not so kind. After what her father had done to her, she was far from naive. She knew the world had bad as well as good, and she was ready to start anew.
"Where will you go, Alundra?"
"Home, to the forest of Elna. I need to go back.....there's..been a problem. Something happened. Head to the Arcane Academy. They can teach you what I couldn't."
She cried, seeing him leave, but then she left as well....this Academy sounded interesting. Little did she know she would meet a familiar face there, seven years later, who resembled her savior so closely.
So, after seven years in Babylos, Maria has finally entered Arcane Academy.
Style:[/u]
Blood bending is the art of using ones own blood as a weapon and shield, to both attack and defend. Maria uses three separate styles, and each one will be explained in detail:
Split-Rose:[/u]
A purely defensive style that involves very little movement and powerful counter-moves. Maria forms two rapiers from a flask of demon blood she keeps on her belt, and uses them for parry and counter moves. This is her second-most used style, since it never kills, only incapacitates by attacking with the flat of each blade.
Blood-Rose:[/u]
Her most-used style, and by far her deadliest, Blood-Rose is the art of forming blood, ANY blood, be it your own, or the enemies, into a projectile, or stream, and attacking as you would by bending water to your will. Small, needle shaped projectiles are the most often-used facet of this particular style.
Demon-Rose:[/u]
The Demon-Rose style is the style Maria was learning when Alundra invaded her father's domain. It is her least-used style, as it is far too deadly for regular use. She forms a large axe or great sword from half-elven blood kept in a flask on her belt. It is extremely dangerous, due to the mix of mortal and immortal blood, and each strike leaves wounds that could take years to recover from.
Strengths:[/u]
Maria is an optimist, and never lets anything get her down. What few "Spells" she is able to cast are extremely useful, and she is both fast, and strong. She has high endurance, due to her vampiric nature, and shares very few weaknesses with vampires. She is also extremely good looking, and never backs down from a challenge.
She has none of the weaknesses vampires have, saved for one, and she also does not need to feed on blood. She can eat like a human or elf would.
Weaknesses:[/u]
She never backs down, which tends to get her hurt, and she is a poor liar. Her two spells involve a sacrifice on her part, so they must be used sparingly. She is very social, but her fangs are visible when she speaks, so people tend to avoid her, and her self-esteem is easily weakened. She is also as weak to fire as most vampires are. Sunlight weakens her, to the point of being at the strength of a normal Dark-elf, with a VERY weakened constitution, but it is not deadly to her.
On occasion, she becomes blood-thirsty, and cannot resist blood. This only happens when she hasn't eaten normal food in an extended period of time.
Spell List:[/u]
*Blood Bridge*
Extending her hand toward an ally, Maria can channel her blood toward them, healing their wounds by sacrificing her own regeneration until she feeds on blood again, but this can be overcome by drinking from one of the flasks on her belt.
*Beast of Blood*
Pouring the blood of an ancient demon from one of the flasks on her belt, Maria channels the anger and hatred residing in the blood. As it pools around her feet, she bends it to coat her entire body. It then lends her its strength, turning her into a hulking blood-demon..
Weapons/Gear:[/u]
Sword-Catcher:[/u]
A small ribbon worn around her wrist, enchanted to reach out and grab the blade of anyone that should come within twelve inches of it.
Arrow-Dodger:[/u]
An ornate amulet, enchanted to let off a small signal only Vampires, Elves, and certain half-breeds can hear whenever a projectile is inbound.
Alundra's Amulet:[/u]
Resonates when it is near a source of negative emotion, usually malicious intent toward the person wearing it. It is a simple crystal on a piece of leather.
Items:[/u]
None, as of yet.
Note:[/u]
She has a strong fetish for werewolves despite the fact that she is a half vampire.
Stats:
Strength: 11
Dexterity: 12
Endurance: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 11
Energy: 10
Maria McKoren
(Taken name. She can no longer remember her true name.)
Nationality:[/u]
She claims to be Romanian, because her mother is, but she's really from an underground city of dark elves.
Occupation:[/u]
Apprentice Blood bender.
Height:[/u]
5' 10"
Weight:[/u]
125 pounds.
Age:[/u]
78 Human Years
Race:[/u]
Half Vampire, Half Dark-Elf
Hair color:[/u]
Dark Blue
Eye Color:
Crystal blue
Appearance:[/u]
Maria McKoren
Maria is a slim girl, with a surprisingly ample chest. Her long, dark blue hair is the only thing she inherited from her dark-elfin father, so she maintains the pale skin of a vampire. Her face is stunning, and beautiful though there is such an innocence about her if one looks closely.
She usually wears clothing that is comfortable, if not a little tight. She often wears clothing that shows off the assets she knows she has. Her favorite outfit is a female counterpart to an adventurer that saved her years ago, and is a Blue vest, with a white t-shirt, and white pants.
Personality:[/u]
Maria is a good tempered person, always smiling at whatever she deems fit. She is generally nice to everyone she meets, especially werewolves. She LOVES werewolves.
She is unusually blunt for a vampire, never holding back what she thinks. If she thinks well of you, you know, and if she thinks ill of you, then she will not hesitate to tell you.
She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and will defend them until her dying breath.
History:[/u]
Maria McKoren has had a rather difficult life. She is the daughter of a Dark-Elfin priest, and a high ranking Vampiress. From an early age she was trained to use the base element of all life as a weapon.
Blood.
Her father, Dru'Zikk Machteal, despised her pale skin, so he pushed her harder than the strongest Dark-Elf could survive. Day after day she struggled through his teachings, learning to bend blood as a weapon. She managed to survive each day, but she was beaten, bruised, and half-dead at the end of each session. Her vampiric regeneration powers were the only thing standing between her, and death at her father's hand.
"You are nothing, child. Nothing more than a Rothe'. If you haven't learned to speak Drow yet, that means cattle in the common tongue. The language of humans. Do not forget that. This society may function on the belief that women are superior to men, but YOU are nothing, because you are not Drow."
"Now I don't think that's exactly true, Dru'Zikk of the Onyx Flame!"
A man in a white pair of pants, with a blue open jacket and white shirt underneath, with a small white leather chest guard over his heart. This man was to be Maria's savior, and Mentor, for the next 50 years. Maria stood on her feet, for she had been on her back when Alundra had ventured into DruZikk's tower, and actually stood to defend her father.
"IGNORANT WHELP!"
With that, Dru'Zikk nearly killed her. He turned his attention from Alundra, and used his Blood bending to shape three spears from a flask of blood. He impaled the already weakened Maria on them. She fell to the ground, tears in her eyes.
"Why, father?"
"I have no daughter. You are useless."
Alundra drew a sword from his side, a long, silvery-white blade. With the war-cry of the eastern orcs, he slew the maniac in one blow.
"ORAAAA!"
Dru'Zikk had been impaled through the forehead, and now lay dead at the Elf's feet. He took the crumpled form of Maria in his arms. She was alive, and would recover. Her vampiric powers would see to that.
"Come. Let us leave this place. There's nothing for you here."
With tears in her eyes, Maria said, "There never was."
---------------------------------- One Week Later ---------------------------
Maria's wounds had healed, in the week it took for Alundra to return to Inoa village, but her spirit was broken. She cried almost constantly, and tried to kill herself twice.
The people of the village wanted desperately to help her, but she wouldn't open up to anyone. She always sat next to the fountain and cried. A young woman walked up to her then, and simply listened. For hours, Maria talked about her past to a woman she knew nothing about. This woman's name was Hellen, and she would be the mother Maria never had.
----------------------------------Thirty Years Later---------------------------
Maria grasped a small pendant tightly. Alundra had given it to her. He had become like her father in these past fifty years, training her in combat, teaching her the kindness of the world, and teaching her where people were not so kind. After what her father had done to her, she was far from naive. She knew the world had bad as well as good, and she was ready to start anew.
"Where will you go, Alundra?"
"Home, to the forest of Elna. I need to go back.....there's..been a problem. Something happened. Head to the Arcane Academy. They can teach you what I couldn't."
She cried, seeing him leave, but then she left as well....this Academy sounded interesting. Little did she know she would meet a familiar face there, seven years later, who resembled her savior so closely.
So, after seven years in Babylos, Maria has finally entered Arcane Academy.
Style:[/u]
Blood bending is the art of using ones own blood as a weapon and shield, to both attack and defend. Maria uses three separate styles, and each one will be explained in detail:
Split-Rose:[/u]
A purely defensive style that involves very little movement and powerful counter-moves. Maria forms two rapiers from a flask of demon blood she keeps on her belt, and uses them for parry and counter moves. This is her second-most used style, since it never kills, only incapacitates by attacking with the flat of each blade.
Blood-Rose:[/u]
Her most-used style, and by far her deadliest, Blood-Rose is the art of forming blood, ANY blood, be it your own, or the enemies, into a projectile, or stream, and attacking as you would by bending water to your will. Small, needle shaped projectiles are the most often-used facet of this particular style.
Demon-Rose:[/u]
The Demon-Rose style is the style Maria was learning when Alundra invaded her father's domain. It is her least-used style, as it is far too deadly for regular use. She forms a large axe or great sword from half-elven blood kept in a flask on her belt. It is extremely dangerous, due to the mix of mortal and immortal blood, and each strike leaves wounds that could take years to recover from.
Strengths:[/u]
Maria is an optimist, and never lets anything get her down. What few "Spells" she is able to cast are extremely useful, and she is both fast, and strong. She has high endurance, due to her vampiric nature, and shares very few weaknesses with vampires. She is also extremely good looking, and never backs down from a challenge.
She has none of the weaknesses vampires have, saved for one, and she also does not need to feed on blood. She can eat like a human or elf would.
Weaknesses:[/u]
She never backs down, which tends to get her hurt, and she is a poor liar. Her two spells involve a sacrifice on her part, so they must be used sparingly. She is very social, but her fangs are visible when she speaks, so people tend to avoid her, and her self-esteem is easily weakened. She is also as weak to fire as most vampires are. Sunlight weakens her, to the point of being at the strength of a normal Dark-elf, with a VERY weakened constitution, but it is not deadly to her.
On occasion, she becomes blood-thirsty, and cannot resist blood. This only happens when she hasn't eaten normal food in an extended period of time.
Spell List:[/u]
*Blood Bridge*
Extending her hand toward an ally, Maria can channel her blood toward them, healing their wounds by sacrificing her own regeneration until she feeds on blood again, but this can be overcome by drinking from one of the flasks on her belt.
*Beast of Blood*
Pouring the blood of an ancient demon from one of the flasks on her belt, Maria channels the anger and hatred residing in the blood. As it pools around her feet, she bends it to coat her entire body. It then lends her its strength, turning her into a hulking blood-demon..
Weapons/Gear:[/u]
Sword-Catcher:[/u]
A small ribbon worn around her wrist, enchanted to reach out and grab the blade of anyone that should come within twelve inches of it.
Arrow-Dodger:[/u]
An ornate amulet, enchanted to let off a small signal only Vampires, Elves, and certain half-breeds can hear whenever a projectile is inbound.
Alundra's Amulet:[/u]
Resonates when it is near a source of negative emotion, usually malicious intent toward the person wearing it. It is a simple crystal on a piece of leather.
Items:[/u]
None, as of yet.
Note:[/u]
She has a strong fetish for werewolves despite the fact that she is a half vampire.
Stats:
Strength: 11
Dexterity: 12
Endurance: 10
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 11
Energy: 10
