Aevukepe

Name: Aevukepe

Age: 431

Race: None

Sex: None

Hair: Aevukepe has a liner of soft, mink brown fur around the inside of its collar.

Eyes: None

Weight: 38 pounds

Height: 2’ 8”

Appearance: Aevukepe was once a cuirass of light steel plate mail with its own pauldrons, culet and fauld, but since an obsessed armorer acquired it, many of its portions of armor plate have been replaced with banded mail and fine chain. These banded mail replacements were made in the trouble spots of the plate mail, like the sides of the armor and the flanks, and the chainmail has been placed primarily in the joints of its arms and along certain portions of its back. On each of the original plates on Aevukepe’s body is a polished copper rune with a stylized appearance whose meaning has been lost with time.

On the the left side of Aevukepe's culet is a small, steel plated shield is attached to its armor by means of chain links and a spring-loaded mechanical device. The shield is made from light yet strong steel, and its outside face is adorned with a polished copper rune. The armor also has a set of vambraces, bracers and armored gloves that aren't quite gauntlets, but are designed to be locked to its shield, to ensure that a warrior wielding the shield is not disarmed of it. Each plate of the arm and hand armor had also been ornamented with a polished copper rune.

A pair of thick, black iron chains have been anchored to either side of the armor’s hips, and those chains are in turn connected to a pair of simple, black iron swords. Each sword appears to be a length of curved iron with a blade honed onto one side, and a wrapping of cloth and leather around its hilt. The blades can be sheathed in a pair of crossed scabbards on Aevukepe’s back.

A midthigh-length, bright red cape of strong silk or some other cloth material is attached to the base of Aevukepe’s collar at the nape of the neck. The edge of this cape can be brought around one of the armor’s shoulders (either shoulder, but only one at a time) and attached to the front of that shoulder, near the middle of that collarbone. There are slits in either side of the cape for the sword hilt on that side, so that the "over the shoulder" fashion isn’t ruined by Aevukepe’s built-in weaponry.

And here is a sketch of Aevukepe, made by the incredibly awesome Chozo:
http://umbralvoice.deviantart.com/ar...etch-134717177

Personality: Aevukepe’s primary interests are protecting its wearer and being worn into battle, and furthering its wearer’s interests, in that order. When first worn, the armor is straightforward about itself and its abilities, but dislikes speaking of things that would tempt its wearer to trying daredevil stunts. After that, its persona tends to change, adapting to suit its wearer’s, whether they be good or evil, or indefinable on such a level.

Aevukepe has grown wise over the course of its years, and part of its mind never leaves the battlefield nor the war room. It is aware of death, and knows that all living things must die eventually; it has accepted death as a natural part of life, and though it occasionally misses its past owners, it rarely mourns them.

Having been passed from father to son, from master to pupil, and having seen the camaraderie between warriors, the armor has become protective of its wards in a fatherly way, doing its best to guide them to the best course of action. At times, this guidance is at odds with the armor’s need to further its owner’s agenda, which causes Aevukepe to become contemplative until it comes to a decision on the matter.

Weapon: Connected firmly to either of Aevukepe’s hips is a thick iron chain, which is in turn attached to a single-bladed iron short sword. These blades are made from a single length of iron each and have a slight curve on them, in the direction of the edge. Each sword is designed to be sheathed into one of the scabbards on the armor’s back, which form an X shape. The chains which connect the swords to the armor change in length, but are always the length of the wearer’s single arm span when the blades are drawn.

Below the small of Aevukepe’s back on the right hand side is a small, hidden sheath for a sleek steel throwing knife, 8 inches long. The knife’s handle blends into the armor well, making the little blade a final ace-in-the-hole for Aevukepe’s wearer.

Armor: Aevukepe.

Strengths: As a piece of armor, Aevukepe is in no real danger of dying. It does not fear its own destruction, but insists to its wearer that it be repaired whenever necessary. Aevukepe is also particularly aware of its surroundings, as it can see, hear and smell the area around itself as though it were a living human (though with eyes looking in all directions at once). The armor has been through enough war and battle that it can school its wearer in the ways of combat and how to protect themselves.

When manifesting a body, Aevukepe fights with all the skill and precision that could be expected out of a veteran soldier and arms master in his prime, with 431 years of experience under his belt. He is versed in hand-to-hand, melee and ranged combat, tactical warfare and both offensive and defensive siege warfare, with the benefit of knowing the styles and trends of battle throughout the ages.

Aevukepe can fight nearly any opponent with tactics they are not familiar with, best them with their own, or adapt to new tactics and styles with frightening speed. Aevukepe's manifested body is very strong, very fast and has almost inhuman reflexes and agility. He is also intuitive and perceptive enough in combat to foresee many attacks before they happen, making him seem even faster or stronger than he really is.

Weaknesses: Aevukepe cannot move on its own, speak out loud or manipulate the world around itself, except where its powers affect things that aren’t itself. Though it has desires, it has no real control over its own destiny and is ultimately at the whim of its owner. At times, Aevukepe may be forced to sit in a museum or emptied battlefield for years before it can see glory again.

Although the armor is not in danger of dying from abuse in the normal sense, the runed plates on its body are the bodies in which Aevukepe's spirit resides. If all of these plates are somehow completely destroyed, the spirit of the armor will die.

If Aevukepe is manifesting a body, it loses the weakness of inanimateness and may speak, but will lose its body if it becomes disowned or if its owner dies. While manifesting a body, it gains the normal weaknesses for humans, such as an axe to the neck, or suffering injury from other implements. If a person would otherwise die due to injuries, Aevukepe loses the ability to manifest a body for one week. The armor will also lose its body if it faces dispelling magics, as though it had suffered a lethal injury.


Skills/Magic:

Wear Me
Aevukepe can project an attention-grabbing aura around itself, drawing passerby to examine it, and then instilling them with the desire to wear the armor. If a person examining Aevukepe is larger or smaller than it is, the armor can change its size – and to a degree, its shape – so that it can be worn by that person. When not being worn, the armor has the appropriate dimensions to be worn by a human who is about six feet tall. The armor chooses whether or not to use this power at any time.

Stamina
Aevukepe’s wearer can go for up to three days without the need to rest or sleep, regardless of the amount of physical exertion the wearer is put through during that time. This effect even extends to helping the armor’s wearer resist poisons and torture.

Death Sentinel
If a single physical assault to any place specifically protected by Aevukepe would kill its wearer, the armor will resist that strike and keep its wearer safe from that death. In this way, Aevukepe can only protect its wearer from singular strikes which would mean instant death, and it cannot protect its wearer in this way more than once per day. If the armor is not pleased with or does not trust its wearer, it can choose to withhold this power.

Telepathy
Aevukepe can speak directly to its wearer’s mind. When speaking to a wearer’s mind, the armor’s “voice” can be heard in the wearer’s ears, as though it were speaking aloud, although no one but the wearer can hear the voice. The armor chooses whether or not to use this power at any time.

Soul Chameleon
The first time Aevukepe is worn by a new owner, it searches its surroundings, the rest of that wearer’s attire, and the new owner’s mind for a color scheme which would fit its wearer’s desires, then changes its own colors to match those. The only exceptions to this change are the bright copper runes adorning the armor’s plates. If the armor is not pleased with or does not trust its wearer, it can choose to withhold this power.

Eternal Vigil
When Aevukepe’s wearer is dying and saving them is beyond the armor’s ability, it can offer to seal the wearer into history forever, by transforming their body into a statue of white alabaster. This transmutation is instant, painless and permanent, but does not extend to the warrior’s weapons or to Aevukepe itself. If the armor is not pleased with or does not trust its wearer, it can choose to withhold this power.

Manifest Bodyguard
If an owner does not to wear Aevukepe, but does not disown the armor, then Aevukepe may manifest the body of a human warrior for itself. When Aevukepe manifests this body, it also gains a traveler's pack that is partway filled with the trappings of a well-prepared traveling warrior. If the armor is not pleased with or does not trust is owner, it can choose to withhold this power.

Appearance: Aevukepe's manifested body is that of a man in his late twenties, with a fair complexion and bright eyes the color of polished copper. He stands almost exactly six feet tall, with broad shoulders and a very strong build. He is clean-shaven and has straight black hair that falls down to past his chin, but not as far as his shoulders. Other than that, Aevukepe's body is only notable in its lack of distinguishing features. He has a profoundly average and yet attractive face, and his skin is completely devoid of imperfections.

Biography: Aevukepe was once a nameless piece of ornate armor worn into battle by the commander of the guard for a small fortress city. One day, while defending the city from a raid, the commander suffered injury from a lucky arrow. He survived the arrow, and took the armor to the city's armorer to have it repaired. The armorer tried to tell him that the damage to the arrow was extensive, perhaps irreparable, but the commander wouldn't have it. He demanded that the armor be repaired, and that he would accept no substitute.

The commander of the guard left that day, and died three days later from an assassination while in his war room. During his life, he had been a good friend to many of the town's people. When the armorer heard word of the man's death, he was aggrieved and fell into a depression, blaming himself for the commander's death. He became obsessed with the armor, laboring day and night not only to repair it, but to improve it - so that it would never fail to protect its owner again.

During the twenty-third day the armorer worked without sleep, he finished it at last. He looked up from his workbench and realized his folly. He had neglected his own life in the fit of his upset over the death of a friend. Wanting to be rid of his mistake, he donated the armor to a noble youth who had joined the guard.

As the armor traded hands from the armorer to the youth, it awoke. The armorer, not knowing it, invested some portion of his soul to the armor, and it became alive. Days later, when donned, the armor spoke to the youth and guided him through battle until his tragic death, which the armor could do nothing to prevent, as the man refused to turn back from the fray when he began to tire.

Since then, Aevukepe has been found on the fields of battle, for sale in shops, or handed from father to son dozens of times. Now, it trades hands, and that is all.


Battle Rank
Player: Drammor
Character: Aevukepe
Innate Element: Steel and Iron
Overall Rank: 4/7.5
Strength: III/VII
Defense: V/VII
Speed: 0/VII
Reflex: 0/X
Magic: VI/V
Mana: V/V
Skill: VI/X
Misc.: V/IX

Good, I like it.

*Approved*

Yes!! Now, to be worn into battle!

Mwahaha!