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Old 02-14-2007, 10:28 PM
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Kratis

This is my first character so I want as many suggestions as you can give me. Thanks.

Name: Kratis(originally known as Rodo)
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Age:19 years old(changed it because I wanted to )
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Race:Human
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Sex:Male
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Eyes: Dark Blue
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Hair : Long black hair that goes down to his shoulders.
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Weight: 150 pounds(without equipment)
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Height: 6 feet 2 inches
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Armor: His only armor is his cloak, which is resistant to fire and can take a few arrow shots before being pierced. His mask is made of a deities pure energy so therefore it is breakable only by another deities power.
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Weapon: The swords name is unknown, but its shape is a black scimitar with a ruby at the end of the hilt. The sword has basically three forms.
Normal: This is the form he is in without draining energy.
Fire Phoenix: For each day, Kratis can be in this form 6 minutes for each hour after dawn. This form will cover Kratis and his sword in fire. In essence this makes Kratis a flaming person. His speed will be increased by a fourth of his normal speed.
Light Phoenix: Kratis himself becomes a blinding white figure. This form can only happen at exactly noon. In this form he will be in a sleep and an entity will take over. In this way, the form will move at a speed too fast for most people's eyes to register it attacking everything (even if its not alive) ) randomly. Kratus chooses to rarely use this because of hurting others or the fact that if he is injured during this form, he will probably die. If he survives, he will be knocked out.
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Time: Kratis strength is in the sun. During night time, he can not cast any of his skills (excluding time hole) and is the average speed of a warrior. During the day however, as the sun rises, so does his skills strength and speed. During the day he gets faster and faster. At midnight he is very weak, weaker than most people. At noon he can move so fast he appears to be a blur. During the day, his speed matches that of a werewolf.
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Strengths:
Speed: Besides using the skills during the day, his overall speed will also increase allowing him to dodge and parry most of his attackers attacks. Being a normally fast person, that means that he can attack his opponents very quickly.
-Skills: All his skills are quite powerful and can even kill some people in one hit. .However, they have drawbacks.(check weaknesses area).Sun Clones however has no drawbacks aside from being weaker. The clones allow him to attack from all sides at the same time
-Flames: His flames can harm melee fighters and be deadly to ice and earth fighters.
-Blade: His blade is inhuman and therefore can slice through most types of steel if hit in the same spot a number of times.
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Skills: When enveloped in the star, he gained speed that of a shooting star(not really). This also gave him the heat of the sun.
--Fire blast: Summons a fireball from the sky to attack his opponents.
--Fire Boost: This will increase Kratis's speed by 1/2 for a certain amount of time by adding fire boost to his body. However, the flames will allow the enemy to see Kratis fairly easily.
--Fire whirlwind: Kratis will spin his sword and create a fire whirlwind at the enemy which can move.( can only be used in fire phoenix)
--Time hole: Can alter time itself and for 1 minute, causing night to be noon. However, the skill needs to be done very quickly, so Kratis has a 50% chance of messing up or not finishing the spell which will drain all energy.
--Fire Waves: Kratis can project 5 waves of fire the length of his sword at the enemy in rapid succession. This can be used as many times as Kratis can withstand the energy releases.(Can only be used in fire phoenix)
--Scorching Slash: Kratis can choose not use Light Phoenix and use Scorching Slash which will project a giant flame wave, but the wave is only two feet wide. This move can be used 3 times during noon to 1 before he is tired out. This skill will immediately scorch the enemy if hit.
--Sun Clones: Kratis will reflect of the sun's power with his sword creating 4 clones which are each an 1/8 of his power. This skill can be used once a day.
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Weaknesses:
Water: When in flame or light phoenix form, he is weakened by water attacks that can slow him down, drain energy, or even knock Kratis out of the form.
Time: During night he is fast, but slow compared to his speed during the day. He is weak and open to attacks during night.
Skills: His skills are quite powerful and no one doubts that. However, here are the drawbacks. His skills can only be used during the day. Scorching Slash, only being two feet wide, is very inaccurate if they are in an open field. Time hole is very risky and if you fail, the skill will backfire. Fire blast, hole, and whirlwind require time to kick in. This allows enemies to dodge the skills.
Strength: Sadly, the sun only happens to give Kratis speed. So in the unlikely case he is hit by a strong enemy, he could be knocked out due to his weak body structure.
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Appearance: Kratis wears a black cloak with a necklace with a dagger on it. Under the cloak is his hair and a mask he never takes off (unless on rare occasions). The mask is plain white with thin eye holes. On each side is 3 red streaks, as if whiskers. He wears a plain black shirt and black pants. His hands are covered in black gloves.
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Personality: Kratis is a silent person who seldom makes any friends. He does not talk much and prefers to stay away from other people, especially towns. He does not have a temper and he seldom does anything to anyone, even if they are annoying. He will ignore most annoyances and act like they weren't there. He has a straight to the point like attitude. He hates delays in his goals and seldom lies. He prefers not to fight anyone without their consent (unless he has to). He has few friends that are determined by sword play and honor. However, he is still a good person and he will help defenseless people when he can. He is also still an easygoing person most of the time. He hates it when people disturb his rest. He usually does not listen to anyone. Last is that insults to his past will make him VERY angry. He respects other humans and elves. The only creatures he is hesitant to fight are dragons. He loves to fight against anything except dragons and especially fight demons

Note: You can never tell if he is really calm, or just not making any sounds since you can not see his face expressions due to his mask
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Bio: Kratis wondered why this kept happening to him. What you might ask? The fact that just because he saved a boy's life that people have been all over him. As he sighs he looks out the window and remembers the day that the sun was the same and the wind was blowing as well.....

Rodo was born in a village called Gonros. He was like any other boy. He was born to two parents whose names are unknown to this day. He didn't try very hard in school. He slacked of his chores. Even when he was 15 he was still a lazy bum. But he still had a lot of friends. He was a cheerful person who loved life. He always looked forward to the days he had with his friends. Then it happened. The sun was at its highest. The clouds lazily floated by while Rodo and his friends enjoyed the breeze. In a different world, a evil man called Gannondorf got hold of the Triforce. When he wished from the triforce, the power released was so immense it went to the world where Rodo lived. The tiny stream of energy came from out of the sun and struck Rodo. Then, the sun enveloped Rodo and he knew no more. While Rodo was in the beam, the aftermath of the sun brought the attention of demons around the world, who swarmed to that spot for a piece of the power. The villagers saw them coming and hid in their basements hoping they would go by.
7 years later when Link defeated Gannondorf, the beam finally shattered. Rodo looked around and was shocked by the world around him. The lazy plains he once knew were now ash and fire. The buildings were gone. The sky turned red. And the bones of his friends scattered across the wreckage. Then Rodo wept for days as he buried what was left of the dead.

Knowing he could not stay there, Rodo left for town to find food. When Rodo made it to a town ,Rodo hated everyone he met. They were all happy and laughing. He thought to himself" Why did this happen to me, why not someone else?" He saw how everyone had a friend and yelled in agony. He started running farther and farther away from his home until he could take it no more. Then he stumbled in a bar. With no food for days, he finally collapsed.

He awoke to the smell of pork and beef. He saw an old man in front of the fire watching the fire flicker. . “So, you have finally awakened.” He said. “I haven’t seen you in years. Remember me? It's Cros." Rodo remembered Cros very well. Cros at the time was a loner. Always running off and leaving school and playing pratical pranks. However, he was always good for the sword and when Rodo was 10, he left the village. Rodo was snapped back to reality by the old man's words." Times have changed. The sun that enveloped you has released score of demons in our land. If you are to survive, then follow me. Or you can leave and follow your own way." Cros got up to walk and left the tent. Rodo got up, and followed him. For days the cheerful scared little Rodo became faster and stronger. The man that once relaxed in the fields was now a full bred warrior. Cros noticed something different in Rodo than his other students. At night, Rodo would be weak. Yet at noon Rodo could even challenge Cros himself. He knew Rodo had only touched the tip of his power. For years they trained until Rodo could take on any challenger, day or night. The boy became so battle hardened that he wanted to fight people, almost like a bloodlust.

Then came the day Cros had to leave. Cros did not tell Rodo, but cast a spell on him to enter his innermost self hoping he had the endurance to survive. Rodo, meanwhile, in his dreams saw a figure of pure white." You have been touched by the Triforce and the sun" said the voice." However, if you can not pass the boundaries of a human, then you can not survive the challenges that await you. Nobody knows what happened in Rodo's mind. For days, the caretakers saw Rodo sweat and scream out in pain. Sometimes his skin would randomly get scorched. However, after the 7th day he awoke. He was more serious. He was formed into the man of seriousness he is today. They also noticed that he somehow had a sword in his hand. Then he left. before he left, this is the words the caretaker heard." I have barely passed the challenges and am weak. I shall train until the demons who destroyed my home are dead. I abandoned my friends. So until the day I succeed,, this mask will show my shame." He created a fireball in his hand and put steel in the fire. Then he struck the end of his sword on the steel and the house was lit on fire. As the caretaker ran out he saw that the steel was no longer there, but there was a mask. He picked up the mask, put it on, and left without a word.

However, he was still a life free fellow. He began to feel comfortable friends in another town and he was happy there. He spent months there, never removing the mask in public though. He began to grow comfortable. His best friend though reminded Rodo of the best friend he had years ago. His name was Crow. They were both swordsmen and orphans who wandered around trying to fulfill their goals. They had much in common and fought together. Crow was almost like a mentor, being faster than Rodo was. Rodo knew Crow was not unleashing his full strength in the fights, even though Rodo did. Rodo left the town for awhile to hunt demons. Then it happened. When Rodo was out hunting, a portal opened in the middle of town and a cloaked man stepped out. Then he unleashed demons upon the town. Rodo came just in time to see the masked figure step back into the portal. Fueled by rage, he prepared to kill. It was noon. Then Rodo did not know what was happening. He was becoming a figure of pure white. In his mind the skills he has today was revealed. Then he unleashed the Light Phoenix. When Rodo turned his back on the town after waking up, there was nothing left.

And so Rodo changed his name to Kratis, meaning to revenge in his hometown. He rarely makes any friends anymore thinking that if he had too many, the same things would happen. He is now an alone almost heartless figure who is silent and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He has 4 goals since that day. To eliminate all demons, to find Cros, to find Crow, and to find out who the masked man was. Now nobody knows what he does. Most people believe he travels in secrecy most of the time. Nowadays some say that their town is saved by a demon by a masked man with the speed of a horse. Others say they hear him saying that nothing will get in the way of him and the demons. Some even say they can see a figure of pure light speaking to him on the coldest of knights out in the middle of the plains. Whether these are true or not remains to this day, as he will do anything for people good or bad to kill demons and achieve his goals.

Well, thats about it (man I'm bored to make a long article on the bio ) Criticize me on anything, even on my grammar or length of my articles. I want as much feedback as possible. Thanks.
Edit: Edited a number of times due to a changing storyline, making the character look better, and adding more depth to personality(I don't change anything else).

Last edited by K-Unit; 03-01-2007 at 06:49 PM. Reason: Editing
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Old 02-17-2007, 05:30 PM
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Re: Kratis

Not bad for a beginning character. There are a few things I want you to sort out as well.

First off, the Light Phoenix's ability to move at the speed of light. That's way too fast of a speed to have. The speed of light is 299,792,458 miles a second. You can have the Light Phoenix fast but not that fast. Try to think of a different way of explaining its speed in terms of like, "The Light Phoenix can move so fast that it can't be seen even by people who are exceptionally skilled." Something like that.

Also, you mention that at noon he can close to the speed of sound. Again, that is far too fast for a semi-normal human. If he moved that fast, he'd be hundreds of miles away from his opponent. Again, try to explain it in terms like what I showed above.

Other than those two things, he appears fine. However, this doesn't need to be corrected before he is approved but there are several grammatical errors in his biography. Perhaps you should put his profile into a word processor to find them. Anyway, change those two things and I'll take another look at him.
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Old 02-17-2007, 07:14 PM
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Re: Kratis

Sorry for the bad grammar. I'm not a great writer and the keyboard makes my grammar look even worse since I'm not a good typer as well. I've changed the speed thing and hope it's ok. Not sure how fast a werewolf is though so I might have to change that (think they are faster than horses aren't they?). Well, anyway, I fixed most of the problems. Last thing is the triforce... should it be capitalized? I'm not sure. Thanks
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Old 02-17-2007, 07:25 PM
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Well, since the Triforce is always captitalized in the game, it probably should be. Anyway...

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Old 02-17-2007, 08:48 PM
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Re: Kratis

WOOT! Thanks.
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