Xaliotl
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Introduction
Xaliotl was born in a little farming village out in the Southern Threshold. His mother was a nice young woman of good Breeding and noble house, if terribly passionate, who had skipped town after having failed to Exalt and subsequently being denied entrance to the Heptagram (which was her dream) and having her marriage un-arranged (a bit too late). When her parents found her gone, they presumed she'd go cool her heels and be back one day, and being who she was, well... they didn't spend too much time checking when she didn't.
She became a proficient thaumaturgist, and Xali spent his childhood running around with the other children, having his head filled with slightly rebellious thoughts of noblesse oblige and treating mortals like people alongside those of heroism and of grand deeds of sword and sorcery. He became particularly good friends with the son of one his mother's maids, Iktli.
Regardless, one day he Exalted, and set out on his own to make his name. Iktli accompanied him, partly out of friendship and partly out of the semi-valid fear that, Chosen of the Dragons or not, he'd end up wandering off a cliff if left to his own devices.
And so they traveled. In Chiaroscuro he helped a mortal girl set out on her own quest; in the Southeast he traveled with a Cynis Lily looking for her Sifu; in the great forests they battled Wyld monsters; in the Northeast he met a young, er, person who led Xali (finally) to someone who could teach him sorcery without wanting to, well, keep him. And it was good.
So Xali continued on his quest for sorcerous knowledge. He learned that there were more Circles yet to know and that one needed greater power than could normally be found in a Dragon-Blooded to understand and use them. Unfortunately, most methods of higher power he could find were "get Exalted as a Lunar or Solar" (which was now likely impossible), "ask horrible things and hope really hard they can and will help" (which he thought was a bit stupid, even if he were willing), or "find this ancient mythical artifact" (and the texts never could agree on which one(s)). And then there was the "ultimate Exaltation" thing, however that worked... but that was probably full of shit, he thought, because it was an Immaculate thing.
Eventually, after much searching, much hero-ing in the meantime, and a few lucky coincidences, he came across something useful: something which seemed like it wouldn't necessarily be betraying his principles if it worked, even if it was risky. He could give himself to a benevolent creature...
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and all that.
(This page is not finished and will continue to be updated sporadically until accepted or rejected, but nothing significant- character concept, major schticks- will be changed.)
Character Sheet
Xaliotl
Fire Aspect Outcaste Gaiakuma
Motivation: Honor his mother by becoming a sorceror and making a name for himself. Learn Adamant Circle Sorcery (somehow) and become a righteous hero whose legend will be passed on until the end of time!
Attributes:
Str ** Dex ***** Sta **
Cha **** Man ** App **
Per *** Int **** Wits ***
Abilities:
(Fire)
Athletics ***
Dodge ****
Melee ****
Presence ***
Socialize *
(Favored)
Integrity ***
Lore ****
Occult *****
(Other)
Linguistics ** (Flametongue- Native, Riverspeak, Old Realm)
Awareness **
Investigation **
Medicine *
Resistance *
War *
Stealth *
(Specialties)
Melee (Daiklaves) **
Occult (Thamaturgy: Geomancy) *
Occult (Thamaturgy: Warding) *
Virtues- Cmp ** Con ** Val **** Tem ** | Willpower- ***** *
Intimacies: His Mother's Memory, Iktli
Essence- **** Personal (16/16) | Peripheral (?/39) | Committed-
HL - 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 I | Exp: 0 Spent: 0
Merits/Flaws:
Complete Lack of Direction Sense (-1), Unusual Appearance (-2)
Charms:
1st Melee (1m/per R)
Dragon-Graced Weapon (1m)
1st Dodge (1m/per R)
Threshold Warding Stance (1m R)
Hopping Firecracker Evasion (2m R)
Effortlessly Rising Flame (1m R)
--
Ox-Body Technique (-, x1)
Spirit-Detecting Mirror Technique (2m)
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Terrestrial Circle Sorcery (-)
Spells:
Emerald Circle Countermagic
(five more)
Backgrounds: 7 dots left
Inheritance ***** (Akuma of Gaia)
Patron ***** (Akuma of Gaia)
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Allies **
Artifact * (*+*, Twin Short Daiklaves)
Artifact * (**, Lamellar Armor)
Breeding ***** *
Contacts ***
Manse ***
Mentor **
Salary *
Sorcery ***
Descriptions and Elaborations
"Whaddya mean, "things man was not meant to know"? Who says?
Name: Xaliotl
Age: 17
Basic Description: Short skinny little thing- a little less than five feet tall- with waist-length black hair and bright red skin and eyes. He tends to wear a light kilt and sandals; maybe a cloak if it's raining or really cold. Image (Deviantart)- warning, has name on
Personality: Xali is loud, high-spirited, and as passionate as any other Fire Aspect and more than some. Though somewhat more composed than he was when he first Exalted, he's still young, and has a great tendency to act before he thinks.
Origin: Teeny little place a ways from Chiaroscuro. His mother was Sesus Tsukino and his father a Cathak, though he hasn't bothered to learn much about the latter. (It doesn't really enter his mind.)
Theme: Avantasia - No Return
Backgrounds
Allies **
- Iktli - Full Moon Lunar, Dingo Totem. Iktli is a couple of years older than Xali, and nearly his opposite. Stolid and temperate, he nevertheless has a quick mind and a quick tongue, and the two often act more like rivals than friends- rather, they tend to consider each other more brothers than any sort of friends, which explains part of that.
- Cynis Meredith - Wood Aspect DB. This is the MAist mentioned in the intro; she's since made her way back to the Isle and is continuing with her dual goals of getting rich and learning to beat the crap out of people she doesn't like. She thinks Xali is a little dear and still figures she owes him for what he did on top of being a friend, so she's a bit more than a contact. (She also has a bit of a thing for Iktli, if it matters.)
Contacts ***
Like most wandering heroes, Xali meets a lot of people. The three big ones are:
- A'ikana Kalil, the girl from Chiaroscuro. He doesn't entirely remember her... but she remembers him, and despite having left a lot of that part of her life behind, might help him if he needs something regarding the Bureaus that she's around for. (A'ikana is a purplesid character of mine whose backstory abuts with Xali's.)
- Aidan, the Arctic Fox Lunar who led him to his sorcerous mentor, and who is also a student of said mentor. Ey is still in the North somewhere.
- One more person to be thought up later, probably someone related to certain other backgrounds (like Salary).
Artifacts
- Pair of Short Daiklaves, Red Jade, Dawnsliver and Duskfall (*+*, Spd3 Acc4 Dmg5L Def1 Rate2 &Att3each). Thin scimitar-shaped blades, these were heirlooms his mother took and gave to him when he Exalted. They do bear a small Sesus mons on each hilt.
- Lamellar, Red Jade, (**, )
Merits/Flaws
Complete Lack of Direction Sense: The cost was based off Internal Compass, and it's roughly similar; as the name states, Xali will get lost if left to his own devices. Compass and map will not help. This is one major reason why Iktli insisted on going with. (This is a character schtick and I think it's funny, that's about it.)
Unusual Appearance: Well... even with high breeding, most DBs don't look like bright red slightly-taller-than-normal goblins. In fact, very little does.
(If necessary, these can be taken without points, but I'd like to keep the fluff regardless.)
Notes
Free: Ess4, Breeding6; Akuma: Inheritance5/Patron5, +30bp/+17bg
Sacrifice summary: Tutelage (most of his childhood in general), Humility (living as an Exalt among mortals without getting a big head about it), Journey (traveling across Creation), Courage (battling critters for the sake of others, dealing with his mother's death), Sacrifice (giving up: the life he knew; the chance to join the Realm, find the rest of his family, and gain more opportunities; comfort and stability; basically any chance at a relatively normal life, culminating in the end of the journey and finding his mentor)
Soundtrack:
Avantasia - No Return (Sorcery)
Dragonforce - Heart of the Dragon (self-explanatory)
Nightwish - Wanderlust (Iktli)
