Xali!kuma
From Greenthings
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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 they helped a girl set out on her own quest; in the Southeast they traveled with a Cynis Lily looking for a Sifu; in the great forests they battled Wyld monsters; in the Northeast they met a young, er, person who led Xali (finally) to someone who could teach him sorcery. And it was good.
So Xali continued on his quest for sorcerous knowledge. He learned that there were more Circles 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, 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... and something that seemed like it wouldn't necessarily be betraying his principles if it worked, even if it was risky.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, and all that.
Character Sheet
Xaliotl
Fire Aspect Outcaste Gaiakuma
Motivation: Honor his mother by becoming a sorceror and making a name for himself. Learn Solar 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)
--
Terrestrial Circle Sorcery (-)
Spells:
Terrestrial Circle Countermagic
(five more)
Backgrounds: 7 dots left
Allies **
Artifact ***
Breeding ***** *
Contacts ***
Inheritance ***** (Akuma of Gaia)
Manse ***
Mentor **
Patron ***** (Akuma of Gaia)
Salary *
Sorcery ***
Descriptions and Elaborations
"Whaddya mean, "things man was not meant to know"? Who says?
Name: Xaliotl (Xali like Callie, otl like "otter" with an l).
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. Image (Deviantart)
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, Iktli considers himself more of a big brother than any sort of friend, which might explain 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 besides 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.
Artifact ***
- 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 Sesus mons.
- Lamellar, Red Jade, ()
- Two more dots...
Mentor **
- Details to be thought up; primarily, he's a decently-powerful Lunar sorceror named Garhwal who is two dots because he lives off in a damn cave complex somewhere.
Salary *
- Part of his shiny new job...
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 them regardless.)
Notes
Free: Ess4, Breeding6; Akuma: Inheritance5/Patron5, +30bp/+17bg
