The One Eyed Bandit
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Name: Ayano Keine
Age: 19
Culture: Nestled across the miniscule Fortress Titan "Urashima" lays a single, small villa, from which Ayano hails. Due to the size of the beast, one would be hard pressed to build so much as a shack outside of the bounds of Ayano's home. As such, the only residents of the titan were Ayano , and her father. Because of this, the culture within her 'homeland', goes past little more than ongoing traditions within her family, sporting neither a landmass nor population great enough for any significant development.
The Keine family can be described as a isolationists to some degree. Specifically, they do not permit anyone born within their family to leave Urashima before the age of eighteen. Additionally, should a child currently be residing on Urashima, no outsiders are to be allowed to enter it. This, is to preserve the eligibility of Anima Liga's next wielder, ensuring their meeting of it's requirements via a near total information blackout. This being one of the reasons why the airborne serpent Urashima was chosen for settling, due to it's habit of only making contact with the ground below once every year, only providing one real opportunity for anyone to embark upon, or disembark from the titan.
Despite this, the quality of living atop Urashima is rather high. Making up for it's small land-space with an incredibly fertile environment, cultivated by the many generations of the Keine family who have come to call it home. As such, there is easily enough food and water to be found at any given time to feed the few residents of Urashima, lavishly, even.
Personality: Raised as an only child, in the most literal possible meaning of the phrase, Ayano can be described as a difficult individual. Growing up on Urashima, and thus rather lavish conditions, she is more than used to both having access to whatever it is she desires. As a result, she can be rather... Selfish, when it comes to the distribution of supplies and the like, desiring a larger share than she likely needs, if for no other reason than being used to having food in such quantities. That being said, she isn't an ungracious individual, one being able expect gratitude from her should the fulfill her desires, but they should still be wary of the opposite reaction, should they fail, or choose not to do so.
Furthermore, she sports quite the know-it-all attitude, which is rather ironic, due to her not knowing much of anything at all. Mostly, this stems from an overconfidence in her capabilities, and while, borne of her several years of training, in preparation for her use of Anima Liga. Despite all this, her personality is obviously not without it's better points. She is, despite her condescending attitude, a rather loyal companion, not being the type to betray a comrade, even in the worst of circumstances, the idea more often than not, never ever crossing though her mind. In addition to this, her personality being the way it is, she is by far and large, one of the least likely people to place doubt within her comrades, though, whether her trust in the is sourced from a sense of comradery, or simply her lack of experience within the world at large is debatable.
Biography: Born and raised atop Urashima, there has been nary a moment in which Ayano has not found herself atop the not-so-mighty Sky Serpent. Being born into the Keine family, she was not to leave the titan until she had come of age, and 'proven' herself as the next wielder of Anima Liga, as per their traditions. From the moment she'd learned to walk, she would endure a constant, unyielding, training routine, her father working her towards the peak of spiritual condition. And, her being the only child on the island, it would be suffice to say that in her earlier days, training would be the only thing she would do, day in, and day out.
Indeed, she was quite the dedicated child, expending great swathes of effort in order to impress her father. It could be said that she was perhaps, too successful in her endeavors. Because of her tireless training, she would reach level of skill and spiritual capability beyond what was expected of her, finishing what was supposed to be a fourteen year training regiment in only eleven, at the age of sixteen. Her father, obviously, was overjoyed, and showered her in the praise that she had duly earned.
This would, however, backfire in a most unexpected of ways. Because of her family's traditions, traditions her father was not about to break, she was still unpermitted to leave Urashima until she reached the age of nineteen. For three years she would have to wait, repeating the same exercises that she had already succeeded in mastering. And, despite her previous dedication to her practice, she inevitably grew restless, seeking to learn more than she had been taught. Her father, other the hand, insisted to the contrary, refusing to further tutor her.
With no choice other than to accept this, Ayano came to convince herself that her fathers choice to restrict her knowledge, was one borne out of jealousy. She became sure of the fact that, due to her rapid growth, her father had elected to cease her training to prevent her overcoming of him at such a young age. This 'knowledge' would lead to a grossly level of confidence, something that would extend into the majority of her persona, her being sure of not only her capabilities as a Titan Hunter, but also her knowledge in general. Her father, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind this at all, unbeknownst to her even being somewhat pleased by this, sure that this arrogance would only increase her compatibility with Anima Liga. And so it would. Upon coming of age, Ayano would successfully inherit the Glove Diavolul, her unbeknownst, or at least, unbeknownst to herself, ignorance making her more than a suitable wielder of the weapon. Soon after this she would be sent out to join the Diavolul, and, hands at her hips and head held high she made her way to Frinam to join he monster slaying guild... And hopefully learn a thing or two while she was at it.
Length of time in the guild: Five Months
Other Basic information: Neither leaning towards the shorter, nor taller side of the spectrum, Ayano stands at 5'7" though, this is boosted to some degree by her tendencies to wear big-ass fucking hats. One of her more prominent choices in fashion indeed, there is rarely a moment where one could find the girl without some form of oversize headgear atop her, easily making her height seem closer to 5'8", to those throwing only quick glance in her direction.
Physically, her most prominent features would likely be the hue of her eyes. Her eyes, much like those of many in her family, have taken on a deep, reddish hue. The actual cause of this is unknown, other than it being something distinctly different from albinism, due to the lack of paled hair and skin, though her family have come to believe the coloration is some sort of sign of a person's compatibility with Anima Liga.
Stats-
Strength: D--
Intellect: F++
Agility: D
Soul Power: C-
Luck: F+
Willpower: D+
Charisma: F-
Equipment and Abilities-
Current Enhancements:
- Burst Step (Active, F+) - Allows the user to undergo a quick 0.5 second burst of speed. Due to it's extremely short period of use, this is purposed more for repositioning in battle, to gain a great angle of attack or dodge, rather than for travel.
- Sure Footing (Passive, F) - Grants the user with a sturdier frame in general. Does nothing other than improving the users ability to hold their ground, and resist knock-back.
Equipment:
- A Really Fucking Big Hat
- A Bangin'-Ass Coat
Other Skills not gained from enchantments:
- Gloating: B++
Obvious Shortcomings:
- Uneducated: Even after spending five months within the guild, there is very little that Ayano actually knows outside of combat techniques. As such, she is rather easy to trick, and isn't the most reliable source of knowledge.
- Arrogant: Ayano holds an extreme degree of confidence in herself, perhaps, too much confidence in herself. It can often lead to her being overly headstrong, and cause her to charge into situations beyond herself.
Diavolul Weapon-
Each persons Diavolul weapon is unique, what is yours?: Anima Liga, Glove Diavolul
Anima Liga can be summarized as a weapon of great pickiness. While having no true personality of it's own, can, and has been described as something akin to a fussy old man. In both the selection of it's users, and that which it harms, Anima Liga has been shown to possess very... Specific standards. When looking for someone to inherit the gloves, it's previous owners have found that the only few who can don it seem to be those in possession of little knowledge of the world at large. This has been interpreted as the Diavolul regarding itself as a sort of teacher, refusing to be used by they who already possess knowledge enough for the blade to be unneeded.
Secondly, the blade shows an inability, or a refusal, to slice though anything other than living flesh, or whatever else it's titanic victim happens to be composed of. Ayano , for example, once attempted to use Anima Liga to cook a potato, and rather than roasting it, the flames it produced washed over it as harmlessly as they would a stone wall. As with it's requirement of it's wielder, previous generations of the Keine family have come to their on conclusion as to why this this. Namely, they are of the belief that the selectiveness of the blade is out of a sense of honor, refusing to bring harm to anything other than the titans which it fells.
Of course, both of the reasonings behind the glove's odd nature are simply speculation, without any real proof to back itself up. Where the Keine see the Diavolul as a weapon of honor, seeking to teach it's wielder, another could rather easily interpret it as a thing of blood-lust, looking for a bearer easy to influence.
Picture: Worn in the picture above.
Special attributes assigned to the weapon:
- Soul Binder (Passive / Active): Instead of being used for convential attack methods, like most Diavolul weapons, Anima Liga instead possesses the ability to bind the Soul of a fallen Titan to it's wielder. The user is able to pull forth the soul they have bound, for one of three purposes.
Imitate (Active): The first and most simple of these abilities, is Imitate. Imitate allows the user to duplicate some of the physical capabilities of a Titan, boosting their stats somewhat, in proportion to the bound Titan Soul. This can also be channeled unto allies, as a sort of supportive buff.
- Channeling (Active): The second, is Channeling, the ability imitate an ability of the titan. Should the bound titan be one that primarily attacks with fire, for example, Anima Liga will be able to replicate their attack, spewing fire forth from it's palms.
- Invoking (Active) The final of these abilities, Invoking, can only be preformed by one with a Soul Power of B+ or higher. This allows the user to invoke a specter of sorts, taking on a similar appearance and set of traits to the Titan that is bound to Anima Liga. Unlike it's other abilities, this consumes the Soul bound to Anima Liga, and once the Specter is dismissed, or defeated, it is gone for good.
Current Enhancements Applied:
- Soul of a Salamander: A lower tier soul is currently held within Anima Liga, imbuing Imitate with a strength boost, and Channeling with the capability to spew forth flames.
Weapon Stats -
Weapon Strength: N/A
Weapon Agility: N/A
Weapon Speed: N/A
Weapon Coolness: You reading this? SSS, obviously.
Weapon Ability: C
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