Shade (Nick Garrow)

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Shade (Nick Garrow)

Introduction

"I live with more freedom and excitement than most people have in four lifetimes!"


-Shade

Games the Character has been involved with

Internet Kingdom

Basics

Name: Shade (Nick Garrow)


Age: 23


Race: Human


Gender: Male


Sexual Orientation: Asexual


Occupation: Thief

• Appearance
• Personality
• History
• Magic/Spells
• Equipment
• Skills
• Shadow Allience

• Appearance
  
  Height: 5' 8"
  
  
  Weight: 136 lbs
  
  
  Hair: Black, straight, and medium length
  
  
  Eyes: Blue
  
  
  Body: He is skinny and lanky. His build could be described as one of a runner.
  
  
  Attire: As Shade he wears ninja-like black clothing. The clothing is tight fitting, but not so much so as to restrict movement, and appears as if he has wrapped black cloth around his body. Firm padding is strategically placed on the suit to protect from some attacks without scarifying mobility. His eyes are the only part of himself that can be seen beneath the clothing, though the face cloth can be pulled down beneath the hood.
  
  
  When dressed as a normal person, Nick, he dresses as any other person from the Internet would.
  
  
  
• Personality
  
  On the surface, Shade appears care free. He drives many people crazy by how he mocks everything even in the most stressful of situations. The three best words to describe him are snide, cynical, and sarcastic. However, one word no one every sais about him is "unfocused". If you dig a little deeper into him, which is had to do, you will find a more serious and strategically adept person. This is a side of him that he rarely shows, despite the fact that it drives almost everything he does in the big picture.
  
  
  When taking the persona of Nick he appears to be introverted, quit, and polite. The exact opposite of how he acts as Shade.
  
  
  
• History
  
  Before I was sucked into the internet I was a straight A student up through half way into my senior year of high school. It was Wednesday, but more importantly, a snow day. There was so much snow on the ground, doors could barely be opened to the outside world. I still had internet connection, so I played Dragons Prophet (my favorite MMO RPG). Then my screen started to glitch out. My avatar could very well die soon so I did what every person does when they are in a hurry. I hit the screen. I did it light enough to not damage the technology, but I saw some progress. On the fifth or sixth hit something weird happened. My body began to tingle and everything went dark. I felt like I was still conscious, but I couldn’t move or see. Then a light came at me from the distance.
  
  
  I had arrived in the internet. There was wood under my butt, and I realized I was sitting on a bench. People were bustling around like life was normal. Things clearly were not normal, though. It wasn’t snowing, I was outside, I smelled salt water, and there was a giant floating castle. It took some time, but I stopped a sweet looking 7 year old girl in a flower shop and asked what was going on. She smiled at me with sympathy and explained everything. I soon came to terms with this new reality and went to find work. The first place that would take me was as a blacksmith apprentice. That failed on the second day. I tried several shops, but none of them took me. I even tried the flower shop and learned that the 7 year old girl was really 36! Apparently, people don’t age in the internet. I tried scribing for professional documents, but my handwriting was too bad. I tried making Mech-limbs, but there was too many technical details for me. The last thing I tried was being a royal soldier. The general took mercy on my and showed me every possible position. I sucked at most of them, and the others had too little personal freedom.
  
  
  Now I was starving, homeless, and depressed. In a final act of desperation, I stole a loaf of bread. I continued to steal food while looking for a job. Eventually, I realized it was easier to steal than to work at an actual job. I continued to steal for a while, but moved away before I was caught. I moved to a smaller town and stole there. I had many stolen goods now and was proud of myself.
  
  
  One fateful night I just happened to steal from the same house as another virus. He was still a minor virus like me, but he was more experienced. He took me under his wing and taught me how to get a name for myself. I did so in a big way. Scattered across the land is a few stones with power in them that no one understands. I knew that the military had found a dark stone and was studying it. I broke into the facility, stole the stone, and escaped with no one ever seeing me.
  
  
  In my own home, I studied it trying to decide how it works. It looked like a piece of porous obsidian, but polished and with several white makings on it. There was an old legend about the stones saying if a stone merged with a person they would gain its power. The problem was I didn’t know how to merge with it. While studying it, a black smoke enveloped it and progressed up my body. When it cleared, the stone was gone. It took a few days for my powers to develop, but I practiced them regularly. By the time my powers had fully matured, 2 years and 1 month had passed since my arrival in the internet.
  
  
  Over the next several years I made a name for myself. I have only killed a few times, but stolen a lot. I mainly did it to keep myself entertained. The real problem was all of the people who thought they were good enough to catch me. Like I said earlier, I am the most hunted virus in the land. This is because of my elusive nature. Only a few people have looked at me for longer than a glance, excluding other viruses. To be honest, it is quite a nuisance.
  
  
  
• Magic/Spells
  
  Shade is equipped with the Dark Stone, one of 10 elemental stones. With it he has several different powers. The most basic is the ability to turn invisible while in only the slightest amount of shade or darkness. Hiss most commonly used skill is turn turn into "Dark Smoke". With this he appears as a thick black smoke that is intangible and can more or less fly for a period of time. He can also create "Smoke Bombs" which have the same effect as the smoke stated earlier, but with a slightly glowing red core. He can change their power level, but they explode upon impact with something. He can also create a smoke that wears a substance down similar to acid.. Arguably his most useful ability is to extinguish light without even touching it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Equipment
  
  His primary weapons are two slightly curved swords he keeps sheathed behind his back. Knives can also be found on his upper and lower legs, upper arms, lower back, hips, and next to the hilts of his swords. Crossing his chest are several small knives laced with various poisons.
  
  
  
• Skills
  
  To say Shade is slippery is an understatement. He is the most hunted criminal in the land, but has yet to be captured. He isn't the best in combat but can certainly hold his own. He has almost unmatched climbing skills and above average stamina. His most notable skill is stealth. He can disappear whenever he wants and no one can detect him. This makes it particularly easy for him to break into secure buildings and grab whatever he want's.
  
  
  
• Shadow Allience
  
  The Shadow Alliance is a society of elite thieves that have chosen to follow Shade. It started as a small cult, but Shade reformed it into a more organized group. He himself accepts members and even trains them for a short period of time. Besides himself, they are the best thieves Erith. The image below is their symbol.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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