Character Information Names: Given: Lyonel Deceres. Chosen: Itzmalli. Nicknames: HunterRace: Maquixtl Culture: Chantli.Age: 30 years. Born: 3rd May, 281AC.Gender: Male. Eye Color: Glowing purple with black sclerae. Core Concept Religion & Piety Lyonel is a strong follower of Dragon Worship, particularly of Caius. Once a broader follower of the Dragons, his experience with the world has driven him to the extremism of Caius, jaded by abuse of Occult power. Concept & Personality Lyonel is a Draconic berserker, a proponent of fast, brutal retribution against the aberrant and Occult that he views as corrupting Aloria. Combat Styles Lyonel is a Holy Warrior. Proficiencies 7 Strength Melee Technique Parry Concussive Strike Pinning Strike Diving Tackle Careful Fighter [FREE] Athletic Break Down Building Smash Brawl Stampede Gut Punch [Maquixtl]0 Constitution 1 Intelligence Adapt Safeguard (Magic)0 Wisdom 0 Dexterity 6 Faith Paladin Divine Antimagi Divine Aura Divine Burn Divine Smite Divine Rescue Divine Revive0 Magic Magic Magic Feather [Maquixtl] Talents Cleric Talent | Languages Nātl Common Altalar Sulvaley Appearance Information Mutations Lyonel has a number of visual tells that indicate his status as a Red Hunter Archon. The vast majority of his body, except for most of his head and the front of his torso, is covered in thick red scales, including a band of thinner scales that runs horizontal across his cheeks and nose, as well as possessing black claws at the end of each finger. His eyes are distinctly coloured, glowing brightly in the dark with black sclerae tinted purple by the light of his irises. Appearance Lyonel is heavily-built, standing at 7' with considerable muscle, though is fairly heavily scarred around the arms and chest, with one prominent scar along his left cheekbone. His hair is raven black, shaven close to the skull in spring and summer and grown longer in the colder months. He is sparsely adorned, wearing a number of rings on his fingers, as well as having a pierced septum. Life Story Lyonel Deceres was born to Nathan Deceres, a half-Maquixtl, and Madeleine, a full Maquixtl in 281AC. He was born and raised on the road, accompanying his mother and father, the latter of whom was a mercenary. Both followed Dragon worship, his father particularly being of Anglian descent. He was raised alongside his twin sister, Arianne. On the road, Lyonel's family was joined by his paternal uncle Atl; informed of his grandmother's home culture, Lyonel and Arianne were each offered the opportunity to stay in the Regalian Empire, or to go to the Chantli and learn to be like his forebears. Against his father's advisement, Lyonel left for Guldar, while Arianne remained at home; this would go on to shape them both individually. Only twelve at the time, Lyonel, using the chosen name Itzmalli, lived and trained with his uncle. Here, he would develop a deeper appreciation of his people's culture, but also delve into the world of the Dragons and their mission. Enlisting in the knight-like Wyvern Lodge in the family tradition continued to shape him, developing him into a fierce warrior, though not yet an Archon. Here, he received his own wyvern; naming him Tēcu, meaning lord, Lyonel had taken stewardship of the animal that was meant to be his father's, but was never taken to be tamed. Fierce and half-feral, he dedicated a significant amount of time and risk to bonding with Tēcu, eventually forging a strong trust between mount and rider. Lyonel would spend ten years in Guldar, immersing himself in the long history of gene-cults and science, growing a keen interest in metallurgy and craftsmanship, and further honing himself as a warrior of the Wyvern Lodge. He would eventually leave Guldar to return to his family-- particularly his sister-- and to see how the world had changed in his absence, eager to experience Regalia through new, Chantli eyes. Lyonel returned to Regalia particularly seeking glory in 305 and 306, joining military groups and taking part in competitions. After the execution of his twin sister, he left for some time, returning once again in 308. He served with distinction in the Sendras War, then was raised as a Hunter Archon by the Central Matron on the 17th of April 309AC. Later in 309, he hosted many of Regalia’s refugees against the Vampire Crisis in the now-ruined Calvonth Castle, though afterwards found himself directionless. He returned to Guldar for some time to cure his aimlessness, meeting with Atl and shifting his priorities and, indeed, his goals in life; invigorated by his time at home, he returned to Regalia in 310. In 311, Lyonel Deceres is a Red Hunter of Caius in the Imperial City, one of few warriors of the Dragons with the express goal of not just combating the Occult threat posed to the City and to the world, but extinguishing it altogether. What that means for him-- and, indeed, the people around him-- has still yet to come to fruition.
@Caelamus Tagging to alert you to 9 reallocated points following an IC cleansing process with @MantaRey - Sorcery spells removed are Orderly Arms, Deny Entry to Chaos, and Prevent Chaos from Order Sorcery, with the points redirected to Shielding Combat to raise from a total of 5 investment to 10 investment and to Spear to raise from a total of 0 investment to 4 investment.
@Caelamus Requesting re-review; -Backstory altered slightly to shift to the new Bloodcast lore. -5 Spears changed to 5 Fist Combat. -5 Strength Training changed to 5 Statecraft Command. -Personal Code added.
@Caelamus im so sorry Summarised Edits: >10 Shielding Combat reduced to 5 Shielding Combat; 0 Spear Combat rises to 5 Spear Combat. >Bloodcast Order updated, so Lyonel's manner of education has been altered to suit. >Changed Mother to Avanthar, with the following ensuing changes and additions: -Race boost changed from Statecraft to Husbandry; Statecraft falls to 5, Husbandry stays 10 as 5 Proficiency Points are moved into Fist Combat for a total of 10 Fist Combat, with the +5 Race boost making up the difference in Husbandry Arts. -Physical Stat limit rises to 34 from 24; Physical Stat rises to 34 from 24. -Modern Altalar in Languages traded out for Plains Elven. -Entry for the Avanthar religions added under Personality and Abilities. -Life Story radically altered to adhere to Avanthar lore, covering a 2 year span from ages 15 to 17 wherein Lyonel goes to Avanth Rokhaal to learn the Avanthar ways from the Apäthee tribe but decides to leave, travelling Daen with his Bloodcast mentor.
@Caelamus reworked proficiencies, changed race from half elf to avanthar bc having a half elf and avanthar parent didn't make any sense to not be avanthar, altered backstory to include mentions of hunting and new heavy ranged and removed mentions of pathfinding
@Caelamus requesting re-review; Dragon Warden ritual performed IC, incorporated abilities and removed points from Spear Combat to pay the 10% Proficiency cost of abilities. Shifted the remaining 1 point in Spear to Fist, for a total of 5 Fist Combat and 0 Spear Combat.
Requesting re-review; updated to new Proficiency standard, Heavy Ranged removed, Strength Training added, Frontline Command replaced with Command and Riding Schools. Backstory amended to fit this.
@Magivore tagging for re-review; > removed Swords and Shields and replaced w/ Ranged and Greatsword > fixed discrepancy w/ Husbandry; now at 15 instead of 10 with Racial boost added > added Voluism because i wanted to > fixed up backstory to align with new Nobility; tl;dr: lyonel is a legitimised bastard, grew up in Anglia rather than the Imperial City now, and was only recently legitimised because nathan deceres is a lazy fuck and won't take responsibility
@Magivore Requesting re-review; made von Kerle vampirism active. Possible due to IC proceedings w/ MonMarty. Also touched up some Proficiencies and reduced age to 28 from 36.
@FireFan96 updated to add two Draconic abilities, a Mythic ability, removed a Strength ability, removed Frontline Commander
@OkaDoka requesting re-review; removed west linguist, dragonkin pack, mount husbandry, bruteforce pack added thin blades pack, polearm pack, counterplay pack, tradeoff pack
@ezalB requesting re-review; my man has become a red hunter now . there will be blood . updated core concept + religion. refreshed proficiencies to be a little bit killier. updated life story. updated gifs.
Oh hyello. Halloween do be Halloween, sorry for the wait! Won't hold the app up on this, but I assume you mean these to come from the Red Hunter Apostleform special, and not from primal mutations? It might be worth rewording this just to be like, super duper clear. Splitting hairs though. Re-approved.
