Nicholas Runkel - The Lockbox

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  1. Caduceus_Clayy

    Caduceus_Clayy "Something will be here"

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    Nicholas Runkel - The Lockbox
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    "You two keep fighting...i'll stay down here."

    Basic Information
    • Name: Nicholas Runkel
    • Age: 45
    • Gender: Male
    • Race: Altalar (Fin'ullen)
    • Sexuality: Bisexual
    • Preferred Weapons: Crossbow, or Fists (if without Crossbow)

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    "Take that you Clanker!"
    Skill Information
    • Total Points: 50 Points+10 Talent+10 Hobby=70 point
    • Core
      - Fist 7, 7 Points Spent
      - Crossbow 15, 15 Points Spent
      - Finecraft 10, 10 Points Spent
    • Talent
      - Perception 5, 5 Points Spent
      - Strength 10, 5 Points Spent+Racial
      - Stealth 5, 5 Points Spent
      - Burgling 10, 10 Talent Points Spent
    • Hobby
      - Needlework 5, 5 Hobby Points Spent
      - Leatherwork 5, 5 Hobby Points Spent
    • Sorcery
      - Darksight + Spreading Darkness (3 Points)
    Body Shape
    • 10+15+7=32 (Cap is 25)
    • Low Body Fat
    • Muscular
    Languages
    • Common (Learnt from his orphanage)
    Racial Abilities
    • Learning of the Ancients
    • Morrlond's Font
    • Ellea's Fold

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    "This shit tastes like piss....but it'll do."
    Visual Information
    • Eye Color: Dark Hazel
    • Hair Color: Midnight Black
    • Hair Style: He generally is seen with well-groomed hair, pushed back to look fancy and fine-looking, with his face cleanly shaved at best, and with a hard stubble at worst.
    • Skin Color: Pale
    • Clothing: Generally, he wears dark black clothing, with a shirt, leather trousers, a belt which has his things on it and heavy, steel-toed boots. He has also been known to wear black gloves, and a long black trenchcoat as well, which hides his tools, or his weapons.
    • Height: 6'4

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    Personality and Abilities
    • How would your character respond to experiencing Fear?
      When experiencing fear, Nicholas generally has been known to go very very quiet and begin instantly looking for a new angle, a new weapon, a new ally, or a way out of the situation which he is placed in, which he will take if they present themselves. If the situation is not one where he can get out of he may either beg for freedom from it, or even cry.
    • How would your character respond to experiencing Stress?
      When stressed, Nicholas gets even more antisocial than normal, getting snappy at people if they bother him with questions, and swearing commonly. He has also been known to ignore people as well, simply giving crude gestures instead to give the message of "Don't bother me". In order to alleviate stress he is known to drink alcohol excessively, go shooting, or read books on magic.
    • How would your character express feeling Happy?
      When feeling happy, Nicholas doesn't really change much, except for him perhaps being a little less anti-social, and more talkative, perhaps smiling a little more as well.
    • How does your character view Law and Authorities?
      Having seen the guard, he isn't a fan of how they do things, believing them to be too harsh, and that the Empires rules on certain topics are too harsh and controlling. However, he generally sticks to the law unless he needs or wants something, just because it keeps everyone happy and prevents anyone coming to arrest him or something, not that he would care if they were anyway.
    • How does your character feel about Races other than their own?
      Having grown up around Kathar, Half-Orcs, Slizzar, and more he has seen all sorts and isn't one to judge unless they make a move against him. The only ones he is generally a little weary about is Ailor, only because they generally are bigoted idiots who worship their stupid Spirit.
    • How does your character feel about Religion for themselves and other faiths?
      Religion has no bearings on Nicholas' life, believing that if there were any that actually cared, they would've smited him by now, or saved him from his awful childhood. As such, he generally prefers to be Agnostic or even Atheist, leaving the God Worshipping to those who actually give a damn.
    • How does your character feel about the Arcane and Magical in the world?
      The Arcane and Magical world excites and entices Nicholas, with him always wanting to learn more and become more powerful using it. As for how other people use it, as long as it isn't against him, who cares?
    • How does your character feel towards their family?
      Having known no blood family, he doesn't really have any feelings for them save for "You died and left me in this shit hole. Fuck you." As for his friends who were his family he misses them slightly, however he prefers to live in the now.
    • What is your character's biggest insecurity?
      Nicholas' biggest insecurity is his social skills, knowing well that they aren't very good, and generally he tries to avoid big conversations unless he has to. Another insecurity is his past, generally avoiding talk about it all together if in such conversations.
    • What is your character proudest of about themselves?
      Nicholas is most proud that he has survived for so long through so many events, and that he has held onto the stuff he has on him as long as he has as well.
    • What motivates your character to move forward and better their life?
      Survival and coin is the only thing that motivates Nicholas to go forward, with those two things being extremely valued on the streets of Crookback when he was growing up, and having kept him going as long as he has been.
    • What is your character's biggest fear?
      The biggest fear for Nicholas is commitment to something, having so much robbed from him over the years. He generally feels like he can't get too attached to things and people, and if he does he has to distance himself from them, before they get hurt and he gets hurt in twain.
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    "You should get running..."
    Life Story

    Nicholas' parents were high class Altalar within Regalia, who had attracted attention from a group of Kathar below the city. While they fled, they hid him in an orphanage in Crookback, so that they would believe that he disappeared. However after they hid their child they were killed, making him a real orphan. The orphanage couldn't pronounce his true name, so they decided to sound it out and make up a new one, creating Nicholas Runkel. While there and a toddler, he was picked on by the children in his early years due to him being sickly and weak looking. Though this picking on slowly made him stronger as the years went on.

    As a kid and a teenager he was barred from having his blood taken due to his sickly nature when he was a kid, with his keepers being worried that he would make them ill. He saw this as a boon, using it to his advantage as it gave him more time to train and become stronger, and while he did get better at sticking up for himself in a fist fight with the other kids, he wanted more. He begun searching beyond the walls for something else. That is where he met a man called Caman. A strange old Songaskain who, apparently, could hone his little fingers into lock opening gods, as well as teach him how to use them to shape the world in new ways, with magic. He was excited by the prospect of this, accepting the offer.

    As time went on he became exceedingly good at lockpicking, breaking into homes with his boss when their owners weren't there. And better yet, Caman became a father-figure to him, with the two forming a bond that would last. Of course he also taught Nicholas a simple spell, Darksight, something that could keep him alive within the darkness of the sewers. But all good things come to an end, and after Caman and Nicholas robbed a guards house and stole a bunch of things, as well as a crossbow, they were approached and almost arrested. Caman used his darkness to defend the duo, giving Nicholas a route to escape with, however Caman was then captured. For his work, and due to him killing one of those guards, he was hung for his work, leaving Nicholas alone.

    Growing up further, Nicholas gained a resentment for the law and the guard, training to use the crossbow he had robbed, and also learning to create some finecraft bolts for it as well so he could use it on the guards that killed his father. However after a time the rage dissipated when he was saved by a guard when a Vampire attacked him. His views changed, and he was filled with emptiness instead. To fill the void he decided to join a gang, The Beggars, a group who put his skilled fingers to use, and helped him hone them further, as well as his weapon skills as well. He found family with them, even finding a bit of love, but they too were torn down, and he was beaten by the guards for his efforts.

    He wandered for a while forward from then, finding friends and losing them to this event or the other, be it Bone Horrors, Deathlings, Dragon Cultists, or otherwise. After a time he took up simple locksmithing, creating locks and dishing them out for cash, while also using his skills to rob folk as well if he was running low on the coin, and even occasionally doing some bounty work if he had allies. But more often than not he found himself on the streets again, a bottle in one hand, and a cigarette in the other, wasting away. And he still does so today, alone, and cold to the world.
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  2. Caelamus

    Caelamus Sir Honeybear the chronic druid main

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    Hello I will be claiming this for staff review!
     
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    Caelamus Sir Honeybear the chronic druid main

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    altalar do get a +10 racial bonus of their choice ontop of the +70 they get from age, just throwing that out there in the event you wanna use it.

    I would recommend delving a bit more into fear and try veering away from the 'fighting harder' is the general response to fear. If he encounters a hellion or fully shifted grizzlebeast, the consensus of fight harder might not be the best to keep in mind. How does he respond to other fears that are more emotional or abstract, more personal fears?

    Tag me and highlight edits when you're done sunshine.
     
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    Caduceus_Clayy "Something will be here"

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    Changes have been made in blue, those being:
    • A Rogue Training Racial Boost
    • A change to the fear paragraph somewhat to fit what I think you were saying?
     
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    Caelamus Sir Honeybear the chronic druid main

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    Caduceus_Clayy "Something will be here"

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    I've completely rebooted this character. Can you please check through it when your able to make sure it's all good? @Caelamus
     
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    Caduceus_Clayy "Something will be here"

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    Caelamus Sir Honeybear the chronic druid main

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    Approved.
     

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