Gozai Kurosuko (Nyarlathotep Child, complete)

Posts : 589 Join date : 2018-09-17 Age : 33

Gozai Kurosuko
Gozai Kurosuko (Nyarlathotep Child, complete) XOrVKU9

"Let me show you why man fears the night."

The Biography

Birth Name: Gozai Kurosuko
Aliases: Go, White-y, White Freak
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Day: February 4th
Arcana: Devil
Place of Residence: Tiny apartment in Little Tokyo
Academy Semester: Second Year
Class: (We'll fill this in once you're approved. This will be your class in school)

Sorority: None, at this time

Part/Full Time Job: Does part-time hours for a small courier company operating out of the Backlight

Appearance: A young man standing at 5' 10'', with a sleek build that seems to almost border on anemic, weighing in at a meager 130 lb. What musculature is on his frame is thin and wire-like. An immediate feature one will notice of him is his extremely pale skin and hair so blonde it appears white in almost all lightning, both results of congenital albinism. From that same source stem his other notable feature, his red eyes, which often bear a striking, almost penetrating gaze. He usually keep his hair around chin-length, the styling often a little messy, with the exception of special occasions. For clothing he tends to favor jeans, and light-colored shirts, usually long-sleeved, even in the middle of summer.

Personality: Gozai at first glance appears to be an apathic, quiet, fairly timid youth with a love for books and the indoors. He generally speaks in low voice, and rarely takes the initiative to assert his will on anything that offers even minor resistance. Indeed, he just seems like a sophisticated bookworm who does well in school and prefers to stick to himself.

But first appearances can be quite deceiving, as indeed, all of this is a charade, save for his love of literature and the indoors. In actuality Gozai can prove quite wicked, generally showing little empathy for others, more often instead showing a side of sadism. One of the things he strives toward is never letting anyone see the other side once one side has been revealed.

These darker tendencies, when they do make an appearance, tend to be subtle. He might go about gossiping, spreading some nasty lies with no remorse, or otherwise performing some degree of social sabotage. He also has tendency toward jealousy, though usually kept well under wraps.

But the there are moments when he tosses subtlety to the wind, and it's in these moments that things tend to escalate to violence, physical or mental. Sometimes it can be the mildest provocations that set him off, sending him into an enraged state that can prove outright ruthless. And while he has never taken a life, he has put people in the hospital on at least one occasion.

His primary motivations are something he considers a form of justice, exacted against the world and people who have wronged him. Though this "justice" is about as demented and twisted as he is, with the truthfulness of the of the perceived wrongs often only having as much relevant as his current emotional state will allow. The actions in pursuit of this "justice" are usually ones of short-term gratification, be it of his sadism, or other urges. Although he will every now and then concentrate effort to exert influence on others for the longer term.

The Potential

Strengths: (Anything your character is skilled in, such as Martial Arts/ Drawing/ etc? You are allowed a maximum of five strengths and a minimum of three.)

—Strength Name: Injury to Insult
—Description: Gozai is hardly a pleasant Person on the best of days, but when angry, he can show capacity for physical violence beyond what one might expect for his meager frame. Whenever inflicted with Rage, his Dex stat is increased by a further 15%

—Strength Name: Burning Hate
—Description: The hate within Gozai's mind over perceived slights against him burns like fire, one that may wane down to embers, but never quite going out. Fire skills receive a a 15% boost.

—Strength Name: Relentless
—Description: At times Gozai seems to forget the meaning of certain concepts, such as "mercy", "self-restraint", and "overkill" to name a few. He can perform two dexterity-based attacks in a single action in PvS.

—Strength Name: Silver Tongue
—Description: Gozai has his way of pressing people's button.His starting Expression is raised by 1.

—Strength Name: Brilliant Student
—Description: Gozai has a natural talent for soaking up most forms of information like a sponge. His point gain to Intelligence is doubled.

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((A floating Strength is a strength you've gained inRP. For example, if you were on a Kendo team for some time, you'd naturally know Kendo which is where this strength would come in. However, be aware, it will not be as strong as any of your actual strengths and is a small plus)

—Floating Strength Name:
—Description:

Weaknesses: (You must have the same amount of weaknesses as strengths. These weaknesses pertain to you and not your Persona. IE: Physically Weaker, lack of attention span, etc.)

—Weakness Name: Never Bow
—Description: Gozai's extreme pride means he refuses to bow to anyone, even in combat. Whenever Gozai is Downed by an enemy attack, on the turn following his recovery, he has a 25% chance to become inflicted with Rage for One Post.

—Weakness Name: Light-forsaken Soul
—Description: Gozai's descent into wickedness forever scarred the spiritual aspect of his being, making it weak to the very presence of Light. Whenever Gozai is subject to a Light-element spell, he suffers damage equal to 25% of what a spell of that tier would do, regardless of if the spell failed. In PvP, Gozai instead takes 25% more damage from Light-elemental spells.

—Weakness Name: Zigged when they should have zagged
—Description: Gozai seems to have the unfortunate habit of going in the exact opposite direction as needed when trying to get out of the way of something in a hurry. His luck is considered 15% lower when calculating hit-and-miss chances from enemy attacks.

—Weakness Name: Never Good with Machines
—Description: Gozai was always better when it came to taking things apart rather than putting the back together, and always seemed to have a few parts left over afterwards. Point gains for Understanding is halved.

—Weakness Name: Tremble before the mighty
—Description: Despite his apparent devotion to his own form of justice, Gozai can and will find his resolve wavering in face of overwhellming odds. Courage Needs to reach rank 2 twice before actually advancing to Rank 2.

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((A floating weakness is one gained in RP. It could be a fear you inherited during RP, or an injury that hinders your character. Some can be temporary while others can be permanent.)

—Floating Weakness Name:
—Description:

Soul Bound Weapon:

Weapon Name: Regent's Authority
Weapon Description: A telescoping metal baton measuring 12 inches when collapsed, and about 33 inches when extneded to its full length. The weapon terminates in a slightly widened, hexagonal tip, which has three half-inch long spikes pointing stright up.
Weapon Image:
Weapon Attack Type: Strike
Weapon Element:

Side-Arm Weapon:

Side-Arm Name: Model .460 Special "Draken"
Side-Arm Description: A hefty Revolver with a matte finish. Bearing a 9 inch barrel and five-chambered cylinder, this single-action firearm is designed to fire .46 caliber rounds. Notably also a detachable shoulder-stock.
Side-Arm Image:
Side-Arm Attack Type: Gun
Side-Arm Style: Revolver - Single Shot - Accuracy is increased by 20%. Consumes only one type of ammo per use. Can shoot only one enemy at a time.

The Background

History: Originally born in Japan, Gozai's earliest years were largely uneventful. Indeed, aside from not being able to go out as much due to his genetic condition, his first years were no different from that of your average child. When he was arounf eight years old, Gozai would move along with his parents to the US, in pursuit of his father's career.

The years that follow weren't easy on the young boy, with only a tenuous grip of the English language certainly not aiding with the attention afforded to him in school by his appearance. But the young by slowly learned, and began to settle. He even made some friends with whom he found common interests. For a while it was starting to look kinda sunny.

Then the Divide happened. And everything went to hell.

His father was killed within the first days following thecatastrophe, torn apart by demons in front of his son's and wife's eyes. What stability the family had built up over the past four or so years crumbled as the neighborhood they once called home began to break down. Gozai was left scarred by this, frightened to the point he could hardly sleep at night, while his mother began to grow distance, slowly slipping further and further into the void that was depression.

More and more Gozai had to learn how to take care of himself, as his mother spent a little more time each day daydreaming of all they'd had before the tragedy. Though at the time Gozai refused to admit it, he began to grow bitter, bitter at her and bitter at the world, as he essentially had to look after his mother more than the other way around.

This went on for about nine months before Gozai's mother simply could not go on any further, opting instead to attempt a murder-suicide, so she might be together with her family in the afterlife. She failed on the murder-part, trying to smother in his sleep, but not stopping to see if she'd succeeded in her horrific deed, before flinging herself headfirst off the roof of a building. The last memory Gozai has of his mother is the sight of her motionless corpse in a puddle of her own blood, her skull literally split open.

Where the previous event had scarred and embittered him, this caused something to snap, has sorrow giving way to a hatred that should have no place in the heart of a 13-year old. He became quite ruthless, stealing and robbing what he needed to survive. He took up something of a nomadic lifestyle, wandering her and there to evade what form of law-enforcement might have popped up. Finally, about 18 months ago, he found his way to Endymion, where he settled. It wasn't easy at first, but a few months, a couple of unsavory jobs and some blackmail later he'd manage to secure himself a small hole in a wall where he could lay his head down at night.

Posts : 1016 Join date : 2014-10-26 Location : Suzie Q

Everything appears to be mostly in order, although a few of the Weaknesses are more severe than what they need to be to balance out the Strengths. In particular Zigged when they should have zagged and Tremble before the mighty stand out; while it's perfectly acceptable to have Weaknesses that are more severe than necessary, having a cap on a Social Quality could prevent you from Social Linking with certain NPCs like Isla under normal circumstances, and always being 10% more susceptible to attacks connecting is a really severe detriment that could screw you over a lot (especially in a system that favors the Luck stat so greatly). But if you wanna stick with them even knowing this then that's perfectly acceptable and understandable.

Also while your history is fine, it should be kept in mind that even though there'd be a lot of Demons outside of Endymion you wouldn't be able to communicate with any of them. So if you decide to expound upon it further and add new stuff IC or OOC just keep that in mind. They'd appear as indistinct shadowy figures and working with them would naturally be impossible.

Posts : 589 Join date : 2018-09-17 Age : 33

Okay, so I edited the two weaknesses. Hopefully didn't over-correct with the Courage one. For the zigged when should have zagged one, I'll admit, I was just throwing numbers at the wall to see what'll stick.

Now, as for the whole demon thing, I don't think negotiation with them came up in my history, so I don't think I quite follow why that was even brought up. The only time I mentioned demons was when his father was killed, which means he saw blurry shapes tear his father apart, rather than... a penis-dragon-thing with a scrotum for a mustache or something. I think it's fair to say that the end result is the same, one dead family partiarch, one suicidally depressed widower, and one mentally scarred child.

Posts : 1016 Join date : 2014-10-26 Location : Suzie Q

If possible it'd be ideal if you could just make Zigged when they should have zagged a 10% decrease to your Luck stat or have it so the stat is treated as being 15% lower for the purpose of enemy hit-and-miss calculations. Because of how we use 10 number randomizers for miss-and-critical chances, a flat decrease to your chance of dodging an attack will typically end up either severe or ultimately nonexistent as a Weakness, and it'll be more of a headache for the people involved to deal with in the long run.

As for your history, like I said it didn't, there was no problem with your backstory. I was just asked to throw that fact about Demons out there for the sake of future reference. Personally speaking, I didn't see a need to bring it up either, but I suppose further clarification never hurt anyone; people on the site generally tend to add onto their history in minor ways and expand on it in work threads, Social Links, etc. so I guess it's good to know in advance in case you decide to go that route too.

Posts : 589 Join date : 2018-09-17 Age : 33

I changed it to one of the things you suggested. I assume the courage weakness was good then?

I'll keep that thing about history in mind for the future.

Posts : 1016 Join date : 2014-10-26 Location : Suzie Q

Approved.

Posts : 5994 Join date : 2013-10-06 Age : 30

Dethkruzer wrote:

Gozai Kurosuko
Gozai Kurosuko (Nyarlathotep Child, complete) XOrVKU9

"Let me show you why man fears the night."

The Biography

Birth Name: Gozai Kurosuko
Aliases: Go, White-y, White Freak
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Day: February 4th
Arcana: Devil
Place of Residence: Tiny apartment in Little Tokyo
Academy Semester: Second Year
Class: (We'll fill this in once you're approved. This will be your class in school)

Sorority: None, at this time

Part/Full Time Job: Does part-time hours for a small courier company operating out of the Backlight

Appearance: A young man standing at 5' 10'', with a sleek build that seems to almost border on anemic, weighing in at a meager 130 lb. What musculature is on his frame is thin and wire-like. An immediate feature one will notice of him is his extremely pale skin and hair so blonde it appears white in almost all lightning, both results of congenital albinism. From that same source stem his other notable feature, his red eyes, which often bear a striking, almost penetrating gaze. He usually keep his hair around chin-length, the styling often a little messy, with the exception of special occasions. For clothing he tends to favor jeans, and light-colored shirts, usually long-sleeved, even in the middle of summer.

Personality: Gozai at first glance appears to be an apathic, quiet, fairly timid youth with a love for books and the indoors. He generally speaks in low voice, and rarely takes the initiative to assert his will on anything that offers even minor resistance. Indeed, he just seems like a sophisticated bookworm who does well in school and prefers to stick to himself.

But first appearances can be quite deceiving, as indeed, all of this is a charade, save for his love of literature and the indoors. In actuality Gozai can prove quite wicked, generally showing little empathy for others, more often instead showing a side of sadism. One of the things he strives toward is never letting anyone see the other side once one side has been revealed.

These darker tendencies, when they do make an appearance, tend to be subtle. He might go about gossiping, spreading some nasty lies with no remorse, or otherwise performing some degree of social sabotage. He also has tendency toward jealousy, though usually kept well under wraps.

But the there are moments when he tosses subtlety to the wind, and it's in these moments that things tend to escalate to violence, physical or mental. Sometimes it can be the mildest provocations that set him off, sending him into an enraged state that can prove outright ruthless. And while he has never taken a life, he has put people in the hospital on at least one occasion.

His primary motivations are something he considers a form of justice, exacted against the world and people who have wronged him. Though this "justice" is about as demented and twisted as he is, with the truthfulness of the of the perceived wrongs often only having as much relevant as his current emotional state will allow. The actions in pursuit of this "justice" are usually ones of short-term gratification, be it of his sadism, or other urges. Although he will every now and then concentrate effort to exert influence on others for the longer term.

The Potential

Strengths: (Anything your character is skilled in, such as Martial Arts/ Drawing/ etc? You are allowed a maximum of five strengths and a minimum of three.)

—Strength Name: Injury to Insult
—Description: Gozai is hardly a pleasant Person on the best of days, but when angry, he can show capacity for physical violence beyond what one might expect for his meager frame. Whenever inflicted with Rage, his Dex stat is increased by a further 15%

—Strength Name: Burning Hate
—Description: The hate within Gozai's mind over perceived slights against him burns like fire, one that may wane down to embers, but never quite going out. Fire skills receive a a 15% boost.

—Strength Name: Relentless
—Description: At times Gozai seems to forget the meaning of certain concepts, such as "mercy", "self-restraint", and "overkill" to name a few. He can perform two dexterity-based attacks in a single action in PvS.

—Strength Name: Silver Tongue
—Description: Gozai has his way of pressing people's button.His starting Expression is raised by 1.

—Strength Name: Brilliant Student
—Description: Gozai has a natural talent for soaking up most forms of information like a sponge. His point gain to Intelligence is doubled.

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((A floating Strength is a strength you've gained inRP. For example, if you were on a Kendo team for some time, you'd naturally know Kendo which is where this strength would come in. However, be aware, it will not be as strong as any of your actual strengths and is a small plus)

—Floating Strength Name:
—Description:

Weaknesses: (You must have the same amount of weaknesses as strengths. These weaknesses pertain to you and not your Persona. IE: Physically Weaker, lack of attention span, etc.)

—Weakness Name: Never Bow
—Description: Gozai's extreme pride means he refuses to bow to anyone, even in combat. Whenever Gozai is Downed by an enemy attack, on the turn following his recovery, he has a 25% chance to become inflicted with Rage for One Post.

—Weakness Name: Light-forsaken Soul
—Description: Gozai's descent into wickedness forever scarred the spiritual aspect of his being, making it weak to the very presence of Light. Whenever Gozai is subject to a Light-element spell, he suffers damage equal to 25% of what a spell of that tier would do, regardless of if the spell failed. In PvP, Gozai instead takes 25% more damage from Light-elemental spells.

—Weakness Name: Zigged when they should have zagged
—Description: Gozai seems to have the unfortunate habit of going in the exact opposite direction as needed when trying to get out of the way of something in a hurry. His luck is considered 15% lower when calculating hit-and-miss chances from enemy attacks.

—Weakness Name: Never Good with Machines
—Description: Gozai was always better when it came to taking things apart rather than putting the back together, and always seemed to have a few parts left over afterwards. Understanding requires twice as many points to rank up.

—Weakness Name: Tremble before the mighty
—Description: Despite his apparent devotion to his own form of justice, Gozai can and will find his resolve wavering in face of overwhellming odds. Courage Needs to reach rank 2 twice before actually advancing to Rank 2.

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((A floating weakness is one gained in RP. It could be a fear you inherited during RP, or an injury that hinders your character. Some can be temporary while others can be permanent.)

—Floating Weakness Name:
—Description:

Soul Bound Weapon:

Weapon Name: Regent's Authority
Weapon Description: A telescoping metal baton measuring 12 inches when collapsed, and about 33 inches when extneded to its full length. The weapon terminates in a slightly widened, hexagonal tip, which has three half-inch long spikes pointing stright up.
Weapon Image:
Weapon Attack Type: Strike
Weapon Element:

Side-Arm Weapon:

Side-Arm Name: Model .460 Special "Draken"
Side-Arm Description: A hefty Revolver with a matte finish. Bearing a 9 inch barrel and five-chambered cylinder, this single-action firearm is designed to fire .46 caliber rounds. Notably also a detachable shoulder-stock.
Side-Arm Image:
Side-Arm Attack Type: Gun
Side-Arm Style: Revolver - Single Shot - Accuracy is increased by 20%. Consumes only one type of ammo per use. Can shoot only one enemy at a time.

The Background

History: Originally born in Japan, Gozai's earliest years were largely uneventful. Indeed, aside from not being able to go out as much due to his genetic condition, his first years were no different from that of your average child. When he was arounf eight years old, Gozai would move along with his parents to the US, in pursuit of his father's career.

The years that follow weren't easy on the young boy, with only a tenuous grip of the English language certainly not aiding with the attention afforded to him in school by his appearance. But the young by slowly learned, and began to settle. He even made some friends with whom he found common interests. For a while it was starting to look kinda sunny.

Then the Divide happened. And everything went to hell.

His father was killed within the first days following thecatastrophe, torn apart by demons in front of his son's and wife's eyes. What stability the family had built up over the past four or so years crumbled as the neighborhood they once called home began to break down. Gozai was left scarred by this, frightened to the point he could hardly sleep at night, while his mother began to grow distance, slowly slipping further and further into the void that was depression.

More and more Gozai had to learn how to take care of himself, as his mother spent a little more time each day daydreaming of all they'd had before the tragedy. Though at the time Gozai refused to admit it, he began to grow bitter, bitter at her and bitter at the world, as he essentially had to look after his mother more than the other way around.

This went on for about nine months before Gozai's mother simply could not go on any further, opting instead to attempt a murder-suicide, so she might be together with her family in the afterlife. She failed on the murder-part, trying to smother in his sleep, but not stopping to see if she'd succeeded in her horrific deed, before flinging herself headfirst off the roof of a building. The last memory Gozai has of his mother is the sight of her motionless corpse in a puddle of her own blood, her skull literally split open.

Where the previous event had scarred and embittered him, this caused something to snap, has sorrow giving way to a hatred that should have no place in the heart of a 13-year old. He became quite ruthless, stealing and robbing what he needed to survive. He took up something of a nomadic lifestyle, wandering her and there to evade what form of law-enforcement might have popped up. Finally, about 18 months ago, he found his way to Endymion, where he settled. It wasn't easy at first, but a few months, a couple of unsavory jobs and some blackmail later he'd manage to secure himself a small hole in a wall where he could lay his head down at night.

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