>_> My creative name. Get over it. First attempt at a character in this format! LET’S GO
OPRG/URPG/RPB - ORPG/URPG/RPB
Name - Claret Xiong
Title - The Dragon Warrior
Class - Dragon Warrior: Similar to a typical warrior, but with the ability to manipulate the elements into their attacks through various dragon related skills.
Alignment - Chaotic Good
Race - Human
Gender - Female
Age - 17 Earth Years
Appearance - With long, deep red hair and sparkling sapphire eyes, Claret is a strikingly pretty young woman - or so she is constantly told. Her deeps eyes are almond in shape, framed by thick and luxurious lashes. It is perhaps her eyes that are the defining feature of her face, for despite being human, her pupils are slitted much like a dragon; thus earning her the title of The Dragon Warrior. Her skin has a very slight tanned look to it, almost a soft and creamy caramel in color. With her hair brushing her rear, she tends to wear it loose and flowing in a fashion that has it feathering slightly around her delicate face. Her lips are a pale cherry in color, full and womanly is just the right way that they accentuate her natural beauty.
Her voice matches her looks – a crystal clear clarity that could sing the birds from the skies and calm the wildest of waves if she so desired – yet she does not use it at her weapon. She tends to use it to calm her brothers and to soothe them to sleep. Her body is naturally slim though she works out to keep her muscles strong. Her bust is womanly, curvy and large, tapering perfectly into the rest of her body. Her skin is flawless, not a freckle or blemish in sight.
Although her appearance can seem a little intimidating, Clarets’ face shows the true softness of the young woman and at a nice rounded height of 5’9’’, Claret towers over her mother and her friends. Because of her height, Xiong has long; slender legs that, as the saying goes, seem got go on forever. Said legs flow nicely into her rear, which like the rest of her, is toned to what she believes to be perfection. Although, deep down, Claret feels there is so much more she could work on.
Attire - Claret’s attire consists of a pair of short, white skirt, a dark tan belt around the waist. A top matching the skirt covers her upper body, tight around her chest. It is more a long strip of material, wrapped once around her bust before going over her left shoulder creating a sort of sleeve to the elbow on that side. A similar sort of belt to that around her waist wraps around her torso, just beneath her chest. Though roguish in appearance, the outfit has a distinctly Chinese look to it, decorative flowers showing up it in the right lights.
Claret wears soft tan boots that reach almost to her knee and she tends to hide her fans within them. A fingerless, dark glove covers her right hand and a strip of material in the same color wraps around her left wrist and over the palm of that hand. She also dons a simple, earthy cloak when in the wilderness or simply traveling. This allows her to hide her form, giving her a more childlike appearance. The rest of her attire is made up by her armor, which she wears all the time.
Despite being a warrior, Xiong’s armor is light and versatile. A thin plate covers her left hip, looking more decorative than practical, though Claret is the first to admit that is offers more protection that first noticeable. The girl wears bracers around the top half of her arm, though these appear to be nothing more than simple armlets. They are, however, as hard as steel and incredibly effective at protecting her arms in close combat situations.
To protect her head, a circlet; the design matching that of her hip guard. It was because of her run in with a highly skilled archer that Claret decided the need to protect her head was great. She also has guards over her shins, though these are not always on show as she switches between wearing them beneath and over her boots, though in either case, the metal covers the top half of her feet, making her kicks pack more than a simple punch.
Personality - Claret is a rather difficult person to describe. On the one hand, she is your typical, everyday teenager who appears to have no other care in world but getting through each day, causing as much mayhem as possible in the process. Of course, most of this is to simply hide her feelings of her relatively short, but more than eventful past. She is usually quite vibrant and mischievous, someone many could possibly refer to as a scamp or a rogue. This naturally, cheeky charm is Claret’s biggest attraction as she uses it to break past barriers and gain the trust of others.
However, on the other hand, Claret has a terrible temper. This can flare up at any given moment with only a flush on her cheeks as a forewarning to the tirade coming on. She can be abrasive and rude, judgmental and just a little bit cattish in her remarks. However, these tempers dissipate as quickly as they appear, but have helped earned her the title of being ‘quite hot headed’. But out and out, Claret is a witty, charming thing with people’s best interests at heart. She had once worked only for herself, but gave up that selfish life to help the more needy with her talents. Fighting for the underdog is more her style anyway. She has what some might call a potty mouth, in that she doesn’t care about the foul language that tumbles from her lips.
Claret demonstrates a great ability and need to control her external environment. She is incredibly extroverted, not really caring what others think about, nor about giving off good first impressions. Yet, social urges are more mature and fully expressed than people realize – friendships are incredibly important to Claret. She also manifests a strong urge to share and take part in serious and fulfilling relationships, whether these are romantic or platonic.
Xiong has a heightened sense of awareness of what is going on around her, perhaps greater than that of most she knows. Able to judge a target and their impulses, not to mention the ability to gauge their reactions, are just a few things the warrior is extremely skilled in.
Claret is not particularly fond of new beginnings, preferring to struggle through than to take the easy route and just start over. She is incredibly daring and loves a challenge, and can become quite aggressive when it comes to her creative notions and she believes that personal goals are sometimes the most important. Xiong is also courageous to the point of recklessness and will flare up at anyone if she feels they are going against her.
Xiong knows she has many flaws and is far from perfect, but she does what she can with what she has at her disposal.
First Impression - The initial impression is that Claret is almost a dismissive young girl with no real need to let others past her guard. She appears to only be out for herself whilst maintaining an aura of mystery that can be somewhat intriguing, but on the off-hand, may be a little off-putting. Her tendency to jump to conclusions based on her own first impression of others is also more of a deterrent to some, though breaking past this tough facade, Xiong is far more pleasant. Her caustic attitude and occasional hot temperament misleads others into thinking she is constantly bitchy. Those lucky few, who catch her on a good day, would see her for what she really was.
Strength - Although a warrior, Claret has not focused her training upon her strength and therefore likes the physical brutality many would expect of someone in her profession. This is not to say she is weak, but by the stereotypical warrior standards, she ranks average at best. Her punches pack less of a punch than her kicks. An unarmored opponent would take perhaps 15 damage, armor decreasing this dramatically. Her kicks are more in the range of perhaps 30 to an unarmored opponent at the very apex of her strength.
Speed - What she lacks in physical dominance, Claret more than makes up for with her speed. Able to run three miles in just over seventeen minutes, her speed is something the warrior has trained the best part of her life upon. She is able to dodge pretty swiftly and attacks with precise, fast strikes. Bare-handed and with her weapon of choice, her attack speed is roughly the same of around two seconds.
Endurance - Taking attacks deals a hefty toll on Claret's endurance. However, when it comes to attacking, she could go for around two hours before any decrease in her striking speed became instantly noticeable. Never having fully tested herself, Claret knows she is capable of running at least nine miles before having to take snap break. She could probably go further than this, but much like a cheetah, Xiong works better in swift and rapid bursts of speed as opposed to long drawn out shows of speed.
Reflexes -Like a cat, Claret is pretty fast with her reflexes, able to react within an estimated two seconds in close combat, double this if short-range against longer ranged weapons such as guns or bows. She is also pretty quick at noticing she is under attack. At normal gun or bow range, Claret is able to effectively dodge if she notices the attack in the first second of it being released. However quick her reflexes are, damage to the appropriate limb significantly hinders her reaction times.
Fighting Style - As probably expected, Claret is a master of the Dragon Style when fighting both with and without her fans. It is through this art that Claret trained her body and disciplined her speed over physical strength. Her hand attacks - though weaker than her leg attacks - are incredibly swift and because she focuses all her movements at her waist, dodging and blocking are easy movements for her to pull off. Xiong's attacks and movements link together, almost like a constant flow of energy. It is an effective defensive style for she is constantly moving her body, never giving her opponent an easy opening to capitalize upon.
Weaponry - Omega Dragon Fans
Twin fans of differing color. The first is obsidian black, a silver dragon decorating in. The edges are also silver, etched with many different runes symbolizing the legendary beasts. The other is a rich, blood red, a golden dragon upon it. It too has runes along its edge. Both fans bear razor sharp edges, only noticeable when they are in their open state. These fans once belonged to a wealthy merchant. It was the one and only time in her life that Claret indulged in theft, but the fans had called to her, urging her to take them from that place. Believing some higher power was pushing her to do so, Claret stole the fans. Perhaps it is her affinity with all things Dragon that caused this petty crime; Xiong can never be sure. Since acquiring the fans, however, the Dragon Magics have increased in effectiveness.
Abilities -
Burst Speed - Through channeling pure Chi into her legs, Claret is able to move much faster for a very limited amount of time. This ability allows her to almost blink out of existence, appearing a short distance off from her original location. Because of the sheer amount of Chi, or internal energy, used to utilize this move, Claret cannot use it repeatedly without rapidly draining herself. Just two of these will leave her needing to sit and take a breather for at least ten minutes. Usually used as a desperation move to escape when all else fails.
Magic -
Dragon Breath - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with fire. The fans absorb this, giving them flickering embers along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
Dragon Chill - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with ice. The fans absorb this, giving them a frosted appearance along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
Dragon Shock - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with lightning. The fans absorb this, giving them flickering jolts of electricity along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
((I know they're the same but just different elements >.>))
History - Claret was born into a relatively wealthy family where anything she wanted, she got. Sure, many might have viewed this as a good thing, but the older she got; the more Claret came to resent it. At the age of ten, the tiny girl took to fighting as a form of rebellion against her parents. However, she soon came to realize that she was actually pretty good at it and it became more than a simple sideline for her.
As she reached her teens, Claret ranged her exploits further and further from her home. It was something she enjoyed, the thrill and tension as she fought to the point of exhaustion, adrenaline coursing through her veins like livewires.
Even though she knew that this life was not the one her parents wished for her, Claret could not help herself. She grew to love the attraction of anything daring and lost herself to the temptation every time. The flame-haired girl was a very natural warrior, her natural charm more often than not aiding her in getting the win. After a while, she tired of the area she was in and began traveling.
It was in the first year of her travels that Xiong encountered the archer who taught her the value of protecting her head. It was by sheer luck that the warrior had managed to turn her head just enough to receive cut along her temple. Claret knows even to this day, that had her head been turned even half a centimeter, that arrow would have claimed her life. The Circlet that now protects her head became an integral part of her armor from that day forwards.
Claret and the archer became traveling companions for a time, growing closer with each passing day. Three months later, Xiong had acquired the best friend she’d never had as a child. A deadly duo, there were few battles the pair were bested in. Until that one fateful day; the Archer lost her life to a bullet in the heat of battle. The shot had been aimed for Claret, but the other girl’s loyalty to her friend prevented it from ever reaching the warrior. The archer died in Xiong’s arms. Her final words; Live on, Dragon Warrior, etched the title firmly to Claret.
The Dragon Warrior now travels once more, looking to better herself, searching to unlock her true potential.
(Will be added to as I use her in RP’s naturally.)
OPRG/URPG/RPB - ORPG/URPG/RPB
Name - Claret Xiong
Title - The Dragon Warrior
Class - Dragon Warrior: Similar to a typical warrior, but with the ability to manipulate the elements into their attacks through various dragon related skills.
Alignment - Chaotic Good
Race - Human
Gender - Female
Age - 17 Earth Years
Appearance - With long, deep red hair and sparkling sapphire eyes, Claret is a strikingly pretty young woman - or so she is constantly told. Her deeps eyes are almond in shape, framed by thick and luxurious lashes. It is perhaps her eyes that are the defining feature of her face, for despite being human, her pupils are slitted much like a dragon; thus earning her the title of The Dragon Warrior. Her skin has a very slight tanned look to it, almost a soft and creamy caramel in color. With her hair brushing her rear, she tends to wear it loose and flowing in a fashion that has it feathering slightly around her delicate face. Her lips are a pale cherry in color, full and womanly is just the right way that they accentuate her natural beauty.
Her voice matches her looks – a crystal clear clarity that could sing the birds from the skies and calm the wildest of waves if she so desired – yet she does not use it at her weapon. She tends to use it to calm her brothers and to soothe them to sleep. Her body is naturally slim though she works out to keep her muscles strong. Her bust is womanly, curvy and large, tapering perfectly into the rest of her body. Her skin is flawless, not a freckle or blemish in sight.
Although her appearance can seem a little intimidating, Clarets’ face shows the true softness of the young woman and at a nice rounded height of 5’9’’, Claret towers over her mother and her friends. Because of her height, Xiong has long; slender legs that, as the saying goes, seem got go on forever. Said legs flow nicely into her rear, which like the rest of her, is toned to what she believes to be perfection. Although, deep down, Claret feels there is so much more she could work on.
Attire - Claret’s attire consists of a pair of short, white skirt, a dark tan belt around the waist. A top matching the skirt covers her upper body, tight around her chest. It is more a long strip of material, wrapped once around her bust before going over her left shoulder creating a sort of sleeve to the elbow on that side. A similar sort of belt to that around her waist wraps around her torso, just beneath her chest. Though roguish in appearance, the outfit has a distinctly Chinese look to it, decorative flowers showing up it in the right lights.
Claret wears soft tan boots that reach almost to her knee and she tends to hide her fans within them. A fingerless, dark glove covers her right hand and a strip of material in the same color wraps around her left wrist and over the palm of that hand. She also dons a simple, earthy cloak when in the wilderness or simply traveling. This allows her to hide her form, giving her a more childlike appearance. The rest of her attire is made up by her armor, which she wears all the time.
Despite being a warrior, Xiong’s armor is light and versatile. A thin plate covers her left hip, looking more decorative than practical, though Claret is the first to admit that is offers more protection that first noticeable. The girl wears bracers around the top half of her arm, though these appear to be nothing more than simple armlets. They are, however, as hard as steel and incredibly effective at protecting her arms in close combat situations.
To protect her head, a circlet; the design matching that of her hip guard. It was because of her run in with a highly skilled archer that Claret decided the need to protect her head was great. She also has guards over her shins, though these are not always on show as she switches between wearing them beneath and over her boots, though in either case, the metal covers the top half of her feet, making her kicks pack more than a simple punch.
Personality - Claret is a rather difficult person to describe. On the one hand, she is your typical, everyday teenager who appears to have no other care in world but getting through each day, causing as much mayhem as possible in the process. Of course, most of this is to simply hide her feelings of her relatively short, but more than eventful past. She is usually quite vibrant and mischievous, someone many could possibly refer to as a scamp or a rogue. This naturally, cheeky charm is Claret’s biggest attraction as she uses it to break past barriers and gain the trust of others.
However, on the other hand, Claret has a terrible temper. This can flare up at any given moment with only a flush on her cheeks as a forewarning to the tirade coming on. She can be abrasive and rude, judgmental and just a little bit cattish in her remarks. However, these tempers dissipate as quickly as they appear, but have helped earned her the title of being ‘quite hot headed’. But out and out, Claret is a witty, charming thing with people’s best interests at heart. She had once worked only for herself, but gave up that selfish life to help the more needy with her talents. Fighting for the underdog is more her style anyway. She has what some might call a potty mouth, in that she doesn’t care about the foul language that tumbles from her lips.
Claret demonstrates a great ability and need to control her external environment. She is incredibly extroverted, not really caring what others think about, nor about giving off good first impressions. Yet, social urges are more mature and fully expressed than people realize – friendships are incredibly important to Claret. She also manifests a strong urge to share and take part in serious and fulfilling relationships, whether these are romantic or platonic.
Xiong has a heightened sense of awareness of what is going on around her, perhaps greater than that of most she knows. Able to judge a target and their impulses, not to mention the ability to gauge their reactions, are just a few things the warrior is extremely skilled in.
Claret is not particularly fond of new beginnings, preferring to struggle through than to take the easy route and just start over. She is incredibly daring and loves a challenge, and can become quite aggressive when it comes to her creative notions and she believes that personal goals are sometimes the most important. Xiong is also courageous to the point of recklessness and will flare up at anyone if she feels they are going against her.
Xiong knows she has many flaws and is far from perfect, but she does what she can with what she has at her disposal.
First Impression - The initial impression is that Claret is almost a dismissive young girl with no real need to let others past her guard. She appears to only be out for herself whilst maintaining an aura of mystery that can be somewhat intriguing, but on the off-hand, may be a little off-putting. Her tendency to jump to conclusions based on her own first impression of others is also more of a deterrent to some, though breaking past this tough facade, Xiong is far more pleasant. Her caustic attitude and occasional hot temperament misleads others into thinking she is constantly bitchy. Those lucky few, who catch her on a good day, would see her for what she really was.
Strength - Although a warrior, Claret has not focused her training upon her strength and therefore likes the physical brutality many would expect of someone in her profession. This is not to say she is weak, but by the stereotypical warrior standards, she ranks average at best. Her punches pack less of a punch than her kicks. An unarmored opponent would take perhaps 15 damage, armor decreasing this dramatically. Her kicks are more in the range of perhaps 30 to an unarmored opponent at the very apex of her strength.
Speed - What she lacks in physical dominance, Claret more than makes up for with her speed. Able to run three miles in just over seventeen minutes, her speed is something the warrior has trained the best part of her life upon. She is able to dodge pretty swiftly and attacks with precise, fast strikes. Bare-handed and with her weapon of choice, her attack speed is roughly the same of around two seconds.
Endurance - Taking attacks deals a hefty toll on Claret's endurance. However, when it comes to attacking, she could go for around two hours before any decrease in her striking speed became instantly noticeable. Never having fully tested herself, Claret knows she is capable of running at least nine miles before having to take snap break. She could probably go further than this, but much like a cheetah, Xiong works better in swift and rapid bursts of speed as opposed to long drawn out shows of speed.
Reflexes -Like a cat, Claret is pretty fast with her reflexes, able to react within an estimated two seconds in close combat, double this if short-range against longer ranged weapons such as guns or bows. She is also pretty quick at noticing she is under attack. At normal gun or bow range, Claret is able to effectively dodge if she notices the attack in the first second of it being released. However quick her reflexes are, damage to the appropriate limb significantly hinders her reaction times.
Fighting Style - As probably expected, Claret is a master of the Dragon Style when fighting both with and without her fans. It is through this art that Claret trained her body and disciplined her speed over physical strength. Her hand attacks - though weaker than her leg attacks - are incredibly swift and because she focuses all her movements at her waist, dodging and blocking are easy movements for her to pull off. Xiong's attacks and movements link together, almost like a constant flow of energy. It is an effective defensive style for she is constantly moving her body, never giving her opponent an easy opening to capitalize upon.
Weaponry - Omega Dragon Fans
Twin fans of differing color. The first is obsidian black, a silver dragon decorating in. The edges are also silver, etched with many different runes symbolizing the legendary beasts. The other is a rich, blood red, a golden dragon upon it. It too has runes along its edge. Both fans bear razor sharp edges, only noticeable when they are in their open state. These fans once belonged to a wealthy merchant. It was the one and only time in her life that Claret indulged in theft, but the fans had called to her, urging her to take them from that place. Believing some higher power was pushing her to do so, Claret stole the fans. Perhaps it is her affinity with all things Dragon that caused this petty crime; Xiong can never be sure. Since acquiring the fans, however, the Dragon Magics have increased in effectiveness.
Abilities -
Burst Speed - Through channeling pure Chi into her legs, Claret is able to move much faster for a very limited amount of time. This ability allows her to almost blink out of existence, appearing a short distance off from her original location. Because of the sheer amount of Chi, or internal energy, used to utilize this move, Claret cannot use it repeatedly without rapidly draining herself. Just two of these will leave her needing to sit and take a breather for at least ten minutes. Usually used as a desperation move to escape when all else fails.
Magic -
Dragon Breath - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with fire. The fans absorb this, giving them flickering embers along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
Dragon Chill - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with ice. The fans absorb this, giving them a frosted appearance along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
Dragon Shock - Calling upon the internal magics within her, Claret is able to imbue her fans with lightning. The fans absorb this, giving them flickering jolts of electricity along the entire weapon. Due to the strain this puts upon her, Claret can only maintain this for long periods of time if not forced to exert herself. If not exerting herself, this can be maintained for at least twenty minutes. However, having to utilize her speed or agility reduces this time by at least half. Burst Speed cancels this immediately. Also, forcing Claret to relinquish hold upon the fans will cause this to stop, leaving her exhausted from the sudden separation of weapon and energy channeling through her body.
((I know they're the same but just different elements >.>))
History - Claret was born into a relatively wealthy family where anything she wanted, she got. Sure, many might have viewed this as a good thing, but the older she got; the more Claret came to resent it. At the age of ten, the tiny girl took to fighting as a form of rebellion against her parents. However, she soon came to realize that she was actually pretty good at it and it became more than a simple sideline for her.
As she reached her teens, Claret ranged her exploits further and further from her home. It was something she enjoyed, the thrill and tension as she fought to the point of exhaustion, adrenaline coursing through her veins like livewires.
Even though she knew that this life was not the one her parents wished for her, Claret could not help herself. She grew to love the attraction of anything daring and lost herself to the temptation every time. The flame-haired girl was a very natural warrior, her natural charm more often than not aiding her in getting the win. After a while, she tired of the area she was in and began traveling.
It was in the first year of her travels that Xiong encountered the archer who taught her the value of protecting her head. It was by sheer luck that the warrior had managed to turn her head just enough to receive cut along her temple. Claret knows even to this day, that had her head been turned even half a centimeter, that arrow would have claimed her life. The Circlet that now protects her head became an integral part of her armor from that day forwards.
Claret and the archer became traveling companions for a time, growing closer with each passing day. Three months later, Xiong had acquired the best friend she’d never had as a child. A deadly duo, there were few battles the pair were bested in. Until that one fateful day; the Archer lost her life to a bullet in the heat of battle. The shot had been aimed for Claret, but the other girl’s loyalty to her friend prevented it from ever reaching the warrior. The archer died in Xiong’s arms. Her final words; Live on, Dragon Warrior, etched the title firmly to Claret.
The Dragon Warrior now travels once more, looking to better herself, searching to unlock her true potential.
(Will be added to as I use her in RP’s naturally.)
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I'd like to see that dialed down. Even with her rope-a-dope style, she would still be taking a certain amount of damage that would fatigue her, and maintaining a battle for even 30 minutes is a very, very long time.
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