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"Stand and Deliver, love."
Name(s): Adam Quinn
Nickname(s): Mercurious
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Birthday: 18 Feb X759
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Class: Cleric
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Will progress to Neutral Good)
Rank: D Rank
Guild: Fairy Tail
Guild Tattoo: Base of the neck, left side
Face Claim: Alvin - Tales of Xillia
II. APPEARANCE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 267lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Crimson
General Appearance: Adam stands a good head above most people. He dresses somewhat flashy, usually donning a brown leather trench coat with a white shirt underneath. The white shirt is usually short sleeved, and he wears a black scarf with it. His hands are always gloved, and his legs are covered in denim like brown pants, alongside brown boots. Beneath his brown, leather jacket resides a gun holster and his sword has a sheath at his lower back--also hidden by the trench coat.
Extra: None
III. PERSONALITY
Personality: Adam is a bit of a conundrum to those who don't really know him. What passes off as a care free, sarcastic womanizer is actually a front for a man with a much greater understanding of the world than he lets on. He is wise beyond his years, capable of getting a lot of information about someone just by watching them.
As stated, his front is that of a man who drinks too much, swears too much, and has a preference for everything that's sinful instead of meaningful. He never takes people seriously, and is more inclined to come back with a sarcastic quip than actual advice if he were ever asked.
A former criminal, he knows how to use the information he can get from watching someone to his advantage. Despite his dark past, he is trying to leave it behind him and does the best he can--though it's a bang up job.
Likes:
- Freedom
- Women
- Guns
- Fairy Tail
Dislikes:
- Authority figures
- Summer
- Rainy Days
- Rune Knights
Motivations: Adam is motivated by money. He doesn't care too much for power, but more money would always be better.
He is also driven by the urge to not be caught up with by people in his past. Gotta stay one step ahead of the breadline.
Fears:
- Fear of Incarceration - Adam spent a lot of time building his alias as Mercurious, a well known bandit. He is fearful that people will uncover his past and place him in jail.
- Fear of Thunder - Big as he is, Adam is terrified of thunder.
Positive Traits:
- Appraise Magic Value (+4): Your ability to determine an item's worth and your knowledge of magic allow you to determine the exact properties of a magic item.
Explanation: 10% discount at any item crafter. - Athletic (+3): You have a knack for athletic endeavors.
Explanation: Ability to jump 10 meters in a single bound. - Deceitful (+2): You have a knack for disguising the truth. Your lies are difficult to distinguish from the truth.
Explanation: Players must roll a bronze die. Failure to land on a number results in inability to detect the lie. - Diehard (+2): You can remain conscious after attacks that would fell others.
Explanation: Allows for 1 A Rank spell to be shrugged off. Damage is still applied, but no pain is shown. Limit of once per battle. - Enhanced Strength (+3): Your character is slightly stronger than other characters when it comes to physical strength.
Explanation: You are capable of doing C Ranked damage with all melee attacks. This is not added to spells in any form. - Fortitude (+3): You are tougher than normal. You can take more hits than the regular Joe.
Explanation: Passive C Rank endurance buff. - Zealot (+4): This person has trained themselves to wield a specific type of weapon. This weapon can be mentioned behind the Zealot feat within brackets to claim it upon approval.
Explanation: Self Explanatory.
Total: 18
Negative Traits:
- Bad Reputation (-1): You have a reputation that angers or frightens people. Examples include being unlucky, petty, or cruel. The rep may or may not be accurate, but in either case, word travels faster than you do.
Explanation: You can't communicate easily with non player characters. Somehow they've heard of you and the things they've heard weren't too good. - Curiosity (-1): You're a naturally curious person and you find mysteries of any sort irresistible. In most circumstances, alas, your curiosity overrides your common sense. This forces you to investigate something unusual, even if it looks like it might be dangerous.
Explanation: You will walk deeper into the forest you have never been before. You won't turn around from the castle that you have never seen. This can result into getting you into very dangerous situations. - Daredevil (-2): You only really feel alive when you're staring death in the face. Your character is addicted to the thrill of death-defying stunts, pushing themselves to the limit at every available opportunity.
Explanation: You can't refuse the opportunity of engaging into combat with anyone or anything that is stronger than you. You also always volunteer and perform tasks that have a risk attached to them when you are in a group. - Dark Secret (-1): You have some sort of secret that, if revealed, would make you an outcast amongst your society and companions. While this secret is on your mind at all times, it will come up in topics only once in a while, but when it does, watch out!
Explanation: You must think about your dark secret at least one out of ten posts. When things that are relevant to the dark secret are brought up you can't stop thinking about it. - Derangement/Insanity (-3): Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Character must push a chair in if it is ever not pushed in at a table.
- Extravagant (-2): You enjoy living in the lap of luxury. Ale is never good enough if you can get fine wine instead. You aren't happy with anything less than the finest room in the inn. In addition, any equipment or services you purchase cost 10% more than the standard rate for the locale you are currently in. The best of the best always costs more, after all.
Explanation: You will always pay 10% more when purchasing something. - Greedy (-1): Money makes your eyes light up with joy. The more, the merrier, as long as it spends. Once in a while, whenever you're divvying up shares of the loot, being offered a hefty bribe, or catching wind of some fabulous treasure, the flaw can to convince you to grab for as much money as possible.
Explanation: You may act differently when money comes into play. - Hedonistic (-1): You love a good time. You party too much, drink too much, and eat too much. You have trouble resisting an invitation to join someone in a drink and sometimes shirk your duty if offered a more enjoyable time elsewhere. Whenever a good time is presented you let your guard down. You're also not capable to resist seduction of any sort. It's just not in your nature to resist such opportunities.
Explanation: You always give in when a good time is offered such as drinks, women and other things. Even in the midst of a dangerous raid through a castle you decide to stay in the room that has wine and beautiful girls in them even though they could be monsters. - Judgmental (-1): You form opinions quickly and change them very slowly. You also have a tendency to judge people on their appearance. A man dressed as a pirate, no matter how gentlemanly, is a scoundrel and a dog as far as you is concerned. A man covered in mud is a peasant, and a woman wearing revealing clothing is a prostitute.
Explanation: You must act very disgusted and displeased when your dislike comes into play. - Lazy (-1): You will never do any more work than is absolutely necessary. You will rely on your companions to do things such as build campfires, cook, and keep watch throughout the night. Generally, you will neglect details of preparedness in order to grab a few extra minutes of sleep. Failure indicates that you think the time would be better spent napping or laying under the shade.
Explanation: You can never gain extra rewards from Requests. - Lecherous (-1): You have a lusty nature and a tendency to pursue the pleasures of the flesh. A woman or a man (however your tastes run) is an almost irresistible temptation to you. You give in to these temptations easily.
Explanation: If fighting or RPing with someone of your sexual preference, you must act lecherous towards them once every three posts. - Overconfident (-1): Nothing is beyond your capabilities. If you wanted, you could defeat the best swordsman in the world; you just haven't had any reason to do so yet. And surely that chasm isn't too wide for you to leap across.
Explanation: You are easily goaded, and anyone attempting to taunt you will succeed. - Reckless (-1): You lack the emotion of fear. Unfortunately, it is often an important cue that keeps men from doing foolhardy things. Sure, you don't flinch at the sight of even the most hideous monster, but neither do you feel the need to run away when outclassed.
Explanation: You can never flee from a fight with someone who is stronger than you. - Talkative (-1): You have a problem keeping your plans to yourself. Your ideas are simply so clever that you tell them to other people, so that you can watch their astonishment creep across their faces just before they tell you just how smart you are. Your flaw gets you to reveal your plans or evil scheme to the wrong people. There's nothing to prevent you from dropping them into a deathtrap afterwards, but should they survive, then you've got problems.
Explanation: You cannot keep a secret, and thus must announce the name of every one of your attacks.
Total: -18
IV. MAGIC
Magic: The Highwayman
Caster or Holder: Holder
Description: Highwayman magic works in conjunction with a zealot weapon to allow offensive spells with the Holder and supplementary spells to boost Zealot weapon. It can be used in a defensive manner, and has limited healing spells as well--commonly used to treat smaller wounds.
Strengths: It's greatest strength is that it has no elemental affinity, instead focuses on raw magic power. It can be used at a distance or close range, excelling at neither but performing well in both.
Weaknesses: Because it can do a multitude of things, it doesn't exactly excel at any particular area. It's healing capabilities are limited enough that they are often over looked for more robust spells.
V. HISTORY
History: Unlike most criminals, Adam didn't come from a tragic past. His parents are both alive and well. He was raised in a caring, loving home with his parents doting on him. He had everything he ever wanted growing up, as his parents are a rather wealthy family. He was given plenty of attention, naturally, but he still acted out when attending school. He would bully the other kids, who he was always larger than, and would take their money from them. He started doing this outside of school as well, when he got older. It was the thrill, honestly, and he discovered he was good at it. He shifted his interest at the age of 12 from bullying people to shop lifting. Whenever he was caught his parents would scold him, but never really punish him. He had the money to pay for all these things, but it wasn't about the money--it was about the thrill of acquiring it.
Eventually he ran away from home a year after he was caught shop lifting. From there he began his career as Mercurious, the Highwayman. He began plaguing on people traveling to and fro in Fiore, drunk travelers or party goers in Taverns. Tourists. Anyone who he deemed as an easy mark, really. Eventually, he got involved with the criminal underworld of Fiore. Hawking his goods on the Black Market eventually earned him a reputation and got him an interview with the infamous Grey Fox. This was a criminal organization that had a reputation for not just stealing and banditry, but also murder and human trafficking. Adam had no interest in these aspects, as he just wanted to accumulate his ill begotten gains.
For a time their partnership was fortuitous. They didn't ask Adam to kill, or abduct anyone. That lasted for a good few years until he was ordered to capture and take advantage of a particular noble houses daughter. Not about to be part of something so foul, Adam tipped off the local Light Guilds of where the exchange would take place. After capturing her, he took her to the exchange spot, but there were Light Guild Wizards who arrived to crash the party. Fearful that he would go down with them, he escaped before he could be captured and joined Fairy Tail under the guise of his real name.