Heroic Spirits of the Grail Wars

[Eva]

Earth is not as it once was.

Before our time, something strange happened. Not catastrophic, or devastating at all. What happened was...people started doing things. Things that humans could never do. Some called it heresy. Others called it magic.

One thing was known. This magic was connected to a ritual that occurred the very first year that the magic surfaced. Humans who had been touched by magic were drawn to a city. In the first year it was Tokyo. In the second, New York. The destination changed every year, you see. But the reason was always the same.

When they arrived in the city, they were led, by their own instinct, to some building. Once all those drawn were there, it began. A strange cup, silver in color and shining so brilliantly that it could blind, would appear.

It had a voice.

The voice was not that of a man, nor that of a woman. It was merely a voice, compelling beyond resistance and totally absolute. It told those gathered that they were now a part of a ritual. A war between each other. They had the choice to stay and fight, or leave. If they all left, then magic was gone from the world forever. If they stayed, then whomever won would be granted the glorious silver cup, the Wishing Grail, from which one wish could be drawn.

But they would not be fighting alone.

Using their magic, the competitors, dubbed 'Masters', were told to summon from the Grail a warrior to fight on their behalf. The number of those who could be summoned were finite. Those powerful enough to summon a warrior would be given control over them, thus making the warrior their Servant. Those not powerful enough were given poor imitations, copies of these Servants with lesser abilities. But, if the Master proves resourceful enough, it matters not...

These Servants are not just magic given sentient form, either. Rather, they are an ideal, a story. They are drawn from the myths and folktales of Earth, and with magic they are, after their deaths and fading, allowed to return to our world to prove their worth one more time. Nobody knows what becomes of a Servant whose Master achieves victory, but there are theories.

There has never been a limit set for the number of Masters allowed. Over the decades, there have been as many as a hundred and as few as three. It all depends on what the Grail deems necessary. However, there exist only ten Servant classes...


The Saber. A Servant who is known for their use of a powerful mythical sword. Example: Jeanne d'Arc.

The Archer. A Servant who is known for their use of a powerful mythical bow. Example: Robin Hood.

The Rider. A Servant who is known for their use of mythical mounts. TAKEN

The Berserker. A Servant who is known for their use of inhuman strength and rage. TAKEN

The Caster. A Servant who is known for their use of magic beyond measure. Example: Morgan le Fay.

The Lancer. A Servant who is known for their use of a powerful mythical lance. Example: Enkidu.

The Trickster. A Servant who is known for strange and befuddling skills. Example: Loki.

The Killer. A Servant who is known for their stealthy killing techniques. Example: Hittori Hanzo.

The Seducer. A Servant who is known for their destructive charm. Example: Cleopatra.

The Defender. A Servant who is known for their utter durability. TAKEN


But those listed are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many interpretations of what a 'hero' is, or what a 'myth' is. You'd be surprised how many Masters have summoned strange figures to fill in their Servant's past. The possibilities are, quite simply, endless.

I have told you all that I know about the Grail Wars. I am afraid it is not quite enough. There are still many secrets. Although you are clearly the alright sort, I don't believe you shall survive the War you have been drafted into. You simply...do not stand out. I cannot sense much magical potential in you.

But here you are. You have been dragged from your home to this dusty little town. I've seen a lot of places, and this isn't much of one. But White Pine, Nevada, isn't so bad. Not for our kind of game. The wide open streets are okay for a good fight, and once you leave the town's limits, there's a nice patch of desert for you to lose yourself in. Also good for a rumble. But for you? I don't expect for you to take so much as two steps outside of your assigned living area before someone with a Killer takes you out.

So surprise me.

[Eva]

Bio Skeleton-

Note: As of now, all bios have PREFERRED power levels and Servants listed. Once I read your bio, I will assign you a Servant and a magical power level accordingly. Then I will change them to fact, and will put my stamp of approval on the bio.



Name: It can be as outlandish as you want it or as mundane.

Former Location: Before you were drawn to the site for this year's Grail War, where were you from?

Age: ANY age is acceptable. As long as you're old/young enough to be plausible for action.

Appearance: What do you look like?

Personality: What are you like?

History: What was your life like? [optional: your character's past can be totally secret if you want. But have one in your head]

Favorite Myths: What kind of myths are in your head?

Enemies: In the Cbox, discuss with other players whether your characters would be friend or foe. Then list who would be considered an enemy here.

Allies: Same.

Preferred Servant: What Servant class would you like? It is not guaranteed you will receive this.

Preferred Power Level: How strong is your magic? There are five levels: A, B, C, D, and E. Note that there are advantages and disadvantages to each. The higher your power, the stronger you are, but you basically give off a giant TARGET HERE sign to basically everyone if you're the highest, an A. The lowest, E, is a magic user of bare-basic competence, but only the best can detect you. So choose accordingly, but remember that my decision is final.

[Eva]

Name: Clemence de Rousseau

Former Location: Pays de la Loire, France.

Age: 21

Appearance:

Personality: Clemence is a serene, ice-cold woman who makes herself distant. She never trusts anyone, and doesn't really care if others don't like her. She is the only person she relies on, and that has never been a problem. Clemence has never let herself down, has she? No. Of course not.
Besides, crowds were no good. All they did was stifle creativity. A large group of people were uncontrollable, and Clemence needs stability. They go off on tangents and, simply put, do not allow room for other ideas. That is by no measure a reasonable position to put oneself in. So Clemence sticks to herself and, if she MUST trust someone, she will trust as few as possible.

History: Undisclosed.

Favorite Myths: She is a fan of Russian mythology, namely the tales of Baba Yaga and Princess Nastasya.

Enemies: Everyone.

Allies: Herself.

Servant: Caster.

Power Level: B.

[GnomesAteMyCake]

Name: Aislinn Quinn

Former Location: Killarney, Ireland.

Age: 23

Appearance:

Personality: Just as likely to betray a friend as she would an enemy, Aislinn is as fickle as she is unpredictable. Prone to thinking one thing and saying another, she lies with ease when speaking; whether in a large crowd or with a select few people, Aislinn rarely says a word, preferring to keep her thoughts to herself where they can't be used against her.

History: Aislinn has a past, as does everyone, but is very secretive and only certain people will learn her secrets. But, of course, you could always try asking.

Favorite Myths: Aislinn is a great fan of Japanese mythology and folklore, especially the tales of the female spirits, Onryô, taking vengence on those that wrong them.

Enemies: Yet to be discussed, will have to get back to you.

Allies: Aislinn is aware of Haneeve's position in the upcoming war...whether she will aid him or the two will destroy eachother is yet to be revealed.

Servant Summoned: This Master has received The Berserker.

Power Level: C.



-Eva-
Bio adjusted and approved.

[Vale]

Name: Lindsey Cole

Former Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born and Raised

Age: 28

Appearance:

Personality: Lindsey was born to Japanese/Canadian Immigrants, and he himself is a second Generation Canadian. In an attempt to be as "Americanized" as possible--even though they were Canadian, Lindsey was given a Western Name, and taught English and French--only speaking Japanese in his familial Home. He has a strong belief in "Progress at any cost" even if it means at the sake of self-preservation. Firm believer of Socialistic Ideals.

History: Born in Halifax, Raised as a Canadian first, Japanese Second. Graduated from High School with a 3.8 GPA, Attended Gregminster University and Graduated in top 5%. Grad work at Shibei University in Kyoto. Was working as a "Personal Translator" for Japanese-Americans, with ties to Yakuza.

Favorite Myths: Dominarian Mythos--Tales of the Weatherlight

Enemies: Those who wish harm upon all. (Ultimately any and all who value self preservation over progress)

Allies: Will Discuss Later.

Servant Summoned: This Master received The Defender.

Preferred Power Level: C

-Eva-
Adjusted and approved.

[Aubs]

Name: Mackenzie Blum-Deckler.
Former Location: Chicago, Illinois.
Age: Eighteen.
Appearance: She’s a fairly tiny young girl, only standing at about five foot, three inches. She weighs an amount of only ninety five pounds. She was a natural blonde until eventually dyeing her hair blue-ish black when she was around the age of sixteen. She prefers to wear it up in a large bouffant [adding height to her short stature] with one single plait braid. Mac wears extravagant assortment of makeup that at times seems rather over the top. She also prefers to wear dresses only.

Personality: Mac is an overachiever and a perfectionist. She knows what she wants; always has and always will. She’s the type of person who asserts herself in any situation whether people want her to or not. She can be rather domineering at times, not to mention quite boisterous while put in tight situations but it’s all in good nature. She’s just really headstrong. One good thing about her is that she’s a quick thinker and is able to produce well thought out plans in the matter of seconds. A problem to her quick thinking is she assumes she’s always right, even when she’s wrong. She also has issues with allowing someone else to lead her as she feels she always knows what’s best for herself and others. In other words, she‘s a control freak. She has a confidence to her that confuses people upon first impressions. Just by appearance alone, she could easily be confused for any other young, naïve girl. Her overall look seems very aloof, very eccentric, very.. not her, although once you get to know her you come to realize that it all matches up. Mackenzie strives for the best and demands nothing less.

History: - A Born and Raised Chicagoan. Nothing in her life has been handed to her. She's had to work for absolutely everything. The rest I will uncover in the story.

Favorite Myths: She doesn’t have a favorite.

Enemies: To be determined in the story.

Allies: Haneeve Aetos. [They have been pen-pals for a while now]

Servant Summoned: This Master received The Rider.

Power Level: E.


-Eva-
Adjusted and approved.

[Gafe]

Name: Haneeve Aetos

Former Location: The city of Algiers, in Algeria.

Age: 25

Appearance:


Personality: Haneeve is a confident man, proud and reasonably vain. It would be a lie to say that his good looks have not made him develop such a personality, they have. Yet he's not proud and stupid. The man knows his way around the several games life has laid out before him at certain times in the past. He's not outstandingly intelligent, but he has an admirable capacity to draw up plans for a variety of scenarios and subjects (ranging from economy to administrative issues to chess strategies).
He has the material needed to make a good leader, but truth to be told, he doesn't like to lead. It's something about people depending on him and wailing while blaming him when things go amiss. Haneeve is quite happy being in the highest parts of a hierarchy, just not the highest. He can't stand whining people. This, of course, makes his social skills seem a bit lacking at times, but, as he puts it, "When you have my skill, there's no need to be liked by crybabies."
There's not that much else that's outstanding about him. He likes to go out, have some beers and have a generally fun time with those he deems friends. And he has some sort of work bipolarity: he sometimes performs great in his job (promotion/raise-worthy), but the other times it looks as if he couldn't care less about his employment. This might speak about his reliability.

History: His family has a history with the Wishing Grail, which is part of what's made him so vain at times. But more on that story within the actual story, yes? Haneeve was born in Algeria and has both, African and French predecesors who managed to do well in their own business until their company was bought by a competitor. For a rather juicy price, I might add. Several employees were fired, but most of the family was not. The rest of his past isn't very interesting, those parts that are though... that'll be revealed within the RP itself.

Favorite Myths: Scandinavian mythology is what he finds most fascinating.

Enemies: Ace's character. I say Ace's character.

Allies: Mackenzie Blum-Deckler has been his penpal for some time now. He also met Aislinn at a business travel thing to Ireland, though they didn't exactly strike up a 'friendship' perhaps knowing each other might be helpful... or hurtful.

Servant: Archer.

Power Level: A.


-Eva-
Ajustado y aprobado.

[Eva]

Name: Sylvia ar-Rhaman

Former Location: The fringes of Algeria.

Age: 17

Appearance:

Personality: Sylvia is a very amiable, social girl who loves to be around people and enjoy life. She is outgoing, cute, likable, and generous to a fault. She tries to help others as much as she can, and really only stops when it becomes a hindrance to her, personally. Still, she is a caring individual.
Sometimes.
When Sylvia has a goal, it is not something that she strives toward. It is her, it consumes her, encompasses every facet of her life. When she gets serious, Sylvia is a very dangerous person to go up against. She has an almost super-human level of determination that will not break against anything less than death.
Besides that, Sylvia is a sadistic and cruel person who delights in finding ways to torture others with her powers. She will not stop at anything once you've gotten in her way; if you want her to leave you alone, your only option is to kill her.

History: Sylvia is an Algerian Berber, and has been loyal, for whatever degree of the word, to the Berberist cause since she was a child. So, when her magical abilities began to flourish, she knew that this was another way to further the cause. With such potent magic, she knew that she would be dragged into the Grail Wars eventually- and this just happens to be her lucky year!

Favorite Myths: African mythology.

Enemies: Clemence de Rousseau. There's only room for one blonde, lady.

Allies: Haneeve Aetos. He's cute, and he's an Algerian, too! What's NOT to like?

Servant Summoned: This Master received The Lancer.

Power Level: A.

[TragicAce]

Name: Jonathon Barnes
Former Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Age: 41
Appearance:

Personality: Indecisive- Jonathon isn’t a man of action. Making decisions is tough and sometimes scary and always uncomfortable, so he’s lead his life making as few choices for himself as possible. Doing what other people tell him to leads to less fighting and complications. This way of life has got him thrice-divorced and a dead-end job as an accountant for a local law firm.

Wife beaten- As a husband, he’s a complete pushover. His current wife (who is cheating on him, and not really hiding it) gives the orders around the house and her son is a complete brat that makes Jonathon’s life even more miserable. The accountant’s own daughter dropped out of high school and doesn’t talk to him anymore.

Altruistic- At heart, Jonathon is a nice guy. Of course that just paints a big target ‘take advantage of me’ on his back, be it from his coworkers or his wife’s girlfriends. Maybe he’s just too much of a wuss…

Near Midlife Crisis- If you read the above, it’s not hard to reason why. A man, a man even as spineless and beaten as Johnathon Barnes can only take so much. He longs for the past-the days when he and the boys played guitar in their old band, “The Shabby Magis” (pronounced Ma-gees), when he road motorbikes around the park and countryside with good ole’ granddad…he wants to reclaim these golden days, become the man he once was.

And that’s why he’s in the Holy Grail War.

History: Born and raised in Saint Lou’. He was an only child that his parents never wanted, and so grew up without getting much affection. The only exception was from his grandfather who taught him how to play the electric guitar and even ride motorcycles in an attempt to make his grandkid cool. While he failed miserably, Jonathon did get a group of lower-friends like himself and even started a band. They completely sucked of course, but boy was it fun…

Fast-forward twenty years. Jonathon’s an unwanted stranger in his own home, worked like a slave by his cheating wife. His dead-end job sucks and his co-workers always dump their duties on him. The only time Jonathon feels alive is when he’s tuning up the guitar in the garage or taking a long easy ride on ‘The Crocker’. His grandfather passed one last thing to Jonathon before he passed-his powers as a Magus. Jonathon has fooled around with magic (in secret of course) for twenty years or so now, but doesn’t have great control. It does seem to flow better when he’s on ‘The Cadillac’, though.


Favorite Myths: “Uh…Norse? I’m sorry, I don’t read a lot of fiction.”
Enemies: He’s too much of a puss to make enemies.
Allies: He’s too much of a wimp to ally with.
Servant Summoned: This Master has received The Seducer.
Power Level: D

‘The Crocker’


‘The Cadillac’



-Eva-
Adjusted and approved.

[Shorik]

Name: Seth Mikor

Former Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Age: 19

Appearance: Seth is a skinny young man, weighing maybe 156lbs, and standing at about 5'11". His shaggy mop of hair is dirty blonde, and his eyes are a dull green. He only owns one set of clothes, which consists of a blue T-shirt, faded black jeans, a black zip-up hoodie, and white running shoes. He also has a necklace around his neck with three different rings attatched to it.

Personality: Seth is a bit of a reclusive guy. He doesn't socialize much, and he doesn't put much effort into befriending others. As a result, he can come off cold and uncaring to others.

When Seth gets angry, though, watch out. He will easily become violent, and does not cool down as easily.

History: Seth was born a poor boy to a poor family. He grew up not having much, and whatever he did have, he would wind up losing it soon enough. He would make friends, and then move to another school, and lose contact with them. He'd get a new toy, only to have it sold later so he and his family could eat that night. Even when Seth found someone who he loved, and who loved him back, he lost her to a car accident. Next, he would lose his house.. Then his parents.. After losing so much, Seth was ready to lose himself. But then came the Grail... Seth found himself pulled towards it, with something new to live for..

To see the world suffer his fate, and lose everything.

Favorite Myths: Seth doesn't really know many myths, though the story of King Arthur stuck with him.

Enemies: Nobody in particular...

Allies: Nobody

Servant: Saber.

Power Level: B

[kipponoui]

Name: Alexander Hemm
Former Location: Salem, Oregon
Age: 22

Appearance:

Personality: Since childhood, when his mother dropped him off at his grandmother's and never came around to pick him back up, he's had a strong hatred for most of humanity. It's not so much that humanity is evil; it's just incredibly stupid and ignorant. Lucky for him, his grandmother Anita has shown him a way to alleviate his strong feelings against imbeciles--prove to them just how stupid and ignorant they are, using devious tricks.

History: He was abandoned by his whore of a mother and raised by his grandmother and grandfather, Anita and Tom. He moved out for a short while following his 18th birthday, but moved to Salem following Tom's death to take care of his grandmother. He has not been to college, but finds no point in it because he manages to get what he wants without an expensive piece of paper.

Favorite Myths: Norse
Enemies: He just hates pretty much everyone.
Allies: Granmammy Anita
Servant: The Trickster.
Power Level: D


Name: Granmammy Isabelle Anneline "Anita" Marr Durst Eaer Amethone Thatcher Hemm. (Familial lineage, and all that. Anita Marr, for short)
Former Location: Salem, Oregon
Age: 83

Appearance:
This picture was made for her by her darling daughter Veronica, with whom she still has a few unresolved issues with. Anita doesn't approve of her daughter's choice in baby daddies, to be short.
She gets around via a wheelchair, as her arthritic legs can no longer support her for more than a short hobble.

Personality: Anita's definitely got a sense of being herself. Her hard-worked life before America left her with a strong sense of dedication and duty, but a little resentment towards working. Her years as a wife, mother, and grandmother have given her a side that's nothing but sweet, however. Chocolate chip cookies, sweet apple pie, hand-knit blankets--you name it, she'll make it. She's always willing to help out, because that's what granmammy does. Just remember to listen to her and eat your vegetables, or things could turn seriously sour.

History: I'm going to keep her history up until she moved to America a secret, but I'll give the hint that she takes the Sangre wines in a different meaning.
After immigrating to America from Germany, Anita met a handsome British man, with whom she built a family. Her life in America was actually rather boring--especially after what she had been through in Germany. She worked as a traditional housewife, mothering two sons, a daughter, and her daughter's son. Her husband, Tom Hemm, worked as a dockmaster at the local fishing wharfs; it wasn't the most well-paying of jobs, but it brought home the bacon. Her and her husband moved to Oregon from Rhode Island shortly after her husband's retirement, well after her children had all moved out.
Tom passed away about 4 years ago after briefly suffering cardiac arrest, leaving her a widowed grandmother of 7.

Favorite Myths: Persian, most definitely.
Enemies: While everyone else in the quest for the Grail is a block in her road, she won't necessarily hate anyone. It's just doing what has to be done, honest.
Allies: Her loudmouthed grandson, Alexander.
Servant: The Killer
Power Level: A


-Eva-
Adjusted and approved.

[Eva]

NPCs

These colorful people are here to give the game more atmosphere and competition!

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The Proctor


Name: Simone de Rousseau

Former Location: Paris, France.

Age: 45

Power Level: S. Because she serves the Grail directly, The Proctor is far more magically adept than any Master participating.

Servant: The Keeper. A nameless male Servant who has existed as long as the Grail itself has, he serves whomever has taken the role of The Proctor.

Role: The Proctor oversees all activities during the War and judges each action and fight as she sees fit. She has the authority to give out rewards and penalties as she calls them, and she answers only to the Grail. Should someone try to act against her, she unleashes her Servant to destroy them utterly.

Personality: Ruthless and unbiased. The Proctor knows that, yes, a girl who has the same last name as her, and a very similar face, personality, and nationality, is currently in the competition, but that does not effect her judgement at all.

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Other Masters-


Rochelle- Servant: Imitation Rider.
Frank- Servant: Imitation Caster.
Henry- Servant: Imitation Defender.
Davide- Servant: Imitation Archer.
Wu- Servant: Imitation Berserker.
Mia- Servant: Imitation Saber.

[Eva]

A few rules for how certain things go in this RP.

Information- If you were one of the smart ones who asked me loads of questions before the RP officially began, then congrats, your character has a ton of knowledge about how the Wars work. If you didn't, you can still get info, but it's different now. Instead of asking me, you include a small snippet in your IC posts which involve you contacting the Proctor. You can contact her several ways:

1. Each Master is given a laptop, the homepage of which is Warnet, which holds all the info your character has learned. If you have info and you want to upload it for everyone else to see, then you get a small prize. If you upload it, then I will put that info out for everyone to see in a thread.

2. Calling. Cell phones can be used to call the Proctor(555-555-5555) for direct questions.

3. Using a magic sigil. These cost mana to use, but they're the only form of communication that can work during a battle. So if you need information during a battle, you must use a sigil.

All information exchanged is through PM, unless someone else is spying on you. Simply do an IC post in which your character contacts the Proctor in some way, then send me a PM asking the question, and I'll give you an answer.

Be smart about your questions. Remember that I'm responding to them in character as the Proctor, so I won't be generous about it. Asking too much will result in me either answering only a few or answering all of them in extremely unhelpful ways.


One last thing about info: NO METAGAMING. If your character knows something that you haven't asked me about before, then that's metagaming. Another person's character goes invisible or undetectable? That means they are invisible and undetectable. No 'I just got the feeling someone was watching' crap, unless I approve of it.



How Magic works

Every spell requires mana, of which you have a generous starting supply. The higher your magic level, the less mana you must use for spells. However, ALL Noble Phantasms require mana, and it does not vary according to power level. Some Servants have skills that require mana, which drains according to their magic stat.

You can obtain mana in many ways. Doing favors for the Proctor, such as getting information for her and defeating interlopers. Or you can drain life mana directly from your enemies. Mana can be gained from anything that is alive, so be creative. There's also a very...risque method of getting it, but that won't be said here.


Favors

Favors are gifts given in exchange for certain actions. Anyone can give them, including enemies, for any reason. So if you want to make an ally, the best way is to give them something useful. But the person who gives the most favors is generally the Proctor. She gives gifts for the following:

1. Uploading your Servant's information into Warnet. Simply post a bio for your Servant, and you will be given a reward. This has a downside in that now every other Master can pick apart your weaknesses, though.

2. Help her administer punishments. If someone else breaks a rule, you can report them to the Proctor.

3. Anything you think can help her probably will. Keep your eyes open, every advantage counts.




Combat

Just keep mana, stats, and skills in mind while fighting. As for godmodding, don't worry. If someone tries to god-mod, their character won't last very long. Try to discuss the fight with the other player beforehand, though. And remember: Not all fights end with death.

[Duvet de Mot]

Name: Jao Deng

Former Location: An undisclosed location in Asia

Age: 34

Appearance: Jao is simply built, yet strong within the constraints of his own body. His height is a basic 5’9” and his thin, yet athletic muscle build is evident when his weight of 168 lbs is taken into consideration. Although born into an Asian society and culture, Jao is clearly Anglo-Saxon, potentially of Italian descent given his dark hair and square-cut facial features. His body is covered in tattoos of symbols, names, and figures which assist him in his sorcery.



Personality: Raised in the austere atmosphere of a Buddhist monastery and under the constant training required by the art of Shaolin Kung Fu, Jao is an exceptionally serious and grave man. Having strayed from the path of Buddhism and inner peace through his studies and travels, Jao became obsessed with the idea of strength and power, converting not only to the concept of domination, but a path of corruption and vengeance. Jao values privacy (as is promoted through Taoist sorcery) and tends to work alone to avoid complications. If anything garners his detest other than the political upheaval and religious ideology (which Jao blames for his parents’ deaths) it is undue complications in all forms. Thus, he prefers simplicity. Strength. Power. Vengeance. Simple motives breed simple results. Furthermore, Jao’s strength of will and confidence have so far been inimitable.

History: Born to a pair of American Christian missionaries in Laos, Jao was originally named Jordan Reed; however, through tragedy and a bout of misfortune, the young infant would not be known this title for long. After his birth, Jao’s parents made the critical decision to move to China, which (although still dangerous and Communist) they considered more secure for the well-being of their child. Lamentably, during their move from Laos into China, the bus they were traveling in was attacked by a Laotian rebel group, whom proceeded to brutally murder all of its passengers: save for one. As close to the border as the bus came, the rebels decided against murdering the innocent babe, and instead delivered the young Jordan to the border of Laos and China, outside of the village of Mengla. The Chinese border guard discovered the abandoned babe and delivered him to the nearby Buddhist monastery in Yunnan, where he was received warmly by the monks and given his name (an attempt to translate his name (stitched onto the blanket he was wrapped in) into the Chinese language). Through his twentieth year, Jao was trained in the arts of Shaolin Kung Fu, Buddhism, the power of Qi, and even Fa Jing; however, this was not enough for the young man. Though the monks had endeavored to instill peace and a tolerance of his situation within the young man, Jao suffered from continuous spells of anger and inner turmoil, compelling him to travel and search for a way by which he might avenge his parents and make his life into something better. To bring his desires into existence, Jao left the monastery in his twentieth year to study abroad and find the answers he sought. He made his way across the country over the next many months, studying with masters in Baguazhang, Hung Ga, and Taijiquan (as well as multiple languages) as he searched for inner peace and the answers to questions he could not yet name; however, there were whispers ever on the wind of an art of balance which had no equal. Taoist sorcery. From there, the details of his life are muddled and scattered across all of Asia, including Japan, where he met a true master of the mystical arts. Jao trained with Master Hamamoto until the Grail called to him and willed Jao to White Pine to become a Master and avenge his parents. Before his departure, Jao's master granted unto him a katana, which brought with it the gift of immense power but also the curse of great pain; however, the quest for vengeance is often drenched with the blood of those who seek it.

Favorite Myths: Chinese Folklore: particularly, the legends of dragons and the Fenghuang.
Enemies: Jao considers any that might oppose him and his will to be his enemies.

Allies: His allies consist of those he can use as pawns.

Preferred Servant: The Berserker

Preferred Power Level: A

[dawn]

Has this started yet or are bios still being accepted? 'Cause if they are I might post one.