[Astaroth]

- Player -
Name: Elliott Tereshchenko
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Sexuality: Gay

- Character -
Name: Astaroth
Gender: Male
Apparent Age: 26
Face Claim: Appearance (Toyhou.se external link)
Played By: Metanoia
Faction: Adventurer

- Appearance -

As a human, he had shoulder-length dirty blond hair with a wide, guileless face whose most conspicuous feature was the long, crooked nose he'd inherited from his father. He was a whippet-thin 5'9'', and tended to shift his weight from one foot to the other while standing, as well as hide his mouth and nose with a hand in a nervous gesture when he was particularly happy or upset. These tics persisted into his avatar's form, but otherwise he was greatly changed.

He became taller and more muscular upon his transfer into the default Antas male body. Astaroth's face is painfully doll-like and symmetrical, though more youthful than the rest of his body suggests due to its softer shape. If it were not for his light beard and deep red eyes, he would look even younger. His ears are pointed but shorter than an Alv's. His skin, far from the ruddy Midwest tone from before, is a strange bluish gray with an almost metallic glow. His hair is a similar but lighter arctic stone shade, short and styled around his horns, which are heavily filigreed and antler-like. His features seem most suited for glowering on a magazine cover, but his open, honest expressions reflect the mild soul inside.

Overall, the effect is of a striking and powerful-looking demon, but it's almost instantly ruined by his unassuming physical demeanor and tall-guy slouch.

PERSONALITY

The few people who knew Emery well enough in his old life thought of him as an odd, if polite duck. Above all, he hated conflict and was always placating and accommodating, as harmony was more important to him than being right. He was gentle with everyone and everything, even inanimate objects, handling others with soft words and overly-careful touches as though they were fragile objects. He was also always willing to hear someone out, or lend a helping hand, even if the recipient of his offer had a bad reputation or had treated him unkindly in the past. This stubborn refusal to heed prior knowledge could be seen as him being emotionally-underdeveloped or just plain stupid. However, living with his sometimes-catatonic, occasionally suicidal mother made him extremely reluctant to leave things where they were, especially on a low note.

No one ever saw him truly excited or angry, a trait he'd learned from his mother to hold strong emotions inside until he was in private. This was not so much a defensive reaction out of shame as it was an extreme unwillingness to cause a scene and draw attention away from more important things. He was equally content whether pottering around at home or exploring the outdoors, having learned long ago how to keep himself amused while alone. Given his absent-minded nature and poor listening skills, this was probably for the best.

Emery's ability to make and keep friends wasn't great, as he tended to alienate people with his quiet awkwardness and almost-desperate willingness to let them go if he sensed the slightest dislike of him. He did become more talkative and friendly as he got older and more confident in his abilities, and his compassionate, attentive nature made him a natural caretaker.

None of this changed upon his initiation into Gaia Reborn, although anyone who knew him from before might notice that his smiles were a tad flatter and his voice a bit weaker from disuse.

His in-game modus operandi is more or less "Hulk Smash". He prefers one-on-one fighting at close range, dealing heavy, powerful blows to dispatch enemies as quickly as possible. This is so he can spend more time doing things that aren't fighting, like cooking or exploring. He doesn't understand how MMO raiding parties work and it shows in his gameplay.

Made by Sayinh of Noihara!
Modified by Princess Lollipop

BIOGRAPHY

Emery Antonovich Tereshchenko was born in Ufa, Russia in 1993 to a Russian father and British mother, both PhDs in the fields of archaeology and biology. His father died when he was six, and his heartbroken mother took her son back to her hometown in the UK shortly afterwards. When he was ten, they moved again, this time due to a promising job offer at a university first in California and then in Chicago, Illinois. All the moving around left young Emery without many friends and with a certain sense of ostracization from other children his age.

This isolated feeling persisted as he grew older, reinforced by his naturally shy and retiring personality. He spent a lot of time on his own growing up, as his mother buried herself in her work and left him mostly to his own devices in their lonely, if cozy apartment in Lincoln Park. Combined with his mother's distaste for the institution of public schooling, his was a rambling, partially self-taught education thanks to all the roaming around he did in their neighborhood on his frequent "sick days", and he learned many life skills from friendly neighbors who took pity on the mild, withdrawn boy with a strange accent. One such neighbor was an older gentleman named Patrick, whose deceased son had looked like Emery. They became fast friends, and would often go fishing in Lake Michigan together with his mom's blessing. Patrick's abrupt death when Emery was seventeen hit him hard, as the man was basically his adopted father by that point.

Come high school graduation, Emery suddenly found himself without any clear plan for his future. His difficult experiences with his depressed mother instilled an interest in psychology in him, but unlike his studious parents, he wasn't at all intrigued by the idea of at least four years of academic theory. He enrolled in college but quickly left after getting his associate's degree. Eventually he made his way to the position of medical assistant at a psychiatric facility, but he still felt as though he should be doing something else.

He would never describe himself as any kind of video game player. His hobbies tended toward quiet physical activities, and things he could create with his hands. Thus it was with a befuddled, hesitant manner that he started playing Gaia Reborn at the behest of a pushy friend-with-benefits. He chose the Antas race at random, not having any particular biases, and thought Spellblade sounded cool. It reminded him of the one DnD session he'd played with some kids in high school. He settled on the name 'Astaroth' after a memorable fallen angel character from his mother's eclectic collection of novels.

It wasn't going to be a long-term thing, he knew that for sure. He would humor his FNB, play for a few days, and then log out and probably forget about the game within a month.

Perhaps if he'd known what was about to happen he might've crafted his character with more care. But then again, perhaps not. He'd never played an MMO before, what did he know? After all, he wasn't much of a deep thinker, and would be the first to say so.

Made by Sayinh of Noihara!
Modified by Princess Lollipop

- Extra -
Right-handed.
Voice: Astaroth's voice is breathier and smoother than Emery's high baritone, but retains his slightly weird-sounding Midwestern American accent and warmth.
Likes: Buying/hoarding junk, fishing, bluegrass, folk metal, exploring, bowling, cooking, playing with magic, silence, small cute things, The Muppets, Liam Neeson
Dislikes: Thieves, competition, reading, electronics, his horns getting in the way of everything, arrogance, missing meals, bigotry, rabbits, Gaia Reborn


- Statistics -
Race: Antas
Class: Spellblade
Talent: Fisherman
Crafting Talent: Chef
Skill Points: 2
Ability Points: 0

- Ability Levels -
<View the character progression thread for a chart of starting ability scores for each class>
Unarmed: 0
One-Handed Melee: 5
Two-Handed Melee: 5
Ranged: 0
Magic: 5
Shield: 0
Light Armor: 0
Medium Armor: 3
Heavy Armor: 4

- Skills -

- Class -

- Beginner -

Auto-Attack

Call of Home

Interface Control

Magiphysicy
The Spellblade weaves the martial arts of the weapon with the mystical arts of spells by balancing both. After every Spellblade-Unique magical or physical attack, the Spellblade is granted a Magical or Physical Charge respectively. This stacks up to 2 through ordinary skills. Using a Physical attack with Magical Charges consumes them all, and gives them a very minor damage boost per stack; and using a Magical attack with Physical Charges does likewise. Charges aren’t consumed when using Spellblade skills that don’t specify Magical or Physical.
Passive skill.

Magiphysic Convertor
The Spellblade instantly converts all their Magical Charges into 1 Physical charge, or vice-versa.
Instant, 15s cooldown. No mana cost.

- Rank I -

Cocytus Stabilizer
Magical. The Spellblade’s weapon glows blue as they push it to the ground. The Spellblade can target an enemy within 7 meters to make an icy pillar bursts out of the ground that skewers them for average magical Ice damage. Upon successfully hitting an enemy, the Spellblade receives a low Defense Up for 5s.
1.5s animation time, 12s cooldown. Below-average mana cost.

Vampire Pipet
Physical. Stabbing forward, the Spellblade lodges their weapon inside an enemy of choice for average damage. A red glow then leaves the enemy through the Spellblade’s weapon, and their Health and Mana are healed for 50% of the damage they dealt.
1.5s animation time, 12s cooldown. Below-average mana cost.

Splashing Blow
Fiercely strike downwards on the ground or an enemy. Upon impact, this will deal above-average damage to the target enemy, and a powerful ripple will travel up to 3m in all directions, spreading the damage to nearby enemies. This damage gradually drops off the further enemies are, up to only 1/5th of its original power at the furthest 3m.
2.5s animation time, 20s cooldown. High mana cost.

Flare Accelerator
Magical. The Spellblade envelops their weapon in bright crimson flames and performs a 3-hit thrusting combo, each hit dealing minor magical Fire damage. For every thrust that connects, the Spellblade gains an extending 2s low Accuracy Up.
1.5s animation time, 12s cooldown. Below-average mana cost.

- Rank II -

- Rank III -

- Racial & Talents -

Martyrdom
While often looked down upon by People of The Land of other races, the Antas strive to prove their altruism, even at their own sacrifice. Once every 30 minutes, if an Antas is caught in an AoE attack alongside allies, they can opt to spare them. Doing so causes the Antas to take the damage their allies took, but halved.

Iron Stomach
Not even food poisoning can stop a dedicated chef! This skill can be toggled, allowing chefs to become immune to status debuffs caused by drinks and food, such as Poison or Accuracy Down.
Toggle skill.
“Also prevents intoxication, which is the only real reason to ever toggle this skill off.”

Wading
As is befitting of one who spends so much time in and around water, the Fisherman experiences a smaller movement speed penalty from swimming or wading through water than the average player. Furthermore, they can hold their breath twice as long, and deal a minor amount more damage to Aquatic type monsters. This boosted lung capacity and increased mobility does not stack with the Pirate’s Mariner’s Fortitude.
Passive skill.

- Equipment -
Armor: Novice Brigandine
Item level: 1
Equipment type: Medium Armor, Leather
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Description: A padded leather brigandine that is quite thick, but not protective. It helps against the impact of blunt or ranged attacks, but try not to get hit in the first place.

Both hands: Novice Longsword
Item level: 1
Equipment type: Two-handed, Sword
Effects: /
Skills: /
Description: A simple longsword wrought from iron. Its weight is poorly balanced, but the sword is heavy enough to deliver crushing blows.

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- Inventory -

Novice Spear
Item level: 1
Equipment type: One-handed, Polearm
Effects: /
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Description: A pointy and sharp iron tip on a wooden pole. The spear offers a better range with its thrusting attacks than most other melee weapons and can be thrown for extra range.

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