CELESTIAL SPIRIT, Xī Fāng Báihǔ (Read 443 times)

[Xī Fāng Báihǔ]

Xī Fāng Báihǔ Mibs

Under the sun I call your name I revise your inner flame. I who dare to come disguised in the night of the human eyes as we begin to unravel the veil Of our visions vivid and pale Out of the pool and into the flame, ee begin the human game that refers to rise above the clarity that calls you to come out of your tears and lend me your fears. —The Human Game, Dead Can Dance

Male • Demisexual • ? • Chaotic Good
Personal
Nickname: --- Gunther Russells (alias), White Tiger, Gunther Home Town: --- Celestial Spirit World Birthday: ---October 13th ? Residence: --- Meshiki Jungle, Celestial Spirit World Faction/Guild: --- Celestial Spirit Occupation: --- Hunter, trapsmith	Personality: Quick list of Personality traits Gunther Russells as he is known in Earthworld, can be a difficult person to read, perhaps partially because of his general reluctance to speak. It isn’t so much that he has any fear of speaking, rather he sees little need to do so and what little does come out of his mouth tends to be blunt, he isn’t good at disguising his thoughts, nor does he feel as if he should. When he does actually speak, it is slow winding and all proper like, most of the time. His accent sometimes slips in on the occasion, which is part of the reason why he takes care of his speech, almost making him sound like a drunk, a side effect of hanging around actual drunks and learning their language. His speech is also filled with older slangs. Other times, he isn’t quite so understandable, especially when emotions come into the mix such as annoyance. Or when he feels comfortable enough and knows the other person well enough to let himself slip back into it. His speech becomes rougher, louder and a bit obscure at times, almost gruff sounding. Gunther doesn’t much bother with manners most of the time, he isn’t a kid and by blazes he can get away with it too looking like some halfcocked teenager after all despite his actual age. Titles, who needs them? He’ll give other titles if they continue to insist that he is a kid and not all of them are kind. His phrasing isn’t the prettiest of things to behold, but he refrains from actually cussing. His accent is thick and at times hard to understand and rather colorful. Gunther isn’t the most sociable Celestial Spirit at a glance, considering the fact he doesn’t mind the quiet nor does he seem to be the most approachable. Most of his thoughts have to be derived by his facial expression, as he isn’t one to stand around and talk. He is much more action oriented, allowing his accomplishments to speak for themselves and is exceedingly independent. Despite his appearance, Gunther is pretty mature, at least he fancies himself mature. Just he is pretty rough around the edges, he doesn’t have that gentlemanly charm, just himself. His normal demeanor tells him as a calm, patient man that is a bit on the stoic side and while that is true, it is also a bit of a façade. His temper is mostly reigned in yes, but it is a rather short one... the worst is notably when he doesn’t display his anger for that means that he is furious. Gunther doesn’t see the need to lie either, so he tends to be pretty honest even if it might have just been better to lie with the exception of who and what he is. That is a pretty big stumbling block for him and he isn’t the most open man in the world either, being one of those quiet sorts to most people. He’ll deny his celestial heritage with every bone in his body even with the damn magic, he just is Gunther. One of the two best ways to get under Gunther’s thick skin is either by referring to him as a kid or pushing him on his somewhat unique physical traits as a result of being a Celestial Spirit. It gets old rather quickly and is not advisable as he is rather territorial and aggressive.. That or being a coward, goddesses does he hate cowards with a burning passion after all it means you’re just so much of a kid that you can’t accept the consequences for your own action like a babe. Still sometimes it is hard to get him off guard, for he is pretty rational and collected, part of the reason why he sometimes seems stoic; his expression doesn’t change too often. That is probably a good way to describe this mature semi façade, it is a shield of sorts as he rather be acknowledged for being himself rather than a damn celestial spirit you can call on if you find his key. While patient himself for the most part, not too many are patient for him for good reason. Gunther is responsible for the most part, and is willing to concede his wrong doings and fix them, even if he sometimes comes off as aloof. It takes a special kind of courage to admit when you’re wrong rather than traipsing off. Despite his hard exterior, he does have a pretty large soft spot on his heart, he just doesn’t take to wearing it on his sleeve. Just a matter of getting him to open up and despite his quietness, he surprisingly isn’t as much of a loner as his demeanor leads one to believe. To those that manage to get him out of his pseudo façade, another side begins to show. He is pretty sympathetic, and is willing to lend his power to those in need, even offering protection for the weak as long as they recognize such weakness in themselves. Gunther does believe that even if he gets nothing back in return for those he helps, he still gets something that maybe you just can’t see. He’ll extend a hand to anyone who asks for help albeit sometimes grudgingly and gruffly. Though he isn’t a hero as a hero wants recognition for what they do, he doesn’t want it at all, he gets what he needs. He is pretty observant too, not just your average kid off the streets and though he has been out of society for quite a while, picks up on the little things. Stupid he is not and yeah he can be suckered in by other’s emotions...sue him for having a heart. Gotta really get him to open up in order to actually see his emotions though; he’s got a mean poker face when he isn’t smashed. Gunther is pretty slow to warm up and make connections on the account he still hasn’t quite gotten over the idea that yeah, he’ll outlive most of the people he knows, but once you make that connection just try cutting that cord. He can be overtly loyal which comes with the territory. Oh, he is also a smidge protective, just a smidge. At the bottom of it all, he is by nature a protector even if he can seem overtly fierce and at times impulsive due to his short temper. Gunther is pretty self confident, his confidence built up from years of working by himself leading to full belief in his own abilities. For the most part he is comfortable with who he is, except well physically, but he isn’t over confident, because hell there is always something or someone better than you are and it will bite you in the arse. Sometimes this bite is quite literal. Even with his self confidence in spades, he stills falls into the trap of actually caring just a bit of what others think of him. Considering how much he hates being considered a celestial spirit since most mages don’t always see them as people, he goes to great length to prove otherwise, sometimes being utterly stupid in the process and accepting challenges to prove his worth. In other words Gunther can be stupidly brave for all the wrong reasons and for all the right ones too considering he has a strange if not strong sense of righteousness that guides him morally. He will never back away from a challenge, that would be the coward’s way out even if he knows he can’t accomplish whatever stupid task he may put himself to. Who knows maybe he’ll surprise himself one of these days, but it doesn’t stop him from trying. If he fails, well he’ll just pick himself back up by his boot straps, dust himself on and go right back at it… persistence to the point of success is a completely under rated virtue. After all it can always be worse and a bit of failure is nothing in the long run that is his life. Letting it get in his way is just being a defeatist, you just gotta keep going and learn the lesson. Gunther thinks he might be the most mature out of the Celestial Spirits, but that is a bald face lie, even if he does believe it. It shows especially when he opens up, as he can pretty rather petty. The language that comes out of his mouth can be a bit vulgar and what really makes him a child is how he hides a part of himself, the part that has a terrible sense of humor and holds back his emotions. Maybe it might come as a shock, but Gunther takes great enjoyment out of pranks and other nonsense, even his sense of humor is pretty immature. Yeah internally he wants to laugh alongside you, threaten you with juvenile threats. Hell he even is a bit petulant and goes off into his own world when he finds something particularly fascinating. His curiosity about the world and how it works is on par with that of a child’s and he takes great joy in deconstructing the world about him to figure out just what makes it so tick. It is in these moments that it becomes clear that he takes great joy in the world around him and that he is in fact rather passionate as well as creative. Though it is for this reason that he feels that anything worth doing should be done right and by hand and when he puts his mind to something it will be done one way or another. Gunther is still pretty idealistic, though realistically so as he follows the idea that it can always be worse and that with enough effort; yeah you can change your station in life. Despite his pretty serious nature his is pretty much carefree and content, just got a serious case of wandering feet… and possibly thrill seeking. He seems to also believe heavily in the ideal of Karma. It is rare to see him truly relax like this, let his guard down, but he does make some pretty funny faces. Or one could always just get him drunk, he likes alcohol more than he should due to the difficulty of him actually acquiring it. He is a pretty happy fun loving drunk, even if it totally regrets in the morning….
Physical
Face Claim: Inazuma Eleven, baddap sleed by Xī Fāng Báihǔ Height/Weight: ---6’0”, 150 pounds Body Type: --- Although his body is concealed most of the time by a green jacket lined with white fur, Gunther has a rather wiry body that has minimal fat on it. While he doesn’t normally put himself on display, he has wide shoulders and almost gangly arms in terms of length. While his body matches well, he does have somewhat longer limbs than most humans giving him this gangly look, almost awkward teenager stage in terms of growth. While fully grown, he does not appear such due to his limbs. He is fairly muscular, though once more not overtly so, toned due to his own athletic lifestyle. His jacket visibly hides his body’s features, but it can’t quite hide the fact that he is rather lithe almost willowy. Once again it appears as if he hasn’t filled out yet, despite being of the age to do so. Abnormalities: --- Many to say the least as being attributed primarily the concept of war as a celestial spirit has caused him to undergo a few incarnations as the concept changes. His coloring itself is rather unique as he does have dark skin, red eyes and white hair, none of which match. It isn’t like he can pass for an albino and even more so is the fact that his eyes almost appear to be cat like hazed with red, akin to a depiction of blood lust. Unlike quite a few other celestial spirits, he has gone to great lengths to hide his odd physical attributes. His nails are noticeably black in color and curled slightly, much longer than a normal male would keep them, including his feet. It should also be noted that on both hands and feet, Gunther has pale callouses on them akin to paw pads. As a result he wears gloves to hide the small feline claws he maintains normally. Gunther’s hair is naturally wild and messy, and it has been exacerbated in order to hide his ruff of fur as well as his distinctly pointed tiger ears that lay somewhere in the mess of hair. The ruff of white fur, meant to protect his neck is attributed often to the green jacket he wears, which he claims is fur lined. It also tends to hide the cat eye like black mark on his forehead. His body itself appears to be rather scarred, as there are jagged pale gashes on his dark skin. This is incorrect, it is merely a manifestation of his stripes, hence why he generally keeps his body covered. It should also be noted that he naturally does have a tiger tail, but it is keep wrapped around his waist. Faction/Guild Mark: --- None, though Gunther does have a mark on his forehead that is similar to a rune, a circular eye like figure outline in black that then encircles his head. It is one of the largest tell that he is a Celestial Spirit for it almost appears to be that of a Cat’s eye.	Inventory:

[/b] – This is actually Gunther’s first weapon and only weapon it is and yes he made it himself. Took him a while to actually be able to use it without hurting himself as it is a five meter link of semi heavy chain with two three kilogram metal balls on the side, one is bound to hit themselves with such a weapon. It used to be a pretty decent weapon though it is inherently a difficult weapon to master. The weight on both sides of the chain keeps the weapon in balance or else it would be much harder to control. No pain no gain with this weapon, it is completely offensive though it is difficult to use properly without a few years of experience. Though having two “hammers” swinging around makes it hard to approach Gunther without some sort of caution, he can only physically attack with one part of the weapon due to concentration and physical dexterity needed. Notably Gunther has mastered kicking the hammer to increase its speed and change its direction as long as he remembers where the other hammer is. The weapon is rarely actually pulled on, instead wrapping around the body and using the body’s motion to maintain momentum.

Shin and Knee Guards - Weak flimsy metal, but they allow him to use his knees and elbows in order to knock his meteor hammers around. They’re getting up in their years, Gunther doesn’t seem to notice too much.

Knife – What… it is a simple knife used primarily for survival and what not. It is so small it can’t even be called a hunting dagger, but it seems to be in better condition than the rest of his gear, not like that is saying much. A multifunctional tool that can be used pretty much in every situation.

Green Coat – A large green coat that appears to be fur lined... it isn’t, it just helps cover up some of Gunther’s more unique attributes.

Rope – Just a simple coil of rope... really what idiot would live in a forest without at least one coil of rope huh?
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[Xī Fāng Báihǔ]

Baihu : Novice

Baihu translates to White Tiger, the symbol of a specific set of stars that creates the Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ. Throughout time the Baihu has been allotted the title of Lord of the West, which corresponds to the season fall, the color white, wind, the element metal, and the virtue righteousness. Conversely the Baihu has also due to its constellation shape, a white male tiger, has in myth become a god of war, and in this capacity it not only assisted the armies of kings, but fought the demons that threatened the dead in their graves. The celestial spirit known as the Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ,uses the class slots of Warforge, Seven Mansions, Oath and Punishment, and Wind’s Grace. Warforge is a highly specialized form of metal shaping meant to be used in battle. Seven Mansions are a class of spell used to enhance the innate abilities of the Baihu, specifically turning fully into a physical manifestation of itself. Oath and Punishment is a class of spells that binds the Baihu either to ally or foe through contracts, usually protection or vengeance based. Wind’s Grace is similarly wind manipulation for close combat. Notably all four class spells are cursed due to the fact that the Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ’s growth is naturally that of wither, even beneficial spells will cause a drain on their target. How the curse manifests is described within each spell.

Warforge ABILITY NAME: Metal Shape ABILITY RANK: Novice ABILITY DESCRIPTION: A spell that is capable of shaping normal war metals such as iron and steel, notably it cannot shape any metal that is not normally used as a weapon. The amount of metal that can be affected per turn by this spell while maintaining maneuverability is relatively small, which is approximately five cubic feet in terms of size. Shaping capabilities are rather basic, and can be used to form primitive weapons such as small lances and swords or even sharpen preexisting weapons. If used on preexisting weapons, the weapon is considered strengthened and the shaper gains knowledge of its construction unless it is exceedingly complex such as a fire arm. As a result an altered preexisting weapon can deal more physical damage. It should be noted that while the spell can be used to change the density of any normal war metal, it cannot act on already magically altered equipment, nor can it be used to alter ore as it is too impure for the spell. The first post is the act of shaping the metal and the subsequent posts are using chi or the yin of the Baihu to maintain the shape of the weapon. Once formed, the weapon or item, cannot be reshaped using the spell again, although it can be converted back to its original shape, effectively ending the spell without any mishaps, but it must be reformed in its exact shape. The maximum number of posts a metal shaped cannot exceed three or rather the cost of twenty five power. The spell’s range is twenty five feet. Weapons created deal innate novice damage while augmented preexisting weapons deal noive level damage. The curse upon this spell is rather simple, if the spell whilst the weapon or item is still shaped ends for any reason, the affected weapon or item will shatter into metal shards of which are unusable. This is prevented by using five power during the spell itself to reshape the affected metal back into the original form. The curse of metal shaping is known as wearing... which causes the metal itself to wither in on itself as more energy is spent attempting to force it to keep its shape. It is known as the curse of wear which can occur on the battlefield even if a weapon is well taken care of. This in turns causes contractions and expansions, to the point in which the metal shatters causing shards to fly in every which direction. POWER COST:10p per round the spell is in effect, the amount cannot succeed 25 p ABILITY NAME: Overpowering Metal ABILITY RANK: Novice ABILITY DESCRIPTION: In the elemental world, wood is overpowered by metal’s yin or chi, hence the reason why iron axes can fell trees. By imbuing Metal’s chi into the surrounding area, the Baihu can effectively turn wood to metal, although this is temporarily and the wood’s chi will eventually dispose of the metal yin, returning back to normal. The range of this spell is twenty feet and while it can be focused on a single item, it is effective a small ten foot area of effect. Anything that is non sentient, non magical flora is transmuted into metal, which lasts for five rounds before the drain. While create by magical means, this metal is imbued with the Baihu’s overpowering chi, meaning that it can be used in conjunction with other Warforge abilities despite it technically being metal of magical origin. Although ultimately the flora is not harmed by this spell, there is of course a curse associated with this spell known as the curse of the battlefield. While it is a flexible spell, due to the inherent Yin within the Baihu, if the Baihu touches his own created metal without controlling it through the use of the metal shaping spell, it imbues the metal wood with even greater energy of natural chi. This logically of course causes the metal to begin expanding and contracting, similar to how shaped weapons or objects do in the spell Metal Shape. After a post’s delay the touched flora will shatter at the point in which the Baihu made contact, which will affect the flora even after it is returned to normal. It should also be noted that when wood is first transmuted into metal, the metal is warm to the touch and releases smoke as if the wood had been burning in order to fuel the forges that purify iron and steel. It is present for each post that the nearly formed metal remains. POWER COST:25p ABILITY NAME: Repel and Attraction ABILITY RANK: Novice ABILITY DESCRIPTION:By using his own Yin as the basis for this spell, the Baihu is capable of repelling or attracting minute amounts of metal, which is considered to be three cubic feet of the aforementioned material. While not explicitly a shield, it repels metal, causing the user of a sword or sword like abilities to expend an extra quarter of their strength to break through the repulsion. The main benefit of repulsion is defense against projectiles and metal based spells. Repulsion follows the rules of defense magic as it is able to cancel out immediately magic imbued within metal or of the metal alignment that is of the same rank. It also has the benefit of changing the path of smaller projectile weapons, granted that they are of a metallic nature away from the shield. Repel, unlike other shield like magic has a drawback or rather a curse and can at most last for five posts of combat unless it is of course broken. This curse is known as fortune’s whimsy, which essentially means that when repel ends, all metal in particular that was repulsed by the shield will then be attracted to the one that was magnetized by the Baihu. Metal weapons will become attracted to the body and the smaller the pieces of metal, the more apt they are to wound the attraction, or rather will follow the user or target unerringly. The Curse only lasts as long as Repulsion is used. Conversely enough, the Baihu is able to use the converse of this spell as attraction and cause metallic objects to become attracted to the target of the spell. Both attraction and repulsion are triggered by physical touch of the target, which does not have to be the Baihu and thus has no range. As the mechanics of attraction is already explained above, it should come as no surprise that the curse of fortune’s whimsy once more comes into effect as transforming attraction into repulsion for however many posts attraction was active for. Notably, the effects of repulsion and attraction can be cut short once activated. POWER COST:25p

Seven Mansions ABILITY NAME:First Mansion – Kuí (Legs) ABILITY RANK: Novice ABILITY DESCRIPTION:The Baihu’s legs or arms visibly shift to that of a white tiger’s physique, melding almost seamlessly into the somewhat human body the Baihu normally possesses. The white fur that grows does offer some protection from the elements. The “legs” themselves almost appear ethereal, but are still clearly in this reality and gain sharp claws. Due to the inherent element of metal, when activating any form the Baihu will take an increased 25% damage from fire. The form change itself serves as both a buff and a debuff to the Baihu, depending on which aspect of the Mansion is enhanced, the arms or the legs, which is chosen upon shifting, but can be changed over the duration of a post. If the upper body is chosen then the Baihu’s strength increases in their arms allowing them to magically lift a total of two hundred pounds and throw one hundred and fifty pounds. Likewise, if the lower body is chosen during form shifting then the Baihu’s dexterity seems to increase, allowing them to run 20 miles per hour and to jump six feet into the air. The “Curse” associated with this ability is relatively simple, it is the curse of focusing, causing the unaffected possible target for the spell to wither and lose strength. It is the focus of one’s energies and ignoring the body as a whole for the sake of combat. The withered limbs are white in color and look unhealthy with what almost appears to be metallic flakes falling from them. When the Baihu is enhancing the legs through the use of the first mansion, their lift weight falls to thirty seven and a half pounds and can throw approximately eighteen pounds. Therefore when the Baihu is enhancing the arms, the legs then begin to falter, causing the Baihu to move at a maximum of seven miles per hour and their maximum jumping distance becomes one. Notably, the maximum strength calculations are based on the Baihu’s weight. To maintain this form as it is a toggle ability, the Baihu must pay 1/10th of their pool, due to being a toggle ability. POWER COST:10p per post (Toggle ability)

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[Xī Fāng Báihǔ]

CENSUS
[li][a href="http://fairylab.proboards.com/thread/1188/celestial-spirit-ng-ih?page=1&scrollTo=5623"] Xī Fāng Báihǔ[/a] - Baihu -N - CS - M[/li]

GUILD
[li][a href="http://fairylab.proboards.com/thread/1188/celestial-spirit-ng-ih?page=1&scrollTo=5623"] Xī Fāng Báihǔ [/a][/li]

FACE CLAIM
[b] Inazuma Eleven,[/b] Baddap Sleed by [i] Xī Fāng Báihǔ[/i]

Hopefully everything is alright

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