<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/xXcsuTO.png)<br/>(http://secondary photo)(http://secondary photo)(http://secondary photo)</div></div><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">BASIC INFO:</span></strong><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Taiga<br/><strong>Pirate Title/Nickname/Aliases:</strong>Many-Fanged Taiga<br/><strong>Home Island/Part of the World:</strong>a martially-focused island somewhere in South Blue<br/><strong>Role/Secondary Role:</strong>Helmsman/Weaponsmith (possibly subject to change)<br/><strong>Education:</strong>Taiga has undergone apprenticeship under a skilled weaponsmith on the island he grew up in, and taught himself to fight by experience on the streets and watching others. He has learned enough basic education to read, write, and count and get around making and maintaining weapons, but nothing more complicated than that.<br/><br/><hr/><strong><span class="bbc_u">PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:</span></strong><br/><strong>Height:</strong>5'7"<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>148 lbs<br/><strong>Hair color:</strong>Blond<br/><strong>Eye color:</strong>Blue<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Ethnicity:</strong>Asian<br/><strong>Age:</strong>20<br/><strong>General Appearance:</strong>Taiga could be best described as a simple and straightforward youth who's mostly engrossed with whatever is important to him. He dresses based on the need - shirt, pants, boots, and some shoulder plates, arm braces, and light greaves for protection. The young man always carries at least one sword on his person, together with two to three knives just in case. His unkempt, spiky hair tends to stand up near the rear, making them resemble feline ears, while his canine tend to be more pronounced and visible even with his mouth closed.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">OTHER INFORMATION:</span></strong><br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Straight<br/><strong>Ons/Offs:</strong>Please refer to this page (https://elliquiy.com/forums/onsoffs.php?u=36)<br/><strong>Wealth Level:</strong>Taiga has just enough money to get by, earning more by maintaining weapons for others or acting as a bodyguard.<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Taiga is an honest and diligent individual, known to work hard when he figured out what he had to do. He is not one to shy away from strong individuals, hoping to match up against such people to measure his own strength as well as that of the weapons he makes. He's not fond of complicated matters and situations, preferring to get things done as soon as possible without much fanfare. He also tends to be slow at catching on to the feelings of others.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">STATS:</span></strong>(distribute 40 points among the following stats. We won't be using a system, but I would like a fairly specific idea of what these characters are capable of in case we need a dice roll to solve something. Ten is max, 0-3 is poor, 4-6 is mediocre, 7-9 is exceptional.<br/><br/>Fighting: 07 - Agility: 07 - Strength:  07 - Endurance: 07 - Reason: 03 - Intuition: 04 - Psyche: 05<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Special Attacks:</strong></span>(limit of total 'special attacks' is five. Basically, don't get silly with it.)<br/><em>Fang Rush</em>- From a defensive stance with his weapon, Taiga charges forward with an explosive speed to deliver a straight thrust aimed at a perceived exposed spot. Taiga can switch this move up to go for Fang Rush Vertical (upward slash with weapon) or Fang Rush Horizontal (swinging slash) to catch the opponent off guard.<br/><em>Soaring Stinger</em>- Taiga throws a good number of his throwing weapons at the target's limbs or clothes, aiming to immobilize them against nearby objects or on the ground.<br/><em>Bamboo Cutter</em>- Taiga uses his explosive strength to leap into the air, then takes advantage of gravity to descend onto his opponent while striking them on the head with a heavy weapon.<br/><em>Garou Step</em>- Taiga rushes up to the opponent to deliver a quick strike with his primary weapon, followed by another weapon on his off-hand.<br/><em>Benkei Kourin</em>- Taiga rushes with explosive speed to deliver a flurry of successive strikes at his target with several different weapons. Taiga tends to get exhausted after using this attack, saving it usually as his trump card when all else fails.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>ADVANTAGES:</strong></span>(limit of total 'advantages' is four. Examples of advantages: Noble, perceptive, knows multiple languages, brave, detail oriented, willful, charismatic, etc.<br/><em>Scrapper</em>- Taiga is known to get up even after taking a lot of punishment from his opponents, pushing himself until he exhausts every option he has available.<br/><em>Fighting Instincts</em>- While not formally schooled or trained by a martial arts master, Taiga can fight like it is the most natural thing for him to do.<br/><em>Quick Hands</em>- Taiga is nimble with his hands, which can be the envy of thieves in training. He uses this to quickly switch around the weapons he wields.<br/><em>Improviser</em>- Taiga has a knack at figuring out how to use even everyday objects as weapons. Chairs, tables, plates, even a curtain is fair game and could be used to defend himself from imminent harm from his opponent.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">DISADVANTAGES:</span></strong>(also known as character flaws. All characters need flaws and shortcomings, torture your creation!! It's fun. Minimum of three for all characters, more is suggested.)<br/><em>Dense</em>- Taiga takes things as he sees them, and thus will miss out on any delicate hints directed his way. You have to spell it out in his face or he won't notice them at all.<br/><em>Unmannered</em>- growing up working in a smithy and fighting in the streets may have made Taiga a fighter, but he lacks tact and manners required for proper social interactions<br/><em>Brawl!!!</em>- if someone picks a fight with Taiga, he will gladly take it even if it is a bad time for one. If there's a fight in a bar or the streets, chances are he's right in the middle of it.<br/><em>Someone's in trouble!</em>- Taiga is a sucker for sob stories, and is easily convinced to help when someone seems to be in trouble.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>SKILLS:</strong></span>(limit of five, these are capabilities outside of advantages and powers. Trained skills that took practice and dedication to master. These will usually be referenced to in history below, since it's impossible to learn a skill without spending some time doing it.)<br/><em>Weaponsmithing:</em>- learned skill at making weapons requiring a forge. Taiga has spent most of his childhood and teenage years learning how to make weapons from a skilled weaponsmith from his home island. It is crucial for his dream of creating the strongest weapons that can defeat any foe they come across.<br/><em>Sword Fighting:</em>- informal fighting skills backed up by his instincts that Taiga learned while testing his weapons in the streets and in the wild of his home island. Taiga gets by surviving the seas and other dangerous encounters by fighting his way through them.<br/><em>Hunting:</em>- hunting wild animals for food. Taiga's home island has been known for giant-sized beasts roaming about. Survival meant being able to take down one for the sake of food and other necessities.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">HISTORY:</span></strong><br/><br/>Taiga grew up at an island known for monstrous creatures in its wilderness. There are frequent casualties among the populace as warriors are sent out to hunt and take down these creatures. The most respected people in the village are those who can build powerful weapons for the warriors as well as those warriors who can fell the monstrous beasts. Adopted by an elderly weaponsmith, Taiga spent most of his days as an apprentice - cleaning and assisting around the smithy while learning all he can by observation and practice on his own during his free time.<br/><br/>He felt an itching discontent when he finally managed to complete his first weapon - a simple knife made from the common materials on the island. He started sneaking out to help warriors in their hunt by carrying their gear. He also spent time sparring against other kids and novice warriors to learn pointers. While he grew up becoming a novice weaponsmith and occasionally a warrior for the island, he felt that he wasn't pushing himself enough. Fighting against monsters was one thing, as well as making weapons to fight against monsters. He learned from visitors to the island how much more vast the world is and how there were stronger warriors out there as well as powerful weapons in existence.<br/><br/>Taiga's mind was made up after some thinking (which wasn't long), and after a heated discussion with his master and other superiors he finally set off to seek out strong warriors to learn from and measure his weapons and skills against.<br/><br/><strong>Dream:</strong>To become the strongest warrior and make the strongest weapons<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">OTHER NOTES:</span></strong>---