I just remembered what part of generating heroic mortals I hate the most: no Caste/Favoured abilities means that your 21 bonus points aren't going to get you far.<br/><br/><br/>Name: Ivan, but also has born the names Umor and Toh Bort Dong (when passing by Great Forks and on the road, respectively)<br/>Str: 2<br/>Dex: 4 (6 BP spent)<br/>Sta: 2<br/><br/>Cha: 2<br/>Man: 2<br/>App: 3<br/><br/>Per: 3<br/>Int: 3<br/>Wit: 3<br/><br/>WP: 8 (10 BP spent)<em><br/>I totally expect to need that, too... 8-)</em><br/>Martial Artist (4)<br/>Riverspeak (1) Flame Tongue (1) (Forest Tongue native)<br/>Eidetic Memory (2) (1 BP spent)<br/><br/><br/>Awareness 3<br/>Investigation 1<br/>Athletics 1<br/>Resistance 1<br/>Dodge 3 (Against Weapons)<br/>Ebon Shadow Form (4BP) (Against unarmed) 5<br/>Occult 1<br/>Stealth 3<br/>Socialize 3 (Read Intentions)<br/>Integrity 3<br/>Presence 1<br/>Medicine 1 (Treating wounds and breaks)<br/>Brawl 1<br/>Lore 1<br/>Linguistics 1<br/>War 1<br/><br/>Looks:<br/>Ivan looks unassuming physically. He is obviously in decent physical shape, but no more than that.<br/>The first time people might start to suspect him in being able to fight is usually when they notice that he always seems at ease, and his body never takes positions that would compromise him, even when resting.<br/>But it’s usually when they meet his piercing brown-green gaze that old warriors realize that this man has killed before, and probably wouldn’t hesitate to do so again.<br/><br/><br/>Bio:<br/>Ivan comes from far-away Nechara, one of the places where martial arts are a more than viable passtime, taught to many kids since childhood. For who knows whether one’s blood wouldn’t awaken strange abilities that infuse with new sense the forms devised by long-dead Exalts?<br/>And even those that are passed by it might well end up using them to defend their homelands...or at least their magic-wielding rulers.<br/>That might not have been what Ivan was best suited for, but it was what he got. His teachers made him stretch and run until his speed, reactions and flexibility were deemed suitable – and he was entrusted to a teacher who required little else for her style.<br/>Alas, he was passed by such a fate, and a suddenly-sprung enmity with the son of one of said rulers lead to his leaving his homeland. Following the advice of his former mentor, he went to Lookshy. “A place where you could feel like home”, she had said. “Those that have magic, rule, and use magic for war and conquest. You should fit right in”.<br/>He still dreams of her shapely face...and other shapes...some nights. Definitely not every night, though! But then what boy hasn’t had a crush on a teacher? Especially a teacher who still looks in her 20ies when he grows up, thanks to the blood of a fire duck?<br/>Ah well. This, as many other dreams, this had not been meant to be….<br/>And here he is in Lookshy, having joined the legions. Luckily, they had a detachment that seemed custom-made for him!<br/><br/>Intimacies:<br/>Principle: Live with honor (Defining)<br/>Principle: Those with the strongest magic are meant to rule, but it’s small pebbles like me that can trip a car! (Major)<br/>Tie: Own regiment (Brotherhood) (Major)<br/>Tie: Former teacher (Love) (Major)<br/>Principle: Immaculate philosophy has a lot to recommend itself! (minor)