(http://i.imgur.com/j5Tlb.jpg?1)<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Apostle Monte (<em>Ap.ah.stall</em>) 'The Black Swordsman"<br/><strong>Age:</strong>Twenty-three<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Possessed Human<br/><strong>Origin:</strong>The Kingdom of Gemhel<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Vagabond<br/><strong>Alignment:</strong>Neutral Bad<br/><strong>Class:</strong>God Eater<em>original class</em><br/><strong>Afflictions:</strong><br/>Has somewhat of a blood-lust, getting an intense beastial satisfaction off of killing other people...almost to the degree that he could be considered somewhat psychotic. He will occasionally grin in such a manner that makes him appear to be a demon and loves the feeling of killing scum. He's always open for a challenge and does not mind literally crushing somebody's body and internal organs to employ his battle techniques. That being said, He has no morals on how he kills people and will easily slaughter anyone without giving it a second thought.<br/><br/>Multiple personality disorder, or MPD, is a mental disturbance classified as one of the dissociative disorders in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). It has been renamed dissociative identity disorder. MPD or DID is defined as a condition in which "two or more distinct identities or personality states" alternate in controlling the patient's consciousness and behavior. Note: "Split personality" is not an accurate term for DID and should not be used as a synonym for schizophrenia.<br/><br/>-Stitched left eye due to a battle at a young age with a soldier that thought he could show the boy a meaning in pain.<br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/>When it comes to how he acts with other people, his personality is really picky. If it is someone he is friendly with, he'll act just like one of the guys (or at least attempt to) and be rowdy, reckless and sometimes a bit goofy. When it comes to people he has a close kinship to, he will smile and talk with them on an even level...very interested in sharing his own thoughts but keeping his secrets as well.<br/><br/>But then there are people that annoy him and these are mostly people he wouldn't think twice about caring for. He will ignore most people and treat them like dirt...crushing feelings as he talks about morbid truths and despairs to make others feel like the world is hell and there's no happiness to it, basically a "life is not fair, get over it" attitude most likely forged during the Eclipse. There are his enemies...whom he treats like targets that deserve to die and while some he'll straight kill, others he won't mind calling out for the terrible things they do and wants them to feel pain, getting a sick satisfaction off of some of it.<br/><br/>Apostle is, first and foremost, an incredibly resilient man. Despite the hardships he's been meant to suffer from his cursed birth, he has grown and changed considerably, gaining in both strength of body and mind. The brash stubbornness of his youth has melted into a somewhat "worldly" view on things and the people around him; he's come to realize over time what matters most to him and what he is willing to sacrifice to protect it - everything. He gives of himself relentlessly for the sake of those precious few who've managed to fight their ways into his heart despite the long voyage it took to get there; Apostle is both incredibly loyal and incredibly selfless, though this was not always the case. It took unfathomable loss for him to finally understand what his priorities truly were.<br/><br/><strong>Possessions:</strong><br/>Berserker Armor<br/>Is a cursed suit armor which gives the wearer incredible strength and endurance. It does this by allowing its users to bypass the natural subconscious limits that prevent them from injuring themselves when using their full strength. It can temporarily fix injuries by binding bleeding wounds, reinforcing broken bones, and fixing dislocated joints, piercing the flesh from within the armor with thin barbs and spikes if required. The Skull Knight or another person succeeding his use of the armor didn't stop fighting until all of his blood was spilled and all of his bones were destroyed, pierced all over by the armor before meeting his end. It can also cause temporary insanity, causing the wearer to enter a<em>"Berserker rage"</em>and rendering them incapable of distinguishing friend from foe. In the long term, it can cause chronic mental deterioration.<br/><br/>Dragonslayer Claymore<br/>The Dragonslayer is an oversized sword wielded once by his father, and is his primary weapon for demonslaying as The Black Swordsman. It was originally created by a blacksmith at the request of the king, who wanted a weapon theoretically capable of slaying a dragon. The king then wanted to hang the man named Godo and so he escaped and has been hiding out in the mountains ever since. He claims the weapon when The BlackSmith's cottage is attacked by a wild Creature.<br/><br/>Behelit<br/>A Behelit (Beherit) is a small, oval object resembling an egg with a set of human facial features scattered randomly across its surface, giving the item a rather disconcerting appearance. Reference is often made that the Behelit looks to be a living thing, and it emits a certain aura of unspecified dread. On occasion, it seems as though one of the Behelit's eyes opens and stares at the examiner, though this is usually quickly disregarded as merely an illusion. They belong to their destined owners and cannot be permanently lost or discarded until they have been used. When the destined person's desire to escape his current situation is great enough, the behelit will find its way to him or her, and call forth the God Hand to grant the wish with a fitting sacrifice. When this happens, the facial features of the behelit rearrange to form a face, crying blood and screaming. This is the primary means through which humans are transformed into the role of a God Eater.<br/><br/><strong>Skills and Abilities:</strong><br/>Strange Swordsmanship<br/>His unpolished skills and strength with his large sword make it so he always fights with one hand free. He only uses both hands when faced against opponents he feels will beat him otherwise, His extreme cutting strength is also evident as he is capable of easily cutting through walls and metal somewhat efficiently.<br/><br/>Bisection<br/>A technique that Apostle uses when he is gripping his sword with two hands. It allows one to split an opponent down the middle. It rarely makes contact so he uses it to break down walls or break bonds away from his comrades. If it does make contact it will cut the opponent down the middle either killing them or if lucky just making a large gash.<br/><strong>Magic:</strong><br/>Astral Plain<br/>He lives in<em>'Two plains'</em>one of the normal world that most are accustom to. It is not much of a power, but more of a side affect of wearing the armor. He can see things that most cannot with his one good eye, yet at the same time these things can see him and assume he is a target to consume. These range from Ghost the ghouls that only plague him at night. His only resting time is during the day for a few hours.<br/><br/><strong>Strengths:</strong><br/>Immense Strength<br/>Perhaps due to years of combat experience and time on the battlefield, Apostle has a very large degree of physical strength, most commonly displayed by his ability to fight back his opponent's attacks with a single arm. Much needed if he is able to wield a large weapon such as The DragonSlayer with one hand. Since Apostle's strength is so high his swinging speed is very high for a human being.<br/><br/>Immense Endurance<br/>His physical strength is matched by his resilience. Apostle has been shown to easily ignore most of the injuries he's sustained in battle (much like a berserker), not suffering any debilitation despite having multiple slash wounds in his body. His scars upon his face tell that he has been through many a battle to maintain such a high endurance.<br/><strong>Weaknesses:</strong><br/>Temporary Insanity<br/>Due to the armor and its misuse he will gain temporary insanity from it making him unable to think clearly seeing friends and foes in the same light. Most will see him as a threat wanting to put him down or disabling his ability to move when he is like this.<br/><br/>Slow Starter<br/><br/>Small enclosures<br/><br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/>In an incedibly unusual and grotesque way of coming into this world, Apostle was released from his mother's womb sometime before she was hung from the Hanging Tree. Surviving the without any physical damage done to his body, Apostle lay apparently dead until a local mercenary party led by Gambino (Adoptive father) arrived at the scene to discover the child. Gambino's lover Shisu (having previously lost her own child) quickly scoops up the newborn infant into her arms and cradles him to life, surprising everyone around. Of course, several of the partymembers make observations of a possible curse that would fall upon them for taking this forsaken child, which becomes a reality with Shisu's death at the hand of a terrible disease and ultimately Gambino's own undoing.<br/>Because of the event of how Apostle was born, this event foreshadows his entire life: bloodstained and with many disturbing things to come his way. It could be that he was also born from such an unusual "death" that his desire to kill others in combat can be traced here.<br/><br/>Apostle obtained his Behelit that was found on the stream. He called out for help that coincided with the Eclipse. He sacrificed the whole Band of The Skull Knight (The army of his real father) to obtain power, The Berserker Armor, in order to fulfill his dream of defeating the strongest opponents of existence. The demons then feasted on the soldiers, leaving leaving him the only witness to the spectacle.<br/>[/quote]