Name: Balaz<br/>Aspect: Water<br/>Gender: Male<br/>Concept: Badass Former Incarnation<br/>Motivation: Prove my mettle as the greatest student of Even Blade<br/>Intimacies: The ladies, Master Lord Chaowin Registrophe and his school<br/><br/>XP: 0<br/>Total XP: 200<br/><br/>Strength 4<br/>Dexterity 5<br/>Stamina 4<br/>Charisma 4<br/>Manipulation 2<br/>Appearance 4<br/>Perception 3<br/>Intelligence 2<br/>Wits 3<br/><br/>Abilities:<br/>Archery 1<br/>Athletics 3<br/>Awareness 3<br/>*Dodge 4 (Single Combat +2)<br/>Integrity 3<br/>Lore 2<br/>*Martial Arts 5 (Swords +3)<br/>Melee 3<br/>Performance 2 (Sanxian +1)<br/>*Presence 5 (Seduction +3)<br/>Resistance 2<br/>Ride 1<br/>*Sail 2<br/>Socialize 3<br/>War 1<br/><br/>Backgrounds:<br/>Artifact 3 (jade reaper daiklave, jade reinforced breastplate, perfected boots)<br/>Breeding 3<br/>Mentor 2<br/>Reputation 1<br/>Resources 3<br/><br/>Charms:<br/>Breath and Essence Control<br/>Close Your Eyes and Look<br/>Death Between Heartbeats<br/>Deep Cut<br/>Even Blade Form<br/>Fiery Garda Force Attack<br/>First Dodge Excellency<br/>First Martial Arts Excellency<br/>First Presence Excellency<br/>Flashing Zephyr Speed Stance<br/>Grave Cut<br/>Gruesome Wood King Revelry Technique<br/>Ox-Body Technique x2<br/>Passion Transmuting Nuance<br/>Safety Among Enemies<br/>Stubborn Jokun Defensive Posture<br/><br/>Combos:<br/>Wrath of Heaven's Chosen (Fiery Garda Force Attack + Flashing Zephyr Speed Stance + Deep Cut)<br/><br/>Virtues:<br/>Compassion 2<br/>Conviction 3<br/>Temperance 1<br/>Valor 4<br/><br/>Essence 4<br/>Willpower 7<br/><br/>Background:<br/>Young and impetuous, Balaz was always a troublesome youth.  The House of Bells didn't want to deal with him, and he wasn't quite horrid enough to be sent to the Palace of the Tamed Storm, so his parents decided that instruction in the martial arts might teach him some discipline, and be a better fit for his aspect besides.  Unfortunately, he ended up in the dojo of Master Lord Chaowin Registrophe, First of Heaven's Chosen.<br/><br/>For what it's worth, Balaz learned a great deal.  When he wasn't attempting to seduce his female classmates, he did indeed become a powerful martial artist, but impulse control wasn't in the curriculum.  Too foolish to recognize that a Dragon-Blood's true strength is in his brotherhood, Balaz set off alone once he'd mastered the basic forms of Even Blade.  Indeed, his eagerness to prove his strength led him to some small measure of popularity among grateful villagers he rescued from bandits and monsters.  One day, however, he dived into a lake in order to hunt down an angry river dragon -- and while he was disemboweling the beast, its mate snuck up on him.  Nobody knows what became of Balaz, and his family generally considers him to have been a waste of decent jade armaments.<br/><br/>Appearance:<br/>In life, Balaz was a handsome devil, and every inch the Terrestrial warrior.  Tall and well-muscled, his skin was a light bluish-green color, and his black hair was cropped short.  Even fully clad in his black jade armor, he moved with a hypnotic, watery grace, and evidenced a clean, crisp saltwater scent.