Post by Flame on Jan 22, 2018 22:50:10 GMT -5
Penthe Aurea
"There is a beauty of blade that must be taken from those undeserving." - Penthe
{Character Information}
Surname: Aurea
Given Name: Penthe
Nickname/s: "Blade Mistress" Penthe
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Age: 27
Birthday: 4/13 April 13th
Home Region: Wano Kuni, New World
Occupation: Dancer, Collector, Swordswoman
Bounty: None
Jolly Roger:
{Appearance & Personality}
-Personality Traits-
Alignment: A Single-Minded Chaotic Neutral
Single-MindedPenthe's main dream is to give all the Wazamono Blades homes worthy of their names. For most of them that means returning them to Wano Kuni where they were made and thus where they should return. She is single-minded in taking all blades from those who do not deserve them which for the most part is all of the blades save for a few of the most skilled wielders of them. She is determined to do just this and will fight and kill any owner of a blade whom she doesn't believe is worthy of the honor they possess.
Culture JunkiePenthe loves Wano Kuni and everything about it. Her heart belongs to it is probably the best way to say it. But most of all she loves the swordsmanship and the samurai culture that has been perfected in the country. She will drool even at the thought of seeing a Saijo O Wazamono Blade. It's just who she is, she's quite happy to talk endlessly about that.
Friendly-IshFor those who do not undeservedly wield wazamono blades and likewise do not poke fun at her country of samurai Penthe can be quite friendly with. She will joke and laugh and talk endlessly on about the merits of the country. But for the most part she can be quite sociable in those cases.
SarcasticPenthe enjoys the use of sarcasm, while she may not be the best of it she thinks it's quite funny. Often when using a sarcastic comment she can burst out into laughter right after. Her sarcasm can also sometimes mask what is simply blunt insults that she'll give to those who have annoyed her in any way.
SeductivePenthe knows how to use her body. She is aware of the thrilling nature of its curves and what not and she's not against taking advantage of that to gain what she wishes. She has some limits but for the most part she's not afraid of showing a little skin if it'll get her a little farther.
HaughtyPenthe can be quite haughty, she is very elitist when it comes to the country of Wano thinking it can do no wrong for the most part. She sees the best in it and looks down on the rest of the world for not being more like it. As long as you don't needle that point too much she isn't too bad to deal with.
Virtues: Single-Minded, Droll, Loyal
Vices: Single-Minded, Haughty, Sarcasm
Fears: Ancient Zoans
-Physical Traits / Appearance-
Height: 6'6" or 198 cm
Build: Lithe Build
Eye Color: Warming Pale Blue
Hair Style: Whiteish Hair
Ethnicity: Japanese
AppearancePenthe's body is sleek, bendy and flexible. Perfect for her style of sword dancing, her clothes are likewise made to allow her the mobility that she requires to do all that she does. She wears very light clothes that cover very little of her body all told. They are more alike to just simple pieces of fabric held together by being interlocked among each other by thin pieces of string than actual clothing but don't tell her that. Silken and thin they do not inhibit her range of motion in the slightest. While she prefers them in an indigo color she has also been known to sport red and blue cloth. And while this is her main garb, she does sometimes wear more concealing clothes. A formfitting yarn sweaters, long stockings, hakama, kimonos, shorts, the rare pants, and even the occasional t-shirt have graced her body.
Beneath all the clothes however it is always the same body. Toughened through training and practice it is a lithe body, only barely hiding the muscles of one who has fought all her life. As many will notice Penthe has a somewhat large bosom, she is kind of annoyed by it because it actually makes it more difficult for her to fight, but she deals with it all the same. Rising upwards she has a at times charming smile below two pale blue eyes which have been noted as being both warm and at times chilling. Finally at the top she keeps her hair pulled back into a pony tail to keep it out of the way when she fights.
{Character Story}
Total X-Poinz: 1000
Used X-Poinz: 975{ See Full Breakdown}
Full Breakdown200 ?? | D-Rank FiSt(125) Free X-Poinz | 125 Used
-125 Satsushi | R3 Weapon
325(450) Satsushi | R3 Weapon(225) Free X-Poinz | 225 Used
-125 Kaminari Sanpo | R2 Tech
-50 Ara Kaiten | R1 Tech
-50 Shingetsu | R1 Tech
450 Getsuho | R3 Weapon(225) Free X-Poinz | 200 Used
-75 Ara Shourai | R2 Variation
-75 Shingetsu Kaminari | R2 Variation
-50 Joushou | R1 Tech
-My Voyages-{Starting XPoinz}
Starting XPoinz
+ 300 X-Poinz
C Class Package
+ 500 X-Poinz
Ryo Wazamono (x2)
+200 X-Poinz
{Skills and Combat Abilities}
-Inventory-
A Guide to Wazamono BladesA copy of the list of known Wazamono blades in the world. Penthe keeps it for reference, though she knows them all already, she always fascinates herself by reading their backstories and likes to double check her knowledge.-Skills-
Non-Combat Skills
DancerPenthe by practice is a dancer, though technically she comes from a school of dancing that also practices swordsmanship. As a dancer Penthe excels, she has the natural grace and flexibility to pull off some very dangerous moves. A well trained body also helps great with this. If you ask if she's a dancer she'd probably respond that she's a swordswoman.
CollectorPenthe is a collector of famous swords. She isn't particularly well known in the field of it, but she's building a collection starting with the two currently under her grasp. This is an ongoing exercise for her.
CookingPenthe is okay at cooking, the food she make is simple and a little bland relying mostly on the flavors of the raw pieces of food rather than layering them with other flavors. However she doesn't have seasoning and such down pat so it's imperfect food often.
Free RunningPenthe has a few years practice free running, she is quick on her feet with a solid sense of balance. It really helps as she runs about dashing over and under obstacles in her way. She's definitely not the best free runner you see but she is capable enough to be hard to lose on a chase.
Combat Skills
Inhuman Speed - Human Trait #1Penthe is fast, her feet travel quickly across the ground often leaving others in her dust. She steps quickly but with long strides. Powered by strong legs she accelerates quickly and maintains a speed where she'll often get three strides to a normal person's one.
Inhuman Flexibility - Human Trait #2Penthe's body is best described as bendy. She is able to twist her limbs around her body and make extraordinary twists of her spine that often seen inhuman. She is easily able to twist her way out of the way, by bending her body in one way or another in an instant. When dodging she may barely even move her lower body while tilting her upper body back to close to a ninety degree angle.
Catlike Grace - Additional Trait #1Penthe has a superb sense of balance. Often perfectly maintaining her balance she is very hard to knock off her feet even when on the move. Even in the air where it is hardest she is easily able to maneuver herself through twisting her body to make sure she lands exactly as she wants to. Making jumps she often lands with bare needs to correct herself from losing her balance.-Fighting Styles-
Tsuki no Odori
D-Rank Nitoryu Combat200 X-Poinz (125 X-Poinz)
Penthe's fighting style is quick and mobile. She dances through her combat twisting in and out of range of her opponent. Swiftness and flexibility keep her in movements as she looks for exploitable weaknesses. When she does require power, that is gathered from whirling motions gathering strength through momentum rather than muscle. Fleet of foot and with excellent balance she can make for a very hard opponent to pin down when she's in her groove. Often as she continues to fight her attacks become more and more powerful as she gathers momentum through movement.
Aspects
Kaminari Enbu: Lightning Waltz, Penthe's sword attacks are imbued with the power of lightning. As she runs about lightning gathers upon her blades streaking off of them often she moves leaving trails of it running behind her. With time she is learning to hone this ability to let fly lightning shocks at her opponents.
WeaponSatsushi 殺詩
Rank 3 Ryo Wazamono Blade450 X-Poinz (225 X-Poinz)
The first of Penthe's two Ryo Wazamono blades. Satsushi is the younger of the two blades that she owns. Satsushi is actually a family heirloom for her, passed down from owner to owner since one hundreds of years ago bought the blade from its forger. The sword's history is odd for having one of the most peaceful histories in the world having less than ten kills confirmed to its name. The blade is nearly unmarred with a light silvery shine to it. The light metal is only discolored by a set of small petal-like splotches of a darker gray which rise from the hilt to about half way up the blade. Exceptionally long it is nearly 40 inches in length though it has a fair amount of curve to the blade. It's hilt has an embroidered red and purple pattern across it which was placed there by her own family. Satsushi is most often found in Penthe's left hand.
Qualities{The Razor's Edge}Satsushi has an exceptionally sharp edge. Even a weak swing with it is capable of cutting through some materials that another weapon would just bounce away from or get caught on. When real power comes behind it, it can slice through many durable materials with ease. One must be very careful handling the blade as it has oft chopped fingers off of careless cleaners.
Getsuho 月歩
Rank 3 Ryo Wazamono Blade450 X-Poinz (225 X-Poinz)
The second of Penthe's two Ryo Wazamono blades. Getsuho is a much older blade than Satsushi. It is the first blade that Penthe truly added to her collection. Getsuho is one of the so called cursed blades promising misfortune upon its owners. Similar in length to Satsushi Getsuho is also quite a long blade. However it is a much straighter blade and is most notably its made of an extremely dark metal. The weapon is also heavier than its partner. The blade fairs quite well with Penthe's fighting style as due its weight it gains momentum better leading to her having more powerful impacts. It is also her parrying blade found often in her right hand.
Qualities{Kokutō}
One of the so-called black blades, Getsuho's metal is a naturally dark color. Almost fully black it barely reflects any light that hits it giving it almost no shine in the light. On the other hand it has an excessive durability allowing it to withstand extremely powerful strikes and the strain of attacks that might break another sword with relative ease.
Curse{The Assassin's Call}
Getsuho has not always been a cursed blade. At its original forging it was simply known as a katana of exceptional make. Upon receiving the title of Ryo Wazamono did Getsuho truly gain what is known as its curse. It is said that nearly three-quarters of the owners of this blade have been killed by assassins in the dead of night. A set of nearly twenty scratch marks on the bottom of the hilt of the weapon are said to count the assassination list of this weapon's owners. The truth of the blade's history has bene lost behind these mysteries and the truth of them is called into skepticism by many blade scholars.
But it has thus gained a reputation for bringing the rage of assassin's upon its owners. Between throat slashings, poisoning, strangulation, and one odd situation where the owner was found dead in bed with two sleepy wenches, the weapon has promised some quiet deaths for its owners.
TechniquesKaminari Sanpo ~ Lightning Walk
Rank 2 Technique - 125 X-Poinz (F)A Soru-like technique. The move allows her momentary extreme quickness causing her to disappear from vision and then reappear at her endpoint. Often she will be followed by a delayed lightning affect chasing her own movement.
Ara Kaiten ~ Wild Twister
Rank 1 Technique - 50 X-Poinz (F)Crouching slightly Penthe releases her legs pushing herself into a corkscrew. Her blades twirling about her they try to cut anything they come into contact to turning her into a momentary whirlwind of blades.
Ara Shuurai ~ Wild Lightning Bolt
Rank 2 Technique - 75 X-Poinz (F)
Variation - Ara Kaiten
Aspect - Kaminari EnbuThis variation of Ara Kaiten imbues the attack with lightning so as her weapons twist about her making it seem as if she cloaked in a field of moving lightning that electrocute all that it touches.
Shingetsu ~ New Moon
Rank 1 Technique - 50 X-Poinz (F)Penthe crosses both arms placing her blades over her opposite shoulders and then charges forward. She almost immediately hits her fastest pace seeming to disappear before her enemy reappearing behind them with her blades extended out behind her uncrossed. A large X cut will often have slashed across her opponent's chest.
Shingetsu Kaminari ~ New Moon Lightning
Rank 2 Technique - 75 X-Poinz (F)
Variation - Shingetsu
Aspect - Kaminari EnbuThe same technique as before but this time imbued with the power of lightning.
Tsukisou - Joushou ~ Moon Phase - Rising
Rank 1 Technique - 50 X-Poinz (F)Holding both of her swords together Penthe ducks down and then swing her swords below her. She quickly jumps upwards bringing her blades up into her enemy rather than using the slashes themselves.
{Character Relations}
-Family-The Aurae Family - Full Family - Penthe has almost no relations with her family save for her stealing of the family heirloom blade. Where once they were perhaps loving and caring for each other they obviously no longer on. As a cut-off member of the branch family she is no longer considered one of them.-Friends-Xiehin - Former Mentor - Penthe has a lot of respect for Xiehin. But honestly she wouldn't know how to face her given Penthe's random disappearance from the dojo. She sort of dreads what meeting Xiehin would be like. For while she knew the woman as kind, she never truly has seen her at her worst and that worries Penthe.
-Foes-None as of yet
{History}
Youth (0-14)Penthe was born to a branch family of one of the Daimyos of the Wano Kuni. She is the fourth of five siblings, having two older sisters, one older brother, and a younger brother. For the most part Penthe was raised by servants of the household with little interaction with her parents and only some interaction with her older sisters. Instead her youth surrounded by servants was mostly dedicated to reading histories and stories of her home country and her own education. It was in the stories that Penthe found her passion for Wano Kuni. Stories of the ancient heroes like Ryuma,
stories of fanciful blades and terrible curses piqued her interest and drove her into her books. Apart from that interest she was a bit of a rowdy kid. Enjoying running about the grounds and twisting her way through the gardens she often found herself in trouble for doing one thing or another.
For her the biggest change she faced was in her twelfth year when she realized the stories she had been reading had not been also falsehoods. When the Satsushi blade that she had heard so much about was found hanging in her father's study upon a mantelpiece. Her eyes winded by this realization the time she spent at home in her studies were turned in one way or another to a treasure hunt. Tracking stories against reality and with what access she could manage she began to track the different tales of the meito blades which called Wano Kuni their birthplace. Wishing to try it out she went to her father for permission. He was dismissive telling her that only true swordsmen of the family could be allowed to wield it. When asked how she could earn that distinction he listed a few options, left twixt among them the option of being a sword dancer, a skill specializing from their area of the country.
Blade Dancer Apprentice (14-18)As soon as she was old enough Penthe began to badger her parents about being allowed to become a sword dancer. This strange peculiarity of their region of Wano were a class of warrior women split from their families taking up an almost military like role. It took nearly half a year before she was finally allowed to join one of the dojos. And mostly only because she was the youngest daughter of the family and thus had very little distinction for herself to obtain.
Even having been a fairly active child within her family Penthe was not prepared for what she experienced at the dojo. Pulled from her semi-idyllic life of a noble girl she was pushed into a harsh regimen. Day in and day out of physical exercise of all parts of her body wore her down quickly. The stress of it burdened her greatly and for many a week Penthe wanted to quit. But having cut her real tries to her family she had nowhere else to go save for perhaps the brothel. That not being an option in her mind she buckled down and hardened herself. Her basic training took a full year before she became physically strong enough to the point to begin true training. In that time she did chores about the dojo, ran errands, and built up a stamina, strength of body, and focus of mind that she would require in the future.
As her true training began the regimen grew even harder yet. On top of all the duties she held before she had to learn the art of dancing. She had to gain a level of flexibility she had let wane in childhood and learn precise control of much of her body. Hours of practice alongside all else cut into her sleep and naturally she let those hours wane in her life. Putting more and more time into it she began to build herself even further. Control and precision in use of her body became more and more part of who she was. To improve it even further she trained exceedingly hard with her own flexibility. Stretching beyond what was necessary for even her practice. Then finally was she allowed to grasp blades, the practice of which was dangerous and thus held back for last. Thus with control of the body and the core to hold up she began to train with swords.
Blade Dancer (19-22)Unlike everything else which took time, Penthe took naturally to sword control. Her arms grew quickly in strength preparing to endure long hours of holding these weapons up. Even so there was much to learn, the style of dancers being much different from the solid style of swordsmanship the samurai practiced she took time to sort her mind to the thought style needed. But eventually she graduated her basic training and was annointed a full member of their order though of the lowest rank as all who joined were. Obviously something she wished to correct immediately she began to practice the advanced teachings of the art. Skills with went past the ordinary for which the style had become famous became her next goals. Their practiced speed, ability to keep almost continuous movement, and then some things which seemed impossible even to Penthe.
She took to an upper rank dancer by the name of Xiehin, emulating her style to try and do what seemed impossible to her. Along with the freerunning skills that were taught for the variant Xiehin was a part of, there were skills that seemed superior yet that she spent hours trying to digest. It was during this practice that word came to her that her older sister was being married into a neighboring daimyo's family and with it, would go her family's heirloom.
Flight (23)Penthe could see only one response to this, she would not allow it to happen. Leaving the dojo at once she went to her father to try and stop it. But he told her blatantly that she had no say left having left the family for the very dojo she'd come from. Turned away she plotted once more. Then a week before the wedding she disguised herself in dark clothing and using what she had learned sneaked into her once home swiping the family sword Satsushi and another basic katana while she was at it and finally that book of stories of the meito. Disappearing into the dark of the night she knew better to return to the dojo. So she simply left, with what money she had carefully gathered and the two weapons at her side she fled her home region.
Heading towards the nearest port region she settled down for a bit. Finding what work she could while keeping to the smallest rooms in the corners of towns she laid low. With not much else to do she dove back into her interest in the meito blades. Tracking their histories and looking in the news for stories of them. It was then that she heard of Getsuho who had been recently being wielded by some unworthy swordsman in the West Blue who had begun to make a name for himself.
The Hunt for Getsuho (24-26)Thus did she began to plan, the first required the appropriation of enough funds. From her experience in this part of town and a certain level of natural attractiveness of her body she soon began to try and take advantage of it to free certain people of their beri. Whether this meant working as a hostess in the night, or mugging those who stupidly tried to mug her she slowly gathered the money that she needed. She was originally not very good at this, but over time and practice as with all things she began to get the hang of it. It took about a year of tracking the pirate and gathering money but she finally gained enough and set off.
Shipping off from Wano she headed to Dressrosa and from there to the marine base at G-5. Talks took a little while but from there she managed to secure passage to the West Blue. The whole trip with the many tribulations unexpected and expected that she went through took nearly another half a year which was spent as 'uneventful' as she could've hoped. Arriving in the West Blue she found that she'd lost track of the pirate. However as active as he was the cold trail grew hot very quickly.
Tracking him down she ambushed his crew in the night. While the night was at its peak she fell upon them as they sat at anchor. Quickly racking up a storm when she accidentally walked into a crew member as he went to relieve herself. She quickly found that the blade dancer had to cut through many of her opponents. Twisting her way through the enemy she finally squared off with the pirate captain in question. After a short bout, she put the pirate down as well. Happy to have proven the skill of the sword mistress of Wano Kuni she took Gekuho for herself. Leaving the crew in shambles but without killing the pirate she left the ship satisfied with herself.
Future Plans (27)Finding herself after the long hunt left in the West Blue she decided that since she was here. She might as well continue her hunt. Scouring the news for descriptions of blades that might be Wazamono blades she began her search. With her trusty book at her side, the two blades at her waist, and a numerous number of swords to save from unworthy owners she looked forward once more to her next target.
