Friday, 24 January 2014

Steel Komodo's Character Interviews 2014 - The Tactician

Well, that took long enough. Bloody barbarians just can't use the front door, can't they? Thank God I've managed to fix this office up - didn't want this to look like a pigsty all the way through the character interviews!
 
Right, send the next one in!
 
 
"I hope I am not too early. I was a little worried about making it on time."
 
No, I like early. It means we can get the business over and done with, you see. I'm expecting someone else in this afternoon...
 
"Very well, shall we begin?"
 
Of course. Have a seat!
 
"Now, I would just like to warn you that due to my... condition... I may not be able to provide all the facts you desire. I hope you understand."
 
Can't be any wierder than a con-man talking in riddles, or a crazy native who thinks he's real.
 
"Pardon?"
 
...Never mind.

 
1. Who are you and where do you come from?
 
"I do not really remember my name, if I had one. My friends simply call me the Tactician, for that is my role in the group. Nor can I really recall my homeland, but I do know I was born somewhere in Ardea, for I can speak their language as well as any native. I mostly travel around with my band, and we never really stay in one place."
 
So what does that make you? Outlaws? Heroes for hire? Mercenaries?
 
"More like a travelling circus, considering the people within it."
 
2. Are you an Original Character? If not, what are you from?
 
"I... think so."
 
You think so?
 
"It is a vexing matter. Some people say I resemble a character from the video game Fire Emblem, but I cannot recall anything that would prove my identity as such. What memories I have are fragmented and do not seem to much resemble what is presented before me. Nor am I familiar with many of the locations, names, events and persons presented in that chronicle. I must therefore be an original character, despite the similarities between me and that fantastical account."
 
...Oh, boy. I have a friend who would love to meet you...
 
3. What are you particularly good at?
 
"As you have seen in my brief appearance last year, I am proficient with a great variety of magical spells. Whilst I can only cast them when my tome is in my possession, another factor I cannot divine the cause of, I am not limited to simply elemental powers. I can conjure healing and protection spells, as well as curses that do not directly damage, but sap the strength, will or otherwise. There are also... some spells within my repitoire that are, regrettebly, of dark origins, but I will not speak of them here."
 
Sure. Anything else?
 
"I am an avid reader, and as a result I am highly knowledgeable on subjects ranging from history to natural sciences such as botany, toxicology and alchemy. These skills have more than once saved the life of my companions at one time or another, but my foremost knowledge is that of military tactics and strategy, which has been employed on a regular basis against our enemies."
 
4. What do you like and dislike?
 
"I prefer the quiet, and much prefer to have a corner to myself where I cannot be disturbed in my studies or my reading. I also enjoy creative and strategic thinking, as these are good exercises to occupy my mind and not have it divert to less pleasant territories. What I cannot abide is loud noise or interruptions, and I have no tolerance for the wilfully ignorant or stubborn, as they cannot learn anything from teaching or experience."
 
5. Why do you think you should appear in Zoofights RP 2014?
 
"Simple. I am, to be honest, fed up with the constant mystery that surrounds me and my fragmented memories. If there is anyone who could lift away the veil that cloaks my mind, then I am sure that somebody would aboard the vessels of the Star People, or in the taverns of Orvance.
 
"Plus, I believe I am owned a reappearance in the arena, after my loss to that tiny wyvern!"
 
Pffft, don't worry, you'll get your chance. Alright, thank you for your time.
 
"Thank you for calling me in. See you some time in the future."
 
See ya!
 
Hmm, nice man. And for once, there hasn't been a massive catastrophe or destruction of my property. I think I'll celebrate with a nice, cold drink of-
 
...the water cooler is empty.
 
WHY IS THE WATER COOLER EMPTY D:

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