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This character might look slightly familiar and that's because he is! This was intended to be a cavalier once upon a time. Unfortunately, the cavalier faction was discontinued after the old staff stepped down. But don't worry, as there's a bright side to all this: his to-be player, Orestae, offered him up to be rehomed as a member of the Knight class! His uniform just so happens to fall into the Earth Knight theme, so we agreed it would be a good idea to put this art to use.

This is a mini-concept contest, which means we don't want the full form that you would normally have to fill out. We just want a rough idea of what you're doing, as well as detailed portions of the form below -- so don't worry about being too polished, just give us an idea of what you think this guy is like / what you'd have fun playing. Refining the concept will come with the stamping process, if you win.

If you need some guidance on how to build a Knight, this thread has some information for you! Be sure to check out the other stickies in the Application Quests subforum for some more character-building tips if you're new to the shop.

Extra post, just in case we need one!

How many POWERED characters do you own? One: Sailor Requiem.


Name: Derek Newman, M.D.
Age: 28
School / Occupation: Unemployed, occasional short-lasting jobs. Volunteers as an underground surgeon.

Personality Blurb:

Derek was a compassionate, intelligent, and gifted surgical resident at Destiny City Memorial Hospital with a promising future. However, after a series of life misfortunes, he lost everything as alcoholism entered and took over his life. He was fired and removed from the residency program for dangerously drinking on the job in a high-stakes field, and has since found himself on a downward spiral. After he was fired, he lost the drive and motivation to fix his life. He has become accustomed to his lazy lifestyle, taking a few odd jobs to pay the bills when he runs low on cash, but nothing ever lasts for very long.

He has not lost his passion for the medical field, and still reads up on the latest discoveries. But most importantly: he still practices medicine, albeit illegally, working at red-light district underground clinics to aide the surge of wounded teenagers that come in every night. His work is not his best - it is nothing compared to his once-sober days with a clean facility and proper equipment - but it gets the job done and he gets a chance to save a life.

When he isn't out illegally saving maimed teenagers, he spends much of his time at his apartment, drinking, watching sappy romance and drama movies on the Lifetime channel, crying about them, crying about his life, and reading novelizations of these Lifetime movies (and crying to them, too). He leads a very lonely life. Occasionally, this bothers him and he finds a motivation to go out and meet new people, usually at a bar, where he only gets excessively drunk before stumbling on home (often alone). Most of his friends had given up on trying to help him, and he had given up on himself, not finding anything to live for.

As a Knight, due to his once-taken Hippocratic Oath and a 'do no harm' mentality, he would feel very conflicted about whether or not to save his enemies.

Knight Name: Kos
Name Origin: Kos (Hippocrates, "the Father of Medicine" studied there and formed a medical school)

Weapon Progression:
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Squire The rapier now possesses some channeled magic with the ability to heal. Squire Kos can touch an injured ally with the point of the sword and channel energy to heal the ally, at the expense of tiring himself out. The longer he touches the ally with the blade, the more healed they become and the more tired he gets. At the Squire stage, his ability to heal is not supremely effective as he tires very quickly. He can heal scrapes, bruises, and shallow cuts. As for internal injuries, while he can repair them, he will likely run out energy and faint before finishing, and the ally will likely be left with exterior wounds.

Knight - The rapier has evolved into a small sword (a weapon modeled after rapiers) and still possesses channeled magic with the ability to heal. As in the previous stage, Knight Kos can touch an injured ally with the point of the sword and channel energy to heal the ally, at the expense of tiring himself out. The longer he touches the ally with the blade, the more healed they become and the more tired he gets. At the Knight stage, his ability to heal is more effective and he doesn't tire quite as quickly. He can heal scrapes, bruises, cuts, As for internal injuries, he can repair minor internal injuries and be exhausted, but severe internal injuries would cause him to faint before fully healing his ally.

How many POWERED characters do you own? One, Sailor Ganymede.

Name: Aslan Cordis
Aslan means “lion.”
Cordis means “heart.”
Lionheart. Hur hur.
Age: 27
School / Occupation: Resident History teacher, Meadowview High. Yes, he's young. Yes, he's handsome. Sadly, he is more interested in Henry VIII's dead queens than in you.

Personality Blurb: Aslan is very bookish, partly due to his area of study and partly because he adores books. He’s a bit of an oft fatigued intellectual; he does much for his craft, even if his craft is little more than teaching unappreciative punk teenagers about the past and writing the occasional article for a historical journal. He likes teaching but doesn’t always feel as if he’s getting through to his students, not because he doesn’t fancy himself an able educator, but because history has the habit of lacking interest for many people. He tries to make it fun, even if that means arriving at school in some ridiculous get-up and reenacting famous battles in front of class (complete with sound effects and fake accents). He is enthusiastic about his subject, motivational toward his students, and as generous as he can be without bending any rules.

Outside of his occupation, he enjoys reading, he likes doing research, he thrills at the idea of traveling to historic places during break to supplement his research, or simply for his own benefit, and his idea of a weekend well spent is touring the local museums. In the past, the museum visits ended up being solo jaunts; he tends to go on and on about the things that interest him, and the constant stream of comments and facts isn’t always welcome. Regardless, he is at least diligent in what he does.

He can, however, be highly forgetful about anything not pertaining to his life’s work (never expect him to be on time for anything other than a historical conference, unless you lie to him and say the baby shower starts an hour earlier than it really does) and he has a one-track mind, though the path his mind usually takes tends to be more along the lines of people that died and events that occurred hundreds of years ago instead of anyone living or more current events, and he doesn’t handle himself well in arguments—in that he becomes stubborn and recalcitrant. Once he’s settled on an opinion, he has a hard time backing away from it and will defend it even if doing so makes him look like an idiot. Yes, historians argue amongst one another. Yes, it can get ugly. And yes, it is often quite ridiculous. Furthermore, his attempts to motivate people can often make him seem a bit pushy, and his habit of obsessing over people long dead and gone has given him the reputation of being quite odd.


Knight Name: Solomon
Name Origin: The Temple of Solomon

Weapon Progression:
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Squire – A blunt iron blade (a bit better than the weapons produced in the Bronze Age, but still not comparable to a steel blade, and it remains able to be bent during use)—the most he can do is bludgeon someone with it and give them a good whack on the head, plus some bumps and bruises and maybe a broken bone or two if he’s really lucky and the blade isn’t bent out of shape first. As for magic, perhaps while holding his blade and touching an ally with his free hand, he can heal minor injuries? Nothing extremely severe. Gaping wounds, missing limbs, or anything life threatening would need to be treated elsewhere (at which point he would be more than happy to assist you to the hospital), but he could heal shallow cuts and bruises or even provide temporary pain relief. Admittedly, I suck at coming up with acceptable magical abilities, but I’m sort of attempting to draw from the idea of holy relics and their ability to heal (although, historically relics were thought to cure/heal a bit more than bumps and bruises, but that would be a bit too powerful).

Knight – I’m currently unsure what I would like to do for this stage, but would not be against upgrading to a steel blade that isn’t so easily bent and could cause some damage beyond what its first two forms could do. If I went that route, his magic would increase very little in strength and effectiveness, if it did at all.

OR, he could go from a gold blade, to an iron blade, to a blade made of a strong, hard wood. Yes, it still seems kind of pathetic, and to some it might seem like a bit of a down grade from iron, and while the hard wood could split or shatter with enough of an impact, it would be more inflexible and enough to batter and break some bones. Currently I have the Crusades, and military orders, and grail quests on my mind, and as one seeks the grail one learns wisdom and humility (and realistically the Holy Grail—if you imagine it as a cup or chalice—would have been made of wood; just sayin'), so I'm envisioning a more humble knight, one who goes from the glittering gold of his initial rapier, to one a bit more sturdy but still a bit brittle in iron, to the strong but humble wood. I don't know. It makes sense in my head. If I went that route, his magic would grow to be a bit stronger, perhaps able to heal mild to moderate injuries (though if healing moderate injuries completely is too strong, then he could heal them enough to where they became mild?), but still nothing severe or life-threatening.

How many POWERED characters do you own? None.

Name: Adam Townsend
Age: 24
School / Occupation: Graduated Sovereign Heights Preparatory/Fencing Instructor

Personality Blurb: Adam is a highly motivated individual with an unparalleled passion for swords. At the young age of 16 he won his first professional fencing competition, and has been instructing willing learners ever since. This has caused his students to look up to him, and this has made Adam uneasy and self-conscious about his shortcomings so hence his habitual practicing in front of the mirror. When Adam is not instructing, he can be seen with his head in his books, thoroughly reading and rereading the material until he has it down pat. It is his resolve in his studies that makes Adam converse with intellect and poise, which can sometimes make him come off as condescending when he doesn't mean to be.

When Adam is not in front of the public eye Adam's femininity is strongly apparent. "Moisturizing is key," is a life guideline he follows wholeheartedly which has made him very popular around the ladies. He also has a personal hairdresser who does his hair before each outing, and secretly carries a bottle of lotion with him at all times. However, this side of Adam is one he is trying to outwardly express, but has been unable to do so because of valiant attitude and his fear of being criticized. Regardless, he only behaves with a code of conduct fitting a gentleman, and has a dream of becoming a knight someday taking the historic vow of chivalry before a queen.

Knight Name: Grand Canyon Knight
Name Origin: Grand Canyon

Weapon Progression:
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Squire - Still handling a ceremonial rapier Adam Townshead damage is minimal to his opposing foes when he swings his sword. While his attacks cannot speak for themselves, Adam's use of his magical skill "Canyon Cry," sends a wave released by his cry and the swing of his sword causing the ground to cataclysm and his opponent to possibly destabilize. This however, leaves Adam fatigued and vulnerable so he is unable to counterattack his opponent attack and is susceptible to severe damage.

Knight - I would rather wait to see how the mini-contest plays out!

How many POWERED characters do you own? I do not own any characters at all. (:


Name: Albert David Comstock
Age: 18
School / Occupation: Sovereign Heights Prep, with an interest in orchestral music. His dream? To be a conductor!

Personality Blurb: Very shy from a young age, Albert grew up the youngest of three children - his older siblings being two girls, Sasha (22) and Hannah (25). His sisters were all musicians in some fashion, Sasha with the piano and Hannah with her voice. Albert has always had a very deep appreciation for the arts, though he is painfully aware he cannot play an instrument very well himself. This is a source of insecurity for him. Desperate to join in his family's activities, Albert took up conducting his sisters in their endeavors with great success. This has helped him build confidence in himself and his abilities. Conducting is really the point where he opens up and forgets his insecurities, and his happy personality really bubbles to the surface. He's the kind of person that opens up to people gradually out of shyness, not because of past pain. Once he's warmed up to you, Albert is a fun-loving, talkative, glass-half-full kind of guy.

The problem with his shyness is that he does not have enough confidence in himself to approach someone or lead something on his own - rather, he would watch someone out of the corner of his eye and chicken out in the last moments, or stand on the sidelines and let someone with a more forceful personality step forward. He has a hard time initiating conversations, especially with people he doesn't know, and keeps to himself most of the time. If approached, he tends to be short, quiet and embarrassed. If you prove to be a nice person, he'll open up to you after a few more meetings, but he'll avoid you like the plague if you're a mean spirit. It's not unusual for him to brighten considerably if you're nice, you look like you need a friend or if you have similar interests as he does - music in general, the outdoors, family, school. He'd also love to share hilarious stories with you about his sisters.

Since he's not used to having a great deal of friends, if he finds a friend in you and opens up, he has a tendency to overdo it sometimes. He may be too loud or talk too much, but it's all out of honest excitement. He doesn't mean to irritate you (or call you at 9:30 at night because he has something he'd like to tell you), but he'll need someone to tell him to tone it down a bit and relax. He's like that weird kid nobody talks to on the bus because he's using his hands to conduct something from Metallica in his earphones. Actually, he probably is that kid. If you give him the chance though, he's a nice guy with some unusual hobbies and he comes alive when he's with good friends

Knight Name: Tanaelva Knight of Earth
Name Origin: Tana River in Norway (I used the Swedish name for the river based on how it sounds, but his knight name can be reverted to Tana if need be!)

Weapon Progression:
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Squire - Rush of the River A channeled spell that hearkens back to the river for which he is named, Albert points his weapon at up to two allies (or he can use the ability on himself) to give them a slight boost to speed and impact when fighting enemies for up to 30 seconds. The buffed allies run slightly faster than they normally would, and when they impact terrain or other objects, their momentum and force is increased. The general idea is that they have a river pushing them along, allowing them to move at greater speeds and "crash" into a target like waves hit rocks on the shore. The force applied when a buffed ally hits a target with their bodies or their fists could knock the opponent off their feet. The speed and force effects of the buff dissipate once a target has been hit. His blade is entirely ceremonial, though he probably could, you know, wave it at someone and be sorta-kinda menacing?

Knight - I'm not entirely sure what to do with this stage, whether to expand the amount of people he buffs, the time/strength of the buff or to change it to something else river-related.

How many POWERED characters do you own? Sailor Boreas and Lt. Esperite


Name: Silas Esclados
Age: 19
School / Occupation: SH: Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice

Personality Blurb: On the surface, Silas is charming, warm, and focused. When placed in a group of strangers, he seems at ease with little to no hesitation at striking up a conversation. His words are generally carefully chosen and he places intellect and kindness over wealth or good looks. Known as being a wonderful listener, his friend’s problems are usually met with well thought out advice. Silas is accepting of most anyone and their lifestyle, this doesn’t mean he will necessarily partake, but he certainly doesn’t see a reason to judge or criticize. Trusting and accepting, he believes people will ultimately find not only a path that works for them, but one that doesn’t bring chaos or harm to the rest of society. When faced with the larger challenges and very stressful situations, he maintains his calm, welcoming demeanor and does his best to think through his problems without acting rashly.

Beneath his warm, charming demeanor, Silas is actually very insecure when it comes to other’s opinions of him. Growing up in a house with two older brothers, he is used to being knocked around and chastised for his actions. While some develop a thick skin from such an upbringing, Silas instead found himself very insecure with other’s thoughts about him. Whenever someone criticizes him, he takes it to heart, regardless of whether or not they are a good friend or complete stranger. However, he doesn’t throw a tantrum or cry. As he aged, he found such outbursts to be fruitless and he was still very much left with the sting of his attacker’s words. Instead, he has adopted a “don’t get mad, get even” attitude when it comes to dealing with conflict. He won’t run away from others when they criticize, he will simply do his best to appear disinterested and continue on with his day. Though from the moment he is criticized, he is contemplating the best way to return such harsh words. This course of action generally means he blows things out of proportion and spends an underserved amount of time and effort on getting what he perceives as proper retribution. His emotions are usually suppressed and he acts them out in a very ugly, behind the scenes manner. His lack of proper emotional expression leads him to have unjustified outbursts as everything just comes flooding out. These antics can lead him to be at odds with others over his actions and words. However, he very rarely, if ever, apologizes for his vengeful actions since he believes he is just returning the favor.

Comic books are a passion for Silas. Ever since he was little, he has admired the strength and bravery of the heroes and even the determination of the villains. While the fantasy aspect was more appealing as a child, he still finds the stories interesting and compelling. He does possess a certain opinion on the writers for each series since he definitely has favorites. His favorite comics are the traditional superhero comics by Marvel and DC since he believes they epitomize the traditional black and white view of good and evil. Comics are also enjoyable since the usually have, what Silas considers, a good ending. Each story is usually met with the wrong doer being punished for their crimes with just retribution.

Silas’ other passion is the Food Network. This television channel is the main reason he went from eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every night to having a mixed, healthy variety of meals to prepare. While he does enjoy some of the simple “how to” cook shows, his favorite are the competitive shows such as Iron Chef. His best meals are usually for friends, but he does on occasion treat himself to an extravagant meal.

Knight Name: Brocéliande Knight
Name Origin: Brocéliande: Legendary forest of Arthurian legend that is most well known for the tomb of Merlin.

Weapon Progression:
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Squire – The rapier remains ceremonial and may gain a few more decorations such as jewels or a more ornate design. Brocéliande’s magic reveals itself at this stage and it is based on contact with his rapier. After striking an enemy with his rapier, the affected area requires more energy to maintain. For example, if Brocéliande strikes an opponent’s arm, their arm will almost seem heavier and require more energy and stamina to maintain. They do not lose control of their affected body part, but the affected body part will become more difficult to use and could possibly become a weak spot. His magic only lasts for a brief period of time and becomes much more taxing to maintain the longer it is channeled though his rapier. The downside is that the opponent can simply choose to not use that body part or change their fighting style accordingly. The effect caused by the rapier does not stack or add up. In other words, he can’t keep hitting someone’s leg and completely immobilize that appendage. In order for the magic to take effect, Brocéliande must make contact and have a decent amount of concentration in order to channel the magic through his blade. If he is taken by surprise or inadvertently hits someone, the magic does not take effect.

Knight – The rapier becomes lighter and easier to carry, but remains ceremonial with more bells and whistles at this stage. Brocéliande’s magic gains a big boost in power at this stage as well. Although the same rules apply, his magic now stacks with each successful hit. This time around, he can create weak spots by repeatedly targeting the same area. However, he can’t simply knock someone out by hitting their head over and over. He also cannot stop someone’s heart or cause damage to their organs by targeting their chest. These areas simply become very exhausting to maintain. Each successful strike that adds more magic to the affected area will cost a greater amount of energy. (The magical upgrade is more of a starting place and I’m happy to revise accordingly once he reaches this stage)

How many POWERED characters do you own? None


Name: Skitt Jayko
Age: 18
School / Occupation: Azure Valley Academy/ Part time Computer Technician
Personality Blurb: His personality is calm and collected, his words soft, and rather purrlike. The air of which he holds himself can irritate others, because it is very rare for him to loose his well kept demeanor of nonchalance.

Speaking to others, Skitt tends to made sarcastic, cynical remarks, but knows when to keep his tongue around those of higher position. He is very respectful those whom he has deemed worthy, which is most people unless they've done something so incredibly stupid that he no longer can, and would willingly risk his own life for another if that person deserved it.

He tends to cocoon his inner self away from others, not willing to share more information than he has to. He will talk to someone, yes, but never hold an in depth conversation about his own life.

He is protective, and will care for others before himself, even if it seems like he needs to take care of himself. Unfortunately, because of that, he is easily convinced to do almost anything that someone else wants him to do. He does have a few limits, but most of the time, what people want are things he doesn't actually mind doing.

Knight Name: Algodones Dunes Knight
Name Origin: Algodones Dunes

Weapon Progression:
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Squire - Sandspray: Using his sword as a focus, he can send a spray of sand towards the opponent. This causes their accuracy to be lowered by 20 percent for 3 turns.

Knight -Sandsong: This spell fills the area of effect with a sandstorm that dissipates on contact with anything solid. When you cast the spell, you must designate any creatures in the area of effect as allies or enemies.

For the duration of the sandstorm, all allies in the area hear a soft, lilting song that bolsters their spirits and confidence. At the same time, as the sand strikes their flesh, it heals them for up to 1/4 their current hit points. (Acts like a Mass heal light wounds.)