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BATTLE STATS

A significant part of life at Finchwood Academy revolves around honing one's Persona and preparing to do battle with the otherworldly Shadows. Fill out the form below to help the mods out and give everyone the details of your character's combat style and their other self!

Responses are screened until the mods approve the character. This must be done, along with the Application before a character will be accepted.

A summary of battle stats (by squad), levels, and additional character abilities can be found HERE.

Character Name

Character's name.

Squad

Select your character's squad. These are pre-assigned for squad leaders.

Squad Position

Select your character's position on the squad. This can be Leader, Second, Member (High/Medium/Low), or Support based on what's available. Leaders and supports are pre-determined and can be found on the Character Roster.

Primary Weapon

Select your character's weapon of choice. Supports may mark this question as N/A.

Combat Style

Outline particular combat skills here, along with their attitude in battle. Are they gung-ho? Do they try to protect their teammates at risk of themselves? Do they try to let others do the heavy lifting? For support characters, this is how they handle their role and how they generally treat their team. Do they worry all the time? Are they quick to point out things, even if they're not a threat? Are they relaxed?

Attribute

Select the attribute that best defines your character's abilities: Strength, Stamina, Speed, or Balance! This will not impact bonuses but it it will impact narrative elements and dungeon navigation.

Persona Name

Please select an available Persona listed under your house.

Persona Appearance

Provide a brief description of your Persona.

Affinity

Select one of the two elements available to your character's house. This is the element that your character will be most proficient in attacking with and defending against. Swords may choose Air or Thunder, Cups may choose Water or Ice, Wands may choose Fire or Lightning, and Coins may choose Earth or Stone.

Weakness

Please select one of the elements not associated with your character's house. This will be the element that does the most damage against your character and their Persona.

Ailment Susceptibility

Select the mental or physical ailment that your character is particularly susceptible to: Poison, Sleep, Mute, Confusion, Enervation, Rage, Fear, Forget, Charm, and Despair. All characters may get all status ailments, but this will be the one most likely to impact the character. Keep in mind that a toned down version of the ailment may, at times, linger with the character for a few days after the initial exposure.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Character Name: Selby Denman

Squad: 7
Squad Position: Member (Low)
Primary Weapon: Bow & Arrows
Combat Style: Selby isn't a natural combatant; he doesn't have the nerve to charge into the middle of a battle and he doesn't have an iota of killer instinct. He is, however, a loyal and obedient teammate, a protective friend, and an excellent shot (both with his bow and through his Persona). While he'll never be a heavy hitter, he can deal reliable and consistent damage from a distance, draw attention away from his teammates when needed (nothing like an arrow to the eye to change an enemy's focus), and generally help to control movement on the battlefield. He's decent at these strategies himself, but he's particularly adept in the hands of a capable leader and will follow orders thoroughly and completely.

Unfortunately, he struggles when he has to face a Shadow up close and personal. While he no longer freezes up the way he used to last year and he's learned a few basic defensive maneuvers with his bow to hold back the weaker ones, he almost always ends up getting hurt in such situations.

Attribute: Balance

Persona Name: Achaiah
Persona Appearance: Achaiah is a lithe, willowy figure draped in a voluminous white cloak that obscures its body almost entirely from view from neck to knees. The bottom of this garment is lined with a vibrant pattern of gold flowers that are constantly shifting and blooming and growing in different directions, while the top closes in a neat collar around its throat. When it's still, there seems to be no break in the cloak at all, though moments of action will prove this isn't the case, revealing a white-clad figure beneath. Its face, stoic and dark gray like stone or ash, is obscured by a partial mask of bright gold with intricate floral designs, two small antler-like horns, and no openings for eyes, though this doesn't seem to bother the entity. Neither does the golden arrow that's been shot directly through its neck, from which blood and bright flowers both spring.

When Achaiah casts magic, a halo of flowers blooms in the air around it and scatters apart in a shower of petals when the spell is executed. It can be quite beautiful. If Selby runs out of arrows during the course of battle, it can also be relied upon to conjure new (and unconventional) projectiles for him that work surprisingly well.

Despite its unusual appearance, Achaiah is a soothing presence and a faint floral scent hangs in the air around it.

Inspirations/visuals here!
Affinity: Earth
Weakness: Lightning
Ailment Susceptibility: Confusion