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Right, another post because I went back to the first page to read up how to describe my contestant.
You all know Strop. I will officially do a sketch of him later but I want to introduce a chracter that is slightly more suited to this type of challenge. He is based on a character I've used for some time and have actually cast in the novel I'm working on:
Name: Orlestat
Species: Anthropomorphic peregrine falcon
Sex/Gender: Male
Age: ???
Height: 170cm (5'7"
Mass: 72kg (160lb)
Equipment/ability: No equipment. No clothing. Empty-handed combat of both inner and outer style.
Strengths:
* Dedicated warrior, known for a love of combat.
* Steady-minded in almost all situations, does not fear death.
* Sharp senses, powerful talons, sharp beak and very quick, as peregrines are.
* Flying.
* Comprehensive knowledge of fighting method and strategy, magic use.
* Ability to control and project inner strength (ki) within the context of melee combat.
Weaknesses:
* Has a complex which causes him to fear killing his opponents by his own actions.
* Occasionally struggles against an inner-construct (possibly possessed?) which, while granting him resilience, also disturbs his frame of mind.
* Feathers are not waterproof. Moisture or any fluid will slow him down significantly. Drowns easily. Miserable when wet.
* Anatomical features i.e. tail, wings instead of opposable digits means he cannot perform most high dexterity tasks. Turning a doorknob is possible, sitting on a chair crushes his tail feathers, drinking from a mug is awkward and manipulating small objects is a futile exercise in frustration. Orlestat's differences are a major day-to-day issue.
* Way of martial-arts does not defend him against much magic, only melee and physical/ki-based magic.
* Does not engage in long-range combat.
These are the fundamental strengths and weakness. There are many tactics one could use to defeat Orlestat, provided his talons, slashing and wind attacks do not provide you too much grief. Many of them depend on how well you know birds, but this would in turn depend on your own ingenuity, so I will leave those out.
Backstory:
It has never been clear how old Orlestat is- for even Orlestat has forgotten this, as it has ceased to have meaning to him. What he does know is that at this present moment his body does not appear to age. It hasn't aged since before he could remember, which harkens back to a time he feels he would rather not remember, for therein may lie the source of an eternal shame.
Thus Orlestat lives the live of a dedicated wandering warrior monk- always meditating, always training and trying to work with the attributes he has to find a path to his own transcendent art. For the most part he has had to journey alone and in the wilds, due to his differences rendering him unable to live a normal daily life among those who posess such things as fingers and feet, and perhaps this is part of the reason he feels that any kind of completeness is denied to him. Furthermore there is the strange apparition that haunts him on a whim, always goading him to seek, seek and maybe never find.
In this environment, Orlestat will see the events as an opportunity to hone his skills and broaden his palette, so to speak. He has no allegiances and does not care to form alliances although he will not necessarily actively reject them. However, while he will not open hostilities, he will never turn down a challenge.
Okay, I think that's it for this guy!