Dio Birall
Dio Birall
Character Name: Dio Birall
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Class: Temple Guardian
Weapons: Centuria, long dagger and a silver shield.
Centuria: a sword made of silver with a Sapphire inlaid in the blade. The hilt is made of Bronze with the handle covered in wood. Centuria was forged 100 years ago and was meant as a sacred weapon that would amplify the owner's energy, thus absorbing the element of the owner and amplifying the magic powers. It should only be used by the Knight who would pledge loyalty and service to the temple, however the main priest decided to kept it in the main altar as a relic, until a fierce battle occurred…
The silver shield has the border made of… silver, its size is enough to cover his chest and a bit more, and it has the remnants of a symbol of a particular temple, while it seems it was fully restored (the shield), the symbol was mostly removed by the owner, maybe so he can try to forget his past. the shield was blessed by a mayor priest, so it won't break on any kind of impact.
The long dagger can serve him as a short sword when fighting, if he looses his shield, or as a surprise attack, he can throw it as well.
Armor: breastplate, metal gloves, chain mail.
Clothing: has a vest of leather and some Grey pants, and a pair of leather boots with metal cover in the front
Commands:
ATTACK
Magic
Cover
ITEM
Magic: Cure, shell, Blink, Panacea, Protect.
Cover: he momentarily casts haste on himself so he can run to block an attack that goes to an ally
Trance: can use any or both of the next, since he was trained at a temple, he can get into trance easier by focusing for a turn (his, however, there is a 50-75% of success).
Soldering: his speed is doubled, his magic is partially powered, he gets tired at a quicker rate (last until he is exhausted, he stops, or his status is altered, except when poisoned, blinked?, or gets bersek), but he can attack with more accuracy.
Elemental barrier: he can cast a powerful barrier that minimizes the magic damage or reflects a super strong physical attack, this spell, uses half his stamina or mana (depending on his current status), he may fall unconscious if he is already badly injured.
Character Element: Ice
Strong With: Light
Strong Against: Fire
Weak With: Shadow
Clothing: a blue shirt and Grey pants, and a dark green cape that covers his body
Eyes: dark brown
Hair: long black hair
Description: while he doesn’t have an imposing figure that scares, you can tell from where he comes due to his look (without the armor). His eyes are peaceful, although they're empty most of the time, maybe from his missing the temple where he grew up; he is very loyal and will try to fulfill any promise he makes (even if it may turn against him).
History:
Dio grew in a poor family, at his fourth year his parents decided they could not take care of all of their child, since Dio was the one who seemed weaker, they left him at a temple under the protection of the priest, where he was raised, due to him being in a weak state and to young, he doesn't remember much, only a small tune that makes him a bit sad when he hears it, since the life he had on the temple was fairly good, he quickly became friends with many of the acolytes and other kids.
Event thought he was disciplined, he was slow at learning magic (he was practically behind his classmates) the priest decided that he would fit more as a guardian, after they saw the boys reflexes one day when he was playing on a spare moment. So as soon as he finished learning basic spells he was started his training as a guard (he could not become a knight due to his origin), under the teachings of the eldest guard in temple
(The temple was know for the soldiers trained there, who where sent to protect the villages, and the temple)
Since he had been trained already in the use of magic, they decided to teach him some protective spells and with the time he was considered one of the best in the training, especially since he was capable of doing a move that not the other boy could do. Due to his fighting abilities and his short training as a priest, he was assigned to the temple when they considered his training done, as a guard he was finished at his 18 years.
3 years later he became one of those who was entrusted to guard the Centuria sword, after one day a holy knight came to the temple to pledge loyalty, at the moment the sword was put at the reach of the knight, The Knight showed his corruption and tried to blast the sword, Dio cutted off the knight’s left hand, the result was that the knight blasted the three other guards instead of the sword, since Dio was the only guard left that was between the knight and the sword, they started to fight, in the middle of the fight, Dio suddenly became in trance and grabbed Centuria, turning over the battle, as soon as the eldest priest managed to exorcise the demon, Dio thrusted Centuria into the knights chest.
Sixth days later the priest decided that Dio should flee the temple in apparent disgrace and not to come back, since he had killed a knight who was dear to the nearby villages, and the towns people wanted him to be executed and they seemed willing to attack the temple should the priest defend Dio, especially, since he used a blessed sword which purpose was another.
The priest decidedl that Dio would take the sword with him instead of the broadsword (they would not risk to keep the sword in the temple anymore nor anywhere should a more powerful demon came for the sword), Dio decided that he would not that his pike with him and asked for a smaller shield, plus some rations and money.
He would only have 2 hour to go for his things and leave the temple and after a period of 10 hours the temple would not protect him from the villagers anger. Reluctantly Dio obeyed the orders made by the elder and the main priest, when he was on the outskirts of the nearest village, one of the priest reached him and gave him a chocobo so he could make more distance than on foot, Dio accepted the last gift and sent a message of gratitude to the other priest who assisted him on his escape.
Since then, Dio has been traveling the world, sometimes as a vagabond, others as a bodyguard and of course as a mercenary, while he has changed a bit his way of thinking, the ways he was taught remain with him.
He has developed his skills as a fighter now that he has fighted more varied enemies, now some of his fighting inhibitions are gone, but hasn’t stopped training what little magic he knows, in hope one day he can learn stronger magic spells.
