Origin of Miyuki

Miyuki was one of the last characters loosely based off someone I know. Her outfit was also designed by the person with her somewhat limited artistic abilities. Much like the woman she's based on, Miyuki's eye color changes with her mood. Whereupon being angry/upset it will go from the normal icy blue to a steel/gray coloration. Being the only elven character in the group, she causes Ryu some discomfort seeing as she bears somewhat of a similar appearance to both Sacreia and her mother Aneia.

The character Kai is infatuated with her much to her dismay. She is the oldest character in the group being over 200. During her enslavement by Wyrmlord Atreloch, her mind has been twisted to the point that those with dragon blood within them bear an irresistible allure to her. Which causes her to fall for Ryu, going so far as to offer herself to him only to be rejected. Why it is she doesn't fall for Kai who also possesses dragon blood would most likely have to do with him having the inferior blood in comparison to Ryu.

Miyuki is the cliche elven archer, however she is also a priest. What does this remind you of?

That's exactly where I got the idea for her bow from. Miyuki comes off as a rather guarded and level headed woman otherwise. Although not every character is perfect, and has little issues that aren't mentioned until the end of the book where each of them is... Well, I won't spoil that. But let's just say their most guarded secrets about themselves is exposed before something happens to them. Miyuki doesn't really represent anything yet, or rather haven't assigned anything to her yet.

Origin of Fali

Fali was meant to be one of those abrasive characters with a loud vulgar mouth.(Much like one of my closest friends, who I based loosely off her personality). Fali and her race(The Kitzal) were created at the same time, as I wanted three beast races. Nerokois being the cats, Luzen being the dogs, and Kitzal being the foxes.  Her initial design remained the same and hasn't received any changes since her creation. My only issue with her when making her was developing dialogue for her.

It was most likely because by the point she was introduced, I was nearly finished with the book; and her dialogue just didn't feel as important. While she had lines, and a background; it just felt as if I could have done more with her.  Fali was meant to fill in the role of Mage, essentially making their group your typical MMO dungeon/raid party. Fali represents Change and Perseverance.

Origin of Ammy

The character Ammy was made by a friend of mine I met on Monster Hunter Tri, he had a character with the same name. As he liked my work, I made him a character with the same name who has a bit of his personality.  His Ammy was meant to be a reincarnation of Amaterasu(The Okami wolf one). I had no idea what they were so I googled it and found what the character was. From that character's creation; the Luzen beast race was born. Ammy's appearance was inspired by Amaterasu Okami, in such she had silver white hair and red markings upon her ashen face.

Ammy was a little hard to develop simply because she was the first character I had made that used someone's personality in. As time went on, I developed her background story which alarmingly was similar to my friend's childhood and I didn't even know anything about it. Ammy comes out as a bit shy, if not a little guarded. Despite her savage demeanor that every Luzen has, Ammy is meant to be one of those lovable sweet characters.

Ammy represents Loyalty and Friendship. (Insert loyal dog joke here). Ammy is the tallest character in the first book, yet happens to be the smallest a female Luzen can get at 7 feet tall.

Origin of Yumira

Yumira has been a part of the book for a long time, I believe probably about as long as Yoli. Her name originated from a woman I knew online with the very same name. I've never heard of such a name before and became enamored with it. So I used it for the character. Yumira has always been the princess/future queen of the Human Kingdom of Muren, and has always had blue hair. Her primary weapon and fighting style has changed about 3 times. Since she is the paladin, she has healing magic stronger than the rest of the group aside from Miyuki.

Yumira is Honor, Determination, and Duty. She is also the voice of reason within the group and one of the more compassionate characters. Originally, she had a long sword as a weapon. However, now she has the ability to meld said long sword into her right gauntlet to create a sort of sword gauntlet similarly to Edward Elric's from Full Metal Alchemist. While she is but a simple human, she has had her body experimented with at a young age and as a result of that experimentation; she now has above average strength, speed, and a stupidly fast learning rate. Along with said gauntlet ability, she has an enchanted helmet with two modes depending on how the visor is upon putting it on. Visor down: Goes berserk with increased strength and speed(Can almost match a half dragon), however she attacks friendlies. Visor up: Gains a major speed boost and the ability to slow time around her.

Despite being a paladin, Yumira is the most frailest defense wise of the entire cast, only being above Fali.

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Merrry Xmas with awkward smile and all!

Origin of Eilara

Eilara's quite literally the newest character who was made in under 30 sec upon listening to one song while under the effects of Neurosonic. (That song being: Dragon's Dogma song) I created her appearance, abilities, weapons, background all in under 30 seconds of hearing that. Eilara's addition was to show another half human half dragon character who shared the same ascended form as Ryu. Her role was to provide a life and death battle for Sacreia before having fought Ryu, as they're polar opposites elementally. As Eilara is a Bounty Hunter who fights in the name of Human Justice, she hunts those who have wronged humanity in some way. So she even hunts Ryu after nearly killing Sacreia and losing. Eilara represents Lust and Justice, and those are the definitions of her daggers.

After she had fought Ryu and lost, I had unintentionally made her a masochist. Yet, that kind of fit her in the long run. Every character has something interesting about them after all. Eilara develops a thing for Ryu and lusts after him, she claims that she wouldn't mind fighting him again knowing she would lose. She even throws herself at him much later on and is rejected. Eilara was also meant to be another candidate for the human throne and thus competition for Yumira.

Origin of Yoli

Yoli's origin is a bit of an amusing one. Considering I had originally never had her in the book as it is. Granted there was always a female lead, but somewhere down the line I made her. "Yoli Kohlpaka" was the name of my FFXI NPC. Her personality in the game was aloof, naive, yet adorable at the same time. This played a major part in her personality in the book.  Yoli was influenced by an ex of mine way back when, which is the reason why she has two sisters. The youngest sister "Jade" is also the same name of that ex's younger sister. Even parts of her personality were originally present within the character, but have since been removed. As with the main cast(I forgot to mention this), she represents three primary emotions. Love, Compassion and Joy.  Yoli was meant to be killed at one point, however lots of people liked her and she grew on me a lot.

So she stayed and became an integral part of the books. She is meant to be the cutest character personality  and appearance wise.  Even being the main source of fan service with how many times you see her naked, she still holds the title of cutest character. Fali would probably fall in after her, or maybe Ammy in terms of cuteness.

Sacreia's Origin

I'm doing these by order of who appears. Sacreia is the second of the main cast to be introduced, and her origin is probably the longest. The original concept of the character was not my own, but someone who was meant to roleplay with me many many years ago. Back then, I would roleplay the plot of my book and other people could tag along with their own characters. This person created Sacret. Sacret was Sacreia's original name, the character was of dragon blood and was meant to betray Ryu at some point. She had no appearance, no background or anything.

We never got to roleplay, but I kept the concept for a long while. I even used Sacret in the book, her father was always the red dragon in chapter 6/7. When I started playing World of Warcraft, I had started as Horde, but wanted to play Alliance. I wanted to make a character, but did not know from which of the book cast to use as a base(I do this with every game. I always use my character's names). I had chosen a Night Elf female warrior, and decided that she'd be based off of Sacret. However, I did not like the name, so I thought of another one. This is where Sacreia was born.

While leveling her, I started picking several different songs that I could use for her(Every character has a theme, or lots) and the songs from the anime Elfen Lied stuck with her. So began a spiral into madness as I developed her background and pouring more and more of myself into her. She is an amalgam of my negativity, she encompasses rage and despair. She is by far, the one character almost everyone can relate to. Her appearance has gone through many changes over the years as did her background. For a character almost 2 years old(2 since her creation), I have changed the entire plot line of the series just for her addition. Her chapter is by far the longest one in the book, and the other characters have not more than a few paragraphs describing their background(Yoli's being second longest). In the document itself, Sacreia's chapter is a whopping 66 pages.(My normal chapter page count is 20).

Sacreia's hatred and murderous ways towards humanity is a reflection of my misanthropy to a degree. Her appearance is also a reflection of what had scared me in my teenage years about asian women from having watched so many horror movies(Like the Ring, Ju-on etc). Elfen Lied's Kaede/Lucy also played a part in her appearance and inspired some of the events in the chapter. Sacreia is the second most important character in the series, and has an important role at the very end. For if when you learn the connection she has with a certain character; you will learn just what role she has to play.

Now with some origins.

Each and every character has an origin. I don't mean simply in the book, but what inspired their creation. For example, Ryu was inspired by Gattsu from Berserk. And in this post I'll actually describe a bit of history on the Ryu character and how he came to be the way he is.

Back when I was in High School and started playing FFXI... I created him there. Originally I had made another book which I later scrapped and "Reokudo" was meant to be a villain. After I scrapped that book I made him into a protagonist and gave him the first name "Ryu". He was always a half dragon, and bore a resemblance to Gattsu from Bersek in the sense they had similar hair and both wielded a massive sword. Ryu's sword "Dresera" was originally known as Dres Vera Kou(Sword of Dragon's Bane). The appearance of its original form has always been the same, the other forms of it have changed many times.

Ryu's body armor has also gone through many changes. It was originally plate armor that manifested  in the same manner as his exoskeleton. But, I found it rather odd later on how someone manages to manifest a suit of plate mail from their body. So his armor instead became an exoskeleton much later upon the introduction of the Sacreia character.  Ryu's personality is based upon my own in many ways. His growth as a character has varied a lot over the years. At one point he was a bit of a womanizer, or did stupid things and made half assed jokes. I made him more serious, as it befit him better over time.

Reopened.

Starting this off with a character sheet. One character is currently missing and I will add them a little later on. Some also have images, some more than others. Most images were made with game engines to be about as accurate as can be as to how I imagine them in the book.

Name: Ryu Reokudo

Age:21

Description: Pale skinned with short black spiked hair, black eyes. Has an angry demeanor and is known to be rather aggressive and standoffish.

Family: Sara Reokudo(Mother), Ganyu Miyamoto(Father), Leira Reokudo(Daughter), Yoli Kohlpaka(Wife), Soryu/Sasavi/Khocha(Adopted daughters) Nadia(Daughter), Michael(Son)

Race: Human half dragon(Infini)

Height:6’4

Weight:230 lbs(250 with exoskeleton)

Weapon: Dresera(Massive two handed great sword, approx. 8 feet long.)

Armor: Infini half dragon exoskeleton

Abilities: Aside from super human strength and speed, he is capable of taking on an ascended form where his traits are raised hundred fold making him a force to be reckoned with. His attack abilities do not possess names.

Background: With his mother slain when he was but a child, he was raised by a traveling mercenary known as Ganyu unknowing he was actually his father. Upon coming of age, he joins the Warrior’s Guild in search of the dragon who slew his mother. This quest eventually leading to a more perilous journey

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 Unfinished artwork from an artist I have commissioned. Which, I hope he gets better so he can finish.

Name: Yoli Kohlpaka

Age: 19

Description: Caramel skinned with long straight blonde hair that ends just a bit below the back of her neck and bright blue cat like blue eyes. She has an innocent and childlike demeanor making her appear more friendly than she might lead on to be.

Family: Nenyi Kohlpaka(Mother), Kunuk(Father), Jade Kohlpaka(Sister), Kitomi(Sister), Garun(Brother), Leira(Daughter), Ryu(Husband), E’Tarran Kohlpaka (Great Grandmother from ages past)

Race: Nerokois

Height: 5’7

Weight: 130 lbs.

Weapon: Nauri’s Fang (A large Nodachi like sword reminiscent of a saber fang.)

Armor: Nauri’s Hide. Leather and cloth armor fashioned from the hide of the Beast Dragon Nauri. Upon merging her essence with Yoli in a bizarre act of friendship; Yoli attains this armor which is similar to a half dragon exoskeleton when it comes to defense.

Abilities: Can transform into a Were-beast like most Nerokois which grants her enhanced speed and strength. Hers is unique as the form of a lioness is the form of a leader, and upon the merging with Nauri, grants her even more power. Has super human speed and average human strength(like all Nerokois). Her combat abilities do not possess names.

Background: Raised as a warrior, Yoli strived to become the next Chieftainess; which can only be done should she defeat her mother in combat. Much later in her life, this dream of hers shatters when she learns she must be wed to a man she knew she would never love. A marriage was arranged by her mother and a Chieftain of another Nerokois’ tribes son. She ran from home and escaped to Lu’Dran, where she hoped she would find a man like her father. There, she met Ryu and accompanied him on his quest much to his initial dismay.

Images from FFXIV, as they're the closest things to what she looks like in the book: 

Name: Sacreia Valen

Age: 24

Description: Milky skinned with a cold  yet beautiful demeanor. Long wild sanguine hair and almond shaped eyes of the same coloration. Her face is long and nearly void of emotion, yet upon closer inspection one can see that she is silently grieving. She possesses an athletic build with a large bust. Her hair is fashioned in such a way that she covers her left eye concealing a scar.

Family: Wyrmlord Ratheran(Father), Aneia Valen(Mother), Nadia(Daughter), Michael(Son)

Race: Elven Red Dragon half breed

Height: 5’10

Weight: 170

Weapon: Abreya(Rage), Shukul(Despair). Weapons which are the manifestations of her two strongest emotions. Abreya is a 6 foot great sword with a serrated edge, and Shukul is a great axe of the same size with crescent serrated blades.

Armor: Half dragon exoskeleton

Abilities: Super human strength and speed. Pyre Fist(Slams fist into an opponent causing a short range explosion which tears a hole through them instantly killing them while shooting their charred innards far behind them.) Meteor Fist(Bears the same effect as Pyre Fist, but usable in the environment. Causes an explosion upon hitting a surface. When used in half dragon form; it can create a crater spanning a massive distance.) Slice and Dice(Fires a barrage of projectiles from her weapons which saw into their target and eventually explode), Flame Wreathe(Flash burns a target by placing her the palm of her hand upon a target flash burning them and reducing their corpse to a bleached skeleton), Corrosive Infection(Spreads corrosive fire magic through her target by clawing at them or slashing them with her weapons. The corrosive magic will cause the target’s body to boil and super heat until exploding.) Crimson Whirlwind(Her most powerful ability, which creates a whirlwind of tiny blade shards that spiral around her within a 20 meter radius at blinding speeds. Those caught within it are instantly killed, their bodies bursting and their fleshy remains becoming stuck to the blade shards and giving it the appearance which the ability is named for)

Background: Raised by her mother in a shack within a human settlement; she knew nothing of joy. Only pain, grief, and loneliness. Being a victim to physical abuse, and having to watch as her mother was raped by their human captors; she grows to abhor them. It wasn’t until her mother took her life that hers took a turn for the worst. Her personality splits, one a girl who wanted friends, family, love… And the other a cold, merciless killing machine who took great pleasure in tearing humans apart. It was here her life changed. Upon her escape she makes a new friend who she eventually grows to love.

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Name: Eilara Vassini

Age: Unknown, alluded to be somewhere in her 50’s, yet still looks as if she she’s in her very early 20’s.

Description: Pale and milky skinned with short straight ocean blue hair tied back with pins. Hers is a noble face of remarkable beauty despite looking a bit egotistical. She possesses brightly glowing aqua blue eyes and an tight athletic body with more mass accompanied by a prominent bust even larger than Sacreia’s.

Family: Mother unknown, Robert Vassini(Father)

Race: Human Water Dragon half breed

Height: 5’10

Weight: 190

Weapon: Yoris(Lust), Xarek(Justice).  Yoris is a stiletto dagger with a serpent like guard. Xarek is a sword breaker with the same guard type. Both weapons are manifestations of her emotions.

Armor: Half dragon exoskeleton

Abilities:  Superhuman strength and speed. Sea Dragon’s Maw(Unleashes a cyclone trap that ensnares a target allowing her to assault them), Widow’s Lament(Causes a magic induced rain storm that slowly drains the strength of those within it excluding the caster), Aqueous Slam(Like Sacreia’s Pyre Fist, only water elemental.), can use an ascended form much like Ryu’s.

Background: Eilara’s life is shrouded in mystery, the only things known about her is that her father was once the head of a noble family who vied for the throne in the human civil war ages ago. Eilara takes to becoming a bounty hunter, where she hopes to kill those who have wronged humanity. Wearing a mask to conceal her half dragon features, she works in secrecy and is used to being ignored by others.  She enjoys fighting, and she enjoys the thrill of the fight knowing that she may be harmed. She is a masochist, and it isn’t until her battle against Ryu that it becomes extreme and she develops a love interest towards him. For he is the only man who has ever bested her in combat, in her mind that is taming her.  Eilara relishes in the chance to fight him, even knowing she will lose. 

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 Her appearance is due to change sometime in the future.

Name: Yumira Muren

Age: 26

Description: Short straight blue hair that ends just above her shoulders and bright green eyes. She has a beautiful noble face with a determined yet gentle demeanor befitting one of royalty. Her body is toned and muscular, however not to the degree of a body builder. She possesses an ample bust which is rarely seen because of the plate mail she wears.

Family: Malignus Muren(Father), Anastasia Muren(Mother)

Race: Human

Height: 5’8

Weight: 140, a lot heavier in her armor

Weapon: Teldrul Vakir(A draconic long sword she attains shortly after Wyrmqueen Atrae’s death)

Armor: Enchanted Mythril plate mail which is a standard issue amongst Royal Knights of Muren. Emblazoned upon her breastplate is the twin griffons of her kingdom’s flag.

Abilities: Is incredibly intelligent and learns things in a short span of time. Has above average human strength and speed. Has the ability to meld any weapon to her right gauntlet creating a type of Sword Arm if using a blade. Upon donning her special helmet, whichever mode it is set in may either give her super blinding speed while slowing others around her, or causes her to go into a berserk state with super human strength. Her combat abilities do not have names.

Background: Raised lovingly by her parents, she admired her father and his heroic tales. As such, she wanted to be just like him despite her mother wanting her to be a simple princess. Yumira was a stout girl, not letting anything get in the way of her dreams and desires. She trained with her father, and his instructor from ages past. She would not become a defenseless queen who would have to rely upon her king and knights for protection. Instead she would be a warrior queen who could fight in the front lines. Upon the death of her father, she learns that the kingdom was being manipulated by Wyrmqueen Atrae, and joins Ryu on his journey knowing she could assist in ridding the world of their corrupt influence.

Name: Kai Drozal

Age:  20

Description: Pale skinned with an exaggerated black pompadour and azure eyes. His is a jovial face with a hint of egotism. He possesses an average build with lean muscles.

Family: He hasn’t mentioned anything about his family.

Race: Human half dragon hybrid(What his dragon parent was, is never mentioned)

Height: 6’0

Weight: 175

Weapon: A pair of twin swords whose appearance vary depending which elemental affinity is dominant. Azil(Pride) and Irul(Joy) are their names, alluding that those are his strongest emotions.

Armor: While he possesses a half dragon exoskeleton, he does not wear it. Instead, he chooses to wear a black leather jacket atop of a white undershirt accompanied by black leather pants and shoes.

Abilities: Super human strength and speed. Has the uncanny ability to make every woman he hits on despise him. Despite his not wearing an exoskeleton, he has a very high defensive value being able to shrug off damage that would otherwise incapacitate another.

Background: Kai was a single child to an actual family which is literally unheard of, as dragons would usually abandon the half breed child and leave them with the mortal parent. Throughout his life, he was alone in the sense he never had a true friend. Despite his efforts, he was met with shrewd looks and betrayals. In this regard, he turned to trying to be funny in order to win the hearts of others, yet at the same time he would hide how he truly felt. Comedy was now his only means of attempted expression which would net him slightly less negative responses. He comes off as a womanizing moron, but deep down he just wants love, he simply does not know how to go about wooing a woman normally.  Having been poor, he told his parents one day he would become a treasure hunter and own a large house for his family to live in. Once the Myaval arch mages grew tired of the half dragons, they sunk Drital, his parents were killed. He managed to survive the calamity, being on his own now, he searched for a way to leave the new Drital and begin his treasure hunting business.

Name: Ammy Dekumi

Age: 22

Description: Short for a Luzen woman, with long silver white hair kept in a ponytail.  She has reddish orange eyes with red markings etched upon her face which has branded her since her birth. Possesses a muscular body due to the training she received when she was younger, and possesses a very large bust which is common for Luzen women. Her face is gentle, yet savage, hers is one of a shy nature.

Family: Biatal Dekumi(Father), Emilia Dekumi(Mother), Yireli(Sister)

Race: Luzen

Height: 7’0

Weight: 230

Weapon: Uses a pair of claws for her feet and hands made of Wyrm bones.

Armor: None, she simply wears a loin cloth.

Abilities: Possesses super human strength and speed, less than a half dragons. The norm for Luzens. Her combat abilities are not named.

Background: Ammy is said to be the reincarnation of the Luzen Goddess of War, Asmyral. Due to the markings upon her face which have branded her as an omen since birth.  Having been trained by her father for a great many years, she became a warrior nearly without equal. Yet, that did not gain her any recognition, or praise. She was still despised by the others. Thinking that stealing Wyrmqueen Valai’s prized possession would net her praise only ended in the demise of the Luzen race as a whole. 

As a whole, I'm still looking for an artist(s), On a side note, for those interested; you may check out my stand alone chapter here

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