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Ratak
Topic Started: Aug 20 2007, 03:31 AM (506 Views)
Sa the Hand
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Name: Ratak Nodail
Age: 20
Race: Newman
Gender: Male
Eyes: White
Hair: White
Height: Unknown
Body: Slim/Athletic
Conditions: Blind*
Favored Combat Type: Acrotecher
Favored Weapons: Wands and Madoogs
Favored TECHNICS: Resta, Reverser, Buffs, Debuffs, Gi-

Personality: He tries to hide his emotions, but he slips somewhat often. He isn't a leader and when put into that position he will try to pass it on as soon as possible. He is a supporter, trying to make sure his allies are stronger, fully healed, and without negative status effects; he likes to make sure his enemies are weaker as well. Very rarely will you see him stay out of the fight. He is almost always right up with the melee Guardians supporting and attacking. As of late, he has had a thing against dragons, spending his training time soloing against De Ragan. If a friend is in need of help, Ratak will do his best to be of assistance, even dropping his sacred training time.

Pre-poison history: As a child, Ratak was under the influence of the Guardian's and their ways, as well as the Communion of Gurhal. His father, a Fortecher known as Es, was a devout follower of the Communion of Gurhal. His mother, also a Fortecher, was actually the leader of the Hidden Amaranth, a group of assassins specializing in unique photonic poisons. But she masqueraded as a Guardian by the name of Elayne.

By the age of seven, Ratak had learned to control TECHNICs, as well as most of the Guardian skills, under the careful eye of his parents. But, in secrecy, “Elayne” taught her son the arts of her group. One such art was of survival. He was trained to be ready for mostly anything, which included learning how to make a special substance that worked as a food, as an antidote to the majority of natural poisons, as a signal (has to be allowed to absorb light first), as a medical bandage (when mixed with water), if shocked and crumbled it would act as a knockout poison, and if just broken, would release a pungent odor capable of waking anyone from near any kind of sleep. Other uses, when mixed with water, are soap/detergent, lotion, a synthetic fuel, a dye (if allowed to re-dry and then rinsed out), and a bug ward. These survival bars were made from the very rare flower known as the amaranth.

While Es was off on important business, Elayne would also train Ratak to kill, Hidden Amaranth style. This meant learning how to use double daggers, and how to equip a photonic poison container to the weapon, so that he can activate it when he is near his target. Ratak also had a very rigorous training exercise, which he had to go through everyday, Elayne giving the impression to anyone that asked that this was his Guardian's training. Basically, he had to take down a De Ragan by himself.

Once Ratak made it as a Guardian at 16, the missions for the Hidden Amaranth became more difficult. He generally had to lure the targets of the Hidden Amaranth to certain locations, which included the territory of Zoalgoug, where he was forced to kill the target himself. This was because Ratak's mother had been raped and killed by the target, a large male beast.

With the death of Elayne, her sister Sasha took over the Hidden Amaranth. Through her work, the Hidden Amaranth became much more militant, sometimes inciting open battles with the AMF. As a Guardian, Ratak showed much promise as a quick and ruthless fighter, using double daggers and support TECHNICs. During one of his training sessions, a ship carrying Dallgun's new successor fly overhead. Ratak's ability was observed, and only a few days later he was informed that he was now a part of the GUARDIANS Tactical Unit, lead by a CAST known as Freedom 01. He always stood by Freedom 01, if not partially in the background.

Now 18, Ratak was given orders by Sasha to open connections to a weapons dealer that went by the nickname of Rhed. Through multiple deals to get high-powered weaponry to the Hidden Amaranth, Ratak and Rhed had been able to develop something akin to a friendship. When something happened to Rhed, causing him to lose all of his weapon supplies, thus stopping him from delivering the last set of weapons to the Hidden Amaranth.

Now the once allied Rhed was a primary target of the Hidden Amaranth. Nearly all of their elite hands and all of their newest trained recruits were sent after him. Ratak was with Rhed when he got the transmission informing him of this turn of events. In a very unusual act, Ratak turned away from the Hidden Amaranth, in order to help Rhed through this crisis.

And then just what they needed happened. An unknown life form appeared in the Gurhal System. They were called the SEED by the Gurhal System's inhabitants. When Rhed came to work with The Vanguard, Ratak followed him.

While doing a courier mission on Parum, Ratak and the group of Guardian's he was traveling with were ambushed by three of the Hidden Amaranth's elite assassins. They quickly disposed of the Guardian's, except for Ratak. He took out his special double dagger, equipped with a masters-only photonic poison, that. In the battle that followed, he disposed of two of the Elite's, but in a fatal mistake, the last made it through his defense and stabbed him before Ratak brought his daggers down into the other's skull. Immediately the photonic poison from the Elite's daggers sent Ratak to his knees, holding his head and screaming. As the poison fused with his brain, mostly in the occipital lobe, big changes occurred in Ratak. First, he lost his memory of anything before the ambush. His eyes lost most color, turning them completely grey. This also caused the loss of his eyesite. But because of his affinity to photons, he gained a new “sight”. He could now see in 360 degrees, but only within a few yards and lacking major details (mostly color and small differences).

Post-poison history: Currently, Ratak doesn't know anything about his past, except for his training. He has flashbacks when certain things happen or when he hears certain things, which hint at a past of ill deeds.

Other:
Song - Swamped by Lacuna Coil:
When you're taught through feelings

Destiny flying high above
All I know is that you can realize
Destiny who cares as it turns around
And I know that it descends down on me

Just another day
The shame is gone
Hard to believe
Don't let it go

Destiny can't replace my life
Scary shadows of my past are alive
Destiny who cares as it turns around
And I know that it descends with a smile

Just another day
The shame is gone
It's hard to believe
Don't let it go away

It's just a melody
It bleeds in me
Hard to believe
Don't let it go

When your taught trough feelings

Just another day
The shame is gone
It's hard to believe
Don't let it go away

It's just a melody
It bleeds in me
Hard to believe
Don't let it go
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paledragon
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Hehe, isn't much? ^^; There's basically nothing. :P

Anyway on a serious note. I recommend the change from N/A to Unknown. N/A means Not Applicable and it means that the information it's asking for isn't retrievable, almost ever.
 
Sa the Hand
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Oh, dang. That's what I get for trying to do changes on the fly.

I am going to fix that right now.

Thank you.
 
Sa the Hand
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Updated with some more information.
 
Sa the Hand
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Updated again.
 
Sa the Hand
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Very small update.
 
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New content added.
 
Sa the Hand
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I added the lyrics to the song. Maybe it'll help explain him. If you have roleplayed with him, do you agree with the song?
 
Sa the Hand
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Small update...
 
Sa the Hand
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Updated with some more personality information.
 
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Personality information updated.
 
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Big historical update.
 
Mamoru
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Glad to see the huge update to your bio Sa. It was a good read :3
 
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Thank you very much.
 
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