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Apocalypse -> RE: =Elemental Championship= Sign ups now open. (6/13/2010 15:48:31)
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A new one fresh from the oven.
Name: Reinharn the Revenger
Race: Minotaur
Age: 36 winters
Gender: Male
Element: Earth
<First Post>
Physical Attributes
Height: 8'10''
Weight: Around 825 lbs
Appearance: Reinharn’s entire body is coated with short yet thick brown fur. It is darkest on his legs, resembling mud or dirt rich in minerals. As the hair approaches his waist, it begins to lighten until it almost has a golden quality to it. The dark-brown fur is nearly two inches in length while the lighter is barely over a half-inch. This golden-brown is present from three inches above his waist up to the rest of his body with a few exceptions.
On his abdomen, the darkest brown fur converges from his hips up to a half-foot past his navel. On his back, a similar occurrence is present, but the dark-brown hair continues all the way up his spine and runs across his head, splitting it in two.
More of the darker hair is located on his arms from the bottom of his wrists to his elbows. This hair is half as long as the usual dark-brown hair with the sole exception of the elbows, where the hair progresses to three inches in length.
Identical horns roughly two feet in length rest upon his head. These natural weapons end in brutal and flawless points, revealing the care they are given by the great minotaur. If one dares to gaze past the horns, they might be surprised to see that they only extend half a foot beyond the pitch black nostrils of Reinharn. However, the real shocker is that the horns are not the most intimidating feature of his face. Two solid black eyes with thin golden rings encompassing them glare back at anyone brave or foolish enough to stare at them. There is evidence of a scar running vertical through the right eye, though there seems to be no damage to the actual eye itself.
Usually unnoticed, a short tail ending in black bristles rests behind the behemoth of a creature.
Armor
Reinharn dons a massive silver breastplate as the center of his armor. The plate is made up of circles of scales with the bottom of one row overlapping the top of another. This allows the torso to bend and twist while still being offered the protection of steel. Shoulder pieces cover its namesake, but that is where the breastplate ends. The plate is not immaculate as signs of batterings and even a small dent or two are noticeable, though this proves the sturdiness and toughness of the craftsmanship. Two thin strips of magnetic metal are located on the back as a holding place for the Razors.
Reinharn wears vambraces on his arms, stretching from the wrists to halfway up the upper arms. Again, these are plain and a bit worn, though still intact and quite formidable. An odd piece covers the back of the hand, and it was forged to bend back with the hand and still snap back into place if the hand is lowered.
A mail skirt is covered by another skirt made up of thin overlapping steel pieces. Worn on the hip and reaching down to the thighs, these skirts move with the legs to ensure that this part of the body is protected at all times.
Reinharn wears a helm that covers the back of his head and reaches down to his nose. Its form travels around the eyes and horns, allowing the enemy to experience the maximum amount of fear possible. It is of the same quality as the rest of his armor.
Weapons
Earthshaker: A double-headed battle-axe exceeding seven feet in length and three feet from the tip of one sharp edge to the other. The staff section of the axe carries no significance, but the bottom is decorated with a thin circle of metal and ends in a point rather than rounding out.
The head of the axe is symmetrical with each half shimmering like a quarter-moon. Unlike the dull colors of the armor, the axe-head contains signs of great and almost paranoid care.
Ravager and Destruction: Two identical cleavers worn on both hips. Approximately four feet in length, these weapons appear to be the axe heads of the strongest human welded onto the handle of a longsword. They are one-sided and only require the use of one hand to properly wield one, though Reinharn always uses the cleavers together. Crafted from steel, the carry the same shine as the head of Earthshaker.
Razors: Three identical s-shaped blades with the handle in the center, causing the weapons to be double-sided. Lengthwise, they are three and half feet long if they were to be measured from end to end in a straight line. Their odd shape prevents their use in hand-to-hand combat, though it enables them to be thrown for long-range, that is, if one has the necessary body strength. They are kept on the back by two thin magnetic plates on the back of the breastplate. The distance between them is just enough to fit the handle of one Razor in-between, and they are long enough to hold the Razors side by side. The magnetic pull is strong enough to hold the weapons through running and even a few small tumbles, but weak enough to be overwhelmed by a quick sudden jerk (i.e. Reinharn’s hand).
Abilities
Strength: As a minotaur, Reinharn possesses great physical strength that easily surpasses many of the other races of Lore. At most, he can lift a thousand pounds above his head for a few seconds before he must cast it aside. As such, Reinharn can wield his weapons without difficulty and can launch his Razors nearly a hundred feet at maximum.
This results in a crush-and-smash fight style where Reinharn will not try to get around a shield but rather force his way through it.
Endurance: They say the bigger they are the harder they fall, but they obviously do not know that it takes quite a while for them to fall. Reinharn’s large size naturally allows him to take more dangerous blows without dying immediately. Even if a wound were to require a week’s worth of rest and intensive care to ensure survival, Reinharn would still be able to deliver a few more blows before losing consciousness.
Bull Rush: Reinharn can achieve a top speed of nearly thirty-five miles an hour. However, this is only under certain conditions: lack of additional weight, a straight or barely curving path, and a smooth terrain. Without any one of these, his maximum speed will drop, though it can still be both impressive and lethal.
Close-for-Comfort: The closer an enemy is to Reinharn, the better he can react to the situation. He can be quick in terms of attacks and counterstrikes, so long as the adversary cannot get too far away from him.
Background
Reinharn was born into a a great minotaur tribe in the eastern plains. His grandfather was the esteemed and fierce Garrein, the Prime Minotaur of the Eastern Tribe. As a young calf, Reinharn was trained by the various warriors in order to become swift, strong, and enduring so that he may one day be a great leader himself.
In the summer ten years after his birth, the Eastern Tribe came under assault by a group of humans wishing to turn the plains into a series of settlements. Seeing the minotaur as nothing more than huge beasts, the humans attacked in the hopes that after a few had died the rest would flee. Unwittingly, the humans slaughtered a group of female minotaur who were recalling their husbands from the hunt. Among them was Farheia, Reinharn's mother and mate of Ripshar, the warrior son of Garrein.
Seeking vengeance, Garrein rallied the warriors and led a crusade against the humans, vanquishing the initial vanguard that had been sent to clear the plains. This began a bloody and vicious war between the humans and minotaur with neither side willing to compromise. In the beginning, the Eastern Tribe held the advantage with their monstrous fighters, but the tide began to turn as more and more humans gathered to "slay the barbaric bulls" with their ranged bows and strange sorcery. The use of these tactics was insulting to the Minotaur Code of Honor, and the most despicable act came when Garrein was struck by a bolt of lightning from the heavens before the commencement of a battle.
With their leader dead and many warriors slain, the Eastern Tribe fled to the northern mountains to escape punishment. By this time, Reinhard was thirteen years old and had already lost his grandfather, mother, and father to the humans. He was offered protection from various members of the tribe, but he ultimately left it after three months. For the next twelve years, Reinharn lived in the wilderness, fighting the great creatures of the mountains for survival and living off of what he could hunt or gather. He grew big and strong as the primal instincts took over, and as his maturing came to an end, he returned to the scattered remnants of the tribe to take his rightful place as Prime Minotaur. Gathering them into a full-fledged tribe once more, Reinharn forged the minotaur into a fierce and relentless army. Aid was provided by the befriended dwarves, for they told stories of the time that they lived merrily in the south. Equipped with weapons and provided with the new invention of the Razors, the Eastern Tribe descended upon the plains and challenged the forces of the humans. Thanks to their prior knowledge of magic and their own Razors to combat the bows, the humans were exiled from the plains, their settlements burned to the ground without any pillaging.
For many years after the conquest, the Eastern Tribe lived in prosperity in a time of peace and harmony. Reinhard took a mate, Terria, and eventually fathered a son, Sharhide. His revenge complete, Reinhard spent his days treasuring his son as if he was worth all the riches in the northern mines.
Recently, humans have once again trespassed in the plains with words of vengeance for the destruction of their settlements, but no acknowledgment for the tribe's original claim to the land. While no official declaration of war has been made, a few skirmishes has worried Reinhard into believing that no lasting peace will ever be granted to the minotaur.
With tensions rising, Reinhard discovered the existence of a grand tournament revered as the Elemental Championship. The victor, so he's been told, is given the favor of his Elemental Lord. Thus, Reinhard has traveled to the realm of the humans in order to participate in this contest, so that the Lord of Earth will forever watch over his tribe.
I'm not exactly sure how this one will fly with everyone, so I'm more than willing to compromise with Reinharn.
FYI: He has not magic powers.
Two notes, first, pauldrons are shoulder armor, vambraces or bracers are forearm armor. Second, for a competitor nearly 9 feet tall, he certainly doesn't weight much. My conception of him is stereotypical minotaur, big, strong, angry. Might want to add some weight to him. Nevertheless:
Approved.
~Kell
Hmmm, next time I should not trust the internet so much...
Also, Reinharn is now a healthy 300 lbs heavier.
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