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TJByrum -> RE: The Tempest: OOC (5/21/2014 10:42:34)
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If allowed, this will be my new character. It is a work in progress. I'm happy with this bio and if anything needs to be changed let me know Ryu.
Dante Keris
Dante Keris. Murderer. Outlaw. Criminal. Smuggler. Cutthroat. Assassin. There a million ways to describe Dante, and his occupation is one of danger and notoriety. He's completely unpredictable and highly dangerous. A human born in the slums of an already-slummy city, Dante is an assassin of legendary skill. At age 28, he stands 5'10, has short dark brown hair, clean-shaven face, dark blue eyes, athletic figure, and a rough, sly voice.
Clothing
Black Stealth Jacket - A black jacket that allows him to conceal his face when necessary.
Black Leather Holsters - A set of leather holsters he custom-created. It straps around his abdomen where four holsters hold his daggers, a fifth holster on his left hip to hold his short-sword, and a belt connected to it that extends around his waist.
Black Pants - A pair of black pants.
Black Boots - A pair of black boots. Inside the right boot is a hidden holster for his fifth hidden dagger.
Equipment - Dante carries with him on his person a steel short-sword, five steel daggers, a rope-dart, and a satchel of belongings.
Steel Short-sword - Sheathed on his left hip, used for general combat, most commonly in combination with one of his steel daggers. Being short and light, the weapon is quick and easy to use, allowing Dante to deliver quick, deadly strikes that are usually to fast to block, and even if one manages to block them they can endlessly tire an opponent out into submission.
Steel Daggers (5) - Dante's preferred weapon of choice is a dagger, usually accompanied by a second dagger, or depending on the situation: a short-sword. He has two sheathed on his left abdomen and two sheathed on his right abdomen; he keeps a fifth hidden away in his right boot. While not made for throwing, he could throw them, but he only does that as a last resort. His fighting style with daggers are something or an art form, able to deliver quick, blinding, and severe strikes with them.
Rope-Dart - A rope-dart is something many may be unfamiliar with. It's a long lengthy rope with a pointed blade on the end, and requires extensive practice for one to use efficiently. Dante's particular rope-dart is made of an exceptionally-strong rope, and he has used as a tool more than a weapon. There's no limit to what his rope-dart can do, although he doesn't usually utilize in combat.
Satchel - Slung over his shoulder is a small satchel. Inside are coincs mostly, but he also carries vials of poison where ever he goes; sometimes his jobs require a bit more 'discretion'.
Skills and Abilities - Dante is a capable and dangerous opponent. His combat-style relies on speed, cunning, and dirty tactics, making him a relentless opponent who never ceases to baffle his opponents with his amazing speed. He is enormously well-accustomed with his daggers, although he usually relies on his short-sword to give him an advantage when needed. Dante is, in now way, shape or form, an honorable opponent; he won't hesitate to cheat and use dirty tactics to win a fight. Whether that means throwing dirt in someone's eyes, busting a glass cup over someone's head, or whatever, Dante isn't afraid to use his cunning. He also makes a creative use of his surroundings, using the very buildings and landscape to his advantage. He attempts to force his opponents and victims into tight quarters in an effort to put them at a disadvantage. Although he doesn't use it to often, he is somewhat trained to use a rope-dart, which can surprise most people as it is an uncommon weapon/tool. Dante's true skill, however, lies in his stealthy approach to accomplish his goals; he is an assassin, a murder, a cutthroat, and he's good at what he does. He is relentless, determined, and his personality makes him the ideal assassin-for-hire.
History - Dante Keris was born in the slums of an already-slummy city. His mother and father were certainly no saints, but they raised Dante as best they could. Unfortunately it would become evident that no matter how they tried to raise Dante, the slum-of-a-city he grew up in would overshadow it. Dante's 'friends' were a bad group, and so was Dante. He grew up around thievery, and witnessed horrible things no young person should see that ultimately culminated in his depiction on life and his personality. He grew up cold, mean, and grim. He took an exceptionally strong interest in daggers and practiced with them quite often. At some point in his life he killed a man simply to watch him die When his father found out about his atrocity and attempted to punish him, Dante pulled a dagger on him and wounded him pretty severely. His father would die of his injuries days later. His mother disowned him and never wanted to see him again, something which Dante didn't mind.
In his young adult years Dante began robbing people for coin, and wouldn't hesitate to murder them if he was caught. He became a ruthless and notorious citizen of the city, and attracted the attention of some higher-level crime-lords. He began a blade-for-hire, being paid large sums of coin for his daring assassinations on high-priority targets. He was known for his brutality and unnerving ability to carry out any atrocity. He was loyal to whoever was paying the highest and never once hesitated to turn on his employers if it meant he would gain more from it.
Eventually he fell into the service of a crime-lord named Delso. Delso had already employed someone of equal skill to do his dirty business named Korine, but he figured Dante's sheer ruthlessness would prove an invaluable attribute to his darker operations. Eventually Delso paired Dante and Korine up. Dante and Korine's relationship wasn't exactly romantic, but it was the first time Dante developed a strong bond with someone, probably strong enough to call it an actual friendship. The two assassins worked together for a good while before Delso's underworld operations started to decline. Fearing the two assassins would betray him in favor of a new employer, the paranoid Delso began devising a way to kill them both.
Dante isn't sure what happened during that time. He realized Delso had turned on him, but he began uncovering a plot that he didn't want to believe. It seemed that Korine herself may have turned on Dante. For his own safety he steered clear of his former partner while he took down Delso alone. With Delso out of the way he started to track down Korine, although she had seemingly disappeared. Dante has devoted the past few months trying to hunt down his former partner to find out the truth behind it all: was this all a clever ploy set up by Delso, or was Korine really trying to kill Dante too? His search has brought him to the Tempest.
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