Elias Jerico

Elias Jerico
A.K.A.	???
Age	24
Voice Actor
Relatives	Shannon Moore, Jimmy O'Toole (adopted brothers)
Series	???
Player	Loche/Eric

• Name: Elias Jerico
• Age: 24
• Sex: M
• Birthday: December 28th
• Parents: None
  • Place of Birth: ???
  • Nationality: Caucasian
  • Specialty: Sosetsuken Martial Arts, Magical Buffs, Chi Control
  • Hobbies: Punching things
  • Likes: Simplicity, being enraged
  • Dislikes: Ambiguity
  • Favorite Food: Boneless steak
  • Least Favorite Food: Bones
  • Favorite Music: Secret
  • Favorite Sport: Boxing
  • Most Valuable Possessions: None
  • Level of Education: College

• Physical Stats
  • Height: 6'2"
  • Weight: 260 lbs.
  • Eyes: Green
  • Hair: Red
  • Special: Very muscular, knife scar to the left of his body, between the second and third rib

Appearance

See picture. Elias typically favors muscle shirts and gloves. Usually looks angry, with short, fiery red hair. Always looks like he's got something else he'd rather be doing.

Personality

The leader of Gradius and certainly the alpha male, Elias Jerico is a man easily consumed by a singular emotion - anger. Socially awkward to a fault, and subject to many pitfalls in life, Elias has dealt with it the only way he knows how - rage. He's raged at evil, his life, the world, the universe, but mostly himself. Someone patient can likely break through the fury he puts up as a shield, as Shannon and Jimmy have learned to do, and it may be worth it - below it all, Elias is a bright, capable leader with a calculating mind and an utter refusal to lose.

Background

On a planet in a dimension somewhere far, far removed from here, in a place known only as The End, a terrible, massive dimensional displacement occurred, dropping over one hundred people from various realities all over the cityscape. Three of those people were young teenage boys, crashing into an old, decayed restaurant and suffering serious head trauma, much to the surprise and dismay of the restaurant's owner, Darren Elway. The boys were left with severe amnesia, not knowing their pasts or where they came from, despite possessing unique, exceptional powers and abilities. Elway, seeing no other choice and fearful that they would be exploited for those powers, kept them as his own children.

The End itself was a cityscape that sprawled all over the planet it was on - it was a hive of wretches, of crime and of poverty, and one of the boys couldn't stand it. He didn't remember his name, so he took the alias Elias Jerico; it served. With the other two boys, Shannon Moore and Jimmy O'Toole, Elias formed Gradius - a small, always recruiting organization intent on cleaning up the streets and bringing justice to people that couldn't, becoming what he preferred to think of as 'the fists of the voiceless'.

Gradius met very few people whose views aligned with theirs in the End, and when a single PARADIGM agent appeared on a solo mission, it changed their entire dynamic to know that there were *others* who fought for the same ideals. For...the good guys.

Upon learning of her death, Gradius unanimously decided that their interests were best served in another way.

Revenge.

Skills

(These include all learned skills, as well as a relative rating from Abyssmal to Amazing. The character's level of mastery in something that can be taught or at least rated by other people follows the scale: Abyssmal, Novice, Good, Very Good, Incredible, Amazing)

Physical Skills:

• Alertness: Very Good (+3)
• Athletics: Amazing (+5)
• Stealth: Novice (+1)

Social Skills:

• Subterfuge: Novice (+1)
• Streetwise: Very Good (+3)
• Intimidation: Incredible (+4)
• Leadership: Incredible (+4)
• Performance: (Singing) Very Good (+3)

Mental Skills:

• Computers: Good (+2)
• Investigation: Good (+2)
• Occult: Good (+2)
• Science: Good (+2)
• Technology: Good (+2)

Other Skills:

• Driving: Good (+2)
• Survival: Very Good (+3)

Special Abilities

(These are skills, things that can be learned or trained, like martial arts techniques, Jutsu or magic spells. Abilities that are outside the norm of regular humans, but only because they have not had access to them.)

• [White Wind] Elias cures the entire party equal to the amount of health he currently has. Undead creatures do not get healed, but take no damage - demons are healed as normal. Non-elemental.

• [Mighty Guard] A powerful protective spell, Elias buffs the entire party with a magical wall that not only greatly strengthens their magical and physical defenses, but makes them move at an accelerated pace, doubling their speed.

• [Oblivion Ring] A banishment spell designed to detain people, creatures, artifacts, and magical enchantments. When cast, the object or being disappears, and is represented by a symbol that resembles a circle writ in the air with mana. This ring then follows Elias around, containing the essence of the being or item within, which is frozen in time. If disenchanted, the ring shatters, and the occupant released. Can be resisted by powerful enemies that aren't weakened. (Namely, bosses.)

• [Disenchant] Disenchant attempts to destroy a machine or magical enchantment outright with a simple thrust of mana.

• [Force of Will] Utilizing all of his magical energy as well as his inner ki, Elias attempts to brute-force a spell out of existence during casting. If successful, the resulting stress causes him to be spent for a turn.

• [Flare Up] - Utilizing his chakra, Elias can briefly unlock his full potential, causing his inner power to swirl around him and reinforcing his willpower, breaking any status effects or binding effects. Acts as a self-dispel. Does not heal.

• [Berserker Soul] Berserker Soul locks Elias out of any spellcasting, but can be used to amplify his Sosetsuken techniques. His eyes glow red, and his melee strength increases slightly. Whenever Elias takes damage, his strength and endurance grow exponentially. If Elias doesn't take damage to increase his endurance, his body begins to deteriorate until he passes out. Only when no more hostiles are present will Berserker Soul's effects fade.

Sosetsuken Techniques - Elias possesses the knowledge of Sosetsuken, a style of Chinese kenpō.

• [Ten Satsu Ryuuji Ken] (Heavenly Killing Dragon King Punch) - This secret technique is also known as the Hyper Uppercut due to its nearly supernatural speed. Delivered from a crouch, Elias thrusts his right fist up into a brutal uppercut, unlocking his inner ki at the same time to amplify the speed and damage, destabilizing an enemy's energy in turn. In effect, this attack deals considerable base damage, then amplifies in severity equal to the amount of spiritual/magical/chakra energy the opponent has.

• [Ryuubi Ranbuu Kyaku] (Dragon Tail's Storm Wind Kick) - Also known as the Cyclone Kick. Simply put, Elias leaps into the air and kicks, then spins to take out multiple opponents in melee.

• [Bakuma Ryuujin Kyaku] (Demon Exploding Dragon God Kick) - Also usable as a knee-based attack (which Elias prefers), this technique, like the Ten Satsu Ryuuji Ken, is performed from a crouch. From there, Elias leaps straight forward at an astonishing speed, driving his knee directly into an enemy's body.

Powers & Merits

(Unique, or hereditary, in-born powers, whether due to genetics or magic, things that can't be taught to others or simply gifted to this person from an outside force. Powers based on weapons should go in the Items. Merits can also go here.)

Iron Will (5): You cannot be mind-controlled easily, and getting you to surrender is borderline impossible. When magical (or other) mind-control is attempted on you, both roll and you get a +3 bonus to your roll. It's possible to do it, but you'll fight it with every fiber of your being, and will not stay in thrall very long.

Loyalty (1 - Gradius): You are devoted to a person, group, or cause, and easily resist attempts to persuade you away from the object of your loyalty. Any attempts to make you betray this person/cause/whatever is done with an opposed roll where you get a +2 bonus. Again, like the code of honor, you must always be loyal to this person or risk losing this benefit. (Elias is more loyal to Gradius than anything else in the world.)

Burning Aura (2): Your aura is unusually brilliant; even people who can't read auras will be inexplicably drawn to you. Some may see you as a threat or a snack. (Elias Jerico is unique in that he has a particularly strong magical aura as well as a powerful chakra/chi/ki presence.)

Unique Items

(Madougu, magical weapons or other unique or special weapons, as well as all techniques related to them, as without it technically the character is NOT able to use these abilities.)
None!

Items Of Note

Kabuki Backpack: The Kabuki Backpack is a small backpack, perfect for carrying books, laptops or other easily carried things. Its main feature however, is the stuffed panda peeking its head out of the side, as if it were carrying a real live baby panda! The backpack's colors can be adjusted, but the panda will always be a panda. It gives you the stats Adorable: OMG and Sweetness: Awww.

Motorcycle: Custom made by Venus Highwind, Elias possesses a motorcycle that he is oddly skilled at driving. He doesn't know why he knows, but he just does.

Weaknesses & Flaws

Flaws can go here. Balance is key!

Amnesia (2): You have no memory of your past, or at least are missing a significant portion of it. (Like the rest of Gradius, Elias has no memory of before they met.)

Vengeance (1): You are consumed with avenging something very important to you. When facing a chance to do this, you need to make a roll (diff 7) to resist taking your revenge. This is another specific flaw, which you should mention beforehand. (Elias considers it a breach of everything he stands for that a close friend of his was killed - he will do whatever it takes to destroy Inspiratio.)

Nightmares (1): You're constantly plagued by nightmares, which at the worst may indicate there's something nasty in your fate, and at the least will make you cranky and irritable most of the time. A particularly bad night may cause you to have a -1 penalty on all rolls. (Elias regularly has nightmares of responsibility, and the burden he bears willingly throwing himself at injustices.)

Deep Sleeper (1): Waking up is hard; getting you moving is hard enough (-2 on all rolls to wake up), getting you comprehending what's going on after you're up isn't much easier (Your rolls in the next few minutes.. up to 30 minutes.. are at -1.)