Post by Sven on Feb 13, 2009 18:56:22 GMT -8
Name: Sven Sothe
Alias: The Silent Steps
Race: Human
Age: 19 years old
Class/Occupation: Thief / Rogue / Assassin
Background: Born and dumped in the streets by a pair of disgraceful teenagers from aristocratic branches, Sven was found by a very deprived woman, who lived under the shadows of an upper-class district alley. Through him, the woman managed to find sympathy from a church, thus attaining shelter and proper medical attention for the new-born. When Sven becomes a 4-year-old boy, the church was forced to let them go. They once again lived in the dark alleyway and Sven witness with his own eyes how hard the woman struggled by taking on multiple jobs both during the day and night, just to care for him. After getting her payment, she stores them inside a jar in their box-house, where young Sven sat loyally on guard every day when the woman went to work.
It turns out, the day when the woman promised Sven she would finally get them a decent home when she returns, some robbers appeared and managed to steal the woman's money during Sven's guarding duty, automatically snapping his usually timid frame of mind and unleashing a new side of him he never encountered before. The child ran after the thieves and amazingly managed to follow them to their headquarters without getting detected by a single man. Accidentally gotten trapped there, Sven was then discovered by the head thief. The large man was impressed by the boy's natural skills, and decided to take him in and raise him in a more...shady environment.
He was raised as an assassin, getting exposed to robbing treasures and stealing lives at an early age. The dreadful time he spent there, especially the excruciating training he has to endure, had shaped him into a rather skilled thief at age 13 and an expert assassin at 16. He was then sent to all around the world, completing missions to assassinate high-class people, from aristocrats to kings. His life only revolves on his missions that time, locking his emotions and mercy deep inside until it all fades away with time... It is until something unusual occurred to him, involving a mere lollipop which transforms his whole mental capability, altering his way of thinking drastically. From being fenced in his missions, he has found a way to break free. Imagine, only a simple lollipop made him dare stepping out of the box, escaping from his mission cage, and unleashing his mind into a series of supposing what-ifs...and eventually his mind can't take anymore of the rushing contemplations, inspirations and notions. This had wrought him to be who he is now; a wandering out-of-the-ordinary thief.
Personality: If viewed from the surface, Sven seems like a cold and sharp young man, but when viewed from the core, he's worst than an empty shell. His genuine emotions are no where in the surface of his heart, so to communicate with people, he just uses fake emotions. Trained to be heartless, Sven is truly very unenthusiastic to the point of having no interest in almost everything(except lollipops comically), though his uncontrollable feigned emotions makes him pretend he does. His mind is also affected by his blank heart, as he has no aim or target for anything. This gives him an uncommon 'talent', or more like a curse, of being very unpredictable and volatile. Worst is he has no control over his own body, as whatever he does is totally random according to his fake moods.
Although unpredictable, he might be found in a laid-back, sarcastic, carefree form more often than not, probably to avoid the last bit of his sanity to escape from his very critical state of mind...and mainly because of his genetic sickness. Though crazy at times, his relaxed sleep-loving shell is what makes people think he's just your normal average teen.
When catching sight of money however, his thieving mind is automatically set to steal it, even though he has no desire of it at all. After successfully robbing his unlucky victim however, he then runs off dropping everything he stole on the ground when walking away since he has no need for it. Basically, he was grown in such an atmosphere during his childhood, that he has become a kleptomaniac.
In short, Sven is complex, as his attitude is difficult to read. He never seems to stick with a certain routine, and his approach on anything or anyone differs drastically according to his fake moods. It's hard to guess what this strange thief is about to do next, but once you get to know him, you might be able see a slight pattern in his behavior. But there's one thing for sure; Sven is the exact opposite of your average snob, because instead of having a hard shell and a soft core, this thief seems to have a soft shell and an extremely hard core...
Weapons/Abilities: A short silver sword, almost similar to a knife, with it's tip crooked a bit and could cause a large gash, at minimum. The hilt of the sword has a carving of his name there too, as a reference when he forgot his own name again. Sven also owns a few small daggers, some light tossing knives, paralyzing needles, smoke pills, and of course, lock picks - the universal tool for any thief.
For abilities, Sven is...'special', as the desire to be a better person that have instinctively stayed in a man's heart had been stolen from him, ripped out of his conscience, all is gone but an empty shell, thus making him totally immune to mental attacks such as hurtful words, illusions and any other similar types. Since young, Sven stands out among all the other thieves because of his gift and expertise in escaping. This young thief is also superior in deception, thus granting him the skill to lie without being detected, even by thermal detector...and that skill of him proves to work as he uses it on his own heart...
Strengths: Being a thief, Sven is trained in stealth and speed not only for thievery, but also for evasion in battle...as Sven prefers to use trickery rather than fair play. With his blank heart, he is able to kill without any mercy. His apathetic demeanor also keeps his expression seemed unresponsive, thus giving him a bonus as no one can read what he's thinking(unless they're telepathic), making his next step totally unknown(or actually unsure, as he himself isn't even in control). What's surprising is his ultimate weakness might be his strongest trump card yet, as no man can perform this task - having no desire at all. That makes him immune to man's greatest weakness; women. Abnormally, he has no sexual craving for women at all...though his random fake-hearted actions could show otherwise.
Weaknesses: Sven suffers the early stage of a genetic mutation called narcolepsy, which is a disease that can cause someone to fell asleep, particularly in broad daylight. In his stage, he only has to undergo excessive daytime drowsiness, which could lead him to doze off in mid-sentence, or in the middle of anything he was doing currently, for that matter. This makes him fall to sleep very easily...and could be seen resting(or sleeping) at some very unorthodox places. Though speedy, Sven's attacks aren't that strong, and his defense isn't so striking either. He has no interest and capability to learn new things like magic or handling new weapons, so his abilities are strictly limited to the fields that he has been intensively trained on.
His mental state is one of his biggest weaknesses, as without desire, he has no aim in his life, and without any aim, his mind becomes totally spontaneous in whatever he does. And that affects his unpredictable, sometimes life-threatening actions. His uncaring heart and blank mind combined resulted him to be very forgetful, especially in remembering names, even his own comically, which leads him checking his sword's hilt for his name. Sven's too unfeeling to care about his complex state of mind anyway to seek help, so he's like an empty walking doll, waiting for something worthy enough to end his aimless life or a clue on why he even exist in the world...
Appearance: Wearing a straight face, Sven's green hair smoothes down with short bangs beside his sharp, seemingly bored, half-closed eyes. His style of clothes sticks to the beneficial and comfy theme, with dull and dark colors to avoid attention. Equipped with a belt that holds many deadly ornaments, it's no surprise Sven has everything ready. His long and extremely light scarf acts more than his blanket when he's cold, as it's Sven's main speed-booster, providing him the tidings of the wind, thus strengthening his control of his speed. At the base of his boots are removable soles, with a special piece of soft cotton-like rubber under it that could absorb noise whenever he needs extra silence.
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