All right... I'll join... Two character cards, if that's all right?
Name: Didi-Ek
Race: Tang Mo
Gender: Female
Age Range in Tang Mo Years: Preteen
Appearance: For her monkey features, she is somewhat similar to a white-headed capuchin (pic of one can be found here:
White-headed capuchin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). She is, of course, very small. She has a very long, prehensile tail, which is capable of holding onto things (tree branches... but also weapons and other such things). She wears a full light armor set (no shoes, though), which is made of a bamboo-like material (looks something like this
http://www.bamboogarden.com/images/Bamboo%20armor.jpg except I think it might be a bit darker... and she has a bamboo-ish looking helmet as well).
Weapons: Dart gun (LOL... 'cause I like the idea, MadGod) for long-ranged combat, stone dagger for close-ranged combat
Combat-style: Her combat-style is very much like that of an assassin's. Evade detection and attack from the shadows (or more preferably attacks from above, by dropping down from trees). As such, she is very skilled at sneaking and sneak attacks... as well as creating diversions. She is intelligent when it comes to being able to find places to hide and "scouting ahead" but she has no magic ability. Skill-wise, I'm thinking her major skills would probably be Sneak, One-handed, Dart-gunning, Light Armor, and Speech (she is very well-versed in languages and tends to sound very polite and respectful)
Likes: sweets, stories and tales of adventures and heroics, jokes, games, shiny objects, training to hone her skills, being helpful, her "Net-Mo" (a sort of mentor, bodyguard, butler)
Dislikes:
Tsaesci (I imagine even though they're allied now, there's probably still some leftover tension there or some mistrust), cowards, traitors, fish
Personality: Didi-Ek is very polite, well-spoken, well-behaved, brave to an insane degree (as most Tang Mo are), fun-loving, and very deeply entrenched in her own culture (hmm... we need to come up with some culture stuff for these various races and everything... Anyone have any objections with the Tang Mo being like... monotheistic? *Just to change things up from the usual pantheon* Since we're going with the Tang Mo being kind of off-kilter... maybe their god is really off-kilter, too. Like He/She/It is probably like a trickster god... And lo, Mojo-Yo said "Let there be light!" And She created the sun. And then, She ate it. And it was good. But the sun gave her indigestion, so She spit it back up and left the sun. And maybe they see the Daedric Princes as being children of Mojo-Yo or something with Sheogorath being the "favored son.")
to the point where she may come across as a bit obsessive or even a bit intolerant of other cultures. She is also a very defensive person and seldom tolerates (without throwing a temper tantrum) people questioning her beliefs, her abilities, or just in general causing trouble for her or her Net-Mo.
Background: Didi-Ek is essentially a "child soldier." When a Tang Mo infant demonstrates things that make them seem like capable warriors (very loud crying, lots of grabbing, biting, trying to play with sharp objects, early walking... and as judged by an experienced elder), they are taken from their parents and trained in various aspects of battle by their "Net-Mo." (Since the Tang Mo were often under threat of invasion from what I read and oppression, it doesn't seem too far-fetched for them to have taken to training some of the children to fight as well). Child soldiers are often honored highly... indeed, many of them become spoiled due to being showered with gifts, supportive notes, and being waited on hand-and-foot when at home.
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Name: Ook-In
Race: Tang Mo
Gender: Male
Age Range in Tang Mo Years: Adult
Appearance: For his monkey features, he looks very orangutan-ish. He is very tall (6'5, I think). He wears a type of heavy armor, which is made of some very hard, thick wood. It kind of looks like he's wearing a barrel over his body, arms, and legs... and a tiny bucket for a helmet.
Weapons: A heavy, wooden, spiked club in one hand and a wooden shield in the other. Without those, he is perfectly capable of bashing someone's head in with his fists.
Combat-style: He just charges in and starts fighting. His main priority is keeping enemies off or away from Didi-Ek. His main skills are Heavy Armor, One-Handed, Block, and Alchemy. He has some minor ability in fighting unarmed.
Likes: Didi-Ek (very devoted), butterflies, reading, cooking, sewing, scenery, quiet
Dislikes: anyone who threatens or tries to hurt Didi-Ek, drinking/drunks, people who squash butterflies,
Tsaesci
Personality: Ook-In is the strong, silent type. This may be because he isn't particularly fluent in any other language except his native language. But it may also be because he's just a strong, silent type guy. Despite looking formidable, he is actually very sensitive and over-emotional, prone to bursting into tears at beautiful sights, the death of a butterfly, or a sad ending to a book. He is easily taken advantage of and pushed over... but only by Didi-Ek, who he has pretty much sworn his life to protect and serve. As such, he can often seem very over-protective of her. Growling at people who get too close and insisting on inspecting anything she is given
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Background: He is Didi-Ek's "Net-Mo."