Name :: James Eredas
Aliases :: Fierach, Soulchiou, Eros
Age :: 26
Sex :: Male
Birthday :: August 1st
Height :: 6 feet 0 inches
Weight :: 176 pounds
Blood Type :: O ...?
Eye Color :: Brown
Hair Color :: Brownish Black
Measurements :: Not applicable
Nationality :: Chinese
Alignment :: Neutral Good
Patron Deity :: None
Marital Status :: Single
Race :: Meta Human
Hobby :: Fighting
Appearance :: James, is a very handsome, charming, and suave young man. Under the commonly preppy outfits he wears lies a sinewy and well-toned form. James often has his brownish black bangs hang in his face, accenting his look. Indeed, he looks less like a accomplished fighter then he does as, ironically, a typical pop-star of a teenage girl’s fantasies.
He works out almost everyday, doing all sorts of physical, spiritual, and mental training. Despite his relative youth and near pretty-boy looks, James is a dangerous combatant in every aspect of the word, being experienced, skilled, and plenty powerful and strong enough to take on most opponents and expect to win.
His usual outfit is inverted black/white leather jacket/shirts with matching pants or jeans. His on the back of his jacket is occasionally displayed the Burning Red Heart of the Eredas, his clan's emblem. The Susanou gauntlet is partially obscured by James's jacket at all times, only the fist part readily apparent usually, the gauntlet extends up inside to the elbow. Sometimes his outfits come with a belt or a chain. Both his black and white sneakers are also custom, like the rest of his clothes and accessories, and are nearly flame/heat-proof. He likes to dress comfortably in a "cool" style, thus his family copies modern treads and creates their own variants of them specifically for him, so he may look how he wishes normally and, well, not have his clothes seared off if he uses too much of his powers. That is his civilian garb.
These late days however, James can be seen sporting occasional and mis-matched pieces of his clan's battle garb on several normal outfits. These items include, a long, but lightly armored, overskirt, open at the front for more freedom of movement, small shoulder guards, and the like. His physical training has also been altered, and increased vastly in intensity and power, starting to leave his body with scars that take extraordinary long to heal. The exact nature of this special training is revealed to be a self-destructive form of releasing his ki, or spiritual power, taking the properties behind one of his attack forms and refining it to an unbelievably high point. By stressing his body out from within (releasing his ki explosively and attempting to keep it contained and controlled at the same time), James can train to become stronger, faster, and generally, more powerful in many ways. Wounds suffered in this way take much longer and are much harder to heal back from however, as this training technique is extremely dangerous.
History/Personality :: James is one of the latest descendent in a long, centuries old line of esper fire users.
As due the benefits of being such a descendant, he has been well-trained since an early age to be somewhat skilled in most types of weapons, namely, swords of all kinds, spears, and more recently, basic firearms. However, James specializes in hand-to-hand combat and knife-work, the reason why he as acquired the Susanou Gauntlet as his family heirloom gift. Overall, James Eredas is an incredibly capable warrior and survivalist. Living in a modern world, it could be said that James has everything he could ever want, the love of his family, and the loyalty of his friends. He was home-schooled along with his training, but allowed free rein to explore the world at his own discretion after age 17, which for many Eredas, is the coming of age adventure of life.
James is immensely passionate about the important things in life, his love, and the fight. As the current Fierach, or champion of the Eredas, James has earned that title through hard work, and an amazingly fast ability to learn and apply skills with precision. His family is well off, but James himself is some-what independent money-wise, usually mooching off his girlfriend when not taking a part-time job. His youth and idealism drives him, his discipline and battles tempers him, his skill and honor empowers him. Nothing thrills him more then a good fight, or spending time with his beloved. James Eredas is the consummate hero, young, daring, and skilled, able to see conflicts to the bloody end and emerge victorious. The Eredas, has a long line of enemies though, mainly the Drae'nul, a rival clan bent on the destruction of the Eredas for unknown reasons. Both sides have lost people to this conflict that lasted as long as each family could remember. However, in the higher echelons, there are strange echoes and whispers about the Eredas clan's past.
James himself is a relatively honorable young man, though he acts cocksure and confident at times. He dislikes evil and extremely rude people. A bit of a flirt, he knows he is handsome, and will use that fact if he has to, although he prefers to stay loyal to his girlfriend most of the time, instantly discouraging most women if they start to flirt overmuch with him. James is perceptive, intuitive, tremendously skilled and gifted with a natural talent for fighting, and in tune with the aura of people around him. He doesn't like people that look down on him for his good looks, and will fiercely fight to prove his own skills and abilities to people as well as to himself. He tends to target those whom he feels deserving of death, or being taught a lesson, influenced greatly by his sense of morality. Above all, he is of a demon-slayer clan; he is driven by a powerful sense of justice to destroy any supernatural beings that are evil and malicious to the innocent.
Updated Profile ::
Participating in Vidunder Storonda's Monks of Infinite Order battle challenge, James defeated the Monk of Finite Flames and gained the Pyromancer's Pendant.
Pyromancer's Pendant: A mystical red gem embedded in a gold necklace. It is able to absorb all types of fire energies upon contact. It is currently in the possession of Akimee Ayora, James's ex-girlfriend.
Defeated Balthimus of the Flames and his underling Psylocke in a canon death match fight. Balthimus was killed while Psylocke escaped.
He had opened up a shop with his ex-girlfriend Akimee in the Juliano Manse Battle Arena.
James participated in the prestigious HoH tournament in 2008 as a member of team Bloodfyre.
The Soi Shoppe in the Battle Arena was blown up during the HoH tournament while James and Akimee were away by other inhabitants.
During Heaven or Hell, James was approached by Griff Morivan, and given the zweihander Hellfire, for defeating the Monk of Infinite Flames, ages ago.
Birthday.
Defeated for the second time in HoH by opposing team Bloody Pandas in a short and brutal match.
Dropped out of general sight and wandered about, was also forced to deal with his new sword and the evil spirit residing within it multiple times. The sword is currently sealed away in the Eredas family vault so James may obtain some measure of his normal life back. His latest adventure was investigating reports of missing fighters at the Hell's Stride Cathedral.
James has been in the process of increasing his proficiency in basic firearms, notably pistols. He has some small experience using small-arms before, but now he wishes to be adept and to be capable of relying on small-arms as a viable alternative to his martial and meta skills and abilities. This means that James will now usually carry a pistol and some ammunition for it on him.
After citing lifestyle differences, and the inability to see each other frequently, Akimee, his long-time girlfriend, has reluctantly broken up with him after a long face-to-face discussion. Although James has grown more melancholy as a result, they remain on the best of terms, occasionally keeping in contact.
James has been training strenuously to increase his agility, speed, and muscle control, knowing that it is key to his ability to project more strength and to his fighting-style. He has begun to master projecting his ki about and through his entire body.
James is the captain of a self-assembled team for Heaven or Hell 2009, dubbed Team God Caliber. It consists of his rival and friend Avan Snow, the veteran soldier Griff Morivan, and the new, but capable Benjamin Nicholai.
After a disappointing showing in HoH, James dropped out once again to wander the world, however, this time, much more experienced and tempered.
Weapons :: James's ornate, and ancient gauntlet on his right hand, Susanoo. It extends from his fingertips to his upper arm, usually under his customized jackets.
Susanoo
Black, finger-less gloves with a lightly imbued tungsten carbide and titanium alloyed studs and plated fibers on the back of the glove and in the palm of the glove.
A 12 inch, somewhat ornate knife. It is kept in a sheath on his body at all times, usually on the thigh or at the hips. The knife seems to be very similar to the Masters of Defense CQD Mark V ATAC Fighter Combat Knife.
The nodachi Amaterasu.
Custom and Enchanted .45 ACP Colt 1911A1.
Usually holstered on his right hip or inside his jacket, on the right side.
4 magazines of said .45 ACP ammunition on his person at almost all times.
Usually one double stack is strapped to his right thigh. One double stack strapped on the inside of his left jacket.
Weapon Information :: The Susanoo Gauntlet, as is said, is made of a mystic metal. The properties aren't known, but it has been seen to be able to deflect/guard against most types of chi, spiritual, and magical, psionic attacks, as well as offer an amazing level of protection against conventional weapons. In particular it can somewhat augment the powers of the wielder. James can wield flames on that hand beyond his own physical blood limit, the gauntlet allowing the rest of his body to not get harmed, even his arm and hand inside it is safe as he wields any augmented fires. It is only one piece of an entire set, the majority of the pieces lost in history. It is rumored that the founder of the Eredas was an angel named Fierach, and that he bore this armor on him, and is thusly handed down through the generations. It is for this reason that the current young champion of the Eredas family is given the title Fierach, which means God of Burning to them, James bears that title today, if he were to die, it would be his younger brother who will bear it next. A defensive item in nature, it excels in that role, though it bears up extremely-well in the impromptu brass-knuckle/weapon department. The gauntlet weighs an amazingly light three pounds.
Of course, James does not rely on the gauntlet, and he has trained both with it, and without it. Although, said nearly invincible, James knows better, and Susanoo has been damaged in battle before, it doesn't protect its wielder's body, only the arm, and it has taken the best armor smiths available to properly repair it.
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The finger-less gloves that James often employs are a versatile offensive and defensive weapon, although less so then that of his gauntlet, it is lighter and more flexible, and also resistant to heat and is an adequate measure against some weapons and magics. He can catch or block blades with his hands without fear for the most part.
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As for the knife, which isn't used often really, it is unnamed. His family sent him it as a gift, knowing of his plans enter the prestigious tournament, Heaven or Hell. This trinket is nothing to be laughed at, as it is master-crafted by a fine artisan for the use of war. It is exceedingly sharp and sturdy, as well as imbued to resist all sorts of magics, and powers. A useful side-effect, as James could more easily wield a weapon that doesn't melt in his hands in conjunction with his flames. Barring its supernatural resilience, it's just a ordinary combat knife. There were some, more modernistic and conventional methods used in its construction, such as a black diamond-like coat (DLC), a permanently bonded state-of-the-art coating that provides superior wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and non-reflective qualities. It features a drop-point blade and a sharpened false edge. The knife does require frequent care now and then however. Blade length: 6.875 inches. Overall length: 12.875 inches.
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The nodachi Amaterasu.
Example of.
An ōdachi, meaning "great big sword", was a type of long Japanese sword. The term nodachi, or "field sword", which refers to a different type of sword, is often mistakenly used in place of ōdachi. Although the two types of swords are often similar, odachi are generally more ceremonial, while nodachi are made mainly for battle.
The nodachi that James wields, is named Amaterasu, after the Japanese Goddess of the Sun, quite naturally, since his artifact gauntlet is named Susanoo. The weapon was originally a zweihander named Hellfire, container of the dark Etifini fire God named Halcyanos. After the deity was defeated by James, he took the weapon back to his clan and had it reforged as a magnificent nodachi.
At an overall length of 67 inches with a 50 inch blade, 17 inch hilt, the nodachi is a massive weapon, almost as long as James is tall, and the gentle 3 and a half inch curve on the blade enhances the cutting power of the blade, while still keeping stabs and thrusts viable. The blade itself sports an intricate lotus pattern, creating an beautiful, but deadly weapon, crafted for war in mind. The round tsuka, or handguard, and the handle, while slightly decorated, are otherwise basic and meant for intensive use in battle.
The actual strength of the blade however, lies in its artifact origins. Reforged from the former weapon of a Fire God, the nodachi is naturally aligned toward fire entities, even with the original owner dead. To top it off, the artisans of the Eredas clan master-crafted the weapon in the heat of the clan's own sacred flames, further purifying and imbuing the sword with supernatural power.
The nodachi is extremely sharp and highly resistant to damage of any kind. The very nature of the sword itself allows James to cut through magic and other sorts of supernatural attacks with relative ease, while also allowing him to channel his formidable sacred fire through the blade to enhance power and reinforce the weapon itself. Handling is superb, and balanced specifically for James. He often wields it without a scabbard, using consecrated white wrapping cloth to sheathe the blade when not in use.
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Custom and Enchanted Military .45 ACP Colt 1911A1
James's USP didn't cut it. It was prone to getting damaged and going off prematurely if he used his powers in conjunction with his pistoleering. Something more was needed.
Using the frame of an old Colt 1911, combined with magic crystals obtained in a dungeon raid and leftover shards from the reforging of the zweihander Hellfire, this magnificent pistol was created by Rhoslyn Vernal. Rugged, and dependable, the weapon is specially designed for use by James, shielding the bullets within from James's fiery powers and ensuring it can be wielded with little detriment to performance under any circumstances.
On top of that, the magical materials used to enhance the weapon are already attuned to James's powerful spiritual flames. This grants the pistol the ability to imbue every bullet with some of his sacred fire, allowing the projectile to penetrate slightly further into a given target, however, the main damage comes from within moments of entering, as the imbued bullet loses stability and bursts spectaculary, causing both molten and normal shards of the bullet to scythe throughout the struck area, causing tremendous damage. As long as he has power, he can fire these shots instantly on will, although each bullet takes a small amount of energy away from him. This is his solution to his long time dilemma of ranged fire support, since using the gun to fire a charged round is much more energy conserving then to power up a spark for similar distance efficiency. If he wishes, he can even supercharge a shot for devastating results. All of the imbued munitions have the capability of penetrating magical shielding to a certain degree.
James carries .45 ACP ammunition in single-stack standard 7 round magazines, which are also heat-resistant and shielded.
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Armor :: Other then his gauntlet, which is his primary defensive and offensive weapon, all of James’s outfits are custom-woven from a special material that only the Eredas have access to. Under normal usage and exposure to flames of the Eredas, James’s clothes would not melt, and they also grant similar shielding to whatever he has within his jacket. This material often simulates tough cotton or leather, thus explaining the texture of James’s clothes most of the time. They are also slightly resistant against some magics, and add greatly to resistance against extreme heat, but they are as easily torn through by blades and such like normal clothing.
Armor Information :: See armor.
