Cironis "Skycaller" Alairu

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CASE FILE: Alchemist {1st Lieutenant}

"I don't understand how people forgot about notions like chivalry and honor."
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FULL NAME:
→ Cironis Alairu

AGE:
→ 23 years old

SEX:
→ Male

BIRTH PLACE:
→ Dublith

RACE:
→ Amestrian

DATE OF BIRTH:
→ June 17th

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HEIGHT:
→ 6'3"

WEIGHT:
→ 178lbs

PICTURE:
→
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DESCRIPTION:
→ Cironis Alairu can be a tad intimidating. At 6'3" he towers over most people, and the automail replacement for near 50% of his body is more than a little off putting. The automail replaces his entire right side, all the way to his collarbone and right arm, including his shoulder blade. Because of the extensive amount of automail over some of the most vital areas of his body, Cironis has etched a counter transmutation seal (or like-equivalent) into the automail, to prevent both himself and others from rearranging or shifting the metal. However, once you've gotten past the obvious, his face is rather soft and welcoming, despite being covered by a rather large wide-brimmed hat. His emerald green eyes gently wandering the world in front of him, a few strands of blonde hair framing his face. A thin, neatly trimmed red beard blankets his chin, and yes, is thoroughly natural. The 50% of his body, that isn't automail is well toned, but not bulky. In addition to the black wide-brimmed hat, he wears a formal dress vest, and a white collared shirt with a pair of jeans, covered by a long black duster. A necklace dangles down from around the wrist that's still flesh, a metal-carved wolf head that seems to stare at the observer. On that same hand is a tattoo of what appears to be a hilt of a sword that disappears behind the sleeve of his duster. Despite the obvious damage done to him, Cironis stands tall, meeting the gaze of any who care to send a glance his way. His voice is soft and quiet, sometimes to the point of others having to strain to hear.

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PERSONALITY:
→ Cironis Alairu at first glance reminds a lot like the kid in the back of the class who never spoke to anyone and never participated in discussions. He seems to be off on his own a lot, but any attempt to strike up a conversation will be well received. So when a nun sat down next to him on a bench waiting for a bus, and asked him the infamous question, "Have you accepted god into your heart, child?" She was surprised at how quickly he responded, and the surety of his voice. This triggered a religious debate between to the two... At least until the moment her bus arrived, leaving Cironis smirking and waiting for the next bus. He also speaks quietly, never using more than a few words, speaking only as much as he believes needs to be said, still lending itself to his reserved personality. However, Cironis likes being around people, just not a part of them. Hence why he'll sit towards the back of the room, or the edges of an area, instead of closer to a group. This type of behavior has also led others to believe Cironis is a spy, or operative of some government. Extremists might say he's a "Big Brother" agent, the other side claiming him a counter-operative for one of the bordering countries. None of these are true, however. And if there's anything Cironis truly hates, it's attention. However, if it's forced on him to deal with a group of people directly, he is capable of idle conversation and politeness, but he never finishes a meeting or conversation with "goodbye"; instead, he says "Good luck", or "fare well", sometimes even an "Until next we meet", no matter who he speaks to.

Anyone who knows Cironis with any depth would know he's a protector. He cannot help but step into a conflict to end it, peacefully if possible, but using applied violence if necessary. When Cironis happened by an alleyway beside a crowded street, and saw two men beating another one, instead of waiting to see if anyone was going to help, he walked out towards the duo and called out to them. The pair immediately stopped, and looked to Cironis. One of them spoke up, "You want to walk away." "Ya, stay back, if you know what's good for ya." All the while Cironis kept walking forward, "I'm warning you man! Stay back!" By the time Cironis reached them, they found themselves looking up at him, and his automail arm. "Boo." And the two thugs took off with all haste.

If asked what does he think of himself, he may respond with, "Chivalrous and honorable. But I cannot be the judge of myself."

LOVE:
→ Rain, chess, friends, family, weapons, Amestris, people, the color blue, cheese, cherries, music (jazz, classical, and especially blues), and knights of legend

HATE:
→ betrayal, homonculi, loud noises, vanity, stuck up people, ignorance, the "greater good", and villains.

DEEPEST SECRET:
→ Cironis has contemplated suicide on several occasions. The only thing has stopped him is how selfish suicide really is, that doesn't stop him from imagining it though.

IDOL:
→ King Arcturus (Arthur), and other like individuals.


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HISTORY:
→ Cironis was raised by a pair of middle class parents who founded their small grocery business in Dublith. Both of Cironis' parents believed in an honest living, and raised their son to those ideals with the idea of one day giving him the business. However, Cironis showed a liking towards the tales of fantasy and knights saving people and slaying dragons. While not the path they chose for him, Cironis' parents realized that they couldn't deny their son what he wanted for himself, and so began educating him in matters of military and historical battles. Shelves and shelves of books on military expertise did Cironis go through as he grew, becoming a skilled student in martial arts. However, for every military and martial book read by the pupil of war, it was tempered by the ideals taught by his parents and another book about moral good, right-doing, and other fables.

When Cironis turned 14 he began to dabble in the arts of alchemy. As ever, he read through entire bookcases of the stuff, practicing the simpler arts before gradually becoming more and more complex. Alchemy is an unforgiving art, and Cironis knew a single mistake could cost him his life. For 4 years Cironis practiced rigorously, even going so far as distancing himself from his parents, spending more times training and reading than socializing. On the eve of his 18th birthday, Cironis put forth his name among the Armestrian Military and was accepted shortly after. Due to the nature of his training, Cironis did not specialize in any particular art of alchemy, other than learning to counter other alchemists, and was deployed to support squads of soldiers who may face alchemists or homunculi.

For another 2 years, Cironis served admirably, and loyally. However, during a mission on his final tour before he would be allowed leave, a rogue alchemist his squad had been hunting ambushed the squad, and attacked the defender, planting a powerful unraveling seal on the man. Only through his training and a miracle (and/or luck) did Cironis plant a counter seal to stop the shredding of his own body. Half of his squad carried the dying man quickly to the nearest medical facility. The rest of his squad held off the alchemist as it ran off, it's objective it thought complete. By all accounts, Cironis died that day. However, Cironis was too useful for the Amestrian government to lose. They gathered several criminals on Death Row, and used them as the source to fuel an Alchemical spell to pull Cironis' soul back into his body, but of course, this isn't on record. The missing portion of Cironis' body was replaced with automail, and they got the alchemist back on his feet within a month.

Now, while no longer officially a part of the Amestrian military, Cironis' services are employed as an extended asset, to whoever needs him.

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ALCHEMIC ABILITY:
→ Cironis has no real specializations. He is pretty much equally skilled in all manner of alchemy, with one exception. While not a "school" of alchemy, Cironis has become exceptionally proficient and apt at being able to counter and undo other alchemists and alchemical spells. You can't counter an alchemical seal itself, short of physically rending it, and in most cases, the alchemist has the seal prepared and at the ready. So this is what I propose: All alchemy requires a certain amount of power to work. The Counter seal simply shuts down that flow of energy by countering with the amount of energy Cironis puts into it. If it's done BEFORE a seal it placed, then it acts like a barrier, a buffer zone. Think of it like this: I'm building a wall, brick by brick. If you want to pass, you have to put in an equal amount of effort to take it down, brick by brick. If someone puts in more energy than Cironis to continue with their alchemy then their ability goes off.

Visualization:
Cironis puts in x amount of energy to create a buffer.
Someone else puts in x 1 amount of energy to break buffer.

Now, if a Counter seal is done AFTER a Seal has been planted, then it works in near the same way, but in reverse. It's Cironis who has to use X 1 amount of energy to break an alchemical spell, where X is how much energy the original alchemist put into it.

Visualization:
Someone puts in x amount of energy to use seal.
Cironis puts in x 1 amount of energy to choke seal.


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TRIVIA:
→ Amestrian


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ALIAS:
→ CironisSkyaller

OTHER CHARACTERS:
→ This is my first character


FACE CLAIM: (WIP)

CUSTOM RANK:
→ Extended Asset

OFFICIAL TITLE:
→ The Undoer, or The Ghost Wolf (Because of his personality/wolf necklace)

[Aurelius Schwartz]

REVISE

1. Note: you can put spaces in user names. You don't have to, but I just wanted to make sure that you knew.
2. Picture: you're going to say that this rule sucks and interferes with creative spirit and personal invention, however, it's required. It's a rule I didn't change due to the fact that everyone was forced in the past to acquire a picture. Now, this may be difficult... but just have something. I can help if you need it.
3. Personality: this part needs to be at least nearing 300 words so maybe try ranting about incidents that show his personality vividly or something.
4. Note: it's spelled "homunculi" --just so you know for the future. <3
5. History: can you tweak the part about his soul leaving his body? Maybe be more specific as to what exactly transpired as he was dying.
6. Alchemic Ability: Okay, let's work with this. Everyone is required to have a specific skill to start with. Generalistics (yes, I just made up that word) are sort of banned from being an ability. If everyone could do everything, then we wouldn't have any fun. So that rule was established, therefore let's work with the idea of undoing what an alchemist is doing before it's done. That's nearly impossible unless he is adverse in nearly all alchemic circles and can maybe say whip the same circle out of a book or something and quickly activate it before the other people is done activating there's, thus canceling it out. Something like that might work for an alchemic ability. Thoughts? You can just reply here.

All in all, AMAZING job. I'm excited to have you.

P.S. Dai fixed your code for you (I know it's a pain in the ass).

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The first 3 are easily handled enough, granted finding a picture may be a problem. And as to the history, I was going for the very beginning of FMA where Alphonse's body is consumed along with Edward's leg and arm in an attempt to bring their mother back. So they bind Alphonse's soul to the suit of armor. The same kind of thing happened with Cironis, the difference being that Cironis was pulled back into his own body rather than a suit of armor. Just wasn't sure how to describe it.

Now the big one: Alchemical Ability - Counter-Alchemy/Generalist. Let's start with the generalization, simply because it's easier. Cironis studied in as much Alchemy as he could, so he can use most of it, but that doesn't mean he has any SKILL with it. Even a newbie Alchemist can use the big bad seals, but that doesn't mean he's going to do it right, and Cironis isn't a fool when it comes to alchemy. He'll likely never use any alchemy other than counter-alchemy, and if he does, it'll take him ages to do, because he'll want to do it right.

Which leads into the main point: Counter-Alchemy. I know that the ability to counter someone else's alchemy is a bit overpowered, however, given that the character is capable of preforming very little in the way of "true" alchemy, I believe it fits. Now, allow me to explain what is meant by counter alchemy.

Now, you can't counter an alchemical seal itself, short of physically rending it, and in most cases, the alchemist has the seal prepared and at the ready. So this is what I propose: All alchemy requires a certain amount of power to work. The Counter seal simply shuts down that flow of energy by countering with the amount of energy Cironis puts into it. If it's done BEFORE a seal it placed, then it acts like a barrier, a buffer zone. Think of it like this: I'm building a wall, brick by brick. If you want to pass, you have to put in an equal amount of effort to take it down, brick by brick. If someone puts in more energy than Cironis to continue with their alchemy then their ability goes off.

Visualization:
Cironis puts in x amount of energy to create a buffer.
Someone else puts in x+1 amount of energy to break buffer.

Now, if a Counter seal is done AFTER a Seal has been planted, then it works in near the same way, but in reverse. It's Cironis who has to use X+1 amount of energy to break an alchemical spell, where X is how much energy the original alchemist put into it.

Visualization:
Someone puts in x amount of energy to use seal.
Cironis puts in x+1 amount of energy to choke seal.

So, as you can see, it's not countering the seal itself, it's countering the energy that's being put into the seal. If it's still too much, or if there's still wrinkles to be worked out, then I'll change his abilities entirely. I do still ask, however, that whatever ends up happening, his wolf necklace still maintain it's place as his ready-seal, even if the seal it's carrying changes.

[Aurelius Schwartz]

APPROVED

History: you don't plan on having the ability to do alchemy without alchemic circles, correct? As long as that is the case, then I can accept this.

Alchemic Ability: No, counter alchemy isn't really overpowered because there is always a way out of it. We have another character on this forum with that ability (Apos), but it's going to be a bit of a different concept. Your generalistic alchemy I won't approve of him using. So you can say that, but just don't use it; that would be unfair to everyone else especially at only level one. You explanation of your alchemy sounds perfectly okay to me. Just note that it won't work against alkahestry. Just stick that paragraph in your description, which you can also copy and paste into the last section of your transmutation equipment.

^_^ sorry I had to think about this for a little while. And I think it's actually an interesting twist and definitely plausible.

[Aurelius Schwartz]

Okay, it's my mistake as well for not thoroughly looking through it. But next time, could you please comment below or PM me? I would really appreciate it. ^_^

Don't forget to finish your transmutation application too. And post in classifieds where you want to be stationed (Amestris: Central, Amestris: Briggs, etc.)
Thanks!!

[Aurelius Schwartz]

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