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Name: Specter. It's likely a nickname they gave themself but who knows. In any case, they don’t like to say their full name. Says it’s not cool.

Deity of: Reality, ghosts/spirits, and knowledge.

Gender/Pronouns: Agender/genderlesss/nonbinary. Consistently uses they/them pronouns, but doesn’t get offended if referred to as he/him and will not hesitate to clarify.

Age: Around 18

Appearance & Outfit:  Specter is average height, standing at 1.70 meters (5' 7"). They have the appearance of a young person around 20, though their body has a lack of gender defining parts (they might seem male at first sight, but it becomes dubious at a closer look). It looks rather slim but has strength from training. That aside, Specter's skin is a dark creamy color as if tanned. Their eyes are slightly elongated at the ends, with black pupils apparently camouflaging in black irises. Their left eye, at least. The other one isn't visible and, well, they're blind in the right eye. Spec's hair is dark brown and short but curls up at the tips near the neck. Except for their bangs, half of which completely obscure the right side of Specter's face. The hair doesn’t seem to be majorly affected by gravity, air, or other physics (hair gel :0?). It is always in its stiff position covering the face and their blind eye as well. They leave two thin longer strands hanging from in front their ears, and they curl inward at the tips.

They wear comfortable, loose clothing. In fact, they’re not very picky with this. Specter does own a long maroon coat, with long sleeves and high neck that they LOVE to wear with absolutely everything. Black legging-style pants are of their preference. They also have a favorite mint-green t-shirt with swirly white designs. A belt often goes with this outfit, tightening the outside of the shirt around their waist. Dark red boots are cool as well. They don’t mind accessories but a black choker around their neck is just :ok_hand:. Their coat sleeves are just long enough to hide Specter’s Teigu.

Personality: Specter likes to think of themself as cool for reasons unknown. They’re very obviously not the brightest person you’ll find, and it shows, but they have energy for interactions. Maybe a little too much energy and this might cause them to rest little, go around at night, and annoy other people at times with many questions. Yes, they are very curious. Anways, they have a strong sense of duty or something like that. Specter does not like to leave work things half-finished. That is a pro about them.

In talking, Specter seems a little awkward but is quick to go along with the flow. They are somewhat simple-minded in a sense, but not quite dumb of to the point where they can be easily deceived. They just don’t tend to think things deeply or thoroughly enough. Sooo sometimes their thinking can seem a bit shallow. They accept feedback and opinions gladly though, and are luckily not very stubborn. Specter doesn’t mind if they have to follow orders or anything, in fact, they’d feel uncomfortable in a leadership position. They consider other’s opinions better than theirs. Anyways, they like to smile, because there are few opportunities for them to do it and it makes them feel good.

They kind of have a trauma, I guess, from their childhood. They wish for interaction but secretly fear that people will reject and hate them. They also don’t have much faith in their social skills, but try to talk nonetheless when they can. Maybe their drawback is that they like to use ghosts and spirits as a main topic of conversation and many will find this creepy. Just redirect their talk to something more cheerful; they’ll follow along with it just fine and still feel comfortable. They don’t have much trouble with hiding their insecurities under an easygoing façade. And nobody notices ever, because Specter doesn’t understand feelings well and would make a mess if they tried to explain it to someone. Not that they’ve ever had someone to talk about that to anyway.

As for killing, they’re rather insensitive to it. I mean, they wouldn’t mind doing it, but they don’t particularly enjoy ending another person’s life. Except, maybe, for the fact that if kill someone, they wish them a good afterlife as a ghost. It’s creepy, I know. But Specter really believes that life after death is much better than life. And no, they’re not suicidal. They’re perfectly capable of launching off into a monologue about ghosts and their own perception of death. Even though over time they have seen that most people don’t like it, they still do it.

Specter has and always has had some kind of ghostly hallucinations. Their exact source is unknown. Anyways, they’ll see “dead, ghost people” around them and thinks that they can even interact with this people. Because those aren’t real though, Specter often looks like they’re holding a very interesting talk with the air. It may seem strange but they can actually diferentiate between reality and the mental images, probably because all they see are ghosts. They have never really had much trouble with telling reality from imagination but it often interferes in moments of peace. Because they hallucinate a lot more when they’re along or by themselves, contrary to when they are with people. In that case the ghosts almost completely disappear. And strangely enough, Specter sometimes even misses them. They got to the point where they consider these delusions “good friends” and it seems to be worsening: they see more as time goes by. Compared to a few apparitions they saw in their childhood, now it’s practically a whole village that appears sporadically (their Teigu has increased the visions as well). It disrupts their alone time, often having trouble to sleep or think peacefully due to hearing ghosts talking to them. They have learned to live with it though.

A big thing they dislike about this is the feeling of loneliness it gives them. Despite being surrounded by so many apparitions, Specter feels lonely and can’t quite pinpoint the source of this feeling. They wish for real interaction, something to make them feel complete and useful. Maybe real friends? However, they do consider the ghosts to be their main friends and confides in them a lot. The more Specter talks to them, the lonelier they feel. They crave true relationships, and have found it hard all their life to be able to have one.

 

Why would this character fight?: Actually, as far as I can see, Specter does not have that strong of a reason to fight. It might even seem like they do it for fun and curiosity, to learn more about other people, to see new situations, feel new things… and they have a misconception of death as well as an obsession with it. They’re quite neutral over it actually. Possibly if the rebellion side had approached them first, they would have joined it as well.

Teigu (Name, Appearance, Abilities Granted, Limitations): I don't want to make this too OP, so feel free to edit or take away parts that you believe are not in-line with the regular use of a weapon like this. I did try to exploit the ghost part of Specter’s character so forgive me if I got carried away somewhere.

-> Chains of Death: Ánima. This weapon is just chains. They take the form of thick silver bracelets around both of Specter's wrists, and might eerily resemble old-timey shackles to the observer. However, they could just as easily pass for plain bracelets if it were not for the fact that there are two or three chain links peeking from the side, like broken handcuffs. In battle, the chain part can extend almost indefinitely to Specter's will and move like snakes through the air where they want them to go. Wrap around an opponent's leg? Sure. Use as a whip? Of course. Because they are retractile as well, Specter can use them to latch onto high places and then pull themself up quickly. The chain is also supposed to be unbreakable which helps as it can be used to block shots, cuts, and blunt attacks. That's as far as it goes in regular weapon form. Now, for its special abilities, Ánima can suck away at a foe's life force at varying degrees and use it to temporarily boost one of Specter's battle abilities (such as speed, strength, resistance, or even healing their body) as long as it is touching an area of the enemy's body or clothing if it isn't protective. Another perk is that Specter can choose to hide or mask their life force from nearby people, becoming virtually undetectable. Its most powerful ability can be activated at random intervals, but is very useful in certain situations. The chains allow Specter to assume an intangible ghost-like form, in which they cannot be harmed by physical means (poison damage stops or is cancelled completely, bleeding stops as well) and can go through any material. The drawback to this is that they can’t attack while intangible. It doesn’t include invisibility, though their form becomes translucent. Very ghost-like.

This Teigu is highly sensitive to life forces. It makes Specter easily feel places with lots of life and lots of death. Plus, it can also locate a nearby source of life (person-in-hiding) and point to it. When in battle, its speed and usefulness is increased exponentially if there is death nearby (the place of a massacre, a graveyard, even a single dead person, etc.) and it also makes Specter more efficient and wilder in battle in those situations. An extra perk is that the chain might extend automatically to block incoming danger such as an arrow or something like that if it senses a threat to Specter’s life.

The main disadvantage of the weapon is that despite being able to extend, it has to be used in close combat. Using it requires serenity and a certain amount of concentration, making it easier to use in places that are not crowded. It could also be said that it takes an emotional toll on the user because of their status as constantly aware of life and death around them. However, its biggest danger is that Specter has to sacrifice their own life energy to use the special ability. Misuse of this can easily lead to death, especially when they are not able to replenish life by sucking it away from the enemy. If a user dies while wearing the Teigu (or an enemy dies while in direct contact with the chain), their soul/life energy is sucked into it to increase its power next time it’s used by a person. Meaning that the more people it consumes, the more powerful it gets.

Backstory: (sorry, I know it’s choppy) Specter grew up in a small, highly-superstitious village. They went blind in their right eye at a young age thanks to an accident. Because of this, they took to hiding their face and wearing their hair in a “strange manner”. They also claimed that they could see and talk with ghosts. All of this of course unsettled the inhabitants of their village, and they were often shunned as people were wary of them (for not fitting in with the normal). Specter took to spending time alone wandering and talking with ghosts according to them, to the point where they preferred to be with the “dead” than with the living. Anyways, sickness came to their town and most of the population, including their family, died. They survived and decided it was time to leave and see the world out of curiosity and a desire to know more about the country they lived in. During this voyage, which included a lot of places with death, Specter obtained their Teigu by unknown means (maybe they found it, maybe they killed the last user, who knows). It gave them the ability to survive longer in dangerous places and took their ghostly visions/obsessions to entirely new levels. At this point they were recruited by the Empire and they gladly agreed, eager to learn new things and experiment new situations. However, they do not seem to be quite aware of the Empire’s situation, being more focused on themselves…

What side would you want this character to be on?: I'd like them to be on the Empire side, but you can do what you want lol. If they’re not in the Empire then you can change the last part of backstory section.

What job do you see this character having?: Mmmmm, honestly, it would be kind of hard for Specter to have a regular job but I do see them being a sort of spy. If you mean civilian jobs, then I honestly don’t know and you can choose whatever x).

Other: I like uhhh spears and ranged weapons too. I also like Teigu uwu. Random fact, that Specter can read books with much difficulty (barely literate lol) but is often distracted by their hallucinations. If it were not for this, they would likely be a bookworm.