Marius

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Username: Marius
Real name: - Cathal Ó Branagáin
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2"

About: History/personality

Cathal O' Branagáin is a 74 year old man that has lived quite an eventful life prior to his time in Sword Art Online. Born in Galway, Ireland, Cathal had been born to two loving parents that had gone on to do many things for him as he had been growing up. This was largely in part to him being an only child, but the funds that his family had acquired over time also had a hand in this particular matter. Having grown up in a time where electronics weren't necessarily all that prominent, his upbringing into the world of technology had been a bit different than many of the other SAO players. Cathal wasn't entirely sure what it was that he had wanted to do with his life, given the possibilities that his life had afforded him growing up, but once the age of technology had hit him, that matter in and of itself had begun to change. Noticing how revolutionary this newfangled technology had been, Cathal had decided to throw himself into the study and art of technological sciences. He would go on to attend school for Electrical Engineering. This towards him freelancing in this field, bouncing from company to company, assisting many people with the matters of that in which he had been educated. This journey of freelancing had eventually led him to Japan, where he would go on to learn of a company known as RECT Progress Incorporated. After having met with an interviewer from the company, and having done his due diligence pertaining to research on the company, Cathal had decided that he would go ahead and give up on his freelancing style and give having a permanent job a chance. With the vast amount of experience that he had acquired over time and the persistence that he had put into joining this company, Cathal had eventually been hired by Rect Progress Inc, placed within their Electrical and Engineering Department, and thrown onto project in which they had been developing 2nd generation FullDive technology. This was around the time that the NerveGear had been released to the public market, making things both somehow easier and yet more complicated for the company. Regardless, Cathal would go on to make decent money while working for this company. Figuring that it would be better for him to learn more about the NerveGear that had recently been put on the market, Cathal had gone on to purchase a couple of them. It was evident to him that learning more about a competing company's product would only benefit his own work in the long run, but he had decided to use the excuse of purchasing them for both his grandson and himself so as to sway any doubts that his company may have in his purchase. He would say that it was simply to help him bond with his grandson, but that wasn't necessarily the truth. This would lead to him purchasing Sword Art Online for the two of them, sending the two of them down this dark rabbit hole of events, wherein they are both trapped within the game. Due to this grave mistake, he now must make things right by protecting his grandson and hoping for the best.

Many things could be said about Cathal, but overall his personality is rather easy to understand. There aren't many things to really speak about when it comes to the man, but in a few words, he could be considered persistent, courageous, humble, practical, and quite honestly, easy going. He is a rather kind old man that loves to speak with people when he can, whether it be about his past or what he is currently working on to achieve some kind of goal for the future. Admittedly, when he is speaking of such things, he usually does so in a rather humble manner, keeping any grand gestures downplayed. If one were to spend enough time with him, they would go on to learn of the fact that he has a great sense of care and worry for those under his wing, whether they be family, friend, or even a mere acquaintance. For those that he cares for, he would do just about anything, but in the most feasible manner that he could put together. He is quite honestly just like many an old man, doing his best to be those that he cares for while remaining true to himself.
Virtues:

Perseverance - For as long as he could remember, Cathal has always been one that works towards persevering through a situation, rather than giving up halfway through. For the most part, this was due to the fact that he could quite literally afford to continue onward with many things, despite any failures that may occur. His family's wealth had tended to help in that regard. Given the fact that he never really needed to be too worried about anything, Cathal had gone on to develop a sense of perseverance that would continue to allow for him to push forward through just about any obstacle, sure of himself and his capability to make it through any situation.

Humility - Although it may not seem like it when it comes to his work life, Cathal is actually a rather humble person over all. He tends not to play up any of his accomplishments, no matter how much work he may have put forth in achieving them, because he believes that humility is the key to success and happiness. In his eyes, the more humble one may seem, the more likely it is that they have been working towards achieving great things for longer periods of time.Besides, he sees no reason to put on an air of greed or pride because over all, he doesn't do anything that he does for the sake of money or for some reward. He takes his actions based off of what he feels in the moment.

Affability - Throughout the years, Cathal has had to move various times from place to place, whether that be over a minuscule or vast distance. Thanks to his having to constantly be on the move, he has gone on to meet an expansive group of people, in which he had to speak with more often than once. At first he may have been a little stand offish when this journey of move after move had begun, but the longer that time had gone on and the more people that he had met, the more easy-going and easy to talk to Cathal had become. Now he has a rather approachable air about him that often leads to others initiating conversations with him, if that is something that they would desire.

Flaws:

Overambitious – It is true that Cathal could go about achieving a many a thing in his life simply through monetary means. With his family's wealth, it would have been a rather easy feat over all. However, going about things in such a manner wasn't something that really ever appealed to Cathal. Instead, that sense of accomplishment one would receive after having completed a task was something that he had striven for in his youth. He didn't ever want for praise or other such things, but instead for that sense of self worth that comes with finishing something on your own. That feeling had become a rather strong one for him in his many years of life, evolving into a sense of over-ambitiousness. Regardless of the task ahead, in order to obtain that feeling once more, Cathal would continue to push himself forward time and time again, working towards completing a task towards the best of his abilities.

Overprotective – Unfortunately, given how overambitious and perseverant Cathal could be, Cathal had unwittingly led those that he had cared for or worked with into a few uncomfortable situations time and time again. He would often find himself getting in over his head in some odd situation, only to be forced to push through to the end, not only protecting himself but those that he had dragged along with him all the while. Such things had become frequent enough in occurring that Cathal had gone on to develop a sense of over-protectiveness, leaving him yearning to keep those that he dragged along out of the bad parts of these situations. For example, now that Cathal has managed to drag his grandson into this SAO mess with him, he yearns to keep his grandson out of trouble, and is willing to do just about anything to ensure his grandson's safety.

Practical – Although Cathal is considered to be perseverant and overambitious, he doesn't necessarily always push himself towards accomplishing his goals in these grand ways that usually fit along with those traits. Surprising to most, Cathal actually prefers to go about things in the most practical way. As long as what he is attempting to do is feasible to some degree, and likely to succeed, it is usually the way that he will go about things. Even in combat, it usually comes down to what the best solution would be in that moment. That is why he would go on to become a "tank" in this virtual world. In order for him to protect his grandson, becoming a "tank" had seemed to prove to be the most practical solution.

Profession: Performer
Sub-Profession: N/A

Skills
Non-combat:
» N/A

Passive:
» Heavy Armor [Rank 5: Grandmaster]
   » Rank 5: 35 MIT
      » Description: You have become proficient in plated armor of metal and chain, acting as a wearable shield.
» [Rank 3 Heavy Armor Mod] Impetus
    » Effect: Gain +1 base Damage.
      » Description: You have learned to use the weight of your armor to add more power and force to your attacks when using heavy weapons.
» [Rank 5 Heavy Armor Addon] Iron Skin
    » Effect: Gain +15 Mitigation and +15 * Tier HP
      » Description: Your body becomes as strong as your armor, as if it were made of iron as well, allowing you to endure and block more.

Combat:
» N/A

Weapon skills:
» N/A

Inventory
Weapons
» Warhammer | T1 Vanity One-Handed Warhammer
» Tealeaf Blade | T1 Uncommon One-Handed Straight Sword | DMG I

Armors
» [Rare] Breastplate of Wrathful Protection
   » Mitigation Effect: Prevent (6 per slot * Tier) damage from successful attacks against you.
   » Thorns Effect: Successful non-critical attacks against you deal (9 per slot * Tier) unmitigated damage to the attacking enemy. Only activates on damage dealing, melee attacks.

Tools
» [Perfect] Small Konpeito Sack: A small cloth pouch of Konpeito; albeit, the candy inside isn't actually edible.
   » Loot III: Gain +(1 per slot) to the LD.
» Custom Ambition Tool (Headphones): Gain +1 bonus crafting EXP for each crafting attempt.
» Spyglass (x3): Use to reduce the number of posts required to search for a dungeon, familiar or field bosses by 5 posts. Effect lasts for one thread.

Consumables
» (3) Starter Healing Potions (Heals 50 HP)
» The Stars Collide: A small glass bottle of balm divided in half, one side jet black, the other a translucent white. Both of them are littered with tiny glitters of yellow. The paste fades away after a moment past application, but the stars remain to catch the intrigue of small creatures upon sight.
   » Pheromones: When used during the «Feeding your Enemy» quest, gain +1 CD when attempting to tame a familiar. Effect lasts for one thread.
» Invigorating Tune: A large recording crystal about the size of ones hand. It almost has the appearance of a cassette player. Upon activation, it creates a red beam that shoots directly into ones ears, acting as headphones. It's the invigorating melody that plays through these headphones that heals those that use them.
   » HP Recovery II: Heals a single target for (5% per slot) HP.
» (5) Health Potion | Tier 1 Uncommon Consumable | HP Recovery I
» (1) Overhealth Potion | Tier 1 Uncommon Consumable | Over-Health I
» (1) Health Potion | Tier 1 Rare Consumable | HP Recovery II
» (1) Boar Jerky | Perfect Consumable | DMG II | MIT I


Roleplays

Spoiler

» [PP-F01] <<The First Lesson>> - Completed
» [PP-F01] <<Earning A Living: Performer>> - Completed
» [PP-F01] Making New Friends While <<Feeding Your Enemy>> - In Progress
» [SP-F01] <<The Second Lesson>> Following the First - Completed
» [PP-F01] <<The Third Lesson>> and Hopefully the Last - In Progress

 

Purchases

Spoiler

» 09/11/2021: Purchased 'Small Konpeito Sack' (#185201) from 'The Evening Star' for 500col
» 09/11/2021: Purchased 'The Stars Collide' from 'Cintamani' for 500col
» 09/16/2021: Purchased 'Custom Ambition Tool' from General Merchant for 800col
» 09/17/2021: Purchased 'Spyglass (x3)' from the General Merchant for 800col

 

Relationships 
» Erebus - Grandson
» Freyd - Fellow Guild Member
» ChaseR - Acquaintance

 

Edited October 5, 2021 by Marius

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