Emperor_IronBlood

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Profile
Username: Emperor_IronBlood
Real name: Matsuo Nogueira
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"

About: History/personality

Matsuo was born a 'Protector of the Shrine', and has spent his life in arduous training to defend the ancestral site against attack. Since graduating his training program at the age of 18, he has spent the next ten years living as a monk with few possessions, and working only on the defense and upkeep of the temple. However, in 2022, Matsuo was forced to leave the temple when a 'Scroll of Epiphia' was discovered. The Scrolls were devices as ancient as the temple, and as the eldest of his line, it was Matsuo's secondary job to recover these scrolls. Travelling to Tokyo, Japan, Matsuo encountered many strange and unfamiliar situations as it was a place most different than his home in the mountains. However, he would not let himself be distracted from his quest, his most holy of tasks. Trailing several thugs of the Fogun Shia guild back to their warehouse, Matsuo quietly entered. Over-hearing a conversation, Matsuo discovered that the scroll was being held by a person known as 'Nijame'-a thief who had actually stolen the scroll from the Fogun Shia guild. He learned that the thief had been tracked down to a location in the real-world, and that the gang was preparing to confront this thief, in the hopes of taking back the scroll, and the thief would then be executed. Deciding to follow the thugs, Matsuo finally ended up outside a building, confident this was the location of the thief, Matsuo engaged the thief's would-be attackers and sound-idly defeated the lot of them. Entering the building, Matsuo made contact with the thief.

After discussing the need to return the scroll to its' ancestral home, Matsuo was disappointed to hear the thief had already sold the scroll to a broker known only as 'Cyber'. Determined to recover the Scroll, Matsuo pressed the thief to set-up a meet. The broker Cyber however, only meets online to conduct business, using dead-drops to exchange goods. Cyber also routinely changes games, and has been found to be near untraceable. Being left with only one option, Matsuo finds he has no choice but to enter the digital realm with Nijame, entering Cyber's latest game-of-choice...SAO...

After being advised to pick a username different than his real name, Matsuo recalls his history lessons to his home country's late Emperor IronBlood, a ruler who left his kingdom in search of way to bring water to his people. The Emperor IronBlood was said to have faced demons and monsters, the trials of men and the tribulations posed by angels, finally overcoming all obstacles to return to his kingdom with an engineer who introduced an irrigation system to the land. Emperor IronBlood was always one of Matsuo's favorite history lessons, and now Matsuo, no, Emperor_IronBlood, was going on another legendary quest filled with monsters.
 

Virtues:

Discipline : Having lived a life of rigorous training with an intensive schedule, Matsuo is a man with a routine burned deep into his heart. He uses the power of meditation to continue to forge his discipline and will work towards the goals in front of him diligently. Not to be set off-track, discipline will be his force of motivation when the challenges are overwhelming. Returning the scroll to his temple is the equivalent to a holy mission for Matsuo and he will not stop until he has done so. Prepared to sacrifice life and limb, Matsuo will follow the decisions he makes, the feelings he has, and the actions he takes to their very end.

Temperance : Possessing prudence to judge between action with regard to appropriate actions at a given time. Balancing proper moderation between self-interest, versus public-interest, and against the rights and needs of others. Matsuo will seek the choice which is best presented at the nexus of conflict and resolution.

Honorable : Matsuo works to embody the ideals of his teachings, the ideals of his country, the ideals of his parents. He believes that through self-sacrifice he will be able to accomplish his goal and return home to the temple, scroll in hand. Using his honor as his guide, Matsuo will continue moving forward carving his path in the world. 

Flaws:
Foreign: Both foreign to Japan and the digital world, Matsuo is unfamiliar with many aspects of his new environment. He will have to rely on the players around him to gain an understanding of the game, and of his purpose in this game. Being unfamiliar with games, he may not understand many things that happen to him or things which other players easily understand. He will often take the option which is more clearly presented, as opposed to a choice which may be more 'hidden'.

Humility: Though considered a virtue, his practice of humility, of thinking of himself less, will not aid him in a game centered around gaining power for your own character. Matsuo may at times give up the chance at gaining strength for himself, to see others gain strength. His humility combined with his being foreign, may also lead him open to being taken advantage of by more mischievous players.

Unrelatable : Having grown up apart from society and with little interaction, Matsuo understands nothing about those around him. Even his travels through Japan were simply spent passing by people rather than interacting with them. Now finding himself in a game populated by teenagers and young adults, Matsuo is completely alone. Their parties and celebrations, even their fears are not wholly understood by him.

Profession: (Leave blank until the Earning a Living quest has been completed.)

Total SP : 5
Unspent SP : 0
Spent SP : 5
Skills
Non-combat:
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Passive:
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Combat:
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Weapon skills:
» Heavy Armor Rank 1 (5 / 50)


Inventory
Weapons/Tools:
» One Handed Curved Sword
Basic Clothing

Roleplays
» [solo/private/open] LinkedTitle
» [solo/private/open] LinkedTitle - in progress
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