Chadin

[Yolanda Riona]

CHADIN

Picture:




Age: 17

Height: 5'4" (not including antlers) 6'-4" (including antlers)

Gender: Male

Species: White tail deer

Hair: Yellow

Eyes: Gray

Fur:
Dark Tan colour all across body with white chest and belly fur( hidden under clothes). Family crest tattooed below each eye. The marks are seared on his face when he reaches a certain age as a right of passage out of childhood.

Black patch of fur just above his nose on muzzle. Unguligrade style legs (essentially looks like a real deer's hind quarters yet is overall much smaller and he stands upright) Three fingers total (including thumb) on each hand. Bright white patch of fur on underside of tail.(duh)

Clothes:
Green leather with darkly coloured crimson trim across shoulders and neck collar. Brown leather belt with silver buckle. No shoes, his sharp black hooves don't need them. he also wears a large pouch attached to his belt on his left side which he carries various supplies and equipment he uses to make replacement arrows, etc.


Weapons:
Advanced Ranged Skills


Crossbow

This special crossbow, built by his deceased father, allows the string to be pulled back primed and load an arrow into position all in one action, merely with the pull of a bolt on the right side of the crossbow. Arrows can be crammed into a special compartment on the underside of the crossbow, and can be folded open to insert more arrows when needed. In total he can stuff roughly 15 arrows into this compartment. He carries a quiver full of extra arrows that hangs from the back of his belt, allowing quick access to ammunition when he empties his crossbows magazine. His crossbow is normally set to its semi-automatic feature, but if he chooses to take more time with his shots to improve accuracy, he can flip a switch and set it to a manual reload setting that requires Chadin to pull the bolt back every time he needs to fire.


Hunting knife

He also carries a small hunting knife (of course a hunting knife is usually about 6 inches long so small is a relative word). He normally doesn't rely on this weapon since Chadin is far more comfortable fighting at range. He'll use it only when the situation calls for it, and mostly uses it to wildly stab and slash at an opponent. In fact he�s more likely to use it as a throwing knife in desperation then to use it as it might be intended.


Combat Moves:

1) �Critical Shot: In manual reload mode, Chadin fires a single, well aimed shot at an opponents vital areas with his crossbow. His rate of fire is much slower, but the shot has a very good chance of causing a serious injury to the target if it connects. Of course, there is still a chance an opponent can still dodge the arrow if they see it coming, but if they don't, or don't react in time they run the risk of taking some serious damage.

2) �Rapid Fire: Chadin switches his crossbow to semi-automatic mode, allowing him to fire much more quickly. He'll mostly use this when fighting either multiple opponents, or opponents that need many shots to bring down. Doing this lowers his accuracy, but the hope is that the more shots will make up for this.


Wind Magic: (Intermediate)

Moves:

1) �Stealth Shot: (Effect Spell) By focusing his mind on visualizing his crossbow firing quietly, Chadin is able to manipulate the air around his crossbow so that the noise that comes with firing the crossbow and the noise the arrow makes as it soars through the air is effectively muted. Thus it makes it very difficult for someone realize where Chadin is shooting from It�s not by any means perfect however. �

Defects: �Someone can still easily see where the shot might have come from, though they will likely only have a general idea as to where Chadin might be hiding. Further, this ability requires Chadin to concentrate on what he wants the air to do and requires he maintain this focus for the entire time the shot is in flight to ensure there is no noise made by the arrow in flight. As a result, his rate of fire drops significantly. Also, because he�s focusing on silencing the noise of his crossbow, he cannot boost the speed of his arrow, so it travels at normal velocity. The focus he needs to put forth into this move drains Chadin quite significantly. He can only perform this move three times during a heated fight before he needs to rest after the fighting is over. �


2) �Surge Shot: (Heavy Single Hit Spell) �This ability creates a surging jet of air behind an arrow he fires from his crossbow, doubling the arrows speed and increasing the distance it can travel. And at closer ranges, this increased speed means that the arrow will hit much harder then if he had fired normally. This makes his Surge Shot probably his strongest attack. The other thing about this ability is that once he�s gotten himself into the right mind set, he can keep firing off his shots using this ability.

Defects: This ability however, like his Silent Shot requires him to concentrate hard and focus in order to manipulate the air to do what he wants. As such distractions can break his concentration and result in him either having to take time to get back in the zone if he wishes to begin using this ability again. Because of the mental effort needed to create the tighly compressed jet of air behind the small cross-section of the arrow to boost its speed, the Surge Shot drains Chadin's powers the most significantly of all. During the heat of a fight this means Chadin is only able to use this move 4 times before his mind is to strained to focus the air to perform this trick more. And unlike his Stealth Shot, he won't be able to recouperate enought to use this attack again until after the fight. His mind has to be given much more time to recover in a calm setting.


3) �Tornado Shield: �(Single Directional Shield) When finding himself in a dire situation, cornered with nowhere to run, Chadin�s mind panics and momentarily loses control over his wind powers and results in an explosion of fear-induced energy can be unleashed in a violent tornado-like vortex in which ever direction he percieves a serious threat is coming from. The vortex has a strong chance of knocking a ranged attack like an arrow off course before it can hit him. However things like bullets are completely uneffected by the winds due to their sheer velocity. But because of the sudden violence of the winds the shield creates, it does have a small chance of knocking the opponent back a short distance depending on how close they are to Chadin at the time and how heavy that opponent might be. But, the most likely result would be that the sudden wind will stun or surprise the attacker long enough for Chadin to try get clear of the situation. (E.G. like getting some distance between himself and the opponent)

Defects: This ability isn�t one he can simply conjure up on the spot. It requires special circumstances to bring out this power. He�s basically got to be cornered and someone is about to do a coup de grace on him or something before this power is released. Further, being a vortex of wind, it won�t be able to prevent someone from throwing a punch or other melee attack through the barrier to hit him. Another downside of this ability is that it does not last long at all; its almost an instantenous burst of energy so it has no staying power. The last, and probably biggest draw-back to this technique is that it leaves Chadin thoroughly exhausted. He can still run for it if need be, but using anymore of his wind powers would be impossible until he's had time to suffieciently rest and recover.


Skills:

First Aid: (Intermediate)

Through his father, Chadin has learned how to use natrual plants and herbs to speed the natural healing process, and also how to treat most kinds of injuries. He also knows how to splint broken limbs but he can't do anything to treat bullet wounds or the like he would need a professional doctor with the proper facilities to treat such extensive injuries.


History:


Like his father, Raidin, Chadin has lived deep in the lush Forest of the Mystic Ruins all his life. However, Raidin actually met his wife Kera when his own father had taken him to visit old family living in Capital City. As a result of this trip Raidin ended up meeting Kera. And by meeting her he also metMack, an old friend of Kera's family. Raidin and Kera hit off quickly and before long Raidin and Kera were married. Initially, the two started out living there in Kera's home city, but before long, it was quite apparent to Kera that Raidin was having an extremly difficult time adjusting the urban world, though he was giving it his best shot in order to be with the love of his life. So, wanting to make her new husband happy, the two built their own cabin out in the scenic Mystic Forest and eventually, Chadin was born.

Kera found it difficult to adjust to the Raidin's quiet, secluded life after being raised in a city, but after a while she grew as fond of the outdoors as Raidin was. By the time Chadin was born, his �parents had become intimately familiar with the region and excellent woodsmen in general. So, when Mack contacted the pair asking if it would be possible for some researchers wishing to exlore the local region to use their home as a base camp, they even offered to serve as thier guides as well.

When the expedition arrived, his father and mother helped them map out and explore the region, eventually discovering the ruins of an ancient Echidna civilization. After the discovery and the expedition's tales of the many natural beauties of the area, many more humans and furries alike flocked to the forest to view the Mystic Ruins and its surrounding scenic landscape. As a result his parents decided to open a buisness as local guides for these tourists; also providing lodging and meals.

And thus, this became the norm. Mack would fly in the tourists and scientific expeditions that Chadin's parents would then take on expeditions or serve as wilderness guides through the forest. Mack, being a close family friend and part buisness partner, became very close with the family, and has known Chadin since he was a very young fawn. In the time his father, Raiden has know Mack, he almost always got roped into helping Mack fix up or repair his bush plane. As time wore on, Raiden became well skilled mechanically, ultimately this gave him the skills needed to create Chadin's crossbow later.

Chadin was raised through all of this and so he learned everything about the forest from his parents who often took him with them on their expeditions. His parents guide service became quite popular and so his parents were able to afford some minor amenities, such some minor appliances, an electric generator some household appliances and so on. His parents didn't really fancy all the modern luxuries available, preferring to stay rustic, without being overly primitive... TV was out of the question because their isolated location meant no signal could get through, but because they also had a short wave radio they were also able to have a basic radio and so Chadin often became engrossed listening to the news reports of about the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails.

From an early age he dreamed about having the sort of adventures the heroes on the radio did, battling the forces of evil and idolizing them like only a young mind could. His Mother, Terra, thought it was cute, but his father, Raiden, feared that Chadin would one day actually try to go out and live that dream.

Ever since childhood, Chadin had shown an exceptional facility in hand-eye coordination. Something very rare amongst his species. Deer are well known for having excellent hearing, a decent sense of smell and good night vision, but to have such excellent overall sight and such fine aim made Chadin very unique. And to challenge Chadin to a snowball fight was something of a mistake unless you had very quick reflexes to dodge. To further add to the oddness of the young buck, as he grew older, he seemed to possess a natural ability to affect the air around him. And once he got his crossbow, those abilities started to emerge even more.

After one instance where a 10 year old Chadin tried to run away from home in a childish fit to attempt and join the GUN army after his parents told him he couldn't. When his parents found him they were naturally angry, but they saw how committed he was to accomplishing his goal of becoming a hero.

After thinking long and hard about this, Raiden finally relented and on his 11th birthday Raiden presented his son a very special gift, the crossbow he still carries to this day. This gift came with the promise that his parents would teach him all they could offer him to prepare him for his future, on the condition that he wait until he was a proper age before trying to fulfill his dream.

The crossbow was large for the young buck initially, since Raiden built it so it would be the right size when he grew up; but that didn't stop Chadin from taking every opportunity he could to practice with it. Often Chadin would play in the woods, pretending the trees were the armies of robots he would fight through in his games. In fact, once he got his hands on that crossbow, his parents began to notice something strange.

As a child, they�d noticed how he seemed to be able to manipulate the air around him. But what ever he was able to do was very weak and lacked control. For the longest time they didn�t know what to make of it, but eventually they both realized that their son had been gifted with the ability to harness the very air around him. However, whatever abilities he possessed in the art of wind magic seemed to be limited by his inability to harness, and focus it. But once he got his hands on that crossbow he found a new channel for his natural gift; making use of it to further improve his abilities with his Crossbow.

His mother Terra proved to be a good teacher for Chadin as she taught Chadin principals of archery with the crossbow. She herself possessed good sight as well, but very quickly, Chadin surpassed her in his ability to rapidly spot, pick off first stationary, then moving targets. And upon discovering that by focusing his mind on what he was doing, he found he could boost the speed of the arrow once it left his bow, increasing the speed, and range of the shot. Or, he also found that he could manipulate the air around his crossbow itself and mask the sound of the crossbow firing; making it ideal for stealthy shooting.

His father Raiden tried to teach his son what he could about hand-to-hand combat. But Chadin proved to be very poorly skilled in close combat. So, Raiden taught him just the very basic moves. He instead focused on teaching Chadin all he knew about the forest. About what plants are edible, and which aren't, and he also taught Chadin about how to use certain plants to make natural herbal medicines and remedies, as well as learning many useful first aid skills.

As such Raiden would often spend more time teaching Chadin about the woods, how to track, how to survive in the wild and so on.

For deer the fawns usually lose their spots around 8-10 years old, but for the bucks their antlers don't start developing for a couple more years. In that time period, it is nearly impossible for one to distinguish a doe from a buck at first glance. And having congenital twins (a boy and a girl) for deer is something fairly common.

As such, Chadin's family has an ancient right of passage tradition where the winter the male loses their spots, they must endure a survival test deep in the woods. Once the test is complete, the family crest is seared into the flesh below each eye, as a symbol of passage from fawn to buck. This ritual is only performed on the male, and is viewed as a badge of honour.


Time wore on and Chadin's skills with the crossbow and air magic continued to improve. Some days Chadin wished to leave right away to join the fight against Robotnik, but Chadin relented to his parents wishes to wait till he was older before joining the army out of loving respect. Unfortunately the time where he�d be able to willingly leave home would never come... When Robotnik created a secret base in the Mystic Ruins, he feared that his families expedition's to the Mystic Ruins might eventually stumble upon it's hidden location. So, one day Chadin's mother mysteriously vanished. They searched for weeks but could never find her.

Raiden was heart broken and for almost a week Raiden would not leave the family cabin, not even eat anything out of sheer misery. Eventually he slowly started to accept his wife�s death, but he was still too heart-broken to take any more expeditions out into the forest. About a year later, Raiden finally took out another expedition after some serious arm-twisting from Mack and Chadin who insisted he should, if only to move on with his life. This only made things worse.

Robotnik was nearing completion of his new plans and if his base were to be discovered now, it would bring all of GUN down upon him and ruin everything. So, Robotnik dispatched a small squad of robots to wipe the meagre family out. Raiden and his son ran for their lives as the robots attacked, decimating their home. Raiden realized there was now way both could escape, so he told Chadin to run and not look back. Chadin did so, and ran for as long as he could with all his might till he collapsed out of sheer exhaustion.

Chadin never saw his father again, and since then he's wandered the woodlands of the world, never stopping in any one plane long. He harbours guilt about leaving his father behind, and feels ashamed at himself for being so terrified that he could do nothing to prevent what had happened.

By always being on the move he has avoided having to face these inner demons, but now, two years after the ark incident, he has finally decided to face the past, and set his original dream back into motion; determined to not let what happened to his parents, happen to anyone else's.


Personality:
Chadin is a very easy to approach buck, he's very friendly, enjoys conversing with most anyone. This is mostly due to the fact he's been constantly meeting new people who have hired his parents as guides, so he learned quickly how to make friends. He respects nature and others, and he far prefers living out a peaceful existence then fighting. But he realizes that until Robotnik and every other tyrant is put out of business he must do what he can to stop them. He can be a bit jumpy sometimes, being a deer and all. He's never been in a real battle, so how he'll react to the trauma of battle is yet to be determined.


Strengths:
He is an extremely effective long range combatant with the use of his Crossbow, and has some minor training in how to fight close quarters thanks to his dad, including how to fight with his hunting knife. Also, thanks to his natural abilites to harness wind magic, it further boosts his ranged abilities and allows for some down-right sneaky tricks with his shooting. Despite his lack of experience, he has a great potential. What fighting skills he does know is mostly limited bits of martial fighting skills, a few kicks, punches, and take downs.


Weaknesses:
Despite having some training in close range combat, and that one special abiltiy in his wind magic that may help him out of an extremely tight spot, close range fighting is by far, his greatest weakness. He lacks much in the way of upper body strength. Thought, if he does manage to kick you with those sharp cervine hooves of his, they're still going to really smart. He also has never experienced real combat before so his mind isn't really ready for the emotional strain yet; but he'll learn.


Overall, he's got much to learn, but don't underestimate him, especially his aim.

NPC's:

Mack
Age: 63
Skills: Pilot
Species: Bobcat
Gender: Male

Appearance:
Thick, bushy moustache on muzzle, with thick, furry white eyebrows. Yellow fur covered in black spots with white belly fur. Typically wears an oil stained dark blue coveralls and matching blue hat. Stands about 3'-4" tall.

Relation:
An old friend of Chadin's familys, specifically Kera's family, he is a bush pilot who would fly in the tourists that would visit the region. He's as old and gruff looking as his plane, but he's a kind-hearted soul.

He can usually be seen wearing his oil stained dark blue coveralls. The only time he's not wearing this is when he's flying; he'll slap on an old fashioned flight helmet. He's not the greatest of pilots, but being a bush pilot on its own is an indication of just how much guts he has. Especially considering the kind of conditions he'll gladly fly into and land in where other pilots dare not tread.

Often, his landings can be a bit nerve racking and is far from smooth compared to other, more professional pilots. But at the same time, Mack has never had a crash, though his plane, nicknamed the 'Wildcat" certainly looks like it has seen its fair share of action.

The plane basically looks like a standard otter bushplane. (looks something like this... [USL=http://www.bushcaddy.com/.../L-164Floats.jpg][/URL] Painted in a bright red with a broad white strip painted down the side of the fuselage and the words: WILDCAT painted on the engine cowling in big bold white letters.


Mack hasn't seen Chadin since his alst visit, and so the next time he arrives with more guests, he discovers his friends home destroyed. He eventually discovered that Raiden was murdered, but could no sign that Chadin might have as well. So now, he keeps a vigilant hope that he might eventually find him again. When they do in fact find each other again, Mack gives Chadin a special beacon that Chadin can use to contact Mack in the event he ever needs a ride.

Skills:

Pilot: (Master)
As a pilot, Mack can take anyone who might need transportation. His plane can carry roughly 6 people at a time with a small amount of cargo stored on board. Mack's plane possesses a radio, and also has a GPS system built in that he can use to track his position. And at the same time, he can use it to locate the tracking beacon he gave Chadin a short while ago as a friendly gesture.

Mechanic: (Advanced)
Being a pilot Mack has been forced to learn how to keep his beloved plane running. And while he�s not the greatest at it, his skills are proficient enough to keep his plane running smoothly. And at the same time, his aircraft mechanic skills have also carried over somewhat to keeping his old pick-up truck working smoothly as well.

[03/10/2009: Slots removed. Image added. ~ Jodie]