Full Name: James Crovax Darkarma
Aliases: None
Hair: Rusty, Coppery Brown
Fur/Skin: Copper Scales/Fur
Eyes: Hazel
Height: Depends on Form (65' Max, 6'3" Furre, 7' Draconian)
Weight: Depends on Size
Species: Dragon
Race: Half-Copper/Half-Gold
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Profession: Martial Artist, Master Crafter/Enchanter (Metals, Minerals and Earth elemental goods)
Resistances: Poison, Acid, Fire, Mind Affecting Abilities
Weaknesses: Dragon's Bane, Elemental Water
Phobias: Paedophobia
Statistics:
Strength - High
Constitution - High
Dexterity - Medium
Agility - Medium
Intelligence - High
Wisdom - High
Fortitude - High
Reflex - Medium
Will - High
Details:
Weapons
Talons/Teeth/Bladed Spade (Tail) - Dragon spade, teeth and talons. Ancient, sharp and strong. Sharp and hard enough to rend/puncture most known metals.
Sword Cane 'Old Friend' - A long, straight length of ebon wood banded in bronze. Bronze caps mark each end of the length, and two hand spaces from the top two more bronze bands meet resting one atop the other. A stylized Eastern Dragon slowly wraps about the length from beneath the two bands, as if curling downwards to the ground. It is intricately carved, and detailed. The blade within is a straight, single edged sword whose blade is a rippling mix of black, grey and silver. The item, when drawn, emits a low hum of power. Easily the oldest weapon he owns.
Armor
Silver Brooch Amulet of Folding Plate - Upon a command word the brooch unfolds into paldrons, upper cannons, vambraces, and gauntlets. The gauntlets have re-enforced talon covers to allow James to use his talons while protecting his hands. The Brooch is that of a shield bearing James's personal insignia, the Darkarma insignia, and the Insignia of Ki'Est.
Abilities -
Natural -
Earth Elemental Control - Being an Earth Elemental Dragon allows a natural, and deep connection to the plane. Stone, dirt, metal, minerals, and things formed within the earth generally bend to an elemental's will. The Older the Dragon, the better the control. (Spells Include, but not limited to: Stoneform, Mud to Stone/Stone to Mud, Earthen Portal, etc)
Spider Climb - Copper Dragons have stunted wings. They have traded the ability to fly for being excellent climbers, and more developed muscles. They can climb any surface easily, and stick to earth based objects.
Line of Acid - Copper Dragon's breath weapon is a line of acid. Dimensions are based on the Dragon's size category, and strength is based on age.
Cone of Slow Gas - The secondary Breath Weapon is a cone of slow gas. Those within the cloud feel sluggish, and drowsy.
Learned -
Hide Carved/Ascendant - An ancient, and complex ritual where a Dragon goes through the painful carving process. The geometrical wards carved into both their scales, and flesh improve the strength of their scales versus both mundane, and magical assault while putting them more in tune with their natural/elemental abilities. This is simply the first step. At the end of it they consume their hoard, and travel to the home plane of their Element. The carvings further the link once upon their elemental home plane, and transform them over time. This also makes him 'immortal' in the sense of not dying of old age, and being able to perpetually ignore his Twilight. (Note that this took approximately three years to accomplish, and was fully role played out.)
Crafting - Since he was young the Dragon has been practicing his ability to shape things. Anything that can be delved out of the earth he can craft into wondrous items.
Martial Arts - As a young Darkarma a lot of time was focused on learning how to fight, and as he grew up spent a lot of time fighting. James has always preferred his talons to any weapon, and has focused most of his time on learning martial arts for when he is wandering around in his furre form. While in this process he has of course learned how to use most other common Martial Weapons (And several Monk weapons IE Butterfly Swords, Three Section Staffs, etc), but always prefers his claws if they're practical for the application. The styles appear to be a take on Kung Fu: Tiger, Dragon, Iron Body, Emperor Taizu (Taizu Changquan), and Luohan.
Rune/Sigil Lore - Dragons are naturals at magical spells, but James focused more on written magic then 'practical'. As he learned to craft he preferred the complex, and deep possibilities of Runes and Sigils. He treats Runic and Sigil based magic as if it were a clockwork device. A bunch of small parts interconnecting, and working together to make a larger whole. He generally cannot use this in combat unless he has taken the time to set traps, create items, etc that use runes to power their magic.
Appearance
Gleaming, copper scales cover the entirity of the frame of this Beast. It's aeonic hide battered by countless battles, and the weight of his age. Yet, while Venerable, this creature shows no signs of weakness. Pupilless, hazel hues burn quietly in their sockets like miniture fires. The flames of wisdom, and intelligence burn quietly along side the cold hardness of predatory killer instinct and the scarring of War. Ebon talons gleam at each claw, curved and vicious. They too carried the mark of age, and wear. Golden rivlets in the form of arcane, geometric markings cover his frame from snout tip to bladed tail. The muzzle was scarred heavily, bearing the twin marks that stretched from brow to jaw, and ear to nose creating a small cross on the left side of his muzzle. Fang filled maw was usually turned to a mischevious smirk that didn't meet the fire in his eyes.
Any other pertinent info:
http://www.rprepository.com/c/copperdragonThis guy is nearly as old as my RP career. I'm nearing the twenty year mark, but this guy is around fourteen or fifteen years old at this point (I say fourteen to be sure). I've had to cull a lot of the powers that he was given over time. Symbiotic Spawn-Demon thing, Healing powers, imrpoved wings, all sorts of immunities, weapons, armor, etc etc etc
Anyone who has played a character for so long on furc, especially during the 'golden years' of the Imaginarium will know how easy it is to collect such things due to plots, story lines, etc.
I have whittled him down to just being a Dragon again. An Ancient, Ascendant and powerful dragon...But just a Dragon over all. He was just too insanely powerful before.
Note that he isn't quite finished yet. I'm still re-arranging some of his abilities, and things that I want to keep or perhaps edit. Most of the culling is over, I just need to decide the last few things to keep. I will post here to let anyone know when I've done changes.
Change: Updated the Martial Arts styles that James knows. They're based on my own knowledge. A local Kung Fu school that I train at teaches Wuzu Quan Kung Fu, and three of the six styles listed is covered beneath it.