Render Iceblade – Equipment and Abilities
Equipment:
- Iceblade: A sword whose blade is icy cold to the touch. Its origins are as mysterious as those of Render himself, but he seems to have some connection to it, as he can at times use it to make a space colder. It is breakable, but only with tremendous force. At all times it is surrounded by an icy breeze which can increase or decrease in intensity as Render's mood changes. It is a hand-and-a-half sword, so Render can and will use it one-handed if necessary. The blade itself is four feet long, making the whole sword about five feet. It weighs approximately 4 lbs, having a blade two and a half inches wide. Also note that because of the envelope of cold air around it, friction affects it less, thus making it a small bit easier to swing. The handle is about 10 inches long, decorated with silver and having a silver pommel. The hand guard is also silver, with obsidian stones set on either side. On the handle, a slightly faded inscription is visible, written in silver, though worn down and scratched a bit (see Pictures page).
- Short Dagger: Render's backup weapon. Its blade is about a foot long, so he usually keeps it concealed. It does not have the cold-manipulating abilities of the ice blade, but because he keeps it so close it is usually cold as well. It is made of a special steel that is not as affected by changes in temperature as other steel, making it less vulnerable to brittleness. The blade is double edged and straight. Don't expect him to use it often, though.
- Armor: Render's armor protects his chest, shins, the tops of his feet, and the outside of his left forearm. The metal is breakable, but as it's reinforced plate steel, it'll take force to get through it. The straps which fasten the armor are made of toughened leather reinforced by an iron core, which means it'll be difficult to separate him from his armor against his will.
Abilities:
Note: this list is not exhaustive. I don't typically post explicit preps, but I won't just pull off a mega-attack in one turn.
- Keen Sight: Render has the ability to see well, though slightly less in the dark, for considerable distances, and as such he can usually see what an enemy is doing, though he can't always be sure of intent.
- Quick reflexes: Render can react fast if he needs to do so; this isn't to say he can preempt anything, but he has a good chance of seeing most physical attacks before they hit him and at least putting up some defense. But he can only do so much at a time.
- Icy Wind: This is a semi-physical attack where Render uses the ice blade to project a forceful blast of chilling air. It takes some preparation, but not much, unless he's tired.
- Falling Blizzard: Render can, with proper preparation, use the Iceblade to freeze the air around an opponent, encasing him or her in ice. This usually takes about 3 turns of prep time, minimum, however.
- Ice Shield: This usually takes about three turns to come to full force, though a lesser-strength one will only take two. Basically, Render focuses and causes the air around him to freeze, encasing himself in ice about a foot and a half thick. This means any physical attack which isn't very, very strong is going to have trouble getting to him. He can still breathe because reasons.
- Inscrutible personality: Render's mind is a place best not visited often. He has a strong will and, despite an inhibited memory, is quite in tune with his mental functions. Hence, any forms of telepathy or mind reading will find themselves impeded. Give me an OOC whisper prior to using it, and if it's not a ridiculous request, I'll usually give the okay.