My beginning? That time comes soon. Not yet however. Born the fifth
son of my mother and father, doomed to obscurity as a set of convenient
hands to labor on behalf of a family that could only be compared to one
which inhabits a rabbit warren. Given the unoriginal name of Quinace....
Enduring the teasing and obscurity. It was a normal life. A normal life in
which I did not find fulfillment. How others found fulfillment in such a
life escapes me. I broke free from the shackles of mediocrity almost by
accident. A flash of anger, a fist connected, the spray of blood and the
end of an arrogant jeer. Is it possible to become more than I am? That
moment exploded in a glimmer of brilliance, bringing color to an otherwise
gray life. First... More color. Then... More potential... And possibly
a name? The beginning it comes soon.
A Beginning
The path that led me to the monastery is boring and uneventful. And
shameful. And painful. Fight after fight, flailing wildly with my fists
being unable to win in the face of adversity. Fighting a trained monk on
his own terms was not the smartest decision in my life, but it was the best
and it led to him taking me on as an apprentice. A banal experience,
forbidden to fight, forced to labor on an empty stomach under the scorching
sun endlessly. I would liken it to being a crucible in a masters workshop
being heated and forged into something hard and gleaming. It was under his
tutelage that I learned how very much I still had to learn and began to
develop a mastery over myself. Mastery over my body, mastery over my mind,
mastery over the essence intrinsic to all creatures that do live. The Yin
and the Yang which eternally compete for dominance yet conversely achieve a
balance within us. While honing my body to become stronger and my mind to
become more skillful I was able to scratch the surface of what I would later
learn is true strength. A foundation, he called it. For me it was a
beginning and set me upon the path. I became more than I ever was but I
hungered for more and still lacked a name.
Description:
A small child-sized figure is standing before you. A mop of unruly brown curls
sits atop his round-shaped head, bearing a face that can only be described
as grizzled. Scratchy patches of beard and long sideburns partially obscure
a scar clefting his chin and another cross-shaped mark upon his cheek. An
intense blue-eyed gaze rakes his surroundings from the single eye that is
not covered by an inky black eyepatch. His wide mouth appears to be curved
into a perpetual grin. Confidence rolls off him in waves, radiating from
his being and makes him seem dangerous. His small frame bears the firm
musculature of one who has dedicated himself to intense training. His bare
hands and feet are unusually large for his diminuitive size and bear coarse
matted hair that has been singed.
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Quinace, I had a lot of great interactions with you and I'm sorry to see you delete. I personally didn't like the way your teaching mentality towards savanti changed to battles to the death, but it made for some interesting rp, even though it wasn't that fun for me behind the keyboard. I the person didn't see any point in battles to the death when it seemed like my skills weren't providing you a decent challenge. It made me feel like I was just an easy stat pad. That being said, I've had a lot going on this month, so I wasn't able to log on and play at all really, so I am sorry if that contributed to your deleting. I expect it can be boring when you have nobody to fight or play with. In short, thank you for taking the time to help me get better, and I look forward to your next character!
Wow. I feel honored to be listed as his nemesis, though that doesn't properly convey the relationship we had in game.
I liked fighting Quinace, win or lose. Sure, I won more often than I lost, but our fights always caused me to push myself harder, and got me more psyched into the game. I remember him asking me before one of our fights if I wanted to live forever and I responded with, "I'm willing to die trying." or something similar...
Even putting that aside, I liked Quinace as a Warmaster. He handled the little feud I had with Jinjarak better than I anticipated and no better than I could've asked for. I didn't see much of the internal politics of the Warlords, but as a Strife member, I felt he had rightfully earned Warmaster.
Anyway, I liked this character, through and through.
[reply to Grayden]
[reply to Savanti]
Seems like steep duel terms.
Ashlyn 
2 , 0 , 0 . Warlords play for keeps Davairus 2 , 0 , 1 . well warlords dont overstay would be a better way of putting it, this cabal leader was our best cabal leader since ramod IMO that bar is high now
[reply to voidwitch]I liked fighting Quinace, win or lose. Sure, I won more often than I lost, but our fights always caused me to push myself harder, and got me more psyched into the game. I remember him asking me before one of our fights if I wanted to live forever and I responded with, "I'm willing to die trying." or something similar...
Even putting that aside, I liked Quinace as a Warmaster. He handled the little feud I had with Jinjarak better than I anticipated and no better than I could've asked for. I didn't see much of the internal politics of the Warlords, but as a Strife member, I felt he had rightfully earned Warmaster.
Anyway, I liked this character, through and through.
[reply to Militha]
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