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Description Upcoming character who I plan on entering in

EDIT: Moved to the main gallery... and with a bio this time!

Name: Gabriel
Age: 16
Height: 5"5
Weight: 138 lbs
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Skin Colour: Caucasian, with a slight tan
Blood Type: B
Species: Human
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Religious/Philosophical Leanings: Chivalry
Theme song: "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" from The Mikado - [link]

Fighting Style: Running and recording what's happening, or hesitant self-defense.
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Stance: Knife held in front of him, but unsure and ready to fall back if need be.

Special: "Ballad of the Legends" (X,X,X,Y,Z,A,X)
Super Special: "Soothing the Savage Beast" (Z,A+B,Z,L+R)
Taunt: "Terribly sorry, sir!" (Hold ->+R)

Likes: Music, nature, storytelling, helping others, a good audience.
Dislikes: Fighting women, fighting in general, monsters, people who don't appreciate music, any technology more advanced than medieval times (since that's where he's from...)
Favourite style of music: Folk songs and ballads
Home Stage Theme: "Deep Forest Reel" by Alisa Jones

Skills: Music, music and more music! Gabriel is a master bard, and it shows: he can play pretty much any instrument (even ones he's never seen before, given a few minutes) and pick up on songs insanely fast. He also has strong survival skills, and can manage to get by in all but the most extreme climates. (Years of travelling will do that for you).

Weapons: A simple hunting knife that hangs from his belt. It's nothing fancy, but is practical and multifunctional. Gabriel actually uses it more for preparing food and camp fires than anything else, but don't let that fool you. He knows how to fight with it.

As a last resort, he can always hit people with his instrument... but ONLY as a VERY last resort. He values that thing more than his own life at times...

About the Mohan Veena: (Taken from [link] )
The Mohan Veena is a highly modified concord archtop, which is played lap-style. It has 20 strings: three melody strings and five three drone strings coming out of the peg heads, and 12 sympathetic strong to tuners mounted to a piece of wood added to the side of the neck. The melody strings are on what we would consider the treble side of the neck, and the drone strings are on the bass side. The drone strings are lower in height than the melody strings to allow for unrestricted playing of the melody strings. The sympathetic strings run underneath the melody and drone strings to yet another level in the bridge. The instrument has a carved spruced top, mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck, and a flat, fretless, rosewood fingerboard.

The Mohan Veena is under tremendous tension; the total strings pull to be in excess of 500 pounds. It is due to this high tension the tone tuns incredible with the sympathetic ringing out and strengthening each note played. This is a loud instrument made to cut through with low amplification.

Motives: A bard's duty is to the knight or adventurer that hires him. When employed, they are obliged to follow a hero as they travel the world, performing basic duties such as setting up camp, carrying supplies, and occasionally being there to sober up the hero after a night of drinking.

But that's only the grunt work... Gabriel's main obligation as a member of the Bard's Guild is to record these heroes and their adventures, exalting their brave deeds and smoothing over the not-so great. His duty is to the hero... no matter how he's treated, his profession and honour under the guild requires that he is loyal and chivalrous to the last. And in the case of an unlikely demise... well, Gabe just has to go and complete the quest in the hero's name, doesn't he?

Gabriel and all art belongs to me.
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Comments: 33

Lissachoa [2008-09-24 04:14:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm gonna save this as a reference because I got an urge to draw him

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Lissachoa [2008-09-24 05:00:03 +0000 UTC]

... Whut whut? o3o

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Lissachoa In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-09-24 14:42:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm gonna draw him for ya ^__^
If you dont minde that is.

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Lissachoa [2008-09-24 20:32:52 +0000 UTC]

I don't mind at all! I'm honoured that you want to!

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TheTenk [2008-08-26 16:48:10 +0000 UTC]

RAPE SENSES ACTIVATING

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to TheTenk [2008-08-26 18:51:39 +0000 UTC]

NO RAPE! RAPE BAD!

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TheTenk In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-08-26 18:56:39 +0000 UTC]

RAPE GOOD
FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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VielGonzales [2008-06-23 07:01:02 +0000 UTC]

Now this is what I like, a very detailed article and utility for one of my fave professions in the middle ages. I agree with the fact that a bard should carry concealed weapons just in case. I wonder if you ever heard of the "Bard's Song" by Blind Guardian? Just curious.

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to VielGonzales [2008-06-23 07:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Actually, someone else just posted me with a link to the song... so I can now say that I have!

And thank you for all the kind words, as well!

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VielGonzales In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-23 07:43:34 +0000 UTC]

I dunno if you find it a good song but I do, sounds very middle age-ish to me.

You are most welcome mayt! Those comfy and functional bracers are a bonus, do more costumes mayt! I love costumes so much. ^^,

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to VielGonzales [2008-06-23 14:17:05 +0000 UTC]

No, no, I quite like it! It fits him, to!

And yes! It's so much fun to come up with costumes! 8D

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VielGonzales In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-25 06:41:14 +0000 UTC]

Agreed! You do cosplays too? 👍: 0 ⏩: 1

ClosetExtrovert In reply to VielGonzales [2008-06-25 06:44:54 +0000 UTC]

I've done a couple, but am interested in doing more What really gets me going, though, is coming up with actual characters. <3

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VielGonzales In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-25 07:06:17 +0000 UTC]

Now let me see, that's kinda hard.

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to VielGonzales [2008-06-25 14:49:13 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... but fun.

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Atticus-Runemaster [2008-06-22 23:17:15 +0000 UTC]

That's a well made character. Although, I would probably choose this as his theme song: [link] PqSe8Ehi78g <-(add this to the end of the link; Stupid emoticons)

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Atticus-Runemaster [2008-06-23 01:05:34 +0000 UTC]

... I'd probably do the same, if I had heard this song before. Thank you!

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Atticus-Runemaster In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-23 02:55:09 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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perplexingPariah [2008-06-15 15:35:38 +0000 UTC]

Yay! More OC tournaments! This is going to be FUN!

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to perplexingPariah [2008-06-15 17:21:14 +0000 UTC]

I certainly hope so! >

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perplexingPariah In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-16 02:58:17 +0000 UTC]

When is it never?

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to perplexingPariah [2008-06-16 03:28:07 +0000 UTC]

True, dat!

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pink-bunni-ninja [2008-06-15 01:07:37 +0000 UTC]

awesome looking character!
i so hope he meets up wit Hype and Rabbit!

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to pink-bunni-ninja [2008-06-15 01:34:34 +0000 UTC]

XD I'm pretty sure Gabe would be shocked by their behavior... not to mention Hype's outfit. >

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pink-bunni-ninja In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-15 02:13:16 +0000 UTC]

lol
Rabbit isn't that bad...
Hype would be shocked at Gabe's outfit too
being your modern, 21st century psyco and all

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to pink-bunni-ninja [2008-06-15 03:05:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh boy... I can imagine what would happen if those two met. XD

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pink-bunni-ninja In reply to pink-bunni-ninja [2008-06-15 01:07:56 +0000 UTC]

*with

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Elliwiny [2008-06-13 04:42:18 +0000 UTC]

You're entering nightmare!! 8D

Oh gosh, he looks like an awesome character on his own, and in the world of Nightmare surrounded by all those OCs and monsters... haha, he's going to have a field day! I can't wait to see more... :3

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Elliwiny [2008-06-13 05:34:12 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks a whole bunch! 8D I can't wait either, to be honest! I think he'll be a fun character to play with for NT!

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Elliwiny In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-13 14:23:38 +0000 UTC]

Oodles of fun! ^^ I'm so excited... OCTs are like drugs. >_<

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Elliwiny [2008-06-13 19:20:23 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I know... And that's really worrying my parents, I think. ><

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Elliwiny In reply to ClosetExtrovert [2008-06-13 22:15:13 +0000 UTC]

At least it's not actually drugs, right? XD

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ClosetExtrovert In reply to Elliwiny [2008-06-13 23:22:04 +0000 UTC]

XD That is true!

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