Squad: Squad #2 Squad Position: Leader Primary Weapon: A cinquedea ("five-fingered") is an ornately carved, broad-based blade that straddles the line between dagger and shortsword. Despite this, weapons historians claim that it is neither effective as a stabbing nor as a slashing weapon and that its period of relative popularity during the Italian renaissance is likely due to it looking (please excuse the technical jargon) sick as hell. Dustin picked it because it looked special somehow and the fact that he hasn't noticed it stinks is probably a little concerning. Maybe this year he'll upgrade to something a little more suitable. Combat Style: Borderline suicidal. Last year, Dustin spent as much time as he could battling Shadows, where he proved himself to be uniquely devoted and determined. Always certain that the "right" choice is the best one — not to mention the one worth pursuing in this exact moment — in general, he fights well past the point when sensible people would retreat to lick their wounds. No matter the bomb, Dustin seems willing to throw himself on it — to great effect. While some friends and classmates have criticised his willingness to sacrifice life and limb in pursuit of the greater good, he is undeniably skilful, and his complete disregard for his own safety often gives him a valuable upper edge in fights.
As a leader, Dustin is (mostly) open and earnest, although without someone to reign in his ?heroic aspirations, he's liable to push his team a little too hard. He has the best of intentions, but he has a hard time walking away from Situations, so my preemptive condolences to his team if/when they get into a sticky situation, get sidetracked from the main mission, and/or get in way over their heads because he's lost the forest for the trees. Hopefully, no one gets hurt just because Dustin is so focused on Doing The Right Thing that he misses the real human consequences.
Attribute: Stamina
Persona Name: Pahaliah, the angel of deliverance, virtuosity, and sacrifice. Persona Appearance: [Inspiration.] Pahaliah evokes the Mater Dolorosa with her heart pierced by swords... except, tbh, much worse. Uncanny. Beautiful and radiant and not quite right, made of implausible materials like marble and mercury and gold and ginko and clouds and thick, globs of paint. Too many eyes and they're all watching you, weeping. When it attacks, it pulls one of the swords from its chest and uses it as a weapon. Affinity: Water Weakness: Lightning Ailment Susceptibility: Poison
BATTLE STATS
Squad: Squad #2
Squad Position: Leader
Primary Weapon: A cinquedea ("five-fingered") is an ornately carved, broad-based blade that straddles the line between dagger and shortsword. Despite this, weapons historians claim that it is neither effective as a stabbing nor as a slashing weapon and that its period of relative popularity during the Italian renaissance is likely due to it looking (please excuse the technical jargon) sick as hell. Dustin picked it because it looked special somehow and the fact that he hasn't noticed it stinks is probably a little concerning. Maybe this year he'll upgrade to something a little more suitable.
Combat Style: Borderline suicidal. Last year, Dustin spent as much time as he could battling Shadows, where he proved himself to be uniquely devoted and determined. Always certain that the "right" choice is the best one — not to mention the one worth pursuing in this exact moment — in general, he fights well past the point when sensible people would retreat to lick their wounds. No matter the bomb, Dustin seems willing to throw himself on it — to great effect. While some friends and classmates have criticised his willingness to sacrifice life and limb in pursuit of the greater good, he is undeniably skilful, and his complete disregard for his own safety often gives him a valuable upper edge in fights.
As a leader, Dustin is (mostly) open and earnest, although without someone to reign in his ?heroic aspirations, he's liable to push his team a little too hard. He has the best of intentions, but he has a hard time walking away from Situations, so my preemptive condolences to his team if/when they get into a sticky situation, get sidetracked from the main mission, and/or get in way over their heads because he's lost the forest for the trees. Hopefully, no one gets hurt just because Dustin is so focused on Doing The Right Thing that he misses the real human consequences.
Attribute: Stamina
Persona Name: Pahaliah, the angel of deliverance, virtuosity, and sacrifice.
Persona Appearance: [Inspiration.] Pahaliah evokes the Mater Dolorosa with her heart pierced by swords... except, tbh, much worse. Uncanny. Beautiful and radiant and not quite right, made of implausible materials like marble and mercury and gold and ginko and clouds and thick, globs of paint. Too many eyes and they're all watching you, weeping. When it attacks, it pulls one of the swords from its chest and uses it as a weapon.
Affinity: Water
Weakness: Lightning
Ailment Susceptibility: Poison