Ren, Lie

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Ren, Lie

Post by That Bastard » February 25th, 2020, 5:38 pm

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I still don't think that's what a sloth sounds like. wrote:Name: Lie Ren
Nickname: Ren
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Kuroyuri Village, China
Family: Li Ren (Father; Deceased), An Ren (Mother; Deceased)

Trainer Orientation: Neutral Good
Trainer Class: Student, Black Belt
Starter Pokémon: Ralts
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The Boy From the East (Character Theme):
Secret Garden ~ Lotus (Earthsongs)

Inner Doubt:
BACK-ON ~ The Last One (Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars)

Strength Within:
Donny Osmond ~ I'll Make a Man Out of You (Disney's Mulan)
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If we have to sit through this, so do you. wrote:
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Gallade [Male]
Ren's starter Pokémon, gifted to him by his parents in the scant days before their death and the destruction of the village. Beginning as a Ralts, then transitioning through Kirlia until finally becoming a Gallade only a year before Ren and Nora came to Solaris, Gallade is a steadfast and stalwart defender. Whereas Ren favors speed in battle, Gallade focuses on strength, power, and parrying, serving well as a guardian shield. His protectiveness extends as well to Nora, and he will readily accept commands from the girl as well as he would Ren. Gallade is well aware of the strong feelings that exist between Ren and Nora, but does not consider it his place to push the two in any direction.
Gifted by Li and An Ren.

Ability: Justified
Move Pool: Stored Power, Close Combat, Double Team, Work Up, Wide Guard, Helping Hand,
Psycho Cut, False Swipe, Quick Guard, Teleport

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Seviper [Male]
Several years after escaping from China, as Ren and Nora traveled through Hoenn, they were accosted repeatedly by a super-persistent Seviper that seemed intent on making a meal of the young pair. After giving it the slip for several routes, they finally engaged it on Route 118, and succeeded in defeating it, allowing Ren to capture it. Since then, Ren's Seviper has atoned for its behavior by being a ferocious combatant in their employ. Whereas Gallade is the stalwart and strong defender, Seviper is the glass cannon: fast and powerful, but not particularly tough.
Captured on Route 118, Hoenn.

Ability: Shed Skin
Move Pool: Poison Tail, Venoshock, Belch, Poison Jab, Poison Fang, Swords Dance, Haze, Venom Drench,
Coil, Screech

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Fomantis [Male]
The newest member of Ren's team, gifted to him by Nora because it was green and pink, thereby matching their colors. Recently caught while the pair traveled through Alola, Fomantis lacks the battle skill and sense of teamwork of Ren's more seasoned Pokémon, but he knows that it will only be a matter of time before Fomantis finds his place in the team dynamic.
Gifted by Nora Valkyrie.

Ability: Leaf Guard
Move Pool: Leafage, Razor Leaf, Growth, Ingrain, Leaf Blade
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I suppose we don't have to grow out of everything. wrote:Lie Ren is a male teenager with long black hair tied into a ponytail that ends midway down his back. There is a magenta streak on the left side of his hair. His eyes match the streak in his hair and his clothing appears to be influenced by Chinese culture.

He wears a dark green, diagonally-buttoned, long-sleeved tailcoat that is red on the inside, with black and gold trimming and pink cuffs. The trimming goes down the right side of his torso and forms a black collar.

This color scheme seems to be influenced to some degree by the lotus flower, which is his emblem. He wears a black, long-sleeved shirt beneath the suit, and light-tan pants with black shoes.
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Artwork by Rooster Teeth (left), Mai (right).
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Artwork by sumio (left), iesupa (left center), reveriesky (right center), .
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If only they could see what was right in front of them. wrote:Ren is usually mellow and wishes for peace and quiet. He is very much in control of himself, remaining calm and deliberate in situations where it would not be unusual for one to panic and lose their heads. However, he is not a morning person. Ren is also quite studious, believing libraries should be only for reading. Likewise, he is well informed about the locations in various regions and world events.

He is unbothered by Nora Valkyrie's bubbly and contrasting personality, showing a great deal of patience when dealing with his hyperactive, happy-go-lucky childhood friend. Nora has called him "the perfect student", implying that he may be something of an intellectual. However, this is not to say that he is completely humorless. He displays a sass occasionally when interacting with Nora that he shares with no one else. Ren is also a bit of a cook, as Nora is fond of the pancakes that he makes. However, not everything he cooks is well received; the alleged nutrition drink is the only known food item that Nora can't stomach.

Of special note is Ren's religious devotion to Arceus, which he has held since the loss of his parents and the destruction of Kuroyuri. His newfound religion, as well as his need to protect Nora, helped carry him through those darkest of days, and have since given him a strong center and source of personal strength. He is able to keep moving forward no matter the dark times that befall the world, strong in his faith that everything transpires to Arceus' designs, and that the One Above All empowers the living to act in his stead.

Ren is not as oblivious to Nora's feelings toward him as he acts, and he in fact feels similarly toward her. However, he has adopted a 'wait-and-see' approach given that every time Nora mentions how long they have been together, she is very quick to stress that they are not romantically-involved. As such, he has adopted a stance of feigning obliviousness until his childhood friend can gather the courage to be honest with herself and make her desires known. In his own words, "She has but to ask."
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Nora... Please... Don't ever do that again. wrote:Born in the remote village of Kuroyuri in China, Ren grew up in a loving home with his parents, Li and An. While his father was a hunter that provided food for the village, his mother looked after the homestead and laid the foundation of Ren's martial skills. She also passed down her sass to him.

As he grew, he became well-liked amongst the population of his village for his maturity, responsibility, and the humor derived from his smart-ass nature. He was also well-liked for his righteousness, having been taught by his father that he should never hesitate to take action when it is necessary. It was this sense of righteousness that led to him becoming acquainted with a young Scandinavian girl named Nora Valkyrie. After running off several bullies who were tormenting her over being a foreigner, he and the girl became fast friends. Nora's parents, he learned, were anthropologists who had come to China to study the ancient history of the valleys near Kuroyuri. With Ren by her side, Nora had no further fear of bullies, and the boy even managed to convince most of them to befriend her as well.

Several years passed in happiness in Kuroyuri. Then, it came crashing down.

A band of rogue soldiers who had left the People's Liberation Army in order to take the higher-paid life of mercenaries made their way to Kuroyuri, following a campaign of raiding the remote countryside. Ren's father and several of the village guard detected the incoming raiders, allowing a warning to reach the village. Despite his injuries, Li returned to his home to ensure the safety of his wife and son. However, the raiders were right on his heels, and a directed Pokémon attack on their home took the life of Ren's mother. Gathering his son in his arms, Li fled toward the village exit, but was soon intercepted by several of the raiders. Li handed his hunting dagger to Ren and bade the boy to flee, staying behind and sacrificing his own life for that of his son.

Stricken with terror by the entire unfolding situation, Ren did not immediately flee the burning village, and in doing so, found Nora hiding underneath a building. The young boy rushed to her side, heeding his father's final words to take action. It was in this moment that he discovered he possessed the ability to calm emotions and spirit within himself and others, allowing him the ability to hide in the background against hostile attention. Thus hidden away, he and Nora were able to survive until the raiders left some hours later.

With nothing left for them in the destroyed village--Nora's parents also having fallen to the raiders--the pair set off into the wilds, their only goal to survive and stay away from the raiders. The sheer evil that they witnessed that day affected the pair in their own way; for Ren, he became a more withdrawn and solemn individual while still maintaining his moral center.

The orphaned children, lost and hungry for days in the wilds, were eventually found by a blind monk who took them in for a brief period of days, providing them food and water. They learned that the man was a devout of Arceus, who believed that he had been put in the right place at the right time in order to save the childrens' lives. This encounter awakened Ren's own religious devotion toward the One Above All, and the monk soon thereafter guided them to the nearest town. They would not meet the man again.

In order to provide for themselves, Ren and Nora would become licensed Pokémon Trainers. The funds they accrued through battle ensured their survival, and as time passed, the wandering became less about staying ahead of the raiders that had destroyed their home and more about the journey. Soon, they were able to leave China entirely, and began to travel the other regions of the world to grow their strength and see the wonders of the wide world.
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The journey will be perilous, and whether we'll find answers at the end is entirely uncertain. wrote:Regular Abilities______________________________________
└-Skills, professions, knowledge and talents.

Culinarian: A self-taught skill honed over the many years that Ren has traveled with Nora, he is quite skilled at cooking. His most well-known recipe is pancakes, of which Nora can never get enough, but he has numerous other dishes he can make. His energy drinks are of questionable taste, however.


├─Classification: Talent
├─Category: Knowledge, Skill
└─Power Level: Journeyman

Martial Abilities______________________________________
└-Weapon specializations and fighting styles.

Nanquan: A 'southern style' Chinese martial art focusing on low stable stances and short powerful movements that combine both attack and defense. In practice, Nanquan focus more on the use of the arm and full body techniques than high kicks or acrobatic moves. Ren initially learned this style from his mother and has since been self-practiced ever since traveling with Nora.


├─Classification: Physical
├─Category: Fighting Style
└─Power Level: Journeyman

Ki Enhancement: Ren is able to actively manipulate his ki, flowing it through his body as necessary to harden himself to safely intercept blows that would otherwise cause him tremendous damage.


├─Classification: Physical
├─Category: Fighting Style
└─Power Level: Journeyman

Ki Projection: In tandem with the above ability, Ren can harness and redirect his ki into instant, powerful bursts of outward force contained in a minuscule amount of space.


├─Classification: Physical
├─Category: Fighting Style
└─Power Level: Journeyman

Unique Abilities_______________________________________
└-Powers unique to the character.

Tranquil as a Forest: Ren possesses a unique camouflage ability that he can use to calm and center his emotions, rendering him invisible to any attempt to sense his emotions or locate him via psychic abilities. He is able to share this ability with others via touch.


├─Classification: Aura
├─Category: Aura Semblance
└─Power Level: Inherent

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We have to be brave. wrote:Weapons_________________________________________________
└-Weapon and munitions.

Hunting Dagger: A short hunting dagger once owned by Ren's father. Its curving blade has a finely-honed edge that is exceptional at skinning prey and cutting meat, but is not suited to open battle.

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