Xanoken

[paradigm]

Xanoken

[Xano]
[24]
[6'2]
[175]
[male]
[ayenee]--[terrenus|Ursa Madeum]
[wanderer] | [assassin]

Capabilities

[Assassin]

• Mastery of the Body
  
  • - Xanoken knows the limits of his body to a point. His training and meditative practices allow him to extend his body beyond what is believable. He can hold his breath for several minutes, scale walls bare handed, even scurry across ceilings for very short distances. When rested, he can outrun horses, leap terrific distances, and survive impossible falls. Although he has left everything he learned of magic, he can exert tremendous strain upon his body without injury.
    - Toughness: As a result of his Mastery of the Body, Xanoken is a very tough individual.
  
  
• Mastery of the Mind
  
  • -Prior to his induction as Katsujirou's Shadow, Xanoken spent a great deal of time in seclusion studying. The ability to comprehend the subject before him, absorb it, and retain it is something he was fairly adept with prior to learning the secret training methods of the Benzar. Utilizing the same philosophy used by the Benzar in training their bodies, Xanoken has trained his mind. This has not given him advanced intelligence, by any means, but rather a sharp wit that has assisted him in departing troublesome situations remarkably quickly and a near photographic and phonographic memory.
  
  
• Mastery of the Spirit
  
  • - A human is fallible and capable of a myriad of actions pending his mood. Emotions, feelings, inclinations, eccentricities, etc are all matters of one's spirit. Formerly an impulsive youth, Xanoken has worked many years to control his impulses and control his emotions to his benefit. This does not mean that he does not feel, merely that he has a better understanding of his emotions and can reign them in easier than he could in his youth.
  
  
• Mastery of the Soul

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Paraphernalia

[Benzar Assassin Armor]
[kenseikan]
[white shitagi]
[black kosode]
[black hakama]
[white hakama-himo]
[white tabi]
[waraji.]
[White Scarf]
[fingerless white tekkou]
[white haori]
[Benzar Katana]
[Wakizashi]
[throwing knives]
[ring]

Fable

[24 YA]: Xanoken is born in Ayenee to two loving parents.
[16 YA]: Xanoken 'slays' his brother in a mock sword fighthe flees home.
[15 YA]: After a year of wandering cities as a street urchin, Xano is brought into The Shy Ones
[09 YA]: Xanoken is offered his name by the Shy Ones. He accepts and leaves the organization to wander Ayenee.
[08 YA]: Xanoken falls prey to the decadence of life and finds work as the primary bodyguard of a slumlord. After a disagreement, Xano murders his employer and flees. He finds his way to the White Eagle Republic and is eventually accepted by Dmitri Romanov as his personal bodyguard and Master Assassin. The WER is made an official province within Ayenee around this time.
[06 YA]: Dmitri Romanov kidnaps the goddess Amelina Cecily, current wife to Starthra Valient Joshua Chamberlain of the Mystic Knights. Amelina escapes and is assisted by Starthra's Benzar Master, Katsujirou Kato. He and Xano duel resulting in Xano's defeat.
[05 YA]: Xano spends a full year training and studying at Dmitri's keep before departing on a search for Katsujirou. He eventually finds the man battered and broken outside of a temple in the Wastelands of Starthra. Xanoken returns the man to the Benzar Dojo and is named Katsujirou's Shadow.
[02 YA]: