Natho and Cepha

[Natho (and Cepha)]

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"How old are you?" "I'm twelve." (Twelve decades.)

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[attr="class","Vapptraitbox"] [attr="class","Vapptxthdr"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-pound"] Positive Traits [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Charming, Cepha: Observant [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: outgoing, Cepha: Inquisitive [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Adventerous, Cepha: Cautious [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Playful, Cepha: Practical [attr="class","Vapptxthdr"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-pound"] Negative Traits [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Selfish, Cepha: Obsessive [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Naive, Cepha: Mistrusting [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: Carefree, Cepha: Overprotective [attr="class","Vtrait"] [attr="class","Vinfoion"][attr="class","ion-chevron-right"] Natho: lazy, Cepha: Hyperactive [attr="class","Vfreebox"] [attr="class","Vappfreeformbox"] [attr="class","Vappfreeformhdr"]history [attr="class","Vappfreeform"] [attr="class","Vappfreeformtext"] Deep within a magically protected forest, an ancient tree watches over his children since time immemorial... we've all heard it before. Natho is a fairly new addition to the Kokiri population. Born with an insatiable curiosity, and a never-ending desire for adventure, Natho was always ready to test his potential with any challenge he could face. He was also willing to test his boundaries, frequently exploring the more dangerous areas of Kokiri Forest, such as the Lost Woods, without sufficient preparation. Fortunately, the Deku Tree saw this in his nature before anyone else could have, and in his near-infinite wisdom, assigned him Cepha as his guardian fairy; a zealous, mother-henning little fairy who would need all of her energy and tenacity to keep him in check. And, as is the way with most confident, charismatic children, he had many friends who looked up to him, and have gotten him out of scrapes multiple times. Recognizing this advantage in some deep recess of his mind that still knew the meaning of practical, he made sure to maintain his friendships as best he could, but he was an introvert at heart. He preferred to hang out with no more than four to six Kokiri and their fairies at a time, and frequently went off exploring on his own. Additionally, he could transpose himself into the place of an object he threw, or dropped. This allowed him to further explore locations others couldn't due to places being out of reach. As he practiced his throwing, he soon found techniques for hurling objects at greater and greater speeds. Even so, meeting the same people, playing the same games, exploring the same places... it was starting to get boring. [break][break] One day, while he was wandering near the borders of the forest, looking upon the open sky, he set himself down by a tree and daydreamed of what might lie beyond the Kokiri Forest. He knew the warning not to stray from the forest, that anyone who did would die. So, he'd never bothered to venture outside. Besides, the Lost Woods ran through a gorge below, so far down that no Kokiri would be stupid enough to climb down, or skilled enough to climb up. But he had grown quite good at throwing his wooden apples now. If he tossed one to the other side... [break][break] On a whim, he stood up, gave his best wind-up, aimed well above the far edge, hurled his best fast-ball, and transposed. It's momentum carried him flying through the air. Sailing over the drop, he let out a squeal of excitement as his hat plummeted into the maze below, Cepha chasing madly after him and scolding him. "What are you doing? trying to get yourself killed? 'Cause if you are, you're doing great!" In seconds, he landed on the other side, where the trees were thinner, the crash nearly breaking his tailbone. After recovering from the painful fall, he let out a whoop of celebration. He had escaped Kokiri Forest. [break][break] After taking a moment to catch her breath Cepha questioned Natho once more. "Well, you did it. You're outside of Kokiri Forest. What now?" But Natho's mind had flashed back to the sign at the bridge. "I should be dead." he mused, curiosity welling up inside him. "The Deku Tree's sign says I should be dead. But I'm not." He turned to his faithful fairy, a quizzical expression on his face. "Why do you think that is?" This gave her pause. "Hmm... Perhaps you don't die just from leaving the forest. There must be some danger out here that will kill anyone who stays out too long. In that case, we'd best be getting back. The Great Deku Tree will be mad, and..." Even as she spoke, a chilling thought crept up Natho's spine, and Cepha saw the terror widen his eyes. "...and I'll be dead." [break][break] "What? That's silly! Of course you won't be killed for this. The Great Deku Tree loves you. He wants to protect you. He might punish you for this, but he would never kill you. Come back with me. You'll see." "No. Don't you see? If he wanted to protect us, he'd tell us what's out here that's so dangerous. The story would be enough to scare anyone into staying inside the forest, even me. Death is the punishment for leaving. You die when you get back." "No Way!" Cepha's voice was almost pleading with him now. "Look, I used to spend a lot of time with the Great Deku Tree. He loves you more than you can imagine. All he wants is for you to be back safe and sound. If you don't come back, he'll be worried sick about you. Come on. I promise you, he would never, ever do that to you. Trust me. Please, Natho?" For a moment, he stood hesitating, considering these words, caught between fears, before he shook his head. "No. There's no point. Even if he loves me like you say, I can't face him knowing that I betrayed that kind of love. I'll just have to brave the outside world, face any danger there is out here, and die, if that's what happens. But I won't die in front of father's disappointed face." With that, he took off, Cepha streaking after him in a blur of white light, with a call of, "Natho, wait!" [break][break] Until recently, Natho has been living in Castle town as a street urchin. A magical, teleporting, fairy-assisted street urchin, but a street urchin nonetheless. He got his meals by any means he could--at least, any means short of stealing--earning rupees through odd jobs, picking up scraps, or the occasional favor from a friend. But when he heard of Zelda and her heroes by chance, (or more precisely, by snooping,) a plan began to form in his head. He would go, serve the princess however he could. He would work hard, maybe someday be a hero. Then, when he had helped save Hyrule, he would return home to present himself to the Great Deku Tree. Maybe then, he wonders, would his father forgive him?

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Okay, so I read through this app a couple of times and I really like the basis it has. This is a good start to a Kokiri character and I'm excited to see another one added into the fray. But I want to address two points, one of which is easier to fix than the other I think. But ultimately that's on your interpretation and I am more than willing to help when I can.

First issue:
This one is simple, your magic spell is fine. But it needs a cooldown period. You specified its potential length of use but not how often you can use it. As it stands, it seems as though you can teleport, immediately throw another item and teleport again. Especially since Natho seems to carry multiple objects on him. So I am suggesting, since this is a beginning level spell it needs a cooldown time. And perhaps as well a slightly shorter duration. My suggestion, which is not the law you can argue your idea fairly, is say; used within 1-2 posts after the object is thrown, and another 2-3 posts before the ability can be used again.

Second issue:
I think you've over thought our shard system. And perhaps we need to make it clearer, as we are in the middle of revamping the site and rules this could be a symptom of that. The shards are a currency for lack of a better word for magic. You've said in your history that it gave Natho his magic but the way shards work in this lore is that it'd give you an extra spell slot if you chose to spend it on such. Our rules allow all characters to have one magical ability within reason or the option of multiple weapons. Continuing off of that, the shard would not be a noticeable new feature. They're shards, small, too small to greatly affect a person in the way you have it written. Natho would not notice its existence. No one does, they are more of a meta-object to be won/earned in order to upgrade your character.

Other than that, I do like Natho and think it is a solid character app, just let me know if you want to discuss these changes or when you make them and I'll be more than happy to take another look and accept.