Post by Tala Selao on Aug 14, 2021 23:18:09 GMT -5
-Opening-
Member's Discord Name (include nicknames): TheEyeGuy/Jee/The Eye
Password 1: Black Hole
Password 2: Moon Pray
Type: Perma Release
Squad: 3 (Expedition Squad)
Rank: Unseated Officer (Rank 1)
-Basic Information-
Name: Selao, Tala
Age of Death: N/A
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 24 (mid-twenties)
Birthday (Month/Day): July 17th
Blood Type: AB+
RP Sample (Optional): [Insert Here]
-Appearance-
Height/Weight: 5'6"/167 lbs.
Physical Description: Tala appears strong and stocky but despite his height and build it makes his performances all the more mesmerizing to watch as he moves with expert balance and fluidity. He also has honey brown skin that seems almost perfect save for the few scars that that sprinkle his arm and chest as well as one scar that runs down along his chin.
His face is strong and kind with fierce light grey eyes and light brown hair that comes past his shoulders most of which is pulled back into a ponytail and save for the bangs, frames his face. His overall demeanor and look is that of a caring older brother, appearing as truly kind and caring as he is.
He also has some traditional style Samoan tattoos that decorate his left shoulder and along his upper arm although he features several variations to represent his life. His tattoo variations consist of a row of turtle shells descending down his arm that are surrounded by intertwining flames. At some point the flames transition into a trail of feathers that weave in and out of the shells.
He doesn't wear many accessories save for a few. He has several ear piercings which surprises people due to his nature but he also wears a necklace of an obsidian like crystal that was given to him by his family that he cherishes deeply and always wears. He also has a bracelet that has a small bird and turtle shells all around it that was given to him by his wife.
-Personality-
Dislikes
{Telling lies}Tala understands the need for lies under the right circumstances and situations but if he does not need to then he will avoid lying at any chance he gets. Even when he does have to lie he simply tells white lies, not straying too far from the truth if he can.
{Fighting}As with lies, Tala also is not a fan of conflicts and needless fighting and bloodshed. He feels so strongly about this that even when his life's on the line he will still try to find a solution that doesn't involve fighting if he can.
{Anger}A feeling Tala does his best to keep put down, anger is a rather unpleasant feeling to Tala. It didn't bring anything good with it and often led to fights and many misunderstandings between friends, families, and people. When he feels it, he does his best to suppress it unless the source of the anger is too great.
{Coffee}Rather simple really, Tala just doesn't like or appreciate coffee, finding it often too bitter or sweet for him and never finding the right balance with it.
{Letz Stil}The Quincy who seeks to destroy Shinigami and whose weapons destroy the souls of Hollows, is something Tala cannot tolerate. While he is sure that not all Quincy are bad he is also mindful to stay weary of them lest he ends up in a needless fight.
Likes
{Tea}Tala is a rather novice tea expert and herbalist, enjoying the natural benefits and helpful effects of certain teas and herbal remedies.
{Helping}Tala loves helping out when and however the can. He enjoys helping others and will do whatever he can to help out. He'll even sometimes help out those that others might deem unworthy of receiving help.
{Dancing}Tala learned how to dance when he was growing up and found he enjoyed it quite a bit, putting on shows for the fellow residents of his district and the smiles it gave them. He even learned how to dance with dangerous and mundane props.
{Zanpakutou}Tala finds the weapons of the shinigami fascinating and cool. In his eyes he sees them as the Shinigami's true ally and friend. He is always curious and happy to learn more about them, whether it be his own or others.
{Rukongai}Tala grew up in the Rukongai districts and has made many friends there. Even after joining the ranks of the Soul Society's protectors, he goes to visit and check up on the citizens of the Districts and help them when he can.
Flaws
{Stubborn}Tala is a very stubborn individual and won't budge easily on something when he makes up his mind, especially when it comes to accepting help.
{Generalized Anxiety Disorder}Tala tends to worry too much and over almost anything concerning his family and friends. This often leads him to make others feel like he doesn't have any faith in their capabilities.
{Low Self-Esteem}While Tala doesn't doubt the abilities of his allies, he often doubts his own and believes he's often too weak, especially considering his history. Being an empath doesn't help him either when he can't figure out how to help ease the emotions of those in distress.
{Indecisiveness}Coupled with his powers of empathy, low self-esteem, and GAD, Tala can often be indecisive in high stress situations where the "right" path is unclear and he must rely on himself.
Habits
{Tick}Whenever Tala is nervous, anxious, or just in deep thought, he can be seen fiddling with the stone on his necklace. This just helps him focus or calm down.
{Always Smiling}Tala is almost always seen smiling at all times but he doesn't come off creepy. In fact his smile is usually warm and caring, putting most people at ease.
{Humming}Whenever he is bored or just wrapped up doing something, Tala will often end up humming a happy tune that he picked up from his mother. He usually isn't aware of it and gets embarrassed whenever someone points it out.
Fears
{Being Weak}Simple really but deeply important to Tala, he doesn't want to be weak but has little faith in himself and his abilities. Still he tries to do his best to not be seen as weak. After all, he swore he wouldn't ever again.
{Losing Mica}His wife, Mica, is the only person he has left that he considers family and she means the world to him. He does his best to protect her and would be distraught were anything to happen to her. He constantly checks up on her when he gets the chance, usually during his patrols through the Districts.
Goals
{Help out the Rukongai}Tala wants to help out the residents of the Rukongai districts and protect them since he grew up there. He'll do what he can to help them and make it a better and safer place. He'll often make visits and even take patrols through the Districts in his free time.
{Restoring Squad 3}After joining the Gotei 13, Tala heard about the rumors and superstition surrounding Squad 3 and wasn't very happy about it. So he has made it his personal mission to restore the honor and dignity of Squad 3, even including the notion of their ranks being disposable as the first responders.
{Bringing Peace}True to himself, Tala would like to help try and bring about an era of peace between the many factions and put an end to all conflict. He is very aware of how foolish of a goal this is but he will still pursue it where he can.
Alignment: Neutral Good
Overall Personality:Tala is a kind person and actually doesn't enjoy fighting or conflicts, trying to avoid it when he can and seeking other options if he's able to. However, as a Shinigami, he won't shirk his duty of purifying souls and Hollows.
He is also a very caring person, even to those who aren't close to him, often offering to help out however he can. This can also end up with him neglecting himself and his own desires and needs, often putting before himself.
When it comes to having to fight and purify Hollows, Tala tries to end it as quickly as possible, often not enjoying the whole scenario and feeling pity for the lost souls. He never takes any pleasure in the whole interactions and often keeps quiet when he fights them.
When it comes to his allies in the Soul Society, Tala treats them all with great respect and tries to make as many friends as he can. He also tries to recruit help for his patrols through the Rukongai, although he never seems disheartened when turned down and ecstatic when they agree.
During his visits and patrols to the Districts, he appears actually serious but still approachable and kind. He cares very much for his original home and it's residents, doing anything and everything in his power to help them.
-Powers-
Fighting Style: To start off with, despite his build and stature, Tala is much more acrobatic and dexterous than he seems but he is much less stronger than one would think he's capable of. So in fights he is usually seen moving and almost dancing around his opponents, making use of his size and grace to try and avoid being hit. He also tries to goad his opponents, gauging how cool and calm their mind is and how well he can coax them into making mistakes. This is all if he cannot absolutely avoid a fight however.
While his zanpakutou is still sealed and nothing more than a katana, Tala comes off as very inexperienced or incapable with it as he is more used and trained to fight with a staff, which had him focusing on him controlling and keeping his opponent at a distance and making use of his weapon's reach. He still tries to make use of this with his slightly longer than average katana but he also relies on his wits and the few Kido spells he knows to fight and beat his opponents. Namely, he finds Bakudo to be more easier and appealing to use as it is the least harmful of the Kido types that he learned. He often tries to trap his opponents and convince them that they do not need to fight, save for Hollows.
When it comes to fulfilling his duty of combating and purifying Hollows, he still tries to trap them and keep them still to quickly dispatch them if he can. If a Hollow proves to be too strong for his spells then he will usually retreat to a safer space and try to figure out the Hollows weaknesses and how to use it against him with his arsenal.
Once achieving Shikai, Tala will only use it's abilities if absolutely necessary even though he can release Shikai with little to no issue. When he is pushed to using Shikai however, he does fight similar to how he trained in bojutsu making use of it's reach and always trying to keep control of the distance between him and his opponent. He uses the heated blades as a very good incentive for opponents to stay out of his range. If they try to rush him and close the distance he will usually dodge and use his Shikai abilities to punish them. If they prefer the distance however, then he will usually use his abilities to defend and work out a way to trap them.
Upon achieving Bankai, he focuses on this entrapment method of fighting, using his abilities and aura to try and incapacitate his opponents as quickly as he can. He also ultimately prefers to fight in a group rather than on his own until he reaches Bankai in which he tries to keep allies at a distance. Still even though he will fight like this in Shikai and Bankai he does his best to avoid a fight if able and will try to end it as quickly as he can if not.
Zanpakutou Spirit Appearance(Optional): Hestia is a kind but stern woman, giving off a motherly aura. She is a caring and patient but also strict and disciplined woman. She worries deeply for Tala and his insecurity, wanting to help him achieve his goals but knowing that he will hold himself back. This is why she can be a bit abrasive when training with him, pushing him to his limits and further with very tough and rigorous challenges.
{Hestia}
Inner World(Optional): Hesita resides in a great marble hall with ten foot tall marble pillars on each side of the hall. In between each pillar are massive statues of men or women. In the center of the hall a great hearth can be found with calm but fiercely hot flames, which Hestia tends to at all times.
Surrounding the hearth in a U-shaped layout, a few feet away from it, are twelve marble thrones. At the head of these thrones are symbols carved into them that represent their owner yet they've never made an appearance.
Above this great hall, decorating the massive and endless ceiling, is a mural of a dark starry sky filled with constellations. If one were to stare at it long enough it'd look as if the painting was real and moving, catch a shooting star passing through it before disappearing into the void.
{Inner World}
Zanpakutou Appearances: In her sealed state, Hestia appears as a plain and not very special looking katana. The blade however is a little longer than a normal katana at approximately twenty six inches but still remains as a curved, single edged blade. It has a square brown guard and a normal hilt with teal wrappings.
In Shikai and Bankai, Hestia appears as a double-bladed staff that is overall about ten feet long. The blades are also straight and double edged, each measuring out at three feet long and two inches wide at the base. The shaft is four feet long and also two inches thick in diameter, being made of a dark brown wood with the same teal wrappings along the shaft.
{Shikai and Bankai}
Zanpakutou Release Names: Tend to the flame, Hāsu!/Let them feel your heat, Hestia of Olympus
Overall Ability: Hestia's abilities, much like the mythical goddess of the same namesake, revolves around heat and fire and the power she has over them. She gives her wielder the same capability of tending to the heat and fires in the world and in themselves.
Her abilities very much focus on making use of pre-existing heat and fire to work although Hestia provides a constant source of heat so that the user can make use of after much practice and understanding of her abilities.She also allows the user to sense and differentiate types of heat, being more like a feeling than any other type of sensory cue.
Shikai Overall Ability: In Shikai, Hāsu's abilities are more focused on the generation, control, and manipulation of heat. To start off with, Hāsu's blades are always hot to the touch, producing enough heat to cut through metal and other materials that aren't reinforced by reiatsu and even burning flesh that it cuts through.
The user also learns how to make use of the heat that she is giving off and will continue to give off as long as she is released. Hāsu can also allow the user to control and manipulate any source of heat and fire, excluding the heat of living creatures save for their own.
Bankai Overall Ability: Upon achieving Bankai, Hestia gives the user even finer control and manipulation of heat. However, these abilities and the ability to generate heat gains a new power and that's allowing the user to amplify the heat they either control or generate as well as the heat that the blade gives off. They can also apply this amplification property to flames by making them bigger and wilder, as if they had fed it more fuel.
The user can amplify these heat so much that the air around them begins to waver and show heat waves, drying up anything that comes into contact with these waves, including the user themselves. To prevent this, their newly gained fine-tuned control of this heat to create a bubble of cool air around them.
Zanpakutou Techniques:
Shikai Techniques
1) Hearth's Warmth: By controlling and combining the heat that Hestia gives off with his own Reiatsu, Tala is able to launch a wave of intense heat towards his target when he swings his zanpakutou. It travels at a speed of 300 and all flammable objects will be set aflame. Once it hits it's target, it will feel like a small explosive has gone off and leave second degree burns.
Drawbacks: Cost 100 reiatsu to use. This technique can also be noticed quite easily as it does appear as a heat vapor. As long as someone has a 50 in Instinct or Energy Sensory, they will be able to notice it. The burns can also be pushed through withHeat Tolerance 2.
2) Hearth's Shelter: Using the intense heat that Hāsu gives off, the user can repel ranged attacks that have an OS less than the user's Spiritual Pressure or if the attack's Class is less than this technique by swinging the zanpakutou in front of them and extracting the heat it gives. They then send it off to meet the attack.
Drawbacks: Cost 150 reiatsu to use. Cannot control where the deflected attack goes, meaning it cannot be redirected back at the opponent.
Bankai Techniques
3) Hearth's Embrace: Taking control of the heat in the area and focusing it all around him, Tala can make it difficult for his opponent to get near him. An aura of heat surrounds him out to a 50 foot semi-circle. If an opponent enters this aura for one post then they will suffer some slight exhaustion, making it difficult to fight in this area.
Should they remain in this aura for longer than one post then they will also begin to experience burns that get increasingly worse with each post they remain in this aura. These burns can get so bad that they reach up to fourth degree, burning away hair, cloth, and even flesh. While this aura is active, Tala has a bubble of cool air with a diameter of eight feet all around him keeping him safe from the intense heat.
Drawbacks: Cost 300 reiatsu to use. The aura only lasts for an initial five posts but can be kept up by paying 100 reiatsu for each post afterwards. An opponent can also withstand this aura if their OS is higher than Tala's Spiritual Pressure or a Heat Tolerance of 3. Tala is also susceptible to this heat. If he keeps the aura up for longer than the five posts then he will experience double the stamina drain. If he keeps it up for the full length of his Bankai then, when his Bankai ends, the aura will essentially invade the safe space he keeps around him and leave him with severe second degree burns.
4) Explosive Hearth: Gathering and focusing a considerable amount of heat in an area around a target and then amplifying it, Tala can create a burst similar to an explosion that leaves the target disoriented and with several burns.
Drawbacks: Cost 400 reiatsu to use. An opponent can also avoid this attack if they have detected it and are actually physically capable of doing so. They can also endure the burst if they have a higher OS than Tala or a Pain Tolerance of 3.
Other Techniques:
{Shunpo (Proficient)}Class: 7
Technique Type: Kidō
Technique Element: None
Technique Description and Effects: A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from Point A to Point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move. Those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it for an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower. This requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become tired more easily in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by ten times. Shunpo uses fifty Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. All Shinigami know this when created. This technique does not take up a technique slot.
How to use technique: Focus of Reishi around the feet area and launch off into a single blurring step. It is not unlike teleportation in appearance, but it is simply extremely fast movement. It is often used to gain an edge in a single moment of combat or to dodge incoming attacks.
Technique Type: Kidō
Technique Element: None
Technique Description and Effects: A movement technique that allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from Point A to Point B in the least amount of steps. Training and skill are what determines how fast a user of Shunpo can move. Those of little skill in the technique or those who haven't used it for an extended amount of time would obviously be out of practice, causing those individuals to be considerably slower. This requires the use of more steps to move the same distance and become tired more easily in a shorter amount of time. A single step magnifies speed for that step by ten times. Shunpo uses fifty Reiatsu per step. This one is automatically learned in the academy. All Shinigami know this when created. This technique does not take up a technique slot.
How to use technique: Focus of Reishi around the feet area and launch off into a single blurring step. It is not unlike teleportation in appearance, but it is simply extremely fast movement. It is often used to gain an edge in a single moment of combat or to dodge incoming attacks.
{Bakudo #1: Sai (Restrain)}Class: 7
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: [None]
Technique Description and Effects: Causes the target's arms to lock in place behind their back.
How to use technique: Physical contact is required from the hand of the caster to any part of the body of the target.
Incantation and Effect: Incantation increases the strength behind the technique by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would instead be valued at 110 for this technique.) "Man, shaped by Divine hands, revert to the form before limbs, clutch at your own throat and be afraid."
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: [None]
Technique Description and Effects: Causes the target's arms to lock in place behind their back.
How to use technique: Physical contact is required from the hand of the caster to any part of the body of the target.
Incantation and Effect: Incantation increases the strength behind the technique by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength of 100 would instead be valued at 110 for this technique.) "Man, shaped by Divine hands, revert to the form before limbs, clutch at your own throat and be afraid."
{Bakudo #8: Seki (Repulse)}Class: 7
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: [None]
Technique Description and Effects: Creates a small round shield of typically orange reiatsu along the user's wrist, not unlike small shields used with broad swords. Typically useless against Kido, this shield repulses low level physical strikes, and sends electricity back into the attacker to result in low level paralysis and temporary numbness.
How to use technique: Can be instantaneously cast, but is very brittle and weak without incantation and name being spoken. Lasts only mere seconds upon creation, and paralysis does not work on those with superior spiritual strength.
Incantation and Effect: Incantation allows shield to last up to twenty seconds at any one time, and increases its strength by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength valued at 100 would instead be worth 110.) "Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then seize your own throat!"
Technique Type: Kido
Technique Element: [None]
Technique Description and Effects: Creates a small round shield of typically orange reiatsu along the user's wrist, not unlike small shields used with broad swords. Typically useless against Kido, this shield repulses low level physical strikes, and sends electricity back into the attacker to result in low level paralysis and temporary numbness.
How to use technique: Can be instantaneously cast, but is very brittle and weak without incantation and name being spoken. Lasts only mere seconds upon creation, and paralysis does not work on those with superior spiritual strength.
Incantation and Effect: Incantation allows shield to last up to twenty seconds at any one time, and increases its strength by 10%. (I.E. A reiatsu strength valued at 100 would instead be worth 110.) "Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini! Look upon yourself with horror and then seize your own throat!"
-History-
Birthplace: East Rukongai, 42nd District
Current Residence: Seireitei
Memorable Figures: His family and Mica
History: Tala Selao was the son of a couple who lived in the 42nd District of Eastern Rukongai. While not extremely poor or extremely wealthy, they were well respected in their neighborhood and often chosen to be the representatives whenever the residents had issues to be brought forward to the Seireitei Nobles and the Gotei.
Being the son of such respected people meant Tala was often treated very kindly by the other residents. He was always treated nicely wherever he went and had many friends. Yet despite all this Tala could tell-feel-it wasn't completely sincere. He could tell they were all treating him nicely for some other motive.
It wasn't until later, when he grew older that he realized it was to gain favor with his family. These feelings he'd picked up on was greed. However, he truly saw this when the neighborhood was attacked by several crazed Hollows. Many people died in the attack before the Shinigami showed up to put the Hollows down.
Once the dust settled and the dead were collected and accounted for, at least those that weren't completely consumed like Tala's parents, everyone turned their backs on Tala. They blamed his parents for the attack, saying they didn't try hard enough to bring the Shinigami to help them. While this hurt Tala, he couldn't blame them for their anger and understood their pain, being able to feel it as if it were his own.
Still it hurt him deeply, for he had no one else to turn to. He sold his family estate to help pay for the damages done to the District even after everyone turned him away. This questionable selflessness piqued the interest of one Mica, a soul who'd died in the World of the Living. She came off as a very cold person who showed little to no emotions yet this didn't fool Tala.
He was one of the only people who'd ever been able to tell how she was feeling, which only further deepened her interests in him. They began travelling through the districts, Tala helping out whoever he could whenever he could and Mica accompanying him, always pestering him with questions, which he answered without issue, and teasing him.
Eventually they developed a relationship and Tala became very protective of her, even going so far as to learn how to properly fight with a bo staff. He also did what he could to find a home for them, taking any and every job he could find without complaint. He promised her his heart and more and while she insisted that he didn't need to, he continued on.
Eventually he realized that there was only one he could truly provide a better life for her and that was to join the ranks of the Gotei. While Mica insisted he didn't have to, he was adamant on it, revealing that he would do more than just help her but help out all of the Rukongai so no one had to go through what he and the other residents of the 42nd District had to go through.
So he went and took the entry exams, proving to have enough Reiatsu to make it in. His years at the Academy were very trying and difficult for him, not being able to see the love of his life yet he pushed through, for her sake and the rest of the Rukongai residents. While he wasn't very strong he showed promise in his bojutsu and with Bakudo type kido.
Finishing his training, Tala requested Squad 3, hearing how it was the expedition squad and figured that they would reward the most, he quickly joined their ranks but soon realized that their ranks were quite few...not to mention captainless. Nevertheless he will do his best to help when he can, however he can, and whoever he can.
