Kheldarn


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I've had this idea in my head for awhile now, but only tonight did I finally get around to actually doing it... *cough*lazy*cough*

Kheldarn is a Broadsword/Willpower Scrapper. His bio reads:

Kheldarn purchased what he thought was just a standard replica sword. Once he got it home, however, he discovered that it had a mind of its own. The sword thrists for blood, and has cursed Kheldarn, causing him to use it as much as possible.

Since he's cursed, Kheldarn decided that he might as well attempt to become a Hero. The sword wants him to be a Villain, however. It's become a contest of wills. So far, Kheldarn's willpower has bested the sword, but he's not sure how long he can continue to overcome it...

And here is is first costume:


For his second costume, the Sword's will starts to overpower Kheldarn's, and begins to change him:


At this point, Kheldarn knows that he can not fight the will of the Sword without help. He goes to War Witch, who determines that the sword is posessed by a demon. After learning this, he goes to talk to Infernal.

After explaining his situation to him, Infernal does some reasearch on the Sword, and isn't pleased with what he finds. He contacts War Witch to confirm his findings, and then tells Kheldarn that the only way to rid the sword of the demon is to bind a willing Kheldian to the Sword.

Relucatant at first, his Kheldian friend, Onyx Soul (my Warshade), convinces him to talk to Moonfire, Sunstorm, and Shadowstar. She arranges a meeting between the five of them, and helps Kheldarn plead his case before them. Eventually, they all agree that if a willing Kheldian can be found, they will help Infernal with the ritual to bind it to the Sword.

After awhile, a willing Kheldian is found. The Kheldian is close to dying, and has yet to find a host that it is willing to bond with. Essentially, being bound the the Sword is the last chance the Kheldian has to extend it's life, so it agrees.

The end result is Kheldarn's third costume:


Aided by the Kheldian, Kheldarn's willpower is enough to overcome the Sword, and essentially purifies it, leading to his fourth costume, which is essentially a return to the beginning:


Finally, Kheldarn's willpower masters the Sword, leaving him with his fifth and final costume:


And there it is. Kheldarn.

Of course, the costumes are going to require me to run the ITF and defeat Rommy five times, run at least one Ship Raid to collect the 100 Vanguard Merits needed to buy the Talsorian Broadsword, and, hardest of all, he'll have to unlock the Eyeball Sword... Since he's currently only Level 27, it's probably going to be awhile before I'm able to get all five costumes set up. Oh well. It's good to have goals.




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Awesome man, love the progression


 

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Cool, I always thought Kheldarn was the red head though


 

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Thanks all! I'm glad you enjoy'd!

It's one thing to have the idea floating around in your head, but another thing to try to translate it to costumes, and then words. I had to reference Paragon Wiki a few times while writing up the post. I forgot Sunstorm and Shadowstar's names (and did again... had to check my first post while typing this... >.<), and that Moonfire is a Kheldian. I always think of Moonstar when I think of Moonfire...

I really wish that we could change the contact character in AE Arcs. I could tell this story, and have Kheldarn as the contact, and change his costume each time you visit him. Ah well. Maybe one day...


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Originally Posted by tuter_king View Post
Cool, I always thought Kheldarn was the red head though
Umm... that would be Savannah Nightwolf, my first fiddeh...




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this is awesomesauce Sav! It's one thing to keep the costumes in theme to the character, but it's a step up to show the history of a character though them. Very very cool.

Does kinda suck when you have to go through the hurdles to unlock the pieces to make the costume, but it's not too hard, just long, and the reward will be worth it.

Hmm, I never got Dani Moonstar confused with Moonfire. Can see where that would trip up. There was a few times I was helping getting a moonfire going and for some reason I called her Moonracer a time or two. Dunno why, but it happened *shurgs*

But yeah, sweet costume progression. Hoping it'll spark something in my creative block as I'm stuck on a last costume for my PB.

Kudos for that creativeness!


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