Talk:Fanfic:The Art of the Hunt/INTRODUCTION/@comment-5020152-20140219224442

Alright, let me add my own character...

Name: Taka

Counterpart Monster: Yian Garuga (female named Stormhawk)

Appearance: Wears a green, long-sleeved shirt as well as pants made from Velvety Hide, and a pair of glasses. He has blue eyes and dirty-blond hair that extends down slightly below his ears. He is tall, about 5'11'', and is rather skinny and not very muscular. Usually wears Qurupeco or Crimson Qurupeco armor, and carries the Raven Tessen Dual Swords.

Backstory: His past is a blur. He managed to save himself from the horde of Bird Wyverns that stormed the Tainted Sea and took away him and his wife, Relcia. After that, he hit his head and acquired amnesia. All he knows is his and Relcia's names, and that he must search for her. He has wandered Moga for a year, but still has not found her. In fact, all he found when he went back to the Tainted Sea was her Raven Tessen Dual Swords. He carries them as his main weapon as he travels Moga. He met his counterpart monster, a Yian Garuga who had escaped from a rich Mogan lord's estate, shortly after claiming Relcia's Dual Swords. He saw it as a sign (but of what, he is not sure) and decided to allow the Garuga with him on his travels.

Mysteriously, he has lost his shapeshifting ability. Even if he could remember that he even COULD shapeshift, he wouldn't know how it was lost.

As of now, he cannot remember the Central World, the Great Frontier, or the Mysterious Beyond - all he knows is Moga, and he knows it like the back of his hand.

Personality: In a word, a pacifist. He doesn't kill monsters, not even when he encounters a hostile one - instead, he almost always manages to reach an understanding with the attacker, allowing them to part ways peacefully. He is curious and intelligent, and enjoys writing down the little facts and tidbits about monsters he learns on his travels. In fact, he carries a little notebook with him, filled with these facts (much of which he has learned from his own experience). He is also kind and friendly, but tends to be rather wary when he meets someone new. If it comes right down to it, he will use his Dual Swords expertly in combat, usually only in life-threatening situations.

I bet you weren't expecting Taka the (former) shapeshifter! Some of his backstory is connected to what Dire Miralis said in Heroes of Moga, but the rest is made up solely for this fanfiction. I am not planning on giving him amnesia or a Yian Garuga when I start writing again eventually.

I hope this is a good character submission!

P.S. As for the unknown monster, might I suggest Warlaros, the Wyvern Warlord? The plot sounds like the Warlord could have been behind it all.