Jun. 22nd, 2016 11:28 am
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Snake Tail Body & Scales along the upper body
As all naga are, Noa is snake-like from the waist down. His body is that of a saw-scaled serpent, in brilliant fiery hues with scales sharp enough to burn. These scales however, cover most of his body as well-his torso, arms, and even sections of his face-namely the bridge of his nose, and the space between his eyes and brows. |
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Snake Eyes & Snake-like Features
Naga are known especially for their snake-like eyes, with slit pupils, but Noa's eyes take them to a whole new level. His irises take up nearly the whole of his eyes, filling them with blue. Aside from this, his nose has flattened to become like a snake, and his ears have disappeared entirely-if one looks close in fact, his mouth stretches open to those points, his jaw in fact reaching just near to those positions. As one can imagine, the inside of his mouth has thus altered itself as well, and he bears a long snake-like tongue with which to 'smell' the air. |
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Poison-producing Fangs & Digestive Consequences
All of Noa's teeth have fallen from his jaws, replaced by two long, retracting and hollow fangs. Because of this, Noa is unable to take in solid foods except by swallowing however, and due to how long it takes for the muscles in his upper body to pull things down, it is fairly painful to try it in chunks beyond a certain size. As such, he tends to blend his food-food that then sits either for many weeks while digesting, or passes through simply as a consequence of his boons from the Fog God.
Naturally, hollow fangs mean that he has poison reserves-and the ability to inject said poison into others. This poison is undoubtedly lethal, dissolving the insides of the body until death (Though Noa, naturally, is immune to it). |
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Heat Vision & Other Eye 'Magics'
A Naga's magic is most potent in the eyes-Noa's, in particular, is so potent that he wears glasses to keep their effects from 'turning on' the minute he looks in the direction of anything. Aside from a natural ability to see by means of heat signatures, Noa's eyes are able to cause a number of magical conditions; the simplest of them is tied to his anger, breaking glass if he becomes too irritated or stressed. The others are different however.
By looking someone in the eye, Noa can lock someone in place, paralyzing them on the spot. Even worse however, is that he can hold this paralysis-gradually turning them to stone before leaving them to suffer and die. |
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Claws, Hood, & Snake Rattle
There are more physical features at Noa's disposal, though they are admittedly the less utilized ones. His claws see use the most out of necessity, if anything-being on his hands, it means that he puts more care into filing them to more manageable points for better typing. His rattle is next in line, various beads sitting at the end and only ever shaking if he's truly quaking with fear. His hood, however, is practically useless; a flap of scales that hangs off his shoulder, it would typically be able to flip upward for a threat display if not for the four snakes off Noa's head. |
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Hair Serpents
Four ball-python sized snakes grow out from Noa's head and live among his hair, having been there since they were mere 'hatchlings' of sorts. Acting very much like normal, domestic snakes, they're somewhat 'doofy' despite their size, and tend to not be much of a threat. Because they're long enough to reach his waist however, Noa is unable to cut his hair very easily, so he tends to leave it long. All four are white/silver morphs, with blue eyes.
The snakes each have names: Ektrad, Aska, Skalvasp, Bjorken, each the Swedish name for the four trees featured in the Lithuanian folk tale 'The Queen of Grass Snakes'. |
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Travel Form
Like many monsters who bear the traits of existing animals, Noa has the ability to take the form of his-namely a larger than typical 'saw scaled viper'. His poison is still just as potent, but his body is weaker, and easier to damage while in this state. The trade off? He moves far quicker, more so than even his already swift-moving naga body, an impressive feat indeed. |
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Cold-Bloodedness
As an unfortunate consequence of being a snake, Noa's heart no longer pumps blood as it would in a mammal. Rather than sending warm blood through the body, blood must receive its heat from elsewhere, and the result is that Noa is incredibly susceptible to the cold. In fact, even being 'generally chilly' is enough to make him lethargic, and 'lax' in his attitudes, simply brushing everything aside for the sake of sunning inside somewhere. |
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Hunger for Flesh
Noa, as a Naga, bears a hunger for flesh-specifically he must eat meat at least once a month in order to properly sustain his sanity. However, because of his mouth, Noa can't properly chew such things-instead, he typically shares with his vampire housemate, disposing of bodies by blending the entire thing into shakes. Because of how much he needs to eat in one sitting, the trade off is quite successful. |
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Runes from the Mountain
A mark of his trek through the now destroyed Plaga's Peak, Noa is covered head to foot in various runes following the marks of a monster he doesn't even know. These markings shine occasionally, but they are only noticable over his scales-on his skin, they're hardly noticable. |
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Secondary Feeding Method - Energy
A spell obtained when he obtained Tier 2 ranking, Noa is able to feed on Energy; this is typically used in a pinch, due to it subsequently weakening the target, and the feeding is performed by way of mesmerizing another with his rattle. The longer he rattles his tail, the more intense the pull of the other's energy. |
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Hunger Instinct
As a benefit of siding with the Fog, Noa is gifted with an internal clock of sorts, a sense of absolute dread and anxiety that overtakes him as he draws near to his berserk limit for feeding. Whether or not he realizes that is what this is, however, is unknown. |
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Adept Transformation
Having killed in the name of the Fog God while following under the old boon rules, Noa has access to an impressive monster form...in the fog, at least. While both forms are able to dig with ease, his non-fog form of the Basilisk state closely resembles a lizard of the same name, albeit with additional limbs. About the size of an iguana, it carries all his powers as a Naga...including, somehow, the strength. It is more believable in the fog-where, still eight limbed, the more snake-like beast that he becomes dominates.
Because of this transformative state, Noa is able to take an additional, humanoid form of this shape as well, while keeping his strengths. This form trots on eight legs, and bears the same sails and spikes of both forms. It is a form that he is, however, limited to 8 hours in, and a form that requires 24 hours to pass before he uses it again. As such, given that it increases his hunger considerably on top of this, he tends to try and time his basilisk transformation with his time at home in order to properly get in and out. |
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Tier 1 Modification - Wavering Eyes
Noa's Eyes, as a gift of encouragement and an additional reminder from the fog, bear a curious trait when their powers are active; the iris surrounding the slit pupil seems to gradate and shine, rippling through various shades of blue and green, and even the occasional red. When his glasses cover them, this effect cannot be seen. |
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Tier 1 Power - Poison Spit
An extension of Noa's natural capabilities, he has increased reserves of poison, primarily for the purpose of lunging and spraying his opponent with streams of venom from his fangs; the venom only reaches its full potency if it somehow enters the bloodstream however. |
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Tier 2 Modification - Wing Hands
Another gift of encouragement, reminder, and in essence an extra 'boost', Noa has been given large hand-like 'wings' which are able to fold and unfold like a fan. They can grab objects with all the dexterity of a set of oven mitts, and can throw with the same strength he has through his remaining body. Like the rest of him, they are covered in scales, and their tips are clawed. |
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Tier 2 Power - Trussst In Me
Noa is able to trigger this spell, once again earned as encouragement and reminder, by making eye contact with his victim and speaking; in doing so, Noa will cause them to view and relive their worst memories, tied to what they associate with his word. He must continue speaking, or continue making eye contact for this to work. Speaking, however, is the more potent option, constantly reminding the other of what they are watching-and if Noa is aware of what they fear, then it is all the more potent indeed. |
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Enhanced Strength & Ferocity
A hold over from his time under the old boon rules, Noa retains great strength and power during the fog-while he lacks a true berserk nature, he is more quick-tempered during the fog as a result...though he does become visibly softer around other fog followers (and the reverse around fourth followers). |
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Tier 3 Monster Form - Bakunawa
In return for pledging his utmost loyalty, Noa was granted the ability to transform into the waterborne beast known as the 'Bakunawa', a legendary sea serpent bearing heat sensing wires and enormous wing-like fins. Though unable to swim very deeply, Noa is able to swim just beneath the surface in this state, holding his breath for as long as 15 minutes provided he has the energy to do so. Additionally, his mouth is large enough that he can potentially carry and even protect another monster...excluding such things as full size trolls of course. |
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Tier 3 Power - White Lightning
Noa is now able to manipulate the flow of electricity around him, even weaponizing it for his own purposes. He can also create far more powerful forms of it from the air around him, or spit non-manipulable bursts from his mouth. The electricity he creates personally is always white, making it somewhat difficult to catch in thick fog. |
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Dyster House & Immediate Revival
Having finally shown some potential among the Fog God's ranks, Noa has been given a small house of his own located in Dyster, fortunately suited to his serpent needs. It backs into a small rock-wall, and while it still resembles something of a small cottage, there's a hot spring pool with a natural garden hidden within the rock wall itself-a place where Noa's 'pets' may safely reside while he stays there. Both the garden and spring are fairly large-however, Noa additionally has a guest room here, in case he wishes to protect a neutral ally.
Should Noa ever die, he will revive here in his home immediately, as will any neutral ally he so chooses to protect. |
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General Appearance
Noa in general holds himself to an aristocratic level of pride and stature, an odd sight indeed given that he's physically-and arguably mentally-merely 11 years old. Sporting a set of glasses that hang on a chain and use impressively strong clips to sit on his nose, he keeps his hair neat and his scales shined and polished, right up until the time comes to shed skin.
Over all, he can thus be said to be one of the most well-adjusted monsters in passing appearance-though 'passing' is the key term here. |
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Grooming Routine
As noted, Noa keeps himself very clean-he bathes daily, a process that involves swimming through a large pool of his, and then dries very carefully before tying it off with sunning. His hair is brushed around the snakes, and his shed skin is dealt with via large stones lining the hall between his washroom and closet.
When it comes to the scales on his face, it can be a little trickier obviously; he has a pumice for this, and fortunately for him it takes about as long as taking out contacts to get rid of the milky scales over his eyes when this occurs. |
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Daily Wardrobe
Keeping a very neat appearance, Noa's wardrobe consists primarily of suit tops and vests; bottoms are useless to him, but he does at least have a set of customized saddle bags that he commissioned for better travels, travels that are too risky for his dear wooden chair. This combination of looks makes him fit in very well in Bavan-very well indeed, though he stands out considerably in Dyster as a result. |
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Sleep Wear & Habits
Because of the fact that he's cold blooded, Noa's sleeping arrangements are fairly unique. His bed, to start with, is beneath a 'cave' of sorts in his bedroom, stuffed with cushions and pillows. His bedclothes on the other hand, are long and warm-long enough to cover almost his entire tail. The reason for this is that he doesn't need to be able to navigate and move through the night while he sleeps; his metabolism practically guarantees he won't need the washroom, and if he does need to wake for whatever reason, he'll probably have to take them off anyway.
Taking the nightwear off is easy-he practically sheds it like skin. This happens more than he likes as well-despite being diurnal with a typically sun-based schedule, he often finds himself woken by the whims of his night-restricted friends. |
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Feeding Habits
Noa's metabolism is quite slow-however, he still has to eat regularly, due to his constant use of the basilisk form. What is curious about this however is that because of the relations of his spell, it still seems as if his metabolic rate is unchanged...he's simply eating far more than one would think needed. He's almost constantly drinking something blended up, even if it means hurriedly draining a glass and dumping the container before work. |
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Death Count : 0
Despite coming close on more than one occasion, Noa has managed to avoid death during his time in Ryslig. |
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Coin Count : 10
Noa has made numerous purchases while in Ryslig; these include a walking, living chair (40 coins), a pet 'creature' (60 coins), and lastly his penthouse home (60 coins). He does not often feel the need to use them. |
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Noted Items Noa has had in Ryslig Include
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Noted Items Noa has Received through Tikbalang & Mana Include
The main body has no visible mouth, and they secret a strange waxy substance resembling blood to keep their eyes moisturized, as they don't blink. Seemingly immortal, they're quite attached to their 'mother' as well-their favorite thing is for Noa to give them belly rubs, as the bottom of their body is coated in short soft fur. |
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Noa's Penthouse Apartment
One of the first purchases Mana ever dealt with, Noa's penthouse is large and somewhat well hidden. There is no entrance from it that any normal being can find-and the top is mirrored, meaning that from where it sits far above other buildings, anyone looking to it seems to view nothing but more sky. The main penthouse itself is enormous; a great garden sits outside, complete with large trees (including Hyde's birthplace). The main apartment meanwhile has Noa's comforts of home; his bedroom, his study, a main floor living room with a wonderful fire place (the latter of which carries heat to every room on the second floor)...From there aside from a kitchen, there is a massive washroom, complete with a bathtub that might as well be a large lap pool.
What is unique about the apartment beyond this is that Noa must take an elevator down in order to get in and out, before digging a tunnel beneath the entire building. His roommate however, must dive down the large hole containing the elevator; this is because his own room is downstairs, far beneath the earth in a cave like structure, simplified to his bed, study desk, and washroom!
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Noa's Daily Activities
Noa works full-time for Liewen Laboratories, typically working Day Hours in order to try and improve the network devices. Keeping relatively to himself, he generally does his work and then leaves, preferring not to socialize there. From here, there are many things that he tends to do; most of them consisting of finding a nice corner in either Pandemonium or Madoka's Cafe, with a nice hot coffee, and a good book. Since entering his penthouse is somewhat difficult when he hasn't hit the 24 hour mark of his basilisk form, he'll typically head to one of two places for bed; home, or Dyster.
Sometimes, his friends have other plans however-not to mention the rest of the peninsula. |
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Kulen Parasite Event
Noa was in fact not infected during this event at all! |
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Control of Center Event
During the terrorist attack staged by the Bloody Bones, Noa was caught in the crossfire of the Pryda District Attack in Bavan. The quick acting curse caused a then paraplegic Noa to melt into his walking chair, his arms becoming tied to the massive branches of it, while his scales coated much of the wood. His face melted off entirely, while his hair snakes gained a 'halo' of sorts, becoming blinded by the disk over their eyes, but being able to carry his voice through their mouths. Thankfully, he was not totally blind; the back of his chair grew a good number of eyes through which he could see. |
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Plaga's Peak Event
During Plaga's monster alteration event, Noa arrived at the mountain a human being-and came out an arachne going through their final changes. Within seconds, what initially manifested as four awkwardly bent legs became a full blown tick's body, complete with a large behind fanned and 'cloaked' by great leaf-like feelers. This moss-like pattern covered his entire body, only stopping near his many eyes-and his mouth, meanwhile, needed to close around a set of pincers.
Needing to feed on meat as an arachne, Noa tended to piggy back off other murders rather than commit them himself. He roomed with his 'ancestor' (or presumed ancestor) Seto at this time, making things easier in this regard. As an arachne, he carried all of their abilities in web-making and poisoning, but had little time to utilize them before he was forced to shed the entire lower spider body and begin his changes as a Naga. More details on this form of Noa can be found here. |
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