Application for Synodiporia

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P L A Y E R;
NAME: Aisu
AGE: 28
PLAYER JOURNAL: aisuyoukai
TIMEZONE: central
CONTACT: pm to this journal ; other points of contact available upon request
OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: n/a

C H A R A C T E R;
NAME: Giovanni Auditore da Firenze
CANON: Assassin's Creed
POINT IN CANON: post Lineage, pre-ACII
AGE: 40
APPEARANCE: full length image and facial close up
CANON HISTORY: Giovanni Auditore on Wikia and ACII: Lineage on Wikia
CANON PERSONALITY:

Family, justice, honor. To quote Giovanni himself “these are the values guiding [his] blade.” It is these three virtues above all else that define Giovanni Auditore. He is a well refined man that comes off cool and calm yet caring at the same time. His voice can be soft but his words hold meaning; like the father that he is he can be a gentle man with unbridled strength lying just beneath his exterior. He is extremely loyal to his family and friends, and will go to any lengths to protect them from any conceivable dangers. He loves his family more than anything in the world, so dearly that it is not hard to imagine that he would give his life up for them in a heartbeat if he knew it absolutely meant it would protect them from their own fatal ends. It is this love and loyalty to his family that drives him in his quest to always seek out justice, and to forever uphold honor as he goes about it. For them, and all the innocents in the world, he is a secret vessel of truth and justice, hidden in the shadows as an assassin so that he may protect the world from those that would corrupt its virtue.

As an assassin Giovanni is cunning and swift like the fox. He is a formidable predator on the hunt for justice throughout the world. He is powerful both in body and mind, swift in the strike of a blade as well as solving a riddle of wits, and as agile on his feet and deft with his hands as he is lithe with his stratagems. He knows how to anticipate his opponent’s movements and surprise them before they can get the upper hand. He was trained this way for all of his life, raised to be the next in line of a long following of assassins bent on protecting the world from those that would oppress it. He cannot be persuaded to neglect these virtues for any reason—not the promise of money or women or power could ever change his mind upon the matter. His own death would matter little to him in comparison to betraying the honorable intentions of his bloodline. This is not to say that he would easily become a martyr. No, Giovanni is both too strong willed and practical for such a useless endeavor. He would fight to the death in order to uphold these virtues but he would not be so foolish as to start a fight that unerringly would end in his demise, especially before he could ensure his victory of permanently spoiling his enemy’s plans. Giovanni is bold and confident in his abilities but he is not rash or stupid enough for such a thing.

As a banker Giovanni is immediately noted for his trustworthiness. He is loyal to his employers as well as those that entrust their valuables within his care. He can be counted upon to provide practical, extremely efficient services and above and beyond honorable intentions. He is always quick to fix a mistake, and whether it be through his own fault or someone else’s will give credit where due. This goes for both sides of the coin; if it hurts his own esteem more than those who have requested his services than so be it, he will not stand idly by while an injustice is going on under his nose. He will do everything within his power to right the mistake made upon anyone. He is good with money and the accounting of valuables, and good at spotting inconsistencies with any work done. (This is actually how he got in good favor with Lorenzo de’ Medici.) He is humble and kind to everyone around him and shows much respect for those considered above him whether it is because of their entitled rank or because he feels as though they are worthy for whatever reason they have shown to him. Yet he can be bold and forceful when the time is right, and those that have faced him in court defending the innocent know this side of him well. He is well versed, his tongue sharp and quick, and well refined in wording. He seems a gentle enough character with an inner strength that is more encouraging than discouraging to those around him.

And yet careful to provoke him because beneath is an inner ardor that stems from his lineage. However, most people will not see beyond his humble and caring exterior. Those that get the privilege would get to see him for who he really is: a loving, passionate man with such an inner strength. For all the refined mannerisms he is prone to there still lies within a bit of the young Auditore from his past, too. He can joke lovingly with his family and tease in the most subtle of manners. But he will always give out caring advice upon strong matters as well. His youthful passions included women and the wooing thereof of many, and then yet other strange pastimes such as seeking out secrets of the Assassin lineage and learning how to break code. They were idle activities to both keep his mind sharp and a vain hope to discover the mysteries behind his own brotherhood. While these things still intrigue him and he would love for one day to solve them he has since realized he is rather busy with other more important events of life. Still, he would be drawn inexplicably to similar instances even this far into his life.

In essence what drives this man is a strong sense of honor and justice, and the desire to protect not only his family but the innocents of the world as well. He is compassionate and ruled by his heart of hearts, but compelled to do so in a forceful manner from beneath the shadows as a man of action and death. He will not stop, will not hesitate, to always do what is right.

POINT OF DEPARTURE: n/a

ABILITIES:

Giovanni Auditore is a highly trained master assassin whose skills derive from the original Hashshashin sect, a set of skills that were passed down his family lineage from generation to generation. These skills include perfect blending into a crowd, unseen observation of a target, and other forms of stealth; extreme parkour which requires a fast, observant mind for managing quick foot-work and rapid eye-to-hand coordination, and vast amounts of endurance, strength, and especially agility; various melee combat skills including (but not limited to) fighting with a sword, dagger work, throwing knives, unarmed combat, and a special hidden blade made especially for the Assassin Brotherhood. Giovanni is highly knowledgeable in reading people whether as individuals or the whole of society as such knowledge is vital in his line of work, telling him how to react to certain situations without giving himself away or to receive a sympathetic viewpoint from others or get an ill reaction towards his enemies’ actions. In essence he is a very cunning man that is quick to action and the counteraction of his foes in any given situation. Sharpening this edge is his intelligent mind that has been educated as any proper noble should be, but beyond that he is simply wise for his mere forty years in part due to his calm and self-assured demeanor that never falters even when under pressure. He is good with money, and therefore math, in no small part for being a banker by profession. He is also good with words, knowing how to say things both clearly and precisely as well as in a refined manner (most of the time); and on more than one occasion he has served as a court official and defended the innocent in a court of law, more often than not using his skill with words to explain his evidence convincingly enough to win the case. He speaks Italian and English fluently, German acceptably, and can reasonably understand most sentences spoken in any of the Latin-derived languages. He can write in Italian, English, and Latin, as well as form coded messages when the need arises. He has translated and/or deciphered many different types of documents, notably some of Altaïr's codex pages. To round off all of Giovanni’s natural and learned skills is a strong sense of honor and justice. Above all else the man is extremely honorable in both action and word (as the trustworthy banker and the cunning assassin), and can always be relied upon to keep his word. And no matter the consequence he is a dedicated seeker of true justice.

Note: I do tend to say that Giovanni has the Eagle Vision ability. While it does not come up very often in actual RP it is an ability I do like to have the option available if ever needed/wanted to be used for logs. Typically, Giovanni's version of the gift is not as accessible or reliable as Ezio's but it is still something he sees when concentrating. The only "proof" I can provide to say that it is canonical is to point out that Giovanni knew his son had the ability and that it is a trait passed down through the genes.

INVENTORY;

One long sword, one short dagger, one notched dagger, ten throwing knives, and one hidden blade. Several pouches full of small, mostly innocuous items such as medicine vials and smoke bombs, along with a stash of florins and various parchments.

ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW? Nope.

S A M P L E S;
ACTIONSPAM SAMPLE:

Al Magnifico Lorenzo de’ Medici,

I fear I must be brief in my writing today as I do not have the leisure of time on my side at the moment. My investigation so far seems to be an ill combination of fruitless effort and vague hope with yet one link that remains elusive and tempting in its potential for useful knowledge upon the matter in which we seek to clarify. I cannot say with certainty how much longer it will take me to finish this assignment. I am not entirely sure where next to look and I may end up on the road longer than first intended. However I assure you the job will get done. This I swear to you upon my honor.

As for what has come up so far in the investigation I have attached a separate parchment with the more important details listed in order of occurrence. [True to his word, there is indeed another note with a list scribbled hastily upon it. Unfortunately for anyone that would attempt to intercept the message, the list is written in code with no obvious key anywhere upon either document.] I will return as soon as work permits and give you a more detailed outlining of my findings in person.

Since my schedule is now off due to these circumstances, please give my regards to my family. I miss them dearly.

Yours in confidence,

Giovanni

PROSE SAMPLE:

The Assassin cursed his luck silently as he left the building, on the outside remaining strictly calm and collected so as to bring no special attention to himself as he slipped into the crowds lining the streets of Roma. He knew better than to use such a small and sensitive blade for countering another’s slash but at the time he had nothing better to use but his bare hands. The blade seemed less a lost when in comparison to that of one of his fingers to be sure. That didn’t make his loss of the blade, and loss of true target while combating the lackeys, any less aggravating. Nor did it make him feel any less foolish for the action.

Now he was out a most precious weapon that he had been raised to use above all else. Stealth assassinations would be quite the bother until he could find a way to get it fixed, not that he couldn’t perform them without it. It would simply require more effort to stay unnoticed, to hide the blade in his hand or find some other means to down his enemies stealthily. He was up for it. It would just be a hassle compared.

It felt even worse to Giovanni that he had broken the specially designed weapon because it was a family heirloom. It had been passed down the generations for as long as the Assassin’s Creed had. It was literally an antique and yet had lasted all these many years in perfect condition. And he had broken it with one simple move. One lousy, deflective move at just the worst possible angle. It made him feel horrible, and all too guilty.

But he had no time for such feelings as he moved further away from the church he’d exited and closer to the nearest exit of the city. He wouldn’t be picking up his target again here, not any time soon. They knew his name as well as his profession. They knew exactly what he was. And he knew what they were, too. They wouldn’t allow him to so easily pick up their trail, not unless they had another trap set for him, and he didn’t have time to fall into another. He would simply go back home and report what he had found out so far. It would have to do.

And in the meantime he would look for a way to fix his mistake so that next time he caught up to his foe he would be able to sink his talon right into the rabbit’s neck. Perhaps that Leonardo fellow his wife was always complimenting could do something about it. Maria was always trying to tell him he was much more than a simple artist.