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Description
NOTE: For references, I will be referring to this character as "Kader", which is the shortened version of his name.

Brief Biography
Kader (shortened version of his full name, Abdelkader) is the third and youngest son in his family. Kader comes from a relatively wealthy upbringing, his family owning several stone quarries around the Saqqara taifa, and the family got rich off the construction boom within the city. However, Kader's relationship with his family is a distant one. Being the youngest son, Kader was not expected to lead the family business, and Kader himself has no interest in being a mid-level manager till the day he retires. In addition, being the youngest, Kader is often neglected as his parents doted on his older brothers more. The real break, though, was when Kader expressed his interest in archaeology, only to be shot down hard by his parents. It was then when Kader decided he would leave home and strike out on his own, though he never ditched his "Shiraz" surname.

Kader was able to enter the Saqqara College of Archaeology, and was apprenticed to an old man that shaped Kader to the man he became. It was during one of his early expeditions when Kader found and picked up the unique khopesh sword that he never leaves without. According to Kader, the sword was enchanted, and bound to some nature spirit that demanded Kader feed him with a constant source of magic potential in exchange for power beyond his wildest dreams. Although Kader was born with very poor magic potential, he still accepted the contract, and the sword had been bound to him ever since.

Kader remains attached to the College and his master, but due to the nature of the khopesh sword, Kader is forced to take up adventurer work on the side. For as much of a risk taker that he was, Kader was not taking any chances with breaking the contract with the sword-bound spirit. It was through his adventuring days when he encountered the priestess Shauna, who had ran away from home after finally cracking from the emotional torment she had been subject to her whole life. Kader, with the help of a sympathetic innkeeper, nursed her back to health, and since then, Shauna had been Kader's traveling companion. Shauna's magic potential helps to alleviate the magic demand from Kader's sword, but Kader feels he may be endangering Shauna's life if he keeps this up. For now, Kader's goal in life is to uncover the secrets of this unique khopesh sword, and maybe find a way to fulfill the contract he made without taking anyone's life.

Personality & Traits
A sharp contrast to the behavior of typical rich boys, Kader is very easygoing and laid back. Kader is a staunch optimist, and a strong believer of risk vs reward. In his opinion, reward without any risk is meaningless, and the reason why he did not want to work a desk job. It was with this mindset that drew him into archaeology, and in turn, unearthed the khopesh sword that granted him power, but at a price of a constant source of magic potential. Even so, Kader has a firm set of morals, and as much of a risk taker that he is, he stops short at risking human lives for any reward. This is the dilemma that he faces with Shauna by his side, for while her magic potential has alleviated the terms of the sword's contract, Kader fears that sword may eventually sap Shauna's life dry, especially if he becomes unable to control the sword's thirst.

A notable quirk about Kader is that he adores ketchup, and is known to lather it on virtually anything before he eats it. However, that being said, he does resent being called "Ketchup Boy" cause he does not feel his person should be defined by just the condiment he loves.

As mentioned, Kader's relationship with his immediate family is distant, and his closest companion thus far is Shauna, the priestess he ran into by chance. Kader's presence seemed to have stirred something in Shauna, who was known to be very withdrawn, soft spoken and quiet. Shauna has been known to watch over Kader, and can be protective of him, especially if she feels he is putting himself at too much risk for too little of a return.

Powers & Abilities
Kader's own physical abilities are average, but it seemed there must have been something special in him for the khopesh sword to react to him when others have failed. On the surface, it looked like an ordinary khopesh sword with a senet-themed handle (senet is a dice game from the ancient era of the Ganub, Kader's homeland). However, as the old saying goes, looks are deceiving, and Kader's primary power draws a lot from the abilities of this khopesh sword.

Like most khopesh swords, Kader can cut through most foes with a swing of the sword (and despite his own lack of swordsmanship, but he is learning). The sword's blade has a unique ability to sap magic potential out from its foes from touch, either through slashing (most of Kader's foes) or through touching the blade itself (Shauna feeding it magic potential). Kader has no control over this, and while it helps with fighting off enemies with magic-based abilities, Kader is worried that the more magic potential he feeds the sword, its appetite would inevitably get too large to be satiated.

The unique aspect of this khopesh sword is the senet-themed rolling mechanism just below the hilt. Within it is a unique roll that Kader can tap into by swiping his hand over it, and then stopping it by hitting the switch in the back. The roll is decorated with various hieroglyphs of animals native to the Ganub, and a temporary magic summon of the animal rolled will be created when Kader swings his sword. This is sort of a hint that humans in the ancient era were capable of casting spells from multiple elements, but their ability degraded over ten millennia to just one element. The animals available are as follows:
Hawk - Summons a flaming hawk that launches itself towards a foe. (Fire)
Bull - Summons a bull that will charge through and knock back anything in its path. (Earth)
Dolphin - Summons a dolphin whose chirp will stimulate healing abilities. (Water)
Scarab - Summons a scarab beetle that fires off a thunderbolt from its front horns. (Thunder)
Sphynx - Summons a sphynx (a large cat species native to the Ganub), although the abilities of this creature is unknown since Kader has never rolled this before. (Implied to be Light)

Each animal summon only has one use before it expires once its magic potential is used up. However, for gameplay and balance reasons, Kader can only summon Bulls with his sword if his abilities are activated. In a hypothetical gacha game, Kader is a 5-star Earth Saber character with abilities to drain mana and summon bulls made of magic potential.

Character Voices
JP: Ryota Osaka (Eijun Sawamura from Ace of Diamond, Climb from Overlord, Bennett from Genshin Impact, Vali Lucifer from Highschool DxD, among others)
EN: Pending

Influences
Kosuke Nitoh / Kamen Rider Beast from Kamen Rider Wizard

Kader (c)

Description
NOTE: For references, I will be referring to this character as "Kader", which is the shortened version of his name.

Brief Biography
Kader (shortened version of his full name, Abdelkader) is the third and youngest son in his family. Kader comes from a relatively wealthy upbringing, his family owning several stone quarries around the Saqqara taifa, and the family got rich off the construction boom within the city. However, Kader's relationship with his family is a distant one. Being the youngest son, Kader was not expected to lead the family business, and Kader himself has no interest in being a mid-level manager till the day he retires. In addition, being the youngest, Kader is often neglected as his parents doted on his older brothers more. The real break, though, was when Kader expressed his interest in archaeology, only to be shot down hard by his parents. It was then when Kader decided he would leave home and strike out on his own, though he never ditched his "Shiraz" surname.

Kader was able to enter the Saqqara College of Archaeology, and was apprenticed to an old man that shaped Kader to the man he became. It was during one of his early expeditions when Kader found and picked up the unique khopesh sword that he never leaves without. According to Kader, the sword was enchanted, and bound to some nature spirit that demanded Kader feed him with a constant source of magic potential in exchange for power beyond his wildest dreams. Although Kader was born with very poor magic potential, he still accepted the contract, and the sword had been bound to him ever since.

Kader remains attached to the College and his master, but due to the nature of the khopesh sword, Kader is forced to take up adventurer work on the side. For as much of a risk taker that he was, Kader was not taking any chances with breaking the contract with the sword-bound spirit. It was through his adventuring days when he encountered the priestess Shauna, who had ran away from home after finally cracking from the emotional torment she had been subject to her whole life. Kader, with the help of a sympathetic innkeeper, nursed her back to health, and since then, Shauna had been Kader's traveling companion. Shauna's magic potential helps to alleviate the magic demand from Kader's sword, but Kader feels he may be endangering Shauna's life if he keeps this up. For now, Kader's goal in life is to uncover the secrets of this unique khopesh sword, and maybe find a way to fulfill the contract he made without taking anyone's life.

Personality & Traits
A sharp contrast to the behavior of typical rich boys, Kader is very easygoing and laid back. Kader is a staunch optimist, and a strong believer of risk vs reward. In his opinion, reward without any risk is meaningless, and the reason why he did not want to work a desk job. It was with this mindset that drew him into archaeology, and in turn, unearthed the khopesh sword that granted him power, but at a price of a constant source of magic potential. Even so, Kader has a firm set of morals, and as much of a risk taker that he is, he stops short at risking human lives for any reward. This is the dilemma that he faces with Shauna by his side, for while her magic potential has alleviated the terms of the sword's contract, Kader fears that sword may eventually sap Shauna's life dry, especially if he becomes unable to control the sword's thirst.

A notable quirk about Kader is that he adores ketchup, and is known to lather it on virtually anything before he eats it. However, that being said, he does resent being called "Ketchup Boy" cause he does not feel his person should be defined by just the condiment he loves.

As mentioned, Kader's relationship with his immediate family is distant, and his closest companion thus far is Shauna, the priestess he ran into by chance. Kader's presence seemed to have stirred something in Shauna, who was known to be very withdrawn, soft spoken and quiet. Shauna has been known to watch over Kader, and can be protective of him, especially if she feels he is putting himself at too much risk for too little of a return.

Powers & Abilities
Kader's own physical abilities are average, but it seemed there must have been something special in him for the khopesh sword to react to him when others have failed. On the surface, it looked like an ordinary khopesh sword with a senet-themed handle (senet is a dice game from the ancient era of the Ganub, Kader's homeland). However, as the old saying goes, looks are deceiving, and Kader's primary power draws a lot from the abilities of this khopesh sword.

Like most khopesh swords, Kader can cut through most foes with a swing of the sword (and despite his own lack of swordsmanship, but he is learning). The sword's blade has a unique ability to sap magic potential out from its foes from touch, either through slashing (most of Kader's foes) or through touching the blade itself (Shauna feeding it magic potential). Kader has no control over this, and while it helps with fighting off enemies with magic-based abilities, Kader is worried that the more magic potential he feeds the sword, its appetite would inevitably get too large to be satiated.

The unique aspect of this khopesh sword is the senet-themed rolling mechanism just below the hilt. Within it is a unique roll that Kader can tap into by swiping his hand over it, and then stopping it by hitting the switch in the back. The roll is decorated with various hieroglyphs of animals native to the Ganub, and a temporary magic summon of the animal rolled will be created when Kader swings his sword. This is sort of a hint that humans in the ancient era were capable of casting spells from multiple elements, but their ability degraded over ten millennia to just one element. The animals available are as follows:
Hawk - Summons a flaming hawk that launches itself towards a foe. (Fire)
Bull - Summons a bull that will charge through and knock back anything in its path. (Earth)
Dolphin - Summons a dolphin whose chirp will stimulate healing abilities. (Water)
Scarab - Summons a scarab beetle that fires off a thunderbolt from its front horns. (Thunder)
Sphynx - Summons a sphynx (a large cat species native to the Ganub), although the abilities of this creature is unknown since Kader has never rolled this before. (Implied to be Light)

Each animal summon only has one use before it expires once its magic potential is used up. However, for gameplay and balance reasons, Kader can only summon Bulls with his sword if his abilities are activated. In a hypothetical gacha game, Kader is a 5-star Earth Saber character with abilities to drain mana and summon bulls made of magic potential.

Character Voices
JP: Ryota Osaka (Eijun Sawamura from Ace of Diamond, Climb from Overlord, Bennett from Genshin Impact, Vali Lucifer from Highschool DxD, among others)
EN: Pending

Influences
Kosuke Nitoh / Kamen Rider Beast from Kamen Rider Wizard

Kader (c)