SKILLS
ATHLETICS: Expert - Riku is exceptionally athletic, able to leap, climb, dodge, tumble, and so forth with the very best of them.
BRAWLING: Competent - Riku has been his fair share of scraps without a sword, and he can certainly hold his own in a fight, but it's not his preferred method of fighting.
CHARISMA: Competent - Whether haggling at a market, intimidating someone, or simply telling a lie, Riku is experienced at getting his point across. He is not the most elaborate or subtle, but if he keeps it simple he's usually quite effective.
LORE: Novice - Riku was taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and some limited magical and scientific lore. This includes a very basic knowledge of aspects of natural science one would encounter on an island.
PILOTING: Competent - Riku knows how to pilot a small sailboat or skiff, as well as how to maintain and perform moderate repairs on such a craft. On larger ships he could serve well as a deck hand or helmsman, and he has a fair eye for watching the turning of tides, weather, or navigating by the stars. He's also learned to be a fair hand at piloting the GUMMI ship, the Kingdom.
SPELLCASTING: Novice - Riku as yet only knows how to use the magic that comes to him naturally in his Dark Mode. Otherwise, he is unskilled as a spellcaster.
STEALTH: Competent - Riku knows how to maneuver silently and stealthily, keep hidden, and engage in sleight-of-hand or pickpocketing at the level of an accomplished cutpurse.
SURVIVAL: Competent - Riku knows how to navigate, travel, and otherwise make it in the wilderness. He is especially good with getting by in a tropical island biome, but has been forced through his many adventures to adapt to many others as well. Through a mixture of common sense and experience, he's a competent survivalist.
WEAPONRY: Expert - Riku first learned to use a wooden sword back on his home islands, taking it up to the level of a skilled amateur since he'd trained that way for most of his life. His adventures since that time have increased his ability to the level of an expert fighter, and he is particularly skilled at using the Keyblade.
ABILITIES
DARK MODE - Riku is capable of entering Dark Mode, in which his physical prowess is enhanced, stronger and gains access to his dark-aligned powers. He becomes highly resistant to dark powers and fairly strong against most magical attacks. He is essentially immune to dark-aligned attacks, though he is also weaker against light-aligned attacks. Traditionally "dark" creatures may be friendlier to him in this form because of this, and light-oriented creatures may be more hostile.
DARK AGILITY: Enhanced-level Power - In his Dark Mode, Riku has Enhanced level agility and is especially capable of complex acrobatic maneuvers.
DARK AURA: Enhanced-level Power - This power allows Riku to slam his weapon into the ground, releasing a radial burst of destructive dark power around him. This deals Enhanced level damage in a circle around the area effect, a mystic and dark-aligned effect more than a physical one.
DARK BREAK: Enhanced-level Power - This is a physical attack, also a dark-aligned magical effect. It accompanies one of Riku's physical attacks, such as a blade strike, and empoweres it with dark-aligned energy. It tends to penetrate enemy defenses more effectively and may cause significant knock-back.
DARK FIRA: Enhanced-level Power - This attack is made up of a potent blast of flames fueled by dark-aligned energy, a magical rather than physical effect. Against a single target it does Enhanced damage and resembles a fireball, such as a wizard might cast, while against multiple targets it takes the form of a flurry of smaller fireballs, each of which deals Basic damage.
DARK SHIELD: Basic-level Power - This power blunts an enemy attack, usually not completely stopping it, but it ensures that Riku can survive even the most devastating attack, which would overwhelm him--once. Afterward, he will be able to continue fighting, but if he takes any additional damage before being healed, then he may be defeated.
DARK SPLICE: Basic-level Power - This power allows Riku to teleport over short distance, within line of sight. It may be chained in rapid succession, so he often uses it as part of a flurry of fast-paced attacks, where he seems to pop in an out of existence around a target, ending the maneuver by teleporting just out of reach again.
DARK STRENGTH: Enhanced-level Power - In his Dark Mode, Riku has Enhanced level strength and is far more physically powerful than an ordinary human being.
REGENERATION: Basic-level Power - Riku recovers actively, even in battle, at a basic rate. Minor injuries may seem to heal instantly, while other injuries will heal much more quickly. This also sustains him in a prolonged fight, allowing him to resist fatigue much longer than most others, even of equal toughness and athleticism.
TOUGHNESS: Enhanced-level Power - Even in his default form, Riku is considerably tougher than a typical human. If he does take enough hits to be hurt, he can recover from significant damage if given time to rest, coming back from even seemingly fatal wounds after a night's sleep.
WILLPOWER: Enhanced-level Power - Riku is not incorruptible, in that one of sufficiently subtle influence might be able to sway him to do things he would not normally do. However, he is very good at resisting unwanted influences. This enables him to better resist compulsion, intimidation, or anything else that would compromise his free will, though it does not grant him special defenses against damaging mind-based attacks or prevent others from, say, reading his thoughts.
WAY TO THE DAWN: Enhanced-level Weapon - This blade allows Riku to open doors to other worlds and travel through them. It does resemble a large key, only its "teeth" are razor sharp, and it is made of powerful magic and cannot be broken. It can be collapsed down into a pendant that resembles a tiny golden crown, easily tucked into a pocket or hung from a belt, and Riku can summon it at will. Under normal circumstances, it does Enhanced damage to creatures of darkness, while it does only Basic damage against light-aligned beings. Riku's Keyblade is known as "The Way to the Dawn."
ADVANTAGES
CASTLE OF DELIGHTS - The Keyblade Masters operate out of a place Between Worlds known as the Castle of Delights. They do not control the castle, but it recognizes them as allies and allows them to dwell there in safety and use it as a base of operations in their fight against the Darkness. The castle is a virtually impregnable magical fortress whose power shields its occupants and sustains them. Attacking it is quite a fool's errand, but those who occupy the castle must in return offer hospitality and the delights of the castle to anyone who is able to find it and comes in peace. As such, when they aren't busy fighting the Darkness or aiding other worlds, the Keyblade Masters sometimes find themselves serving as unofficial guides, hosts, or caretakers at the castle, as needed.
GEAR - There are a variety of simple, commonplace supplies any smart adventurer keeps on hand. Riku has good quality clothing, a few camping supplies, rations, a supply of healing potions, and other simple things that get him through the day. He also carries a few personal effects with primarily sentimental value.
KEYBLADE MASTER - As one of the Keyblade Masters, Riku is able to access their various resources. These include access to the Castle of Delights, which they operate out of, the Keyblade itself, and their form-changing aerospace craft, the Kingdom. Naturally, it also includes whatever other members of the Keyblade Masters are also active at the time.
RESOURCES - While he is certainly not rich, Riku has a small store of coin saved up from the last couple of years. He is usually able to support his fairly meager needs with whatever jobs he can find, and even add a little to this stash at times.
THE KINGDOM - The Keyblade Masters have an aerospace ship of magical nature called The Kingdom. Classified as a General Utility Mobile Modular Interface ship, it can be an airship, a jet, a starship--whatever it needs to be, depending on what world it travels to. It has Enhanced-level armor and weaponry, able to stand up reasonably well in a fight, but its main purpose is to facilitate travel between Worlds with greater speed and safety than mere wandering might allow. The ship is small and not really designed for long-term occupation, but it has sufficient accommodations to make long journeys tolerable.
WEAKNESSES
DARK AURA - Riku's soul is filled with a dark-aligned radiance, and many creatures of good alignment may automatically hate or fear him for this reason. Exceptionally zealous or extreme light-aligned creatures might even attack him on sight, while some dark-aligned creatures might take an unhealthy interest.
LOYAL - Riku will never refuse to aid a true friend in need, nor will he let them enter into peril without doing what he can for them. If his friends are placed in danger, this can be used against him.
STUBBORN - A drawback of being stubborn is that Riku can be hard to deal with at times, and if he gets an idea strongly in his head it may be hard to reason with him or get him to reconsider.
DARK-MODE FORM
ABILITIES
DARK AURA: Enhanced-level Magic - This power allows Riku to slam his weapon into the ground, releasing a radial burst of destructive dark power around him. This deals Enhanced level damage in a circle around the area effect, a mystic and dark-aligned effect more than a physical one.
DARK BREAK: Enhanced-level Magic - This is a physical attack, also a dark-aligned magical effect. It accompanies one of Riku's physical attacks, such as a blade strike, and empoweres it with dark-aligned energy. It tends to penetrate enemy defenses more effectively and may cause significant knock-back.
DARK FIRA: Enhanced-level Magic - This attack is made up of a potent blast of flames fueled by dark-aligned energy, a magical rather than physical effect. Against a single target it does Enhanced damage and resembles a fireball, such as a wizard might cast, while against multiple targets it takes the form of a flurry of smaller fireballs, each of which deals Basic damage.
DARK SPLICE: Basic-level Magic - This power allows Riku to teleport over short distance, within line of sight. It may be chained in rapid succession, so he often uses it as part of a flurry of fast-paced attacks, where he seems to pop in an out of existence around a target, ending the maneuver by teleporting just out of reach again.
DARK AGILITY: Enhanced-level Power - In his Dark Mode, Riku has Enhanced level agility and is especially capable of complex acrobatic maneuvers.
DARK SHIELD: Basic-level Power - This power blunts an enemy attack, usually not completely stopping it, but it ensures that Riku can survive even the most devastating attack, which would overwhelm him--once. Afterward, he will be able to continue fighting, but if he takes any additional damage before being healed, then he may be defeated.
DARK STRENGTH: Enhanced-level Power - In his Dark Mode, Riku has Enhanced level strength and is far more physically powerful than an ordinary human being.
