Name: Akeno Inokumo (IRL: Jericho Ware)
Level: 90
Race: Wolf Fang
Class: Monk (Kicker Hybrid)
Subclass: Tracker/Pathfinder (Previously Gladiator)
Guild: Unaffiliated (Looking to start a guild by the name of Moonfang)
Role: Offensive Mid-Guard, Off-Tank
HP: 14290
MP: 4640
Server: North American
Items:
Shackles of Greed: From a high-ranking PvP event reward held a while ago. Although it's defensive ability makes one uneasy, it has the ability to recover HP according to the damage dealt. It is treasure hunting equipment that also slightly increases gold dropped by monsters.
Collar of Phantasms: Rare Monk-Only Quest Reward from a lvl 85 quest. This item grants an increased range on the ability Phantom Step, and a temporary buff to the wearer's Damage (10%), Speed (5%), and Accuracy (15%) when the ability is activated. The Buff lasts 5 seconds.
Band of the Beast: A lvl 90 Raid Drop in the form of an armband. This Armband, when worn, becomes a tatoo on the bicep of the wearer until unequipped. This item boosts the bearer's Evasion by a moderate sum, and increases the bearer's DoT's (Damage Over Time).
Background-
Jericho, a young man from the Southern states of the USA, was and always will be a Gamer. MMO's were like second nature to him. Rhythm, Builds, Combos, Strategies, Gear...It all came naturally to him and he made use of that in every game he played. So it was that he came to hear of the MMO Elder Tale and decided to give it a try. However, Jericho decided to try something new when he began this game. Rather than, as usual, playing a Spellcaster and maintaining a steady DPS while observing the conditions of the game as the fights dragged on, Jericho decided to play his first character as a Melee class. This wasn't to say that he hadn't played Melee DPS in the past on other games, but NEVER had he made one as his first character. He was the type of player who liked the flexibility of dealing damage from afar, casting crowd control effects, and Kiting. However, this game he wanted a refreshing change. So Akeno Inokumo was born into the world of Elder Tale.
It didn't take long at all for Jericho to assimilate into Monk-Style play, and even create his own build for his playstyle. In-game he enjoyed RP'ing (Role Playing) his character out for some time until he reached level 20ish. It was at this time that a player caught him out of town with an RP buddy and PK'd (Player Killed) them both. But the problem had only just begun. The player was a member of a PVP guild who enjoyed PK'ing. Akeno was ganked (Ganged up on) a number of times, to the point that Jericho had had it. He changed his Subclass from Tracker, which it had been, to Gladiator. With his PVP-Focused Subclass he immediately set about working out Rotations and Strategems for combat using Akeno. After months of lashing out against PK's Akeno had come to be known, along with a few likeminded individuals, as a PKK (Player Killer Killer), and was even hired as a "Bounty Hunter" of sorts for revenge against PK's. Akeno did this until the dawn of the Apocalypse.
Post Apocolypse-
Now with the Apocalypse in place, PK's aren't all that popular as they once were. With that in mind, Akeno has changed his Subclass to Pathfinder to improve his PVE skills. It helped him when the big Raid Guilds began running older content raids to build teamwork and experience, even helped granting him his latest Raid Gear, the Band of the Beast.
Skill Overview-
Build: Hybrid Kicker
Signature Skill: Phantom Step (Uses it on every Cooldown to maximize his gear's buff)
Skill Rotation Focus: Tiger Echo Fist (Opening), Phantom Step (On every CD), then focuses on intigrating normal Monk Combos with DoTs.
Overskill:
Old habbits die hard, and some not at all. This is the case with Akeno's style of play. Used to observing the battle from afar and altering his own attacks accordingly, Jericho built Akeno's Build into that of a Hybrid Kicker. A Monk Kicker Build is a Guerilla Ambush Playstyle revolving around Hit-and-Run tactics. Akeno's however is focused on changing his targets rapidly so he can dart to the most effective targets in the Battle. An example of this being a Healer about to be assaulted, using this build, Akeno would be able to alter his target, cross the expanse of ground to the new target, engage the target, and be flexible enough to quickly alter targets again if need be. Jericho likes to call this tactic Chaos Control since it prevents most situations from becoming problematic.