Leucis Akmenos

After accepting the quest, Leucis opened up his map to find the golden exclamation mark notating where he was supposed to go for his quest, only to realize that the bulletin board was marked on the map as well. He covered his eyes with his palm, and gave a heavy sigh, before pressing on. He followed the golden marker to its destination, before stopping in front of the little store that was presumably that of Zachariah, the quest giver.

There were people consistently going in and out of the storefront, presumably other people on the quest. Leucis nodded and made his way in with some other people. They gathered up in front of the man in question, and each of them was told to gather materials, Leucis included. Leucis nodded to the man and noticed that the golden marker disappeared as the quest step was fulfilled. Now he just had to figure out where to get materials.

After an impressively long time of trying to flag down other players only to be ignored in one way or another, Leucis finally gave up. He’d just have to find a way to the bulletin board on his own. So he set himself to wander. Unfortunately, the Town of Beginnings was huge, and not exactly full of easy to remember landmarks. Leucis wandered for the better part of an hour, before finally breaking into a plaza. A plaza full of other adventures swarmed around a bulletin board. Exactly what Leucis needed.

Weaving his way through the crowd with relative ease, with some people simply moving out of his way due to his height, he eventually made it to the board itself, and began searching for the beginner quests. There was the one listed, specifically as <<The First Few Lessons Are Free>>. That had to be it. So he called to accept it from the board, hit accept on the requisite popup, and was good to go.

As Leucis set off, he had remembered that quests could be found using bulletin boards dotted about the city. This would be a good starting point for him, and would no doubt have the quest listed. At least, so he hoped.

So he set off, only to realize that... he had no idea where the bulletin boards were. He froze, thinking hard and trying to remember where he had seen one. They were always swarmed by other players, at least here in the starting city. Surely that would have stuck out in his mind, but he just couldn’t recall to save his life.

Not really wanting to just wander the city, Leucis tried to flag down other players for help. As a younger man passed him by, he tried to get his attention, only to be ignored completely. A girl passed by, gave one look at Leucis flagging her down, and then darted into a nearby store. Now, Leucis knew he was an imposingly tall man, and didn’t have the kindest looking face, but this was ridiculous.

So now that he had finally convince himself to get his feet moving in a different direction, the question was how? Perhaps he could open up a storefront? Honest labor for honest results. At least up front. But his con capital was limited at best, and he really didn’t want to go spending it on anything less than a sure investment. After all, people doing so was how he made the money in the first place. He was the con artist. He wouldn’t be conned in return.

He continued to stare off into the distance as his brain worked on his newest conundrum, until it finally clicked. There was that quest line for beginners, wasn’t there? Surely that would be a perfect place to get some money and some stats. Not that Leucis would admit he was a beginner, even if he technically was. And so he set out on his way.

Leucis leaned up against a wall. He stared off into the distance, thinking intently about nothing in particular. Among those thoughts was a theme of just how pointless him standing here was. But what was there to do about it? Stat wise, Leucis was useless. He just had his natural charisma and con abilities. Sure, that had gotten him this far, but it had just helped him do the most basic form of living.

Sadly, he couldn’t even pull his cons off all that effectively anymore. People were catching on in the town of beginnings, and he was running out of new ways to pull the wool over their eyes. More and more the only remaining option left was honest work. At least for now. Perhaps once he got some proper levels and stats, he’d be able to go back to conning again. Once he had new people to fleece.

Profile
Username: Leucis Akmenos
Real name: Shimoda Kaii
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2"

History/personality

In short, Leucis is a con man. He's someone who makes his living off of the gullibility of others. Of course, he'd lie to you and tell you he wasn't all that rich off of this, but that's just another con, honestly.

Leucis' favorite cons involve gambling, but those are pretty old hat, so he tends to just use those to make his general day to day money. Really, he's always looking for the next great con that doesn't involve going straight into being a gangster. Not that he's super far off of all that, in the first place. Not that there's a leaderboard for cons, either. He just likes the idea that someday, long after he's ran off with his riches, somewhere someone would tell his story.

Leucis himself is not a terrible person, at least in his own mind. He tries not to target people who are already down on their luck, unless they prove to be a terrible person themselves. He likes the idea of robbing the rich who don't really have anything better to do with their wealth than waste it on rigged games and gullible situations. Leucis has even been known to sneak money back to those he stole from in the event of finding out that he ruined someone's life. Though sadly, this news doesn't usually travel back to him, as he's there one day and gone the next.

As far as Sword Art Online is concerned, it was simple really. He was told about a video game that was a sort of mirror to real life in a fantasy world. To Leucis, it was a good way to pass time when he wasn't working on his latest con. Video games were good for that. But these types of social online games were also a hotbed for him to test new con ideas without the threat of losing his own money or worse, his life. So, as expected, he conned a person out of their copy of the beta, and on the full release, booted up the game.

Turns out, the one that had been conned was him.

Virtues:

Street Smart - Leucis is pretty much consistently on the move, and spends much of his time dealing with people of all walks of life. He knows how to find a cheap hotel to stay in, all the best places to eat, and whose palms to grease to find his way into all the places he needs to be to pull off his cons. It also allows for a man like him to disappear at a moment's notice, when needed. Which, it usually is, as soon as his victims catch on.

Logical - In order to pull off cons, you have to have a good amount of logic forward thinking. That isn't the same as being book smart. Admittedly, Leucis isn't necessarily top of his class. But he knows how to move the chess pieces in order to get what he wants, and that's where it counts. This logic means that he knows how to pull off plenty of effective cons that actually make him the money he needs for his on the go lifestyle.

Charismatic - Coming with street smarts, is a natural charisma. Leucis can fit into pretty much any social situation, simply because that's the best way to con people. When he talks, people listen, and when he spins a story, people believe him. It doesn't get much simpler than that, really. Though, not to be confused with being the life of the party, as Leucis does all he can to draw too much attention to himself. It's always a case of getting in, getting the con done, and getting out.

Flaws:

Drifter - Leucis simply doesn't stay in one place. So long as he's got a bed to sleep in, places to set up his cons, and access to his bank account, then he's set. Unfortunately, this means his social contacts are pretty limited, and his love life even more limited, but in the grand scheme of things he has never really been too worried about that. He's got a couple of friends he keeps in touch with long distance, and enough money to throw around and good enough looks that he can pick up a date at a moment's notice if he so feels like it.

Thief - It doesn't really matter how he tries to spin it, Leucis is a thief. Sure, he's not going to go ripping away purses in alleyways, but that doesn't make what he does any less criminal in most cases. He takes advantage of people, whether that be gullibility or stupidity, people willingly give him their money or goods in exchange for plenty of lies or a rigged game. And to be completely honest, in most cases, Leucis never feels bad about this.

Ambitious - Leucis' major goal in life is to find the next big con. The one that defines his life in the history of famous con men. The one that is talked about long after the man has disappeared into the shadows. However, this pursuit can get him in trouble. He has gotten himself into more than one con that has ended up losing him money due to the con going completely off the rails since he couldn't just stick to the simple rules of how to con someone for his "next big con". It's hard lessons learned, but it hasn't deterred his ambition any.

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Skills
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Weapon skills:
» Two-Handed Straight Sword - Rank 1 - Novice


Inventory
Weapons/Tools:
» Two-Handed Uncommon Straight Sword
      - 1 Slot Accuracy
» Uncommon Leather Jerkin
      - 1 Slot Mitigation
» 5 Health Potions (50 HP)
» 2500 Col
» 10 Tier 1 Materials

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