The Interdimensional Stability Protection Agency
"When you've seen the things I have, you learn one very important lesson: reality is relative."
Whispered about in hushed rumors, the organization commonly known only as the Agency is shrouded almost completely in mystery. The rumors say they wander time and space, protecting worlds from dangers they cannot see. Whether or not they are real is a mystery, though a select few claim to have seen them in action...

Name: Malia Marcelette

Appearance:



(i actually drew this 2 years ago when she was originally a nameless OC but i knew one day this would come in handy.)

Personality: A tomboy-ish lady who will do as much in her power to help those around her. Bold, kind, and having an extroverted aura, she often loves to talk with people, even if it's just small talk. She can be a bit modest, often not wanting to attract too much attention as she can be a little shy. She often serves as the Team Mom of the group, and if not, still usually likes to pitch in advice whenever she can. When she's in an uncomfortable situation, she can be a bit snappy and blunt, but is willing to reconcile if she feels she went too far or feels they didn't really deserve it. She is loyal to her friends, and will so anything she can to help them out.

Backstory: Not much is known about Malia. Even she doesn't know herself! When she was very young, she used to live in a big, luxurious mansion. Her family has had a history of practicing magic and using it for the good of others. She has no siblings, and if she did have any, it was her family tradition that the eldest brother of the family was to lead on the family and be the head. However, as her mother had died soon after the birth of Malia, her father had no choice but to break off the tradition and give Malia permission to learn magic. As a youth, her mother's dear friend took care of her, ensuring she lived a healthy childhood. Unfortunately, she was only able to learn the very basics of such magic, as her father suffered a tragic death one day, when Malia was out of her home. After this incident, the coming several years were a blank to her, and it is unknown whether it was due to the trauma of the event or another reason that she can't remember, however,  it was during this time period that her magic was enhanced and improved, but it is unknown how, at the moment. At some point, she arrived to Cutopia. She eventually befriended Cookie, the local baker in the bakery, and often hung out with her.

Weapon/Other Abilities:

Illusions - She can make illusionary clones of her selves and trick people into thinking there are multiple copies of her. Should they strike a clone, the opponent will be left open for a free attack.

Velocity Orb - The longer she charges this, the faster and more powerful the attack will become. The downside to this is that it takes more time for it to become more powerful, leaving her open for attacks.

Bonk - If all else fails, proceed to hit the enemy with the staff itself. Would probably be an overhead move.

Other: She sometimes spaces out whenever she's bored.

Name: Naomi Baaluxahl ([ball-uksh-all])

Appearance: Here you go.

Personality: Calm, collected, and level-headed, with a touch of sassiness. She comes off as cold-hearted sometimes because of her past, but once you get to know her she'll treat you with the same respect that you give her. However, she can be a bit aggressive at times, usually around every New Moon phase.

Backstory: Naomi was born in the colony of Pachyderm. She is the daughter of Godric Baaluxahl, the captain of Pachyderm's primary defense force, and Vivian Shadowlark, a rich noble from the neighboring colony of Mangonia (Both of whom are also spiderlings.) As a child, she was often made fun of for being physically weak, in stark contrast to her parents. Her father pushed her hard to train her, developing her physical strength as well as her intelligence through rigorous schooling. When she turned 12, her father enrolled her in a mentor ship in the defense force, teaching her combat basics with many different weapons. However, when she was 15 years old, her mother suddenly vanished, along with many other spiderlings within the colony. When she turned 20, she decided to leave her colony and become a nomadic traveler, searching for her mother's whereabouts ever since. She is currently 24 years old, and stands about 6 foot 7 inches.

Weapon/Other Abilities: Naomi has many weapons and abilities at her disposal, which include...

Combat Pragmatist - Having had training in all kinds of different combat situations, Naomi can use almost any type of weapon:
* Swords - With years of practice under her belt, Naomi's highest skill level resides in her sword usage, being able to wield a Rapier, Short sword, or Great sword effortlessly with just one arm.
* Archery - Having learned archery when she was working for Pachyderm's defense force, Naomi has the ability to use both a Short bow and a Long bow, with varying effectiveness.
* Magic - Naomi loves to read, so when she learned that she could use her love for reading for her duties on Pachyderm's defense force, she naturally took to it immediately. She can use basic elemental magic, such as Fire, Ice, and Thunder. She can also use intermediate Healing Magic, such as Raise and Cura.

Intelligence - Because of her schooling, Naomi has a higher intelligence than most people. She's able to analyze a situation and decide the best course of action possible. She's been complimented on her skills as a tactician in the many skirmishes she's been a part of.

Spiderling hearing - Because of her spiderling heritage, she has a very acute sense of hearing, being able to pinpoint a specific sound or voice in a room full of people.

Ovipositor - Because of her spiderling heritage, she can create webbing that can immobilize someone, or to create traps and other utilities. On a non-combat related note, she also knits her webbing into silk in her spare time, creating her own clothes and armor accessories.

Weaknesses: Although Naomi is a very tough opponent, she feels discomfort when attempting to wear armor because of her abnormal size. As a result, she'll usually fight in only cloth or leather armor, making her very susceptible to piercing attacks and ripping attacks. She also has very little magic resistance, and has a natural weakness to Fire.

Other: Naomi has an odd fondness for rabbits, and she owns a pet bunny named Connie that she keeps with her.

Name: Iris Ashliel

Appearance: Whoop, a link.

Personality: Shy, Naive, and very childish. Iris has the mentality of a 12 year old, and isn't afraid of showing it. However, around the full moon she gets over her shyness and becomes very outgoing and lively.

Backstory: Iris is an angel from the colony of Pachyderm. Her parents were kicked out of heaven for harassing other angels, so she was forced to go with them back to the land of the living. She appears to have the body of a 20 year old, but her mind is still that of a 12 year old. This is because when she went to heaven, she had been only 10 years old. She was killed in a car accident, along with her parents and her brother, Marshall Ashliel. While she was in heaven, she was taught how to use a sword and a shield by her brother, as they constantly had play fights with each other. She is currently living with her parents and brother in Pachyderm's upper colony. She is 26 years old (Physically) and 5 feet 8 inches.

Weapon/Other Abilities: Iris, although inexperienced, still has some combat abilities:

Flight - Iris has the ability to fly freely using the four wings on her back. She can also sustain a glide for long periods of time.

Guardian Shield - Iris owns her father's "Guardian Shield", an heirloom passed down for generations. It has the ability to stop most magical projectiles, and absorb it to heal the user.

Genesis Blade - Iris owns her mother's "Genesis Blade", an heirloom passed down for generations. It has the ability to cut through most metals. However, it's fairly heavy, so she has a hard time using it.

Divine Priestess - As a part of Heaven's Holy Order of Angels, Iris has access to Divine Magic, such as Barrier, Holy and Curaga.

Weaknesses - Iris, having the mind of a 12 year old, is easily tricked and outsmarted. She also has a natural weakness to Darkness attacks, as well as attacks that can clip her wings.

Other: Iris owns five pets - 3 cats, a dog, and a blue jay.

Name: Travis B. Swordicus

Appearance: Waist length, scraggy brown hair with a black highlight down his right side near his bangs, which is mostly unkempt and slightly curly with no attempts to make it look neat. He has brown eyes, slightly pale skin, and stands about 5'4". He is currently 25 years old.
His left arm has been replaced with a mechanical clawed arm, which is able to fire explosives or shoot flames at his foes. His usual outfit is an red shirt with shoulder, chest, wrist, and elbow guards, with accommodations for his mechanical arm, blue denim pants with knee guards, hip guards, and calf guards. He also wears red fingerless gloves and blue armored shoes. The metal armor parts are made of lightweight silver, allowing fluid movement and decent defense to support his glass cannon-like fighting style.

Personality: Quiet, but brash, calm but wrathful, Travis' personality is as fluid as ice cream melting on the sidewalk. He's often non-sequitur, sometimes rambling about things completely unrelated to the topic at hand. However, in combat, he's quite level headed and knows how to command the battlefield using his mecha-arm and sword-fighting skills. When he's not in combat however he's very quiet and usually won't speak unless talked to. He's often called Insane purely because of his bipolar personality, but those who've gotten to know him can vouch that he's not a bad person, just a bit strange.

Backstory: Originally a scientist in the first Cutstuff War, Travis was assumed dead after his defeat against the Yellow Devil in Agorix City. However, after his teammates left him, he awoke some time later alone in the desolated part of the city. He had lost the use of his left arm, as the bones within were completely shattered. He weakly picked up the parts of his old robotic copy of Rush, put them inside of his damaged knapsack, and spent 3 weeks roaming the streets of Agorix, until finding the Salburr Forest. Eventually, he found a crash site of a very old airship, and took up residence within this airship while he allowed his body to finally recuperate from the damage he sustained. Time passed, civilization changed, and as such Travis matured and honed his technological knowledge. At last, his magnum opus was created - The Falcon Claw, a new bio-mechanical arm to replace his ruined left arm. He used the make-shift lab within the airship to implement his new arm, testing it's capabilities within the forest. He then began to learn swordsmanship, mastering his skills with a blade so he could survive. A few years later, after turning 19, he finds a sword in a stone within Salburr Forest. Upon pulling it out, he names the sword Excalibur after the legendary weapon used by King Arthur.
Sometime in the future, he has finished repairing the airship he has lived in for these many years. He has added different adornments and things, making it resemble a Golden Falcon. Named the Turbulent Falcon, he set out to explore the world. He fought many dangerous foes, and became stronger both mentally and physically. As he began recruiting allies, he realized he could make money off of his misadventures. Thus, the Golden Falcon mercenaries was born. He has since then roamed the world in the Turbulent Falcon, helping those who are willing to pay him for his services.

Weapon/Other Abilities: Travis has different abilities depending on what type of weapon he is currently using - Sword, Katana, or Claymore. In addition to his weapon specific skills, he can always use:
Blade Dancing - Because of his peerless swordsmanship, Travis is able to perform powerful multi-hit combos with ease, and can chain together his skills to extend his combos for a long time.
Fighting Style - Glass Cannon - Travis' armor is light for a reason - He prefers to overwhelm his opponents with powerful, lightning fast combos as opposed to absorbing damage like a tank.

Falcon Claw - As a result of many months of production, Travis was able to replace his withered left arm with the Falcon Claw, which is able to act as a Flamethrower, shooting fireballs and streams of fire, as well as hurl explosive grenades or set the ground ablaze with nuclear-like heat. He can also use some special skills:
Overheat System - When Travis uses the Falcon Claw too much, it will enter "Overheat" mode, which will cause all fire-based attacks from his Falcon Claw to deal bonus damage, but in exchange cause recoil against Travis when used. To deactivate, Travis opens multiple vents installed within the arm to cool it off.
Ignition Gatling - Travis rapidly fires 3-5 volleys of fireballs at the foes, dealing more damage as more are shot out. In overheat mode he'll fire an extra volley and finish with a quick flamethrower stream.
Napalm Grenade - Instead of his usual grenades, Travis can throw special grenades that will explode on contact, spewing flames all around the impact site that linger for awhile.
Combo Extension - Travis can add his Falcon Arm into his basic attacks, allowing him to hit multiple times with both his weapon and his Falcon Arm in a combo to mix up his fighting style. He can also inflict burns on his foes with it.

Excalibur - The mythical sword of legend, found within the sword in the stone. With it, Travis is able to perform multiple skills, such as:
Wolf Fang - Travis jumps into the air, crashing down and impacting the ground with his sword, causing rock spikes to fly up around him.
Advanced Slash Combo - Travis strikes with his sword 3-5 times, then finishes with a launching uppercut slash. Can be extended with more attacks by cancelling the uppercut.
Lightning Stab - Travis rushes past his foes at blinding speed, cutting apart all enemies within his range. Deals high damage, and can be combined with Falcon Claw strikes to inflict burns.

Ventus Laminas - A Katana forged of ancient meteorite metal, Travis prefers to use this the most often out of his weapons. With it, he is able to perform:
Zantetsuken - Travis unsheathes his Katana, then slashes forward quickly. If it makes contact, it has a chance to incapacitate his foe.
Blood Creed - Travis releases the Ventus Laminas' astral power, giving him life steal and a physical attack boost.
Cross Divide - Travis unsheathes either his Sword or Claymore, striking his foe in an X pattern, which can inflict bleed upon his foe.

Cerberus Fang - A mighty, two-handed claymore crafted from a dragon's tooth and a wyvern's ribcage. He can perform the following skills:
King's Light - Travis envelopes the Cerberus Fang with energy, giving it doubled damage against undead foes and can pierce through armor more easily.
Windmill Combo - Travis strikes with his claymore 2-4 times, then uses a continuous spin attack upon the enemy for about 6-8 seconds. Cannot be skill cancelled, and makes Travis a bit dizzy after use.
Sonic Blade Travis slashes with his claymore, sending out a magical shockwave at his foes. Can hit multiple enemies.

Limit Release - Phantom Sword - When Travis has taken enough damage, he can unleash Phantom Sword, where Travis summons a phantom copy of Excalibur after binding the enemy to restrict movement. Travis then wails upon the foe, ending with a cross divide attack. After usage, the phantom copy can be used by Travis to dual wield with any of his other weapons.

Resurrection - As the years passed, Travis' ability to revive the dead has lost it's strength due to under use. He can no longer revive the dead, but in it's place he is able to instantly revive a downed or knocked out ally at the cost of 25% of his mana.

Tech Drive System - After combining a Fusion Core given to him by Annette with his Falcon Arm's Nuclear Core, Travis accidentally created the Proteus Core, a powerful internal energy source for his arm. Using the new energy output, he created a system that allowed his Falcon Arm to use different elements or abilities depending on the drive currently inserted. He has access to the following Drives:
Frost Drive - Switching to the Frost Drive allows Travis to change his Falcon Arm's projectiles into Ice element versions of his basic attacks, as well as give his current sword a chance of inflicting Ice Burn upon the target, which will slow down the affected target and cause slight damage over time.
Abyss Drive - Upon switching to the Abyss Drive, Travis' projectiles remain the same - However, they now have increased damage at the cost of lowering his defense even more than normal.
Harmony Drive - The Harmony Drive boosts Travis' Defense and Speed, as well as giving him a Regeneration Aura, at the cost of halving his attack power.

Weakness: Travis, although balanced very well, is lightweight. He's much more prone to wind attacks, and is knocked back easier from heavy weapons.

Other: Before he was the captain of the Golden Falcon mercenaries, he was a scientist and experimented with different fighting styles. He used to have a power armor that allowed him to take the different Rush Adapter forms, and shoot a Knight Crush-like projectile. Ever since the loss of his left arm, however, he’s been more taken to swordplay. He also insists that he was part of a “Cutstuff War”, but people frequently tell him that such a war never happened, confusing him to no end. Eventually, Travis had learned he somehow entered a dimensional rift upon entering the Salburr Forest, transporting him to the more well-known version of Cutopia.

Name: Arnold Trigholms

Appearance: Standing at about 5'8" tall and 179 Lbs, Arnold isn't your average gear-head. With short black hair, tanned skin, a lanky frame, and turquoise eyes, he's usually seen wearing a dirty pair of blue suspenders and a white t-shirt, along with a hard hat equipped with a mining light.

Personality: Hotheaded, aggressive, and has a bit of a short temper. However, he's pretty nice once you get to know him. Known for being the most rowdy member of the Golden Falcons, he's brash and outgoing towards his allies, and shows no sympathy against his foes.

Backstory: Formerly an engineer from Pryona City, he used to work out in the desert during Pryona's mineral excavations. He would repair and operate most of the equipment used during the drilling. Upon noticing an airship landing down near Pryona one day, he went to investigate and was asked by the Golden Falcon mercenaries if he would be interested in becoming their ship's engineer. He accepted, quitting his job in Pryona and becoming a Mercenary.

Weapons/Abilities: Arnold has two weapons at his disposal:

Titanium Great Axe - Arnold has the strength to swing around a gigantic axe with just one hand, and can throw it like a boomerang if his opponent gets out of his range.

Portable Battle Ready Area Denying Sentry Turret (P.B.R.A.D.S) - Affectionately nicknamed "Brad" by Arnold, he can setup a portable sentry gun that can be set to either automatically attack enemies or manually controlled by Arnold. It has two chain gun barrels attached to an omni-directional laser blaster, as well as 8 missile ports that can be launched at Arnold's command.

Body Builder - Arnold frequently works out, and as such has one of the highest physical attack ratings of the mercenaries, as well as the highest physical defense. However, he's a bit on the slow side.

Technological Expertise - Being an engineer, Arnold knows his way around machinery. He can repair most broken machines or robots, and can build almost anything out of some metal and wires.

Weakness: Arnold is powerful, but very slow. Quicker enemies can take advantage of this and completely disorient him.

Other: Arnold has a huge crush on Elly, but Elly doesn't seem to notice his attempts at flirting with her.

Name: Elly Cynsis

Appearance: Elly stands at about 4”10, with short, platinum blonde hair that goes down to her shoulders, usually adorned with a frilly white ribbon or two, and soulless, silvery-white eyes. Her skin is a ghostly pale color, and underneath her eyes are two yellow, triangular markings. She usually wears a very frilly, white Lolita dress, with multiple bows and other accessories adorning it, with a matching pair of striped black and white stockings and white platform heels.

Personality: Elly is often very quiet and shy. At least, when she’s around multiple people. If you meet her on your own, you had better have an escape plan - Elly has a very cruel and sadistic side, albeit due to not having proper emotions, but nonetheless she is very terrifying to be around on her own. She often performs experiments on living creatures “to analyze what they are composed of”, for “scientific reasons”. All in all, Elly is someone you wouldn’t wanna meet in a dark alleyway.

Backstory: Created by an unknown scientist in Agorix, Elly was the result of an experiment to embed the minds of humans into android AI bodies. Unfortunately, near the end of the original trial run, something went horribly wrong - Elly’s new android body rejected her brain at first, causing the scientists to manually force the transfer to finish. The end result twisted Elly’s mind severely, making her unstable and sporadic. She met Travis, Naomi, and Arnold as they were exploring an abandoned laboratory, presumably the very same one she was created in. Upon finding the room she had holed herself up in, multiple dead bodies were found strewn about; including the body of a young girl, about 7 years old. She was adopted by the trio, and became the fourth member of the Golden Falcon Mercenaries.

Weapons/Abilities: Elly is very adept at magic, being able to use the following abilities:

Celestial Staff - Elly’s most treasured possession, it allows her to cast multiple elemental attacks;
Thunderaga - Elly rains down thunder bolts from the sky, causing severe damage to multiple targets at random.
Firaga - Elly fires off a circle of flames, hitting all enemies within range. Has a chance to backfire and damage her teammates, however.
Blizzaga - Elly summons an icy comet from the sky, crashing into one enemy and freezing them solid. If a fire attack connects with the victim, it’ll deal double damage and thaw them instantly.
Meteor - Elly casts from her hit points to create a large meteor, raining it down upon the target and shattering it with a well placed Firaga to deal more damage.
Distortion Cloud - Elly creates a cloud of toxic dust, which can cause multiple status ailments at random, such as Poison, Sleep, Berserk, and Paralysis.
Aspir - Elly casts from her hit points, and drains MP from the target.
Electromagnetic Field - Elly creates a jamming field, preventing other machines/electronic devices besides her from working until they leave the field surrounding Elly, or until Elly’s MP runs out.

Sadism - Elly is emotionless, and thus has no qualms with using her full power when attacking enemies. As such, most damage she deals will be higher than normal - However, this also tires her out quicker, as she’ll exhaust her mana supplies quickly.

Small Size - Elly is very small, height wise, which allows her to dodge attacks with ease.

Alchemist - Surprisingly, Elly is good at Alchemy, able to transmute objects into precious metal easily. She's also a pretty good chef.

Weakness: Being an android, Elly is very susceptible to Thunder attacks. She’s also rather small, so it’s hard for her to reach high locations without magical aid.

Other: Elly is very sadistic at times, being known as the most feared mercenary on the team by the others because of her soulless nature. Before her brain was uploaded to her android body, she was an avid reader and loved to draw different pictures and such.

Location: The Colony of Pachyderm
In the far north west of Ecaron, deep within a ravine commonly known as "Fortune Ravine", the colony of Pachyderm resides. Undisturbed for centuries, life has prospered within the city, as well as it's neighboring colonies Mangonia and Djinn-torah. Many different races live within the three colonies, such as Spiderlings, Nagas/Sirens, Demons, and more. Some humans who have found the colonies have even taken up residence within their walls. Pachyderm is known for it's Sacred Flower Ritual, in which once every year, around December, the colonies gather together to celebrate and give thanks for their peace and prosperity they've been blessed with.

Location: Golden Falcon Mercenaries' base - The Turbulent Falcon

After being repaired by Travis, the Turbulent Falcon is now the headquarters of the Golden Falcon Mercenaries, a team of men and woman who travel the world for fortune and adventure. It is large, able to house all 7 of the mercenaries within it's walls. It contains a kitchen, multiple storage rooms, dining/living room, captain's quarters, three bathrooms, 12 bedrooms, and a treasury. It is currently crashed within the Salburr Forest once again, due to an engine malfunction caused by overheated parts.

Faction: The Golden Falcon Mercenaries
A rag-tag bunch of misfits recruited by Travis throughout his adventures around Cutopia. Currently, the team consists of:

Travis B. Swordicus - Leader + Tactician
Naomi Baaluxahl - Second in Command + Seamstress
Renko Haan - Treasurer + Merchant
Elly Cynsis - Alchemist + Cook
Arnold Trigholms - Engineer + Scientist
Echo Retraux - Blacksmith + Artillery
Fiona Anajys - Medic + Cartographer

In the heart of the mountain range bordering the Sardonia Desert, an exploration group found a crystal on a large mesa.  No matter how hard they tried, they could not remove it from its place.  In their attempts to cut it out, one particularly reckless explorer accidentally took a mining pick to his teammate's skull... only to see him suddenly reappear on the edge of the mesa, perfectly well.  The explorers immediately knew something was special here, and went back to civilization with exciting news.  Almost immediately, word of the place reached the ears of an ambitious businessman, who immediately laid claim to the entire mesa and began construction of a fighting arena.  Though well out of the way, the arena attracts millions of viewers per year, all coming to see the spectacle of mortal combat.