this is the roleplay blog for jellal ophiuchus from ultros! still heavily under construction.
"i have always gotten to where I am going by walking away from where i have been."
Jellal is staring into space. “Hmm? Yes, how can I be of assistance to you?”
Jellal seems a little lost in thought. “Oh--my apologies. I didn’t see you there.”
Jellal Ophiuchus, as either the Bookman or the Blue Spirit, is an incredibly potent magic user. Flexible between healing and causing massive amounts of damage, he’ll have your back and support you no matter what! Jellal is only available as a DPS/healer when he is in his Blue Spirit form, and will never show his face during that time.
Jellal Ophiuchus has joined the party!
SELECTION:
“As long as there’s food and a good fight, consider my magic yours!”
“Pitter patter, we haven’t got all day.”
“Where would you like to go?”
JOBS:
The Bookman (Healer)
The Blue Spirit (Healer/DPS)
WEAPONS:
The King’s Codex
The King’s Star Globe
Dead Hive Rapier
PASSIVES:
MP Overflow: A double edged sword. Increased MP regen, but whenever Jellal’s MP is at full, his HP will slowly tick down.
Always Hungry: Jellal’s stats are cut in half when the buff “Well Fed” is down
Speed Reading: Cards come off cool down sooner than the average AST (does not affect the cooldown timer for “The Wild Unknown”)
The Favour of the Fae: Jellal’s defense and healing magic potency is increased while a fairy is out on the field
AI Behavior:
Jellal is an aggressive healer and DPS, and allows his fairy to do much of his work for him (much to Eos’s dismay). He focuses mostly on dealing damage or providing support buffs to burn MP, and will shield large incoming attacks on the party or the tank and provide burst healing to assist Eos. When the party is on the brink of death, he will automatically change his tactics to focus on providing intensive healing instead at the cost of his damage output. Jellal shields the party prior to pulls, and will use Sacred Soil on cool down to provide further protection. Jellal will usually resurrect fallen comrades immediately, and gives them a shield upon their return to the battlefield.
Due to his endless well of aether, Jellal does not have Lucid Dreaming; it is replaced instead by “The Wild Unknown” which allows for him to utilise Astrologian Cards regardless of his current class.
He will only use LB3 when instructed, and it is called “The Blind Spirit.” He summons a massive aetherical wolf spirit, who does damage and heals the party to full health.
SPEAKING LINES:
When healing:
“What ho! You’re not so frail, yet.” (Variant 1)
“These violent delights have violent ends.” (Variant 2)
“Have you strength yet to stand?” (Raising)
“Perhaps you should take it easy.” (when healing more than 50% of a player’s health)
“May Luck, ever present, turn her back on my foe!” (when using Limit Break)
Summoning Eos:
“If it’s not too much of a bother, darling, might you lend us a hand?”
“Eos, lend me your strength!” (using Dissipation)
Attacking:
“Oh, darling, I love a good fight.” (Variant 1)
“I’m bursting with aether--it’s time to burn some off.” (Variant 2)
“Lady Luck is ever present--and it looks like she is on my side today!” (when using Verholy/Verflare)
“The Futures is never guaranteed--and by my cards, it doesn’t look like you have one!” (using Limit Break)
Using Astrologian Cards:
“May the Twelve bless these cards with fortune, that Lady Luck be in every draw!” (Using Sleeve Draw)
“It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this with you!” (Giving an ally a card)
Death & Revival:
“I’m sorry, my comrades...it looks like I’ll be going no further...”
“Let me rest a while...I will have strength yet...”
“Fuck!”
Revived:
“Bloody hells, that was painful--I’d like to never do that again.”
“Thank you for the assistance! I’ll take it from here.”
Victory:
“Tis a long road to follow, but we’ve made it.”
“I’d kill for a nice hot meal and some wine...”
“[scats the victory them] What? No one else? Come on, everyone knows that song!”
OTHERS:
While idle, Jellal will often be looking at other things in his surroundings, and might wander to and fro. If idle long enough, he will sit on the ground to write in his journal or shuffle a deck of cards and flip through them. Throughout the dungeon, he will also make comments to party members (depending on who is in the group). Typically he will:
say something flirty (if Thancred is in the party) i.e. “What ho! Have you been spending time with the training dummies? You’re looking...mmm...”
comment on the aether in the area (Yshtola will respond if she is in the party) i.e. “Ugh...the aether here is so muggy...it makes it difficult to see.”
recite a poem (he likes the goblin ones for some reason)
talk about a book he read (if Urianger is in the party)
tease Alphinaud or Alisae i.e. “Al, did your spirit naturally make itself so short or was that a conscious decision upon arriving in the First?”
There is a rare chance for Jellal to notice some flowers or for flowers to bloom at his feet. There is also an incredibly rare chance for Jellal’s pet lesser panda, Pabo, to appear briefly while Jellal is idle (he will disappear once the party moves).
Trust template by @locke-rinannis! I wanted to jump in on this for quite some time, but I haven’t had photoshop until recently TTATT
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i’ve been dragging my feet finishing this matching standee of r’bhen (because i didn’t want to paint his clothes) but now there is a rly lovely tag on twitter that motivated me to finish!! def check it out ^^
Lay me down on a bed of moss and tuck me in with a blanket of leaves, let me hug a mushroom and let the birds sing me to sleep. It is time to rest, and the forest is my bed.
