The only king I'll ever serve is myself! I will never be bound to anyone else!
- Noel to Finocchio
Becoming the strongest as an individual is absolutely impossible. In that case, what I should do is obvious. Gather the "Strongest Allies", and become their leader.
- Noel
Noel Stollen (ノエル・シュトーレン Noeru Shutōren) is the main protagonist of "Notorious Talker". Aspiring to be a Seeker like his grandfather Overdeath who was hailed as a hero during his time. When appraised, Noel was classified as a "Talker", a Job noted as the weakest. Despite the initial shock, his grandfather promised to train him to become the strongest, Noel went through rigorous and extreme training for four years. Following the death of his grandfather during battle, Noel vowed to become the strongest. The series follows Noel's journey to the top, doing whatever he can, by whatever means necessary to get there.
Background[]
Noel grew up lonely with only his grandfather there to be with him. Noel's parents died in an accident, saying it was a curse because his grandfather killed too many beasts, he was ostracized from the village. The kids there bullied him but shortly stopped after Brandon (his grandfather) beat them. Brandon would tell Noel the phrase "A man shouldn't be looked down upon", this would lay the groundwork for Noel's merciless and prideful personality in the future. After the betrayal by Llyod and Tanya, as well as the retirement from being a seeker by Walter, Noel continued on being part of Blue Beyond for a bit until he created his own clan, Wild Tempest, after finally accepting that he would never be able to reach the greatest heights as a seeker by his own power alone, deciding to instead control the greatest clan instead..
Appearance[]
Noel is plainly described as "beautiful". His androgynous appearance is the reason why he is mistaken for a woman many times. Noel has straight, black, shoulder-length hair. He is well built, having well chiseled muscles.
His Outfit consists of a long black coat with a fur collar and cuffs, black boots with white pants & a red sleeveless turtleneck.
Personality[]
Noel is beyond anything, ambitious. Seeking to become the strongest Seeker, even surpassing his late Grandfather is Noel's primary goal and he's willing to do anything to achieve it. This makes him hardened, cold, and resolute and is more than willing to employ cruelty, without a second thought.
As a result, Noel has a high degree of mental fortitude that doesn't yield to setbacks, but rather confronts them with both cunning and perverse delight. Prideful, conniving and merciless, Noel doesn't fully trust others which he sees as a necessity to protect himself and takes affronts to him, especially betrayal as very personal, which he pays his aggressors with many times fold in return. When Lloyd and Tania stole party funds and fled, Noel was capable of easily finding them, paralyze them with his voice, and then deliver a beating on Lloyd so brutal that the onlookers were left speechless, and even threatened to do the same to Tanya when she begged for mercy, proclaiming he believed on "gender equality".
This event also revealed Noel as a keen observer, and thorough schemer. He easily deduced that Lloyd and Tanya were gambling addicts and believed their money was lost, which turned out to be true. In turn Noel had made arrangements for such an eventuality to have both of them sold into slavery to recover the amount stolen, while rubbing in their faces that their choices were either slavery or nigh-lethal forced labor with sadistic glee, as they were left terrified. His observation and intelligence is also seen, when he deduced Lycia's identity from how she smelled and process of elimination.
Noel is a very smooth talker and can easily sway his way in through negotiation, manipulation and even at some times, provocation. His fearlessness allows him to even talk back to the likes of Finocchio Barzini, despite the latter's status and growing irritation before sweet-lacing his rhetoric to convince him.
Despite his cunning nature, he is respectful towards people's personal freedom. This is why he hates when people mindlessly enslave themselves like Koga, or get blinded by norms and traditions like Leon.
Relationships[]
Brandon Stollen[]
Brandon is Noel's grandfather. After the death of Noel's parents, Brandon looked after him. It was Brandon who trained Noel in the ways of combat.
Clarice Stollen[]
Clarice is Noel's mother. She died when he was a child.
Tanya Clark[]
Tanya, a former member of Blue Beyond, was in love with Noel. However, their relationship never progressed due to Noel's high ambitions, Tanya's large debt, and her eventual betrayal of Noel. As a result of this betrayal, Noel sold Tanya and their party leader into slavery.
Alma Judikhali[]
Koga[]
Loki[]
Hugo Coppélia[]
Skills/Abilities[]
Noel's Job is Talker, which allows him to use the power of words for varying effects, such as buffing party members or enfeebling foes. It is considered the weakest Job as Talkers cannot buff themselves with their skills, as such they must rely on the help of others for combat, making them powerful supporters.
As a way to diminish the innate weaknesses of a Talker, Noel was rigorously trained in physical combat by his Grandfather, to grant him a modest level of self-defense capabilities.
Talker Skills:[]
- Link: When activated, can link the minds of multiple people with the caster in order to communicate over long distances with magic silently
- Tactician: Increases the abilities of party members by 25% by giving them orders.
- Peer Support: Strengthens the target's mental fortitude, dispelling states of fright and indecision.
- Battle Voice: Increases the Recovery Speed of Stamina and Mana of party members by 25%.
- Stun Howl: Paralyzes targets for a limited amount of time.
- Confess: Forces the truth out of his victims through induced mind control.
- Exorcism: Any undead creatures that are a lower rank than the caster are instantly destroyed. If the creature is a higher rank it instead weakens the target.
- Assault Command: The power of all ally attack skills increase tenfold for ten seconds. Comes with a drawback causing attack skills to be depleted immediately after the ten seconds are up, leaving targeted allies weak and vulnerable for several minutes.
Techniques:[]
- Commotio Cordis: A powerful strike to the area directly above the heart, briefly paralyzing the heart muscle. A successful hit will cause the target to faint.
- Roaring Thunder: A powerful kick to the chest around the heart, similar to Commotio Cordis. A successful strike will incapacitate its target.
Equipment:[]
- Revolver: Carries this firearm loaded with magic bullets
- Knives: When long-range attacks aren't available, Noel uses knives in close-quarters combat
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