Quando Qual ((Now a RG NPC- please don't delete))

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Name: Quando Qual

Age: 32 (Qus have a longer life span than humans, the Qu equivalent to mid-twenties)

Gender: Unknown (Qu reproduction doesn't rely on genders, and is a process that y'all DON'T want to hear about). However, to save humans a headache, Quando refers to himself as male.

Species: Qu

Position: The Qu Magichef

Powers:

Eat: Provided they are hurt sufficiently, Quando can swallow an opponent whole. This allows him to sometimes learn some magic from the defeated opponent. However, this process gives him a stomachache and, as he does not need to eat them, he prefers not to.

Eat Magic: Quando survives not like most Qus, on material "foods", but rather on magic. When someone casts any magic at or on Quando, he can open his mouth and absorb it. This gives him the ability to cast that spell in the future. This ability replaces Quando's normal need to eat, and if he goes too long without magic he will starve. As he can cast magic to feed himself, that's rarely an issue.

Blue Magic: Quando can cast any magic he learns from the previous two abilities. He's gone out of his way to absorb some magics, so he knows most basic (and some advanced) spells. Buffs that he's learned are intrinsically applied.

Cook: While not necessarily a power, Quando can turn magic into food that normal creatures can eat. Watch out! His Fireball Fajitas are hot!

Weapon: Sporkstaff. To represent his deviation from the rest of the Qus, Quando chose a weapon that merges a mage staff and his tribe's traditional giant forks.

Appearance: Quando is a Qu. Therefore he is large, pale, and looks...different. His body is about three times as wide as the average human's, getting narrower at the top where a white head rests. His eyes have five-pointed stars marking them, and a large tongue hangs out of a wide mouth. No skin other than his head is showing. He wears a white shirt (the color of the Quals) with a dark blue apron. His chef hat is the same blue, and has on it a single golden star. His Sporkstaff is carved from wood and is unpainted, although his star is carved into its business end.

Personality: Unlike most Qus, Quando is rather intelligent. Unfortunately, that doesn't help his Common. He tends to talk in rather choppy Common, making him a bit hard to understand. Despite this, Quando has a very inquisitive mind, and enjoys coming up with magical theory and recipes. He'll fight for good and fight for food (magic), whichever comes first. He prefers to avoid killing if it can be helped, and often uses captives as subjects for some of his more...experimental...meals.

Like almost all of his brethren, Quando considers himself a culinary artist. He delights in the sheer creative rush he gets when cooking. The smells, the tastes on the air...As such, he'll often actively search out an 'audience' for his cooking. After finding a restaurant, kitchen, or random person on the street to donate food to, Quando will insist on getting critique. He's not an artist who demands faults are found, he realizes that to some, a food actually IS perfect. But he will always get feedback.

When he was on his home world, Quando took full advantage of his intelligence, keeping a log of all Qu culture, foods, recipes, and pastimes. This book, the Cookbook, also has a notes section that he uses to keep track of spells that he's eaten, their abilities, and what food they're good in. As most of the Qus are gone, this book is one of his most treasured possessions. He's sure that when he creates another Qu, that it will be an important heirloom.

History/Background: Qu tradition is that no one can name a child but the child themselves. Whenever a baby Qu is made, they get two things- a meal and a bit of magic. To be precise, each Qu tribe has a stock of Intelligence scrolls. They are only to be used in emergencies or on newlymades, who use them to find out their name.

Quando was different. When the scroll was cast on him, it lasted much longer than expected (Forever, in fact). He walked over to his meal and said 'No thanks. Me full.' The rest was history. He became the star of his tribe, leading them to new and glorious magical foods alongside the chief, who took care of nonmagical meals. He even worked alongside the famous Quina Quen for some time in the castle kitchens during some vacation time. Life was good.

Until the World-Burning.

That is what the Qus called it when their world was consumed by the darkness. Everything was as black as a pastry that was cooked too long. Quando tried to save his fellows, but he was on firewood duty for the day so was unable to arrive in time.

And so, the only Qu left focussed on making a Shell spell and was blasted off his world. He was one of the few ever to actually see the world below him as he landed. A town lit only by streetlamps. A sign that said 'Traverse Town'.

Quando made his living there for some time, cooking his magical foods for the people, until a familiar feeling started coming over him. He had been cooking for so long, the Qu wanderlust had overtaken him! He must go out and find new magics to eat. That was the Qu way. He took all his Munney and bought a cheap Gummi Ship, then proceeded to travel towards adventure and new foods!

Role Playing Sample: See Pete

Questions/Comments/Suggestions? The Qus are a race in FFIX. Most magics known are ones that Quina can learn in that game, along with magics other classes in that game can cast.