Cypress

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**Cypress** is an Aarakocra who was born and raised around Monks, he is not only played by the youngest player but is also the youngest in game member of The Clawbreakers. A being that is both sweet and vengeful, and is highly protected by the main party; he is played by PataTheHutt.

## **Appearance**

Cypress, is an eagle Aarakocra. The main colour of his feathers are predominately white and dark blue-black and has his feathers a different color from his neck up. Like most eagle or hawk Aarakocra, Cypress is counter shaded with the top part of his head is a dark blue whilst the lower part is a sullied white, almost beige, from traveling for some time. His talons are naturally jet black, with his legs being a darker, more golden yellow, as is his beak however this fades to black at the tip.

He stands at 4’ 11” (~150cm) and weighing 100lbs (~45.4kg), and has a wingspan of roughly 15ft (~460cm), which has increased due to a permanent side affect from a glitch effect. As an Aarakocra he also has tail feathers, and the shape of his wings are broad and long with widely splayed primary feathers for soaring high and making fast dives.

### **Attire**

Cypress, being a monk, wears his temples robes wherever he goes, only slightly changing his appearance in new regions. His robes are mostly red, with yellow and orange accents adorned around it. His bandana has been replaced with a light blue scarf with a pair of red goggles on his head.

### **Other Appearance**

At times, Cypress will move his bandana to his right bicep. He changes into a fitted 2 piece orange sleepwear at night, but rarely does so. During the Queen of the Night Diamond Heist, he was given a new outfit by Grinn, consisting of long black shorts, a no sleeve black top, and a dark Hood that covered most of his head. His outfit was equipped with a thin wire for trap placements. He was also given long gloves and new leg wrappings.

With the addition of Elise's gift to the Clawbreakers, Cypress has been playing around with a WW2 pilot attire. He replaces his robes with a brown jumper, brown shorts that cut off above the knees, and his signature blue scarf. He keeps his goggles at the ready above his head.

#### **Glitch Effect**

**Temporary**

* Became a giant snake for a short time
* Voice became so loud that even whispering was as loud as a thunderclap.
* Became electrified.
* Summoned a bright red parrot from a glitch.
* Was able to use Steel Wind, Call Lightning, and Thunderclap.
* Affected gravity for a short time.
* Opened a Third Eye with various effects.

**Permanent**

* Permanent wingspan growth. 1ft each wing.
* Cypress has gained a permanent damage buff that doubles his damage dealt for unarmed attacks.
* Cypress' right leg was permanently replaced with a fully functioning amber leg.

#### **Corrupted Form**

From what has been seen of Cypress' corrupted form, he will become a colossal 3 headed dinosaur that can call down lightning with its roar. This beast is called **Zacama**.

## **Personality**

Cypress is a happy-go-lucky, cheery, and overall joyful Aarakocra. Due to being extremely sheltered for his entire life, he’s bound to let curiosity get the better of him. But once it was revealed to him that his caretakers were also kidnapped (and possibly some even irreversibility corrupted), he’s been sinking into a pool of anger and blind rage. Anytime he sees anyone who’s wronged or hurt him (or those close to him), agony and frenzy take over. Fear is slowly coming into play.

Cy has been able to keep his emotions in check a lot better with the help of his father, mother, and the Clawbreakers. He will still show aggressive behavior when coming across their original captors, but has shown to hold back better now that he's been returned to his true family.

## **Equipment**

As a Way of the Open Hand monk, Cypress doesn’t need weapons or much equipment, however he has come across a few items that he keeps around.

* **The Talon** - (a naginata) was gifted to him by a monkey priest before the group left Calladocia. Currently returned to Yuki.
* **Midas's Tiger Lily** - An orange diamond carved into the shape of a lily that brings wealth.
* **Explorer's Pack** - Basic exploring Kit
* **Amulet of Seeing** - Gives Advantage to Perception and Investigation checks to user
* **Amulet of Syrantia** - Amulet with a depiction of the goddess Syrantia
* **Amulet of Calming** - Allows user to remain calm and collected when worn.
* **Pouch of small useful things** - Many small items can be grabbed from here.
* **Several Memory Books** - Several memory books for many people known to Cypress.
* **Pierce's Bag of Holding (Library)** - Pierce's private collection of books/ memory books given to Cypress before they parted ways

## **Abilities**

 DEX
 CON
 INT

### **Proficiencies**

* Acrobatics: +7
* Insight: +5
* Religion: +3
* Stealth: +7

### **Feats**

**Observant** - Player gains the following

* Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom by 1, to a maximum of 20.
* If you can see a creature's mouth while it is speaking a language you understand, you can interpret what it's saying by reading its lips.
* You have a +5 bonus to your passive Wisdom (Perception) and passive Intelligence (Investigation) scores.

### **Class**

**Open Hand Technique**: Starting when you choose this tradition at 3rd Level, you can manipulate your enemy’s ki when you harness your own. Whenever you hit a creature with one of the attacks granted by your Flurry of Blows, you can impose one of the following Effects on that target

* It must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or be knocked prone.

* It must make a Strength saving throw. If it fails, you can push it up to 15 feet away from you.
* It can’t take Reactions until the end of your next turn.

**Wholeness of Body:** At 6th level, you gain the ability to heal yourself. As an action, you can regain Hit Points equal to three times your monk level. You must finish a Long Rest before you can use this feature again.

## **Companions**

### **Dinosaurs**

* **Lady** - A white and cream coloured, Gallimimus who scored the most damage in one turn. As Lady is a theropod, Cypress can talk with her.
* **Hubert** - A serious and loyal Homalocephalid, he's been with Cypress since the beginning, along with Lady.

### **Other**

* **Miles & Jones** - A pair of Anurognathus, which are tiny flying reptiles. They are tiny and so often will hide under Cypress' wings

## **Quotes**

* "What's a girl?"
* "Ramen master, tell me your secrets."
* "Quisli." *- Said with pure anger.*
* ”Inks... I’ve always known you were crazy, but now I can see your nuts.”
* “I’ve never had blood bonds, but if this is what it feels like, then I’m glad it’s you guys”
* “I... I just don’t want people to die. I wouldn’t know what to do if any of you guys were to get hurt because I couldn’t make the right choice. I love you guys, and it would hurt me if anyone gets hurt because of me. All I can do right now is pray for our safety and the safety of everyone’s friends and family.”

## **Trivia**

* Cypress is the youngest character, and played by the youngest player. He is baby.
* Cypress has never seen another live Aarakocra until **Lady** (NPC) caught him sneaking into her office.
* Just like his player, Cypress’ favorite food is ramen. His favorite snacks are apples.
* His favorite colors are Red and Orange.