Thread:LightningS9/@comment-26517142-20170625183140/@comment-31049256-20170627030204

Ok, so I'm just going to summarize this as best as I can considering the wasted effort last time.

For Baku: He was an orphan in the city of Mildeguarde, where he grew up a noble thief (He'd Robin Hood his profits, but instead of mugging rich people he broke into their homes or pickpocketed them, keeping only enough to stay alive). During this childhood he had a run-in with a crazed botanist that (amoung other things) bred a strain of Tentacle Plant Mamono that didn't fear men. It tried to rape him, and he was saved by the botanist's cat.

When he reached the age of young adult he was brought into what would be the first incarnation of the Vantulos Band by a young nobleman named Alexander who wished to get away from the noble lifestyle. The two of them, as well as Alex's metal working friend Sidney, were treasure hunters for hire. they would dive into ruins for treasure in exchange for payment. The three proved exemplarily at the work, gaining renown at a rapid pace.

Eventually this band of three was ended when they recied a job to steal the crown of the Queen of Hearts of Wonderland. Despite an arduous jouney and a Chesire determined to steer them wrong the whole way the three made it to the QoH's castle...where they were soundly defeated. Sid was taken by a Ace of Diamond's Trumpart at the castle, and Alex was captured by a Jabberwock just before the exit.

From here, Baku was the only one to escape, with Rita, their Cheshire "Guide" in tow. There was a small grace period between this and what followed. Baku resurfaced, now married to Rita, and as the sole inheritor of the Vantulos Band's fortunes he could have done whatever he wanted, and so he did. Between Rita, the lingering influence of Wonderland, and his own desire to help others, he decided the reform the Vantulos Band as it is now in order to help everyone, no matter their species.

This new incarnation of the Band had a rocky start, with Baku's aggressive expansion outpacing the time needed to train recruits. They eventually spread themselves too thin, and while Baku's reputation used to guarantee contracts that was rapidly becoming not the case.

Then a nearly mad wizard named Markel and his Cyclops wife had a breakthrough, creating the Magic Items. Magic Weapons and Magic Tools gave their recruits the skill to wield these man made mamono like a veteran would use the common versions of them (ex. a person who's never fought a day in their life using a Longsword MW could go toe to toe with a trained soldier using a regular one), with Class 1 Veteran's like Lilrava and Garrett are equal to or even surpass Hero's. Add to this Item Skills (non-magic skills the swords can perform with an investment of their wielder's energy) and that once a Magic Item eats enough Demon and Spirit energy in equal measure they become Great Magic Items like Kittycut, and that the Band tends to organize their members into teams, and that makes for a nearly unstoppable combination.

Baku himself is a very friendly and empathetic person, the 8 foot 11 inch man a great pink haired (a side effect of his incubization by Rita) jolly giant.

From here you have his wives-

Rita: His first wife, Rita was with Baku through his adventure in wonderland and followed him when he fled, she has been with him the longest, and as such knows him well. On top of this, even though Baku loves them all equally he sees her as the leader of his "pride". She's an excellent guide despite her failure with Baku, and is also a healer, her magic weapon being the rod she used at the ceremony to give Eva three days of boosted fertility. She greatly desires children, but so far Baku has had no luck with any of his girls.

Freya: The second wife, Freya is basically speaking a ninja princess. Her clan worked for and supplied kunoichi and other trained "assassins" to the Radical Faction. When the Band started building an HQ near their village in Zipangu, Freya's mother ordered an attack. At the time, they had just made the first of the Magic Items, so Baku simply steamrolled his way through the attackers with Kittycut (at the time a Stage 1 MW, meaning she had barely any consciousness, simply enough to work with Baku, but not enough to think of a form let alone form a body like she does now.) With Baku trouncing everyone else sent his way and the Lion narrowing down his search, Freya's mother then sent her daughter to take him down. She had trained Freya to her limit for her entire life, showing the nekomata very little maternal affection in the process. After a brutal battle, Baku defeated Freya as well. From there he convinced her to betray her clan, and it was swallowed into the Band. This victory marked the first time the Band operated as it does now, harmlessly taking down targets, then scattering or taking down men and mamono they capture.

I'll start on Sheba and finsish the others once I reply to the Reception post.