Name: Benji
Gender: Male. Body evaluation revealed Benji to be very, very healthy man.
Too healthy, according to some female evaluators.
Race: Due to anyone's inability to remove the box on his head, he was evaluated on his physique alone, and was confirmed, for now, to be
human.
It should be noted that throughout the inspection, Benji's right forearm is unable to be evaluated. He had shown great reluctance and denial to remove his arm guard and show his right forearm to the point where the evaluators had to meet him in the middle ground and coax him into wearing a makeshift bandage that conceals the skin from view but allows maximum contact for the evaluators. There is nothing unusual to his arm, save for a little hard spot on the top that the evaluators have come to the conclusion of an unhealed injury, which may be the source of Benji's reluctance to show his forearm.
Age: Unknown, but his physicality, among other factors, hint towards an age gap between 20 to 50.
Class: None. He can't engage in battles, due to special circumstances. This is explained in
Skills.
Appearance:
A hooded jacket over a long-sleeved shirt, with a brown poncho draping over his shoulders that is so torn it's basically a scarf. His right sleeve is rolled up to make space for a leather arm guard on his right forearm. A silver block is fitted on the top. After evaluation, the block serves neither useful nor magical purposes other than warding off vampires.
He also wears a loose, patterned pair of long pants accompanied by a pair of shoes unknown to every shormaker or cobbler the Guild could find. After evaluation, it is revealed that just like the silver block on his arm guard serves no purpose other than keeping him from walking barefooted.
It is noted that some shoemakers found his shoes "stylish", and are currently working to replicate his footwear. They have decided on the name "Sneakers", and are currently hard at work on it. Again, no special purpose, just a note.
The one thing baffling most people is the box sitting on his head, covering his whole face. Nobody knows what material the box is made of. After consulting material-based sorcerers and the dwarves, it is confirmed that the box is constructed out of wood pulp, heavily processed and flattened. According to sources, there seems to be no way of producing such a box, as it requires much manpower and concentrated craftsmanship to even produce one side. As far as the Guild is concerned, the box is nothing else but an enigma. It can be dented and Benji's head could be felt through it, albeit barely. The box could not be torn nor damaged, neither could it do it the other way around. Thus far, it could only be temporarily warped. Benji had given his consent to the Guild's strongest warrior and the best damage that warrior could inflict was a mild scratch that have seemed to disappear by now. It is in no way an illegal relic, just a strange object on a strange man.
As for the box itself, it is akin to the rest of his outfit; black and white. There are three holes on it. Two rectangular ones, cut vertically to indicate eyes, and a smaller one on the bottom to indicate a nose. How the holes were constructed on his indestructible box is anyone's guess.
He also has a green sling bag made of unknown material, which is further explained in
Inventory.
Though he's not built, he's fit.
Personality: He's a man of no words. Quite literally. During evaluation, Benji neither spoke, moaned, grunted, puffed, or even breathed. He is definitely alive, but other than the continuous rising and falling of his chest, there is no other way of confirming his mortality.
He is also quite a strange man. Throughout evaluation he'd been seen making odd hand gestures towards the Guild's evaluation apparatuses. He'd also occasionally trip over his chair, make a flip and sit back down. He's also seen spontaneously checking under the tables he's seated on, and have been seen resting on trees and spotted emerging from sewers spotlessly during the night, questioning his place of residence, which hints towards the lack of one. How he keeps himself clean and tidied all the time is a question to ponder on.
But he is no introvert either. Though he doesn't seem to personally know anyone or directly approach people (save for the receptionists). If he meets one's eye, he'd make a small nod to indicate his acknowledgement of your presence. If you approach him, he'd reciprocate accordingly, to his often outlandish standards. How he does so wordlessly will be explained below. If you were to approach his with aggression and intentions to harm him, he would [see
Skills].
All in all, Benji is an enigmatic man. He's neither an aggressor nor an avenger. He sits on the middle of the fence, albeit in a very strange way.
Inventory:
- Various Rations
- Sticks of Graphite
- Leather Books, all palm-sized
- Arm Guard
- Old, Leather Hat, rarely seen worn
- Green Sling Bag, unknown material, further explained in
Skills
- Two Undated and Unrecognised Artifacts, further explained in
Skills
Skills:
Little Green Bag: The green sling bag Benji holds is a mystery of its own. It is made of unknown material, but evaluation states it has a feel close to that of fabric, except hardened and strengthen. As of now, there is no way to replicate such materials. Through consent, the Guild has hired dwarves to inspect his bag, only to find it indestructible and unable to have a piece cut of by it. Upon returning the bag, Benji simply pinched off a piece from the sling and presented a tiny piece of the bag to the dwarves, signaling only the owner himself has some control or power over the bag.
As for the bag itself, it is a spawn of strange artifacts that is unable to be dated nor replicated. The bag, upon inspection, is empty inside, save for some consumable rations, his drawing books and pieces of sharp coal as drawing apparatus. However, when Benji reached any part of his body into the bag, he is able to pull out items that are inconceivable in present nor past age. Unlike the bag itself, these can be broken and taken apart for research, though they were all too confusing and alien to produce any results. Throughout evaluation, Benji had pulled out these items:
- A small, white brick that has a springy, rubbery feel to it. After experiments, it is revealed that this item is harmless, and shows great efficiency in removing graphite on paper. Benji had requested to have the item returned to him after experimentation, but the item had since then been worn out after so many use, including autopsy.
- A small box made of the same material constructing Benji's box. It has a small opening that reveals a ball of white string. The string itself is very small and narrow, questioning its craftsmanship. The strings are tested to be incapable to physical harm, and is proven to be very effective at cleaning between one's teeth. It has been very popular among evaluators during its inspection, and has earned the title
Floss among them. Benji has not requested to have it returned, not expressed any intent on letting the researchers have it, so they left a small ball of it in a wooden crate. As for now, the ball has been stolen, with the prime suspect being Bucktoothed Jim of Report Filing Department.
- A tiny, slim artifact that has a glass display on the middle, and soft buttons around it. During its conception, the glass display showed strange runes and letters inconceivable and unknown throughout history. Benji, though, seems to have an understanding of the items he pull out of his
Little Green Bag, and have demonstrated its usage. Turns out, the artifact
plays music from small little holes visible under the artifact. The music played is unlike anything the evaluators heard. It is noted to be rough, and at times uncouth, but is described to be very
catchy, and often compared to the choirs in the local church in a very patronising manner to the latter. The artifact also played many other types of music, rarely repeating the same tune. It lasted five weeks, and upon request, Benji revealed that even he couldn't find a way to reinstate the artifact to its former glory. Thus, the evaluators could only resort to humming the tunes, as remembrance of the legendary five weeks they had.
The items produced from
Little Green Bag are all harmless, and, unless used in devious ways, can be useful in many tasks. They are always no bigger than a mug, and can be fitted in one's palm with no trouble.
(Save for that tiny, metal, clipper-like artifact that showed itself to be efficient in clipping nails, but not so when held hard in one's hands.)
But as of now,
Little Green Bag remains under evaluation, just in case. Benji is free to make use of
Little Green Bag, but he has to report every object he pulls out of it.
Outside the bag is a metal hook where Benji hooks his hat most of the time, and a small little pouch next to it that carries two similar artifacts unknown of their use. It is a pair of red cylinders no bigger than a dwarf's finger, and have traces of gunpowder smell on it. The item is heavily inspected on sight only out of respect, as Benji showed great reluctance in putting the artifact in the evaluators hands, and have threatened to take away the music playing artifact if they were to break it.
There is also a little pouch sitting on
Little Green Bag's sling that can be moved across, but is always relegated to Benji's back. There sits an artifact in the pouch that resembles what the hired dwarven evaluators described to be a "handheld cannon". At first, the term "canon" imparted on the artifact piqued interest over the researchers and have been heavily inspected upon discovery. The artifact has a brown handle, and a pair of short, silver, double-open-ended barrels fitted on the top that can be open and closed, among other miniature parts. As of now, there seems to be no use of the item, as a cannon would need a cannonball to function, and after some questioning, it is revealed that even Benji holds nothing that would be useful to the double-barrelled artifact.
It should be noted that the red cylinders fit the "canon" artifact's barrels perfectly, but that's just about it.
Unlimited Graphite Works: Benji exhibits great drawing talents, even surpassing some painters of history, though he could only do it on graphite. When presented a paintbrush, he could only do as well as a hyperactive child, or a sickly old man with blindness.
However, when he holds a graphite, he could draw extremely realistic, detailed and often times animated images in great speed. He could often fill up one page in thirty seconds, and the results would be akin to a product with thirty years of work behind it.
It is also a way of communication for Benji. If asked about an event, Benji would draw scenes about the event and construct a silent story through his pictured stories alone. If asked of a question, he would draw portraits of the questioner forming shapes with their mouths. The shapes of the mouths are so accurate, out of everyone that questioned Benji, all of them managed to make out what
they were saying in his pictures.
This skill serves no attacking nor defending purpose. It's just that Benji's swift drawing talents seem so undeniably masterful that they consider it a skill on its own.
Though he could draw amazingly well, he is shown to be partially illiterate, at least on writing. When asked to write a single sentence, he could only manage a few squiggles before giving up and, once again, drawing portraits of the evaluator making shapes with her mouths.
Shrug: Benji's physical ability is one of many questions. Though he presents physical abilities akin to a normal, average adult, all his physical attacks
(punches, kicks, elbows throws, knee strikes) are virtually useless against his opponents.
When engaging in a fistfight with a hired Brawler evaluator, Benji threw a punch at him and managed to stagger the Brawler for a second before the Brawler realized that he felt no pain, only the force Benji imposed on his chest. The stagger was only the expectation the Brawler had on the amazing force Benji threw at him. Soon after that, the punches have no effect on the Brawler. Even poking his eyes and kicking his genitals were unfelt by the Brawler.
Soon, Benji was given weapons, ranging from maces to crossbows. It seems that even weapons become useless under his use. From the sharpest swords to the heaviest of clubs, they simply bounced off the test subjects. Even the explosives Benji light up is rendered unusable, as it only detonated and did no damage other than a bright flash of light.
In a risky move, the evaluators relegated the test subject to a sickly old man from the local church. Even the old man himself stated he felt nothing from Benji's punch, stating it was akin to a massage, and that his hips never felt better after the test. As of now, Benji meets the old man every Sunday at church to loosen his hips, along with his other old friends.
But, on the other hand, nothing could harm Benji either. Whatever attacks anyone throws at him, Benji receives no damage. From swords to spears to fists to explosives to even magic spells, Benji doesn't receive any injuries.
But, he does get affected by the force. In an incident involving the same Brawler and a club, Benji was thrown across the evaluators' room in high velocity, breaking many apparatuses and causing massive damage to many property. In that same incident, Benji simply stood back up, revealing no injuries nor damages done to his body.
His inability of harm doesn't affect lifeless items, though. When tasked to break a wooden cart with a battleaxe, Benji successfully completed the task. The Guild, since then, have asked Benji to evaluate items suspected to be bodies of wanted transmigators. The test using corpses had once been requested, and heavily rejected by the Ethics Committee.
It is proven that enemies, though they cannot kill Benji, can effectively restraint him and keep him trapped in order to starve him. This means Benji cannot engage in any quests involving physical attacks, which means quests involving the killing of creatures and bandit camps are barred from his participation.
It seems that his invulnerability extends to his clothes. But only his own clothes. Anything else he wears gets damaged in the process.
Due to his inability to speak, and his nonchalance towards naming his own skills, the evaluators have taken upon themselves to name Benji's skills themselves. These names may not be final.
Backstory: Nobody knows where Benji came from. The oldest count the Guild managed to recover was from a diary of a recently deceased priest who claimed to simply saw a man, similar to Benji's appearance, walking into the town hall one day and dropping a brown bag in the donation box that contained three gold coins. That count was over two decades ago, which indicates Benji might be close to 40 as the evaluators have speculated.
When directly asking Benji, the man had simply started drawing pictures on his book, and the pictures are as follows.
The first picture depicts a dragon, a rare species among the range of mythical creatures. This particular dragon seems to be in a dark shade of colour, as Benji could only express his drawings in black, white and a wide range of grey. The dragon had no horns, and seemed to be quite generic. His particular dragon bears no resemblance towards any known species of dragons currently known, extinct nor alive, which can be made as evidence to easily conclude that said dragon leans heavily towards Benji's mind's fictional creation. However, the dragon remains anatomically correct, and retains similarities with other species of dragons.
The second picture depicts Benji himself, cowering over the same dragon roaring at him, lashing out with its claws. Benji himself, in the drawing, was pointing what seems to be the double-barrelled artifact towards the dragon.
The third picture depicts-
The fourth picture depicts what seems to be an alien landscape, filled with towers so tall, they were scraping skies. Roads seemed to be constructed out of pure, black paths, with unknown metal carriages running on it. There too, seems to be what evaluators can only assume to be metallic birds flying in the sky.
Even after many questions regarding to the development of the four pictures, especially the third one, Benji provided no more answers, and simply left it as so.
Level: 1 (0 EXP)
Coin Count (as per the time during registration): 20