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Name: Nyle Vorett, Nickname: Ny, Aka: The Pied Piper
Side: Magi
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Race: Formerly Human, Bi-racial (African American/Caucasian) Currently a Spirit.
Appearance: Although he has a physical appearance, Ny’s original body was discarded several months ago. Physically, he appears to be a young looking man who is about 30 years old. In his corporeal form, Ny appears as human with a bi-racial, toffee complexion. His features are mostly smooth and boyish, except he has a light dusting of a beard with slightly more coarse hair on his chin. His chestnut eyes are wide and aware yet they always have a deep sadness to them. Atop his head is a mess of wooly brown hair, with subtle accents. His hair is short on the sides and back but groomed forward on top. At just over 6ft tall, he has a slim but athletic build with broad shoulders and a thin waist. His normal attire consists of brown boots and slim fit jeans, with a loose fitting rust and white colored tunic that laces up at the chest. He also wears a multi colored winter scarf that hangs around his neck and down to about his knees.
Personality: Laid back and easy going, Nyle gets along best with people who are not extremists as he tends to respect balance rather than absolutism. When he’s alone, he always appears to be brooding over something but when approached, he is surprisingly friendly and obliging. If you’re looking for someone who will listen to your problems and not judge, he’s your man and while he can be opinionated, he let’s people make their own decisions or mistakes without being self-righteous. For the most part, Ny has an even temperament and doesn’t easily get excited one way or the other. When he is amused or excited, he is known to laugh and smile but even then there is an air of sorrow that is bound to him, like shackles to a prisoner. It takes a lot to cause him to lose his temper but it is possible and he can become quite the frightening individual, literally changing his features into something dark and menacing. In most cases, he has complete control over his emotions as they are integral parts of the magic he wields. Nyle doesn’t afford himself many personal pleasures and due to something that happened in his past, he is always seeking redemption. While he can appreciate the beauty of the opposite sex, Nyle considers himself homosexual.
Faction: The Misfits
Biography: Nyle’s childhood was pretty normal. He grew up in an isolated city, somewhere on the continent of Australia. It was a small community where everyone knew everyone else, one of those annoying places where you couldn’t spit without someone knowing about it. In a way, he was raised by the entire community and not only by his parents. When he was in his late teenage years, he came out to his parents and both his mother and father accepted and supported his lifestyle. They never judged or ostracized him and neither did anyone else in their district, at least not to his face. When he thinks back on his life, he realizes now how privileged he truly was. Now, having been exposed to different people of different backgrounds and situations, he understands how easy it is to take something as simple as love and support for granted.
During his teenage years, Nyle realized that his family was a pillar of the community. For instance, he used to tag along with his father, who had strong political ties and worked closely with other councilmen. He remembered his father always urging the other counselors to do more for the downtrodden and less fortunate. He also assisted his mother with similar endeavors and all kinds of charity work. He didn’t think about it much at the time, but even he did his part, through volunteering and mentoring. He was encouraged to take on projects of his own, no matter how small, anything he could do to support his community. There were always others who needed help, food or sanctuary. He was raised to value human life and to be accepting of others, no matter their background or beliefs.
As time passed and Nyle became a young man, his parents decided to open an orphanage and needed his help running it. By now, he was in his late 20’s and much older than the children in the orphanage. He became something of a big brother to them and in time, it was almost like his small family had grown from just him and his parents, to having over a dozen younger brothers and sisters. For a time, everything was peaceful but when the deserters returned, bringing new technology back with them, is when his life began to change. His father constantly had meetings with the leaders in their district about what to do regarding an impending threat and his mother frequently worried that they would be in danger. Nyle tried to convince them that because they lived in such a remote and insignificant community, they wouldn’t be targets. He reasoned that they should let the leaders of the world worry about the deserters and not get too involved but he couldn’t have been more wrong.
When his father told him they were closing the orphanage and moving everyone to a nearby town, he didn’t believe him at first. Apparently there was some talk of a “cleansing” and their district was one of the targets. Nyle didn’t understand and didn’t want to leave the only place he could call home but did as his parents asked and assisted them with the preparations. It all happened so fast, he was only gone for a few hours when the attack started. Even now he can still hear the explosions and see people lying dead in the streets. He arrived back at the orphanage to see his parents as well as his new brothers and sisters executed one by one. He stood hidden and watched, frozen with fear. He probably could have saved them, at least one of them if he had tried but his cowardice prevented him from risking his own life. Unable to do anything, he watched in horror, the struggling and the executions, he listened in agony to the screams and cries for help.
After the breath returned to his lungs and the strength returned to his legs, he ran. He turned his back on everyone who had meant anything to him and saved himself. Along the way he ignored the suffering of others he saw and the look of anguish on their faces when they realized that the boy they had known since childhood, would not lift a finger to help them. He was afraid, afraid that he would be captured by the deserters and die in the same horrible way they did. The only thing he had the strength to do was run, so he ran and continued running. He put as much distance between him and his past as he could but no matter how far he ran, or where he ended up, whenever he closed his eyes, the faces of the dead always haunted him. Later, during his travels, he learned that the entire incident was somehow covered up but he never returned home to find out how.
He became a drifter, traveling from place to place and carrying his guilt with him as a punishment, like a stone in his stomach that will forever weigh him down. He had never paid much attention to his magic but eventually he began to have dreams, dreams of the planet and of those who once inhabited it many years ago. He was soon able to evoke these “dreams” into physical form by allowing them to use part of his soul to become manifest and through them, he learned much about the planet and himself. Eventually, he shed his own body to become a spirit, he did this to become closer to the planet and as penance for his cowardice. He now lives only for redemption. Once the world had begun breaking up into fractions, he started his own and called it The Misfits. He travels from place to place, trying to honor the memory of his parents and what they stood for, helping those he can and recruiting those who may be like him. He accepts those who don’t belong anywhere or feel like they don’t fit in but mainly those seeking some sort of salvation. He takes on the small jobs that no one else will, hoping that with each person he helps, he might finally find peace.
Skills: His patience is probably his biggest strength and he has the ability to keep a cool head when others cannot. He is good at decision making and due to his relaxed nature, he is able to connect on varying levels with most others. While he is agile and athletic, he doesn’t particularly excel in hand to hand combat. His evocations usually do the fighting for him but he has skill with ranged weapons in a pinch. After shedding his original body, his will against psychic attacks has grown exponentially and he can also “communicate” with the earth. While he doesn’t use it much, Nyle also has a decent singing voice and can play the guitar.
Abilities: Evoker
Ny has the power to Evoke semi-sentient beings into a corporeal form by lending them parts of his soul. He calls these beings “Dreams” because that is where he first came in contact with them. He communicates in depth with his evocations through his dreams and when evoked, there is an unspoken understanding between them. While Nyle does often issue the “Dreams” verbal commands after being brought into the physical world, the “Dreams” are perfectly capable of fending for themselves, they don’t just stand around waiting for Nyle to act. They cannot speak but each “Dream” has their own personality and behave as such, mostly based on the part of Nyle’s soul used to evoke them. Currently, he is only able to summon one “Dream” at a time but that may change as his power grows.
Kurt - The Guardian: Appears as a barefoot teenage boy with dirty blonde hair. He’s dressed in baggy shorts and a tank top but he is made of living stone. He can easily take on various earthen forms like sand, stone and crystal. He is impervious to earthen attacks but weak against air. He excels at hand to hand combat and uses the power of earth to assist him in physical combat. He doesn’t seem to have any spell casting abilities but can change parts of his body into different earthen constructs.
Laura – The Rebel Blade: Appears as a tall and beautiful woman wearing stiletto boots and fitted leather attire. She is made of living fire but the details of her beauty are apparent. Her heels, are flaming as well as the tips of her shoulder length dark hair. There also appears to be flames that emanate from her forearms. She is impervious to fire attacks but weak against water. She is a skilled and precise fighter with the ability to use some offensive fire spells as well.
Dayna – The Childlike Princess: Appears as a young girl with pink pigtails and a frilly pink dress. She is just shy of being a teenager and is made of living water. While she isn’t able to create water out of thin air, she does have complete control over water in her immediate surroundings. She has no physical fighting abilities but makes up for what she lacks in hand to hand combat with her ability to manipulate water. She is impervious to water attacks and weak against lightning.
Foxx – The Lost Wanderer: Appears as a squirrel sized, three tailed fox that rests on Ny’s shoulder or follows him around. This Dream is made of living air and seems to have a special affinity for him. Ny usually keeps him out as a pet. Foxx can turn into an anthromorph which is part human and part fox that can move at high speeds, he uses a polearm in battle. He also has some skill in hand to hand combat as well as various forms of wind magic. He is impervious to wind attacks but weak against Ice.
Michael – The Ultimate Weapon: Appears as a young man with short dark hair and dressed in black boots, jeans, a t-shirt and a bikers jacket. He is made of living lightning and his body constantly crackles with it. He is impervious to lightning attacks but weak against earth. He doesn’t have any fighting abilities but is skilled with long range lightning attacks by transforming parts of his body into an ancient magic weapon. (Nyle hasn’t been able to evoke this Dream yet)
Mystra – The Jilted Witch: Appears as a lovely young woman made of living ice. She has cold blue eyes and white hair that reaches down to her back. Her glittering gown is made of frost and is more of a sleeveless bodice, while the dress is short in front but has a long train in back. She has no combat fighting abilities but is skilled in various forms of offensive and defensive ice magic. She is impervious to ice attacks but weak against fire. (Nyle hasn’t been able to evoke this Dream yet)
Etem – The Devourer of Souls: Appears as a demon who’s lower half resembles something like a harpy but his upper half is that of a shirtless man with bat-like wings. He has slick black hair and red eyes and although his appearance is somewhat frightening, his features are oddly attractive. He is made of living darkness and uses dark magic to assist him in hand to hand fighting and in spell casting. He is impervious to darkness but is weak against light. (Nyle hasn’t been able to evoke this Dream yet)
Amel – The Seraph of Hope: Appears as an angel in hooded white robes and carrying a crystal staff. He has tan skin and amber eyes with shoulder length brown hair and pure white wings. While still beautiful, he has a rather plain and ordinary look about him. He has a slight calming effect on those around him which, is somehow magnetic. He is made of living light and is able to use his staff offensively with a decent amount of skill but mainly excels at using light magic. His spells are both supportive and offensive. He is impervious to light magic but weak against dark. (Nyle hasn’t been able to evoke this Dream yet)
Possessions: Besides the clothes on his back, Nyle carries a plasma pistol that he picked up recently on a mission. He’s a pretty good marksman and keeps the weapon set to stun.
Name: The Misfits
Side: Magi
Composition: 50% Human 50% Assorted other races.
Location: The fraction originated in Australia but the Misfits don’t have a base of operations, they’re mostly drifters, wandering the globe. There’s usually an abandoned chapel or forgotten district that the group can hole up in during their travels, alternatively the members can split up and find their own places to stay until it’s time to move on to the next location. Occasionally the group will even make camp under the stars, in anticipation of a more suitable location being reached.
Description: The Misfits oppose several Tech Fractions, specifically those who have returned to earth and wish to reclaim the planet as their own. The Misfits aren’t above establishing peaceful relations between the two sides, however they won’t hesitate to fight against those who aren’t willing to compromise. The entire fraction is a motley crew of criminals, runaways and outcasts who feel as though they no longer fit into society. Because of the group’s willingness to accept anyone and their sometimes disruptive nature, they aren’t welcomed by most towns or other fractions. Some people have given Nyle the name Pied Piper and turned him into something of an urban legend. It isn’t unheard of for his fraction to move through a town and pick up several people before departing, these people join of their own free will but parents use the disappearances to scare their children into behaving or else The Pied Piper will come steal them away. Despite being looked down upon, The Misfits are the ones who take on the jobs no one else will.
Goals: Nyle specifically created The Misfits to help guide individuals to salvation. The fraction’s main goal is to offer its members acceptance and a chance to either redeem themselves of wrongs they’ve committed in the past or find a place where they can belong. Because the goal of the fraction is so different than most others, the members are constantly changing. Some members find a home separate from the fraction as the group passes through a town. These members may decide to stay behind and make a simpler life for themselves. It’s also not unheard of for the group to come across other fractions that a member feels a stronger connection with and defects to their cause instead. Other members carry on the fight or lose their lives during a mission, redeeming themselves of their sin in that way. To facilitate this, the fraction takes on tasks that others would not, like infiltrating an enemy hive to find a girl who was abducted from her home or protecting a small city from the threat of a hostile Tech Fraction. Their final goal is to protect the planet against the more intimidating of the deserters and ultimately find a way to allow both sides to live in harmony.
Notable Members:
Leader of the Misfits - Nyle
Negotiator – This person sets up possible clients and missions, Nyle has final say on what is accepted and the exact terms of payment but still depends on The Negotiator and consults with them before making any decisions.
Recruiter – This person is responsible for recruiting others. Nyle leaves it up to The Recruiter to recommend possible candidates to fill in their ranks and works with them to integrate others into the group.
