@Arcalept
yay! thank you and no problem.

Information post is officially updated with the new information. Remind me if I forgot anything!

Dope.

And don't worry about taking a little bit, it took me forever to get that character up.

realized i forgot to give Malcolm a last name
so i went ahead and gave him one
last name: sterling

....cant believe i forgot that

Just finished a long character sheet for a different RP so my brain is a bit fried but I'll have something here by tomorrow night at the latest.

realized i forgot to give Malcolm a last name
so i went ahead and gave him one
last name: sterling

....cant believe i forgot that

I honestly didn't notice. I should have, but what are you gonna do?

@BlackPanther
Do all familiars follow a magical contract that is used to bind them? Or how do witches put them under their control after summoning them after the ritual? Also what are familiars limited to in power and would there be an increase payment for summoning such a familiar?

@Pie Flavor
its not really a binding as much as a summoning type thing
once they appear they would be that witch's familiar since that creature would be linked
A familiar is not capable of their own magic, they are more of a magnifying agent. Though some are capable of witch detection (like Malcolm's) and all can speak.

basically, you perform a ritual, at the end of it you get your creature. It will be slightly painful as the link happens that bonds witch and creature, but yea.

@BlackPanther
Since its 'summoned' could the ownership of familiar change involuntarily or be outright banished to its home plane by magic applicable of affecting it on such a level?

@Pie Flavor
no
the bond/link makes the creature permanently to the one who 'summoned' it

edit: like said in the information on the fist page: "These are essentially incarnations of power, able to magnify the witch's own power to astonishing levels. Like powers themselves, there is a high price for these familiars, resulting in them being rare and mostly unwanted. The witch and the familiar are connected - rather, linked. If the familiar is hurt, the witch is hurt. Capture a familiar and the witch is stuck, too. They can heal, but they can also be killed. Once a familiar is gone, no other familiars can be summoned."

Name: Jason Draconfen
Age: Born in 1684
Gender: Male
Nickname: Jersey Devil
Appearance:


Magic: Fire magic (Minor control and production of fire, the fire produces is called dragon fire, which is essentially normal fire except it burns off a magical energy in addition to natural elements. The flames can only be produced from his body. Such as a fire breathe attack or igniting his whole body in flames, and can only manipulate the flames while they have contact with his body. So he cannot redirect a fireball, but can redirect a tendril of fire.)
Draconic traits/transfiguration, passive traits such as superior physical attributes, immunity to being burned, and eternal longevity. As well as weaknesses such as vulnerability to the cold and suffer from greed and pride to varying degrees.

Transfigurations may involve temporary transforming or growing body parts such as a tail. Or transforming a hand into a dragon head. In its most advanced state the user can turn into a full dragon, but such power is hard to obtain.

Summoning dragon spirits are also possible, but usually last no longer then a minute, so their uses are more of temporary offenses or defensives as having them out too long is far too draining of energy to be useful. Examples of this are summoning a translucent, ghastly dragon serpent to block am energy based attack, or a ghost tail to swing at enemies, or even shrouding in a ghost of aura to perform a massive punch.)

Position: Witches

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Familiar:
The egg, remaining unhatched for generations, from the very first of his line of dragon witches, is said to be that of a dragons. It passively gives off a dim fire-like light and has a warming presence to it. The egg has been harnessed into a pendant, and its unique properties make the egg as a talisman instead of a familiar, helping to cast more draconic spells or temporarily summon spirits of deceased drakes. Jason keeps his familiar around his neck, for now it is more of a talisman then a familiar, but perhaps one day it may hatch.
Personality: Greedy and prideful, collecting whatever cash or treasure he can steal or collect, and he Solitary and lives as a hermit, however he may go out of his way to help a fellow witch, especially if the witch in question would pay for his services. However it isnt a rarity for him to help in the more extreme situations and not expect a reward. Living alone makes him lonely, but he is too antisocial to go out of his way to just talk to others.

Bio: Jason comes from a line of witches that worshipped the ancient (and likely now extinct) dragons, for over a thousand years worth of generations they have thrived and called themselves the order of the dragon. It is said that a great dragon spirit or god have blessed the bloodlines of the several families that made this order. However in recent decades the survivors have been killed, Except for Jason all of his family had been slain, escaping with the only treasure that had survived since the order's fall centuries prior, the dragon egg. (Dragon witches that have advanced their Draconic traits have showed to be immune to intense heat and fire, so they had to be executed via impalement.) He now lives in the woods of Salem, having made a small underground shelter beneath the soil. Salem being a popular place of witches in secret, he occasionally scouts the town from the tree lines to see if any other witches are endangered. The villagers call him the Jersey Devil due to his occasional use of transformations and his reputaton of raiding and killing travelling merchants, soldiers, or lost individuals that enter his woods, the pine barrens. (most of his reputations are rumors and tall tales by the locals, but he has at least killed plenty of people to suite the need of one of his rites every decade or so.)

Price for dragons: Dragon witches can pay for their power in different ways. For each solsitice, the witch may do one of the following, however if they fail to do any tribute, they will not only loose their powers, but will spontaneously combust or be consumed by a dragon spirit. If a witch does more then one, then they may get extra time, such as being free of needing to tribute the next solstice.
-: Smelting gold or other precious metals into either a pit, volcano, or a dragon shaped structure, such as a statue or a doll made of wood. However the total amount of liquid metal must be enough to at least fill an Olympic swimming pool.
-Burning 3 humans/other witches, preferably alive and conscience. The fire must be of the dragon fire the witch produces, so they cannot cheat by being present at a witch execution.
-Burn down a village or farm (if one burns a farm they must also at least burn half of the cattle. If the farm doesn't use or have cattle present, then burning down the crops will suffice. If a village, the village must be at least 1/4 destroyed. Cities and towns count as villages. This also must be done by the witches's own fire.)
-Kidnap a female of high social, wealth, or governing status, or a female witch. (must be imprisoned in lair, and must remain there until the next year on the exact same day this tribute started, or alternatively, can be killed after the next solstice. A prisoner may be kept to continue paying tributes, however if the prisoner has been in there over two solstices for tribute, then another price should be paid, otherwise the moment she escapes the tribute will be nullified and well, the death will be immediate.)

Other: While his dragonic traits make him unable to burn, he is easily weakened by cold conditions like the cold-blooded beast he worships. As such, he rarely exits his home during winter months. His traits also allow him to keep his youth despite being so old, and his eyes glow like candles in the dark. His familiar/talisman is warm enough to satisfy him in weathers of 50-60 degrees, but any colder is too much for him.

@dragonmancer Your character sounds pretty good so far! However, I would like more description of the magic (example: what are the limits on his 'fire' abilities? what exactly can he do with fire?) And you need to include the price for the powers

I gotta ask who killed his family? Vigilantes, I guess it must be, the US government wouldn't impale people, they'd use lethal injection or the electric chair.

@Arcalept
Alright

@Arcalept

This good?

I gotta ask who killed his family? Vigilantes, I guess it must be, the US government wouldn't impale people, they'd use lethal injection or the electric chair.

@Gisk
The order was killed at the peak of the midieval ages, back when executions were pretty brutal. His immediate family were killed in the Salem witch trials by drowning them. (good ol tying a rock to their feet.)

Yeah, it sounds good now! Awful price, I like it

@Arcalept

Haha thanks

This takes place in the modern age, @dragonmancer. In order for his immediate family to have been killed at that time and in that manner he'd have to be hundreds of years old.

@Gisk

Huh, well my bad. I thought this was during the Salem trials. Let me fix that lore then.