[h1][color=black]The House of Cards Mafia[/color][/h1][hr][hider=Leadership][table][row][cell][h2][b]Valencia[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Vorpal[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://imgur.com/XM38Bt7.jpeg[/img]

[b]30 | Valencia Vorpal | She/her [/b][hr][i]"Mother is the only one worth following."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The adopted daughter of Phantasia Vorpal after the former tried to kill the latter for a purse snatch. Valencia grew up on the streets, falling in and out of thug rings, in and out of prison, and she has a history of armed robbery and assault under her name.

With sharp eyes, and a cruel fist, she began to dominate her tasks and lackeys within the Family, until Phantasia took her under her wing and shaped her education, grooming Valencia to become the new consigliere. Now Valencia acts on behalf of the boss, especially when it comes to negotiations or shaking down folk. She has a special torture method that is derived from her abstraction.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]Summoning Knives (Adept)

The ability to summon any type of sharp blade from alternate realities. She can feel out weights of blades, thereby dictating how large or small of a blade she wants to summon. Once summoned, the blades telekinetically float around her, and move to strike a target at a mere thought from her. She is currently limited to summoning 10 small knives, or 3 large blades. The larger the summon, the more taxing it is to pull through. The longer she moves the blades with her mind, the heavier they become.

Her channeler is a silver ring on her thumb.[/indent]
[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]Isabella[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Blackthorn[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://imgur.com/QzdkzQN.png[/img]

[b]32 | Isabella Blackthorn | She/her [/b][hr][i]"Anything for Mother Cards..."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Growing up in a mafia family, her whole life has been centered around the House of Cards. She was there when the old casino burned down, wept with the family at their loses. The holes the attack left allowed her talents to shine forward. She's natural in a crowd, with a voice that commands and an amazing sense of delegation. Catching Phantasia's eye, Isabella went through several loyalty tests before she was given the title of Underboss, working directly below Phantasia and trusted with the darkest secrets of the mafia.

She's got long dark tresse, dresses similar to ‘Mother Cards’ (Phantasia), and always has a pistol pocketed in a shoulder holster under her overcoat. She uses her abstraction devoutly, being one of the best spies that Phantasia has. She has discovered mutiny secrets that she has squashed several times over, riding the family of moles and less-than-faithful members.

She has lost a few months off her life from staring at Phantasia's eyes on occasion through the years. Phantasia doesn't consider Isabella a thrall.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]Mind Suggestion

Anyone who lays eyes on Isabella will be a target for her abstraction, where she can suggest she is something else in their mind. For example, if she is sneaking around and wants to be unnoticed, she can appear as a chair or a dropped pen to a walking security guard. However, the security cameras will see Isabella for who she is.
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[/cell][/row][/table][/hider][hider=Capos][table][row][cell][h2][b]Demos “Demy”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Castles (Kastellos)[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/kaC6WcJ.jpeg[/img]

[b]32 | Demos “Demy” Castles (Kastellos) | He/Him [/b][hr][i]"Mother won, but she was gracious."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The no-nonsense leader of the Castles crime family, a small-time mafia trying to make it big in St. Portwell. They mainly hinged their success on Demos’ abstraction, but were ambushed by Phantasia and her men when the House of Cards had decided they’d had enough. Phantasia trapped Demos within her eyes, and he was powerless as she claimed the Castles family for her own. But she wasn’t entirely cruel. She allowed Demos to marry into the Vorpal family instead of being killed off. He, of course, complied.

Although their marriage was arranged, Phantasia knew what she was doing. Demos would never admit it outwardly, but he’s smitten with Valencia. Now, he faithfully serves in the House of Cards as a Capo with a smaller battalion of his men he was allowed to keep, fulfilling Phantasia’s every wish.[/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent][i]Super Massive Black Hole[/i]
Demos is an adept, red lux, his earrings his channeler for his Super Massive Black Hole power. It can be broken down into three facets:

[i]Basic Miniature Black Hole[/i]

The basic example of his power. Demos is able to create a mini black hole, with dimmed power as compared to the black holes found in outer space. Due to their size, they usually last a matter of seconds, [i]maybe[/i] a minute. They have strong gravitational pull, able to draw in objects as large as cars or portions of concrete buildings if allowed to grow to the size of a sink. They always start off small, though, and require energy to grow in size.

They can be used to pull and enemy off-balance, or positioned above to counter the effects of gravity when falling. In extreme cases, enemies can be pulled into the black hole entirely if the black hole is large and powerful enough. When black holes are closed, they create a small seismic blast due to the energy remaining from the collapse.

[i]Rapid-fire Black Hole[/i]

A higher level of using the Super Massive Black Hole abstraction. This is when black holes are created at a rapid rate, more than one at a time. Their seismic blasts, upon collapsing, can buffet enemies, creating a dangerous atmosphere that’s possible to knock someone off their feet, and in extreme cases, blow off limbs.

[i]Black Hole Barrier[/i]

Multiple small black holes lined up in a shield formation, able to absorb most attacks like fire. Due to the instability of having so many black holes so close together, the barrier only lasts a few seconds before Demos has to collapse it.
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[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]Lorenzo “Lee”[color=2e2c2c].[/color] Alloro[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/pTEXaRx.jpeg[/img]

[b]27 | Lorenzo “Lee” Alloro | He/him [/b][hr][i]"The eyes, the eyes!"[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Lorenzo is the cousin to Demos, and was a capo of the Castles crime family before the House of Cards assimilated them. Lorenzo was always a little ‘strange,’ a little ‘out of touch with reality,’ and very blunt, bit of a hot-head, unforgiving. These were mainly due to the apparition adjoined to him, wearing down on his sense of self bit by bit over the years.

Due to his unique ties with madness, Lorenzo occasionally has ‘episodes.’ These were more or less quelled with Phantasia’s power. Now, with her out of the picture, Demos has once again started to supply Lorenzo with antidepressants and antipsychotics to help keep the man sane.[/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent][url=https://imgur.com/9SN8JQd]Vorohah, The Madness[/url] - Aberration (Adjoined)

Vorohah is an apparition made up of darkness and eyes. Red, maddening eyes. To see one of Voroah’s eyes means to feel the debilitating effects of being under its gaze. Symptoms are known to be unexplained and irrational fear, sweats and chills, and psychotic behavior. Symptoms are amplified under the gaze of more than one eye.

When the madness wants to subdue a prey, and how Vorohah usually ‘attacks’ its foes, is by appearing as hallucinatory and physical eyes throughout the victim’s vision. Eyes appear on the walls, the furniture, and even on the body of the victim. Body eyes are more potent due to their close proximity and sick nature of having, [i]feeling[/i] a bulging, swiveling eye on your hand. The eyes don’t do anything on their own besides invoking a sense of madness. But they do whisper. Their whispers can’t be blocked out by simply covering the ears. The whispers are tailored to each victim. Vorohah is able to glean some of the pain in a person’s psyche, and whispers to them to exacerbate and increase that pain. 

Eyes have to be physically destroyed in order to be silenced. If an eye is on a body part, this can pose a problem, as stabbing the eye means stabbing the hand to destroy it. Eyes take time to open, so the longer Vorohah has to work on a victim, the more potent their effects are. When all eyes are opened, surrounding a victim, they will enter a ‘madness episode’ and act like a person who has lost their senses entirely, attacking friend and foe alike, gibbering nonsense. The only way it stops is if the eyes are destroyed, or are closed.
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[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]Alexander[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Aetos[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/sHGNKf2.jpeg[/img]

[b]28 | Alexander Aetos | He/him [/b][hr][i]"Too hot to handle."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Alexander is the cousin of Demos Castles, and served in his mafia as a made man until they were assimilated by Phantasia Vorpal and the House of Cards. Under the watchful eye of Phantasia, he was promoted to capo, mainly due to his abstraction.

Energetic, bold and hot-blooded, Alexander is a perfect mirror to his abstraction, often appearing with little patience and always wanting to be on the move. Or, on the ‘hunt’ as he likes to call it. He loves his work, and has a penchant for toying with his victims, be it opposing mafia members or rats, before killing them.

He has a wife and kids hidden within St. Portwell. He loves them dearly, but tries to shield them from most of the mafia ongoings as possible. He's satisfied as he earns good coin for them to live comfortable lives.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B] Black Speed Breaker 
[indent]Alexander's Black Speed Breaker is a variation of black lightning with a speed effect, red lux, and channeled by the four knuckle duster rings on his right hand.

[i]Black Burst[/i]

Alexander creates and gathers black electricity around him, and then shoots forward at flurrying speeds, barely discernible by the naked eye. He can clear distances of up to 40 or so feet, or the distance between two buildings across an intersection. He moves so fast that gravity has little chance to work on him. If he's touched while moving in the Black Burst, the person touching him will be electrocuted as if they stuck a fork in a socket. He can do these in quick succession to be a harder target to hit.

[i]Black Lightning[/i]

Alexander is able to create black lightning in his hands and across his body. If gathered in a hand, he can shoot it out to hit a target at lightning fast speeds. He can increase or decrease the voltage, so it can feel like a buzzing numbness, or a painful jolt that causes convulsing.
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[/cell][/row][/table][/hider][hider=Staff][table][row][cell][h2][b]Elias ”Fox”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Castles[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/scjGveA.jpeg[/img]

[b]30 | Elias “Fox” Castles (Kastellos) | He/him [/b][hr][i]"Don't try me."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The enforcer and internal affairs agent of the Castles family, and younger brother to Demos Castles. This role was maintained when the Castles Family was defeated and assimilated into the House of Cards. Fox's role is similar to IA agents of corporate businesses where sensitive information is a daily use. He ensures there are no moles, or moles are carefully monitored, interrogated, and snuffed out. He stamps out any dissention, or people talking bad about leadership under any circumstances. And when he stamps this talk out, men are left with horrifying memories and trauma. He ensures men are quick to obey any order from leadership, pulling his puppet strings from the shadows.

Fox himself is fiercely loyal to his brother, and in turn, the House of Cards. They may not always see eye to eye, but he’d glady lay down his life for his kin.

And yes, the back part of his hair is dyed. He doesn't want to be mistaken for an old man.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B] Shadow Puppeteer
[indent]A mix of red and pink lux, the Shadow Puppeteer abstraction allows Fox to puppet any body or sentient entity. His channeler is a ring on his hand.

[i]The Puppet Strings [/i]

The strings themselves are a mix of red and pink lux, translucent pink as they are cast, and fading into intangibility and invisibility once sunk into flesh. There are hooks on the end that make the string notoriously hard to pull out. And, once sunk in, turning intangible, they become impossible to physically pull out.

The strings with their hooks don't hurt as they sink into flesh. At least, not yet.

[i]Attacking with the Strings[/i]

Fox can cast these strings with a thought, emanating from his being and flying in straight or curved lines towards his chosen target. He can cast upwards of twenty strings at a time.

[i]String Subjugation[/i]

One string lodged in a limb controls the muscle group of that entire area. So, if Fox were to attach a string to a forearm, he would be able to control the entire muscle group, including the upper arm, shoulder, and fingers.

These strings connect Fox's mind with another being, be it person, entity, or animal, and allow his will to take over.

To fully take over, say, a person, strings would need to be attached to each forearm, each shin, the chest, and the back of the neck. Six strings in total to fully exert his mind over another and puppet them to his will. More strings may need to be added for beings of different sizes and shapes, or if they are resistant to mind control.

[i]Senses Through the Puppet Strings[/i]

Each string, when embedded into flesh or ghostly wisps, relays sensations back to Fox’s mind. He can control a subjugated hand like it was his own, able to feel the sensations of the hand as if it were his own. 

A fully subjugated body allows Fox to simply close his eyes, and ‘see’ through the eyes of the subjugated target, feeling as they feel. He can get bodily sensations, and he is able to determine the emotional state of the target.

[i]Pulling the Puppet Strings [/i]

Due to the shape of the hook that digs into the flesh of a target, pulling on it causes immense pain. Fox is able to pull on any number of strings he has, as uses this as his favoured torture method.

[i]Detaching the Puppet Strings[/i]

When Fox is done with the subjugation, with a thought, the strings become tangible once more, and the hooks disintegrate, the strings slipping from the target. The target will then slowly begin to regain control of their own body again.

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[/cell][/row][/table][/hider][hider=The Zhu Family][table][row][/row][row][cell][h2][b]”Jin”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Zhu[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/nxRQrXH.jpeg[/img]

[b]48 | “Jin” Zhu | He/him [/b][hr][i]”I need a smoke..."[/i][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]The defacto patriarch of the Zhu family in the absence of Lancy's father. He is involved in his own illegal gambling ring, underground fighting ring, and prostitution ring. He mainly resides in the China Town side of St. Portwell, and so has never had territory disputes with the House of Cards.

He and Lancy do not get along. It's rumored Lancy actually went to the House of Cards to get protection from him, but all parties will deny this. 

He often has his sons, Lancy's cousins, work with him in his illegal businesses. On occasion, he and his sons have been known to help the House of Cards for a fee.

He works on a secret project in his free time.[/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/b] Celestial Dragons, Gold Lux, Lapel Pin as a Channeler
[indent]The Zhu Dynasty lives within Jin as a mentalscape of dragons. Some of varying designs, shapes, and effects. They live and breathe in Jin's mind. He is able to think of new creations at a whim, and add them to the dynasty. However, dragons that have more thought put into them over years are more solid, with greater power.

Some of the toughest dragons Jin has conjured and summoned are part of the Falling Petal branch, the oldest branch. These dragons are typically the size of a four-story building, have hardened scales and magical resistance, and breathe one type of element. Jin can summon less of these before becoming tired.

Jin's midrange and weaker dragons are from the Lotus branch, the newer branch. They range between a few feet to about the size of a one-story building. Their scales are not as hard, and don't have magical resistance. They typically breathe fire. Jin can summon more of these without getting tired out.
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[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]”Zi”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Zhu[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FE3kkCm.jpeg[/img]

[b]21 | “Zi” Zhu | He/him [/b][hr][i]"Everything will be consumed in the stars..."[/i][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Zi is the younger brother to “Kai”, known for his cool demeanor and lack of fear towards Lux users. It's rare for Lux users to participate in the illegal wrestling ring his father Jin hosts, but when they do, Zi often has to chase them out and subdue them. It's purely a mundane fighting ring after all. But Zi does relish the looks on a Lux user's face when their powers seem to get swallowed up.

Poor Lux users in St. Portwell, as it's a paranormal hub, have been looking for ways to make a quick buck. Due to this, Zi has proposed a strictly Lux fighting ring. However, his father hasn't moved on the idea yet. Too much risk with those paranormal cops. But Zi is hopeful, if only to have an excuse to participate in it himself and thrash all the participants. 

He's spared against some of the men in the House of Cards, mainly Alexander, and holds a special respect for them. He regards Lancy with an icy demeanor. She, of course, has inferior blood in her. If it wasn't for the House protecting her, he'd wrap her up in his father's secret project as well.

Unlike his father, Zi inherited his Lux through his mother, who was an orange adept. His prized possession is his Star Siphon, a BLANK that releases magical gold spores when in use. These spores hover in place, absorbing the Lux of any adept that attempts to release Lux too close.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B] Core Negative, Orange and Gold Lux, Channeler is a pair of silver fangs implanted on his canine teeth. 
[indent]Zi has his own Zhu Dynasty, similar to his father. Though, different from the military base of his elder brother, and different to his father's bastion of dragons, Zi instead has his own Underworld, filled with Hades-like denizens. He has a ferryman that can travel across the ‘river Styx’, a network of fourth dimensional pathways that connect all over Shimmer. It should be noted that these pathways are contained in Shimmer, and do not bleed into other dimensions.

Some of Zi's most notable denizens include skeleton warriors, will-o-wisp ghosts, and grim reapers. The crown precipice of his creations would be the undead king, standing at ten feet and able to hurtle elements. They are also resistant to magical and physical attacks.

What makes these denizens unique is that they are very much [i]not living[/i], tying in to Zi's Core Negative, where there is a pronounced ‘absence’. Due to their undead status, killing them by normal conventions does not work. They have to be entirely obliterated, and in the case of the ghosts, obliterated by magic, in order to be defeated.

Zi also specializes in the creation of artifacts that ‘take.’ This can be the taking of anything. He could create an artifact that takes away pain, or takes away happiness, power and strength. 

Due to this specialization, he can make artifacts faster than his brother Kai. He can use any object and fill it with intent, usually opting for objects that can be easily held.

It usually takes a few hours to a few days for him to make an artifact. He typically separates himself from social contact, as even the slightest disruption can break the flow of layering Lux and imbuing an object. If he smiles while channeling his Lux, you can see his canine teeth implants glowing.
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[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]"Kai”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Zhu[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/TlnaxfW.jpeg[/img]

[b]24 | “Kai” Zhu | He/him [/b][hr][i]"If it doesn't make us money, skip it."[/i][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]”Kai” is the oldest son of Jin, and often sends Zi on gopher errands for him exclusively because he is the younger sibling. He can often be found managing the business side of Jin's illegal fighting rings if he's not acting as muscle. 

Due to having more of a management role, he is often seen flitting around Jin and his secret project, ensuring goods from it are allocated correctly. His sword, the Indigo Feather, was actually made possible through this secret project through the use of an off-dimensional ore, iodoite.

He always has an eye on Lancy, despite Jin's urging to leave her be. Due to Lancy's blood being inferior, Kai thinks she should be included in the secret project as well, but her connection to the House of Cards makes her untouchable.

He tolerates the House of Cards, and will work for them. But he prefers his father's businesses. 

He is blessed by both his father and mother, inheriting a mix of gold and orange lux. He is often seen wearing a mix of concealed pistols and two swords, one mundane, the other an artifact.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B] Midnight Soldiers, Midnight Arms - Orange and Gold Lux, Channeller is a Wire Necklace
[indent][i]The Midnight Soldiers[/i]
Kai has his own miniature Zhu Dynasty, Similar to his father's, but he prefers to call it his own personal military base. The foot soldiers are about four feet high and made entirely of black shadows. The lieutenants are six feet tall, while the captains are eight feet tall. There is one general, who is two stories tall. The difference between the general and the rest of the soldiers is his glassy black skin, making him resistant to magic.

Depending on the height of the soldiers, Kai can summon more or less. The smaller they are, the more that can be summoned. The larger, the less that can be summoned.

[i]The Midnight Arms[/i]

Each soldier is equipped with arms when they are summoned. Arms can be summoned on their own as well. Kai has a few favorites he defaults to for each soldier, as well as for himself.

Foot soldiers are often equipped with pistols, made entirely of darkness, but function similarly to mundane pistols. Lieutenants and captains are equipped with rifles and grenades. The General is equipped with a precision missile system on his shoulder, with enough firepower to wipe out a suite in an apartment building. Kai can make any of these for himself. Same as before, the larger they are, the more energy they take to manifest.

[i]The Midnight Artifacts[/i]

Kai is able to imbue the will of his minions into artifacts, allowing them to mold and take shape. He's not really limited here. First, the minion must be thought up in his head, with its personality and traits. This is crucial, as a fiery minion may translate to an artifact that burns. Kai never really knows how his artifacts will turn out, given the unique nature of the minions that go into them.

Using mundane objects and metals take a long time for Kai to create an artifact. For a simple steel blade, it can take weeks. But using a unique ore found in the Gloam dimension, Kai can make artifacts in [i]hours[/i].

An example of Kai's artifact-creation is his sword, the Indigo Feather. It's made of iodoite, and only took a few hours of creations from the inception of the minion destined for it. The minion in question was lazy with the lack of a challenge, and so it channeled into the sword and gave it cutting properties against only the toughest, most physically and magically-resistant materials.
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[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]”Lancy”[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Zhu[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/bXerjGs.jpeg[/img]

[b]23 | “Lancy” Zhu | She/her [/b][hr][i]"What's my next project?"[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Like her father who was friends with the House of Cards before dying in gang attack - House of Cards enemies wanting to finish their ability to forge magical weapons - Lancy is a “special friend” of the Family. Not an official, or even made member of the mafia, but special exceptions and protections are given to her due to her special craft. Her existence is kept under wraps as much as possible for her own protection.

The House of Cards takes very good care of Lancy, employing her to create artifacts on an as-needed basis. However, due to their price and time taken to make, very few artifacts are produced and handed over.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B] Teal-Tinted Imbuement
[indent]By channeling her orange lux through her sunglasses, Lancy is able to imbue objects with a specific purpose, or singular focus. The bigger or heavier the object is, the more lux is required to fill the crevices of the object. This is why she prefers lighter objects, like imbuing sunglasses and parasols. Sunglass imbuement only take a few days, where a steel butcher knife could take weeks to fill with intent.

Her imbuements are purposefully simple to ensure they work. A single line of code, if you will. Imbuements with more lines of code are known to backfire, and can cause harm to the wielder. 

A few examples of her imbuements include creating an umbrella that amplifies a person's lux over an area like rain. Another example is creating a pair of sunglasses that force magic to be still, or deactivate. 

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[/table][/hider][hider=Others][table][row][/row][row][cell][h2][b]William[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Roosevelt[/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://imgur.com/daUs0yf.jpeg[/img]

[b]63 | William Roosevelt | He/him [/b][hr][i]"Yes, Madame Cards?"[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent] Mr. Roosevelt is a retired made man of the House of Cards, having served in the mafia his whole life. Now that age has taken him, he serves as the trusted bartender of Miss Vorpal's owned hideaway, The Apothecary, a half-hidden speakeasy at 2321 Ash Ave. [/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]Truth Sense - Mr. Roosevelt has the uncanny ability to detect if a person is telling the truth by how the words [i]feel[/i]. He is also able to tell if there is a half-truth at play, exposing lies and the with-holding of information. 

If a person knows they are lying, he will catch them. However, if they wholly believe they are speaking the truth, even if what they say is a lie, he won't detect it.[/indent]
[/cell][/row][row][cell][h2][b]Tralvo[color=2e2c2c].[/color][/b][/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/A8gnURt.jpeg[/img]

[b]0 | Tralvo | She/her [/b][hr][i]"Clickclickclick..."[/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Tralvo was summoned through human sacrifice done by the 317 as a business deal. With payments settled, the 317 handed over the Mulier Vires, a gladiator-styled blade artifact that commands Tralvo, to the House of Cards.

Tralvo has an immense hatred for men, and refuses to be commanded by any man wielding the blade. Therefore, it's a rule that House of Cards follows that [i]only[/i] women wield the Mulier Vires.

Tralvo eats what most monsters eat: red meat. However, she prefers her meat a few days decayed.

Tralvo possesses inhuman strength, able to smash through walls and buildings with her tentacles. The tentacles have thick skin, improving Tralvo’s durability. She can shrug off needle and dagger attacks, but will sustain damage from sword swings and elemental attacks.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]N/A[/indent]
[/cell][/row][/table][/hider][hider=Deceased][table][row][cell][h2][b]Phantasia[color=2e2c2c].[/color]Vorpal[/b] (Deceased)[/h2][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://imgur.com/NZNHKMK.png[/img]

[b]38 | Phantasia Vorpal | She/her [/b][hr][i][color=ffbafd]"You could call this my hobby."[/color][/i]
[@Estylwen][/center][/cell][cell]
[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]Mystery is a part of her glamor as the leader of the House of Cards Mafia. She is known for her silver tongue and knife arts, but most importantly, she is known to have eyes - mesmerizing pink that change color depending on the Gaze - that none can look at straight on without feeling the power behind them. 

With her headquarters hidden in the mafia-owned Hearts Club Casino, recently reopened, she tries to keep tabs on the paranormal heartbeat of St. Portwell, always looking for the opportunity to come back from the raid the Wolfpack did to her people years back.

Killed by the Dollhouse leadership.
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[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]Phantasia Eyes

Phantasia’s eyes can be broken down into facets, and affect living beings and apparitions in similar ways:

Passive Eye Contact - A sudden looking to keep staring, hard to break eye contact except with great will. An immediate boost to the mood of a person, like taking a serotonin pill. There's an immediate elation, a removal of fear, anxiety, and depression. There will be the feeling of safety, and an encouragement to drop one’s guard. There is a debilitating affect, as time is slowly siphoned off in minutes and months. One second of eye contact is equal to one week of lifespan taken. Any eye contact, whether it's a fear or hypnotic gaze, will have the same pull on the lifespan.

Fear Gaze - Eyes turning a shade of black, the target will feel unbearable fear shaking their bones, and chilling them to the core. They will feel that their death is immediate, and unable to think clearly due to the fear, which is palpable. Physical reactions include shaking, dry mouth, tears, weakness in the knees, falling to the knees. Even if eye contact is broken, the effects of fear will last for hours unless Phantasia remedies it with another Gaze. 

Pain Gaze - When her eyes turn a shade of red, the target will immediately feel as if their entire body is being lashed with a whip. The nerve endings will be on fire. Physical reactions include screaming, crying, writhing on the floor, and unable to speak coherent sentences. They only have to see the eyes for a split second, and the effects will last for hours unless Phantasia remedies it with another Gaze.

Forgetful Gaze - Turning a shade of white, Phantasia can make a person forget events for a few hours. if a person has an event playing in their mind, this will be forgotten temporarily. Or, if the person is focusing on Phantasia's gaze, they will forget the hours up to and meeting Phantasia temporarily. 

Hypnotic Gaze - The eyes turn a shade of purple, and become two swirling vortexes that draw the target in. With one look, the target becomes entranced. It becomes difficult to look away, and even if they can, the effects are still inside them: extremely open to suggestions, extremely prone to speaking the truth, and little to no guard up. The effects are like taking a powerful drug that makes a person feel high, on top of the world, and last for many blissful hours.

Devout Gaze - Staring at her blue eyes, a person will feel as though they've taken a mix of morphine, drugs, and psychedelics. They will be over the moon, wholly focused on Phantasia, who they will consider to be special, even their ‘mother’. They will become insanely protective of Phantasia, even at the cost of their own health. Phantasia usually shows theses eyes to those she wants to become her thralls.

Renaissance Gaze - With one look from these golden eyes, the target will feel an immediate rush of inspiration, creativity and endless confidence. They will become their best version of themselves, whatever they could possibly imagine, times by one hundred. They will fight smarter, talk better, and act like a billionaire CEO. The effect lasts a few hours, depending on how much of the creative energies are used. 

Passive Influence - Even without eye contact, Phantasia holds an elusive and mesmerizing presence that intrigues. People who are not on their guard will feel the pull to meet her eyes. Like a desire to quench thirst. It can be as bad as feeling a burn in the throat, the desire to see her eyes. Near painful. It is not debilitating to be in her presence, and does not affect a person's years.

Phantasia must have a target’s eye contact for a fraction of a second for her powers to work. If the target refuses to meet her eyes, they will be safe from her Gazes. Likewise, if she is wearing a blindfold, she can do no harm. Emotional fields dampen her ability to affect, as it is usually a battle of wills for her eyes to work.
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[b]48 | Bruno Arno | He/him [/b][hr][i]"Outta my way, bitch."[/i]
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[b]Description:[/b]
[indent]An “evil” man. He's gone through five wives, and is on to his sixth. He's planned all their untimely deaths after forcing and coaxing them to take life insurance. He's been enjoying a life of bliss, gambling his free money away and living it up at the Hearts Club Casino. He treats everyone around him as below him, with an inflated ego that's all ‘me, me, me’ and ‘to hell with you’. A nightmare to his wives during the entire time they are together. If he had a dime for everybody of bad karma he's collected over the years, he'd have doubled his fortune. [/indent]

[b]Abstraction:[/B]
[indent]Not applicable. Yet.[/indent]
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