Jacob Harper
Son of Thoth
"True wisdom is knowing you know nothing."
- Socrates
T H E C H A M P I O N
▻ NAME ◅
Jacob
▻ AGE ◅
25
▻ GENDER ◅
Male
▻ ROMANTIC INTERESTS ◅
Hetero. Having just gone through a difficult and messy breakup from a 5 year relationship, Jacob will openly and publicly say that he has no interest in love. Though deep down, he yearns nothing more.
▻ APPEARANCE ◅
Standing an impressive 6'1", Jacob is surprisingly lean. His entire body is well toned and formed from working out thrice a day. Which has the added benefit that he's not particularly weak either. Jacob carries himself with a certain confidence that comes from knowing he's good. This confident appearance is strengthened by his clothes: Casual and refined, but not restricting or old. Jacob likes to wear shirts and suits. He'll rarely wear anything else and probably not voluntarily. Those few who do not linger to look at his strong chest and are able to look on his face will see eyes that burn with a fire. His face is contoured by a stubbly beard which is trimmed neatly every day. Giving him a sort of sophisticated aura. All in all, Jacob's appearance is that of a man who has it all, seen it all and can do it all again if he wants to without even breaking a sweat.
T H E M Y T H
▻ PANTHEON ◅
Egypt
▻ GODLY PARENT ◅
Thoth. God of knowledge, writing, science and magic. As well as the mother of Jacob.
▻ POWERS ◅
Science of Magic - To many magic is all about mythical forces creating phenomenon that cannot be explained. Rituals are required to summon up these forces and a strong will is required to harness them. Through spells and incantations these forces temporary obey the caster's will until they are no longer required and may return from where they came from. To most people magic is about mysticism and the impossible.
The science of Magic is, as the name suggests, a combination of this and science. A caster must know the right incantation, as well as use the right channeling object. This can be a wand, a staff or even a ring. However, certain mystical powers work better with certain channeling materials. Some materials are straight up just better. Plastic could be used to channel power, but it will do a terrible job at it compared with a century old oak. The incantation is important too. Getting it wrong can make a spell imbalanced. Unbalanced spells can backfire very quickly. If you're lucky, they will simply drain you and make you feel tired. If the effects are worse, the very spell you tried to cast may backfire entirely upon you. Worst case scenario is that the spell is so powerful that one error is enough to turn it into a magical singularity sucking up all magical powers near it. In other words, it takes the life of the caster.
Now, this all seems pretty standard to magic. But now Thoth's influence comes into play. Spells can vary in strength based upon one's understanding of the spell, the words, the aspects they deal with and the world around them. For example, when you use the word "heat" many just think about warmth. They forget about the fact that it is radiation, a wave. When you hear the word fire you think about a fireplace or a torch. But that's a polluted image of the pure aspect fire. Aspects are trickier. One could say that Aspects are the fuel that is called and used for a spell. The mystical powers. Finally the understanding of the universe around you. Say you want to create fire. Once you've made it, you must keep it going. You could keep up channeling the fire aspect into the flame. Or you could apply science. Split water particles to create hydrogen (a fuel) and oxygen to keep the flame alive. The easiest way to do this is electrolysis. Thus instead of keep draining the fire aspect, one could start draining the electrical aspect and separate water molecules in the air to keep the flame burning.
Limits
However, the opposite is even harsher. Should you not understand the basic fundamental forces and particles behind what you want to do, you simply cannot do it. You need a deep understanding of the subject like electromagnetism or the element iron. Furthermore, should there be no scientific explanation (necromancy) then it's straight up impossible. With the Science of Magic, you can only do which science and biology allow. So even creating matter out of nothing is straight up impossible. Lastly, finding certain incantations and suitable resources for a focus is hard. Certain aspects favour certain languages and materials. The fire aspect greatly enjoys gold and rubies, while the water aspect likes silver and amethyst. How or why these aspects like these languages or materials is so far unknown. There are tomes in the world with knowledge in it, but it's hard to know if the writer is lying or telling the truth.
The science of Magic is, as the name suggests, a combination of this and science. A caster must know the right incantation, as well as use the right channeling object. This can be a wand, a staff or even a ring. However, certain mystical powers work better with certain channeling materials. Some materials are straight up just better. Plastic could be used to channel power, but it will do a terrible job at it compared with a century old oak. The incantation is important too. Getting it wrong can make a spell imbalanced. Unbalanced spells can backfire very quickly. If you're lucky, they will simply drain you and make you feel tired. If the effects are worse, the very spell you tried to cast may backfire entirely upon you. Worst case scenario is that the spell is so powerful that one error is enough to turn it into a magical singularity sucking up all magical powers near it. In other words, it takes the life of the caster.
Now, this all seems pretty standard to magic. But now Thoth's influence comes into play. Spells can vary in strength based upon one's understanding of the spell, the words, the aspects they deal with and the world around them. For example, when you use the word "heat" many just think about warmth. They forget about the fact that it is radiation, a wave. When you hear the word fire you think about a fireplace or a torch. But that's a polluted image of the pure aspect fire. Aspects are trickier. One could say that Aspects are the fuel that is called and used for a spell. The mystical powers. Finally the understanding of the universe around you. Say you want to create fire. Once you've made it, you must keep it going. You could keep up channeling the fire aspect into the flame. Or you could apply science. Split water particles to create hydrogen (a fuel) and oxygen to keep the flame alive. The easiest way to do this is electrolysis. Thus instead of keep draining the fire aspect, one could start draining the electrical aspect and separate water molecules in the air to keep the flame burning.
Limits
However, the opposite is even harsher. Should you not understand the basic fundamental forces and particles behind what you want to do, you simply cannot do it. You need a deep understanding of the subject like electromagnetism or the element iron. Furthermore, should there be no scientific explanation (necromancy) then it's straight up impossible. With the Science of Magic, you can only do which science and biology allow. So even creating matter out of nothing is straight up impossible. Lastly, finding certain incantations and suitable resources for a focus is hard. Certain aspects favour certain languages and materials. The fire aspect greatly enjoys gold and rubies, while the water aspect likes silver and amethyst. How or why these aspects like these languages or materials is so far unknown. There are tomes in the world with knowledge in it, but it's hard to know if the writer is lying or telling the truth.
▻ FATAL FLAW ◅
Don't, for a minute, think that Jacob will close his eyes and make a leap of faith. Jacob remains in his own world and slowly expands that with careful experimentation. This makes him nearly useless the moment he's confronted with something entirely unexpected.
T H E L E G E N D
▻ PERSONALITY ◅
Confident, strong, capable. Jacob in his daily life looked like he had it all, did it all and could do it all again without much effort. He’s easy going and always seems to know what to do. But that’s because he’s in control. That’s his trick, his way of dealing with the world. Jacob must control everything around him. At work he knows everything there is to know about the system. At home, he knows exactly how to cook the meal. When going out he knows exactly to what bar he’ll go. Of course, sometimes you have to broaden your horizon. But Jacob does it carefully and slowly, often in controlled enviroments. He won’t try a new recipe unless he is absolutely sure that nothing can go wrong and even when things go wrong, he still had back-up food. He won’t walk up to meet a colleague unless he observed him/her from a distance and hear enough things about them by other people. Throwing unexpected problems at him is a good way to make him break completely.
▻ HISTORY ◅
There is almost nothing exceptional about Jacob’s life. He was born to an average man who was content with his life as garage worker. His father never told him about how he was born or about his mother. But many colleagues often said that she was some strange woman who always kept on asking questions to the point that it became annoying. But clearly Fredrick saw something in her. The second he was born she took wings. Jacob could have turned out pretty screwed if Ruth didn’t show up. Ruth was Fredrick’s second wife, and according to many the right kind of girl for a simple man.
Jacob’s early life was dominated by curiosity. Even when he was litte he’d ask strange questions as why the grass is green or why the sky is blue or how a pen works. Much to the annoyance of the teachers who wanted to get on with their lessons. Jacob was a strange student. If the subject engaged him he’d achieve the highest scores of the entire class, but if it bored him a “barely passed” is the best one could hope for. Many teachers often assured his father and stepmother that he was a very smart kid.
Something that got proven in college. Where he studied computer science. The subjects were actually fun to him and he graduated with incredibly good scores. From then on he also fell in love with a girl named Jane. Jane was everything Jacob wasn’t. While Jacob was smart but reclusive, Jane was wild and uncaring about the consequences. More often than once she got herself in trouble Jacob had to save her from. They stayed together, but every question about marriage from Jacob got shot down. Eventually, a year ago, he broke it off. Devastating himself in the process.
Jacob’s early life was dominated by curiosity. Even when he was litte he’d ask strange questions as why the grass is green or why the sky is blue or how a pen works. Much to the annoyance of the teachers who wanted to get on with their lessons. Jacob was a strange student. If the subject engaged him he’d achieve the highest scores of the entire class, but if it bored him a “barely passed” is the best one could hope for. Many teachers often assured his father and stepmother that he was a very smart kid.
Something that got proven in college. Where he studied computer science. The subjects were actually fun to him and he graduated with incredibly good scores. From then on he also fell in love with a girl named Jane. Jane was everything Jacob wasn’t. While Jacob was smart but reclusive, Jane was wild and uncaring about the consequences. More often than once she got herself in trouble Jacob had to save her from. They stayed together, but every question about marriage from Jacob got shot down. Eventually, a year ago, he broke it off. Devastating himself in the process.
▻ FAMILY ◅
Fredrick Harper To Jacob, his father is nothing but a good role model for those who, one day, will decide to sit down and say: I’ve done enough. He loves his father very much, but he dislikes the idea of settling down. Never the less the two have a good relationship and he calls his dad often.
Ruth Harper Fredrick’s second wife and Jacob’s stepmother. Though to Jacob she’s simply his mother. Even if she isn’t his biological one, she helped him through a lot in his teenage years. Just like his father he dislikes her idea of life, but respects it.
Ruth Harper Fredrick’s second wife and Jacob’s stepmother. Though to Jacob she’s simply his mother. Even if she isn’t his biological one, she helped him through a lot in his teenage years. Just like his father he dislikes her idea of life, but respects it.
▻ RELATIONSHIPS ◅
First try! Open for any constructive criticism!
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