[OOC] PRIES - Paranormal Noir RP [Always recruiting]

[Wraithblade6]

@Holy Soldier

Edited with the greater detail as requested. As for feeding from live humans, Mithias doesn't feel a need to do this as long as he can meet his needs legally with the syndicate's help.

Mithias

Name: Mithias Varomere
Nickname: *glares intently at you*
Age: n/a
Race: Vampire
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 170
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Yellow

Description:

Appearance

Eyes

Mithias was found early by the Syndicate, mainly due to the fact that he has some trouble not standing out among average humans. His light skin isn't such a big deal, but his eyes are clearly an unnatural shade. Thus, he has led his vampire life wearing hats and hoods and keeping to dim light, in which most human retinas fail to properly discern color. Usually, his long hair is down and he wears a suit in the office. His face is even and seemingly fixed in a "resting bitch" expression. He looks fairly athletic under that suit. 'claims he used to be a midevil knight.

Personality: Mithias was around long enough before a hellhole opened up beneath Baylor, and he doesn't want to see the activities of demons and the like giving his kind a bad name. As far as vampires go, he's friendly toward humans, assuming they don't initially flee in terror, but he has become completely comfortable with feeding on them, even killing them. He's always tried to incorporate some morality in his choices, ie. not feeding on the meek and innocent, but he will not stake his survival. In modern times, there's little reason for him not to drink donated blood, and so he prefers that. He is generally quite, surprised by very little, enjoys nature and for some reason playing the violin.

Mithias had stuck around for many generations after his making in order to protect and oversee his own family's descendants. When that family grew too big to follow, he walked away and became more interested in finding others of his kind and promoting justice from the shadows. The Syndicate helps him do that.

Background: Mithias has never gone into great detail about his origins. Suffice it to say he was a warrior, religious, and from Old World Germany. He doesn't have any great vampire contacts, but he did once travel through Alaskan werewolf territory during an extreme depression phase and was nearly killed. ...Better not ask him about that time.

Mithias is involved with the Syndicate as both an agent and a tactical officer. Usually, he analyses the information gathered by the other agents and stays out of the field during the daylight, but if the situation calls for it, he can personally stalk a target, act as a spy, or attempt a high-risk assassination requiring his vampiric advantages.

Weapon(s): Seeing as how small guns won't stop a vampire, or werewolf, or demon, or what have you, Mithias prefers to carry two modern, high tech composite swords at his sides when he is on dangerous missions. Severing a limb and bloodloss are so much more effective if a confrontation cannot be avoided.

Along this same vein, he has three, named daggers designed with barbed edges and rivets to promote bleeding. Heartseeker, Blooddrinker, and Soulstealer will quickly wear down stronger enemies.

Mithias can shoot, but even for a vampire, he doesn't have the best aim.

He is quite proficient with a simple leather whip.

Regardless, Mithias prefers a safe, tactical approach and would rather setup tripwires and explosives, or traps involving electric shock, flash grenades, or something for his target to inadvertently walk into. He gained a lot of this training and knowledge while working for the Syndicate.

Skills: Melee combat: Specifically Mithias is proficient at his dual blades. He's had enough time to hone his own artform, fusing his supernatural senses and reflexes into a unique style that can strike in multiple directions at once. He need not even turn his head to attack behind him as he can already sense the vibrations and hear the air being sliced around him. He is a whirlwind of blades, a blender of death and blood to any attacker that dares approach. On the other hand, he's not so good with hand to hand or grappling, except for what advantage his enhanced strength can give him. Even with his blood-letting daggers, he's quite reliant on the sword.

Warfare tactics: There are some adversaries that are simply too dangerous or too armored to take head on, and so tricks and traps must be employed. Mithias has studied explosives and some degree of chemical warfare. He more often intends to setup an opponent into walking into something that will either trap or kill them. He understands enough of non-humans to anticipate and counter their most often used methods of attack. He can lay traps or council his team on how to do so.

Leadership: Experience himself in the field has given Mithias the understanding necessary to remotely lead other operatives via communicator. When a team goes out, he tells them where to go and when to move and coordinates their individual actions.

Stealth: Mithias can follow someone and spy on them without getting too close. His senses always tell him when someone is coming and he can "vanish" in a burst of speed when necessary. He can hold perfectly still, even under duress, if it means avoiding being seen.

Power(s):

Heighted senses: Typical vampire stuff, really hard to quantify. Hearing, sight, temperature, air pressure, etc.

Strength and speed: Also typical vampire stuff, but I will try to quantify. Mithias could definitely flip a car, but picking it up and throwing it would be too difficult. Hence, he could jump longer distances, not take as much damage from falling, run unnaturally fast, and dodge really well. I'm not going to have him able to dodge bullets, unless he's lucky and knows it's coming from a far enough distance away to move in time. Close range, he's fucked. His strength is much less than a werewolf's, but on par with most young vampires. Strength is not his forte.

Mind Ward: Immune to any and all mental manipulation (magic). What this means is no other psychic or vampire or telepath or demon, etc. can influence his thoughts, emotions, memories, or even speak to him telepathically. Nor can they read his mind. This is the primary gift of Mithias' bloodline and is as far as we know, unique to him alone as a vampire.

Pyrokinesis: Low level ability, like putting out candles and starting small fires in fairly close range. With effort, he could bend flames and heat away from himself to escape a burning building, but he can't stop explosions. He can melt computers.

[Holy Soldier]

So, because I got out of work late today, I'll have to get to making the sandbox hopefully either tomorrow or some time this week. It's hard for me to do big RP posts that require designing during the week day due to limited time, but I'll definitely get to it. For now, I'll just be reviewing these CSes.

[Holy Soldier]

@VampireOracleI have only one question. When she uses her vampire healing, how does she not turn the person she's healing into a vampire? Since that was how Liam turned her into a vampire.

[Holy Soldier]

@Wraithblade6You can condense the "typical vampire stuff" into one power. Look at the CS for one of our approved vamps to see an example of how he summarized/tailored his vampire to how he imagined him. This will allow you to save some power slots for other things that you could have your vampire do.

[VampireOracle]

@Holy Soldier I don't know how I missed that, I meant to put that down differently. Anyway, I've tweaked the section under teen years. Since I've now put in that she had to drink Liam's blood to turn into a vampire, she won't be able to turn others into a vampire just by drinking their blood.

Leila Sarlos CS

Name: Leila Sarlos
Nickname: None so far
Age: 20 years
Race: Vampire
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 131 lbs
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color:
Natural eye color: Deep red (Example)
Faked eye color: Dark brown

Description
Leila has slightly wavy, gently falling dark brown hair that falls down to her mid-back. She almost never ties it up unless she means business, so it normally drapes around her face. Her face itself is an oval shape, with a rounded nose, arching eyebrows, and narrowed eyes. To try and disguise the fact that she is a vampire, she wears contacts to turn her normally red eyes a dark brown, which is the eyes color she had before changing. But her sharp pointy fangs cannot be disguised, so she tries to avoid opening her mouth too wide when talking with humans. She is tall and slender with well-muscled arms and legs, but not enough muscle to make her stand out like some body builder. Though she is not particularly tall, her broad shoulders and the way she carries herself gives her a powerful aura, especially when she is angry. She has three scar that are normally not seen, a slash on her upper right arm, one on her left thigh, and another on her shoulder.

Visual

Face Claim is Nina Dobrev

Personality
Her face usually found hidden in the depths of some hood, one could definitely use the word brooding, moody, or aloof to describe her. She tries to get away with as little social interaction as possible, preferring to stay in the background and watch rather than participate. You'll usually find her stalking around, eyes narrowed with suspicion, and when she is like that it is best not to try and initiate conversation unless you know how to tread carefully. Why? There are two possible reactions you can get. The first one is no reaction. She'll simply brush you off and not respond, or else give you a few vague words that won't answer your remark or question at all. But the second reaction will show how angry and fiery she can get, and how sarcastic she can be. She'll lash out and scold you, taking out her anger from that day out on you. Only if you are lucky will you get an answer.

However, apart from Leila's moody attitude, she is still quite useful and is not afraid of hard work. She is able to get things done efficiently without getting distracted, focusing only and solely on the task at hand. She has a good brain, and she uses it.

Background
Childhood
Tears. Empty promises. A new and strange place. The few memories that Leila has from before she was seven are few, and quickly fading. She remembers only a mother, never did a father make his appearance in her upbringing. Still, Leila remembers smiles, laughs, and happy days spent with her mother. But shortly before her seventh birthday, things started going awry. Her mother receded into herself, kept dropping her off Leila for daycare even on the weekends for the entire day. Started acting sadder, moving slower. When Leila's seventh birthday came round, her mother tried to make it happy, but there was a cloud hanging over everything. Leila forgets when exactly, but sometime later that year her mother came into her room to talk. She told Leila that she had something called "cancer", and that she had it bad. Her mother talked about how much she loved Leila, and how she would never forget her. A week later, the two of them stood in front of a closed door. The door to an orphanage. While everything else was unclear, Leila understood one thing. That she was being abandoned. Tears ran down both of their cheeks as mother and daughter said goodbye. Her mothers last parting words were, "I'll come one day and visit you, I promise! Remember that I love you, don't ever forget that."

Weeks passed without a word from her mother, and Leila slowly adjusted. But she never quite stopped peering out the window during lessons, hoping to see a car pulling up or for a special figure to be walking up the drive. Life went on, as it always did. Things got better, but then they got worse once more. When she was ten news came, but it wasn't good news. Her mother had died of cancer. Now older, Leila understood what the dreadful thing called "cancer" was, and she was devastated. Her devastation however, was shown not in tears or in tantrums, but in a lack of tears. A lack of emotion. A lack of smiles. But life went on.

Teen years
Her 13th birthday came around. She was still reserved and would never forget the day the news came, but she functioned. There were times when she would break out laughing at a joke, but there were still times when she would lay in bed at night and cry. Then, the time of first love rolled around when she was 16 and attending a high school. An outgoing boy named Lucas with mussed up hair, striking green eyes, and a humor that rivaled many. After a little while, they spent more and more time together, and Lucas brought one of his friends Liam (though he was 3 years older) to introduce to Leila as well. Leila, Lucas, and Liam became great friends.

At 17, it was time for the two lovers to learn how to drive. Liam, having already gotten his drivers license, was old enough to qualify as a supervisor for the two while they learned. One evening while the sun set, the three of them went out for a practice drive with Lucas at the wheel. Just after the sun had set and it was getting dark, an accident occurred. A driver misjudged the time that it would take to turn left out of a parking complex, and the driver thinking he had enough time, took the turn cautiously and slowly. At the same time, the trio were heading down the highway towards the turning car, and unable to stop in time, collided. It was a messy crash, Leila was brutally wounded and Lucas, he died within a few minutes of the impact before Liam could scramble out of the wreck to help his friends.

That night, a secret was also revealed. What was it? Well, Liam turned out to be, uh, a vampire. He was the only one who had remained conscious, and though he had been wounded as well, his regeneration took care of the more severe wounds. Under the cover of darkness, he examined his comrades. Finding Lucas dead, Liam didn't allow himself to dwell on it and examined Leila instead. After attempting to heal one of her worst wounds, it was clear that he did not have enough power to bring her back to health. One option remained, and the decision was hard for Liam to make. Would he turn her into a vampire like himself, make her immortal so she must live on and on, when perhaps she would have wished to die with Lucas? He had to make the decision himself, and he chose to turn her into a vampire so that she would be able to regenerate and heal the worst wounds. In order to turn her into a creature like himself, Liam had to make her swallow some of his blood, along with a few rushed incantations. The process was soon finished, and though she remained unconscious her body automatically healed most of her wounds. However, she was still taken to the hospital when the ambulance and police arrived, where they was plenty of surprise and wonder at how two people survived with minor wounds when one had been killed on the spot. Luck, they said. It was pure luck.

Once Leila was released from the hospital Liam met up with her and introduced her to The Syndicate, where she learned to control and use her vampire powers.

Adult years
At last, she turned 18 and was now free from adult supervision, no longer needing a guardian. After an invitation, she joined The Syndicate as an agent.

Weapon
She normally keeps around four or even five (depending on the situation and her mood) throwing knives on her that she is pretty proficient with.

Skills
-She keeps a steady head. As seen in her personality, Leila is moody and doesn't hesitate to lash out at others. But if the situation is a serious one, she knows how to stay calm and think things through thoroughly.
-Fitting and blending in. This skill comes in handy a lot, being supernatural. She has learned how to blend into her surroundings and not stand out like a sore thumb, while still keeping alert and watching the area around her.
-Remembrance. Though she does not have a photographic memory, she still has an excellent knack for remembering things... if she feels like it.
-Lip-reading. This is her one quirk, something that she taught herself to do for fun when she was young. So if you don't want her to know what you are saying, remember to cover your mouth.

Powers
-A "Normal" vampire skill set. Things that fall under this category are enhanced senses, reflexes, speed, and self-healing.
-Transformation. This doesn't mean that she can transform into anything she wants, only into a bat. A vampire bat, to be specific. However, while in this form she cannot use any other powers, meaning that her enhanced senses, reflexes, etc are lost.
-Healing abilities. By expending a lot of energy, Leila is able to heal the wounds of other people if she chooses. But there's a catch. She has to drink some of the blood of the person she is about to heal. This forms a kind of temporary connection that she is able to use to heal that person. The person will be healed, but it's not perfect. They will not be back to 100% due to blood loss from the healing process, and Leila herself will be fatigued. Because of this, she is hesitant to use it.
-Wall-climbing. She is able to climb up surfaces that are even perpendicular to the ground without any ropes or equipment. However, she cannot walk upside down.

[CelticSoldier]

@Holy Soldier Okay, here's my first try. It may seem a bit stereotypical in places but, as always, I'll make what ever changes you desire.

Jace

Name: Jace Derby
Nickname:
Age: 24
Race: Warlock
Height:5’10”
Weight:170 lbs
Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde
Eye Colour: Green

Description: Jace does, at first glance, look like any high school girls dream, long flowing locks, green eyes, yadda yadda yadda. If you got close enough, you would see that his face is covered in thin scars from various fights, as well as the result of an abusive father. He is slight of build, and would have difficulty holding his own in a straight up fist fight, though he is an expert at running and hiding. (It's cooler when you don't say it like that) He does of course, like any self respecting goth themed spy, wear a black leather jacket, black T-shirt, and dark jeans most of the time, though he holds back on the make up. In fact, he doesn't even wear any jewellery. It might glint.

Visual

Visual:

Face claim

Jaime Campbell Bower (Jace - Shadow hunters)

Personality: Cool, calm and collected, Jace is well aware of his limits and ensures that he stays within them. He could be described as cold, detached, maybe a bit creepy. Yeah, he’s all of those things. He is also inanely curious, and will follow whatever the object of his curiosity through heaven and hell until he loses interest. He learned to detach himself from his emotions early on, or it just hurt more.

Background: Jace grew up in a broken household, with an abusive father, confused mother, all the usual stuff. He learned how to fend for himself on the street pretty early on, but he never got involved in any gangs or dealers. It was so much more fun just to watch. He soon learned all there was to know about all the local gangs, their leaders, their suppliers, everything. It’s a lot easier when no-one can see you.

He discovered the power when he was very young, hiding in plain sight against the wall, begging that no-one saw him. And no-one did. He’s almost certain that his mother and father never noticed, in fact, sometimes he wonders whether they are aware that he exists at all.
Getting older, he soon learned that when you hold secrets people want to keep, they become very easy to manipulate. Throughout his late teenage years, Jace came to dominate the local underground, only requiring a small light show, a spark of magic, to convince any hired thugs not to mess with him.

This, of course, was what brought the syndicate down onto him. He wasn’t given much of a choice, he could join the syndicate, or he could, well, be eradicated. Jace was only slightly pissed at being removed from his empire. They had, in fact, opened up a whole new world for him to explore, and they were going to pay him to explore it. He is a spy for the syndicate. While an agent might benefit or even attempt to make a reputation, a famous spy isn’t doing his job right. He has excelled at his task, and many raids have been pulled off flawlessly, the enemy having no idea that they had been infiltrated.

Since joining, Jace has been a major asset, and a headache to his superiors, as he is prone to getting bored and wandering off. He’s been warned that next time, he’ll face sanctions. He restrains his use of magic to relatively minor tricks and illusions, not willing to take the risk that comes with greater power. Why should he? He doesn’t need it.

Weapon(s): Heckler & Koch HK45 compact
         
Wolf biter - A silver longsword purchased at some cost, Jace then imbued it with magical properties to make it harder, sharper, but above all, invisible to an ordinary human eye. The ritual took a lot out of him, and he has never tried anything like it since.

Armoured Jacket - Not exactly heavy stuff, but the black leather jacket he wears has thin metal plates over his vital areas. A life saver in a knife fight.

Skills: Detached - Jace is almost not inside his own mind, rather, an observer to it. Some people may call him insane, but it allows him to detect any abnormalities and illusions, and rationalise them. Any attempt to subtly influence Jace with magic or other supernatural means, or cause him to see illusions, will fail. Note: He will still see the illusion, but anything to overt, and he’ll know its fake. He's still susceptible to outright hostile mind control.

Swordsman - He’s not going to spend that much money on a sword, and then not learn how to use it.

Interrogation - Sometimes, blackmail just doesn’t work, and he has to resort to...other methods. Having perfected his craft over the course of his syndicate career (even if it’s not technically allowed) given time, Jace can make anyone talk.

Free runner - What do you do, when the bad guy gets in a car, and you don’t have one? Take a short cut. Jace is a very proficient free runner, and it is one of the only instances when he is prone to showing off. Even if no-one's watching.

Power(s): Invisibility - Over a lifetime of practice, Jace can perform this almost effortlessly. However, there are, as always, limitations. Any longer than 10 minutes, and he starts to strain. Half an hour is the max if he wants to recover in the same day. When he goes invisible, everything he is carrying does also, as well as, if he choses, one other person he is touching, though it is a considerable strain for him.

Light show - James knows how to use magic to intimidate. Glowing swords, fire balls, all the epic, scary stuff. Some of it even does damage. He also does amazing fireworks.

Magic - Like all warlocks, Jace possesses the ability to take it to the next level, he just chooses not to.

Incognito - Jace excludes a magical aura that minutely affects a person's mind. As long as he doesn’t speak or move into their direct line of vision, the seem to just, forget that he’s there. This is always on, even if he doesn’t want it to be.

I'll try and make it pretty if it goes in the character section.

[Witch Cat]

Quick heads up, I'll have a post up either today or tomorrow!

[Wraithblade6]

@Holy Soldier

I added another power. Does it look reasonable?

Mithias

Name: Mithias Varomere
Nickname: *glares intently at you*
Age: n/a
Race: Vampire
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 170
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Yellow

Description:

Appearance

Eyes

Mithias was found early by the Syndicate, mainly due to the fact that he has some trouble not standing out among average humans. His light skin isn't such a big deal, but his eyes are clearly an unnatural shade. Thus, he has led his vampire life wearing hats and hoods and keeping to dim light, in which most human retinas fail to properly discern color. Usually, his long hair is down and he wears a suit in the office. His face is even and seemingly fixed in a "resting bitch" expression. He looks fairly athletic under that suit. 'claims he used to be a midevil knight.

Personality: Mithias was around long enough before a hellhole opened up beneath Baylor, and he doesn't want to see the activities of demons and the like giving his kind a bad name. As far as vampires go, he's friendly toward humans, assuming they don't initially flee in terror, but he has become completely comfortable with feeding on them, even killing them. He's always tried to incorporate some morality in his choices, ie. not feeding on the meek and innocent, but he will not stake his survival. In modern times, there's little reason for him not to drink donated blood, and so he prefers that. He is generally quite, surprised by very little, enjoys nature and for some reason playing the violin.

Mithias had stuck around for many generations after his making in order to protect and oversee his own family's descendants. When that family grew too big to follow, he walked away and became more interested in finding others of his kind and promoting justice from the shadows. The Syndicate helps him do that.

Background: Mithias has never gone into great detail about his origins. Suffice it to say he was a warrior, religious, and from Old World Germany. He doesn't have any great vampire contacts, but he did once travel through Alaskan werewolf territory during an extreme depression phase and was nearly killed. ...Better not ask him about that time.

Mithias is involved with the Syndicate as both an agent and a tactical officer. Usually, he analyses the information gathered by the other agents and stays out of the field during the daylight, but if the situation calls for it, he can personally stalk a target, act as a spy, or attempt a high-risk assassination requiring his vampiric advantages.

Weapon(s): Seeing as how small guns won't stop a vampire, or werewolf, or demon, or what have you, Mithias prefers to carry two modern, high tech composite swords at his sides when he is on dangerous missions. Severing a limb and bloodloss are so much more effective if a confrontation cannot be avoided.

Along this same vein, he has three, named daggers designed with barbed edges and rivets to promote bleeding. Heartseeker, Blooddrinker, and Soulstealer will quickly wear down stronger enemies.

Mithias can shoot, but even for a vampire, he doesn't have the best aim.

He is quite proficient with a simple leather whip.

Regardless, Mithias prefers a safe, tactical approach and would rather setup tripwires and explosives, or traps involving electric shock, flash grenades, or something for his target to inadvertently walk into. He gained a lot of this training and knowledge while working for the Syndicate.

Skills: Melee combat: Specifically Mithias is proficient at his dual blades. He's had enough time to hone his own artform, fusing his supernatural senses and reflexes into a unique style that can strike in multiple directions at once. He need not even turn his head to attack behind him as he can already sense the vibrations and hear the air being sliced around him. He is a whirlwind of blades, a blender of death and blood to any attacker that dares approach. On the other hand, he's not so good with hand to hand or grappling, except for what advantage his enhanced strength can give him. Even with his blood-letting daggers, he's quite reliant on the sword.

Warfare tactics: There are some adversaries that are simply too dangerous or too armored to take head on, and so tricks and traps must be employed. Mithias has studied explosives and some degree of chemical warfare. He more often intends to setup an opponent into walking into something that will either trap or kill them. He understands enough of non-humans to anticipate and counter their most often used methods of attack. He can lay traps or council his team on how to do so.

Leadership: Experience himself in the field has given Mithias the understanding necessary to remotely lead other operatives via communicator. When a team goes out, he tells them where to go and when to move and coordinates their individual actions.

Stealth: Mithias can follow someone and spy on them without getting too close. His senses always tell him when someone is coming and he can "vanish" in a burst of speed when necessary. He can hold perfectly still, even under duress, if it means avoiding being seen.

Power(s):

Typical vampire stuff: Heighted senses such as hearing, sight, temperature, air pressure, etc. And Enhanced strength and speed. Mithias could definitely flip a car, but picking it up and throwing it would be too difficult. Hence, he could jump longer distances, not take as much damage from falling, run unnaturally fast, and dodge really well. I'm not going to have him able to dodge bullets, unless he's lucky and knows it's coming from a far enough distance away to move in time. Close range, he's fucked. His strength is much less than a werewolf's, but on par with most young vampires. Strength is not his forte.

Mind Ward: Immune to any and all mental manipulation (magic). What this means is no other psychic or vampire or telepath or demon, etc. can influence his thoughts, emotions, memories, or even speak to him telepathically. Nor can they read his mind. This is the primary gift of Mithias' bloodline and is as far as we know, unique to him alone as a vampire.

Pyrokinesis: Low level ability, like putting out candles and starting small fires in fairly close range. With effort, he could bend flames and heat away from himself to escape a burning building, but he can't stop explosions. He can melt computers.

Fast Healing: Mithias can survive even severe wounds as long as they don't obliterate his body or crush his skull. If he gets impaled through the heart, he'll be unconscious, which is just as good as dead, basically, until that object is removed and the damage healed. His healing is also limited by how much blood he has consumed lately. He can only heal if he has the blood for it.

[Holy Soldier]

@VampireOracleApproved. I was wondering about why she would be tired after drinking a person's blood. It seemed like it would be in her nature to do so and be energized by it, since it is food.

[Holy Soldier]

@Holy Soldier Okay, here's my first try. It may seem a bit stereotypical in places but, as always, I'll make what ever changes you desire.

Jace

Name: Jace Derby
Nickname:
Age: 24
Race: Warlock
Height:5’10”
Weight:170 lbs
Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde
Eye Colour: Green

Description: Jace does, at first glance, look like any high school girls dream, long flowing locks, green eyes, yadda yadda yadda. If you got close enough, you would see that his face is covered in thin scars from various fights, as well as the result of an abusive father. He is slight of build, and would have difficulty holding his own in a straight up fist fight, though he is an expert at running and hiding. (It's cooler when you don't say it like that) He does of course, like any self respecting goth themed spy, wear a black leather jacket, black T-shirt, and dark jeans most of the time, though he holds back on the make up. In fact, he doesn't even wear any jewellery. It might glint.

Visual

Visual:

Face claim

Jaime Campbell Bower (Jace - Shadow hunters)

Personality: Cool, calm and collected, Jace is well aware of his limits and ensures that he stays within them. He could be described as cold, detached, maybe a bit creepy. Yeah, he’s all of those things. He is also inanely curious, and will follow whatever the object of his curiosity through heaven and hell until he loses interest. He learned to detach himself from his emotions early on, or it just hurt more.

Background: Jace grew up in a broken household, with an abusive father, confused mother, all the usual stuff. He learned how to fend for himself on the street pretty early on, but he never got involved in any gangs or dealers. It was so much more fun just to watch. He soon learned all there was to know about all the local gangs, their leaders, their suppliers, everything. It’s a lot easier when no-one can see you.

He discovered the power when he was very young, hiding in plain sight against the wall, begging that no-one saw him. And no-one did. He’s almost certain that his mother and father never noticed, in fact, sometimes he wonders whether they are aware that he exists at all.
Getting older, he soon learned that when you hold secrets people want to keep, they become very easy to manipulate. Throughout his late teenage years, Jace came to dominate the local underground, only requiring a small light show, a spark of magic, to convince any hired thugs not to mess with him.

This, of course, was what brought the syndicate down onto him. He wasn’t given much of a choice, he could join the syndicate, or he could, well, be eradicated. Jace was only slightly pissed at being removed from his empire. They had, in fact, opened up a whole new world for him to explore, and they were going to pay him to explore it. He is a spy for the syndicate. While an agent might benefit or even attempt to make a reputation, a famous spy isn’t doing his job right. He has excelled at his task, and many raids have been pulled off flawlessly, the enemy having no idea that they had been infiltrated.

Since joining, Jace has been a major asset, and a headache to his superiors, as he is prone to getting bored and wandering off. He’s been warned that next time, he’ll face sanctions. He restrains his use of magic to relatively minor tricks and illusions, not willing to take the risk that comes with greater power. Why should he? He doesn’t need it.

This background goes from gangs to suddenly mentioning he has magical ability. Since he's born a Warlock, I would expect there to be more in his background about this.

Weapon(s): Heckler & Koch HK45 compact
         
Wolf biter - A silver longsword purchased at some cost, Jace then imbued it with magical properties to make it harder, sharper, but above all, invisible to an ordinary human eye. The ritual took a lot out of him, and he has never tried anything like it since.

Armoured Jacket - Not exactly heavy stuff, but the black leather jacket he wears has thin metal plates over his vital areas. A life saver in a knife fight.

Skills: Detached - Jace is almost not inside his own mind, rather, an observer to it. Some people may call him insane, but it allows him to detect any abnormalities and illusions, and rationalise them. Any attempt to subtly influence Jace with magic or other supernatural means, or cause him to see illusions, will fail. Note: He will still see the illusion, but anything to overt, and he’ll know its fake. He's still susceptible to outright hostile mind control.

Swordsman - He’s not going to spend that much money on a sword, and then not learn how to use it.

Interrogation - Sometimes, blackmail just doesn’t work, and he has to resort to...other methods. Having perfected his craft over the course of his syndicate career (even if it’s not technically allowed) given time, Jace can make anyone talk.

Free runner - What do you do, when the bad guy gets in a car, and you don’t have one? Take a short cut. Jace is a very proficient free runner, and it is one of the only instances when he is prone to showing off. Even if no-one's watching.

Power(s): Invisibility - Over a lifetime of practice, Jace can perform this almost effortlessly. However, there are, as always, limitations. Any longer than 10 minutes, and he starts to strain. Half an hour is the max if he wants to recover in the same day. When he goes invisible, everything he is carrying does also, as well as, if he choses, one other person he is touching, though it is a considerable strain for him.

Light show - James knows how to use magic to intimidate. Glowing swords, fire balls, all the epic, scary stuff. Some of it even does damage. He also does amazing fireworks. (I need you to write exactly what he can do with this ability so that if you ever decide to use it IC, you're not doing anything unexpected or something not thoroughly described in your CS.)

Magic - Like all warlocks, Jace possesses the ability to take it to the next level, he just chooses not to. (Again, you need to detail this ability. You can't leave it vague. Otherwise, if you don't plan for your character to use it, then don't even mention it.)

Incognito - Jace excludes a magical aura that minutely affects a person's mind. As long as he doesn’t speak or move into their direct line of vision, the seem to just, forget that he’s there. This is always on, even if he doesn’t want it to be.

I'll try and make it pretty if it goes in the character section.

@CelticSoldier

[Holy Soldier]

@Wraithblade6Approved. You can add the CS to the thread.

[Holy Soldier]

@redbaron1234@Witch Cat@Queentze@ShaggyDoo0@FallenTrinity@shagranoz@jumpadraw@VampireOracle@Wraithblade6

I need you all to tell me if your character is an "agent," "researcher," or some other occupation specifically, so I can list this in the character thread. I apologize for the lack of IC. It's just the work week. As soon as I find an opportunity to sit down and design it, then I will if it happens before the weekend. At least you all know that it will definitely happen over the weekend if I don't get to it sooner.

[ShaggyDoo0]

@Holy Soldier Richard Arachnidae is a researcher

[BayRat]

Sorry for the late return in addition to college and being involved elsewhere I've decided to cut out the necromancer idea and working on a different idea, just letting you know I'm still interested in the RP and I'll get back to you on a new CS soon.

[FallenTrinity]

@Holy Soldier

Agent

[shagranoz]

Agent

[VampireOracle]

@Holy Soldier Leila will be an agent. As for your question, the way I thought about it was that though she is drinking blood it still takes so much energy for her to heal, so that even the blood she drinks cannot rejuvenate her enough. Especially since she should only drink enough to form that "connection", otherwise she risks killing that person by drinking too much.

[EurmalEye]

Hey if there is still space I would love to join as a researcher! Just had one question- is it alright to play a mundane human? I'll have a CS up later today if that is alright! @Holy Soldier

[Taytay]

@Holy Soldier Agent

[CelticSoldier]

@Holy Soldier Right, sorry it took so long, but I decided to just straight up change the backstory. It's a little long (Okay, it's very long) but I can pare it down if you want me to.

Jace

Name: Jace Derby
Nickname:
Age: 24
Race: Warlock
Height:5’10”
Weight:170 lbs
Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde
Eye Colour: Green

Description: Jace does, at first glance, look like any high school girls dream, long flowing locks, green eyes, yadda yadda yadda. If you got close enough, you would see that his face is covered in thin scars from various fights, as well as the result of an abusive father. He is slight of build, and would have difficulty holding his own in a straight up fist fight, though he is an expert at running and hiding. (It's cooler when you don't say it like that) He does of course, like any self respecting goth themed spy, wear a black leather jacket, black T-shirt, and dark jeans most of the time, though he holds back on the make up. In fact, he doesn't even wear any jewellery. It might glint.

Visual

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Jaime Campbell Bower (Jace - Shadow hunters)

Personality: Cool, calm and collected, Jace is well aware of his limits and ensures that he stays within them. He could be described as cold, detached, maybe a bit creepy. Yeah, he’s all of those things. He is also inanely curious, and will follow whatever the object of his curiosity through heaven and hell until he loses interest. He learned to detach himself from his emotions early on, or it just hurt more.

Background: Jace was, if anything, unusual. He had seemed different...detached, like he was constantly seeing something that wasn’t there. His parents must have assumed some kind of mental problem, because they dropped him at a foster home in the middle of nowhere, aged three. Most people just assumed he’d grow out of it, you know, one of those childhood things. It didn’t. And it was a long time before he told anyone what he was looking at, what he was listening to. It was after they had finally decided to get a counsellor that he eventually opened up. He was seven, and he had asked questions for days without results. Until, tired of tiptoeing round the issue, he asked “Jace, what are you looking at?”. Jace finally looked up, staring straight into the counsellors eyes. “Demons”.
That was the beginning. After that, Jace was predictably the butt of every joke, the victim of every bully. The staff on the foster home tried everything to convince him that what he was seeing wasn’t real, they even tried getting him to draw what he saw, but all he drew were monsters and devils. Eventually, refusing to send him to any kind of mental hospital, they gave up. Jace withdrew further and further away from himself, he didn’t feel the words of the bullies, didn’t feel their spite. But he was afraid. So, so afraid. He tried to hide, anywhere, everywhere, but there was no-where. Nothing. He could not escape the demons. So he disappeared. There is no other way to explain it. But he had just wanted it just so badly for years, and years, and years until...that’s what happened. And not only could the demons not see him, no one could see him. Not the bullies, not the carers, no-body. It was perfect. He never liked being in the world, it was cruel and confusing, but what if he could just, watch?
It didn’t take him long to find the book.

It was hidden, of course, in a small door in the back of the attic. There was a name of the cover: Magnus. But that was it. It taught him spells. It taught him how to keep the demons away, how to make them, afraid of him. But, as he discovered when trying a spell for the first time, they were always there. In the dark. Under the bed. Watching. Waiting. It had been when he first tried a spell of any consequence. He had been so focused, concentrating so hard, trying to form something out of nothing with only his mind. He’d forgotten about the demons. It wasn’t until he looked up to see the big, brutish face, slavering mouth and sharp teeth, cat like yellow eyes staring into his, hunger glinting within their depths. He screamed. For the first time, the demon could touch him, hurt him. Jace fell back just as the demon tried to rake his claws across his stomach, instead catching his arm. Jace screamed louder. Then the Social worker burst into the room. Jace was a mess, crying and screaming on the floor, he yelled and clawed and bit, trying to get away from the demon. But no-one else could see it. All they saw were the cuts on his arms and an empty attic, they just thought he’d finally snapped.

It was the syndicate that saved him. Luckily, despite not showing many outwardly magical traits, they correctly identified him as a warlock, and managed to stop him from being dragged to a mental hospital. He was only 13 at the time. They eventually found him a foster parent, a doddering old witch who tried desperately to get Jace to unlock the potential she knew he had, but he refused. He learned tricks and illusions, basic enchantments, until casting magic was like breathing. But he never, ever, tried anything that required his full attention. The demons were still there, lurking in the darkness.

Eventually, when he turned 18, he was officially recruited by the syndicate as a spy, though he’d been working for them unofficially for two years previous. While an agent might benefit or even attempt to make a reputation, a famous spy isn’t doing his job right. He has excelled at his task, and many raids have been pulled off flawlessly, the enemy having no idea that they had been infiltrated.

Since joining, Jace has been a major asset, and a headache to his superiors, as he is prone to getting bored and wandering off. He’s been warned that next time, he’ll face sanctions.
He still has his book, though he keeps it hidden. He knows that one day, Magnus is likely to come looking for his Grimoire.

Weapon(s): Heckler & Koch HK45 compact
         
Wolf biter - A silver longsword purchased at some cost, Jace then imbued it with magical properties to make it harder, sharper, but above all, invisible to an ordinary human eye. The ritual took a lot out of him, and he has never tried anything like it since.

Armoured Jacket - Not exactly heavy stuff, but the black leather jacket he wears has thin metal plates over his vital areas. A life saver in a knife fight.

Skills: Detached - Jace is almost, not inside his own mind, rather, an observer to it. Some people may call him insane, but it allows him to detect any abnormalities and illusions, and rationalise them. Any attempt to subtly influence Jace with magic or other supernatural means, or cause him to see illusions, will fail. Note: He will still see the illusion, but anything to overt, and he’ll know its fake. He is still susceptible to outright, hostile takeover.

Swordsman - He’s not going to spend that much money on a sword, and then not learn how to use it.

Interrogation - Sometimes, blackmail just doesn’t work, and he has to resort to...other methods. Having perfected his craft over the course of his syndicate career (even if it’s not technically allowed) given time, Jace can make anyone talk.

Free runner - What do you do, when the bad guy gets in a car, and you don’t have one? Take a short cut. Jace is a very proficient free runner, and it is one of the only instances when he is prone to showing off. Even if no-one's watching.

Power(s): Invisibility - Over a lifetime of practice, Jace can perform this almost effortlessly. However, there are, as always, limitations. Any longer than 10 minutes, and he starts to strain. Half an hour is the max if he wants to recover in the same day. When he goes invisible, everything he is carrying does also, as well as, if he choses, one other person he is touching, though it is a considerable strain for him.

Master of Illusion - Jace is an expert illusionist and trickster. He has spend almost the entirety of his magical life learning how to create the perfect illusion. While he is casting, it is particularly difficult to tell what is real from what is not. From all the years of accrued practice, casting such minor tricks and illusions take almost nothing out of him. He is never concentrating when casting.

Battle Mage - While in combat, Jace has particularly heightened reflexes and senses. Also, he cannot control his magic fully when in combat, and it will usually have random effects. They can range from setting his sword aflame, to teleporting such minute distances that no-one is even aware it has happened. E.g. He suddenly teleports forward just enough to blink through someone's guard. They are never major, they just look cool more than anything else. It's more like luck than magic.

Incognito - Jace excludes a magical aura that minutely affects a person's mind. As long as he doesn’t speak or move into their direct line of vision, the seem to just, forget that he’s their. This is always on, even if he doesn’t want it to be.

Other: The demons - Some say he's gifted, most call him mad, but regardless, Jace can see demons. He usually keeps them repelled, sometimes catching them out of the corner of his eye, but when he isn't concentrating, they come back, with every intent to do him harm. They can't normally interact very much with the world, maybe just enough to snip the rope he's climbing....20 stories up. They do not attack anyone else, except by accident. E.g. Someone else is also climbing the rope. They are the reason he never uses magic that would require him to concentrate.