[OOC] The Satsuma Rebellion - A Magical Incursion RP

Current Status: Open

[Hedgehawk]

T H E S A T S U M A R E B E L L I O N

- A Magical Incursion Roleplay

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D I S C O R D - discord.gg/WAQn5Vq

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Magic might be the thing of fantasy to most people, but little do they know that magic does indeed exist. Hidden in the shadow of society the magi roam, doing everything they can to keep their existence as secret as possible. Humanity just isn’t ready to accept the existence of magic.

There was a time, back before recorded history, where the Magi and Non-Magi lived in harmony. Magic was common knowledge and together, they began the process of taming the wild earth. Like everything else in the world, humans and their personalities got in the way. The world of the Magi began to fracture. There were those who wanted to use their magic to dominate the Non-Magi, who called themselves Corpus, while others believed that it was their job to protect the Non-Magi. They eventually formed what we know as The Guild today.

Inevitably the split occurred and the two sides went to war with one another. The Non-Magi stood back and watched as the entire world was nearly destroyed by the short lived conflict. The war eventually ended with the defeat of Corpus and its members. But The Guild, now victors, never saw what was coming. While the war ensued the Non-Magi of the world had begun to band together, even temporarily, just to bring down the Magi. Deeming them too dangerous to be allowed to live.

Weakened from their own internal war, the Magi didn’t stand a chance and began to flee and fracture further. Numbers dropped over the centuries more and more, until now roughly 1% of the world's population are Magi. The Guild, who had once preached co-operation with the Non-Magi, now had instead begun forcing the Magi world into hiding. Since then it has pretty much been the status quo; The Guild enforce the rules to ensure that Magic is kept a secret. The methods they do to achieve this can at times be draconian. They are by no means angels, but the majority of the Magi population understand that they need to remain hidden.

Every now and again however, the pot begins to bubble. People start to become annoyed at their forced isolation. They begin to feel caged and want to break free. This is where the Guild has had to step in and remind people that there isn’t a place for that kind of thinking. That same cycle is currently underway in the Satsuma province in Japan. Resentment and distrust towards the Guild and its practices have now formed into an organised resistance. Originally the Asian branch of the Guild had tried to suppress news of the rebellion, only to end up fanning the flames more. Now the Guild has lost control of the province and is in over its head.

A simple request has landed in the hands of the current Guild leader in New York: Send help. However, it isn't as easy as just marching an army across on the next plane. Any kind of large attack could possibly reveal the existence of Magic. Instead a more delicate approach is required. So instead of an army, a team has been assembled. Small enough to move around unnoticed but strong enough to get the job done. You have been selected to be a part of this team, to fly out to Japan and put this rebellion down for good.

Magic Explained

Scholars have tried over and over again throughout the ages to pinpoint the exact reason or trait that makes the magi the way they are. There were investigations into many a theory: were magi born under a certain star? (always a popular one), was it their physicality?, maybe it was because of some water they drank?

Regardless of whatever theory you want to believe the reasons and origins of magic have been lost. The only unifying symbol of Magi is the tattoo-like birthmark that they are each born with. The word birthmark is kind of a con however as a baby isn't born with this birthmark, it develops. Every birthmark starts as a small star shaped freckle which appears at birth. As they grow up and become stronger, the tattoo starts to form growing, expanding and becoming clearer, until their sixteenth birthday where it will be fully formed.

As for the types of magic that is another difficult subject. There have been many attempts to try and classify the fields of magic over history. Below is the most recent and widely accepted attempt:

Elemental: Your classical wind, fire, water etc magic. One of the most common fields and also the easiest to learn. Don't mistake that for being weak however, a large number of Guild leaders have been elementals. As for the types of elements… Let's just say the debate is still open on that one.

Example Classes: Pyromage, Hydromage, Aerotheurgist, Stormmage.

Physical: A most bizarre field of magic. Physical magic is split into melee and ranged types. Melee physical users tend to be able to add extra kinetic energy to their punches, while ranged fighters can throw balls of energy capable of knocking people back. A very useful non lethal form of magic. Of course it can be lethal if the user intends it to be. As they grow, they also tend to be able to create physical shields of varying types to protect people from harm.

Example Classes: Warrior Mage, Kineticist, Shieldmage.

Deception: Remember when you thought someone was watching you, but you turn around to find no one there? Odds are there was someone there and you have fallen prey to deception magic. While not usually lethal in itself, deception magi excel at finding other ways to get people to hurt themselves. Afterall, why bloody up your expensive $1000 dress when you can just get your victim to kill themselves for you?

Example Classes: Shadowmage, Shrieker, Illusionist.

Manipulation: There has been a long debate over the existence of manipulation magic. And to some extent there still is. Manipulation magic is a hybrid of both deception and physical magics and most commonly manifests itself as telekinesis. The argument has always been around whether telekinesis was physical or deception. So it ended up getting its own place. Though more has been added over time to give it a more concrete basis.

Example Classes: Telekinetic, Windbreaker, Atomist.

The Forbidden Magics: Just as it says in the title this class hides all the magics that the world should not know. Most have been lost to time and very few people actually know how to cast anything remotely to do with forbidden arts. They are forbidden for a reason.

Example Classes: Necromancer, Chronomage, Bloodmage.

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Rules & Info

Let start off with the basic rules, nothing too taxing:
-1- Information in this post is liable to change at any time. I might add, or revise information as people join or I get one of those moments of ‘inspiration’. If I do make changes I will post to let everyone know.
-2- Writers must be able to show some level of competency. The writing requirements are two paragraphs per post. More is optional. Players must be able to demonstrate that they are able to commit to an RP. If players are new to the site, they simply need to demonstrate a high quality character sheet. This may sound harsh, but too many RPs have died because people were not willing to commit.
-3- Post frequency is Fortnightly. If everyone posts, then of course we can start earlier. I operate on a three strike system. On the third missed post, you are out of the RP. Of course if your first missed post and your last missed post are wildly apart from one another, then I will allow you to stay. Kicking people out is a last resort. I want us all to have fun.
-4- The above rule does not apply if you communicate with me and let me know you are struggling. It could be hectic life, lack of muse. I care not for the reason, just the fact you have communicated. If you communicate it means I can help you in whatever way I can. Afterall, I want to see this RP blossom.
-5- It goes without saying that whatever I say is final. I am not a dictatorial and am always willing to discuss things, but if I have to put my foot down I will.

The Guild
The Guild can trace its origins all the way back to the beginning of mankind. Ever since humans grouped together, the Guild has existed in some form or another. While it wasn't called the during the Great Magi War, they were the ones who defeated Corpus and saved the non-magi from a life of servitude. It was then that the Guild was back stabbed and hunted like rabid dogs by the non-magi. Since then, the Guild has established itself as the lone authority of the Magi world, thanks to the first Guild leader Sawa Laur De Silva and the creation of the Magical Anonymity Mandate.

As time moved on, four powerful lineages began to rise: De Silva, Leighton, Rushika, Louis. These four powerful families vied for power, each one rising to the top position, only to be toppled centuries later. By the 19th century however, the De Silva family had managed to solidify their position and since then, have single-handedly ran the Guild, creating in the process the single most powerful bloodline ever known.

Today, The Guild has evolved into a global law enforcement group. The Guild is split up into several operational areas: The Americas, Europe, Africa etc and each area has its own leader, HQ and the like. For the most part these branches are autonomous, however one of the operational leaders is known as the Primus Magi and has the say over everything and anything in the magical world. Since the early 19th Century the Primus Magi has always been from the De Silva family. This has in turn created a powerful bloodline and now some people have resorted to changing the leadership title to Demi-God. And in some respects they aren't wrong.

Each of the region leaders are responsible for enforcing the will of the Primus Magi as well as keeping conformity to the Magical Anonymity Mandate. How they do so is generally upto them. Once every year all the leaders meet up at HQ for a big meeting, to talk and discuss issues in the realm of the magi. They also convene whenever it is time to crown a new Primus Magi. The Guild's current HQ region is The Americas, moved from Europe in 1939 for obvious reasons. Since then it has been based out of New York in a deep underground campus.

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Character Sheet

Feel free to customise this sheet and add in sections if you want to add in more detail. I have listed the bare essential with minimal formatting. So go wild :)
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Character submissions are open for the next 7 days - ending 31st May. If you need more time just let me know :)

[Sugar and Spite]

Jessie Paege || Storm Mage || 6ecff6 || Salem Adelaide de Silva

[Apoalo]

Kairo

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Ⱥƀđ Ⱥł ĦȺꝁɨm ꝀȺɨɍø ꝖȺŧȺɍħ ȺħmȺđɨ

_{"I go along with having no freedom or choices so that others can. The end-goal is peace, and security, and I'll pay any price for it."}

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Character Summary

Name: Full name is Abdul Hakim Kairo Qatarh Ahmadi. He goes by Kairo or Kai.
Aliases: Kai, Kairo
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Power:

Anti-Magic

ANTIMAGIC: The ability to cut-off and drain the power of other Mages to negate their ability to use or summon their magic. Kairo has three manifestations that he has found out about and practiced. The most common form is a sort of passive resistance around himself that prevents him from being directly affected by debilitating magical attacks such as mental, emotional, telepathic, etc. He can then in the of a head nod or by extending a hand send out an invisible force previously hugging his form that when directed at a Mage will block them from accessing their powers. There are some limitations to this. The target must be in visual range for this ability to work and even then the range seems to max out at around 30 feet or half that if nullifying three people at once. In addition to this, he has to remain focused, and if interrupted the blocking ends. Kairo has perfected this form of manifestation and can block and protect himself at the same time.

The second manifestation of the power consists of a simple 'charged' area of effect field that localizes where Kairo is standing. The result is a field of about 6 feet that negates ALL powers of those within it, friendly and enemy alike. While keeping the field active Kairo is unable to do anything else magically but can. The process of maintaining the area does prevent heavy physical activities such as running, jumping, or fighting however and most instances require him to be protected as if he's distracted the field will fall. In addition, if used on a large enough group or if drained enough Kai can and will pass out. The largest field he has so far been able to push 15 feet on all sides but this manifestation is the newest and as such the least fleshed out.

The third manifestation and most potent is physical contact. If able to touch another Mage Kai is able to completely, totally, and instantly drain connection to magic and has been known to leave a feeling of lethargy, white-hot pain, and the taste of metal in the mouths of victims. This manifestation is the most powerful but also requires the most risk as Kairo must commit to getting up close and personal.

Limitation(s) | Added into each power manifestation.

Weaknesses | For most if not all of the manifestations, he must focus which means he has to adapt to each and every new situation. If taken by surprise they are an easy take-down. He lack of any offensive ability other than Anti-magic. Generally not trusted and side eyed due to horror stories of physical draining.

Family:

Ahmedi Family

Calla

Mother: Calla- Water Mage, politcian.

Saeed

Father: Saeed- Head of the Family, a very powerful and capable Anti-Mage

Eko

Brother: Eko (11)

Lachlan

Brother: Lachlan (9)

Tattoo:

Kai's Tattoo

Kairo's tattoo manifested on the same location almost all Ahmedi Anti-Mage's tatoo's manifest, which is upon the right fore-arm. The tattoo is that of a small black dot where the original freckle is located, and then above it a small triangle under a larger triangle signifying Ahmedi obedience and loyalty to the Louis. Another triangle outline signifies the individual Anti-Mage's loyalty and finally a third which wraps around the full arm signifying the length of service the Ahmedi's have to the Louis family.

Favorite Season: Autumn

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Appearance

Height: 5'11" 181.5 cm
Weight: 158lbs 71kg
Body Type: Slim yet wiry, toned but lacking wide shoulders. A swimmers build.
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black with some dark brown strands
Skin Tone: Dark skin tone, tans quite well when exposed to the sun.
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: None.
Personal Style: Usually seen in easy to move around in clothes that can double as stylish. Dueling jerkins, and overcoats. For pure formal occasions a full tuxedo will be seen, with a purple vest and tie combo instead of the traditional black. Has a onyx jeweled rapier on his left hip most of the time, with a gauche knife sheathed behind his back. During more court appearances he and most other Ahmedi Security can be seen in sports coats and button-ups.

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Psychology

Dedicated * Arrogant * Loyal * Overprotective * Adaptable * Unyielding/Stubborn

Sexuality: Bi-sexual
Relationship Status: None
Personality: Kairo has been raised to be nothing more than a loyal soldier, one that would protect the Louis family and their interests no matter what. However, being around the political scene has meant that his blinding loyalty has been tempered with lessons on politics where he has been able to make his own opinions on things, and more importantly how to hide those inner feelings. He has grown into someone who can adapt his personality based on the current need and can go from a charming court politician to a stone-cold soldier within seconds. He's also distant, finding that liking anything or anyone too much can be a sure weakness. He keeps everything at arms reach, never liking anything too much or too hard.

He's intelligent, especially when it comes to political maneuvering and tactics. But its rarely seen, hidden under a mask of blank expressions and emotions that would take minutes to cut through in a discussion. He has the drive to make his family proud and to live up to the impressive pedigree that the Ahmedi family has built has in service to the Louis House.

On the opinions of Mage's and how they are treated, Kairo has quite a bit of hidden feelings. He continues to think about how the Mages were betrayed by the humans and feels like had the Guild not been weakened from protecting the humans from Corpus they could have beaten the non-mages back and taken over where the world would be a better place overall. His training however has ensured that while his opinions are his own, he understands how the world works and doesn't bother complaining, he has a job to do.

He can be quite stubborn and unyielding at times, especially when it comes to tactics and planning but it generally only takes an elder to put their foot down for Kairo to drop it.

Habits:

• Taps his foot or finger when he gets bored
• Shifts constantly if standing in one spot for too long
• Messes with his hair right above his left ear unconsciously, and randomly

Hobbies:

• Practicing his swordsmanship and martial arts
• Chess
• Running
• Sleeping
• Dueling
• Violin

Fears:

• Drowning
• Being trapped in one place. Or being trapped in general.
• Being helpless
• Disrespecting his family
• Making a fool out of himself

Likes:

• Books and learning
• Fencing
• Martial Arts
• Running during the evening
• Experimenting with his magic
• His Violin

Dislikes:

• Not a huge fan of dogs
• Laziness
• Disrespect
• Ill-informed, and naive non-mages talking like they know anything.
• Summer

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Skills

General Skills:

• Exceptional Swordsman and Duelist
• Has a great mind for tactics
• Organization drill
• Martial Arts, and acrobatics
• Very high IQ that allows him to process information quickly and adapt
• Can play the Violin, Cello, Guitar, Piano, Trumpet, and Baritone as well as being able to read and write music.

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History

Biography: The Ahmedi family has served the Louis Family since they came to power and every generation of Ahmedi's since has had a member inside the Louis' Guard or as leaders of their enforcers. The family headquarters with the Louis family in Europe but has members in all of the Operational Areas to better respond to calls of assistance. All to increase the Louis family's prestige of course. The Ahmedi's are one of the only bloodlines that consistently create Anti-mages on the male side while the Female side tends to produce water or air Mages. Most of the female Ahmedi's are married off to secure alliances and political maneuvers with other magical families, some even within the power base of the other great families. Many have attempted to marry into the family to produce an Anti-mage for themselves and while it's generally successful for a generation or two, the Ahmedi remains the only family to not only consistently produce them for all of history, but to even have a tattoo that signifies them as fully Ahmedi and as such has taken it to a new level. The level of power of non-Ahmedi Anti-Mage's have also been notated.

Some would think that being born into such a family meant that he would have an easy ride, that he would be spoiled and want for nothing. Well, those people would be wrong. Kai was thrown into 'training' the moment he turned four years old. He was sent tutors and specialists whose job it was to turn him into a deadly weapon. He was trained in martial arts, boxing, wrestling, and weapons four days out of seven. Two were spent with school work, and one was spent learning the skills he'd need to be an heir that the family needed.

This routine continued for his entire pre-teen and teenage life, and he became a machine that could not only shoot, and wield martial weapons, but was extremely skilled in various martial arts. Kairo was raised with three words ingrained into him. Loyalty, Duty, and Respect and those three words defined his entire childhood. He spent everyday training, whether it be with swords, rapiers, the staff, or his hands. He was trained in basic tactics with other children of the Ahmedi family and their retainers and would be pitted up against the other young children. It was a savage training, and no punches were held, no mercy for the weak, and those that could not make it were thrown to the other sections of the family, barely alive. Kairo however thrived in such an environment, showing a particular affinity for the Rapier and Martial Arts. He was what was called 'Ahmedi Chosen' which meant that if powers of Anti-magic were shown then he'd be sent to the Rapid Response Teams and if they weren't he was to be placed as a spy into the non-mage world.

Now at eighteen years old, and having passed 'basic training' as the Ahmedi's call it Kairo did, in fact, show an affinity for Anti-magic, an affinity that rivaled even his own father, and was placed into an RRT (Rapid Response Team) based in Europe. The team's mission was to answer any call in that operational area (Europe) and to deal with threats posed by less than happy Mages potentially exposing the Guild. Kairo, as an anti-mage Kai was able to handle these situations quite well and most of the time could quell the fired up Mages just by appearing and activating his power for a moment. He was used to the glares of Mage's and had heard all the names they called him, including soul-sucker, honor-less cur, traitor, the list goes on. This hands-on learning allowed him to get a good grip on his powers so that now turning 22 he would be ready for his assignment to the Louis family member he would spend the rest of his life defending. A certain Melville Louis.

Dreams and Goals: He wants to become a worthy heir, and a guard that whoever he's assigned to can look back on and call a friend. Hopes to see the world return to a fully peaceful co-existing world.

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Additional Information

Theme Song: Rise
Font Color: =#58FAD0
Other/OOC Notes: The Ahmedi family is still being fleshed out and worked on, but if anyone wished to play a relative/retainer to the family we can definately discuss!

[13org]

Saving the color f26522.
Still deciding on a power that would go well with my character's personality lol

[AlteredTundra]

Potential interest. I'mma need to think about some character ideas and see which fcs fit said ideas.

EDIT: Reserving Chloe Bennet with a possible shade of purple.

[NeoAJ]

All right, reserving #3fd0d4, Emeraude Toubia as the FC, and she's a Hydromage with a focus on Cryomancy.

[13org]

Faye Hayward

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We are all at least a little bit crazy, some are more than others. I prefer to call it 'being free' though.

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General Information:

• Name: Faye Hayward
• Gender Female
• Age: 18
• Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
• Place of Birth: London
• Currently Residing: Wales

Appearance:

• Height: 5'2" (1,57m)
• Weight: Secret!
• Eye Color: Heterochromia (Right eye is green and the left one is blue)
• Hair Color: Ginger.
• Skin Tone: Light skin tone.
• Personal Style: Faye often wears light clothes, favoring comfortable and easy to move with. Her style is a very colorful one, many times wearing rather revealing clothes, not because she particularly wants to show her body though (even though she doesn't care in doing so), but simply because they're comfortable and easy to move with. She absolutely loathes formal clothes.

Personality:

Faye has a very cheerful and carefree behavior, being almost rather childish. That said, her energetic, curious and rather innocent personality coupled with those aspects and the fact that she is a rather whimsical and unpredictable girl make her a person that you either love or hate. Always on movement and having a problem with both staying quiet and obeying 'orders', she can indeed be quite problematic to deal with. On the other hand though, she can be a very sweet girl, caring about how others feel and even trying to cheer them up if they're feeling down. While Faye has no problems being by herself, she also does like being around people, even being rather talkative due to her curiosity if people give her attention. She is also very easy to approach and befriend. Faye is a very truthful person, often saying what she thinks without lying, which can, sometimes, be a bad thing.

Even though Faye can be a bit of an airhead and easily distracted, she is surprisingly intelligent when the situation asks her to be. Due to her personality (especially with her ability, which she does freely make use of) if someone doesn't keep an eye on her, she can and will wander away to do her own things if they don't manage to keep her attention. Needless to say, despite her strong abilities, she is quite a handful for the guild to take care of, both due to her 'free' nature and her habit to use her ability almost without any self control at all, making use of it almost daily. The fact that she doesn't respond well to people being aggressive or hostile with her is also a bit problematic. It is a known fact that she can be bribed by things she is interested on though.

Magic:

Birthmark Shape: A dragonfly with open wings.

Location of Birthmark: In the back of her neck.

Magical Abilities and Skills:

• Flexibility and Acrobatics: Due to Faye having trained at the gym since she was young, she developed a very flexible body, being able to perform acrobatics without much trouble.
• Dexterity and Agility: Again due to Faye's childhood having being spent mostly running, climbing on trees and on the gym, her body, albeit not suited to hand to hand combat (being rather fragile in that aspect) is fast, agile and dexterous, which is further enhanced by her light and petite body frame.
• Spatial Awareness: Mostly due to her own magical abilities, Faye developed a very keen and sharp sense of spatial awareness and sense of direction. Being able to calculate the speed, direction and altitude both of herself and things she teleport with her blink ability is an absolute necessity. After using it for so long training her magical abilities, it became almost a second nature to her, with her being able to perform these calculations in her head in only a fraction of time. That said, this doesn't help her being less of an airhead or her short attention spam though.
• Cooking: Surprisingly, Faye does like to cook and became quite good at it (after creating a few dozen dishes that could be considered a biohazard for anyone tasting it). Especially making sweets and deserts, since those are things that she likes the most.
• Artistic Talent: Faye's creativity coupled with the few classes she took when she was young gave her a wide array of artistic talents. From singing and playing the piano to drawing and painting.

Blink

The user can immediately and freely teleport itself anywhere in a range of 15m in a sphere around itself. It can be only used up to three times in quick succession, having to wait at least three seconds before being able to use them again. While the user can blink someone together with them the user makes physical contact with said person, the limit for consecutive jumps becomes only one, due to the added effort of blinking someone else than just the user. Additionally, the user can also blink inanimate objects touched by them, such as knifes, spikes, stones or anything else, shooting them towards their target at a high speed (About the same speed a modern bow and arrow can shoot it's arrows.), which consists in the only offensive capability of this power, which is normally only used for mobility.

Portals

The user can open portals, linking one place in the space to another. The transmission is immediate and whatever it was transported keeps the same speed and momentum that entered the portal. While opening small portals (up to the size of a person) from short distances (15m) is instantaneous, opening portals for longer distances and bigger portals (in size) do take a bit of time and require concentration from the caster to keep working. Differently from her blink though, it does require either line of sight or previous knowledge of the location the portal will be opened to (it specifically requires the caster to have already went there at least one time in it's life).

History/Bio:
Faye was born in London, youngest daughter of an old and prestigious family, the Haywards. While it is no secret that the Haywards aren't as wealthy as they used to be, especially compared to the other powerful families in the magi world, they remain relatively wealthy and more importantly, a family with many contacts to rely upon and a strong magi blood running through their veins. Unlike her sister though, Faye was never the favorite daughter. Since she was young, Faye always was the odd one. With an almost limitless creativity, curiosity and equally energetic, she never enjoyed doing the things her parents wanted her to make. Piano classes, studying, etiquette classes, studying and practicing magic in complicated classes... Instead she was the type of girl that liked to run bare foot in the earth, climb trees to get the juiciest fruits, chase butterflies, run and play in the rain, experimenting magic own her own & etc.

Needless to say, her parents ended up giving up in making her wear formal dresses, as they always ended up dirty, with tears and dotted with blood stains from the constant cuts and bruises Faye earned in her small adventures. Initially, her family thought it was only a phase and because of her incredible talent and potential in magic, they simply catered for her needs, putting her into a gym to learn acrobatics when she got interested on it, suggesting her to try and running in the track to spend all her energy, paying for painting and drawing classes in order to give her something to use her creativity... With the passage of time and Faye growing up though, it became clear it wasn't just a phase. As her sister grew up to be a perfect lady, educated, polite, a real socialite, even building her own connections, Faye never bothered with even going in a single ball or high society event. In a old, strict and traditional family, a free spirit like Faye couldn't grow and open her wings. It became clear for her that that just wasn't her place. Due to that, even though Faye could be a very strong mage due to her blood and her birthmark, she soon became the family's black sheep, with them favoring her sister over Faye herself.

Thankfully for Faye, the Hayward wouldn't simply abandon her just because she wasn't fit to be the heiress. When Victoria reached her teens, awakening her magical powers and showing herself to be a strong Cryomage and Faye's magic powers still not having awakened, they sent her to live in another house, a big but old house that was used as the family's summer house in Wales, instead of the main house where the family lived with the excuse that her antics and adventures would distract and hinder her sister, Victoria's studies. With that, the family saw herself free from Faye's antics. When Faye's magic abilities finally awakened though, she turned out to have a rather rare magic type, being able to blink and create portals. With a renewed interest on Faye, the Hayward family tried to contact her in order to make use of her powers. Years of distancing and not contacting Faye did take a toll though. Not wanting anything to do with her family anymore as she felt suffocated living with them, especially now that she finally had her ability, Faye became even harder to contact. After a couple of issues and problems with Faye using her abilities in public, the Guild had to designate someone to keep an eye on her. It was only then that they realized the full extent and potential of Faye's powers. She might be an odd and rather problematic girl to the guild but they figured out that if they played their cards correctly, they could use her... 'excess energy' both magical and physical, to their own advantage. Especially since she had unofficially cut ties with her family, meaning she was a powerful mage that was essentially neutral in the conflict between families.

[Sugar and Spite]

The Iron Rose

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"Holy water cannot help you now. A thousand armies couldn't keep me out. I don't want your money. I don't want your crown. See I've come to burn your kingdom down." - Florence + The Machine
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N a m e: Salem Adelaide de Silva

N i c k n a m e s: Sal or Addy.

G e n d e r: Female. (She/her)

A g e: Seventeen.

S e x u a l_O r i e n t a t i o n: Pansexual.

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B i r t h m a r k_S h a p e: Click. A geometric shape consisting of full and half circles, triangles, and lines.

L o c a t i o n_o f_B i r t h m a r k: Runs vertically in between her shoulder blades, right along the spine.

M a g i c a l_A b i l i t i e s: Storm Mage: Salem specializes in electrical manipulation, but can control some water and wind as well. Her water and wind capabilities are much weaker than her electrical manipulation, but can be used here and there. Storm clouds tend to hover when she's in a bad mood - something she can't control, and doesn't know how to. Salem can cause blackouts, electronics to spazz out, shoot bolts of electricity from her hands, etc. The color of her electricity is blue. No one knows why.

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P l a c e_o f_B i r t h: Atlanta Georgia, USA.

C u r r e n t l y_R e s i d i n g: New York, New York, USA.

P e r s o n a l i t y: Salem is what is considered to be a fearless leader. The kind of woman who can look death in the eye and not flinch. This is the first impression that most people get, but in reality - there is much more to her.

From an early age, Salem was raised to be a leader - nothing more, nothing less. This has stuck with her. She makes the hardest decisions, and seems to do it with ease. Like her father, Salem is proud and takes pride in what she does. And, like her mother, can have a short temperament at times. However, despite her similarities with the her parents, Salem is a little more reserved than they are. While very friendly with the ones she's close to, those who don't know her well tend to think she's emotionless.

However, Salem is a girl with a witty comeback for just about anything. If it comes off rude, well, you'll just have to decipher if it truly is or not. The young woman is also very head strong and independent, always believing that she knows what is best for herself and others. She hates to be seen as a damsel in distress and will always try to handle things on her own. Despite her temper - which sometimes does get out of hand - she is calm, cool, and calculated. Mess with the people she cares for (aka, the Guild) and expect some for of well calculated revenge coming your way.

H i s t o r y // B i o: Salem was born and raised in Atlanta until the age of five. That was when her parents decided to pack up and move to New York, as to be closer to the Guild. Salem was a smart child, and knew that her parents were well connected, her father always having hushed meetings in the other room. However, what she didn't know was what these connections or meetings were. When they arrived in New York, Salem was told about her heritage. Her name held power, the de Silva line being one of the strongest to date. Many of her ancestors had been Leaders of the Guild, and held other ranks of power within the allegiance. Just like any other child, she would go to school and learn. When she came home, her father trained her to fight in the families basement, while her mother told her bedtime stories of their people. Her home life was like that of any other child - minus the magical ability and teachings.

Her father was a lawyer, her mother a doctor. Together they were two of the Guilds biggest contributors. Her mother was a Captain, and her father second in command. Her grandfather was the Leader of the Guild (he also helped train her). She was a recruit of the guild at the age of thirteen - the same age where her grandfather died and her father rose to power. Salem became a member of the Guild at fifteen. The Guild taught Salem to be proud of who she was, but to be kind to those who did not have special abilities or marks such as she.

It is clear to most people in the Guild that Salem will be the next Primus Magi. The Elders watch and keep a close eye on her and her behavior, testing her in different ways ever so often. Their latest test? Become part of the team sent to handle the situation in Japan.

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S k i l l s:

• Hand to Hand Combat: Karate, Taekwondo and Boxing are her specialties.
• Weapons Training: Salem knows nearly everything about guns. She's an excellent marksman.
• Languages: Salem is fluent in Spanish, French, Russian, German, and Mandarin. She also knows ASL.
• Perception: The young woman often notices things where others do not. Salem notices and reads into things like body language and tone (perhaps a little to much).
• Flexibility.
• Stamina and Speed: Salem has spent a lot of time in the gym, and keeps a normal exercise routine. This has lead to her being able to run fairly quickly for long periods of time, and not tire as quickly as her opponents. Of course she's human and had her breaking points, just like everyone else.

F u n_F a c t s // H e a d c a n n o n s // O t h e r:

• Salem had been dying her hair blue since she was twelve. Her current favorite die to use is made by Good Dye Young.
• Is the proud owner of a black and white blue eyed husky named Nala.
• Her favorite color is blue.
• Loves rock music.
• Her favorite breakfast cereal is Lucky Charms. Her favorite chip is salt and vinegar. Her favorite candy is Skittles. Her favorite fruit is strawberries, and her favorite veggie is broccoli.
• She's five feet, two inches tall.
• Salem has double lobe piercings.
• Is active on social media. She has Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
• Has a fear of failure.
• Can be extremely cruel, or extremely merciful. You decide your fate.
• Works out to relieve stress.
• Her hair is most often times in a ponytail. She doesn't know how to braid.
• Has a small, black, cresent moon tattoo on the inside of her right wrist.

[NeoAJ]

Just posting this to prove that work is in progress on my character.

This is a Work in Progress

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Name: Samira Boukhary

Nickname: Jama (Arabic for freeze)

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

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Birthmark Shape: A black snowflake

Location of Birthmark: Behind her right ear.

Magical Abilities: Technically, Samira is a Hydromage, but she has a specialist category. She considers herself a Cryomage. It means sure, she can work with and conjure water if she wants to. But she has gotten much more joy out of mastering how to quickly freeze it for whatever purpose she wants. Holding someone in place? Check. Creating some daggers for hand-to-hand combat? Check. Raining millions of shards on enemies? Check. Getting that iced tea to the perfect cold temperature? Check. Some say she took to the snow so well, it became a part of her personality, making her cool under pressure and to the touch. Some say crystals form on her skin when she's in a good mood. Some say can reject a fool by spelling out words in her breath. Who we kidding? Simon said all these things. Fuck Simon, he doesn't know shit and needs to get a life.

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Place of Birth: Batroun, Lebanon

Currently Residing: New York, New York, USA via Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Personality:

History / Bio:

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Other Skills:

Fun Facts:

[LadyAnnaLee]

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[NeoAJ]

And we are ready for liftoff! I hope!

Cold as Ice, but Willing to Sacrifice

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"A nightingale sings his song of farewell // You better hide for her freezing hell // On cold wings she's coming // You better keep moving // For warmth, you'll be longing, nightingale" - Ice Queen, Within Temptation

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Name: Samira Boukhary

Nickname: Jama (Arabic for freeze)

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

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Birthmark Shape: A black snowflake

Location of Birthmark: Behind her right ear.

Magical Abilities: Technically, Samira is a Hydromage, but she has a specialist category. She considers herself a Cryomage. It means sure, she can work with and conjure water if she wants to. But she has gotten much more joy out of mastering how to quickly freeze it for whatever purpose she wants. Holding someone in place? Check. Creating some daggers for hand-to-hand combat? Check. Raining millions of shards on enemies? Check. Getting that iced tea to the perfect cold temperature? Check. Some say she took to the snow so well, it became a part of her personality, making her cool under pressure and to the touch. Some say crystals form on her skin when she's in a good mood. Some say can reject a fool by spelling out words in her breath. Who we kidding? Simon said all these things. Fuck Simon, he doesn't know shit and needs to get a life.

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Place of Birth: Batroun, Lebanon

Currently Residing: New York, New York, USA / Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Personality: Samira has become the reluctant mom of the Guild. The older members have moved into more sedate, office roles and she's often the oldest one out on missions, shepherding the young trainees and making sure they don't do too much damage to get detected by people they shouldn't be revealing themselves to. For someone who was the baby of her family, it's not a job she has a lot of experience at but she cares enough about her fellow Guildmates to give a concerted effort.

Because of this, her reputation around the Guild has changed a bit to that of a colder, more calm operator. One who is able to remain fluid with a situation but tighten up and make moves when needed. She doesn't flinch under pressure, having seen and heard the stories from her father about the atrocities of the wars. It was her fault her father had to kill that Syrian soldier. Spoiled magical brats whining that they couldn't use their magic outside? It was petulant whining, the kind Samira had no time for on the job.

When not in babysitter mode, Samira can actually be a very playful person. Despite the wars and actions that forced her family to flee her homeland, life in Belleville was good, and life in New York was even better. She knows she's got something special and when out enjoying herself at various music venues and bars around the city, Samira is quite keen to play the mysteriously coy stranger act to get what she wants. Which is usually entertainment of various kinds. She's smart enough to not get too crazy, and charming enough that her ventures end well more often than not.

History / Bio: The Boukhary family was a known Magi group based in the Mediterrean nation of Lebanon. It was rumoured that their bloodlines dated back to the ancient Phoenicians and that their ways with the waters allowed that civilization to expand its network of colonies to the lengths it did. If they did, they managed to keep enough of a low profile to avoid attention from the various forces that conquered the land, surviving empires and sultanates and even France. Even in the Civil War when countrymen turned against one another, the Boukhary family managed to avoid falling into battle. However, when the Syrians occupied the land and a soldier ended up drowning to death on dry land, it was time for Ahmed's branch of the family to disappear from the region. Thus the family of four fled their native land in 1996, settling in the lakeside town of Belleville, Ontario.

Ahmed passed his hydro-manipulating abilities onto his two daughters. However, while Rania grew up in Lebanon long enough to follow her father in the more liquid facets of the art, Samira was only five when she came to Canada. She was still young and impressionable. So when Ahmed decided that Samira was ready to start learning about her birthrights as a Mage, it was the middle of January. Samira had become enamored with the strange cold water that fell from the sky and settled on her nose. It made sense to Ahmed though. Boukhary birthmarks usually invoked the ocean, with waves or swirls. Samira's weird hexagon mark never made sense before the move to Canada, but as the flakes started falling, it was crystal clear that Ahmed's younger daughter was going to follow a different path.

Ahmed was aware that Guild activities were far more organized in North America than they were in the Middle East. Plus, the family had always been allowed to operate on its own terms. However, the office in New York took interest in the relocated Boukhary clan. Rania respectfully refused, choosing to remain with her family in Canada in order to continue building their new life, but Samira was intrigued enough to move to New York City to become immersed in Guild life at the age of 16. She studied and started training while maintaining her cover as a student at Long Island University-Brooklyn. New York took to her well and she willingly kept Brooklyn as her home base as she started doing missions for the Guild that had her travel to various parts of the world under the guise of being a vice president for international business at SunWolf Consulting. The only things she's been consulting on lately though is the growth of some of the younger members of the Guild and how to best deal with the presence of magic and those that want to reveal it to the world.

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Other Skills (Besides Magic):

• Diplomacy: Samira is usually tasked with establishing good communications with necessary parties because her manner is seen as calming and assuring.
• Languages: Samira is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Japanese. Don't ask her why she is fluent in Japanese.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: While trained in jiu-jitsu, Samira's strength in close-range battles doesn't lie with her hands. It lies in her being able to conjure icy shards to fight with that give her the edge on her opponents.
• Mental Toughness: Some shit has been seen. Even long before her time at the Guild, Samira has seen and heard things that would make grown adults weep. So she is excellent at maintaining her composure even in the most daunting of situations. Some fool made the mistake of attempting to mug her at gunpoint once. She never got his name, but she didn't have to. Tough to mug someone when the gun freezes up and then they get kicked into oblivion.
• Athletic: Samira played volleyball at LIU, although she regrets that they didn't add ice hockey to their list of scholarship sports until after she graduated. Also that they didn't rename their teams the Sharks until after she graduated. She still keeps in shape with her training and daily jogs through her neighborhood.
• Ingenuity: Ice can always surprise you, Samira likes to say. She seems to have an endless supply of creative ways to use her powers. Once of her favorite recent ones is freezing a portion of her skin on the back of her hand and using it as an added weight to strike with.

Fun Facts:

• She was born February 6, so she is an Aquarius.
• Her dream date? A moderately priced meal at one of Brooklyn's family owned restaurants followed by an intimate concert, preferably an indie rock or folk rock act.
• Her favorite meal is her mother's lamb kebabs with tabouli salad on the side. In New York? Gotta be that slice of street pizza that you buy at 2 am, forget to finish, and then enjoy at 10 am for breakfast.
• Her nails are almost always painted ice blue.
• Has a professional Twitter account (@SamiraBouk), a fun instagram account (@SamiraCanHasSun), and a Snapchat account that you really have to earn the right to know.
• She currently lives in a one-bedroom plus den apartment in the Gravesend district of Brooklyn, but she's starting to save up for a house on Long Island, or maybe upstate a little.
• One cat shares the apartment, a three-year-old ragdoll named Jilatu, or Jil for short.
• She does play video games, but Guild work keeps her from them more often than not. However, she is working on her Animal Crossing island and is trying to decorate it with as many snow-themed items as she can find.
• She reluctantly supports the Maple Leafs, because she knows they will just break everyone's heart again.

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[LadyAnnaLee]

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[Hedgehawk]

@LadyAnnaLee Let me get back to you regarding the picture. We really do if possible prefer face claims for this RP.

It isn't possible for two non-magi to have a magi child. At least one has to have magical abilities.

[LadyAnnaLee]

@Hedgehawk

I am respectfully withdrawing my interest in this story.

[Hedgehawk]

@LadyAnnaLee Sorry to her that. Would have been nice to have you on board. Well here is hoping to next time.

[Randomness]

Adam Carter, Green Thumb

[Ginnungagap]

Gosling

Gosling "Gus" Mallory

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"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven." ~ John Milton, Paradise Lost

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Vitals

Name: Gosling "Gus" Mallory
Gender Male
Age: 34
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Birthmark Shape: The squared circle
Location of Birthmark: Outside of his left thigh

Skillset

Mundane Skills:

• Outdoorsman - Gus could very well survive indefinitely out in the wild; he's an experienced hunter, gatherer, homesteader, and mountaineer.
• Weaponmaster - His magic sort of lends itself to this, so Gus has practiced with all sorts of melee weapons. Anything made out of metal, he can work with. Brass knuckles are just as good as a sword.
• Immunity to Boredom - He grew up in rural Idaho. You cannot bore him. He will outlast your patience.
• Excellent penmanship

Magical Abilities: Metallomancy. While most mages might consider it a mere subset of geomancy, the Mallory family has quietly molded it into a specialization all its own. Gosling has taken it to another level, mixing in combat principles usually employed by warrior mages instead of elementalists, treating his magical creations less like tools and more like an extension of himself. He might not have the talent or raw power of a more prestigious mage, but he's certainly up to the task in a fight.
Of particular note is that his magic works better with the classical metals; mercury, tin, lead, iron, gold, silver, and copper.

Personage

Place of Birth: Magic Resort, Camas County, Idaho, USA
Currently Residing: Mackay, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Personality: Gosling is a bit of an odd duck. When you hear about a loner, a mountain man, an Idahoan, you likely wouldn't imagine the personable, presentable Gus. He claims it's because he cleans up nicely, can't look anything but your best when you're in good company after all. Can't be a bad neighbor either. He's smooth, talkative, and quite clearly the sort of person who would open with pleasantries before a fight. Because it would be rude not to.
When not in a social situation, Gus is a quiet, introspective man, who looks for meaning in the world around him. That's the mountain man when he's up on his mountain after all. He enjoys those quiet moments, when the world seems to have something of its own to say, and he's willing to be the ears that listen.
In one word, he's hospitable.

History/Bio: The Mallory Family, having set up base in Idaho, is one of those mage families that tends to be a few degrees removed from the politics of the Guild, due to both distance from the HQ in New York, and the simple isolation of relatively rural living. As a family they are lacking in prestige or fame, and much like Idaho are the sort of people who might normally be just a footnote in the history books.
Well, who would have been a footnote before Gosling killed the golden goose of obscurity.

Gus grew up in the tiny little town of Magic Resort, Idaho, on the shores of the Magic Reservoir, in the Magic Valley. The region hadn't been called that when the Mallorys had arrived, as that title only came about after the 1910s, but the irony is not lost on anyone from the family. Life was simple and pastoral out there, even after his mother explained the truth of the world to him at the tender age of six. Magic was interesting, sure, but he still had quite a while before he could do anything with it, and he'd been playing wizards and knights with other kids before that anyway.
Well, what few kids there were around. Which wasn't really enough to even fill a classroom.

Living a quiet life fit Gus quite well as a youth, even attaining his magic did little to change that. The thing that he did differently than his forebears, as he grew into that second life, was reach out. He wrote letters, and with the pen he spoke to people, people who were more connected in the Guild. He was quick-witted, and even though not much happened in his little hometown, he certainly had a lot to say to people on the other side of the country.
He made friends.

As a young adult, Gus left Idaho, crossing the nation to see this world he had been born into. It was during these years of traveling that he became an agent of the Guild, having made his way to New York along the way and offered his services as needed.
That offer had taken him some time to consider, but he had seen enough of the world by then to know the Guild had a point; extreme as it might be, the world wasn't ready for magic. The world could barely handle itself without magic.

Having gained the blessing of the Guild, and seen the world and what it might need in it, Gus returned to his home state, though not his hometown, seeking out a place where he might turn his unrefined art into a blade that could keep the world in balance.
He ended up making a homestead to the north of Mackay, in the foothills of the Lost River Range; still reachable, still close to civilization, but remote enough for him to live alone and disappear into the mountains to train his magic.
He might not have the great gift of power of certain people, but he could gain endurance, strength, and skill all his own, to protect a world he'd only seen a fraction of so far.
And he would do it all in the shadow of Borah Peak.

[AlteredTundra]

Nothing but Good Vibes

______________________________________ Phebs, Phe, Chang ___________________________________________________ 22, 4/11 || ♀ || Han Chinese ___________________________________________________ Vibromage || Very Bisexual || Single ___________________________________________________ Shattered Moon || Over her heart ___________________________________________________ Bejiing, China | Nowhere in particular; travels a lot ___________________________________________________ Chloe Bennet || #9370db ___________________________________________________

𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 Hair & Eyes — Light brown hair dyed black and milk chocolate-colored eyes. Height & Weight — 5'6 & 125lbs Body Type — Athletic and toned || Phoebe's body is what most might call on the verge of being ripped -- at least as ripped as one who is also agile could be. She has defined muscles, very little fat but also curves where it counts. Her chest is almost flat and she has a somewhat slim waist. Fashion Style — Feminine edge. || Growing up, she was used to dresses and traditionally Chinese attire, but on the run, she traded that in for a lot of black and loose clothing: Hoodies, flannel, bandanas for when she needs to cover her face, knit caps, combat boots, fingerless gloves, oversized jeans and pants, leather jackets. Makeup-wise, she is heavy on eye-liner and dark tones. || ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 Everything about Phoebe Chang can be summed up in the five F’s: fast, feisty, flirty, fierce, and fucktaculous. Phoebe has always prided herself in never taking no for an answer and letting no man, woman, or child control her. She is a free spirit who flies when she feels like it. Growing under a strict thumb while having an avid love for leather-clad women who take no shit from anyone. That was something that resonated with her and in a lot of ways, it helped defined who she is now. She will be just as likely to send you home with a good time (sexual implication pending) as she is to kick your ass if you press the wrong buttons. Likewise, she has a mouth on her and sometimes uses that superpower for evil. She can be persuasive enough to recruit some kindred spirits for a quote-unquote “helluva good time, alcohol recommended”. Phoebe has a problem with authority and will always question it. She doesn’t like to think of consequences because what fun is that? She lives for the moment and nothing else. If pressed to follow an order or respect some chain of command, this is when her nasty side comes through. Being no stranger to getting punished by authority figureheads who never understood her, she’ll push back until a confrontation happens. And in that case, if she feels daring enough, which she nine times out of ten does, Phoebe will throw the first punch (or spell depending on the level of her pissed off meter). Just... be wary of her. She’s a lot of fun but she doesn’t know when to end it nor how to define it for others. Either you’re with her or get the buttfuck out of her way. 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 Magical Abilities Vibration Magic The common mistake that people make when they think of vibration magic is that it is an offshoot of earth magic and likewise that it is one of wind magic, too. This isn’t necessarily wrong but there are a few technicalities that often go overlooked. Yes, it is true that one may be able to apply to some level of earth and wind magic usage, but in Phoebe’s case, it is a lot more complicated than that. Phoebe specializes in something known as Seismic Vibrations, but in her case, instead of manipulating the dormant seismic magic within the earth and its crust, Phoebe herself is the seismic magic source. Within her is a dormant seismic magical energy that she can draw from for a myriad of uses. By sending seismic pulses through her feet, she can sense up to seven yards in either direction. With her hands, she can send seismic waves to cause destruction on an object or a person (if it came to that). This done by channeling her magic into her palms and unleashing the stored magical energy in the form of barely visible waves of sound-like magical energy. She is also able to apply it through the means of temporary seismic flight, though in her case she has only managed to propel herself into super jumps. As great as her feats are, Phoebe is still quite young and the development of her abilities have not quite peaked yet. She tires herself out easily by using too much of her power. Though she can be a person of focus, sometimes her cockiness makes her overexert and if she tries to expel magic from her being fatigued, it will backfire on her and cause damage to her arms and legs. It’s in her nature to overdo it and she fatigues easily. Additionally, her skillset makes it to where she can only use 2 of her sub-abilities at a time or else the possibilities of fatigue increase. Non-Magical Abilities/Skills Martial Arts Training Due to her upbringing but specifically her parents being adamant about putting her through the ringer, Phoebe has been forged into a hand-to-hand killer. She never has killed anyone of her own volition, but with a few black belts in Wushu, the potential to deliver one-hit killblows exists inside her. To be honest, she doesn’t like to kill but she has kept up on her training as much as she could. Something about it brings her peace of mind. Weapons Training Another “gift” from her parents. She trained with a myriad of weapons, though the ones that stuck around were short swords. Still, again, not her preferred form of fighting. Peak condition Both life as a slave daughter and on the run has enabled plenty of time for Phoebe to work on her cardio. She might not be able to slam in buildings with a single punch, but she can run a 5K in record time and she can last in hand-to-hand combat longer than most. Might even rival Salem, which is something Phoebe wants to find out for herself. Adaptable Due to her life on the run, Phoebe gained some valuable skills in being able to think on the spot. Change doesn’t effect her like it would most, which makes her ideal for cover missions. She can talk her way out of just about any situation. Of course, she has her own limits and sometimes her personality flaws bleed into this. 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 Homelife Phoebe hails from an old family. And when we say old, that’s not an over-exaggeration. The Chang family, though in its name they don’t strike you as one who might descend from greatness, they actually have their roots back to the Ming Dynasty. For generations, the Chang family has built a secret organization that, when you strip it all away, is the ruling figure of China, and everyone who thinks the president rules things just proves how good the Chang family is. And for generations, they have molded some of the best and often regarded as the most powerful mages who never made waves. Their real secret comes from the way they can keep their powers a secret. Always ready to use their abilities but never doing so. They blend in and rule from the shadows. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t worked to death. Every member from every generation of the various branches of this Amazon Rainforest-sized family has all been trained in both mortal and magical arts. They have all experienced the trials that every member goes through. Phoebe isn’t any different. In fact, she is the only one of her generation that has shown the potential for any sort of fighting ability. Phoebe was born to the name Phoebe Eloise Chang. She was born on the fourth month of the eleventh day of the 1998 Year of the Tiger. She is the youngest of four children to Lee and Mei Chang. Both of her parents are magic-inclined. Lee is a geomancer who specializes in thermal magic and her mother is a sound-based mage with a focus on manipulation of airwaves. Her older siblings include two older sisters, who are twins, named Wendy and Heidi who were born in 1994, both of which are clairvoyants with varying abilities that pertain to premonitions. Meanwhile, her older brother, who is likely regarded as her closest friend and just two years older than her. His name is Apollo. Like his namesake, he is a mage of the light arts. His powers are mainly used for illusionary purposes. Phoebe always stood out of her siblings for a lot of reasons. She was more rebellious than they ever could be. She challenged her parents’ tyranny that they called parenting. Of course, this always came off as her being disrespectful and disobedient, but her parents also recognized this as her having a fire that none of their children possessed. Being the types that followed tradition in every sense of the word, both Lee and Mei singled out Phoebe for all sorts of training from an early age. They recognized the signs that she would become a powerful mage in her own right one day, but she would need more than just raw magical power to be a force unlike anyone has ever seen. Because of that reason alone, she underwent years of physical, mental, psychological, and borderline abusive “training”. All of those times spent with instructors and faced with stress-inducing changes, though she never wanted to be subjected to it ever again in her life, as she grew up and became a mage, Phoebe didn’t necessarily regret mastering certain skills. When she got her mark, it was something incredible. The mark was supposed to be the representation of your soul, which made a lot of sense because Phoebe had grown up hoping to fly to the moon so her parents could never find her, but she never got close to it. So when the day her mark manifested over her heart, the fact it took the shape of a shattered moon made a lot of sense, if not filled her with even more contempt. And like her mark, when her powers had manifested on her 16th birthday, it was the moment her parents were waiting for. Everyone in the family and those within the Chang Organization realized what gift she truly was and they tried to exploit her. And for two and a half years, they did until Phoebe blew up their world. Literally. The After Throughout Asia and eventually the Americas, Phoebe’s activities became quite public, though she was never actually spotted on any cameras doing anything. Nobody knows who she was but the fact remained that she had involved herself with groups that specialize in domestic and eco-terrorism. At some point during her 18 months on the run from her family, she found passions that included taking down authority figures. She was involved with several protests that turned violent, acts of terrorism that resulted in over a hundred buildings being destroyed. Her activities amassed not only a cult following of anti-government groups but also the attention of worldwide law enforcement agencies. And yet her face had never been identified. Before anyone could get her face, despite all of her accomplices being captured, she was gone. There was no answer for it but Phoebe knew. The reason behind why she was never caught was because Phoebe slipped into the air and the building tops around her by using her magic. She never was caught because they couldn’t find her. She was never caught because Phoebe Chang knew what to do at almost every exact moment. Sometime in the last seven weeks when Phoebe was roaming the streets of New York, someone had managed to get a message to her. She didn’t know who it was or how they managed to find her, but there was a sort of calling sent out to her. The letter she received was vague but enticing. It mentioned her parents and how they knew she was a mage. In the letter, there was an unreasonable amount of focus on appealing to the side of Phoebe that liked an adventure. She loved risk and there was one line in the letter that stuck out to her. “There is something coming that is more dangerous than anything you have faced.” And she couldn’t help but feel intrigued by it. Something about the way The Guild worded the letter and the stakes they implied that were present made her smile. That’s honestly all it took for her to accept the offer. She joined The Guild not long after that. Oh, if only they could have informed her just what she had signed up for. 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙘

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