BigPapaBelial

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Nicodemus Karras

Nicodemus Karras

Age: 34
Birthday: July 19
Height:5 foot
Body Type: Ectomoprhic, lightly muscled, lean and thin
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Shaved bald, will grow back curly and black
Pronouns: He/Him
Orientation: Asexual

Voice

He speaks well he does

Dillios

Magical Specialties

Magical Safe-cracking - Has knowledge in Dwarven, Goblin and Gnomish locks and safes. Working on a treatise on Goblin locks and locking magic. Has some pretty good Curse Breaking skills as well.

Magical World item appraisal - Knows how much something is worth to other people. And can get a good price for it.

Hexes and Curses - Dark and Grey variety mostly. Likes his Cutting and Piercing Curses, and has a liking for blinding hexes.

Biography

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"That's not good."

Ahhh the life of a Wizard, it can be good. It can be bad. It can just be...well be. There are stories of saviors and of might sages and gurus the world over. But that's what you hear, the stories of the people who do great things.

And then there's the stories of people like this fella. The fella leaning against the side of a small blackened metal safe. Gunmetal grey decorations along the door edges and lock and flywheel to open it. this is the story of a wizarding world safe cracker. Now why would anyone want a safe cracker in the magical world? When you have charms like Alohomora? And when you have spells like Colloportus? Ahhh but sometimes, even a well used lock pick, or the skills to hear the tick of a lock, the slow grinding of a spell to loosen some lock pegs. And the careful motions of a set of unbreakable picks. Oh and lets not forget the careful work of curse breaking, unweaving and unraveling a curse that could flense the flesh from a person, or roast them from the inside.

This is the chosen profession of one Nicodemus "Nico" Karras. Never done an honest days work in his life after graduating from Aglipona School of the Arcane located in wonderful Lakonia, Greece. He was well known as a ratty young man, prone to dueling and being dirty about it even. Also was nearly expelled in his sixth year when he was found to be running a smuggling racket in the dungeons of the old Spartan fortress in the cliffs of Mount Taygetos.

After graduating he and his mother would move to New York, putting down stakes in the neighbourhood around the Five Points, infamous for it's Civil War era crime.

This is where he put his less then stellar abilities to work. First it was to get his name out as the guy who will fence things for you. That watch you stole from the No-Mag? Sure, he can take it, get you a good price for it too. His commission started small. Just 5 percent. And people ate it up. But it was his skills with locks, and unlocking spells and a small packet of charmed lock picks that made him the most bank. You just managed to jack a Pure Bloods locked stachel? Small fortune of Galleons in there? Ten Percent of the take inside, and he can get it open for ya.

He worked as a freelancer for various New York and Manhattan families. They could come to him because he's reliable. Until the Serpeverdes tagged him for another job. Him and a few newbies. Go and shake down a Half Bloods shop. The job went off without a hitch...but one of the new kids sliced open a passerby...who turned out to be a Pure Blood from Britain. And who's family had alot of clout across the pond on both shores. Nico needed to lay low, and seeing the Serpeverdes were the cause of this, he brokered sanctuary with them, in return to work near exclusive with them for atleast 5 years. No big deal right?

And now here comes Bobby Boy Zucco, putting together a crew. And Nico just freshly made to give him some muscle to his word.

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Ahhh there it is...and...what do we have in side...

Glitter and Gold

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I'll just sit and wait until I see a CS

Looking forward to this.

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@CaptainManbeard

Honestly?

I feel this. It's new expansion season for FF14 right now so it's hard to do.much more then play that and watch movies in my downntime

I get this. Really.

Raven Squad: Second Storm (Military/Spy-Fi RP)

La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Team Sea God - Fire Team Poseidon

Frigga - Battle Goddess and Shimura - Yakuza Samurai

Freya bounced abit, too bad jiggle physics don't work through armor. She then perked up and her helmet folded open. She grinned brightly, "Well I do declare." She said with a faux southern belle accent. She swayed and sashayed towards Chuck. That big grin on her face, then leans forward until their faces are just inches apart, "What makes you think you've earned one?" She smiles, "Oh who am I kidding?" She chuckles then grabs Chuck by the collar, and despite being two inches shorter then him, she lifts him nearly half a foot off the ground, that grin going almost predatory, "Com'ere you!" Then, smack.

Their lips meet.

And for a moment or two it's sublime. Just two people, a man and a woman.

And then she's pulling back and away and hey is that a little blush on her cheeks, she coughs, "We don't tell my brother...or my sister. My sister will get in on me over it..." She shivers, "Jamie will try and kill you." She blushes even brighter. And quickly her visor and helmet snap shut to hide her face as she gets even more red.

But soon the pair are either side of the SDV, and with a nod and a count down they heave it out. She smiles and leaps out into the water, calling through the comms, "Armor sealed, rebreather activated." And then a clang clang as she magnetizes her gauntlets and seals to the outside of the hull, "I'm secure." And away they go.

Ban for his part had waited in line, and as the group files out he jumped into the water, hitting the water and swimming down and down, grabbing an outside hand hold, he'd be much better use to the team being able to egress quickly and get in and among the enemy. He was no use at range, not without a proper rifle, and though the throwing needles, and knifes he had, and the rapid fire machine pistol could do in a pinch, he's got not long range heavy hitter. But he can do alot of damage at short range. The chain spear, and the dual swords won't be stopped by any personal body armor. He'd have to get in close.

After a moment as the team boards his comms channel lights up, and in a poetic tone, "Kanpekina hana wa mezurashī monodesu. Jinsei o kakete sagashite mo, sore wa mudana jinseide wanaideshou." and after a bit he translates, "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." he swallows thickly over the comms, then continues, "I thought I had found a perfect blossom, by getting out of Raven, years ago. But I find myself back here, and realize, I'm more at home with the Red Spider Lillies. Thank you all for having this old Yakuza. As my Family fights a War, on the streets of Tokyo, I fight a war here with all of you, against the destruction of the Order of Life. If I die here, I'm glad it's with all of you."

Squad Nordling, Fireteam Viking Solveig Theta Mine, Tasiusaq, southern Greenland
Scion - Son of Gods

Jamie braced feeling the hover craft bounce and lurch. He chuckled softly "I like this thing...wonder if BlueSword would let me buy one and take it out into the Outback." He chuckles again and places a big hand on the cieling as the thing bounces.

He looks about, and then out of one of the view ports, seeing their target fast approaching, the hefty chug of the cannon. He hums, "Okay..." then steps over to a side door, this thing would barely be big enough to let him out. He calls, "Opening a hatch!" Then with a little effort, pops the door open, reaches out and slaps a safety harness strap with attached carabiner to one of the safety rails outside. Then...

Yeah he climbs out. He cackles abit over the comms, "Relax. I'll be fine." And goes hand over hand hold. Making his way to the roof of the craft. Chuckling the whole way, "Just want to...help." The last word drawn out into a mighty war whoop.

Warrior Souls

Climbing up atop on the hover craft he clamps his safety line down, standing just off to the side of the cannon. He calls down, "Just don't hit me with the darn thing please!"

He plants himself, a wide straddle stance for stability. And raises his HMGs, no he's not going to hit anything with it out here, but he levels the twin barrels and spits a prolonged bbbbraaattttt! of .50cal rounds towards their destination. He laughs, "And they say I'm the sane one!"

He bends down, getting even more braced up. The rocket pods on his shoulders shifting, and though it's not directly into comms, the team can hear him command, "Suit, Twin Fire, Both Pods, Ranging Fire!" And both rocket pods on his shoulders spit one rocket each, the rockets lancing up into the air, turning correcting then hissing off into the distance. For a moment Jamie stands on the top of the hover craft just seeming to vibe. Then grins, "Solid strikes!" The pair of HEDP rockets exploding within the facility, "May as well make some noise!" he shifted his stance once more, and took a deep breath commanding his suit again, "Suit, Full Barrage, Fire for Effect!"

And he disappeared in a cloud of steam and smoke and fire for a moment, as the remaining twenty two rockets in the dual pods kicked into the air, and whistled off into the distance. While they are in the air, one of four reloads he has on his suit begins to cycle, reloading the rocket pods. Soon he reappears as the smoke and steam is carried away on the wind generated by their travel. He lifts a great big foot and stomps on the roof of the hover craft, and calls through their shared comms "If one of you could, please see if you can find another, say, four reload canisters for my rockets? Please? if they loaded us up there should be a few more inside."

Upon finishing saying that he braces again and commands, "Suit, retarget, short, Full Barrage, Fire for effect." And he again disappears in that cloud of smoke and fire. But soon it's pierced as he unleashes another growl from his twin HMGs, "A Kanatariio comes! My father and mother were in this land once! And another comes!" He calls, another mighty war whoop, as his rocket pods reload.

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Belial's character has 9-12 years experience but only officially joined up with the Family a few years ago, right? Is he Made yet or no?

@CaptainManbeard

Let's say 9 years then to be safe. And he's been a freelancer all this time. Why would he be Made? If he just joined? He's been a Freelancer Associate of the Family for all these years. A contractor. Someone the family went too when they needed him. He wouldn't be made at any point I think.

Personally love the idea so far.

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@CaptainManbeard

I suppose a compromise is, he's got some knowledge of Goblin locks. Not fantastically quite yet maybe? Say enough to work at it.

But those Goblin locks are going to take a little longer to work through let's say. He still has to carefully step his way through it, Every Goblin lock is a learning experience. But with every Gobby lock he learns something new or gets to hone what he knows and gets better everytime.

I mean 38 is plenty of time to learn true. But it's still lots of time to learn and get better.

As for lots of students fighting during the BAttle of Hogwarts. You know the real implications right? Lots of Firsties fought...without any combat spell knowledge. Alot of them would have died because they didn't know how to cast anything more then MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE an Expelliarmus. 3rd year and up they have more experience with casting Reducto, and other combat spells. The 3rds and up would have had more likely chances to survive. But alot of 1sts and 2nds. Not so sure. So alot of those Firsties and Seconds? May have died during the BoH...

Makes ya think huh?

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@CaptainManbeard

As awesome as it sounds to have those skills. I am beginning to think that's a little op boss.

Being able to feel out a mechanical and magilock with wand work and a lock picking kit sure. But I feel like having an in depth knowledge of goblin mechanical locks would be abit overboard for a 38 year old wizard. Maybe someone in then 80s who has had time and has stolen siblin, dearven and gnomish lock text sure.

But I'm trying to make my guy have a little experience not tons of experience. He still has some room to grow.

Personally feel like if he's got knowledge on how to crack a gringos safe he's been working way way way longer then I want to portray, you know?

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The best? No no. That'd be someone else.

I do like how that little scene played out in my head though lol

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@CaptainManbeard

From the movies and books there is evidence that alot of Wizarding security is based around magic yeah, but we see Goblin security uses mechanical locks too.

But I would imagine that wards and barriers would be something he needs to work at as well. So his safe cracking would be part mechanical lock picking, magical lock picking and ward/barrier breaking as well.

So a little bit of both of column A, B C and D more or less.

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@CaptainManbeard

Was thinking my fella is in his mid thirties, and for a while, was a nonnaffliated case. A contractor for whatever family wanted to use his services. A fence and a safe cracker would be perfect for a neutral party. Until maybe a few years ago when the Serpeverde family talked him into helping with silencing a "Rat" and to make sure he didn't get pinched in the Auror investigation he joined up officially

He's likely got maybe 9 to 12 years of experience. Having done this since his late 20s.

It's a specific experience, though, so it's not like he's a super experienced gangster.