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Name:

Isaac Ryder

Appearance:

Alias(es):

The Steel Mage 

Age:

26

Gender:

Male

Description:

Isaac stands at an even 6'0" and has an athletic, muscular build with shoulder-length black hair, silver eyes, and a scar over his left eye from a past battle. His right arm is also covered in tattoos, which he has had for as long as he could remember.

Role:

Battlemage

Specialty:

Close- to mid-range combat

Personality:

Isaac is best described as a calm, slow to anger, easy-going person. For the most part, he prefers to avoid violence, but he isn't one to shy away from the battlefield and will take to it with a grim determination. During his downtime, he's usually seen with a book in his hand, outside if possible, though he's always quick to help whenever needed. He will also always put an ally's safety over his own, a habit that had nearly gotten himself killed several times, already, though he doesn't seem in a hurry to change.

Background:

Isaac never knew his birth parents. What he did know is that he had been left at the doorstep of those whom he would grow to call his mother and father. Though he wasn't related to the couple by blood, they treated him like the child they never had, having never been able to conceive their own, and he returned their affections by working hard, both in his studies and around their home, during which time he discovered he enjoyed cooking. While they weren't rich, they were comfortable, and Isaac loved his life.

It was shortly after his sixteenth birthday that things changed. He was walking home one evening, groceries in hand, when he heard yelling from a nearby alleyway. Never having been one to sit by while someone might be in trouble, he decided to investigate and found a man and woman arguing. He stepped closer and attempted to play peacemaker, but it only angered the man further. Isaac knew the situation was escalating and did his best to calm the man down, but it was futile. The man pulled something out of his jacket, cold steel glinting in the low light of the alleyway, and moved toward the woman.

His body moved before he was even aware of it. Isaac dashed forward and put himself between the man and woman. He braced himself for the indescribable pain of the knife piercing his body, the warmth of his own blood flowing from the wound. But...it never came. He heard the man's shuddering breathing, but it didn't sound angry. It sounded...shocked, scared, even. And the object that pressed against Isaac's stomach was flat and felt nothing like the steel of a knife blade. When he opened his eyes, he looked down and saw the hilt of the knife pressed against his stomach, but felt no pain. When he looked up, however, he found himself looking at a small sphere of a silvery substance floating in the air. There were several others, each of varying sizes, but all about the size of a ball bearing, if not smaller. And the way they glinted in the light...

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After that night, Isaac's life had changed. He told his parents about what happened and the three of them all agreed, as much as it pained them, that he should learn to use his newfound powers and that meant Isaac had to attend a magical academy run by the Belisian government. It was during his schooling that he discovered his calling to military service and so he trained to be a Battlemage. Given his unique abilities, his training was equally unique, covering a wide array of fighting styles, weapon types, tactics, and intensive physical training as a way to help him keep up with other frontline fighters.

Equipment:

- Carbon coat: The trench coat he wears is actually made of carbon nanotubes. In addition to giving him plenty of material for his ability, it also provides protection against bladed and ballistic weaponry.

- Iron vest: Underneath his coat, he wears a 20kg vest of iron. Contrary to assumption, the vest isn't for protection, but rather raw material for his abilities. While his powers would be devastating in an urban environment, he always ensures he's prepared for missions that take him far outside of civilization.

- Kinetic armor: Being a mage and unable to enhance his own body, Isaac has decided to shore up his defenses to keep up with faster ki-users. The kinetic armor he wears is designed to absorb and disperse kinetic energy in the form of a shockwave. While not effective as a means of attack, the shockwave is usually enough to give him some breathing room.

Abilities:

Ferrokinesis: The ability to manipulate metals. In Isaac's case, he can alter the physical properties of iron, changing it from a solid to a liquid, then back again. This allows him to create a wide variety of weaponry on the fly, letting him change up his fighting style at will to keep his opponents guessing.

Carbon Manipulation: As stated on the tin, this is the ability to control carbon. This allows him to use his coat offensively, as well as defensively. He can use threads of carbon from to cut through obstacles and enemies alike or thicker ropes to subdue targets nonlethally. He can also combine carbon and iron to make carbon steel, increasing the effectiveness of his creations.

Fighting style: Isaac is a jack-of-all-trades fighter; well-rounded and skilled in various forms of combat. Swords, lances, whips, hand-to-hand, and even some mid-range options, there's rarely a situation Isaac isn't prepared for. That said, he tends to prefer a quick, high-mobility fighting style, usually with swords, daggers, carbon threads, or a storm of small, flying blades

Extra:

- His magic has a 20 meter range

- Unless it takes a shape or is combined with iron, the carbon that he manipulates appears as a dark cloud or mist

- Despite his almost gentle disposition, his favorite genre of music is heavy metal

- One of his biggest passions is cooking

- He's a dog person
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