Phantomlink959

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@LightningMaiden

"Man, I thought Djinn were weird but whatever breed of elemental you are takes the cake on that one. We just do this ritual thing combining our flames with the wood of a sacred tree and poof, there's a new baby djinn." Argus joked, "Speaking as something of an expert, you can't let other people's memories shape your view of the world. Memories are filtered through thousands of layers of emotions and experiences, they become distorted from what they were originally; especially when you're looking at someone else's memories and not your own. Let go of what you inherited from your... father element? However that works, and focus on your own experiences." he offered knowingly, "I've seen the lives of more people than I can count laid bare, still got a few of those memories floating around in here from when I was still learning how to perform our magic" he removed one hand from the steering wheel and tapped his forehead with a finger, "But I know those aren't my memories. They're pieces of another person's life, and I don't let them shape who I am. No matter how much of someone else is in your mind, you can never afford to lose yourself in the tide."

The Djinn sighed, shaking his head "Humans are... complicated. They are fascinated by the things they don't understand, and yet fear or hate that which is different." The senior agent gave Amaya a ressuring smile, "But they've gotten better about it over time, they're starting to accept things unlike themselves. We just have to keep fighting their battles for them, keep them safe until they're not afraid anymore."

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@KatherinWinter Here we go, much happier with this version.

Appearance: A tall and well built man, standing roughly 6'4" and fairly muscular with short, unstyled blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Wears an ankle-length dark blue trench coat with two visible hip pockets and a number of concealed internal pockets and loops for storage of small items. Underneath his coat, Rost wears a black vest over a white long-sleeved button down shirt with a red tie, black slacks, and heavy work boots.

Name: Rost Smith

Age: 38

Species: Human

Powers:
Scrivening: Rost has spent most of his life studying ancient magical arts, with a particular fascination for runes and symbols. Through extensive practice and study of a grimoire dedicated to the subject, he has developed the ability to craft magical runes and enchantments by writing, drawing or engraving specific symbols into objects and creatures with specialized tools and incantations; allowing him to bind magic into them in specific forms.

These runes are powerful and highly versatile, but even slight damage will disrupt their power and undo their effects as the required symbols for runic enchantments are extremely precise. Though runic casting is low in mana consumption, the time it takes to create usable enchantments makes it prohibitively difficult to utilize in combat without advanced preparation, limiting the improvisational usage of the art.

Multilingualism: Fluency in the reading and writing of a number of ancient languages such as celtic, egyptian, and sanskrit.

Runic knowledge: Extensive photographic knowledge of runes, emblems, sigils, and seals; able to identify the origin of nearly any magical symbol, and given time devise countermeasures.

Equipment:
Taurus Judge revolver chambered in .454 Casull
Assorted .454 casull rounds engraved with focal runes to imbue them with arcane, divine, and infernal energy, allowing them to harm creatures resistant to mundane weaponry.
Set of engraving tools (themselves marked with runes of invulnerability, to protect them from damage)
Portable tattoo kit consisting of a battery powered machine and inks made from materials often used in more traditional witchcraft.
Several pairs of cheap, store-bought reading glasses. the lenses have symbols etched around their edges so that, when worn, the bearer can see things outside of normal human perceptions; such as incorporeal spirits.
Magic suppressing handcuffs (His own custom made pair, not the agency standard issue form)

Strengths:
Physical conditioning: Rost is in exceptional physical health as a result of a careful diet and training regiment.
Intellect: Highly intelligent and well educated in both mundane and magical fields.

Weaknesses:

Baseline human: No inherent special properties, he is not resistant to, nor especially weak towards, any elements; and has no special abilities beyond his training in runic magic.

Bio: Rost comes from a family scholars on both sides; those who have for generations sought to unearth and understand the lost secrets of the world. His mother’s side of the family is dominated by simple scientists who merely look for relics of ancient civilization and learn about where they came from. His father’s side of the family, however, has much older roots. Rost is the last and youngest member of a secret society of the occult, one which was founded in the 18th century to bring together the wisest magicians from every magical tradition so they could share knowledge and, as a group, further the study of magic while protecting its secrets from those who would abuse them.

The group dwindled over time, and when his father died Rost inherited what remained of their combined knowledge in the form of a grimoire of runic spells, with teachings from the Persian Magi, Nordic runemeisters, and Egyptian magicians.

Rost kept the secrets of his father’s legacy safe while studying them to keep their arts alive, simultaneously pursuing archeology in his mother’s footsteps to acquire further knowledge of the cultures from which the practices began.

He was recruited by the fledgling BOSA when his mastery of scrivening was discovered, and he came to work under their banner as a crafter of tools specially designed for their unique line of work. In that time, he has largely remained a member of the support staff and only recently acquired his field agent certification.

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@LightningMaiden Still waiting on you...

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EDIT: Not satisfied with the version I posted. Running a second character sounded like a good idea earlier but the more I think about it, I'd rather not just yet. Not until I've had time to polish up them up.

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@KatherinWinter

By the way, if the odd number of players becomes an issue I could run another character. I've got one who would be a good fit for the agency.
Basic rundown on him:
Rost Smith. An ordinary Human (relatively speaking. No magical heritage or blessings/curses). Archeologist who specializes in the research of ancient mystical practices; discovered a few ancient grimoirs during his expeditions and took it upon himself to keep them locked away until the agency caught wind of his collection.

Studied the documents extensively, discovered how to craft runic magic (sometimes called scrivening or scribe magic; generally taking the form of enchantments) as a result of his research.

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@KatherinWinter I'm still waiting on@LightningMaiden so Argus and Amaya can finish up, then we can get back to HQ.

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Waiting on @lightningmaiden so Argus and Amaya can continue their chat. I think we're close to done, though.

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@Blueflame I was already perfect.

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@Searatis it bad I read that as sarcastic? Has the internet ruined me?

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@LightningMaiden To be fair, he did spend a strong majority of his life in a hidden city somewhere in the arabian desert and only (relatively) recently started doing much of anything.