MurderVictim
Kaithe Dame
Blizz
EchoicChamber
mickilennial
Tally Dor
AlteredTundra
Lionhearted
Infinite Cosmos
Blazion
☆ Nolan Santora ☆
N I C K N A M E S
Nol, Nicholas, Sylvester, Santora.
A G E
17.
G E N D E R
Male.
P R I M A R Y
Incorporeal Necromancy.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Of interest: Blood Magic, Familiar Conjuration.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Nolan stands out around 5"9 with a very slim build, he doesn't seem to maintain much muscle. He has naturally wide-set shoulders and fairly long legs. His hips are rather narrow, making him seem slightly delicate. The boy is very pale, though not to an extent that one might find him sickly. His skin is nearly flawless, maintaining very few scars, though it's smattered in freckles. There is one prominent, large scar that marks the flesh on the left side of his neck, disappearing behind his ear.
He's conventionally attractive with a pretty proportional face, a hard jaw and full mouth. His eyes are set beneath low, thin brows and they're a cornflower blue in color. His hair is a glossy wheat blond and usually appears very ruffled, he tends to slick it back at times.
He most often wears very fashionable clothing, preferring to follow trends with a good eye. He doesn't stand out when it comes to clothing but he can almost always be found in a pair of old, worn, converse. He has a necklace with an old red amulet that he wears constantly as well, though he tends to keep it tucked beneath his shirt.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
This boy could be considered something of an oxymoron, he's mostly friendly. He seems to have a natural love of life, often embracing the world with arms wide open. He can be a bit of a class clown at times, cracking jokes to make things less awkward and being generally disruptive. This friendly persona is what the majority of people see of him, just a happy-go-lucky type guy that lives to impress.
There is another part of him that can come off as downright rude. He seems to have almost no filter, saying things that can be belittling under the guise of it just being a joke. This slightly nasty edge to his personality often drives people away from him, though that's not to say that he's unpopular. People seem to like him, most of the time.
He's not very good with emotions, he doesn't seem to understand other people. It's hard for him to connect with them, he also doesn't open up very easily. He can't seem to talk about his own problems, if he's put on the spot, he'll always bow out of the conversation. It makes it hard to really know much about him.
R E L A T I O N S H I P
Dawn Memoli.
S K I L L S
- As if to amount for what he can't do, he is an intensely good incorporeal necromancer. It takes a lot of exertion before it wears him down and he is able to draw large groups of spirits forward at a time and interact with the physical world, he is also able to draw forth stronger spirits.
- Blood Magic, the boy has started to acquire a proficiency in blood magic.
- Taxidermy, this is a skill that his father passed down to him and he is far prouder of it than he probably should be.
- Sewing, he can sew fairly well.
- Photography, he loves to use a camera and he's quite good at it.
- Quick thinker, he's able to act quickly most of the time and he tends to gravitate to smart actions.
- Responsible, most of the time, he can be trusted to make responsible decisions if other parties will be directly affected.
W E A K N E S S
- Corporeal Necromancy, try as he may, he just can't seen to do it very well.
- Fighting, he's particularly bad in a fist fight or any fight.
- Squeamish, despite choosing blood magic as a secondary, large quantities of blood often makes him very squeamish.
- Selective hearing, he tends to tune out things that aren't important to him and it can often end in him missing important details and being overall weaker for it.
- Pacifist to a fault, he likes to side with pacifism but that isn't always good.
- Quick temper, though he strays from fighting, his temper can be very quick and volatile.
- Curious, infinitely curious and willing to wander into danger to staunch that curiousity.
- Power driven, he has a huge insecurity about his inability to learn corporeal and it leads him to seeking out power, his ambition could easily lead him to shambles.
- Iresponsible, in regards to himself and his own well-being.
H I S T O R Y
A name amongst mages that often goes unremembered is the Santora name, though it was forgotten for good reason. If one is to look far enough through their history, they would find that the Santora's are amongst some of the oldest and greatest necromancy bloodlines. A name that went into use in the depths of ancient Greece, these necromancers were polished in their art and good at both forms of it.
They had a proficiency in being proficent at both. It wasn't uncommon to hear them suggested when someone needed a necromancer and it wasn't uncommon to have them show up whenever they were needed. They were the type to dabble in the darker parts of necromancy but they were never the type to go overboard. They were amongst the most influential necromancers for years.
It all changed in the 1400s when Niklaus Santora was born.
Niklaus was like any young mage, he wanted to learn his craft and he wanted to be as good as his parents before him. It became clear very early on that he couldn't seem to learn corporeal necromancy. That struggle to learn caused him to begin to feel out casted amongst his own family. Everyone expected him to learn it but he couldn't seem to do it and this ended in a lot of teasing and putting him down for what he found to be impossible.
So, his anger grew steadily and it became a beast inside of his heart. It was a rage that gripped him and he decided that if they thought he was weak for what he could not do then he would show them that he was strong for what he could do. He became invested in drawing forward demons and malicious spirits, he became invested in all forms of forbidden magic that he could get his hands on.
And so, he spiraled.
The start of the great Santora Cult was in his name, he had made himself as powerful as he could get and that drew the attention of some other unsavory types. There were followers of different bloodlines and followers of his own bloodline as he sought a very personal war with other necromancers that he thought had slighted him. His followers were seemingly invested in all that he said and they committed terrible acts in his name.
It became evident that he had to be stopped but the only way to stop him was to kill him. His cult came crumbling down after it was infiltrated and most of his followers, and a lot of his family were caught in the crossfire. Niklaus, himself, wasn't found until much later. A frail and dying man, driven mad by forbidden magic and wearing a shining amulet upon his neck. He put up a formidable fight despite his terrible state but was soon killed, that amulet was removed from his corpse by unknown sources.
Years later, after all had seemingly been forgotten, the Santora family remained reclusive because of these events. For years, there was never another Santora with the same deficiency in their magic as Niklaus and it was taken as a sign of hope. They were actively working to make it up to their fellow mages, what they had done had been unspeakable and they didn't expect to ever be forgiven. Without another Niklaus though, maybe forgiveness was possible.
Nolan Nicholas Santora was born.
In every way, he was a Santora. Golden hair and bright eyes, a smile that was never wavering but his magic fell short in the form of corporeal necromancy. He didn't know the implications of that issue but his father did and so they pushed him harder than his sisters to try to learn what he just couldn't seem to grasp. It wasn't until he was six that his father spilled the beans in a fit of frustration.
Nolan Santora had what they liked to crudely refer to as "Niklaus Syndrome".
Nolan had always known that his sisters bypassed him in proficiency, that hadn't made him want to stop trying but in light of this new information, his dad's frustration was finally making sense to him. It sort of made him angry that his father had made this broad assumption that he would end up like Niklaus. This sparked a rebellious streak as the kid got older and the longer he went without being able to learn corporeal necromancy, the more obsessed with Niklaus he became.
He became obsessed with old texts description of his ancestor, even seeking out his diary at the age of ten. He poured over these diaries for months, empathizing with Niklaus' struggle with being taken seriously and starting to see him, unfortunately, as kind of a misunderstood anti-hero. At the age of eleven, on her deathbed, his grandmother gave him the amulet that Niklaus had died in.
Nolan took it without hesitating.
He wore it and he never took it off. It wasn't until he turned seventeen that his dad was offered a chance to get him away from Niklaus' diaries and his odd obsession. Driven by superstition and a worry that his son might head down a dark path, he was shipped off to Marchand in hopes that he'd learn corporeal necromancy.
O T H E R
- He hates any mention of his family's history and thinks that it's tedious to bring the past up. Though this is mostly him being extremely defensive.
- It's a rarity in his family to not be able to eventually learn both forms of necromancy.
- The amulet is an heirloom, believed to date back to the 1400s. It's known in his family that Niklaus was once the proud owner of it.
It looks a bit like this, though it's chain is a very old and brassy gold and the letter "N" is carved into the back of the stone.
☆ Niklaus Santora ☆
N I C K N A M E S
Nik, Nikky, Nikki, Klaus.
A G E
43.
G E N D E R
Male.
P R I M A R Y
Incorporeal Necromancy.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Blood magic, Healing.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Niklaus is of average height, standing in around 5"10 and built very thin. He has a reedy sort of built but he is broad-shouldered in a way that is often familiar of Santora men. He would resemble his descendent in more than one way, with a fairly proportional face and a hard jaw, though there is something very off about the creases in his skin. He seems to have been lined with stress very severely.
His eyes, green in shade, are hollow-looking and heavy-lidded. His skin is dappled in faint scarring, it marks his arms and hands mostly but there can be some found in his neck and face as well. He has dusty brown hair, very light in shade despite his Greek heritage and a prominent aquiline nose. His lips are thin and sharp and often pulled into a grin that is far too pleased.
He is always found to wear the brightly colored robes of a nobleman from ancient Greece.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Niklaus has reached a special point just beyond unhinged. A mind addled by forbidden magic, he can be spoken to but he will often come off as threatening or defensive. His mood swings can be rapid and unplanned, they're extremely volatile and violent. He is bright and friendly but it's a friendliness that borders on creepy at times, he has an unnatural cheerfulness about him that shines through vibrantly. He is prone to making jokes and happy commentary.
He is an extreme sadist, relishing in the pain of others, especially those who are defenseless. He thrives on suffering and loves to be the cause of it, he tends to lash out violently in arguments, often going overboard. It can be extremely hard to convince him that he is wrong and at times it is best to just agree with him and stroke his ego. That ego is massive and he has a tendency to display it in grand displays of power or surrounding himself in large and beautiful things.
He can come off as childish at times, easily distracted or confused. He seems to have little to no sense of identity. When asked about himself, he will often have no answers. His memory is heavily faulty though it's only displayed in things relating to his identity.
S K I L L S
- Incorporeal Necromancy, arguably one of the best incorporeal necromancers in history, Niklaus can do just about anything with his ghosts. He has built this skill up so high that he seems to use it seamlessly, at times it's kind of scary to witness.
- Forbidden magic, a marked talent for the forbidden arts, he can tear souls from the bodies of people without having to touch them.
- Fighting, many years of practice made for an excellent fighter in most forms of combat.
W E A K N E S S
- Corporeal Necromancy, he is completely incapable of doing corporeal necromancy, it's a genetic trait that renders his magic useless in that area.
- Inability to focus, a fleeting concentration, he often can't focus on things for very long.
- Dependent, he is highly dependent on Richmond Durmont.
- Unadjusted to the new world, he doesn't understand this world as it is now.
H I S T O R Y
Niklaus Santora was born in the 1400s to a family who had built themselves a legacy amongst the necromancy community. The Santora family were old and powerful Greek necromancers, they were known for a proficiency in their work and they were a very vain group of people. They often were called upon when summoners were needed and they relished in their small bit of fame.
Niklaus was the first son of a prominent member of the family.
Narkissos Santora was a very proud man and he sought to teach his son to be as talented in his necromancy as himself. From an early age, Narkissos became aware of a fault in Niklaus' magic.
He could not seem to learn corporeal necromancy, no matter how hard he tried.
Though the Santora family had late bloomers in the past, Niklaus was showing an incredible talent in incorporeal necromancy. Narkissos refused to be deterred by his son's apparent lack of skill for corporeal and instead called in an old family friend from England in hopes that his older son could help Niklaus learn.
The Durmont family sent their oldest son Richmond to live with the Santora family. Richmond was a polar opposite to Niklaus, a shadow to his sunlight. He was a tall and quiet young man, dark haired and dark eyed. Despite the contrast of their conflicting auras, the two became close friends. Richmond seemingly took the role of an older brother for Niklaus and the two became inseparable.
They grew up alongside each other and though Niklaus could never learn corporeal, Richmond taught him many other things. He taught him blood magic to use as a secondary and he taught him how to stand outside his family. He taught Niklaus that he could define what the Santora name would become for future generations.
Niklaus loved Richmond, clung to him for advice and guidance but despite his close bond with the other boy, it couldn't seem to stop a certain awfulness that was creeping in. Narkissos Santora was not a patient man and when his son showed no improvement, he took to physical punishment as a way of encouraging him.
It began to spread amongst other necromancers that a Santora had been born with a deficiency in his magic, it made Narkissos feel shamed. Though Narkissos had a younger son, no one could get over the fact that his eldest son had still yet to learn corporeal. This made Narkissos act very harsh to Niklaus which further discouraged the young man from learning corporeal.
Richmond could see that his adoptive brother was growing weary of this and so he formulated a plan. It was on one rainy night that Niklaus stumbled home with a bloody nose and swollen eyes that Richmond conferred with him. At first Niklaus was hesitant, loyalty for the man who hurt him outweighed everything but it didn't take long for Richmond to convince him of what he needed to do.
Niklaus slit his father's throat that night.
Richmond took hold of their property in Niklaus' stead, promising to raise Niklaus and his younger brother. He had no plans of staying in Greece however, having never been a fan of the place that his father had sent him to all those years ago. He made plans to return to England with the two Santora boys after the funeral for Narkissos. The locals had long since grown suspicious of him.
While Niklaus prayed at the alter, Richmond brought this idea up to him. Niklaus wasn't interested in leaving Greece and the two were close to engaging in an argument when a friend of Narkissos' burst into the church and hurled accusations at Richmond for the murder of his dear friend. Richmond quickly ended this by removing the soul from the man's body. Niklaus immediately wanted to know how he'd accomplished this, Richmond eventually gave into teaching him.
The two stayed in Greece at Niklaus' insistence, becoming tangled in forbidden magic and feeding off the negativity of one another. They lived in the Santora estate and eventually seemed to forget about the existence of Niklaus' younger brother, driving him to seek out the comfort of other family.
Niklaus became fixated on revenge, planning and writing these plans down in his journals. Richmond became fixated with his desire to return to England, he had become a pariah in his Greek home. In their mutual fixations, the two began to drift and in a desperate attempt to free himseld, Richmond tried to kill Niklaus. Niklaus, surprisingly, came out on top. After nearly collapsing Richmond's skull, Niklaus made it evident that no one would be leaving unless he deemed it so.
It was decided in that moment that he would start a cult in his name. An idea that the man had been cooking up for months, obsessing over every detail. The Santora Cult rose with Niklaus at its head and Richmond as his second in command. It was a small cult at first, people were hesitant to follow the words of the eldest Santora son. He found a common ground with people who had been shunned for their lack of talent or treated like they were less.
He became a voice for the outcasts of mage society, the ones who had never felt as if they were good enough. He spoke passionately and he was driven, before anyone knew it, his following had become huge. A mixture of mages of all cultures and magics, a group of likeminded individuals who hung on his evert word. He became known for his cruelty as well as his kindness.
It would not be recorded in time but Niklaus Santora was empathetic towards the members of his cult, he considered them family as well as friends. The attrocities committed by the Santora Cult were many, including mass genocide of certain necromancy families, murder of those who scoffed at Niklaus' beliefs and depicting icons of their leader throughout Greece.
This senseless bloodshed and worship went on until it was decided that Niklaus needed to be stopped.
It was around this time that he and Richmond devised a plan involving an amulet.
The entire cult was targetted and eradicated, leaving behin the husk of a leader. Niklaus had become so consumed in power that by the time he was found, it was a wonder that he managed to fight for himself at all. He was ended in the same way that his father was, a blade through his throat. He went down, bleeding onto the amulet that Richmond had acquired for him.
Richmond fled the scene through the use of shadowstep and was not found until two years later. By that time, he had an infant daughter and a fiancé. His fiancé was killed in the struggle to take the infant and Richmond was captured and tortured until he managed to goad the interrogator into cutting out his tongue
He slowly bled to death through that wound.
The last of the Durmont bloodline was his infant daughter who was later handed off to be raised by the Ciervo family.
O T H E R
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♤ Isaiah Parrish ♤
N I C K N A M E S
Ichor, Isa.
A G E
16.
G E N D E R
Male.
P R I M A R Y
Aquamancy.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Of interest: Levitation, toxin production.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Isaiah is very tall, standing around 6"2 and he's very scrawny in build. His frame is so skinny, that he may appear a bit malnourished and his shoulders are very bony. He has knobby elbows and knees. His skin is ghostly pale, though it's a bit blotchy and discolored in some places. There's pale scars that streak his flesh in various places.
His face is debateably handsome with a sunken look to it, he has very deep cheekbones and a hard jaw. His nose has a very prominent bump in the middle of it and it hooks down slightly over his philtrum. His lower lip is full while his upper lip is thinner and sharper. He has ice blue eyes that are a stark contrast to his very dark hair and eyelashes.
He's most prone to wearing all black, preferring to dress in a gothic sort of style. He likes chains and spikes and they adorn a lot of his clothing.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Talking to Isaiah can be a bit odd, he seems to often struggle for the right thing to say. He can be a bit too wordy, or a bit too quiet and there's never a healthy in between. He speaks in an almost overly formal manner, addressing people as "Miss" or "Mister". He also lacks effect in his speaking and it can be hard to gauge when he's surprised or angry.
He loves to do things on his own, following his own whims wherever they may take him. Guidelines and rules don't seem to stick with him, he struggles to do what authority figures demand of him. He often lands himself into trouble by just downright refusing to do as he's told.
In friendships, he can be a bit pushy. He doesn't seem to understand boundaries and will try to nudge his friends into doing what he's doing. He can be very understanding though and will listen to whoever needs him, he just won't seem to actively lend a hand.
C R U S H
Subject to change.
S K I L L S
- Fighting, though he is very frail of frame, he can hold his own in a fight.
- Studious, one would find that he takes his studies very seriously.
- Emotional restraint, he maintains a lot of self restraint and tries not to act on emotions but rather on thought.
- Teamwork, he's good at working with a team and will try to put everyone's skills to use.
- Good listener, he's willing to listen to anyone who's willing to listen to him.
W E A K N E S S
- Asocial, he lacks proper social skills and it can be hard to connect with him because of that.
- Immunodeficiency disorder and allergens and asthma, he suffers from an immunodeficiency disorder, asthma and many, many allergies which can lead to him appearing very sickly and frail. He lands in the infirmary very often.
- Individualist, to the point of extremity, orders may as well be suggestions.
H I S T O R Y
The Parrish bloodline dates back to Medieval England, it is a bloodline that most mages tend to know though they tend to know it with a sense of disdain and begrudging respect. This bloodline was wrought from cruel nobles, they were excruciatingly rich and most who knew of them knew of their highly valued money. Most who knew of them, knew that they had spent years trying to build up their worth and that money seemed to matter more to than aquamancy. Despite this fact, they birthed generations of very powerful aquamancers and they had little question by means of authority, most who knew of them wanted to have them in their good grace.
The Parrish family was strangely obsessed with "survival of the fittest", had developed their own way of testing which children were worth keeping or good enough to be seen beneath their name. They developed a system of drowning their toddlers to test their proficiency in aquamancy and their ability to manipulate their way out of the water before they lost air to their lungs. This went as badly as one might expect and ended in the tragic death of many of their children.
This challenge developed with the passing of the years, though the cruelty of it remained. It became less dangerous, as the parents were likely to pull their child to the surface before they drowned completely but it became more cruel as the parents were likely to disown a child who failed them. They developed a kind of marking system for those that failed the challenge or completed it, the child would get a middle name based on their profiency and their profiency alone.
Isaiah Parrish was born to a pair of parents who barely wanted him, a sickly child with a near crippling immunodeficiency disorder. He resembled his father down to his bones with very dark hair and eyes that were ice blue in shade, he lacked any resemblance to the very red-headed Irish genetics of his mother. He grew more and more sickly as he aged, developing more allergies than his parents knew what to do with and landing in the hospital far more times than anybody would dare to count. The kid was born a step behind most Parrish's and this was very disappointing for his father.
When his powers were tested, he drowned, he damn near died, and absolutely infuriated his father. He was christened with the middle name "Ichorus" to account for what he had failed to accomplish. His family would have never been the typical and loving type of people but his failure to complete his challenge just made it much, much, much worse. He was often viewed as a liability, less of a son and more of a trinket that could be ignored or viewed as they pleased and this lead to him developing a very odd approach to his emotions. He often felt as if he weren't supposed to have any at all.
His father was obsessed with maintaining business and taught him into a very stiff and overly formal way of speaking. He was often dragged along on business ventures, though it was expected of his father's colleagues to ignore him or pretend that he didn't exist at all. When he was spoken to, he was to be referred to as "Ichor" and nothing else, sometimes it drained on the young man though he did well in not speaking out on the matter. It was expected to maintain emotions in the Parrish family, it was unseemly to be seen as anything other than strong.
Marchand was a perfect chance to get him out of their hair and so they shipped him off to practice his aquamancy, he is rarely spoken of by his parents at all anymore.
O T H E R
N/A.
Aldridge Baines
N I C K N A M E S
Al, Baines, Bones.
A G E
37.
G E N D E R
Male.
P R I M A R Y
Necromancy.
Professor of Familiar Conjuration and Illumination.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Familiar Conjuration, Illumination.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Aldridge is about average as far as height is concerned and clocks in around 5"11, he's built with a fair amount of muscle and he has very broad shoulders. He's slender in form with long legs and strong arms. Many pale scars mark his skin, layered through years of small scuffles.
He's got very unkempt brown hair and very intense brown eyes. His face is considerably handsome with a shapely mouth and fine features. He tends to be fairly scruffy and unshaven. He is often found in casual, comfortable clothing.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Aldridge is a friendly but firm kind of person, while he is not downright harsh with his students, he will not allow them to step all over him. He tries to guide his students carefully, focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. At times he can be a bit soft but he makes up for this by never being afraid to correct a student who speaks out of turn. He takes knowledge very seriously and expects his class to do the same, at times he can be a bit much when it comes to his lesson plans and they can drag on to suit his mood that day.
He's been known for his bravery and willingness to leap head first into whatever comes at him. He is very tactical, a born strategist, able to formulate plans at a moment's notice. He can hold his own in most bad situations, able to quickly think his way out of it but he becomes very stressed when there are no seeable solutions. Stress often leads to temperamental behavior from him and seething comments that he doesn't know how to take back later.
He finds it easy to hold conversation most of the time and will be willing to talk about most anything.
R E L A T I O N S H I P
N/A.
S K I L L S
- Necromancy, he is an extremely talented necromancer and finds it fun to show this off whenever it suits him.
- Very skilled in illumination and familiar summoning, he especially finds the illumimation fun to use shamelessly.
- Tactical planning, he's great at working out solutions, no matter how hectic the situation has become.
- Fighting, he has a particular skill in combat though he's unlikely to engage in a fight without reason.
W E A K N E S S E S
- Thoughtful, while this not intially a bad thing, Aldridge rarely ever acts without thinking things through and this can make him very slow to the draw.
- Stubborn, he only wants to do things a certain way and will often not compromise.
- Judgemental, if you are not of his circle, it's likely that he will have extreme opinions of you.
H I S T O R Y
The Baines name dates back into old England, known for a particular succession in corporeal necromancy. This is a family that does not have much to speak of when it comes to historic figures but they have been known for their open-mindedness and general good grace with the public.
Aldridge Arthur Baines was a fairly ordinary child despite being born to a rune-caster mother and a necromancer father.
His parents were the overbearing type, invested in ensuring that their son didn't dare to fall behind in his studies. This approach to parenting fostered a son with a bright mind, it also fostered a resentment that only grew as time passed. It became common for the young man to disagree with his parents as he got older, fights became a common theme in the Baines household.
He simply couldn't stand being pinned down like he was and he started making that apparent by the time that he became eight. It came to a point where he had been so sheltered that he barely knew of anything outside of his home. His parents were in control of every section of his life. They chose what he wore, what he ate, what he watched, what he read. There was nearly no room for individuality in his home and that began to wear down on him, he had no friends outside of his cousins and he was slowly getting more and more fed up with it.
By the time he turned twelve, his sister was born which seemed to inspire a new reign of terror throughout the house. His parents cracked down even harder, hoping to set an example for the newest addition.
As Aldridge grew older, he started to test the limits of the distance that he could between him and his parents. He started finding excuses not to be in the house, he started finding excuses to wander and see what the world had to offer beyond this home.
Though, this didn't stop him from trying to be a good brother to Jessica. That was the only person that he cared to put any effort into and he spent a lot of his time trying to help her through the overly structured environment that she had been born into. He was a model older brother, he would take her places when his parents weren't dictating his every move and buy her things, he enthused about her runic work and he would become genuinely excited to see her work with her secondaries.
He offered a gentle voice where his parents only ever offered punishment or impersonal approval. He did everything he could to help assure that she didn't grow to have the same feeling of loneliness that he had. That was until the start of the war where an opportunity presented itself that he would have been a fool to pass up on. He joined the forces, fighting for a cause that he believed in and giving himself the freedom that he had so desperately craved for years.
He became the strategist of his squad, mapping their attacks and making sure that things ran smoothly. In active battle, he became quite known for his use of familiars. He had made a name for himself for his strategic mind and his proficiency in summoning.
When the war came to a close, Aldridge bought himself a home away from his parents and contacted his little sister. He lived a fairly quiet life until Marchand came about, he was glad to help teach a new generation everything that he knew about familiar summoning and illumination. He was glad for an adventure away from the mundane again.
O T H E R
"Baines" means "bones" which is why he dons the nickname "Bones", "Bones" was also his callsign during the war.
Skulk - Arguably his oldest familiar, a creature that resembles a badger in just about every way except for it's vibrantly glowing pupil-lacking yellow eyes and the fact that most of it's skull is exposed except in small patches of flesh and fur. It has two very bony tails and jagged claws. It is the friendliest of the bunch and feeds primarily on fruits.
Himei - A black fox-like creature with a gaping hole for a mouth, no proper muzzle or nose and huge yellow eyes. He is prone to screaming erratically with seemingly no reason.
Cadence - A whispy white eel-like creature that seems to float on air, she moves very quickly and she has sheer, beautiful iridescent fins. Her eyes are blind and pale blue. Her teeth are thin, needle-like and fill her mouth like an eel.
Jinx - A large gray canine-like beast with a mouthful of layered shark teeth, a long tail covered in spines and blazing orange eyes.
Kali Ma - A medium-sized creature that almost appears to be covered in extremely sharp metal plates like an armadillo, a tail like a scorpion that administers a nasty burning sensation to the inside of the victim. She appears to have very large pinschers on her face that clamp down with extreme force and eight consecutive eyes, all of which are black.
TBC.
Himei - A black fox-like creature with a gaping hole for a mouth, no proper muzzle or nose and huge yellow eyes. He is prone to screaming erratically with seemingly no reason.
Cadence - A whispy white eel-like creature that seems to float on air, she moves very quickly and she has sheer, beautiful iridescent fins. Her eyes are blind and pale blue. Her teeth are thin, needle-like and fill her mouth like an eel.
Jinx - A large gray canine-like beast with a mouthful of layered shark teeth, a long tail covered in spines and blazing orange eyes.
Kali Ma - A medium-sized creature that almost appears to be covered in extremely sharp metal plates like an armadillo, a tail like a scorpion that administers a nasty burning sensation to the inside of the victim. She appears to have very large pinschers on her face that clamp down with extreme force and eight consecutive eyes, all of which are black.
TBC.
◇ Tormentil Memoli ◇
N I C K N A M E S
Tor, Tori, Tormi.
A G E
14.
G E N D E R
Male.
P R I M A R Y
Trickster.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Of interest: Healing, Familiar Conjuration.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Tormentil is a gangly kid with very long legs and a very narrow build. Despite his very reedy build, he has inherited his father's broad shoulders, making him appear even more awkward in stature. He has very pale skin with reddish discoloration on his elbows, knuckles, knees and nose. He is smattered with freckles and has a headful of perpetually messy red hair.
He has a soft featured face with a slightly defined jaw, a pale scar curves up the corner of his jawline. His eyes are a light brown in shade but the left one is half consumed in a blue fleck. He is prone to very casual clothing, jeans and t-shirts unless he has to attend a formal event in which he will wind up dressed like his father.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Tormentil is awkward by nature, high-strung and full of nerves. He's genuinely uncomfortable with almost everything around him and he's often stuttering in conversation. He can't think of the words to say a lot of the time and he finds himself hiding behind his cousin a lot of the time.
He's often embarrassed or flustered, it's not hard to make him blush or fidget. He seems downright shy and finds it hard to introduce himself to new parties, he tends to assume the worst when he meets new people. He often backs down in arguments and scolding tends to crush him. It's easy to tear the kid down with a few of words.
He's very sweet as well, driven by a natural kindness to help others. He seems to care about everyone and everything. He does what's right and often forgets the consequences. He's very smart with an eager mind and a love of learning, especially if the subject involves space.
C R U S H
N/A
S K I L L S
- Trickery, specializing in hiding things, Tor can weave extremely convincing illusions that hide himself or other things. These illusions are often hard to break and very well done.
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W E A K N E S S
- Weakness
H I S T O R Y
Help me
O T H E R
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I will finish this later.
Violet Rosalés
N I C K N A M E S
Vi, Rosalés.
A G E
35.
G E N D E R
Female.
P R I M A R Y
Defense.
Professor of Theory and Levitation.
S E C O N D A R I E S
Levitation, Tracking.
D E S C R I P T I O N
Violet is built tall and strong with a very slim, beautiful, figure and a good complexion to her bronzed skin. She walks with pride, very aware of her long legs and broad shoulders. She was always on the tall side and she was always very okay with it, seeming to prefer being the gangly girl over the small, quaint, girl. She's somebody who demands to be noticed and it's hard not to with her unique features and her slender form.
She has noticeably high cheekbones and a squared off jaw, full lips and a button nose. Her hair is a dark brown and usually cut short, it's very thick and curly. Her eyes are a very dark brown, ranging towards black and shaded in dark eyelashes. Her skin has dark freckles that smatter her shoulders and chest, a prominent dark mole stands stark on the left side of her neck. She has a tattoo of a dark red rose on her right ankle.
She can usually be found in fashionably expressive clothing with a fondness of bright colors and clattering bracelets. She likes sheer, colorful scarves and she loves to wear heels.
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Violet was never the type of girl who let the world step on her. Boisterous by nature and heavily opinionated, she could come off as far too abrasive at times. Passionately driven to do what's right and to be the best person that she can be, she finds a love of all things that she pursues and tries to make the best of every situation.
She's a hopeless romantic and she loves love, she tends to find herself entranced by various people at various times. She's not one to be held back though and can be very flighty in relationships.
R E L A T I O N S H I P
N/A.
S K I L L S
- Defense, kind of a prodigy when it comes to defense and not particularly humble about it.
- Levitation, she put a lot of focus into her levitation secondary and mastered the art.
- Hand to hand combat, she's useful in a fist fight.
- Agile, she's extremely agile.
- Balance, her balance is extremely practiced.
W E A K N E S S E S
- Reckless, she makes decisions without thinking.
- Combative, in defense of her opinions and her beliefs.
- Lack of restraint, she often can't stop herself from doing things, even if it might be in her best interest.
- Tracking, her tracking is not particularly good.
- Flighty, commitments aren't her strong suit.
- Stealth, she's not particularly stealthy.
H I S T O R Y
The Rosalés family is an old and regal family, a family that have always kept to their selves. They had an almost secretive air about them throughout history, valuing their privacy in a way that could be considered overboard at times. A signature of their homes were that they often were clustered in rose bushes and heavily guarded.
It took many years before they seemed to relent and become involved with the rest of the world. The reason for their initial secrecy remains unknown and is often speculated about.
Violet was a cherished child with a loving mother and a loving father, she was very adventurous and independent though. She grew up in Manhattan, New York and was very well off. She grew up surrounded in finer things and was pretty much undisturbed for years. It wasn't until the war rolled around that things in her house started getting very odd. Her parents were intent on locking everything up and remaining unseen until it had passed
Violet had other plans.
Violet joined the war, much to the dismay of her parents. She wanted to stand for a cause that she believed in and she did. Though after the war came to an end, she returned to her home. The home that she had grown up in had become nothing but a ghost to her. Her family was the same, they still loved her and they still cherished her but she had discovered that she wasn't the same person that had left them.
When she was given the chance to join Marchand, she jumped at it.
O T H E R
N/A.
