Zarkenis Ultima wrote:Here's an app for a character I'm going to use to set up what I hope will be an interesting arc a little down the road. Apps for the other two members of the Cabal will come up soon (I hope).
Name: Adrian
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Appearance: Here
Young Blood?: No
Bio: Adrian was born to a fairly wealthy Norwegian couple that worked together on one of Delta Pharmaceutical's many branch offices on Europe. His childhood was a happy one, but not long after he had turned ten, his parents took him along on a vacation to Bergen, where both of them died during the battle between Iron Chef and Necromancer, giving their lives to protect their child. Thanks to them, he survived long enough for them to be chased off by none other than the Queen of the Valkyries. He was alive, yet alone.
However, before the day was over, a powerful magician intent on repairing the damage caused stumbled across him and had mercy on the orphaned child, taking him back home and adopting him. Though at first he was very quiet and reluctant to interact with anyone else, in time Adrian formed a bond with the magician and his adult son, and eventually grew bold enough to ask his father to train him. The study of magic, he was told, was not for everyone, but even so, the magician agreed to teach him, and was surprised by how quickly he was able to grasp the basics. He was not the greatest, certainly, but before long, Adrian proved himself capable of mastering magic one day, and so he was taken to train with the sorcerers of the Phantom Brotherhood, where he spent the next four years.
During his training, Adrian developed a peculiar thirst for knowledge and experimentation that would eventually lead him astray. One day, in secret, he attempted a ritual to summon a being from the dimensional crossroads and bind it to his will. The ritual was partially successful, but the creature was too powerful to be controlled by a mere child, and began wreaking havoc around the room. The noise caused by this led the magicians of the Phantom Brotherhood to discover the incident and rush to the scene to attempt to restrain, banish or destroy the creature. In a last-ditch effort, the being, clearly outnumbered, attempted to possess Adrian. Fortunately, the Brotherhood managed to subjugate the creature even as it dwelt within Adrian, freeing him from its influence, though he was in turn used as a vessel to keep it contained, and was isolated from his family and the rest of the world and kept under heavy watch for a year, until he finally escaped and went into hiding.
After escaping from the Brotherhood and lying low for two years, however, Adrian surfaced again in San Diego, recruiting two other teenage superhumans to his cause and forming a group called the Cabal, working in secret towards an unknown goal.
Powers:
- [Sorcery]: Adrian is an adept at using magic, rituals and summoning spells in particular, though he dabbles in other types.
- [Shapeshifting]: Adrian can change his appearance at will and even give himself certain non-human features.
Limitations:
- Magic always requires a trigger: chanting/casting, runestone carving, somatic patterns, etc.
- In order to perform rituals, one of his specialties, Adrian naturally requires a lot of time and preparation; they are not the sort of thing one can employ in a fight, even if most components were set up beforehand.
- Summoned creatures can, if powerful enough, resist his influence or even ignore it altogether.
- His shapeshifting is almost purely cosmetic; he cannot gain significant abilities from changing the way he looks.
Weaknesses:
- [Squishy]: The average human being can literally punch his lights out with a single hit if they try hard enough.
- [Banishment]: Spells designed to banish magical creatures from the realm of Earth can easily render him unconscious.
- [Magic Negation]: Any rituals or area-of-effect spells or powers that dampen or negate magic are especially harmful to him.
Likes: Cold weather, reading, meaty dishes, havoc.
Dislikes: Hot weather, exercise, sweets, quiet days.
Additional Information-
Birthday: December 2nd
Theme song: To be added
Favorite food: Meatcakes
Greatest fear: Imprisonment
Nice app Zark, accepted, this is a good amount of backstory, could honestly probably do less for the others if you want.