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Name: James Blackwall
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Appearance: 
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Eye color : Dark Red
Height: 6ft 2in

Skills:
General:[list][*]Hunting/Tracking [*]Athletics/Free-running [*]Traps (inc. ropes)[/list]
Combat:[list][*]Sword fighting (Specialised in Dual Wielding)[*]Archery/Marksmanship[/list]

History: Trained since he was old enough to hold a sword, James is a veteran soldier and skilled warrior despite his young age. Orphaned at a young age, he was taken in by a retired instructor for the Empire's most elite soldiers, a group of Holy Templars known as the Shadow Blades, where he was taught the skills of a Shadow Blade, choosing to specialise in the use of dual swords. He enlisted as a soldier for the Empire at age 16, where he was deployed to quell various uprisings and such, eventually reaching the rank of Grand Templar. He came to fall in love with a young mage woman and saw mages in a more sympathetic light, until she was struck down by more soldiers. This pushed James closer and closer to the breaking point, where he finally rebelled when he was ordered to slaughter a village of mage sympathisers, stealing his first enchanted weapon and going on the run. He has had several run-ins with the Empire since, stealing more enchanted equipment as he travelled until he was finally arrested. He avoided execution because of his long record within the military and in return for his freedom (if you could call it that), he was forced to surrender half of his enchanted equipment and was placed under strict watch as an instructor in the Citadel, banned from interacting with the Magi imprisoned there.

Predisposition to the Magi: He sees Mages as an oppressed people that deserve to be given the same rights and respect as non-mages. His lover was a mage, until she was killed for an unjustified reason that she 'might' have been a threat, and he doesn't want that to happen to anyone else.

Personality: Hard and professional, James has been raised with a disciplined lifestyle which is reflected in his outward personality, but he also has a softer, kinder side that shows when he is relaxed and amongst friends. Having left the military, he is more easy-going and has a witty, sarcastic side to him as well. Those that know him would describe him as a 'roguish hero'.
Notes: He has illegally collected four pieces of enchanted equipment thus far: [list][*][i]Mage-Breaker[/i]:His main sword, a Long-sword enchanted with magic cancels out and destroys other magic, the anti-magic looks like teal and black flames wrapping around the blade.[*][i]Iron-light[/i]: Long-sword enchanted with magic flames, useful for burning enemies or starting campfires.[*][i]Arc-stone[/i]: A powerful lightning stone inlaid into the elbow of his left gauntlet, allowing him to shoot lightning from his left hand. Continuous use can cause magical feedback which can cause him injury. [*][i]Ward of Light[/i]: another magic stone inlaid into the palm of his gauntlet, although he can't identify which type, that allows him to cast a protective shield in front of himself. Can ward off low-level spells and regular physical attacks, but high-level magic with shatter the shield and the backlash will stun him for a short time.[/list]After his arrest, however, he was forced to give up Iron-light and the Ward of Light as part of his work-freedom deal. He does not know were they are being kept. His second sword is replaced by a finely made but un-enchanted long-sword, and his ranged power is replaced by a longbow unless it's for training purposes.
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