[hider=Roderic A.M. Montana]Full Name: Roderic Alder Mayburry Montana Nicknames/Aliases: Ifirit's Bane. Roderic the Betrayer, The Denier. The Devil Himself. Age: 47 Gender: Male Primary: Defense Professor of Defense & Tracking: Secondaries: Shadow Step, Tracking. Description: Montana's face holds the high cheekbones, and overall facial structure of a romanticized Native American brave, coupled with the arrangement of Western Europe. His hair held the same lightless quality his eyes did, both were pit black, save for the streak of stark white that was often tucked behind his ear. His hair, shoulder length in his youth, had grown down to his chest, a fancy he's allowed himself to take since his teaching career began. Bodily, he stood at 5'11, with a toned, muscular frame that didn't sacrifice mobility for mass. It, like his face was surprisingly youthful despite his advanced age, due to various healing therapies undergone at the end of the war. Most of his emotional expression is done with his eyes and eyebrows, leaving his mouth an even line. Personality: Montana's personality is largely subdued, but perhaps best described as a malevolent or benign eye, submerged in a thick, colorless liquid that one can just make out in the depths. A roiling thing that, on some occasions, breaches the surface to fix its gaze on the looker. Skills: Montana first and foremost is an accomplished combatant in the traditional aspect of warfare, he is extensively trained and practiced in traditional firearms and melee armaments, and is a genius tier martial artist. Battlefield strategy, and small united management are both large parts is his skill set, with a minor in espionage. In the realm of magic, Montana's Defender skill is often used in an unorthodox fashion, with a heavy emphasis on nullification fields, along with several familial arts passed down on his mothers side. An innovator of the art, he uses it to control fights, and key points on a battlefield. His Shadowstepping ability, while honed, is not as refined as the professor who teaches it, and is usually used as a complimentary measure with his other skills and magic ability. Tracking, another familial art once, and perhaps still considered spiritual in nature, is the secondary skill he excels in. Tracking objects, and people has been tuned to a reflexive ability. Montana looks to expand this ability beyond the purely physical realm. Meeting this desire with varied success, he has yet to dissertain if it his magical ability, or trained ability to read people that has lead to these results. Weaknesses: Montana's demeanor, and reserved behaviour, could give off an air of mistrust that could be exploited. Brief History: His Fathers line line traces its origins to North American Indians, Montana, a given name was acquired over time. They were famed trackers, said to call upon the spirits to erect great walls to defend against the fire of civilization. His mothers side, of the Montbard line, were famed Defenders who aided in the rise of the Knights Templar, and eventually vanished into history after the Order's demise. Montana's noteworthy history starts during his career as a mercenary. He fought in various conflicts around the globe, ranging from the larger human wars, to pocket conflicts between powerful Mage groups and families. It was during this time he found employment during the Mage rebellion, where he fought alongside various members of the faculty. It was during this conflict he picked up some of the names that would follow him for the rest of his natural life. "The Storm twins were at least sensational, am I right? Two hard ass Valkyries who brought air and ice down onto the battlefield. Sensational. This other one they have? Let me tell you something, there's a lot of people who say he wasn't always on the right side of the war, and a lot of those same people are dead. Look him up, go on, try, you know what you're gonna find? Nothing. Riddle me that"- Illidal Aerorash, editor for The Sage Tablet. Other: Really good at darts. Avoids alcohol.[/hider] [hider=Zaze Crowley] [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3c/87/f5/3c87f595c2504e4d9e20e12c7a280749.jpg[/img] Full Name: Azaziel Jiao Trois Montague Vivian Crowley Nicknames/Aliases: Planeswalker (self given) Zaze Age: 17 Gender: Male Primary: Necromancy Student Of: Necromancy, Blood Magic and Familiar Summoning Secondary of Adequate Mastery: Blood Magic, Secondary of Some Experience: Familiar summoning. Description: Azaziel stands at five foot six-seven, with a body type consistent for a person who spends their time roughing the outdoors, studying magic in nature abandoned building, and fleeing the scene of whatever crime he had committed/got involved in. His hair is ashen and usually cropped close on the sides, and left long on top, has recently grown out. The back of his head is kept in a pony tail, leaving the top to deposit itself on whichever side it chooses to at the moment. Azaziel is usually dressed in varying shades of colours, his shirts, button downs more often then not, are vibrant colours, while his waistcoats, gloves, and jeans tend to be midnight blue or black. Azaziel's eyes have a tendency to turn to the onlookers favorite colour, a side effect of his own experimentation, this effect is only triggered by those who posses magic. Personality: Curiosity, Intensity, carelessness, and odd humor in equal measure, Azaziel has a personality that can rub one the right, or wrong way. Skills: Azaziel possesses the born magical ability of his well-branched family line, and an astute mind that understands the nuances of magic and its properties. Blood Magic is second nature to Azaziel, and his drive to become more powerful, to learn more, helps to accelerate his learning process. The wandering life he lead, and the activities he conducted while homeless manifested as a well rounded talent pool. Weaknesses: His curiosity, and reckless behaviour will ultimately lead to his demise. Brief History: Zaze was born into a Mage family of notoriety, due to their open use of questionable blood magic, and their complete disregard for mage taboos. Inter marriages from discredited, and disgraced mages from other families are commonplace as their practices are less likely to disturb those who have already been shunned by the mainstream Mage families, and communities at large. In essence, they are pariahs, and welcome pariah's into their fold. While they accept the discredited, their own process of elimination starts at a very early age. Zaze, and others once reaching the age of 12, are forcibly expelled from the family territories, and are expected to survive in the world until the age of 18. While it's not uncommon for these children to simply build camps just outside of their family territories, some choose to go roving instead. The mortality rate for these rovers is exceptionally high, so members of the family are encouraged to have anywhere between four to seven children, in the inevitable event that some will perish. Zaze's decision to join the mages school was entirely his own. While he thoroughly enjoys his education, the restrictions on his experimentation have been difficult to adjust to. Other: Probably consorts with demonic entities.[/hider]