[b]Name:[/b] Atlantes [u]Aliases:[/u] The Quiet Lord, Magus of the Taut Chain [u]Age:[/u] 46 [u]Gender:[/u] Male [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Appearance:[/b] While not young by any stretch, there is still a sort of youthful energy to Atlantes appearance that contrasts with his greying hair. He stands quite tall for a human, at 190cm when standing at his full height. His shoulders are broad, and his fame surprisingly large for a man so engrossed in books. His eyes are grey, and sharp with determination - they shine a brilliant hue when he is wielding the strongest of his magics. His hair is worn shoulder-length, and waves dramatically in the wind along with his typically black cloak and robes. His charisma and unusual aura lend itself to him appearing quite handsome, for those who don't mind the signs of his age. He has a magical quiver on his back, seemingly filled with staves of various designs and lengths. [b]Personality:[/b] Pure determination. This is the force that drives Atlantes to great heights, trampling over all the world on his path to the future. He isn't where he is today because he was gifted, or born for greatness, but because he fought, and bled, and worked until he went even further beyond his lot in life. Now, he stands atop it looking down on it all, and realizes what has to be done to make the world a better place. He must rule it. It was this line of thinking that lead him to become what he is today. To some, he is a walking joke, concocting a new, ridiculious scheme to take over the city each week. To others, he is the regal and wise ruler of the Quiet Circle, moving his subordinates like pieces on a board to outmaneuver law enforcement and heroes alike. The menacing figure, and the exaggerated buffoon - which are his true self, and what are all of these seemingly unrelated ploys working up towards? It's a great mystery, even to the Lord's closest subordinates. He is a man shrouded in layers of mystery, too many to peel off easily, or quickly. One thing about him is certain... He has a plan. And he's working towards it ever slowly, without stop. [b]Power:[/b] [u]Phenomenal Wizardly Power:[/u] The command of magical energies through careful research and application of advanced thaumaturgical theorums. It is far removed from the arts of Sorcery, which manipulate one's own inherent magic to achieve supernatural feats. Atlantes possesses not a single drop of magic in his veins, and thus needs to rely entirely on wizardry to accomplish anything beyond his mundane means. But don't let that fool you into thinking he's weak - far from it, he stands among the magic elite, an archmage who is without peer when stood among the regular populace. What's strong about him isn't raw power or (heavens forbid) speed, but his ingenious creativity and intelligence. He's a tactition who plays his opponents like puppets, leading them into unwinnable situations while preparing all sorts of dastardly incantations to foil and confound them. But for all of his magical tricks, he is not without flaw. Every act of magic he ever preforms was, in some way or another, prepared ahead of time. It's necessary, because using magic for him is not something that comes naturally, but it leaves him open to being exploited by unforseen circumstances or intervention from outside variables. To combat this, he has armed himself with an incredible array of magic items, and has at his fingertips a variety of prepared spells that, while slow to cast, can get him out of many a pinch. His plans are slow, and heavy on investiture of resources and his personal attention. But they are great, and many-layered, difficult to penetrate and even more difficult to destroy. This fact is mirrored in his magic, which is at its strongest after lengthy periods of preparation. [u]Dimensional Passage:[/u] One of many forms of object transferrence, or "teleportation", this particular brand having been theorized and put into action by Atlantes himself. He uses it in its perfect form, as the magic's creator and pioneer, holding unparalleled mastery of it and all of its applications. The theory is simple. A door is something that connects one region to another, through space. But what would happen if you used magic to change where in space a door leads? Using this question as the basis for his research, Atlantes developed a technique that allowed him to step through one door, and come out from another far, far away. He has to know where he's going, but this technique gives him incredible maneuverability within urban environments laden with doors of all kinds. One can, using this technique, take others with them across the Passage, so long as they are under the caster's direct supervision. Truly a versatile technique, but weak to an oddly specific and incredibly common piece of technology - locks. [u]Likes:[/u] Sweets [i](especially cake)[/i], rainy days, a good book. [u]Dislikes:[/u] Anything bitter [i](especially medicine)[/i], wet socks, religious zealots. [b]Skills: [/b] [u]Practical-[/u] [i]Economics/Business Woodworking Staff Management Military Tactics[/i] [u]Theoretical-[/u] [i]Alchemy Herbalism Mathematics Research/Library Use Creating/Decrypting Cyphers Negotiation Artistic Painting Architecture Military Strategy[/i] [u]Trivial-[/u] [i]Writing/Reading (13 different languages) Swimming/Climbing/Running Master of children's games Can complete an 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle in two minutes. Mundane magic tricks[/i]