[hider=Vlad] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dd/24/ba/dd24ba5a85c0e53723d9dc05ac1b3e78.png[/img] _____________________________________________________________________________________ [b]Name:[/b] Vladimir Moroz [b]Title(s):[/b] The Count of Russia [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Age:[/b] 56 [b]Alignment:[/b] Lawful Evil [b]Rank:[/b] Brand [b]Objective for the Grail:[/b] A strange wish… The wish to bring back the original Sengurochka, who was melted by the love in her heart. [b]Command Seal:[/b] Three Teardrops, connecting into the shape of a snowflake. [b]Personality:[/b] Obsession. A blinding obsession boarding on an addiction. It is a flaw, brutal, and unfixed. It is a kind of mentality that has a man turn to a single point, and chase it, ignoring the hypocrisy, or the much better options around him. But such a man is not heartless. Just obsessive, and through that, self-destructive. His tendency to get lost in his work has ruined his personal relationships with others, and it is difficult for him to open up to others. Outside of his obsessions though, he is a relatively kind, if cruel man. He is ruthless in his efficiency, and sees little reason to spare others pain and suffering if they defy him. It is not evil, it is just the way the world works. People must suffer if they transgress their boundaries for that is the way of things. Yes, even him. [b]Bio:[/b] Ded Moroz, the man the Russians may know as 'Father Christmas.' Sometimes referred to as a demon, long before the word meant something sour. Something evil. He was a hero who fought Baba Yaga, healed the sick, and created a granddaughter from snow. That is the story, and the legend of the Moroz family. The family lives in Veliky Ustyug, the homeplace of Ded Moroz. He was a wizard of the winter times, who would trek through the snow to bring gifts on the day of New Years. His legend is ingrained into Slavic folktales, and his descendents have followed suit. For some of them, they keep the tradition alive. Putting on a red suit, and traveling out into the cold winters. Placing gifts down chimneys, and leaving before they can be found. Some over the generations have even made claim to using their magic to keep the hag Baba Yaga trapped in her home. Performing the ritual required once a month. But Vladimir, the latest in a long line of Moroz’s is an addict to the old ways. As if it’s an addiction, and he drinks from it regularly. A member of the mage association, he was heralded as a genius at a young age. He proved his talents in early competitions, and married at the age of 23. If you looked at him from the outside you’d say he was an example of a perfect man. Loved, talented, and ingenious. Even teaching the next generation of mages. But, that is an outsider’s perspective. In reality, his research became a dead end. And his obsession to solve the problem cost him everything. There would be weeks, approaching months where he wouldn’t leave his workshop. Ignoring his wife and child who became aware of his growing instability. In a shocking turn, they left him, leaving him to his obsession and his ever growing madness. He became cruel to his students, ruthless, and eventually, he left his role as a teacher, so that he could focus entirely on his dead end work. Finally, with nowhere else to turn, he made a choice… The Holy Grail War. He would help fund the means to create a true war, and summon a powerful servant. One to turn the tides. --- [b]Magic Circuit Switch:[/b] The chill of ice on his skin. [b]Number of Magic Circuits:[/b] B [b]Quality of Magic Circuits:[/b] A --- [b]Elemental Affinity:[/b] Water and Wind [b]Magecraft:[/b] [hider=Magecraft] [u]General Craft[/u] The Basics of Magecraft. Vladimir has spent a great deal of time into understanding the fundamentals of magecraft. Understanding, and molding it to his will. [u]Snegurochka Craft[/u] A variation of Familiar-craft, based around the myth of Sengurochka. The myth of Snegurochka is that of a maiden made of snow. Think Frosty the snowman with boobs. The story of Sengurochka is that of tragedy, and yet beautiful. A tale of a girl made of snow, who dies when she learns of love, and her warming heart dissolves her body. Under the guidance of Vladimir Moroz, this is the creation of a unique kind of familiar, closer to a golem. Closer to Volumen Hydrargyrum. This is the method of creating Sengurochka, a powerful mystic code that is rivaled by nearly none. Part of the craft involves the use of his own DNA, and snow that has been gathered. Performing a ritual, he is able to create a kind of snow doll, that can transform it's body to act and react to attacks. In that regard, each doll is his own child. [u]Familiar Craft[/u] When not making power snowdolls, regular familiars have been designed. Using the basis of the snowdoll, he has constructed less snow-animals. Though he has other ways to do this. [u]Golem Craft[/u] An advancement of the knowledge gathered through familiarcraft. It is the basis of the Snegurochka, and thus the basis of his greatest strength. It is the understanding of Golemcraft that allowed his ancestor Dez Moroz to create the original Snegurochka. It is possible for other golems to be made using other materials, but there is a clear preference for those of the Snegurochka. [u]Russian Alchemy[/u] An alchemy that finds itself less in the making of precious metals, and more in the making of life. An alchemy more fundamental in creating homunculi, or poisonous cocktails than in turning coal to gold. Poisons, acids, things that kill. Liquids that preserve the body, or are designed to undo pain. [u]Demon Craft[/u] Unique to Russia, but once upon a time, there was no negative connotations to attach to the word demon. To them, crafting a demon is the same as a golem, or a familiar. In truth, it is the making of a familiar into a demon that is the purist of Russian traditions. It is only the attributes of Christian faith that makes the demons crafted in Russia into something… Wrong. [u]Curses[/u] Slavic curses are performed through ritual, yet maintain a frightening strength. Curses that strike at the health, the well being, and curses upon the land. Curses upon the land to summon demons upon the property, or to reduce the will of those used again. Slavic curses, or more specifically the Russian variant, are particularly versitile in the means by which they cause misfortune. Each curse can be called “locked” which protects the user from having the negative energy unleashed back upon them. Using curses in this way are long lasting curses directed to cast great sickness, weakness, or to reduce ones wealth. Because of his standing as a mage, the curses he uses are of the highest, and rarest quality. Mixing traditional aspects on top of these curses increases their potency. [/hider] [b]Crest:[/b] 8 Generations [b]Weapon:[/b] [url=https://static.zerochan.net/Russia.%28Female%29.full.635872.jpg][i]- Snegurochka 1:[/i][/url] The original, if it can be called that. A doll of snow that is without a doubt, one made by Dez Moroz, but may not be the true original spoken of in stories. This snow girl has been passed from member to member of the Moroz family, and is considered without a doubt the most powerful doll of its kind. It can transform it’s limbs and body into razor sharp blades, that slice through stone and rock like a knife through butter. Or to move around like fine snow. This creation is one of the greatest mystic codes of the Moroz family, and some claim it was made using ice from the ice age. A mystery that makes it nigh invulnerable to anything but the strongest of fires. [i]- Magic Talisman:[/i] A unique kind of Talisman, designed to protect the wearer against magic. In particular, this talisman is meant to protect the wearer against Baba Yaga, the mythical witch of Russia. While not as powerful as the one wielded by Ded Moroz, it is just a bit stronger than a traditional talisman. [i]-Magic Wand:[/i] a Mystic Code used as a tool for performing magecraft, amplifying the user's magical energy to assist with spells and strengthen them. Filling it with magical energy allows for it to be utilized as a magic wand at any time to form magic circles and affect physical divine mysteries. [b]True/False Standing:[/b] True Master [/hider]