[quote=@Rekker] I couldn't help but borrow from [@WanderingSpirit]'s very attractive format. I present for your consideration: [hider=An Eery Monster of a Man][center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjk2LjZjYmJmOS5SR0Z1ZEdVZ1JYSnBaUSwsLjA,/demigod-oldschool.demigod-oldschool.png[/img] [img]https://i.ibb.co/Rp7t0q2/W7-A461-SU-400x400.jpg[/img][hider=Theme Song][youtube]]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y88LVU7MAe4[/youtube][/hider][h1][color=black]══════════════[/color][/h1][/center] [h3][u][b][color=AFD6FA] BASICS [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [u][b]Name:[/b][/u] [color=AFD6FA]D[/color]ante [color=AFD6FA]E[/color]rie [b][u]Gender / Preferred Pronouns:[/u][/b] [color=AFD6FA]H[/color]e / [color=AFD6FA]H[/color]im / [color=AFD6FA]T[/color]hey [b][u]Age:[/u][/b] [color=AFD6FA]2[/color]0 [b][u]Birthday:[/u][/b] [color=AFD6FA]A[/color]pril 15 ♈︎ [b][u]Sexuality:[/u][/b] [color=AFD6FA]H[/color]eterosexual [h3][u][b][color=AFD6FA] APPEARANCE [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [color=AFD6FA][i]D[/i][/color]ante has a very straightforward look in that most of his wardrobe is composed of jeans and t-shirts. He keeps his face scruffy and his body well toned and ready for a fight if ever it came to fisticuffs. His feet are typically adorned in leather boots and he's most often seen dressed in darker colors. He's got a burn scar across his left shin, a gift left over from a dual with a fellow magic slinger that has never quite healed. His eyes are a vibrant hazel and his hair a dark brown. [h3][u][b][color=AFD6FA] PSYCHE [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [color=AFD6FA][i]T[/i][/color]his man's personality can be described in five simple words: Mischievous, sarcastic, competitive, ambitious and fearless. Dante is very selective when it comes to friends, but once you have his favor, it's hard to get rid of him. He can be considered aggressive, easily upset if he feels he's not being given his due respect. To that end, he is also earnest in his drive to get the things he wants and is not quick to give up in those goals. [h3][u][b][color=AFD6FA] BACKSTORY [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [color=AFD6FA][i]D[/i][/color]ante Erie is a mutt. There's no other way to describe the young man, given the story of how he came to be. Conceived by a magically gifted Katherine and Windol Erie, the start of Dante's story seemed like it was sure to end well with a cozy house, black picket fences and not a care in the world. Windol and Katherine used to be star pupils of their craft, but when news of the baby came to them, they quickly decided to change their lifestyle, choosing their future family over the mystic arts. Abandoning their coven, the two found themselves secluded on a plot of land populated by very few to live a life of independent solitude. Windol and his wife carried on through life almost as humans would, living off the land and putting in long hours of manual labor to keep food on the table. There would be times when Windol would cheat, employing his supernatural gifts, but the couple had moved so far from any wellspring that the fuel that fed their magic was hard to come by. One day, just like any other, the Erie family was met with intruders. A pack of werewolves had invaded their homestead, mindlessly looking for a prize at the end of their hunt; a warm meal. The very pregnant Katherine attempted to run away, to find a spot to hide, but her reflexes were nothing compared to the lycan who pursued her. She paid for her sluggishness with flesh. As soon as the crimson fluid reached the surface of her wound and began pouring to the ground, Windol was taken aback and reacted with primal rage. Summoning every ounce of strength and power within him, he charged at the wolves and laid slaughter to them all in a scene of gruesome arcane horror. The last hurrah came with a price, though, and despite his victory, Windol ultimately fell. The pains of sudden labor woke Katherine up out of her shock. The baby was coming and something felt... wrong. Quickly, she left her home, which was now just a scene of crimson death, and made her way to the coven that raised her. The contractions were growing exponentially in force and frequency. Soon an unnatural pain began to erupt from her abdomen as blood began to fill her mouth, dribbling out the corners. Finally she found herself on the grounds of The Sisters of the Dying Branch. As she collapsed in the front courtyard, she screamed out in horror as the skin on her stomach began to move and stretch. A little hand could be seen pushing out and at the tips of each finger, streams of blood began to form on the surface of Katherine's belly. She was being ripped apart from the inside out. She whaled uncontrollably, but there was nothing anyone could do at this point. What was going to happen was inevitable. When the sisters of the coven finally came upon the scene, they were greeted with a bloodied boy playing delightfully in the entrails of his mother as he looked up at them with a grin and giggled with a chime of innocence. The little monster was sent away to be raised by a friend of the coven, Sarah Langford, who volunteered to help create a blessing out of tragedy. Raising this witchy spawn who also had a diluted, yet versatile animalistic curse running through his veins was no easy task. Even still, Sarah stuck it out and raised the boy as her own. Though Sarah was not a witch of impressive talent, she knew just enough to give Dante a head start in his studies. Once he came of age, the Coven took over his tutelage, training Dante to hone his magical abilities to great effect. [u][b]Notable Rumor:[/b][/u] [list][*] Some have said that Dante exclusively relieves himself in outdoor settings as a way to mark his territory. [indent][sub]While part of that is true, it can be more accurately attributed by Dante's laziness in trying to find the nearest restroom[/sub][/indent] [/list] [u][b]Greatest Fear:[/b][/u] [color=AFD6FA][i]Looking Stupid or Weak[/i][/color] is Dante's worst fear. Whether its a result of being unprepared or putting all of his faith into poor choice, Dante constantly second guesses himself even if it's not outwardly obvious. To that end, he hesitates when it comes to taking a leadership role in a group as he's never sure if his opinion is the best or if his abilities are the most powerful. Despite being at the coven for quite some time now, Dante is also a little sensitive that others younger than he have already surpassed him in most of their mystical mastery. [h3][u][b][color=AFD6FA] NOTABLES [/color][/b][/u][/h3] [u][b]Magic:[/b][/u] [hider= Dante's Area of Studies] [color=AFD6FA][i]Most Notable Study: Shapeshifting[/i][/color] Unlike glamour, Dante is both cursed and blessed with the ability to physically manipulate his body with the aid of magic to create lasting, tangible effects. His favored battle form is a bipedal werewolf, though his version is of smaller stature than your classic lycanthrope, looking more like a man stuck halfway between a full transformation. He can also change isolated elements of his limbs to suit his purposes such as claws when he needs to climb, eyes when he needs nightvision or webbed extremities if he needed to move through water. This ability is a byproduct of his diluted exposure to the lycanthropic curse when he was in his mother's womb as explained in the Bio section, and it's source of power is slightly different than most magic used by witches. The cost for this magic is control. The longer and more often he utilizes this ability, the harder it is to come out of it. It is one of the reasons he is interested in charm magic as he hopes he can one day find a supernatural lightening rod, so to speak, that can help him stave off the bestial nature that continues to try and dominate his mind. [color=AFD6FA][i]Interested Studies: Self Healing[/i][/color] The ability to control the intricacies of one's vessel comes with a lot of possibilities for magical advantage in any given situation. One that Dante is interested, but not well versed, in is the ability to heal himself by mentally commanding his body to mend just as he does to transform. While the latter is instinctual and therefore easier to perform, the former takes a nearly surgical understanding of the body that Dante does not quite possess. Small scrapes and cuts are easy enough to tend to with some guided mystic will, but any wound of significant damage would have to be treated the old fashioned way. [color=AFD6FA][i]Interested Studies: Charms[/i][/color] Many witches create charms as a way to perform magic with less taxation. Dante is only just beginning to learn about the advantages of charms and how to put them to use, but he is working toward finding a way to evoke his transformative magic without feeling the drain of the feat. [color=AFD6FA][i]Interested Studies: Incantation[/i][/color] In order to maintain a dominant will over his instincts, Dante has made great use of mantras and the power of the spoken word. Articulate and gifted with advanced memory, Dante can learn incantations with a natural ease when given the opportunity. [color=AFD6FA][i]Lackluster Studies: Potions[/i][/color] Dante couldn't make a dinner more complicated than a sandwich, much less a potent concoction of magic. He leaves the science to the scientists, so to speak, and while he respects those who can mix together power in a bottle, he is just not among those brewmasters.[/hider] [u][b]Other:[/b][/u] [list] [*]Despite not being of legal age, Dante enjoys a drink or two. [*]Gambling is one of Dante's many famed vices. [*]Dante has never turned down a dare as a point of pride. [/list][/hider] [/quote] Hey, Rekker! Glad to have you. I like your character sheet, but there is one issue. [b]Lycanthropy doesn't affect witches.[/b] It's okay if you didn't get this, since we discussed it almost exclusively in the Discord, but witches cannot be turned into werewolves or vampires. Being bitten by one does have an effect on them, however- it makes them very ill.