[hider=The Villainous Violet Vile][sup][h1][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1331661825556742184/1510828124307460259/Vivian.jpg?ex=6a1f8d56&is=6a1e3bd6&hm=aad07f578894bca14feb423621ac87f0f361ce9107532e16d7209f78a3e8903b[/img][/center][b][center][color=black] V I O L E T  V I L E[/color]
[color=violet]V I O L E T  V I L E [/color][/center]
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[center][color=darkgray][h2][i]Vivien Vale[/i][/h2]
[h3][i]29 | Female[/i][/h3][/color][/center]

[color=violet][b]Appearance & Adornment:[/b][/color] Vivian stands naturally at 5’6” in height, is 5'8” in her favorite pair of boots, and carries herself with a posture and presence that would suggest she’s six feet tall. Her height is accompanied by a petit and unassuming build that belies her true nature. She is of caucasian complexion, with a hint of a tan, with grey eyes and long, wavy, brown hair, which she frequently adds splashes of color to. Upon her right arm is a tattoo featuring abstract geometry resembling some manner of plant or flower. While she wears glasses, it seems less out of need for her vision than a matter of style, as well as a means of disguising her true identity to those that may know her. She considers herself something of a fashion bug, with a particular allure for footwear, especially boots, which provide her the illusion of extra height. She keeps herself at her best looks, rarely skipping her skin routine. She doesn’t hesitate to adorn herself with jewelry (much of which she has likely stolen). 

[center][hider=Villain Suit][table][row][cell][color=violet][b]Lair/Partial Costume[/b][/color]
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[color=violet][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Violet Vile exemplifies the corruption that comes with the pursuit of power for power’s sake. From the earliest influences of her fascination with the arcane, to her training at the Sanctum in Boston, and through her travels near and far, Vivian has been single-mindedly seeking to grow more powerful and capable in her fields of magic. But without a greater purpose, or underlying goal, it has twisted her psyche. She seeks to dominate and prove her abilities (as well as flaunt); cruelty and manipulation have become her staples, and she will go through anyone that stands between her and making herself more formidable. Still, she is not without her pragmatism: she will align herself strategically with those who will enable and further her goals. But make no mistake in thinking of her as subservient; she will take nothing short of a proper, equal alliance. And she’s not above betrayal, should conditions dictate its necessity. 

[color=violet][b]Power:[/b] [i]Sorceress.[/i][/color] Vivian is a trained and prodigious wielder of Magic. The foundation of her sorcery is set within her control over magical energy, which she can form into weapons, shields, and bindings, or release as energy projections. Her studies of tomes and texts has graced her with knowledge of spellcasting, and enabled a variety of psionic applications such as telekinesis, mind alterations (memory spells, inducing delirium, hypnotism, and persuasion being her skillset), an array of elemental manipulation, and means of masking her true appearance. Her broad abilities are accented by hyperspecific spells and rituals. 

For all of the power she commands, Vi is not without faults or flaws. While not a complete slouch, her physical abilities are lacking compared to those that boast physical prowess. As a result, she can be easy to outmuscle or outmaneuver once her sorcery has been broken or bypassed. Due to the reliance on drawing energy from extradimensional sources, her most powerful abilities require time, concentration, and sometimes preparation, during which she can be interrupted, foiled, or sabotaged. The mental effort of magic also leaves her unable to perform too many feats in tandem, and only so much in rapid sequence. Furthermore, using magic is taxing, especially on the mind and soul, leading to mental and spiritual fatigue should she be pushed past her limitations. 

[color=violet][b]Equipment:[/b][/color]
[list][*][color=violet][i]Waymaker Ring.[/i][/color] Standard issue among Sanctum Sorcerers, Waymaker Rings are simple, non-descript artifacts that are imbued with interdimensional magic that allows capable wearers to open portals to distant places. The use of this function for travel purposes requires the user to have some understanding of the location they are trying to reach, such as having been there in the past, had it described to them in detail, and given explicit coordinates or landmarks. Additionally, some locations, weather through advanced technologies causing disturbance, protective enchantments, or other defenses, cannot be accessed via portals. 
[*][color=violet][i]Staff.[/i][/color] Something of a formality, as Violet doesn’t actually need a staff or wand to use her magic. However, the staff is useful for focusing spellwork for more precise casting. Magic channeled through the staff also tends to be amplified slightly, and using it as a filter can help to minimize the direct toll upon Violet herself; it also comes in handy when she finds herself in hand-to-hand combat. The staff wielded by VV is slightly longer than she is tall, being around five feet, ten inches in length. It is obsidian-hued, with a material that looks and feels metallic while being non-conductive and non-ferrous. The top of the staff is adorned by an ornament that resembles a budding flower, with a silvery trim that resembles a spear-point. Housed within the opening is a gemstone that, for her namesake, is violet in color; it is from this gemstone that magic is channeled through the staff. Violet’s staff has a bond with her as its wielder, and can be summoned and unsummoned as needed, provided it hasn’t been contained or tampered with. 
[*][color=violet][i]Sorcerer’s Cape.[/i][/color] Part of her complete ensemble as a sorceress, her cape is enchanted so as to be immune to normal wear and tear, and protected from the natural elements. In a pinch, it, much like her staff, can be used as a mechanism for channeling her magic, and employed as a weapon or defensive item.[/list]

[color=violet][b]Biography:[/b] [i]"Her intrigue turned into a hobby. Then her hobby turned into a twisted obsession."[/i][/color] Born Delaney Nadeau, Vivian is originally from Salem, Massachusetts, and spent most of her young life in that area. Being in such proximity to a historic hotbed of witchcraft and the supernatural, she grew up fascinated in all things magical. As a teenager, she began to dabble in witchcraft, trying simple spells and rituals through which she came to discover and develop her potential for real magic... first witnessed when she did in fact take flight upon a broomstick. Elated by the revelation of her own power, an eighteen-year-old Vi withdrew her college commitment, and traveled to the Mystic Sanctum in Boston at Bunker Hill. 

She arrived easily, with an enthusiasm that would later be described as "concerning at best, and disturbing at worst." Despite their misgivings, the sorcerers at the Sanctum took her in, believing her attitude towards the arcane could be properly exercised with training and maturity. Little could they foresee the true monster they would enable. 

Vi's early stages of training were marked by rapid progression and an uncanny display of power; she mastered the basics within the span of a year. How the elders of the Sanctum had missed such potential living right in their backyard was a mystery. The years went on, and Vivien continued her upward trend, growing more skilled and more powerful. Yet the young woman never seemed satisfied or content; each step up only left her hungering for more. It might have been an admirable trait, if not for her spiraling moral code. Her rise in power was accompanied by arrogance towards those she deemed as lesser than herself, and a growing penchant for cruelty during training duels. In the wake of an incident in which she nearly killed her training partner, the Sanctum Elders managed to put Vivian on a lockdown within a Magical prison, in the hopes of containing her, if not prompting her to reform as they continued to attempt lectures and verbal counseling. 

Their efforts proved for naught. Eventually, Vivian learned to manipulate the same forces that kept her contained, and broke free. After a skirmish, she escaped, destroying a quarter of the Sanctum, injuring five sorcerers and killing another. She would flee into exile, and proceeded to venture the world in secret to seek the knowledge and power that her Elders had tried to keep her from. 

In time, she made her way back to the United States, quietly setting up a lair in Ravenbrook, New York under her present pseudonym. There, she prepared to announce herself properly. 

[color=violet][b]Relationships:[/b][/color] TBD

[color=violet][b]Extra:[/b][/color]
[list][*][color=violet][i]Voice Credit:[/i][/color] [url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-pw_OamyfEw]Liana Ramirez[/url]
[*][color=violet][i]Character Soundtrack[/i][/color] [list][*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpm3WDp1YJ8]Something Wicked Lurks[/url], by Two Steps From Hell [Main Theme]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mHLhkSYLJE]160 BPM[/url], by Hans Zimmer [Battle Theme][/list][/list][/hider]