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Akiara

_{Color Code: #447321}

Name | Akiara Levi
Age | 18
Gender | Female
Level/Tier | V1
House | Dracona
Appearance/Attire | Akiara stands at an average 5'4". With long, white-gray hair almost matching her brother's in length and cloudy-grey eyes, she resembles her mother quite closely. Something which she seems to be proud of. One thing many people find surprising about her - and she doesn't know why - is that she is an avid exerciser, even going so far as to practice power-lifting. This coupled with regular running/jogging schedules bequeath to Aki noticeable muscle, especially in her legs. When it comes to clothes, Akiara tends to dress simply but cutely, often accompanying her attire with bows, scarves, etc. She usually wears light colors, and sneakers. She also almost always wears her hair up, perhaps making it look shorter than it actually is.

Alignment | Revolutionary (Rebel Good)

Personality/Habits | Akiara's personality, for the most part, appeals more to Bestia ideals than those of the Dracona house. She thoroughly enjoys having fun with others, and sometimes does so by playing pranks on them, or teasing them. However when it comes time for someone to need a friend, Akiara can be that friend. She tries to help others where she sees she can, and even where she sees she can't - perseverance is an important ideal to her.
While she is quite outgoing, she isn't without her inhibitions - as few are. Additionally, she is very competitive. If someone were to beat her in combat, she would never forget it, and she would train her butt off until she could overcome them.

Background | Akiara and her fraternal twin-brother Mathis were raised by their single mother, Aurelia Levi, as the first summoners of their bloodline. Aurelia is a very caring mother, however she is quite the workaholic; and long hours combined with good pay do not help that. Whenever she is home with her children though, she is very encouraging. Something that showed to be exceedingly true as she discovered the twins' capacity for magic. She hired them each a tutor - an older gentleman who seemed apt to teach them whatever they wanted about magic. It was discovered that Akiara had a penchant for Dracona summons.

From then forward the tutor taught them every week, and they sought to be taught more and more each day - even going so far as to add in their own supplementary techniques to support their summoning; for example, sword-fighting. Aurelia was very proud of the twin's progress, and as such, decided to grant a wish Akiara had both been drooling over ever since she discovered her abilities. At the age of 16, she sent them both to L'Mordryn Academy.

Favorite Summons |

Mika

Basilisk Wyvern

Mika is one of Akiara's scarier summons, and one she has bonded with through both their natures to be quite sassy at times, which they both respect. Mika is a Basilisk Wyvern. While quite debilitating with its supernatural ability, it is not very fast over any distance on land, and its flight speed is sub-par.

Her capabilities consist of:
Petrifying Breath - The name of this species of Wyvern is actually slightly deceptive. Where Basilisks petrify with their visage, their Wyvern brethren do so with a mist-like expulsion, similar to a Dragon's breath attack. After being exposed to the breath attack for several seconds(within a reasonable time-frame), the affected region will rapidly turn to stone at surface-level(or deeper if inanimate). This effect is reverted upon un-summoning the Wyvern.

Akher

Pygmy Drake-Hunter

Akher is Akiara's trump-card when it comes to fighting summons that are too agile for her dragons to defeat easily. Akher is a Pygmy Drake-Hunter Dragon. Akiara bonds well with this summon because she finds it quite cute, and he enjoys the attention.

His capabilities consist of:
Dragon-Blood Bite - Drake-Hunter Dragons usually inject their blood into drakes to poison them - however, this specific dragon interacts oddly with Akiara. She can have the little creature bite her, and inject small amounts of its blood into her. By doing so, Akiara will rapidly and temporarily develop aspects of a dragon. Scales begin to grow sporadically from the point of injection(usually upper arm), providing her some light yet durable armor. Additionally, she gains well-enhanced strength, speed, and general fortitude. She may also develop long, black claws on whichever arm she is bitten. Eventually either Akiara or Akher will become too exhausted to maintain the transformation, which will force it to end and leave the other similarly fatigued.

Other |

Additional Stuff?

Here's additional stuff I guess, just cause I wanted to.
• Akiara is very much a tease - and Mathis is often the target. She'll take most opportunities she can to tease him, whether be about summoning, girls, his height, etc.
• As a result of Mathis' superb swordsmanship, Akiara has been essentially forced to learn swordplay for herself so that she doesn't lose as soon as he is in range. She wields a Rapier.
• Aki and Mathis have one mutual understanding - they will not go easy on each-other.

Mathis

_{Color Code: #CCA62E}

Name | Mathis Levi
Age | 18
Gender | Male
Level/Tier | V1
House | Bestia
Appearance/Attire | Mathis stands at a very short 5'6" for his age, much to his chagrin. Much like his sister, his eyes are a cloudy-grey, however his hair is stark white, and quite long. His build is lean, and he is well-fit due to his fascination with swordsmanship, which is a full-body effort. Mathis' normal attire is of a dark palette, and besides that he hardly cares what his clothes look like. The only oddity of his attire is that he often wears white canvas gloves.

Alignment | Benefactor (Neutral Good)

Personality/Habits | Mathis is a usually reserved individual. This isn't due to shyness, but more due to not being used to having much attention - his sister receives much more of that. As a result, he has grown accustomed to "fading into the background". He keeps to himself but is not anti-social, just generally stoic, if not curt. Of course, nobody has pierced his outer shell - so who is to know what he is really like around friends? Just like his sister, he is quite competitive.

Background | Mathis and his fraternal twin-sister Akiara were raised by their single mother, Aurelia Levi, as the first summoners of their bloodline. Aurelia is a very caring mother, however she is quite the workaholic; and long hours combined with good pay do not help that. Whenever she is home with her children though, she is very encouraging. Something that showed to be exceedingly true as she discovered the twins' capacity for magic. She hired them each a tutor - an older gentleman who seemed apt to teach them whatever they wanted about magic. They soon discovered Mathis had an aptitude for Bestia summons.

From then forward the tutor taught them every week, and they sought to be taught more and more each day - even going so far as to add in their own supplementary techniques to support their summoning; for example, sword-fighting, which Mathis was superb at. However, he was not as happy as one would think. From his point of view, since Akiara was a naturally better summoner, he felt his mother showed her more affection - which caused him to be somewhat resentful of his twin. But truly, Aurelia was very proud of both the twin's progress. As a result, she decided to grant a wish Mathis' sister had wanted from the start - and he was not staying behind to be left in the dust. At the age of 16, she sent both of them to L'Mordryn Academy.

Favorite Summons |

Enco

Encyclopedia of Flesh

"Enco", as nicknamed by Akiara, is an odd summon for sure. This is because it is a being composed of a very large amount of flesh and bone - yet it can contain this mass in very complex and compact spaces. It is also very intelligent and even holds the capability to speak, despite lacking any visible mediums to do so. But what really makes the creature so useful is that is can shape itself into the form of any weapon it pleases - and it can do so while converting itself into any form of flesh or bone imaginable.
Mathis has bonded very well with Enco, as they have been together for quite some time. And over time, they have learned to work as a very solid team.

His capabilities consist of:
Encyclopedia of Flesh - Enco is capable of shaping his mass into many different structures of many different sizes. It can also change its mass into any type of flesh or bone. It can become very heavy, tough, quick, etc. among a vast array of other effects - limited only by the capabilities of flesh and bone.
Biological Mastery - Enco also has the means to produce various biological organs and substances. Synthesizing flesh into different forms of matter to create eyes, stomachs, acids, etc. is second nature - and often a useful surprise attack to the opponent. For more complicated structures, of course, it will take a little time.

Nago

Gargoyle

Nago is a summon that Mathis called upon for a specific reason - it is great at fighting dragons. While Nago has a somewhat rare structure among Gargoyles, this is still true. The two having mutually quiet natures makes for slow bonding progress, but Mathis has summoned it many times against his sister, so there is still a small degree of warmth between them. This creature is easily two times larger than any man.

His capabilities consist of:
Flesh-Tainted Watcher - Nago is a slightly fleshier form of the average Gargoyle. His flesh is still very much like stone, but it is rubbery instead of rock-solid. This flesh allows for it to be resistant, and sometimes immune, to most dragon breath-weapons and elements. Where normal Gargoyles are weak to blunt attacks and nearly impervious to blades, for Nago this is inversed.
Weight Alteration - As the name sounds, Nago can manipulate how heavy or light it and its limbs are.

Other |

Additional Stuff?

Here's additional stuff I guess, just cause I wanted to.
• Mathis is somewhat resentful of his sister because he thinks his mother is more proud of her.
• Mathis only joined L'Mordryn Academy because he did not want to be bested by his sister, but over his two years of attendance, it has secretly grown on him.
• Mathis is very adept at sword-wielding - one of the "few things" he thinks he is better at than Akiara.
• To get an upper hand on his sister, he secretly learned a relatively weak spell from a tutor at the academy - one that he works on constantly to try and improve.

Lesser Arcane Precognition

Lesser Arcane Precognition - Mathis can “see” the use of magic a mere couple seconds before it happens. He does not gain much info, aside from the path the magic will travel - and if it does not travel, the space its energy will occupy. Subtle magics, and those designed to not be recognized, will remain undetected. This is a passive effect and will end if he has to concentrate on maintaining a summon that isn't well-bonded - such as Enco.

• Mathis and Akiara have one mutual understanding - they will not go easy on each-other.

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@Artifex

Cleophas

_{Color Code: #CF8A30}

Name | Cleophas Levi
Age | 18
Gender | Male
Level/Tier | V1
House | Bestia
Appearance/Attire | Cleophas stands at six-foot flat, and has an ever-so-slightly toned musculature. His hair is often an unkempt - but appealing - mess, which he normally doesn't even attempt to mend. His skin is slightly tanned, and clear with no blemishes. His most noticeable physical features are his eyes - they are heterochromatic. One is light blue, the other hazel.

His clothing is usually whatever he can find around his room, as he is not much of a stickler for fashion, unless he's out to impress. As long as it's comfy and doesn't smell bad, he'll probably wear it. He does, however, prefer a darker color palette. He also has an odd taste for mildly peculiar Jewelry.

Alignment | Dynamo (Chaotic Good)

Personality/Habits | Cleophas fits his house pretty much perfectly. While he initially can keep his cool so as not to scare the jumpy students away, he naturally is quite outgoing and loud, unless he has a reason not to be. He generally is very kind to others, but may be unconsciously brash when he isn't paying attention to himself - which is often.

However, while he outwardly is a very care-free and wild individual, he, just like anyone else, is capable of complex emotions - even if he doesn't like to show it.

Background | Cleophas is from a very small family, and was raised solely by his father - and oftentimes his grandparents as well. His father owned his own business, so he had to get his parents to watch over Cleo as he attended to it.

The young summoner had a very simple childhood, day after day going to school and coming home to meet his father and grandparents waiting for him. Playing with toys. Going on the occasional father-son fun trip. Y'know. The usual. However, when he got older, things changed.

His potential as a summoner was recognized by his grandfather, who began to teach him about the art - unbeknownst to dad. Eventually, he was trained well enough to learn and summon on his own, without guidance. And of course - he was also trained well enough to accidentally let the secret slip and cause his father and granddad to entangle in a feud. From that point at the age sixteen onward, his father frowned upon all talk of being a summoner. He wouldn't stop him - but he was not happy about it. He even went so far as to rent an apartment just so Cleophas wouldn't be influenced by his grandfather anymore.

When Cleo's grandfather passed away, him and his own father grew further apart. Cleo somewhat resented his dad for taking him away from his granddad, but he wouldn't admit it.

Eventually his father started offering him opportunities to work in his business as he grew older, but Cleophas declined him. Instead, he opted to go to L'Mordryn Academy. He needed a fresh mind. A clean plate. He would eventually forgive his father, hopefully. But for now, he wanted to be on his own.

Favorite Summons |

Mac

Bare form

"Mac" is a Doppelganger that Cleophas has a mixed relationship with. Their bond is built on their mutual love of pranks and jokes - which causes them to often get a little miffed at each other, but they usually don't stay that way for too long. However, despite how mad they may become, they are always there for each other.

His capabilities consist of:
Perfect Duplication - allows him to perfectly mimic the physical appearance and non-unique capabilities of any form he can examine.
Sense Transfer - Mac can lend his senses to others, allowing them to see through his eyes, hear through his ears, etc. This can potentially be inversed or forced, but this has not been observed.
Doppelganger Physiology - After some hours, Mac can recover from nigh-all wounds. Additionally, his bare form is quite flexible and malleable.

Crown

Spoiled boi

"Crown" is a beast mixture of some sort of...well...um.. something awesome! Plus a little of something cute. He was Cleophas' first bonded summon, under the wing of his grandfather. As a result, their bond is very strong. This little creature is often there to console Cleo in his times of need. Crown reminds Cleophas of his grandfather, and because of that he clings to the creature with all his might.

Crown does have any notable abilities. Besides being cute as hecc.

Ki'iza

Pretty gurl

Ki'iza is Cleo's latest and outright most powerful summon. His grandfather provided him many books to study and told him that one day he would know when to look for a beast. That day was when he left his father to pursue the academy. So Ki'iza is fresh out of the box, if you will. They have so far only formed a small emotional bond due to Ki'iza's ability to partially read one's mind, but beyond that they are not that well acquainted.

Her capabilities consist of:
Telepathy - Ki'iza's species is capable of reading partial thoughts, intentions, and emotions of other beings. However, they are mysteriously prohibited from conveying this information to any other being - besides their ability to tether emotions between entities.
Extreme Attributes - Ki'iza is both very agile and extremely strong. She is also quite intelligent, and has amazing reflexes. She is also quite durable, and even in apparent weak spots, such as the wing-leather, she has tough skin and hide.

I don't think I'm missing anything, but if I am let me know. ^^

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@Artifex I assume not everyone in the world is a summoner or has the capacity to be a summoner...right? Are there other forms of magic out there by the way? Not intending to use any of them, was just asking for background info.

Royal Rumble!

Kheraket regained his footing as the zombie crumpled into the wall from the its own momentum plus the shade's attack. He quickly approached it with a shadowy mass - one much like a fist - sprouting from his staff, before bringing it down forcefully onto the corpse.

The gatekeeper then turned to the previous room again. Several of their undead attackers were seizing up and twitching - it seemed the others could hold their own, at least somewhat. But what happened next showed that they could clearly do more than just hold their own. One of the girls - the shortest of them - spoke a chant, which borne a crackling blade of lightning to her hand. She slashed through the nearest zombie, despite her great visible fatigue. Her willpower was a force not to be ignored.

But then she made an unexpected move. She thrust the crackling blade into her equally electric companion. He seemed to be unfazed by the attack - instead he began to visibly ooze energy. Soon enough, it seemed he absorbed more energy he could hold - he gave a warning. Kheraket heeded it, swiftly taking cover behind the side of the doorway opposite of where Brutus' ray would fire, presumably right at the cultist.

The energy surged forth violently from Brutus' body with a loud crack, thrumming around itself through the air as it shot straight towards the enemy. The attack could be felt even from Kheraket's position, the wild, yet contained, energy blasting a beam of pure hot electricity.

The searing ray seemed to engulf the cultist before coming to a stop some seconds after. The energy had washed over Kheraket and he doubted anyone who was hit by that attack could survive - they'd be reduced to ash. The dark-haired boy stood up and moved from his spot of cover, stepping into the room as he surveyed the deceased people. A shame..

However there were other matters to attend to. The other students seemed to be fine for now - and were conversing amongst themselves. Kheraket took the opportunity to move closer and wait for a chance to ask, "Is this a...regular occurrence in this city..? To be attacked by Necromancers?"

The smaller girl fell to her knees, visibly exhausted of all her stamina. "Oh. Um...is she alright?" he inquiried with a frown.

It was a few moments before she moved again. As she did move however, there was a snap in Kheraket's mind. He felt something there that was not meant to be. A feeling he knew as a calming one in other places, but not here. Being here meant death was afoot.

His eyes glowed a faint blue as his mind peeked into the soul-plane. He looked at Diana. She, apparently, had two souls. One of which - belonged to a Reaper. A helmsman of hell.

Kheraket's mind snapped back to the physical plane, his body having already took a half-step away from the girl now. W-What...Why..? Having a Reaper's soul in a mortal body was not something that should happen. He had no clue what was going on, but he knew that he was probably alone in trying to figure it out - unless he could ask Diana herself. How lucrative that would be...who knew?

But he decided to keep quiet for now. Interfering with the machinations of a Reaper was against his ideals - not to mention that they were technically higher in rank than him, and could boss him around. But he had to inquire what this was about, eventually...

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Hello! I just discovered this and found it to be pretty interesting, I do have a question or two, though. I plan on probably making a House Bestia character, and I wondered if a shapeshifter-type creature would be allowed? I also was wondering the extent of what a Bestia summon’s ‘abilities’ could be - for example, if some bestial summon could have an aura of fear it invokes upon those around it. That kinda sounds like a phantasma effect, but I wanted to clarify.

Academy of Noble Arms - Reboot (With gratitude to TheHangedMan)

Cleophas Rook

[5:30 AM]

Brrring!...Brrring!...Brrring!

The high-pitched tone was met with a groan of protest. "Gahhh...Whaa-whyy.."

Brrring!...Brri- Beep

"Yeah..what-what time issit..?"

"Time for you to get ready for class. It's almost 5:30."

Rook sat up stock-straight when his dad replied. "Oh! Pops why're ya callin' so early!?" he asked as he stumbled out of bed towards his bags, rubbing sleep from his eyes. He'd yet to unpack his belongings into the dorm room he'd been assigned - he simply crashed on his bed the day before, not even making sure to tidy it up. It helped that he apparently didn't have a dorm-mate, yet.

He crooked the phone between his head and shoulder as he attempted to keep his balance while jumping into his pants.

"Can't have you being late for your first day of classes, can I? And you know how you've been lately when it comes to getting to class..." he responded, the last bit tinged with the sound of disappointment.

"Yea, yea...I get it. I'll be there. On time.", the boy replied. He genuinely felt bad sometimes for disappointing his father - but the classes were just so damn boring sometimes. It was hard to feel driven to attend. But this was a new year - he had to try harder.

Bzzt. Bzzt. Cleophas looked at his phone. He'd just received two messages.

"Ah- hey pops, a'gotta go. Gonna get ready for class."

"Right! Have a good first day, son. Text me about it after, all right? Talk to you then!"

Beep.

Rook picked up his tennis shoes and moved to sit on the bed as he read over the texts he had just received.

Woah...a hero? Ad'be so cool'ta meet some sorta Arms-Master Vigilante!

Rook didn't know who this person was sending the text, but it seemed the opportunity was almost too good to pass up. Ignoring the first message, he replied to the second, "I'm in."

He tucked his phone away into his pocket as he grabbed his backpack, having finished dressing, before heading out the door, closing it thoughtlessly behind him.

-----

Minutes later, Rook came to a screeching halt as he stepped past the threshold of his homeroom class - a second after the bell sounded. Much to his chagrin, it had taken him a little time to find the correct classroom. A few students stared at his entrance as he blew a tuft of (forgettingly ungroomed) hair out of his face.

"Mawnin'..." he greeted as he waved hesitantly.

Academy of Noble Arms - Reboot (With gratitude to TheHangedMan)

Cleophas Rook

Cleophas Rook

Rook

Height: 6'1" (1.85 Meters), Weight: 178lbs (81kgs)

Name: Cleophas Rook

Age: 17

Nationality: North American

_{Noble Arm Name & Appearance:}

"La Chasse Monstrueuse"

Noble Arm

La Chasse Monstrueuse takes the form of a full-cover falconry gauntlet. However, the standard accesories, such as the D-ring, tassle, etc. are absent. It is made of black leather, with a subsidiary layer of tough, brown leather covering the forearm.

_{Noble Arm Abilities:}

La Chasse Monstrueuse, meaning "The Monstrous Hunt", is a somewhat unique Noble Arm - in that it comes in the form of clothing. Because of the unique abilities this Noble Arm grants, the longer the fight, the more advantage its wielder acquires.

►Corbeau d'ombre (Raven of Shadow) LCM (La Chasse Monstrueuse) is accompanied in its summoning by a companion - a Crow. This crow appears to be just like any other of its species...but it is not. Its being is shrouded in shadow, and as such it cannot be injured by mundane means - the magic of a Noble Arm is required to harm it. However, it can still be struck or stunned.
-Ravensight- Rook is able to use the Crow's vision as his own, and vice-versa. It can also telegraph images onto another person's mind, if they are on good terms with Rook.
-Shadow Ball- The Crow is able to collect shadows as it flies, before launching them in a mass similar in size to one's head. It causes no real damage - only moderate knockback, but it restores some of Rook's mental and physical stamina if it hits an opponent.

►Ailes de corbeau (Raven Wings) LCM passively increases Rook's self-control while airborne. This can allow him to dodge more effectively - with even short hops allowing him several meters of movement - and grants him the ability to control his horizontal and vertical speed while in the air.
_{Repeated use of Ailes de corbeau will mentally fatigue Rook.}

►Monstres de l'esprit (Monsters of the Mind) LCM grants Rook the ability to summon a shadow-eyed illusion of any beast he can think of. These illusions can usually only make contact with something one time before dispersing themselves. Rook only maintains up to two of these illusions at a time.
_{Normally this technique does not substantially fatigue Rook, but repeatedly shattering his illusions will mean ramping mental fatigue for him.}
Separately, Rook is able to cast illusions on himself that resemble animals. Furthermore, for a couple seconds after the Crow perches on the Falconry Glove (2-4 seconds), Rook's self-illusions become corporeal, and he is able to manipulate them and impact the environment as if the real thing. During the duration of the empowerment he is physically stronger, and has acute senses. This has a cooldown.

►Epuisement spirituel (Spirit Sapping) The tools in LCM's arsenal are made less for brute-force attacks, and more for wearing down the opponent over time, while strengthening Rook. His illusion's strikes are the main conduit for this drain. For each successful strike, a Shadow Charge is gained.
• With Zero(0) Shadow Charges, his Monster illusion's strikes will be standard, and will cause no physical damage - they will only sap a bit of the target's spiritual energy, and cause pain.
• With One(1) Shadow Charge, the Monster illusions will be able to contact the real world twice before dispersing.
• With Two(2) Shadow Charges, Rook can consume them both to empower his self-illusions for ten seconds.

Personality: Cleophas is generally a very extroverted person, once you get him talking. He's a very active and fun-loving individual, and generally gets along decently with most reasonable people - although he is a little careless around those he considers friends. When it comes to Noble Arms, his mood shifts surprisingly; he becomes much more focused, and quiet - analytically so. Additionally, he will typically go out of his way to help others, but not at his own expense or that of his friends. Many people incipiently find Cleophas a little odd, due to his initial quiet nature and odd accent, but he's not that weird.

Likes: Noble Arms, Strong Arms Masters, Bad Weather, Animals, Windows.

Dislikes: Academic Studies, being called "Cleo".

Fears: Innocent animals being hurt. Losing his ability to protect animals / Losing his Noble Arm.

Bio: Cleophas was raised almost solely by his father, Liam Rook, in a small town in southern Louisiana. Said father, despite having a seemingly boring, white-collar job, was a very fun-loving man - and always made time to try to bond and hang out with his son. Unfortunately for Liam, it seemed Cleo was not into many sports. Golfing, Football, etc - none of them really seemed to appeal to the boy. Until his father introduced him to one of his favorite, and most unusual, hobbies - falconry. Surprisingly, Cleophas was a natural. His posture and behavior around the birds was somehow almost fully-correct. And this is how they discovered his Noble Arm.
After discovering the nature of his son's Noble Arm, which by the way was one of the first in his family line, Liam scoured the web for perfect educational opportunities for his son. However there was a problem. Ever since the 'coming out' of his Noble Arm, Cleophas had become absorbed in the world of these weapons. He no longer had desires to study, or better himself academically. This made it difficult for his father to find establishments that would accept him. Some had come close, due to Cleo's sheer talent and engaged-ness when it came to Noble Arms, but it was not enough. But then he stumbled upon information regarding "Trinidad Academy". Perhaps there, his son may learn the importance of Academics as well as how to harness his desire to engage in Noble Arms studies.
Tough love, some may call it. But if sending him there was what he had to do to establish a good future for his son - so be it.

Current Goal: Learn all he can about Noble Arms (especially his own) - and to become one of the greatest Arms Masters ever seen.

Student Rank: 1073

Academy of Noble Arms - Reboot (With gratitude to TheHangedMan)

Cleophas Rook

Cleophas Rook

Rook

Height: 6'1" (1.85 Meters), Weight: 178lbs (81kgs)

Name: Cleophas Rook

Age: 17

Nationality: North American

_{Noble Arm Name & Appearance:}

"La Chasse Monstrueuse"

Noble Arm

La Chasse Monstrueuse takes the form of a full-cover falconry gauntlet. However, the standard accesories, such as the D-ring, tassle, etc. are absent. It is made of black leather, with a subsidiary layer of tough, brown leather covering the forearm.

_{Noble Arm Abilities:}

La Chasse Monstrueuse, meaning "The Monstrous Hunt", is a somewhat unique Noble Arm - in that it comes in the form of clothing. Because of the unique abilities this Noble Arm grants, the longer the fight, the more advantage its wielder acquires.

►Corbeau d'ombre (Raven of Shadow) LCM (La Chasse Monstrueuse) is accompanied in its summoning by a companion - a Crow. This crow appears to be just like any other of its species...but it is not. Its being is shrouded in shadow, and as such it cannot be injured by mundane means - the magic of a Noble Arm is required to harm it. However, it can still be struck or stunned.
-Ravensight- Rook is able to use the Crow's vision as his own, and vice-versa. It can also telegraph images onto another person's mind, if they are on good terms with Rook.
-Shadow Ball- The Crow is able to collect shadows as it flies, before launching them in a mass similar in size to one's head. It causes no real damage - only moderate knockback, but it restores some of Rook's mental and physical stamina if it hits an opponent.

►Ailes de corbeau (Raven Wings) LCM passively increases Rook's self-control while airborne. This can allow him to dodge more effectively - with even short hops allowing him several meters of movement - and grants him the ability to control his horizontal and vertical speed while in the air.
_{Repeated use of Ailes de corbeau will mentally fatigue Rook.}

►Monstres de l'esprit (Monsters of the Mind) LCM grants Rook the ability to summon a shadow-eyed illusion of any beast he can think of. These illusions can usually only make contact with something one time before dispersing themselves. Rook only maintains up to two of these illusions at a time.
_{Normally this technique does not substantially fatigue Rook, but repeatedly shattering his illusions will mean ramping mental fatigue for him.}
Separately, Rook is able to cast illusions on himself that resemble animals. Furthermore, for a couple seconds after the Crow perches on the Falconry Glove (2-4 seconds), Rook's self-illusions become corporeal, and he is able to manipulate them and impact the environment as if the real thing. During the duration of the empowerment he is physically stronger, and has acute senses. This has a cooldown.

►Epuisement spirituel (Spirit Sapping) The tools in LCM's arsenal are made less for brute-force attacks, and more for wearing down the opponent over time, while strengthening Rook. His illusion's strikes are the main conduit for this drain. For each successful strike, a Shadow Charge is gained.
• With Zero(0) Shadow Charges, his Monster illusion's strikes will be standard, and will cause no physical damage - they will only sap a bit of the target's spiritual energy, and cause pain.
• With One(1) Shadow Charge, the Monster illusions will be able to contact the real world twice before dispersing.
• With Two(2) Shadow Charges, Rook can consume them both to empower his self-illusions for ten seconds.

Personality: Cleophas is generally a very extroverted person, once you get him talking. He's a very active and fun-loving individual, and generally gets along decently with most reasonable people - although he is a little careless around those he considers friends. When it comes to Noble Arms, his mood shifts surprisingly; he becomes much more focused, and quiet - analytically so. Additionally, he will typically go out of his way to help others, but not at his own expense or that of his friends. Many people incipiently find Cleophas a little odd, due to his initial quiet nature and odd accent, but he's not that weird.

Likes: Noble Arms, Strong Arms Masters, Bad Weather, Animals, Windows.

Dislikes: Academic Studies, being called "Cleo".

Fears: Innocent animals being hurt. Losing his ability to protect animals / Losing his Noble Arm.

Bio: Cleophas was raised almost solely by his father, Liam Rook, in a small town in southern Louisiana. Said father, despite having a seemingly boring, white-collar job, was a very fun-loving man - and always made time to try to bond and hang out with his son. Unfortunately for Liam, it seemed Cleo was not into many sports. Golfing, Football, etc - none of them really seemed to appeal to the boy. Until his father introduced him to one of his favorite, and most unusual, hobbies - falconry. Surprisingly, Cleophas was a natural. His posture and behavior around the birds was somehow almost fully-correct. And this is how they discovered his Noble Arm.
After discovering the nature of his son's Noble Arm, which by the way was one of the first in his family line, Liam scoured the web for perfect educational opportunities for his son. However there was a problem. Ever since the 'coming out' of his Noble Arm, Cleophas had become absorbed in the world of these weapons. He no longer had desires to study, or better himself academically. This made it difficult for his father to find establishments that would accept him. Some had come close, due to Cleo's sheer talent and engaged-ness when it came to Noble Arms, but it was not enough. But then he stumbled upon information regarding "Trinidad Academy". Perhaps there, his son may learn the importance of Academics as well as how to harness his desire to engage in Noble Arms studies.
Tough love, some may call it. But if sending him there was what he had to do to establish a good future for his son - so be it.

Current Goal: Learn all he can about Noble Arms (especially his own) - and to become one of the greatest Arms Masters ever seen.

Student Rank: 1073

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Royal Rumble!

It had appeared Kheraket's magic had accomplished its task - he drew the cultist's attention away from the students. However, it also seemed the man had a contingency plan of sorts. Several bodies around the room - including a doctor's which was only a foot or so away from Kheraket - began twitching, bringing along that cold tingle that Kheraket had felt earlier. Before they pulled themselves into motion.

The smock-clad body lunged at Kheraket's ankles, causing him to stumble backwards to make an attempt to not be trapped. He lost his balance, giving him little time to prepare his stance for the other two charging thralls. But, fortunately for him, the very students he had just protected from the Draugr were taking action while their enemy was distracted. Several flashes throughout the Medical Pavilion signaled the various gifts of all of those present being utilized - one of them had summoned an elemental sword, and slashed at one of the foes. But some powers were more subtle at times.

The orb of Kheraket's staff grew dark, becoming enshrouded in a haze of shadow, before an inky, elongated arm shot out and dug wicked claws into the Pavilion's doorway, preventing his fall. The boy brought his other not-grabbed foot down on the wrist of the doctor, and although it probably wouldn't hurt, it would weaken the corpse's grasp enough for him to pull both his legs back and land him in a crouch.

But by then one of the charging zombies was upon him. Kheraket tumbled to the side, the tails of his longcoat flaying the air as he moved from the doorway. The shadowy claw flayed its own target as it withdrew from its clasp on the wall, tearing at the zombie's back as the boy attempted to avoid its rush.

The shade is a somewhat weak creature - but they are flexible. They are one of the easiest summons Kheraket traffics normally. So much so that he can summon them within seconds, and deploy them in various fashions. One of his most favored methods is to use them in combination with his staff for formidable melee reach.

But a shade was not likely to defeat the Necromancer alone. However, he was outnumbered - perhaps he would retreat.

Academy of Noble Arms - Reboot (With gratitude to TheHangedMan)

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