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If the biography seems like it's a little thrown together... it's cause it is

>_>

Anyway, I hope this is okay.

Marcus "Limbo" Clementine

The Riftwalker

"I prefer to fight on my own terms."

Marcus stands at about 5'8" and weighs 146 lbs. He has somewhat of a lean build, suggesting that he is quite active. He has soft facial features complemented by a smooth complexion, with a birthmark on the side of his neck which looks a claw. His messy black hair frames his face and is rather soft to the touch, implying that Marcus does look after his hair and is just trying to make it appear messy. Marcus usually wears a gray, long-sleeved button up shirt with the top few buttons left undone. A tie is loosely wrapped under the collar and tucked into a black vest with a silver chained pocket watch in the chest pocket. He doesn't tuck his shirt into his black trousers, nor does he wear his suspenders; preferring to just let them dangle at his sides. He wears a pair of neatly polished black dress shoes, as well as a set of finger less leather gloves to protect his fists in combat.
Family NameClementine
Given Name(s)Marcus Joseph
Alias/NicknameLimbo, the Riftwalker
GenderMale
Age19
Birthday9th of October, Libra

Marital StatusSingle
SexualityBisexual
Known FamilyJonathan Clementine, Father 53
Mary Clementine, Mother 43
Stanley Clementine, Brother 12


AlignmentChaotic Neutral
LikesRelaxing, Drawing, Sweet things
DislikesLeaders, Responsibilities, Show offs
PersonalityMarcus is an ambitious young man with a creative streak that suggests a much deeper side to him than what meets the eye. What people usually associate Marcus with is laziness, since he has been known to spend hours relaxing up in a tree somewhere. Those people clearly don't know Marcus at all. Whenever Marcus seems like he's slacking off is actually when he's most deep in thought. As an artist, Marcus is used to accepting criticism against his work and his character, and is usually a good sport about it unless it isn't constructive. Marcus enjoys challenging authority, and questioning those in leadership positions. He can be quite judgmental at times, but only ever when he's calling someone out for acting out of line. As a friend, Marcus can be quite playful and fun; but he's a bit of an introvert and isn't always in the mood to talk to others.

Guild AllegianceWizards of Fiore
Guild Mark LocationMiddle of chest
Mage RankB Rank
Magic TypeCaster
SpecialisationRift Magic
CategoryDefensive, Offensive. Short - Mid Ranged
DescriptionRift Magic is similar to that of Requip Magic in that the user is able to manipulate a pocket dimension where objects can be stored. Whilst Requip Magic's pocket dimension is designed for inanimate objects, a Rift Mage specialises in bringing living beings into another dimension. There are some key differences to note, however. The rift is actually a parallel dimension that overlaps our own. This means that you don't physically go anywhere when you enter the rift; you can still see everything and everything can see you. Anything inside the rift cannot interact with anything outside of it, and vice versa.

Riftwalk The user enters the rift for a moderate duration. The user moves significantly faster whilst inside the rift.
Banish Banishes a target to the rift. Can only be used when the caster is inside the rift themselves and has to be standing within arms reach of their target. Banished targets only remain inside the rift for a short duration and Marcus can banish up to 3 people overall.
Expel Intruders Violently rips all Banished targets from the rift, damaging them and causing an explosion of Rift Magic upon their exit.
Rift Surge When inside the rift, Marcus can activate Rift Surge to steal Magic Power from all banished targets in the rift. The drain causes enemies to become lightheaded and confused inside the rift.
Rift Polarity Marcus brings the physical boundaries of the rift down upon all banished targets, pushing them to the ground violently whilst they are inside the rift.
Cataclysm Opens a temporary tear in the rift, releasing rift energies to create a large dome around the caster. Anything that enters the dome enters the rift. After a short duration, the tear stabilises and the dome collapses; pushing everyone inside the rift out of it. This is a great defensive spell that requires a lot of magic power to use. Other spells cannot be used on targets inside the rift, because they only work on targets who were banished to the rift.


Non-magic SkillsAdept user of hand to hand combat, using it to complement his rift abilities.
EquipmentA drawing notebook, a set of graphite pencils and a sharpener.
Miscellaneous InformationMarcus has dust allergies.

BiographyMarcus' mother is his hero. She had a kind heart and saw beauty in everything around her, even in places one might not expect to see beauty. As an artist, she had a motto; "People are works of art. There is more to us than just the brush strokes we're made of, or the colours we're painted in. Everyone is unique". As a child, Marcus never really understood what his mother meant by that, but over time he grew to appreciate the finer beauties of life that most overlooked. One of these was the miracle of birth. Marcus couldn't wait to have a younger brother, and when Stanley was born he couldn't have been more excited. A father with a prestigious political job, a free spirited mother, and two beautiful children. To everyone else, it seemed like the perfect family. However, as Marcus' mother would say; "Things aren't always as they seem". It was around Spring, Marcus was 11 and Stanley was just having his first birthday. Marcus noticed his mother crying in the kitchen while she thought all the guests were outside. When she noticed, she quickly diverted the subject and told Marcus not to speak of it again. Suspicious, Marcus began to keep a closer eye on the woman he thought he knew, but he wasn't expecting to find what he did. The man who he called his father and everyone knew as a typical family man, was incredibly abusive towards his wife. The little boy asked his mother about what he'd seen, but she just smiled and told him that even if his father made mistakes, he was still a beautiful man who she loved. Unwilling to stand up for herself, and with Marcus being too young and scared to do it for her, Mary Clementine put up with the abuse until she could no more. One year later, Marcus' father found his mother in their shed; hung up from the ceiling by a rope.

The weeks to come were painful. So painful that Marcus refuses to speak about the incident at all, even today. Everyone coming by with their words of sympathy. "She always seemed so full of life", "I don't know why someone who had everything would do such a thing" and worst of all; "How could she be so selfish, leaving the father to look after two kids on his own". All of them made Marcus sick. They had no idea what was going on, but he did and he was too scared to stop it. His father was never the same after that. He spent most of his days wallowing in his grief and guild. Marcus was glad that he finally felt as awful as he should, but that wasn't enough. He hated the man for what he did, and he couldn't stand to be near him anymore. After he said goodbye to his younger brother, he confronted his father and told him how much he despised him. At the age of 13, Marcus left home and decided to try and make it on his own.

Being homeless at 13 was definitely a struggle, but Marcus considers himself lucky. After two months of living on park benches and going to soup kitchens in a strange city, a travelling circus came into town. Marcus snuck into the tent, figuring he'd try to have a little fun. He was caught by the Circus' strongman, who threatened to call the police on him. However, the ringleader took an interest in the boy and offered him a job as his personal assistant. Marcus accepted the strangers offer and began travelling with the circus. The man, who went by the name of Henryk the Magnificent, was a powerful mage who specialised in Rift Magic. He used the pocket dimensions to create spectacular magic shows for his audiences that befuddled the mind in a spectacle of style and power. Henryk taught this magic to Marcus, in the hopes that by having the two of them perform it would attract more customers. And boy was he right. The talented duo took the country by storm with their impressive display of magic. It was around the time the war had ended and people everywhere learnt to appreciate a good show now that all the fighting had subsided. In his spare time, Marcus liked to draw and train martial arts with the strongman. He really grew to love the circus as his own family, but it wouldn't last. People stopped coming to see the show after a while and Henryk had no choice but to shut his business down.

With nowhere left to go, Marcus was more scared than ever. Henryk didn't have a place for him to stay anymore, and in the last six years the two of them had grown really close. However, it was time for them to part ways. Henryk decided to return to his hometown and visit his own family, suggesting that Marcus do the same. Still bearing a grudge against his father, Marcus wasn't ready to return home. Instead he headed to Magnolia, using the money he'd saved from the circus to get there. Things are uncertain for him right now, but Marcus believes that the Wizards of Fiore could use someone with his talents.

The RP went hollow. :(@Stella

Indeed. That's my bad unfortunately. These last few months haven't been too great for me. A while back my work offered me a contract to work 3 full days a week. I work in a primary school as an education aid, and before I was offered the contract I was only a member of the relief staff. Basically I was just one of the many people they called in to replace a member of the regular staff when they were away.

I was pretty excited about being contracted, but it turned out to be quite a lot of work. I wasn't just someone who showed up and went with whatever the other, usual staff members asked me to do; I WAS one of them now. I had to manage classroom resources, create education plans for students, help with assessments and attend long meetings with the rest of the staff about the school. Basically the works. On top of this I was also at university full time with a bunch of assignment deadlines to meet on top of the tasks I'd been set for work. It was all very stressful and I really didn't think it through when I assumed I'd be okay to survive university, work, have a social life AND have time for all my hobbies. I just thought "Oh, lot's of people do it. I can handle it". Apparently I can't.

It just so happens that I've decided to change my degree, so I won't be at university for the rest of the year. With this stress off my plate, all I really have to worry about is work and I was hoping to come back into roleplaying slowly. I am very sorry that I left without saying anything, and that I let this roleplay died. I was genuinely excited for it and it seemed like everyone else was as well. I'm also sorry that I never got a chance to join Indian's roleplay, which I was also interested in at the time.

Anyway, I guess I'm back. I won't be reviving this, since I don't really feel confident in trying to run a roleplay at the moment. I might just sit back for a bit. Maybe join something not too committal. I hope you're all doing well.

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