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Academy Of The Arcane Artes

A School like no other
Leonardo Hadn’t even considered the day, He’d spent the night as he’d usually done, working under candle and lamp light in his workshop building and adjusting yet more arcane technology. Picking up a pistol looking device he stepped out the small side door in to the back garden of the floating island on which the large house he lived in with his mother, grandfather and sometimes uncle. Looking at the side of the pistol like mechanism he flicked it with his thumb, the small LED on the back flicked from off to bright blue, slotting in a clip of mana crystals he pointed it down the garden and off the edge of the island. Pulling the trigger a beam of crackling energy leapt froth, hissing and spitting with electrical energy, dissipating about 25 meters away from him. He held it for a moment and counted under his breath, letting go of the trigger after a count of thirty he twisted the dial on the side with his thumb and the LED blinked out, dropping the clip he looked it over. “Half..” He said to himself pocketing the clip and walking back inside his workshop. The sun, such as it was right here, over the black gale, was just starting to rise, bathing the house on a pale orange and red glow. It warmed Leonardo’s back as he headed in to the workshop; on impulse he left the door open. Setting the pistol down atop a small pile of equipment, including Brahak and his casting pistol, the pile of equipment he was to take to the Academy. It wasn’t much, though he had organised something with his Grandfather to let him bring his larger preferences along, including his workbench. Setting the clip of mana crystals in a small port that he had for holding his crystals while recharging he set about making a second one. By the time he’d finished The sun had well and truly risen, he was happily adjusting the outer casing to make it look more ornate than it already did, He had a thing for the aesthetics of his equipment. It was unique, so it had to look as such. His reverie was broken when a small wall mounted screen started bleeping; it was a very old CRT display, one of the first things his uncle had smuggled through for him. It provided the output for a strange radar device he’d had put in to his uncles ship and on the base of the floating Island. He used it to keep an eye on his uncle whenever he was going in or out of the gale. On the screen a small green dot was heading steadily towards the centre of it. Setting the pistol down he ran outside and lent over the edge of the island watching the small spec develop in to a strange looking ship, Looking like a cross between a large cargo plane and a airship his uncles transport looked far more ungainly than it had any right to be. And it handled even worse in Leonardo’s opinion.

The ship came to a halt at what could only be described as a driveway, it was a long platform held out from the front of the house via struts, the plane-airship landed on it, listing to one side before settling down, Leonardo was already there, wondering if his uncle had gotten his hands on the bits Leo needed. Leonardo’s Uncle smiled and swept his nephew up in to a hug “Its good to see you before you go kiddo!” He boomed, Alexander was a bear of a man, bigger than most others, and built like a tank. Leonardo looked confused for a moment, then remembered “OH god, its today isn’t it uncle?” Alexander looked confused and then laughed “You forgot again didn’t you?” He teased “One of these days you’ll have to get your head out your workshop and in to the real world, You can’t go about forgetting the day you’re ment to go to school! You were up all night again working on that blasted Manalance weren’t you?” Leonardo laughed, his uncle could read him well enough. “Yes uncle, but it works now. Anyway! What did you get this time?” He asked, His uncle just shook his head “Nothing this time kiddo, the entire place is in uproar with the new uptake of Academy students. At this point Alexander’s Grandfather walked out the house with a large cup of coffee. Whilst he was a greater Demon he preferred to avoid assuming his true form in the house, Not only did it tend to make things smell like sulphur and ash, but his horns scraped something terrible on the ceilings. He appeared as a tall, well-built gentlemen in his late 20’s, wearing a suit and often wearing an eye patch. “What on earth is all this ruckus about? And Leo, are you not packed yet?” He added and Leonardo looked slightly panicked “No I didn’t!” and with that he sprinted back inside. Madly packing all he needed he also got changed and showered, washing the majority of the oil and mana dust from his skin. Picking up his two guns and Brahak he set them in to place, the two pistols at his hip and Brahak folded up over his back, he also had the long school coat on. As per the year before he carred a medium sized back pack and a hard cased suitcase. The back pack had some changes of clothes and the essentials for day to day life, The suitcase had several dozen large scrolls with transportation sigrils drawn across them, matching up to sigrils linked to several of the more important workshop benches, and his wardrobe and bed. The sigrils had been done by his grandfather. He came out the house to find his uncle and Grandfather pouring over what he identified as a music player, checking his pockets he walked over and took his Music player off them. “Will you stop taking my stuff. Even if it is manahanced.” He protested, then hugged them both. “I’m going to miss you two.” He admitted and grinned. “I’m still not going to write!” He said. They both said good bye to Leo and headed inside to have some breakfast, Leonardo having eaten much earlier in the day. Leonardo settled down on the end of the drive, tossing stones and other detritus over the edge, in to the gale, waiting for his lift to arrive.

After some time he saw a formation of griffins leaving the black gale, setting the back pack upon his shoulders and putting the hard case in to position under it he fastened the two together and stood. “One….Two….Three…” He started running. Last year he’d been so excited about going he’d accidently jumped off the edge of the island, prompting his Griffin to have to catch him, later that year he’d found the griffin’s and gotten to know ‘his one’ Once again he was putting in to practice a untested theory. And once again it was insanely risky. All this flashed through his mind as he leapt from the edge of the driveway, coat tails flapping behind him as he shot downwards, a coloured blur keeping pace with him he laughed. He was, as per usual, right his griffin was right beside him, stretching a hand out he grabbed hold of the saddle and pulled himself in to position, gripping tightly, He had his teeth bared against the wind he lent close to his ride and egged it on to push to the edge of what it could do speed wise, grinning he let the insane speeds wake him up. Being right atop the gale he got to leave later and arrive at the same time as the other students.

Due to the insane speeds he was going the landing wasn’t quite as majestic as some of the others landings, The griffin spread its wings to slow itself, but it still landed and skidded a good thirty meters or so, turning through 45 degrees as it did so. Leonardo let out a loud whoop of joy and vaulted from the griffin, landing and stumbling a little, earning a disapproving glare from his griffin. Doing a heel turn he walked over to his Griffin and rubbed its neck appreciatively. After a moment he turned and headed towards the building, the manic grin still on his face as he did so, his hair a total mess from the insane wind he’d just gone through.

Academy Of The Arcane Artes

I need to check 1 thing with the gm's then my post goes up.

Academy Of The Arcane Artes

We are go?

God School

"Meliton Right." He said and shook the hand, sitting down. "I prefer god of Technology, as its not just machines but also things like computers and well, anything after steam engines pretty much" he said and looked down the rows. "I got sent here because I spent so much time in the wire that I lost how to be a god. I became more...." He waved his hands in a ethereal manner. "spirit one could say, still enough people used technology to keep me a god." he smiled "So I know its cheeky to ask, I think, but how'd you come to be?" He asked, assuming that most gods here had been spawned from the development of a new situation rather than the spawn of older gods. he clicked at his mechanical spider, and it clambered on to the table, folding outwards to settle down, two large solar panels extending to re-charge it.

War of the Gods

we going OOC yet?

High School

if we can get a cs skeleton I'm in, this sounds like a laugh.

War of the Gods

Well, he'd be one of the outer old ones A god who is the ultimate incarnation of death, not just human death, but the end of all life, However rather than a scythe he carries a pocket watch with a hand for every living creature as well as hands that are for time. a life hand goes round but once. so does the 'universe' hand, However this pocket watch isn't just a normal watch, it is a Un-watch, The inverce of a clock, rather than representing what time it is. It tells time what time it is. (complicated I know).

Academy Of The Arcane Artes [Character Bin]

Full Name
Leonardo Alexandrus Gladston

Nickname(s)
Leo or Alex (depending on if there's another leo or alex!)

Gender
Male

Age
18

Year
2nd

Birthday
19th of December (Earth time)

Astrological Sign
Unknown Due to zone of birth.

Species
Trifling,
The Trifling are a name giving to mostly human though somewhat not creatures, Most often it is given to those who are of human parentage but have non human ancestors of a mythical kind, So the great, great grandson of Lucifer would be a Trifling. They tend to inherit a good portion of their ancestors power, though this is magnified through various means such as magical/technological assistance or even something as simple as being the seventh son. They rarely have any visible differences, However their aura is massively abnormal.

Class
Arcane Technomancer. A technomancer is someone who has a mastery over technology. and Arcamancer is someone who has mastery over the Arcane arts, such as magic. An Arcane Technomancer is a combination thereof. capability to create, Master, and use Arcane technologies, often lost, or forgotten. While they oft do not have the precision of a high tech laser sniper rifle, or the ease of hurling a fireball. They make up for it in outright durability, Versatility, and destructive power.

Weapon
His Primary weapon is Brahak, A magitech Scythe/Axe/Rifle (Assault, not sniper.) This axe is powered by both Leo's innate magic and a internal bank of Mana crystals which re-charge over time. the weapon itself can discharge the Mana in several ways, The first being a blast of concussive force over short distance, the second being energizing the rifle rounds to a specific magic type. the third is enhancing the weapon edge with a specific magic type, the fourth, and possibly most useful is in a 'mana catalyser' which generates ammunition for the rifle. there is also a 'Last Resort' device, called a Mana Bomb, it combines the principles of an Hydrogen bomb, with Mana, creating a hurled orb of condensed energy which would (at maximum charge) flatten a 4 bedroom house, However the more magic he has used, the weaker this attack. The downside is this burns out most of the Mana crystals inside of it, Meaning they need replacing, The amount of destructive force can be reduced (and thus the damage to the mana crystals is also reduced)
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Casting Pistol, As seen in his image, this pistol enhances is his magic casting ability and allows him to use more powerful spells, the internals of it are unknown to all but himself, it has an alternate firing mode as a short range (five meter) wave gun which disrupts a targets brain function, knocking them out for a few hours.

Mana Lance; The mana lance is a Mid ranged weapon (Optimum 20m, rapid drop off till 25m, then nothing), and projects a beam of concentrated magical energy for up to ten seconds, (Per crystal) The beam can be attuned to a specific type of magic (Basic only, IE fire, light, dark, lightning, healing. NOT anything beyond the basic circles) it has a internal clip of Mana Crystals which can be exchanged as a normal clip system, the mana crystals do not have to be attuned, as the lance itself has a much simpler version of the alignment system within his axe. Each clip carries six crystals. though a full sixty second continuous beam is unadvisable, as the weapon can overheat.


World
Lucis Though closer to the black gale than most would like

Long Biography
Before 'The black gate' was ever created, There was a young man, who while he owned a house and had a satisfying life, Struggled to find anyone who could match his tastes, and so, Living in a world like Lucis, full of magical and mythical creatures, he struck a deal with a Supernatural being, A greater Demon to be precise. The demon would ensure several things for the young man, That his family would always own the house, That his house would always exist, and that he would find a suitable wife. The demon, seeing this mans soul decided it was not worth agreeing, However, The man offered him the soul of one of his children, 3 daughters and 1 son to be precise, The demon's choice, he was so desperate that his name not be forgotten, The demon, enticed by the offer. Agreed. And so time passed the man found a wife and they settled down, They had children, and time came and went. The man, not having seen the demon since, thought that he'd forgotten the deal. However, The demon had not. 4 days before his first daughters wedding, The demon approached the man, and said "I would like the soul of your first daughter." The man flatly refused, and so the demon went away. The man felt as if he had won, cheated the demon. 3 days before The second daughters wedding, the same happened, The man felt as if he had to only refuse 1 last time to win. However, The night before the 3rd daughters wedding, The daughter came to her father and asked him to call the wedding off and Let her elope with a man she had fallen in love with. The father agreed, having not seen this man. This man, as you could well guess, Was the Demonl himself. Once again.
Time came and went, The man passed on, feeling angered that he had been tricked so. The third daughter (and thus the demon) Inherited the house. They had children, 3 sons and a daughter. Time continueds. Now we come to the era of the Black Gate, The gate opened, and in that year 2 things happened, 1 of the sons left through the gate to explore new worlds, rapidly becoming one of the foremost pioneers of introducing Lucis to the modern tech of earth. and one of the few with permission to carry Blueprints and designs through the black gate (No actual tech, Yet). And Leonardo was conceived between the second son and his wife. The house itself was on the ground where the black gate first formed, However due to the generations old deal, It stood fast on its own island, held aloft by the demon power, The same demon who still lived in the house.

Fast Forward 10 years, Now Leo is 9 years old, His Uncle, whom he is named after, Alexander is still one of the foremost transporters of Technology and Trans-world traders, exchanging magical goods in Lucis for Technology of earth, Now allowed to transport the materials as well as designs He often smuggles bits of tech home for his growing Nephew, as he never had a chance to marry, The Demon, seeing this, tries to surround Leo with fantastic magics. The two grow bitter to each other, Trying to outdo each other in impressiveness, one with technology, The other with magic.
5 years later, Leo is now 14 years old, 4 years before the present day, Leo finds a piece of crystallized magic, a spell which was canceled halfway through casting, One of his new toys is out of power (A remote control helicopter), so he tries to get it to run on this spell. It becomes a project, and Both without the other being aware, His uncle and The demon aid him in the endeavor, It takes 6 months of hard work, But the first peice of MagiTech is born. A blending of magic and technology. and over this His grandfather, and Uncle find a new goal, Teach the Young Leo to become the first, and greatest MagiTechition. And so Leo's playroom becomes a workshop, Half Alchemical Lab, Half Techo-mancer's research lab. Overloaded with such a possibility The young Leo is encouraged and enticed to learn and grow in new ways in to the role his uncle and Grandfather have set out for him, and He loves it, Not only bringing the two people in his life who meant so much to him together, but doing things, and learning things that neither of them on their own could do. He learns how to engrave magic on to technology to make it last longer, become tougher or even just do something new. He learns how to wire technology to enhance magic and manipulate mana. The years pass by, He creates a Mana-enhancer, Allowing him to cast spells of his own, combining this with a self defence technology his uncle brought back from earth, He created his wave gun. During this, His Father passed way, His father, a magic wielding guardian, left Leo his axe/scythe, in the hope that Leo would follow his footsteps, Leo took the Axe/Scythe and decided to make it his own, he improved it, fused it with technology, repurposed it to his own will, It became his tool, his weapon. slowly he overtook what his Uncle and Grandfather could teach him. and it became that he would only ask them for knowledge or items when he lost his own way, He began to do things they could not understand. It was then, They realised that he had fulfilled the path they had set for him. It was then, he got the letter to attend The Academy Of The Arcane Artes.

Personality
Leo is incongruous in his personality when looked at from a overall point of view much like the first assumption of his skills, though like his skills it seems to fall in to place easily and work together. While warm and friendly he dose not take kindly to fools or those trying to make fools of others. and he often treats those who he sees as fools with scathing sarcasm and cynical sharpness.

Partner
Whoever wants to be.

Fear(s)/Weakness(es)/Limit(s)
Due to the dual nature of leo's equipment and abilities he does not gain any specific strengths either, IE; Someone skilled at magic can use highly powerful and complex spells, or someone who as grown up surrounded by computers could be able to hack. Leo cannot do such things, He must rely on his own Arcane Technomancy and often cannot 'borrow' from others.
Non-Alignment, Due to the fact he has no direct natural magical alignment other than that to his grandfather he lacks a natural defence from magic, He can cast counterspells, or use his weapons to block, but he does not have a resistance to any specific element (EG a earth golem would be almost immune to lightning ect.).

Strange Attributes/Abilities/Traits
Magic-translation; Most magic when cast requires a incantation, or produces a magic circle. And more often than not this is in some strange tongue. Due to years and years of working with magic and combining it with Tech he can read, translate, and dissect a magic spell/circle a few seconds before it is cast, understanding what the spell will do, Clearly the faster the spell, the harder this is.
Technological understanding; The technological version of Magic-Translation, the ability to observe, and understand tech simply by examining it, This however does not confer the ability to say hack passwords or keypads. This is much more on a hardware scale than software, if someone showed him the binary of a computer he'd not understand, if they showed him a chipboard, he'd be able to tell them everything about it.



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He's got a small pet Fae creature, for whom he made a mechanical wing after it lost one to his fathers cat, It's unclear what exactly the creature is, Other than it communicates via telepathy and Identifies itself as Frya.

There. I think as so far all the edits make it fall inline.

Academy Of The Arcane Artes

Jedly said
*Jamming out to vocaloid songs* Currently lurking around on the Chatzy with Norix... Fish tank...? Or does Leonardo secretly have a M1 Abrams hidden somewhere?

Oh no, I ment myself, I own a Challenger 1 tank. I had a game of nerf with my colleagues earlier this evening we use my tank as part of the cover, I often bring dinner in it as it has a kettle and small (1 ring) cooker.
As for eating in the air, there was a 20% chance that I was going to be flying out to Japan again to do some work in one of the companies labs out their.

War of the Gods

Yeah something like that, Though I was intending to use someone a bit different. Azrael to be precise, (no don't google him, the name is so overused in modern day its impossible to find)