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Dravon Grey

Character Summary

Name: Dravon Grey (christened name after being turned), Chief Uta (during mortal existence)
Aliases: The Bastard of Hecate, Black Wolf.
Titles:  Planewalker, Black Wolf, The Vampire King
Age: 4,210.
Time of Death: 4,375 years ago.
Place of Origin: Illisk.
Gender: Male.

Physical Attributes

Eyes: Varies.
Hair: Short fade.
Day To Day Attire:  Light leather armor.
black leather gloves.
Strengths: Willpower, physical capabilities, martial ability.
Weaknesses: Reckless, belligerent, short-sighted.

Psychological Attributes

Combat Master Challenges Authority Selfless Spiteful

Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single.
Personality: Through and through, he is a warrior. Before he died a millennia ago, those who knew him spoke primarily of his proficiency in battle and his martial prowess. Beneath his warrior's veneer, there is a touch of humanity. Many of his ilk--most vampires that is--have a disdain for human beings, Dravon does not. He cares deeply for them all, regardless of how some of them have treated him when he was a mortal himself. In the afterlife, his sentiments have not changed in the slightest. While he can sometimes be spiteful, he is also understanding and will listen to the plights and pleas of many, even those who have wronged him--before he drives his sword through their heart.

Those who endear themselves to him, or those to whom he wishes to endear himself to, Dravon will protect until his death comes again in another millennia. There are no boundaries for his love for someone--there are also no boundaries for his hatred. If one makes themselves Dravon's enemy, he will hunt them to the ends of earth--and into Eternity if he must--until he has retained vengeance for the wrong done to him.

Skills & Abilities

A listing of skills, such as horseback riding or cooking and abilities or magic. You can have a total of ten, but temper them to not be overly powerful - except one can be noticeably more powerful, usually the one skill/ability/magic/item that makes them recognizable.

Skill (Master): Magical Regenerative Healing Factor: The primary ability of a vampire of his type (a human vampire), Dravon can heal from all injuries if his body manages to be cut by a magical weapon. He can heal from major injuries in a matter of minutes when lanced by magical weapons,repairing even major organs in a short amount of time.

Enchanted Vampiric Body Enhancements (Master): Aside from his naturally heightened speed, strength, reflexes, and durability as a vampire, Dravon gains further enhancement from the Eternal curse placed on him by his owner, an Impundulu witch. Of his physical abilities, it is his insane supernatural speed that is chief.

Reflexes: His reaction time is so great he can dodge several arrows before being struck. At his peak, he can catch a single arrow in hand depending on the distance. The closer someone is, the less his chance of dodging an arrow--the farther, the better.

Durability: Normal weapons (swords, knives, arrows) slightly injure him. Only magic weapons truly harm him, and those weapons of the highest order of magic (e.g. Excalibur) have been shown to cause him noticeable pain.

Strength: While not limitless, it is vast. He can lift boulders, large chests, large statues, etc.

Night Vision (Skill, Expert): One of his few abilities that does not pertain to combat, he can see in normal and magical darkness with the same clarity. This makes him a fine tracker and hunter, as few things can escape his sight.

Supernatural Vampiric Senses (Master Skill): Unlike fully undead vampires, Dravon has retained his humanity and thus has possession over his six senses. His sense of smell as a mortal was average--but as a vampire and with further enchantment, all six senses have been heightened to levels on par with magic Familiars. He can: see with equal clarity for seeing, hear the smallest noise from a hundred or less feet away, sense heartbeats and the flow of blood, feel the seismic tremors made when one moves, amongst other things.

Weapons Master (Master): He is a skilled fighter. Indeed, fighting has been what he has done his entire life. As such, his proficiency with different types and kinds of weapons, including crossbows, arrows, daggers, and swords is vast. Unlike others, however, he does not have much knowledge as to how one operates magic weaponry, nor is he keen on the secrets of arcane magic and how to utilize it. He owns two swords whose blades are made of diamond steel--they are designed specifically for slaying creatures of the night, but they cannot harm spirits or creatures with no physical body. They have no other properties.

The Silent Hunter: Dravon has honed his stealth abilities throughout his many years of existence. In physis and by arcana, Dravon can move about without being heard or seen. Not only can he mask his scent and the sound of his steps using certain enchantments, he can--if stationary--mask his presence to those with magic tracking abilities and those with supernatural senses. Even without enchantments, Dravon is a fine hunter, able to move in complete silence when necessary.
Spells 

Kiss of Impundulu: A passive ability, this is the curse Dravon is subject to persist under for the rest of his days thanks to a jealous vampire-witch. It grants Dravon semi-immortality in that he has ceased to age and simply exists for a period of 1,000 years before dying once more. While he is alive for these one thousand years, he cannot die by conventional means.

Planewalker: In legend, Dravon is said to be one of the few Vampire Kings who have mastered the art of traversing surfaces--physical or magical--as though they were normal. He can move across any surface, regardless of height, slant, length. Changes in solidness or form of a surface do not effect his movement. He completes unnatural and seemingly impossible movements without much struggle. A rare ability developed over his several existences. Trapping spells and any spells which cease movement can mitigate this ability.

Not So Easily Slain: Otherwise known as supernatural subsistance, Dravon simply never seems to just... die. He has been blown to ashes, ha his head 'cut off', been burned by hellfire, and still he always seems to return. It is not yet known what exactly can 'kill' him. He also lacks the weaknesses of traditional vampires as he is human and vampire at once. That is, he can survive stakes to the heart, blades of silver, sunlight, etcetera. He is what is refereed to by many as a Daywalker, a vampire who can sustain themselves in sunlight and in moonlight without suffering any degenerating effects.

History

Backstory: Once a chief of an ancient tribe. Dravon, formerly Chief Uta, was the first of the tribes chieftains in the year 400. He rose to power after leading a coup against an organizing band of tribal groups to the south of Illisk's tip. There was nothing heroic or noble about Uta's insurrection. He simply wanted power. He always wanted power. Back then, that was the reason he did anything. Over the course of the next decade, he and his band of warriors subjugated any opposing tribes with swift vengeance. Blood filled the Cape's green marsh. Once he had conquered most of the southern tip, he expanded north. It was here that his downfall began.

Every great empire met their end by spreading themselves too far. It was near the case for Chief Uta as well. When one's empire grows, one must find a mate. Near and far Uta searched, but no woman suited his licentious appetite. Untold, and often relegate to unimportant folklore in the west, the mysticism present in Africa at the time of Uta's reign was no sooth tale. Across his growing kingdom, fractured as it was becoming, there was a tale of a beautiful 'sorceress'--a woman whose power lie in more than just her soft looks and fine curves, a woman who made men and mystics bow before her might. Her name since lost to legend alongside many of the myths of Africa's history, who she was held less importance than what she did; her influence over chief Uta changed the course of his life--and the life of his tribe members, forever.

It is said that in his old age, after his tribe had grown in number and less was required of the aging chief, he married this sorceress. On the night of consummation, the sorceress sunk her fangs into the unsuspecting chief's neck. Rumors were, in part, true. This 'sorceress', however, was no sorceress at all--she was one of the legendary Impundulu vampires. In legend, the Impundulu vampire is a servant of a great witch who possesses immense power of her own; these witches turn women and men into their servants, and in turn these Impundulu act on the behalf of the witch. That is, of course, until the Impundulu wishes to free herself from the reign of the witch! There is, of course, one problem. Once an Impundulu no longer serves a witch, she becomes ravenous until she finds another 'lover'; that is, another victim.

Once the Impundulu has found its victim, he (or she) is transformed into an eternal servant of the beast, until the servant--in this case, Chief Uta, now christened Dravon Grey, meaning 'the faithful man'--destroys the one who robbed him of his immortality, and the cycle begins anew. Thus, this is Dravon's mission, and it has been for the last four millennia: find the woman who destined him to this miserable eternal existence, and free himself once and for all from the curse which has caused him to persist far beyond his life's intended expiration date. But alas, as with the millennia before, a new obstacle stands in his way of release; the world is shattered, and he is awoken early from slumber this time--only to find himself lost in a world far, far, different from the one that he had known for the last four thousand years. A world far more sinister.

Myth: A leader and chief capable of slaying entire armies without drawing a single blade. His ability on the battlefield was unrivaled by his peers. Some say they have seen someone who resembles Old Chief Uta from so many centuries ago, but none can confirm such sightings. These sightings happen every one hundred years or so, but all those who report said sightings mysteriously vanish, never to pass the tale on. The legend of Chief Uta, as a result, is a dying one--to all those who are mortal, at least.

Relations

* ☠ Enemy * ⚜ Unfriendly * ☯ Neutral * ☮ Friends * ღ Ally * ♥ Crush/Significant Other *

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Character Quote: "I wouldn't."
Theme Song:Do not expect to survive if you seek battle, demon.
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@Lyla@Afro Samurai

I think I'm going to reply here, so others have some information as well that might help them. Might as well mention this..
Vampires

Not normally seen or even heard of, they do exist, but they are both rare and powerful. They are often deemed the title of King or Queen of the Undead, even above the elusive and magically powerful liches. I'm really not going to spoil much beyond this, since delving into their lore or even knowing about them is only exclusive to the most learned scholars of legend (Auges or Nimue might know some about them). Suffice it to say, if they sire a child with a human, that child is significantly weaker and definitely cursed. They would share some of the vampire weakness, such as being uncomfortable in sunlight (but not dead), be weak to silver, weak to holy weapons in particular, need to eat raw meat (though wouldn't need to drink blood), and feel tired during daylight vs. nighttime. Though they would gain heightened senses, speed, strength, agility, minor regeneration, and an affinity with shadows.

With that in mind, I'm not keen on completely 100% immortal characters. The whole aura of the role-play is that these heroes died and are now revived - not that they die over and over and just simply lived until this time. Besides it being extremely over-powered to not be able to die anyways.

His regenerative powers are way too much. Regenerating entire organs or limbs within hours? That's a bit crazy. And then magical weaponry doesn't even seem to do much, if he's even hit. I'd also say that he either needs to be strong or quick, not really both? Kind of seems a bit like a Mary Sue character to me at the moment.

You've also not reworked the entire character, since there are still references to Africa. Also, what is Hellfire? On that note, he can't be stronger than normal vampires either, which is exactly what it sounds like. Though I'm not sure what you mean by "Human Vampire?" How was he turned.. and yet only half-vampire?
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