Timemaster

Arkus Academy

@DrowsyPangolin I changed the ending of the backstory into :

"Seeing that Mortimer has magic of his own, albeit, very weak magic, one of the Witchhunters convinced him to enrol in the Arkus Academy for the studying of magical powers."

I understand that he should be careful. Golemancy can be used for non-necromancy stuff from what I understood of the setting, so, he can rely only on that. Soul Sight is a minor spell which doesn't have any visual effects or in other words something which can be hidden very well.

I'll have the PM up in a few moments about the staff.

@Lord of Evil Yep. I don't mind. Go for it. I can even change the second character's name if you wish ^^

Arkus Academy

@DrowsyPangolin I'll just leave this here. If 2 characters are accepted, then great, if not, use him as an NPC or if anyone needs a character...take him 😉

Mortimer von Valinger

Name
Mortimer von Valinger

Age
16

Appearance

Stats
Strength: F
Speed: F
Precision: F
Endurance: D
Mana : A
Control : A

Spellcasting Class
Magi

Specialization
Golemancy
Necromancy

Notable Spells/Techniques
Soul Sight
Mortimer channels it's mana into his eyes and that allows him to see in an area around him, life signs. For now, he can only see through wood and in an area of 5 meters but as the spell gets stronger, he will be able to see through walls and different materials. At the end, it will allow him to see through illusion.

Skeleton-Golem
Mortimer uses the remains left by the dead in the ground (different animals, humans etc) to create a Golem made of bones. Right now, it only allows Mortimer to create a golem of 40 cm in height and 10 in width but as the power grows, he will be able to make Golems bigger than a human in stature.

Soul Sap
A spell which allows Mortimer to sap the strength of a living creature which will leave it weakened. The only way for this to work is by physical contact. As it will grow, he will be able to sap the strength by just being in the same area.

Raise Dead _{not available for now as it is too advanced but putting it here for later}
A spell which speaks for itself, it is used to wake up a dead person for a few minutes with every memory the dead had when it died. The dead will be under the control of Mortimer

Magical Items/Equipment:
Armor of Death
An armor which is linked to Mortimer and which cannot be removed as it has been cursed to be wore until the death of Mortimer. It protects his body from blows but slows him down a lot.

Eye Rune
A rune which has been inscribed by the father of Mortimer to always see what his son sees without him knowing.

Staff of the Dead
A staff which Mortimer has stolen from his father. He doesn't know exactly what it does but he knows that his father always had it with him when practicing necromancy.

Short History:
The story of Mortimer starts long before he was born. His ancestors were loyal subjects of the ancient Vampires, until the Last War. When the outcome of it was clear, most have stood and fought but Mortimer's grandparents didn't. They understood that they would die and with Mortimer's father on the way, they escaped and settled in Isilla.
They continued practicing their magic in secret out of fear that they would be recognized. Mortimer's father was known as a prodigy between necromancers and after some time working as a mercenary, gathered enough money to build a secluded lab in a desert cave. Mortimer's mother was an outcast between her people and sent to die in the desert, only luck if it can be called like that made William (Mortimer's father) to save her. After Mortimer was born, William became even more engrossed in his experiments and when Quilla (Mortimer's mother) wanted to take Mortimer and run away, he killed her and raised her as a zombie.
Mortimer was 3 at that time and didn't knew his mother died till when he was older as she kept taking care of him. Eventually, Mortimer started practicing his father's magic too but as he grew older, so, William's madness did. Eventually, Mortimer ran away from home before William would kill him too.

A year later, witch hunters reported that William had been attacking travelers and caravans for years in the area but he hid very well and he couldn't be found. Eventually with the help of Mortimer, they found William's lab but he was expecting them. William killed 3 witch hunters before managing to escape. The last thing he did before doing so, was to curse Mortimer and vow that he will die.

Seeing that Mortimer has magic of his own, albeit, very weak magic, one of the Witchhunters convinced him to enrol in the Arkus Academy for the studying of magical powers.

Arkus Academy

@DrowsyPangolin Done. Thank you 😉

Arkus Academy

Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Name
Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Age
17

Appearance

Stats
Strength: F
Speed: C
Precision: B
Endurance: D
Control : A

Spellcasting Class
Psyhic

Specialization
Thought Manipulation/Hypnosis
Runecraft

Notable Spells/Techniques
Mental Screem
Alexis is able to unleash a mental screem which affects those around her. This usually causes dizziness in those with low endurance/willpower. Those strong enough to withstand the scream will usually experience a strong ringing in their ears. Those with exceptional low endurance/willpower will fall unconscious and when the ability will be stronger it might even affect stronger willed persons.

Confusion-Rune
A rune which is tattooed on Alexis's skin which when activated will cause confusion and even forgetfullness to the person which is affected by it. Later, it will be able to affect multiple targets at once and even cause hallucinations.

Phantosmia
The lowest cost spell Alexis knows. It causes a person which is near Alexis, to experience different smells. The smells are random for now as she doesn't know how to control it yet but when she'll be stronger, she will be able to overwhelm a person with strong smells she chooses.
Example in combat : She uses it and her attacker soon is overwhelmed by the smell of death or rotten food.

Sense-Rune _{not available for now as it is too advanced but putting it here for later}
A spell which is inscribed on her palms. Used together, Alexis is able to make the target of the spell to be overwhelmed with different feelings (pain, melancholy, love etc) for about 10 minutes.

Magical Items/Equipment:
Necklace of Clear Thought
A family heirloom which was passed down from Alexis's great-great-x5 more greats-grand mother which was a psyhic herself. The true purpose of the necklace was lost in time as it's simply an accessory for the non-psyhics. When Alexis's abilities manifested, the sapphire gemstone inside the necklace started glowing and it kept glowing until Alexis wore it for the first time. Its purpose became known after a long day of training for Alexis when her willpower was low. The sapphire gemstone started glowing again and gave Alexis a sense of unease, as soon as she was fully rested it stopped glowing.
The runes written on the sapphire prevent the user to go over his normal limit by warning them when their willpower is too low and they're in danger.

Rune-Inscriptor Pen
A magical pen which was enchanted to allow it to write runes on Alexis's skin or different walls. It consumes Alexis's willpower each time it is used but it is an object which Alexis tresures the most as her father gave it to her on his death bed.

Knife Of Dizziness
The first object which Alexis put a rune onto. Whoever is cut by the knife gets a sense of dizziness for a few seconds. Not very useful if you want to win a fight but useful when trying to escape.

Purse of Holding
A small purse which was purchased by Alexis's mother before letting Alexis go to the school, which allows only people from the Ben'Ghazad line of blood to open it and it gives instant access to the user to the Ben'Ghazad family wealth.

Short History:
The Ben'Ghazad family history is long and full of ups and downs. The first mention of them was in any official document was in Isila, a hundred years ago. A family of traders which traveled all the world before finally settling in Osuun 10 years ago. They've amassed a fortune over the years and bought a small mansion while also, slowly taking over some of the trade in the area.
Alexis was born on the road and most of her childhood was lost learning how to get trade and get the best price for objects she sold. Always loyal to her family, by the age of 12, she already sold her friends toys and different trinkets. At the age of 14, her abilities manifested and everything changed for her. Her parents wished to keep Alexis's gift a secret in order to use it to get better deals but after a year with a private teacher which didn't taught Alexis more than the basics of spellcasting and rune magic, which the mage was specialized in, they fired her and after another few weeks they discovered Alexis's great-great-etc-grand mother's diaries which spoke exaclty of the same gift, Alexis had.
After a few more years in which Alexis didn't move forword with her studies, Alexis's mother, decided to send Alexis to the school of Magi in order for her to trully understand her gift.

Mortimer von Valinger

Name
Mortimer von Valinger

Age
16

Appearance

Stats
Strength: F
Speed: F
Precision: F
Endurance: D
Mana : A
Control : A

Spellcasting Class
Magi

Specialization
Golemancy
Necromancy

Notable Spells/Techniques
Soul Sight
Mortimer channels it's mana into his eyes and that allows him to see in an area around him, life signs. For now, he can only see through wood and in an area of 5 meters but as the spell gets stronger, he will be able to see through walls and different materials. At the end, it will allow him to see through illusion.

Skeleton-Golem
Mortimer uses the remains left by the dead in the ground (different animals, humans etc) to create a Golem made of bones. Right now, it only allows Mortimer to create a golem of 40 cm in height and 10 in width but as the power grows, he will be able to make Golems bigger than a human in stature.

Soul Sap
A spell which allows Mortimer to sap the strength of a living creature which will leave it weakened. The only way for this to work is by physical contact. As it will grow, he will be able to sap the strength by just being in the same area.

Raise Dead _{not available for now as it is too advanced but putting it here for later}
A spell which speaks for itself, it is used to wake up a dead person for a few minutes with every memory the dead had when it died. The dead will be under the control of Mortimer

Magical Items/Equipment:
Armor of Death
An armor which is linked to Mortimer and which cannot be removed as it has been cursed to be wore until the death of Mortimer. It protects his body from blows but slows him down a lot.

Eye Rune
A rune which has been inscribed by the father of Mortimer to always see what his son sees without him knowing.

Staff of the Dead
A staff which Mortimer has stolen from his father. He doesn't know exactly what it does but he knows that his father always had it with him when practicing necromancy.

Short History:
The story of Mortimer starts long before he was born. His ancestors were loyal subjects of the ancient Vampires, until the Last War. When the outcome of it was clear, most have stood and fought but Mortimer's grandparents didn't. They understood that they would die and with Mortimer's father on the way, they escaped and settled in Isilla.
They continued practicing their magic in secret out of fear that they would be recognized. Mortimer's father was known as a prodigy between necromancers and after some time working as a mercenary, gathered enough money to build a secluded lab in a desert cave. Mortimer's mother was an outcast between her people and sent to die in the desert, only luck if it can be called like that made William (Mortimer's father) to save her. After Mortimer was born, William became even more engrossed in his experiments and when Quilla (Mortimer's mother) wanted to take Mortimer and run away, he killed her and raised her as a zombie.
Mortimer was 3 at that time and didn't knew his mother died till when he was older as she kept taking care of him. Eventually, Mortimer started practicing his father's magic too but as he grew older, so, William's madness did. Eventually, Mortimer ran away from home before William would kill him too.

A year later, witch hunters reported that William had been attacking travelers and caravans for years in the area but he hid very well and he couldn't be found. Eventually with the help of Mortimer, they found William's lab but he was expecting them. William killed 3 witch hunters before managing to escape. The last thing he did before doing so, was to curse Mortimer and vow that he will die.

Seeing that Mortimer has magic of his own, albeit, very weak magic, one of the Witchhunters convinced him to enrol in the Arkus Academy for the studying of magical powers.

The World of Aerion

@TheLazarus I'm interested but I want to ask a thing first.
You said we can choose magic. What is magic capable of doing in this setting? Is there such thing as mana or any spell cast makes the caster weak?
In other words, can you please, please, explain magic for me? 😃

Arkus Academy

@DrowsyPangolin Changed her as requested and I've added Control.
Phantosia was something I wasn't sure of to be honest. I was split between that or (I forgot the word) sound hallucinations. Making someone hear something that wasn't there. I'm having this scene in my head with her being a master and fighting someone and as she's about to lose, make the person hear the voices of their loved ones or those who have departed by combining thought reading and that ability.

One more question, what kind a magic would a magi need to know in order to influence luck, without it being pact magic?

Anyway, it's done. Accepted? 😃

Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Name
Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Age
17

Appearance

Stats
Strength: F
Speed: C
Precision: B
Endurance: D
Control : A

Spellcasting Class
Psyhic

Specialization
Thought Manipulation/Hypnosis
Runecraft

Notable Spells/Techniques
Mental Screem
Alexis is able to unleash a mental screem which affects those around her. This usually causes dizziness in those with low endurance/willpower. Those strong enough to withstand the scream will usually experience a strong ringing in their ears. Those with exceptional low endurance/willpower will fall unconscious and when the ability will be stronger it might even affect stronger willed persons.

Confusion-Rune
A rune which is tattooed on Alexis's skin which when activated will cause confusion and even forgetfullness to the person which is affected by it. Later, it will be able to affect multiple targets at once and even cause hallucinations.

Phantosmia
The lowest cost spell Alexis knows. It causes a person which is near Alexis, to experience different smells. The smells are random for now as she doesn't know how to control it yet but when she'll be stronger, she will be able to overwhelm a person with strong smells she chooses.
Example in combat : She uses it and her attacker soon is overwhelmed by the smell of death or rotten food.

Sense-Rune _{not available for now as it is too advanced but putting it here for later}
A spell which is inscribed on her palms. Used together, Alexis is able to make the target of the spell to be overwhelmed with different feelings (pain, melancholy, love etc) for about 10 minutes.

Magical Items/Equipment:
Necklace of Clear Thought
A family heirloom which was passed down from Alexis's great-great-x5 more greats-grand mother which was a psyhic herself. The true purpose of the necklace was lost in time as it's simply an accessory for the non-psyhics. When Alexis's abilities manifested, the sapphire gemstone inside the necklace started glowing and it kept glowing until Alexis wore it for the first time. Its purpose became known after a long day of training for Alexis when her willpower was low. The sapphire gemstone started glowing again and gave Alexis a sense of unease, as soon as she was fully rested it stopped glowing.
The runes written on the sapphire prevent the user to go over his normal limit by warning them when their willpower is too low and they're in danger.

Rune-Inscriptor Pen
A magical pen which was enchanted to allow it to write runes on Alexis's skin or different walls. It consumes Alexis's willpower each time it is used but it is an object which Alexis tresures the most as her father gave it to her on his death bed.

Knife Of Dizziness
The first object which Alexis put a rune onto. Whoever is cut by the knife gets a sense of dizziness for a few seconds. Not very useful if you want to win a fight but useful when trying to escape.

Purse of Holding
A small purse which was purchased by Alexis's mother before letting Alexis go to the school, which allows only people from the Ben'Ghazad line of blood to open it and it gives instant access to the user to the Ben'Ghazad family wealth.

Short History:
The Ben'Ghazad family history is long and full of ups and downs. The first mention of them was in any official document was in Isila, a hundred years ago. A family of traders which traveled all the world before finally settling in Osuun 10 years ago. They've amassed a fortune over the years and bought a small mansion while also, slowly taking over some of the trade in the area.
Alexis was born on the road and most of her childhood was lost learning how to get trade and get the best price for objects she sold. Always loyal to her family, by the age of 12, she already sold her friends toys and different trinkets. At the age of 14, her abilities manifested and everything changed for her. Her parents wished to keep Alexis's gift a secret in order to use it to get better deals but after a year with a private teacher which didn't taught Alexis more than the basics of spellcasting and rune magic, which the mage was specialized in, they fired her and after another few weeks they discovered Alexis's great-great-etc-grand mother's diaries which spoke exaclty of the same gift, Alexis had.
After a few more years in which Alexis didn't move forword with her studies, Alexis's mother, decided to send Alexis to the school of Magi in order for her to trully understand her gift.

Arkus Academy

@DrowsyPangolin Here she is. Let me know if she needs to be changed.

Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Name
Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad

Age
17

Appearance

Stats
Strength: F
Speed: C
Precision: B
Endurance: D
Control : A

Spellcasting Class
Psyhic

Specialization
Thought Manipulation/Hypnosis
Runecraft

Notable Spells/Techniques
Mental Screem
Alexis is able to unleash a mental screem which affects those around her. This usually causes dizziness in those with low endurance/willpower. Those strong enough to withstand the scream will usually experience a strong ringing in their ears. Those with exceptional low endurance/willpower will fall unconscious and when the ability will be stronger it might even affect stronger willed persons.

Confusion-Rune
A rune which is tattooed on Alexis's skin which when activated will cause confusion and even forgetfullness to the person which is affected by it. Later, it will be able to affect multiple targets at once and even cause hallucinations.

Phantosmia
The lowest cost spell Alexis knows. It causes a person which is near Alexis, to experience different smells. The smells are random for now as she doesn't know how to control it yet but when she'll be stronger, she will be able to overwhelm a person with strong smells she chooses.
Example in combat : She uses it and her attacker soon is overwhelmed by the smell of death or rotten food.

Sense-Rune _{not available for now as it is too advanced but putting it here for later}
A spell which is inscribed on her palms. Used together, Alexis is able to make the target of the spell to be overwhelmed with different feelings (pain, melancholy, love etc) for about 10 minutes.

Magical Items/Equipment:
Necklace of Clear Thought
A family heirloom which was passed down from Alexis's great-great-x5 more greats-grand mother which was a psyhic herself. The true purpose of the necklace was lost in time as it's simply an accessory for the non-psyhics. When Alexis's abilities manifested, the sapphire gemstone inside the necklace started glowing and it kept glowing until Alexis wore it for the first time. Its purpose became known after a long day of training for Alexis when her willpower was low. The sapphire gemstone started glowing again and gave Alexis a sense of unease, as soon as she was fully rested it stopped glowing.
The runes written on the sapphire prevent the user to go over his normal limit by warning them when their willpower is too low and they're in danger.

Rune-Inscriptor Pen
A magical pen which was enchanted to allow it to write runes on Alexis's skin or different walls. It consumes Alexis's willpower each time it is used but it is an object which Alexis tresures the most as her father gave it to her on his death bed.

Knife Of Dizziness
The first object which Alexis put a rune onto. Whoever is cut by the knife gets a sense of dizziness for a few seconds. Not very useful if you want to win a fight but useful when trying to escape.

Purse of Holding
A small purse which was purchased by Alexis's mother before letting Alexis go to the school, which allows only people from the Ben'Ghazad line of blood to open it and it gives instant access to the user to the Ben'Ghazad family wealth.

Short History:
The Ben'Ghazad family history is long and full of ups and downs. The first mention of them was in any official document was in Isila, a hundred years ago. A family of traders which traveled all the world before finally settling in Osuun 10 years ago. They've amassed a fortune over the years and bought a small mansion while also, slowly taking over some of the trade in the area.
Alexis was born on the road and most of her childhood was lost learning how to get trade and get the best price for objects she sold. Always loyal to her family, by the age of 12, she already sold her friends toys and different trinkets. At the age of 14, her abilities manifested and everything changed for her. Her parents wished to keep Alexis's gift a secret in order to use it to get better deals but after a year with a private teacher which didn't taught Alexis more than the basics of spellcasting and rune magic, which the mage was specialized in, they fired her and after another few weeks they discovered Alexis's great-great-etc-grand mother's diaries which spoke exaclty of the same gift, Alexis had.
After a few more years in which Alexis didn't move forword with her studies, Alexis's mother, decided to send Alexis to the school of Magi in order for her to trully understand her gift.

Mist City Story: An Urban Fantasy Mage RP

@VitaVitaAR Made a new one. How's she now?

Alexis Ben'ghazad

Name: Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Appearance (Ignore the swords)
Personality: Mischievous, Fun-loving, Carefree, Vengeful
Abilities: Affinity - Darkness (as in abscense of light) - Sub-category - Shadows
Alexis's magic affinity is that of darkness. The generation of darkness around here, by eating the ambient light around or invisibily in darkness are one of the small ways of using her powers. To generate darkness in a fully bright room is costly mana-wise but if there are dark spots in the room, she can use that to power her spells.
Projectile creation is possible by creating solid shadows from places where darkness and light meet. One of the higher level spells, Alexis knows is how to use one's shadow as a weapon against itself, rarely used to the ammount of mana needed and the fact she needs to be standing in the shadow cast by the person.
A non-combat used of her magic, even if it's a bit costing mana wise, she can teleport from one dark place to another as long as she can see the place. The range depeneds on how much mana is used. Another use would be the fact that by speding a bit of mana, Alexis can see in darkness as well as in the day.
Skills: Knife throwing - a skill she uses in combination with her powers if needed. She also throws knives when she wants to free up her mind.
Sneak - Alexis knows how to move silently without being heard/seen.
Tracker - A skill she only recently learned, she knows how to track people
Assets: Necklace of the Ben'ghazad - A necklace made out of gold with a diamond in the middle. A family heirloom which signals to those around Alexis that she is indeed from the Ben'ghazad family. A special enchantment is placed on it which prevents other people beside family members to wear it.

Brief Backstory: The Ben'ghazad family history is long and dark. An old family in the Tower with bad reputation would be an understatement when it comes to them. They started as petty thieves at first and slowly worked their way up to the assassinations. Their reputation as assassins was stellar as they would always finish a job, no matter for how long they would need to hunt their target. While they have now stopped their dark ways, most still believe they are active and don't interact with them.
Alexis always tried to befriend the other children of the other families but they wouldn't play or they were not allowed to play with her, so, instead of befriending them, Alexis, used to play pranks on them or on the adults.
When she was old enough to understand why some would hate or fear them, Alexis stopped caring about them and shut them off. She focused solely on her studies and became one of the most accomplished magi in the family. When the Ar-Rynesarte princess used the old contracts to call upon the family, Alexis voluntered in order to show everyone that the Ben'Ghazad's changed from their old ways.

Mist City Story: An Urban Fantasy Mage RP

@VitaVitaAR Done as promised. How does she look? Tell me if something needs to be changed/optimised. I've got another character in mind if this isn't ok

Alexis Ben'ghazad

Name: Alexandra "Alexis" Ben'ghazad
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Appearance
Personality: Kind, Honorable, Loyal, Helpful
Abilities: Full Dispel - The strongest spell which Alexis knows. By using her own mana, Alexis is able dispel spells around a 1 meter circle around her. Depending how much mana she has and spends into this spell, determines if she can fully dispel the spell cast upon her or at least weaken it.
True Sight - One of the easier spells which Alexis knows. It allows her to see through illusions cast by other magi.
Counter - A spell which can only be used in combination with her enchanted sword. By gathering mana in the sword, Alexis is able to repel magic spells directed at her right back at the person which threw it in the first place.
Skills: Sword fighting - Alexis has been taught since she was a child to fight with swords. A not so common skill between magi, she uses her sword when her mana is depleted or she needs to fight at close range.
Maintenance - Alexis knows how to mend her armor or sword if they get damaged in a fight.
Assets: "Umbra" - a sword which was passed down generation to generation in Alexis's family. It is masterfully made from obsidian steel. Light and sharp enough to cut through armor and bone alike. The special ability of the sword it's that it can be used to store mana and redirect it at the will of the wilder.
Necklace of Honor - A necklace made out of gold with a diamond in the middle. A family heirloom which signals to those around Alexis that she is indeed from the Ben'ghazad family. A special enchantment is placed on it which prevents other people beside family members to wear it.

Brief Backstory: The Ben'ghazad family history is long and dark. A group of outcast magi which started as an opposition group against the growing strength of magi in the Tower. While the irony of being Magi fighting against the power of Magi was not lost on them, they fought and fought until an accord was made. The family will act as enforcers of Magi law.
They have trained to fight rogue Magi and other failed experiments which is an inevitable in a Tower full of Magi.
Alexis was born in the family and has been trained as her siblings were before her. After a few missions and the loss of her brother in a failed mission, she vowed to never go on a mission ever again. That ended when the Ar-Rynesarte daughter issued the order.
Reluctantly, she volunteered to go instead of her youngest brother which was only 16.

Mist City Story: An Urban Fantasy Mage RP

I'm more than interested! I'll probably have a character ready tomorrow :D

Three quick questions:

1. Would warrior-magi exist in this setting? Battle-magi or whatever they are called. I'm thinking of making a Spellbreaker. Warrior trained in magic which have the ability to dispel magic or things similar to that.

2. Is magi-tech a thing?

3. Would golems fall under Homonculi stigma?