In this world, Magic is Everything. All people, all races, are granted with the power to perform mystical and magical feats via grimories, mystical tomes granted to each and every child on their 15th birthday. Those blessed by the mana can have their names written down in legend.
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Aeron Athos Athanasios, the Reaper of the Inquisition, and hidden advisor and general of Regnum Umbra is a tall man at the peak of the physical prowess of his age, built like a frontline fighter Aeron is usually dressed in a bodysuit that shows off his muscles, with formed leather armor and spiked, wicked-looking pauldrons that only add to the dark persona that he carries. His trousers are a part of the same bodysuit, with banded canvas trousers that tuck into his greaved knee-high boots. He carries a black and grey umbrella with him at all times and looks foreign to any land he resides in. In addition to this normal getup, he always has a training gi tied at his waist with a hood at his back attached to his leather armor. His cloak is sewn into his armor and covers his right arm, attached to the mantle-like cloak is a mask he designed himself to look like the visage of the mystical Oni.
[attr="class","npcheaderred"]Background
Aeron was born before Zaven’s time, to a man renowned in the world as a powerful and equally elusive assassin. Jin Shadowaxe, the clan Shadowaxe had a rule that the clan head was the only one allowed to sire new children...creating a patriarchal little community where only the word of the “father” was law. During his upbringing, he was constantly trained to make his body a weapon. Through battles, assassinations, and all manner of deeds deemed permissible by the clan head he had only one thought...to bring glory to Clan Shadowaxe. On a mission to the “land of suites” as his father told him...he was to assassinate a target, a politician from the Spade country by order of Rolin Blake. However on this mission, he was introduced to a young Zaven Blake, and the mission would go through with minimal problems until young Aeron got in over his head and decided to try and leave his own mark in Clover. Zaven saved him from an...unfortunate fate of being captured and executed for his crimes and delivered him to Rolin, battered and bruised from the journey.
The years went by and Rolin had told Jin that his son had died in Spade, paid him for the services rendered and proceeded to force Aeron to train Zaven to further his education in the dark arts of murder. This went on until Zaven began to rebel from his father, a decisive spar between the two showed that Aeron had finally outlived his usefulness and when ordered to execute him...Zaven instead helped free the Shadowaxe clansman and tell him to run. Aeron was honorable, even with his views of life twisted...he vowed to repay Zaven for all that he had done in the future and all he had to do was send word. Zaven told him to keep watch and he will know when to come back.
Decades later Aeron returned to Clover after hearing news of the new grand mana zone...the shadowlands. Aeron had returned to the clan home and through a great trial of battle and bloodshed that would forever stain his hands, he became the head of the Shadowaxe clan before disbanding the clan and claiming them to be under the name of hose Blake with Zaven Blake as the head. Making the journey into the Shadowlands he was greeted with open arms as the people under Aeron bowed and respected the decision of their leader. Aeron now stands to the left of Zaven as his personal advisor and protector to repay a life debt owed. He is proud of his rank and of the lad that the man has put together for his people.
By taking this perk, your magic is able to push past the normal limits of your body's speed. When using a physical reinforcement spell that buffs your speed, you can increase it by an additional 5 m/s. At Grand rank, you can increase said spells by 10 m/s. (Note: these bonuses do not stack.)
Stats that are dependent on rank only or other stats, can only be changed via spells, perks, or rank up.
SPEED
15 m/s
STRENGTH
1/2 Junior
MANA SKIN
Archmage
HEALTH
Grand
CASTING LIMIT
13
Casting Limit is the number of spells you can cast per post. It is Stamina added to control divided by 20, rounded UP. OR CL = (Stamina + Control) / 20[break]
MANA POOL
280/280
Mana is stamina divided by 5 (round down) Multiplied by 10 Plus 10 Plus Grimoire Tier Bonuses, or Mana = [(Stamina/5) * 10] + 10 + GTB[break]
MANA REGEN
55 IC | 60 OOC
Set per rank you are, IC means in combat, OOC means out of combat.[break]
Angelo stands tall, built like a brick wall that has been reinforced with steel after being beaten on for decades. The almost literal bear of a man wears a black leather jacket and pants, worn with age but nonetheless sturdy. An intricate harness and belt that adorns his chest with iron-plated combat boots. He wears the leather jacket open primarily showing his bare, scarred chest as a way to ward off any that dare to approach him and to show off his battle wounds. Over his shoulders and the rugged, worn leather jacket is the pelt of a ferocious brown bear he killed for his home village over ten years ago. The pelt is so large that the tattered pieces on his back once formed a nice cloak, now resembling an earthy mantle befitting the nature of the man wearing it. Now with the bear's head on his right shoulder, he wears a mantle-style “cloak” on his left shoulder with his rank symbol and the Blake family crest just behind it like a regal backdrop.
[attr="class","npcheaderred"]Background
Angelo Victor Victorie of the Victorie family, a savagely strong family of the Forsaken Region, and the protector of a small village that has seen more turmoil than most of Clover due to its close proximity with the bordering country. There was a time when Magic Knights would not even bother to come out this far, but bandits...soldiers of another country...even monsters would terrorize the countryside. The Victorie family, at first a farming family, took up arms as they were sick of the oppression that their family and many others like them faced. Using the land to their advantage and crude tools to defend their homes in the community they rose up to become a pseudo organization…a people’s militia as it would be called. Their family trained and studied tactics of both domestic and foreign soldiers, learned to hunt the monsters in their habitats, and finally made their stance known in Clover that they were a people that recognized themselves as free as they could from the mundane rule of Clover. They grew their own produce, manufactured their own lumber and had enough magic to build or make what they needed. It was not until the Diamond War came to a head did they finally realize how much it would cost to defend their livelihood.
There was one such occasion where Angelo, a man that had been raised to be a warrior for the village, a noble hunter with a heart of gold had come to the age where he could finally fight, and well...he was the best there was in the family. Angelo was raised by his warrior family, being taught from a young age how to fight with various weapons against various opponents both natural and unnatural. Growing up in the small village was tough, but he did it to the best of his ability, gaining the eye of the family leader, and eventually the elder of the village...becoming a part of the main fighting and guarding force not too long after he turned 18. His Rite of Passage was a hunt, so he decided he would take on a beast that was so fearsome that none would be able to deny his strength. He hunted a large mana beast, a mutated brown cave bear that was said to be a demon inside the Forsaken Region, killing it and skinning it, but not before he nearly lost his life in the process.
A few years later when the Diamond/Clover war started he became a man of great deeds, defending the budding village from outside forces no matter the time of day or even if he was ill the sound of his battle cry. “VICTORY FOR VICTORIE!” would be known throughout the village long before the family ever became what they were today. He would call this out before marching into battle against Diamond soldiers; he was influenced by the constant visits of Zaven Blake, a Magic Knight of the Golden Dawn. During their various times meeting they had grown close, trusting each other and having each other's backs during the ever constant battles. Once there was a fight that led to the incapacitation of Angelo, leaving Zaven to fight the forces of Diamond alone. Zaven defended his fallen comrade till the very last man had fallen, carrying Angelo back to his village for healing. The entire time Zaven took it upon himself to perform all the duties Angelo would have to miss during his healing. It did not take long for the villagers to come to their senses that there were good people, and Angelo began to ask how he could repay Zaven, which was answered with the Blake family pin, giving it to Angelo he told him that in the future if he needs help he would call upon Angelo. However, upon Angelo’s release and then the man telling his family and community about Zaven’s pin they all pledged their allegiance to the Blake family. Once the Blake noble took his leave Angelo quickly became the leader of his family, and was married some time later, he would change before the next time the two men saw each other.
That day came when The Shadowlands had arisen, Zaven made contact with Angelo and told him that his people are welcome at Regnum Umbra and offered him a position of Grand Marshall, and his right hand. Angelo who was still devoted to Zaven’s ideals and the Blake family spread the word to the now flourishing border town and migrated to the new province. Angelo quickly helped to build and make sure there was a military force ready. He was eager to prove his worth and stand tall with the man that saved his life when he was young.
Stats that are dependent on rank only or other stats, can only be changed via spells, perks, or rank up.
SPEED
15 m/s
STRENGTH
1/2 Junior
MANA SKIN
Archmage
HEALTH
Grand
CASTING LIMIT
13
Casting Limit is the number of spells you can cast per post. It is Stamina added to control divided by 20, rounded UP. OR CL = (Stamina + Control) / 20[break]
MANA POOL
250/250
Mana is stamina divided by 5 (round down) Multiplied by 10 Plus 10 Plus Grimoire Tier Bonuses, or Mana = [(Stamina/5) * 10] + 10 + GTB[break]
MANA REGEN
55 IC | 60 OOC
Set per rank you are, IC means in combat, OOC means out of combat.[break]
Evelyn has a somewhat average/tall, athletic build, and fair skin. She has grey-blue eyes and medium-length gold-blonde hair tied back into a ponytail with a black bow. On her ears, she wears a pair of gold cross earrings. A testament to her upbringing as the cousin of Lydia Ravencrest. She wears a white, blue, black, and red strapless shirt with the gold symbol of her family and linings along with a long blue tailcoat attached to it, a pair of separate white sleeves, a short blue and gold cloak with a light blue inner lining attached to a white separate collar with black linings, white tights embroidered with gold diamond-dot pattern, and pair of white high-heeled knee-high boots with gold patterns and black heels. She also wears a pair of blue gauntlets and of course her cloak befitting of her rank.
[attr="class","npcheaderred"]Background
Evelyn Ravencrest, the cousin of the famous Lydia Ravencrest was born with high expectations of her to be like her strong cousin, yet the girl seemed to falter just a little bit, having an issue with her magic, becoming a late bloomer even with all of her study and hard work. She excelled instead in hand to hand combat and strategy theory and crafting. She may not be as excellent as her natural born leader cousin, but she can excel elsewhere. When Lydia left to become a knight, Evelyn was brought to one of the family allies, the Blake family...namely Zaven Blake the shadow magic user. Together they trained, even though he was nearly a decade older than her and almost ready to become a knight himself...if he was allowed to do so. Zaven and Evelyn hit it off fairly quickly and the pair studied and trained together until finally Zaven helped her gain control of her mana in order to harness her own magic. The late bloomer finally coming into her own as a fully realized warrior. Rolin Blake saw the potential in an ally with strong magic and had even at one time tried to arrange a marriage for the both of them...fortunately The Ravencrest saw no need to marry to a lower class, even if they were an ally...So when Zaven left, eventually rebelling against Rolin he ensured to get Evelyn home before going on to become the man he is today.
Meanwhile Evelyn did not join the Magic Knights, instead she chose to remain at home to further her tactical studies, even while keeping an eye on Zaven’s progress...which was not unnoticed by her family. She became stronger as she grew older, becoming a master at hand to hand combat and excelling in melee combat using a longsword. She vowed that she would eventually become a powerful leader one day, with the rumors of Lydia’s meteoric rise and the news of daemon attacks the Ravencrest mobilized and offered aid where possible. Evelyn was eventually sent out to Raque to help with rebuilding, then Kikka after it had finally been liberated. Seeing firsthand the rise of the shadowlands she had heard of a rumor of the Blake family now being led by Zaven, the news was...good to say the least for the young Ravencrest woman. After being released from Kikka and hearing that soon after the Blake estate moved to the Shadowlands, the news of the newly formed province “Regnum Umbra” spread like wildfire, and with refugees of the daemon attacks and even those that were not being protected in the Forsaken Region leaving to join the province Evelyn requested that she go to meet Zaven and set up talks between the two new lands.
Evelyn was happy to go and once she arrived Zaven was more than happy to talk to Lydia about setting up non aggression pacts and the like. Eventually Lydia offered to have Evelyn stay in Regnum Umbra in an official capacity, to which Zaven offered a spot as a general. He believed in her power and had heard of enough of her dealings during his time as captain that he was confident she would be able to compliment The Shadow Legion. Becoming a Marshall she was given new quarters in Regnum Umbra and it was apparent that people enjoyed the feminine touch she at least brought to the shadowlands...her advice and strategy led the province’s growth as she advised Angelo and the Inquisition of defenses of the new home to many.
Stats that are dependent on rank only or other stats, can only be changed via spells, perks, or rank up.
SPEED
15 m/s
STRENGTH
1/2 Junior
MANA SKIN
Archmage
HEALTH
Grand
CASTING LIMIT
13
Casting Limit is the number of spells you can cast per post. It is Stamina added to control divided by 20, rounded UP. OR CL = (Stamina + Control) / 20[break]
MANA POOL
250/250
Mana is stamina divided by 5 (round down) Multiplied by 10 Plus 10 Plus Grimoire Tier Bonuses, or Mana = [(Stamina/5) * 10] + 10 + GTB[break]
MANA REGEN
55 IC | 60 OOC
Set per rank you are, IC means in combat, OOC means out of combat.[break]
Artorious is a young man with a slim figure, black hair, and brown eyes. However, when his lust for blood is not fed for a period of time, the color of his eyes becomes a deep, almost crimson red. When he is out among the populace, he is mostly seen wearing an entire set of black clothing; a slim-fitting black tunic with trousers and boots befitting a man of status. His jacket is an armored padded jacket with pauldrons, vambraces, and armored gloves so that he never has to touch anyone with his actual hands, along with pockets sewn into the jacket for tactical tools and for holding various “trinkets”. His trousers also sport a large belt/harness for his grimoire and a place for the scabbard of a sword, metal bands around his thighs near his knees for added protection, Finally, the cloak with his status as a Blake and a member of the Inquisition is coupled with an ornate, yet at the same time simple skull mask to adorn his face so he can hide a scar that crosses over the bridge of his nose.
[attr="class","npcheaderred"]Background
Artorious Sebastian Blake, a bastard child of a distant relative of Rolin Blake and an unnamed Steel magician from the land of Spade. He was raised and taught the Blake history and tools of the trade from the Caldur branch family. Having never known a father, he took to studying his mother from a young age...finding her habits...crude and...in some cases over the top. He was not a man of virtue though, as a kid he constantly found himself in trouble with the house staff and with local authorities as he would take what he would want, and would use what and whomever he wanted. After receiving his Grimoire he was told he would have to leave his mother, Artorious was furious as he knew there would be a loss of power...but when he was told where he would be going, the boy would smile knowing he would be around other Blakes and he would be able to do as he wished so it could not be all that bad right?
Arriving at Rolin’s manor a year later he found out just how wrong he was. He was beaten by Rolin, but allowed to do as he wished outside the manor when not training or studying, but then the Caldur Branch head...Zaven made sure his antics would stop. Artorious was, needless to say...at a loss. He became quiet and learned quickly that Zaven was the man to be watching, and if he wanted to gain favor he needed to make the man leave to the Magic Knights so that he could work with Rolin. Those thoughts were soon dashed however when he was ordered to escort Zaven to assassinate a target, and during the process he was attacked alongside Zaven, but the son of Rolin never backed away from a challenge and had Artorious’s back as well...saving him over a dozen times over from almost certain death. This changed the views of Artorious to see Zaven as a smart individual that hung on to core values and saw the value in having a companion. Even when they returned and Zaven’s eventual rebellion Artorious laid back to allow the man his room so that he could grow as needed.
Many years passed since he left, Artorious had become a skilled talker, and an even better broker for the Blakes. He made a name for himself as the “Wolf” of the Blakes, and had pride that even Zaven used him for information from time to time. When Rolin went missing and Vanilla disappeared...Zaven became the next head of the family, restructuring it and releasing knowledge of the family to the different branches so they could all grow to trust him and put their faith in him. Artorious had become a man of many faces, yet he knew that with with a new leader he may be replaced...that was until Zaven gave him an important task...finding a spot suitable for the new Estate as well as plans for an eventual cit-state that he could rule independent from the kingdom of Clover.
With the daemon invasions and tragedies of Raque, Kikka, and other skirmishes it was apparent that Zaven was making his own moves as well...Artorious found information of an old Blake history, telling of an old nation far from here. The nation was made up of the Blakes and allies, inside the darkness of a mountain, the “Shadow Realm” as they named it. When Kikka was finally reclaimed and the Shadowland Grand Mana Zone formed, Artorious brought the details to Zaven and advised him on making some moves to go forward with his plan, learning from the new head that he had gained Province rights in the mana zone. Together they laid plans out and hired the staff needed to build it, making connections and contacts to build the province of Regnum Umbra. Once it was done, Zaven set the military up and had picked his leading men, but Artorious was given a new position...he was to become an Inquisitor inside of the Inquisition...a general in Zaven’s army. The promotion fueled Artorious and gave him satisfaction...the adult male looked back on his life and was happy that Zaven had set him on a better path, he made the right choice in backing the man that saved his life many years back. The Inquisitor, Artorious Blake remains in Regnum Umbra to oversee the matters of the Inquisition all the while reporting to Zaven and his commanders...the Reaper, and the Grand Marshall.
Stats that are dependent on rank only or other stats, can only be changed via spells, perks, or rank up.
SPEED
15 m/s
STRENGTH
1/2 Junior
MANA SKIN
Archmage
HEALTH
Grand
CASTING LIMIT
14
Casting Limit is the number of spells you can cast per post. It is Stamina added to control divided by 20, rounded UP. OR CL = (Stamina + Control) / 20[break]
MANA POOL
212/212
Mana is stamina divided by 5 (round down) Multiplied by 10 Plus 10 Plus Grimoire Tier Bonuses, or Mana = [(Stamina/5) * 10] + 10 + GTB[break]
MANA REGEN
55 IC | 60 OOC
Set per rank you are, IC means in combat, OOC means out of combat.[break]