Veneficus Terminus - A Magical Adventure RP (CLOSED, NOT STARTED)

[SamtheDeathclaw]

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A few notes - remove elemental magic. Either make illusion adept and divination small, or illusion small and divination adept. Your restoration will let you with a nice spell stop a running nose or a dry cough, together with small paper-cuts.

Mind trickery at this level allows you to force your opponent to see things that aren't there and hear sounds, coupled with an adept level of illusion you can fool your opponent very well. It will take either a strong physical trauma or a lucky hit for your opponent to break away form your control. However there are magic spells designed to dispel your abilities. For example, having a Roman house teleport a few feet in different directions would screw with the quality of your illusion and might even break it.

Divination at a small level will allow you to see day into the past like photographic memory. It will also tell you if someone had been in the same place you had been before and when s/he was there. Adept level gives you small level and also allows you to see five seconds into the future, extending the period to a week and allowing you to see what other people saw for the last hour if you establish a psychic link with them (physical link.)

Any questions?

Yeah, a few. The first and most pertinent being, "Why should I bother?" I'm only moderately interested in the rp in the first place. The setting and basic plotline are poorly defined. The rules are completely unexplained leaving a hopeful to guess and hope the it lies within the rules the dm can't be arsed to write out. Who then gets passive aggressive over some accidental syntactic ambiguity and proceeds to reverse his earlier decisions.
Oh right. I shouldn't bother.
Consider my character sheet formally retracted. I want nothing further to do with this rp.
Best of luck, good sir.

 

[TheIronRuler]

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Patience is a virtue you lack. I feel sorry for other people who will be hurt by your reckless behavior. You've proved yourself to be a rather unreliable person.
Best of Luck, good sir.
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Spoiler: House Magic Explained:

House Magic Explained:

Elder House: The first house to experience magic. They had learned how to resurrect specters of their ancestors that will tell them of old experiments and tales. Instead of relying on writing down their knowledge the Elders at first relied upon spirits of their ancestors to store the information themselves and when called upon tell it to the magician.
Later the spirits were able to do other actions for their masters ? interact with the outside world via energy projections (a lightning-bolt like ray) or physical manipulation (moving objects, only temporary and limited), move through obstacles and help their masters sneak into and out of places and in extreme instances possess their master or another person.
Furthermore, their relative mastery of telekinesis allows them to move around objects and even themselves through the air.

Roman House: The second house to experience magic. They had fought the Elder house for the first time for the source and have shared it amongst each other for their research, alternately moving the perfect answer from group to group. In order to counter the Elder house's magic, the Roman house has strong spells that banish spirits and ghosts from themselves and their surroundings.
The Roman House also dabbles in basic levels of teleportation.

The Arabic House ? The third house to experience magic. They drew most of their knowledge from Elder and Roman writings. After its official establishment, the house experienced a golden age during one of its more peaceful times in Persia. They had developed modern medicine as we know it and continued to create spells that would cure many illnesses.
Furthermore, those in the house manage to control the minds of small animals to do their bidding, some adepts and experts going as far as controlling wild-life, dogs and wolves in packs.

The Catholic House ? Originates from the crown of the pope in Rome, it later disengaged from the church and became practically secular in nature. It later included witched an warlocks together with priests and cardinals.
The Catholic house has mastery over elementalism ? earth, pure water, fire and sunlight.

The Voodoo House ? its origins somewhat unknown, what we do know for sure is that a direct and strong link to the source was made when large waves of African slaves reached Brazil and the Caribbean isles and mixed their ceremonies and beliefs together to create Voodoo.
Voodoo has the magicians deal with the world of the Loa and making deals with them as they manifest a part of the source. They can bring the dead back from their graves and lug them around as their servants usually in exchange for a contract.
Furthermore, they can use advanced illusions and causing basic levels of mental instability to their opponent.

The Alchemist House ? formed from a fringe group of the Catholic house and a cadet house of the Arabic House, the Alchemist House first began as a fringe group but quickly developed into a House of its own. It closes the gaps in influence other Houses left open and it encourages free trade of local ingredients and recipes with the community's magicians.
Magicians from the Alchemist house would be able to concoct marvelous potions and poisons, capable of enhancing the human body and the magical capabilities of the one consuming them. However be warned as consuming too many over a short period of time ( a day, two days) can result in poisoning or death.

The New-Age American House ? the result of centuries of populat culture nestling in the USA and later resurfacing greatly, the belief in witches and demons, later psychics and oracles jump-started this House and made it from a fringe group to the latest new magic House, the seventh in totdal. Only a few families carry the traditions for over three generations and the new-age American house has the highest rate of outsiders in its House that it welcomes inside.
Those in the new-age American House mostly deal with divination and mind-trickery (mind-reading, illusions).

The Fringe ? Outsiders who connected to the source independently, independent groups or cadet Houses. The cadet Houses exist off the grid and often take many elements from the House itself or a certain aspect of it and enhance it. Fringe groups often associate themselves with taboo topics that are frowned upon in the seven Houses, while outsiders can be anyone that was fortunate enough to connect to the source without outside guidance.
Blood magic , using self-mutilation to draw blood from one's self to fuel strong destruction spells, sacrificing animals and humans to replace your own blood sacrifice for large and elaborate spells.
Conjuration, where one would transfer an item or person from a different place to the current plane of existence the magician is at. They can transfer anything they can think of as long as they know where to find it. The more further away it is from the magician the harder it is to conjure the item and it might even prove to be impossible.
Transmutation, where you would change the structure of simple constructs of materials and change the elements themselves. Requires a direct touch with the materials at hand, so its dangerous to handle certain substances. Of course water can turn to ice, rocks can be turned to dust and vice versa.

Spoiler: Branches of Magic:

Branches of Magic:

You can carry four different branches of magic ? one in each level.

Ancestral Spirit: Unique to Elder House. Summoning a spirit from the family's past to aid the magician. They can be useful as a floating talking spell and lore book. They can use energy projections sparsely and follow most of the commands of the Magician, even though they still retain some semblance of consciousness. The older they are the less they remember of their lives.
Tiny ? summoning a spirit for a few hours and having a chat. Can't use energy projection.
Small ? summoning a spirit for a whole day. Can use energy projection four times.
Adept ? summoning a spirit to follow you around for how long you need it to be around. Can use energy projections at will but there is a window of a few seconds when the spirit repeats the incantation.
Expert ? summoning a spirit to follow you around for how long you need it to be around. Can use energy projections at will but there is a window of a few seconds when the spirit repeats the incantation. Can possess the magician and others ? bear in mind that possessing others is very invasive and some forms of magic will automatically dispel it or resist it.

Telekenesis: Expert level unique to Elder house. Moving objects with your mind and even moving yourself around.
Tiny ? lifting objects in the air in one axle.
Small ? moving objects in the air that are six feet away from you in diameter.
Adept - moving objects in the air that are clearly in your line of sight and don't exceed your body weight. Levitating yourself above the group.
Expert ? moving objects in the air that are clearly in your line of sight. Can fly at low speeds.

Magic Dispel ? Adept level and up are unique to the Roman House. Spells made to dispel any magical buffs or curses in the area, able to counter spirits and ghosts and detect magic and its use.
Tiny ? sensing magic in the air (Magic had been used in the area recently)
Small ? sensing magic and its type, approx. when used (up to a day). Dispels basic incantations like curses on self.
Adept ? sensing magic, its type, approx. when used (up to a day) and the signature of a certain magician's magic. Dispels basic and complex incantations like curses on self and magical enhancements on others via touch. Denies spirits from entering into the magician's body.
Expert - sensing magic, its type, approx. when used (up to a day) and the signature of a certain magician's magic. Dispels basic and complex incantations like curses on self and magical enhancements on others via touch. Denies spirits from entering into the magician's body. Able to banish spirits and ghosts from an area around the user.

Teleportation ? Expert level unique to Roman house. Ability to move the body in a direction, make it disappear and then reappear in that same location. Different levels of power determine distance and efficiency.
Tiny ? moving the body to either direction by 1 feet at a time. Can't use the spell repeatedly and can only use it a few times per day.
Small ? moving the body to either direction by up to 3 feet at a time. Can use the spell twice in a row but that will only increase the time needed to wait for another use of the spell.
Adept - moving the body to either direction by up to 3 feet at a time. Can use the spell repeatedly, but the time between each movement is always around 5-4 seconds. Can teleport through obstacles safely (walls).
Expert ? moving the body to either direction by up to 8 feet at a time. Can use the spell repeatedly as if you are making one giant leap forward. Abusing the power leads to disorientation, headaches and general tiredness which will eventually slow down the time between each use of the spell. Can teleport through obstacles safely (walls).

Restoration ? Expert level and above is unique to Arabian House. The ability to heal yourself and others. A passive ability to resist disease and an active one to heal injuries. Often entails study of the human body and its workings to better work the magic.
Tiny- A running nose or a nasty cough, plain viruses are nothing to worry about when you're have some knowledge in Restoration. Stopping small paper-cuts and curtailing heavy bleeding also helps.
Small ? Any viruses planning to infect you will fail. You can stop most bleeding injuries except for bleeding from your main arteries or your head.
Adept ? Most diseases don't touch you at all. You can stop almost all types of bleeding (except for a torn jugular), heal your wounds and mend bones. However the bone will take some time to recover (a week or two, depending on the bone) and will be more fragile during that time. You can apply all of these skills to others, except for the passive immunity to disease.
Expert ? You never get sick, ever. Tumors and cancer doesn't spread in your body. You can stop all types of bleeding, heal your wounds and mend bones. You can apply all of these skills to others.

Animal Mind Control ? Expert and above is unique to Arabian House. This ability includes controlling small animals from squirrels to packs of wolves. The control is psychic, though all under the expert level need to establish physical contact with the critter beforehand.
Tiny ? None.
Small ? able to control and command up to three small critters such as squirrels, rats and small-birds.
Adept ? able to control and command up to five small critters such as squirrels, rats and small-birds. Able to have a companion pet such as dog or raven that is in direct link with you at all times.
Expert ? able to control and command up to dozens of small critters such as squirrels, rats and small-birds. Able to have a companion pet such as dog or raven that is in direct link with you at all times. Able to locate and control local wildlife to come to your aid, such as rabid dogs, wolves, foxes and the like.


Necromancy ? Unique to Voodoo House. Raising the (mostly) fresh dead from the grave and attaching them to you and your commands.
Tiny- none.
Small- none.
Adept ? Raise the dead and bound a soul to do you bidding. Full access to the person's mind before his death and any knowledge within. Furthermore, the dead will retain most of his previous life's skills and use them when necessary. The contract ends when it ends or when the corpse decomposes enough it can't function right.
Expert - Raise the dead and bound a soul to do you bidding. Full access to the person's mind before his death and any knowledge within. Furthermore, the dead will retain most of his previous life's skills and use them when necessary. The contract ends when it ends or when the corpse decomposes enough it can't function right. Alternately, able to bring back numerous creatures and humans at the same time from the dead, though the same access to their minds would be denied.

Illusions ? causing the opponent to see the world differently than it is. Forcing others away from reality in different ways.
Tiny ? none.
Small ? causing disorientation, headaches and strange sounds in the distance/
Adept ? changing the appearance of certain objects in the eyes of the opponent, dubbing over existing sounds or blocking them out. Alternately, causing a strange sensation of fear.
Expert ? changing the appearance of the world around the opponent and all of the sounds they can hear. Alternately, causing fear, paranoia and a strong sense of weakness.

Elementalism ? Expert and above reserved for Catholic House. mastery over the elements: earth, fire, water and sunlight. Most magicians use one or two of the elements while others use all of the four. As the ability increases it also covers what the previous tier offers.
Tiny ? killing small fires. Turning dirt into hard rock and vice-versa.
Small ? twisting sunlight and shadows to form simple illusions. Drawing water from objects and with enough time the humidity in the air.
Adept ? Twisting existing fire to your own desires (just be careful to not get burnt), including fireballs, fire-walls, etc. . Using sunlight to start fires ? concentrating sunlight into one spot. Ability to throw hard stones, rocks, and even boulder (you can create them if you want) without touching them at the opponent.
Expert ? Creating fire from scratch. Quickly removing water from the air. Controlling sunlight and shades. Controlling earth and able to move large slabs of rock and earth around, even going as far as having one as your flying platform.

Alchemy ? the creation of marvelous potions and poisons, while also changing the properties of materials like turning lead into gold and steel into titanium. Higher tiers include the abilities listed in lower tiers as well.
Tiny ? Herbal mixtures to curtail effects of bleeding. Physical enhancement to eyesight (allows those who rely on glasses/other means to stop using them for two days to a week, depending on quality).
Small ? Potions physically enhancing speed, dexterity, strength and magical ability (increases a Branch of Magic by one rank for a limited time). Potion for breathing underwater, seeing in the dark.
Adept ? Deadly poisons that can enter a body through the skin. Kill or paralyze a man in minutes... Handle them carefully. Changing elements into different kinds (not on the fly) and creating basic compounds in the lab-room or cauldron.
Expert ? Potions that can cure almost all ailments and injuries. Potions for physical mutation ? morphing into a wolf-man or an animalistic version of yourself, for example. Other possibilities are available. Invisibility potion (For a limited time of 5 minutes).

Divination ? seeing the past and the future with ease.
Tiny ? improved memory of the magician (passive).
Small ? Photographic memory up to a day (Can see any details very clearly form the last 24 hours). Can pick up if someone had been in the same area/room you've been in recently and when they left.
Adept ? You can see five seconds into the future. Extend your photographic memory to last week and see what others saw for the last hour if you establish a psychic link with them.
Expert ? You have perfect photographic memory and ability to recall every single detail in your life. You can sense trails of other magicians who passed through the same place you're in. You can see everything another person saw in their lives by establishing a psychic link with them.

Mind-Trickery ? Mind reading, illusions and control of the other's senses.
Tiny ? none.
Small ? none.
Adept ? full mind-reading ability to those around you that you can see.
Expert ? Creating and maintaining an illusion combining vision and sound. Only teleportation and a strong dispelling ability could counter this.

If you have any questions about the Fringe Magic Branches, ask away. They're a bit less tier oriented than other Magic Branches.

 

[PlastikBulb]

Spoiler: Xing Sha Li/Tian Long: Elder House Transexual

Name: Xing Sha Li
Arena Name: Tian long
Gender: Female-to-male transsexual (pre-op (fem))
Race: Chinese
Nationality: Chinese Passport
Age: 22
Appearance: Xing Sha stands at about 5?6, tall for her family, with a willowy frame and hair cut into a short bob that she often ties back. She has brown eyes and is (apparently) beautiful, not that she appreciates that. Her genetic line has been blessed with beautiful women, but she doesn?t really consider herself to be a woman. She keeps her hair up both to keep it out of her eyes but to also look as male as possible. She has entered tournament as who she wants to be Tian-Long. Like this she can pull off looking like a very feminine boy. She utilises her illusionary powers to change her voice a bit.

House: The Elder House

Magical Ability:
Expert -- Ancestral Spirit
Adept -- Illusions
Small -- Restoration
Tiny -- Divination

Marital State: No siblings, no husband or wife, no real close friends. Her parents are still alive, but her grandmother on her father?s side recently passed.

Expertise: Before she had any skill in illusion Xing Sha had to work to alter her voice by herself. Thanks to this she is quite proficient in copying the sound and vocal timbre of others, allowing her to imitate others without her magic.

Physical Weakness: She is a woman and she is fairly short compared to other people, making her physically incapable of going toe to toe in close combat with others. Without her powers she will not last long in a fight.

Biography: Xing Sha is lucky to be alive. Though her family values their female children for their beauty, grace and eligibility for marriage, her parents decided to stick to the new law of having only a single child. When it was a female and not a male child, her father, an arrogant and prideful man called Quan-sho ordered her killed so he could have a son instead.

Luckily for Xing Sha, her mother?s mother, an old woman by the name of Lin-Bao saved her. She stole the child away and took her to the local shrine in an attempt to keep her safe. During the night Lin-Bao was visited by the spirits of the shrine and was told to teach the baby Xing Sha as much as she knew about the magic ancestry that ran through their house line. And so, the next day, Xing Sha was presented to her parents as the chosen of their house. A young girl who would grow up to be a powerful sorcerer. Quan-sho was disgusted by this, but his wife was a tad more lenient, and she was taken back into the family home.

For years Xing Sho trained with her grandmother, learning her place among the world and that of the Elder House and the other Great Houses of Magic. Her father continually put her down however, calling her useless and a disgrace to the name he bore. She grew depressed and put all her effort into her training, disconnecting from her parents as much as she could, while still fulfilling her birth obligation to them.

It was around this time that she realised who she was as a person, and that she was indeed not a young girl, but a young boy. This revelation came at the time that she first succeeded in summoning her Ancestor Spirit. It manifested out of pain and rage and depression, and in a gout of psychic power she and it bonded.

It?s corporeal form is that of an older man with long hair braided down to the small of his back dressed in Buddhist robes and wielding a monk spade with a weighted ball at the opposite end. His name is Shaolin and Xing Sha looks up to him as she would her father.

It was though Shaolin that Xing Sha became enough to be himself, to be Tian Long. And the combined teachings of Lin-Bao and her spirit gave her the magical strength to stand to be entered for the tournament. It was at her Father?s request, specifically. He wanted a return on what he considered a wasted investment.

He had been conversing with the leaders of the Elder House in private to see what leeway he could gain amongst them, and it was decided that his daughter would represent them in the upcoming tournament.

This pressure from her close family and from the Elder House above her has put a lot of stress on both Xing Sha, and Lin-Bao?s recent passing has left her feeling more alone than ever.
The woman she appears to be and the man she knows she is has left her with only one option. Take part in the tournament, win, and ask to make her proud of herself and damn the consequences from the rest of the House.

Other notes: Xing Sha often reacts very badly to people calling Tian Long any derivative of feminine or pretty. He doesn?t want that kind of attitude presented to him. This, coupled along with a near debilitating fear of anyone other than her Ancestor Spirit finding out about him, makes Tian Long a very hostile and mentally imbalanced individual.

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

Spoiler: Ezekial Fried

Name: Ezekial Fried
Arena Name: Avner of the Dark
Gender: Male
Race: Arab
Nationality: America
Age: 26
Appearance: A taller gentleman at 6'1", often wears a black suit and white gloves symbolizing his connection to healing and death. After his wife's death he tattoed backs of both of his hands, on his right is a sun on the left a moon.
House: The Arabic House
Magical Ability: Expert Restoration, Adept Animal Control
Marital State: Daughter-6, Wife- Deceased, Three brothers. One deceased, other two have low level magical abilities and work in hospitals.
Expertise: Knowledge of human anatomy and working of the human body.
Physical Weakness: His abilities keep him healthy but beyond that he has no more prowess than a normal human.
Biography: Ezekial's family immigrated to America decades ago seeking wealth, despite their change in location they kept close ties to their heritage especially magic. Rigorously training and searching every member of the family for magical talent they found Ezekial had a natural gift for restoration after he easily saved his childhood dog after being hit by a car. His ability brought him great success in the medical field, which he quickly advanced in. Marrying young he had a daughter, named Lightning, yet tragedy struck when his wife developed several tumors and diseases overnight. Even with his power Ezekial was unable to save her and he watched her body riddled with disease wither and rot in hours. His clan approached him and told him that his wife had been murdered accidentally by a rival house that was trying to kill him because of his abilities, telling him of the tournament Ezekial vowed vengeance on his wife's unknown assassin. Before he left he bought a husky and using his abilities has made him his constant companion, to fight either would be to fight both.
Other notes: Ezekial is filled with rage and a desire for revenge his current mental state would easily allow manipulation and trickery. His daughter has been hidden, but can anyone truly hide from magic?

 

[TheIronRuler]

Spoiler: Ezekial Fried

Name: Ezekial Fried
Arena Name: Avner of the Dark
Gender: Male
Race: Arab
Nationality: America
Age: 26
Appearance: A taller gentleman at 6'1", often wears a black suit and white gloves symbolizing his connection to healing and death. After his wife's death he tattoed backs of both of his hands, on his right is a sun on the left a moon.
House: The Arabic House
Magical Ability: Expert Restoration, Adept Animal Control
Marital State: Daughter-6, Wife- Deceased, Three brothers. One deceased, other two have low level magical abilities and work in hospitals.
Expertise: Knowledge of human anatomy and working of the human body.
Physical Weakness: His abilities keep him healthy but beyond that he has no more prowess than a normal human.
Biography: Ezekial's family immigrated to America decades ago seeking wealth, despite their change in location they kept close ties to their heritage especially magic. Rigorously training and searching every member of the family for magical talent they found Ezekial had a natural gift for restoration after he easily saved his childhood dog after being hit by a car. His ability brought him great success in the medical field, which he quickly advanced in. Marrying young he had a daughter, named Lightning, yet tragedy struck when his wife developed several tumors and diseases overnight. Even with his power Ezekial was unable to save her and he watched her body riddled with disease wither and rot in hours. His clan approached him and told him that his wife had been murdered accidentally by a rival house that was trying to kill him because of his abilities, telling him of the tournament Ezekial vowed vengeance on his wife's unknown assassin. Before he left he bought a husky and using his abilities has made him his constant companion, to fight either would be to fight both.
Other notes: Ezekial is filled with rage and a desire for revenge his current mental state would easily allow manipulation and trickery. His daughter has been hidden, but can anyone truly hide from magic?

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A few notes to take into consideration:
It's hard, though not impossible, to be away from your House sphere. The problem here is that most if not all teachers would still remain in your sphere of influence. To learn Restoration is to be in contact with Arabian House teachers and source material, something that is nigh impossible elsewhere. Becoming an expert requires a lot of work and time.

Don't you think that being a doctor with the magical power of Restoration would bring unwanted attention to your mystical abilities? Still, I understand why you chose this profession.

Altogether this looks good. Buffing the bio a bit will do wonders as will a better description of your character, his appearance and his usual wardrobe.
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Spoiler: Xing Sha Li/Tian Long: Elder House Transexual

Name: Xing Sha Li
Arena Name: Tian long
Gender: Female-to-male transsexual (pre-op (fem))
Race: Chinese
Nationality: Chinese Passport
Age: 22
Appearance: Xing Sha stands at about 5?6, tall for her family, with a willowy frame and hair cut into a short bob that she often ties back. She has brown eyes and is (apparently) beautiful, not that she appreciates that. Her genetic line has been blessed with beautiful women, but she doesn?t really consider herself to be a woman. She keeps her hair up both to keep it out of her eyes but to also look as male as possible. She has entered tournament as who she wants to be Tian-Long. Like this she can pull off looking like a very feminine boy. She utilises her illusionary powers to change her voice a bit.

House: The Elder House

Magical Ability:
Expert -- Ancestral Spirit
Adept -- Illusions
Small -- Restoration
Tiny -- Divination

Marital State: No siblings, no husband or wife, no real close friends. Her parents are still alive, but her grandmother on her father?s side recently passed.

Expertise: Before she had any skill in illusion Xing Sha had to work to alter her voice by herself. Thanks to this she is quite proficient in copying the sound and vocal timbre of others, allowing her to imitate others without her magic.

Physical Weakness: She is a woman and she is fairly short compared to other people, making her physically incapable of going toe to toe in close combat with others. Without her powers she will not last long in a fight.

Biography: Xing Sha is lucky to be alive. Though her family values their female children for their beauty, grace and eligibility for marriage, her parents decided to stick to the new law of having only a single child. When it was a female and not a male child, her father, an arrogant and prideful man called Quan-sho ordered her killed so he could have a son instead.

Luckily for Xing Sha, her mother?s mother, an old woman by the name of Lin-Bao saved her. She stole the child away and took her to the local shrine in an attempt to keep her safe. During the night Lin-Bao was visited by the spirits of the shrine and was told to teach the baby Xing Sha as much as she knew about the magic ancestry that ran through their house line. And so, the next day, Xing Sha was presented to her parents as the chosen of their house. A young girl who would grow up to be a powerful sorcerer. Quan-sho was disgusted by this, but his wife was a tad more lenient, and she was taken back into the family home.

For years Xing Sho trained with her grandmother, learning her place among the world and that of the Elder House and the other Great Houses of Magic. Her father continually put her down however, calling her useless and a disgrace to the name he bore. She grew depressed and put all her effort into her training, disconnecting from her parents as much as she could, while still fulfilling her birth obligation to them.

It was around this time that she realised who she was as a person, and that she was indeed not a young girl, but a young boy. This revelation came at the time that she first succeeded in summoning her Ancestor Spirit. It manifested out of pain and rage and depression, and in a gout of psychic power she and it bonded.

It?s corporeal form is that of an older man with long hair braided down to the small of his back dressed in Buddhist robes and wielding a monk spade with a weighted ball at the opposite end. His name is Shaolin and Xing Sha looks up to him as she would her father.

It was though Shaolin that Xing Sha became enough to be himself, to be Tian Long. And the combined teachings of Lin-Bao and her spirit gave her the magical strength to stand to be entered for the tournament. It was at her Father?s request, specifically. He wanted a return on what he considered a wasted investment.

He had been conversing with the leaders of the Elder House in private to see what leeway he could gain amongst them, and it was decided that his daughter would represent them in the upcoming tournament.

This pressure from her close family and from the Elder House above her has put a lot of stress on both Xing Sha, and Lin-Bao?s recent passing has left her feeling more alone than ever.
The woman she appears to be and the man she knows she is has left her with only one option. Take part in the tournament, win, and ask to make her proud of herself and damn the consequences from the rest of the House.

Other notes: Xing Sha often reacts very badly to people calling Tian Long any derivative of feminine or pretty. He doesn?t want that kind of attitude presented to him. This, coupled along with a near debilitating fear of anyone other than her Ancestor Spirit finding out about him, makes Tian Long a very hostile and mentally imbalanced individual.

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A few notes:
You seem to misunderstand China's social policy here. The restriction stands, but it shouldn't be such an issue. Only a third of China's couples are influence by this restriction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
The character is good but you ought to re-think her origins a bit.

 

[PlastikBulb]

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Spoiler: Xing Sha Li/Tian Long: Elder House Transexual

Name: Xing Sha Li
Arena Name: Tian long
Gender: Female-to-male transsexual (pre-op (fem))
Race: Chinese
Nationality: Chinese Passport
Age: 22
Appearance: Xing Sha stands at about 5?6, tall for her family, with a willowy frame and hair cut into a short bob that she often ties back. She has brown eyes and is (apparently) beautiful, not that she appreciates that. Her genetic line has been blessed with beautiful women, but she doesn?t really consider herself to be a woman. She keeps her hair up both to keep it out of her eyes but to also look as male as possible. She has entered tournament as who she wants to be Tian-Long. Like this she can pull off looking like a very feminine boy. She utilises her illusionary powers to change her voice a bit.

House: The Elder House

Magical Ability:
Expert -- Ancestral Spirit
Adept -- Illusions
Small -- Restoration
Tiny -- Divination

Marital State: No siblings, no husband or wife, no real close friends. Her parents are still alive, but her grandmother on her father?s side recently passed.

Expertise: Before she had any skill in illusion Xing Sha had to work to alter her voice by herself. Thanks to this she is quite proficient in copying the sound and vocal timbre of others, allowing her to imitate others without her magic.

Physical Weakness: She is a woman and she is fairly short compared to other people, making her physically incapable of going toe to toe in close combat with others. Without her powers she will not last long in a fight.

Biography: Xing Sha is lucky to be alive. Though her family values their female children for their beauty, grace and eligibility for marriage, her parents decided to stick to the new law of having only a single child. When it was a female and not a male child, her father, an arrogant and prideful man called Quan-sho ordered her killed so he could have a son instead.

Luckily for Xing Sha, her mother?s mother, an old woman by the name of Lin-Bao saved her. She stole the child away and took her to the local shrine in an attempt to keep her safe. During the night Lin-Bao was visited by the spirits of the shrine and was told to teach the baby Xing Sha as much as she knew about the magic ancestry that ran through their house line. And so, the next day, Xing Sha was presented to her parents as the chosen of their house. A young girl who would grow up to be a powerful sorcerer. Quan-sho was disgusted by this, but his wife was a tad more lenient, and she was taken back into the family home.

For years Xing Sho trained with her grandmother, learning her place among the world and that of the Elder House and the other Great Houses of Magic. Her father continually put her down however, calling her useless and a disgrace to the name he bore. She grew depressed and put all her effort into her training, disconnecting from her parents as much as she could, while still fulfilling her birth obligation to them.

It was around this time that she realised who she was as a person, and that she was indeed not a young girl, but a young boy. This revelation came at the time that she first succeeded in summoning her Ancestor Spirit. It manifested out of pain and rage and depression, and in a gout of psychic power she and it bonded.

It?s corporeal form is that of an older man with long hair braided down to the small of his back dressed in Buddhist robes and wielding a monk spade with a weighted ball at the opposite end. His name is Shaolin and Xing Sha looks up to him as she would her father.

It was though Shaolin that Xing Sha became enough to be himself, to be Tian Long. And the combined teachings of Lin-Bao and her spirit gave her the magical strength to stand to be entered for the tournament. It was at her Father?s request, specifically. He wanted a return on what he considered a wasted investment.

He had been conversing with the leaders of the Elder House in private to see what leeway he could gain amongst them, and it was decided that his daughter would represent them in the upcoming tournament.

This pressure from her close family and from the Elder House above her has put a lot of stress on both Xing Sha, and Lin-Bao?s recent passing has left her feeling more alone than ever.
The woman she appears to be and the man she knows she is has left her with only one option. Take part in the tournament, win, and ask to make her proud of herself and damn the consequences from the rest of the House.

Other notes: Xing Sha often reacts very badly to people calling Tian Long any derivative of feminine or pretty. He doesn?t want that kind of attitude presented to him. This, coupled along with a near debilitating fear of anyone other than her Ancestor Spirit finding out about him, makes Tian Long a very hostile and mentally imbalanced individual.

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A few notes:
You seem to misunderstand China's social policy here. The restriction stands, but it shouldn't be such an issue. Only a third of China's couples are influence by this restriction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
The character is good but you ought to re-think her origins a bit.

I didn't figure that many people were like, forced to follow it, but, it's kinda useful for characterization purposes in terms of the father and her/himself. Mind if I just make the father an obsessive party follower. To the letter kind of deal, traditionalist, etc etc?

 

[TheIronRuler]

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Spoiler: Xing Sha Li/Tian Long: Elder House Transexual

Name: Xing Sha Li
Arena Name: Tian long
Gender: Female-to-male transsexual (pre-op (fem))
Race: Chinese
Nationality: Chinese Passport
Age: 22
Appearance: Xing Sha stands at about 5?6, tall for her family, with a willowy frame and hair cut into a short bob that she often ties back. She has brown eyes and is (apparently) beautiful, not that she appreciates that. Her genetic line has been blessed with beautiful women, but she doesn?t really consider herself to be a woman. She keeps her hair up both to keep it out of her eyes but to also look as male as possible. She has entered tournament as who she wants to be Tian-Long. Like this she can pull off looking like a very feminine boy. She utilises her illusionary powers to change her voice a bit.

House: The Elder House

Magical Ability:
Expert -- Ancestral Spirit
Adept -- Illusions
Small -- Restoration
Tiny -- Divination

Marital State: No siblings, no husband or wife, no real close friends. Her parents are still alive, but her grandmother on her father?s side recently passed.

Expertise: Before she had any skill in illusion Xing Sha had to work to alter her voice by herself. Thanks to this she is quite proficient in copying the sound and vocal timbre of others, allowing her to imitate others without her magic.

Physical Weakness: She is a woman and she is fairly short compared to other people, making her physically incapable of going toe to toe in close combat with others. Without her powers she will not last long in a fight.

Biography: Xing Sha is lucky to be alive. Though her family values their female children for their beauty, grace and eligibility for marriage, her parents decided to stick to the new law of having only a single child. When it was a female and not a male child, her father, an arrogant and prideful man called Quan-sho ordered her killed so he could have a son instead.

Luckily for Xing Sha, her mother?s mother, an old woman by the name of Lin-Bao saved her. She stole the child away and took her to the local shrine in an attempt to keep her safe. During the night Lin-Bao was visited by the spirits of the shrine and was told to teach the baby Xing Sha as much as she knew about the magic ancestry that ran through their house line. And so, the next day, Xing Sha was presented to her parents as the chosen of their house. A young girl who would grow up to be a powerful sorcerer. Quan-sho was disgusted by this, but his wife was a tad more lenient, and she was taken back into the family home.

For years Xing Sho trained with her grandmother, learning her place among the world and that of the Elder House and the other Great Houses of Magic. Her father continually put her down however, calling her useless and a disgrace to the name he bore. She grew depressed and put all her effort into her training, disconnecting from her parents as much as she could, while still fulfilling her birth obligation to them.

It was around this time that she realised who she was as a person, and that she was indeed not a young girl, but a young boy. This revelation came at the time that she first succeeded in summoning her Ancestor Spirit. It manifested out of pain and rage and depression, and in a gout of psychic power she and it bonded.

It?s corporeal form is that of an older man with long hair braided down to the small of his back dressed in Buddhist robes and wielding a monk spade with a weighted ball at the opposite end. His name is Shaolin and Xing Sha looks up to him as she would her father.

It was though Shaolin that Xing Sha became enough to be himself, to be Tian Long. And the combined teachings of Lin-Bao and her spirit gave her the magical strength to stand to be entered for the tournament. It was at her Father?s request, specifically. He wanted a return on what he considered a wasted investment.

He had been conversing with the leaders of the Elder House in private to see what leeway he could gain amongst them, and it was decided that his daughter would represent them in the upcoming tournament.

This pressure from her close family and from the Elder House above her has put a lot of stress on both Xing Sha, and Lin-Bao?s recent passing has left her feeling more alone than ever.
The woman she appears to be and the man she knows she is has left her with only one option. Take part in the tournament, win, and ask to make her proud of herself and damn the consequences from the rest of the House.

Other notes: Xing Sha often reacts very badly to people calling Tian Long any derivative of feminine or pretty. He doesn?t want that kind of attitude presented to him. This, coupled along with a near debilitating fear of anyone other than her Ancestor Spirit finding out about him, makes Tian Long a very hostile and mentally imbalanced individual.

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A few notes:
You seem to misunderstand China's social policy here. The restriction stands, but it shouldn't be such an issue. Only a third of China's couples are influence by this restriction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy
The character is good but you ought to re-think her origins a bit.

I didn't figure that many people were like, forced to follow it, but, it's kinda useful for characterization purposes in terms of the father and her/himself. Mind if I just make the father an obsessive party follower. To the letter kind of deal, traditionalist, etc etc?

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Look, you don't need the policy as a crutch. Have the mother die at birth or alliteratively have her become infertile soon after. Since he won't cheat on his wife or love another (if that's your direction), he will hate you for not being a son that will carry on his name.
...Or maybe have it so that you had a brother but he died in infancy, leaving you his only child. Really, go nuts here, you don't have to use the fact she's Chinese.

 

[PlastikBulb]

Duly noted and edited, thank you very much for the input. Seriously, wicked man.

Spoiler: Xing Sha/Tian Long: The Elder House Transexual (Revised)

Name: Xing Sha Li
Arena Name: Tian long
Gender: Female-to-male transsexual (pre-op (fem))
Race: Chinese
Nationality: Chinese Passport
Age: 22
Appearance: Xing Sha stands at about 5?6, tall for her family, with a willowy frame and hair cut into a short bob that she often ties back. She has brown eyes and is (apparently) beautiful, not that she appreciates that. Her genetic line has been blessed with beautiful women, but she doesn?t really consider herself to be a woman. She keeps her hair up both to keep it out of her eyes but to also look as male as possible. She has entered tournament as who she wants to be Tian-Long. Like this she can pull off looking like a very feminine boy. She utilises her illusionary powers to change her voice a bit.
House: The Elder House
Magical Ability:
Expert -- Ancestral Spirit
Adept -- Illusions
Small -- Restoration
Tiny -- Divination
Marital State: No siblings, no husband or wife, no real close friends. Her parents are still alive, but her grandmother on her father?s side recently passed.
Expertise: Before she had any skill in illusion Xing Sha had to work to alter her voice by herself. Thanks to this she is quite proficient in copying the sound and vocal timbre of others, allowing her to imitate others without her magic.
Physical Weakness: She is a woman and she is fairly short compared to other people, making her physically incapable of going toe to toe in close combat with others. Without her powers she will not last long in a fight.
Biography: Xing Sha was born to Quan-sho Li and Sui-Feng Li out in the rural western lands of China. The pregnancy had been plagued with troubles and it was only thanks to Sui-Feng?s mother, Lin-Bao and her traditional magics that the woman was able to pull though. Quan-sho decidedly turned a blind eye to these strange talks of magic, preferring to put his trust in science and doctors. They gave birth to a daughter, who they named Xing Sha.
As soon as it was possible, Quan-sho insisted on another child, a boy this time, but not matter how much they tried, they were unable to conceive. Thanks to a combination of the drugs that Sui-Feng was taking, along with her mother?s magical healing her womb had been scarred beyond the ability to maintain a foetus. Both parents were intensely demoralised by this. Lin-Bao had to pick up on taking care of the young Xing Sha as Sui-Feng slipped into a depression and eventually died.
Quan-sho became distant and was often unable to take part in the raising of his child leading to the two of them having a very strained relationship as she grew up. From the moment that Lin-Bao had begun taking care of her Xing Sha was being taught the ways of magic. For years Xing Sho trained with her grandmother, learning her place among the world and that of the Elder House and the other Great Houses of Magic.
Her father didn?t approve however, blaming the magic for his wife?s departure from the world. He never directly forbade Xing Sha from learning, but he barely put up with it. Forcing her to practice in private and ensuring she never speak about it in his presence.
She grew depressed and put all her effort into her training, disconnecting from her parent as much as she could, while still fulfilling her birth obligation to him.
It was around this time that she realised who she was as a person, and that she was indeed not a young girl, but a young boy. This revelation came at the time that she first succeeded in summoning her Ancestor Spirit. It manifested out of pain and rage and depression, and in a gout of psychic power she and it bonded.
Its corporeal form is that of an older man with long hair braided down to the small of his back dressed in Buddhist robes and wielding a monk spade with a weighted ball at the opposite end. His name is Shaolin and Xing Sha looks up to him as she would her father.
It was though Shaolin that Xing Sha became enough to be himself, to be Tian Long. And the combined teachings of Lin-Bao and her spirit gave her the magical strength to stand to be entered for the tournament. It was at her Father?s request, specifically. He had been considering his daughter?s progress (which he had been kept up to date on by Lin-Bao) and wanted a return on what he considered the end of a long-term investment.
This pressure from her close family and from the Elder House above her has put a lot of stress on both Xing Sha, and Lin-Bao?s recent passing has left her feeling more alone than ever.
The woman she appears to be and the man she knows she is has left her with only one option. Take part in the tournament, win, and ask to make her proud of herself and damn the consequences from the rest of the House.
Other notes: Xing Sha often reacts very badly to people calling Tian Long any derivative of feminine or pretty. He doesn?t want that kind of attitude presented to him. This coupled along with a near debilitating fear of anyone other than her Ancestor Spirit finding out about him, makes Tian Long a very hostile and mentally imbalanced individual.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Okay. So. If you are on expert level in any branch, your character is more or less tied to the house that developed it, unless you're fringe?

 

[TheIronRuler]

Okay. So. If you are on expert level in any branch, your character is more or less tied to the house that developed it, unless you're fringe?

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Fringe or New-Age American. Notice that the New-Age American brands of magic aren't restricted. They're a newer House and breed.

How it works is that certain branches of Magic are monopolized by these Houses. However, you can be a member of the Fringe and have expert level Magic in these if you are a cadet-House of that particular House or if you've once been a member of the house and left. Alliteratively, you can be a member of House A and then defect to House B. You can have either specialty at expert level (though you can only have one) but certain brands of Magic that are restricted from Adept level up can also be used by you since you've been a member of another House previously. Bear in mind that being such a person makes you unreliable, distrusted and downright hated in certain other groups. People hate traitors, especially those that sold out their own heritage and family for [Insert reward].

Oh Darn, I forgot Alchemy was open for all.

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

Spoiler: revised character sheet

Name: Ezekial Fried

Arena Name: Avner of the Dark

Gender: Male

Race: Arab

Nationality: America

Age: 26

Appearance: A taller gentleman at 6'1". Ezekial often wears a white Keffiyeh that covers his neck, along with a simple black suit, an image of a bursting sun in gold has been stitched in the back and he wears a pair of white gloves. The backs of both his hands have been tattooed the right with an image of a sun, the left with the image of a moon. He sports a rather scraggly beard and often appears tired with heavy bags under his eyes.
Rose (His Dog) A moderate sized Siberan Husky, approximately 40 pounds and about 22 inches in size. Her fur is a white around her face and front legs while the rest is a dark red. Incredibly intelligent and even more so after being made Ezekial companion, she will gladly protect him with her life and kill anyone who threatens her.

House: The Arabic House

Magical Ability: Expert Restoration, Adept Animal Control

Marital State: Daughter-6, Wife- Deceased, Three brothers. One deceased, other two have low level magical abilities and work in hospitals.

Expertise: Knowledge of human anatomy and working of the human body.

Physical Weakness: His abilities keep him healthy but beyond that he has no more prowess than a normal human.

Biography: Ezekial's family immigrated to America decades ago seeking wealth, despite their change in location they kept close ties to their heritage especially magic. Rigorously training and searching every member of the family for magical talent they found Ezekial had a natural gift for restoration after he easily saved his childhood dog after being hit by a car. Quickly arrangements were made to send the boy back to his native Arabian soil to further train him quickly and excessively in restoration as such a gift had not been seen in years. His ability brought him great success in the medical field, which he quickly advanced in yet his unbelievable success rate made him a target for suspicion and after only a few years he was pressured by his clan, into becoming a teacher as to avoid interest in his abilities.
Marrying one of his students, soon after he had a daughter, named Lightning, yet tragedy struck several years later when his wife developed several tumors and diseases overnight. Even with his power Ezekial was unable to save her and he watched her body riddled with disease wither and rot in hours. His clan approached him and told him that his wife had been murdered accidentally by a rival house that was trying to kill him because of his abilities, telling him of the tournament Ezekial vowed vengeance on his wife's unknown assassin. Before he left he bought a husky and using his abilities has made him his constant companion, to fight either would be to fight both.

Other notes: Ezekial is filled with rage and a desire for revenge his current mental state would easily allow manipulation and trickery. His daughter has been hidden, but can anyone truly hide from magic?

 

[TheIronRuler]

Three sheets aren't enough to start this RP. I'll wait longer for anyone who is still interested, but I won't start the RP with only three players.

 

[CaptainHook69]

I'm writing a sheet right now, just needs a little bit more work.

Spoiler: What I have got so far, tell me if it's any good and if I need to change anything

Name: Alex Dalton (very few people know his real name most going by his Arena name)

Arena Name: Hyperion

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Age: 26

Appearance: Alex is a 6?1? young man with short, styled, blonde hair and an athletic body and an angular face. (http://fc09.deviantart.net/images/large/indyart/male/Ventrue.jpg) He always wears expensive clothing, usually consisting of slacks, a collared shirt, a vest, a tie and when needed an over coat, when around other mages and in a fight he wears a half black and white masquerade mask to disguise his identity.

House: Alex is part of the Fringe groups; while he has never been formally part of any single group he has hired many fringe mages to train and work for him.

Magical Ability: Alex is an expert at creating Illusions, an adept at Telekinesis and has a small amount of skill in alchemy.

Marital State: Alex has no siblings, his mother died giving birth to him and his father recently disappeared.

Expertise: As Alex?s father often had a hand in shady dealings through his company and as such Alex was trained from a young age to defend himself if needed, he is trained in many martial arts and in the use of many different kinds of weapons including firearms and traditional weapons.

Weakness: While Alex is a fit and healthy young man he has a bad habit of expecting too much from himself and his body, he is constantly training far too hard and putting undue stress on his body.

Biography:
(Your life story and why you are participating in the tournament. Are you doing it because you want to bring honor to your house or because they're forcing you to grant one of the elders a wish? How are they making you do it? What's at stake here?)

Other notes: (Mental instability, situation of close family, familiarity with other characters or the tournament)

 

[TheIronRuler]

I'm writing a sheet right now, just needs a little bit more work.

Spoiler: What I have got so far, tell me if it's any good and if I need to change anything

Name: Alex Dalton (very few people know his real name most going by his Arena name)

Arena Name: Hyperion

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Age: 26

Appearance: Alex is a 6?1? young man with short, styled, blonde hair and an athletic body and an angular face. (http://fc09.deviantart.net/images/large/indyart/male/Ventrue.jpg) He always wears expensive clothing, usually consisting of slacks, a collared shirt, a vest, a tie and when needed an over coat, when around other mages and in a fight he wears a half black and white masquerade mask to disguise his identity.

House: Alex is part of the Fringe groups; while he has never been formally part of any single group he has hired many fringe mages to train and work for him.

Magical Ability: Alex is an expert at creating Illusions, an adept at Telekinesis and has a small amount of skill in alchemy.

Marital State: Alex has no siblings, his mother died giving birth to him and his father recently disappeared.

Expertise: As Alex?s father often had a hand in shady dealings through his company and as such Alex was trained from a young age to defend himself if needed, he is trained in many martial arts and in the use of many different kinds of weapons including firearms and traditional weapons.

Weakness: While Alex is a fit and healthy young man he has a bad habit of expecting too much from himself and his body, he is constantly training far too hard and putting undue stress on his body.

Biography:
(Your life story and why you are participating in the tournament. Are you doing it because you want to bring honor to your house or because they're forcing you to grant one of the elders a wish? How are they making you do it? What's at stake here?)

Other notes: (Mental instability, situation of close family, familiarity with other characters or the tournament)

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I'm having trouble with him both having mastery of martial arts (in general? Is there one in particular? Does he know more than one?) and over firearms. Try and see how creating a whole sphere of "weapon mastery" is kinda OP. Just a thought, you can keep it at that but I would love it if you could better explain this portion.

Furthermore, the age. Now, I think this age fits the character but you better RP according to your age and not act like an old sage who knows everything (You being the master of all martial arts and can shoot a fig off a tree four hundred yards away with a bb-gun).

 

[CaptainHook69]

I'm writing a sheet right now, just needs a little bit more work.

Spoiler: What I have got so far, tell me if it's any good and if I need to change anything

Name: Alex Dalton (very few people know his real name most going by his Arena name)

Arena Name: Hyperion

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Age: 26

Appearance: Alex is a 6?1? young man with short, styled, blonde hair and an athletic body and an angular face. (http://fc09.deviantart.net/images/large/indyart/male/Ventrue.jpg) He always wears expensive clothing, usually consisting of slacks, a collared shirt, a vest, a tie and when needed an over coat, when around other mages and in a fight he wears a half black and white masquerade mask to disguise his identity.

House: Alex is part of the Fringe groups; while he has never been formally part of any single group he has hired many fringe mages to train and work for him.

Magical Ability: Alex is an expert at creating Illusions, an adept at Telekinesis and has a small amount of skill in alchemy.

Marital State: Alex has no siblings, his mother died giving birth to him and his father recently disappeared.

Expertise: As Alex?s father often had a hand in shady dealings through his company and as such Alex was trained from a young age to defend himself if needed, he is trained in many martial arts and in the use of many different kinds of weapons including firearms and traditional weapons.

Weakness: While Alex is a fit and healthy young man he has a bad habit of expecting too much from himself and his body, he is constantly training far too hard and putting undue stress on his body.

Biography:
(Your life story and why you are participating in the tournament. Are you doing it because you want to bring honor to your house or because they're forcing you to grant one of the elders a wish? How are they making you do it? What's at stake here?)

Other notes: (Mental instability, situation of close family, familiarity with other characters or the tournament)

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I'm having trouble with him both having mastery of martial arts (in general? Is there one in particular? Does he know more than one?) and over firearms. Try and see how creating a whole sphere of "weapon mastery" is kinda OP. Just a thought, you can keep it at that but I would love it if you could better explain this portion.

Furthermore, the age. Now, I think this age fits the character but you better RP according to your age and not act like an old sage who knows everything (You being the master of all martial arts and can shoot a fig off a tree four hundred yards away with a bb-gun).

He isn't a master at martial arts or firearms, just trained in the use of both, as in he could hit a target in defense of his life but is no where near a master or even military standards of firearm use. Same with his martial arts, he is trained in quite a few and would easyly defeat your average joe in a hand-to-hand fight and could probably win against your usual run of the mill martial artist but he is by no means Batman and would be in serious trouble if faced with a true martial artist. I hope I can better explain it in his bio but that will have to wait untill tomorrow as it is 12:21 AM here and I'm about to fall asleep.

 

[TheIronRuler]

I'm writing a sheet right now, just needs a little bit more work.

Spoiler: What I have got so far, tell me if it's any good and if I need to change anything

Name: Alex Dalton (very few people know his real name most going by his Arena name)

Arena Name: Hyperion

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

Nationality: American

Age: 26

Appearance: Alex is a 6?1? young man with short, styled, blonde hair and an athletic body and an angular face. (http://fc09.deviantart.net/images/large/indyart/male/Ventrue.jpg) He always wears expensive clothing, usually consisting of slacks, a collared shirt, a vest, a tie and when needed an over coat, when around other mages and in a fight he wears a half black and white masquerade mask to disguise his identity.

House: Alex is part of the Fringe groups; while he has never been formally part of any single group he has hired many fringe mages to train and work for him.

Magical Ability: Alex is an expert at creating Illusions, an adept at Telekinesis and has a small amount of skill in alchemy.

Marital State: Alex has no siblings, his mother died giving birth to him and his father recently disappeared.

Expertise: As Alex?s father often had a hand in shady dealings through his company and as such Alex was trained from a young age to defend himself if needed, he is trained in many martial arts and in the use of many different kinds of weapons including firearms and traditional weapons.

Weakness: While Alex is a fit and healthy young man he has a bad habit of expecting too much from himself and his body, he is constantly training far too hard and putting undue stress on his body.

Biography:
(Your life story and why you are participating in the tournament. Are you doing it because you want to bring honor to your house or because they're forcing you to grant one of the elders a wish? How are they making you do it? What's at stake here?)

Other notes: (Mental instability, situation of close family, familiarity with other characters or the tournament)

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I'm having trouble with him both having mastery of martial arts (in general? Is there one in particular? Does he know more than one?) and over firearms. Try and see how creating a whole sphere of "weapon mastery" is kinda OP. Just a thought, you can keep it at that but I would love it if you could better explain this portion.

Furthermore, the age. Now, I think this age fits the character but you better RP according to your age and not act like an old sage who knows everything (You being the master of all martial arts and can shoot a fig off a tree four hundred yards away with a bb-gun).

He isn't a master at martial arts or firearms, just trained in the use of both, as in he could hit a target in defense of his life but is no where near a master or even military standards of firearm use. Same with his martial arts, he is trained in quite a few and would easyly defeat your average joe in a hand-to-hand fight and could probably win against your usual run of the mill martial artist but he is by no means Batman and would be in serious trouble if faced with a true martial artist. I hope I can better explain it in his bio but that will have to wait untill tomorrow as it is 12:21 AM here and I'm about to fall asleep.

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That's better than what I've assumed you meant.

 

[CaptainHook69]

Spoiler: Alex Dalton

Name: Alex Dalton (very few people know his real name most going by his Arena name)
Arena Name: Hyperion (named after his/his father?s company)
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Nationality: American
Age: 26
Appearance: Alex is a 6"1' young man with short, styled, blonde hair and an athletic body and an angular face. (http://fc09.deviantart.net/images/large/indyart/male/Ventrue.jpg) He always wears expensive clothing, usually consisting of slacks, a collared shirt, a vest, a tie and when needed an over coat, when around other mages and in a fight he wears a half black and white masquerade mask to disguise his identity.
House: Alex is part of the Fringe groups; while he has never been formally part of any single group he has hired many Fringe mages to train and work for him and has no connection to any of the houses.
Magical Ability: Alex is an expert at creating Illusions, an adept at Telekinesis and has a small amount of skill in alchemy.
Marital State: Alex has no siblings, his mother died giving birth to him and his father recently disappeared.
Expertise: As Alex's father often had a hand in shady dealings through his company and as such Alex was trained from a young age to defend himself if needed, he is trained in many martial arts and in the use of many different kinds of weapons, including firearms and traditional weapons.
Weakness: While Alex is a fit and healthy young man he has a bad habit of expecting too much from himself and his body, he is constantly training far too hard and putting undue stress on his body.
Biography: Alex was born into a very wealthy family; his father owned one of the largest military research companies in American and this meant that Alex would spend most of his teenage life in the best boarding schools around the country. Alex?s mother died giving birth to him and this cause his father to be overbearing and put huge amounts of pressure on Alex to succeed in every aspect of life.
Alex?s relationship with his father was always strained as his father was caught between his want to mold Alex into the person he wanted to take over his company and his disgust of the man who killed his wife. This lead to Alex constantly trying to push himself harder to try and prove his worth to his father and he would eventually have his chance.
Once Alex had graduated from University and gained his degree in business his father decided it was time for him to start working with the business, and the perfect opportunity came up. A large sum of money had been stole from Alex?s father?s personal account and Alex was tasked with finding it.

Alex, with the help of a few specialised employees of his father, tracked the money back to a small criminal group. Alex decided to contact them himself, and when he did he was confronted with a startling surprise, magic was real and he himself could learn to wield it. Rather than capture the Fringe group who had used their powers to steal from his father Alex decided to spare them and hired them as his trainers and personal assistants/bodyguards.
With Alex?s new understanding of how the world really worked he was able to make large sums of money for his father?s company and slowly he was able to repair his relationship with his father. That was until Alex?s father disappeared.
With Alex?s father gone he was the new head of the company but Alex wasn?t convinced that his father was dead and started spending large amounts of money and time into finding his father, when this turned up nothing one of Alex?s advisors from the Fringe group told him about the tournament held by the Houses and about being granted one question. With the help of the Fringe group Alex was able to secure a position in the tournament.
Other notes: It is highly doubtful that Alex would have met any of the other mages but they may know of his company and of the Fringe group Alex hired, and while they are under orders to not make contact with Alex the group may be used at you discretion TheIronRuler.

All done sorry it took so long, I've been rather busy lately.

 

[That Annoying Guy]

Before I hand in a Char-sheet, I have three questions:

1. What century/period in time is this set? (Gives me a better understanding of the environment it's set towards)

2. What would be the dead-line when you stop accepting and start the RP?

and 3. What is not allowed in terms of character(s)? (aside from Mary sueing, trench-coating, power-playing)

If possible I'd like to reserve a spot and I will have one for you in a few days. (two days max. after I get a reply)

 

[Superlative]

I also would like to jump in this, but it is super late where i am. I'll have a character sheet up tomorrow.

 

[willofbob]

Hullo, ruler! Mind reserving me a Voodoo priest?