Ardu
09-05-13, 09:45 AM
The Markov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXRjg_QWN-Q)
Ardu Scylla
3096
“Some people want to watch the world burn. Mine already does.”
Alias: лед
Gender: Male
Race: Human/Aetherpyre
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 176lbs
Eye Colour: Cyan
Hair Colour: Black
Religion: None
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Occupation: None
Intelligence: Genius
Literacy: Genius
History: Ardu remembers little, but forgets nothing. Since the ruination of his homeland, known now as Haida, he and his kind have remained in the maelstrom. Calculating every possibility with unnerving, clinical precision, they have waited. Referred to as vampires, demons, and alchemists, the truth is much more sinister. The creatures that dwell in the swirling storms of light are the Aetherpyre. Their bodies are wracked and warped by the taint, the leftover and half-burning air. The Tap mutates them. The Tap drives them to hunger. The unfinished ascension gives them cause to loath everything beyond the vortexes.
At the head of many loose covens, Ardu stands as a scholar – each tribe has a leader, a seneschal, and a markov: the latter denoting ‘mathematician’. For the last century, the Scylla have moved through the winds of fire towards the borders, gathering lesser tribes beneath a common banner and a unified goal; to wreak havoc upon the mundane. There is little drive behind it, save for survival. The Aetherpyre are as the vampires of myth, save they crave for magic, and those who wield it, over mere blood.
Many of the tribe contort beyond recognition. Ardu himself is missing half his skull, and his upper left torso, upper arm, and left leg have long since ceased to be flesh. Instead, crystals have solidified and formed from the same explosive blasts that formed Haida. They glow with malefic, glistening with the essence of the consumed in his long history of murder and bloodshed. Each lives for as long as he can maintain those injuries, potentially forever. Ardu has forgotten how old he is, save that the timeless days in the swirls of halcyon and pyroclasm cumulus stretch into aeons incalculable.
Thus, the tribes have little concept of morality, time, and material possessions. All that matters to them is survival. All that matters to them is maintaining their presence, living in hatred and bitterness, and ensuring that the world does not forget the countless billions it destroyed in the pursuit of social perfection. People view Haida as a scourge upon the world, a daemon infested continent left to the winds of change. Few remember the civilisation that once stood there, as proud and as mighty as any other did. Ardu will make the people of Althanas remember, one death at a time. The Scylla and the other tribes will drain the world completely dry.
Skills:
Knowledge (Magic): Ardu has an intuitive, adept knowledge of magic’s inner workings. Though he is not a mage himself, taught study and an intimate bite on the mechanics of spells gives him a scholarly ability to understand his food.
Orator: Ardu is happy to tear a man’s arm off, but his true weapon is with his tongue, silver-lined and deadly. He is an adept orator, able to deliver speeches, impeach, and uplift people with charisma and beguiling words.
Hand to Hand: Ardu has no weapon skill, but can defend himself with his fists to an average level. Fighting is his last resort, after speech, fire, and eldritch power. He wears no armour, but his crystal spikes act as a makeshift weapon.
Abilities: Ardu is an Aetherpyre, a human twisted and contorted into something unnatural. Ardu does not age. He does not eat conventional foodstuff. He must consume a source of magic, once per day, (fatal after 7 days).
Markov: By conjuring a crystal orb, Ardu can divine the events of the imminent future. This translates to a boost to either agility, strength, or one of the five senses, equal to X1.5 for the next post. Once per thread.
Eldritch Body: Three times per thread, Ardu can fire a non-elemental cannonball shaped energy blast. This hits with X2 strength.
Daemon: Ardu is resistant to fire, living in a realm of heat and explosions, which would topple a mountain, never mind a man. All fire is 25% less effective, and he can survive in intensely humid climates with ease.
Ardu Scylla
3096
“Some people want to watch the world burn. Mine already does.”
Alias: лед
Gender: Male
Race: Human/Aetherpyre
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 176lbs
Eye Colour: Cyan
Hair Colour: Black
Religion: None
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Occupation: None
Intelligence: Genius
Literacy: Genius
History: Ardu remembers little, but forgets nothing. Since the ruination of his homeland, known now as Haida, he and his kind have remained in the maelstrom. Calculating every possibility with unnerving, clinical precision, they have waited. Referred to as vampires, demons, and alchemists, the truth is much more sinister. The creatures that dwell in the swirling storms of light are the Aetherpyre. Their bodies are wracked and warped by the taint, the leftover and half-burning air. The Tap mutates them. The Tap drives them to hunger. The unfinished ascension gives them cause to loath everything beyond the vortexes.
At the head of many loose covens, Ardu stands as a scholar – each tribe has a leader, a seneschal, and a markov: the latter denoting ‘mathematician’. For the last century, the Scylla have moved through the winds of fire towards the borders, gathering lesser tribes beneath a common banner and a unified goal; to wreak havoc upon the mundane. There is little drive behind it, save for survival. The Aetherpyre are as the vampires of myth, save they crave for magic, and those who wield it, over mere blood.
Many of the tribe contort beyond recognition. Ardu himself is missing half his skull, and his upper left torso, upper arm, and left leg have long since ceased to be flesh. Instead, crystals have solidified and formed from the same explosive blasts that formed Haida. They glow with malefic, glistening with the essence of the consumed in his long history of murder and bloodshed. Each lives for as long as he can maintain those injuries, potentially forever. Ardu has forgotten how old he is, save that the timeless days in the swirls of halcyon and pyroclasm cumulus stretch into aeons incalculable.
Thus, the tribes have little concept of morality, time, and material possessions. All that matters to them is survival. All that matters to them is maintaining their presence, living in hatred and bitterness, and ensuring that the world does not forget the countless billions it destroyed in the pursuit of social perfection. People view Haida as a scourge upon the world, a daemon infested continent left to the winds of change. Few remember the civilisation that once stood there, as proud and as mighty as any other did. Ardu will make the people of Althanas remember, one death at a time. The Scylla and the other tribes will drain the world completely dry.
Skills:
Knowledge (Magic): Ardu has an intuitive, adept knowledge of magic’s inner workings. Though he is not a mage himself, taught study and an intimate bite on the mechanics of spells gives him a scholarly ability to understand his food.
Orator: Ardu is happy to tear a man’s arm off, but his true weapon is with his tongue, silver-lined and deadly. He is an adept orator, able to deliver speeches, impeach, and uplift people with charisma and beguiling words.
Hand to Hand: Ardu has no weapon skill, but can defend himself with his fists to an average level. Fighting is his last resort, after speech, fire, and eldritch power. He wears no armour, but his crystal spikes act as a makeshift weapon.
Abilities: Ardu is an Aetherpyre, a human twisted and contorted into something unnatural. Ardu does not age. He does not eat conventional foodstuff. He must consume a source of magic, once per day, (fatal after 7 days).
Markov: By conjuring a crystal orb, Ardu can divine the events of the imminent future. This translates to a boost to either agility, strength, or one of the five senses, equal to X1.5 for the next post. Once per thread.
Eldritch Body: Three times per thread, Ardu can fire a non-elemental cannonball shaped energy blast. This hits with X2 strength.
Daemon: Ardu is resistant to fire, living in a realm of heat and explosions, which would topple a mountain, never mind a man. All fire is 25% less effective, and he can survive in intensely humid climates with ease.