Vincent's old level 8 profile

Name: Vincent Cain

Nickname/Alias: The Emperor, Victor Cain (Scholarly penname)/Vinnie

Age: approximately 21

Race: Human/ Locus of the Tap

Height: About 6 feet tall

Weight: average, muscular build

Occupation: Scholar/Leader/Swordsman

Personality:
Vincent has changed greatly during his adventures on Althanas. His time with the Tarot, and with mentor Tobias Stalt have forced him to revisit how he carries himself as a man. When it comes to dealing with his role as the Emperor, the young man forces his emotions under a mask. He often comes across as slightly cold, and perhaps even rude. He finds that distancing his emotions from his work allows him to make the best calls in the most trying of times.

When he is with friends on non business matters he lets that mask drop and a different man emerges. He has a witty sense of humor, often finding ways to make anyone smile. He is still slightly shy, caring deeply about the opinions of others. This often leads to a spot of vanity, however, and he can also come across as arrogant without meaning to.

History:
Vincent lived a rather dull and uneventful life in a small suburb on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas. Aside from his father disappearing when he was twelve, he was just a normal boy with a normal life. However on the day of his twentieth birthday he received a mysterious package from his father, a set of rulebooks for a mysterious game known as Althanas. When he opened it he found himself warped to a mysterious land. Stranded he wandered his way to a nearby town and found brief employment at a bookstore before being scouted out by Leona Stevvains to join her secret society, the Tarot Hierarchy.

He spent many months locked away deep underground in the Tarot’s base, The House of Cards, studying everything he could. He would often go several days without sleep, and often would forget to eat or drink unless prompted to by a fellow Tarot member. The few times he did manage to tear himself away from his studies he was off on all sorts of adventures. Over time he forged several friendships and found himself a new family. He also found himself bearing the illustrious title of Hierophant.

His tenure as Hierophant would be short lived however, as fate seemed to have a different calling for the young scholar. During the purging of the Red Forest, the young scholar found himself confronted by Pode, who claimed to be the Ex Empress of the Tarot Hierarchy and revealed to Vincent that his father had been the previous Emperor ages ago. In a later encounter Vincent would throw down with a fragment of Pode. She would impale him on a shard of crystalline Tap Energy, killing the scholar. He would then find his conciousness floating through the ether, reunited with his father who would explain to him the very nature of his existence as a “Locust” of living tap Energy. Vince would then reform, supercharged on Tap Energy, and slay the fragment of Pode. This would lead to her ultimate demise, severing her connection to the Tap.

He would be awarded the title of Emperor, like his father before him, and go about aiding in the recovery of the Raiaeran forces involved in the purge. This would eventually lead to him gaining hero status among the Raiaeran people in the trying times to come. He has now begun work on a new goal in mind. Pressing the advantage of having forces garnered from the purge of the Red Forest, Vincent has begun work on trying to cure the plaguelands of Raiaera.



Appearance:

Tall and lean, with the slightest hint of toned abs. Vincent’s adventures have reforged him into a stronger individual. His blue eyes now give off a slight hint of confidence to his gaze, and he keeps his dirty blonde hair brushed out of his face. The scholar has gone from being a nervous wreck to looking like an attractive nobleman.

Skills:

Expert knowledge of Althanas: Months and months of Studying have made Vincent an expert on the lands of Althanas. He is practically a walking encyclopedia of knowledge relating to political entities, countries, geography, flora and fauna, and even some of the more common races in the land.

Ambidextrous (Writing)

Ambidextrous (Sword Fighting)

Fast reader: Vincent can read even the smallest of texts incredibly quickly, capable of tearing through a large tome in a matter of hours.

Reading Comprehension: When coupled with taking notes while he reads Vincent can retain 95% of the knowledge he gains while reading. If he does not take notes while he reads the number drops to 80%.

Cartography: Vincent has memorized several maps and is able to make ‘expert’ copies of said maps when he sits down and focuses on it.

Quick handwriting: Vincent is capable of taking careful notes, legibly, at blistering speeds.

Expert Swordsman: Quite the skilled swordsman

Minor Divination Via Tarot Readings


Abilities:


Abilities
Strength of Kings: Vincent despite his looks is SEVEN TIMES as strong as the average human. He can easily deadlift up to 1,400 pounds at the drop of a hat.

Emperor’s Training (Two abilities combined into one): Through both the power of Fate and training Vincent is FIVE times as fast and reacts FIVE time as fast. He can sprint upward of 75 miles per hour, and strike FOUR to FIVE times with a blade or fist in the time an average fighter could squeeze in one. He can also react five times as fast and is better at deflecting blows ect.

Blood of the Emperor: The change in his arcana has caused him to lose his truth sensing abilities but grants him an increased healing factor. He is capable of ten times a day closing a moderate wound within the space of one post. Out of fights he regenerates three times as fast allowing him to recover from major injuries (But not fatal.)

Word of Kings: Kneel-
A recent discovery, Vince has an inherent ability to use a spoken version of song magic. By stringing certain “Words of Power” together Vincent can use the Tap to manipulate his surroundings. At this moment he only knows the word Kneel. By saying this word he creates a fifteen foot radius of magical pressure that exerts itself on everyone but Vincent. It acts as if he has tripled the pressure of gravity, and takes place for about a post. Usable three times a day.

Word of Kings: Grip-
Vincent can manipulate objects within twenty feet of him. He can manipulate multiple objects, but their total mass cannot exceed his own. Objects can only be manipulated at the speed and dexterity of an average man, and objects lose all inertia once they leave the radius, dropping to the ground.

Word of Kings: Gate (Grandiose Tap Gate)-
Once per day, Vincent can open a portal made of Tap energy to transport himself and two other people to anywhere in the world he is familiar with. He must have visited the place, and committed several details to memory in order to make sure the gate opens in the correct space. It takes several minutes of concentration, and will close the moment he enters. Someone cannot be unwillingly dragged through the gate, and no one can use the gate if Vincent has not willed it.

Aces Up my sleeves:
Vince can concentrate Tap energy into projectiles in the form of Tarot Cards. These cards when thrown fly in a straight line at the speed of an arrow fired from a high powered bow. These cards dissipate on impact and release varying concussive force to the target depending on how much he charges a shot. A “single charge” would feel like a punch from an average human. By charging the card with more power it gains the impact force of one of Vincent’s full strength punches. He can throw as many single charge shots as he wants, but his enhanced shots are limited to 10 a day.

Tap Blink: Vincent is capable of 10 times a day of teleporting himself, or another person up to ten meters from his starting position in any direction. This movement is quick and hard for the average opponent to see. When he teleports he flashes a bright blue, and when he reappears he lets off another blue flash. It takes about 1-3 seconds for him to reappear depending on the distance.

Pain tolerance:
Vincent is able to withstand Inhuman amounts of damage. He is capable of operating at full capacity even with several major wounds. He doesn’t feel most shallow cuts, and larger gashes seem to be a dull itch. He will fight through broken bones, but will tired out much more quickly with many wounds. (Endurance x7)

Fate’s Chosen:
Vincent is capable of sustaining six times as much damage as the average human. It takes six times the amount of force to break a bone, and cuts that would normally be deep are more minor.

Born of the Tap: When Vincent dies he fades back into the Tap and rises like a phoenix once more a week later.

The unseen hand gathers the most coin: Due to Vincent’s connections behind the scene he makes an extraordinary amount of gold from secondary ventures. While most of this goes to fund the Hierarchy, Vincent also pockets some of the funds to use for his own endeavors and thus gains 20% more gold per thread than normal.

Tap Materialization: Vincent is capable of storing anything smaller than him in a pocket of Tap energy to be withdrawn later. Once per post Vincent can either draw or store something into said pocket dimension. He cannot put live creatures into this dimension or perishable goods. For example in post one he could draw his sword to attack. In post two he can draw a cane but cannot store the sword thus leaving him with no empty hand. In post three he can put one of the items away or draw another weapon. Vince can also don armor this way.




Equipment/Weapons:

Orb of Sunlight: Small orb that can fill a small room with sunlight thrice a day purchased here
http://www.althanas.com/world/showth...486#post243486

Steel longsword: http://www.althanas.com/world/showth...206#post244206

Deployable steel shield: http://www.althanas.com/world/showth...206#post244206

The zapcane: http://www.althanas.com/world/showth...92-Price-check!
A Damascus hand cane enchanted to shoot lightning on a verbal cue.

The Cain Cane: http://www.althanas.com/world/showth...-Rewards/page2
A Damascus Cane that absorbs the rebound energy of its strikes into its silver runes that store said energy to be released twice a day as a blast on contact with a swing that is equal to a strength six punch.

Approved.