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Name: Socius (Latin for Companion)
Nickname The Face Stealer, Deaddealer, Soc
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Baraka

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Height: 5'1
Weight: 135 Lbs.
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
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Looks Description: The Barakas are typically known for the bulky, rock-like appearance that greatly differs from the smooth-skinned humans, and other species throughout the kingdoms. Socius was not particularly different from the way his people were. He had the same strong, sturdy looking flesh that all of his people possessed. He didn't try to hide it, always showing off his fine, young flesh so that people could see the nice work he had done.

Socius' face went relatively untouched over the short number of years in his life thus far. There were no bruises, scars or marks to be found on his face or neck. Luckily, he didn't get into any serious fights while a minor at some foster care centers, always being studious so he could stay out of trouble. His brown hair and eyes really stood out though; it was a major clash from his skin tone, making it very noticeable in certain situations. He didn't care too much though. Why would he?

Socius arms and hands, though, were covered in scars, scratches and tattoos from his time growing up. Of course, mastering the dark arts and getting control of demons was violent work. You couldn't just suddenly gain control over creatures and expect not bite-back from it. So, he got burned, bruised and scratched along the way - some of it being quite permanent. The tattoos were simply seals, with the very significant scar on his hand being for when he made that contract.

Socius didn't exactly have bruises on his legs though. He was pretty untouched, as the demons didn't exactly do much down there. They seemed more preoccupied with his arms, so that he could use much magic. Oh well. Overall, he let himself get by through sticking to light, loose clothing, so he could fit the wanderer title he felt of himself, while making it easier for him to move around in.

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Personality Description: Growing up an orphan, Socius didn't really develop a morally-sound definition of right and wrong. However, he was still a sweet, innocent and naive boy who liked to see the best in people - even those other gave up on. Giving up on people was not really his way. However, as he grew older, he began to see the world for what it really was; a dark, deadly, and horrible place. Only when his foster family were slaughtered did he begin to dwelve deep into the dark arts, and work of death in magicks, this hatred corrupting his sweet nature. While learning and growing up, he began to shift between personalities like a Bi-Polar disorder; nice and king one moment, while the next he's malicious and causing chaos with every which way.

This bad nature divulged into making him a rather crafty and manipulative individual, resorting to lying and other misdeeds to further his own ambitions. In battle, however, he grew to resort to his magicks as a means of combat, rather than physical aggressions. He found it much easier for him to conjure up a minion, or dark creature from the depths of hell to fight his battles. However, after obtaining power and subsequently becoming a wanderer, Socius has begun to tone down his maliciousness. He has begun acting like a better man, while still having moments of chaotic behavior, always loving to see a scene of disaster and mayhem. Life would be too boring for him, otherwise.

Acting like a better man, however, is not always working for him. Life has not been so straight-shooting for Socius. He finds himself drawn to the madness of his life, and often shooting towards the crazy side of his personality. However, as much as he's drawn that, his personality has been taking a shift as of recently. He's been more focused, calculative, and acting with even further intent. Socius has successfully made new goals, and aspirations to be reached. Together with the Detective, his traveling associate, Socius hopes to reach his eternal goals, riding through the occasional wave of madness and the storms it brings.

Likes: Death, Chaos, Destruction, etc.
Dislikes: Happy Endings, Normal People, Boring Places, etc.
Catch Phrases: "I hate people." "Burn."
Philosophy: If it ain't dead, make it.

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Nation: Ignia (Previously)
Village: Wanderer
Job/Trade: Weapon Enchanter
Rank: Self-employed
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

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Class: Grandmaster
Specialties: Elemental (Fire, Water, Lightning, and Metal <- Advanced), Inscription, Illusionary, and Medical (All 125, or MAX) = 350+150 Beta, or 500 total.
Stats: 3000 + 500 BETA = 3500 Total
Strength:334
Speed: 222
Stamina: 900
Reflexes: 222
Mana: 1300
Control: 522

Combat Style: Socius is a dark mage at heart, using his Soul Reaper origin to give him the ultimate attackers and protectors when he needs them most. Using his hand-crafted staff (See INVENTORY), Socius focuses his magicks into whatever form he chooses, often choosing to use Elements or Illusions to bring his favor. Death and destruction were always his favorite things to spring up.  

However, Socius isn't particularly restricted to only offensive magic. He likes to be a Team player, and showcase Medical magicks, healing his party, and keeping everyone alive - whether they want to be or not. Often, he'll include the healing of enemies, desiring them to be clean before he rips the life out of them. But he enjoys it, knowing he's contributing to their overall combat success with his magicks.
Mana Style: Socius prefers to use incantations whenever possible, utilizing his staff (Again See INVENTORY) in order to focus his magic into physical forms. It involves the following, for him:

• Elemental: Reaching the optimum level in this field, Socius has mastered the usage of Fire, Water, Lightning, and (as an advancement) Metal techniques. Due to this, he is capable of creating water blasts, fire balls, lightning strikes, or even a suit of armor around himself. He often enjoys using these elements in unison for a multiplication of damage ranges, such as his Electric Shot technique, using Water and Electricity as a weapon.
  
• Inscription: The second of his fields to reach optimum capacity, Inscription allows Socius to conjure and seal away items or persons (the latter requiring contracts). With mana, he is able to summon them to him, or cast them back from whence they came. Over time, his summonings became stronger, and his seals following the same trajectory.
  
• Medical: The third of the fields he mastered, Medical permits Socius to use mana for both healing and harming people. However, he has only created medical techniques to be used to heal people or things. With it, his mana can heal wounds, provide short-term regeneration, and much more.
  
• Illusion: The last field he has mastered, Illusions are created when Socius' mana targets the brains of his opponents. The techniques distort reality, and allow him to fool or manipulate those he's opposing. He doesn't use this skill as often though.
  

Despite using his staff for all of these, Socius has also prepared himself to use hand signs in replacement of his staff. After-all, he doesn't know whether he could lose that staff at any time. A back-up is always nice to have.
Special Abilities:

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Weaknesses:
Name: Run Amok
Class: 3
Type: Passive
Description: Being a rather conflicted man, Socius sometimes attempts to control multiple souls, or spells at a single time. However, Socius will find himself often unable to control so many entities at the same time. Therefore, Socius' spawned creatures "run amok" in the area, him having no control over whether they attack someone or just cause more chaos.

Techniques:
Inscription:

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Elemental Magic:

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Medical:

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Inscription
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Name: Sealing/Unsealing
Class: Class 4
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Supplementary
Specialties: Inscription
Availability: Open
Requirements: 25 Inscription, Soul Reaper Origins
Description: Sealing is a rather easy technique for a Soul Reaper. It, essentially, is the process of sealing away souls or items allowing them to be safely taken at a time of their choosing. The technique is easily reversed for the unsealing of items.
Training:  250 Words
Cost: 40 Mana

Inventory:
Name: Staff of Tenebrosi Magicae
Type: Staff
Specialties: illusion and Inscription MAXed
Appearance: This dark magic staff fits the description and it's master quite well, having a base shaped like a Lucifer, with a menacing appearance.

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Class: 1
Special Abilities: This staff is has two unique properties to it. Firstly, it has a seal upon it, which allows Socius to effectively call it to his location, no matter the distance, typically appearing in a burst of smoke (600 Mana). Secondly, it carries a second seal that allows him to use his soul as a sort of catalyst for prompting the regeneration of his staff, though requiring him to hold a piece of the staff for the duration (400 Mana).
Origin: Well, as Socius began furthering his training as a Soul Reaper, he began to desire his masters dark magic staff. Sadly, when he tried taking it, his master scolded him and told him he had to make his own if he wished to be a powerful man. So, for several weeks, Socius went on a journey to gather materials, and think about what would be a good look for his staff. He needed something that represented him, and his love for death and chaos. So, at that point, he decided on what it was going to look like. Now, the metals were an easy find, but the dark souls were hard to come by. He had a plan, though.

He had kidnapped and laid two bitter enemies, hellbent on killing each other, inside a locked basement - no way out. He told them to kill each other, and the winner gets free. So, luckily, they did, and Socius got to work. His, successful, task involved killing them at their peak of rage, so that their souls were nice and primed with dark emotions. These homicidal chumps made the perfect decoration for his staff. It took some time to put together, but it was all worth it.
Materials used: The staff is made out of assorted metals to give it such durability, but they are all light-weight, allowing Socius to easily use it. However, he also has also dark red soul crystals: two dark souls taking homage inside it, mainly as a decoration piece. He also liked hearing the wails of those souls cry out with each technique/spell he played.
Requirements: 1000 Mana
Availability: Open. Though, many probably don't have the same appearance and seals.
Total Price: It cost him a total of 1500 gold for this. Each seal was worth 200 gold each, while the materials and construction of the staff costed the remaining 1100.

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History: 

 
 
Born From Hate
 

When It Shows, Hate Grows
 

Learning From The Dark One


Contracts Can Be A Real Bitch

 
 


Rise To Greatness

 
The Grandmaster Who Left




Family: None that he knows of are alive.
Friends: N/A

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First things first, you're only allowed to summon through the Inscription specialty. A specific technique must be made for each individual summon. In other words, you have encountered what you are summoning and have sealed it to be unsealed later. What also needs to be added is a post-to-post mana cost to you to maintain the summon.

For all of your techniques, give a single number for the training word count. Not a range of numbers.

Please include a lot more detail under your Combat and Mana styles. Particularly your Mana Style. Elements must be included.

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Name: Demonic Summoning
Class: 5-1 (Meaning training is required with each rank up)
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties:
Availability: Open
Requirements: Unlocked the specific level.
Description: Demonic Summoning is a technique of varying mana cost, usually shifting due to the difference in size the technique can pose. For example, a class 1 creature could make the cost sky-rocket from a class 5. So, after using the incantation or handsigns, the user concentrates their mana against the surrounding ground, a creature appearing within a cloud of smoke. Sadly, if the user loses focus, or dominance, the creature will instead go for them, which would be very unfortunate. Typical summonings per class include:
5: Imps, Small Trolls, Small Demons, and Skeletal Children.
4: Hellhounds, Spectral Minions, Winged Demons, etc.
3: Lesser Demons, Large Trolls, Skeletal Army, etc.
2: Demons, Dark Souls, Zombies, etc.
1: Lords of Hell/Death, Brutish Demons, etc.
Training: 100-1200 (Depends on the class of the creature summoned)
Cost: 20-200 Mana

You can not summon demons or demonic entities without the Highway to Hell origin.

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Name: Spectral Weapon
Class: Class 5
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties: -
Availability: Open
Requirements: Class requirement.
Description: Spectral Weapon is a really basic spell that basically focuses magic into a weapon form. Thanks the those, the user can create a temporary bow-and-arrow (which fires infinitely in the time limit), a sword, a mace, or other simple instruments (excluding the creation of magic-focusing tools). However, as a Class 5 technique, the hits from the weapons are weak, and it requires skill with the technique to do actual damage. This technique, however, will last up to five posts for the user.
Training: 100-200 Words
Cost: 20 Mana

Add that you are limited to creating weapons you have the necessary specialty for. You can not create and use a bow without the Archery specialty.

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Name: Gangplank, the Greatest Undead Pirate
Class: Class 3
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties: -
Availability: Closed
Requirements: Soul Reaper Requirement.
Description: Gangplank was one of the rowdiest pirates in before-death, so it was natural for Socius to call upon him. Wielding a barbaric pistol, and heavy sword, Gangplank is the best fit for many of the tougher enemies Socius comes up to face. However, he is deathly weak against magic, making him an easy kill for most powerful sorcerers.
Training: 400-500 Words
Cost: 50 Mana

No guns. Guns are not presently allowed.

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Name: Thresh, The Soul King
Class: Class 2
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Offensive
Specialties: Ritualistic
Availability: Closed
Requirements: Soul Reaper requirement.
Description: Thresh, The Soul King is a technique based on the specific person the intention is to summon. Thresh, being the soul king, is a very formidable ally given that the summoners ARE soul reapers. With soul reapers feeding him leftover souls, Thresh becomes increasingly power and tougher to beat. However, the major downside is he is not too big on taking orders, and will not obey without the sustenance - or promise - of souls. With every devoured soul, he gets +50 STR, and his form thickens.
Training: 550-700 Words
Cost: 100 Mana
Stats: 1200 STR, 800 CTRL, 1000 MANA, 750 STAMINA, 900 REFLEXES, and 600 SPEED.
Techniques:

Whip Lunge: Thresh uses his long scythe to whip a target to his location. This technique uses up 40 Mana, and leaves him vulnerable for attacks while he uses it. The whip also is a straight-shot, no movement. However, if it lands the hit, and binds the target, they're stunned for a moment, offering Thresh a moment to attack or get distance.
Here I Come: A followup to the Whip Lunge, Thresh uses it to take himself to his stunned opponent, costing 20 Mana for obvious reasons. It only involves the jump.
A Friend Like Me: Thresh's only assisting technique. It involves him throwing out a spectral lantern, which wait there until an ally grabs it - or his summoning concludes. The lantern, when grasped, activates a defensive shield around the receptient, reducing all incoming damage by approximately 25% for two posts. This costs 40 mana for him.
Magic-Dipped Blade: A very promising technique belonging to Thresh. This technique involves focusing his mana into his scythe to inflict an additional 10% of damage for four turns, at the cost of 40 Mana.
Soul Wall: Ironically, this technique uses no souls in it's functioning. Instead, he forms walls composed of mana, which, for three posts, will block all incoming projectile attacks, while taking sufficient damage from direct attacks; the clash of the walls and attacks fractures the walls, hurting the enemy with magic damage, also slowing the opponent down slightly. This technique requires a cost of 50 mana, and Thresh is resigned to stay in one place as the walls hold.

This has far too many stat points and abilities for a class 2 summon. Drop the total stat number to 2500.

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Name: Elemental Touch
Class: Class 5
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Offensive
Specialties: Elemental
Availability: Open
Requirements: Class 5 Elemental
Description: Elemental Touch is a rather basic technique that people like Socius are capable of using. By using mana, he is able to coat his body part (usually the hand) with a constant supply of an element. For example, there could be a constant layer of water, fire, lightning, etc. coating his hand, usually to inflict a kind of damage on a short range opponent. Even though this is a low-level magic, it's tricky because the effects are so short per usage. All in all, it lasts about 90 seconds before the mana (and the elemental coat) dissipate.
Training: 100-200
Cost: 20 Mana

No. Separate this into multiple techniques that use different elements. One technique can not be used to simply coat your hand in whatever element you want. Once separated into multiple techniques, describe more in detail what each element does.

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Name: Body Armor
Class: Class 3
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Defensive
Specialties: -
Availability: Open
Requirements: Class 3, Elemental 125 (Metal)
Description: Body Armor is a bit of an advanced technique used by people like Socius. They will utilize mana in order to form a thin layer of metal over the user's body, usually a layer that is breathable from under it. However, it does hinder body movement despite the protection.
Training: 400-500 Words
Cost: 50 Mana

By how much does it limit the body's movement? Do you lose any speed?

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Name: Enchanting Weapon
Class: Class 4
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Supplementary
Specialties: Ritualistic
Availability: Open
Requirements: Job/Ritualistic 50
Description: Enchanting Weapon is the trademark job of the person with the titular job. The technique utilizes mana to empower a weapon, usually a sword or similar type (though, often bows), imbuing it with the added kick of an element. This adds damage, and can often turn the tides in the fight. Some effects may include burning the flesh that was hit (fire), stunning the opponent (lightning), or making the arrow fire at speeds that are hard to evade (wind). The only downside is that this typically lasts only up to five posts.
Training: 250-350 Words
Cost: 30 Mana

You do not have the Enchanting specialty.

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Name: Spirit Transfer
Class: Class 1
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Supplementary
Specialties: Medical
Availability: Must be taught
Requirements: 125 Medical
Description: Spirit Transfer is one of Socius most powerful medical techniques, while also the most dangerous. When in a disastrous state, he resorts to using this - a life changing technique. Literally. The technique ejects his soul from his body, and has it seek out a different host, in order so that he may live life in a more efficient body. However, a technique like this is extremely draining, leaving him with very little to do after the process. Like waking from a coma, his body is weak, and his mind is befuddled. Therefore, this highly flawed technique is intently saved for when he possesses time in order to recover before another confrontation.
Training: 850-1200 Words; 1500 Words for Recovery after soul-shifting (each time)
Cost: 99% of Remaining Mana

What are the prerequisites necessary for something to be your new body? Recently deceased? Can it be an artificial body? How far away does the new body have to be? What happens if you can't make it to the body?

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Name: Orb of Stasis
Class: Class 3
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Defensive
Specialties: Medical
Availability: Open
Requirements: Medical 75
Description: The Orb of Stasis is a bit unlike Socius other medical techniques. The Orb of Stasis, rather than to heal, is merely meant to prolong the life of someone whom is deathly injured. The orb solidifies around the target, keeping them unconscious as the mana takes form in keeping the body working. The technique only does enough to keep them alive; no wounds are truly healed completely.
Training: 400-500 Words
Cost: 50 Mana

This needs an upkeep cost per post.

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Name: Sealing/Unsealing
Class: Class 5
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Supplementary
Specialties: Inscription
Availability: Open
Requirements: 25 Inscription, Soul Reaper Origins
Description: Sealing is a rather easy technique for a Soul Reaper. It, essentially, is the process of sealing away souls or items allowing them to be safely taken at a time of their choosing. The technique is easily reversed for the unsealing of items.
Training: 100-200 Words
Cost: 20 Mana

I would say that this needs to be at least class 4.

These names need to be changed, not their functionality. Along with their description as you do not posses the Highway to Hell Origin.

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This technique should only possess NPCs as controlling someone's character because of their "dark spirit / nature" should be a no-no. Otherwise I agree with the spirit just hiding or tagging along a player character.

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Please list the effects of how long a post "repairs" the body.
i.e.: 1 Post restores bones and muscles .. etc.

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A P P R O V E D

Until another Staff decides otherwise.

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Name: Soul Summoning: Undead hounds
Class: Class 3
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties: -
Availability: Open
Requirements: Inscription 75 (Class 3)
Description: The summoning of undead hounds is a rather efficient technique when used right. It allows for the summoning of three man-sized undead hounds; however, the user can just as easily join them together to make a house-sized undead Cerberus.
Stats:

STR: 400
STAMINA: 200
SPEED: 300
REFLEXES: 280
CTRL: 200
MANA: 120

whats the stat for them combined

Name: Soul Summoning: Lesser Death Lords
Class: Class 2
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties: -
Availability: Open
Requirements: Inscription 100
Description: The summoning of lesser death lords is positively no laughing matter, as they're quite the formidable opponent, compared to Socius' other summonings. Created by the angel of death, Socius has two lesser death lords in particular at his whim, Dick 1 and Dick 2, as he calls them. They are typically meatshields for Socius, due to their superhuman durability as dead men, and their resistance to pain. Torture and pain is a part of their lives, so they made good protection for Socius.
Stats:

STR: 500
STAMINA: 300
SPEED: 500
REFLEXES: 400
MANA: 100
CTRL: 200

Training: 100 Words
Cost: 100 Mana; 48 Mana per turn

how many hits can they take?

Name: Soul Summoning: Angel of Death
Class: Class 1
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Ritualistic
Specialties: -
Availability: Closed
Requirements: Inscription 125; Soul Reaper
Description: The summoning of the Angel of Death is a very rare occurrence. The user literally has to sell fragments of their soul in order to get the angel to appear and perform his requests. The creature is used by Socius as a means of extracting a defenseless enemies soul without killing the target. However, as you'd expect, any sign of movement away from the Angel, or a running out of time will lead to a failure of taking the soul. As a consequence of using this technique, Socius soul - and all those he has collected - now go to this soul-called Angel of Death.
Stats:

STR: 500
STAMINA: 300
SPEED: 600
CTRL: 300
REFLEXES: 600
MANA: 200

Training: 850 Words
Cost: 200 Mana; 350 per post

if this takes part of his soul how many times can he use this?

do all these upkeeps come from him or from the summons?

Name: Spirit Transfer
Class: Class 1
Type: Mana
Sub-Type: Supplementary
Specialties: Medical
Availability: Must be taught
Requirements: 125 Medical
Description: Spirit Transfer is one of Socius most powerful medical techniques, while also the most dangerous. When in a disastrous state, he resorts to using this - a life changing technique. Literally. The technique ejects his soul from his body, and has it seek out a different host, in order so that he may live life in a more efficient body. However, a technique like this is extremely draining, leaving him with very little to do after the process. Like waking from a coma, his body is weak, and his mind is befuddled. Therefore, this highly flawed technique is intently saved for when he possesses time in order to recover before another confrontation. There is also the drawback of the body retrieval; due to his nature, he will only possess the recently deceased, or someone with a dark spirit (NPCs). Otherwise, his good-natured self wouldn't be satisfied. If he has trouble, his soul will search on endlessly. If worst comes to worst, he has a fail safe implemented to put his soul in one of his allies until he can more directly find the necessary body.
Training: 850 Words; 1500 Words for Recovery after soul-shifting (each time)
Cost: 99% of Remaining Mana

needs a control stat or something to allow him to take over someone's body, or something that will cause him to get rejected, also somehow for a possible failure so he isnt immortal.

Fixed. Someone. Anyone. Approve me D:::::