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"Won't you help me with my project? I've been dying to get a new test subject..."
I have been around for 126 years. I am a Witch and affiliated with Zeladis. I am on team three as arcane artillery/support. I am female. I am more interested in females then men.
↣ A b i l i t i e s ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Layla's main area of expertise is Necromancy. Not only can she speak with the dead, but summon and control them. Nearly any undead will obey Layla's wishes but the more sentient kind are harder to control. Her knowledge of Necromancy goes much deeper then simple summoning and control as well. Layla knows the inner working of death and life like the back of her hand, and can take power from any source of necrotic energy (the energy released by the process of death). With necrotic energy she can drain the life and stamina from her opponents or create bolts of magic that cause pain and mortification. It is also possible for her to stave off death for long periods of time if someone is fatally wounded. Although she can't truly bring anyone back form the dead she can resurrect others as undead with all their former memories, or erase them if she wishes. Necrotic energy can also heal creatures that are already dead, and Layla uses this to keep undead soldiers around longer and wear down her enemies.
A powerful and unique ability that only Layla posses as a Necromancer is her Shroud Magic. She developed this ritual after many long years of practice and repeated exposure to the dark magic that was associated with undeath. If Layla draws all the necrotic energy from things around her she can weave it into her own body and temporarily take on the attributes of an undead herself. When this occurs Layla becomes similar to a Wraith. She is incorporeal to non-magical objects, can move faster, and is supernaturally strong. Her magic also gets a significant boost in strength and reserves. When she exists the form; however, she is nearly exhausted of all magical power. While in this form she also takes nearly double the amount of damage from Positive Energy or Light Magic.
Besides her Necromancy Layla knows a wide variety of Wards that are very useful for defensive purposes. She can make small wards that have a one time use, or if she had more time, create powerful wards that will survive multiple attacks or conceal large areas from magic and senses. These Wards are created through Blood Magic and take more blood to fuel the large and more powerful the ward is.
All Layla's black magic's take their energy from the outside environment, not within her. Her body acts as a conduit for the dark powers which she reshapes to whatever she wishes. Although there is an infinite supply of magic from the surroundings her body can only take on so much before using anymore becomes damaging. Physical as well as spiritual damage can occur if she goes beyond her limit. When using her Necromancy a toxic looking green aura can be seen around her hands and sometimes as trails of magic toward her targets. When using her Warding ghostly blue light takes it's place, and often takes on a semi-transparent shield for the defensive warding.
While not exceptionally physically strong in her mortal form Layla carries with her a large silver scythe and is very efficient with the weapon. In her Wraith form she is extremely deadly with this weapon.
↣ P e r s o n a l i t y ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Layla can be quite sullen and gloomy. A sort of bad aura permeating around her when she is in a foul mood, on the other hand she is also extremely eccentric with her passions for her work. Her pride greater then most witches you will come across. She can seem rather arrogant at times, but this is not so, because her confident and aloof tendencies stem from her immense knowledge of the magical arts that she has studied rigorously for most her life. She can definitely be called a nerd, and although she doesn't mind her team mates, she gets uncomfortable in large crowds, or even in large empty spaces.
↣ M y x S t o r y ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Layla was born with strange magical capabilities. Normal magic did not come easy to her at a young age, and although her mother (another witch) did her best, it took her a long time to grasp basic spells and alchemy. What the difference between Layla and her older kin was, was that Layla did not control magic from within her own body. Instead, she had a sort of strange connection to the negative energies that are released in the process of aging and dying. While still young she experimented with drawing out the power in this strange energy, and by the time she was an adult she had grown very skilled at drawing upon the power. Under the teaching of her families coven Layla quickly was able to associate her powers with death, and then took on the vocation of a Necromancer. Despite not having natural powers like the rest of her peers, Layla was not weak, and actually became quite powerful early on for her connection with the energy of death gave her an infinite reservoir of power. Although it strained her body to conduct this energy, her rigorous training strengthened her mind and body till it became easier to use her special form of magic. It was around the time that Layla was researching ways to gain her own immortality like many of the witches before her that her mother fell ill, Layla was devastated by the prospect of her mother passing on and leaving her behind, so her research became a race against time. The rest of the coven did their best to find a cure, but there was no stopping the mysterious ailment that had befallen the witch and they quickly gave up and simply waited for her death. Layla; however, would not wait. She toiled for days without sleep or rest, pushing her knowledge and power to it's breaking point as she tried countless experiments to give her mother new life. Yet nothing she did could give real life, and so her mother continued to waste away ever so slowly. When the coven tried to coax Layla to give up her quest she shunned them out of grief and isolated her mother and herself. After they were completely cut off and finally abandoned by the coven, Layla tried over and over to give her mother immortality, but her powers were not enough. When her mother died Layla went through all the stages of grief quite painfully. She had lost her only family member, and all her friends had moved on. After she was done grieving she devoted her life to her practice, and became a hermit deep in the forests of Zeladis. She eventually achieved her own immortality by constantly weaving the necrotic energies through her body. This puts her mortal body partially in the veil, and has increased her life-span greatly. It also attributes to her pale complexion though. She had been alone for quite some time, but her presence did not go unnoticed. Many travelers wandered through her woods and met with her gruesome creations. Although no one knew her name until recently, she was widely known as simply "The Necromancer" for a long time throughout Zeladis.
↣ H o w x I x G o t x H e r e ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ The royal court did not gloss over Layla's existence in their empire. For a long time they watched her grow, and as her powers developed into more intricate and unique areas the royal family sent for her to be taken to the court. Layla was very surprised that she had been invited to the capitol, but she could hardly turn down a summon from the King and Queen. When she arrived, her unique abilities were appraised and she was offered a job as a kind of arcanic advisor to the court. She graciously accepted, although she much preferred her solitude in the forest. When choosing members for the games, Layla was not the first choice, but she was indeed a noted individual to add to the team, because her powers gave her an unique advantage over nearly all other competitors.
"I may walk in darkness, but here is where my flame burns brightest."
I have been around for too many years, but I was asleep most the time. I am a Daeva and affiliated with Malandaia. I am on team two as a fighter/arcane artillery. I am male. I am interested in all the genders.
↣ A b i l i t i e s ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Caelum has been a Daeva for a very long time, and the powers he has have been honed over the ages quite nicely. On the surface it appears that Caelum has supernatural strength and speed; in reality it is a form of telekinesis that he has grown over the course of the years as a Daeva. Although it is possible for him to move objects with his mind, it takes a great mental toll on his mind, so instead he uses this power to enhance his physical attributes. Psionic strength, and speed are common. Though he may also increase his five senses at will. His sixth sense is nearly always heightened unconsciously. His strength is enough to break a stone wall with his bare fist, and his speed is faster then a horse can gallop, but it is difficult for Caelum to enhance more then one part of his body at once. One is a comfortable range, two is his soft cap, and three is his hard cap. While enhancing two attributes at once is possible, it is tiring to maintain, and three is nearly always a one-time effort without rest in between. His mental capacity is also so strong that he can block attempts at reading his mind with ease, and he is extremely sharp and intelligent despite acting to the contrary. He doesn't have superhuman healing, but his recovery rate from injury is very high because of his telekinetic powers. Any physical trauma done to him is much less effective then it would be for other creatures, but mental damage and fatigue takes much longer as well.
Another power that most Daeva posses is pyrokinesis. Caelum can freely manipulate flames and even generate them by superheating the air or an object that is flammable. The effectiveness of this power is also determined by the weather, and even the emotional state of the user. Cold or damp weather makes it harder to generate fire, and rage or extreme passion can amplify the users strength in this technique. Although to most pyrokinesis is just another spell or magic that he seems to posses, it is actually a fundamental part of Caelum's anatomy. His body temperature is much higher then an average humans, and averages a little over 220 degrees Fahrenheit, or 104.4 degrees Celsius. His blood literally boils inside his veins. He can cool his body so that he doesn't burn his clothes, or people he touches, but the core of his body will never cool down unless he is starting to die.
Caelum also has a special feature unique to him as a Daeva. Coming out of his back are two 25 foot black wings. His feathers appear sooty, and sometimes even glow faintly like there are dying embers in them if he is using his powers. These wings are extremely tough to most physical attacks, but will break and get cut like normal wings. They are also nearly entirely made of a form of magic, which is like spillage from the Daeva's true form leaking out into the mortal realm and taking shape. Caelum can feel whatever damage is done to them though, and he has been wounded on them before, and it is apparently extremely (almost to the point of death) painful.
With all Caelum's abilities they are mostly not too taxing on his energy pool. However, doing things like multiple psionic enhancements and spewing flames at everything wears him down. Using his powers is similar to running a marathon. He has a high endurance, but the longer he goes the harder it is for him to keep the pace up. A sprint can give him a boost in his strength or magic, but afterwards he's more drained then if he takes it slow. A lot of it boils down to his mental state, and the more tired he is the harder it is for him to focus and use powers at all. When pushing himself he can pass out, or even stop his own heart if he is not careful with how much power he uses at once.
Caelum doesn't carry a physical blade with him. Instead, he creates one out of fire and magic whenever he needs it. This blade usually is around 5 feet in length, and although it is made of fire, it works just the same as a regular sword. (Besides maybe a little singeing of your clothes.) He can change the sword into different weapons, but he is really only proficient with swordsmanship.
↣ P e r s o n a l i t y ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Caelum is a complicated person. At his core you could call him good natured, kind, helpful, compassionate, and loyal. Yet, he has lived for a very long time, and the core of his personality has become blurred with his age. Although you can trust him to do the right thing, you can also trust that he will lie to you without batting an eye. He has been lying for so long that he no longer shows any sign of whether his words are true or false. He gives of a trusting vibe most of the time, but with every sentence he speaks to you, you will know less then when you first laid eyes upon him. Caelum has been called passionate by some, and he would agree. Whatever he believes in, he has unwavering faith for. In people, in ideas, and in his own beliefs. At the same time as having a fiery passion, Caelum comes off as very cool-headed and level-minded. He has extreme control over his emotions, and it takes a lot to get him upset. You also really don't want him upset; when his anger is unleashed it is like a volcano erupting. Thousands of years of anguish bottled inside, and if you manage to break the seal, god have mercy on your poor soul. He can seem rather cheerful and has a playful, sarcastic tone sometimes. Really, on the inside he is rather broken. Years of pain and suffering just behind his brilliant smile. Caelum is quite complicated when you first get to know him, but if you manage to become his friend there are a few things you can always be sure of.
He will never betray you. He cares about your well being more then anyone's. Even his own. He will die for what he believes in. And he will never break a promise.
↣ M y x S t o r y ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Caelum has a very, very long past. It would take forever and way too much screen space to tell you everything about him.
So instead I'm going to tell you about what matters. Caelum was born royalty thousands of years ago. Exactly how long he doesn't remember. Around 2,500 years if he can guess. When he was a boy growing up in his kingdom, he wasn't a very likable child. He was greedy, selfish, and a compulsive liar. He also became quite power-hungry when he learned of magic and other supernatural things. This ultimately led to his death~ and rebirth. Caelum sought out powers that would befit that of a king when he finally came of age to rule. Studying magic took far too long for his liking, and he had no unique magical potential to speak of. Instead of taking the long route he thought it would be better to cut some corners, and ended up dabbling in some of the darker arts. This led him to the lore of the Daeva. He had heard stories that anyone could become a Daeva, and that it granted them unbelievable powers and immortality, and so he sought out a way to forcibly summon one and take it's powers. In the end, as you could probably guess, he was successful in summoning a Daeva. What would happen when he did this though, was not what anyone could have expected. The "binding" of a Daeva is nearly impossible. They are like demons and other spirits, but the specifics needed to keep them from wandering free is not known. There are very few cases of them being summoned and they all turned out the same way; The summoner became a Daeva themselves. Caelum could not control the power of the being he summoned, and so it did what it had always done, and took the boy as its host. The transformation of becoming a Daeva is horrendous and agonizing. The amount of pain the host goes through before it is all over is incomprehensible, and if it weren't for the fact they were being reborn, the things happening to them would surely be their deaths under any other circumstance. Caelum still has scars on his body that vaguely look like runes that were carved into his flesh as he was reborn. He remembers it all vividly, and recalls that growing his wings was the most painful of it all. The giant appendages literally tearing out from between his shoulder blades on his back. After his transformation, Caelum lost all control. The raw power he now possessed was too much for his young body to handle, and it was impossible for him to stop it from flowing out of his body. Destruction followed in his rebirth's wake, and his mind was a mess as memories of long dead hosts filled his brain. His rampant powers destroyed his home, and even killed his family. On that night, Caelum was the one who brought the downfall to his own lands. When it was all over and Caelum could keep his powers in check for the most part, he ran away. He spent decades alone and fighting to control the power he now possessed. His mind a broken and scattered mess as he tried to piece together himself among the memories of others. It was not long before he could no longer differentiate between who he was, and who he had been before. It took many years before his powers and mind were stable, and with it came a kind of peace and acceptance for what he was. Who Caelum is now is nothing near to the boy he was when he was reborn. He is the culmination of many minds, all put together just, right.
↣ H o w x I x G o t x H e r e ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ ¯ ¯ ↘ Caelum could have tried harder in the tournament, but he was not someone to give it his all when he knew not of his rewards. For the most part, things were easy going until the ending fights. When it came down to the opponents that would determine who is was on Malandaia's team Caelum struggled to keep up with his lazy attitude toward the fights. What probably surprised the judges the most was his obvious paradigm shift when he realized it wasn't all going to be a walk in the park. He made sure that his position was secure among the top members of the fight, but also made sure not to get out of hand. He didn't want to stand out, but he definitely wanted to be a part of the team when he saw how strong his opponents were. Several members impressed him, and he even forfeit to the one who became his Captain in the end. The reason he forfeit was because of the incredible sense of command the woman seemed to control. Her attitude portrayed complete control, and as they started their match Caelum felt he could match her strategic skill, but not match the mastery of ones-self as she did. Caelum knew that even if he tried his hardest, he would not be able to beat her when he had never been able to beat himself, and so after a few exchanges of blows he bowed out. Caelum was satisfied when he was finally announced as a member of the team, and so far has taken great pleasure in the knowledge that those he fights with are skilled combatants.
