Post by Darian Dumonte on Jul 24, 2006 0:04:24 GMT -5
Name: Darian Dumonte
Occupation: Spellcaster; Gun Mage; Sirius' Apprentice
Nationality: French
Height: 5 foot 7 inches
Weight: 159 pounds
Age: Sixteen
Hair Color: Raven Black with Silver Highlights
Eye Color: Fiery Red (Contacts)
Natural Eye Color: Hazel
Appearance: Darian has soft and demure features. Born to the noble house of the Dumonte family, he is expected to not only look lofty but, also look good during all occasions. He defiantly looks more like the results of careful breeding to find the more desirable qualities for a noble child. He typically wears clothes that have sort of a rich taste to them and always wear's the Dumonte signet ring on his right hand. There is a very cultured aspect to the young man as he seems to move with a grace that is not seen commonly. His refined looks are well-prepared being accustomed to fancy dinners and parties where image is everything. Pale skin is his major highlight as well as his soft raven black hair. Darian’s natural eyes are Hazel but, he wears Fiery Red contacts since he actually has a difficulty with reading when he is at it for too long. It’s common for Darian to carry at least one or two weapons on his person at all time believing in the maxim of being prepared at all times.
Personality: Lofty and well accustomed to power, he is used to getting things done the way he sees fit. In some ways he's a tad spoiled but, at the same time he is very perceptive of others thanks to his upbringing and is generally kind. At times he assumes things and acts arbitrarily on that rather then getting the full situation. For the most part he is reserved and formal making people think he is a stiff. The truth is he hasn't really learned to relax and just enjoy himself. Things that he is used to are an ordered and almost regimented away of life. Shea has been showing him more of that awakening the tender lover that is in him. He being an utterly devoted person he will never betray a friend who is in need. His honesty is almost a given preferring to speak his mind on a situation and let it be truth rather then slinking to some carefully prepared lie like others seem to enjoy. This has often gotten him in rather complex situations but, he seems to handle them well enough.
History: Darian was born to the Dumonte family, a powerful ducal family living in France. The Dumonte family can trace their lineage back for the past fourteen hundred years and pride themselves on having strong traditions. The Dumontes pride themselves on applying themselves in the field they are the strongest in. This has branched out the family everywhere and the Dumontes only have a handful of mages every century. The few though are extremely applied mages often turning out to be highly respected in their fields. For Darian this is the hereditary bloodline that crops up one every one or two generations making this a very proud field for the family. Darian would at a later age show the rare ability of gun magic that surges in the family’s bloodline and has for centuries now. He was long treated very well by the family and even had two younger sisters that came after him. Darian’s upbringing was a rather fine one if not a tad spoiled given all the privileges that he had at a young age.
For Darian his gifts wouldn't show till twelve years old during that time he received the best education, treatment, and anything else he wanted. He was third in-line only behind his elder brothers and therefore received the same applied education and learning. Darian at a young age showed exceptional skill with firearms. Not just pistols, flintlocks, rifles, or shotguns. Any firearm he showed an incredible innate usage of. There was just a natural sort of beauty to the way Darian wielded guns that was as elegant as one might wield a rapier in their movements. He used a gun like it was an extension of his own person that made him appear graceful. His eyesight was extremely keen able to pick out things like shot arrows and bullets in that brief flicker of movement. Jean Dumonte the Gun Mage before Darian began to have suspicions about the young man’s talents even as he observed Darian’s exceptional handling.
At the age of twelve however, Darian began to develop....uncanny accuracy. His accuracy was to the point that it was unreal to the surprise of his family. Darian suddenly leaped in the accuracy level able to beg even moving targets right on the dead center. It was almost frightening how Darian was able to move and shift his hands with just minor adjustments to strike a target. His impressive display of gunmanship would never become public as Jean wisely decided that they better not have Darian’s display become public knowledge until he could control it. He began to be able to hit targets with incredible marksmanship though his parents knowing that magic could spring up at odd times in the family called for an Arcane Academy advisor. The advisor watched Darian's display of gunmanship and concluded that Darian's magic was working in a passive way to give him incredible accuracy with a gun. Jean being the previous Dumonte Gun Mage heartily agreed and took the boy under his wing to train him.
Where Darian was once passive before he slowly began to learn under the tutelage of his grandfather, studying with the same dedication that he carried with many aspects of his life. There were many times when he was stubborn with it insisting that there had to be an easier way to train and build up his abilities. This often led to heated arguments at times despite the fact that they were family and relatively close Darian was a stubborn student and at times a brilliant young man. When he wasn’t being a proud and stubborn pain in the neck as his grandfather quoted at times. It wasn’t an uncommon site for one or the other to walk off the training field in irritation snipping at pretty much everyone that cross their paths. Both men were proud and both men were stubborn. Yet it was a tight bond to anyone who didn’t see them at their better moments. When Darian would exhaust himself it was often Jean who brought him in and held him while the young man slept. Darian was close to his parents true but, he had a very tight bond with his grandfather.
During winter break of that year however, Darian got into a skiing accident during a late night skiing venture. He had simply wanted to ski without being bothered by worrisome instructors who were killing the fun. The stubbornness cost him as he wasn’t good enough yet and tripped on an unseen rock tumbling and snapping his arm badly and nearly giving himself a concussion. Thinking he would freeze to death he began to have his own doubts until a black snow leopard came across him. He was afraid because he thought the cat would eat him but, instead Orchid as the cat gave his name approached the young man. He gave a smirk slightly and forced a bond-mate promise out of the stubborn Darian who grudgingly accepted if the cat could get him out of his predicament and back home. Orchid did indeed do just that carrying Darian on his broadly-muscled back and bringing him the family’s ski lodge where he was given medical treatment.
Four long years of training went by with Darian growing a close-knit bond with his Grandfather. What time he didn’t spend on family affairs, school work, and social requirements were spent dedicating himself to his learning. By the time Darian was sixteen he showed a variety of talents in the field. Talents that his grandfather was proud of because this was hereditary ability and also ability that the clever young man came up with on his own. He had proven himself to be a dedicated if stubborn and open-minded student who liked stating his opinions bluntly. Darian left for the Arcane Academy roughly a couple of months after his sixteenth birthday unaware that Orchid was coming along as well. The cat had been hard to effectively control doing things on his own whim. Still Darian met Shea on the first day there. Shea Donnovan was her name a beautiful young girl who was a Jewel Mage with a feline familiar much like himself.
A connection and a friendship developed between the two as they grew together first as friends and then as something more. Neither realized it at first Darian showing nearly uncalled for flares of jealousy when people tried to maneuver close with Shea. She giving him close and tender care when he hurt himself. It was in France during the supposed funeral of Jean that they confessed their love for one another. A mission in France later forced them into an argument that neither would forget but, was necessary in realizing one thing. They hated being apart. Darian proposed to Shea several days later and they both disappeared from the Academy after the Prom to handle the large family affairs and business. Now Darian and Shea are back at the Academy ready to once again work as a team like they have been/
Style: Gun Magic
Gun Magic is often a rare and over-looked discipline of magic. It was first discovered in the early 1700s when flintlock pistols were becoming more popular especially among nobility. Gun Magic revolves around imbuing one's round with magical properties to make them more effective. It was rumored during the American Civil War that a squad of snipers in the Confederate Army were actually gun mages. Sometimes the imbuement is small sometimes it's large regardless their can only be one imbuement per round. For a beginner it is often recommended to imbue rounds ahead of time as it takes awhile (roughly one minute a round) to focus the magic. The magic however lasts until dispelled or a period of forty-eight hours goes by. Special ammunition is also recommended for the guns in use to increase survivability. Gun Magic has long since expanded since the days of the past however, branching out as newer and more advanced techniques are discovered. Darian being the pride of the Dumonte Family as a hereditary Gun Mage has a heavy talent in this field and many spectators expect the young man to become a legend in his own right like Jean was. Gun Magic isn't limited to magic round imbuement in fact that's just the base of the arsenal. There are various enhancement abilities as well as wielding styles. A Gun Mage relies on his guns for attack spells however, the potential to learn a tremendous amount of magic is still there. This has often made the Gun Mage known as a true Jack-of-all-Trades. It is often their creativity and versatility that has won them a fight over raw power.
Strengths: The Gun Mage is adept at ranged combat capable of picking off opponents with startling ease. They're imbued rounds makes them adept at handling multiple situations. The Gun Mage typically has a fast reaction time and they don't always rely on magic since most have training with firearms. Enhanced accuracy is one of a gun mage's most key abilities.
Weaknesses: Gun Mages are not particularly adept at handling close-range attacks and thus are forced to stay on the move. This forced movement often lowers accuracy. When focusing on a shot this generally leaves them exposed. While a Gun Mage’s offense is never in doubt they rely on speed and cunning to make up for what is often a poor defensive ability if any.
Current Spell List:
See Arsenal Area
Weapons/Gear:
See Arsenal Area
Ammunition:
See Arsenal Area
Mundane/Important Items:
[/li][li]Field Cleaning Kit – Darian carries a field cleaning kit for guns and ammunition in the rare case that they get dirtied up and will not discharge or need to be quickly dried if the gun or ammunition isn’t water proof. The kit is completely water-proof and resides in a water-proof messenger bag that Darian now wears.
[/li][li]Gun Attachments – These items are simply used to give Darian either a better aim, give him night vision, give him infrared, or help him see in the dark. They are universal attachments that fit either on top of the gun or under the barrel of the gun. Darian keeps one of each kind in his water-proof messenger bag.
[/li][li]Grappling Gun – Not a normal gun Darian uses this to help him scale large obstacles or slow his descent. The Grappling Gun is a gas-propelled weapon with enough for twenty-charges at maximum cable range. The cable is a specially treated titanium-steel wire that can support up to three times Darian’s weight and pull him up. The capable is at maximum extension one hundred meters.
[/li][li]Bullet Necklace – Inside was a bullet case made of white gold on a chain; the chain made out of the finest white silver of connecting links. Instead of a bullet in the casing was a perfect sapphire carved into the shape of the bullet. The 9mm bullet hangs from the chain but it didn't look like a bullet she had ever seen before or he for that matter. On the bullet casing engraved in small letters says the following "To Darian with Love". This gift came from Shea Donnovan and represents an important bond. Shea being a Jewel Mage and Darian being a Gun Mage means that there is a possibility for him to tap into the jewel as he learns more about the powers from Shea. What magic this will lead to remains to be seen. This necklace never leaves Darian's neck.
[/li][li]Sirius' Medallion – This powerful item is a representation of great importance to Darian. Now an apprentice to the powerful Alchemist Sirius he has gained the favor of Eternity. When wearing this item his alchemic abilities are twice as powerful. More importantly Darian can freely come and go as he pleases with Eternity territory. The Medallion is on an elegant chrome titanium chain and hangs around his neck.
Note: Darian will always carry spare ammunition on his person even in normal situation believing in the maxim of always being prepared.
Familiar Name: Orchid
Familiar Species: Snow Leopard
Familiar Appearance: Orchid is a beautiful black snow leopard and slightly larger then your normal sort. His fur is a light black with a deeper black for the spots and his golden gaze holds a deep intelligence. There is a black leather collar around his throat with a name tag that he tolerates only because he likes the look of it. He has a smooth and elegantly muscled body and moves with that same feline grace that is associated with cats. He has long since acquired his share of scars and the white specks at his muzzle, suggests that his much older then he appears. Orchid appears to be a black snow leopard by all appearances but, he is a bond familiar who has chosen that particular form.
Familiar Personality: Orchid is a calm and collected sort of creature who has a large amount of intelligence. Capable of mental communication with Darian he's more of a familiar then anything else. Orchid doesn't see the need to fight and in fact never does staying out of his owner's disputes. Orchid will only fight if there is no other choice but, he is far from defenseless. The large feline has an impressionable view of things and doesn't seem to view things with worry or anything of that matter. Don't mistake the cat as stupid or soft as he could easily tear an opponent to ribbons. He didn't just Darian out of need but, more like out of mutual convenience.
Darian's Stats:
[Str: 15, Dex: 21, End: 15, Int: 15, Wis: 15, Eng: 18]
Orchid's Stats:
[Str: 20, Dex: 21, End: 20, Int: 10, Wis: 10, Eng: 18]
Occupation: Spellcaster; Gun Mage; Sirius' Apprentice
Nationality: French
Height: 5 foot 7 inches
Weight: 159 pounds
Age: Sixteen
Hair Color: Raven Black with Silver Highlights
Eye Color: Fiery Red (Contacts)
Natural Eye Color: Hazel
Appearance: Darian has soft and demure features. Born to the noble house of the Dumonte family, he is expected to not only look lofty but, also look good during all occasions. He defiantly looks more like the results of careful breeding to find the more desirable qualities for a noble child. He typically wears clothes that have sort of a rich taste to them and always wear's the Dumonte signet ring on his right hand. There is a very cultured aspect to the young man as he seems to move with a grace that is not seen commonly. His refined looks are well-prepared being accustomed to fancy dinners and parties where image is everything. Pale skin is his major highlight as well as his soft raven black hair. Darian’s natural eyes are Hazel but, he wears Fiery Red contacts since he actually has a difficulty with reading when he is at it for too long. It’s common for Darian to carry at least one or two weapons on his person at all time believing in the maxim of being prepared at all times.
Personality: Lofty and well accustomed to power, he is used to getting things done the way he sees fit. In some ways he's a tad spoiled but, at the same time he is very perceptive of others thanks to his upbringing and is generally kind. At times he assumes things and acts arbitrarily on that rather then getting the full situation. For the most part he is reserved and formal making people think he is a stiff. The truth is he hasn't really learned to relax and just enjoy himself. Things that he is used to are an ordered and almost regimented away of life. Shea has been showing him more of that awakening the tender lover that is in him. He being an utterly devoted person he will never betray a friend who is in need. His honesty is almost a given preferring to speak his mind on a situation and let it be truth rather then slinking to some carefully prepared lie like others seem to enjoy. This has often gotten him in rather complex situations but, he seems to handle them well enough.
History: Darian was born to the Dumonte family, a powerful ducal family living in France. The Dumonte family can trace their lineage back for the past fourteen hundred years and pride themselves on having strong traditions. The Dumontes pride themselves on applying themselves in the field they are the strongest in. This has branched out the family everywhere and the Dumontes only have a handful of mages every century. The few though are extremely applied mages often turning out to be highly respected in their fields. For Darian this is the hereditary bloodline that crops up one every one or two generations making this a very proud field for the family. Darian would at a later age show the rare ability of gun magic that surges in the family’s bloodline and has for centuries now. He was long treated very well by the family and even had two younger sisters that came after him. Darian’s upbringing was a rather fine one if not a tad spoiled given all the privileges that he had at a young age.
For Darian his gifts wouldn't show till twelve years old during that time he received the best education, treatment, and anything else he wanted. He was third in-line only behind his elder brothers and therefore received the same applied education and learning. Darian at a young age showed exceptional skill with firearms. Not just pistols, flintlocks, rifles, or shotguns. Any firearm he showed an incredible innate usage of. There was just a natural sort of beauty to the way Darian wielded guns that was as elegant as one might wield a rapier in their movements. He used a gun like it was an extension of his own person that made him appear graceful. His eyesight was extremely keen able to pick out things like shot arrows and bullets in that brief flicker of movement. Jean Dumonte the Gun Mage before Darian began to have suspicions about the young man’s talents even as he observed Darian’s exceptional handling.
At the age of twelve however, Darian began to develop....uncanny accuracy. His accuracy was to the point that it was unreal to the surprise of his family. Darian suddenly leaped in the accuracy level able to beg even moving targets right on the dead center. It was almost frightening how Darian was able to move and shift his hands with just minor adjustments to strike a target. His impressive display of gunmanship would never become public as Jean wisely decided that they better not have Darian’s display become public knowledge until he could control it. He began to be able to hit targets with incredible marksmanship though his parents knowing that magic could spring up at odd times in the family called for an Arcane Academy advisor. The advisor watched Darian's display of gunmanship and concluded that Darian's magic was working in a passive way to give him incredible accuracy with a gun. Jean being the previous Dumonte Gun Mage heartily agreed and took the boy under his wing to train him.
Where Darian was once passive before he slowly began to learn under the tutelage of his grandfather, studying with the same dedication that he carried with many aspects of his life. There were many times when he was stubborn with it insisting that there had to be an easier way to train and build up his abilities. This often led to heated arguments at times despite the fact that they were family and relatively close Darian was a stubborn student and at times a brilliant young man. When he wasn’t being a proud and stubborn pain in the neck as his grandfather quoted at times. It wasn’t an uncommon site for one or the other to walk off the training field in irritation snipping at pretty much everyone that cross their paths. Both men were proud and both men were stubborn. Yet it was a tight bond to anyone who didn’t see them at their better moments. When Darian would exhaust himself it was often Jean who brought him in and held him while the young man slept. Darian was close to his parents true but, he had a very tight bond with his grandfather.
During winter break of that year however, Darian got into a skiing accident during a late night skiing venture. He had simply wanted to ski without being bothered by worrisome instructors who were killing the fun. The stubbornness cost him as he wasn’t good enough yet and tripped on an unseen rock tumbling and snapping his arm badly and nearly giving himself a concussion. Thinking he would freeze to death he began to have his own doubts until a black snow leopard came across him. He was afraid because he thought the cat would eat him but, instead Orchid as the cat gave his name approached the young man. He gave a smirk slightly and forced a bond-mate promise out of the stubborn Darian who grudgingly accepted if the cat could get him out of his predicament and back home. Orchid did indeed do just that carrying Darian on his broadly-muscled back and bringing him the family’s ski lodge where he was given medical treatment.
Four long years of training went by with Darian growing a close-knit bond with his Grandfather. What time he didn’t spend on family affairs, school work, and social requirements were spent dedicating himself to his learning. By the time Darian was sixteen he showed a variety of talents in the field. Talents that his grandfather was proud of because this was hereditary ability and also ability that the clever young man came up with on his own. He had proven himself to be a dedicated if stubborn and open-minded student who liked stating his opinions bluntly. Darian left for the Arcane Academy roughly a couple of months after his sixteenth birthday unaware that Orchid was coming along as well. The cat had been hard to effectively control doing things on his own whim. Still Darian met Shea on the first day there. Shea Donnovan was her name a beautiful young girl who was a Jewel Mage with a feline familiar much like himself.
A connection and a friendship developed between the two as they grew together first as friends and then as something more. Neither realized it at first Darian showing nearly uncalled for flares of jealousy when people tried to maneuver close with Shea. She giving him close and tender care when he hurt himself. It was in France during the supposed funeral of Jean that they confessed their love for one another. A mission in France later forced them into an argument that neither would forget but, was necessary in realizing one thing. They hated being apart. Darian proposed to Shea several days later and they both disappeared from the Academy after the Prom to handle the large family affairs and business. Now Darian and Shea are back at the Academy ready to once again work as a team like they have been/
Style: Gun Magic
Gun Magic is often a rare and over-looked discipline of magic. It was first discovered in the early 1700s when flintlock pistols were becoming more popular especially among nobility. Gun Magic revolves around imbuing one's round with magical properties to make them more effective. It was rumored during the American Civil War that a squad of snipers in the Confederate Army were actually gun mages. Sometimes the imbuement is small sometimes it's large regardless their can only be one imbuement per round. For a beginner it is often recommended to imbue rounds ahead of time as it takes awhile (roughly one minute a round) to focus the magic. The magic however lasts until dispelled or a period of forty-eight hours goes by. Special ammunition is also recommended for the guns in use to increase survivability. Gun Magic has long since expanded since the days of the past however, branching out as newer and more advanced techniques are discovered. Darian being the pride of the Dumonte Family as a hereditary Gun Mage has a heavy talent in this field and many spectators expect the young man to become a legend in his own right like Jean was. Gun Magic isn't limited to magic round imbuement in fact that's just the base of the arsenal. There are various enhancement abilities as well as wielding styles. A Gun Mage relies on his guns for attack spells however, the potential to learn a tremendous amount of magic is still there. This has often made the Gun Mage known as a true Jack-of-all-Trades. It is often their creativity and versatility that has won them a fight over raw power.
Strengths: The Gun Mage is adept at ranged combat capable of picking off opponents with startling ease. They're imbued rounds makes them adept at handling multiple situations. The Gun Mage typically has a fast reaction time and they don't always rely on magic since most have training with firearms. Enhanced accuracy is one of a gun mage's most key abilities.
Weaknesses: Gun Mages are not particularly adept at handling close-range attacks and thus are forced to stay on the move. This forced movement often lowers accuracy. When focusing on a shot this generally leaves them exposed. While a Gun Mage’s offense is never in doubt they rely on speed and cunning to make up for what is often a poor defensive ability if any.
Current Spell List:
See Arsenal Area
Weapons/Gear:
See Arsenal Area
Ammunition:
See Arsenal Area
Mundane/Important Items:
[/li][li]Field Cleaning Kit – Darian carries a field cleaning kit for guns and ammunition in the rare case that they get dirtied up and will not discharge or need to be quickly dried if the gun or ammunition isn’t water proof. The kit is completely water-proof and resides in a water-proof messenger bag that Darian now wears.
[/li][li]Gun Attachments – These items are simply used to give Darian either a better aim, give him night vision, give him infrared, or help him see in the dark. They are universal attachments that fit either on top of the gun or under the barrel of the gun. Darian keeps one of each kind in his water-proof messenger bag.
[/li][li]Grappling Gun – Not a normal gun Darian uses this to help him scale large obstacles or slow his descent. The Grappling Gun is a gas-propelled weapon with enough for twenty-charges at maximum cable range. The cable is a specially treated titanium-steel wire that can support up to three times Darian’s weight and pull him up. The capable is at maximum extension one hundred meters.
[/li][li]Bullet Necklace – Inside was a bullet case made of white gold on a chain; the chain made out of the finest white silver of connecting links. Instead of a bullet in the casing was a perfect sapphire carved into the shape of the bullet. The 9mm bullet hangs from the chain but it didn't look like a bullet she had ever seen before or he for that matter. On the bullet casing engraved in small letters says the following "To Darian with Love". This gift came from Shea Donnovan and represents an important bond. Shea being a Jewel Mage and Darian being a Gun Mage means that there is a possibility for him to tap into the jewel as he learns more about the powers from Shea. What magic this will lead to remains to be seen. This necklace never leaves Darian's neck.
[/li][li]Sirius' Medallion – This powerful item is a representation of great importance to Darian. Now an apprentice to the powerful Alchemist Sirius he has gained the favor of Eternity. When wearing this item his alchemic abilities are twice as powerful. More importantly Darian can freely come and go as he pleases with Eternity territory. The Medallion is on an elegant chrome titanium chain and hangs around his neck.
Note: Darian will always carry spare ammunition on his person even in normal situation believing in the maxim of always being prepared.
Familiar Name: Orchid
Familiar Species: Snow Leopard
Familiar Appearance: Orchid is a beautiful black snow leopard and slightly larger then your normal sort. His fur is a light black with a deeper black for the spots and his golden gaze holds a deep intelligence. There is a black leather collar around his throat with a name tag that he tolerates only because he likes the look of it. He has a smooth and elegantly muscled body and moves with that same feline grace that is associated with cats. He has long since acquired his share of scars and the white specks at his muzzle, suggests that his much older then he appears. Orchid appears to be a black snow leopard by all appearances but, he is a bond familiar who has chosen that particular form.
Familiar Personality: Orchid is a calm and collected sort of creature who has a large amount of intelligence. Capable of mental communication with Darian he's more of a familiar then anything else. Orchid doesn't see the need to fight and in fact never does staying out of his owner's disputes. Orchid will only fight if there is no other choice but, he is far from defenseless. The large feline has an impressionable view of things and doesn't seem to view things with worry or anything of that matter. Don't mistake the cat as stupid or soft as he could easily tear an opponent to ribbons. He didn't just Darian out of need but, more like out of mutual convenience.
Darian's Stats:
[Str: 15, Dex: 21, End: 15, Int: 15, Wis: 15, Eng: 18]
Orchid's Stats:
[Str: 20, Dex: 21, End: 20, Int: 10, Wis: 10, Eng: 18]
