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#46
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Doctor Gabriel
nostalgic
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MAGUS NAME:Benji “Mr. Kite” Gabriel
AFFILIATION: The Lonely Hearts Club/Gabriel Family
AGE: 25
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 6 ft (183 cm)
WEIGHT: 143 lbs (65 kg)
HAIR: Golden Yellow
EYES: Cyan
APPEARANCE:
MAGIC DISCIPLINE: Alchemy [A]
FAMILY SPECIALTY: Sanguinem Alchimia
ELEMENTS
Aether [D]
Earth [E]
Fire [A]
Water [A]
Wind [D]
Mana Affinity [B]
Mana Reserve [C]
SERVANT STAT MODIFIERS: +1 Luck/-1 Magic Resistance
SPELLS KNOWN:
[Selfish Sanguinis]One of the Gabriel Family's signature spells, using the principles of fire and water, Mr. Kite can drain an enemy's blood and use it as a catalyst to amplify and accelerate his own natural healing. For this to work, both drainer and drained must have an open wound for the blood to transfer from. Depending on the amount of blood syphoned, Mr. Kite can do anything from healing minor cuts and bruises to mend broken bones and repair damaged organs. The more blood he drains from his opponent the stronger the healing becomes, effectively meaning that the more damage he does, the more he heals himself.
Mr. Kite, given the time, can also imbue a weapon with this spell, allowing the wielder to heal from their attacks as he would, again, given that they have an open wound for the blood to transfer through.
The spell can also be used, to a lesser extent, to transfer information, given that it’s rooted deep enough in the subject that the knowledge is part of their blood.
[Selfless Sanguinis]The other side of Selfish Sanguinis’s coin, this spell uses the same principles but reverses them. Mr. Kite can use his own blood to heal others the same way he heals himself, as always given that both he and his target have an open wound to facilitate the transfer. Unfortunately, he cannot cast both spells simultaneously, meaning that he must rely on his own blood to heal his friends. Once he has replenished his own blood through either Selfish Sanguinis or medical treatment, he can use the spell again, but he must take care not to drain himself completely before he gets the chance.
[Cruor Hastam Assault]Mr. Kite’s only long range offensive spell, this technique involves coagulating any blood available (his own or any lying around during a battle) to form razor sharp spears that he can fire at enemies with deadly precision. Depending on the amount of blood used to make them, the spear can be only dense enough to pierce flesh or strong enough to fire through stone.
[Irrefragabiles Juggernaut Coagulation]A more defensive spell which requires a substantial amount of blood to perform. Mr. Kite can manipulate the iron in a large amount of blood, typically that of himself or a heavily wounded allie, to create a dense layer of coagulated blood armor around the target. The armor is durable and conforms to the recipient’s form, allowing for excellent protection without hindering movement.
The density is comparable to iron plate armor and may be broken with enough force, but when formed, closes all wounds on its wearer.
[Sanguinis Fluxum Patiebatur Trump Card]The final and most powerful spell passed down only to the heads of the Gabriel line. Mr. Kite can, as a last resort, inject 75% of his blood into an opponent through their wounds with a particularly dense Cruor Hastam Assault. The spell has no immediately apparent effects, but once his blood has sufficiently intermingled with that of his foe, Mr. Kite can forcibly coagulate all blood in their system and force it to erupt from within them in the form of numerous razor sharp spikes.
Due to the heavy toll it takes to perform, Mr. Kite has never used it, but always has it in his back pocket for the day death finally gets close enough to force his hand. If the target isn’t killed by this spell, Mr. Kite is essentially defeated as with only 25% of his blood left, he’s unable to use his other spells and can barely remain conscious.
Biography:
Benji Gabriel is the first born son and heir to Canada’s most infamous family line of Magi: The Gabriels. The Gabriels were outcasts and pariahs of The Mage Association and The Church due to their unique specialty, “Sanguinem Alchimia” or Blood Alchemy. Mistrust and rumors had circulated about the Gabriel Line for generations, leading many to believe they were at best debased psychopathes and at worst Dead Apostles. The Gabriels did not pay the rumors any mind, almost grateful that their notoriety allowed them the piece and quiet to practice and hone their techniques. Had they been less apathetic, perhaps they could have been better prepared for what was coming.
When Benji was but 5 years of age, the Gabriel Manor was assault by a joint coalition of Inquisitors and Wizard Marshalls. Upon realizing that there was almost no chance of him making it out alive, Benji’s father, Alexander Gabriel, rushed his son to the estate’s basement. While his family was slaughtered upstairs, Alexander frantically performed a rushed version of the ritual to transfer the family’s Crest to his son. He’d only barely finished when the door was smashed down and he was executed on the spot.
Luckily, Benji had escaped through an old service tunnel with Alexander’s brother in law. Benji would be raised by his “Uncle Theo” in Toronto until the man drank himself to death when Benji was 16.
Theo had never told Benji about his family’s history or the world of magi, but the young man had always been drawn to the occult and supernatural. He’d been planning to study mythology and occultism in college, but his uncle's death forced him out of high school and into the workforce.
Benji was able to get by with unskilled part time labor and various odd jobs. He hated Toronto, especially the closed door politics and under the table dealings the city’s government had become known for. Even so, he had nowhere to go and no one to turn to, so he was forced to grin and bare it.
Upon his 18th birthday, which he celebrated with one of his only friends, Christian Pepper, and box of wine, Benji Gabriel received a package from his late father. Inside was a journal Alexander had kept and ensured would find it’s way to his son in the event he could not give it to him himself. Inside was five centuries worth of the Gabriel’s knowledge and techniques.
Upon discovering that he was, in fact, a magus, a smirk spread across Benji’s face. When his very drunk friend asked why he was so happy, Benji responded, “Because now I can do something about everything that’s wrong with this city.”
Benji Gabriel decided to use his newly discovered talents to help make the city he’d grown up in somewhere more interesting and safer for the lower class. So, while he honed his skills, he and Christian established The Lonely Hearts Club; a gang of outcasts and upstarts that took it upon themselves to bring vigilante justice to the corrupt capital of Ontario. The name was the result of a running joke between the two friends based on Christian's last name and as such they thought it only fitting to re-christen themselves “Sargent Pepper”and “Mister Kite,” in keeping with the theme of the group’s namesake.
Sgt. Pepper lead the organization while Mr. Kite advised and studied behind the scenes. The group started by targeting and attacking police officers notorious for abusing their power and moved on to robbing small banks and city officials. Eventually, the city became a war zone between the local law enforcement and this modern day band of Merry Men. After three years of conflict, the balance of power shifted in The Lonely Hearts Club’s favor, thanks in no part to Mr. Kite’s “otherworldly vampiric abilities,” and both sides came to an unspoken truce.
It was in this time of relative peace when Mr. Kite discovered the existence of The Holy Grail War and learned that one was fast approaching. Now modestly well off with the ill gotten loot of various public officials and bank branches, he was able to afford a plane ticket and a small apartment in the French city the Holy Grail was to appear in.
As such, he left the group in the capable hands of Sgt. Pepper and left the city he’d fought to change in the hopes of returning with the Holy Grail in hand to finally wipe corruption and systematic oppression off the face of the Earth.
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Posted 01-07-2016, 03:30 AM
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