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[Lordinquisitor]

You are a Wizard; Able to harness raw magic; Able to let fire rain from the skies; Able to wield powers that lesser mortals can`t comprehend.

Well, that`s what wizards like to tell the lesser mortals. The truth is quite different.

Wizards summon and bind spirits, or demons how they are also called, to their will and let them perform all those magic tasks. No wizard wields any magic power himself; The only thing that differentiates them from the commoners is their knowledge about how to summon spirits.

When and how the first Wizard learned how to summon demons is unknown; But since then only selected, and often noble, individuals were instructed in the ancient art of Summoning.

You are one of those selected individuals; Having received rigorous training from childhood on you are now ready to begin your life as a Wizard.

Spoiler: On the nature of Demons (click to show/hide)

What Spirits exactly are is unknown. (And most wizards don`t care about it, anyway.) What is known is that they hail from a place aptly named "the other place" and that they are able to use magic to influence the world of the humans.

On rare occasions a Spirit may enter the World of the Humans on his own free will; But usually he is summoned and enslaved by a wizard.

Spirits hate their enslavement with a passion and will gladly use any opportunity to take revenge upon their Summoner.

Demons are made up of something called "Essence". Essence is raw magic and it allows them to perform deeds and miracles far beyond the power of any Mortal. Demons can shapeshift; Demons can hurl fireballs at their enemies etc.

The Essence of a Demon also represents their life force. By being in the mortal world, by being wounded or by the casting of Spells and the performing of work their essence is diminished.

All demons are also weakened by metals of any kind, but especially by iron and silver. Even an ordinary mortal is able to mortally wound a demon with a silver weapon!

When their Essence starts getting low their usefulness will be reduced- While still being able to cause trouble for the Wizard. (Unless their essence is really, really low.)

That`s the Reason why demons are often dismissed after they have served a certain time. The procedure is almost the same as summoning a demon, only that other spells are being used.
Making a mistake here has the same result as messing up the summoning.

A Demon dies when it`s essence reaches zero; Being back in the other place restores their essence.

Spoiler: How to Summon a Demon (click to show/hide)

Summoning a Demon sounds easy at first. Basically the Wizard has to draw two pentacles, one to protect himself, and one to trap the demon. Then he has to recite the right spell and a demon is summoned and has to obey the orders of his master.

There are a few caveats, though.

1. If the Wizard messes up the pentacles the demon is free and able to attack the Summoner.

2. If the Wizard leaves his Pentacle without having properly bound and dismissed the spirit the Spirit is free and able to attack the Summoner.

3. If the Wizard messes up the binding spell the Spirit is free and able to attack the Summoner.

Quite a few Wizards don`t survive their first Summoning.

Once the Spirit is properly summoned you aren`t safe, either. You still have to issue your command- And that`s also tricky.

Demons are cunning and will try to find loopholes in your wording. The Summoning Spells restrict the spirits and makes them unable to directly harm the Summoner.. Unless they can find a loophole or an ambiguity in your orders.

Should you mess up the summoning the demon is free to attack you- However, the other place will try to draw him back. So, if you manage to evade the demon long enough he will vanish again and you live on.

Spoiler: The different kinds of demons (click to show/hide)

Imps

Often the first kind of demon a Wizard summons. Imps are considered to be the weakest kind of spirit, with no great powers. They are mischievous and enjoy playing pranks. Their abilities to shapeshift are pretty limited, most often they take the form of some rodent or some small animal, like a cat or toad. They are often used as expendable spies and messengers for they lack the power to fight against stronger spirits.. Most of them can`t even properly harm a wizard who fails to summon them correctly.

Ghouls

Ghouls are lesser Djinn, but much more powerful than Imps. They are able to shapeshift into many forms, but they prefer the guise of scavenging animals or  corpses- Sometimes combining both. While quite cunning they are also pretty feral and unable to use more advanced magic. They are mostly used as fighters and really love to consume corpses.

Gargoyles

Gargoyles are lesser Djinn, often taking the form of feral winged demons. They aren`t able to use advanced magic but are good fighters and guardians. They are unable to enter holy places, though, and turn to stone when exposed to sunlight. (They revert to their original form as soon as the sunlight fades, though.)

Elementals

Elementals are strange Spirits that are associated with one of the four primary elements- Wind, Fire, Water and Earth. They aren`t very intelligent and act more as a force of nature.

Djinn

Djinns are pretty powerful demons, able to assume many forms and able to use powerful magic. Combined with their inherent cunning and intelligence they can be formidable servants- Though, the same qualities also make them dangerous to summon. Djinn are usually the most powerful demons a single wizard can summon.

Cockatrices

Cockatrices are Djinn of medium power. They often take the shape of some weird reptile/Other creature halfbreed. They have the power to turn mortals and lesser Spirits into stone with their gaze.

Vampires

A Vampire is a special kind of Djinn- They are even more cunning and able to hypnotize humans with their eyes and their voice, turning them into obedient minions. Thus special caution is needed in order to summon them. The shapeshifting abilities of vampires are limited; They can only assume the form of humans, bats and wolves. They also have several weaknesses: Sunlight will burn them, they are unable to cross water, are repelled by holy symbols and by silver (Even more so than ordinary demons.) and can only enter a house if they are invited to do so. (Though, they can use their hypnotic abilities to get permission.) They are the most formidable Djinn spellcasters, though, and are quite hard to kill. Vampires are also bloodthirsty and love to consume human blood.                                                                   

Afrits

Afrit are demons not unlike the djinn but usually more powerful. They prefer to rely on pure strength and use their formidable magical powers mostly to augment their strength. Summoning an Afrit is a daunting task usually performed by two or more wizards.

Marids

Marids are the most powerful classified type of Demons- There are demons out there who are more powerful, but those can best be described as Gods. Marids posses unbelieveable strength and are able to wipe out lesser demons with ease. They are not often summoned, and when only by a group of experienced wizards.

Spoiler: Enchantments (click to show/hide)

It is also possible to enchant an object by trapping a spirit within. In order to do so you put the object you want to enchant into the pentacle and perform the summon as usual. If succesfull the Spirit will be trapped and the object will take on magical abilities according to the power of the Spirit. There are a few caveats, though:

-If the Spirit is too powerful he may escape and/or destroy the item.
-If an enchanted item is destroyed the spirit will be set free- And he will be angry.
-Using an enchanted object will use some of the power of the trapped spirit up; Once that power is gone the object becomes useless until it is recharged.
-Enchanted items can be recharged by placing them into a pentacle and performing a simple ritual. This is pretty safe, but requires some time.
-The material of the object is important. Gems possess some innate essence, thus the item can be used longer without you having to recharge it. Metals, but especially Iron and Silver, weaken the spirit thus making it less likely that the demon can break the item and escape- But, in turn, the enchantment will be weaker. Organic materials like wood allow the item to recharge itself slowly over time, but such materials also allow the demon to escape more easily. If an item consists of different materials it will combine the powers according to the amount of each material- For example, a wooden staff studded with bands of iron would recharge itself, but more slowly than an ordinary staff would, but would be able to contain a more powerful demon.

Spoiler: Creating Undead and Constructs (click to show/hide)

By providing a demon with a suitable body you will be able to create a servant that will lose less essence- None at all, as long as it remains inactive. The downside is, that the power of the demon will also be limited. (It can`t shapeshift, for example.)

There are two ways of providing a demon with a body:

Using a corpse. By summoning and binding a demon to a corpse you will create a zombie. A corpse is unsuitable for stronger demons, but lesser Djinn and especially Ghouls are suited for this procedure. This Art is called necromancy and it`s outlawed- Though, not many wizards care about rules and Kings and Lords are often willing to overlook such practices as long as the wizard serves them.

By using a makeshift body from various materials a golem can be created. The strength of a golem depends on the material used- For further reference have a look at the enchantment section. The bigger the golem is, the stronger the spirit within must be in order to move.

Spoiler: Pentacles (click to show/hide)

Pentacles are the most important tool of any wizard; Only with the help of one of those a Demon can be summoned. A standard pentacle is enough in order to summon a Spirit- But there are various glyphs that can be added to it in order to create even more powerful pentacles with various effects. When drawing a pentacle you can decide to add any glyph you know to it- But you won`t be informed whether you did it right or not. (Unless you can spot a glaring mistake.) You can`t add glyphs to an already drawn pentacle; If you want to utilize their effects you have to draw a new one.

Setting: A generic medieval world- humans are the only sentient species aside from demons.

Application sheet:

Name: Well, your name. Duh.
Appearance: A description how your wizard looks like.
Biography: Your history.
Speciality: Choose one of the following:
1. Pentacle drawing: +1 to drawing pentacles.
2. Summoning: +1 to summoning demons.
3. Glyph drawing: +1 to the drawing of glyphs. You also start with knowledge about a random one.
4. Enchanting: +1 to enchanting items.
5. Animating: +1 to creating Undead and Golems.
Advantages and Disadvantages: Here you can list your personal strengths & weaknesses. Like, being a coward or being especially brave. For each advantage a disadvantage must be chosen, and they should be somewhat equal in value. Please don`t choose more than 3 advantages and disadvantages.

Yes, this was inspired by a certain book series. Looking for around five players- Please note that i`m often quite busy and updates might take some time.

Also, to increase the fun- If one of the players orders a demon to do something the other players and readers are encouraged to notify me of any ambiguities in the order by PM, in case i miss one. 

Wait list:

Zomara0929

[adwarf]

Name: Ander Flasko
Appearance: Grey Hair, Silver Eyes, 6 Ft., Hawk Like Facial Facial Features.
Biography: - Blank - Will be Showed later
Specialty: Animating
Advantages: Faithless, Silver Tongue
Disadvantages: Faithless, Frail

[Sinpwn]

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Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Conchobar Abrazand
Appearance: Rather short, and bulky with muscle, with black, short hair and a short beard. Face almost always contorted into a scowl.
Biography: His father being a celebrated warrior across the land, Conchobar always wanted to follow in his steps. When he was selected to become a wizard, he faced a choice between two of his dreams. Taking the middle rout, he decided that he could be both a wizard and a warrior, studying the ways of enchanting so that he could one day use powerful equipment of his own creation to strike down his enemies along with normal wizardry. That day has come.
Speciality: Enchanting
Advantages and Disadvantages:
Suicidially Brave: Will almost never step down, regardless of the odds.
Strong: Not "Rip people in half" strong, but enough to get by.
Tough: Not as squishy as some would expect.
Anger Issues: Often has difficulty remaining calm.
Martially Minded: Often choses not to or is unable to do much complex non-enchanting wizardry.
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[Lordinquisitor]

Please note that i specified the setting- It`s a medieval world with humans as the only sentient species.

[HmH]

Sheet done, under the spoiler.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Klaus Strickmann
Appearance: A shorter-than-average man with a square chin and a clean-shaven head. His manner of speech is notable in that it's as flowery as an arctic quarry - or, in other words, drier than Hell.
Biography: If this world's psychology was sufficiently developed at the time, Klaus would have been called a high-functioning autist by its adepts. But there wasn't even such a thing as 'psychology' when Klaus came to be an apprentice, and so he was known to his master and peers as a somewhat weird and incredibly pedantic, but gifted boy whose unwavering focus and steel discipline far outweighed his lack of interpersonal skills.
Klaus spent nearly all his time in a self-imposed seclusion in his master's tower, not too interested with the outside world's facts and happenings, fully submerged in the academic atmosphere of arcane research. However, when he became a Wizard, Klaus finally threw away the chains of apprenticeship and embraced his illusions of grandeur: to get to the apex of perfection, he absolutely had to go out and get some large-scale summoning practice. Adventuring oughta be better than sitting in the tower reading books all day, right?
Speciality: Summoning, +1 to summoning demons.
Advantages:
- Single-Minded: When Klaus is busy, he devotes his undivided attention to the task at hand. Don't expect Klaus to miss a detail or get careless when he's doing something important to him.
- Practice Makes Perfect: When Klaus takes his time to rehearse a magical act before doing it, he performs much better than if he worked the same magic without a rehearsal.
Disadvantages:
- Ultimate Buzzkill: Whenever Klaus opens his mouth, a theologist dies from boredom somewhere. Klaus's speeches aren't merely lifeless; they drain everything that's good and joyful out of the air and can put even the most diligent of his listeners to sleep - provided, that is, that they even pay attention to him. Needless to mention, continuous failures made Klaus lose the taste for peer interaction a long, long time ago, and he never really cared enough to hone his communication skills since.
- Obsessive: Klaus never gives up on his goal, ever. If he fails to do something, he'll try it again and again and again until he succeeds. While this is, no doubt, a useful attitude in the safe, controlled environment of a wizard's tower, it might prove perilous out in the field.

UPD: Changed speciality from Pentacles to Summoning.

[Caellath]

Reserve. Sheet here. Waiting GM feedback on the character.

Spoiler: Character sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Narvendar Wėrtel
Appearance: Light brown hair with a few reddish parts, green eyes and a smooth face that makes him look younger than he really is. His skin is slightly tanned due to exposure to heat. Always seen wearing a white open-throated shirt with a fine leather vest on top, dark leather pants and brown boots of the same material.
Biography: Hailing from a blacksmith's family which turned to wizardy in search of improvement of their wares, Narvendar is both a good blacksmith, a reasonable fighter and an enchanter. His family is considered to be full of lunatics due to their attempts of making weapons out of the demons themselves instead of enchanting weapons with their essence. Narvendar left his home to prove all the other families wrong when he creates the ultimate masterpieces. Or, more likely dies whilst trying.
Speciality: 4. Enchanting: +1 to enchanting items.
Advantages and Disadvantages:
-Blacksmith Indeed
-Martial Traning
-A God I Am...
-...but that thing still stings!
-Lunatic
-If given the materials...

[Lordinquisitor]

The character, caellath, seems fine.
It indeed would be possible to make a weapon out of a demon- After all, most can change their shape- But it would require special glyphs to force them to permanently accept the desired form. One also has to wonder whether making a weapon out of demon would be useful, for iron and silver cut through their essence.

[Caellath]

So, should I switch to glyph? My character kinda wants to make a weapon out of a very powerful demon, which is not so weak against metals.
Also, comic relief.

[Tiruin]

In!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Edarath Valion
Appearance: Dark brown hair, naturally swept to the sides, eyes are of the same color. Face is angled and mellow with youth. Eyes are of the same shade as the hair, with light skin tones. Five and a half feet tall.
Biography: Edarath has long been interested in art and the aesthetic path. Combined with his belief that anything can be done, he has set out in his own field, proving that even an artist can succeed as a mighty wizard. About the 'wizard' idea, he gained knowledge of such from a discarded tome.
Speciality: Glyph drawing
Advantages and Disadvantages:
Creative, Stern, Pious

Pious, Truth-teller, Overly Ambitious

[Lordinquisitor]

Nah, enchanting is fine for that purpose. After all, one might start as well with enchanting normal weapons and move on to something stronger. (Or simply imbue a weapon with much demonic essence..)

And glyphs can be learned from any decent book on the matter, though finding the right ones takes time. And the bonus to glyphs would be nice, but after all- If you get the necessary glyphs you can make a pentacle and test them- If you failed to draw them correctly you can simply make a new pentacle until the glyphs work.

After all, once one has drawn a working pentacle one can use it as often as he wants.

[Spinal_Taper]

Character below, feedback would be wonderful.
Name: Renzo Pagliacci

Appearence: Wears peasant clothes and a masquerade mask. He has a distant look in his eyes at all times, however he covers that with a fake warmth. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes. Not particularly strong, but agile, and built like a runner.

Personality: He is cold and distant, however he puts up a mask of being happy go lucky and trusting. He is antisocial, and a borderline psychopath, however, he holds a special fondness for those who are put down upon by those higher and he has a soft spot for children. Thin and average height.

Biography: Renzo was the son of an Italian nobleman, but when their castle was razed by the Royal Army of Venicehe lost his family and fortune. While he was going to join the army to take back his birthright a peaceful conclusion to the war was reached and he wasn't able to obtain the power he wanted. While for a while he was able to restrain himself,acting as a higher level merchant, eventually, though he decided that the only thing he could do was seek revenge. He sold all of his property to a wizard in order to have the wizard teach him magic. Now that his apprenticeship is done, he seeks nothing but vengeance upon Venice,Italy and the Demons.

Specialty: Enchanting

Advantages and Disadvantages:
Scarred (He trusts no one, sees no value to life and feels no remorse, but can act as if he is  normal)

Calculating (He always sees the most logical path, but not the most humane)
Unnerving (He can make other people nervous by revealing how he really thinks and can break down people easier, he is also detecting other peoples mental flaws)
Physical (He trained his body and mind to be able to hunt demons and wizards as efficient as possible)

Distant (He does not trust other people or their ideas, and he finds it hard to make friends)
Stubborn (It's hard to convince him that another way may be best)
Mentally Fragile (He snaps easily, breakdowns and tantrums are common when his plans go wrong)
Demon hating (He does not trust demons at all and hesitates to summon them for anything but making directly improving himself or his equipment)
Devoted: When he finds a lead he will work for hours or maybe even days on end, neglecting himself and others.

[Spinal_Taper]

Ignore post.

[Caellath]

I guess you got the wrong thread.
Edit: Is it just me or do most of us have narcissistic characters?

[HmH]

I guess you got the wrong thread.
Edit: Is it just me or do most of us have narcisistic characters?

Why would anyone who isn't a power-hungry narcissist go through decades of training to get a job that's basically all about enslaving spirits and working them to death?

[adwarf]

Maybe they want to try, and change how the Wizards use their powers.