Damian Blackwood

by Damian Blackwood Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:10 pm

___________ Damian Leon Blackheart ___________

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"You will be shown
How I’ve become

Indestructible
Determination that is incorruptible
From the other side, a terror to behold
Annihilation will be unavoidable"
Disturbed - Indestructable

Nickname(s): Rune Lord , Lord Revolution , Red Sparrow
Age: 31
Sex: Male
Birthday: 01/01/X360
Sexuality: Straight
Affiliation: Dark Mage
Rank: D Rank

Guild: Tartaros
Guild Tattoo: On his chest , Left side of the body near the shoulder.

Physical Characteristics: Blackwood is a man of average height. Being around 6'0 tall puts him just a little taller than most people but definitely not the tallest in the area. His weight is around 200lbs , meaning hes not overly large and his build shows his weight evenly distributed throughout his body. His limbs are decently toned as is his body sculpted from the intense training that he often puts himself through. To most he simply appears to be the hardworking type.

The man seems average , even to his face. Though his facial features may be average he keeps a well groomed and trimmed beard to set him apart from the others. If there was one signature feature about him , that would be it. His dark brown almost black hair makes it set apart from his tan skin. Those who don't know him well would recognize him through this one feature alone making him memorable at times. However , those that know him well know there is a far more intimidating feature about him , his dark brown eyes.

When he looks at you its said that he can see into your soul , your true nature. Many people have been known to break down and spit out the information he wants when he looks into them , out of fear of what he might do if they lied. People are unsure why , but when he glares directly at you it inspires a sort of internal fear and may give even the most hardened of enemies a chill down their spine. His eyes however , seem to lack any kind of emotion. Aside from those he fakes that is.

Attire/Clothing: Damian has a large Variety of suits to choose from. He collected them so that he could wear them on any occasion. He enjoys looking go no matter where he goes and often trys to where them whenever he can. Although all situations don't require this level of "Dress up" he will still wear it when making his visits.

He also wears "Dress down" cloths such as jeans and a T shirt when visiting some areas as he doesn't want to draw attention to himself. Though if he can get away with it he will avoid wearing such "Plain" cloths as he refers to them.

He also has one distinct outfit. He refers to it as his "Battle Garb" this is the outfit he wears when forced to do combat with others. It consists of loose fit , black cloth , pants and shirt. Underneath this is a layer of white material that also appears to be some sort of cloth. The only time he wears this is when he knows combat cannot be avoiding or he is performing a "Hit". Its made to allow him to move around easily and avoiding being trapped up by his clothing.

Abnormalities: Almost as avarage as a background character. Making him extremly hard to pick out in crowds.

Personality: Blackwood is an actor. Not as in a paid actor as in he forms his personality to best fit the situation and allow him to accomplish his task. During a social event he might play the role of a rich business man to attract the attention of a specific individual. At other times he could simply play the role of your common banding mugging someone. In this category he tends to be a "Jack-of-all-trades" sometimes even changing his normal appearance (Clothing style mainly) to fit the part. Though there are a few personas that he play commonly and each accompanied with its own look and one of them with no look at all. One might say that in more ways than one , hes a man of many faces.

The true Blackwood is a cold , cruel , yet cunning individual. He always has a "Plan B" ready to go in case the first one didn't go off without a hitch. He is known for his brilliant strategies as well as quick re-calculations under extreme pressure. And his enemies know him for his cruelty. When he has truly taken interest in an opponent he no longer attempt to win against them. He wants to fully crush them. Through mind , spirit and body he attempts to break his opponents down to the very core before he kills them. Those who don't interest him are simply have their important information extracted before he kills them. He can easily grow bored of prey if they take to long to work themselves into his trap. But patience is a virtue he tells himself and always try to wait out their arrival. If theres one thing he values more than winning , its his life.

Hobbies:
Charming the Ladies - Enjoys spending time with female counterparts. Though the weak ones bore him in an extremely short amount of time so he tends to have a fancy for stronger girls. With his taste for strong women it can sometimes get him into a little more trouble than he would like. In more than one instance he has been the victim of the wrath of a strong female mage.

Gambling - Enjoys a good game of cars , so long as he wins. Hes almost always willing to put his money where his mouth is and wont hesitate to cheat to win. Although he enjoys the money he earns from time to time doing this , his greatest enjoyment comes from when they realize he is cheating but are to afraid to call him out on it. Watching them squirm beneath him brings him great enjoyment.

Brawling - He enjoys going to a bar and after getting himself good and drunk , starting a massive bar fight without the use of magic. He Enjoys the feeling of another mans flesh being crushed beneath his hands , though he is known for cheating since his magic can be hard to detect at first and often times comes out on top because of this simple flaw in their perception.

Likes:
-Drinking
-Fist Fights
-Winning
-Cheating

Dislikes:
-Being Broke
-Being Bored
-Losing
-The Weak

Inspiration: Blackwood is a man in need of power. And that lust for power is what drives him forward. Instinctually , all men want to become stronger. However Damians obsession with power is much greater than that simple drive. Once he had discovered the true nature of his magical ability was when the threat he posed was truely revealed. This insatiable urge for strength is what pushed Damian to kill his master , steal the prize scythe that he had been keeping named "Glaire" and leave his body deep in the mountains never to be discovered again. No matter what he is up to , he always has his sites set on this one thing.

Fears:
Death -Those that die cannot become powerful and for this reason he strives to stay alive and has no will to die anytime soon. Life is always his first priority everything else can be dealt with later so long as he lives.

Spiders - Damian has a fear of spiders. Hes not a fan of most of the creepy crawlies in the world but these by far rank among the worst. When he see's one he immediately kills it.

Having Nothing - Fears that he may one day lose his powers and be left with nothing at all once again. Having nothing would be just like death.

Augment Name: Eye of Truth
Augment Description: Blackwood's right eye is infected with a magical Rune. This rune allows him to see the world in a different manner than he would normally. Through this eye he can see the "True Nature" of one. This is however imperfect in itself. It allows him to see an "Aura" around a person. Through its shape , size , color and stability he can tell many things about a person. He may be able to guess something like the element of mage might use during battle. Or in some cases he might be able to tell if their telling the truth or lying through the stability of it. A lot of information depends on how her perceives it however. Furthermore this eye allows him to find his targets much faster , so long as he is provided with something they have owned or a part of them. For he never forgets an aura. This ability is even finite enough to allow him to tell a pair of twins apart , even through their minor differences.

Name: Glaire
Classification: Weapon
Type: Scythe
Appearance: The Scythe steel parts are always shinning as if they had been recently polished however the black metal that was forged into it also shines brightly. In some areas it almost appears as if the two metals are "fused" together using some unknown forging ability. Due to the glare given off by the saphires some believe that the scythe is alive , and that it is actually infecting the steel.
History: This weapon was crafted by an old Mage who used a wonderful forging magic. He used an unknown metal that he had found deep within the mines to produce the final look of the scythe and although the weapon had no magical properties of its own it easily took rather easily to being imbued with magic by others. It was originally given to Damian's master to allow for use with his magic. However upon killing his master Damian Blackwood took the scythe for his own , knowing he would put it to much better use. He also believes that the dark metal may be of greater use than anyone knows.
Material(s):
-Steel
-Dark Unknown metal (Slightly Harder than Steel)
-Saphires

Glaire:

"Simply an Idea"

When Damian was young both of his parents died in a tragic accident. However , this happened long before Damian could remember and as such meant little to his life. The death of his parents could be blamed for little more then setting the wheels of fate in motion and giving the mind of this villain a means to achieve his goals. For had he not ended up with the old man who adopted him he would have never gotten the powers to go forward like he has.

After their death Damian was put up for adoption by a small orphanage. The orphanage wasn't taking care of him for more than a week before one of the locals ended up offering to take care of him. He was an older man known for his ability with magic. The man's name was Uther Blackwood. He was an expert in a rare and ancient kind of magic that he wished to pass on to the next generation. His wife however , had never born him any kin before she passed away so in a last ditch effort to preserve his magic he adopted a son. He named this son Damian Blackwood and took him deep into the mountains to raise him without others interfering or learning the ways of his abilities.

Damian spent a long time in the mountains learning little of society and the way it worked. The man raised him as if he was his own son and never bothered to tell him otherwise. Damian was taught the ways of Blackwood and quickly caught on to everything he was taught. Uther was overjoyed that Damian learned so fast and continued to speed up his progress as he moved further and further into the field of magic. He opened many doors for the young boy and many that should have stayed sealed. The boy always had an overjoyed look on his face as they pushed on and on growing stronger and more knowledgeable as he grew older. For many years the two lived together in harmony but Uther made one fatal mistake. He never disciplined Damian the way he should have one mistake that would bring about devastation to more than just himself.

Around the age of 16 Damian and Uther got into an argument on the uses of their magic , the fight was serious and both were fuming by the end but neither of them were willing to back down. During the escalation Uther simply walked away telling Damian "No , it simply shall not be allowed" something Damian had never been told before. The young boy was enraged by his fathers answer though there was little he could do as Uther walked away. By the time Uther returned Damian seemed to have calmed down quite a bit , little could he have known what the young boy had Rationalized. The gruesome scene about to play out made Uther wish he had been more than a little strict with the training. His foolish old sentiment would be his undoing.

As Uther turned to face Damian there was a loud crack and a small flash. Blood spilled out from Uther's stomach as he looked down to see the shiny steel blade of his knew scythe protruding from his body , blood draining down it and dripping onto the ground below him. "Glaire , but ..... how did....." he couldn't finish talking before Damian ripped it to the side tearing the old man nearly in half and sending blood splatter over the side of the mountain. As the old mans dead body collided with the ground , Uther echoed his last breath , his life had been snuffed out faster than one could even imagine. "What you had Father was simply an idea , but im going to make it a reality. Just wait and see" Damian Blackwood said as he walked away , a million ideas rushing through his head at once and a blood smile etched across his face. Never again would he return to this place.

"The Flames , Aren't they beautiful?"

The next portion of Damian's life was spent working in a small town on the outskirts of Fiore. He was known as a very hardworking and positive young man. He seemed to easily accomplish tasks that it took many boys his age to finish. "Ya , ill gladly help" he would always tell the people of the village. It only took a few showing of his seemingly ungodly strength and stamina before they were letting him help out as much as possible.

He spent quite a few years there studying how people would react to the different things he did. How fast they would inform each other of different kinds of things and just the human nature in general. His quick learning ability allowed him even at a young age understand how people would act and gain some insight into their nature. On top of that through the use of magic his was able to manipulate their emotions in how he wanted them to view him. So they served more than one purpose to him. The entire time he continued to train his body just as his father had taught him so that he could defend himself without ever revealing the use of his magic as well.

After many years there and around the age of 20 he finally finished what he had set out into the village to accomplish. And having done things he never wanted discovered within the village he decided to end all their pathetic lives. He took several days to plan out his disposal of this small town. But eventually it came to fruition and one night , while the town slept he set fire to one of the buildings , as the fire spread throughout the village some of the homes exploded with the explosives he had created inside. As the fire burned bright in the night the smell of burning bodies filled the air. It had little effect as he watched it burn "The flames , aren't they beautiful" he said to his trusty scythe , Glaire , almost as if he had expected some sort of response. This was yet another place to which he would never return.

"It... ITS REBOUNDING!"

Damian's travels finally took him to a large city , one rotten to the core with the evil of man. Many criminal organizations had operations in this port town which made it ideal for his next target. He could easily get through their ranks and into one of the organizations to steal money from them. He had everything all planned out , or so he thought.

He did manage to infiltrate one of the organizations but at the time he was far to naive to see that he was being used by a higher power. One of the criminal masterminds had saw the potential within him and allowed him entrance into their group through a series of trials. These trails started growing increasingly difficult as time went on and were starting to ware on Damian's patience , the one thing he didn't have. So he decided to confront the man directly , but this was only the first of his mistakes. When he met with the man everything started going wrong.

The man was ready for his attack when it came. Damian was quickly defeated by a pair of incredibly powerful mages. While he lay on the ground covered in his own blood the man hovered over him a dagger in hand "You'll learn boy" he said , plunging the dagger into Damian's eye , just deep enough to cause incredible pain. "You'll learn not to screw with those above you!" the man shouted as he pulled the dagger out tossing it aside. "Next time , do as your told. Lets go boys" he said , leaving the wounded Damian laying there in the dark ally. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even voice his pain and his body was far to sore to even create a voice. So he turned to the one thing he had left.

He pressed the palm of his hand against his blood spewing eye attempting to use a magic he had not yet even begun to master. He felt a cool warmth against his eye for only a moment before he realized that he had made yet another horrible mistake. "It... IT'S REBOUNDING!" Pain shot through his mind like a bullet , this time he screamed this was far more intense than the beating he had just received. He began flailing about as the magic took effect tearing at his skin and he tried frantically to recover control of it. He was able to stop the magic from tearing him apart only by the skin of his teeth. As he regained control of the spell he was able to manifest its power long enough to repair the eye , but it would never be the same again.

The magic he had used had left an unexpected result on his eye. He could not see as he had before but instead it had left a permanent mark that allowed him to see peoples true nature and by that he meant their aura. Every aura was distinct and could be told in one way or another be it in size shape or color there was always something different. He realized this is he set his eye on the dagger the man had thrown before he left Damian in that dark alley. A mistake he would soon make him regret. Damian burned the image of that man's aura into his eye one that he would never forget under any circumstances , was the aura coming from that dagger. But to Damian's dismay the man had left the city before he could be located leaving Mr. Blackwood with little more than an extremely sore body and a hatred that now infested his whole body.

"But of course , I mean to serve"

Eventually Damian's journeys took him to meet with the guild Tartaros. This meeting seemed almost fated as they approached him with a group of contracts they wanted him to fulfill as a deal to allow him entrance to the guild. Now this was not out his calculations , not this time. He had been purposely going around completing any contract that he got word the group had their eye on , attempting to send them a message that he wanted to join. It took him quite awhile to finally grab their attention and he had completed a ton of false leads by the time. But he had learned just how valuable patience could be.

He quickly completed the tasks he was assigned and returned to the location he was told to within the allotted time. Another representative met with him after awhile and ask him why it was he wished to become apart of Tartaros. "But of course , I mean to serve my friend!" And with that he was able to enter and take on contracts under the name of Tartaros.
From that point on he knew that he could only go up. He has since spent his time driving the name of Tartaros to those whom he was told. He knew that for now doing more than following orders would only bring more trouble his way. That kind of trouble he wanted to avoid.

But even as we speak Tartaros was beginning to question his presence. If it was truly to serve the will of the guild. He was called before the guild master not even one month ago. The scene that played out told him everything he needed to know about the workings of the higher ups that were present. Through his eye he could read their opinions of one another , and of him. Some disliked him greatly more than likely finding him a threat , which pleased him that they had taken note. Others liked him because he followed the orders he was given flawlessly , pulling out if to much trouble would be amassed with the public as not to reveal the plans of the guild. He could read everyone but the one man he needed to. Why couldn't he read the guild masters aura at all?

The hall fell silent as the guild master spoke to him "Why is it you have come to Tartaros , Damian Blackwood". This was it , he didn't even hesitate to give his response. "But of course my lord , it is to serve". he said , mustering his full ability to appear the loyal solider that he was so flawlessly pretending to be.....

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Faceclaim: Isshan Kurosaki - Bleach
Other characters: None

by Damian Blackwood Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:36 pm

Bump , All done i hope its not to bad.

by **Heero Villenn** Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:05 pm

I Heero Villenn will be the one to review this app.

everything is written lovely.,

We have one issue though.

Your eye of truth is to powerful. "He may be able to guess something like the element of mage might use during battle." and The part that he can track people with it are very powerful. You could turn your eye into your magic and alot of this would be approved(if you choose to do this then don't make it an augment) however as an augment I can't allow.

There are some things he's going to have to find out himself and an element and where a person is are some of those things.

you have two options:
option 1: you can use it to track people using the method described.

option 2: You may use it to tell if a person is lying or telling the truth.

you may choose to do one of these two things but not both.

rule of augments.

note: your post was deleted as it was a redundency and unneeded. make a bump post when your finished.

by Damian Blackwood Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:43 pm

Before i edit anything i have a question. You say its to powerful however this Isn't something that is really useful in battle. I can remove the part that says it can read elements i can understand why that is not allowed. However the other two traits Tracking people and being able to tell if their lying are both being done because he can tell through their aura structure. These are simply plot devices and i stated that they are not foolproof and only as useful as guessing tools. For instance someone who lies frequently might not have any type of fluctuation in their aura as apposed to someone scared for their life that thinks they will die if their caught lying would have a type of wavering i would think. Im not trying to argue just trying to understand.

by **Heero Villenn** Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:52 pm

It allows for a large amount of metagaming rp wise. That's all.

by Damian Blackwood Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:08 pm

How so? Its extremely restricted. To even first be able to find someone he would have to have seen them before and had a reason to memorize their aura , he can only pic out an aura that he can physically see so would need some kind of tip off to find them. And on top of all that to use an item to find someone it would have to be something they had recently. It opens up a world of opportunity for plots which is what i thought it was supposed to be used for. Not to mention most of the time in RP's it would be useless. It can just be used to create engagements or allow for an expanded RP over time.

You not really giving me an example of how it can be mis-used. So i dont understand why it has to be changed. As said before i understand predicting an element can be a little more useful than it should be. But the rest is just to add some fun to the RP purposes and is really limited.

by **Heero Villenn** Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:20 pm

Very well.

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