Post by varric on Nov 18, 2016 1:28:03 GMT -6
 | PLAYED BY CBOX NAME Ash Thirty six (36) August First (1/8) | GENDER Male OCCUPATION Criminal RACE Human |
| Varric “The Nightmare” | ||
★ APPEARANCE
A shell of a being would be considered an understatement. Varric is a slender 6 ft 4 man weighing around 55-60 kgs. His face is a very pale white which draw more attention to his permanently bloodshot aquamarine eyes. Varric wears the shreds of a red shirt which is torn from his left shoulder diagonally down and a Beowulf necklace with glowing black eyes which are filled with void dust. On top of this is a black leather jacket, the sleeves have been ripped off allowing Varric’s void dust tattoo on his right arm to be visible but there is still padding on his right shoulder. The back of the jacket once had the Black Pharaoh’s emblem but all but most of it has been covered in dried blood however Varric’s nickname is still emblazoned along the top of his back “Nightmare”. For pants Varric wears black jeans and jet black boots.
★ PERSONALITY
★ HISTORY
Varric had grown up in one of the many orphanages within the lower class districts of Rift. He never knew his parents, the owner of the orphanage, a kind old woman named Joseline would say they were great hunters who died defending their kingdom. Varric never believed those stories. In reality they were probably some poor couple who couldn't afford to feed another mouth.
Growing up Varric was always a fighter much like many others but unlike most Varric's eyes were bigger than his strength. He would often pick fights with those who several outclassed him in almost all areas possible. In order to survive those fight let alone have a chance to win Varric learnt to fight dirty. He would hide weapons on his person and he became very good at noticing weakness his opponents faced.
By age 11 Varric became feared within the streets as a bully and disliked by all except one. Lucy was a 10 year old girl who had some sort of crush on Varric the moment she first saw him. Lucy became Varric's most trusted friend and over time she changed him for the better. He would steal from wealthy merchants in attempt to help others around the orphanage. He didn't do it out of honor, or care for the others but because to Lucy he was her noble thief. And that was the only thing that mattered to him.
At 15 he was recruited by one of the local gangs, the Black Pharaohs and served as a servant to the crime lord Lucien Tet. Varric served as a assistant directly to Lucien for many years. Collecting debts, breaking members out of jail and stealing dust. Lucien became Varric's father figure. They had mutual respect for one another.
While 17 Varric's reputation became tarnished when rumours spread that Varric did not have a semblance. He was a skilled fighter and was able to maintain his aura for defensive purposes but he had not been able to manifest his soul into a semblance. Varric spent hundreds of Lien on have it unlocked by aura trainers but to no avail. To compensate Lucien ordered a special sword to be created and for Varric to receive tutoring in the ways of dust and aura control.
At age 20 Varric married Lucy. Their marriage was small but beautiful in their eyes, despite the fact the only attendees were criminals and lowlifes. As a gift from Lucien, Varric was announced as a priest of The Black Pharaohs. And with it came the void dust tattoo. This marked the height of the gangs rule over Rift as Varric became in charge of Dust smuggling and transport. He made enough money to allow Lucy to run the orphanage they attended in an attempt to make sure no one faced the struggles they did.
One day in the middle of the a gunfight Varric's semblance activated for the first time. Varrics awoke several hours later in a pool of blood. There had been 20 people within that gunfight; officers, gang members and perhaps a hunter or two and they all lay dead. All killed in brutal and indescribable ways. Varric appeared untouched except his tattoo had almost completely faded. This began his descent into void dust usage.
Varric, been a Black Pharaoh priest with access to all the dust in Rift had a near endless supply and he was able to perfect his art of beautiful slaughter. He became known as the "The Nightmare" due to his almost demonic slaughtering of any who stood in his path. Having not been given a last name at birth Varric accepted this as more than just a title, it was a representation of who he was now, given to him by the only family he ever new. But of course none were immune to the effects of void dust and one by one every Priest within the Pharaohs died, through either grimm, the military or their own hand. The only exceptions were Varric, who used divine dust to counter the effects of void dust on the mind and "The reaper" who fled Rift and supposedly died to grimm outside the walls.
In an attempt to please the masses the police arrested the only surviving priest they could find, Varric. He was too dangerous to be kept in a prison and execution wasn't an option due to the fact that Rift was in a state of war. Instead a specifically designed pit was designed for him. It was a 50ft deep dirt hole with no source of light. For 10 years Varric rotted in the hole. He was thrown a flask of water once a week and he ate maggots and worms from the dirt to satiate his hunger. Unfortunately Varric's mind deteriorated due to the fact he no longer had access to divine dust. He was left a shell with only a few fragments to remind him who he once was. Eventually during the tenth year Varric dug an escape route through the dirt and once again saw sunlight. He fled to the only place he ever called home.
Lucy let Varric stay with open arms. To her Varric was still the noble thief who had been down trodden for so long. Finding a small cache of divine dust Varric almost seemed normal again. However the police had caught wind of Varric's new hideout and raided the orphanage in an attempt to recapture Varric with a warrant for his execution. What happens next is unbeknownst to all including Varric. Varrics addled mind can only remember that Lucy died and Varric released his semblance in anger. Killing all the policemen but returning Varric to the brink of insanity.
Now alone and running out of time Varric seeks the fragments of his once great family in the hopes that he may be somehow redeemed from his past actions and not lose his mind in the process.
“The monster within, it burns my very soul"
"There is not monster, just untapped power"
A shell of a being would be considered an understatement. Varric is a slender 6 ft 4 man weighing around 55-60 kgs. His face is a very pale white which draw more attention to his permanently bloodshot aquamarine eyes. Varric wears the shreds of a red shirt which is torn from his left shoulder diagonally down and a Beowulf necklace with glowing black eyes which are filled with void dust. On top of this is a black leather jacket, the sleeves have been ripped off allowing Varric’s void dust tattoo on his right arm to be visible but there is still padding on his right shoulder. The back of the jacket once had the Black Pharaoh’s emblem but all but most of it has been covered in dried blood however Varric’s nickname is still emblazoned along the top of his back “Nightmare”. For pants Varric wears black jeans and jet black boots.
★ PERSONALITY
POSITIVE - Tough - Adaptive - Persistent - Bold - Loyal | NEGATIVE - Short tempered - Sadistic - Greedy - Stubborn - Begrudging |
★ HISTORY
Varric had grown up in one of the many orphanages within the lower class districts of Rift. He never knew his parents, the owner of the orphanage, a kind old woman named Joseline would say they were great hunters who died defending their kingdom. Varric never believed those stories. In reality they were probably some poor couple who couldn't afford to feed another mouth.
Growing up Varric was always a fighter much like many others but unlike most Varric's eyes were bigger than his strength. He would often pick fights with those who several outclassed him in almost all areas possible. In order to survive those fight let alone have a chance to win Varric learnt to fight dirty. He would hide weapons on his person and he became very good at noticing weakness his opponents faced.
By age 11 Varric became feared within the streets as a bully and disliked by all except one. Lucy was a 10 year old girl who had some sort of crush on Varric the moment she first saw him. Lucy became Varric's most trusted friend and over time she changed him for the better. He would steal from wealthy merchants in attempt to help others around the orphanage. He didn't do it out of honor, or care for the others but because to Lucy he was her noble thief. And that was the only thing that mattered to him.
At 15 he was recruited by one of the local gangs, the Black Pharaohs and served as a servant to the crime lord Lucien Tet. Varric served as a assistant directly to Lucien for many years. Collecting debts, breaking members out of jail and stealing dust. Lucien became Varric's father figure. They had mutual respect for one another.
While 17 Varric's reputation became tarnished when rumours spread that Varric did not have a semblance. He was a skilled fighter and was able to maintain his aura for defensive purposes but he had not been able to manifest his soul into a semblance. Varric spent hundreds of Lien on have it unlocked by aura trainers but to no avail. To compensate Lucien ordered a special sword to be created and for Varric to receive tutoring in the ways of dust and aura control.
At age 20 Varric married Lucy. Their marriage was small but beautiful in their eyes, despite the fact the only attendees were criminals and lowlifes. As a gift from Lucien, Varric was announced as a priest of The Black Pharaohs. And with it came the void dust tattoo. This marked the height of the gangs rule over Rift as Varric became in charge of Dust smuggling and transport. He made enough money to allow Lucy to run the orphanage they attended in an attempt to make sure no one faced the struggles they did.
One day in the middle of the a gunfight Varric's semblance activated for the first time. Varrics awoke several hours later in a pool of blood. There had been 20 people within that gunfight; officers, gang members and perhaps a hunter or two and they all lay dead. All killed in brutal and indescribable ways. Varric appeared untouched except his tattoo had almost completely faded. This began his descent into void dust usage.
Varric, been a Black Pharaoh priest with access to all the dust in Rift had a near endless supply and he was able to perfect his art of beautiful slaughter. He became known as the "The Nightmare" due to his almost demonic slaughtering of any who stood in his path. Having not been given a last name at birth Varric accepted this as more than just a title, it was a representation of who he was now, given to him by the only family he ever new. But of course none were immune to the effects of void dust and one by one every Priest within the Pharaohs died, through either grimm, the military or their own hand. The only exceptions were Varric, who used divine dust to counter the effects of void dust on the mind and "The reaper" who fled Rift and supposedly died to grimm outside the walls.
In an attempt to please the masses the police arrested the only surviving priest they could find, Varric. He was too dangerous to be kept in a prison and execution wasn't an option due to the fact that Rift was in a state of war. Instead a specifically designed pit was designed for him. It was a 50ft deep dirt hole with no source of light. For 10 years Varric rotted in the hole. He was thrown a flask of water once a week and he ate maggots and worms from the dirt to satiate his hunger. Unfortunately Varric's mind deteriorated due to the fact he no longer had access to divine dust. He was left a shell with only a few fragments to remind him who he once was. Eventually during the tenth year Varric dug an escape route through the dirt and once again saw sunlight. He fled to the only place he ever called home.
Lucy let Varric stay with open arms. To her Varric was still the noble thief who had been down trodden for so long. Finding a small cache of divine dust Varric almost seemed normal again. However the police had caught wind of Varric's new hideout and raided the orphanage in an attempt to recapture Varric with a warrant for his execution. What happens next is unbeknownst to all including Varric. Varrics addled mind can only remember that Lucy died and Varric released his semblance in anger. Killing all the policemen but returning Varric to the brink of insanity.
Now alone and running out of time Varric seeks the fragments of his once great family in the hopes that he may be somehow redeemed from his past actions and not lose his mind in the process.
“The monster within, it burns my very soul"
"There is not monster, just untapped power"
★ COMBAT NOTES
WEAPONS
Cobra’s Embrace
The Cobra’s Embrace, a 33 ½ inch bastard sword is cruel and deadly. The 30 inch long blade is serrated and the blade has been used so much that the sword has been stained red along the edge. The blade is also very polished after being covered in oil and imbued with fire dust producing a slight red glow although this is for more practical reasons. The handle is jet black with the head of a snake as the pommel. The guard is shaped to look like a snake coiled around the blade and is golden and the mouth of the snake is wide open and faces up the blade. The coiled snake is not just ceremonial. It houses a small tank of condensed Hydrogen. The snakes mouth provides the ignition, as it opens the teeth rub together to ignite the small amount of gas released making a noticeable click sound. Very little gas is released each time, only enough to create a flame large enough to spread to the sword itself. The large quantity of oil that covers the blade is the fuel to allow the flames to sustain itself. This allows Varric to cloak his blade in flames. The flames last roughly 10 minutes but are able to sustain being moved through the air at fast speed allowing Varric to swing his sword comfortably without putting the fire out, or setting himself alight.
MISC.
Varric always carries around five vials of fire dust to run his blade as well as 4 vials of void dust and whatever divine dust he can find. He also carries a standard issue glock 17 with 4 spare magazines and a ceremonial knife with the Black Pharaoh’s symbol on the hilt.
Varric’s aura is very opaque, at it strongest you almost can’t see him through the jet black cloak over him. His aura gives the feeling that you are being sucked in and gives the strong scent of blood and flames. After spending large amount of money into aura training Varric is able to mend minor wounds that he has i.e cuts and bruises, nothing beyond a broken bone.
Aura Mending: 20 AP
Nightmares Reign
Varric’s semblance was born from void dust and it made him rule over Rift, unfortunately void dust now rules over him. The Nightmares reign is when the void dust takes full control over Varric. As he activates his semblance the sound of a grimm howling can be heard from a large distance away. Varric’s semblance relies on void dust almost as much as it does aura, because of this when he activates his semblance his blood turns black due to the amount of void dust his veins activating and his void dust tattoo begins to shine very brightly. His semblance put simply turns him into a humanoid grimm. His mind becomes devoid of anything other than killing. He is able to see aura’s even when they are not active allowing him to track people through walls and obstructions. He is no longer held back by his mind's restraint allowing him to access every ounce of strength available to him (similar to an adrenaline rush). However Varric is no longer in control of his actions and will attack any and all around him. The only way he has ever been able to distinguish his Black Pharaoh priest allies is by the fact their aura’s were tainted by the void dust tattoos. Varric also loses any form of self preservation while his semblance is active and has now aura defense to protect him while his semblance is active. When Varric does not have enough aura to sustain his semblance he will pass out unconscious for roughly 2-3 hours in a state of complete vulnerability with no aura defense. Should Varric have any AP left but not enough to sustain his altered form he will still pass out but a shock-wave will send anyone within a 20 radius back 10ft*. There is also the strong possibility that while Varric uses his semblance outside Grimm could appear due to sensing the large amount of void dust being released.
Activation cost: 75AP
Active Cost: 100AP per minute
* A visual representation:here
WEAPONS
Cobra’s Embrace
The Cobra’s Embrace, a 33 ½ inch bastard sword is cruel and deadly. The 30 inch long blade is serrated and the blade has been used so much that the sword has been stained red along the edge. The blade is also very polished after being covered in oil and imbued with fire dust producing a slight red glow although this is for more practical reasons. The handle is jet black with the head of a snake as the pommel. The guard is shaped to look like a snake coiled around the blade and is golden and the mouth of the snake is wide open and faces up the blade. The coiled snake is not just ceremonial. It houses a small tank of condensed Hydrogen. The snakes mouth provides the ignition, as it opens the teeth rub together to ignite the small amount of gas released making a noticeable click sound. Very little gas is released each time, only enough to create a flame large enough to spread to the sword itself. The large quantity of oil that covers the blade is the fuel to allow the flames to sustain itself. This allows Varric to cloak his blade in flames. The flames last roughly 10 minutes but are able to sustain being moved through the air at fast speed allowing Varric to swing his sword comfortably without putting the fire out, or setting himself alight.
MISC.
Varric always carries around five vials of fire dust to run his blade as well as 4 vials of void dust and whatever divine dust he can find. He also carries a standard issue glock 17 with 4 spare magazines and a ceremonial knife with the Black Pharaoh’s symbol on the hilt.
AURA
Varric’s aura is very opaque, at it strongest you almost can’t see him through the jet black cloak over him. His aura gives the feeling that you are being sucked in and gives the strong scent of blood and flames. After spending large amount of money into aura training Varric is able to mend minor wounds that he has i.e cuts and bruises, nothing beyond a broken bone.
Aura Mending: 20 AP
SEMBLANCE
Nightmares Reign
Varric’s semblance was born from void dust and it made him rule over Rift, unfortunately void dust now rules over him. The Nightmares reign is when the void dust takes full control over Varric. As he activates his semblance the sound of a grimm howling can be heard from a large distance away. Varric’s semblance relies on void dust almost as much as it does aura, because of this when he activates his semblance his blood turns black due to the amount of void dust his veins activating and his void dust tattoo begins to shine very brightly. His semblance put simply turns him into a humanoid grimm. His mind becomes devoid of anything other than killing. He is able to see aura’s even when they are not active allowing him to track people through walls and obstructions. He is no longer held back by his mind's restraint allowing him to access every ounce of strength available to him (similar to an adrenaline rush). However Varric is no longer in control of his actions and will attack any and all around him. The only way he has ever been able to distinguish his Black Pharaoh priest allies is by the fact their aura’s were tainted by the void dust tattoos. Varric also loses any form of self preservation while his semblance is active and has now aura defense to protect him while his semblance is active. When Varric does not have enough aura to sustain his semblance he will pass out unconscious for roughly 2-3 hours in a state of complete vulnerability with no aura defense. Should Varric have any AP left but not enough to sustain his altered form he will still pass out but a shock-wave will send anyone within a 20 radius back 10ft*. There is also the strong possibility that while Varric uses his semblance outside Grimm could appear due to sensing the large amount of void dust being released.
Activation cost: 75AP
Active Cost: 100AP per minute
* A visual representation:here
AURA POINTS: 500
Varric PLAYED BY Ash
coded by electric of gangnam style
