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Anton Michaelis
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:50 pm
by Anton
Name: Anton Michaelis
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 120 lbs
Birthdate: Frost 47, 102
Birthplace: Zaichaer, West End
Profession: Student
Housing: Michaelis family estate
Partners:
Titles:
Factions:
Fluencies: Common, Kathalan
Conversationals:
Ineptitudes:
Publicly, Anton is the very model of a young, rich, Zaichaeri chauvinist. Dedicated to the ideology of the State, he professes an ardent adherence to the tenents of New Atheism and is openly disdainful of a reliance upon magic. Raised as he was in a family of military officers that had served at the highest echelons for generations, in many ways he simply acts as expected of him. There is more truth in that statement than he would prefer anyone to ever realize.
His outward persona is a carefully crafted facade, a mixture of truth and expectation consciously developed since childhood. Possessing wealth, status, and comfort beyond what most citizens - let alone residents - of Zaichaer could scarcely imagine the Michaelis family had become accustomed to acquiring whatever they desired. And for an ancient family of the old nobility, the health and vigor of their firstborn son was a prize worth defying both fate and the State.
Possessing a terrible secret, and well knowing the price of exposure, Anton keeps his true thoughts closely guarded. Well aware of his hypocrisy, he has been taught to limited effect that such 'exceptions' to the law are his birthright. Intensely conflicted between a genuine loyalty to Zaichaer on the one hand, and the desire to avoid bringing shame and condemnation to himself and his family on the other, he frequently vents his frustrations on those he believes are more worthy of the Order's attentions.
Thin. Pale. Sickly. These, and less kind words, have been used to describe Anton throughout his entire life. Regardless of how he may feel about being described as such, they are nonetheless accurate. His skin is pallid from years spent away from the sun and cold to the touch, his hair shocked white. Even his eyes seem pale and washed out, the gleaming blue so common to his family reduced almost to grey. Having inherited the height and poise of his father, the man fails to fill his own form out, with the polite referring to him as lithe. He is typically seen in well fit finery while indoors, complemented with layers of coats whenever forced to venture outside.
Anton entered the world in the middle of Frost, and many assumed he would leave it the same season. Born upon the coldest night Zaichaer would see that year mere moments after the day turned to Wraedas, the superstitious considered it an ill omen when coupled with his sickly disposition, the newborn babe not uttering a single cry. Doctors were called, the finest the city had to offer, and ensured he lived until the dawn. They warned his parents that even with their aid, his life was balanced upon the edge of a razor. The dire condition of the Michaelis heir was not well known until weeks later when a skyship arrived with a doctor from the Gelerian Imperium, hired at obscene expense.
Weeks turned to months, months to years, and still Anton remained in a hazy state in between life and death. Those who still clung to archaic religion claimed that he was bound between Raella and Wraedan, and that mere medicine could only ever treat the symptoms of such a condition. Whether or not his parents believed such, their desperation became obvious when they finally called upon a bearer of Mendicus. His breathing finally steadied, his fevers faded, and his heart pumped with a newfound strength, but the damage had been done. The boy would live, but the shock of illness, medicines, and magic had struck him blind beyond the capability of all but the most potent of Mystics to heal.
For nearly a decade Anton was kept secluded from the world, tutored in private and kept within the walls of the family estate. Officially, this was to avoid testing his still frail health, with only a carefully chosen few even aware of the truth. Raised in a family many would consider cruel in its beliefs, Anton as its eldest son was an intense embarrassment to his father. An embarrassment he was intent on rectifying. A deal was struck in absolute secrecy, a mage smuggled into the family's estate in the dead of night. Gold was given, and young Anton was marked with the Cardinal Rune of Semblance.
He saw, but the sights were lies, the trauma of threshold sickness lashing him to impossible visions and vivid dreams. Without the aid of a mentor, or a family versed in magic, he was left to fend for himself, lost in the fantastical hallucinations for months before finally mastering his mind. Continuing with his studies while attempting to master his new abilities, he remained sequestered within the walls of his home until he finally reached manhood. At last, in late Searing of 121 Steel, it was announced that Anton Michaelis would be pursuing a degree at the Institute in the coming term.
Re: Anton Michaelis
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:51 pm
by Anton
Mastered Skills: Semblance
Novice| Skill | Skill Level | Lores |
| Business | 50/100 | 0 |
| Calligraphy | 10/100 | 1 |
| Deception | 5/100 | 1 |
| Investigation | 5/100 | 1 |
| One-Handed Blades | 25/100 | 0 |
| Persuasion | 50/100 | 0 |
| Resistance | 10/100 | 10 |
| Storytelling | 0/100 | 1 |
Apprentice| Skill | Skill Level | Lores |
| Etiquette | 25/100 | 10 |
| Law | 25/100 | 10 |
| Mathematics | 50/100 | 10 |
| Physics | 50/100 | 10 |
| Rhetoric | 25/100 | 10 |
Journeyman| Skill | Skill Level | Lores |
| Chemistry | 50/100 | 20 |
| Gunslinging | 50/100 | 20 |
| Research | 75/100 | 20 |
| Thread | Points Awarded | Points Spent | Running Total | Points Left |
Starting Package
Human | +100
+10 | - Chemistry 15
- Etiquette 10
- Gunslinging 5
- Mathematics 15
- Physics 15
- Research 15
- Rhetoric 10
- Semblance 25
- 8 lores | 110 xp/8 lores | 0 xp/0 lores |
| Character Creation Bonus | +15 | - Etiquette 5
- Research 5
- Rhetoric 5
- 3 lores | 125 xp/11 lores | 0 xp/0 lores |
| Debut | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 135 xp/19 lores | 10 xp/8 lores |
| Father, Dearest | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 143 xp/25 lores | 18 xp/14 lores |
| Audience | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 13 lores | 153 xp/38 lores | 28 xp/27 lores |
| The Help | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 15 lores | 163 xp/53 lores | 38 xp/42 lores |
| You Are Formally Invited | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 5 lores | 173 xp/58 lores | 48 xp/47 lores |
| The Oldest Profession | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 15 lores | 183 xp/73 lores | 58 xp/62 lores |
| The Flightless Bird | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 10 lores | 193 xp/83 lores | 68 xp/72 lores |
| At Sixes And Sevens | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 15 lores | 203 xp/98 lores | 78 xp/87 lores |
| A Lesser Son | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 211 xp/104 lores | 86 xp/93 lores |
| Reproducible Results i | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 219 xp/110 lores | 94 xp/99 lores |
| Reproducible Results ii | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 227 xp/116 lores | 102 xp/105 lores |
| Reproducible Results iii | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 235 xp/122 lores | 110 xp/111 lores |
| Honors Physics | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 243 xp/128 lores | 118 xp/117 lores |
| A Fresh Perspective | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 251 xp/134 lores | 126 xp/123 lores |
| Good For Your Health | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 11 lores | 261 xp/145 lores | 136 xp/134 lores |
| Rigorous Inquiry | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 269 xp/151 lores | 144 xp/140 lores |
| The Sauna | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 279 xp/159 lores | 154 xp/148 lores |
| The Crawl | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 289 xp/167 lores | 164 xp/156 lores |
| NaNoWriMo | +50 | - Unassigned 50
- 10 lores | 339 xp/177 lores | 214 xp/166 lores |
| Website Update 6/16/22 | +50 | - Unassigned 50
- 10 lores | 389 xp/187 lores | 264 xp/176 lores |
| Private Lessons | +10 | - Calligraphy 4
- Chemistry 35
- Deception 5
- Etiquette 10
- Gunslinging 45
- Investigation 5
- Law 25
- Mathematics 10
- Physics 10
- Research 30
- Resistance 10
- Rhetoric 10
- Semblance 75
- 13 lores
- 157 lores assigned | 399 xp/200 lores | 0 xp/32 lores |
| Sight Unseen | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 13 lores | 409 xp/213 lores | 10 xp/45 lores |
| Intermediary Chemistry | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 10 lores | 419 xp/223 lores | 20 xp/55 lores |
| An Ironic Name | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 13 lores
- 1 lore assigned | 429 xp/236 lores | 30 xp/67 lores |
| Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 439 xp/244 lores | 40 xp/75 lores |
| An Infernal Racket | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 447 xp/250 lores | 48 xp/81 lores |
| Harmony At Last | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 455 xp/256 lores | 56 xp/87 lores |
| Presentation Day | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 463 xp/262 lores | 64 xp/93 lores |
| Field Trials i | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 471 xp/268 lores | 72 xp/99 lores |
| Field Trials ii | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 479 xp/274 lores | 80 xp/105 lores |
| Parties and Politics | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 10 lores | 489 xp/284 lores | 90 xp/115 lores |
| Principles of Civil and Military Engineering | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 497 xp/290 lores | 98 xp/121 lores |
| Multivariable Calculus | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 505 xp/296 lores | 106 xp/127 lores |
| A Summer Holiday | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 12 lores | 515 xp/308 lores | 116 xp/139 lores |
| Ransera Birthday 2022 | +90 | - Business 50
- Calligraphy 6
- Mathematics 25
- One-Handed Blades 25
- Persuasion 50
- Physics 25
- Research 25
- 25 lores | 605 xp/333 lores | 0 xp/164 lores |
| Shootin' The Breeze | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 11 lores | 615 xp/344 lores | 10 xp/175 lores |
| Faith Of Our Fathers | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 623 xp/350 lores | 18 xp/181 lores |
| Audience, Redux | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 14 lores | 633 xp/364 lores | 28 xp/195 lores |
| No Gods, One Master | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 11 lores | 643 xp/375 lores | 38 xp/206 lores |
| On Sieges | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 651 xp/381 lores | 46 xp/212 lores |
| Difficulties of International Mail | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 659 xp/387 lores | 54 xp/218 lores |
| Flowers grow far away on a planet | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 669 xp/395 lores | 64 xp/226 lores |
| Wheat and Warfare | +8 | - Unassigned 8
- 6 lores | 677 xp/401 lores | 72 xp/232 lores |
| The Boys Who Brunch | +5 | - Unassigned 5
- 4 lores | 682 xp/405 lores | 77 xp/236 lores |
| Because You've Missed The Plot | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 12 lores | 692 xp/417 lores | 87 xp/248 lores |
| To Grandmother's House We Go | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 702 xp/425 lores | 97 xp/256 lores |
| How I Wonder What You Are | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 8 lores | 712 xp/433 lores | 107 xp/264 lores |
| FW: Account Escalation | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 12 lores | 722 xp/445 lores | 117 xp/276 lores |
| Open Wounds II | +10 | - Unassigned 10
- 15 lores | 732 xp/460 lores | 127 xp/291 lores |
starting package marked with *
Arcana
Semblance: Magic - Identifying Mages*
Semblance: Alteration - Hiding That You're A Mage*
Semblance: Magic - Detecting Dragonshards
Semblance: Magic - Detecting Negation Wards
Semblance: Emotions - Making Sense of Conflicting Emotions
Semblance: Focus - Recognizing a Known Aura
Semblance: Physical Properties - Distinguishing Ink from Paper
Semblance: Echo - Reliving Traumatic Moments
Semblance: Echo - Deriving Intent From Writing
Semblance: Structure - Elemental Composition of Matter
Semblance: Physical Properties - Speed 'Reading'
Semblance: Focus - Discern Who Someone Finds Important
Semblance: Alteration - Passively Masking Runes
Semblance: Structure - Sensing Through Metal
Semblance: Structure - Determining Quality of Material
Semblance: Physical Properties - Separating Sound From Sight
Semblance: Physical Properties - Sensation at a Distance
Semblance: Emotions - Recognizing Previously Seen Emotions
Semblance: Emotions - Seeing Through Masked Feelings
Semblance: Echo - Revisiting Own Memories
Semblance: Echo - Seeing the Past to Understand the Present
Semblance: Magic - Tracing Caster Shells
Semblance: Magic - Detecting Lysanrin
Semblance: Alteration - Obscure Emotions
Semblance: Alteration - Falsified Intentions
Semblance: Focus - Guessing Someone's Next Move
Semblance: Focus - Determining Who's Focusing on Self
Semblance: Echo - Feeling Past Emotions
Semblance: Emotions - Reading Suppressed Feelings
Semblance: Structure - Seeking Flaws in Construction
Semblance: Physical Properties - Transferring Senses
Semblance: Alteration - Appearing to Possess Additional Runes
Semblance: Focus - Emotions Related to Target's Focus
Semblance: Emotions - Gathering Intent
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Traversion
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Reaving
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Semblance
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Elementalism
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Kinetics
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Masquerade
Semblance: Alteration - Showing Mesmers Their Preferred Symphony
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Mesmer
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Summoning
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Animus
Semblance: Magic - Recognizing Affliction
Artistry
Calligraphy: Legible Cursive
Charisma
Deception: Don't Let Them See You Sweat
Etiquette: Creatively Telling the Truth*
Etiquette: Noteworthy Zaechaeri Families*
Etiquette: Making Polite Conversation
Etiquette: Politely Responding to an Invitation
Etiquette: Zaicheri Social Calendar
Etiquette: Gifting Away Old Stuff
Etiquette: Ancient Fashion is Retro, Right?
Etiquette: Ignoring Dire Insults
Etiquette: Carrying On Like Nothing Happened
Etiquette: Noblesse Oblige
Rhetoric: Classic Gelerian Literature*
Rhetoric: Speechwriting
Rhetoric: Presentations
Rhetoric: Public Speaking
Rhetoric: Persuasive Speech
Rhetoric: Formal Arguments
Rhetoric: Logical Fallacies
Rhetoric: Ancient Classics of Karnor
Rhetoric: Addressing Strangers
Rhetoric: Reasoned Debate
Storytelling: Queen of the Clouds
Combat
Gunslinging: Care and Maintenance of Pistols*
Gunslinging: Care and Maintenance of Rifles
Gunslinging: Care and Maintenance of Cannons
Gunslinging: Hold Your Breath
Gunslinging: Find Your Center
Gunslinging: Ignore The Noise
Gunslinging: Steady Your Nerves
Gunslinging: Field Trials of Artillery Pieces
Gunslinging: Aerial Gunnery
Gunslinging: Shipboard Gun Mounts
Gunslinging: Selecting the Proper Caster Shell for a Given Situation
Gunslinging: Improvised Explosive Materials
Gunslinging: Plotting Firing Equations
Gunslinging: Dynamics of a Projectile
Gunslinging: Using Semblance to Trace Rounds
Gunslinging: Correcting for Drift
Gunslinging: Firing Drill
Gunslinging: Reloading Practice
Gunslinging: Aiming Under Pressure
Gunslinging: Holding Fire Until Ready
Endurance
Resistance: Bar Crawling
Resistance: Long Knob Iced Tea
Resistance: King's Stout
Resistance: Michaelis Wine
Resistance: Intoxicating Perfume
Resistance: Keeping Up with Vanessa
Resistance: Staying Calm Under Pressure
Resistance: Not Giving in to Temptation
Resistance: Standing Next to an Electric Arc Furnace
Resistance: Sauna
Intelligence
Chemistry: Ideal Gas Law
Chemistry: Early Periodic Table
Chemistry: Redox Reactions
Chemistry: Elemental Hydrogen
Chemistry: Chemical Composition of Water
Chemistry: Elemental Iron
Chemistry: Chemical Composition of Steel
Chemistry: Conservation of Mass
Chemistry: States of Matter
Chemistry: Acids
Chemistry: Alkalis
Chemistry: Elemental Oxygen
Chemistry: Air-Tight Chambers
Chemistry: Acid-Resistant Materials
Chemistry: Energetic Experiments
Chemistry: Oxidized Metals
Chemistry: Combustion
Chemistry: Stoichiometry
Chemistry: Atomic Theory
Chemistry: Chemical Bonds
Law: Basic Zaichaeri Law*
Law: Pre-Sundering Land Deeds
Law: Somehow Still Extant Feudal Titles
Law: Legal Obligations of Dual Zaichaeri-Imperial Citizens
Law: International Nobility
Law: The Imperial Mandate
Law: Extraordinary Powers of the Order of Reconciliation
Law: Extraordinary Powers of the Imperial Inquisition
Law: Contracts
Law: Really, What is Treason Anyway?
Mathematics: Algebra
Mathematics: Distributive Properties
Mathematics: Geometry
Mathematics: Trigonometry
Mathematics: Simple Coordinate Systems
Mathematics: Working Backwards From an Answer
Mathematics: Fumbling Your Way Towards Calculus
Mathematics: Creating Mostly Correct Equations
Mathematics: Derivatives
Mathematics: Integrals
Physics: Inertia
Physics: Conservation of Energy
Physics: Classical Mechanics
Physics: Classical Electromagnetism
Physics: Completing the Circuit
Physics: Optics
Physics: Basic Thermodynamics
Physics: Action, Reaction
Physics: Classical Gravity
Physics: Introduction to Fluids
Research: The Scientific Method*
Research: Data Collection
Research: Cross-Checking Sources
Research: Innovative Ideas
Research: Reviewing Research Papers
Research: Understanding Handwritten Notes
Research: Drawing Conclusions
Research: Experimental Design
Research: Remember, Safety First
Research: Conducting Novel Experiments
Research: Modifying Test Materials
Research: Drafting Research Papers
Research: Convincing Peers You're Correct
Research: Juryrigging Furnaces
Research: Working From Incomplete Data
Research: Reverse Engineering Imperial Secrets
Research: Reading Between Censored Lines
Research: Conveying New Ideas
Research: Starting From First Principles
Research: Fifth Author Still Counts
Perception
Investigation: Measuring Up a Man
Re: Anton Michaelis
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:51 pm
by Anton
Starting Package*
1 Set of Fine Clothing (shirt, pants, cloak, shoes, undergarments)
1 Signet Ring
1 Waterskin
1 Backpack which contains:
- 1 Set of Toiletries
- 10 days of rations
- 1 Set of Eating Utensils (i.e. tin plate, cup, fork, spoon, knife)
- Flint & Steel
Anton resides in a suite of rooms at the Michaelis estate, in the West End of Zaichaer.
Additionally, he is in possession of a modest agricultural estate south of the city and across the river, near the mountains on the furthest edge of Karnor. It consists of the following lands and improvements.
- 20 acres farmland
- 10 acres plains
- 10 acres hills
- 5 acres forests
- 5 acres waterfront
- Barn
- Bath (Simple), 2
- Bedroom (Simple), 2
- Winery (Simple)
- Common Area (Simple)
- Cottage, One-Room (Simple), 10
- Courtyard (Simple)
- Dining Hall (Simple)
- Dock (Simple)
- Granary
- Kitchen (Simple)
- Master Bedroom (Simple)
- Office (Simple)
- Patio, Stone (Simple)
- Servants Quarters
- Smithy (Simple)
- Stables (Simple)
- Storage (Simple)
- Workshop (Simple)
| Income | Expenditure | Cause | Total |
| +500 | -- | Starting Package | 500.00 GP |
| +5000 | -- | NaNoWriMo | 5500.00 GP |
| +1000 | -- | Website Update 6/16/22 | 6500.00 GP |
| +507.5 | -- | Ash 121 Income | 7007.50 GP |
| +1190 | -- | Frost 121 Income | 8197.50 GP |
Re: Anton Michaelis
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:32 pm
by Anton
Ash 115 AoS
2 - Sight Unseen [Vanessa] [Memory]
Glade 120 AoS
42 - Private Lessons [Stefan] [Memory]
Searing 121 AoS
82 - Debut [Open]
83 - Father, Dearest
88 - Audience [Florian]
Ash 121 AoS
1 - The Help [Vanessa]
2 - You Are Formally Invited [Closed]
2 - The Oldest Profession [Vanessa]
2 - Off The Leash [Vanessa, Myles]
3 - The Flightless Bird [Eitan, Florian, Vanessa]
3 - At Sixes And Sevens [Vanessa]
4 - Parties and Politics [Dreyfus]
6 - A Lesser Son
6 - Reproducible Results i
7 - Reproducible Results ii
9 - Reproducible Results iii
15 - Intermediary Chemistry [Vanessa]
16 - Honors Physics
28 - A Fresh Perspective
53 - An Ironic Name [Vanessa]
59 - Good For Your Health [Vanessa, Carina]
72 - Rigorous Inquiry
74 - The Sauna [Open]
91 - The Crawl [Open]
91 - Anything But Plain Sight [Vanessa, Carina]
Frost 121 AoS
24 Frost - An Infernal Racket
76 Frost - Harmony At Last
82 Frost - Shootin' The Breeze [Vanessa]
89 Frost - Presentation Day
Glade 122 AoS
1 Glade - The Boys Who Brunch [Eitan]
11 Glade - Flowers Grow Far Away On A Planet [Open]
13 Glade - Audience, Redux [Florian]
16 Glade - Principles of Civil and Military Engineering
20 Glade - Field Trials i
32 Glade - Multivariable Calculus
83 Glade - Field Trials ii
Searing 122 AoS
6 Searing - Faith Of Our Fathers
15 Searing - On Sieges
18 Searing - No Gods, One Master [Vanessa]
33 Searing - A Summer Holiday [Vanessa]
34 Searing - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star [Vanessa]
34 Searing - How I Wonder What You Are [The Hobbled Gobler]
35 Searing - Open Wounds II [Vergil]
37 Searing - Up Above the World So High [Evacuees]
41 Searing - Like a Diamond In the Sky [Evacuees]
41 Searing - To Grandmother's House We Go [Vanessa]
47 Searing - FW: Account Escalation [Valentin]
52 Searing - Make Yourself At Home [Carina]
54 Searing - Difficulties of International Mail
62 Searing - Because You've Missed The Plot [Imogen, Vanessa]
68 Searing - Wheat and Warfare
84 Searing - Please, Give Generously [Open]
Ash 122 AoS
2 Ash - In Pursuit of Knowledge [Hector, Talon]
85 Ash - Enter the Dragon
Re: Anton Michaelis
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:59 pm
by Anton
Apprentice Quirk: Synesthesia
At Apprentice, Anton's use of Semblance as a replacement for his lost sight has caused him to develop a limited form of synesthesia even when not channeling aether. Sounds, smells, and other sensations blend together for him causing him to perceive one as the other. This is exacerbated when he uses the magic in order to 'see', the visual stimuli almost always interpreted as sound or feeling with auras being seen instead.
Journeyman Quirk: Sixth Sense
So accustomed has Anton become to constantly looking over his shoulder and being wary of discovery, that at Journeyman his Rune began to assist him in the process. Turning the power of Focus in upon himself and mirroring it, he gained a limited ability to determine when others held him as the target of their attentions. This manifests as a very literal sixth sense, a tingling in the back of his mind that alerts him to probable dangers - or at least, those within range of the power who have him in their thoughts for good or for ill.
Expert Quirk: The Ties That Bind
Anton's focus on both the physical sciences as well as his study of human behavior, and the heavy use of Semblance for both, has led to the Rune at Expert illustrating the connections between people and things. Plaintive, ethereal, chords signal that scattered shards of glass were once parts of the same mirror, while those bound by love or hate are accompanied by the same backing theme.
After witnessing the birth of multiple rifts, as well as the bodily transference of individuals to Aetherium itself, with Semblance, Anton has become attuned to areas where the veil has worn thin. This grants him the ability to detect potential rifts before they form, allowing him to predict naturally occurring dread mists before they actually form as well as determine if active magical effects will create them. Furthermore, he is able to discern between the two, and in the case of those created by reckless magic can match a rift's birth cries to the aura of its creator.
Master Quirk: Tonal Architect
For over a decade, Anton has lived with a jumble of sensations that have been impossible to convey to others. By focusing on the connection between himself and the auras he reads, at Master Semblance he has achieved the ability to use that link to convey what he has experienced to others. Though he finds it easiest to convey to willing participants what he is currently witnessing, he can force these sensations upon others - regardless, he must touch the other individual. Additionally, by examining an aura in detail he can memorize them for later recollection and even modification, including sharing them via this Quirk.
