Legend of Ransera

Race: Re’hyæan Hytori
Age: 90
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 187lbs

Occupation: Cleric of Divinity, Archaeologist, World Mage
Relation to PC: Mentor
NPC Type: Mentor
Influence: 4

Description: Varinios appears as an energetic and quirky man of intellect, with a unique way of conducting himself and his work. However, he is able to keep a level head in dangerous situations while making quick, solid decisions; ordering those below them while simultaneously showing concern for their well-being and the success of the endeavor he has embarked upon. Varinios is considered among his peers as a genius, using his brain for the benefit of the crown.

When put as a leader of a group, he excels and is able to easily figure out complex problems and create plans for the group to carry out. However, despite his cheeriness, those who know him believe Varinios to be one the scariest people to meet when angry. This change of character is often marked by Varinios calling someone "Lambkin".

Varinios is the most calculating, cunning, and analytical soul as he is always thinking ten steps ahead in any given situation. He is able to carefully look past his feelings and see the real situation at hand, which has been demonstrated on many of his excursions out into the desert looking for ruins and lost knowledge. He is extremely perceptive and able to quickly recognize the patterns and mistakes that others make, which gives him an edge. In battle, while his preference is to concoct strategies based on the deduction of his opponents' fighting abilities and style, his natural battle instincts are also highly tuned over the years.

However, his care for his friends and family is the backbone of anything he does, as he would sacrifice just about anything to protect them and thus making him a reliable teammate despite the misleading front he puts on.

Skills

The Facets of the Guild The Solaris Aurora is broken into five different facets/branches of operation. Administration, Research, Excavation, Security, & Preservation encompass the guild outfit.

• Ⅰ} Administration:
  - Virtually the brain of the guild, in which operations and assignments are formally given, as well as overall control and leadership over the rest of the organization. The current Scale of the guild, Ceræza, is otherwise known as the de facto leader of the guild. Granted all of the Immortal Instruments hold equal power, she has the ability to veto any decision she feels will endanger the guild and its interests or reputation. In a sense, the administration facet is the control center, and closest to the core of the guild as a whole. Monitoring the general activities of both the guild and the fluctuations of Solunarium society as a whole is also their focus.
  
  Ⅱ} Research:
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  Ⅲ} Excavation:
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  Ⅳ} Security:
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  Ⅴ} Preservation:
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The Immortal Instruments

• The Immortal Instruments make up the upper echelon of this guild, holding council on how to advance and achieve their goals to the most effective degree. Masters at advancing and nurturing talent and discovery, as well as masters of world magics, are often sought out as advisory councils in their particular fields of expertise. Though they all share equal power in the guild, an Instrument is always in charge of one of the five facets of the guild.

• The Rune of Summoning etched into the back of Læbirius's hand is unique as it fuses with his soul, spurred and called by the demons of decay & rot. Fascinated by the line between life & death as well as witnessing the final moments of a person's life, the rune will invoke Læbirius to seek out places of death and areas rich with spiritual activity. As Læbirius grows in proficiency he will soon begin to exhibit instincts innate to an entity of death and decay such as the ones he summons. His thinking patterns and tactics will now mimic that of these entities of atrophy, both grand and unfathomable. By the end of his journey, Læbirius will find himself becoming a force that heralds the coming of decay and one's inevitable end, groomed to become the Withering Archdemon

☠ Apprentice - Mark of the Haunted

• {Cosmetic, Summon}
  - At this level of awakening, the rune has taken its first step in imprinting on Læbirius's soul. This manifests as his arms{from shoulder to fingertips} & legs{from his outer hip down to his toes}are covered in thick inky black covering. Within this black coloring, his hands & feet glow an eerie opalescent green with lines extending down his arms and up his legs in a pattern that mimics tree branches. This cosmetic change comes with the trait that whenever Læbirius is in an area teeming with death or spirits or anything related to the area, they glow brighter than normal, sending a chill up his spine and causing his breath to become visible. While in this area of death or spiritual presence, the ability of Summon uses the marks on his limbs as a beacon of sorts to call forth the spirits of his respective sphere to appear before him so he may choose which spirit to form a contract with.

☠ Journeyman - Demonic Disharmony

• {Utility}
  - Læbirius can swap his aetheric signature with that of a demon he has summoned. Once the swap is done, any aethereal traces that Læbirius leaves, through magic use, through detection upon him, and other such things will appear to be the work of the demon and will lead to the demon should one follow them, even after Læbirius has swapped the signature back.

☠ Expert - Chains of Betrayal

• {Cleave}
  - Expanding to expert, this awakening changes the way Læbirius uses the ability of Cleave. Instead of severing the bond between a rival summoner and their spirit, he releases demonic chains with a collar to latch onto the spirit's neck, and extremities. Once caught, if Læbirius is of greater strength than the spirit or summoner, he can in turn cause the spirit to betray their summoner and leash it to his will instead. If the spirit or summoner is of equal skill or greater, Læbirius can expend aether in the difference between them. It then falls to the spirit to decide which summoner they wish to serve.

☠ Master #1 - Withering Legion

• {Grand Summon}
  - As a master of Summoning Læbirius finds that his connection to the demons of his particular taste is manifested in how his body is compatible with spirits, as the way he wields Grand Summon is fundamentally changed. Instead of Grand Summon calling forth spirits into the material plane, they are called forth into Læbirius's body, so much so that he is able to form a symbiotic bond with them. The number of spirits sharing the same body can differ under various circumstances. While within his body, Læbirius can cycle through the spirits he has called, allowing for him to have a variety of abilities to fit whatever situation it is called for.
  
  Læbirius is also able to see the line between reality and the realm of spirits while inhabited by the summons he calls, allowing him to find places where the veil is the thinnest or where spirits gather the most. He has a hard limit of seven spirits that he can have in his body at once. Once that limit is met, his body will naturally ward off any that come after. The detriment to this quirk however is that Læbirius runs the risk of losing himself to the inhabiting spirits. Without a high meditation & resistance skill, Læbirius will slowly find himself becoming more susceptible to possession if he uses Grand Summon excessively. If things go unchecked he will be no more and all that will remain in his place.......is Legion.

☠ Master #2 - Grip of the Dammed

• {Utility, Hook Summon}
  - At this level of awakening, Læbirius finds that the skeletal & gaunt demons he is used to working with place their touch on this awakening. He is able to grow four skeletal spine-like tendrils from the middle of his own spine. Using his soul as a fuel source, they can reform if damaged, and with enough aether feeding into them, they can endure even the most critical damage. These skeletal whips can be maintained for up to an hour.
  
  Reaching lengths of 10ft, and 4ft in thickness, they can yield formidable striking & piercing power being able to pummel, constrict, or lash at foes within reach. He can also bind them together to fashion two larger, stronger tendrils. Because they are made of aetheric energy, it makes them comparatively weak to aether-canceling items or forces. This will disarm him no matter how much aether is poured into them, leaving him at a disadvantage when using them on the defensive.
  
  Additionally, these tendrils, when using Hook Summon, will latch on to the first spirit they come in contact with allowing him up to four chances to call a spirit. Because there are four of them, Læbirius can sacrifice them, either one by one or all at once in order to sustain the spirit{s} called. If all four are given up the Hook Summon will most often if not, grab a spirit stronger than the normal Moderately powerful spirit, however in doing so, Læbirius is guaranteed to overstep as a result of this.

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☠ Apprentice Description:

• Teloc first appears as a skeletal figure with bony protrusions from out its back and arms. Teloc's form is from the navel up and is about 4ft in height. A sickly green miasma mist permeates from within its chest cavity giving it a ghostly aura.

Power{s} ☠ Journeyman Description:

• At this level Teloc's appearance shifts, the spirit gaining two more feet to its overall height making it 6ft tall. It now sports a cloak as dark as night itself with the only light coming from where its head is in the cloak. A multitude of spectral hands are now visible as well as three chained lanterns hanging upon its form.

Power{s} ☠ Expert Description:

• Teloc's body is that of an imposingly large sized human skeleton standing at 8ft tall, though its ribcage is packed with bits of dead matter and bones, and openly exposed as a result. Its torso leans forward as well, giving it a lurching appearance.

Power{s} ☠ Master Description:

• At the final evolution of Teloc, it reaches an imposing height of 11ft tall, towering over even the largest of the mortal races. Teloc loses its more skeletal appearance for a more grim ethereal one. The fur cloak that covered most of its body decays away for a cloak of demonic energy resembling storm clouds. At the center of its form is its skull floating above demonic electrical energy. It gives off the appearance and representation of death.

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☠ Apprentice Description:

• Teloc first appears as a skeletal figure with bony protrusions from out its back and arms. Teloc's form is from the navel up and is about 4ft in height. A sickly green miasma mist permeates from within its chest cavity giving it a ghostly aura.

Power{s} ☠ Journeyman Description:

• At this level Teloc's appearance shifts, the spirit gaining two more feet to its overall height making it 6ft tall. It now sports a cloak as dark as night itself with the only light coming from where its head is in the cloak. A multitude of spectral hands are now visible as well as three chained lanterns hanging upon its form.

Power{s} ☠ Expert Description:

• Teloc's body is that of an imposingly large sized human skeleton standing at 8ft tall, though its ribcage is packed with bits of dead matter and bones, and openly exposed as a result. Its torso leans forward as well, giving it a lurching appearance.

Power{s} ☠ Master Description:

• At the final evolution of Teloc, it reaches an imposing height of 14ft tall, towering over even the largest of the mortal races. Teloc loses its more skeletal appearance for a more grim ethereal one. The fur cloak that covered most of its body decays away for a cloak of demonic energy resembling storm clouds. At the center of its form is its skull floating above demonic energy. It gives off the appearance and representation of death.

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