Name: Callum "Call" Muraco
Species: Human/Shadow Mage
Pronouns: He/him
Age: 17
Special Items: A
silver dagger; when certain words are uttered, the weapon transforms into dual daggers with a 3-foot chain connecting them by the hilts (imagine the same dagger but multiplied by two and having a chain added). The runes on the dagger(s) glow a jade green whenever the weapon strikes something/someone. He also wears a special
emerald pendant that allows for the transformation of his dagger to occur.
Personality: Despite being just a little introverted, preferring to be alone with his companion, Raven (whose image link I'll put up in the bio section), Callum can still socialize fine, is rather kind, and does his best to remain on the good side of others... unless they threaten those close to him. He hates arguments and tends to try staying away from them as much as possible, but when he does overhear one, or worse, is involved himself, his mind will most likely unravel at a fast rate; yelling in general doesn't sit well with him. However, despite that, he will stand against anyone who comes close to hurting his friends, even if he has to get in an argument himself. He almost always becomes self-conscious when he is around those older than him, especially if they are taller than he is. Even though he tries to let the events in his past go, the memories always come back to haunt him, especially in his nightmares. Despite this, he will brave through his fears and doubts for the sake of another, that or if there are no other options. He isn't afraid to die for his friends and allies, which gives him a reckless side. He is also very persistent, unwilling to give up, especially in a fight. This usually leads to him being severely injured or, in the worst case scenario, near death. He doesn't prefer to look out for himself, instead paying attention to other people, adding a selfless factor to him. He can also keep a cool head in many situations, remaining calm and collected... most of the time. However, his worst fear, that being gaining too much power and letting it get to his head, can stop him sometimes, as well as remembering his near death experience in the past. One more thing; he gets rather insecure and a little irritated when someone calls him a "kid". He knows he technically is one, but that doesn't mean he has to like it.
Appearance: Callum stands at 5'8" with short, pitch black hair and a few bangs in the front, a pale complexion, and stormy grey eyes, which have a darker ring of grey around the pupils; when he uses his shadow magic, his eyes glow a fiery orange. He has a long, diagonal scar curling around the right side of his neck, which he covers up, as well as having a
black crescent moon-shaped tattoo on his right hand. His usual attire consists of a black cloak, a black tunic underneath, a light grey scarf to cover up the scar on his neck, black pants, black shoes, and a necklace with a crescent-shaped pendant, which has an emerald attached. He also wears a
black plague doctor mask, mostly in the daytime to shield the light from his eyes.
Bio: TBA, but I can give you some details... he has a psycho brother who hates him/wants him dead (and nearly murdered him) and an older sister who cares about him with all her heart, who died roughly three years ago, leaving him alone until he found company. His father is an alcoholic and doesn't give a crap about any of them. He has knowledge of who the spirits of Night and Light are. Since he was 12, he trained with his magic in order to apply it as a gift rather than a curse. When he was 16, he was cursed by an unknown force in the shadows; it's an experience he would rather not talk about or remember in detail. After a couple weeks had passed, he crossed paths with an abandoned wolf pup with wings, whom he named
Raven. He used to be apart of a small (and I mean very small) group of shadow mages such as himself, who set out to hunt down rogue monsters, but after being cursed, he defected, not only to get used to his curse, but to also live a more peaceful life and raise Raven the way she deserved to be raised. He is currently living in a secret glade with Raven; he only visits Lough once or twice a month.
Special Skills: Callum's entire being is fueled by shadow magic, meaning that if most or all of it is drained from him, he will die. He is best trained in the usage of this magic, having several different techniques.
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Dark Shield Construction: he can create domes of darkness around himself; he can do it with others as well, but he isn't well-versed with this variation. These domes aren't invulnerable, and can quite easily be destroyed with any kind of light attack, or just light in general (even lightning can do the trick).
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Darkness Spike Projection: He can create and project needles/spikes of darkness to attack/impact targets. He has to draw them from the shadows, so he can't create them in midair, and he certainly can't make them sprout from just any surface; it has to be from a shadow (and no, he can't make spikes come from someone else's shadows, otherwise he would be able to kill people easily XD). This form of his magic drains him very quickly; only Shadow Swimming and Shadow Mimicry consume his energy faster than projecting spikes made of darkness.
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Umbrakinetic Combat: He can apply darkness to physical combat, essentially fusing them together. For example, he can imbue his fists with shadows or cover his entire form with shadows whenever he goes to tackle his foes. Any light creatures can outdo him while he is using this technique; in fact, anything emitting some kind of light can overpower him (for example, fire, lightning, etc.).
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Shadow Swimming: He can sink into and swim in the shadows as if they were water. If light were to be shined upon the shadows he is hiding in, he won't be forced out, but rather, he will be trapped within those shadows, unable to get out until the light fades away. This variation of his magic takes up a lot of energy and will drive him insane the longer he is within the shadows.
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Darkness Empowerment: He is stronger in darker areas. He becomes faster, stronger and more durable in areas of darkness (though not too durable... he is naturally frail). However, he is weakest in areas of intense light. In fact, the light can hurt him badly... it doesn't burn him, but it essentially drains his energy and causes him pain, sometimes to the point where he can't move at all.
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Darkness Adaptation: Though he doesn't have night vision, he can adapt to the dark rather easily, able to maneuver around without running into anything while in the dark. However, like with any other environment, he can't move around so well when he is disoriented, which happens pretty often when he uses the other variations of his magic. This also makes him especially susceptible to being blinded by intense light, like any other person/creature who aren't immune to being blinded, except doubly worse. This variation doesn't drain him; it comes naturally to him.
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Shadow Mimicry: This is the pinnacle of his magic; he can merge with his own shadow to become a living shadow, or in other words, have a body made of shadows. He can still be hit, as he doesn't become an actual intangible shadow. While performing this technique, Shadow Swimming becomes more tolerable for him, allowing him to stay within a pool of shadows for much longer. However, Shadow Mimicry drains more energy than all of the other variations of his magic (in fact, every time he uses it, he passes out afterwards), hence he only uses it in emergencies. He cannot use this in complete darkness, as he doesn't cast a shadow in the dark... so that means he has to put himself in an area of light where he can merge with his shadow, which will put him at risk due to light's harmful affect on him.
Other than his magic, he has an immense amount of courage and is willing to take on any foe as long as he can spare those close to him from potentially dying. He is also pretty fast, but this is balanced by him being frail. He is also skilled with his dagger(s). The curse that weakened his mind also somewhat benefited him by making him immune to afflictions that can turn one into a specific species, such as vampirism and lycanthropy.
Weaknesses: Light. Just. Light. Any kind of light, really. Mainly sunlight or light elementals, but nonetheless, there is only so much light he can take being showered in before collapsing in exhaustion. He is also frail and has sensitive skin, so he can be cut open easily and be brought down by pain rather easily as well. Remembering traumatic events from his past, especially his near-death experience, is never good for him. Never. He sometimes gets nervous around people older than him, as he feels powerless compared to them, despite his expertise with dark magic. He often took blows for his fellow shadow mages when he was still with them, and he is more than willing to do it again in the future, but it never ends well for him when he does so.
He has one more weakness; a curse bestowed upon him when he was sixteen, a couple weeks before he found Raven. Although he was made immune to some afflictions, his mind was corrupted and weakened further than the average human (origin for this is to be role-played), meaning the following:
1. Mind control/hypnosis is easy to perform on him. Also, any other drug or medicine that affects the mind will work through his system at a fast rate, whether good or bad.
2. He sometimes hears voices in his head, especially voices of doubt, which can often distract him.
3. He has nightmares every single night; he doesn't go a single night without waking up in a sweat. He also mutters in his sleep at times.
4. All the headaches and migraines in the world! He is more susceptible to having headaches and even migraines at times than the average person.
Other: He hates the horrible treatment non-humans and half-breeds (for whom he is trying to come up with a nicer term for), and has gotten kicked out of a few places because he stood up for them. He is hated on both sides; non-humans hate him for being a human, and humans hate him for being a mage and sticking up for all half-breeds and non-humans. Also, if he is being bitten by anything, whether it be vampires, canines or whatever else, his entire body will stiffen, rendering him unable to free himself or use his magic in any way.
