Post by Raphael Strange on Feb 16, 2011 7:34:54 GMT 1
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[/i][/center]The Person
Name: Raphael Strange (Also prefers being called "Raph")
Age: 28
Place of Birth: Dark Dimension
Current Place of Residence:
The Sanctum Sanctorum: 177A Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York, New York
Affiliation: Justice League of Avengers, (Ex-)Young Titan.
Family:
Stephen Strange (Father)- “Doctor Strange”
Clea Strange (Mother) "Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension"
Umar (Grand Mother) “Umar the Unrelenting”
Orini (Grand Father)
Dormmamu (Grand Uncle)
(Leaving room for younger brothers or sisters)
Height: 6’0
Weight: Looks 170 (Weighs 260 lbs)
Appearance:
Civilian Attire:
it is no secret that Raphael is into the the modern mix of Victorian era fashion. Normally seen in a dress shirt over a t-shirt and slacks over jeans. Though he does prefer to dress formally casual when he does wear jeans and shirts they are usually hard, bland, non eye catching colors.
Personality:
Raphael is an Idealist. He relies heavily on his intuitions to guide him, and use his discoveries to constantly search for value in life. He is on a continuous mission to find the truth and meanings underlying things. Every encounter and every piece of knowledge gained through his own will or by his powers gets sifted through his personal value system, and is evaluated to see if it has any potential to help define or refine his own path in life. Raphael is of the intellectual archetype but he is not a pure Apollo who favors thinking over feeling, distance over closeness, objective assessment over subjective intuition. -But can become one-
Raphael does not like conflict, and will go to great lengths to avoid it. If he must face it, Raph will always approach it from the perspective of his feelings. In conflict situations, he places little importance on who is right and who is wrong. He focus on the way that the conflict makes him feel, and indeed don't really care whether or not he is right. He doesn't want to feel badly. This trait sometimes makes him appear irrational and illogical in conflict situations. On the other hand, Raphael make a very good mediator, and is typically good at solving other people's conflicts, because he intuitively understand people's perspectives and feelings, and genuinely want to help them. He wants nothing more than to use his powers to help others, be it in battle or in a psychiatrist chair. Though he does abhor to violence he will fight with extreme vigor when needed. Otherwise, Raphael like to enjoy himself and always likes to show it, making it obvious to others that they can come close, and strike up a conversation. He's open to everybody, and tries hard to give everyone he meets a chance. Raphael tries to be there for anyone that needs him, a shoulder to cry one, a hand to hold, a person to hug he likes to be a pillar of support.
One thing he lead from his father is to do what is right, always flexible and laid-back, until one of his values is violated. In the face of his value system being threatened, Raph can become the aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for his cause. When he has adopted a project or job which he's interested in, it usually becomes a "Cause" for him. Although he is a detail-oriented individuals, he will cover every possible detail with determination and vigor when working for his "cause".
Likes:
- Drawling: He will most likely have a sketchbook around
- Classical music: From Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Dvořák. Even The Beatles?
- Preforming Magic Shows: Can out fake magic lance burton
- Playing the violin
- Going to the Dark Dimension: Mother is there.
- The Victorian era: Just look at how he dresses.
- Magical studies: You are raised by a Sorceress & Ex-Sorcerer Supreme, you gain a tremendous respect for the craft.
Dislikes:
- Technology: Still prefers candles over light bulb's
- Going to the Dark Dimension: Dormmamu is strong there
- Violence
- Over use of dark magics & irresponsible use.
- Loud noises
- Fast Foods
- Bad Acting
The Hero
Codename: Arcanum (Has been known to go by "Doctor Arcanum")
Hero Attire:
Raphael will cast a spell which turns whatever he is wearing at the moment into his hero attire. It is along the same line of his fathers style who is know for his Blue base, Red secondary and Yellow trim.
Raphael mimicked his style wearing a black base, secondary red, and silver trim color scheme. This black mask appears on his face
Powers:
- Personal power of the soul, mind, and body. The power over his own being granted him such skills as mesmerism, thought casting, Phasing, and astral projection.
- Two being, Power gained by tapping the ambient magical energy of the universe he inhabits and employing it for special effects such as illusion-casting, Creation of solid mystical energy constructs & energy projection, teleportation, and magical telekinesis. His own natural ability to store and generate mystical energy a big factor here.
Raphael’s mystical energies strength varies with each purpose they are used to form be they shields or bolts. The natural strength of his blasts doing the around the voltage in a bolt of lightning. This is not to be confused with an electrical attack but only the strength in which Raphael's mystic blasts can be measured and compared. The blasts doing concussive damage rather then electrical damage.
Raphael is able to heat metals, push objects, and with use of spells combine other elements to his blasts. This meaning with the use of a storm spell Raphael can add electrical, heat, or aquatic or other properties to the blasts. (An example being if their is a fire, Raphael's bolts can act as if they were water based with use of some type of water spell doing concussive along with water damage.). His mystical energy is able to take the form of a blast or anything Raphael wills it to be (IE: constructs), typically the energy is emitted in an omnidirectional discharge pattern forming like static lighting around himself. It can be channeled and cast from any part of his body mostly his eyes or hands.
Possessing the ability to generate a protective barrier around himself which is proof against a wide variety of forces, including brute force, energy attacks and extreme temperature conditions. It can be projected and or used for a variety of feats. The force field absorbs any and damage which might be caused by attack to an extent, but can be over powered with enough force, which as of yet his shields have been seen to crack at pressures of 70 tons. - Finally, powers gained through the tapping of mystical energy from other dimensions by invoking entities of objects of power existing in those dimensions. This means of power is usually gained by the recitation of spells, either ritualized ones found in various mystical text or original spells invoking extradimensional assistance.
Raphael has what could be called a Second Sight or a sixth sense. Raph has a magical awareness allowing him to see energies and traces of supernatural powers. He can tell if someone is charging getting ready to cast a spell or use a supernatural gift. He can see if an item is magical. This also allows him to be able to tell if a person is a human just by looking at them.
Like his mother Raphael can use magical energy for the conjuration of physical objects. Making swords and other physical objects appear or for unusual luminescent effects. The magical energy which Raphael emits take on a deep purple coloration causing items he summons to take on a purple base color.
With an extensive knowledge of sorcerous spells and incantations which were taught him by Dr. Strange and which invoke the names and aspects of various extradimensional power sources for very specific effects without taxing his own personal abilities. Like most of the extradimensional race of Faltine, Raphael though only one third of the race has a body whose density is somewhat greater than that of an Earth human. As a result, he weighs more than an Earthling of the same height and build would.
The rate at which Raphael ages is unknown. His mother has aged very slowly over the centuries, and his father has apparently not aged at all over this same amount of time he has been alive. It can already be seen that Raphael has increased longevity and lifespan, healing faster then normal humans and his look hasn't changed for sometime as if he had stopped aging. When healing Raphael minor wounds may heal in minutes while more sever injures send him into a trance like state and my take hours to days to heal.
Raphael though he has enhanced durability & endurance, his skin stronger then stone. His strength is average. At the peek of an olympic athlete. Using his mystical telekinesis to enhance his strength or wrapping his fists in mystical energy to add damage to his blows. Able to run a constant thirty miles per hour for up to three days straight, obviously out preforming any Olympic athlete. Even more if aided by magic.
Skills:
Trance, Edict memory, Strong will (Resist mind control):
One thing Raphael first leaned to control his magic was Meditation. Able to enter a trance so deep that the outside world seems to slip away. He may enter a trance which slows body functions to such a level that he may be assumed dead an action to fool observer. While in a trance he reduce his need for food and water to a minimal level, and may heal serious wounds in days with use of magic. Raph possesses the uncanny ability to recall images, sights, sounds and or sensations from his memory with uncanny accuracy and in seemingly abundant volume and detail. One of the most interesting advantages of this skill is that he has sharpened his mind to recall his dreams in exact detail.
Alchemy: Raphael has learned the art of manipulating the elements for bizarre and wondrous effects. In turn leaning about elements, minerals, and there properties in a mythic sense.
Master Occult knowledge: With a P.H.D of Philosophy in Theology along with his personal study of mystical practices. Raphael know about magical societies, antiquities, runes, and forgotten lore.
Master Combatant & tactician: When it comes do to it and magic has failed. Raphael was trained by Dr. Strange who is a skilled athlete and was trained in the martial arts used by Tibetan monks in Kamar Taj and the Ancient One. Raphael is no stranger to swords, staffs, bows and arrows, along with several other weapons. Learning war strategies and how to work a battlefield.
Plays the violin
Art: After learning how to draw complex and detailed glyphs used for various spells Raph found it easy to draw other things. His skill is relative to someone with a masters in visual arts. This also means that his skills pull over into ceramics, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts photography, video, filmmaking, and architecture. [/ul]
Special Equipment:
Raphael has at his disposal access to alchemy sets, scrolls, books, along with charms and enchantments with varying uses.
Raph can normally summon a messenger bag to himself that contains blank parchments, inks & paints, and things needed for various preparations of spells. An Example: Eye of newt, salt, holy water, and and things of the like.
Weaknesses:
Technology: Though it seems illogical compared to his mystical prowess, when fighting foes that deal with more scientific natures Raphael's magic is weaker. He also has trouble crossing and relating his magic to combat the more scientific.
Annunciation: In order to perform a successful mantra or spell he must be able to annunciate what he is doing. Furthermore, he must be able to hear his spells for them to be successful. And while some 'mantras' are done by simple semantic gestures, such as the creating of force fields, casting lightning and force blasts with little or no effort.
Bound: While some of his spells or abilities are done by speaking. Others are done with gestures and movements. Relating to the above weakness of Annunciation, Being gagged and bound are quite troublesome combination.
Concentration: He needs full concentration in order to access his more complex spells or ability. And even then, he is under great strain whenever he must conjure up something else.
Bloodline: Dormmamu, Clea, and Umar each share traits that seem to have been passed to Raphael. Pride, arrogance. It is a strength and a weakness A goal fills his mind, and he must do what he can to fulfill it.... There are very few who are brave or strong or imaginative enough to look beyond the suffocating embrace of society and mundane thought and see something more. Society treats such people with both respect and contempt, for it is the Visionary who perverts as well guides society into the future. He may be a spiritualist, shaman, New Ager, mystic, philosopher or inventor, but whatever he is, he is always looking for something more. To see beyond the bounds of conventional imagination and create new possibilities. Though he might have his head in the clouds and are often of an impractical bent, he is filled with new ideas and perceptions. Arrogance and oversight has been the down fall of his uncle countless times.
Higher magic: Raphael is a adept to many magics but when it comes to it he can be out classed.
Normal things: He can heal faster and take a fair share of damage but Raph is still weak against things most normal people are weak against. Stronger, faster people. he can also be shocked, scared, confused. [/ul]
Most Heroic Achievements:
Exorcized a demon from a little girl when he was ten years old.
History:
RP Sample:
The gem melted in to a liquid that fell between the cracks of his fingers into a small glass bowl onto the table. “In memories and time, so says I. Burn and be gone!” The liquid began to shake the bowl as the liquid turned into a black diamond shattering the bowl. Closing the book Raphael picked up the diamond and placed it onto a necklace. Casting his spell Raphael was adorned in his Arcanum attire . His red cape waved in a nonexistent wind. Holding a hand to the sky mystic sparks of purple magic wrapped around his body until he simply disappeared.
Reappearing in front of a small door Arcanum knocked on the door before entering. A little girl lied asleep on a hospital bed, her parents on each of her sides. Walking over to the girl Arcanum put the necklaces around her neck. “She will be fine, but leave magic to those who know how to use it. The trouble with black magic is it ends in chaos and misery.” The black diamond on the necklace shimmered a radiant blue as the girl woke up. After canceling the demonic spell that sent the girl into a comma that the parents tried to get their blind daughter to see. Looking at the girl Arcanum became the first person she had ever seen since birth. Giving her a polite nod Arcanum teleported away the same way he arrived. The diamond around the girls neck became a normal diamond. A gift along with her new found sight.
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++OOC Info++
Player: Zack
Other characters played: None
Any plans in mind for the character?
To get him fully integrated into the RP world.
Possibly kick start alot of magical Plots.
Character romances are always fun.
Have fun!
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