Last Life OOC: We Remember What He Did

Last Life

The Darkness writhed and spilled forth an inferno of black and purple. It threshed, stabbing away, burning away and consuming that last bit of world. There were several creatures still standing on that bit of grass. There was a female, two males, and a small little girl. They were creatures similar to trees in appearance. They all clung to one another in fear. As their last clump of world was burnt up, so were they. They burnt alive in the fire of the Darkness. When it was done, everything was silent. Then horrendous laughter broke out. A dark laugh. Then thousands, millions, billions of other dark voices broke in with their own laughter. The most dominant voice was that of a tall entity standing amongst a cluster of dark clouds within the Darkness.

Mallis. He sneered, still laughing and glaring down at the place where the last share of life to that realm once was. Mallis bellowed, his evil laugh boomed like a supernova.

"Well done, my children, well done!" He cackled.

"You have to stop doing this!" Squealed a voice behind Mallis. It was Dalia, bound on her knees by black tendrils stretching from the Darkness as chains.

Dalia was a gray Allure. Her body resembled that of a reptilian one. She had long ebony black hair and beautiful jade eyes. She wore a war-torn gray cloak and was barefoot. Though she wasn't bloodied or beaten, such was the custom of most of those Mallis actually did take captive.

"Actually, I don't" Mallis said as he turned back. He was a tall, Darkian Immortal being. His skin was made of a strange substance called darksludge which was also what his fellow Darklings were made out of. It was a combination of black slime and a thick, black, smoke that actually seemed more solid than gaseous. It was though shadows had become three dimensional and all came together to form him. His head was the Shrom-style cobra-hood-witch cap shape. It was very ominous and nobody could mistake it. His eyes were menacing, blazing purple. His mouth was full of fangs. His long arms were tipped with skinny, claw-like fingers. He didn't have any visible legs at the moment. Everything just seemed to run down almost like a cloak. Occasionally a tentacle would emit from the bottom.

"You'll regret this" Dalia said. "You'll regret killing all of these innocents, swallowing all of these worlds" she said. Mallis chuckled.

"And how so, dear daughter?" He asked, reminding her that he was her dad. Long before Keros was destroyed, Mallis had begun to feel lonely an meaningless. To fill the void, he kidnapped a little girl and raised her in a faraway place and named her... Dalia. Ever since then, he was the only parent she knew. She had escaped him when she discovered he was so evil at the age of seventeen. To keep her alive, a friend of hers had put a time warp on her, keeping her alive for millenniums as she watched Mallis consume realms.

"Amuse me" Mallis said. "Your pathetic friends aren't going to help you! They've been blasted to a place far away!"

"But they're together..." Dalia said defiantly. This seemed to make Mallis angry. He grimaced, his pointy-tooth mouth making a fateful snarl.

"Do you think that changes anything? Ariana can't lead them properly without Lethor at her side. And he's been missing for ages. Back at that forsaken realm of the Silvings, the one I'll find soon enough. She's slowly wearing down, realizing that her love for him is all she has" he growled.

"Only because you took everything else from her!" Dalia screamed. Mallis cracked a grin but it soon faded.

"Tharan has been separated from the group in the Orchard Opression. He's gone! He can't protect them any longer. Sairei continues to ignore their pleas for assistance. She will never show herself, ever. The two most powerful beings amongst all of you--GONE! On top of that, there are no Destroyers here to stop me, to rise against me. Because outside of the Destroyed Realm and out here in where I play, they're absolutely powerless! And the pathetic survivors of Atama are unskilled and unfit to fight my Darklings. They will prove easy prey" he said giving her a glance suggesting if she were kidding. Dalia knew how to hit Mallis' nerves though.

"And Thage?"

Mallis' eyes lit up. Then they narrowed. He turned away, his fists clenched.

"I know you love her, Dad" Dalia said.

"Love her? Preposterous. Mallis does not possess the ability to love or feel happiness--except for fiendish, wicked happiness" said the dark overlord.

"Oh really?" Dalia asked. "I saw the way you looked at her. I saw the way you two interacted" she said.

"Until that mutt betrayed me" Mallis said. He turned back to Dalia. A silver X had formed over his heart. It was his Acrux, and it usually either pointed out he had made a promise to someone or his heart was broken. He felt deep with sorrow. Dalia knew that in this case, it meant heartbreak. "She made me... Err... That filthy wretch!" he grumbled.

Seemingly ages ago, Mallis had been taken into Sairei's realm to escape an attack by metallic creatures they were fighting against. There, they were in a realm that technically didn't exist. Thus, they themselves were virtually nonexistent. The firewalls and webbing the Darkness had spun inside Mallis no longer functioned correctly and he revealed too much.

The Ancients of Keros, or what was left of them, used Mallis' words against him.

"The curse will be broken when love finds me" Mallis had said. The Ancient spirits thought this meant if Mallis would be involved in a romance. So they conjured an Allure-like creature and named her Thage. She saw Mallis for who was trapped underneath him, his true form... Lovian. The person who lived before Mallis was, well, Mallis. When she came to him, it took a while and a lot of digging, but eventually he fell for her. Nobody had ever shown him kindness of that flavor before. But when Mallis fell for her, instead of transforming back into Lovian like the Ancients planned, he merely split in two. Whatever good within Mallis was gone during that day in Atama.

The good turned into its own being. Lovian. Thage then was in love with him, since originally she sought him within Mallis anyway. Mallis felt betrayed, feeling as though Thage had fallen in love with him first and he was heartbroken. His signature Acrux formed, casting his most powerful evil into full use. The Acrux is a very rare thing and when awakened will give Mallis the very power of life and death.

But in another battle, it was discovered that neither Mallis nor Lovian could die while they both existed apart and Mallis was determined to kill Lovian. So he re-absorbed him.

That only started things back at square one. The group of heroes were forced to leave Atama when the Darkness destroyed it. The survivors of Atama, the world's natives, became fierce rivals of Mallis and joined the Resistance.

And many events in other realms followed. But after all of this, basically, they have gathered survivors from new realms Mallis has destroyed and now form the biggest resistance Mallis has ever faced. Since they are a combination of beings from hundreds of realms, not all solely from Keros, they form a larger chance of persevering. Now, Ariana leads them. She is one of the only beings from the original group that met in the Destroyed Realm left.

"The spirits greatly misinterpreted what I said" Mallis answered. "I did not mean a romance would break the curse, I meant something much deeper... But I will not elaborate. I will not be foolish to reveal any more like I once did" Mallis told Dalia.

"They'll find you" she said.

"They will. But they won't live to tell about it. Since my Darklings have been eating so many realms lately... They're much stronger than usual. New breeds are forming! New strengths are being discovered! And my Acrux only feeds then more evil.." He said looking out at all of the beings assembled. "Heartbreak and sorrow isn't always worse. Sometimes... Anger and agony is better than misery, misery in the hunger that I feel when I don't strike."

"There is still Bella" said Dalia.

"Oh? Is that so? Oh yes they still have Bella, or do they?" He laughed wickedly. "Bella! Come hither to your Master!" His booming, warped voice echoed.

Suddenly a huge shape blasted from the clouds out in the field, it burnt hundreds of the Darklings with black flames. The wings of the enormous monster flapped and it swooped forward. Then it simply hovered in front of Mallis.

It was Bella no doubt but... Twisted crudely by Mallis' sick imagination. She was three times her normal size. Her skin was a blend of black and silver. She had what looked like billions of horns on the back of her head and neck, working their way to her spine. She had enormous talons and her limbs seemed stretched out. Her tail had an enormous blade on the end, enough to slice through a sun it seemed. Her eyes flamed purple and purple runes and markings adorned her skin, embellishing it in evil.

Dalia screamed. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?!?!!" She shrieked out. She tried to break free of the tendrils chaining her to her knees, but she failed. Mallis laughed.

"She is the latest weapon amongst the Darkling forces. Her body's ability to accept the Venom I used to corrupt her with is rather impressive. She will prove to be among my finest servants. Yet again I've managed to take someone Tharan loves and use her against him. If only he'd learn love isn't the way..." Mallis said narrowing his eyes. He pet Dark Bella on the snout before he sent her away. Dalia was in tears.

"YOU MONGREL!!" She shouted out. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS TO HIM AGAIN!"

"What on Keros do you mean, Dalia? This seems exactly like something I'd do" Mallis countered. She was too busy sobbing to say anything back. Mallis went on, "Anyways, soon the rebellion will be crushed and I will rise victorious" he said sharpening his claws off each other.

"How can we surrender or make peace with someone who promises death?" asked Dalia.

"I've announced the new alternative. I will corrupt ad corrode them into Darklings. That is the alternative from being destroyed. And that is a very generous offer on my part. They're bloody fools not to accept it first had" Mallis grumbled.

"Become a Darkling? What life is that?" Dalia asked.

"My sweet daughter, you haven't lived if not as a Darkling" The overlord chuckled.

"That is a lie. But know this Dad, soon my friends will be back. They'll release me and we will kill you." She said furiously.

Mallis laughed. "If only you'd understand the concept that I cannot simply be killed. And I refuse to give you any key to my defeat. But as for their return... I will crush them. They shall pay for their defiance! The Resistance will crumble. I've already crippled them by cutting out Bella and Tharan, and I've made it difficult for them to contact Sairei. Especially since I've spread the Darkmist all around their location. When they say Sairei's name, their words only bounce off the fog and back at them. The Fate will not hear it" Mallis exclaimed. "I want you to realize that the only reason I'm keeping you alive is so you can watch all of the others die."

"No. You're keeping me alive because you don't have the guts to kill your own daughter" Dalia growled. Mallis' fist tightened around her neck. His evil eyes narrowed at her, teeth gritting.

"No" he said choking her. She was gasping for breath. "I want to kill you. It will eliminate whatever emotions I still have that keep me worried about you. If you were dead, I wouldn't be so depressed and emotionally wounded after I've harmed you. You will no longer be a bother to me." He let her go and began moving away. The tendrils released her as a red orb formed around her. A virtually impenetrable bubble that she'd been all too familiar with.

Mallis looks back at her, just before a whirling purple, black, and silver portal blazes open in front of him and he leaves.
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Welcome to Last Life, a Mallis RP. I made this RP by request of many users who said I need to keep these Mallis things going. I decided to start fresh. So this takes place after the plot lines of Atama's highest and the other things I said took place after that.

Later I will post more of what happened in all of these realms, but for now I just want to get the threads up.

So you will play as a survivor from one of the realms Mallis has recently (or long ago) destroyed. You have either joined the Resistance or are simply occupying the same space as them, still trying to decide. Right now they occupy a large citadel Tharan created for them just before Mallis set him into the Nythraak.

The citadel is not within a realm. It floats in the Void (which is the place Mallis uses to find realms. It i the space outside of realms, outside of universes). The citadel though is protected by Tharan's powerful magic that he sent into it, coupled with its far location.

Mallis is desperate to kill off the Resistance. He is pulling out everything he has. Though he's confident that figures like Sairei or Destruction have little interest in joining the rebellion, he has still cut off all connection between them and the resistance. He wants zero contact between them.

You will enter a character that can be of a race you designed or one someone else created (but ask them first). You are free to use any of my races from Keros. Just remember in the history section be sure to describe how they escaped everything when the realm was destroyed.

Here is a list of a few of the main Kerosian races. I will include more later with better descriptions, but here's a brief list:

- Shalestines: tall, cat-like creatures with large batty ears, gray skin. Sometimes with fur. Usually purple or blue eyes. They have a long tail.

- Palesines: same thing as Shalestines, only always hairless an pale white skin. Usually gray, red, or amber eyes.

- Allures: beautiful creatures. An all-female race of majestic creatures similar to anthromorphic creatures. All Allures possess beauty.

- Dethel: menacing cyborgs and robots. They were once built to invade and control all of Keros, but Mallis beat them to it. Now they usually join him. Those that do resist usually only do it or revenge against him.

- Zalei: extremely intelligent creatures usually composed of magic materials. They have twisted views on reality and often use the power of dreams to draw power for themselves. Extremely greedy people and aren't very considerate of others. Tall with a frill around their heads. Strange skin made of metallic material or whatever magical substance they are composed of.

- Snoliks: ugly brutes. Large swamp dwellers that resembled imps in appearance. But despite their ugly appearance and animal ways, they can be very friendly.

- Shroms - (ask me before you make a Shrom. There won't be too many of these) Shroms are tall creatures with hood-like, cobra-like shapes heads. It usually resembles hair going down their backs and a tipped cap on top. They are usually very colorful and have lots of magical runes and marking all over their bodies. The more color and markings, the more respected a Shrom. (If you make a Shrom, you cannot make a white one).


You may also play as a Darkling, but be sure to follow this:

- Darklings: these creatures are usually made up of black slime and dark vapors. They are composed of dark magic, dark sludge, and shards of Mallis' very soul. This is so they can never tear away from him or rebel against him. Upon first spawn, they are virtually clones of Mallis until they begin to live longer and develop their own minds as souls an personalities.

Darklings come in literally any shape or form. Though they usually don't wear clothing and look like scary monsters. Their "skin" (slime) is black an their eyes are usually always purple. Unless it's a special case. Darklings must always serve Mallis. They will be obliterated by their own insides otherwise.

Sometimes Mallis corrodes other beings and turns them into Darklings. In these cases, the Darkling will look similar to the race it was taken from. If you're one of these, put "Darkling-(species)" in the "Race" section.

Darklings eat life ad will do almost anything to get it. Their hunger never seems to be quelled.

For more information, read Mallis' wiki. More of my own races will be added. But remember, I do like to see when others have added their own races to the mix.

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Rules

1. No god modding n stuff

2. No killing off other characters without the owner's permission.

3. Remember that Mallis is the ultimate evil in this story. If you enter a villain, they can have their fun. But remember not to spotlight then entirely.

4. If you do create a villain, be realistic with them. They MUST have a story behind them. Not just a "Imma kill EM" kinda guy. I want this to have a lot of development and progression. Characters will have stories with them.

5. People are gonna die. Remember that.

6. Be ORIGINAL when you're entering your race. I don't want to see things like elves, ogres, orcs, etc. Be original if you're no using mine or another person's race.

7. It's not required, but appreciated, if you make a page about uyour character and their role in this story in the Keros wiki.

8. If you've read these rules, type "Acrux" in the Other section.

Character Sheet


Name: (be creative plz)

Gender: (I hope I don't have t explain this one)

Age: (characters with time-warps are still counted as normal age. So someone living 1,000 years a the age of 20 will still be counted as 20)

Race: (either one of mine, someone else's, or one of your own. Or something line a dragon. But try to steer more in the direction of originality if its not a dragon. Be original with your race and creative)

Appearance:

Personality:

History:

Powers/Abilities:

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Other:

Reserved

Reserved

Reserved, go ahead and post.

Eeeeh... I've signed up for a lot of rps on other sites but once I get done making character sheets for those ill see if I can make one for this :3 big IF though.

Hmm this might be a fun RP, I think I have a character or two for this since Megaverse never really took off

I think I'll join. Expect a character sheet soon.

EDIT: Will I be able to reintroduce my character from Ophidian Vale, assuming that he was one of the ones who survived?

A Mallis roleplay!? YOU BET I'M IN.

I'd love to do this but I'm completely overtaxed right now. Maybe a little later.



EDIT: Okay so because Megaverse and my 1x1 more or less died (Megaverse was on RPP) and because thanks to internet problems I can no longer use Tumblr, I will be joining this. I have a few different character ideas but I'm not sure which I'm going to use so bear with me.

EDIT2: Nevermind. I know exactly who I'm going to create. Say hello to Silas Rex.

Great!

@Prussian: yes. You may also enter characters of your own realm/world/universe if you like as I'd like a large variety of races to partake in this.

Hey so if I had a character who was, say, a leader of an army, could I use his soldiers as NPCs?

Sure, but you need to specify what species they are and what world they come from.

Great! I've got ideas for at least one other character. I'll Also convert Thundrus's character sheet to this new format. Will you mind if I buffed him out a bit?

Okay, since Dark completely confused the hell out of me in the chatbox, I have decided to make this character the biggest troll in the history of all trolls.

tehehehehe...

Hey Darky would it be possible to port Cindy in here?

So despite my little ragefest earlier, I have finished my first sheet. This guy should represent quite a challenge for Mallis.


Name: The Harlequin

Gender: Male

Age: How long ago was Keros again?

Race: Living Shadow

Appearance: The Harlequin doesn’t make sense. He is about 5’4” and weighs practically nothing. He appears to be scrawny and weak, though none of his body can be seen and, judging by his rather ostentatious dress, it’s hard to tell what he actually looks like. The Harlequin dresses like medieval jesters used to dress, with ostentatious puffy red, gold, and black clothing ( looks like this minus the turban and plus a jester hat of that color scheme ((i do hope you all know what a jester hat looks like))) and a opera mask. Except in place of the pursed feminine lips, put a comically wide, almost insane, close-mouthed smile with gold lips. The eyeholes of the mask are empty. The Harlequin skips instead of walking and when he rests often floats in the air. The Harlequin speaks with a high-pitched Turkish voice, and he laughs a very high-pitched giggle, like an imp is sneering at you. The Harlequin seems to be able to manipulate the mask’s lips to make different comically-exaggerated facial expressions. The Harlequin’s mask seems to glow just enough so that it stands out in darkness.

Personality: The Harlequin is almost perpetually in a state of euphoria. He is constantly laughing, as if he were remembering the punchline of a hilarious joke told to him long ago. He just constantly seems to be having fun. Harlequin can’t take anything whatsoever seriously. He is constantly messing around and pulling pranks on people and, being what he is, doesn’t really care about being attacked. He loves to tick people off, which perfectly suits his powers (which I’ll get to later). He seems to be completely, absolutely insane, having absolutely no self-preservation instinct and seemingly spending his time finding his way into trouble. He speaks in riddles and acts extremely dramatic. Harlequin is always expressing some emotion to a ridiculous point. His facial expressions are extremely dramatic in a mocking way, as if making fun of emotions in general. Harlequin could literally poke fun at anything, even Mallis himself. Harlequin is no fool, though; he’s clever to go along with his love of fun. He is constantly meddling and poking at holes in enemies’ weaknesses. He’s the trickster archetype; a silly character who seems harmless but is really crafter and irritation, allowing him to crawl under your skin and exploit your weaknesses. Life is a fantastic game to Harlequin, and he exists to have fun.

History: So, in order to explain Harlequin’s history, I have to explain what a Living Shadow is. Living Shadows are like the last wish of the dying Ravencloak. As the Elven Forests burned at the hands of Agareth and Mallis, Ravencloak realized that he could not defeat Mallis and his army of evil before he died. So Ravencloak hobbled towards the Well of Night and set it ablaze with magic. The well quickly boiled away into black steam, and this steam Ravencloak shaped into the Living Shadows. Having created them and realizing that Mallis would certainly devour them, Ravencloak cast the Living Shadows off into the void with one directive: find the other enemies of Mallis and assist them in any way possible to defeat him and stop anyone else from dying. His secret army gone, Ravencloak faced Mallis and, in an epic battle, was slain. Harlequin was the last of the Living Shadows to leave Keros, and he saw as Mallis killed his creator. Harlequin doesn’t hold a grudge, though, for his carefree nature is also one of his greatest assets. With Ravencloak’s death, Harlequin’s game began, and ever since he has been following Mallis, simply observing him.

Powers/Abilities: So Harlequin is very similar to a ghost. He is completely intangible (sort of. you’ll see) and no physical weapon can damage him (sort of). Secondly, Harlequin can defy gravity; he can float and fly around to his heart’s content and no amount of gravity can keep him down. Harlequin can teleport within a thirty foot radius of himself (similar to blinking). He can create illusory copies of himself, allowing him to evade attack, and can create other fun illusions as well (such as creating an imaginary chinese dragon or optical illusions that allow him to hide). Harlequin uses a type of (relative) offensive magic known as sealing magic. Sealing magic uses runes enchanted with special properties that absorb and trap magic. A circle of sealing runes can trap magical beings and their powers, and using a single rune can absorb a spell (so, if Mallis blasts a fireball at Harlequin, he can use a sealing spell to trap the fireball in a rune). There are hundreds of different runes that code for thousands of different spells, and every combination of sealing runes does something different. In theory, there is some combination of sealing runes that, when placed in a rather large circle, would trap Mallis (but Harlequin doesn’t know what that combination is quite yet). Once an enemy has entered the rune circle, they cannot leave unless Harlequin breaks the enchantment himself.

Strengths:
-Can fly
-Cannot be touched or harmed by physical weapons (this doesn’t just mean mortal weapons. Any weapon that is solid and deals physical damage will not hurt him, not even a magic sword or the claws of a magical beast)
-Can teleport and create illusions of himself or other objects, allowing him to evade attacks.
-His unique sealing magic allows him to trap foes and absorb their magic into special runes (note that he cannot use the spells that he absorbs)
-Is physically incapable of expressing negative emotion (known as Ravencloak’s Will)

Weaknesses: When Ravencloak created the Living Shadows, he made them not to be soldiers, but tricksters. He realized that no warrior could defeat Mallis, and so he did not create a warrior. This opens the Living Shadows to some weaknesses, though, mainly that they cannot deal physical damage to their opponents and cannot use conventional magic. Harlequin literally cannot damage an enemy by himself. He can trap them and absorb spell after spell, but not actually harm his enemy. Harlequin fights by either making his enemies hurt themselves or by trapping enemies and having another person strike them down. Harlequin can only teleport a maximum distance of thirty feet. His illusions are destroyed if they are hit by an attack, and also cannot deal any physical damage to enemies. Sealing magic has some significant weaknesses as well, namely that they have to be written. This represents a little loophole in the whole intangible thing. Harlequin can touch paper and writes using magic ink that he generates in his finger. He has all of the runes memorized but does not know what they all do when combined. Harlequin carries scrolls with him that contain runes, but he needs to write new ones after every battle. Rune circles have to be prepared in-advance, meaning that if Harlequin wants to trap an enemy in one, he either has to get warriors to cover him while he writes it on the ground or has to make it before the battle and lure enemies into it. Ever scroll sealing rune can be used once and only once; afterwards it becomes useless (this only works for absorbing runes)

Other: Acrux "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" -Gandhi

I hope to have another sheet up within the next few days. Expect something a little more warrior-esque.

Maxx, in the chat box, I honestly don't know how you're confused. I explained things very simple. The confusion is deeper within me.

As of your character, the powers are a bit OP. Large powers are good in this RP, but ones that give your character the ability to dodge every single attack is too much (and in my opinion, a character that would use those powers is very cowardly). Secondly, warriors can defeat Mallis. Look how Sairei, Ariana, Tharan, Exo, Phaedra, Lethor, Fear, Madness, etc were able to stop him so many times. And Exo didn't even use magic. :/ which on most occasions would end in the death of a character going up against Mallis.

So until those are fixed, its denied.

As for your next character, I suggest that you not only make them a warrior, but also give then a good backstory an emotion. Emotion is good. I want the characters of this RP to have a lot of it. And be developed upon within the story. So everyone keep that in mind before anyone makes emotionless fighters.

Coawrd? Coward? He's not a coward Dark. No warrior can defeat Mallis, so Harlequin isn't a warrior. Why fight a monster that can't be harmed? Harlequin can still be damaged by magic and he cannot deal any damage back. He is physically incapable of doing any damage against Mallis period. Not all combat is swinging a sword like a barbarian Dark. Harlequin uses his brain to fight, not a time machine or muscles or dragon fire or any of the other things that other enemies of Mallis use because, incase you haven't noticed, they always lose. And what's more; I'm not making a creature that is monster food. The way you described Mallis to me, no character in this rp stands a chance. Sarei? He can just dissolve her with darkness. I don't see why he hasn't yet. And Exo? If the darkness destroys every single molecule of something, then just dissolve him. Mallis can dissolve everything so therefore none of the people you listed should be alive.



And of course they're going to have a backstory Dark. I'm using Colneth anyways.

I'm just not going to use Harlequin to save ourselves the argument. Instead I have this;

Name: Ravencloak

Gender: Male

Age: 523

Species: Kerosian Elf

Appearance: Ravencloak is an old man on the last leg of his journey. He stands at 4’8” and weighs a little under 90 lbs. He is scrawny in appearance, with little in the way of brawn, and in general doesn’t look very threatening. His skin is brown and wrinkled from having lived so long, and he hunches over slightly when he walks. His face looks generally kind, sporting a thick full white beard and mustache. Ravencloak’s hair is white with specks of grey, and is kept in short warrior braids Ravencloak has large blue eyes that sparkle with kindness and a skinny angular nose. Resting low on his nose is a pair of round glasses (like John Lennon’s). Ravencloak wears a purple elven robe trimmed in silver. On top of this robe is Ravencloak’s namesake; he wears a heavy hooded mantle made of raven feathers that seems to glow purple slightly. On his feet he wears a pair of medieval-era leather shoes. Ravencloak walks with a gnarled wooden staff in his left hand.

Personality: Ravencloak’s defining characteristic is his wisdom. He has lived many, many years and has weathered many, many troubles. Through all of this he has learned many things, not only forms of magic, but teachings about life. He can smile in even the darkest face of defeat and always has the ability to forgive his enemies. Ravencloak has seen many horrible things and fought many horrible monsters, and still he maintains a steady supply of mercy. He teaches to be better than enemies and to not sink to their level. This doesn’t mean that he won’t kill or that he doesn’t fight, but he always shows mercy and the last thing he says before his enemy dies is “I forgive you.” He has respect for every opponent, even Mallis, though he has trouble forgiving Mallis in his heart. Ravencloak is very kind to his friends and loves telling stories as well as listening to them. He can be found either sitting around a fire telling stories or in his study, meditating. The thing that Ravencloak wants most of all is peace. It doesn’t matter to him if Mallis dies or not. He wants the bloodshed to end at all costs. He doesn’t believe in ends justifying the means, though. He’s not a hard-nosed logic like Spock; he is more like the McCoy (look it up on tvtropes). He wants things to be right, not better. If killing Mallis means burning another universe up, for example, Ravencloak will have no part in it.

History: Ravencloak was born in Keros with the name of Choreth (meaning “man of light”), the next-in-line to be the Elven Archmage. His father Celsior loved Ravencloak very much, and because of this sent him to Phantom Island to train to be a master wizard. Ravencloak was top of his class and returned to the Enchanted Forests ready to serve his people. He returned at a turbulent time in history, though, when shades (the spirits of warriors killed by magic) were waging war on the elves. Ravencloak fought on the front lines against the shades and smote their leader Chaleron in an epic battle. Once he had defeated the shades, Ravencloak decided that he wanted to see the world, and so he traveled across Keros alone, taking in its sights and learning the stories of its people. He returned two hundred years later after hearing word that his father had died and assumed the position of Archmage. In his time as archmage Ravencloak found that his body was beginning to break down, and so he created himself the raven cloak, a mantle made of feathers that contained rejuvenative magic, allowing Ravencloak to not die of old age. For many years he ruled with relative peace. No enemy could match his magical might until Mallis arrived. Mallis appeared in Keros with a formidable army and began to attack the Enchanted Forest, vying for control of the elf Night Well. If Mallis had gotten to the well, then he’d have absorbed its magic and would have become completely unstoppable, but on the eve of Mallis’ destruction of the Inner Forest (where the well was kept) Ravencloak burned the well, destroying its magic and killing what was left of the forest. Ravencloak was prepared to fight Mallis himself, but the elves urged him to flee, realizing that Ravencloak was their only hope of one day defeating Mallis. Ravencloak reluctantly fled as Colneth and the Elven Archknights battled Mallis themselves. He never saw the end of that battle, but it can be assumed that the Archknights were all slaughtered. It’s been several years since then, and Ravencloak has spent these years doing everything he can to restore peace to the dimension. It was a miracle that he discovered the resistance in the citadel, and now he has the required allies to defeat Mallis once and for all.

Abilities: Ravencloak is the Elven Archmage. He has full control of all four elements (fire, water, earth, and air) much like the avatar. He can combine the four elements to create a wide variety of attacks (like sandstorms or tornadoes). Every combination of elements makes a different result, and Ravencloak can control the influence of each element on a spell at will. Ravencloak’s mantle (the cloak) absorbs magic, lessening its effect on him. He is a potions master too and, given the proper ingredients, can make a wide variety of brews with varying effects (a truth serum, for example, or a healing potion).

Strengths:
-Mastery of all four elements
-Can combine the elements to make varying effects
-his cloak absorbs some of the damage from magic
-Potion-making
-Wisdom and intellect in combat (he’s good at deceptive warfare)

Weaknesses: Well firstly, Ravencloak’s mantle is the only thing keeping him alive. If you remove it, he would more or less turn to dust (the challenge is removing it). Ravencloak himself is physically weak and frail, so if he is struck with a melee attack it will do more damage than it would do to a normal person. Also, when I say that the mantle absorbs magic, it absorbs SOME magic. Maybe if you hit Ravencloak with a fireball the cloak absorbs about half of the damage sustained, but Ravencloak himself would still be wounded. Potion making takes time, and doesn’t exactly lend itself to being used in combat (he won’t be throwing potions at Mallis anytime soon).

Other: Acrux.

I have a two questions:

Does this take place before Color? If so, how long?

How exactly did Ophidian Vale get destroyed?

Honestly Darky, using Sairei in your example is undermining your own argument, considering she is an OP character in general. She has physics manipulation after all along with an un-enterable realm and the fact she can't really die.
Mallis really has no weaknesses, he just has some limitations.

Thank you Canis. Additionally, no one has ever 'defeated' Mallis. They've scared him off, that's it. He doesn't stick around if he's even close to being out gunned, which makes your comment about 'cowerdace' both pointless and hypocritical. Sure, he gets pissed, does something stupid and gets damage delt to him, but he's never destroyed thus never defeated. He makes a hasty and usually implausible getaway before that can happen. So, you can all understand when I say that you calling the Harlequin a coward is the pot calling the kettle black.

On another note, I have 2 semi fantasy characters I'd like to test out in a fantasy setting so I'll have their sheets up by tomorrow evening.

Adieu.

Oh Christ... Emma doing fantasy.

Prepare yourselves...

You mean fantasy? She does sci fi all the time

But yes I am curious to see what you have come up with Godmod