Character Dive! 23.

Hey! 

Welcome one and all, to the ever-open gates of Enverdolmal!

I hope that this finds you well, and that it is enjoyable!

I have been super busy, but I got you!

I look forward to Volume 2: Smoke.

Just waiting on the cover art.

Thank you all for being patient and super loyal.

You all are a very important part of my world.

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Enjoy.

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Special Presentation. Death and all of her friends. Part 1. 

Character: Volta Sonnet. 

Species: Elfym Minimus.

Class: Bard Mercenary.

Nation: Luzu, C.C.C. 

Age: 75HLS. 30 in Elfym years.

Weapon: Combat Lute named Lowla Viva, and Fae steel Dirk named Noche. 

Origin: 

Volta is a likable Elf.

Well...for the most part. 

His friends would say so at least!

Well...that is until they all turned on him for a single silver coin each, and all while they dined on the lavish breakfast that he had just bought them...

His BEST friend would say so, yes!

Well...up until he was offered the title of Guild Master in exchange for Volta's exodus...

Hmm. Was he really that likable?

Or was everyone around him just really shitty people?

He had thought that his Guild (Rigormortus Mantichorus by name) and each of its members were loyal to a one, and he had been ever-ready and willing to bet his life on that fact.

He came to learn that he shouldn't have been so willing.

Just like the young, roguish Lucasa, he would find himself at the wrong end of his own men's weapons.

Unlike the young, foolish Lucasa, he had been betrayed out of green, not a sense of unified outrage.

Nonetheless, Volta was now alone and without direction.

An Elf without allies...

A Mercenary without a Guild...

A Bard without a Band...

A band?

Hmm.

He thought back to his earlier days, a time before he had been tied to the responsibilities that came with being a Guild Master...

Freedom.

His first band.

He would reassemble them and...

No.

He would start over.

He would gather a group of great and powerful Bards.

Bards who would help him destroy, take back, and then rebuild his Guild.

he would have his vengeance.

But first, he had to start somewhere, and he knew a guy who he was sure would not hesitate to join his cause.

If he recalled correctly, this guy had a bit of a girl problem...

Volta had 99 problems, but an undead Witch wasn't one. 

Abilities: 

-Musiomancy: The ability to craft spells via an instrument with the assistance of one's vocals and Aether.

-Lowla Viva: Enchanted Lute that can store and amplify static electricity before either converting it to Aether, or into Aether-charged sound waves. 

-Lightning-based spells

-Larger than average Aether pool boosted via the Dragon's Blessing.

-Master knight fighter.

-Master hand-to-hand combatant.

Volta is the Living Vessel for "The Dragon which was as Lightning." This gives him several abilities that are beyond the scope of "normal" human and humanoid magics. This includes but is not limited to:

-Hyper regeneration/Healing.

-Can pull static from the environment to subconsciously fill his Aether pool.

Stats:

Strength: 6/10.

Stamina: 8.5/10.

Agility: 9/10.

Dexterity: 8/10.

Intellect: 6/10.

Aether: 7.5/10.

Resilience: 4.5/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 7.5/10.

Low Magic: 8.5/10.

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Shadows and Sorrow. Part 1 & 1.5

Character: Belirox.

Species: Daemon. 

Class: Minor Portal Lord.

Nation: The Daemon Plain. 

Age: ????

Weapon: ????

Origin: 

Belirox is a Portal Daemon who would roam the world in the form of a very good deal...

His offer? Shards of his demonic powers.

The cost?

Nothing.

He would "gift" shards of his power to whomever would ask, and they in turn would return time and time again for more, as it was but a temporary thing. Users of his gifts were able to do such things as fly, lift great weights, move at extraordinary speeds, and even read other people's minds. 

His power would let whoever used it do many great and amazing things, but only for a weeks time. After that, a constant return trip to Belirox Grotto was due.

He would never ask for anything in return, just their pilgrimage to his large and looming cave.

With time, he came to be worshiped, and a cult was formed around him. Their worship and praises boosted and enhanced his power for as long as he was on the Living Plain. 

With this recognition and widespread worship came the Spell Wardens.

They shut down the budding cult and sealed the daemon in his cave, dooming him to eternal life imprisoned, as he could no longer summon his portals in order to return to his own plain due to a dozen Aether seals.

Belirox managed to scatter several pages of his Daemonic tome across the land before he was sealed away, one of which Kyric's father was in possession of.

His gifts can be used if one were to come across one of the pages, but the pages themselves need to be "fed" virgin blood in order to gain access to whatever is written on the page. 

Abilities:

-Can open portals between the Living Plain and the Daemon Plain. 

-Mind manipulation.

-Can share his abilities in exchange for worship.

-????

Stats:

Strength: 9/10.

Stamina: 6.5/10.

Agility: 7/10.

Dexterity: 8/10.

Intellect: 4.5/10.

Aether: 10/10.

Resilience: 8.5/10.

Resistance: High Magic: 8.5/10.

Low Magic: 9/10.

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I hope that this holds you over till next week!

That art should be in soon, and we can dive into Volume 2!

See you all back here soon enough, yeah?

Time for me to go enjoy my weekend lol.

Safe travels, my loyal Readers.

I love you dearly.

Stay safe.

Stay healthy.

Stay vigilant.

-Redd.