Create-a-Magus 2

[Kamera]

i knew random and sparta have extremely similar taste. moe connoisseurs

[Spartacus]

Holy shit, Spartacus commits infinity effort

This is so cute I have developed a medical condition

If I edit anime screenshots frame per frame, I can make a 1 minute anime of my characters...

[pinetree]

Spartacus popping off with a mage that made me think "pinetree probably got a wet spot in his pants right now".

Hey Spartacus, you can take that as my review. I tried writing interesting comments on her but it all devolved into incoherent gushing about fossil magical foundations regardless of my efforts anyway.

[Spartacus]

I-I see, once again, glad you guys liked one of my daughters. :nod:

[DelRey]

the voice imitation AI that is getting popular right now (gaming presidents for the fucking win) could potentially save you a lot of work
thinking one step further, it will be an annoying time for artists, but when easy image integration is getting popular, the generation of faceclaims how you like it will become a big topic.
with the next GPT-4 version, image recognition is coming to the average joe

[Kamera]

nah, that would quite literally take away the sovl

[Bugs]

(https://twitter.com/mizukitoro2/stat...651392?lang=en)

Alias: Father Shiloh
Gender: Male
Birthday: March 25th
Age: 29
Height/Weight: 6’2” / 180lbs
Alignment: Neutral Good
Voice: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Theme: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - Sling Shot
Decisive Battle: For Whose wounds do we bleed

Personal Attributes
Likes: Personal freedom, money, personal satisfaction from helping others, cards
Dislikes: Shoulder pain, heavy rain, sanctimonious asshats from either side of the equation
Talents: Conflict resolution
Natural Enemy: Permanency

Occupational Attributes
Affiliation: Holy Church
Group: Order of Friars Minor
Position: Priest–Greyfriar
Status: Single (Vow of Chastity)

Magical Attributes
Origin: Trust
Elemental Attribute: Fire
Circuit Quantity: E
Circuit Quality: E
Circuit Composition: Normal

Profile
The kind of guy that screams “youth pastor” just by looking at him.
The kind of guy that all the church mothers secretly have a crush on. He doesn’t exactly dissuade this kind of behavior, either.

If you’re visibly upset, he’ll sit right down and ask what’s up. If you have questions, he’ll do his best to answer them. But there’s a difference between genuine constructive conversation, and wasting a man’s time. He’s the kind of guy who will let you know which one you’re guilty of as soon as it comes up.

When he’s alone, he smokes like a chimney. He prefers MS Rosse.
When he’s in public, and especially when he’s working with kids, he sticks to lollipops. You can count on him always having a spare handful to share.

…

It’s too much. It can’t be ignored any longer.

Why the hell is he carrying that thing around?

Personal History

Constantine Shiloh was born the only son to a single mother in Sorrento, Italy. His father, a sailor, died at sea when Shiloh was very young. Growing up was rough, Shiloh pitching in to help his mother make ends meet from an early age. Several times, she was unable to feed him for extended periods of time. When this happened, Shiloh was placed in the care of the local Catholic church as a way to offload some of the burden for a time.

A young boy without his mother, Shiloh obviously hated these times apart, and came to resent the priests tasked with his care out of principle. The priests, of course, were understanding of the boy’s plight. His rudeness and general unpleasant behavior to the priests and other children who happened to be under the church’s care were forgiven, at least mostly.

During one of Shiloh’s extended stays at the church, a new girl arrived named Olivia. A genuine orphan, Olivia had lost both of her parents due to a certain incident. As the only one who ever called Shiloh out on his crap, the two went from bitter enemies to the best of friends. Soon enough, Shiloh began wishing his times at the church would never end. He’d finally formed a human connection, and the priests were relieved that the boy’s temper finally seemed to be cooling. For this brief period of time, Shiloh was content.

But things are not meant to last forever. Man is born to struggle and to die, the happiness we squeeze out of our precious few moments of life is the water that quenches our thirst on the ceaseless march towards death.

Shiloh’s mother wasn’t calling him back. Between helping out the priests and playing in town, the boy simply hadn’t noticed. His first measure of consistency in his life had allowed for the sin of complacency to fester.

Ultimately, he ran away. The church was only a few miles from Shiloh’s home, so he ran the whole way. He found his mother’s body in bed, sun streaming in through the open window–a soft breeze stirring the curtains into a somber waltz.

Pneumonia, most likely. Nobody Shiloh asked knew for sure. Hoping to bury his pain under scars and calluses, Shiloh threw himself into work at a fever pitch.

It wasn’t the only thing he turned to in order to cope.

Alcohol helped soften all of the edges of life. But as he continued to drink, the less it was doing to solve Shiloh’s problems. He was adrift on a calm sea, bailing out water even as he helped to drown himself. That terror, that crushing weight of looming helplessness, that he might lose control of yet another thing in his life only caused him to drink more.

He was 18.

The vicious cycle of alcoholism had nearly sealed the noose around Shiloh’s neck when he was saved.

The church had received a visitor some days prior. Olivia, who had since entered the local convent as a nun proper, had asked this visitor to possibly check in on Shiloh. The visitor said he had somewhere to be soon, but promised he would drop in as soon as he could.

He introduced himself as Bishop Dilo.

Shiloh’s local church, it seems, had a habit of recruiting members into the Holy Church of the Moonlit World. Something of a recurring habit at this point, Dilo had once again stumbled upon a youth in need.

When he found Shiloh, the boy had been half-naked on the floor of his childhood home, bedraggled like an animal. The bishop knelt, and the words he spoke cut to Shiloh’s very soul.

“It’s your life, son.”

He was afraid. He was so very afraid to be punished for the arrogance of trying. But to push Dilo away would be to shut the light out forever. Nobody else was going to put in the effort for him.

Shiloh’s career with the Holy Church was tempestuous, to say the least. Initially inducted into the Order of the Vestel Shield with the help of Dilo, he eventually requested a transfer due to a difference of opinion.

The question of life.

While Shiloh could not argue the logic that the extinction of mankind’s enemies ultimately benefits the entire species, it wasn’t enough for him. Removing an apex predator without consideration for the impact on the ecosystem was not only the height of arrogance–but to Shiloh, practically blasphemous.

In short, killing vampires did not actually solve the problem by itself. How was he supposed to help those like how he had once been, without any kind of support structure? Dilo happening across him when he did was a fluke; in multiple other realities, his life would have ended at 18.

One’s personal relationship with God trumps any church apparatus, Shiloh truly believed that. However, without help, not everyone was going to realize this potential. There was also the likely case that many given said chance would willingly ignore it, as Shiloh himself once did. But that was fine.

Creating that foundation for others by any means necessary became Shiloh’s main drive. He would cheat, he would steal, he would even kill, so long as the majority were given something as simple as a chance to improve. What they did with that golden ticket after getting it wasn’t Shiloh’s problem.

We are vessels only for our own sins. To try and take on the sins of others, even with the best intentions in mind, is a foolhardy mission destined to fail.

Abilities

Shiloh isn’t especially gifted at fighting, nor does he possess some kind of magical talent hidden somewhere in his lineage. He makes up for this discrepancy primarily through training and zeal. He has basic knowledge of various Sacraments, including the Baptism Rite, and is effective enough at close quarters combat.

The one trump card allowed to him is, ironically, one of the more powerful among the Church’s vast arsenal.

Holy Scripture of the True Cross: Dismas

A Conceptual Weapon formed from a truly holy relic owned by the Holy Church. While it is called The Scripture of the True Cross, as though only the one exists, the truth it’s one of several models bearing the same name.

The Scripture’s “source code” comes from the series of hagiographies compiled in the Medieval Era known as the Golden Legend. In it, the history of the cross on which Christ was crucified is revealed to have begun in Eden as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. On Adam’s deathbed, after living for nearly a century, he tasked Seth with placing three seeds of the tree in his mouth once he died. The tree that grew from Adam’s grave stood until the time of Solomon, who wished to use the wood in order to construct his temple. However, the beams of wood writhed and twisted like living snakes whenever they were added to the building. Frustrated, Solomon had the wood tossed into a river to serve as a bridge. Queen Sheba, on her visit to Solomon, experienced a vision of the beam of wood that she said would eventually lead to a new order that would supplant the covenant with the Jewish people. Fearing the destruction of his people, Solomon had the wood buried in a well. Years later, when it came time to crucify Jesus, the wood was rediscovered by the Romans and fashioned into the cross.

After the Son of God’s death, the cross was shattered into a myriad of pieces and split up among Christendom. Curiously, several accounts from church members over the centuries place the total volume of wood allegedly taken from the cross as completely exceeding the supposed dimensions of the cross several times over. Yet no matter how often these pieces were investigated, their magical signatures all ended up being nearly identical.

The explanation given is that every fragment was colored by the texture of a previous age. In practice, this became a term the Church used to describe any relic from before the Age of Man. The “fragment” used as the core of Shiloh’s Scripture is thus a mystery, although it’s possible he carries a piece of the genuine article housed in the metal coffin that is Dismas.

As a mobile weapons platform, Dismas carries multiple practical combat options. Multiple loaded 1911 handguns are stored in the side arms of the cross. Housed in the shaft is a converted Browning machine gun firing a modified caliber 5.56mm round. Inside the head of the cross is a compact grenade launcher fitted for the standard 40mm high-velocity shell. These additions in particular are courtesy of the Order of the Iron Key, as Shiloh complained that its primary function was too overwhelming for low level threats.

Genesis 1:28 – Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The command given to Adam, which was ultimately fulfilled after the death of his distant descendant Jesus. This episode, combined with the anecdote of God raising Jesus into Heaven in a pillar of light which split the rock of Golgotha, is the true release of the Scripture.

It is a temporary output of the eternal spear of light that pierced the textures of the Age of Gods and Age of Man located in Jerusalem–a reinforcement of the Human Order as the planet’s dominant species. The incarnated sin of Christ, which incorporates the evils of all humans to ever exist or will exist–and thus which constitutes a numerical value outside of reality–is an unfathomable gravitational pressure that only the Son of God could bear.

In comparison to other Scriptures on record, the Seventh is a pragmatic piece that constantly borders on the heretical, while Dismas is a Scripture entirely composed of dogmatic power. It does not appear to have an associated spirit.

Shiloh used to be really embarrassed about having to carry it everywhere, but he’s been managing.

Keywords

• Victim soul

In essence, a predisposition towards suffering. An unofficial belief derived from interpretations of the Catholic Church teachings on redemptive suffering. As the Church does not recognize the capacity for humans to suffer more than Christ, it is considered a private revelation and held with high skepticism.

In practice, it describes a person whose soul is of a lesser density than other humans. A naturally-occurring abnormality or mutation, much like “incorruptible souls” that are impossible to pollute with evil, or a compartmentalized soul. In effect, this means the World puts a not-imperceptible amount of increased pressure on the victim. This results in a constant state of the “Luck stat” being treated as ranked-down; calamities ranging from minor inconveniences to a state of being more susceptible to spiritual damage follow Shiloh wherever he goes.

Conversely, his soul seems to react positively when exposed to the thaumaturgical foundation of the Church. As the most widespread on the planet, the teachings of the Church act as a binding agent to help anchor Shiloh’s soul. He has a preternatural affinity for Sacraments and the like, not because his soul is “less diluted with sin” but because its lessened density allows the glory of God to “fill in the cracks.” An effective vessel for God’s will.

• Greyfriar

A term used for the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, in particular, the Conventual Franciscans. The term often refers to buildings or districts formerly associated with the order, but in this case is a title given to a person. The “grey” in Greyfriar is in reference to their allegiances.

A wandering-type agent with a focus on charity. As a Conventual Franciscan, Shiloh is exempt from the oath of poverty endemic to the Observant branch of the Order. They are Church-sponsored bounty hunters, given official pardon to accept other means of employment in the interim of ecclesiastical need, so long as their motives and actions work towards the greater perception of the Church as a whole.

Shiloh has done everything from help construct orphanages to act as a bodyguard for organized crime, and everything in between.

• Animal Communication

And as he went on his way, with great fervour, St Francis lifted up his eyes, and saw on some trees by the wayside a great multitude of birds; and being much surprised, he said to his companions, “Wait for me here by the way, whilst I go and preach to my little sisters the birds”; and entering into the field, he began to preach to the birds which were on the ground, and suddenly all those also on the trees came round him, and all listened while St Francis preached to them, and did not fly away until he had given them his blessing.

A Sacrament specific to the Franciscans; it is a replication of the event in which the Order’s founder Saint Francis of Assisi performed the miracle of converting wild beasts. As with the Skill of the same name possessed by Heroic Spirits, subtle nuance is impossible to truly convey.

For a priest of the hinterlands, it is an invaluable tool. Offense, information gathering, and even acquiring food, this Sacrament is multi-purpose. Shiloh is especially effective at conversing with canids, as the great conversion of Brother Wolf is held as the centerpiece of Saint Francis’ miraculous works.

• Money

To be blunt, he’ll do anything for it. Renouncing wealth for the sole purpose of ascetic sublimation to God is selfish, at least according to Shiloh. By that same token, hoarding wealth for vain earthly glories is just as pointless. Money should be spent on good food, good clothes, good shelter, and having a good time. The reason he wants money so badly is ultimately to spread it to those in need, but he likes having nice things too.

[Random]

Local man joins Alcoholics Anonymous, comes out with a fuck-off massive gun and the coolest sunglasses known to science. Absolute chad, 10/10.

[Spartacus]

big cross good civ

[DelRey]

When he’s alone, he smokes like a chimney. He prefers MS Rosse.
When he’s in public, and especially when he’s working with kids, he sticks to lollipops. You can count on him always having a spare handful to share.

dude is literally Sanji 4kids

[Random]

I'll do you one better.

[DelRey]

indeed, that is one better

[Frigix]

Gabriel P. Price



Name: Gabriel Phisteltus Price
Alias: The Great Magus of Mormonism
The President
The Apostle of Esoterism
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birthplace: New York, United States
Affiliation: Esoteric Mormon Society (EMS)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“My name is Gabriel P. Price, President of the Esoteric Mormon Society. Now I suppose you think my little group is rather ridiculous, don't you? I can assure you that this new Christian order is anything but ridiculous. Did you know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest religion in the United States? This young nation that you so despise may hold secrets that you have never imagined. This faith, it hides something... It hides a truth. And I will be the magus to understand and master it. Laugh, laugh while you can. I believe in this naive nation.”

Origin: Excavation
Elemental Alignment: Ether

Circuit Quantity: B
Circuit Quality: B
Circuit Composition: Normal

“Mysteries are everywhere around us. It is the duty of a magus to solve them.”

Biography

Born in 1971 in New York City, USA, Gabriel P. Price was the eldest child of a small family of magi, and was introduced to the mysteries of magecraft at an early age. Possessing excellent magic circuits by the Price family standards, he was soon sent to study at the North American branch of the Clock Tower. As he showed potential, the branch director, Jameon Ze-Oldar, wrote a letter of recommendation to the Clock Tower in London for him to study there. Although he was considered talented in the United States, when he arrived in London in 1984 he realized the power gap between the magi of the USA and the rest of the world. Throughout his studies he remained a good student, although he was not singled out as a talented or promising individual. He was a student in the Archaeology department, where he learned Spiritual Evocation and Kabbalah.

After several years at the Clock Tower, Gabriel found himself stuck, unable to truly grow as a magus, but in 1989 the North American branch contacted him and offered him the position of Professor. The branch was understaffed, and although Gabriel realized that a career in the New World was nothing to be proud of, he decided to accept the offer. However, always wanting to achieve more in his life as a magus, he began to study the ancient civilisations of the Americas, in particular the Mohawk, Olmec, Teotihuacan, Siouan, Iroquoian, Yok-Utian and Toltec. In 1993 he met Aaron Hill, a magus but also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was absolutely mediocre, even by the standards of the North American branch, but what surprised him was that the basis of his magecraft was the Book of Mormon. This book was supposed to trace over a thousand years of history of a civilisation that inhabited ancient America. As an expert on pre-Columbian civilisations, he knew that this book was a work of fiction, far removed from historical reality. But Aaron's powers were far too strong to be a product of faith alone, there had to be a 'reality' on which he was basing his powers, a foundation. So he organized archaeological research to better understand this mystery.

In 1994 he discovered the Golden Plates, the ones Joseph Smith allegedly used to write the Book of Mormon and which were sent back to heaven. Realizing the authenticity of these plates and the phenomenal power they exuded, he became fascinated with Mormonism. He left the Clock Tower to found his own organization specializing in researching the thaumaturgical foundation of Mormonism, which he named the Esoteric Mormon Society.

However, his organization attracted few magi, as few people were interested in researching a minor US religion. Nevertheless, Gabriel persisted. With Aaron's help, he approached and joined the Church of Jesus Christ, despite his apparent lack of faith. As he continued his research, he was eventually able to approach Gordon B. Hinckley, the President of the Church of Jesus Christ, and convinced him of the value of investing in his organization. Indeed, the President felt threatened by the Roman Catholic Church, which considered him a heretic and could easily destroy his religion with their knowledge of the supernatural. To defend himself, Gordon Hinckley gave his support to Grabriel. He became one of the 12 Apostles in 2015.

Mystic Codes

Paradox of God
Golden Plates

They are the source from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of faith that serves as the basis for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Smith said he found the plates on 22 September 1823 on a hill near his home in Manchester, New York, after the angel Moroni directed him to a buried stone box. He said the angel prevented him from taking the plates, but instructed him to return to the same place in a year. He returned to that location each year, but it was not until September 1827 that he retrieved the plates on his fourth annual attempt. He returned with a heavy object wrapped in a robe, which he placed in a box. He allowed others to lift the box, but said that the angel had forbidden him to show the plates to anyone until they had been translated from their original language of 'reformed Egyptian'. After the translation was completed, Smith said he returned the plates to the angel, but he did not give details of this experience.

It is a powerful Mystic Code that Gabriel discovered in his archaeological excavations, its rank being that of a Noble Phantasm, a "crystallised mystery" that Joseph Smith would possess if ever summoned as a servant. The Golden Plates possess an energy similar to that of the most sacred of relics, such as the Ark of the Covenant. However, unlike Catholicism or Hebraism, the stories told in the Book of Mormon are pure fiction. Historically incompatible with pre-Columbian civilisations, they are undoubtedly the invention of Joseph Smith. Yet the plates exist and have real power. A living paradox, something "that did not exist and yet exists''. Gabriel calls it a "truth" out of a "lie" and "the greatest mystery in America". The Golden Plates are the source of all magecrafts related to Mormonism, its foundation. Thus the ability of the Noble Phantasm is to confirm the existence of the mysteries of Mormonism, to manifest the unreal into reality. The plates are a direct link to the world of God according to the Book of Moron, something that connects this world to a world that does not exist.

Guiding Faith
Liahona

The Liahona is an object found in the Book of Mormon. It is a brass ball containing two needles that gave direction - like a compass - and spiritual guidance to Lehi and those with him when they were righteous. This Mystic Code was constructed by Gabriel and given authenticity by the Golden Plates. It is an object that directly affects destiny and allows the user to reach the most favourable end if the needle is followed. However, the scope of the Mystic Code seems limited, as it only applies to the field of travel and only takes into account the user's health rather than their goals.

Light and Perfection
Teraphim

The Teraphim, better known as the Urim and Thummim, is the relic that Joseph Smith reported finding on the Mount of Cumorah with the Golden Plates. The Urim and Thummim are instruments prepared by God for receiving revelation and translating languages. In Hebrew, the words mean lights and perfections. However, the object Gabriel possesses, like the Liahona, is an object of his own making, a Mystic Code constructed to better control the power of the Golden Plates. It looks like a metal glove with two long claws, and according to Gabriel it is the Urim and Thummim. However, the Mystic Code extends deep into his body and is merged with his nervous system, at this level it can be said to be an extension of his body. The Golden Plates are housed within the glove.

As Urim and Thummim, the Teraphim have the faculty of divination. This means that Gabriel can analyze the things he points to, giving detailed information about their molecular structure. However, the object may have difficulty analyzing certain things, such as Divine Constructs.

Magecraft

Kabbalah

Kabbalah is a thaumaturgical system, the Hebrew word for 'to receive'. It is based on the belief that coded messages have been left in sacred texts such as the Bible, which contain 'light' from the Swirl of the Root and can give power to those who decipher and use them. Kabbalists use various systems to find mystical meanings in the arrangements of letters and numbers. In particular, Gabriel developed his own form of Kabbalah, based on the scriptures of the Book of Mormon, and used it to perform new miracles.

Spiritual Evocation

Spiritual Evocation is one of the thaumaturgical systems for invoking beings or effecting spiritual possession. It includes "invocation", the technique of attracting a higher spirituality into oneself, and "evocation", the technique of invoking spirituality outside oneself.

Angel Summoning:
Gabriel is able to summon the spirits of angels, not real angels but those existing according to the cosmology of Mormonism. Through the Golden Plates, these phantoms become genuine articles. They are spirits without physical bodies, so when they are summoned an ether body is provided for them. They serve as relatively powerful familiars, but an experienced magus should be able to get rid of them without much trouble.

Moroni Summoning:
The summoning of the angel Moroni, the one who guided Joseph Smith to the Golden Plates. He is a pillar figure in Mormonism and has special authority over it. He is able to use all the ordinances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the same extent as Gabriel.

“An existence similar to mine, ah but don't try to talk to him. It won't respond, it's just a familiar without free will. It is an artificial spirit, it did not really exist.”

Tongue of Angels:
In Mormonism, according to Nephi, angels speak by the power of the Holy Spirit. Their words have the power to convince anyone who hears them; it is a powerful spell of mental manipulation that allows Gabriel to summon within himself the power of the Holy Spirit to convince the people he speaks to. According to him, it is a spell relatively close to what his family traditionally practises. Even a magus will be inclined to trust him with this divine tongue.

Ordinance

Ordinances are techniques similar to the Sacraments of the Church, but adapted to the Church of Jesus Christ. These ordinances therefore include the removal of heretical creatures and blessings of healing. Normally these are poor imitations of the true Sacraments, but thanks to the Golden Plates, Gabriel has reached a level beyond that of the Church. He is therefore able to manifest techniques for exorcizing spirits and destroying vampires or other types of demons.

Ordination to the Priesthood:
In the Latter-day Saint movement, priesthood is the power and authority of God given to man, including the authority to perform ordinances and to act as a leader in the church. Gabriel has the greatest authority over the followers of Jesus, so he is able to use this spell to offer a special status to his allies, that of a priest. This is confirmation that the individual has obtained validation as a practitioner of the ordinances and is thus able to use most of Gabriel's spells with high effectiveness.

“As President of the Esoteric Society of Mormon, this spell is essential. Honestly, without this ordinance, all the magi in the organization would be absolutely mediocre in combat. I'm afraid I'm the only decent magus...”

Endowment of the Holy Spirit:
An ordinance that refers to the spiritual gifts given to the followers of Jesus on the Day of Pentecost, in which they were 'gifted with power from above'. Following these early confirmations, Mormons manifested what they considered to be spiritual gifts such as visions, prophecy, the gift of healing, the gift of knowledge, the gift of languages. It allows one to obtain or bestow gifts from God such as Clairvoyance enabling visions of the future, past and present, sharing of information between individuals, healing and enhancement of parameters.

Temple Creation:
A sacrament to create a Bounded Field that represents a "temple". Latter-day Saints believe that temples are the holiest places on earth, sanctuaries from the distractions and busyness of life. A temple is a place where the most cherished human relationships are made eternal. Temples are literally the houses of God. The territory created has the ability of concealment, like any well-designed Bounded Field, but also many protections for those who dwell within. The barrier protects against curses, offers the blessing of regeneration of flesh, but also of magical energy. It is particularly effective in repelling and even eliminating heretical creatures.

God is Man, Man is God
Eternal Progression

Eternal Progression is Gabriel P. Price's ultimate magecraft, it is a direct application of the Golden Plates and therefore requires their possession for its proper functioning. It is the Mormon idea that mankind can attain the highest level of salvation, live eternally in the presence of God, continue as a family, become gods, create worlds and have spiritual children over whom they will rule. Indeed, in Mormon cosmology, God was once a mortal man like we are, and man has the potential to become a god with the same powers. This magecraft allows the user to actualise this mystery in an attempt to get closer to the omnipotence of God. However, it cannot be said that Gabriel is a god, since the cosmology presented by the Church of Jesus Christ is not real, his existence is confirmed by the Golden Plates, but their power is not sufficient to change the laws of the universe. He is more an imitation of an angel than a real God.

Resurrection:
According to the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the term resurrection means the literal reunification of the spirit with the physical body after death. After the resurrection, the spirit and body are eternally and perfectly united. It is the body that is owned by the Creator God, Elohim. Latter-day Saints teach that resurrected bodies are not susceptible to sickness or pain. The Book of Mormon states that "all things will be restored to their proper and perfect state". As a skill A pseudo-immortality that, although flawed, is still something that most magi would give everything to obtain. His soul and body tend to stay together, meaning that it would be difficult for a magus to rip out his soul without using high-level magecraft or destroying his body.

“A body I require to continue my studies, but if I go any further with my modifications I fear I will lose my humanity. If I try to get too close to the God of the Mormons, it is possible that real angels will mistake me for a heavenly being and take me away. I have no business in heaven, my calling is to live on earth.”

Hand of God:
Hand of God is the power of God used to create the universe. According to Mormon scripture, "the elements are eternal". This means, according to Smith, that the elements coexist with God and "can be organised and reorganised, but not destroyed. They had no beginning and cannot have an end. This principle was elaborated by Brigham Young, who said: "God never made anything out of nothing; it is not in the economy or law by which the worlds were, are, or will exist". Thus, Mormons deny creation ex nihilo and instead believe that God created or "organised" the universe from pre-existing elements. It is important to understand that Mormons believe in a universe and a God governed by physical laws in which all miracles, including acts of God, have a natural explanation, although science does not yet have the tools or means to explain them.

Through this power, Gabriel is able to rearrange and manipulate matter at will. It is a power with a staggering potential, but limited by size. At most, Gabriel can rearrange things the size of a car. It works in a similar way to projection magecraft, but unlike projection magecraft, Gabriel needs elements that can be broken down to form the desired object. Surprisingly, he has extraordinary precision, allowing him to construct small machinery. This ability combines particularly well with the teraphim and their analytical abilities. It is necessary to have a good understanding of physics and the composition of the elements in the universe to be able to produce things efficiently.

Ether Wings:
Ether Wings is a direct application of his Hand of God spell, a sort of Mystic Code that Gabriel can create at any time using his own magecraft. It consists of 6 wings created not from the 4 basic elements, but from the imaginary 5th factor, ether. According to the teachings of the Mage's Association, ether combines with one of the other four elements to unlock the secrets of thaumaturgy. Although amorphous and incapable of materialising on its own, it is the element that allows formless bodies to take on material form. But the ether used is more specifically ether clump, a kind of liquid clay. Ether is meant to become one of earth, water, fire and wind, but in the hands of a novice it would fail to become one of the four elements and materialise. This is called an ether cluster. In a sense, the creation of an ether clump is analogous to the creation of 'nothing'. In the world of magic, "nothing" is defined as "that which is not possible, but materialises".

Since Ether Wings are made of an imaginary element that should not exist, of "nothing", the combination of the Hand of God and the Golden Plates makes it an element capable of becoming any reality. In fact, the Golden Plates naturally have the ability to confirm the existence of something that does not exist, the ether being able to associate with any element, Gabriel is able, with his manipulation of the molecules, to transform his wings into any matter with any properties, even imaginary properties. He can turn them into powerful armour as well as sea foam. However, he is limited by his understanding of chemistry and physics; the wings he creates, though made of an unreal element, must appear real in the eyes of humanity's physical laws.

Personality

Gabriel is a professional and thoughtful man, which does not mean that he is always serious, he sometimes smiles even in serious moments. He just doesn't waste his time on pointless distractions, preferring to do what he has to do properly. His goal has always been that of a magus, to discover the truth and, if possible, to reach the root. Ever since he discovered the Golden Plates, he has been obsessed with finding out the truth behind the strange power of these things that should not exist. His thirst for knowledge is so great that he will do anything to unravel the mystery of Mormonism, even if it means killing people. In this regard, he is similar to the archetypal magus. However, he has traits that set him apart from them, for Gabriel is someone who places great value on humility. To him, arrogance is humanity's greatest flaw, and only the humble can achieve great things. Realising that you don't know everything and can't do everything means that you can act reasonably and rationally.

“My goal? I want to know, I NEED to know. I live only to discover the truth of the Golden Plates. How does this thing exist? How can proof of this civilization exist even though this civilization does not exist? This desire to know the truth... to solve this mystery. It's not just curiosity, it's the whole purpose of my existence, an obsession, an insatiable thirst!”

Relationships

Touko Aozaki: “Ah, I haven't seen you for a long time. I was told you were no longer welcome at the Clock Tower. But I suppose it's all for the best, knowing you, your fields of research are far more interesting than what the Clock Tower has to offer. Seeing you again brings back memories of when I was a student in London. Ha... Really, our class was full of geniuses, compared to you I was quite forgettable.”

Marcheline “Archie” Links: “From what I heard, the Price family had a cordial relationship with them. Their research was pretty similar to ours. Besides, we tend to know each other in America. It’s not like there are that many magi. I never met a Links but they definitely have an interesting field of research. I’m sure we could get along.”

Charlotte Lovelace: “Oh no, I’m not that familiar with JPL even if I’m quite interested in them. To get in touch with them… yes, that’s something that I should definitely do for the sake of my research. One of the most interesting associations in our country. Ah, and as for Miss Lovelace… She's a great magus. An example for us all. Our body is nothing but a tool in our search for truth. Bless it or curse it, don’t be afraid… for it is the duty of magus.”

Creator Remarks

Not my best creation on a lot of points, I'm a novice when it comes to Magi, so I probably messed a lot of things up. Same with Mormonism, I tried my best, but if I said something wrong feel free to correct me. Ether Wings are kinda a rip off of Kakine's ability (the FC), that's not what I had in mind when I choose the FC but I suddenly got the whole idea of using ether clumps and all so here it is. I wanted to write an archetypal mage, there isn't much in the personality section as I was more concerned with their abilities than anything else. So yeah, I really wanted to contribute to this thread, and while I'm not a big fan of writing magi (or rather, I have trouble doing it), I love reading other people's creations, so I hope to see a lot more cool ideas here! The Create a Magus 2 Thread has my full support.

[Gl4re]

I can't believe Mormons are real. This is awesome

[Kamera]

Daybit's long lost brother...

[WhiteFrenzy]

Damn you Frigix! How dare you lie in your resume like that! Okay but real talk, Gabriel is amazing. I can totally relate to your fear of making a spetacle of yourself because I'm a noob at mage creation too, but MAN. THIS IS SUCH A COOL SHEET. Everything about the setting, the ideas and all of that... It just works.

ALSO. BUGS. Your magi oozes coolness. I want his autograph.

[Frigix]

Damn you Frigix! How dare you lie in your resume like that! Okay but real talk, Gabriel is amazing. I can totally relate to your fear of making a spetacle of yourself because I'm a noob at mage creation too, but MAN. THIS IS SUCH A COOL SHEET. Everything about the setting, the ideas and all of that... It just works.

I'm glad the character is so well received.

ALSO. BUGS. Your magi oozes coolness. I want his autograph.

Your wish has been granted.

[Comun]

Daybit's long lost brother...

Daywhole, the guy with normal memory.

[RoydGolden]

Daywhole, the guy with normal memory.

I'd suggest the opposite would be a guy with eidetic memory but I think Daybit had that too, except forgetting almost everything at the beginning of a day.

[Gl4re]

Wait till you hear about Nightbit