█ █ ╫ C O R E ╫
█ *NAME ▬ Castiel Von Dercallen
█ *AGE ▬ 32
█ *FACTION ▬ Átlas, Crimson Fang, originally from Vale
█ *ROLE ▬ Villain
█ *SEX ▬ Male
█ *SPECIES ▬ Faunus(Hercules Beetle)
█ *CURRENT TEAM ▬ All of the Crimson Fang from Atlas
█ *PARTNER(S) ▬ (Teammates, if you have any)
█ NICKNAME(S) ▬ Red Leader, Black Lotus, Divine
█ OCCUPATION ▬ Leader of the Crimson Fang Atlas Sect.
█ █ ╫ A F F E C T A T I O N ╫
█ HEIGHT ▬ 6'7"
█ WEIGHT ▬ 222lbs
█ HAIR ▬ Dark Azure
█ CLOTHING ▬ Primarily wears his armor when he is doing anything. When he's not working he prefers his Atlesian Clothing.
█ ACCESSORIES ▬ A Lightning Bolt Pendant.
█ EYES ▬ Hazel
█ BUILD ▬ Lean/Well-built
█ TATTOOS ▬ A Crimson Fang Symbol Tattooed upon his left pectoral.
█ SCARS ▬ Upon his back are years of old scars from lashings and having to survive.
█ MARKINGS/FAUNUS FEATURES ▬ He houses the wings of a Hercules Beetle upon his back, covered in an Exo skeletal shell to protect them. They aren't strong but help accentuate his presence when fully opened.
█ █ ╫ A R C H E T Y P E ╫
█ NATURAL ABILITIES
█ Primary Talent ▬ Bull Rush: Applying his strength in more strange circumstances, rather than just lifting and hitting hard, he has incredible knockback with his attacks. Even when guarded he is known to push people back with a sword swing and can clear groups of people by tossing them aside. His striking strength is so well-honed he can match others of equal strength in a clash.
█ Faunus Trait/Bonus Talent ▬ Herculean Strength: He houses the strength of the Hercules Beetle and can lift up to a half ton with his dead lifts. His brawn is clearly to be put to the test and with this he gains a Personality Quirk of wanting to test his strength.(Think Goku)
█ Other Talents ▬ Honored Sword: His skills with a Double-Edged Sword are strong, capable of clashing against other weapons with ease, he has since mastered single-blade combat and mix his body inbetween attacks, falsifying openings to strike swiftly. He can also mix in other items inbetween his attacks, like throwing a smoke cloud of gunpowder before slashing to create an explosive slash(Consumes Gunpowder or Dust Vial.)
▬ Trained Parrying: He has fought in many battles, both with the CF, and against any defectors, and as such he has learned to properly defend himself both using and without using Aura. He is capable of parrying even bullet fire without suffering any shock to his sword arm. Note: This is not him reacting faster than bullet fire, but more so him able to actively defend against bullets and reducing aura damage using his sword.
█ LEARNT ABILITIES
█ Strongest Skill ▬ Natural Explorer: Castiel is not slowed down via natural difficult terrain[i.e. deep marshes, waist-high water, uneven ground, high winds].
█ Weakest Skill ▬ He is untrained in Ranged Weapons and lacks the skills to properly use them. This is because he prefers close range over long range but this also means he cannot man any form of artillery due to lack of accuracy.
█ Other Skills ▬ Stealth: While he may be wearing a set of armor, it's considered medium type gear and doesn't really hamper his ability to hide all that much. He's trained himself how to move without his armor making too much noise.
▬ Guerilla Warfare: He is quite knowledgeable in how to fight unfairly against enemies he is outmatched against, such as leading them into vulnerable positions, leading them into traps, or even out playing them with stealth and ambush.
▬ Aura Masking: He has more control over his aura to the point where he can mask his Aura's energy to hide it's visibility from the naked eye.
█ LIKES
█ ▬ He likes to Sculpt, and while he may not be good at it, he likes his mistakes.
█ ▬ Those who follow him, the Demon Faunus.
█ ▬ He likes Chicken Alfredo.
█ ▬ His Ascalon Blade.
█ ▬ He adores Birds.
█ DISLIKES
█ ▬ Those who would betray their code, Osiris.
█ ▬ He's not a fan of Peanut Butter.
█ ▬ Guns
█ ▬ He doesn't like Eels
█ ▬ He fears losing himself, He fears Failure, He fears betrayal.
█ PERSONALITY TRAITS
█ Nature ▬ Kind-hearted, Castiel finds himself more willing to forgive others that others would find irredeemable. His mind is always for the survival of his allies and he is welcoming to any new people who shares his mind. He may have a bit of a dark quirk saying that he will do what is needed to do what needs to be done.
█ Vernacular ▬ He sounds like a formal knight from the medieval ages. His voice is a tad gruff.
█ Positive Traits ▬ As stated he is a Kind-hearted man, forgiving, and always willing to put others before himself. His heart is made of steel and he appears to fear nothing.
█ Negative Traits ▬ Under the covers, he's very paranoid about people who could stab him in the back like how Osiris betrayed his trust. He wants absolute loyalty from everyone and will not take any second chances.
█ █ ╫ H I S T O R Y ╫
█ BACKGROUND ▬ 'Some of us are born with a silver spoon in our mouths.... others are born with a gun to their head.' - Castiel Von Dugghar, During the Raid of Atlas
Castiel Von Dugghar was once a young beetle lad, who grew up in Vale alongside many other Fauni. However, living in the outskirts of town, his family had a very hard time trying to feed him and themselves as he and his family were persecuted for just being different... for being fauni. He never knew what made them so different other than being born with additional body parts like his exoskeletal back shell that hides his Hercules wings. He grew up different from the children, homeschooled by his parents and soon attending a 'Faunus School' run by a group of Faunus. There, as he grew up, he slowly learned how the world worked and was implanted mentally how Humans should be kneeling to the fauni. Confused, he was asking about the hatred between the races and he was told that this was the way things were supposed to be. The teacher noticed his wings and saw some hidden potential in him, leaning down and offering him a small piece of paper. He didn't know what it would lead him to but he accepted it and went to the address.
Unknowingly, he was put into the young program at the age of 10 to learn the ways of the Crimson Fang. At first, he enjoyed it, some said he was a prodigy with the blade and he was eating it up. He was taught by several Crimson Fang instructors who taught him to hate, swordsmanship, and eventually how to hide. He found it confusing and never learned to really hate humans, in fact, he more or less found them to be pitiful as they just didn't understand what he was as he grew up. The hate of the humans in the outskirts blew up however during one of the Crimson Fang protests. As an 18-year-old, he attended and was trying to help humans understand, that was until he saw violence bleed out, and while he was mostly unaffected, able to keep his distance; he saw the way the crimson fang really fought. How they truly hated humanity, and unfortunately, how his parents were caught in the crossfire. He was able to get them medical help, but he now needed to afford the money to keep them hospitalized as his mother and father were left in comatose states, struck by an exploding building's debris and barely surviving with whatever aura they had.
He was begrudging but he had to grow up now, it was no longer time to live in fantasy as he remained in the Crimson Fang, only to now start acting as a leader of his group while collectively they earned the keep and each pitched in to help save his parents. This was not right, he knew that but he had started down this path to help open humanity's eyes to the faunus and now he was going to fight for the proper path, even if he had to carve his way forward. He worked alongside members of the Crimson Fang and soon submitted a request to join the atlas sect of the group, knowing that they were to grow. It was approved and off he and a few of his close allies went to Atlas, at the age of 22. It wouldn't be long as he came to Mantle at first, seeing how things were and surveying the area, things were to be very long-drawn at this point if he was to accomplish his goals. For years him and his teammates worked underneath the current Atlesian Crimson Fang leader till the fall of Atlas occurred when he was 26. Acting quickly, he helped lead man and faunus into shelters, getting praise from his corrupt leader who confided in him that they were going to kill all of the humans for them to survive alone. But just as the leader went to tell the others, Castiel stabbed him in the back, through the heart. Without the aura to recover from a severe stab-wound, the leader died as Castiel took over the Atlas sect of the Crimson Fang and proceeded to peacefully keep the humans and faunus alive, teaching the humans what he knew as they survived for the oncoming years.
Only recently had he come out of hiding, working with his crew on trying to re-establish connections with Vale and hunting game as best as they could while surviving in the den of Grimm.
█ █ ╫ I N V E N T O R Y ╫
█ PRIMARY WEAPON
█ ▬ Ascalon Blade Ω
█ ▬ A b*****d sword that appears poorly made, but is made out of a strange mix of steel found in Atlas. Technology remained strong in the creation of the Ascalon blade as it is made of specialized Dust-infused Tamahagane and enhanced tech to increase the weight of the blade along with increasing both durability and cutting power. Its strongest feat was cleaving through a Manticore's skull in a single cut. The Blade Length is 110cm.
█ Melee Form ▬ It's only Form.
█ Ranged Form ▬ N/A
█ Other Form(s) ▬ N/A
█ Ammo Type ▬ N/A
█ ▬ A Double-Edged One-handed Sword, it's rather weighty due to the atlas tech made to grant this sword durability and cutting power. Other than this quality, it has no primary drawbacks aside from not transforming into anything else.
█ OTHER WEAPONS
█ ▬ Atlas Gear: Flash Shield: A Type of Shield that utilizes Hard-light based Dust to activate a shield that lasts for 3 posts when activated. The shield forms a kite-shaped shield that reaches up to 3 feet when fully opened. While active, the shield can be closed and opened via aura influence from Castiel at will.
█ ▬ Dust-Capable Knuckles: A set of Steel Knuckles that are outfitted with a slot for small dust shards.
█ ▬ Atlesian Chain-Style Armor: Made identical to a chain shirt and increased to protect all parts of the body save the head, this is durable gear that can help protect the body. This does not mean he is wearing a suit of chains, but that the lightness of the armor can be attributed to Chain Armor.
█ ITEMS
█ ▬ Scroll
█ ▬ Communicator: Made of Atlas Tech, the communicator utilizes a well-tuned Radio Wave signal, able to connect with people up to 10miles away. This Communicator transmits a clear voice on a secure line to anyone who possesses this type of Communicator.
█ ▬ Pouch of Gunpowder and Sugar mix. (Holds Enough to create up to a 3ft cloud of flammable dust up to 5 times per thread.)
█ ▬ Crimson Fang Smoke Signal Grenades x3[CFSS Grenades for Short]: These Grenades are not like simple smoke grenades. When thrown, they instead release a very light-weight deep red smoke that rises into the air quickly. Deals no amount of damage as it can reach a height of 200ft before disappearing. This is used to help members be found in deep terrains for help, or to signal a place to target with artillery.
█ █ ╫ S E M B L A N C E ╫
█ *NAME ▬ Attained Divinity
█ *AURA COLOR ▬ Brilliant Opal in color and design.
█ *DESCRIPTION
█ ▬ A Genetic based Semblance pushed to the limit and righteously called so, loving named Attained Divinity. Castiel and his brother both had the power to call upon the ionizing power of electricity, but where as one turned it's use into a form of magnetism, the other utilized the Ionizing power into a more direct approach. Powering himself up, charging his weapons with lightning, entering a 'God-like' State as he calls it, or even calling a pseudo form of Nature's wrath, his lightning prowess calls to the heavens with the patterns he makes with his aura. While his Semblance is active, he is immune to Lightning Dust.
[Severity Form]
Each Level acts as it's own form he can enter, and each has their own duration and cooldown. When he activates his semblance, he HAS to choose a level. However, each use of a level still affects the remaining levels. look to weaknesses below.
█ *LEVEL 0 ▬ 'Awaken Divinity!': Able to transform into his semblance, he loses the ability to defend using his aura as a shield, turning it into an offensive form.
Benefits: In this state, his body emanates an electric field around him up to 15ft away. His weapon is completely coated in electrical energy and has an extended reach of 5ft from the blade edge. The electrical energy from his blade can be fired off in a lightning arc, the trail following the edge of the blade and the ground.
Electrical Field: This field retains and follows Castiel, slowly ionizing the field around him. It acts as a barrier, keeping living entities inside and keeping living entities at bay. Living beings are able to enter, at the risk of being shocked via the lightning barrier for small dust damage.
Electric Blade's Effect: While his weapon is coated in electricity, it is treated as if it's under the effect of lightning dust with the duration changed to match the form's duration. The lightning part of the blade does not cut, but every 2 posts the lightning from the blade can be used to create a single arc of lightning directed from the blade's edge up to 30ft away. It can be used within an attack using said weapon with the bolt's thickness reaching 5ft. The height of said lightning arc is 15ft as it travels to it's max distance.
Damage Calculations: Being hit by his Lightning is as if you were struck by his sword physically. As such, this comes with knockback as well.
Duration/Cooldown: This form lasts up to 3 posts, with a 5 post cool down.
Limitations: Field: His electrical field grows with each level, but it cannot effect any form of water or damp soil specifically.
█ *LEVEL 1▬ 'Enhanced Divinity!': An improvement upon Level 0, his abilities grow stronger and he can choose which level of his form to enter.
Benefits: Upon entering this form at it's Level 1 variant, his Electrical Field extends up by 5 ft around him. When he uses the Electric Blade's ability to shoot lightning, the number of arcs created is doubled, but are mirrored instead.[i.e. If he shoots lightning with the blade in front of him, lightning will also arc from the blade aimed behind him up to the range.]
Duration/Cooldown: This form lasts up to 4 posts, with a 5 post cool down.
█ *LEVEL 2▬ 'Defying the Will of the Divine?!': Fully embracing the power of his divine lightning, Castiel's power grows stronger, limiting him to only being able to enter his Level 1 state and above whenever he activates his Semblance. Duration improves slightly, cooldown worsens.
[Benefits]: The Electric field increases by 10ft(For a total of 30ft Electrical Field), his sword's passive lightning blade in this form extends by 5ft(For a total of a 10ft Range increase), and he can now channel electrical energy from his body as he would with his sword.
New Utility: He can now stab his weapon into the ground, channeling his lightning through his body and sword to create a small-scale electrical burst reaching up to 10 ft all around him. The primary effect of this burst is that the attack is equal to if he were to strike and as such, has knockback.
Duration/Cooldown: He can maintain the form up to 5 posts, but now suffers a 5 post cooldown whenever he leaves the form.
█ *LEVEL 3 ▬ 'Divine Ruination!': The Apex of his power, Castiel draws upon his lightning within to further push his abilities to the limit and make escaping Destiny futile.
Benefit: While Awakened at Level 3, Castiel can use his lightning arcs once every two posts. The arcs double once more, creating a cross-formation coming from him directly. The lightning burst's range from the Level 2 Utility doubles, creating a 20ft electrical discharge all around him. Electrical Field's range increases by an additional 5ft(For a 35ft Radius around him.).
Duration/Cooldown: He can maintain the form up to 5 posts, but now suffers a 5 post cooldown whenever he leaves the form.
█ *DRAWBACKS ▬ The Level of Severity with this semblance each have a use limit when it comes to how often he can enter the forms. They follow this table:
[Level 0 | 6x a day]
[Level 1 | 5x a day]
[Level 2 | 4x a day]
[Level 3 | 3x a day]
▬ Any time he enters a form, it takes away how many times he can enter the other forms.[i.e. If he enters Level 2 twice, he can only use Level 3's form once or enter Level 1's state three more times.)
▬ When he achieves Level 2, he can no longer enter Level 0.
▬ Whenever he is in any of the forms, he can only use the benefits UP TO that form. [This means even if he is Level 1, if he enters Level 0, he cannot extend his field or create more arcs.]
▬ While he is immune to lightning dust, Water Dust will short his semblance, disabling his abilities for two posts before resuming the form. It does not end his form, but while covered in water his semblance is instead paused and considered inactive. He cannot benefit from Aura defense if his semblance is paused like this.
▬ While soaked in water prior to his semblance activating, he cannot use his semblance at all until he is dried. [This Weakness lasts until Level 3 is reached.]
▬ This semblance is very much a close-range semblance, cannot magnetize or stop gunfire at all using this semblance.
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