Crux
When a man devotes himself to one cause for long enough, sometimes that cause overtakes him and becomes the entirety of who he is. The young man known as Crux is one such person, with a heart that burns only with the desire of vengeance, driven by hands and voice unseen. His target? The creatures of the night, those of darkness and shadow who prey under the cover of moonlight.
Living in Vel Anir, he is rarely actually found there. More often he wanders the land of Arethil hunting beast and horror mercilessly, with a relentless lust for the blood of the unholy. He is aided in his conquest by the unique gift he was born with, the power that runs through his veins, casting doubt on what he truly is.
Appearance
Crux is usually a dirty but fair skinned man, with short stubble on his face and shoulder length ebony hair and sunken, piercing blue eyes. He'd be handsome if he wasn't unstable and aggressive, his barbed personality usually detracting from his above-average looks. When in his home city of Vel Anir, Crux wears an old white cotton vest with a matching scarf, black cloth trousers wrapped in a bright scarlet 'skirt' around his waist, that goes down to his knees.
When out travelling or in battle, Crux wears sleeveless iron armor with silver buckles running down the center, as well as steel bands around his forearms and iron armor on his legs, with long boots that run up to the back of his knees. He wears a red cloth tucked into his waistband, perhaps the same one he wears around his waist in his time of rest.
When using his Channeling power, his appearance changes dramatically. Crux's skin turns to an ashen black color, and his eyes glow with a burning orange light. His body may deform or change in shape depending on the amount and type of the magic coursing through his system, and bright orange lines similar to those of his eyes line the expanse of his body, growing in number and complexity as more and more energy is siphoned into him.
When out travelling or in battle, Crux wears sleeveless iron armor with silver buckles running down the center, as well as steel bands around his forearms and iron armor on his legs, with long boots that run up to the back of his knees. He wears a red cloth tucked into his waistband, perhaps the same one he wears around his waist in his time of rest.
When using his Channeling power, his appearance changes dramatically. Crux's skin turns to an ashen black color, and his eyes glow with a burning orange light. His body may deform or change in shape depending on the amount and type of the magic coursing through his system, and bright orange lines similar to those of his eyes line the expanse of his body, growing in number and complexity as more and more energy is siphoned into him.
Skills and Abilities
From infancy, Crux has had the innate ability to siphon magical energies from the world around him. Any person or thing that holds even a trivial amount of arcane energy is a viable target for him to extract from, so long as Crux is allowed to focus long enough to do so. Channeling these energies through his body allows him to use the magic of others for his own needs.
This gift is far from flawless, however; interrupting the flow of magic from a target to Crux himself is as simple as distracting him, making the process easy to stop. In addition, the toll that taking so much power into his body at once takes on his physical form is immense. Depending on how much he channels at once, the expulsion of the energy can leave him unconscious, or with severe injuries to his body. Indeed, there is an inherent risk that he will destroy his body without proper precaution.
Outside of Magic, Crux is skilled with blades and whips, and is very nimble on his feet. A life of battling has granted him excellent reflexes and a high pain tolerance that afford him the edge in a fight.
This gift is far from flawless, however; interrupting the flow of magic from a target to Crux himself is as simple as distracting him, making the process easy to stop. In addition, the toll that taking so much power into his body at once takes on his physical form is immense. Depending on how much he channels at once, the expulsion of the energy can leave him unconscious, or with severe injuries to his body. Indeed, there is an inherent risk that he will destroy his body without proper precaution.
Outside of Magic, Crux is skilled with blades and whips, and is very nimble on his feet. A life of battling has granted him excellent reflexes and a high pain tolerance that afford him the edge in a fight.
Personality
Crux is single-minded, with an almost inhuman dedication to his goal of killing any he deems to be evil or born of darkness. When he isn't sleeping or eating, he's hunting for the next kill or searching for somebody who can pay him to do anything else.. Though his motives behind the unnatural thirst for unholy blood are mysterious and vague at best, he seems to have a very personal vendetta driving his actions.
Despite his tunnel vision, Crux does exhibit some moral compass. He will not harm a defenseless creature, nor will he allow innocents to be killed if he is able to prevent such an occurrence. Crux is also quite knowledgeable about the species and regions of Arethil, having studied whenever he wasn't being worked in the mines as a youth.
Despite his tunnel vision, Crux does exhibit some moral compass. He will not harm a defenseless creature, nor will he allow innocents to be killed if he is able to prevent such an occurrence. Crux is also quite knowledgeable about the species and regions of Arethil, having studied whenever he wasn't being worked in the mines as a youth.