Merosh Devathor

Biographical information

Birthplace Born Died Age 34 Home Vel Anir Sexuality Pronouns

Physical description

Race human Sub-Race Gender male Height Mass Hair color Eye color Skin color

Political information

Affiliation(s) Occupation Dreadlord Clan(s) Caste Domain Masters Apprentices Alias(es)

Out-of-character information

Writer Shinera Created on 02.05.21 Avatar RedWarrior3

As an able dreadlord of House Virak, Merosh is treated well. So his clothes and weapons are of fine quality, as one quickly realizes upon closer inspection. However, he does not strive to show off his appearance, he just wants his clothes to be durable and of practical use. So he only wears clothes suitable for combat and tends to dark, inconspicuous colors.
Although from the subtle ornaments and decorations on his things that tailors and blacksmiths have left behind, you can tell that even the simplest coat in his possession is of upscale quality, that there was put some more effort and craftsmanship into it.

He wears his hair sometimes long, sometimes short. He usually keeps it growing until it annoys him and then cuts it short so he doesn't have to worry about it anytime soon.

Besides optical aspects, Merosh doesn't make a friendly impression, as is typical for a dreadlord. If it's not an authority or superior, he looks down on his fellow men, should he given them a glance at all. A fortiori, he would never seek conversation with such. His whole aura seems to express keeping distance from him. At least to most individuals.

Besides looking down on others – including other dreadlords, even those of the same house - he is very respectfull towards the personalities above him and obedient to those who can command him.

Merosh has a calm temper, rational and calculating. You won't see him raging around, even if he's drunk or/and angry, for he has learned to keep his emotions down in every situation and condition. Nevertheless he is quick to judge others, but rarely expresses his thoughts verbally. After all, that isn't what he is made for.

He is very loyal towards the House of Virak due in particular to his mentor. And he is very ambitious in climbing the ranks of the dreadlords. It's neither power nor might that he seeks, but self-determination, freedom even. The higher one is, the fewer people can command him. But he fail's to see the cell named dreadlord and that he can't never be free as such one.

Another reason for his will climbing the ranks is his dislike of the weak. He is aware that the second ranked Dreadlords of House Virak are anything but weak, but they’re still the lowest rank and are therefore relatively the weakest ones Virak has to offer. And Merosh don’t want to belong to the weakest.
His dislike of the weak has a lot to do with his training. He had to go through some hell but had survived it, so he can't stand it, when people struggle with lesser challenges, believing, they could do better. Above all, he can not stand it when those weak ones are comforted, for this is something he never has received himself in times, as he has needed it.

Merosh has a vague idea of friendship. He thought his comrades at the academy were friends, but some have died and to the others he lost touch when he graduated. He then considered the other apprentice as friends who had been assigned to the same mentor. But after the mentorship ended, he broke off contact with them, mostly due to a disagreement and maybe dispute.

Non-magic combat skills

Weapon: Merosh is trained in using sword and bow. While he is preferring the sword and a fast combat style, he can also use a bow with strengthened strings. Because he can temporarily increase his strength beyond his natural limits, he is able to use a much more tightly strung bow that has significantly greater penetrating power. The improvement of his sense of sight also helps him aim. But he doesn't use his bow often and rarely takes it with him. The sword combat can also be better combined with his magic.

Riding: He can ride. He can ride and fight. But he prefers fighting on his foots, because he is more agile this way and his magic is hard to pair with a mount. It would be more of a disadvantage to him than a benefit.



Magic Skills

Magnetism: It's an ability that empowers him to use a physical energy with which he can push or pull something within his radius. Or himself to or from something. It doesn't need to be out of metal or containing it, though experience have shown, that metal and metallic do react better, possibly because of their atomic structure. This also applies to magically charged objects.

He isn't able to push or pull something that is heavier than him, in this case, he would rather pull himself to or push himself from it. Unless his body is fixed on place in some way. The same applies vice versa. If something is lighter than him, he isn’t able to pull himself to it or push himself from it. Rather he would remain on his place and move the object.

This magic can work on everything that has weight. He cannot influence fire or light with it. Small particles such as smoke are also difficult to grab. Furthermore it has its limits in how hard he can push/pull and how far. For example, he can manage a much higher jump by pushing himself against the ground, but he can’t fly.


Physiomancy:


Channel of Regeneration:
* Passive: Not gained.
* Active: Actively used, immunity and regeneration can be extremely accelerated, so that deadly toxins can be neutralized or wounds can heal faster.
* Infused: Merosh can infuse this channel. He never trained this actively but instinctively due the torture during his training at the academy. When his body was no longer able to withstand the poisons and wounds, accelerating regeneration with the help of mana often saved his life.

Channel of Strength:
* Passive: Not gained.
* Active: Actively used, this channel increases physical strength beyond what the body would normally be capable of. The backlash leads to muscle weakness and increased vulnerability. Since the heart is also a muscle it could probably stop by overusing this channel.
* Infused: Trying to withstand whatever the proctors had with his physiomancy in mind, he learned to infuse the channel of strength. It provides him with a magically soaked, rough skin that can withstand many cuts, heat, cold and acid.

Channel of Endurance:
* Passive: Merosh has a good metabolism and efficient use of energy. He is persistent, active, receptive and alert. He can pursue an activity for a very long time without getting tired or exhausted.
* Active: Used actively, this channel increases its passive effect and also allows the owner to stay awake beyond the natural waking phase without tiring. During the compensation, the body takes back the missed rest. It is possible to fall asleep standing up or to go into a comatose state. In extreme cases, one can also die from hypoglycemia.
* Infused: Not enabled.

Channel of Perception:
Flow of Vision
* Passive: None.
* Active: He can adjust his vision, seeing further or closer than he actually could. He is also able to adjust it to differ colours more precise. In a wood full of green colours, he could see more different layers this way. And spot inappropriate colours more quickly, like a hiding elf. Accordingly, his vision diminish during the backlash. But like all flows of perception, this is the only channel of which he can't die abusing it. In the worst case, however, his vision could permanently decrease or he could go blind.
* Infused: Infusing this Flow with mana enables him to see magic. He can see the mana in others person or artefacts and he can see it in use, including magic, you wouldn't actually see with normal vision, like his magnetism. When he infuses his vision with mana, his eyes glow slightly.

Flow of Sound
* Passive: None
* Active: He is able to use it, because the physiomancy itself enables him to do it. But he haven't trained this flow and is only able to use it at a low level.

Not in use:
- Flow of Haptic
- Flow of Scent & Taste

Activating several channels simultaneously is pretty dangerous for him. Overusing just one can lead to death due to the backlash. But he doesn't need to push it that far if using more than one at the same time, because the backlash of several channels can lead to correlation between them, eventually causing even more damage to the body.

Merosh needs to watch his diet. He requires a lot more proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, trace elements and so on, than others, because his physiomancy is draining so much more of it, to actually take effect. Otherwise it won't work well and he'll suffer from nutrient deficiency, vitamin deficiency etc.

While you can always throw him in rough battles of physical damage, Merosh has little to oppose subtle, influencing and illusory magic. He is susceptible to it.