Intro (IC) Thread: Here (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=52545.0)<br/><br/>ONLY profiles here. If you have a question, PM me, or post it in the original request thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=52216.0).<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Steven Culbad<br/><strong>Type:</strong>Mage<br/><strong>Archetype:</strong>Archmage (Necromancer)<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Straight<br/><strong>Age:</strong>121, appears early 20's<br/><strong>Appearance:</strong>(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MrDelicious/Artwork/darkmage2.jpg)<br/><strong>Position:</strong>Head Archmage<br/><strong>History/Bio:</strong>Steven was one of the first mages in the city, arriving around the time that Vampires had first started 'colonizing' in the area, having just finished apprenticeship in another city and wanting to start fresh on his own, purposely choosing a city in which mages had no real hold to speak of. It was around 1930 then, and he quickly found the place to be the hunting grounds of several factions of vampires within the area.<br/><br/>Fortunately, a couple of failed attempts of fledgling vampires to feed on him, only to be met with magical assault on their very nature itself, made it known fairly quickly that he was NOT someone to be snacked upon. In fact, some of the middle-aged vampires grew to respect him and see him as an ally, although the elders in general viewed him with complete distrust, and the fledglings with utter fear. Still, it gave him an opportunity to build a small 'territory' for himself, buying out a small, closed-off office building and slowly drawing more mages to the area. Within time, they had grown a small foothold, and Steven had grown to the level of Archmastery, very quickly becoming recognized as the leader of the magical types within the area.<br/><br/>For the most part he has just been keeping an eye on the vampires, making sure they don't cross any lines or impede on his territory or the territory of mages he is on good terms with. He has several apprentices, and even has a Vampire or two that serve him directly. In addition to that, he has mastered life and death so fully that he has granted himself near immortality, and if nothing extenuating happens, he could live for millennia unimpeded by the ravages of age, assuming nobody takes a more 'mortal' approach to ending his reign.<br/><strong>Stats: </strong><br/><em>Power- 11 (As the Head Archmage, his power reserves are enhanced because of magical connection from underlings)<br/>Resistance- 8<br/>Physicality- 4<br/>Mentality- 11</em><br/><strong>Dispositions:</strong><br/><em>Humanistic Vampires</em>- "It's respectable to see those undead that realize a part of them is still human. However, I do hope they aren't so naive as to place themselves directly into the same crowd..."<br/><em>Fallen Vampires</em>- "They are the ones you need to watch out for. The only type of Vampire I might truly fear is one that has succumbed completely to their feral nature..."<br/><em>Humanistic Mages</em>- "We are above them, but still are them. These mages need to realize that they are NOT completely at the same level anymore, though. However, it is respectable that they have not given into their power"<br/><em>Fallen Mages</em>- "Kill them. We can't have mages running around and treating people as nothing but expendable resources"<br/><em>Mortals</em>- "It's a mixed bag. Some deserve to be treated as nothing but scum, but at the same time, some need to be protected and treated well. However, it is difficult to prove to me you fall under the latter category"<br/><strong>Power Focuses</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Shadow Magic</strong>- Steven is the foremost known expert with the manipulation, control, and utilization of shadows for offense, defense, and whatever else comes up</li><li><strong>Aura Manipulation</strong>- Another type of magic he has developed intensely, he is amazingly capable of shifting his aura to not only look like some other type of mage or creature in general, but to look like very specific types therein, addings layers of deception and twists to his reading</li><li><strong>Entropy</strong>- Draining the energy from people, things, magic, and anything else that can be rotted, crumbled, or weakned in such a manner is yet another strength of his magic</li><li>He is of course very capable of all other aspects of Necromancy, if not world renowned.<br/></li></ul>