Lindsey Stirling- Shadows
Candon Malon
NICKNAME
Cam
AGE[/b]
19
GENDER
male
MANA
The mana of the shadows
EQUIPMENTS
Candon uses a concentrative weapon, due to the general uncontrollable nature of his mana. The weapon he uses is an experimental lance, or more specifically a javelin; with this he can infuse his mana into it and increase its power immensely. As a physical weapon it is exceptionally powerful, making up for his lack of physical strength. He is also able to throw the weapon, allowing for a focused attack with his mana at range. Though probably his main use of his javelin is its ability to let his focus his mana for dispersive attacks, with which he is able to send out and control his shadow energy in various forms, allowing for devastating results if use correctly.
CITY
a small residence on the outskirts of ceaser
PERSONALITY
Candons personality is… complex to say the least, after the horrors of the later years of his life his personality has fragmented, into so many forms it has become incredibly unpredictable. For the most, when he is most stable he is able to hold one personality for lengthened period of times, anywhere from days to months. However in stressful or taxing situations is when his mind begins to crack, even changing multiple times within hours. There are a few personalities how that tend to prevail more then others, these being;
the quiet: his most preferable, or at least it is while he is in this state. Whilst his personality is like this he is quite shy, preferring to be distant from others, conversations not being his forté. he tries to keep himself withing this state whenever possible, mainly due to the control he has over himself and ultimately his power, however he is rarely able to hold this state in combat situations, or generally stressful situations. This is what he would consider this his ‘normal state’.
The insane: one of the most visibly animated personality, in this state he all of the terrible of his life catch up with him and his mind reverts to an uncontrollable wreck. Whilst like this he is able to achieve his greatest power, power he cannot achieve whilst in a more sane state, though this power is uncontrollable, he is as likely to turn on friend as he is foe. He tries to avoid falling into this personality as much as possible, however it is not always possible.
The furious: this personality is probably the easiest to identify. This tends to arise when memories of his wife emerge, with which a searing rage for himself and the world around him arises. This, much like the previous personality, grants him much greater power, however this power is more directed, against though that would hurt him, or those who are nearer to him, like his team.
The depressed: this is his most docile state, whilst like this he enters a depressive state, all his sadness encroaching upon himself. Whilst in this depressive state he seeks to distance himself from all people, and is probably his worst state for combat.
Despite all these different personalities there are dozens more undiscovered fractures, many of which could surface at any time, making him almost completely unpredictable.
QUIRKS
whist in his normal state he tends to speak to himself regularly, confiding with himself before confiding with the others
LIKES/HATES
Candon’s hates and likes are almost as random as his personalities, he can move from hating the muddy dirt, to hating all human life and anywhere in-between, however there are many overarching likes and dislikes which tend to crossover between his many self’s. The main and easily observant dislike his hate of all mana-eaters after they resulted in the death of his beloved wife, and with this comes a like of those who would help him with this quest to be rid of them, at least this is in most cases.
STRENGTH
fights well at ranged and close combat if he has his weapon
Has a large store of mana and rarely gets tired because of it
WEAKNESS
his power is hard to control and direct, especially without he weapon
He is prone to emotional distractions and changes through combat
He is weak physically and without his weapons is weak in close combat
The past
HISTORY
Candon was born in ceaser to a woman by the name of mirilla, a seamstress for the locals. When Candon was born his mother was alone, he never learned if he was dead or simply left her and never got the chance to ask. For the first four years of his life he raised by her alone, money was hard to come by, but they coped and he and his mother happy, however a few weeks after his fifth birthday, his mother was struck down with a terrible illness. The spread was quick, and they simply couldn’t afford the money to save. The fondest memory Candon has of her is the last moment he saw her alive, grasping her hand as slipped in and out of consciousness, and watching the life slowly flowing out of her eyes. The authorities in the area deemed him unable to care for himself, so within a week he was sent to a nearby orphanage, run by a destructively abusive man. To him, the kids were nothing but playthings. He conducted terrible experiments on them, infusing them with pure mana hoping to unlock their ‘inner potential’ as he so dolefully pronounced it, if a child were to ever be killed, he would simply have them body destroyed and say they were adopted by foreigners when officials of the state asked. When it came to Candon’s first injection he was age 6, and fully conscience of the dormant power within that the director of the orphanage always spoke. He begged him not to go through with it, however this just made him more anxious to proceed with him, and as the pure mana entered his body it unlocked his power in a way he has never replicated in his entire life. The shadow energy within him exploded outwards with massive power destroying the entire building, killing anyone within it. When rescue operations searched the rubble, Candon was the only survivor, and to this day he is haunted by nightmares of this power within him.
After the incident, the authorities had no idea who blame for it, the blast had destroyed had destroyed all evidence and Candon’s power resubmerged. Their only course of action was to cordon off the area and send Candon to a new orphanage in Reginold. This orphanage unlike his last, was relatively standard, he spent the next six years of his life here, studying at the nearby school at that school he studied maths and science, taking particular interest in molecular physics. All through these times his mana remained dormant, never emerging for even an instant, however as he got older his power began to slowly but surely enter into his life once more, though this time he could feel that he had some control over this. As he began to experiment publicly with his powers, the Frelian guardians began to take notice, and offered the chance to join them. And Candon who had very limited options for the future, gladly took them up on their offer. He became close friends with many of the people there and trained as hard as he could so that he would be able to help as many people as he could. He was, however, disheartened to hear he would be left behind because of his lack of power as the others charged off after Hilgart, but as more and more of them disappeared in their search Candon became increasingly worried for his life and soon felt he had no choice but to flee from the guardians so as to avoid losing his own life. He left them under cover of night and returned to his hometown, at this point being aged sixteen, with nothing but his clothes, some food and an experimental javelin to protect himself.
Candon started a new life for himself, working as hire protection for whoever was willing to pay, using his powers and his weapon as a means of protecting clients. After half year of this he bought a house in the town, and settled in with the community. And after another six months he met a woman by the name of Juliet Varcona, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. He fell in love with her, and after a few months they were wed at age seventeen. The time he spent with her was the happiest time of his life, and he was ready to put the rest of his life behind him to be with this woman forever. However this changed very abruptly. During a trip the two of them were making to Reginold they were ambushed by Mana feeders, attracted to his mana fuelled power. They were swarmed within seconds and Juliet was killed before Candon even had time to react. The grief that struck him was instantaneous, a sudden rage washed over his entire being, fuelling his power to new levels. He killed the mana feeders without a moments hesitation. And as he sifted through the bodies to find his beloved’s, he knelt beside her and wept, and at this moment the mana within him took control, It teared his mind apart with the agony of his loss, breaking his mind into dozens of fractions upon itself. He fled with her body into the countryside destroying every living and non-living thing in his way, even killing people. When he finally caught control of himself it was too late, destruction lay in his wake and his wife was dead. He buried her body there and then, using his bare hands to dig the hole. When he returned to his home, he secluded himself from all other people, eventually moving outside the protection of the town itself. Twelve months passed and he received a letter from a woman called Eleina Fey, a once friend from the guardians. His life needed correction if he were to ever live normally again, and perhaps helping the guardians once more was the way to help.