Age:
28
Gender:
Male
Orientation:
Homosexual
Appearance:
Leif fancies himself a predator, considering he is hunting hunters. Thanks to the nature of his hobbies, he's lithe and nimble on his feet. He's got enough muscle on his bones to stand a decent chance in a fist fight, but it is obvious he's built for endurance running rather than brute strength. His necessary par core has helped maintain his lean form. Leif sports short dark hair and isn't much livelier in his wardrobe choices. Everything about him is dark and made to blend. His pallor due to blood letting doesn't help much in that regard either. The only thing bright about him is his piercing blue-grey eyes. He can pin you with his intense gaze if not blood runes. He has several such runes marking his arms, chest, and abdomen. Each gives power to a protective spell or counter attack if he gets surprised or ambush save for two small runes. One is placed over his heart and the other on his right wrist. These two runes are the blood bonds he's created to control two vaettr; Lofn and Ivar.
28
Gender:
Male
Orientation:
Homosexual
Appearance:
Leif fancies himself a predator, considering he is hunting hunters. Thanks to the nature of his hobbies, he's lithe and nimble on his feet. He's got enough muscle on his bones to stand a decent chance in a fist fight, but it is obvious he's built for endurance running rather than brute strength. His necessary par core has helped maintain his lean form. Leif sports short dark hair and isn't much livelier in his wardrobe choices. Everything about him is dark and made to blend. His pallor due to blood letting doesn't help much in that regard either. The only thing bright about him is his piercing blue-grey eyes. He can pin you with his intense gaze if not blood runes. He has several such runes marking his arms, chest, and abdomen. Each gives power to a protective spell or counter attack if he gets surprised or ambush save for two small runes. One is placed over his heart and the other on his right wrist. These two runes are the blood bonds he's created to control two vaettr; Lofn and Ivar.
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Skills:
As a blood mage he requires the use of his hands and blood. If he cannot use his hands or draw blood, his power is of little use. Similarly, most of his necromancy abilities require chanting. If he can't speak he can't chant. In a fight, the more wounds he has weakens his body but strengthens his magic so it is a catch 22. If his foes are bleeding, he can use that to his advantage, so it is best to try and avoid being injured so you don't provide him any advantages. Blood magic and necromancy are not inherently evil. If you monitor your use, it can be used for good, such as drawing away poisons in the blood or providing protection. Blood magic however craves more blood so it has a corruptive quality. The more you use, the more tempting it is to draw more blood and more power. After you give in to killing, it tends to be a slippery slope down to more corruption and the need for more power and well, blood. It is a loop of corruption. If a witch decides to stop the cycle, the blood magic retaliates and start inflicting pain on the wielder. It is almost like a drug and it sends the user into withdrawal as the magic channels begin to wither. It can kill the wilder, but if a witch is strong enough to withstand the withdrawal, they can overcome the corruption. If they ever use the blood magic again, the magic is weak and requires a lot more blood and energy to actually be useful again and tends not to be worth it. Small sigils at that point are they only real use the blood magic provides.
⚜Medium - As a Necromancer, Leif is able to to communicate with the dead. He can speak to any spirit in the area he currently resides and can call spirits to answer his call and make their presence known. He can conduct seances and allow a spirit to speak through him to their loved ones for a brief period of time, or just give others the messages of the dead. Similarly, he relays messages from the living to the dead. He must open his mind to allow the communication so he can always see the dead, but he can't communicate with them until he opens that channel. This means he can also speak to the spirits trapped in Vægher; both volva like him and the veidi madir.
⚜ Time-Reader - Since he's practiced his necromancy for a long time, he's strengthened his sixth sense to read the events of the past. If a death occurred recently or the event itself was devastating (such as a large battle or a plague), Leif can draw on the emotions and the death to see a vision of what transpired. During this however, he is vulnerable as he looses sight of the present and doesn't know what is happening around him.
⚜ Reanimation - This power is one of his stronger necromancer skills. Leif can reanimate the dead, including the dead buried beneath the ground. The deeper they are, the harder it is however. This draws on his energy, the energy of the environment, him and others around him. As a blood mage, he can sustain this longer by drawing on the blood of his enemies to power the spell and keep it up. This leaves evidence however as the area dies, leaving behind rotted vegetation and further death from the living creatures that inhabited the area. This cannot be reversed for years. The number of people he can call to his aid is determined by the bodies currently there, his energy, and the life energy available to him. If he runs out of external energy, the spell latches on to the caster so he has to be careful not to end up dead himself. Weakened enough, the spell breaks and the dead lose their vigor. Once one of the corpses is slain they do not revive a second time.
⚜ Spirit-bending - This particular skill was discovered as a cross between necromancy and blood-magic. Leif can command spirits using a blood mark which he anchors on his person. This allows him to command a spirit to do whatever he wills and the spirit in question cannot go against its master. The more a spirit fights the bond, the more they begin to break until they break apart and are lost forever. This bond allows the spirit to take a more solid form in the living realm. If released, the spirit is stuck between the world of the dead and the human realm, doomed to haunt until the blood-mage dies. The bond itself is fed by more blood, forcing the blood-mage to either continue spilling their own to renew it or use the blood of others. If left to weaken, the spirit can break out of the bond but again, are doomed to wander between the worlds.
⚜sigils - As a blood mage, Leif can create sigils for protection, detection, and traps. Each pentagram requires the lines to be drawn in blood. Obviously, he cannot use his own body because he'd lose far too much blood. The stronger the sigil, the more blood that is required. Each one however needs to be mixed with a little of his own blood to bind the spell to his magic and once the sigil is activated, it alerts him. He can have several sigils placed at a time but once they are triggered, it draws on his energy and if he has 20 sigils that all go off at once, he will be severely weakened or could potentially lose his life depending on the strength of each sigil. One particular sigil to mention is called the 'Death Mark'. This sigil can only be performed once every few months and is the most powerful sigil he can perform. It is essentially a curse. It requires a lot of his own blood and something of value (or blood) from a target. He then marks that person with a sigil that will drain their life until they die. This spell works at long distance and generally the person dies with a week but the time varies on the person's will to survive. The only way to break it is if the blood mage dies or another blood mage or necromancer does a counter spell to reverse it. While it is active, the blood mage gets energy from the person to fuel other spells.
⚜Body control - This ability is sort of a sigil but a little different. If he is in a fight and an enemy is bleeding, he can control the blood. To a certain extent, it means he can poison the blood by corrupting it and thereby killing the person, draw the blood out of their body, killing them quickly and giving himself more blood to use, or control the body to do his bidding. This however drains a lot of magic on the victim and from himself. Leif can only 'mark' a person for this if they are injured and he can physical touch them. He can only do this to one person at a time. The more he commands the body, the more energy is used until the person's strength gives out and they die. It is best you try not to get too close to him.
As a blood mage he requires the use of his hands and blood. If he cannot use his hands or draw blood, his power is of little use. Similarly, most of his necromancy abilities require chanting. If he can't speak he can't chant. In a fight, the more wounds he has weakens his body but strengthens his magic so it is a catch 22. If his foes are bleeding, he can use that to his advantage, so it is best to try and avoid being injured so you don't provide him any advantages. Blood magic and necromancy are not inherently evil. If you monitor your use, it can be used for good, such as drawing away poisons in the blood or providing protection. Blood magic however craves more blood so it has a corruptive quality. The more you use, the more tempting it is to draw more blood and more power. After you give in to killing, it tends to be a slippery slope down to more corruption and the need for more power and well, blood. It is a loop of corruption. If a witch decides to stop the cycle, the blood magic retaliates and start inflicting pain on the wielder. It is almost like a drug and it sends the user into withdrawal as the magic channels begin to wither. It can kill the wilder, but if a witch is strong enough to withstand the withdrawal, they can overcome the corruption. If they ever use the blood magic again, the magic is weak and requires a lot more blood and energy to actually be useful again and tends not to be worth it. Small sigils at that point are they only real use the blood magic provides.
⚜Medium - As a Necromancer, Leif is able to to communicate with the dead. He can speak to any spirit in the area he currently resides and can call spirits to answer his call and make their presence known. He can conduct seances and allow a spirit to speak through him to their loved ones for a brief period of time, or just give others the messages of the dead. Similarly, he relays messages from the living to the dead. He must open his mind to allow the communication so he can always see the dead, but he can't communicate with them until he opens that channel. This means he can also speak to the spirits trapped in Vægher; both volva like him and the veidi madir.
⚜ Time-Reader - Since he's practiced his necromancy for a long time, he's strengthened his sixth sense to read the events of the past. If a death occurred recently or the event itself was devastating (such as a large battle or a plague), Leif can draw on the emotions and the death to see a vision of what transpired. During this however, he is vulnerable as he looses sight of the present and doesn't know what is happening around him.
⚜ Reanimation - This power is one of his stronger necromancer skills. Leif can reanimate the dead, including the dead buried beneath the ground. The deeper they are, the harder it is however. This draws on his energy, the energy of the environment, him and others around him. As a blood mage, he can sustain this longer by drawing on the blood of his enemies to power the spell and keep it up. This leaves evidence however as the area dies, leaving behind rotted vegetation and further death from the living creatures that inhabited the area. This cannot be reversed for years. The number of people he can call to his aid is determined by the bodies currently there, his energy, and the life energy available to him. If he runs out of external energy, the spell latches on to the caster so he has to be careful not to end up dead himself. Weakened enough, the spell breaks and the dead lose their vigor. Once one of the corpses is slain they do not revive a second time.
⚜ Spirit-bending - This particular skill was discovered as a cross between necromancy and blood-magic. Leif can command spirits using a blood mark which he anchors on his person. This allows him to command a spirit to do whatever he wills and the spirit in question cannot go against its master. The more a spirit fights the bond, the more they begin to break until they break apart and are lost forever. This bond allows the spirit to take a more solid form in the living realm. If released, the spirit is stuck between the world of the dead and the human realm, doomed to haunt until the blood-mage dies. The bond itself is fed by more blood, forcing the blood-mage to either continue spilling their own to renew it or use the blood of others. If left to weaken, the spirit can break out of the bond but again, are doomed to wander between the worlds.
⚜sigils - As a blood mage, Leif can create sigils for protection, detection, and traps. Each pentagram requires the lines to be drawn in blood. Obviously, he cannot use his own body because he'd lose far too much blood. The stronger the sigil, the more blood that is required. Each one however needs to be mixed with a little of his own blood to bind the spell to his magic and once the sigil is activated, it alerts him. He can have several sigils placed at a time but once they are triggered, it draws on his energy and if he has 20 sigils that all go off at once, he will be severely weakened or could potentially lose his life depending on the strength of each sigil. One particular sigil to mention is called the 'Death Mark'. This sigil can only be performed once every few months and is the most powerful sigil he can perform. It is essentially a curse. It requires a lot of his own blood and something of value (or blood) from a target. He then marks that person with a sigil that will drain their life until they die. This spell works at long distance and generally the person dies with a week but the time varies on the person's will to survive. The only way to break it is if the blood mage dies or another blood mage or necromancer does a counter spell to reverse it. While it is active, the blood mage gets energy from the person to fuel other spells.
⚜Body control - This ability is sort of a sigil but a little different. If he is in a fight and an enemy is bleeding, he can control the blood. To a certain extent, it means he can poison the blood by corrupting it and thereby killing the person, draw the blood out of their body, killing them quickly and giving himself more blood to use, or control the body to do his bidding. This however drains a lot of magic on the victim and from himself. Leif can only 'mark' a person for this if they are injured and he can physical touch them. He can only do this to one person at a time. The more he commands the body, the more energy is used until the person's strength gives out and they die. It is best you try not to get too close to him.
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Strengths:
♦ Magic - he has studied his skills and has practiced them enough to be quiet deadly and proficient in both necromancy and blood magic.
♦ Calculating - He knows how to sit back and observe a situation before he takes action. He plans his next move painstakingly, to make sure he places his runes right and gets the desired outcome. He does not want to be caught and has too many things he wants to do to be reckless about it. This also has made him seem cold to others and he uses people as tools to get desired affects so emotions don't usually override his senses.
♦ Endurance - Due to the nature of his magic's draining properties, he's had to work on his endurance. This had led him to have higher pain tolerance and to test the limits of his physical body in various ways. Where many would topple over in exhaustion, he'd still be standing. As such, he's also worked up a lean muscle and is quite flexible and light on his feet.
♦ Stealth - Again, considering what he's been doing and his magic, he needs to be stealthy in order to get the blood he requires for his rituals, and to avoid being hunted down.
♦ Magic - he has studied his skills and has practiced them enough to be quiet deadly and proficient in both necromancy and blood magic.
♦ Calculating - He knows how to sit back and observe a situation before he takes action. He plans his next move painstakingly, to make sure he places his runes right and gets the desired outcome. He does not want to be caught and has too many things he wants to do to be reckless about it. This also has made him seem cold to others and he uses people as tools to get desired affects so emotions don't usually override his senses.
♦ Endurance - Due to the nature of his magic's draining properties, he's had to work on his endurance. This had led him to have higher pain tolerance and to test the limits of his physical body in various ways. Where many would topple over in exhaustion, he'd still be standing. As such, he's also worked up a lean muscle and is quite flexible and light on his feet.
♦ Stealth - Again, considering what he's been doing and his magic, he needs to be stealthy in order to get the blood he requires for his rituals, and to avoid being hunted down.
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Weakness:
♦ Limits - Because he's pushed pass a lot of his limits, he actually doesn't know his real threshold. Like an alcoholic whose tolerance increases closer and closer to the lethal amount, so to Leif has increases his tolerance in magic. He draws on so much energy that when using large spells, he could potentially use too much of his own blood or life energy and kill himself.
♦ Felix - Though in all else he can push aside emotions, Felix is an emotional tie for Leif. The man embodies what he hates and loves. He is the only person that can push him into an irrational decision or emotional reaction.
♦ Blood-letting - though it increases his magic, it does weaken his body and pushes him closer to the 'death threshold'. It is a fine line between giving him too much power and trying to get him to bleed to death or too weak to actually use the blood.
♦ Rituals - when using his rituals, he's vulnerable. He can't use his magic for anything else and if he is interrupted, the ritual back lashes against him and the sigil diffuses.
♦ Limits - Because he's pushed pass a lot of his limits, he actually doesn't know his real threshold. Like an alcoholic whose tolerance increases closer and closer to the lethal amount, so to Leif has increases his tolerance in magic. He draws on so much energy that when using large spells, he could potentially use too much of his own blood or life energy and kill himself.
♦ Felix - Though in all else he can push aside emotions, Felix is an emotional tie for Leif. The man embodies what he hates and loves. He is the only person that can push him into an irrational decision or emotional reaction.
♦ Blood-letting - though it increases his magic, it does weaken his body and pushes him closer to the 'death threshold'. It is a fine line between giving him too much power and trying to get him to bleed to death or too weak to actually use the blood.
♦ Rituals - when using his rituals, he's vulnerable. He can't use his magic for anything else and if he is interrupted, the ritual back lashes against him and the sigil diffuses.
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Fears:
♦ Draining - He is afraid that he will make a mistake that will cost him his life and thus fail at his goal of releasing the other volva trapped in Vaegher.
♦ Vaegher- He knows that if he dies, he will be trapped in the Vægher and that thought terrifies him.
♦ Claustrophobia - He has a fear of closed spaces since there is so little room to maneuver and do anything. Being tied down would be his absolute greatest fear because then he can't use any of his magic to help himself.
♦ Draining - He is afraid that he will make a mistake that will cost him his life and thus fail at his goal of releasing the other volva trapped in Vaegher.
♦ Vaegher- He knows that if he dies, he will be trapped in the Vægher and that thought terrifies him.
♦ Claustrophobia - He has a fear of closed spaces since there is so little room to maneuver and do anything. Being tied down would be his absolute greatest fear because then he can't use any of his magic to help himself.
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Personality:
Ambitious ღ Obsessive ღ Apathetic ღ Passionate
Before the corruption of blood magic, Leif had been a sweet gentle soul. He had a strong sense of justice and empathy for the pain of others. He was first in line to offer his aid in any way he could to ease their suffering. He was sensitive to their need and at times naive. He didn't let people walk all over him, but he gave people a lot of allowances because he cared for them and their well-being. His sense of right and wrong were sharp and the unfairness of the world grated at him until he finally came to the decision that he was going to do something about it. Leif is determined to accomplish his goals and doesn't often give up. He tries and tries and tries until he achieves his task. This at times makes him out to be single minded or obsessive. Leif was no stranger to patience and often be found researching various solutions to make sure his course of actions was the right one for himself and others.
The need to accomplish his goals and do something to change the world was no less diminished with the corruption of blood magic. It strengthened his resolve, making things possible that he would have never considered possible beforehand. Killing being an example. At first he swore blood magic would serve him well without the need to take blood from others but he soon learned that the bigger spells he needed to complete would require death. It was an emotional struggle for the kind hearted mage but with the enticement of more power to actually enact the changes he wanted led him to use rationality to make the actions justified till the continued actions numbed his emotions. Now murder doesn't make him queasy as long as it is for his greater purpose. He'd never kill just on a whim or fancy. He doesn't actually like killing, though his corruption makes it exciting. It is just something that needs to be done. As such, he does not torture his victims and goes out of his way to make the deaths quick and painless. If a spell requires someone to bleed out, he makes sure to cut the nerves so the person won't actually feel the pain or drugs them.
Leif gentleness and desire to help those around him has morphed into a determination bordering on obsession. He would spend hours researching and organizing his retaliation against the hunters that would wish the destruction of the volva. When his lover left him, he channeled his anger and pain in his task and a part of his fanatical approach stems from a desire to prove to him that he was right all along; that he was a savior, not a monster. He'll never admit it but Felix had been the last tie he had to his old self and his empathy. With Felix's betrayal Leif has learned to distrust others and aches in his loneliness. Part of the reason he first started using blood magic in the first place was because he wanted to protect the man and create a new world for him where they could be themselves without fear. Now with that bond severed, Leif had given himself up completely to the magic. Leif desperately wants to right the wrong the hunters did and set the vaettr free to pass on and destroy the organization from ever creating more hunters to start the cycle over. So wrapped up in his goal and blood magic, Leif has lost his initial empathy towards others though he does care for his people's futures. He just understand that sometimes, people need to be scarified for it. He knows what the magic is doing to him and has reasoned that if to protect the future of all volva he must forfeit his own soul to the darkness, so be it.
Leif is a cunning adversary. Cold and rational, he comes off as apathetic now. Anyone who knew him before would never recognize him as the same person. Charming and cocky, Leif instills vigor in his cause to some volva or strikes fear in the weak. To him, people have become tools and you either stand with him or feel his blade. He will stop at nothing to make his vision a reality. His growing power has given him a level of suave fearlessness, taunting the hunters to come after him and fall into the traps he's set. Leif is upfront and he will not hide his feelings, unless he's trying to trick you into his grasp. Overall he's a man that can be a powerful ally, if you do what he wants, and a dangerous foe. He doesn't forgive people for crossing him either. The only person he hasn't really tried to kill for betraying him is Felix who he does still love though he's covered it up. He does hope that Felix will see passed his magic and remember that his goals never changed though his methods have; that he hasn't completely lost himself and come back to him and help him usher the age of the volva.
Ambitious ღ Obsessive ღ Apathetic ღ Passionate
Before the corruption of blood magic, Leif had been a sweet gentle soul. He had a strong sense of justice and empathy for the pain of others. He was first in line to offer his aid in any way he could to ease their suffering. He was sensitive to their need and at times naive. He didn't let people walk all over him, but he gave people a lot of allowances because he cared for them and their well-being. His sense of right and wrong were sharp and the unfairness of the world grated at him until he finally came to the decision that he was going to do something about it. Leif is determined to accomplish his goals and doesn't often give up. He tries and tries and tries until he achieves his task. This at times makes him out to be single minded or obsessive. Leif was no stranger to patience and often be found researching various solutions to make sure his course of actions was the right one for himself and others.
The need to accomplish his goals and do something to change the world was no less diminished with the corruption of blood magic. It strengthened his resolve, making things possible that he would have never considered possible beforehand. Killing being an example. At first he swore blood magic would serve him well without the need to take blood from others but he soon learned that the bigger spells he needed to complete would require death. It was an emotional struggle for the kind hearted mage but with the enticement of more power to actually enact the changes he wanted led him to use rationality to make the actions justified till the continued actions numbed his emotions. Now murder doesn't make him queasy as long as it is for his greater purpose. He'd never kill just on a whim or fancy. He doesn't actually like killing, though his corruption makes it exciting. It is just something that needs to be done. As such, he does not torture his victims and goes out of his way to make the deaths quick and painless. If a spell requires someone to bleed out, he makes sure to cut the nerves so the person won't actually feel the pain or drugs them.
Leif gentleness and desire to help those around him has morphed into a determination bordering on obsession. He would spend hours researching and organizing his retaliation against the hunters that would wish the destruction of the volva. When his lover left him, he channeled his anger and pain in his task and a part of his fanatical approach stems from a desire to prove to him that he was right all along; that he was a savior, not a monster. He'll never admit it but Felix had been the last tie he had to his old self and his empathy. With Felix's betrayal Leif has learned to distrust others and aches in his loneliness. Part of the reason he first started using blood magic in the first place was because he wanted to protect the man and create a new world for him where they could be themselves without fear. Now with that bond severed, Leif had given himself up completely to the magic. Leif desperately wants to right the wrong the hunters did and set the vaettr free to pass on and destroy the organization from ever creating more hunters to start the cycle over. So wrapped up in his goal and blood magic, Leif has lost his initial empathy towards others though he does care for his people's futures. He just understand that sometimes, people need to be scarified for it. He knows what the magic is doing to him and has reasoned that if to protect the future of all volva he must forfeit his own soul to the darkness, so be it.
Leif is a cunning adversary. Cold and rational, he comes off as apathetic now. Anyone who knew him before would never recognize him as the same person. Charming and cocky, Leif instills vigor in his cause to some volva or strikes fear in the weak. To him, people have become tools and you either stand with him or feel his blade. He will stop at nothing to make his vision a reality. His growing power has given him a level of suave fearlessness, taunting the hunters to come after him and fall into the traps he's set. Leif is upfront and he will not hide his feelings, unless he's trying to trick you into his grasp. Overall he's a man that can be a powerful ally, if you do what he wants, and a dangerous foe. He doesn't forgive people for crossing him either. The only person he hasn't really tried to kill for betraying him is Felix who he does still love though he's covered it up. He does hope that Felix will see passed his magic and remember that his goals never changed though his methods have; that he hasn't completely lost himself and come back to him and help him usher the age of the volva.
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History:
Leif had a pretty average start in life. His parents were both necromancers so it was no surprise when Leif himself displayed the talents. He was rather adept at it from a young age and often made friends with the spirits he saw. They were frightening at first, but as he grew accustomed to it, it became fastening to him and he enjoyed the stories of old that many of the spirits wanted to talk about. He ended up performing séances in his family's 'hidden shop' since he was a teenager and felt a sort of fulfillment by seeing the look of sheer joy on the living and the dead when they were united one last time. He felt like he was doing something grand; he was helping both move on from the pain of the past and hopefully return to a healthy and happy life.
It was at this young age when he lost his parents. He was barely 18 when he found out his parents had a car accident and perished. He did reach out to them in a seance, hoping for the same closure he provided to others but instead of closure, he found pain. He discovered it hadn't really been accident, but a murder. The veidi madr had found out his father was a necromancer and staged it all. They didn't have proof that his mother had been a necromancer too, but she'd become a casualty just to ensure his father was killed. The veidi madr left him alone but he knew they were watching to see if he too had magic. Leif was devastated but to his family's last request, he tried not to hate the veidi madr for they were ignorant and didn't understand and did horrible things because of that ignorance.
It was in his grief that he began to interact more with the volva that had become vaettr in the Vaegher. He talked to them, heard their stories and their pain at being trapped. He could at lease ease some of the pain by giving them someone else to talk to for a time. Trying to be open minded, he talked to the veidi madr that also had gone been trapped in the Vaegher. Some were hostile towards him still and others were less so. One in particular stood out and became friend; Ivar Torrun. Ivar told him the story of how he had become a vedi madr, why he had chosen to convert. Ivar also told him how he didn't hate witches; even the one that had killed him and wished there could have been some way to change things. It helped calm the troubled teenager that not all the veidi madr hated the volva.
And a few years later, he met Felix who soon became his lover. Felix was just learning about his magical abilities and Leif was eager to teach him about magic, about his view of the world. As part of teaching the other man, he started to study more and more necromancy and discovered new abilities such as being able to see a vision of past events. Excited by the prospect, he went to the church and sat down in a secluded spot and used this new ability. And he quickly found out that sometimes, it is better to be ignorant.
There had been so much blood shed. He saw how the volva were tortured and dragged, kicking and screaming for mercy. He saw how the vedi madr killed the witches of old again and again each generation. He saw his brethren fade into Vaegher to be trapped forever along side their tormentors. This church was supposed to be symbol of a merciful god. Though he'd never believed in the Christian God, he'd read the scriptures and assumed that there had been many good qualities like Ivar Torrun explained but the blatant murder of the innocent, it tore at him. Distraught about what he'd seen, he returned to Felix for emotional support but for the life of him he couldn't get it out of his head how much death had been dished in the name of a merciful God; a deity that professed a love for the weak and provider of mercy. He started to spiral then. He talked to more of the volva trapped in the Vaegher and slowly, he resolved that he would end it. If Jesus was the human messiah, he'd be the messiah for the volva. He would end this suffering. The spirits of the passed deserved better; they deserved rest and vengeance. They deserved peace. He read everything and anything he could get his hands on about the curse and the counter-curse and what could potentially break the veil open for the dead to pass on. This led him try a small blood ritual where he bound the vaetrr Ivan to his person and allowed the spirit into the human world. The power surge had been exciting, addicting. He knew the dangers of blood magic but more and more he saw it as the only option to complete his goals.
The more he dabbled in the blood rituals, the more he and Felix fought until their bond shattered. Felix began killing animals to fuel his stronger spells and without telling Felix, Leif had set protection wards to keep them safe. And eventually, they were found by hunters and when the men attacked the little dwelling, they fell into the traps and Felix witnessed first hand how the sigals sliced through the hunters, their blood painting the grass and dirt red. Leif stood in the middle of it all, covered in the fresh blood as he renewed the marks with the fresh red ink. Though the intention had been a good one, it was the first sign that Leif was headed for a darker path. Killing would slowly come easier and already Leif's personality was changing. Felix left him, ripping Leif's world from under him. He'd thought Felix would understand that he did all of this for Felix himself, but Felix wouldn't have it, insisting on a passive role. Leif couldn't understand how Felix could just roll over for men who'd wish him dead and to a religion that condemned them for being what they were. The pain of losing the person he loved because he'd protected him left Leif to his own devices and his emotional state pushed him further into the path he'd set upon. It was the moment that 'killed' Leif and allowed him to take on a more apathetic view of the world. His hatred for the hunters grew. It was because of them he'd started it all and the reason he now found himself alone.
Ivar was the first to feel the change. Their relationship had been a friendly one up to that point, but now Leif sees him as a tool to use against the other hunters. If Ivar refuses to answer questions about the order, Leif punishes him for refusing a command, chipping away his essence. Leif now considers himself the resistance against the hunters and his goal to destroy them his only purpose. He won't rest until he's killed all the hunters and released the vaettr to return to Valhalla. If he lives long enough, he hopes to then destroy the church's control of his once proud people and return faith to its Pagan pantheon.
Leif had a pretty average start in life. His parents were both necromancers so it was no surprise when Leif himself displayed the talents. He was rather adept at it from a young age and often made friends with the spirits he saw. They were frightening at first, but as he grew accustomed to it, it became fastening to him and he enjoyed the stories of old that many of the spirits wanted to talk about. He ended up performing séances in his family's 'hidden shop' since he was a teenager and felt a sort of fulfillment by seeing the look of sheer joy on the living and the dead when they were united one last time. He felt like he was doing something grand; he was helping both move on from the pain of the past and hopefully return to a healthy and happy life.
It was at this young age when he lost his parents. He was barely 18 when he found out his parents had a car accident and perished. He did reach out to them in a seance, hoping for the same closure he provided to others but instead of closure, he found pain. He discovered it hadn't really been accident, but a murder. The veidi madr had found out his father was a necromancer and staged it all. They didn't have proof that his mother had been a necromancer too, but she'd become a casualty just to ensure his father was killed. The veidi madr left him alone but he knew they were watching to see if he too had magic. Leif was devastated but to his family's last request, he tried not to hate the veidi madr for they were ignorant and didn't understand and did horrible things because of that ignorance.
It was in his grief that he began to interact more with the volva that had become vaettr in the Vaegher. He talked to them, heard their stories and their pain at being trapped. He could at lease ease some of the pain by giving them someone else to talk to for a time. Trying to be open minded, he talked to the veidi madr that also had gone been trapped in the Vaegher. Some were hostile towards him still and others were less so. One in particular stood out and became friend; Ivar Torrun. Ivar told him the story of how he had become a vedi madr, why he had chosen to convert. Ivar also told him how he didn't hate witches; even the one that had killed him and wished there could have been some way to change things. It helped calm the troubled teenager that not all the veidi madr hated the volva.
And a few years later, he met Felix who soon became his lover. Felix was just learning about his magical abilities and Leif was eager to teach him about magic, about his view of the world. As part of teaching the other man, he started to study more and more necromancy and discovered new abilities such as being able to see a vision of past events. Excited by the prospect, he went to the church and sat down in a secluded spot and used this new ability. And he quickly found out that sometimes, it is better to be ignorant.
There had been so much blood shed. He saw how the volva were tortured and dragged, kicking and screaming for mercy. He saw how the vedi madr killed the witches of old again and again each generation. He saw his brethren fade into Vaegher to be trapped forever along side their tormentors. This church was supposed to be symbol of a merciful god. Though he'd never believed in the Christian God, he'd read the scriptures and assumed that there had been many good qualities like Ivar Torrun explained but the blatant murder of the innocent, it tore at him. Distraught about what he'd seen, he returned to Felix for emotional support but for the life of him he couldn't get it out of his head how much death had been dished in the name of a merciful God; a deity that professed a love for the weak and provider of mercy. He started to spiral then. He talked to more of the volva trapped in the Vaegher and slowly, he resolved that he would end it. If Jesus was the human messiah, he'd be the messiah for the volva. He would end this suffering. The spirits of the passed deserved better; they deserved rest and vengeance. They deserved peace. He read everything and anything he could get his hands on about the curse and the counter-curse and what could potentially break the veil open for the dead to pass on. This led him try a small blood ritual where he bound the vaetrr Ivan to his person and allowed the spirit into the human world. The power surge had been exciting, addicting. He knew the dangers of blood magic but more and more he saw it as the only option to complete his goals.
The more he dabbled in the blood rituals, the more he and Felix fought until their bond shattered. Felix began killing animals to fuel his stronger spells and without telling Felix, Leif had set protection wards to keep them safe. And eventually, they were found by hunters and when the men attacked the little dwelling, they fell into the traps and Felix witnessed first hand how the sigals sliced through the hunters, their blood painting the grass and dirt red. Leif stood in the middle of it all, covered in the fresh blood as he renewed the marks with the fresh red ink. Though the intention had been a good one, it was the first sign that Leif was headed for a darker path. Killing would slowly come easier and already Leif's personality was changing. Felix left him, ripping Leif's world from under him. He'd thought Felix would understand that he did all of this for Felix himself, but Felix wouldn't have it, insisting on a passive role. Leif couldn't understand how Felix could just roll over for men who'd wish him dead and to a religion that condemned them for being what they were. The pain of losing the person he loved because he'd protected him left Leif to his own devices and his emotional state pushed him further into the path he'd set upon. It was the moment that 'killed' Leif and allowed him to take on a more apathetic view of the world. His hatred for the hunters grew. It was because of them he'd started it all and the reason he now found himself alone.
Ivar was the first to feel the change. Their relationship had been a friendly one up to that point, but now Leif sees him as a tool to use against the other hunters. If Ivar refuses to answer questions about the order, Leif punishes him for refusing a command, chipping away his essence. Leif now considers himself the resistance against the hunters and his goal to destroy them his only purpose. He won't rest until he's killed all the hunters and released the vaettr to return to Valhalla. If he lives long enough, he hopes to then destroy the church's control of his once proud people and return faith to its Pagan pantheon.
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