Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant
"If you could reach up and grab the stars, you would wouldn't you?"
"If you could reach up and grab the stars, you would wouldn't you?"
BASICS
“So much good, so much evil. Just add water.”
“So much good, so much evil. Just add water.”
Full Name: Max Greyard
Nicknames:
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Mage: Caster
Magic Type: Elemental (Twin aspect magic)
Rank: Is blank, but not
Height:6'3
Crest Location: Right shoulderblade
Weight: 175lb
Hair Color: Light Green
Eye Color: Gold/Brown
APPEARANCE
"Survival of the fittest is quite an awful concept"
"Survival of the fittest is quite an awful concept"
Max's shaggy green hair is quite short but long enough to occasionally obscure his view, standing at Max stands at 6'3 which makes him slightly taller than most people, Max is hardly the most beefy of people but he is well defined and his slim frame often catches his opponents off guard. Max uses his slender frame to his advantage and despite the nature of his magic, can move quietly when needed.
Style: Max's preferred clothing consists of black baggy pants, black combat boots and a black coat over a dark green shirt.
Distinct Markings: None.... yet?
MENTALITY
“A small fact:You are going to die....does this worry you?”
“A small fact:You are going to die....does this worry you?”
Personality: Max's personality leaves some to be desired, he is quiet about his own personal issues and doesn't open up to most people, he is often quite callous in his analysis of a scenario and prefers to use sarcasm over actual jokes his callous analysis causes him not to take other people's feelings into consideration which often leads to conflict with strangers. However, if someone is ever able to put up with him long enough to become his friend, Max is extremely loyal, treating his friends as family and while he doesn't openly voice it, Max is prepared to die for his allies.
Weaknesses/Fears: Max is afraid of not being able to live up to the standards of his allies, he fears being a burden or letting down people when they need him. since he has such a hard time making friends, Max fears losing them.
- Likes:
- Rain
- Cold
- Company
- Reading
- Dislikes:
- Heat(damn the desert)
- Solitude
- Loud people/noises
- Caravan traders(Max believes them to be greedy ripoffs)
Magic
"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." - Jean Paul
"The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it." - Jean Paul
"(Twin Aspects)": Due to many years living in close proximity of Sand and Water Lacrima, Max's body has developed abilities similar to a "Rainman" or "Sandman". Not only is Max able to manipulate water and sand, he is able to meld his body with, effectively turning into, either of these elements.
Inherent abilities; Rainman: Clouds constantly follow Max, if he doesnt control it, it will start to rain until Max stops it. The rain is key to Max's fighting style as it allows him to use access more water for bigger, stronger abilities.
Sandman: Max can summon sandstorms in addition to his other sand abilities, however he cannot have a thunderstorm and a sandstorm occurring at the same time.
Water Bomb: Max condenses small orbs of water from the rain that surrounds him that can be suspended in the air and detonated remotely, or launched at his opponents and then detonated.
Sand Shield/Grab: Max summons up a wall of sand from the ground to block attacks./ He can also use summoned sand to incapacitate his opponents.
Twin Aspect Roar: Max combines both elements to fire a cannon of immense elemental energy, this ability takes a lot of energy but makes up for it by being one of the strongest abilities in his arsenal.
Sand Wave/Tidal Wave: Max creates great waves out of sand or water which he then uses to slam into his opponents.
Strengths and Special Attributes: Due to Max's magic nature and his slim frame, Max prefers to stay further back when fighting, it allows him to analyse his enemies and put his genius mind to work, given the time, he is able to work out the weakness of his opponents fighting style and turn the tide of battle.
- Equipment and Personal Artifacts:
- Max always carries an black umbrella to keep the hot desert sun off his back as well as the rain that follows him
- He also carries a grey log book which he uses to keep track of missions as well as a list of the items he.... borrowed.
- Other:
- Aside from being controlled willingly, Max's rain will also change to reflect his mood(If he gets sad it starts to drizzle, angry its a heavy downpour that is hard to see through)
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History:
Max's early life was fairly normal, well normal given the circumstances, Max spent his childhood living alone in a desert cave that was filled with water and sand lacrima, Max did have parents but at the age of 6 they left him in the cave with no much as a "goodbye", initially, like any child, Max was distraught but he eventually got over it and began to read through the various magic books his parents had collected over the years. He began to learn all about water magic, how to use it, its strengths weaknesses and even some taboo magic. The immense supply of lacrima began to take affect on Max, he would occasionally meld with his water magic. This would spark the start of Max's transformation.
Max's life wasn't easy, far from it, living alone meant that Max had to fend for himself,he had used as up all the food that his family had left for him and now he was in a bit of a problem, he could cook but he didnt have any food and this meant that he would eventually die before his life had even began, this caused Max to turn to the trading caravans that traveled through the desert, however, these travelling merchants did not share any sympathy for the boy, only offering their help in the hopes of getting something in return. Max, in a rash,starvation driven moment, made a deal with the merchants; for every weeks worth of food, he would give the merchant 100 jewel or something of equal value the following week. While it was a rash decision there was a small spark of genius, he would always get his one week time frame to get the money, the merchants couldn't move through the desert any quicker than this. Grudgingly, the merchants accepted the boys offer, mainly to get him out of the way; he had already wasted valuable time.
Max then realized the gravity of what he had done, now with the food, Max would have to start making money some how and after a few hours mulling it over, he had come to one solid conclusion, he would have to steal, as much as this worried him, Max aged only 9, didn't have any trade skills and his identity as a mage put him at even more risk if the government found out. Max turned to a nearby town for his first attempt and while it didnt go smoothly(He almost died but thats another story ill add in later) It set Max on his path of thievery, his heists became more and more successful up to the point where some weeks he wouldnt even have to steal.
With living costs out of the way Max continued his studies of water magic, he was trying to understand what was turning him into an artificial Rainman but all the books came up blank, at age 18, Max had mastered all that his books had to offer on water magic, but the lacrima had already taken full effect on his body, Max could now summon great storms and turn his own body into water at a whim. However another issue had started to develop, his body was starting to take on the qualities of a "Sandman", this spurred Max into quick action and between thievery and his research, Max was becoming quite proficient in sand magic.
Sadly, these "good" times couldn't last for Max and at age 23, Max was collecting his food from the merchant caravans, same as usually, only the caravan now had a new leader, Max couldn't pinpoint was wrong with this new leader but he figured it out the hard way, all was going routine and as he was about to leave, soldiers piled out of the caravans, they had found out about Max's "activities" and traced him to the caravans, forced into a corner, Max had fight, revealing his magic capabilities. The fight was very brief, these guys were hardly 'top class' but it left Max with another dilemma, he was a wanted man without any source of food. Max turned to another town where he eventually came into contact with one of the members of Fairy Tale, one of the few remaining magic guilds in Earthland, with nothing more to learn from his library, Max joined the guild, supplying the guild with access to all of his earnings and books, just in time to, as shortly after Max had moved his stuff to the guild, the government soldiers collapsed the cave where Max had grown up, he was now locked into the guild life and while he valued the security it brought, he still occasionally wondered who ratted him out to the authorities...