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Age: 25+
Current Characters: N/A
Character Name: Rosenkrantz
Character Canon: Original Character
Canon Point:
Age: 1000+ (Ancient)
Crime: Vanity, defined as an excessive desire for the admiration, recognition, or worship of others. This form of toxic self-love harms others and frequently manifests itself cruelly through the person's actions.
Background: As a member of the Bohemian Calamity, Rosenkrantz fights evil forces in the ever-changing Dreamscape of Rea Monde, the Realm of the Guilty. The current Dream Witch leads Calamities as its secondary leader, while Rosen serves as the group's primary combatant. Luna summoned Rosenkrantz as her arkana, or summoned warrior. He is one of Luna's most powerful summons, wielding the fabled Lúin of Celtchar, also known as the "Blood Spear", a bloodthirsty and fiery spear known for gradually devouring its wielder. In Rea Monde, Rosen first appears fighting the Dream Eaters, who have taken over the Temple of Night. First encounter with Kyros occurs during that brutal encounter.
He misidentifies the boy as an enemy and attacks him immediately during his bloody rampage. Before Luna can intervene, he accidentally kills the boy in the Dreamscape, allowing Kyros' powers to manifest in the Temple of Night. Despite their rocky start, Rosenkrantz accepts Kyros as an ally after Luna successfully persuades him to join their cause. He is Kyros' guide, teaching him about Rea Monde's history and actively protecting him from the Dream Eaters who live in this realm.
Before becoming an arkana, Rosen was known as "Seirios," the leader of a small band of druids who lived on the outskirts of Rea Monde. Seirios, a renowned warrior in his youth, retired to the lyre after the wars within the dreamscape concluded. During these halcyon days, he would establish himself outside of bloodshed and combat. He became a talented bard who sang about ancient battles, recounting the many incredible feats of young and old heroes. However, his musical prowess not only won over his countrymen but also piqued the interest of the Mother Goddess, Danu, who listened to his songs from deep within the earth.
The Mother Goddess granted the druids wealth, prosperity, and immortality. However, word of their blessing spread rapidly throughout the kingdom, and many sought out the druids out of greed and envy. The gifts bestowed by the goddess quickly became their curse, as countless druids were apprehended and forced into arduous slavery. Rosen was the most powerful druid, but even he couldn't stop the horrors that lay ahead. The deaths of his people devastated Rea Monde, permanently tainting the land with the powerful magic bestowed upon them by the Mother Goddess. Soon, the wealth and prosperity vanished as crops failed and disease spread. The entire kingdom of Rea Monde had devolved into a den for savages and beasts, a hellish landscape barren of both good and light.
In a desperate attempt to save what was left of Rea Monde from eternal despair, King Alphard kidnapped Seirios and performed a terrible ritual on him with the assistance of his court wizard, Eridanus. They used dark magic to bind Seirios with magical chains, draining his immortal lifeforce to repair Rea Monde. However, the Mother Goddess intervened, disrupting the ritual. She merged with Seirios, forming the terrifying "Morgan," the Goddess of Death. Rea Monde and its people were completely destroyed, leaving a terrible miasma that spread throughout the land, corrupting the very souls of all beings.
This harrowing ordeal gave birth to the Dreamscape, an alternate realm in which waking-world dreams coexist with those of the damned. While Rea Monde died, the souls of those connected to the land were corrupted into Knightmares that now haunt the dreams of the Waking World, hoping to devour the dreamers' life essences. What remained of Seirios' consciousness drifted aimlessly through the void of life and death until the Dream Witch Luna summoned him. Witches have struggled to defeat the Knightmares that haunt their world for centuries, dating back to the creation of the Dreamscape. It has become customary for these witches to summon powerful entities from beyond the Rift, known as arkanas.
Thus, Seirios was reborn as the Arkana of Vainglory, Rosenkrantz.
Personality: While Rosen might look like a supermodel who weightlifts as a hobby, he’s actually a bit of a slacker who dislikes working and enjoys lazing around drinking. He isn’t the slightest bit modest about his appearance, often talking about his good looks just to be annoying. He’s a bit embarrassing sometimes, especially since Rosen loves to brag about himself. However, this is just the mere surface of his personality. While he can be considerably charming when he wants to be, there’s a dark side to his personality that sharply contrasts greatly with his easy-going persona.
Combat is one of Rosen's favorite pastimes. He enjoys fighting more than drinking, and he frequently seeks out strong opponents to challenge. However, his enthusiasm for combat is not entirely genuine. He enjoys watching his opponent suffer and appears to derive sadistic pleasure from inflicting pain. When faced with powerful opponents, Rosen makes it his mission to crush their spirits in the most brutal ways possible, frequently torturing them to near-death. While Rosen is not afraid to get his hands dirty, he refuses to kill an adversary unless absolutely necessary. That is, assuming they are not a Knightmare of some kind. The only creatures not spared death are the Knightmares, who haunt the living's dreams. Those creatures must die, and Rosen will do everything in his power to fulfill his duty.
Rosenkrantz is also a masochist, as he enjoys being wounded and bloodied during combat. He appears to enjoy the pain despite his increased tolerance as an arkana. Rosen does, however, express discomfort when opponents accidentally knock his head off during combat. While Rosen's body can still move without his head, he is noticeably testy and embarrassed by his current state. Despite everything, Rosen is the type of man who would never willingly harm women or children. Rosenkrantz typically goes out of his way to avoid fighting female opponents, frequently using small tricks and spells to blind or incapacitate them rather than physically fighting them. However, do not mistake this for chivalry. Rosen dislikes fighting women because of his ties to Danu, the ethereal goddess who frequently protects women and children. Since he’s internally bonded with her, certain quirks remain intact even now.
Despite his sometimes depraved antics, Rosen exudes an odd sense of nobility. He always goes out of his way to assist others, regardless of whether it directly conflicts with his mission. While he usually obeys all of Luna's orders, Rosenkrantz has been known to object when he believes her plans will cause unnecessary harm to others. He has no desire to harm innocent people and will defy Luna if she commands him to do so. However, Rosen is a bit mischievous at times and sometimes that impish nature of him shines through in the damnest ways.
This frequently gets him into trouble because Luna has the ability to dismantle his very essence using her magic. Nonetheless, Rosen has a very cordial relationship with his master and frequently serves as her confidant rather than her servant. He has a brotherly relationship with the Dream Witch and frequently jokes about giving Luna a much-needed "makeover" due to her unique hairstyle. Rosen enjoys making fun of her, but he does so mostly to make her smile.
Despite the fact that Rea Monde is a medieval fantasy world, Rosen is surprisingly technologically savvy. Luna's world is strikingly similar to our own, so she taught him how to use various technologies. However, he is totally unfamiliar with some technical terms and concepts. He's not much of a techie, but he is a budding audiophile due to his growing passion for music. Rosen has always enjoyed music, but after spending so much time with his master, he has come to appreciate it even more.
Nothing calms the violent beast quite like music. The two of them bonded over their love of music, to the point where Luna gave him his current nickname. Rosenkrantz is the name of an old rock band that she greatly admires. While he typically goes by "Rosen" as an alias, he refuses to change his name because Luna gave it to him.
Abilities:
Fire Manipulation
Rosenkrantz has the ability to produce, manipulate, and even generate every variety of fire that exists. He may even produce a towering inferno to burn within minutes by causing the quick oxidation of materials by chemical combustion. He can also adjust the intensity of the fire, sometimes even producing a "cold flame" to cauterize wounds. While the hue of the flames might vary depending on their heat, he usually casts the red, hot flames that most people are accustomed to witnessing.
He mainly employs his fiery abilities when wielding a powerful burning red lance capable of reducing most steel to ash. Rosen is capable of wielding this lance with ease, without fear of the flames burning him. He is completely impervious to all types of fire damage, including dragon fire. Rosen can set fire to his lance with merely a thought, causing flames to spread across the weapon like an inferno. He can also employ his magic for non-combat purposes, such as lighting beacons and cooking food. Rosen can even create small familiars out of fire, but when they reach their limit, they vanish into a puff of smoke.
Inhuman Strength & Agility
As one would suspect, Rosen is stronger than your average person. While he’s not strong enough to lift a mountain or two, he is capable of punching through stone and rock with relative ease. His inhuman strength is an asset to him in combat, especially when facing off against the monstrous Knightmares that haunt the Dreamscape. It’s because of his strength that he has a remarkable sense of durability since it takes a lot to injure him.
He’s also shockingly agile and often likes to perform deft-defying feats in combat. While he’s not faster than a speeding train, he’s fast enough to ricochet projectiles off his lance. It should also be noted that he’s exceedingly flexible as well, enough to make a Yoga instructor quite envious. He can detach his joints at a whim in order to slip through cracks and small spaces.
Willed Immortality
When the going gets tough, Rosen gets tougher. As the Arkana of Vainglory, Rosenkrantz is capable of willing himself from the brink of death by reincarnating himself on the spot. This ability literally allows Rosenkrantz to endure the most egregious injuries that would easily kill a normal person. He can survive being disemboweled, dismembered, and even pierced through the heart with this ability. However, his vainglory abilities come with a dangerous caveat since every time he uses this skill, he loses a piece of his memories.
While he can survive being horribly mutilated and slashed to pieces, every resurrection causes his memory to fade. If he uses this ability too often within the Dreamscape, he risks the chance of erasing himself from existence entirely. This ability is a double-edged sword that Rosenkrantz doesn’t take lightly. While the ability to negate his own death is a powerful one, it’s not something he does often.
However, it does have the passive effect of keeping him remarkably well-preserved since he cannot age. His current gentlemanly form is nothing more than a glamour his master, Luna the Dream Witch, prefers.
Inventory: A list of inventory that your character is carrying on them can be put here. Characters will not have access to an infinite hammer space, so please only list things that would make sense for your character to be physically carrying.
1 x The Lúin of Celtchar (The fire spear)
1 x touch-screened red cellphone (the one Luna gave him)
1 x Rose eyepatch & his usual set of battle attire.
Samples: tdm - sample 1 & tdm - sample 2
Questions: I reserved the character right before reserves closed, so I never got the confirmation if my spot was reserved or not. So, I apologize in advance for any confusion
Also, I'm curious to know what Rosen won as a reward from the Witch Hunt.
Contact:
Age: 25+
Current Characters: N/A
Character Name: Rosenkrantz
Character Canon: Original Character
Canon Point:
Age: 1000+ (Ancient)
Crime: Vanity, defined as an excessive desire for the admiration, recognition, or worship of others. This form of toxic self-love harms others and frequently manifests itself cruelly through the person's actions.
Background: As a member of the Bohemian Calamity, Rosenkrantz fights evil forces in the ever-changing Dreamscape of Rea Monde, the Realm of the Guilty. The current Dream Witch leads Calamities as its secondary leader, while Rosen serves as the group's primary combatant. Luna summoned Rosenkrantz as her arkana, or summoned warrior. He is one of Luna's most powerful summons, wielding the fabled Lúin of Celtchar, also known as the "Blood Spear", a bloodthirsty and fiery spear known for gradually devouring its wielder. In Rea Monde, Rosen first appears fighting the Dream Eaters, who have taken over the Temple of Night. First encounter with Kyros occurs during that brutal encounter.
He misidentifies the boy as an enemy and attacks him immediately during his bloody rampage. Before Luna can intervene, he accidentally kills the boy in the Dreamscape, allowing Kyros' powers to manifest in the Temple of Night. Despite their rocky start, Rosenkrantz accepts Kyros as an ally after Luna successfully persuades him to join their cause. He is Kyros' guide, teaching him about Rea Monde's history and actively protecting him from the Dream Eaters who live in this realm.
Before becoming an arkana, Rosen was known as "Seirios," the leader of a small band of druids who lived on the outskirts of Rea Monde. Seirios, a renowned warrior in his youth, retired to the lyre after the wars within the dreamscape concluded. During these halcyon days, he would establish himself outside of bloodshed and combat. He became a talented bard who sang about ancient battles, recounting the many incredible feats of young and old heroes. However, his musical prowess not only won over his countrymen but also piqued the interest of the Mother Goddess, Danu, who listened to his songs from deep within the earth.
The Mother Goddess granted the druids wealth, prosperity, and immortality. However, word of their blessing spread rapidly throughout the kingdom, and many sought out the druids out of greed and envy. The gifts bestowed by the goddess quickly became their curse, as countless druids were apprehended and forced into arduous slavery. Rosen was the most powerful druid, but even he couldn't stop the horrors that lay ahead. The deaths of his people devastated Rea Monde, permanently tainting the land with the powerful magic bestowed upon them by the Mother Goddess. Soon, the wealth and prosperity vanished as crops failed and disease spread. The entire kingdom of Rea Monde had devolved into a den for savages and beasts, a hellish landscape barren of both good and light.
In a desperate attempt to save what was left of Rea Monde from eternal despair, King Alphard kidnapped Seirios and performed a terrible ritual on him with the assistance of his court wizard, Eridanus. They used dark magic to bind Seirios with magical chains, draining his immortal lifeforce to repair Rea Monde. However, the Mother Goddess intervened, disrupting the ritual. She merged with Seirios, forming the terrifying "Morgan," the Goddess of Death. Rea Monde and its people were completely destroyed, leaving a terrible miasma that spread throughout the land, corrupting the very souls of all beings.
This harrowing ordeal gave birth to the Dreamscape, an alternate realm in which waking-world dreams coexist with those of the damned. While Rea Monde died, the souls of those connected to the land were corrupted into Knightmares that now haunt the dreams of the Waking World, hoping to devour the dreamers' life essences. What remained of Seirios' consciousness drifted aimlessly through the void of life and death until the Dream Witch Luna summoned him. Witches have struggled to defeat the Knightmares that haunt their world for centuries, dating back to the creation of the Dreamscape. It has become customary for these witches to summon powerful entities from beyond the Rift, known as arkanas.
Thus, Seirios was reborn as the Arkana of Vainglory, Rosenkrantz.
Personality: While Rosen might look like a supermodel who weightlifts as a hobby, he’s actually a bit of a slacker who dislikes working and enjoys lazing around drinking. He isn’t the slightest bit modest about his appearance, often talking about his good looks just to be annoying. He’s a bit embarrassing sometimes, especially since Rosen loves to brag about himself. However, this is just the mere surface of his personality. While he can be considerably charming when he wants to be, there’s a dark side to his personality that sharply contrasts greatly with his easy-going persona.
Combat is one of Rosen's favorite pastimes. He enjoys fighting more than drinking, and he frequently seeks out strong opponents to challenge. However, his enthusiasm for combat is not entirely genuine. He enjoys watching his opponent suffer and appears to derive sadistic pleasure from inflicting pain. When faced with powerful opponents, Rosen makes it his mission to crush their spirits in the most brutal ways possible, frequently torturing them to near-death. While Rosen is not afraid to get his hands dirty, he refuses to kill an adversary unless absolutely necessary. That is, assuming they are not a Knightmare of some kind. The only creatures not spared death are the Knightmares, who haunt the living's dreams. Those creatures must die, and Rosen will do everything in his power to fulfill his duty.
Rosenkrantz is also a masochist, as he enjoys being wounded and bloodied during combat. He appears to enjoy the pain despite his increased tolerance as an arkana. Rosen does, however, express discomfort when opponents accidentally knock his head off during combat. While Rosen's body can still move without his head, he is noticeably testy and embarrassed by his current state. Despite everything, Rosen is the type of man who would never willingly harm women or children. Rosenkrantz typically goes out of his way to avoid fighting female opponents, frequently using small tricks and spells to blind or incapacitate them rather than physically fighting them. However, do not mistake this for chivalry. Rosen dislikes fighting women because of his ties to Danu, the ethereal goddess who frequently protects women and children. Since he’s internally bonded with her, certain quirks remain intact even now.
Despite his sometimes depraved antics, Rosen exudes an odd sense of nobility. He always goes out of his way to assist others, regardless of whether it directly conflicts with his mission. While he usually obeys all of Luna's orders, Rosenkrantz has been known to object when he believes her plans will cause unnecessary harm to others. He has no desire to harm innocent people and will defy Luna if she commands him to do so. However, Rosen is a bit mischievous at times and sometimes that impish nature of him shines through in the damnest ways.
This frequently gets him into trouble because Luna has the ability to dismantle his very essence using her magic. Nonetheless, Rosen has a very cordial relationship with his master and frequently serves as her confidant rather than her servant. He has a brotherly relationship with the Dream Witch and frequently jokes about giving Luna a much-needed "makeover" due to her unique hairstyle. Rosen enjoys making fun of her, but he does so mostly to make her smile.
Despite the fact that Rea Monde is a medieval fantasy world, Rosen is surprisingly technologically savvy. Luna's world is strikingly similar to our own, so she taught him how to use various technologies. However, he is totally unfamiliar with some technical terms and concepts. He's not much of a techie, but he is a budding audiophile due to his growing passion for music. Rosen has always enjoyed music, but after spending so much time with his master, he has come to appreciate it even more.
Nothing calms the violent beast quite like music. The two of them bonded over their love of music, to the point where Luna gave him his current nickname. Rosenkrantz is the name of an old rock band that she greatly admires. While he typically goes by "Rosen" as an alias, he refuses to change his name because Luna gave it to him.
Abilities:
Fire Manipulation
Rosenkrantz has the ability to produce, manipulate, and even generate every variety of fire that exists. He may even produce a towering inferno to burn within minutes by causing the quick oxidation of materials by chemical combustion. He can also adjust the intensity of the fire, sometimes even producing a "cold flame" to cauterize wounds. While the hue of the flames might vary depending on their heat, he usually casts the red, hot flames that most people are accustomed to witnessing.
He mainly employs his fiery abilities when wielding a powerful burning red lance capable of reducing most steel to ash. Rosen is capable of wielding this lance with ease, without fear of the flames burning him. He is completely impervious to all types of fire damage, including dragon fire. Rosen can set fire to his lance with merely a thought, causing flames to spread across the weapon like an inferno. He can also employ his magic for non-combat purposes, such as lighting beacons and cooking food. Rosen can even create small familiars out of fire, but when they reach their limit, they vanish into a puff of smoke.
Inhuman Strength & Agility
As one would suspect, Rosen is stronger than your average person. While he’s not strong enough to lift a mountain or two, he is capable of punching through stone and rock with relative ease. His inhuman strength is an asset to him in combat, especially when facing off against the monstrous Knightmares that haunt the Dreamscape. It’s because of his strength that he has a remarkable sense of durability since it takes a lot to injure him.
He’s also shockingly agile and often likes to perform deft-defying feats in combat. While he’s not faster than a speeding train, he’s fast enough to ricochet projectiles off his lance. It should also be noted that he’s exceedingly flexible as well, enough to make a Yoga instructor quite envious. He can detach his joints at a whim in order to slip through cracks and small spaces.
Willed Immortality
When the going gets tough, Rosen gets tougher. As the Arkana of Vainglory, Rosenkrantz is capable of willing himself from the brink of death by reincarnating himself on the spot. This ability literally allows Rosenkrantz to endure the most egregious injuries that would easily kill a normal person. He can survive being disemboweled, dismembered, and even pierced through the heart with this ability. However, his vainglory abilities come with a dangerous caveat since every time he uses this skill, he loses a piece of his memories.
While he can survive being horribly mutilated and slashed to pieces, every resurrection causes his memory to fade. If he uses this ability too often within the Dreamscape, he risks the chance of erasing himself from existence entirely. This ability is a double-edged sword that Rosenkrantz doesn’t take lightly. While the ability to negate his own death is a powerful one, it’s not something he does often.
However, it does have the passive effect of keeping him remarkably well-preserved since he cannot age. His current gentlemanly form is nothing more than a glamour his master, Luna the Dream Witch, prefers.
Inventory: A list of inventory that your character is carrying on them can be put here. Characters will not have access to an infinite hammer space, so please only list things that would make sense for your character to be physically carrying.
Samples: tdm - sample 1 & tdm - sample 2
Questions: I reserved the character right before reserves closed, so I never got the confirmation if my spot was reserved or not. So, I apologize in advance for any confusion
Also, I'm curious to know what Rosen won as a reward from the Witch Hunt.