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Ferdinand Saint
Nickname: Saint, Relic, Betrayer
Codename: Executioner
Age: Appears 31, Actually 828
Gender: Male
Race: Meta-Human
Department: Training
Rank: In-Processing
Clearance Level: 0
APPEARANCE & OTHER FORMS
Ferdinand, standing at seven feet and ten inches, (7'10") weighs roughly three hundred and nineteen (319lb). His skin tone is olive-bronze; an indicator of his homeland near the Mediterranean sea. His strong frame comes with broad shoulders. A multitude of poorly healed scars covers his body. His jet black hair has strands of blue and white on the right and left sides of his hair respectively. With icy blue eyes, almost like a haunted soul or a fea Ferdinand is a handsome, attractive man even for today's standards. On his back is the mark of the Heavenly Wrath, a pair of chains restraining a hammer with the head facing down. It appears in black with spots of tarnished gold color. His current attire comprises of well-fitting suits, making him appear all business while leaving pleasure out of reach. On a rare occurance, your find him naked. But at that point your just watching him sleep, you weirdo.
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- Hardworking - Ferdinand is the type of person who believes that if you are going to do something then do the best job you can at it! Why would you do something half-assed? He'll put his heart and soul into whatever he does.
- Tolerant - It takes a lot for someone to get under Ferdinand's skin. He doesn't get angry when someone presents a different idea or argues with him. Or even those that annoy the shit out of him. But when he does get mad...
- Humble - His deeds and accomplishments are all for a higher purpose than his own glory. Ferdinand will take a compliment and keep it moving. He operates with dignity and modesty.
- Blunt - This guy doesn't really have a filter on him. While he doesn't intend for his words to hurt someone, his unfiltered truth may come off as harsh, bold, too straightforward. He speaks his mind; so sue him.
- Self-Oriented - Not to say the guy is selfish, but what would you do if everything around you continued to change constantly? Focus on yourself, that's what! And he aims to better himself and does not care what others will think of him as he does so.
- Melancholic - It's natural isn't it? To be pensive and depressed when you feel little for life and only wish to exist until you reach a point where it will all matter again. This is how Ferdinand views the world and his current life.
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HISTORY TO CURRENT
Life can hold both mundane mysterious and supernatural revelations in equal value. Take for instance the life of Ferdinand of the small farming village with no name. This child was born with an ancestry even the oldest elders have forgotten. Within him was the blood of angels, diluted by many generations of forgetful men. Ferdinand, the youngest of his family was raised by a strict father and passive mother who both tried to teach him the simple concept that "In life, things just happen for a reason". While the boy said he understood, he had a hard time coming to terms with the ideology.
In the year 1190, his village which laid on the border of Christian ruling lands and Muslim ruling lands became the site of a large and bloody conflict. As fires burned through the village, Ferdinand's family were taken by Muslims to be used as shields instead of being outright killed. In the end, the whole village was killed during the fighting. Ferdinand being the last to taste a blade. While he bleed out and the flames surrounded him, Ferdinand, even as an adolescent boy, demanded a reason for the death of his family. He was not satisfied with simply dying and clung to life with every fiber of his being.
In this moment of resolve, the dormant blood of his ancestor, an angel who mated with a human, made a resurgence through Ferdinand's body. Through it, a mysterious aura surrounded him which healed his wounds while also protecting him. As the fighting drew to a close, Ferdinand was seen by the Templar Knights. Enthralled by what they interpreted as a miracle – God saving this boy harmed by the enemy – The Christian forces became zealous and quickly ended the fighting.
Debating what to do, the Templar's took the child with them to Jerusalem. While there the leading Knights and Monks would continue their debating and questioning. Ferdinand made his mind known that he wished to join and become a squire. Some knights liked this idea and saw it as a way to bolster morale and zealous; similar to when they uncovered holy relics or faked their discovery. However, there was one Knight, Julius de Luziox, who proposed another option to Ferdinand. "All humans, are humans. Foolish sometimes, and righteous other times. However we are, God loves us all. There are things out there that go against God's plan, his order. Muslim, Christian, non-believer or a far-off foreigner, we are all Human. So would you rather defend just Christians and act as a second-rate tool for zealots? Or defend humanity as a whole, ensuring God's plan goes unaltered?"
This choice was hard for Ferdinand; the boy had much hatred in his heart for those who killed his family. Yet with time and prayer, he was told the pain would subside and he would forgive. In the end, Ferdinand chose the path presented by Knight Julius and was conscripted into the Order of Heaven's Wrathful Executioners. A shadow branch of the Templar's that operated throughout the Holy Roman Empire to preserve the interests of humanity.
It was with Julius and the Executioners that Ferdinand did much of his growing up in. From the age of ten, he was taught and then trained in the ways of the Executioner. Though the youngest member of the order, Ferdinand's power continued to manifest and empower him. While taught by Chaplains and Nuns about the various demons and feral monsters they have combated, there was never an example of other humanoid species. Something which caused Ferdinand, and many other Executioners to believe that humans were the only creatures aside from those designated as enemies.
During his last year of training before becoming a full knight, Ferdinand met and was attracted to a Nun, Sister Celine – one of the few women allowed in the Order due to her magic abilities which seemed holy. Though she was cold and a few years older than he, Ferdinand eventually broke through her cold personality. The two fell in love but kept to their oaths of chastity. Yet made a vow to one day be man and wife.
The day came and passed when he took the Oath of Heavenly Wrath. With it came a manmade blessing, a special enchantment to aid the Executioners. Along with various holy and magical armaments used for combat and utility. For only a couple of years, Ferdinand fought throughout the Holy Roman Empire. The number of monsters he killed quickly became double that of people he had known throughout his life. His bond with Celine and others developing and growing strong. However, there came a time where it all changed. A number of pilgrim parties had been killed in the forests of Germany and the Order suspected it was demons. Ferdinand, Celine, Julius and several others marched towards the area to investigate.
Upon arriving in the forest, a small band of demons was indeed found. They were also in conflict with something else. A tribe of unknown humanoids; Elves. The Executioners were unaware of what these creatures were. As a result, they did not know how to proceed. With bows and some magic, the Elves barely remained at a standstill with the demons. Julius gave the order to both clear out the demons, and slaughter these things which mimicked human features. Ferdinand, uncomfortable with the orders asked Julius to reconsider the order. As the rest began to engage in combat, Julius berated Ferdinand; who had always followed his orders up until this point. Yet the situation made him uncomfortable as it mimicked the dreadful day his village was attacked.
The argument lasted until the fighting was over with only one elf remaining. A young child inside a fading barrier was now surrounded by the Executioners. Before the elf girl could be harmed, Ferdinand rushed in and grabbed the youngling while running away from his comrades. Many Executioners gave chase due to Julius's orders. One by one Ferdinand had to slay his brothers at arms due to his sense of justice and the chaos of the situation. Even his beloved Celine, who he feverishly attempted to convince, fought him. In the end, she too came to an end. But not without wounding Ferdinand immensely.
After many days of running from the Order, Ferdinand was free to rest and ponder what to do with the elf child. While the idea of letting her roam the forests seem good, he settled on finding another band of elves. If there were any others. While at first, the man saw the girl objectively, the journey that he thought would be months became years. For six years Ferdinand cared for and raised the girl, who he called Mary. She became his adopted daughter, but still aimed to find her a new tribe to belong to. In turn, Mary saw Ferdinand as her new father figure. Their time was good, with the occasional mishap.
Many rumors and tales into their travels, Ferdinand came across information he could actually use. On an island near England, there was said to be a group of elves living on a phantasmal island where time worked in an unnatural way. Traveling to this island Ferdinand was guided by loose fables and Mary's instincts and magic. Upon crossing a magical barrier, the duo witnessed a dragon raining fire upon the fabled island. As elves fired arrows and magic towards the beast, Ferdinand became awestruck. Landing on the shore, he offered his assistance to the people. After some debating, they agreed to the aid. Half a day of fighting later, Ferdinand managed to grab hold of the dragon. While in the air Ferdinand struck the final blow, resulting in the pair falling to the earth. As the dragon blood rained down, Ferdinand was covered in it, along with Mary and several elves.
When Ferdinand fell, he was critically injured by still alive. However, the creature's blood acted as a poison that would kill Ferdinand easily if not treated. Thankful for his aid, the elves bought the warrior to a sacred tree that would slowly heal Ferdinand. Placing him in a chamber beneath it, the elves place Ferdinand in a deep sleep to rejuvenate as the healers tended to the others. For months the man slept with her angelic aura enveloping him. But even after fully healing he did not wake up. This concerned the elves who did not know what to do. As a result of this Mary, who did not wish to see her adoptive father in this state, studied for two years with her people in magic and traveling undetectable to humans. A skill her original tribe lacked and met their untimely end because of.
Mary set off to the outside world to search for a cure to what ailed her father figure. Sixty-eight days after her departure, Ferdinand awoke. Desperate to find his daughter, Ferdinand collected himself and also departed. Mary had made mention she was heading to England first on her search. And so Ferdinand also aimed to travel there. However, when Ferdinand sailed passed the magical barrier surrounding the island, Ferdinand watched as the island disappeared.
In its place, a massive ship studying the phenomena that made up the island's barrier. Scientists and agents from Invictus made up the crew. As Ferdinand's small ship slipped out of the barrier, the crew scrambled to secure him. Reasonably aggressive, Ferdinand put up a fight as the Invictus agents attempted to subdue the man. Eventually, the agents won and restrained Ferdinand. After bringing the man to a facility in the UK, they interrogating him. The agents deduced the nature of the phenomenal field they were studying and Ferdinand himself.
They told the warrior that he had been in a temporal pocket outside the normal laws of time. In short, one day he spent on the island equaled one year outside. So over seven hundred days was actually over seven centuries. Everything he knew, including his daughter, were most likely gone. This rocked Ferdinand to his core, especially since there seemed to be no way to go back to the island of elves.
This made Ferdinand want to drop dead. However one of the agents informed Ferdinand of the purpose of the organization and its members. After gathering information about the man's powers, skills, and equipment, they made it clear that he could have a future working for Invictus. It took some time before Ferdinand agreed. He wasn't dead yet. Who knows, maybe he father was right after all.
EXTRA INFO
- Does not find using firearms appealing.
- His favorite modern music genres are Metal and Opera; favorite band is Hammerfall.
- REALLY REALLY wants a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle.
- Is not so pleased with the World Wars.
- Thinks the modern Church is straight rubbish.
- Currently wears a mask with perfume; he thinks most of everything smells.
WEAPONS & ABILITIES
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Bone of the Heavenly Gates; Heaven Bone- A Claymore granted to Ferdinand at the start his time as an Executioner. It is composed of materials forgien to most mortals and is as large as an average human. The blade itself is coated several different shades of silver and red due to being stained by the blood of many foes. An enchantment on the blade prevents it from ever being used against human beings.
Sythr: Son of Silver - This falchion is made of a strong silver-like alloy developed by monastic knights. It can cut through leather, bark, and mortar easily. Yet might have a little trouble with modern armors.
Golden Spine: Gavel of The Word - A blessed bible. When a verse is read from the text, a bolt of lightning will fire off from the tome. With a range of 100 yards, the bolt can chain between a number of targets as long as they are close together. This chain of lightning's duration equals the time it took to utter the prayer that summoned it. But no longer than ten seconds.
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ABILITIES
Ability Name: Grand Enhanced Body
Description: His Angelic ancestry manifested in a way that pushed Ferdinan's normal human capibilites beyond the limit. Along with his size, the warriors physical capibilities are boosted to an awestriking status. And while he is already strong, the room for improvement still exists as with any human.
Strengths: Supernatural Strength, Speed, Agility, Lung Capacity, Stamina, Pain Tolerance, Reflexes.
Weaknesses: While his body is still superior, enough damage will result in his death. Due to his high pain threshold, Ferdinand sometimes becomes numb to dire situations as his body could very well be falling apart. He also can not handle most modern foods due to their production. Grease and too much sauce will cause his body to reject the food. Via either oraphise. He is also easily intoxicated.
Ability Name: Angelic Aura
Description: A golden aura which manifest part of Ferdinand's powers. A portective cloak which enevlopes him and protects him from magical and phsycial attacks. It also allows for minor healing effects
Strengths: When activated the aura will remain around Ferdinand until what he percieves as a threat is gone. The aura manifests holy magics which increase the durability, toughness, and resistance of both armor and flesh. Such that if a wound was to rank 8 out of 10 in terms of severity, it would help decrease the severity to about a 7 or 6 out of 10. In addition, this aura can quicken the healing process for as long as it is around. Which is until dismissed by Ferdinand.
Weaknesses: This aura is a reactive ability, meaning that it will happen naturally but only after Ferdinand is already injuried. That means if by chance something would result in immidiate death, Ferdinand could not attempt to cushion it with the aura. wounds or injuries that would cause very sever damage, like a 9 or 10 out of ten in terms of severity can't be prevented or lessned by the aura either. This is because the power has been diluted over generations of humans mixing with little angel blood remaining. The aura can also not protect Ferdinand from mental attacks or anything that would directly affect his spirit.
Ability Name: Burning Blessing
Description: Upon uttering a prayer, Heaven Bone is swallowed in a gold and black flame. This flame illuminates an area with simulated sunlight and drives away shadow. Even to flame-resistant monsters the flame is harmful.
Strengths: When aflame, the light shining off the claymore will illuminate a radius of 20 feet. This light is the same as sun light. In this area, no shadow can be cast by any object or body. No wall can stop this light from shining. For instance if Heaven Bone shined in a building, the room right next to it, as long as it is within 20 feet, will also have the light and it will burn at the same intensity. The flames coming from the sword are of a superior, supernatural source. Even creatures resistant to- or made of flame will burn once touched by the fire. Though the severity of the burns depends on how tough/powerful the being is. These flames will not die out until Ferdinand repeats the activation prayer. He may also teleport the sword into his hand from anywhere on Earth by uttering this same prayer.
Weaknesses: Unless Ferdinand speaks the prayer aloud and clear, Heaven Bone will not burn. This light, while concentrated in a 20 feet area, can be clearly seen for miles. It can become a beacon in either the day, but especially at night or dark places. Attrating opposition to his location.
Even though the fire radiating off the sword will still latch onto any creature, if that creature is powerful enough, they can simply disspell the flames or consume them. In addition, the flames will not discriminate. Unless someone is completely human or angelic, they can be harmed. And if Ferdinand wishes to extigish the fire to not harm them, any other creature or surroundings will stop burn as well. For instance, if creature A is a bad guy, and Ferdinand cuts them, they will continue to burn and be harmed. However if he accidently cut creature B, which is a good guy, they too will burn. Ferdinand will have to extinguesh both A and B's flame in order to save B. Meaning A is no longer on fire.
If somehow Heaven Bone and Ferdinand are on two different planes of reality, he cannot summon it to his person. In addition he must speak loud and clearly without stuttering. Should the sword be bound in anyway by a powerful magic, seal, or bound, it will not come.
Ability Name: Timeless Body
Description: More on the side of a side effect due to being coated in the dragon's blood. Ferdinand, though temperarily posioned due to have the dragon's blood seep into his body from wounds, became functionally importal. He will retain his current age and not grow old.
Strengths: He does physically age and will remain at the same physical age as he is now.
Weaknesses: It does not improve upon nor bestow any effects that would keep him alive. He can still due from injury or even go senile from metal fatigue and a long life.
Blurb: This guy is really doing his best to fit in with the modern world. So many things have changed that it kinda scares him. Not to mention the last person he cared about went off somewhere and he doesn't know what happened. Time to start over I guess!
What I Want To See Happen:
- Some closure as to the fate of Mary
- Ferindand become a well-adjested member of INVICTUS and society.
- Finding a reason to live on happily.