Post by Mammon on Nov 25, 2016 16:28:55 GMT
“I am Envy, begotten of a chimney-sweeper and an oyster-wife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt; I am lean with seeing others eat - O that there would come a famine through all the world, that all might die, and I live alone; then thou should'st see how fat I would be! But must thou sit and I stand? Come down, with a vengeance!”
― Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
Name: Mammon
Alias: None
Species: Demon
Gender: Male
Age: Two hundred and forty years.
Appearance:
The Face Of A Fiend - A pale silvery body that ran with a cold wintery touch, about six feet tall with graying blonde hair as if all but the most marginal of colour was sapped out through him, he has a pointed goatee that end in bristling facial hair. He wears a loose fitting shirt his chest laid bare for all to see long divides and cut running through his chest twinning themselves in small rings, broad shoulders, and the eyes of a lazy predator.
The apex of his head ends in two twinning horns that end in multiple points, the eye’s tucked into his face burning bright with the wispy pale fire sparkling with dark intent, a curved smile always touching the thin outline of his lips pursed up in a knowing smile that said without needing the word’s ‘wouldn’t you like to know?’.
Daimao Transformation(locked):
Mammon transformation take on the traditional appearance of a demon, his face distorts and becomes more animalistic growing into a snout his body gains a coat of shaggy matted fur, a second of set of hour glass eye's open up forcing the skin around them to stretch and weep, his arms and leg's elongate and his feet become cloven. He grows a large pot belly covered in hair/fur that sags down grotesquely.
Not only does his transformation affect him physically but mentally, he becomes far more abrasive and to the point and his voice has braying gravely quality somewhere between goat and the sound of a landslide. In this form he loses most of his subtlety and the more crueler aspects of his nature become more apparent.
Mammon transformation take on the traditional appearance of a demon, his face distorts and becomes more animalistic growing into a snout his body gains a coat of shaggy matted fur, a second of set of hour glass eye's open up forcing the skin around them to stretch and weep, his arms and leg's elongate and his feet become cloven. He grows a large pot belly covered in hair/fur that sags down grotesquely.
Not only does his transformation affect him physically but mentally, he becomes far more abrasive and to the point and his voice has braying gravely quality somewhere between goat and the sound of a landslide. In this form he loses most of his subtlety and the more crueler aspects of his nature become more apparent.
Personality:
Mammon, is a creature of deals and would rather talk his way out of situations, he is a glutton when it comes to indulging himself and is content to pamper and treat himself to cost of others, he is greedy and will steal, rob, and burgle if it suits his needs. He'll abuse those weaker than himself but will present a mask of manners to those on equal standing or above.
But when pressed to combat will do everything in his power to reach his goal, employing deceitful tactics, and has no qualms about ganging up on someone. In truth he is a coward, and will flee or surrender if pressed harried to the point where he might loose he will retreat even if he has a chance of victory.
But when pressed to combat will do everything in his power to reach his goal, employing deceitful tactics, and has no qualms about ganging up on someone. In truth he is a coward, and will flee or surrender if pressed harried to the point where he might loose he will retreat even if he has a chance of victory.
Demonic Banes:
With the DBZ universe shift from a light-hearted story about traditional monsters and magic to thrilling sci-fi demons haven't made the jump that well. And for the most part seem like weird aliens in a universe of weird aliens, I'd like to reintroduce the feeling of mysticism so I've introduced some taboos that don't impact on a mechanical level.
There are myths that demons cannot cross lines of salt, cannot abide the touch of silver or walk on holy land. It is not that simple, the world is full of these stories and whether it is belief that gives it power or the demon itself and be it little more than phycology and all in its head. After all these are creatures that come from the tip of the universe.
If asked a question three times he cannot lie
If beaten at a game of chance he must fulfil three requests(within his power)
Cannot speak in the presence of a ringing bell
If he makes a bargain he must fulfil it
Can be bound in a circle with his symbol next to it (a serpent wrapped around a challice)
History:
People speak of a realm of opposites neither existing in the material nor the spiritual, a mirror realm that is on the very tip of our own. A realm of opposites, dreams and nightmares.
Mammon, was born a courtier on one of the many demonic backwaters enjoying the station of being the twelfth cousin to the Makaio, and likewise twelfth to the throne of that bit of land. What this meant was he had enough funds to do as he pleased and no responsibilities to please. The son of a wealthy merchant, Mammon knew he was destined to rule. Or so he personally thought, from an early age he found himself living the easy life, and like so many before him he had neither the understanding nor the will to appreciate it and yearned for more.
Raised in the art of the court as it was the fashion, he was taught of the arts, the poets and the blade. To imagine the arts of the court one might imagine the world as it was in the 14th century the renaissance, while this builds the groundwork it simply doesn’t do it justice. If someone hadn’t died of poison, two assassins hanged a revolution put down it was considered a slow day. It was court intrigue on steroids, and state stood on a knife's edge so when I say that you have to imagine one big tough son of a gun holding it all together, the Kurgan meets Satan.
He was a demonic dandy by his youth, flowery suits, puffy pants and a rapier at his side and some unimaginable smart poem that sounded dumb from him on his tongue, but he was still a demon so he’d sell you the moon and stab you in the back all at the same. He played court and caused trouble, oh those wily youth the elders would say as they pushed an old lady down a well, it was still demon trouble which was a bit more violent than the garden variety.
He was a contract demon, which was a mystical way of saying he was a kind of lawyer. Not that he defended people but he got people to sign bits of paper and handle a bit of accounting. When it came to another revolution he had back the wrong horse, he had leant money out that in turn financed some weapons so when the heads men was sent for and the revolutionaries put to the block he was so far down the list that the headsmen just didn’t really have the time, so he was banished his station removed and was cast out into the wider world. He traveled around doing paper work, from beggar to sketchy businessman he stole, burgled and scammed his way around the demon realm. “Try Mammon new cure-all elixir, it’ll fix what ails you. Put a kick in that step shine that cart and fix your marriage!”
Needless to say he pissed a lot of people off, well that wouldn’t be right he pissed a lot of demons off and well the noose was getting drawn around his neck. And he’d take the hangman's hand and do the hempen jig if he didn’t leave, so he did. Oh sure it took a long walk, waiting for countless hours and waiting for more but there are holes between. And slipping into the mortal world from the next wasn’t hard, people said it was something about intent or magic. Summoning circles and the like, so whether he was accidentally called up by some high schoolers trying out BLACK MAGIC, or stepped out of someone's closet didn’t mean much, he was there now.
Starting Planet: Earth
Techniques:
Offensive
Evil Flame, breathing out a mote of fire from his mouth that severely burns its target(s), and causes destructive effects to any area that is caught within the flames. [Custom Demon Ability]
[N1] Power Energy Ball, he expells his power out into a ball creating a sphere of energy and then fires it at his opponent.
Support
[SU] Ki Sense, he may send his senses out to explore the surrounding area probing for Ki, and giving its power a name in the digits.
Utility
Flight, he fills his body with power rendering him the ability to fly and hover at will.
Special
Items: 500 Zenni
One-Use Pod
