Kingdom Hearts: Dissidia RP Discussion Topic

Name:
Riker McNite

Gender:
Male

Age:
35, not that it matters anymore.

Magick Type:
Life

Notable Details:
Originally from an industrial town, he never took to magitech or science. He much preferred to spend his time with nature, being one of the few Life mages in his area. On the last of his many camping trips, he was bit by a werewolf. Desperate for a cure, he attempted a secret Life Magick ritual. It was well beyond his current power but he had no other options. He pumped every last drop of Life Mana in his blood into ridding the Lycanthropy from his body.

When he woke up, he was in a ruined campsite. He was a wolf. And he was standing over the half eaten corpse of a young mage like him. Or like he used to be. The ritual he attempted backfired tremendously. Instead of healing him, it empowered the Lycanthropy disease. The wolf consumed him, and no trace of his original self was left. He lived as a dire wolf for a decade, until by chance, he had succeeded in attacking and killing a mage.

When the wolf ate the heart of mage, that mage's mana came surging into Riker, allowing him to reassert his human consciousness, and with enough effort, the human form of that mage. But this control can only last as long as he still has mana. As his mana pool dwindles he loses control of his other side, and he returns to being a mindless dire wolf. And the only way for him to restore mana is to eat the heart of a mage.

His Lycanthropy isnt limited to just transforming between wolf and human forms. His Life Magick was corrupted, but it now works in tandem with the disease. He can morph into any creature he has eaten the heart of, be it human or animal. But beyond a healing factor, this is the only way his magick manifests.

Either the wolf, or his own life magic saves him whenever he tries to kill himself, so he is left with a choice. Become a true monster and live, or keep looking for ways to die.

Appearance:
A giant silver-black wolf. 10 feet long, and 5 feet at shoulder height when on all fours. Since he lost his original form, he usually takes the form of one of the mage he has killed for their mana.

Hometown (Give description of home town):
Newtonia - An industrial port town of business and magitech. It's a busy place, and Riker stays away since he doesn't trust himself around a lot of people.

Weapon (if any):

Riker's default form is that of a giant Dire Wolf. It is incredibly strong and passively resistant to most elemental magic, but he can't use any magic of his own besides healing. He can morph into any animal he has eaten the heart of, but the process is slow and not possible while in combat. Wounds that would otherwise be permanent are healed when morphing out of and back into that form. Does anyone remember Animorphs? Yeah, like that.

In order to remain in control, he must consume the heart of a mage once every month before the full moon. This time limit is significantly decreased if he does a lot of morphing or healing.

His possible morphs include the forest animals that he hunts as a wolf. On his suicide run, he has been attempting to hunt increasingly dangerous and powerful beasts in order to finally find one that can kill him. As a result, he can expend very large amounts of mana to morph into a few mythical creatures, but he almost certainly loses control of them due to the effort.