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Message: <blockquote data-quote="valeren" data-source="post: 1975948" data-attributes="member: 13486">CashMiguel Enrico Gonzales a.k.a. Cash16th level Shade WarlockBackground:  First and foremost, it should be noted that Cash is not a native of Faerun.  He was born Miguel Enrico Gonzales in another plane, very much unlike that of Faerun.  This birth planet of his was considered to be a world of darkness by many who knew about it’s existence, a place where little magic was left, so one could just imagine that being born into service of a warlock family automatically counted Miguel to be pretty special.  Life hasn’t been easy though for him. The warlock family, whose Miguel’s parents were servants of, was known as the Magisters and was at war with the other warlock families.  So, even as a child Miguel was trained in many skills in order to serve his masters in this war.  By the time Miguel was in his teens, it was obvious that he was talented in many fields but excelled in the use of magic – specifically shadow magic that the Magistrates were known for.  It was this magical aptitude that led the Magisters to believe that he would make an excellent spy to one of the opposing families.  This particular family were known as the Usurpers and were known to be much more capable in the study of the arcane.  They readily took in people in their schools in order to find those proficient in the school of magic and thereafter recruited into their ranks.  A cover story was made for Miguel and he was then sent to study in one of these Academies.  Almost at once, Miguel showed promise and rose quickly in the ranks of the school.  What everyone didn’t expect was that Miguel favored the academic life of the Usurpers over that of the political intrigue of the Magisters.  But still, he served two masters.  That was until the Magisters decided to strike a crippling blow to the Usurpers.  One such part of this plan was to eliminate key figures of the opposing house – one of which was Miguel’s own mentor.  During the act of assassination, Miguel picked his mentor’s side and was treated as a traitor by the Magisters.  He and his mentor were mortally wounded in the clash.  His mentor used up the last of his life force to cast a final spell that both healed and transformed Miguel – he never grew old again since then.Since then Miguel, from thereon called Cash (don't ask why, it just stuck) continued to serve the Usurper’s family.  His transformation (to an immortal creature yet dependent on the lifeforce of others) caused him to question himself but eventually he learned to cope.  For the next couple hundred of years, he kept doing researches and managing the properties of the family eventually becoming a teacher, a regent and as well as a well-known master of the art of shadow magic – rivaling that of the Magisters themselves.  Again, he rose pretty high in the ranks of his new family but as time he would tend to seclude himself especially during his solo projects.  He did find a kindred soul in the personality of another, his best friend Timothy O’ Rourke, who was in turn a master of the art of fire. Both would go on adventures brought about by their mutual curiosity of the arcane.  It was during one of these explorations that they found out the plane they lived in was approaching a catastrophe meant to wipe out all mystical beings.  In the next couple of years, both Cash and Timothy tried to find ways to stop the approaching cataclysm.  When it was obvious that it couldn’t be stopped, they looked into ways of simply avoiding it.  It was Cash’s proficiency with shadow magic that led them to the shadow plane and the planes beyond that.  Both him and Tim were able to cast the spell to transport them to Faerun just days before the disaster hit.The two of them ended up on Faerun and after much conflict and adjustment were able to adapt to the life there.Personality:  A gypsy who once encountered Cash described his personality as that of a subdued bubbly person.  Another way that could be placed is that he is a somewhat ironic combination of a shy person (when encountering something new or a puzzle) and that of an outgoing one when doing something he’s used to (fighting monsters and interacting with people he knows).  He is likewise considered to be one of having a sarcastic streak (usually accompanied by a raised eyebrow) but these are usually is said with no ill intent (usually) and is part of taunting and bluff to keep his opponents off guard. Appearance:  Miguel is of mixed descent.  His part Caucasian and part Malay heritage blended nicely and gave him handsome features.  This is only enhanced by the transformation done into him giving him an almost masculine yet androgynous look.  Since the transformation, he used to have a pale complexion but exposure to Faerun's magic rich environment has given him a healthy tan complexion.  His long black hair normally flows freely up to his shoulder; unless he’s expecting conflict then he normally ties the sides of his hair into some sort of ponytail.  He has almond shaped dark brown eyes that slightly shows his Asian heritage.  These however flash green when he’s angry, which combined with the small fangs (which likewise appear when stressed – which in Faerun occurs frequently) gives him an intimidating appearance.  Though standing at 6’1”, he has a slim built similar to that of an athlete.  (I think I have a photo manipulation of him stored somewhere <a href="http://www.geocities.com/cash_international/pcs/cash1.jpg" target="_blank">cash's pic</a> )Cash normally wears simple clothes of similar cut from the world he came from. He does this as part of a habit.  Generally donning only a simple plain white shirt (which at time looks a size smaller that should be comfortable) that is cut low with a v-neck to show off part of his chest (and thus allowing him easy access to the necklace he wears), indigo blue denim jeans and black (mid shin height) leather boots.  His accessories include an assortment of silver jewelry (2 rings and a necklace) and a leather wristband – all of which are magical (mostly protection as well as alteration magic to boost his physical and spell capabilities).  When adventuring, he travels light and only brings along stuff that can be accommodated inside a small bag of holding.He usually fights using his arcane abilities (eldritch blasts and other invocations).  Being a known practitioner of shadow magic, he favors using darkness spells (darkening areas and summoning tentacles and creatures of shadow).  In his adventuring and research, Cash has likewise developed some spells that allow him to manipulate magic itself and even unconsciously controls coincidence at times.  He does carry small items (trinkets) he has enchanted and these work similar to scrolls.  If forced to melee, Cash is trained in various forms unarmed combat and is considered to be a practiced on his home plane.   In necessary, he does own a nasty looking magical wooden (possibly ironwood) dagger capable of animating itself and causing grievous wounds.Action scene:  Here’s the situation – Cash and Timothy first arrived in Faerun from the Plane of Shadow and ended up in the City of Shade.  Their first meeting with the Shade natives did not go well (part of which was that they didn’t know the language and misunderstandings do happen) and the two were forced to make their way to escape the city.  On one of the scenes, Cash crashes through a window of a tall tower - risking the fall (which is not really good since the tower was at the edge of the flying City of Shade), in order escape the barrage of shadow tentacles summoned by the Shades.  Uncaring for the hundred pieces of glass falling with him (he is cut but his fast healing normally kicks in fast), he continues to shoot quickened eldritch blasts from his hands (which are poised in the way that the forefingers and little fingers are the only ones pointing at the target - the top portion of the tower so that it will collapse on the Shades within) while summoning his shadows (appearing in wisp like smoke) to either take his body into the Shadow plane or transform it into a swarm of small dark creatures and aid his fall.</blockquote>

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