Viridovix Mack

Mack wrote:Name: Viridovix Mack "Mack"
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birthday: 18 May
Sexuality: Straight
Special Characteristics: None

Personality:

Generally speaking Viridovix, who prefers to be known simply by his surname of "Mack", is a relatively open, amiable, and easy going person. He is well aware of his strengths and limitations as a mage and, while that does not mean that he is completely unwilling to place himself in harm's way if the situation dictates that such risks are required, it does mean that he tends to take a calm and measured approach to most situations whether those situations be something on the job, something involving combat, or something involving personal interaction with others. Given that his strengths are, principally, in the area of healing magic (and also, quite strongly, in the area of pestilential and plague magic) he very rarely operates alone tending to prefer to work in a group since his skillset lends itself better to supporting others as opposed to the front lines of combat.

Mack is, typically, very quiet and quite reserved about the plague and poison aspects of his magic. He rarely displays those particular skills unless the situation truly calls of it, or he loses his temper which is an equally rare occurrence. Such magics, so far as he knows, have relatively strong taboos against them so, even though he received personal instruction in those areas while he is only self-taught concerning healing magic he prefers not to speak of his educational background or display the skills that are, arguably, much stronger thanks to the fact that he is the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of the legendary dark mage and mercenary, Ra who is, as such, blessed (or cursed) with the Immortal Blood.

As a leader, Mack is very much one of those love him or hate him types. People he's working with will tend to gravitate, quite strongly, into one of those viewpoints concerning him. In terms of leadership-style, Mack prefers to lead by example and he is not one to ask someone to do something that he would be unwilling to do himself. This is true even if the task he is asking someone else to complete is something that he would be unable to do himself, if necessary he will still attempt to complete the task, regardless of the personal danger. He is also one to, typically, look for the quiet and the diplomatic way to solve a problem given that his particular skillset does not lend itself well to combat, although some of this is because he tends to refuse to use his most devastating spell, Locusta's Embrace.

Likes:

• Team Cat - Mack is, very strongly, a member of Team Cat or Team Any Other Animal. If there is a kitty present, he will try to pet it. If there is a person that looks like a kitty present, he will try to pet them. And also cat treats as in, "That kitty gets a treat! And that kitty gets a treat! And That Kitty Gets A Treat! EVERY KITTY GETS A TREAT!"
  
  
• Cooking - Mack enjoys cooking, and he is very good at it. This is true whether he's in the wilderness or in his own personal kitchen. There's always something that can be found and eaten and most people are very food oriented and motivated, when the food is good.
  
  
• Diplomacy - In general terms, violence is not always the best answer. Mack will tend to seek out the path of diplomacy and compromise first, and to resort to other options only as a last resort.
  

Dislikes:

• Violence - Mack is not a pacifist per se, after all there is a time and a place for violence. Unfortunately, that is the only thing that some people, groups, and beings understand, suppression by force. But, violence should only rarely be the first course of action.
  
  
• Dark Magic - In the same vein, in general terms, as the general abhorrence of violence is a strong dislike of anything that smacks of dark magic in any way, shape, or form. This dislike, bordering on irrational hatred, of dark magic is one of the reasons why Mack generally eschews the use of his strongest skills and why he has become something of a self-taught healer.
  
  
• Team Dog - Those people are the enemy. For real. Dogs are for ignoring. They are not for petting or giving treats to. Everyone knows that. LONG LIVE THE KITTY!
  

Motivations:

• General Philanthropy - Mack is a strong proponent and believer in the fact that to those whom much has been given, much is required. He, and others, have been chosen to possess magical gifts and, as such, it is incumbent upon them to use those abilities for the betterment of all.
  
  
• Personal Riches - Just because he is generally a good person and will do absolutely necessary and vital things for free, if there is a need for them to be done, that does not mean that Mack does not want to be paid or is not motivated by personal wealth.
  
  
• Knowledge - There's always something new to find and to learn. It is important to always be moving forward and not standing still when it comes to bettering one's self.
  

Fears:

• Demons - This has something to do with past childhood events. For now, it will suffice to say that his hatred of dark magic has to battle with a nearly crippling fear of demons when the user of that dark magic is, in any way, demonic.
  
  
• Losing Control - Mack has a strong fear of the possibility of losing control over the darker, and stronger, aspects of his plague and decay magic. He believes that such a loss of control could result in killing a significant number of people.
  
  
• Becoming Lost - Not to be confused with "losing control" becoming lost is more of a reference to wandering from the path of the light. In Dungeons & Dragons terms, Mack tends towards "Lawful Good" or "Neutral Good". He fears that, at some point, his past and lineage will catch up to him and that he will, very willingly, choose to turn from his path towards a considerably darker destination.
  

General Appearance

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Hair: Silver
Eyes: Purple - Amethyst
Skin Tone: Extremely Pale
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Spoiler:

Guild: Guildless, for now.
Tattoo: Right Shoulder/Bicep - Gold