Aliya Geist

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Aelianus Invictus
Prince of Hell

Her Master

"Everything he had ever done that had been better left undone. Every lie he had told — told to himself, or told to others. Every little hurt, and all the great hurts. Each one was pulled out of him, detail by detail, inch by inch. The demon stripped away the cover of forgetfulness, stripped everything down to truth, and it hurt more than anything."

~Neil Gaiman, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Demonic Seals

History

The average person speaks 7,000 words per day. That's 4,000 more than most people need, and 6,000 more than the majority deserves. You don't realize the amount of rambling you do until someone wires your jaw closed and forces you to shut up. That's how I learned the value of silence and how to choose my words carefully.

As an unmarried woman, I worked as a Governess, teaching the children of a family all they needed to know until they aged out, at which point I moved on to another family. I wasn't exactly a servant, nor was I considered part of the family, which lent me to the unique position of learning things that my employers preferred be secret. I never gossiped, but I enjoyed conversing and socializing with those that crossed my path.

In a mishap of tongue, I discovered that one man's secret is another's revelation, and could be my fortune. Sometimes when I needed extra coin, I'd share a tidbit with the right party and be paid handsomely in return. Until the day I gave up the wrong information to or about the wrong person. To this day, I still don't know which it was. Only that I awoke from one of the usual celebrations in a dank cellar, stripped, bound, and terrified. Had I a blessing, it was that I was not conscious when my captor threaded several loops of wire through my gums to shutter my mouth. I wish I could say it was the same when he tore into my flesh to feed.

The horrors endured served two purposes. It kept me silent, and in having no other recourse to communicate, it helped to manifest and bolster several mental abilities that had lain dormant in my blood. Some time into my captivity, the vampire was challenged by another and lost. I was part of the victor's spoils, who, for his own reasons, opted to let me live. Although my torturous confinement lasted less than a year, I remember those lessons..because bad things happen when I say too much.

The Present

After rescuing me from the clutches of my captor, my rescuer gave me time and sanctuary in which to mend. As the years progressed and I improved, we became close and I became his human servant, eventually giving him my mind, body, and soul. While he's playing the Game and adding to his collections, I handle the money side of things. Financing new projects, bankrolling his operatives, managing investments, and filing taxes, all fall under my care.

I've also found a niche curating his collection of historical relics and significant artifacts that he's picked up along the way. I haven't seen as much history as many others have to know all the details around when, where, and how something was made. It's just..sometimes objects leave a psychic impression, you know?

Demonic Thrall - The Seals

I don't apologize for agreeing to become a demonic thrall. Endless time spent being tortured and toyed with, my faith in God did not waiver, but for all his love and mercy, it wasn't He or an Angel that came to my salvation. It wasn't even some passerby set onto my path by His hand. The end to my suffering came at the hands of a Demon. That alone deserves my loyalty, but knowing his history and his goals...How could I stand anywhere other than beside him?

  • Seal of Inanna - The Seal of Inanna opens the servant's eyes to the hidden currents of power in the mortal world and gives the servant the power to manipulate those currents.
    • Servant Passive Power - Aura of Command - The servant is surrounded by a nearly palpable aura of power which erodes the will of those around the servant. This erosion of will makes people around the servant suggestible and more susceptible to powers which affect the mind or emotions. People view the servant with this seal as being authoritative, commanding respect and fear.This aura extends out from the servant to 200 feet and the effect can be dampened by the servant, but never actually completely turned off.
    • Servant Active Power - Command - The servant can impose its will on people it comes across, forcing people to do its bidding. This command can last up to 8 hours after it is given, but strong willed targets may be able to shorten that time. Very strong willed people may be able to delay obeying the command.
    • Demon Master Power - Sense Strength & Power - The demon acquires an instinctive awareness of just how powerful another creature, entity, or person is relative to its own strength. By concentrating on a target, the demon can learn the specifics of whatever powers the target possesses.
  • Seal of Naamah - The Seal of Naamah awakens the servant to the knowledge of life and the powers of creation, to the secrets of sin, emotion, and humanity.
    • Servant Passive Power - Charismatic Presence - The servant with this seal radiates an aura which draws people to them and sets them apart in a crowd. The servant seems more attractive, interesting, desirable, charming, adorable, trustworthy, etc., and people want to be near the servant.
    • Servant Active Power - Manipulate Emotions - The servant is able to manipulate and even control emotions of those around it, generating anything from ecstatic bliss to crippling despair.
    • Demon Master Power - Ride Along - The demon can ride its servant in such a way that the demon perceives and feels what the servant perceives and feels. The demon cannot exert any control over its servant, but experiences everything as if it were the servant.
  • Seal of Shamash - The Seal of Shamash awakens the servant to the understanding that power is the ultimate law and that without it neither good nor evil can achieve anything. It was raw power that brought the universe into existence and raw power that will snuff it out.
    • Servant Passive Power - Overwhelming Power - The servant's powers and abilities undergo a metamorphosis. The power of this seal enhances and strengthens all of a servant's other powers and abilities, making them stronger, lasting longer, and using less energy. Additionally, the servant advances a rung on their respective power scales (Non-Master Vampires become Masters, Omega Lycans become Betas, Beta Lycans become Alphas, Crossroad Demons become Knights of Hell, etc.)
    • Servant Active Power - Empowerment - The servant touches a target and shares its own gifts with the person touched. The target receives a temporary boost to their individual power, making their abilities stronger, longer lasting, less draining on energy. The servant can also temporarily promote the touched target up a rung on their respective power scales (Non-Master Vampires become Masters, Omega Lycans become Betas, Beta Lycans become Alphas, Crossroad Demons become Knights of Hell, etc.)
    • Demon Master Power - Tap the Well - The demon becomes capable of riding its servant in such a way that the demon can use the servant's powers and abilities as if it were its own.

Powers & Abilities

Innate Abilities

  • Cognition - Psychics are able to enhance their minds, granting themselves increased intelligence, improved memory capacity, problem solving skills, and logical reasoning. This power lasts for a scene after which the psychic is drained of energy and must rest in order to replenish its mind and give its body a chance to recover.
  • Crystal Capacitors - Psychics derive all of their power from their ownminds, but the psychic energy generated by the mind can be stored in certain crystals such as quartz or precious stones. The psychic can then use these crystals as energy reserves or emergency power. Crystals will gradually discharge their stored power and will need to be recharged periodically.
  • Force of Will - Psychics have incredibly strong minds, capable of resisting external influences and successfully recognizing when someone is attempting to manipulate or affect their minds.
  • Psychic Backlash - When the psychic becomes aware of someone or something trying to influence its mind, it can lash out at the source of that interference, stunning whoever had the temerity to try and middle with the psychic's mind. This power works on vampires, demons, and other psychics.
  • Physical Genius - The psychic is capable of briefly endowing its physical body with superhuman strength, speed, and resilience. This power lasts for a scene after which the psychic is drained of energy and must rest in order to replenish its mind and give its body a chance to recover.

Major Powers

  • Telepathy - The psychic is able to read the minds and thoughts of others. The psychic can communicate mind to mind, sometimes over vast distances, but can only read the mind of someone the psychic can see.
  • Telekinesis - The psychic has the ability to move objects with its mind and with considerable strength. The psychic can exert more extreme and precise amounts of force on targets that cannot normally be perceived (such as organs) and can even defy extreme forces already exerted on a target (such as the force propelling a bullet). Advanced users are able to generate more force that basic users, enough to suspend the movements of targets, immobilize them, or even control their motor skills to some extent. They are able to torture others by causing internal damage, usually by crushing organs or breaking bones, which often results in the receiver convulsing and coughing up blood. A user can specifically target other parts of the body, such as the neck, allowing the user to restrict air and blood flow, and to squeeze or even break the neck of a victim. Their more extreme precision allow them to not inflict lethal or truly debilitating damage, unless they want to.

Minor Powers

  • Precognition - The psychic gets glimpses of the future. While not as far ranging as Divination this power allows the psychic to see what may happen in the next two minutes or glimpses further along. This lack of control makes this gift frustrating, but it is still undeniably useful as the psychic gets visions that pertain to it personally or loved ones close to the psychic.