These titles do not mean much, but yes, I am going to do more profiles here. Profiles of magicians that is.
I have been talking about mostly female magicians I understand, so today will be about a particular male caster who despite dying before the end of the true war, had managed to stop it just the same. Or so they say. Karsis Dath, along with Michiko Zousan, are the two most common names mentioned in the case of the war. While Michiko was more about preserving the innocent lives and villages of the east, Karsis intended on ending the struggle in favor of the east despite his west affiliation. He came from a small island under the control of Regala and as silently as the mist of the sea, he began to manipulate his way into the politics of the warring nations.
Karsis founded an organization known as Eclipsa and although its members were few in number, they each went on to become notable magicians in their own right. Through Eclipsa, Karsis intended on instigating an all out rebellion against the over powering Edmune forces which were driving the west over the east. From behind the scenes, he began to build a network of spies and agents who didn't even know he existed. He pulled this off using a unique magic embedded within his left eye, that allowed him to travel extremely long distances instantly. Nobody suspected that he was behind the dismantling of Edmune because he was always far away from the most recent incidents.
After the war ended, the people of Edmune sought to retain the lands they had taken from Losis (the lands of the east), and use the separate denominations of the Losisa people against them. Karsis decided to punish Edmune with all his might. He created a plan to unify the Losisa into a solitary army, and take back their rightful land. When he was finally pinpointed by the Secret Police force, Karsis began an onslaught that lasted for an entire year before he was finally tracked down and killed.
They say that he had killed hundreds of trained magicians and soldiers with ease, and moved easily around them whenever he wanted. If he hadn't been betrayed by one of his Eclipsa members, he may have never gotten caught. Before they could torture any information out of him, he allowed his own spell to rebound and kill him. This did not even stop his plan from becoming fulfilled.
Just as he had lived, Karsis was one step ahead of his enemies always. Many speculated that he did not even die after he was tracked down. History now knows that his efforts more so than any other helped the Losisa take back their land.
This is Friday, the 28th.
Persephone Ravine Signing off.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
A Powerful Magician Family
When I was thinking of Michiko yesterday, it reminded me of the 1920's. Though, really, I could be talking about a period of time that began in the mid 1600's.
Even today, the Madelyn Family sends shivers of fear down people's spines. They were one of, if not the greatest family of magicians to ever exist. While they have done a fair share of cruel and unjust things, they have always sat atop the Magician world. Though, of course this peaks and wanes-- for a century they vanished, during the 1800's, which was dominated by the Weilant's and Fredrickson's, whom I'll get into later.
Halscar Madelyn was a mirror craftsmen who lived somewhere in the west. He was a descendant of a feudal lord and had a large estate with many branch families. From him, the Madelyn family is derived. As magicians, they begun to enchant the mirrors they had made, and they made thousands upon thousands of them, at the highest quality. They sold them in shops and on the street, so many people purchased a Madelyn mirror.
Then, in 1654, the terror streak began. The Madelyn family had connections to the hierarchy, and began to exert their power whenever they could. They could access any mirror they had enchanted, and could see into the homes of those who may cause them trouble. Nobody had caught on to what was happening, not until people began to die in their homes mysteriously, and a magical trace believed that it originated from the mirror. Everyone was frightened beyond belief. They would break mirrors out in the street and leave town.
Using any mirror as a terminal, the Madelyn's could assassinate almost anyone from anywhere. But eventually it led to a massacre. The old Madelyn mansion was burned, and anyone related to the family was killed or jailed. In order to escape, a section of the main family came overseas, where they stayed hidden. The streak of terror lasted for almost seventy years, spanning two whole generations.
The surviving Madelyn's felt jilted. There were many innocents among the family who had died, and they weren't likely to forget what had happened. Though they stayed quiet, and events such as the global war kept them even quieter. It was sometime during the early 20th century that they began to stir once more.
Marissa and Carissa Madelyn are known to be the second pioneers of female magicians (after Michiko), as sisters, they started to import their heirlooms in secret to their new base of operation. Instead of killing out of paranoia as they did in the past, the Madelyn family began to garner power through mercenary work. Those who had been scarred by the Madelyn legacy once more felt the wave of terror come over them. But a big splash never happened again.
That was, until 1922, when Marissa was killed in cold blood by a group of politicians who viewed her a threat. Devastated, the older sister, Carissa, vowed to see them all killed. Nearing the mid 1930's, Carissa was viewed as the most dangerous magician alive. During the 60's, they believed that Carissa had finally died, without continuing the family line, but it was not so. The Madelyn family's faked deaths was a ploy, and before she passed in 1979, she managed to kill those who had murdered her sister.
To this day, there are a number of Madelyn family members, each who are quite powerful. Notably, one of Carissa's granddaughters attends a international school, the same which the descendant of Michiko Zousan attends.
Thank you for reading. Today is Thursday, March the 27th 2014.
Persephone Ravine signing off.
Even today, the Madelyn Family sends shivers of fear down people's spines. They were one of, if not the greatest family of magicians to ever exist. While they have done a fair share of cruel and unjust things, they have always sat atop the Magician world. Though, of course this peaks and wanes-- for a century they vanished, during the 1800's, which was dominated by the Weilant's and Fredrickson's, whom I'll get into later.
Halscar Madelyn was a mirror craftsmen who lived somewhere in the west. He was a descendant of a feudal lord and had a large estate with many branch families. From him, the Madelyn family is derived. As magicians, they begun to enchant the mirrors they had made, and they made thousands upon thousands of them, at the highest quality. They sold them in shops and on the street, so many people purchased a Madelyn mirror.
Then, in 1654, the terror streak began. The Madelyn family had connections to the hierarchy, and began to exert their power whenever they could. They could access any mirror they had enchanted, and could see into the homes of those who may cause them trouble. Nobody had caught on to what was happening, not until people began to die in their homes mysteriously, and a magical trace believed that it originated from the mirror. Everyone was frightened beyond belief. They would break mirrors out in the street and leave town.
Using any mirror as a terminal, the Madelyn's could assassinate almost anyone from anywhere. But eventually it led to a massacre. The old Madelyn mansion was burned, and anyone related to the family was killed or jailed. In order to escape, a section of the main family came overseas, where they stayed hidden. The streak of terror lasted for almost seventy years, spanning two whole generations.
The surviving Madelyn's felt jilted. There were many innocents among the family who had died, and they weren't likely to forget what had happened. Though they stayed quiet, and events such as the global war kept them even quieter. It was sometime during the early 20th century that they began to stir once more.
Marissa and Carissa Madelyn are known to be the second pioneers of female magicians (after Michiko), as sisters, they started to import their heirlooms in secret to their new base of operation. Instead of killing out of paranoia as they did in the past, the Madelyn family began to garner power through mercenary work. Those who had been scarred by the Madelyn legacy once more felt the wave of terror come over them. But a big splash never happened again.
That was, until 1922, when Marissa was killed in cold blood by a group of politicians who viewed her a threat. Devastated, the older sister, Carissa, vowed to see them all killed. Nearing the mid 1930's, Carissa was viewed as the most dangerous magician alive. During the 60's, they believed that Carissa had finally died, without continuing the family line, but it was not so. The Madelyn family's faked deaths was a ploy, and before she passed in 1979, she managed to kill those who had murdered her sister.
To this day, there are a number of Madelyn family members, each who are quite powerful. Notably, one of Carissa's granddaughters attends a international school, the same which the descendant of Michiko Zousan attends.
Thank you for reading. Today is Thursday, March the 27th 2014.
Persephone Ravine signing off.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
A Great Magician
Welcome to this particular blog post.
Today's topic is about a great magician. Now, I am not talking about someone who has great sleight of hand. I am referring to 象山道子 or if you prefer, (Xiàngshān dàozi), though admittedly, Chinese is a language I know none of. Why, might you ask, does this person have two names? Well it sort of is a long story. For those versed in English, she is commonly known as Michiko (mi-chi-ko) or in more peculiar cases, dàozi (da-zu), and she was a great magician. At one point in time, she was regarded as the most powerful magic-user in the world.
Michiko was a secretary brought up through an international exchange committee to promote the study of English, which at the time was thought to be the superior magical language. In 1867, Michiko was recorded to be in the employment of a great wizard, Thar Weilant, who was thought to be the strongest caster of his generation. Weilant's company was hoping to expand eastward, and very cunningly he hired many eastern peoples into his company to make the transition more seamless.
Weilant never knew that Michiko could use magic. Most people in these western places did not think that they could even understand the complexities of such things. It is this ignorance that prevents Weilant, and his contemporaries from being the greatest of their time. Not to discredit Thar, who was in his mid thirties during this time; he had won many tournaments, and his respectability of splicing spells was unparalleled. (The process of splitting two spells into separate ones).
Weilant's rival was a man named Titer Lange-- a very dangerous man, who would go down in history as being the most threatening magician of the 19th century. Since Weilant's company ran the tournaments, and regulated other magical affairs, Lange was banned from entry, and was threatened into exile as a result. Lo and behold, Lange scrounged up some underground followers and in 1872 launched his attack on Weilant.
The 1872 tournament was postponed, and many of the officials were evacuated. The police form sent to deal with Lange were mostly killed or wounded. Even if the army had arrived, Lange would have been long gone. His sole purpose was to dethrone Weilant from his throne no matter the cost.
The story unfolds as this. Lange had infiltrated the Weilant office, hoping to find his adversary there. Thar thought this would happen, so he kept Michiko behind to test her loyalty. In truth, Weilant went into hiding at the suggestion of his advisers-- Lange was simply too dangerous and cunning to confront directly. Insecure, and insesnitive, Weilant rigged his office to seal away anyone who was disloyal to him. Effectively every room in the company building was situated so that if someone betrayed him, willingly or no, they'd be cursed or spited by his magic.
Michiko knew this. She was sad because Lange's men tortured those who could not defend themselves for information. Irritated by the prejudice shown against her (as a woman and as an Asian), she decided to defect from the Weilant company as soon as possible. Lange jeered and taunted her, calling her names and insulting her. He savored the moment lustfully, as he was hoping to see her pain.
She lied to Lange, telling him that Weilant's location was stored within his desk, and that only she could retrieve it. While pretending to dig through the desk, she abruptly turned around and shot a spell directly at the powerful wizard. Instead of using the English incantation, she shocked Lange by using a form called Móshù-- spoken in her own tongue. When he attempted to retaliate, Michiko countered with five consecutive strikes; the first cut a hole in his lungs from underneath his skin, the second and third tore off his arms, the forth ripped open his stomach, and the fifth caved in his throat.
Before a single drop could touch the floor, she wrapped up his corpse into a dimensional crevice, and stole away from the building as quickly as possible, stealing three million dollars in the process.
Later, Gus Morton would call for Michiko's head for her treasonous ways and betrayal of the international committee. When they found her, back in her own country, she gave them the mutilated corpse of Titer Lange, and fled once more. The reward for the magician was around nine million. Gus Morton was displeased that an eastern woman was able to defeat such a powerful nemesis. But Weilant was convinced, and was humbled ever since.
Michiko (or Dazu) was one of the first "modern" examples of a powerful female magician. She was bilingual, and was excellent at concealing her abilities. During her time with Weilant, she kept her implement hidden in her sleeve, and almost never used it until Lange confronted her. While there are no ways of measuring, the analysis on Lange's corpse has been done many times. To be struck five times in succession without leaving any evidence, would make Michiko the fastest caster in history. Her hand movements were known to be precise, as was her vision.
Markus Henderson, one of the investigators who tracked down Michiko saw a girl who was quiet, yet fierce. It was believed that when the western world invaded the eastern world, Michiko picked off soldiers from a mountain village with deadly accuracy. After twenty years of fighting, the eastern world repelled the western world.
This has been a minor report on a Great Magician! Wednesday, March the 26th 2014.
Persephone Ravine signing off.
Today's topic is about a great magician. Now, I am not talking about someone who has great sleight of hand. I am referring to 象山道子 or if you prefer, (Xiàngshān dàozi), though admittedly, Chinese is a language I know none of. Why, might you ask, does this person have two names? Well it sort of is a long story. For those versed in English, she is commonly known as Michiko (mi-chi-ko) or in more peculiar cases, dàozi (da-zu), and she was a great magician. At one point in time, she was regarded as the most powerful magic-user in the world.
Michiko was a secretary brought up through an international exchange committee to promote the study of English, which at the time was thought to be the superior magical language. In 1867, Michiko was recorded to be in the employment of a great wizard, Thar Weilant, who was thought to be the strongest caster of his generation. Weilant's company was hoping to expand eastward, and very cunningly he hired many eastern peoples into his company to make the transition more seamless.
Weilant never knew that Michiko could use magic. Most people in these western places did not think that they could even understand the complexities of such things. It is this ignorance that prevents Weilant, and his contemporaries from being the greatest of their time. Not to discredit Thar, who was in his mid thirties during this time; he had won many tournaments, and his respectability of splicing spells was unparalleled. (The process of splitting two spells into separate ones).
Weilant's rival was a man named Titer Lange-- a very dangerous man, who would go down in history as being the most threatening magician of the 19th century. Since Weilant's company ran the tournaments, and regulated other magical affairs, Lange was banned from entry, and was threatened into exile as a result. Lo and behold, Lange scrounged up some underground followers and in 1872 launched his attack on Weilant.
The 1872 tournament was postponed, and many of the officials were evacuated. The police form sent to deal with Lange were mostly killed or wounded. Even if the army had arrived, Lange would have been long gone. His sole purpose was to dethrone Weilant from his throne no matter the cost.
The story unfolds as this. Lange had infiltrated the Weilant office, hoping to find his adversary there. Thar thought this would happen, so he kept Michiko behind to test her loyalty. In truth, Weilant went into hiding at the suggestion of his advisers-- Lange was simply too dangerous and cunning to confront directly. Insecure, and insesnitive, Weilant rigged his office to seal away anyone who was disloyal to him. Effectively every room in the company building was situated so that if someone betrayed him, willingly or no, they'd be cursed or spited by his magic.
Michiko knew this. She was sad because Lange's men tortured those who could not defend themselves for information. Irritated by the prejudice shown against her (as a woman and as an Asian), she decided to defect from the Weilant company as soon as possible. Lange jeered and taunted her, calling her names and insulting her. He savored the moment lustfully, as he was hoping to see her pain.
She lied to Lange, telling him that Weilant's location was stored within his desk, and that only she could retrieve it. While pretending to dig through the desk, she abruptly turned around and shot a spell directly at the powerful wizard. Instead of using the English incantation, she shocked Lange by using a form called Móshù-- spoken in her own tongue. When he attempted to retaliate, Michiko countered with five consecutive strikes; the first cut a hole in his lungs from underneath his skin, the second and third tore off his arms, the forth ripped open his stomach, and the fifth caved in his throat.
Before a single drop could touch the floor, she wrapped up his corpse into a dimensional crevice, and stole away from the building as quickly as possible, stealing three million dollars in the process.
Later, Gus Morton would call for Michiko's head for her treasonous ways and betrayal of the international committee. When they found her, back in her own country, she gave them the mutilated corpse of Titer Lange, and fled once more. The reward for the magician was around nine million. Gus Morton was displeased that an eastern woman was able to defeat such a powerful nemesis. But Weilant was convinced, and was humbled ever since.
Michiko (or Dazu) was one of the first "modern" examples of a powerful female magician. She was bilingual, and was excellent at concealing her abilities. During her time with Weilant, she kept her implement hidden in her sleeve, and almost never used it until Lange confronted her. While there are no ways of measuring, the analysis on Lange's corpse has been done many times. To be struck five times in succession without leaving any evidence, would make Michiko the fastest caster in history. Her hand movements were known to be precise, as was her vision.
Markus Henderson, one of the investigators who tracked down Michiko saw a girl who was quiet, yet fierce. It was believed that when the western world invaded the eastern world, Michiko picked off soldiers from a mountain village with deadly accuracy. After twenty years of fighting, the eastern world repelled the western world.
This has been a minor report on a Great Magician! Wednesday, March the 26th 2014.
Persephone Ravine signing off.
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