Vito Savoia

Vito is a tall, broad, and heavily muscled man. Despite being in a profession unassociated with physicality, an excess of free time has given him plenty of time and energy to pursue his own physical fitness, both for practical and vanity reasons. Standing at 6'1", Vito has short, messy blue-grey hair and bright blue eyes. Vito is of Italian heritage, and while physically healthy has a fair number of scars, mostly on his arms and shoulders. He has two large black tattoos on each of his forearms, which glow and change color when he uses his magic.

Depending on how formal he wants to be, his attire changes quite a bit. More casually he has a lip piercing and enjoys loose fitting clothes. When trying to be serious, he opts to dress more finely, forgo the piercing, and opt to wear the reading glasses he probably should be wearing all the time.

With Vito, what you see is what you get. He's a very up front sort of person, with no interest in subtle machinations or deceit. For the most part, he's honest when asked a question, to the point where some people can be bothered by it. If someone asks if they're bothering him, he won't lie—he'll tell them the truth, for good or bad.

He has a strong desire to help others, something that's been with him his whole life. He takes his job very seriously, and sees it as a way to offer a helping hand to those who need it.

Familiars: The Savoia are perhaps most well known for their familiars, a form of summon magic. Each familiar is tied to a specific type of magic, and appears when Vito accesses that magic. The sole exception to this is Sapere, or know, who is almost always present. Sapere grants Vito the ability to have multiple trains of thought, allowing for true multitasking, and due to their continual presence they are solid and can interact with the real world. All other types of magic, the familiar itself is primarily a visual effect, a way of allowing him to concentrate. The familiars can be viewed here.

Visual Link: By touching an animal, object, place or willing person and concentrating for a minute, Vito can establish a visual link with the person, allowing him to see through their eyes at any point in the next two weeks. He must be in the same realm or dimension, and this ability is used primarily for scouting long distances. This familiar is purple, with stripes down their side.

Medic: By laying his hands on an injury, Vito is capable of healing it within five minutes. This only counts actual injuries, not disease or other illnesses, and is intended to be used on the battlefield. This familiar is a very light blue.

Pathway: Given a few minutes to prepare, Vito is capable of turning any doorway into a temporary (lasting only five minutes) portal to any place he can see with his visual link. This familiar is a light yellow.

Magic Cancel: The most advanced of all his magic, Vito is capable of disabling (or outright cancelling) other people's magic spells and enchantments. Generally speaking, the more complicated a magical effect and the longer it took to set it up, the harder for him to counter it. If someone flings instant-cast fireballs, he can snuff them with a wave of his hand. if someone spends an hour preparing a trap spell, he's probably going to have to spend an hour to undo it. This requires line of sight on the effect and uses hand gestures for him to cast. This familiar is dark purple, with red tips.

Duplicate: Vito can produce a magical duplicate of himself. While physically identical to him in every way, it will fade within an hour of creation. Unfortunately, he's yet to master this type of magic, so the duplicate doesn't actually do anything. This familiar is yellow, with aqua tips.

The Savoia are an old family of mages, originally hailing from Italy before their relocation to New York City. They've lived there since it was known as New Amsterdam, heavily involved in the city's secretive magic community. Over the years, the community shrunk, as the families produced less and less children, and many chose to leave the community entirely in favor of living among the mundane. Lacking any awareness of Manta Carlos, the community elders insisted on staying isolated for their own safety, while younger mages like Vito preferred to make a living among the mundane community. Despite his magic, Vito went through a mundane career trajectory, studying magic at the same time he studied psychology. He began a career as a therapist, treating predominantly mundane patients, but his two lives crossed over when one of his mundane patients revealed their powers during a session. Vito helped them hide it, but not thoroughly enough: they ended up discovered, with the scouts finding them. It was from them that Vito learned about Manta Carlos, with the bulk of his community moving along with him.

Vito's savings afforded him a small apartment, and his job lets him live modestly but comfortably for the time being.

Art Credits: Vito's design is by Pixel-Latte, and his familiars are all designs by Feravyre.