- Jun 18, 2015
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MEMENTO MORI

Timeless - Male - Magistrate (Reaper) - Supporting Character - Doctor
APPEARANCE
Mori Image Reference, art by Shaerahaek
In appearance, Mori looks very human, but also very average. He's average height (five foot eight inches), an average weight, an average amount of muscle. He keeps his hair short, and even his colors are terribly average. Black hair, grey eyes, pale skin. He is built to fit in, and the only really distinct thing about him is how severe he looks. Like the kind of person who gets personally offended by a missorted library book. He lacks any sort of scars or other distinguishing features.
Mori dresses professionally at all times, usually in slacks and a vest. When not working, his colors are grey and more grey, but while handling his duties as a doctor, he tends to slip on a white doctor's coat to look more presentable. He wears an iron cross made of dull gold around his neck.
In appearance, Mori looks very human, but also very average. He's average height (five foot eight inches), an average weight, an average amount of muscle. He keeps his hair short, and even his colors are terribly average. Black hair, grey eyes, pale skin. He is built to fit in, and the only really distinct thing about him is how severe he looks. Like the kind of person who gets personally offended by a missorted library book. He lacks any sort of scars or other distinguishing features.
Mori dresses professionally at all times, usually in slacks and a vest. When not working, his colors are grey and more grey, but while handling his duties as a doctor, he tends to slip on a white doctor's coat to look more presentable. He wears an iron cross made of dull gold around his neck.
PERSONALITY
Mori is a serious man, and about as far from friendly as anyone could imagine. He rarely smiles, but does tend to stick his nose in other people's business. Most people assume that doctors act out of kindness, but Mori is not a kind man. If he helps, it's because he's getting something out of it, and that usually has to do with his job. His job--which he considers a sacred duty--is his life. It is his primary focus, the thing that makes him tick, and he takes it very seriously--even more seriously then he takes everything else.
While most Magistrates don't care how they look, Mori certainly does. He considers looking professional to be an important part of his job. Really, he's just straight up vain--he's happy to look attractive even though there's no actual benefit. He wants people to look up to him, to see him as professional and dignified, and every time he sees someone who's lived a few thousand years but still looks like a slob he finds himself a bit irritated.
While most Magistrates don't care how they look, Mori certainly does. He considers looking professional to be an important part of his job. Really, he's just straight up vain--he's happy to look attractive even though there's no actual benefit. He wants people to look up to him, to see him as professional and dignified, and every time he sees someone who's lived a few thousand years but still looks like a slob he finds himself a bit irritated.
THE CYCLE
The cycle, according to Mori:
A soul is born. A soul lives. A soul dies. A soul passes on.
All things have a natural lifespan. While many might say that their lifespan is forever, one day the earth will go cold and still, and they too will die. Nothing is forever. However, some things defy their given time, extending it through means that defy the cycle. Sometimes they beg gods for a second chance. Sometime they return as ghosts. To stretch the cycle is a crime.
But to leave the cycle is unforgivable. To destroy a soul entirely is an abomination.
The duty of Magistrates is to correct the cycle. To find those who have fallen away from the cycle, and to return to them to it. It is also their duty to find those who would corrupt the cycles of others, and to prevent it from happening. They help ghosts to pass on. They free souls trapped in objects. They put an end to those who destroy souls entirely. Some crimes are worse than others. A turned vampire has extended their lifespan, stretching the cycle out, but has not left the cycle entirely. Most Magistrates give such deviations only the slightest attention. In time, a vampire will die, and return to the cycle, the order corrected once more. A soul trapped in an object is abominable, and yet one day the object will break and the soul will be freed.
Others are more severe. The destruction of a soul is the ultimate crime, a complete destruction of that personal cycle. It cannot be undone, and the soul cannot be restored.
A soul is born. A soul lives. A soul dies. A soul passes on.
All things have a natural lifespan. While many might say that their lifespan is forever, one day the earth will go cold and still, and they too will die. Nothing is forever. However, some things defy their given time, extending it through means that defy the cycle. Sometimes they beg gods for a second chance. Sometime they return as ghosts. To stretch the cycle is a crime.
But to leave the cycle is unforgivable. To destroy a soul entirely is an abomination.
The duty of Magistrates is to correct the cycle. To find those who have fallen away from the cycle, and to return to them to it. It is also their duty to find those who would corrupt the cycles of others, and to prevent it from happening. They help ghosts to pass on. They free souls trapped in objects. They put an end to those who destroy souls entirely. Some crimes are worse than others. A turned vampire has extended their lifespan, stretching the cycle out, but has not left the cycle entirely. Most Magistrates give such deviations only the slightest attention. In time, a vampire will die, and return to the cycle, the order corrected once more. A soul trapped in an object is abominable, and yet one day the object will break and the soul will be freed.
Others are more severe. The destruction of a soul is the ultimate crime, a complete destruction of that personal cycle. It cannot be undone, and the soul cannot be restored.
PASSIVE ABILITIES
Magistrates can be considered a type of reaper, a being that deals in souls and helping them along to the afterlife. Magistrates do not deal in day to day soul collection, and are considerably rarer, with only a dozen operating on earth overall. They focus entirely on maintaining the cycle. At lower levels, this means freeing trapped souls, ensuring that things live out their proper lifespan, and repairing those who have damage to their own souls. On the higher end, Magistrates deal with the destruction of souls, forcibly stopping those who would do such a thing when necessary.
Fundamental Self: While Mori might appear human, he is not. He has no true soul of his own, with his soul effectively acting as a tether back to the cycle itself. Attempts to soul-gaze him or scrutinize his true nature have serious consequences, ranging from pain and weeks of headaches to severe brain damage or even death.
Seek Souls: Mori possesses an extra sense which allows him to sense all souls within fifty feet of him. This includes souls of all varieties, whether living or dead. Mori's abilities do judge sins or anything else associated with souls, but do tell him how intact the soul is and it's state within the cycle.
Fundamental Self: While Mori might appear human, he is not. He has no true soul of his own, with his soul effectively acting as a tether back to the cycle itself. Attempts to soul-gaze him or scrutinize his true nature have serious consequences, ranging from pain and weeks of headaches to severe brain damage or even death.
Seek Souls: Mori possesses an extra sense which allows him to sense all souls within fifty feet of him. This includes souls of all varieties, whether living or dead. Mori's abilities do judge sins or anything else associated with souls, but do tell him how intact the soul is and it's state within the cycle.
ACTIVE ABILITIES
Do Your Duty: Mori possesses several skills which can only be used directly to help repair the cycle. The energy for these comes directly from the repair of the cycle itself. If a soul is trapped, Mori is capable of unwinding magic or curses in order to free it, although doing so takes time and effort. If a soul is damaged, Mori can repair it, similar to laying on hands. There are a number of other possibilities, depending on the exact damage to the soul, but Mori can only do the absolute minimum to repair the issue, and none of these can be done on the fly. Each requires time and concentration, and would be difficult to do without the consent of the person possessing the soul.
Restoration of Cycle: Mori is not built for combat, except against those who damage souls. When facing someone who has damaged (or destroyed) souls in the past, Mori is capable of forcibly ejecting their own soul from their body, giving them only a few moments to return. If they do not manage in time, they will pass on and return to the cycle. This does no damage to the body, and cannot be used on someone who has not damaged souls previously.
Magistrate's Bargain: Mori possesses the ability to return the undead to life, assuming they accept his conditions. The general rules are that the undead will return to what they were in life, any curses or effects which would kill them (or return them to being undead) are removed, and any damage to their soul is repaired. However, their soul can no longer become undead, and will pass on normally once they die. They cannot be revived by any means, and will not linger as a ghost. This bargain is primarily used for undead, but can be offered to anyone who is stretching the cycle.
Heal Flesh: Mori is capable of healing souls, but he is also, when necessary, capable of healing bodies as well. Despite having no true training or anatomical knowledge, he is as capable as the very best magical doctors, repairing any damage or issues at a visible speed. This works on injury, and illness, but will also work to repair birth defects, such as someone born missing a leg. However, he can only heal someone to what their species should have--he couldn't give a mermaid legs. Using his power in this way is very tiring for Mori, and while he could heal several broken bones in a day, a more pervasive illness would take him several days to recover from before he could heal once more.
Restoration of Cycle: Mori is not built for combat, except against those who damage souls. When facing someone who has damaged (or destroyed) souls in the past, Mori is capable of forcibly ejecting their own soul from their body, giving them only a few moments to return. If they do not manage in time, they will pass on and return to the cycle. This does no damage to the body, and cannot be used on someone who has not damaged souls previously.
Magistrate's Bargain: Mori possesses the ability to return the undead to life, assuming they accept his conditions. The general rules are that the undead will return to what they were in life, any curses or effects which would kill them (or return them to being undead) are removed, and any damage to their soul is repaired. However, their soul can no longer become undead, and will pass on normally once they die. They cannot be revived by any means, and will not linger as a ghost. This bargain is primarily used for undead, but can be offered to anyone who is stretching the cycle.
Heal Flesh: Mori is capable of healing souls, but he is also, when necessary, capable of healing bodies as well. Despite having no true training or anatomical knowledge, he is as capable as the very best magical doctors, repairing any damage or issues at a visible speed. This works on injury, and illness, but will also work to repair birth defects, such as someone born missing a leg. However, he can only heal someone to what their species should have--he couldn't give a mermaid legs. Using his power in this way is very tiring for Mori, and while he could heal several broken bones in a day, a more pervasive illness would take him several days to recover from before he could heal once more.
BIOGRAPHY
Mori has existed since the dawn of time, although in the beginning all magistrates were a single being, a part of the cycle as much as they were servants of it. As sapients began to emerge and deviate from the cycle, individual magistrates split off from the whole, allowing each to become their own unique being.
Mori has no clear understanding of when he began, but he has always done his duty on earth, travelling across the world and doing his duty. He has been reborn many times, taking forms that fit his current location, and sought out those who broke the cycle or damaged souls, repairing the issues he came across. In a hundred years he might find a dozen issues in his travels, and he always gravitated to places where supernaturals dwelled the most. He went from London to the new world on an early ship, winding his way up and down the coast until he finally settled in New York. There was a hub there, and a dozen a year became a few dozen instead.
And then came Manta Carlos. A very confused scout told him, and Mori went, as was his duty. Within his first day on the island he'd repaired three souls, making it painfully clear just how much the island needed a Magistrate.
Mori has no clear understanding of when he began, but he has always done his duty on earth, travelling across the world and doing his duty. He has been reborn many times, taking forms that fit his current location, and sought out those who broke the cycle or damaged souls, repairing the issues he came across. In a hundred years he might find a dozen issues in his travels, and he always gravitated to places where supernaturals dwelled the most. He went from London to the new world on an early ship, winding his way up and down the coast until he finally settled in New York. There was a hub there, and a dozen a year became a few dozen instead.
And then came Manta Carlos. A very confused scout told him, and Mori went, as was his duty. Within his first day on the island he'd repaired three souls, making it painfully clear just how much the island needed a Magistrate.
RESOURCES
Mori doesn't have much in the way of material possessions, but he does have a lot in the way of pure cash. He's been paid handsomely for several jobs he's done, and his bank account is almost overflowing. He's bought a very fancy apartment for himself in cash, and is now populating it with things that interest him.
EXTRA INFO
Goes by his last name, but the idea of 'first' and 'last' names don't really matter to him. 'Mori' is simply easier to say then Memento.
Other Magistrates include Ultima Forsan, Tempus Fugit, Ruit Hora, and other reminders of human morality.
Other Magistrates include Ultima Forsan, Tempus Fugit, Ruit Hora, and other reminders of human morality.
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