User blog:Xenaix/Altera Andres

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Background
Altera was born in a quiet neighborhood in New York, U.S.A under a Haitian family who recently moved from Haiti to Brooklyn. His haitian lineage naturally learned voodoo and his family was of the few that practiced white magic, although they have kept it a secret to him in hopes of him living a normal life. Because of the affinity his lineage had with magic and magical properties Altera unknowingly has a connection with the supernatural and metaphysics, which later helped him achieve his quest for fully understanding basic Alchemy, and later helped him understand the Chakras (The focal points from which energy is channeled throughout an entire living being's body), Chi (The subtle energy present in all life) and Quintessence (The subtle energy present in all things living and non-living).

(Work in Progress)

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Appearance
Altera is a tanned individual with hazel eyes that tend to sparkle when looked at on a certain lighting and very light freckles. He often changes his hairstyle, with his most common being white or silver hair either cut entirely or grown out slightly in braids. He wears modest clothing, usually with mundane details such as his dark, slightly tight jacket worn over an equally tight shirt that resembles an armor piece. He wears matching dark pants and either black boots or the newest brand of sneakers. When visiting colder places he can simply change the properties of his clothing to keep him warmer, but he also likes to wear a scarf that was originally worn by his grandmother, cupped by the enchanted goggles that allows him to see extraordinarily far distances. He often wears alot of trinkets, which may seem unimportant but he imbues most, if not all of them with magical properties, such as the iron emblems he wraps around his left arm, both of which has the design of crosses and a lion's head in that order. He carries a cane around with the head of a horse, which is actually an item that he can permanently transform into his signature "Plasma Rod", but in it's base form has it's property changed to be both extremely tough yet very light and flexible. He keeps a stoic and modest expression, rarely showing emotion yet gives off a vibe which ironically attracts people, especially women. His different facial expressions seem more fixed than an average human, likely because he doesn't like showing emotion in general.

Before his power realization his hairstyle was naturally dark, nappy hair and his eyes were actually a dark brown. He changes his eye color and hair color very often for fun after attaining his powers.

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Personality
Altera is an introverted individual with an overwhelmingly calm demeanor. He tends to be by himself, either reading a book or article, listening to music, practicing his programming abilities, or learning a new topic. Having grown up in a quiet household, Altera prefers minimal noise and a gentle environment unless he goes out of his way for a different experience otherwise. Because of this, Altera is open-minded about the kind of friends he makes and may even enjoy a more lively atmosphere once in a while, but even so he has never gone out of his way to make new friends and often loses touch with people he's met. This leaves him with little to no companions or aquaitances, which can sometimes strike Altera with a feeling of loneliness despite it being the fault of his less social attitude. Altera was always blessed with a sense of both curiosity and intuition allowing him to pick up new subjects and concepts quickly, while also making him more eager to dwell into complicated material. He is very intelligent and cunning, with his only downfall being his own laziness. He has a very complicated "self-developed" philosophy, being naturally logical and amalgamating a variety of different schools of philosophies from different parts of the world in to his own psyche. However he does often embrace his creative side. His complexity coupled with his curiousity usually attracts him to articles and books pertaining to many different topics ranging from history and sociology to psychology, the sciences/technology, and even spirituality, where he often learns works about meditation, breathing excercises, and healthy lifestyles. This enhances his already calm presence, and is what likely helped him achieve a very focused and aware state of mind.

Likes

 * Himself
 * Being Alone
 * Fighting Strong opponents
 * Learning

Dislikes

 * Feeling Lonely
 * Staying in one place
 * Being proved wrong
 * Being forced to talk

Hobbies

 * Programming
 * Making Digital Art
 * Travelling
 * Listening to music

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Abilities

 * Alchemy - (Can use all Applications) Despite not being his "Ascended" power, Altera has mastered the art of alchemy throughout his immortal life and can perform alchemic transmutations at a master level. He often uses this power to enhance his normal, practical experiences such as reconstructuring/refining broken material, researching new chemical compounds, or crafting unique items as a quality-of-life improvement. In combat may use Alchemy for utility purposes such as creating healing potions, golems, or even a living being*. Overall, Altera is proud of his affinity with Alchemy, and calls himself THE Alchemist because of his deep connection with this power. The works of Alchemy is what gave him the understanding of the "essence" and "existence", and is what confirmed the presence of the seven Chakras, Chi, and Quintessence.


 * Transmutation - His actual power brought by the "Invocation of Ascension". As his Ascended power, Altera gains a form of "oneness" with it and so, when he grows stronger, naturally this power grows stronger along with him. He can freely enhance it using various methods, wether natural or technological, that he is capable of and being one of the first of his kind, he has mastered his power and can use it to it's absolute limits, even transcending the limits when his Chakras are near-perfectly balanced. He can transmute any and all material into another, with his only limit being the time it takes for transmutation (larger objects take more time), and the amont of energy a transmutation requires (Dependent on both size and property of an object). Currently, Altera has mastered his Ascended ability so much so, that he even created techniques that can transcend the limits of this power.


 * Property Manipulation - His "attuned" power, a power that anyone can bestow upon themselves when they are "aware" of their "existence" allowing them to create a power of their liking based on their traits/personality/ego. He often mixes this power with Transmutation, making him an extraordinarily versatile and complex fighter, fit for his already complex ego.

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Limitations

 * Cannot transmute or change the properties of more abstract, metaphysical, or conceptual attacks.


 * Will likely start talking to his opponents if he finds them sane enough, just to learn more about them, even for arbitrary things such as their favorite color. This may unnecessarily prolongue a fight.


 * Often lax/lazy.

Quotes





 * "I shouldn't have to tell you, i simply don't like talking"

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