 About Allison Hazel, the Undying MagiAllison Hazel - PL 6 Strength 0, Stamina 2, Agility 2, Dexterity 0, Fighting 0, Intellect 7, Awareness 4, Presence 2 Advantages
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Less obviously, she actually has a duty to be responsible with her power - it's part of the agreement she made to gain her magical powers in the first place.
The protections to Allison's life (including her Mystic Life, Mystic Recovery, and Reincarnate) are not tied to her grimoire. Languages
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----------------------- Miss Hazel. Your scholastic scores are among the best we've seen here at the Claremont Academy of Higher Learning. However, while your endurance and physical coordination are respectable, your overall physical abilities are barely average. What makes you think you are a suitable candidate for our superhuman development program? ... Miss Hazel? Please, Professor, let's not pretend that this is about what I can offer to the program. The question that matters is what the program can offer me. That's quite a bold claim, Miss Hazel, since you're the one seeking admission. Heroes should be a bit bold, don't you think? Or were you hoping to raise a generation that's too hesitant to dive into danger? Hm. But only we can develop your... talents... to their fullest extent. Tell me, how did you acquire them? It's surprisingly easy... if you know how to look. Now, I know you weren't expecting a real answer here, but I like to keep people on their toes. The truth is that I made a deal for them. A... deal, you say. With who? Or... what, as the case may be? That I can't tell you - it was part of the deal. All you need to know is that when my powers finish developing, I'll be able to do quite a lot for the world. That said, I think it would be best to consider this a challenge. Genetics aren't so hard, but how good do you think you'll be at developing something you don't - and possibly can't - understand? Let's try another question. Why heroics instead of an intellectual field? If you went into a field like medical research, I'm sure you could demonstrate excellent results. And they are, to be a bit blunt about it, considerably safer. We have students who will be able to toss you around like you're a ragdoll, and your apparent lack of protective capabilities is quite concerning. Oh, that. It'll be fine. I'm immortal. Immortal? Yes. That's part of my deal. For reasons I'm sure you can understand, I'd rather not go into the details of that, but I'm quite confident in my ability to survive this course. I see. You haven't really answered the question, though. Why heroics? Power isn't free, Professor. And while I have no doubt that I would be successful in my scholarly pursuits, I intend to have a bigger impact on the world. Being a hero is the best way to do that. What about your extracurricular activities? Our notes say you have an eidetic memory, and studying clearly isn't hard for you, but we believe in trying to develop well-rounded students. They are, frankly, less likely to turn to megalomania and villainy. I enjoy cooking. It's frightfully domestic, I'm afraid, but I've always felt that homemade meals are more interesting. I sometimes conjure ingredients and cook for the homeless. And why not just conjure housing for them instead? I tried, once. A home builder sued me. ......Sued you. Yup. Something about unfair business practices, lack of permits, and connecting to public utilities without permission. I don't use magic for things like that anymore. Hmph. Well, this interview has been... informative. You'll receive our response in the mail. ---------------------------------------- Deep Background: Allison is a member of the Overseers of the Forgotten, an association of magicians who discreetly act to protect the world from mystic threats that mundane forces would have a difficult time challenging. The Overseers derive their power from the Source, an intelligent gathering of magical power siphoned from arcane beings the order has captured and defeated. (The Overseers are keenly aware of the way corrupting powers tend to function, and their prison facility uses a variety of techniques to ensure that the power making up the Source is safe. The most dangerous powers are never drawn from at all.) A connection to the Source offers a wide variety of benefits, including a constant refreshing of the user's condition. This is why most of its blessings can't be nullified - or rather, they can be, but they're immediately restored. From the outside, there's no discernible difference. In Allison's case, her status as the future head of the Overseers means the organization quite literally won't allow her to die and deprive the group of her ability and expertise. She's by far the most intelligent recruit they've found in centuries, and the Source protects her from problems up to and including illness, aging, and the need to breathe. (She can do so normally, of course, but her power kicks in anytime there's a threat.) That said, while she understands the extent of their power and basically agrees with the goals of the Overseers, Allison is still a young woman. She enjoys chatting with friends, studying, cooking, the occasional prank, and hearing stories of the heroes whose efforts the Overseers support. It helps that the Source understands morality and refuses to provide power for anything it determines to be 'wrong'. While the protections for her life are constant, Allison can only draw on the seemingly-endless magic of the Source through the Pnakotic Manuscript, a grimoire of spells that she can create at will. This is her only 'active' ability, and her various other powers - ranging from getting more mystic lore to teleporting and attacking the minds of foes - all come from the spells and knowledge in her book. Her goals for attending the Claremont Academy of Higher Learning are varied. First, Allison wants a good general education, because magic isn't the solution for everything. Second, she wants to become something of a known quantity to figures in power, so they won't be as worried if she asks them for help later. Third, she wants to test them and see how accepting they are of powers they don't really understand. Finally, she wants to use the government's resources to strengthen her connection to the Source, which is currently operating well below its theoretical potential. |
