Une fois que le maudit a réussi à sortir qu'il ne voulait pas attaquer, Atréides a laissé sa main tomber de son sabre. Il connaissait la vérité des choses, alors, et ne resterait pas plus hostile à lui que ce qu'il était normalement à tout le monde. Mais il a gardé son ton en échec comme l'être bégaié et a forcé la vérité de ses paroles entre quoi que la malédiction ait tenté de les enfermer, un effort considérable sans doute. En fin de parole, il répondit en nature, renvoyant ses mains dans les poches de son manteau comme il l'a fait.
"Ils ne me jurent pas fealty, soldat, bien que si cela s'avère être un grand groupe de gens qui courent autour, je vais au moins essayer de leur parler sens avant qu'ils ne courent dans le péril sanglant toutes les cinq minutes. La dame rouge? Les gens l'appellent Crimson Streak, Sable aux autres, elle est à portée de main avec les couteaux, assez pour ne pas avoir besoin de magie pour compenser. Vous avez un nom, ou est-ce qu'il restera maudit un ou un soldat?"
Atreides avait à peu près rejeté les autres personnes qui couraient autour, étant problématique et parlant trop FAR, trop rapide, et trop fort pour ses propres goûts. Sable finit par s'égarer, et il regarda brièvement son chemin avant de retourner son regard au soldat maudit et d'attendre sa réponse, en parlant de côté à Sable comme il l'a fait.
"Lot plus fort que prévu, Meat. Vous avez des suggestions pour une planification plus poussée? Peut parier que ton cul a au moins un de ces désirs de meurtre pour moi maintenant. Presque toujours. »
L'obscurité tombait vite, le soleil couchant sur la terre, et il ne serait pas trop longtemps avant que les gens aient à se rendre à l'auberge locale de la ville. Atréides n'aurait rien à voir avec une bonne nuit de repos, bien que certaines préparations soient nécessaires avant de s'endormir bien sûr. Ne jamais faire confiance à son environnement pour être en sécurité lui a obtenu une bonne façon.
Name: Alexander Atreides
Age: 37
Personality: Taskmage Atreides might be described as sarcastic, disrespectful to anyone who attempts to assert superiority over him, bitter and jaded to the world as a whole. They would not be wrong, but they would not know the whole picture of the Taskmage either. Wandering the lands of the Imperium, doing work for whomever needed his services hardens a man to the suffering and pain the world has. The first to reply to an insult or taunt with a sardonic and often times venomous reply, one would be surprised to note that when the Taskmage takes someone under his protection and tutelage, nothing short of complete obliteration stays his hand when it comes to bettering said person. Such unshakeable loyalty made him a popular hired hand, since once he took the money, he didn't betray his employer until the job, as listed per contract, was complete and someone paid him more to form a new contract. So despite his sardonic comments, his often times unlikeable statements and displeasing aura he seems to have, Atreides is not one to abandon the few that earn his loyalty rather then buy it, regardless the cost to himself.
Weapons:
+Luna (Detailed in main image): A blade forged with equal parts magic and forge work, this weapon is his primary means of fighting in hand to hand, and his only means of armed combat outside his magic. Due to its unique forging process, it acts as a natural focus and can channel both his ritual magics and actual combat spells when in a bind.
+Khopesh Blade: An enigma of a weapon, Atreides refuses to explain the weapon or why he carries it when it serves no purpose that Luna, his main sword, could not possibly do better. It is completely immune to any spells he has ever attempted to cast on it, some far more powerful effect deflecting any overriding enchantments from his rituals, but it never seems to leave his person. Even when lost, its back in his pack within a few hours when no one is looking.
Abilities (Magic):
Taskmage: Rather then specialize in any one specific arcane art, Taskmages are expected to be able to act as the jack of all trades, when referenced against the arcane practitioners of the realm. This comes as a twin edged blade, some seeing an advantage, others, a grave disadvantage. Taskmages will rarely best enemy wizards in the field the hostile mage has dedicated him or herself to, however, Taskmages can command a far greater, and wider, variety of spells without any more training than most normal mages, and generally have a knack for quickly copying spells for their own use, albeit taking time to bring them up to a well trained enough level to be dangerous. Generally, only one to three spells from any one school of magic might be known at any one time, although legends of the predecessors to modern Taskmages make stories of men and women capable of utilizing advanced magic from many different schools, after many years of application and training.
Current Schools Utilized: Electromancy, Geomancy, Pyromancy
Ritualistic Magic: As many times as a Taskmage might be hired to join a Mercenary band to provide a versatile hidden weapon, they are as often hired to prepare and enact various rituals that more dedicated archmages are too busy, or ask too high a price, to do. Protective wards, weapon enchanting, tracking spells, Ritual Magic is generally not seen as a in combat viability for the most part, instead used to prepare for combat before hand, runes and phrases prepared to trigger the effects stored by the rituals. Usually, even with prior preparation, a lengthy phrase must be recited to trigger a rituals effect.
Current Known Rituals:
Weapon Empowerment: (Atreides can currently only activate these on his own specially prepared blade)
+Ignis (Engulfs the Weapon in flames, Atreides most preferred and his go to enchantment)
+Umbra (Cloaks the weapon in shadow, creating an afterimage which reduces enemies ability to defend against following attacks)
+Sol (Encases the weapon in holy Light, highly effective against unholy and daemonic beings. Can also act as an impromptu torch)
Raise Barrier: Arcane (Made of pure energy, vice terraforming or utilizing surrounding natural elements)
Track Object: Living (Supplied with a piece of the target's body, such as hair or fingers, he can glean a general direction in which the target fled. The fresher the sample, the more effective and accurate the tracking is. Only works on targets alive at the time of casting.)
Other: Taskmage Atreides appears to be blind in his right eye, even without the eyepatch covering it, and refuses to discuss the circumstances leading to this happening to anyone besides one specific person.