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Name: Arachne, Mage of the 2nd House of Illusions

Species: Afflicted/Mage

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Mage of the Illusions

Bio: The Arcana King is not the only one who can turn men and women into mages or Afflicted. The Fae themselves also have that power. Throughout ancient human history, many Fae passed themselves off as the Gods, and the Gods of Greek Myth were no exception. One of these Fae, who called itself Athena, challenged Arachne to a to a weaving contest. The Myth remains mostly the same, but Athena, grew jealousy of Arachne and using her powers over mana, changed the woman into one of the first known Afflicted.

Arachne herself has lived her immortal life away from human civilization, before eventually discovering the existence of the Circle of Mages. She spent hundreds of years in an attempt to cure herself, but to no avail. Eventually however she was invited to preform the ritual to summon the Arcana King, and succeeded, becoming a mage in the process. She would soon master the art of Illusion magics to disguise herself and hide her spider like limbs. Arachne has since spent most of her time with Mages, constantly looking for any method by which to turn her appearance back to normal. To date she has remained unsuccessful, but continues to be hopeful that one day she will manage to reverse her curse.

As to be expected of someone who ran into a Fae, Arachne has no love for the Gentry or their fickle and chaotic ways. In fact Arachne has been known to be one of the few mages who managed to trick several of the Fae back into the Wyrd on a permanent basis. This includes the very one who cursed her, Athena who may never enter the Mundane again.

Powers, Skills, and Abilities

Illusionist - Arachne is a highly skilled Illusionists mage able to disguise her true appearance for extended periods of time. She very rarely drops this illusion beyond occasionally revealing her spider like limbs for either intimidation or her web spinning abilities. Beyond her abilities to disguise her true nature, Arachne can craft illusions unrivaled by all but the best Archmages and Battlemages. Her abilities however are specialized for visual and auditory illusions and are poorly suited for direct combat. She is not skilled at higher end illusion magic with her most powerful skill being invisibility.

Spider Physiology - Despite her appearance, Arachne's true form is that of a large spindly spider of unknown species with traits of multiple different species. She can crawl along walls and ceilings with ease, spin silk with a level of skill exceeding any other spider, and possesses a venomous bite. She also possesses an unnaturally strong Exoskeleton able to handle small arms fire without much more than superficial damage at best.

Silk Weaver - Arachne as an afflicted has the unusual ability to spawn silk from her arms and legs and weave them unto a variety of forms within unnaturally small time-frames. She can craft clothing out of silk that is stronger than steel in mere moments or weave silk into long spears and shields faster than the human eye can see. These spears can be thrown with a highly unusual degree of strength and dexterity.

Superhuman Strength - Arachne is far stronger than her appearance would suggest. She can lift vehicles with only minor difficulty and toss them around without much effort. She can lift 10Xs her own Body Weight with sufficient effort.

Description

Name: Arachne, Mage of the 2nd House of Illusions

Species: Afflicted/Mage

Nationality: Greek

Occupation: Mage of the Illusions

Bio: The Arcana King is not the only one who can turn men and women into mages or Afflicted. The Fae themselves also have that power. Throughout ancient human history, many Fae passed themselves off as the Gods, and the Gods of Greek Myth were no exception. One of these Fae, who called itself Athena, challenged Arachne to a to a weaving contest. The Myth remains mostly the same, but Athena, grew jealousy of Arachne and using her powers over mana, changed the woman into one of the first known Afflicted.

Arachne herself has lived her immortal life away from human civilization, before eventually discovering the existence of the Circle of Mages. She spent hundreds of years in an attempt to cure herself, but to no avail. Eventually however she was invited to preform the ritual to summon the Arcana King, and succeeded, becoming a mage in the process. She would soon master the art of Illusion magics to disguise herself and hide her spider like limbs. Arachne has since spent most of her time with Mages, constantly looking for any method by which to turn her appearance back to normal. To date she has remained unsuccessful, but continues to be hopeful that one day she will manage to reverse her curse.

As to be expected of someone who ran into a Fae, Arachne has no love for the Gentry or their fickle and chaotic ways. In fact Arachne has been known to be one of the few mages who managed to trick several of the Fae back into the Wyrd on a permanent basis. This includes the very one who cursed her, Athena who may never enter the Mundane again.

Powers, Skills, and Abilities

Illusionist - Arachne is a highly skilled Illusionists mage able to disguise her true appearance for extended periods of time. She very rarely drops this illusion beyond occasionally revealing her spider like limbs for either intimidation or her web spinning abilities. Beyond her abilities to disguise her true nature, Arachne can craft illusions unrivaled by all but the best Archmages and Battlemages. Her abilities however are specialized for visual and auditory illusions and are poorly suited for direct combat. She is not skilled at higher end illusion magic with her most powerful skill being invisibility.

Spider Physiology - Despite her appearance, Arachne's true form is that of a large spindly spider of unknown species with traits of multiple different species. She can crawl along walls and ceilings with ease, spin silk with a level of skill exceeding any other spider, and possesses a venomous bite. She also possesses an unnaturally strong Exoskeleton able to handle small arms fire without much more than superficial damage at best.

Silk Weaver - Arachne as an afflicted has the unusual ability to spawn silk from her arms and legs and weave them unto a variety of forms within unnaturally small time-frames. She can craft clothing out of silk that is stronger than steel in mere moments or weave silk into long spears and shields faster than the human eye can see. These spears can be thrown with a highly unusual degree of strength and dexterity.

Superhuman Strength - Arachne is far stronger than her appearance would suggest. She can lift vehicles with only minor difficulty and toss them around without much effort. She can lift 10Xs her own Body Weight with sufficient effort.