All shall find the light at last
Will is an Old One, the last born of a race of immortals. Although he has been called a wizard, he is really more of a metaphysical being. Old Ones are physical embodiments and avatars of an ancient supernatural force called the Light. And as such, are bound to fight against the force that opposes the Light in order to defend humanity's right to choose their own destiny. Unlike the Lords of the Dark, who were once humans who chose to serve the Dark, Old Ones like Will were never human. But they are born into human families and live as humans for part of their lives.
Will's abilities
Mental
Many of Will's most accessible abilities come from his mind. However, for any active ability with his mind he is heavily limited by his nature. He is forbidden from manipulating or speaking into the minds of humans except in very specific circumstances. Under no circumstances is he ever to do anything to a human that could potentially impact their ability to make their own choices. Even if he sees a human about to make a terrible choice that will create numerous problems in the future he cannot do anything to stop them.
For the purposes of this game, he will be willing to speak into the minds of human psychics and magic-users, provided they have proven to him that they can handle the knowledge of his existence.
So what specific things can he do with his mind?
Shields
If anyone attempts to break in he will immediately lash back at the attacker's mind. This is a reflex, created because one of the Dark's favorite tactics is to attempt to break into an Old One's mind.
Speaking and putting images into other minds
Will has been shown doing this with other Old Ones. For the purposes of rp I take this to mean that he would be able to do this with non-human mind-speakers from other series. Non-human, because he is still forbidden from touching a human's mind unless they are actively involved in a quest of the Light. He can sometimes see into minds.
Attacking
Will has some skill at attacking enemies with his mind. This is described as a kind of lashing out.
Placing Protections and Making People Forget
These are the two exceptions to not touching human minds. It is simple for Will to take memories away from humans and to place protections around their minds. He never does it easily. But in this canon many humans are not capable of handling the knowledge of the Old Ones. The battles of the Light and the Dark have the potential to drive them insane. If Will sees that a human is having trouble handling the truth of the universe he will remove the memories for their own good.
Sensing
Will can sense the presence of the Light and the Dark. He can also sense the presence of power. For the sake of the game I'm making it so that he will only sense Light or Dark when a character has a strong association with a power specifically labeled as Light or Dark. This has nothing to do with personality or inclination. What Will is sensing is the presence of magical forces. If you're a demon using the a force called some variation of 'Dark Magic' he will treat you as enemy no matter what your intentions are.
Time
As an Old One Will is someone who is bound only loosely by time.He does not exist in linear time. For him yesterday and today and tomorrow are all the same thing. He exists in all times at once and is fully capable of doing something in the present that will change an event in the past. As for specific abilities?
Timeslipping and Visions
Because Will is only tied very loosely to time it is very easy for him to slip in and out of different times or even to see through into other times. One moment he might be fishing with his brothers and the next he'll be walking through one of Arthur's encampments or seeing a vision of some boys in the Bronze Age playing a game.
Out of time
Although he cannot completely stop time, Will can take himself out of time and reenter it as he pleases. he can also take other people outside of time for a short period.
Magic
Will has read the Book of Gramarye, which gave him all of the accumulated knowledge of all of the Old Ones. Because of this he has a very wide variety of magical abilities, most of them loosely based on celtic lore.
Using the Old Speech he can speak to any creature and cast spells controlling all of the elements except water. From the Eagle of Gwernabwy he learned to ride the wind like an eagle. He can swim and breath water like a fish. He can run like a deer. He has spoken to the stars and knows all their names. He can understand all the languages of man. He can create warestones.He can listen to conversations too far away for a normal person to hear. He knows the virtues and uses of trees and flowers.
Naturally, his abilities will need some permissions and information to work. Please answer the following questions if your character has talked or will be talking to Will. Because of his limitations I have provided separate sets of questions for humans and non-humans.
For Humans For Non-Humans
Will's abilities
Mental
Many of Will's most accessible abilities come from his mind. However, for any active ability with his mind he is heavily limited by his nature. He is forbidden from manipulating or speaking into the minds of humans except in very specific circumstances. Under no circumstances is he ever to do anything to a human that could potentially impact their ability to make their own choices. Even if he sees a human about to make a terrible choice that will create numerous problems in the future he cannot do anything to stop them.
For the purposes of this game, he will be willing to speak into the minds of human psychics and magic-users, provided they have proven to him that they can handle the knowledge of his existence.
So what specific things can he do with his mind?
Shields
If anyone attempts to break in he will immediately lash back at the attacker's mind. This is a reflex, created because one of the Dark's favorite tactics is to attempt to break into an Old One's mind.
Speaking and putting images into other minds
Will has been shown doing this with other Old Ones. For the purposes of rp I take this to mean that he would be able to do this with non-human mind-speakers from other series. Non-human, because he is still forbidden from touching a human's mind unless they are actively involved in a quest of the Light. He can sometimes see into minds.
Attacking
Will has some skill at attacking enemies with his mind. This is described as a kind of lashing out.
Placing Protections and Making People Forget
These are the two exceptions to not touching human minds. It is simple for Will to take memories away from humans and to place protections around their minds. He never does it easily. But in this canon many humans are not capable of handling the knowledge of the Old Ones. The battles of the Light and the Dark have the potential to drive them insane. If Will sees that a human is having trouble handling the truth of the universe he will remove the memories for their own good.
Sensing
Will can sense the presence of the Light and the Dark. He can also sense the presence of power. For the sake of the game I'm making it so that he will only sense Light or Dark when a character has a strong association with a power specifically labeled as Light or Dark. This has nothing to do with personality or inclination. What Will is sensing is the presence of magical forces. If you're a demon using the a force called some variation of 'Dark Magic' he will treat you as enemy no matter what your intentions are.
Time
As an Old One Will is someone who is bound only loosely by time.He does not exist in linear time. For him yesterday and today and tomorrow are all the same thing. He exists in all times at once and is fully capable of doing something in the present that will change an event in the past. As for specific abilities?
Timeslipping and Visions
Because Will is only tied very loosely to time it is very easy for him to slip in and out of different times or even to see through into other times. One moment he might be fishing with his brothers and the next he'll be walking through one of Arthur's encampments or seeing a vision of some boys in the Bronze Age playing a game.
Out of time
Although he cannot completely stop time, Will can take himself out of time and reenter it as he pleases. he can also take other people outside of time for a short period.
Magic
Will has read the Book of Gramarye, which gave him all of the accumulated knowledge of all of the Old Ones. Because of this he has a very wide variety of magical abilities, most of them loosely based on celtic lore.
Using the Old Speech he can speak to any creature and cast spells controlling all of the elements except water. From the Eagle of Gwernabwy he learned to ride the wind like an eagle. He can swim and breath water like a fish. He can run like a deer. He has spoken to the stars and knows all their names. He can understand all the languages of man. He can create warestones.He can listen to conversations too far away for a normal person to hear. He knows the virtues and uses of trees and flowers.
Naturally, his abilities will need some permissions and information to work. Please answer the following questions if your character has talked or will be talking to Will. Because of his limitations I have provided separate sets of questions for humans and non-humans.
For Humans For Non-Humans