SIGNATURE ABILITY
Infinite Ecstasy
When things are tough, Zadis has the ability to tap into the fullest potential of his incubus abilities. Though it will definitely exhaust him to the point of possibly passing out afterwards, he can extend his special incubus gifts at full blast to the world around him.
This will be much like a blast, and will hit something like a gentle explosion. Pure ecstatic bliss and pleasure flow from him, with the intensity greater near to him. Pleasant sensations will also become enhanced, which just enhances the potency of burst. The full strength will depend on how much energy he has at the time and how much ambient pleasure he can draw on, but even at his weakest, the effect will probably be more than most average humans have ever experienced.
SKILLS
Zadis keeps active and likes to do things, but he's not a pro athlete or anything.
Zadis is a pretty good baker. He likes making treats that make people happy, because it's an easy way to bring pleasure, which makes it easy for him to enjoy the pleasure.
He is an incubus, so Zadis is very charming naturally. His charm is distinctive and different, and not everyone will be inclined to his style, because he's a little weird. This can make some people, however, much more easily charmed, even if some aren't as easy.
Investigation - Competent Level
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Zadis is a capable vocalist and musician playing a wide variety of instruments. He does best at stringed instruments like the guitar, the lute, the mandolin, and so forth. He's at the high end of Competent, sure to achieve Expert levels with his usual practice. He can also listen to and analyze music and is very knowledgeable about creative expression.
Zadis is a pretty knowledgeable occultist, but like most of his brethren, he wouldn't call himself a mage at all really. He can be helpful to mages, though, and knows enough to give useful feedback.
ABILITIES
Power: Demon - Supreme Level
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As a demon, Zadis is much tougher than even a very tough human. His physical form is remarkably resilient, even able to withstand being separated into pieces, which he is able to reunite without any lasting negative effect. Not that it's a pleasant experience, so he'd prefer not to have things go that far! If his physical form should be so tremendously beleaguered as to be destroyed, he will return to the Abyss and reconstitute, though this may take a while.
Zadis is also stronger than most humans, though he's not superhumanly strong. He isn't affected by disease, age, or even extreme temperature or weather, and he doesn't strictly need to eat or sleep or anything else that humans need to do, but he does enjoy engaging in these things. Because of his nature, it is extremely easy for anyone with the necessary senses to tell what he is. People who are sensitive to magic will be especially likely to pick him out of a crowd.
Ability: Flight - Basic Level
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Zadis can fly and hover, though he really can't go very high or very fast. He would struggle to carry even the lightest of passengers and could probably manage an average dog, at best. His wings are, perhaps surprisingly, crucial in his ability to fly and cannot be hampered or covered by anything. It's not as impressive as Superman, but the ability to slow your fall and gracefully touch down is very handy.
Power: Incubus - Enhanced Level
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As an incubus, Zadis basically absorbs pleasure from around him. Anything can give off pleasure, and there are many kinds of pleasure to enjoy, from the joy of a home-cooked hot meal to the ecstasy of lustful pursuits. Whatever it is, though, Zadis can absorb it. He can exist without pleasure, but he becomes less powerful and far less energetic without regular meals, so to speak. Pleasure that he participates in, of any kind, is usually more beneficial than just pleasure he was in the vicinity of, though witnessing pleasure can also be very valuable.
Power: Magic Sense - Basic Level
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Zadis is a magical creature inherently, so he is able to sense others of a similar nature. This allows him to recognize most who are touched by some kind of magic, as well as, usually, to identify generally what they are. He isn't much of a mage himself, though, so he's not likely to be able to know what spell was used at a specific place by this sense alone, for example.
Power: Pleasure Aura - Enhanced Level
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Zadis possesses an aura that enhances the pleasure of everyone in the area around him. It generally extends to enough space to include a large room, though sometimes it may be felt farther away. The aura's effect diminishes depending on how far the person is from Zadis. When affected by this aura, less pleasant stimuli tend to be less noticeable, and more pleasing things seem enhanced above their normal joys.
Power: Psychometric Sympathy - Supreme Level
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Zadis has the ability, when in physical contact with something (or within a very short distance), to sense the history of objects or to empathically sense the feelings of another being. It can, in some cases, set up a sort of feedback loop, which Zadis often uses to enhance his enjoyment and the other person's or people's. Because of this empathic link, it could be easy for Zadis to understand meaning in impulses of emotion, which is a more familiar language to demons of his kind.
When using this ability to see the history of an object, he is usually able to gradually read back through its history. This doesn't always happen instantly or even quickly, despite his native language being direct communication of ideas and concepts. Major events will probably be easier to find, though more recent things will be closer to the surface.
This ability is often significantly hampered by anything completely in the way, like gloves or long sleeves. Skin-to-skin touch will give the most vivid results, and it's more likely for him to affect something he is close to when he has exposed skin.
Power: Shapeshifting - Basic Level
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Demons like Zadis tend to have the ability to shape their forms as they like. However, they usually settle on a single form, or a few forms, that they tend to favor. Though they might change little things for convenience, from time to time, it's rare once they are satisfied. Zadis is much the same. He might change his hair color or style, or even change the color of his nails, or his eyes. However, he's not likely to alter his figure, or even age his features. The only exception with this is that he sometimes will sprout a spaded tail, with a spade that looks more like a heart. It's often unintended, and he doesn't tend to keep it long. Despite having this ability, Zadis cannot grow horns, for some reason.
Power: Travel - Basic Level
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Zadis is able to travel between dimensions and realities. It is easiest for him to go to the Abyss, his realm of origin, and his nature draws him there. He usually travels with the assistance of a magical object, which for him is usually an umbrella of some kind, to enhance and stabilize his ability. It is difficult for him to bring too many others along with him, but it is possible. However, the larger the group, the greater the chance that it might go wrong and they might end up somewhere other than where they intended.
Tech: Umbrella - Enhanced Level
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Zadis has a beautiful umbrella. Some days, it's a paper parasol with breathtaking hand-painted flowers on it. Some days, it's a splendid black bumbershoot with rainbow polka dots. The truth is, it's a magical umbrella that lets him travel like Mary Poppins, which is pretty cool.
It's a sturdy item and can be used as a shield that will work even against elemental attacks. Its field of protection extends beyond strictly its shape, so it can fully protect Zadis and anyone hiding close behind it, but that shield only extends so far. It can also attack, with a spectacular rush of sparkly hearts, which can be overwhelming but are physically gentle. It can't be used to, say, knock a hole in a wall, but it could potentially render one or more targets relatively safely insensate.
The umbrella draws on the energy of whoever is wielding it, which is usually Zadis, and focuses that energy to accomplish its feat. In this way, it acts much like a wand or rod, or any other kind of magical focus.
ADVANTAGES
Zadis is a demon, and so even cosmic events won't shake his mental togetherness. He's met gods, and he liked some of them! He has a broad perspective, even if he doesn't always draw from it.
Zadis has a lot of natural appeal, as an incubus. He's easy to like, and most people find him generally pleasant to have around.
WEAKNESSES
Demons like Zadis are the fierce enemy of the horrific creatures from beyond called Abominations. If they happen to be around, they are likely to try and fight him and any other demons like him before anyone else.
He doesn't like to admit it, but Zadis gets bored easily and can sometimes have a short attention span. He tries to pay attention even to things he doesn't understand, but sometimes his mind just clicks off. His attention wanders.
Zadis has noticeably pointed ears, though they are frequently covered and obscured by his hair. Of course, he can play them off as just part of a costume look, but they are also very sensitive.
Zadis is much more empathic than most humans and supernaturals too. It's really easy to appeal to his emotions. It also makes it fairly easy to affect him purely through his feelings, as his default state is usually one of receptive empathy. He often tones down his everyday empathic receptiveness outside of the Abyss, but his empathy even at its lowest state is still superhuman.
Zadis isn't the best at managing his energy levels. He will sometimes pour himself into something with seemingly endless energy, and then the moment it's done, pass out as if hibernating. He can go full blast for sometimes a surprising while, depending on how much energy he has to burn through, but he's not always the best at moderation, so when he's out, he's out.
Zadis can't grow horns, for some reason. Maybe it's something in his mind? He hasn't figured it out yet. He does sometimes style his hair to look like horns, and he is partial to hairbands with horns on them.
When it appears, it always seems to have a mind of its own. Zadis tends not to keep it around for long, but it's not like he hates it, exactly. It's just that it's extremely sensitive, and it gets in the way constantly. It also shows his emotions really well, like a dog.
Zadis has wings, and he can hide them, but he doesn't like to. Most people will probably just assume that they're cosplay items, but some might clock them.
