Like many other vampires, even those newly turned, Marius is possessed of superhuman strength, speed, balance and agility. He has highly advanced senses, able to hear and see better than the average mortal, and holds a wealth of experience, both academic and military, due to his long life. Marius also has several talents (detailed in the next section) thanks to his vampiric nature.
Thanks to his age, he needs to feed very little – perhaps once or twice a year. This helps immensely in ‘fitting in’ with local human populations, though he still feels the want to feed, despite not needing to.
He finds it very easy to gain the trust of most people, as he is highly perceptive to verbal clues and physical tics that less observant people may miss.
Weaknesses
Silver will not hurt him if he touches it (nor will a crucifix, or garlic), but if it is introduced into his body in some way it causes serious damage. A silver dagger plunged into his heart would not kill him, but would put him into a coma-like state which he would not wake from until someone removed the dagger.
An ancient vampire such as Marius is not physically harmed by sunlight, but it does reduce his abilities to leave him about equal in strength and stamina to a human. It would be foolish to make the mistake of thinking him weak in this state, as he is still more than capable of defending himself, but he is harmed more easily and must wait until nightfall before his healing abilities properly kick in.
Fire will harm him easily, as well or better than it would harm a mortal, and any wounds caused by it would take rather longer to heal than any other.
Abilities:
The most obvious benefit of vampirism is that of immortality. Marius has not aged a day physically since he was first turned, though he has changed his hair and clothing as the years have gone by.
As a vampire, Marius heals quickly, with most wounds healing themselves within minutes. There is of course a limit to this, and very serious wounds will incapacitate him as well as any mortal. His healing abilities also do not work during the day, when he is out in sunlight, making him much easier to kill during those times.
His level of observation, as well as making it easier to judge people, also gives him an altered perception of time. When properly employed this ability can allow him to slow his own perception of how time is passing, making things seem many times slower. This does not, however, give him the ability to dodge bullets. He is not Neo, after all.
Being an ancient vampire grants Marius some more select talents, including those of invisibility and mesmerisation. They are both illusions, the former being a case of a very powerful suggestion being placed within the mind of the other to simply ignore him (making it more difficult in crowds, or on a very sunny day when his shadow is dark), and the latter a kind of hypnotism employed to bend others to his will.
[OC] | Marius Eldritch
Strengths
Like many other vampires, even those newly turned, Marius is possessed of superhuman strength, speed, balance and agility. He has highly advanced senses, able to hear and see better than the average mortal, and holds a wealth of experience, both academic and military, due to his long life. Marius also has several talents (detailed in the next section) thanks to his vampiric nature.
Thanks to his age, he needs to feed very little – perhaps once or twice a year. This helps immensely in ‘fitting in’ with local human populations, though he still feels the want to feed, despite not needing to.
He finds it very easy to gain the trust of most people, as he is highly perceptive to verbal clues and physical tics that less observant people may miss.
Weaknesses
Silver will not hurt him if he touches it (nor will a crucifix, or garlic), but if it is introduced into his body in some way it causes serious damage. A silver dagger plunged into his heart would not kill him, but would put him into a coma-like state which he would not wake from until someone removed the dagger.
An ancient vampire such as Marius is not physically harmed by sunlight, but it does reduce his abilities to leave him about equal in strength and stamina to a human. It would be foolish to make the mistake of thinking him weak in this state, as he is still more than capable of defending himself, but he is harmed more easily and must wait until nightfall before his healing abilities properly kick in.
Fire will harm him easily, as well or better than it would harm a mortal, and any wounds caused by it would take rather longer to heal than any other.
Abilities:
The most obvious benefit of vampirism is that of immortality. Marius has not aged a day physically since he was first turned, though he has changed his hair and clothing as the years have gone by.
As a vampire, Marius heals quickly, with most wounds healing themselves within minutes. There is of course a limit to this, and very serious wounds will incapacitate him as well as any mortal. His healing abilities also do not work during the day, when he is out in sunlight, making him much easier to kill during those times.
His level of observation, as well as making it easier to judge people, also gives him an altered perception of time. When properly employed this ability can allow him to slow his own perception of how time is passing, making things seem many times slower. This does not, however, give him the ability to dodge bullets. He is not Neo, after all.
Being an ancient vampire grants Marius some more select talents, including those of invisibility and mesmerisation. They are both illusions, the former being a case of a very powerful suggestion being placed within the mind of the other to simply ignore him (making it more difficult in crowds, or on a very sunny day when his shadow is dark), and the latter a kind of hypnotism employed to bend others to his will.