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  Name Declan Bikha /Deklan Bikka/ Nickname Open to nicks Artist alias Camden Species Human?? Witch Gender Male Age 26 Young-looking

  Sexuality Indiscriminate Status Single, disinclined Occupation Artist Handedness Right, stilted handwriting due to broken wrist Residence New Versailles, atelie (sleeps there)

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  " I would like to paint the way a bird sings "

  - Claude Monet

  
  

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  Height 5 feet 11 inches; Weight 190 LBS Bodytype Mesomorph Build Top-heavy bulk, no definition Complexion Drawn, slightly scarred Skin Healthily tans in the briefest exposure to sun, pale Hair Dark brown, curly, incapable of being tamed Voice American accent. Deep-ish.

  Facial hair Stubble, sometimes the lumberjack beard grows out Eyes Very clear; baby blue Scars x from bottle, x - glass, x - impact with a car Distinguishing features Sad eyes; not hollow, just perpetually melancholic Health Will catch the odd flu. Has immunity to spare Ailments Wrist bone misalignment. Peanut allergy.

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  Negatives Anti-social on his own volition, pushes people away softly if he can help it but hardly afraid to turn the offensive if the situation calls for hasty exits and Camden is posing a danger to someone. He would love to relax, but he approaches any possibility of doing so with incredible scepticism. Why have something good only for it to be ruined or taken away? He lives off of little daily pleasures that keep him satisfied with his existence. Positives Harbours no actual ill thoughts towards others. Though sarcastic and dry-humoured, he's incredibly open-minded and kind. Whenever he's allowed, he can be the life of a party with his wit and creativity for fun. He's spent his entire life trying to entertain himself without other people, after all. A chained up adventurous soul, he can often be found traversing places and experiences very few others would think of, so you can find him pursuing danger all on his lonesome. The backbone of him is that he is an experience all of his own, if only he would let others in... Fears Closeness, Camden l i k e s People-watching, solitude, bright light streaming through huge windows, pastel-painted canvases, expressive eyes and personable subjects. Determination. Being pursued and befriended against odds. d i s l i k e s Being forced to socialize and people that won't leave him alone. Camden. Too empty, impersonable places; grey walls. Clashing colours. Modern 'artiste' aesthetics. Poshness. Pretentiousness.

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  Abilities

  
  

  Creation - While Declan's magic is suffocated by lack of experience, it seems to mainly manifest itself in animating inanimate things. This doesn't mean creating life, for he isn't capable of conjuring a human form or giving a soul a flesh body. Quite the opposite, he seems to create only souls. It happens slowly when he begins putting his heart and literal soul into something, imagining it with human capacities and the like. It's quite like giving a part of your soul to another non-living thing and bringing it to life. Sense of magic - He can sense it if it's out in the open, blatantly coming off of a gifted magical creature. Glamours dampen this ability into non-existence as the blueprint of a glamoured magical being is almost the same as the feel of a regular human covered in magical residue, likely from an external source. He can't tell them apart, but one thing is for sure: he knows if you've at least met someone special in your life. He will be drawn to you imperceptably if you have.

  Imbuement - It is part of the creation process. He can employ an item for this task and place his emotions and magics into it or he could throw the aforementioned in midair, put them out into the world and watch them take shape. He's quite well known in the artistic community for this alone, having imbued a majority of his paintings without even knowing it. His works tend to give off an eerily realistic vibe and some have been known to move or blink at you from beyond their frames or exhibit a miniscule change in expression. Charmwork - Accidentally and certainly without knowing, Declan may make an item a lucky (or otherwise, unlocky) charm if his loose magical energy at the time is funnelled into the object. This is why some gifts from his person could be either the thing that changes your life for the worse or for the better. It all depends on his emotion whilst creating or buying it - generally while it was in his possession. Minor feelings of annoyance may result in the item being charmed to constantly fall, no matter how well stabilized it is, anger may make the item shatter randomly and hurt someone on purpose, happiness will create a lucky charm, affection will make the item into a protective shield, desire or wistfullness makes the item seem like the most interesting thing in the room to some people. You can find small and pointless looking artworks of his that he's charmed get sold for hundreds of dollars, much to his amazement and confusion. Open mind - He has absolutely no shields in his mind and even the barriers of a normal human subconsciousness almost don't apply to him, thusly he can hear and see things that wish to communicate with him on a mental level. It's not the best ability to have, especially when Camden, his little spirit friend, abuses it daily, but he wouldn't trade it for the world.

  
  
  

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  Mortality - Fully human with all the corresponding weaknesses. Can get killed by any means applicable to a human and so on. Neiveté - At this point he's just desperate to find out what he is and why Camden has come to be.

  Lack of mental defenses - This is as much of a curse as it is a blessing, because it makes his mind succeptible to otuside tampering. Camden - The 'spirit' torments him on a daily basis, making his existence a living hell. His own creation seems to despise him.