The Golden Artificer, Darian Silas

[Darian Silas]

The Basics
Name: Darian Silas
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Species: Human
Date Of Birth: April 25, 1986
Nationality: American
Hometown Newburyport, Massachusetts
Occupation: PlaMonster Artificer and Ring Crafter by necessity.
Alignment: Neutral Good
Theme Song: Tank!

Outer Stuff
Face Claim: Alan Tudyk
Height: 6'0”
Weight 170 lbs
Hair color: As image
Hair style: As image
Eye color: Blue
Skin color: Fair
Posture: Slight slouch except in Rider form.
Scars/ Tattoo’s/ Other markings: None
Accessories: BuilRing
Clothes: Generally whatever he's happened to throw on that day, tends to wear open buttoned up shirts over t-shirts.
Anything Else?

Inner Stuff
Likes:

• Video Games
  
• Model building and collecting (“It's good practice!”)
  
• Jazz music
  

Dislikes:

• People who don't think Artificing is as much magic as Wizardry.
  
• Public Transportation
  
• Heavy metal
  

Strengths:

• Artificing and magic relating to it.
  
• Dancing (Swing, mainly)
  
• A pretty good cook.
  

Weaknesses:

• Not as competent with most normal magic.
  
• Gets flustered easily around girls.
  
• Sometimes overthinks things.
  

Goal(s):

• To help Artificing have as good a name as Wizardry.
  
• Protect people from Phantoms.
  

Habits/ Quirks:

• Tends to victory dance.
  
• Stutters when flustered.
  
• Talks to his PlaMonsters when he's making them.
  

Relationships:

• Markus Silas, his father, a ring craftsman of some decent reputation.
  
• Adrian Silas, Darian's ancestor, and one of the oldest Artificers, and creator of the BuilDriver.
  

Overview:Darian is a friendly sort, eager to treat people he's even just met as a close friend, if only to hide his own intense nervousness about doing well, exactly that. He's much more relaxed about his specialty, PlaMonsters and PlaWeapons, which is a good way to get him to open up without stuttering. Fortunately, he seems to be much less nervous in his Rider form. Or he hides it well.

Hero Stuff
Name: Kamen Rider Artifice
Type Of Hero: Kamen Rider
Henshin Device: The BuilDriver, a device not unsimilar to a WizarDriver, though its Hand Architect, a variant of the Hand Author, instead contains a remote power source for the varied PlaWeapons he utilizes, and the BuilRing.
Henshin Sequence: Darian puts the Craft Ring on his right hand, and holds it over his waist, as the BuilDriver forms around his waist under it. He then says “Driver On! Artifice!” as a yellow magic circle rises from the ground, passing over him as he holds the ring out.
Forms:

• Form Name: Kamen Rider Artifice
  Image/ Description: As Seen HERE His Rings are kept in a semi-intelligent, hard-shelled pouch behind his back.
  Transformation: See Henshin Sequence
  Fighting Style: A sort of Master of Weapons, Artifice rarely fights without one of his PlaWeapons in hand, summoning them, and usually transforming them into Weapon Mode unless he's already using another PlaWeapon.
  Weapons: Artifice has a large assortment of advanced, and significantly larger PlaMonsters called PlaWeapons that he summons using the Hand Architect on his belt and a matching for each Ring (listed in Other Equipment). Even if some of these “Weapons” are actually simply tools. All PlaWeapons function by drawing power remotely from the BuilDriver until they're changed to Weapon Form, at which point Artifice inserts their ring somewhere on the weapon. In beast form, they can each perform a Finisher of their own by Artifice scanning the appropriate Ring.
  • Slash Phoenix – A red and white Pheonix PlaWeapon, about the size of a large falcon (1.5' tall, 4' wingspan). When assembled, it rests on Artifice's outstretched left arm, until commanded to “Fly!”. It attacks with its talons and beak. When commanded to transform with the Phoenix Ring, it transforms into a large sword, its wings straightened out back to back forming a large, double-edged blade, with one wing serving as each half of the blade, the ring inserted into the hilt, opposite to the head of the phoenix. Performs the Pheonix Impact Finisher when not in Weapon form, which causes it to ignite, and ram through the target repeatedly, finishing by landing back on Artifice's arm.
    
  • Guard Kappa – A blue and white Kappa PlaWeapon, which stands about waist-height to Artifice. When assembled, Kappa attempts to intercept attacks directed at Artifice, or someone he orders it to defend, with its nearly imprenetrable shell. When commanded to transform with the Kappa Ring, it transforms into a buckler that goes over one of Artifice's arms, the ring inserted into the bracer of the shield, usually the left, unless he is also using the Pheonix Sword. When not in Weapon form, it performs the Tidal Surge Finisher, which has it withdraw into its shell, and blast powerful streams of water in all directions.
    
  • Cannon Gryphon – A green and white Griffin PlaWeapon, which is the size of a medium sized dog, with an elaborate cannon barrel mounted on its back between its wings. When in combat, it takes to the air, providing cover fire for Artifice. In weapon form, it is held in his right hand, forming into a large handgun, the barrel now resting along the Griffon's body, as the wings fold down and over Artifice's hand, with the Griffon Ring inserted on the back of the gun. Performs the Typhoon Blaster Finisher when not in Weapon Form, landing and shifting to more resemble a gun emplacement, before firing a powerful sphere of wind and energy at the target.
    
  • Crusher Troll – A yellow and white Troll PlaWeapon, standing waist high to Artifice, which moves similarly to a gorilla, resting much of its weight on its fists, which are essentially large blocks of metal. In combat, it charges, hammering its fists down on top of enemies as it reaches them. In weapon form, it's a large hammer, its fists serving as two sides of the head of the hammer, most of the Troll's mass around the head of the hammer, which is now tall enough to be head-high to Artifice, with the ring inserted in the top of the hammer. Performs the Hammer Rush Finisher in monster form, which causes it to charge an enemy, whirling its arms and hammering them repeatedly into the target.
    
  • Coil Ouroboros – A black and white serpent PlaWeapon, Ouroboros is also the most passive, wrapping around Artifice's arm, and gripping the end of its tail in its mouth. When in weapon form, the head, and about a foot of the body, straighten into a handle for a long, extending edged whip, while it holds the ring in its mouth. When not in weapon form, Ouroboros performs the Chakram Rush Finisher, leaping from Artifice's arm, and gripping its tail, rolling at the target as a ring, slashing through them as energy builds up around its body. This attack can sometimes hit more than once.
    
  • Destroy Cerberus – A red and black Cerberus PlaWeapon, this weapon is the largest, standing with its shoulder at Artifice's waist. He rarely uses this PlaWeapon in its weapon form due to the risk of collateral damage. In combat, it attacks with its powerful jaws, sometimes even holding an enemy in place for a finisher. In Weapon form, it becomes a large, shoulder-slung launcher, its open mouths serving as the barrels of the launcher, the ring slotting into the side of the cannon that faces Artifice. In beat form, it performs the Gates of Hell Finisher, blasting the enemy with a triple wall of fiery energy from its three heads.
    
  • Hunter Carbuncle – A blue and green Carbuncle PlaWeapon, this cat-sized PlaWeapon does not actually assist in combat, instead serving as a sort of advanced bloodhound and detector of Phantoms and Gates, capable of running at VERY high speeds, even outrunning Artifice's MachineAntler. In “Weapon” form, it actually tranforms into a headpiece that goes over the horns on Artifice's helmet, the ring slotting into the opening just between his eyes as his eyes turn green. In this mode, it allows him to perform in depth magical scans, as well as isolate sources of magical energy, or magic stones.
    
  • Serene Kirin – A pure white PlaWeapon, the cat-sized Kirin also does not assist in combat, instead restoring energy to Artifice and other Wizard Riders. In “Weapon” form, it transforms into a gauntlet, its head resting on the back of Artifice's hands, and when used in conjunction with Hunter Carbuncle, can be used to heal injuries and ailments, even removing curses.
    
  
  Abilities: Magical powers provided by several Rings (see below), including the ones that let him summon his PlaWeapons.
  Finisher(s): All finishers are executed by scanning a right hand ring on his BuilDriver, the ones performed solo by his PlaWeapons using the same ring that triggers their Finisher in Weapon form.
  • Phoenix Sword=Cinder Ring – Burning Cutter: Artifice scans the Cinder Ring with the BuilDriver, and the Phoenix shrieks as the blade ignites. He then slashes the blade along the ground at a target, launching a slashing wave of fire that gauges trenches in the ground behind the target on impact.
    
  • Kappa Buckler=Tidal Ring – Vortex Reflector: Artifice scans the Tidal Ring, and the “bowl” in the center of the Buckler starts to glow, and draws in energy from incoming attacks, and once it reaches a certain amount of power, unleashes it back. Rarely used.
    
  • Griffon Blaster= Typhoon Ring – F5 Caliber: Artifice scans the Typhoon ring, and the griffon shrieks, before he fires a VERY large blast of energy at his target. On impact, it forms a tornado that flings them skyward. The landing usually finishes them off.
    
  • Troll Mallet= Gaia Ring – Whirling Impact: Artifice scans the Gaia Ring, and then begins to spin, holding the Mallet out, building up momentum to bring the mallet over his head, and hammer his target into the earth like a nail. Sometimes sets up another finisher with this.
    
  • Serpent Whip= Viper Ring – Eternal Constriction: Artifice scans the Gaia Ring, and Ouroboros hisses, before he wraps the target in the whip, which starts to crush them, until they're obliterated, though sometimes he yanks on the whip, and sets them spinning to leave them dizzy instead.
    
  • Cerberus Launcher= Buster Ring – Hellfire Buster: Artifice scans the Buster Ring, as the Cerberus Launcher howls, before taking aim with the launcher, as his BuilDriver states “LOCK ON!”. He then fires a continuous beam of destructive, fiery energy. This attack uses up a LOT of mana, and he can really only manages it once before he has to rest.
    
  
  
  Other Equipment:
  
• Left Handed Rings
  • Pheonix- Summons and assembles the Slasher Pheonix PlaWeapon.
    
  • Kappa- Summons and assembles the Guard Kappa PlaWeapon.
    
  • Griffon- Summons and assembles the Cannon Griffon PlaWeapon.
    
  • Troll- Summons and assembles the Crusher Troll PlaWeapon.
    
  • Ouroboros- Summons and assembles the Coil Ouroboros PlaWeapon.
    
  • Cerberus- Summons and assembles the Destroy Cerberus PlaWeapon.
    
  • Carbuncle- Summons and assembles the Hunter Carbuncle PlaWeapon.
    
  • Kirin- Summons and assembles the Serene Kirin PlaWeapon.
    
  
  
• Right Handed Rings
  • BuildRing- Summons and activates the BuilDriver.
    
  • Cinder – Activates the Phoenix Impact and Burning Cutter Finishers.
    
  • Tidal – Activates the Tidal Surge and Vortex Reflector Finishers.
    
  • Typhoon – Activates the Typhoon Blaster and F5 Caliber Finishers.
    
  • Gaia – Activates the Hammer Rush and Whirling Impact Finishers.
    
  • Viper – Activates the Rolling Chakram and Eternal Constriction Finishers.
    
  • Buster – Activates the Gates of Hell and Hellfire Buster Finishers.
    
  • Track – Causes Hunter Carbuncle to search for something in beast mode, as long as he can tap something relating to the object with this ring. Activates the sensors when Carbuncle is in headpiece mode.
    
  • Restore – Activates Kirin's energy charging ability, and its healing powers in gauntlet mode.
    
  • ModeChange - Transforms his PlaWeapons from beast to weapon and back.
    
  • Mask - Hides the nature of his PlaWeapons, making them look like organic, and mundane animals.
    
  • Connect – Allows transportation of himself or equipment, like the MachineAntler
    
  • Engage – Worn by another person, allowing Artifice to enter their Underworld.
    
  • StagRise - Summons the ArtifiStag in someone's Underworld.
    
  • Repair – Repairs damage to mundane objects.
    
  • Enhance – Increases the power of his PlaWeapons. Used a lot of the time before finishers.
    
  • Leap – Increases jumping height IMMENSELY. Can only be used while Phoenix is active in Beast Mode.
    
  • Breathe – Allows breathing underwater. Can only be used while Kappa is active in Beast Mode.
    
  • Lift – Enhances strength, but only in relation to picking up or throwing things. Can only be used while Troll is active in Beast Mode.
    
  • Light – Causes Carbuncle in Beast Mode to generate light from its head crystal.
    
  
  
• MachineAntler
  
• Smart Pouch – Contains his rings, and just by slipping the appropriate hand in while thinking of the ring, can equip rings as needed.
  
• Cellphone, augmented with shards from Magical Stones that didn't cut it for rings.
  

History

Ever since he was old enough, Darian's loved magic. Specifically the machines and items that allowed Wizards to use it. However, unlike many artificers, including most of his family, he actually had the potential, if pushed, to USE magic, to be a Wizard himself. But that never really interested him. At first. Until he found the BuilDriver in the family vault at age 10. Normally, any WizarDriver was delivered as soon as it was complete, but this one, this one wasn't. Not only that, it had a set of rings he recognized as PlaMonster Rings, except, well, more complex.

Of course, being a curious boy, he asked his father about it, who told him that they'd been made long ago for a White Wizard by a long ago ancestor, but when they were done, he was told to keep them, along with the rings, and the more complex PlaMonsters that had gone with it, calling them "PlaWeapons", and saying someday they would be needed. And so, the family'd held onto them, waiting for when they'd be needed to be handed off to a Wizard. Who never came.

Darian then practically forgot about the rings, and the Driver... for almost 15 years, though he did periodically take them out, and look them over... until one day, a Phantom struck, seeking out the man with magical potential, who's love of magic, but a lack of enough potential to REALLY use it, left him feeling that he wouldn't be a proper Artificer, OR Wizard. But as he began to succumb to the despair of an unrealized destiny, an unknown figure threw they BuilDriver, and a ring that hadn't been with it before, to him.

And somehow, in that moment, he knew. That it'd been meant for him. This Driver was never meant for a Wizard, or an Artificer. It was meant for BOTH. And that moment of realization, with his father, the only family he had left, in danger, he activated the BuildDriver, and with the power of his PlaWeapons, destroyed it utterly.

Since then, he's traveled, using his powers to help, both in killing Phantoms, and helping Wizards that needed new rings, or perhaps needed their Drivers repaired.

But now, he heads west, to a city that's quickly becoming a focus of magical activity. The City of Lights.
OOC Stuff
Anything Else: As mentioned. He's nervous around girls. Any girls. Monster girls, even. At least till they go monster...y. And his PlaWeapons CAN be used like normal PlaMonsters, carrying messages and such for him, they're just more obvious, and have to have their ring inserted before they wander too far away.
OOC Name: Yoolee
Name Color #CD950C
Number Of Stars 4
Color Of Stars White or Yellow.
Sample RP:
"What've you been through, little Manticore?" Darian muttered, the assorted pieces of a Blue Manticore PlaMonster laying on a table in front of him, some of them battered almost beyond recognition. "Your Wizard needs to be more careful where he sends you." The Artificer muttered, replacing some of the parts, before charging the PlaMonster's ring, which made it reassemble itself, before he slipped its ring back into its back, bringing it to life.

"There you go. Now get back to your owner." The Manticore flexed its wings, and then flew out the window, off into the night, as Darian sat back, smiling over a job well done.

Mecha Name: ArtifiStag
Type Of Mecha: Phantom
Image/ Description: A tall, regal looking black and gold stag, its antlers glowing at the tips. Can be ridden, but it doesn't like it. At all.
Motif: Stag.
Abilities: Can manipulate its environment, and energize its antlers for a stabbing attack.
Megazord Component: N/A

[Shigeru Jo/Kaito Akita]

Type of mecha for your ArtifiStag.

[Darian Silas]

Whoop. Fixed.

[Shigeru Jo/Kaito Akita]

Approved