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Published: 2018-06-30 01:49:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 1673; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 3
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Description What is this? A proper reference sheet with updated information of a character that desperately needed it? 'Tis a miracle! And one day, EVENTUALLY! I will make more for other characters. eventually

 Name: Lykofos Arbenet (Lee-cough-os Arr-ben-et, usually goes by his last name)

 Sex: Male (straight)

 Species: ghost (dark mage)

 Age: +400 years since death

 Height: (with legs): 2.25m/7'4''

 Weight: ???

 Likes: Playing around with his powers, his cape, others' misery, annoying people (ranging from just trolling to emotional torment) especially the serious and stoic, classical music, organized chaos.

 Dislikes: People touching his cape, when his attempts at annoying yield no results, people telling him what to do, interrupting his studies.

 Personality: A man from a prestigious background with a lot of class, he is elegant and flamboyant in his expressions, almost theatrical. Arbenet pursues knowledge and the power that comes with it, and a life (or afterlife, if you will) of pleasure with little to no regard for others. He is cunning, manipulative, has a way with words and is proud and confident of his abilities. He does things for seemingly no rhyme or reason, but he really is just bored having lived so long. Arbenet boasts a nigh unbreakable composure and is rarely in a bad mood, but if he is not, it will show.

 Bio: Once a highly respected wizard in life, he was a magical prodigy with easy access to instructors and magic books of all sorts. He was curious to see first hand the true extent of what magic could do, so he studied and practiced all the time. One day, curiosity got the better of him and he read ancient, forbidden tomes not meant for anyone to read. As he read these tomes in secret, his power grew ever stronger, too strong in fact that he caused an accident where innocent people, both human and mage, died. These actions caused humans to fear and mistrust mages and led to Arbenet's public humiliation and later on, his banishment. Due to the fear that Arbenet caused, six powerful mages -three of darkness and three of light- gathered to send him away to another world and cast a seal on him to prevent his return. The banished wizard was sent to the deeper corners of the Dreamworld, where he slowly lost his mind and soon enough, his life. Determined to continue his studies, he cast a "curse" (depending on how you see it) on himself to keep himself alive as a specter until he has learned everything there is about magic.

 Powers and Abilities: Dark magic, elemental magic, mild shapeshifting, expert word usage ("the silver tongue," as it's called), low precognition skills (can fairly accurately predict outcomes in the very near future), and his most used skill: advanced reality manipulation. He is, without a doubt, the most powerful wizard of his time. Should he anticipate a confrontation, he will try to study as much of his opponent as he can. He does not play fair and has many tricks up his sleeve.

 Weaknesses/Limitations: Powerful as he may be, he has a few weaknesses. While as a ghost, physical attacks can phase through him, he is not immune to attacks that target the mind. He can hold his own against demigods and beings of similar level to those, but he cannot stand up to a god. Cannot time travel, or control reality when there is none (such as in a dream or illusion, not to be confused with the Dreamworld itself). Lastly, the seal of the ancients that was cast on him when he was banished keeps him anchored to the dreamworld. Should it be broken, he'd be able to travel through dimensions freely, but as of now, he is restricted to the Dreamworld and people's dreams.

Fun Facts!
- He actually had a family before being banished. There's a chance that Liz might be his descendant.
- Part of the reason he likes to torment people is because of underlying bitterness from being banished.
- Everyone he knew is dead.
- Somnifer is his favorite victim to tease, mainly because he relates to him in a way.
- Legit takes time out of his day to think of metaphors about how he can control reality. ("It's in the palm of my hand", "Laws of physics are mere suggestions" and so on)
- Can actually offer a deep and meaningful conversation given the right circumstances.
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Comments: 24

Pokemongirl762 [2020-09-04 00:43:31 +0000 UTC]

Am I the only one who thinks of Dimentio from Super Paper Mario whenever I see this guy?

It's mainly the mask and sadistic nature.

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Dashyburd In reply to Pokemongirl762 [2020-09-04 08:20:54 +0000 UTC]

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Pokemongirl762 In reply to Dashyburd [2020-09-04 10:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

Looks really cool none the less.

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Dashyburd In reply to Pokemongirl762 [2020-09-05 00:44:29 +0000 UTC]

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Zerafyna [2018-08-26 21:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Arbenet!

I really love his design! That's such a cool cape!

I'm generally a big fan of evil-ish and gray-zone characters, especially when they're driven by the need for more knowledge or curiosity. 

ESPECIALLY chaotics & Tricksters.

Arbenet is really really cool!!  

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Dashyburd In reply to Zerafyna [2018-08-26 22:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaah thank you! And yeah, those can be really interesting! If I had to put Arbenet in the moral alignment chart, he'd definitely be somewhere between Chaotic Evil and Chaotic Neutral. He just does what he wants, really. He's like "who needs a reason?"

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Zerafyna In reply to Dashyburd [2018-08-31 16:58:26 +0000 UTC]

The doing whatever he wants sounds alot like chaotic neutral!

But since he enjoys other people's misery and stuff, maybe he really is more on the chaotic evil side.

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Dashyburd In reply to Zerafyna [2018-08-31 17:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he kinda hops between the two sides And I feel it's better that way because it makes him more dynamic rather than being just one thing and only that thing, it gives him more depth. It also kinda goes with his madness where he doesn't really need a reason to do anything as long as he thinks it'll entertain him.

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Zerafyna In reply to Dashyburd [2018-08-31 18:27:58 +0000 UTC]

yes, you're right with that!

...I just realized you wrote that he likes classical music!

Does he listen to it while studying?

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Dashyburd In reply to Zerafyna [2018-08-31 22:40:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh ye I just put it there because it makes sense, with him coming from a prestigious background in a medieval inspired setting! I can imagine him enchanting some instruments to play themselves and him just enjoying the music.
omg imagine him causing some high quality chaos with this in the background www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OBf8…

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Zerafyna In reply to Dashyburd [2018-09-01 22:46:41 +0000 UTC]

oh god I can picture it so well! Characters causing chaos to classical music is


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axelfirekirby [2018-07-01 20:13:35 +0000 UTC]

yay more artwork!

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Dashyburd In reply to axelfirekirby [2018-07-02 00:46:14 +0000 UTC]

What do you like about him? : D

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axelfirekirby In reply to Dashyburd [2018-07-02 00:48:43 +0000 UTC]

i like the style, his powers, backstory 
stuff like that

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Halgalaz [2018-06-30 08:33:31 +0000 UTC]

holy crap that's an excellent ref :0

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Dashyburd In reply to Halgalaz [2018-06-30 15:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Took a while mostly because I was being lazy and didn't know how to organize it. :'D But ye, I finally decided on his colors for good.

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Halgalaz In reply to Dashyburd [2018-07-01 22:40:02 +0000 UTC]

I know the feeling , references are always complicated for me XD at least you managed it very well !

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Dashyburd In reply to Halgalaz [2018-07-01 22:52:31 +0000 UTC]

The worst part was having to alternate between my old and new laptop because I found out my old one makes colors look way less saturated than they really are, and SAI is not compatible with Mac, so I have to use photoshop instead, but the psd file for SOME reason just didn't wanna show the color layers unless they were all merged. So that was fun. :''')
Thanks tho!

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Halgalaz In reply to Dashyburd [2018-07-02 16:43:00 +0000 UTC]

oh crap XD
my laptop don't have bright colors either so sometimes things are overly saturated XD
a fun adventure :')

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Mr-Asquith [2018-06-30 03:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, how cool! The poses are neat and love seeing all this info about him - it would be interesting if he and Liz were related, too. X3

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Dashyburd In reply to Mr-Asquith [2018-06-30 04:14:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Next references I make might be much simpler tho, I want them done in this life.

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Mr-Asquith In reply to Dashyburd [2018-06-30 04:19:13 +0000 UTC]

Goodness, I know the feeling - the time it takes me to do just one pose (never mind a turnaround ref sheet) is pitiful. ;v;

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Cype9K [2018-06-30 03:09:51 +0000 UTC]

Why would he need legs if he can just fly around like a floating killer clown ? :v

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Dashyburd In reply to Cype9K [2018-06-30 03:29:37 +0000 UTC]

Because legs are a very important part of life.   
And I need excuses to draw him in more "normal" poses. It's mostly for show. :V

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