Antonia Monomiki

### Likes

Invention, The Monomiki family,Saving others, Superheroes, Hamburgers, The Defenders

### Dislikes

Mage logic, Innocents being hurt, Her dad’s cheating antics.

## Affiliations

### Organization

Grand Order of Magi, The Defenders of Earth (Informal), Sentinel (Associate)

## Magic

### Principle

Creation, Modification, Protection

**Antonia Monomiki** is a member of the Monomiki family's main branch, and an Adeptus in the Grand Order of Magi. A talented alchemist and artificer, Antonia has earned the title of "The Iron Magus" due to her magi-tech armor inspired by a certain superhero inventor. Embodying the heroism of her work's inspiration, Antonia is affiliated with both defenders of the Earth, and the Sentinel.

## Background

Antonia is a member of the large and varied Monomiki family, a family of alchemists and artificers that are a part of the Grand Order of Magi. She was born to a rare union of Akio and his actual wife, Felicia. She is often viewed by outside families as the only legitimate child/heir of the main Monomiki lineage, as she is the first and only child born to Felicia rather than an affair.

So Antonia grew up learning the Monomiki craft from her father, her education mostly focusing on artificing and transmutation. The Monomiki are closer to the world of Sleepers than most mages and so Antonia also attended mundane schools. Her mother was always something of a role model, thanks to being an only child for Felicia they were able to spend a lot of time together as opposed to her father who had to manage his time with who knows how many kids. Her mother's kindness also resonated quite well with her and shaped her mentally.

She always enjoyed superhero cartoons and consuming them further inspired her to be someone who helps others. In her studies she found herself to have a particular affinity for artificing, creating magical items for a variety of purposes. She had a very active mind and she and Nora, a cousin with a similar interest in artificing, would often sneak out of bed to tell the other one about ideas they had. They would work together in some of the family workshops at any time of day, excited to see what they could make.

In 2008 the first Iron Man movie was released and she went to see it in theaters along with her parents and many of her half-siblings. The titular Iron Man would prove to be a heavy inspiration for all of her work even into adulthood. He had his share of flaws but he tried to do good, he had style, and his armor was cool. These appealed to her and by the time she was 12 she had made a working replica of the armor from the movie which she called “Iron Shell Mark 1”.

When she was 18, Antonia decided to take some time to explore the world like many Monomiki before her. She had a lot of fun in her travels but one particular destination would be far more pivotal in her life than she could have imagined. A small town that had the misfortune of being attacked by a demon outbreak. This town was in contested territory between the Crimson Courts and the Martyrdom meaning neither group had been able to properly monitor the area leading to a group of demons growing, completely unknown to them.

Antonia had of course brought along an Iron Shell and took the fight to the demons but while her armor made her safe she quickly realized she wouldn’t be enough to protect everyone. Fortunately for her she was not the only one here. She came across some sort of super strong woman and a woman launching lightning from her hammer. Together the trio pushed back the demons and returned the town back to as normal as it could be.

Once matters were settled the trio introduced themselves to each other. Antonia learned the strong woman was a super soldier from WW2 who had been frozen until recently. The woman throwing around the hammer was an unsung daughter of Thor who had only recently returned to the Mortal Realm after getting over her state of aimlessness from Ragnarok, being able to avoid generating Horrors thanks to her human appearance. Antonia realized this was a chance to gain friends and allies and she proposed the creation of a group that could handle cases like these where the larger organizations can not or will not do so. They agreed and became the first three members of the “Defenders of Earth”, an informal group dedicated to the protection of innocent humans and other sapient beings.

Since then the Defenders have somewhat grown in size with members like Petra Higanbana being personally scouted and recruited by Antonia. She has used the funds from Monomiki Industries to create a sort of base of operations for them where they can meet and members without a home can live. Her efforts to help others have also drawn the attention of groups like Sentinel which she is an associate for. Amongst the magical world she has come to be known as the “Iron Magus”. Some call her as such on her own merit for creating incredible armor artifacts but others recognize what that armor is referring to.

## Personality

Antonia is one who can easily be considered heroic and goodhearted. She enjoys helping as well as saving other people and would even be willing to sacrifice her life for others. However, she wouldn't just throw it away for any little thing as she holds the belief that "if you die then no matter how noble the cause it will ensure all the good you could do in the future never happens". She is also simply scared of dying and would be overcoming that fear in a situation where it was necessary. Though she's willing to help almost anyone, family and friends will always be her main priority even at the cost of her ideals if it comes to it.

Working on machines, technology, upgrades, etc. seems to be a passion of Antonia's that goes beyond a practical interest. It truly fascinates her to see what she can do and she'll even get started on projects in the middle of the night if she for some reason thinks of one at that time. Those close to her often have to remind her not to overdo it too much. The other main thing she enjoys is movies, partially because of fond memories and partially because she just enjoys them.

She has somewhat of an eccentric side and sometimes goes for the dramatic/theatrical way of doing things instead of the most practical. She always keeps the visual design of her creations in mind when thinking of them and tries to make sure her every creation has flair as long as it’s applicable. This of course applies to her personal artifacts, such as her giving her force-based ranged combat system a laser-like appearance despite the fact she could have made them invisible as they are pure force.

Antonia tends to be working on something all of the time. Usually, this is a product or an artifact but she’s not all work no play, and can instead work on a book or a game. She just has trouble standing still and doing nothing. She views every day as an opportunity to experience or achieve something so she is always doing something.

Antonia gets along with both of her parents fairly well, however she definitely is closer to her mother. Part of the reason is that her mother could devote all her time to Antonia while Akio had to spend time with all his kids. That is merely a symptom of the larger problem, that being her father’s lack of self-control. Antonia sometimes comments that her own father’s behavior really proves his own beliefs on boys better than any lecture about boys being untrustworthy “wolves”. His cheating and the effect it has on his wife are a source of tension between them.

## Abilities

### Magic

Antonia is an excellent example of the alchemical and artificing capabilities of the Monomiki family. She has created many versatile and complex artifacts that could easily equal multiple artifacts from the average magus. Her expertise mostly goes into creating things rather than directly casting spells but she is familiar with alteration spells such as reinforcement. She is skilled enough that even completely separated from her resources and a proper workshop she could quickly whip up artifacts for many different purposes.

### Intellect

Antonia is considered to be exceptional even by genius standards in how easily she can learn and innovate. She was able to pursue both a magical and mundane education with honors in both and having skipped a few grades in her mundane education as well. She is an expert in the theory of magic, mathematics, culture, science, etc.

### Equipment

#### Iron Shield

A series of artifacts developed by Antonia for her use. They are modeled after the “Iron Man” armor from Marvel Comics and Cinematic Universe. They each represent an upgrade or a purpose for a specific niche. The Iron Shield armors are all powered by mana repositories that can be filled either directly or through electric energy converters. After Mark 3 the eye”holes” become purely aesthetic and visual information is instead given to Antonia through external sensors and internal displays. These sensors can also help analyze objects, structures, spells, fighting styles, etc. and displays can also show other useful information such as armor status, translations on languages picked up by audio sensors, a timer, or give a warning of danger coming from a blind spot. Most of the Iron Shields have a force-based flight and ranged combat system, soaring through the air through powerful propulsion and being able to shape projectiles or beams that can either simply knock a target down or tear through barriers and structures. A force-based system is also applied to the Iron Shell itself to act as cushioning and prevent the user from getting some nasty internal injuries during sharp turns or crashes, this can also optionally apply to anyone the Shell touches. Finally, after the Mark 4 every Iron Shell is capable of exerting more physical power than the average sleeper, the exact amount varies by Mark.

#### Iron Shield Mark 27

The twenty-seventh armor developed by Antonia, based on the Bleeding Edge/Mark L armor from Infinity War. Although some of her other suits can beat it in specific niches, the Mark 27 is easily her most advanced, versatile, and convenient suit. The raw material for the suit is a metallic compound usually stored in a liquid state within a hollow mana repository. This mana repository can easily be attached to or detached from the chest at the user’s will, once attached it will rapidly deploy the material in a matter of seconds, forming a suit of armor around the user. The mark 27 is capable of adapting and reshaping itself to fit a variety of different situations. In its base form, it has the standard force-based flight and projectile system. It can take hits from just about any small arms fire and also has powerful magical shielding, making the user highly durable against both physical and magical attacks or tricks. Since it is made of malleable material though this base form is not all it has, it can also direct extra material into shields, blades, etc. It is also not limited to just force-based projectiles and can fire magic bullets, fire, and more. The Mark 27 is completely airtight when deployed, preventing gas or spells that travel along the air from reaching Antonia at all. To counter the problem of having no ventilation, the Mark 27 uses transmutation to turn stale air into fresh and breathable air.

#### Iron Shield Mark 6

One of the earliest armors Antonia made but it’s a niche one that has managed to remain somewhat relevant because of it. The Mark 6 is meant to be a stealth armor. Its power is slightly below her standard and it doesn’t have the multiple weapons that some of her other suits do. However, it is unrivaled in stealth. The Mark 6 suppresses Antonia’s magical signature, her heat signature, it can turn invisible, and it muffles all sounds it creates. It also has means of creating distractions such as generating illusions or making sounds that sound like they’re coming from somewhere else.