Nick

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Nick appears in every official Radiant Realm series, whether it be canon, a spin-off, or a branch-off. Nick is the fiction version of the author Nicholas Travis. Nick, is also Marus' original name. Nick has a powerful ability called "Mind Release." He loses this ability when he becomes Marus, but it is frequently seen in different books. He uses it by pointing two fingers towards someone's forehead. Its effect varies to the situation. Nick is completely addicted to Rock 'n' Roll.

### Personality

Nick is smart, creative, and unconventional. He is also neat, hard-working, and controlled. This means he is highly productive and driven creatively. He is able to follow through and complete creative projects with relative ease.

He is outgoing, assertive, and talkative. He can make friends easily and has friends from many different backgrounds, he is able to get along with almost anyone.

He likes being around people, and because he is organised and hard working, he has some natural leadership skills. He can can be very jumpy, at times.

He is polite, compassionate, and thoughtful. He goes out of his way to help people, and is sympathetic to the plight of people he has little in common with, sometimes to his own disadvantage.

He tries hard to do the right thing by others. He strongly values politeness and can take offense easily. He likes people and is a good negotiator. He is often kind and goes out of his way for others, and as a result people tend to like him.

He is emotional and anxious. His imagination can work to amplify his fears, because he envisages all the ways in which things could go wrong. He is strongly affected by horror films. He seeks new experiences but what he finds can traumatise him.

He is aware of his tendency to be nervous, unhappy and angry but being organised and careful means he is able to avoid ending up in emotionally destabilising situations.

Though he enjoys the company of others, because he is prone to negative emotions he can become needy without reassurance.

Being sensitive, he is particularly attuned to people's needs. He is self-conscious and easily hurt by rejection and negative encounters.

**Details:**

Openness – High. Nick is smart and creative. He is open to new experiences and tolerant of different types of people. He likes the idea of travelling to exotic places. He is quick-witted and able to think on his feet, and approaches problems from an unconventional point of view. His ideas can be too quirky and different and this means that he is prone to failure. He likes alternative culture and has a unique sense of style, partially rock-star like, a bit of pop-star, and some casual elements. Specifically, an open hoodie/jacket, a low collared shirt, baggy pants, and chest-straps. He finds radical and extreme beliefs and behaviours attractive, though not sexually.

Conscientiousness – High. Nick is neat and hard working. He pays a great deal of attention to detail. He is self-conscious and tries to stay like-able. He likes to keep healthy, but he doesn't particularly look after his dier. Instead, he goes through rigorous exercises, and is very proud of his abs and finger muscles. He has a clean, tidy, nicely decorated home.. He works much harder than other people, and often overworks himself. He is prone to perfectionism and is his own worst critic. He is always punctual and finds it hard to take a break. He prefers clear boundaries and tends to act with consideration. In these ways, he is much like Grace, and normally relates to her using this. Nick can be very clumsy and calls himself "butterfingers" and other things frequently.

Extroversion – Neutral. Nick is outgoing, assertive, and talkative, but he keeps a lot of things inside. He hates being the center of attention. He likes to be around people and but can feel uncomfortable around too many. He is a real bookworm and can find things to do when home alone. He craves feelings of love, and his relationships often dictate his happiness. He frequently gets lost in thought, to the extent that he needs a good punch to wake him up.

Agreeableness – High. Nick is polite and compassionate. He often puts the needs of others in front of his own needs. He would make a wonderful parent or a nurse. He is able to empathise with others, and has a strong protective streak. Though feelings often drive him, if he is able to take a neutral stance, he can be an effective negotiator between people. Sometimes his compassion can be a problem when he directs it towards adults who need to stand on their own two feet. He can do too much for people and smother them with his kindness.

Attractions – Most of Nick's love-interests throughout the books are someone kind and that he can count on to be there for him. Someone stable enough to face the brink of his conflicting emotions. He is attracted to exotic eye-colors, ex: Amber's orange eyes, and Grace's grayish-violet eyes. Nick is always getting himself into terribly dangerous situations, and though he always survives, he needs someone who can muscle through the traumatic moments and give him the help he needs. Ex: Marus' fight with Bretec.