Benjamin

"Let's play cards!"

> *"I'm not sure what you mean by 'not magic tricks,' everything I do is authentic magic."*
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Benjamin is a supposed magician who preforms acts of various kinds across Forengard's Medieval and Modern sects. He was eventually contracted to protect the Ravenhome Manor and lead a mercenary group, but isn't super interested in his new job.

## Appearance

Standing at a tall 6'0 and with a medium build and slim frame, Benjamin, like his employer, has raceless pale colored skin and hair, though Benji's hair retains flecks of it's original black color in places. That, with the addition of his unsettling, monochrome black and white eyes, give a strange inhuman impression to the magician's appearance. His hair, white with the aforementioned streaks of oily black, is short and curls outward and upwards slightly, leaving straight bangs covering his ears and forehead.

He stands straight most of the time, never slumping but often expressing himself with motion as he speaks, moving with the rhythms of music even when there's none to be heard.

His pupils are stark white most of the time, but as a party trick Benjamin can change them to any color he can think of, he even does requests.

Oftentimes a small part of his appearance will change inexplicably: his height a few inches up or down, the length of his arms or fingers or slight alterations to his face and hair.

Benjamin dresses in the exact same clothing every time he's seen, a double button up suit, slacks, and shoes, all in black and silver. He finishes this outfit with a blue ribbon tied around his neck and a large black top hat, that which also has a very large blue ribbon tied around it.

## Personality

Benjamin is an enigmatic person, not in the sense that he outright rejects any attempts at conversation, he actually often initiates conversation with others he's never even met, holding up his side of the rapport with serious interest and a streak of teasing sardonic remarks.

The enigmatic air comes from the way he dodges personal questions regarding his origin, he dances around any inquiry into where he came from or what he is. It's not known if he is human or otherwise, or how long he's been around.

Past origins and childhoods, he also doesn't explain why or how he does things. He'll do something that appears outwardly strange then never explain it, his excuse being the magician's code.

He's easy to entertain, almost always sporting a smile and amicable stare, although this is somewhat dampened by the way he doesn't ever blink. Quick to laughter, he likes being the center of attention.

## Powers

Much of what Benjamin does can be considered magic, but the traces it leaves are non-Forengardian in nature, seeming to be from some other place entirely.

### Magic Tricks

A large series of abilities that blur the line between genuine magic and sleight of hand magic tricks. The most common "trick" used in his set of many is the ability to produce just about any object from the inside of his top hat or from behind someone's ear. The size of things removed from his hat far exceed that of the hat itself at times, for instance, Benjamin has often used it to teleport by stepping into the hat's opening, disappearing into it and later appearing without notice.

Other abilities include unnaturally sharp playing cards that split metal and brick walls in two, cards that explode into colorful smoke, glitter, light, or fire when thrown, resizing an object to be smaller or larger, turning an object into confetti or butterflies, reading minds with questionable success, seeing the future (also with questionable success,) summoning and commanding doves, and various other ridiculous magic-trick inspired abilities.

### Gentleman Racial Abilities

Benjamin's race are comprised of being who can change their anatomy at will, boasting full control over every cell in their body. This allows him to dissipate and reform parts of his body or stretch them into different shapes, change their density and sharpness and prevents diseases resulting from imperfect cell replication (Cancer, genetic mutations) from appearing in the body.

## Background

Benjamin is the forerunner of an non-humanoid race called the "Gentlemen" who are attempting to reintegrate themselves into human society discreetly through indoctrination into human culture and inter-breeding.

Naturally, to mention this would be counter-intuitive to their goals, so none of the Gentlemen ever discuss their non-fabricated past. Benjamin, being the first to attempt symbiosis, is the most articulate and understanding of humans.

## Relationships

### Corvus

Corvus was the first and only non-gentleman person to figure out what Benjamin is. In exchange for not revealing this information, Benjamin offered to work for the god as an advisor and the proprietor of the mercenary company that protects Corvus' mansion.

### Radiance

Blondie makes it obvious he doesn't like Benjamin, mostly because Benji refuses to call him anything except for Blondie.

### Family

Maxwell, Samuel, and Abel are all Benjamin's siblings, each with varying degrees of civility in their own right. Being the oldest, he often watches them closely behind closed doors to make sure they aren't found out.

## Miscellaneous

### Weapons

Benjamin carries a small arsenal of weapons, usually just his cane and deck of cards. His hat can also act as a projectile if thrown. The reason he doesn't carry many weapons is because if he wanted or needed to he could easily turn his own body into a weapon because of his race,

### Symbols

Benjamin's favorite playing card is the ace of spades, he leaves it in places when he wants someone to know he's been there.

### Trivia

* Benjamin is the oldest member of the Gentleman race.
* He has never killed another human being.
* Benji is a very capable cook.