Nero Mumei

Nero mumei

*"...And if the world decides to become my enemy, I'll fight, like I always have."*

Nero Mumei (true name Durian Arelai) was a young looking male of unknown age, founding member and namesake of the adventuring group and band ***Nerovana,*** alongside his best friend ***Hector Valorion*** and the rest of ***Nerovana.***

As part of the main protagonist group, Nero made appearances in nearly every session of Psammosil with the exception of some sessions of the ***Remus Conviction Arc***, where he lost relevance.

### Appearance

Nero was a young man with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes who sports a black cloak for the first part of the campaign, later opting to wear a black jacket with red and white highlights with black pants and boots to match after leaving the ***Nameless Snowy Town*** for the second time.

Nero's face was somewhat unremarkable, only being recognized as his previous incarnation when a picture of him was compared to his face. this aspect of his appearance often made it difficult for him to be caught lying.

### Personality

Nero was at best complicated, and at worst unpredictable. He was a fun loving person who cares not about the future, and prefers to live the moment in short burst in contrast to the rest of ***Nerovana***'s longer-term goals and dreams. He was shown to be completely clueless about the vast majority of laws and customs of the land, which could sometimes make him come across as rude.

In contrast to this, Nero's attitude towards battle and enemies was that of a warmonger, prefering brutal attacks and executions as his approach in battle. He very rarely (If at all) seemed to show remorse for his actions, instead finding joy in the bloodshed caused by his blade. his favorite method of execution was the removal of the victim's heart, one of his main abilities revolving around him tracking down and seeing the hearts, the ultimate weak point of all beings.

Nero seemed to have a slight adoration for all things adorable, this translating to the appearance of his familiar, ***Kiyu***, who was rather adorable despite Nero's power revolving mostly around evil and darkness. Another strange adoration of his was his bond with stars, finding them beautiful beyond belief.

his cheerfulness seemed to not be a front, though that may be due to the fact that he, in his own words, doesn't know how to cry, so his usual happiness may be simply because he could not feel the same range of emotions as others. Similarly, he could be suffering from apathy, which would explain most of his odd behavior.

"*If I don't smile, then who will? Besides... I couldn't cry. I don't know how."*

Nero was incapable of holding his anger for long, as shown in the confrontation against the slavers, where he spent a solid 40 seconds trying to calm himself down before unleashing a powerful attack.

Despite everything, Nero was no idiot, and founds it easy to study and learn new things, which helped him in various situations.

### Abilities and powers

Nero was a *DPR* character based on physical (dexterity) attacks and self-buffs and debuffs. As such, his attacks are lightning-fast, and his main role in ***Nerovana*** was that of a dodge-tank DPR. Nero was perhaps the most agile out of the members of ***Nerovana***, though this was to compensate for his lack of physical might and lackluster magical abilities.

Nero was capable of controlling and creating darkness to a degree, these being his only powers until the confrontation with the slavers. He uses these powers to improve his combat performance, using darkness spells such as Hunt for Hearts, which allows him to detect and strike the hearts of creatures to cause even more damage. As the name implies, this spell had no effect on creatures without a heart. Aside from this ability, Nero possesses the following abilities:

###### Familiar creation (Fake):

Nero could use the darkness to create a semi-sentient or fully sentient familiar, as shown with kiyu. These familiars are based on existing creatures, and thus, have their own abilities and spells, which widens Nero's magical potential. The familiars couldn't be too powerful, else they become aggressive against Nero or simply fail to materialize.

###### Magical weaponry summon:

Nero could summon a Starblade, a sword-like weapon that was magical in nature, and could obtain the effects and attributes of other weapons by turning them into a keychain.

###### Attribute modification (Fake):

Nero was capable of creating chains of darkness that stay stuck on the target. The chains sap away the target's strenght slightly, which could give Nero an edge in battle.

###### Magic Casting (E):

Nero was capable of casting very few magical effects, depending mostly on his capability to use darkness.

###### Superior agility:

Nero was faster than most members of ***Nerovana***, being capable of unleashing quick attacks and dash great distances in a short period of time.

###### Transformation (Valor)

Nero obtained the ability to change into a form called **Valor Form,** which granted him a certain resistance to physical attacks. his attacks become even faster, allowing him to swing swords the size of speed at least three times in less than six seconds. this comes at the cost of reducing his ability to dodge attacks.

###### Mind reading (True):

Nero had the ability to read minds to a near-perfect degree if he concentrates. Without focusing on this effect, Nero could read surface-level thoughts to a very accurate degree.

###### Keeper of the key:

Nero could open and lock down any door or container by using his magic.

###### Toughness (High):

Nero was the most durable member of ***Nerovana,*** taking damage that would down most members of his party without going down. Valor form made him even more durable, thus making him the toughest member of ***Nerovana.***