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Name: Sir Nedric
Rank: Apprentice
Element: Neutral
Quotes: “I always wanted to do magic, but I love being a knight just as much.”
“My job is to protect! The people, the king, the empire and anything else that needs it!”
Animations:
1-Punch
2-Punch kick
3-Punch kick hammer strike
5-Uppercuts enemy with hammer(like Young Paladin’s 5 hit combo or other similar ones)
Description: https://twitter.com/BecktheBeetle/status/319153995589492736/photo/1
Bio: Nedric looked down at his burnt hands. They were stinging severely, but the real pain was down on the inside. All his life, he had dreamed of being a mage. The only problem is that he had no control over the elements. Every technique that other mages use to harmonize nature with raw mana ended up failing. Often times, he was lucky to escape without severe injury.

He eventually moved onto other things in life, like his parents’ constant demand of him joining the royal guard and becoming a Knight. He wasn’t against the idea outright, he knew it would allow him just as good a chance to protect others, maybe even better, than being a mage. He was a natural with a hammer so it was easy getting into the ranks.

But his thirst for magic never faded. Some say that just a few months before “the dark days” came around, he was often seen entering and leaving the shop of an elderly wizard who often sold tomes, staves and other magical artifacts. He must have been making progress with his dream, otherwise he surely would not have been welcome back into the shop.

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Name: Nedric the Exiled
Rank: Veteran
Element: Neutral
Quotes: “The King shall pay for what he has done to me!”
“My family...why?!”
Animations:
Same as Apprentice animations but with a moose antler.
Description: https://twitter.com/BecktheBeetle/status/319154267191656448/photo/1
Bio: King Sebastian was a kind and benevolent king. He was a big fan of Nedric and he even brought him in to be his personal guard and advisor. Ned, of course, refused but was persuaded eventually by the king. This was actually more beneficial, as Ned came to realize he had more time to study with the wise wizard of the magic shop.

Eventually Ned learned all that he could. He could not learn elemental magic but he had a natural talent for mana manipulation. The wizard remarked that he could surpass even archmages control over pure mana. Raw mana was usually quite useless but it could be used to construct creatures out of it and to use it as an element-less attack. Some archmages have been reported to be able to create quite large explosions under some circumstances but none has survived to tell the technique. The wizard warned Ned that there is much left to discover and that much of what they do know is the result of many experiments and fatalities.

One day, Sebastian came down with a mysterious illness. His court physicians were baffled and were unable to heal him. He eventually passed away. With the King gone, the race for the throne began. It was then that a cruel man named Vincent decided he should be king.

It seemed like an easy choice, very few people liked Vincent, but the same mysterious illness that took Sebastian struck again and wiped out most of the candidates. The only ones left were Vincent and three others who were barely fit to rule their own house, let alone a kingdom. Whispers still echo down alleys that the sickness was no coincidence. Even though it had hit most people, including Nedric’s master, it was obvious that the disease was from human influence and had its targets.

Vincent had won and became King. He cast out much of the former king’s regiment and advisors and replaced them with sadistic and shady individuals. Nedric was kept, for reasons unknown, but much of his advice and suggestions to the new king soon got him exiled. Ned complied, after being threatened to lose his home and family, to leave the city and never return.

Vincent had lied. He had Ned tied up and forced to watch the deaths of his infant daughter and wife as they were burned alive in his small cottage. The screams filled his head and it echoed long after Vincent’s brutes clubbed him unconscious.

He woke up in a forest, bruised and with a clouding fury and depression. He grabbed the first thing in sight, a moose antler, and walked on through the forest. He had no mind. He knew only pain.

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Name: Forest Knight Mallet
Rank: Master
Element: Neutral
Quotes: “I have accepted my fate, it’s time you accept yours.”
“I once knew pain, but now I know hope and salvation.”
Animations:
1- Hammer swing
2- Double hammer swing
3- Hammer throw
5- The words “Moose Mash” flash across the screen and a ball of light surrounds Ned’s hand. He rushes over, punches the enemy and his fist explodes in a big ball of pure white energy.
Description: https://twitter.com/BecktheBeetle/status/319155115607076864/photo/1
Cards: I don't have an exact deck for him but if possible, give him a card called Moose Mash that has the same damage and cost of Power Strike but has a similar animation to the 5 hit combo.
Bio: Nedric eventually regained his senses. Like all wounds, this one healed and he became whole again. True to his nature, he decided to make the best out of things. He knew that, although it was not people, that he would still be helping protect those in need. He traveled the forest daily, wandering to and fro. He sought out hunters, loggers and anyone else who dared to intrude on the lives of woodland creatures. He let them all live, and they carried a message, a warning of sorts, to avoid disturbing the forest ecosystem and any inhabitants.

The numbers dwindled and the forest flourished. He had a peaceful life, one that he owed to ALL of the creatures of the forest, especially the moose. They were the only ones that allowed him near, they were the ones that saved him from the bitter cold of the winter nights. They were the calm that allowed him to understand himself, to start his journey of conquering mana. With them, he learned the secret of mana explosions. Mana reacts violently when it is compressed and released. The secret is learning to let it go before it kicks back, or else the explosion that follows is uncontrollable. Nedric, in commemoration of the beasts, named it the Moose Mash.

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Name: Mana Master Mallet
Rank: Legendary
Element: Neutral
Quotes: N/A
Animations:
1- Moose Mash
2- Double Moose Mash
3- Triple Hammer Throw
5- Balls of light surround both of Ned’s fists. He rushes at the enemy and punches with both fists. A giant ball of light covers both Ned and the enemy.
Description: https://twitter.com/BecktheBeetle/status/319156568329445376/photo/1
Cards:Moose Mash and if possible, a renamed version of Death Flow also called Moose Mash(or anything similar in case it won't work)
Bio: Fate seems to be against Nedric. A once peaceful life soon started headed downhill. Nulgath has come to the land of OverSoul. He wanted complete control of everything and to find more minions to corrupt and join his cause. One of those targets...was Ned’s forest.

It was easy work. Nedric easily dispatched of many of Nulgath’s fiends before they could even get close to harming any of the creatures but the constant attacks left him constantly exhausted. But he persevered and kept fighting. One day, the attacks seemed to cease completely. For a time things had gone back to the way they were before Nulgath came. But this was merely just a calm before the storm. Big Daddy Fiend himself was going to pay a visit to his little pest problem.

Nedric quickly ambushed Nulgath but found himself unable to compete with Nulgath’s power and durability. He could not fight him head on or he would lose. He quickly disappeared back into the trees and launched another surprise attack. The cycle repeated itself for quite some time. Eventually, Nulgath grew tired of the game and called some of his minions to destroy the forest and kill the creatures.

Nedric took the bait. He chased down the minions and defeated them before they could get to his friends. He looked around and couldn’t find Nulgath anywhere. Worried, he rushed off deeper into the forest to check on the safety of the animals. Unfortunately, Nulgath had foreseen this would happen and used Nedric to lead him right to his goal. Nedric stood his ground and was quickly defeated. Knocked aside, he watched with horror at the sight unfolding. Some more of Nulgath’s minions had came and started burning the forest and slaughtering the forest creatures. He viewed on in disgust as the once familiar forms of the creatures were twisted into savage fiends that hungered. The smoke in the air, the intense heat, and the cries of pain and suffering brought him back to the dark days. The savage acts of Nulgath had forced Ned’s wound to be re-opened and torn even further. It rocked him to the core and the whole world seemed to snap.

The mana surged inside him and fought to be let out. It had become truly alive. It lifted Nedric off the ground. His mallet soon followed. The mana forced itself into a copy of the weapon, and then another. They floated around him, listening to his will. His sight locked onto Nulgath, and the Archfiend could smell the power flowing off of him. With a lightning quick movement, one of the mallets had flown across, poised to take off Nulgath’s head. But just as quick, Nulgath caught and slid backwards from the force. Before he could even drop the hammer, Nedric appeared behind Nulgath with the help of a mana speed boost. One moose mash, two moose mash, three, four, five and so on. Nedric pummeled away at the monster until the air was nothing but dust. There was no sign of Nulgath in the crater(years later it would become a lake) as everything settled. But he knew the truth. He was still alive. And so Ned continues onward. He has lost humanity and become a beast of the forest. His prey; Nulgath. But not even revenge will cure the shattered remains of his mind.

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Name: Moose Essence Nedric
Rank: Legendary
Element: Neutral
Quotes: “I have avoided a fate worse than death.”
“I have become the ultimate protection for moose-kind.”
Animations:
1-Moose Mash
2-Double Moose Mash
3-Spinning antler flies at the enemy
5-Moose Stampede!
Description: https://twitter.com/BecktheBeetle/status/319157124607397889/photo/1
Cards:Moose Mash power strike card.
Bio: The world of OverSoul is strange. Many beings can exist at any given time. It seems to be a merger of worlds and "what-ifs." Nulgath was never meant to step in that day. He couldn’t care less if he couldn't capture one forest and enslave new minions from it.

Instead, Nedric fought off the Voids and Fiends bravely. He became a legend among them. A feared legend. They avoided the Moose Forest much like a plague. But not all was sunshine and happiness from that point on.

Many years had passed since Nulgath came to play. The forest was thriving, that is, all except the moose. They were dying out and Ned could see it. He knew what it meant though he hoped it was not true. The only way to save them all was one that would be near impossible to complete. But he must risk it.

All species possess an Essence, a sort of God or higher being. The Essence ensures the survival of their species and vice versa. The death of the species will kill the Essence.

No one knows how to contact an Essence or how to even find them, yet Nedric was determined anyways. He spent countless nights meditating and opening his mind and heart. Eventually, the Essence found him. He brought them to the Essence world, a place for the Essences to hide out and convene in peace and protection.

As suspected, the Essence was slowly dying. Essences differ from gods in that they do age and are mortal. They do have enormous lifespans though. Ned took his stand, valiantly offering his own life to replace that of the current Essence. The Essence asked him if he was willing to abandon the forest just to save a species and he knew he was trapped.

He slumped back down and held his face between his hands. He looked up and the Essence was gone. All that was left was a note.

It read: "Your motives are valiant and I promise you that someone will be there to take your place as the forest's guardian. You know her but a long time has past without you, nor anyone else ever seeing her, except Death. I had some favors that needed taken care of anyways. My power is now your power and the moose species shall live on until your time has come."

He folded the note neatly and used his new powers to transport back into to the forest. Down at his hut, he saw a young girl of about 16, a girl he had not seen for at least that long. She looked up, saw him and waved. Nedric shed a tear looking at the sight of his young daughter, grown up and alive. He waved back, blew a kiss and teleported back to the Essence world.

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