Vincent Radcliff [APPROVED, 2-3]

Name: Vincent Radcliff
Nicknames: Vince or Cliff
Appearance Age: Late 30s
True Age: 31
Gender: Male
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 265
Appearance:



Personality: Vincent is a man who has a lot of respect for himself and the people around him. He isn't a person who will cause problems for anyone, but has no problem fixing them. Confident in his ability to defend himself and others, Vincent will fight for the weak and make sure the inconsiderate jerks and bullies of Deephelm understand what manners are. He's the type of man that expects an apology if you bump into him, not a brush off. He has no problem confronting someone over these things too. Not getting an apology from someone often leads to a fight. Vincent has a lot of self-control and can easily keep his cool, but others can't, so he ends up kicking their ass over it. Their fault, not his.

Vincent absolutely loves his job. Making sure people live is probably the most honorable thing he could do for his city. He has many friends that now have children who only exist because he rescued them. He is known as the best at what he does, so he makes sure to keep that up. Vincent has come to a realization though; you can't save everyone. At first, this fact was extremely difficult to accept. He originally went through depression when he lost some people, but his mother helped him through it. He's learned to accept that if he and his highly skilled team of rescuers cannot save someone, then there was probably no one that could. Because of that, he doesn't dwell on the losses very long.

Vincent Radcliff is a large man. He's strong and can be a bit of a brute. Most people think that, beyond his job, he's not the smartest guy. They're wrong. In fact, he's pretty damn intelligent. Vincent is the inventor of something called the EMLH, the Emergency Mine Life House. This is a 20x20ft metal box that comes with basic needs to survive. It has an oxygen filtration system, stored water, stored food, blankets, and is strong enough to handle an entire mountain falling down around it. He made sure to have one of these placed at two hundred foot intervals within mines as they're created. The ones that go deeper have more supplies. If anything happens, people can get out or they can wait for him.

Character Background: Vincent's Father was killed in a mining accident when he was three years old. He was raised by a single Mother who chose to never remarry because her heart "belonged only to one man." Vincent admired his mother greatly for this, but also knew his Father must have been a great man. Striving to make his parents proud, he got a job at a young age. He began working in the mine that his Father had been killed in, but as a rescuer. His Father died because no one had the skill to retrieve him before the cave collapsed. By the time they got to his body, it had been crushed. Vincent now works to prevent this from happening. He is on standby until someone needs him.

Vincent started this job in Deephelm when he was thirteen, using the fact that he always looks older than he actually is to get this done. He pretty much invented this job in Deephelm and the idea spread through Brauk. He hired a crew of people who had also lost those in mining accidents, proposed his idea to the company and they were all hired on. Together, the group has saved over four hundred lives since this started. Vincent is able to walk down the street and see the young children of people he's saved, knowing that they would not be here if it weren't for him and his crew. He takes pride in this, but does his best to stay humble, even though he is looked at as a hero in his city.

After an earthquake hit Deephelm during a fall night, Vincent and his crew were called on to save a group of teenagers that had gotten caught in one of the mines. It was after hours and they should not have been down there. It was raining quite heavily and the water was creating a large amount of mud, making it easier for rocks to move. They were stuck behind a wall of fallen boulders for five hours before it was cleared, and when it finally was, three of them were rescued. The final one slipped and fell deeper into a cavern. Hanging on the edge, the teenager began to slip, so Vincent cut his line and dropped down, grabbing the young man right as he would have fallen to his likely death.

With a good reputation and the love from the town, Vincent leads a rather happy life, but also a lonely one. He has many friends, but no one really close to him. His mother often tells him to find a woman and settle down, but he just can't seem to find one that won't die from the stress over his job. He also hasn't found any that wouldn't be using him for the small amount of fame he has in Deephelm. Besides, Vincent spends most of his free time at the bar or working out. He's friends with the barkeep, so he often acts as security when he's there too. There are some men that think it's okay to be rude and inconsiderate of the other customers, or him. Vincent gets into easy-win fights all the time.

Magic

Type: Arcanist
Description: Vincent's arcana only gives his body the boosts he needs at specific times. He is able to adapt to his situation to get the job done. His arcana reacts to his mental state and his current environment. He is not able to activate his Arcana on his own. It just happens for him.

Constant Enhancements: +60 Durability, +70 Strength.

Heat Resistance: When surrounded by higher than normal temperatures (example: the desert) for two minutes or more, Vincent gains a 75% resistance to heat, fire, and any other sources.
Water Breathing: If his lungs begin to fill with water and the water is not being expelled, his lungs become amphibious to allow him to breathe under water until he's spent 10 minutes out of water.
Hunger and Thirst Quenching: Vincent can survive for thirty days without food or water. When this happens, his Arcana fuels him for a week and then his other adaptions can't be used until he's eaten.
Sleep Deprivation: Vincent only needs three hours of sleep a night to function normally. He usually sleeps like everyone else, but it's not really needed and mostly done out of habit.

Combat

Equipment: N/A
Skills: Vincent is an advanced fighter in a boxing sense. He's not someone that will use any martial arts, but his fists are a deadly weapon. He's also an experienced rock climber, hunter, and miner.