Solaris Invictus

Solaris Invictus is a 16 year-old student at the Continental Academy in the White Wolf house. He is an awakened Mage and The Unconquered Sun, a very important figure in the Invictus Family.

Backstory
The first Awakened child of Daylen Invictus, and a direct descendant of the Daystar, there were many with very high expectation for Solaris from a very young age. Solaris' status as a mage was clear from the time he was a toddler, and he began training at a young age. While he certainly could not be considered incompetent, the fact that he could not be considered exceptional was considered a disappointment by some. Solaris was a powerful mage for his young age, but nowhere near the extent some expected from his bloodline. After hitting roadblocks fairly early on, Solaris became despondent in his preteen years, quickly losing the motivation to continue training despite the best efforts of his close relatives. As Daylen was home less and less often due to heightened demand for the Sunraisers, Solaris became increasingly uncertain of his own future.

Eventually Solaris decided he wanted nothing to do with fighting or the Legion. He ceased training with his awakened powers all together and began preparing to join the Eclipse Caste and handle bureaucratic matters within his family. He was content if not particularly satisfied with this path for several years. And then he became The Unconquered Sun. Solaris was awoken one night by the Mark of the Unconquered Sun appearing on his chest, and knew exactly what this meant long before news would ever reach his home. Daylen Invictus had died, and the Mark of the Unconquered Sun had chosen a new host. Solaris almost immediately resumed his training, and took a Dawn Caste Mark with the intention of becoming a Legionnaire and joining the Sunraisers.

When questioned about this sudden change of heart, Solaris would say that becoming the Unconquered Sun seemed to immediately knock away the barriers to his improvement and restored his confidence. This was only partially true. Solaris did improve much more quickly, but he knew he still nowhere near what would have been expected of him when he was younger. His motivation was simple. He knew the Sunraisers, and Leohart in particular would do whatever it took to avenge his father, and he wanted to be part of it when it happened. Being the Unconquered Sun didn't immediately make him a prodigy on the level of his father, but it made his level of effort scale much more proportionately to the results. Solaris would spend the next several months suffering the most grueling training his uncle Hume Invictus, instructor of the Golden Seventh Class of Legionnaires, had to offer. Solaris wanted to join the next class of Legionnaires and worked himself nearly to death to reach a sufficient level in time.

Personality
Outwardly, Solaris does his best to avoid showing his emotions on his face or in his actions. He will do his best in public to project an air of confidence, but makes little such effort around his peers. He know his quest to avenge his father is foolish, but feels no better use for himself as the Unconquered Sun. The expectations surrounding him from his youth, however unreasonable, have left their mark. No matter how much he improves or how well he performs at any given task, he's always left with a sense that he could have done it better. Solaris is always prepared to, fail, and usually assumes he will. Solaris rarely feels genuine pride in his accomplishments, usually peaking at a feeling of "Well, I should at least be able to do this much." Solaris has no desire to be "the best" as he considers that a long forgone impossibility, but he still puts all the effort he can into improving himself, considering it a personal responsibility.

Solaris leaves himself very little free time for hobbies, spending almost all of his time studying or training, with what little free time he allots himself spent on his hobby of drawing. He keeps himself constantly busy not just because of his unyielding need to improve himself, but to avoid having any significant amount of time alone with his thoughts. Likely due to to coinciding with his father's death, ever since Solaris became the Unconquered Sun he has been forced to constantly push himself harder and harder or risk succumbing to severe depression. The Mark of the Unconquered Sun's nature in strengthening the mental fortitude of it's bearer has done a great deal of good for keeping Solaris functioning as he does, though his current mental state even with the mark has made him worry quite a bit what he would have become without it.

Dawn Caste
Each member of the Invictus family has a magical seal placed on their body shortly after their awakening. Serving as a catalyst for their powers, the Caste Mark can be placed anywhere on the body, though most choose to display them. Solaris has a Dawn Caste Mark in the center of his forehead. The Caste Mark will mature and increase in potency as the overall power of those marked with it increases. While normally invisible, it shines brighter and brighter the more Solaris uses his magic.

Invictus Ignis
A common ability of Dawn Castes is to summon the Invictus Ignis, a magical golden flame. While at a glance it is indistinguishable from normal fire aside from it's color, it will only burn that which Solaris chooses. In addition, it may burn things traditionally not able to be burned by normal flames. The flames can be sustained in one of two ways. If actively burning something, whatever it burns becomes fuel. If Solaris wishes to leave the flames on an object or surface without burning it, he can still sustain the flames but it will drain his mana over time.
 * Surface of the Sun: There are many ways that different Dawn Castes have used the Invictus Ignis, and Solaris has specialized his use of them quite a bit. Having trained with the likes of Hume, Leohart, and Daylen Invictus, Solaris' uses the Invictus Ignis as a means to supplement a close range fighting style. In combat, Solaris regularly coats his body in the flames to discourage melee attacks, or to weaken other attacks due to the flames' ability to burn anything. Solaris is also able to control the precise nature of the flames very well, allowing himself to be propelled by the force generating by created concentrated explosions, without being burned by the flames themselves. He uses this ability to greatly amplify the speed and power behind his strikes.
 * Smoldering Sun: While Solaris can not project his flames very far, any flames produced by him remain under his control until his dismisses them. This is very useful is more drawn out fights, which Solaris prefers. As fights wage on, Solaris will eventually gain more and more control over the battlefield.

The Unconquered Sun
The Mark of the Unconquered Sun was created by Daystar, the founder of the Invictus Family, as his last act before his death. Daystar held a great wealth of abilities, as such the Unconquered Sun has great potential. Unlike the modern Caste Marks which are granted, The Unconquered Sun is chosen by the mark itself. The criteria used to choose the new Unconquered Sun are unknown, and no one has been able to discover a clear pattern. Even the abilities granted to the new Unconquered Sun seem to vary depending on the individual. Every Unconquered Sun has been an unquestionable master in their field, wielding power far greater than any other member of their family. This is largely due to the fact that all modern Caste Marks are based on what little understanding Invictus scholars have of the Unconquered Sun. In the case of Solaris, he has been the Unconquered Sun for such a short time, that he can not yet fully utilize it's power.
 * Exemplar: While it could be done through the Dawn Caste Mark, the mark of the Unconquered Sun serves as a very efficient medium for Solaris' magic to interact with his own body. Using the Mark as a kind of magical focus, Solaris is able to use magical power to amplify all of his physical attributes.
 * Unconquered: One ceases to be the Unconquered Sun only in death, and until their last breath, no person or force can control them. The Unconquered sun is a bastion of unyielding willpower and determination. As a result, the Unconquered Sun is greatly resistant to any force that would impede or slow them. This extends from simple pains and injuries to magical mind control or possession. Solaris has an incredible resilience to pain, often allowing himself to be struck by attacks in order to take advantage of the openings they leave in his opponents.
 * Sunforging: Solaris is very talented in one specific aspect of Sunforging, that being speed. Despite his lack of experience, Solaris is able to Sunforge extremely quickly. Normally, to Sunforge an object it must be gradually infused with the energy of the Sunforger during the course of the objects creation. Solaris is able to do this, but can also Sunforge mundane objects that are already constructed. He is able to do this with prodigal speed, being able to Sunforge objects in his environment at speeds that allow it do be done during the heat of battle. This quick method of Sunforging lacks potency, and makes the effects temporary, only lasting while Solaris wills them to be sustained.
 * Command: The Unconquered Sun has an abundance of Willpower, to the point that they are able to exert that will on the world around them. This ability manifests somewhat differently for each Unconquered Sun. For Solaris, he excels in temporarily animating inanimate things. He must have a specific order in mind when commanding an object. This ability truly shines in conjunction with Solaris' rapid Sunforging, allowing him to change or enhance the properties of whatever he Commands to better suit the task at hand.

Eos
Eos is Solaris' first successful attempt at permanent Sunforging. Inspired by his father's spear "Hyperion", Solaris sees Eos as a pale imitation of the real thing, but it is still an effective tool. Like any Sunforged weapon, Eos is very durable, and can cut more easily than an equally sharp mundane weapon. Solaris forged Eos over the course of several days, largely without rest. During this time he imbued several commands into Eos leading to the properties it now has.

Eos serves as a medium for Solaris' mana, like a stereotypical wizard's staff. This not only increases his maximum output, but gives him far greater control. Eos is able to absorb Solaris' mana in order for it to be directed with greater strength and precision. It is also able to absorb mana Solaris has already released through Invictus Ingis, Sunforging, etc. This allows Solaris to fight for far longer, by functionally making his own mana recyclable. Eos also serves as a potent enhancer to Solaris' Sunforging abilities. Eos spearhead can disperse and spread Solaris' mana across a surface like a large paintbrush. This allows Solaris to put a more mana into an object more quickly, increasing the complexity and power of potential Sunforging commands.