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Shortly after the Serpent Lantern had been retrieved, the increased activity at their base had attracted the attention of '''UNTIL''' who then sanctioned intrusions by 'super heroes'. One assault was by [[Halon|someone clad in armor]] that shrugged off some of their most potent magics. Scorpios himself fought this person and was defeated. He wondered if this was the iron fist that was destined to bring down '''VIPER'''. But he sensed the intense fear of the man inside the armor, and though he penetrated deeply into their sanctum, he was ultimately fooled with a series of illusions. More visions came to Scorpios. This time when the iron fist fought the snake, the first bite seemed to have an effect. A bright glow emanated from that spot, slowly engulfing the hand and causing it to explode, taking the Earth and the snake with it. The visions progressed, causing Scorpios ever greater anxiety and trepidation.  Now he could see what seemed to be a figure in the light, the source of the explosion. It was a man. Scorpios determined to go on a vision quest, to settle once and for all what this meant.  
 
Shortly after the Serpent Lantern had been retrieved, the increased activity at their base had attracted the attention of '''UNTIL''' who then sanctioned intrusions by 'super heroes'. One assault was by [[Halon|someone clad in armor]] that shrugged off some of their most potent magics. Scorpios himself fought this person and was defeated. He wondered if this was the iron fist that was destined to bring down '''VIPER'''. But he sensed the intense fear of the man inside the armor, and though he penetrated deeply into their sanctum, he was ultimately fooled with a series of illusions. More visions came to Scorpios. This time when the iron fist fought the snake, the first bite seemed to have an effect. A bright glow emanated from that spot, slowly engulfing the hand and causing it to explode, taking the Earth and the snake with it. The visions progressed, causing Scorpios ever greater anxiety and trepidation.  Now he could see what seemed to be a figure in the light, the source of the explosion. It was a man. Scorpios determined to go on a vision quest, to settle once and for all what this meant.  
  
  
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He returned to his homeland of '''Armenia''' and on the slopes of '''Mount Ararat''', used a potion containing both snake and scorpion venom to induce the visions. In this way the vision was much more lucid and clear but also changed again. This time, the fat serpent was struck by the iron fist, but then the snake began to dodge and weave, avoiding the blows. It began to return to it's sleek shape and eased it's grip on the world which remained quiescent. The vision then divided, now there were two Earths one with the sleek snake avoiding the iron fist, and the other, was the old vision of the fist defeating the snake. He also now saw that each Earth was being held in a great hand. Those hands belonged to a great gleaming white man-shaped figure with a snake's head. Scorpios now realized that it was great '''Nama''' himself that was sending the visions. Visions that seemed to say that if '''VIPER''' were left unopposed, it would eventually collapse under it's on weight and take humanity with it. He was left with a choice, oppose '''VIPER''' fully, bringing about it's defeat, or oppose it just enough to keep it lean and hungry. And in-between the two, central to the whole scenario, was the exploding man. Scorpios accepted the vision, realizing that he had to leave '''VIPER''' and join this man, while saving him and the Earth in the process.
 
He returned to his homeland of '''Armenia''' and on the slopes of '''Mount Ararat''', used a potion containing both snake and scorpion venom to induce the visions. In this way the vision was much more lucid and clear but also changed again. This time, the fat serpent was struck by the iron fist, but then the snake began to dodge and weave, avoiding the blows. It began to return to it's sleek shape and eased it's grip on the world which remained quiescent. The vision then divided, now there were two Earths one with the sleek snake avoiding the iron fist, and the other, was the old vision of the fist defeating the snake. He also now saw that each Earth was being held in a great hand. Those hands belonged to a great gleaming white man-shaped figure with a snake's head. Scorpios now realized that it was great '''Nama''' himself that was sending the visions. Visions that seemed to say that if '''VIPER''' were left unopposed, it would eventually collapse under it's on weight and take humanity with it. He was left with a choice, oppose '''VIPER''' fully, bringing about it's defeat, or oppose it just enough to keep it lean and hungry. And in-between the two, central to the whole scenario, was the exploding man. Scorpios accepted the vision, realizing that he had to leave '''VIPER''' and join this man, while saving him and the Earth in the process.
  

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The Venomous
Scorpios
The Mystic
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Better living through poison
Infernal Poison
Player: @LXD
Affiliations
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Super Group
Rank
Wizard
· Other Affiliations ·
Identity
Real Name
Sanasar Kassabian
Aliases
The Black Fang, Anuradha
Birthdate
Oct 31, 1977
Birthplace
Narek, Armenia
Citizenship
Armenian
Residence
American Southwest
Headquarters
"Westmorland Castle"
Occupation
Sorcerer
Legal Status
Marital Status
none
· Known Relatives ·
Physical Traits
Species
Human
Sub-Type
Manufacturer
Model
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male
Apparent Age
39
Height
6'03"
Weight
195
Body Type
Average
Hair
Brown
Eyes
brown
Skin
average
· Distinguishing Features ·
Powers & Abilities
· Known Powers ·
Sorcery and alchemy
· Equipment ·
Experimental magi-tech suit.
· Other Abilities ·




















History


The Life of a Serpent Mage

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While VIPER does not overtly discourage mystics joining their ranks, they also do not actively seek them out. The inner circle of Serpent Mages consists of 21 individuals that have a very specific focus. There are 3 Grand Masters, each of whom have two Masters under their command who in turn each have 2 apprentices, typically one acolyte and one novice. There are a handful of other mystics employed by VIPER who are hopefuls, awaiting their chance to join the inner circle. Encountering a Serpent Mage in the field is rare. While the three Grand Masters are technically equals, the most senior of them, Francois Mercy, is the de facto leader. The primary endeavor of the Grand Masters is to search for signs and portents of people or events that threaten VIPER in the mystic world. Specifically, keeping an eye on DEMON. They spend most of their time at the central scrying pool at the Temple of Nama in Africa. The Masters and their apprentices are the tools of the Grand Masters, being sent into the field when and where needed.


Recently, the Grand Masters divined that the Serpent Lantern, which had been lost decades before, was now retrievable through their magics. The summoning required the combined power of the entire inner circle. One of the masters involved in that summoning was known as Scorpios. During the ritual, Scorpios experienced a powerful vision. A vision of the world in turmoil and a green serpent, long and sleek approached and encircled the world, quelling it. The Serpent sat contentedly but began to grow, it's body thickened but did not loosen it's grip on the world so that the serpent began to crush it it. The surface began to crack and fracture, turmoil again erupted, worse than before. The world seemed doomed to crumble under the weight of the ever growing snake but then an iron fist smote the head of the snake causing it to uncoil slightly. The fist struck again, the serpent turned to strike but the iron fist ignored the bites. Finally, the great hand grabbed the serpent and choked the life out of it, the Earth was saved. Scorpios was not the only mystic to experience a vision then, but he was the only one that seemed to have a negative experience. The others had all experienced visions of triumph for VIPER.


The Vision

Shortly after the Serpent Lantern had been retrieved, the increased activity at their base had attracted the attention of UNTIL who then sanctioned intrusions by 'super heroes'. One assault was by someone clad in armor that shrugged off some of their most potent magics. Scorpios himself fought this person and was defeated. He wondered if this was the iron fist that was destined to bring down VIPER. But he sensed the intense fear of the man inside the armor, and though he penetrated deeply into their sanctum, he was ultimately fooled with a series of illusions. More visions came to Scorpios. This time when the iron fist fought the snake, the first bite seemed to have an effect. A bright glow emanated from that spot, slowly engulfing the hand and causing it to explode, taking the Earth and the snake with it. The visions progressed, causing Scorpios ever greater anxiety and trepidation. Now he could see what seemed to be a figure in the light, the source of the explosion. It was a man. Scorpios determined to go on a vision quest, to settle once and for all what this meant.


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He returned to his homeland of Armenia and on the slopes of Mount Ararat, used a potion containing both snake and scorpion venom to induce the visions. In this way the vision was much more lucid and clear but also changed again. This time, the fat serpent was struck by the iron fist, but then the snake began to dodge and weave, avoiding the blows. It began to return to it's sleek shape and eased it's grip on the world which remained quiescent. The vision then divided, now there were two Earths one with the sleek snake avoiding the iron fist, and the other, was the old vision of the fist defeating the snake. He also now saw that each Earth was being held in a great hand. Those hands belonged to a great gleaming white man-shaped figure with a snake's head. Scorpios now realized that it was great Nama himself that was sending the visions. Visions that seemed to say that if VIPER were left unopposed, it would eventually collapse under it's on weight and take humanity with it. He was left with a choice, oppose VIPER fully, bringing about it's defeat, or oppose it just enough to keep it lean and hungry. And in-between the two, central to the whole scenario, was the exploding man. Scorpios accepted the vision, realizing that he had to leave VIPER and join this man, while saving him and the Earth in the process.


Scorpios abandoned VIPER and using his powers of divination, learned who this man was and what needed to be done. He learned he was almost too late already. The man was about to embark on the path that led to destruction. Scorpios sent his own visions to the man to delay him long enough for him to arrive. The visions worked, and Scorpios was able to convince the man to accept his help in achieving his true potential. The man, who now called himself the Director, was a staunch adversary of VIPER but he also had a vision of world peace, through order and discipline. Scorpios was perplexed why great Nama would want him to join a group so dedicated to VIPER's destruction, but he believed above all, that he must follow the visions.


Nemesis

Scorpios abandoned not only VIPER in general, but also the two apprentices under his tutelage who felt his betrayal very keenly. Both were women, one being called Vena, the other Astraea. Vena felt very close to Scorpios, perhaps more so in her mind than in Scorpios's. When it became apparent that not only had he abandoned his post, but had gone so far as to join a known enemy, the circle of Serpent Mages expelled both of his apprentices, not believing that they knew nothing of his plans, and were not actually helping him. Vena felt doubly betrayed by this as she was fiercely loyal to VIPER. She declared that she would hunt Scorpios down and bring his body before the circle to show them her true place was amongst them.


Powers and Equipment

Scorpios was already an accomplished sorcerer when he chose to join VIPER. While he did participate in the monthly blood rituals with the other serpent mages, he did not depend on it for his power. He is adept at all of the typical serpent mage spells such as summoning and communing with serpents, taking on serpent form, and the venomous touch. He is also adept at scrying and potion making, especially using various toxins in creative and not necessarily lethal ways. He was also a master of the venom strike, projecting bolts of noxious energy that not only poisoned living targets, but could also melt inanimate objects, sometimes at great distances. Also, to the consternation of his overlords, Scorpios revered and emulated the scorpion. Using it's venom for even more efficacious effects. Scorpios uses mystic disciplines to read minds and communicate telepathically with those that are attuned to it, up to and including, mesmerization of a single subject. He can levitate/fly at moderate speeds.

Before he left VIPER, he commandeered an experimental suit designed to make mages more durable in battle while at the same time, not hindering their spell casting, even enhancing it. It is moderately bullet proof and has an eldritch power source suitable for augmenting spells.