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Amusement Park Monarchy: Subject has control of every aspect of the park. Not just the rides. Every brick, every Volt of electricity and even one case of gravity manipulation within the park.
Emotional Energy Manipulation: He absorbs the happiness and excitement of the park goers which is how he's able to extend his lifespan and enhance the power of his manipulation of the park.
Marsupial Physiology: He's a wallaby. What else would he have?
Overview:
There's a park in the Rocky Mountains area. It's been around for over 50 years. Best safety record of any park of it's kind. The machines almost never break down. Ask anyone who used to work there they'll always say the same thing 'best job I've ever had'. Every summer Wacky Wally World is packed with visitors looking to enjoy a few rides and have some pictures taken with it's mascot Wacky Wally. The reason for it's succes is that unlike Disney World, it literally is one of the most magical places on earth.
Long before the park was built (and apparently even before the concept of amusement parks) Wally was a simple wallaby adopted by a wandering wizard as his familiar. They traveled all across the world but eventually settled down in what is now known as Wacky Wally World. The reason for this is simple, Wally's park is sitting on the highest concentration of leylines in North America. And it was being abused. His master defeated the wizard that had been controlling the concentration and simultaneously freed the town he had enslaved (from Wally's descriptions we've been able to determine this all took place around the 1850's. But we have yet to find any record of the town he was talking about. We theorize it might've been a Mage Enclave). He spent the next hundred years protecting the town and what he named the Wellspring as best he could. Due to exposure to the magic of the Wellspring and his extended lifespan, Wally gained increased intelligence equal to that of a human. It's the main the reason why he can remember the day Mr. Pickman came to visit. After his master naturally refused to work with him, the town ended up slaughtered and his master dead. The only survivors were Wally and the parks first owner Stephen Brown. His masters last act before facing Pickman was to bind the Wellspring to Wally and hide his familiar and Stephen under the strongest veil he could cast. Wally was knocked out after the binding, so the only thing he knew about the battle was a second hand account given to him by Stephen. All we know for sure is that his master fought the abomination, and somehow miraculously wounded him. Stephen mentioned seeing Pickman limping towards his briefcase and dissapearing in a flash.
Six months later, construction began. His bond with the Wellspring gave him the power to alter the environment directly over it. With his master dead Wally's days were numbered. His lifespan was extended due the emotional bond between Wally and his master, and with him dead Wally would soon follow. As a stopgap he could absorb emotions from Stephen but he couldn't do that safely for too long without killing him. He needed a town's worth of people to feed off of. The park was the solution. A few compulsion charms Stephen was able to cast on the promotional materials and word of mouth was all it took to make the park a success. It's also what got our attention.
It's been over 60 years now. Our own intervention and Wally's control over the park, have kept many dark Mages at bay. And he's been valuable support whenever we had to deal with a particularly dangerous enemy. The term 'Homefield Advantage' takes on a whole new meaning when the terrain is literally on your side.
Emotional Energy Manipulation: He absorbs the happiness and excitement of the park goers which is how he's able to extend his lifespan and enhance the power of his manipulation of the park.
Marsupial Physiology: He's a wallaby. What else would he have?
Overview:
There's a park in the Rocky Mountains area. It's been around for over 50 years. Best safety record of any park of it's kind. The machines almost never break down. Ask anyone who used to work there they'll always say the same thing 'best job I've ever had'. Every summer Wacky Wally World is packed with visitors looking to enjoy a few rides and have some pictures taken with it's mascot Wacky Wally. The reason for it's succes is that unlike Disney World, it literally is one of the most magical places on earth.
Long before the park was built (and apparently even before the concept of amusement parks) Wally was a simple wallaby adopted by a wandering wizard as his familiar. They traveled all across the world but eventually settled down in what is now known as Wacky Wally World. The reason for this is simple, Wally's park is sitting on the highest concentration of leylines in North America. And it was being abused. His master defeated the wizard that had been controlling the concentration and simultaneously freed the town he had enslaved (from Wally's descriptions we've been able to determine this all took place around the 1850's. But we have yet to find any record of the town he was talking about. We theorize it might've been a Mage Enclave). He spent the next hundred years protecting the town and what he named the Wellspring as best he could. Due to exposure to the magic of the Wellspring and his extended lifespan, Wally gained increased intelligence equal to that of a human. It's the main the reason why he can remember the day Mr. Pickman came to visit. After his master naturally refused to work with him, the town ended up slaughtered and his master dead. The only survivors were Wally and the parks first owner Stephen Brown. His masters last act before facing Pickman was to bind the Wellspring to Wally and hide his familiar and Stephen under the strongest veil he could cast. Wally was knocked out after the binding, so the only thing he knew about the battle was a second hand account given to him by Stephen. All we know for sure is that his master fought the abomination, and somehow miraculously wounded him. Stephen mentioned seeing Pickman limping towards his briefcase and dissapearing in a flash.
Six months later, construction began. His bond with the Wellspring gave him the power to alter the environment directly over it. With his master dead Wally's days were numbered. His lifespan was extended due the emotional bond between Wally and his master, and with him dead Wally would soon follow. As a stopgap he could absorb emotions from Stephen but he couldn't do that safely for too long without killing him. He needed a town's worth of people to feed off of. The park was the solution. A few compulsion charms Stephen was able to cast on the promotional materials and word of mouth was all it took to make the park a success. It's also what got our attention.
It's been over 60 years now. Our own intervention and Wally's control over the park, have kept many dark Mages at bay. And he's been valuable support whenever we had to deal with a particularly dangerous enemy. The term 'Homefield Advantage' takes on a whole new meaning when the terrain is literally on your side.