"Logical Lupus"
"Logical Lupus"
"That's not what I meant..."
Tall, long-legged and looks skinny under loose clothing; however, he lacks muscle tone, is soft and flabby in a few places and a little "curvy" (particularly from his waist to his thighs) - the fit of his clothing and exposure determine if any of these qualities are noticeable.
Medium length, coming down mid-neck in the back. In the front, it nearly reaches his eyes, but does not block his view (though it is within his line of sight). In the back, it is long enough to touch his jersey collar if he leans his head back slightly. Combed forward in the front and down in the back, it is slightly messed up as if he ran his fingers though all of his hair a little bit after combing it (done intentionally, for style and so it doesn't look so flat). Three "tips" stick out near the front.
The left and right "tips" are wide, connected to each other at the base of where they meet (the right side of the left "tip" and left side of the right "tip") and are dyed around their edges to resemble a "W".
The center "tip" is thin, behind the center of the larger "tips" (but back far enough to avoid splitting through them), sticks up out of the way of any other piece of hair on his head and is not dyed; it also can be combed down, but tends to pop right back up shortly after.
Legless, large enough to cover his eyes from the front, and wraps around slightly to cover his eyes from the side. The rims are metallic blue, a single piece with no noticeable seams, slightly thicker than the rims of most sunglasses, have rounded corners, and completely surround the lenses. The lenses are in the shape of inverted trapezoids (except for the section between the top and bottom corners facing away from the nose, which is curved and forms an arc), are clear on the inside, but white, opaque and reflective on the outside. They bear a slight resemblance to a Blue Mage's domino mask.
He can see through them clearly, but anyone who is looking at his face from the front or side will not be able to see his eyes while he is wearing them. It is possible to see his eyes from the top (or bottom), but only when looking at just the right angle for the gap between the glasses and his face (and, in turn, his eyes) to be visible - this usually requires him to be looking straight up/down or be much higher/lower than whoever is trying to see his eyes.
Interestingly enough, these glasses are not corrective, as he wears contacts for that purpose (slight nearsightedness). The glasses are for show, protection (in case anything is about to hit him in the eyes), to look at things out of the corner of his eye without anyone else noticing his eyes, and because he has some trouble making eye contact with others and doesn't want that quality of him to be noticed. He prefers to wear them as often as possible, but actually tends to take them off a lot - he does so if he's asked to or if he feels, for whatever reason, it may not be appropriate to wear them (such as when they have a high chance of getting broken, fogging up, or as a sign of respect).
Blue silicone/rubber bracelet with a watch head attached to the top side of it. The band is just like an "awareness" bracelet, very loose and with no seam, but it is twice the width in order to properly support the watch head. His logo and full name are debossed on the side opposite the watch head. The watch head is waterproof, with white plastic on the outer side of the watch face, yellow for the inner side of the watch face, blue side buttons, red face buttons, and a digital display with white text over a blue background. He wears this on his left wrist.
It has five lines for display: the current weather and moon phase on the first; the name of the current day on the second; the current year, month, and day (in YYYY-MM-DD format) on the third; the current time (automatically synchronized to atomic time, and the only line bigger than the others) on the fourth; and a "Notes" line for personal use on the fifth.
If a specific combination of buttons are pressed, the watch face will open up, with some internal parts realigning themselves to form some sort of unusual symbol. Although that symbol could still be formed if the watch were dismantled and those parts were realigned by hand, it was set up in such a way to make doing this near-impossible, to prevent its misuse. Only Wolfey (and the one who taught him about this symbol) knows what it does.
Mesh sports jersey. The sleeves (which end one-third to one-half of the way between his elbows and wrists) and body are blue, and the shoulder designs are two-colored - the inside is red, and the border around them is yellow (they are supposed to have a simplified resemblance to, and be in about the same place as, the epaulettes on the cape of his other suit). Each opening (collar, sleeves, and the bottom of the shirt) has a design with three stripes - the two on the outside are yellow, and the inner one is red.
On the front is a simplified outline of his face that he drew (the same one that appears on his watch band and front cover of his laptop), white with the "W" mark in gold, and on the back is his nickname "Wolfey", with the number "236" below it (standing for what his full name would be numerically, if each letter of his name corresponds to a number in sequence, from 1 to 26), both in white.
He likes this shirt because it keeps him cool, is loose, and hides his figure.
Metallic blue in color and has a custom design engraved on the lid - his face (towards the viewer), done in an "outlined" and simplified style, metallic white with the "W" of his hairstyle in gold. On the bottom side of its base is an engraved logo of the "manufacturer" - a small sword forming the letter "X", with a small sliver cut out of it forming the letter "L".
Nanotechnology is used throughout the laptop to its fullest extent - among other things, the laptop is very light (it can easily be carried with one hand), is very quiet, does not generate any detectable amount of heat, uses little energy, and can quickly be recharged in a number of ways.
The base looks like a solid piece, but it automatically forms the proper connection/opening when a cable, card or disc is pushed against any of its sides. The area for the keyboard will form the necessary keys (including their shape, size, position and symbols) and controls (touchpad, buttons, trackball, sliders, etc.) depending on what it is being used for, and can be customized further (including stretching out the base) to improve performance and usability.
The screen can be rotated to any angle, used like a touchscreen or tablet (flipping it over if necessary), or even detached and placed in a monitor stand (forming an opening to connect to the stand, similar to what it does for cables). It can be adjusted to appear blank to anyone not looking at it directly, for the privacy and security of the viewer. Like the base, it can also be stretched out, allowing it to act as a larger monitor (and even go from normal to widescreen) or a larger tablet surface.
The operating system on this laptop is a fictional one, with the qualities of both current and futuristic operating systems, rather than being an actual operating system itself.
Unable to come up with a good nickname for the system from a favorite sci-fi movie of his, he instead took one from the name of a character from a story that the movie may have been inspired from, and encrypting it (twice) to make a more "interesting" (and less obvious) name. Interestingly enough, half of the letters in that encrypted name are identical to the letters (even in the same positions) of the original, unencrypted name.
The headset is very compact when disassembled, but big enough to completely cover the upper half of his face when fully assembled. It also comes with a pair of gloves, tied in with the system, to allow user participation where applicable. Both are very light, and only two parts of a larger set (which also includes a full-body suit and life-size gyroscope) that he can hook them up to, provided he can find such a set.
He uses these to allow himself to be immersed in a virtual realm, one which is completely three-dimensional, to do various things, including relaxing, playing games, and/or educating himself. He can use it as a standalone device, or connect it to his laptop (or any other system with virtual reality programs compatible with his equipment), depending on what he wants to do.
Can be adjusted for a custom fit, placed behind or on top of the head, and can be folded up to take a minimal amount of space. To allow for a better fit in regards to the anatomical structure of his head and ears, its pads are in the shape of Reuleaux triangles rather than ellipsoids, and the pads also have an adjustable curved "slot" near the top, so he can fit them over his ears without worrying about them falling off. The manufacturer's logo (on both sides) is represented by what appears to be a sine wave with another, inverted one overlapping it (somewhat resembling a double helix segment as a result). In the center opening of that segment are two glyphs (the manufacturer's name, in Japanese), said to translate to "silent sound" or "[the] sound of silence".
They electronically cancel out (to an extent) all background noise, have an adjustable volume level, and have buttons for changing music tracks (where applicable). It also has a covered socket for connecting a headset microphone to it, a built-in retractable cord for plugging them into any device with a headphone jack, and a covered slot for adding a memory card (various types can be used), so he can use it separately from any other piece of equipment.
He will not wear his mirrorshades or domino mask when wearing any of his spare glasses.
The head of the cane has an opaque, red spherical gem on the top, followed by a white hemispherical piece holding the gem, a blue cylindrical piece which has two serpentine creatures (one on each side; they are gold, have red eyes and white fangs) that each have three white rings hanging around the lowest part of their bodies, and a white cylindrical piece below them. The body of the cane is blue, and the larger spherical pieces separating its sections (along with the tip of the cane) are in gold.
This was formerly a staff owned by Entanebx - or so it seemed. Its real owner, Genghis, was released from his dimensional prison, took the staff back and killed Entanebx. In time, Ragnarok had found Genghis and, in their final battle, killed him. Once that was done, Ragnarok broke the staff - this released stored energy in the form of memories that showed him his former life. The broken staff was kept as a memento of the fight.
Eventually, Wolfey visited Ragnarok and Excalibur during a trip back to their world. After talking to them for a bit, Ragnarok gave the broken staff to Excalibur, who repaired it and also gave it a few modifications (at Wolfey's request). The staff was recolored - it was originally just silver all over, except for the red gem, which remained the same. It was also retrofitted with nanotechnology to make its length adjustable (from as small as a rod up to its original length as a staff) and also allowed the serpentine creatures to be moved around at their base - both of these features have made the staff much more versatile than it was before.
When the repairs were finished, Ragnarok gave the staff to Wolfey as a gift, as well as for protection in his future travels. One thing that Wolfey did not find out was the true origin of the gem: it is from Ragnarok's former world, known under two different names - the Carmot of Metamorphosis (in their world) and Flamel's Rock (in its world of origin) - and, in every physical quality except for shape, looks identical to Ragnarok's gem when in his Esper form. Ragnarok and Excalibur are the only two who know of this secret and withheld that information from him for his own safety.
He always carries this around (with its length adjusted to that of a cane, unless the situation calls for lengthening/shortening it) when wearing his "Royal Blue" outfit.
He is curious, friendly, and very intelligent, but is also shy. He is an optimist, and tries to find good in the bad (but if he's not in a good mood, he may be somewhat pessimistic instead).
He tends to be a perfectionist, and doesn't stop working on something until it's just how he wants it (or is told to stop because it's good enough). He is also resourceful, although some of the ways that he tries to be may seem odd to anyone that takes notice of it.
He likes to study things to see how they work (or if doing a job, how to properly perform it), and to find improvements where possible.
There are indications that he may have Asperger's Syndrome, due to how he tends to act.
He always wants to be nice to others and tends to be very forgiving...Though he's also somewhat naïve as well, and can be manipulated. Depending on the case, though, he may be able to pick up on this, and catch on to it in time to prevent the manipulation from going too far.
At times, it may seem like he doesn't care about others, as if he can't show empathy - this is not intentional, as he is incapable of being able to properly show that emotion. In his opinion, he considers this to be something of a double-edged sword.
His attitude and work ethic tends to reflect that of whoever he is currently around, especially with work-related matters: He's nice to those who are nice to him, and he will do his job well and with more than what he was asked to do (he prefers to be around this type of person)...but vice-versa for those who are mean to him - though he will avoid being rude, he will only do the work he was told to do and no more, and in rare cases (especially for work that he's not suited for) he will cut corners to get away from this kind of work (and that kind of person) as soon as possible.
Others have said he's attractive and considers it truth, but he doesn't let that go to his head - if anything, he doesn't care too much about his appearance, but makes sure he looks OK if going out somewhere.
He rarely takes his shirt off, since he's very shy about his figure (he'd be like this regardless of the shape he's in, though), and doesn't want to be teased about it. One exception is in places like a Jacuzzi, a pool, or at the beach - there are enough shirtless people in those places so that he can blend in, and he also enjoys being in those places enough to not care about being teased then.
In terms of physical strength, he is rather weak, due to a lack of exercise and wanting to get out of hard physical labor as much as he can. He claims this is because the heat he feels when doing hard work wears him out quickly, and feels he can get much more work accomplished by performing many less-strenuous tasks instead.
He doesn't socialize with others much (again, due to shyness), tending to keep quiet and to himself, but if people are talking about something in his field of interest, he may become quite involved with it, and with those who are talking about it. His level of socialization with others is directly related to how long he has known them. He can be fairly social with others he doesn't really know for no special reason, but this is very rare. He also secretly studies how others act, in order to help out with his own social awkwardness, as well as to understand others' feelings and emotions (especially subtle ones), something he has always had trouble understanding.
With all the arguments/debates he has had to listen to in his life, he wants to avoid arguing/debating with anyone unless absolutely necessary. Even then, he tries to be on the neutral side (or as close as he can get to it) in these arguments/debates, as he wants them to be over as soon as possible.
He tends to stay away from people who talk/argue in a loud voice, as he has heard this for so many years that he is sick of listening to it.
He is usually quiet, and tends to talk fast when he does speak. This is due to the fact that, on numerous occasions, people have spoke right over him when it was clearly his turn to speak. He prefers chatting online to speaking in person due to this, as it puts him on equal footing with whomever he is speaking to; he also feels more comfortable when doing so, since he is not speaking to them in person.
If someone tries to point him towards a lady who he should try to flirt with (or if one is flirting with him), he feigns a lack of interest. This is for two reasons: he's too shy to flirt with someone, and doesn't want to humiliate himself as well...but he would secretly do so if his shyness weren't a problem.
Though he is interested in more than just the physical qualities of women, he loves to look at (and, if he's lucky enough, feel) their stomachs; that part of the body is extremely attractive to him, to the point where he is suspected of having a stomach fetish. He tends to stare at them when the opportunity arises (especially in cases where someone's shirt is just long enough to cover their waist, but exposes it when they stretch) - however, he also tries to do so in such a way as to avoid drawing attention to himself. Slender, toned and soft stomachs are all equally attractive to him, but seeing too much of one type will cause him to prefer the others more, until the balance between the three is restored.
He also seems to have an attraction for clocks (analog only), but hides this from others due to it being something rather strange, especially when he was never attracted to that at all prior to being in his new body...
A picky eater, he doesn't consume that much as he tends to not be hungry or thirsty most of the time. Though his diet is not the best, it is not the worst, either.
Regardless of his appetite, he tries not to eat or drink in excess, as the chemical mixture he took has made it impossible for him to determine how full he really is - he can consume far more than normal individuals (almost as if his stomach were a bottomless pit) because of this.
If it's something he doesn't like (such as vegetables and foods with a potent odor), he will be reluctant to eat it, but will show enough respect to finish what's on his plate (minus that which he can't stand to eat), or until he feels he's full (whichever is less). If the food's smell and/or taste is too potent for him to stand, though, he won't even eat it.
On the other hand, if it's something he likes (such as pizza, seafood, junk foods, and fruit), he tends to eat quite a bit, slightly past the point of fullness most of the time. If the food is really good, he will pig out on it.
The food of one land in particular, due to the ingredients used, is the lone exception to this rule - he likes anything and everything he can get in that place, even that which he wouldn't eat otherwise.
He tends to drink caffeinated beverages a lot, as he is somewhat addicted to the caffeine, and also likes grape juice (both regular and especially white). His favorite drink is a strawberry milkshake. He rarely drinks water, citing that it either tastes or smells odd, though this is based on his experiences from the tap water he has tried elsewhere.
He will also drink alcohol, but rarely, as he doesn't like the taste - it's either too weak (beer), he can taste the vinegar in it (wine), or it's far too strong (tequila - not even a sip will cause him to cough uncontrollably until he can get some water). He will have alcohol on certain occasions, namely toasts, but not that much - no more than a can of beer (or its equivalent), or whatever he can stand to drink without coughing or feeling sick (whichever is less).
He tends to over-analyze a lot, is extremely picky when it comes to detail, may focus obsessively on one particular thing at times, or take time to organize things that no one else cares to organize. However, he is not obsessive-compulsive - sometimes he does these things because he really wants to get something done (or working), and sometimes it's for the simple reason that he's bored and needs to do something to pass the time. In this case, though, it's only if he can fix it and doesn't have anything else to do at the moment - if there's really nothing he can do, he might daydream or, if tired enough, fall asleep where he is.
When he's talking about something, he may speak quickly, sometimes to the point where one may need to ask him to repeat what he said because he was going too fast. This is due to him having his end of the conversation interrupted a lot in his life (and not being allowed to finish it after the interruption has been taken care of), so now he just speaks fast in order to finish what he wanted to say, ensuring that he won't be interrupted before then. He also tends to be overly descriptive when he asks or talks about something at times, since he is not good at describing certain things in only a few words.
If he's working on something, he tends to tune everyone (and everything else) out, sometimes to the point where it's like he's in a trance. At this point, he may have to be tapped on the shoulder and/or spoken to, to snap him out of his "trance" so he can do something else or go somewhere.
Slightly paranoid, he hates it when people look over his shoulder at what he's doing/reading/watching, tending to hide whatever he is doing before they can look at it. As a result, he tends to be accused quite often of looking at or doing things that he really wasn't looking at or doing at all.
Loud noises are something he hates (especially when it comes from people talking/arguing), as they break his concentration when he is trying to think or work. If it is getting too loud for him, he will (depending on the case) cover his ears, put on his headphones, or leave the area until the noise is back at an acceptable level.
He's fairly agile and has a good sense of timing, sometimes doing certain tasks more skillfully than anyone would have expected from him, and is flexible enough to squeeze through some tight spaces as well. Unfortunately, he's also a bit clumsy, and may bang into things by accident if he's not paying attention, or slip on certain surfaces depending on the moisture of his feet and/or of the surface he's walking on. In rare cases - especially if he has been walking around a lot as it is - one of his ankles may suddenly bend in a direction away from the center of his body, causing him to trip and fall in pain. Although that ankle will hurt for a little while afterwards, it has not suffered any real damage - he just has to stay off of it for a few minutes before he can resume what he was doing beforehand.
If he is deep in thought and not sitting/laying down at the moment, he may pace around aimlessly for awhile (much like he is when he's in one of his "trances"), sometimes walking with his heels in the air (on the ball of his foot) momentarily, or with his arms behind his back (with each hand grabbing onto the forearm, right after the elbow, of the opposite arm), for no real reason. He knows he's pacing around and makes sure not to trip or run into anything, but even so, he doesn't really pay attention to where he goes, sometimes going up or down a flight of stairs into other rooms while he's in thought.
Due to having a very poor sense of fashion (his "Cool Blue" outfit is a perfect example of this), he tends to need a bit of help in finding matching sets of clothing, depending on where he's going.
He hates getting dirty, so he may be seen washing his hands after doing certain tasks, even if they aren't that dirty in the first place (here, it's usually because he can't stand the smell of whatever is on his hands). Sometimes, he will even put something on one of his hands before eating something messy, so he won't have to wipe off that hand later on.
A little slow when it comes to picking up the meaning of certain jokes (in a way, it balances his quickness in other areas), he tends to be the last one to get them. He also sometimes unintentionally interprets things literally when they were meant to be metaphorical, and sometimes mispronounces words that he's never heard the right pronunciation for - these things can turn out to be humorous for others, but very embarrassing for him, another reason why he's usually quiet around other people.
His soul had been separated from his physical, human body long ago in a freak accident; his body was left in a state unsuitable for supporting life, and his soul was pulled into another world. For a few years, he lived as a spirit in that world, hoping that one day he would not only return to his own world, but also return in his own body as well.
During that time, he helped a small group of creatures on their quests, and also became close friends with them. To return the favor for all the times he helped them, they managed to find out how to transport his body to their world and repair it so that it would support life again; most important was the fact that they also found a way to fuse a soul and body together - this meant he could finally go back to his own world in his own body.
While getting the necessary items and ingredients to perform the procedure, the group met up with two anthropomorphic wolves. The first, a prince of his homeland, but did not want to take over for his father, the king. He really wanted to become was a great thief...but he also dreamed of becoming human someday. The second was a mage, scholar, and the first wolf's only real friend (and vice versa). When the first wolf found out about what the group were planning to do, he saw to it that his friend would help get him the human body, so his dream would finally come true.
The procedure for fusing a soul and body together was one step away from being finished for the human, who requested to be transported back to his world immediately following the procedure's completion. All that was left was to take a crystal containing his soul (which it had to be stored in to successfully complete the procedure) and fuse its contents with his physical body. Before the procedure could be finished, though, the second wolf brought the first wolf's body and crystal containing his soul (having learned of the procedure earlier and performing it on the first wolf by his request) to the group. He said that something happened to the first wolf, that separating his body and soul until now was the only way to save him, and that it is of utmost importance that he returns the first wolf - alive - to his homeland as soon as possible.
The group decided to help the second wolf and when they weren't looking, he switched the crystals containing the human's and first wolf's soul before they returned to complete the procedure (first for the human, then for the wolf). As a result, when the procedure was finished for both of them, the human's soul ended up in the body of that anthropomorphic wolf, and that wolf's soul ended up in his human body (also being the wolf's - now in a human's body - first great act of thievery).
The wolf (now with the human's soul) eventually finds out what happened that day, and decides to go after the human (now with the wolf's soul), to find out the truth as to what happened that day. Since then, he has traveled between many more worlds, having changed his name and appearance in the process from that of who he was mistaken for, and taking up work in a trade that he did as a human long ago.
He also found out that the procedure had some drawbacks - complications that arose during the procedure created a dimensional shift, temporarily splitting their world into two dimensions that rejoined just as quickly as they had split...but someone - the alternate-dimensional version of the caster - had made it through, and caused problems for that group until he was killed by the original caster. Because of all of that had happened, attempting to go through with the procedure again would most likely kill the caster (along with both the human and wolf) in the process. They will have to live in each other's body for the rest of their lives - good news for the wolf-in-human-body, but bad news for the human-in-wolf-body.
Eventually, he finds the human (now going by the nickname of "Loop") and learns exactly what happened on that day. Angered at the human's selfishness for stealing what was to be his body (and forcing him to live in a different body for the rest of his life), a fight ensued. Fortunately, it did not last for long, as not only were they both physically weak, but had also eventually realized that they were only really harming themselves, rather than each other. They finally manage to put aside their differences and become friends, before going their own separate ways - though they will constantly end up bumping into each other.
Although he lost his original body and can no longer go back to his own world, he gained the chance to have a life now, something he hasn't had since that accident so long ago...
Due to consuming a certain chemical mixture awhile back (he refuses to explain why), the excess body fat he has feels extremely soft, far more than it physically appears to be. In addition, his muscle tissue has been softened up as well (though it still functions normally), which has made things like his arms and legs feel soft, even though they still look normal.
In the case of his midsection, this has unintentionally made it useful as a pillow for others if they're tired, and also allows it to absorb the blow from blunt-object attacks - unless he is hit hard enough, he barely feels them as a result.
During his travels, and also due to the fact he no longer has a permanent home, Wolfey had to find a place to store all of the stuff he had acquired, including a huge "collection" of books and magazines that were "given" to him, that he can't get rid of for certain reasons. Thanks to one of the people he had befriended while as a spirit, he managed to get ownership of a portion of dimensional space for his own personal use, where he has had enough rooms built to store all of the stuff he has. He also uses this area as a "home away from home," to get away from everything when he needs to, and as a safety zone in emergency situations.
To prevent people from breaking into this area and either stealing or destroying his stuff, he has had access to it sealed off in such a way that only a special symbol, tied to his own life energy (to enable its use in any world and so that only he can activate it), can access it, with an identical symbol on the floor in the central room of the sealed dimension. He can go back and forth as much as he wants, as long as he has enough energy at the moment to do so - as a safeguard, if his energy is too low to successfully perform the teleportation, he will faint before it can take effect.
Using the symbol hidden within his watch is his preferred method of activating it (as it is with him practically all the time), but if he doesn't have his watch, his alternative method will be to draw the symbol on a surface that can retain an image long enough for him to activate it. Anything coming into contact with his body or the symbol will also travel with him. He (as well as anyone else with him) can return to the point where he transported from or somewhere else entirely when ready to leave, as magic (including transportation spells) can be used in that dimensional space.
An ability that allows him to learn and use the techniques of others. To learn a technique, he must either be hit with it directly or observe and analyze it long enough to understand the mechanics behind it so he can use it for himself; there may be other methods for him to learn these techniques, as well as methods to modify or even fuse them to change how they work, but he has yet to figure out how to do that.
The power of the techniques he executes is based on his own statistics (and also takes into account anything which may alter them, including equipment and status effects) and experience with using them, which means they will most likely be much weaker than the original attack, although the select few not based on statistics will be at approximately the same strength. As his physical statistics, as well as his experience in the use of these techniques, increases, so will the power of his techniques, albeit at a slow rate.
An alias for "Technique Assimilation" - it is referred to by this name in realms that support the use of magic.
When he learns a spell, he will see what looks like a glowing, intricate design (the design varies depending on the spell; it is actually the spell's seal, which could be drawn on a surface to allow its casting by someone who can't use magic naturally) zooming in slowly towards his face, disappearing right before it passes his eyes. Once it disappears, an unusual resonating sound will be heard and his left hand will be surrounded with a blue, rotating triangular aura, with lighter blue rays emanating from the center of it out to the edge of the triangle; the sound will stop and the aura will disappear immediately afterwards. Once all of this has occurred, he has now learned a new Blue Magic spell, which he can immediately make use of.
When he casts a spell, the motions he makes to cast it will vary, but in all cases his hands will begin to glow with a pulsing light, faint at first and then fairly bright when the chant is complete. To finish the casting of the spell, he will bring his hands to chest level, elbows out as far as they will go with his palms vertical and facing each other, and clap his hands together so that they are flat against each other. Similar to when he's learning a spell, it makes that same sound and surrounds both of his hands (rather than just his left) with that same triangular aura (much larger this time); it will last longer, for a few seconds this time, before both the sound and aura fade. If the spell requires it, he may make other motions after the casting of it is finished.
An ability that allows Wolfey to determine the various statistics of others. He can use this to find out how much life and/or magic energy someone has left (the figures are approximations and will not be exact amounts), any status effects they may be affected with, and any weaknesses they may have. The information this technique provides is rather vague when first used, and tends to leave out various status effects and weaknesses. Multiple uses of this technique, however, increase its accuracy, making his remaining life/magic energy figures more accurate, and including status effects and weaknesses that may have been missed in its earlier uses.
He can use his cane for better focusing of his magic energy, which may help his weaker spells to do the same damage as the original attacks, and the attacks that already did the same damage as the original attack may do more damage than usual. If another magic-user has this cane in hand, they can use it to focus and amplify their own magic in the same way that Wolfey can.
The cane's ability to focus and amplify magic energy also allows whoever has the cane in hand to use spells that they would not be capable of casting otherwise.
When used for spell focusing/amplification, the gem will start absorbing energy, with small spheres of light being pulled from a short distance outside of the gem to its inside - this will cause it to glow, faint at first and becoming somewhat bright at the end. Also, during this process, the rings hanging on the serpentine creatures will float off of them and gather at the small white piece of the staff on both sides, in the formation of wings (giving the staff some resemblance to a caduceus), glowing and spinning around the base, slow at first and fast at the end. Once the spell being cast is complete, the gem and rings will stop glowing, and the rings will stop spinning and return to their original positions on the serpentine creatures.
The gem will absorb ambient magic energy and, if it reaches a surplus, will release that energy as a random spell - this action does not use any of the user's magic energy, and is completely out of their control. When this happens, the gem will start radiating energy and send small spheres of light outside of the gem a short distance, with the gem giving off a bright pulsing glow, slow at first and quick at the end. The spell that is cast seems to know whom to target - healing and positive status effect spells for allies, and attack and negative status effect spells for enemies - but absorption/reduction/nullification of a specific spell's element and magic-reflective barriers are, unfortunately, not taken into account. It may either target one ally/enemy or all allies/enemies.
The gem may also cast a spell from magic energy that comes in direct contact with the stone - this influences what is cast, and so the spell will not be as random as it would be otherwise. This can happen when the user is chanting a spell or if it is directly hit with a spell, and will have one of two effects depending on the case. If the user is casting a spell, the gem will intercept and absorb the magic energy of their spell, overriding it and casting one of its own, limited to element(s) and/or status effect(s) similar to the user's spell. If the gem is hit directly with a spell, it will be absorbed by the gem and cast back at the opponent - this can happen from a single casting of the spell, but usually requires multiple castings for this to happen.
The two serpentine creatures have their own magical properties: looking into the eyes of one of them will heal, but the eyes of the other will poison. Unfortunately, due to the staff's symmetry, they tend to get mixed up often.
The effects of the gem and serpentine creatures can end up being very helpful, very harmful, or just a waste of time.
If the realm the cane is being used in does not support magic, it still has many uses, thanks to what it was retrofitted with - among other things, it can be used as a staff, rod, club, pole (to vault over obstacles), grapple, pogo stick, or a (weak) battering ram (to hit things from a short distance). He can also do some fancy twirling with it to create a distraction or, if the need arises, use it as a tool to assist in escaping or solving a puzzle.