[hider= A Machine for Pigs] [center][img]http://pre15.deviantart.net/80a0/th/pre/f/2013/277/3/d/oswald_mandus__amnesia_a_machine_for_pigs__by_arisrus-d6p5b1v.jpg[/img][/center] [center] [b]Name:[/b] Oswald Mandus [b]Personality:[/b] Since absorbing a Mithraism Orb, Mandus is now a twisted, shrewd vessel that has only a fraction of what was originally Oswald Mandus. Shards of the former Mandus are still present as there can be moments of softness and charity but they are far outweighed by the man's usual power-hungry, fear-mongering outlook on life. It should also be noted that in many ways, Mandus believes his goals and motivations to be righteous as he deems himself as the only one to prevent an impending "apocalyptic event to ruin all". [b]Abilities:[/b] [b]Mithraism Orb (Mental):[/b] Mandus has forcefully inducted an orb-like artifact and has successfully managed to absorb its power. The result of this merger was pure empowerment in both body and mind. If before you would count Mandus as one of the best innovative minds of the 19th century, now you could count him as the "smartest man who ever lived". His intellect far exceeds a regular human with him now being capable of studying and understanding many of the vast mysterious of this reality. He has a great sense for scientific innovation and a keen business acumen to design and implement projects. He even has the ability to make child-like intelligent lifeforms through various means. Most of his time is spent on manufacturing power-inducing machines or sentient beings to carry out his command. [b]Mithraism Orb (Physical):[/b] Not only has his intellect been increased tenfold but now he is physically beyond a human but not in ways you'd expect. He plays host to the Orb and as a result, his body is really a shell covering the true organic material that is hidden within Mandus. The Orb has replaced Oswald's internal body parts and substituted for a pink fleshy material that bears a heavy relation to the "Shadow" an guardian entity that protects the orb. This fleshy material is very durable and not only will protect Mandus from harsh damage, but also, could regenerate from severe damage. This fleshy material is also very caustic and dangerous for anyone to touch other than Mandus and can be weaponized if need be. [b]Infusion Vitae:[/b] Vitae is a liquid composure that is only produced by a human if under extreme duress from torture. It provides its host a natural boost of strength, speed, and resistance to the stress. Mandus has successfully replicated the earlier research that another Orb-enthusiast has done and possibly made the Vitae better by infusing it with his own alchemy tests. The Vitae is now coursing through Mandus and will provide him boosts in strength, speed, and tolerance to pain, though it is possible to use up his bodily supply and more will have to be added. [b]A Machine for Pigs: [/b]Mandus successfully built and elaborate machine to produce his sentient workforce in the late 19th century with his more limited resources. Now, Mandus has access to the Dark Outliners resources and has built plenty of machinery to manufacturer an army. Despite not being limited to just pigs anymore, Mandus has stuck with fusing human and pig together to form Manpigs as his work and security forces. All Manpigs are infused with Vitae to increase their performance in both work and battle. Manpigs can wield simpler weaponry and many variants can be made to have Tesla Coils for electricity attacks or explosives for suicide bombers. It should be noted that although Manpigs do adhere to all orders to the Orb and Mandus without question, they possess a child-like intelligence and are very simple-minded. [b]Equipment:[/b] At the present time, Mandus does not have anything beyond the Orb and his Machines. However, Mandus is more than likely capable of constructing equipment in order to deal with more situational problems if need be. EDIT: Mandus does possess a few other Orbs that can potentially be used in more complicated processes. One orb is currently dedicated his Machine while others can be used for all manner of things. [b]Origin:[/b] How do you react to a prophetic vision of a apocalyptic future? Do you fear the supposed inevitable but live on anyway? Do you cower until the implied reality is too much to bear and you kill yourself? No. There is always a method to avoid that, otherwise what is the point of prophesy. After seeing visions of a terrible future, Mandus has invested heavily into trying to prevent that future. Once the whole Multiverse was known to him, he used his foresight to locate his best chance at prevent that future and found that there was one common answer. The Dark Outliners. So Mandus submitted his resume and joined, working mostly in the background at first but with things becoming a little more active lately, stepped forward to take a more involved role. [b]Theme Song:[/b] [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O46KvOHTB18[/url] [/center][/hider] [@Savato]