[hider=**Clayton 'Clay' Penrose**]
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[i]"Danger is the only excitement in life... I just wish all this damn excitement wasn't frowned upon so much."[/i]
[h3][color=darkred][ [b]20[/b]     |     [b]6'3"[/b]     |     [b]Caucasian/Native American[/b]          [b]Him/He[/b]     |     [b]179[/b] ][/color][/h3]
[h1][i][color=darkred][Dread][/color][/i][/h1][/center]

[h3][u][b][color=darkred]   APPEARANCE       [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"Do me a favor... Try not to go for my face while I kick your ass."[/i]

[indent][indent]Clay is without a doubt eye-catching in his own, special way. When one looks at him the first thing to notice is easily his bright caramel colored eyes that always seem to have some sort of mischief about them. Anytime anyone would look at him there are always murmurs of 'that boys up to trouble' or disapproving shakes of the head. One look into his eyes and anyone can tell he's plotting something. Beyond this his hair and face continue to add on to what many people would begrudgingly admit is a fairly attractive man. His skin is a darkened brown and red, almost as if he was always just slightly sunburned, while his hair is the purest black one could find. It hangs down his back in a way which is just long enough to wave in the soft breeze. All of his features are chiseled and sharp, giving him an intense yet pleasing persona even though he never quite intends it. 

This, coupled with his somewhat impressive height causes him to always wander with a confident aura about him that many would never deny borders on being outright arrogant. His clothing rarely changes from day to day, always including jeans which generally have some sort of hole or tear in them, a tank top at all times even when the weather shouldn't allow it, and a worn denim jacket that he never leaves home without. Lastly he always seems to have a red bandanna wrapped around his forehead to keep his slightly longer then average hair from getting in his face.

All along down his hands and up towards his wrists are several small scars which come from his time constantly getting into trouble and into scrapes. If he was to take off his shirt several more, and much more evident scars would be seen which he would gladly discuss and explain how he got every single one with a definite grin upon his face.[/indent][/indent]

[h3][u][b][color=darkred]    PSYCHOLOGY       [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"Yeah, yeah I get it I'm a bit of a handful... But don't you dare deny I'm the life of the party."[/i]

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[b][color=darkred]MAIN GOAL  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay lives his life to distract himself from whats to come. He wants to have the most excitement possible in the shortest amount of time.

[b][color=darkred]PHILOSOPHY  ⫻[/color][/b] For Clay, living isn't living unless something is being risked. If you aren't taking a chance, you're missing out on the game of life where everything is at stake and it's the only game worth playing. You've only got a short time on the earth and it's not worth wasting when you could have been grabbing ahold of everything it had to offer.

[b][color=darkred]SECRETS  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay hides very little from anyone, claiming that the only reason to try and hide something is if you're ashamed of it. That being said, he hides his family from absolutely everyone, never talking or mentioning them once.

[b][color=darkred]DESIRES  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay wants to escape what he knows is coming for him. He knows for a fact that his fate his catching up and his only chance to escape is to keep playing the game of life until eventually he loses, and gets to escape the end goal.

[b][color=darkred]SEXUALITY  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay's been around the block and tried everything there is to try. He doesn't really claim a certain sexuality, but anyone watching him can tell he has eyes for ladies more than anyone else.

[b][color=darkred]FEARS  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay fears his own family, and his own potential for following in their footsteps. Everything he does is to try and ignore that basic primal fear. He also has an uncanny fear of being caught off guard. Startling him is never a good move.

[b][color=darkred]REPUTATION  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay is the trouble maker, but one people can't help but tolerate. He'll do something incredibly stupid, such as a massive prank or an insane stunt, however he never involves anyone in it that doesn't want to. People tolerate him because outside of this, he's not much harm. He goes to work, and works hard. It's when he's off the clock that everyone grows worried.

[b][color=darkred]PET PEEVES  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay hates people who feel sorry for themselves. He infinitely more respects those who would simply suck it up and deal the hand they've been dealt. The only thing he hates more than this is people who can't mind their own damn business.

[b][color=darkred]QUIRKS  ⫻[/color][/b] When he's alone, or with a group he trusts, Clay has no impulse control. If he see's something he thinks might be exciting, he jumps on it and just does it. It's common knowledge that when Clays around you should always have a camera, and the number for an ambulance, on hand.
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[h3][u][b][color=darkred]   BACKSTORY      [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where I said you could ask me about my life."[/i]

[indent][indent]Clay lived in the city up until 6 years ago, when he and his mother moved into town. Since then Clay has made friends, and a reputation, for himself that most know about. His mother however is entirely reclusive and nearly no one in the town can even say they've held more then a few sentences of conversation with her. Any rumors about her are conflicting, with some saying she's the sweetest old lady around, and others saying she's quite possibility the meanest resident to live there in years. The fact is, all of these stories are true. Clay's mother suffers from a unique mental disorder which forces her to harshly swap between several different personalities, all with their own unique and disturbing traits. This causes Clay to feel ashamed of his mother, and he only stays in the house long enough to take care of her needs, otherwise he's off to work to pay the bills that she can't.

The reason Clay is so quiet about this is due to one simple reason: his grandfather had this disorder, as did his great grandfather. He knows it's hereditary, and he's doomed to the same fate as his mother. Because of this he lives his life to the fullest, trying to distract himslef from his inevitable fate of absolutely going insane. He want's absolutely anything but that, and prays that one day one of his stupid stunts ends with him never getting up and escaping everyone he knows someday seeing him this way. [/indent][/indent]

[h3][u][b][color=darkred]   SKILLS & TALENTS      [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"Yeah, I do some stupid stuff. But name one person that can do them as well as I can."[/i]

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[b][color=darkred][Acrobatics]  [/color]⫻[/b] Clay has no official training in Acrobatics but never once has he let that stop him. Because of his Daredevil stunts Clay finds nearly no object unclimbable, no distance too dangerous for him to jump, and nothing too stupid for him to try. It's certainly no Olympic display, but for someone who's self taught, it's fairly impressive.

[b][color=darkred][Crime]  [/color]⫻[/b] Thanks to his mischievous ways, Clay has found himself learning skills rather surprising for someone of his stature. He's never used them in any harmful way, instead choosing to use them as tools for pranks, but nonetheless he hopes someday his abilities to pick pocket and pick locks may come to actual use.

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[h3][u][b][color=darkred]   ABSTRACTION       [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"Pain sure is a hell of a thing... At least it's worth something to me."[/i]

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[b][color=darkred]SIGIL & LOCATION  ⫻[/color][/b] Clays sigil is a simple gothic looking X upon his forehead, hidden by his bandanna.

[b][color=darkred]ABSTRACTION  ⫻[/color][/b] Abhorrence Osmosis: The ability to draw upon others negative emotions in order to enhance Clay's physical form

[b][color=darkred]ABSTRACTION DESCRIPTION  ⫻[/color][/b] (I realize you said to shy away from powers about the body, so I'll understand if you want me to change this!) Clay feeds off of others negative emotions, specifically those based in kinds of fear. By physical touch he can take these fears and absorb them into his own body, temporarily granting relief to those who feel such terror, and this fear then briefly changes and empowers him based on how intense or long lasting the fear had been manifesting within the users mind. While he has this power his body is morphed to become faster and stronger while also taking tendencies towards what the fear-vector was afraid of. For example if he were to take fear from someone who had a long lasting phobia of spiders, he would also possibly grow legs, or be able to climb upon walls, Ect. If it so happens that these fears are a long-going and deep rooted fear (such as true dread), Clay receives much more power and physical changes.

[b][color=darkred]IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MOUNTAIN  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay is quite possibly the only person who doesn't ever want to have his powers amplified by the mountain, as when in its presence he is forced to draw upon the truly biggest source available to him: himself. When this happens, he becomes exactly what he dreads: a monster with incredible strength and an absolutely unreasonable mind. This is when he achieves true insanity.

[b][color=darkred]AURA SENSING  ⫻[/color][/b] Clay can see Auras of those who intend on causing danger, however he can only do this when they are practically right in front of him. Beyond this his only other aura seeing ability is to see when people are scared, however this is a fairly short ranged ability unless it is an intensely amount of fear.

[b][color=darkred]LIMITS  ⫻[/color][/b] (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

[b][color=darkred]WEAKNESSES  ⫻[/color][/b] (DO NOT FILL THIS OUT, I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU)

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[h3][u][b][color=darkred]   OTHER      [/color][/b][/u][/h3]
[i]"I don't know what I'm running towards, but I sure as hell know what I'm running from."[/i]

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Well. I goofed and made another character. Let me know what you think! His Abstraction is somewhat testing the rules so please let me know if it needs to change!