[OOC] Epic City: Starburst

[Feisty-Pants]

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@Athoriel

Too dark?

That aside...hm. I think I've an idea.

[Regitnui]

@Feisty-Pants, frost protocol? You'll know when the event starts.

[Feisty-Pants]

@Feisty-Pants, frost protocol? You'll know when the event starts.

@Regitnui

There. Posted. What do you think?

[Regitnui]

@Feisty-Pants, I like. We were missing a religious character. And you sound a little more knowledgeable about the city than I do.

[ML]

Reminds me of daredevil

[Feisty-Pants]

@Feisty-Pants, I like. We were missing a religious character. And you sound a little more knowledgeable about the city than I do.

@Regitnui

Ah. Neato. Ironically I am as sacreligous as you can get IRL.

I travel slot too, go to NYC every now and when, albeit briefly. ^^;

[Override]

Hey Reg. Mind if I join in? Also, gonna message you about changes to Override.

[Feisty-Pants]

Hey Reg. Mind if I join in? Also, gonna message you about changes to Override.

@Override

I hope he says yes. Come to church. :P

[Regitnui]

@Override, nice to see you around. Message me a revised sheet.

[Feisty-Pants]

Looking for some character interaction, if possible. Anyone wanna go to church at all?

[Afro Samurai]

@Feisty-Pants Sure, I'll have Terell drop by.

[Feisty-Pants]

@Feisty-Pants Sure, I'll have Terell drop by.

@Afro Samurai

Wunderbar!!

[Override]

Devilstrider

Name: Damon Light

Epic Identity: Devilstrider

Age: 30

Mutations: Pale skin, short black horns and a traditional devil like tail.

Faction: Freak

Abilities-

Aura/Spirit Manipulation: Damon has never known what to really call what it is he can do, but as near as he can figure it, he can manipulate his inner spirit, or Aura to do some incredible things. Below are some examples.

Aura Beams: Damon can channel his Aura into destructive beams capable of incinerating small buildings. Unfortuantly he has to be in the dark in order for this ability to work at full power, Otherwise the beams are about as powerful as most handguns.

Aura Shields: Damon can solidify his Aura into various kind of shields of varying strength, though he's only been able to stop most ammunition, explosions can break them rather easily.

Aura Infusion: This power allows Damon to infuse his aura with himself, changing his hair and eye color and making his red aura visible around him. While doing this, he is much faster and stronger.

Aura Drain: He can drain the life force from others. In fact, he has to do this in order to live. If he doesn't do this at least once a day, he will die. First he'll grow weak and tired, his powers limited, and then he'll start to decay, and eventually die. This accelerates his healing process and only works on living beings. He doesn't have to kill people if he keeps himself sated, but the hungrier he gets, the more he needs and the more lethal the draining becomes for a person. He is always feeling the urge to drain other living beings, and has to fight to control this every day.

Weakness/Limitations: Damon is powerless when the song Scars by Papa Roach is playing.

Daylight: Part of his mutation is a weakness to sunlight. His powers become weaker, he's slower, even when infused, and his urge to drain living beings of their aura or spirit increases greatly. He can barely control it in the daylight, his actions becoming rash and almost beast like.

Personality: Damon is generally respectful and gentlemanly. He is driven by a desire to help and to do good, despite all the hate and revulsion he often receives for being a freak. He's the type to open doors for you, ask how your day was, go out of his way to help you. His voice is light, with a sort of haunted tone to it. A quiet despair that only the most perceptive can detect.

There is a viscious hunger to Damon, however. A savageness that lurks under the surface and releases when he is angry or upset. He's very reclusive during the day, often not coming outside and seen by no one. People often report a sort of creepy vibe about him, despite his excellent manners.

Appearance: Damon is tall and lean, his hair is black and wavy and his eyes are ice blue. His features are sharp, his jawline strong, his ears pointed ever so slightly. His horns are black and not very large, slightly curled. His skin is paler than snow. He wears a dark leather trench coat over a black muscle shirt and modified blue jeans to allow his tail freedom from the restricting clothing. Around his neck is a silver pentacle neckless, on his right hand a ruby skull ring. He wears blue jeans and black sneakers.

Aura Infusion Appearance: His hair turns dark red and spiky, a red aura surrounds him and his eyes turn light red and slightly glowing. His horns grow slightly bigger, his tail longer.

Background: Damon was born an orphan in Epic City, abandoned by his family due to his mutation. He learned to fend for himself rather quickly and joined in with a gang at a young age. The gang did not judge him for his appearance and made him feel at home. Small crimes became bigger crimes and his sense of family and loyalty grew. He lived for this gang, would do anything for them. One night, as they slept in an abandoned, filthy building, Damon woke up to hear his "family" talking about how ugly he was. How gullible he was and their desire to use him. Enraged by what he heard, Damon's powers awoke and so did his hunger. Without quite realizing what he was doing, Damon began draining his former family. He didn't stop until they were all dead.

Crying at what he had done, at the monster he was, Damon stumbled away from his now dead family, finding that despite everything he still loved them. After some time and struggle Damon got a handle on his powers. He used them to try and make his community better, fighting crime. He found that if he drained a little at a time, he didn't have to kill and had a better handle on his hunger. He got himself a house and during the day, became a recluse. He bought a nightclub, letting his managers run everything while he kept his social activies minimal due to his mutation.

Criminals in the area have often called him Devilstrider and tales of lifeless gang members, rapists, and other criminals have given him a fearful reputation.

[Feisty-Pants]

Spirit

Name: Damon Light

Epic Identity: Spirit

Age: 30

Faction: Epic

Abilities-

Aura/Spirit Manipulation: Damon has never known what to really call what it is he can do, but as near as he can figure it, he can manipulate his inner spirit, or Aura to do some incredible things. Below are some examples.

Aura Beams: Damon can channel his Aura into destructive beams capable of incinerating small buildings.

Aura Weapons: Damon can create various weapons out of his Aura, including swords.

Aura Shields: Damon can solidify his Aura into various kind of shields of varying strength, though he's only been able to stop up to a small explosion.

Aura Infusion: This power allows Damon to infuse his aura with himself, changing his hair and eye color and making his red aura visible around him. While doing this, he is stronger, faster, capable of flight and capable of healing most wounds in a matter of minutes other than weeks.

Weakness/Limitations: Damon is powerless when the song Scars by Papa Roach is playing. Furthermore, he can tire himself out with Aura Infusion if he uses it too often and for longer periods.

Personality: Damon is, for the most part, an asshole. He's selfish, he's vindictive and drives people away most of the time. What most fail to realize is that he does actually care. It's all a very convincing act he puts on, even convincing himself most days. He'll often do the right thing, even as he claims that he's only doing it for himself. No one really knows why he's this way, but those that are more perceptive than most would tell you that he hates himself and is doing his best to make everyone else hate him to.

Appearance: Damon is tall and lean, his hair is black and wavy and his eyes are ice blue. His features are sharp, his jawline strong, his ears pointed ever so slightly. He wears a dark leather trench coat over a black muscle shirt and blue jeans. Around his neck is a silver pentacle neckless, on his right hand a ruby skull ring. He wears blue jeans and black sneakers.

Aura Infusion Appearance: His hair turns dark red and spiky, a red aura surrounds him and his eyes turn light red and slightly glowing.

Background: Damon was born an orphan in Epic City. He grew up in an orphanage, but was soon found by a small time street gang, and eventually he ran off with them. It was there that he committed various crimes....including the one that haunted him at night. He was breaking into a home one night, when a young boy no more than 10 stumbled in on him in the kitchen. Reacting to the sound, Damon lashed out with his knife and stabbed the boy. Frightened and shocked at what he had done, Damon tried to save the boy. Even called an ambulance. The boy died from the wound. Damons powers emerged soon after and he left the gang. Hating himself for what he had done, Damon tried to drown the guilt by dedicating his life to ridding small communities of crime and helping troubled kids

Damon has since occupied his time by stopping small time crime and keeping his neighbhorhood safe. Though he swears he's only doing it to keep himself being hurt. He also works as a student counselor, though outside of work he resumes his hateful attitude.

Note: At work Damon is generally professional and distant with fellow staff, though very active with the students and always kind to them. He wears casual clothing at work.

@Override

Interesting!

[Regitnui]

@Feisty-Pants, @Override, you two partner up as the Angel and the Devil.

[Old Amsterdam]

@Override
Alright, Reg and I talked it over.

A few things to note:

• We'd like it if you changed the beams to being able to project his punches as aura fists to about 8 meters, his rough arms length past his normal reach.
• Aura weapon limited to a single weapon, specified.
• What we already talked about with the buffs. Specify they make him just above human, and the healing is accelerated to days. The longer he uses the ability, the more time is removed from how long it would normally take to heal. Or simply make the healing a separate factor, which is my suggestion, and it takes days to heal instead of the usual weeks.

Beyond that it's fine. My personal preference is that the history is a bit short, but it works fine enough.

[Feisty-Pants]

@Feisty-Pants, @Override, you two partner up as the Angel and the Devil.

@Regitnui

BWAHAAHA. I'm down for it.

[Override]

Right. Can I keep the beams but instead say they can only go up to 8 meters? I wanted the beams and kinda meant for them to be his main thing. I'm okay with the other changes you mention.

[Regitnui]

@Override, if you want to be a human laser beam, than build your character around that. @Old Amsterdam and I made those suggestions on the assumption your core character was "ki-empowered martial artist". I'd love to see a redesign that focuses on one or the other. Both is a little strong.

[ML]

LASERBEAM POWERED MARTIAL ARTIST

DRILL IS THE DRILL THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS