“Why is it always interdimensional darkness or some crap like a super-wizard? When can it be something normal… like, terrorists or something? Oh crap. It’s terrorists too? Me and my big mouth...”
Character
Kent Nelson /
Doctor Fate
Age
Mid-to-Late Twenties
Powers/Abilities
Magic – Said to be “infinite” and “absolute” by Nabu, magic is the primary and arguably only true power that Kent Nelson exercises and this is only when the trinket that summons a fragment of Nabu, the helmet of Fate, is active. The powers that Kent Nelson wields are not as infinite or definite as they seem and the archaeologist is unable to channel the full extent of the magic that descends from Nabu’s realm. The power threshold can flicker at any moment and the more he uses Nabu’s power the more complicated his life becomes such as synthesis of personality as one example. Kent Nelson prefers to be himself, and not Nabu’s avatar.
- Enhanced Strength and Endurance
- Levitation
- Mystical Senses
- Schools of Magic (Illusion, Alteration, Restoration, Destruction, Enchantment, Divination, Conjuration)
Skilled Archaeologist – Despite being a bit of a “puckish rogue”, Kent Nelson is a skilled archaeologist despite his relatively young age. Whilst quite intelligent and deductive, he is hardly a genius or a detective and most of his skills are based on what Kent himself would call “a metric ton of luck”. Since luck is not quantifiable it is safe to say he is an extremely well read, and a worldly traveler.
Weaknesses
Despite the powers of Nabu, he does not have alien endurance or supernatural strength. This of course mean, even when sharing power from his magical counterpart (where the Helmet of Fate is donned and Nabu takes partial control) his body is still mortal and can be killed quite efficiently. Kent can be shot, stabbed, exploded, crushed, and so forth.
Backstory/Origins
The man is Kent Nelson, a former student of Professor Daniel Evans of the University of St. Roch where he studied within the field of archaeology. Described as a dedicated student if a bit overeager and with a penchant for sarcastic quips and observations. This was of course years past as he has developed into a man well known amongst the archaeological community; though if that is a good reputation depends on who you ask. What is not known however, is the contact Nelson has endured in years past upon a dig in Qurac where the entity of Nabu came in contact with the young archaeologist as the directive of fighting the forces of Chaos and defending the fate of the universe was asked of him—which his first words in reply were quite profane and confused. It took time for him to come to some sort of terms with the amount of responsibility that Nabu spoke of and wonders much when these days will come.
Kent Nelson is mobile, but his home is within the archaeological capital of the United States: Gateway City, located in northern California.
Arc Ideas
The Cloak of Destiny – Traveling through eastern Europe, Kent Nelson finds himself at odds with terrorist organization KOBRA as it becomes a race against time to see if the forces of good or evil find the mysterious Cloak of Destiny first.
The Amulet of Anubis – Taking Kent Nelson to Africa and the Middle East inspires an adventure that connects the long lost amulet of Anubis which sets him alongside young _ Inza Cramer, which only complicates things when it seems the forces of chaos are involved and an eccentric man named Felix Faust reveals himself.
