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| Identity |
Khufu Kha-Tarr
Carter Hall
Hawkman I

| Origin & Backstory |
The Many Lives of Carter Hall
In Ancient Egypt, Prince Khufu had been beloved by his many servants and the nation as a whole. But none bestowed love upon him in volumes even nearing those of his bride to be, Chay-Ara. It is said that when they touched, even the crocodiles of the Nile would burst into song. Despite this, Khufu was opposed by a cruel and selfish Pharoah, his father, and the crueler Priest Hath-Set. Successfully, Khufu then sprang a rebellion against the existing institiution with the intention of creating a stronger, more effective government more capable of serving the people.

When the time of Khufu and Chay-Ara's wedding was nearing, Hath-Set hatched an insidious scheme to prevent them from continuing the great dynasty. The night before the ceremony, the treacherous priest assassinated them, puncturing each of their hearts at once while they had been in an embrace before burying them in the sand. The knife he ambushed them with was shortly after abandoned in the sands outside of the latest grand building project, a pyramid more glorious than any other at the time.

Centuries later Carter Hall was born, a reincarnation of the late Prince Khufu. Carter was born as the heir to a sum of several hundred million dollars. In his free time he was a playboy philanthropist, but during his working hours he was an archaeologist who just so happened to be combing through the very ruins he had been previously murdered at with a crew he'd hand-picked for the excavation work.

Rebirth
He touched his own skeleton, feeling nothing but a slight sense of unease. Just a few feet away was a knife, eaten and ground to frailty by the abrasive, sandy winds of the desert. Brushing this, a lifetime of memories flooded his brain. At once he recalled his life, his love and his death at the hands of the sinister priest Hath-Set. Even more disturbing, he had gained a sharper eye, capable of piercing beyond a man's flesh and into his soul. Mere feet away from him was fellow archaeologist Anton Hastor, who he recognized as his own killer.

In response to his reawakening, Carter went to a different ruin, where he found a cache of his own belongings along with something he did not expect, a pair of large metal wings. Curiosity provoked him to try them on. The ensuing experience was one of him bursting into flight through the egyptian air, each wing flapping in response to his own whims. Finding himself rather comfortable, he kept the findings and their location to himself, hiding them until the dig was over.

Rather than leave them to rest, it seemed that Anton, too, remembered his previous actions and status. He held the nearest town hostage and instituted himself as a dictator before being met by the metal fist of Hawkman, an identity forged by Carter in order to retain his anonymity yet once more liberate the Egyptian people from the cruelty of Hath-Set. He was successful, with his brute force compounded by strategic superiority gained over several lifetimes.

In the 1940s, he did his utmost to combat the Nazi forces, becoming a founding member of The Justice Society of America after being summoned to action by Dr Fate. Alongside the likes of The Flash (Jay Garrick), The Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Captain America (Steve Rogers) Wildcat [BlackSam3091], and others, he took part in setting a high standard for the youth of the generation.

His term of service with the Justice Society resulted in a number of diverse experiences that rivaled the variety he'd seen in previous lives. From defeating mad scientists and resurrected dinosaurs to foiling alien invasions and gargantuan androids, he did it all. He even met his reincarnated love (Kendra Sanders), got remarried, and had her join the Society as Hawkgirl.

In the 1980s, Hall's activity as Hawkman had slowed to a crawl, along with many of the other Justice Society members. In his sixties, he was hardly capable of fighting aliens, and every encounter almost cost himself and his wife their lives. So his retirement officially set in.

The Savage Hawkman
On the distant world of Thanagar were a people very much like humankind. Living in cities reaching up to the clouds, it was not uncommon for them to leap from one tower to another, carried aloft by wing harnesses fashioned using their precious Ninth Metal. Yet there were still issues. Oppression keen among them. On the world of Thanagar the police force was swiftt and brutal, yet generally lacking corruption.

The exception to their upstanding integrity were a group of conspirators converged on sabotaging the career of Katar Hol, a high ranking policeman who's relationship with the Thanagarian emperor was unnerving. So he was framed for treason. When he begged to be heard and explain his innocence, he was instead stripped of his rank and banished.

Rather than leaving his world, his wife, and his name in the mud, Hol performed an investigation before manually cleansing the Thanagarian police force, one officer at a time. In the end he brought the traitors before the Emperor, who apologized passionately, dropping all charges. Pridefully declining the emperor's olive branch, Katar left Thanagar, taking his wife with him before stationing himself on Earth.

As it would turn out, much of the Egyptian equipment worn by Carter Hall decades earlier was actually Thanagarian in origin. Accordingly, Katar was mistaken for Hawkman. He began enforcing justice on those too powerful to be handled by the fragile human enforcers, seeing it to be his duty as a resident of their world. Before long, Katar accepted the role of Hawkman and became a globetrotting superhero, attracted to areas with the greatest disturbances. After a short while hunting him down, the eighty year old Carter Hall officially gave him his blessing as his successor.

In turn, Katar would accidentally inspire a follower for himself in Charley Parker, who Katar eventually granted a Thanagarian battle suit to minimize the danger that he'd be exposed to as a result of stalking Hawkman after Parker had taken up an extreme case of hero worship.

| Attributes |
Abilities
None of his physical attributes are superhuman (in his aged state they are even subpar), however he has an ability to identify items of a mystical nature and can often see things others cannot. Definitive of himself are his knowledge of his previous lives, having retained the skills from them.

Skills
He has an impressive track record of winning duels and is truly formidible in melee combat. He is very experienced with most types of weapons, though he is outstandingly proficient with those of a medieval origin. Not to be undervalued is his merit as a pilot or driver. With tanks, submarines, aircraft, and trains he is familiar. Also, he is a qualified leader, tactician, blacksmith, engineer, and student of alchemy.

Tools
He has many tools he uses, but most readily recognized is his wing harness, which is in fact a common Thanagarian artifact made from there Nth (Ninth) metal, which has antigravitational properties. Weapon of choice is his mace, an enchanted Egyptian artifact that is extremely durable, capable of charging with mystical energies and treated to gather extreme  momentum without being too heavy while at rest. Yet more threatening is the claw of Horus, an glove with long claw-like blades extending from the knuckles.

| Character Notes |
The Hawks
Charley Parker - An eighteen year old brat who'd been spoiled and then kicked to the curb. Having attempted suicide, he was saved from death by the second Hawkman. Following this, he grew to idolize Hawkman, the first and the second, before stalking Katar Hol, attempting to help him in battle. Realizing that the boy would not simply go away, Katar gifted him a Thanagarian battlesuit before Charley chose the name "Golden Eagle", acting as a teenage counterpart to the Hawks. 

Katar Hol - Katar is brash, authoritative, and extremely defensive of the law, using technicalities and every tool at his disposal to get his man. Katar is without contest the stronger Hawkman. By no means a sidekick, he is a hero in his own right. He is very cooperative with SHIELD and has the will to keep his fellow "superheroes" in check. He is a former Thanagarian policeman and the second Hawkman.

Kendra Shiera Hall - The wife of Carter Hall (formerly Chay-Ara). Like Carter, she regained memory of her earlier lives and ongoing love affair with Carter in their various lives before discovering a wing harness of her own and fighting by his side as Hawkgirl decades ago.

Shayera Hol - The wife of Katar, she immigrated to Earth from Thanagar years ago before fighting by his side, even more viciously than her husband. Despite the precedent of the original Hawkman's partner being known as Hawkgirl, she chose the more modern and politically correct alias "Hawkwoman".

The Rogues
Gentleman Ghost

Shadow Thief

| Character Goals |
A major goal of mine is to create a version of Hawkman, er, the Hawkmen that everyone can understand without getting any headaches. Rather than amalgamate the golden and silver age versions, I've chosen to draw connections between the two in a cohesive manner. There's Carter, and there's Katar, a pair of very different characters often mixed up and therefore unappreciated thanks to continuity block. I want to really emphasize the legacy aspect of it all. How Carter's Hawkman came to be in part thanks to the Thanagarians, but the Thanagarian Hawkman came to be because of Carter's actions.

Heavily NPCing Katar would give me considerable storytelling freedom, which I'd like to use in ways not really seen since the post-crisis DCU. I really want to take advantage of the overlapping generations in this this game. Influences and sources of inspiration for me are Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Thor, and even a hint of Buzz Lightyear. I also want to tell a story spanning decades, generations, and even lifetimes.

There's an old take on Katar that I really loved from UDC, where he was the head of an invasion force and scaled up to be a villain.His authoritarian attitude would sharply contrast with many others, and I'd love to see conflicting loyalties between his new home Earth and the commands of Thanagar. Similarily, I'd like to draw from Batman/Superman and have Katar's loyalties to his fellow superheroes weigh against his loyalties to Earthly institutions.

| References |
Red Robin - DC Universe: Gods Among Us

Aquaman - DC Universe: Age of Heroes

Micro-Bat - Teen Titans: Divided We Fall

Stardate Irrelevant
New York City, New York

An anxious chiptune beat filled the atmosphere of a community garden where a pair of hard-trained boys stood locked in combat. Each had his most powerful and experienced companion by his side, fighting the battle on his behalf while feet away from a fast spinning CD player and the referee who'd brought it. To the untrained observer, they appeared as tasteless low-lives with nothing better to do. But in the right circles, they were gods of the arena. Masters of the Pocket Monsters.

"Use thundershock, now!" Kyle exclaimed before throwing his finger forward like a dart.

"Errr - damn," his friend muttered. "It's super effective!"

"Wartortle fainted. Send in Goldeen?" The boy furthest away from the action asked before scratching the recent development into his notepad. "Don't you know water types are weak to electric types?"

"Stop asking me stupid questions! I'm a water type specialist. Send in Goldeen!"

After a successive and brief exchange, similar to the above, the pizza-faced loser dropped Kyle a ten-spot before heading on his way. A chip on his shoulder and one less badge in his pocket. Kyle had earned a medallion symbolizing victory after a great deal of work.

"Congratulations, you beat Trainer Brad," the referee said with a grin. "That makes you the trainer with the longest victory streak."

"It just means I need to let everyone else catch up for a while, Dan."

Kyle scooped up a trio of red & white balls before tossing them into his messy backpack beside the rulebook for their homegrown LARP adaption of a popular handheld title. At that, he jumped onto his bicycle and pressed off, giving a playful salute to the ref while he cornered onto the sidewalk. Once out of sight, he wiped the sweat of his brow with his sweatshirt's sleeve. Before he could make it any further, he recieved a phone call.

"Kyle, what are you doing?"

"Anxiously awaiting the release of American Idiot. Oh," he feined surprise, "you mean right now?"

".. we need to talk."

"Yes, indeed we do, Ooma."

"Ooma.. ? Izzat some kind of new slang?"

"All it is is saying that you are the object of my affection, from now until-"

"Oh Kyle."

Oh Kyle. He imagined having her purr it over and over. Sometimes he felt alone. In those dark times, he unfailingly would turn to Alex DeWitt, a straight-A student with dreams of attending Harvard or Yale, once crushed by her own failure to be accepted by the private Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. When he didn't have Alex, he felt alone in the world, with only his own charm and good looks to keep himself company.

Hardening his resolve, Kyle forced an investigation of her initial sentiment.

"What is it we need to talk about."

"Wha - Oh, nothing. Yeah, can't even really remember."

"Oh, um, okay then. TTFN, ta ta for now." At that, he hit the sticky red button to end the call before wedging the phone into his front right pocket.

He was sure that one day his love for acronyms would begin to peel away her patience for his self-expressions. But until that day, he intended to continually secure himself in her heart. He'd determined within his own heart that not even death would cause them to part.

While he was on his bike though, he couldn't help but notice a peculiar insect trailing him, streaking beside him and weaving towards him. With response faster than lightning, Rayner crushed his handbrakes and let it pass. Giant, green and shaped like a coin almost, he was amazed by its speed and dexterity, but also worried that it was going to bite the piss out of him.

It's a green bee! No, a hornet. Gah!

He turned away before accelerating his best, feeling the gears of his bike failing to spin as he needed them to. Relentlessly, it followed up. Despite an attempt to swat it, the thing clasped itself around his finger, and he was surprised to discover that it was not an insect or a coin. It was a ring.

Kyle Rayner of Sector 2814, you have the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps

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