[b][center]Blaise Ward[/center][/b] [center][IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/a3dus9.jpg[/IMG][/center] [center]"Sometimes...I wish I could just runaway from it all..."[/center] [b]Age:[/b] 27 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] Blaise is someone who, on occasion, has been called "pretty" and told that he resembles his mother. He stands at about 5'9 weighing 140lbs with a smooth and relatively lean body. He has curly hair that is usually laid out or tied into a ponytail and wears golden hoops in his ears that he hardly ever takes out. His style is rather simplistic, consisting of fitted sweaters or tank tops and he has a preference for wearing sweatpants due to their comfort. [b]Superpower[/b] [b]Name of ability:[/b] Avian Physiology [b]Description:[/b] Level one abilities: At level 1, Blaise is able to achieve flight due to his large feathered wings. Furthermore, his entire anatomy is naturally adapted to flying and comparable to birds, especially birds of prey. His bones are hollow like a bird's, making him weigh far less than usual for a male of his build. His body is virtually devoid of fat and possesses a greater proportionate muscle mass than an ordinary human because his body processes food more efficiently than a normal human body . His eyes are specially adapted to withstand high-speed winds which would hurt the average eye. He possesses a special membrane(like a bird) in his respiratory system that enables him to extract oxygen from the air at high velocities and altitudes. His physical adaptations give him incredible protection against damage from falling. Blaise's body, while far from invulnerable, is far more resistant to blunt force trauma than an ordinary human, an adaptation that allows him to withstand large amounts of friction while in flight. He has superior agility, eyesight, hearing, flexibility, reflexes, coordination, and balance while flying due to his birds of prey-like physiology. He can fly nonstop under his own power for a maximum of approximately 4 hours before he needs to stop and rest his wings. His normal cruising speed averages around 60mph, though he is capable of diving swoops that reach up to 160mph. He can fly at 130mph without the help of a tail wind for up to half an hour at a time before tiring to an appreciable degree. He can reach a height of 10,000 feet before feeling strain. Level three abilities: At level 3, Blaise's body has become even more adapted to flying. He can now fly nonstop under his own power for a maximum of approximately 8 hours before he needs to stop and rest his wings. His normal cruising speed now averages around 70mph and he is capable of diving swoops that reach up to 170mph. He can now fly at 140mph without the help of a tail wind for up to half an hour at a time before tiring out. Furthermore, he can now reach a height of 20,000 feet before feeling strain. Level five abilities: At level 5, Blaise's body is now at its peak condition for flying. He can now fly nonstop under his own power for a maximum of approximately 12 hours before needs to rest. His normal cruising speed now averages around 80mph and he is capable of diving swoops that reach up to 180mph. He can now fly at 150mph without the help of a tail wind for up to half an hour at a time before exhaustion. Furthermore, Blaise can now reach the highest recorded altitude of a bird in flight which is 30,000(about the height of Mt. Everest), though, due to the extreme altitude, severe strain keeps him from being able to stay up there for no more than several minutes. [b]Weakness/drawback:[/b] -Wing Injuries: Despite the impressive capabilities of his wings, they are in fact, somewhat delicate and susceptible to physical trauma and damage. Thats not to say they can't get hit, but they are indeed more injury prone than the rest of his anatomy. Furthermore, his wings take much longer to heal themselves than any other part of his body. -Indoor Spaces: Although flying indoors is feasible, it is a much more difficult task due to the confined spaces, which makes navigation and coordination while flying indoors much less competent than if he were flying outside. -No Hiding: Also, it should be noted that his wings are a physical mutation of his bird physiology, so he is unable to make them disappear. While they are flexible enough to allow him to fold them nicely behind his back(and under his clothes), he can never fully hide them, which at times, can be a nuisance more than anything. [b]History[/b] [b]History:[/b] At least a paragraph The day before the bus ride: I would like to use this in exchange of having a personality. I would like to see what an average day was like and what type of person they were like before everything unfolded. Think of this as your introductory post. P.S. :(Almost done guys. Don't have time to finish the history since I've really got to get some work done. Will be back to finish later tonight or tomorrow probably. Hope everything else is alright so far though.)