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[u][B]| BIRTHNAME: |[/B][/u]
[INDENT]William Irving[/INDENT]
[u][B]| NICKNAME(S): |[/B][/u]
[INDENT]N/A[/INDENT]
[B]| ALIAS(ES): |[/B]
[INDENT]Outsider[/INDENT]
[B]| SEX: |[/B]
[INDENT]Male[/INDENT]
[B]| AGE: |[/B]
[INDENT]18[/INDENT]
[B]| APPEARANCE: |[/B]
[INDENT]Stands at 5'9" and appears to have a tight, powerful, gymnast like physique when fully 'fed', though if he waits to long before 'eating' this can fade into a far more fragile, skeltal frame.

None of his fellow students can be quite sure what he looks like as he only ever goes out hooded and masked. His mask his a simple thing of brushed metal, crudely moulded into the shape of a skull. His hood is attatched to the dark greatcoat that he wears.[/INDENT]
[B]| ABILITIES: |[/B]
[INDENT][u]Psionic vampirism[/u]
William's mutation forces him to feed off the psionic energy of those around him. If he doesn't feed then he will gradually grow ill and die. Just being in close proximity to someone is enough for William to get a 'drip' effect that will keep him sustained, with no real lasting effects to the individual he is draining, other than an increase likliehood for negative moods.  

However if William decides that he needs a faster, more effective way of feeding on anothers energy he merely needs to initiate skin-to-skin contact. It merely requires several seconds of uniterrupted tactile contact for William to drain a regular person empty, leaving nothing more than a shrivened husk in it's place, though William has vowed never to do such a thing. For this reason William always goes out with every inch of skin covered, so there is no risk of accidentally hurting others. Even his mask doesn't come off in public.

[u]Slightly-Above peak human potential[/u]
When fully fed on psionic energy he is preternaturally strong, fast, durable and agile. Of special note is his reflexes, as they are nearly instantaneous. However the longer he goes without feeding the less powerful he becomes, to the point that if he has gone several days without contact with another human then he will wither to the point of being as weak as a week-old kitten.

[u]Emphatic Manipulation[/u]
William has access to low level empathic manipualtion, enabling him to, with effort, affect the moods of those around him. By his very nature he causes a slight increase in negative emotions in all those around him, though with some eye-to-eye contact and concentration he can reverse these effects, bringing joy, happiness or good humours to others. Conversely he may wish to make his enemies fear him, or force them to hate each other, fighting amongst themselves. A being of sufficiently strong will can resist him however. Any use of emphatic manipulation weakens him considerably, requiring him to 'feed' far more often.
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[B]| BIOGRAPHY: |[/B]
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[*]Born to Ben and Virginia Irving in a small, church going town in middle-America. His mother dies due to complications with childbirth, a fact that William's father never forgave him for, treating him coldly for the rest of his life, though as a churchgoing, God-fearing man he never goes so far as to beat his son.
[*]As William grows older he seeks solace from his family home in the church, where he enjoys the company of the charismatic, charitable reverend Elijah Freeman, and the reverends daughter, Sophie, a girl of William's age.
[*]William and Sophie begin a romantic relationship, one they attempt to consummate after William has turned sixteen. However William's mutation makes itself known during his excitement, and he accidentally nearly kills Sophie. After phoning an ambulance he flees to his church, seeking both guidance and protection. An angry mob attempts to burn down the church to kill William. Ben attempts to stop them, as although he resents his son for his perceived role in killing Virgina, he doesn't want to lose him. Ben fails, being hospitalized in the process. William would have willfully died in the burning church if not for the intervention of the X-men, come to help a mutant in need.
[*]William is taking to the mansion were he is convinced to join the school. Through correspondence he learns that Sophie has recovered, and her father was at her bedside during the mob burning of the church. Neither hold ill-will towards him, but note that it would be safer for him to remain among his [i]'own people'[/i].  
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[B]| MISC. NOTES: |[/B]
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[*]While William doesn't want to allow himself to grow close to others in fear of hurting another like he hurt Sophie, his powers force him to form connections to others just to stay alive. He can't allow himself to die as he believe that would be akin to suicide, and that is a sin in the eyes of God.
[*]Apparently under his mask William is badly burnt, though if that is true or not is anybody's guess.
[*]Despite popular belief at the Mansion, he is not a goth. He isn't even entirely sure what a goth is.
[*]Neither does he sparkle in the sun. Stop asking him if he sparkles.
[*]Irn-Bru
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