[Hider=Wraith] [center][img]http://i.imgur.com/MEWLbU5.png?1[/img][/center] [b]Name:[/b] Ka'van Soeray [b]Alias:[/b] Wraith [b]Age:[/b] Late-twenties in human years [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Race:[/b] Alien half-demon [b]Powers/Skills:[/b] As Wraith's name implies, he has a ghostly powerset. The powers listed are things that occur because of the demon bound to his soul. The skills are things that come naturally to his people [i]Powers:[/i] He can phase through solid objects He can teleport using shadows When in the shadows, he can make himself completely invisible As for powers to be used on the offense, he can use telekinesis to lift/move objects with his mind. [i]Skills:[/i] Empathy; he can feel the emotions of others. Aura reading; he has an uncanny ability to know if someone is a 'good' or 'bad' person. [b]Equipment:[/b] He doesn't really carry weapons or anything. [b]Weaknesses:[/b] Ka'van kind of got screwed over with the whole demon thing. Every day he has to live under the threat of an evil force inside of him taking over his body and going on a rampage. The demon threatens to gain more power over him when he himself looses control. As such, Ka'van has evolved himself to be very well disciplined. He mustn't let negative emotions overtake him; which, as an empath in a crime infested city, can be very difficult at times. He meditates often to reign in any negative emotions he may feel. And lastly, his people on his home planet used a powerful, psychic connection to one another, almost like a hivemind, as a lifeforce. Ka'van has been removed from that force, so he must rely on his human connections to supplement it. In other words, he could literally die of loneliness. [b]Experience:[/b] Ka'van was trained by the religious leaders of his planet to fight demons. When he arrived on Earth, he knew how to fight; maybe even a little too well. He accidentally killed the first few human criminals he tangled with, being unable to grasp just how fragile an average human can be. But after two years, he's gotten a good feel for when to hold back or not. Especially with the Bat breathing down his neck. [b]Alignment:[/b] Would typically be considered a hero, but every now and then, he toes that line between traditional hero and anti-hero. [b]Personality:[/b] Mild mannered, soft spoken, polite, calm, somber, and emotionally restrained. [b]Appearance:[/b] When he appears as Wraith, Ka'van is a solid black figure with bright red, solid eyes, clothed with a tattered, grey cloak. He stands at 5'11" and has a lean muscular build. In his civilian form, Ka'van still stands out from other people. He is clearly not human. Even among his own kind, he was different. His skin is dark grey like ash, and his eyes are bright red. His hair is messy and pitch black. Ka'van has a lean muscle build and remains the same height. [b]How did you meet Batman:[/b] After meeting a particularly evil villain, Ka'van found it appropriate to kill the man. His reasoning was that he wasn't reformable. This earned him a very long, serious talk from Batman. It ended with: if you live in my city, you play by my rules. Ka'van has enough respect for the Bat to continue to honor this agreement, even if he doesn't particularly agree with it. [b]History:[/b] Ka'van was born on a far away planet that had a large tear between the mortal and demonic realm. The demonic entities of the other realm flooded the planet, quickly taking over and laying waste to the civilization there. Ka'van was the last child to be born before a permanent sterilization overtook his people. Their bodies, far more sensitive to mediumship than a human's, refused to bring any more young into the terrible world their home had become. Ka'van was taken by the religious leaders of his people as a last ditch effort to rid themselves of their demonic enemies. A ceremony was performed to bind his soul with that of a captured demon. Being the youngest of his kind, they hoped that he would be able to survive the ritual, where others had died. The goal was to use him as a weapon against the leader of the demons, to defeat him and send the rest back to their realm. Ka'van was trained until he was a teenager, when his species was on the very brink of extinction. He decided that he was ready to face down their evil ruler, and in a battle to the death, he just barely won. The others demons fled the planet, leaving the people to pick up the pieces of what was left. The religious leaders would then gather to perform a ritual that would ensure that demons could never step foot on their surface again. Unfortunately for Ka'van, that meant him as well. Ka'van would be spared for his heroic deed, but he had to be sent away. His planet's new leaders searched for a new planet to send him to; somewhere with a livable atmosphere similar to theirs. Earth was the closest option. Through a powerful ritual, Ka'van was teleported to Earth. There, he vowed to help protect the planet's people and to never let the demon he was bound with overthrow him. His spirit has remained strong, despite being separated from his people. [b]Notes:[/b] He doesn't really keep a secret identity. He makes a living outside of hero work by setting up a small trading route between his planet and Earth. Precious metals that are rare on Earth are a bit more common on his home planet, Talga. So Ka'van can receive packages of said metals from his people and turn around and sell them for Earth prices. No big time corporations have figured out how to make this illegal yet. He's a vegetarian. Those who are around him while he is in his Wraith form complain that he makes the atmosphere around him bone chillingly cold. A good way to know if he's nearby is whether or not you can see your breath on a warm summer evening. [/hider]