[h1][center][color=RoyalBlue][u]MARVEL: KNIGHTS OF NEW YORK[/u][/color][/center][/h1] [h3][color=RoyalBlue][b][center]The Incredible Nightcrawler[/center][/b][/color][/h3] [center][i][img]http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj306/Carnage27/nighcrawler_zpsnmrtueuq.jpg[/img][/i][/center] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [h3][center][u][color=RoyalBlue]CHARACTER BIO:[/color][/u][/center][/h3] [color=RoyalBlue][b]Real Name:[/b][/color] Kurt Wagner [color=RoyalBlue][b]Age:[/b][/color] 24 [color=RoyalBlue][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male [color=RoyalBlue][b]Powers, Abilities, and Gear:[/b][/color] Kurt has the ability to teleport from one place to another, traveling through a parallel dimension as he does so. While Kurt's power theoretically allows him to travel anywhere he pleases, long distance jumps drain him physically. Also, without direct line of sight he runs the risk of teleporting himself into a physical object, which would kill him. Kurt's mutant physiology has also granted him incredible dexterity, a prehensile tail, and the ability to wall-crawl. Kurt is also an expert fencer, a skill he picked up during his time in the circus. Gear-wise, he has a holographic disguise emitter, which allows him to blend in with normal looking humans when needed. [color=RoyalBlue][b]Origin:[/b][/color] Kurt was abandoned as a baby in Germany by parent unknown to him, presumably because of his clearly-mutant visage. Luckily, the newborn was discovered by a traveling circus. He was raised by the childless acrobats in the circus and given the name Kurt. When he was old enough, he began performing under the moniker of "The Incredible Nightcrawler". Kurt loved his time with the circus, but was forced to flee as Anti-Mutant sentiment began to sweep across the globe. He knew what he looked like, and he knew if he continued to stay with the circus, he was putting all the people he loved in danger. In the dark of the night while the circus was moving from one city to another, Kurt teleported away, leaving the only family he ever knew. He lived in isolation in the forests of Eastern Europe for years, managing to hunt and forage for all the food he needed. His powers allowed him to survive, and he was content in his solitude. That is, until he met Rahne Sinclair. Rahne, like Kurt, was a young mutant running from persecution to save her family. The two came across one another in the woods, and decided to join up to increase both their survival and morale. Rahne had the ability to turn herself into a wolf-like creature, which was fearsome for those who were too ignorant to see her for who she really was. Over their months together, Kurt and Rahne fell in love, and their life together, though hard, was happy. Unfortunately for the young couple, Kurt was spotted on one of his rare visits to the local village. Word of the "Demon of the Forest" got out, and the two were captured by a gang of mutant slavers. He was shipped to America where an unknown experiment was in his future. Rahne, however, was sent somewhere else, and Kurt had no idea where. Whispers of "hounds" came to his ear, but little else. Thankfully, before he was delivered to his final destination, Kurt was saved by the X-Men and taken to their home outside New York. There Kurt found his place in the world, and became part of the team himself. Thanks to his powers, Wagner is invaluable as a scout for the team. After reports of vanishing mutants began to point towards shady dealings in the volatile New York City, Kurt and his best friend Kitty Pryde were dispatched to New York City to investigate. Thanks to SHIELD's ever present eye sweeping over the city, the two were instructed to keep a low profile and merely investigate. Whether or not they could do that and stay alive was the real question. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [h3][center][u][color=RoyalBlue]STORY INFO:[/color][/u][/center][/h3] [color=RoyalBlue][b]High Concept:[/b][/color]The X-Men are some of the best characters in comics, but most of their storylines aren't what you' consider small. I'd like to take some of my favorite characters from the franchise, take them out of their blockbuster domain, and stick them into a noir-style story filled with gangsters, slavers, cults, and downright bad people. Kurt and Kitty will be in the most danger they've ever been in. New York is a powderkeg ready to blow, and the citizenry and SHIELD have no desire to have mutants operating in their midst. The two Young X-Men will also be dealing with New York's criminal element, something neither of them are used to. [color=RoyalBlue][b]Motivation and Conflict:[/b][/color] This is personal for Kurt. He himself was almost a victim of the mysterious group kidnapping mutants. He wants to know who took his friend, and, if possible, save her. Still, he knows these slavers, who ever they are, are well equipped. He doesn’t know if he and Kitty will survive this mission. [color=RoyalBlue][b]Notes:[/b][/color] [u][b]NPCs[/b][/u] Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat - Kurt's best friend and teammate. The two were dispatched to NYC to investigate reports of mutant kidnapping and slave trading. The two's powers allowing them to keep a low profile was why Professor X chose them for the assignment. Piotr Rasputin/Colossus - Kurt’s other best friend and Kitty’s boyfriend Agent Danielle "Dani" Moonstar - A mutant and an agent in the ranks of SHIELD, Dani is Professor X's informant in New York. She is also working with the two X-Men while they are in the city. Church of Humanity - A fundamentalist group who believes humanity is in a holy war with mutant-kind. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [center][h3][u][color=RoyalBlue]PLAYER INFO:[/color][/u][/h3][/center] [b][color=RoyalBlue]Player Name:[/color][/b] HenryJonesJr [b][color=RoyalBlue]Preferred Contact Method:[/color][/b] PM [b][color=RoyalBlue]Why [i]This[/i] Character?:[/color][/b] It's honestly a throwback to my start in the RPing community. Kurt was the very first character I played as, and I saw this as an opportunity to revisit him. Plus I have a fun, noir detective-type story to tell with him. [b][color=RoyalBlue]What Can You Bring to the RPG?:[/color][/b] An experienced player with (hopefully) a fun story to tell.