[h1][center][color=a31621][sub][u]MARVEL KNIGHTS OF NEW YORK[/u][/sub][/color][/center][/h1][h3][color=a31621][b][center][img]https://i1.wp.com/nerdbastards.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/daredevil-logo.png[/img][/center][/b][/color][/h3][hr][center][i][img]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/f7/19/23/f71923c7c371d91a50aac7e0624bfa9c--daredevil-artwork-marvel.jpg[/img][/i][/center]
[center][i][quote=Matthew 9:13]"But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[/quote][/i][/center][hr][h3][center][u][color=a31621]CHARACTER BIO:[/color][/u][/center][/h3]
[color=a31621][b]Real Name:[/b][/color] Matthew Michael Murdock
[color=a31621][b]Age:[/b][/color] 29
[color=a31621][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male
[color=a31621][b]Powers, Abilities, and Gear:[/b][/color]
Thanks to his training at the hands of Stick, Matt is an exceptionally talented martial artist; by Stick's own reckoning, he ranks as at least a tenth degree black belt in Ninjutsu, although he is also proficient in boxing and Jui-jitsu. His training has also left him an expert acrobat and aerialist, skills heavily utilised on the rooftops of Manhattan.

As a result of the accident that blinded him, Daredevil's other senses were enhanced to the N[sup]th[/sup] degree, enabling him to see without seeing using a [i]radar sense[/i]. The extent to which his senses have been altered and their limits do not substantially differ from that of his 616 counterpart's - he has difficulty differentiating between colours, cannot interpret screens, and sensory overload or deprivation can render his abilities useless.

Daredevil is armed with a custom-built [i]billy club[/i], a multi-purpose tool that can be used as a variety of different weapons and utilities, not limited to but including: two short blunt weapons, a staff and a grappling-hook.

[color=a31621][b]Origin:[/b][/color]
Matthew Murdock was born into a low-income, Catholic household, the son of John and Maggie Murdock. His mother ran out on them when Matt was too young to remember her leaving his father, a heavyweight prize-fighter known in the ring as "Battlin' Jack Murdock", to raise him on his own. Unable to see his son fall into the same dire life that he led, he insisted that Matt study hard so that he might one day go to college and get a real job. He was eventually approached by the mob, and a man known as The Fixer, who were willing to pay him to throw his fights. He reluctantly accepted, knowing he would struggle to raise his son without a real income.

When Matt was twelve, he was blinded by radioactive substances after a truck carrying hazardous materials overturned next to him. The chemicals also increased the strength of his other senses. In order to pay for Matt's medical bills, his father began to take on small jobs for the mob. Jack struggled to keep this up, however. When Matt was older, John, realising he was in too deep, tried to pull out of his commitments to the mob. He was told to throw one last fight and he wouldn't hear from them again. Seeing Matt in the crowd, however, he couldn't go through with it - he couldn't let Matt live by his example. He stopped throwing his punches, knocking his opponent out in the second round. After the fight, the mob confronted him. He was murdered in the alley as the two left. Unable to identify the killer, Matt vowed to get justice for his father. Here, the seed was sewn for him to become Daredevil. He was soon moved to an orphanage, where he remained for his formative years.

Not long after his father's death, a grieving Matt Murdock met Stick, a blind ninja master from an ancient order. He helped him to realise the potential of his gifts, possessing a similar radar sense to Matt, and taught him how to see using his other senses. For months, he tirelessly trained Matt in martial arts, eventually abandoning him when he realised he was not the weapon he was looking for. Despite this, Matt continued to train, pushing the limits of his mind and body. It was at this time he decided he would become a lawyer.

It was at Columbia University where Matt studied law, and where he met his future partner, Franklin Nelson. In "Foggy", Matt had a best friend who he bonded with over the seven years they spent at law school, eventually finding employment at Nelson's mother's lawfirm after they both took the bar. After a year, they left to form their own practice, taking up rent of a property in Hell's Kitchen, which became the Law Offices of Nelson and Murdock. They quickly took on a secretary, Karen Page and started to accrue a few low-level cases. They initially struggled to make ends meet, offering pro bono legal services for clients that couldn't afford the justice they deserved.

Unbeknownst to Karen and Foggy, it was at this time that Matt would begin to use his other gifts for good, becoming a vigilante. Armed with his altered senses and martial skills, he started to take the fight to the criminal underbelly of Hell's Kitchen. As time went on, he formed a makeshift costume to protect his identity, and armed himself with weapons of Stick's design. He soon drew the attention of New York's criminal elite, including the Kingpin of Crime himself, Wilson Fisk.

At the time the roleplay begins, Daredevil has been active for around three years. With the help of The Defenders and other heroes, The Kingpin was finally taken into custody, with Nelson and Murdock ensuring that he stayed in jail. The high profile case finally put the struggling lawfirm on the map, attracting a great deal more attention. As Daredevil, Matt has begin to disassemble the remains of Kingpin's criminal empire and continues to protect the Kitchen from those who would do it harm.

[h3][center][u][color=a31621]STORY INFO:[/color][/u][/center][/h3]
[color=a31621][b]High Concept:[/b][/color] I want to explore Daredevil at a time when everything should be going his way. But while the defeat of the Kingpin has offered the Kitchen a moment of peace, Murdock knows that challengers to Fisk's mantle are inevitable. In his attempts to break up what's left of Kingpin's criminal empire and maintain the fractured peace, he discovers another faction operating in the shadows of Hell's Kitchen with their own designs for New York. Principally, my story will follow The Man Without Fear's investigation into a cadre of criminals using adapted Chi'tauri tech, led by Jonathan Ohnn (The Spot).

Despite the fame that their efforts in prosecuting Wilson Fisk garnered them, the law practice of Nelson and Murdock continues to struggle getting off the ground financially. I will be exploring how this effects the relationship between the two lawyers, as well as Matt's attempts to make ends meet, alongside Foggy's continued knowledge of Matt's other life as Daredevil. 

[color=a31621][b]Motivation and Conflict:[/b][/color] Daredevil is fueled by his desire for justice, his love of his friends, and his catholic faith. His internal struggle stems from trying to reconcile a life as a vigilante and as an agent of the law. Ultimately, he is determined to see justice done whatever the cost to his body and soul.

[color=a31621][b]Notes:[/b][/color]
[hider=NPC Information:][b]Franklin "Foggy" Nelson:[/b] Matt's best friend and partner in crime, the two own and operate the Law Offices of Nelson and Murdock. Little over a year ago, Foggy discovered Matt's secret identity, something he struggled with initially. In time, Foggy came to respect Matt's decision.

[b]Karen Page:[/b] Secretary to Nelson and Murdock, she shares a close working relationship with the two. She has her own ideas about the true identity of Daredevil.

[b]Stick:[/b] A blind ninja master belonging to the secretive order of the Chaste, he came to Matt not long after his father was killed and taught him to use his gifts and hone his senses, also training him in numerous martial arts and techniques. They have crossed paths a few times since then.

[b]Rosalind Sharpe:[/b] Rosalind "Razor" Sharpe is Foggy's mother and he and Matt's former boss.

[b]Kirsten McDuffie:[/b] The New York district attorney and Matthew's on-and-off flame. McDuffie has made numerous offers for Murdock to take a position at the DA's office with her, which she feels would be a better use of his considerable talents. He has continued to rebuff her offers.

[b]The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk):[/b] The self-declared Kingpin of Crime, Wilson Fisk was finally put away for his litany of crimes, thanks to the efforts of New York's heroes and the law offices of Nelson and Murdock. 

[b]The Spot (Jonathan Ohnn): [/b]Once one of Kingpin's scientific operatives, charged with weaponizing salvaged Chi'tauri tech, there was no love lost when Fisk was finally incarcerated. Finding a way of tapping into the energy that allowed the alien race to travel to Earth, he developed a tool capable of teleportation. He has since branched out and formed his own gang armed with this technology.

[b]Bullseye (Lester):[/b] Bullseye was the Kingpin's assassin of choice and remains a thorn in Daredevil's side. He has since come under a new contract.[/hider]
[center][h3][u][color=a31621]PLAYER INFO:[/color][/u][/h3][/center]
[b][color=a31621]Player Name:[/color][/b] ErsatzEmperor
[b][color=a31621]Preferred Contact Method:[/color][/b] Guild PMs/Discord messages are the best way of reaching me.
[b][color=a31621]Why [i]This[/i] Character?:[/color][/b] Daredevil is a character very near and dear to my heart and has been for the longest time. He's the best example of a street level hero that I can think of. He's been seeing a lot of love lately and I figured I'd share in that love.
[b][color=a31621]What Can You Bring to the RPG?:[/color][/b] A generous helping of self-loathing and mild neurosis, and an eye for detail.