Archetype(s) - Green Lantern; Torch of Liberty
Name - John McIntyre
Alias - Torch of Liberty; aka Torch
Age - 34
Powers/Skills/Equipment -
* Fire Generation/Manipulation - John can currently create green fire from his hands and shoot it
like a flame thrower or shoot compacted bursts of flame hadoken style. This will likely
develop further but nothing too crazy or OP.

* Fire Resistance - Heat and fire don't bother John at all. His body is almost one with the
fire around him.
Weaknesses -
* Basic weaknesses of a standard human in light body armor.
* Water and other substances can hinder the 'Torch's abilities for varied times.

Personality - Honorable, Trustworthy, Short-tempered, Chivilrous, Confident
Experience - 1 year and 4 months
Appearance -


BRIEF Bio -

BRIEF Bio - Born in 1904, John had the average life of somebody born into being a farm hand. He had basic schooling through about the fifth or sixth grade before having to take on a job. The young man helped take care of roughly twenty acres of farmland, rode horses, and was used to using outhouses. By the 1930's John hit the road and traveled up and down the eastern coast taking on factory jobs here and there. Occasionally he'd still get opportunites on farms and a time or two he worked in coal mines. He was decent with firearms when the time ever came, but was as shocked as anyone would be when he created green flames from his hands. After traveling to NYC and seeing the Statue of Liberty as well as the Golden Guardian in action, John was inspired and knew what was next for him.

Moving back to north eastern Tennessee, John became friends with the Sheriff in Queensport and learned a thing or two about justice and law before adopting a costumed identity. After years of using his powers in secret he finally made a name for himself as the Torch of Liberty. During his time as a costumed crime fighter the Torch faced enemies such as the O'Donnell Gang, Ghostface, and the Creature of Warpath River.

Potential Storylines -

Nazi Ghostface - One of Torch's longtime adversaries is revealed to be a Nazi spy.

Birth of the Justice Guild - The formation of what would be this universe's first superteam.

Nazi Robo-Humans Attack - A strange ship that showed up in the NYC bay is secretly housing an army of robots!

Fast Friends - If we get a speedster I'd love to do a team-up ala GL/Flash.

Additional Notes - I essentially wanted a more street level GL type of guy. John doesn't fly or make constructs, or phase through walls... and there's no weakness to wood. I mean there is... you could catch him off guard with a baseball bat just like anybody LOL

Archetype(s) - Captain America-ish.

Name - Samuel “Sam” Bright

Alias - Golden Boy

Age - 24

Powers/Skills/Equipment -
Sam’s body was enhanced through an experimental super-soldier program, giving him strength, durability, stamina, reflexes, and recovery far beyond an ordinary man. He can lift vehicles, tear through reinforced doors, leap great distances, shield people from explosions, and keep fighting long after most men would have collapsed.

The same experiment also caused Sam’s body to produce a strange golden radiance. Government scientists call it photonic discharge. In simpler terms, Sam glows when he exerts himself. With practice, he has learned to control that light in a few limited ways. He can brighten his aura to act as a beacon in smoke or darkness, shine golden light from his hands like a flashlight, release sudden blinding flashes, and channel radiant force into his punches.

These effects are powerful, but simple and physical rather than mystical. He cannot create hard-light constructs, turn invisible, heal people, or fire endless energy beams.

Before becoming Golden Boy, Sam had experience with farm labor, horseback riding, basic mechanics, stage fighting, stunt work, boxing, and screen acting. Since becoming a hero, he has received additional training in rescue work, military coordination, public appearances, and hand-to-hand combat. When working with the military, he usually carries a compact field radio. Other than that, he mostly relies on himself.

Weaknesses -
Sam is powerful, but he is not invincible. Heavy artillery, sustained gunfire from high-caliber weapons, poison gas, electricity, explosives, and specially designed armor-piercing weapons can injure or overwhelm him. His radiant abilities are also tied to stamina and emotional control. If he overuses them, he can be left exhausted, disoriented, and temporarily light-sensitive.

His public image is another vulnerability. Golden Boy has been carefully sold to the American public as the perfect symbol of American masculinity. Reporters, military officials, studio executives, and government handlers all have an interest in keeping that image intact. Sam is also a gay man in 1938, which makes exposure dangerous. If the wrong person learned the truth, it could be used for blackmail, scandal, or worse.

Personality - Charming, earnest, ambitious, guarded, compassionate.

Experience -
Sam has been active as Golden Boy for a little over a year. His rise was meteoric, and very carefully managed. He is not one of the oldest heroes on the scene, nor is he as powerful or established as the Golden Guardian, but he has quickly become one of the most recognizable faces in the country.



Appearance -
Sam is tall, broad-shouldered, and classically handsome, with the kind of face that photographs almost annoyingly well. He has golden blond hair, bright blue eyes, a strong build, and a warm smile that can look completely sincere even when he is using it to hide discomfort. He is equal parts farm boy, movie star, and recruitment poster.

As Golden Boy, Sam wears a fitted deep blue uniform with gold accents, reinforced gloves, tall boots, a golden sunburst emblem across his chest, and a belt with a matching sunburst emblem as a buckle. A short gold cape gives the costume a dramatic, old-fashioned heroic silhouette without getting in the way during combat. When he uses his powers, a faint golden glow shines under his skin and around his body, growing brighter with effort.

BRIEF Bio -
Samuel Bright was born and raised on a farm, where he learned the value of hard work, quiet endurance, and keeping certain things to himself. He was strong, handsome, and restless from a young age. He was drawn less to the life expected of him and more to the fantasy of the silver screen. Sam wanted to be an actor. He wanted lights, cameras, applause, and the chance to become someone larger than life.

So he left home for Hollywood.

At first, Hollywood gave him very little. Sam worked as an extra, stunt double, background character, and sometimes just a pretty face in a crowd. He had the look people wanted, but not the connections to make much of it. Still, he kept trying. He learned how to smile on cue, how to stand where the light hit best, and how to look charming even when he wasn’t feeling it.

Somewhere along the way, he got noticed by people who were not casting for a film.

Sam was approached for what he was told would be a patriotic opportunity: a government-backed physical excellence program with ties to the studios and national defense. The details were vague, and the promises were tempting. It was supposed to be a chance to serve his country, impress important men, and maybe finally get his break.

Instead, Sam was “volunteered” into an experimental super-soldier program.

The process nearly killed him. It involved injections, radiation, electrical stimulation, physical trials, and enough secrecy that Sam still does not know the full truth of what was done to him. When he survived, he emerged stronger, tougher, faster, and changed. Under strain, his body shone with golden light.

The government saw a weapon. Hollywood saw a star. Together, they created Golden Boy.

Now Sam Bright is one of America’s brightest young heroes, a symbol of wholesome courage and patriotic strength. He appears in newsreels, newspapers, posters, patriotic shorts, staged photographs, public-service reels, and serial adventures built around Golden Boy. He technically still works in film, though not in the way he once hoped. He basically plays Golden Boy all the time. He still wants to be taken seriously as an actor, but the studios would much rather sell him as a living symbol. Mothers adore him. Soldiers cheer for him. Reporters ask when he plans to settle down with a nice girl. The public sees exactly what it has been taught to see: the perfect American hero.

Sam knows better.

He does believe in helping people. He does believe in fighting fascists, protecting the vulnerable, and standing against cruelty. But he also knows Golden Boy is a performance. He was turned into a symbol of ideal manhood, and many of the people cheering his name would reject the man under the gold and blue if they knew the truth.

With Nazi spies and superhumans targeting the Atlantic coast, Sam has answered the call. But as the war draws closer, he has to decide whether he is fighting for America as it is, or America as it ought to be.

Potential Storylines -

* The Poster Boy Problem: Sam struggles with being used as propaganda by the same government and Hollywood machine that created Golden Boy. Studio executives and government handlers keep trying to shape his image through interviews, photo opportunities, publicity appearances, and possible fake romances.
* In the Guardian’s Shadow: Golden Guardian is the established legend. Sam is the newer, younger, more marketable hero constantly compared to him. Sam admires him, but resents being measured against an impossible standard.
* Blackmail Material: Someone uncovers evidence of Sam’s sexuality or his past in Hollywood and tries to use it against him.
* The Laughing Skull: Sam is forced to confront violence and hatred within America itself, especially when the Skull targets minorities and vulnerable communities that authorities have failed to protect.
* A Love Worth Hiding: Sam develops, or already has, feelings for another man. Drama ensues.

Additional Notes -
Sam is closeted publicly, but he knows he is gay, and he is not ashamed of it. But he stays closeted because he knows exactly how people would react if the truth came out.

Archetype(s) - Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man
Name - J'amez J'amezon /Detective James Jameson (when in human form)
Alias - The Manhunter (on Mars)/Elastic Man
Age - 33
Powers/Skills/Equipment - Telepathy, Telekinesis (allowing him to fly for short periods), and Shapeshifting (this allows him to stretch out and absorb damage like he's made of plastic, to appear invisible at times, and to phase through objects). He's also a police detective, so he has a gun and some detective skills, along with some acting prowess and knows some forensics techniques.

Weaknesses - Fire (Both in the pyrophobia sense and in the sense that fire messes with his psychic-based powers and causes them to go haywire, leading him to seem like he's melting like plastic). Also, while he has superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes by Martian standards, he's only human average on Earth due to the difference in gravity and atmosphere

Personality - Compassionate, Haunted, Curious, Methodical, Persistent
Experience - 5 Martian Years/10 Earth Years as the Manhunter, 1 Martian Year/2 Earth Years as Elastic Man
Appearance - His Martian form: Fairly typical green skin with pupilless red eyes in a humanoid form; His back was branded with the mark of the Martian World Government which is usually hidden underneath the blue and red straps and trunks and blue cape that was his 'uniform'. As he was forced to wear that uniform for some time, he sometimes slips into it out of force of habit, but he is seeking to fight that habit.

His main human guise: A 6 ft square jawed, blonde haired Caucasian male with square shoulders. Usually wears a collared shirt, formal slacks, a trench coat, and a fedora like a film noir detective.

His Elastic Man guise: Black haired, slim jawed, slight figured guy with a red top like the Golden Age Plastic Man's with a white undershirt under neath and red pants with a yellow belt, black boots, and a pair of sunglasses.

BRIEF Bio -J'amez was a Maritain Forensic Scientist who suddenly found himself with abilities beyond a normal Martian. The Martian World Government, a Soviet-esque dictatorship, at first sought to persuade him to become their puppet superhero. But when he sought to refuse, they burned his home and family (wife, son, & daughter) to make it seem like he died then placed him under J'ac'b J'amezon /Dr. Iron Will's, his twin brother's, "care" in order to make him into the Martian Manhunter. His will was broken, but then was able to escape due to Dr. Erdel's teleportation experiment and so now tries to keep a low profile as an ordinary human police detective so as to not end up the pawn of Mars or of anyone else ever again. However, when people are in danger around him, J'amez can't help but act. So he ended up becoming Elastic Man on Earth, focusing on his shapeshifting as his primary crime-fighting weapon in such a way as to seem like he's only a very rubbery man. As he's become more attached to his new home though, he can't help but want to protect it as much as he can. So he's taken to seek to take care of any spies and those that seek to attack the coast.

Potential Storylines - Mars attempting to silently infiltrate America and take advantage of the WW2 chaos and so discovering that J'amez is still alive, Refugees from Mars trying to get away from their government, J'amez hiding that he's an alien, Nazi Scientists wanting to capture him to figure out how his powers work and how to make more of him for their army

Additional Notes - Playing around with how in the Golden Age, Martian Manhunter had been a scientist before coming to Earth and of course, Mars still had a very alive population originally and was always supposed to be a 'perfect' place with no crime. I'm also playing with the fact that Mars does have a lower gravity so J'amez would need to be super-strong on some level in order to better blend in with other humans and to function as a superhero.

Archetype(s) - Tarzan, Mowgli
Name - Tommy Atkins
Alias - Jungle Boy
Age - 29

Powers/Skills/Equipment - Tommy has the ability to communicate with and understand the speech of every type of animal. He also has borderline superhuman agility and catlike reflexes, as well as possessing peak human physiology in regards to strength and speed. He's trained in guerilla warfare, basic military strategy, archery and firearms. Tommy has a sharp intellect and is an absurdly quick learner. The equipment he usually possesses include a homemade wooden bow with a quiver of arrows, shorts and foot wraps made from fragments of his old uniform bound with leather straps, and animal pelts adorning his waist and torso.

Weaknesses - Tommy cannot control animals or force them to do his bidding against their will. And besides the fruits of his unusual childhood, training and the ability to communicate with animals, he is just an ordinary man with no superpowers.

Personality - WIP
Experience - Seven years of active service, but a lifetime of survival experience.
Appearance -


BRIEF Bio - Tommy does not know who his parents are, though given his Caucasian complexion, there's a good chance they were British soldiers. He grew up alone and abandoned in the mountains of Waziristan, on the border between British India and Afghanistan. He does not know why or how, but as soon as he was of age to speak, he found he could understand and communicate with the animals around him. He was able to barter his life, trade, tame the animals and even learn skills from them. By the time soldiers found him at twelve years old, the feral child was an accomplished survivalist and tracker and fearsome hunter.

The soldiers took him in, taught him to speak, read and write English, gave him a rudimentary education, and explained the current state of the wider world. He found a bow and arrows lying around once and took up archery as both a hobby and a tool to make hunting much easier and more efficient. He was then trained to be a soldier and instructed in the use of firearms and guerrilla warfare. But he was disillusioned with war itself. All of the enemies of the British Army throughout the 1930's were small rebel factions who just wanted to resist the tyranny of the Empire. Tommy eventually decided to desert and travel to the United States, a land advertised as neutral, free, and a place where any hardworking person could make it in life. He vowed that the next time he took up arms, if he ever took up arms, it would only be to oppose true evil.

Potential Storylines - Besides beginning his road to Herodom and joining a team, Tommy could also try learning to drive.
Additional Notes - Wanted to capture the more 'pulp' side of Golden Age comics. It was this or a detective.

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Archetype(s) - Doc Savage with a dash of classic Reed Richard’s and the Rocketeer
Name - Lord Alistair Blackwood
Alias - None
Age - 29
Powers/Skills/Equipment - Alistair possesses no superhuman abilities as such. He is widely regarded as one of the smartest human beings on the planet though and has a natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes - meaning he is an extremely fast learning in anything he decides to put his mind to.

His skills are almost too numerous to list, but among them are the following:

• Brilliant engineer and inventor.
• Expert pilot.
• Skilled boxer and fencer.
• Accomplished mountaineer and survivalist.
• Talented linguist and archaeologist.
• Extensive knowledge of history, geography and natural sciences.

This has served him well as it is. But his equipment is what levels the playing field in a world of gods and monsters.

The Surveyor
A custom-made ebony cane carried by the Blackwood family for generations. Initially serving as a simple walking support for one of his ancestors, it has now been improved and adapted through the years to serve many purposes.

Functions as:

• Walking stick.
• Telescope.
• Surveying instrument.
• Concealed sword.
• Climbing aid.
• Rifle with scope

The Pathfinder Harness

A reinforced climbing and exploration harness worn beneath his clothing. This is the real meat and potatoes of Alistair’s equipment, and is of his own design and entirely unique to him.

Contains:

• Emergency breathing apparatus.
• Climbing spikes.
• Utility tools.
• Protective padding capable of withstanding impact and bullets to a degree.
• Reinforced Gauntlets
• Spring-loaded supports built in to the legs
• Medical supplies

Designed to help him survive expeditions that would kill ordinary men. It also can be altered and upgraded to suit the needs of a particular expedition. Things like diving gear, arctic equipment, etc.

Expedition Satchel

Filled with notebooks, maps, climbing gear, field medicine, survival equipment and whatever peculiar invention he happens to be testing that week.

Weaknesses - Outside of his equipment, Alistair is entirely human and susceptible to all the regular human ailments. The Pathfinder while durable is not on the level of another superheroes genetic durability. It can only withstand so much damage or attack before it stops being as good at keeping him alive.

Personality - Curious - Courageous - Gentlemanly - Gallant - Indomitable

Experience - 10 years in the “costume”.

Appearance - Lord Alistair Blackwood is a handsome, athletic Englishman of 29, standing just over six feet tall. Years spent climbing mountains, crossing deserts and sailing unknown seas have left him fit and broad-shouldered, though he lacks the exaggerated physique of a prize fighter.

Thick sandy-brown hair has a habit of falling untidily across his forehead, whilst a neatly kept moustache lends him the air of an old cavalry officer or gentleman explorer. His features are open and expressive, more likely to wear an amused smile than a stern expression.

Lord Alistair Blackwood dresses for adventure rather than fashion. His trademark field attire centres around a tailored scarlet expedition coat, inspired by old Blackwood family military dress but altered for practicality. Worn and repaired countless times, it bears the marks of years spent crossing deserts, climbing mountains and escaping the occasional disaster.

Beneath the coat rests the Pathfinder Harness, concealed beneath a sturdy waistcoat and shirt, whilst leather gloves, dark riding breeches and hard-wearing riding boots complete the ensemble. A pair of polished brass goggles usually hang around his neck, ready for flying, engineering work or harsh weather, and his satchel rarely leaves his side.

The finishing touch is The Surveyor, the ebony walking cane carried by generations of the Blackwood family. Whether attending a dinner party in London or leading an expedition into the unknown, Alistair is seldom seen without it. The combination of scarlet coat, brass goggles and cane has become so distinctive that newspapers can identify Lord Blackwood from a considerable distance, much to his occasional annoyance.

BRIEF Bio - Born into a minor aristocratic family in Northumberland, Lord Alistair Blackwood inherited a legacy unlike any other. Whilst most noble houses made their fortunes through politics or war, the Blackwoods built theirs by exploring the world’s forgotten corners. For generations they funded expeditions, archaeological digs and scientific ventures, filling the halls of Blackwood Manor with strange artefacts, curious inventions and journals detailing places that had vanished from the map. The Prometheus Society was founded by his lineage centuries ago with the sole purpose of funding the pursuit of knowledge and exploration.

Educated as both a gentleman and an explorer, Alistair grew into an accomplished engineer, pilot and adventurer, travelling the globe in pursuit of new discoveries. His exploits soon earned him a reputation in newspapers across Britain, where his distinctive scarlet field uniform saw him gain worldwide recognition for his daring tales of adventure and exploration.

Following the mysterious disappearance of his parents during a Himalayan expedition, Alistair inherited the Blackwood estate and its responsibilities. Amongst the family archives he discovered references to lost expeditions, altered maps and discoveries deliberately struck from the record. Convinced there are still wonders waiting to be found, he has devoted his life to finishing the work his family began, uncovering history’s greatest mysteries and ensuring that knowledge is preserved rather than exploited.

His explorations have often brought him head to head with opposing German scientists seeking to use the mystical artefacts for their own evil occult gain. With the advent of the oncoming war he has sought to make himself and the resources of the Prometheus Society useful within the war effort.

Potential Storylines -

• Searching for the fate of his missing parents and their final expedition.
• Racing rival explorers, criminals and enemy powers to recover lost treasures and ancient discoveries.
• Battling Nazi expeditions and occult organisations seeking powerful artefacts during the Second World War.
• Leading expeditions into forgotten cities, hidden valleys and unexplored regions of the globe.
• Uncovering the truth behind strange omissions and coded messages hidden throughout the Blackwood family archives.
• Lending his expertise to fellow heroes, providing inventions, transport and hard-won knowledge of the world’s stranger corners.
• Expanding the reputation of the Prometheus Society, proving that there are still blank spaces left upon the map and adventures yet to be had.

Additional Notes -

Archetypes - Carmen Sandiego, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Marlene Dietrich
Name - Laura Mae Ankins
Alias - Lady Lynx
Age - 36

Powers/Skills/Equipment:
Powers

• Vanishing Act - Laura can teleport herself and anything on her person to anywhere she has seen or been to. When she does so, she disappears into a wisp of smoke that matches the color of her clothing and disperses quickly, only remaining for about 5 seconds. The reverse occurs when she arrives at her teleport journey's destination.
• All-Seeing Eye - Laura has superhuman eyesight, able to see at incredible detail to an incredible distance. She also has a limited ability to see through one layer of walls or other solid objects, provided the material isn't too dense or thick.

Skills

• Annie Oakley - Laura is an expert marksman with both handguns and rifles. For all of the trouble he caused in Laura's life, Laura's father forcing her to learn to shoot (despite Laura's mother's objections) was a rare good decision on his part. Even a broken clock, and so on.
• Catwalk - Laura can precisely control how much sound she makes when she moves and walks, from essentially silent to loud and imposing. Contrary to what one might expect, she is best at this in a pair of heels.

Equipment

• Heirloom - Laura's prized possession is a pair of handcrafted binoculars that she was given as a Christmas gift by her mother, the year before she lost the battle with tuberculosis. It keeps her level and reminds her to follow in her mother's footsteps, rather than her father's. It also has practical use, as it allows her to see farther in detail than even her super-eyes would allow.
• Armory - Mosin Nagant 91/30, Colt M1921AC, Browning Auto-5 12ga, Artillery Luger P08 Carbine 9mm, Navy Luger P04 9mm, Swiss Luger 7.65mm, Enfield No. 2 .38, Webley Mk VI .455, and many others

Weaknesses:

• Gun to a Hero Fight - Laura may be an expert marksman, but it is her only real offensive capability. She has no super strength or other extra resilience more than anyone else...she is just a normal woman. She must rely on teleportation and the element of surprise to outwit and outspeed opponents before they can get to her.
• Friends in Low Places - Laura's criminal past comes with enemies and loose ends around the world. Though she has never been caught or identified, her notoriety could come back to haunt her at any moment.

Personality: cunning, shrewd, mercurial, skittish, charismatic
Experience: Laura is a greenhorn compared to many heroes, with only 5 months under her belt as Lady Lynx. But her previous clandestine career provided the training ground to hone her powers to a mastery befitting a superhero.

Appearance: Laura stands at 5'8", with a slim frame and wavy blonde hair befitting a Hollywood starlet. Her chiseled, stern visage betrays her German ancestry. Through her ill-gotten gains, Laura has an opulent wardrobe that is as mercurial as she is, and she is equally at home wearing a pinstripe suit as she is a glamorous gown. She has a particular affinity for interesting hats and other headpieces, especially those that can be tilted enough to allow her to shoot her Mosin while wearing them (such as the one in her picture). She has an excellent ability to wear whatever will give her leverage in the situation at hand, whether it's a plain outfit befitting a seamstress or a lavish ensemble befitting the most exclusive galas.

Biography: Laura was the only child of two very different people. Her mother was a saint of a woman with a heart of gold. She taught Laura to see good in the world and to embrace her femininity. Laura's father put on the face of a typical businessman, but was secretly a career criminal. In 1916, when Laura was 14, the law finally caught up to him and he was put behind bars for life. Laura and her mother scrounged together enough money to get by on their own for the next three years, but in 1919 Laura's mother had a battle with tuberculosis that was ultimately fatal.

With her parents dead or incarcerated, Laura had to survive on her own. In the unforgiving city environment that surrounded her, she quickly learned that her father's way of doing things earned her much more money than the menial jobs she struggled to keep. She began to use her teleportation ability (initially discovered when she was 9 years old, and kept secret) to commit untraceable burglaries, stealing all kinds of items from the largest, wealthiest places she could find. She became something of a klepto in the process, continuing to steal for the thrill long after she had all her needs met. She was never caught or even identified (though she had many close calls), and by 1938 she had become bored with teleport burglary. There was no challenge anymore, and she had already catapulted herself to wealth and luxury. She began searching for a better purpose, one that aligned more with her mother's path, and she found it in the new wave of superheroes spearheaded by the Golden Guardian.

Potential Storylines:

• Fork in the Road - In a particularly stressful time in the story, Laura struggles with stress and not feeling good enough for hero work. When a lucrative criminal opportunity lands on her lap, Laura strays back to her father's path and temporarily becomes a villain. The other heroes must help her overcome her personal "dark side", setting her back on course on her mother's path as a hero.
• Most Wanted - Laura's criminal past catches up with her all at once and blows up in her face. The law, the mob, and/or the other heroes find out that she is the notorious never-caught thief at the top of every agency's most wanted list.
• We Want YOU - Laura is recruited to be a sniper for the Allies, expanding her duties beyond strictly hero work.
• Free at Last - Laura's father escapes from prison and tries to find her.

Additional Notes: Like most people of the time, Laura is a chronic smoker of both cigarettes and cigars. She tends to prefer smoking to drinking, though she will certainly not say no to a strong drink placed in front of her.

Archetype(s) - Loki, Mandrake the Magician, The Shadow (Toro the Flaming Kid in terms of the sidekick role)
Name - Nathanael, Akenatan
Alias - Nate
Age - Ancient
Powers/Skills/Equipment - Nate is a daemon with the following abilities

• Hypnotic Suggestion - Shadow manipulation, conjuring hellfire, becoming "invisible"... none of it is real. The heat from the flames, overlooking his physical presence, or drowning in shadows as they close in, all of it is an illusion created through suggestion and shadowplay. Consequently, the stronger the illumination surrounding him, the more powerful Nate becomes (and vice versa, see weaknesses)
• Levitation & Flight - As a being not of this world, Nate is not bound by the laws of physics (unless otherwise prescribed by the pact binding him).

Weaknesses - As a daemon, Nate has the following limitations

• Pact-bound - Nate's anchor to the earthly realm, which dictates the conditions he's bound to obey. If Alistair tells him to stop flying, Nate cannot fly. This is particularly annoying when Alistair tells the boy to "be quiet" and then neglects to revisit that (luckily, Nate is adept at using gestures to convey meaning, albeit often commentary polite company would not voice aloud...) If the pact is broken, such as by the death of the binder, Nate is banished and unable to reappear in the physical world absent a new pact.
• Total Darkness - As Nate's hypnosis is a trick of the light, he requires a light source. In total darkness, his "magic" doesn't work.
• Holy Ground/Sacred Soil - This has nothing to do with cosmic ideals of good or evil, but rather reflects that a particular place is the domain of another deity. In such sacred locales, Nate is both powerless and mortal, though his "death" in our world would only banish him temporarily so long as the pact binding him remains.

Personality

• Unbound - Chaotic Neutral: capricious, fickle, sarcastic, curious, bored
• As bound - Neutral Good: (reluctantly) gallant, polite/chivalrous, deadpan snarker (under his breath), curious, content (will not admit this)

Experience - With humanity in general, its roughly split 50/50 in terms of being helpful or antagonistic. In terms of experience with the modern world, technology, or the present geo-political disaster? Not much, no. He's sorting all of that out as he goes.

Appearance - As a daemon, Nate's physical appearance in our world is governed by the pact, reflecting either the binder or the binder's perception/belief of what "Nate" should look like. As bound, Nate closely resembles a young Alistair Blackwood, enough to be presumed a nephew or relative. Appearing a British schoolboy, Nate has the same brown hair as Alistair, but with green eyes that have a particular quality about them some would describe as sinister, while others might say "Nate" is an old soul. One quirk to his appearance is that his shadow appears to add a tail, typical of the imp or devil stereotype, thin with a barbed tip that seems to be part or an extension of his body and often portrays his mood.

BRIEF Bio - "Nate" is an imp, a minor deity the likes of which has crossed almost all human cultures. Sometimes a guardian, rarely malevolent, often a trickster, he was referred to as Nathanael in few surviving Greek accounts and Akenatan in Egyptian and later Coptic sources. The Egyptians considered him to be one of the Messengers of Sekhmet, associating him with nightmares, while the Copts in the Late Antique Period associated him with Thoth and, by later extension, Hermes Trismegistus. Whatever the case, by 250 C.E. Nate had been bound inside of a gemstone placed within a scepter that fell into the possession of a Coptic priest. The scepter was buried in a temple dedicated to Thoth thought lost in a sandstorm that was uncovered shortly before the eve of World War II. Nazi occultists sought to enter the tomb in pursuit of the artifact, only to be flustered by archaeologist and adventurer, Alistair Blackwell. Expecting the Foreign Legion to back him up, Alistair was, in turn, flustered to discover he'd been flanked and outnumbered by German reinforcements. Whether his summoning Nate was intentional or accidental is known only to Blackwood, but in any case the proverbial genie was out of the bottle. The prospect of being loose upon a humanity in the grips of a world war ought to be delicious to an imp, but "Nate" is regretfully bound by the code of chivalry that the rather insufferable Brit saddled him with, sometimes dragging the "boy" along for the ride or leaving the imp to his own, much bemoaned, n'er-do-well adventures.

Potential Storylines

• All of Alistair Blackwood's potential storylines apply.
• Confronting a nemesis/rival daemon who manipulates humans into giving her the pact/powers she wants.
• Classic mummy adventure (because Egypt).
• Facing a corrupt priest (Nazi agent), whose faith renders Nate without his powers and only his wits.
• Typical boy sidekick adventures of the period, investigating an otherwise mundane mystery and revealing a secret Nazi plot or operation, requiring rescuing, etc.
• Alistair takes off after telling Nate to be quiet or apply some other limit to him, forcing Nate to subsequently take on a threat/plot whilst having to overcome the limitation.

Additional Notes - Connection with Alistair Blackwood coordinated with @Half Pint. This can be considered a companion character or sidekick.

Archetype(s) - Wolverine/ Thor

Name - Jack The Mad.

Alias - Mad Jack.

Age - 402.

Powers/Skills/Equipment -

Powers:

Superhuman Strength: Jack has enhanced strength, capable of feats surpassing those of any martial artist on Earth. Easily breaking through walls and being able to tear tanks apart with his bare hands.

Superhuman Endurance: Jack has superhuman endurance, being able to withstand gunfire and explosions.

Healing Factor: Jack has accelerated healing. Being able to regenerate any kind of wound in the substance. For example, he can regenerate limbs if they are severed. He can feel pain when being wounded, and even be able to pass out from extreme pain. His healing also gives him immunity to poisons, viruses, diseases, and most substances.

Decelerated Aging: Because of his healing factor, his lifespan has slowed down. Despite being 400 years old, he looks like he is in his mid-30s.

Skills:

Martial Artist: During his life, Jack has studied many marital art. This includes Boxing, Judo, Karate, Wrestling, Wushu, and Wing Chun.

Weapons Experts: Jack has extensive experience with firearms and blades. Feeling more comfortable using a sword, bow, and shield. And not having such luck with using firearms.

Multilingual: During his many years of living is fluent in many languages. This includes English, Japanese, Russian, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Middle/Old English, Gaelic, and German.

Equipment:

A medieval sword, and a shield

Weaknesses - Jack’s healing factor takes time for him to fully recover. With more serious wounds, it would take him weeks to recover. After many years, Jack has become erratic and unpredictable.

Personality - Erratic, Clever, Brooding, Loyal, Old-fashioned.

Experience - 2 years.

Appearance:
BRIEF Bio - Jack was born sometime in the 16th century in Britain, post colonization by the Saxons. His father was the leader of his clan, which has been lost to time. In his youth, he was taught the way of fighting with a weapon. As an adolescent, he helped his father with his campaigns of conquest. As he became an adult, his father was killed, and he took the reins of clan leader.

During one such campaign in modern Britain, he was mortally wounded in combat. While he thought he was going to die, his wounds healed over. His kin thought him a witch and a bad omen. Being exiled by his clan, he became a mercenary for hire. Being a part of various conflicts for different nations.

Having an affinity for Scotland, he would reluctantly join the British forces in their conflicts. Joining the British army, armed with his father’s sword and bow. Having many lovers and being forced to watch them die of old age. Joining the British army in their current fight with the Nazis.

Potential Storylines - Princes Of The Universe: Jack finds out there is another immortal like himself. His brother, who is now working for the Nazi’s.

Who Wants To Live Forever: Jack struggles with turmoil and conflict as he tries to keep his humanity. And with this war, he has become more animalistic.

Gimme The Prize: Jack finds himself dealing with Himmler’s group, the Ahnenerbe, who want to summon and control eldritch beings.

Additional Notes - None