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Knights of Melarus (High Fantasy Adventure Roleplay. Accepting Members)

Alright, cool. I'll likely have the OP up sometime tomorrow or Monday.

Knights of Melarus (High Fantasy Adventure Roleplay. Accepting Members)

A Little Ambiance

Brady Cole awoke one morning to find the street out front of his house in Juvegol filled with the dead. They were not corpses, necessarily, nor zombies fresh from the grave, but skeletons, fully clothed in rags of clothes or tattered armor. Some held clubs made of broken branches. Some held swords limply in their bleach-white hands. Their eye sockets stared vaguely forward as they dragged themselves down the cobblestone street. There must've been about a thousand of them, moving as the most nonchalant mob ever seen. Occasionally, one would wander into a pole or crash into a carriage. It would hit the object, fall down into a pile of bones, roll its head away from the object, reform, and then would continue lurching along. A small crowd watched them from the alleyways. Children pointed and laughed. Mothers cowered in fear. Fathers stood with hatchets or butcher's knives should one of the mob decide to get hungry.

Perplexed, Brady pulled off his night gown. He pulled on trousers and a beige tunic. Then he fastened his sword belt and pulled on a pair of leather boots. A steel falchion hung from the left side of the belt. A short rondel was sheathed in the right. He walked down the stairs and out into the street. The skeletons still blithely lurched along in silence. They were no more than a meter away from him. Curious, he walked up to one and waved a hand in its face. The monster barely even flinched. He poked another in the ear hole. Its head bobbled a little. Then it continued walking along. Brady drew his sword and leveled it at one of the monsters.

"They're called wights," a high-pitched voice nearby said. Brady looked down and saw a very short, shriveled old man looking up at him. He was wrinkled and pale, with a hooked nose and pale blue eyes. A hooded cloak of what appeared to be raven feathers hung from his shoulders. He was bald. "They've been appearing all over the nation in hordes. They're not particularly dangerous at all. Mindless, docile, non-aggressive. They're the most nonchalant horde of monsters you've ever seen." He stuck his cane out and tripped one of the wights. It fell to its face, broke apart, and reformed. This it continued walking, completely unfazed.

"Why are they here?" Brady asked.

"No one knows," Ravencloak replied. Brady could tell he was frustrated.

"Where are they going?" Brady asked.

"Listen to them." Ravencloak pointed at the heads of the wights. Brady noticed that their mouths were moving in unison. They all were mouthing the same word over and over again. If Brady listened hard, he could hear just a faint whisper. Perhaps it was just the wind blowing through their hollow skulls.

"Maceron," they were all saying. "Go...to Maceron."

***

The continent of Tithe has been overrun by wights. Normally nonaggressive, solitary creatures, wights are very rarely seen on roads outside of battles, walking towards no destination in particular. Never before in the history of Tithe has such an influx of wights been seen, and never before have they congregated in such hordes. They have made it a point to travel through large cities, marching down crowded streets. They have congregated at Maceron, the capitol of the kingdom of Talbor. No one knows why they're going there, yet. Suspicions are that they're not there for a good reason.

Your character has also ended up in Maceron, whether be it that they're passing through on a trade route or sent on an assassination mission. They have congregated in Maceron one way or another. Though they do not know it yet, they will be heroes who will quite possibly save Tithe from the cold, rigid grasp of the dead. Play as one of nine different races in a world that had waaaaay too much development time. The rp will revolve around character interactions, combat, and quest series which will act as quazi-side-arcs.

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

Alright, Doctor Victor Calahan now exists in Baybridge! I realized that I neglected to post the NPC sheets for his lab assistants. I have them completed, though. I'll put them up in a bit.

Nonetheless, how do you want Victor to get involved in this shindig, Al? Got any ideas?

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Doctor Victor Calahan

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A cafe in Courtbridge, Prince Ed Field

Hider

It wasn't every day that a man made of fire sat down at the bar in a cafe. Victor had seen a lot of reactions to his presence in public places. Most of them involved lots of pointing and shouting. Occasionally, he would get a mouthful of sodium bicarbonate, fresh out of the fire extinguisher. One time, during a conference in Baltimore, he had been hit with a fire hose, much to his chagrin. Few people knew how to handle themselves around a metahuman, especially one who so obviously didn't belong.

The people here seemed to not take notice to the burning man sitting at a table outside of a cafe. It was just a little coffee shop, complete with the usual beige walls, tall windows, and the trendy brown-washed paintings on the walls. A Faded Paper Figures song played over the speakers. He sipped at a coffee (iced, to prevent himself from burning through the cup). His charcoal eyes drifted along the street, meeting the glimmer of headlights and then darting away as they passed. It was as if he were attempting to avoid their gaze.

Sarah sat down across from him, crossed her legs, and pulled out her phone. She was playing Candy Crush, but her fingers weren't touching the screen. Victor opened his mouth to speak, but knew better. Though she wasn't wearing earbuds, the gentle nodding of her head told him she was listening to music. He snapped his fingers. A spark ignited with a bright "snap!" Sarah rolled her eyes and looked up from her game.

"How nice of you to leave cyberspace for me," Victor said.

"Eh, these games get old quickly," Sarah replied. "I can't help but get into the code." She sat her phone down. It kept playing Candy Crush. A latte in a thin ceramic teacup sat in front of her on a matching saucer. The barista had drawn the foam on top into the shape of a heart.

"Tacky, but cute," Victor said. "You should get his number."

"I'm here to to research," Sarah said. "He can wait."

"Oh, you're so boring," Victor said. "It's not like we spend every waking moment of our lives with our noses stuck in petri dishes. We're people, not robots."

"Questionable," Sarah laughed. "I'm not sure if I could pass a Turing test somedays." They both laughed. Sarah bumped the table by mistake. The heart shuddered and became misshapen. Victor sipped again at his coffee. The coldest he could get his mouth was a little over boiling, so he had to half-pour the drink into his mouth lest he melt the plastic. He held it with a leather-colored heatproof glove. The two were silent for a minute or two. Candy Crush kept playing. The score had reached a number of digits that few people had ever seen in such a game.

"So any more news on Mendel?" Victor asked.

"Yeah, article in CNN earlier today. Another few people missing, another row house burned down eastside. The city's population is half of what it was ten years ago, before this whole war started."

"RAVEN just isn't as effective as NEST used to be," Victor replied. "They don't get the job done."

"NEST was in violation of a lot of laws," Sarah said. "KINGFISHER was brought up on war crimes. They may have been effective, but NEST did some awful things to people. At least RAVEN isn't as brutal."

"I wish KINGFISHER would've just listened to us," Victor said. "Back then, the doctor made all kinds of discoveries to take metas down non-fatally. Some were more effective than bullets and tear gas. They just wouldn't listen, and now look what's happened. ALBATROSS is in prison, so is CONDOR, Sam died back in Verthaven."

"His daughter sent you an email yesterday," Sarah said. She took an iPad out of her leather satchel and pulled Victor's email up. She opened her eyes wide and the message was projected, upside-down, onto the table. Victor read it quickly.

"Hm. Well, I'm glad she's doing alright," Victor said. "Sometimes I feel like it's a blessing that she never developed powers. Hopefully she'll get into a good school without the whole 'I'm a minority metahuman' business."

"Yeah, hopefully," Sarah took another sip of her coffee. Her Candy Crush score was now a number unreachable by conventional science. The heart swirled into her latte was now a rorschach blot. She couldn't quite tell what shape it was in. She felt the baristo watching her from behind the bar. Victor snickered. He took a last drink and then transferred the cup to his right hand. A small ball of fire materialized in the palm of his hand. The cup shuddered, blackened at the bottom, and then crumpled. Sarah rolled her eyes.

"I'm not drying you out when you set the fire alarm off," Sarah said. The smell of burning plastic filled the air.

"I didn't ask you to," Victor said. He threw the melted ball of plastic over his shoulder at a trash can. It bounced off of the edge and onto the ground. Victor's shoulders dropped. Sarah laughed. He walked over, picked up the melted sludge, and scooped it into the trash bag. "A baller I am not," he said.

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

Hello chocolate-coated scrubs. I'm here and ready to start working on this rp. It's gonna take me a bit to read the last page or so (for brevity's sake I'll read the last page and a half so I know what's going on and then I'll start contributing. I'll hit the first few pages later).

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

Victor Calahan (Wildfire)

Basic Information

Name:

Doctor Victor Calahan

Nickname/Alias/Etc:

Dr.Wildfire, Mr.Wildfire

Gender:

Male

Age:

28

Height:

5’11”

Weight:

130 lbs

Home District:

Prince Ed Field, particularly Old Raygate.

Appearance

Hair Color:

He doesn’t have any

Eye Color:

Red

Ethnicity:

He’s on fire, god dammit. I don’t think that’s an ethnicity.

Physical Appearance:

The organism which was once Victor Calahan hardly resembles an organism anymore. Darren’s body consists of a humanoid shape made out of burning chips of wood. Body shape-wise, it resembles Victor’s former body, a man of average height who is slightly overweight. He is about 5’ll”, but both his height and weight fluctuate violently. The debris itself is constantly burning, causing the inner layer of Victor’s body to glow red-hot like coals. The farther the pieces of wood are from his skeleton, the cooler they burn. Though he still wears clothing, he doesn’t have any distinguishable genitalia (poor him). He releases a wispy stream of smoke when not actively using his abilities. Victor’s eyes glow bright red, as does the inside of his mouth. His teeth glow a softer red. The core of Victor’s power is situated in his chest where his heart once was. There lies his inner-fire, a small, round core so hot that it burns blue. A similar ball of white heat burns in the center of Victor’s head, which is more-or-less what’s left of his brain (how he still thinks is a mystery to science). Victor’s body is constantly burning, and when he uses his powers the small fires all over his body expand, making him look less like a man made of very hot wood and more like a giant fire. He has a high-pitched voice for a guy, though the smoke constantly billowing from his throat makes his voice rather raspy.

Attire:

Because of the fact that he’s literally made entirely out of fire, Victor doesn’t exactly shop at the Macy’s. All of his clothing is custom made by a tailor in Mendel who specializes in making fire-retardant clothing for metas. He dresses quite sharply, wearing khaki pants, a button-down, loafers, and a suit coat or blazer (if I don’t describe his appearance, he’s wearing khakis, a navy jacket and a silver shirt). He cannot stand ties and does not wear them unless he’s at a bigtime event. Most of his clothing is very sharp and tight. He’d look quite handsome were he not constantly on fire. He wears loafers on his feet. If he’s on vacation, Victor will wear a short-sleeved shirt and cargo shorts with sandals.

Personality

Innate & Outward Personality:

Victor’s not what you’d expect out of a guy made of fire. He’s gentle, polite gentlemanly, in general an upstanding guy. He’s rather timid and tends to stay out of trouble. He keeps away from fights and would much prefer settling things diplomatically than having to set things ablaze. Victor is very well-mannered, opening doors for people and such. He’s got a good head on his shoulders, a good sense of judgement, and a long fuse. He’s very intelligent, with a PhD in Metahuman Biology and Genetics from Mendel University, who has the best MBG graduate program in the world.
Morally, Victor is lawful good. He dreams of creating a world where obvious metas like himself are accepted as equals to normal humans. He doesn’t like breaking rules and doesn’t normally release himself of his common sense and inhibitions. Though he has a goal that he wants to reach, he will not do illegal or immortal things to reach that goal. He wants to do everything right so that his victories cannot be taken from him. He’s not the type to go on a random adventure or go towards what sounds like a big event. He’s somewhat reserved, though is definitely an extrovert. Victor far prefers spending his time with friends or with a research group than spending it alone in a library. Generally, he likes being the leader of a group and will try to lead the way. He’s known to be somewhat judgemental. A first impression is incredibly important to him. His sense of humor is dry and witty, dripping with sarcasm.

Hobbies/Interests:

Victor is a pretty big video game nerd. He knows a lot about the video gaming industry and pays close attention to video game news. His gaming computer is very impressive and his Steam library is equally as such. He was on MU’s debate team and enjoys debating quite a lot. A self-identifying intellectual, he also enjoys theater, music, and poetry. He goes to a lot of plays, often with friends. He listens primarily to indie pop. His favorite band presently is CHVRCHES.

Skills/Talents:

Victor’s pretty intelligent, knowledgeable in his field of biology, and is good at debating. He’s also pretty good at dancing. He used to have a good singing voice until his powers fucked that up. He’s not very physically strong, however, and is actually weaker than your average person.

Goals/Motivation

Victor’s goal is to open a field office for the Wright Institute and study metahuman biology in hopes of finding ways to control hard-to-manage powers, such as his own fire physiology. His dream in life is to create a world where metahumans with extreme physical alterations are seen by society as normal.

History/Bio:

I’m going to make this as brief and painless as possible. Why? Because I’m lazy as fuck. Victor was born in Richmond. He had a fairly ordinary childhood with nothing particularly eventful occurring until the age of eleven, when he was involved in a serious car accident. He was driving home with his sister and father from picking up his sister from the airport when a drunk driver smashed into their car. Victor’s power activated the first time then, and when he woke up his left arm was made of burning wood. Shortly after his father’s funeral, Victor met an agent of NEST who went by the name of Henry Olin. Henry helped Victor and his sister Casey in their grief and helped them to understand their powers better. It was him who suggested that the two attend Academy 218, a NEST-run metahuman academy in Alaska. Victor went to high school there and showed himself to be both intelligent and fairly powerful. He was given a full scholarship to Mendel University, where he studied biochemistry. After graduating, he entered the school’s metahuman biology and genetics program, run by the Wright Institute. The late Doctor Wright became a mentor of his and taught him much. With Wright’s guidance, Victor became an esteemed scientist and one of the most intelligent and capable members of the program.
Now all throughout his life, Victor’s body was being slowly consumed by flames. By the time he was in the MBG program, about half his body was consumed, including half his face, his entire left arm, the left side of his chest, the left side of his back, and his left leg from the knee down. It was shortly after this point that the Wright Institute was attacked by the Vanguard for harboring members of the Skulls. The gangsters smashed several of the institute labs up and attacked several scientists. Backed into a corner, Victor fought back against the Vanguard, fending them off but burning half of the building down in the process. The fight and the corresponding fire consumed the rest of his body, which is why he’s now made of fire.
The Institute moved to a different section of MU temporarily, but Wright realized that they could not stay there for much longer. Mendel was far too dangerous for science, especially now that he made enemies with the liked of the Vanguard. So, after Victor got his PhD, Wright sent him to Baybridge to oversee the construction of a new Wright Institute, a place far from the crime of Mendel where scientists could safely study.

Relationships

Family:

Richard Calahan: Father [Deceased]
Stacy Calahan: Mother [Deceased]
Casey Calahan: Sister [Currently a super system power instructor at Academy 101.]

Dynamics: (Relations with other characters - You don't have to put relation with family here.)

| Name Here |

| {Impression (Good/Bad/Neutral} | {Relationship (Friend, Rival, Crush, etc)} | "Quote Here." |

[Description of Relationship]

Abilities

Power Class:

Elemental

Power:

Fire Physiology: Victor is a living fire. He has the ability to create and (limitedly) manipulate fire. He can control the temperature of his fire, and his blasts range from 100º celsius to nearly 700º celsius (1292º F), though he cannot sustain a blast that hot for more than a single fireball. Victor’s fire consumes his biomass as fuel (this is why he’s made of burning wood). The more Victor uses his powers, the more of his body is consumed by his inner fire, lowering his strength, speed, and stamina. If Victor is using his powers near burning flammable material, that material is telekinetically torn into small pieces and drawn to him to replace whatever mass he loses, allowing him to refuel himself. This also gives Victor an advantage by allowing him to repair any physical damage done to his body fairly easily, making it very difficult to damage him. If any part of Victor’s body which is made of wood is severed from him, he can just put it back on and it will work just as it did before. Any physical damage which Victor sustains can be replaced with wood. Victor’s presence in an area passively dries the area out in a ten foot radius around him, making his fires spread more quickly.
Heart of Flames: If Victor is in trouble, he can open a hole in his chest and expose his core, an orb of fire which burns at 1800 degrees F (1000 C). By channeling his metahuman energy through his core, Victor is capable of blasting enemies with what is practically a laser of 1600 degree flames. This devastating blast can burn through biomass, melt aluminum, and do serious damage to whatever it hits. This blast can be sustained for about three seconds at the cost of very quickly consuming all of the oxygen in the air and consuming nearly all of Victor’s biomass, making him incredibly weak. After activating the heart of flames, Victor’s core temperature drops significantly (since he exposed it to his environment), meaning that all of his fires will be considerably weaker until Victor is able to raise his temperature back up.

Limits:

Victor is limited by the amount of biomass he has. The more Victor uses his powers, the more his biomass is eaten away at. If an area has no flammable material or if Victor’s used all of the flammable material, he can no longer use his powers unless he wants to risk his core going out (which kills him). He’s also limited by the oxygen content of an area, so sealing him in an airtight room and forcing him to use his powers can be a death sentence.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Well firstly, as mentioned above, Victor’s use of his powers considerably weakens his physical strength, durability, speed, and staminam, as it literally eats away at his body. Victor’s heart of flames consumes nearly two thirds of his biomass, leaving him a skeleton with no defenses. Victor’s other primary weakness should be obvious, as he’s made of fire. While small quantities of water (like most rain) doesn’t weaken Victor (as his drying field causes it to evaporate before it hits him), dumping large quantities of water on Victor weakens his powers and prevents him from using the material which was soaked. Victor cannot add wet wood to his biomass, as it does not burn. If Victor is submerged in water, he loses his ability to use his powers completely and will die very quickly. Additionally, if an entire limb or organ of Victor’s is soaked, he loses the ability to move that limb or use that organ. What’s more effective against Victor than water is fire-retardant chemicals, like what you’d find in a fire extinguisher. Fire-extinguishing chemicals stick to Victor’s body and cannot be dried out like water can, reducing the mobility of the area hit for hours and lowering his core temperature. If Victor’s core is hit with a fire extinguisher, he will die soon after.
Finally, while Victor’s body is relatively resistant to physical damage due to his repairing abilities, his core cannot be repaired. If a strike hits through his core, he can be damaged quite badly and if severe enough damage is taken to it, he will die. Crushing the core causes a very hot explosion with a large blast radius, however, so I recommend hitting it from a distance should you decide that poor pacifistic fire man deserves the sweet embrace of death.

Other:

• Victor is the head of the Wright Institute branch in Baybridge, a newly-opened state-of-the-art lab designed to research metahuman biology. The Wright Institute has made many groundbreaking discoveries in the past, such as Serum 17, an aerosol spray which damages the skin cells of only metahumans and suppresses powers (this is the stuff that RAVEN uses in their grenade launchers), used to restrain dangerous metas. The facility attempts to try and create peaceful discoveries, however.
• Victor and his lab are currently researching the dermal cells of shapeshifters and are looking into ways to use them to allow animal metas to appear as human. (this may change later. Haven’t decided)
• Victor has a few other lab employees who I might make sheets for later. They’re all scientists who are working on researching meta powers.
• Though he’s now made of fire, Victor still eats, as his body can still use food as fuel. He doesn’t *need* to eat, however, and everything tastes a little burnt since it cooks as he eats it. He has come to enjoy rare fish and steaks because of this. He also likes barbecue.

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

Victor will be involved in Overload. He's going to put his shapeshifting project on the side to help try and cure the overloads.

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

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this officially made me lose my will to live

thank you Maxx

@Mr Allen J

Then I have done the world a great favor.

EDIT: Expect a post out of me like Thursday. Between now and then I have to study for two exams, write a ten page essay on why we should deport white people from the US, pack up to go home from college, and read the IC.

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

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No, only a kickstarter can blow up this bitch ass sun.

@Mr Allen J

http://phsycoward.tripod.com/

Baybridge: Old Ghosts [COMPLETED]

IT'S HERE, BITCHAZZ

Victor Calahan (Wildfire)

Basic Information

Name:

Doctor Victor Calahan

Nickname/Alias/Etc:

Dr.Wildfire, Mr.Wildfire

Gender:

Male

Age:

28

Height:

5’11”

Weight:

130 lbs

Home District:

Prince Ed Field, particularly Old Raygate.

Appearance

Hair Color:

He doesn’t have any

Eye Color:

Red

Ethnicity:

He’s on fire, god dammit. I don’t think that’s an ethnicity.

Physical Appearance:

The organism which was once Victor Calahan hardly resembles an organism anymore. Darren’s body consists of a humanoid shape made out of burning chips of wood. Body shape-wise, it resembles Victor’s former body, a man of average height who is slightly overweight. He is about 5’ll”, but both his height and weight fluctuate violently. The debris itself is constantly burning, causing the inner layer of Victor’s body to glow red-hot like coals. The farther the pieces of wood are from his skeleton, the cooler they burn. Though he still wears clothing, he doesn’t have any distinguishable genitalia (poor him). He releases a wispy stream of smoke when not actively using his abilities. Victor’s eyes glow bright red, as does the inside of his mouth. His teeth glow a softer red. The core of Victor’s power is situated in his chest where his heart once was. There lies his inner-fire, a small, round core so hot that it burns blue. A similar ball of white heat burns in the center of Victor’s head, which is more-or-less what’s left of his brain (how he still thinks is a mystery to science). Victor’s body is constantly burning, and when he uses his powers the small fires all over his body expand, making him look less like a man made of very hot wood and more like a giant fire. He has a high-pitched voice for a guy, though the smoke constantly billowing from his throat makes his voice rather raspy.

Attire:

Because of the fact that he’s literally made entirely out of fire, Victor doesn’t exactly shop at the Macy’s. All of his clothing is custom made by a tailor in Mendel who specializes in making fire-retardant clothing for metas. He dresses quite sharply, wearing khaki pants, a button-down, loafers, and a suit coat or blazer (if I don’t describe his appearance, he’s wearing khakis, a navy jacket and a silver shirt). He cannot stand ties and does not wear them unless he’s at a bigtime event. Most of his clothing is very sharp and tight. He’d look quite handsome were he not constantly on fire. He wears loafers on his feet. If he’s on vacation, Victor will wear a short-sleeved shirt and cargo shorts with sandals.

Personality

Innate & Outward Personality:

Victor’s not what you’d expect out of a guy made of fire. He’s gentle, polite gentlemanly, in general an upstanding guy. He’s rather timid and tends to stay out of trouble. He keeps away from fights and would much prefer settling things diplomatically than having to set things ablaze. Victor is very well-mannered, opening doors for people and such. He’s got a good head on his shoulders, a good sense of judgement, and a long fuse. He’s very intelligent, with a PhD in Metahuman Biology and Genetics from Mendel University, who has the best MBG graduate program in the world.
Morally, Victor is lawful good. He dreams of creating a world where obvious metas like himself are accepted as equals to normal humans. He doesn’t like breaking rules and doesn’t normally release himself of his common sense and inhibitions. Though he has a goal that he wants to reach, he will not do illegal or immortal things to reach that goal. He wants to do everything right so that his victories cannot be taken from him. He’s not the type to go on a random adventure or go towards what sounds like a big event. He’s somewhat reserved, though is definitely an extrovert. Victor far prefers spending his time with friends or with a research group than spending it alone in a library. Generally, he likes being the leader of a group and will try to lead the way. He’s known to be somewhat judgemental. A first impression is incredibly important to him. His sense of humor is dry and witty, dripping with sarcasm.

Hobbies/Interests:

Victor is a pretty big video game nerd. He knows a lot about the video gaming industry and pays close attention to video game news. His gaming computer is very impressive and his Steam library is equally as such. He was on MU’s debate team and enjoys debating quite a lot. A self-identifying intellectual, he also enjoys theater, music, and poetry. He goes to a lot of plays, often with friends. He listens primarily to indie pop. His favorite band presently is CHVRCHES.

Skills/Talents:

Victor’s pretty intelligent, knowledgeable in his field of biology, and is good at debating. He’s also pretty good at dancing. He used to have a good singing voice until his powers fucked that up. He’s not very physically strong, however, and is actually weaker than your average person.

Goals/Motivation

Victor’s goal is to open a field office for the Wright Institute and study metahuman biology in hopes of finding ways to control hard-to-manage powers, such as his own fire physiology. His dream in life is to create a world where metahumans with extreme physical alterations are seen by society as normal.

History/Bio:

I’m going to make this as brief and painless as possible. Why? Because I’m lazy as fuck. Victor was born in Richmond. He had a fairly ordinary childhood with nothing particularly eventful occurring until the age of eleven, when he was involved in a serious car accident. He was driving home with his sister and father from picking up his sister from the airport when a drunk driver smashed into their car. Victor’s power activated the first time then, and when he woke up his left arm was made of burning wood. Shortly after his father’s funeral, Victor met an agent of NEST who went by the name of Henry Olin. Henry helped Victor and his sister Casey in their grief and helped them to understand their powers better. It was him who suggested that the two attend Academy 218, a NEST-run metahuman academy in Alaska. Victor went to high school there and showed himself to be both intelligent and fairly powerful. He was given a full scholarship to Mendel University, where he studied biochemistry. After graduating, he entered the school’s metahuman biology and genetics program, run by the Wright Institute. The late Doctor Wright became a mentor of his and taught him much. With Wright’s guidance, Victor became an esteemed scientist and one of the most intelligent and capable members of the program.
Now all throughout his life, Victor’s body was being slowly consumed by flames. By the time he was in the MBG program, about half his body was consumed, including half his face, his entire left arm, the left side of his chest, the left side of his back, and his left leg from the knee down. It was shortly after this point that the Wright Institute was attacked by the Vanguard for harboring members of the Skulls. The gangsters smashed several of the institute labs up and attacked several scientists. Backed into a corner, Victor fought back against the Vanguard, fending them off but burning half of the building down in the process. The fight and the corresponding fire consumed the rest of his body, which is why he’s now made of fire.
The Institute moved to a different section of MU temporarily, but Wright realized that they could not stay there for much longer. Mendel was far too dangerous for science, especially now that he made enemies with the liked of the Vanguard. So, after Victor got his PhD, Wright sent him to Baybridge to oversee the construction of a new Wright Institute, a place far from the crime of Mendel where scientists could safely study.

Relationships

Family:

Richard Calahan: Father [Deceased]
Stacy Calahan: Mother [Deceased]
Casey Calahan: Sister [Currently a super system power instructor at Academy 101.]

Dynamics: (Relations with other characters - You don't have to put relation with family here.)

| Name Here |

| {Impression (Good/Bad/Neutral} | {Relationship (Friend, Rival, Crush, etc)} | "Quote Here." |

[Description of Relationship]

Abilities

Power Class:

Elemental

Power:

Fire Physiology: Victor is a living fire. He has the ability to create and (limitedly) manipulate fire. He can control the temperature of his fire, and his blasts range from 100º celsius to nearly 700º celsius (1292º F), though he cannot sustain a blast that hot for more than a single fireball. Victor’s fire consumes his biomass as fuel (this is why he’s made of burning wood). The more Victor uses his powers, the more of his body is consumed by his inner fire, lowering his strength, speed, and stamina. If Victor is using his powers near burning flammable material, that material is telekinetically torn into small pieces and drawn to him to replace whatever mass he loses, allowing him to refuel himself. This also gives Victor an advantage by allowing him to repair any physical damage done to his body fairly easily, making it very difficult to damage him. If any part of Victor’s body which is made of wood is severed from him, he can just put it back on and it will work just as it did before. Any physical damage which Victor sustains can be replaced with wood. Victor’s presence in an area passively dries the area out in a ten foot radius around him, making his fires spread more quickly.
Heart of Flames: If Victor is in trouble, he can open a hole in his chest and expose his core, an orb of fire which burns at 1800 degrees F (1000 C). By channeling his metahuman energy through his core, Victor is capable of blasting enemies with what is practically a laser of 1600 degree flames. This devastating blast can burn through biomass, melt aluminum, and do serious damage to whatever it hits. This blast can be sustained for about three seconds at the cost of very quickly consuming all of the oxygen in the air and consuming nearly all of Victor’s biomass, making him incredibly weak. After activating the heart of flames, Victor’s core temperature drops significantly (since he exposed it to his environment), meaning that all of his fires will be considerably weaker until Victor is able to raise his temperature back up.

Limits:

Victor is limited by the amount of biomass he has. The more Victor uses his powers, the more his biomass is eaten away at. If an area has no flammable material or if Victor’s used all of the flammable material, he can no longer use his powers unless he wants to risk his core going out (which kills him). He’s also limited by the oxygen content of an area, so sealing him in an airtight room and forcing him to use his powers can be a death sentence.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Well firstly, as mentioned above, Victor’s use of his powers considerably weakens his physical strength, durability, speed, and staminam, as it literally eats away at his body. Victor’s heart of flames consumes nearly two thirds of his biomass, leaving him a skeleton with no defenses. Victor’s other primary weakness should be obvious, as he’s made of fire. While small quantities of water (like most rain) doesn’t weaken Victor (as his drying field causes it to evaporate before it hits him), dumping large quantities of water on Victor weakens his powers and prevents him from using the material which was soaked. Victor cannot add wet wood to his biomass, as it does not burn. If Victor is submerged in water, he loses his ability to use his powers completely and will die very quickly. Additionally, if an entire limb or organ of Victor’s is soaked, he loses the ability to move that limb or use that organ. What’s more effective against Victor than water is fire-retardant chemicals, like what you’d find in a fire extinguisher. Fire-extinguishing chemicals stick to Victor’s body and cannot be dried out like water can, reducing the mobility of the area hit for hours and lowering his core temperature. If Victor’s core is hit with a fire extinguisher, he will die soon after.
Finally, while Victor’s body is relatively resistant to physical damage due to his repairing abilities, his core cannot be repaired. If a strike hits through his core, he can be damaged quite badly and if severe enough damage is taken to it, he will die. Crushing the core causes a very hot explosion with a large blast radius, however, so I recommend hitting it from a distance should you decide that poor pacifistic fire man deserves the sweet embrace of death.

Other:

• Victor is the head of the Wright Institute branch in Baybridge, a newly-opened state-of-the-art lab designed to research metahuman biology. The Wright Institute has made many groundbreaking discoveries in the past, such as Serum 17, an aerosol spray which damages the skin cells of only metahumans and suppresses powers (this is the stuff that RAVEN uses in their grenade launchers), used to restrain dangerous metas. The facility attempts to try and create peaceful discoveries, however.
• Victor and his lab are currently researching the dermal cells of shapeshifters and are looking into ways to use them to allow animal metas to appear as human. (this may change later. Haven’t decided)
• Victor has a few other lab employees who I might make sheets for later. They’re all scientists who are working on researching meta powers.
• Though he’s now made of fire, Victor still eats, as his body can still use food as fuel. He doesn’t *need* to eat, however, and everything tastes a little burnt since it cooks as he eats it. He has come to enjoy rare fish and steaks because of this. He also likes barbecue.