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Gotham Knights - Wrath of Bane

What if the magic user is a villain? 》:)

Gotham Knights - Wrath of Bane

Does Wraith need any tweaking or is he all good?

Gotham Knights - Wrath of Bane

Name: Ka'van Soeray
Alias: Wraith
Age: Late-twenties in human years
Gender: Male
Race: Alien half-demon

Powers/Skills: As Wraith's name implies, he has a ghostly powerset. The powers listed are things that occur because of the demon bound to his soul. The skills are things that come naturally to his people

Powers:
He can phase through solid objects
He can teleport using shadows
When in the shadows, he can make himself completely invisible
As for powers to be used on the offense, he can use telekinesis to lift/move objects with his mind.

Skills:
Empathy; he can feel the emotions of others.
Aura reading; he has an uncanny ability to know if someone is a 'good' or 'bad' person.

Equipment: He doesn't really carry weapons or anything.

Weaknesses: Ka'van kind of got screwed over with the whole demon thing. Every day he has to live under the threat of an evil force inside of him taking over his body and going on a rampage. The demon threatens to gain more power over him when he himself looses control. As such, Ka'van has evolved himself to be very well disciplined. He mustn't let negative emotions overtake him; which, as an empath in a crime infested city, can be very difficult at times. He meditates often to reign in any negative emotions he may feel. And lastly, his people on his home planet used a powerful, psychic connection to one another, almost like a hivemind, as a lifeforce. Ka'van has been removed from that force, so he must rely on his human connections to supplement it. In other words, he could literally die of loneliness.

Experience: Ka'van was trained by the religious leaders of his planet to fight demons. When he arrived on Earth, he knew how to fight; maybe even a little too well. He accidentally killed the first few human criminals he tangled with, being unable to grasp just how fragile an average human can be. But after two years, he's gotten a good feel for when to hold back or not. Especially with the Bat breathing down his neck.

Alignment: Would typically be considered a hero, but every now and then, he toes that line between traditional hero and anti-hero.

Personality: Mild mannered, soft spoken, polite, calm, somber, and emotionally restrained.

Appearance:
When he appears as Wraith, Ka'van is a solid black figure with bright red, solid eyes, clothed with a tattered, grey cloak. He stands at 5'11" and has a lean muscular build.

In his civilian form, Ka'van still stands out from other people. He is clearly not human. Even among his own kind, he was different. His skin is dark grey like ash, and his eyes are bright red. His hair is messy and pitch black. Ka'van has a lean muscle build and remains the same height.

How did you meet Batman: After meeting a particularly evil villain, Ka'van found it appropriate to kill the man. His reasoning was that he wasn't reformable. This earned him a very long, serious talk from Batman. It ended with: if you live in my city, you play by my rules. Ka'van has enough respect for the Bat to continue to honor this agreement, even if he doesn't particularly agree with it.

History:
Ka'van was born on a far away planet that had a large tear between the mortal and demonic realm. The demonic entities of the other realm flooded the planet, quickly taking over and laying waste to the civilization there. Ka'van was the last child to be born before a permanent sterilization overtook his people. Their bodies, far more sensitive to mediumship than a human's, refused to bring any more young into the terrible world their home had become.

Ka'van was taken by the religious leaders of his people as a last ditch effort to rid themselves of their demonic enemies. A ceremony was performed to bind his soul with that of a captured demon. Being the youngest of his kind, they hoped that he would be able to survive the ritual, where others had died. The goal was to use him as a weapon against the leader of the demons, to defeat him and send the rest back to their realm.

Ka'van was trained until he was a teenager, when his species was on the very brink of extinction. He decided that he was ready to face down their evil ruler, and in a battle to the death, he just barely won. The others demons fled the planet, leaving the people to pick up the pieces of what was left. The religious leaders would then gather to perform a ritual that would ensure that demons could never step foot on their surface again. Unfortunately for Ka'van, that meant him as well.

Ka'van would be spared for his heroic deed, but he had to be sent away. His planet's new leaders searched for a new planet to send him to; somewhere with a livable atmosphere similar to theirs. Earth was the closest option. Through a powerful ritual, Ka'van was teleported to Earth. There, he vowed to help protect the planet's people and to never let the demon he was bound with overthrow him. His spirit has remained strong, despite being separated from his people.

Notes: He doesn't really keep a secret identity. He makes a living outside of hero work by setting up a small trading route between his planet and Earth. Precious metals that are rare on Earth are a bit more common on his home planet, Talga. So Ka'van can receive packages of said metals from his people and turn around and sell them for Earth prices. No big time corporations have figured out how to make this illegal yet.

He's a vegetarian.

Those who are around him while he is in his Wraith form complain that he makes the atmosphere around him bone chillingly cold. A good way to know if he's nearby is whether or not you can see your breath on a warm summer evening.

Gotham Knights - Wrath of Bane

I've been working on a new superhero recently. I may try him out here.

L.A By Night (Classic World of Darkness: Vampires, Werecreatures, Mages, Demons, Hunters and more)

Do we actually know that Soviet left?

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The company in the van remained silent as they sped towards their destination. Lucas remained curled into a ball with his back pressed against the doors. His hand had swelled up, gaining an angry red color. Any bump or sharp turn they made caused the willowy man to take in a sharp, painful breath.

About fifteen minutes into the drive, and the van seemed to heading towards the scarier side of town. The buildings became more dilapidated and the people out and about looked far less friendly. The road was rougher. The van hit a pothole so deep that it sent everyone inside bouncing. Lucas took another sharp breath as his bony bottom and back hit against the hard interior of the van. A soft, metallic clatter caught the attention of the other men in the back. The letter opener that he had shoved into his pocket had fallen out. One man moved to grab it, and Lucas took the opportunity to rear back and kick him in the face. The hard sole of his work boots crunched against the man's nose, and blood started to stream down his face.

There was a dogpile on Lucas faster than he could blink. Loud cursing and heavy fists pummeled him.

"You want to try that shit again?" The man with the now broken nose snarled, kicking Lucas in the gut. "I'll make that fucking ugly face of yours even uglier." In the rain of kicks and punches, along with his own struggling, Lucas's scarf had come undone. As of right now, it was the least of his concerns.

The van slowed as it finally came to a stop outside of a scary looking warehouse. It didn't look like this place had been used for legal activities in years. The driver got out and went around back to open the doors. Their captive was hauled out by his armpits. Lucas managed to get his feet under him, but every part of him hurt. He dug his heels into the gravel, but that didn't last long. He was easily out muscled here.

"Get moving or we'll drag you," One man said in a nasty tone.

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Bump?

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The sounds of the thriving city never stopped, even at night. As the rush hour died down, the roads still remained busy. People walked by him, some glancing warily at the young man with a half covered face. Lucas pressed on, not to be bothered with them. His mind was occupied elsewhere.

That's why, perhaps, the typically cautious exorcist didn't notice the two men following behind him, staying back by several steps. They waited until the sidewalk hit a odd spot of isolation, without the prying eyes of onlookers, to make their move. The two men glanced at each other knowingly, making sure the other understood. Then, they pounced.

Lucas jumped, startled as he was grabbed by both arms and dragged towards the road, there an unmarked van had been steadily driving alongside them. The back doors slid open. Lucas began to struggle, and the overhead street lights began to waver, then flicker. Then go dark. A bright, blinding light appeared between the willowy man's hands. It was like trying to look at a small sun; it burned the eyes of the two men trying to haul him away. The light grew bigger, then exploded into a bright flash of light. Anyone remotely close would have seen the spectacle. The street lights came back on for a second before Lucas tried to plant his heels and make another flash, hoping to draw attention to the scene.

But the men weren't having it. One grabbed his right hand and twisted it around and back, pulling Lucas down with it. His wrist made a sickening crunch as his bones twisted and finally broke. Lucas's breath came heavy and ragged; he couldn't cry out in pain, but it was obvious on his face.

"Do it again and I'll break the other one," The man snarled, his breath wafting with old cigarettes. Lucas was then quickly shoved head first into the van, in too much pain to try and fight back against the men who easily outweighed him anyway. His body hit the hard floor of the vehicle, and two more people grabbed him to hold him down while a thick zip tie was wrapped around his hands. It was pulled tight, pressing on his slowly swelling broken wrist. The only sound that came from him was heavy, panicked breathing. He scooted to press his back up against the back doors of the van, ready to try and kick at anyone who came close to him. The four other men in the van just watched, knowing that they had him trapped. One closed the door, and the van lurched forward as it began to drive to somewhere unknown.

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Lucas sat in his chair silently, looking quite uncomfortable among the group of strangers. His dark eyes hardly wavered as they stared intently at David, not being too discrete at all. He only broke his stare when the woman, Priscilla, spoken to him and David using that weird voice trick. Lucas huffed as she warned him about being out and about. He could take care of himself. However, he didn't miss the words said to David. That was a pretty solid confirmation of his suspicions, as far as he was concerned. If the mage could see it too, then David must still have the demon in him somehow.

Lucas wasn't interested in sticking around to hear the story that he already knew. He couldn't risk this mage woman prying into his abilities any further, especially not with the demon possessed man right there with them. It appeared that said demon was dormant, but if it felt threatened by his presence, then it might decide to flee the man's body, or even kill him. If it got away, it could be weeks before Lucas caught up to it again. He needed to get home to tell Father Walter about this, and maybe even get Seymour involved.

Lucas stood up from his chair, so suddenly that his legs bumped the table and his chair screeched on the wood floors. A few people turned to look at them. He readjusted his scarf so that it was securely wrapped around his face and quickly turned to make his way out of the cafe. The sun was starting to set outside, and a couple police cars sped by the cafe with their lights flashing. Lucas paused to let them rush by before crossing the street. His mind was locked onto the thought of a powerful demon, likely capable of taking a human life, and possibly even his own should he try to face it alone, being on the loose.

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I went ahead and posted. Was going to wait on Wrath, but with my schedule for the next week being what it is, if I didn't post now, I may not get another chance for a while.