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The Judas-Unit

@The Narrator
Fair enough. I'll try to post something more appropriate by Monday, then.

The Judas-Unit

@Shard

I'm aware. The idea is that such a character fits more into the "Ancient Aliens/Conspiracy Theory" type mood than the "Space Opera" mood. Still, we'll see.

Against the Fangs of God

Avers Lacht

HEART AND MIND - WHO YOU WERE BEFORE

Name: Averz Lacht
Sobriquets: The Stitcher, The Herald of Machines

Concept: Former professor gone mad, turned one man technological revolution

Origin: Avers was once little more than an armchair scholar at the University of Havlic at Roehaven, studying ancient alchemy and philosophy. He was a quiet man in those days, not prone to emotion or rash decisions, though beneath his unremarkable exterior, he was deeply dedicated to academia.

It was this very dedication that led him to seek the ancient knowledge of astrology, as rumors of the forbidden art intrigued him. Once a man with a social life and a job, Avers became more and more obsessed with consuming every last scrap of knowledge he could gather. His friends slowly drifted away. His fiance left him. Even his parents and siblings soon broke contact with him, as his quest to understand the lost art consumed him utterly.

The turning point came one night in a dream. The Dead Stars reached the fringes of his mind and gave him visions of his perfect future for all mankind. A future where the forces of nature were subjugated and the Beasts, the Angels, Even God herself, served and feared mankind. A future where gleaming towers of knowledge cast shadows over ignorance. A future where metal and flesh were one in the same.

This was to be Avers mission. This great work. His Crucible of Gears.

Avers has heard that the Queen herself is in need of a weapon powerful enough to kill an angel. If his Science can help her construct one, it will be a huge milestone on his mission.

Appearance: Avers is a tall, scruffy man with sunken features. He is never seen without a stark white labcoat and gloves. The marks and scars of his self-experimentation are visible on close examination. His hair is unruly and seems to be going prematurely gray.

Skills and Flaws

Secret Histories: It pays to remember that, even before he was the being he is today, Avers was a respected professor at a university. He possesses an astonishing store of information on subjects historical, linguistic and mathematical. His learning grants him no small amount of insight into the strange and terrible workings of the world, as well as allowing him to finance his projects via trade of obscure relics.

Master Plan: Avers lacks anything resembling combat ability in the traditional sense, instead relying on his creations to fight for him. He is, however, a rather talented planner, being able to set traps and calculate optimal maneuvers with fairly impressive speed.

Crucible of Gears: Avers's most defining trait is his status as inventor par excellence. His creations, built with visionary technological designs and animated with magic, are one of a kind and require significant time and resources to create. Currently, his panoply consists of: The Deconstruction Apparatus (A harness-mounted muscular arm of clockwork and corpseflesh that ends in a spinning blade), The Impulse Probe (A clockwork spider that broadcasts images to a reanimated eye) and The Inhalater (A breathing apparatus).

Overload: The same whispers and visions that drive Avers have shattered his mind quite thoroughly. As a result, Avers can be a bit scatterbrained, even incoherent. He is willing to break any taboo to make his future a reality, but often doesn't care if a project is left incomplete or even dangerously unstable when the next bolt of inspiration strikes him.

Hooks:

• Avers's ex-fiance is still out there. Beneath all the vision and madness, Avers does wish to reconcile with her.
• There is no room for mindless predators in Avers vision of the future. The Beasts must be understood, preferably via vivisection.
• Is it possible to create an artificial Angel?

SOUL - WHAT YOU ARE BENEATH THE SKIN

Initiation: The dream that spawned the Crucible of Fire marked the burning away of the last shreds of Avers's sanity. When he awoke, he had been granted the powers to make his vision a reality.

Weirds

Sparks Fly: Frequently used to assist in the animation of his creations, Avers has the ability to generate and control electricity, though doing so to any great degree is usually exhausting. That said, exposure to this lightning often leaves mutations and diseases in living organisms, an effect which Avers himself has been studying for quite some time.

Weird Science: Avers has mastered the art of using the cast off bits of others and integrating them into living creatures, creating hybrid animals, flesh grafts and partially mechanical beings.

Automaton Array: Avers can, with the help of a rusted gear as a conduit, use his skills to hastily assemble and animate clockwork automatons remotely. The automatons individual abilities vary depending on the components available, though what doesn't vary is the ability's duration, which is universally ten minutes, after which the automatons collapse into oddly magic-resistant scrap metal and cannot be reanimated.

BLOOD AND BONE - THE NEPHILIM

Nephilim: Inviolate Archon
Sobriquets: Vanguard of the Future

Concept: Whatever personality Vanguard may have had, years of experimentation and modification have left it functionally mindless.

Form: Much like its mind, Vanguard's form has been so thoroughly altered by Avers that it bears little resemblance to its original form. It currently appears as a shambling, lopsided figure of only vaguely humanoid proportions, equal parts mechanical and biological. Its most distinguishing feature is the massive electrical coil protruding from its toothy maw.

Abominations

Evolutionary Artifice: Vanguard's primary ability is similar in some ways to its wielder's own. Vanguard can hastily incorporate other biomatter or machinery into itself to either repair itself or enhance its capabilities via grafted limbs, size modulation or, occasionally, assimilation of data processing systems.

Touch of the Machine: Vanguard's primary offensive tactic is the coil in its mouth, which produces a magical electrical storm that can turn living matter to metal.

Archon's Warding: Though utterly broken and remade, trace amounts of the Nephilim that was Inviolate Archon occasionally resurface, as it is sometimes able to manifest warding and binding glyphs on nearby surfaces that prevent damage or prohibit certain actions. Though admittedly useful, Avers has worked frequently to suppress this ability, as he fears that it may bring out the Nephilim's original consciousness.

Hodgepodge: Given its patchwork nature, Vanguard is sometimes rather unstable and prone to the occasional malfunction. There also exists the slight chance when attempting to integrate a new component that it will reject it, usually with disastrous results.

The Judas-Unit

Havkalu

Name:
Havkalu

Age:
At least 1500

Classification:
Annunaki

Some Facts On Annunaki

• They are extremely advanced extraterrestrials who predate humanity
• Their home planet is Nibiru, a massive planet on the edge of the solar system hidden from view by advanced cloaking technology
• Popularly believed to be the extraterrestrial patrons and benefactors of human civilization since the beginning of recorded history
• Notably less active (or at least less conspicuous) on Earth since the destruction of the Tower of Babel, which was meant to act as a sort of embassy

Powers:
Integrated Cybernetics: Very few Annunaki exist that have not been given extensive cybernetic modification from birth. Havkalu is no exception, having, among other things: a holographic image display to disguise himself, an integrated signal jammer, a biological air filter, advanced optical tracking and an exocortex.

Annunaki Technology: Aside from cybernetic enhancement, Havkalu also has understanding of how to use his peoples' technology, including Positronic Acceleration Arms, Spacial Compression Engines and many others, though his access to Annunaki equipment is rather limited at the moment.

Biography:
Havkalu was once unremarkable by the standards of his species, being wholly dedicated to making sure that humanity advances down a prosperous and enlightened path, but his time on Earth has changed him.

Assigned to investigate rumors of secretive human experiments into FTL travel and other incredibly advanced technology they should not yet be able to access, Havkalu's snooping was discovered by the Knights, who saw him as an emissary of those who would usurp God and try to control humanity's destiny themselves. They bound him in divine shackles and gave him a choice: reprogram his exocortex to enforce obedience to the Order or die.

Since submitting, Havkalu has proved a valuable resource, especially where other extraterrestrials are involved. Still, his confinement and the tampering with his own neural modifications have made him slightly unstable and rather erratic.

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@Doc Doctor@Bluetommy@Avali

Dukhan was more than a bit flabbergasted at the new arrival. The man seemed to have even less regard for decorum than him. He could respect that tremendously. Still, today was not a great day for that. On any other day, he would have invited the two odd men to share drinks and stories, but he now had a protege to think about.

The child was very clearly uncomfortable.

Perhaps some other time.

Dukhan sighed. This was going to be difficult to express politely.

"My humblest apologies, but I'm not certain that this young one would be entirely comfortable around so many people for such a long time. I believe that it is in our best interest to travel in small numbers. In light of that, I wish you two the best in your future endeavors."

Good enough.

Dukhan got up from his seat briskly and motioned to Rose.

"Let us depart, child. You have had a long day. You more than likely need rest."

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@BrightSteel See! This one gets it!

So, we're skipping straight to the morning arrival, then?

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Can I get a second opinion? Is she allowed to call Monty Python stupid?

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Maybe.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJXHY2OXGE

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Her primary weapons are fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the king and snazzy outfits.