With your birth comes a solemn vow. You will have nothing. Your privilege is the dirt. In the darkness, only ambition will guide you. The oath you swear, the promises you make. They are yours alone. Your freedom will be the wars you wage. Your birthright: the losses you'll suffer. Your entitlement: the pain you'll endure. And when darkness finds you. You will face it...alone. Come with me, son.
Welcome to Peyton's Gym.
The gym is stationed in Upper Gothic to be easily accessible to the denizens. It is a place where your characters can come to shape their body and show off their fighting skills. Despite being opened for such a brief time, it has already managed to draw in stable clientel and gave birth to it's own little community.
The gym is open for general public during every day of the week, opening at 8 AM everyday without having a set closing time. That said, it is almost always closed on Sundays so that the personnel can take a day off and Saturday night is reserved for Desmond's class.
Have fun and remember to squat.
The gym's accomodations are split into two large rooms. In the first one you can find all the weight-lifing machines you need. Dumbells, barbells, straight bars, EZ bars, you name it and it's there. Most of the heavy lifting is done here so it is also the area with the highest concentration of jerks per square metre.
The second room is where you find the bar (and thus also Daisy). Here you can take a minute to chill down before returning to your training. Daisy sells drinks and supplements for all of you that need them, but she also acts as a receptionist of sorts. You can subscribe for a monthly membership here and ask about the gym. There is a TV here too so don't worry all you anti-social peeps out there. Oh yeah, Daisy also takes care of the music, so if you want to change it you'll have to ask her.
The second room also contains the cardio and aerobic part of the workout. You can find threadmills and calisthenics equipment here. The ring is also in this room, same with the all the equipment for your katas (Wing-chun wooden dummies, focus mitts, gloves and head guards, etc.).
Peyton's office, the sauna and Hippo's massage room can all be found at the end of the second room.
The Basement refers to an underground portion, concealed from the general population. It was specially designed to contain metahuman activity for a prolonged period of time. This is the martial arts sanctuary for all the costumed community in Gothic and the world. Those who enter can find a state-of-the-art collection specialised sparring equipment tweaked to endure the assault of even 100-tonners. Speaking of those, the weight-lifting equipment here has been adapted so even they can finally get the physique they dreamed of.
There are weapons here, but they are mainly melee and are meant to be used for sparring/learning purposes only.
The dummies range from immobile lead ones to actual sparring robots.
There is a total of three ways to get into the Basement. First is for the clients, they can enter through the back alleys. There is an entrance with facial recognition software and it's database counts all known active metahumans. Thus it is practically impossible for an unauthorized person to enter without the presence of a meta. The second way is through a concealed entrance in the sauna. These two entrances are the most dangerous because they contain obstacle courses and guard sentries which would ward off any 'unworthy' visitors. The last entrance is an elevator hidden in Peyton's office.
The owner of the joint. He does not talk much, but he is a cheerful man and a devoted body-builder. You can ask him for tips and he will happily answer, but try to stir up trouble and he will drag you out by the neck and curb-stomp some sense into you.
You can find him all around the gym, usually reading books or lifting. He has his own office if you don't manage to find him in the gym. However, he also keeps an eye on the Basement.
She 'womans' the bar. She is generally very friendly towards the clients, but that is just a facade. Behind it she hates to deal with the muscle-heads that constantly hit on her. You can buy supplements and drinks from her at acceptable costs.
She happens to be Peyton's student and a mutant. As a result she is very deadly despite not showing any metahuman abilities.
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Expert Fighter: Trained for years under Peyton's wing. She could propably take you on at any time and win.
Skilled Manipulator: Her acting skills make her a decent manipulator. She is able to literally charm men under her submission.
The youngest of the bunch and also the most friendly of them all. He despises all violence and is a pacifist. He is the masseur, but to get his services you have to book them atleast a month in advance. His hands are "magical". Hippo says he lives in Gothic and has a vast knowledge of the human body.
Hips is not that much into working out as the rest, so when not at work he can be found helping Daisy with the bar or giving tips for a better performance.
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External Optimal Healing: By holding his hands a few inches above damaged tissue, Hips is able to stimulate and enforce the natural healing factor of a person. This power allows him to completely heal damaged or destroyed tissue without the leaving scarring behind. His hands glow when this power is in use.
The newest addition to the team. He is a personal trainer and the security guy. He is shares similar ideals with Peyton and tends to compete with him a lot. He is a no non-sense kind of person, does not talk much and is almost always found training. He holds self-defense classes every Saturday night.
His past is unknown, but he can kick some mean ass if his hand is forced.
Gifted Intellect - "Philosopher": Peyton's intellect has always been apparent. From early childhood he was regarded as a prodigy in the field of murder and assassination to his adulthood, where he is widely regarded as a legend amongst killers. He was able to learn how to read, count and write all by himself and taught himself advanced subjects like arithmetics, geometry, astronomy and philosophy simply by studying books and other materials.
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Seasoned Military Operative: Peyton is more than adept in possibly any military field practice one could think of. His mastery includes intelligence gathering, advanced assassination, stealth, demolition, swimming, mountaineering, march/drill skills, map making and reading, decoding cipher and other secret code messages, reading and making wood craft signs and other secret code languages, disguising, interrogation, computers, explosives, communication systems, vehicles and electronic appliances used in armed forces.
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Peyton is endowed with strength superior to that of a normal male of his age further developed through years of devoted powerlifting. Peyton engages in a brutal regimen of calisthenics, katas and firing range practice daily, maintaining his combat skills and he does not drink alcohol or do drugs. As a result of his strongman ideology, good genes and healthy lifestyle, Peyton can lift or press more than twice of his bodyweight, up to -- 2000 lbs (1 ton) -- with little effort. The strength in his legs is much greater and his current squating record are 3 tons. His body has also hardly any fat and he possesses greater proportionate muscle mass than a normal human.
Has access to and still uses military grade equipment. Something to note is that he almost always carries throwing knives and concealed slashing weaponry.
Mainly by foot. However, if the situation calls for it he can also travel by plane or boat.
''For those of us climbin' the food chain,
there can be no mercy. There is but ONE rule:
Hunt or be Hunted.''
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Oran is one of the last pureblood orcs in existence. Purebloods are generally superior to other orcs and have naturally much stronger bodies. His status as a pureblood is a result his ancestors not interbreeding with other races as much as the other orcs.
Oran's entire anatomy is quite different from that of humans. Starting with the outer layer of his body, his skin and body hair are very resilient due to his body's increase in collagen production. The blood and flesh of a pureblood orc is also much darker, giving them a purple tint because of the increased amount of both hemoglobin and myoglobin present in their blood which makes the transport of oxygen and nutrition around the body much faster, further increasing their endurance and making the removal of lactic acids from muscles much faster (resulting in faster recovery). His muscles possess more actin and myosin that makes their muscles much stronger and more flexible endowing the orc with incredible physical strength. His skeleton is also enforced, because his body produces and stores more keratin and elastin, making his bones incredibly durable and flexible. His metabolism is astonishingly efficient and is capable of more efficiently digesting sustenance thanks to the stronger acids present in the stomach, his livers are also very strong and are able to convert carbohydrates into energy more efficiently, thus giving Oran immense energy reserves.
Oran is a Demon Hunter. In his reality Demon Hunters are beings who fight demons by binding demonic essence into themselves or outright absorbing the demons into themselves. This practice is rare but each successful hunt makes the Hunter stronger and much more effective in the profession. The Hunter also gains the ability to channel the demonic essence into his weapons or the ability to cast simple spells. They hunt, consume and evolve.
However, this awesome power comes at a cost. Not only are the Hunters often outcasts, but with every successful hunt the Hunter's visage becomes more and more twisted and often gains demonic traits such as horns, hooves, tails or leathery wings. The only known ways around this are either 'Glamouring' oneself or mastering something called 'Metamorphosis', a skill that gathers all demonic essence one has and creates a ''true form''. This true form is the demonic form of the Hunter that he has come to develop over the years and can call on it whenever he wants. It unleashes the full power of the Demon Hunter.
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Oran is endowed with strength significantly superior to that of a normal human, mutant or orc due to the his pure bloodline, he also engages in intensive and extensive regular excercise. As a result Oran can lift or press more than twice of his bodyweight -- 15 tons -- with no effort. His body is also virtually devoid of any fat and he possesses greater proportionate muscle mass than a normal Orc.
Like all non-mundies, even Oran was glamoured by a witch. The Glamour spell allows non-mundanes to pass as humans in the society by giving them a human form and suppressing their power. Usually, the Glamour spell fades away over time or becomes unreliable so it needs to be refreshed. However Oran's Glamour is unique since it is fueled by his own magical reserves and thus he can somewhat manipulate it. Also like all Glamours, the spell is sensitive to emotions and negative emotions can temporarily weaken it.
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The T.E.N.G.U. [ Taskforce Entrusted with Neutralizing Grave Uprisings ] is a high-tech paramilitary organization stationed mainly in Gothic City, but are also scattered around the globe. They enforce order in areas owned by Cicero Corp. The organization was founded by Alonzo Cerrano on the 21st January 2013 and falls under his absolute command. Nowadays their ranks count over 15,000 members with 500 of them operating in Gothic alone. Due to Mr. Cerrano's connections the city sometimes hires them to handle tasks too dangerous for law enforcement.
♦ Their Headquarters are also in Gothic City. (tba)
♦ The T.E.N.G.U. differentiate their ranks and function with colors and symbols placed on their armor.
They mainly work in teams of four with one captain and three officers but they patrol in pairs.
Anyone can be recruited into the ranks of T.E.N.G.U. but most of the members are former-criminals, ex-convicts or mercenaries that were recruited from the streets. The recruitment procedure includes physical and psychical torture to test the limits of the would-be-recruit. Back when the T.E.N.G.U. started, Alonzo used to hand-pick
However the members of the Science Division are invited into the T.E.N.G.U. almost right after finishing their school. When recruited they are subjected to psychical testing.
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''Why do I do this? All this torturin' and killin'? Now that's really simple. You see: In this here world - a world where gods hide amongst men, a world ruled from the shadows, BY the shadows - men don't fear swords. They do not fear guns, no. Men. Fear. Monsters.''
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♦ 20th April 1983 in Valencia, Spain. An unusual birth takes place. The child, son of Fabián Cerrano and his wife Ángela, is born with cougar blue wings. His mother believes that the birth is a miracle while his mobster father tries to conceal the child from the world. The next day the personnel that helped with the child's birth is disposed of. The child is not allowed to have contact with society and is homeschooled.
♦ 7th July 1996, Fabián Cerrano forces the child to undergo experimental plastic surgery to remove his wings, the operation is kept a secret from the mother. The procedure was sloppy and the child is left with extensive scars on his back. The child never even had time to fly. After Ángela Cerrano finds out she quits her job to fully tend her broken child. The relationship between the parents gets worse by the day.
♦ 13th October 1996, Ángela Cerrano is murdered by her husband infront of their only child. His father was sick of how she tried to turn their mutant child against him. Due to his father's connections it is labeled as an assassination and pinned on a drug addict. Fabián proceeds to mold the boy into a coldhearted gangster and murderer.
♦ 28th August 2000, Fabián Cerrano's body is found in a dumpster behind a slaughterhouse. All deformities on the body point out that he was heavily tortured before his slow death and had the sentence: ''¡Gracias por todo!'' carved into his chest. Alonzo planned his father's death from the day of his mother's funeral. The culprit was never found and Alonzo became the head of the crime syndicate. Under his reign the criminal empire prospered like never before, but he left the organization to study at Oxford University. However, after graduating he disappeared.
♦ 1st January 2013, Alonzo resurfaces in Gothic City and establishes another criminal empire by either killing or overtaking his competetion. Turns out that during his leave he worked for numerous military, paramilitary, intelligence and terrorist organizations and even briefly trained in Nest 629 under the Arcani mistress, Ivanna. His endeavor left him psychotic, yet deadlier than ever. His influence continues to spread over the U.S. like a plague...
Alonzo's entire anatomy is adapted to flying. His bones are hardened and hollow, making him weight far less than he appears to and increasing his natural agility. His body constantly builds muscle, making his body virtually devoid of any fat and granting him strength significantly greater than that of a ordinary male. His eyes and ears are specially adapted to work with maximum efficiency in high altitudes and under high-speed winds. Alonzo's respiratory system also differs from a human: His lungs are oversized and house a special membrane allowing him to extract oxygen from the air at high velocities and altitudes. Interestingly, he is able to rotate his head up to a 180° angle.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Alonzo possesses an accelerated healing factor that enables him to repair damaged tissue with much greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. He can completely recover from non-fatal injuries such as slash and punctures within a matter of hours and injuries as severe as broken bones within a few days. This ability extends to being transferred by blood, thus he can heal others who come into contact with his blood, provided they have the same blood type. His blood carries a healing agent. This form of healing appears to be very potent as it was able to heal AIDs and completely detox the organism of a woman he knew. Interestingly enough his blood is poisonous to demons.
Recently, Alonzo has awakened a new power. He can now temporarily speed himself up to achieve incredible velocities. His acceleration is virtually instantaneous and when sprinting he can reach speeds up to Mach-4. Due to his adapted anatomy he can endure the high-speed friction and other negative conditions. However, while he can achieve superspeed Alonzo can only maintain it for a short amount of time (Standard limit is around 5 seconds.) before he has to stop. Possibly because his power is still developing. To compensate, Alonzo built his techniques around the short time span, for example: during fights he primarily uses this power to suddenly increase the velocity of his attacks to catch his opponent of guard. He can also use it to shoot his revolver like a machine gun or even to speed up his healing. He makes a distinctive *BAMF!* sound whenever he uses this power.
Genius-level Intellect: Alonzo is an incredibly intelligent and cunning man. He has earned 5 degrees at the Oxford University. His pursuit of knowledge led him from intensely study the psyche of man to becoming a master soldier. Alonzo seems to have some sort of polymathic ability to pick up and master difficult skills. He has also a wide array of suplimentary skills, for example he is a talented tailor. He even wears shoes of his own design.
Master Combatant: Alonzo has years of military servitude behind him. His endeavor led him to become a deadly fighter both at range and up close. He has intensively trained to fight off any adversary he might encounter, even if they have the strength in numbers. He has mastered Kyokushin Karate, the most aggresive form of this otherwise beautiful style. It relies on speed and bestial strength of it's firm strikes to overwhelm and quickly dispatch the opponent or atleast deliver severe internal damage as efficiently as possible. However, his repertoire also includes Krav-Maga, Ninjutsu, Judo, Aikido, Pankration, Jiu-Jutsu and last but not least his favourite, French Kickboxing. Also known as Savate, french kickboxing mainly focuses on launching destructive kicks while keeping up the momentum to instantly execute subsequent attacks. Alonzo himself prefers to fight using his strong legs while leaving his hands inside his pockets, because one of mediocore kicks carries enough force to break the bone of an arm even when blocking the strike. Most recently, Alonzo started learning MMA from an old colleague and while he is not as skilled he knows the basics.
Expert Military Operative: Alonzo is more than adept in any military field practice one could think of. His mastery includes intelligence gathering, escape arts, advanced assassination, demolition, survival tactics, hunting, swimming, mountaineering, march/drill skills, map making and reading, decoding cipher and other secret code messages, reading and making wood craft signs and other secret code languages, disguising, interrogation, computers, explosives, communication systems, vehicles and electronic appliances used in armed forces.
Master Acrobat and Natural Athlete: His mutation naturally shaped him into an excellent athlete. Because his body did not store fat easily and instead built muscle, most sports and athletic disciplines came easily to him while his hollow bones made him incredibly agile and dexterious.
Talented Singer and Musician: Alonzo is naturally talented with musical instruments instruments and while he prefers the electric guitar, he also plays the piano and violin. Due to the shifting nature of his voice he is able to sing almost any genre.
Alonzo is endowed with strength significantly superior to that of a normal human or mutant due to the his avian adaptation, he also engages in intensive and extensive regular excercise. As a result Alonzo can lift or press more than twice of his bodyweight -- 760 lbs -- with little effort. His body is also virtually devoid of any fat and he possesses greater proportionate muscle mass than a normal human.
Counter Vibrations: His Silent Scream can be canceled out by vibrations of equal force.
Mental Instability: Although not confirmed, Alonzo shows signs of mental instability. While he appears as a calm, well-spoken man the hidden Alonzo is quite different. It is unknown if this is but an act as even amongst his henchmen he is known for being psychotic, power hungry and incredibly hostile. He also has a hard time telling the difference between right and wrong.
5 Second Window and Energy Depletion: When used to it's fullest his new power has only a 5 second window where it can be used. After that he has to stop or he risks severely damaging his organs. These bursts of superspeed also drain him of energy so he has to eat more frequently than others and in larger quantities.
Alonzo has a - ''thing'' - for masks. He always wears masks instead of showing his true face. Over the years he has gathered a myriad of unique masks. His choice seems to be purely based on his attraction towards a specific mask since his collention ranges from ancient wooden masks to everyday hockey masks.
The mask he favours the most resembles a black skull which completely hides any of his features, revealing only his cougar blue eyes. However, this mask is not only an accesory, it is made out of jet-black hardened carbon steel. It's material gives it extreme durability, enough to resist even a shot from a high-power sniper rifle. However, the inside is enforced by an unknown metal, possibly carbonadium, which further enhances it's durability while also protecting him from psychic assault.
Other features include a built-in rebreather and retractable lens, allowing the mask to function like a gas-mask if needed.
(The jaw can actually open up.)
His handy-dandy torture tool. Alonzo seems to always carry it around in his back pocket.
It's sheath/handle is made out of ebon wood and the blade itself is not made from metal. Instead it is hand carved out of what appears to be pebblestone. The bolts are plastic.
Alonzo also uses a Tengu uniform signify his status as the leader. The features on his uniform are greater than those on other personnel. It is completely airtight and features a retractable visor with rebreather capabilities. The whole uniform is made out of Negative hard-light allowing it to retract almost immediately into a watch. The hard-light basis allows it to access the internet and manifest holo-displays. The photo-accumulator built into the suit allows it to gather energy from the enviroment to power up all of the suit's functions and possible addons.
''It is said that no one could tell a lie or move, with Fragarach at his or her throat, thus the name 'Answerer'. It was also said to place the wind at the user's command and could cut through any shield or wall, and had a piercing wound from which no man could recover...''
The sword of Manannán mac Lir, the Celtic diety of seas. Similarily to Mjolnir, the sword is enchanted to be virtually indestructible but also endlessly sharp. Another of it's enchantments makes it only wieldable to ''someone with unquenchable thrist for power''.
''A pinnacle of weapon engineering, the .454 Magnum has enough stopping power to one-shot a charging rhinoceros. However, it also features a grenade launcher under the main barrel for the extra overkill...''
Alonzo's signature sidearm. It is extra powerful to protect him from the rising superhuman population.
Mainly limousines or luxury automobiles. He also owns a personal jet and a yacht.
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''Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling -- makes no difference. The degree is arbitrary. The definition's blurred. But if I'm to choose between one evil and another, I'd rather not choose at all...''
- Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish
The boy who would become Lazarus was born near Novigrad, to a knight father and a sorceress mother. It is unknown how he ended up at a Witcher School almost on the other end of the Continent, but he remembers his parents death by the Wild Hunt, a cavalry of spectral riders that wreak havok over the land.
Although he was skinny and frail for his age, his drive to survive quickly made him one of the top apprentices for he knew there was nothing else out there for him. He had no name, no next of kin nor heritage. And as years passed at the Witcher School the scrawny boy matured into a man through hardship and his dedication. He knew more about Witching than any other apprentice, his swordplay was peerless and his resolution knew no bounds. It was of no surprise he survived all the Trials relatively unharmed, a feat only a few in history achieved but also something which would not go unnoticed by the alchemists. They saw potential, but when potential looked back he saw only madness. Yet there was nothing he could do except once again try to survive the tormentous experiments. A year has passed and while his body was broken more times than he reckons, his spirit clouded by wrath.. He gathered all his strength and broke free of chains and using them to kill the first mage that got into his hands, his mind cleared and even though he was horrified, he knew his victim deserved worse. After the other mages found him in the mage-tower they were oddly amazed, this time they did not bind him. They believed he was a succesful experiment and as such they thought of their dead peer as of a needed sacrifice. The mages named him Lazarus of Novigrad, to signify his 'rebirth' and prepared him for the Path ahead.
Many years have passed since that eventful day and Lazarus became a renowned Witcher. He had many Hunts under his belt and became a master of his craft. He lived in the Southern Kindoms where his pursuit of the Wild Hunt has led him and the extra coin he earned was a nice bonuy to his journey. The South was different, it's Witcher Schools were burned down long ago and the monsters were free to breed so there was no worry for a lack of coin. Years passed and the trail of the Wild Hunt headed back home.
It was around this time in his life when he became a Royal Witcher and Advisor to Lord Cyrus in his hometown, Novigrad through sheer coincidence. A position he was most proud of. It did not last for long because the peasants in the city hated mutants and framed him with the assassination of King Foltest (who was in reality killed by another witcher by the name of Letho). He escaped the castle, slaying many of the trecherous peasants in his path and was on the run for many days. He was tired and out of strength about to be cornered and killed, however a sorceress propesed to him a quick solution, her new teleportation spell. Having no other choice he accepted her offer and was flung to a completely different realm, Earth. It was different than his old home. This realm was more advanced, still there was a need for Witcher on every corner, he chose to stay and learn.
Witcher Physiology: To become a Witcher, one has to be subjected to arcane rituals and extensive training at a ''witching school''. The witcher-to-be also has to undergo a radical mutation to his physiology using alchemy. The result is a Witcher, a being superior to any human or sorcerer and an adept in the art of slaying monsters. Each Witcher is unique because only a rare few are subjected to all of the ''Trials'', and so most Witchers have to specialize in certain fields of monster-slaying
However, Lazarus is one of the rare few. He has been subjected to all of the ''Trials'' and survived them all. This resistance of his made him a subject to new experimental or changed ''Trials'' which made him unique even among his own kind. For example: The trademark sign of a Witcher, the eyes, are only visible on Laz when he is in darkness. His senses are sharper and he can see auras of people and things. He is stronger, faster and more cunning than a common Witcher. He is a perfect monster-slaying machine.
Synesthesia: Laz has the unique ability to mix his sensory input in any way he sees fit. This gives him the uncanny ability to visualize almost all information about a person or an object. He can, for example, mix his sight, touch and smell to percieve odors, wind currents, heat and gain an extremely efficient tracking ability in return. This ability has incredible versitality as he can even sense heat by his sensitive sense of touch.
Magic - Signs: Although Witcher's aren't capable of high-order magic, they can use simple spells and tricks to achieve great effects in battle. These spells are called Signs due to the fact that to cast one of them you only need concentration and a hand gesture. Making these Signs excellent in close combat scenarios. Each of these spells usually represents an element, such as Igni for Fire, but few of them dabble in other areas, such as Axii which is a Charm-spell.
The Witcher's of the Viper school are different from others. The most talented of them are taught deeper understanding of the Signs, giving them a much broader array of sub-spells and tricks. These Witcher's often go and become Mage-hunters for hire or become Mages themselves if they are a Source.
Gifted Intellect: Despite having no formal schooling except during his Witcher training, Lazarus is an extremely intelligent individual. He enjoys reading and philosophy. He has higher learning and cognitive abilities which allowed him to learn and master almost every war-related discipline including multiple languages and war engineering. While not a poly-math he learns extremely quickly. To the surprise of many, Laz actually understands physics and basic science. This is because the magic in his world requires extensive scientifical know-how to use propertly.
Witching Knowledge: Since childhood Laz was rigorously trained in what the inhabitants of Earth would call Paranormal theoretics, a ''scientific'' field studying the world of magic and monsters. Laz has deep understanding of magical rituals, curses, spells and their nullification. He can solve almost any magically induced problem which he is introduced to in the most efficient way possible. His knowledge also reaches into forgotten parts of history into a time where ancient civilizations ruled the Earth and understands most of their traditions and culture. On a completely different note his knowledge further expands into alchemy and botanics where he knows the mythical and alchemical properties of plants and herbs. Other than that he also zoology, a term loosely applied to his knowledge of magical beasts. He knows every nook and crevice about them and even has some understanding of their psyche.
Expert Combatant: As a Witcher, Laz has been thoroughly trained in the art of combat since early childhood. Because of his school he mainly specializes in dual-wielding two swords with deadly efficiency, but he is also a dangerous hand-to-hand-combatant because of his lightning-fast reflexes and lack of morality. This gives him an edge since he is not hindered by something as absurd as honor so he can freely use underhanded tactics or anything at hand to win a fight. Dirty-tricks aside, Laz is an experienced and capable fighter with literally over a century worth of experience. His unarmed fighting style is not set in stone, it incorporates powerful fist strikes from boxing or pugilism with deadly kicks and joint-locks of judo and the fluidness of aikido. All in all: His reflexes coupled with natural dexterity, fighting style and wit give him the means to take down numerous assilants in the blink of an eye.
Veteran Hunter and Tracker: When someone thinks of a Witcher, they think of someone slaying monsters. However that is but a fragment of the hunt. First the Witcher has to steadily hunt the fiend down, over any terrain, under shifting condition and with the constant possibility of the quarry escaping. Laz has done this part of the hunt many times, more than he remembers, and has developed himself into a prime hunting expert. With the aid of his synesthetic ability and his enhanced senses he can track down virtually anything any anyone be it on land or in the air but even underwater. He is also rather adept at cornering and trapping his quarry using complex tactics and prelaid traps.
Master Acrobat: Laz can keep up with most monsters even on foot because of his enhanced speed, agility and heightened reflexes. He can fluidly traverse over almost any terrain.
Criminal Intel: About 90% of his regular customers are thugs, dealers or basically any from of criminal scum that likes to run their mouth. This gives him access to even the most delicate of information. Although he keeps most for himself he isn't above providing it to a third party.
Lazarus is endowed with strength significantly superior to that of a normal human or mutant due to the difference gravity between his world and this one, he also engages in intensive and extensive regular excercise. As a result Laz can lift or press more than twice of his bodyweight -- 680 lbs -- with some effort.
Emotionless: Witchers are believed to be completely emotionless because of the lack of emotional development during childhood, this gives them a somewhat cold perspective and heavily influences their judgement. However, Laz has recently started visiting a therapist to learn how to express his feelings propertly.
Laz decommisioned his Witcher Medallion after he learned of Letho's plan to rebuild the School of the Viper. He had a master blacksmith melt the Medallion down and craft him a new indicator of his status as a Witcher, so an ornate ring was crated with a custom sigil of Lazarus' choice. The ring still fills the same role as a standard medallion with the sigil glowing in the presence of magic or other being.
Laz always carries pre-prepared alchemical potions. These potions react with the Witcher's physiology, each temporarily enhancing them in a unique way. These potions are toxic, only a Witcher can use them without any side effect. They are lethal to humans (but with rare exceptions). However even a Witcher's metabolism has a limit and Laz can drink only 3 without any ill effects.
Like most Witchers, Laz keeps a detailed diary containing everything he knows. Including, but not limited to: hunting techniques, rituals, spells & tricks, history, rumors but also all the hunts he ever did in his entire life. This is an extremely useful tool when facing a mutation in the supernatural gene-pool because he can find out if something similar ever happened and fight it more effectively. It is kept on his belt in a special pouch. It is echanted to be fire-resistant and has a Aard based lock mechanism.
The Gauntlet of Strife, also known as ''The Sunderer'', is an ancient leather gauntlet reinforced by ornate metal plates and chains. It has a claw on each fingertip and offers a blend of physical and magical protection. This is because of the magical alloy it is made out of: incorporating the magician's ''invisibility metal'' Aluminium, the magical conductivity of Copper and the bane of all supernatural, Silver. This deadly mix of magical metals and engraved runes gives the gauntlet the ability to nullify any spell that comes in contact with it while significantly enforcing the magical potency of it's wearer, however the silver also gives it the ability to damage supernatural beings otherwise unaffected by conventional means.
It's moniker came into being during times lost, when it was considered a sign of power amongst avaricious nobility. It gave spark to a civil war which had torn the ancient kingdom asunder.
A pair of custom machetes made out of stainless steel and silver. They compliment Laz's fightings style perfectly. They are relatively new in Laz's arsenal since he tends to lose or destroy swords during battles. Their handle is made out of mahagony. They are often carried parallel on his back.
An ancient glaive used by the old hunter-mages of the East. This simple yet effective weapon extends Laz's reach and adds the much needed piercing damage into his arsenal. The blade is made out of a similar metal alloy like the Sunderer, meaning it has the same anti-magic and anti-monster properties. However the orb in the glaive's end is what is most important. It channels the Force, the source of raw magical energy of his realm which can normally be harnessed only by mages, but it gives the owner artificial Source powers meaning they can use magic for as long as they are attuned to the glaive.
He uses perfectly balanced throwing knives kept on his chest and around his left hip.
Laz also uses a wide array of alchemical bombs. Some explode, others freeze the area or release flammable gas.
A rag-tag adventuring attire Laz favours. It offers some degree of protection from damage and the elements. Despite being only a light armor it features a neck-guard (also doubles as a food tray), shoulder and leg armor and also a chain mail undershirt. It is water proof and has a warm wolf fur collar. The wide belt has a special book bag attached to it, keeping his diary and other helpful tomes. There are also other pounches and bandoliers for storage.
Special monster-hunting gear featuring a 'holy' set of armor and a 'blessed' sword.
The armor is virtually imprevious to all kinds of magic and is not affected by it. It is enchanted to give the wearer maximal protection even from non-supernatural attacks and elemental extremes. Mages claim it is a 'void', sucking in all nearby magic which makes it impossible to track through sorcery and making it's touch almost fatal to anything of supernatural origin.
The sword on the other hand is engraved with runes and symbols making it able to pierce through any magical defense.
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Leo was born in Los Angeles to Maria and Daniel Calaca, sadly his father died before Leo was born and his family lived in poverty due to his mother struggling to pay the bills alone, and Leo would often get into trouble to suppress his feelings. When Leo's older brother, Julian, was of age he immediately got a job as a tattoo artist so he could help pay the rent and Leo grew up idolising him. When Leo was 13 years old he saw his brother working with a local gang and because he wanted to prove himself to Jules he joined the gang. But Julian was not in the gang, he was merely doing some work for them and immediately tried to make Leo leave the gang. Julian succeded in making Leo leave the gang, but died in Leo's arms in a shootout between the gangs. Leo, still in his teens when it happened, felt something he never felt before. The need for vengeance, followed by rage and spite they shattered his fragile mind. Leo returned home and grabbed a Mac that he hid under his bed and on the way outside he locked his sight with his mother's who was staring out of the window, she knew what Leo would do from the blood on his hands and the tears on his face. She did not stop him, no, but her stare clearly shown that there is no way back home for Leo. He did not care, more than ever he had the drive to finish something he started. Taking his bike he rode for 2 hours to their hideout. It was at cold night but he did not tire, the chilling tears on his face reminded him of what needed to be done. He sneaked in and without even flinching he pulled the trigger, he had killed the gangsters in cold blood. Leo was only 15 and already wanted for a first degree homicide. He had to turn away from that life and never look back.
After that event Leo left the life of crime and sought to gain education so he can get a well paying job. He took up boxing on the side to let out some of the built up rage and became very good at it. After finishing his high school diplomas he left for a college from which he dropped out of in the last year. This was because he developed a drug addiction from recurring nightmares and could not pay up his debts.
A year later, Leo was leading a somewhat normal life. He was a mechanic at a small Body shop, but spent most of his money on drugs and bills. It was at that time, his brother's soul came to inhabit the same body as Leo thanks to a random chain of events and his life to a sharp turn. Jules helped his brother to get rid of the addiction and nursed him back to health. Not only was he clean, he gained awesome powers from his tattoos and he thought he gained a second chance. Well he did not, as a month later the rest of the enemy gang found him and tried to kill him. Scared for his life Leo awakened his x-gene and subdued the gang using concrete restraints and they were sentenced and jailed shortly afterwards.
Now he gained a second chance and he made damn sure to take it. By hard work at not only the Body shop but also some sleepless nights at part-time jobs, Leo made enough money to rent an old garage and loaned money for some repair equipment. And so his own business, Calaca's Paint and Repair, was born. First months were rough but they paid off in the long run as Leo had enough customers to pay back the dept and even hire some help. His shop became popular throughout LA and he was able to move it closer to the centre of the city. Not long after he did Leo opened his own bar near the Repair shop. Leonardo finally had the life he dreamed of and even reunited with his mother who now lives in the lower floor of his apartment building. He was happy at last. He was not only the patron of the neighborhood but also freed it from the grasp of gangs, either by taking over their territory with money...or force.
Leo never had an easy life, not at home or anywhere else. And as a result he was always a trouble maker. When he was a gangster he was very loud, arrogant and selfish. But his whole personality changed after his brother died. He became more silent, emotionless and calculating with an extremely short temper. His boxing somewhat helped him and he learned more self control. He held little value for his life and turned to drugs and prostitutes.
However now he got reunited with his brother and mother he feels whole again. He became much more calm and started fully enjoying life again. He even started to smile and crack jokes, well sarcastic ones, but still jokes non-the-less. Leo became a strictly moral person so that he would never fall so low as he was before, he would do anything to protect his family and friends or anyone whom he considers close. He says he has respect to any person but that is not true, he hates gangsters and even went as far as to clean his whole neighborhood from gang influence: buying propertly, cleaning hideouts or lending money to his neighbors so they can pay their debts. Due to this Leo became a patron of sorts to his neighbors and friends, something he acknowledges and keeps helping anyway he can.
Leo is very loyal and caring. He loves food, cars and pets. His biggest love have to be cars and he wanted to work on them since childhood. He even built a car of his own. He is also very positive and firmly supports human AND mutant rights and also homosexual marriage. He has good manners is very wellspoken.
Like all he also has his flaws. Despite his kind and calm demeanor, Leo is still a stubborn person with a short temper he has to keep in check. And sometimes actually struggles to suppress his feelings when in front of someone he despises, a prime example of such person would have to be @lucian_lebeau since they are both almost polar opposites.
Concrete Manipulation: One-Two's main mutant power is the ability to absorb, project and manipulate concrete. He can affect it in virtually any way he sees fit. He can affect concrete from a distance, bending and twisting it to his will, his kinetic ability is yet limited to levitating only small amounts of concrete but in great numbers. However the radius seems to be quite small since he does not have much experience with his new power. So most of his power is expressed from up close, because unlike most forms of kinesis he can actually absorb concrete and store it in his body. This gives him the ability to use his power even where concrete is not naturally found but also defies logic, since the concrete is not inside his body but rather stored in extradimensional source. Possibly due to this storage, his power generates a illuminative field of orange energy whenever he uses his power. This energy forms glowing 'bonds' when more than one piece of is levitating near each other, Leo speculated that it is this energy field that accelerates his shrapnel when he launches it and also that his powers aren't at their full since concrete is a fairly limited resource. He will possibly develop into a full geo-kinetic as time goes on.
Enchanted Tattoos: As a part of the initiation process, Leo had to get a tat, any tat. At first it was a simple mexican gang sign M (for mexican mafia), which would later evolve into a full blown mayan tatau that now covers his whole left breast, shoulder and upper arm. Leo intentionall left out a blank circle in the middle of his breast so he could fill it with a special tattoo. And he did, after Jules died Leo got a spectacular crimson ''Santa Muerte'' tattoo in his memory. His tats very pretty much normal until Jules came to inhabit the same body as Leo. When he did, he enchanted his tattoos to ''Serve and protect Leo.'' and made them semi-sentient. His new tats gave Leo incredible luck and protection to almost any form of magic. They can also 'lash out' onto anyone they find dangerous to Leo. Due to the formed symbiotic relationship between Leo and the Tatau, they were inscribed onto his soul and cannot be removed.
Gifted Intellect: Leo's intellect was always apparent. Even in school he had excellent grades despite never actually learning. He has a high school degrees from automotive and electronic engineering, he also attended college for a economics major but dropped out in the last year. However, he still continues to learn skills that he finds useful and loves to read books. He is highly intelligent for someone of his upbringing and is smarter than he lets on.
Talented Combatant: Leo was regarded as a boxing prodigy during his teens, where he managed to gain the epithet of Leo ''Concrete'' Calaca, because his right hook alone was ''enough to send a grown man face-first onto concrete''. He was famous for his powerful strikes and quick footwork. He liked to end the fight as quickly as possible but tried to wear down stronger fighters. However, his fighting career started even before where fists-fights between warring gangs were the only way to settle things. These fights only managed to make him a better fighter and he became more aware of his surroundings.
Theivery: What he called his hobby, was also his greatest dare. Because he lived a poor life he took up stealing. Be it cars, jewelry, credit cards or anything else, it did not matter to Leo since he just wanted the money. As he became better and better at stealing he turned to bigger heists like burglary and shop-lifting. His thefts became more stealthy and he would evoid almost every alarm he stumbled upon. Even today he still wears lockpicks with him at all times.
Criminal Connections: As a former gangster and theif, Leo has mixed benefits and access to certain resources and contacts through California. This gives him an insight into the criminal world and easy access to knowledge regarding gang relations, their movements and criminal recent activity.
Leo possesses a strength superior than that of an average man, he also engages in moderate regular exercise. As a result Leo struggles to lift up to twice his body weight, 388 lbs, with his exact upper limit not known. When encased in his concrete shell his strength increases exponentionally and he is able to lift around 15-20 tons.
Shredding: When the shell is damaged, Leo has to either completely shred the shell and regrow a new one or shred the individual damaged limbs and regrow the shell around them.
Not really used for fighting, this knife is more of a memento of Leo's father, a marine, who died before Leo was born.
The knife is kept sparp and features a sturdy 7 inch blade with a blood groove, a leather striped hilt ensures a firm grip onto the blade. It features a hollow hilt, meaning that there can be things store inside it. The knife is almost perfectly balanced.
Leo's first car, a black Dodge Charger with a chrome blower. It was custom built by him since getting the chasis from a scrapyard. It has a supercharged V8 engine with direct fuel intake. It is in perfect condition since Leo cares for it more than he does for himself.
His deceased brother, an accomplished shaman and now a ghost stuck inhabiting the same body as Leo.
Jules was always the Superman for Leo, he looked up to him and wanted to be like him as much as he could. This was primarily the reason Leo joined the gang Jules was working for at the time. But in reality Jules despised gangs and tried to make Leo leave, which led to him accidentally getting shot and Leo leaving the gang. Jules died from bleeding out.
The reason Jules worked with the gank was because he was a shaman and they paid him to curse the enemy gang (which he could not do since cursing isnt part of shamanism). Anyway, Jules did not pass away. Not entirely. His soul was still on Earth and he became what he calls ''The Soul of the City'', or in other words it's Avatar. His shamanic powers rose exponentionally but he was still a ghost, unseen and undead. Jules went and tried to change the city and uring one of his 'saves' he wound up bound to Leo.
Now in one body, Leo struggles to keep his sanity and Jules tries to convince him to do what is right. Over time Jules learned how to leave Leo's body and interact with the physical realm. Some of his abilities, such as the connection to the city are also aviable to Leo.
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His familiar, pet corgi and most importantly a friend. (TBA)
Surrounded by a Mayan tatau (left breast, up to forearm)
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"Sic semper tyrannis'' [Death to tyrants] (simple, on the inside r forearm)
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Epic and Private (TBA)
Wise-cracking Han Solo / Peter Quill type. (TBA)
Omnilingual: Rajak's mutant ability lies in languages. He is more able to tranlate any language be it written or spoken, even alien in origin. His skill differs greatly from how a 'non-enhanced' being would go on translating something. While they would need to go step by steam, trial and error, Raj's power instead relies on his subconsciousness or intuition, solving the problem almost instantly without Raj knowing exactly how he solved the issue. This power also affects things like codes and computer languages which allows him to program machines without a problem. It also allows Raj to see the hidden intentions of humans by reading their body language.
Unique Physiology: Amon-Rajak is unique among his race. Not only is he a mutant, his DNA is also mixed with that of another alien species. Typically Arielans are an aquatic race, but Raj is not. He is more amphibious, able to survive both in water and on land indefinetly. He is stronger, faster and tougher than an average Arielan, isn't fatigued when exposed to heat and has abilites his kin does not exhibit. His blood is very thick to allows him to function in great depths and his heart beats faster to compensate. Also due to the nature of his cardiovascular system his veins are incredibly elastic and cannot rupture by themselves, they need to be cut to bleed.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Rajak has a healing factor. While not on Wolverine's level, it is sufficiently powerful enough to recover from severe injuries from broken bones and large amounts of tissue damage in a matter of hours. He was shot numerous times with alien weaponry and has always healed without any signs of scarrring. He cannot regrow limbs.
Solar Radiation Absorption: Rajak's cells function very much like batteries. They are able to store certain types of stellar and solar radiation and use it to fuel the metabolism. However due to his mixed heritage, his abilities are greatly diminished when compared to the rest of his father's race. When he uses some of his abilities he also uses up stored energy and may continue to do so as long as he has any energy left. Because he is mixed, he expends substantially more energy and can upkeep these powers only for a limited time without external tech to assist him. Despite this he can force himself to absorb up to 60 gigawatts of solar energy per second. Due to the failing nature of this power-set he has grown to not depend on it and so uses it only sparingly. It is possible that his powers will become more reliable and powerful as he grows older.
Genius-level Intellect: Raj is a self-taught genius. He was able to reverse-engineer the tech of an entire alien fleet by himself in under 5 years. He has almost a polymatic ability to learn and pick up new skills quickly. He is an expert in celestial navigation, alien technology, solar & hard-light engineering, space-engineering, chemistry, biology, physics and science.
Expert Pilot: Raj is a incredible pilot. He is able to pick up virtually any space ship and fly it immediately afterwards. His skill easily outclasses even the best pilots in the universe as he is able to fly through meteor belts without the need to slow down, instead opting to use sharp turns and precise jet boosts. His skill also exterts over hover bikes and to a lesser degree to cars. He pilots his ship as if it was an extertion of himself.
Spectacular Combatant: Rajak is a natural fighter, his style savage and fluid, his strikes precise and deadly, his tactics dirty. His life on Ariel only reinforced his fighting skill as he sparred frequently with his tribe members and perfected his techniques while fighting off raiders, vicious beasts and other tribes. He can get very creative when using the enviroment to his advantage. Overall his style is very savage and fluid, like Capoiera or Monkey-style Wushu, with it he is able to take on groups of enemies and be victorious. His proficiency with melee weapons is not perfect, but he has skill and talent. His favoured weapons are spears and knives.
Master Hunter & Tracker: The only means of acquiring food on Ariel is either to gather something from the sparse vegetation or go hunting. As such Rajak was trained from birth to hunt animals significantly stronger than himself. He is able to use traps and baits to fool prey into isolation. Raj also masters traditional Arielan hunting tools like spears and bolas and can toss tem with deadly accuracy. Furthermore his tracking skills are top notch. He can track his prey with little tracks and his keen eyesight aids him in seeing distortments in the enviroment like broken twigs, stepped-down grass and footprints.
Natural Acrobat: Due to the harsh hunting conditions on Ariel Prime and almost no domesticated animals, Raj has grown into a good acrobat and developed his own means of locomotion. He is able to move fluidly and efficiently to reach his target in shortest time possible. His style of locomotion is reminiscent to Earthern free-running.
Amateur Escape Artist: Life on Ariel is difficult, the deserts are full of raiders and slavers that prey on lonesome men. Raj was numerous times a victim of abduction, yet he always returned to his village. He learned how to use escape from almost anything the slavers threw at him, almost no one on Ariel could hold him prisoner. This skill carried well into his space-faring days as he is even more capable with advanced tech and hidden tools.
Rajak possesses a strength superior than that of a normal human, he also engages in moderate regular exercise. As a result can lift anywhere from 10-15 tons with his exact upper limit not known. If sufficiently powered by solar energy, Rajak can achieve much higher levels of strength.
Strong Electrical Current: If it does not outright fry him, an electrical current with enough force can incapacitate Rajak and leave him vulnerable. Also due to the unique structure of his vocal cords he won't be able to speak for some time after being introduced to the attack. This weakness works only on his person, it is thus somewhat blocked by his armor and has diminshed effects when he is fully empowered.
Randomness/Unpredictability: Raj cannot read enemy tactics if they have no structure whatsoever and may even be mislead.
Genetic Flaw: His mother's and father's races weren't completely compatible, as a result Raj has inherited numerous defects and deformities which don't really hinder him, but can be exploited. (e.g. his gills)
Basically an iPhone of the future. A handheld communication unit capable of making calls over the galaxy. It uses holo-technology and has an inbuilt camera. However, it is also a super-computer (by Earth standards) that can perform difficult calculations and other tasks. It has an inbuilt catalog of apps which can be at any time expanded. It can connect to almost any communication network if given enough time.
After some experimenting with hard-light tech, Raj created a wrist-watch like piece of technology capable of generating a force field around his body. The field itself is form fitting and keeps a distance of 3 inches from his body. Despite it's simplicity it is even capable of filtering the bacteria out of the air. However, it's charge is small and as such it it used only in dire situations.
And it shows time.
A state-of-the-art space suit. It is air tight, heat and water proof and has an inbuilt life-support system that has a big enough oxygen supply to last for 7 hours. The visor protects the wearer from intense light and stellar radiation. It has an inbuilt flashlights and a holo-tech wrist-computer which can be used to remotely access other systems, also an A.I. to assist with calculations and regulate the suit. The suit has boot jets and also maneuvering jets on the waist, hands and back. It uses hard-light to temporarily seal off any breaches into the suit.
These small utility robots roam Raj's ship. They are designed to perform rudimentary chores on the ship. They are mainly responsible for keeping the ship clean but can do other tasks such as repairing, spying and even defending. Their eyes afford them with 240° vision which can be recorded and viewed afterwards. Power is supplied from batteries that need to be recharged at one of the stations inside the ship. (15 Fixers on board.)
They have 4 sets of legs with hidden tools:
Raj has also recently scavenged a brute-class sentry bot. Repaired, it was nicknamed ''Fixer Bottoms'' because a fixer can plug itself into it as a 'head' and control the rest of the robot. It is very durable and has 50 ton strength. It is equiped with high performance thrusters in the feet and plasma discharge cannons in its forearms. It is powered by an internal power core. (Only one on board.)
One of Raj's first creations and his weapon of choice. It is a high performance sidearm that fires superheated solar plasma rounds. It has average rate of fire. Never-the-less it is very damaging despite being so outdated. The magazine is not fed into the hilt, instead it is slotted in the top of the gun. It is holstered to his hip using magnetic technology.
A tribal hunting knife, Raj first recieved from his tribe on Ariel Prime. The first "Caroline" was made of bone with a wooden hilt, it was broken in half and is kept as a memento in his living quarters. The current "Caroline" is made out of a incredibly sturdy metal and has a ornated wooden hilt. It's kept in top condition can is incredibly sharp.
Raj has a back-up knife kept in his boot. It is made of the same metal as "Caroline" and features a hollow hilt. The hilt is filled with a basic survival kit: Water-proof matches, sterile string, andhesive band-aids and some tinder. The lid of the hilt has also a built in compass.
Rajak uses a state-of-the-art space-ship of his own design for transport. Named Horizon-52, it is a ship built for speed and maneuverability and as such has extremely powerful jets and a high performance power core. It has few weapons and uses mainly plasma cannons. The interior has two floors:
All it's wiring and some of the storage is elegantly hidden under removable floor panels. It also has an artificial gravity generator set to 1g. The power-core is hybrid, meaning it can use both inter-gal fuel or can be powered by solar energy. It also features an air recycling system.
For surface transportation, Raj uses a upgraded Jet Cycle which is kept inside the storage bay. It has a high performance jet on the back and is capable of flying faster than Mach-1. Due to built in stabilizers it does not shake at high speeds, allowing for optimum maneuverability. It uses inter-gal fuel
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