1997/04/03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Character Profile: Fleet Commdr Samhain, DE, aka BlackBlood the Feral(NYAR!) [Note: see http://www.seanet.com/~darkside/images/samhain.jpg for DarkSide's impression of what my character looks like.] Age: Unknown, but at least several thousand years. Has spoken extremely briefly of times in ancient Japan, though is extremely tight-lipped about his past with those who aren't close friends (which isn't many.) Apparently a young adult, early to mid twenties. Name: Samhain, given by those who pulled him here from the name of Halloween. Actual Name: Unknown Nickname: Sam, used by close friends [again, very few] Height: 5'9" Weight: 180 lbs. [all muscle.] Hair: Jet Black, tied in a loose ponytail down to his shoulder blades. Eyes: Extremely dark brown, nearly black, but shift to glowing red when abilities are used or when angry. Skin: well tanned, dark even in winter. *Preferred Clothing: Faded Black Fatigue Pants, soft leather boots, well-worn dark grey trench coat, black turtleneck shirt, red silk rope as a belt wears WEDJEE superweave[tm] armor underneath. *i.e. when not in uniform; avoids uniforms whenever possible Species: Apparently Human; extradimensional (pulled here from another dimension.) Ranks, Titles, and JAOs : Fleet Commander, Doberman Empire Vehicular R&D head, WEDJEE. (Also Founder of WEDJEE) BlackBlood the Feral (NYAR!) of the Maenads of the Holy Albino Captain of 10th Company, Chosen of Khorne Sage in the Order of Jihad Philosophers Patron Saint of the Church of Blarney, Order of the Big Mac Kindred Childe of the Night, Lord of the House of Eternl Night Member, vessel of the Church of Grimace Abilities: Can manipulate Shadows and darkness as an extension of his body and will--Innate Ability (not psionic *or* magic). Can shift matter to shadow, including himself. Can also shift shadows/darkness into a substance hard as rock. Loves Storms; they increase his power. Can manipulate lightning 1-2 times per day, but takes an incredible amount of will to do so. (After 2 times, he's pretty much exhausted and couldn't control the third.) Heightened senses/awareness, particularly in the dark. Fog is also excellent. Enhanced Strength, Stamina, reflexes; can lift 800 lbs. Familiar with psionic battle; can stave off most psionic attacks though is unable to make offensive attacks under most circumstances. Control Fear: can instill fear in many people without effort and control his own so it cannot affect him. Master swordsman and martial artist, proficient with most weapons. Unmatched in Japanese techniques. Moves with speed, agility, and grace. Heals quickly, especially at night. Weaknesses: While challenging him at night is only for the most foolhardy of souls, daylight hampers his abilities. Note that only *natural* light affects his abilities. Able to resist most magic due to his extradimensional nature, but would be pretty hard-pressed in an all-out magical challenge. Restricts himself to fight with honor under almost all circumstances. Challenges to honor cannot go ignored. While hard to kill, is still vulnerable to physical attacks. [See Op:Phx--was actually killed there.] *****Other notes on these are available at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~midnite/sam/main.html (one of the best kept secrets on the web! *grin*) History: Very little is known of Samhain's history; he says very little about it, though knows a vast majority of it. General Info: As noted by Cyberpyro, is observed to have formed some sort of close, mutually beneficial friendship with him, but few dare get more than superficially curious about it. Together, they form a lethal combo: their strength balancing each other as the days and nights pass by. In combat, tends to fight fiercly and with honor. Often prefers to use his swords (katana mated with wakizashi) to other weapons, though is a technological wizard, often able to throw together bizarre weapons with what is available. Expert with most firearms, but prefers either Glock or Beretta 9mm pistols for their firepower and reliability.