Player (nickname, handle)/ LJ: De
Email: DeShawnB@gmail.com
AIM (if you have one): Gavin DeVaine
Character Name: Matthew “Matt” Walker
Character LJ (if applicable): this_fire_burns
Physical description (face, build, weight): Matt is 6’6, with a runner-type build. He has black hair and dark eyes that study everything he comes across.
Age: 26
Codename: Outsider
Birthday: October 31st
PB: (If using one.) Milo Ventimiglia
Abilities:
http://www.scribbld.net/users/this_fire_burns/506.htmlWeaknesses and flaws: While Matthew is one of the top 30 or 40 battle wizards on the planet, he is still human, with all of the weaknesses that come along with such. Matt can be killed by normal means, and does not gain any superhuman resilience unless he enchants his gear.
His greater magic is also taxing, and prolonged use of spells will fatigue him, and possibly injure him. Matt can throw a punch and use a sword, but he is no martial arts master by any stretch. He prefers to stay at range when he can, and to get away from a hand-to-hand fight as soon as possible.
Character location/Home: New York to start, Chicago after
Alignment (villain, hero etc): Independent
Relatives (living/dead?): Dracula (Father), Domini (Mother-Deceased), Andrew Walker (adopted father, deceased), Mariah Walker (adopted mother, deceased), Ian McNee (mentor, adopted father, living)
Backstory: Matthew Walker’s true name is Janus, son of Dracula, Lord of Vampires. Shortly after he was born, a group of vampire hunters, at the behest of Anton Lupeski, attacked his father and nearly destroyed him. Seeing that her husband could offer her son nothing but a life under siege from enemies within and without, Domini asked the hunter Frank Drake to find the infant a home, and not to tell her where.
Eventually, Dracula is destroyed and Lupeski sought to find Janus in order to control him and maintain control over the Church of the Damned. Drake arranged for the infant’s adoption by the Walkers, who name him Matthew. Matt grew close to his adopted parents, while Domini and Frank Drake did what they could to keep him out of Lupeski’s sights. This went well until Matt turned ten, at which time Lupeski was finally able to find him, after torturing Domini for the information. The Walkers die in a “tragic accident” and Lupeski takes the boy into his custody, spending the next six years teaching him magic in the most brutal ways possible.
Lupeski tries to enslave Matt to his will, but the young man’s abilities allow him to resist, and he runs away. Lupeski sends a Hunter Demon to kill the boy, and Matt makes a deal with his fae Godmother, Laea, to obtain enough power to kill the demon and fight Lupeski, in exchange for three favors of her choosing. Matt defeats the demon, kills Lupeski, and is taken in by the sorcerer Ian McNee. Ian teaches Matt about the responsible use of magic and sets him on the path of hunting and destroying those who use the Arts irresponsibly or would put humans in danger to further their goals.
How do you plan to introduce the character to the game?: Matthew will be on the trail of a human slave trade put together by vampires.
What are you planning to do with this character?: Explore the horror side of Marvel and bump back the things that go bump in the night, kick ass, join the Midnight Sons.
What do you want to see happen with this character?: I want to see Matt learn a bit more about other supernatural beings and decide if it’s about destroying all of them or if some of them are truly benevolent toward humanity. He also does not know that Dracula is his father so seeing the Church of the Damned try to bring him back to take his place as their leader would also be fun.
