Glass Clown

Erebo Power Level: 10 (150/150PP) Unspent Power Points: 0. Trade-Offs: -2 Attack / +2 Damage +2 Defence / -2 Toughness In Brief: An young dimensional refugee who received an unwanted gift from the depths of the Terminus' darkness. Catchphrase: "Be afraid of the dark that shines light on your sins, evildoer!!" Theme: Alternate Identity: Eliseo "Eli" Milioni (Secret) Birthplace: Earth 5443's Bologna, Italy. Residence: Claremont Academy Campus. Base of Operations: "La Base": his small room in Claremont Dormitories. Occupation: Student at Claremont. Affiliations: Next Gen. Family: Maria Grazia Milioni, his lost older sister. Description: Age: 17 (01/08/2000) Apparent Age: 17. Gender: Male. Ethnicity: Caucasian, of Italian descent. Height: 191cm. Weight: 78kg. Eyes: Black. Hair: Black. Eliseo would be a normal teen (if a bit tall) but the "accident" which made him into what he his now had noticeable, eerie effects on his appearance and, much more disturbingly, on his psyche (but let's leave that for another section of this document). After becoming infused with the dark, entropic energies of the Terminus, Eli's body grew thinner and taller, almost as if stretched by the forces now contained within it, all of his hair turned jet black, and his eyes turned slightly larger and as black and deep as the Abyss. His skin, locked perpetually into an almost ceramic white complexion, completes the picture of a lanky, long limbed boy whose appearance whispers "odd" in every person's mind, and yet seems capable of an odd charm which puts him above many other people when it comes to being liked by his peers and others alike, is it the "allure of the Abyss?" As for clothing, accessories and hairstyle, he likes to keep things minimalistic, dressing all in black with small white accessories most of the time. He keeps his hair long, barely touching his shoulders, and has a predilection for turtlenecks, velvet and silk shirts, and most of all, shiny black shoes. He doesn't really have a costume, using his powers to cover up the details of his figure and clothing and thus appearing as a living silhouette that seems almost a hole cut out from the fabric of space, showing a place where all light goes to die and adding to his sleek, phantomlike image. History: Eliseo was born in a parallel very similar to Earth-Prime, with the glaring absence of most forms of superheroes and meta human activity. While the supernatural and the occult existed, they were not nearly near the realm of public knowledge, and orchestrated their manipulative schemes behind closed doors and curtains. Eliseo's mother, Marco, was a small time engineer in Turin, with the small quirk of being obsessed by the occult matters of the world. This obsessive focus of his came to burrow into his brain and the lives of him and his children when Eliseo was only eight, his mother being apparently "murdered by a foul creature". Eli and Grazia, his two years older sister, reacted very differently from each other to this sudden shift in their otherwise tranquil lives: while little Eli was shunned by his father and thus despised him in return during the following years, Grazia grew ever closer to their father's hunt for the supernatural, helping him and encouraging his obsessive behevior as a way to scrounge up some sort of attention and affection from an otherwise elusive and self-centered man. Living with a distant father and sister, while not easy, wasn't really that traumatic on Eli, who grew to be a naturally self-reliant young boy, accepting friendships as few and far between occurrences in his otherwise lonesome life and, while the rest of his close family was busy searching for evidence of the unknown, the boy was looking at the sky and dreaming of flying, like almost all the children his age. Fancies that would soon come to be a reality for the people of his Earth, when a research team, secretly lead by the occult conspiracies his dad and sister were frantically searching for, discovered a "safe and reliable way to exchange information and goods with other universes". In reality though, this was a ploy by a nameless alliance of supernatural and secretive organizations to bring the incredible to the forefront of the world... and then dominate it openly. As people started travelling between other worlds, the economy flourished thanks to the influx of cheap goods and new scientific breakthroughs and, by the time Eliseo turned fourteen, his world seemed to turn into a Utopia. His father though, was weary of "the Plan", as he called it and, being right for once, this would lead his family to ruin. One year later, Eli and his family would be shunned as criminals and terrorists by the government due to their father trying to bomb a interdimensional portal station. To escape persecution, his sister, with instructions from his father, actually managed to activate a jury rigged device that could allow them to "jump" once in a random alternate dimension. This would have been a horrible decision and a very likely death sentence for the both of them, but his fanatical sister was too sure of their father's work to doubt the prospect... she regretted it when they found themselves trapped on a Terminus scout vessel. Fortunately for them though, the vessel was headed for Earth-Prime's Freedom City, during the '93 invasion attempted by Omega's forces. The unmanned ship was among the first to be spotted and shot down, right above Lonely Point. As the teens fell to what looked like it was going to be their demise, the interdimensional drive of the ship malfunctioned and exploded, sending the ship scuttling... somewhere in time and space. Eliseo doesn't remember much from the time he spent on the ruined ship, since he was seemingly put by Grazia in the only working stasis chamber in the vessel while he was unconscious, slowing down his metabolism. The ship crashed twenty four years later, exactly where it was supposed to during the invasion, and attracted the attention of the city's heroes, being a Terminus ship. Eli was the only person on board, his sister nowhere to be seen and, what was more, the failing dimensional drive and stasis chamber, along with the properties of the dimension where he was jaunted, all contributed to him actually developing powers as a conduit of the Terminus dreaded entropic energies. Soon after his discovery, Eli was confirmed as a dimensional refugee and sent to Claremont to study and learn to control his (mistrusted) powers. He adopted the codename Erebo, from the Greek god personifying the Abyss, and started fighting and striving to find meaning in this new world. Personality & Motivation: Originally a lively and energetic boy, thanks to the lack of care from his family, Eli has grown into a self-reliant and lonesome teenager, who doesn't actively look for company or friendship, but doesn't really reject it outright either. This part of him has dug deeper in his heart when he changed physically and mentally due to the Terminus' energies flowing into and through him, making it difficult for him to develop emotional bonds with other people, especially "normal" ones. He still holds his sister dear, much more than he ever did his father, considered she saved his life, probably in spite of her own, after years of neglect and coldness. He is calm, patient and collected, even though he couldn't be considered "cool" due to his eerie, aloof attitude, he can be surprisingly proactive when it comes to a set goal. Eli is also a very protective person with his few close relationships, holding them very dear to his heart and hoping o build a lasting life in this new environment where he has been thrust. The boy hopes of being accepted and to prove worthy of his saved life, building upon it with the utmost motivation and drive, even though he might not be able to show it completely or easily to others. Simply put, he wants to make a name, a life and a home for himself, a whole new life... a fresh start. Powers & Tactics: Generally, Erebo uses his darkness to conceal his features and approaches fights with criminals and other threats carefully, preferring to impair them from a distance using his Embrace and Breath effects and using the fact that he is immune to them to sneak around the battlefield, hitting where it hurts (after draining the physical toughness out of his enemies with his deadly Caress). If he wants to be extra careful, he will maneuver at range using his Wings and Gateways to position himself and start raining pain on his enemies in the form of shadow javelins (obviously thrown with the help of enhanced strength). Power Descriptions: Eli's power comes from him becoming a conduit to the dark, abyssal energies of the farthest reaches of the Terminus, the place where all light goes to die, thus all of his shadows do not appear normal at all, but rather swallow up all light that touches them, appearing mlre like holes cut out from the very fabric of the world and into the Void between dimensions. When using his Embrace, a rather big space is covered by a veritable dome of impenetrable darkness, and all caught within (except Erebo himself) find themselves unable to see, hear and smell with most of their senses. Usually, the inside of the domenis also struck by freezing gales that hinder those within, again letting Erebo act unaffected, and leving them vulnerable to surprise attacks using his dark Caress, a shadowy, tendril like arm that drains the toughness and physical resilience of anyone (and anything) that it touches, making hitting and breaking them with enhanced strength easy. Finally, with some effort, Erebo can use his solid shadows to create simple objects which, as a general rule, can only be moved by him and his powers. His shadows can also be used a gateway between two obscured points or mundane shadows, like some sort of portal, while enhancing his mobility with, black, stringy wings that allows some rather fast flight. Complications: Vulnerable to light: Eli's nature as a confuit of interdimensional darkness make him vulneble to intense light based attacks and effects. Odd and Eerie are my second names: Eli's physical and psychological profiles are skewed due to his interaction with the Terminus, leaving him unable to properly express his feelings through simple unconscious everyday gestures and making him appear almost doll like in behavior and appearance. Child of the Terminus: Eli's visceral and metaphysical link to the Terminus his a secret left for his closest of friends, since the history of Freedom make it a very touchy subject and could at best lead peple to mistrust him, and at worst... Away from home: Eli's home dimension does not want him back, and he wouldn't know how to find it if it did, anyways. He is not familiar with the concept and culture of real superheroes and villains, and the impact that they had on Earth-Prime in the last century, so he might seem like a fish out of water to his peers. Abilities: 4 + 8 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 20PP Strength: 14 (+2) Dexterity: 18 (+4) Constitution: 14 (+2) Intelligence: 10 (+0) Wisdom: 10 (+0) Charisma: 14 (+2) Combat: 16+ 12 = 28PP Initiative: +4 Attack: +8 Melee, +8 Ranged, +8 Base. Defense: +12 (+6 Base, +6 Dodge Focus), +3 Flat-Footed Grapple: +28 Knockback: -5 Saving Throws: 3 + 6 + 5= 14PP Toughness: +8 (+2 Con, +6 Protection) Fortitude: +5 (+2 Con, +3) Reflex: +10 (+4 Dex, +6) Will: +5 (+0 Wis, +5) Skills: 48R = 12PP Acrobatics 8 (+12)* Bluff 8 (+10)* Investigate 5 (+5) Diplomacy 4 (+6) Gather Information 8 (+10)* Language 3 (Italian [Native], Latin, Ancient Greek, English) Search 4 (+4) Sense Motive 8 (+8)* *=skill mastery Feats: 9PP Assessment Dodge Focus 6 Thrown Mastery Skill Mastery Powers: 44 + 11 + 7 + 7 + 1= 70PP Darkness Control Array (First) 20 (40PP Array; Feats: Alternate Power 4) [44PP] (darkness, dimensional, shadow, terminus). Base Power Obscure 9 (Erebus' Embrace; Total Visual, Auditory and Olfactory concealment; Feature: Erebo is immune to the effect; Feature: Reversible; Extras: Independent) [38/40] (sensory deprivation) Alt. Power Environmental Control 9 (Erebus' Breath; Intense Cold + Hinder Movement [Half Speed]; Feature: Erebo is immune to the effect; Feats: Reversible; Extras:Independent, Selective Attack) [38/40] (gusts of cold wind) Alt. Power Create Object 8 (Erebus' Arsenal; Feats: Affects Insubstantial [Half Toughness], Progression 2 [25 Feet*Rank], Selective, Stationary; Extras: Duration, Movable) [37/40] Alt Power Teleport 10 (Erebus' Gateway; Feats: Progression [Portals are 10ft wide]; Extras: Portal; Flaws: Medium [Shadows]) [31/40] Alt. Power Drain 10 (Erebus' Caress; [Toughness]; Feats: Incurable, Slow Fade 2 [1 point per 5 minutes], Reversible; Extras: Affects Objects) [23/40] Protection 6 (Shadow Cowl; Extras: Impervious [All 6 Ranks]; Drawbacks: Noticeable [whole body cloaked in inky, smoky shadows] [11PP] Enhanced Strength 16 (Dark Might; [Tot. Str. 30 (+10)]; Flaws: Continuous Duration; Drawbacks: Obvious [whole body cloaked in inky, smoky shadows]) [7PP] Flight 4 (Dark Wings; Drawbacks: Power Loss [Unable to flap wings]) [7PP] Feature 1 (Can make his whole figure, or parts of it, appear as black "holes in space" silhouettes, which always stand out in an odd way, even in natural darkness) Drawbacks: (-3) Vulnerability (Light; Common [-2]; Moderate [-1]) [-3] DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE DC EFFECT Unarmed Touch 17*/25 Toughness Damage Shadow Sword Melee 20*/27 Toughness Damage Shadow Javelins Thrown 20*/27 Toughness Damage Thrown Objects Thrown 18*/25 Toughness Damage Erebus' Caress Touch 25 Fortitude Drain [Toughness] Totals: Abilities (20) + Combat (28) + Saving Throws (14) + Skills (12) + Feats (10) + Powers (69) - Drawbacks (-3) = 150/150 Power Points

Pietro "Pontifex Rubrum" Croce. Power Level: 10 (150/150PP). Unspent Power Points: 0. Trade-Offs: -2 Attack / +2 Damage, +2 Defense / -2 Toughness In Brief: A reincarnated boy, torn between two lives by eldritch intervention. Catchphrase: "It's time to count your sins!" Theme: Ashes of Dreams (New) Alternate Identity: Secret. Birthplace: Somewhere in Italy. Residence: Freedom City. Base of Operations: Claremont Academy. Occupation: Student. Affiliations: None, at the moment. Family: None. Description: Age: 25 (22/08/92 in his Reality) Apparent Age: 16. Gender: Male. Ethnicity: Caucasian, of Italian heritage. Height: 177cm Weight: 73kg Eyes: Crimson. Hair: Golden and black. A young boy with too gentle, delicate features for the sour expression he always seems to wear on his face. He is not too tall, or apparently athletic, though his angelic face has proven a fairly useful card when it comes to the ladies. His hair and eyes have peculiar colors, the former being bicolored (golden blonde facing forward, jet black near he back of his head) and the latter being deep crimson. He generally wears sharp clothing, even when he should wear something more casual, and prefers deep, dark shades. He wears no costume, since he knows a spell to make his identity impossible to rememeber or discern when he switches into his other self. History: The boy who is now known as Pietro Croce was born with a very similar name in a parallel earth devoid of any and all supernatural phenomena. His family wasn't rich or powerful, and he wasn't really good at any particular thing, always being lost in his constant fancies of great heroes and horrible monsters, from myths ancient and modern. His father and mother always tried to look out for him like good parents, and to push him towards his future, helping him discover his talents and predispositions. He didn't have any. Just one thing stood out about him: he could write on and on about his fancies, and people listened when he told them, enticed by the pathos that had been given form by his words. And so, armed with his trusty pen, at the age of sixteen Pietro managed to publish his first novel: a modern superhero story. Few people read it when it came out, but after a few years, after a thorough translation job into English, his works became sleeper hits on the net, granting him some fame... and seemingly some sort of direction for his life. While his work was popular enough though, he was not, he was plagued with problems from his early life under his authoritarian father's thumb, and his soul still ached for something more, making him forget about most of life's simple pleasures in hope of reaching what didn't, for all intents and purposes, exist anywhere in the world. Hanging on to his half-brother, who was about twelve years older than him, the boy, now a young man, managed to overcome the pitch black sea of depression where he was about to drown, and kept on living his life... It wasn't meant to last. He was a passenger on his brother's motorcycle, speeding towards a presentation for his new book, when something went terribly wrong, both of their lives struck down by an incautious driver. Or so it would have been, if It didn't have better plans for the young Pietro. An immense, horrifying being almost drove the young man insane when his soul was carried into Its many mouths to be transformed and born anew. A simple human no more, the Thing probed his hopes and dreams, and took interest at his spirit. Outside the bindings of time and space as we know it, something was done to transmogrify Pietro's soul into a perfect vessel for the Being's power and knowledge was poured into his still forming mind. He was to become an emissary, an apostle of the grave, bloated God who sat in the middle of everywhere and nowhere and, in exchange for spreading Its influence, he would be given great power. Driven almost insane, with his memories fragmented and his identity on the brink of annihilation, Pietro accepted the Being's offer. He was indeed reborn, with no name, no memories, a clouded heart: a literal blank slate ready to be given orders... but even that did not last. The first and only other universe the Being could have sent him to was Its plan's undoing, because the knowledge of that world's many marvels and great heroes managed to rouse at least part of Pietro's old self into awakening. Into the chaotic sea of information, Pietro was reborn with a few scraps of memory, blasted back into an apparent age and mindset of a sixteen years old, and plagued with a feeling of not knowing himself fully: but the Beings control was broken for good. Crashing out of a portal, he was later taken in custody by the City's authorities at first and the Claremont Academy later, when he was confirmed to be a benign powered individual. What does this new life have in store for the boy, will he manage to uphold his ideals despite his dark origins? Personality & Motivation: Pietro always wears a preoccupied and grump looking expression on his face, like some sort of protective mask against other people trying to probe into his feelings. Actually though, even in his constant state of worrying, he manages to be altruistic and earnest in his efforts to help people, believing others to be the only path to redemption and the rehabilitation of his lost former self. He generally carries himself confidently, knowing the extent of his power, but he tries not to look TOO arrogant or intimidating, believing that, while keeping a certain distance from others helps, nothing good can be achieved by isolating oneself from people: a remnant of his past experiences in his past life. The weird mix of memories from his older self and the brain chemistry of a younger body can make for an interesting combination, making him prone to approaching problems in a timid way at first, and then charging with everything he's got afterwards. His new body is pretty attractive, but his dodgy personality makes it hard for himself and others to get too intimate with him. In brief, he his a kind hearted boy who absolutely despises injustice and abuse of the weak, and who is dealing with deep seat self esteem and identity issues. Powers & Tactics: He generally approaches foes first and from above when possible, using the mobility of his flight and teleportals to get in position and skewer enemies with his summoned swords. When dealing in a less lethal way, he deals with the foes directly, using his hands or swords in a nonlethal way or trying to trap criminals and dangerous elements inside his pocket dimension to apprehend them and carry them in custody. All in all he is not a very clever or tactical fighter, preferring to use his enhanced weapons and abilities in the most direct way possible in a fight. Power Descriptions: His powers all come from the Thing which reshaped his soul: a Being who dealt with other dimensions and their twisting, and as such are somewhat disconcerting to witness, because they alter space and its geometry in very peculiar fashions. Most of his visible effects appear as a very noticeable, greenish-black distortion in space, filled with straight lines and accompanies by a very faint sound, similar to the one emitted by a static-filled tv screen. His portals are vortex shaped, of the same greenish-black tint, and, like all of his other discernible effects, leave behind a sickly, faint green trail when moved about. When dissipating most of himself into another dimension, becoming intangible, Pietro appears completely normal, even to the trained eye, barring special senses. Complications: Who am I really?: Since his memories were scrambled when he was remade, and again when he regained some of them, Pietro is constantly plagued by identity issues born of the contrasting elements of his old life with the new. Hunted by an Eldritch Power: Pietro defied a being far beyond humanity, stealing the key to its power and its way to effectively reach into other worlds. The boy doesn't know why, but the Thing has yet to reclaim its lost power... could It be scheming something? Voices in my head: Sometimes, when he stresses his powers to the limit, Pietro can hear the voice of... something, beyond the veil of this world: something that isn't his former master. Abilities: 3 + 6+ 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 = 21PP Strength: 13 (+1) Dexterity: 16 (+3) Constitution: 14 (+2) Intelligence: 12 (+1) Wisdom: 14 (+2) Charisma: 12 (+1) Combat: 16 + 12= 28PP Initiative: +3 Attack: +8 Melee, +8 Ranged, +8 Base. Defense: +12 (+6 Base, +6 Dodge Focus), +3 Flat-Footed Grapple: +0 Knockback: -0 Saving Throws: 6 + 5 + 6 = 17PP Toughness: +8 (+2 Con, +6 [Defensive Roll]) Fortitude: +8 (+3 Con, +6) Reflex: +8 (+3 Dex, +5) Will: +8 (+2 Wis, +6) Skills: 40R = 10PP Acrobatics 8 (+11) Languages (Italian [Native], English) Knowledge: Arcane Lore 6 (+7) Knowledge: Cosmology 9 (+10) Sense Motive 4 (+6) Bluff 4 (+5) Diplomacy 4 (+5) Intimidation 4 (+5) Feats: 15PP Acrobatic Bluff Improved Critical 2 (18-20) (Swords) Power Attack Defensive Roll 3 Dodge Focus 6 Attractive Favored Foe (Extradimensional Beings) Powers: 58 + 1= 59PP Dimensional Anomaly Array 20 (50PP Array; Feats: Alternate Power 4, Dynamic 4) [58PP] (dimensional, eldritch) Base Power: Dimensional Pocket 10 (Hungry Shadow Realm; Extras: Area, Selective Attack, Ranged; Feats: Progression 3 [Capacity: 2.5 million lbs]) {53/60} (eldritch, shadow, dimensional) Alternate Power: Damage 10 (Many Angled Fangs; Extras: Penetrating, Ranged, Affects Insubstantial) (eldritch, dimensional, summons device [Swords]) {40/60} Alternate Power: Teleport 10 (Ripping the Veil of Lies; Extras: Portal, Accurate; Feats: Easy, Change Direction, Progression 3 ) {55/60} (eldritch, vortex, dimensional) Alternate Power: Flight 10 (Throne of Angles; Flaws: Platform) {5/60} (dimensional, eldritch, summons platform) Alternate Power: Insubstantial 4 (Of Shadow and Dreams; Features: Subtle 2; Vulnerable to Magic effects) {22PP} Feature (Costumeless Secret Identity) [1PP]. DC Block ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC 16 Toughness Damage Many Angled Fangs Ranged DC 27 Toughness Damage Hungry Shadow Realm Ranged/Burst Area DC 20 Reflex (Will to Escape) Dimensional Movement Totals: Abilities (21) + Combat (28) + Saving Throws (17) + Skills (10) + Feats (15) + Powers (59) - Drawbacks (0) = 150/150 Power Points