Chris Locke
05-31-06, 10:51 AM
Name: Chris Locke
Age: 20 Years
Race: Human
Nationality: Unknown (born outside of Althanian events)
Class: Psychic
Alignment: Neutral
Description:
Chris is only a year or so shy of becoming a man. He measures in at roughly five foot eleven, weighing a mere one hundred and forty five pounds and has a slim build that reflects his height and weight correctly. Usually neat and tidy in appearance, he sports short cropped blonde hair and bluey green eyes that almost appear to fluctuate in colour depending on the daylight. He is always clean shaven except for the odd couple of days worth of rough stubble. His attire is a simple set of clothes, the ones he wore on the day he was violently spat out into Althanas as his cult banished him to their psychic portal. A pair of denim blue jeans, frayed and torn at the cuffs, and a plain black t-shirt with a scratched suede leather overcoat that doesn't zip up properly. A pair of brown, steel toe capped leather boots keep his feet protected from general wear and tear, except for the small hole in his left boot that often, to Chris's annoyance, allows puddles of water to seep through into his white socks.
One unusual feature about Chris is the pair of gloves he is often seen wearing. They are forearm length, brown leather and fingerless, and each contain a diamond shaped 'slot'. The right glove contains a small marine blue crystal, whilst the other remains empty. Although the crystals are said to be a key to Chris's own story no one, except the boy himself, can confirm this.
Weapon: 2 x New Aeon Daggers
Crafted from steel and each blade measuring in at twelve inches long (sixteen including hilt), the New Aeon daggers are dangerous and beautiful sacrificial weapons, taken from the Altar of Charaban by Chris before his forced exile. The blades are designed in the same manner as military standard issue combat knives, minus the serrated edge. The hilt appears to consist of a metal core and a decorative, thin jade outer shell. It seems that these daggers were purposely made for sacrifice and combat, and Chris believes that they hold an ancient power or force that the Brotherhood of Charaban were attempting to tap into. He neither understands nor has attempted to explore the theory but is certain that the daggers are best kept away from his former group.
Skill: Psychic Potential (Lv 0)
Chris Locke was best known for being the apprentice of the group of psychics and occultists known as the Brotherhood of Charaban, a feared and mysterious cult that had made its sole purpose to be the exploration of extra sensory perception and the unlocked portions of higher brain functions. Although he underwent extreme training, meditation and discipline to attempt to break the psychological chains on his mind (inherited from birth like any other 'normal' human), by the time his exile came Chris had only tapped into a fraction of his potential. Uncontrolled and volatile as Locke's psychic power was, his attempts to further his training by himself were slow and devoid of any real progress. It was then he discovered the Minerva and Archangel crystals. Together, the crystals specifically used by the Brotherhood to focus mind power could help an apprentice keep a short leash on his power and ensure the psychic fluctuations were kept in check at all times. Chris managed to obtain the Minerva Crystal and the Archangel Crystal but before he could use them against his oppressors he found himself facing the psychic portal to which he was banished.
Chris is able, using the Minerva Crystal as a channelling medium, to use psychokineses to manipulate small objects. This includes levitating and rotating objects as well as propelling them. He can also crush anything equal to copper or damage objects with a level tier strength equal to iron (not including steel), and use his psychic power to grip any material up to one level above his own.
Skill: Minerva Shockwave (Lv 0)
A wave of psychic energy deployed from the Minerva Crystal. The wave is a telekinetically propelled 'bolt' that inflicts physical damage to the body of an opponent and induces minor headaches, causing the opponent to lose focus. Effects of the shockwave last for two posts on an equal level, one post for an opponent of higher level.
Skill: Minerva Shield (Lv 0)
The same psychic energies contained in Minerva Shockwave channelled into a different form, the Minerva Shield acts as a deterrent against magical attacks. When in use, Chris is surrounded by a thin spherical blue force that can withstand a single magical attack before shattering. More powerful magical attacks suffer a damage reduction but appear to render the barrier obsolete. Can be used only once per battle.
Skill: Psychic Trance (Requires Archangel Crystal) (currently unavailable)
Item: Minerva Crystal
The Minerva Crystal is one half of a complete set of channelling stones used to control and amplify psychic activity in the brain. Minerva allows control, whilst Archangel amplifies power once united with its counterpart. The Archangel Crystal was lost during Locke's rough arrival into Althanas. The Minerva crystal is worn on the sleeve of Chris's right glove, and appears as a marine blue diamond. The jewel is firmly locked into place with specially made steel straps.
Personality:
Chris's personality contains a dangerous mixture of traits. Usually calm, collected and near enough content with his life he seeks new ways to improve his quality of living and expanding his borders. However, when antagonised or provoked unnecessarily he releases an anger that has said to be rooted from his harsh upbringing, and this can cause instability in his psychic powers to the point where they could fly out of control. When angered, Chris's determination seems endless: he will fight until blacked out or killed. His peaceful side returns once he has either been knocked out or has been calmed by another means.
Background:
Born into a broken home in the realm of Charaban outside of the world of Althanas, Chris Locke had always been the black sheep of the family. Whilst his mother had often tried her hardest to raise the boy, his father spent most of his time drinking and blowing the family money on gambling in secret. He would often come home in an intoxicated state and upset his wife, where he would then take out the anger at his own faults on his two year old son Locke. Beatings, even mild torture would be endured for years on end before Locke's mother realised what was happening and finally left his father to build a new life. This, however, did not supress the tragic destiny she would eventually face at the hands of a local cult known as the Brotherhood of Charaban, a feared and mysterious cult that had made its sole purpose to be the exploration of extra sensory perception and the unlocked portions of higher brain functions. The unidentified leader of the Brotherhood at that time had discovered Chris on his own at the age of seven years and had sensed his untapped psychic potential, which was described as "a product of a lifetime of hate and suffering, willed into existence in response to a psychological need".
Realising that the boy's power was potentially immense, the Brotherhood murdered Chris's mother and kidnapped him. They inflicted powerful brainwashing on him to force his brain into creating false memories of him as an orphan, and convinced him they had rescued him from a burning house at the age of one year where his parents suffered death at the hands of the raging flames. They then proceeded to train him as an apprentice and helped him tap into the dormant energies in his mind, feeding and clothing him as if he were the very son of their cause.
Eventually, the psychic training started to take its toll on the youngster. The amount of effort required to sustain his power without channelling stones, which had never been previously attempted by any member of the Brotherhood, caused many of the psychic blocks put in place years ago to shatter. Memories of his past life, thousands of images of hate and suffering at the hands of his brutal father, flooded back in a collective mass which comatosed the youngster for two years.
At the age of twenty years, Chris awoke to find the Brotherhood had attempted to re-install the failed psychic blockades and found the willpower to break loose, only suffering part amnesia in the process. Before he could escape their vast temple, collecting the New Aeon daggers from the Altar of Charaban on the way to a hidden exit, he was encountered by the leader of the Brotherhood. As the dark figure slowly pulled back his hood from the purple robe he was wearing, there was a sudden white flash. The last image painted in the mind of Locke before he was sucked into a psychic warp portal that spat him out into Althanas was the face of his father underneath that dark hood, laughing at him as he flung his own brethren into the void...together with the Minerva and Archangel Crystals that Chris had managed to sneak inside his jacket pocket before his departure...
Age: 20 Years
Race: Human
Nationality: Unknown (born outside of Althanian events)
Class: Psychic
Alignment: Neutral
Description:
Chris is only a year or so shy of becoming a man. He measures in at roughly five foot eleven, weighing a mere one hundred and forty five pounds and has a slim build that reflects his height and weight correctly. Usually neat and tidy in appearance, he sports short cropped blonde hair and bluey green eyes that almost appear to fluctuate in colour depending on the daylight. He is always clean shaven except for the odd couple of days worth of rough stubble. His attire is a simple set of clothes, the ones he wore on the day he was violently spat out into Althanas as his cult banished him to their psychic portal. A pair of denim blue jeans, frayed and torn at the cuffs, and a plain black t-shirt with a scratched suede leather overcoat that doesn't zip up properly. A pair of brown, steel toe capped leather boots keep his feet protected from general wear and tear, except for the small hole in his left boot that often, to Chris's annoyance, allows puddles of water to seep through into his white socks.
One unusual feature about Chris is the pair of gloves he is often seen wearing. They are forearm length, brown leather and fingerless, and each contain a diamond shaped 'slot'. The right glove contains a small marine blue crystal, whilst the other remains empty. Although the crystals are said to be a key to Chris's own story no one, except the boy himself, can confirm this.
Weapon: 2 x New Aeon Daggers
Crafted from steel and each blade measuring in at twelve inches long (sixteen including hilt), the New Aeon daggers are dangerous and beautiful sacrificial weapons, taken from the Altar of Charaban by Chris before his forced exile. The blades are designed in the same manner as military standard issue combat knives, minus the serrated edge. The hilt appears to consist of a metal core and a decorative, thin jade outer shell. It seems that these daggers were purposely made for sacrifice and combat, and Chris believes that they hold an ancient power or force that the Brotherhood of Charaban were attempting to tap into. He neither understands nor has attempted to explore the theory but is certain that the daggers are best kept away from his former group.
Skill: Psychic Potential (Lv 0)
Chris Locke was best known for being the apprentice of the group of psychics and occultists known as the Brotherhood of Charaban, a feared and mysterious cult that had made its sole purpose to be the exploration of extra sensory perception and the unlocked portions of higher brain functions. Although he underwent extreme training, meditation and discipline to attempt to break the psychological chains on his mind (inherited from birth like any other 'normal' human), by the time his exile came Chris had only tapped into a fraction of his potential. Uncontrolled and volatile as Locke's psychic power was, his attempts to further his training by himself were slow and devoid of any real progress. It was then he discovered the Minerva and Archangel crystals. Together, the crystals specifically used by the Brotherhood to focus mind power could help an apprentice keep a short leash on his power and ensure the psychic fluctuations were kept in check at all times. Chris managed to obtain the Minerva Crystal and the Archangel Crystal but before he could use them against his oppressors he found himself facing the psychic portal to which he was banished.
Chris is able, using the Minerva Crystal as a channelling medium, to use psychokineses to manipulate small objects. This includes levitating and rotating objects as well as propelling them. He can also crush anything equal to copper or damage objects with a level tier strength equal to iron (not including steel), and use his psychic power to grip any material up to one level above his own.
Skill: Minerva Shockwave (Lv 0)
A wave of psychic energy deployed from the Minerva Crystal. The wave is a telekinetically propelled 'bolt' that inflicts physical damage to the body of an opponent and induces minor headaches, causing the opponent to lose focus. Effects of the shockwave last for two posts on an equal level, one post for an opponent of higher level.
Skill: Minerva Shield (Lv 0)
The same psychic energies contained in Minerva Shockwave channelled into a different form, the Minerva Shield acts as a deterrent against magical attacks. When in use, Chris is surrounded by a thin spherical blue force that can withstand a single magical attack before shattering. More powerful magical attacks suffer a damage reduction but appear to render the barrier obsolete. Can be used only once per battle.
Skill: Psychic Trance (Requires Archangel Crystal) (currently unavailable)
Item: Minerva Crystal
The Minerva Crystal is one half of a complete set of channelling stones used to control and amplify psychic activity in the brain. Minerva allows control, whilst Archangel amplifies power once united with its counterpart. The Archangel Crystal was lost during Locke's rough arrival into Althanas. The Minerva crystal is worn on the sleeve of Chris's right glove, and appears as a marine blue diamond. The jewel is firmly locked into place with specially made steel straps.
Personality:
Chris's personality contains a dangerous mixture of traits. Usually calm, collected and near enough content with his life he seeks new ways to improve his quality of living and expanding his borders. However, when antagonised or provoked unnecessarily he releases an anger that has said to be rooted from his harsh upbringing, and this can cause instability in his psychic powers to the point where they could fly out of control. When angered, Chris's determination seems endless: he will fight until blacked out or killed. His peaceful side returns once he has either been knocked out or has been calmed by another means.
Background:
Born into a broken home in the realm of Charaban outside of the world of Althanas, Chris Locke had always been the black sheep of the family. Whilst his mother had often tried her hardest to raise the boy, his father spent most of his time drinking and blowing the family money on gambling in secret. He would often come home in an intoxicated state and upset his wife, where he would then take out the anger at his own faults on his two year old son Locke. Beatings, even mild torture would be endured for years on end before Locke's mother realised what was happening and finally left his father to build a new life. This, however, did not supress the tragic destiny she would eventually face at the hands of a local cult known as the Brotherhood of Charaban, a feared and mysterious cult that had made its sole purpose to be the exploration of extra sensory perception and the unlocked portions of higher brain functions. The unidentified leader of the Brotherhood at that time had discovered Chris on his own at the age of seven years and had sensed his untapped psychic potential, which was described as "a product of a lifetime of hate and suffering, willed into existence in response to a psychological need".
Realising that the boy's power was potentially immense, the Brotherhood murdered Chris's mother and kidnapped him. They inflicted powerful brainwashing on him to force his brain into creating false memories of him as an orphan, and convinced him they had rescued him from a burning house at the age of one year where his parents suffered death at the hands of the raging flames. They then proceeded to train him as an apprentice and helped him tap into the dormant energies in his mind, feeding and clothing him as if he were the very son of their cause.
Eventually, the psychic training started to take its toll on the youngster. The amount of effort required to sustain his power without channelling stones, which had never been previously attempted by any member of the Brotherhood, caused many of the psychic blocks put in place years ago to shatter. Memories of his past life, thousands of images of hate and suffering at the hands of his brutal father, flooded back in a collective mass which comatosed the youngster for two years.
At the age of twenty years, Chris awoke to find the Brotherhood had attempted to re-install the failed psychic blockades and found the willpower to break loose, only suffering part amnesia in the process. Before he could escape their vast temple, collecting the New Aeon daggers from the Altar of Charaban on the way to a hidden exit, he was encountered by the leader of the Brotherhood. As the dark figure slowly pulled back his hood from the purple robe he was wearing, there was a sudden white flash. The last image painted in the mind of Locke before he was sucked into a psychic warp portal that spat him out into Althanas was the face of his father underneath that dark hood, laughing at him as he flung his own brethren into the void...together with the Minerva and Archangel Crystals that Chris had managed to sneak inside his jacket pocket before his departure...