Stefan Tsepesh "Strigoi"

by **Brenith** September 5th 2016, 6:45 pm

STRIGOI
I have a long memory

Basic Biography

Real Name: Stefan Tsepesh
Renegade/Hero/Villain Name: Strigoi
Title: The Impaler
Alignment: Nuetral Evil
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: Superhuman
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 196
Blood type: O+

The Looks

Spoiler:

In Costume:

The Legacy

Personality: Stefan is a very serious and disciplined man, his straight stance shows his military training. Though, he may seem to not have any semblance of a sense of humor, the more time and trust built between him will show that he can be good friend. Stefan doesn't mind being the follower, and listening to orders as long as they aren't strategically bad orders. If it does fall to him to lead, he is quite capable, and a good commander as he does care that all of those under his command come out alive. As long as it is part of the mission he doesn't back down from anything, he takes no pleasure in killing but that doesn't slow him down. He can be quite the straight man, focusing on his mission or task first. Though he is usually the silent type, if he recently delves into his ancestors past he might bring some of them out with him. Stefan is a soldier in and out, which gives him one of his flaws, once he starts to trust them he usually will continue to be trusting, even loyal at times. He also isn't as ambitous as some of the others around him, only seeking what is neccessary nothing more.

History: Stefan grew up in a small village in northern Romania, he remembers fond memories playing in the fields with his siblings and eating loads of Sarmale, made by his mother. His father, not a wealthy man, worked the fields and other odd jobs, not always getting enough money. Though his family was rather poor, his father always made sure that the children were well fed and educated. His parents were loving even with the low income, his father, not always having enough money to buy gifts for birthdays, would carve small wooden toys or statues. Stefan still cherishes the small wooden dragon his father made him. Though Stefan loved his family and the village, he knew he wanted to get out and see the world, and at the time he thought the only way was to join the military. So as soon as he could he joined up.

In the military Stefan worked diligentantly, moving up the ranks faster than anyone of his age until after only 4 years, he was in 6th Special Operations Brigade, called "Mihai Viteazul". After joining up with the brigade, Stefan got his wish and saw the world, almost too much of it. After another 3 years, the wars he fought in and the things he saw had turned him much colder. So at the age of 25 he retired, with quite a few medals to go with. He decided to go back to his old village and try live like when he was a child and didn't know the world as it is.

When he got home he learned that his father died and mother was ill and declining, with not enough money to get her any treatment. While back in the village trying to figure out what to do for his mom and what to do with his life, he met Maria, the women he fell in love with. After a year of trying to figure out to do with his life he married Maria, but his mother still was sick and not was on death's door. It wasn't untill he heard from some his old military friends, of paramilitary mercenary work. The work he signed up for was dangerous, dealing with superhumans, but it paid well, so he risked it for his mother. He hated leaving Maria so soon but he had to.

Taking that job may have been the worst mistake of his life, he was sent into New York and it was worse then any of the fighting he had been in before. It wasn't until near the end when there were very few of them left when it happened. Stefan and the few that were with him had retreated almost back to the extraction, when out of no where a superhuman cloaked in shadows grabbed Stefan and flew off with and landed in a nearby pile of rubble. Before Stefan could do anything, the superhuman bit into his neck before starting to suck what felt like his lifeforce before it stopped suddenly and pulled back. It then said, " You have his blood in your veins." It looked like it was going to say more before it was shot at by one of the men with Stefan, it scurried away and the men grabbed Stefan and carried him back to the extraction. He passed out as the put him on.

Stefan opened his eyes to the cool wind of midnight, he wasn't sure where he was but he was standing and he saw hundreds of what looked like strange trees silhouted in the night sky. He was still confused but moved forward, until he got close enough to see that these weren't trees, no but hundreds of people impaled on pikes. Though it was a disgusting sight, Stefan felt an uncontrollable desire to laugh and he did, until it went black again.

Stefan woke to find himself in a hopsital in Romania, with his wound still recovering, but he did feel very thirsty aswell. After a bit he was soon admitted to leave but no matter what he did he could not quench his thirst. Trying to move on and figure out what his "dream" was about, he went home, where he learned two things. First was that he had a son that was born while he was away, and second that his mother died while he was away. But his mother left him a letter and inside he found a small crest emblazoned on a necklace. A letter explained that the crest was always in the family, and that was when he realized this was the crest of Vlad the Impaler.

Time went on, but as he had more of these dreams he realized these weren't dreams, but the memories of his ancestors, most importantly Vlad the Impaler. But the thirst never left and it grew painful, that was when he noticed the symptons of vampirism. One night he couldn't control the urge and accidentally killed his neighbour in the village. He realized that he couldn't stay with his family endangering them from being close to him, so he left even though he hated it.

He went on to do mercenary work for anyone and everyone, not caring and sending most of his money back to his family.

The Powers and Weaknesses

(All characters can be as powerful as they want, as long as they are balanced with proper weaknesses.)
Powers

Power 1: Ancestral/Genetic Memory, The power to access memories and information stored in one's genetic code and bloodline. The user is able to adopt the muscle memories or genetics of their ancestors. The user channels their ancestor and gains their skills and abilities in the process. He doesn't recieve any powers from this but knows the fighting styles of his ancestors and any non powered skills. It is random whether he might find any knowledge to help him, and can't always contol this to look for something specific. ( Permission based for knowledge on other characters or their background)

Power 2: Enhanced Strength, incredible ability to defy weight limitations of the member of their race, but not completely break them. Dense, lengthy, or overweight items are easy to move and simple to use in nearly any manner. Stefan can crush, lift, throw, or catch items of great weight.

Power 3: Enhanced Durabillity, Stefan's physical durability (ability to endure/resist damage) is extremely high, allowing him to take numerous blows of internal or external assaults before succumbing to the effects.

Power 4: Enhanced Speed, Stefan can move much faster than the average person, though not extremely so, ( Just below the speed of sound)

Weakness(es)

Weakness 1: When looking at the memories of his ancestors, it is draining and to look for something specific takes some time. Also, after he has looked at one of his ancesto's memories they may come out with him and change his personality, either for better or for worse.

Weakness 2: His super strength is gained from the life force or blood he takes from others, though in direct sunlight, it is significantly weakened almost non existent. UV weapons have the same effects

Weakness 3: Stefan is weak against any silver, no matter what the use.

Weakness 4: Stefan has little control over his speed, making it so that he may go to far or run into things, similar to his strength it is weakened slightly (not as much as strength) by direct sunlight or UV weapons

RP Mechanics

RP Mechanic(s):

Items/Minions

Weapons: Basic Kilij, Mp5, M1911

Physical Priority
(You are to put these physical attributes in order from 1 to 4. 1 is the highest priority, 4 is the lowest.)
Agility 4
Endurance 1
Reaction 2
Strength 3

by **Thorgron** September 5th 2016, 7:18 pm

Okay first of all I really like this guy, seems like he's gonna be a fun character to play around with. But before we get him approved there are a couple of things that need clarified.

My main problem currently rests with his ancestral memory. As it's worded currently I'm a little unsure how it's going to be used. Does he get extra powers from it or is it simply him accessing knowledge from the past that he normally wouldn't have? If it's the first one, you need to state what powers he gets. If it's the second one, then you'll need to include that it's permission based for him to gain knowledge on other characters through the use of this ability. Besides all that this seems like it could be a very fun thing to play around with.

The only other thing I see a real problem with is the weakness for his strength. It's a little flimsy and ill defined. If you can come up with something else a little more concrete and exploitable I'd be far more willing to accept it. Maybe he has to co sine blood before using his strength? Maybe he's only super humanly string at night time or out of the sunlight? There's a lot of options you could go with here and I encourage you to think of something that suits the character.

I look forward to getting to approve this guy when he's ready. Happy editing! Smile