Balthazar Strahlia

Real Name: Edward Richards
Chosen Name: Balthazar Strahlia
Hero Name: Patriot
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Metahuman
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Bright Blue
Height: 6’2
Weight: 190 lbs
Blood type: A-



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Balthazar is, overall, a kind man with a penchant for violence. A soldier at heart, he can be stern, but still maintains that core of goodness he found with his wife. He is filled with plenty of love for all things, though he tends to save this for people. Balthazar is no fan of nature, and prefers to keep his body well within city limits, unless ordered to by his employer or his wife wishes to bring him along on her nature forays. Like a lot of guys, he loves his toys, though in his case toys refers to high-powered vehicles and weapons. His genius intellect comes in handy here.



Balthazar was born Edward Richards, the child of Elizabeth Richards, head of Chimera Corps, a weapons developer based on Chimera Island, a small, independent nation off the coast of New York. Raised among weapons, he quickly proved to have a penchant for them. His mother quickly hired a tutor for him, to teach him properly shoot a gun and maintain them. His natural athletisicm and love of guns naturally developed into a tenure into the military, a career path his mother vehemently opposed. He left home to pursue a career anyway, causing his mother to cut him off.

It wasn’t long until he made a name for himself, his exceptional athleticism and unrivaled gun capabilities quickly elevating him to the pinnacle of his colleagues. During his time in Basic Training, he discovered his metahuman ability, which only served to make him even more adept at his chosen specialty. After serving his tour, he was recruited for a special operations division, made up of like-minded individuals with powers. Here he served the rest of his time in the military, taking the lives of innocents and evil alike.

Once resuming military life, he made a life working in a gun shop behind the counter. It was … unfulfilling, to say the least. Using the guns he modified, he began to moonlight as a hero, using his love the Old West and his skills to fight crime. At first, he was no better than the people he killed, taking the lives without a care for collateral damage. It was his wife that changed this for the better. She was lost, unfamiliar with the city, and with her less-than-common features, the target of harassment. Balthazar took pity on her, helped her find her way home with the help of his robotic horse, and the rest is history.

They went to her home, deep in the Amazon, to get married, underneath the Old Oak, the god of her people. There, they took the Oath, vowing to never again take a human life lest it be in self-defense or the defense of another. There, his tenure as Patriot began, and as the bodyguard of a certain Haru Shiba. He supported them while he found a foothold again in the modern world, and thus he was owed his life. Together, he and his wife protect the infamous thief from those that would want to harm him, and occasionally help him on his more esoteric adventures.


1. Agility
2. Reaction
3.Endurance
4. Strength




Marksman: Balthazar is among the greatest marksman in the world. Having spent his entire life around guns, and going from being an Army Private to Special Forces sniper, he is particularly adept at rifles and larger guns, though his skill extends to sidearms and pistols as well. He can disassemble, clean, and reassemble any gun in moments, perfectly use and maintain all necessary equipment, and more importantly, make shots many would call impossible.

Gauge: A metahuman ability that manifested in his time in the Army. Gauge allows Balthazar to instinctively know the million and one conditions that may affect accuracy, such as temperature, curvature of the earth, wind speed and direction, among many others.



PTSD: His time in the war has broken him. Balthazar is traumatized by war, commonly having reactions, flashbacks to his time back in the service. It’s not a pleasant experience. While this is somewhat mitigated by medication and the presence of his wife, Florian Woodwind, it never completely goes away. Sudden loud noises, powerful gun shots, or in general his adrenaline pumping will cause these reactions, typically seizure-like symptoms, his focus failing, flashbacks, or all of the above.

Florian Woodwind: The relationship with his wife is perhaps his biggest weakness; should she ever be in any real danger, he will drop everything to rescue her, and should that prove impossible, he will surrender, unconditionally.

Oath of the Old Oak: On the night of his wedding, he took a vow under the Old Oak, the god of his wife’s people. There, he swore to never again take a human life, save for it under self-defense or the defense of another. This limitation binds him, forcing him to adhere to the principle.

Special Objects:

Armor:

Weapons:

Driver: Balthazar is an absolutely exceptional driver and pilot, capable of being behind the wheel of most vehicles, from tanks to cars to helicopters.

Guitar: Balthazar is pretty good at guitar. He’s been playing for a couple of years and hopes to start a band someday, in his spare time.

Mechanic: As the resident tech geek of Haru’s little clique, it goes without saying that he likes machines. His expertise is moreso on vehicles than on computers, though he has some skill those.