Pyralis

Real Name: Adrian Hayes
Super Hero/Villain/Renegade/etc Name: Pyralis
Title: None
Alignment: Neutral (leans toward hero)
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Empyra-Human
Hair: White
Eyes: Red
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175 Pounds

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Personality: When faced with someone he isn’t acquainted with, Adrian usually presents himself with a polite smile, though his posture toward said person is nothing other than neutral until he figures out what their intentions are -- he’s usually good at reading people in that way. It comes from being both shy and slightly paranoid from all the stories he’s heard; therefore it’s not too easy to break the ice with him. All in all, Adrian has a certain respect for any human being who isn’t prone to causing trouble, though he’s learnt to constantly keep his guard up when faced with the unknown, be it a location or another person. He’s very friendly towards those he’s begun trusting and always searches for a way to solve problems without violence. Some perceive it as a weakness in him, though he considers it nothing more than the humane and correct thing to do. He helps people willingly and usually selflessly as long as it’s morally correct to do so. Adrian is also somewhat intolerant of closed-mindedness, especially when someone attacks his own beliefs and opinions just because they conflict with theirs without bothering to look at his reasoning.

He is very curious and tends to get out of his way to study anything he finds out of the ordinary or to find out what the history behind a certain location might be. It’s one reason why he always carries around a few small notebooks with him – he’s constantly writing about things he’s seen or experienced or drawing some small detail or landscape he might find interesting. To him, there is no greater wealth than knowledge. When in a good mood, Adrian tends to sing to himself in a low voice or occasionally spews out a few jokes. Said jokes tend to be sarcastic. Getting – what some may consider -- stupid ideas and actually following them isn’t a foreign concept for him, either; he just lets his optimism get the better of him when he thinks up of what otherwise would be a brilliant plan. Sometimes he gets lucky to the point where they don’t backfire. Most of the time, they blow up in his face. Literally.

History:
The Legacy of Revanstadt

The child known as Adrian Revansholdt would be born into a world only those with dark enough dreams could foretell. To understand his story one must stretch back long before her birth; in fact it resides in her family's dynasty.

Long ago before the great civilizations of man could establish themselves in the new world, a small island born of fire and ash, rose from the sea, 500 miles off of the coast of eastern America. This strange fire-raging domain was a blatant anomaly of the very fabric of nature itself for through its dark magics, demons were born on this very island. They called it Kroatora.

The first human settlers were travelers in search of the new world. In their dreams of finding a new paradise for their people they found only this enigma.

It did not take long for the dark influence of the island to manifest as strange aura of power and greed took hold of them on Kroatora. A blasphemous being known only as Molochrium promised the gift of great power in return for their loyalty and through fear and mass manipulation, the settlers submitted and began to learn of the dark knowledge of their masters, however a few of these settlers chose a different path.

A resistance led by Armeous Von Revansholdt, refused the demonic pact with Molochrium. The resistant forces were no match for his dark magic and where easily defeated by their incredible power. For the rebels' treachery, the Roanoke cursed them; to forever crave the blood of the people they remained loyal too. The cursed ones fought among one another like animals for days, their new cravings never being satisfied until Armeous, overcome with the grief of his sins, rallied the few remaining people. He called on them to remember their human side and vowed revenge on the Roanoke.

They fled to Europe but were diverted by chance to the new world of America. There they seeked allegiance from the European settlers to help stop the Kroatora. The settlers turned on the survivors seeing them as little more than demons themselves.

The survivors lay in secret for a 100 years but were brought out of hiding in 1776 during the War of Independence, where they offered their services to the American forces in hope of gaining their favour. The settlers or the 'Lost Legion' as they came to be known fought valiantly and in return, the United States offered their services in the fight against the Kroatora. It was no easy task however, the Kroatoran settlers were well educated by their demonic masters and proved deadly to the American forces. However the combined sheer weight of the American forces and the experienced Lost Legion forced the Kroatora into exile.

The United States offered semi-unionship (part of America but self governed) and would use their new government to supply the 'needs' to the Legion on the terms that they defend America from the demonic forces of the Kroatora. And so the Revansholdt was born, with the inspirational leadership of Armeous Von Revansholdt it was an obvious choice that the people made him the Monarch of Revansholdt, an ambassador to the US. Over the next 300 years the people of Revansholdt built upon their success as the course evolved into a general genetic mutation through the years, causing for greater understanding of their newly gained abilities.

However the Kroatora had evolved too....

The Fall of Revansholdt

The Kroatora were driven to desperation. Their forces were either dead or scattered to the darkest wastes of the Island, a young Kroatoran witch however was not so easily demoralized.

As Molochrium's protégée, the witch was every bit as spiteful if not more than her master. She wanted revenge but was not blind to her surroundings. They were in no position to start a war, the Revansholdt had grown too strong, too numerous and the Kroatora were not powerful enough to take them on it would be suicide. But for all their weakness they were far from lost for Molochrium was a cunning demon. He looked upon this great bastion of hope and unity as nothing more than a great flaw tempting to be exploited. He knew a direct war would be suicide, a siege of darkness would not even penetrate their outer defenses. What he needed was a war from within, a crisis that would destroy the strong leadership and rip the city in two.

For this to occur he would need to call upon ancient magics, the very fabric of chaotic energy that gained their foothold on Kroatora beforehand, in order to fulfill this surprise attack. His plan was simple yet so effective; Molochrium would cause the 'great king' to become the father he had long dreamt of becoming, only with a slight catch. The demon would create the child of his own flesh and blood turning what should be a joyous occasion into a living nightmare for the Von Revansholdts. The child would be a time bomb, that when born would plunge the great flagship for hope and redemption of Revanstadt into chaos and anarchy.

And so 9 months later, the child was born Adrian Revansholdt and like clockwork the plan began to unfold. Molochrium's gift to Adrian was the Gift of the Empura, a demon known for the ability to manipulate fire.. And so a great outcry was heard, the demons of Kroatora had returned with a vengeance and no-one was safe, not even the great Von Revansholdts. The young witch watched from a distance as the town tore itself apart.

Adrian was taken away by the Revansholdt Guard, honorably maintaining their loyalty and hidden while civil war broke out on the island. Left in the animal infested woods of Revansholdt, it seemed all hope for the child was lost.

But whether it was luck or destiny, his fate was changed that night. A keen explorer by the name Dr John Hayes, a psychiatrist (who's profession was enhanced through his psychic abilities) from mainland USA found the child abandoned with nothing more than the name, Adrian. The child seemed strange at first and his instincts told him he was dangerous but he could not let him be left to die in the dark forest. As great flames and smoke rose in the distance his mind was set, he took him, wrapped the child in his coat and fled.

A Hero Rises

Hayes world renowned success enabled him to retire and raise the child from his home in Virginia. The child grew up learning the morals that Hayes held true to his heart as well as the education provided by an old friend who had once been a professor at Yale.

From an early age, Hayes discovered that the child was unique and his knowledge of Revansholdt, from his interest in lost history of the world, made him aware that he must be one of them. He knew the world would condemn her just because of Adrian's origins (being of African decent he was all too aware of this) and so isolation became the only protection. Adrian's only escape came from the books Hayes would read, often stories of great heroes and courageous adventures from old novels as well as his personal favourites, comic books.

As time moved forward Adrian began to understand the full extent of her abilities. He found that he never struggled when lifting heavy objects and decided to test himself by lifting Hayes's car. To his astonishment he was able to lift it quite effortlessly but what he didn't expect was the car breaking and falling on his head. He emerged unscathed only his clothed suffering from the incident, his skin has highly endurable. Adrian's 17th birthday came with a sudden shock and realization that he could manipulate fire when he accidentally set part of the kitchen on fire simply by staring at it too long. It was here that Hayes told the truth about his past and how he found him.

Its seemed obvious to him that there was something but it still came with a shock. It took several days for Adrian to emerge from his room but it was there and then that he knew it was time to tell him of his own abilities. Hayes told him of his work as a psychiatrist and how he used his abilities to help others. He told him of an analogy that he lived by,

'We all have our demons, it's what makes us human but it's how he handle our demons that define are humanity.'

His abilities manifested even more over time and with a little luck on his side, he discovered that he could also manipulate his physical features and appear more 'human'. This gave him an opportunity to study at University and the first time to interact with the world.

Naturally he chose to study History and spent 4 years studying and researching the history of Revansholdt but to no avail. The government had covered up any evidence of the occurrence 21 years ago and the only information he could gain was that of what his father already told him. He took this time also understanding the full extent of his abilities in attempt to train himself.

Even though Adrian passed with flying colours in his finals and even had his work published, Adrian was now certain of a greater purpose in this world; he would use his abilities to help others like his foster father had before hand and to finally find out his mysterious connection to Revansholdt.

He took on the name Pyralis, combining both his own appearance and belief as a protector of the people and set out on an adventure like the heroes of those old tales.

Powers:
Pyrokinesis: As common with most demonic entities, Pyralis has an affinity with fire being able to generate as well as manipulate and control the element.

Superhuman Strength

Superhuman Endurance

Power Grid:
STR: 4
SPD: 2
END: 5
INT: 2
EP: 5
FS: 4

Power Grid colours: Black and Red

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