Domovoi Shade

by **Domovoi Shade** July 15th 2012, 10:23 pm

Real Name: Domovoi Shade
Villain Name: Psion
Title: Dom (nickname); Lord Shade/Lord Exeter (Formal); His Grace the Duke of Exeter (Formal)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Ice blue
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180lbs.
Blood Type: AB Negative

Character Image/Description:
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Domovoi stands at 6'1" and weighs 180lbs. His brown hair is long, thick, and luxurious. His eyes are ice blue. Due to years of a rigorous physical fitness regimen and boxing, his body is lean and sculpted to impressive levels.

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Personality:
A very calm, methodical individual, Domovoi is in control of his emotions more often than not and rarely loses his temper. When pushed, however, he has a great capacity for violence. Dom is unconcerned about being viewed as "the bad guy", merely seeing his actions as a means to an end. He is often secretive and can be somewhat of a trickster, but is honest and direct; he rarely lies, but he does twist words or omit if necessary.

Dom is confident enough that he doesn't think he needs to prove himself. He has a joy of living and a wicked sense of humor that would make a grizzled veteran bartender blush. On many occasions when he meets others and is in a good enough mood to deign to carry a conversation, he is shown to be witty - even goofy - and filled with knowledge…although he rarely reveals his wisdom in an easily interpretable manner.
He's not really malevolent per se; rather, he's self-serving. He sees himself kind of like a businessman. In keeping with this, he usually does his best not to lie - which is not to say that he does not still deceive. He's become very good at never speaking an untruth while only saying what he wants to. Of course, it's more of a means of entertainment for himself rather than a moral decision, and he will lie if he needs to deceive and there's no other option.

History:
Domovoi was born at home in Luton, England to a ninth-Generation Telepathic Mother and a Twelfth-Generation Telekinetic Father. Both sides of his family have a rich history, both mundane and metahuman, as they can trace their lineage back very far. For instance, the Shades (in earlier centuries, Shadue) have always been well-connected. They have been manipulating political events for centuries by knowing the right people and being publicly associated with certain ones while hiding their associations with others. Their greatest triumph came in the War of the Roses, when the then-Head of the House manipulated Henry Holland into taking an active role in the war (hardly difficult, considering his vicious nature) while secretly lending support to the House of York. As a result of backroom deals and plots, the title of Duke of Exeter was conferred on the head of the House of Shade when Henry Holland was forced to forfeit it in 1461. As the House of Shade has abviously survived in the male line into present day, they retain this title, the current holder being Domovoi himself with his father's death.

Domovoi's formal schooling was uneventful; he proved himself to be smart and quick-thinking, excelling at higher-level analysis and problem solving. He was leaps and bounds above where a child of his age should have been, a modern prodigy. It was his learning at home that was special. His father taught him how to use his power, emphasizing precision and control before raw power (knowing that learning to apply more power would be easy after learning control as opposed to vice-versa). His father was a cruel man, always meeting failure with extreme corporal punishment.
His mother was a kind and softspoken woman, powerless to stand up to her husband when he flew into his rages. It was in one of these rages - one in which she attempted to flee with her child in the car - that a horrible "accident" occured. Of course, it was no accident...but how was one to prove that when the cause had been telekinesis? Dom's mother was so delicate, and unfortunately did not survive. Dom bears a long scar down his back, from left shoulder to right hip, to forever commemorate that day.
The murder was painted in the public eye as a simple car accident with horrible consequences, no one's fault. Upon completing his schooling, both at school and at home, Dom moved to Cardiff to study Psychology and Behavioral Science at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) in Wales. He never looked back.

In Wales, Dom started competitive boxing after learning of the British Universities Boxing Championships, an inter-university competition held throughout the whole of Britain. He entered and won the gold at light-middle weight. He went on to successfully defend his title two years later at middle weight. His boxing earned him a scholarship to stay on at UWIC and study, eventually earning his PsyD in Psycholgy, his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and his Masters in Counseling Psycholgy. While at university, he used his powers to develop an enormous fortune through many varied means. Even going so far as to blackmail the Dean, he didn't even have to pay tuition or board and consistently made the Dean's List. He also developed many underworld contacts in several countries.

A few months before he graduated, he began thinking about the possibility of using his gifts more..."actively". Once he finished studying at university and got his two Doctorates, he decided to go through with it. It was also at this time that his father passed away in a "freak car accident", leaving his title, fortune, and control of his companies (Jericho Arms, JACorp for short, a weapons and armor manufacturing and distribution company, and Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceuticals company, both internationally-based) to his son.

For the past few years, Dom has been exploring his powers and the world around him - a wealthy aristocratic playboy by day, a mysterious masked superbeing with his own agenda by night. He acquired dual citizenship (UK and US) shortly after graduating, and has lived in the US for the past eight years - although he visits the UK and has servants maintain his estates in Luton and Exeter.

Powers:
-Superhuman Speed: Dom is faster than an ordinary Human. His top speed is one hundred miles-per-hour.

-Telekinesis: The ability to manipulate and control objects with the mind without physically touching them, even over long distances, with invisible energy. This can also be used of its own sake to create telekinetic energy in the form of blasts or standalone barriers. Dom's telekinesis is quite powerful and can be honed finely; it is able to cause widespread destruction just as easily as it can unlock a door.

-Photokinetic Invisibility: Dom can bend electromagnetic waves and photons around himself and others/objects, rendering them invisible to regular sight, x-ray, thermal, and all other types of electromagnetic radiation that can be used to view things.

Equipment/Items
-Two (2) Heckler & Koch semiautomatic handguns in shoulder holsters on either side
-One (1) Soviet Makarov PM handgun in a holster at the small of his back
-Two (2) High-Quality Folded-Steel Combat Knives, double-edged and broad, one strapped to each thigh
-Two (2) High-Quality Folded-Steel OTF Knives, one strapped to each wrist, activated by a movement of the pinkie via pinkie rings and a ratcheting pulley mechanism. Double-Edged.

Power(s):

Grid:
Intelligence: 3
Occult: 3 (No Points Spent)
Strength: 3
Speed: 5
Durability: 4
Ability: 9 (7 Telekinesis, 2 Invisibility)
Fighting Skills: 4
Magic: 0
Spells: 0
Flight: 0
Wealth: 3