Jerric Greymane

by acillies45 April 2nd 2014, 12:50 am

Jerric Greymane
Magical/Occult Detective

Basic Biography

Real Name: Jerric Greymane
Renegade/Hero/Villain Name: 'The Keeper' (though most who have met him call him Jerric)
Title: Magical/Occult Detective, Planeskeeper
Alignment: True Neutral leaning on Neutral Good.
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: (Meta) Human
Hair: Brown, though lightening
Eyes: Grey
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 188lbs (85.28 Kgs)
Blood type: B-

The Looks

Head/Face:

Jerric is an above average looking man (in terms of attractiveness). Though he doesn't work very hard on his appearance, so this can vary day by day based on different factors. His hair is usually kept medium length, never reaching below his neck at its longest. It is messy and the only thing he does to it is brush it out of his line of sight. It used to be a darker color, but due to a mix of stressful life events as well as his magical training, it has grown slightly lighter.

His facial hair is usually not shaven for a few days at a time, giving him a scruff appearance. He can't stand having a beard though, so he keeps it as scruff and nothing longer. It seems to have not been as affected by the lightening as the hair on top of his head, so it remains a bit darker for some reason.

His face, while not always in a hard expression, looks rough. He has a scar across his right eye (not very deep, but still present) as well as two on his left jawline. These two are a bit deeper and look like the injury to receive them was quite painful. The injury was magic related and so his natural healing ability wasn't able to prevent the scaring.

His eyes are grey. An interesting thing about them though is that his magical ability seems to affect them. They have a very dim glow about them. It doesn't really allow him to see any better in the dark, but it is just a physical trait.

Body:

Jerric doesn't get outside during the day usually. He is either working inside or sleeping. This has kept his skin pretty light. Though naturally he is this way anyways, his strange schedule helps keep this more or less a constant.

His body is pretty well kept. He realizes that his magic is the thing that keeps him alive the most, but he prefers not to use it if he can help it. Thus, he has kept his body in relatively good shape. While this doesn't help against all threats, it helps augment his magical ability by being able to cast spells faster and being able to keep fighting longer.

Clothing:

While not rich, or too concerned with his appearance, Jerric does keep somewhat of a 'professional' look to himself. He doesn't have a full 'costume'. Instead, he carries a black full hood around with him. While to an on looker it would seem that he wouldn't be able to see out of it, he can actually see perfectly well. The material is magical and allows him to keep his identity a secret (though he doesn't bother with this much of the time) and doesn't inhibit his breathing or sight.

As for clothing, he wears a fading dark grey button up shirt, with a black vest over it. Under it can usually be seen a white tank top (as he doesn't button his shirt up all the way). His pants match his vest. Over his vest can usually be seen a holster with a large revolver in it, and under that a magic (so he claims) knife.

Over his clothing, he wears a long dark grey trench coat with a hood on it. Though he understands that this isn't in style anymore, he likes it for its function over the fashion. In it he keeps some of his charms and powders as well as other magic items.

Around his neck are some of these charms, as well as on his wrist. Some are recognizably magic by people who know anything about the occult, while some may be a bit more questionable on their potency.

The Legacy

Personality:

Jerric is a very mixed individual. One one hand, he feels that he is very dutiful to what he has been tasked with. He knows that despite it being a very uphill battle, he needs to keep fighting, even at the verge of death.

However, he also knows that the 'organization' he is a part of doesn't actually have a lot of power in the world, making it very hard for him to take his own 'authority' seriously. This has lead him to the occasional instances of heavy drinking and almost giving up. Each time though, be it fate or his own stubbornness, he keeps coming back. The irony of the situation doesn't escape him.

Beyond this, he is a good man at heart. He doesn't like to see injustice in the world, though he doesn't go out of his way to find it (unless it is part of his 'job'). Instead he tries to right it as he comes across it. He doesn't have a life-changing experience to make him a zealot of justice, and he doesn't have any interest in committing acts of evil. He is content with siting near the center, despite that being a dangerous place sometimes.

As for relationships, he has a few friends around the world. No one too close to himself though. He's not against meeting people, but with what he does, most of the people he meets are either trying to kill him or are otherworldly, turning the relationship to more business than personal. As for romance, he is willing to be with someone, though once more, he doesn't have a lot of chances to ask someone out.

History:

A son to a business man, Jerric was born in London. His time there did not last long though. His father received a new position in New York. Here is what he calls home. He and his family lived in a large house outside of the city proper. He grew up not wanting much, except (at first anyways) a sense of adventure.

As he grew up, he would read stories about far off places and wishing that he could go there. His favorites were the ones about magic and kingdoms. He enjoyed reading about the heroes overcoming terrible odds and coming out the other side barely alive, but victorious.

Throughout his childhood he wanted that. Even as a teenager and eventual college student his mind would still be in the clouds about such things. Strangely enough though, it seemed that his wish for that sort of adventure was closer than he thought.

It was when he was traveling in Japan for a study abroad trip when he met the man who would change his life...

Jerric had been caught up in a bad situation. A strange person had cornered him and a group of friends in an alley. The person didn't hold a weapon, but she was fast, and strong. She had thrown one of Jerric's friends across the alley and as she opened her mouth, Jerric could see fangs in the woman's mouth as if she was a vampire. Jerric didn't have time to think like that though. The woman was closing in on him.

The college student stood in front of his other friends, though he didn't think he was going to be able to do much. At the same time, he knew doing nothing may get his friends killed, so as long as he distracted the man. If his friends moved fast enough maybe they could get away...or so he hoped...

He didn't have much time to think, because the attacker moved fast. She leaped at him and knocked him down. He hit the ground hard but had to react quick. He moved his arm to stop her neck as she tried to bite him. It didn't seem to do much, but he put as much effort into keeping her from biting him. She was too strong though, and a harsh laugh escaped from her mouth as she said in English 'You may as well let it happen...you're too weak to stop me'. Sweat dripped down his brow. He was going to die there...he just knew it...

Suddenly something in him changed. He didn't want to die. He needed to live. He couldn't die. An energy surged within him and a flash of light escaped from his eyes. A screech came from the woman as she leaped back. He knocked her off of him and he tried to stand up as fast as he could, though he was in pain. The woman was covering her eyes and seemed to be in great pain.

He didn't have a chance to to anything though as she seemed to recover and came after him again. Seemingly out of no where a man appeared. He seemed to be bent with age, but the woman stopped as if she was afraid of him. The man spoke slowly. He was Japanese, but he seemed to be fluent in English. 'Ysmir, wasn't the agreement of you living here that you would only drink non-sentient blood?'

The woman hesitated. She spoke...unsure 'I...it was a mistake...'

The old man nodded. 'If I catch you again, you won't have the chance to make another...You may go for now.'

He must have had a terrifying expression because the attacker fled faster than Jerric would've believed.

After that, Jerric's friends were pointed in the direction of a 24 hour clinic by the old man. Jerric, however, was held up by the old man. The man said that he had seen what Jerric had done. Jerric explained that he didn't know what happened. The old man smile knowingly and said that it was magic.

Jerric didn't believe him at first, but the old man showed him spells that he himself could do. He said it was strange out the college student had no idea about his gifts, but it was also not an impossible situation. Sometimes (apparently) powers manifest themselves at random times, usually in adolescence or early adulthood.

The man finally explained that he could train Jerric how to use his powers. Jerric, though still a little ambivalent, but he agreed to be trained. The man said that the only condition, was that Jerric work for him. At the time, Jerric didn't know what the man meant, but as time grew on, he started to realize what work he needed to do.

The man was part of a small group of magicians. They didn't have an official name, though 'The Keepers' was what was most commonly used. The group was dedicated to the survival of humanity. More specifically, they were meant to keep extraterrestrial and extra-planar creatures in check so they wouldn't threaten humans. This meant anything from simply watching the 'Others' as they were referred to, to full on fighting against them when dangerous ones came about.

So for years Jerric trained. He learned much about magic and the occult. He grew very quickly (or so his teacher would say). He was also taught how to fight without magic, though as he got better, he learned how to use magic to increase his fighting ability. Even though he would never be able to go toe-to-toe with some of the more powerful creatures out there, some relied on magic as much as they did, so having fighting ability could keep them on their toes in an encounter.

After years of training, he was finally made a full member of the group. His assignment was the east coast of the US, though traveling around the world would be a part of the job occasionally. He learned that, despite how it sounded like they were hunters of Others, many weren't a threat to humanity. These were left alone for the most part, or approached to explain what the Keepers were doing. Something else he learned, their authority was really an illusion. The only authority they had was the fact that they would fight against those who would do harm to humanity. They were considered a bit of a joke to more powerful forces (although some of the figures in the group were feared enough) and called the 'Neighborhood Watch'.

Despite this, Jerric found himself not minding the job. He didn't get paid much more than living expenses. He would also refuse money from his parents. He didn't need much to live with and he wanted to try and not rely on the wealth of his family to survive.

Beyond that, his work brought him into two areas. The first was (as explained above) dealing with Others. Either by keeping tabs on them, letting them know what he was about, or policing them. His other job (something the Keepers didn't usually do) was working as a detective for Others or people who knew about the occult. It was surprising how many crimes that were unsolved by human police were actually simple magical crimes. He worked on these as a PI. It didn't bring in a lot of revenue, as some coincided with his work as a Keeper, but there were very rich Others out there who gave him a nice bonus to help them out every once in awhile.

He has kept this up for years at this point and continues to do so. He's by no means a feared member of his organization, but he has been in it long enough at this point to be comfortable in the job. He has had his fair share of encounters with dangerous creatures and come out mostly intact, though he has a feeling this job is going to kill him one day.

The Powers

Power 1: Magic Use/Detection

Power 2: Minor Healing Factor

Grid
Intelligence: 3
Occult: 5
Strength: 2
Speed: 3
Durability: 2
Fighting Skills: 3
Ability: 1
Magic: 7
Spells: 4
Wealth: 1

by **Forceaus** April 2nd 2014, 1:00 am

You need to list the spells that your character has. The magic system can be found in this thread. https://www.superhero-rpg.com/t5262-the-system-book

The first 3 levels of intelligence and occult equate for each other so you don't need the 3 points in intelligence.

1 point in ability is not enough for possessing a healing factor. It would to be at least 2.