Thread: The Gifted (Character Profiles)

-Username Midnight -Name Unknown, only known by his Alias -Alias Previously known as The Jackal Currently goes by Nihl -RacePower Psychic Vampire, Generates a negative energy that robs humans of their energy and supers of their superhuman powers, something he feeds on to become more powerful himself. -RacePower Details Originally the Jackal was a simple criminal, a psychopath who stalked and killed young women and men in the dark streets, he had no real super powers of his own, that or they were latent and his execution woke them up. After the experiment was performed on him he became a living center of entropy, filling him with a deep and unnatural hunger, he has become a predator that preys on superhuman beings, the transformation slowly taking him over. Nihl's power requires that he feeds regularly, otherwise he could die. Nihl is able to feed on the life forces and strengths of other living beings, he does this primarily through touch, laying his hand on his victims and sucking the life from them, leaving them weak and powerless, or as is the more common case, a shriveled corpse. It takes several minutes to drain a victim to the point of death, costly but satisfying, and victims are able to fight back unless properly subdued. Nihl is naturally surrounded by an aura of darkness, a darkening that covers his body, one that appears as a shadowy haze around his form. All beings around the criminal can feel his presence, a tugging at the soul, any positive emotions draining away and being replaced with a dark dread and deep physical weakness. Nihl often keeps his aura compressed around him, giving him a dark outline to his form. Nihl's aura is his second ability, as it represents the most fearsome aspect of his power. Nihl has absolute control over this dark aura, he is able to manipulate it's shape and range, deciding whether it is solid or intangible, though he most commonly uses it as a measure to ensnare his prey. The most common aspect that Nihl takes on with his aura is using it for offensive purposes. Nihl compresses his aura around him, forming tendrils or tentacles of darkness that he sends out after his prey. The tendrils have a concentrated effect of his aura, touching them physically is like laying a hand directly upon nihl's skin. Life energy and strength is rapidly drained from those ensnared by a tendril, and more contacts only seem to enhance the effect. The tendrils are solid, and the danger presented from them is not just spiritual, they are physical, and though that means they are prone to deflection, it also means that they can impale, cut, smash, and otherwise physically harm Nihl's prey. Nihl also commonly uses this aura to shield himself from attacks, rendering it physical long enough to smash away obstacles. Nihl's aura also has defensive uses, Nihl can use it to deflect attacks, forming shields out of it to defend himself from harm, though he must consciously use his power in this fashion, it is not automatic like a force field of any sort. Nihl has noncombat uses for his aura, he is able to use it to move faster than a normal human can, end even transport himself quickly from one point to the next. The second aspect of Nihl's second ability is to widen his aura into a dome or sphere of black energy, effectively an area effect version of his ranged attack. When Nihl produces a field the effects are obvious, lights and other electronics stutter and fail, robbed of their power, fires go out and combustion engines fail, and projectiles fall to the ground harmlessly, though bullets move far too fast to slow to a stop, forcing him to react to a gun wielding opponent in a different manner. Superhumans find themselves unable to use thier powers, a strange side-effect of the evil aura. The area also darkens and the shadowy haze of Nihl's aura can be seen everywhere. -Background known Nihl is a criminal mastermind that appeared suddenly about five years ago, a superhuman criminal that quickly clawed his way through underworld circles. Nihl has a vendetta against superheroes, he seems to love to feed on them more than anything else. Nihl seems to be surrounded by an aura of evil, one that saps the warmth from the air and drains strength from the people near him. Nihl surrounds himself with superhuman criminals in an attempt to draw heroes -Background unknown by the populous Nihl was once a serial killer known as the jackal, a sick, demented man who stalked innocent civilians in the shadows and murdered them, slicing their throats deep and carving their bodies with intricate patterns he called his art He was caught, by a superhero none the less, and was promptly sentenced to death for his heinous crimes and the near record breaking amount of murders he committed. Few knew the jackal's face, save for the heroes pursuing him, and no one would miss that monster. On his way to the execution chamber however he was diverted, chosen by a secretive division of scientists for experimentation, the scientists hooked him up to a machine that was meant to extract his life force from his body, a painful, slow death, though the process backfired. The result was nihl, a monstrosity that fed off of the life forces of other beings, a psychic vampire. Nihl broke out from the lab, leaving a trail of corpses behind him and looking forward with a new start to his criminal career, with a brand new pathological hatred for superheroes. Nihl quickly hooked his claws into various criminal organizations, working under his new codename and paying superhuman criminals to do their crimes in his name, and a strange, cold new sanity, he doesn't want to rule the world, he wants to destroy it, to plunge it into chaos. Unfortunately, the company that performed the experiment is hesitant to track him down and attempt to take him down, some believe if he dies, there is a small possibility that he may implode and create a singularity, possibly wiping out all life in kilometers... and that wouldn't be good for anybody. Currently the scientists are working on a method to contain and eradicate him safely. The people who created him believe that Nihl does something with the energy he steals from his surroundings and victims, but it is likely teleported away to another dimension or location, there is also a possibility that it is kept somewhere inside him, an unstable gathering that could mean Nihl's life is to be measured in months before something really bad happens. Appearance Nihl's face has been seen by the public once, the families of his victims got to see him in court before he was sentenced to death, and taken off to the experimentation chamber in the lab for his special execution. the man had long brown hair and pretty brown eyes, holding a false kindness that he would use to lure his victims in. Since his transformation into Nihl, his hair has turned Jet black, his eyes as well. The transformation changed Nihl's appearance and personality, allowing him to claw his way to the top of the criminal underworld, the first step in his grand plan. Nihl wears dark clothing to match his theme, a long coat that is usually buttoned down to his beltline and leather gloves that cover his hands, a preventive measure to ensure he doesn't accidentally kill someone with his touch. Nihl still doesn't often show his face, covering it with an inky black veil made from his dark aura when he does make appearances. Nihl is always surrounded by a shadowy haze, that haze is his aura, the second, and the most deadly aspect of his inhuman abilities.