Trilby

==Summary==
Trilby is one of the main characters and most notable protagonist from the Chzo Mythos. Trilby, whose real name is unknown, is one of England's greatest and most prolific thieves and cat burglars. His heists are always flashy, and he always makes a show out of them, always directing his burgling towards the rich that do not do much with their money or power, and thus, he adheres to a solid code of gentleman-like behaviour and never stealing too much, as his attacks are often more of a symbolic gesture than anything else. However, after years of doing so, he grows tired of the usual targets and the danger he often faces, and thus, starts to break into abandoned houses in the search of easier loot. In one such break-ins, he enters the DeFoe Manor, and finds himself within something far deeper and darker than he was prepared to.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly higher
Name: Trilby
Origin: Chzo Mythos
Gender: Male
Age: Unspecified; On his late 20's to early 30's
Classification: Human; Thief; Burglar; Retired criminal; Agent of the Ministry of Occultism
Powers and Abilities: Magic (Trilby has superficial knowledge of magic, particularly ritual-based ones), Necromancy (Can bind the spirits of the dead in corpses to reanimate them), Psychometry (Through a ritual, Trilby can track a person's position by their belongings), Electricity Manipulation (His umbrella has an in-built taser, powerful enough to instantly knock out people), Stealth Mastery (Trilby is a master thief of unprecedented renown, and is considered by many one of the best men in that regard; He can easily stay hidden from guards with minimal access to shade, and can closely follow them without they hearing his footsteps, and can hide even from cameras as long as there is darkness around; His Black Rain suit vastly enhances his stealth, allowing him to stay invisible even under direct light), Supernatural Willpower (Has manages to stay alive despite receiving a lethal stab wound by sheer willpower), Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Fear Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Has resisted the influence of beings such as Cabadath and John DeFoe, which are all greatly detrimental to the mind and sanity, and can inflict supernatural, enormous fear)
Attack Potency: Human level, higher with equipment (Trilby lacks any sort of physical feat, but should be comparable to a strong, healthy man of his age that engages in regular physical exercise; His taser can fry the circuits of heavy machinery and instantly knock out normal people)
Speed: Athletic Human (Trilby can move quicker than the security guards on his heists, and has shown to roll by people before they can react[Trilby: The Art of Theft])
Lifting Strength: At least Average Human (Trilby can easily pull himself up from ledges and grappling hook spots with one hand)
Striking Strength: Average Human level
Durability: At least Human level, possibly higher (Trilby can withstand being briefly exposed to jets of flame and lasers[Trilby: The Art of Theft], but otherwise lacks any sort of remarkable durability feat)
Stamina: Superhuman (Stayed alive when grievously wounded by stabbing thanks to his willpower alone[Trilby's Notes]; Many of the adventures he went through across the series required extensive physical exhertion, which he did for lengthy periods of time without any loss of performance)
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Several Metres with his grappling hook
Standard Equipment:
*Umbrella: Trilby's most remarkable equipment is his umbrella; a seemingly inconspicuous object, it is, in truth, two devices in one, merely taking the shape of an umbrella: In one end, the umbrella has a built-in grappling hook, which allows Trilby to hang and swing from location to location[5 Days a Stranger] and safely slow down massive falls, without being affected. On the other end of the umbrella, he carries a taser, powerful enough to instantly knock people out and fry the circuits of even immense machinery such as the Company's Battlesphere's with just a few charges[Trilby: The Art of Theft].
*Lockpicks: Trilby carries a set of lockpicks on him, used to open locks without needing the key. He carries hidden lockpicks on his tie[5 Days a Stranger] and hat[Trilby: The Art of Theft].
*Suits: Trilby has a wide variety of suits, of varying colors and appearances, and most of them are mere vanity items. However, he has three particular suits that can change his abilities: Lazy Sunday, a white suit that actually lowers his stealth, making him only able to hide in full darkness; Black Rain, a black, slick trenchcoat-like suit, which vastly enhances his stealth, allowing him to stay even under direct, bright light and still remain unseen; and, lastly, Menace to Society, a beige suit, which removes Trilby's usual gentlemanly inhibitions, allowing him to perform far more crudely and agressively without guilt or hesitation.
Standard Tactics: Trilby is a gentleman that abhors violence. In any situation of potential conflict, he prefers to just hide and stay out of the way of any potential threats, passing by any threats while avoiding confrontation. If forced to, Trilby prefers to incapacitate a foe with a single stealth attack, preferably non-lethally, only attempting more permanent methods if absolutely necessary, such as when faced by supernatural foes like John DeFoe.
Intelligence: Gifted. Trilby is a highly intelligent, experienced man, taught by some of the criminal world's greatest minds, and is legendary through the entirety of England, if not the world, for his exploits and bold heists, often breaking in and out of maximum-security places without much hassle. He is a master of breaking and entering, knowing how to crack safes, how to manipulate a camera's circuitry, and many other such tricks of the trade[Trilby: The Art of Theft], having studied for more than a decade to pick any kind of lock in under thirty seconds[Casey Joint]. After his endeavours in the DeFoe state, he has since been trained to be an integral agent of the Ministry of Occultism, becoming one of its most efficient agents, and thus having a veritable knowledge of the occult and supernatural.
Weaknesses: Common human weaknesses; Trilby hesitates or outright refuses to do things he would consider ungentlemanlike, such as attacking others unless absolutely necessary and being impolite.
==Feats==
Hide/Show
Lockpicking: Trilby is excellent at lockpicking, easily lockpicking doors in seconds[5 Days a Stranger], and his skills in lockpicking improved vastly more during his exploits in The Art of Theft, being one of the skills he can level up thrice.
Magic: Trilby, while not a sorcerer or magician per se, has picked up several rituals and a good amount of esoteric knowledge since the DeFoe Manor case.
Necromancy: Trilby can ritually bind the soul of a dead person into a body, forcing it into the physical world[5 Days a Stranger].
Psychometry: Trilby, through a simple and quick ritual that requires a person's possessions, can find a person's location, even if they are already dead[5 Days a Stranger].
Resistance: Trilby can resist many effects on his mind.
*Fear: Trilby can resist John DeFoe's appearance and influence even before John's power over him was diminished, and John's presence is known to cause an irrational, deep fear[6 Days a Sacrifice].
*Madness: Trilby often resists the effects of both Cabadath and John's influence, both known to cause terrible madness on the afflicted people.
*Mind: Trilby is stated to resist the effects of Cabadath acting upon his mind[Trilby's Notes], and has resisted being brainwashed[Trilby: The Art of Theft]. Has been possessed by John and recovered fully[5 Days a Stranger], when John's influence can destroy weaker personalities and corrupt minds[6 Days a Sacrifice].
Stealth Mastery: Trilby is, by far, one of the most furtive humans alive in the Chzo Mythos. He can follow security guards extremely closely without alerting them with his footsteps or presence, and can easily hide from trained guards and even cameras by having just a bit of darkness acessible. His Black Rain suit vastly enhances his stealth, allowing him to hide even from cameras, while under direct light[Trilby: The Art of Theft].
Supernatural Willpower: Trilby can force himself to stay alive through horrendous wounds by sheer willpower[Trilby's Notes].
==References==
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