Thorn/Xavier

Thorn in-game

## Appearances

### Appears in

Nova Terra: Titan, Greymane, Kingbreaker, Guardian, liberator, Earthshaper, catalyst,

## Physical appearance

### In Real Life

* 8'9 tall
* Looks kind of awkward, because of his tightly stretched skin
	+ Face looks like a stretched superman

### In game

* His skin isn't stretched out that much
* He looks much more handsome
* 8'9 tall
* Has tattoos on his upper arm and chest

### Description

Standing at 8' 9“, Thorn is a literal Titan. He is the avatar of Xavier Lee, a 16 year old with a debilitating form of gigantism which has caused him to grow to his current dimensions. He enters Nova Terra while undergoing a radical new medical procedure that requires continuous suspended animation for two years while nanites strengthen his bones and skin. In Nova Terra his size becomes an asset rather than a drawback.

Thorn is a bright boy. Though a bit inexperienced when it comes to normal conversations, he has learned much about how to manage business and how to handle transaction negotiations due to his aunt being the nephew of his parents' company. Thorn is also incredibly warm to people, partially to ease them as those he meets are usually stunned by his enormous stature. Hemmed in and coddled by all who met him, the thing he wants the most is freedom.

Background

Xavier Lee's parents led Atlas Energy, the largest energy company in the world. However, when they were driving to the hospital for the birth of Xavier, they were hit by a drunk driver. They survived just long enough to reach the hospital, but they both passed away during surgery. Xavier miraculously survived the crash and the emergency c-section. His aunt, Julia Lee, took custody of him from that day on. While leadership of Atlas went to Julia, the absurd wealth of Xavier's parents went to him.

A debilitating form of gigantism removes any possible vestiges of normalcy for Xavier. This disorder has caused his entire body to grow at an incredibly rapid rate. By the ago of two months, Xavier was able to walk, and he was almost four feet tall by the time he turned one year. As he got older, his body began to struggle supporting itself. The body tissue could hardly keep up with the large size and mass of itself. If Xavier was not careful with his movements, the contraction of his muscles would tear his skin open, leaving several small bloody trails on his body. Even though his bones and muscles—which are 32 times stronger than normal—can largely support his massive frame, gravity still makes movement difficult and causes stress on the body's joints. By the time he was eight, Xavier needed a mechanized brace to walk, and often needs to get around by wheelchair.

Since Xavier's disorder was identified early on, his life has consisted almost entirely of constant trips to various hospitals around the world. A fortune was spent on research and treatments, but everything proved to be ineffective.

In addition to this constant in-and-out of hospitals, Xavier occupied himself with study. At 16, he has finished primary and secondary school years ago and has even completed two degrees, one in Business Management and another in Urban Planning.

Xavier has rudimentary understanding of some martial art forms as well. He picked this ability up mainly because is could help him focus and drive his man’s away from his massive body that he had to live in. This became useful in-game.

Julia Lee never gave up on helping Xavier though, and eventually came across a solution. Full immersion in Nova Terra while nano bots heal Xavier as he is playing. This is when Xavier finally makes his avatar and his put in the game for 2 full years.

Personality:

Thorn is a natural born leader. Though he is very strong once he enters the game, he is gentle and patient. Not abusing his power or lording it over others but instead is very kind in an attempt to help others. Having to spend lots of time waiting in the hospital he is in no rush to get anywhere and doesn’t live his life worrying about the next thing but will say throughout the series repeatedly that the group doesn’t need to plan that far ahead and can take things as they come. Though he doesn’t approach every problem this way he breaks things up into steps and effectively keeps any groups attention on the correct goals. Thorn leads with an authority that is rarely questioned throughout the books, and he is a leader that people want to follow.

Thorn doesn’t need other people to validate his ideas and will admit when is wrong or out of his wheelhouse. Humility is one of the strongest attributes of his leadership, and it makes so successful, as most of his advisors are much more experienced than him. Thorn asks good questions and learns quickly, which shows as he soon becomes very skilled in anything he takes too, whether that is leading an organisation , swinging his tetsubo, or navigating difficult politics. His intelligence, though not at a super genius level, becomes apparent through the series and he outwits any enemy he cannot overpower. A trait that makes him successful on every level of Nova Terra. He has a strong conscience and has no pride despite having enormous power, making him one of the most fascinating characters in fiction.