Josiah Braxter

One of the top five Magistratii within the Blackwatch, Josiah is an experienced enforcer of the Blackwatch's law and the High Lord's wrath.

## General Info

### Aliases

"The Grand Executioner of the Watch""Brax"

## Status

### Status

Active

> *"By my right as Magistratus of the Watch, and authority as The Grand Executioner, I sentence you to death!"*
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**Josiah Baxter**, formally recognized as **The Grand Executioner of the Watch**, is a **Magistratus** from the Revenants of Black Watch, and stands as one of the top five Magistratii within the Watch. He, alongside Saxon, have been withdrawn from New York in order to subdue the Orphans of Infamy after their battle underneath London. His ability is named "Cross Section".

## Appearance

Josiah is a tall adult male with a bulky figure. His hair is dyed red and is kept in long flowing dreadlocks while his face is left clean shaven. He will often times wear ear rings and studs, but has been known to do without them. In combat operations and official business on behalf of the High Lord or the Watch, Josiah is known to dorn a set of heavy Blackwatch armor reminiscent of black layered plate armor with a sleek modern touch. The armor includes a high collar shielding that protects Josiah's neck and a shoulder plate that is significantly larger and more broad than his other one.

When "Cross-Section" is active, the outer rim of Josiah's irises glow a dark orange.

## Personality

Josiah's years spent within the Watch has molded him into a ruthless and efficient enforcer of the High Lord, the Watch, and the Lexicon of Truth itself. There is no truer follower of the Lexicon and it's teachings amongst the Magistratii -- and it is this borderline obsession with it that has earned Josiah his authority within the Watch. Despite his title would suggest, he is the most effective and "fair" Magistratii, always falling back to the Lexicon's teachings rather than basing his decision off personal opinion or bias.

Amongst the standard members of the Watch, Josiah is seen as *the* prime example of what it means to be a Magistratii. Cold, logical, and a true judiciary force. Amongst his fellow Magistratii, however, many consider Josiah to be the most uptight and wound up. It is not often that he strays from how things *should* be handled, and he often has a very clear cut, and righteous, way of handling things. He is alike with Saxon in the regard that, often times, the results are what matters, hence why they are often paired together.

## Powers and Abilities

### ***Cross Section***

As with most newer breeds of Supers, Cross Section is an amalgamation of several powers put into one. Cross Section's main ability is to allow Josiah to visualize and create a "weak point" on any living or inanimate target. This ability is innately strong enough to allow Josiah to harm targets who -- under normal circumstances -- should *not* able of being physically harmed, such as individuals capable of becoming intangible.

### *Rules of Cross Section*

1. Any part of a corporeal being's body or the physical surroundings of Josiah is compartmentalized into closed line segments. For example, the entire length of the forearm from the wrist to the elbow can now be considered a "line segment".
2. Line segmentation is not restricted by limb or wingspan. If Josiah wanted to, the distance from an opponents shoulder to shoulder can now be considered a line segment, or right shoulder to left hip.
3. Each line segment is seperated into tenths and is subdivided. The designated "weakpoint" along this line segment will always be the number **42**. Therefore, Josiah must hit the 42nd "tick" on the line segment. To help visualize this better, he must always hit a line segment at a 4/10 ratio.
4. The weak point rule is only valid for Josiah to utilize. If someone else were to strike Josiah's designated weak point, it would not have the same effect.

Striking a weak point has varying consequences and is often dependent on the target in question, but regardless the damage output is almost always severe for the opponent. Cross Section is most often used in tandem with Josiah's Guillotine, resulting in a perfect seperation for normal individuals who are affected by Cross Section, along with vehicles. The consequences of Cross Section are also independent of Josiah's strength -- for example, Josiah is by no means physically capable of splitting a Titan in half, but it is perfectly possible because of Cross Section.

Cross Section also provides Josiah with auxiliary abilities and innate traits, such as high durability, heightened senses, and inhuman strength/agility. The most significant innate trait would be the extreme heightened perception he has, which allows him to utilize Cross Section to it's full potential. It is because of his keen eye that he is able to hit the 42nd tick out of a hundred on a line segment.

## Equipment

### ***Grand Executioner's Guillotine: Autopsy***

Josiah's personal weapon of choice is a peculiar nodachi with a spiked back edge, a crimson red blade, and a european esque handle rather than a standard hilt. This strange weapon was discovered in an Alliance remnant base in Indonesia during the early years of the Watch's hunt, and was eventually gifted to Josiah by Frank as a welcome gift upon his induction as a Magistratus.

Autopsy has the ability to render it's blade invisible at it's users will, making combat much harder for the opposition (and potentially the user.) Tied with that is the ability to cause internal damage rather than external damage upon impact. This second ability can be activated at will so long as the user's hand is on the hilt of the sword, but the consequence is that for as long as Autopsy is dealing internal damage, the user takes internal damage just the same.

#### *Miscellaneous Equipment*

* A Blackwatch standard issue .45 pistol.
* Communications Device

## Significant Traits

* **Enforcer of the Law** - Josiah's obsession over the teachings of the Lexicon of Truth and the laws of the Watch have made him the perfect judiciary.
* **Master Swordsman** - His proficiency with Autopsy has made him a force to be reckoned with.
* **Let's Make This Quick** - Josiah is not an endurance fighter like most people -- many of his engagements end just as soon as they begin.
* **Grand Executioner** - Despite being the most "fair" of the Magistratii, he has executed enough people to gain this moniker that eventually became officialized.

## Trivia

* Josiah sometimes lets Yousef borrow Autopsy.
* Frank is somewhat of a mentor to Josiah, and probably has the best relationship with him out of all the Magistratii, as evident by Frank gifting Autopsy to him.
* Josiah is most often paired with either Yousef or Saxon on missions.
* Cross Section first activated when Josiah was trying to cut a sandwich in half in a diner. The visualized line segments were thought to be sleep induced hallucinations until he accidentally split the diner into two.
* The point at which he had cut this sandwich decided the 4/10 ratio rule for his ability, and now it only works if he follows it.