Libra

### Affiliation

Big Team, Gambite(formerly), Big Team Fan Club(Formerly), The Consortium (tentative in the present, enforcer in the future)

## Biographical information

### Occupation

High School Student(formerly), Junior Consortium Enforcer, Apprentice of Nicholas Goldman

## Physical description

### Orientation

Bisexual, Homoromantic(Men and NBs-exclusively), Open to non-monogamy

## Meta

> "*I wanted you to see the hero that we wanted to be*"
> ― Kurt Woods to their future self
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Kurt Woods is a former Gambite member, current Big Team Member, and fledgling Consortium Mage. They specialize in anti-magic and energy transmutation.

Having recently returned from an unwanted trip to the future. They have been fairly absorbed with making things right in the past so that the future never happens.

## Appearance

Kurt has become lithe and toned in his time away but is still fairly lanky. His clothing choices have changed slightly. Kurt now tends to wear capris and his jean jacket or fall-coloured sweaters. Any shirt outside of this is usually Ernest’s. Across his body up to his collarbones are a star map pattern that occasionally glows with the colour of the energy absorbed if not stated a deep dark green. While not glowing it looks like a faded scar pattern exclusively on his chest. They have soft features that leave them with a fox-like androgynous look. His eyes are deep forest green and their distance drags deep you into them. Their blonde hair is kept short usually parted down the middle or to the right depending on the day.

While doing hero work, Kurt wears an old blue Napoleonic jacket with floral markings, a long coat tail, and fencing padding underneath for added protection. Kurt no longer tends to wear a full fencing mask with the Libra scales painted onto the front but will on occasion. The outfit appears to always be spectacularly clean and well kept. It was briefly in rough shape upon their return.

## Powers

Impossible Mobility - Kurt has been seen using their teleportation abilities throughout multiple encounters. His ability usually appears a lot like blinking out of existence and appearing somewhere else. Kurt's power unknown to Big Team usually requires massive amounts of energy to do anything more than short distance single person jumps. Recently, though he has managed to teleport two people significant distance without the need for sigils or massive energy due to growing proficiency.

Energy Absorption/Redirection(formerly) - Kurt drains energy from the world around (and attacks directed at) them. (including Magical) They have been training these powers in the future and have been able to teach themselves how to convert energy into physical strength and magical energy to cast some minor spells. They are still proficient in redirecting energy they have absorbed.

Anti-magic/time powers: Kurt has some proficiency in Anti-Magic very similar to Conmoro's but these abilities are new to them and they are unsure of their limits. They also have access to some limited Time Control. Since losing their magic Kurt’s time control has become significantly weaker. They can only pause/rewind/fast-forward parts of an individual’s body such as a limb/metasoma/head etc. and not the entire thing. Anti-Magic functions as normal. They are slowly relearning how to use these abilities previously being reliant on their raw magic.

Magical Proficiency: Kurt's education in magic is growing they primarily specialize in transmutation(as noted above in the anti-magic example) and abjuration. They have prodigal skill in ritual spells and often can jury rig them on the fly. Their studies have them currently apprenticed to the Head Alchemist of the Consortium, Nicholas Goldman.

Formerly, all the normal Janus stuff

## Background

### Pre-Big Team

Kurt grew up in Halcyon surrounded by heroes and marvels. His fathers own a small local magic shop, Eye Spy Magic Company, that has legitimate credit in the magical world but to the public is just tarots cards and sage incense. Kurt wasn't as interested in magic as his fathers but superheroes were a different story.

Kurt grew up slightly apart from their peers. They always seemed more interested in finding out what was happening with Cyclone, Lancelot, or Sledge rather than keeping up with other trends. They were more hesitant to learn things and always seemed slightly distracted. They also started to engage with photography and music as a way to view the world around them particularly the surreal-ness of Halcyon.

High school started off fairly well for them bullying died down other than from outliers. The formation of a new superhero team, Big Team, caused them to renew their interest in superheroes triplicate. They eventually joined the Big Team Fan Club at Big High and rose to the rank of president. Kurt enjoyed a sense of normalcy in this and got to roam and explore their art. They became somewhat proficient in fan photography of Big Team and a frequent contributor to rumors around the team.

Eventually, though Kurt's interest in the world of the super-heroic came back to bite them. A future version of themselves kidnapped them fusing magically with them and awakening powers inside them. Afterward, through blackmail and intimidation, they were forced to continue working with an organization known as Gambite.

Kurt encountered Big Team directly for the first time as a member of a Gambite. These meetings were often adversarial with some members showing sympathy for Kurt and others saying that he was complicit in Gambite's crimes. When Gambite collapsed internally, Kurt being a known member led to his detention for questioning. A lawyer would always show up when Kurt was detained always right before questioning began. This lawyer always made it clear that they were under the employ of "Kurt Woods" and that all questioning would happen with their counsel and presence. Ultimately, all evidence of Kurt's membership in Gambite was either destroyed or contrived to be hearsay that could also be alleged against Big Team members or attributed to his membership in the Big Team Fan Club.

### Post-Big Team

Kurt, along with their secret identity Libra, had been active members of Big Team for a few months and had grown a lot in that time. They settled past grievances with previous enemies to the point of even entering into a romantic relationship with one. The boy often helped oppose Bishop and other enemies of the Big Team and slowly embraced the magical origin of his powers to the point of getting their own familiar, Mr. Otter. Eventually though things always change.

Kurt’s change came in the form of time displacement thirty years into the future. While in a fight with his future self, Kurt took control of time for the briefest of moments bending and jittering it. Pausing Future Kurt in time before hurling him forward back to his own time. Unfortunately messing with time usually has unintended consequences, Kurt got pulled to his future self’s time but he is back from then and 17 now. Having spent at least a year in the future, Kurt no longer cares about hiding the distinction between Libra and Kurt. He cares about making sure the future doesn’t happen. His time in the future was split training to get back and researching how to change the future and evolving his abilities with some magical allies. He has been in frequent contact with the members of the Consortium that he knows since his return and often seems preoccupied with some sort of research about the present or into how to use his magical abilities. Otherwise, his time now is spent piecing together this foggy memory he has of the future and making things right here in the past. Along with all the other normal teenage things that he’s been missing out on for a year. Ultimately, though his only goal is to make sure he never enters The Fold.

## Relationships

### Family

Vano Woods

One of Kurt's dads. Vano is just a dad, kind of a hard ass, but just wants to make sure Kurt is emotionally safe. Vano blames himself for Kurt's time with Gambite and later the future. Vano works as the store clerk at Eye Spy Magic Company's storefront in downtown Halcyon.

Bartley "Lay" Woods

One of Kurt's dads. Lay tends to be the easier going of his two parents. Lay works as an occult researcher for Eye Spy Magic Company. Lay is scared that he has not been protective enough of his child but has faith that Kurt can change the future he has been too.

Does not like being called Bart. Will throw hands.

Mr. Otter

Kurt's familiar. A flying winged Sea Otter. Floats with their belly up and can turn invisible. Formerly, Nicholas Goldman's familiar, the head alchemist of the Madagascar branch of the Consortium.

### Friends

**Outside The Team**

Kurt doesn't lack friends just deep relationships. Big Team Fan Club is one of the few exceptions. Toni and Faith are their best friends and he wouldn't trade them for the world.

Kurt also has started up a noise rock band recently to try and bond with a few musically inclined peers.

Libra is a well-regarded member of the Consortium. Kurt is apprenticed to the Consortium mage, Nicholas Goldman. He has also received some tutelage in anti-magic from Conmoro. His relationship with other Consortium members is defined by his mentor's reputation and the contrast in the two's personalities.

You are your own greatest enemy and so if your future self can time travel well then looks like you got yourself a Future Kurt.

**The Team**

Kurt doesn't see membership in Big Team as indicative of friendship with them. His loyalty is hard to earn but his ire is easy.

Ernest: Ernest is Kurt's boyfriend. They have had a few rough patches but are in one of the stronger periods of their relationship. Kurt fears that his own potential villainy will lead to him leading Ernest.

Ellen: Despite initial bullying, some space and time have been good for both Kurt and Ellen. They've reconciled their misgiving with each other.

Faith: Faith is Kurt's best friend, FHBHS Big Team Fan Club Vice President, and confidante. They disclosed their heroic identities to each other and Kurt feels a strong bond with her even after his time in the future.

## Additional Scenes

* Parhelion (2020, Feb. 18th) - Shortly after Libra reveals their identity as Kurt to Ernest, they have a serious talk about morality and friendship.
* Two Edgy Teens Dissociate in Detention (2020, April 9) - Boon is in detention for truancy. Kurt is there for smoking weed. They have a hard conversation around their issues with each other.
* Cloud Nine (2020, March 19*) -*  After returning from a harrowing mission, Kurt asks Ernest out on a date.
* Phaethon (2020, April 24-25) - After making it back from their unplanned trip to the future, Kurt reaches out to Ernest.

## Playlists

* Thematic playlist
	+ A short playlist of thematically relevant music to Kurt
* Harbinger Playlist

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