Skai-Lar

> "Moral posturing is always done best after the problem is resolved."
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## HISTORY

Being born on Mars, Skai-Lar had no desire to leave the planet. But as he got older, Skai-Lar became more and more interested in the weakness Martians had to fire. Despite being so near the Earth, the difference between the two in distance from the Sun caused some drastic changes across the surface of the planet. The priests spoke of a curse, a weakness brought about by their god H'ronmeer, but Skai-Lar had more physical interests in Martian physiology. Upon coming of age, and being joined with the Great Mind, Skai-Lar started his research and study of the origins of the Martian weakness. Being part of the hive mind, Skai-Lar's research was being carefully observed, but as soon as the young Martian began to make headway on his research into a means of removing the weakness to fire, Skai-Lar was quickly taken from his lab and brought before the elders.

The elders, the leaders of the tribes, were well aware of the nature of Skai-Lar's research and also the truth behind the reason that the Martians were the way they were. The young Skai-Lar was forbidden to continue his research. The council spoke calmly and softly, but their meaning was clear, Skai-Lar would not be allowed to remain on Mars. He was given an unarmed ship, capable of only interplanetary flight, and he was sent to that blue dot in the sky, a primitive world where the dominant species was just figuring out the winds and the waters of their world. A place that had just mastered the simple formula of combustible weapons, and was now busily attempting to weaponize it. There, Skai-Lar would be allowed to live, while at the same time far enough away from any technology that would do damage to the people of Mars.

He was banished, the world was habitable, but hardly livable. Savages everywhere, fighting over... something or other to do with some dried leaves that had been thrown into a harbor. It seemed so... childish. Disease killed these fragile creatures as often as the wars they fought, it seemed. But Lars, as he had taken to calling himself, knew that any overt changes would either destroy the population, or worse, draw retaliation from his kin back home. No.... the slow road would be his path, the Martian thought to himself.

## PERSONALITY

Skai-Lar's personality depends largely upon whom he is speaking with. He doesn't much care for human conversation, and has found that mimicking the intensity with which a person is speaking to him has been a good enough means of maintaining social interactions. Skai-Lar certainly has a superiority complex, and a healthy dose of isolation, being exiled on this planet for centuries, he has seen countless humans live and die.

## APPEARANCE

Skai-Lar appears in a wide variety of forms, though, as he is living among humans, he usually adopts a human form. Appearing as a human male with an athletic build, Lars prefers to blend into the background. His clothes are usually nondescript, a long-sleeve shirt, with jeans and some sneakers, well dressed to be sure, but always in casual clothing. He tends to keep his hair in the blonde-platinum range, though with the modern trend of hair dyes, he occasionally dips into less natural shades such as blue or green.

In his Martian form, upon the rare occasion that he takes it, Skai-lar is not afraid to add some embellishments to his appearance. He prefers a green skin tone. Instead of the typical bald head, he has long golden hued dreadlocks from his head down to the middle of his back. He usually keeps his eyes a light blue in both human and Martian form, though the Martian form doesn't have any visible pupils, with the whole eye being blue. On his lower jaw, he also keeps a set of two tusks that he feels give him an intimidating appearance. He also has a second set of hands under his main pair.

## POWERS AND ABILITIES

### Martian Physiology:

* Chameleon like-powers: He is able to control the molecular structure of his body and manipulate it into any shape he desires. He can form clothing and weapons with non-moving or non-functioning parts. He is also able to change colors and turn himself into objects.
	+ Elasticity
	+ Invisibility
	+ Phasing
	+ Superhuman Durability
	+ Superhuman Strength
	+ Superhuman Stamina
	+ Superhuman Speed
	+ Super Hearing
	+ Flight

* Enhanced Senses:
	+ Martian Vision: Martian visual acuity greatly exceed human norms and allows for a wider range of information to be observed. This includes the following:
		- Full EM Spectrum Vision (X-ray to Infrared)
		- Telescopic and Microscopic Vision
		- Heat Vision

* Telekinesis: Martians have mind-over-matter abilities and can lift and move objects with their minds.
	+ Technopathy: Skai-Lar is able to manipulate technology, using his keen scientific knowledge and his telekinesis to create a wide variety of tools. This ability is restricted to only technology he is familiar with (Martian or Terran in nature).
* Telepathy: Martians have the ability to read the minds of others and project their thoughts to varying degrees. This requires physical touch between the two entities, flesh to flesh. They can also project their mental essences into a gestalt community known as the "Great Mind". Through this, the community can enhance the telepathic strength of other Martians. This power can also enable them to reverse the effects of amnesia or psychological brainwashing
	+ Astral Projection
	+ Telepathic Relay
	+ Telepathic Assault: A more aggressive form of mind-reading, Lars will try to overwhelm the target's mind, effectively rendering them comatose. As all forms of mind reading, this requires physical contact with the target, and more specifically requires Lars to have his forehead touching theirs.

## TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES

### Martian Technology:

* BioShip: the typical Martian means of space travel, Lars arrived to earth via this vessel. It is capable of camouflage and Lars often uses it as his primary means of transportation: a black SUV. Regardless of whatever form it takes, Lars's bioship is capable of flight, and the primary controls are mental commands from his telepathic bond between the two. The bioship he has is unarmed.

* Thermo-Regulation system: formed of bacterial nanomachines, this is a device that Lars implanted into himself in order to help mitigate some of the effects of flame exposure. A regular flame is troubling only after 5 minutes of prolonged exposure, which helps Lars to pass off as a human. The thermo-regulation system has no effect on flames more potent than an average house-fire.

### Earth Technology:

* Neural Implant: Lars has developed a bio-tech implant that allows him to block the mental effects of his fear centers. Any situation where he would panic or feel fear, Lars' implant suppresses that response and lets him keep his mental faculties about him.

## WEAKNESSES

Fire: Martians are much more vulnerable to fire than the average Earth human. At times this has been portrayed as physical, psychological, or a combination of the two. The effect of this is to strip any Martian of their powers as they involuntarily lose control of their body.

## TRIVIA

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