Xander Bly

## Overview

On the surface, Xander Bly seems like just another pretty boy. In actuality, Xander is a Sorcerer, and a skilled one in fact. As the Green Ranger, Xander has the responsibility of leading a group of amateur Magic users against the dark forces of Morticon.

## History

### Childhood: 1997 - 2010

Born in Sydney, Xander had a decent childhood. Johnathan, Xander's Father, was a skilled Dentist, always checking if his son was staying hygienic. Emily, Xander's Mother, was a Journalist obsessed with her own appearance. The two would teach Xander to look after how he shows himself to others, something the young boy took a little too literally.

Unknown to his parents, Xander was a decent Skateboarder. Whenever he was alone, or when his parents weren't noticing, Xander would always sneak out of the house to showcase his newest trick to his small group of friends.

### Moving to America: 2010 - 2014

When returning from school one day, Xander arrived home to discover he was moving. When he asked his parents why, they responded with wanting to have a change of scenery. Two Months later, Xander set foot in his new home for the first time.

Life wasn't easy for Xander at first. On his first day at his new School he was repeatedly mocked for his thick Australian accent, earning him the uncreative nickname of Aussie. Treated like an outcast, Xander struggled to fit in anywhere. That is, except for the Rock Porium. Once Xander walked through the shops doors for the first time, he knew he had found the place where he belonged. Due to his frequent visits to the shop, Xander was offered a Job. After thinking the decision over, Xander refused, as he wanted the Rock Porium to feel like a Home away from Home, and not a place of hard work.

Another place Xander would often visit was the Forest bordering Briarwood. Xander wasn't sure what it was, but something about the Forest kept him coming back again and again. One day, while traveling the Forest alone, Xander discovered some unusual footprints on the ground. After following the footprints for some time, he crossed paths with its source, a pack of Hidiacs. Horrified by the sight, Xander began running for his life, tripping over an outgrowing root. As Xander was about to be horribly beaten, a figure in white attacked the Hidiacs. Without hesitation, Xander continued running. That night, Xander was unable to sleep due to the events he had witnessed, trying to convince himself it wasn't real and he was just imagining it.

### Mystic Ranger: 2014 - Present Day

The next day, Xander returned to the Forest, retracing the steps he had made the day before. When he returned to the spot he had been attacked, Xander discovered no trace of the events, convinced that they hadn't happened. That was before he turned around to see a Woman watching over him from above. Picking up a nearby stick, preparing himself for a fight. The Woman gestured to him to follow her, something that made Xander uneasy. Following the Woman from a distance, Xander watched amazed as she disappeared before him after seemingly walking into a tree. Approaching the tree himself, Xander would use the stick he had picked up earlier to try poking at it. Xander's heart rate increased at the stick seemed to travel through the wood. Closing his eyes, Xander walked forward.

Opening his eyes, Xander was shocked to discover he had entered some sort of room. Looking around, Xander noticed the Woman standing next to a window. Slowly approaching her, Xander readied his Stick, lowering it again when the Woman spoke. She revealed to Xander that her name was Udonna, The Witch of the Woods. Turning around, Udonna looked up and down Xander's body, as if she was checking him to make sure he was the right person. Udonna asked Xander to give her the stick, to which he swiftly replied. Stepping back a few paces, Xander watched as Udonna turned the stick into a Wand. An expression of shock covering his face, Xander asked Udonna how she did that, to which she responded with a single word: Magic. Questioning why he was being shown this, Xander discovered that destiny had chosen him to become a Sorcerer. Unable to figure out a response, Xander watched as Udonna changed his clothes into that of a Sorcerers garments. Unable to comprehend what was happening, Xander collapsed.

For the next week, Xander started losing focus on reality. Things wouldn't improve as he discovered the wand that had been created by Udonna was hidden in his backpack. That next weekend, Xander returned to the Forest, making his way to the same tree from the weekend before. Nervous, not wanting the events he had gone through to be real, Xander walked through the tree once more, where Udonna stood waiting for him. Noticing that Xander was confused, Udonna explained to him that magic was real, and that after his encounter with Hidiacs, he had been forced to become a part of the magical world. Taking his time to comprehend this, Xander requested that Udonna teaches him a simple spell to prove that magic is in fact real. She laughed, reminding Xander of how he got there. Every weekend for the next Six Years, Xander would return to Udonna's home where she would help him master the Mystic Arts. When Udonna deemed he was ready, Xander was "promoted" to a Mystic Ranger, a type of Sorcerer who uses their abilities to fight off the forces of Darkness, alongside acting as a police force for Magical creatures.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Compassion** - Xander goes out of his way to help the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others.
* **Spell Casting** - Xander can cast spells, which are formulae for producing specific magic effects. Such formulae are often a series of magic words and incantations, but they can also take the form of specific thoughts, gestures, rituals, etc.
	+ **Wand Magic** - Xander can perform a variety of magical acts by using a wand. The wand can be endowed with its own magic or Xander can use it to tap into his inner magic. While Xander can access some magic without a wand, the object can offer special assistance, such as augmentation or provide magic that Xander cannot access alone.
		- **Environmental Magic** - Xander can wield magical powers related to the environment, causing various magical effects of the environment or draw on the magic native to that environment to enable mystical feats.
			* **Wood Magic** - Xander is able perform a form of magic that allows him to cast magical spells dealing with wood/woody plants.
			* **Plant Magic** - Xander is able to use a form of magic that allows him to cast magical spells dealing with plants.
			* **Earth Magic** - Xander is able to perform a legendary form of magic that allows him to cast magical spells and feats through earth and rock.
			* **Forest Magic** - Xander can utilize a form of magic that involves forests, (including jungles, taiga, rainforests, woodlands, etc.), allowing for harnessing their magical energies and/or mystical control of their aspects (animals, elements, plants, etc.).
	+ **Potion Creation** - Xander can create potions: substances with magical properties such as enhancing physical and mental abilities, healing, granting powers, changing shape, or bewitching someone depending on the kind of potion that is made. Some potions come in different forms of liquid, such as jelly, stew, brew, or even soup. They can also be made into solid form, often pills, powder, candy, and possibly drugs.
		- **Potion Amplification** - Xander can increase the strength, duration, and potential of potions to it's fullest potential. The effects may change depending on the original effects of the potion that has now been amplified.
		- **Pheromone Magic** - Xander is able to perform a form of magic that allows him to utilize pheromones, either mystically manipulating them or using them for casting spells.

### Weaknesses

* **Overconfidence** - Xander's subjective confidence in his judgments is reliably greater than the objective accuracy of those judgments, especially when confidence is relatively high.
* **Egotistical** - Xander drives to maintain and enhance favorable views of himself, and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance distinguished by an amplified vision of ones self and self importance.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Whereas the other Mystic Rangers are new to Magic, Xander has had former training from Udonna, making him the most powerful of the Rangers magical wise.

### Notes

* Xander Bly is the Green Ranger from Power Rangers Mystic Force.