Lavi Rashid

> “One half of me is yours, the other half is yours, mine own, I would say: but if mine, then yours, and so all yours.”
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> ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
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**Lavi Rashid** is illegitimate child between David Shushan and Shakura Rashid, he has three half-siblings named Ilya Reznikov through his mother an Ayala and Leya through his father.

Lavi himself has fathered three children, two daughters named Mars and Minerva, and also a son named Damien with his former paramour Ariadne Vardi-Raison.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Lilin Physiology** - Lavi is a Lilin more commonly known as an Incubus, as such he has an enhanced condition, manipulate dreams, sense the emotions of others, manipulate shadows, telepathic resistance, and can feed off the sexual energy or the dreams of others. He also has wings that he can pop in and out at his will and a tail.
	+ **Enhanced Condition** - As a Lilin, he enhanced strength, being compared to a 2 by 4 impact, enhanced speed up to where it is a flash in the moment, and enhanced senses. He also has enhanced dexterity and durability.
		- **Empathy Sensory** - Lavi can sense the emotions of others around him.
		- **Flight via Wings** - Lavi possesses large black wings that have highlights of silver on the tips and back. He could hide and spread out his wings at will.
		- **Tail** - Lavi has a long black tail with a trident-like end. Lavi can also enter the minds of other people via the tip which can open up like flowers and attach themselves to a person.
	+ **Dream Manipulation** - Lavi can shape, enter and manipulate the dreams of others, including modifying, suppressing, fabricating, influencing, manifesting, sensing, and observing dreams as well as nightmares and daydreams. They can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming, entrap people in REM, and promote spiritual/emotional healing within dreams.
	+ **Shadow Mimicry** - The power to cover one's body in a mass of shadows. Lavi can extend this field to another being or object he is touching and can also apply it to only part of his body.
		- **Phase-Shifting** - While in shadow form, Lavi is able to pass through solid objects. He can phase other solid objects and beings and can selectively apply his shadow form to only part of his body, allowing this part of himself to phase. This aspect of his powers can be accessed without fully accessing the shadow form
		- **Shadow Travel** - Lavi can use shadows as a way of swift transportation over vast distances.
		- **Supernatural Stealth** - His shadow form cancels out the noise of his movements, so he remains unheard and obscures his identity.
	+ **Telepathy Resistance** - Lavi is adept at concealing his thoughts from a telepath, ensuring they only read what he would like them to.

## Etymology

* Lavi means "lion" in Hebrew. Lavi also means an "iron instrument for cutting or clearing" in Sanskrit.
* Rashid means "rightly guided" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرشيد (al-Rashid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

## Trivia

* Lavi is associated with the Two of Goblets alongside Rian Vardi.
* He is Palestinian, Saudi Arabian and Israeli descent.
* Lavi spoke several languages including Hebrew, Arabic, British English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin.
	+ He is learning sign language.
* Lavi is an atheist.
* He is a feminist.
* Lavi's favorite meal is savory pirozhki in tahini sauce.
	+ His second favorite meal is dahi vada with pomegranates and sliced ginger.
* Lavi like's fruity wines especially pomegranate or pineapple.
* He is a germaphobe and very conscious about personal hygiene.
* Lavi is a notorious ladies' man.
* Lavi enjoyed having his toes painted different colors by Mari.
* Has an intense interest in cooking and fashion.