Gnomon

* Ceremonial Armor
* Unmasked

**Gnomon** is a long lived metahuman and the biological father of Duke Thomas. Gnomon spent years searching for his son after Elaine Thomas fled while she was pregnant. Gnomon has ambitions involving Duke that are not fully understood.

## Chronology

### **Origins**

Gnomon's claims to be centuries old and his origins are largely shrouded in mystery. Some time ago, Gnomon was involved with the woman now known as Elaine Thomas and fathered a child. It is unknown what happened between the two but at some point Elaine fled from Gnomon in an effort to hide Duke from his father. Many years go by before Gnomon found Duke and Elaine in Gotham City

## Relationship

### Enemies

* **Batman**:
* **Elaine Thomas** :
* **Doug Thomas**:

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**: Gnomon is a metahuman with a seemingly wide array of abilities. While we do not understand the full scope of his abilities, he appears to have years of experience with his powers and a deep understanding of metahumans and metahuman abilities.
	+ **Immortality**: Gnomon claims to be an Immortal that's over a thousand years old and that Duke has his "infinite blood". This is somewhat strengthened by the significant difference in his skill with his powers than Duke, implying years of practice.
		- **Longevity**
	+ **Photokinesis**: Gnomon, like his son,posess powers that are also photokinetic in nature. His photokinetic powers afford him the same abilities as Duke and more.
		- **Photokinetic Sight**: Gnomon shares the same photokinetic vision of his son. Meaning Gnomon's eyes can also absorb and manipulate sunlight, giving him a superior sensory array of visual capabilities than normal humans and detect changes or variations in light invisible to the naked eye.
		- **Precognition**: Like Duke, Gnomon can use his powers to not only see where light has been, but where light will be and glimpsing into the future. Gnomon's coordination with this ability is very fine-tuned, being able to react faster to Duke attacks despite both using the same precognitive abilities.
		- **Remote Viewing**: Gnomon can see through the eyes of others. He can view the same visions that Duke uses due to their common metahuman traits, but he has also been shown to be able to see and speak through his followers.
	+ **Telepathy**: Gnomon's has some form of telepathy, able to enter and take over the mind and of others even at a great distance. Gnomon's telepathic abilities are so potent he can render someone unconcious with a mental command to "Sleep".
	+ **Power Bestowal**: With his photokinetic powers and the help of 8th metal, Gnomon is able to give Metahuman powers through some unknown method.

### Abilities

* **8th Metal Mastery**: Gnomon appears to have an in-depth enough understanding of 8th metal to use it to varying ends.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**: Gnomon appears to be a proficient fighter, so much that he could effortly best Duke Thomas in close quaters combat.

## Wikitorial Note

* Gnomon is over a thousand years old and therefore would predate the Scramble for Africa, colonialism, and slavery. This would mean Gnomon is of direct pre-colonial African heritage.
* Gnomon, Duke Thomas, and The Constant all heavily play into the sun and light as a visual motif, and all are connected to the secret of metahumans and Immortals in the DC; implying a possible common ancestry or relation.

* Batman and the Signal