Catalyst

Catalyst is a player character in The Escapists campaign. He is a young alchemist and scholar. His true name is William Kesford, of the wealthy Kesford family. When undergoing criminal activities he disguises himself.

Catalyst often works alongside other criminals, Jeric Arcastrian and Evelyn Munroe

#### Physical Description

Catalyst is a short lad, around 5'8" with a slim build and spinderly limbs. His eyes while disguised are a dark purple with thick jet black hair.

While out of disguised and more relaxed Catalyst removes his hair dye and contacts to reveal he has Ginger hair flowing back down to the base of his neck and green eyes behind round rimmed specticals.

#### Personality

Catalyst is easily excitable and ready for most adventures, the dull life being what drove him to his extra curriculem activities of crime. Otherwise he likes to keep to himself and work on his projects. He can be outwardly timid however very self confident often believing in his abilities more then any of his colleagues.

Despite his criminal ties Catalyst does have a clear sense of right and wrong, considering himself intelligent enough to decide which is applicable to his current actions.

Lastly Catalyst is very protectibve of his secret identity and as such is prepared to do almost anything to keep his secret, currently the only people he's let live knowing his identity is Vaughn Vernonwood and his butler, Dennis Kromton.

#### Background

William was born into the Kesford family and as such was surrounded by innovations in alchamy for years. He showed great aptitude for the family craft from a young age and as such was groomed for a position at Kesford Alchemical Solutions by his father however after touring his future place of work at 16, seeing where he'd pheasably be spending the rest of his life, he realised he needed to live a little while he was still young. A wig and special coloured contact lenses later, Catalyst was born.

William started his exploits with no affiliations and was mostly thrill seeking. He began a crime spree across the city robbing the shops throughout the wealthier districts, redistributing the wealth to beggers and factory workers subtly. The legend was born of the small man that left melted locks and drugged guards in his wake as he robbed the upperclass blind, all this at 16, the newspapers were quick to give this mysterious assailent a name, Catalyst. During the coming weeks however, while the innitial headlines were satisfying the ones in the weeks that followed troubled him, leaders of Union groups were arrested accused of the robberies as the people he tried to help were locked up on mass by The Constabulary. William disguised himself again and headed out to the prison yard, snuck in and broke out the prisoners, the legend of Catalyst as a criminal was solidified. It was during this prison raid Catalyst took his first life, an old constable didn't survive the drugging and was reported the next day in the paper, William crossed a line he never thought he would.

It wasn't to be the last time, during his nightly adventures he's be confronted by other criminals seeking mug him, Catalyst developed a new poison that he would use to protect himself. Soon more then a few deaths were reported with veins that bulged against the skin with a sickly green, most criminals grew wise to leave the one known as Catalyst alone after that.

Catalyst was saught out, and began doing contracted break in for smaller gang opperations as a freelance agent. It was during one of these hiests that his colleagues tripped the alarms leading to Catalysts arrest. Due to a rushed arrest and a truck already heading to blackstone prison the security were not thourough enough to check for a disguise, Catalyst was arrested and it was here he met Jeric and Evelyn, and formed The Escapists.

Eventually Catalyst found belonging amoung the Black Dragon Brotherhood, officially joining as a member and assisted Vaughn with all matters Alchemical.