<div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/XD44ZuS.png)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">Basics</span></span><br/><strong>Character name:</strong>Caliban<br/><strong>Alias:</strong>Caliban, Bloodhound<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Agender (assigned male at birth and will respond to he/him pronouns)<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Asexual - Heteromantic<br/><strong>Status:</strong>Single<br/><strong>Age:</strong>18<br/><strong>Height:</strong>6'0''<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>170lbs<br/><strong>Hair color:</strong>Naturally bald<br/><strong>Eye color:</strong>Black pupils, no apparent irises, yellow sclera<br/><strong>Hometown/Place of birth:</strong>Somewhere in the North East of the USA. Doesn't remember exactly.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">More Personal</span></span><br/><strong>Family:</strong>Unknown, Non-Mutant Mother and Father.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Caliban is a surprisingly humble being and selfless. In their teenage years, they were rather greedy and scammed a lot of people. They were cold and hated the world for their family had done to them. Throwing them out like trash because of the way they were born. A drastic change in Caliban's personality came from an event that happened when they were sixteen. Since then, they have been a rather quiet being and tries to make up for the things they did as a teenager.<br/><br/>Caliban refers to themself in the third person much of the time. As if their own name were their whole being and gender.<br/><br/><strong>Hobbies:</strong>Meditation, people watching, playing gambling games (but not for money, just for the fun of winning and testing their old conman skills)<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong>Caliban was a mutant who was born with a freakish appearance which caused their father to name them (or possibly only nickname them) after the grotesque being in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Their father threw them out when they was very young and they were taken in by a group of homeless mutants in the area. Through them, they learned various street hustles and as a child found it was easy to scam people. Even if they found Caliban disgusting to look at, they would usually take pity on the poor thing for being a child and give them money. Even more if Caliban managed to feign some kind of illness or injury. Caliban spent most of their pre-teen years dodging police for fear of being put into any kind of children's home or being taken in for experimentation (which is what the other homeless mutants told them would happen if they were caught).<br/><br/>As they got a little older, Caliban helped the mutant group find others like them with their detection abilities. It helped to expand the group, which in turn, meant more food and money for them as a whole. They also found another skill. It was one all humans possessed though. There were a good amount of people willing to pay for sex with a freak. So Caliban took to, on occasion when funds were particularly low, prostituting themself. It wasn't something they enjoyed doing, but they figured most in that position didn't actually enjoy it. The fact that most of their clients were male was off putting. While Caliban had never experienced sexual attraction to anyone, they had imagined a more romantic relationship. However, in those fantasies, their partner was always female. But they subjected themself to the brutal sessions out of need for survival.<br/><br/>These things hardened Caliban greatly.<br/><br/>At least till they were sixteen. Caliban had found that when cleaning up after sex, most people tended to leave their wallets out. For some reason, they never suspected Caliban as the type willing to loot through their pants. After a more gentle than usual session with a guy looking for a good time with a freak, Caliban was sifting through the things in the man's wallet when he came out of the bathroom. Seeing the pale mutant stealing his credit card, he lunged for Caliban. Scared of being arrested more than being beaten up, Caliban ran away. The man chased after though. After running across the street, they heard a car slam on their breaks and the sicking sound of a body being hit. Caliban turned around long enough to see the man who had been chasing them falling to the ground after being hit by a large truck. His head was cracked in a strange direction and Caliban knew he was dead.<br/><br/>Scared again, Caliban ran, tossing away the things they had stolen. They remembered the things the man had told him before they had sex. It wasn't the sort of things they were used to hearing. Rather the man was fearful to come out to his family and friends that he was homosexual and that he found Caliban rather attractive, rather than freakish. It was his first time being with a prostitute. He'd been gentle with Caliban. Taking more precautions to ensure Caliban's comfort during it all than most did. He hadn't deserved to be robbed or killed like that and Caliban knew it.<br/><br/>Since then, Caliban sought to start turning their life around.<br/><br/>At seventeen, Caliban was finally picked up for some of the scams they'd pulled the prior year. Rather than going to jail, they were brought to the Institute. In that year, Caliban has become fond of meditation and people watching in a way they never could while living on the streets and fighting for day to day survival.<br/><br/>Since the attack, Caliban was mildly injured (a few scraps and bruises, but nothing serious), and spends much of their time trying to help with repairs. They keep to themselves for the most part.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">Mutations and Powers</span></span><br/><strong>Classification:</strong>Epsilon<br/><br/><strong>Type of mutant:</strong>To their knowledge: First of family.<br/><br/><strong>Powers:</strong><br/><br/><em>X-Factor Detection</em>- Caliban is able to psionically sense the presence of other mutants within a 25 mile radius of themself. Caliban is able to sense mutants of any level, but they are unable to tell what sort of specific mutation it is or what level that mutant might be.<br/><br/><em>Fight or Flight Response</em>- When stressed, Caliban's adrenaline kicked in, causing them to temporarily manifest two additional powers. These powers subsided when their stress level returned to normal.<br/>*<em>Strength</em>- Caliban's panic response increases their physical strength. It isn't a great leap above their usual strength, but it does give them a very good fighting chance in the situation.<br/>*<em>Fear Absorption</em>- Caliban was able to absorb the psionic energy in the fear from others and amplify it back into their environment. This effect could quickly turn nearby people into a panicking mob. This is rare for them, as Caliban will generally turn tail and run before it has a chance to kick in.<br/><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong>Skilled conman in games such as Three-card Monte and street scams (such as tricking people into buying something useless for a large price by convincing them that it is rare in some way).<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u">School Information</span></span><br/><strong>Classes Taken:</strong>History (Mutant & Human), History 101, and Power Control<br/><br/><strong>Clubs/Extracurriculars:</strong>Drama and Swimming<br/><br/><strong>Student Relations:</strong><em>Tommy:</em>On familiar terms with the bright haired mutant named Tommy. The two shared a brief sexual relationship during their time with the Morlocks. Caliban confessed his asexuality to her and was pleased when she wanted to continue a platonic relationship.