<strong>Hero's name</strong>: Randall (Rand) Thorne a.k.a. Bloodthorn<br/><strong>Gender</strong>: Male<br/><strong>Age</strong>: 25<br/><strong>Heigh</strong>t: 6'2''<br/><strong>Weight</strong>: 215lbs.<br/><strong>Powers</strong>: Hemokinesis - The ability to control blood. For this ability to function in the typical manner Rand has to have some kind of cut on his body that is capable of bleeding. He usually carries a couple knives for just this purpose.<br/><strong>Techniques</strong>:<br/><span class="bbc_u">Bloodthorns</span>- This is Rand's signature move. He takes his two knives and makes multiple cuts to his forearms. Activating his power he forces blood out of his body and forms it into multiple thorn-like protrusions. Once he practiced enough with this technique he combined it with his projectile ability and can now shoot his bloodthorns from his arms.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Blood Bullet/Blood Cannon</span>: With this technique Rand is capable of concentrating blood into his palm, making it as hard as he desires up to his current skill level, which forms into a solid sphere. He can then use this as a projectile to shoot at enemies. The usage can vary, from multiple small bullets to one large one. Depending on the size of the bullet and the hardness the destructive value will change.<br/><span class="bbc_u">Blade of Blood</span>: This technique allows Rand to form blood into a bladed shape, be it covering his hand and extending like a piece of his own arm, or having a blade stick out perpendicular to his forearm. Really, this technique is limited by the location of the cut used for it.<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Things to Note about this power</span></strong>: This gives Rand the ability to completely control his blood. Say he gets cut, he can stop the bleeding and use his blood to rush platelets to the location of injury so it will scab over almost instantaneously. In the same way, he can force all sicknesses and diseases to leave his body, leaving him unaffected. Recently Rand has been trying to learn to extend his anti-disease ability to others, but he is having a hard time making it work outside his own body. He is convinced that with more skill he will be able to do it.<br/><strong>Appearance</strong>:<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rand</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://images.wikia.com/wot/images/2/2f/Perrin.png)The difference between this pic and Rand is that he wears modern clothes; jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers.</div></div><strong>History</strong>: Randall was a criminal (he didn't have any affiliations with any known gangs) before going to prison. As a criminal Rand has done many things in the name of money and power, but what he was caught for was drug related. He had been transporting a few pounds of marijuana across state lines. While in prison he was selected for an experimental procedure. Rand isn't sure what they did to him as they were tight lipped about it and they had him under anesthesia at the time. All he knows is that days later when he woke up he was in the infirmary and his body felt weird. It was as if he could feel every single blood vessel as it moved through his body. After some time and experimenting Rand found that he could actually control his blood. Weeks later, after he had learned some rudimentary control and techniques, he broke out of prison, and killed three guards in the process.<br/>From the time of Rand's escape until just shortly before the zombie outbreak he spent most of his time learning new techniques and refining his control. Now that he had power Rand found that he is actually kind of a nice guy. It was his desperation to survive that had led him to do bad things. Needless to say, he has avoided any superheroes. After all, who would want to go back to prison?<br/>Now he spends his time perfecting his techniques and helping the heroes to defend what is left of their city. Sometimes when he faces an enemy he forgets himself and reverts to his criminal behavior, often doing great violence and deplorable acts when in this state of mind. (His personality will be revealed in rp, I hate setting those things in stone when I haven't played as him yet.) He tries to get along with his fellow heroes, and heroines, but between his criminal past and his occasional penchant for blood lust most of them look upon him in disfavor, only tolerating him because they need all the help they can get. Some others have actually taken the time to get to know him and become friends with him. A daily regimen for him is to eat as much red meat as he can while also taking a double dose of Iron pills. Rand makes sure to stay well hydrated so that his blood doesn't become too thick. (The iron helps him to regain blood at a faster pace than the norm)<br/><br/><br/>References:<br/>Regaining blood (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=100404)