<strong>Name:</strong>Elithor the Pale, goes by Eli<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>Not applicable, looks to be around mid-thirties.<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><br/><strong>Race/Species:</strong>Human Embodiment of Spirit<br/><br/><strong>Weapons:</strong>Wraith Blade, a sword forged out of pure spirit by Eli's ability.  It's form is a misty, traslucent longsword.  Eli can summon it by simply holding out a hand, and it will form from lines of misty spirit.  The sword is weightless, as it has no physical presence and is pure spirit.  As such, it ignores all physical defences and directly damages the soul.  It can also target all kinds of incorporeal beings directly.  Using his spirit materialization ability, he can also selectively turn parts of the blade corporeal at any time to cut things made of physical matter.  As he can control what he materializes, it can slice through just about anything if he materializes only a molecule-thin edge.  Also, he could materialize only the part that's passed inside an armor, to cut a man in half but leave his armor intact on the outside.  However, the most fearsome ability of the Wraith Blade is it's ability to devour the souls of those it slays.  Any creature with a soul slain by the Wraith Blade has it's soul devoured by the Blade.  If the soul is particularly powerful, the Blade may gain some of the special abilities of that soul for a time.<br/><br/><strong>Powers:</strong>The power of Spirit Element (incl. Sub-Elements):  Eli typically uses Spirit to connect with the world around him on a spiritual level.  This manifests as an increased awareness of the world, a type of Extrasensory Perception, which lets Eli perceive things in far greater scope than an ordinary person, including emotions of others which are to him just another normal input for his senses, and to then direct his Spirit directly into the world, to influence the things he perceives.  This can be direct control of formless spirits manifesting as telekinesis, which he doesn't use all that much, or influencing other with spirit to alter their emotions or perceptions.  He can also communicate directly with anything that has a soul, regardless of language.  He doesn't speak mind to mind, rather he connects with the other on the level of the soul, where language doesn't matter.  With people he knows well enough, he can do this regardless of distance.<br/><br/>What he most uses Spirit for is connecting with Sentient spirits, such as ghosts or nature spirits and the like directly.  He can perceive and interact with spirits just like he can with normal, living people, and can even call spirits to him from Beyond Death itself, if he has good enough focus.  He often seeks out spirits of powerful people or spiritual creatures of great power, and offers them a deal:  To gain access to the living, material world again and in return they would serve as his companions and comrades-in-arms against the forces of Evil.<br/><br/>Additional powers:  Eli has the ability to Materialize his spiritual power, selectively turning spirits corporeal.  He most often uses this skill in conjunction with his companion spirits.  Since he can selectively materialize spiritual matter, his spirits are exceptionally dangerous warriors.  They can touch material things, but material things can't touch them back.  His ability to lead these unstoppable warriors has on occasion earned him a nickname like "The Phantom General" and the like.  Spirits are only visible to normal people when they are materialized, so Eli tends to only fully materialize spirits when not in combat.  This is also often part of his deal with the spirits, to offer them some time now and then to walk among the living and interact with them normally.<br/><br/>The opposite of the previous ability, Eli can also turn physical matter into spiritual selectively, or 'Discorporate' it.  He finds this especially useful if he needs to arm his companion spirits beyond what they already possess.  He also used this ability (among others) in the creation of the Wraith Blade.<br/><br/>He can also perform Spirit Infusion, which is placing spirits into material objects.  This is generally used to create powerful, enchanted items, as a spirit inside an object conveys all of it's power to the object in question, but it can also be used to imprison particularly dangerous spirits inside material objects where they can't escape.<br/><br/>Finally, he can perform Total Discorporation to completely turn himself into a spirit, removing his presence from the material world.  In this state, he can easily move through the material world regardless of things like obstacles, gravity, oxygen or other physical things.  In this state, he can also reach other dimensions and planes of existence, much like normal spirits who pass Beyond Death.  The difference is, as the master of Spirit, Eli can move between the planes at will.  (This is the Element-included transformation ability.)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong>Eli is a pale man with vaguely Nordic look about him.  He stands about 6'2" tall, and has a proud bearing.  His face is rather angular, occasionally giving him a harsh cast, especially if viewed in dim light.  His eyes are a light grey, which occasionally seem opaque, as if reflecting a world beyond what most can see.  His hair, too, seems a shade paler than what most people would consider normal, not quite white, but a very pale blonde.  Eli normally seems lean, almost to the point of thinness, but if one looks close enough, defined if somewhat stringy muscles can be seen, so he isn't out of shape or malnourished as his appearance might suggest, but rather has an extremely cadaverous body build naturally.<br/><br/>Given his height and sparse frame, Eli tends to prefer clothing which somewhat obscure his form.  He also doesn't want to particularly stand out, and his choices reflect that.  Loose clothing made from natural fibers is his preference, a white trench coat being the finishing touch.  People occasionally comment on his 'detective' look, but he tends to ignore them, it's a comfort preference for him.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Eli is a naturally compassionate person.  It comes from having Extrasensory Perception as strong as his, the moods and emotions of others are just another normal sensory input for him.  He prefers to quietly solve conflicts by nudging people in the right direction subtly, or talking over the problem or conflict instead of using force.  He is also very social and outgoing, despite his somewhat stern and (some say) forbidding visage.  He likes talking to people, getting to know them and their various emotions.  He is a very sensual person, as he experiences the emotions of the other as well as his own in intimate setting, making him a very stimulating person to be with, as he can instantly tell what pleases the other party and can thus easily guide things to produce the maximum amount of pleasure for all involved.<br/><br/>On the flip side, he is quick to anger, especially when confronted by emotional suffering.  There's nothing like deliberate, cold, emotional cruelty to make him fly into an insane fury.  When roused, his anger can go on for a long time until he has buried the guilty parties and torn apart their souls.<br/><br/><strong>Skills:</strong>Eli is extremely good at socializing in nearly any kind of environment, as his grasp of the surroundings and emotions lends itself well for social interaction.  It's something he enjoys as well.  He is also a deep thinker and an accomplished strategist, thanks to the many conversations he's had with the ghosts of some of the greatest warriors and military leaders in history.  The only direct combat skill he has any aptitude in is swordsmanship, and it's something he is exceptionally good at, having practiced with the foremost masters across history.  Even if not using the Wraith Blade, he can be entirely deadly with any blade of similar proportions.  On the other hand, he has near zero skill in any other type of fighting skill, so when fighting personally, he always uses a sword.<br/><br/>His combat strategy generally revolves around his ghostly comrades-in-arms, who act as his bodyguards, scouts and skirmishers, as well as other roles depending on the situation and the number Eli has called for that particular occasion.  Unless he feels that a large battle is at hand, Eli normally keeps only one or two spirits at his side all the time.  Given that most normal opponents can never get past even one skilled ghost bodyguard, (since how do you fight something who can hit you but can't be hit back and can't even be seen?) he doesn't feel the need to keep a larger force at hand unless there's a major battle brewing.  He almost never engages in combat personally unless the enemy has somehow managed to get past his unseen bodyguards, as he is reluctant to unleash the Wraith Blade on most opponents.<br/><br/><strong>Biography:</strong>Before being called into human form, Eli existed as a formless idea, as mankind's hope for life beyond death, as spirit beyond body.  Eve's call gathered up all the formless ideas and hopes and forged them into a human container called Elithor, the Pale wanderer, the idea of spirit made human.  Even when existing as flesh, Eli is more spirit than physical matter and can easily enough convert between physical and spiritual states of existence.<br/><br/><strong>Pet(s)</strong>: Will probably add some of his more unique ghostly companions here later.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://luxaholic.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/dg-cotton-military-trench-coat-1295.jpg)<br/>A fairly good representation of Eli's outlook.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Wraith Blade</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/2/20991/973213-raziel_super.jpg)<br/>The Wraith Blade Eli has.  Ignore the wielder here, concentrate on the spectral sword he's got.  That's a very near representation of Eli's Wraith Blade.</div></div>