<div class="floatright">(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01910/james-purefoy2_1910913b.jpg)</div><strong>Player ID:</strong>Blackstone<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: French Script MT;"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 20pt;">Character Basics</span></strong></span><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Daniel Stark<br/><strong>Code/Hero Name:</strong>Shield<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Origin:</strong>Hi-Tech<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Human<br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Bisexual<br/><strong>On's:</strong>Being in control, public sex, green eyes, strong women<br/><strong>Off's:</strong>The usual<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: French Script MT;"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 20pt;">Character Appearance</span></strong></span><br/><strong>Height:</strong>75 in (6'3")<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>205 lbs<br/><strong>Age:</strong>38<br/><strong>Hair Color:</strong>As Picture<br/><strong>Eye Color:</strong>As above<br/><strong>Build:</strong>Athletic<br/><strong>Distinguishing marks:</strong>Mole on his right cheek near the mouth and nose<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Industrialist, CEO and owner of Argent Enterprises<br/><strong>Residence:</strong>New Haven as well as Saint Xavier on the West Coast<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Personality:</strong> </span><br/>Curious and creative as well as passionate are some of the words to use for Daniel.  He also feels the pressure and weight of his legacy, being the descendant of Tony Stark, and also being in the limelight as the owner of Argent Enterprises, who is doing its best to restore the war ravaged areas of North America with his technology.  At times Daniel can come off as a bit crass and condescending, and has little patient for people that he has to explain something more than once too.  As such he has angered more than one media reporter with egos out there.  Daniel is also outspoken about the government's lack of progress and motivation to reclaim the ruins of North America, like New York City, and as such is critical of them, and SHIELD, as of late.<br/><br/>As Shield, Daniel is above all a protector.  Much like his ancestor, Daniel does not want to see his technology used as a weapon, and he will go after anyone as Shield that is doing so.  Otherwise he does spend his time assisting settlements in the ruins of New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Seattle as provide them as much protection as he can against raiders and marauders.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>History:</strong> </span><br/>Daniel is the heir to the Stark Legacy.  During the Sentinel War, Tony Stark had the foresight to move Stark Industries to Calgary, Canada, so it could not be co-opted by the government in use of the Sentinels.  After his death, much of the technology of Stark Industries was scattered and hidden.  Even though he was gone, Tony Stark's legacy lived on, and it was Daniel's grandfather, Steven Stark, wearing the armor of the Patriot, that assaulted the Sentinel command center with NLA and the Redeemers.  However, like the rest of the Redeemers and the proud men and women of the NLA, Steven Stark died during the assault, and the Patriot Armor was lost, destroyed during the battle.  Daniel's grandmother was the heir to the Stark fortune and technology, and she used it to create Argent Enterprises, a company dedicated to restoring North America and helping people rebuilding their homes and lives.<br/><br/>Daniel was dedicated to this goal and vision, and spent his young life preparing for the challenge.  It was clear from a young age that Daniel inherited his great grandfather's gift for technology, and with his innovations, Daniel steered Argent Enterprises into the new century, able to keep the razor thin balance between charity and business.  What started to stifle and frustrate Daniel was the government.   It seemed to him the lessons learned during the Sentinel War were all but forgotten by today's politicians, and all they cared about was making their life easier and padding their own wallets.  More and more support to reclaiming the ruins of the former great cities started to wan, and even more limits and regulations on what Argent Enterprises could do.<br/><br/>As such, Daniel was limited in what technology he could give to the settlers in the ruins.  So much like his ancestor, Daniel made a choice.  He created himself power suit, but he had to be careful and not make a recreation of Tony Stark's Iron Man technology.  With that limitation, Daniel went a different direction and modeled his alter ego after another hero of his, and the man that his grandfather was named after, Steve Rogers.  From this idea, Shield was born, an avenger and protector of the people, and an ideal that he hoped could stir and nation and change the course of history.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Powers/Abilities:</strong> </span><br/><strong>Hyper Intelligence:</strong>Daniel's technical and scientific acumen is such that even the most advanced technology in their theory and application is easy to him.  Daniel's designs in these fields are considered the cutting edge for human technology, and even rival that in purpose and design when compared to alien technology as well.<br/><br/>All of Shield abilities come from the power armor that Daniel created for himself.   The Shield Armor has the following abilities.<br/><br/><strong>Body Resistance:</strong>The Shield power armor is crafted from titanium tri-weave with beta cloth and carbon composites between the layers and overlapping the joint areas.  The armor is able to protect its wearer from anything but the most powerful military small arms weaponry.<br/><br/><strong>Shield:</strong>The heart of the Shield Armor is the system that creates an energy shield.  The technology is very similar to the system that Tony Stark once created for Steve Rodgers.  The default setting is a one meter in diameter circular shield that is a near duplicate of Captain America's legendary shield, save instead of the American flag symbol, the Shield Armor created what looks to be a polished metal surface to near mirror like intensity.   The Shield system can do the following.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Personal shield of the same strength as secondary Adamantium, which can protect the wearer from near all known weaponry and energy weapons but the most destructive.  The personal shield could also withstand standard Sentinel weaponry.</li><li>The shield can be fired as a ranged weapon that can strike with enough force to dent titanium that is one inch in thickness or less.  The range of the shield is one hundred and fifty yards.   The shield's energy dissipates after it strikes, detonating all of its energy against its target.  Once the shield if fired, it takes six seconds for the armor to regenerate the shield.<br/></li><li>The armor can launch into the air to a height of ten feet above the armor and cause the shield to expand into a dome twenty feet in diameter.  The strength of the shield at this setting is that of osmian steel that one inch thick.  Everyone that is inside the shield dome is protected, and at this setting the shield can withstand up to armored vehicle grade weaponry, such as depleted uranium shells from an Abrams A1A tank, or the 30mm cannon on a A-10 Warthog ground assault aircraft.</li></ul><br/><strong>Shock Gauntlets:</strong>In melee combat, the Shield armor can charge the knuckle area on the gauntlets.  When he strikes a target, the electrical discharge is equal to that of taser technology used to bring down big game, such as elephants and rhinoceroses.<br/><br/><strong>Leaping:</strong>The Shield armor is able to make leaps up to fifteen stories in height, up to one hundred yards in length.  Shorter leaps are possible and can be calculated to land within a two foot radius of the intended target area.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Skills:</strong> </span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Engineering:</strong> Daniel is among the top ten geniuses in the field of engineering, from mechanical, electrical, and computer to name a few.  His knowledge surpasses that of a doctorate level of education.</li><li><strong>Applied Sciences</strong>: Be it physics, metallurgy, chemistry, if it has an application in the creation of weapon systems or electronics, Daniel has a doctorate level education in the field.</li><li><strong>Hand to Hand Combat:</strong> Daniel has what would be considered just below a black belt level skill in modern hand to hand combat.</li><li><strong>Weapon Training:</strong> Daniel is accomplished in weaving in his personal energy shield into hand to hand combat situations.</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Limitations/Weaknesses:</strong></span><br/><strong>Armor:</strong>Near all of Daniel's abilities come from the Shield combat armor.  Without it Daniel is a normal human that engages in regular and intense physical exercise.<br/><strong>Temper:</strong>Daniel has a lack of patience for those that he considers fools, and has been known to fly off at the handle at them.<br/><br/><strong>Other Info:</strong>GM controlled character that will only be used in play under certain conditions.<br/>