<div class="floatleft">(http://www.americanjacketsstore.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Andrew-Lee-Potts-Alice-in-Wonderland-Jacket.jpg)</div>.       (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpG80s-VAAADQMS.jpg)<br/><strong>Name</strong>Alfred Birche<br/><strong>Alias</strong>Leshy<br/><strong>Age</strong>21<br/><strong>Sex</strong>Male<br/><strong>Sexuality</strong>Hetero<br/><hr/><em>Power</em>Druidry<br/><em>Power Breakdown</em>Druidry is one of the more literally arcane powers that can appear in the world. It encompasses several varying powers into a mostly neat 'package'. Many of these powers are minor, and simply mimic technology--he can tell you when a storm will start, and give you an approximate of how long it will last, and how powerful it will be (much like any sort of Accu-weather app... he's just about 95% accurate compared to a weatherman's 60% accuracy). He can start basic fires, but he does require combustible materials (great for camping!). He is acutely aware of the passage of time, accurate to within several seconds.  He always knows the location of 'true north' (though a powerful magnet could throw him off). He can thrive in temperatures as low as -20F all the way up to 120F (above that, and heat fatigue starts to set in; below that, and he needs to be wearing more than a hoodie, jeans, and shoes).<br/><br/>Now, while all those are neat little Quality of Life Powers, here is the real 'magic' he can do; what actually makes him super-powered instead of just super-normal. When a fire has been started, he can control the way in which it spreads, including making it collapse in on itself, effectively snuffing out flames (though this ability is more attuned to destruction than preservation; it's still a better idea to take a fire-extinguisher to said flames). Noticeably, his control of fire can be overpowered by someone who is more specialized in that power (the problem with being a jack of all trades is that you are nowhere near as strong as the masters of one). He can bend and sway storms with intense concentration (this requires him to actually be in a completely vulnerable, meditative trance), dulling them, amplifying them, or simply shifting their locations (that last one takes a long time to work, though, as he's coaxing nature along, rather than just tyrannically demanding it do as he wishes).<br/><br/>The final trick he has up his sleeve is that he is able to assume what he refers to as a 'spirit form'. This form combines the benefits of a human structure with all the power, speed, and skill associated with an animal (in his case, the Eurasian Lynx, though other druids have reportedly different spirit animals). For all intents and purposes, one could think of him as being very much like a Khajiit in this form (Cathay-raht even more specifically for the diehard lore enthusiasts of that particular series).  With enough physical power to smash through standard walls and doors, claws long and sharp enough to either sink into wood (excellent climbing aid) or flay flesh off the body (gotta be careful of those), low-light vision, and an increased running speed (Max speed of 50 MPH).<br/><br/>He shows immense comfort in this form, but it does wreak havoc on his natural body. He can maintain the form for roughly one hour at most, and while in it, he burns through calories at about 5x the normal rate. This means that while he does gorge himself on food (an active day for him might require upwards of 4K calories), he usually comes across as sleek and slender. Additionally, he loses out on fire-controlling and environmental manipulations.<br/><hr/><strong>Affliction</strong>Good (veering towards anti-hero)<br/><strong>Job Role</strong>Sidekick<br/><strong>Role</strong>Student<br/><hr/><em>Personality</em>Leshy is usually calm, and quiet under most circumstances, to the point that many might overlook his presence. He seems to just 'go with the flow' nine times out of ten. Because of this, he is generally considered to lack the drive or ambition to be a true Hero or Villain.  When he does choose to speak, he often sounds wise beyond his years (and mental evaluations show he has an intimidatingly high level of intellect for his age group), or a complete fool (Psyche Eval determines he's the sort to sense that others have questions but might not ask them, so he goes out of the way to do it for them, making him more of a team player. This seems to be a mundane people-reading skill, rather than anything 'super').<br/><br/>He becomes noticeably different when out in the wilderness, whatever that might be; mountains, forests, even just in the presence of a storm seems to shift his personality into a more energetic phase (while initially diagnosed with bi-polar type 1, it was later determined his mood was purely influenced by environmental conditions and is likely an aspect of his super-power). Consequently, heavily tainted or artificial environments seem to put him ill-at-ease, to downright snappy if the area is full of pollutants and toxins.<br/><em>History</em>Born to two retired Supers (ironically, his mother, a villain, was the Nemesis of his father, a Hero--their rivalry changed over the course of decades until they somehow mellowed each other out, and chose to 'retire' in their late twenties), whom both had a strong connection to the elements (his mother was something of a sorceress, great at manipulating and creating elements, while his father was--in essence--a werewolf), it's no surprise that he ended up with a motley bag of powers of his own.<br/><br/>He was raised in a very supportive environment, and had a good handful of reliable friends as he went through the normal school system--and an active childhood as he spent much time with his parents, first puzzling out what he could do, then offering him teaching on the side (making him good at juggling tasks--home work, house work, training, and maintaining a social life is hard!).<br/><br/>Even though his parents had more or less mellowed out into a sort of 'neutrality' of sorts, he grew up with conflicting and contradictory teachings about morality, which ultimately resorted in his rejection of conventional morality, and creating his own, honor-based code of conduct. He pursues vendettas and Nemesis' relentlessly (much like his mother, now a CEO, used to), while on the other hand feeling tightly bound to protect and serve both his friends and the environment (like his father, now a teacher at a different academy).<br/><br/>Given who his parents were, and the amount of training he'd gone through prior to application, it's no surprise that he finished his physical test in exactly two minutes and one second, likely putting him in a high percentile group of qualifiers.<br/><em>On's/off's</em>https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=191021.msg9257412#msg9257412<br/><em>Player</em>TheHangedMan