Obsidian Nightbane
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Obsidian Nightbane | |
| Player: Akutenshiizero | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Brute |
| Threat Level: | 8 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Confidential |
| Known Aliases: | Numerous |
| Species: | Shade |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Height: | Varies, often about 7' |
| Weight: | None |
| Eye Color: | Red |
| Hair Color: | None |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | None |
| Occupation: | None |
| Place of Birth: | Shade Dimension |
| Base of Operations: | Void Dimension |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Known Relatives: | Shiiva (Wife, Deceased), Coal (Son, location unknown) |
| Known Powers | |
| Inter-Dimensional travel, Shapeshifting, near-invulnerability. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Highly skilled swordsman. | |
| Equipment | |
| His sword, the Crystal Saber. | |
| Obsidian has been traveling between dimensions for ages. This is just another stop in his endless journey. | |
Obsidian is Akutenshiizero's oldest creation. The character has existed for 10 years and has been used in almost every context imaginable. He was origionally a "Medieval Tavern" patron and the players first taste of evil. AkuTenshiiZero has loved the role ever since.
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Affiliations
Former ally of the Moonblade Clan.
Personality
Obsidian is, in a word, bored. He has seen so much, been in so many situation, and held so many psitions that nothing suprises him. He is most known for going to a random realm, slaughtering innocents, then leaving and never turning back. This is his idea of amusement. He is arrogant, self-centered, cocky, and has every right to be such. He's been a god at least a dozen times, after all.
History
Creation
Obsidian's history is too broad to go into detail, but these are the basics. He was born, like most of his kind, in the Shade Dimension. This realm is of the purest darkness, an empty space occupied by only two things: Shades and a single crystal. The crystal sustained the shapeless beings, and is the only one of it's kind. Obsidian was unlike his people, curious and power-hungry. He took a shard of this crystal and unleashed it's power. This was his first experience in dimensional travel.
Shiiva Nightbane
Obsidian was afraid at first, but was quick to discover that others feared him more. He forged the shard into the Crystal Saber, and set out into the realm to explore. Explore in this case translates to "KIll mercilessly". He took on a humanoid foor for sake of conveniance, and found this frightened the commoners even more. He did, however, meet one who did not fear him. A defiant vampire by the name of Shiiva. It was she who gave him his name, and fought by his side. Eventually they were wed, but it was not long before the enraged commoners killed her. Rumor is that dimension is devoid of life, and Obsidian has never looked back.
Coal and the Moonblade Clan
Obsidian set off to find a new home, eventually settling on one in a comfortable medieval period. He caught the attention of a man named Unforgiven Moonblade, and the two spent their days murdering and pillaging. Obsidian had mixed results with the Moonblade Clan, some hating him and some working beside him. But Obsidian began to enjoy having a freind by his side. However, his past returned to haunt him. He had a son by Shiiva, a bizarre Shade/Vampire hybrid named Coal. Coal's existance was unknown by Obsidian, nor was his method of dimensional travel. Obsidian attempted to be a father to Coal, but the two eventually went their seprate ways. He has not seen Coal since.
Solitude
Obsidian eventually left the realm, finding a Void Dimension which was entirely blank. He made this realm hi home, and resided in nothingness for many years. Occasionally he would poke into a new world, but never stayed very long. Now he has come to this world, bored of all he has seen and seeking new entertainment for a few centuries.
Outsider
Throughout his travels, Obsidian has come across other dimension-shifters. Hearing of the interdimensional "god" Rulaaru was nothing suprising to Obsidian, if not utterly laughable. His amusement was, however, cut short upon mention of the "Shadow Shard". News of this crystal's existance, and it's similarities to his own Crystal Saber, has left his quite confused. It has also stirred rare emotions fro within him, things he has not felt since the death of Shiiva. If his suspicions are correct, this Shard may have originated from his home...And given Rulaaru's reputation, may mean he is the only remaining Shade in existance. Obsidian has never claimed to care for his people, but the possibility of being the last Shade is something he has never imagined.
Shades
As a Shade, Obsidian is a very unique creature. One could easily make the mistake that he is a mere shadow, but this is not the case. Shades are completely formed of "dark matter", the intangible substance which forms outer space. Despite this, he will still refer to himself as a shadow, if only to keep things in simple terms. In his natural form he is intangible and would be twice as large as Earth, however he has condensed himself into human shape to simplify matters. While he is condensed, he is more like a fluid. He has a natural weakness to light, and it is the only way to effectively wound or kill him. Most of the time he will "play along" and feign injury just to keep things exciting.
OOC Notes
The correlation between the Crystal Saber and the Shadow Shard is just as suprising to me as it is to Obsidian.
