Anashti
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Anashti | |
| Player: @Sali Tayi | |
| Origin: | Magic. |
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| Archetype: | Brute. |
| Threat Level: | Between/around 30-40. |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Unknown. |
| Known Aliases: | Anashti. |
| Species: | Homo sapiens. |
| Age: | Unknown. |
| Height: | Unknown. |
| Weight: | Unknown. |
| Eye Color: | Unknown. |
| Hair Color: | Unknown. |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Unknown. |
| Occupation: | Black marketeer, enforcer, hitman, information broker, mediator. |
| Place of Birth: | Unknown. |
| Base of Operations: | Unknown. |
| Marital Status: | Unknown. |
| Known Relatives: | Unknown. |
| Known Powers | |
| Can channel negative energy from the Netherworld, drain life-force, mitigate some physical harm and regenerate rapidly. | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Experienced combatant. Proficient with many kinds of vehicles. | |
| Equipment | |
| Usually carries a couple of firearms and knives on him. Has access to more powerful weaponry through the black market. | |
| No additional information available. | |
I'm not sure where Anashti came from. I think I had Dr. Doom in mind when I made his costume. Not that he looks anything like Doom, but they both have very distinct villainous appearances without spikes or chains, or even spiked chains. I really can't think of any influences style-wise beyond that.
I kind of wanted an eccentric villain who'd dress like one, and have the traits of one, and behave like one, and yet be downright human in nature.
As villains and rogues goes he's quite classy, perhaps because he combines sharp outfits with the conscious decision to constantly parody the very concept of self-image, and thus he never makes a fool out of himself by taking himself too seriously.
He's fun as hell to roleplay as, especially so during first encounters with other toons.
Feel free to add something, anything, under the Discussion tab. Want to establish a connection to him IC? Think he sucks? That his Virtueverse page is silly? That's where to put it.
I'll add some template some day which makes it look more like an official document.
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Affiliations
To the extent of our knowledge, Anashti has no firm affiliations either here or elsewhere.
Personality
Something of an enigma. He doesn't seem to have many consistent traits to pin down and define him through. He offers his services as a merchant to mostly anyone.
He doesn't seem to care much about much at all and despite having a highly developed sense of irony he seems able to shut it off like any other mood or behavioral pattern of his.
Motivation
Very hard to say. The revenue from his business ventures doesn't seem to interest him other than as a means of satisfying future customers. The way he tries to play it safe suggests that he isn't in it for the thrill. The web of contacts he builds up over time doesn't ever seem to last very long as he shows little concern with maintaining established goodwill. Nor has he shown any signs of trying to establish a physical presence in any district through the use of a gang or such. I hesitate to theorize in this case and suggest that the case is handed over to an expert on criminal psychology for further study.
Powers
Experts from many groups and branches, including M.A.G.I., the Midnighter Club and the Legacy Chain have all classified him as having some sort of connection to the Netherworld or similar source of negative energy. He has also shown himself to possess life-draining powers similar to those of a psychic vampire. It is likely that this comes as a result of said connection but it would be unwise to assume that such is the case.
Furthermore, he possesses the ability to regenerate wound at an astonishing speed. He's shown high resistance to bullets and edged weapons. Wounds that would normally prove fatal doesn't seem to cause him any lasting damage, although he does seem to experience some level of agony when harmed. Again, I recommend that the case should be studied further by experts on the subject.
Travel
Hasn't shown any particular travel powers. He seems to be proficient with many types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles, helicopters and airplanes. Very fast runner and capable of maintaining high speed for long (unknown) periods of time.
Abilities
The subject is without doubt an experienced fighter and brawler. Very quick reflexes, great kinesthetic and spatial senses, balance by the book and no compunctions at all about fighting dirty. His strength seems to be higher than that of most men twice his size, but doesn't measure up to truly superhuman metas.
Vulnerabilities
Has been overpowered in the past. Fire burns him, cold slows and freezes him, electricity shocks him and surprisingly, he shows no particular resistance towards negative energy.
Equipment
Usually carries a couple of concealed handguns with him, complemented by at least one knife. Of course, he has access to many kinds of weapons and tools through his black market connections.
Character History
We have been unable to trace him further than a few years back, when he appeared in England, selling all manners of goods to various gangs, organizations and individuals. He would also, much like now, occasionally act as an enforcer or hitman-for-hire. It's not entirely known yet why he recently left Europe to come to the Etoile Isles. There doesn't seem to be any trace left of the mdest network he built up in England, so I venture to guess that it wasn't to expand his influence, although the possibility of course shouldn't be ruled out.
Evaluation
After spending several years studying the man who calls himself Anashti in my capacity as a private investigator, I feel like I have yet to scrape the surface of who and what he is. That he constantly eludes capture without leaving any evidence behind suggests that he is a man of high intellectual capacity, yet the way he operates leaves me without a clue regarding his ambitions or goals. There seems to be no long-term plan, and no short-term reward. He doesn't seem to hold to any beliefs as he's worked with groups from all over the world, be they fascists, nazis, communists, terrorists, asian, african, european, latino, american... You get the idea. For all the time I've studied him I have never managed to locate anyone who's gotten close enough to him to be able to shed some light on this mysterious masked man.
