Le Chauve Souris
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Le Chauve Souris preparing for action! | |
| Le Chauve Souris | |
| Player: @mattbrp | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Scrapper |
| Security Level: | 20 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Andrew Tivoli |
| Known Aliases: | The Bat |
| Species: | Presumed Human |
| Age: | 31 |
| Height: | 5'4 |
| Weight: | 176lbs |
| Eye Color: | Black with light red tint |
| Hair Color: | Dark blue |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Nocturnal |
| Place of Birth: | Loudres, France |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City, RI |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Known Relatives: | Pierre-Louis Tivoli (Father, Deceased) |
| Known Powers | |
| Netherworld Presence | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Flight, Divine Grace | |
| Equipment | |
| Stolen Antique Sword, UV Shielding Contacts and Bodysuit | |
| No additional information available. | |
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Personality
Andrew has had a very dark past. He was once a wanted criminal, captured and convicted on several accounts including theft, vandalism, assualt, and a few cases of murder (though he was never convicted on the murder counts). He can come across slightly morbid in his humor at times, and is not a "People's Hero." Andrew is more of a mercenary, performing his actions only for the fame and glory and also as an opportunity to satisfy his vampiric tendency without preying on the innocent citizens of Paragon.
Andrew is not thematically a 'vampire'; the hex makes him simply bat-like in appearance and misdemeanor, so he does not carry all the trademark abilities and weaknesses inherent to vampires.
Biography
Shady Beginnings
Andrew was born in Loudres, France, in the late '70s. As he grew up, he found the the devout spirituality that his father harnessed was definitely not a genetically inherited trait. Loudres was second only to Paris in the amount of tourism it had, and on top of all the pilgrims, its residents were among the most religiously minded people in Europe. Andrew's mind focused elsewhere.
When he was 12, he took a couple packages of gum from a gas station while his father paid the cashier. Andrew instantly felt a rush of adrenaline come over him as he committed this petty crime, and from then on, he felt nothing but an unquenchable thirst to satisfy his lust for that feeling. He was in and out of trouble all the time, frequently getting into scuffles with local boys, more often dipping into alleyways to avoid detection from the police.
Fate of a Father
As Andrew grew older and dropped out of school, his trips out to the streets in the nighttime grew more frequent. Since he was spending more and more time away from his house, he was unaware that his father was doing the same. Some days, Andrew would get home and his father would still be nowhere to be found, but Andrew asked no questions.
When Andrew was 23, he set his sights on robbing an antique shop that had a local reputation for selling some of the rarest and most exquisite antiques around. He slipped in through the back door in the middle of the night and started to take a few of the assorted valuables from off the shelves when he heard a scuffle from behind him. He felt a hand slide up his arm, and he could feel breathing at the back of his neck. As Andrew panicked, he grabbed an antique sword from the wall and spun around, decapitating his attacker.
As the head of the man fell to his feet, Andrew saw his father's eyes peering up at him. Andrew shuddered for a moment, then looked closer at the face of his father. His skin had turned a ghostly pale white, and his eyes were beginning to gain a slight tinge of red. The tips of his ears had become pointy. His father's teeth had also started forming fangs. Andrew packed the sword up along with the rest of the valuables that he had taken. He then wrapped his father's head in an antique rug that was hanging on the wall and hurried back to his house.
Pariah
Andrew remained in hiding for a few days, mourning the loss of his father. He knew that his father's reputation as a minister was the only thing that kept Andrew safe from the community due to all of the laws he had broken during his time growing up. Now, he was bound and determined to find out who had done such an atrocious thing to his father.
-More to come soon!-
Works Cited
Coming soon!
Powers
Netherworld Presence
Andrew is protected by gifts from the netherworld. He can shield his mind from psychic attacks, shroud his body in darkness to deflect physical damage, or create a shield capable of absorbing a large amount of environmental damage. These abilities also make Andrew incredibly intimidating, and weaker foes find themselves unable to act.
Other Abilities
Divine Grace
Andrew has a faint aura that he carries with him that radiates to his allies in combat. He is extremely well mannered and religious for the semi-demonic appearance he imposes, and those around him quickly find their combat prowess to be heightened.
Flight
Andrew has mastered the use of his wings both as a combat tool and for traveling.
Equipment
Stolen Antique Sword
This old fashioned sword was for sale in one of the antique stores Andrew shoplifted. Though he had never had any formal sword fighting training, Andrew felt himself drawn to the blade, so he took it. He is still searching for someone who can tell him the origin of the sword, as he can detect a latent magical energy within the blade that allows him to wield it with such devastating power.
UV Shielding Contacts
Andrew had these specially engineered at the Steel Canyon University. These contacts block 100% of all UV radiation from getting into his eyes.
Useless Trivia
If Andrew had a theme song, it would be "Under A Killing Moon" by Thrice.
