Star Traveller
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
| Star Traveller | |
| Cosmic Entity | |
| Luminous Blast/Luminous Aura | |
| File:Star Traveller 3.jpg | |
| Hyperion Force Agent | |
| Player: @Gaia1 | |
| Activity Level: | |
| Real Name: | Commander Spencer Lawson |
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| a/k/a: | None |
| Physical Identifiers | |
| Species: | Appears to be humanoid |
| Sub-Type: | Unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| Apparent Age: | mid-30's |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 240 lbs |
| Build: | Athletic |
| Complexion: | Unknown |
| Eye Color: | Glowing white/blue energy |
| Hair Color: | White |
| Distinguishing Features | |
| Blue skin | |
| Biographical Data | |
| Birthdate: | Confidential |
| Birthplace: | California |
| Nationality: | Citizen of the United States of America |
| Residence: | Paragon City, Space |
| Occupation: | Hero, Cosmic entity |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Legal Status: | No criminal record, registered as a Hero of Paragon City |
| Relatives & Associates | |
| Family and friends have been notified he is MIA | |
| Known Powers | |
| Control and manipulation of cosmic power | |
| Skills & Abilities | |
| Trained astronaut | |
| Equipment | |
| Staff that harnesses additional energies, scepter that emits a strange darkness, teleport device built by Doc Osmium | |
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| "Deeds, Not Words" | |
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Personality
Lawson will refer to himself as both the Star Traveller entity and as himself. When the Traveller is in control he will be very analytical, observant, and cold. His own personality is vary warm, makes friends easily, and can be stubborn when it comes to getting a job done. This has served him well in his NASA missions on the International Space Station.
Powers
Luminous Blast
Emits blasts of heat and light from both his hands and eyes
Luminous Aura
Will surround himself with various shields of light and energy.
Additional Powers
Has previously been able to shift to a floating alien form along with a super strong rock form. Currently unable to tap this ability. Has not expressed a desire to do so any more.
Cosmic Balance
Can channel cosmic energies on both a mental and physical level.
Flight
Able to fly past escape velocity from the planet. May be able to attain light speeds upon reaching space.
Fitness
Extremely fit. The cosmic portion of him has enhanced all of his body to what would be considered close to human perfection.
Abilities
Does not need to breathe, eat, sleep Comfortable in all environments Shakes off blasts of various energy, melee weapons, and large calibur weapons. Could possibly survive a blast of nuclear proportions. Eidic memory (including all of his former human self and the cosmic entity) but seems like he is accessing the information as in a book and not truly having lived the experiences. Danger sense Possible low level telepath Beyond human strength and speed
Weaknesses and Limitations
Still testing as to what his weaknesses and limitations are
Equipment
Costume made of a strange non-Earth material. A couple of alien artifacts that seem to have appeared and are keyed to him. Teleportation device created by the enigmatic Doc Osmium, how he ended up with it is unknown. Civilian clothing, "I have aquired the casual clothes", consisting of a shirt, tie, cargo pants, socks, Converse All-Stars sneakers, and a trench coat.
Character History
Notes from the NASA and the USAF. The following is for authorized personel only.
Commander Spencer Lawson was assigned to repairing a solar panel on the I.S.S. We failed to inform him about an incoming meteor shower and reschedule. For this we take full responsibility. Those in charge have been put on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing. The meteors were from the close passing of Comet Temple-Tuttle. We miscalculated how many years it had been since it came close to Earth.
It is noted from the radio dispatch that Commander Lawson was in a panicked state during this happening. It may have led to the explosion and lose of communication with him over the course of several minutes. The crew members at the time recall only feeling the impact and a strange blue while light along with a brief artificial gravity failure.
Messages and recordings from that time also indicate a huge spike of some sort of energy. Possibly caused by the comet passing so close. Theories indicate some sort of wormhole to have torn through and Lawson may have been caught in it.
After reestablishing communication he then demanded to be let back aboard. His second in command was ver wariey about doing this but agreed to follow orders. NASA ordered the crew put him in isolation for a few days just to make sure things were all right. The scientists on board the I.S.S. were also ordered to run tests on Commander Lawson. At that point he was still somewhat human. However another battery of tests was run the fifth day they which they decided were inconclusive due to his seeming waking up in confusion about his surroundings. They called ground control for a special shuttle with a holding cell to return him to Earth.
Under the watchful eyes of his former crew Lawson was brought back to Earth to be held in quarantine. After another week of questioning it was found the person both was and was not Lawson. The scientists watched in facination as he changed. His body becoming the shell to house a vast cosmic power which he is still learning to control.
His human personality has been subverted by the curious alien that now resides within him. Skin tone within that time also has changed to an odd blue color along with his hair going completely white. His eyes also seem to emit a constant power glow which the scientists have found un-nerving to say the least.
DNA tests show him to have mingled human and an unknown alien DNA. The alien portion is dominant and is slowly absorbing the human portion of him into it.
After his change seemed to stabilize orders were sent from the Pentagon to have him released into Paragon City. It is to be noted he is to be watched by various agents stationed through out the city and a supergroups to be screened to see if they would be a good match for some one like him.
It is our goal to see his powers and abilites are put to use for the greater good. He is still learning to control himself and is very confused as to his true purpose. With a supergroup's guidence we hope to re-engage the human portion of him.
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Notes
Counciling Session
Opal Mind conducted a counciling session with Commander Lawson previous to his and the cosmic entity's full merging.
5.April.09 Following an urging that I can only explain as prescient -- even I cannot explain all the twists and turns of a mind-mage's powers -- I, Opal Mind, started this day a series of therapy sessions with Hyperion Force member Star Traveler, mundanely known as Spenser Lawson. Once again it must be noted that I am not a telepath. My powers convince a subject that he is in a place he is not, with people who are not there. In this case, I believe he considered me to be that "2nd self" we all talk to when we take an objective view of our lives and actions. The impromptu therapy began at approximately 11:30 AM; it ended around 12:50.
In the course of our therapy discussion, with his permission, I sent him back to the time shortly before NASA noticed his first incident of "blacking-out". He described that a crack had been detected in his ship's solar panel and, as a routine task, he himself scheduled a space walk to repair said panel. He was tethered and had and air-propulsion device as back up; standard procedure, as I understand it. He described seeing a hurricane in the South Atlantic during the course of his space walk and commenting on it to his crew still aboard the craft. Then a NASA ground technician interrupted to report that the craft would be moving through an uncharted meteor shower. Commander Lawson described himself as being irritated at NASA's lack of warning. He attempted to return to the craft airlock by means of the tether, but the auto-recall had frozen. He then called into his First Officer, telling her that he was un-coupling himself from the tether and would use the propulsion device to return. At that moment his helmet was cracked by a meteorite pebble. There was a bright light and he heard a voice that I've since tagged as Perfect Match.
He described this meeting twice, so: I remember a light, some eyes looking at me, warmth and then a feeling of both loneliness then happiness.
I am in a white space. There is nothing. A. . .a presence is there though. It seems to feel like I am under a microscope. "Will you help me?" I answer, "With what?" "To learn." "How?" "Your kind will eventually become as this. You could help your people as well. We will both benefit. Your helm and air are cracked. Your genetic code is a perfect match for me. As one we can help each other." "Yes. I will help." I wake up floating toward the airlock. The helmet is not scratched. I am let inside the station and rushed to quarantine.
He spent time in quarantine aboard the space craft and then was brought back to Earth, presumably under sedation. He woke in restraints in a laboratory. He removed the restraints. He recalls a scientist there commenting on his "perfect" physical condition.
Further in the therapy, I asked, "Did you feel any urge, any direction in which you could help Perfect Match?"
Lawson: "I kept asking for reading materials. Law books, fiction, books on various sciences. I would read them in one sitting. There was a feeling within me of satisfaction Opal Mind: "Had you ever read so fast before?" Lawson: "Never. I was absorbing books like an addiction. I kept wanting more and more material."
The subject repeated several times that many of his memories are "like watching a movie" and that he feels that he is "Watching and learning from" the people around him.
An initial hypothesis is that Commander Lawson has (at least from his perspective) made an arrangement with an alien, non-earthly entity, to allow the study of Earth and its humans by said entity, in exchange for the repair of his space suit and, possibly, his continuing perfect health. He views this "study" from a 3rd-person perspective, as though the alien is using his eyes and senses to process his observations. To what purpose?
Note: Schedule Follow-up sessions. Try to time one around the period where Lawson woke up and discovered his skin pigmentation was now blue.
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