Suicidal Wombat
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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Suicidal Wombat
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| Suicidal Wombat | |
| Player: @Kill Favored | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Scrapper |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Matthew Ricketts |
| Known Aliases: | Womby |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 26 |
| Height: | 5'4" |
| Weight: | 130 |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Hair Color: | Blond |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Marine biologist |
| Place of Birth: | Cairnes, Queensland |
| Base of Operations: | Safe Havens |
| Marital Status: | Single, in relationship |
| Known Relatives: | Mother, 3 brothers, 2 sisters |
| Known Powers | |
| Claws/Dark armor | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Confidential | |
| Equipment | |
| Confidential | |
| No additional information available. | |
Early life
Matt was always interested in fish. He was born just north of Cairnes, Queensland, and always spent his time around the harbors. He grew to be friendly with the fishermen and during breaks in school, would often accompany them on their expeditions. He was drawn to marine biology and decided to go into that field.
Salamanca
In his junior year he was given the opportunity to go as an exchange student to Paragon University, one of the premier marine biology universities in the United States. He jumped at the chance and arrived for the fall semester of 2005. He finished his junior year, and stayed through his senior year.
At this time, Salamanca was going through its changes, becoming a window to the world of monsters and witches. One of these witches, Marie Jackson, started going out with Matt, against the rules of the Cabal. Then, Marie told Matt that she was pregnant, which would mean she would be thrown out of the Cabal.
However, the Cabal do not give up their charges so easily, and when the Crones heard what happened, they reclaimed Marie and aborted her baby. Then they punished Matt by cursing him with impotence and being a magnet for spirits. Spirits would congregate on him, and whisper their stories, over and over.
The Way of the Claw
A hero found him on the train, babbling to himself and in a fetal position. They brought him to the hospital, and a mage assessed his condition as being a conduit for communicating with spirits. A friend of heroes, Kung Bao, took him under his wing and showed him Tsume, The Way of the Claw. He found that the martial art helped clear his mind - but also opened him up to further and more thorough possession. The spirits not only whispered to him, but protected him from harm. He was able to utilize this ability and allow spirits to protect him as he fought. The spirits didn't whisper to him as they did it; so he was able to have some blessed silence. However, when the spirits fled, he usually found himself injured or someplace strange. The spirits never told him what happened, so he seemed perpetually confused. Eventually he learned to take it all in stride and just let things happen.
Safe Havens
About a month after starting with Hero Corps, they put him in touch with a young super group named Safe Havens. He quickly showed promise and when one founder died, the other chose to step down. The remainder of the group voted to have him as leader, because of his longevity with the group. Womby is not a born leader, an in fact often just let things happen.
He learned to work with the spirits, and they learned to accept him. Eventually he chose to return home and continue his studies. He eventually got a master's in marine biology, and has returned to Paragon for his doctorate. Most of his curse has lifted, provided he stays out of Croatoa and Dark Astoria.
Role playing pointers
- He's very shy, and does not like being touched.
- He does not trust many women.
- He scares easily (except when he has spirits protecting him).
- He rushes into battle, especially when wrapped around with spirits.
- When wrapped with spirits, he can't hear anything that anyone says.
- He's also a medium, and can communicate with spirits.
- He's homosexual, and is in a relationship. Once that relationship ends, he will go back to Australia.
- He's a European history buff.
- Although he's magic, he has no knowledge of how it works.
- As a professor, he is very confident and not scared at all. However, nobody in their right mind wants to hear him espouse on seaweed.
External links
http://ascripta.blogspot.com/ - some stories and others.
http://mycoh.blogspot.com/ - Daily (for the most part) updates of adventures.
