Tarax

Okay, this character is both weirder and more typical in champions at the same time. He's basically a martial artist (although I like the background I chose for him), but he's a great deal more mystical than most martial artists in champions. The ideas for his mystical senses and powers were partially inspired by Nikodemos in Janet Morris' Sanctuary novel, Beyond The Veil, primarily that I played around with the idea of acheiving the same feel. Some of the powers in the multipower were plagiarized from characters mentioned on the net. Constructive criticism would be welcome, since I just put this guy together tonight. For the most part it's easy (hey, what can you do wrong with a martial artist?) but suggestions on how to tighten up the concept or make the powers more point-efficient would help.

Tarax (Warrior-Mystic of the Sidhe)

18  Str   8	10	Mental Defense
26  Dex  48	 5	KS:  Mysticism, 14-
23  Con  26	 5	KS:  Mystic Realms, 14-
10  Bod		20	Sense Auras & Psychic Traces, Discriminatory, Tracking
13  Int   3	20	Danger Sense, Mystical, 11-
18  Ego  16	
23  Pre  13	24	Martial Art:  Kali			
16  Com   3		4	Offensive Strike
10  PD	  6		5	Nerve Strike	
 8  ED	  3		4	Killing Strike	
 5  Spd  14		4	Martial Dodge	
 9  Rec			4	Martial Block	
46  End			3	Martial throw
30  Stn		 2	KS: Kali				 
	140	 9	Skill Levels with Strikes +3
		 
		16	Mystic Multipower Pool 10  Cost  6
			u Zen Archery, 2d6 HA, Ranged, OAF, Based on Ego
			u Ki Control:  Presence Attack +4d6, Concentration
			u Mind-over-body:  Life Support 15 pts, KS: Mysticism
			u Mind-over-body:  Regeneration, 2 body, KS:
				Mysticism, Concentration	
			u  Whirlwind Attack:  +4 Spd, Costs End,
				x2 End Cost 			
			u  +5" Running				

Disadvantages
10	Distinctive Features (Sidhe racial features)
20	Hunted by Campaign Supervillain Team20	Hunted
20	Hunted by mystery villains
10	Watched by Sidhe Lords
15	DNPC, normal, occasional, human lover
10	DNPC, competent, frequent, sidhe "apprentice" mystic
10	DNPC, competent, frequent, human martial artist
10	Psych Lim:  Falls for human females
10	Psych Lim:  Prejudiced against non-Sidhe males
10	Psych Lim:  Prejudiced against non-Sidhe mages
10	Psych Lim:  Underestimates "normals" (non-sidhe & non-magi)
15	Reputation (extreme, frequent, among mages & mystics, will know
		of his racial and professional prejudices)

Background

Tarax is a member of a supernatural race called the Sidhe. Both the name and the race-concept are from Greg Bear's _The_Infinity_Concerto_ and the sequel, _The_Serpent_Mage_, but the character is not. The sidhe removed themselves from human ken long ago, only recently leaving the capsule dimension that the sidhe Mage created and rejoining the earth. Tarax is a disciple of the sidhe warrior-mystics, trained in their arts and skills, although still "young" in their terms and thus imperfect in his understanding of himself (hence the various psych lims and lack of many skills).

Aside from the typical stats and martial arts skills of a martial artist, Tarax has a strong knowledge of the mysticism of the sidhe warrior- mystics, and basic training in sidhe self-defense (mental defense). He is also familiar with the various mystic realms and forces, enough so to not get lost in his wanderings through reality. His training has heightened his senses and taught him to sense the auras and psychic traces that all beings leave behind in the world, to discern facts about a being and to track it. His training has also given him the supernatural ability to sense danger and react to it before it arrives, although as yet not highly developed (only an 11- roll).

Training in attuning himself to and using the forces within and around him has give Tarax several minor, but on occasion extremely useful powers, including zen archery, mind over body, ki control, sudden bursts of speed, and sustained long distance running. As time goes by Tarax hopes to develop these powers. It is interesting to note that Tarax does not view these powers the same way he views the powers of magi, which are similar in nature but different in form. Tarax feels that his powers work in harmony with the world, as do the powers of the sidhe magi, while other magi, human magi in particular, work against the world, controlling the world and subjugating it. This is the cause of his strong prejudices against human magi.

Taken from the pages of Jens-Arthur Leirbakk