[Character] Mr. Mean

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Stats to come shortly...wanted to toss the idea out....

 

BACKGROUND: The sacrifice was perfect, young adult virgin male, betrayed in the proper manner by an Initiate of DEMON, the stars were right, and in about thirty seconds, Game 2 of the Bay Bridge series was about to start. So, the Morbane of the San Francisco DEMON nest was just about to raise his dagger to strike...

 

...when at exactly 5:04 pm the Loma Prieta Earthquake hit, and knocked a brick out of the ceiling of the basement they were using for the sacrifice. The brick killed the Morbane instantly. The rest of the cult died soon afterwards as the walls came down, and if the sacrifice survived the earthquake, he died of starvation and dehydration in the lonely and unknown basement.

 

Fast forward a few years. On a street in San Francisco, a man was about to mug and kill a defenseless woman...when four claws as long as his arm impaled him through his chest. Gibbering in pain, the monster devoured his body and soul, tossing away the husk of what was left, and looked at the woman as if she were another meal...then, like a bolt out of the blue, something in the monster's brain said You Do Not Harm The Innocent, Only The Guilty You May Devour. And, this woman was...not quite innocent, but she certainly wasn't guilty. Shambling off, the woman screamed...and he moved a bit faster.

 

Ever since, the monster stalks the street. At first, barely able to speak, he can now speak reasonably well. For every soul of the guilty he devours, he grows more awake, more aware, and more knowledgeable about what he is-and what he's here for. The few DEMON nests in San Francisco have suffered from his attention-so much at the Inner Circle and Lucius Black himself are trying to find out what this creature is...but even their greatest attempts at scrying are in vain, as some great power obscures the monster from their sight.

 

PERSONALITY/MOTIVATION:The creature that somehow got the name Mr. Mean is at heart a simple soul. Find the guilty, devour them, protect the innocent. He loves chocolate in all forms, and he'll gladly accept payment in chocolate for a chance to talk. He would never hurt a child (unless he knew they wern't one), and what he does to rapists could only be described in horror movie terms. As things go, he's not a "bad" guy, except for when he eats people.

 

As time goes on, Mr. Mean becomes more of a person, in many ways. He seems to know bits and pieces-disconnected and confused-about his previous life. If somebody were to help him figure out the pieces, he would be a friend for life. And, for some reason, he seems to know odd pieces about DEMON and it's goals. Right now, he's trapped in about a eight mile radius near where he "died", but as time goes on, he will hunt ever further out.

 

QUOTE:"You are most certainly guilty. You are my lunch."

 

POWERS/TACTICS-Mr. Mean is most certainly a supernatural brick. With huge claws that are his hands, massive regeneration abilities, and a general toughness, Mr. Mean pretty much plans on getting in close to an enemy and tearing them apart. However, he has learned some subtlety (his Wrestling skills) and has a good knowledge of elementary tactics. He'll use hit-and-run attacks to peel back numbers, and will never hesitate to kill.

 

Besides his regeneration ability, he can see in the dark and possess a "perception sense" that let's him see moving objects all around himself. The perception sense is very new, and he can only detect-at best-objects that are moving. If someone was to be perfectly still...he might "miss" them. In addition, he can sense somebody that has guilt and how much of it they have.

 

An oddity of his powers is that DEMON in any way, shape or form-from summoned demon to Lucius Black himself-cannot find or track or detect Mr. Mean without using their own eyes and ears. Even the most powerful mystical detection spell has left them with no idea of where he is.

 

CAMPAIGN USE-Mr. Mean is an...interesting character. Players with a serious Code vs. Killing will have to bring him in, as Mr. Mean views killing as fun and a good way to eat.

 

His history with DEMON is another campaign hook. What happened in that basement? Why can't he be detected? Why do several members of the Inner Council fear what would happen if Mr. Mean were to find them?

 

APPEARANCE-Mr. Mean is grizzly-bear sized man/creature that looks like the mating of a polar bear and a man, covered in grey and black fir. His two arms have massive and sharp claw structures on the palms (the claws can be retracted to allow for delicate work), and the muscles are powerful and huge.

 

His face is animal-like, with two agile ears and big brown eyes. He normally wears some form of loincloth or pants when out and about.

[Psybolt]

Re: [Character] Mr. Mean

 

Interesting. I'd definitely play off the fact that he eats the villains by pairing him with straight-laced heroes to see what would happen. I'm not sure I like the name though. Maybe he should go by something more sinister... or at least, be known by something more sinister.