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This month we present the
characters from the Shadowline
series published by Marvel/Epic.
Shadowline stories take place in the
alternate Earth timeline designated
Earth-88194. All of the stories take
place in the mid to late 1980's. Set
during the penultimate chapters of
the Cold War, the ever-present
threat of nuclear war between the
U.S. and the Soviet Union, as well
as the Civil War in Nicaragua,
factors heavily into many of the story
lines and character motivations.
Earth-88194 is a world without the
traditional Marvel super-heroes of
Earth-616. The super-humans that
exist on the Shadowline Earth were
for the most part, the race of
Shadow Dwellers, or 'Shadows',
who lived in secret and most
humans were unaware of their
existence until Doctor Zero made his
first appearance. The origin of the
Shadow race is never revealed and
some have powers that seems
supernatural/mystic while others
have a scientific basis. Some
Shadows look completely human
and have a variety of ethnicities,
many others have monstrous, non-
human appearances and were the
basis for many of man's
supernatural myths and legends. All
Shadows share one trait in common,
their extended life-spans. Shadows
will live for centuries, possibly
millennia if not killed through
violence. They are immune to most
diseases and age either very slowly
or not at all, though some shadows
resemble elderly humans and are
physically diminished by their age.
Shadows could potentially live
forever until they choose to have
children. Once a Shadow couple
reproduce they both begin to age as
normal humans and will eventually
die.
Doctor Zero is the oldest, most
powerful known Shadow and claims
to be the oldest living organism on
Earth. Zero may be millions of years
old and may in fact be the progenitor
of the entire Shadow race, though
that is never explicitly stated and no
known Shadow makes that claim. This book was originally distributed
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The Shadowline characters have Entertainment Group, Inc. 2020.
crossed over with Earth-616 on two
occasions. The assassin, Shreck,
crossed over onto Earth-616 under
unrevealed circumstances and
worked there as a mercenary for
several years. During the most
recent "Secret Wars" event, when
several parallel Earths were fused
together into Battleworld, a version
of the Knights of Saint George and
Doctor Zero were found in the
kingdom known as the Shadow
Province. Doctor Zero battled and
was killed by Hyperion of the
Squadron Sinister. The fate of the
other Shadowline characters is
unknown.
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THE SHADOW RACE: The Shadow
Dwellers are a race of superhuman
creatures that evolved parallel to
human beings but developed a wide
variety of often monstrous physical
appearances and powers. Though
most go to great trouble to avoid
humans, encounters with the
Shadow Dwellers have formed the
basis for many of mankind’s
supernatural and mythical legends.
The Shadows are vastly
outnumbered by mankind and hide
themselves in remote areas or
disguise themselves as human.
About half of the Shadows
have monstrous physical
appearances and all are capable of
living for extended periods.
Shadows are capable of living for
centuries, or even millennia, until
they choose to have children, then
both male and female age at the
same rate as normal humans.
Creating a Player-
Character Shadow
Dweller: To create a Player-
Character Shadow Dweller roll 1D10
for Ability and Power ranks, 1D6 for
the Number of Powers and 1D6 for
the number of Talents and Contacts.
Abilities Ranks:
(1) Pr (2-3) Ty (4-6) Gd (5-7) Ex (8-
9) Rm (10) In
Power Ranks:
(1) Ty (2-4) Gd (5-7) Ex (8-9) Rm
(10) In
Appearance: Roll a 1D10 to
determine how non-human they look:
(1-6) Looks completely human (7-8)
has some concealable non-human
trait(s) (9-10) a monstrous form that
can not be concealed
Powers: Some Shadows have
abilities that seem closely related to
magic, requiring certain conditions,
rituals, sacrifices or particular
objects or materials to act as
conduits. Some Shadows seem to
be able to exchange their powers
with others, replace ones they have
with new ones over time and with
training and coaching and some
may be able to force other Shadows
to trade powers, or to steal them
outright.
(Optional Power) Inhuman
Physiology: Though not immortal,
many Shadows are much harder to
kill than humans. They often have
an unusual physiology such as
multiple duplicate vital organs, body
parts that can be detached or
regenerated, or organs not located
in the same places as humans so
that their bodies can continue to
function through traumatic injury.
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This power may be taken in place of
one power of at least Ex (20) rank,
usually replacing any Body Armor or
Invulnerability. Damage from most
physical and energy attacks
(generally excludes fire) is reduced
by -1CS, edged weapons and
projectiles inflict -2CS damage and
the Shadow is not subject to Kill
results on a roll less than 100.
Longevity: All Shadows have a
longer than human lifespan until
they choose to have children.
A Shadow's long life generally
equates to greater power, skills and
usually wealth. Roll a 1D10 to
determine the Shadow's age bracket:
roll 2 additional powers. +2CS to
Resources. Quadruple the number
of Talents and Contacts.
Weakness/Limitations: A Shadow
may choose a traditional
supernatural vulnerability or
limitation for example: powers don't
work against cold-iron, or they take
extra damage from a particular
material like wood, the Shadow can
not operate in the daytime/is harmed
by sunlight or fire or is repelled or
harmed by religious symbols.
Shadows who take such a limitation
can gain a +1CS to one power
(+2CS to a Sense/Detection or
Movement/Travel power).

(1-7) 1D10 +1 Decades

(8-9) 1D10 +1 Centuries
(10) 1D10 +1 Millennia

Centuries: Shadows who measure

their ages in centuries gain a +1CS
to either Fighting or Agility, +1CS to
Psyche and +1CS to any one power
(+2CS to a Sense/Detection or
Movement/Travel power). +1CS to
Resources. Double the number of
Talents and Contacts.

Millennia: Shadows who measure

their age in thousands of years gain
a +2CS to either Fighting or Agility,
+2CS to Psyche, +1CS to any three
of his remaining Ability ranks, +2CS
to one power (+3CS to a
Sense/Detection or
Movement/Travel power), +1CS to
two other powers (+2CS to a
Sense/Detection or
Movement/Travel power) and may

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 CLERK, HENRY

STATISTICS
F GD (10)
A TY (6)
S PR (4)
E TY (6)
R AM (50)
I EX (20)
P RM (30)

Health: 26
Karma: 100
Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Henry Edward Clerk .
Occupation: Nuclear Physicist,
Military contractor , terrorist,
convenience store clerk/cook
Legal Status: U.S. citizen
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: 'Hank'
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Secret bases
in Washington, D.C., the Toy
Factory (U.S. weapons research
faculty in the Arctic)
Past Group Affiliations: MRCTS
(The "Merchants")
Present Group Affiliation: None
KNOWN POWERS
None
Nerve Punch: Using his thorough
understanding of anatomy, Clerk
can strike nerve clusters in the
human body to cause paralysis. On
a Yellow Fighting FEAT, Clerk can
force his opponent to make an
Endurance FEAT roll against Gd (10)
intensity to avoid being completely
paralyzed for 20 minutes, against Ex
(20) intensity to avoid being
completely paralyzed for 3 rounds,
or against Rm (30) intensity to avoid
being partially paralyzed (one limb is
immobilized) and being penalized
minus 2CS to all physical actions for
2 rounds.
Talents: Nuclear physics, Chemistry,
Biology, Psychology, Strategy &
Tactics, Military, Guns. Blunt
Weapons
Role Playing Notes: Henry Clerk is
a mad genius. He is constantly
analyzing everyone and every
situation, deducing vulnerabilities, Bullied and ridiculed in
tactics and motivations and devising school, Clerk claimed his father was
sadistic experiments. Clerk is utterly a scientist, but he was actually a
insane and would wipe out all life on delivery man. Belittled and bullied by
Earth to prove his theories or get a jock while attending an
revenge on those who have unspecified university, he concocted
wronged him or foiled his work. For a chemical agent that blinded his
a physically weak academic with no tormentor, and used a crude
combat training, Clerk is a catapult to launch him through a
surprisingly effective and brutal window. Clerk was later fired from
combatant. After their first encounter, research at an unidentified
Doctor Zero destroyed Clerk's mind, university for unethical
reducing him to a simpleton as a experimentation.
form of punishment. Robbed of his
intelligence and unable to form Working for the
cohesive thoughts, Clerk worked the Department of Defense, Clerk
counter at a convenience store helped to create the Military
where he became obsessed with Response and Covert Techniques
chili. Dirk Ravenscore restored Squadron (MRCTS), the
Clerk's ability to reason, but he "Merchants", to defend America
returned probably more insane than from any threat. Working at the Toy
he was originally. Factory research station in the Arctic,
Clerk plotted to detonate a nuclear
weapon that would destroy all life on
History: Henry Clerk had an Earth. Doctor Zero learned of his
incredible aptitude for science from plans and confronted him. Clerk had
childhood, but a total disregard for anticipated Zero's interference and
the value of life. After his pet cat devised a chemical agent to
scratched him, he launched it into neutralize his powers. He
the air on a miniature rocket and incapacitated Zero and left him for
blew it up. dead in the snow.

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Zero survived and returned
for a second confrontation, but not
before Clerk activated the dead-man
switch on his super-bomb. Zero
surrounded the factory in a vacuum
and force field so that the bomb had
no atmosphere to ignite when it
detonated. As revenge. Zero wiped
most of Clerk's mind, destroying his
intellect. Confused and simple-
minded, Clerk eventually resurfaced
as 'Hank", cooking chili at a truck
stop.
Shadow crime-boss, Dirk
Ravenscore learned that Clerk had
nearly defeated Zero, and recruited
him as an enforcer, using his
powers to mostly restore his mind.
Clerk helped to poison and murder
people and Shadow Dwellers who
crossed Ravenscore and eventually
shared with him his revised plans to
detonate all the nuclear power
plants in the U.S..
When Powerline attacked
Ravenscore's home, he fled and
gave Clerk an opportunity to escape.
Clerk returned to his secret lab in
Washington, D.C., convinced the
military to allow him to link all the
U.S. power plants as a way of
creating a safe, inexpensive, and
virtually limitless power supply. In
truth, he planned to link them so
they could all be detonated
simultaneously.
The Gray Man
Sergeant Frederick Gramon
F: EX (20) H: 70
A: EX (20) K: 26
S: GD (10)
E: EX (20)
R: TY (6)
I: GD (10)
P: GD (10)
Talents: Military, Espionage, Stealth,
Interrogation, Edged Weapons,
Guns, Martial Arts A, E
History: The Gray Man was an elite
but mentally unbalanced soldier and
fanatical agent of Henry Clerk.
Gramon had cut out his own tongue
to guarantee he could not betray
him. He acted as Clerk's assassin
and bodyguard until he was killed by
Doctor Zero's human ally, Gregor
Gerasimov.
To avoid being discovered,
Clerk sent his assassin, the Gray
Man, to murder the world's top
nuclear scientists. He convinced the
covert military unit known as the
MERCHANTS that Zero was a
threat and they set a trap and
captured him.
To save his life,
Ravenscore told Powerline about
Clerk's plans. Clerk and Gramon
attempted to kidnap Zero's girlfriend,
Sheila Willis, but she fought back
and Clerk beat her to death.
Zero found Sheila's body
and Clerk's Stop n' Stuff pin.
Realizing that Clerk had returned
and raging that the Order of Saint
George had attacked him, Zero
attacked the Abbey of the Order.
Clerk began the process of
causing the Ft. Vrean nuclear plant
to melt down. Zero was defeated by
Father Devlin, the current Knight of
Saint George who convinced Zero to
join with him with Powerline to stop
Clerk. Together the heroes defeated
Clerk and were teleported the entire
exploding power plant into space,
preventing the chain reaction from
spreading to the other reactors
across the country. Zero threw Clerk
into the reactor incinerating him.
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 DOCTOR ZERO
STATISTICS
F RM (30)
A RM (30)
S RM (30)
E AM (50)
R RM (30)
I IN (40)
P MN (75)

Health: 140
Karma: 145
Resources: RM (30)
Popularity: 30

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Adventurer, Survivalist,
Opportunist
Legal Status: Zero probably has
numerous citizenships under various
aliases
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Chief
Nothing Sacred, Count Zero,
Draghignazzo, the Dragon, Erik the
Zed, Kid Nada, the Man on the
Horse, the Old One, Sir Naught of
Chester, Snake Eyes Malone, Tsar
Zerod the Manipulative, Zero of the
Ferns
Place of Birth: The prehistoric
ocean
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile,
numerous homes around the world
Past Group Affiliations: The
Shadow Dwellers
Present Group Affiliation: None

KNOWN POWERS

Adaptation: Zero can consciously

direct and accelerate the force of his
own evolution, quickly adapting to
new threats. Doctor Zero can
willfully control his ability to adapt
and to some degree evolve on a
sub-cellular level. He can
manipulate electro-chemical
reactions in others and extend this
adaptive ability to them. He can use
this ability to resist disease, poisons,
infection or to accelerate healing
and even mend broken bones. He
can temporarily enhance his
immune system by making a Psyche
FEAT roll, a Green result giving him
Mn (75) Endurance against disease,
infection or poison, a Yellow result
granting Un (100) or a Red granting
Sh-X (150), costing his Power
Reserves 20, 30 or 40 points
depending on his result. He can
recover lost Health points, adding
points to his Health score by
subtracting twice as many points
from his Power Reserve. He can
extend this healing ability to others.
In the long term, Zero can adapt to
changing environmental conditions
gradually changing his shape, for
example taking a humanoid form
over several thousands or millions of
years.
Bio-Energy Vampire: Dr. Zero can
drain the life force from a victim
when in physical contact and use
that energy to recharge his own
power reserves at Rm (30) rank.
Zero can absorb up to 30 points per
round directly from his targets
Health score. Half the points
drained are added to his Power
Reserves and half are
added to his Health score. Victims
must make an Endurance FEAT
against Ex (20) to avoid being
knocked unconscious for 20 minutes.

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 Zero can drain 1 Health
point per hour from everyone within
100 yards, without touching them,
even when unconscious and
through thick concrete walls and
steel doors. He can drain 1 point
every 10 minutes from anyone
within 50 feet of him.
Body Armor: Zero's dense flesh
provides Gd (10) rank protection
from all types of physical and energy
attacks. and reduces edged and
projectile damage -1CS.
Empathy: Zero can detect the
emotions (type, intensity and
general moral alignment) of others
and psychically track a target based
on their empathic signals with Am
(50) power rank. Higher Psyche
ranks generate a stronger empathic
presence and allow Zero to pick up power does not drain energy from
their trail at a range equal to their his Power Reserves.
Psyche rank times 5 miles (Example:
In (40) Psyche X 5, within 200 miles). Flight: Zero can fly under his own
Zero can track a target empathically power at Un (100) airspeed and has
over several hundred miles of open engaged fighter aircraft in aerial
country, and perhaps a dozen miles combat. At maximum speed he
in a densely populated region. He drains 2 point from his Power
can gain a general impression of the Reserves every minute. At Am (50)
reasons for the emotions he senses. speed he drains 1 point every
Zero's empathic abilities allow him to minute and at speeds of Rm (30) or
commune with higher level animals, less he drains 1 point every 5
such as dolphins, some will minutes.
instinctively help him when he's
wounded or in danger. It's unclear if
he can control such animals but he
has convinced several dolphins and
whales to attack a submarine to aid
him. His empathic powers allow him
to sense the presence of other
Shadow dwellers within 50 feet. This
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Force Field: Zero can generate
Force Fields in the shape of a
sphere to protect and carry others.
The field can be used to carry others
in flight and has up to Un (100)
protection from all physical and
energy damage and contains the
atmosphere within. Zero can create
up to 2 spheres simultaneously,
even one inside the other. He can
create one sphere to protect up to a
dozen people from external attacks
or from the effects of his vacuum
field inside the larger sphere. Zero
was able to contain the force of a
small nuclear detonation (Sh-Y
(200) rank) but is required to make
an Endurance FEAT roll against the
rank of any opposing force. He
would require a Green Endurance
FEAT against an Un (100) force, a
Yellow FEAT against Sh-X (150) or
Red against Sh-Y (200). Failure
indicates that all his power ranks are
reduced -1CS and his Endurance is
reduced by 3 Column Shifts to Ex
(20) for 24 hours. Zero probably can
not produce a Force Field around
himself but he can cover up to a 5-
area diameter up to 10 areas away.
Each round he uses a Force Field
he subtracts half the power rank
from his Power Reserves or Health
score.
Zero can use the force field
to telekinetically lift and or
crush objects with In (40)
strength. It costs him half
the power rank number
used from his power
reserves or Health score.
Using more precise control,
such as setting heavy
objects down without
dropping or damaging them
requires more energy and
concentration, and an
additional 10 points of
energy.
• Zero can use his Force
Field as a Force-Bolt of up
to Am (50) damage. It
costs him half the power
rank number used from his
power reserves or Health
score.
Hypnosis: Zero can manipulate
weaker minds through hypnosis in
non-combat situations. Targets must
first make an In (40) rank Intuition
FEAT to avoid eye contact, if they
fail he can compel them to take
actions they are already inclined to
carry out requiring an Rm(30) people and force them to make
Intensity Psyche FEAT to resist. mistakes. He can also enter the
Actions they do not strongly object mind of sleeping targets,
to require a Ex (20) FEAT to resist communicate with them or share
and actions that they would strongly memories. Zero has hundreds, if
oppose require a Gd (10) FEAT to not thousands of agents, in all walks
resist. Actions they would never of life, all over the world. His agents
willingly carry out, such as attacking feed him information and are
a family member, killing an innocent, subliminally influenced by his
etc. requires only a Pr (4) FEAT to powers so they do not consciously
resist. Zero must talk to his victim know or remember they work for him
and instruct or convince them to or question what they are doing.
take action. He can use his hypnosis
to make people see things that Longevity: Zero is the oldest living
aren't real (a blank paper is an thing on Earth, and while not
official document, etc.) and make immortal, he has already lived for
them believe things that aren't true millions or billions of years with the
or make people working for him potential to live for millions more.
forget about his existence until he
calls on them. This attack drains 10 Mind Drain: Zero can destroy the
points per round from his Power mind, memories, personality and
Reserve. reasoning ability of a victim in
physical contact, leaving them a
Zero can use his hypnosis power mental vegetable with almost no
more subtly on everyone within 100 memories of his/her past life or
yards, without making eye contact personality. He inflicts Ty (6)
even while he is unconscious. His damage each round to the Psyche
power rank is reduced -2CS but he rank of any target who fails an In (40)
can subconsciously make people intensity Psyche FEAT. Targets lose
take actions they aren't aware of -1CS from Reason and Intuition for
over long periods, and forget what every 2 ranks of Psyche lost. When
they've done. He can disorient the victim is reduced to zero Psyche
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rank, he/she is reduced to a
comatose state for 1D10 days and
wakes with only Fb (2) Psyche rank.
This loss, but not the accompanying
psychological/emotional damage
can be undone by rewiring the
victim’s nervous system restoring
the victim's Reason rank but only
half his/her Psyche rank. This attack
drains 20 points per round from his
power reserve.
Power Reserves: Dr. Zero has a
power reserve equal to the number
of his Health points (140). Each use
of his powers subtracts the
described number of points from his
power reserve. Example: an Un
(100) rank Force Field subtracts 50
points from his power reserve. Once
all his reserve points are spent, any
further power use subtracts the
same points from his Health score.
his energy for days, weeks and
possibly years.
Vacuum-Field Creation: Zero can
create a hard vacuum around a
target and probably combines it with
his telekinetic attack to pull the
victim apart on the cellular level. The
vacuum causes Am (50) edged
damage (ignoring Body Armor), as
cells and organs rupture and
explode. This attack can cause
explosive decompression to shatter
solid inorganic objects (In (40) force
damage). This attack automatically
kills all micro-organisms,
extinguishes fires and inflicts Am (50)
rank cold damage. Each use of his
vacuum field subtracts 50 points
from his Power Reserve or Health
score.

When he absorbs life force

from another, half the points are
added to his Health and half are
added to his Power Reserve.
Otherwise he regains points to his
power reserve at the same rate as
normal healing (50 points per hour),
the same number of points added to
his Health score and to his Power
Reserves.

Zero becomes weaker

when he uses his own Health points
to fuel his powers. For every 30
Health points he uses, his powers
(except for Body Armor) and all his
ability ranks (except for Reason and
Intuition) are reduced -1CS. These
ranks are recovered as his Health is
restored through normal healing or
when he absorbs bio-energy.

Suspended Animation: Zero can

will himself to enter into a state of
suspended animation when injured
or trapped in a hostile environment.
While hibernating, Zero needs no air,
food or water until he is removed
from the threatening conditions.
While in this coma-like state he is
able to use his psychic senses and
hypnosis powers subconsciously.
While suspended he heals at half
his normal rate but gains +2CS to
his Endurance against radiation,
toxins or disease. He can remain in
this state, healing and conserving

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Vulnerability (Chemical Allergy): (these ranks are used in place of his The armor includes a
Zero's external powers are a Body Armor ranks, not added to it). shield presumably made of dragon
function of an electrochemical scales that provides In (40)
reaction that can be neutralized by While wearing the armor all protection from physical attacks that
an unrevealed chemical of Zero's FASE ranks and powers he blocks with it, Am (50) protection
counteragent developed by Henry are increased +1CS and the amount from energy damage and Mn (75)
Clerk. Exposure to this chemical will of energy available for him to use in from heat/fire. When fully suited up
neutralize his Force Fields, Vacuum his Power Reserves is doubled. for battle, Zero also carried a sword
Creation power and Flight abilities with In (40) material strength and
for 1D4 hours. His Endurance rank Zero kept this armor hidden damage.
is also reduced to Remarkable (30) away in reserve, unused for
(120 Health). One Endurance level centuries. Its possible that once the
is recovered every 1D10 X2 hours Power Reserves of the armor are
and he can use one of these powers used up, the armor is permanently
1D4 times (or flight for 1D4 X 10 drained and would no longer boost
rounds) for every level of Endurance his powers
rank he has recovered, until he
returns to full Endurance and all
powers return to normal.
Zero was originally more
powerful and these ranks represent
his abilities after he used his powers
to contain a low-yield nuclear blast.
All of his powers before the blast
(except Body Armor) and his
Endurance ranks were likely +1CS
higher. At his peak power his Health
and Power Reserves were 165
points. After his encounter with the
bomb, his ranks never returned to
their original levels and he was likely
permanently weakened.

Vulnerability (Unique-Knights
Defense): The Knights of Saint
George wear supernatural armor
that has a built-in fail-safe
mechanism to protect them from
Zero's vacuum field attack. While
the Knight still takes half damage
from this attack, the armor
automatically creates an energy
feedback that is devastating and
nearly fatal to Zero. Zero learned of
this fail-safe decades ago and will
not attempt to use the Zero-Effect
against them. If he does he suffers
an Un (100) damage energy attack,
which ignores his defensive powers.

Unique Weapon (Armor): Doctor

Zero possesses a suit of armor
made from the remains of a dragon.
The armor is infused with the
mystical life-force energies of the
creature, and amplify his powers.
The armored skin of the creature
provides him with Ex (20) protection
from all physical attacks, Rm (30)
protection from energy damage and
Am (50) protection from heat/fire

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Talents: Zero has lived for millennia
and acquired innumerable talents
and vast knowledge. He can speak
a number of languages (including
English, Russian, Arabic and
ancient Egyptian) and may be able
to speak and read all Earth
languages and sub-dialects
including ancient and dead
languages. He has first-hand
knowledge of Ancient History and
cultures. He has the
Business/Finance talent and
amassed a fortune with holdings
and properties scattered all over the
world. He is skilled with all ancient
and modern weapons, and uses
them at his Fighting or Agility rank
+1CS. He is skilled at Intimidation
and Public Relations.
Doctor Zero has a
Photographic Memory that stretches
back to the dawn of life on Earth.
Zero can exactly duplicate
documents he has viewed briefly
and has memorized the Pentagon's
technical manuals, including the
systems of nuclear submarines.
Contacts: Through various cover
identities Zero has numerous high-
level contacts within several world
governments, militaries, businesses,
espionage, underworld and terrorist
organizations.
Other Notes:
Role Playing Notes: Doctor Zero is
a grim and arrogant, Machiavellian
manipulator who holds most
humans and his own Shadow Race
in contempt. He believes that the
humans are a threat to the planet
and more importantly to his own
survival. He will normally ruthlessly
kill anyone he views as a threat to
his plans, but has on occasion
showed both mercy and compassion,
often regretting it later. Zero has
fallen in love with at least one
human woman.
History: Doctor Zero is the super-
heroic cover identity of an ancient
supernatural creature that has
existed for millennia, possibly
billions of years, hiding among and
manipulating human civilization..
The creature has adopted numerous
alter-egos in various civilizations,
often taking a name that is some
variation of Zero. Zero claims to
have been the first creature to crawl
out of the primordial soup, billions of
years ago and the first organism to
walk upon the surface of the Earth.
He is a member of the Shadow
Race, supernatural and super-
human beings that live covertly
among men, and is feared and
respected by his fellow Shadows.
Zero is hunted by the Knights of the
Order of Saint George, and is the
mythical Dragon said to have battled
the original Saint George.
In the modern world he
has taken the identity of a super-
hero so he can freely use his
powers in public and gain the trust
of humans. He is concerned about
mankind's effect on the world and
their reckless treatment of the
environment, nuclear proliferation
and other actions that threaten his
existence. He is adept at
manipulating events to suit his
needs and has staged crises such
as terrorist attacks so that he could
intervene (he keeps a ready supply
of terrorists, extremists and lone-
gunmen types on hand and under
hypnotic influence).
During the Dark Ages, Zero
was badly wounded in battle with
George of Cappadonia (Saint
George). Zero's squire, Shreck,
buried him to create the illusion of
his death, allowing him to enter into
a state of suspended animation and
recover his strength. Zero
reemerged around the same time
that the Order of Saint George
unleashed the Black Plague on
Europe to destroy the feudal order
Zero had established.
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Zero battled a number of the Knights Clerk live. Enraged, Zero lashed out
of Saint George over the centuries, at the Order of Saint George,
and after being nearly killed by a attacking their Abbey and
Knight's fail-safe against his vacuum slaughtering several monks. He was
effect, he was nursed back to health confronted by Father Devlin (Saint
by Vlad Gerasimov, establishing George) who defeated him. Devlin
Zero's life-long friendship with spared Zero's life and recruited him
Gerasimov's son, Gregor. to help stop Clerk's plans alongside
Powerline. Together the heroes
In modern times, Zero fell (plus Zero) stopped Armageddon
in love with a human woman named and Zero killed Clerk. Zero buried
Sheila Willis. Around the same time Sheila's body at sea.
Zero publicly debuted in his super-
hero persona as Doctor Zero, A version of Doctor Zero
stopping a Libyan terrorist attack existed in the alternate timeline on
and saving President Reagan from a Earth-88194, where he battled and
missile attack. was killed by Hyperion of the
Squadron Sinister.
Zero learned about the
activities of Professor Henry Clerk,
who had planned to set off a nuclear
chain reaction that would ignite the
atmosphere and destroy all life on
Earth. He confronted Clerk at the
Toy Factory, a research station in
the Arctic. Clerk had studied the
public activities of Doctor Zero and
had prepared for him. Clerk set a
trap using chemical agents to short
out Zero's powers and left him to die
in the snow. Zero was rescued by
dolphins and brought to Sheila to
recover his strength. Zero
confronted Clerk a second time and
destroyed Clerk's mind.

The MERCHANTS, a
special operations unit of the US
military captured Zero and at least
one human discovered his origin
before he escaped.

The Shadow crime-boss

Dirk Ravenscore learned that Clerk
had nearly defeated Zero and
recruited the human, using his
powers to restore his mind.
Clerk continued to plot to cause all
of the U.S. nuclear power plants to
melt down and fearing Zero's
interference, sent his assassin to kill
Sheila Willis.

Zero was confronted by the

Abbot of the Order of Saint George,
wearing the first armor he'd ever
built. Zero attempted to stop the
conflict but the Abbot pressed his
attack until Zero critically wounded
him. Zero found Sheila's body and
realized that he should not have let

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 POWERLINE
HISTORY: Powerline are a pair of
young Shadow Dwellers, Victor
Guillermos and Lenore Castle,
brought together by fate and who's
powers became mysteriously linked
and amplified each other.

Victor Guillermos was the

son of a wealthy family of Shadows
in Venezuela. His family had a
longstanding feud with the
Ravenscore drug cartel. Under the
pretense of negotiating peace, the
Ravenscores teleported their men
into the Guillermos mansion and
slaughtered the entire family except
Victor who escaped. Victor fled to
New York and came under the care
of his only remaining relative, the
professional wrestler Ripley Weaver.

Victor and Lenore met at a

party thrown by the Ravenscore
crime family, intended to arrange a
marriage between Lenore and Eric
Ravenscore. Ripley attended the
party to attempt to convince other
powerful Shadows of the threat to
them from Doctor Zero's public use
of power. Victor joined Ripley at the
party, protected by Shadow tradition
that ended the feud when he fled.

When Victor and Lenore

met they felt a sudden surge of
power. Jealous of the pair, Eric
Ravenscore started and argument
that escalated into a fight and he
severed Ripley's hand. Victor and
Lenore's combined powers saved
Ripley and the three flew away,
leaving behind Lenore's father
Gordon, who remained a tortured
prisoner of the Ravenscores for the
next year so that they could make
use of his teleportation power.
While on the run and
traveling back to the U.S., Ripley
convinced the duo to adopt super-
hero identities to provide an
alternative to the false hero
presented by Doctor Zero. Ripley
was concerned that Zero's actions
would expose and endanger the
Shadow race and believed that true
heroic Shadows could win over the
public. Ripley recruited old wrestling
contacts to help promote the pair
and had costumes designed for
them. As Powerline they publicly
debut saving a school bus on a
washed out bridge in Nebraska.
The three then visited
Lenore's mother in California, but
Dirk Ravenscore had used his
power to mutate her into a monster
and she attacked the team until her
power burnt out and she crumbled
to dust.
The three made several
heroic public appearances and were
hired to protect Donald Hudson from
hired killers. The three battled
several Shadow assassins and
Ripley killed one to spare his
nephew from having to do it. Lenore
and Victor were appalled by what he
had done.
Over time, Victor and
Lenore began to develop romantic
feeling for each other and Ripley
renewed his friendship with Brother
Barnabbas of the Order of Saint
George.
The three returned to Venezuela for
revenge against the Ravenscores.
Powerline ambushed the
Ravenscores and forced Dirk to flee
to China, using Gordon Castle's
teleportation doorways. Powerline
rescued Gordon, who Lenore had
believed to be dead.
Powerline tracked Dirk to
Hong Kong and battled and
defeated the Shadow assassin,
Sabnak. Sparing Sabnak's life, he
led them to Dirk. Ravenscore
bargained for his life, giving them
information on the apocalyptic plants
of Henry Clerk if they would "leave
him alone". Gordon teleported
Ravenscore to an ice floe in the
Arctic.

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 Powerline later retrieved
Ravenscore and forced him to help
stop Henry Clerk causing all the
nuclear reactors in the U.S. from
melting down. By feeding
Powerline's energy into Gordon
Castle's teleportation power they
were able to teleport an entire power
plant into space before it exploded.
Gordon was pulled through the
doorway and likely died. Ravescore
mocked Lenore for losing her father
as he walked away. Presumably
Powerline continued to operate as
heroes on their world.
KNOWN POWERS
Ability Boost: While within 20 feet
of one another, Lenore and Victor
amplified each other's energies and
they both gained a +1CS to their
Strength and Endurance with a
corresponding increase in Health.
Energy Projection: When within 20
feet of each other, both Victor and
Lenore could project blasts of In (40)
damage energy from their hands
with a range of 3 areas.
Flight: Lenore originally could only
fly a few feet off the ground at Fb (2)
airspeed. Once she bonded with
Victor her rank increased to Ex (20)
(10 areas/round, 150 Mph) even
when he was fare away from her,
and when in physical contact they
could increase their speed to Rm
(30) (15 areas/round, 225 Mph).
Lenore gained a +1CS to her Agility
while in flight (no Health change).

Force Field: Lenore gained the

LENORE benefits of Victor's force field when
she was within 20 feet, but could not
generate one of her own.
STATISTICS
F TY (6)
Talents: Lenore had no known
A EX (20)
appreciable talents.
S TY (6)
E GD (10)
Contacts: Lenore's only remaining
R TY (6)
known contacts are Victor, Ripley
I GD (10)
and her father Gordon.
P EX (20)
Additional Notes:
Health: 42
Karma: 36
Resources: FB (2)/EX (20) (before
being orphaned)
Role Playing Notes: Lenore grew
Popularity: 20
up a spoiled rich kid and mostly
wanted to return to her normal,
BACKGROUND
comfortable life. She wanted to help
Real Name: Lenore Castle
Victor and rescue her father but had
Occupation: Adventurer
little interest in being a super-hero
Legal Status: Citizen of the United
after that, though she is instinctively
States, Minor
protective of children and innocent
Identity: Secret
bystanders. Lenore cared for Victor
Other Known Aliases: None
and wanted to have a normal life
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
with him.
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Gordon Castle
History: Nothing was revealed
(father), Elizabeth Castle (mother,
about Lenore's life before she
deceased)
traveled to Venezuela and met
Base of Operations: Mobile
Victor and Ripley. Before meeting
Past Group Affiliations: The
Victor her flight power only allowed
Shadow-Dwellers
her to hover a few inches off the
Present Group Affiliation:
ground or leap a few feet.
Powerline

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 they were in physical contact. As Additional Notes:
long as they were within 20 feet of
each other he could still surround
himself with a Rm (30) rank field and
generate one for himself at Ex (20)
rank when she was far away. Role Playing Notes: Victor was a
normal teenager who grew up in a
• The field could be wealthy, closenit and altruistic family.
electrified, sometimes When his family was murdered he
unintentionally and inflict wanted revenge but was still
Ex (20) electrical damage hesitant to kill. He turned to his
to anyone making contact uncle for protection and guidance.
with it, or shorting out He believed in becoming a hero
nearby lights and other even when Lenore wanted to give
electronic devices. Victor up.
could extend this electrical
attack through a metal
VICTOR conduit such as a chain to
strike his opponent.
STATISTICS
F GD (10)
A EX (20)
S GD (10)
E EX (20)
R TY (6)
I GD (10)
P GD (10)

Health: 60
Karma: 36
Resources: FB(2)/EX (20) (before
being orphaned)
Popularity: 20 Energy Projection: When within 20
feet of each other, both Victor and
BACKGROUND Lenore could project blasts of In (40)
Real Name: Victor Guillermos damage energy from their hands
Occupation: Adventurer with a range of 3 areas.
Legal Status: Citizen of Venezuela,
Minor Flight: When within 50 yards of
Identity: Secret Lenore, Victor could borrow her
Other Known Aliases: None power and gained the ability to fly on
Place of Birth: Presumably his own at Gd (10) airspeed (8
Venezuela areas/round, 120 Mph) and when in
Marital Status: Single physical contact they could increase
Known Relatives: Michael their speed to Rm (30) (15
Guillermos (father, deceased), areas/round, 225 Mph).
Christina Guillermos (mother,
deceased), Barbara Guillermos Ability Boost: While within 20 feet
(sister, deceased), Ripley Weaver of one another, Victor and Lenore
(uncle) amplified each other's energies and
Base of Operations: Mobile, they both gained a +1CS to their
Past Group Affiliations: The Strength and Endurance with a
Shadow-Dwellers corresponding increase in Health.
Present Group Affiliation:
Powerline Talents: Victor spoke both English
and Spanish.
KNOWN POWERS
Contacts: Victor's only remaining History: Nothing was revealed
Force Filed: Victor could originally contacts are his uncle Ripley and about Victor's life before his family
surround himself with only a very Lenore. He has worked alongside was murdered by the Ravenscores.
weak personal force field at Ty (6) Father Devlin, the current Knight of
rank. Once he bonded with Lenore Saint George.
he could surround them both with a
protective field at In (40) rank when
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 Longevity: Like other members of
the Shadow race, Ripley has an
extended lifespan. He has lived for
more than 700 years and either
ages very slowly or not at all.
Body Transformation (Self):
Ripley had the power to transform
his hands, up to the wrist, into
animated silver metal with In (40)
material strength. He could use his
hands to deflect energy beams,
projectiles and melee weapons. He
could inflict +1CS blunt or edged
damage with his metal hands.
Limitations (Missing Hand): After
having his left hand severed, Ripley
suffered a permanent -1CS to his
Fighting rank (now Ex (20) rank, no
Health change).
Talents: In Ripley's long life he has
RIPLEY gained many skills including Martial
Arts A, B, C, E, Wrestling and
STATISTICS History. He likely speaks numerous
F RM (30) languages and has traveled the
A EX (20) world. He has combat experience
S EX (20) and gains a +1CS with melee
E RM (30) weapons and modern firearms.
R GD (10)
I EX (20) Contacts: Over the centuries
P EX (20) Ripley established numerous
contacts in all walks of life, both
Health: 100 among humans and Shadow
Karma: 60 Dwellers, many who owe him favors,
Resources: GD (10) and many who are ex-girlfriends. In
Popularity: 5 his professional wrestling persona,
Ripley was a minor celebrity and
BACKGROUND could sometimes call on fans and
Real Name: Ripley Weaver people in the industry, especially the
Occupation: Professional wrestler, promoters, for aid. Ripley is one of
Adventurer the few Shadow Dwellers ever
Legal Status: Unrevealed recruited to be a Knight of Saint
Identity: Secret George. He split with the Order over
Other Known Aliases: "The ideology, creating a bitter rift. Some
Ripper" (wrestling persona) of the Order's monks are openly
Place of Birth: Unrevealed hostile towards him, while others
Marital Status: Single remain friends and allies.
Known Relatives: Michael
Guillermos (brother, deceased), Additional Notes:
Christina Guillermos (sister-in-law,
deceased), Barbara Guillermos
(niece, deceased), Victor Guillermos
(nephew)
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: The
Shadow-Dwellers
Present Group Affiliation:
Powerline
KNOWN POWERS
Role Playing Notes: Ripley is a
man with centuries of experiences.
He led an adventurous life and was
well respected among his fellow
Shadow Dwellers. His goal was to
protect his family and his race,
hoping to do so by presenting a
heroic face to the humans, but he
was willing, if hesitant, to do
unscrupulous things to achieve his
goals. He was morally bothered by
having to kill, but was willing to do
so when he had no choice, and to
spare his nephew from having to
take that step. Ripley could be
pushy and demanding with people
he doesn't like.
History: Little has been revealed
about Ripley Weaver's past. He
once served as a Knight of Saint
George and may be the only
Shadow ever to have been given
that honor. Ripley is roughly 700
years old and in past centuries was
presumably a warrior and soldier. In
modern times he created the identity
of "the Ripper", his professional
wresting persona, where he is a
minor celebrity. When his nephew,
Victor's family was murdered by the
Ravenscores, Ripley took him in,
protected him and trained him to
fight. It was Ripley's idea to create
the Powerline team as public
alternative to the false hero, Doctor
Zero, mainly to win over humans so
they didn't turn on the Shadows.
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 RAVENSCORE, DIRK
STATISTICS
F GD (10)
A GD (10)
S EX (20)
E IN (40)
R GD (10)
I GD (10)
P GD (10)

Health: 80
Karma: 30
Resources: EX (20)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Dirk Ravenscore
Occupation: Drug lord
Legal Status: Known criminal
citizen of Venezuela
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Venezuela
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Tyler
Ravenscore (father, deceased), Eric
Ravenscore (brother)
Base of Operations: Formerly the
Guillermos estate in Venezuela
Past Group Affiliations: The
Shadow Dwellers
Present Group Affiliation: None

KNOWN POWERS

Bite: Ravenscore's throat below the

chin of his "face" opens up into a
huge mouth ringed by large vicious
teeth. He can bite an opponent for In
(40) damage, but is at -1CS to strike.

Energy Amplification:
Ravenscore had the ability to
amplify energy output, including
energy generated or used by
superhuman powers when he was in
physical contact with the source.
Superhumans receiving a power
boost risked losing control of their
powers . He can magnify powers
such as energy generation, energy
projection, force fields or opening
teleportational doorways. He can
amplify a teleporter's rank to allow
them to move more people or affect
a larger area with an extended
range.
• Ravenscore could amplify
energy or energy based
superpowers +1CS but the
recipient would need to
make a Yellow Psyche
FEAT to avoid losing
control, using the power at
maximum range, rank and
area-of-effect and lose an
amount of Health
themselves equal to 1/2 the
original power rank each
round. (Example: An In (40)
rank power boosted to Am
(50) would cost the user 20
Health points, regardless of
defensive powers, each
round he/she failed the
FEAT).
Ravenscore could amplify
energy or energy based
superpowers +2CS but the
recipient would need to
make a Red Psyche FEAT
to avoid losing control,
using the power at
maximum range, rank and
area-of-effect and lose an
amount of Health
themselves equal to 1/2 the
original power rank each
round. (Example: An Am
(50) rank power boosted to
Un (100) would cost the
user 25 Health points,
regardless of defensive
powers, each round
Ravenscore could boost
energy to a maximum of
Sh-X (150) rank.

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• Depending on the nature of
the target's powers, losing
control could have
detrimental effects on their
Health. For example,
someone using their
powers to remain
physically young would
rapidly age.
• Ravenscore could transmit
his power boost to
someone he was talking to
over the phone (on a
physical landline, not a cell
phone), thousands of miles
away.
• Ravenscore has used this
power to stimulate the
electrical signals in Henry
Clerk's brain, to undo
(mostly) the psychic
damage inflicted on him by
Doctor Zero.
Matter Manipulation: Dirk had
somehow stolen his father's limited
power to reshape matter. His father
could change the shape of small
objects and Dirk seemed to use this
ability for limited shapeshifting of his
own body.
Tentacles: Dirk Ravenscore has
numerous tentacles of varying
length on his torso, head and hands.
He can reach out with them to
grapple up to 3 opponents at a time
with Gd (10) Strength and a range of
1 area or 1 target with Ex (20)
Strength and a +2CS to hit.
Talents: Crime, Leadership,
Business/Finance
Contacts: The Ravenscore crime
family has extensive contacts in the
criminal underworld and among
corrupt law enforcement officials,
especially in South and Central
America. Dirk is notorious and
mostly feared among the
Shadow Dwellers, but some of his
old contacts treated him with
disrespect once his empire
crumbled. He could still call in
favors from old allies and rivals for a
time.
Additional Notes:
Role Playing Notes: Dirk
Ravenscore is the spoiled son of a
powerful crime syndicate. He
expects to be treated with respect
by other Shadow Dwellers, even
though he's done little to earn it. He
acts like a ruthless gangster when
he has his men to enforce his will,
but will run from a fight if he doesn't
have the advantage. He will
negotiate with heroes for his own
self-preservation. Ravenscore hates
humans and transformed himself
into a monster as an expression of
his contempt (and to make himself
seem more impressive and
intimidating).
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 History: Dirk Ravenscore is a
Shadow Dweller and the son of a
powerful family of drug lords based
in Venezuela. Dirk rose up to
become head of the family,
supplanting his father. Dirk's hatred
for all things human was so great
that he boosted his father's limited
ability to reshape matter and had
him use it on him to transform him
into a monster.
Dirk used his father to open
a portal that allowed his men to
ambush their wealthy rivals the
Guillermos family. Ravenscore's
Henchmen: The Ravenscore drug men slaughtered the Guillermos,
cartel has a small army of thugs and leaving only Victor Guillermos to
hitmen. Because of his bias all of escape alive.
Dirk's bodyguards and enforcers are
Shadows, most with non-human Dirk held a party to arrange
appearances. These enforcers have: the marriage of his brother Eric, to
Lenore Castle, the daughter of a
F: Gd (10) H: 36 wealthy American Shadow family.
A: TY (6) K: 14 Lenore rejected Eric who caused an
S: Gd (10) argument that led to a fight and Eric
E: Gd (10) cut off the hand of Ripley Weaver,
R: Pr (4) Victor's uncle.
I: Ty (6)
P: Pr (4) Victor joined with Lenore
and helped Ripley escape, though
Powers: Most of the henchmen Lenore's father, Gordon, was taken
have one super-power such as: prisoner by the Ravenscores. Dirk
Energy Blasts, Flight, Super used his power amplification to
Strength, Body Armor or Fire boost Gordon's teleportation portals
Breathing. Roll 1D10 to determine to send his agents anywhere in the
rank: world. No longer needing his own
(1-2) Gd (3-7) Ex (8-9) Rm (10) In father, Dirk murdered him.
When the Ravenscore's
chief enforcer, Shreck left the family
to pursue a vendetta against
Michael Devlin, Dirk was persuaded
to recruit Henry Clerk. Impressed
that Clerk, a human, had nearly
defeated and seriously weakened
Doctor Zero, Dirk found him selling
chili at a convenience store, his
brilliant mind badly damaged by
Doctor Zero's psychic attack. Dirk
restored Clerk's mind and made him
his new enforcer. Dirk soon realized
that Clerk was insane and planned
to cause all of the nuclear power
plants in the US to melt down. When
Ripley Weaver and the Powerline
kids attacked his home and
defeated his men, Dirk used Gordon
Castle's portals to escape and Clerk
fled.
Powerline pursued Dirk to
China where he exchanged
information about Clerk's plans for a
promise the heroes would "leave
him alone". The heroes teleported
Dirk onto an Arctic ice floe, far away
from any civilization. Dirk survived
for several days before Powerline
returned for his help in stopping
Clerk's plan. Dirk agreed and used
his power to boost Gordon Castle's
powers so that he could teleport the
Ft. Vrean nuclear plant into space
before it could melt down. Gordon
was pulled into the portal and
presumably died. Dirk laughed at
Lenore as he walked away.
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History: The Knights of Saint
George are a succession of mystic
warriors chosen by the Order of
Saint George, a secret sect of
monks and alchemists based in a
Catholic monastery/abbey on a
mountaintop in Meteora, Greece.
The Order is composed of Shadow
Dwellers a race of supernatural and
superhuman creatures, most of
whom are humanoid but some are
monstrous in appearance. The
Order traditionally selects only
humans to become Knights and
selects candidates based on their
willingness to go to great lengths
and personal risk to fight evil. Of the
Shadows only the Order's leader,
Father Abbot is known to have worn
the Knight's armor in battle, and
Ripley Weaver is the only known
Shadow to be recruited as a Knight.
The Knight is given a suit
of armor that amplifies the wearers
psychic energy and grants them
superhuman powers based on the
strength of their faith and clear
perception of right and wrong. The
religious orientation of the Knight or
the monks of the Order are
irrelevant and have included
Buddhists and other religions
besides Catholics. There has been
at least one woman among the
Knights.
In exchange for the power
to destroy small evils, the Knight is
obligate to try to find and destroy the
creature that the Order calls the
Dragon. The Dragon is an ancient
supernatural creature, a member of
the Shadow Race, who has in
modern times adopted the super-
heroic cover identity of Doctor Zero.
Only one knight operates at any
time. A new one is created when his
predecessor dies in battle or resigns
of his own will. The Knight's
weapons and armor are created
through alchemy, sorcery and
science. The use of the armor is
addictive and promotes
aggressiveness and violence in the
wearer. Some Knights reject their
Knighthood, fearing that in fighting
monsters they will become monsters
themselves.
Although the Order
appears to be benevolent and all the
brothers are sincere followers of
their various faiths, their strongest
motivation is their feud with the
Dragon. The Order will make any
sacrifice to resist and destroy his
plans.
During the Dark Ages the
original, true Saint George of
Cappadocia battled the
Draaghignazzo (Doctor Zero) and
gravely wounded him. Zero placed
himself into suspended animation
and was believed to be dead. Saint
George inspired
SAINT GEORGE
the founding of the Order and was
their first knight. Saint George grew
tired of the Order's Machiavellian
schemes and left them. Over the
centuries the Order built their abbey
on top of a mesa in Greece and
released the Black Plague on
Europe to destroy the Feudal
System Doctor Zero had created.
Zero battled several of the Order's
Knights over the centuries. In
modern times Zero killed the Knight,
Kara Janisery, in battle and Father
Michael Devlin was recruited to
replace her. The Order's Abbot
doubted that Devlin was worthy and
intended to strip him of the armor,
so Devlin stole it and fled, believing
he could be a force against evil
without the Order's control. When
Devlin learned that the Order had
not informed him that his true
mission would be to kill Doctor Zero,
he became further alienated from
the Order.
Abbot began to believe that
the Order's tradition of choosing a
human was a mistake and that it
would take a Shadow to defeat Zero.
Abbot donned the first armor he had
ever built and challenged Zero to a
fight. Abbot attacked Zero until he
fought back, and critically wounded
the Abbot. The wounded Abbot was
returned to the abbey where the
monks of the Order were split on
helping him since he'd violated their
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traditions. The Powerline team had
arrived at the abbey to recruit aid
against the apocalyptic plans of
Henry Clerk when Zero, outraged
that the Abbot had directly attacked
him, arrived and began slaughtering
the monks. The Abbot had survived
long enough to repair Devlin's armor
and he defeated Zero, but spared
his life in order to force him to help
against their common threat, Henry
Clerk. The combined forces of the
Knight of Saint George, Powerline
and Doctor Zero defeated Clerk and
saved the world. The Brothers of the
Order buried the Abbot, with Zero
present to honor his old adversary.
The abbey destroyed by their battle,
and their feud with Zero over, the
surviving monks split up and
ventured out into the world. Father
Devlin remained the Knight of Saint
George and continued to battle evil.
A version of the Order of
Saint George, one who maintained
multiple Knights simultaneously,
appears in an alternate reality in the
Shadow Province of the Secret
Wars Battleworld, where they
battled the Squadron Sinister.
Knights of Saint
George
POWER OF FAITH: The Knights of
Saint George can channel the
mystic power of their faith to
enhance their physical abilities and
provide them with super-human
powers. When a Knight confronts
evil, especially supernatural
creatures he must make a Psyche
FEAT roll to determine the strength
of his faith at that moment. If the
Knight gets a Yellow result he gains:
1. +1CS to his Fighting rank with a
maximum of In (40) rank.
2. +1CS to his Agility rank
maximum of Rm (30)
3. +1CS to his Strength rank
maximum of Ex (20)
4. +3Cs to his Endurance rank
maximum of In (40)
5. +1CS to his Intuition and
Initiative and an appropriate
increase in Health from the
listed enhancements
If the Knight gets a Red result he
gains:
1. +2CS to his Fighting rank with a
maximum of Am (50) rank.
2. +2CS to his Agility rank
maximum of Rm (30)
3. +2CS to his Strength rank
maximum of Rm (30)
4. +4Cs to his Endurance rank
maximum of Am (50)
5. +2CS to his Intuition and
Initiative and an appropriate
increase in Health from the
listed enhancements
If the Knight makes a
Yellow FEAT the powers and
abilities remain until the battle is
finished or until he is confronted by
another crisis of faith; witnessing a
horrible event, confronted by a
powerful and terrifying opponent or if
he is losing the battle badly. He
must then make another FEAT, to
either overcome and reaffirm his
faith or fail. If he makes a Red result
those power ranks will remain for
only 10 rounds then revert to his
Yellow ranks unless he is forced to
make another FEAT and succeeds.
If the Knight fails his Psyche FEAT
with a White result, his faith falters
and he is left powerless and losses
all Karma. He remains powerless
and can not make another Psyche
FEAT for 1D10 rounds.
The armor is more effective
when used by humans, Shadow
Dwellers gain only -1CS the benefits
(Body Armor is still at least Good
(10) rank).
Unique Weapon (Armor): The
Knights of Saint George are
equipped with
technological/enchanted suits of
armor that provide Good (10) rank
protection from all types of damage
including mental and magical
attacks and boosts the wearer's
Endurance +2CS. The armor's
protection rank can be enhanced by
the power of faith, and on a Yellow
result of his Psyche FEAT the armor
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is enhanced +1CS or +3CS on a
Red. The armor provides rank level
protection from Doctor Zero's
vacuum fields but not from his Bio-
Energy Vampirism.
Knights of Saint George are armed
with a technological/enchanted
battle staff that draws power from
the user's faith and can project bolts
of force, energy, electricity or heat
once every other round at a range of
3 areas. The Knight must make a
Psyche FEAT to determine damage,
a Green result indicating a bolt
equal to the user's Psyche rank. A
Yellow result indicates a bolt equal
to the users Psyche rank +1 Column
Shift, and a Red result indicates
Psyche +2 Column Shifts. A White
result indicates that no bolt is
produced. On a Yellow or better the
Knight can strike with an energy bolt
as an area-of-effect attack, inflicting
rank level damage to one target and
-1CS damage to everyone else in
the area. The staff has In (40)
material strength and can be used to
inflict +1CS melee damage
Limitation: The Knights must
maintain a clear vision of right and
wrong when using the armor or risk
being corrupted by it and harmed by
energy feedback. Every 1D10 times
the Knight wears the full armor he
must make a Green Psyche FEAT.
If confronted by anything that could
make him question his purposed,
faith or the moral rightness of his
mission, he would need to make
another such FEAT. If the FEAT
fails, he will begin to have difficulty
controlling his temper and lash out
at anyone who angers him and he
will require a Yellow FEAT going
forward. Failing a Yellow FEAT
makes it difficult for the Knight to
want to remove the armor and his
temper becomes much worse,
lashing out more often and requiring
a Yellow Psyche FEAT to resist
using lethal levels of force against
enemies. Failing a Yellow FEAT
means he must make Red FEATS
going forward. Failing a Red FEAT
means a Psyche FEAT to resist
using lethal force even against
enemies
who aren't a real threat to him in
combat and would require a Red
Psyche FEAT to remove the armor,
attempting to remove the armor
cause the Knight agonizing pain and
inflicts Gd (10) damage.
Healing: The power of the Knight's
armor allows him to heal at an
accelerated rate and heal wounds
that he would not normally recover
from, such as third-degree burns.
The Knight can make a Psyche
FEAT while resting. A Green result
allows him to heal an amount of
Health equal to his Psyche per hour.
A Yellow FEAT allows him to heal
his Psyche +1CS every 30 minutes
and a Red result gains his Psyche
+2CS in Health every 15 minutes.
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Detect Shadow Dwellers: The
Knight's armor is attuned to the
energies of the Shadow Dwellers
and if the Knight can make an
Intuition FEAT he can sense the
presence of any Shadow within 50
yards. Once he has encountered a
particular Shadow Dweller, the
Knight can attempt to make a Yellow
Intuition FEAT to track him across
any terrain if he is within 1 mile.
Weather Control: If the Knight can
make a Red Psyche FEAT he/she
can summon a heavy rainstorm
covering several miles. The rain is
heavy enough to quickly extinguish
a large building fire. Once a storm
has been summoned the Knight can
attempt a Yellow Psyche FEAT to
summon a Mn (75) damage lighting
bolt to strike an opponent. He can
attempt to summon one such bolt
every 6 rounds and after the initial
attack requires a Red Psyche FEAT
to summon more.
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Father Michael Devlin
STATISTICS
F EX (20)
A GD (10)
S GD (10)
E GD (10)
R TY (6)
I EX (20)
P IN (40)

Health: 50
Karma: 66
Resources: FB (2)
Popularity: 10

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Michael Patrick Devlin
Occupation: Former Catholic priest,
adventurer
Legal Status: Citizen of the U.S.
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: Saint
George, Knight of Saint George
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Michael Sr.
(father, deceased), Mary (mother)
Base of Operations: Mobile,
formerly St. Anthony's church,
Brooklyn, NY; formerly the Abbey of
the Order of Saint George, Meteora,
Greece.
Past Group Affiliations: The
Knights of the Order of Saint George
Present Group Affiliation: None

KNOWN POWERS
His armor provides Ex (20) Talents: Devlin has the Talents of
protection from all attacks. He can Martial Arts A and E, Blunt and
Armor: Devlin has all his powers
inflict Rm (30) blunt damage with his Edged Weapons. He has extensive
conferred on him by the weapons of
staff or project energy blasts for Am knowledge of Catholic religion. He
Saint George. While wearing the
(50) damage every other round. He gains a +1CS with Staff's ranged
complete suit of armor, his
can heal 50 points of damage every attacks.
Endurance is normally Rm (30), his
30 minutes.
Health is 70 and he has Gd (10)
Contacts: Devlin has many friends
rank protection from all attacks. He
On a Red Psyche FEAT Devlin's in the Brooklyn neighborhood where
can inflict Ex (20) blunt damage with
ability ranks are: he was a priest. He can call on most
his staff or project energy blasts for
of the monks of the Order of Saint
In (40) damage every other round.
F: In (40) H: 150 George for aid, though some resent
He can heal 40 points of damage
A: Rm (30) K: 86 and reject him. He has been an ally
per hour.
S: Rm (30) of John Nighthunter (Skinwalker),
E: Am (50) Lenore Castle, Victor Guillermos,
On a Yellow Psyche FEAT his
I: In (40) Ripley Weaver (Powerline) and on
ability ranks are:
occasion, Doctor Zero.
His armor provides In (40) protection
F: Rm (30) H: 110
from all attacks. He can inflict In (40) Additional Notes:
A: Ex (20) K: 76
blunt damage with his staff or
S: Ex (20)
project energy blasts for Mn (75)
E: In (40)
damage every other round. He can
I: Rm (30)
heal 75 points every 15 minutes.

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Role Playing Notes: Michael Devlin
is a man of deep religious faith and
believes it is his calling to serve and
protect others. He agreed to
become a Knight of Saint George
because he thought he could do
greater good for people fighting evil
but rejected and resented the
Order's expectation that he become
their assassin. Devlin has a temper,
exasperated by the influence of the
armor and was a surprisingly skilled
combatant even before becoming a
Knight. Devlin repeatedly showed
mercy to his enemies and tried to
save even their lives when he could.
Background: Michael Devlin was a
priest doing missionary work in
Nicaragua when he found himself in
the middle of the fighting between
the Sandinistas and the Contra
rebels. He was captured and
interrogated by the Sandinistas and
rescued by the U.S. covert forces
known as the Merchants. Devlin fell
from the escaping helicopter and
was forced to kill several enemy
soldiers in the jungle. He returned to
the U.S. and worked for a parish in
Brooklyn. While working at their
soup kitchen he encountered the
three Shadow Dwellers who would
later become Powerline.
Devlin was selected by
Father Abbot to be the next Knight
of Saint George. Devlin witnessed a
young man from his parish, Tony
Figaro, being abducted by a
Shadow Dweller and was helpless
to stop it.
Devlin had become
frustrated with his roll in the
priesthood when he was
approached by Brother Barnabbas
and convinced to learn more about
the Order of Saint George. He
traveled with Barnabbas to Greece
and came to believe he could make
more of a difference in the world as
a Knight of Saint George. During his
training he overheard Barnabbas
and father Abbot deciding that he
would not be adequate for the roll
and he stole the Knight's armor and
fled the Abby, as Barnabbas and
Abbot had planned.
Devlin used the Knight's
armor to rescue Tony Figaro from
his kidnappers, who worked for the
Shadow crime-boss Dirk
Ravenscore. While returning to the
U.S., Devlin was attacked by Shreck,
Ravesvore's assassin. Devlin
partially dismembered Shreck and
knocked him off a moving train,
causing the assassin to harbor a
personal vendetta against the priest.
While trying to attune
himself with the energies of the
armor in the Black Forest of
Germany, Devlin was nearly
overwhelmed by images from the
Order's past and he began to
question his decision to leave the
priesthood.
Befriending Patty
Richardson, who became his
traveling companion, he returned to
his home-town in Pennsylvania. He
found his home town rundown and
the townspeople in economic
depression and despair. He
discovered that the town was under
the influence of a Shadow named
Lorri Nimyeur who was working to
destroy the town. Devlin killed her
and her agents.
Devlin encountered other
Shadows on the road and freed the
town of Miller Creek from Wikka, a
Shadow who demanded human
sacrifice.
Devlin and Richardson
hired the Shadow Dweller, John
Nighthunter (Skinwalker) to fly them
to Venezuela to investigate the fate
of the last Knight of Saint George,
Kara Janisery. Landing in Nicaragua,
Devlin discovered that the children
from the village where he had been
a missionary were being held
captive by the Contras. Devlin
fought off the rebels and freed the
children. Devlin had come under the
influence of the armor, became
more violent and could no longer
take it off. In Venezuela, Devlin
discovered that Janisery had been
killed in battle with Doctor Zero. He
became further disillusioned with his
path and suffered great pain
removing the armor.
Shreck tracked down
Devlin, defeated him and crucified
him to a tree. Doctor Zero had
forbidden Shreck from killing Devlin
so the assassin left him to die in the
jungle. Devlin painfully extracted his
limbs from the spikes and tracked
down and ambushed Shreck. During
their fight, Shreck fell into a piranha
infested waterhole and Devlin tried
to save him but Shreck was
consumed.
Devlin was present at the
Abbey of Saint George when Doctor
Zero attacked and slaughtered
several of the monks. Devlin forced
Zero to use his vacuum effect power
knowing it would trigger the armor's
safeguards and the resulting
feedback nearly killed them both.
Defeating Zero, Devlin spared his
life and recruited him to help,
alongside Powerline to stop Henry
Clerk's apocalyptic plans. Devlin
saved both Zero and Clerk from a
nuclear meltdown and returned to
his mission of fighting evil as the
Knight of Saint George even after
the death of Father Abbot and the
disbanding of the Order.
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 SHRECK

STATISTICS
F RM (30)
A EX (20)
S EX (20)
E IN (40)
R TY (6)
I GD (10)
P EX (20)

Health: 110 (220)

Karma: 36
Resources: GD (10)
Popularity: -70

BACKGROUND
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Assassin, Enforcer,
former squire
Legal Status: Unrevealed
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Widower
Known Relatives: Unnamed wife
(deceased)
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: The
Ravenscore drug cartel, squire to
Doctor Zero
Present Group Affiliation: None

KNOWN POWERS

Acid Generation: Shreck's body

generates a powerful, molecular
acid on contact. This acid quickly
attacks the joints and connective
tissues of his victim, making their
limbs easier to remove, even when
he is doing so one-handed. This
attack is considered an Am (50)
damage acid attack, and if the victim
would normally be brought to zero
Health, they keep half their Health
but Shreck can pull off one limb.
Shreck can use this power to
simulate super-strength,
dismembering bodies, or thrusting
his hands through walls or doors,
smashing them.
Longevity: Shreck is not a member
of the Shadow race, but because of
a supernatural curse he may be
functionally immortal and is over
1500 years old.
Piecemeal Anatomy: Shreck has
the ability to replace any part of his
body; limbs, eyes, organs, etc., with
those taken from other humanoids
or animals. When any part of his
body is severed or severely
damaged, he can rip it off, with little
or no pain and place a replacement
part in its place, which fuses to his
body and beings operating as his
own. His body is composed of an
assortment of stolen body parts in
various states of decay, giving his
skin a green/yellow or gray color
and the appearance and odor of
decay. He can replace body parts
with fresh ones torn off other living
beings, or dead ones taken from a
corps. The replacement part is dead
and will rot over time, so the fresher
parts last longer. Because his body
parts are considered an amalgam of
individual pieces and he feels little
or no pain and can function for a
time with damaged or missing vital
organs, his Health score is
considered twice the normal amount.
Depending on how fresh the body
parts he's using are, he loses 1D10
X 3 Health points per day as they
decompose. Losing a third of his
Health (-73 points) in this way
usually means an entire limb has
rotted to the point that it falls off
or becomes useless and immobile.
He recovers these lost Health points
(up to +73 points) as soon as a new
part replaces it. Shreck can survive
without vital organs for a time and
so is immune to Kill results and can
survive wounds to his brain without
losing his memories or personality.
Each part of Shreck's body
is semi-independent and can be
removed when necessary. If a
poison, disease or one of
Skinwalker's bone-shards is
introduced to one part of his body, it
has only half the normal effect and
he can remove that part to prevent
further damage, control, etc.
Shreck can gain skills,
abilities and memories from
replacement parts. Legs taken from
a gymnast or dancer can increase
his Agility one or two Column Shifts.
Arms or legs taken from a martial
artist can increase his Fighting one
or two Column Shifts. An eye can
confer the skills of a marksman,
hands can remember how to

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operate equipment, fly an aircraft,
etc. Body parts taken from a super-
human may confer powers
associated with it at minus 1 Column
Shift.
When Shreck takes
another's person's eye, he can see
things they had seen recently. When
he takes their ears, he can hear
recent conversations they had.
Shreck can, when
necessary replace his entire head
while his memories and personality
remain intact. He can re-grow his
body from skeletal remains, by
absorbing organic material nearby,
including microorganisms and dead
cells. He can recover his Endurance
rank per hour and recover a
maximum of 55 Health before he
needs to start replacing parts from
larger prey.
Talents: Shreck has a long history
as a warrior and murderer for hire.
He gains a +1CS with all ancient
and modern melee weapons and
guns. He can gains a wide range of
skills by taken body parts from
people, but will only retain them until
the part rots away.
Equipment
Spare Body Parts: Shreck keeps a
supply of replacement body parts,
including; hands and eyes, in a
satchel that he carries with him. For
a time he carried the severed
organic-metal hand of Ripley
Weaver with him and could use for
the same effects as Weaver.
Presumably this metal hand would
not decompose.
Other Notes:
Role Playing Notes: Shreck is a
professional who sees himself as a
businessman and prides himself on
his reputation. He always keeps his
word to his employer. He rarely
takes anything done for business as
personal, but became obsessed with
revenge against Father Devlin.
Shreck both owes a debt to and
fears Doctor Zero and will defer to
him always. He makes wisecracks
and morbid jokes in the course of
carrying out his assassinations. He
doesn't hesitate to kill innocent
bystanders who are in his way or
when he needs replacement body
parts. Shreck tries to keep a low
profile, hiding his rotting form under
hats and long coats and keeping to
the shadows. He has a reputation
that strikes terror into most Shadow
Dwellers and human criminals who
deal with the Ravenscores.
History: Shreck is one of the few
known super-humans on Earth-
88194 who is not a member of the
Shadow race.
Shreck had been part of a
tribe of Vandals in East Germany
more than a thousand years ago
and took part in the sacking of
Rome. The Romans summoned a
mare, a dark, supernatural monster
that slew half the Vandals, including
Shreck's wife. Shreck crawled down
the creature's gullet and ate its heart
before cutting himself free. He was
declared a hero of the tribe until his
body began to decay, afflicted by
the "mare's curse".
He learned that he could
acquire replacement body parts
from other people and animals. His
tribesmen ran him out of the village,
naming him 'Shreck' which means
"fear". He began taking replacement
parts from bodies crucified by the
Romans.
The Draghignazzo (later
Doctor Zero) found Shreck and
recognized his curse. He used his
power to heal Shreck's broken mind
and returned him to a more human
appearance for a time. He became
Zero's loyal squire and joined him in
pillaging the land for many years.
When Zero was badly
wounded by George of Cappadonia
(Saint George), he had Shreck bury
him to complete the illusion that he
had died. Shreck took revenge on
Zero's enemies for many years.
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 In modern times Shreck
became an enforcer for the
Ravenscore crime family. When Eric
Ravenscore severed Ripley
Weavers metal hand, Shreck
recovered it for his own use.

Shreck encountered
Michael Devlin (Saint George) in
Turkey when he interfered with a
Ravenscore drug operation. He
tracked Devlin to a train headed for
Paris. During their battle, Devin tied
Shreck's legs to part of the train,
then blasted the other car lose,
ripping him in half. Shreck swore
revenge for his humiliating defeat.
Shreck refused to continue to work
for the Ravenscores until he had his
revenge and sought permission from
Doctor Zero to kill the Knight. Zero
gave Shreck permission to hunt but
not kill Devlin.

Shreck tracked Devlin to

Nicaragua, ambushed him and left
him crucified to a tree in the jungle.
Devlin eventually freed himself and
tracked Shreck down. During their
battle, Shreck slipped into a pool of
piranhas. Devlin tried to save his
adversary but he was consumed
down to the bone. That evening a
group of local scavengers found his
skeleton, intending to take his gold
fillings. His skeleton leapt at the men
and killed them, using their bodies to
rebuild himself.

Under unrevealed
circumstances, Shreck made his
way to Earth-616 where he
established himself as a mercenary
under the name "Terror" for several
years.

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 SKINWALKER

STATISTICS
F EX (20)
A EX (20)
S GD (10)
E RM (30)
R TY (6)
I RM (30)
P RM (30)

Health: 80
Karma: 66
Resources: PR (4)
Popularity: 0

BACKGROUND
Real Name: John Nighthunter
Occupation: Pilot, smuggler,
mercenary
Legal Status: U.S. citizen
Identity: Secret
Other Known Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile,
formerly Night Flyer Airlines, Florida
City, Florida
Past Group Affiliations: Night
Flyer Airlines (owner and sole
proprietor).
Present Group Affiliation: None

KNOWN POWERS

Longevity: Nighthunter's age is

unrevealed, but like all Shadows his
lifespan is far longer than a normal
human. He is at least hundreds of
years old.

Mind Control: John Nighthunter

has the power to imbue small
shards of human bone so that when
they are imbedded in a person's skin,
he can control their minds. He
normally delivers these shards using
his blow gun, though he can simply
stab them into his target. The shard
retains its power for an unrevealed
amount of time and if removed and
stabbed into a second target, even
by someone other than Nighthunter,
the user can then take control of his
target. The power probably wears
off after an hour.
Once a bone shard is imbedded in
his target, he can verbally command
them to do what he wants. A target
attempting to resist doing something
they are already inclined to do
anyway, they would need to make a
Psyche FEAT against Am (50) rank.
Attempting to resist a command to
do something they are hesitant to do,
but could be convinced to do under
some circumstances would require a
Psyche FEAT against In (40) rank.
Resisting something they strongly
do not want to do requires a Psyche
FEAT against Rm (30) intensity and
resisting something they would
NEVER do (attack and try to kill an
ally, family member, an innocent, or
kill themselves, etc.) requires a
FEAT against Ex (20) intensity.
Skinwalker can simply will a
controlled target to die and they
would have to resist with a Psyche
FEAT against Ty (6) intensity or
their heart will stop.
Nighthunter avoids using his power,
because it is addictive. The more he
uses it, the more he wants to use it
and he fears its corrupting influence
on him.
Equipment:
Blow Gun: Nighthunter carries a
small blow gun and several small
shards of human bone as
ammunition. The shards have
range of 20 feet and inflict Fb (2)
damage. He can fire up to 3 times
per round at separate targets.

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Talents: Pilot and aircraft mechanic
(prop-aircraft and helicopters, at
least), Hunting/Tracking, Wilderness
Survival, Weapons Master (Blow
Gun), Edged Weapons, Mysticism
Contacts: John Nighthunter has
contacts within the criminal
underworld, especially among
smugglers. He may have contacts
among Navajo mystics.
Other Notes:
Role Playing Notes: John
Nighthunter is a mercenary and
willing to do jobs and smuggle for
criminals to make a living. He is still
an honorable man who won't hurt
innocents and can become intensely
loyal and protective towards people
he believes to be noble. He has
gotten himself into trouble in the
past, refusing to return to work for
past criminal employers who want to
make use of his powers. Though a
member of the Shadow race,
Nighthunter identifies as a member
of the Native American, Navajo tribe
and talks about their myths and
mysticism as if he has been a part of
them.
History: Hundreds of years ago
Skinwalker was a Hataalii (shaman)
of the Dinee (the Navajo people). He
struggled with the dark part of
himself, his corrupting desire to use
his powers, and his people hated
and feared him but used him
nonetheless. One night he left the
tribe, never to return.
In modern times, as John
Nighthunter, he worked as a mob
enforcer and eventually left that life
to become a pilot. Nighthunter has
had run-ins with his old mob boss
and his enforcers who tried to force
him to come back to work for him.
He also has had some experience
with the Knights of Saint George.
Nighthunter was hired by
Patty Richardson and Michael
Devlin (Saint George) to fly them to
Venezuela. The night before the trip,
Nighthunter spoke to Devlin and told
him the legend of the Skinwalker.
Devlin helped fight off the mob thugs
who had returned to threaten
Nighthunter.
Their plane damaged in the
fight, they were forced to land in
Nicaragua and the three continued
on foot. Nighthunter helped Devlin to
rescue a local village from both the
Contras and the Sandinistas.
Nighthunter agreed to do a
smuggling job for the Shadow drug
lords, the Ravenscores, in order to
raise money to get to Venezuela.
The three encountered the
Powerline trio who convinced them
they were allies.
As Devlin became
corrupted by his mystic armor and
found he could no longer remove it,
Nighthunter assured him he would
not be alone in his further struggles.
They were ambushed by the
Shadow assassin, Shreck who
overpowered them and captured
Devlin.
Nighthunter attended a
meeting of the Order of Saint
George, where they decided they
would need to ally themselves with
Doctor Zero against the apocalyptic
plans of Henry Clerk. When Devlin
battled Doctor Zero, Nighthunter
attempted to shoot Zero with a bone
fragment, but Ripley Weaver
crushed his blow gun, telling him it
was Devlin's battle alone. Devlin
defeated Zero and persuaded him to
join forces.
Nighthunter joined the
heroes in evacuate the town's
people near the Ft. Vrean nuclear
plant. Nighthunter used his power to
force several opposing soldiers to
help evacuate the civilians. As the
heroes teleported the exploding
power plant into space, the
shockwave forced Nighthunter's
helicopter to crash, but everyone
managed to walk away.
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