Morpheus Unbound | Supporting Cast | Hero System
Background: The being know on Earth as Blackthorn is an alien scout of the Vauvox race. He crash-landed on Earth when his ship was shot down by Raven. His crashed scout ship was found by VIPER agents who immediately decided they wanted to kill him and steal his sip and technology. However, he killed the agents and stole their equipment. As a bit of revenge and honor, he has decided to hunt VIPER. He steals their equipment and sells it to his contact for cash, equipment and information.
The FBI discovered him a long time ago, but they also discovered that he is good at finding VIPER cells. Also, if they give him leads to VIPER cells, he can be manipulated into disabling them at a comparatively low risk to civilians or the FBI.
Personality/Motivation: Blackthorn hunts VIPER for the sport of it. It's an intellectual challenge. He will also take other work, particularly from his contact, to help pay for the necessities of life like food and shelter. Ultimately, he needs to build a communications device to contact his people.
Quote: "I am the shadow in the night. I am the trap in the grass, waiting for the snake to slither by."
Powers/Tactics: He carries a VIPER blaster rifle, and four vicious looking Vauvox combat knives, which he can also throw. He is proficient enough to use (or throw) one with each hand (Autofire).
He avoids direct combat, instead preferring guerilla tactics, especially against many foes. He will always try to get under cover, then Find Weakness repeatedly against as many foes as possible. When he begins fighting, he will concentrate on one foe until that foe is down. When stalking VIPER agents, he is extremely careful. He will never attack anyone if there remains any doubt.
Appearance: He has flat black skin, and white pupil-less eyes. He has no body hair; his head hair is long and stark white. His finger nails and toe nails are also stark white.
Campaign Use: Blackthorn is a foil for VIPER and if the PCs ever run afoul of the FBI, they may have Blackthorn sent after them.
| Value | Characteristic | Cost | 100+ | Disadvantages | |
| 20 | Strength | 10 | 15 | Hunted: VIPER, 8- (M.Pow, NCI) | |
| 20 | Dexterity | 30 | 10 | Watched: FBI, 8- (M.Pow, NCI) | |
| 20 | Constitution | 20 | 10 | Watched: METE, 8- (M.Pow, NCI) | |
| 10 | Body | 0 | 10 | Psych. Lim.: Hunts VIPER | |
| 13 | Intelligence | 3 | 15 | Distinctive Features: Skin and hair | |
| 11 | Ego | 2 | 20 | Vulnerability: 2x Effect from Magic | |
| 14 | Presence | 4 | 20 | Normal Characteristic Maxima | |
| 14 | Comeliness | 2 | 5 | Poverty Stricken | |
| 8+ | Physical Defense | 4 | 10 | Psych. Lim.: Extremely protective of innocents and bystanders | |
| 8+ | Energy Defense | 4 | |||
| 4 | Speed | 10 | |||
| 9 | Recovery | 2 | |||
| 40 | Endurance | 0 | |||
| 30 | Stun | 1 | |||
| Characteristic Total | 91 | 105 | Experience Spent | ||
| Power Total | 224 | 310 | Disadvantage Total | ||
| Total Points | 315 | ||||
| Points | Power | End Cost |
| 2 | Running +1" | |
| 5 | Flash Defense (5 sight, 2 hearing, 2 smell), Act. 14- (-1/2) (Nictating membranes) | |
| 2 | Lack of Weakness (7), Act. 8- | |
| 2 | Mental Sense, Concentrate (-1/2) | |
| 36 | Armor (12, 12) | |
| 2 | Armor (2,2), Eyes Only (-2), Act. 14- (-1/2) (Nictating Membranes) | |
| 3 | Enhanced Senses +1 all PER rolls | |
| 2 | Power Defense (7), Act. 8- | |
| 2 | Mental Defense (10), Act. 8- | |
| 3 | LS: Immune to Disease | |
| Equipment | ||
| 30 | 8d6 EB, [32] ×4 (+1/2), OAF: VIPER Blaster Rifle | 0 |
| 10 | Multipower 22.5-pt reserve, OAF: Nasty Throwable Vauvox Combat Knives (-1), -1/2 Variable Lim. (-1/4) | |
| 1 | u 1d6 RKA, Autofire-2 (+1/2), [4c] recoverable (-1/2) | 0 |
| 1 | u 1d6 HKA (2d6 w/STR), Autofire-2 (+1/2), must have at least one charge, two for Autofire (-1/2) | 1 |
| Skills | Roll | |
| "INT-based" skills | ||
| 3 | PS: Galactic Scout | 12- |
| 3 | Deduction | 12- |
| 3 | (Astro)Navigation | 12- |
| 2 | KS: Astronomy | 11- |
| 2 | KS: Milky Way Galaxy | 11- |
| 2 | KS: United States | 11- |
| 2 | Systems Operation | 11- |
| 2 | Streetwise | 11- |
| 1 | Fam.: Inventor | 8- |
| 1 | Fam.: Mechanic | 8- |
| 1 | Fam.: Geology | 8- |
| "DEX-based" skills | ||
| 3 | Stealth | 13- |
| 3 | Combat Piloting (Scout Craft) | 13- |
| General skills | ||
| 3 | Survival | 11- |
| 3 | Language (English, Fluent, No Accent) | |
| 0 | Language (Vauvox, native) | |
| 4 | Transport Fam.: Space Vehicles, Small Ground Vehicles | |
| 3 | Traveler | |
| 3 | Linguist | |
| 5 | Weapon Fam.: Common Melee Weapons, Small Arms, Ship to Ship Heavy Weapons | |
| Talent | Roll | |
| 3 | Resistance +1 | |
| 5 | Defense Maneuver | |
| 3 | Ambidexterity | |
| 60 | Find Weakness, all attacks | 17- |
| 3 | Contact: Fixer (trades VIPER equipment for cash and information, secretly an FBI agent |