Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States wrote:Madrinpoor wrote:Application
Name: Calavera
Age: Unknown (But 70 for the admin's sake)
Appearance: He wears a very wide brimmed hat and a tattered poncho and boots that look like they were made from snakeskin. His skin is stretched tightly across his face, and his eyes are sunken — he looks less than human. There are marks below his eyes that look like three black dots you would find on a sugar skull, they may be birthmarks, tattoos, or paint. Nobody really knows. His hands have similarly stretched out skin, and are very bony. He is hunched over and looks very old but nobody knows how old he really is.
Place of Birth: Mojave Desert, nearish to Las Vegas (only big city I could find in the Mojave desert) but on the California side
Relatives: All dead
Previous professions: A coach protecter (guarding against highwaymen) and then part of the Mexican Army in the Mexican-American war
First impressions: Mysterious, spooky, loner
Personality: Very quiet, when he talks, he is very mysterious
Opinion of other characters: I'm first!
Opinion of the mission: Another job, and maybe a way to find the Tohono. (This will make sense when you read my bio)
Employment history: He was hunting for the Tohono, and one of the War Department's heads, Matthew J. Callahan, was attacked by bandits. Calavera saw them from a ridge, and called down to the bandits to leave Callahan alone. When they didn't leave, Calavera used his powers and sent all of them running, but Callahan was injured and couldn't run. Calavera stopped his powers and helped Callahan. He realized Calavera was a homme extraordinaire, and he asked Calavera to help the government find others. Calavera agreed. Another job.
Power/drawbacks:
Powers: He can create images of ghosts or monsters using the fears of the people he's attacking, a power he calls "the Haunt". He creates their noises and their horrifying images and they send people screaming. They call him the "King of Ghosts" in the Mojave.
Drawbacks: The Haunt scares everyone around him, including his teammates, so it is better used when he is alone. Also, people can resist it if they know what's coming or are very strong willed. Someone that has lost everything, like him, also isn't susceptible to the Haunt if they have gotten over their loss completely.
Equipment: A poncho, a hat, dirty clothes, a whiskey flask with a saguaro cactus engraved on it, a bowie knife, a pistol (Colt .44), a satchel with some food and a guitar.
Bio: At the age of seven, his family was killed in a Comanche raid on his village in retaliation for some people from his village murdering 40 Comanche children. he went to live in a mission in the desert, still grieving for his family, but was repeatedly beaten by the priest. Calavera let go of his family and resigned to his fate of servitude, but decided he wanted to take out his pent up grief and anger on those who do bad in the world. Originally a normal man, he became a carriage protector, fighting off bandits and highwaymen. When the Mexican-American war came around, he enlisted in the Mexican Army (California was a part of Mexico then) and fought at the Alamo and Goliad. However, on a mission with his squad team, they were ambushed by Comanches and most were killed. Calavera escaped into Southern Arizona. His horse died in the heat of the Sonoran, and he was very, very close to death, but he came across a Tohono O'odham hunter, who took Calavera back to the Tohono camp. Calavera rested but contracted a very, very bad disease and the healer didn't know how to save him. She took him across the desert to the Baboquivari Peak to find an old shaman who claimed he was I'itoi, the Elder Brother, who created earth. I'itoi healed Calavera, but noticed that Calavera had powers he didn't know he had, and trained Calavera in how to use them. Calavera rode off to the Comanche camp, now with many of the original raiders long dead, and slaughtered every single person with a machete, a pistol, and their greatest fears hijacking their minds. Then he went to the mission, but the priest was dead. Calavera dug up the priest's grave and crushed the priest's bones and scattered them in the desert for the vultures to pick at. Calavera then saved the War Department guy and joined the team, see my above answer
Edited!
Yes, this is exactly what I meant; him having a power and a shaman helping him to realise it is perfect, thank you. In that case, happily accepted!
Also, don't worry about the age. We can say that his powers make him somewhat more spirited and lively than his contemporaries, that's fine.
Yay! So excited. Also I'itoi is part of RL Tohono O'odham mythology, in case that affects anything.