Post by Jordanna on Dec 9, 2005 23:17:54 GMT -5
Character's Name: Hori Kanuta.
Mutant Nickname: Taniwha (after a guardian spirit from Maori myth).
Mutant Power(s): When injured, Taniwha vanishes into an incorporeal form, in which he is able to heal. If the wound is slight, he will reappear in an instant (seeming merely to "flicker"), but he may require several hours to recover from severe injuries. In effect, he is almost indestructible. He also has superhuman strength, and his senses are enhanced--although not to the same degree as those of his counterpart, the Ferret.
Occupation: Bodyguard of Nicholas Tiernan.
Gender: Male.
Age: Undertermined. In appearance, he could be in his thirties or forties.
Height: 7' 2".
Hair Color: Black. He wears it pulled back into a few inches of ponytail.
Eye Color: Solid white, including the pupils.
Physical Description: With his towering height and massive muscles, Taniwha is a giant. His features and coloring are distinctively Maori. He is mute except for grunts and growls.
Country/Hometown: Presumably New Zealand, but no one knows for sure.
Immediate Family: None known.
Personality: Taniwha is a feral mutant, almost subhuman in nature. He is extremely aggressive, territorial, and loyal to Nocturne--traits which make him an ideal bodyguard.
Weaknesses: His feral intellect is almost as limited as an animal's. Although he understands English speech (at least in words of one syllable), he is mute and illiterate. The slowness of his mind also translates into rather slow physical reactions.
Additional Skills: None.
Hobbies/Interests: Beating people up and guzzling breathtaking amounts of hard liquor at Lusus Naturae.
Personal History: Because Taniwha does not speak, nothing is known about his background; he simply turned up at Lusus Naturae like a stray dog. Pink took one look at the man-mountain and promptly hired him as a bouncer, but when his self-healing powers came to light, Nocturne pulled him in. His devotion was quickly won by the prospect of unlimited booze and frequent bloodsport. His official function is that of a bodyguard to Nocturne, but since his master rarely ventures beyond the fortress-like security of the Tiernan Building, he is often employed in other strong-arm duties.
Anything else:
Taniwha often spends time drinking with the Ferret at Lusus Naturae. The Maori giant and the little Cockney seem like a comical contrast, but they make a deadly pair.
Mutant Nickname: Taniwha (after a guardian spirit from Maori myth).
Mutant Power(s): When injured, Taniwha vanishes into an incorporeal form, in which he is able to heal. If the wound is slight, he will reappear in an instant (seeming merely to "flicker"), but he may require several hours to recover from severe injuries. In effect, he is almost indestructible. He also has superhuman strength, and his senses are enhanced--although not to the same degree as those of his counterpart, the Ferret.
Occupation: Bodyguard of Nicholas Tiernan.
Gender: Male.
Age: Undertermined. In appearance, he could be in his thirties or forties.
Height: 7' 2".
Hair Color: Black. He wears it pulled back into a few inches of ponytail.
Eye Color: Solid white, including the pupils.
Physical Description: With his towering height and massive muscles, Taniwha is a giant. His features and coloring are distinctively Maori. He is mute except for grunts and growls.
Country/Hometown: Presumably New Zealand, but no one knows for sure.
Immediate Family: None known.
Personality: Taniwha is a feral mutant, almost subhuman in nature. He is extremely aggressive, territorial, and loyal to Nocturne--traits which make him an ideal bodyguard.
Weaknesses: His feral intellect is almost as limited as an animal's. Although he understands English speech (at least in words of one syllable), he is mute and illiterate. The slowness of his mind also translates into rather slow physical reactions.
Additional Skills: None.
Hobbies/Interests: Beating people up and guzzling breathtaking amounts of hard liquor at Lusus Naturae.
Personal History: Because Taniwha does not speak, nothing is known about his background; he simply turned up at Lusus Naturae like a stray dog. Pink took one look at the man-mountain and promptly hired him as a bouncer, but when his self-healing powers came to light, Nocturne pulled him in. His devotion was quickly won by the prospect of unlimited booze and frequent bloodsport. His official function is that of a bodyguard to Nocturne, but since his master rarely ventures beyond the fortress-like security of the Tiernan Building, he is often employed in other strong-arm duties.
Anything else:
Taniwha often spends time drinking with the Ferret at Lusus Naturae. The Maori giant and the little Cockney seem like a comical contrast, but they make a deadly pair.