Cyrus

A rough man of many talents and liabilities hailing from Tarson in the Celestial Pillars. Cyrus, like his homeland, is an unsophisticated fellow with the barest grasp of technology in the star faring world. Rather than be intimidated or befuddled by it, he approaches the unknown with wonder and insatiable curiosity that is often recklessly irresponsible. He will talk at length of the miracles of technology, such as his new six-shooter and the "Bullets and powder all put together in this brass case and you just slide them right in!". He will also talk at length with virtually any machine that responds to vocal commands. Intellectually most would describe him as vacuous. A towering, awe-inspiring emptiness. Though one with a sharp eye and quick reflexes.

Despite his shortcomings in deep thinking, or perhaps because of them, Cyrus has found a longtime berth with an organization all too willing to make use of his rare practical skills. Frontiersmen from the Celestial Pillars, particularly soldiers and mercenaries, tend to be experts in the use of what most Emmerian scholars would scoff as hedge or life magic, the lowest form of the art. Though since nearly all of its effects are directly and intimately personal, these sorts of people are among the best battle mages and can still be surprisingly capable enemies in an era dominated by particle guns and cyborgs with pistons for fists.

Cyrus' skills in particular are varied and valuable, honed from the need for self-reliance in the absence of infrastructure or modern conveniences. First and most obviously, he is able to exert influence on living systems, though mostly only on himself. This usually manifests as an ability to channel energy inward and gain physical attributes outside normal human prowess, though he is also a competent medic and has some sort of sway over various creatures. He practices his own rune-craft and is often seen reapplying arcane symbols to his timeworn leather duster or the scuffed grips of his cherished firearm. Even without those things, Cyrus can cast destructive and defensive spells with personal area of effect. Only a few have gotten to know him well enough to know that he also has some ability to summon and communicate with otherworldly etheric entities. It serves as a cold comfort to know that he converses with computers because he thinks they're just haunted. Anyone who knows that also tends to think of the unsettling possibility that he is never just talking to himself.

Lastly, no matter what this man does he will achieve far more spectacular results, either in success or failure, when drunk. More than once his superiors have uttered the phrase ...Just...HOW? and shortly after decided they didn't want to know.

Stats: (10 points)

• Talking: 1
• Thinking: 1
• Exercising: 2
• Observing: 2
• Magicking: 4

Skills/Abilities: (10 points)

• Summoning: 1
• Healing: 2
• Shootin': 1
• Force field: 1
• Fwackoom: 1
• Change/Buff Self: 2
• Critter Wrangling: 1
• Whiskey: 1