Post by Matthew Hanson on Mar 7, 2010 3:49:29 GMT -5
Player Info
Name: Geoffrey Gailer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Referred by: Myself
Character Info
Name:Matthew Hanson
Age/DoB: 29 16/7/1980
Gender: Male
Race: Gifted Weretiger
Affiliation: Good
Powers: Transformation to tiger, enhanced senses
Sexual Orientation: Hetero
Appearance: Sandy blonde hair, glasses, collared shirt, smart-casual pants, boots.
Personality: Cuyrious, big hearted, somewhat brash.
Fears: Guns: threatened at age 6
Zoos: Reason for his powers
Hopes: To discover more about his abilities and the beings behind them.
Likes: Chocolate, books (Research type) and animals
Dislikes: Guns (Fear), cages and bullies
History: For Matthew, it begins at age six a visit to a zoo, some animal smugglers and a Bengal Tiger large enough to swallow him whole.
It had started innocently enough, 6 year old Matthew Hanson and his parents hit the zoo for a family day and he got lost, accidentally wandering into a staff only area to find a large tiger, roaring mad as a staff member and several of his partner were taking ownership of her cubs. Being a child, he was, of course, scared out of his wits. He was also gripped with visions of heroic deeds, feelings of invincibility and the thought that these jerks were taking those kitties away from their mum. So he did the only thing a 6 year old would-be-hero could do.
He set off the fire alarms. This, of course got the attention of the would be tiger thieves who reacted by throwing him in with the mother tiger. Matthew thought he was tiger chow.
Mother Tiger had other ideas.
This tiny man cub had shown enormous bravery just doing what he did, as well as a large heart. The loud roar she let loose should have scared Mathew to bits, but it didn't. He didn't feel scared at all, in fact, he felt and odd sense of calm settle over him as the mother tigress let him ride her to the door where his parents and security were waiting for him, with the bad guys all tied up.
Over the years that followed, Matthew discovered that the feeling of calm had been accompanied by an unexpected gift. He discovered he could transform into a tiger. It was a great fun and bullies running screaming from a tiger was a fantastic gag, but he always kept who the tiger was a secret.
After all, superheroes always had secret idenities.
He didn't know what had actually happened til he ran into an old shaman once he hit college. The old man had recognized what he was in an instant, a weretiger, gifted by the ancient spirits for his good deed that day aged 6. Matthew was astounded that the day had such long reaching consequences and began researching the supernatural a bit. That research became an obsession as he gained doctorates in the occult, parapsychology and mythology. His obsession gained recognition (not all good) and an offer from a group in England, which was revoked when the chief executives were killed in a bomb attack, then offered again when the new guys took over.
Which was why he was in LA, watching the various former mystical hot spots and making sure to let the Council know when things got too hot.
There was also a small matter of a breaking a few months back...
Name: Geoffrey Gailer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Referred by: Myself
Character Info
Name:Matthew Hanson
Age/DoB: 29 16/7/1980
Gender: Male
Race: Gifted Weretiger
Affiliation: Good
Powers: Transformation to tiger, enhanced senses
Sexual Orientation: Hetero
Appearance: Sandy blonde hair, glasses, collared shirt, smart-casual pants, boots.
Personality: Cuyrious, big hearted, somewhat brash.
Fears: Guns: threatened at age 6
Zoos: Reason for his powers
Hopes: To discover more about his abilities and the beings behind them.
Likes: Chocolate, books (Research type) and animals
Dislikes: Guns (Fear), cages and bullies
History: For Matthew, it begins at age six a visit to a zoo, some animal smugglers and a Bengal Tiger large enough to swallow him whole.
It had started innocently enough, 6 year old Matthew Hanson and his parents hit the zoo for a family day and he got lost, accidentally wandering into a staff only area to find a large tiger, roaring mad as a staff member and several of his partner were taking ownership of her cubs. Being a child, he was, of course, scared out of his wits. He was also gripped with visions of heroic deeds, feelings of invincibility and the thought that these jerks were taking those kitties away from their mum. So he did the only thing a 6 year old would-be-hero could do.
He set off the fire alarms. This, of course got the attention of the would be tiger thieves who reacted by throwing him in with the mother tiger. Matthew thought he was tiger chow.
Mother Tiger had other ideas.
This tiny man cub had shown enormous bravery just doing what he did, as well as a large heart. The loud roar she let loose should have scared Mathew to bits, but it didn't. He didn't feel scared at all, in fact, he felt and odd sense of calm settle over him as the mother tigress let him ride her to the door where his parents and security were waiting for him, with the bad guys all tied up.
Over the years that followed, Matthew discovered that the feeling of calm had been accompanied by an unexpected gift. He discovered he could transform into a tiger. It was a great fun and bullies running screaming from a tiger was a fantastic gag, but he always kept who the tiger was a secret.
After all, superheroes always had secret idenities.
He didn't know what had actually happened til he ran into an old shaman once he hit college. The old man had recognized what he was in an instant, a weretiger, gifted by the ancient spirits for his good deed that day aged 6. Matthew was astounded that the day had such long reaching consequences and began researching the supernatural a bit. That research became an obsession as he gained doctorates in the occult, parapsychology and mythology. His obsession gained recognition (not all good) and an offer from a group in England, which was revoked when the chief executives were killed in a bomb attack, then offered again when the new guys took over.
Which was why he was in LA, watching the various former mystical hot spots and making sure to let the Council know when things got too hot.
There was also a small matter of a breaking a few months back...
