Name: Kyle

Real Name: Kyle Alan Alexander

Played by: TonberryKing (richarW@clemson.edu)

Home World: Earth, present day

Physical Description: Kyle is roughly around 15 or 16 years old.  He stands 
at around 5'7, has a slim build, and has dark curly red hair (practically 
crimson) and brown eyes.  He wears baggy blue-gray cargo pants (that has 
lots of pockets), a baggy black shirt and a khaki tan jacket (which also 
has a few pockets inside), along with a pair of hiking boots. Wears a stone 
pendant around his neck, made out of all things, a tiger's eye stone.  In 
his other form, he is a very large timber wolf  (yes, he's a lycanthrope), 
3'3 at the shoulder and over 6 feet long with mostly dark grayish fur with 
black and white fur mixed in random streaks.  The wolf's eyes are pale yellow.

Powers:  Kyle's lycanthopy allows him to turn into a wolf at will, although 
the process is not instantaneous.  It's NOT determined by the position of 
the earth's moon either.  As a werewolf, he retains his human reasoning, 
although the senses, instincts and natural skills of a wolf are added to 
his mentality. The wolf form, while it's *big*, is just a really big 
strong, fast wolf; no other magiks attached, so he can't turn other people 
into werewolves by biting them.  Kyle has no instant regenerative powers, 
but has a more rapid healing rate that normal humans/wolves.  He can heal 
from lethal and or paralyzing wounds although it takes a very long time.

Weaknesses: As a human, Kyle suffers from all normal human weaknesses (the 
extent of the damage is different than most people).  Power other than the 
healing ability doesn't carry over to his human form.  His reasoning is 
dampened by the wolf's instincts, and it takes self control to keep this 
down, or else Kyle will give into whatever impulses the wolf is 
feeling.  Needless to say making him angry in this form makes it ever 
harder to control himself.  Also, the myths hold true in that anything made 
out of silver can really ruin Kyle's day.  Touching it irritates his skin, 
and to be shot/stabbed/injected with silver is the same as poisoning him. 
Further still, even if it isn't touching him, if enough silver is around 
him, it'll prevent him from being able to transform in either form.  He 
ain't too keen on making his powers known either, and thus can easily be 
blackmailed if someone finds out.  Also, Kyle's control of his powers 
depend on the amount of stress he's experiencing.  Enough mental stress or 
trauma can make him accidentally "go wolf" unintentionally, and he won't 
turn back into a human until he's calmed down.  Animals can sense Kyle's 
powers, and whether or not they're below wolves on the food chain will make 
them fear, or show contempt towards him.  Anyone with extraordinary senses 
might be able to tell that something's amiss about his aura and it takes a 
lot of skill (or mind reading) to recognize him for what he is.

Skills:  Kyle's not a very good student academic wise, except for art.  He 
likes to paint most of all, and is very good. It seems to be the only thing 
good he does anymore.  He knows something about cooking, and being part 
wolf has allowed him to be a bit more understanding of nature around him.

Equipment: His clothes, which can be easily trashed if he doesn't get rid 
of them before the change over, and a back pack containing his brushes, 
paints, a packet of water color paper, an art catalogue... a normal school 
backpack.  He carries an antique pocket watch that belonged to his grandpa 
in his jacket.

Personality: Kyle's not exactly a happy camper.  He's moody, temperamental 
at times, and usually gives the outward persona of a jerk.  The reason that 
he turns into a wolf would be reason enough to warrant this behavior... but 
when your mother leaves you at age ten after finding out that Kyle would 
inherit this ability is even more of a reason.  Fearing rejection Kyle 
trusts those around him little, although a genuinely caring person could 
get trough to him eventually.  He's not a complete sour apple he just wants 
to be.  When he's a wolf,  the stress and angst in his human form is 
reduced thanks to the animal's instincts.  So Kyle's rather accepting of 
his powers, and finds it as an escape from all the crap he's put up 
with.  He also enjoys the fact that most people will leave him the hell 
alone when he's a very large wolf.  However, he really does not want it to 
be made public knowledge, since he's afraid of an angry mob with torches 
and pitchforks hunting him down.

Connections: With a mother that ran out on her family and a withdrawn 
father who never came forward about his powers, or much on how Kyle should 
cope with them Kyle has little if any family connections.  He doesn't have 
many friends back on earth either.

Theme: "Staring at the Sun"~ The Offspring