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alion Deiral
Odain Alias: Xalion
Played By: Spider
Homeworld: Reyloran Empire (original continuity)
Physical Description:
Xalion (or Xal, to his friends) is about an inch short of six feet, and has the slim, athletic build of a warrior (which he isn't) or a thief (which he is). Xal's hair is an extremely deep purple, almost black, and he ties it back into a ponytail. Like all of his race, his ears are pointed. Xalion is slightly vain, and always wears well-made, fairly expensive-looking clothes; all in all, Xalion is extremely good-looking. He hardly ever manages to hold still for more than a second; even if he's just tapping his fingers or pacing back and forth, he's always doing *something*.
Powers:
None, really. Xalion does, however, possess a considerable store of innate magical energy. If he had any training or desire for training, he could become a very powerful magician... as it is, someone else could conceivably use the magic in his body to power a spell, though it would probably involve something along the lines of a ritual sacrifice.
Weaknesses:
It depends. Xalion is very receptive to magic, which can be either a good thing or a bad thing. He can detect strong sources of magical energy, almost like a sixth sense--he was able to tell there was something not quite right about Terasuko, for instance--and some people/things may be able to sense the magic in him similiarly... in general, if something effects or reacts to wizards, for better or worse, he counts as one.
Skills:
Xalion is part thief, part smuggler, and part inventor. While he makes a competent burglar, though one more used to dealing with magical barriers and traps than mechanical ones, and knows a bit about staying ahead of the law, his first love is technology. He's something of a packrat, taking pieces from a machine here and a machine there, and reworking them into something that was never intended. He has a very flamboyant sense of style with his machines--he looks at them as toys, and making a big impressive flash and bang is usually more important than creating something useful. He also has a good grasp of the fundamental workings of magic, comparable to an average person in the real world; most people don't know how to make a computer, or a car, or a refrigerator, but they do know how one works.
Equipment:
Xalion's most prized possession is something he calls the "toy box", which is... well, it normally looks like a silvery rectangular box. Its original function, if it *had* an original function, is unknown; all of its parts are modular, and Xalion periodically takes it apart and rearranges it to make new machines. Some of the devices he already has are:
Finally, Xal has a small black bag containing the various tools any self-respecting would-be mad scientist keeps with them; screwdrivers, pincers, wires, wrenches, etc.
Personality:
Xalion considers life to be one long holiday, designed primarily with him in mind. He's extremely self-confident; if he doesn't know how to solve a problem right now, he knows he'll think of the solution later, and if he doesn't, something else will turn up and take care of it. He's equally self-absorbed, in a non-malicious sort of way. He likes other people perfectly well, he just likes himself better. He's also fascinated by any kind of mechanical toy. Toy encompassing everything from wind-up dolls to assault rifles.
Connections:
None, really. Back on his world, he has some contacts among the underworld, but then again, he's a criminal himself. |