u/lexluther4291's Character Profile

[u/lexluther4291]

Character Name	Neal Shaw
Team/Affiliation/Alignment	Team Power
Level	1
Powers/Abilities/Assets	Hyperkinesis
Title	N/A
Current Location	The Mansion

• Background story and Basic Personality Type: I had always been a bit of a homebody, a small town man. I grew up in Odessa, Texas, and never really left. I enjoyed every sport, because I was naturally great at all of them. I was an All-American Quarterback that could put a football anywhere on the field. I was an all-star pitcher that had received MVP status 3 out of 4 years of high school. I was a state champion wrestler. I was a celebrity in my small town, and could've gone to school anywhere I wanted, but instead I wanted to be like my dad and join the military.

I didn't realize I actually had powers until I joined the Marines out of high school. During the basic firearms training, I naturally was able to make impossible shots and would have been an excellent sniper...if a training accident hadn't gotten me a 6 week stay in the hospital and an honorable discharge. As I was leaving the hospital, a doctor I'd never met before pulled me aside and told me that I had received some strange results on a blood test (as powers were present, but not yet commonplace in our world). He said that he thought that I had a condition called hyperkinesis and that if I wanted to he could help me learn more about them. I was stunned and brushed him off.

At first I was scared of this revelation, certain that there had been a mistake. The more I thought about it though, the more convinced I was that that strange doctor had to be right. I wasn't normal. So I began to embrace it. I started to learn about my abilities on my own terms, and to test my limits. I researched my gift and learned about what could some day be mine. I tested my abilities by going target shooting, and took naturally to free running through the city. I was an avid rock climber able to find holds in even the unlikeliest of places. My dad and I would go hunting and camping frequently, and he taught me to survive in the wilds.

This story starts for me as a 23 year old small town man, working as a ranch hand in my hometown of Odessa, Texas. I am friendly but have no close friends and always hope for the best from people, even though I'm not surprised if they can't follow through. My family has given me a respect for life, and I'm never unnecessarily cruel to anything. I'm fairly strong from working outside all day, and have very high endurance. I am proficient in firearms, both through training and a natural affinity for them. I have light brown hair and am heavily tanned from my outdoorsy lifestyle.

My abilities have been experimented with extensively. My ability becomes less and less effective the more personal doubt I have, but I can push through it by taking a moment to clear my head and live in the moment.

• Summary of progress: Currently none

Current status: [ Complete | In-progress | At the Mansion]