From Handbook of the Union Universe

"The shadows, my friend, are always watching"
Gauisus Somnium
Player: User:Leprechaun
Origin:	Magic
Archetype:	Scrapper
Level:	50/2
Primary Set:	Dark Melee/Katana
Secondary Set:	Dark Armour
Epic Set:	Dark Mastery
Personal Data
Real Name:	Sean O'Flynn (previously Jack Whitechapel)
Identity:	secret to public
Aliases:	Crour Canis, Somnium Vestri
Species:	human/magical being
Date of Birth:	18/02/1989
Age:	18
Height:	6'2
Weight:	Confidential
Build:	athletic
Eye Colour:	black
Hair Colour:	blonde
Skin Complexion:	tanned
Distinguishment:	Long Blonde Hair
Medical Status:	clean medical
Financial Status:	stable
Religion:	Part of the Brotherhood of Shadows, worshippers of Soloquial
Sexuality:	straight
Marital Status:	un-married
Known Relatives:	none
Biographical Data
Nationality:	Irish/American
Ethnicity:	caucasian
Legal Status:	Sean is counted as currently a missing person
Place of Birth:	Ireland, Kilkenny
Education:	primary, secondary
Occupation:	Professional Hero
Group Affiliations:	None
Base of Operations:	The Brotherhood Caves, (croatoa)
Residency:	*as above*
Known Powers
the manipulation of darkness in all shapes and forms, primarily though powers focus around the manipulation of dreams and the unconscious mind, this makes him a terrifying opponent in battle
Known Abilities
pulling allies through shadows from place to another, the power of flight, several 'angelic' transformations, manipulation of darkness, shadows and dreams
Equipment
armour and one long katana, the length of his arm again and serrated to the tip
Awards and Collections
Confidential
Licenses and Certificates
lvl 50 security card
IC Accessibility of Article
Only the information on powers below is available IC and only to the highest level magic users, all the rest is secret

Gauisus Somnium was my first real RP character on CoH and will probably always be my favourite, even though he has now a new host in the part of Sean O'Flynn, after Jack Whitechapel's death, he's still a fun character to play.

Inspired by the Disturbed song Prayer, and the Slipknot song Circle.

Contents 1 Affiliations 2 Personality 3 Motivation 4 Powers 5 Vulnerabilities 6 Equipment 7 Character History 8 Fellow Important Brotherhood Members (Overseers) 9 Costumes 10 Trivia

[edit] Affiliations

Sean is a member of the Militia after it was reformed. He is the leader of the Brotherhood of Shadows ((non-sg)), a small and relatively unknown religion, which draws it's alcolytes either from dedicated volunteers or from those who have reached the low-point of their lives and call out for someone to help them. ((for more information on the Brotherhood of Shadows please contact me in game))

as well as the Militia Sean also counts himself friends with Shydow Flysh, Lady Cobra, Arc Bled (Arrow Flame) and Rei Mizuni (Yakuza Girl) outside of the Militia. This is as well as lots of other RPed characters.

[edit] Personality

Sean is a kind and somewhat rebellious teenager. As Gau says, Jack was choosen to lead the Brotherhood and Sean was choosen to fight for them. He can be quick to anger and like his predessecor he is incredibly loyal and never gives his word without due consideration. He abhors betrayal and weakness although he'll never punish for it. He's also an irish american, his mother being from kilkenny, (where he was born) and his father from chicago.

[edit] Motivation

Sean has a strong sense of justice and cannot stand to see people hurt or harmed, this is what caused him so much trouble before he took on the mantle of Gauisus Somnium. As well as his love of the Brotherhood and the people there he feels a general companionship with most people when fighting against a common foe like crime and he strives to do all he can.

[edit] Powers

Sean's Basic attributes

Attributes
	Statistic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
	Fortitude
	Stamina
	Speed
	Melee
	Blasts
	Support
	Control

Gauisus Somnium's basic attributes (note that releasing Gau is physically damaging to the host and cannot be maintained for long without hugely extensive training which neither Sean nor Jack had.)

Attributes
	Statistic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
	Fortitude
	Stamina
	Speed
	Melee
	Blasts
	Support
	Control

Most of Sean's power are orientated around controlling dreams. When he hits with either his sword of his fists it carries a huge subconscious blow which is far more damaging than the punch itself. He is also a great healer of the subconscious and of dreams, being able to force or easily enter most people's minds, although he mostly chooses not to since this is a breach of his ethics. Against weaker enemies he can occasionally just reach inside their mind and knock them out, although, with all his powers he requires some kind of physical contact to effect them. His powers also extended into magical flight and into teleportation. Finally Sean has two different versions of Gauisus Somnium, himself, who wears vanguard armour with a hood and cape, this version of his armour changes depending on the situation. However he also has the spirit of Gau himself, who wears a tight top and shredded trousers along with a full face mask. When Sean completely lets Gau take over (or Gau forces himself to be let go) he sports tattered wings and is covered in chains, with some kind of armour growing on his skin. Once full transformation is complete those who he faces will find him terrifying but those who know him well somehow feel themselves finding the dark angel comforting.

Note: As a character Sean should be counted as being very powerful, although this doesn't often come into casual discussion if fights or battles are RPed then this should be taken into account.

[edit] Vulnerabilities

Sean has no strong vulnerabilities, although he can be overwhelmed by numbers and easily got to if friends or relatives are captured. He also tends to be very forward and does not think all his moves through in a battle and so can be easily lured into traps.

[edit] Equipment

Sean's only major peice of equipment is his Katana. It is about a metre or so long and had a thin serrated edge which he sharpens constantly. There are magical insignia all the way up the blade and the handle looks ornate, wrapped around his fist. The entire sword is completely black and it leaves a trail of shadows in it's path when it moves or is swung. Wounds by this weapon also show heavy signs of magical enchantment.

[edit] Character History

Gauisus Somnium has been around for many years, working in the shadows. However Sean himself only acquired the power recently. Reaching a low point at his life Sean cried out to the sky for someone to help him and the recently realeased spirit sought and found him, binding itself to his body and imprinting it's conscious mind on his. For a long time Sean has been training under Gau's supervision so that he can enter the fight for justice, finally he is ready and he has taken up the mantel of Gauisus Somnium in the place of his predecessor.

Before Sean became Gauisus Somnium he lived in Kings Row. He was a normal teenager (for Paragon that is) and spent his mornings sleeping late, his afternoons making money as a small time session musician and his evenings in the various bars scattered around the cities. He had a large group of friends around the area and was well known even before he became a hero, frequenting almost all areas of Paragon on either work related gigs or with friends to get drunk and wasted.

Sean was generally viewed as a nice young man, who, unfortunately, sometimes gave himself over to unacceptable habits, smoking, heavy drinking, drug-taking and occasional violence. Somehow despite this Sean remained mentally and physically well, until around his 18th birthday when he slowly began to slide further and further into drugs dependence, from being a well liked young boy he became reclusive and started purposefully missing work and gigs to go get drunk and stoned with his friends.

He tried to hide it from his father, but as the signs of drug abusive became increasingly more obvious his father saw through Sean's frail attempts to hide his addiction and threatened to kick Sean out of his house if he didn't stop. Sean took this as a challenge and left, taking his few personal belongings and heading onto the streets where he slept at friends houses or in pubs where he'd pay for his keep and food with nightly gigs.

However, as he continued to take cannabis and occasionally heroine his musical talent slowly left him and he was left without any way to get money. Within half a year of the beginning of his decline Sean was a wreck. Over one night he took over £400 worth of cannabis and drunk huge amounts of vodka and whiskey, falling out into the backstreets and alleys with his friends, progressing to drink and smoke as more and more people around him either passed out or were left behind as the group moved on.

Finally Sean himself slumped to the floor, so over-loaded was his body with the various substances. As he watched his friends move on, oblivious to his condition he slowly slipped into unconsciousness. Before, however, he succumbed completely the alley-way exploded in light, which slowly faded away and died as Sean stared, looking for the source of the explosion, fearing the Circle of Thorns or another magic gang that may be on the prowl.

As he continued to stare, incapable of movement he felt his mind clear, his body become lighter and slowly he stood on his own two feet. An entire nights worth of binge drinking and drugs washed from his system by the intense white light. Standing, in the middle of the alley way was a young girl, she looked about six years of age with long black hair that almost reached her ankles and a plain shirt and tattered trousers which gave her the appearance of some kind of archaic child serf, that is, if not for the same white light behind her eyes and the dignity with which she carried herself.

Assuming of course that this girl was a hero of some form Sean stood up straighter and watched as she walked towards him. When she stood infront of Sean she indicated for him to crouch down, which he did as she watched and looked searchingly into his eyes. Sean could do nothing but return the gaze as this divine child analysed him, somehow scouring his mind with those eyes, seeing right into his soul and bringing out his darkest secrets without him even having knowledge.

After a minute she nodded, and Sean felt something like a blow to his stomach and fell, winded onto his back. When he looked up the girl was gone. But he felt different... As he looked at his hands he saw faint red lines moving over his skin. As the week progressed Sean felt more things had changed. His addictions were gone, his eyesight was clearer, his hearing was better, he felt stronger, more alive, and also, slowly, as the days drew on he felt a different compulsion.

For some unknown reason he felt Croatoa pull and tug at him, when travelling by train he only just stopped himself from getting on the wrong train to Salamanca and felt himself taking wrong streets and roads if he wasn't paying attention. After two weeks he decided that he would have to see what this, and gave into the silent pull towards croatoa and let his feet walk him to the train station and from there into the woods around Salamanca. He walked onwards, oblivious to the red caps and Tuatha that scurried out of his way, fearful of the great aura of power that surrounded the teenage man.

As he walked onwards he saw a lake come into view, surrounded by glowing lights and an air of mysticism. He found his feet carrying him to the edge of the pool, and then further, wading down into it, but not feeling the icey water or the rock beneath, just walking deeper and deeper until slowly all became black and he wondered whether how far he had been propelled underground by this strange force.

He saw statues on either side of him, illuminated by torches, showing figures from history and the past. Great warriors and mages, scientists, generals, leaders and people of power. The last of the statues was of an average looking man, his eyes were white and he had short blond hair with a trusting face. Somehow Sean felt he knew him, but he dismissed the idea as he saw the next statue, it was himself, in armour, but his feet and the tug downwards didn't let him linger.

Further he walked, further and further, deeper into the darkness until suddenly it fled, around him was a giant cavern, stretching upwards into the darkness and down as well, a small bridge leading from one wall to the other. On a circle in the middle was the girl from the alley and she was smiling to him as he approached. When he reached her Sean kneeled, by his own choice this time rather than hers and he felt the small girl kiss him gently on the forehead. As he stood again she smiled and spoke, her voice pure and lyrical,

"Welcome to the Brotherhood Sean." Feeling the words put into his mouth by some other conscience he bowed and replied,

"Thank-you Soloquial, permissum umbra incubo vos." She smiled again and Sean felt himself smiling back,

"Permissum umbra incubo vos to you too Sean"

[edit] Fellow Important Brotherhood Members (Overseers)

[edit] Costumes

[edit] Trivia

• Sean speaks a lot like Jack, especially his use of colloquialism
• Sean also drinks from a hip flask similar to Jack's
• Sean is literally flooded with magic and can be sensed from a fair distance away
• Sean himself, without Gau, has his own powers
• Sean is the first person in the history of the Brotherhood to receive both the powers of the protector and the angel.