From Handbook of the Union Universe

Warscythe
Player: @stryke
Origin:	Natural
Archetype:	Scrapper
Level:	50
Primary Set:	Broadsword
Secondary Set:	Willpower
Epic Set:	Confidential
Personal Data
Real Name:	See History
Identity:	Secret
Aliases:	Herald of the Four
Species:	Human: Augmented
Date of Birth:	Unknown
Age:	Unknown
Height:	8'2"
Weight:	Variable (dependent on armour)
Build:	Large/Athletic
Eye Colour:	Glowing
Hair Colour:	Unknown
Skin Complexion:	Unknown
Distinguishment:	Confidential
Medical Status:	Confidential
Financial Status:	Confidential
Religion:	N/A
Sexuality:	Confidential
Marital Status:	Confidential
Known Relatives:	Confidential
Biographical Data
Nationality:	See History
Ethnicity:	Confidential
Legal Status:	Confidential
Place of Birth:	See History
Education:	Adept of the "Vesica Vinco" (master of the blade)
Occupation:	Confidential
Group Affiliations:	None
Base of Operations:	Unknown
Residency:	Somewhere in Paragon
Known Powers
High strength, superior resistance to pain, acute battle awareness
Known Abilities
Extremely skilled swordsman, able to read opponents movements
Equipment
Prized sword "Zweihander" Plus variants of battle armour of an unknown origin
Awards and Collections
Confidential
Licenses and Certificates
Confidential
IC Accessibility of Article
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Contents 1 Character concept 2 Personality 3 Motivation 4 Powers 5 Primary Powers 6 Secondary Powers 7 Abilities 8 Vulnerabilities 9 Equipment 10 Character History 11 Trivia

[edit] Character concept

Well after rolling this character three times on the trot, finally settled on a concept I truly loved, mainly inspired by this picture (http://fotos.trucoteca.com/fotos/9802/darksiders-9.jpg) by Joe Madureira, for the upcoming game "Darksiders" and the concept even matched, although to be fair I was looking for less of a gamebreaking character, as War in my outlook was to be a herald, a warrior for the onset of the four horsmen, the right hand of War himself if you will, all in all it is a character I truly love, playstyle and conceptually.

[edit] Personality

A reserved man of few words, he uses a very archaic form of language, very formal and polite. However when in battle it is a different story, if it wasnt the fact his face is eternally covered by his wargear, he would be seen to be smiling (with whats left of his face) as he simply feels alive when in combat.

[edit] Motivation

To fight for those who cannot fight for themselves, that is the code of conduct that is deeply ingrained within him, it even supercedes the indoctrination process that he underwent when becoming Warscythe. His main role when entering this realm was not as benevolant as some may think.

[(( this is further IC plot that is unknown to those who have not been divulged the info))

His father, War, who sent him from the Bellum Segmentum to earth to see how far mankind had progressed since their last visit, and to see if they had become any more warlike from their last encounter, thus able to fuel War's never ending engine of battle.

Warscythe however, upon returning through the portal, found himself home, in a land that no longer resembled the place he knew (and vaguely remembered) yet all around him there were super powered beings of unfathomable power. Creatures whom his father would truly love to add to his own army. His first port of call however was when he stepped onto the base below Atlas Statue and came face to face with Miss liberty....and his story is now well documented from there.....]

[edit] Powers

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

[edit] Primary Powers

No powers as such, but a devastating and potent weapon, his prized blade "Zweihänder" (see equipment) and his exceptional skill as a swordsman.

[edit] Secondary Powers

Biologically enhanced and augmented beyond a normal human capacity, he is still essentially (or was at least) a man, but his height, build and terrifying ability to take extreme levels of punishment sets him apart from normal men, able to switch of his pain receptors he can go past a mans normal pain barrier and carry on in combat beyond the level where even the toughest of men would yield.

Plus enhanced stamina and speed he is what you could essentially call "superhuman" yet with no mystical powers to call as such

(the most worrying to researchers of the bellum segmentum is that he has been quoted thus "I am but a weakling compared to my masters, yet I strive to be the best I can be and no warrior no matter how powerful can take that from me" if this is to be true then the place he heralds from is one of creatures of immense power)

[edit] Abilities

An inherent ability to read opponents movements due to their stance, movement of muscles/limbs as they prepare for a strike, leads him to seem as if he has an almost "precognative" ability in battle...this is simply not the case, merely hundreds of years being honed in the art of war.

An exceptional swordsman, his skills seem to have a multitude of styles, able to switch at random he tends to confound opponents facing him in one on one situations.

[edit] Vulnerabilities

Apart from the fact he is capable of a mortal wound like any other person, his strength comes from his ability to ignore pain, he will fight on with injuries that would fell a normal man....his main weakness however comes from his code of honour. He is so restricted in the laws of martial combat he finds it hard to comprehend the nature of some enemies, such as terror tactics, misdirection and covert ops. He is a creature born and bred for one thing, combat - so although modern human weapons seem alien to him, he is able to relate to his combat training and overcome, switching off his pain receptors and closing the gap to his opponents....but an opponent who will not fight him directly simply enrages him, forcing him to make errors he would never contemplate.

[edit] Equipment

His prized blade "Zweihänder" a sword with remarkable properties, able to reconstruct itself at a molecular level to represent any type of blade the user wishes, with an unrivaled keen edge and outstanding durability, its metallurgy and origins are of great fascination to some ...Warsythe has been quoted as thus "My blade was borne from the fires of Mons Olympus in the forge of the "quattuor signum" ...... no man can know the honour that brings" (this is seen as some description of a place in the realm he comes from but again is as yet unknown)

In addition he has a range of armour types ranging from Classic ceremonial battle armour to more tech orientated combat armour of a type unknown.

[edit] Character History

(( this is a spoiler and only intended for use of establishing his true origins for those who may - ic - wish to "research" his background it involves a lot of digging and nothing is truly connected to him and Warscythe himself knows very little of his past ))

Born "Luther Von Riesling" in 1490 in the Duchy of Tyrol (now part of Austria) he was introduced at an early age into the ranks of the Tyrolean Knight order and quickly rose through the ranks due to his exceptional skill with blade and spear. Around the year 1509 as part of the Landsknecht Regiment during the battle of Verona he was mortally wounded whilst rescuing stricken comrades who had fallen in battle from a large group of Venice knights. Although he fought bravely he was quickly overcome by sheer numbers and was eventually brought down, impaled upon a spear and left for dead the Venice knights soon moved on in search of other victims.

Luther however had no intentions of dying in such an unworthy fashion and with strength he never knew he had, pulled himself free and set off after the knights. He didnt have to travel far however and upon seeing them attacking a mob of unarmed peasants who were fleeing the battlezone, he became so enraged, his seeping - mortal wounds forgotton, he flew at his enemies, dispatching each with a cold ferocity he never knew he was capable of.

One of the remaining peasants came to his aid once the Knights had been killed, and moving him to a nearby church, thanked him for saving him "Thank me not sir, it is my duty to protect those who cannot fight....." Those were the last words said by Luther Von Riesling the man and knight.

(the above is derived from a church members transcript who documented the knights of Tyrol's exploits and was one of the witnesses to Luthers last stand)

How he became the creature he is now is a topic of great discussion amongst scholars who know of the realm known as the "Bellum Segmentus". This place is whispered in hushed tones as not much is known of it save the odd transcripts from scientists from Portal Corp who sent drones into an unknown dimension. What returned were merely burnt out husks containing fragmented data, no physical scouting party has forayed into that realm for fear of what it would do to biological entities.

The scholars at the Midnighters have a vested interest in this place too, but for what reasons they are currently keeping to themselves.

[edit] Trivia

Recently there have been other sightings of creatures very similar to Warscythe, following the forms of the biblical horsemen these three other warriors have vastly different powers and seem less "restrained" as War...whether or not these 3 other heralds pose a threat is as yet unknown and warscythe himself seems to be making pains to stay out of contact......