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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8640359" data-attributes="member: 30538">Tlaloc<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-tZbpXdB/0/6d882925/M/tumblr_98877864308b04ed84dc66777f8dfdaf_8c23cc0c_1280-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />In 2013, a platform supply vehicle transporting replacement crew and supplies to an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico came upon the wreckage of a still-unidentified vessel. One of the crew spotted a human form in the debris, and this survivor, an unconscious young man, was brought aboard. After making its delivery, the ship quickly returned to Houston and turned their unexpected passenger over to a hospital, where he was brought back to consciousness. However, that was only the beginning of their difficulties, as he seemed to recognize neither English nor Spanish as languages and was generally confused.Fortunately, one of the doctors there happened to have some familiarity with Nahuatl, and was able to recognize some of the phrases that the patient was using as an old-fashioned version of that language. With that, communication was sped up considerably, though still limited by the fact that the patient claimed total amnesia about himself and a lack of familiarity with any modern technology. Further, it had already become apparent that he possessed superpower levels of strength and resilience, increasing the difficulty of treating him.After reports of his discovery were circulated in the media, in the hopes of finding someone who could identify him, the hospital was contacted by members of the Echeverria family of Arizona, claiming that pictures of the patient were similar to their missing son Humberto. Unfortunately, when they actually met him, their hopes were dashed, as he only resembled the missing young man, and was a bit younger than he would have been. Despite this, the wealthy Echeverrias offered to pay for his hospitalization, out of charity, they claimed.Soon afterwards, representatives of the Futurian Academy contacted the hospital and offered to take custody of their patient, who was now as fully recovered as he was likely to be. The full extent of his superpowers, including the ability to influence the weather and to fly, had been discovered in the interim, and the young man, now using the name Jose Hechavarria, agreed to study at the Academy in order to learn how to safely use these powers. (He did not say so, but he suspected -- and suspects -- that careless use of these abilities might have been responsible for the situation that led to him being adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.)Five years later, Jose graduated from the Academy with honors, having raised a few eyebrows by taking the name of the Aztec rain god Tlaloc as his own. He explained his choice by claiming that Tlaloc had represented the life-giving and destructive powers of the weather, both of which Jose also possessed. He returned to the United States and has acted as a hero in the American southwest, particularly Arizona and New Mexico. He has never achieved national fame, though that may be coming after he worked with Exile and other heroes in defending California during the recent invasion.  However, he is somewhat unpopular in Texas, due to weather problems that those working on a certain wall have encountered. Tlaloc politely disclaims any responsibility for what are surely acts of God.He still yearns to know the truth of his origins, but focuses on the immediate present for the most part. With the help of one of his occasional allies, the Chiricahua mystic who currently uses the name Goyaałé, he has managed to recover a single image of his past, but it has only confused matters further. He now remembers flying in the air above what looked like the pyramids of Teotihuacan, only decidedly unruined, and answering prayers for rain. But how is that even remotely possible, when he was no more than fifteen years old when rescued from the sea?Tlaloc - PL 10Abilities:STR 7 | STA 8 | AGL 2 | DEX 4 | FGT 8 | INT 1 | AWE 3 | PRE 4Powers:Aquatic: Immunity 3 (cold, drowning, pressure); Impervious Toughness 8; Movement 1 (environmental adaptation [underwater]); Senses 1 (low-light vision) - 14 pointsFlies Through Wind and Water: Flight 8 (500 MPH), Aquatic - 17 pointsWeather Control: Array (29 points)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dazzling Strike: Ranged Burst Area Cumulative Affliction 7 (Resisted by Fortitude; Vision and Auditory Impaired, Vision and Auditory Disabled, Vision and Auditory Unaware) - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dense Fog: Visual (All) Concealment 4 Attack, Burst Area 3, Selective - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hail Storm: Ranged Cloud Area Damage 9, Indirect 2 - 29 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lightning Bolts: Ranged Multiattack Damage 8, Indirect 3 (any point downwards) - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stormy Weather: Environment 9 (1 miles; Cold, Impede Movement, Visibility) -1 point</li> </ul>Advantages:Defensive Roll, Evasion, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Move-by Action, Power Attack.Skills:Athletics 2 (+9), Expertise: History 8 (+9), Insight 6 (+9), Perception 6 (+9), Ranged Combat: Lightning 6 (+10).Offense:Initiative +6Unarmed +8 (Close Damage 7)Lightning Bolts +10 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 8)Dazzling Strike -- (Ranged Burst Area Fortitude 7)Hail Storm -- (Ranged Cloud Area Damage 9)Defense:Dodge 10, Parry 8, Fortitude 11, Toughness 10/8, Will 9Totals:Abilities 74 + Powers 64 + Advantages 6 + Skills 14 + Defenses 17 = 175 pointsOffensive PL: 9Defensive PL: 10Resistance PL: 10Skill PL: 4Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Mysterious Origins. Public Identity. Reputation.</blockquote>

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