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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8822111" data-attributes="member: 30538">The Horned King<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-jR6kxxt/0/9eef3492/M/ezgif-3-4d56c22880-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The gradual seizure of authority by Dracula within Britain during the 1990s did not go totally unnoticed, and not all of those who realized what was going on were destroyed or co-opted. Two individuals, both members of the intelligence community who were practicing magicians, had developed what they hoped would be a plan to counter the influence of the King Vampire in a way insuring that the danger passed unnoticed by the average Briton. Geraint Llewellyn, the less talented of the two, engaged in preparations for the final phase of the plan, which would begin after Christopher Potter succeeded in eliminating Baron Khan and seizing his resources for their own use.Unfortunately, attempts to do that failed repeatedly and eventually lead to the death of Potter, ruining the plan on several levels. While infuriated by the death of a man he considered a friend, Llewellyn felt helpless to do anything about it -- if someone as talented as Potter had been destroyed by the forces with which they had to contend, what could he possibly do against them? Embittered, Llewellyn returned to his official work and tried to ignore the growing horror that surrounded him.Roughly a decade later, a new opportunity came his way, as the department for which he worked seized a copy of the notorious Book of the Great Scorpion from the estate of a deceased occultist, one that the analyst who documented the seizure believed to have been in the possession of Dracula himself. Upon learning of this, Llewellyn promptly murdered his co-worker and stole the Book. It would be an exaggeration or even an outright lie to claim that he had developed a new plan but he believed that one would make itself manifest when he studied the Book in detail.Something like that did happen. Llewellyn discovered a ritual that would supposedly allow him to become a being possessing many of the strengths of a vampire and none of its weaknesses. Thus strengthened, he would finally be able to oppose Dracula and his minions and end their rule over Britain. Of course, that would not be the end of his ambitions; he would make it so that they could never gain that power and influence again. The rise of the vampires had been accomplished through their subversion of the technological and political infrastructure of modern Britain. Only by returning to a pre-industrial and pre-scientific world could they become safe forever. That this would result in countless deaths was simply a necessary sacrifice.He performed the ritual and was transformed into an undead monstrosity he dubbed Y Brenin Corniog, the Horned King. For the last decade, he has striven to overthrow the current order in Britain, opposed most often by Nick Grey (whom he blames for the death of Potter, rendering their conflicts particularly personal) and Prydwen. An indication of how successful he has been is the fact that Dracula and his agents are barely aware that he exists.The Horned King -- PL 11Abilities:STR 8 | STA -- | AGL 3 | DEX 5 | FGT 7 | INT 5 | AWE 6 | PRE 4Powers:Anatomical Separation: Summon Head 9, Controlled, Heroic, Mental Link, Side Effect (becomes Paralyzed, always) - 28 pointsCall Darkness: Linked Ranged Burst Area Visual Concealment 4 Attack; Linked Ranged Selective Burst Area Damage 11, Limited (will not affect targets with darkvision), Resisted by Will, Quirk (anyone who successfully resists the Damage is permanently immune to it) - 59 points  Darksight: Senses 2 (darkvision) - 2 pointsUndead: Immunity 30 (Foritude); Impervious Protection 8; Regeneration 6 - 52 pointsAdvantages:Fearless, Improved Grab, Ritualist, Seize Initiative.Skills:Close Combat: Unarmed 6 (+13), Deception 8 (+12), Expertise: Magic 8 (+12), Intimidation 9 (+13), Investigation 6 (+11), Perception 7 (+13).Offense:Initiative +3Unarmed +13 (Close Damage 8)Call Darkness -- (Ranged Burst Area Damage 11, Resisted by Will)Defense:Dodge 11, Parry 13, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 8, Will 11Totals:Abilities 66 + Powers 131 + Advantages 4 + Skills 22 + Defenses 19 = 252 pointsOffensive PL: 11Defensive PL: 11Resistance PL: 11Skill PL: 8Complications:Psychopathy--Motivation. Hatred (technology and "modern" institutions.) Vulnerability (Deception and Intimidation by "mortals".) Separated Head -- PL 9Abilities:STR 6 | STA -- | AGL 0 | DEX -2 | FGT 4 | INT 5 | AWE 6 | PRE 4Powers:Darksight: Senses 2 (darkvision) - 2 pointsFlying: Flight 2 (8 MPH) - 4 pointsSmall: Permanent Shrinking 8 (Strength -2, Intimidation -4, Speed -1, Dodge +4, Parry +4, Stealth +8), Innate - 9 pointsUndead: Immunity 30 (Foritude); Impervious Protection 8; Regeneration 6 - 52 pointsAdvantages:Fearless, Seize Initiative.Skills:Close Combat: Unarmed 6 (+10), Deception 8 (+12), Expertise: Magic 8 (+12), Intimidation 9 (+9), Investigation 6 (+11), Perception 5 (+11).Offense:Initiative +0Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 6)Defense:Dodge 8, Parry 10, Fortitude Immune, Toughness 8, Will 9Totals:Abilities 36 + Powers 67 + Advantages 2 + Skills 21 + Defenses 9 = 135 pointsOffensive PL: 8Defensive PL: 9Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 7Complications:Psychopathy--Motivation. Hatred (technology and "modern" institutions.) No Fine Manipulators. Vulnerability (Deception and Intimidation by "mortals".)</blockquote>

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