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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8937149" data-attributes="member: 30538">Friar Dark<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-wbMTTp5/0/0639f030/M/0dfcfdbf-1426-4b10-91e1-154e939e7201.3765eedc2a7393325e82a224b9756511-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Hadron, of course, despised the Pythons; they had murdered his sister. (And their latter-day descendants murdered his wife and children, but that was just normal-on-normal violence and nothing to get upset about.) So he was disgusted when he learned that some among his metahuman supremacist followers had embraced the religion created by the Flamen, because it regarded superpowers as signs of divine favor, conduits to the Unseen, worthy of worship if they behaved "appropriately". Hadron believed that the metahuman should need nothing from the mundane, but most definitely not religious adoration. He firmly stated that following this path was contrary to the goals of the movement ... but, being who and what he was, then did nothing more than that. Some of his followers took it on themselves to purge those who tried to maintain the faith regardless, but it still survived in hiding. And now Hadron is no longer in a position to do anything about it, and the other enemies have other things on their mind. The faith -- which, like the movement in which it exists, lacks a singular name -- is growing, especially among imprisoned metahumans, who perhaps need reassurance that they are still special.Friar Dark (born Nathan Houteff, he went by Nehemiah Solomon prior to developing his powers) was one of the leaders of the faith during the hidden years, and is perhaps the most senior surviving elder now that it has emerged from the shadows. Before he was incarcerated in the Big Rock in 2016, he posed as a student of human religious belief who was attempting to create a new religion to serve the needs of metahumanity, a goal that Hadron viewed with disinterest but not hostility, however nominal.Once he was in a place where neither Hadron nor any of the more zealous enemies of the faith could do anything, however, the mask came off and he began to preach openly, proclaiming himself as the natural successor of the Flamen. In "public", within the prison, he encourages his fellow adherents to follow the example of the Flamen and respect the authorities; in private, he assures them that the day is coming when the shackles of mundanity are cast off and they walk free once more.Some of them wonder where he gets his confidence, especially in these dangerous times. The answer is that they come out of an unlikely coincidence, which might well be a miracle from some dark power. Shortly after he was incarcerated, the power suppression effect in his cell block suffered a brief lapse, despite redundant power supplies. The Friar was in the right position to use his powers to permanently twist the mind of a nearby guard into his willing servant, with that brainwashing remaining when the null field resumed. He ordered his slave to find a way to develop a way to compromise the null field so that it did not affect his cell. For a wonder, this worked, and has still not been discovered.As long as the Friar remains in his cell, he, alone among the "guests" of the Big Rock (as far as he knows) retains his full powers. Therefore, he is not in any hurry to escape, as he is happy to be a big fish in this small pond. He has to leave in order to eat, but is striving to overcome this human weakness as it exposes him to the dangers of guards who follow the false prophet Zane. So far, he has not succeeded, and so keeps a backup plan for escape going at all times.Unfortunately, he now has other problems. Just a few weeks ago, his contemplations were disturbed by a telepathic declaration from a mind he had never before contacted, but which he recognized all the same. It is impossible, of course, but his life has been devoted to the idea that impossible things can and do happen. Still, he is oddly not happy to have received a communication from what had to be Pythia, declaring "The world will hear from me again."Friar Dark -- PL 10Abilities:STR 0 | STA 0 | AGL 2 | DEX 2 | FGT 2 | INT 6 | AWE 8 | PRE 5Powers:Force Field: Flight 4 (30 MPH); Sustained Impervious Protection 12, Subtle - 33 pointsPsychic Awareness: Senses 4 (acute extended psychic awareness) - 4 pointsPsychic Disciplines: Array (39 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Domination: Perception Range Cumulative Affliction 9 (Resisted by Will; Dazed, Compelled, Controlled), Insidious, Subtle 2 - 39 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Psychokinesis: Damaging Move Object 12, Precise, Subtle 2, - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Telepathy: Selective Area Communication 2 (1 mile); Cumulative Mind Reading 8; Subtle 2 - 1 point</li> </ul>Shielded Mind: Impervious Will 12, Limited to mental effects - 6 pointsAdvantages:Assessment, Benefit, Extraordinary Effort, Seize Initiative, Ultimate Effort (Insight), Uncanny Dodge, Well-informed.Skills:Deception 7 (+12), Expertise: Streetwise 6 (+12), Expertise: Theology 4 (+10), Insight 5 (+13), Intimidation 7 (+12), Perception 1 (+9), Persuasion 6 (+11), Ranged Combat: Psychokinesis 6 (+8).Offense:Initiative +2Unarmed +2 (Close Damage 0)Psychokinesis +8 (Ranged Damage 12)Domination -- (Perception Range Will 9)Defense:Dodge 8, Parry 6, Fortitude 5, Toughness 12/0, Will 13Totals:Abilities 50 + Powers 85 + Advantages 7 + Skills 21 + Defenses 20 = 183 pointsOffensive PL: 10Defensive PL: 10Resistance PL: 9Skill PL: 8Complications:Power--Motivation. Secret (compromised security.)</blockquote>

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