Rhys Keegan (Completed)

Full Name: Rhys Keegan
Nickname(s): -
Codename: (The) Mute
Alias(es): -
Age: 17
Classification: Meta-human
Affiliation: Good



Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Blue (Just imagine it in the picture please!)
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 160lbs
Other Traits: An accident when he was very young caused his vocal chords to be severely damaged turning him into a mute. He is capable of very short words if he tries hard enough but prefers keeping silent. Grunts, moans and even whistles are not uncommon for him to let out along with other more guttural noises. A small horizontal scar just below his throat is all that remains of the operations.

===POWERS===

Powers:

Extrasensory: Capable of probing the minds of those around him. This informs him of their presence, gives him an indication of their mood and sometimes even intentions. The more time he spends with someone the easier it gets to distinguish them and the more information can be discerned. It does not allow him to read minds or alter minds and only works within a 100 yard radius. This ability functions like a sixth sense and is ‘always on’, although he may choose to ignore it. In very rare cases he may get a glimpse of extreme emotional stress or life-threatening danger from people close to him, even if they are on the other side of the world. Note that this is not a form of precognition.

Awareness: Rhys is very self-aware and this makes it almost impossible to play tricks on his mind. It is extremely hard to hypnotize him or control/manipulate his mind and he can see through most illusions and reality alterations.

Coordination: He has the ability to perform any physical ability to near perfection by imagining himself doing it after seeing it once. This can range from simple backflips and doing card tricks to performing complex martial arts maneuvers and free running through town. It is limited to one action at a time, so he cannot dance to MC Hammer and start juggling fiery objects at the same time.

Reflexes: Rhys has developed exceptional reflexes and reaction times, partially thanks to his extrasensory abilities informing him of impending danger. This allows him to somewhat keep up with stronger, faster and more agile superheroes.


Skills:

Fluent in both American Sign Language and International Sign Language.
Trained in martial arts, particularly used with his staff.

Weaknesses:

Individual minds are hard to pin-point in crowds and crowded places tend to be hard for him to be in and in extreme cases may even cause a sensory overload. (Mostly blackouts) This is one of the reasons why he’s not very outgoing. People he knows well are easier to find though.

The advantages gained by his mind probing are easily negated by other psionic users or practitioners of powers that may shield people from it, effectively taking him down a notch.

To be able to mimic a physical act he has to imagine himself doing it, so he can only mimic something after seeing it, not before or while he’s seeing it. These few seconds sometimes give a windows of opportunity for those willing to exploit it.

He is not particularly strong, fast or sturdy and is limited by his human physique. Extended use of athletic abilities and prolonged combat will exhaust him. While he can perform any physical act he has witnessed he is still prone to injury and he cannot perform acts that would require something his human body lacks.


Equipment:

A metal retractable bo staff used in conjunction with his martial arts style.

===PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE===

Personality:

Rhys is just an average guy. He enjoys the company of people, even if communicating with them is difficult at times. Even though he lost his parents in the same accident that made him ‘gifted’, he still looks on the bright side of life and enjoys living. Life is precious and should be protected, which is what drives him to use his powers for the greater good. He values friends above everything else and would protect them with his life if necessary. Being a mute does not bother him, in fact he considers it a blessing sometimes. While he can actually speak (if you would call it speaking..) some words he chooses not too as it makes him feel awkward most of the times.

Likes: Music, reading, methodical work, helping people out, serene environments, freedom of movement, stargazing and pizza, everyone likes pizza!

Dislikes: Unprepared people, crowded places, unnecessary noise and needing pen and paper to communicate.

Strengths:

Methodical in his work. Very analytical thought process. Takes on every bit of work with the same amount of enthusiasm and vigor.

Interests/Habits:

Anything from books to video games in the sci-fi and fantasy genres. Boards games like chess/checkers and card games.

Some habits of his are whistling to draw the attention of people and letting out low grunts when in disagreement or when not getting his way. When laughing he tend to cover his mouth with his hand to keep the sound in. He also likes to tease people if their means of communication are limited. A less pleasant habit of his is conversing in a very short, sometimes even curt or abrupt, manner with pen and paper, since he dislikes doing so.

===PERSONAL BACKGROUND===

Family Members: Father (Deceased), Mother (Deceased)
Place of Origin: Chicago
Current City: Jump City
History:

When he was young Rhys and his family had a terrible accident that claimed the lives of both of his parents and left Rhys with severe head injuries. His vocal chords were chattered and pieces of metal punctured his brain. To the amazement of the doctors and surgeons he seemed to have no disabilities, even before getting to the operating table, and retained all normal physical and mental human functions apart from his speech. A few days after being treated he was already recovering well and again to the amazement of the doctors his brain seemed to heal itself. He started exhibiting great mental feats and manifested strange abilities, which he mostly kept to himself since he wasn’t able to express himself fully. In the end this was a good thing as he was eventually send to an orphanage to resume a somewhat normal life and not become a test subject of some kind.

The loss of his parents left a scar that needed quite a few years to heal even with him being able to only remember it partially. The orphanage didn’t help either. He was bullied by the other children for being a mute and most people ignored him since he did not speak. He preferred the solitude and was glad with the few friends he did have. In his young years at the orphanage it made him dream about being a superhero, using his powers to help people. He looked up to them; they were what he aspired to be and drove him to start using his powers to aid those in need in his later years. Even if it started small, like resolving a fight or entertaining people by juggling some objects, it made him feel good and dream about bigger things.

In the end he was never chosen for adoption, something he had predicted at a young age. Now ready to leave and be on his own he could only think of one thing: Move to Jump City and join the famed Titans.

Sample RP

The slight noise of footsteps rhythmically creaking on the wooden floor of the dormitory hallway reached his ears while he was packing his bags. Along with the feeling in his mind there was no doubt it was the head nurse coming to see him off. She always strode through the building with the same pace, emanating an aura of authority while remaining gentle and somewhat caring. A lot could be learned from the sounds people made, that much he had learned over the years and it was no different for the head nurse. You knew she was the authority in this building, but she was always gentle and cared for each and every one of them. He stopped mid-packing and turned towards the doorway. He was greeted with a smile from a woman in her mid-40s, wearing a familiar white uniform and had her lengthy brown hair tightly wrapped up in a bun.

Rhys raised his flat right hand to his chin, lightly touched it with his fingertips and held his left flat in front of his chest. He moved his right hand down to his left until they collided, then stretched his right forearm forwards, placed his left hand on the right’s elbow pit and raised his right forearm again.

[Good morning]

The head nurse was the only one who had bothered to learn some sign language to be able to understand his. It had been fun teasing her with some more advanced stuff, but it surprised him how well she could deduce his signing sometimes. This was one of the easier ones and was answered by a pleasant reply.

“Good morning Rhys. I see you’re almost done packing.” She smiled, intensely watching him reply in signs.

[Yes. I’m quite excited so I got up early.] He was signing quite fast thanks to this excitement and the nurse had trouble keeping up. He was finally going to do it, move to Jump City and hopefully meet some Titans. His senses alerted him to a slight sadness in her aura. He’d tell her not to worry, but he wasn’t really sure what would happen to him after today. [You seem sad, why?]

“It’s always sad watching you kids leave, but we can’t keep all of you around forever now can we? I brought you your ticket and packed a small lunch as a goodbye present. It’s a long ride from here.” She presented him a small box and some papers. The nurse’s meals were the best and she knew it well so only made them on special occasions. Rhys was glad this was one of them as he had forgotten to pack something for the trip. He quickly stuffed it in his bag along with the last of his stuff, which wasn’t very much to begin with, and zipped the bag closed.

He turned to the nurse again and expressed his gratitude with a firm handshake followed by a thank you sign. The nurse’s expression now grew somewhat sterner. “And don’t you go showing off or thinking you can take on the world or something like that. You first need a place to stay, got it?”

[Yes ma'am] he signed while slipping out a chuckle, the head nurse was the only one who knew about his powers. Rhys had figured he should at least tell one person should something happen and the head of staff here seemed to be the most sensible choice. The chuckle surprised her, he never did let out a lot of sounds, but she didn’t comment on it. Instead she took a step back, pointed towards the door.

“Now get out of here and make something of yourself. Come on, off you go.”

Rhys bowed his head in gratitude, grabbed his bag and leapt out of the room.


((OOC: I might change some things (Like his codename and other minor stuff) once I start RPing if that's not a problem. This is my first time role playing on a forum so don't be too hard on me, although I'd appreciate any advice or criticism.))

Claimed. I will review this character shortly and give a judgement. Also I like the Welsh spelling of his name

So the powers and everything look fine, nothing to worry about there but there's one thing that concerns me is how he's going to communicate with people, I mean you say he knows sign language which is good but not a lot of people know sign language so he'll be hard to talk to

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Ok just checking you understood how awkward it might be. Approved. Also ignore the dot in your last post, I accidentally hit edit on your post instead of quote xD