Our Eternal Violence Discussion: South City

[Kazuya]

Great post, Kaz.

Could you give us some info on Gab, though? Can he fire a gun? Does he have any combat training? Does he have any "abilities" he can use? What's his take on the current party?

I'm revealing more of Gabriel as I write him, so this is just a list of what he has so far (And abilities thrown in for future use)

He has a thirty year contract with them, and is halfway through it. He's a soldier-for-hire, as well as a chieftain for his people, the Unaki. He had served their military and gone through their bootcamp before fifteen years ago, when his contract started and when his father was still alive, allowing him to leave his people in order to fulfill duties without leaving them alone, with his father in charge.

While the vast majority of his people are traditional and keep away from the cities and modernities, Gabriel has immersed himself in the world around him to keep up on things that could affect his people. He's adopted some customs of modern civilization, such as water/electricity, and keeping a home that is comparable to middle-class homes we know today.



1) Yes, he has gun training, as per the requirements set fourth by his contract with South City.

2) Yes, he has combat training, as stated above. However, refreshers, such as the training we've just received, are necessary every once in a while to refresh his skill.

3) So far, his abilities are:

• Shapeshift : He can change into a crow and a wolf, but it is unknown at this time if he can do more. Those are his totem animals, so they are more easily shifted into.
  
• Telepathy: Before the technique manifested itself in Kazuya, he was prepared to teach her this, himself. But now that she knows it, all he can do now is help her control it.
  
• Flight: He flies. Like superman.
  
• Ki Control: He doesn't shoot balls of ki, or at least, not that it has been seen, but it can be seen as an 'aura' when angry or excited. Not much use yet, but if there's a really awesome reason to use it otherwise, it's not discounted as simply a neat trick.
  
• Stealth: He's pretty good at blending in or disappearing altogether, which was part of the reason why South City's governor at the time was so apt to have him join forces, for reconnaissance missions and his ability to be unseen when times called for it.
  
  

I'd like to have him pick up other abilities without becoming OP, but right now, these seem to do the trick.

As far as his take on the group, he's neutral for the most part. He thinks that there is potential in all the recruits, and that their strengths combined make them a more powerful weapon than singularly. The only thing that really bothers him is when they bicker and act more as individuals with their own vendetta than working towards the common cause, however, since this group is a newly forged team, he understands that it would take time for them to realize that they aren't just one person in a mass of other people, but a unit comprised of these individuals, so he is patient. For now.