TEHNEBRAE

HIS STORY AS YET


It was eight years ago when Tehnebrae awoke on a rotting bed, in a scorched castle, centered in a ruined city. He remembered nothing of who or what he was, only one word echoing through his blank mind like a cry from the abyss...Tehnebrae. Taking it to be his name or at least a small link to his past, he left the dead, crumbling lands after a search for other living beings proved fruitless. He has wandered since that time, undertaking many challenges to reveal his nature to himself. He learned next to nothing of who he is, but has discovered some of the power he holds. Tehnebrae has been an assassin, thief, paramour, and bodyguard -proving to be exceedingly talented in each area.

ABILITIES


His lean body belies his extreme supermortal strength and agility. Since leaving the crumbling town, he has struggled to keep a variety of powers under control. He learned early on that any sort of energy attack, psionic or otherwise, is returned to its sender 10 fold. Any physical force exerted on his person is absorbed and altered into power he can draw on in several ways. He has demonstrated command over all four elements, though he has not mastered exactly when this command happens. As an emerging telepath, he at times loses control, enabling him to "hear" the thoughts of all around him. The first time this happened, Tehnebrae nearly lost his sanity. He is also an empath and reverse empath, able to project his emotions on others, usually by accident, and influence their behaviors and actions. He displays a natural aptitude for magick, which he has not formally pursued. Tehn is known to start fights just to see how he will respond and what power will reveal itself next.

Tehnebrae has learned he can teleport at will, though he does not yet know the extent of that power, distance and if he can teleport other. He can also sheath himself in a strange bluish armor, his hands shifting to claws and terribly strong. The armor itself increases strength and speed, and has a high resistance to weapons of any kind. He learned this while in a battle with Vasis' twin, Cirys Stormfyre, who angered him right after Tehn discovered he had made Vasis leave and try to kill himself.

QUIRKS


Tehnebrae loses friends almost as easily as he makes them. Mostly, this is due to the fact that he is prone to sudden, drastic shifts in alignment. There is something decisively dark about Tehnebrae (pun intended) but in his eyes glimmers the battle of duality. Usually neutral with a good humor, he can violently and unpredictably change to Chaotic or Good. His powers can depend on his alignment as well. When Good, his healing talents are unparalleled, he is highly empathic and possesses the power to bend light as he wishes, using it in a multitude of ways. When Chaotic, he is a shapeshifter and somewhat vampiric, enjoying the tang of blood on his lips, able to control shadows and darkness. These shifts last only a few moments under normal circumstances, leaving Tehnebrae as he was before, and totally unaware of his actions or words in these states. As neutral, he always has a natural psionic barrier up, effectively disallowing anyone from entering his mind. He can erect a shield against empathy if he chooses, but one exists already in the form of whatever dwells within him. He cannot hear mindspeak unless he makes it a conscious effort, engaging his telepathic talents. Even then, it is impossible for an outside force to read his thoughts without his allowance.

NOTE: With the taking of the collar, Tehn is now in control of the angel and demon inside him, no longer the other way around, and as such, he can call their individual powers to the fore and use them as he will. His eyes will change with the power he harnesses, but his mind will remain his own. All weaknesses still apply to the alignment he employs.

WEAKNESSES


Also depend on his current alignment. If Good, then dark magicks will affect him the most. The reverse is also true. When he is neutral, a direct and clever physical attack is the easiest way, as he has proven immune to magicks and runes in this state.

APPEARANCE


Tehnebrae stands at 6'4", blue undertones slightly darkening his long white hair. His stormgreen eyes change color with his shifts, and his wiry figure is well-muscled, noticable even under his garments. Facial features are chiselled, aqauline, smooth, and handsome. He bears delicately tapering ears which hint of a hundred possible origins, almost Elven with his easy grace and cold perfection. His clothing is simple and always dark; leather half-boots, snug breeches, and a flowing poet's tunic tucked into a black belt with a strange silver sigyl as the buckle. He carries a Katana strapped to his back, and several daggers in various hidden places, some poisoned. He is rarely unarmed and often just a little wild looking.

UPDATES

Spirit Starchild helped Tehnebrae in remembering his true name, which turns out to be Tehnebrae. She also sensed something deep within him, which does not want him to remember his past. What this is, he does not yet know. Tehn has also discovered his telekinetic abilities after an alignment shift awoke them as he attempted to aid Anubis of Cruelty/Loyalty. Undisciplined now, he will focus his attentions on developing this new power.


Recently, while Tehn was living in the ruins with Vasis, his student and lover, they discovered what Tehn truly is...nothing more than a Truce between the arch angel and arch demon who reside in the form of the man known as Tehnebrae. They created the body as part of some punishment they must endure and while hammering out the details of said truce, they took parts of themselves and formed the mind of Tehn to watch over and take care of the body, a glorified house-sitter. More to the point, Vasis knows this, Tehn does not. When the angel finally explained all to Vasis, the young empath was displeased to say the least; the angel could not understand the boy's anger and formed an emotional void over Tehnebrae, forcing him to walk away from Vasis. Vas took this badly and tried to kill himself, though his Jewel brought him back. It was then that Serafelle, who had shielded the others in the mesh from Vasis' attempt, approached him, took him to her temple, and accepted him as a Pleasure Priest.

Tehn, who finally was given back control of his body, found himself alone in an unknown area, thinking Vasis had gotten smart and left him, which hurt all the more, as Vas was the only one who had ever wanted Tehn to stick around, problems and all. Heartbroken, desolate and utterly crushed, Tehnebrae had no idea what to do next.

About a week after Vasis tried to kill himself, Tahmas, High Priest of Serafelle, helped Vasis find Tehnebrae again, with the idea to help the two young lovers... all Tehn had to do was agree to don a collar, specifically made to bind the entities within him. Tehn agreed only because he would be able to stay with Vasis, and Vasis, who revealed Tehn may disappear at any moment, did not want Tehn simply ceasing to exist. Because Vas truly meant it, Tehn took a collar. After a brief battle that insued once the entities knew what had happened and took control of the body again, and after Cirys showed up to nab Vasis at the same time, Tahmas took Tehnebrae and Vasis back to Sera's temple, where they could be alone.

VASIS EBONWIND

In a different twist, Tehn has taken Vasis Ebonwind, once a chaste priest-in-training and fellow empath, as a student. Vasis' sanity is highly questionable at times, if existing at all, due to untrained experimenting with his wild empathy. Tehn hopes to help the young man gain control and sanity, and Tehnebrae's methods, very hands-on, suit the young man just fine. Tehn, as read in the updates, now thinks Vasis has left him alone in a place he does not know, and wants nothing to do with the Truce anymore... which is like a dagger in Tehn's heart. Fortunately, Tehn and Vas have since straightened things out and Tehn confessed his love for Vasis, who genuinely returns the emotion, unlike anyone else in Tehn's past... and Tehn is not about to let that slip by.