Name:Jonaleath Rayas
Age:39(appears to be closer to 50)
Gender:Male
Powers:The powers of the Raven are his to command, as are the abilities of the Wolf, in effect:
Powers of the Raven:
The ability to bend shadows to his will, they can't attack, but they can hide people and objects inside of them by manipulating how dark them appear.
His shadows can also be used to create in the mind of a victim their worst fear, rendering them at the least unable to fight as effectively. This seriously exhausts him however, and can only be done once per day.
He can transfer a bit of his lifeforce to an ally as many times per day as he can take, healing them completely, with him taking their wounds upon his own body.
Can take on the mantle of the Raven once per year, more or less becoming the lord of death and life. His head becomes that of a Raven,is surrounded by crackling shadows that reach out and grasp his enemies, taking their souls and devouring them, preventing them from going on to the afterlife, forever forced to re-live the agony of their soul being torn from their bodies.His second ability while in the Raven-form is that he exudes a healing aura to his allies, again taking their wounds upon his own body, though he is safe from harm while still the Raven. While in this form, he is cut off from the Wolf side of himself. When he comes out of the transformation, each soul he takes ages him a year, shortening his lifespan, as well as the year taken from him with him assuming the form of the Raven. He is too weak for a week afterwards to do anything beyond sleeping, tormented by the souls he takes, though somehow taken care of by them as well, nothing is able to harm him without first severing his connection to the spirit world.(I'll leave the GM up to decide what constitutes a disconnection)
Powers of the Wolf:
Greatly increased sense of smell,sound, and sight, he can track creatures of the Ooze easily, and through a combination of the three, determine a mutation has occurred in someone.
Can Shapeshift into the form of the Wolf multiple times per day, the only drawback being that he loses the abilities of the Raven, as he devotes himself completely to the Wolf. In his changed form, he is a wolf the size of a small bear, able to leap long distances,run faster and longer than any car made in the world before the shift, greatly increased strength(not enough to move cars, break windows,etc. but more than enough to break bones in his jaws, tear flesh and muscle from bones with his claws,etc.), and a mindset to never give in or give up, meaning he will not retreat, run from a fight, unless his 'pack' is safe.
Equipment:A traditional bow and arrow, painted with the symbols of life,death,honor,and family, an heirloom knife, 8 in. long, the bone handle carved with images of the spirit world. Using anything other than these weapons cuts off his connection to the spirit world, and unable to use his powers.
Appearance:5'10",160lbs. not muscle bound, more of a runner's and acrobat's build, sinewy, many scars criscross his body, silver hairs have begun to creep into his black mane from the one time he was forced to use the full power of the Raven. He wears a shaman's vest, filled with herbs,spices, and the things he needs to make quick poultices.
Character Background:Jon is the last shaman of his tribe, raised by the previous and named his successor, unfortunately, his tribe sold their land to the state of New York before his time to ascend came. He was forced to move to the city to live, and was there, practicing his people's way of life until the shift. He views the shift as a second chance for his people, and will not squander it by fighting the men who took his land, instead, he opts to help Hearst and his Defense Force, hoping that their land will be given back to them, so that they may start anew in this new land. His strong connection to both the Raven, the lord of death and life, and the Wolf, lord of the hunt and family, and his belief in them gave him the gifts of both, though they still vie for his complete and utter devotion, hence his ability to become either, but with the other cut off. He has assumed the Mantle of the Raven once, when the group he was guiding was ambushed by a Destroyer with the ability to mask his trail, he first tried to simply heal them, allowing them time to get out, but it was for naught. He assumed the Mantle and took his enemies souls and healed his allies, bringing one of them back from death's door, and destroyed the Destroyers, he was in a coma-like state for the following week and made it back with his group to the city. He still guides groups, but is unsure of his abilities ever since the event.