Erydanus
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Erydanus in his personal public costume | |
| Erydanus | |
| Player: @Erydanus | |
| Origin: | Magic |
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| Archetype: | Defender |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Darien Morcef |
| Known Aliases: | none |
| Species: | human |
| Age: | unknown; appears 30ish |
| Height: | 5'11" |
| Weight: | 175# |
| Eye Color: | green |
| Hair Color: | dark |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | unknown; of French and Greek ancestry to some degree |
| Occupation: | Network Administrator |
| Place of Birth: | Lyon, France |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | single |
| Known Relatives: | Cassandra Morcef (Madame Eclipse), Evander Morcef |
| Known Powers | |
| Dark Miasma, Dark Blast, Power Mastery, Ritual Sorcery | |
| Known Abilities | |
| highly skilled in warding, artificing; multilingual; is also highly conversant with computer technology | |
| Equipment | |
| Confidential | |
| No additional information available. | |
Erydanus is a powerful mystic specializing in the manipulation of dark and shadowy mystical forces. He was granted these abilities by the goddess Nyx, the incarnation of primeval night in Greek mythology. His innate abilities draw on the dimension of Erebus, but he is also skilled in ritual sorcery.
Erydanus is the co-founder and leader of the Paladins of the Night.
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Affiliations
Supergroup: Paladins of the Night
Relatives: Cassandra Morcef AKA Madame Eclipse (sister, villain); Evander Morcef (brother, adventurer)
Former associations: Legacy Chain (England), Night Watch (Russia)
Personality
Erydanus presents a serious and reserved exterior. He speaks authoritatively and with the air of someone used to a battlefield command appointment.
Powers
Erydanus wields innate mystic abilities classed as Dark Miasma and Dark Blast with a particular orientation toward control powers. In fact, his powers are focused in such a way that a similarity to a corruptor or dominator can be observed. He is also known to employ levitation and locomotion spells which allows him unimpeded rapid free movement and limited gliding (leaping pool).
Abilities
Speaks and reads several languages fluently including French, Greek, Russian, and Enochian. Skilled network administrator and holds several certifications.
Character History
One of three siblings who discovered an ancient Greek temple on a small island while on vacation as children. Their parents were later killed in an unspecified incident, which has been hinted to have been World War I. As adults, the trio returned and performed a summoning ritual which caused the goddess Nyx to appear and bequeathe various powers on them. Subsequently the sister became corrupted by her powers and embraced villainy; the other brother became some kind of adventurer. Erydanus studied the occult and researched the secret magical history of the world for many years, honing his talent of dark magic along the way. After the Rikti War, he arrived in Paragon City due to the very public renewal of malevolent mystical activity.
Appearance
As a relatively low-key hero, Erydanus can usually be seen wearing normal business/street attire.
He may also be dressed in a costume with a semi-armored appearance which takes the place of a formal uniform for the Paladins of the Night. Most recently he has been seen acting independantly of the rest of the group more than previously, and has begun wearing a distinctive individual uniform on these occasions.
Trivia
Usually wears dark wraparound type sunglasses. This is simply a personal affection and they do not compensate for any light vulnerability or conceal luminous eyes or any similar mark of mystic power.
Due to his long hair, he usually eschews capes.
His younger brother also has powers but is not currently a publicly-known hero. It is unconfirmed, but it is believed they are twins (possibly not identical).
