Post by Paul M. Zarate on Aug 23, 2012 5:42:56 GMT -5
<Paul M. Zarate>
Full Name- Paul Morgan Zarate
Gender- Male
Age- 39 years old
Date of Birth- 12'th August 1973
Sexual Orientation- Heterosexual
Location- New York
Celebrity Claim- Kaas, Nikolaj Lie
What should we call you?- Woodpecker101
Play anyone else?- Nope
Have You Read the Rules?- (have you?)
Personality-
Paul could be best described as genuinely indifferent to everyone besides himself. Don't expect him to feel the need to help a stray kid, or some forsaken puppy, because he won't. Because of that people tend to think that his heart is as cold as ice, and they may be right. But Paul wouldn't even give two cents about that. This tendency to be cold towards other people comes from constant paranoid thoughts that he can't stop, maybe because of pride or a stubborn nature, he has never even considered the option of getting professional help with the paranoia.
But as cold as he might be, there is a few things in this world that warms his heart. One of these things are money, he likes having money. It's sort of a drug to him, the more money he has the more free he feels and the less stressed he is. He doesn't like being restricted by something as simple as the lack of money, which is why he will do anything to not lack money. Some might call this simple greed and again they might be right, but his personal needs is in his opinion placed before anyone else's.
Unlike so many Zarate generations before him, he's never been alright with the humble life. Where everyone were contend with what they had, he would strive for more. Because of this nature, he has grown distant to his family. He barely sees them once a year, and that's only if he is forced to go see them, he doesn't even send them a Christmas card if he can avoid it.
Three words that would describe Paul in a less dark-way would be smart, independent and cool. He has the mind of a thinker, but without the fear of action, that is such a common trait among thinkers. He doesn't need friends, but he knows the value of allies, and therefore keeps a few people close to himself. And he won't be easily agitated by the words of fools and people out to get him.
Believe it or not, but Paul actually has a pet. He's got a cat, he loves that cat, as much as he possibly can when you take into consideration his personality. But that is his way of taking care of the natural feeling of loneliness that happens when a human doesn't feel truly connected to anyone.
Likes-
- Money
- Cats
- A good cup of black coffee, no sugar, no cream.
- Being in control of his own life
- Not being anywhere near his family
Dislikes-
- His family
- Being poor
- Tea
- Alcohol
- Drugs
Strengths-
- Cool headed
- Independent
- Resourceful
- Smart
- Strong willed
Weaknesses-
- Distrustful
- Doesn't work well with others
- Doesn't deal with emotional trauma's easily
- Problems with authority figures
- Stubbornness
Skills-
- Excellent Poker-player
- Decent Parkour skills
- Pickpocketing
Flaws-
- Insomnia
- Hypnophobia
- Paranoia
Abilities/Powers/Skills-
Disease Manipulation: The term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs normal function. Commonly, this term is used to refer specifically to infectious diseases, which are clinically evident diseases that result from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, multicellular organisms, and aberrant proteins known as prions.
Paul aren't capable of manipulating all of the above mentioned at this point. His ability hasn't developed far enough for that. But when it reaches that state he will be able to manipulate, accelerate and change the symptoms and longevity of these diseases. He will even be able to cure a person from any of those, or make them target specific people.
Paul's got the potential to spread diseases in any way imaginable. He could spread them through the air by breathing, or by touch, or through the water. He might even put a timer on the diseases so they only work after a certain amount of hours or days, or in reverse they might only work for a certain amount of hours or days. However at this point in time he's currently only able to spread by touch.
His ability allows him to know when someone is sick and what they have. Though he might not know its medicinal name he will intuitively be able to 'sense' the pathogenic microbial agent that is causing the disease, as well as knowing what might be able to kill it naturally.
Limits-
Disease Manipulation: His ability is currently very limited. Because of his inexperience with this ability, he is only able to change diseases into something he has experienced before. As an example should he feel that he needs to change something into Ebola, he's got to have been near someone with Ebola.
His ability is at its strongest when there is direct physical contact between him and the victim. However his ability allows him to manipulate diseases within a range of ten meters radius of his body. Within that radius he is capable of manipulating the movement, infection, and longevity of the disease. Should the disease spread outside that perimeter he will not be able to control it, and it will therefore move as per it's programming, it will spread uncontrollably unless stopped in some way.
Paul is not immune to diseases, however his ability does give him an edge against them. Illnesses tends to go into a dormant state within his body, but they can be triggered through various means, and or manipulated by another person capable of manipulating diseases. So he could very well walk around and infect people without even knowing it.
Appearance-
Paul is actually a pretty tall man. He towers over the majority of the people around him with his 188cm in height. He's a well muscled individual who keeps himself in a decent shape through daily training. Nothing much can actually be said about his body, he looks no different than any other male individual. Though his eyes are more grey'ish in color, and his skin is a bit paler than most, but that's about the only things worth mentioning.
As for his hair-growth. He prefers to keep his hair at a decent length without it growing too long and out of control. He likes to keep a nice beard, however he will shave it off from time to time if he feels that it's time to switch things around for a bit. His hair is a dark brown, while his beard is a bit closer to black than his hair.
And his clothes are kept neat mainly within the suit fashion, since he feels wearing a suit gives him more power, or at the very least makes him look more wealthy than the commoners around him.
Faction- Villain
Birthplace- New York City
Mother- Gabriela Zarate | Sixty-nine years old | Retired | No powers
Father- William Zarate | Seventy-two years old | Retired | Powers: Biological decay
Siblings- Maria Zarate | Forty years old | Security Guard | Powers: Fungal manipulation / Parasitic Mind Control
Ex-girlfriend- Elizabeth Mason | Thirty-eight years old | Receptionist | Powers: Steel-skin
Children- Richard Mason | Eighteen years old | College Student | Powers: Parasitic Mind Control
History-
The Zarate family. An odd bunch though not because of wealth or power. They are simply a bunch that seems to be or have some family relation everywhere. As if their genes were spread by air rather than the common reproductive ways. In this huge mish-mash of cousins, and related family members and such Paul were born into the smallest family in the tree. He only had a older sister as the only sibling, and considering his parent's economical situation, that was more than enough.
Paul were the unwanted child. Sure his parents loved him, but he hadn't been planned like his sister had. They had only wanted one child to begin with, because they knew it would be hard to afford another one. But one night of accidental carelessness and nine-months later they had a problem, though they could have chosen to take steps against it. They simply couldn't stand the thought of killing something which had already acquired life.
Nine-painful-months and one damned long birthing later, they had themselves a second child. They decided to call him Paul. And everything was sunshine and happiness. Only not really, now with even less money than before, they really couldn't afford anything. So while Paul grew up and saw how all of his childhood friends got stuff from their families, he began to grow resentful of his parents because of jealousy fueled by thoughts he couldn't control.
This jealousy followed him everywhere, and the thoughts did so as well. It was indeed a shame that such a child was tainted by such a mental state. But his parents were blind to that, their lovely darling angel first borne were the one who got their attention. Paul always came second even though he were the youngest. Because of that he began to strive for wealth and power, ideals that the Zarate family had long ago thrown away in return for family bonds and kindness.
At the age of around eighteen everything clashed into a huge fight with his parents. That in the end caused him to leave home. He lived on the streets for a while until he found a nice girl that wanted to help. She were full of good intentions, and he had no problem taking advantage of that.
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Sample RP-
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