Lance Jackson
Man of Men
In a couple of sentences:
Lance Jackson is a bear of a man, which makes sense considering he is one. Like a Garou (a werewolf), he too can shift his human form to that of an animal, in this case a bear of varying shapes and sizes. A proud Gurahl, he is closely in tune with mother Gaia, nature itself. Lance is never quick to act unless in times of dire need, and even then only in regards to kin and in service to Gaia. That said, Lance is a good man, if he can he helps those in need and will stave off the cruelty that this world has bred into others. He'd never hurt a fly otherwise, always in a jovial mood, Lance loves a good joke and has fun in a playful jest. As a man should be, he's ever the gentleman, and to this day has yet to tell a lie. He sees it simply as cowardly to let anyone know but the truth and whether it hurts them or not, they deserve to hear it as it is. |
Physical Information
➘ Full Name: Lance Jackson
➘ Aliases: Lance, Papa bear
➘ Age (Lived Years): 202 standard years
➘ Physical Age: In his mid thirties.
➘ Gender: Male
➘ Race: Gurahl (Werebear)
➘ Body Type: Towering and thick as a brick wall
➘ Height: 7'2"
➘ Weight: 305 lbs
➘ Coordination: Lance worked as a lumberjack for some time and traveled around the world through a variety of environments, he can control his actions with good measure.
➘ Reflexes: While as a human Lance is only above average, shifting into his animal forms gives him quite the advantage with his inhuman instincts. Still, like many bears his eyesight is not the best.
➘ Physical Strength: As a human he's strong in the sense that he's a massive hulk of a man and has done physical labor throughout his life for a living. Shifted, he's usually more than a match in terms of muscle for most to handle.
Appearance
➘ Lance Jackson is a man, a manly man. standing taller than the average human male by far at a little over seven feet. As such, he is built like a tank with broad shoulders, barrel chest, and a chiseled jaw. By no means is he a bodybuilder though, his muscles are earned through hard labor and are shown as such. His hair is a healthy mess of thick locks typically pushed off of his forehead or slicked back kept at short length and off of his ears. Light brown eyes hide under a bush of eyebrows, which match the close trimmed beard covering his whole jaw and chin as well as a healthy mustache atop his upper lip.
Like a lumberjack, he wears plaid flannel shirts tucked into well worn blue jeans, suspenders holding the pants up. Solid work boots cover his feet, jeans hanging over them slightly. Occasionally he wears a heavy fur lined jacket in dark brown for colder climates. He's a simple man with simple tastes.
➘ Description of his shifting forms: [Visual Representation]
Personal Life/Personality
➘ Marital Status: Single for now.
➘ Immediate Family: His mother, Natalie Jackson
➘ Allies: Huginn the Corax, anyone from his tribe.
➘ Enemies: A natural wariness of Garou, and anyone that would bring harm to Gaia.
➘ Followers: Young Gurahl that he mentors from time to time.
➘ Friends: A few individuals he drops by to see in between his travels.
➘ Heroes: His Mother
➘ Pets/Vassals/Slaves/etc: N/A
➘ General Alignment: Lawful Good
➘ Sociability: Social enough to spark up a conversation whenever he feels like it.
➘ Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
➘ Lures: Wherever mother Gaia calls to him, and however he can better serve his tribe.
➘ Savvies: Forestry services, working on things with moving parts, mentoring, cleansing tainted land.
➘ Ineptities: Technology past a certain point, being rooted in once place for too long, can be a bit headstrong.
➘ Profession: Lumberjack, repairman, tribal elder, mentor.
➘ Education: High school Graduate
➘ Hobbies: Working on old cars, providing sage advice to young Gurahl, wildlife conservation.
➘ Religion: Follows the code of the Ursa
➘ Location of Birth: Pinedale, Wyoming
➘ Location of Death: N/A
➘ Superstitions: Can never fully trust a Garou.
➘ Virtues: Humility, Diligence, Charity
➘ Vices: N/A
➘ Likes: Watching the sunset with a cold bear in his hand, lazing about on a warm day, communing with nature, good company, and classic rock.
➘ Dislikes: Liars and cheats, those that would bring harm to Gaia.
➘ Affiliations: The Mountain Guradians tribe
➘ Addictions: N/A
➘ Handicaps: N/A
➘ Medical Conditions: N/A
➘ Full Name: Lance Jackson
➘ Aliases: Lance, Papa bear
➘ Age (Lived Years): 202 standard years
➘ Physical Age: In his mid thirties.
➘ Gender: Male
➘ Race: Gurahl (Werebear)
➘ Body Type: Towering and thick as a brick wall
➘ Height: 7'2"
➘ Weight: 305 lbs
➘ Coordination: Lance worked as a lumberjack for some time and traveled around the world through a variety of environments, he can control his actions with good measure.
➘ Reflexes: While as a human Lance is only above average, shifting into his animal forms gives him quite the advantage with his inhuman instincts. Still, like many bears his eyesight is not the best.
➘ Physical Strength: As a human he's strong in the sense that he's a massive hulk of a man and has done physical labor throughout his life for a living. Shifted, he's usually more than a match in terms of muscle for most to handle.
Appearance
➘ Lance Jackson is a man, a manly man. standing taller than the average human male by far at a little over seven feet. As such, he is built like a tank with broad shoulders, barrel chest, and a chiseled jaw. By no means is he a bodybuilder though, his muscles are earned through hard labor and are shown as such. His hair is a healthy mess of thick locks typically pushed off of his forehead or slicked back kept at short length and off of his ears. Light brown eyes hide under a bush of eyebrows, which match the close trimmed beard covering his whole jaw and chin as well as a healthy mustache atop his upper lip.
Like a lumberjack, he wears plaid flannel shirts tucked into well worn blue jeans, suspenders holding the pants up. Solid work boots cover his feet, jeans hanging over them slightly. Occasionally he wears a heavy fur lined jacket in dark brown for colder climates. He's a simple man with simple tastes.
➘ Description of his shifting forms: [Visual Representation]
- Homid - Human form, and what the Gurahl finds most comfortable.
- Arthren - Near-man form. Considerably stronger and tougher than a human by far, the Gurahl's height reaches and can exceed the max for a human to have, muscles drastically increase as well. Gurahl in Arthren form are thought to have inspired legends of the Sasquatch and similar creatures considering their brutish appearance and excess of body hair. Human speech is possible, but is often guttural and harsh. This form does not invoke Delirium, but does tend to intimidate most humans.
- Crinos - The Gurahl's fighting form. Inspires nightmares even in humans that are awake (invoking Delirium). Standing upright at between 14 and 16 feet, the Crino's Gurahl may weight well more than a ton. The Crinos face is more bearlike with huge canines capable of crushing most things in two. Non-retractable claws can extend up to nine inches on both fore and hind paws. Their thick and shaggy fur proves natural armor for battle. The Gurahl can only speak in harsh monosyllables in this form.
- Bjornen - Cave-bear form. Resembling an ancient cave bear, with longer claws and fangs, the Bjornen form is almost as large and powerful as Crinos, with even more vicious bite and claw ability. Compared to a modern bear they are taller and longer. While they can stand upright, it is far more comfortable for the Gurahl to walk on four feet. A Gurahl in this form reverts to instinctual thinking and loses the ability to converse in anything but a rough Gurahl tongue.
- Ursus - Bear form. Gurahl in Ursus take the form of bears matching their Tribe, which in Lance's case would be a grizzly bear of North America. They can only speak the language of bears and a limited version of the Gurahl tongue. When in this form, Gurahl tend to think like the bears they resemble.
Personal Life/Personality
➘ Marital Status: Single for now.
➘ Immediate Family: His mother, Natalie Jackson
➘ Allies: Huginn the Corax, anyone from his tribe.
➘ Enemies: A natural wariness of Garou, and anyone that would bring harm to Gaia.
➘ Followers: Young Gurahl that he mentors from time to time.
➘ Friends: A few individuals he drops by to see in between his travels.
➘ Heroes: His Mother
➘ Pets/Vassals/Slaves/etc: N/A
➘ General Alignment: Lawful Good
➘ Sociability: Social enough to spark up a conversation whenever he feels like it.
➘ Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
➘ Lures: Wherever mother Gaia calls to him, and however he can better serve his tribe.
➘ Savvies: Forestry services, working on things with moving parts, mentoring, cleansing tainted land.
➘ Ineptities: Technology past a certain point, being rooted in once place for too long, can be a bit headstrong.
➘ Profession: Lumberjack, repairman, tribal elder, mentor.
➘ Education: High school Graduate
➘ Hobbies: Working on old cars, providing sage advice to young Gurahl, wildlife conservation.
➘ Religion: Follows the code of the Ursa
➘ Location of Birth: Pinedale, Wyoming
➘ Location of Death: N/A
➘ Superstitions: Can never fully trust a Garou.
➘ Virtues: Humility, Diligence, Charity
➘ Vices: N/A
➘ Likes: Watching the sunset with a cold bear in his hand, lazing about on a warm day, communing with nature, good company, and classic rock.
➘ Dislikes: Liars and cheats, those that would bring harm to Gaia.
➘ Affiliations: The Mountain Guradians tribe
➘ Addictions: N/A
➘ Handicaps: N/A
➘ Medical Conditions: N/A
Abilities
➘ General Overview/Limits: Lance is an old Gurahl that has wandered the land for decades fighting against the Wyrm and its minions in service of mother Gaia. Having taken several young cubs under his belt as their mentor, Lance has progressed through four the five auspices for his kind. His auspice, Kieh, is a time for inner reflection and personal growth, developing a multitude of Gifts and performing various rites, as well as mentoring other Gurahl. While Lance has many a Gift under his control, many are unsuited for combat and rarely does the shifter actively seek out conflict unless it is directly against the Wyrm. In the winter, like a true bear, he becomes much more lethargic in his actions and is known to hibernate which can leave him vulnerable.
➘ General Overview/Limits: Lance is an old Gurahl that has wandered the land for decades fighting against the Wyrm and its minions in service of mother Gaia. Having taken several young cubs under his belt as their mentor, Lance has progressed through four the five auspices for his kind. His auspice, Kieh, is a time for inner reflection and personal growth, developing a multitude of Gifts and performing various rites, as well as mentoring other Gurahl. While Lance has many a Gift under his control, many are unsuited for combat and rarely does the shifter actively seek out conflict unless it is directly against the Wyrm. In the winter, like a true bear, he becomes much more lethargic in his actions and is known to hibernate which can leave him vulnerable.
- Rites: Lance knows a number of rituals, typically they're for use in service of Gaia and cleansing the land of the Wyrm's taint.
- Rattle-trap Fetish: This fetish is activated before a Gurahl's hibernation or regular sleep. If an intruder or spirit intending harm enters the Gurahl's domain while they are slumbering, the sleep is passed off onto the intruder and the Gurahl awakens ready for action. Even if the individual's willpower is strong enough to resist the forced sleep, they will be sluggish for a spell.
- Dreams of the Buri-Jaan [Gurahl Gift]: The Gurahl sends dream messages to a known or cub they have decided to mentor. These dreams and visions act as both a summons and a directional guide. Can also be sent to a unknown cub actively seeking guidance.
- Healing Touch [Gurahl Gift]: The Gurahl is able to heal the wounds of any living creature simply by laying hands over the afflicted area. The Gurahl may not heal themself, spirits or the undead with this Gift.
- Calm [Gurahl Gift]: This Gift imparts the secret of quelling the anger in others. Can also ease a frenzied individual back to normal.
- Heart of the Mountain [Gurahl Gift]: The Gurahl becomes as untiring and eternal as the mountains, and cannot be defeated in a test of endurance. While this gift increases rage, the Gurahl cannot fail any task involving Stamina. Torturers can never break him; though he can’t breathe underwater and his lungs may fill with water, he will not die. The only exception to this taking an excess of physical damage.
- Open Seal [Arcas Gift]: With this Gift, the Gurahl can open nearly any sort of closed or locked physical device.
- Cajole [Arcas Gift]: The Gurahl uses this Gift to coax another individual into giving them something, such as food, an item, or a service.
- Sense Need [Homid Gift]: The Gurahl can open their senses to discover someone in need, or rescue, or succor.
- Climate Control [Homid Gift]: The Gurahl can raise or lower the temperature around them by five degrees each time they concentrate.
- Ursa's Coat [Homid Gift]: The Gurahl can wrap himself in a thick, opaque sarcophagus-like epidermis, making them immobile but near-impervious to harm. This cocoon grants him immunity to fire, starvation, gas, high pressure, cold and similar environmental hazards. The Gurahl could remain in this state for days if they desired.
- Ultimatum [Uzmati Gift]: By pitting their will against an opponent, the Gurahl may reduce his enemy's choices down to two options, flee or fight.
- Silver Claws [Uzmati Gift]: The Gurahl can establish their battlefield primacy against other werebeasts by transforming their own claws into silver. While the Gurahl manifests the claws, they suffer searing agonies. Rage continuously builds, increasing the risk of falling into a frenzy.
- Beast Speech [Kojubat Gift]: The Gurahl with this Gift may communicate with any animals from fish to mammals. This Gift does not change their basic reactions; most animals are still afraid of predators such as werebeasts.
- Eyes of the Soul [Kojubat Gift]: This Gift allows the Gurahl to determine the true nature of a person. This information is conveyed as an olfactory sensation — it is actually a scent of the target’s natural form. Other werebeasts can be immediately discerned, while detecting vampires, faeries or other shapeshifters as such require some time spent around, and it takes four even longer to detect mages.
- Diagnose [Kieh Gift]: The Gurahl can determine anyone's general health with little more than a glance.
- Spirit Healing [Kieh Gift]: The Gurahl may replenish the essence of a wounded spirit in the Umbra.
Weapons/Gear
➘ Hand to hand as a human, when shifted he has razor sharp claws and teeth.
➘ Hand to hand as a human, when shifted he has razor sharp claws and teeth.
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