Player Name:
Jo Rhade

Controlled By:
Jo Rhade

Roleplays Touched:
Other-Side

Allies:
None

Occupation:
Psychologist/Communications Specialist/Bioengineer

Purpose/Personal Objective:
While his public objectives will always be increasing human longevity and spurring humanity to new intellectual heights with his special brand of self help propaganda, his private goal is much more focused: he seeks to cheat death indefinitely.

Previous Accomplishments:
Dual doctorates in psychology and biogenetics. Public speaking and writing are more like hobbies. Eats Pulitzer Prizes for breakfast.

Physical Description:
A bit on the lanky side, Jo stands at 6'3" and only weighs 190 pounds, but there isn't an ounce of fat on his frame. Oddly enough, his diet is lousy and he never exercises (at least with any regularity). But don't mention his genetics, or he'll talk your ear off for hours. Partial to Hawaiian or floral patterned shirts, and his pants always seem a bit baggy. Shoulder length hair (hippie-hair, as his father called it) that changes from golden brown to dirty red when he's out in the sun too long. Amber eyes with permanent laugh wrinkles at the corners, though he's only in his early 30's. Has a huge, infectious smile with dazzling white teeth. Tends to bite his fingernails when concentrating or bored. Partial to greens and earthen tones.

History:
Born into a middle class family in Atlanta, Georgia. Moved around quite a bit throughout his childhood, because his parents were musicians and went where the money was. Typical starving artist cliche, with fewer eccentricities. His mother started teaching him to read before he could walk, and his love for words grew exponentially with each passing year. He was memorizing poetry at age two, and had already published several books by the time he hit puberty. Skipped middle school altogether to be on the road with his parents, but jumped into public high school with both feet, and aced everything they threw at him. He had to place a restraining order on several colleges who refused to stop hounding him with scholarships.

From that point forward, it was your typical overachiever story. Attended four different colleges and technical schools in 7 years, acquiring his first PhD at the ripe old age of 23. His second doctorate took longer, thanks to a year-long bout with leukemia. Got out of the hospital just in time to deliver his second doctoral thesis and graduate c** laude before his 26th birthday. Aside from the hundreds of essays, poetry collections and novellas he wrote in his spare time, he spent three solid years writing a series of self help books that have yet to fall off the Best Seller list; his most notable titles include Guiltless Ambitions, Life in a Can, and Pilgrimage to Mensa. Until recently, Jo spent most of his time running the research department for one of the single largest pharmaceutical corporations in existence (which, of course, wishes to remain anonymous).

Personality:
Typically a very jovial person, Jo will often laugh at the strangest things just for the sake of laughing. He's a bit boisterous at times, but for the most part is a likable character. Has a snappy retort for almost any situation; when he isn't paying attention to what he says, he can sometimes come across as tactless. Has an enormous ego, but isn't obnoxious about it; he usually makes light of himself to balance it out. He's also a notorious flirt and always has an eye out for a curvaceous female. Wordplay is a passion. He delights in making thoroughly ambiguous statements.

On the rare occasion that he is in a poor mood, he tends to be reticent and withdraws from most social interaction. Few people have ever seen him angry.

Breakthroughs:
Swears that he accidentally created a sentient organic explosive in his basement, but it had a volatile temper and destroyed itself and his research before he could publish the discovery.