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-Name: True Name: Aun'Va Shadowsun, Alias: Zero
-Age: Approximately 5,572 (Looks mid-20s)
-Species/Race: Shas'La (A strong, highly intelligent race that have focused and excelled in advanced technology instead of magic-based powers. Zero is the last known survivor.)
-Class/Job: Second in command
-Abilities, and/or weapons: Zero has no magic so he relies on firearms and melee weapons, any of which he can build once he thinks it up, but this is what he prefers.
-Zero's Power Armor: (as seen in picture) The armor itself shouldn't be over looked as a weapon. Despite it's size, it makes Zero faster and more nimble then before. But mostly it's the shear brute force that strikes fear into those that see him. The armor allows Zero's natural strength to be multiplied greatly, allowing him to pick up, throw, and use most things that the average person couldn't even lift (i.e. Zero's halberd can only be used by someone with great strength, the blade itself is far too heavy for most to move). Receiving even a glance punch or kick might be enough to break bone, receiving a solid hit will usually reassure the bone shattering. The anti-magic wards are still in place in the armor, allowing direct magic attacks to become dulled or useless. There is a 6 inch barrier created by the wards, in which the anti-magic qualities work. (i.e. If an attacker creates a sword out of fire and attacks with it, the flames couldn't hold their shape within that barrier and normal physics takes over. But if an attacker creates a boulder and launches it at Zero, the attacker loses control of the boulder but physics would still cause the boulder to collide with Zero. In short, solid objects are more effective.)
-Power Halberd: (as seen in picture) A long staff with a massive blade on the end. A power pack in the staff sends strong electrical currents into the blade for an added punch. At will, Zero can focus his own psychic energy through the halberd that can send out visible slashwaves when swung, increase it's range.
-Storm Cannon: (as seen in picture) A large caliber, double-barreled weapon that is mounted on the wrist. It fires high explosive, armor piercing rounds, punching easily through for weak armored and unarmored targets. Heavier armored targets may need to be hit several times to punch through, if the explosives haven't already harmed the target. It can fire from both barrels at once or one after the other. Due to the shell size and and heat generated, it takes a couple seconds for the next shell to load and cool before it can be fired again. Zero usually carries a couple extra clips of ammo.
-Variant grenades: A set of fragmentation, smoke, ice, napalm, gas, EMP, and concussion grenades, and he carries a pair of each. This is what Zero normally uses as a non-lethal weapon.
-Holocaust: The closest thing Zero has to magic. After saying a chant to get him into the right mind set, Zero uses a mixture of his own psychic energy and rage to create a massive blast of light that will burn and/or disintegrate everything in front of him for about 50-100 yards but superheating the atmosphere in his direct line of sight, this power and range is increased with the rage of those that are fighting alongside him. Simple armor cannot protect you from this, you must be able to find thick enough cover or be able to be shield from it through some other means (i.e. with magic). After using the Holocaust, Zero will be no longer able to move due to the strain it has on his mind and body for about a days time.
-Miscellaneous: Zero was the leader of the Dark Clan half a millennia ago. In that time, he had fought the armies of hell...and lost. As always he put the value of the lives he swore to protect before his own. In doing so, much of the old clan members could never return to this world. To continue to protect the innocent lives that remained in the area, he made a deal with Dusk, and was forced to work under him. At heart, Zero is a warrior and a soldier, and will usually follow orders given to him without question. But when he is forced to do something immoral, he will intentionally abuse loopholes in the orders to accomplish the greater good.

Zero's personality is usually one that is calm and collected, spending his free time constructing or meditating. It is rare to see him angry, but when he is, he is a force to be reckoned with. An out burst from him has become more likely due to the corrupting energies of hell, so Zero constantly carries a medium sized Artifact with him, protecting himself but its effects are shielded from the outside world due to it being inside the armor.
-Appearance: Zero is usually always in his towering power armor (as seen to the right). When not, the armor retracts into metal plates embedded in his body, placed in his arms, legs, back, and neck. He has dark hair, green eyes, and his skin is pale from being encased in armor. He stands about 8 feet tall, 9 feet when in armor.

-Name: Gabriel
-Age: N/A
-Species/Race: Artificial Intelligence
-Class/Job: Compound Intelligence/User Interface
-Abilities, and/or weapons: Since he has no physical form, Gabriel cannot use weapons in the normal matter. But under the right conditions, he can have access to all the machines and weapons in the clan, literally meaning that he can be a one-"man"-army. Due to the energies of hell though, Gabriel's abilities are extremely limited. He can be hardwired into some machine and take control of them though.
-Miscellaneous: Since the time Hell had become connected with this world, Gabriel had become non-functional. However, due to a "portal bag" left behind by Loki, Zero was able to move all of Gabriel's vital systems and a reactor into it, and since it is linked to another dimension it is unaffected by the effects of hell. Meaning that the tower's worth of computers and hardware had essentially been made portable.

Gabriel is most likely the most intelligent thing on this continent, and perhaps the world, having access to thousands of years of history, records that don't exist elsewhere, and blue prints to some of the most brilliant machines ever seen. Most of these were gathered through Zero's life time and experiences, plus the records that were around after the time Enishi ruled over the clan. Having this wealth of knowledge doesn't make him stuck up or vain though, he is quite a caring individual to those that deserve it. Otherwise he can be stubborn and cynical, and nearly impossible to work with.
-Appearance: Gabriel appears as a angelic mech, sometimes appearing in a burst of feathers for a dramatic entrance.

-Name: Echo
-Age: N/A
-Species/Race: Mechanized Combat Specialist
-Class/Job: Knight/Tactical Adviser
-Abilities, and/or weapons: Echo has access to a wide varied of weapons, many stored in the Tower's armory if he isn't carrying them on himself. But at all times he carries:
-a Bolter rifle: Similar to the Storm Cannon Zero uses. Using the same type of ammunition, fires one shot per trigger pull. Echo will sometimes wield two of these if going into heavy combat.
-8 tubed shoulder-mounted rocket launcher: Unlike it's previous missile version, it contains 8 gun powder-based rockets. They are less accurate and more dangerous to use, but can still be very useful against a large number of grouped targets. Echo has been equipped them less and less though because they can explode when are exposed to intense heat. He does wish to travel to the Fire Clan again, but this would be one weapon he would be unable to take with him.
-3 foot combat blade: Due to these trouble times, Echo has chosen to carry a larger blade with him. Made from the same material as the Tower itself, it is near impossible to destroy it with just another blade.
Some of the tools built into his frame can also be used for makeshift weapons. There are a handful of other devices built into his frame, both lethal and non, that make the mech as self sufficient as it needs to be.
-Miscellaneous: Echo was built to serve as a military tactician and adviser during wartimes, but since the clan wars were no longer plaguing the continent 500 years ago, Echo's work had run slim. Instead, he was serving as an off clan observer, making peaceful ties with carefully chosen clans and functioning as a their connection back to the Dark Clan. Echo has grown fond of the Fire Clan, and was usually stationed there when not back home. He is usually very calm, with a caring attitude of wanting to look over others. But when the time came, he was an always ready war machine, ready for any combat situation that can occur.

When Hell's portal opened, Echo had tried to return to aid the Dark Clan, rushing back in his Silent Saviour dropship. Unfortunately, both him and his ship had succumbed to the effects of Hell, causing him to crash land in the dense forest and go offline. He was reactivated weeks later when Zero finally found his crash site. Zero had rebuilt his reactor around a large Artifact piece, allowing him to remain active in the Dark Clan for long periods at a time.
-Appearance: Echo is an 8 ft, bulky looking mech. His rough-n-tough look isn't just for show either. His armor has a faded orange camo that works well in rocky and desert terrain, it's also dented and scratched from multiple battles. His head has one main camera and several sub cameras. His backpack contains his main powerpack, along with a few hidden extras.