Username: Oggron
Character Name: John Noble or ‘Procter’
Age: 31
Race: Hybridised human test subject enfused with DNA from several species.
Sex: Male
Appearance: Procter is 6ft when standing tall, Bald and at a glance is vaguely humanoid. However several characteristics such as his pale scaly skin, Clawed feet, Saline yellow Reptilian eyes, forked tongue and unusual physiology distinguishes him as something far from human. The key feature that makes him stand out are his large leathery wings which are both prehensile via a series of ‘thumb like’ claws and collapsible. He also possesses a long whip like tail that he uses both for maintaining balance and as yet another offensive weapon.

Procter tries to hide his freakish nature by strapping his extremely strong wings and long tail down with padlocked chains. He also wears a loose green leather trenchcoat with a long hood to conceal this further. Finally he wears sunglasses to hide his unique eyes. When forced to fight, he asks the question: 'Chain or no Chain?' This being a metaphor for whether to go all out or not.

Personality: John Noble was formerly a dedicated researcher and a number of his more scholarly traits, such as a morbid curiosity and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, still remain in his personality. But he is no longer the naïve, short sighted, loyal research scientist he once was due to the ordeal of his Transformation. Pain like that changed him and while some of his prior virtues have been lost, he now utilises a form of cynicism and philosophy reserved only for the semi-insane and the torture victims of this world. Procter questions everything; from loyalties to opportunity. He is a precise planner who’s sense of caution has allowed him to evade capture for many years.
But what truly drives him in the end is the need for a cure, before the final legacies of his human origins fade away forever

History: John Noble was human once, biologically speaking. In terms of morality though you could say he was a monster, far from ‘Noble’.
A prodigy in the emerging field of Genetic manipulation, Noble was recruited by a mysterious organization known simply as ‘Bleak company’ after obtaining his third honorary degree due to his academic research into alternative forms of genetic manipulation. Placed in the facility identified only as ‘Lab thirteen’, Noble was tasked with researching ways of manipulating non-Foetal DNA to create Hybridised regular humans as a pose to the born-enhanced ‘Chimaera’s’.

He was successful in developing a thesis utilising data from many inhumane tests on live subjects. He took no pleasure in those experiments but he had no moral qualms about them either. His thesis was this: Utilising a number of painful process it was possible to fuse the DNA of humans with those of other naturally occurring animals, however this was only possible in people possessing a non-functional regulatory gene; Of which only 0.01% of the population carried.

Ironically it was John Noble who possessed the relevant gene, and so Karma repaid him in full: by making him the subject of his own experiments as his fellow researchers turned on him.

The process was complex and incomprehensibly painful.

A tailer made virus containing genetic material from serpentine, reptilian, avian, dinosaurian, draconian and bacterial sources was flushed throughout his system. Every square inch of bony marrow was converted this way, then the body began to synthesise hybrid cells on its own. Outcompeting his regular cells and forcing him to undergo an incredibly painful metomorphosis. During this horrific transformation his circulatory, endocrine and lymphocratic systems were utilised to pump massive amounts of genetic inhibitors and regulators, steroids, essential nutrients and target specific toxins to catalyse the breaking down the old redundant cells.

This process lasted amount 12 months.

After his living hell came to an end Procter escaped and slew everyone within the lab, releasing the other subjects. Since then he has been travelling from city to city, breaking into high tech genetic research labs in search of a cure. For you see there still remains human DNA within his cells, he just needs to work out how to change it back. But recent revelations have lead him to question his own motives and prior actions, he is now an entirely different entity to his previous existence and as such there are many philosophical questions he has a need to answer.

Such as; is this his penance for his crimes against both nature and god?

Regardless, his enemies have recently picked up his trail once more and he requires sanctuary. He has heard rumours of a powerful clan known as the shinigami and wonders perhaps that with such a clans resources he may finally find answers.
Or in the very least; Acceptance.

Additional Information: As a result of the hybridisation process Procter possesses several physical traits from the recombinant DNA in his cellular matrices. Everything; from his internal organs to his circulatory system is different, and some of his abilities are yet to mannifest.

He may not be able to fire out bolts of electricity or mentally enthral victims but his completely unique physiology keeps oponants off guard. For even he doesn't know how many weird tricks he's got up his sleeve. What he lacks in martial prowess, experiance or finnesse he makes up for with his savage and unpredictable fighting style.

We'll start with his skin, like snakes it flakes off and he can shed it at any time. This includes the minor wounds and infections on his skin surface which he then sheds. Like most lizards he can disengage his own tail if he wants to use as a distraction and it is of no moment for his DNA allows him to regenerate lost limbs. Though he must place himself into stasis to regenerate major wounds and the process is not instantaneous. Being cold blooded allows him to place himself in stasis this way but this has its ups and downs. Procter is succeptable to the cold, it makes him tired and sluggish but on the other hand his uniquely adapted circulatory system is slower than those of mammals. Meaning his heart is not only located in an unusual place but that it also pumps out blood at a slower pace. In other reptiles this would mean that they would tire quickly but Procters unique Hybridised metabolism compensates for the lack of available energy and this also means that he loses blood from wounds alot slower than usual.

As a side effect of his hybrid Salamander, Bacterial and Dragon DNA Procters skin is fireproof and the enzymes involved in his bodies key metabolic processes are taken from extremophiles. As such his body is more or less immune to the effects of heat up to the point of approximately 250C, sufficient to function normally within the heart of a raging inferno. Although this ability has not been tested in regards to magickal fire although it is theorised that his hybrid dragon hide possesses a fraction of its characteristic magickal resilience. This is yet to be proven however, but one observation that has been made is that every time Procter sheds his skin the new layer is a tenth tougher than the previous layer. Particuarly over certain areas of the body where it has reached half an inch in thickness.

Three key changes to the cerebral structure have been observed. Firstly as his eyes became modified to a higher from of thermal vision found often in reptilian predators as well as well as growing a forked tongue sensitive to everything from pheromones to sweat, the areas of the brain monitering sensory input have altered accordingly. Secondly the synapse speed and average thought spees as well as the adrenal gland triggers have all been modified to give procter a reaction speed on a par with a peregrine falcon. Thirdly several behavioural changes similar to the many animals from which his recombinant DNA was extracted have been observed, thus implying that his higher brain functions were affected somewhat. Sometimes he is immensely cautious like a gecko but others he displays the viscious persistancy of a Drake or lesser dragon.

Physiologically Procter shares many features with many reptiles, birds and even Dinosaurian creatures. He possesses double jointed knees as well as compactable taloned feet that allow him to move in a variety of different ways. In battle this is what often puts enemies off, his unnattural way ofmoving. Incredibly agile and able to move almost instantaneously from complete stillness to blinding speeds, Procter is hard to keep track of in a fight as he is an oppurtunistic fighter who likes to keep his oponant of balance. His compact wiry muscles are nearly three times as efficient as their mammalian counterparts, particuarly in his leg, neck, tail and wing muscles. Able to jump up to 150 ft from standing and make a full pivot in mid air due to his unnusual joint dexterity, Procter is certainly a versatile fighter and this is without employing his main weapons.

Procter is unskilled in blades, martial arts or firearms. But he unnaturally possesses some of natures most dangerous weapoms. He has sharp claws on each hand, a long powerfull tail that can be utilised like a bull whip, Talons on his wings and feet and a powerful bite on a par with a crocodile. Like with venomous snakes and Komodo dragons he also secretes a neurotoxin in his saliva as a pose to his fangs. This debiliating acts like a high powered annesthetic, remove first the sensation of pain then all feeling from the bitten victim. Rather disgustingly this saliva is produced instictively during a fight and he often drools everywhere, the saliva's slightly acidic quality leaving an acrid aftertaste in his mouth afterwards. As a last resort in combat Procter can spit this toxic spit within a range of 20ft, this attack is not however particualry accurate and is only used as a surprise attack.