Distant Thunder

Exalted	Name: Distant Thunder Player: Chris Carter Caste: Dawn	Concept: Athlete/Hero Nature: Thrillseeker Anima: Thundering Lion
Attributes
Strength *** Dexterity * Stamina ****	Charisma * Manipulation Appearance **	Perception * Intelligence * Wits ***
Abilities
Dawn	Zenith	Twilight
Archery Brawl ** Martial Arts Melee * Thrown ***	Endurance * Performance Presence Resistance** * Survival **	Crafts Investigation Lore Medicine * Occult
Night	Eclipse	Specialties
Athletics * Awareness Dodge *** Larceny Stealth *	Bureaucracy Linguistics ** Ride Sail Socialize	Brawl: Wrestling ** Thrown: for distance * Athletics: Running *
Advantages
Backgrounds	Charms (follow link for Charms list with details)
Artifact ** Contacts Resources **	Ferocious Jab Sledgehammer Fist Punch Excellent Strike Golden Essence Block Ox Body Technique (x2)	Precision of the Striking Raptor Triple-Distance Attack Technique Durability of Oak Meditation Increasing Strength Exercise
Willpower	Virtues
Permanent = *******	Compassion **	Temperance **
	Conviction **	Valor ***
	Virtue Flaw = Valor - Foolhardy Contempt
Health		Essence
Soak (unarmored/armored) Bashing = 4 Lethal = 2 Aggravated = 0	Levels -0, Bruised = _ -1, Hurt = _ _ _ _ _ -2, Wounded = _ _ _ _ -4, Crippled = _ Incapacitated = _	Essence Dots ** Personal = 13 Peripheral = 30

Physical Description

Distant Thunder is an exceptionally tall, powerful man with dark skin and eyes. His head is entirely bald and his face is ruggedly handsome, though not unusually so. His favored dress consists of a simple linen exomis, (follow the link for Greek clothing info) leather bracers and sandals with calf-high cross-gartering straps. When travelling, or when combat is imminent, Distant Thunder will wear a cloak made from the skin of the Nemean Lion, a creature he slew at the time of his Exaltation.

Age = 24, Gender = Male, Height = 6'8", Weight = 300 lbs., Build = powerful, Hair = none, Eyes = dark brown, Skintone = deep brown

Weapons

His Father's Spear (exceptional)
Base Stats: Speed +3, Acc. +2, Damage +4L, Def. +1 User Stats, Melee: Speed 9, Acc. 8, Damage 9L, Def. 7
Javelin (carries a brace of 8)
User Stats, Melee: Speed 7, Acc. 7, Damage 7L, Def. 6 User Stats, Thrown: Acc. 7, Damage 8L, Rate 2, Range 30
Knife
User Stats, Melee: Speed 9, Acc. 6, Damage 6L, Def. 4
Nemean Lion's Claws (as Orichalcum Razor Claws from Caste Book: Dawn)
Base Stats: Speed +2, Acc. +2, Damage +4L, Def. +3 User Stats, Brawl: Speed 8, Acc. 9, Damage 9L, Def. 10
Bare Fist
User Stats, Brawl: Speed 6, Acc. 7, Damage 5B, Def. 7
Kick
User Stats, Brawl: Speed 3, Acc. 6, Damage 7B, Def. 6

Artifacts

Level 1 -- Nemean Lion's Claws (as above, commit 2 motes to attune)
Level 3 -- Nemean Lion's Skin (8 motes to attune)
When not attuned, the Skin offers protection as a buff jacket (4B/3L), but with no mobility or fatigue penalties. Once attuned, all damage from any inbound lethal attacks are converted to bashing damage before soak is applied. The Skin does have one Achilles' Heel, however; it provides no protection whatsoever against clinch attacks. Both armor and enchantment benefits are ignored in this specific instance. The Skin can stack with other armor, however.

Notes

Distant Thunder has forsaken his birth name and village and gone into self-imposed exile in the wake of his Exaltation during combat with The Nemean Lion. He now travels the Threshold participating in Olympic-style games (Distant Thunder is a pentathlete) and engaging in the occassional heroic act.

Languages: Distant Thunder is illiterate but can speak in several languages. His native tongue is "Ancient Greek", one of three tribal languages he knows (the other two being unspecified at this time). He can also speak in Flametongue and Riverspeak.

Movement: Walk = 5 yards/turn, Run = 15 yards/turn, Sprint = 29 yards/turn, Vertical Jump = 8 yards, Horizontal Jump = 16 yards

Experience: Banked = 0, Spent = 0

Chris Carter

<carter@q7.com>
Created: 4 April 2002