Strength 9a

Agility 6d

Intellect 4b

Willpower 6d

Hand Size: Edge:

5 (30) 3

Natural Psi-Powers:

Adrenal Vampirism: a strange combination of the Ability Boost and Life Drain powers, this parability allows Thomas to drain the strength of others. In order to initiate such an attack, he must pass an easy adrenal vampirism action opposed by the target's willpower; if this attack succeeds, Thomas drains an amount of strength points equal to this power intensity minus the target's willpower.

Once Thomas has absorbed this strength from an opponent, he can then add it to his own on a point per point basis, though his strength won't exceed a value of 15 (this power intensity). To determine the duration of a strength boost, draw a card at the beginning of the next exchange. If the aura is positive, his strength stays at its enhanced levels; if it is negative, the boost drops away by one point.

Continue drawing cards for aura readings each exchange until his strength score returns to its original value (or the action has ceased).

Now, Thomas can take any number of strength points from his target, though he'll only drain them to zero, which induces unconsciousness. If he tries to take more, he could kill his opponent, and Thomas has yet to actually do this (consider this a wounding attack). Doing this wouldn't actually give Thomas any more strength to use, mind you, so it has no real benefit besides putting somebody in the hospital.

Finally, Thomas normally has to touch a target in order to initiate his adrenal vampirism. However, he has learned that he can concentrate his power through a metal medium, and as such, has picked up the skill to use a long metal garotte, which effectively allows him to strike anybody with this power who is within firing range.

This is more difficult for him to pull off, though, requiring an easy strength action to hit (opposed by the target's agility) in addition to the above action.

Hindrances:

Physical Disability - Missing Eye: in final battle with Rodstvow, Thomas lost his right eye. This has affected him by increasing the difficulty of any vision-based actions by one difficulty level, as he lacks depth perception, and is still a bit unaccustomed to working with only the one eye.

Skills:

Boxing: Thomas has been highly trained in making effective use of his natural weaponry, and as such, he can make two unarmed melee attacks per exchange, the last of which occurrs as a contingent action. He can use his adrenal vampirism power through these attacks.

Brawling: furthermore, Thomas is highly skilled in using his hands, feet, teeth, and head in order to cripple or otherwise maim an opponent (usually only temporarily, mind you). If he brings an enemy to zero health (or no cards) with melee attack, they will fall into a coma.

Computers: after he hooked up with the Medusa Web, Thomas was trained in computer operating and programming techniques; he can perform such actions at one difficulty level lower than is normally required (and can even build computers, to a small degree).

Espionage: during his time with the C.I.A.'s Derek Shiningstar, Thomas was trained in various espionage techniques. He's good at noticing the fine details, reading between the lines, operating spy equipment, and detecting whether or not he's being followed.

Garrotes: if Thomas scores any damage with this weapon, he can begin to strangle them as a contingent action (an average difficulty strength action opposed by his opponent's strength score). This inflicts 4 points of damage per exchange spent in suffocation).

This attack persists until Thomas lets go or suffers damage from the opponent he is suffocating.

Knives: in addition to using the garotte, Thomas has been trained by the Medusa Web in the proper use of knives for the purposes of self-defense. He makes attacks with these weapons at one difficulty level lower than is normally required.

Languages: during his long stay at the Siberian Project, Thomas learned how to speak Russian, in addition to his native English, in order to better understand the nature of his captors (and to talk to that Johnny Do fellow).

Marksmanship: his Medusa Web training has, in addition to the knife usage, gained Thomas the ability to effectively use any guns in battle; as long as it has a trigger, he can pull it with some competence. His difficulty level with gun attacks is one level lower than is normally required.

Military: after he was drafted, Thomas was forced to go through basic training by the U.S. government. As such, he can easily decipher military plans, lead and coordinate troops, and has an inherent understanding of military protocols.

Calling:

Soldier: the ultimate head-breaker, Thomas loves working in a displined, orderly group. If he's not actually running the show, however, he'll do whatever a competent leader says (like Wayne Tucker) without hesitation. At first, he did this in order to prove himself to Psi-Force; now, it's just to keep them alive.

Costume:

Black pants, black leather jacket with stylized red hawk head on front, and gray gloves.

Personality:

Thomas Boyd has always been troubled. First, thanks to his odd childhood, and then due to the loss of the only person he ever loved, Anastasia Inyushin, who died to save his live. Cold and detached, he's started to come around thanks to Johnny Do, his sort-of adopted kid.

Real Name: Thomas Fitzpatrick Boyd
Occupation: vigilante, former student, former C.I.A. operative, former U.S. Army Private First Class
Legal Status: U.S. citizen wanted by most authorities
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: Stalker
Group Affiliation: Psi-Force, the Medusa Web

Height: 6' 1"
Hair: red
Eyes: blue
Weight: 175 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: missing his right eye (wears a patch)

Story:

Thomas Boyd never felt at home anywhere. He was shipped off to boarding school at an early age, apparently after accidentally killing his sister in a freak accident. He eventually got used to having nobody, and got on with is life, excelling in normal school - and one other area.

Boyd always scored high on ESP tests, though he didn't know why. He eventually figured this out during the White Event, when he manifested his adrenal vampirism abilities. Shortly afterward, he was collected by Derek Shiningstar, in order to become a C.I.A. operative.

This dirty agent was the man that sold out Emmett Proudhawk's list of psionic youths to the K.G.B., and various other organizations. He intended to make Boyd a premiere assassin, and made sure he was trained well in what he was about to start doing.

Boyd started calling himself Stalker, and became quite good at espionage operations. He was eventually sent to capture or neutralize Psi-Force, a bunch of other youths on the list that he was led to believe were bad people trained by a rogue C.I.A. agent.

He fought them twice, but failed to kill them each time. During the second battle, he learned two things: his boss was using him, and he could also form the Psi-Hawk entity with the other psionic youths. He couldn't initiate it, but could contribute to it's power, at least.

On the run, Boyd eventually hooked up with Psi-Force, though Michael Crawley left the group at the same time because of this. While with the group, he fell in love with Anastasia Inyushin (and vice versa) and the two remained a couple from then on.

Eventually, Psi-Force's Sanctuary was destroyed by the Russian paranormal known as Rodstvow, and the team was split up. Boyd fled the mad Russian with Anastasia and Kathy Ling, though they were eventually captured by the Medusa Web for the U.S. government.

Led to believe that the others were dead, Boyd continued on with the army (thanks to their paranormal Draft) until he was rescued by Network, Voyager, and their new pal Overtime, who told them the others weren't dead at all. He left the Army with them, and went to rescue the rest of their team.

After the rescue, the team was gunned down by army soldiers. Anastasia knew the group would die without her help, and healed the others at the cost of her own life. This destroyed Boyd, who became totally cold and careless about his own existence.

He was very angry, however. He gleefully joined the others in forming the Psi-Hawk to destroy Rodstvow, who was also in Washington D.C. at the time. This failed, however, and the Psi-Hawk was apparently wiped out by the Russian paranormal.

The group awoke in the Siberian Project, brought there by the Russian. Boyd simply began to get back in shape, though he eventually discovered Dehman Doosha (Russian for the Demon Within). The boy was autistic, and Boyd decided it was because of his poor treatment by the Project.

Thomas actually made progress with the child, until the group was broken out by the Medusa Web, and both they, Psi-Force, and Red Sun (a Russian paranormal group) banded together with Justice to slay Rodstvow once and for all.

This huge battle cost Boyd, though; his eye was put out in the long battle. He got over this, though, and eventually joined up with the Medusa Web alongside the rest of Psi-Force. He even began to recover from the emotional scars left by the death of Anastasia, thanks to the help of his 'son', Johnny Do.