Strength 15d

Agility 5c

Intellect 4x

Willpower 10d

Hand Size: Edge:

3 (17) 1

Powers:

Immortality: after he accepted the Star Brand from the Star Child, Jim was rendered immortal. He can be killed, but he won't die. If brought to zero health points and actually slain, his body will assume a regenerative form, a sort of fish-headed, pink humanoid looking thing with really loose, baggy skin (until he's all healed up). Even total body disintegration cannot stop this regeneration from occurring.

Resistance to Aging: while he's unkillable, per se, Jim still ages, though at an extremely slow rate. Consider this a +5 resistance to aging attacks and such, as he's got at least a 1200 year life span. Of course, Jim's only had this power for a few years, so he may not even be aware that his eventual life span has been increased like so...

Equipment:

the Star Brand: for a time, Jim possessed the Star Brand, a device that could be used to draw forth an effectively infinite amount of energy from some unknown source. Jim never really tried to channel such power from the thing, however, as he'd vowed never to use it. If he had changed his mind, he could've made use of the Star Brand as follows.

The Star Brand is capable of virtually anything, save for the resurrection of totally dead biological entities. Powers it is used to actualize typically function at intensity 15, though if he or she wants to, the bearer of the Brand can boost this operating power level as high as is desired - with a typical ceiling of intensity 25. And even this isn't the upper limit of the Brand's power.

Furthermore, Jim could utilize more than one Star Brand effect at a time. Operating two powers at once required an average difficulty intellect action, and each additional power used at once raised the difficulty of this action by one difficulty level. In other words, he could theoretically use all of his Star Brand powers at once, but this is difficult for him to concentrate on.

At any rate, Jim has demonstrated these Star Brand abilities so far - if unintentionally:

* Body Armor: by subconsciously spreading the Star Brand's energies throughout his body, Jim can achieve relative invulnerability. He doesn't do this on purpose, of course, but it seems to come naturally to him, possibly thanks to the knowledge given to him by the Star Child. As such, Jim possesses +10 resistance to all attacks, though he could conceivably boost this if he tried.

* Cosmic Awareness: on occasion, despite his wishes to the contrary, Jim would find knowledge about certain people, places, and things springing unbidden into his conscious mind, knowledge he would otherwise have no access to. This information was caused by the subconscious use of this intensity 15 power, though Jim tried to keep such things from happening - it was rather disconcerting...

* Flight: though he didn't mean to, Jim found himself levitating occasionally, most often while he was asleep, but sometimes during simple day to day activities. Though he tried to suppress this power, he could most likely fly about with intensity 8 power, or approximately 375 miles per hour; of course, if he could do this, he could likely enhance this flight like his other powers.

* Portability: the Star Brand itself is easily portable, and Jim can move it about on his person as he sees fit. If he wants to get rid of it, it is similarly easy to just move it onto the body of another person, should they want the thing. However, it is vital to note that the Star Brand cannot exist on an inanimate object; placing it upon such a thing is a very, very bad idea.

This is because, without a true sentience to control it, the power will rage out of control, disintegrating the object (and a very large portion of the surroundings). For instance, placing the Star Brand into a bent ten pound weight destroyed said weight and all matter within a twenty five mile radius, accidentally creating the Pitt. Needless to say, this also ruined Ken Connell's day...

Similarly, placing the Star Brand into a non-sentient animal isn't a good idea, either. This won't cause the calamity described above, but it will kill the animal over time, as the Star Brand's energies, unchecked, will consume it within days. Of course, this was discovered by the Old Man during his many attempts to rid himself of this thing...

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing: a talent that Jim gained in the military, this skill allows him to defend himself unarmed if necessary. In technical terms, this grants Jim the ability to execute two unarmed melee attacks in a given exchange, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Marksmanship: thanks to his military training, Jim also has the ability to use any standard gun with competence. Though he doesn't really need this talent, he can nonetheless use it to wield any firearm at one difficulty level lower than is normally required.

Military: Jim is associated with the U.S. military, and as such, he has this skill as a general matter of course. In other words, this skill allows him to issue and understand military commands easily, and also gives him an understanding of various military protocols.

Piloting: having been an Air Force combat pilot for years, even seeing action during World War 3, Jim can be said to know his way around an air plane. While flying an aircraft, he can reduce the difficulty of aerial maneuvers and air-based attacks by one difficulty level.

Calling:

Responsibility of Power: as a curious take on this calling, Jim feels that he has the obligation not to use his nigh-infinite powers, due to the relentless abuse they have inflicted upon his world in the hands of others. As such, even if lives are at stake, he feels he mustn't use the Star Brand.

Costume:

Jim wore no costume. He had no delusions of heroism (or villainy, for that matter). Should he have found himself in some conflict or another, he'd either be wearing ordinary clothing (if off duty), an Air Force uniform (if on duty) or a general issue flight suit (if on a mission).

Personality:

Jim Hanrahan is good people. An honest, hard-working man, he simply wanted to do his part to protect his country from outside aggression. He became something of a loner after acquiring the Star Brand, however, as he feared inadvertently causing harm with it, as had been done so often in the past.

Real Name: Lieutenant Jim Hanrahan
Occupation: Air Force pilot
Legal Status: American citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: single
Alias(es), if any: none
Group Affiliation: the U.S.A.F.

Height: 6' 2"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: brown
Weight: 160 lbs.
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none

Story:

Jim Hanrahan was an ordinary fighter pilot working for the United States Air Force, when he was ordered to investigate a strange energy discharge taking place in the vicinity of the Pitt. Getting too close for his own good, Jim's plane was blasted out of the sky by violent energies, power given off thanks to a battle raging between Jacob Burnsley and the so-called Old Man.

A good man at heart, Jacob investigated Jim's crash scene as soon as he dealt with the irrational Old Man, and tried to make things right. Though he was fatally broken when his plane crashed, Jim was nonetheless healed up by the power of Jacob's Star Brand. Furthermore, Jim received something else during this exchange, thanks to the nascent cosmic entity, the Star Child.

Though this entity was supposedly removing the power of the Star Brand from the universe at large, he apparently decided that the world needed its power and, through Jacob, gave the device to him. Of course, Jim didn't know this at first, and went on as though nothing else but an unfortunate plane crash had happened to him. Soon enough, though, he started to remember things.

Over time, information that the Star Child had implanted in Jim's head resurfaced, information about the Star Brand and how it had been used in the past. Horrified that he was wielding the weapon that annihilated Pittsburgh, Jim vowed never to use the thing, no matter the cost. After all, he didn't want to be responsible for carnage on that level - or worse, as was now possible.

Though the power kept manifesting unconsciously, Jim never did use the Star Brand, and was content to take it to the grave with him. However, this decision changed when Wendell Vaughn showed up on his doorstep. This man explained that he was in fact Quasar, a hero from a variant earth, and that he needed the power of the Star Brand in order to get himself back home.

Eventually, Quasar managed to convince Jim that he wasn't a heel or would-be dictator, so Jim gave him the weapon. Once Wendell left, Jim had himself a little celebration, believing himself finally free of the dread responsibility of carrying the Star Brand. Of course, he didn't yet know that a body always retains ten percent of the Star Brand once he gives it up. Only time will tell what he will do about this...