Name: The Hive (folk name)
Chris Moncoon (chris-ALIS CO-coon)
Description: 5ft tall, thick-boned. He has features that may make him seem untrustworthy, but he is attractive enough. He moves with a slight slouch. He has rashes around his wrists and the abnormally large veins in his arms. Those are the only things that make him look different from a normal human in his unchanged form. He has pale-white skin with the rashes i mentioned earlier on his arms and veins popping up more than normal. He has Gordon Freeman-green eyes, blood-red hair which grows in a curiously spiky way, naturally. It can never be straightened (Not saying he wants it that way, it just can't be made to look ''sensible''). He speaks as if he has a constant supply of phelgm (sp?) in his throat, often coughing it up into peoples faces as a means of non-lethal defense, and a definite sign of his own disgust. Even before he gained his power he had a tendency to keep at things until they break or wear away, and has a very fast metabolism. In terms of clothing, he merely wears a brown, jacket with ripped sleeves, a white shirt and a blue pair of jeans, ripped in the knees. he chooses not to wear shoes, as they seem to cause him some discomfort. Personality wise, merely follows the orders of others, however becoming extremely defensive at the risk his family may be endangered. Other than this, he has a happy enough personality, however being very cynical, often to the annoyance of others. He would rather not interact with people at all, but when he does, he makes conversations as it puts them at ease, somewhat.
Bio: He never knew his family other than his sister, who looked after him until he was 8 years old, then, beleiving he was mature enough even at the tender age of 8, left him to do what he wanted in life, she would have preferred him to get a job in the city, but he chose to stay in the forest. He gained his power from the shadow, as normal, while the shadow was present, he merely hid with some gathered food, on the last day of darkness he developed into a small chrysalis on the day it cleared he broke out, something within him had changed. He is now 16 years old, and living alone in the forest, only going into Harbour city when he is in need of a certain supply. The forest in which he lives is south, as you said. He saves those who are attacked by muggers, bandits or creatures in the forest, but otherwise is a bit of a misanthrope. His sister is still alive, and lives with her husband and 3 children, of whom Chris protects. None of them are affected by the shadow, and thus have no powers. In terms of political views (shadow>human/shadow<human) he chooses mainly not to get involved. As he beleives the whole thing to be very immature of everyone, describing it as ''petty squabbling'' and often only chooses to end conflicts, himself being the last one standing, worried that either side could possibly endanger his family at one point. He chooses not to take other powers, as he beleives himself to be insane enough, again bringing up the desire not to cause his family any harm.
Power: Similar to Bioshock's insect swarm, but the insects are always being produced inside of him. And he has a limited supply, only restored by eating and resting, not by EVE. The insects he produces are locust-like and fly or hop to their targets, and devour the flesh of it in seconds, rather than using venom, like bees or hornets. He has a certain degree of communication with insects, often having short conversations with them in english, of which the insects do not understand. He uses signals to command their movements. His senses of movement and balance are increased somewhat, and he is more agile than the normal human, able to climb walls easily and jump 20 feet into the air. Like an insect, he can survive falls from high places, despite his human size. When i say senses, i include the five touch, smell, hearing etc. He has pale, green blood.
The cost: If he sends out too much insects at a time his arms will begin to bleed and he will become increasingly tired and weak, eventually passing out. Having too many insects released at once can burst his veins, disabling his power for a day while they repair. Some people beleive he is the one who has insects destroy their crops. The main cost is sanity, thus he chooses to use his power as little as possible to protect his relatives from himself. He often visits witch doctor to obtain medication for this. His problem is dementia, and thus he fears he may forget his own family or mistrust them. This is one reason he chooses to stay away from them. Not to mention he despises fire, as his skin is more sensitive and it destroys his swarms.
The Armour: Large, yellow wings and rough, cracked skin covering his entire body, capable of reflecting beam attacks and resisting physical attacks. Bones are stronger and his veins pulse with energy. There are thorn-like protrusions coming out of the back of his forearms and some coming out of the front of his shin. His armour is alot less visible than it may be for other shadows.
Limit breaker: He becomes a chrysalis temporarily, taking 2 hours to transform. Once transformed a man-size moth-like creature emerges. With the ability to shoot odd laser beams and command other insects. It flaps it's wings with great intensity to cause sound waves capable of temporarily deafening normal humans. He has full control over this power, except overdoing things a bit sometimes. He is capable of recognising his allies through is compoundeyes and is almost impossible to sneak up on because of his greatly enhanced senses, mostly due to a possesion of 2 large, fern-like antennae. Once he uses up all of his energy, his body undergoes a transformation to a useless, larval form. Unable to move, he must wait 2 weeks minimum to return to his human form. Before changing back, he must find a safe place to land, as he is very vulnerable in this state.