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Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Crimefighter masquerading as a criminal mastermind
Identity: Secret
Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record, wanted for questioning by the police
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California
Past Group Affiliations: Leader of the Night Shift, frequent associate of the West Coast Avengers
Known Powers:
Darkforce Control: The Shroud can tap into the Darkforce dimension and generate areas of darkness, darkening one area per round, to a maximum of five areas. This negates all light sources of less than Amazing intensity and causes all of the Shroud’s opponents to perform com bat and FEAT rolls at -3cs. He can manipulate the Darkforce into shadows and shapes to serve as decoys.
Mystic Vision: Though blind, the Shroud possesses mystic senses that allow him to see without penalty, even in his own darkness. This vision works in all areas adjacent to his own, allowing him to see beyond walls, barriers, etc. He cannot perceive objects beyond this one area range.
Talents:
The Shroud has Martial Arts A,B,C, and E. His reason, for the purposes of dealing with the criminal underworld, is Excellent.
Contacts:
Night Shift and a number of superheroes, including the West Coast Avengers, Spider-Man, and Captain America.
Role-Playing Notes:
The Shroud comes across as grim, dedicated, and humorless. This is a correct assessment of his personality. He believes that in situations where justice may be abused by legal technicalities, the law should be ignored. He prefers to use his powers to capture his enemies, as opposed to killing them. However, he is willing to use lethal force if necessary.
History:
The Shroud was orphaned at the age of 10 when his parents were gunned down by a hold-up man. Embittered, the youth decided to devote his life to fighting crime. His training led him to the Himalayas, where he studied the martial arts and other disciplines. Upon the completion of his training, the monks blinded him with “the Kiss of Kali,” a hot branding iron on his face that left the imprint of the Hindu goddess Kali. The imprint gave him mystic senses to compensate for his blindness.
Eventually, the Shroud learned to control his senses, and discovered many new powers. He decided to destroy the underworld from within, and has therefore built a reputation as a criminal so the underworld would trust him. He has founded Night Shift as an organization to do his dirty work.