Marcus Whitman

You have reached the office of Marcus A. Whitman the first; mail-order knight, kind and benevolent ruler, ex-pat Brit, and last of the red hot swamis. Leave a message after the charming electronic tone and I'll return your call post haste.

Basics

1. What is your full name? Do you have a nickname? Marcus Alexander Whitman the first; mail-order knight, kind and benevolent ruler, ex-pat Brit, and last of the red hot swamis. Also "Happy Knight" and "Sir Dopey".

2. How old are you? When is your birthday? 20 years old. July 15th, 1989.

3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic? Born in Manchester, England. I currently live in New York City. I still consider England to be my home country and am very patriotic. However, I am also very fond of my borrowed homeland in America and would defend it accordingly.

4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.) My father was Dane Whiman, the third Black Knight. He died two years ago. He was a strong, charming, intelligent person and I someday hope to be half the man he was.

5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like? I am an only child.

6. What is your occupation? I am a reserve member of the Avengers team, as well as owning a small, family museum back home.
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Player: Mal

Email: karmaschild[at]gmail[dot]com

AIM: KarmasChild

Character Name: Marcus Whitman. The Black Knight

Character LJ: 4th_blackknight

Physical description: 6'0", 170 lbs, 18 years old.

PB: Steven Strait

Abilities: Marcus is a trained unarmed combatant, superb swordsman, and expert horseman as his father was. When he touches his mystic pendant and invokes the name of Avalon, he conjures up his equipment and steed. The armor and weapons are extremely lightweight but supernaturally durable. His Shield of Night not only protects him from most attacks but also absorbs the energy of the forces directed against it. He can then release that stored energy in the form of power blasts from his blade, the Sword of Light. Thanks to his mother's heritage, he also ages at a much slower pace than an average human and his strength/endurance levels are notably higher.

His genetically altered horse, Aether, can fly at great speeds. He is also considerably more intelligent than the average horse.

Also in possession of the Ebony Blade, but reluctant to use it due to the blood curse on it.

Weaknesses and flaws: He is hell-bent on upholding the noble name of the Black Knight. Even so far as to rush headlong into any crisis, alone or no, just to prove his bravery and mettle. More often than not, his horse has the better sense of the two.

Character location/Home: Avenger

Alignment: Hero! Anything else is grounds for ritual suicide.

Relatives: Dane Whitman (father, deceased). Sersi (mother, unknown).

Backstory: Marcus is the only son of Dane Whitman, the third Black Knight. His father had lived for a time in the body of his 12th century ancestor Sir Eobar Garrington, battling Apocalypse with his lover Sersi. Upon their return to their proper time, the two became separated and Dane found himself alone with their infant son, Marcus. Attempts to locate her failed and after a time, Dane gave up the search to settle in England and raise Marcus up himself. Marcus grew up strong and proud of his lineage, enjoying his father's stories of the first Black Knights and dreaming of his own adventures to come.

He has a background of study in various scientific fields like genetics, physics, and mechanical engineering at the behest of his father. It is likely he would have attended college to study in one or all of those fields if his father had not passed away when Marcus was eighteen.

After the death of his father, Marcus settled the Whitman estate in England before flying to the United States in search of his father's old teammates.

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