Thistlewalker

Thistlewalker (Scenesys ID: 1445)
Quote
"If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?"
Profile
Full Name:	Thistlewalker Drus
Gender:	Male
Species:	Mutant
Theme:	Original (OC)
Occupation:	Student
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Status:	Active
Groups:	Xavier's School
Other Information
Apparent Age:	16	Actual Age:	16
Date of Birth	04 January 2008	Actor:
Height:	7'6"	Weight:	320 lbs.
Hair Color:	Green and Brown	Eye Color:	Chlorophyl Green
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Profile

Thistlewalker is a young Scottish mutant who was born not just with the ability to control and communicate with plants, but literally is part plant himself. Treated as being either cursed, or a changeling, by the more superstitious of the village people where he grew up, Thistlewalker spent most of his time deep in the old growth forests his mother, a Royal Scottish Countryside Ranger, protected. But as much as he loves the forests and their growth with all his heart, there was a part of him that wanted to experience the world beyond. To be a part of it. To protect it, even. But he didn't know how. That is, until he received a letter from Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters...

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Description

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Personality

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Abilities

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A PLANTS LIFE

Deep within Thistlewalkers chest is his 'Heartseed', the core of what he is. No matter how terribly he is injured, as long as the heartseed is undamaged and he has access to sunlight and water, he will regenerate. Even if he is burned to ashes or reduced to particulates, so long as the fist sized seed is viable and replanted a flower-like plant will regrow within a fortnight and from within Thistlewalker will emerge regrown.

CHLORO FORM

Thistlewalker is made up of plant materials in a humanoid form thus has a number of human and plant attributes chimerically spliced together. He is extremely dense, his default plant base have the toughness and durability of Vitae Lignum, a form of iron wood that is extremely resistant to wear and rot. His hair is composed of vines and leaves and pine needles. He requires both regular sunlight and water, to empower his photosynthesis, and while he can also metabolize plant and animal matter as food it is not required. He doesn't breath oxygen, but instead breaths carbon dioxide. Thistlewalker has an amount of power over his own body, just like he does with other plant life. He can alter his form, forming defensive and offensive measures such as thorns and vines. He can grow all, or parts, of his body and has prodigious regenerative abilities though if he enlarges himself he can only maintain that growth (double his size) for a short time before he returns to his current default size. He can also absorb/mimic/integrate the properties of other plants into his body so long as he has at least a source like a seed or a clipping from them. His extreme density gives him a modicum of enhanced strength, equal to lifting five to ten tons max, and is durable against many sources of kinetic, especially blunt damage. He is immune to most organic based toxins as he is able to generate them himself. Like a tree, he will continue to grow slowly, an inch a year.

CHLOROKINESIS

Thistlewalker can grow/create, shape and manipulate plants including wood, vines, moss as a whole or parts of the plants, such as leaves, seeds, fruits and flowers. He can cause plants to grow, move/attack or even rise from the soil and "walk", mutate plants by rearranging and splicing their DNA structure and revive withered or dead plants. He can use his power for defense and support by growing plants from the ground and make them sprout seeds/fruits/berries/thorns, etc. Thistlewalker can also deal a series of offensive techniques on a target. Using the plants as weapons, enabling him to grasp and strike continuously with vines and roots, project thorns at a distance, and quickly regenerate the withering weapons at will. He can make vines grow and climb around a target's neck, causing choking, or even strike with plants. A more subtle technique is to release damaging toxins.

CHLOROPATHY

Thistlewalker can communicate with all forms of plant-life, including flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, etc.; Either telepathically or through plant pheromones is anyone's guess. He can sense the overall well-being and conditions of the immediate environment being physically, emotionally, and/or mentally in synch with plants and their immediate biome which allows him to perceive and understand not only what happens in nature but if it is in harmony with natural order. A naturally tree falling or predator catching their prey in a near by forest would be felt by the Him.

Skills

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BOTANY

It is only natural (no pun intended) that Thistlewalker has an interest in plants since he is for all intents and purposes mostly plant himself. He is a knowledgeable botanist even at his young age, given his empathy with plants.

NEO-DRUIDISM

Thistlewalker is NOT magical being but because of his affinities, and a natural curiosity regarding his place in the world and his ancestors beliefs, he has become a believer in Neo-Druidry, a form of spirituality or religion that generally promotes harmony and worship of nature, and respect for all beings, including the environment. He is an adept herbalist and homeopath practitioner. He also likes crystals, because they look neat.

RANGER

Thistlewalker's Mother was a Scottish Countryside Ranger, the equivalent of a United States Federal Parks Ranger, her job to protect the few remaining old growth Royal Forests in Scotland at the behest of the crown, and he was raised by her to do much the same. His father was an SAS Sergeant, trained in wilderness survival. As such, Thistlewalker is trained in the ways of surviving in the wild. Land navigation/Orienteering, woodcraft, herbalism, tracking, trapping, hunting, fishing, and camping. He is also

TRAINED COMBATANT

While he is not comfortable with violence in and of itself, Thistlewalker's father is a member of the British SAS and as he was worried for his son's safety so he spent time teaching him to defend himself. Thistlewalker is a competent, if reluctant, hand to hand combatant. He can enhance his attacks with his abilities, such as thorn dagger and paralyzing toxins, and always can grow a cudgel if need be. But he respects life to much to outright attack anyone unless his or someone else's life depends on it.

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SEED COLLECTION

Thistlewalker collects seeds, and spores, pollen and other kinds of plant reproductive matter in his satchel. He can use these seeds when no plants are available, growing and manipulating them, merging them together or with himself. The collection is pretty extensive, with samples from plants that have many varying qualities, from medicinal to structural to toxic and, in some cases, meat eating.

Weaknesses

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BEWARE FIRE

Fire is both the enemy of the life giver of the forest. But for it to help spread life, it must destroy it first. Being composed of a wood-like substance, Thistlewalker is of course susceptible to fire, though it varies in degrees (no pun intended) When properly hydrated he can actually withstand fire for a duration, like green wood; The charring actually hardening his already tough exterior like armour. But continued exposure to fire will dehydrate him quickly and when he is dry enough he will burn like cordwood.

DEHYDRATION

If Thistlewaker goes for prolonged periods without water, his vines will start to wither and the wood-like substance of his body will start to dry out and become brittle.

ECOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY

While his hybrid nature makes his much more robust than any human or plant on their own, his abilities still make him extremely sensitive to the environment around him to which he is synched. He is physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually in synch with environment and the state of said environment can effect him. A thriving biome makes him happy and healthy. A forest undergoing drought makes him feel thirsty and shaky. A poisoned grove makes him feel ill and angry. His emotions also cycle with the seasons. In Spring he is full of vigour and growth, giddy with new found energy. In summer he is vital and at his best. In autumn he tends to slow down a bit, like he has just crested, happy still but introspective and sometimes a bit wistful. In winter he is lethargic and depressed somewhat, moody.

HEARTSEED

Deep within Thistlewalker is a fist-sized nut-like seed. This seed is the core of his being and if it is destroyed, he will immediately die.

NOT QUITE HUMAN

Thistlewalker will never be able to hide among humanity as his mutation is extremely visible. Also, he grows roughly an inch taller every year, and if he isn't outright killed and tends to his plant body's needs will probably live forever, meaning he will probably outlive everyone he knows.

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Photosynthesis should be a blessing. Thistlewalker can literally, if need be, live almost entirely off water and sunlight (though the nutrients on food don't hurt at all). It also means he doesn't need to breath oxygen, instead metabolizing carbon dioxide instead and /producing/ oxygen. But photosynthesis also means he /requires/ sunlight. He can go without for two days before he starts to begin fatiguing easily. After four days he starts losing his colour and weakening at a progressive rate. Actual food can sustain him somewhat but it is only prolong the inevitable and after two weeks he will fall into a form of hibernation and, possibly die.

Logs

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
something something	July 12th, 2018	Erika hangs out with Thistlewalker in the rec room. Some unintentional one sided flirting probably happens on accident. Beds are discussed.
Strumming in the rec room	July 3rd, 2018	Summary needed
Log 4281	April 15th, 2018	Summary needed
Except for February...	February 10th, 2018	Summary needed
Green Thumbs	January 12th, 2018	Summary needed
Log 3263	November 28th, 2017	Summary needed
First Days	October 25th, 2017	Summary needed
The New Kid	October 6th, 2017	Summary needed

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