Name: Otep
Age: Unknown (Presumed to be ancient.)
Species: Forest Spirit (Rank is currently unknown.)
Background:
It is unknown what Otep's life was like, before he awoke within the world of Valucre. He has no memories of his life prior to awakening hundreds of years ago, only the faint feeling that he was once something that he is no longer. Whether it be the spirit of a mortal that was tied to the planet, or a god that had been shackled to nature, Otep is shrouded in mystery.
Personality
Otep is anti-social, in the sense that he has no social attachment to mankind. This is not to say that he dislikes humans, but he does not see the world from a human's perspective. Where most look at life in the framing of their own lives, Otep sees the world on a more global scale, time being immaterial to him. He does not feel intense emotion, and always appears calm. Otep abides only by what he chooses to, which changes as the seasons do. More or less, Otep does as he wishes for the simple reason that he wishes to.
Abilities:
Nature's Call
Being a soul bound to nature itself, Otep has dominion over nature around him. This extends to growth rate and evolution. He can control plants at will, and manipulate them as desired for a variety of purposes.
Personal Growth
Otep can alter his size and form at will. He can draw from absorbed sunlight or nutrients to fuel this without expending personal energy, or he can utilize his own reserve of spiritual energy.
Weapon Sprouting
Though he can alter his shape as he wishes, Otep is most commonly seen in the aforementioned form. However, he can sprout plants from his person in the fashion of weapons, as well as produce toxins and pheromones for different tasks.
Synthesis
So long as he fights in sunlight, Otep can fight indefinitely without the threat of physical fatigue.
Sowing
Otep can produce seeds which can be scattered to rapidly grow new plants, or used to infect living things. Should these seeds take root in a host, they will spread their vines painfully through the victim's insides and feed off of their blood and spiritual energy, until the host is dead. In a similar manner, Otep can release spores for more status-based symptoms.
Landwalking
Otep can move seamlessly through nature, such as trees or earth.
Rooting
Otep can take root in an environment to supplement his strength by feeding off of his surroundings.
Evolution
Utilizing the rapid rate at which plants evolve, Otep can become immune to a technique used against him, if exposed to it three times within the span of a fight.
Nature's Awareness
Being tied to nature, Otep is immune to illusion, capable of sensing even the slightest changes around him. It is with this talent that he 'sees' his surroundings, enabling him to know his environment to the smallest detail.
Plant Body
Like a weed, Otep cannot be fully killed unless all traces of him are eradicated. In such an event, Otep would 'die' in the physical sense while his spirit attached to the nearest plant system. At that time, he would be forced to recover until such a time that he could reform himself. If injured, Otep can heal himself by either basking in sunlight or rooting in soil to expedite the healing process. It should be noted that Otep has no internal organs, allowing him to survive dismemberment or decapitation. As a result, he also has no true senses, other than Nature's Awareness.
Weaknesses:
Otep is sensitive to heat and cold, and can be hindered by exposure to such elements. In extreme heat, Otep will weaken and require water to fight at full-capacity. In extreme cold, Otep can freeze to a state of hibernation, which he will remain in until properly thawed.
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