Name: Tristan Aeol

Species: Superhuman

Sex: Male

Abilities

-Can disembody himself. Similar to astral projection, he can remove his psychic self from his physical self, and use it as a weapon. This psychic self is as strong as his will and mind, so extremely. He can warp it into any shape he pleases, divide into several pieces, use it to control different things at once, can possess people and objects, physically manipulate and damage objects, and travel great distances in short periods of time. However, how much he can do depends on how much of himself he lets out, and the more he lets out, the less control he has over his physical body. He is able to completely disembody himself, but doing so puts his physical self in a comatose state, and if he is gone for too long, his physical self will continue to deteriorate and eventually expire completely. This psychic self is also invisible to most beings.

-Can turn invisible. This was an ability granted when Harper released the Chaos entity. Whatever he is wearing or holding is also affected. Is virtually undetectable in this state.

-Very gifted musical abilities and talent (singing, mallet instruments, piano)

-Photographic memory, and good draftsmanship

-Highly intelligent. Very strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Very much a planner

Weaknesses:

-Physically weak.

-Asthmatic

-Phobia of rats and being completely submerged underwater. Also grows very anxious in rooms that are completely grey.

-Is very protective of Harper. Would die for that man.

-Difficulty expressing self. Not helped by the fact that he never talks and his face always looks the same: half-lidded, apathetic stare.

-Crippled by past baggage. Can be very ruthless and violent towards those that he feels deserves it.

Background: The unwanted child of a valedictorian and a high school jock in a world where superheroes were the norm, throughout his childhood Tristan only knew a life of pain and sadness. His mother gave him up when he was 2, shortly before driving her car into a lamp-post. When he was 4, a man arrived, claiming to be his father, and took him in. What followed was 4 years of experimentation, torture, and abuse, in an attempt to force the psychic self to separate from the physical self. The day the experiment succeeded, Tristan finally managed to run away. In doing so, he fell through a dimensional rip and ended up in Harper's world (aka our world), coincidentally in New York City. Swept up by CPS, Tristan was moved around, underwent therapy, and tried to adjust to the new environment. His only constant throughout this hectic life was Harper...

He first met Harper at his first foster home, located in upper Manhattan. On the same block, Tristan would frequently sit outside, spacing out, travelling elsewhere mentally. Harper would sit next to him, talking about whatever he felt was important in his 8 year old mind. He would do this every day, and even when Tristan was moved elsewhere, Harper would find a way to visit him (helped along by Tristan's therapist, Ms. Reid, who later adopted him). The friendship bloomed from there, the loud and the quiet, and remained even while Tristan struggled with his past demons, lashed out at those close to him, tried to find reasoning in his life. For a while he was disgusted with other people's problems, finding them trivial compared to his own. Yet after witnessing Harper's problems at home, he softened. Grew slightly more empathetic, if only to his friend. It was around here, at the age of 15, that he finally saw Harper as a friend. And then, a year later, Harper ran off to Boston.

During his last two years of school, Tristan realized just how much he had depended on Harper, whether he realized it or not. With his one constant missing, life felt strangely empty, and he resolved to follow after him once he finished school, turning down an offer from Juilliard to pursue music at the Boston Conservatory. He found out where Harper was living through Sadie, and decided to surprise him with a visit. The day Harper attempted suicide.

Shocked couldn't begin to cover Tristan's emotions when he found Harper in that state, but he acted quickly. Cleaned up his apartment. Put Harper through therapy. Forced him to get help. Stayed with him. Visited him when he wasn't in school. Their friendship continued into living together, and even followed his friend on his 'hero's quest', and eventually went renegade with him.

It was sometime during their last year on Earth that Tristan realized he might be in love with Harper. The thought frightened him, and he suppressed it as best he could. However, midway through their travels, he couldn't hide it from himself any longer. The difficult part was telling Harper. And of course, as soon as they established they would be together, it wasn't long until Harper was in the jammer.

Much of Tristan's technique for keeping Harper safe prior was to go invisible and attack or defend with his psychic self. As such, he wasn't included on the bounty. He maintained his invisibility while Harper was arrested, only to follow behind and sneak into the jail unnoticed. After stealing a pair of clothes, he slipped into Harper's assigned jail cell, originally meant to be solitary confinement. Tristan stayed invisible until he successfully messed with the internal system to make him legally in the jail. He has protected Harper with a psychic shield, travelling with him everywhere, and quietly getting rid of those that he thought were too dangerous, either at night or far away from his physical self to allay suspicions.

During the initial lack of guards, Tristan barricaded himself and Harper in a cell with an initial supply of food, checking outside periodically.

Appearance: Towering at 6 foot 4, Tristan is a tall, lanky, gangly giant with a shock of white hair on top, sides shaved (think quintessential K-pop star. the perfect hair for mohawks or fauxhawks). Born with mild albinism, his skin is also very pale, but his slightly slanted eyes are a striking sapphire blue. He has four ear piercings, two cartilage in one ear, and studs in both. He has a long face, long torso, and even longer legs, and hardly any muscle tone. He dresses smartly, or used to. He has slender hands, long fingers. In fact, slender and long could be used to describe most of him, really. He doesn't have many soft points, mostly pointed and bony. Sharp. He often looks bored, or apathetic, and has arguably only one facial expression, although Harper seems to be able to decipher his various moods.