NAME: Prince Niku III

GENDER: Male

APPROXIMATE AGE: 24 years at present.

SPECIES: Feliyan (a species of alien werecat)

RACE: Mixed race.

ALIGNMENT: Lawful neutral.

A lawful neutral character is motivated by tradition and strongly believes in law and order. He puts a lot of faith in the process and he often follows orders without questioning them, as long as they do not force him to act immorally.

PERSONALITY:

Prideful, immodest, naive, friendly, curious, determined, ambitious, and respectful toward the elderly. Niku has a mocking sense of humor and does not hesitate to laugh at people who do foolish things in front of him. He also gets excited when he is around snarky women and seems to enjoy their spirited company. Depending on who he is with, he might act like a brat at times for the sake of entertaining himself.

APPEARANCE:

Niku is a brawny warrior from Planet Carne, standing about 5’10” high at 173 pounds. He has short, spiky, pearly-white hair that sticks out in every conceivable direction, pointed humanoid ears, heavyset brows, and blue eyes. While his hair appears to be spiky, it actually has the texture of bunny fur. Niku's eyes turn to cat-like slits in bright light and dilate considerably in low light. His skin is light tan and he has a prehensile tail that matches the color and texture of his hair. Niku also sports a set of sharp fangs and teeth capable of grinding small- and medium-sized bones.

As for clothes, Niku typically wears armor made of a light, flexible, and incredibly strong alien metal complete with white boots and gloves. Usually, he is seen wearing a royal red cape, but not when he is in battle or expecting to be in battle. Underneath his armor, he wears a navy-blue jumpsuit. The royal crest of his family marks the metal over his left breast. Under his clothes, he bears many scars all over his body from years of beatings by Emperor Pit and his brutal combat history.

Niku’s natural voice is very deep and smooth in nature. Typically, he is seen wearing his universal translator headset which allows him to communicate (albeit clumsily and in a higher pitch, more robotic voice) with intelligent alien lifeforms who do not speak his guttural native language.

WEAPONS/EQUIPMENT:

He possesses a space pod (which he calls his kilitholulgulth) designed for crash landings, which can transform into a number of other things, including a nearly indestructible hovercycle. He has wrist controls for the space pod to call it to him remotely. The wrist controls also conjure a forcefield spacesuit to supply him with oxygen and warmth in the vacuum of space or other hostile environments. His universal translator headset can perform a number of other functions, including using ultraviolet rays to kill bacteria and viruses. It is the method he uses for bathing when he does not have access to water.

STRENGTHS:

Niku is a strong warrior with access to and great familiarity with the advanced technology of his planet. He can leap great distances, make small energy attacks, and is a great martial artist in hand-to-hand combat. While he is not telepathic, he has mental defenses to block mind-readers and psychics from interfering with his thoughts and dreams. When needed, he transforms into a cat-like monster the size of a small bull elephant (10.5' tall at the shoulder and 4,760 pounds.) that is capable of doing massive damage to sturdy buildings. However, this transformation is very painful, so he only uses it as a last resort or if he has no choice. He also has nictitating membranes under his outer eyelids that allow him to keep his eyes moist and also protect them when he wants to go swimming, allowing him to see clearly in underwater environments. He can hold his breath for up to twenty minutes while doing so.

WEAKNESSES:

Niku has no magical abilities or defenses against magic, especially not against black magic. Alcohol, most plant matter in its raw form, and excessive amounts of sugar are toxic to him if ingested. Being 90% carnivore, he has a limited diet and must hunt to live if he cannot find a civilization from which to purchase fresh meat. He also has a sensitive tail and pain from an old injury in his right thigh that comes back to haunt him sometimes.

HISTORY:

Prince Niku III was born to King Niku II and Queen Shank in the capital palace of Planet Carne, where he is the crown prince and heir to the throne. Betrothed to Lady Bris (a girl of the nobility) from infancy, the two were inseparable childhood friends until he was no longer able to visit her after the invasion. He was only twelve years of age when a brutal alien overlord named Emperor Pit came to annex Carne into his evil empire. The prince was enslaved to Pit for twelve years, forced to do his bidding by invading planets and subjugating the residents therein to Emperor Pit's terrible rule. Over time, Pit’s demands for Niku became more and more brutal. At last, Niku was ordered to do something so unspeakable for the emperor’s sick entertainment that he fled to a distant planet. His intention currently is to engage in intensive training in the hope of returning at a later date to defeat Pit and restore the sovereignty of his own planet and kingdom.