Cassius Blackwood

Hindrances

• Delusional (Major): Believes the Primordial Chorus - voices of pre-creation intelligences - whispers through every dimensional seam, and trusts their guidance over observable reality.
• Habit (Minor): Compulsively sketches impossible geometries on any surface mid-conversation, annotating them with dead languages only he can read.
• Death Wish (Minor): Views physical death as the final ego-dissolution; walks into mortal danger with serene, academic curiosity rather than self-preservation.

• AwarenessLevel 4(4 PP)
  Range: Self•Duration: Permanent
  Ignore 4 points of attack penalties.
  Trapping: Perceives dimensional seams as luminous fault lines threaded through solid matter
• Mind Reading(8 PP)
  Range: 6"/12 yd•Duration: Instant•Activation: Focus d8
  Focus vs target's Smarts (-2 with raise) to read surface thoughts. Range 6"/12 yds.
  Trapping: Unravels thought-threads like pulling loose stitches from the fabric between minds
  Modifiers: Strong; Memory Mastery
• Telepathy(7 PP)
  Range: One mile•Duration: Permanent
  Communicate silently with chosen intelligent minds in range. Ride another mind’s senses: Distracted while riding. Unwilling minds oppose Focus with Smarts; a success lasts one hour, a raise also conceals the intrusion.
  Trapping: Projects his voice along pre-creation resonance frequencies that bypass physical hearing
  Modifiers: Range; Mind Rider
• Fear(4 PP)
  Range: 6"/12 yd•Duration: Instant•Activation: Focus d8
  Focus to target a foe within 6"; on success target makes Fear test (-2 with raise on Focus)
  Trapping: Glimpse of the vast indifferent cosmos behind his fractured gaze
  Modifiers: Area Effect
• Heightened Senses(4 PP)
  Range: Self•Duration: Permanent
  Eagle Eyes: Read fine print up to a mile away; reduce Range penalties by 1. Infravision: See heat sources; halve darkness penalties against heat signatures. With Low Light Vision, ignore all illumination penalties. Low Light Vision: Ignore Dim and Dark illumination penalties, but not Pitch Darkness. With Infravision, ignore all illumination penalties.
  Trapping: His dilated cosmic eye perceives spectra of light and intention invisible to intact minds
  Modifiers: Eagle Eyes; Infravision; Low Light Vision
• Mind Shield(3 PP)
  Range: Self•Duration: Permanent
  +2 to resist mental attacks and mind control
  Trapping: Shattered psyche - recursive madness and dead-language riddles
  Modifiers: Strong