William 'Marrow' Shepperd

Name: William 'Marrow' Shepperd

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Height: 6'2"

Appearance: Marrow's skin is ashen colored. His hair is a jet black, and he keeps it long, to cover much of his face. The skin on his face very tight, giving his eyes, nose and mouth an appearance of being a little smaller, and a little shrunken. Marrow has very little body hair, and has none on his arms or legs; this is because the hair often does not have time to grow. Marrow is very skinny, with some lean muscle, but not nearly enough to be called 'muscular', over all he has a rather bony appearance.

Clothing: Marrow wears a long, dark gray trench coat, that reaches down to his mid calf. The arms are frayed from use of his power, and they only extend to his elbow. The bottom of the coat, around the legs is frayed as well, but it was once a very expensive piece of clothing. Marrow wears the large color pooped up, to hide his face; this is augmented by his black sunglasses. Underneath the coat, Marrow wears a faded black cotton turtleneck, and black jeans. His shoes were once very nice, black leather. Overall, he tries to blend in with other humans.

Craft: Even though he was born to a wealthy, Caucasian family, Marrow's skin is a dark gray. This is caused by the amount of calcium throughout his body. Marrow's craft is derived from this calcium and the amount of bone he possess. His body weight is almost 45% bones. This is compared to 15% in a normal human. Marrow has the ability to transfer his massive amount of calcium throughout his appendages. For example his arm can look like an arm, or he can move calcium reserves, to make his arm into a 3 foot long spike, bendable at the elbow. His calcium is transferred on his command, and can happen very quickly. Scientists his family hired have said that the reaction relies on the cardiovascular system as much as the bones. A massive amount of nutrients are delivered to the bone, and its growth is dictated by the brain. The calcium is also delivered to the skin, allowing it to harden into the same constancy as the bone. The skin then stretches and thins over the new structure. Even though Marrow is tall, the amount of bone in his body is extreme, this causes his bones to be much denser than normal. They are so dense, he can pierce thin metal (up to a half inch) without injury to himself, and the bones can even withstand bullets, to an extent. Marrow can regrow his bones and calcified skin, relatively quickly, but he has to monitor how much he allows to regrow, or he may run out of nutrients, but he has a vast store. He has shapes and forms that he can morph his arms and legs into with a thought, as he is so accustom to these shapes, but more abstract or complex forms, may require concentration. His preferred forms are:

Arms: Long spike, above the elbow (3 feet long, thickness can vary)
Claw (basically his hand becomes a 5 fingered talon, normal arm length)
A Flat blade (useful for slicing, or, as he widens it, a useful paddle for swimming or as a small shield)

Legs:
Long spike below the knee (This with the claws or the arm spike can allow him to scale walls quickly)
Claw (this can be used for slashing as well as movement)
Paddle (Like the flat blade in which he can use it for swimming)

His bone potrusions often have etchings whorls and other imperfections as he makes them quickly. Some of the patterns can be quite appealing.

Weapon of Choice: Himself, but he can use small arms if necessary

Personality: He likes the finer things in life, as he was raised wealthy. He is at ease with proper behavior, and etiquette. Marrow can be dark at times, but he can also be light hearted. He often conceals when he is upset, and will act as though nothing is the matter.

Family: He doesn't like to talk about it, but he has a mother, father, and younger brother back in America.

History: Marrow was born William to a high society family in America. His family had learned to profit from the wars and the fear that was a constant early on. They had built an empire, and were among the wealthiest families in the Americas. Early on in his childhood, William was often sick, and he was very small. He now knows it was due to the lack of calcium and other vital nutrients. As he began to build up his appetite and store of nutrients, the change came. Soon after, his skin began to change, his parents duped him off to nannies as an embarrassment (around age 2). As his 'conditioned' worsened and he became more adept in his craft, his parents began to ignore and shun his presence, while still caring for their new son, Marrow's brother. At age 11, Marrow was sent away to a "boarding school". This school was a holding place for malums with rich families. Marrow began to despise his family for abandoning him, and completely dropped his old name. Ha became Marrow. He enjoyed himself among other malums, he was quick to make friends, and always very polite, yet at age 17 his parents took him back home, for good. Turning 18, Marrow left home, without objection from his parents, and took with him only enough money to make it to a new malum school. The Sodality. he views this as a chance to become a 'graduated' malum, and begin to do things with his powers.

Extra: Marrow eats a lot. It is required of him to maintain his body, and his craft.

Ive chosen not to list any of the 'bone' puns that came to me while reading this. Approved.