Name: Maksim Brecht
Alias: Golem
Age: 28
Date of Birth: July 10
Hometown: Monterey, CA (born) Monroe, MI (raised) Salem, MA (current)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 165
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Hazel
Nationality/Race: Vietnamese/Norwegian
Occupation: Bartender
Personality Profile: Maksim is fairly charismatic, at least as bartenders go. He strikes up conversation quickly and flirts like a drunk prom date. He may not have any schooling beyond a high school level, but he likes to pretend he's one of the smartest guys around.
Physical Description: Maksim's most notable feature is his hair. Although a natural redhead, he dyes it to a more striking hue. His six-foot frame is remarkably solid, surprisingly quick, and well-exercised.
Character Picture
Golem
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Mutation/Powers
Primary: Flesh Golem - Maksim has the ability to produce a resilient golem from his blood. It's a disgusting construct, used primarily to frighten, though if needed, can be made to fight. It's a full foot and a half taller than Maksim, and quite a bid wider as well. The strength of the golem is inversely proportionate to the amount of control Maksim has over it:
Total control - the golem is not much stronger than Maksim himself.
Verbal commands - the golem understands the commands with a child's comprehension, but is twice as strong as Maksim.
Wild golem - Maksim has no control, but it's at least three times his strength.
Secondary: Energy Shield - Maksim produces a shield of red psionic energy that takes the same shape of one of his flesh golems. The shield moves freely with him.
Drawbacks/Weaknesses/Side Effects
Flesh Golem - The golems use a full pint of blood to create, so he only creates one at a time. They last no more than 30 minutes. When their time runs out, they dissolve into a gory mess. The blood is expelled orally, in a thoroughly gruesome (and not entirely pain-free) process. This loss of blood leaves Maksim weakened, and if he makes too many golems in a day, could lead to considerable long-term side effects or death.
Energy Shield - Though Maksim can move freely while the protective shield is active, it's at no more than half-speed. He also can't use the shield while a golem is active, unless he has no control of the golem. The shield's strength is directly proportional to the speed of whatever's hitting it; the faster an attack, the less it's going to do. This is great against things like projectiles, has decent protection against melee, but edged weapons can be pushed through and cause major damage. Think Dune.
How do you believe this character's powers will further develop in the future? Better golems - longer-lasting, stronger, maybe more than one at a time. Perhaps eventually he'd be able to move faster with his shield, as well as it becoming stronger..
Background: Maksim was born in Fort Ord in the early 80s to Army parents. His mother was an expert marksman in the 7th Infantry Division, while little is known about his father, other than that he served as a tank driver, and left just after Maksim was born. Maksim lived with his mother as she continued to serve, living briefly on-base in Germany during the mid-80s. Once his mother was discharged, they moved several times; they had homes in Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota, and Michigan, where the majority of his life was spent. After turning 18 and graduating high school, Maksim moved to Salem with a small group of friends. They went on to college, while Miles enjoyed his new-found free time, and all the social possibilities Salem had to offer. He picked up bartending, eventually taking a proper mixology course, and has been slinging drinks since.
It was during that brief stay in Germany when Maksim's golem-production was first discovered, during a European mad cow disease outbreak. Maksim's first golem very nearly killed him, having lost so much blood at such a young age. He had little practice during his teen years, several times being hospitalized due to overuse. Once he moved to Salem, he found heavily wooden areas to practice in undisturbed, learning how to control the horrible creations. His ability to use the psionic shielding is much more recent. It manifested after the purchase of the necklace he now always wears, which he uses as a focus to activate the ability.
Quirks, Extras, Random Character Facts
- Repeated blood loss left his brain slightly damaged; now has a twitch under his left eye.