Tyen Gertz

EARLY LIFE:
Tyen Gertz was born to a poor family living off the streets. He was raised as a thief by abusive parents. They only gave him strict rations of a slice of bread and a cup of water until the age of ten, where they left Tyen in an alleyway to fend for himself. He was agile and swift, as well as a good fighter with his homemade tonfas. He was not very strong, with little muscle on his bones, and he was also unusually short. Tyen was born with an affinity to darkness, and always preferred shadows to light.

THE SHADOWING:
At the age of 15, Tyen scaled a pipe to rest on the rooftop of an abandoned house. The late moon hung above his head. Suddenly, two burly men approached from behind and knocked him unconscious. In the time being, they injected him with an odd mix of chemicals they call "shadow in a bottle." The chemicals allow him limited control over darkness. It also sent lethal toxins into his veins which could very well kill him in his coming years. The mix momentarily stopped his heart, so the men tossed him out a window, presuming him dead.

PERSONALITY:
Tyen tends to keep to himself, thinking others would brandish him as a freak. He is determined to be good, and protect others as a type of vigilante to make sure no-one has to go through what he had to. He has a pet sparrow named Spae, which causes him to feel for animals as well. Tyen is apathetic, and only allows strong emotions to those he cares about. He longs for someone who understands him and won't disown him as his parents did. He has fantasy hopes about love, for he has rarely experienced.

POWERS/SKILLS:
Tyen has umbrakinesis, the power to control darkness. He can cause whirlwinds of shadows and manipulate them in any way he wants. He can cause one to lose sight with a glance. He has peculiar night vision as well. He is an enhanced fighter with years of experience behind him. He's skilled with his pair of tonfas which he can easily use to dispatch someone in seconds. He is extremely agile and very speedy. Tyen also has a knowledge of weapons and high money sense. Tyen has an aptitude for geography by stealing cartographer's maps as a child. He is a formidable adversary if you were to encounter him in battle.