Theo Thackeray

Theo can go just about any where and any time: other worlds, other timelines, parallel dimensions, etc. While he might be responsible enough to not spread chaos across worlds, there are sometimes items in his pockets that absolutely shouldn't be there: modern items, futuristic items, artifacts from fandom based universes like pokeballs. Yes, really.

(The player promises to reference this fact only on rare occasion for a gag.)

Theo is an unaging and transcendent creature beyond biological constraints, but his mortal shells are easily slain and he is quite capable of being trapped or harmed in native form. It simply requires more specific forces to accomplish the task. However, experiencing the death of a mortal body is never pleasant and essentially banishes him as he does not function well in native form on planetary bodies: upon being revealed he will immediately try to escape either back to his personal space between worlds or literal space, a very quick and gravity defying creature.

It seems his mortal guises allow him to perceive life in all the ways a man might if requiring nothing save sleep (sometimes), but when damaged shows frayed edges of escaping energy and 'cosmic dust' instead of blood. Is able to repair his mortal vessels with extensive rest or regenerate a new one upon expiration, but this takes time and such an incubation leaves him outstandingly vulnerable. These forms are more malleable than they appear, although shapeshifting without dimensional influence is difficult for him.

An internal inspection would reveal a facsimile structure of transparent organ and bone, accurate in form if swirling with a surreal appearance that betrays his true nature. What passes for heart and brain produce a dramatic glow.

Dimensional Transformation | Environmental Transformation | Environmental Defiance

Theo's false form adapts to each world he visits, mortal body seemingly unaffected by any given environment despite overall human appearance. This only affects matters of ambient environment such as gravity, atmosphere, and temperature: he is still quite susceptible to direct physical forces.

When passing through realities his mortal form will take on a more appropriate shape quite naturally, generally whatever sentient race would be most inconspicuous and the closest analog to humanity.

Theo subtly defies a normal conception of reality, carrying with him the very nature of the world he came from. While musical intuition and inducement is a part of that nature, the mortal forms he takes also fluctuate; saturation of skin and hair seeming brighter or more washed out depending on overall demeanor, attire doing the same alongside entire changes in color and pattern. This is all, of course, just a field of altered perception – nothing will have actually changed, items instantly returned to normal color and saturation when removed from his person or out of field of effect. It is no wonder those from less developed worlds consider him some kind of wizard!

Theo's surreal abilities are essentially psychic in nature and attempting to influence such a being with mental force likely a futile and highly dangerous effort. While his mind is certainly open to those of mental prowess, both in mind and energy readings he is reality shattering and essentially blinding to those without the proper training to handle such an extreme alien presence. It is not a safe well to dip into.

Theo is sensitive to any manipulations in the spacetime continuum: particularly the opening / closing of dimensional doorways and wormholes, aware of the greater comings and goings of others. In fact, too much timespace fluctuation is even something that can give him a headache. Any doorways tunneling through the fabrics of existence are like loud openings and closings to his senses, lit like beacons in his sight. The 'slipstreams' of others is something he can follow and while resting after travel of his own he adjusts his internal clock to whatever system of time is being locally used.

A supernatural inclination towards understanding and producing rhythmic sound on top of being able to create psychic influence through song. Theo is skilled in singing and composition, both written and spontaneous - can play just about any instrument and take on just about any genre.

The true stories that Theo encounters are recorded both within his memory and in turn the books he pours those memories into for the sake of organization and preservation. These books do not behave as normal books do when read, however: they are archives printed with psychic impression and carry in them far more than just words.

Theo's primary power is the ability to create pathways between worlds. While he has a good sense of direction traveling in these 'rabbit holes' burrowed into the fabrics of the multiverse, reality doesn't work by any sense of normality here and he can and has gotten lost before. It is fortunate that he connects in some way to the worlds and realities that he visits, making return sometimes difficult, but usually possible. Theo can also use this power to translocate much shorter distances, making traveling anywhere remarkably simple. However, it is important to note that he generally cannot take anyone on these 'walks' with him. That being said, he can run into other travelers making their way through the spaces between!

A lower tier reality warper who creates a field of psychic influence. While a fine singer and composer who can perform spontaneously as a musician, there are times when this can take exceedingly dramatic form: music seeming to come from the environment and through beat as others - even animals - are influenced to join in, psychically linked into both rhythm and message (no promise they'll be good singers or solo lyricists unfortunately).

In the perspective of those within his field of influence, colors will seem a little brighter or darker depending on theme, sound enriched, reality subtly surreal. It primarily affects those most comfortable around him or otherwise more inclined, either fun loving and musical individual or just those weaker of will. It's much more of a strong suggestive force than direct manipulative control. That being said, the more join in, the stronger the effect should be.

A secondary capacity of his spacial manipulation ability is the power to create, repair, and alter spaces of 'holding' - not just bags, but any receptacle ranging from a pocket to small rooms. These are rather reliable and make any given vessel sturdier than it should be, but are not indestructible. If destroyed, the contents will spill forth as the pocket dimension more or less deflates - no concerns about losing anything! It is not recommended that living things ever be dropped into these spaces however, as the pocket dimensions do not have the luxury of atmospheres. These are essentially just extradimensional 'bubbles' tethered to an object. However, his own hammer spaces are a bit more personal: Theo more or less stores objects within himself.

Writes and illustrates using a form of psionic impression capable of containing memory - outside of fully destroying the pages his work is written on, he is the only person who can manipulate these writings. Any attempt to edit something he has written will fail, as the imprinting will 'repair' itself.

Theo can project a dreamlike image of himself in other worlds, which he can use to communicate briefly with others or 'survey ahead' to make sure a location is safe. This can make him a very good messenger and even spy, but his projection can come across as more alarming than friendly; it tends to take on a strange alien nature somewhere between glittering cosmic cloud and spectral man. In doing this he must leave his physical shell and most of his power behind, leaving him severely vulnerable.