Sprawl, Wingsuit

Sprawl

Sprawl lives toward the outer edge of the city. In a world full of resources but also dangerous predators, the closer you are to the edge of the city, the tougher it is to survive. Creatures attack daily and it takes a collective effort to fight them off. Some areas have better fortifications than others. The wealthy have seemingly impenetrable fortifications and also guardians. Poor, perimeter dwellers like Sprawl are the first line of defense and have to continuously rebuild their homes and repair or replace their weapons.

When Sprawl was young he met an old, middle class tinkerer who made a breakthrough discovery: all people have the potential to influence, manipulate and even conjure energy. The old tinkerer tested his theories out on a few but Sprawl was the first to successfully tap into his innate potential. Sprawl agreed to keep his abilities a secret with the help of the old tinkerer he developed his abilities until suddenly, his teacher was taken.

Sprawl continued to practice his abilities privately for years and became very proficient but with a catch. Each person has compatibility with one of the various forms of energy. For Sprawl, kinetic energy was innately compatible with him. The old tinkerer told him that he would eventually be able to move inanimate objects simply by channeling kinetic energy. Sprawl successfully moved air molecules by channeling kinetic energy but was never able to move anything other than air. He practiced moving air causing different sorts of gusts and became so good he could knock people over with a powerful gust. Mastering potential works like mastering almost anything else; if you were to practice with a sword long enough you could become a very skilled combatant, however, you may not be as accomplished with a bow. Similarly, practicing equally with both a bow and a sword may make you the jack of all trades, so to speak, but the master of none.

Sprawl would practice every chance he got, being ever so careful not to be seen. Then one day the city was raving about a hero that could hurl bolts of lightning. Sprawl eventually witnessed the hero with his own eyes and knew immediately that the hero had mastered the same power that the old tinkerer had discovered and shown him. Sprawl, eager to know what became of his teacher, decided he would find out everything he could about this hero and the corporation he worked for.

Sprawl learned a lot about the corruption within the city over time. He started collecting as much information as he could on all the corporations by breaking into their secure towers. He eventually obtained the technology to design a suit with a special fabric that had symbiotic nature. The suit connected with your nervous system and could react in certain ways. It could harden itself to deflect a blow from a sword and the most valuable feature for Sprawl was the ability to take wing-like shape between his legs and in the gap between his arms and torso. Coupled with Sprawl's unique power to channel strong wind gusts, he eventually learned to sustain flight. His special helmet also has many features and suddenly, Sprawl was one of the most powerful people in the city.

Sprawl continued to gather information on the corruption in the city, while continuing to look for the old tinkerer. Sprawl's reputation was growing among corrupt executives as a violent terrorist. He was striking fear in the minds of many of the corrupt and they were resorting to new ideas for security, weaponry and technology.