"So you think I should be the bigger man? Jolly good. I can be the bigger man alright.."
Gender
Male PL10 Hero's Alter Ego: Initiative +0 | Dodge 2 | Parry 2 | Fortitude 0 | Toughness 0 | Will 2 | Perception +6 |
About Prof. Æthelweard Kendrick
Alias: Eoten - Giant of Albion
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Reclusive Academic and Renowned Scholar; Former Archeologist
Base of Operations: Cornwall, England
Dodge 2, Parry 2, Fortitude 0, Toughness 0, Will 2
COMPLICATIONS
Identity: Æthelweard seeks to keep his identity a secret, and as a Professor and recognised leader in the field of academia, this can pose problems.
Power Loss: When he changes back from giant form to human he loses all powers and reverts to Æthelweard's ability array.
Reputation: Giants of myth and legend have always had unsavoury reputations based on the destruction and death they wrought upon the land. As such, Eoten is oft met with fear, trepidation and occasional hostility from those he encounters.
LANGUAGES: English, Old English, Old Norse, Latin, Welsh, Gaelic
Acceptance: Eoten, while a hero, also lays claim to being a giant – a fabled race with an oft-evil reputation in the myths and fables of many cultures – most specifically the British Isles. As a result, he tries to present his actions as being with good intent, rather than stereotypical ill will.
ORIGIN
Endowment: Æthelweard gained his powers through the discovery of the long forgotten artifact The Eōtenstan (Lit: “Giant’s Stone”) which allows him to access the powers of his giant lineage.
Appearance: Lanky and awkward, the Professor comes across as bumbling and archetypically curmudgeonly in his manner. He is most often quiet and somewhat surly, only becoming animated and passionate when matters of ancient history, myth and lore present themselves. Professor Kendrick stands 6'7 (2 metres) and weighs 200lbs (90.7kgs).
Background:
Direct descendent of Sir Thomas Kendrick - the famed Keeper of British Antiquities.
Sir Thomas (b.1 April 1895 – d. 2 November 1979) was a British archaeologist and art historian. He was born in Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham, England,[2] and educated at Charterhouse School and Oriel College, Oxford, for a year before World War I, during which he was wounded and rose to the rank of captain.
Initially specializing in prehistoric art, Kendrick turned in the 1930s to Viking and Anglo-Saxon art, for which his two survey volumes were long standard references. Kendrick was Director of the British Museum from 1950 until he retired in 1959.
