Aberrant: 200X - Einherjar

Eingar · July 13, 2008

Legal Name: Einherjar (Legally changed from Peter Nord)

Aliases: None

Residence: Unknown

Marital Status: Widower

Date of Birth: 27-09-1974

Date of Eruption: 04-06-1998

Sex: Male

Height: 6'7"

Weight: 270lbs

Physical Build: Powerful athletic build, broad shouldered and deep-chested, with balanced muscle-mass across his frame.

Catalyst of Eruption: Rock-climbing accident.

Appearance: A tall caucasian male with long shaggy blond hair, trimmed blond beard, and blue eyes. He seems to have gained an enhanced attractiveness following his eruption, though his features seem to have become more impressive and imposingly masculine rather than leaning towards the androgyny common in other nova-attractive males. He typically dresses in his Elite outfit when in the field or acting in a professional capacity; otherwise he leans towards understatedly fashionable casual clothing.

Personality Profile / Quirks: An alpha-male personality type, Einherjar's aggressive nature and strength of will are tempered by his experience and ethics. He tends to make a decision and stick by it unless cold facts (not opinions) are presented that prove the information he is operating on is false. By the same token, however, he shows no inclination to force others to follow his lead unless the success of his current endeavour relies on it. Though he is more socially active as his basic personality reasserts itself, Einherjar shows a certain level of social restraint and 'arms-length' behaviour common in those who have suffered a severe loss.

Distinctive Features: A golden wedding ring on his left hand. In addition, he manifests a dancing blue-white aurora effect around his body when channelling quantum.

Known Powers: Einherjar is super-strong, capable of deadlifting 25 tons with ease and driving his fist through the front armor of a tank, in addition to possessing inhuman reaction time and resistance to damage. He can run fully laden at just over 90 mph, and can also fly at supersonic speeds, able to reach Mach 1.

His perceptual acuity is above human limits, particularly his hearing.

General History: A bodyguard by trade before his eruption on N-Day, Peter Nord was a British celebrity before senseless tragedy struck barely 2 months into his new life. A drug-fuelled murder of the nova's young wife sparked a murderous response from the grief-maddened man. ((OOC: See Bitter Tears ))

After handing himself over to the custody of the British police, it was quickly found that Peter would say nothing to anyone, not even in his own defense or explanation of his actions. Sitting mute in the courtroom, looking at no-one and nothing, he doubtless gathered some sympathy from his judge and jury. The young nova was sentenced to ten years imprisonment on the Parkhurst maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight. He drifted through his confinement without a word to anyone: jailor, inmate or visitor, totally withdrawn into himself in his grief. A model prisoner in many ways, he nevertheless served the full term of his sentence due to showing no regret for his actions.

In May 2008, he was released into a halfway house where he was to undergo psychiatric evaluation and rehabilitation into society. Evidently, he felt his debt to society was disharged, because he disappeared from the sheltered housing project two days after his arrival. Five days later he walked into the DeVries recruitment office in Houston, Texas. He appears to be content with his new life as an Elite.

[update for Jan 2009]

Peter Nord has legally abandoned his old identity, fully adopting his 'persona name' of Einherjar. His first half-year as an Elite saw him in action from Somalia to Kashmir. Some 'off-camera' operations in other parts of the world have also been rumored. He seems to be very much into the classic Elite lifestyle of battle, wine, women and partying, though the women seem to be few and far between in comparison to other Elites. He has also never been seen twice with the same woman, despite being described as 'a gentleman' by a couple of former partners.

He tends to avoid giving interviews and doesn't show off for the media, though he has been rumored to keep a journal of sorts on private nova-only OpNet boards. His image as the stoic grieving widower has been subtly marketed by De Vries through second and third party talk show opinions, OpNet articles, and the like, resulting in an upswell of female demographic popularity.

As a result, out of all the new (as of 2009) line of merchandise, 'Einherjar' baby-doll t-shirts, night shirts and posters bearing an iconic image of him standing in the rain, looking at the viewer with a sombre expression and his eyes in shadow are the most popular items so far. He is somewhat bemused by this (and unaware of De Vries' secret marketing campaign).

Update - May 2011

Einherjar went rogue upon the completion of his last contract for DeVries, defying orders to return to Windhoek and instead taking action against the Congolese Army. His actions, which led to the salvation of 12,000 refugees and catapulted his fame to household name status, have deeply angered Anna DeVries, who apparently had some manner of deal with the Asani regime, 2000 of whose troops Einherjar destroyed with a localised Force 12 Hurricane.

The *former* Elite then escorted the refugees to safety at the Ugandan border and placed them under the protection of Team Tomorrow, whose leader Caestus Pax gladly accepted on T2M's behalf. After this, Einherjar disappeared, though rumors of his whereabouts abound, as do rumors of Elites being sent to kill him.

Affiliation: Former DeVries Elite, currently Disavowed and under Extreme Sanction

Eingar · July 13, 2008