Johann Schatten Slade [WIP]

johann is a tall man, looming at a full height of nearly seven feet. He has a lean and lanky body though his muscles are tough. Big doesn't necessarily mean better. johann's hair is a pitch black color and rather long too, almost reaching his waist. With his height, that is really long hair. His slightly pale face is clean shaven, as he likes it, and smooth. Matter of fact, his skin is smooth all over. Unfortunately, his flawlessness is marred by the presence of scars. However, he is lucky enough to bear them where they can covered by clothing.

Speaking of, johann prefers to wear formal and stylish clothes. He is a businessman and needs to uphold his reputation by dressing slick. His suits are made of the finest material, silk or something much better. His coat, vest and pants are usually charcoal black or stone grey while the shirt is pure white. johann's footwear changes depending on the situation. He has slim shoes made of fine materials for formal occasions and business deals but he also has a pair of tough jackboots. These are for when he needs to get his hands dirty, per se. For those occasions where he had to get something done right, he dons black leathery gloves.

This is the most important section of this entire application. Please flush out no less than three full paragraphs (that's three, count 'em, three) describing exactly who your character is. Lists are fine as long as the length requirement is right. Tell us everything we need to know about them, how they act with others, towards themselves, etc. Paint your character to life!

Required: 3 likes and 3 dislikes. one goal and one secret. more are allowed of course.

LIKES:

• Money
• giving pain
  
• music
• doing business
  
• Blood

DISLIKES:

• Being cheated
  
• "Heroes"
• contract breakers
  
• Surprises
• Disobedience

GOALS & SECRETS:

• goal::: Ascend to godhood/immortality, obtain a vast wealth, conquer the world,
  
• secret::: responsible for the death and disappearance of his family
  

The gift given to Johann by tamesis, a dark power akin with a sin, greed. this essence was infused with his soul, corrupting it to the beyond. For one, johann gave up his soul for this gift but he also lost his ______ in the bargain. the Essenz der Gier allows johann to manifest his desires in a tangible force, or otherwise, to satisfy him in whatever way he wished. whatever he wanted; wealth, status or power, or all of them, he could get with this gift.

Essenz der Gier reacts to his emotions and desires, usually becoming a shadowy duplicate of what he envisioned, or become something more if he so wishes. The more strongly he feels about it, akin with selfish or greedy in nature, then the more pronounced it'll manifest as and be stronger. At any time when his gift is active, his eyes will glow red and the stronger the desire he is channeling, the more they will glow.

• Schöpfung: anything that johann desires, that he craves can be made real, if only briefly. to create something from nothing, takes a lot of energy and so it lasts only briefly, much to his dismay. if his life was in danger, he could manifest a momentary shield to block an attack, which would dissipate seconds after or make a door where a wall was just to get on the other side.
  [passive]
  
• Lebensraub: when he desires the death of his victim, johann envisions sucking their life out of them in the most painful of ways. absorbing the life force of another invigorates him, giving him a high unlike anything else. it also rejuvenates his body if he is exhausted or wounded, and temporarily makes him stronger. it requires physical touch to use and continued contact to suck them dry.
  [initial duration: 1 post :: cooldown: 2 posts+duration]
  
• Schleier: if he doesn't wish to be seen, heard or even smelled, then johann doesn't have to be. With a strong desire, he cloaks himself in a darkness that hides his presence from others. he can easily mask his scent, sound or physical body but effort, and energy, is required for more than one effect. even if he is veiled from sight, he can still be physically touched if someone got lucky or accidentally bumped him.
  [duration: 3 posts :: cooldown: 3 posts]
  

tag & nacht: a pair of hefty magnums, ones with a long barrel and such. tag is a shiny gold, like the day's light. a sun is inscribed onto both sides of the gun's barrel. nacht is a dark ebony hue, like the night's dark. a crescent moon is inscribed onto both sides of the gun's barrel. both guns use .357 caliber bullets, pretty powerful.

• schwarze schuss: a recent addition to johann's arsenal. using his gift, he replaces the gunpowder in a bullet with condensed energy that gives the shot bullet(s) one hell of a kick, plus higher penetration, speed and stopping power. they are identified when shot as black beams, which is the trail residue of the energy. however, the use of a single bullet heats up the barrel and is highly liable to cause the next bullet shot to explode before it leaves the gun.
  [cooldown: 2 posts]
  
• Klingen aus Stahl: some wonder why the barrels on his gun are so long, the reason being because they can be "sheathed" inside of blade-like scabbards that he carries with them. when locked in place, his guns become swords. he can pull the trigger of a bladed gun to launch the blade off it at a target. it doesn't fly as fast as a bullet but it does well enough to be capable of impaling a person, and have a decent distance of five meters before it loses momentum and falls to the ground.
  [equipment count: four. two at each hip.]
  

Marksmanship: ~

Gun Kata: ~

Torture: ~


strengths:

• experience
• desire
• accuracy
• meticulous mind
• sadistic
  

weaknesses:

• arrogance
• being disarmed
• greed
• madness
• memories of anika

Here, please write out no less than three paragraphs detailing where your character has been in the world of From Dust 'til now. Tell us how they got to where they are today and how they are relating to the plot at-hand of where they're from and where they live. anything of note. If they are gifted, tell us when they got the powers and whether or not they acknowledge their divinity and explain their relationship to them in regards to their powers.

known family:

bianka slade (wife) - thirty-five - deceased
anika slade (daughter) - fifteen - deceased
elisabeth slade (daughter) - ten - deceased
edmund slade (son) - six - deceased
ludwig slade (father) - seventy-two - deceased
hilda slade (mother) - seventy-five - deceased
johanna slade (twin sister) - thirty-eight - deceased
gerfried slade (brother) - twenty-seven - deceased