ITSDA Superhuman Dossier

Full Name:  Li Zhiquan
Aliases & Nicknames: The Cat, Mao
Age: 22
Years Awakened: 6

Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 135 lbs
Build:  extremely lean, well-defined musculature
Hair:  Black
Eyes:  Green

GVD (Generalized Visual Description):
A small, inordinately graceful young man, he is almost invariably clad entirely in black and white, generally jeans, t-shirt, sneakers and dark glasses.

He appears to be of Chinese descent, with the exception of brilliant emerald-green cat-like eyes.  His eyes are often obscured by dark glasses or disguised by tinted contact lenses.



Political Alignment: unaffiliated

Namidian Resources: n/a

Superhuman Abilities:  Felinoid abilities.  Li has astonishing speed and reflexes and enhanced strength due to a feline-like increase in fast-twitch muscle.  His extreme flexibility enables him to absorb falls and impacts without suffering the same level of damage as a typical human.  His flexibility also enhances his fighting and gymnastics skills and enables him to outperform any human contortionist.
He also possesses the enhanced senses of a cat; greater kinesthetic awareness, the ability to see in near-totall darkness, hearing, tracking by scent, and increased alertness to movement.

Common Uses:  Relies on speed and stealth in emergencies, highly adaptable, one of the world's best trained martial artists.

Specialized Equipment:  Frequently uses martial-arts weapons and improvised weapons.  Is a skilled marksman using traditional and improvised throwing weapons.

Specialized Training and Skills:
Extreme martial arts training, including armed and unarmed combat, gymnastics, stealth, and strength of will.

Hypothesized Goal:  Along with hiss feline physical capabilities, Li seems to have inherited the stereotypical curiosity and independence of a cat.  It is that curiosity that has drawn him away from the monastery in search of answers about what he is and why he was changed.

Personality Profile:  He is extremely courteous. Quiet and reserved, he opens up to few.  When with those few, however, he can be surprisingly affectionate and playful.

He is extremely curious and has a great deal of difficulty in not seeking the source of any disturbance.

Background: Zhiquan Li was born in a disputed area of China.  Due to extreme poverty on his parents part he was given over to a local Shaolin temple to be raised.

A quiet and dutiful youth of extraordinary will, he excelled as a student both mentally and physically.  As a child, he spent much of his time with the travelers and curiosity-seekers who visited the temple.  He learned eagerly of far off places and strange lands.  But always he returned to his life as a novice.

As he grew older, he mastered many of the teachings of the Shaolin masters.  His skill and knowledge matching or exceeding even those older than himself.

In his 16th year something exceedingly strange happened.  He collapsed, his body contorting in agony though none could say why.  Two days later he awoke and his eyes were no longer those of a man.  He had, in some strange way, gained the green, split-pupilled eyes of a cat.  When he returned to training, it was discovered that he had gained the physical traits of a feline, as well.  Now, stronger, faster, and more agile than anything human, he was easily able to train and master advanced techniques.

He put extra effort into his studies of meditation and self-control when the effort of his physical training decreased.  Mastering the ancient disciplines that he had already begun plodding progress towards.  He also spent more and more time outside the monastery, listening to traveler's tales and wondering what the whole of the world was like.

Finally, one night, he slipped silently from his home into the shadows of a greater world.  Working as a handyman, he seeks something without really knowing what it is.

Awareness: N

Threat Level: 3.  His extraordinary skills and physical capabilities have him on the radar despite his apparently benign nature.