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Cham

Archetype: Avatar
Name: Cham (Chammy to his friends)
Age: Unknown, even to him, but he has centuries-worth of knowledge flowing through him. Before being possessed, he was about the equivalent age of 24.

Description:

General Description- A small, toony-looking raccoon with blue primary fur, black stripes and mask, and large, black ears, hands, feet, and nose. He has a large bushy tail, usually as long as he is tall, a long pointed snout, and white eyes with no visible pupils. His mask usually moves as ones eyebrows would to indicate emotion.  He has three fingers and a thumb on his hands, and three toes on his feet. Cham usually has a little bit of a belly on him, but isn’t fat or muscular.  His face usually has something of a smirk on it.

Visual Aid: http://chameleonice.deviantart.com/art/Toon-Coon-Concepts-68635542

Height: 3’
Weight: 30 lbs (Typically)
Fur Color: Blue/Black (Typically)
Eye Color: White
Skin Color: Dark Blue
Quote: "Hiya! Let's do something NOT boring today."

Attire: If he wears anything on a regular basis, it’s an open red vest with a white nametag (Cham) on the front of it. Otherwise, nothing inappropriate is showing on his body, so he has no problem going without clothes. He sometimes puts on attire for show, but it usually has only no real protective value. It’s just for show.

Personality: He’s almost never serious, and his personality is typically very uneven. He often plays jokes and pokes fun at others, but sometimes he does it just for fun and other times he does it to prove a point or show someone something.  He’s always highly selfish, however, and has no interest in things that he can’t get involved with.

Symbol Attribute: Chaos

Powers:

Chaos Blink (Hey! What’s that behind you!?) – Cham can teleport short distances (only a room’s length) at will.  However, he can only perform this action if someone is NOT looking at him or paying attention to him.  He can effect this by covering himself up with something, like a blanket or cardboard box.

Chaos Manifest (Hammer Space) – Cham can pull various items out of nowhere whenever he needs them. The items are merely props, however, and can never be harmful or seriously effect other living beings.  Even if it’s an exploding package, the blast would only cover someone in soot rather than causing any real damage.  At most, he might be able to tickle or push someone, but even that is severely limited.  His items are almost always for himself and disappear after use.

Chaos Physics (Look at me, mom! No internal organs!) – The laws of physics do not apply to Cham.  In fact, he almost seems to rebel against them.  Stretching and squishing his body, walking on ceilings, floating, standing on his tail, losing a limb only to have it pop back onto his body… Basically, if a Tex Avery cartoon character can do it, so can Cham. However, he cannot have controlled flight.

Natural Raccoon (Oooh! Shinies!) – Despite all of the Chaotic Avatar business, Cham is still a raccoon at heart and, when not using his abilities, has many of the capabilities and tendencies of a raccoon. He is fairly agile, good at picking up sounds, and capable of climbing a number of surfaces. He also loves shiny objects and sparkly jewels, even if he has no need of their monetary value.

Skills:

Chaos Theory (I am the Wizard that did it!) – Cham has access to realms of imagination from histories prior, but he has no control over this access.  Oftentimes it takes the outward form of quoting from literature, but he’s also been known to randomly say things from religious theories, historical figures, and stuffed, talking bears.

Weaknesses:

Chaos Control (Do I really need a nickname for this?) – Cham has rules when dealing with others.  He cannot back down from a direct challenge issued by another being, no matter how ridiculous, stupid, or dangerous it may be.  He is also required to answer any question asked of him… but he doesn’t have to answer truthfully.  In fact, he rarely gives a straight answer, even when there’s no reason to be mysterious or silly about it.  Also, none of his powers can directly effect a living being. He cannot physically change their bodies or move them without their consent.  He also cannot kill other beings.

Chaotic Flaw (Underbelly of the Hedgehog) – Cham is extremely weak to psychic or mind-based attacks.  His powers are also deeply weakened when in a place of high, pure order, such as a courthouse.  As such, he tries to stay out of organized society.

Equipment:

Vest (with nametag) – The only permanent physical equipment that Cham carries, and also the only physical reminder of where he came from. Provides no real protection, though the item itself has the same properties as Cham and goes where he goes.

History:

Cham was your average everyday raccoon, working 9 to 5 at the local Whammo-Mart on his home planet.  He lived a good life and had plenty of friends and hopes and dreams, but that all ended when a mysterious package was placed in the return bin at store.  Even though it was taped heavily on all sides and had ‘Do not open until X-Mas’ plastered all over it, his curiosity got the better of him and he cut the box open.

That was when everything changed.

After opening the box, he found an incense carrier nestled between some bunches of newspaper funnies.  Upon lifting up the carrier, a strange scent assaulted him and took control of his entire mind and spirit.  To everyone else, it looked like Cham had dropped dead on the floor.  What had really happened, though, was an amazing change to his essence as it was taken over by the power of a Trickster spirit and turned into an avatar of Chaos.
Now he has faint memories of his past life while his mind has become a mix of his own and the Trickster spirit that’s traveled the cosmos for countless ages.  He doesn’t even know where he’s going any longer or what his plans for the future are, but he somehow doesn’t really care about that any longer.