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Johannes Engelbrecht
Race: Human, of Germanic descent Occupations: Sailor, Trader, Mechanic, Mercenary, Pirate, Privateer, Sage, Mystic and Demolitions Expert are all jobs he has held over the years; Is now mainly a freelance sailor and technical man in addition to his whole wandering warrior thing.
Age: ≈316, but he really only looks like he's in his sixties.
height: 7' 1"

Appearance:
A very aged man in a very worn trenchcoat and a 6-foot long sword sheath on his back, with a medium-sized, thick, very dark red beard with bits of gray in it. His legs are covered in an equally worn pair of dark brownish pants, and his feet have a pair of tough leather boots. He has a normal amount of hair on his head, of the same coloration as his beard. He has an extremely muscular physique that is always hidden underneath his coat. Ice Blue, distant eyes.

Abilities:
Johannes has Incredible strength. He Can lift up to 30 tons without much effort, 70 is his absolute maximum; can rip strong wood and, with effort, sheets of steel and stone apart. And of course, he has great bone strength and muscle endurance to facilitate this without his entire body breaking.

EXTREME endurance. He has superhuman resistance to Cold, Heat, Poisoning, Impact, Pressure and apparently has skin strong enough that daggers, swords, and most bullets cannot get through it. Can go for up to two and a half hours without breathing.

Obviously, aging does not make him grow weak. Hell, He's centuries old and can kill a shark with his bare hands.

When he enters battle, he is quick-witted and powerful. He uses many different martial arts techniques learned over several centuries, both from Eastern martial arts and Western pugilism and war tactics. He draws on many of these during an average fight.

From meditation practice, he lives completely in the moment, with his mind uncluttered. This gives him amazing reflexes, quick-thinking abilities, heightened senses, and is always aware of everything around him; it's very difficult to distract him.

Lastly, Johannes has many, many years of experience with many different sages, mages, wizards, conjurers, druids, shamans, sorcerers, witches, holy men and people with titles ending in "mancer". This gives him skill in many, many different varieties of magic, traditional and obscure. He has learned how to manipulate ki, elemental magicks, psychic powers, levitation, divination, astral projection and so so so much more. However, not all of this sees use. He prefers to not use as much energy as these take. Ki and elemental manipulation, for example, have come in handy sometimes, but some of his skills have never proved too useful. But, even the obscure ones are good for combat against foes who are adept in wizardry; he knows how to defend against them well or use their own style of spells against them.

Equipment:
His Trenchcoat is made of thick woolen cloth on the outside and bulletproof vest material as an inner lining. It provides an extra layer of protection other than his own superhuman body. The trenchcoat also contains most of his things. It has a gratuitous amount of pockets, containing all manner of weapons, tools and gadgets, like a strange combination of an armory and a mechanic's toolbox.

He calls his most treasured weapon the Maschinesabel. Carried on his back in a huge sheath, It is a 6-foot long claymore, with an amazingly sharp blade made from battleship steel and a hilt of ordinary iron. Upon the hilt there are 3 switches, each a different gemstone, each unpolished, uncut and untreated- Ruby, Agate, and a Black Pearl. The Ruby Switch can Electrify it, The Agate Switch divides it down the middle into two swords, and The Black Pearl releases several whiplike strands of barbed wire from the tip of the blade.

History:

The origins of his skills and lifestyle all go back to his dad. His father was a prominent member of an archaeological association specializing in studying the cultural traits of vikings, celts, and other people from that time period and area. His Father's friends and connections in Academia exposed Johannes to the world of mechanics and machinery, and also to ancient mystic religions, when he was very young. He followed these interests throughout the rest of his life. He turned out to have a great natural affinity for mechanical and technical skills, and used these as a decent source of income to fund his interests of the arcane. Through obscure magics he has developed his superhuman characteristics and apparent immunity to aging, and exposure to these ancient cultures, especially the ancient Nordic people, awakened the warrior side within him.

His main purposes in life, now, are two: To learn as much as possible about the mystical and obscure elements of the world, and to fight. He has a philosophy of finding enlightenment and living in the moment in the intensity of a good, intense fight. His normal behavior is calm and meditative. He thinks in an almost scholarly manner about most things, analyzing everything both from the holistic and technical angles of thinking. He is equally able in hand to hand combat as in high-class, intellectual debate, and is always ready for both. Especially physical battle. He frequently wanders obscure lands looking for challengers.

He has many contacts from many different occupations and walks of life, such as his teachers, old allies, academics, or fellow warriors. These friends provide him with an endless wealth of reasons to travel and opportunities for new adventures.