Post by Taurus on Jun 2, 2011 1:17:41 GMT -5
Name: Byron Raymos (Alias)
Alias/Code Name: Taurus
Age: Unknown
Character Type: Mythical
Gender: Male
Alignment: Legitimate Buisness Man
Appearance:
Personality: Refined, enlightened, Meticulous, possesses exquisite taste for the finer things, as well as a softer side that he keeps hidden. Yet all of these wrappings of class can't allways hold back his true nature; that of an unrelenting brute.
Likes: Women, Fine Dining, Fine wine, Billiards, Parties, Romance novels, Kittens (tends to keep the last two secret), a good fight (tries to keep the last one under wraps)
Dislikes: Disrespect, confinement, complications derailing plans, unwarranted animal cruelty
Strengths:
Long lived, Extremely strong & loyal to the organization, Patience and persistence often aide him in seeing plans come to fruition.
Weaknesses:
Stubborn, short-tempered, tendancy to be standoffish, preferance to dominate any situation. Has problems keeping his natural urges in check. Can be provoked to violence fairly easily. Can often overindulge in the finer trappings.
Powers/Weapons:
Aside from his size & Stature (8ft7, 375lbs) and bovine features, Posesses incredible super-human Strength, Endurance, speed, and is deceptively agile for his size. He also has a high threshold for pain. The horns atop his head are capable of punching through solid steel.
He has mastered many fist-fighting techniques, and upon his release began to train in many moddern forms such as Boxing to Cage fighting and even Mexican Wrestling, makes him a force to be reconed with.
History:
One of the mytical beasts of Greek Lore, the Minotaur later to be known as Taurus was raised for the soul purpose of little more than a guard dog... intended to spend his lifetime protecting a labyrinth and the treasure at it's epicenter; barrels of gold horded by a Greek king, texts and literature, among other unique devices. Even then... at the young age he was locked in with the treasure he was given a warning; As long as he remained loyal and guarded this treasure he would live eternally... if he left this Labyrinth, something one of his breed could easily accomplish... he would be rendered mortal.
And it was here in this maze which he waited... guarded this prescious treasure. He stopped aging once he reached the Minotaur equivalent of 18, and still he continued to guard the bounty. Months turned to years... years turned to centuries... the King who'd forced his servitude long dead, his verry name and legacy apparently forgotten to time. And yet, the Minotaur kept up his service, slaying anyone who would attempt to navigate the maze. A never ending task that he would eventually grow bored of... for what is Immortality for a prisoner?
It was in the early 1940's when this labarinth was re-discovered, this time by war profiteers working for a rather notorious figure in the American Organized crime families. Though the initial tresspassers where quickly dealt with... their boss saw yet another opportunity. Impersonating the kings Ancestor... he claimed the treasure, and it's guardian, as his. While leary, he had little choice than to accept these new marching orders. Soon, he and the fortune was caged up and smuggled out of Greece and into the United States, where his indomitable strength was pitted against other superhumans of the day in underground fighting arenas. He had been moved from one cage to another...
Except this time, he had a plan of escape.
Through the years that he fought as the Mobsters prized fighter, he had managed to further 'educate' himself on the wheelings and dealings of this new world... how despite the technology and glamor it was little different than how it was in ages past. Knowing how the don had grown fat over the gold and his earnings... he used this to his advantage... manipulating his subordonates, their allegiance sworn to him before staging a coup de' tat within the orginization. By 1965, he commanded one of the most lucrative and powerful crime syndicates on the east coast. Finally gaining true freedom, and for a time he revelled in the hedonistic trappings of his new position and wealth... as soon as he came off this little bender, he began to focus back on matters of buisness.
The cold war now in full swing, and having access to his predecessors Shipping operations, he based his former employers operations, back to the mediterranian... allying himself with several mystics all well as history majors from various colleges in order to decode the magics that kept him young for untold centuries. It was here that one woman caught his attention... an 'eccentric' college girl who decipherd the key to the spell with minimum effort. While unable to reproduce it verbatum due to both area and manpower, a smaller stand-in was forged... a signet ring, protected by magic, that could further expand his life. This gift of life, and her indifferance to his appearance, fostered a tenuous love afair between the two. This went as far as her teaching him how to read and write. In time, this beutey tamed the beast, though not completely. Durring this affair he went to great pains to keep her shielded from his buisness affairs.
It was in the mid 80's that his affairs caught up to them both when their annual trip to Athens was interrupted by an attempted assasination. Despite their attempts to compensate for his natural attributes, he emerged unscathed. His love was not as fortunate. Enraged, he personally to the gruesome demise of the conspirators and their underlings. Left alone, he returned to his philanderous ways, though in a more dignified and restrained manner than before. He has never forgotten his first true love, going as far as to create a legitimate non-profit in her name.
He now holds the aptly earned seat of 'Taurus' in the Zodiac crime syndicate, overseeing Smuggling operations, as well as a pet-project as an 'Underground fight promoter'.
Alias/Code Name: Taurus
Age: Unknown
Character Type: Mythical
Gender: Male
Alignment: Legitimate Buisness Man
Appearance:
Personality: Refined, enlightened, Meticulous, possesses exquisite taste for the finer things, as well as a softer side that he keeps hidden. Yet all of these wrappings of class can't allways hold back his true nature; that of an unrelenting brute.
Likes: Women, Fine Dining, Fine wine, Billiards, Parties, Romance novels, Kittens (tends to keep the last two secret), a good fight (tries to keep the last one under wraps)
Dislikes: Disrespect, confinement, complications derailing plans, unwarranted animal cruelty
Strengths:
Long lived, Extremely strong & loyal to the organization, Patience and persistence often aide him in seeing plans come to fruition.
Weaknesses:
Stubborn, short-tempered, tendancy to be standoffish, preferance to dominate any situation. Has problems keeping his natural urges in check. Can be provoked to violence fairly easily. Can often overindulge in the finer trappings.
Powers/Weapons:
Aside from his size & Stature (8ft7, 375lbs) and bovine features, Posesses incredible super-human Strength, Endurance, speed, and is deceptively agile for his size. He also has a high threshold for pain. The horns atop his head are capable of punching through solid steel.
He has mastered many fist-fighting techniques, and upon his release began to train in many moddern forms such as Boxing to Cage fighting and even Mexican Wrestling, makes him a force to be reconed with.
History:
One of the mytical beasts of Greek Lore, the Minotaur later to be known as Taurus was raised for the soul purpose of little more than a guard dog... intended to spend his lifetime protecting a labyrinth and the treasure at it's epicenter; barrels of gold horded by a Greek king, texts and literature, among other unique devices. Even then... at the young age he was locked in with the treasure he was given a warning; As long as he remained loyal and guarded this treasure he would live eternally... if he left this Labyrinth, something one of his breed could easily accomplish... he would be rendered mortal.
And it was here in this maze which he waited... guarded this prescious treasure. He stopped aging once he reached the Minotaur equivalent of 18, and still he continued to guard the bounty. Months turned to years... years turned to centuries... the King who'd forced his servitude long dead, his verry name and legacy apparently forgotten to time. And yet, the Minotaur kept up his service, slaying anyone who would attempt to navigate the maze. A never ending task that he would eventually grow bored of... for what is Immortality for a prisoner?
It was in the early 1940's when this labarinth was re-discovered, this time by war profiteers working for a rather notorious figure in the American Organized crime families. Though the initial tresspassers where quickly dealt with... their boss saw yet another opportunity. Impersonating the kings Ancestor... he claimed the treasure, and it's guardian, as his. While leary, he had little choice than to accept these new marching orders. Soon, he and the fortune was caged up and smuggled out of Greece and into the United States, where his indomitable strength was pitted against other superhumans of the day in underground fighting arenas. He had been moved from one cage to another...
Except this time, he had a plan of escape.
Through the years that he fought as the Mobsters prized fighter, he had managed to further 'educate' himself on the wheelings and dealings of this new world... how despite the technology and glamor it was little different than how it was in ages past. Knowing how the don had grown fat over the gold and his earnings... he used this to his advantage... manipulating his subordonates, their allegiance sworn to him before staging a coup de' tat within the orginization. By 1965, he commanded one of the most lucrative and powerful crime syndicates on the east coast. Finally gaining true freedom, and for a time he revelled in the hedonistic trappings of his new position and wealth... as soon as he came off this little bender, he began to focus back on matters of buisness.
The cold war now in full swing, and having access to his predecessors Shipping operations, he based his former employers operations, back to the mediterranian... allying himself with several mystics all well as history majors from various colleges in order to decode the magics that kept him young for untold centuries. It was here that one woman caught his attention... an 'eccentric' college girl who decipherd the key to the spell with minimum effort. While unable to reproduce it verbatum due to both area and manpower, a smaller stand-in was forged... a signet ring, protected by magic, that could further expand his life. This gift of life, and her indifferance to his appearance, fostered a tenuous love afair between the two. This went as far as her teaching him how to read and write. In time, this beutey tamed the beast, though not completely. Durring this affair he went to great pains to keep her shielded from his buisness affairs.
It was in the mid 80's that his affairs caught up to them both when their annual trip to Athens was interrupted by an attempted assasination. Despite their attempts to compensate for his natural attributes, he emerged unscathed. His love was not as fortunate. Enraged, he personally to the gruesome demise of the conspirators and their underlings. Left alone, he returned to his philanderous ways, though in a more dignified and restrained manner than before. He has never forgotten his first true love, going as far as to create a legitimate non-profit in her name.
He now holds the aptly earned seat of 'Taurus' in the Zodiac crime syndicate, overseeing Smuggling operations, as well as a pet-project as an 'Underground fight promoter'.