CHARLES XAVIER

CHARLES XAVIER

GENERAL INFO

NAME: charles francis xavier
OTHER ALIASES: professor x, professor, charlie, chuck, other obnoxious variants thereof
AGE: thirty-five
BIRTH PLACE: westchester, new york
CURRENT LOCATION: westchester, new york
GROUP AFFILIATION(S): x-men
FACE CLAIM: james mcavoy

POWERS & ABILITIES

Charles Xavier is an omega class telepath. His mutation gives him the ability to read and manipulate thoughts, memories, and emotions; cast illusions; and control people with or without their awareness of the act.

At a basic level, Charles is able to read the mind of, or easily project thoughts into the mind of, anyone within a few miles of him, so long as they are not shielded by another telepath or a particular material barrier. Through the use of enhancements like Cerebro, Charles can increase the radius to nearly every mind on the planet. This can be used for anything from direct communication with someone, to a more covert way to obtain information from or about a subject.

Charles can also shield his own mind and the minds of others against mental attacks and other mind readers. He can similarly use illusions to make himself and others appear invisible, or make others forget that they were ever there. He can create a mental link with someone that allows him to see what they see, and to communicate with them as if he were in the room with them himself.

Telepathy can be used for more offensive means. Charles can send intense amounts of information to someone in an overwhelming fashion, or simply project sensations of pain that he’s previously experienced. Charles is also able to effectively possess others, and shut down someone’s mind while in control of them, putting the subject in an effective state of sleep. 

In general, Charles tries to avoid using his powers to control others, mostly for ethical reasons, but also because there are some drawbacks to him. Many applications of telepathy require intense concentration and cause Charles to be fairly unaware of his physical surroundings. Long term telepathic connections are both mentally and physically taxing, and if something happens to someone while Charles is 'in' their mind.. like say a certain person shoving a coin through their skull.. Charles will feel the full psychic extent of the assault. 

Though Charles is very good about controlling his powers, and not using them without either necessity or consent, it can be difficult to do so when he's badly injured or drugged, the outcome generally being an unintentional projection onto others in the immediate area. Charles is also susceptible to being overpowered by others who have equal or stronger mental abilities, which could grant them control over his knowledge and his telepathy. Aside from that, he has all the weaknesses of a normal human being. 

BRIEF HISTORY

Charles’s fascination with science and genetics started at a young age, only shortly after he came to understand his own abilities were a result of a natural mutation and not a severely debilitating psychiatric disorder, as he was originally led to believe. It became his main goal in life to better understand himself and others like him, and to provide an accessible database or education to people on the phenomenon of genetic variation, so that those with mutations could live in harmony with the rest of the world.

Very shortly after completing his doctorate degree and publishing a thesis on the principal of mutations in human evolution, Charles was approached by the CIA to act as a consultant on an issue regarding dangerous mutants allied with the Soviet Union. After outing himself as a telepath and gaining the overwhelming support of exactly two CIA officials, Charles and his team were given authority to recruit other “highly specialized peoples" to combat the efforts of Sebastian Shaw.

The group was ultimately successful at preventing a war between the US and Russia.. and then nearly starting another one between mutants and humans. (but fortunately preventing that too). Unfortunately, in process numerous lives were lost, and the team ultimately divided over unreconcilable differences and not bitter personal betrayal even if it absolutely feels like bitter personal betrayal.

Following the aftermath of Cuba and prolonged physical rehabilitation, Charles decided to go about turning the mansion into an actual recognized boarding academy for the many mutants who he realized needed help to master their abilities, or simply didn’t have a place to call their own.

ROLEPLAY SAMPLE

Since their arrival in Winterfell, it has seemed there was never a moment to spare. More men were showing up every day, some in large groups and others on their own to pledge themselves to their cause. Any time that was not spent on greetings, and meetings, and strategizing was dedicated to planning for how Winterfell would deal with the coming battle, where they might best protect their vulnerable, and how to stretch their resources farthest. And then, of course, it was still Tyrion’s responsibility to think about what would happen if they miraculously survived their fight against the dead.

Many of the Westerosi houses who pledged their support to his Queen had been taken out by his sister, which was a reason why the alliance with The North had been so crucial. Tyrion had expected that the Martell family would not meet their end so easily (they were, after all, particularly well known for spreading the seed far beyond their own shores) but it could have taken months for them to settle in a new ruler, and there was no guarantee they would choose to back Daenerys after what had happened.

So the letter that stated three hundred Dornish soldiers were on their way to fight the army of the dead, along with their new prince, was a particularly welcome surprise. Three hundred was not the largest amount of men to pledge their forces, but it was certainly not a number to balk at. The Dornish fighters were extremely skilled, and having both the northernmost and southernmost kingdoms on their side would be a huge advantage in the wars to come.

Tyrion had not expected them to arrive for another few days but apparently the waters had been swifter than on their travels. The guards posed at the entrance to Winterfell had let the troops past the gate and sent someone to announce to The Queen, Lord Snow, and Lady Sansa that the Dornish troops had arrived. With so many ‘leaders’ in the North the diplomatic process could be a bit of a mess, so Tyrion often served as an intermediary until they were able to get together. Being received by the Hand of the King.. or Queen, was fairly standard custom, anyway. And so he made the trek across the courtyard, to where the remainder of the prince’s traveling band stood waiting.

”Prince Orylon,” he greeted, nodding his head respectfully to the man. ”My name is Tyrion Lannister, Hand of the Queen to Daenerys Targaryan. Our Queen is currently attended, but she’ll see to you shortly. In the meanwhile, if I may escort your company inside to wait for her. It’s a long journey from Dorne to Winterfell.” And whether they were willing to admit it or not, no sane man of the south wanted to stand around at the gates freezing their ass off.

THE WRITER

NAME: nick
TIME ZONE: pst
AGE: twenty five
PRONOUNS: he/him