Name: Ira Mortem
Gender: Male
Power: Feeds off of emotions
Weapons and Attacks used: Ira feeds on the emotions of people around him, although he cannot influence people's emotions any more than a normal human can. Ira's powers depend on the people around him. He doesn't have any specific powers except for an amazing amount of energy at times. He uses a black lightweight crossbow as a long-ranged weapon and a simple bowie knife for hand-to-hand fights. Ira can't feed off of large crowds because conflicting emotions just come out as a neutral feeling instead of energy. He also can't overdrain because his heart begins to beat out of control and he causes a self-induced heart attack.
Alliances (select one of the groups shown below): None
Brief History: Born into a wealthy family, Michael Mortem grew up with everything he needed in Empire City. After an uneventful childhood, he decided to go into the military at age 18. He also changed his name to Ira, which means "rage" in Latin so that it fit with his last name Mortem, which means "anger" in Latin. Ira then proceeded to go through basic training and find that he was a natural born soldier. he was then sent to Germany for a more advanced training. Soon Ira was assigned to a bomb defusal team stationed in Afghanistan. Defusing IED's gave Ira a major adrenaline rush and he became addicted to it. After two years of service though, Ira was caught in a firefight and made the mistake of trying to defuse too early. The bomb blew up and knocked Ira unconscious. He was airlifted back to the nearest base in critical condition. Ira should have died, but instead he pulled through. The blast had about half activated the conduit gene inside him and he was soon able to read people's emotions. Ira had numbing drugs pumped into him for quite a few weeks before he realized that he had lost his right arm from the elbow down in the explosion. He was seen unfit for combat and was sent home to the U.S. Ira arrived in Empire City to find that his parents had moved to New Marais without telling him. Ira chose to stay in Empire City. Ira got fixed up with a "new arm" that was much stronger than his natural arm and allowed him to lift things that normally he couldn't. Ira was caught on the outer edge of the Ray Sphere blast the day Cole got his powers, but it was enough to fully activate his Conduit Gene and give him his full powers.
Appearance: Ira kept his military buzz cut after he got out of Afghanistan and he still has it today. He is muscular, but not as much as when he was in the field. On his right arm Ira has a bionic arm. His eyes are blue and always aware. Ira has a scar across his lip from a fight he got in as a kid.
Karmic Rank: (select from neutral, hero, or inFamous): Neutral
Personality: Ira isn't easily controlled anymore. He used to be a perfect soldier, but now he is more of a lone wolf. Ira is always willing to help, but he has a vengeful side too. Don't tick him off and you will be fine, but if you cross him then you better watch your back. Ira still remembers his combat training and uses it everyday to survive in Empire City.