Terrock has always been an unusual case. No one knows who his actual parents are. He was abandon outside an orphanage in Australia as a baby. Their only gift and clue to him being a rather large medallion. At first he was like any other normal boy. No one had even suspected he was a mutant, or even knew he was one. But as he grow, his mutations started taking hold. By the time he was 3 he appeared to be covered in fur. Unsual, yes, unexplainable, no. Doctors figured he had "werewolf syndrome". It would made him harder to adopt, but not impossible. But the years went on, and more things became notacible. He was taller then all the other boy and had begun growing canines. Something was deffiantly wrong with him. No one wanted to adopt such a…beastial child. By the time he was seven he had been through eight diffrent families and multiple foster homes. His constant transfers where the result of how much the lad seemed to like meat, raw meat at that. The system didn't know what to do with him, eventaully he was put up for international adoption.
A few weeks had passed and an older couple,around 40 and from America, had fallan in love with him. They themselves used to be part of a "freak" show. Darrel was knon as the lion man, and his wife, Ruth, was incredably flexable. So Terrock looks did not bother them. It was a peaceful time, and a real chance for Terrock to be in a loving home. But even they could not have anticipated how diffrent Terrock would become. At eight years of age, he was already nearing six feet in height, and his "tusk" have become quite prominent. Around this time he also began exhibitng feats of great strength. Not wanting Terrock to be raised friendless and alone, the couple along with Terrock began traveling with their old circus group.
Uncoventional, yes, but Terrock loved it. He would often perform along side his father, and even the circus Strong Man. The circus master made sure he got an education, while everyone made sure Terrock knew how to act when not in an act. These lesson and times would help him grow up to be the man he is today. His main job though was taking care of the animals. No one quite realized Terrock amulet was magic, but they thought he had a "gift" for animals, so he became their chief keeper.
Soon his teenage years came, and to everyone shock, Terrock grow even more, and rapidly gain weight. But he wasn't getting fatter, but more muscle. But once a family, always a family. Instead of taking over the Strong man job, since he was, by now far stronger, he made pretend to be obsurredly weak for his size. A comedy act that had the crowd roaring. But times were becomming hard. With other forms of entertainment rearing it's ugly head, the circus could not pay the actors, feed the animals, or even themselves. The circus itself was disbanded, but the majority of them, Terrock, Darrel and Ruth included, pull their saving togeather to get themselves a big enough home, as well as hold them through untill they got jobs. To this day, that is where his family, except himself stays. Terrock still young, has set off to find his own way through the world. That was mabey fifteen years ago. By now Terrock had open his own own shop and had gotten a collage education. And he knew what he really was, a mutant. And with them on the rise, he decided to try and join up with other like him. Somehow he hears about a school for mutants and decides to join up, and that is where we find him today.
Long Lived: He has a rather extended life span compared to the average human. Despite being 194 the man could easily pass for being in his early to mid 20's
Human Strength - Terrock can lift and move up to 2000 pounds, though it does take good effort on his part. Similar to a human lifting and moving about 100 pounds
Human Endurance - Is RESISTANT to blunt force trauma. So he can survive great falls with minimal if any injury, and low caliber bullets usually sting. Knives, swords, paper cuts, etc is average.
Enhanced senses Terrock displays above average human senses. He able to hear conversation, but not whispers from across the room. See things from far off. What a normal human sees at 10 feet, he can see at 30. His smell is good, similar to a dogs, though he never has commented on taste.
Thick Hide - Thanks to his fur and thick hide, Terrock actually feels quite comfortable in "extreme" weather conditions. He could survive walking around Alaska in the middle of winter without wearing well anything. This is also true of deserts, and everywhere in between. However this does take adjustment. He will gradually shed or grow fur to accommodate the majority of the weather.
Iron Stomach - Terrocks teeth are not just for show, they help him tear into his favorite kind of food: meat. He is capable, and at times prefers raw meat to cooked. Though he would never eat raw meat in public. In addition, he has an enhanced immune system to help combat most diseases associated with food, as well as more common illnesses.
Axeman - Terrock is skilled in the use of axes. He can use both long handled axes as well as short ones to a reasonable degree. His unrefined style marks him as self taught.
Natural Business - Having a mind for both nature and business, Terrock can often give sound advice on both subjects.
Silver Tongue - If there one thing he does know how to do, it is lie. He had to to keep most of his obvious mutant traits under wraps. From pretending to be weaker then he is, from saying his "fur" and canines are the result of Hyperthyroidism.
Survivalist Terrock can survive for weeks in the wilds if he needs to. Making him both an avid tracker and hunter. Were other struggle he thrives. This is partly due to his connection with the earth, and partly due to training he has done in the past.
Omniologist Terrock knows a little something about everything. Histories, mathematics, science, etc. He has a thirst for knowledge to constantly drive him to know more. He can't remember everything but can he remember something! He specializes in the past as well as ecology.
Store Owner - Terrock owns a small pet and animal shop called "The Green House". He sells all sorts of plants and animals. Some common, some harder to get. It has earned him a very decent amount of money, and most note how happy all the creatures are as well as how healthy both the plants and animals are.
Sparks - Sparks is a pygmy marmoset, the smallest monkey species in the world. Which is in large contrast to Terrock immense size. Just like the medallion, one will hardly ever see Terrock without Sparks near. Sparks is capable of doing all sorts of little tricks, and serves as a way to soften Terrock intimidating looks.
Dual Axe - Made black steel, Terrock owns two dual bladed axes that can combine to form a single double axe. When not in use, he has developed a habit of carrying them on him always, often hanging at his waist, one on each side. Often causing conversations, questions, and security guards to pop up. Since mutant awareness has been on the rise he has been more careful not to bring them with him.
Life Medallion - This is an unusual artifact that Terrock had since he was a baby. It depicts a large great tree with a small human meditating under it. The medallion is intricately carved into, with the tree seeming to be made from a host of different animals. Magical in nature, it allows the holder to communicate with any species. It hardly if ever leaves his neck. Terrock has tried uncovering more secrets about it, or if it has any other abilities, but none have surfaced
Note - The medallion acts as a translator, so you always sound like yourself. And it only foes cross-species translation. Case in point, Terrock couldn't understand or speak to a spanish human, but he could understand every dialect of, let say an alien language if spoken by the alien.
Below is some background info on the medallion, feel free to read or ignore.
Origin Of the Talisman
Terrock talismon or medallion holds special meaning and is unusual of itself. Despite it ancient origins, it depicts animals both known and unknown from all over the world. It however originates from Papua New Guinea. One of the least explored countries in the world, leaving much of it terrian and natives untouched. And here the Sintel people live, hidden, or so they thought from the dangers of the world. But before we get to that lets flashback in time about 2000 years. Now the Sintel where a shamanistic tribe, relying heavily on their shamans for support, burial rights, medicine, so on and so forth. A shaman's power is determined by the amount of spirit animals they can call upon. One day a particularly powerful summon had a horrible vision. Humans were becoming, more and more detached from nature, including those of his tribe. No longer would they be able to commune with the wild. And so the shamen decided to delve deep into the magics of the spirits. Channeling his essence through the body of a bird, he traveled the world over, hopping from creature to creature on the astral plane, determined to find an answer. This journey put him in a state of suspended animation for 12 years. He saw many fantastic animals, plants and spirits. And finally came to the place where he sought an answer. He stumbled upon what he believed to be The earths spirit, the world tree. That which connected all beings. From this spirit he took a piece of bark with a large knot in it. At that moment he awoke in his hut, clutching the wood in his hand. The tribe's people were amazed. From this knot of wood, he carved an intricate talisman that would connect it wearer to the worlds very spirit, and he hoped, if worn long enough, make them one with the world tree. For generations this amulet was passed down, and with the advent of metal, was quickly coated in gold when given the chance. The talisman at first, allowed it's wearer to connect their spirit to another, allowing them to communicate. But the longer it was worn, the more power over nature they commanded. Soon the tribe feel into disarray over who gets to have the talismen. The shamen, now a well aged shamen, feel dread over this, did the one thing he thought he could do to correct this. He stole the amulet and cast it deep into the rainforest. Years went by and their story fell into myth and legend. 2000 thousand years latter and Terrock folks are bent on finding this talisman to prove the existance of these lost people. And found it they did, damaged, but otherwise intact. Unfortanly they were not the only ones looking for it. Not wanting it to fall into the wrong hands, nor to put their unborn child in danger, they made a duplicate of the amulet. They planned to leave the baby in an orphange with the real one, untill the danger had truely passed. 42 years latter and Terrock still has no idea of what his amulet orgin is, what has happened to his parents, or what the amulet may be capable of.
Terrock is a confident and strong individual for the most part. He is not easily angered but is stubborn. As well as loyal to a fault. Though hard to tell, he is unsure of his looks because of his mutation. As such he does everything within his power to look presentable when in public or around folks and strangers he does not know. In these same situation he is often to the point and curt. Making folks to believe he is stand offish, arrogant, or rough around the edges. When around folks he is comfortable with or in a comfortable setting, Terrock is far more relaxed, though still quite quiet.
Mental
Shy -Terrock can appear very cold, humorless and in some ways arrogant when he is with strangers or in unfamiliar settings. This has made it difficult for him to make close friends due to how hard it can be to bring down this wall. Any close friends, if he had any could tell you otherwise. Once the wall is broken down Terrock is very warm, and friendly.
Lone wolf Since Terrock is so used to being on his own, he has trouble asking for help, even when confronted with a large problem. If his brain can't help he will resort to using his fists before asking for help
Stubborn Though quiet, Terrock is very stubborn. Once he gets an idea into his head, it is difficult to sway him from his chosen path, no matter how well reason you are, he will find a counter. And if he can't you will find his fist if you try to stop him.
Loyal Some might think loyalty is a good trait. But Terrock is loyal to a fault. He won't take the rap for a murder, but he would like try to break you out of jail.
Physical
Intimidating Terrock is a rather intimidating person to walk up to. His massive muscles and his sheer size make it seem a bad idea to try and beat him up by any would be thugs. But his cold yet confident demeanor with folks he doesnt know, along with his semi-formal clothing make him seem unfriendly. Combine the two and he seems just plain intimidating.
Fur Coat Thanks to his fur coat, Terrock does shed, a lot. This reoccurs when the weather is changing. So if not grooming himself or relaxing around, he will leave fur, everywhere. From the couch, to the bathtub. As it stands, since he grows and sheds fur to accommodate the weather. There is a chance from him to suffer hypothermia or more likely overheat if there is a very sudden drastic change in temperature.
Powers
Strength Though Terrock does have super strength, it is relative to a normal person strength. Case in point, he can already lift and carry up to 2000 pounds like a human could 100. This includes all the flaws that come with it. As in drop a 50 pound weight in your foot, it's broken. It the same if he dropped 1000 on his.
Human Endurance Falls below 300 feet cause discomfort. Any more though and he can start sustaining some serious injuries. And at most he could go three days without rest, any more then that and he start experience paranoia, irritability, hallucinations, etc.
Enhanced sense Terrock enhanced sense, also lead to enhanced effectiveness. This goes for all senses except touch. Case in point, a sound wave meant to cause pain will be twice as painful to Terrock. The same ring true for smell, sight, taste.