The Hidden Society - Mr Tonks

After last year, my superhero campaign set in an alternative London in 1880 is nearly complete, so it's time to start to share the characters and background over the next few months. Here is the first to hit the press, Mr Tonks.

 

The character originated in the COM board game The Rise of Molock. However, his background has been changed to suit my Victorian London, and his abilities altered to make him compatible with SuperMission Force rules. He the Brawler in the Hidden Society, a group of heroes who protect the empire from the Rift energies that has changed the world.

Mr Tonks Origin

Tonks was a gorilla from Africa who became a star at the London Zoological Gardens. When a Rift-contaminated plague forced the zoo to close, Dr Goodall saved him using an experimental serum infused with Enlightenment current energy.

The results were extraordinary. Within weeks, Tonks had mastered anatomy, medicine, and several languages. The Enlightenment current had awakened true sapience in a non-human mind.

Elated, Goodall injected himself with a modified formula. The results were catastrophic—contaminated by Abyssal energies, he became a bloodthirsty creature that still plagues London, a mortal enemy of Tonks.

The learned hominid became the pride of society, living proof that Rift energies could elevate rather than corrupt. The elegant Mr Tonks became a popular speaker at the Royal Society and a charming presence in drawing rooms.

Yet Tonks grew weary of frivolities. Haunted by his benefactor's fate and believing his existence must serve a greater purpose, he sought out the Mace Club, where his unique perspective and immunity to mental corruption made him invaluable to the secret organisation within the St. James ' St. club - The Hidden Society.