-The Streetear's Take-
Look, you have your good guys, your bad guys, and then you have guys that like to take a bit of the pie from whichever side benefits them at the time. 'Long as you don't hire Cairo or somethin', you're fine.
... Oh, dammit, you did, didn't you?
He's a real freakshow, that one. Ugly scarred mug, piercings, red hair. He should stand out, but for some reason he doesn't, and that's why the bastard's scary. He has a way of making people disappear when it's most convenient. Some people say it's magic. I hear... Well, weird as it is, I hear he eats 'em. Not like Hannibal or Killer Croc, though. He doesn't tear 'em apart or anything, or at least not that I know about. Some say he shrinks 'em, others say he can stretch his body all
unnatural and shit. He just swallows 'em whole. I guess it'd explain the weird bulges I occasionally see, and why he tends to actually wear a shirt beneath that stupid jacket of his every now and then.
I don't know, I just can't trust a fucker with eyes like that... I'd buy that whole man-eating story on those black and yellow dots in his head alone. Just pay him what he wants when he's done. May not be what you originally agreed on, but don't try to argue with him. Just
don't.
=Bio=
Birth Name: ???
Aliases : Neil Cairo, Cairo, Wild-Eyes
Nationality: English/Russian Descent
Age: Late Teens, early Twenties
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Gold
Criminal Record: 26 Counts of Assault, 5 Suspected Counts of Kidnapping (where the cases have not been closed due to lack of evidence), 4 Counts of Manslaughter, 6 Counts Petty Theft, and 8 Counts of Vigilantism.
Not much is known about the origins of Neil Cairo, though police investigations have confirmed no such similar person with that name exists. Most of what is 'known' about him consists of rumors told by the local informants, and only a few things remain consistent: he goes by the name Cairo, he fights like an animal, and he has a strange habit of being around when folks vanish, as if out of nowhere. On many occasions, police have attempted to apprehend Neil Cairo in areas he is rumored to be housed, only to find the place abandoned and a few trinkets occasionally scattered about. Items taken from the hideaways all seem occult in nature, usually implements for rituals. An odd trait amongst officers that have contact with such instruments and implements is that they tend to go insane within a matter of months, ultimately resigning from their post.
It is believed the man is a follower of an ancient Pagan deity related to Samhain, though it is difficult to pinpoint which.
=Powers=
Cairo is the servant of a Demonic God by the name of Adaru, whose most recent vessel is a girl named Velma (see
Adaru for reference). While he doesn't explicitly serve her, he is bound to the ideals behind the deity; fear and the euphoria that one receives from causing it. Granted, while this is what drives him, he can enjoy pleasure for pleasure's sake without it... Should the mood strike him.
Cairo is capable of warping reality (to an extent) and creating illusions. While he is not able to fully transfigure the world around him to his dark desires (at least, not without amplification), he can target individuals and force them to go through transformations. Usually, this just results in the shifting of size, and should the target's will prove strong enough, it can be voided.
Cairo's illusions are nightmarish and, despite causing no physical harm, can leave psychological scars and can
feel real. On top of this, when casting illusions, Cairo himself can take the form of a gnarled, winged creature of demonic shape. Regardless of whether or not he's in this form, his movement tends to be fairly acrobatic, nimble, and akin to some animal used to traversing any environment. If he wants to catch you, and you don't have significant super-speed, he will.
In short, don't confront him directly. Fight from a distance or you WILL either go insane or be slaughtered, either eaten alive or killed in some other gruesome fashion. It will not be quick, regardless.
