Brian Colver, Recovering Psychic Addict
for GURPS
by Paul Stefko
Brian Colver is a young resident at a major urban hospital. He is currently assigned to the ER, dealing with domestic abuse patients, gunshot victims, and worse. While he often seems cold and aloof, he does his job very well.
But Brian Colver has a secret. As a teenager, he discovered he had a gift, a talent for medicine that transcended the abilities of any normal doctor. Brian could sense and manipulate the very essence of life itself.
Brian possesses a rare combination of Psychic Vampirism and Psychic Healing. He is capable of draining a so-far unidentified "life energy" from large groups (anyone within 300 feet) and channel this energy into others to heal their wounds, repair crippled limbs, and cure diseases. He cannot hold onto this energy very long; either he uses it to heal, or it dissipates harmlessly.
Brian is reluctant to use his healing powers, however, for two reasons. First, he knows that he can only heal by draining life from others. As a doctor, he finds it hard to reconcile this drawback with the benefits of his gift. More importantly, though, whenever he uses his healing power, he feels an unstoppable rush of ecstasy, leaving him incapacitated for minutes at a time. The feeling is, for Brian, highly addictive.
Brian has a long family history with addiction. Brian's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all police officers and all alcoholics. His grandfather . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: October 19, 2007
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