Jason Blood, MAN OF ADVENTURE

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[b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Jason Blood
[b][u]Alias:[/u][/b] Dr. Blood, The Demon
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[indent] Adventurer. Explorer. Man of Danger. Demonpuncher. Jason Blood may not be a household name, but he's a legend among occultists, superheroes, and archaeologists. Whether fighting the Serpent-Men in the gladiatorial arena of The Tenth City, stealing the Amulet of Kabushek from the Lost Pyramid of Arkan-Ya, or rescuing beautiful damsels from the clutches of savages, odds are that Jason's done it. Over the years, he's fought supernatural threats ranging from Trigon's demons to necromancer lizardmen from an alternate dimension using nothing but his fists, a quick wit, and an iron jaw. He's responsible for discovering numerous ruins and unearthing countless cultural artifacts. His body's covered with scars and bumps from close calls with the deathtraps of cultures ranging from aliens who settled Earth in the prehistoric past to gun-toting mobsters hoarding mystical artifacts that he believes belong to the archaeological world- IE, museums or in the hands of the descendants of the makers.

The story of the Blood family begins in the court of King Arthur, with Jason of Norwich- Jason Blood's distant ancestor. As one of the knights of Camelot, he was a great swordsman and noble man. However, Camelot was destined to fall against the armies of Arthur's half-sister Morgan Le Fay. Merlin knew this, due to the fact he was born at the other end of time... though he could not convince Arthur or the knights of his memories. Rather than stand by and let fate take its course, he decided to summon supernatural aid to protect Arthur. However, it wouldn't do to have a demon walking about the castle until Morgan's attack. As such, Merlin hit upon the idea of summoning the demon and then seal it away until it was needed. But it would require someone to break the seal, as Merlin had to cast the appropriate magics. Jason of Norwich volunteered, trusting Merlin with his very soul. His hair gained a shock of white that day, which would mark he and his descendants as the guardians of Camelot's seal. Merlin managed to call in favors with his demonic relatives to summon his half-brother Etrigan, the mastermind of a failed rebellion in hell in favor of better living conditions. He was placed into a seal in a cavern, to be broken by Jason only in Camelot's darkest hour. However, the attack came sooner than Merlin remembered, and the seal went unbroken- Jason of Norwich leaving behind a pregnant widow running off into the countryside.

A millennium and half later, and we return to the tale of Jason Blood. His most recent expedition took him to a place purported by locals to be the tomb of Merlin. While he was doubtful of such claims, there was no denying it was indeed the tomb of someone important- a tremendous stone slab sat before a secluded chamber, and stone carvings of knights and druids in battle decorated the cavern's walls. Yes, this was indeed a tremendous archaeological find, but the question was if it was authentic. It wouldn't be the first time a town faked a tomb for notoreity. He'd have to check for inscriptions and typical artifacts, hoping to suss out just which era they came from. Well, the style of artistry was certainly older than Renaissance sites, and it definitely wasn't alien- the inscriptions on the slab were in a chronologically appropriate form of English for... the sixth century AD, he believed. Perhaps reading them could provide some insight into the resident of the tomb. Dusting off the slab with his brush, he pulled out a list of common words for funerary inscriptions of the Saxons. Reading aloud, he was quick to notice this wasn't a typical epitaph.
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    Yarva Demonicus Etrigan.
    Change, change the form of man.
    Free the prince forever damned.
    Free the might from fleshy mire.
    Boil the blood in heart of fire.
    Gone, gone the form of man,
    Release the demon: Etrigan!
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CERTAINLY not a normal epitaph. Perhaps this was, indeed, a sort of memorial to Merlin, rather than his actual grave. Wouldn't it make sense for such a memorial to include a reference to Merlin's purported demonic ancestry, as per the legends? Though none of those legends confirmed a specific demon as one of his parents, it stood to reason that perhaps this "Etrigan" was believed to be said parent at the time. It was then that Jason noticed a crack along the side of the inscription. One that seemed to be spreading. He began backing away from the slab, as a tremendous yellow fist broke through, long claws. Just his luck.

"YOU CALLED UPON THE DEMON'S POWER, TO SAVE YOU IN YOUR DARKEST HOUR!"

A second fist broke through, gripping the sides of the inscription.

"I'VE ENDURED A THOUSAND YEARS OR MORE, BOUND UP SINCE THE DAYS OF YORE."

"NOW I SPEAK IN WRETCHED RHYME, FOR I WROTE VERSE TO PASS THE TIME."

"SEALED AWAY WHENCE TIME BEGAN, 'TIS I, THE DEMON,"



"ETRIGAN!"



"To claim my brother's ancient pact, prove you have what Norwich lacked. Camelot's blood shan't be enough, you face me now in fisticuffs!"

A flash of light, a patch of dark, the ancient pact redone. Jason Blood and Etrigan-- no longer two, but one!

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Etrigan, the Demon:
Nebiros, The Imp: Jason Blood's inch-tall mystical familiar, summoned by a demonic cult's botched ritual. Before realizing that he was speaking to Etrigan's host, Nebiros offered a lifetime of service to Jason in exchange for roughing up the cultists for insulting him by using birthday candles and store-bought ground beef instead of tallow candles and a goat in the ritual. To his horror, he now realizes he's in service to an ageless adventurer.
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Morgan Le Faye:
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6th-century, 500AD