Vorin Drell

Vorin Drell is the Emperor of the Zukevian Empire, and one of the few Zukevians to remember their time on their homeworld of Zukev.

Early Life
Vorin was born in 1698 CE on the planet of Zukev, within the temperate continent of Duralis, within the northwestern hemisphere of the world. He was born into the noble house of Drell, in a time when his people had reached a level of technology similar to the Middle Ages of Europe, utilizing a similar feudal system to that of Earth in a similar time period. Vorin, like most other men of noble birth, was taught to read and write, and was trained in the arts of war. As his father's heir, he was trained to lead, and by the age of fifteen, he was growing into a powerful and charismatic scion of his house. As such, his father decided to send him to the court of most powerful man on the continent; Emperor Mykel Thrak. However, not a day after his arrival at the Emperor's court, the Slu'ann, a race of beings with a massive system spanning interstellar empire descended upon the world, taking the entire Zukevian population in order to search through their genetic material in order to stabilize their rapidly degrading forms.

Slu'ann Lab Rat
Vorin, along with the rest of his race, was taken to the research world of Sh'yuum, and confined to a sterile prison cell crammed full of fellow Zukevians. His captors soon took hold of him and several others, and Vorin watched in horror as he witnessed their physical forms shift and distort before his very eyes as he was dragged to the lab table. He, and everyone else with him, were soon subjected to horrific experiments to unlock their genetic code. Vorin, despite the unbearable agony inflicted upon him every time he was on the table, continually volunteered to be a subject of experimentation in order to spare those around him, many of whom died due to the severe mental and physical trauma inflicted upon them. This courageous behavior earned him the admiration of a Slu'ann lab assistant by the name of Al'Yriss, who was already experiencing extreme misgivings about the entire ordeal. She managed to convince her superiors to move Vorin to a private cell, as due to him being the most frequent subject, they had made the most progress in harvesting his own biological material, and wished to keep him separate. During this time, Al'Yriss visited Vorin, and explained to the prisoner why these horrific experiments were being undone, and suggested that he allow her to perform experimentation with his own reproductive material, as she theorized that it might be crucial to stabilizing the Slu'ann condition. Vorin agreed, and eventually, this "procurement of material" blossomed into a physical relationship between the two. Strangely enough, the two found that the more the two performed intercourse with each other, the more Al'Yriss began to stabilize, her genetic structure becoming similar to Vorin's own, steadily transforming her into a Zukevian. Furthermore, her research with the material harvested from Vorin served to help stabilize the other Slu'ann, though it did not transform them as it did her. Once this fact was discovered by her fellow Slu'ann, she was declared a race traitor, and was confined with Vorin. However, by this time, the experimentation that had been inflicted upon him and his fellow Zukevians had begun to unlock the potential programmed into their ancestors millennia ago, and both Vorin and Al'Yriss found themselves gaining a new set of abilities.

Escaping the Slu'ann
As a result of being deemed a traitor to her race, Al'Yriss was scheduled for euthanization. However, whilst moving through the facility as usual to the laboratory, Vorin passed through a hallway filled with windows, which unbeknownst to him, had been steadily charging his cells with solar energy. A solar flare had occurred this particular day, accelerating the meager amount of charge he was receiving from the tiny windows, and granting him access to his superhuman abilities for the first time, allowing him to kill the Drakeri guards escorting him. Using his now superhuman speed, he rapidly made his way to the prison cells, freed his fellow Zukevians, and instructed them to do as he had done, allowing them access to their own superhuman abilities. The group then stormed the room where Al'Yriss was to be executed, slaughtering all Slu'ann and Slu'ann minions and rescuing Vorin's lover, taking her to unlock her own abilities. At that point, Al'Yriss, having been betrayed by her own people, cut off all ties to her race, and took the name Aleras, a Zukevian version of her own name, joining with Vorin and his followers in slaughtering everyone in the facility.

Great Slu'ann Purge
After freeing himself and his allies from the Slu'ann experimentation facility, Vorin and his allies found their powers growing even greater, and they quickly began travelling throughout the planet, freeing the Zukevians from other facilities, as well as inciting whatever subject races to the Slu'ann they could find to join their cause, as they had likewise been experiencing the same horrific treatment as the Zukevians. By this time, the few Slu'ann who had survived the degradation of their species had managed to stabilize themselves with the material harvested from the Zukevians, but their doom was still assured. Vorin and his steadily growing forces managed to escape Sh'yuum, and over the next two centuries, moved across Slu'ann space, inciting revolts and fighting in battles against the Slu'ann. Vorin found his years of leadership training paid off well, and he quickly adapted his battle strategy to the advanced forms of interstellar warfare that was used in the revolution he was now leading. During this time of conflict, Vorin still found happiness in Aleras, who had become his wife, and they had a child together; Larona, their firstborn daughter. Vorin, coming from a primitive world where sexism was widely practiced, had to be convinced by his wife to allow Larona to be trained as a warrior, but he acquiesced, and she did not disappoint, becoming a famed hero of what would be known as the Great Slu'ann Purge. Near the end of the purge, a second child was born to the couple, a boy named Lesarius, who grew up just in time to fight in a the last few great battles of the conflict.

Forging the Zukevian Empire
After the Slu'ann had been mostly wiped out, a number of their subservient races desired to gain independence, and form their own nations. Vorin, spurred by his fellow Zukevians and his wife, refused to allow this to happen, declaring all Slu'ann territory to now be part of the Zukevian Empire, and declaring himself its Emperor. His fellow Zukevians, and the other races who had fought beneath him in the Purge helped Vorin assert his dominance over the old Slu'ann territory, with the conflict allowing Lesarius a true change to shine.

Stats
Tier 7 Combat Speed (Tier 8 when outside an atmosphere)

Tier 7 Durability

Tier 7 Elemental Manipulation (Projection, Heat and Cold)

Tier 4 Regeneration (Tier 5 when in direct atmosphere-filtered sunlight, Tier 6 when charged with unfiltered solar radiation)

Tier 7 Senses

Tier 7 Stamina

Tier 7 Strength

Tier 8 Telepathic Resistance

Tier 7 Travel Speed (Tier 8 when outside an atmosphere)

Description
Zukevian Physiology: As a result of the experimental process performed on his ancestors, Vorin has access to a number of superhuamn traits and abilities. He has all the standard abilities of a Zukevian, though they function at abnormally high levels compared to most members of the species.
 * Halted Aging: So long as his cells are charged with solar energy, Vorin's aging is halted, rendering his lifespan essentially infinite.
 * Flight: Through projecting energy fields from his own body, Vorin is able to achieve flight, and can travel as fast as his full speed allows.
 * Solar Energy Absorption: Vorin's cells function as living solar batteries, constantly absorbing any solar radiation that he is exposed to. This absorption grows more efficient as time goes on, allowing him to store greater and greater quantities of energy at faster rates, resulting in steadily increasing power.
 * Solar Empowerment: By exposing himself to higher amounts of solar energy than normal, for example by dipping into the sun, Vorin will briefly supercharge himself with energy, gaining a massive power boost.
 * Solar Based Self Sustenance: So long as his cells are charged with solar energy, Vorin has no need to breathe, eat or sleep to sustain his bodily functions.
 * Regeneration: The recovery ability of Vorin's cells is far more efficient than that of an ordinary human. If he is somehow damaged, almost all minor injuries can be completely recovered from in a matter of minutes, and he is able to withstand severe blood loss. His healing abilities rise further when he is in direct sunlight, allowing him to reattach limbs, regrow most of an organ, and heal from most injuries in moments. Should he leave an atmosphere and venture towards greater concentrations of unfiltered solar energy, his regenerative abilities will increase even further.
 * Super Breath: Vorin is able to expel air from his lungs to create hurricane force winds, or to chill the area around him in order to create ice. He is also able to suck in vast amounts of air, and has such control over this ability that he is able to suck it right out of people's lungs in order to render them unconscious.
 * Superhuman Durability: Vorin's body is far tougher than any ordinary human. The weapons of humanity, including nuclear weaponry, are useless against him, with nukes being a mere irritant. It takes force capable of leveling a continental mass to cause him pain, and even greater to actually do him harm.
 * Superhuman Intelligence: Vorin's ability to process information and make calculations is vastly increased. His superhuman intelligence is a necessity for him to process and filter the vast amount of sensory input he receives, as well as to control his tremendous array of superhuman abilities.
 * Eidetic Memory: Vorin can recall all sensations, experiences, and thoughts he has had with perfect clarity.
 * Superhuman Senses: Vorin possesses senses that can span an entire planet, allowing him to see, hear, and smell sensations from tens of thousands of miles away as if he were right there. He is even able to detect hormone changes by smell or calculate blood pressure based on the sound of blood flowing through a body. He is also capable of tasting things on a subatomic level if he focuses to do so, and his touch is so sensitive he can sense subatomic particles against his skin.
 * Electromagnetic Vision: Vorin can see on the electromagnetic spectrum.
 * Infrared Vision: Vorin is able to see in the infrared spectrum, allowing him to improve his already stupendous night vision.
 * Microscopic Vision: Vorin is able to see on the subatomic level.
 * Telescopic Vision: Vorin is able to see across tens of thousands of miles with perfect clarity and detail.
 * X-Ray Vision: Vorin is able to see through objects to any degree he wishes, allowing him to form biological analysis in conjunction with his microscopic vision if he so chooses.


 * Superhuman Speed: Vorin's speed is beyond superhuman. He is able to move at hundreds, or even thousands of times the speed of sound whilst confined within an atmosphere, and in the depths of space, can exceed the speed of light.
 * Superhuman Stamina: Vorin's stamina is virtually unending as long as he is receiving solar energy. If he is not, he can continue to exert himself for months or even years before beginning to tire.
 * Superhuman Strength: Vorin is able to lift incalculable weights. Virtually all forms of matter can be easily crushed or broken by his physical strength, and he has the capability to shatter continents, or if he pushes himself, to move an entire planet.
 * Solar Energy Projection: Vorin is able to expel solar energy from his body in the form of rays of heat from his eyes, which he has immense control over. He would be capable of melting a hole in a planet, or cutting something on a subatomic level.
 * Tactile Telekinesis: Vorin is able to project energy fields from his body that allow him to grab and lift objects that would normally crumble under their own weight. Additionally, he can also extend it to people he picks up, protecting them from whiplash and air friction that would normally result in their deaths of he were to fly about with them. Vorin has immense control over this field, and can shape it in any way he wants.
 * Telepathic Resistance: Like ordinary Zukevians, Vorin is possessed of an extreme resistance to telepathic attack. Due to his centuries of experience and training against Slu'ann, Vorin's level of telepathic resistance is vastly superior to that of even his peers.