First (second?) draft.
Nikolai Rykov
Summary: Nikolai Rykov is a nine-year-old thief with psychic abilities. His main power is that, by holding his breath, he can "shift" out of the physical plane. While shifted, he is invisible and intangible, and although he cannot affect the world through physical means, he may use his other powers freely. This state can last for as long as he can hold his breath, with a one-minute cooldown between uses. Nikolai is also capable of "regular" invisibility and telekinesis, and he projects a passive aura that influences others to view him as nonthreatening and inconsequential. Physically, he is a decently skilled knife fighter and unusually hardy for a boy his age, but his physical characteristics are not supernaturally enhanced.
Background
Nikolai Rykov is a nine-year-old boy, the only child of working-class parents from the undercity slums. He was orphaned two years ago when his parents were killed in an industrial accident. Since then, he's lived on the streets as a thief, aided by his growing psychic powers.
Although he has no formal education and is functionally illiterate, he is also keenly observant, resourceful, and good at adapting to unexpected situations.
Powers
Shifting: By holding his breath, Nikolai can "shift" out of the physical plane. While shifted, he is completely invisible. He is also intangible, and he cannot physically interact with or be affected by the world. Thus, for instance, bullets will pass through him without doing him any harm, and he can move freely through walls and other obstructions. However, Nikolai still retains use of his other powers while shifted, most notably telekinesis.
While shifted, Nikolai is capable of enhanced motion, which he describes as similar to movement in a dream. For example, he can run at approximately three to four times his normal peak speed, and he can jump up to a second-story window from ground level. As might be expected, he does not become physically tired from such actions.
Nikolai will shift back into physical reality as soon as he stops holding his breath. His shifting power typically has a one-minute cooldown between uses, although the cooldown is longer when Nikolai is fatigued.
Telekinesis: Although Nikolai's telekinesis is limited in raw power, he is capable of very fine control.
Nikolai is most adept in telekinetically manipulating objects the size of a basketball or smaller. He has moderate difficulty with objects that are of his own size and would only have minimal effect on objects that are the size of a typical adult male.
In combat situations, Nikolai will frequently use telekinesis to disarm opponents and to throw knives at them, which he does with great accuracy. Some other uses that Nikolai has found for his telekinesis: pulling the trigger of a guard's gun, causing him to inadvertently shoot another guard; unscrewing bolts on a catwalk in order to destabilize it; using objects to make noises that mislead pursuers as to his location; stretching of tripwires; and simple lockpicking.
Invisibility: Even while not shifted, Nikolai is capable of psychically projected invisibility. Because this is a psychic effect, he would remain visible to purely electronic vision (including surveillance cameras).
Aura: Nikolai projects a passive mind-affecting aura that influences others to view him as nonthreatening and inconsequential. This aura is always present to some degree, but it intensifies when Nikolai believes himself to be in danger. Nikolai is not aware of this power, nor does he have any control over it.
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You put your RESOLVE HAT back on, which conveniently is the same hat as your NORMAL HAT.
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