Erb

A young knight born into money. After the virus hit, Erb was left with nothing but a sword, shield, and his suit of armor.

Biography
Erb was the rich child of a multi millionaire. After the virus plagued the land, only Erb and one other person remained in his whole town. While Erb tried to get help, the other man planned on looting, with his first target being Erb's estate. Erb was no match for him. The man had turned into something Erb couldn't recognize as human anymore. Erb was beaten severely and was robbed. While bandaging to the wounds, Erb learned that he could dull the pain. After learning that much of the world was dead, and that only super creatures remained, Erb donned a suit of armor and equipped a sword and shield from the remaining parts of Erb's father's collection of knight equipment.

Erb chose to not join either faction. Erb didn't like the power hungry way of coming to power in the Dynasty and thought the total democracy of the US would fail with nobody to give orders. Erb wanders the unclaimed lands, surviving from hunting animals and eating vegetation. In the first year of surviving for himself, Erb came close to dying many times. The only thing saving Erb being the suit of armor. Three years in, Erb has learned to kill animals for food and grow plants.

After three years of wandering with the suit of armor, Erb has been convinced that Erb is a real knight. Erb believes it's a knight's duty to fight monsters and save the weak. Erb will share tales of adventure with anyone who will listen. He will gladly escort people through their journeys. Erb is on a quest to find his kingdom and his king.

Being from a home that dictates manners and believing in the knight's code of honor, Erb is a heavy believer in chivalry, to the point that Erb would only hurt a woman if someone's life were in danger. Erb is highly respectful and honorable. Erb would take blame for a friend.

Pain Manipulation
Erb can manipulate physical and mental pain, whether increasing or decreasing pain. Erb can manipulate the pain of others, whether it's numbing pains of allies or sharpening pain of enemies. Erb was unable to increase pain until taking lessons from Master Sifu.

Combat Empowerment
Erb is capable of increasing in strength over the course of the battle. The longer the battle is, the stronger Erb becomes. This includes natural abilities such as speed or strength and even Erb's supernatural ability of manipulating pain.

Strength
When it comes to physical combat, Erb can eventually take even the strongest of enemies down.

Weakness
Erb has no protection against psionic attacks. Due to the suit of armor, Erb is also a target for electricity and magnetic based attacks.