Anubis

Player: @First Player

NAME: Amir Masri
KNOWN ALIASES: Anubis
AGE: 30
OCCUPATION: Defense Attorney
POWERS:

• Judgment Sight - Able to perceive the "weight" of a person's soul, sensing guilt or innocence in a spectral aura around them.

ABILITIES:

• Skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant

EQUIPMENT:

• The Staff of Anubis

Amir Masri — a Cairo-born defense attorney known for representing the voiceless, not the powerful. The son of an archaeologist and a historian, Amir grew up surrounded by the ghosts of Egypt’s past — dusty relics, cracked tombs, and bedtime stories about the gods who weighed men’s souls. His mother used to tell him, “Anubis sees what men hide.”

As an adult, Amir was idealistic but flawed — sharp, impatient, a little self-righteous. He’d made enemies by exposing corruption in the courts, especially among those laundering money through “charities” that were really fronts for a criminal syndicate called The Black Lotus. When he refused to bend, they made an example of him — kidnapped, tortured, and thrown into the Nile under a moonless sky.

But the Nile has always been a river of judgment and rebirth. As his body sank, the current carried him past forgotten ruins, places where the veil between worlds thins. There, his heart was weighed in the scales — not against a feather, but against the burden of his guilt and rage.

Anubis appeared — not as some kindly god, but as a jackal-headed warden of balance, standing amid a twilight desert. The god offered him a pact: return to life, and serve as a Shepherd of the Dead among the living. Hunt those who corrupt the balance, and in doing so, atone for his own pride. Amir accepted.

When Amir awoke, he was in a hospital bed, lungs raw, heart pounding. The doctors said a fisherman found him half-dead on the riverbank. They couldn’t explain how long he’d been submerged or how he was still alive. His memories of the underworld lingered like fragments of a fever dream. But in the corner of the room, standing impossibly out of place, was the staff—an ornate black-and-gold staff topped with the sigil of Anubis. No one else seemed to notice it.

When he touched it, a rush of otherworldly senses flooded him — he could feel guilt like heat, deceit like rot, death like a whisper. His physical strength and reflexes were enhanced, but his true weapon was the Staff of Judgment — capable of channeling divine energy, conjuring illusions, and forcing the wicked to confront visions of their sins. Yet with these gifts came visions—glimpses of souls weighed in judgment, of scales tipping violently toward chaos.

Haunted by both divine purpose and human rage, Amir took up the mantle of Anubis. By day, he returned to his legal practice, a calm, methodical lawyer still fighting within the system. But by night, he became something else—a shadow stalking Cairo’s rooftops, a living arbiter of justice — a myth haunting Cairo’s underworld. Criminals whisper about a jackal-faced figure who hunts the guilty and disappears in clouds of black sand...

⚖️Judgement Sight

Anubis possesses a supernatural ability to peer into the souls of others, allowing him to perceive their true nature. When activated, his eyes glow with an eerie golden light as he sees a person's deeds—both virtuous and vile—manifested as spectral imagery or symbolic scales that weigh their soul. The ability grants him insight into their guilt, innocence, or moral conflict, helping him decide their fate. However, Judgment Sight is emotionally taxing, forcing Anubis to confront the weight of the truth he uncovers, and its effectiveness depends on his own commitment to justice over personal bias.

⚖️Enhanced Attributes
Empowered by Anubis, Amir possesses heightened physical abilities beyond human limits. His strength allows him to overpower multiple foes, while his agility and reflexes make him nearly untouchable in combat. His stamina enables him to endure prolonged battles without fatigue, and his durability lets him withstand injuries that would incapacitate others. Anubis’ blessing also grants him exceptional sensory perception, attuned to his surroundings even in complete darkness. Though not invulnerable, his enhanced body heals faster than normal, allowing him to recover from wounds rapidly. These abilities make him a formidable force against both mortal and supernatural threats.

⚖️The Staff of Anubis
The staff of Anubis is both a weapon and a mystical conduit. It enhances his strength in combat, can emit concussive energy pulses, and serves as a focus for shadow manipulation. The staff allows him to summon spectral constructs or control darkness to obscure his movements and disorient enemies. It is attuned to his connection with Anubis, amplifying his judgment abilities and occasionally granting him glimpses of the spiritual balance around him.