Claim the Sky
Research physicist Edgar Tao didn't ask to be renormalized. But a series of minor mistakes and one ill-conceived prank by a coworker saw Edgar locked inside the quantum reaction chamber at the wrong moment. Most objects subjected to the entropic fields in the reaction chamber were reduced to dust.
But Edgar Tao came out the same as before—except for his murderous rage at his coworker's gaffe, and the ability to immediately act on that anger. He transformed the research building's foundation to water, collapsing the structure. The prankster coworker, as well as most of Edgar's other associates, died, and Entropy was born.
Entropy can enter any vault or secure facility simply by transforming barriers into other less orderly (but still cohesive) objects—usually marbles.
In the Boundless setting, Entropy is a member of Dread.
Motive: Hunger for wealth and status; revenge on the scientific community
Environment: Alone or with one or more members of Dread
Health: 25
Damage Inflicted: Moderate (5 points)
Armor: 2
Movement: Short
Modifications: Transform objects as level 7
Combat: Entropy prefers to avoid a fight, but if forced to defend himself, he transforms objects within long range that he can see (or can sense with a sort of elemental radar, even through solid barriers up to 10 feet [3 m] thick) to distract, detain, or kill foes. For instance, he could transform all the guns on targets within immediate range of each other into marbles; turn the floor beneath the feet of all targets within immediate range of each other to dust, water, or wet cement; or do something to cause the ceiling or even the entire building to collapse.
When he uses his power in this way to inflict damage, environmental considerations mean the damage total could be 10 points or higher, as the GM determines, depending on whether a target falls dozens or hundreds of feet, is crushed by the weight of an entire building, is smothered in cement, and so on.
Entropy's ability doesn't seem to allow him to transform a complex object into a less orderly unit of anything especially complex on the periodic table. For instance, gold is way beyond him. He can't transmute metals other than iron, copper, nickel, and zinc.
Interaction: Edgar tries to keep up with the latest scientific research into quantum theory and materials science. He can be engaged on these topics by a persuasive character. He is also quite vain, and jealous of the fame other scientists have gained at what he believes is his xpense. Thus, flattery regarding his past scientific achievements may enhance negotiations.
Use: A respected physics journal reports that several of its editors have been hospitalized in an attack by Entropy.
GM Intrusion: The character's weapon or important item is targeted by Entropy's ability to transform objects.