Son of a noted explorer and archaeologist, Tyler only wanted to start a band rather than follow in his dad's footsteps. Dragged along on an expedition, whether he wanted to go or not, he was bound to a magical artifact that later joined with a piece of modern technology to create his magitech combat suit that he now uses to save the day as Anubis.
Personality
Tyler is very much still a teenager. Despite his newfound abilities he still wants to form a band, go to college and generally be a young person. He likes video games, hanging out with the few friends he has, and being a pain in the ass to his dad.
One of the best ways to describe Tyler is that while he does try to do the right thing, he also can be kind of a smart ass about it. He loves sarcasm, though usually will respond sarcastically but do whatever is required anyway. People quickly learn to judge him by his actions rather than his words.
He's still learning to use his powers, and will seek out those with knowledge about magic to help him learn to control the abilities he has been granted. Being a super hero was never on his list of potential career paths, but now that he's on it, he wants to be as good at it as he can be.
He's still young and lacks a lot of real world experience, which may leave him vulnerable to being taken advantage of by more worldly individuals. In addition to that, he is constantly worried about his harness that he must keep on in order to keep the source of his powers from killing him. He also hates having to explain the permanently-attached Vambrace and harness to anyone who asks about it.
Background
The son of a prominent archeologist and adventurer, Tyler Reilly's father wanted him to follow in his father's footsteps and become an archeologist as well. Tyler was never really interested in it, and instead wanted to form a band. He'd been teaching himself guitar and how to sing. His father had brought him on several digs prior, and he thought one last one before Tyler went off to college might help cement his career path. This one was unique, a new tomb dedicated to the Egyptian god of the dead, Anubis, had recently been discovered.
Tyler went, trying to at least feign interest because his father cared so much. However when an opportunity arose, he ducked out and found a secret passage, soon finding his way into a room with a large silver Vambrace sitting on a pedestal. He was fascinated, and picked it up.
Were he magically inclined, he probably would have been fine. However since he was a normal human, the magical forces within the Vambrace began to overwhelm his body. His father found him, bringing him back to the camp, but knowing they wouldn't have much time. Based on his knowledge from previous adventures, Tyler's father was able to fashion a harness to absorb the magic and keep his son alive, using several other artifacts that he had gathered, melting them down to form the harness. Indeed it worked, taking in the power from the Vambrace and saving his son's life, however Tyler would never be able to remove the harness for long, lest the magic flare up again and kill him.
It was not long after this that Tyler's father was abducted. A group of soldiers wearing high tech powered armor attacked his office and kidnapped him. One went to the home where Tyler and his father lived, to grab the son as well, for leverage. Tyler, however, was able to knock the soldier out using the Vambrace, finding abilities he didn't even know he had. He decided to put the armor on and go rescue his father, but the Vambrace apparently had other ideas.
Reshaping the armor after Tyler donned it, the new Anubis Armor was a combination of magic and technology. Able to wield the abilities of the Vambrace thanks to the way it and his harness had altered the armor, he rescued his father, and decided that perhaps being a super hero would be something he could do. It may not be the path his father wanted him on, but it was the one he found himself on.
SKILLS
ARCHEOLOGY: Novice - Summer vacation for Tyler meant going on digs with his father. He couldn't help but pick up the basics.
BOXING: Novice - He's been boxing for a few years, his dad insisted on him taking up the sport to complement his wrestling abilities.
GUITAR PLAYING: Novice - Tyler has been teaching himself to play guitar through lessons on the internet. He's not too great at it, but he at least know the basics and can put together music.
LANGUAGES: Competent - Tyler has learned several different languages over his lifetime. He is fluent in Arabic, German, English and thanks to the artifact attached to him, ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
SINGING: Novice - To go with his guitar skills he's been working on singing. It's mostly just him trying to belt out the words as best he can.
WRESTLING: Competent - He was an all star wrestler in high school and can translate what he used there into real world fights.
ABILITIES
ARMS OF THE DEAD: Enhanced-level Magic - The ability to summon weapons and know how to use them. It gives him an inherent knowledge of the weapons, and he can practice with them to get better. He cannot summon anything too complex, but blades, blunt weapons and bows are all within the realm.
BINDINGS OF THE TOMB: Enhanced-level Magic - The armor contains a non-lethal weapon that allows the user to disable targets by binding them with steel-like wraps, a memory metal that changes shape when electricity is applied. It can also be used as a whip to fend off a target.
INVULNERABILITY OF THE BODY: Enhanced-level Magic - The Anubis Armor itself, this is the main source of all of his abilities. The combination of ancient magic and modern technology, the armor is stored within the Vambrace of Anubis by the magic the artifact contains.
NIGHT OF THE UNDERWORLD: Enhanced-level Magic - The ability to control shadows. He is able to use them to cloak himself in darkness, or manipulate it into a more solid form for defense or attack.
SENSES OF THE GUARDIAN: Enhanced-level Magic - He is able to see auras, ghosts, and find traces left behind by others. This is a mystical-based enhanced sense and is tied into the HUD of the armor.
USHER OF THE DEPARTED: Enhanced-level Magic - The ability to generate portals. The limitation is that he has to have been in the location he is creating a portal to at least once before in order to generate the portal.
VAMBRACE OF ANUBIS: Enhanced-level Magic - This ancient artifact is the source of all of his powers, permanently bonded to his body, it cannot be removed by any means that have been discovered so far. The Vambrace is what holds the armor he wears, stored magically inside of it, and allows him access to his weapon summoning abilities.
ADVANTAGES
LIFE SUPPORT HARNESS - A harness that he wears around his upper body that keeps him alive. Built from several melted artifacts, the harness is used to absorb and control the magical energies from the Vambrace of Anubis to keep it from killing Tyler.
WEAKNESSES
ARMOR ACTIVATION - In order to activate the armor, Tyler needs to be able to reach the yellow gem on the Vambrace and make contact with his free hand. It also requires concentration, it's not something that can be triggered by accident.
LIFE SUPPORT HARNESS - He has to keep the harness on at all times or the power from the Vambrace of Anubis will kill him due to his body not being fully compatible with the artifact.
UNREMOVABLE ARTIFACT - The Vambrace of Anubis is unable to be removed from his arm by any conventional means. By his best estimation, removing it would kill him.
