User blog comment:M(G)P/Alternate Universe Challange No1/@comment-4652104-20130125115038

OK, so here is mine:

CHERNOBOG (Ivan Tchernobog) Chernobog used to be the Slavic god of winter, darkness and evil. The ritual in his honor involved slaughtering men and animals with a great hammer. Every spring Chernobog would be replaced by his brother Bielebog (the god of light and life) and every autumn Chernobog would replace Bielebog. This was the course of nature for hundreds of years. Until one spring (in the early 20th century) Bielebog did not come. At first Chernobog was happy, but as days went by he became restless. He started to seek out his brother Bielebog. He traveled to other dimensions and godly realms, he consulted sages and oracles, all to no avail. It was as if Bielebog had never existed. Chernobog returned to Earth and lived among humans as one of them. He took part in the second world war, fighting for the Red Army. After the war, along with Russian immigrants he moved to America, where he worked in a slaughterhouse. Very early on he also started defending his people against those who would abuse them. But his restlessness grew as years passed and his brother failed to return. Finally, Chernobog decided to fill the void left by his brother, by becoming "the good guy", a superhero.

Powers: Chernobog has superhuman strength and stamina (class 80); he can control weather, but only cause winter weather (cold, hail, snow, wind); he can control the darkforce, creating force fields and blasts, or teleporting. He is also a master of combat with a two-handed hammer (comparable in skill to Thor). His hammer is not magical, but it is extremely heavy (too heavy for any normal person). If he kills someone with the hammer he can drain their life force to heal himself, heal others or gain a temporary strength boost, but he tries to avoid it (as it is not a heroic deed).

Looks: Chernobog is not particularly tall (5 feet 8 in), but heavily built with powerful arms. He has black (but graying) hair and mustache. He looks to be in his late fifties. He's not particularly fond of costumes and usually wears a simple flannel shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a pair of jeans. Looks like an elderly factory worker. He also smokes all the time (terrible, smelly Russian cigarettes). In action, he surrounds himself with darkforce, which makes him look like a dark, featureless silhouette.