Pozhiratel

Pozhiratel (Devourer) began life as Pyotr Fouzhein and went to college to become an environmental scientist. His goal was to work for oil companies to make a good living while protecting the wilds of Central Asia. While working as an intern during his last year of graduate school, he became lost in a dust storm on the edge of The Aral Sea. Three days later, he emerged with most of his skin abraded from his body by the ripping sands. He survived the experience and discovered soon after that he’d gained extraordinary endurance and strange powers from the contaminants that plague the area.
After recovering, Pozhiratel returned to the Aral Sea to personally begin decontaminating it with his powers. When he absorbs the toxins, he gains great strength and can fire strange blasts of energy, both of which fade after a few hours. He has already transformed more than a million cubic feet of dirt and water into safe materials, but is growing frustrated with how quickly local corporations continue to ruin the area. His personality grows darker and more violent with each new toxic “spill,” and some have speculated that acting as a filter for so many toxins may be poisoning his mind and spirit.