Inspired by the Freedom League hero Bowman, Recurve has taken up arms to protect his home from those that would do it harm.
RECURVE
Richard "Rick" Bowen
Profile
Real Name: Richard Evan Bowen
Alias: Recurve
Identity: Secret
Citizenship: American
Occupation: Adventurer
Base of Operations: Emerald City
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs (88 kg)
Eyes: Green
Hair: Strawberry-Blond
Appearance & Personality
Rick is a lean, handsome young man in his mid-twenties. Strawberry-blond hair and green eyes work perfectly well with a dazzling smile that allows him a shocking amount of leniency in his daily life.
Rick is confident, charming and generally good person, albeit with all the flaws that come with being just a person. He can get flustered and lose his cool, especially when his friends are endangered or otherwise threatened. He has a slight air of naivety, despite his path of choice and life experiences, but it is difficult to tell if it is fake or not, when coupled with his great instincts and natural perceptiveness.
History
Rick has never met the hero Bowman. Not officially anyway. The only times the two of them have even crossed paths was when Bowman saved his life during a mugging. At least, that's who he thinks it was, he never even saw the hero. He only remembers the glint of the mugger's gun in the dark and then a whistling noise as something came from the darkness to knock it from the man's hand. Then the man was tugged up and away to hang unconscious from a fire escape. As Rick ran, he remembers seeing the gun pinned to the wall, held up by a single arrow through the trigger guard, arrowhead buried in the brickwork of the wall.
The incident shook the previously naive Richard, and motivated him to learn to various forms of self defense and combat techniques, including archery, which Rick showed an aptitude for, something that pleased him greatly. Looking to Bowman for inspiration, and Raven as well to an extent, Rick began to formulate an idea of standing up for others who had been in his situation, despite lacking any powers.
From a well-off but distant family, it didn't take long for Rick to gather the required materials to start up this new endeavor. A secluded private estate in Royal Heights, and a specialized set of gear, along with a few stumbles as he learned his way, and Emerald City had a new watchful eye, as Recurve!
Hook: Rick assumes it was Bowman who rescued him, but never really say just who it was that rescued him and started him on this path. Who is to say what would happen if he discovered that this weren't the case?
Contact: Alicia Green Alicia is Rick's oldest and best friend, and at one time, more than that. They broke it off amiably, "agreeing" that they worked better as friends, but they both harbor unresolved feelings for each other. Rick would place her safety over his own well-being, every single time. A brilliant tech developer, she does not currently know about Rick's night-time/whenever activities, but it only a matter of time until she puts two-and-two together...