Crucible:Templar II
Templar II
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| Real Name | Dinah Davis |
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| Identity | Secret (partially known in occult circles) |
| Affiliation | Nexus |
| Base of Operations | Boston; Nexus operations |
| Era | Modern Age |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | (as Dinah Davis) ARCANA #190; (as Templar) NEXUS #9 |
| Creator | Ed Messina |
“Don't start none, won't be none.”
— Templar
Templar II is the modern bearer of the ancient Templar mantle, taken up by Dinah Davis, a Boston police officer whose encounter with a set of Golden Age relics drew her into a lineage stretching back centuries. Where her predecessor Mark Masters served as a bulwark against occult forces in the Golden Age, Davis represents the continuation of that role in a world where magic has become more complex, less understood, and no less dangerous.
Background
[edit]Dinah Davis began her career as a Boston police officer, distinguished by a reputation for persistence, discipline, and a willingness to follow cases beyond their obvious conclusions. That instinct led her into an investigation involving the theft of several occult artifacts from a museum, items that had remained largely unexplored since their recovery during the Golden Age.
Those artifacts had once belonged to Mark Masters.
Davis tracked them down and recovered them, expecting to close the case and return to her regular duties. Instead, her actions triggered the same ancient mechanism that had once chosen Masters. A spectral figure, described as a medieval knight or guardian, appeared to her and made the nature of the relics clear: the Knights Templar had never ceased their work, and their power persisted through chosen successors.
Davis was not offered the mantle so much as confronted with it.
She accepted, fully aware that doing so would alter the course of her life.
Nexus
[edit]Unlike Masters, whose work centered on Los Angeles and the Midnight Men, Dinah Davis found her place within Nexus, a group operating at the intersection of magic, mysticism, and cosmic forces. There, her role as Templar expanded beyond the relatively contained occult threats of the Golden Age into a wider field of arcane conflict.
Her training was further refined under Lotus, whose knowledge of magical systems and traditions provided Davis with the framework needed to understand not just how to fight supernatural threats, but how to anticipate them.
Within Nexus, she serves as both shield and anchor, a figure capable of holding ground against forces that would otherwise destabilize entire engagements.
Powers
[edit]Templar’s abilities are consistent with the legacy she carries, though adapted through her own experience and training.
- Superhuman strength and durability
- Heightened sensitivity to supernatural and occult forces
- Resistance to magical influence and manipulation
These abilities make her particularly effective against entities that rely on fear, illusion, or arcane distortion.
Skills
[edit]Dinah Davis combines modern training with inherited knowledge.
- Black belt in jiu-jitsu, with extensive close-quarters combat experience
- Law enforcement investigative training
- Formal education in occult theory and magical defense under Lotus
Her approach blends discipline with adaptability, allowing her to operate effectively in both conventional and supernatural contexts.
Technology
[edit]Templar II’s equipment remains rooted in the relics of the original order.
- Blessed shield with strong anti-magic properties
- Traditional medieval weaponry adapted for modern combat
- Artifacts tied to the enduring Templar legacy
Though archaic in form, these tools remain highly effective against the types of threats she faces.
Personality
[edit]Dinah Davis approaches her role with a clear sense of responsibility rather than reverence. She respects the legacy she has inherited, but she does not treat it as untouchable. Where Mark Masters carried the mantle as a continuation of tradition, Davis treats it as an obligation that must function in the present, adapting as necessary to meet new challenges.
She is direct, pragmatic, and unwilling to allow mysticism to obscure practical action.
Reputation
[edit]Within Nexus, Templar II is regarded as one of the team’s most dependable members, a figure capable of stabilizing situations that might otherwise escalate beyond control. Her ability to resist magical interference makes her particularly valuable in conflicts involving high-level sorcery.
Among occult entities, she is recognized as part of a lineage that has persisted longer than many of them expected.
Legacy
[edit]Templar II confirms that the Templar mantle is not a relic of the past, but an ongoing institution, carried forward through individuals who are willing to bear its weight. Dinah Davis does not attempt to replicate Mark Masters’ path; instead, she extends it, bringing the same core purpose into a very different era.
The order endures, not because it remains unchanged, but because it continues to find those who will take it up.