Dick Grayson was the only son of the famous Flying Graysons, a husband and wife acrobatic and high wire circus act with Haly's Circus. When he was ten, Dick's parents were killed by the mob when the owner of the circus refused to participate in a protection racket. Dick watched his parents fall to their deaths after a mob man, under the control of Tony "Boss" Zucco, cut their line during a performance.
Orphaned, Dick was adopted by multi-millionare Bruce Wayne, who attended the circus that night and witnessed the murder. Dick soon discovered that Bruce Wayne was actually The Batman, Gotham City's infamous masked vigilante. Bruce took Dick under his wing and trained him with the skills that he had aquired when becoming Batman. Dick became Batman's partner, the first Robin, The Boy Wonder.
Over the next nine years Dick and Bruce formed a father/son relationship, Bruce becoming the father that Dick lost and Dick becoming the son Bruce could never have. Dick also formed some relationships outside of the Batcave, becoming the leader of The New Teen Titans for many years. He tried college for a while at Hudson University but when it didn't work out for him he returned to Gotham. After a near fatal shooting by The Joker, Batman felt strongly that he could no longer endanger Dick's life. The two split and Dick soon abandoned the identity of Robin and became Nightwing, the leader of a new line up of Titans.
Eventually, Batman took on a new partner, the second Robin, Jason Todd. Jason was quick-tempered and prone to act on his own against the orders of Batman. Jason was killed by The Joker.
Dick continued on with the Titans, almost marrying another Titan, Starfire. Their wedding was terminated when an evil version of Raven, a fellow Titan, attacked during the ceremony and killed the minister. Dick and Starfire split and she returned to her home planet. After the aborted wedding, Dick quit the Titans.
Some time after the death of Jason Todd, Batman encountered Tim Drake, a young man who had also been present that night at Haly's Circus and had seen Dick's parents killed. Having seen both of them in action, Tim deduced that if Robin and Dick Grayson shared many of the same skills, then Dick must have been Robin and Bruce Wayne was therefore Batman. Tim felt that Batman needed a Robin to watch his back and that with the death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, Batman had become reckless and unstable. He urged Dick to take up the mantle of Robin again and return as Batman's partner, however, an encounter with the villian Two Face proved that what Batman really needed was a new Robin and Tim Drake became the third and current Robin with whom Dick has formed a older brother/younger brother relationship.
Shortly after Tim became Robin, Batman's back was broken by the madman Bane, who knew that to take Gotham he would have to destroy it's protector. From his sick-bed Bruce felt a new Batman was needed. He didn't feel that Dick was driven enough to be Batman and in his injury-induced fog he decided that Dick was his own man now and wouldn't be willing or able to help so he chose newcomer Jean-Paul Valley, also known as Azrael - a trained assassin, to become a new, harsher Batman. This hurt Dick immensly. Batman was healed and with the help of Dick and Tim, he retook the mantle of the Bat from an increasingly psychotic Azrael, then took some time off for undisclosed reasons, leaving Dick in his place as Batman. Dick grew into the role perfectly and realized that he deserved it if Bruce ever couldn't fill it. Once Bruce returned, he and Dick had a heated father/son talk about pretty much everything that has caused the uneasy rift between them over the years and they now stand on good terms, Dick hanging around Gotham and helping Bruce out from time to time. That is until 21 bodies washed ashore in Gotham harbor and Bruce sent Dick to the nearby town of Blüdhaven to investigate.
Dick has since taken up residency in Blüdhaven, which is in some ways even more in need of a hero than Gotham. Dick is his own man now, independently wealthy from a trust fund dating back to his days with Haly's Circus, which he now owns, and he has set up camp in Blüdhaven with the intention of cleaning up the town. Presently, Dick has taken a job with the Blüdhaven Police Force to fight corruption from the inside and participated in reforming the original Titans where he finds himself once again looked on as the team leader. His relationship with Bruce has been strengthened by Bruce's recent adoption of Dick, making legal what the two of them always understood, that Dick has become like a son to Bruce. Dick and the former Batgirl, Barbara Gordan (now 'Oracle'), have also begun a romance built on years of friendship and a long standing attraction.
Name: Richard "Dick" John Grayson
Alignment: Unpricipled
Hit Points: 50 SDC: 100
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 175lbs
Age: mid-20's
Attributes: IQ 15, ME 17, MA 23, PS 20, PP 29, PE 20, PB 23, Spd 29
Disposition: A born leader and natural athlete.
Super Power Category: Physical Training (Agility & Speed; lacks extraordinary strength)
Experience Level: 9th
Education Level: Three years of college
Combat Training: HtH Defensive & Fast Combat
Attacks Per Melee: 9
Bonuses: +5 to Iniative, +10 to Strike, +11 to Parry, +13 to Dodge, +9 to Automatic Dodge, +8 to Roll, +9 to Pull, +3 to Disarm, Critical Strike on 19-20 (natural), +20% vs Coma/Death, +1 vs Psionics, +5 to Damage, +3 vs Magic, +3 vs Poison/Toxins, +2 to Body.Flip Throw, +1 to Automatic Backflip, Karate Style Punch (2D4 SDC damage), Power Punch (2 attacks for double damage), Power Kick (2 attacks for double damage), Force of Will (Can remain standing for up to 24 hours at below 0 (-40 maximum) Hit Points
Scholastic Skills: (Due to extended training Nightwing has additional areas of knowledge)
Physical Skills
Acrobatics, Athletics, Body Building, Gymnastics, Swimming, Swimming (SCUBA)
Espionage Skills
Detect Ambush, Detect Concealment, Disguise, Intelligence
Communications Program
Basic Electronics, Radio: Scrambler, T.V./Video, Cryptography
Communications Program
Laser, Optic Systems, Radio: Satellite, Surveillance Systems
Mechanic (Vehicle) Program
Automotive Mechanics, Aircraft Mechanics, Locksmith
Medical Assistant Program
Math: Basic, Business & Finance, Computer Operation, Biology, Paramedic
Medical Investigation Program
Criminal Science, Chemistry, Pathology, Math: Advanced
Military Program (Basic)
Running, Climbing, Military Etiquette, WP Rifle
Military Demolitions Program
Basic Mechanics, Demolitions, Demolition Disposal, Underwater Demolitions
Pilot Program (Advanced)
Navigation, Read Sensory Equipment, Weapon Systems, Pilot Airplane, Pilot Race Car, Pilot Jet Fighter, Pilot Jet Pack
Pilot Program (Advanced)
Pilot Boat: Motor-Types, Pilot Motorcycle, Pilot Helicopter, Pilot Jet Aircraft
Police/Law Enforcement (Basic Cop)
WP Pistol, Law (General), Streetwise
Police/Law Enforcement (Basic Cop)
Escape Artist, Pick Locks, Prowl, Seduction
Police/Law Enforcement (Basic Cop)
Concealment, Find Contraband, Interrogation, Palming
Weapon Proficiency (Ancient)
WP Paired Weapons, WP Knife, WP Sword, Targeting
Weapon Proficiency (Ancient)
WP Archery, WP Blunt, WP Chain
Secondary Skills: Cook, Dance, Fishing, Sewing, Wilderness Survival, Horsemanship, Pilot: Automobile, Pilot Boat: Sail-Type, Pilot Truck, Pilot Water Scooter, Pick Pockets, Astronomy, Computer Programming