Blair Davis is a native of Vancouver, Canada, although he works out of Ottawa for a government-sponsored think-tank. Blair is a field agent often assigned to work with investigatory branches of international governments, such as the FBI, CSIS, MI-6 or Interpol.
Blairâs ability to understand the interconnectivity that leads to violence is heightened when the think-tankâs paranormal research division uncovers a gem within the contents of a subversive cell (working for Rughal). When Blair comes into contact with the gem, he becomes The Watcher, with the superhuman ability of heightened awareness, from a sensory standpoint, but also with an intuitive awareness of non-organic matter around him. He can tell if a person is lying from a block away by the sound of their heartbeat or the incremental increase of their perspiration, but he can also tell when an old rusted-through underground water pipe is about to burst.
Blair has become something of an urban legend in Canada â a hidden âsuperheroâ who has solved or prevented crimes that most people donât even know about.
Blair is also gaining a greater awareness of a conspiracy that is growing at an alarming rate on an international level. He has yet to put the pieces together, and he canât inform his co-workers, because he fears they may be part of the problem. There is someone out there who has subtly, slowly and painstakingly planned to conquer the world through a combination of finance, psychology and strength.
When he meets Dr. Ramzi, he understands they will be the force that will oppose this growing conspiracy⦠but does he trust The 99 enough to join their cause?   Â
 The Raqib stone enhances all the senses of the user to superhuman levels (for example, it is possible to hear somebody else’s heartbeats from a different room) and grants the power to see through solid objects. This sensorial boost also grants the gembearer the ability to anticipate enemy actions in combat through a limited form of body reading.