✖▐ Isabella Esperanza Stonexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played By: Angel Reaverxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Isabella Esperanza Stone
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Siren
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → August 11
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Barranquilla, Colombia
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 21 Yrs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5’4”
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 110 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Auburn: Straight at the top, loose barrel curls at the very ends. She prefers to keep it long, though she will occasionally pull it up or place it in some kind of stylish pony tail.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Green
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Soft Almond
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Delicate to the point of frail-- though she is much sturdier than she initially looks. She has the form of a trained dancer, and is equally light on her feet.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American-Colombian (Barranquillera)
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → She speaks with a slightly Spanish influenced accent and when angered may lapse into complete Spanish from time to time. She generally has a very sweet disposition, but can be hell on wheels if necessary. She is also very loyal, and very family oriented. She takes well to children, and goes out of her way to see the sad or depressed smile. Isabella thinks first of her team, and then everything else. Her confidence as a team leader could use some work...But she always acts with the best of intentions.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s →
Mother: Esperanza Stone (Non-Mutant though scientifically gifted,) Father: Alexis Stone (Mutant-Though died when she was young. See Bio.) Half-Sister: Siona Stone (Whereabouts unknown-Last seen in TX) Half-Brother: Colton Stone (Whereabouts unknown)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Scott Summers Evelyn Reed Gideon Stone Blake Tanner Thomas Morgan Leonardo Rossi Aurelie Nissley
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xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → Narcissa Lucania-Stone (No relation) Katarina Force Mr. Sinister AKA Nathaniel Essex Victor Creed Mystique Magneto Many other villians...
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xxxxxxxxxxxx She was born the only child of Alexis Stone, the American born scientist who originally traveled to Colombia to further his work. There he met and wed the lovely Esperanza Bavaria, who was the only child of the wealthy Santos Bavaria, owner and CEO of Bavaria S.A. – Or as the locals call it Cervecería Bavaria— Bavaria Brewery. The company had originally been started by Leo S. Kopp, a German immigrant. At that time the company was called S.A.BMiller, but Leo married Colombian, and his daughter married into the Bavaria family—Thus the company became Bavaria S.A. Bavaria is the second largest brewery in South America and the tenth one in the world.
Alexis and Esperanza lived privileged lives, and had the perfect little romance, the perfect little family. Esperanza headed Bavaria S.A when her father passed on, and Alexis continued with his work. He would return to the USA for two or three months every year to compare his findings with other brilliant minds.
Imagine their surprise at finding out that their only child was a mutant.
Isabella took dancing and music lessons at a young age, easily excelling at the arts rather than the sciences, much to her father's personal dismay. Though he grew to be proud of her regardless as it became apparent that she was really very good at what she did-- And for all purposes and intents she was the apple of his eye.
Her lack of interest in the sciences ended up not being a problem for the Stone’s at all after a point, as the ability to perform well and carry a wondrous stage presence is looked highly upon in Barranquilla society. She was the model child for the public to see, and to entertain dinner guests. She attended the bilingual Marymount International School of Barranquilla from elementary school until she departed for the United States at the age of thirteen, and can thus speak English just as well as her native tongue.
She performed at every one of the street festivals, through the good times and bad, and many of the Carnival’s of Barranquilla. She was said to have ‘rabado la voz de un angelis’— Stolen the voice from the Angels. Her parents couldn’t be more proud. She could sing, dance, and intuitively play any instrument she could pick up, just by strumming, or playing a few notes. School taught her the basics, and she flourished.
When she was twelve, there was a not so hidden inner-city war between those that considered Barranquilla ‘La Puerta de Oro de Colomb’—The Golden Gates of Colombia—And those that wanted Barranquilla to be separate from Colombia and the government, and considered themselves citizens of ‘La Arenosa’ – The Sandy City. Gunfire rained and homemade bombs tore up the once peaceful, beautiful streets. Five weeks after her twelfth birthday Isabella and her parents were shopping in the local plaza when it was attacked by the members of La Arenosa. One of the gunmen grasped the young Isabella, and began to drag her away. Seeing this, Alexis charged the man, trying to take her back—Only to be shot down.
Isabella, seeing her father drop to the earth, felt something snap inside her, and in pure fear and anger emptied her lungs. She screamed with all her might, and even though she should have run out of breath shortly, the terrified sound continued, on and on. And then it became something else, stronger, higher—Forceful. Angry. Unaware that the man that held her had long since let go, covering his ears in pain, blood leaking from between his fingers, her voice caused the foundations of the walls to shake. But he could not hope to block out the sound. Her eyes squeezed tightly shut, the ground shook from the sheer force of it. A beam came down on her head, ending the sonic scream—A thousand different voice shrieking in pain all at once. The man that had tried to take her lay dead on the floor.
When she awoke a week later, Esperanza Stone was a widow. Her husband had been cremated. Isabella had missed the funeral. Now, the former Bavaria woman was no fool. She was not the only survivor from the market place, and knew that she had not been the only one to see her only child’s wild display of power. She had done things before but nothing of that magnitude—And certainly nothing to harm another. She pushed her grief aside for her beloved deceased husband and focused on trying to keep her daughter safe and out of the public eye. Isabella was the only family she had left now. For almost a year they attempted to control her powers. They succeeded to a point, but they really only worked on self control, not developing them. Esperanza for all of her sheltered life had actually known more than one mutant—And was well aware of the anti-mutant sentiment, especially in Columbia.
After a particularly terrible incident at school, Isabella had been forced to use her powers offensively, and Esperanza knew that they needed another solution. She could not bare to seclude her daughter from the world, just because she was different. But she did not want to put her in further danger. Isabella had placed two students into a temporary coma—And already the town was constantly bombarding her. Taking every chance to hurt, tease, or possibly destroy the girl. A good friend put her in touch with a school in America, and as a few of the summer months passed she wrote back and fourth via email with the Head Master.
It was Isabella who ultimately convinced Esperanza that it would be a good idea to send her to this Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. The girl refused to leave her room, even after she had heard that the two boys from the school were all right. She thought that she had killed them, even though they were the ones that had attacked her with stones first. She barely ate... It looked like she was forgetting to live. She hated herself.
Worried, but trusting, Esperanza broke the news to her daughter about the school in America. Isabella had just turned thirteen and she was terrified of leaving her family and home. She knew instictively that her mother could not go with her. The woman did not speak English well, and she was the only one left to run the family business. They argued for weeks on who would go, and who would stay.
But at the beginning of term Isabella Stone sashayed into Academy X as if she owned it, determined to make her mother proud. Where she went, immediate color and life followed. She tended to dart about the halls of the Academy enjoying the high school experience under the watchful eyes of the Professors.
She spent several years under their tutelage, and is now twenty one, ready for college and another year of life. She has seen her fair share of carnage along the way, and the darker side of the human heart. Though she hasn't completely given up hope just yet...She is a different girl than the one that graced the Academy doors.
Isabella has lead the New Mutants, the Paragons, and the Alpha's. She has also worn the title of second in command for many of them. The Siren has clocked almost as much field time as some of the senior X-Men.
She has also picked up quite a few friends along the way, and even found what she thought to be the love of her life in Gideon. Through a tragic set of events she came to know that she has two half siblings--Siona Stone and Colton Stone. Her father that she believed was was involved in a scheme with Nathaniel Essex to create the perfect children. From Essex's own mouth, she was genetically engineered to be something greater--More powerful than what she was. With the help of the X-Men, she and her siblings escaped his machinations and returned to the Academy...This time however, her father did die before her eyes.
The death of Alexis Stone is something Isabella has never gotten over. The fact that he was such a vile creature...Wedding women all over the world and producing children for some super-army sickens her. Especially since she'd idolized him in her youth.
In light of recent events, and the return of the Sentinels, her life has been thrown into chaos. She has recently separated from Gideon and is having serious doubts about the X-Men ideology. Still she fights, and leads her team...But she is no longer the cheerful girl she once was. Something has changed within her and the damage seems irreparable.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → She loves everyone and everything. She feels bad for non-mutants—Just as she feels bad for anti-human mutants. She speaks her mind, and often shares her opinions. She is a good friend to keep—She will always stand by your side come hell or high water. Recently she often seems sad--Lost. Though she puts on a good face for the masses.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Art, dancing, singing, learning new instruments.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Fighting; Needless death
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Ability to Manipulate Sound, with basic, reflexive Psionic attributes.
Isabella is a Colombian mutant who can utilize a "sonic scream" capable of harming enemies’ auditory and cerebral systems and causing physical vibrations. She has superhumanly powerful lungs, throat and vocal cords that can produce the sonic scream for various effects. She has enhanced hearing, that can pick out any note, any voice among the masses. Her hearing is selective, enabling her to focus upon, enhance, or totally block out any given sound in her environment; this also serves to shield her from the damaging effects of her own screams. It makes her a superhumanly acute eavesdropper in surveillance situations. With such hearing she can also distinguish traits in the tone of a targets voice. If they are afraid, if something is wrong, if they are lying. It's two of the sensory perceptions used with lie detector tests. She is almost impossible to successfully lie to.
Her ability operates in concert with limited, reflexive psionic powers which direct and protect her from her own mutation. Without them, she would tear herself apart from the inside out. Isabella generates a psionic field which protects her from the detrimental effects of her sonic vibrations, though her sonic powers could still injure her when pushed beyond safe limits.
She can hover or fly at the speed of sound, and can carry at least one passenger her size or smaller. She can overwhelm listeners with deafening noise, stun them with tight-focus low-frequency sonic blasts (effective even against shielded ears by penetrating the skull via bone conduction) plunge them into a hypnotic trance, disorient them, nauseate them, or simply render them unconscious. She can also vary the pitch to deflect various projectiles.
Using sonic waves, she can rapidly vibrate herself or other masses at will. She can generate sonic blasts which strike with tremendous concussive force, liquefying or outright disintegrating targets at her highest levels of power.
By radiating sound waves outward and reading the feedback, she can locate and analyze unseen objects by way of echolocation. By modulating her scream's harmonics, she can confuse most scanning equipment. She can instinctively analyze, replicate, and block sonic waves or vibrations from other sources—And even perfectly mimic the voices of others.
Yet the worst of her ability is brought out when she sings or speaks with a certain tone. This is a form of hypnotic suggestion. She is unable to hypnotize others while using her sonic scream, but the sub sonic waves she gives off when she sings or speaks softly are gentle, inviting and the perfect for her last power. They ebb and flow, moving where she wishes, her power of suggestion both intentional and unintentional.
Those with strong wills, or any kind of resistance to such things can shrug it off. Repeated use of hypnotic suggestion on the same target will make it less effective each time.
Isabella’s powers are sound based, and she’s learned many of their uses.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → The largest boon to her ability is that it is severely versatile. As she has been at Academy for over eight years, she has learned a great deal in her tenure. See above for uses.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → The largest weakness she has is that she cannot shut her ability completely off. She has selective hearing that allows her to choose a voice from a crowd...But she's always listening, always hearing things she doesn't want to hear. Sudden loud noises can disorient her for a moment before she adjusts. If she over uses her ability she can blow out her vocal chords, or injure herself from the feedback.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → It is important to note that her faucet of hypnotic suggestion is not telepathy. Her voice causes chemical reactions in the brain that cause the user to obey what they hear, or to fall into a gentle hypnotic state. Repeated use of this ability on the same target leaves them resistant to it--And those strong of will can shrug it off entirely.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 17
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Blue and Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t →
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → She can play piano, harp, and most any other instrument that involves sound being created. Dancing and art are a passion. She is very lithe and spent years taking gymnastic, jazz, tap, traditional, and non traditional forms of dance.
Small Weapons (Master) Swords (Beginner) Guns (Master) Bow/Arrow (Beginner) Martial Arts (Intermediate) Gymnastics (Master)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → She likes to train with her I-Pod.
She hates dirt.
When she fights, it almost appears like she's dancing-- She fights, with flourish.
She gets terribly embarrassed when she has a klutz attack.
She likes to hide in the green house.
She was dating Veritas--They've since gone separate ways.
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Cabriole, Aurie, Relie (Ray-lee), Rae
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → October 24
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Elkhart, Indiana
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 19
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5' 4"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 104 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → (Naturally brunette) Currently a blond
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Blue
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Peachy
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Dancer's build
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American – formerly Amish
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → N/A
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Robert Nissley – father, alive... estranged Mary Nissley – mother, deceased. Ann Nissley 28 – sister, lives in the Bronx Charles – 24 – brother -- estranged – chose to remain with the sect. Eva – would be 17 – sister – deceased. Robert II – would be 15 – brother – deceased. Thomas – 14 – bother, alive, estranged until Rumspringa James – 9 – brother, alive – estranged until Rumspringa Elizabeth – sister – 6 – estranged until Rumspringa
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Leo
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxxPerhaps, it'd be best to start, as though this were a story rather than a report demanded for review. And often times, these sorts of things start with “So and so was born at this location.” However, it's truly rare that a story starts there, because then, it is only the end, or even the middle of someone else's story. It might be better then, to start with not who was born where, but just where this particular chapter of this exact story unfolded.
We would start then, in one of the northern most counties of Indiana, Elkhart. It isn't like many other towns in the aspect that there aren't any tall buildings, most of them are made from creek stones and timber. The roads aren't always paved, but are paths of red dirt for the populace to use with their buggies. The air is crisp in the fall, like biting into a sweet apple, the plains have the slightest roll to them, and farmland stretches out as far as one can see, far enough to kiss the borders of trees that mark a forest in the country side.
It is, what the people there call a remarkable sight.
In such a community, often there is an associated culture linked to the population, and such is the case of Elkhart County. Most of the people, Robert Nissley included, are tradesmen, do crafts of some sort for commerce, and own a private part of land for crops strictly for their families. And all members of the town, are heavily educated in the ways of their religion and agriculture above everything else. Women are taught to sew, and are devoted wives, sisters and friends.
Robert Nissley, the head of the household that we will explore, is a mason. No, not mason in the way that Ben Franklin was a mason, but is a man who works with stone for his living. Often, he helps build houses for those who adore the Amish artisans; he helps build houses for new couples... and this is how he provided for his staggering nine children that he and Mary were blessed enough to have. Like most families, the Nissleys weren't without their problems or their celebrations; their first born –Anna – decided to abandon their faith, leaving the family behind, never to return. Anna had decided, despite the rigid structure she'd grown up in and live amongst the glitz and glam at her first opportunity.
Charles married, and has had two children … whom he plans to teach about stone carving when they come of age.
Little Eva died of SIDS a few years later, leaving the family heart broken. Robert Junior was kicked by a sick horse when he was nine, and the injuries killed him almost instantaneously. Thomas, the Nissleys have learned has a way with timber, and is quite the carpenter for his age. James and Elizabeth are close, and remain quite the trouble makers of their household.
But none of his children were so troublesome as Mary (named after her mother). Mary Auralee was of an inquisitive nature, always second guessing what the church thought, always thought about more of the world than what she knew. While her culture focused on the immediate group, Mary's imagination ran rampant, and ever was she singing lively tunes that hadn't anything to do with hymns, and dancing with movements that wouldn't be deemed appropriate when caught. It was unholy; and where she'd been taught the piques, arabesques her parents hadn't the faintest idea. (I'm quite sure you're bored reading this by now. Bios are quite bland for me, and for that, I apologize.)
But unbeknownst to her family, Mary had picked up a book left by the tourists who frequented their town. The book, with lots of pictures (which were strange to her, because it was forbidden to allow pictures to be taken of themselves, or even for them to snap photos for the passerbys), explaining the art of dance, and just for fun, she tried out the poses, working them together in a way that must have been quite silly. Most of the words she couldn't pronounce, funny little symbols over the letters, and it looked all french to her. (She didn't know the differentiation between languages: Russian, Italian, French)
To have kept this secret would have made for a very short story, and merely for her family to have discovered this book, and the others she pilfered on the same subject, would have brought a harsh punishment to the child. But, that would easily be remedied, and you'd really be wasting your time reading this at all. (You still might be, I make no promises of otherwise saying that you should in fact continue)
She was twelve when it happened the first time. Mary had been reading about the grace expected of a ballerina, one that would twirl flawlessly, be the picture of elegance, fluid in all movement. She'd been trying to do a 'ballon,' when it happened. (Ballon means to bounce, where the dancer can show the lightness of the movement. It describes a quality, not the elevation or height, of the jump. Even in small, quick jumps (petite allégro), dancers strive to exhibit ballon. A dancer exhibiting ballon would spring off the floor and appear to pause mid-air before landing.) She didn't come down from the air. She was stuck, suspended above the ground.. for several minutes, before her feet hit the floor.
For the first time in her life, Mary got to see the things she'd envisioned, dreamt about. Very briefly. She'd actually thought, for a moment, that it was supposed to happen. Until her toes reached for the floor, and wouldn't make contact. She tried once again, when she finally came back down to earth.
And she did it again, and again, imitating when she could, the leaps and bounds, and each suspension lasted a different length of time.
Every chance Mary got the opportunity to try... she did. She used the levitation to practice maneuvers that she found difficult to do on the ground. Being in the air, made things effortless. She snuck into town after school, during her allotted 'play time' and watched those who studied at the Allegro Dance Theatre, imitating the movements when she got the chance to, in the privacy of her family's barn. Several times a week she'd go, watching with a passion inside of her, that her family would never truly comprehend. To be a ballerina was to seek glory – a thing that was more than frowned upon in her community.
This love for dancing, and her ability was a well kept secret for a long time, until she was in class... and one of her schoolmates (a boy named Adrian Lee), was holding her books too high for her to reach, thinking it cute the way she jumped up and down to get them. He'd planned on courting her when they both came of age, he himself just a year her senior.
> > > “Give them back, Adrian!” She jumped, once again... wrinkling her nose as she looked at him. “You're rotten, you know that?” Mary was just a girl after all, and one that wasn't so keen yet on boys. And as such, she hadn't really thought that he was teasing her because he liked her. Rather, she thought he was just being a difficult boy, one who reveled in making girls fall on their face (which she was so sure would happen if she continued to hop about as she was.)
She stamped against the ground, exasperated after the struggle between the two. If only she could reach...
And reach she did... but she didn't just lift herself, she lifted several desks, a book shelf... and the teacher as she tried to regain her possessions.
Adrian immediately dropped her books, eyes wide at the phenomenon going on around him. This little slip of a girl, obviously aggravated, had made things lift from the ground in a way they weren't supposed to. “Mary! Mary! Here's your stuff... let them down, okay?” This sort of thing wasn't supposed to happen; and when the teacher rose higher with her confusion, Adrian shook her until her powers broke, and everything went sailing into the ground. < < <
I could tell you what happened next, the screams of terror, the shot that rang out, about the teacher's injury... but it's really of no consequence to you, so I'll spare you of the details and go more onward to the point, the family's reaction actually something paramount.
It would be redundant to say they were displeased, even more so an understatement to say that they were irate. The girl, just shy of thirteen, was a shame to her family, and left Robert and Mary wondering why God had forsaken them with such an unholy child. She was left, dumped upon her sister's lap, Robert exclaiming that Hell's children belonged together.
Anna was ... happy to have her sister with her, no longer completely separated from her family. But living in the midst of New York, as barely more than a twenty-two year old made life hard for the pair. It was expensive; Anna worked two full-time jobs, and Aurelie (abandoning her first name completely, as it reminded her of her scathing mother) worked as an under the table janitor part-time in a dance studio. What money she had, she used to pay for her fare to lessons, working double the hours she should have, in attempt to keep up with the payments. She often used the time between her school work and her job to practice her ballet techniques, never once allowing herself to lift off the ground with her unnatural ability.
In between that time, before she was done cleaning the floors, Aurelie practiced in private, never giving up her passion for dancing. I'd like to give you the cliched, and one day a dance instructor saw her, and gave her a free ride to take classes at the dance studio. But no such breaks came. She worked, and saved, and paid for what lessons she could. The owner, however, did take pity on her, and offered to pay her with dance lessons after a while, seeing the true, natural talent she had. It wasn't exactly the easiest arrangement, because the work was tedious, and required long hours, but it got her a way in for the formal training she so desired.
One day Anna saw her practicing, saw the fluid motions and love in her sister's blue eyes one day when she aimed to surprise her, and pick her up from work so that she'd not have such a tiresome walk home. And with it, instilled the idea of Julliard to the girl, who hadn't thought herself good enough to go to a school for the Arts. They worked, nearly every spare moment, perfecting her technique, using videos and different styles every time.. It was the harder moves, like the split leap, and the ballons, and any sort of form that Anna made her sister start to use her hovering ability to learn exactly where to place herself in the air.
She watched tape upon tape of auditions, of what Julliard expected of its applicants. And encompassed every part of it unto herself. Aurelie took up piano, noting that they wanted multi-talented girls, and practiced on a piano in the basement of a local church. It was out of tune, but the more Aurelie felt for it, the better her skills became.
So many problems came with her power (such as waking up six feet above her bed, lifting objects without realizing it..), that eventually, Aurelie took it upon herself to find a tutor, to help her harness the ability... hearing of Xavier's Institution for the Gifted, she sought out a part time mentor; and one kindly obliged at some guy with shades' request. The lessons were four times a week, and took from her dancing, but over the course of the year, she was able to grasp a bit more control of the quality of where the objects went, and how to direct them, hold them and release the items she practiced with.
Jean, a red headed teacher was her teacher in this, herself a powerful telekinetic. And while Aurelie didn't have all the same abilities as her, the mentorship was a good fit, minus Jean's mood swings – A thing that Cyclops blamed on her hardships, and insisted that it wasn't Aurelie's fault. But, as her dancing got more involved, Aurelie had less time for the academy... and stopped going but once or twice a month upon her acceptance into her dream school, no longer having time to perfect her mutation.
Her ability, would be both the miracle, and the disaster when it came to her dream.
At fifteen, Aurelie considered herself ready for her first audition to Julliard, and after hours upon hours... sleepless nights, and endless rehearsing... she was accepted, with a scholarship to complete her education in the Pre-College Division of the school. For a time, Aurelie couldn't have asked for more.
Until, of course... she was caught using her ability. And she hadn't known; hadn't any worry as she danced, what would be her last recital... instead of an audition to remain at the school for college. As Aurelie poured her heart out into her performance, another student –hopeful as well of being accepted – was explaining to the president of the school that Aurelie wasn't what she seemed.
With a mutation, Julliard denied her and took away all credits and rewards she'd gotten as a ballerina.
No where else to go (too ashamed to return to Anna), Aurelie finished out her high school career at the academy, lost on what exactly she could do. She's been there, taking basic college courses (after having graduated at 17 there) for past two semesters, reluctant to touch her slippers, or uniform or much else until Emma put her on a student team – The Corsairs, with Scott. Slowly, Aurelie recovered from the shock, began to listen to music, began to play the piano..
And it wasn't until recently, that she began to dance. Upon that stride, Scott opted to have her put on one of the more used teams – believing it'd do her good. The colors aren't so much a change. (White to black; because I'd presume she'd be an alpha)
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → A bit of a paradox; her hometown taught her that to try and seek glory, but her heart is that of a dancer, one that wants to be seen upon the stage. She's artful, but the lines of her power require a vigilance she only really wants to have for dancing. It's all or nothing with her. Always. She can become fixated on one thing, and not let it go. (ie. don't piss her off, she'll hold one hell of a grudge.)
She also holds onto some of the Amish principles, despite being excommunicated from the church. Aurelie is independent, because she's had to be. She's got a good work ethic, she has the lithe grace of a dancer, and is open minded since being booted from her home. Often, she won't know when to ask for help, and will remain very private about her own personal issues, so many won't know if something is wrong or not. She sees her power as a failing, after having it kick her from both things that she loves, she'll not likely think anything higher of her power for a long while. In relation to mutants, Aurelie would like, above everything else to have peace between the groups. She'd like to have mutants accepted, and doesn't quite understand why God doesn't love mutants too.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → She loves to collect buttons, and not like, the witty buttons you pin to your clothes... she likes the ones that have to be sewn, fasteners.. as she'll call them.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Things to know about the Amish: The entire community is fluent in German; they aren't allowed to wear fasteners; musical instruments aren't allowed. Photos are strictly forbidden; so she'll be camera shy, even now.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Telekinesis (Heavy focus on Transvection) ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Telekinesis is the ability for a person to psychically influence tangible matter with the intangible mind, particularly over long distances.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → Aurelie has the ability to move things with her mind, specifically making them hover, propel them through the air, and such. What she's most skilled at, is propelling herself from the ground, by using a concussive push towards the ground to enable her own levitation. (Used most commonly when trying to perfect a ballet move) When levitating objects, she can move things to 'shield' herself, or hurl an object at an enemy.
Her ability will eventually be fine tuned enough that she'll be able to dial pass codes and such without using her hands, and sew patches in her clothes. Objects she lifts with her mind can be heavier than what she could actually lift physically, by using a concussive force to “lift” it, versus her actual strength.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → Telekinesis causes a certain amount of mental stress, and while she can levitate multiple items at once, the more weight in the air, the more concentration it requires, and the less amount of time she can hold them there. Her brain can only handle so much, and if overused, she is like to collapse of fatigue, have nose and eye bleeds, and can even end up to an extended visit to an infirmary, while her mind forcibly goes into a coma to recover. It's also harder to change the direction of larger objects while they are in the air.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → The speed of which she can move an object depends entirely on how much the object weighs. The heavier the object, the slower she'll be able to move it. However, in these instances, she'd focus more on height versus a speedy distance, and let it “fall” onto a desired target.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐P o w e r G r i d ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 6
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 12
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M i s c e l l a n e o u s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Black and blue
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t →
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Classical Dance and Modern – Advanced; classical piano; advanced. Classical Ballet, pointe and jazz. Sewing, farming, domestic abilities. Horsemanship; bilingual. German and English.
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Tsun-tsun prince; Brat; Asshat; "Devil"; and "Akira"
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → Presumed August 22nd
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Presumed New York, New York
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐A p p e a r a n c e ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Transgender male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 15
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → Five feet, five inches.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 115 pounds
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Light Green
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Light
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Skinny with barely any hints of muscle
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → Presumed American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → He has multiple scars along his upper pectorals. He also wears contacts, when on the field, or big-framed eye glasses, when off the field, due to an astigmatism he has in one eye but otherwise can see fine.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐R e l a t i o n s h i p s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Unknown
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → N/A
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → N/A
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xxxxxxxxxxxxOne day a baby was dropped off a fire station. It was not the first or last time this would occur. The baby was taken to be checked over and was shown to be a healthy baby girl. She was given over to a orphanage and found herself raised there for most of her childhood. But, she never liked the way others viewed her. She didn't even like the way she looked. The more she tried to appear the way she wished to look, the more she got bullied and chided by the staff for her rebellious behavior. She lashed out more and more until she was forcibly sent to counseling.
It was during one of these sessions where the counselor reported seeing her as "he". Staff at the orphanage started to notice this as well. Some would still see the child as a girl and others would see the child as a boy. Only when one of the staff had to wrestle with the kid for lashing out at another kid did they realize they were not going mad. The appearance of a boy slipped away back to a girl and she cried at being "made to appear in a way he hated." The counselor recommended the staff be accommodating to the possibility that the child saw themselves as a boy.
But, with the staff and other children dealing with more illusions made by the child, the head of the orphanage had it. It was decided that the child would be sent off under the Mutant Registration Act. The counselor did not agree with this and went as far as to take the child in the middle of the night. It was during the time "she" was with the counselor that they got a new name. Aksel McCrowely.
Aksel soon found themselves dropped off at the Xavier institute, never to see the counselor or anyone from the orphanage again. He has been there since he was ten years old. During this time, he saw a different counselor for gender dysphoria and went as far as self-harming his chest to keep his body from "growing things that shouldn't be there." Due to this, he was placed on hormone blockers and has only been given permission recently to go on the field after making sure there would be no more self-harm attempts.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → He is a bratty kid to put it bluntly. He acts rashly and impulsively along with the maturity of a gnat at times. He walks around and talks like he is the King of the hill. He is very easily freaked out by kindness given to him by others and only seems to want to talk to people when they have interests in common. Otherwise, he only wishes to mess around with you or for you to leave him alone. If he has to interact with you though, he will make it quite clear he is only doing it because he has to. Not because he wants to. However, if one somehow or even desires to get to know him, he can be quite creative in writing and quite intelligent areas he is passionate about. Also, as strange as it may sound, he is not heartless and does care for those that show love and kindness to him. He just is bad at showing it and afraid of showing emotional vulnerability. He is also very confused about his own identity in terms of sexuality and really hates being hit on as a result.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Video Games, Writing, Making money, Tricking others, Aikido, Impressing those he admires, and Cosplaying
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Being called a she, Losing, Someone not falling for his tricks, Disappointing those he admires, Math, Studying, and Anyone asking about his family
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → While he can be open to other interests, he does hate being a position of not knowing. So, if you do introduce him to something new, he will have to tendency to act like he knows what you're talking about already and then quickly do a lot of annoying studying to make himself not sound stupid. Also, his writing specialty is erotica out of a desire to figure out his own sexuality.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Illusion manipulation ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → The capability to trick one or more of the fives senses into believing something is there that is not there. Ex: Believing there is a door when there is actually a wall there.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → He can create elaborate illusions that can fool those of a simpler or more gullible mind. His main specialty is visual illusions. He can create just about anything with his illusions even things that are not even real, such as an unicorn. His illusions, in terms of concept, are only limited by his imagination. While he has been working on making his illusions more believable by altering the other four senses, he tends to like the showy off nature of tricking people on a visual level.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → The longer he holds an illusion, the more tired he will get. If he holds it too long, he will pass out. Also, the more illusions he make at the same time, the less elaborate they are and will not last as long. If someone is not of a simpler or gullible mind, the illusion will not work. Also, if someone comes into contact with the illusion, the illusion will disappear. Lastly, he cannot physically alter material. What this means is that while he can make it look like a door exists, he cannot make the wall itself change into a door. Hence an illusion rather than actual altering of reality. He can only maintain an illusion from a distance of twenty feet; the more complex it is, the closer he needs to be. And can only do one complex illusion at a time.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → He will get pissy anytime someone does not fall for his illusion and will keep striking at them with an illusion even if it will tire him out by doing so.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → His mask looks like Tuxedo Man's from Sailor Moon with a bit of a top hat to create the mystique of a magician. The X for X-men is on his back rather than on his front. He does not like to draw attention to his chest. The coloring is blue, white, and black as a result
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → His equipment varies in the sense he likes to try and sneak his gaming devices to play on the flight and hides them in his uniform. But, consistently, he likes to take some sort of weapon he can try and easily use like a knife or taser.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Martial Arts (Aikido) - Beginner Video Gaming - Master Creative Writing - Intermediate Paintball - Intermediate
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Two of his nicknames "Devil" and "Akira" are related to his gaming and writing respectively. His gamer tag includes the word "Devil" in it and he goes by "Akira" as a writer in reference to Akira Fudo from Devilman
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:06 pm
✖▐ Raine Michelle Burkexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played by: Syrens Symphonyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Raine Burke
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Glitter
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Firefly, Sparkles
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → September 13, 1991
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Malibu, CA
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐A p p e a r a n c e ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 18
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5' 7"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 136 lbs
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Chocolate Brown. In certain lights it can take on a reddish tint, or can go almost black. It falls in natural curls towards the middle of her back, and she normally wears it down, parted to the side.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Hazel
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Light tan
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Thin, but toned.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → She has a small tattoo of a lily on her lower right back, as well as a small scar on her left knee. Additionally, she has her ears pierced.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐R e l a t i o n s h i p s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Laila Burke – Mother - Deceased John Burke – Father (Power – Super Strength) - Deceased Alice McEwan – Foster Mother (Power – Pheromone Manipulation) Larry McEwan – Foster Father (Power – Hydrokinesis) Katie McEwan – Foster Sister / Best Friend (Power – Illusion Casting)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Christian, Aren, Felix, Aurelie
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → Narcissa
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xxxxxxxxxxxxRaine’s parents were storm-chasers, and died when she was around 3 years old. She has no real memories of them or her early life in the midwest, though she does have pictures that she cherishes as a memory of her past. Rather than stick her in the system, a family friend took her in and adopted her as part of their family, prompting her move to Malibu, California. The McEwans raised her like she was a second daughter to them, and throughout her childhood she was nigh inseparable from her “sister,” Katie.
Even from a young age, Raine showed promise in academics and music, really blossoming when she started playing the cello in 5th grade. Both of her foster parents were big in the entertainment world, her mother working in the publicity realm, while her father was an entertainment lawyer and made a substantial living getting them out of traffic tickets and legal trouble. Money was never lacking, so they were able to give her the early training that brought her natural prowess for music to the forefront.
Schooling went well for Katie and Raine, the latter of the girls showing more academic prowess. Despite their differences, the already close friends discovered another similarity when they entered 7th grade. As both girls entered puberty, their powers fully manifested themselves, resulting in some troubling and confusing days during school. Initially, Raine was reluctant to come out to the McEwans, fearing that they would be disappointed in her and consider her too much of a burden when their own daughter had powers herself. Katie’ powers of illusion were powerful enough, and with them they were able to keep some of the strange things that kept happening to Raine hidden from others.
It was several weeks before the McEwans figured out what was going on, the couple only learning of Raine’s powers when she had an outburst when static electricity from the lockers lining the hallways released an electrical burst that physically drained her entire body. To her relief, they revealed that they had powers as well, and the two girls started a home schooling program that included limited training with their powers to keep them under control. It was good for Raine to have a role model in her foster family, showing her that despite her powers she could live a normal life, free to social stigma.
It was not until they were in high school, confident enough in their control over their abilities, that Xavier contacts the family, inviting the girls to his Academy. There, they would not only learn more about their powers and how to control them, but they would learn how to use their powers for the benefit of themselves and others, all while getting a top-notch education. In the middle of their sophomore year, the girls moved to the Academy, where they took to life there like a fish takes to water. They were roommates, and were able to spend a lot of time together, while making new friends. As she turned 18, starting her senior year, Raine was invited to join one of the junior x-men teams, and she could not be more thrilled, even if it meant separating from Katie for the first time.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Raine has a rather volatile personality, though underlying it all she is very caring. She goes through the mood swings that any teenage girl goes through, and it doesn’t help that her powers seem to keep her energized all the time. While she has high standards for herself and those she lets into her inner circle, she would never be outright rude to someone unless they gave her a reason to be first. She is always known as the girl that gets things done, so she tends to take on a lot of things to avoid disappointing people. Despite this, she would rather be busy than bored, so while she might complain it is usually clear that she “likes” the stress. Even if she wants to be the best at everything, and rarely gives less than 100% to whatever she attaches her time to, she understands that perfection is impossible. She just wants to get as close as she can, and get that recognition from her peers and mentors.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Music, Cello, Writing, Reading, Student Activities, Studying, Succeeding Academically, Flirting with cute boys, proving her own worth
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Anything involving water, Narcissa, People who are really stuck up, Disloyalty
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Raine is a very strong-willed girl, and is definitely someone that is better to have on your side than opposing you. She is known for getting things done, and getting them done right the first time. If there is one thing she knows, it’s what she wants and how she is going to get it. Once she sets her sights on something, there is little that will prevent her from getting it. She tends to be friendly, even if she has high standards for herself and those around her. It takes a lot to get her angry or down on herself, but once she gets there it is best just to leave her be, as her mood can quickly become volatile. At the same time, her stubborn nature can quickly be debilitating, and she tends to take criticism very harshly, even if it is meant to be constructive. Furthermore, she can sometimes get overwhelmed emotionally, which unfortunately leads to outbursts of her powers. In times like this, she can turn into a recluse, and might push people away that she would normally welcome. She can lash out violently during these times, and when she loses friends because of this, she sinks into an even deeper state of depression. Her emotions tend to come in cycles, and it is often difficult for her to break out of a bad mood like it takes a lot to dampen a good mood.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Electrokinesis ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Raine has the ability to convert static electricity on the surface of objects she comes into contact with into more powerful electric blasts. On a smaller scale, she can concentrate electricity around her fists to pack quite a punch, even though this cannot be maintained for very long.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → She can store this static electricity in her body for long-term use, giving her a constant power source.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → She has to use stored energy within a few hours of taking it in, otherwise it forces her to be “overcharged.” This often results in an extremely painful electrical burst, as the energy forces it’s way out of her in one blow. If/when this happens, it is a very painful experience for her, as well as devastating to the surrounding area. This usually leaves her very weak, and the headache afterwards is not worth it. Additionally, water really messes with her power, especially in great amounts. In a light rain she can deal with the tingling of the electricity on her own skin, but if she were to be dropped in a pool, or caught in a downpour she would be forced to quickly discharge all her energy at once to keep from electrocuting herself.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 6
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Glitter’s uniform is a little more revealing than most, showing her flirty personality. The top consists of a cropped black top, the area over her chest blue. Two straps of material extend over her exposed stomach attaching to a pair of matching black shorts, a small buckle keeping it from looking too loose. A darker belt wraps around her waist, white buckle keeping it secure. Black strips of material extend from her shorts, attaching to black stockings of the same material as the rest of the suit. As with the strips over her stomach, the ones on her legs are also fastened with a small belt, holding them up. Black, lace up boots finish up the outfit, a special grip on the bottom to keep traction on the slickest of surfaces.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → None
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Martial Arts (Beginner)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Raine is a very talented cellist, and loves the beauty that can be created through music. She uses it as a way to calm down and keep her energy use in check. She is also very good at soccer, though she has not played in a long time. As much as she likes swimming, she has not been able to do so since the development of her power when she hit puberty.
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✖▐ Marcel Porterxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played by: Sean Bitoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Marcel Porter
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Monsoon
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Marcie if someone prefers, Mars if he's in an angry mood, fitting him to his Zodiac and another shortened variatne to his already short name.
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → April 7
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Dallas, Texas
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 18
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5 ft, 11 inches.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 180 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Olive Tone
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Slim Athletic
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → African-American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → Usually wears a hood or hat to cover his identity
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Annette Porter - Mother (Whereabouts undetermined) Victor Porter - Heightened Agility and Teleportation (Presumed dead)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Only a few associates.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → None currently.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxMarcel sort of comes from a troubled past. His father and mother were subjects to the monster Sinister and he was the only child that was born. He was hidden in secret so that Sinister wouldn't ever try to do anything with him such as conducting experiments. His father was a mutant with increased agility and teleportation, so this caused him to train Marcel at the age of 15 to start working on his own body physically and mentally to prepare him for the worst case scenarios he may or may not face in his life. He didn't know too much of his mother other than when he was three years of age. His father told him she went missing after that, but he presumed her to be a mutant as well seeing as Sinister had plans for her.
It was Marcel's eighteenth birthday when he started to discover his own abilities. He was able to manipulate water. His father already had saw signs that he developed them earlier such as when he was fourteen, he caused water in a glass cup to come out and lash out on the floor from him having an outrage towards his father. It was days shortly after that Sinister sent a mutant with hound-like abilities to sniff out Victor which allowed his pursuers and Sinister to track him to their hideout in Dallas. His father, sensing that Sinister was near, packed his son's clothing and gear, giving him a letter with everything detailed on what he was supposed to do, before he teleported him a few miles from the base near a subway.
Marcel refused to leave, wanting to fight back so they could at least live somewhat of a normal life. When his father realized that his son refsued, he knocked him out and teleported back to the hideout. Marcel was awakened to people screaming as he saw explosions and fire. He father tried his best to keep him hidden, but now Sinister's henchmen knew about his existence from an interrogater mindwiping his father. He got, grabbing his dufflebag and ran, trying to use the scenery of chaos to escape. He was later caught by the brute of the group as to which he struggled to get loose, resulting in him to scream and panic causing him to draw out water from his own body using enough of it to wrap it around the man's face, releasing him after a period of time. Marcel, unsure if he was dead or not, got up and fled once more. Now that getting to the location his father had sealed in the letter through the subway was out of question, he just wanted to get out of the area for the moment.
Marcel didn't stop until he was far from them or until he felt that no one was no longer pursuing him. He had fallen asleep on a bench until someone had touched him. He woke up and in a blind fit of rage, he shot pressurized water from a hydrant at a little girl who was being a little curious as well as being taken to school by her mother. Marcel tried to apologize but the woman only screamed calling him a freak. This resulted in FOH ( Friends of Humanity ) members to find him and start harassing him.
Marcel, wanting to be left alone once more mistakenly brought a massive wave of water towards everyone near him. Instead of running, he instead hid off in some alleyway. From there, he was discovered by the Academy, rescuing the male from any further and unseen dangers.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Marcel is usually an introvert, keeping to himself when he prefers it. He also keeps quiet unless his commentary is absolutely needed. Even there, he provides a usual witty and quirky commentm joking among others that he is able to come out of his shell to so to speak. The wild card to his personality lies with his unpredictability; he can go from absolutely quiet to full on troll filled with pranks if the situation meets the requirements.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Reading, Puzzles, Video Games, Music, Poetry and Hunting.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Rude people, full on violence, pranks gone wrong and Snarky and otherwise crude people, humans especially
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Hydrokinesis ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Marcel is able to absorb water, manipulate it and form it. He can draw water from faucets, hydrants, water vapors in the air, the ocean if he is near one, and from his own body. He probably could draw water from plants, but he isn't strong enough to do so at the moment.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → Marcel is able to produce small form constructs developed during the Sentinel attack. Currently, he is only able to hold the form of anything larger as opposed to him being able to control large amounts of water as it takes little focus. As with water vapors, Marcel can partially draw water from steam as well.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → If Marcel drains water from his body, he will need to rehydrate. If Marcel is surrounded by water, he is more susceptible to being electrocuted as well as frozen due to him being unable to full on extract water from ice.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 6
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 5
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Marcel's uniform is a sleeveless Black Hoodie with dark blue accents on the side. His pants are black camouflaged with black boots.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t →
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Parkour (Beginner), Martial Arts (Beginner), Swords (Beginner), Gymnastics (Beginner)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Marcel can play the trumpet, he is smart in subjects such as calculus and algebra and he knows how to craft swords as part of a training method his father had him do in terms of teaching him how to focus.
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✖▐ Rory Harlowexxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Johnny Carcosaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Rory Chase Harlowe
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Johnny Carcosa
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → The Demon of Blackstone, The Mouth of Madness, The Cursed Orphan
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → August 20
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Providence, Rhode Island
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐A p p e a r a n c e ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 20
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5'7"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 140 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Pale
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Thin
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → Dozens of tattoos throughout his body.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐R e l a t i o n s h i p s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha/Omega. New Apps leave this blank - we'll tell you what you are.
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Angelique LaLaurie (Mother; deceased), Henri Harlowe (Father), Sutter Pickman (Adoptive father), Amber Ward-Pickman (Adoptive mother), Layla Pickman(Adoptive sister)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → .
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐H i s t o r y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxx Rory Harlowe did not always have the best of childhoods. His mother died in childbirth. His father was driven mad by the screaming of the baby Rory- later theorized to be an early manifestation of his mutant powers -an tried to kill the child right there in front of the nursing staff in a blind fury. His father would be sent to mental hospital over the incident, and Rory was put into the foster care system for much of his childhood. He found himself moved from home to home for much of his childhood. Any homes he was sent to over time would inevitably have either the foster parents or the children around him suddenly become unsafe to be around under sudden mysterious circumstances; Rory would later discover this was a result of his power manifesting without his knowledge or control, as he had a tendency to speak when he slept, and frequently did so in the language his mutation gave him access to. He spent much of his childhood moving from foster home to foster home throughout the New England region.
Naturally, this constant changing of atmosphere and people in his life caused Rory to retreat inward, often preferring to be by himself and do his own thing. Changing schools frequently made it easy to be an outcast, and with the knowledge that his next new foster home was right around the corner he rarely bothered to try making any friends. He quietly kept to himself most days. It was lonely for him, but it was oddly comforting in a way to be free of the expectations of others. This did have an adverse effect on his social skills, but he felt it was better that way than constantly gaining friends only to lose them weeks later. By the time he was nine he had figured out that at the very least was causing some people to act erratically around him, as he had a few minor incidents of his power acting up while he was still awake. This caused him to become even more reclusive, frequantly avoiding talking to anyone out of fear they would start acting irrational or violent around him. He began sleeping with a gag over his mouth to keep from talking in his sleep inadvertently.
A few months later, he was finally adopted into a permanent family. He was found by a wealthy man by the name of Sutter Pickman, who had been investigating rumors of an orphan who was cursed and brought misfortune to those around him. Sutter had a soft spot for those often deemed peculiar by society at large, and his wife and he had been looking to adopt since their daughter had grown to adulthood, so he'd sought out the child eventually took him to their home. Rory's new home was much bigger than any he'd ever been in, but its inhabitants were nice enough- if somewhat strange -and welcomed him with open arms. His new adopted father was an eccentric millionaire who made most of his fortune largely through a lot of luck with his investments, but spent most of his time collecting strange antiques and artifacts- especially those considered to be haunted or cursed -to display in his personal museum in the mansion. His adoptive mother- Amber Ward-Pickman -was a renowned painter known for painting scenes of the macabre, and who liked to tell people she'd sold her soul to the devil for her talent and the ability to portray the end of the world through her art; to this day Rory can never tell if she was serious or not. His adoptive sister- Layla -was a fake fortune teller who liked to use confidence tricks, sleight of hand, and cold reading to milk money out of the unsuspecting; Rory would learn a lot from her. There was also the help: Delia Bosmenier, a Cuban maid and practitioner of Santeria, as well as the mute groundskeeper Judas Albrecht. Despite being a large enough mansion to house many more, it was only those five, and Rory who lived there; though Rory often swore he could hear sounds coming from the unoccupied rooms.
His new family quickly thought of Rory as one of their own, and he assimilated quite well into the often eccentric band of people. Over time he began to open up more to his new family, and finally felt like he was accepted. He was home schooled, learning many important life lessons from his new parents. His adoptive mother in particular fostered a love of creativity in him, instilling in him a love of art and expression. He never took to the paint brush like she did, but he did find an old camera in the house that has been glued to his person ever since. He was even allowed to convert one of the many guest rooms into a makeshift dark room. His father taught him to appreciate old and strange things. His sister taught him how to read people and take advantage of them. All of these were valuable skills Rory would come to appreciate, and he would grow to truly love his family.
All the while he tried his best to take even more precautions with his emerging powers, so as not to ruin the first good thing to ever happen to him. By the time he was seventeen, he'd established a life for himself in Pickman Manor. But only a few days after his birthday, he found that he could not speak English. No matter how hard he tried, he could only speak in that alien tongue that tormented him so much. Knowing he could no longer hide his secret from the rest of the family, he gathered them all to reveal to them his secret. He communicated to them via text messages, then later displayed his power by whispering a small word into his father's ear. It was brief, but the power did induce in the man a panic attack of the kind he'd never experienced before. Strangely, the family did not immediately recoil at the revelation. They explained to him that they accepted him for who he was regardless of what he could do. His father assured him that he knew experts who might be able to help him, and that he would do all he could to help him.
Over the coming weeks, Rory had met with his promised expert, a school headmaster who went by the name of Xavier. He assured him that he was indeed a mutant, and that he could help him if he desired it so. He agreed to go to Xavier's school to train his school. It took several months before he even trusted himself to speak freely again, but eventually he got the hang of his strange powers. It was refreshing to be in a place where he was not the only freak around. He has been in Xavier's school since.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Rory is a bit of a weirdo, to put things mildly. Living in a new foster home every few months for much of his life caused him to retreat into himself, often preferring to be alone, avoiding any fleeting connections that would surely be severed as soon as he had to move on to a new home. While he does not intentionally drive people away, he frequently tends to be on his own simply out of habit. He has what most would consider strange interests, which usually acts as a barrier to forming connections with a lot of people. It was not until he was adopted into the Pickman family that he felt it was okay to finally open up and form connections with people, feeling normal for once among the quirky residents of Pickman Manor. While he is much more open to people since being adopted, he still feels something of a barrier between himself and most of the world, and can sometimes seem like he is retreating into his shell once more when in reality he simply sticking to old habits; he is still quite friendly to most people. He tends to avoid eye contact most of the time, though he usually appears far more confident when speaking behind the lens of one of his cameras. He can be rather cynical and sarcastic, and will rarely have the first word in a conversation unless it's to make some sardonic remark on a ridiculous situation. He suffers from anxiety and can be prone to anxiety attacks sometimes as a result sometimes, but is still rather high functioning, especially with the proper medication. He is sometimes prone to going on long rants, especially when discussing things he is interested in, and these alongside doing photography are among the few times he ever shows any real passion.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Jazz and classical music, gloomy music, the morbid and macabre, collecting strange and antique things, taxidermy, film photography
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Pop music, bigots, conservatives, overly aggressive people, modern cars
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Rory is pansexual, as well as polyamorous.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Multidimensional Speech ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Rory can willingly open his vocal chords so that when he speaks, his voice becomes multidimensional in nature. The end result is something resembling a language that humans were never meant to hear that he has taken to calling Aklo, after the language found in the writings of Arthur Machen. Whenever a human hears his voice when this power is active, whatever barriers in their minds keeping them sane suddenly dissolve, driving them to madness. This can trigger an episode for anyone suffering from a mental illness(such as PTSD, schizophrenia, etc.), or simulate the experiences of mental illness on those with a sound mind, forcing his victims to lose their grip on reality whether they are susceptible to such disorders or not.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → Rory can affect the intensity of the madness he projects depending on the volume of his voice, as well as how long he speaks in this language. Speaking for only a few seconds in a whisper can have the effect last for a few minutes at most with only mild effects(minor hallucinations, slight paranoia, etc.), while shouting for ten minutes into a person's face could last for as long as an hour or two and have severe lasting effects on their mental health(catatonia, extreme hallucinations, severe paranoia, etc.). The effect of his secret language can work differently depending on the person listening, simply due to how unique a single brain can be; one person can suffer from extreme paranoia, while the person beside them might suddenly find themselves in a state of manic depression.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → The most obvious weakness is that he requires the use of his mouth to use his powers. If he is rendered mute somehow, whether due to physical trauma or because he is gagged, he can no longer use his power until the condition is made better. Any kind of noise-cancelling devices such as ear plugs or overwhelming sound render his powers moot, as the recipient needs to be able to hear his voice for his power to take effect. His power does not discriminate, so he cannot choose to only affect his enemies; any allies nearby are just as affected by his voice as those he means to use it on, as long as they can hear it. These powers can have the unintended effect of making any potential victims of his significantly more violent against him or those he is with.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → For some strange reason, when using his powers his voice seemingly cannot be captured by recording equipment; any audio or video footage of Rory speaking Aklo appear as if he is saying nothing at all, and no sounds appear to be coming from his mouth. This is also true of broadcasts of his voice that are aired on a delay. That being said, live broadcasts of him speaking Aklo, such as through live video feeds or loudspeakers, work as normal; this means he can use loudspeakers to amplify the effects of his voice.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 8
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xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → Rory prefers not to fight, but when he is forced to he prefers to keep things horrifically simple: He uses a steel baseball bat he affectionately calls "Diplomacy." He also carries a switchblade as a last resort he calls "Failed Negotiations."
He also keeps several dozen pairs of earplugs on him at all times in his pockets to hand to his allies just in case he needs to use his powers near them.
Outside of combat he almost always carries a Rolleiflex 2.8 F twin-lens reflex camera from the late 1960s and many accompanying rolls of film.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Film Photography (Master), Grifting (Intermediate), Sleight of hand (Intermediate)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → He has a pet cat named Arkham, and a tarantula named Scarborough Fair.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:17 pm
✖▐ Eden Rhodesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx VEGAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Eden Delaney Rhodes
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Vega
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Edie, Edes
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → October 13th
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Seattle, WA
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 18
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5'5"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 113lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Light tan. Subtle freckling across her nose.
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Hourglass, Thin
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s →
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha/Omega. New Apps leave this blank - we'll tell you what you are. - No, gimme Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Mother (Clairvoyant), Father (Estranged)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s →
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐H i s t o r y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxEden grew up raised by her mom, with an intermittent father. He popped in every once in a while but was by no means “around.” He was very secretive, never told them where he was or what he was doing, but interrupted their lives to try to buy their affection with birthday presents and some money to help with the bills. Then he would be gone again, not to be heard from for God knew how long.
Her mom, on the other hand, was the best. A fun loving and determined woman who single-handedly provided for the pair. She was still young at heart, and while most kids came to an age where they were embarrassed just to be seen with their parents, Eden and her mom were very close and she was always happy to spend time with her - witnesses or not. But to be fair, she threw the best parties, especially in October. Eden’s birthday and Halloween were always a big deal, and the best part of the year.
Eden’s ability first manifested in her sleep. Completely unaware while she was dreaming, she woke up with the ceiling in her face. And then fell out of the air back into her bed. She knew her mom was a mutant - a clairvoyant - but for some reason had never considered the possibility that she was as well. Until that morning. However, she didn’t have a lot of trouble making peace with the fact that she could fly. Something so many people only dreamed of...
Her mom helped her learn to use her ability, as much as she could. The important part was that she knew how to stop and land. Everything else had some lenience.
Her father came around a time or two after she learned about her ability, but they never told him. She wondered if he knew about her mother’s ability and one day asked about it. Apparently he did, but for whatever reason she didn’t want him to know about Eden’s. She never got the full story on that one...
Things were pretty normal for a while - normal for them anyway. They had their big birthday and Halloween celebration for the year, and hunkered down for the winter. But one day her mom started acting strange. Worried...
Again, Eden wouldn’t get the whole story, but was urgently told to pack - and pack light - because they had to leave and could only take what they could carry. With the way her mom seemed so scared, she didn’t question it and just did as she was told. What explanation she got was that someone was coming. Someone her mom didn’t want to find them.
So in the dead of night, they left their home and started hitchhiking. Busses, planes and trains were out, too easy to track her mom said. It was scary, not knowing what was going on but that they were in trouble. She got used to looking over her shoulder, tensing when anyone looked at her with more than a casual glance. They started moving East and her mom shed a little light on what was happening, though she still hid the whole story.
She explained that some bad people - really bad people from the sound of it - wanted to use her and her ability, and weren't to sort of people who took 'no' for an answer. They ran because she didn't want to get involved with them, and didn't want to help anyone with ill intentions. And she worried about Eden's safety as someone who she would do anything to protect - someone who could be exploited to force her cooperation.
Her mother's ability kept them one step ahead, but it didn't stop her from worrying. It didn't keep either of them from getting paranoid just because someone had glanced in their direction.
One morning they were dropped off at a gas station, and Eden was tasked with getting them something to eat while her mom found them another ride. She did as told, she rarely even questioned her mom anymore. It always felt like their pursuers were hot on their trail, like they could hardly stop to catch their breath. She didn't argue with her mom. She trusted her.
But when she walked back out of the convenience store, she wouldn't find her mom. She was gone, without a trace. Eden asked everyone, but no one had seen her mom leave.
It was terrifying...
In a panic, worried that her mom had been caught, all she could think to do was run. Her mom had been talking about a safe place they could go to in New York, Eden just hoped that she could find it. And if she did, hopefully whoever it was that was providing this safe place could also help her mom.
She nearly made it into New York, and had started trying to figure out how she was going to find this place that she and her mom had been heading for. But before she could even get into the state, she was intercepted. Her gut told her to run. She didn't know who these people were, and wasn't willing to take any chances. She took to the skies before even giving them a chance to explain themselves.
Soaring over Lake Erie had been her longest flight, and she landed in Canada. She'd managed to lose them, but not for long. They tracked her down a lot faster than she had expected - and hoped. This time they started by introducing themselves as the X-Men and it rang a little bell in her head. It was enough to keep her grounded a few moments longer when she had been about to take off again.
She had heard of the X-Men. Her mom had been a student, when she had been having trouble with her ability they had been the ones to help her. Eden was still hesitant to trust them and stared them down silently while they said their piece, trying to decide what she should do. If they were really the bad guys - impostors or otherwise - would they really be here trying to reason with her?
They told her they'd helped her mom disappear and Eden refused to go anywhere with them until she could talk to her. Trust wasn't something Eden found easy to give anymore. She just needed to know her mom was safe, and wanted to hear it from her that these people would help her.
The best they would give her was a phone call and Eden couldn't help crying with relief when she heard her mom's voice. She'd left her at the gas station to draw their pursuers away from Eden, so that she might be able to get away. But the X-Men had managed to find her before she could be caught. She assured Eden that she could trust the X-Men and the young mutant returned with them to what would become her new home.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Eden is an energetic, friendly girl seasoned with plenty of sass and spunk. She keeps a relatively positive attitude and tries not to let silly things get her down. She tends to be very outgoing and confident, and is always up for some partying. She really doesn't like being by herself and can get very anxious when she is. And after being on the run, there is a part of her that can get a bit paranoid. When she's feeling troubled by something it can take a lot of support and reassurance to help her to feel better. On the flip side, she is a very loving and dedicated friend and would do anything for the people she cares about.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → People, parties, dressing up, flirting, snuggling, sleepovers, dancing, Halloween, scary movies, strawberries, milkshakes, yoga, coffee, scarves, hiking, adventuring and exploring.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Homework, tests, being on her own, sleeping alone, grapefruit, jerks, waiting, feeling helpless, being hunted.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Flight ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → She has the ability to fly through the air at high speeds, as well as quickly adapt to changes in altitude.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → She can fly at high speeds, glide or levitate, and anything in between. She also adapts quickly to changes in altitude and can reach speeds nearing 100mph in only a few seconds. Her ability isn't dependent on wings or physical movement to work, so binding her will do little to ground her unless she is weighed or tied down.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → Sharp turns and precise movements are incredibly difficult at higher speeds, and without superhuman durability she can really hurt herself. Strong winds can make it difficult for her to stay on course, and can toss her around like a rag doll. She cannot carry anything heavier than a small child, and even then it slows her considerably and weighs her down. The best she could do with a full grown adult would be to hover a few inches off of the ground for a short time.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → She can use her ability to propel through other mediums, such as water, as well but not with the same speed and agility.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 2
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 5
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → A modified wing suit with a tight fit, 'wings' only under the arms. It covers her from neck to ankle and is designed to help her maneuver better and more easily. She wears fingerless gloves and kitten heel boots with it. Instead of a mask she has a pair of techy goggles that have a limited zoom feature and the ability to capture or transmit images and videos.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → Just the uniform.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Sewing (Intermediate), Yoga (Intermediate), Decorating (Pretty Awesome), Rock Climbing (Intermediate), Dance (at parties: lots/formal training: none).
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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✖▐ Alexander Magnusxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wraithxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Alexander Magnus
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Wraith
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Lex
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → June 26, 1997
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Rural Pennsylvania
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 19 Yrs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 6 ft, 0 inches.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 200 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Hazel
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Fair skin tone.
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Lean
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American of European Descent
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → N/A
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m →
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → mother: Bobbie Sterling, estranged, father: Donald Truman, not spoken in years
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → None to speak of.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → None worth mentioning- yet.
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xxxxxxxxxxxx Born and raised in small towns, Lex did not have a lot of exposure to various cultures in the world. That said, he was often either reading or watching educational material. He became quite intelligent, but not very worldly. Aware of the strife and troubles around him, but able to remain unobtrusive. This resulted in him being somewhat sheltered from the rise and fall of mutantkind in the news. Some had suspected him in his hometown, but thanks to a somewhat 'normal' appearance and extreme caution, he was not found out. This also can be attributed to the so-called peace that persisted for years. Lex did not have a world-altering ability, nor did he have any physical manifestations of his abilities. This allowed him to blend in and watch as the world seemed to grow more and more tolerant. At least . . . until Magneto made a move that changed the world.
Lex watched in silent horror as news reports showed the fighting and powers being flung back and forth. He identified with Magneto to a degree. If he was as 'normal' as the humans, yet was gifted with more, why not be able to set yourself apart? Unfortunately, his isolated upbringing also instilled in him a level of paranoia. That which he was most proud of, he was most cautious of. He only used his powers in the safety of his room and did his best to hide it from the world. Why expose yourself? It was a curious adolescence for him. Peace followed by what the Brotherhood would likely call genocide at Genosha.
By this time, he had begun to strike out on his own, living a normal life to the world, but at home continuing to work on learning how to use his shadows. The propaganda made him wonder many things, but his intellect could not buy into the totalitarianism of Magneto, nor the capitulation of Xavier. Lex saw merit in both their arguments- even if he emotionally leaned more toward Magneto. He even considered getting a tattoo to cement his allegiance but never gathered the courage. His world did not fall apart as so many other mutants had. Just one day he decided it was time. A stubborn young man, he mulled over the idea of formal training for years and hid for so long that he almost convinced himself that it wasn't necessary.
And yet he knew he could be more. After a few years of working menial jobs and watching the news, he saw the tensions rising again. This time he was old enough to fight. His world was complacent, compartmentalized, 'safe.' Many old world concepts ruled in his quaint area. Amish buggys were not uncommon on the roads and towns. Small-town mentality was far slower to embrace change if it did not have to. Because of this, Lex was also given no support or reasons to stay. In his mind, his hero called out to say "you are better than this. You are more." Given the choice, he would have likely tried to reach Genosha. The choice was not his. Instead, he had but one place to go to become what he knew he could be. A drive to be something better. To prove himself.
And so, he quietly gathered up what he could, and disappeared one day. His job got the equivalent of a 'dear john' letter, and his mother only had an email address. That hurt her, but they had grown apart as she felt him disillusioned with life. His parents had divorced many years ago, and his father was not in the picture. Without roots or reason to stay, leaving was far easier than he had ever anticipated. A train ride led him straight into the heart of New York City, and the difference in the world was jarring- to say the least. While the Sentinel program was no more, and SHIELD did not consider mutants a threat the population had not forgotten. Many darker areas of the city were openly pro-human and anti-mutant. The paranoia began to well up in Lex the longer he spent in any major area. From the outsider's view he had for so long, he saw the signs of more than unrest. A militant movement was beginning, and he knew that if he was not infinitely careful he would be on the receiving end.
His money was being spent fast, but he had to keep moving. Locating the fabled Xavier School was not as easy as he had hoped, and getting there was even more of an adventure. Without the desire to spend his money quickly, he resorted to methods that were less than savory or safe. It was here that he truly learned to appreciate the shadows. True, he had spent his private moments learning to move them to his whim, but only when he depended on them did he realize how valuable being cloaked in shadows was. Eventually, he found his way to the school, and requested to join. Demonstrating that he was 'more than human' as he would put it was his entrance exam. Older than many of the students, he often wondered what might have been if he had joined the Brotherhood before the war of Genosha.
Despite the peaceful teachings and practice for practical applications, Lex was well aware of the world now. It wasn't theory or simulation, and the images of even homeless humans being treated with more deference than those that were mutants was an image he could not forget. The destruction of Genosha, the existence of the Sentinels (decommissioned or not), and the general mood of the populace he witnessed on his sojourn here left an indelible mark. Despite all this, he knew one thing above others. They were not mutants, they were 'gifted.' Lex never referred to the actions of Genosha as anything less than war or an extermination. His views were jaded and sullen concerning the future of humans and mutants interacting. More than once he muttered quietly the desire for New Genosha to be made. He was more ready than ever to have a tattoo put on his body of "Magneto was right."
Then the time came for action. The sentinel program seemed to come back with a vengeance, and an attack was both endured and planned. Lex was not nearly strong enough to be an X-man of either team, no matter how much he wanted to. As such, much of what happened was done without his aid or experience. His lack of effective combat experience left him wanting in the eyes of those in charge. As such, he did not get to help or even understand the nuances of the plan until after it was over. When the school became less populated because of kids dropping out, each one was given a fond farewell and well wishes . . . and secretly loathed in the moment for their abandonment. Wraith was not willing to back down, and the school had become the first place he did not have to hide his most precious gift.
He was helpful in moving things quietly, drawing a cloak of darkness where needed for short periods of time. Without the need to be tangible, he could produce quite broad areas of inky cover. Still, he longed to be more than effective camouflage. Now in Canada, he was perfectly fine in the former Alkali base. He was still amicable and kind to his fellow gifted, and was not shy about a desire to become stronger. Better. More adept. His zeal for mastering his abilities bordered on obsession, and he was often caught practicing in his free time as hard as he would in training. Sometimes he even didn't notice with he was called by name- but he always responded when called his code name. The next time, he wanted to be far more than somebody on the sidelines. He wanted to be a hero- just like Magneto once was.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Reflective personality to mutants, meaning he will treat them essentially as they treated him. Tends to rely upon snarky comments and subtle verbal jabs in conversation to get his point across. Secretive to the point of paranoia, he doesn't bother talking about his history unless absolutely necessary. Not an effective leader, he is happy to work with others as long as they further his own personal interests.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → respect, feeling intelligent, darker genres of music, an affinity for various sorts of bladed weapons, having laid out plans of action
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → being proven wrong, disrespect, being forced to action before he is ready
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → quite fond of citrus and cheesecake, a bit of a net junkie for videos and information
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Shadow Manipulation ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → User can create, shape and manipulate darkness and shadows. By itself, darkness is mostly used to cloud everything into total darkness, but with added concentration, it can become solid. Creations are shapes only, and can be made into solid objects like shields or stabbing weapons. No moving internal parts.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → As the power relies on shadow and darkness, Lex is able to work with virtually any absence of light. with concentration, he can create tendrils or solid objects from darkness with surprising fortitude. Supple as a tentacle, or solid as stone- or harder. Blades, melee weapons, and similar are common favorites. non-solid creations are limited only by his imagination, but amount to shadows only
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → There must be shadow. Absolute light will destroy his constructs, and complete darkness makes the power inert. Concentration is essential, but he can only create a few constructs at a time- and no matter how hard he tries, he cannot hold a solid shadow for longer than about five minutes. Like metal, the larger the area of tangible shadow, the weaker it becomes from being stretched out. At most, he can make a large shield out of it. If he makes several items, the surface area means he can make smaller things- the mind can only make so much.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → .Proprioception (the sense of where your body is in space) can be extended through his constructs. Not any other sense, but he can 'feel' where a tendril is going or is blocked. Constructs need not be attached to him, but knowing the area they are made in is essential; he could make something in his own room nearby, but not in a place he has never been.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 10
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Wraith prefers a solid gray suit, highlighted with black belts and bandoleers lined with pockets for various small-item storage. He has been designing a mask for himself, but not made it as of yet.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → carries several small LED flashlighs in various pockets for quick and easy light production
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Swords: intermediate Bo Staff: beginner Computer skills: intermediate Computer hacking: beginner Parkour: beginner Dance: beginner Swimming: intermediate Explosives: beginner Chess: intermediate Video Gaming: intermediate
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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✖▐ Tara Nicole Kiernanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played by: The New Baby Satan xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Tara Nicole Kiernan
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Landslide
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → None
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → April 28, 1991
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Los Angeles, CA
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐A p p e a r a n c e ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 18
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5' 9"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 145 lbs
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Like her hair, she seems to have a sun-kissed tan, mostly because she loves spending time outside.
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → She looks rather thin for her height, which almost gives her a willowy appearance. However, she is really much more solid than she looks, making her looks rather deceiving.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → None
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐R e l a t i o n s h i p s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Father – Kiernan Mother – Laila Morris-Kiernan Step Mother – Margo Flyte Step Brother – Dorian (Mutant)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Dorian, Marcus, Dimitri, Leo, Gracie, Daylia
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → Peyton
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐H i s t o r y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxTara’s parents divorced when she was really young, ending what was a childhood of competing parents, trying to win her affections. When they split, she lived with her father, mostly because her mother seemed to want nothing to do with her, and he was a daddy’s girl from a very young age. One of the consequences of this was that she became a bit of a tomboy, preferring to play sports and whatnot with the other boys her age than frequent the mall with the girls of her class.
It was not until her powers developed that she really appreciated why she was always drawn to the outdoors. When she was on a camping trip with her dad, the two were on a hike when her dad took an unexpected tumble over a ravine. In a true display, she found that she could manipulate the rock around him to keep him from falling to certain doom, simultaneously revealing herself as a mutant to the man that meant the most to her.
While he understood and was grateful for her quick thinking and apparent control of what she could do, he felt the need to protect her from the hate that was sure to come from the outside. She never understood of this was because he had some port of power as well, or if it was just his concern, but every time she pushed the point he would never tell her anything. Despite his coddling, Tara began to use her powers to her advantage rather than growing to fear it and keep it in control, as he would have liked.
Tara took great delight in asserting herself at school, often causing those that offended her to trip over rocks or bumps in the concrete. No one could ever prove anything, and when someone did try to continue the altercation she was quick to dispatch of it. She developed into the girl that everyone whispered about – the girl that was shrouded in mystery. Strange things happened to those that stood in her way, and so people learned either to get and stay on her good side, or to fear her.
When she entered high school, her father announced that he was going to marry the woman he had been seeing, meaning that she was not only going to have a new mother, but a new step brother as well. The moment she laid eyes on Dorian, she knew that he was going to be a lot of fun. Even though he was older than she by a few years, she quickly realized that she could influence him when a bat of her eyelashes or the promise of a slice of pizza. It is an interesting dynamic between the two, Tara constantly talking Dorian into doing for her whatever she wanted. If she did something to get herself in trouble, it was amazing how often she could get Dorian to take the fall for her.
As her powers continued to develop, her parents decided to send her to Academy X, where she could learn to control them and prevent causing destruction that would draw attention to her and prevent her from having a normal life. What they seem to misunderstand is that Tara wants nothing of the “normal” life her family sees for her, and instead wants to forge her own life with her own objectives.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Tara knows who she is, what she wants in life and how to go about getting it. This makes her confident in the things she says and does, and it take a lot for her to second-guess herself once she has made a decision. She tends to act a lot older than she actually is, which has sometimes gotten her in trouble. No matter what happens; however, she knows that her father will take her side, as she is a notorious “daddy’s girl”. She likes to command attention when she walks in the room, and a lot of this probably comes from the affection that her father dotes on her. She is used to getting her way, and that is how it will stay. One of the things she hates the most is when people underestimate her, and it is this pet peeve that often destroys relationships with men in particular. While she is not against romance and chivalry, she hates the idea of a man thinking her incapable to taking care of herself, especially when she could level them with practically a wave of her hand. While she can be quite difficult to get along with, when someone makes it into her inner circle, they are stuck there.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Tara pretty much loves anything that includes the outdoors. Rock climbing is always at the top of her list, especially without the “safety” equipment that most are used to. Frankly, she just doesn’t need it. Aside from typical outdoor activities, she really enjoys gardening, where she can get her hands and feet in the soil. She also enjoys sports, particularly football and soccer, where she can pretty much hold her own against almost any opponent.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Similarly strong-minded people, being cooped up indoors, separation from the earth for extended periods of time
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Sometimes, Tara can be a bit manipulative, especially if she knows that she has something that is in demand. This is not to say that she is vindictive, but she is not above using whatever assets she has to further her own interests. Ironically, she can sometimes go to the other extreme, where she rejects needed help (most often from the males) in order to prove that she can do things herself.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Geokinesis ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ [ xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Geokinesis. Tara can take control of and bend the earth around her.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → She can also command mud, though the thicker it is, the easier it is for her to control. This is a skill she had to learn, as it got annoying having to clean her clothes every time she got a little mud on them. Because of her power, she is also very sensitive to changes in the earth and can read vibrations in the immediate area. The only way this is really used for now is to tell when someone or something is approaching, though she only has approximately a 20 foot radius at the moment. It still comes in handy
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → This is typically limited to the soil and rocks in the immediate area. Substances that have rock or earth in them, such as concrete, can be controlled, though it is slightly more difficult because of the other substances’ presence in the mix. Sand requires intense concentration to command because of its fluid nature, and because of this she cannot control it for very long. She prefers to keep her feet on solid ground, as the expression goes. While in the future she might learn how to summon the earth to her, for now she needs to be in contact with the earth in order to move it. The only exception to this is in cases of extreme danger – if she is falling from a plane, she could summon something to catch her, but the toll it would take on her body would leave her weak and unable to use her powers for an extended period of time.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → n/a
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐P o w e r G r i d ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 7
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Her uniform consists of a strapless black catsuit, blue gloves that come up to the middle of her bicep and blue, thigh-high boots. A black belt fits her waist like a glove, and sometimes she wears large jewelry that her father gave her.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → None.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Gymnastics (Beginner); Martial Arts (Beginner)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Tara has excellent memory for things that she has read or seen in movies or documentaries. Because of this, she is able to easily recall random facts about things, and does so on a regular basis. If there is ever a trivia contest, it would be wise to have her on your side. As she always says, she is full of useless information, though she likes thinking that she knows something that others don’t. Again it plays into her desire to be better than everyone else. The very nature of her powers makes her adept at gardening, which she enjoys, as well as rock climbing, which she often does without the aid of any safety equipment. She might not be the strongest girl around, but she can climb a Cliffside as easily as walking down the street, though she has help of course.
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✖▐ Katerina Aria Force xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played by: ephemeral spirit xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐B i o g r a p h y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Katerina Aria Force
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Kali, Aria, Drake, Poison
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Cat, Kathlene, Kitana, Caterina
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → November 1st
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Rome, Italy
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐A p p e a r a n c e ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 19 Yrs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5’2”
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 110 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Brown/Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Steel Blue
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Tanned
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Slender
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → Italian/American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → She is a very small woman, with very pixie-esque features.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐R e l a t i o n s h i p s ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Mother – Guilana Giovanni-Force – Deceased Father – Nathaniel Force - Deceased
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → .
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → .
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐H i s t o r y ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxx Katerina Force does not remember much of her early child hood…Just scraps of things, that come to her when she least expects it. At the age of three she was forcibly removed from the care of her birth parents, by the terrorist organization HYDRA. She was told when she was old enough to ask questions that they’d been poor. Too poor a family to pay their debts, or to put food on the table. Her caretakers and the leaders of HYDRA explained that because of this, they’d freely given her up, when the Viper, Madame Hydra, offered her a better life. As the woman is a legal citizen of Italy, and holds many connections with officials capable of drawing up the correct paperwork… She is listed as the legal guardian of Katerina Aria Force.
Katerina was sent by Ophelia Sarkissian to the underwater headquarters of HYDRA, called Ichor. And there she stayed for several years…She was schooled intensely, and trained to be a femme fatal assassin. She was taught to speak both English, and Italian. She proved to excel in espionage and infiltration, picking up quickly on certain queue’s and facial expressions in her victims that allowed her to get closer, to accomplish her mission parameters. HYDRA scientists and personnel were very strict on her upbringing. For failure, she was punished severely…Either by beatings, or starvation. Occasionally, even poisoned, in which she would retch for days—And black out for longer.
Obedience was the only way to survive.
On the other hand, for her successes, she was gifted with that which she wanted most… Freedom, or the illusion of it. She had escorted trips to the surface, where she was allowed to enjoy the salt water air. Even more rare, was she allowed trips to the mainland, outside of sanctioned assignments.
At the age of ten, her mutation appeared. It was slow…. She would find herself mirroring her instructors when afraid and trying to hide it. Because fear certainly wasn’t allowed…Hydra was the only ‘family’ she’d ever known, outside of a man and woman she could just barely recall. The instructors praised the changes, and encouraged her to practice as often as possible. She did as told; changing her form into others slowly—But eventually it happened, without flaw.
Her ability was new, and strange to her. She knew the whispers of other mutants from the surface… And the excited whispers she heard from her instructors bothered her. It wasn’t until Madame Hydra herself paid her a visit that things truly changed. Katerina was an echo of the talented Madam, their answer to the widely known shape shifter Mystique. This wasn’t the first time that she’d seen her legal guardian, who often had a hand in her studies… But this time was different.
It was decided that she would learn how to shift… And shift quickly. That if she could learn to become other humans…Perhaps she could take the form of other creatures as well. And if she didn’t learn quickly…Her instructors were to motivate her, by any means possible. Madame Hydra explained briefly, cruelly, that she had many enemies in the world… And that if something happened to her, she needed another suited to her needs to carry on her work. She would not tolerate failure.
And that person, would be Katerina.
And so she was forced to advance her powers, before it was truly time. When she started, her shifting could take an hour to complete… The Madam wanted it done in moments. After a time, if she took over a half hour to make a complete transition—Something they required she do nude, to make sure that the transition was exact…They beat her, repeatedly. They would keep her awake, for nights on end, until she lost the fight to exhaustion—If they didn’t knock her out first.
While her failures before were few…It became common. Forcing a mutation to mature unless chemically advanced by some kind of science generally doesn’t work as well as one would hope… It took years to better herself…And years after that to be able to shift into other creatures. She learned over the years not to cry, unless there was no one to see—And not to show fear, ever. Fear, only made the beatings worse. There was no laughter in her life… There was nothing to comfort her.
When a Skrull attack came to the underwater base, she was sixteen. She was removed from the premises at the whisper of it and was kept a gilded prisoner in one of the many Chateau’s in Rome that her guardian owned. There she continued her training, as well as her schooling under the tutelage of the ever traveling Madame Hydra, who had come to believe that Katerina could be trusted. And for the most part, it was true.
Madame Hydra had taken her in from the cold, from parents who didn’t want her—Couldn’t afford her. Her ways were cruel…But she’d been taught that the world was moreso. She started being sent on more important missions…Impersonating the wife of a diplomat, or the dog of a wealthy glitterati that owed the Viper…Gaining their trust, gaining information… And if instructed, eliminating the target.
Katerina takes little pleasure in things such as death and mayhem…Despite her upbringing, there is too much mercy within her for the life of an assassin. Full plans are rarely shared with her…So she doesn’t understand, why targets need to be done away with… All she understands, or hears, are their pleas to live…If they are unlucky enough to see her coming. But the empty, cold soldier that was beat into her, trained into her, without pity holds her true and strong to HYDRA.
Curious about her family, as an orphaned teenager would be, she started asking more questions… And finding that she was always given the same story…The same line, that always left her feeling hollow. As if there was something she wasn’t being told. So she set about to verify the facts. At nearly eighteen, she wasn’t a prisoner in Rome... But someone that was obeyed, the head of house when the Madam was away. Woe, be to anyone who displeased her-—Lest the Madam catch wind of it. Weeks of waiting, listening, and literally being the fly on the wall paid off as she discovered the passwords to the terminal that she believed, held all employee records. Taking the form of the clerk that usually dealt with such things, she pretended to burn the midnight oil… When it reality she was secretly digging up her past.
She learned then, that sometimes…She preferred lies, over the truth.
Her file had been easy enough to find…Nothing that a remote scrambler couldn’t decode… And what she found there, disturbed her. It listed her biological parents as being marks, because her American born father was a geneticist who refused to work for them. They’d both been…Brutally, brutally killed… She’d not at all been willingly given up, as she’d been told all her life…But unlawfully taken, by Madame Hydra. She had been the only thing, which they hadn’t burned to the ground upon vandalizing family home in Rome…Making it look like a robbery.
At first, she could scarcely believe it…But it was well documented. Written coldly…Carelessly… As if someone had been writing a grocery list. It was just a field report, from an operative she’d never heard of. Never met.
Why had they kept her alive? Why hadn’t they killed her? They’d lied—Taken everything from her.
Furious and betrayed…She vowed to escape… And persecute the agent that had murdered her family… And destroy the HYDRA Superior that had ordered it.
She didn’t realize at the time, that her unsecured entrance to her own file tripped an alarm within the system. She hadn’t just stopped with her own file…But did more digging, into the wee hours of the morning…She’d read about past projects, and current projects that HYDRA had in the works…Some... She’d heard of. Others appalled even her… And considering the nature of her own missions… They were beyond disturbing.
But what caught her eye most of all, was a file on a Project, a Weapon, X-20. He’d managed to escape, much to the displeasure of the upper level officers. The last time he’d been sighted was at the Xavier Institute in America a year or two ago… But after that his whereabouts were unknown..
It gave her hope. If he could escape the grasp of HYDRA…So could she.
She made her plans to ‘resign’ after her next assignment.
Her next mission never came. Madame Hydra had been electronically alerted that her file had been accessed by unauthorized personnel the moment it happened. So Ophelia Sarkissian returned home to confront her charge. And by confront, her quarters were gassed and the girl was implanted with a micro-explosive, just under the skin on the back of her neck.
When Katerina awoke, it was to the sight of the ever composed—Yet royally angry Madame Hydra. The woman raged, on and on—About how she had given her everything… And this insubordination was how she repaid her. She was given no choice…No time to speak. Only warned, that this intervention was for her own good...That if she… Stepped out of bounds… Or diverted from mission parameters with any brilliant ideas… That she would find most of her head missing.
HYDRA does not tolerate desertion.
So Katerina remained trapped. She felt eyes upon her at all times. The threat of the chip in her neck was no lie… She could feel it, implanted there. Weeks later, she spent most of her time in a feline form… Periodically she would shift back to herself, and then back to that of a feline… But it was a particularly warm day, and she fell asleep in the form of a large panther. Only to wake around nightfall.. Still in the form of the cat. She shifted out quickly, and was displeased to find that she couldn’t fully return to her human form. All of her had returned…Except for her teeth, and her nails, that remained long and thick—Wickedly sharp and curved.
It occurred to her, as she sat in the grass of the courtyard… That perhaps the chip could be removed…It was the only thing that kept her present, in this cult—This institution of madness. Reaching behind her neck with her clawed hands…She winced, as she thought of what she was doing. Would the chip explode, if she dug it out? Would it alert her wardens? An hours long debate told her that she couldn’t care either way.. She couldn’t serve those that had coldly murdered a family, and stolen their child. That had done…Countless other things, so many awful things, that there was a certain circle in hell reserved for them.
There was one reserved for her, she was sure, for the things she’d done.
Grinding her teeth together, she dug out the chip…She did it quickly, as one would remove a band-aid. It came free…Her hand coated in blood—Her neck in pain…But the sweetness of freedom soothed it. She wasted no time…Not a stop back to her quarters…Nothing. The chip had a blinking green light…Also a tracker. So long as the chip remained, they would think her in the garden. Sleeping. It would be too dark to tell otherwise till the morning…
So she shifted. Into something small. A bird that could see decently enough at night. For some reason, if she wished it—Tight clothing did shift with her, and she always wore some kind of exercise gear. Ballet flats worked best for shoes… Katerina disappeared without a trace. She bled her accounts dry and set for the first plane to America.
X-20 found help, assistance at the Xavier Institute. Perhaps, she could do the same.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Very matter of fact. She can also be very opinionated… She can either be your best friend, or worst enemy.
Personal Strengths: She is very self-sufficient, and tends to try and follow her own instincts—Wherever they may lead.
Personal Weaknesses: She can also be very stubborn, and forgets that she isn’t her own island…She needs people, human interaction. Her past has desensitized her to many things, though it leaves her raw to many others…
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Video games. She was never allowed to play anything of that sort in captivity… And it is a new thing for her. She likes that first person shooters test her reflexes. Enjoys going outside, going to the mall, park, or the movies, just to experience normal things that teenagers do. Also spends time in a preferred animal form, people watching.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Katerina has the ability to shape shift into other living creatures, human and animal. It is easiest for her to take the form of other humans, because their physiology is closest to her own. It takes more concentration to become other creatures—Especially creatures that are much larger or smaller than herself. Should she remain in another form for too long, it will become more difficult for her to shift back… Occasionally, it will take her time to shift back completely.
When she shifts to an animal, she can feel the animal mind and instincts underneath her own. She can’t block it from her, but instead uses it to understand the animal she has become. While in animal form, she cannot communicate as a human—She could growl, or hiss, or snap at someone…But she truly does become the animal. She can only speak as they naturally do. She cannot become non-living objects, such as a rock or a tree.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → .
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → See Power Description
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Side Note: If taking the form of a mutant, their ability—Unless it is appearance related (Such as Beast being a blue furry monster) – She cannot use their mutation.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Black with blue accents
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t →
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → She is highly trained in infiltration, espionage, and to a lesser degree assassination.
Espionage/Infiltration (Master) Assassination (Intermediate) Small Weapons (Intermediate) Guns (Intermediate) Poisons (Master) Computer Hacking (Intermediate) Fighting Style: Kali {Master} – It is a fighting style in which there is always more to learn. It is a smart and efficient fighting style that allows the user to dispatch opponents who are much, much larger in size. It teaches angles of both attack and defense, as opposed to attacking and defending with specific moves. It’s really just another way of saying that Kali is hyper-economical in a**-kicking.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:22 pm
Played by Captain Kilos
M I S S I N G | i n | A C T I O N
Leonardo Rossi: X-Men member formerly known as Renaissance Man has been missing since not long after the Academy relocated to Canada. His last known whereabouts were the new X-Men stronghold located near Alkali Lake.
He is presumed alive, however his mental status is unknown and therefore dangerous. He should be approached with extreme caution.
✖▐ Leonardo Rossixxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Played by: Captain Kilos xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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xxxxxxxxxxxxN a m e → Leonardo Rossi
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o d e n a m e → Renaissance Man
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → January 14th
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → New York, NY
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 20 Yrs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 6’0”
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 175 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Blue
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → White
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Athletic
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → Italian-American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → Unnoticeable scars on his torso from SHIELD missions. A tiny scar on the right side of his face from a risky mission.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → -Father: Ronaldo Rossi -Mother: Marta Rossi -Sister: Bianca Rossi -Sister: Rosalina Rossi-Webb (Married)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → .
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxx Marta and Ronaldo Rossi were both full-bred Italians. Soon after they married they moved to the United States to find the ‘American dream.’ All three children, Rosalina, Bianca, and finally Leonardo, were born within the six years of time that the Rossis lived in New York City. A few months after Leonardo was born, the Rossis bought a ranch in Montana and moved there. The two parents had finally found their ‘American dream’; a nice family, nice house, nice fields, nice everything. The children were well-behaved, Rosalina being more free-spirited than Bianca or Leonardo.
Leonardo fit in well to school; he made tons of friends in the small town where he lived. He was just your average kid really; no tragic deaths, no half-brothers coming to kill him in a deathly battle-royale, just normal. Leonardo did however excel in his studies more than his friends; his parents had named him after the famous Renaissance scientist and inventor in the hope that he would be a genius. Well, he wasn’t a genius, but he was clever to say the least.
His life took a rather strange turn when he turned fifteen. One day, Leonardo was playing with his cat outside when he noticed that his cat was agile enough to roughly jump about three times its height. When Leonardo suddenly came into contact with his cat, he felt a jolt of energy resonate through his body. He suddenly felt light on his toes, his muscles loosened. As Leo jumped into the air, he realized in excitement than he could jump nearly twenty feet high. It was the start of a long line of experiments in where Leonardo discovered his true ability.
Soon after Leonardo turned sixteen, his school took a trip across Europe. While traveling by train across France, a terrorist detonated a bomb on the train, ripping one car to shreds and derailing the entire train. Somehow Leo was the only survivor of the terrorist attack. He blames himself for the death of his classmates because he felt that he could have stopped it with his abilities. Leonardo promised himself that he wouldn't let that happen again.
That was when he volunteered for SHIELD. Looking back, it was the stupidest thing he had ever done. He was sixteen, for God's sake; a kid, not a soldier. But somehow they saw Leo's talents and young age as the perfect opportunity to turn him into a weapon. So they decided to put Leo into the field as fast as they could. Leo was involved in a number of operations, such as hostage rescues, recon/espionage, risky snatch-and-grabs, and a number of others. The most proficient job he did though was body guarding. His young age and skills allowed him with the cover of being the boyfriend of the daughters of high-end political and business leaders. In all honesty, he hated the body guarding jobs. Most, if not all, of the teenage girls he protected were rich, stuck-up snobs who seemed to belong on an MTV reality show.
But then Inez came along. She was the daughter of a rich oil executive who was the target of various eco-terrorist attacks. Leonardo was assigned to her for as long as needed. Inez was different than all of the other girls. She was beautiful, humble, and full of fiery passion. It didn't take long for Leo to fall for her and her for him. Eventually Leo's cover became a reality; he and Inez would take trips to tropical places to be 'safe from the terrorists.' Of course, Leo did actually fight off terrorists, but most of his time was spent romancing with Inez.
At first, SHIELD thought it was good that Leo was romantically involved with Inez; but soon they realized that Leo started to loose his edge. Right before Leonardo turned eighteen he was pulled off of the job and sent into a small country in Southeast Asia to help with a resistance movement there. Leo wasn't allowed to see Inez again until he regained the same mentality he had when he joined SHIELD.
It didn't take long until Inez started to look for Leo. Eventually a drunken SHIELD agent got bribed into telling her family his location. Inez boarded the first plane to Asia, but she had to take a bus in order to get to where Leo was. As luck was to have it, the bus was raided and Inez was taken captive by the militants. When Leonardo heard about it, something snapped within him. He ran out as fast as he could to try and find Inez; independent of the SHIELD team he was assigned to.
Leo found them as they were transferring Inez to another military camp. His knife that was concealed in his boot normally used for defense was now used as a deadly weapon. His speed of an ant ability made it easy for him to take the group of militants by surprise. In conjunction with the agility of a spider and the strength of an ant he was slashing through men and snapping necks like some type of ninja commando. Leonardo had turned into a beast; a raging, killing machine.
As he was kneeling there in the jungle, rain dripping down from the sky, a dead body beneath him, he realized that SHIELD turned him into something terrible. Something a teenager couldn’t handle. So he left it all behind; SHIELD, Inez, his team, his life. As he returned home to reunite with his family, Leo heard about a certain facility for people like him; a school. After visiting with his family, Leonardo headed back out east, towards a place called Academy X. Now he’s just trying to blend in to the crowd of mutants.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Leo is a very casual-serious type of guy. He’s been described as under-reactive; things don’t faze him too much.
Personal Strengths: Leonardo is very dedicated; if he puts his mind to something, he’ll accomplish it. After the train incident, he is also extremely protective of people, whether he knows them or not. Personal Weaknesses: He can’t make friends easily; he’s afraid to be hurt again. Also, if he gets too focused on something, he completely ignores other things. Although talking about the past is relatively easy for him, anything concerning the train explosion incident makes him cold and insecure. Leo can seem to be awkward and shy at times.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Playing the piano, reading, running.
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s →
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r →
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Leonardo has the ability of animal mimicry, which is mimicking the properties of certain animals. Although, Leonardo cannot mimic the properties of animals that would require certain limbs or appendages that he doesn't own; such as the flight of a bird. Since Leonardo doesn't have wings, he cannot fly. Also, the way that Leo obtains his 'animal powers' is specific. Firstly, Leo must come into physical contact with the animal. After contact is made, Leo can retain the ability of that animal for two days. Leo can retain up to three abilities at the same time. The levels of Leo’s abilities are proportional to the size of the animal they are drawn from. Hence, drawing the strength from an ant would allow him to lift 50 times his own body weight. However, taking the abilities of a larger animal does not result in diminished power for him. This is apparent because he mostly has to take abilities from insects since they are the most easily accessible.
Since Leonardo has to 'recharge' his ability every two days, he has a miniature zoo that he keeps in the closet of his room. The animals (and the abilities he copies from them) include:
- The strength of an ant. - The speed of an ant. - The jumping ability of a flea. - The agility of a spider. - The reflexes of a fly. - The enhanced sense of smell of a moth. - The enhanced hearing of a moth.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → .
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → See Power Description
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Pictured right
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t →
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Leo can play the piano, yet is a bit rusty since he hasn’t practiced in awhile. Since Leonardo had to travel to many places for his S.H.I.E.L.D. missions, he knows the basic levels of a few languages: Spanish, French, German, and Chinese. By birthright he speaks fluent Italian.
Wilderness Survival (Intermediate) Martial Arts - Krav Maga - (Intermediate) Scuba diving (Beginner) Surveillance (Intermediate)
xxxxxxxxxxxxA l i a s e s → Lyn, Scarlet, Hottie, Little Red
xxxxxxxxxxxxB i r t h d a y → November 20th
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Nashville, Tennessee
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Female
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 20
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 5’10”
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 166
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Red
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Blue
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Light-skinned
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Hourglass figure with large bust, but slightly thicker body than her sister
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → Other than pierced ears, nothing else is notable.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m →
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Mother (Alexandra Gauge), Father (Richard Gauge), Older Identical Twin Sister (Charlotte), Younger Brother (Kale Gauge)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → Other than her sister, none notable ones.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → Doesn’t believe in enemies.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxLynette and her twin sister Charlotte were immediately adored by their parents from birth. Nashville brought warm memories and gave the sisters much to appreciate in their lives. Being the minutes younger sister, Lynette tends to get away with much, thanks to her older sister's constant protection. The arrival of their younger brother Kale did not disrupt the flow of attention the twins attracted, and they continued to be the gems of their family and school.
This picturesque image of a blissful childhood was threatened when Lynette discovered her mutancy at the age of 14, by accidentally setting Charlotte's dog on fire (it survived). By a stroke of luck, Charlotte had also developed her own powers a full year before, and together, they helped keep their powers a secret from everyone else, for fear of what their parents may think of them. While Charlotte had an easy time, Lynette's mutancy was much harder to conceal. Between uncontrollable bursts of flame and Lynette's own growing curiosity in her power, the twins had a difficult time concealing their mutancy from their loving parents.
Not wanting to wait for an inevitable accident to occur, the twins began doing some research to figure out a solution. They happened upon the Xavier institute, and they knew they had found their answer. Convincing their parents it was simply a boarding school, Charlotte and Lynette were able to begin attending as early as their freshman year, leaving Nashville and making it to New York. There, they would learn to control their powers in the comfort of others like them: mutants.
This new life, one that included the twins living with themselves away from their family, was a welcome one, and no longer would they need to hide their true selves. Charlotte was given a hard time, considering the trouble Lynette seemed to get herself into regularly, but she made sure not to drag down her sister because of her mistakes.
Eventually, after pursuing further education, the twins were asked to join the Junior X-men. Lynette joined shortly after her sister did, hoping to put her training to the test.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Lynette tends to be incredibly cheerful, and typically acts much younger than she appears. She is very playful with others, and often becomes quite chatty if given the opportunity to speak. Easily fascinated, even by her own powers, Lyn’s childlike demeanor will usually captivate the majority of the people she comes across: they usually find her to be very fun to be with, and find it hard to stay mad at her for most reasons (except possibly Charlotte). She has a strange sense of humor, so much that she can confuse people as much as she can make them smile. She is not above using her charm to get what she wants.
Her infectiously good mood makes it hard for her to be upset, and it is a rare occurrence to see her temper flare (barring mild annoyance and some pouting). She is very trusting of people, which is both a blessing and a curse. She refuses to see the bad in people and can be easily manipulated by others if allowed. She makes it a personal mission to help others, even if she has nothing to gain (or if she will lose something in return). She loves her sister very much, and is usually the first person she talks to and/or tries to impress. She also takes what her sister says to heart, and will listen to her regardless of what she asks for.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Food, Jokes, Movies, Partying, Music, Nightlife, Theatrics
xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s l i k e s → Cursing, Spicy Foods, Being Ignored, Super serious people, Not looking at her face when speaking to her, Losing Charlotte,
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Lynette is very proud of her power, and is constantly trying to improve her control over it. But despite how amazed she is by her own power, she is just as equally scared of it. Because of past accidents, she has a deep seated fear of burning someone accidentally, especially her sister. She tries to hide this fear from everyone, including Charlotte. Lynette is very much aware of the type of body she possess, and its head turning capabilities, and will dress appropriately to flaunt it most of the time.
xxxxxxx▃▃✖▐M u t a t i o n: Pyrokinesis ↓ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Lyn has the ability generate and manipulate fire and heat from her very body, as well as from other sources.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → Lynette can generate fire from her body and manipulate them however she sees fit. The flames can be psionically controlled into various shapes, be heated up or cooled down, or even extinguished. She cannot be burned by flames that she is currently manipulating, but she must "ready" herself for it. She can even encase her body (or parts of it) in fire, be it for protection or offensive purposes.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → Lynette must focus on the flames she manipulates very carefully, or else they may spread uncontrollably. The larger a flame is, the harder it is to maintain control over it. She can also burn herself like any other person if she does not ready herself and build up her immunity. She cannot generate fire from her body if she is drenched in water, and must rely on outside sources of fire. Likewise, if the humidity in the air is too high (i.e., rainy days), fire generation will become impossible. Water on her body would need to be dried off for her to generate flames. She can only manipulate flames up to 30 yards away from her; any farther, and she loses control of them. If Lynette uses her pyrokinesis for too long, she begins to experience symptoms similar to hot flashes, which includes: feelings of intense heat, sweating, a rapidly increased heartbeat, dizziness, and even fainting. Lynette can only maintain her power continuously (that is, without pausing or breaks) for a span of approximately 5 minutes until her aforementioned symptoms begin to appear. This time limit is nearly cut in half if she is cloaked in flames, clocking in at about 2 ½ minutes. Drinking water can usually help alleviate the symptoms and slightly lengthen her power usage, but the amount of water varies depending on how much she has exerted herself.
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Lynette can only generate fire from her own body, and cannot cause an object to spontaneously combust. She has also practiced being able to spit out fire from her mouth (as a sort of parlor trick), though it has little application outside of catching enemies by surprise and warming herself up. She can also raise her body temperature to make her skin burning hot, and can act as a human radiator. She has a natural resistance to heat, and can endure higher levels of heat without discomfort or breaking a sweat. She tends to stay away from gunpowder or explosive materials, as her power can make them go off. She also avoids cloaking herself in flames when not in her uniform, as she has accidentally burned clothing in the past.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 8
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Black fireproof jumpsuit with team colored designs, usually unzipped to reveal low neckline white undershirt. Team colored heels.
xxxxxxxxxxxxE q u i p m e n t → A small, red Zippo lighter carried in a pouch on her right hip.
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Music (Master), Swimming (Intermediate), Cooking (Intermediate), Horseback Riding (Beginner)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Despite how comfortable she is with her body and happy with the attention men give her, she is uncomfortable with overtly provocative behavior from either gender. She has a red accordion as one of her most valuable possessions, nicknamed “Big Red”, and plays it on occasion. She will usually be the first to volunteer for cooking, as it is one of the few things she enjoys that can go hand in hand with her pyrokinesis. Her favorite genres in film are horror and fantasy. Despite water being a natural counter to her abilities, she enjoys swimming as it is an effective way to cool herself down after using her abilities.[/spolier]
xxxxxxxxxxxxP l a c e o f B i r t h → Los Angeles, California
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xxxxxxxxxxxxG e n d e r → Male
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g e → 19
xxxxxxxxxxxxH e i g h t → 6' 2"
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e i g h t → 200 lbs.
xxxxxxxxxxxxH a i r → Black
xxxxxxxxxxxxE y e s → Brown
xxxxxxxxxxxxC o m p l e x i o n → Light-Skinned
xxxxxxxxxxxxB u i l d → Bodybuilder
xxxxxxxxxxxxN a t i o n a l i t y → Caucasian/African American
xxxxxxxxxxxxN o t a b l e F e a t u r e s → N/A
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xxxxxxxxxxxxT e a m → Alpha
xxxxxxxxxxxxR e l a t i v e s → Marcus Otengam: father (Fire generation/manipulation), Rose Otengam: mother (earth generation/manipulation) Nicole Otengam: sister (can generate/manipulate minerals)
xxxxxxxxxxxxF r i e n d s → .
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e m i e s → .
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xxxxxxxxxxxxThe California born Dimitri Otengam had a difficult life right before his powers kicked in and right after he began to learn control. At a young age, he was always an active kid even though he was overweight and out of shape. This of course resulted in teasing and name calling. In addition, when he did sweat, his powers would kick in and increase his skin temperature over 100 degrees, resulting in ice packs and hospital visits for the friends he played with. Around junior high, Dimitri did not have too many friends; mostly because of his powers except one, named Calypso. Dimitri and Calypso quickly became the best of friends (along with their family) and endured what junior high threw at them. Plus his parents helped him a bit with controlling his core temperature; since that was all that Dimitri was showing as a mutant that was all they had seemed to be working with. Things seemed to be going good for Dimitri; the boy was learning to control a portion of his powers in addition to having a true friend that endured whatever junior high threw at them all the way to graduation. On that day, Dimitri and Calypso’s parents took a trip on a beach in Hawaii to celebrate.
Unfortunately, this would be a day that would stick with Dimitri throughout his years to come. Dimitri and Calypso were wrestling with each other, when suddenly his powers kicked into overdrive. Calypso was on the ground when Dimitri offered a hand. As soon as Calypso took Dimitri’s hand, it was covered in magma and was quickly eating Calypso’s arm away. Dimitri screamed out for help and tried to use his other hand and bring him towards the water. All Calypso could do was scream out for help as well as telling Dimitri to not let him die. But his attempt to bring him towards the water in an attempt to cool the magma got worse when Calypso skin started to incinerate due to Dimitri trying to help him. By the time the parents came, Calypso was reduced to bits in the water. Right then and there, it didn’t take a genius for Calypso’s parents to realize that Dimitri and his family were mutants. Add that plus the fact that their only son was dead quickly resulted in their friendship being over and having the cops called the next day. Fortunately, Dimitri’s family had no choice but to pack all of their valuables and leave that night quickly thanks to a friend of theirs.
After that day, they moved to a different city, hoping to start a new life for themselves as well as Calypso and the next chapter was High school. At first, he avoided contact with anything as much as he could. Offering to stand during classes, having teachers put books his backpack, and avoiding girls. Dimitri’s idea was that as long as nothing was touching him, nothing was burning around him. He did not want people to suffer the same fate as Calypso. However his powers had seemed to do some good for him around high school rather than kill anything that he touched. First was that his parents had moved their training to the beach, implementing martial arts along as well. Then Dimitri’s parents increased the intensity of his training. Add that to his body being constantly hot and his love for being active, he began to lose weight at a fast pace and gain control of his powers. Around his second year of high school, it seemed that Dimitri’s training was working. He was now able to touch things now without it burning. This was the year when it was safe to say that things were starting to get a little better for Dimitri. He was loosening up, being more social, and took up the bodybuilding lifestyle due to his love for exercise. This had gotten him some recognition from others, and some popularity, especially with the ladies. From here till graduation, Dimitri began to balance schoolwork, his social life, exercising as well as training with his parents; sometimes tilting towards training and other times towards his social life.
After 4 years the 18 year old Dimitri was one of the top students in popularity, and had gotten a very good grasp of his powers. And graduation was going to be the day he had to put his training and his performance to the test. Right after the ceremony and the students tossed up their hats, they were interrupted by 5 mutants who took the stage. One of the mutants called out Dimitri, explaining how they have been watching him from when he killed his friend, to him training with his parents, all the way up to this moment. The class at first didn’t believe the mutant because they have not seen Dimiri’s powers. However they quickly became aware when the leader ordered the other 4 mutants to attack Dimitri. His sister and parents then quickly joined the fight against the 4 mutants while the leader disappeared. Four on Four seemed like a fair fight but the thousands of innocent civilians that were at the graduation quickly turned it into a massacre. Dimitri’s parents and sister tried to save as many as they can but the ones that were alive didn’t outweigh the ones who were dead. Not to mention the mutants left the scene seconds after police and the swat team arrived; leaving Dimitri and his family the ones to blame and the ones to be attacked as well. The family managed to escape from the swat team but in less than 24 hours, Dimitri and his family were all over the news, basically saying how they are examples of mutants that are out of control and needed to be put down. This time they had to law low till either things blew off or until another mutant decided to do it for them.
Their wish was granted but it came with even more consequences. Shortly afterwards, Magneto went berserk in N.Y, racking up casualties in the millions, and the fight between SHEILD and Magneto made it worse, making the total of casualties almost a whopping 10 million. With Mutants being reduced to kill on sight, and sentinels sniffing out the ones who looked like humans, Dimitri and his family had to disappear; though Dimitri and his sister still needed to work on their powers. So one night, they devised a way to split up, with the help of a mutant named Warp with the ability of teleportation, who helped out Dimitri’s family on many occasions, including the incident with Calypso. Dimitri mom and dad were to go away to a different continent to lay low(plus they needed a vacation), while Dimitri and his sister were to pack up their bags and meet Warp in a back alley at night to take them to the Xavier Institute to continue their training. Dimitri’s parents planned on sending him there during his years of high school but wanted him to be in a normal school. They said their last good-byes that night before Warp teleported their parents away. That morning, Dimitri and his sister packed up and waited until dark where the plan would then take action. But even then Dimitri and his sister could not catch a break. The same mutants from graduation ambushed them in the back alley, resulting in a battle that lasted a couple of minutes until Warp had enough power for the teleportation. Then suddenly Warp was badly injured by a sentinel that seemed to come out of nowhere. Dimitri’s sister checked on Warp and told her that he had enough energy to take them both but because of the sentinel, who was fighting with the mutants and Dimitri, could only take one. Dimitri’s sister than knew what had to be done.
She told Warp to take Dimitri instead while she would be left behind to take out the sentinel and the mutants. She knew Dimitri would not agree so she told Warp to do it the second she would send him his way. She got back into the fight and told Dimitri that he had to go check on Warp and gave him one last hug. As soon as Dimitri went to go check on Warp, he activated his powers and disappeared from California, leaving his sister behind with the sentinel as well as the mutants who were planning on killing them. In less than seconds, Dimitri and Warp were outside of the Academy, where Dimitri demanded to know what the hell happened back there. Warp explained to him that he only had enough for one after the attack and that his sister wanted him to go since the mutants wanted him the most. Plus that he needed time to recover, meaning they couldn’t go back and get his sister. Realizing that he couldn’t do anything about it, Dimitri understood what Warp had to do and asked him if they could keep in touch about info on his sister or whoever was after him. Warp told him yes and then they both disbanded that night, leaving Dimitri a few steps away from the next chapter in his life where he would continue with his training; Academy X.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD i s p o s i t i o n → Dimitri can be described best as a fun guy. Of course by "fun" guy, that means he loves making jokes 99 percent of the time, talk trash and is a bit of a show off; from checking himself out in the mirror to walking in public with no shirt and shorts.
In addition he also likes adventure and a good challenge to go with it. But underneath his fun personality, he does not like to see people that he care about in danger, or to move away. As a result, he doesn’t really have true friends. In addition he does not like to fail and blames failure on himself. Mostly about how he could have done it if he was stronger, better, more focused, etc. Dimitri likes to stay positive, even if things don’t seem to go his way or his teammates way. Also he doesn’t like to give up and is willing to do what it takes to finish his objective; more than likely taken from bodybuilding and his love for exercise. His trash talking and jokes in addition are always good to hear during fights or during impossible situations; sort of a way to hide his fear. Plus he is confident and likes to go into battles or dangerous situations head first. As a result of joking around most of the time and talking trash, he can be seen as someone that does not take things seriously. Add that to the fact that he is not a fan of sad moments like funerals, hearing about death, it can be implied that he does not care when he just does not like to hear about things like that. Plus with his powers, Dimitri likes to work alone and is not happy when working with others, making it appear to be that he doesn’t like to work as a team when in reality he doesn’t want what happened to Calypso to happen to anyone else and he’s at his best when he’s alone.
xxxxxxxxxxxxL i k e s → Eating, Martial arts, Sleeping, Cooking, Exercising, Training, Swimming, Basketball, Soccer, Sex, Video Games, Women, Showing off, Walking around 1/2 naked, Fitness magazines, music
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xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Dimitri knows that mutants are superior to humans and that humans have tools that are a threat to mutants. He believes that the road to peace between the two is a long journey and when they do reach it; the road will be broken once more. There will be some sort of balance, like the sentinels and such, but peace is another story.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxD e f i n i t i o n → Dimitri has the ability to generate and manipulate lava; most likely a result and mix of his father and mother’s abilities. He can also turn his entire body into lava.
xxxxxxxxxxxxS t r e n g t h s → At the moment Dimitri’s lava temperature is normal for lava, between 1300 degrees and 2200 but has potential to excel even higher. His heat resistance at the moment is 2200 degrees but like his lava, has potential to rise.
xxxxxxxxxxxxW e a k n e s s e s → Unfortunately, one of Dimitri’s weaknesses is extreme cold temperatures of water that can easily leave the average human or mutant dead within seconds or minutes. In human form, his attacks can be weakened but if he gets hit with the water, he can bring his temperature up easily. Dimitri in his lava form is where his weakness shines, leaving his body in molten rock if connected with extreme cold water. Once this occurs, Dimitri needs a few minutes of recovery before he is back to normal again. Being underwater is also another weakness depending on the temperature and size. While small pools can easily turn to steam, oceans and lakes leave him unable to activate his powers underwater. The next drawback is that his lava form as well as his projectiles requires a degree of concentration. If he is too exhausted mentally, then he needs rest until he has enough energy. Last but not least is his power. Anyone or anything that is close to him while Dimitri is using his powers; even being near his projectiles will cause him or her to burn or melt severely.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxI n t e l l i g e n c e → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxP h y s i c a l S t r e n g t h → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxS p e e d → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxA g i l i t y → 3
xxxxxxxxxxxxD u r a b i l i t y → 5
xxxxxxxxxxxxE n e r g y → 4
xxxxxxxxxxxxP o w e r M a s t e r y → 7
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xxxxxxxxxxxxU n i f o r m → Unfortunately for his ability, any type of clothing he wears becomes incinerated the second he begins to use his powers. As a result, he is usually seen with just white shorts above the kneecap whenever its time to go to work.
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xxxxxxxxxxxxN o n - m u t a n t R e l a t ed A b i l i t i es → Gymnastics(Beginner)
xxxxxxxxxxxxO t h e r → Dimitri has been practicing the martial art forms of muay Thai and the ground art Brazilian jiu-jitsu from his parents when they began his training around the time of high school. With the dangerous art of Muay Thai as well as the ability to submit a target from the ground, if he keeps his training up he can be a dangerous martial artist.
