ANNOUNCEMENT: Preparations for Episode 5

ManicMuse · May 31, 2017

DABBS, G

Heroism Meter
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	05
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Order	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Composure	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	04

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Defense	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Agility	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Intelligence	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Willpower	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Full Name
Gavin Avery Dabbs

Nicknames
GAD, Dabbs

Codename
None

Gender
Male

Age
18

Rank
E Rank

Role
Intern/Begging for a job
Race
Caucasian

Hair
Colored pastel purple grey hues, black roots.

Eyes
Brown. Wears contacts or glasses

Height
5' 10"

Figure
Despite being average in height, Gavin is on the thin side. Weighing only 143 pounds. 

Notes
Gavin has a small birth mark in the shape of a paw print on his upper right thigh. 
Compassionate
Gavin is a warm and caring individual. If you can get past his pushy and overly honest mannerisms, you will find he is a loving, emphatic person. Being sympathetic and feeling deep concern for others, he will often go over board on working to assist someone. Just be careful. Once you become a pet project of his, he is not easily deterred. 

Self-Assured
Some might call it an inflated ego but the Dabbs's think of it as confidence. Others might even call it cocky. Whatever it is, Gavin is full of it. He has a wisp of arrogance around him. The important thing is, he is very confident and aware of his strengths. 

Blunt
There is never a question of Gavin's feelings on a matter. Much like others in his family, he is always one to speak his mind. Gavin will not sugar coat it for you either, there is no filter. Gavin's opinions come out raw and loud. 

Presumptuous
Gavin has the best of intentions, but at times comes across as rather pushy. He can seem more like an aggressive salesman, than a trusted friend. If you make a suggestion that does not fit with his vision, he will tell you all the reasons that idea does not work and continue on with his own plan. Gavin makes assumptions about other's desires without ever running it by the party who he is making the decision for. 

History
Gavin's family name is rather well known in certain circles. The reason for this is, Gavin's grandmother. Back in her heyday, she was a major designer for elite Supers of the world.

It was a rather big surprise to everyone, when Dana's daughter did not follow in her footsteps. Instead, Susan became a respectable lawyer. After meeting a nice shop owner, the couple settled down in Baltimore, Michigan.

Living in a respectable area of town, they raised Gavin. He had an average childhood, more or less. With two loving moms, that showered him with praise and reassurance, his personality blossomed. His parents worked hard to shield him from his grandmother's reputation.

While both his moms tolerated Supers, they were not fond of them. Susan held a grudge against Supers, because of the legal messes they often got into. She also carried resentment, on time missed with her own mother because of Dana's career choice. Sara's shop was destroyed, at one point; while two Supers had been saving survivors from a burning building. The shop was later repaired but the sour feelings were never resolved.

On Gavin's twelfth birthday, a large package arrived on their doorstep. It had taken the three of them to lug the it inside. There in the living room, he opened it, to find everything needed to start design clothing. Gavin had always been interested in the subject. When his moms introduced him to drama, he had been more interested in creating the costumes. Both his mother's were against this hobby, fearful he would follow in his Grandmother's footsteps.

They switched him to soccer. While he had been skilled at that, he was more concerned with improving the effectiveness of the shin guards. This had been something both his parents had been dreading. Despite their reservations about Supers, they let Dana mentor her grandson. If he was going to do it, he was going to do it right.

Gavin excelled in his studies. He spent much of his free time designing outfits for anyone that would let him. Now, in his senior year of high school, Gavin is eager to learn more. While he has mastered the basics of clothing design and is already taking some AP classes for college, he feels something is missing. He wants to better understand the needs of Supers. Gavin wants to follow in his Grandmother's footsteps and become a suit designer for the elite Supers of the world!
Dana Augusta Dabbs
Fashion designer for super suits, known world wide. Dana is everything that Gavin wants to be. Since he was 12 they have become best friends. Like two peas in a mod.

Sara Dabbs
Gavin's mother owns a small jewelry shop in down town Baltimore. She is a more reserved quiet woman. Sara and Gavin are very close. She is great at giving him pep talks and Gavin knows he can trust his mom with any secret.

Susan Dabbs
Gavin's mom is a lot more like Dana, than she would ever willingly admit. Loud, in your face and blunt, Susan is incapable of not speaking her mind. Honest and loyal to a fault, Gavin knows his mom always has his back. Being raised by such a strong woman has left him with a clear sense of self.
SKILL: DESCRIPTION

Knowledge of Design: Gavin has a sharp eye for fashion and function. While he, himself does not have any super natural gifts, he is a smart kid. Great at problem solving, he enjoys challenges. Gavin has a passion for dressing those that few can dress. Making them look fabulous, is just as important as, ensuring their clothing does not catch fire. With his extensive knowledge of fabric fabrication processes and technology to enhance it, he is a whiz at suit manufacturing for supers across the world.

NATURAL LEADER: While Gavin is still working to tap fully into this skill set, Gavin is a natural born leader. He has the ability to inspire others. Cultivate connections with others and over all draw out their inner Super. Bring them up and direct them toward a common goal.

Trial and Error: While Gavin might get the measurements right on the first try, the suit not so much. Honing in on right material combination for the right individual can take a few goes. Not to mention, working to create the correct components, has more then once, caused him to blow something up. 

NO CAPES: Gavin, like his grandmother, knows what he wants. At times this can leave the person requesting the suit with very little input on the project. In the end, people are normally impressed, so they put up with it. Still, he is not your man for specific orders.

PTSD: After the bombing at the Mall, Gavin has been different. Struggling with night terrors and panic attacks, he has been prescribed meds to combat the symptoms.
Formerly known as the Augmentations tab, it has now been renamed to Tools and Weapons, and will contain exactly what it says - a running list of tools or weapons that your character carries on them and uses along with/instead of superpowers.

Garage Aka Layer: Tools > Gavin has a full set up in his garage, for constructing clothing. This includes, nano bots programmed only for weaving together compounds into usable fabric. Between his 3D printer, computers and blowtorch, it looks more like a mad scientists layer. 

Sketching Kit: Sketching pad, notebook, colored pencils, charcoal. iPad occasionally.

Satchel: Brown messenger bag.

Connections: Phone and a stack of business cards. Networking is key for an up and coming designer.

Gus · May 31, 2017

Mallory, A

Heroism Meter
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Proaction	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Defense	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Agility	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Intelligence	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Willpower	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Full Name
Aaron Iapetus Mallory

Nicknames
Blacklight, Deadstar, Singularity Man (Earlier codenames. He refused to answer to blackhole boy)

Codename
Solo

Gender
Male

Age
43

Rank
S Rank

Limiter
Active, Level 4

Role
Teacher (Collateral Damage and You!
Race
Uncertain. Blurry.

Hair
Dark

Eyes
Dark

Height
6' 1”

Figure
Heavyset (430 Sextillion tons)

Notes
Hazy shimmering effect near the surface of his skin, like a heat mirage; darkens to inky black void during high stress incidents. He has been described by AEGIS staff physicists as "A living singularity" There are any number of reasons why this is impossible, and when pressed for theories, those same physicists will typically point behind you, scream "LOOK OVER THERE!" and run away. Probably something to do with weakly interacting dark matter.
Kind
His heart is as soft as his skin is impervious. Aaron came of age as a hero just as the violence of Rapture was erupting, and bore witness to the worst corruption the commonwealth had to offer. In spite of his experiences—or perhaps because of them—he maintains an unwavering commitment to treating all human beings as precious. Even the worst of the worst.

Guarded (but fighting it)
It has taken a lifetime for Aaron to come out of his shell, but recent events made it clear that he is ill suited to living purely in his own head. He has decided to make a concerted effort to reach out to people, especially his students. It goes very much against his nature to open up and talk to people, but he knows he can never make the world change the way he wants without getting involved in it. It is long past time for him to stand up to himself on this, and with God's help, he will do it.

Inspired
Aaron hit rock bottom in the early part of January 2040. He thought he had been there before, but this was a whole new level of hell. Apparently, what he had needed was not a therapist, but a priest. Aaron is a changed man, and has thrown himself back into his work to the exclusion of all else. He feels he has his answer, and his purpose in the world, all sewn up in a nice neat package.

Driven
In some, this might be seen as a positive. In Aaron, it may eventually become so. Right now, it is damned dangerous. He has not slept in nearly two weeks. Or eaten. It is debatable whether he needs food or sleep, but this level of obsession simply cannot be healthy. Believing you are on a mission from god to change the world is one thing when you are a starry eyed idealistic kid, but when you literally have the power to move planets, a little restraint is vital. His first act after returning to work from his inspiring encounter with the priest was to build a massive death trap for practical tests. His second was to terrify a pack of journalists. Old Aaron was far too self doubting to do any real damage. New Aaron seems to have no doubts at all. A time may be swift approaching where Aaron needs to be put in check. But who is going to do that?

History
Aaron was born at the dawn of the modern age of super-humans. Now, somehow, he has reached an age where he no longer understands the new generation; their ways are an utter mystery to him. As a millennial's millennial growing up, he could never have imagined becoming an out of touch grouchy old man pining for the good ole bad old days. Apparently, unplugging for almost 15 years will do that to you. That and untreated PTSD, or whatever they're calling it nowadays.

Aaron was 21 when the rapture happened. Fresh out of college, with a newly minted blue card and full of political idealism and ideas, fighting terrorists seemed like the right thing to do. The only thing to do. But then, things got complicated. Experiments came to light. Nasty secrets surfaced. Good and evil became less and less clear, until he became increasingly disturbed by the idea that he might not be on the right side of history. By his mid-twenties he had had enough, teleported to mars, dropped his limiter there, and jumped back to South America where he spent the next fourteen and a half years living on a primitive farming collective, basically working as a tractor. He wasn't exactly happy, but at least he was useful.

Three years ago, he had an epiphany of sorts, and decided it was probably time to leave the farm and get back to his old life. About two years ago he was hired by director Swan to teach at facility 108, but only just arrived in early January; it was a long, long walk. Upon arrival, he almost immediately regretted returning to the life. He was on the point of quitting, and only stayed because his fellow teacher Eve was too badly injured during the 1/14/40 terror attacks to take over classes. After 10 days of spiraling deeper and deeper into depression he broke down on the steps of the Basilica just before dawn on the 24th. An elderly priest with a slight Irish accent gave him a good talking to, and set him on a new path. It is probably too soon to tell if it will stick, but for the moment, Aaron is a changed man.
Joey Belladani
He doesn't hear much from Joey anymore since he stopped getting groceries delivered. Recently though, it has become clear that he can't just go without eating indefinitely, nor is buying out the seven eleven on the way to work likely to be practical in the long term. Maybe he can find him through the soup kitchen downtown.

Lisa Ramsey
Lisa is Aaron's AEGIS assigned therapist. She is on call 24/7, though she has a caseload of 5 other S class individuals deemed psychological security risks. Lisa has been meeting with him virtually through video chat programs for about a year. He's never said much, and after their last session, they were both ready to give up on therapy, but he had a personal epiphany in late January, and now looks forward to their sessions.

Eve Knox
Assistant teacher, badly injured in the Knight Day attacks. At first Aaron couldn't wait for her to come back to work so he could quit in good conscience. Now, he can't wait to show her what he has planned for class each day. Her stellar performance at the Horseshoe Casino heist gave him some new ideas to try.

Batel...?
He did not get a last name. In retrospect he wished he had asked for contact information; she'd have made a great guest lecturer for personal combat in CD&Y. Maybe Red knows who she is or where she trained.

Jamie Bishop
One of 108s many troubled teens, she has taken a shine to Aaron after what is rapidly passing into AEGIS legend as "Let's murder some students at work day" (A competing moniker is "Death Traps & Gas Chambers" a local gaming company is trying to market that as a new tabletop RPG)

Penelope Urbain
108's live-in power plant, she is as toxic personally as she is physically. Aaron likes to visit her because he is one of the few staff who can and live, and also because he intuits that part of her social nastiness springs from loneliness. Whether this will effect any real change remains to be seen.

Page Morgan
Aaron has always felt that in a thriving institution, one should cultivate a healthy and respectful relationship with two people: The Secretary and the Janitor. They are the heroes that EVERY institution needs, though to be sure, not all of them deserve. So far, he hasn't even met the Janitor, and…well let's just say Page Morgan is not impressed with him so far. He hopes to change that over time.

Katheryn Barrett
Apparently, when you come back from a decade long exile, you're supposed to let your old team mates know you're back. Kate was NOT happy about hearing via the news rather than a personal message.

Father...?
Apparently having a nervous breakdown plays hell with one's social graces. He should have asked the man's name! Aaron would like very much to tell the kindly old priest what a profound effect his advice has had, but when he went back to the basilica nobody knew who he was talking about. Without a name, he is at an impasse.
Unearthly Strength and Toughness
The simplest way to describe his powers is that while his strength is virtually limitless in magnitude, it appears to be restricted to lifting, squeezing, and walking around. If he is trapped between two walls, he can push over whichever one is weaker. When lifting things, the weight is limited only by the structural integrity of the surface he is standing on. As for squeezing things, that is a great way to make things not exist anymore, unless you count conversion to quark plasma in the category of 'still existing'. His skin appears to be so dense as to be impenetrable, or at least, if any force in the world is capable of breaking his skin he has yet to encounter it.
- Gravitational 'Radar': Aaron can sense the presence of any mass within about 40 astronomical units. It is difficult for him to sense anything smaller than about a ton, but if he concentrates he can sometimes distinguish nearby objects down to about 100 kg, if they are moving. It is much easier to detect objects silhouetted against the sky. This sense is not blocked by solid objects, and can detect hollow spaces inside larger objects, if they are bigger than about 10 feet across.
- Wormholes: Aaron can open wormholes from the gravity well he is currently in to other sufficiently deep gravity wells. He can pass through the wormhole almost instantaneously, but the time required to open such a wormhole is just a bit longer than the time required for the light cone of the current gravity well to intersect the neighboring one. (Protecting causality, among other things.) The traces of the tunnel remain open for a few minutes after he passes through, and can be reused and slightly re-aimed during that timeframe. He cannot bring anything with him that doesn't fit snugly; anything more than about an inch away from his skin gets sheared off by tidal forces during transit. Aaron has just recently re-learned the use of this power after more than a decade of forswearing its use. He still walks most places, saving teleports for true emergencies.
Limitations
- Newtonian Physics: Enormous forces are required to change Aaron's speed. He can push hard enough to do it, but the environment is not equally pushed back. Nobody knows why. Ordinary objects must still respect the third law with respect to each other, so he can only ever exert as much force on anything as the thing he is bracing himself against can support, or until he exceeds the stress limit of the object. (Picture trying to lift a 50 foot yacht with one hand: either you punch a hole in the hull, or the ground you are standing on, if it is soft enough. Lift failed, either way.) When it comes to accelerating via his own efforts or via local gravitation, the third law seems to take a holiday. He falls like anyone else, and hits the ground without leaving a crater any deeper than a normal man would.
- Vertigo: Being able to sense the spin of earth, as well as the motion of every other major body in the solar system, can have unpredictable effects on Aaron's equilibrium. He is always a little dizzy, but at odd intervals this effect becomes briefly intolerable and will drop him to his knees, vomiting uncontrollably. Sometimes he can puzzle out when an episode will hit in advance from reading horoscopes. The fact that this works bothers him.
- Needs to breathe : This makes him vulnerable to chemical attacks, and puts severe limits on his teleportation, due to the minimum range, as noted below. Also, if he somehow falls into deep water when the moon is not up, he is toast.
- Unable to use vehicles: To be pedantic, he can use them as furniture, he just can't use them to go anywhere, unless they are capable of towing, say, Saturn. The planet, not the model of car.
- Ponderously Slow: Most people don't think much about the effort required to walk around, because it just isn't noticeable. Aaron's legs each weigh about 9 times the mass of the earth, and his arms are roughly half of that. He brings new meaning to the term power walking. His top speed is only about 2 miles per hour, but you can actually count a whisker over 'one Mississippi' in the time it takes him to get up to speed. This also makes it impossible for him to throw things any significant distance, or indeed, even to throw a punch per se. He CAN however, swing a massive lever, such as a telephone pole or truck trailer, to great effect.
- Wormholes Suck: The minimum range for his teleport is about a light second, and that takes him to the moon. There's no air there. Mars is not much better, and is anywhere from three to twenty two minutes away, depending on planetary alignment. Venus is the very worst place he has ever been and he is never going back if he can help it. Under ideal conditions, he can get anywhere in line of sight of the moon in under 6 seconds, providing it is above the horizon. If he is using mars, he can get anywhere on earth, but might need multiple bounces off a variety of bodies. It can take up to an hour to set up a long jump like that. For short range teleports within 8 to 10 miles, he has much better accuracy, and can cut the setup time in half by forming the outbound and return tunnels simultaneously. Once set up, a tunnel will remain usable for a few minutes before dissipation. He has only recently begun using teleportation again, as the horseshoe casino robbery wouldn't wait for him to walk. He had previously sworn never to travel by wormhole again, but his sudden confidence and scope of the threats they are facing has changed his mind.
- Sudden Stops HURT: Running into solid surfaces will stop Aaron almost instantly as noted above. Usually this is not a problem, as he rarely goes faster than 2 miles per hour, but if he falls, he accelerates at 9.8 m/s/s like anything else. He has been knocked out by falls as short as six feet (which he can manage just by falling prone from standing) He theorizes a fall of 25 feet or more might kill him. He is reluctant to test this, and is not over fond of heights.
Skills
- Mechanical Engineering: Aaron was a double major in college, learning practical applications of physics as well as enough basic theoretical physics to understand how not to core out the planet with his wormholes. He can also build cool stuff like massive steel death traps.
- Emergency First Aid: Basic Blue Card training
- Blue card application of law: ditto
- Acting: His one elective in college. It has been a long time since he has been onstage...
  
  Flaws
  - Softie: His compassion will be his undoing
  - Incautious: Overconfidence AND faith in his friends? Aaron is going for the Trifecta of weaknesses!
Theme song:

Gus · May 31, 2017

Thanks to B Bag o Fruit for doing the grunt work on Aaron, Manami and Lars!

Now I just need to do Anthony and Kate

Necessity4Fun · May 31, 2017

Gus You accidentally bolded the entire flaw section there >w<
Other than that, everything seems fine :3

I approve of Aaron and Gavin,

ManicMuse

Gus · May 31, 2017

MAGNUSSON, L

Heroism Meter
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Altruism	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Kindness	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Strength	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Defense	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Agility	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Intelligence	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Willpower	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Full Name
Lars Njall Magnusson

Nicknames
Larry

Codename
The Magus

Gender
Male

Age
36

Rank
E Rank

Role
Snubbed as a teacher. Now he's a villain... Happy? 
Race
Caucasian

Hair
Blonde

Eyes
Heterocromia Iridis  

Height
6' 3"

Figure
Rail thin, almost gaunt. (145 pounds)  

Notes
Right eye is blue/violet, Left is amber/pink.    In public, he is almost always in disguise. 
Affable
Easy going and fun to talk to is the first impression most people take away from meeting Lars. He is inveterate storyteller, as well as a gifted showman with a natural sense of how to entertain and amuse. He has a flair for the theatrical especially comedy. He tends to become especially voluble when he has had a few drinks, but rarely imbibes as his powers require concentration to work properly. Some of his powers revolve around more... exotic chemicals. 

Inventive
While not much of an engineer himself, Lars has a penchant for finding new uses for existing technology. He mostly uses this for creating ever more elaborate illusions as well as pranks. Often both at the same time. 

Mischievous
Lars absolutely loves a good prank, and will go pretty far out of his way to set one up. He is a big fan of the long con, and has been known to play out his prank scenarios over weeks or even months.  

Unhinged
During middle school, Lars had a break with reality. Like many overly bright youngsters, he did not get along well with others, and when his one close friend was killed in a freak accident, he lost his mind. He could not cope with the idea that what happened to him might not matter in any larger sense than his own personal feelings about it. He decided that he was going to have to become the focus of the story. History. He reinvented himself, becoming everybody's best friend. The cool kid. The class clown. The entertainer. The class president. The heart-throb. By the time he was in high school, he realized that he was too big a fish and rural Minnesota was too small a pond. He started making his plans over twenty years ago. And they are nearly ready. Even the gods will see him now. They will see him, and they will tremble. 

History
Lars was 12 when he decided to chart a new course in life. He wants to meet the author. Or authors. Of everything. But especially him. Ultimately, it is all about him. He has re-created his entire being from the ground up, several times over, in pursuit of this goal. First he made a name for himself as stage magician under the name of “The Amazing Magnus” After a couple of years on the circuit, he got bored of that and decided to become an independent investigator and paranormal hero. “Codename: Magnus” had some successes, and even earned a blue card in spite of having no actual powers. (Not that commonwealth ever found out about that; officially he is a C rank reality manipulator) Next, he made a small fortune selling virtual reality tech under the brand name NeoMatrix technologies. He sold the company to Fenrir robotics in 2033 for 2.7 billion dollars, and retired at 29. He recently resurfaced in Baltimore, having spent several years analyzing world wide data about A6G23 related events. There are several anomalous patterns, and they all point to one inescapable fact: Baltimore is the focus of the story. The universe revolves around... Baltimore. What are the odds of that? If he is ever going to meet the storytellers, the groundwork of his story needs to be laid there. He has been quietly setting up shop there for the last four years. He applied for a job at facility 108, but not as himself. Most of his visits to the building were purely holographic. He guest taught a few classes, and then disappeared again. He infiltrated the Knights of Raguel in yet another persona, and provided them with some media savvy and holographic tech. He can't say he was impressed with them, but they will likely have a part to play. The overture is over. The curtain is about to rise... and Baltimore may never be the same.

One last thing: Lars has spent his whole life telling stories. Performing. Transforming. Everything he has ever done is misdirection. Nothing is as it seems. Whatever you see, that is what he wants you to see. Ask him if any of it is true, and he won't even know what you mean. This version of the truth is as true as anything else you could know about Lars. All that can be said for certain is this: A man like that is dangerous.
Tiberius Bartholomew Davidson & Terri-Beth Andrews
Local Vaudevillians. Probably the only humans on the planet that Lars truly cares for more than he does himself. They are an old and happily married couple of humbugs, who are as charming a pair of pickpockets and con artists as you could ever hope to meet. They introduced him to old school theatrical story telling techniques, which triggered the first fundamental change to his plans since he began them. They are also the first (and only) people he has ever confided to about his theories about reality. They were unconvinced, but it doesn't seem any crazier than any other religious experience they've ever heard of, so they let it slide. Time will tell what the cost of that indulgence might be; the story he plans to tell will likely involve tremendous suffering for many.

Skuld Blanco
Minnesota twin cities retired police captain. Lars's second cousin once removed, the daughter of his great aunt Hilda. She was the one who gave Lars his first real shot at crime fighting, and while she frequently claims it was his antics that nearly drove her to take early retirement, she will also grudgingly admit that he was very effective at clearing unsolved cases. She is a relatively rare merging of Latin and Norwegian culture, making her a dangerous person to cross. She has her father's quick temper, and her mother's capacity to carry a grudge. That she will still take Lars's calls is a real testament to his charms.

Katheryn Barrett
A charmingly nutty hero of the twin cities who is almost as crazy as he is, Lars finds her a useful contact in the news media. He has also never known anyone more susceptible to hypnosis in his life. The disturbing thing is that she has moved to Baltimore. He'd always assumed she was a bit player, supporting cast for Aaron at best. But now she is here. The writer's are trying to tell him something...

All the dedicated little people without whose support this show would not have been possible
A seemingly limitless string of friends, former lovers, and dupes, none of whom seem to ever mind being used as pawns in Lars's endless games. Well, his parents mind a little. His mom in particular hates when he refers to her as an 'extra.' His dad thinks it is all a big joke, but then, he thinks puns are funny. He loves all of his supporting cast members, in his own way, but ultimately he is the star, and sometimes extras just have to leave the show.
Skills
- Sleight of hand: This is his primary source of 'power,' and when people think you are actually magical they don't think to look for it.
- Disguise: Ever since his apartment was burned down with him nearly in it back in the mid thirties, Lars has become quite paranoid and rarely goes out in public without a disguise. All his safe houses and bolt holes are well equipped with elaborate make up stations. When he goes out to specifically stir up trouble he chooses neighbors to imitate and then monitors them for weeks afterward to determine if he stirred up real trouble or not.
- Misdirection: If slight of hand is his go to technique, misdirection is the way he lives his life. At some level, virtually everything he does is aimed at directing attention away from his true intentions.
- Lockpicking: This is his second favorite technique after slight of hand. The AEGIS techs were convinced of his ability to teleport when he escaped from a locked room and called from a payphone down the street. The fact that he did this on camera involved some additional technological jiggery pokery, but speedy lockpicking and good old fashioned stealth were the primary skills.
- Stealth: A classic versatile skill that no good thief should be without. Most people think it involves ninja like mystical powers of silent movement. Most ninja will tell you: it is all about the misdirect. Get the enemy to think they know where you are and look there. Be somewhere else.
- Pickpocketing: One of Lars's all time favorite tricks involved secondary testing. The technicians locked him in an exam room with high tech locks and state of the art 'psychoportation limiting fields' They were so confident of their high tech toys, they neglected to notice he had stolen one of their key cards when he arrived at the building. He escaped before they had even got back to their monitors and slipped it back into the tech's pocket as they were sitting down, then hovered behind them until they noticed him. He still gets the giggles over that to this day.
- Bribery: It is a delicate thing to know when to attempt this and when it will just make things worse, but plausible deniability will probably get you out of trouble even when it fails...
- Forgery: Disguises will only get you so far. At a certain point you need ID. Owning a dozen different houses under a dozen different identities makes for quite a bit of practice. It also gives you resources to make ever more elaborate forgeries. Lars has gone so far as to create an entire identity complete with a 9 to 5 entry level job in order to gain access to a university building. It is a point of pride that he worked the job long enough to get his first paycheck without ever once showing up to work. He didn't even cash the check, though he does have it framed somewhere. That identity, along with its employment history, is one of his favorite 'good luck charms' for deep cover projects.
- Cold Reading: Lars has a keen sense of body language and other 'tells' but the core of the technique is to start vague and throw out dozens of details and then zero in on the ones that get a reaction. The more gullible the mark, the more 'Amazing!' his predictions become. Not being recorded doing it is also key. Allowing time for the mark's memories to exaggerate the event amps the amazing factor amazingly. For skeptics, who might be familiar with cold reading, the key is to do research ahead of time and do a hot read. Nothing is better for the reputation than impressing a skeptic, because that smarmy know it all will tell all his friends.
- Perceptual theory: The root of almost all stage magic is the ability to get the audience to watch the wrong hand. The best magicians have a deep understanding of how the mammalian brain processes perceptual data and how attention shifts, skipping ahead to the next thing in a predictive way, regardless of whether the prediction is legit.
- Hypnosis: While most stage hypnotism is utter bullshit, there are some people who are very susceptible to suggestion. Most 'fantasy prone' personality types have certain tells that Lars has learned to spot. It is amazing what people will play along with if you find the right buttons to push.
- Independently wealthy: While a few hundred million dollars in the bank might not be wealthy by the standards of modern American oligarchs, that plus a dozen or so houses spread across the city purchased under assumed names, as well as a few fully equipped holography labs is plenty enough for Lars's plans for now.
Flaws
- Dramatic: If caught between what is pragmatic and what makes a good story, Lars will always choose the story. This will get him caught. Eventually.
- Cheerfully Ruthless to NPCs: It's not like they're real! Why do you get upset over a few cosmetic changes to the number of bit players in the world? Taking an arrow to the knee doesn't make you interesting, it makes you annoying! Be interesting and live, or die entertainingly to flavor the story.
Holograms: Tool Holography can make incredible illusions given time to prepare. 

Satellites: Tool WiFi surveillance can easily find out things “you couldn't possibly know” 

Internet: Tool Google ditto.

Specialty magicians equipment: Tools Google it. It's amazing.
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Gus · May 31, 2017

Hamasaki, M

Heroism Meter
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
Proaction	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Composure	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	3/7
Defense	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Intelligence	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Willpower	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Full Name
Manami Hamasaki

Nicknames
Umi

Codename
Stingray

Gender
Female

Age
Approximately 23, exact birthdate unknown

Rank
C Rank

Limiter
Active chip, Level 2

Role
Student
Race
Japanese

Hair
None

Eyes
Black

Height
5'4” OR 6' 11”

Figure
Lithe and lean (125 pounds) OR Massive and Muscular (275 pounds)

Notes
Blue scaly skin, flattened nose, nictitating membrane over eyes, gill slits below ears, webbed digits, needle like teeth, brow ridge and other fins. When angered or desperate, especially in aquatic environments she increases about 30 percent in height and more than doubles in muscle mass.
Self Sacrificing
Manami could hardly be more selfless. It is not that she will go out of her way to help a friend in need. She will drop everything to help anyone with anything.

Disciplined
Her tendency to subsume her aims for others would almost be crippling except for her single mindedness of purpose once she has set about to complete a task. If you could get her distracted, you could probably redirect her to a different task just by asking, but distracting her once she is engaged is no mean feat.

Patient
While in 'docile' mode, Manami has almost limitless patience. She will put up with almost anything, apart from a physical threat to herself or to Kyo or Makoto.

Timid
Manami is by nature quiet and shy of people. She is terribly afraid of the 'oni' inside of her, and does not like to let it out.

History
Manami was born about twenty years ago, presumably in or near Japan. She was discovered floating in the open sea off the southern coast of Kyushu by a husband and wife on their fishing vessel. They informally adopted her, and together the three of them have fished their way across two oceans. Her past is largely unknown, even to herself. Sometimes she has flashbacks, but refuses to talk about them. She is an atypical C rank super, in that her powers are virtually undetectable (apart from the obvious physiological differences) unless she is submersed in water, or very recently emerged from it. Only in the ocean can she reach her full potential. She is more graceful, strong, and clear minded when she is not expending so much effort fighting for each breath. Tragically, when she returns to her natural element, she feels more keenly than ever how alone she is, and wants nothing more than to get back to the surface world where she has a family, and can at least dream of having friends.

After almost three years, her adoptive parents have reached an impasse; they have taught their daughter all they can, and they are very proud of her progress. Last month though, they docked in Baltimore, and the terrorist attacks made them realize that there are things a super needs to know in the world as it stands that they don't know how to teach her. On the morning of January 24th, they showed up on the doorstep of 108 looking to further their daughter's education.
Kyo and Makoto Hamasaki
Manami's adoptive parents. They live with her on their 30 foot fishing boat, and have been moving from place to place for six years. Raising Manami has been, like raising any child, both terrifying and rewarding. The scale and character of the challenges however, were unique. She was a bit of a blank slate when they first encountered her. At first, she was prone to violent outbursts, but that was quickly moderated by her strong desire to please. She seemed to be so starved for kindness that they could hardly help but give her all they had. She soaked up their love and tried her very best to become the child they had waited too long to have. Makoto taught her to fish, and to make top notch sushi. Kyo taught her martial arts, specializing in the naginata, which gave her a much needed focus and outlet for her occasional violent urges. They are her world. Up until recently, she was halfway convinced they were the whole of the world, and she is a little alarmed to realize just how many people there are in this new place.

Kendrick Haywood
"Kendi-Kun" was Manami's first real friend, not just at 108, but in the world. She still cares deeply for him, but sees him a little differently since the day of the Jailbreak, where he showed that he can be mean sometimes, even with little to no cause.

Sensei Mallory
Mr. Mallory looks funny, but he is kind. On her first day, she misunderstood and thought Mr. McNabb was named Mr. Mallory, but her confusion was soon fixed by Kendrick.

Sensei Ward
Mr. Ward is even funnier than Mr. Mallory. He may seem gruff but Manami has taken combat training before, and she knows the difference between martial discipline and mean.

Sempai Vicky
Sempai has laser eyes, but she doesn't want to use them. Manami sometimes wishes she were normal too, so she thinks she understands, but she can't be sure. Sempai Vicky doesn't seem to want to talk about it.

JJ
Jay-Jay seems a little shy at first, but Manami has been on two adventures with him now, and maybe he is not shy at all.

Green Hair Girl(Bianca Atillo)
Green hair girl seemed mean, but then Kendrick was even MORE mean. Manami wishes everybody would be more nice.

Sensei McNabb
Of all the teachers, Mr. McNabb has the most fun classes. He smells like fish and he makes funny jokes to make Manami laugh. She is also very concerned with learning about emotional composure because she hopes it will keep the Oni securely locked inside her forever.

Sensei Van Can
At first she seemed very strict, but she is actually the most understanding teacher at the school. She has long talks after class with Manami which she enjoys so much she sometimes is late for supper.

Sports Bra Girl (Julie)
She fell out of the sky one day and squashed Kendrick, but Manami wasn't watching and only heard about it later, which is probably good for both of them.
Codename: Stingray
Manami can breathe underwater and swim faster than all but the fastest torpedo. She has eight inch retractable stingers hidden in the fleshy part of her forearms. They have barbed ends and razor sharp edges. She also has enormous strength potential, but can't tap it fully while on dry land.
- Attack mode:
  When angered or threatened, Manami has flashbacks of some kind, which can sometimes cause a dramatic physical response. Her body increases in size, more than doubling in muscle mass. Her normal stingers extend outward on twelve foot long muscular whips. Her strength increases to well beyond normal human capabilities, though breathing air curtails her power severely. These episodes can last for as little as a few minutes, or up to several hours depending on stress levels during the incident.
- Deep ocean life support: Manami is virtually immune to cold as well as changes in pressure, and has low light vision and EM sensitivity (but only in salt water)
Limitations
- Animal Savage fury:
  When she shifts into attack mode, Manami's intelligence and will are both reduced to subhuman levels, and she acts on pure instinct.
- Limiter chip kicks in hard:
  When reverting to docile mode after an incident, the shock knocks her unconscious for anything from 2 minutes up to 24 hours depending on how long she was in her savage state, and how much effort she made. Regardless of those factors, she is always ravenously hungry when she wakes up.
- Worst of both worlds:
  She gets sick if she does not spend at least an hour exercising in the water each day; eventually she would dry out and die. Contrariwise, the longer she spends in the water, the less connection she feels to her life above the waves. She is terrified that if she spends more than a whole day in the water that she will lose her humanity altogether and become the monster inside her forever.
- Monstrous appearance:
  Even when her inner demons are under control, by normal human standards, she looks like a monster on the outside. For a young woman trying to find her place in human society, this is more than slightly problematic.
- Gills work better than lungs:
  While she is unusually strong for a young woman of her height and weight, breathing air is not good for Manami. Eventually, if she doesn't get breaks from it, it would kill her. As it is, she gets clumsy and struggles to think clearly after barely a minute of struggling for breath. Her muscles are also severely limited in potential when she can't get enough oxygen.
Skills
- Martial Arts: Traditional women's style, specializing in Naginata and Jiu Jitsu tricks.
- Hunting: Deep sea fishing is a very different skill for Manami than what her foster parents practice. Nevertheless, she is extraordinarily skilled at it.
- Cooking: Sushi is a speciality, but hardly the only thing in her repetoire.
- Limited English: Getting better everyday
- Stealthy swimming: She can also be pretty quiet on land, but is especially stealthy in the water.
Flaws
- Excitable: Manami gets excited about the least little thing. The only force on earth more powerful than her shyness is her enthusiasm for life. Does that not sound like a flaw to you? You obviously have not spent enough time around her yet. In addition to being overly cute, her naivete can result in her getting enthusiastic about some very bad ideas.
- Slow witted: She does better in the water, but most of her friends are land dwellers. She tries to keep up, but gets easily confused. Partly the language barrier, but mostly the hypoxia.
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ManicMuse · May 31, 2017

MORGAN, P

Heroism Meter
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
Kindness	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
Composure	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Strength	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Defense	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Agility	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01
Intelligence	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Willpower	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Energy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06

Full Name
Page Morgan

Nicknames
None

Codename
Serenity

Gender
F

Age
29

Rank
B Rank

Limiter
Inactive, Level 3

Role
Non-teaching Faculty Assistant Clerk
Race
Caucasian (Irish)

Hair
Red

Eyes
Hazel

Height
5' 6"

Figure
Fit and full figured. Border lining on plus size by most people's standards.

Notes
Tattoo along left side starting from the mid rig cage continuing down to the hip. Tattoo is a dragon breathing fire and the words "In order to rise from the ashes, one first must burn," written beside it.
Self Disciplined
Page Morgan displays great self control, over herself and more importantly, her emotions. While many have the luxury of sacrificing inhibitions or emotional restraint for the thrill and pleasure of a moment, Page does not. She prefers sticking to her routines and set schedules, because when she is pushed outside her comfort zone, it can have fiery consequences.   

Uptight
Page is a little more tightly wound than most and a bit OCD. Due to her underlying fear of the unknown, Page is best known for her stick-in-the-mud ways and being very on edge. This often leaves others feeling that she just lacks social skills.  

Dependable
For better or worse, she is definitely reliable. Fitting with her type A personality, there is a deep seeded need to follow through with tasks she is given.  

Emotionally Eruptive
When Page has become emotionally entangled in a matter, she becomes very passionate, overly so. Being emotionally sensitive, Page can over react to a situation. Given that she spends a great deal of effort smothering her emotions entirely, once let loose they tend to overwhelm her. Perhaps that is why, when they bubble to the surface, a trickle quickly turns into a waterfall.

History
Page's skill became very apparent at a young age. By the tender age of 6, she was dazzling her classmates with fire butterflies in the sky at recess. Despite the risks surrounding her gift, her parents were reluctant to seek any sort assistance for it, given the religious ramifications given their belief system. This was an unfortunate choice but still their right. Mainly because they lived in Ireland, which had more lenient regulations. This resulted in a fatal accident when Page was eight. After the death of her younger brother, her mother's sorrow was redirected into rage and angry outbursts. Page's father dealing with his own grief and at a loss for what to do decided it was best to remove Page from the situation.

Page's parents sent her to live with an Aunt in the states. Given her emotional state tying into her ability to set things on fire, Page Morgan has worn a limiter since arriving in the United States.

While Page has been closely monitored most of her life, in recent years, she has shown a better grasp on her abilities and emotions. Despite the fact that Page has lived a very sheltered life, working from home and isolating herself, she is taking steps to grow beyond the her boundaries. Page branched out into the unknown by enlisting as a clerk at Facility 108, while attempting to certify for a Blue Card.

With the recent death of her Father in episode one, Page disappeared for while and even upon her return has been emotionally volatile. Falling so far behind in her duties, Page has left getting a Blue Card on the back burner.
SWAN, JASON
Mr. Swan, for the lack of a better term, is Page's boss. With what was her recent employment at Aegis, Jason Swan had been keeping Page on her toes. Almost as if he enjoyed pushing her buttons. The man may have a lifetime of age over her, but that won't stop her from telling him how it is, maybe.

MALLORY, AARON
A troublesome new instructor. His ways seem extreme to Page but the man seems to get results. Still he is tame compared to the tactics of Mr. Ward.

MCNABB, ALLEN
"THIS MAN IS INSANE!" quoted from a write up of Page Morgan left for Mr. Swan. This instructor has never rubbed her the right way. Yes, he always shows up to class, but its almost like, no ones home.

WARD, HUNTER
Prefers to avoid him at all costs. Him and that damn red marker.

HAMASAKI, Manami
New student to Facility 108. Page directly processed her intake paperwork. Page is uncertain about this student. She seems so innocent but Page feels there is more than meets the eye with her.

HAYWOOD, Kendrick
Rich kid. Page is very familiar with this student due to the mile long pile of paperwork of inquires on his well being with Facility 108.

KRAVITZ, CHRIS
They met when Page attempted to help the kid out during the siege of reports on the Facility. Compared to most the students in the Facility, he does not seem to bad.
Empathic Fire Manipulation
The ability to control, manipulate and create fire, based on ones state of being. Page Morgan is able to make fire but it takes more than a mere whim to do so. This telekinetic gift ties into her emotional state. By focusing on one state of being or the other, she is able to either create fire or smother it. This also means that, the hues of the fire Page is controlling, also changes, depending upon the emotions used to channel it. This can be quite embarrassing if not a conscious choice on her part. Talk about sending up a fiery flare of how you feel about a certain subject.
- Fire Resistant: Page and objects on her person, cannot catch on fire, nor be burned by extreme temperatures, both internally or externally. This applies only to burns created by heat. Not applicable to chemical or other such based attacks. This has also taken focus on Page's part. Things like clothing stay intact with ease. Objects held or extended from her body take more focus to protect.
- Dragons Breath: An ability only seen in extremely heightened usage of her powers; this gift has only been seen once. Page is able to build up high amounts of emotional essence within. It is then expelled through the mouth as a fiery blaze. What makes this skill so interesting is, the flames expelled in this manner seems to be alive. The flame is able to avoid some targets and pinpoint, even chase, others. At the time of use, this skill was measured to be effective at arrange of one city block or 109 meters.
Limitations
- Where there is smoke, there is fire: More to the point, where there is fire, there needs to be air. While she can manipulate fire and thus do some nifty things, fire consumes oxygen at a fantastic rate. Even before a fire would be extinguished from lack of air, Page would lose consciousness. Enclosed or confined spaces and flames are not advised.
- No business in the cold: While moderately effected by water, cold is her true weakness. Cold situations are far more hazardous to Page than other individuals.
- I'm irrational? I will show you irrational!: Page's power is linked directly with her emotions. Without the right catalyst there is no flame. With the wrong trigger, the house goes up in flames. It's hard to trigger the right emotional response and create a huge fire when you are scared out of your wits. Same goes for keeping your cool when someone is pushing every button you have. This issue is somewhat complicated by the fact that Page has intentionally lived a sheltered life. Her skin is not as thick as some, so to speak. This leaves her vulnerable to manipulative people, interfering with her emotions and therefore her ability to tap into her powers.
COMPUTERS AND TECH: She is very tech savvy for the average person. Comes from years of spending all her time inside with only her computer for company.

ACCOUNTING 101: Being a very organized individual, Page has found herself with several accounting and data entry jobs in her past. Making her very capable of doing checks and balances for even large insurance companies. Quickbooks Master.

ORGANIZE IT: With all her book keeping skills and over all need for an orderly space, Page is a wiz at keeping and creating order. Even if to an almost manic degree.

SOCIAL SKILLS 101: Never having had a true friend, Page really does not understand how to have relationships. She rarely picks up on social ques.

SWEETS: Page tries so hard to be good but she has a serious weakness for baked goods.

RULES: Wanting so badly to control her surrounds, Page sticks to the rules, always. Even at times when perhaps the rule book should be tossed out the window for the greater good.
GLASSES: Tool Despite being a Super, years of staring at computer screens still has impaired her vision close up.
Theme song

Gus · May 31, 2017

BARRETT, K.

Heroism Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	7/6/8
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	4/6/8
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	5/5/6
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	2/3/4
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	7/7/8
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	2/5/3
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	5/5/5

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	2/2/7
Defense	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	2/2/6
Agility	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	7/2/2
Intelligence	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	4/2/2
Willpower	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	2/3/2
Energy	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	3/1/3

Full Name
Katheryn Marie Barrett

Nicknames
Kate, Shrew ← (Use at your own risk)

Codename
Janus

Gender
Female

Age
39 years

Rank
A Rank

Limiter
Inactive, Level 3

Role
Journalist/Vigilante
Heritage
Scandinavian/Scottish descent, but Minnesotan born and bred.

Hair
Blonde

Eyes
Blue

Height
5' 11”

Figure
Go on and ask her. Dare you.

Notes
She has a fighter's demeanor, even in civilian garb, even at twilight without her powers.
Loyal
Kate's friends come first. Period. Truth, Justice, American way, yadda yadda yadda. If any of that stands between Kate and doing right by her friends though...

Fiery
Contrary to popular Twin Cities myth, Kate was NOT named after the titular character of Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew” She can quote parts of it by heart though, as well as feminist critiques of it.

Mercurial
She is pretty sure she wasn't always like this. She only really feels like herself around twilight. In the daytime, the call to the glory of righteous and honorable battle is strong. At night, the urge to dispose of human the offal lurking in dark alleys silently and efficiently is almost overpowering. Caught between these two extremes, it is hard to know who she really is.

Vengeful
Mostly Kate's blistering tongue is just high spirits. Anyone who can stand toe to toe with her in verbal fencing gets her respect. To those who manage to truly piss her off however, woe unto ye! When the fiery banter stops, you may want to see about putting your affairs in order, and soon.

History
Kate got her start in the adventuresome life as a reporter. She got her first regular gig while covering the rapture and blogging about it. She was just 17. It was shortly after this that she met Aaron Mallory and the rest of the Twin City Guardians. She stuck to him and his teammates like glue, and while she was nearly killed on multiple occasions, she always got phenomenal stories for her paper. She was 23 when her luck finally ran out. She was tracking the activity of some kind of cult, led by a man who claimed to be in contact with extra-dimensional entities he called, unironically, edge-lords. When they found her spying on their midnight summoning ritual, they decided she would make a fine sacrifice. Unfortunately for them, stabbing her in the throat was just the stress she needed for her A6G23 gene to finally activate. As she watched her lifeblood spray over the hood of the chief priest and felt consciousness fleeting, something dark rose up from her subconscious mind to take its place. The darkness spread rapidly to the furthest limits of her genetic code, invigorating her cells and rewiring her mind. In the space of her final heartbeat her blood was replaced with something...else. Iron wing would later describe it as some kind of psychic force which defied his best attempts to quantify it. Telepathic heroes have told her that whatever it is inside her puts off low level emotional vibrations as if it is a living entity in its own right. Medical exams have shown her nervous system has extended throughout her circulatory system, more than tripling the nerve tissue in her body, and increasing white matter and gray matter by over thirty percent. She is a curious case. During the day, the psychic forces boiled throughout her combined circulatory/nervous system, sucking up energy from the sun. While the sun was up, she was brimming over with the excess solar energy. The added power makes her skin bullet proof, supercharges her muscles enough to punch holes through tanks, and by channeling the excess solar energy out through her hands and feet, she can fly. It was glorious. Night time was another story. When the sun went down, her strength and toughness faded rapidly along with the ability to fly. As night came on, the true nature of her powers came out. Unrestrained by the influence of the sun, the psychic forces flowed through her body's strange channels like dark quicksilver, enhancing her reflexes and intellect, but also twisting her mind in ways that frightened her. The guardians took her in and trained her. They gave her purpose and helped her master her baser impulses, using both her sets of powers to serve the city. For about two years, she was as happy as she had ever been. Then in 2024, Aaron just... quit. And disappeared off the face of the earth. Soon after that, Iron Wing retired. The rest of the team kept plugging away, but somehow it was never the same after that. By 2031 Kate had pretty much retired from hero work and gone back to full time reporting. Knight Day in Baltimore made news nationally, but also dropped the first tantalizing clues to Kate that Aaron might be back. Her first solid confirmation was when the Francis Scott Key bridge was knocked down. The news reports didn't feature him, but they said enough. Curiosity piqued, she hit Bailey up for funds to go dig for stories about the Knights. Really though, she just wanted to confront Aaron about running out on the Guardians without so much as a 'goodbye' almost 15 years ago. (Not to mention coming back without dropping a line!)
Aaron Mallory
If she could be honest with herself, she has always wanted Aaron to see her as more than a friend. Honesty is not her long suit however, and she would die before admitting her feelings. Aaron, for his part, just doesn't seem to have those kind of feelings.

Samuel and Bella Barrett
Kate's parents. She doesn't see them much anymore as they were forced into a federal relocation program in the late 2020s after a particularly nasty case she worked involving organized crime. Visiting them without blowing their cover identities is a pain in the ass, but she tries to make the effort at least twice a year. Her father is still overprotective to the point of being a little controlling, but nowadays she just finds it amusing. Her mom is the one she really misses. Mom always pushed her to reach past what people thought she could handle; to go beyond what was deemed 'appropriate' and be authentic. Mom gave her the means to make her life extraordinary, and a temper to be reckoned with. She always wanted to have a child of her own to pass that down to, but given the extremity of her gene expression, she is not sure she should. Given her age, she is not sure how much longer she even could.

Eve Knox
Aaron's assistant teacher in CD + Y at 108. She seems highly competent and decent. Maybe she can pump her for inside information about Aaron's new 'church' thing.

Hunter Ward
The personal combat instructor at 108. Something about him sets off alarms in Kate's mind, but she can't quite put her finger on what it is.

Lars Magnusson
Kate first met Lars late in 2024, shortly after Aaron quit the team. She first reached out to him ostensibly as a replacement, but actually had suspicions from the start about his sanity and stability. When she confronted him about a string of murders she suspected his involvement in, he made his escape, humiliating her in the process, and dropping off the radar for over a decade. She has wanted to bring him down ever since, but rarely gets any real opportunities. He is just too slippery.

Harry Triest
Codename, Iron Wing. A C rank hyper intellect, long since retired, and he meant it when he said it. Harry was the Guardian's gadgeteer, and the de facto team leader, partly from his extreme intellect, partly from being old enough to be Aaron and Kate's grandfather. For the younger members, he could have been their great grandfather. He gave her his night vision goggles when he retired to increase her effectiveness as a night time hero. He is a storehouse of useful gadgets, if asked nicely.

Skuld Blanco
Twin Cities police captain, retired. No nonsense lady. Put up with a lot of nonsense from the Minnesota super population because it got results. Not overly fond of Kate. The feeling is mutual.

Bailey Baldwin
Editor in Chief of the Minnesota Star Tribune. When he first read her blog back in 2017, he resolved to hire her. After the Rapture incident, he made a permanent position for her on staff. He is still technically her boss, but these days she pretty much does the work she wants. Mostly editorial opinion pieces rather than the hard hitting exposés of yesteryear Bailey claims to be paying her for.

John Morrow
Codename Impact. A C rank hero specializing in fancy fisticuffs, he is one of the younger members of the team, and one of the few still actively working with Blanco. He is also fabulously wealthy, and uses his fortune to do charitable works alongside his work as a vigilante. These days he does more work running his foundation that he does on the streets.

Orion
A symbiotic hero with a sea-skate like body plan. Orion grants powers to any E rank who allows it to attach to their neck like a cape. Orion has never given any name other than the codename. It claims to be an alien, but tests positve for human genes including the A6G23. Orion says that is a side effect of it's symbiosis with humans, but confided to Kate that this story is bullshit. Orion's childhood was pretty awful, as a non humanoid mutant, and doesn't like to talk about it. It feels like an alien, forever denied true communion with humanity except as a literal hanger on. It is a wonder really, that it didn't end up as a villain. Orion, along with John, is all that is left of the Guardians in 2040.

The Voices
Kate has never told anyone this, but ever since she gained her powers, she hears voices in her head. Mostly they just tease and cajole and provide running commentary. But sometimes they say things that worry her. She has done a lot of reading about the functioning of the human brain, and how it behaves more like a committee than a true individual. Her suspicion is that the extension of white matter and gray matter neurons throughout her circulatory system has allowed some parts of her subconscious mind to develop their own executive function. But it is not her field of expertise, and she doesn't dare to ask anyone about it for fear they will assume she is crazy. Only at twilight do they leave her alone.
Janus, The Two-Faced God

Kate has two distinct power sets. She cannot choose which one to use; it is entirely determined by whether the sun is up or down. And at dawn and dusk, she loses both sets and has to deal with being more or less normal until the transition is complete.
- Darkness in the Light: During the day, the sunlight aggravates the dark energies in her veins, bringing them to a low boil just below the surface of her skin. This makes her very strong and tough, and able to fly. When so close to the surface, the darkforce can emerge from her hands as strands of psychic shadow that can entangle and restrain anything living, draining strength and sapping will. In principle, the shadow strands could kill if allowed to maintain contact long enough. Kate strongly suspects they want to kill, but she assiduously restrains them from doing so.
- Light in the Darkness: At night she loses her flight, strength and toughness, but moves and thinks more quickly. Additionally, stored solar energy from the day can be released as dazzling lights and lethal bursts of crystalized photons.
Limitations
- Twilight: For about one hour around sunset and another around sunrise, Kate is in balance. The darkness from her cellular matrix loses its hold. The sunlight is not strong enough to charge or mutate her powers. For these brief spans, all her powers fade away, though she remains an exceptional specimen of humanity.
- Don't Cross The Streams: In her daytime form, she is especially vulnerable to any form of shadow attack, including her own, if it is turned back against her. At night, she is vulnerable to any form of light based attack, including her own.
- Low Battery: If she overuses her light attacks at night, they can run out of juice. In the daytime, if she pushes too hard on a heavily overcast day, her powers can fail until she charges for a few minutes. Solar eclipses, while rare, will rob her of her powers entirely until the eclipse is over.
- Shadows Aren't Real: You'd be hard pressed to convince those she has bound with shadow strands of this, but they can't be used to tie anything that is not alive or has no mind to speak of. Zombies, trees, rocks and the like cannot be touched by her shadow strands.
- Like Cures Like: Her shadow strands can be dissipated by shadows, or even just a darkened room. Her light bursts can be deflected or blocked by light, even just a flashlight.
- Flashbacks: Sometimes, certain stimuli will take Kate to a very dark place. It is difficult to predict how she will react, except that it is never good, and always leaves her with a memory gap when it is over. She suspects this has to do with the extra neural tissue creeping through the rest of her body. As if it knows something she does not.
Investigative Instincts: Years of super sleuthing and undercover journalism has given Kate a very keen eye for details others might miss.

Journalistic Writing: She also has a novel she's been plugging away at for 15 years, but the bills are paid by the reporting. To be honest, even if she could get a publisher, she'd be mortified to see her novel in print. But anyway, she can write pretty well.

Conversational Interrogation: Kate has a knack for getting people to open up to her. She has gotten a number of exclusive interviews with super-villains in prison. On occasion, she has even gotten them in the midst of doing battle.

Closed Off: With the sole exception of her mother, there is nobody Kate opens up to. Freud would say this is the source of all her other neuroses. But what does Freud know?

Inflexible: Kate is very quick to judgement. Once she has the angle on a story, she is not likely to change her mind. When combined with a streak of violence, this has led to some bad outcomes for those she decides are villains. Eventually this may ruin her career as a blue card.

Insubordinate: Harry was always the de facto leader of the guardians. But Harry was special. He understood how to guide people without 'barking orders' at them. Nobody else has ever been able to work with Kate for long without her breaking ranks to go off on her own. Admittedly this has often gotten results, but not too many friends in the Law Enforcement community.
Item: [Night Vision Goggles/I]] Compact, efficacious and very nearly indestructible, these were a gift from Harry

Item: [Flight Suit] Kate can handle velocities near the speed of sound, but most clothing can't. Her suit and special streamlined backpack were designed by Dana Dabbs.

Item: [Stealth Suit] Another gift from Harry, this blends into shadows well and is nearly IR neutral, as well as having active noise cancelation and better than average resistance to small arms fire.
Theme songs:

Gus · May 31, 2017

KATE IS DONE!

YOU MAY ALL ADMIRE HER NOW (She likes that)

I have also edited Lucas as indicated.

Just Anthony still to go and then I can get some real writing done.

Prepare for an onslaught of prompts and other posts; the seniors are done with classes at last... I have free time again!

yoikes · Jun 1, 2017

CASTLE, M

Heroism Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Defense	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Intelligence	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Willpower	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05
Energy	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03

Full Name
Mitch Castle

Nicknames
Mitch, Castle, "Power Thief" 

Codename
Borrower

Gender
Female

Age
17

Rank
B Rank

Limiter
Active, Level 2

Role
Student
Race
Chinese-American 

Hair
Dark Brown

Eyes
Dark Brown

Height
5’ 8”

Figure
Coltish 

Notes
Wears glasses (Has both the normal looking one and one used for sports/in action)
Adaptable
Mitch can quickly adapt to her new surroundings, in a new group of friends or in a new environment. She can quickly adjust and change her own self to fit the new situation. 

Stern
Mitch could be firm and strict, especially when there is 'rule breaking' being involved. She's not afraid to scold someone for cutting into the line, or for smoking in a non-smoking area and could be harsh to even her own sisters. 

Reserved
Mitch is friendly, but there's always a side of her that she keep to herself. She's a little bit of secretive, hiding her own problem and conflict from others. She tried to solve it on her own, stubbornly refusing to tell and ask someone to help with it. 

Hesitant
Mitch always doubted her own self, her own choices. Can she do it? Can she actually be a hero? Did she make the correct choice? She's having a serious problem to trust her own judgment, and afraid to make an irreparable mistake. It takes her a while before deciding on what to do. 

History
Born to an American father and Chinese mother, Mitch is raised in Shanghai with her two younger sisters. As a child, Mitch never really has a dream to pursue. That boy wanted to be a pilot, that girl wanted to be a nurse. And Mitch? She never dreamed of something, she couldn't see herself becoming someone. So she attended school, went to cram school and have fun with friends aimlessly and without a goal.

Until an accident occurred and Mitch finds out about her power.

She was visiting an amusement park with her friends when someone's superpower activated for the first time, the poor man is unable to control his terrakinesis that's causing massive earthquake and boulders being lifted off the ground and thrown into every direction. People panicked, pushing each other as they ran to all direction. Mitch was shoved down to the ground, and before a boulder could hit and injure her badly a hand made out of solid rock leaped out of the ground in front of her and blocked it.

Mitch, confused, thought that she has the same power as the man. She tries to control the earth, but nothing happens. It took her and everyone a while to realized what her power can actually do.

After graduating from middle school, she is told to attend a Training Facility. Her parents decided to send her to Training Facility 108, a place far from home so she could learn to live alone. Attending the facility and surrounded with people with powers made Mitch realized that she is no longer a normal person and that she has the power to do something and to be an even better person that she was before. She's quite excited, but at the same time really troubled.
Jefferson Castle
A man who worked in the export-import business. He traveled quite a lot but always find time to have some quality family bonding. Mitch is really close with her father, doing some activities together like traveling together across the countryside. After he finds out that Mitch has a superpower, he and his wife decided to keep a close watch on their 2 youngest to see whether they have one too. 

Chan Yi
Jefferson's wife. They met at a Chinese New Year party held by Jefferson's company, and five years later gets married. A housewife who's trying her best to take care of three daughters especially when her husband is not home. Yi sees Mitch as a capable and independent child, especially since she's the oldest, and teach her to take care of her sisters. Worried that all of her daughters has power and are given a burden that might be too hard for them to handle. 

Chan Fang / Alice Castle
Mitch's sister, 2 years younger than her. Angsty teenager who just entered puberty, she often clashed with her parents and Mitch and like to tease the youngest. Rebellious, Mitch worried that she might be hanging out with the wrong crowd at school. Think that her older sister's power is really cool and wondered if she has a power too. 

Chan Ling / Gabrielle Castle
The youngest sister, 5 years younger than Mitch. The sweetest child in the world, she never had a malicious intent and always smile and friendly to everyone even to stranger. A crybaby who easily cried when teased or mocked. Really saddened to see her older sister left home to attend the facility. 
Power Replication
The ability to mimic and replicate other people's power and use it for herself.

Power Scanner: Her power allows her to be some sort of a power radar. She can sense people who have a power and differentiate them from normal people. Aside from sensing whether someone has a power, she can also sense what kind of power they have. Psychical, something that related to human's mind, or a shape shifting ability. She can guess it, but she doesn't really know what it is or what it can do. 
Ability Learning: Mitch can copy other people's power by first observing how the power is used and studying it. 

Limitations
Observation: Mitch has to see the power being used first, and she have to observe what it can do. For example, the terrakinesis power. She saw the man use the power (unconsciously) and watch as it shook the ground and lift off rocks. After seeing what the power can do, only then Mitch could copy the power and uses it as her own. 
Study: She must understand how the power work first before being able to actually copy it. This might take a while. 
Only one: She can only copy one power at the time, and the power will only last for 30-45 minute and an hour at the longest. The stronger the power, the shorter the duration. 
Distance: She can only copy someone's power who are in a 30m radius from her and are within her eye visibility.
Delay: After copying someone's power, she cannot copy it again for an hour. 
Uncontrollable: She doesn't own the power, so she has to be cautious when borrowing someone else's power for the first time as she could harm herself or her own friends if she's not careful. Aside from she doesn't know how to properly use the power, the power could get out of control (like the terrakinesis man from her past). 
Fragile: Mitch is not a machine nor an actual superhuman. Her body is that of a normal human. The more she uses her power to borrow, the more exhausted her body is. And what dangerous is that Mitch doesn't know exactly how many is her limit. 2 As? 3 Bs? Or 5 Cs? She is forced to be picky to choose which power to copy, and when to use it to fight.
A list of non-superpower (mundane) skills and flaws that your character has. Mundane skills include knowledge such as first-aid training, cooking, paleontology, etc. Mundane flaws include physical disabilities, or expanded information on negative personality traits such as gullibility, clumsiness, vanity, etc.

Keep in mind that your character's superpowers might affect some of their normal skills, for example, we all expect hyper-intelligent supers to have more knowledge-related skills in this list than the average character. However, these skills and flaws should all be things that your character could lose their powers, and still retain.

All characters should have at least two skills and two flaws.

SKILLS:
Mandarin & Cantonese: Born and raised in Shanghai, aside from using it daily Mitch was also taught Chinese in school. She picked up Cantonese from her mom, who use it when talking with her relatives.

Cooking: Mitch always enjoyed cooking, but occasionally it's a bit hard to find ingredients for Western dish in Chinese market. When she's in America, it's the opposite of it. The Chinese food she cooked always taste different, but maybe it was just her missing home.

FLAWS:

Too Kind: She is so kind, it's dangerous, as she will be willing to jump into dangerous situation to help someone when she can. This also make her quick to accept an apologize even when she knew that logically, she shouldn't do that and be more cautious.

Easily Distracted: She is very easy to be distracted.
Formerly known as the Augmentations tab, it has now been renamed to Tools and Weapons, and will contain exactly what it says - a running list of tools or weapons that your character carries on them and uses along with/instead of superpowers.

Her phone [Tool] That's right, her smartphone. With a few taps and a click, she could find the scientific explanation for a power that will then allow her copy said power.

Notebook: [Tool] She cannot fully trust technology, which is why she kept everything written in her A5 notebook. Inside, she wrote down every information about powers that she knew about especially about the ones belonging to the students and staffs of Facility 108 with waterproof pen ink.

N/A [Augmentation/Tool/Weapon] Hopefully, a power suit in the future....
Although there is now a spot for a character image (since most of you have one), the Gallery tab remains as an area for you to post additional images, theme songs, and so on.

Necessity4Fun · Jun 1, 2017

I approve of Lars, Manami, Page and Mitch.
I love Kate, but I'm gonna wait for someone else's expertise for now, since I'm pretty bad at doing this >w<

Gus ,

ManicMuse and

yoikes

AllHailDago · Jun 1, 2017

Gus I approve of Kate. Man I love how her powers function. Super interesting. Plus naming it after Janus? Nice. Love Greek/Roman mythology.

Gus · Jun 1, 2017

Glad you like her. Kate is going to be my next big thing I think. As much fun as I have with Luc, Aaron and Manami, Kate is the one I am most proud of. In addition to the powers, there is all kinds of hints of the conflicts intrinsic within her.

Kate is one of the obvious bits (Shrew!) but Barrett, according to BehindTheName, is derived from Middle English for "strife"

I am really looking forward to plumbing the depths of her character with you guys.

Gus · Jun 1, 2017

COSTANZO, A.

Heroism Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Altruism	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08
Kindness	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Diplomacy	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱	05

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Defense	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Intelligence	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Willpower	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Energy	▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	01

Full Name
Anthony N. Costanzo

Nicknames
Tony

Codename
N/A

Gender
Male

Age
22

Rank
D Rank (unregistered)

Limiter
None

Role
Commonwealth Testing Technician
Heritage
Italian American

Hair
Brown

Eyes
Brown

Height
5' 9”

Figure
165 pounds (fit)
Shrewd
Anthony's powers probably affect his outlook on life. He sees all the angles to a situation almost instantly. While he is not above using this to his own advantage, he also has wisdom enough to not rub people's noses in it or stretch his advantage so far that anyone would notice. Under the radar is where he's lived his life, and where he'd like to stay.

Streetwise
Growing up poor in Baltimore taught him a lot about what is really important. Reputation matters, but favors matter more. He spends a lot of his free time helping people, saving up favors for a rainy day.

Observant
Some people just don't see what is right in front of them. Anthony used to think there was something wrong with people. As he has gotten older, his inability to shut this off has made him start to wonder if he wouldn't rather trade places with the dim. They seem happy enough.

Acerbic
While he has gotten better at keeping a lid on this, except among family, his accelerated mind gives him a quick wit and a sharp tongue. He always seems to know just what to say to really sting. Sometimes, he just can't help himself.

History
Born on Rapture Day, Anthony has heard all through his childhood about what a shitshow commonwealth made of that. His family lost their home in some of the collateral damage from the fighting, and his dad was injured badly enough to need workman's comp ever since. They had to live in section 8 housing for most of his life, and his father's constant grousing eventually led his mom to move out and start a new family in another city. After 2 years of high school and a quadruple major in college, he was ready to be done with school for a while. Commonwealth needed a mail clerk, so he started there and worked his way up to assistant tester 3rd class in just a year.
Anthony Costanzo Sr.
His father. They have a strained relationship at best. Anthony supports him, even though he grouses about his 'mini-Tony' even more than he did or does about his ex-wife. Anthony knows at least part of the reason he went to work for commonwealth is to try to be at least ONE competent member of it, just to prove his dad's many long years of ranting against them wrong. Recent events have been… frustrating for Anthony personally.

Lisa Ramsey
Anthony's girlfriend. She's a super shrink. A therapist for supers. It's because of her that he knows about his sublimated reasons for joining up with commonwealth, as well as the QCIC. It is also partly why they are together. He's never been with a woman who could tell him things he hadn't already thought of himself before. Even as quick thinking as he is, everybody has blind spots. Especially about things you are close to. So SHE says anyway. It is nice to have a sounding board. And she's pretty hot too.

Lucinda Rae
QCIC contact. All his missions so far are basically fetch quests.

Joey Beladni
Cousin, fellow member of the QCIC. Joey is a meta charismatic assigned to keep tabs on Aaron Mallory. He has dropped the ball in a major way.

Batel Shapiro
Another Q agent assigned to keep eyes on Mallory, but from a distance, and to an extent Weiss (or rather Ward) as well. She has a covert partner who Anthony knows by face but not name. That he even knows Batel is probably a violation of Q protocol.

Huckleberry Kingston
Coworker at commonwealth testing facility. Real smart guy. Talkative. Useful.

Dr. Petrovich
His boss. Total hardass sadist. You'd think sometimes he was aiming to kill these kids through testing. Never quite crossed that line though. At least, not yet. Not that he knows of...

Guy Garbo
His other boss. He is not supposed to know about Guy, but what can you do? He isn't about to let on that he knows, and he is pretty sure Lucinda doesn't know he knows. And anyway, it's not like anybody is going to speed read it out of his brain now are they?

Harry Holden
Good old Agent Harry. Talk about talkative! Holy Crap. Watta dork!
Lightning Speed Processing

Anthony can read whole books in minutes, solve complicated mathematical problems in seconds—provided he knows the relevant mathematical tools. He is no idiot savant however; he can also read social cues very astutely and come up with the perfect line for any situation off the cuff, whether he's picking up a date, or putting down a co-worker, he is never at a loss for words.
- Eidetic Memory: Every book he has ever read, every sight he has ever seen, every dream he has ever had can all be recalled with perfect clarity.
- Psychic Static: His brain works too quickly for telepaths to get a read on him. They still sense his presence and can tell some of the broad brush strokes like emotional state or whether he is awake or dreaming, but the details are unreadable. Trying for more than a few minutes at a time will give him and the telepath both bad headaches.
Limitations
- Thinking is Hard: Anthony has to eat roughly three times the calories of a normal human being to keep his brain fed. He also has to sleep at least 12 hours straight to feel himself in the morning. He also needs a least a couple of quick power naps during the day or he gets cranky. You do not want to talk to him when he is cranky. If he is deprived of proper sleep or caloric intake for more than a day, he has seizures. He calculates from the last incident that as little as 48 hours with no sleep or 72 with no calories would be fatal.
- Focus is Hard: When your mind is always going a mile a minute, it is exceedingly difficult to pick one task and stick to it. As Anthony's brain is not physically different from a normal human, he cannot parallel process any better than the rest of us. If he loses focus and tries to multitask, all his projects suffer. Without nap time, his focus is the first thing to go. Unfamiliar or busy environments can also easily overwhelm him. He gets teased as a freak for how neat he keeps his office, but it is purely an act of self preservation.
- Self Reflection is Hard: While Anthony rarely misses a trick, his powers of observation point outward not inward. He has to set reminders on his phone to eat and to sleep because he doesn't seem to be able to self regulate. He knows people, but not himself. At least once, during a mugging, he was stabbed and didn't notice until somebody else pointed out that he was bleeding.
World Languages: Anthony is fluent in Mandarin, German, Russian, French, Italian, and Spanish. He has a decent grasp of Japanese, Afrikaans, Dutch, and Portuguese. His native tongue is English.

Molecular Biology: One of his college majors, with a focus on the ramifications of the A6G23 gene, especially testing protocols. (Including how to beat them)

Quantum Physics: Another Major acquired in college, with focus on enigma particles and their interactions with other, better understood fields.

Aikido: 2nd Degree black-belt. Trains every weekday, before and after work. Will be testing for san-dan soon. It is the perfect art for somebody who thinks fast and lacks raw muscle to win by brute force. Subtlety and trickery can win the day against a much stronger opponent, if you can set your ego aside and not fight the fight his way...

Art History: Third Major in college. Picked up on a lark because of a girlfriend. Stayed because it was fascinating.

Philosophy: Fourth Major. In Anthony's opinion, the only thing he ever studied that really was worth learning. Sadly, the least likely skill to ever pay the bills.

Crochet: What? It's something soothing to do with his hands while he thinks. And it saves on presents when you can make your own.

Streetwise: To an extent, Anthony is comfortable in any urban environment, but Baltimore is his home. He knows every street, alleyway, and service tunnel. He knows who to go to when things need doing. And he knows a lot of people who either owe him favors, or view him favorably. Usually both.

Hacking: Not exactly in his wheelhouse, but he knows a few shortcuts and back doors. He also knows a few people who are better at it then he is. Also, with his powers, he can study up for specific targets with surprising speed.

Cryptography: More of a hobby than a professional skill.

Climbing : On Sundays, when the dojo is closed, Anthony goes to a climbing gym.

Lip Reading: He taught himself how to do this during parties at college. Not as much because of the loud music, as because of the earplugs he wore to protect his hearing.

Impatient: He is clever enough to hide it from most normals, but he absolutely hates dealing with people who are unintelligent. He can deal with their processing speeds, but the truly stupid make his eye twitch.

Slight substance abuse problem: Mostly just alcohol, and mostly under control. So far.

Neat Freak: He and Huck have a gentleman's agreement not to share lab space. It's not that it bothers him so much as that it robs him of focus to be in a room where things are out of place.

Pedantic: He tries to suppress this in social situations with limited success, but needs to spend a few hours a day online correcting grammar and factual inaccuracies to vent the bottled up wrongness. He does not do so kindly.

Sexist: Lisa won't stand for this, and as clever and amazing as she is, he has no trouble suppressing it around her. She's notably exceptional though. His default assumptions about women are that they are all flighty, dim witted, baby factories that are out to make his life complicated.

Restless:Sometimes at night it is hard to get his mind to turn off. Some days he has to skip work to make up the sleep. And also to sleep off the bender it took to get his mind to shut down. Lisa is helping with this.
Item: [Hand held Enigma Particle Detector] Useful for tracking and detecting supers

Item: [2028 Toyota/Ford Taurus] It runs. That's the main thing.

Item: [First aid kit] Keeps it in the car.

Item: [Various scientific instruments] Microscopes and such like. Keeps them at work. Occasionally borrows things for side projects.
Theme songs:

Necessity4Fun · Jun 1, 2017

Gus said:
Impatient: He is clever enough to hide it from most normals, but he absolutely hates dealing with people who are unintelligent. He can deal with their processing speeds, but the truly stupid make his eye twitch.

Hahaha all I can think of now is 'What if Anthony was the one who tested Juliana?'
I bet that would have been several shades of painful!! : P

Edit: He has my approval

The J · Jun 1, 2017

Syrenrei said:
The J - Hadrian's stats are, to me, a bit weird. I realize this is fundamentally based on a difference of thought/opinion I have with the prior character committee. The current system rewards creative powers and originality (as much as you can be in a super RP) and while I respect that, some of the characters benefit from a stat elasticity that I think is detrimental to someone who has a more simple power. Right now, the more exotic the power the easier it is to pay a low cost (stat wise) for what will cost someone far more. For example, let's take an air manipulator. They pay energy cost in their stat pool, but if they use it to alter their agility they need to also pay towards agility, right? Yet others sink most of their cost into the most applicable skill (e.g. energy for the air manipulator), leave everything else at 1-3, but can still justify boosting the skills in practical use because of the power. So which is right and what is wrong? Do you pay for ALL the stat potential your power affects, or just the most applicable one and stretch it as much as you can explain? It is my understanding it's the former for a stat is what you are capable of with that statistic, regardless of whether or not you take advantage.

Hadrian sort of falls under this umbrella where I shrug my shoulders at his stats and say... I dunno! I know the prior CC said that the spread as it was made everything make sense, but I personally scratch my head. Right now his power is being used to explain displaying good agility (not lagging too far behind Viola in one scene, and coordinated against Erik in a fight), being very strong (strength), regenerating (health), and being tough/durable as well as having pain nullification (defense). I think this is a very good concept and I sincerely like Hadrian, but the stat spread doesn't fit what he does. If it was my character this is what I would think would make sense:

Health: Boost from 3 to 5 (to justify regeneration) since Eden Trammel just heals a bit better at 4 I'd say 4. He scars like a motherbugger.

Strength: Reduce from 4 to 3 possibly since his strength, while not visible like a weightlifter, is within the realm of human capability? Nah, His strength is greater overall than a weightlifter. They could lift the same weight but Hadrian has proportional strength in other areas. He could throw a harder punch, for example.

Defense: Makes sense with power nullification, but you might be able to reduce to 4 since he's not impervious (like having metal skin) I think this is a misunderstanding of the power. He absolutely will not die from physical trauma unless you essentially tear off his head or damage his brain badly enough. Health is about recovery, so I can't dump the stats for that there, so they go here. It would be way higher if his body didn't still get ravaged.

Agility: A bit weird, Hadrian seems pretty agile? I'd boost to 2 or 3 He's fast but not agile at all. He's clumsy in fact.

Intelligence: Ok

Willpower: Could reduce from 3 to 2 since he doesn't power through pain, he just never feels it Fair.

Energy: Ok

Again, these are just my thoughts. I know that most of prior CC strongly disagree with my concepts/ideas about stats, so you do you. If you like my suggestions take it, if you don't, don't! I you J-man.

you too! Comments in bold inside the quote as always. I've updated the stats.

DamagedGlasses · Jun 1, 2017

Shulze, Maximilian

Heroism Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	05
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	05
Order	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	04
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	06
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	07
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	06
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	08

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	03
Strength	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	03
Defense	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	03
Agility	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	03
Intelligence	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	05
Willpower	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	04
Energy	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	01

Full Name
Maximilian Adrien Shulze

Nicknames
Max, Maxxy(?), Mister Shulze, Thief, Robin Hood

Codename
Troupe

Gender
Male

Age
46

Rank
A

Limiter
None

Role
Physical Discipline Head Teacher
Race
German American

Hair
Saddle Brown

Eyes
Piercing Blue

Height
6"1'

Figure
Athletic and Flexible, 150

Notes
Is always wearing a tuxedo, usually of a nice, pastel color. While a creamy tan might be what you see in the picture, you can never expect when Maximilian will bring his green or pink to the fray.
Charismatic
Over the years, Maximilian Shulze has consistently found himself at the head of a number of people looking to him for guidance, for one reason or another. With but the charm and little manipulations he learned off the street, Maximilian developed keen charisma that allows him to attract people to him and engage any audience with his mere presence. Among his fans and some of his associates, one of the best things they can say about Maximilian is his propensity to have real passion behind anything he says and a real genuine feel.

Itchy Feet
A trait developed by his constant travel, Maximilian doesn’t like doing the same thing in the same area for long, his long line of past jobs involving a lot of traveling and “on the move” work. While he settles this down with long walks and interesting new hobbies in the area he tries to settle at, he has no illusions that he would be able to stay in any one city or town for more than a few weeks if it weren’t for the ability to travel to other areas just to get out and explore. This is how he spends most of his weekends when not under any prior responsibilities.

Self-Confident
Maximilian knows he has made mistakes in his past and he is quite aware that he will make them in the future, but worrying about that has been burned out of his system long ago. Maximilian meets both his successes and his failures head on with his self-assured nature, and deals with things with an ever present feeling that he is human, and there is nothing to be ashamed about. Also, has very little problem with things like anxiety.

Redemption for All
With the lows of Maximilian’s life came an understanding of the situations the worst kind of people can come from. While this allows him an exceptional amount of empathy towards those who truly wish to repent for there past misdeeds, this also makes him susceptible to emotional manipulation from those who target this sense of empathy. Maximilian has a hard time not giving people more and more chances for them to burn through and he has a hard time saying no to those who continue to indulge in their bad behavior if they continue using his empathy as a shield.

History

Maximilian Shulze is a man who fell in love with the wonders of the world and the people in it, but it was not lovethe initially drove him to travel the world.

Growing up in a lower class family amongst the Chicago suburbs of Illinois, Maximilian or simply “Max” amongst the gangs he ran with back in the day, never put much credence in the worth of those on top. Always looking to vent about his unfortunate lot in life, Maximilian had a criminal record by the time he was 14, after he was charged with 2 accounts of vandalism and 1 account of attempted assault. Now just another blight on the Windy City, Max felt no need to change.

Even when he developed powers at the age of 16.

It was a strange power, one that Max had found very little worth in, until he realized the value this gave his own presence in any one group or gang on the street. Inspired by his power, Max got some of his friends together and gave his fellow teenagers a taste of adulthood, skills from people almost triple their age and experience. To the unachieving street rats that had never felt a direction in their life, the ability to actually do something was addictive. They wanted more, they wanted better skills, and Max was happy to do whatever was within his power to keep his enhanced friends dancing at his tune.

After a year of this routine, however, things changed. Max’s friends were using their skills for useless things like impressing girls or simple muggings. Max had similar dissatisfaction, but it was his friends who implored him to find a particular set of skills. Weapon skills. Knives hadn’t been satisfactory, and neither had handguns. One of Max’s friends had gotten a hold of a stash of cheap assault rifles, and they wanted to know how to use them.

Max was obviously hesitant, but still went looking and was soon able to find said skills in a local military veteran. He hadn’t realized just how much the manipulation between him and his friends had been mutual until the moment he started passing them out.

Arrogant and high off power, Max’s friends took to the streets, even at his displeasure. They balked at his “cowardness” and called him their personal Bank. It was the moment they had threatened him into submission at gunpoint that Max realized things needed to change, somehow.

Unfortunately, epiphanies do not bring miracles. Max’s friends never came back.

The next morning, Max woke up to news about a shoot out with police that had ended with 5 dead teenaged boys, details coming that at some point around midnight, precisely aimed shots from military grade assault rifles had turned into children playing with weaponry. The police suspected drugs at play, to some degree, and did indeed find a large amount of cocaine inside the building the boys had taken up as a makeshift base.

Max was devastated. Threats aside, those guys had been his friends, some of the people he had been closest to on the streets, and it had been his power that had driven them to escalate until there was no where to go but down. His family offered support, but the palsy grief counseling his area’s school employed hardly covered the unique way he felt about the tragedy.

Throwing himself into his studies for his last 2 years of school to get away from the crime that had taken a root into his life, teachers were surprised at his aptitude for learning new subjects, but his earlier attitude towards school had crippled any chances of getting out of the ditch he had made out of his life. In a desperate attempt to get out of Chicago and maybe find an actual use for his power, Max went into basic training for the United States Army.

For years he rose through the ranks, while taking part in the Defense Language Institute, becoming fluent in German, before he requested to be shipped off to the growing smaller every day United States Army Europe Division based in Germany. With the rising terrorism of that time, Max found himself on the battlefield quite often, fighting for his country and those who lived there. The whole situation was sweetened by the skills Max picked up, but it was also during these years traveling around Europe that sparked his love of travel.

It said a lot that he was one of the few among his regiment that had a smile on his face as they moved from place to place, at the drop of a hat.

However, after 7 years of service, Max was wounded in combat and put into rehab, coming out with a slight limp, a need for cane on his worse days, and a whole lot of time on his hands after he was dropped from the military due to his handicap. Free from both his home city and his responsibility to his country, Max took his Purple Heart and began his travels.

However, after deciding to swing back home for just a few days of nostalgia, Max realized things had changed while he was in Germany. After an event called Rapture, those possessing the Super Gene were being tagged and marked like animals, given technological suppressants for their abilities. It was a strange sight to see for many at the airport of a hurried looking man still outfitted in military ware jumping at the heels of Airport employees in order to get the quickest ticket out of the country.

Ok, so maybe, in hindsight, Max had overreacted. However, his habitual secrecy of his power had kept him from ever revealing himself to Commonwealth and this new aggressive SILPA bill could very well be the end of his collarless days.

So, in a fit of panic, Max flew to Brazil, with no plan and very little money. No longer accepting money from the government or military to stay disconnected, Max found himself in a country where he had no opportunities. Living off of odd jobs would have been difficult enough if he had actually known portuguese, but he was a fish out of water in all the important ways.

Unwilling to connect with any of his old pals out of paranoia and no funds to fly anywhere else, for the next 6 years Max spent his life with less than he had in Chicago. However, this time around, he made the most of things. Spending time in the army had done a lot of good for Max, and instead of just trying to make it by, he did his best to make something of a home in Brazil. Learning Portuguese on the streets of Salvador, Max started teaching kids how to defend themselves, and even went to a few seminars on using a Cane for self-defense.

Being homeless was dangerous, and it was probably how well made his cane was, with it being a gift from the army, that saved him from a knife to the gut throughout all those years. Eventually, through street charity and the very few and far between odd job, Max gathered the funds to get a flight to Germany, where he contacted some old friends from his last stay there and managed to get himself a job.

As a European Sports Announcer.

Now, some may say, “Don’t you need a pretty good idea of what’s going on in the game to commentate on it?” And they'd be 100% correct. It was only through Max’s charisma that he had developed through the years that he was able to win the hearts of fans and buy himself enough time to actually develop an in depth knowledge of the assortment of games he was called to announce for.

However, even after gaining grips on the game, and it taking him all across Germany and then some to countries like France and the UK, he was still quite antsy with his lot in life. After 4 years, Max left the business with a hearty goodbye to his many fans and left to search for his next aspiration. With money in his pocket to last a good while, he was only on the market for a few weeks before he finally found his next calling.

The Circus Roncalli, a famous circus that traveled Germany, had spots open for various different positions, one such position being assistant to the ringmaster, Andre Heller, a famous man partly responsible for the Circus Roncalli's creation and rise to fame. Of course, Max didn’t stay for very long, only long enough to gain the experience needed, for soon, he set off on his real journey.

To make his own famous circus.

Gathering those with potential, but no real talent or experience, within weeks people were coming to see the shows of the newest traveling circus, The Shulze Touring Performance of Variety and Whimsey! Enhanced by Max, known as Maximilian for the first time in ages as he took his role as the ringmaster, slightly trained individuals performed feats of wonder only seen in the most experienced circuses. Older touring shows tried to contract his performers to cripple him, but without Maximillian, his performers were mere amateurs still working up to where his artificial skills placed them at.

For 9 years, the longest he had managed to stay in any given occupation, Maximilian performed across Europe with his seemingly loyal band of performers, until one day, things once again changed for Maximilian.

His performers, through years of their own experience and training, had exceeded what his skills could give them artificially. They no longer needed his ability to perform any longer, and so, due to bitterness over their dependency on Maximillian’s ability, Maximilian found himself left with a very crippled circus of only 4 performers.

After much thought and conversations with both the performers who stayed and the number of friends he had gathered through the years, Maximilian decided it was time to face the music back at home in America. After using some favors to find his performers a place to work and telling them to stay in touch, Maximilian took a flight back to America after 19 years of absence. He hadn’t kept many tabs on America due to his anxiety, but things had changed even more so. The unstable paranoia from his first visit back was still present, but in a way, more stable and more cooperative.

Getting back into communication with his Military contacts and Commonwealth, he submitted to testing, and to gain good favor after he completed his Blue Card training, accepted an offer of using his gained skills to further the future of tomorrow, the children of the AEGIS program and all who worked towards getting a Blue Card. Getting a position of Physical Discipline at Facility 108 to relieve the transferable teacher already present, he had only been in Baltimore for a few days, but with what he had already seen and read about the comings and goings of the school, well, he was quite sure that he had a lot to prepare these Blue Card Hopefuls for.
The Five Boys
Years have gone by since Max has heard the names of The 5 Boys who died using his given skills. Blurry in his mind, Max doesn't go out of his way to remember, and doesn't plan on changing that.

Charlene Shulze
Max's relationship to his mother is one of faint familiarity and disconnection. A working mother who tried her best to pick up the slack of Max's alcoholic father, her overbearingness pushed Max away, and while Max regrets his inaction, the news of her death reached his ears during his time in Germany. She was only 50.

Thomas Shulze
Currently alive and kicking, Max has no intentions on reconnecting with his dad. An alcoholic and self-destructive sloth, Max heard that, by some miracle, he was still alive, though mentions of cancer were made...

Alfred "Skin" Jones
A fellow American who was apart of the Europe department in Germany, Max was pretty sure the man had a few screws loose, but he couldn't deny he hadn't been saved from a few close shaves by the insane ideas the man had. Of course, after Alfred was dishonorably discharged for murdering a fellow soldier in the latrine, the relationship faded.

John Card
A respectable fellow American who was apart of the Europe department in Germany, Max had a lot of good long talks with John Card about his past. John Card a similar past, but had dealt with it far better than Max had. Max dealt with a lot of his hardships and still does with the words of wisdom John gave him to chew on.

Ana Clara Santos
A fellow homeless on the streets of Salvador with the ability to change into a swarm of Monarch butterflies. A younger example of poverty, Max always made sure she had enough food to eat, and he had even considered bringing her with him to Germany, but on the day of his departure, she was nowhere to be found.

Hugo Petit
In a hefty lot of irony, Hugo Petit was a large man with a booming voice, and worked alongside Max during his days of sports announcing. Max met Hugo during Max's travels as a soilder and it was this connection that got Max a chance with the industry at all.

Circus Roncalli
The origin of Max's many skills in circus acts and his inspiration for his own show, Max was a part of the Circus Roncalli as an assistant to their Ringmaster for a few months, before he called it quits, gathered his own performers, and created a traveling show that quickly rivaled them. You can see why their might be some lasting...bitterness towards Max.

Max's Loyal Performers
While many of Max's performers left him alone after they no longer needed his artificial skills, Max stayed in touch with the 4 that stayed loyal and set them all up with an assortment of job offers using his connections. He still gets postcards from them.

Kristina Preen
One of Max's Loyal Performers, Kristina Preen is a superhuman with the ability to communicate with birds, along with other abilities involving them that even Max is not aware of, other than the fact that they are terrifying. Max was the one who gave her the skills she needed to improve upon her ability to handle the birds, and Mister Hoots was her gift to him for his effort over the years. She now exists as a mysterious figure in the germanic forests of the european countryside, except for the times that she finds her way to America for her annual, or whenever she wants, checkup on Max and Mister Hoots.

Mister Hoots
Max's trusty assistant and Kristina's baby 'birdy wirdy', Mister Hoots is just a normal Barn Owl physically, but the supernatural training it was gifted by Kristina has allowed it to know many tricks and possesses below average human intelligence. He likes bacon-wrapped mice for lunch and a good flight every afternoon, which works well with Max's on the go nature.

Thomas Bruyent
One of Max's Loyal Performers, Thomas Bruyent was trained in the way of misdirection and ventriloquism. He is now an expert at throwing his voice and Max set him up with a number of contacts that have allowed for him to blossom as an independent enertainer, making quite a bit of cash on the way.

Luther Rousseau
Maximilian's assistant teacher for Physical Discipline. She is a very wild sort of character, but does seem to have a sense of order to everything. She has a tendency to tease Max for his actions or reasoning, but also always seems slightly uncomfortable around Maximilian and Maximilian only, a reaction he hopes to fix in some way or another. Overall, she just worries him.
Skill Bestowment
Through hard work and perserverence, individuals achieve mastery of their passion, their claim to fame. Years of effort put into a single craft or hobby, to the point that they ascend in the eyes of their fellow peers. Yet, with but a touch, Maximilian is able to pass along this refined skill to others around him. After making direct skin contact with a target, Maximilian is offered a small window of time that he can take of one the many skills he has built up himself or collected from others throughout his life and pass them along, enabling the target to possess said skill for 24 hours. During this 24 hour time period, after the target quickly acclimates to the skill, the target can successfully use it as if they had always possessed it to some degree. After 24 hours passes, the skill quickly degrades, leaving the target unable to grasp techniques and theories that had previously been easy to understand. This power, however, does provide a great insight for those who had previously owned skills related to the skill they were given.
- Skill Collector: Maximilian naturally takes in the preexisting skills of those around him in a 80 foot radius. This process happens over the course of an hour and require's Maximilian to be concious and fully aware of the person he is collecting from. Maximilian is not made aware of where skills he collects originate from and gains no insight into how exactly said skill was obtained and through what method the person gained experience in said skill.
- Skill Library: Maximilian possesses an accurate and categorized mind that catalogs all skills collected throughout his years. It convienently labels and provides insight into the level and explanation of each skill, allowing Maximilian to know which skills he has left to give in a 24 hour period. This power also allows Maximilian to delete unused skills and accept new ones with ease.
SKILL LIBRARY SHEET

Limitations
- Outward Focus: Maximilian's ability is turned on in only direction, outward. He cannot give himself the skills he has collected nor does he gain any understanding of how said skill could be used to benefit him or others in any given situation.
- Skill A Day: Once given a skill, an individual cannot be given another skill until the one he possesses fades away in 24 hours. Maximilian cannot deactivate skills prematurely nor can he force multiple skills into one person, however willing they are.
- Uncompromising Reserves: Maximilian is limited to possessing 35 skills in his library at a time. Each skill slot can be passed along once, before Maxmilian has to wait the 24 hour duration to regain the use of it. Mulitiple copies of the same skill can be created, but they take up multiple slots.
- Hard Skills: Maximilian is able to collect Hard Skills only. Hard Skills are skills that require clearly defined experience and hours purposefully put into them. In comparison, Soft Skills are things such as Cooperative and Calm Under Pressure. Soft Skills are a part of someone's core character that instinctively build as they experience life. These instinctive Soft Skills escape Maximilian's ability.
- Inexperienced Experience: Maximilian's power does not come with a natural understanding of how each skill could be used to benefit the situation at hand. It also does not imbue the target with an understanding of how any given skill can be used in a situation. This "Inexperienced Experience" is what divides a 21 year old given a mastery of Candlemaking and a Master of Candlemaking. Multiple uses of the same skill can negate this limitation. Along the same thought, Maximilian's ability is not limited by animals, however, the ability for them to use said skills are highly dependent on said animal.
- Purely Skill: Maximilian cannot give the physical strength or the flexibility needed for some skills. These are instead provided by the target of his choosing. Giving a gymnast the Blacksmith Skill would not provide the muscle needed nor would giving a football player the Ice Skating Skill provide the needed flexibility or grace.
Public Speaking: Keeping eye contact, never using fillers, and providing just enough gestures to get the audience intrigued in the speech, Maximilian's skill at Public Speaking also let's him know how to prepare for one and how to keep any sort of public display from becoming to controversial or boring.

Animal Training: Trained by Kristina Preen, Maximilian knows how to start and keep an animal on the path to domestication and is able to provide just enough treats and positive reinforcement to get tricks

Basic Combat Training: Trained during his time stationed in Germany, Maximilian had many practice sessions and had a very good grasp on the stances and techniques used in the combat training presented.

Knife Fighting: Trained during his time stationed in Germany, Maximilian benefited from both the training as well as the tips from his friend, at the time, Alfred "Skin" Jones.

Cane Fighting (Self-Defense): A martial art taken up after getting back into gear during his time as a European Sports Announcer, Maximilian can use his trusty cane as a very useful improvised weapon, taking down unexpected supers in the flick of a wrist.

Firearms: Trained during his time stationed in Germany, Maximilian learned to manipulate multiple forms of high grade weaponry, but excelled at the hand gun and lighter weaponry.

German: Can speak and write in German.

Portuguese: Can speak and write in Portugease.

English: Can speak and write in English.

Italian: Can speak and write in Italian.

Bum Knee: During his time stationed in Germany, while real violence was rare, Maximilian did receive a nasty injury during a training course and was discharged from the force due to lasting effects. Maximilian finds his knee is in constant pain while under pressure and his cane is useful in providing the proper support.

Claustrophobic: Maximilian was lucky enough to escape his time in the military before the stress got to him like it would his friends in later years, but he was left with the inability to be in enclosed spaces without finding himself short of breath. Being alone makes this even worse, to some degree.
Mahogany Cane: [Tool/Weapon] A nice and sturdy cane given to Maximilian when he was honorably discharged from the military, this cane has been his support for years and the inner steel lined has given it a proper weight and support allowing for Maximilian to use it for more than just helping with his bum knee.

Dan Wesson M1911 ACP Pistol: [Weapon] A weapon purchased after being given a job at Facility 108, Maximilian is sure that chaos that is Baltimore will need more than just his cane and skills to handle. The Dan Wesson M1911 pistol is a series of model 1911 semi-automatic pistols.
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Syrenrei · Jun 1, 2017

ROUSSEAU, L.

Heroism Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Courage	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰	09
Altruism	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Order	▰▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱	04
Kindness	▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱▱	06
Proaction	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱▱	07
Diplomacy	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03
Composure	▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▱	08

Ability Statistics
Aspect	Scale	Total
Health	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Strength	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Defense	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Agility	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Intelligence	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Willpower	▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱	02
Energy	▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱	03

Full Name
Luther Simone Rousseau

Nicknames
Call sign "Pug"

Codename
Reliquary

Gender
Female

Age
29

Rank
D

Limiter
None

Role
Physical Discipline Teacher Assistant
Race
1/2 Caucasian, 1/2 Brazilian

Hair
Black

Eyes
Brown

Height
5'7"

Figure
Luther's body is athletic but not in a completely flattering way; her muscle tone is more of a veteran than of a woman who's fit for the sake of it. Wearing tight-fitting clothing helps her appear to be more shapely than she truly is.

Notes
Her arms are visibly more bulky than the average woman (from hauling around equipment for years on end) but much of this is concealed by extensive tattooing that covers both arms and a small portion of the right side of her neck.
Fearless +
Luther is courageous even in the most grim of circumstances. She by no means believes herself indestructible, but it's damn near impossible to make her turn tail and run... and even then it's because it's strategically required, not because she's suddenly panicked.

Intense
When Luther commits to something, she commits 100%. It's hard for her to moderate herself or 'take a break' even when she ought to due to her personal ethics and determination.

Fun-Loving
Luther loves to make people laugh and smile. Sometimes, just sometimes, what everyone really needs to do is to stop and appreciate life by just having a good time. This can make Luther look like she does not take life seriously, however, which is far from the truth. Others find her playfulness irritating and inappropriate.

Hedonistic -
The military bred some good traits and encouraged that were less than optimal. Luther has learned to enjoy a good drink, is admittedly thrill-seeking, and since the dissolution of her marriage is not discreet about her nighttime adventures.

History
Cindy Jones was a young woman living a carefree, perhaps even wild, life as a college student. She studied hard and partied even harder and her junior year of college became pregnant with Luther as a the result of a one night stand. She remembered very little about Luther's father other than he flirted with her in a thick accent, said he was from Brazil, was named Luiz, and was incredibly handsome... but perhaps that was just the liquor talking. As soon as she realized peed on the little stick and it gave her two stripes she turned her life around abruptly. The nights spent at bars and clubs were over, her degree became everything, and she was trying desperately to figure out how she could "make this work." Cindy elected not to find out the gender of her unborn child because she could feel with guidance from her 'literature' that she had the spirit of a boy inside her.

Forty weeks and three days after her romp with the mysterious Luiz, Cindy Jones delivered a bouncing baby girl. Since she had only chosen a boy's name she decided to not let the sex of her newborn get in the way of her dreams and named her daughter Luther Simone (slightly revised from Luther Simon). The delivery staff raised a brow at her choice and her parents raised holy hell they had a granddaughter with the first name Luther but they lacked the ability to interfere with her naming.

When Luther was three Cindy was still struggling to get buy. She had graduated from college a year later than intended and her first full-time job made barely enough to pay back all the loans she had taken out in the years prior. With her parents in less than optimal health she made an incredibly hard decision: Luther would be better off with a family that provide for her so that Cindy could figure out a way to provide for herself and help her parents. When she arrived at the law office that Graham Rousseau practiced at for her consultation she didn't have great expectations but he surprised her. Not only was he empathetic to her struggles, but he also knew how challenging it would be to home a three-year-old girl albeit with no major behavioral concerns. After talking with his wife that evening he offered Cindy Jones an open adoption that another attorney at his firm would draft he pleadings for. Graham Rousseau and Margaret Rousseau would adopt Luther.

The first year was incredibly difficult for Luther. The adjustment from a single parent household struggling to get by to having a foreign mother and father that could take care of all her needs should have been easy but it was not. Luther loved her mother, despite Cindy's faults, and it was hard for the preschooler to understand why her mother had given her a new mother. The idea of having a father was even stranger. What kept Luther from acting out, and smoothed over all her fears, was her new big brother Ernest. At 14 years old, Ernest was old enough to be "cool" but not an adult who had made her life so confusing. Every word Ernest said she hung on to and she followed him around for the first couple months like a lost puppy. His kindness, compassion, and patience convinced her that the elder Rousseaus were good people... even though she was still pained by Cindy having a new life.

By the time Ernest left for college four years later, Luther was seven years old and beginning school herself. She didn't have the attention of her elder brother anymore but she came to truly appreciate her parents in this time. They encouraged her to talk to Cindy who was finally paying all of her bills reliably and moved into an apartment that didn't have insect co-inhabitants. As the years passed on, however, Cindy and Luther drifted apart. Luther's focused shifted to school, friends, and trying to figure out who she was while Cindy's revolved around job changes, her love life, and the unfortunate passing of her mother. When Luther was seventeen Cindy was forced to relocate to the west coast to seek treatment for her father's aggressive cancer with specialists in the field. Luther handled this change with grace as she already had a mother in her life- Margaret Rousseau- and she no longer needed Cindy in close proximity. The Rousseaus had become her family and Cindy was a loving biological parent.

In high school Luther had realized two things. First, while she did well enough in all her classes she enjoyed sports more than academics. In particular soccer had been a good amount of fun and track and field had been a fun time. Second, she had a very, very bizarre super power. Perhaps she should have told her parents, Ernest, or any one of her good friends but Luther wasn't certain that she wanted to share the existence of the pocket dimension just yet. Instead of going to college she wanted to enlist in the army and if anyone knew that she had a power then that opportunity would be lost. It wasn't the most moral of choices but Luther decided to keep it a secret.

Immediately after graduation Luther enlisted and spent three (3) years in the military. She didn't much care for all the rules and regulations but the sense of order was good for her... besides, it made her family proud of her. The endurance and strength tests, even the ones that made her lungs want to explode, were a lot more fun than she had anticipated. Luther also enjoyed seeing so many attractive, fit men on a regular basis even if it was all business and a relationship with them wasn't possible. It was a beautiful cocoon of people with similar interests and athletic abilities so she was willing to overlook the regimented nature of the organization.

When she was twenty-one Luther's abilities were finally exposed. In an exchange of gunfire she shielded with one of her peers from a hail of bullets. The military was unable to overlook this use of a superpower and had no choice but to discharge Luther. While they could not conclusively prove anything, her superiors highly suspected that she knew about her ability before that moment. Her record was clean before the incident and she had been a good soldier so she was honorably discharged and sent to AEGIS for schooling.

The military couldn't use Luther's pocket dimension power but she quickly learned that there were security and protection companies that would. While attending her AEGIS classes she joined one such company that was founded by ex-soldiers and was a contractor for, among other organizations, the military itself. Officially the only services she offered were those that she had learned in the military (defense with standard weapons, tactics, etc.) but non-so-secretly Luther used her abilities during her employment. After completing classes at AEGIS she was granted a blue card and started working with commonwealth agents to officially use her powers. In particular Luther assisted with bomb removal, providing cover during exchange of gunfire, retrieval and storage of confidential documents, and infiltration of hostile premises.

Luther met Timothy Kuzma when she was twenty-three and they dated for three years before tying the knot. Both were eager to start a family and, after a year of trying, they sought out a fertility specialist to help them figure out why Luther was having trouble conceiving. The answer was a shock to them both: the same gene that made Luther so special appeared to be causing an 'incompatibility with pregnancy.' The coupled was devastated and mourned the loss of their unborn children for several months. As an adopted child herself Luther was agreeable to adopting but Timothy desperately wanted biological children of their own. By twenty-eight Luther had lost any illusions of making a family as well as her husband. They had divorced as amicably as possible. To cope with her infertility and failed marriage Luther began to drink more regularly and engaged in 'reckless' behavior of sleeping around. She decided if she would never get pregnant what was the harm anyway? During the divorce process and through today she has enjoyed the 'freedom' of single-night affairs with men that will not get attached to her and she will similarly not get attached to.

Recently Luther began looking for something different than working for a security company and occasionally helping SWAT. She put down her sniper rifle (her particular area of expertise in the army) and applied to work for AEGIS at Facility 108. The change of pace and being closer to her brother Ernest and his daughter Kelly might be just what she needs to forget about her problems of the past.
Graham Rousseau
Luther's father, Attorney. A saint in her eyes and Luther is always eager to make him proud. He played no small role in keeping her moral compass in tune with the rest of society.

Margaret Rousseau
Luther's mother. Also a saint for taking Luther in and allowing her to remain in contact with Cindy.

Ernest Rousseau
Luther's brother played by @KingHink. (Character sheet here). While she doesn't idolize her brother anymore, she holds him in in high regards and compares most men to him.

Kelly Rousseau
Luther's niece played by @Dusky (Character sheet here). It's a little weird how much Kelly is into supers, but she loves that she isn't put off by Luther's abilities. She indulges Kelly perhaps a little too often with her 'pocket dimension parlor tricks' and or may not hide things for her in the pocket dimension.

Cindy Jones
Luther's biological mother. She is now a successful accountant and cares for her ailing mother in what little spare time she has. Despite Luther's encouragement she has not married although she is seriously dating a man with two children of his own.

Timothy Kuzma
Luther's ex-husband of one year.

Dr. Juan Matias Santos
Luther's psychologist. He seems all right for a head guy.
Pocket Dimension Access
The flesh of Luther's body is a gateway to a pocket dimension. When Luther wills it, objects can either enter a pocket dimension through contact with her flesh or exit in the same manner. The pocket dimension itself is vast and, to the best of Luther's knowledge, limitless in what can be 'deposited' into it. There is no passage of time in the pocket dimension thus a clock that is put inside will show the exact same time when withdrawn. Luther need only think of what she wants from her pocket dimension and, if the item is there, it will exit from a point on her body of her choosing that can accommodate its size.

Limitations
- An Imperfect Gateway: Organic, living things can not pass through Luther's flesh into the pocket dimension. Scientists believe this is not due to any defect with the pocket dimension itself but the entryway (Luther's body). Organic items such as food products can pass through and small robotic devices have also passed through the threshold, but they have had no success with plants. It simply bounces off of Luther as if there were no portal on her person at all.
- Infertility: The mutation of Luther's flesh and the pocket dimension do not play nice with Luther's reproductive capabilities. She is unable to carry a child.
- Exit as you Entered: Anything that enters the pocket dimension exits in the exact same fashion as it entered. Luther is unable to change it in any way. A bullet that entered the portal at a high velocity will leave with the same high velocity. A cold drink will still be cold when removed. If she puts a baseball in she will not be able to make it accelerate in the pocket dimension and then jettison out moments later. Similarly, she could not defuse a bomb in the pocket dimension.
- The Special Touch: Only Luther is able to access the pocket dimension through her body. Other people are not able to reach into the pocket dimension and try to retrieve an item... even if Luther could use some heavy lifting assistance.
- I'm Size 4, Not 24: Objects must be able to fit through a part of body. A car, for example, is too large to go through any part of her body, but a sword inserted hilt first could easy be put into an arm, leg, or even her face. The presentation is important. If she is hit with a baseball bat on the arm, with it perpendicular to the ground, its angle would make it impossible to will through. Luther is against the notion of gaining weight so she can put larger and more impressive objects in her pocket dimension.
- I Should Keep a List: Luther has been abusing her power for long enough she quite simply doesn't remember everything she's put inside. Since she doesn't particularly care to keep a list, she's sometimes unaware of specific things she may or may not have. At least once a week she'll swear there is a grocery item in the pocket dimension that she's run out of and simply forgotten to replace.
- I Was Not Prepared: In order to 'absorb' something into the pocket dimension, it requires Luther to will it open. Her skin does not constantly act as an entryway to the pocket dimension. If she is shot from behind, for example, and is unaware or unprepared to absorb bullets, they will kill her as easily as anyone else.
- Clothing is Optional: Unless she's in a supersuit (which isn't that common), regular clothing can obstruct Luther's ability to access the pocket dimension. A shirt, pair of slacks, or any other garment can be an unintentional barrier. If Luther was wearing gloves and wanted to take in a piece of candy, because that piece of candy isn't touching flesh it isn't going anywhere. A bullet can pierce clothing, thus touching skin, and would not be prevented in the same fashion. Objects exiting the pocket dimension may damage or destroy her clothing if they are in the way.
- Are You In or Out?: While Luther can switch between allowing entrance to the portal or out of the portal instantaneously, she can not do so simultaneously. If she is letting bullets through, she can not at the same moment in time shoot them out. She can, however, control what is soaked in and what is not and vice versa.
Skills
Firearms: Due to her military training and service, as well as her 'security' career (which provided support to the United States military), Luther has proficiency with most firearms. Her true expertise, however, is with the sniper rifle with which she was more extensively trained. She possesses concealed carry permit for her handguns, though it is well known she has a more extensive collection in the pocket dimension that can't actually be included on a concealed carry permit (as a normal person could not conceal a shotgun, sniper rifle, or the like).

Basic Combat Training: From her time in the military and subsequent time as a private contractor with the military thereafter, she has undergone basic training more than one. She knows unarmed combat (primarily for defense and disarming), she has done strength and endurance training, and has survival skills for if she were abandoned in a combat zone and had to navigate her way back to her company.

Camouflage: When she has a mind to utilize it, Luther is quite adept at camouflage as it was a requirement of her training to be a sniper. The pocket dimension houses various gear to help her blend into her surroundings, such as ghillie suits for a variety of environments.

Stealth: With her knack for deception less than stellar, Luther used stealth when possible on infiltration assignments. It isn't her most honed skill, but she remains better than someone who isn't trained or has less experience in the field.

Portuguese: When she was in high school Luther decided it might be 'cool' to learn Portuguese since her birth father was Brazilian. With the help of some websites and phone apps she was able to pick it up conversationally. She obtained fluency in the language during her tenure in the her security/contractor career as it was considered a worthwhile investment for her to pursue.

Soccer: Luther's favorite sport in high school and a favorite past-time for her with her fellow soldiers and co-workers. Luther's preferred position is defensive midfielder.

Flaws
Insubordinate: For most of her life Luther has been under the thumb of some sort of authority figure. Even now she willingly subjects herself to the rules of the Commonwealth, but she also knows... sometimes rules are just made to be broken. Leaders are not infallible. She won't necessarily talk back to her commanding officer but she will find a way around laws and directions if she decides they aren't 'right.' This has and does continue to get her into trouble.

Emotionally Challenged: Luther went over the proverbial "deep end" when she found out she was infertile and she and her husband divorced. She sleeps with 'douchebags' she meets in bars that have no desire or ability to be in a relationship purely because she is afraid of getting feelings for a guy again.

Liquor Lover: When alcohol is offered it is hard for Luther to refuse and even harder for her to stop drinking. While she can drink many a man or woman under the table her liver is eventually going to revolt against her. Moderation is not her strong point.
Item Type: [Firearms] Luther keeps an inventory of firearms within her pocket dimension and if she has to be honest, even she is not totally certain everything she has flung in there. She is aware of the following:
- M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle
- Mk 21 Precision Sniper Rifle
- Barrett M98B Sniper Rifle
- M16A2 5.66 Rifle
- Four (4) Beretta M9 Pistols
- Mark XIX Desert Eagle Pistol
- Benelli M4 Shotgun
- Three (3) Glock M17 Pistols
Item Type: [Explosives] While in the private sector as a military contractor Luther deposited at least three (3) bombs into her pocket dimension, effectively ceasing their countdown because time does not pass in the pocket dimension. She also has nine (9) grenades, two (2) of which have their pins pulled, and four (4) land mines. In addition, she keeps several blocks of C4 and explosive materials in the pocket dimension "just in case."

Item Type: [Various Sundries] Because she abuses her pocket dimension as much as possible, Luther keeps ALL of her clothes (including her supersuit), laundry/linens, books, groceries, hygiene products, cleaners, confidential documentation, her wallet, credit cards, identification, and everything else that will fit inside. Typically she 'refills' the empty coffee cups with hot coffee on Sunday afternoon.

Necessity4Fun · Jun 2, 2017

I approve of Max and Luther! Really happy to have them back, I really like 'em

DamagedGlasses ,

Syrenrei

DamagedGlasses · Jun 2, 2017

You got my vote for Luther,

Syrenrei

Syrenrei · Jun 2, 2017

I APPROVE OF MAX. I GOT YA FAM.

AllHailDago · Jun 2, 2017

I give the third vote for Luther and Maximillian (the delightfully fanciful fellow)

DamagedGlasses

Syrenrei

yoikes · Jun 2, 2017

Necessity4Fun said:
I approve of Lars, Manami, Page and Mitch.

Yay thanks!

Necessity4Fun · Jun 2, 2017

too much idea said:
Yay thanks!

No problem, I really like her~
I just realized that you accidentally put an '?' Instead of 5 by her Composure tho, thought I would let you know >w<

welian · Jun 2, 2017

SO MANY APPROVALS WHAT ARE WE AT NOW

ANNOUNCEMENT: Preparations for Episode 5

I ax-o-lotl questions.

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

I ax-o-lotl questions.

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

The (Not So) Evil Mastermind

I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...

Rough Tough Creampuff

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

Justice RIDES AGAIN!!!

I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...

I'm trying, damn it

Lurking Pun Ninja

Connoisseur of Romance

I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...

Lurking Pun Ninja

Connoisseur of Romance

Rough Tough Creampuff

The (Not So) Evil Mastermind

I'll keep trying, even if I'm not good enough...

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