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44,002 | 1,205 | 2 | 377 | 25,988 | Sep 2016 4:20 1 yr ago | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,003 | 1,205 | 3 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Vedika stood on the roof of the building, overlooking the nearby scenery. As the wind brushed through her hair, an inspirational quote popped into her head: "Look Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom."
Hmm. Maybe not the most awe-inspiring quote, still, she had to keep herself occupied somehow over the break, which she did through climbing. Everything. She wasn't allowed t ogo back to her family, as far as the 'normal world' was concerned, she was serving time in prison for manslaughter. She'd only gotten to see her family a few times in the past five years when they'd pressed for visitation rights, in which case an elaborate ruse was set up where Vedika was carted off to the prison nearest her home and told to pretend to be a prisoner. As funny as that might sound, it was one of the few times where the reality of her situation actually got her down; she couldn't stand to lie to her parents and siblings like that, and the thought of it had made the tears come, tears that all the more convinced her family that she was a prisoner and hating prison life. Technically, she was a prisoner, but if she didn't think too hard about it (and she rarely thought hard about anything), life at the Academy wasn't half-bad. She was in her senior year, and looking forward to the future. Perhaps one day, if she does as she's told, she'll redeem herself, and return home a hero of sorts. Yeah, maybe she'll become one of the world's first superheroes, that's what people with unusual powers were supposed to do, right?
A clatter brought Vedika out of her reverie as the roof access door unlocked and opened noisily. "Hey! How'd you get up here?" called the voice of some janitor or roof technician.
"Shit!" Vedika clambered over the chain link fence and let herself drop. As she plummeted towards the ground, she focused her mind and concentrated on her core strength. She struck the ground like a steel statue, stiffly bouncing once before stopping. Coming out of her defensive state, she noticed that she had left two nasty bumps in the soft earth. Looking up she could see the janitor looking down at her through the fence in annoyed awe.
With a silly, apologetic face, Vedika slinked away and headed for the gym where the social would take place. She would take it upon herself to make all shy newcomers feel welcome, and maybe even try to soften the barriers of some of the non-freshmen who she hadn't been able to close the distance with. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,004 | 1,205 | 4 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
So this was the ECAY, huh? Elaine stood at the front of the building, observing it with a rather neutral expression as she chewed on a piece of beef jerky. She couldn't say she was all that impressed, if anything it looked like your normal academy or high school. Then again she wasn't easily impressed, and perhaps she was an ill judge. All she knew, is that she was going to be glad to get inside. It was a little warm out here for her liking, and the summer break hadn't entirely been kind to Elaine. Arguing with her parents, being under strict supervision by some ECAY handler and told to be careful with her abilities. What? Did they think she was going to just start eating people or something? Pathetic. She had a little more self control than that.
Slinging her bag over her shoulders, she headed inside. She didn't want to waste energy walking around, she'd get a tour soon enough...probably. If not, she'd explore later when she could be bothered. Likely at the time she could have minimal social interaction. People tended to be fairly tiring to deal with, and she didn't have much energy to spare. If the way the check-in looked in the lobby, this was going to be more tiring than she was used too. Eugh. Maybe she should try taking a nap after this, as futile as she knew it would be.
Silently, she walked up to one of the stations for new students and waited as an ECAY personnel checked her bag. A bunch of dried jerky and some other non-perishable food. Clothes, of which she only had a few changes of. Some various books about philosophy and psychology, and a laptop. Nothing out of the ordinary, except for the amount of food stuffed in her bag. After that, was the standard routine for new students.
Question after blah blah more questions. She answered them promptly, though in a tired somewhat half-assed way that seemed to make the questioner a little annoyed, but she finished regardless. Next was the physical exam, and aside from a comment about how...underweight she looked, she was perfectly healthy. The Psych evaluation prove a bit less...kind, though. While it wasn't anything extreme, she was told to at least try and work on her general grumpiness and well, try to actually get some sleep. Nothing she hadn't been told before. getting a schedule followed, as well as a general orientation to the place.
By the end of it, she really felt like she was about to drop on the spot. Urgh, why did dealing with people have to be so tiring? She slung her bag over her shoulder, biting into another piece of jerky as she set off towards her dorm with a slow gait. With a yawn, she reached her assigned dorm and waltzed in without even looking at anyone else or seeing if any of the neighboring ones were empty. She tossed her bag on the bed, yawning again and stretching.
The dorm looked like...well, any dorm one might imagine. Desk to study at. Bed. Noting too impressive. She flopped down on the bed, yawning again and taking up the entire bed as she laid across it. Just a few minutes would be nice, really. She closed her eyes, feeling the warm embrace of the mattress on her back....
Seconds passed.
Minutes.
...and she opened her eyes again. Barely a few minutes passed. She yawned again, feeling somewhat defeated. Well, whatever. It wasn't like she was going to have to do anything else for the rest of the - right. The 'Social'. For the love of the great spirits...did they want her to die of exhaustion or something? Urgh, they better have a lot of food there in that case to at least to make this worthwhile, else she might get more than a little cranky. The entire check-in process had already sufficiently made sure to put her in a bad mood...this was liable to put her into an even worse one.
With a tired sigh, she sat up on the bed. She'd take some food with her just in case. As long as she ate, she'd be fine. She'd sort out her things later. For now, she wanted to get this little soiree over with, with as little interaction as possible. She stuffed some dried jerky in her pockets, left her dorm and headed to the gym. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,005 | 1,205 | 5 | 2,458 | 534 | Crown woke up like any other day. Alone and tired, but he expected such. Only 4 hours tonight. It happens almost every night when he is at his computer. Trying to escape this place in any way possible. He didn't actually want to escape, well he did but wasn't going to actively pursue this idea. He was already in a world of trouble for his case, hopefully the worst they could do is keep him here for the rest of his life. Maybe even let him take off his gloves whenever he wanted. Those damn gloves! Crown looked down at them with anger. The school's way of keeping his power's contained. For the most part. He had about five minutes to get them back on whenever they left him. He wasn't sure how, but they would know if he took them off for too long and if someone else had them. He learned that the hard way when he tried giving them to a freshmen.
Crown kicked his rolling chair across the room just thinking about how caged he really was, but it didn't make him fell any better. With a sigh he grabbed his backpack and slung it across one of his shoulders, leaving his room for the first day of the new semester. Thank God he was able to check in alone and with a lot less scrutiny. He had on his usual getup, minus his leather jacket instead keeping just a plain white shirt. Too hot for all that and too bright to go without shades! Gym was where he seemed to be heading for the "Social". He had a total of seven minutes to get there. Needless to say, he booked it as fast as possible, moving anyone in his way. There had seem to be even more people then last semester. Maybe their accepting anything that could be considered "Special". Maybe someone who can juggle four balls instead of three.
Beating the bell by just two minutes, Crown stumbled into the Gym panting and already sweating a little. He caught his breath and picked up his head looking at the rest of the students there. "Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen!" Crown called out to all his peers. He sounded a little sarcastic, but anyone who knew him could never tell. | Jon "Crown" Barron
"Don't lift with your ego"
Appearance: Crown is just above 5'9" weighing in at 170lbs. He is tanned with black hair and eyes to match. He usually seen wearing his black leather jacket, jeans, and the same old brown boots. To reinforce his "cool guy" look, he always wears his shades and headphones whenever permitted or whenever he can easily get away with it.
Personality: Crown doesn't like large crowds and likes a small amount of friends. He is a bit of a loner, due to him thinking most of the people in the school are a threat. While he doesn't consider himself one, leaving others to notice his arrogance. While having a good sense of humor, he is also very prideful in anything his doing. Taking embarrassment of himself or others who don't deserve it to heart, easily standing up for others no matter the cost to him. His most apparent trait is him having a strong rebellious side and a strong will for his own personal freedom.
Age:18
History:
Jon Crown was born in the small town of Hampton in Utah. His power's were first realized by his parents when he was just three, where he used it to grow his mother a rose out in the middle of the beach. While his parent's were amazed, they knew the fear and hate people would have for their gifted son. They banned him from using his powers and he followed there rules in the open, but always secretly using them and honing his skills. As a child he did amazing feats that saved people's life and lively hood. His most proud feat was creating a whole new forest so that local lumberjacks can continue their jobs in Hampton. While his abilities proved to be magnificent, it came at a great cost. Leaving Thirteen year old Crown in a three month coma.
After this event, Crown began to further his training of his abilities finding out the true strength that was given to him. While his parent's tried to continue to keep him from using them and even punished him whenever they caught him, Crown never gave up his use. Eventually this lead to him causing trouble with them and eventually using his powers to defend himself. While it was an act of self defense, Crown left the robber a bloody and mutilated mess. It didn't take long for investigators to learn of his powers and sentencing him to ECAY.
Metahuman Classification: Potentially Dangerous Elemetlist.
Herbal Clay: If presented the proper amount of plant life, Crown can create a light brown clay that can mold into anything he can imagine. He can also use it medically to bond open wounds to completely create functioning simple organs and limbs, but not life itself. Nothing past a piece of his finger or a makeshift bandage has ever been completed by him. The side effects to himself are predicted to possibly be fatal.
Forest Craft: Trees grow on any surface, easily creating anything from a beautiful Rose bush to a dense forest anywhere he chooses(plants will begin to decay quickly if not placed on a suitable surface). Requires Crown's blood to make contact with a Plant catalyst. More blood creates denser and larger plant life. This power allows him to also manipulate plants.
*Restricted Ability* Thousand Branches: Large sharp wooden spikes erect from his body to either fashion short-range weapons akin to a sword or else use them as long-range projectiles, where the branches growth can be triggered remotely. The branch growth can skewer anything from the inside out. The wooden structure have no effect on Crown's body when the power is at play. This can also form a structure around any body part giving him reach and strength. Each use of this power drains a certain amount of blood drawn from Crown.
*Restricted Ability* Root Control: Bringing out controllable underground roots of varying sizes to fit various situations. He can also use a large scale version, bringing out massive roots over a larger area that tangle around each other. This seems to be the only ability that does not cause Crown to have Anemic fatigue. |
44,006 | 1,205 | 6 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam pursed his lips as he surveyed the room. Apparently no one had anything better to do as there was already a girl he recognized camped out in the corner he’d been hoping to occupy. Ashlyn? Ashleigh?... The second name sounded right. Now what was it she could do? Liam stood staring stupidly for an overly lengthy time before he noted her gloves. OOOOOoooh Tactile Empathy that’s right closing his note book Liam walked over to the one of the tables set out for food and loaded up his plate. As he was doing so the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end and he looked up listening before he looked down the length of the table.
“I swear Annamarie if you throw that can of soda I’m going to stuff you in my couch again. Arty told you we will search your last house for your Teddy bear this weekend so please. Try not to isolate me socially anymore than you’ve managed to do.” The spirit in question looked like an eight year old little girl complete with pig tails and long socks. She put the soda can down and pouted.
I miss Sir Galahad. Hurry up, I’m so lonely
The corner of Liam’s mouth twitched up into almost a smile. “I know sweet heart. Arty and I will find him this weekend just hang on for a couple more days.” With that Liam collected his plate and his notebook. Turning around he looked up to locate a fringe table when he noted Vedika slinking into the gym. One of the few non socially awkward individuals the Academy had to offer but also a bit of a troublemaker if the spirits who hung around Liam were to be believed. She looked guilty currently so no doubt she’d been up to something. Chuckling Liam headed for a table relatively close to Ashleigh, she’d already taken the prime real estate but suburbia would do for now.
As Liam set his notebook down and then the plate of food his ears pricked up at a “Hello Ladies and Gentlemen” from behind him turning he quirked an eyebrow. The cool guy look picked him out as Crown, not a bad guy but another one of those people who’d ended up here because of some final shitshow showdown with their powers. Liam shuddered, he knew the feeling; most of what he knew about the other students had been part of an agreement with an older ghost who in life had been a paranoid ex con burglar. At the time of his death he’d been shot by a young mother whose home he’d broken into because he thought that everyone was gone for the evening. Suffice to say while he was going through their personal files the young woman had shot him four times in the back. This was from the days when people cared less about shooting unarmed people who broke into your home.
When Leonard had showed up looking for one final information heist Liam couldn’t say no. The old ghost was a master burglar and as a result had Liam’s body crawling through the academy air ducts and through maintenance tunnels Liam hadn’t even known existed. This had been at almost the start of the semester last year and it had netted him the basic personal files on about two dozen students. Suffice to say it was not nearly all of their information since Leonard hadn’t been able to break into the Principal's office but it had landed him things like: names since he was too much of an awkward child to ask people stuff like that, and abilities for a few people. Anyone new he was on his own for since it had only been stuff on part of the currently enrolled students. In the end it worked out as Leonard finally got his rest.
Blinking out of walk down memory lane he caught Marianne eyeing the sodas again and he pointed at her giving her the universal signal for “I’m watching you”. No doubt the gesture made Liam look absolutely batty since as far as he knew he was the only one who could see spirits at the academy. Liam had stopped caring about four weeks into the semester when he was inundated with a whole new batch of ghostly companions to deal with. As a result most people just thought he was a batshit telepath since on more than one occasion the spirits had gotten pissed off enough to do things like push people down stairs or make lights shatter on people who had given Liam shit for it. It was rare but Liam savored the look on people who were nasty to him whenever a spirit recognized that the offender was not Liam and was someone else.
The only time things had gone south was when Arty had actually stabbed a kid with a kitchen knife who had shoved Liam into the refrigerator in the common kitchen. Something about the bully had triggered something in Arty. As a result Arty had nicked the top of the kid’s kidney with a knife. Everyone blamed Liam but the staff hadn’t done a thing about it since the instructors were aware of Liam’s situation and after reviewing the information and taking Arthur’s testimony via a possession they had warned the spirit that it would be removed from the premise if such behavior continued and then freed Liam. It had all been rather surreal given that any other student who did such a thing would probably have been severely disciplined.
Situating himself at the table Liam opened his notebook and pulled out his phone. Arty was right they were losing time. Most of the five guys who had beaten him had grown up and moved. The problem was tracking them down and there were still three of them. Realistically he need to propose a field trip that could encompass all three of them since he only had two more for other spirits that he no doubt would have to make trips for. Noah could be handled over the course of a few weekends and Annemarie would be easy to take care of this coming weekend since they shouldn’t have much homework from the first week of classes.
As Liam scrolled through some old news articles his hairs suddenly stood on end again only this time it felt like the room had changed temperature drastically. Looking up from the notebook slowly almost as though he didn’t want to look he shifted to his spirit sight. The feeling was all too familiar…
There was an Outsider nearby
Liam gulped and looked up at the stairwell. What the hell was it. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,007 | 1,205 | 7 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
After leaving her room, she realized it might be a good idea to take a book with her. She was mostly going to focus on eating, since she could definitely smell food coming from downstairs, but having something else to occupy herself with would be a good idea. A pleasant distraction. She went back to her dorm and grabbed one of her psychology books before heading down. Thankfully, the trip to the Gym wasn't a long one, and she didn't have to say hello to any of the other students on the way there. Descending the stairs, her stomach growled rather loudly as she opened the door to the gym behind some other student who was panting and sweating a little. Working out, was he? Or maybe he was just a delinquent trying to not be late.
"Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen!"
The sudden loud greeting from the student caused Elaine to visibly cringe, holding a hand to cover the ear closest to the boy.
"Annoying." Elaine grumbled quietly to herself as she walked away. Always some loud fool making a nuisance of themselves in events like this, and she had no desire to be in his vicinity. Of course, if he wanted to pursue her for that little comment if he had heard it that would be entirely on him. She was focused entirely on getting some delicious food and possibly getting rid of this troublesome urge a bit.
Elaine walked over to the table where the food was. The book would make it somewhat difficult to carry plates, but she could deal. Wasn't like lifting anything would be a problem. She'd just have to balance it well. She placed her book on the table, setting a plate on top of it, and began filling it...with some of everything. When it was full, she got a second plate and began filling it, followed by a third. Three plates full of food should do for now, she'd get more later if there was any left. Picking up the plate with the book on it in one hand, picking up the second and balancing it on her forearm, and the third in her left hand. She probably looked like some sort of professional waiter carrying this much without effort.
She just had to find an empty seat, and she'd be fine...but she couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. was someone watching her? She wasn't shy and didn't have social anxiety of any sort...but she couldn't let the feeling go. As she looked across the room to find a relatively empty, quiet seat, she also scanned the people in the room, but quickly gave it up. It'd be annoying to deal with it so she might as well not try.
Instead, she moved to a seat at the end of a table with a few people, sat the plates and the book down, and started eating. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,008 | 1,205 | 8 | 2,256 | 1,910 | Adrian sat against the outside wall of the academy, legs crossed, head leaned back. He had also stayed for the summer, having no one to go to, there was no point to leave. Either way, the school would not risk him relapsing. Progress had been made with him, progress that was not easy. But his outbursts were farther between. Lifting his head, he glanced down at the belt around his waist. He took a deep breath, fiddling with the belt buckle. He left it alone however, he learned all too well that the belt also had a way of alerting the school. He could feel his anger increasing, and a deep shaky breath was drawn in. With shaking hands, he dug into his pocket, withdrawing a red box with black letters. Fumbling it open, he withdrew one of the thin cylinders. A cigarette, his choice of poison. Not that he cared. Placing it in his mouth, he focused on the end of the cylinder, lighting it.
A while later, and several cigarettes later, he raised himself off of the ground, tucking the rectangular box back into the pocket of his jeans. He walked inside through the gates, knowing it was time for him to check in. Glancing around, he stepped inside, moving around the large group of people, going to the line for returning students. Filtering through, he found the longest spot was the counselor. He hated the counselor, too much time was spent talking, and he was done with it. His nose flared, a shutter running down his spine, closing his eyes tightly. At that, the counselor understood enough was enough, and sent him on his way. Picking up his schedule, he walked quickly up his stairs, to his dorm. His dorm, that had seen better times. Burn marks on the wall were signs of bent up frustration that he had expelled by blasting fire out of his hands. Thankfully, most damage was no severe. Tossing the paper on his bed, he once against left. For the oh so important social.
Last social didn’t turn out the best, he had one of his outbursts at the end and his belt kicked in to prevent him from using his powers, but the table he was sitting at was still broken by the time he had finished. Needless to say, he had spent some time chilling out afterwards. At that point, he wasn’t considered stable enough to leave campus, and almost always someone had a close eye on him. He shook his head, that wasn’t to be thought of now. Walking into the room, he studying the people present, narrowing his eyes slightly, recognizing some old faces, pondering about the new. But alas, he knew it was best to leave them be. Walking over to the food table, he gathered himself a plate before finding an empty table against the wall. He didn’t want to risk an outburst, and he would rather not be surprised by anyone, or for that matter anything. | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,009 | 1,205 | 9 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam’s jaw almost bounced off the table as he looked at the girl who had just entered the gym. There was no way. It had been years and he’d never encountered another Outsider. Annemarie winked out of existence as soon as the girl entered the gym. Interesting, the other spirits feel to. Steeling himself Liam continued to peer at the Outsider possessing the girl. There was no doubt she was new because Liam had made damn certain that there were no other Spirit Vessels or mediums enrolled at the academy. Apparently they were a pretty rare breed but still it had been odd that there were no others at the Academy.
Peeling back the veil further Liam did his best to get a grasp on what it was that was possessing the girl. It was clear that it was a nonhuman spirit; but what was it. The thing had physical characteristics he could only describe as hunger. It was strange staring at spirits sometimes because they usually had traits one could only describe as urges, passions or emotions. There was no other way to describe the physical characteristics no one thing could be pointed to, it was like they had some additional dimension to them that was like looking at emotions. Tracking her movements Liam watched as she loaded her plates. While it didn’t appear to have physical manifestations initially the way she loaded her plates made a lot of sense. So why does she look like she’s acting normal? That has to be a wicked power spirit… There was absolutely something else going on with this girl.
As she walked towards a table she seemed to scan the now more crowded gym. Interesting, I wonder if that’s just good intuition or if my sight has a physical effect. Slowly closing his book Liam watched until she sat down at the end of a table.
Make some new friends
“Oh Arty you are not going to be happy about this choice I have no doubt.
Standing up Liam moved slowly through the group of students who had currently gathered in the Gym. Being careful to be as unassuming as possible he walked over to where she was sitting at the end of the table. Putting his hand on the back of a chair next to her he pulled it out partially.
“Hello, do you mind if I sit here?”
Regardless of her response the range gave him a better look at the possessing spirit. It was decidedly not human. Additionally it appeared to be trapped in some manner which explained the lack of physical manifestations other than the fact that the girl seemed to be kind of thin. Being careful not to open himself up to the spirit realm besides his sight Liam did his best not to make his starring obvious. Was this really what he’d been looking for the last year? There was no way. Whatever had gotten ahold of him had been fully malevolent and delighted in fear and torment. This thing just felt…hungry | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,010 | 1,205 | 10 | 2,458 | 534 | Crown saw a girl's face seem to look hurt or annoyed by his greeting. While some of the others greeted him back and gave him various handshakes, the girl walked away to get food. He never met her before and she definitely caught his attention. So he followed he to where she was going to sit, in as least creepy way as possible. "I don't think she cares for anything, but food right now." Crown joked as he sat down in a empty seat near Liam and Elaine. He addressed her first.
"Sorry about earlier, It looked like I pissed you off, somehow. Well here, hopefully this will make up for it.". Crown tore out one of the basic sunflowers that are used all around the school for decoration. He crushed the flower and wrapped his other hand around the stem. With just a couple of quick turns, it had changed. He opened both hands and presented a Blue Rose to Elaine. "Watch the thorns. They got me a few times while making it. " Crown warned her with a genuine smile to his gift. He used to do that all the time back home with the ladies. They always liked that one.
Crown placed the Rose in front of her and looked to Liam. "What's up man, it looks like you've seen a ghost.." | Jon "Crown" Barron
"Don't lift with your ego"
Appearance: Crown is just above 5'9" weighing in at 170lbs. He is tanned with black hair and eyes to match. He usually seen wearing his black leather jacket, jeans, and the same old brown boots. To reinforce his "cool guy" look, he always wears his shades and headphones whenever permitted or whenever he can easily get away with it.
Personality: Crown doesn't like large crowds and likes a small amount of friends. He is a bit of a loner, due to him thinking most of the people in the school are a threat. While he doesn't consider himself one, leaving others to notice his arrogance. While having a good sense of humor, he is also very prideful in anything his doing. Taking embarrassment of himself or others who don't deserve it to heart, easily standing up for others no matter the cost to him. His most apparent trait is him having a strong rebellious side and a strong will for his own personal freedom.
Age:18
History:
Jon Crown was born in the small town of Hampton in Utah. His power's were first realized by his parents when he was just three, where he used it to grow his mother a rose out in the middle of the beach. While his parent's were amazed, they knew the fear and hate people would have for their gifted son. They banned him from using his powers and he followed there rules in the open, but always secretly using them and honing his skills. As a child he did amazing feats that saved people's life and lively hood. His most proud feat was creating a whole new forest so that local lumberjacks can continue their jobs in Hampton. While his abilities proved to be magnificent, it came at a great cost. Leaving Thirteen year old Crown in a three month coma.
After this event, Crown began to further his training of his abilities finding out the true strength that was given to him. While his parent's tried to continue to keep him from using them and even punished him whenever they caught him, Crown never gave up his use. Eventually this lead to him causing trouble with them and eventually using his powers to defend himself. While it was an act of self defense, Crown left the robber a bloody and mutilated mess. It didn't take long for investigators to learn of his powers and sentencing him to ECAY.
Metahuman Classification: Potentially Dangerous Elemetlist.
Herbal Clay: If presented the proper amount of plant life, Crown can create a light brown clay that can mold into anything he can imagine. He can also use it medically to bond open wounds to completely create functioning simple organs and limbs, but not life itself. Nothing past a piece of his finger or a makeshift bandage has ever been completed by him. The side effects to himself are predicted to possibly be fatal.
Forest Craft: Trees grow on any surface, easily creating anything from a beautiful Rose bush to a dense forest anywhere he chooses(plants will begin to decay quickly if not placed on a suitable surface). Requires Crown's blood to make contact with a Plant catalyst. More blood creates denser and larger plant life. This power allows him to also manipulate plants.
*Restricted Ability* Thousand Branches: Large sharp wooden spikes erect from his body to either fashion short-range weapons akin to a sword or else use them as long-range projectiles, where the branches growth can be triggered remotely. The branch growth can skewer anything from the inside out. The wooden structure have no effect on Crown's body when the power is at play. This can also form a structure around any body part giving him reach and strength. Each use of this power drains a certain amount of blood drawn from Crown.
*Restricted Ability* Root Control: Bringing out controllable underground roots of varying sizes to fit various situations. He can also use a large scale version, bringing out massive roots over a larger area that tangle around each other. This seems to be the only ability that does not cause Crown to have Anemic fatigue. |
44,011 | 1,205 | 11 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh looked up, feeling someone's gaze on her, she tilted her head. I suppose it was only a matter of time, before someone noticed me She thought to herself, setting the book aside, she absently gave a way, closing the cover with a mere thought. It thumped shut with a soft sound. Her dark eyes studied the boy who had been about to approach her, and she decided to take sympathy on him. She rose smoothly, and ensuring that the bracelet was still on her wrist, clasped well, and that her gloves didn't let any strip of skin show, she walked over to him.
"Did you want something?" She asked, polite enough, but she didn't offer her hand in greeting, instead keeping it by her side. It was rare that Ashleigh would put herself out, yet she remembered what it was to be there, on the first day. She had come half-way through a semester, recovered from her beating, and intimidating by everyone, an deverything, spending days cowering under the weight of emotions, until the bracelet.
As she thought about it, her hand strayed to it, as if to reassure herself that it was there. She looked up at the greeting, and frowned slightly, looking about her. There was a strange collection of emotions. She looked towards Liam, shook her head, and back to the boy she was talking to, pushing the emotions to be back of her mind. It was easy to do, with the bracelet. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,012 | 1,205 | 12 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
As soon as she sat down, Elaine started eating. Normally at first. Using her silverware as normally as possible. Fork to...fork things, spoon to scoop things, knife to cut things. As much as she didn't like being here, free food like this was an easy way to get on her good side. Or at least, on her less-bad side anyways. Not to mention, it was surprisingly good, though she wasn't exactly an accurate judge of 'delicious' since she'd eat just about anything as long as it wasn't directly poisonous or toxic. As she ate though, she started going faster, almost forgetting she was eating in public.
She had just brought a handful of lettuce to her mouth, ready to hungrily devour it when Liam walked up. She heard him of course, and realized that she had likely been eating in a somewhat off-putting way, but didn't care. Instead, she held up a single finger, chewing the last bit of food in her mouth before speaking. Might as well be somewhat polite she didn't want to start anything. That'd be tiring, but at least she was feeling less like death after eating.
"Do what you want." Elaine said to Liam in rather strained, tired voice, eyes just briefly turning to him for only a few moments before returning to the table. She was just about to get back to eating when the loud one from earlier had taken a seat next to her as well. She narrowed her eyes at him somewhat suspiciously as he took a flower. He had followed her, it seemed. Either she was prettier than she thought, or these guys were up to something since they seemed to know each other. He placed a blue rose in front of her, seeming to at least appear friendly. Well, it wasn't food...or money. So she had very little use for it.
"Oh no, it's alright. You just almost broke my ear drums." She grumbled, wolfing down the last of the food on one of her plates and setting it to the side as she grabbed another. "And I have little use for trinkets." She barely even looked at the flower, before returning to her plate. She didn't particularly want an apology anyways. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,013 | 1,205 | 13 | 377 | 25,988 | People liked to call what Jason did judging, but to him it was never like that. He never made any kind of personal judgment when he was observing or trying to read someone. It was purely objective. He was always chastised by his past therapists "never judge a book by its cover" but more than often, he found he was right. Alright, time to quit being a creep and actually socialize.
"Did you want something?" The words cut through his daydream like state like a razor. Caught off guard he instinctively began to "hyper react" as he called it" As he turned to face her, time had already slowed for him. He quickly realized it was the girl he was observing earlier. Huh that's odd, How did did she notice me watching her? Her hair had been draped over her face like a curtain. Calm down, just talk to her.
"S-sorry I didn't mean to bother you." He stuttered still a little taken aback by the fact that she noticed him. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,014 | 1,205 | 14 | 2,256 | 1,910 | Adrian watched the interaction of people around him, picking up on two interactions relatively close by. One consisted of a girl with a pile of food, currently being bothered by two boys. From the looks of it, she was frustrated by the presence of the two who simply wanted to be alone with her food. One, had a keen focus, studying, trying to figure something out. The other, was more juvenile, using his abilities to create a flower. He quickly felt a bitterness growing inside of him. All fire did was destroy. Why couldn't he have gained a creative power. Why couldn't he have given his family flowers instead of destroyed them!
A shudder went through him, feeling a drastic change in temperature. He gasped briefly, before panic filled him. His hands shook, eyes closing tightly. He struggled to return his breathing to normal. He placed his hands flat on the table, before cursing as he felt the table heating under his hand. He snapped open his eyes, lifting his hands, grimacing at the burn marks on the table. He stood, grimacing. Such a small thing, so capable of setting him off. He quickly, and stiffly walked towards the doors, shoving by anyone who stepped into his way.
Once standing outside the doors, he took another shaky breath. Closing his eyes he leaned against the wall, leaning his head against it. His breathing was almost under control. The cold caused another shudder, his nostrils flaring briefly as he took a breath in. He knew he couldn't leave, due to attendance being mandatory, but he could at least step out of the gym to calm himself. He was sure they would understand. | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,015 | 1,205 | 15 | 377 | 25,988 | The boy seemed to be confused, nervous. Puzzled. Ashleigh tilted her head, studying him. He seemed...not exactly agitated, but something like it. What did he fear? She wondered, feeling some sympathy for this boy. She wondered what she was going to get herself into. Perhaps she should have stayed with her book.
"No, it's okay. I'm never not bothered, all these...hormones in the air" she said with mild amusement, a little inside joke. Sometimes she was surprised there weren't any pregnancies in this school. Yet it was more emotions, flying about. Teenagers particularly were highly volatile, with their emotions. Another reason she had to be thankful for Paulina.
She looked about at the wild panic, frowning again, watching a boy leaving the gym. Someone else to talk to, she supposed. She couldn't have that wild panic overwhelming her. Even with the bracelet, it might be bad. She looked back for eh boy she was talking with, "I'm Ashleigh" she said politely, "are you new here?" A valid question, given she rarely took in the other students unless something attracted her attention. Mainly their emotions. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,016 | 1,205 | 16 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Unlike most students of The Academy who were permitted to leave over the break, Paulina did not. In fact, she’d spent the majority of the break buried inside a stack of books in the library, occasionally taking a break to roam across the school and examine the enchantments that were tacked into its walls. The school’s faculty, and their government overseers, had been ecstatic when she had demonstrated just how versatile her enchantments were. A good example was the gymnasium: over the summer break they had completed a total renovation of the walls, in which she had overseen the carving of a special enchantment into the concrete that was designed to absorb the energy of kinetic impacts and convert it into electrical energy. That energy was then channeled through conduits buried inside the walls into storage batteries, effectively allowing the student’s rough-housing to help power the school.
As such, she was also required to inspect all of the enchantments that she had placed and ensure that they were still functioning, as a test of how long they could be sustained. The gymnasium was also a test to see if she could create a self-sustaining enchantment; one that could operate completely independent of her. Time would tell if her theory was correct, but she was reasonably confident in it, after all, it was simple physics.
Well, it was physics, at any rate.
The rest of her time was spent memorizing every single anatomy and biology textbook the library possessed, just as she was doing now. She was already working on another theory that she was hoping to test soon, one that, if she was right, would bring her a step closer to her goal. Of course, if she was wrong, then it wouldn't work at all and she'd be at another dead end. Not that that was at all new. Any branch of science, even one with such ill-defined rules as “magic”, was a matter of trial and error. The hard part would be convincing somebody to let her try it on a test subject.
An alarm on her phone startled her out of her research, and she groaned as she looked at the time. If she didn't get moving now she'd be late for the dumb social that she had to attend. She'd been rather firmly reminded of that after she'd missed last year because she'd been too wrapped up in her work. Well, I suppose I could use a break, she mused, stacking the large pile of books onto a nearby table. The librarians got very irate about wrongly shelved books.
Flipping her laptop into tablet mode, she clicked her shoes together to activate the enchantments melted into the soles and skated in the direction of the gym, reviewing her notes as she went. Along the way, she paused to check on the Chem Lab that had been sealed off since her sophomore year. One of the physics professors, being more skeptical about calling her enchantments “magic”, had argued that there were limits to what they were physically capable of, and had jokingly compared her to the ancient alchemists who tried to convert lead into gold. She had taken it as a challenge, and now there was approximately 50 grams of heavily irradiated gold sitting inside the lab. Despite her assurances that the enchantment circle was completely secure and that it was impossible for the radiation to leak out (technically that wasn’t true, but the discharge was controlled to the point that it was only little above the regular background radiation that people were exposed to all the time), the faculty decided that they weren’t going to allow classes to be held in that particular lab until she came up with a way to get rid of the radiation entirely.
Of course, when other students had heard about what had happened, she’d been pestered for nearly a month about a repeat performance, only with larger amounts of easier to acquire elements, like iron. Her reply had been that she would be happy to make the conversion, as long as they were okay with not being able to spend their newly-gained gold for about 700 years.
Satisfied that the enchantment circle was still holding, she continued on her way towards the gymnasium, gliding across the floor as effortlessly and gracefully as a figure skater, though with not nearly as much flair. At least until she rounded the corner to the gym, and ran smack into the boy leaning against the wall.
The disadvantage to having one’s feet float a few centimeters off the floor was that you had even less grip than actual roller skates. As a result, upon colliding with the boy she immediately lost her balance, sending her laptop flying out of her arms and her glasses skittering across the floor. ”Oww, crap, not again,” she mumbled to herself, one hand over her eyes as the other rubbed her now aching butt. | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,017 | 1,205 | 17 | 377 | 25,988 | Jason mentally lowered his guard. His therapists were actually right for once, he had read her wrong. She was friendlier than he expected. It occurred to him him as he looked around momentarily that he's attempting to read these people in the same way that he reads "normal people" and like himself he knew they weren't normal. Time to cut the superior analytical bullshit, and act like a normal human being. He was painfully aware that It was a mentality he sometimes took as a defense mechanism.
He chuckled at her joke. "Yeah I'm new here, sorry for being kinda weird, this place is just a bit overwhelming. I'm Jason by the way." He smiled feeling at ease. It had been so long since he had been able to interact with other people his age like this. Without being called a freak. The thought of the word sent a wave of nausea rippling through his body, as the terrible memories momentarily surfaced. But he managed to keep a casual face. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,018 | 1,205 | 18 | 2,256 | 1,910 | The amount of rage that immediately took over him was outstanding. The simple action of someone just walking into him, with his already aggravated state, was enough to trigger him. He shoved off of the wall, spinning rapidly, little flames flickering off his hands. The shout that came sounded first in his chest, spreading outwards," Why did you run into me! Watch where you are damn going!" The amount of cold that hit him at once, counteracting the fact that his temperature had dramatically began increasing, was briefly stunning. It caused a shudder to run through his body, his eyes glazing over briefly, before he came back into focus. Taking a step forward, he grabbed the poor girl that had now become an attention spot for his rage.
He had grabbed a fistful of fabric, lifting the girl up off the ground, but also not setting her down. The temperature radiating from his hand would be confusing at first, hot and cold acting together, occasionally heat managing to break through. While the belt would lower his body temperature, it only acted in a way to prevent an explosion. As such, his skin would be very warm to the touch. He spoke, anger striking every word, each rough and hard," Stupid girl! You have eyes why don't you damn use them!" His other hand formed into a fist, fire beginning to form around it, drawing his hand back with the apparent intent to punch. | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,019 | 1,205 | 19 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Vedika looked around the gym, pleased to see so many bright young faces meeting new people. Given how the negatively some of the interactions were actually going, it is safe to say that Vedika saw the world through rose-tinted glasses. Then an angry individual pushed past her, making his way out of the gym. She wasn't angered by his pushing her out of his way, but she was concerned about him leaving. She didn't much care for the rules, but she didn't want the boy getting in trouble with the faculty for not knowing any better. So she idiotically followed him out, breaking the same rule she was planning on preventing him from breaking.
What happened next was a blur. A girl collided with the boy, and the boy reacted with rage, lifting the girl. Vedika saw that he was about to punch her so she quickly ran over, widened her stance, and placed both hands on the small of the girl's back. He could hit her, but Vedika's aura would protect the girl from the force of the impact, though Vedika was unaware of the fact that the boy would also emanate heat, something her barrier could not yet negate. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,020 | 1,205 | 20 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister ran into the building scared that he had been late not knowing anything was going on. He darted through the doors and tripped falling to the ground with a tumble due to his very clumsy nature. The young man had slept in and forgot all about his first day at the academy this year .
Alister sat there on the ground fumbling around trying to collect his books and his glasses. Due to the loss of his glasses everything was now much harder to see very blurred he was scared he looked like a complete moron.
He was able to find his books but distraught over the loss of his glasses he sat up staring at the floor. "Seriously" he muttered in anger "first day of the year and I have already made a fool of myself". | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,021 | 1,205 | 21 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam looked up at Crown and blinked. It was a joke but how he certainly hoped that at that moment Annamarie would bean his stupid ass with a soda can. It didn’t happen of course but it was still funny to imagine and he broke out in a sputtering laugh at the comment. “Nah man, not a ghost something else but thanks for asking. My ghost buddy took off when something hungry came into the room.” Flicking his eyes towards Elaine he continued to address Crown. “That's an interesting ability. Can you only produce vegetation? I’m Liam by the way, given your abilities and style of dress I’m guessing you’re the man everyone calls Crown.” It was a distraction from the more pressing question of what the girl was but given that Crown felt the need to interrupt Liam just folded his hands patiently.
Continuing to watch Elaine out of the corner of his eye he looked up at the sounds of yelling from the hallway. No doubt something was going down; if they didn’t sort things out quickly and without too much violence they were all going to be very sorry. The Academy’s suppression systems were quite painful. It was probably intentional too but Liam had never actually bothered to ask.
Flicking his eye to Elaine again he gently pushed his plate in her direction as she mowed through what she had brought to the table. It was both a combination of curiosity to see if she’d notice that it wasn’t hers and as a gesture of peace given that she’d responded with a generally cranky lip. Not something Liam was unused to but it was generally earned as opposed to being the opening salvo. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,022 | 1,205 | 22 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh could understand that. Even now the place was overwhelming to her. Jason seemed to relax, but that seemed to change. Something came over him, and Ashleigh reached out without thinking, touching him on the shoulder and trying to soothe. "It's okay. You're safe here, we're all in the same boat, after all" she gave a smile, but that faded quickly at the volatile emotions coming nearby. Rage was always violent, and always strong. She flinched at the impact of it, and her eyes went to the door.
She could remember, as if it was the day before, her beating. The violence, the pain, the anger and the righteousness. She carried a scar from that beating, something her body couldn't heal. Or maybe she just hasnr wanted to heal it. So the anger she felt, brought out an anger in her. It was just like that night...
The doors flew open, with a crash, her telekinesis acting on its own accord, and seeing Paulina being attacked by a boy, everything seemed to go black for a moment. Her voice rose, fueled by her own anger, yet the effect her opens would have on anyone was null thanks to the bracelet. "Leave my friend alone" Paulona might be the only friend Ashleigh had, and she wasn't going to let any harm come to her. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,023 | 1,205 | 23 | 2,305 | 2,031 | "It's ok you're safe here. We're all in the same boat after all." She reached out and touched his shoulder.She can tell something's bothering me, but how? He thought he had kept a straight face. Then he realized. He couldn't help but crack a wide grin. this girl was reading him, much like he read other people. Possibly better... His mind began to race trying to figure out how she was so intuitive, it had to do with her powers. Psychic ability? He got so excited that he had finished those thoughts in a fraction of a second.
Whats that bracel- His 6th sense kicked into overdrive. He immediately watched her expression falter, her eyes flickered to the door, which slammed open. Revealing a Boy holding up a girl, preparing to strike her. The girl appeared powerless. Powerless. He remembered that feeling too well, he remembered being assaulted by bullies on a regular basis before he had learned to control his powers. His blood began to boil...
He might have heard Ashleigh yell, if he could have heard anything over the sound of his blood roaring in his ears. In an instant he dashed for the door. He was never going to allow someone to be wronged like he had been. As he dashed over he saw another girl doing the same. However instead of attacking, the girl placed her hands on the other girls back.
Alright focus. He began to hyper react and time slowed. This guy is built, and powerful. I have to make this quick and consise. Nothing flashy, punch first, ask questions later. He jumped at the boy and swiftly brought his right arm around his neck, and his left arm on the side of his head for a rear neck choke. As soon has he made contact with the boy he realized he had made a grave mistake. His hyper reaction made the burning pain seemingly last an eternity. He quickly ejected off the boys back. What the fuck?! His arms had minor burns. He pushed the pain aside and brought this elbows up to his chin, arms protecting his head,in a defensive stance preparing for a reaction. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,024 | 1,205 | 24 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
“Nah man, not a ghost something else but thanks for asking. My ghost buddy took off when something hungry came into the room.”
This caused a brief pause in Elaine's eating as she glanced over to Liam. It was only for a few seconds, and she quickly went back to eating. If he noticed she didn't care, she wasn't pressing the issue for now. Ghost buddies? Hungry? She had no idea about what his 'ghost buddies' meant, but the latter part of that comment...she wasn't a fan of what people called 'coincidences', and had no doubt that was definitely not one. He was aware, at least somewhat that she was at least possessed by something. She was fairly certain she wasn't wrong either.
She'd possibly inquire later, but for now, she was going to finish eating and get back to her dorm. The sound of fighting outside seemed to attract more than a little attention. Her eyes drifted towards the door, ears picking up a number of voices being involved in the fight. Most of which, seemed like they were trying to be bloody heroes. That was likely only going to make this entire thing worse for them. Fools. Their acts of 'good' were only going to get them all into trouble, and maybe even cause trouble for the rest of them here.
A small twinge of irritation formed at the thought. She had half a mind to go out there and beat them all to a bloody pulp and tell them to quiet down. If they didn't, she'd just-that was a dangerous line of thought. She shoved the second empty plate away, stacking it on the other and taking a momentary break from her eating. She shouldn't let her thoughts get so carried away. Two plates remained, and she'd try to maintain a slower eating pace.
...two plates? She glanced over at Liam. He had come with a plate of food...and he was giving it to her? Well...if he was offering, she wasn't going to say no. She reached for the plate, pulling it closer.
"I hope you don't expect me to thank you because you decided to hand me food from somewhere it was free." She replied. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,025 | 1,205 | 25 | 2,458 | 534 | Crown looked at Elaine with slight confusion and disappointment. That was the first time that that didn't work and hopefully the last. He even cringed a little at her comment. Not really at the actual act, but it reminded him of a time when he was like this, although he was a lot more edgy about it. He then turned to Liam to continue their conversation. "That's me! Nice to meet you and actually yes. I just need a source of where a fruit or vegetable would grow, like a tree. I make the best mango tasting apples this side of-" Crown was cut off by what sounded like a fight. Not really hearing the fight, but more like the sound of people crowding around and screaming in fear.
He chugged down the water he had brought earlier and slammed the cup on the table, before wiping his mouth. "I haven't seen a good show in months! Come on you two, it's like watching the Avengers or Anime. It has to be better than that Superman V Batman movie!" Crown told the two before running to the action. Not looking back to see if the other two were actually going to follow him.
When he eventually go to the crowd, he forcefully pushed himself to the front. A few complaint later he got to see the little fight. It seemed quite unfair. One against three and possibly more. While he could see the damsel in distress, who was to say she wasn't in the wrong? Although jumping to conclusions never went well for Crown, so he just waited in the front row. Now he had something different in his hand. A candy bar? | Jon "Crown" Barron
"Don't lift with your ego"
Appearance: Crown is just above 5'9" weighing in at 170lbs. He is tanned with black hair and eyes to match. He usually seen wearing his black leather jacket, jeans, and the same old brown boots. To reinforce his "cool guy" look, he always wears his shades and headphones whenever permitted or whenever he can easily get away with it.
Personality: Crown doesn't like large crowds and likes a small amount of friends. He is a bit of a loner, due to him thinking most of the people in the school are a threat. While he doesn't consider himself one, leaving others to notice his arrogance. While having a good sense of humor, he is also very prideful in anything his doing. Taking embarrassment of himself or others who don't deserve it to heart, easily standing up for others no matter the cost to him. His most apparent trait is him having a strong rebellious side and a strong will for his own personal freedom.
Age:18
History:
Jon Crown was born in the small town of Hampton in Utah. His power's were first realized by his parents when he was just three, where he used it to grow his mother a rose out in the middle of the beach. While his parent's were amazed, they knew the fear and hate people would have for their gifted son. They banned him from using his powers and he followed there rules in the open, but always secretly using them and honing his skills. As a child he did amazing feats that saved people's life and lively hood. His most proud feat was creating a whole new forest so that local lumberjacks can continue their jobs in Hampton. While his abilities proved to be magnificent, it came at a great cost. Leaving Thirteen year old Crown in a three month coma.
After this event, Crown began to further his training of his abilities finding out the true strength that was given to him. While his parent's tried to continue to keep him from using them and even punished him whenever they caught him, Crown never gave up his use. Eventually this lead to him causing trouble with them and eventually using his powers to defend himself. While it was an act of self defense, Crown left the robber a bloody and mutilated mess. It didn't take long for investigators to learn of his powers and sentencing him to ECAY.
Metahuman Classification: Potentially Dangerous Elemetlist.
Herbal Clay: If presented the proper amount of plant life, Crown can create a light brown clay that can mold into anything he can imagine. He can also use it medically to bond open wounds to completely create functioning simple organs and limbs, but not life itself. Nothing past a piece of his finger or a makeshift bandage has ever been completed by him. The side effects to himself are predicted to possibly be fatal.
Forest Craft: Trees grow on any surface, easily creating anything from a beautiful Rose bush to a dense forest anywhere he chooses(plants will begin to decay quickly if not placed on a suitable surface). Requires Crown's blood to make contact with a Plant catalyst. More blood creates denser and larger plant life. This power allows him to also manipulate plants.
*Restricted Ability* Thousand Branches: Large sharp wooden spikes erect from his body to either fashion short-range weapons akin to a sword or else use them as long-range projectiles, where the branches growth can be triggered remotely. The branch growth can skewer anything from the inside out. The wooden structure have no effect on Crown's body when the power is at play. This can also form a structure around any body part giving him reach and strength. Each use of this power drains a certain amount of blood drawn from Crown.
*Restricted Ability* Root Control: Bringing out controllable underground roots of varying sizes to fit various situations. He can also use a large scale version, bringing out massive roots over a larger area that tangle around each other. This seems to be the only ability that does not cause Crown to have Anemic fatigue. |
44,026 | 1,205 | 26 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Paulina had been groping about the floor for her glasses, only half hearing the angry words that were directed her way, when a hand suddenly darted into her vision and dragged her into the air by the front of her shirt. “Ow, hey!” She grabbed at his wrist, struggling to pry his fingers open. ”Let go of me! I'm sorry, okay?” Pain surged through her hands as the boy’s skin became searing hot. ”Ow, fuck!” He’s hot? Heat powers? Oooh, maybe it's a-no, no, Paulina, not the time!
As she was pulled closer, the face of her assaulter emerged from the blurry background. In any other circumstances, she might have considered the boy to be handsome. Unfortunately, the angry snarl somewhat spoiled the image. “Stupid girl! You have eyes, why don't you damn use them!”
”I can barely see you! Now let go of me!” Paulina felt a pair of hands pressing into her back, and saw a blurry orange glow near what was probably his shoulder. Was he going to hit her? Panic surged through her, and as she vaguely saw someone else’s arm come around the boy’s neck, she reflexively kicked out, her foot catching him in the groin. | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,027 | 1,205 | 27 | 2,256 | 1,910 | Adrian snorted, his lips pulled back almost rather animalistic," Then get some damn glasses!" He just began the forward motion of swinging, as he felt arms wrap around his neck. His instantaneous reaction was, instead of trying to move, he changed the route of his arm and instead brought his elbow back with the intent of slamming into ribs. But the person was already gone, his elbow hitting empty air. His anger and aggravation only increased, the amount of activity almost causing him to become over sensitsied. Focusing back on his original target, he moved as if to attack, but an explosion of pain stopped that movement.
That specific pain, radiating throughout his entire lower region, brought him too his knees, a groan coming from him. His grip lessened and released quickly as he fell to his knees. He held onto himself, before looking up. His anger was once again magnified. With a yell of anger, he attempted to lunge back for the girl. Before the magic in his belt kicked up to the necessary level. Ice cold immediately shot through him, not fading. It seemed to almost freeze his forward movement.
Shivers raked through his body, his hand placed on the ground. Anger was still clear, in the way he held himself, but the temperature his belt put him under did enough to stop him. He lifted his head, his eyes focusing in on the girl. But the most he was able to get himself to move was a few inches before shivers once again raked through his body. In this short time, his body temperature had decreased to the point of being safe for others, even feeling now cool to the touch. | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,028 | 1,205 | 28 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Suddenly the boy collapsed to his knees in agony. The girl fell to the floor, still in shock. Jason lowered his guard. The air around the boy had drastically changed in temperature, now it was cool. He approached the collapsed figure. He didn't seem to pose a threat to anyone anymore, but Jason wouldn't be satisfied until he dolled out some kind of punishment. Time to go back to the original plan. He drew his fist back, and socked the boy in the jaw harshly.
"Stay down." He growled, seething with anger still. He knelt down on the floor, eye level with the boy, who was obviously still enraged, but was clearly being restricted by something powerful.Now it's time to ask questions.
"What the hell were you doing?!" No need to beat around the bush, Jason cut right to the chase, glaring intensely into his eyes. | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,029 | 1,205 | 29 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister finally got his glasses and looked up to see all the commotion. "We'll", he said with a small chuckle standing to his feet "I've been here five minutes and it seems this year is already going to be eventful"
Alister snickered and flicked the side of his glasses as he walked to sit in his lone corner and analize the room. This year seemed like there was a lot of new faces and alot of ruffiens running around, but that did not really bother him much. Being small he still had his advantages .
Alister let out a small yawn as he opened his pack and set down a notebook as he looked around the room he started writing down attributes that people displayed and the different powers that were notable. Alister tilted his head slightly as he looked across the room to see a group of different people a couple faces were familiar but he couldn't put a name to them. "Oh well" he thought to himself as he shrugged his shoulders and pushed up his glasses going back to his writing. | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,030 | 1,205 | 30 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh darted towards Paulina, to make sure her friend was okay, avoiding the angry boy. She reached out to touch Paulina, to make sure she was okay. What had that been? Guiding her eyes over her friend, she was relieved to see that she didn't appear hurt badly. Grabbing Paulina's hands, increasing what she felt from her friend, she used those emotions to channel into a healing move, hoping that it would work. It didn't all the time. And it was harder with the bracelet. If she could just learn to control her powers without it...
"Are you okay?" She asked, worriedly, studying Paulina.
She still didn't know how they had becom friends. Somwhere between the constant nightmares, and the development of the bracelet, she supposed she hadn't stood much of a chance at keeping her at bay. Removing her hands after a moment, Ashleigh put them back to her side, shaking her wrist, paranoid at losing the bracelet. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,031 | 1,205 | 31 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Vedika cringed as Paulina's foot went for Adrian's crotch. But as Adrian's grip loosened, Vedika moved the palms she had on Paulina's back around Paulina until Vedika had Paulina in a princess-carry, swinging her away from the collapsing Adrian, and setting her back on her feet.
Vedika turned around and assessed the situation only to notice another boy approaching. Seeing him rear back, Vedika crouched down and placed her palms on Adrian's surprisingly cold body, negating the impact of the punch that followed.
She looked up at Jason with a puzzled look, "He's already down, man."
Turning to Ashleigh, Vedika asked, "Is she hurt?" | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,032 | 1,205 | 32 | 2,305 | 2,031 | He realized his punch had no effect. What the heck? He looked to the left of the knelt figure to see the same girl who had placed her hands on the girl back of the girl who was raised into the air. It took him roughly 2 seconds with his accelerated processing, to realize that she had some type of ability that allowed her to protect others. She looked at him puzzled, like he was the bad guy.
"He's already down man." She said to him, possibly with slight disgust? Jason was used to this reaction whenever he intervened harshly in a situation. People seemed to forget the actions of the individual he harmed. But this was nothing compared to his usual administration of justice, he usually tended to break a bone or two. No one seems to understand,the only way to keep people from repeating their actions, is to make them fear the consequences. No ones scared of the law.
"Yeah I know, I was making sure he stayed that way." He replied Cooley.
"Why are you feeling sorry for him anyways?" | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,033 | 1,205 | 33 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
As she was pulled away from the boy and set on her feet, Paulina’s legs trembled slightly as they tried to support her weight, so instead she sunk down to her knees. Someone grabbed her hands, and a soothing, tingling sensation filled her injured palms, like cold water washing over the burns.
“Are you okay?”
Turning towards the concerned yet familiar voice, she squinted uselessly and shuffled forward, placing her face very close until the other girl’s face came into clear view. ”Ash? Um, y-yeah, I’m okay.” Paulina smiled gratefully. It had taken nearly two months of research and studying brain scans of the other girl before she had figured out how her empathy worked, and since engraving the protective enchantment onto the bracelet she wore, the two had pretty much been friends ever since. In fact, the Paulina was often dragging Ashleigh into one experiment or another, usually without asking, but it was hard to refuse the popular girl’s infectious enthusiasm for her work. ”Just, hadn’t been watching where I was going again.”
She turned aside, once again groping across the floor. ”Um, could you help me find my glasses? They should be somewhere around here.” Until she found them, she would barely be able to walk in a straight line without help. | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,034 | 1,205 | 34 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam gave Elaine a wry smile as she noticed the plate and informed him that he would not be receiving a thank you. “Just so we’re on the same page.” With a chuckle he turned to look back at the door way.
All but jumping a foot in the air when they slammed open from what was clearly a psychic force. Turning he scanned the crowd and noted Ashleigh standing and striding towards the door way. Snapping back around Liam narrowed his eyes and peered at the three people in the hallway. One of them was a new guy but the other two he knew. Vedika was a Kinetic of some sort and given where she was standing and what she was doing, she was trying to do something to…Paulina. Liam’s eyebrows shot up, the new guy had her by the front of her shirt and it appeared that something was smoldering. The next thing Liam knew there was some guy wrapping his arms around the neck of the guy who was picking up Paulina before it appeared that his arm was seared.
Things were getting out of hand with Ashleigh joining the brawl. “Oh goodness.” Pushing back the table Liam bit his lip. What to do? If he called spirits he was going to need to command them and possess someone no doubt. Currently none of the spirits here were beyond a class 3...well besides Elaine’s but that was out of the question. Liam had never tried to command an Outsider and there was no way to tell what commanding Elaine's spirit would do to her.
The other option was to wait for the defenses to kick in. It would probably suppress everyone in the hallway and he could get in trouble for calling and commanding students. Given Elaine’s general response to him there was no doubt she was not interested in talking. Where are the powerful ghosts when you need them.. Standing up Liam pushed his chair in slowly. “I think I'm going to leave you be, It was nice to meet you Elaine. Perhaps we can talk later about our mutual friend"
Well. Might as well go say hello.
Pushing all of his emotions into a tight little ball in the back of his mind Liam slowly exhaled. Opening his eyes to the spirit world Liam continued to slow his breathing as he walked towards the knot of students standing at the door. The temperature around him dropped a few degrees causing an unnatural shiver to run through those he passed.
Minions, Servants, Soldiers of the Cold dark..
With a little pressure Liam sent out a call to any spirits in the vicinity. The mantra he used was not original in any fashion. When he was younger he’d had a penchant for video games and the phrase had been borrowed from them. If the spirits that came even understood it he wasn’t sure but they never seemed to mention it so for the most part it was a private joke. As passed through the crowd most people unconsciously stepped out of his way. Even in a school of freaks he was a freak amongst them. Opening himself up to the half a dozen or so class one spirits that had flocked to him they quickly inhabited him and bolstered his powers. The spirits were largely emotions and urges but they could be bent to Liam’s will if the need arose. While he didn’t exactly have a plan and he really didn’t feel like forcing a possession on anyone the debacle was going to get everyone in trouble. By the time he had parted the crowd the guy from earlier was already down on the ground. It would appear that he’d taken a kick to the groin. Liam suppressed a grimace as he took in Paulina, Ashleigh, Vedika and the two guys he didn’t know. It looked like things were largely resolved.
The temptation to possess the guy who had grabbed Paulina was strong but it was entirely possible Paulina had done something to him or he had a condition that no one was aware of. Liam’s foot nudged something on the floor and he looked down. Reaching down he picked up a pair of glasses; at which point it dawned on him that Paulina was missing hers.
Crouching down behind Ashleigh he leaned around her and held them out in front of Paulina as she asked Ashleigh for help. “Right in front of you on your right” Taking her hand he placed her glasses in her hand and stood up. “Hope you’re alright.” Looking at the others he kept his face carefully schooled into a distant mask. It took a lot of concentration to maintain a multispirit possession and giving into any emotion could be dangerous as the class ones would seize on it. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,035 | 1,205 | 35 | 2,256 | 1,910 | Adrian watched the fist come towards his face, too lethargic to be able to do much of anything to prevent it from hitting him. He braced for impact, only to feel nothing. He gazed at the figure the crouched in front of him, turning his head to the person that had placed hands on his back. Watching he briefly, he then jerked away from the hands on his back. "I-I'm fine..." Turning his head back to the guy, he pulled his lips back over his teeth. He attempted to snap, though slightly put off of his chattered teeth," n-n-nothing that concerns y-you."
He shivered still, pushing himself back slowly into his heels. He slowly tried to stand, grunting and trying to use the wall to assist. He leaned against the wall, closing his eyes. He shivered again glancing down at this belt. He growled," I-if this s-s-stupid belt could t-turn off that'd be g-great." Another round of shivers went through him, and he let out a hard breath, staying against the wall. | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,036 | 1,205 | 36 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
Well, at least he understood she wasn't going to be all buddy buddy with him for no reason. She went back to her third plate, starting to eat again just as the doors slammed open with some sort of psychic force. For the love of the Spirits, couldn't they at least be a little quieter when fighting? If she didn't immediately have food in front of her, she might have gotten a little cranky but after two full plates, she wasn't feeling as irritated. She followed the source of the commotion anyways. She was at least mildly curious as to what was happening. Wanted to commit faces to memory, at least, so she could avoid those annoying fools in the future.
She watched with mild interest as she continued eating. Liam seemed to take a bit more interest than she did, and it looked like he was about to try something. Fool. He wanted to get on the bad side of the academy, she wouldn't stop him. It wasn't even any of his business what was happening, was it? He should just sit, but...well, if he wanted to play hero, she wasn't going to stop him.
“I think I'm going to leave you be, It was nice to meet you Elaine. Perhaps we can talk later about our mutual friend"
Well, that pretty much confirmed he knew about the Wendigo in some capacity. She said nothing as he left, merely sighing tiredly, barely acknowledging as he walked away. If he was some sort of exorcist or something that was going to force her to try and get rid of it, then this was going to become tiring, annoying, and put her in a bad mood even after feeling somewhat full. In this scenario, a preemptive strike was best. She'd tell him she had no intention of removing the spirit, and if he tried to pursue that line of action in any capacity...well, she'd deal with that then. She was currently in a semi-decent mood so now would be the best time. No doubt within an hour or two, she'd be hungry again.
She glanced at the fourth plate of food, having quickly finished the third and stacking it on the other two. Thankfully, it seemed like the fight was over with before it could really begin which meant she doubted the academy would get entirely involved. That was good. Less trouble for her...the fools got lucky, it seemed that they didn't escalate the situation by all pretending to be heroes.
Elaine grabbed her psychology book, looking at the half eaten fourth plate of food and then to the door. While she wasn't particularly interested in being friendly with any of them. She just wanted to get this potential annoying chat with Liam over with sooner rather than later...besides, she was as full as she was going to feel. Another half plate of food wasn't going to do much at this point.
So she stood, walking quietly over to the hallway where the fight had happened, but not entering. Instead, she just stood by the door, leaning against the wall just outside of it and waited for Liam or everyone to leave. She'd be able to find him easily enough at this distance...tracking someone via scent or sound wasn't exactly difficult as long as no one else noticed or bothered her. Might as well do some reading while she listened and waited for them to clear out. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,037 | 1,205 | 37 | 377 | 25,988 | There were many things going through Ashleigh's mind. She was more then relieved that Paulina was safe, but she couldn't understand what had set the boy off. Yes, it wasn't fun having someone knock into you, but that didn't mean you had to explode and attack them. She crouched by the boy, as Liam offered Paulina her glasses. She tilted her head, as if trying to read him.
It seemed the belt controlled him. ColdC against fire. Well, if had a logical feel to it. Standing, she brushed imaginary dirt off her clothes, as if she had all the time in the world.
"I don't think it will turn off until you stop being angry. That's how it works, isn't it? It contains your power, but it's a little too effective. Too bad you just tried to beat the crap out of the one person who could help you" she said, absently,looking to Paulina, then back at the boy. "You owe my friend an apology. Go on. And I'll know if you mean it or not. Looks like it will be the only way to turn that thing off, hmmm?" | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,038 | 1,205 | 38 | 1,643 | 630 | Goddamn it, I'm late as hell. Zach muttered to himself as he hurried into the room. He thought he could take a nap before the Social, but he forgot to set an alarm. He gave a yawn, as he quickly found himself in front of a group of people that seemed to be at their wits end with each other. "You owe my friend an apology." He heard somebody say, and he gave a laugh. These really were still kids, even if they had abilities beyond imagination.
Zach stepped towards the group, "I'm not sure that's quite how apologies work." He said pleasantly, and gave a look over at Adrian, who appeared to be shivering cold. "That being said, I think he'll calm down eventually" and patted him on the arm, and said, "Now what the hell happened here?" He asked. He hated missing out, and when he does, he needs to know what he missed. | Zachary Archer
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Appearance:
Zach has puffy blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He's around 5'6 He weighs around 150 pounds. He wears T-shirts and jeans most of the time, mostly choosing them for comfort over anything else.
Personality:
Hedonism is the primary driver for how Zach attempts to live his life. He wants to do things that will make him as happy as possible, both in the short and long term. At the same time, he relies on his emotions to make many of his decisions, leading to him sometimes coming off as a bit of a hothead. He's quick to jump to action if somebody crosses him, but wouldn't otherwise go after them. He finds the abilities that other people have at this school to be wildly interesting, and wants to learn as much as he can about everyone else.
He’s an affable person, and is always willing to strike up conversation. He has a very low tolerance for rude people though, and will not hesitate to but-heads with anybody who attempts to put him or other people down. He wants to experiment with his own abilities, but wouldn't without a person's permission.
History:
Zach had a pretty normal childhood; grew up in a big city, was above average in school, but not at the top by any means. He was a part of his school's musical programs, and played the trumpet since he was 11. He's the only child to his parents, and has a fairly large extended family. He has a stay at home mom, and a dad that works as a stockbroker.
Around a month ago, he discovered his powers after accidentally linking his sense of feeling with another kids. This freaked out both him and the kid, and after around a minute, the effect went away. He was horrified of this, and really just wanted to move past it, worried about disrupting his life. The other kid didn't see it that way though, and a day later, a man from the government was knocking on his door. Not long after that, he was sent off to go to the Academy.
Metahuman Classification: Sensory Master
Sensory Control: Zach can control the senses of any one person, if they're in his line of sight. When in control, he can make people see what he wants, hear what he wants, etc. He can only influence one sense at a time, and stronger affects are harder to pull off. For instance, he may be able to make somebody feel itchy or ticklish with ease, but it will take a lot of practice and effort to ilicit more defined and complex feelings.
Sensory Sharing: A more accessable ability of his, is his ability to share his senses with others. When he does this, the target and himself share a sense of his choice, during which time they'll see/hear/feel/etc everything that he does, and vice versa.
Sensory Shutdown: Zach could also turn off a person's sense, but in doing so, he would have to turn off his own sense. For example, he could blind somebody if he blinds himself.
Allergies: Dust mites
Pre-existing conditions: None |
44,039 | 1,205 | 39 | 2,305 | 2,031 | "N-nothing that concerns y-you" the boy managed to say defiantly between chatters. Jason cracked a psychotic grin. He secretly loved it when they wouldn't tell him what he wanted, and that's usually where the bone breaking started. That girl may be able to negate impact but I'd like to see her stop his fingers from snapping backwards. He almost reached for his hand, but he decided against it. This guy didn't quite deserve that, despite his defiance. Plus he figured the damn pacifist would try to stop him.
The girl and Ashleigh had consoled with the girl who was apparently named Paulina. They attempted to prompt Adrian to apologize. Jason chuckled at the thought. What makes them think this asshole feels any kind of remorse?
"I'm not sure that's quite how apologies work." Jason looked up to see a shorter blonde boy approach. No social apprehension, confident outgoing. But not in an arrogant way. Jason had already begun to analyze the stranger.
"That being said, I'm sure he'll calm down eventually." The boy said with a smile. "Now what the hell happened here?" He asked. Jason observed that the boy, much like himself, had no apprehension about getting himself involved in a situation. He could get along with him. He turned to the blonde boy.
"This asshole" he jerked his thumb at the boy on his knees. "Was picking on this girl here" he pointed to Paulina. "For reasons he refuses to disclose." | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,040 | 1,205 | 40 | 2,458 | 534 | Boo!. What a cheap shot! What you don't have any powers too!? Crown shouted as the fight ended and the crowd of students began to disperse. He was only joking of course, but still a little sad to see a fight ended so anticlimactically. Seeing the face the brute made when he dropped was pretty funny to Crown, so the fight was worth the energy to come over.
Seeing as how everything did just die down, Crown moved up to the little group that was forming and figuring out what was going on. After hearing a little bit of everything form everyone to his surprise, he still didn't know what the hell happened. Apparently some "asshole" was picking on (if you consider a punch to the face as picking on)...Paulina? Crown didn't even recognize her during all the Aura shielding and fire fists. Well shit, a familiar face among others.
Crown didn't join in just yet. He stood in the side lines, waiting to see if this character would come back from cryostasis and cause some more fun. If he did, maybe he'll just watch a very one sided fight, or Crown will put him a box and pull him a few meters under so the ECAY ground taskforce can deal with him. | Jon "Crown" Barron
"Don't lift with your ego"
Appearance: Crown is just above 5'9" weighing in at 170lbs. He is tanned with black hair and eyes to match. He usually seen wearing his black leather jacket, jeans, and the same old brown boots. To reinforce his "cool guy" look, he always wears his shades and headphones whenever permitted or whenever he can easily get away with it.
Personality: Crown doesn't like large crowds and likes a small amount of friends. He is a bit of a loner, due to him thinking most of the people in the school are a threat. While he doesn't consider himself one, leaving others to notice his arrogance. While having a good sense of humor, he is also very prideful in anything his doing. Taking embarrassment of himself or others who don't deserve it to heart, easily standing up for others no matter the cost to him. His most apparent trait is him having a strong rebellious side and a strong will for his own personal freedom.
Age:18
History:
Jon Crown was born in the small town of Hampton in Utah. His power's were first realized by his parents when he was just three, where he used it to grow his mother a rose out in the middle of the beach. While his parent's were amazed, they knew the fear and hate people would have for their gifted son. They banned him from using his powers and he followed there rules in the open, but always secretly using them and honing his skills. As a child he did amazing feats that saved people's life and lively hood. His most proud feat was creating a whole new forest so that local lumberjacks can continue their jobs in Hampton. While his abilities proved to be magnificent, it came at a great cost. Leaving Thirteen year old Crown in a three month coma.
After this event, Crown began to further his training of his abilities finding out the true strength that was given to him. While his parent's tried to continue to keep him from using them and even punished him whenever they caught him, Crown never gave up his use. Eventually this lead to him causing trouble with them and eventually using his powers to defend himself. While it was an act of self defense, Crown left the robber a bloody and mutilated mess. It didn't take long for investigators to learn of his powers and sentencing him to ECAY.
Metahuman Classification: Potentially Dangerous Elemetlist.
Herbal Clay: If presented the proper amount of plant life, Crown can create a light brown clay that can mold into anything he can imagine. He can also use it medically to bond open wounds to completely create functioning simple organs and limbs, but not life itself. Nothing past a piece of his finger or a makeshift bandage has ever been completed by him. The side effects to himself are predicted to possibly be fatal.
Forest Craft: Trees grow on any surface, easily creating anything from a beautiful Rose bush to a dense forest anywhere he chooses(plants will begin to decay quickly if not placed on a suitable surface). Requires Crown's blood to make contact with a Plant catalyst. More blood creates denser and larger plant life. This power allows him to also manipulate plants.
*Restricted Ability* Thousand Branches: Large sharp wooden spikes erect from his body to either fashion short-range weapons akin to a sword or else use them as long-range projectiles, where the branches growth can be triggered remotely. The branch growth can skewer anything from the inside out. The wooden structure have no effect on Crown's body when the power is at play. This can also form a structure around any body part giving him reach and strength. Each use of this power drains a certain amount of blood drawn from Crown.
*Restricted Ability* Root Control: Bringing out controllable underground roots of varying sizes to fit various situations. He can also use a large scale version, bringing out massive roots over a larger area that tangle around each other. This seems to be the only ability that does not cause Crown to have Anemic fatigue. |
44,041 | 1,205 | 41 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
When somebody guided her hand to her glasses, Paulina sighed in relief to find that they hadn’t been broken, and placed them back on her face. Now able to see properly, she stood up, collecting her laptop from where it had fallen before turning back to the crowd that had assembled around her, frowning. Damn it. Now I’ve gone and caused a scene.
“It’s alright guys.” Placing her hand on Jason and Vedika’s shoulder, Paulina smiled kindly and slightly shook her head, indicating for them to stand down. ”We’re both somewhat at fault for this.” She turned her attention to the kneeling boy, whom she now recognized from his file as Adrian Beriff. The faculty had given her limited access to the files of various problematic students, like Ashleigh and Adrian, for the purposes of coming with better ways of managing their powers. Pyrokinetic. Poor control over his powers. Strangely vulnerable to entropy. Haven’t been able to come up with a theory of how he is able to generate such large amounts of thermal energy and create spontaneous ignition. As I recall, his belt acts as an intense thermal vacuum. “Adrian here simply overreacted when I ran into him, and I should have been watching where I was going. Nothing more than a misunderstanding, so let’s all calm down and not go all crazy, alright guys? Thanks for helping me out though.”
Crouching in front of Adrian, she gave a friendly, if slightly nervous smile, considering that she was pretty sure he had been ready to burn her to a crisp. ”I’m sorry for running into you. And I do think that I could come up with a better system for helping you control your powers. Maybe one that doesn’t cause you so much pain?” | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,042 | 1,205 | 42 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister tilted down his glasses and closed his book. "What excitement" he said with a chuckle and put away his pen.
Alister cracked his neck and sat up cleaning his glasses. As he put them back on he scanned the room and smiled with pure excitement and happiness. "I love coming here" he said as he laughed. "Every year is always something new". He than stood and began slowly and calmly walking towards the others his head turned to the ground and his arms behind his back.
What a commotion that has been caused this year..... And is only the first day" he said laughing sinically | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,043 | 1,205 | 43 | 2,256 | 1,910 | Adrian narrowed his eyes at the large amount of people surrounding him. All seemed to be asking questions at the same time. "W-well crowding a-around me isn't h-helping!" He inhaled through his nose, focusing on the girl that seemed content in trying to force him to apologize for what he did. "Y-you expect a truthful apology... B-by telling me. Like the o-other boy said, t-that's not how that w-works."
His next focus was the boy that tried to punch him, who he just chose to ignore. He didn't find him worth the trouble of giving any heed to. However, one that did, was the girl he had focused his anger on. Which, was fading slightly, but still elevated. But the more his anger would fade, the greater the amount of dread and fear would be. The girl seemed to have gained her glasses, and so was now able to see him. However, the fact that she seemed to know him, threw him off. He didn't recall telling her his name.
"H-how do you my n-name..." He seemed confused as he looked at her, trying to figure out what she was talking about. However, the possibility of her being able to rid himself of the belt for something better was promising. If only she could control the mental issue as well. He grumbled," I-If only you could rid the reason of my overreactions... B-but that still sounds like something I'd be interested in..." | Adrian Beriff (pronounced Bay-riff )
"We accept the love we think we deserve" Stephen Chebosky
Appearance: Adrian is approximately 6 feet tall, weighing in at 180 pounds. He has an athletic build, muscular, a sign of a regular workout routine. His eyes are a deep blue, something often hidden in the hardness of his eyes and face. His eyes look nearly black a large portion of the time. Rarely will a smile appear on his face, and if it does, it is most likely an angry sarcastic grin rather then a smile. The muscles in his neck is a sign of his anger, the tenser and more visible they become, the angrier he is getting. Covering part of his upper body is this tattoo. He received it not long after he began school.
His appearance tends to consist of a dark colored shirt, jeans, and simple black tennis shoes. His clothes, while loose enough to provide adequate movement, are tight enough to give a hint of just the strength poised inside of him. He also always has a belt, plain black on the outside, but inscribed on the inside. He always has this necklace with him, touch it and your finger might be turned into ash. If seen outside of the campus grounds, he will almost, without a doubt, have a cigarette between his fingers, as well as him attempting to enter a drinking establishment.
Personality: Adrian has some issues, not that he's one to admit that immediately off the bat. Saying he is temperamental is an understatement. The smallest thing can create a sudden, intense rage that is difficult to dampen. He is extremely guarded, it appears no other emotion shows other then anger or indifference. He keeps to himself, not attempting to track down conflict, conflict just appearing to find him.
On the inside, Adrian is lost and confused. While he doesn't outwardly say it, he knows he has a problem, and he wishes to control it. He knows his anger fuels his power, makes his power stronger. But it is also a weakness. He is fearful of hurting, or even possibly killing others. Blocking everyone and everything out seemed to be the most effective way. But the anger continues to boil, until he has a burst of rage. He is lonely, but had convinced himself, despite being with others similar to him, that he is a monster. And no one needs or wants a monster. He has lost faith in himself.
But maybe.. Someone could bring him back.
History: Childhood was relatively normal for Adrian, he was raised in a family of four, himself, his older brother, and his mother and father. Everything appeared to be normal, until he hit puberty. Through time, the happy boy that his family new, only existed on brief occasions. Screaming and arguing was a seemingly constant sound in the Beriff household. His anger, for a while, never was physical, until in one of the many fights, his anger was turned on the room around him. His family left the raging boy, afraid for their own safety, the 15 year old was a force to be dealt with. When they returned, the 15 year old was found sitting in the midst of the room, furniture broken, glass everywhere, everything in shambles. The teenager covered in cuts and scrapes, with tears of regret sliding down his face.
Not long after this, was when he was diagnosed with his problem. Intermittent explosive disorder. It fit his issues, random rage from the slightest of things described it. But despite knowing, it didn't help with the controlling. While time was now slowly increased between the aggressive explosions, they became worse, like all the anger had built up and then become let free.
His worst explosion, happened on the 19th of August, a day now that Adrian states as the worst day of his life. The day his power manifested. The trigger, was something trivial enough he couldn't remember. But his brother had enough, and went off on his 16 year old brother. A grave mistake. His anger was fueled, and before his family could withdraw his brother, before anyone could stop what was coming, Adrian's eyes glowed and fire exploded from him. The heat and the flames themselves, instantly killed his family, and destroyed the house. Adrian managed to be awake enough, his clothes in tatters, burned nearly to pieces, to crawl over to his burnt mother. Sobbing, the boy took ahold of his mother's necklace, begging for her to come back. But she would never.
Next thing he knew, he was waking in a hospital, wearing a hospital gown. Posted outside his room, was a police officer. Panic began to fill him, flashbacks filling his head, sitting up and ripping out the IV in his arm, grabbing onto his head, and a horrible gut wrenching scream escaped him. The police officer ran into the room, followed closely by nurses, as well as security. However, when he was grabbed, others withdrew shouting in pain, his skin radiating heat to the point of burning them. Standing up with a panic and glancing around, one thing was spotted, the necklace. After grabbing it, Adrian quickly broke through the group, running from the hospital as quick as he could. After running for a long period of time through woods, he collapsed to the ground, cries escaping the 16 year old. He stared at his hands, shaking, afraid of himself, and whatever power he possessed.
Not long after his escape, the men in black suits found him, taking him off to the school. But, the boy was shut down. He appeared to be mentally and emotionally not there. He had shut down. Before he had another episode. But the school was prepared, sealing him off to where the explosion of fire could not damage anyone. But once again, Adrian was asleep for many, many hours.
Over time, the happens was explained to him, explained what he was, and why he was capable of what he was. And soon, a study of his abilities began. But, little Adrian, was still blocked on the inside. And he was done with his life. He attempted suicide, but due to the close watch by the school, it was prevented, and any sharp object was retrieved from him. But Adrian gained an understanding, as well as it being explained. Whether he liked it or not. He was living here.
Once he was viewed stable, he was allowed out of school grounds, but his powers were controlled, to protect everyone around him. Not long after, Adrian had managed to begin smoking, quickly becoming addicted. He used it as a method of trying to keep him calm, but alas, it didn't completely succeed. His outbursts occurred, but due to the control placed on him, he was incapable of the explosions prior. Now, smoking, pushing himself physically passed his limits through work outs, and gym, was his was to try to keep his out bursts down, but they still occurred. He's spent too much time in detention for him to count, mostly as a place to cool off in. Quite literally.
Metahuman Classification: Elemental; fire
His most powerful, and by far most controlled power, is his explosion. Centered at his heart, fire explodes outwards, with enough force to easily destroy normal walls, burning everything else. The fire upon explosion, is blue white in color, and anything within a 5-10 foot radius, is incinerated, even the ash burnt. This takes a huge toll, leaving Adrian unconscious for approximately 12-18 hours. Leading up to the explosion, is his body temperature rising. At a certain point he will become unbearable to touch. Fire will start sparking around his hands and feet, his clothes beginning to burn.His eyes will begin to glow, but at that point it is too late.
He also has the ability to create and control fire. Blasts of fire from his hands and feet are his most common way of using it, but he could set anything on fire within his eye sight, or put out any fire. His creation of fire with his hands is the most effective way, and he can control it away from him, but the further away the more likely the fire will die. He can create walls of fire, increasing the temperature of which that many objects would burn before making through. He is only capable at one type at a time. He cannot hold up a wall and shoot fire at the same time, nor can he set things on fire. It requires focus to do what he needs to do.
One of his weaknesses is a requirement of sight or touch. Without, he cannot light things. He can shoot fire, but even his control after it leaves his hand is extremely limited.
His true weakness however, his cold. Lower his internal body temperature to a certain point, and he will be incapable of creating any fire, using his hands or otherwise. Cold makes it harder for him to focus as well. Ice held on his skin, seems to also has the same effect as fire does on others, it will burn him.
The school has given him a belt, inscribed with the ability to sense his body temperature and react according by creating a cold environment. Inside the school, it has also gives the ability to cool the room he is in as well.
Allergies: None
Pre-existing conditions: intermittent explosive disorder, mild depression, mild post traumatic stress disorder, and a nicotine addiction |
44,044 | 1,205 | 44 | 1,643 | 630 | Oh. Zach said flatly, and looked over at the bully, "So you think it's ok to pick on people?" He asked. He did not like bullies at all. He glared over to him, " Alright then, well, we can't make you sorry, but we all have abilities here, and I'm sure we can at least spark some regret and make sure this doesn't happen again." He was perhaps acting too quickly, but this was something he couldn't stand for.
"I for instance, can affect other's senses." He said, malice leaking out into his voice, "I'm still a bit new to this, but I've been wanting to do this to some jerk for a long while." He'd been thinking about doing this since he got his powers, and this seemed like the kind of person that deserved it. He was ready to make the bully miserable, but he saw him starting to soften. He held himself for a moment, waiting to see if he may apologize, but glared at him none the less. Maybe his threat would scare him enough at least. | Zachary Archer
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Appearance:
Zach has puffy blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He's around 5'6 He weighs around 150 pounds. He wears T-shirts and jeans most of the time, mostly choosing them for comfort over anything else.
Personality:
Hedonism is the primary driver for how Zach attempts to live his life. He wants to do things that will make him as happy as possible, both in the short and long term. At the same time, he relies on his emotions to make many of his decisions, leading to him sometimes coming off as a bit of a hothead. He's quick to jump to action if somebody crosses him, but wouldn't otherwise go after them. He finds the abilities that other people have at this school to be wildly interesting, and wants to learn as much as he can about everyone else.
He’s an affable person, and is always willing to strike up conversation. He has a very low tolerance for rude people though, and will not hesitate to but-heads with anybody who attempts to put him or other people down. He wants to experiment with his own abilities, but wouldn't without a person's permission.
History:
Zach had a pretty normal childhood; grew up in a big city, was above average in school, but not at the top by any means. He was a part of his school's musical programs, and played the trumpet since he was 11. He's the only child to his parents, and has a fairly large extended family. He has a stay at home mom, and a dad that works as a stockbroker.
Around a month ago, he discovered his powers after accidentally linking his sense of feeling with another kids. This freaked out both him and the kid, and after around a minute, the effect went away. He was horrified of this, and really just wanted to move past it, worried about disrupting his life. The other kid didn't see it that way though, and a day later, a man from the government was knocking on his door. Not long after that, he was sent off to go to the Academy.
Metahuman Classification: Sensory Master
Sensory Control: Zach can control the senses of any one person, if they're in his line of sight. When in control, he can make people see what he wants, hear what he wants, etc. He can only influence one sense at a time, and stronger affects are harder to pull off. For instance, he may be able to make somebody feel itchy or ticklish with ease, but it will take a lot of practice and effort to ilicit more defined and complex feelings.
Sensory Sharing: A more accessable ability of his, is his ability to share his senses with others. When he does this, the target and himself share a sense of his choice, during which time they'll see/hear/feel/etc everything that he does, and vice versa.
Sensory Shutdown: Zach could also turn off a person's sense, but in doing so, he would have to turn off his own sense. For example, he could blind somebody if he blinds himself.
Allergies: Dust mites
Pre-existing conditions: None |
44,045 | 1,205 | 45 | 377 | 25,988 | Actually, I could make him feel remorse and apologetic Ashleigh said with amusement, "I don't expect a truthful apology from the likes of you. Men like you don't tend to be sorry for beating people up" She said, anger entering her tone, a dangerous emotion for Asheligh. Still, she stepped back and sighed when Paulina came forward, and seemed ready to make amends.
I suppose, if I hadn't been contained, I could have seriously harmed people and caused great distruction. Asides from te nightmares, that is... She thought. What right had she to say that Adrain wasn't worthy of Paulina's help? She remembered just how close she had come...
"No, leave him be. I remember what it was like to be wild" She said softly, and she began to try and push everyone back, "You aren't helping, give him some air. Don't make me take this bracelet off" it was clear that was a threat, but it wasn't one Ashleigh was going to follow through on. They didn't have to know that. "I don't like it when its off, and neither would you. Don't feed fuel to the fire, now." despite herself, there was sympathy.
She turned back to Adrain and said "You even think about hurting my friend though, and you will regret it" She held out her hand, to help him up. "Paulina is a whiz with these things. The bracelet I wear stops me from making this place be filled with a bunch of snivelling, emotion filled messes. And helps me remain in control, so that doesn't happen" | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,046 | 1,205 | 46 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Paulina sighed heavily. Dammit, how stupid can you get. “Please excuse me for a moment,” she smiled sweetly, ”I need to deal with a small child.”
Standing up, Paulina turned around and planted herself directly in front of the blonde boy who had spoken, nearly nose to nose with him as she looked at him like a mother looking at a small child who had broken something. ”I don’t recognize you, so you must be a freshman,” she hissed, ”So I will forgive you just this once. But if you ever” she leveled her finger at him, ”threaten someone like that again, I will not hesitate to report you to the faculty AND find a way to lock down your power completely. I can do it too, it wouldn’t be that hard. This entire situation was an accident. He acted out of anger, and I’ve forgiven him. YOU, however, have made a deliberate choice to antagonize him when the situation was already resolved, so as far as I am concerned, YOU are worse than HIM. Just because you have powers doesn’t mean that you get to dole out “justice” wherever you see fit. So don’t. Be. Stupid.”
Having said her piece, she sighed and pressed the fingers and thumb of one hand to her temples.”Ash, it’s fine. I’m okay, so please don’t threaten him, it doesn’t help things. Please?” Paulina raised her hands, speaking louder so that the entire group could hear her. ”Come on guys, it’s a new year! Let’s not start things off by being unpleasant, so break it up. Now, I think I recall hearing that there is food in there, and I’m starving.”
Bending over Adrian, she helped him to his feet, ignoring the sharp chill in his hand. ”Tell you what. When I’m not in classes, I’m usually either in my dorm or in the library. Drop by any time, my door’s always open.” She paused for a moment. ”Unless I’m sleeping. Then please knock first. But other than that, we’ll see what we can sort out for you, okay?” Leaning in closer, she let her voice drop to a whisper. ”As for the other stuff, if you ever want to talk, that works too.”
Giving Adrian one last smile, she drew away and proceeded to practically drag Ashleigh and Vedika into the gym by their arms. ”Thank you, guys, for trying to help back there.” | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,047 | 1,205 | 47 | 1,643 | 630 | I for instance can affect others senses. I'm still a bit new to this but I've been wanting to do this to some jerk for a while The blonde boy proposed. Jason's eyes lit up just a little, he liked that idea. He could tell this boy shared a similar mindset to his own. He was about to say something along the lines of "Hell yeah!" But Paulina spoke first and began lecturing the boy intensely. Jason disagreed but didn't speak up. With Paulina's authority she could quickly make a dangerous enemy. And he didn't want to be pitted against the system on his first day. He didn't dislike Paulina however, he just thought she was too hard on the boy, who just wanted to help.
She offered to help the boy who was apparently named Adrian, taking pity on him. Jason might have shown some kind of pity, but Adrian appeared to feel no remorse for his actions, and refused to apologize.
"Thank you guys, for trying to help back there!" Paulina said. She then proceeded to drag away Vedika and Ashleigh, the only friend Jason almost made. Great. He thought about hitting the boy again now that they were gone, but decided to just let it go. He turned to the blonde boy who had gotten lectured.
"I'm starving, you wanna go grab some food?" He offered the blonde, jerking his thumb at the food table inside the gym. | Zachary Archer
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Appearance:
Zach has puffy blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He's around 5'6 He weighs around 150 pounds. He wears T-shirts and jeans most of the time, mostly choosing them for comfort over anything else.
Personality:
Hedonism is the primary driver for how Zach attempts to live his life. He wants to do things that will make him as happy as possible, both in the short and long term. At the same time, he relies on his emotions to make many of his decisions, leading to him sometimes coming off as a bit of a hothead. He's quick to jump to action if somebody crosses him, but wouldn't otherwise go after them. He finds the abilities that other people have at this school to be wildly interesting, and wants to learn as much as he can about everyone else.
He’s an affable person, and is always willing to strike up conversation. He has a very low tolerance for rude people though, and will not hesitate to but-heads with anybody who attempts to put him or other people down. He wants to experiment with his own abilities, but wouldn't without a person's permission.
History:
Zach had a pretty normal childhood; grew up in a big city, was above average in school, but not at the top by any means. He was a part of his school's musical programs, and played the trumpet since he was 11. He's the only child to his parents, and has a fairly large extended family. He has a stay at home mom, and a dad that works as a stockbroker.
Around a month ago, he discovered his powers after accidentally linking his sense of feeling with another kids. This freaked out both him and the kid, and after around a minute, the effect went away. He was horrified of this, and really just wanted to move past it, worried about disrupting his life. The other kid didn't see it that way though, and a day later, a man from the government was knocking on his door. Not long after that, he was sent off to go to the Academy.
Metahuman Classification: Sensory Master
Sensory Control: Zach can control the senses of any one person, if they're in his line of sight. When in control, he can make people see what he wants, hear what he wants, etc. He can only influence one sense at a time, and stronger affects are harder to pull off. For instance, he may be able to make somebody feel itchy or ticklish with ease, but it will take a lot of practice and effort to ilicit more defined and complex feelings.
Sensory Sharing: A more accessable ability of his, is his ability to share his senses with others. When he does this, the target and himself share a sense of his choice, during which time they'll see/hear/feel/etc everything that he does, and vice versa.
Sensory Shutdown: Zach could also turn off a person's sense, but in doing so, he would have to turn off his own sense. For example, he could blind somebody if he blinds himself.
Allergies: Dust mites
Pre-existing conditions: None |
44,048 | 1,205 | 48 | 2,458 | 534 | You're too much Paulina! Crown said through his wide smile. It was too funny seeing her blow up. It would of been even better if she started walking away with the makeup artist who was going to give her a month long eye shadow. Crown stood right their way of the gym, but walking the opposite way. He had too much of today already, honestly he was just mostly bored and found more amusement in his room. It was a sad truth, but when school actually starts he can get some much needed training.
"We both know that their is no way to shut down all of someone's powers and the reporting system doesn't even work." Crown whispered low as he was passing Paulina. He flashed her a smile before throwing his shades back on his face. He made way to the group of guys there and just the look on their faces was priceless. A fun year was definitely to come. | Jon "Crown" Barron
"Don't lift with your ego"
Appearance: Crown is just above 5'9" weighing in at 170lbs. He is tanned with black hair and eyes to match. He usually seen wearing his black leather jacket, jeans, and the same old brown boots. To reinforce his "cool guy" look, he always wears his shades and headphones whenever permitted or whenever he can easily get away with it.
Personality: Crown doesn't like large crowds and likes a small amount of friends. He is a bit of a loner, due to him thinking most of the people in the school are a threat. While he doesn't consider himself one, leaving others to notice his arrogance. While having a good sense of humor, he is also very prideful in anything his doing. Taking embarrassment of himself or others who don't deserve it to heart, easily standing up for others no matter the cost to him. His most apparent trait is him having a strong rebellious side and a strong will for his own personal freedom.
Age:18
History:
Jon Crown was born in the small town of Hampton in Utah. His power's were first realized by his parents when he was just three, where he used it to grow his mother a rose out in the middle of the beach. While his parent's were amazed, they knew the fear and hate people would have for their gifted son. They banned him from using his powers and he followed there rules in the open, but always secretly using them and honing his skills. As a child he did amazing feats that saved people's life and lively hood. His most proud feat was creating a whole new forest so that local lumberjacks can continue their jobs in Hampton. While his abilities proved to be magnificent, it came at a great cost. Leaving Thirteen year old Crown in a three month coma.
After this event, Crown began to further his training of his abilities finding out the true strength that was given to him. While his parent's tried to continue to keep him from using them and even punished him whenever they caught him, Crown never gave up his use. Eventually this lead to him causing trouble with them and eventually using his powers to defend himself. While it was an act of self defense, Crown left the robber a bloody and mutilated mess. It didn't take long for investigators to learn of his powers and sentencing him to ECAY.
Metahuman Classification: Potentially Dangerous Elemetlist.
Herbal Clay: If presented the proper amount of plant life, Crown can create a light brown clay that can mold into anything he can imagine. He can also use it medically to bond open wounds to completely create functioning simple organs and limbs, but not life itself. Nothing past a piece of his finger or a makeshift bandage has ever been completed by him. The side effects to himself are predicted to possibly be fatal.
Forest Craft: Trees grow on any surface, easily creating anything from a beautiful Rose bush to a dense forest anywhere he chooses(plants will begin to decay quickly if not placed on a suitable surface). Requires Crown's blood to make contact with a Plant catalyst. More blood creates denser and larger plant life. This power allows him to also manipulate plants.
*Restricted Ability* Thousand Branches: Large sharp wooden spikes erect from his body to either fashion short-range weapons akin to a sword or else use them as long-range projectiles, where the branches growth can be triggered remotely. The branch growth can skewer anything from the inside out. The wooden structure have no effect on Crown's body when the power is at play. This can also form a structure around any body part giving him reach and strength. Each use of this power drains a certain amount of blood drawn from Crown.
*Restricted Ability* Root Control: Bringing out controllable underground roots of varying sizes to fit various situations. He can also use a large scale version, bringing out massive roots over a larger area that tangle around each other. This seems to be the only ability that does not cause Crown to have Anemic fatigue. |
44,049 | 1,205 | 49 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
The situation appeared to have mostly diffused itself. With a slight smile Liam backed away from Paulina after he handed her glasses back. Stepping a bit further away Liam walked a bit down the hallway from the group of guys and rested his back against the wall. Hopefully no one would miss him. With a heavy sigh the young man slumped a little and with a sharp press of his will he expelled the spirits in his body.
Reaching up Liam pressed the heels of his palms to his forehead and breathed slowly as emotions came seeping back into him. Gently beginning to rub his temples with the heels of his palms he let himself slide further down the wall until he was seated back against the wall. Multiplicity possessions we a massive drain on him. Hopefully the wave of fatigue would pass and he could slip back into the social before someone noticed his absence.
The spirits still lingered around him. Like moths to a flame when they were expelled from him they clung to the memory of life. Atleast that is what he told himself. Leaning back against the wall he closed his eyes for a moment. Enjoy the quiet away from the momentary drama. No doubt it wouldn't last. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,050 | 1,205 | 50 | 2,305 | 2,031 | "Yeah I know, I was making sure he stayed that way." He replied Cooley.
"Why are you feeling sorry for him anyways?"
"Ehh?" Vedika replied, dumbfounded, "Nah, s'nothing like that. I defend the helpless. And right now, he be. Helpless." Vedika grinned awkwardly at Jason when Adrian shifted himself out of her hold.
Vedika turned her attention back to Paulina and Ashleigh, when Liam came and returned Paulina's glasses. Another boy arrived and started trying to suss out the situation. Vedika sort of just backed off slightly at that point. Resolving interpersonal issues wasn't her forte. Each person was entitled to the contents of their own mind, Vedika protected bodies, not hearts, and that's the way it was supposed to be. To many people, Vedika acted like a callous, grinning superman, swooping in unwanted to prevent harm, and swooping out, leaving emotional matters unresolved. Though it seemed Paulina and Ashleigh were making up with Adrian, and Vedika nodded in mild approval.
Giving Adrian one last smile, she drew away and proceeded to practically drag Ashleigh and Vedika into the gym by their arms. ”Thank you, guys, for trying to help back there.”
"Hey, no worries," Vedika said, then declared in an emotionally obtuse fashion, "Everything is good if no one is hurt." Vedika turned her attention back to Jason, who seemed to be heading back to the gym as well with a new friend. "Hey," she yelled across the short distance, "I'm sorry for cock-blocking you. I know how unsatisfying it is when a punch doesn't connect. If you're still mad, I'll let you punch me later," She flashed him a thumbs up and a silly grin. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,051 | 1,205 | 51 | 1,253 | 386 | Hey I'm sorry for cock-blocking you. I know how unsatisfying it is when a punch doesn't connect. If you're still mad, I'll let you punch me later! The girl named vedika yelled to him with a grin. Jason chuckled.
"Maybe I'll take you up on the later!" He yelled back with a grin. The blonde it seemed was distracted and didn't hear his question. That was fine, he was ok by himself too. | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,052 | 1,205 | 52 | 377 | 25,988 | I'll threaten him all I want. I know what it is to be beaten up, remember? Ashleigh said softly, letting herself be dragged away. Sometimes there was no resisting Paulina. Spying Jason, who seemed a bit degected, Ashleigh couldn't seem to help herself. She gave him a smile, and a wave, grateful he had come to help her friend. "Especially since he feels no remorse at nearly doing so to you" When Paulina stopped dragging them alone, Ashleigh removed her hand, and drew in a deep breath.
"How much longer do we have to be here? Too many emotions, too much conflict. I'd rather be in my room, reading" She said, wearily. The use of her powers always left her tired, especially the healing aspect. And she had already interacted with people more then she normally would. She retrieved her book, but rather than walk over, she used her telekinesis to bring it over to her, catching it.
She yawned, and rubbed at her eyes with one hand. "acting out of anger is one thing, going straight for physical abuse is another, Paulina. And You know I don't do threats. They're promises. I don't want you hurt" She said softly, glancing about the gym. "I restrained myself. Because I know what it is to not be able to control my powers. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt that it was his powers" She gave a shrug, and fell silent, yawning again | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,053 | 1,205 | 53 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Korie sighed as she made her way down the hall and towards the gym. She hadn’t intended to be late, but she’d lost track of time while watching Netflix. If anyone asks, I was reading, Korie thought as she rounded the corner to the back entrance of the gym. She was been hoping that she could sneak in and pretend like she’d always been there.
Having just started at ECAY earlier that day, Korie was still relatively new to the facility. While the classes ECAY had to offer were interesting enough, she wasn’t looking forward to having to make friends again. Her last friendships didn’t end well for her, but Korie didn’t want to give up the notion of having someone to trust and confide in.
As she walked closer, Korie noticed boy sitting against the wall of the hallway, looking pained. Korie hesitated before approaching him.
“Hello, are you alright?” Korie asked the boy. He looked up in surprise, and Korie gave him an awkward smile. “I’m Korie. Korie Weiss. I’m late to the social, and I’m looking to get inside but… If you need help that comes first. Should I get someone to come help you?” | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,054 | 1,205 | 54 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam's head snapped up at the voice. Looking up he had to snap his mouth shut. Of course it's a pretty girl. That's just how my life goes now isn't it. With a sheepish grin Liam shook his head. "Hardly. Just a bit tired, lots of people tend to be a bit much for me. Well.." he trailed off. "Mostly tonight it was the giant fight several of our class mates got into." With a final sigh Liam pushed himself up off the ground and dusted his jeans.
"I'm being so incredibly rude." Extending his hand he smiled a little weakly. "I'm Liam Pyne it is a pleasure to meet you Korie. Your timely arrival means you got to dodge the showdown." Leaning just a bit against the wall he gave her another weak smile. "Sorry I look like death, I was trying to help but by the time I made it out here I was not needed and my abilities can be exhausting to maintain sometimes."
With that he finally managed to stand. "Do me a favor? Don't tell anyone I was using my abilities okay? They will put two and two together and realize what I had in mind and I'm not suppose to do it." Liam smiled a little sheepishly this time as he ran his hand through his hair. "Our secret?" H3 gave her a hopeful look. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,055 | 1,205 | 55 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
“Nice to meet you as well, Liam,” Korie said, shaking the boy’s hand. “And I’m glad to hear that I missed a debacle that forced you to use your powers—doesn’t sound like something I’d enjoy.” Hearing Liam’s request, Korie gave him an amused smile. “Of course. I don’t want to have to lose the first friend I make. Besides,” the girl said, glancing off to the side, “I know what kind of trouble using your abilities brings.”
Korie looked around the corner into the gymnasium, eyes widening when she realized just what a “social” entailed. She’d been alone for so long after the government discovered her that she’d almost forgotten what it was like to be surrounded by people.
“You ready to go back in?” Korie asked, looking back at Liam. “I’m thinking you’d be a good person to follow around—you seem like you know your way around the place,” Korie said, grinning slightly. “At least more than a clueless new arrival. I hope you won’t mind me tagging along with you during the social.” | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,056 | 1,205 | 56 | 1,643 | 630 | Zach shrunk back as he was scolded by Paulina, and his face quickly grew red. He looked down and away from her, embarrassed. "Sorry." He muttered, but in his head, he didn't think that he was anywhere near as bad as somebody who actually hurt people for no apparent reason. He stepped back and away from her as she moved on to the next person. He glanced over at Ashleigh, who said she could make him feel regret, "How could you do that, out of curiosity?" He inquired, "What can you do?" | Zachary Archer
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Appearance:
Zach has puffy blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He's around 5'6 He weighs around 150 pounds. He wears T-shirts and jeans most of the time, mostly choosing them for comfort over anything else.
Personality:
Hedonism is the primary driver for how Zach attempts to live his life. He wants to do things that will make him as happy as possible, both in the short and long term. At the same time, he relies on his emotions to make many of his decisions, leading to him sometimes coming off as a bit of a hothead. He's quick to jump to action if somebody crosses him, but wouldn't otherwise go after them. He finds the abilities that other people have at this school to be wildly interesting, and wants to learn as much as he can about everyone else.
He’s an affable person, and is always willing to strike up conversation. He has a very low tolerance for rude people though, and will not hesitate to but-heads with anybody who attempts to put him or other people down. He wants to experiment with his own abilities, but wouldn't without a person's permission.
History:
Zach had a pretty normal childhood; grew up in a big city, was above average in school, but not at the top by any means. He was a part of his school's musical programs, and played the trumpet since he was 11. He's the only child to his parents, and has a fairly large extended family. He has a stay at home mom, and a dad that works as a stockbroker.
Around a month ago, he discovered his powers after accidentally linking his sense of feeling with another kids. This freaked out both him and the kid, and after around a minute, the effect went away. He was horrified of this, and really just wanted to move past it, worried about disrupting his life. The other kid didn't see it that way though, and a day later, a man from the government was knocking on his door. Not long after that, he was sent off to go to the Academy.
Metahuman Classification: Sensory Master
Sensory Control: Zach can control the senses of any one person, if they're in his line of sight. When in control, he can make people see what he wants, hear what he wants, etc. He can only influence one sense at a time, and stronger affects are harder to pull off. For instance, he may be able to make somebody feel itchy or ticklish with ease, but it will take a lot of practice and effort to ilicit more defined and complex feelings.
Sensory Sharing: A more accessable ability of his, is his ability to share his senses with others. When he does this, the target and himself share a sense of his choice, during which time they'll see/hear/feel/etc everything that he does, and vice versa.
Sensory Shutdown: Zach could also turn off a person's sense, but in doing so, he would have to turn off his own sense. For example, he could blind somebody if he blinds himself.
Allergies: Dust mites
Pre-existing conditions: None |
44,057 | 1,205 | 57 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam blinked at her use of the word friend. It was unusual for Liam to hear the term since either he or his ghosts had driven most everyone off with a few peripheral exceptions. A grin crept up on him and he nodded decisively. "Alright so long as you have your back I think we'll be fine."
Turning to look at her again he held up his hand. "This is just fair warning. Things can get weird around me. So if you feel the need to run don't feel bad; that's pretty normal for me." With a wry smile he turn3d to face the gymnasium again. Do I really look like I know my way around? Or is she just being nice The internal dialogue went back and forth for a little before he decided that he didn't really care. This was his first chance to make an actual friend in quite some time and he was going to make it work.
With a final glance over his shoulder he spoke up with a joking tone "Alright now if anyone attacks us or anything like that. You fight them and I'll go run for help" chuckling he turned and led the way towards the food as he'did given his first plate to Elaine. It was probably time for the staff to make an appearance soon. Hopefully no more fights broke out. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,058 | 1,205 | 58 | 377 | 25,988 | I am an empath. Ashleigh said, after pondering whether or not to reply. She couldn't keep her powers a secret, so she might as well tell this kid what they were. She held up her hand, witht he bracelet "Unfortunately, my abilities are strong. I get overwhelmed with others emotions. Paulina pretty much saved my life with this bracelet. I also have telekinesis-lord knows where that comes from-and the ability to heal"
She gave a shrug, "I don't particularly like my abilities. I'd prefer to be normal, but sadly I was a freak there anyway, even without my powers" She said it without emotion, and looked down at her book, hoping that Paulina would rescue her from small talk | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,059 | 1,205 | 59 | 377 | 25,988 | Jason walked over to the tables, and grabbed a plate. Seems all that conflict is gone, now what? He was really out of his element in this new place. He found a small quiet table to eat and think. Everyone here already seemed to know each other. However he was foreign to everyone else, so it would take a while before he would fit in.
He observed the blonde boy talking to Ashleigh. Clearly she's a little uncomfortable. I wonder what she's talking to him about? The boy seemed a little too pushy. Sometimes you couldn't ask everything that was on your mind.However, the blonde boy wasn't the only late student, it seemed more were pouring into the gym. Damn, how many kids can't figure out how to operate an alarm clock? He thought about trying to find someone to talk to, but no one was close enough, plus he was really hungry. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,060 | 1,205 | 60 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Giggling to herself at her friend’s antics, Paulina grabbed a plate and began piling her favourites. The cook staff had pulled out the stops again this year, so coming to the yearly socials wasn’t an entire loss. ”Vivi, if you’re gonna tease him like that, at least remember to learn his name before you start playing with him. And try not to wear this one out; you’ll ruin him for other girls, and that’s just not fair for the rest of us,” she teased, poking the other girl in the side. Since the two of them had met a few years ago, Paulina had proved to be one of the few who could keep up with the hyperactive ball of insanity that was Vedika Venkatranman. She couldn’t do it all the time (privately, Paulina thought there was nobody who could keep up with the girl’s seemingly inexhaustible stamina), but it was enough that the two had quickly become friends. Paulina would often lend her a hand when she fell behind on her school work (which was often), and in exchange the enchantress always had a willing participant in her experiments and a combat teacher of sorts (not that Paulina was a good student in that regard either).
When she turned back to Ashleigh, however, she sighed. There often was no reasoning with her when her thoughts slipped back into the past. Paulina knew a little of what had happened to her growing up, on the occasion that Ashleigh deigned to share with her, and Paulina respected her privacy, never prying and always thanking and reassuring her when she did chose to let her in. So, instead of arguing, she simply let the conversation between her friend and the newbie she had scolded flow at its own pace. She didn’t really hold anything against him; it wasn’t the first time she had seen a new-comer act superior like that. People who had or gained powers reacted to them in different ways, and sometimes they had to be reminded that just because you had powers didn’t mean that people stopped being people. It took all kinds to make a world, and often times the way things looked wasn’t how they were. It was something that she hoped to be able to show her troubled friend.
So, she simply let the conversation flow without her, at least until Ashleigh began starting into her self-deprecation routine again. Then Paulina paused and placed a hand on her shoulder, giving Ashleigh a firm, but kind smile. ”Nobody thinks you’re a freak, Ash. Anybody who does is a dunce and doesn’t matter. You’re wonderful, your powers are incredible, and I love you for them. You can connect to people on a level that almost no one else can. The only person who thinks the less of you for it is yourself.” Her smile became slightly wicked. “And if you don’t believe it, then Vivi and I will hug you until you do. I know you can tell how much we love you, and you know she’ll do it.”
She glanced towards Zach, tilting her head and giving him a smile that had left many a boy (and occasionally a girl) weak in the knees and tight in the pants. ”So, what’s your name, newbie?” | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,061 | 1,205 | 61 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Korie’s grin dimmed slightly when Liam looked surprised at her comment about making a friend. Was she coming on too harshly? She’d been out of contact with others for so long she was beginning to doubt her own social skills. Seeing Liam’s grin return, Korie felt her anxiety dissipate.
Korie followed the boy into the gymnasium, glancing around warily at the people inside. Liam joked about his powers, but Korie was reminded of just how different everything was. No longer was she free to frivolously befriend everyone. All her actions would be scrutinized by the government, and so would her power.
Korie thanked Liam politely as he handed her a plate. The food smelled good—like real food. And Korie couldn’t even remember the last time she’d eaten something that was cooked rather than packaged or microwaved.
”The food here looks nice,” Korie said to Liam, scooping some of everything onto her plate. ”Who do you usually sit with during lunch? I hope I won’t be intruding.” | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,062 | 1,205 | 62 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Liam gave her another sheepish smile. “You’re looking at the extent of my friend group. Since about the second day of classes here at the Academy no one really feels like braving the table I sit at since it can be uncomfortable if I have a spirit appear and demand my attention since they can be violent or target my friends if I’m paying attention to my friends. Its compounded by the fact that I’m not suppose to command spirits without supervision.”
It was really becoming quite clear he had absolutely no friends. “Occasionally Paulina stops by but it’s mostly because she’s still trying to get me to be a science experiment.” Looking up from his plate he realized that sounded kind of awful. “Keep in mind she’s really nice about it I’m just not a fan of doing tricks, that and she appears to be forced to rely largely on the Academy’s equipment for detecting spirits since he magic doesn’t appear to work on them. Hence their ability to wander through the academy and find me with apparent ease.” Liam frowned at that statement. “I know it sounds like an excuse, but I really do think I’m decent guy its just people don’t like having food dumped on them, having knives chase them or being hit by objects. I think most people just assume it’s me but I really don’t have telekinetic powers that strong and the academy keeps them on lockdown.
Holding up his left wrist liam displayed the thin metal bracelet on his left wrist. It was a telekinetic inhibitor. It was really not necessary given that he could barely lift a pencil let alone throw it. Nothing compared to Ashleigh's abilities. “Course everyone seems to think I’m faking it.” The look he gave the floor could have wilted flowers. Turning he motioned with his hand ‘Come on let’s find some place to sit. Now that you know everything except my life story; tell me about yourself. Korie, right? I’m sorry I have a hard time remembering names sometimes.” | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,063 | 1,205 | 63 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister sat alone at his table still reading others, but as this was starring to bore him he looked around the room and noticed Liam and some new girl grabbing their food. Aliater launched a pen across the room trying to attract Liam's attention. Most times this wouldn't have worked, but this one time his aim helped him peg Liam in the head.
"Hey" he said aloud waving the two down "Over here". Alister kept waving his hands and trying to draw them his way. haven't talked to him in a while he thought to himself. Alister wasn't sure if the two would approach considering Liam and Alister weren't exactly friends, of course, it's hard to blame him, no one really wants to friend someone who can look at you and know everything. That was Alisters biggest problem to, he really didn't know when to stop digging. | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,064 | 1,205 | 64 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh looked over as Jason watched them, and thought about inviting him over,but she knew she had already pushed things with Paulina today, and she was tired. She sighed at Paulina's words however and said softly, "you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too. It would make you feel like a freak too." She said, shaking her head "And you know contact makes it a million times worse, a hug is a very volitile threat, Paulina. Especially right now" she subjected herself to the random hugs either Paulina or Vivi gave her, most of the time. But there were some times where it just wasn't good to do so. Where it was positively dangerous. Like now.
"I know you guys love me...But look around you, look at the number of students here. Imagine all your doubts, all theirs, their feelings? Imagine putting that all in a container, and not being able to seperate them. I'm scared of my abilities, absolutely terrified of them. And so I think less of myself for it, because someone else could do something amazing with these abilities, but I can't because I can't control them, even with the bracelet"
She gave a heavy sigh, and shifted awkwardly, having spilled her guts out in front of a perfect stranger. And goodness knows how many other people had heard her speal. It wasn't like she had kept her voice down. And even now she couldn't help but look up, at Liam's connoction of emotions. Maybe I should make an effort to help others...I know I'm not the only one who struggles or finds it hard...but...how can I help anyone?She looked back down to her book, deliberately letting her hair fall down over her face. "I know you care about me, and believe in me, but if it wasn't for your bracelet, I'd be turning everyone into puddles of emotional mess" | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,065 | 1,205 | 65 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Korie’s eyes widened as Liam talked, both surprised and indignant. The people in the room had no right to isolate the freaks among them—they were all freaks. Metahumans. They were never seen as anything but a dangerous organism to anyone but themselves, and Meta’s almost owed respect to other Meta’s in that way. No one saw Meta’s as humans except themselves.
”That’s stupid,” Korie said, frowning. ”How can other Meta’s isolate you if we’re all already in isolation? And why would a you fake something like that if it didn’t benefit you in any way?”
Korie sighed before recovering from her little speech. She stiffened slightly when Liam asked her to share a little about herself, reminded about how normal human interactions went. You give what you get she thought, smiling dryly, and you get what you give.
”Well, what to say?” Korie started, trying to find the words. ”My name is Korie Weiss, and today’s my first day of many at this institution. I’m a Meta, and I can shapeshift. Yay me.”
Just then, pencil thunked against the back of Liam’s head, and Korie traced its path to a bespectacled boy who wore a grin that was more victorious than apologetic. Korie was about to give him a death glare, thinking she just witnessed some of Liam’s described bullying in action, when the boy called out to Liam. Liam seemed to recognize the boy, so Korie shrugged internally and followed him over to the pencil thrower’s table. | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,066 | 1,205 | 66 | 377 | 25,988 | Jason shoved his plate aside, it hadn't taken him long to tear through the various food groups that had once taken residence upon his plate. He had become so engrossed in his food that by the time he looked up it seemed most people had made friends.Damn it, I need to go and actually talk to people, or I'll be forgotten before the day is over. He scanned the crowd for a familiar face. Ashleigh's obvious emotional distress caught his eye quickly. It seemed like she was overwhelmed by various emotions, possibly some that weren't her own. He knew the burden of always being able to feel what others are feeling. Jason's ability to read people was all but supernatural, and he could feel her pain. He could also tell when someone's past was haunting them.
The savior complex in him wanted to reach out to her. But he could tell she didn't need saving at the moment, just to be left alone. He could tell Paulina was attempting to comfort her. And it seemed the blonde boy was prying, possibly too much. And it all seemed to overwhelm her. Comforting her may not be what she needs, but I'm sure she wished all the attention wasn't on her. He grabbed his empty plate and casually strolled over to the food tables trying not to be too obvious.
"Damn this food is so great, I had to come back for seconds!" Jason said in an upbeat tone. As he turned to Paulina his eyes flickered to Ashleigh and for a fraction of a second he gave her a knowing look. His gaze quickly shifted to Paulina. "It seems you're the one who puts all the restraints on everyone's powers. So your power is controlling our powers?" He said jokingly. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,067 | 1,205 | 67 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
The thunk of the pencil on the back of his head made Liam pause before he turned draining himself of emotions again so that he could manipulate spirits. “Annmarie I swear to-” Pausing he realized who had thrown it. “Alister...Right.” With a sigh Liam gave Korie a tired smile. “I do believe we are being summoned. And don’t you dare think that giving me that little bit of information is anywhere near acceptable.” Chuckling Liam lead the way towards the table.
“Dude. Not nice. Ghosts throw shit at me all the time. It’s really annoying.” Setting his plate down he pulled out the chair in front of Korie. Offering it to her; today had been a string of people wanting his attention which was utterly fascinating given that a lot of the people who had opted to talk to him today were people he’d known for a semester.
Waiting until Korie sat he pulled his own chair out and sat down. “Korie this is Alister. Our resident soul gazer.” It was a reference to yet another part of his childhood but he doubted either of them would get it. “Alright Alister, what’s up?” | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,068 | 1,205 | 68 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister smiled as the walked over. He waited patiently for them to reach him. Alister smiled and waved as he was introduced to the newcomer. "Hello there" he said with a small chuckle.
"Alright Alister, what's up". Alister could almost hear the slight disinterest in Liams words. Alister chuckled and with a smile he pointed to his book. His small black book was lying on the table in front of him filled with names. Under each names was a bullet list almost looking as though they were statistics
Well since you asked so nicely" he said sort of jokingly. "I have been scanning the room this whole time and was wandering if you were interested in the new info I was able to acquire today?" Alister asked the question than paused, but before Liam could answer he continued. "And before you say anything" he started raising his hand, index finger extended, pointing to Liam "I know it is an illegal misuse of my powers to dig so deep" he added sort of resentingly "but they haven't put my suppressors on yet this year..... So I had a little fun. " he finished his words sort of sheepishly than asked once again. "So do you want to see? " | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,069 | 1,205 | 69 | 1,643 | 630 | An empath? He thought to himself, and frowned, so she could probably know exactly how he felt whenever she wanted. While he wasn't one to lie often, this seemed to be a person that he'd always need to be honest with. "Well, at least she isn't a mind reader." Something like that would feel very invasive. "Oh. That's actually really cool though. If you were comfortable, I'd love for you to show me how it works sometime."
After he said that, he was addressed by Paulina, this time in a much softer fashion. He gave her an odd look after she smiled at him the way that she did, "Is she coming on to me or something?" He wondered. He did think she looked cute though, but he knew it'd be creepy if he paid attention to that. "Uh, Zach, and you?" He asked. "Also, what is it you can do exactly?" She said she could shut down his powers, which slightly concerned him. | Zachary Archer
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
Appearance:
Zach has puffy blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He's around 5'6 He weighs around 150 pounds. He wears T-shirts and jeans most of the time, mostly choosing them for comfort over anything else.
Personality:
Hedonism is the primary driver for how Zach attempts to live his life. He wants to do things that will make him as happy as possible, both in the short and long term. At the same time, he relies on his emotions to make many of his decisions, leading to him sometimes coming off as a bit of a hothead. He's quick to jump to action if somebody crosses him, but wouldn't otherwise go after them. He finds the abilities that other people have at this school to be wildly interesting, and wants to learn as much as he can about everyone else.
He’s an affable person, and is always willing to strike up conversation. He has a very low tolerance for rude people though, and will not hesitate to but-heads with anybody who attempts to put him or other people down. He wants to experiment with his own abilities, but wouldn't without a person's permission.
History:
Zach had a pretty normal childhood; grew up in a big city, was above average in school, but not at the top by any means. He was a part of his school's musical programs, and played the trumpet since he was 11. He's the only child to his parents, and has a fairly large extended family. He has a stay at home mom, and a dad that works as a stockbroker.
Around a month ago, he discovered his powers after accidentally linking his sense of feeling with another kids. This freaked out both him and the kid, and after around a minute, the effect went away. He was horrified of this, and really just wanted to move past it, worried about disrupting his life. The other kid didn't see it that way though, and a day later, a man from the government was knocking on his door. Not long after that, he was sent off to go to the Academy.
Metahuman Classification: Sensory Master
Sensory Control: Zach can control the senses of any one person, if they're in his line of sight. When in control, he can make people see what he wants, hear what he wants, etc. He can only influence one sense at a time, and stronger affects are harder to pull off. For instance, he may be able to make somebody feel itchy or ticklish with ease, but it will take a lot of practice and effort to ilicit more defined and complex feelings.
Sensory Sharing: A more accessable ability of his, is his ability to share his senses with others. When he does this, the target and himself share a sense of his choice, during which time they'll see/hear/feel/etc everything that he does, and vice versa.
Sensory Shutdown: Zach could also turn off a person's sense, but in doing so, he would have to turn off his own sense. For example, he could blind somebody if he blinds himself.
Allergies: Dust mites
Pre-existing conditions: None |
44,070 | 1,205 | 70 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Liam’s comment about “that little bit of information” Korie had shared made her smile wryly. You have no idea, Korie thought, following the boy over to the bespectacled boy’s table. Korie thanked Liam politely for the chair before seating herself at the table. Liam and Alister exchanged brief greetings—Liam mostly expressing his disapproval of Alister’s unorthodox summoning techniques—before Alister started to talk. At first Korie didn’t know what to make of the boy—what conclusions could she come to if someone tells her that they’ve been ‘scanning the room this whole time?’—but when Alister mentioned his powers, Korie’s eyes widened.
”A mind-reader?” Korie asked as a wave of wariness rolled over her. She’d forgotten that Meta’s could have any power, including mind-reading. And there were things that Korie would have liked to keep to herself and never think about again, never mind not telling others. ”Surely you haven’t already upended all my deepest, darkest secrets? I was fairly sure I hid them pretty well,” Korie joked halfheartedly. ”Please don’t tell anyone I have a weakness for fluffy animals.” | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,071 | 1,205 | 71 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Studiously avoiding looking Alistar in the eye. “Partake in your ill begotten gains? I think you just want someone else to spread the blame out to if you get caught.” Looking up at Korie he tapped his finger on the table in front of her to get her to look at it. “He’s not a mind reader. He’s an empath. There is no way the academy would like a full blow telepath run around without an inhibitor. Unfortunately Alister makes the cut for being able to go off his leash. A Lot”
Alister was unfortunately the perfect example of people who made Liam kind of nervous at the academy. Not that he had many secrets to hide, it was just that he got up to some really less than by the rules things. Using it as an excuse he looked up at Korie again. “So you’ll excuse the two of us if we don’t make any eye contact.” Smiling reassuringly at Korie he tilted his head. If you don’t look at Alister he can’t read you.” With a sly grin he flicked his eyes sideways look at the book on the table. “You’re not the only person with information.”
That being said it would certainly be interesting.. No….Korie already seems rather nervous about the whole thing. Pursing his lips he continued to look at her as means of not making eye contact with Alister. “I mean unless you are really curious.”
Looking over Korie’s shoulder Liam frowned.
Noah.
The specter stood across the room staring at Liam. It was all too clear what its intentions were. Noah was going to find some way to ruin this. Liam could tell from the way the specter looked at him. And then looked at Korie.
Oh no you don’t
With another inhale Liam pushed away his emotions a second time and called a small number of the class one spirits still lingering to possess him. Focusing his gaze on Noah he willed the spirit to be gone. He rarely used the power because it seemed to hurt the spirits but it was okay this once… Right With a look of pain Noah disappeared in a silent howl of pain. Damn, I hate that With a sigh he released the spirits again and met Korie’s eyes again. Hoping the fatigue didn’t show again. He wasn’t sure if he managed to conceal it. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,072 | 1,205 | 72 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister let out a small snicker and pointed to his eyes. "How long have you known me Liam? " he said slyly. "My eyes are normal right now". Alister smiled and looked over to Korie. "As for you" he said with a grin "Liam is right..... At least to some extent"
Alister pushed up his glasses and gave a small smile. "You see", he said with a grin. "If I really tried my hardest and used everything I had I could read you or anyone else in seconds..... And he knows that". Alister let out a smile and cracked his neck.
"The school only allows me out without inhibitors because they don't feel the need" he said with a shrug. "I'm really trusting Liam doesn't tell. I really don't want an inhibitor again. " | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,073 | 1,205 | 73 | 2,305 | 2,031 | ”Vivi, if you’re gonna tease him like that, at least remember to learn his name before you start playing with him. And try not to wear this one out; you’ll ruin him for other girls, and that’s just not fair for the rest of us,” Paulina teased, poking the other girl in the side.
"I'm being serious," Vedika replied, putting food on her plate, "And what do you mean ruin him? I'm letting him punch me, not the other way around. And I'm not even going to use my powers, he deserves that much at least since he was trying to help you." Vedika was mildly confused, but unbothered, oblivious to Paulina's insinuations. Paulina then turned to comfort which Vedika admired. Paulina was willing to spend the effort to resolve things that Vedika found too intangible to deal with. Vedika had plenty of elbow grease, but somehow, physical effort couldn't solve all problems. When Paulina mentioned both of them hugging Ashleigh, Vedika nodded, agreeing that she would if it was asked of her, though she had never done so in the past. In fact, because many people considered Vedika a 'warm personality', they assumed she was a touchy-feely sort, when in fact the opposite was true: she almost never made physical contact with people unless she was using her aura transfer. This wasn't something she developed since coming to the Academy out of fear of killing another person, it was something that was always a part of her, but people tended not to notice it due to her outgoing, chummy personality.
Ashleigh sighed at Paulina's words however and said softly, "you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too. It would make you feel like a freak too." She said, shaking her head "And you know contact makes it a million times worse, a hug is a very volitile threat, Paulina. Especially right now."
"I know you guys love me...But look around you, look at the number of students here. Imagine all your doubts, all theirs, their feelings? Imagine putting that all in a container, and not being able to seperate them. I'm scared of my abilities, absolutely terrified of them. And so I think less of myself for it, because someone else could do something amazing with these abilities, but I can't because I can't control them, even with the bracelet."
Vedika blinked a little dumbfoundedly. She had never been overwhelmed by her own emotions before and couldn't understand how it should be possible to be overwhelmed by other people's emotions either. While it was not entirely true that Vedika had never been overwhelmed by her own emotions, it was was not something she truly acknowledged. Her mental and emotional stability stood on a very unusual, almost transhuman foundation, yet it was firm. She understood physical hurt much better than emotional hurt. Still, she wasn't completely unsympathetic, and listened with the intent of offering support.
The blonde also came and sat down at their table and struck up a conversation with Paulina and Ashleigh, which Vediak simply allowed and listened, stuffing her face.
"Damn this food is so great, I had to come back for seconds!" Jason said in an upbeat tone. As he turned to Paulina his eyes flickered to Ashleigh and for a fraction of a second he gave her a knowing look. His gaze quickly shifted to Paulina. "It seems you're the one who puts all the restraints on everyone's powers. So your power is controlling our powers?" He said jokingly.
"Ah!" Vedika called out in surprise, "The boy who's going to punch me!" She stood up with a slight clatter, nudging the table, and pointing at Jason. Then, as quickly as she had stood up, she turned her face down, brows furrowed, a look of deep thought on her face as she tried to remember what Paulina had just told her. Lightly slamming her fist into her palm, she looked back up again, saying, "My name is Vedika Venkatraman, what's your name?" She felt proud that she had asked him his name just like Paulina advised. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,074 | 1,205 | 74 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Ah!" Vedika called out in surprise, "The boy who's going to punch me!" She stood up with a slight clatter, nudging the table, and pointing at Jason. Then, as quickly as she had stood up, she turned her face down, brows furrowed, a look of deep thought on her face as she tried to remember what Paulina had just told her. Lightly slamming her fist into her palm, she looked back up again, saying, "My name is Vedika Venkatraman, what's your name?" She felt proud that she had asked him his name just like Paulina advised.
Jason almost let his confusion show, in the form of a raised eyebrow and cocked head. He couldn't tell if she was joking or what. But he didn't want to embarrass her so he kept a straight face. It was the girl who had stopped his punch earlier. He didn't resent her for it, and he had even come to understand it from her perspective, he just disagreed. She had offered to let him punch her earlier. He cracked a grin, time to take advantage of that.
"I think I wanna take you up on your offer..." he said with a dark tone. He drew his fist back and punched at her chest level. However just before his fist connected he stopped it instantly. And opened his hand for a handshake, laughing.
"I'm just fuckin with ya." He said jokingly. "Nice to meet you Vedika, I'm Jason." | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,075 | 1,205 | 75 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
In response to her friend, Paulina simply smiled and gently squeezed Ashleigh’s shoulder. ”You’ll get there. I have faith,” she answered in a tone that left no doubt how strong that faith was. This was what tended to draw people to the enchantress; a singular confidence that things would happen a certain way, like it was impossible for anything else to happen. ”We’ll figure it out, I promise.”
Releasing her, Paulina turned back to the blonde boy who had introduced himself, looking him over. ”Zach, huh? And you said that you have sensory based powers…” she licked her lips in anticipation of the idea, her thoughts already whirring through the possibilities. She knew from her studies that the brain was both incredibly complex and incredibly redundant in its functions, everything interconnected with everything else. Being able to manipulate such things… the opportunity practically had her drooling. Metaphorically, of course. ”Sounds interesting. I look forward to experimenting with you later,” she smiled, as she shook his hand. His reaction was priceless, and it took all her willpower not to burst out laughing. ”I’m Paulina. My magic is… difficult to explain. I like to think of myself as a programmer, and the world is my computer. My power lets me write enchantments, programs that accomplish tasks, provided I have a clear enough understanding to describe what I want to happen. So, I’m still finding out what I can’t do.”
She shrugged, almost dismissive of her abilities. ”Since I can do so much, the faculty asks me to help students who have problems restraining their abilities, and I get all kinds of other fun requests. Last year somebody asked me if I could enchant them into being taller, so I’m studying biology and how people grow.” Technically it was a half-truth. While she had already been studying bio in pursuit of her own condition, she actually had gotten a request from a freshman last year looking to pump up her less than stellar bra size. Paulina had been quick to reassure the girl that her figure was just fine, but the possibilities had still intrigued her.
”So, I do my best to make people feel welcome, and help them out whenever I can.” Recalling Ashleigh’s request to leave, she pulled out her phone. ”I’m impressed you stuck around this long, Ash. Good job.” She gave her friend a proud smile as she finished off her plate.”I’m gonna stick around to meet some of the other newbies, but if you want to head out, I’ll catch up with you and Vivi later. I do know how stressful stuff like this can be, and I’m working on a better enchantment for you. Zach, Jason,” she gave both boys a warm smile, ”It was great to meet you. I hope we can hook up some time.”
On that note, she began surveying the gym, until her eyes settled on an unusual sight. Liam and Alister, sitting together? Liam was one of her more frustrating projects. While she definitely believed him about his ability to see ghosts (as if she had any grounds to call him crazy when she could do magic), it defied all laws of physics as she understood them. How could something exist, and physically interact with the world, but still leave no trace or use any energy at all? “Frustrating” was only the beginning of how she would describe it.
Alister, on the other hand, she was much more familiar with how his powers worked. She’d theorized that he was somehow able to interact with people on a quantum level, but that was getting into science that was bizarre even by the standards of magic. Much like Liam, he tended to keep to himself, though he was one of the few people who actually knew about her condition. Having been there longer than she had, he had been one of the first people she’d tried experimenting with, and they had an at least cordial relationship.
What was far more interesting to Paulina, however, was the mystery girl sitting beside Liam. The fact that she didn’t know her was a tragedy enough, and was something that Paulina decided to immediately rectify. A slightly devious smile came over her as she approached the table, and she called out to them. ”Liam Pyne!” Coming up beside the handsome boy, she hopped up to sit on the table. ”You never told me you had a girlfriend!” She looked the girl up and down for a moment. "And she’s cute too." With a smile, she gave the other boy a small wave. ”Hey Alister.” | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,076 | 1,205 | 76 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
As soon as the Noah problem was resolved another far more mortal issue presented itself in the form of the Academy’s queen bee, Paulina Benson. It wasn’t that Paulina was an awful person or brought with her a host of problems. It was just that she seemed to think that he was the solution to some problem that vexed her. No doubt it had to do with the fact that his powers and hers seemed to interact in a rather exclusive manner. She couldn’t affect ghosts as far as he could tell and his powers were largely confined to the spirit world. Although it seemed to push her buttons that he’d so far rebuffed her attempts to get Liam to let her experiment with him. No doubt this was about to be another attempt at coercion.
What came next was far worse than he had anticipated.
Seating herself right in what most people would consider their personal bubble already set Liam on edge. Followed by Paulina calling Korie his girlfriend. Liam’s ears immediately turned bright red. The combination of the sudden fatigue from the use of his powers and Paulina’s comment left him speechless for a moment as his brain tried to recover from the unexpected approach. What came next was a botched attempted recovery which only made him a brighter shade of pink.
“Her name is Korie. This is her first year here. Which is why you haven’t met her yet.” was all he managed to get out. Still rather flustered he flicked his gaze towards Alister when Paulina addressed him. Laim immediately corrected by turning back to korie as it dawned on him who he was looking at. All of this occured rather quickly before he finally realized he had totally failed to clarify the fact that the two of them were decidedly Not together.
Crap... | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,077 | 1,205 | 77 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister grabbed his book and swiftly put it away as paulina came over. He fumbled around with it trying not to let her see anything. Alister looked up and muttered "oh hey" was all he could get out as his eyes turned red. This color was one noome had seen before and had a much different effect than any thing else he had done. Even he himself knew nothing of it.
Alister grabbed the sides of his head in pain as suddenly he could hear and know everything all at once. He cringed for a moment than suddenly he just stopped and started breathing softly. As the moment passed he looked up and his eyes were now close to normal colored but still slightly different. His pupils seemed to be cat shaped.
With a soft smooth voice he looked at paulina and said "so what brings you over to this table temptress" as he spoke the words slid off his tounge like silk. "Haven't seen you all day" Alister let out a small chuckle and smiled pushing up his glasses and his eyes returned completely to normal. He blinked a few times and looked around at the others. "OK that hurt a little" he said with a chuckle. Playing off the changes as a joke as to not reveal he had worse powers he did not yet know how to control | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,078 | 1,205 | 78 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh gave a soft sigh, clutching her book tightly to her, but nodded to Paulina. she watched her friend walk off, standing where she had left her. She glanced about wearily. She knew she could go, but what was the point? She'd still be able to sense the large gathering of emotions nearby. She could take the easy way out. Grumbling under her breath, she sat down by Vivi, and Jason. Until Vivi leaped up. Ashleigh flinched, automatically shifting away from the flamboyance that was Vivi.
She gave another sigh, setting her book on the table and closed her eyes, once more hiding her face with her hair. She dropped her head into her hands, there was just too much going on. She drew in a deep breath, letting it out slowly.
Maybe she should have taken a pill.
Maybe she could just sneak off and take one.
That would leave her with two left. Was this really a situation she wanted to waste a pill on? They had become surprisingly hard to come by. She thought someone must be blocking her advances at getting them. Sighing again, she looked up. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,079 | 1,205 | 79 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Within just a few minutes of picking up her fork, Korie was introduced to yet another new face. One who pegged her as Liam’s girlfriend.
Korie’s eyes widened in surprise, momentarily stunned. Is that how easily people hooked up around here? By talking and eating lunch together?
Looking over at Liam, Korie’s shock melted into amusement. The boy’s ears had flushed a cherry red—a telling sign that such accusations did not often fly his way. Korie sat back and let Liam try and explain the situation, stifling a laugh. So cute! she thought, unable to help a grin.
”And, unfortunately, we’re not dating,” Korie added with a grin, looking at the newest member of the table. ”Why? Worried that you won’t have a chance?”
A shuffle came from Alister’s side of the table as the black notebook disappeared from the table. Clearly Alister didn’t want the girl to know about the “observations” he’d been making, but before Korie could produce a coherent thought Alister’s eyes flashed and he doubled over with pain, gripping his head as if in the throes of a massive headache.
”Alister?” Korie asked in concern, hesitantly reaching out a hand. However, Alister recovered quickly, straightening up with a curious look over his face. His eyes felt different, but their color was normal. His pupils, however, had dilated to a… A sliver? Korie thought in confusion, eyebrows scrunching as she stared at the bespectacled boy.
Just as quickly, the odd-shaped pupils were gone, replaced by circular human ones. Korie was silent as Alister spoke, at a loss for what to say. She was by no means close to Alister, so it wouldn’t do for her to inquire about the sudden change. Rather, Korie’s eyes darted to the other two occupants of the table as Korie waited for someone to speak. | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,080 | 1,205 | 80 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
It took Liam a full moment of mortification after Korie commented about it being Unfortunate that they were not dating. Since when had he become this interesting not only that but it was unfair for his tired brain and socially awkward personality to be double teamed by two girls who were way too aware of the fact that they were pretty. Of Course Korie couldn’t leave it at that; she had to suggest there would be competition for him. There was no way the two of them could be serious. Could they? Secretly he hoped they were serious since Arty had ruined his last date. And by ruined he meant Epically ruined. In fact it had been so bad Liam had dodged more than a few passes people had offhandedly made last semester largely from fear. But these two at least had an idea of what happened around him. Sort of.
Focus, dumbass there is such a thing as teasing
It made him bright red and he made it a point of looking right down at his plate. It was really too much. Once upon a time he could have handled the situation smoothly but now he was so out of practice in the social forum that all he could do was studiously avoid eye contact and focus on his food. Of course Korie and Paulina had to be pretty. Of course it was in the middle of people and of course he’d had to exorcise himself twice tonight.
Am I really attractive enough to warrant this or is it something else? He looked up at Korie tentatively. She was grinning, that was a good sign.
At the sound of Alister’s fit Liam immediately looked up and looked at him. Did he really just call Paulina a temptress? Meeting Korie’s look he flashed her a frown. “Yo, Alister are you okay buddy? Paulina is just playing.” Maybe Studying Alister Liam kept his eyes from focusing on Alister’s eyes as he looked at his posture. “Do I need to go get someone?” | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,081 | 1,205 | 81 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Paulina burst out laughing at the girl's response. "And so quick with the comeback! I like you." She let her legs swing back and forth as she gave the girl an approving smile. "I was just surprised to see Liam sitting peacefully with one of the fairer sex. His friends are a little," her head tilted, as though she was trying to think of the proper word, "shall we say, protective." Paulina winked at the flustered boy.
It was an understatement, to say the least. Her first few attempts to interact with the medium had resulted in a lot of laundry trips and a broken arm, but as time had passed the spirit world had seemed to have accepted a truce with the dark-haired enchantress.
"So, while he's a very nice boy, Liam and I never really "hit it off", as my mother would say." Paulina shrugged and smiled, though her eyes remained fixed on Korie with undisguised interest. "But, if you're both single, who knows what could happen to the bold? I've seen stranger things."
Her jovial mood, however, evaporated as Alister doubled over, and the bespectacled boy instantly became the center of her attention. She didn't miss the change of color in his eyes, or the sudden change in his temperament. Something was definitely amiss with him, but it seemed to have passed. "Ali's fine. I've seen this happen occasionally, whenever he gets cocky." Paulina waggled her finger at Alister, frowning in mock disapproval. "Naughty boy." The look in her eyes, however, conveyed that the two of them would definitely be having words about it later.
She turned her attention back to the new girl. "So! Korie, right? I'm Paulina. What fantastic and mysterious things brought you to our fine academy?" | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,082 | 1,205 | 82 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
”The fantastic and amazing government,” Korie said, her smile a little forced this time around. ”They probably figured the Academy needed a little of special ‘ol me.”
While not far from the truth, Korie’s answer said nothing about the ordeals she’d faced as the government tried to trap the wily shapeshifter. Unorthodox means were resorted to multiple times in order to lure her out, and Korie didn’t want to dwell on thigs she couldn’t change.
”What about you all then?” Korie asked, opening the table to a broader discussion. ”How long have you been here, and how is life here?” Korie grinned. ”Any tips and tricks for the new person on the block?” | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,083 | 1,205 | 83 | 2,305 | 2,031 | "I think I wanna take you up on your offer..." he said with a dark tone. He drew his fist back and punched at her chest level. However just before his fist connected he stopped it instantly. And opened his hand for a handshake, laughing.
"I'm just fuckin with ya." He said jokingly. "Nice to meet you Vedika, I'm Jason."
Vedika stared with unflinching eyes as Jason's fist came towards her, ready for the hit. It was a few seconds after the non-impact that she blinked in mild confusion and looked down at his outstretched palm. Ah, this is that thing boys do Vedika thought to herself. She reciprocated incorrectly by giving Jason a light finger high-five, the kind that usually leads to a fist-bump followed by any manner of weird secret handshake-type rituals, though Vedika left it at just the fingers. Sitting back down, and saying bye to Paulina who had just left to see actually socialize at the social, Vedika said, "Jason, is it? Knowing the kinds of people you're likely to find in this school, you must be pretty brave to run to someone's aid like that. What is it you can do that gives you that kind of confidence?" It was maybe a bit out of character for Vedika to be asking this, but perhaps some of Paulina's curiosity and desire to learn and experiment on all the students' powers was rubbing off on Vedika.
Ashleigh gave a soft sigh, clutching her book tightly to her, but nodded to Paulina. she watched her friend walk off, standing where she had left her. She glanced about wearily. She knew she could go, but what was the point? She'd still be able to sense the large gathering of emotions nearby. She could take the easy way out. Grumbling under her breath, she sat down by Vivi, and Jason. Until Vivi leaped up. Ashleigh flinched, automatically shifting away from the flamboyance that was Vivi.
She gave another sigh, setting her book on the table and closed her eyes, once more hiding her face with her hair. She dropped her head into her hands, there was just too much going on. She drew in a deep breath, letting it out slowly.
Maybe she should have taken a pill.
Maybe she could just sneak off and take one.
That would leave her with two left. Was this really a situation she wanted to waste a pill on? They had become surprisingly hard to come by. She thought someone must be blocking her advances at getting them. Sighing again, she looked up.
Vedika could notice that Ashleigh was tired. Seeing her lift her face, Vedika gave her a reassuring smile. Paulina had told Vedika enough times in the past how her energy could be tiring to others around her, especially Ash. Vedika hoped that by sitting back down and just having a simple conversation with Jason would be enough to slow the pace down to a bearable speed for Ashleigh. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,084 | 1,205 | 84 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Vedika stared with unflinching eyes as Jason's fist came towards her, ready for the hit. It was a few seconds after the non-impact that she blinked in mild confusion and looked down at his outstretched palm. Ah, this is that thing boys do Vedika thought to herself. She reciprocated incorrectly by giving Jason a light finger high-five, the kind that usually leads to a fist-bump followed by any manner of weird secret handshake-type rituals, though Vedika left it at just the fingers. Sitting back down, and saying bye to Paulina who had just left to see actually socialize at the social, Vedika said, "Jason, is it? Knowing the kinds of people you're likely to find in this school, you must be pretty brave to run to someone's aid like that. What is it you can do that gives you that kind of confidence?" It was maybe a bit out of character for Vedika to be asking this, but perhaps some of Paulina's curiosity and desire to learn and experiment on all the students' powers was rubbing off on Vedika.
What kind of ability gives me confidence? I never thought of it like that. It wouldn't matter if I had no power, I still would have done something.
"I'm not that special" he replied. " I would have helped her out regardless of any kind of ability." Jason wondered if he would have become the same person he is without his powers. He had trained his body to peak performance, so he wouldn't have to rely on them. However his athletic ability was nothing supernatural. His cognitive acceleration on the other hand...
"You really wanna know what I can do?" He asked. "I'll show you. Try to punch me, knock my teeth out, just go for it." He said with a grin. He prepared to hyper focus, and waited in anticipation. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,085 | 1,205 | 85 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister smiled in reassurance. "I'm fine" he said with a chuckle."absolutely no reason to get anyone". In reality Alister was very scared and had no clue what just happened, but he wasn't really willing to admit that. Alister looked over at Paulina and smiled "You know I was joking right?" He asked with a smile.
Alister knew everything he had said and done was kind of off, but he wanted to play it off as a joke. Alister smiled at Paulina and let out a small laugh. "Seriously, why would that have been real" he said in false confidence. alister knew Paulina knew him way to well to believe that. And he had a very strong feeling she was going to assess that later on in the night as usual.
Alister than turned to Kurie and gave a small smirk in response to her question about how long the three of them have been there. He laughed a little and scratched his head. "To be honest, "he started to say laughing a little more. "The government came for me a long long time ago." Alister wasn't afraid to admit what happened but that's because they were nice to him. He was pretty sure it was because he was a kid at the time, but hey, who knows. "I have actually been here since I was ten" he said with a smile. "So this place is all I know". Alister thought to himself for a moment and than smiled up at everyone. I hope that works for them he thought to himself as he waited for each or their responses. | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,086 | 1,205 | 86 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Paulina dipped her head in acknowledgement. She could deal with Alister's "thing" later. "They found me when I was 14, so Ali's been here a bit longer than I have. Turns out, making yourself float up to the ceiling isn't considered "normal". Who knew." She chuckled to herself, still clearly able to remember her parents staring up at her slack-jawed. It was funny how one's perspective affected their priority; they'd been worried about how she got up, she'd been thinking about how she was going to get back down. "Honestly, once you get used to all the other weird stuff, it's not much different than any other school. Be nice, don't use your powers to mess with people, and it's just uni around here. Better, even, since we don't pay for tuition." | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,087 | 1,205 | 87 | 2,305 | 2,031 | What kind of ability gives me confidence? I never thought of it like that. It wouldn't matter if I had no power, I still would have done something.
"I'm not that special" he replied. " I would have helped her out regardless of any kind of ability." Jason wondered if he would have become the same person he is without his powers. He had trained his body to peak performance, so he wouldn't have to rely on them. However his athletic ability was nothing supernatural. His cognitive acceleration on the other hand...
"You really wanna know what I can do?" He asked. "I'll show you. Try to punch me, knock my teeth out, just go for it." He said with a grin. He prepared to hyper focus, and waited in anticipation.
Almost instantly, Vedika's body tensed up as she pulled her shoulder back, just about to throw a full-body, no-holds-barred punch when she paused, let the tension out of her body, and remained seated. She remembered that she wanted to keep things calm for Ashleigh's sake, and punching Jason, even if he had a defense for it, was not a recipe for calming things down. Vedika resumed eating, "Maybe some other time, besides, campus security must be on high alert after what just happened. But I'll tell you mine, I can make myself indestructible; and apparently, others." She put out her palm to clue him in to what she had done earlier to protect Paulina, and then Adrian. "I also punch weird," she added, not really sure how to describe her offensive ability, "It's like my punches target weak points, go past defenses or something, I don't really get it myself. Paulina thinks it has something to do with resonance, maybe. Oh, but if and when I punch you, I won't be using my power, I'll just be giving you a normal punch." Vedika winked, as if informing him that she had no intention to punch his brains out was somehow a friendly gesture. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,088 | 1,205 | 88 | 377 | 25,988 | you don't need too keep things calm forme, Vedika. I'm okay Ashleigh said softly, "but I'd rather there not be any more violence myself" She gave a yawn as she spoke, so that some of her words sounded drawn out and a little warped. "energy, I imagine, is how it works. But what do i know?" She gave a shrug, and stretched, gathering her book to her once again.
Not wanting to get up, and not particularly caring what anyone thought, Ashleigh used her telekinesis to bring a drink over to her, doing so carefully so that it didn't spilled, but the landing was a little rough. The drink spilled over the sides but Ashleigh twirled a finger and the liquid went right back into the cup.
She brought it to her lips and took a sip, still wishing she was washing a pill down with it. Perhaps it wasn't such a good thing for her that the bracelet supressed her self healing abilities as well. She was jonsing for a high. She gave a heavy sigh, "I'm sorry I'm not good company, tonight, Jason" | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,089 | 1,205 | 89 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Wrinkling his nose Liam looked up from his now empty plate. “This is my second semester so i basically know nothing.” It wasn’t exactly true but compared to the two of them he was not nearly as helpful to Korie. “Except maybe that you shouldn’t bother trying to run, using your powers recklessly or basically getting into it with anyone else unless it's on camera somewhere. And you can prove it was self defense.” Liam paused and blinked. “Wow that makes me sound like a problem child doesn't it? I swear I’m not. People just don’t like my ghosts he gave Paulina a sheepish look.
“Basically around here people come in two types. Loners.” Liam gave Alister a knowing look. “People like Alister and I are kinda freaky even to those with powers. And those who fit the mold, their powers are largely under control and will graduate with outstanding...well mostly golden records.” Liam let the joke slip off his tongue a little more smoothly than the start of the conversation.
“If you don’t mind the weird then I think you’ll fit right in.” With that Liam settled things on his plate.
Looking at the three of them he finally settled on Paulina. “You want to see my world? Pick apart what I can do right? If you’re that brave you’ll fill the spot on my request form tomorrow. The Academy would like to start testing a new ability they suspect I have. It's been pretty hush hush since frankly I find the notion gnarly myself. Might even make you go running. That’s my price Paulina if you want to know more.”
Looking at Alister he held up his hand. “Don’t worry no one is going to tell. Just try not to go digging around in people's heads. They find it invasive and not only that you might not like what you find.”
Finally he settled on Korie. “Well you’ve managed to meet the most popular person in the Academy and its resident Black sheep in one night. I’d say that’s a fine start. I hope to see more of you Korie. I can’t speak for Paulina and Alister since I tend to keep my nose out of other people's business but I’m in room 347 most times of the day and if luck has it we’ll be in the same class rotation. Given that this is both our first semester.” Eyeing Paulina he smirked. “No doubt she is too given that I suspect she might have pulled some strings.” WIth that Liam stood up. “Lights out is in four hours. No doubt the Principal will make an appearance soon; I wouldn’t advise staying given that it's boring as hell and they’ll make you sit through the whole thing.” With a nod he turned and head towards the doors. “Y’all need me you know where to find me. Just watch your step. Noah is on the prowl and he’s pissed I sent him packing earlier so watch the stairs and the sharp objects if you stop by.”
With that Liam headed out of the doors of the gym. It was probably going to be a long night. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,090 | 1,205 | 90 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister chuckled softly in agreement. "Yeah it was nice to meet you" he said with a smile. Alister gave a small sigh as he picked up his backpack putting away his book and pen. He stood slowly and tilted his glasses. "He's right it is about time to turn in for the night before the principal comes in"
With that Alister stepped away from his seat and pushed it in. He smiled at the two girls and gave a nod before turning to paulina. "You know where I am if you need me" he said with a small laugh. As he passed the two he ran his hand over the top of paulina's head and smiled to himself. "Goodnight guys" he said with a laugh. "I know I won't be sleeping, but I don't know if the two of you will soon"
With that Alister left for his room. He knew that either by or after lights out Paulina would soon be there to ask for an explanation for earlier. He made it to his room and with that he began organizing everything and categorizing his notes of the day. | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,091 | 1,205 | 91 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Haha don't worry about it Ashleigh, you don't owe me anything. He said with a chuckle
Jason mentally kicked himself. Yeah I should have realized everyone's had enough violence today.
"That's interesting." He replied to Vedika curiously. "You can protect other people, and yourself. Maybe by some kind of some kind of energy manipulation? I wonder if that kind of manipulation is also how you can increase your offensive capabilities." Jason's mind had begun racing, thinking at breakneck pace. He took a deep breath. Realizing he had been spewing out words, quicker and quicker.
"Sorry about that, I got a little carried away." Jason said as he went slightly red. "I guess I'll just tell you now and show off later. I possess cognitive acceleration. I can process thoughts and think at hyper speeds. That's what allows me to react like I can. My reaction time is about 5 times the speed of most people."
Suddenly time froze. Jason went white as a chalkboard. Time only slowed this much when he either really concentrated on his hyper focusing, or as a defensive mechanism. Freak. His mind went back to when he had tried to explain this same thing to his classmates. Ever since that, not a day had gone by at school without him being yelled at, mocked, pushed, shoved, punched.
What if they think I'm a freak too? He tried to push the thoughts back down into the recesses of his mind.
"S-so when I focus time kinda slows-" he stuttered out when time had resumed its usual speed. This time he couldn't keep a straight face. He needed to get away. "Sorry to cut this short but I t-think I'm gonna head back to my room. My room number is 350 so if you need anything just let me know." He said looking at Ashleigh.
He got up and quickly started to walk out of the gym. He laughed at himself mentally for telling them his room number in case they needed anything. Clearly he couldn't help anyone at the moment. Especially not someone else with emotional turmoil, when he himself was struggling at the moment. He eventually reached his room and went inside. He needed an escape from reality, he was craving a high of some kind. But not from drugs, he was an adrenaline junkie. He looked out the window almost hungrily, looking for a thrill to get him out of his own head. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,092 | 1,205 | 92 | 2,033 | 9,326 | Elaine Soyala
Elaine sighed. Almost everyone gathered, was a total moron. Not that she particularly cared in the end. Morons would always be morons, and there was no cure for stupidity. Specifically, she was speaking of the ones by the name of Jason, Zach, and Crown. They all seemed so eager to fight and cause trouble. Paulina seemed to at least be the most reasonable one out of the lot of them. At least, Elaine agreed that all of them trying to be bloody heroes with their powers was a bad idea to some extent. Ashleigh and Vedika though...still an unknown. She couldn't get a good read on them just from their words...she'd file them under 'mildly annoying' for now.
She'd have tried to talk to Liam a bit, but it seemed she was a little late, and she didn't want to have to deal with meeting that...whoever it was he was talking too. Korie? She thought she registered that name, but eh. In the end, she stayed near the door and simply read. For the most part, she was left alone. Most people didn't seem entirely to keen on speaking with her, which was fine with her. Less annoyances and she could focus more on her studies and thoughts.
When the social was over though, she was one of the first out the door. She headed swiftly back to her room, not wanting to linger. She had to still unpack some of her things. Some simple charms for warding off evil spirits her parents insisted she take with her, and a few other useless things she wouldn't likely be using.
...well, she might as well put them up regardless. Couldn't hurt anything at least, and the Wendigo didn't seem to mind too much. First, she took out some clothes and put them in the wardrobe. A few books were stacked next to the bed for easy reach if she couldn't sleep as she usually couldn't, and of course, storing some non-perishable food where she could easily get to it. By the time she was done, it was well into the evening, and after a quick shower, she laid down on the bed, burying her face in a pillow. After a few minutes, she sighed, looking over at the far wall.
...sleep would prove just as elusive as ever, it seemed. | Elaine Soyala
"Good? Evil? Please. Such concepts are made up from the self righteous fools who have a holier than thou attitude. Acts of 'good' could bring great harm to others at some point, and acts of 'evil' may benefit another." - A cranky insomniac
Gender:
Female
Age:
17
Appearance:
Standing at a fairly average five foot six, Elaine isn't all that physically impressive, and not exactly on the 'attractive' side. She hardly has any muscles and weighs at barely 125lbs, nearly bordering on underweight no matter how much she eats. She has a skinny, lanky and has a fairly small frame and she constantly looks like she needs to eat more. Many people assume she doesn't eat a lot, when in fact the opposite is true. If anything, she eats far too much. Her canines seem to be longer than most peoples.
She has short cut black hair, and a fairly pale complexion with bright blue eyes. Often, she wears her hair long and untied.
After that, they would probably notice the perpetual scowl and dark bags under her eyes, suggesting the girl gets little sleep for whatever reason. She does, in fact, suffer from chronic insomnia, which may play a part in her perpetual bad mood. There have been attempts to try and fix this, but it seems drugs aren't much of a cure. On her back, seems to have been carved a rather painful looking magic rune right into her flesh.
Personality:
In a few short words? Grumpy, easily annoyed, and generally could honestly care less about you and your problems. Not her fault, really. On average she only gets about two hours of sleep every twenty four hours, at least that's her excuse. She generally keeps to herself most of the time, and only interacts minimally with other people, and any time someone does she will simply stare at them blankly before promptly telling them to get lost in the rudest manner she can possibly muster.
That's not saying she's a bad person. While she does keep to herself and is a bit a rude, jackass that doesn't entirely play well with others, her moral compass is...odd. While she wouldn't go out of her way to help someone since it would be both tiring and annoying, at the same time she'd never go out of her way to seriously harm anyone. If anything, she's out for herself, pure and simple. She comes first, and would only do something if it was in her best interests to do it.
However - she is surprisingly loyal if she gives you her word about something. She'd rather be known as someone who's trustworthy than someone who isn't after all. No one likes traitors. As such, she'll likely always side with those she's known longer rather than not, unless she herself, could benefit greatly from it in some manner. She can often be bribed with an appropriate amount of money, food, or any combination of both. Items of value typically hold no value to her.
Most of the time, she speaks in short sentences, often sounding incredibly tired when she does so. Doesn't like physical activity, as it is tiring, and she doesn't really have a lot of energy to spare. She tends to be surprisingly philosophical sometimes. She spends a lot of sleepless nights thinking about...well, quite a number of things.
History:
There's not much to mention here, really, save perhaps for her families origins if you know anything of the Wendigo though, you'll probably at least have a good idea of what happened. Similar to werewolves, Wendigos used to be human, though once wendigos turn into the monsters they can never usually go back. Elaine is a bit of a special case, in that regard thanks to her father.
Somewhere in Canada, near old Inuit lands, is where Elaine grew up living a fairly normal, if somewhat isolated life. Being so far north, there wasn't really much happening in the small community where she lived, and even then her family was seen as somewhat odd, due to their religious practices. Elaine's family has long watched over a forest to the north, an old, cold place where many old rituals on 'sacred land' took place. Over time, most of these rituals were forgotten, but people still avoided the land because of tradition - and a small bit of fear.
Her family, was one that didn't forget and sought to make sure the land was kept safe and to keep people out.
When Elaine was a child, she wondered into these lands, and got lost. To this day, she will say it was because she heard something calling to her. It's not too much of a stretch to realize what that was. Cold, afraid, alone, and almost starving, she wanted something - anything to eat. Well, it just so happened that this sacred ground was home to a spirit - the Wendigo, and it possessed the child. Her parents searched for her, but it took time. The beast was smarter than most people gave it credit for, but when people started disappearing in town he had to be swift before things got complicated. He knew the family legends well, and had a pretty good idea of what happened.
After some effort, He tracked the beast, and using old rituals and magic, sealed it. He had saved his daughter, but she was never the same after that. The beast had a rather obvious effect on her disposition. She outright refused to let them exorcise it. After countless arguments, being unable to do anything to help her, they sent her to somewhere they thought could help with her condition.
Metahuman Classification:
Possessed Human, Wendigo Spirit.
She is in fact, a wendigo. A human possessed by the Native American spirit of Greed and Gluttony. That's a bit of a bad combination in terms of ones personality. This, while granting her a number of abilities, also has a number of side effects that are less than glamorous. Its something she's had to live with most of her life, but until recently it hasn't been a problem. Theoretically, one could probably exorcise the spirit, but she has no intentions of doing so.
Enhanced Physiology: Simply put, despite her frail looking form, she could probably punch a hole through solid brick without even trying, and is likely at the peak physical condition a human could possibly be in without damaging their muscles. She could easily lift three times her own body weight without even trying, and could lift anywhere from six hundred to seven hundred pounds, and this is without accessing any help from the spirit. The spirit simply being attached to her in this manner grants her this tremendous physical strength. Likewise, her stamina is something that would make most Olympic athletes jealous, and is fairly agile when she wants to be. Her sleepy demeanor tends to make it easy enough to catch people off guard with just these abilities.
Insatiable Hunger, Gluttonous Healing: Sharing a body with a spirit of Greed and Gluttony isn't exactly easy. She is constantly hungry, desiring to eat whenever necessary. This is something that isn't easily suppressed, except by actually eating. Thankfully, despite the spirit being based in cannibalism, she can eat almost anything from metal to meat. Of course, she will admit that human flesh is something she has in fact eaten before on one extreme circumstance, and that it is the best way of going about satiating the hunger. The upside is, that eating actually invigorates her. Meaning, she can eat - and she'll heal almost anything. The effects are even obvious mid combat. The more she eats, the more she heals and healthier she becomes...and the stronger the spirit becomes.
Beastly Senses: Her Sense of hearing and smell, has been boosted greatly and could substitute to using those to see even at night or in dimly lit areas, and is able to hear on frequencies normal humans likely wouldn't be able too. Granted, this also makes it so she could also be overwhelmed easily by sudden loud noises and sense of smell could easily confuse her if she has nothing else to go on.
Partial manifestation: She is able to partially manifest the spirit at will in herself. What does this mean? Well, small increase to physical strength, agility, speed at the cost of some of her self-control. Typically, she gains horrific looking claws on the end of her hands, with a pelt of thick, matted dark colored fur extending up her arms, and canines elongating into sharp points designed for rending and tearing flesh. The claws, are sharp enough to cut through quite a few materials, and the fur turns into a tough, difficult to damage hide that could shrug off blows from even bullets.
Beastly Manifestation (restricted ability, unable to access): This ability, if one could call it that, is completely restricted by complicated magic to keep the spirit itself, more or less suppressed barring any extreme circumstances. This, is well, what one might call it when the beast fully takes over. The creature stands at eight feet tall, covered in coarse, matted black fur. It has long, antler like horns atop its head, which is covered in a bony plate. Its mouth is full of sharp, but uneven teeth, and its ribcage is easily seen on its chest, bony protrusions revealing a hollow, empty stomach. Its physical abilities have yet to be fully tested, but with its size and the physical strength she displays normally, most people don't want to take the chance. The last time it was out, it caused more than a little trouble.
Weaknesses:
Fire - She burns easily. More so than most people, and in fact seems to have a bit of a fear of it. Likely due to the Wendigo spirit.
Silver tends to have an ability to drain her strength a bit. While nothing deadly, it will greatly sap her strength and weaken her and the spirit
Not eating, actually weakens her. Also makes her irritable and more cranky. A combo of which, is not good for most peoples health.
Allergies:
N/A
Pre-existing conditions:
Is a terrible insomniac. Can't sleep on a regular basis to saver her life, and drugs don't seem to be of much help. On a regular basis, she gets around 2 hours every twenty four hours. |
44,093 | 1,205 | 93 | 711 | 1,531 | Korie Weiss
Korie smiled politely as Liam and Alister left, lost in silent contemplation. Is that what people wanted around here? She wondered. To graduate?
After having stopped going to school, the last thing on Korie’s mind was reincorporating herself into society. What was the use? What would an amazing academic record get her now that she was branded a meta? Even if she somehow graduated within the top few of the school, Korie would still be a meta, plain and simple. A mutant. An outcast.
No, Korie had long since given up on trying to stand out in the crowd. Her power was proof of that. Why else had she been granted the ability to take on others’ identities if not to blend in herself? A famous shapeshifter was a dead shapeshifter, especially if she was facing off with people who can read minds and speak to ghosts.
”I’ll be turning in for the night as well then,” Korie said to the remaining member of the table, standing and stretching. ”See you tomorrow for another round of classes.”
Back at the dorm, sleep claimed her quickly. Korie rarely dreamt since she was a child, and that hadn't changed. The only difference was that while she used to be a heavy sleeper, she was now a light one. Sleeping on the streets could do that to you, although Korie was still glad she wouldn’t have to relive her worst fears alone in the dark. | Korie Weiss
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
—Leonardo da Vinci
Appearance:
At a slim 5’8”, Korie mostly tends towards lean muscle since she’s a long distance runner. Match that with dark brown hair cut short just above her shoulders and piercing grey eyes, Korie’s pretty and she knows it. She prefers simple chic—comfortable with just the right amount of pizazz to pop.
Personality:
Confident and outgoing, Korie has a sharp tongue she doesn’t care to hide. She prefers a few close friends over a group of acquaintances, but does enjoy attention at times. While mostly contemplative and thoughtful, she can be amazingly simple-minded with close friends, blurting out the first thing that comes to mind. For this reason people close to Korie often say that she has no filter, and they love her refreshing honesty. Among strangers, however, Korie comes off as serious and sharp-minded, fun to be around and dangerous to cross. Korie believes in white lies for the greater good, but she doesn’t like to hold back the truth when it comes to those she loves. The best people don’t deserve such disrespect.
Korie used to be one of the people that took their studies very seriously, but ever since she transferred to ECAY she’s been questioning whether or not she should still strive to earn good grades. After all, where would it get her in life now that she’s banned from society? Nonetheless, Korie’s a bright students with great retention. She believes in sucking up to teachers, but doesn’t go out of her way to do so.
History:
As the only child from a well-off family, Korie grew up distanced from her parents but loved nonetheless. Through grade school Korie was a pristine student and also quite popular. She was “friends” with many people, but she only ever considered a select few true friends. She grew apart from these people when she developed her powers as she failed to contain her powers at the beginning, turning into anyone she saw. Soon enough, the government stepped in.
The government cleared up all the suspicion Korie would have roused. All traces of her meta powers were gone, and no one remembered her the first time she escaped. Not even her parents. Isolated from the world, Korie willingly turned herself back into the government under the agreement that, should she follow their orders, her parents would be given back their memories of her. Korie was allotted to attend the ECAY starting at her junior year in high school.
Metahuman Classification:
◼ Shapeshifter | Korie can take on the shape of any living animal she chooses, preferably one she can see. While it takes her a few seconds to assume the form, Korie will have access to any physical abilities the organism has such as flight if she were to turn into a bird.
◼ Restricted ability: Genetic Replication| While her normal shape-shifting skills do not allow her to use the powers of others, Korie does have the potential to do so. In order to replicate someone's genome, Korie must establish physical contact with them. Her cells then scan and copy that individual’s genome, making her genetically identical to them and thereby copying their powers.
Allergies:
In the middle of developing a pollen allergy.
Pre-existing conditions:
None. |
44,094 | 1,205 | 94 | 2,502 | 1,203 | Paulina Benson
Narrowing her eyes at Liam, Paulina grinned. "Are you challenging me, little boy? Because that sounded like a dare." Despite her semi-serious expression, her tone was playful. Oh yes, tomorrow was definitely going to be interested. "Bring. It. On."
Cheerfully waving, Paulina took the time to properly look Korie over as she stretched. She had to admit, the girl was a natural beauty, in a spunky sort of way that made her fun to talk with. Exactly the sort of person that Paulina liked. "Sure thing! I'm sticking around a bit longer," she grinned cheekily, "Somebody has to make Stelman think that the effort he puts into his speeches is appreciated."
As she watched the girl walk away, not even bothering to hide the fact that she was checking her out, an absent thought made her jump off the table and hurry to catch up. "Oh! Hang on a sec!" Snagging a napkin from one of the tables, she wrote down a series of numbers and pressed it into Korie's hand. Folding the girl's fingers around the note, Paulina grinned as she held her hand between her own. "There's my room and cell number. I have the place to myself and my door's always unlocked, so if you ever want to hang out or talk, don't be afraid to swing by. I'd like to get to know you better." Paulina winked at her, gently rubbing a circle on the back of Korie's hand with her thumb. "Just make sure you knock first, or text me if it's after hours."
With that, she turned to return to her seat, but much to her surprise, Ash was still here. She would have expected her to have ducked out at the first opportunity once Paulina had left her. Progress maybe? Pushing herself? Whatever the case, Paulina was most definitely proud of her friend. It wasn't easy being her, and improving the enchantment program on her bracelet was still one of Paulina's top priorities. So, instead she returned to her friend's side.
The principle's speech, as per usual, was dreadfully boring. Not that it was really his fault; the man just had one of those voices that excelled at putting people to sleep. The first few times she had heard it, she'd actually suspected that that was his power. She'd later concluded that the government's general attitude meant that there was no way that they would place a metahuman in charge of a semi-official academy for metahumans. At least, not yet anyway.
At the conclusion, she air-skated off to her room, organizing her list of questions for Alister as she went. Tomorrow was going to be interesting, but the night was yet young. | Paulina Benson
Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, we choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen... or not. - Sophia Amoruso
Appearance: Paulina is quite tall and slim, standing at 5’9”. Her skin is very fair due to the amount of time she spends indoors, and she frequently changes the colour of her waist-length hair. Because of her deteriorating vision, she wears a pair of corrective glasses that double as sunglasses.
Age: 19
Personality: Paulina is an exceptionally… focused woman. An intellectual at heart, she spends most of her time experimenting with her magic and documenting her findings. She’s also keenly interested in the powers of others, and is gradually building up a research database on all things supernatural, paranatural, magical, and otherwise “weird”.
She’s not very fond of fighting, and as such tends to find more mundane uses for her magic. For example, she has melted runes into the soles of all her shoes that enable her to float a few inches off the ground, letting her “skate” through the air.
History: When Mihkail and Sophia Benson brought their daughter Paulina into the world, she should have had a bright future. Intelligent, curious, gifted with a knack for computer programming and attractive as she grew into her teenage years, she should have had every opportunity open before her. Instead, the only future that she would know was one of darkness. In her early teens, Paulina was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that caused degeneration of the eyes, with a strong possibility of losing her sight completely as her eyes clouded over. With no cure and any possible treatments still extremely early in their development, Paulina had to accept the fact that she would lose the one thing that many people took for granted; being able to see the world. This fact sent her into a depression, and at night her most fervent wish was to regain what was being slowly taken away from her.
Whether some greater entity heard her wish and took pity on her, or if the strength of her desire was what ignited her power, none may ever know. Whatever the case, there came a day where things… changed, as though something about the world was different in a small, yet crucial way. Paulina felt connected to the world, to reality, in a way that was difficult for her to describe; like the real world was as much at her command as the virtual one. Now, she devotes herself to exploring more about this connection.
Metahuman Classification:
Runic Magic: through the use of hermetic runes, Paulina can create different magical enchantments. These enchantments range from controlling different elements and reactions, to enchanting objects that bear her runes with different qualities, even bringing them to “life”. She is particularly interested in body modification enchantments, and harbors a secret hope that she can cure herself this way.
Because the exact effects she creates must be described by the runes themselves, she must be very specific about what she wants to happen. Additionally, any effects have an energy cost that must come from somewhere, either from herself or some other external source.
If her runes are damaged or disrupted, it can interrupt or end whatever effect she is trying to create, or even cause them to go haywire. Additionally, while Paulina is very flexible in what effects and enchantments she can create, both in terms of combat and utility, she must have a clear understanding of what it is she wants to do and time to prepare her runes.
Allergies: none
Pre-existing conditions: Paulina has been diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic condition that leads to blindness. Currently she is very sensitive to sudden changes in brightness and needs powerful corrective lenses to see clearly. |
44,095 | 1,205 | 95 | 1,253 | 386 | Alister passed around his hectic dorm room tagging and checking different things. "Yes. Yes that one goes here...... This one goes there" he spoke aloud to himself as he moved around tapping and moving and stapeling papers and strings.
The inside of his dorm looked like some sort of conspiracy theory hut. There were pictures and discriptions of each and every person at the academy and every other Meta that he had info on. The strings linked all of them together marking patterns and repetitions.
Alister opened his closet and began messing with the paperwork in there . In his closet was the reason he hid his black book from Paulina, for in there was his research. Reaserch inti his own powers and research into her ocular problem. "I know km missing something but what" he hit his head against the wall. "What the fuck is it! " he shouted in anger "what could ibposibly be missing! " | Jason Blackwell
"When justice is done it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evil doers"-Proverbs 21:15
Appearance:
Black choppy hair that flows. Green eyes. He's 6'2 and well built, but not super bulky. He typically wears something along the lines of a collared t shirt and dark jeans. His muscles are toned, but not gigantic. He's more about power than strength.
Personallity:
A joker and clown at times, but can quickly become serious and observant. He's fairly outgoing and will make friends with just about anyone. He loves to read people; Analyze them physically and emotionally, and draw his own conclusions. He can't stand bullying, or abuse of any kind that he deems unjustified. He revels in bringing pain to those he thinks deserve it, but he's not a black and white thinker. In fact he's a rebel himself. He enjoys breaking rules as long as none gets hurt. He's fiercely loyal and would throw himself under the bus for his friends in a heartbeat.
History:
He grew up in downtown Manhattan for most of his life, however his parents marriage began to fall apart. His dad was always out working and his mother chose to rely on alcohol to fill the hole he left in his absence. Eventually his mother and father came up with the dillusion that starting somewhere fresh could fix things. Despite Jason's protests they ended up moving to Kentucky. While In Kentucky his mother enrolled him in a school for the gifted and talented, which Jason would quickly grow to resent. Due to his accelerated thought processing, he easily scored highly on anything and everything. This quickly made him the target for intense bullying. One day in a physical confrontation with a bully he discovered that when he concentrated, he could appear to slow time.(a result of his high speed processing). With an almost psychotic calmness he simply reached out and snapped each of the boys fingers backwards until the hand was a mangled mess. After he was expelled from the school he dedicated a year to training his body and mind to its peak. He then trained extensively in kick boxing, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and parkour. On Halloween night dressed in a hooded cloak and mask, he went on a spree of vigilante justice viciously assaulting all those who had ever wronged him. At the end of the night he was eventually apprehended by authorities. He faced 25 years in prison. However his defense attorney suggested that there was another place for him that would be better suited for him. The meta human academy.
Classification:
- possesses cognitive acceleration . He can process information at incredible speeds, allowing him to analyze and come to conclusions at an unprecedented rate. His reflexes and reaction time are 5 times that of any other human. When he has to react from his perspective time slows to a crawl. He can process and think at normal speeds giving him more than enough time to plan his every movement. but his movement is also slowed(not super speed)
-His body is trained to near peak performance. He's incredibly strong for his size, while maintaining high levels of agility.
-He's highly proficient in kick boxing, trained by UFC fighter Justine Kish. He also has extensive training in Brazilian jiu jitsu(a grappling martial art mainly involving joint locks, chokes, and other submissions)
-Highly skilled in both parkour and rock climbing. Can scale most buildings as long as there are ledges, handholds, or even cracks. |
44,096 | 1,205 | 96 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh gave Jason a nod, and started to plan her own get away now. When Paulina joined her, She gave her friend a smile, and then lay her arms on the table and rested her head on them. She was soon asleep as the principle began to talk, She only woke when Paulina rose, and bleary eyed, she strummbled off behind her, heading towards her room. She thought, and if she had more energy, she might have trotted off to Jason's room. She admired him for coming to help Paulina out, and wanted to thank him better then she had.
She opened her dorm room door, and stumbled to her bed, flopping down on it with a moan of happiness, not even taking off her shoes as she just let herself sink into depths of the bed. She rolled over so she was on her stomach, and then she managed to kick her shoes off, whimpering. She flicked her fingers, closing the curtains to her window, and again to turn off her light.
She let out a long sigh, closing her weary eyes.
After another moment, however, she opened them, rolling over again to the side of her bed that was against the wall, and lifted up a corner, taking out the chocolate bar that was hidden there. She figured that was better then the drugs. She broke off a piece, and let it rest on her tongue, enjoying the taste as it melted. It was rich, sweet and oh so delicious.
She savoured it, as she looked up at her ceiling, her eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness. Finally though, she resigned herself to the fact that she wasn't going to fall asleep. She rose, not bothering to put her shoes back on, slipping the bar of chocolate into the back pocket of the jeans she wore, and left her dorm room, to wander the halls of the school | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,097 | 1,205 | 97 | 2,305 | 2,031 | Even though the hunger almost consumed him. Jason managed to tear himself away from the window, he stepped backwards and tripped. He began to fall backwards at a snail's pace. He didn't mean to hyper react, it was just a natural reaction for him. As per usual he had all the time In the world to think. I wonder what Mom and Dad are doing right now? Mom's probably yelling at dad in a drunken state. Dad is probably just trying to calm her, but she was probably trying his patience. He thought calmly. He had known his mother didn't truly love him when she called him that word. Freak. The wave of nausea brought him out of his state, and was startled when he was falling at normal speed.
He hit the bed with a soft thump.That was lucky. He decided that it would be easiest to just stay down. Stay down. He chuckled remembering the incident today. He hoped that boy would learn his lesson. He frowned when he realized he never got to really teach that boy a lesson. The only thing that concerned him was the boys apparent lack of remorse. Maybe he was just embarrassed.
I didn't exactly do a great no of making friends today. He had never had many friends, most of his peers had either hated him, or pitied him.
He drifted off to sleep, feeling alone. | Vedika Venkatraman"Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well."-Angelique Arnauld
Age: 18
Appearance:Vedika is 5'2" and weighs 130lbs. She has light-brown skin, hazel eyes, and shoulder-length brown hair. Even when not smiling, her face appears cheerful, and when she does smile it's an innocent, dorky sort of smile.
Personality:Vedika is energetic and friendly, always willing to go out of her way to help others. She has an independent spirit that falls just short of rebellion. She goes everywhere at top speed, parkours like a daredevil, and tends to use unorthodox openings as entrances. Though not bad at schoolwork, she tends to prioritize the needs of others, getting involved in other projects, often letting her grades slip, accepting punishments with a grin. She is straightforward and honest to a fault, and can become uncomfortably chummy, often acting unnecessarily like a big sister. Her life goal is simply to be helpful to others, and she pushes herself hard to achieve this. She sees her ability as the ultimate vehicle for her to become uniquely helpful and strives to perfect it.
History:Some call her 'Vivi', sometimes she goes by 'Victory', Vedika Venkatraman is the daughter of an immigrant couple from India, come to America looking to eke out an opportunity. Her mother is a software engineer and her father is a stay-at-home dad taking care of her and her several younger siblings. As the eldest, she learned from her father the responsibilities of taking care of the household. At school, she defended herself, her younger siblings, and her friends from bullies. She was always known to be a scrappy little tomboy, climbing trees, climbing buildings, and getting into scuffles. One time when she was 13, a particularly nasty and racist bully got extremely aggressive and violent. Vedika's power manifested then. He was unable to harm her, and without knowing the other half of her power, she killed him in one punch. Soon the men in suits came and took her away. She doesn't know what they told her parents, maybe they thought she was in a juvenile detention facility. That's when she became a student at the school.
Vajra:Vajra is the philosophical concept of absolute perfection: embodying the lightning, energy, pure in its instance and intensity and capable of destroying all other materials that would cross its path; embodying the diamond, clear, eternal and indestructible. This is what Vedika has chosen to call her ability which centers around the vague concept of the manipulation of 'biological energy', though researchers on the phenomenon have also dubbed it as "Absolute Terror Field", "Hedgehog's Dilemma", "Self-Other Dichotomy", or "Lennard-Jones Potential". It essentially manifests as a form of martial art technique reminiscent of ancient mystical forms of 'chi' or 'chakra' control, granting Vedika an aura that allows her to wield two main abilities, Penetrating Strike, and Absolute Defense, and one secondary ability, Aura Transfer.
Penetrating Strike allows Vedika to transfer a part of her aura through physical contact to disrupt those of others, allowing her to bypass physical defense, allowing her strikes to resonate past barriers and cause internal damage. This does not amplify her damage, it merely causes it to transfer towards the nearest and weakest parts of the body and concentrate there, so her strikes still need to be full-force and actually manage to hit. For example, punches to the torso do mostly organ damage, while punches to the limbs mostly target the joints. Vedika needs to activate the ability consciously for each separate strike and has taught herself never to strike the head with this ability activated for fear of causing severe brain, eye, throat, or inner ear damage.Absolute Defense allows her to solidify her own aura, creating a rejection of all external physical impacts. This ability is not 'always on' and must be activated and maintained with stability and concentration. Vedika must usually adopt a 'stance' to activate this ability.Aura Transfer allows Vedika to transfer these techniques to others through physical contact, usually by placing her palms on the receiver's shoulders. She usually uses this to give others Absolute Defense to protect them from damage. Like Absolute Defense, Vedika usually must adopt a stable stance to use this ability, though the same is not required of her target.It is hypothesized that at some point, Vedika will learn how to 'project' her aura, granting ranged 'energy blasts', though this has not yet been confirmed.
Some believe that the strength of her ability is tied to her strong sense of self coupled with her strong sense of altruism. Stability is necessary for her ability to be at full power, this includes physical, mental, and emotional stability. Because of her ability, Vedika has never learned an actual fighting style, knowing how to throw maybe 3-4 basic types of punches, and even fewer types of kicks because she has never needed to get around someone's defenses. She doesn't really know any blocking techniques either as she has never needed to defend herself.
Allergies: N/A
Pre-existing conditions: N/A |
44,098 | 1,205 | 98 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Liam Pyne
Pushing open the door to his room Liam’s eyebrows shot up and he jumped sideways as a book hit the wall next to him. “Yo, Noah seriously dude calm the fuck down.” With a leaping roll Liam came up next to his couch and ducked as a few more books hit the wall. “Noah don’t make me kick your fucking ass.”
The drowned boy stood in the middle of the room and it was clear he was pissed from the stream of water flowing down his face from his eyes and mouth in a soundless scream as the ghost hurled objects in the room at Liam.
With a final dive for his bag Liam snagged the book bag and came up in a crouch. “Alright asshole. Game on.Arty help me solve this dicks problem.” For the third time that night Liam prepared himself for a possession. This one was going to be a hell of a possession though. Arty was a class three spirit and he packed a serious punch for a math nerd. The spirit flowed into Liam and all of the sudden he had a whole lot of hate for the bully Noah was being.
Leaping across the room Liam sunk both his hands into Noah’s chest lifting the spirit up off the ground Liam head butted the kid before grabbing his head and slamming it into the all too real edge of his book shelf. Something about Liam being possessed meant that he could force spirits to play by his rules more or less. It made the mortal world material for them when he was controlling them. While the bookshelf didn’t move it certainly had an effect on Noah’s head. With that Liam lifted the spirit above his head and slammed it to the ground. “Are you done Noah.” The spirit moved to use its Telekinesis and Liam kicked it in the head like he was kicking a soccer ball. At that point he realized his door was still open and he looked rather psychotic from anyone passing by. Walking to the door he closed it and walked back over to Noah.
“I’m so done with spirits like you. Korie and Paulina are hot and you already ruined things plenty; hell I know one you assholes hurt Paulina last time she tried to talk to me so its fucking on. I get that you are dead but that doesn’t mean I have to suffer just because I can do something about it. You need to stop.” Grabbing Noah, Liam hurled him from the room. The spirit sailed out of the outer wall of his room. “Asshole.” With that Liam released Arty and slumped onto his couch.
Noah is not going to settle just because you kicked his ass. He’ll be back
“I Know! I’ll deal with it tomorrow night. I’m too drained to do anything tonight. You have the location of the pond right? I’m going to relieve him of his death wounds so he will calm the fuck down. I’ll get salt and lighter fluid tomorrow. I’ll steal some rope too and we can haul his ass out of the pond and deal with him.”
Flopping on his bed Liam sighed. Hopefully the throw down hadn’t drawn too much attention. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,099 | 1,205 | 99 | 2,470 | 2,686 | Day 2
Liam slummed down the wall as he waited for the rest of his classmates to file into the gym. Looked like things were basically going to the same as last year. Ghosts woke him up or came after him in classes. With a sigh he leaned his head on his hands. The gym clothes were pretty straightforward highschool style gym clothes but they tended to be a bit more durable and fire retardant. Not like the gym itself wasn't the safest place the Academy but it was nice to know that the staff had actually been thinking when they issued the clothes.
Liam rubbed his empty wrist. It was weird not having the psychic inhibitor for once. For some reason the academy insisted that he ware it when Ashleigh ran around without one and she was fiercely more powerful than he was. This was going to be interesting today. Hopefully someone filled in the request he’d made for a partner. It seemed unlikely that Paulina would but you never knew with her. Maybe Korie? Shaking his head Liam looked up to see Arty standing in front of him.
I got your things together and got the gear you needed from ECAY Tac team lock up.
Nodding at this Liam gave Arty a half smile. “You’re cool with hanging out and helping today with gym class right? Ever since Jeremy moved on I haven’t had someone else to rely on.” Arty nodded at this; the two of them had become relatively close over the last three months especially given that Liam had managed to find two of the guys who had murdered Arty. The vengeance had been legendary. It still made Liam shiver thinking of how Arty had terrorized the two guys who they had tracked down. For a week straight Arty had driven them crazy until finally confronting both of them. It still left a bad taste in Liam’s mouth since one of them had committed suicide following the haunting. Hopefully that one wouldn’t come back to bite him in the ass.
Schooling the grimace from his face Liam caught Arty giving him a long look over his glasses. Tonight was going to be rough. It would probably require multiple possession and possibly a summoning of one of the nastier ghosts around the Academy for their passions and skills. His classmates would be here soon and there was no way he could appear weak in front of some of the wolves around the school. | Liam Pyne
An idea, like a ghost, must be talked to a little before it will explain itself
Appearance: While not a small person Liam has a slighter build befitting that of someone who exercises when time permits. Standing at 5'9”, largely an academic, Liam’s exercise usually comes in the form of having to help as spirit get some place out of the way. As a result of this sporadic exercise Liam’s build is rather average in terms of muscle. With the constant practice in the gym Liam has grown good at one thing. Liam is an excellent runner and has deccent hand eye coordination. The skills he has picked up are often used to get him out of trouble when he sticks his nose in somewhere it doesn’t belong.
Liam sports short light brown hair and has eyes that range in color from bright blue to a muted green. While Liam is not one to run around outside every day he is not pale with a healthy light skin tone. Most people would call Liam moderately attractive but he is not that far above average in his looks.
Personality: Liam is a genuine gentle soul who often comes off as a shy shut in. Many have taken Liam’s generally non confrontational personality to mean that he is a pushover or any easy target; often this ends in the bully finding out that Liam is not an easy target and Liam having to get stitches. Those who get to know Liam find him to be a rather witty and intelligent individual willing to stand up for those he cares about regardless of harm to himself.
With all of his positive qualities Liam has a dark side stemming from his powers. From an early age Liam's fascination with the occult and the dead has limited his relationships. Often those who get to know him are put off by his power or by the fact that he willingly spends time with those who have passed on. Liam is one of few people who can bring the dead closure, as a result he feels obligated to help. This societal shunning has rendered Liam incredibly wary of others as he feels that those who get close to him will either leave when they find out the extent of his abilities; or will be pushed away by what he feels is his responsibility.
Given a lack of an active social life Liam excels at academics as any time that isn’t spent working on his talents is inevitably spent studying or reading. Liam’s academic proficiency has also lent itself to his shut in personality; however this is assumption about his personality is often made after others find out what his grades are like, not something that Liam actively advertises.
History: Born in a rural small town Liam was a popular exuberant child growing up. Most said Liam had a super human grasp on life and that “this child was going to go far”. On Liam’s 13th birthday he began having troubles at school and with other kids. The light hadn’t gone out in his eyes it had just become more determined than ever before. From that day forward Liam had become an totally different person; often seeking out local spots which were rumored to be haunted or other things of that nature. Over the next three years Liam continued to grow more and more distant from his family and friends.
In the end everything came to a head when Liam was sixteen. While poking around an abandoned barn rumored to be the home of the ghost of an old man Liam happened across a group of older guys who had brought a pair of young girls to the barn for a “night of fun”. Upon realizing what was happening Liam tried to stop them but was beat severely.
What happened next is still unclear but Liam returned with a vengeance in his eyes and an old double barreled shotgun under his arm. Three of the guys went to the hospital that night and one died on the operating table from his wounds. Neither of the girls would make a statement and Liam claimed he couldn’t remember what had happened just that he felt like he wasn’t in control of his own body. Over the next several months Liam would have similarly strange episodes until one day something altogether different found its way into Liam’s body. When the authorities were finally able to rescue Liam’s family Liam had boarded them in his parents room and was preparing to set the house ablaze.
After being taken to a mental institute for rehabilitation it was deemed necessary to attempt something unorthodox. A spiritual medium was brought in to assess Liam and it was deemed necessary to perform an exorcism. The ritual was performed with written approval from the Vatican itself and in the controlled confines of the asylum under the guidance of the medium who was called to asses Liam and the supervision of the psychiatric staff. Properly restrained Liam did not hurt anyone and the presence was expelled with only a few hours of time with the Priest.
When Liam was finally deemed psychologically sound he was sent home for a week before being packed up and shipped off to the academy to be supervised and trained in proper use of his abilities. Over the last two years Liam’s powers have grown steadily allowing him to more safely use them to benefit the denizens of the world Beyond.
Metahuman Classification: Spiritual Vessel (Medium)
Beyond the Veil: Liam can see ghosts when he opens his eyes and ears to the spirit world. This power is fully voluntary unless a spirit is powerful enough to make its presence physically know by crossing the Veil. Often times when Liam is not using his Sight more frustrated powerful ghosts who want his attention will make alterations to his environment (knocking over objects, breaking mirrors, etc.) causing discomfort for those in Liam’s vicinity when he is dealing with a persistent potent spirit. The effects of these spirits seemed to be lessened in the presence of more than two or three people or in the presence of sterile rooms and cutting edge technology.
Voluntary Possession: Liam has the ability to allow a spirit to share his body. In so doing Liam can allow a Spirit to talk to those in the mortal world or to even carry out acts they need to move on from a state of unrest. This ability also allows Liam to make use of a ghosts knowledge and abilities it had in life. This can include: speaking another language, knowledge about a particular subject matter or even physical capabilities such as martial arts, cooking, or music. The only limit is what Liam is physically capable of doing; regardless of the ghosts ability to do a backflip Liam still may not physically be able to do such a thing.
Exorcism: Liam is fully capable of expelling any spirit who has possessed him. After his encounter with an “Outsider” Liam has worked hard to make himself capable of ejecting unruly spirits at will. Often this is done when a spirit wishes to continue making use of Liam’s body beyond what Liam’s agreed upon terms were. This power also extends to others; in the rare case that a spirit has found a way to possess another person Liam is capable of expelling the spirit from another person body.
Liam has yet to have contact with another “Outsider” and as such he has yet to test his ability to expel an “Outsider” either from himself or from another. Liam has done extensive research on what he has termed “Outsiders” and yet much of what they are remain a mystery.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Forced Possession: In incredibly controlled settings the instructional staff has tested Liam’s ability to expel a Spirit from his own body into the body of another or even into objects. While the tests were successful they left Liam dangerously fatigued and were deemed too dangerous to the subject of the possession as the process often angered or warped the spirit who was transferred in such a way. The notable exception was Spirits who were transferred willingly into a willing host. The Academy has strictly forbade this use of Liam’s powers. On his own Liam is far too afraid to attempt such a use given its ramifications. To this date the Academy has yet to find a need to discipline Liam for such a use of his abilities and as such it is not limited beyond the confines of the Academy.
*Warning: Restricted Ability* Environment/Spirit Manipulation: It is unknown to what extent Liam can manifest Psychokinetic powers; however the Academy keeps these abilities carefully suppressed with a psychic dampener. Liam manifest what appears to be a potent psychokinetic ability when under the duress of a strong possession.This includes the ability to levitate himself and to move objects with his mind. These abilities also appear to extend to influencing or commanding other less potent Spirits. The speculation by the Academies experts is that the powers are some remnant of the Outsider’s possession of Liam. On his own Liam does have very minimal Telekinetic abilities; however they only go as far as being able to move pennies across tables or rattle bottles. Regardless of the apparent low caliber of the abilities the academy has taken precautions to keep any of Liam’s psychic abilities carefully monitored and dampened for safety reasons.
*Warning: Redacted Ability, Eyes only* Traumatic Telepathy:
*test one*
The subject seems to be capable of digging through the minds of those in the room with him to find their deepest fears and most humiliating moments. After no less than five minutes in the room with him our volunteers were relieved and the test was cancelled. The result appears to be minor damage to the psyche of the recipients. Further tests will be required to determine the full extent of this ability.
*test two*
The subject is apparently capable of inflicting delusions and psychosis on those present and uninsulated from his psychic abilities. After a longer exposure of approximately thirty-three minutes volunteers were released from the test and the subject was exercised according to standard procedure. My final recommendation is that the further tests be canceled and that the subject be properly monitored and psychically dampened. The manifest psychic powers appear to not be a part of the subjects ability to communicate and house Spirits; however they appear to be a side effect of undamped powerful possessions. My conclusion on the subject is that these powers are a result of the Subjects possession by a Class 5 or greater non human psychospiritual entity. Caution is advised in any further use or test of the subject’s Telepathic and Psychokinetic abilities.
Pre-existing conditions: Liam is prone to sleepwalking and occasional bouts of insomnia. This can occasionally be disturbing for those who witness it as he may often appear quite cogent or wake when it happens. |
44,100 | 1,205 | 100 | 377 | 25,988 | Ashleigh had wandered back to her room sometime in the early hours, with an empty chocolate wrapper, and feeling much better. She had briefly hovered outside Jason's door, contemplating going in, but had stopped herself. Instead she had continued to wander the school, until she finally crashed onto her bed once again.
The nightmares came as they always did, but the bracelet prevented her freaking oui the other students. So it ws she woke weary, and wondering if she could blow of the day and just stay in bed. Yet she knew someone-probably Paulina, with Vivi to drag her out of bed. So to save herself that embarrassement, Ashleigh rose and dressed.
Having grown use to the bracelet, Ashleigh never really thought about it except when she was reassuring herself that it was still there. The one time she had taken it off,at the academy's insitance, hadn't been good, and she hadn't taken it off since. She didn't plan to for a long time again either. She knew one day she would have to take it off. But one day wasn't today. Dressing in her gym clothes as a default for the first class, she slung her backpack over her shoulder, and headed to class.
She glanced about, looking for Paulina, or Vivi, or even Jason as she arrived in the gym. She gave Liam a wave out of politeness, and remembering her promise to herself from the night before, she bit her lip and went over to him. "How are you? You seemed a little troubled last night" There was no point hiding that she knew some things about people, they knew she could feel their emotions. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
44,101 | 1,205 | 101 | 377 | 25,988 | Fuck. Me. Jason thought as he looked at his clock. The color drained from his face as he realized how much he had slept in. Jason could already hear a lecture from Paulina. He had no problem with breaking the rules, or even getting in trouble, but he preferred it be a more important cause than that of a faulty alarm clock. He jumped out of bed and made a Wild dash for the bathroom, bolting into the shower after throwing his clothes aside. As the hot water ran down his body, his thoughts drifted to the previous night.
He had been woken by nightmares of his past. The thought of 'the word' sent a shiver down his spine, despite the fact that he liked his showers hot. He had sensed someone lurking outside his door however, and discovered none other than Ashleigh through the peephole. He dared not open the door, risking him looking like a creeper. So he had tiptoed back to his bed, and waited. He was kind of disappointed when she didn't come in, and eventually fell back asleep. But now he realized she had only known him for a day, and probably wasn't yet comfortable entering his room at whatever ungodly hour it had been.
After coming out of the shower he checked his schedule, if he hurried he could make it to gym. He quickly slathered on some deodorant and sprayed on some of his the cologne his father had given him 2 years ago, that he wore nearly every day. Throwing on his gym clothes and grabbing his bag he threw open his door and darted down the hallway. He actually made it to class with time to spare he realized as he burst through the gym doors. His loud entrance quickly attracted glances from other students. His cheeks flushed slightly as he scanned the room for a familiar face. Ashleigh caught his eye, as she was engaged in conversation with a boy he had seen yesterday. He looked around for someone to talk to but everyone else seemed busy as well. He wasn't the type to butt in on a conversation but he didn't want to risk Ashleigh catching him standing alone in a corner watching her from a distance again like some stalker. Seeing no other option he began to approach the two.
"Yo Ashleigh!" He shouted casually as he made his way over. He quickly made an attempt to introduce himself to the other boy as he reached them. "Hey I've seen you around, but I don't think we've talked before. I'm Jason by the way." He said, extending his hand forward for a handshake. | Ashleigh Shephard
"Look, you don't understand, people are complex. Their emotions are even more so. You put that altogether, not being able to stop feeling it, and it would drive you crazy too"
Appearance:
Asheligh stands at 5"6, her black hair extends to her shoulders, her brown eyes are deep and troubled. She has a light skin tone, and a fine complextion. She has a scar under one eye, faded and old. She typically wears dark clothes, almost "Punk" Like.
Personality:
Ashleigh is a troubled individual. She keeps to herself, prefering her own company then the heart ache others can bring. She is a quite, almost soft young woman. She rarely raises her voice, and indeed she rarely voices her opinion, prefering to watch situations as they happen. She rarely lets anyone come close to her, for fear of getting hurt again.
She is however a rather kind individual, willing to put aside her own fears and doubts for others, particularly if she cares about them. If she can be convinced to let someone it, she will be a valuble asset. However, she considers herself weak and suspetable, based on her past.
History:
Ashleigh was born addicted to drugs. Her mother hadn't been aware she was pregnant, until she was 7 months along, and by then it was too dangerous to clean up her act. So Ashleigh was born a drug addict. As both went through care to become clean, her mother vowed to do anythhing she could to stay clean, and give Ashleigh the life she deserved.
Ashleigh however was a troubled individual. Her abilities affected her immensely, and by the time she was 12, she was once more a drug addict, taking whatever she could get her hands on, she didn't care as long as it helped. By 15, she had been in and out of hopsitals, rehabs and other such facilities more times then she'd been in school. By 16, she was in love and had cleaned up her act.
By 17, she was near death, beaten up by the one person she thought she could love forever. This was when her mother had to stop holding on, and having heard about the acadmey, she sent Ashleigh there, for she couldn't deny that Ashleigh didn't have special gifts.
Metahuman Classification:
A living curse That's what Asheligh thinks of her abilties. She wishes she never had them, and constantly seeks ways of dulling their affects on her. But she can never get rid of them. Even drugs lost their effect, once Ashleigh found she could heal herself. A living curse, and one she can't escape from.
Empathy
This is Ashelighs main ability, it's strong, and it causes her pain. The ability to feel others emotions, to constantly feel everything going on around her. She can't control it, can't stop the torrent of emotions. She can control peoples emotions, but she prefers not to.
Telekinesis
This is actually Ashleighs only power she doesn't wish gone. The ability to make things move? She thinks its way cool.
Healing
The ability to heal might be someone elses dream, but for Ashleigh, touching people is hard, that explosion of emotion...she can't take it. The ability to heal comes from the mere fact she can follow emotions to the source of the injury, and then use the bodies own empathic state to heal. While it is effective, it exhausts both the user and the patient, and as such there is a risk for large injuries.
Allergies:
None
Pre-existing conditions:
Addicted to drugs. |
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