Create a Hero RPG Application [b]Character you have created:[/b] Aubrey Adkins [b]Alias:[/b] Arachne [b]Speech Color:[/b] [color=B22222]Standard Forum Text, FireBrick (B22222)[/color] [b]Character Alignment:[/b] Hero [b]Identity:[/b] Secret, only known (eventually) by her roommates [b]Character Personality:[/b] If you were to ask Aubrey to describe herself with one word, it would be religious. She grew up in a conservative Catholic household, therefore is a devout Catholic. To those who are not quite as religious as she is, she might come off as a little bit too much sometimes. She is also on good terms with her family. While her religious and family life might be extremely stable, the rest of her life is somewhat unbalanced. She is unsure what she will be doing after college, even though she is a senior now. While she was set to earn a teaching degree, she is unsure whether that is what she desired to pursue. Furthermore, a Sociology degree (as a second degree option was not going to give her many choices, either. She has already become burnt out from school (4 years in both high school and college), having major senioritis. Her romantic life is not quite as stable either, for she had already gone through several different boyfriends since her senior year in high school, some ending more or less gracefully than others. One thing just recently has begun to bother her. Recently, she was injected with the same serum that gave the Raptor (Zac Wilson) and the Wasp (Kelly Brown) their powers. However, unlike those two, Aubrey’s physical appearance has not changed at all (besides the wrist spinnerets). Aubrey is unsure whether she would spontaneously morph into some hideous monster at any moment. What had caused her to react to the serum differently? Was it her minor healing factor? Or is it something else? Aubrey has slightly above average height for a woman (five foot nine) and has an athletic (but not extremely muscular) build. She has blonde hair and gray-blue eyes. [b]Uniform/costume: [/b] Costume Pre-transformation (I promise she will not have this costume for long, probably until I finish her origin arc). [hider=Starting Costume][center][img]http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100406040722/marveldatabase/images/b/bc/Incredible_Hercules_Vol_1_125_page_00_Spider-Woman_%28Earth-92124%29.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] Costume Post-transformation I was considering changing the brown on her [i]new[/i] costume to silver/gray, but I have not made up my mind yet. [hider=2nd Costume][center][img]http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i374/bensundeitestutho/arachne_zps7675e487.png[/img][/center][/hider] These two images give an idea how the spider lower body human upper body combination looks like. However, they are only inspirations, not exact images for Aubrey. Costume on first is not what Aubrey will wear... [hider=Body Type Sample 1][center][img]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs44/PRE/i/2009/093/e/c/Method_Actress_by_phantom_inker.png[/img][/center][/hider] [hider=Body Type Sample 2][center][img]http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i374/bensundeitestutho/dc-arachne_zpsca78bae5.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] I actually have a drawing that should show what her costume would be post-transformation. I just need to add the hair and costume design and it will be complete. [b]Origin Info/Details:[/b] Aubrey Rose Adkins was born into what most people would consider a normal life. She was from a middle-class family around the Columbus, OH. She was heavily involved with sports, was Homecoming Queen her senior year in high school, even went to college at St. Henry’s University, a liberal arts Catholic university in Columbus. Everything seemed to be extremely normal, until late January this year arrived. Aubrey’s life was turned upside down when she was kidnapped by a mad scientist (same man who gave Raptor and Wasp their powers) and subjected to an experiment involving the finally stabilized serum. Luckily for Aubrey, the Raptor and Iron Knight had infiltrated (not coordinated) where the scientist was holding her. Now, since she has escaped from the clutches of the mad scientist, Aubrey must attempt to learn to assimilate herself back into her ‘normal’ life. Or is this even possible? Sports have always been part of Aubrey’s life, especially during high school. When she was in high school, if she was not currently at one sport’s practice, she was probably running off to another one. While this had given her practice at juggling multiple aspects of life at once, nevertheless it sometimes negatively affected her grades. Once she got to college, she had to pick one sport and stick with it. She picked soccer (one reason why was that she received a scholarship at her small university to play that sport). Therefore, she had to drop the others and focus on soccer (and school). [b]Hero Type:[/b] Muscle/Acrobat (i.e. Spider-Girl) [b]Power Level:[/b] B. City Level (Ex. Spider-Man, Cyclops) [b]Powers:[/b] -Wall-Crawling: Arachne has the ability to create atomic attraction between herself and other objects, allowing her to adhere to numerous surfaces. -Spider-Sense: Arachne possesses the ability to sense people’s movements through the miniscule vibrations she feels in the ground when people move and changes in air pressure. Along with an uncanny 6th sense that can detect danger (but not pinpoint it – Arachne must rely on the vibrations and air pressure for that), this allows Arachne to be quite an allusive target. -Hybrid Bio-Mechanical Web-Shooters: Arachne has natural spinnerets in her wrists; however, she cannot eject them from her wrists like Spider-Man does in the original Spider-Man films with Toby McGuire. She can only pull the threads out like pulling out floss. However, Christopher Arthur III created a device that would draw the webs from her wrists and eject them, just like Spider-Man’s web-shooters. -Superhuman Strength: Arachne can easily lift approximately 20 tons. She can lift more weight if she exerts herself. Arachne must also pull her punches against opponents without similar levels of durability and strength. When she “evolves” into her drider form, she can lift approximately 50 tons. -Superhuman Speed: Arachne’s natural speed exceeds that of modern Olympic athletes. In other words, she could give Usain Bolt a run for his money. -Superhuman Stamina: Arachne does not produce as many fatigue toxins while she physically exerts himself. She has to spend several hours under strenuous circumstances to feel impaired by these toxins. -Superhuman Agility and Reflexes: Arachne is twice as flexible than a normal human, allowing her to perform acrobatic maneuvers that high-level gymnast would envy. Her reflexes are 20 times greater than an average human’s would be. -Superhuman Durability: Arachne can take punishment that would severely injure or otherwise kill an average person. Arachne must roll with punches against her in order to prevent the assailant from breaking their limbs. -Superhuman Sense of Equilibrium: Arachne can retain a perfect state of equilibrium, allowing her to remain oriented while crawling upside down and performing acrobatic moves. -Resistance to Foreign Chemicals: Arachne’s metabolism allows her to be less effected by drugs and diseases. -Immunity to Vampirism: Arachne has nothing to fear from the characters of Twilight... -Superhuman Healing Factor: While not anywhere near as efficient as mainstream Wolverine’s healing factor, Arachne can significantly recuperate from injuries more quickly than they would otherwise normally take. She will eventually heal from any wound, however, the more serious the wound, the longer it will take it to heal. [b]Attributes:[/b] Strength Level: 20 tons (50 tons when she permanently evolves into her drider form). Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 30 MPH. Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 3 hours. Agility: 20X Human level (2x Flexible). Intelligence: Average Fighting Skill: Untrained Resources: Minimal [b]Weaknesses:[/b] -Vulnerable to Pesticides, especially ones targeted towards spiders -Able to “run dry” of web fluid, if she uses too much. -When she becomes a “drider”, she is vulnerable from attacks from behind because she cannot turn her body all the way around to deal with it. -She is (over-time) invulnerable in body, but her spirit and mind do not have the same luxury. [b]Supporting Characters:[/b] -[i]Ashley Winston[/i]: One of Aubrey’s roommates. Half-Korean. -[i]Felecia Blackwood[/i]: One of Aubrey’s roommates. -[i]Kristin Harding[/i]: One of Aubrey’s neighbors and friends. -[i]Father Ryan[/i]: A mid-aged Catholic priest who resides in the Catholic Church on campus. -[i]Athena[/i]: Greek Goddess of Wisdom. Still feeling guilty about the transformation of the ancient Arachne into a spider, she has decided to provide her aid to Aubrey, whether or not Aubrey likes it. Do you know how to post pictures on RPG boards?: Yes [b]Sample Post:[/b]Warning! Sample Post takes place after my planned story arc between Raptor and Iron Knight. Read at your own risk (although I don’t think there will be that much spoiling material in this sample). [hider=Arachne] [center][b]The Worst Week of My Life[/b][/center] My name is Aubrey Adkins. Welcome to the worst week of my entire life. After I had been kidnapped and injected with some weird serum that was concocted by a mad scientist, you might have thought that I had faced the worst of it. But if you thought this, you would be dead wrong. When I got back to my apartment near St. Henry’s, right when I opened the front door, my two roommates rushed over to me, embracing me in their arms. Before I called them a few hours ago, my two roommates feared that I had been kidnapped by a certain trafficking operation that had just all the sudden sprung out of nowhere. Once they saw me, they over overcome with joy. “Hey, Aubrey,” Felecia said, “Why don’t we celebrate your return by going out to eat and then getting some liquor?” “Well, I think I will pass on this one. All I really want to do tonight is sleep.” I really wanted to go with them, but considering all the craziness I had experience over the last 24 hours or so, all I needed was to rest. “Well, suit yourself.” Felecia said, “We’ll just celebrate for you.” --- Another strange occurrence happened while I was preparing to go to bed. After I threw on my pajamas and brushed my teeth, I noticed that there was a small white box sitting on my bed. I have already seen that box before. In fact, I had left that box behind at that rich billionaire’s mansion. While I would never admit it to anyone, I left it there on purpose. I mean, I had zero intent to become some spandex-clad super-heroine. Since my two roommates were out of the apartment, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try it on once. I mean, I would wear it once and then trash it. Well, within that box were three items: the costume itself, two web shooters, and this device that would nullify my powers, although I think the purpose of it was more focused on the others who could not blend in with normal people. Unlike me, who pretty much looked like a normal person. The web shooters were kind of unique. Unlike Peter Parker in the original Spider-Man movies, I couldn’t eject webs from my wrists. I could pull it out, but I can’t shoot a drag line to swing around on or something along those lines. Well, these little gadgets work just like how Spider-Man’s web shooters in his most recent movie, except instead of using artificial webs it uses the webbing in my wrists. It is kind of weird if you think about it, but what can you do about it? Once I had changed into the costume that was in the white box, I checked out how I looked in the bathroom mirror. To be honest, I thought I looked like a genderbent Spider-Man. It was just a tad bit weird. I had my hair tied back into a ponytail that flowed out the back of the mask I wore. The costume itself did not look too familiar. It showed a hint of Spider-Man, but it wasn’t the ‘classic’ look, if you know what I mean. The only thing going for me was that since I had a somewhat athletic build, I didn’t look like some fangirl cosplaying a comic book character. “That costume fits mighty nicely on you, Aubrey.” A heavenly sounding voice said. That voice made me jump in place since I thought I was alone in my apartment. Once I turned, I realized that there was someone else in the apartment. Standing in the living room of our apartment was an extremely tall woman with titanium blonde hair and gray eyes. She wore a dress that fell to her ankles, along with a glimmering breastplate. She broached a blue cloak with rather large pin that had a large face on it, which kind of looked like an extremely ugly man. On her head, she had one of those classic Greek helmets and she wore it on to of her head just like how a football player does when he allows the helmet rest atop of his head, but does not allow it to come down over his face. Finally, there was an owl sitting on her shoulder, its head cocked towards one side, as if it was examining its surroundings. “Who are you?” I asked, kind of freaked out that someone was in our apartment, especially someone I didn’t know. “Why, I am Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and the Patroness of Athens, of course.” [/hider]