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[h3][center]Alina “Strzyga” Volkov[/center][/h3]

[b]Full Name:[/b] Alina Volkov

[b]Nicknames/Aliases:[/b] Strzyga

[b]Age:[/b] 16

[b]Gender:[/b] Female

[b]Division:[/b] Strength

[b]Powers:[/b] Alina’s power comes in three parts, the first of which being her prodigious strength and durability. Her physical abilities are higher than that of a normal human’s, though not by a lot.

The second part of her power is the ability to manifest an additional appendage from her mouth which, like the strzyga in the stories her mother used to tell her, possesses in a second mouth lined with rows of razor sharp teeth; this appendage does not appear to be a part of her natural body, being as it is composed of a dark and shadowy substance, that has a hint of translucency to it and seems to shimmer like an oil slick when it catch the light. The only thing about it that seems real is the inches long fangs at its tip. This extra limb is 6 feet long when fully extended and can extend and retract at blinding speed, often faster than the eye can see; it can bite with enough force to splinter bone and cut flesh, allowing Alina to snap up whatever it is she wants to eat before it even realises she has set her sights on it.

And snap things up she will, because the third part of her power is the [i]hunger[/i]. Alina’s appetite is insatiable, endless, in a way that food can never fully sate; no matter how much she eats, or how often, the hunger is never really gone, only diminished, and not for long. If she does not eat a lot and often, the hunger will continue to grow and grow and grow, until it becomes all that she can think about. It’s enough to drive her mad. It has done, a few times, and the results of that were never pretty for those around her. The only benefit of this is that the hungrier she becomes, the stronger she becomes; her inhuman strength and durability increase in proportion to her hunger, almost as if her power is making it easier for her to hunt.

[b]Description:[/b] Alina is a little on the short-side, standing at only 5’ 2”, and has a petite frame; her shoulders are narrow and slope downwards, her arms are thin and her waist is slim. The clothing she wears is typically loose and baggy, which makes her appear even smaller than she actually is, and she’ll often wear multiple layers. Alina isn’t very fashion minded and so will tend towards simple clothing in black or other dark colours, though she does have a preference for clothing with lots of pockets.

Her skin is a pale white, as if she does not see much sunlight. She has several unusual features that give her a striking appearance; the most obvious is her vivid red hair, brighter and more colourful that what most people would naturally possess. Her eye, the one that is visible at least, is a similarly vibrant shade of red; her other eye is covered by a black eye patch, which she never removes.

Lastly, Alina’s teeth are not like human teeth, but are sharp and triangular like those of a shark.

[b]Personality:[/b] Most of the time Alina has a lively and bubbly personality; she is friendly and outgoing and has an easy time meeting and interacting with new people. She is someone who doesn’t seem to let little issues get to her and her good cheer is pervasive, regardless of the situation; in fact it’s almost uncanny at times, like she doesn’t actually care about what’s going on around her. There’s a feeling like she lives in her own little bubble.

She does tend to become a little more irritable when she is a little hungry, which others should take as an immediate sign to back away before she becomes truly hungry, but otherwise she is easy to get along with.

There are times, however, where this façade falls away and the blank face beneath becomes visible; there’s only one thing Alina feels after all, one thing she cares about, and it consumed all other feelings long ago.

The nature of her power makes it so that she views other people as little more than a potential meal. Her friendliness is shallow and rarely indicates any actual connection for whoever she is dealing with; it is a mask she puts on so that she can live something like a normal life.

She’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, one that doesn’t mind eating other wolves from time to time.

[b]Crush:[/b] N/A

[b]Skills:[/b] Alina has dedicated a lot of time towards learning how to cook, reasoning that if she has to eat a lot anyway it might as well be good food. She’s not willing to share though and the ingredients don’t always last long enough for her to finish what she’s cooking in any case.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b] The hunger is both her strength and her weakness. The stronger she gets, the less lucid she becomes and eventually all hope of rational thought is gone until she claims her next meal; as she loses herself to her baser instincts, her lack of intelligence can be exploited.

Additionally, she cannot manifest her second set of teeth if she cannot fully open her mouth, meaning that a simple muzzle is enough to drastically limit her options.
  
[b]Brief History:[/b] Alina is the only child of a Polish mother and Russian father, both living in America at the time of her birth. They were a family of small means, money was usually tight and both of her parents had to work long hours, often at multiple jobs, to put food on the table; luxuries were never a thing they could afford, but Alina was happy with what they had. Her mother, who had been born in Poland before immigrating to the US, would tell her stories she had learned in her home country and teach her how to cook, while her father would play with her and help her with her homework.

When Alina first developed her powers, a random mutation making her body stronger and healthier, it seemed like a blessing; once her hunger began however, it didn’t take long for those around her to think of it as a curse. Her old teeth fell out and were replaced with sharp, triangular ones instead and she was burdened with a voracious appetite that her family’s meagre earnings were not able to cope with.

The hunger was unbearable; the endless, maddening hunger. She could barely focus on anything else, her grades at school suffered as she couldn’t think straight and at home would lock herself away in her room and lie on the floor in a state of delirium; Alina was wasting away, mind, body and soul.

It was a few weeks after first developing her power that Alina found out about the long-toothed appendage she could create. She used it on instinct, while walking home from school one day at the height of her hunger; a passer-by walked past her on the street with a burger in hand, she wanted it and before either of them knew what had happened she had taken it. Alina was so distracted by the food that she barely noticed the man fleeing from her; she certainly didn’t notice the way he was clutching his hand while leaving a trail of blood behind him, just like she didn’t notice that she had taken half of his fingers when she had claimed her meal.

She felt full for the first time in what felt like months.

From them on, Alina didn’t go as hungry anymore. It took her a while to learn how to use her power, like learning how to use a new limb that you weren’t used to, but once she did she could find food anywhere she wanted; she could eat anything at all, if it was alive at least. It was all in her reach. She started with wild animals; birds, squirrels, rats, anything that she could find roaming the streets. Her parents grew concerned when she started to come home later and were even more concerned at the changes in her behaviour; Alina was… stranger now, not quite the same girl they had raised. That her hunger was also seemingly gone, while a relief, was also suspicious; they suspected that she had gotten herself caught up in something dangerous, but she reassured them that she was simply going on long walks to keep herself occupied and distract herself. They thought she had found a way to keep her hunger under control; in a way they were right.

She was fourteen when she first killed someone. He was a homeless man, a vagrant. Alina was hungry again and she wasn’t having any luck in finding anything to eat; the animals were learning to avoid her. The police found the pieces of him in the morning.

It wasn’t the last time she did something like that, but over time she learned to hide her tracks better. Her luck was bound to run out eventually however and when she was fifteen, almost sixteen, it finally happened. It wasn’t the police that eventually caught her however, or even a hero, it was a villain. Alina didn’t know if he stumbled across her in that alleyway by mistake or if he was looking for her specifically. She didn’t bother to ask. She just tried to eat him.

Alina lost an eye in the attempt, but earned herself a scholarship to the Lanius School of Villainy and Mischief in the return.

[b]Other:[/b] Her alias, Strzyga, is a female demon somewhat similar to vampire in Polish folklore. They are believed to be people who were born with two hearts and two souls, and two sets of teeth; when they die only one soul dies and they come back as undead to prey on other living beings.
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[hider=John Black - Teacher]
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[h3][center]"John Black"[/center][/h3]

[b]Full Name:[/b] John Black

[b]Nicknames/Aliases:[/b] “Don’t have one, don’t need one. If people know who I am, I’m doing something wrong.”

[b]Age:[/b] 32

[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Division:[/b] Stealth

[b]Powers:[/b] “Don’t ever tell anyone what your power is; that’s my first lesson. Misinformation is a weapon to be wielded like any other.”

[b]Description:[/b] Standing at 5’ 9”, John’s appearance is intimidating but not particularly impressive. He is broad shoulders and obviously in shape from how muscled his build is, but neither fact is especially noteworthy. There are some scars on his hands and his nose looks like it has been broken and incorrectly set at some point; along with his solid features, square jaw, broad nose and heavy brow he has an almost thuggish look to him. His skin is lightly tanned and has the kind of weather look of someone who has spent a lot of time in the sun without the proper protection.

Juxtaposed against this, his clothing is generally neat and somewhat formal; slacks, dress shirts and a suit jacket is his normal attire when teaching, though the lack of a tie and undone top buttons spoil the professional look somewhat.

The only thing that sets him apart from a regular person would be the way he moves. John Black carries himself like he is in complete control of his body. His weight distribution, his balance, the way he always seems ready to react; to those who know what to look for he is clearly someone who knows how to fight and knows how to fight well.

[b]Personality:[/b] It’s not easy to get a read on John; most of the time he can seem emotionless, his face carefully devoid of anything that might give away his thoughts, in a way that makes it seem like he’s bored with what’s happening around him. Look closer though and you’ll see that there is an intensity to his eyes that make it clear there’s more going on behind the mask.

He likes to be secretive and evasive about him, not surprising for someone who teaches the Stealth division, but in a way that it’s obvious he’s avoiding giving anything a way. He will sometimes drop vague but intriguing details about his life in a way that can’t be anything other than taunting.

Besides this, John seems to enjoy teaching. If he has a student that is willing to put in the work and stay engaged then he will go the extra mile to help them.

[b]Skills:[/b] John Black is a man who built his villain career off of making sure people know as little about him as possible and this includes what he is capable off. From the lessons he teaches, it is obvious he is well versed in security and infiltration, as well as assassination and information gathering.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b] “If I went around answering questions like, I’d be dead by now.”
  
[b]Brief History:[/b] John Black lived an ordinary life once. His father was a construction worker, his mother an accountant working at a bank. They lived in an ordinary apartment in the city and were an ordinary family like any other. Sometime his parents would argue, but this was also ordinary and they were a happy couple with a happy child most of the time.

It was not the kind of life that usually births a villain.

One day, John Black saw a villain. The villain was surprised that John managed to see him at all, because there were few that could; I return for John not telling anyone that he had seen him, the villain agreed to teach John a few things, including how not to be seen himself. John learned and John found that he was very good at not being seen, as well as being able to see things others could not.

That was when John decided to become a villain.

Years later John met another villain and this time he was the one surprised to be found. The villain offered him a job teaching young villains how not to be seen. John was getting older, he was slowing down and he knew that someday he would be seen and he would die. Before that happened, he decided to accept the offer to teach what he could to those younger than himself.

[b]Other:[/b] John has a challenge that he hands out to new students at the start of each year; anyone who is able to successfully sneak up on him gets an automatic pass and doesn’t have to take their exam at the end of the year. Many try, because you need at least that much ambition to be a villain, but only a small few ever manage to succeed.
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