<Snipped quote by Teddyinahat> Lt. Jovar is handling communications at Tactical and he is back to wearing the yellow shirt. I have both images saved on IMGUR. I noticed his neck appears shorter in the yellow shirt than in the red one. lol In the game, Star Trek Online, you can create a Klingon character as a member of the Klingon Empire, but not as a member of Star Fleet. I simply cut the head off the Klingon using MSPaint and placed it over an image of a Human Starfleet character.
Yeah I noticed that too. Ah, I had a lot of fun in STO.
Throwing this down before I finish up Reyne and Wyl.
[ ⚔ ] P O V s
M E I F A N G B U
“A fox borrows the tiger's might.”
[ ⚔ ] O R I G I N
135 AC, Yin [ Yi Ti ]
[ ⚔ ] R E P U T A T I O N
— From Yi Ti. — One of several prizes Lord Harlaw returned with following his most recent reaving. — Has a sword, a jian of Yi Ti make that she claims is as old as the Valyrian Freehold. — Has seven retainers who are sworn to her and as a byproduct, Lord Harlaw.
[ ⚔ ] A P P E A R A N C E
Standing at 5’0”, perhaps Meifang would be an unassuming sight in Westeros if the woman wasn’t exotic in nature. With skin of a soft yellow-tan with few wrinkles to slight it, Meifang immediately looks out of place in Westeros and especially so among the Ironborn as few Salt Wives are taken from places further than the Summer Islands. As one of Yi Ti descent, Meifang has narrow eyes and smooth hair as dark as the night ravens that bear messages throughout the world— perhaps even darker. Beyond her conventional appearance it is clear that Meifang has not been assimilated into Ironborn culture yet as she keeps to her Yi Ti-ish cultural roots with rich silk garments and padded accessories; gems of jade and sapphire make are accompanied through amulets and rings but not piercings of any sort. Amongst these robes sits a sheath for a Yi Ti-ish sword, a Jian, of unknown make and age though Meifang believes it to be very old.
[ ⚔ ] H I S T O R Y
Born several years ago in the shadow of a lunar eclipse, Meifang Bu is the de jure heir of her clan and the lands under it after the death of her elder brothers by acts of misfortune. Meifang’s father, Jiang Bu, was an Emperor of the Golden Empire of Yi Ti and was associated with the Azure Dynasty that had succeeded the Grey dynasty several years in the past. For the majority of her life, she would know little outside of the safe sanctuary of Yin much like many other highborn children of her generation, though she tried to always be a fair and just woman in her few interactions with the smallfolk.
With several years of a difference between her older siblings, Meifang was the unexpected child. When she was five years old a sickness grasped her mother, taking her away from the world. The sadness she felt was something she didn’t later learn could be filled with distractions such as games of the mind; which is where her affinity for thought and intrigue was immediately discovered. She continued to develop her intellect as time went on, but with her brothers distant from her and her sister several provinces away it left her education on her heartbroken father and the scholars as well as guardians he held as retainers. This, of course, was one of the reasons for her growing ignorance and arrogance as the scholars would teach her one-sided philosophies and by proxy increase her ego and pride through pseudo-answers and superfluous compliments as well as half-truths.
It was then in due time that war finally came to Yin as the consequences of an uprising many years prior had finally re-emerged in the form of the presence of her cousin, Huang Bu. However, despite the precedent it set Meifang thought nothing of another “foolish uprising” and believed it to be something of no real concern to her. During this second uprising the young girl found herself concerned with fueling her educational pursuits as well as continuing to win games of logic against her elders. Meifang took some studies in weapon arts as in Yi Ti it was a symbol of pride amongst those of her bloodline but overall she believed the best weapon was the individual’s intellect rather than the sword. As the weeks turned into months, the shadows of the uprising seemed fiercer than ever before and the realm began to shift. Huang Bu’s regicide of the main line of the dynasty holds many stories— they say his wrath summoned a demon, that his sword was demonic in nature, that he himself was a demon in human clothes, or that he simply was a man that fought like a demon. Whichever the truth is, Meifang survived as she heard the screams of her father and the majority of his guard as he sent her out with seven trusted confidants to safeguard his daughter from harm. These seven would attempt to guide Meifang as they traveled off the beaten path as their castle was set aflame while the group took ship to Qarth.
Upon arriving in Qarth she met with many sailors to continue her journey westward to the Free Cities; where she could hope to recover far enough away from her cousin’s reach as he very much likely considering her a threat. However, her and her retainers were low on coin and especially less on favor— the people of Qarth had heard of the events of Yi Ti and began distancing themselves from any Yi Ti-ish that asked for their ships out of fear for their own personal interests. It wasn’t until Meifang met a Westerosi of House Harlaw that she finally found some voyage to the Free Cities and in particular, Lys. The circumstances of this meeting is unknown, but it is likely that Harlaw won out in some way or other as instead of remaining in Qarth or leaving to Lys or Voltanis it would be Westeros where she would find herself next.
“I will destroy all of my enemies, even if they pretend to be my friends. Trust no one. Ever.”
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Pythia has been described as quite possibly one of the most temperamental members of Cloud Chasers, though it is clear that there is much more to Pythia once you peel back the layers of her personality and the motives behind them. Once done you will see an individual that is fighting against oppression not only because it is righteous and noble but also the only thing that they have left to motivate themselves due to the loss they have suffered throughout their life; without it there is nothing and for Pythia Nsiferum that is what truly terrifies her most. But to cover up these fears, doubts, and misgivings Pythia has decided to live up to two principle ideologies in her life— trust no one, and create an armor of rage and zeal.
And there is a lot of rage and zeal; and perhaps even more distrustful paranoia.
Pythia is very wroth, proving that it is better to be irrationally angry for a small thing than show someone it is acceptable to do even the slightest affront. This admittedly can make working and interacting with Pythia difficult and she knows it; she just doesn’t particularly care. In terms of priorities, the only thing that immediately concerns her is the mission at large and her crusade to punish all those who support the Librarium and their disgustingly immoral and unethical acts against the people of the world as she all too well is aware of their evil actions that she will never forget or forgive. Being criticized for being “irrational” or “wroth” is insignificant for her and it is extremely likely that any critic who utters such phrases to her will be reminded that they are an irrelevant moron or naïve fool to prioritize feelings over goals.
Her peers and comrades in Cloud Chasers have found her difficult, but few even know of the reasons for Pythia’s motives and ideals.
D O S S I E R
NAME
Nsiferum Pythia
ALIAS
Red, Thia
GENDER
Female
RANK
A
AGE
19
GUILD
Cloud Chasers
HISTORY
Ever hear the story of the Librarium and how it usurped the throne from the Royal Family? Pythia Nsiferum knows it well, a fact that should not come to a surprise since it was Pythia’s ancestors that were driven from the throne and persecuted for the centuries that followed; hunted like mad dogs who refused to be leashed and put in their place. It would be a story that Pythia would be reminded of in her adolescence time and time again; almost to the point where she could recite it word for word. It would be one of Pythia’s first lessons— the past can never be forgotten if the future is to prosper. It would be a lesson that Pythia would learn when her family’s hidden compound was discovered by agents of the Librarium when she was thirteen years old.
The Librarium’s law had finally caught up with the Nsiferum dynasty and their refusal to bow to their magical oppression. Rushed into a secret chamber in her parent’s quarters before the final hour of the attack, the vicious ruthlessness of the Librarium’s agents was in full view. Pythia has never forgotten the visage of her parents being run down by magical blades; there was no trial, only death and slaughter. Despite all of her training with sword and flame, Pythia couldn’t muster any strength or courage to battle her parent’s executioners; she remained hiding, shaking in fear as her mind kept replaying the horrific event— a recollection that she would continue to remember in her nightmares for the years that followed.
Alone and broken Pythia ran from the compound and eventually found the Cloud Chasers. The rest is history.
Presuming I am cleared to join the game, I’m passing with Moon Knight but I will be going forward with some other ideas. One of which might be familiar to some. Still on board with Susan Storm and Madeline Joyce, but I need to update their sheets and make sure its kosher to go ahead with them. Also, I do understand the second of my prospective Iron Man arcs are trying something I did in a previous game in another one but assuming our SHIELD legacy players are potentially cool with it I can try melding it cohesively in working here.
IRON MAN
“Call it as my way of committing to my civic duty, Rhodey— you know how it goes, I can’t help myself. I’m a bonafide patriot. Call me the Iron Patriot. I mean apparently you guys are incompetent as hell that you get overrun by a few nazi’s; what is this, 1942? Plus it’s a really slow and boring Sunday, so chalk it up to boredom. Got it? Cool.”
N A M E
Tony Stark
A G E
20
A L I G N M E N T
Hero
A F F I L I A T I O N
Stark International
P R O F E S S I O N
Inventor Engineer Programmer Innovator CEO Superhero
O R I G I N
◉◉◉◉ EARLY LIFE & CAREER1996-2013
Anthony “Tony” Stark was born in the late 20th century in Manhattan, New York. Destined for greatness, Tony was to follow in the footsteps of the genius that the Stark dynasty had come to be known for. Stark International had evolved over the past century since its formation as Stark Industries in 1851 by Issac Stark Sr, transforming from a simple weapons manufacturer to a enterprise of multiple fields including automobiles, energy, pharmaceuticals, mass retail, and real estate. This dynastic industrial enterprise and legacy was inspiring to a young Tony Stark— a child who was soon discovered as a child prodigy the likes of which seemed fantastical and simply unreal. When Tony Stark found himself at a private school to prepare affluent youths for the future in 2006 he realized even the halls of prestige were boring to him as he soared to the top of the graduating class in a matter of months. However with the intellect that he held Tony was even more immature and pompous then the most precious of America’s elite. When he was socially shunned Tony cared nothing for his peers, believing that they were jealous of his genius and just bottom of the barrel morons and tools who would never amount to anything. As he prepared to graduate from his private school he was interviewed by a young girl from his school.
By the age of fourteen, Tony Stark had been in-and-out of several colleges and universities— seemingly taking what he needed to know before acquiring credentials he felt he barely even needed. He was compared to Professor Reed Richards in a TIME article that featured his prodigal genius in 2007; an article where Tony’s pompousness and ego came out in public view as he excessively gloated about his achievements and ambitions. However this side of Tony made his parents wary of him as he lacked the humility and wisdom of the previous geniuses of the Stark dynasty. Tony could feel the nervousness his mother felt when they shared a room and averted her eyes to focus on his younger sister. Tony distanced himself from his parents with bitterness and he focused in his ambitious research into state of the art mechanical engineering projects.
Tragedy struck a year later when Tony’s parents were killed in a fatal car accident. Edwin Jarvis, Tony’s maternal grandfather, would take the reigns as guardian of the surviving children during this time. Tony however had enough of being treated like a child and despite being only fifteen decided that given his understanding of business and science could easily stand on his own. Before long the young Tony Stark was working at Stark International as the future face of the company as he began to work alongside Obadiah Stane, the acting CEO of the company following the death of Tony’s father. Following his employment, Tony’s brilliance would bring Stark International many contracts as a weapon manufacturer with the young inventor’s development of repulsion technology that armaments such as the Jericho Missile and Centurion Bomb. Nations such as Markovia, Kaznia, Symkaria, Vlatava, and Pokolistan would be financial parties that sought out these military contracts for their own defense or for their own gain. The “morality” of war was a thing Tony was generally unconcerned with— something that would change in the near future.
However, following several terrorist attacks in eastern asia and the middle east things became a clustered mess; something that Stane’s leadership of Stark International would bring great profit for. As the year carried on the real battle for Tony was only just about to begin.
◉◉◉◉ GENESIS2014
Finding himself on the edge of what Tony believed to be a breakthrough that could fundamentally advance science, the new year found itself beginning to an excellent year for him. Combining his father and grandfather’s scattered research on Arc Reactor technology he found himself nearing the conclusion to over seventy years of research. But before he could work any further on the project he found himself visited by Stane who asked Tony to head to Madripoor where he was needed to showcase the Jericho MK2 missiles. Realizing the importance of business Tony took flight to the country that was facing a difficult precedent with Syria at the time. This would be the trip that would change Tony’s (and the world’s) life forever and bring upon the genesis of who he was to become. Following the demonstration to an investor, the testing grounds are attacked by a terrorist cabal called The Ten Rings. During the attack Tony finds himself injured and when he wakes discovers the fact that he has been captured by the aforementioned terrorists. Half-dead and suffering from the effects of the injury he finds himself using trickery and his own genius he develops a powered suit with only scrap metal and a prototype power source. Using the suit to escape he finds his eyes open as he realizes how his own weapons are being used and what the consequences are for such. He finds himself an oddly changed man as he passes out several miles out from the compound before he is rescued by a SHIELD convoy who take him back to the United States.
Weeks after his initial recovery at a SHIELD-sponsored hospital Tony finds himself bemused with questions that have no answers as he resolves to remove the excess of these weapons from play. Taking charge of his company he finds himself causing friction between himself and Stane; friction that Stane sees as an immediate threat to his interests. As more answers begin to unravel, Tony’s re-creates and develops a new power suit based on updated blueprints of his prototype that he used during his initial escape before returning home. The suit would be a key piece to setting things “right”. Iron Man debuts in the following weeks as it hunts down caches of Stark International weapons that have been seized by The Ten Rings as well as defusing conflicts the terrorist cabal becomes active in. Tony Stark becomes “Iron Man”.
However things come to a clash in the skies when Stane attempts to kill Tony before he does any more ‘damage’, believing the inventive prodigy had outlived his usefulness. Stane dons the “Iron Monger” armor, an inferior replica of Tony’s original prototype. Stane’s inferior handling, outdated energy source, and lack of modifications leads to his defeat and in the end is injured before being arrested by SHIELD operatives. Questions begin to rise about Iron Man in the aftermath and under the influence of alcohol Tony answers the question matter-of-factly: Tony Stark is Iron Man.
◉◉◉◉ WHIPLASH & AVENGERS2015
With Stane gone, Tony found himself dealing with his company in full. As CEO he immediately shut down a good deal of the company’s weapons manufacturing assets as he reminded himself of what he had seen at the hands of The Ten Rings. It was a bold move for the company and many people questioned his reasons due to his previous attitudes in interviews about weapon development and doubts of his character. But Tony didn’t care for his perception and due to the physical pain he still felt as a consequence of The Ten Rings incident he indulged haphazardly into alcohol and other vices; sometimes making a public spectacle out of the parties he would organize.
As Iron Man, Tony found himself working closely with SHIELD liaison James Rhodes as part of an arrangement to “accept” his activities as a super-powered vigilante. Tony finds the “military babysitter” entertaining and begins to find ways to annoy Rhodes whilst he does his job overseeing Iron Man. However it becomes evident of the dangers looming in the aftermath of Stane’s defeat when Anton Vanko, a Russian engineer and assassin is hired by Artemus Pithins to assault Tony Stark at one of his ‘infamous’ parties in an attempt to kill Tony Stark so Pithins, the next in the pecking order on Tony’s board of directors could take charge of the company much like Stane had in the previous years. Surviving the first incident with Vanko (aka Whiplash) Tony tries to modify his suit before the assassin returns to finish the job. At the same time, Virginia “Pepper” Potts, a consultant and ‘problem solver’ Tony hired to fix the financial problems left by Stane & Tony’s actions detects shifty maneuvers by Artemus Pithins and discovers his plot as well as a revelation that Pithins has outsourced weapons to foreign buyers despite Tony’s policy changes. Between Pepper, Tony, Rhodes, and a Stark International computer technician & programmer named Rumiko Fujikawa, Pithins’s plot is revealed and dismantled. Whiplash is defeated and incarcerated whilst Pithins flees the country before SHIELD apprehends him.
A few months after dealing with Whiplash, Tony was led to suit up in his first "team" experience as the heroes of Earth contended with Galactus; Iron Man declined an invitation to an official Avengers group following, feeling that with SHIELD's grubby hands over it that it would not be a sensible choice.
◉◉◉◉ A NEW PATRIOT2016
Many things are on the horizon for Tony Stark, but what?
C A S T
Antoinette Stark – Tony’s teenage sister that has an estranged relationship with. Currently enrolled at a preparatory academy in California, Antoinette in Tony’s eyes is a painful reminder of his parents as well as the universe’s failed attempt at making him take up responsibility.
Edwin Jarvis – Tony's grandfather on his mother's side.
Harold Hogan – A former soldier assigned to Tony Stark as his personal bodyguard after the September 11th terrorist attacks that shook New York. In the beginning Tony saw Hogan as a drone and insistently teased him like he had done to others but eventually grew as friends. Even after becoming Iron Man Tony still considers Hogan as his confidant and perhaps one of his closest friends.
James Rhodes – A member of SHIELD’s air response team, and the SHIELD liaison to Tony Stark or more accurately Iron Man in a move to keep watch on Tony’s activities. In an odd way, his cooperation with Tony Stark has lent him an understanding for the unhinged “man-child” being not so much what Tony appears to be. After the Whiplash incident he has been an ally to Iron Man as War Machine.
Rumiko Fujikawa – A genius computer programmer and technician. Responsible for aiding Tony with the development of the JARVIS AI.
Virginia “Pepper” Potts – A young woman with a knack for marketing, finance, and general business management. Pepper Potts has become one of the youngest consultants on those willing to keep their business afloat and find out what members in their business are not doing their jobs. Initially hired by Tony Stark because she “caught his eye”, Pepper has stayed with Stark Industries even past her routing of Justin Hammer’s operations. Her reasons for staying with Stark Industries past her initial “mission” is unknown.
T A L E N T S
Genius Level Intellect: As evident from his time as a child prodigy, Tony Stark is unmistakably brilliant with ingenious capacities for invention, tactical perception, scientific development, and adaptability in tight situations. As one of the smartest individuals on the planet, Tony ranks among other geniuses on Forbes top 25 scientific minds of the twenty-first century and the egotistical scientist and inventor prolifically ranks in the top ten.
Power Suit: A state of the art technological suit that offers the user superhuman abilities. Not only is the Iron Man suit durable and strong it can also project energy in a multitude of ways including shielding, repulsor rays, energy beams, and energy discharge. It is also equipped with a variation of missiles and small arms.
A R C S
Armor Wars: Following his grandfather's funeral, things spiral out of control for Tony Stark when Ezekial Stane, the son of Tony’s first real enemy as Iron Man surfaces in Vlatava as he starts his own company— Stane Industries. This would’ve been seen as problematic if not for the fact that Stane had evidently stolen Stark International technology as a focal point of the company before hiring ex-Soviet scientists to strengthen the products. Product that included the Iron Monger armor. Stane desires revenge.
Iron Patriot: In the worst timing ever, a new revival of the terrorist faction known as HYDRA attacks military and public targets in the United States. The “re-emergent” leader threatens the populace with a video leaked on youtube and attempts to begin a new era of terror. Tony gets in contact with the obscure federal agency known as SHIELD as he offers to put his chips down and help despite his misgivings about big government.
Susan Storm was born in New York City in 1993 to a wealthy prestigious family line of inventors, savants, and innovators through the fraternal line of the family. Though none had been as successful as Susan’s father, Franklin Storm, in matters of science— a fact that was clear with the acclaim Franklin Storm received as a renowned quantum physicist when he was featured on several magazines including TIME in 1985. A born humanitarian that pushed for equality and scientific progress, Franklin took the foundation his grandfather built with The Baxter Building and looked forward to the future with full belief that a new form of energy was out there that could replace old oil and new nuclear with none of the costly effects of either. Juggling teaching students at Empire State University and working at the Baxter Building, Franklin had little time for his wife and children; that is until the death of Mary Storm in a car accident when Susan was seven years old. Realizing his folly and distraught in his grief, Franklin began taking his role as his children’s sole parent more seriously as reality forced him to re-evaluate his priorities. Taking a leave of absence from the Baxter Building he made it clear that his two children were his entire world.
As Susan grew up she continued to adore and admire her father, continuing to be fascinated by what his idealistic career in science was to the point that she would strive to learn everything she could about it. By the age of nine, Susan’s prodigal intelligence and astute mind that she had inherited from her father came out after one evening when her father noticed an open notebook of Sue’s that detailed modifications to several of his equations as well as completed some of his unfinished written projects within the field. Such modifications were found to be correct without any errors at all. He started taking her with him after her school days to the Baxter Building to see what the limits of her intelligence possessed as he became fascinated by what she could do. Susan’s life thereon shifted uphill and before she or her father knew it she had cut through high school by thirteen and several universities by eighteen with various accolades. A “mirror” of her father, Sue became known for her grasp on quantum physics and soon received a recommendation for employment at The Baxter Building to work alongside her father. It was here that she met an overeager, ambitious, and young Reed Richards who became one of the few people she could relate to that was her own age.
Two years working at the Baxter Building and things financially had started to take a dive despite the innovations the building had promoted since the eighties— her father admitted that despite the great inventions they were responsible for a lot of the focus had been on non-profit administrations and without actual financial backing as well as the loss of several of their financial supporters that the time for the foundation that he had expanded on would be over; he could not keep it afloat on his own bank account alone. With Susan mid-way into a theoretical aerospace engine drive that ran through an unknown energy source she believed that if she had enough time she could convince not only the scientific community but the government about the applications of the new form of energy that could prove profitable in many ways. It was here that her and Reed Richards worked against the clock to finish the project before there would be no “Future Foundation” left. Reed had a prototype for an experimental shuttlecraft, she had a prototype for what she coined as a quantum drive accelerator and the two despite being nervous knew they had little choice as their investors started cracking down on the completion of a project before they threatened to leave like their former peers had done in the past. With no options they enlisted who they could and prepared for the worst. The flight would break records that NASA had set and surely bring more investors in or at least that is what Reed believed.
It would be a flight the world would never forget.
◉◉◉◉ THE FANTASTIC FOUR2014-2015
The group were struck by a malfunction in the drive when cosmic rays struck them on the trip back from Mars that neither Susan or Reed could detect as they hit a “storm-like anomaly” in space. The spacecraft took massive damage but due to Johnny Storm the four did not simply perish in space—they would crash in the Atlantic Ocean before falling unconscious themselves. The recovery of the four members was a risk for the foundation, but it oddly served as a big event for the national media as the scientists lay in a coma for a few days at a private hospital in Upstate New York. Throughout the next few months they found themselves changing in radical ways as the apparent radiation (or the negative quantum energy itself) had affected them.
Thus the Fantastic members of the Future Foundation were born– Susan Storm’s “year one” involved not much further outside of initial tests and studies that Reed attempted to work against the clock to halt or minimize their radiation-brought mutation. Radiation experts like Dr. Elizabeth Ross were brought in but it was generally to no-avail. However, as they fought to come to grips with their new powers a devastating chemical spill occurs and a scientist in the center of the event mutates into a giant monster and begins to attack local neighborhoods nearby to the Future Foundations base of operations (which the four including Susan had returned to after awakening from their coma). Reed deduces they are likely the only response team capable for immediate resolve and begrudgingly the Four approach and surprisingly contain the threat before it does massive damage. Reed brings a sample of the creature back to his lab for study.
This would be a trend that continued for several years.
◉◉◉◉ LAYING THE FOUNDATION2016-
Four years since a journalist coined Susan and her friends as The Fantastic Four, things seemed to have sorted out. Reed was equally as brilliant as she was and with his contacts in the scientific community it was here that they had saved the Baxter Building from becoming a distant memory. Her father retired from the project seeking to focus on teaching new minds at Empire State University especially so after seeing what Reed and Susan were bringing to the foundation. Susan still continued to visit her father frequently as she continues to operate as a superhero, scientist, and humanitarian. Under Reed’s suggestion the nonprofit scientific organization was officially coined as “The Future Foundation” as they continue to passionately define a better future for the next generation. She is either unaware or too unable to express the connection she has with Reed; though the feelings on the other side of the fence may be much more dynamic.
C A S T
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards): Essentially Susan’s best friend, confidant, scientific equal, and at times rival. Known as “Mr. Fantastic” and the founded of the superhero team called the Fantastic Four, Reed has been a constant presence in Susan’s life. Whilst they are not dating a certain tension and attraction exists between the two even though Susan seems oblivious to it.
The Human Torch (Johnny Storm): Susan’s younger, cocksure, and impulsive younger brother that has become known as “The Human Torch”.
Professor Franklin Storm: Susan’s father and mentor, Franklin spends most of his time teaching at Empire State University bringing a high level of prestige to the school.
The Wizard (Bentley Wittman): The first major villain the Fantastic Four fought and defeated.
T A L E N T S
Genius-level Intelligence: Susan Storm is one of the smartest individuals on the planet— ranking among Forbes top 25 scientific minds of the twenty-first century, the blonde-haired scientist and inventor prolifically ranks in the top ten.
Invisibility: Due to the effects of the expedition to Mars, Susan can manipulate her own personal visibility and if pushed the visibility of others by effect the wavelengths of light around them. This makes her have complete invisibility as she is undetectable by all basic appearance to the human eye.
Psionic Energy Manipulation: Also due to the effects of the expedition, Susan can also dynamically create and control psionic energy by sheer willpower alone. Through this concentration she is able to project fields of energy that serve as invisible barriers, shields, and weapons that can be utilized in a variety of complex ways. She can additionally use this energy to levitate her own personal body into the air giving the illusion of flight.
A R C S
The Terrific Trio – Johnny Storm takes a leave of absence from The Fantastic Four as he begins to want to take more heroic and adventurous chances as he finds the formulaic day-to-day of The Baxter Building’s Future Foundation as dull and alienating. Reed pours his dissatisfaction into his projects as a byproduct whilst Susan begins researching a cure for a new epidemic in Africa.
Return of the Wizard – Despite being the Fantastic Four’s first major villain four years ago, Dr. Bentley Wittman has gone “dark” for several years, but now he plots his revenge on the Fantastic Four after realizing they are at their weakest with the hiatus of Johnny Storm. He sees an opportunity and he targets all of them from the shadows. Can the team reunite briefly and reject The Wizard’s revenge?
Hate to disappoint, but I'm at least gonna have to go on an extended break from the game, if not pull out outright. <3
That’s disappointing, but completely understandable. Given what we had discussed with Jean in the near future I’d love to be able to write that out at some point in time. Until then, I can focus on other character. Just like Scott, I’m not going anywhere. ;)
King Havardr’s successor, King Ulfrik I Balkr, decided to oppose overly militaristic focus in favor of deepening the economy to support future campaigns. Whilst the shores of his homeland held harsh winters it made the summer and fall harvests all the more imperative. Longships have been converted to fishing vessels in time of peace, winter wheat has become the focus of agricultural production, and the production of simple metals has increased tenfold of his predecessor thus strengthening the region.
House Caine
King Artur’s successor, King Parric I Caine, held a reign that signified growth of his people’s culture and as a result has promoted a more artistic, content, and innovative civilization. Several innovations in the fields of art bled into religious thought, philosophical ideologies, and scientific innovations. The son of a merchant by the name of Ydrin has submitted various “patents” to the monarchy in hopes of royal investment— a hope that developed into a guild of sorts in the capital of Oiseau that by the time of Parric’s death had been declared a noble university. What this will do for the realm in the near future can only be pondered.
House Krowe
King Henrik’s successor, King Eirian I Krowe, was utterly ruthless in his ambitions and the expansion of his holdings as evident by several petty wars with neighboring territories as well as the centralization of trade in The Hinterlands. He promoted economic depth to fund his wars and elevated several merchant family’s to lesser nobility as he gave them new lands in exchange for financial support in what was to come. The most powerful of these houses, House Kathaim, has become involved with the efforts of House Krowe. By the end of King Eirian’s reign he had conquered several islands as well as pushed into the mainland of the Hinterlands, utterly decimating the lord who held the lands with his superior naval fleet. House Krowe has elevated hunters to archers in times of war also creating a new class of their military ranks.
House Thralon
King Alaric’s successor, King Lothar I Thralon, took the population that increased during his father’s time to focus on the development of putting it to work. Strengthening the basic construction of the city of Thraim, the working population have built strong walls of wood and stone around the capital for defense as well as strengthened the integrity of mines, ports, and homes. These fortifications and developments have made House Thralon's lands more defensible.