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WONDER WOMAN

"FATE OF THEMISCYRA"
January 1st, 1968
First Day

Themiscyra, Samsun Province
Winter's cold wasn't going to stop recent graduate Barbara Minerva from arriving early to make first impressions with the world-renowned archeologist, Julia Kapatelis. She spent her time inside the warm jeep, trying to sketch out the ancient ruins of a city gate. Or, that's what she thought based on initial inspection of it. In particular, there was a nearly preserved sculpture above the arch that depicted two deers standing guard. It could have a similar purpose to the sculpture on the Lion Gate in Mycenae, the animals used to represent a god/goddess or showing some sort of hierarchy in power to outsiders. While the answers weren't there, Barbara hoped that they would be found sooner or later. And without having to worry about school or working for an income, she had plenty of time to focus on her dream career.

Barbara spent a few more minutes inside before deciding to get a closer look at the sculpture. She ventured out of her jeep and walked up to the gate. It was made out of stone that remained mostly untouched by humans since it was left abandoned. But, besides time and weather chipping away at it, the walls and gate were surprisingly in decent condition. Then, there was the unusual sculpture made of limestone above the entrance. Upon a closer look, the deers' antlers were missing for one or another. However, her eyes saw faded carvings on a pillar and realized it was words of the ancient language. Barbara pulled out her notebook and examined the page that she kept a copy of the Ancient Greek alphabet in the back.

Then, after a minute, she had a decent translation despite it being nearly unreadable:

"THEMISCYRA HAS BEEN CURSED BY THE GODS. LEAVE NOW OR FACE THEIR WRATH."

"You must be the graduate student that Professor Craft recommended?" Barbara nearly got a heart attack when Julia Kapatelis asked that question. She looked at the notebook and then back at the young woman before chuckling. "I see you've already started working on your first day. What did you find so far?"

Barbara nervously flipped through the pages until she found the translation and handed it to Julia. Then, she started explaining it. "W-well, um... I was inspecting the sculpture when I saw the carvings on one of the pillars. It was written in Ancient Greek, so obviously I translated what was there and wrote it down in my notebook..."

There was an awkward pause as Julia was still in the middle of examining the translation. Then, she handed the notebook back to Barbara and went to the pillar. She stared at the carving and then looked up at the sculpture. "What do you know of the Amazons?"

"The race of highly skilled women warriors and hunters? Nothing more than what was portrayed in numerous epic poems and legends." Barbara approached Julia with a confused expression. "But I don't see how a myth has to do with the carving? It could've been a warning after a plague forced the remaining survivors to flee for their safety."

"Perhaps you're right." Julia nodded as if she appreciated the graduate student's answer and then pointed at the sculpture. "But then, why did the architects of the period used deer as the village's symbol?"

"One of the ways for them to show appreciation to the Gods? Maybe the local population was in a cult that relied upon... pleasing Artemis." It was when Barbara realized that she might've been wrong and immediately got out her journal. She flipped to a blank page and began looking at her notes while mumbling to herself about the Amazons and their devotion to the goddess. Julia couldn't contain her smile at the sight of someone else being as excited about learning the past as she still was. Then, she saw her friends arriving from the sky as Diana was carrying Etta Candy, who was squeezing her out of fear of heights. Julia waved at her friends and then looked at Diana. "You had fun in the states?"

"Besides dealing with the same old nonsense, the party was fun enough." Diana touched the ground and then looked at her friend, whose eyes were still shut, and got her attention. "Hey, we're on solid ground now; you can open your eyes."

Etta Candy was relieved that little ordeal was over. "Remind me to leave with Julia next time."

"Noted." Diana chuckled and then saw the young woman examining the ancient gate. She turned to Julia and asked curiously, "Might I ask who she is?"

"Oh, yes!" Julia felt embarrassed that she forgot to tell Diana about the graduate student before she left for the New Year celebrations. Both of them made their way towards Barbara, who was still mumbling to herself and focused on finding any more information. Julia didn't want to interrupt her, so she gestured at and introduced her to Diana. "This is the graduate student that I told you about a few days ago, Barbara."

Upon hearing her name, Barbara turned around and was caught entirely off-guard by Wonder Woman's presence. She never thought that working here would've involved talking to the superhero. Realizing that she looked awful in front of the hero, Barbara quickly cleaned off any visible dirt from her clothes and stood up to introduce herself while her face was still red from embarrassment. "Barbara Minerva. Recently got my majors in geology and archaeology. Nice to meet you... in person... Hope I can help out in whatever possible!"

"Nice to meet you, Barbara." Diana replied with a gentle smile, which caused Barbara's face to redden even more. Then, she started to examine the ancient ruins herself while asking Julia a simple question. "You sure this is the place?"

"Based on the surviving records and that symbol above the entrance, I am positive. The only thing left to do is to find the palace and see if anything remains." Julia answered honestly, which left Diana feeling confident that they were standing at the former home of her mother, Queen Hippolyta. Her mother always told the story of how the Amazons were driven out of Man's World by men themselves. However, even at a young age, Diana sensed that she was hiding something else from her. Something much more sinister. But, the only way to find the truth was to venture inwards to the ancient city of Themiscyra and find any evidence that had been left to be forgotten from history.





SHINING PATH



Shining Path, a socialist revolutionary movement, took inspiration from the Old World's revolutionary movements to protest the Stellar Confederacy. At the start of its foundation, their goal was to get the attention of the Confederate Parliament and accept the Six Demands. The first, and most important, demand called for the restoration of selected laws and bills scrapped by corporations. The second demand called for anti-monopoly and corporate tax laws to be enacted. The third called for the resignation and arrest of wealthy individuals and politicians that played a part in the transfer of powers to corporations. The fourth requested an independent committee investigate alleged brutality against protesters (and bystanders) from the police, military forces, and PMCs bought over by corporations. The fifth ordered an amnesty for arrested protesters and the sixth, and final, demand called for the abolishment of the Confederacy in favor of independence.

Unsurprisingly, their demands were avoided and resulted in a surprising attack that killed twenty-two people. Shining Path kept on protesting for months while doing whatever peaceful options were available that brought attention from the media. While in the background, several members started talking about stockpiling supplies and weaponry for a possible attack against Airwave, a drone company responsible for producing drones for the Confederacy and PMCs. Leadership knew of the matter and decided against stopping them but did condemn the idea of attacking Airwave.

Then, the news reached Frontier Post.

Earth ended in a nuclear war, bringing the Stellar Confederacy down with them. Everyone on Frontier Post was horrified and sadden by the news even the Shining Path. But, several members saw this moment as their only chance to strike while everyone was still caught off-guard. That triggered the leadership into an emergency session, where they voted whether to strike or not. Four of the two leading members voted in favor of attacking, starting with Airwave to find out if their Frontier Post headquarters secretly housed an underground factory used to produce military-grade drones for the former Confederacy.




Persons of Interest
Zhan Yijun - Leader of the Shining Path.
Marie-Hélène Leloup - Lead Correspondent of Pandora's Lantern and spokepwerson for Shining Path.
Sadiki Saliba - Organizer of the Elliot Square protest and its upcoming occupation.
Amalia Hart - General of Shining Path forces and owner of Amalia's Armory.
Isabel Barceló - Director of Intelligence and active agent for Shining Path.
Carol Morris - Chief Engineer and Technical of the Shining Path




Resources
Much of their supplies come in the form of donations from other protesters, anonymous sources, or supportive citizens.





Strengths

  • Hardened Protestors - Shining Path has always been fighting the hard fight since their creation. Their members had been pepper sprayed, tear gassed, and brtually beaten by counterprotesters, the authorities, and PMCs hired by corporations. Yet, that has never stopped them for protesting their demands. Those within leadership also had their fair share of scars from the protests and riots.
  • Liberation Square - Known as Elliot Square by the locals, Liberation Square is planned to become the starting grounds of the resistance due to its strategic location. It's close to the several high-rising buildings that overlook the downtown district. And in addition, the Airwave headquarters is next to the square along with a police station.
  • Blinding Light - A secret weapon that has been worked on for months by Amalia in her armory. It was a powerful flashbang and thermite capable of melting through metals while blinding anyone nearby.




Weaknesses

  • Frontier Post - The first trading post established when humanity ventured out beyond the Solar System. Frontier Post was their first attempt at establishing a colony far away from Earth and it worked. Eventually, it became the most populated megacity in the Confederacy making them influential within the political and corporate world. Despite the Confederate being wiped out and several major corporations hurt economically, their presence is still stronger than anywhere else within the galaxy—that also includes their military.
  • Vilified - The media in Frontier Post was already brought out by corporations with right-leaning biases. It should come as no surprise that they are going to vilify the Shining Path even more as the liberation movement begins. That's why Pandora's Lantern has been established: to fight back against any false information about them.
  • Surrounded on All Sides - Once the resistance begins, there's no doubt in mind that the military will respond accordingly. It would depend on the strength that the movement manages to gain during the confusion especially if the Airwave is successfully occupied. Otherwise, the might of the former Confederacy military are more than ready to take on resistance fighters.


Not sure, but he's not going to be on the Vietcong side.

To be fair, he wasn't on the Vietcong side. He was just protecting villagers that those American troops were going to kill.



I didn't mean to discourage.
I'd say do Steve Rogers since US Agent is kinda the replacement for Captain America.
3 - Peep
2 - Onyx
1 - McKenzy


WONDER WOMAN

"FATE OF THEMISCYRA"
January 1st, 1968
Another New Year

Jusice Society of America Headquarters, Opal City
Her fellow colleagues cheered at the sight of fireworks in the skies of Opal City, marking the beginnings of another new year. The rental band resumed playing their instruments but with such power that energized the party even more. Diana of Themyscira watched almost everyone flooding the dance floor to celebrate with a glass of red wine in one hand and a pack of cigarettes on the table. There was a somewhat genuine smile on her face. Of course, she loved reuniting with colleagues when it wasn't about the Injustice Society. But it was another painful reminder that everyone around her was getting older. Her colleagues were getting wrinkles on their face and gray hair while she remained young and beautiful. Was it a blessing or a curse?

Diana already knew the answer but couldn't bring herself to say it. Instead, she took a drink of the wine imported from France. It was good enough to wash away the pain... for one night. Then, she placed down the glass and left her table to take a smoke break. But in the hallway, she saw something in the corner of her eye that caught her attention. Upon closer inspection, it was a photo of her and the founding members in front of the large double doors to the headquarters taken before her membership to the Justice Society of America was made official by Starman. She still remembered that day in full detail, from the tour to the moments before that photo was taken. It was one of the pleasanter memories from that period of her life.

"Diana." a familiar voice called out her name in distaste.

"It's been a while." Diana turned to greet Joan Dale, the successor to the mantle of Miss America after Madeline Joyce retired a few years ago.

Joan nodded. "Indeed. The last time we saw each other was in Vietnam, where you were preventing American troops from neutralizing Viet Cong combatants."

"Funny how the very same troops were going to burn the entire village down and slaughter innocents because they were assumed to be hiding them." Diana responded with a hint of hostility in her voice towards the American troops and, to a certain extent, Joan. But realizing that it wasn't the right place and time to argue, she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance. "Look, can we not fight during the party? It's the only time of the year that we can be together without having to worry about the world. And in all honestly, I'd rather just forget about Vietnam for one night."

Joan looked away for a moment and then gave her the answer with some attitude. "Fine. I'm going to see if Terry is still around. See you around, Diana."

"You too, Joan." Diana bid farewell to her and felt relieved that the argument was stopped before it got out of control. She finally made it to the backyard, where a few of her colleagues were talking while smoking. It was more peaceful out here than inside. She sat down on the brick planter and took a cigarette out of the package, but realized she forgot to take the lighter with her. Diana dreaded the idea of going back inside just to get it. However, her friend approached her with two glasses of wine and placed one down next to Diana. Elizabeth Lawrence, or known as Liberty Belle, was one of her friends still around from the Second World War.

Whenever the American press wasn't following her around, Elizabeth spent time with Diana and talked about their future after the war. Jay Garrick, the Flash, was a lovely person based on the brief interactions they had with each other--whether in combat or hanging out with Elizabeth. Diana was saddened that both of them chose to remain in the military. But, she felt good knowing that her friend wasn't alone. The both of them didn't see each other until Elizabeth retired from the military and joined the Justice Society of America in 1956. When she was asked about her absence, Elizabeth only revealed that she was on an assignment with Jay before his sudden disappearance. That's all she talked about regarding her service.

Elizabeth sat down beside Diana, with the other glass on hand, and greeted her friend with a one-sided hug. "Nice to see you, Diana."

"You too, Elizabeth." Diana hugged back and then looked at her glass. "How did you know to bring me a drink?"

"I heard Joan complaining about you to Terry inside. So, I'd assume you two got into another heated exchange and got you a glass to calm down." Elizabeth answered with a grin on her face.

Diana placed her glass down and then pulled her long black curly hair back in frustration. "Even after a decade of being falsely labeled, some of the members still treat me like a foreign enemy--especially the newcomers. I still have to deal with the FBI stalking me whenever I travel to the states. Not to mention the number of people that still think I am a communist sympathizer..."

"Hey, you did everything possible to make people trust you. It isn't your fault that some people are stubborn as a mule." Elizabeth placed a hand on her friend's shoulder to show support. "But let's not spend all night talking politics. I want to know more about you buying... Thinyseria?"

"Themiscyra." Diana corrected her friend lightheartedly. "And what can I say? I have been interested in archaeology lately, and I want to learn more about my culture. So it's a win-win."

"Well, I hope you find what you're looking for." Elizabeth smiled at her friend and then realized it was her turn. "I suppose it's my turn to tell you about how this year treated me. Let's see... umm... I think that my story is getting nominated for a Pulitzer Prize."

"Congratulations! I knew that the story will eventually get you the much-needed recognition."

Elizabeth blushed at the compliment. "It isn't nothing special. Besides, I'm facing off against Ronnie Sarasky and her in-depth story of the anti-war march in Washington D.C. I would be surprised if I win against her..."

"Have fate."

"I will have to find it first." Elizabeth laughed before realizing that her friend wasn't laughing; instead, she was a little sad. After an awkward cough, she moved on to a different topic. "Then, there's my daughter who's doing well in school. I got her the thing that she has been bothering me about for weeks."

Diana looked down at her drink and then asked in a serious tone, "Does she have your powers yet?"

"No... not yet anyway." Elizabeth responded with a smile like she was grateful. "But Jesse is still growing up. According to the family doctor, he thinks the odds of developing powers are higher during puberty. So hopefully, once she grows up, her chances start to decline. And who knows, she might never get my powers in her lifetime..."

"And if she does?" Diana asked, but Elizabeth remained silent with a frown. "I see. If you ever need help with Jesse, contact me and I will be over to assist."

"Thank you, Diana." Elizabeth's smile returned after hearing that promise. Then, she reached over to her glass of wine and picked it up. "Now, let's toast... to better years."

Diana graabed her glass and lifted it up. "To better years."





W O N D E R W O M A N
W O N D E R W O M A N

Diana of Themyscira, 1918 (b. ~50 AD)
Ambassador of JSA Achaeologist Adventure
Themiscyra, Turkey Gateway City, United States London, England

Active since 1916 (52 years)

Character Concept


"I have witnessed the beauty and the ugliness of man."

Inspirations: The Age of Adaline, Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Blood of Zeus, and Madam Secretary.

I love Wonder Woman because her character makes it easy to write about the politics of the era at one moment and then write her kicking some asses. This RP being set in the middle of the Cold War is so perfect. It only has been twenty-three years since the end of the Second World War. That presents me with the opportunity to have Diana reunite with her friends and enemies during the war. While finally playing around with the Greek mythology that I usually avoid because of realism. And of course, she will have plenty of time to be Wonder Woman in an ever-changing world.

I have to apologize for the long background on Diana. I got carried away. Hopefully, you are able to tolerate the rough timeline that I made as a TL;DR. And apologize for not finishing both of them, I promised to post today and so I am doing that. Plus, I am waiting for other sheets so I don't bother to make too many adjustments (writing the code for this post is annoying as hell). Hopefully, once it's completely done, you will enjoy reading my sheet completely.





Key Notes





References / Sample Post


I have already done a few posts as Wonder Woman. So, here are some of them along with the intro posts from The Misfits!

Absolute Comics: Season One - Wonder Woman

One Universe: World Of Heroes











SHINING PATH



Shining Path, a socialist revolutionary movement, took inspiration from the Old World's revolutionary movements to protest the Stellar Confederacy. At the start of its foundation, their goal was to get the attention of the Confederate Parliament and accept the Six Demands. The first, and most important, demand called for the restoration of selected laws and bills scrapped by corporations. The second demand called for anti-monopoly and corporate tax laws to be enacted. The third called for the resignation and arrest of wealthy individuals and politicians that played a part in the transfer of powers to corporations. The fourth requested an independent committee investigate alleged brutality against protesters (and bystanders) from the police, military forces, and PMCs bought over by corporations. The fifth ordered an amnesty for arrested protesters and the sixth, and final, demand called for the abolishment of the Confederacy in favor of independence.

Unsurprisingly, their demands were avoided and resulted in a surprising attack that killed twenty-two people. Shining Path kept on protesting for months while doing whatever peaceful options were available that brought attention from the media. While in the background, several members started talking about stockpiling supplies and weaponry for a possible attack against Airwave, a drone company responsible for producing drones for the Confederacy and PMCs. Leadership knew of the matter and decided against stopping them but did condemn the idea of attacking Airwave.

Then, the news reached Frontier Post.

Earth ended in a nuclear war, bringing the Stellar Confederacy down with them. Everyone on Frontier Post was horrified and sadden by the news even the Shining Path. But, several members saw this moment as their only chance to strike while everyone was still caught off-guard. That triggered the leadership into an emergency session, where they voted whether to strike or not. Four of the two leading members voted in favor of attacking, starting with Airwave to find out if their Frontier Post headquarters secretly housed an underground factory used to produce military-grade drones for the former Confederacy.




Persons of Interest
Zhan Yijun - Leader of the Shining Path.
Marie-Hélène Leloup - Lead Correspondent of Pandora's Lantern and spokepwerson for Shining Path.
Sadiki Saliba - Organizer of the Elliot Square protest and its upcoming occupation.
Amalia Hart - General of Shining Path forces and owner of Amalia's Armory.
Isabel Barceló - Director of Intelligence and active agent for Shining Path.
Carol Morris - Chief Engineer and Technical of the Shining Path




Resources
Much of their supplies come in the form of donations from other protesters, anonymous sources, or supportive citizens.





Strengths

  • Hardened Protestors - Shining Path has always been fighting the hard fight since their creation. Their members had been pepper sprayed, tear gassed, and brtually beaten by counterprotesters, the authorities, and PMCs hired by corporations. Yet, that has never stopped them for protesting their demands. Those within leadership also had their fair share of scars from the protests and riots.
  • Liberation Square - Known as Elliot Square by the locals, Liberation Square is planned to become the starting grounds of the resistance due to its strategic location. It's close to the several high-rising buildings that overlook the downtown district. And in addition, the Airwave headquarters is next to the square along with a police station.
  • Blinding Light - A secret weapon that has been worked on for months by Amalia in her armory. It was a powerful flashbang and thermite capable of melting through metals while blinding anyone nearby.




Weaknesses

  • Frontier Post - The first trading post established when humanity ventured out beyond the Solar System. Frontier Post was their first attempt at establishing a colony far away from Earth and it worked. Eventually, it became the most populated megacity in the Confederacy making them influential within the political and corporate world. Despite the Confederate being wiped out and several major corporations hurt economically, their presence is still stronger than anywhere else within the galaxy—that also includes their military.
  • Vilified - The media in Frontier Post was already brought out by corporations with right-leaning biases. It should come as no surprise that they are going to vilify the Shining Path even more as the liberation movement begins. That's why Pandora's Lantern has been established: to fight back against any false information about them.
  • Surrounded on All Sides - Once the resistance begins, there's no doubt in mind that the military will respond accordingly. It would depend on the strength that the movement manages to gain during the confusion especially if the Airwave is successfully occupied. Otherwise, the might of the former Confederacy military are more than ready to take on resistance fighters.


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What's up with all the misspellings in the tracklist?

I was very tired when I was finishing it. lol

I fixed it, by the way.
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