Right, putting up the sheet minus the sample post, so if anyone who wants to comment can before I get that up.
Player Name: Zacharius
Character: Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
Power and Abilities:Having started to manifest the powers of her mutation at the age of 10, already more powerful than many mutants twice her age, Xavier labelled her the first 'Omega' level mutant, of which she remains the only documented member of the category. As a child, Xavier deliberately limited Jean's powers through the process of mind blocks, preventing her from using here telepathic powers, and limiting the amount she would use her telekinesis. Now at the age of 19, one of the oldest and longest 'serving' students of the Institute, Jean has slowly been released of these mind blocks, training to use the full extent of her powers, terrifying as they may be.
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Telepathy: Jean's telepathy allows her to read, influence, control, and communicate with the minds of others, project her mind into the astral plane, and generate telepathic force blasts that can stun or kill others. Jean is one of the few telepaths skilled enough to communicate with animals (animals with high intelligence, such as dolphins, dogs, and ravens). She can also telepathically take away or control people's natural bodily functions and senses, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or even mutant powers. A side effect of her telepathy is that she is gifted with an eidetic memoryTelekinesis: Jean's telepathic skill and strength is only continuing to grow, currently being able to manipulate hundreds of components in mid air in potentially exceedingly complex patterns, Xavier has predicted that with enough training, give the seemingly boundless nature of her powers, that she should be able to eventually manipulate objects in orbit from Earth itself. She can use here telekinesis to giver herself, and others, the ability to fly and glide, often being used for rapid transit when the Blackbird is unavailable.Whispers of the Phoenix: Ever since Xavier released the mental blocks surrounding Jean's mental state, the interstellar force known as 'The Phoenix' has taken an interest in the young, but potentially unstoppable, woman. The Phoenix 'talks' to Jean, speaking of her own untold power and by this point, operates almost as a second personality, a version of Jean that is more powerful and passionate, but far less caring or controlled. In extreme circumstances, she has allowed this 'alter-ego' to take over, although each time she fears herself dangerously close to not being able to wrest control of herself back, each time the line between her and Phoenix becoming thinner.Affiliation: The X-Men/Xavier's School for the Gifted.
Alignment: Good as Jean Grey, Walking the line as Phoenix.
Character Notes:NPCs:Until Other People Play them:
Charles Xavier (loosely, for conversation with Jean)
Remaining Members of the Original X-men
Logan (Wolverine)
Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat)
Staff/Students of the School
Just for Jean:
The Grey Family
A number of pre-Xavier friends
Background and Story So Far:For the first decade of her life, Jean Grey lived a very comfortable, if ordinary life. Daughter to John and Elaine Grey, the former being a history professor, the latter a Hollywood agent, the young girl lived among a loving upper-middle class family on the shores of California (LA), until shortly after her tenth birthday. After the death of several of her friends and her own narrow survival after their school bus was shoved off the roads travelling across the Santa Monica hills, the grief unlocked Jean's powers, arguably prematurely. While she didn't commit any destructive acts, the neighbors hardly appreciated their expensive cars being 'juggled' in mid air, or having a sweet little girl accidentally reveal their private thoughts at dinner parties. This annoyance began to slide into xenophobia, particularly as mutants, and the reactionaries who loathed them, became more wide spread and the danger to Jean became real, her parents contacted the genetic mastermind, Charles Xavier.
While Xavier had encountered many mutants in his time, albeit very few telepaths, the astounding abilities Jean possessed at such a young age were both intriguing and terrifying to the Professor. Explaining the danger Jean could be to both herself and others, particularly given the political climate, he offered her one of the first places in the school he had only just opened, to teach mutants how to both use their powers and remain a part of human society. This would mean taking her away from LA, but of course still allowed contact between Jean and her parents. He also explained the limitations he would place on Jean until she was ready to harness her mutation. He subsequently refused to even try to block all of her powers, suggesting that he would be unable to do so, even if he could morally justify it. Instead Jean's parents agreed, allowing her to join the students who would become the original X-men.
Growing up among her fellow mutants, in an environment that provided excellent education in both academic pursuits and the control of her mutation, Jean not only excelled, but became a clear leader among the students, her personality, coupled with the nature of her powers, lead Xavier to begin building the team around her, someone who could coordinate their efforts as well as fight beside them, while also remaining in contact with Charles. Thus, shortly after Jean turned 16, the X-men were formally founded and Jean was at their head for each of their endeavors, largely protecting innocent mutants from hate violence, although equally protecting humanity from those who did not share the peaceful philosophy of Xavier.
While the core group of the X-men did not change for some time, over the years the number of mutants attending the school increased, in no small part due to Jean's own recruitment efforts. As matters began to ease up and Xavier's school began functioning as it had been intended to do so, the bond between the X-men grew stronger, the students enjoying as much of a social life as their human counterparts. During this time, Jean became romantically involved with Scott Summers, whom despite various clashes between their personalities, managed to stay together and indeed be happy, up until recently. Jean likes to suggest, and indeed it may be the case, that they had simply grown apart in that sense, as teenagers are want to do, but the end of their relationship (if not all feeling) coincided rather closely with Wolverine's presence at the school, who equally shows somewhat of an interest in Jean, even if he doesn't actively pursue it. Scott blames Logan, and secretly, Jean doesn't entirely discount her own feelings towards the newer mutant on the scene.
That said, Jean doesn't define herself by such things and has remained an active member of the X-men and student body of Xavier's school, although, as one of the older students, she is as much a mentor for the new arrivals as she is a pupil of the teaching staff.
Sample Post:The three of them walked together down the winding halls of Xavier's school, dodging the odd student as they did so. Hank on one side, Scott on the other, as Jean explained her latest pet project.
"But the X-gene has only been recorded in relatively recent years, and since then it's becoming increasingly widespread, if the same growth rate was applied to the timeline your suggesting..." Beast began, before Jean cut him off, rather too readily for anyone else, but Hank and Jean were almost too close in that regard, in fact, Scott found himself fortunate they simply didn't have half of the conversation via Jean's telepathy.
"I'm only talking about a few individuals, a tiny portion of the population, in the same way humanity's population has exploded over the last century, so to as the mutant population, because previously cases were few and far between." Jean continued, clutching the practical mountain of papers to herself as they strolled, careful not to let a single page fall out of place, before she could bind it together through a more mundane manner than telekinesis...like staples. "It could explain so much, stories of heroes and villains, still exaggerated, but not as complete myth as we've always presumed. What if Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Aristotle, possessed the X-gene, we could show that humans and mutants have always lived side-by-side, that we aren't a new, deadly threat?"
"By stealing their heroes?" It was the first thing Scott had said since they'd began the conversation a few corridors previously, the quiet brooding state he had around Jean these days evident, even if he wasn't being actively harsh. He didn't turn to look at her as he spoke, instead keeping his eyes, or at least shades, on the path ahead.
"No, by showing that our heroes and theirs are one and the same. We don't need to think like the Brotherhood, as two separate species."
"They won't see it like that and you know it, in fact, I don't even think we believe that. Hank's stronger, many times over, than any of them, you can read minds and throw things around with a thought and I...well I shoot lasers out of my eyes. We're no more the same species as Superman is to them." There was more indignation now, she didn't need telepathy, in fact she would never just push into his mind like that, to tell that it was more than just the motion that was aggravating him.
"Anyway, why the sudden interest in the X-gene prior to the general date?" Hank interrupted, possibly sensing the animosity himself, and hoping to keep the discussion academic, it was a complete failure, if only because Jean didn't think at all before offering a response.
"Well ever since we discovered Logan has lived for..."
"Oh, of course." It was a dig plain and simple, and it stabbed at Jean, both out of how harsh Scott could be, but also that she had been stupid enough to think she could be candid with him around, even months later.
"Scott, it isn't about him specifically, it's about mutants being around before Xav..."
"You can tell yourself that Jean." It didn't broke any kind of discussion, his terse response, before he disappeared through a door to their left, into a class, or whatever he decided to avoid any further conversation, leaving Hank and Jean standing, perfectly still, for a few moments. Weeks earlier and Jean may have just felt sadness, or regret at his actions, but now, further on, she felt anger build within her, frustration at the childish behaviour of the boy she had considered her best friend, and more, so recently.
"He's still hurting Jean, perhaps that was not wise."
"He's hurting because he invents competition where there isn't any. It's easier for him to blame Logan or me, than himself, believe me, I've seen it." That was an admission she'd kept even from Xavier, that sometimes she felt peoples' emotions like shouts, when it was so fierce she couldn't help but feel it, to read their thoughts, the fact she'd done so to Scott plagued her, even if she couldn't help it. Moments later and a sigh escaped her lips, before she turned to face Hank, having been focused on the door where Summers had left them.
"So, what do you think?"
"A nice theory, although I don't know how you can look at it beyond the hypothetical, and hard facts won't even turn the minds against us, seems like something of pure academic interest, as opposed to the debate you proclaim it to be. A little guilt stabbed at Jean, if only she was sure it was purely academic, the time spent talking to Logan about his past, a feeling she had to shake her head to rid herself of.
"Well, I can always hope for a certain mad, hairy scientist, to invent a time machine." She finally responded with a grin, bringing out a laugh from Hank, before they continued down the hallway, Hank's turn to explain a new line of research to her, one she'd undoubtedly take longer to break down than he had with her own.
