Chunhua Liu

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The wife of Jiao-Long who was married into the Liu family at the behest of the elder Liu family members. She was the daughter of a rich Chinese businessman, and honestly didn't want anything to do with the Liu family, being shy, after all. But, she warmed up to Jiao-Long, and the American lifestyle, enough that she fell in love with the man, and bore many children with him. Chunhua is Chinese, and is a short woman at five-three, and that creates a freakish contrast with her massive husband (and his giantic sister). Fortunately, her short people genes were enough to stop her children from getting gigantic! She has modest and meek facial features that convey that, even into her fifties, Chunhua is a very introverted woman. It's true, unless she's around her children or Jiao-Long, she'll keep her trap shut.

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Daughter of a rich scientist and owner of a company known as the Liu Pharmaceutical Company, Lin Liu was the oldest among a group of three sisters (Four, since her father also fathered a bastard daughter). She had everything she ever needed, and more. A life of comfort that was unheard of. She was built up as the successor to Jiao-Long, but unfortunately, once Honghui came along, she was casted aside. That left a very bitter taste in her mouth. Lin is Chinese, and has a whitish skin with very heavy golden overtones. Her build is very thin and frail, and her hair is black, straight, and tied up into a bun. Her facial features are sharp, nearly avian. She is known to be the most beautiful out of the Liu sisters. She's usually seen wearing a dress of some sort.

Lin has the power to read minds (Professor X style) and assume forms based off of those thoughts. You could be thinking about your mom and she could shapeshift into her, or you could be thinking about a person you saw the other night, and bam! She shapeshifted. She is capable of disobeying the laws of mass conservation to an extent, allowing her to assume the forms of people larger/smaller than her. Her telepathic abilities on their own aren't too shabby. She can read thoughts, send them, and open mental connections over a large range (Which she can expand with effort). She can also send sexy thoughts to people.

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The much older (and much more judgmental) half-sister of Lin Liu. She was the result of big pappa Liu having one night stand with a secretary, and eventually she joined the family in their mansion. She's incredibly polite, but also extremely judgmental, arrogant, and haughty (She looks down on everyone). Mika, like her sisters, is Asian (Half-Chinese, and Half-Japanese, to be exact). She's somewhat chubby, and has a gut, due to a real lack of exercise and over indulging herself in sweets. Her facial features are diamond shaped, and sharp, and she has a pony-tail (her hair is black btw) that reaches her back. She's known to put a flower in it. Mika's attire is very modest, and schoolgirl-y.

Mika has the power to copy and store Cerebral powers inside of her. Which she can switch between, but she can only use one at a time. At the moment, Mika only has Lin's telepathic abilities, and a telekinetic power that allows her to make shields.

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The third child in the Liu Family, born just two years after Lin. She's not as groomed to be the best as Lin, but she makes up for it in sheer creativity. Jia-Li aims to be a architect and design the best buildings the world as ever seen, and she has worked hard towards that goal while going to the best universities in the world. She's arguably the best educated out of the Liu siblings, since Lin was more trained in the field that Jiao-Long wanted her to inherit. Jia-Li is a friendly and outgoing girl, that certainly has a bit of a temper. She doesn't have any resolve to help the world, but instead only wants to reach a new level of personal improvement that brings pride and joy to her family name. Jia-Li is short, and mousy, she wears glasses, and keeps her hair wavy, yet very cleaned and maintained. Her eyes are brown, and her skin is an off-white color with golden overtones. She is a little chubby due to not getting out a lot, but with the help of her personal trainer, she lost a lot of weight.

Jia-Li is capable of manipulating the light and darkness levels in the room, and is capable of merging the two together to create a "twilight." A strange dark-blue substance that is similar to light in appearance. She can turn this into grenades, walls, etc.

Huifang Liu

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Originally the youngest of the Liu family (Before Honghui came along) Huifang is easily the most sporty out of the siblings. She's had some trouble connecting with her cousins and siblings due to the age gap - which causes her to act out a bit, and develop a lot of innate aggression as she seeks new ways of validation. Which has her adopting a tough girl persona, and developing a love for sport (Mostly biking, skateboarding and other extreme sports). With her father's money, she was able to support these hobbies, and whatever keeps her out of trouble. She connects to her older cousin, Meifeng, quite well due to their similarities. Huifang most likely has the most destructive power of all her siblings.

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The six old son of Jiao-Long, and his latest (and hopefully last) child. Honghui was born merely a year after the Verthaven Disaster, and was built up as the next big thing in the Liu family. He is a very young, and tidy child, that has a bowl cut, and a very chubby face. Nearly androgynous in appearance. Unlike other children, he isn't exactly loud, excited, and fun loving. He's quite quiet, and unemotional, in fact - until you manage to activate these emotions during his rare moments of joy. He gets along with his slightly older cousin quite well. Honghui is being built up as the true successor to Jiao-Long in the Liu Pharmaceutical company. Though, to the anger of his daughter, Lin.

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Now, to properly explain Wendy's backstory, I have to go into someone else's backstory. Eight years before she was even born, her father, Euan Lucker, a lowly office worker that worked for a paper company, met his dream girl Lucy Wallis. They eventually married and had their first child, Diana Lucker. Now, all of this was during NEST's grand offensive to rid Stadium City of the Tyrants. They were a nice happy, middle-class, family. However, Lucy went out shopping, and was caught in the crossfire between Tyrants, and NEST... which wasn't pretty. Lucy was blown in half by the event, and deprived both Luckers of the main woman in their life. In his grief, Euan sent Diana off to Verthaven to live with his grandparents.

After the death of his first wife, Euan fell in love with another woman named Kumiko Fujimoto several years later. A woman that he'd go on to impregnate, and wanted to marry, but she disappeared for the strangest reason right after giving birth to their child. Euan was so confused about it... that he simply raised Wendy on his own. Euan was trying harder with his next child. He tried to develop Wendy in a healthy way. Since she had displayed an immense creative side, he decided to develop that. Giving Wendy a variety of different books to read until she had developed that skill far faster than expected. This is where her love of reading really blossomed... into an obsession. An expensive obsession that Euan had to support (By going to the library over and over again). But better than drugs! Throughout school, she kept her pool of friends limited (Mostly the other shy introverts).

However, a few years in, and an old ghost had returned. Someone that Euan had forgotten about, and Wendy had no knowledge of whatsoever. Oh no, her sister was the troublesome Diana Lucker. After the death of his first wife, he sent Diana to Verthaven to live with her grandparents. Now, the Verthaven disaster took place, and Diana was one of the many survivors - Diana came back into her life, who became a miscreant, a thug, a punk - who hung out with all the wrong people, beat up people, and gambled, while in Verthaven. A changed woman from the little girl that Euan sent off. Despite their differences, the two sisters are quite close - even though one wants the other to change their ways. However, Diana manifested superpowers while in Verthaven due to the Black Fall Effect, the ability to control paper. The great change in Stadium City's political climate took place, and Stadium City started getting... a lot less safe. The Tyrants had disbanded, and every person who wanted a piece of that pie came to Stadium City. It became an utter warzone. The city that was once peaceful, was not undersiege as every gang and their grandmother were fighting over the city. While the Luckers tried to avoid it, it wasn't long until it began seeping into their neighborhood, and they got caught in the crossfire. Wendy herself honestly wanted to leave Stadium City, but where was there to go?

The two girls didn't get along that well due to the huge difference in age between them. However, they managed to forge some connection with her. It wasn't long before Wendy manifested powers of her own - at fourteen - and touched Diana while they were chatting. Their nervous-systems lit up with the green Metahuman energy, before the flash of light disappeared and Wendy had the same power as Diana, with little clue that she had replicated it.

Euan (and by that extent, DOVE) assumed that she simply had the same exact power as her sister. Diana and Wendy got much closer, as the two trained to use their powers together. Finding out some creative ways to use it. However, Diana then took Wendy along to meet her friends just to get her out of the house, and when they shook hands, their hands started glowing with the Metahuman energy. That's when Wendy gained Pyromancery (Albeit a slight version), and it turned out that she was a Replicator. She talked about it with Euan, and he decided, for her sake, that they keep this a secret, and tell everyone that Paper Manipulation is her only power. However, Diana got in a load of trouble with NEST during a crime-spree while attempting to join a gang, and she was apprehended by RAVEN. DOVE said that if Diana joins the Academy program (Going to Academy 218), and adjusts her attitude, then she won't go to jail.

Wendy herself was sent to an academy after a disagreement over a late library book escalated into a fight (That ruined almost every book in that library), and she was arrested by RAVEN as well. While Diana was sent to Academy 218, Wendy was sent to Academy 61 on the West Coast, located within Baybridge. After a few months of preparation, Wendy was sent to the Academy. In Baybridge, she made herself well acquainted within the Academy there, and the city itself. She really enjoyed it. She spent the next few years training her ability, and getting and education there. Wendy turned eighteen a few months before the story started (In January). Just to celebrate becoming an adult, her dad sent her enough money to go buy a moped off Craig's list.

Life was great.

However, during the whole shitsorm in Baybridge, Wendy was merely a bystander in all of it. It began with the first Overload attack, where she was nearly frozen alive, and had to be saved by a passing DOVE. She was taken to RAVEN/DOVE Headquarters to receive medical attention, but she accidentally used her pyrokinesis and it was revealed that she was a replicator. She was fortunately able to dodge serious charges, and was released after she managed to regenerate. Later that night, Wendy decided to go to the mall with a friend where another Metahuman was Overloaded that made her lose control of her abilities. She turned into a flying mass of paper that went out of control, and she felt like she was slipping out of her humanity. Fortunately, it came to a close, and she was given medical attention.

A week later, and she was able to dodge the third and last Overload attack by being with a new friend the whole time. But, she didn't miss the Eco-Natura attack on the city. However, during the last stretches of the attack, she managed to snap a picture of the Black Hound, and give it to RAVEN.

The next few months went by pretty peacefully; two of her cousins showed up at the Academy, and she has been spending a great chunk of time with them. With zero shit storms going on.

Euan Lucker - Father

Fujimoto Kumiko - Mother


Zachery Wallace - Uncle


Laura Wallace - Aunt


Gracie Wallace - Aunt


Brianna Wallace - Cousin


Cody Wallace - Step-Cousin


Diana - Lucker

| Good | Friend | "He's a good guy...." |


| Good | Best Friend | "Rori's one of the first friends I ever met in Baybridge. Cute, too." |


| Neutral | Teacher | "Her power is incredible... I wonder if I can...." |


| Good? | Classmate | "I... would probably get an earful if I said I found her ability interesting." |


| Mixed | DOVE | "I think Cindy is... nice. A bit bitchy, though." |


| Good | RAVEN | "I can't believe that she not only didn't yell at me, but she wants to see my photography!" |


| Good | Friend | "I owe him for helping me... He seems like a good person to me, too. Loves books, too!" |

| Hated | Opposition | "I don't know what goes on behind that mask, but even the slightest hesitation could prove fatal." |


| Bad | Deranged Opponent | "He's like Caligula, but worse... but, I've never felt such power before. Every time I think about him, I start to feel uneasy.... I should avoid him at all costs, but I know I'll come to blows to him again if I want Diana." |

Meifeng was born under unknown circumstances while Lihua was working for the Hei Long, and since a secret military group is not the best place to raise a child, Meifeng was given to her grandfather in order to raise her. She grew up in the same house that her mother did, in fact. She was born without a solid mother figure, or even a good father figure. She didn't see her mother for years, and only knew that she existed from her grandfather talking about her. In fact, she was on her own most of the time. In school was the only place for Meifeng to develop any solid social skills. In school, she was a bit of a trouble-maker. She'd get into fights, and cause all manners of mischief. At home, she was rarely given any reprimanding, her grandfather barely cared. She always felt like she was alone in the world, and that nobody cared about her. She was close to not caring about anyone else - but she held onto the faintest idea that it would get better.

Once she was around eight, she received a change of pace like no other. One night, her mother (Lihua Zhao), whom she never seen before, came home. The next thing Meifeng knew, she was taken from her previous life, and came to America with her mother, with a new last name. America was a very strange place for Meifeng, but she was living with her rather wealthy Uncle, Jiao-Long Liu, and his daughters, the Liu sisters. She lived in Black Fall. For two years, Meifeng adjusted to American life with the help of her family (And Mika). She was enrolled the same school as her cousins, and managed to get on the volleyball team again. Along with getting an above-average education, she refined her social skills. She resented her mother somewhat for never being there for her in the early days, but she was eager to make up for lost time. They remained in Black Fall for two years, until her mother got a job as a NEST Agent, and they were sent off to Verthaven.

In Verthaven, Meifeng and her mother lived in the Central Valley neighborhood, and went to a school in University Row (Only thing she was pissed about was that there was no volleyball team, Basketball would suffice). She didn't exactly make the friends she was hoping for... and didn't do that well in school due to her size, and the fact that she had trouble speaking English. However, in her school basketball team, she met Jennifer Caspin, a girl who would eventually become her best friend. Jennifer and Meifeng hit it off because they were outcasts, and throughout the years, they managed to become very close. While Jennifer was withdrawn and shy, Meifeng saw her as a little sister. However, at home, Meifeng was still depressed, and rather sullen about a few things. She didn't get along with her Lihua because the woman was very secretive. Lihua figured that Meifeng had a bit too much energy left over from school... and simply signed her up for karate lessons. Lihua was a very paranoid woman, and figured that Meifeng could use the self defense training. However, she only signed her up for karate lessons taught by Asians.

From there, Meifeng took karate so seriously that she saw it as more of a passion, she saw it as a way of life. Meifeng was taught by her karate instructor morality, and a proper way of life. Which built her up as a person, and helped eliminate her insecurities about loneliness. Meifeng also rose through the karate ranks through sheer hard work and dedication. However, another change surfaced soon after that. While she was playing with Jennifer by a river, her ability manifested. Meifeng was showing off to Jennifer, she did a roundhouse kick and she sent a wave flying. She noticed it, and tried another martial arts technique, which had the same result. Fortunately, Jennifer didn't notice it, and Meifeng went home and told Lihua.

From there, Lihua informed her of the secret of the Zhao family - Lihua was a superhuman, with the ability to manipulate man made stones. She tested Meifeng's ability, and confirmed that she was a Metahuman. Preforming her duty, Lihua got Meifeng registered with NEST. Which presented another problem, the young Meifeng had no idea how to use her powers. Fortunately, there was an Academy in town, Academy 12. Lihua managed to pull a few strings and use her NEST connections to get Meifeng into the Academy. From there, Meifeng received professional power training, and met a wide variety of people - such as the young and charming Trevor Obott, and the social butterfly Cindy Keagan. They made friends with each other and formed a very close bond.

Things changed once the Fiends attacked the fair. Meifeng, for one, was not there, but Jennifer was. Which causes her guilt even to this day. Once the Fiends attacked, Meifeng took Jennifer out to the beach where they met some nice girls who invited her to a party. Meifeng enjoyed a bitchin party which her cousins were kind enough to attend, and woke up the next morning with a wad of panties in one hand, and a six-foot tall cactus in the other. Meifeng, from there, went out with her cousins - before separating due to her own impatience. However, if she hadn't, she wouldn't have came across Jennifer and a few friends of hers being kidnapped by the Hands of Science. Meifeng tried to intervene, but she too was kidnapped by the Hands.

They all woke up strapped to tables, while the Fiends were launching their faithful raid on NEST Headquarters. Due to a faulty power suppressant collar, Meifeng managed to get out of the restraints, and managed to get in contact with Lihua, who came down into the base fast as possible. While she called for help, she was also discovered Meifeng had to fight for her life alongside friends, and she fought tooth and nail, until she had received a brutal injury at the hands of the Hands. Ultimately, they turned the battle back around in their favor, and managed to expose the Hands of Science to the world in the process. Meifeng didn't know how to feel about playing such a vital part in this. She had received some mental scars from the incident.

For the next months, Meifeng was more than content with laying low while NEST and her mother declared war on the Hands of Science. She had received a bit of PTSD from the incident. She chose to stay in the house whenever necessary, and just play videogames. Up until the grand NEST fundraiser in which she started to come out some more. After the ball, she started hanging out with friends some more, and enjoyed life. She started to ease up a bit.

Just as she realized everything was going to be okay, the Devil attacked, and the Verthaven disaster. It was the worst week of her young life. She was forced to fight for her life against monsters, and worst of all, the Changeling Unit. Whatever happened in the Verthaven disaster, she was there, as she was one of the brave volunteers who offered to fight. Up until the faithful attempt on the Devil's life. Meifeng was so oblivious to her own friends - she hadn't realized that Jennifer was being forced by the Changeling Unit to betray NEST (With her family's lives being threatened if she didn't). They planted a bomb within Jen. Once the betrayal was found out, the bomb out of Jennifer, and Meifeng left with her and some friends. However, around this time, the Devil had ascended in power, and was going on a rampage. Meifeng's group had to stop... that's when the Changeling Unit appeared before her, and dumped the bodies of Jen's family in front of them just to taunt Jen.

Meifeng was shocked and appalled at the sheer brutality of the Changeling Unit. However, she encouraged her friend to push on. However, once the Devil caught up to them, Jennifer gave up, and was pulled into the depths. Which Meifeng considered her first major failure.

Afterwards, Meifeng was exposed to the secrets of the Zhao family - and how Lihua was the leader of the Hei Long. She participated in the alliance to battle the Devil, and the final battle against the Changeling Unit. She was the one who put the bullet in Luis' head... but not before he could kill her best friend Trevor. With two friends dead, Meifeng wondered when the brutality would end.

Then the shield dropped...

After the Verthaven disaster, Meifeng was forced to leave the city for good, and she was happy for that. This was the great change in her life. Lihua resigned from NEST, and Meifeng stepped up to join the newly formed RAVEN (And was in fact the first person to be formally invited to the organization). After receiving a great sum of cash from one friend, and intelligence from another, Meifeng went off to Baybridge to build up something new - along with Cindy, who was recently orphaned. Meifeng remained in Baybridge for a few months as RAVEN and DOVE were revealed, afterwards, she and Cindy joined RAVEN and Dove respectively.

It was a rigorous two years of painful training. Meifeng gave it her literal all. Training her very hardest as she gave off blood, sweat, and tears. After the two were up, and Meifeng was declared an officer within RAVEN. Right off the bat, Meifeng chose to participate in the battles against the rest of the Hands of Science - and was sent off out of Baybridge. In which she used the information given to her by Baron to her advantage. This pleased her superiors enough to earn her a few promotions. She didn't want anything less than the utter destruction of everything the Hands knew and love. She went from base to base, and utterly annihilated anyone who bore the Hands insignia. Until the last of the Hands were defeated. She didn't even feel satisfied. She gained a reputation for her ruthlessness, and brutality when facing off against the Hands of Science. She was compared to a spirit of vengeance that showed no discrimination.

She was shot all over America (Eventually moving to ), and became one of the top Agents in the war against the Hands of Science. Until she came across the last of the Hands of Science up in Eastern Canada. Headed by a man who was too stubborn to give up and head off into hiding. He was surrounded by his four main REAPERS he called the Four Kings, and each of them were powerful. Meifeng went into his headquarters in the middle of bumfuck no where, and snuck in with a team of RAVENs. Inside, she was going to sneak in and assassinate the man. However, he expected this and set up a trap. That's when one of the worst battles ever took place, in which many of the RAVENs that Meifeng worked with were brutally slaughtered. She just used their deaths as a motivation to keep moving. She went in with all of her strength, before she killed one of the REAPERs with a clever trick.

The Executive in charge was getting away, and Meifeng realized this. While the rest of her squad was fighting the REAPERs, she chased down this executive. Using her power made it easy, but she pinned him down. He was completely at her mercy, and nobody was around to see it... So, she gave into the temptation and blew his head off with her sidearm. And with one moment, the Hands of Science were destroyed. She felt proud of herself... for a moment. Then she felt empty after the rage was gone.

Afterwards, Meifeng was cycled through several cities, appearing in Mendel first. Right off the bat, Meifeng was thrown into the horrors and hardness of this world as she faced off against the likes of the Allegiance, the Order, and the Pure - Along with the Skulls and Vanguard native of Mendel. Each battle hardened Meifeng, and showed her another side of the world. Meifeng didn't just fight against these threats, she lent a helping hand where ever she could to the young people in need.

However, a few months ago, the Beast showed up in Prague, and Meifeng was one of the many top RAVENs they cycled to the city. Once she was there, she encountered the many Metahuman agencies of the world, and collaborated with them on handling the Beast. Meifeng was on the front lines, distracting the Beast, while the rest of the agencies attacked him. However, the Beast overwhelmed them, and continued his rampage. Continuing on to a group of civilians, and threatened to kill them. And the only thing in the way was Meifeng. She was alone... she could have left them to die. However, she didn't think twice about standing in the way of the Beast. She fought to the last man, receiving many bad burns in the process. No matter how many times she was knocked down, she got back up. Which gave the civilians plenty of time to escape.

Meifeng let out a tear as she embraced death... however, that's when the collective agencies launched a surprise attack with a Czech Metahuman who could nullify powers. They turned off the Beast's ability, and hit him with everything they had, and finally killed him. Meifeng was taken to receive some medical attention, and was awarded a title, "The Hero of Prague" for her heroism, and became a world renown hero.

Meifeng spent a few months in Prague, before she was assigned back to America. She was awarded a few months of R&R... she used this time to explore America, visiting the hotspots in order to reflect on her life. Meifeng went from Philadelphia, to Mendel, to Stadium City, to New Rivere. Up until her time was up, and she was assigned back to Baybridge.

After so long... it felt like a homecoming.

During the various disasters in Baybridge, Meifeng was a front line soldier. Fighting in the riots, and saving the day during all of the Overload attacks. She was also there with the Mannequin was captured, and that felt amazing bring the last of the Changelings in for good. Afterwards, the investigation into the Founding Family began, and Meifeng went to Singapore for a few months on a foreign exchange program. She enjoyed the food, but she was there for a reason - to investigate a shipping company that may have ties with them.

In the month of October, Meifeng is still in fucking Singapore.

Bohai Zhou - Father


Lihua Zhao - Mother


Lijuan Zhao - Sister


Jianguo Liu - Grand Father


Biyu Liu - Grand Mother


Jiao-Long Liu - Uncle


Chunhua Liu - Aunt


Lin Liu - Cousin


Jia-Li Liu - Cousin


Huifang Liu - Cousin


Mika Liu - Cousin


Honghui Liu - Cousin

| Good | Mother | "I'm really glad I didn't burn bridges with her." |


| Great | Best Friend | "It feels nostalgic to have her back after this long." |


| Good | Best Friend | "I'm glad to see Cindy's in one piece." |


| Respected | Close Friend | "Quentin... Quentin... He didn't deserve half the shit that happened to him." |


| Good | Quentin's Brother | "I may not be as close to him as I am to Quentin, but I still owe him a lot." |


| Neutral, leaning on Good | Fellow RAVEN | "Kinda thought that he was an asshole, but it's great to see that he changed." |


| Neutral | Shizuka's twin | "Yeah... He's... around, I guess?" |


| Good | RAVEN | "She's one of the good Agents, I could get to know her." |


| Good | Fellow RAVEN/Target of Cindy's Ire | "C'mon... Mimic here can't be that bad...." |

Lihua Zhao was born Qiaolian Liu (Which she'll be referred to as for this bit of her backstory). A native of main land China, she was born into the wealthy Liu family who had ties to many businesses in major Chinese cities such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and such. Qiaolian herself was the second child of the Liu family, the first child was her older brother Jiao-Long Liu. Due to the family's wealth, and connections, they were able to dodge serious punishment for breaking China's one-child-policy. They literally threw money at the problem and it went away! However, tensions were quite high in the family, especially as Qiaolian grew up. Her parents had a hatred towards each other over a certain event that took place before Qiaolian was even born. This kind of manifested in a favoritism that her mother had towards Jiao-Long. She utterly ignored Qiaolian in favor of her genius son Jiao-Long, and her father barely got involved with the two out of pure apathy. Which made the young Qiaolian a very unhappy girl. She was sent to a high-tier school... and acted out within it. She joined a group of female delinquents, and caused trouble throughout Shanghai. Theft, vandalism, assault, and sexual activity. Eventually, it ended with her getting arrested, and shaming her whole family. This behavior was deemed simply unacceptable.

They needed to discipline their unruly daughter before she brings every more shame to the Liu line. Which is when her mother suggested that she signs Qiaolian up for top quality Tai Chi lessons, with the hopes of disciplining their awful child. Qiaolian declined. Then was signed up anyway. At first Qiaolian thought it was lame, before she thought it'd teach her how to fight. Boy was she wrong. After school, she was made to work under one of the most strict, skilled, no-nonsense Tai chi teachers of all time. At first, Qiaolian had to adjust to this new master, but over time, her parents got exactly what they wanted. She stopped acting out, and this was the beginning of her disciplined mindset. She began looking to this Tai Chi teacher for guidance, and he became a paternal figure for Qiaolian. He guided her to the path of being a better youth than she was before.

Around the time Qiaolian was thirteen, however, her parents finally had enough of each other, and they finally divorced. Her mother put China behind her as she took Jiao-Long with her to America. Leaving Qiaolian in the hands of her father, who, quite frankly, couldn't give a shit. However, the one thing that Qiaolian learned from her father in his drunken rants was that her mother wanted to get her aborted on the grounds of being a girl. This immediately put a hatred for both Jiao-Long, and her mother, deep inside her heart. Which put the idea of self-reliance into her head over time. She couldn't rely on no parents, no other person, only herself. She started getting very independent for her age, and kept interaction with her family to a minimum. Because, at that point, she saw her Tai-Chi instructor as her father. However, her power had manifested while she was in a Tai Chi class. She didn't realize it yet, but while sparring (Which was much more light contact than other forms), she caused a shockwave that went through the building on contact with another person. She was certainly in for a shock when that had happened. After everyone went home, Qiaolian had accidentally activated her power again while in her home. This is when she started catching onto what happened, and realized that she could control concrete, and other forms of masonry.

This was a scary experience that made her realize much about herself. She realized that she was a Metahuman, and nothing was going to change that. Opposed to rejecting her gifts, Qiaolian chose to embrace them. She spent her time in secrecy practicing her powers. She was unsure of how her family, or anyone else, would react. Just something that she did on the side in practice. She came to the conclusion that the power was heavily linked to her emotions, and she figured that she'd learn to control her emotions afterwards. For years, she practiced and trained in silent until she gotten herself a firm grasp on her abilities. She wanted to use them in action, but she wasn't sure she wanted to out herself for no reason.

However, Qiaolian's life received great change (When she was eighteen) when they came to her door. People from the government came asking for her. They claimed they had a Metahuman who could sense when a power was being used, and had pinpointed Qiaolian to this one place. They took her without any obstruction from her father. They took her to a military base far out in the middle of no where, and shuffled her into a room full of other Metahumans like her.

They introduced themselves as the Hei Long Te Shu Bu Dui (Black Dragon Special Ops). An elite force within the Chinese military comprised solely of Metahumans. At least, that's what they were aiming to do. They were to be given the best training, weaponry, and tools, the military had to offer. They were trained in combat, espionage, and how to use their power effectively. The training was long, punishing, and brutal - few people were able to make the cut - but Qiaolian managed to reach the top of them. While she was being forced to do so, she gave it her all, just like she always did. She used these skills to better herself, and become an incredibly skilled and disciplined solder - even without the superb use of her powers. She was assigned to her first mission, simply to eliminate a group of terrorists that were targeting major cities.

Qiaolian and her group tracked them down to the outskirts of southern China, and a battle took place. In which she used her abilities to all of their strength, and utterly decimated the terrorist group. The Hei Long helped, but this was when she showed her talents to China's higher government. This was when they began to recognize her strength. They sent on her several more missions where she seemingly only got better and better results. Eventually, she was rewarded with the title of head of the Hei Long. In which Lihua got even worse. Throughout her tenure as leader of the group, she followed through with a variety of missions. The kind of stuff that would start wars if exposed to the world. Secret attacks on other nations, espionage, and more. Each mission - while they all didn't go swimmingly - was carried out, and eventually she succeeded.

In between these missions, she was tasked with "conscripting" more Metahumans for the Hei Long. She tracked them down, forced them to join, or die. Very few people escaped. This earned her the title of Du Cai Zhe... alternative, the Tyrant. There were few people who could compete with her sheer prowess in battle. She oppressed the Metahumans of China for decades, and there were few who could compete with her raw power, leadership, and intelligence. If someone were to counter her abilities, she'd just come up with a plan to take them out. Or get someone else to do it. A Metahuman had no choice but to join the Hei Long if they wanted to leave with their lives.

However, while Qiaolian lead the Hei Long with ruthlessness like no other, she still was in touch with her emotions - specifically, her romantic side. She eventually fell in love with one of her subordinates: Bohai Zhou. A man who could manipulate water. They got closer, and closer, until they gotten physical. Which ended with Qiaolian getting pregnant. Her superiors were outraged... but, they allowed Lihua some time off to have her baby. She spent the next nine months in Shanghai... wandering the great city, and seeing how much it changed. Once those nine-months were up, she had a baby girl she named Meifeng. However, she left that child with her father, and went back to work.

While she loved her child, she just couldn't see them being together. She was a monster, and no child should be exposed to that. Qiaolian was with the Hei Long for years, and she was in her thirties, with no signs of stopping. Though, like all things, it finally came to an end. There was the Polaris Cult... a deadly organizations that practically controlled the Chinese government. Qioalian seen them up close, and distrusted them over their depravity. Even Bohai agreed with her. But, she never spoke out because Polaris practically owned the Hei Long.

Her suspicions were proven correct when the Polar wanted to preform an experiment... they have a ritual that gave people powers. It only works if a person meets a specific criteria. However, there was a high chance of death - but the reward was great. Qiaolian's superiors "volunteered" Meifeng, which immediately outraged both Qiaolian, and Bohai. They plead with them to reconsider, but they were adamant.

So, they had one choice.

To defend their daughter, the two struck out and rebelled against their superiors. Qiaolian caved the roof of the building in, and killed the people Qiaolian served, and Bohai wiped out the Polaris representatives. They teamed up to eliminate what was left of the Hei Long, but with the battle over, won in their favor, they had a few problems. They killed quite a lot of China's top military people, and they were still in the thick of it. Bohai and Qiaolian agreed to split up - Qiaolian was going to take Meifeng and leave, while Bohai distracted them. They both went their separate ways, and Qiaolian quickly made it to Shanghai, picked up Meifeng, and contacted her brother - who had become a very rich and influential man - to help her get out. He provided them with a way to sneak out of China's borders via plane, and they came to America.

To this day, she doesn't know whether or not Bohai survived.

In America, they were flown to Black Fall, Pennsylvania. Where Jiao-Long had lived with his family, his five daughters. Jiao-Long discussed what happened in China with Qiaolian, and he understood, and provided them with everything he could. He used his money to provide them with a permanent residence within America. Also allowing Qiaolian to change her name. She changed her name to Lihua Zhao, a name that she was always fond of, and wished that she always had. Now Lihua, the first thing that she did was dedicate time to learning the English language. Jiao-Long's many daughters were also very helpful in teaching her (Since Jiao-Long was still in touch with his Chinese side enough to teach them). After learning language, Lihua put some time aside to relax, and adjust to America. It was a rough transition, causing some major culture shock, but she eased into it over time. Enjoying Jiao-Long's high life. However, she still didn't get along with her older brother all that much, and wanted to get out of his hair soon as possible... though, she was willing to take a few gifts from him.

Lihua heard about the American NEST organization when they came to register her. She didn't like how lax America was with their Metahumans, but she knew they were the best bet for a job given her extensive military background. She joined the NEST organization, and then she was sent to Verthaven along with Meifeng. She went through two years of NEST training... which was no problem for the already well trained and experienced Lihua. Once those two years were up, she joined NEST as an intelligence officer responsible for feeding information to the field agents. Using her talents in the military, she rose through the ranks quickly. However, she gained infamy within the organization due to her rather... callous, approach to things. Lihua didn't get along with the other NEST agents that well, calling them foolish at every turn. But, they couldn't deny that she was one of the best.

As Lihua was an Intelligence Officer credited for assisting in the apprehension of several criminals, along with acting as a rather professional investigator - along with participating in a few field operations. She solved crimes, and made things much easier for the other Agents. They tolerated her because of this simple fact. Few people tried to make some attempt to befriend Lihua, and they were either met with apathy, or simply gave up because she was so aloof. However, Lihua was still flirtatious enough to be willing to give some people a chance. That person whom she was the most willing to give a chance was Maximilian Cornell, when he was stationed in Verthaven for a period of time.

Maximilian was apparently a famous Agent, and he was one of the few people that Lihua let in. It wasn't an outright romance, but Maximilian considered her a friend. However, it was during a faithful office party in which the two got painfully drunk, and had a one-night stand within Lihua's office. It was originally just nothing but a meaningless relationship, but it had some long term effects. A few weeks later, and Lihua discovered that she was pregnant. With Maximilian's child. She was shamed.

Instead of having an abortion, Lihua chose to deal with this problem herself. However, she decided not to tell Maximilian about this, for her own reasons. She didn't want to bind such a shining example of an Agent down to her. Maximilian left Verthaven to be stationed back within Stadium City, and Lihua spent the next nine months working as long as she physically could (They actually had to bar her from the building so she can actually take her maternity leave). She gave birth to her beautiful child, whom she named Lijuan Zhao (For being similar to her own name).

When the Fiends had attacked the Fair, Lihua was one of the Agents who was busy off her ass helping Agents on the field launch tactile strikes against them. She provided information on a major member of the Fiends, which eventually lead to his death. She was so busy that she began to ignore her daughters, leaving Lijuan in the hands of babysitters, and letting Meifeng do her own thing. However, that began to bite her when it turned out that Meifeng went missing. Before she could even look for her, the Fiends had launched their faithful attack on NEST headquarters, which ended with the big bad Fiend in charge, Khan, dead, and the Headquarters in ruins.

It was awfully suspicious. But before she could question it, she received a phone call from Meifeng from inside the Hands base, desperately calling for help. Lihua managed to track the base down, and fight her way through the base. Which allowed her to be the one who uncovered the Miranda Caryl conspiracy (With help, of course). She finally found Meifeng fighting for her life with friends, and provided help. Lihua managed to turn the fight around in their favor, but Meifeng was scarred in the process.

After the battle, Lihua had enough dirt on the Director to get her arrested for everything that happened. She contemplated it for awhile, but ultimately decided to send the data to High-Command, which included dirt on everyone - including the mysterious Changeling Unit. This ended with the Director getting arrested... but someone else leaked the information to the world, resulting in the massive NEST bias, and it made her job much harder. However, Lihua was promoted to the very head of Verthaven's Intelligence Office. Which saw her mood (and paycheck) improving by a thousand-fold.

This was the start of the against the war against the Hands of Science.

For two months, Lihua used her heightened clearance to greatly improve the field agents success against the Hands. Overseeing plenty of fights against them. She also got well acquainted with the agents that were shuffled from other cities (Including Maximilian). It wasn't long until Lihua saw crisis yet again. While she was taking the day off, a Changeling arrived and kidnapped Lijuan. Which saw the first major operation against the Changeling Unit as Lihua tracked down that Changeling, and he gave up his fellow Changelings in exchange for immunity. Lihua agreed, and she was there on the front when they launched the raid on the Changeling hideout (She was the one who helped come up with the plan).

Once they arrived, they had the Changeling (And a fellow Agent) plant bombs within the hideout, and Lihua was one the forefront as she demanded that they return all the infants they took. The Changelings surrendered, complied, and once Lijuan was far away from the action, she detonated the bombs and battled the Changelings. She eliminated most of them, but the leaders were escaping. By the time they had caught up, the Hands had sent one of their weapons - PR-1 - after NEST with the intent of buying Heartbreaker time to escape. This resulted in one of the most grueling battles that Lihua has ever participated in. It almost resulted in her death if it wasn't for the timely intervention of fellow NEST Agents foaming PR-1.

After the battle, Lihua was suspended for injuring another agent, and she quickly fell into an alcohol related depression. Almost dying, almost losing Lijuan, and getting suspended did not do a fragile mental state any favors. This went on for a week, as Lihua literally drowned herself in alcohol. It wasn't until she gave a friend of hers a call that she decided to try and get herself out of it. Lihua managed to convince Maximilian to sanction a interrogation on PR-1, hoping to get the answers she was searching for. However, PR-1 escaped from NEST, and another battle took place. Resulting in the death of the former director.

From there... Lihua simply delegated to the sidelines while NEST took on the Hands of Science. However, she was forced back into action once the Devil of Verthaven attacked. She was there for it all, the Changeling's raid on the headquarters, the botched attempt on the Devil's life, the Devil's ascended form, the alliance and final stand against the Devil... and finally, the final battle against the Changeling Unit. She made it out alive, all the Zhaos did.

... It was time for a change.

After the Verthaven disaster, NEST was being disbanded, and Verthaven was being condemned. An era of great change was quickly approaching. She decided that she, too, should change. For the best. With Meifeng joining the up and coming RAVEN, she figured that she'd step down from NEST now. After one last mission (Where she got Luis' diary) she put her papers in, and then left Verthaven shortly afterwards with Meifeng and the newly orphaned Cindy, heading towards Baybridge. She still had a considerable amount of money with her during her time in NEST, so that was enough to put her through until she got another job.

While in Baybridge, she searched for a new job... there wasn't really a whole lot for Lihua (She was never formally educated, so that's a problem). So, either, she re-attends school at forty three years old, or she finds another job that'd work with her. She heard that there was an Academy within Baybridge... while it was in the neck of the woods, she applied for the job of Power Instructor. The Academy program opened it's arms for Lihua because of her extensive background within NEST.

She went out for a few months of training, before she was given the position of power instructor, and immediately, she began liking the job a lot more than her time in NEST. Lihua was a superb teacher, and she loved working with the children. Which made her transition from heartless bitch, to kind, soft-spoken mother, all the more easier as it was testing her patience, and her willingness to change. However, there were some moments when she lost her temper, and went off on the students - but nothing too serious. Throughout the years, she trained many students on how to use their powers, and then sent them off on their way.

Lihua also took the time to connect to Lijuan, and make sure that she grows up healthy. She's been pushing her developing child through life, and trying to make sure that she comes out a well-adjusted little girl by giving her hobbies, and all the love and attention she needs. Which has caused Lijuan to develop into a nice, moral, young girl. However, the new rise of Metahumans, having two Metahuman parents, and Lihua's increasing contact with her caused Lijuan to develop superpowers... in the worst way possible. While Lijuan was in school, her power manifested, a high level pyromancery. Her power immediately went out of control, and caused a lot of damage to the school, and the people around it. Before DOVE came in and got Lijuan under control. Lihua went there fast as possible, but there was a lot of problems.

She caused a large scene that got on the news, and Lihua was being sued by many of the injured. She would literally be poor and homeless if she didn't resort to... drastic measures. She had to call in a lot of favors with her old friends within NEST (Such as Meifeng, up to Maximilian Cornell) just to avoid Lijuan being taken by DOVE. She contacted her older brother Jiao-Long and asked for his help. They didn't see eye to eye, but he agreed to pay off all the money they were asking for from the lawsuits - but only if Lihua repays him in the end. Lihua didn't understand why... but she agreed to it. Which removed one problem from the mix - but Jiao-Long and his family moved into Baybridge because Black Fall was getting too dangerous. In which Lihua made it her mission to reconnect with Jiao-Long and his family. However, Lijuan was proven to be very dangerous... and her power was very unstable and hard to control. She caused further destruction upon returning home. Not even considering the destruction she could cause, Lihua realized that Lijuan could possibly ash - which made her immediately apply Lijuan for a power suppressant collar.

All while Meifeng was returning to Baybridge after several years...

The reunion of mother and daughter went pretty swell, and the entire Zhao family had a great time at the Strong Gold Community opening, and afterwards, the woman went right back to work. She stayed out of the world Overload incidents because she isn't the type that gets out a lot. However, she was, unfortunately, caught up in the third one which almost took the life of Lijuan. She was fortunate that a friend came by to save Lijuan.

However, she took Lijuan out to Courtbridge to take her mind off things, and the two were caught up in the disaster that Eco-Natura started. They were fortunate enough to get away, but... Lihua saw an old ghost of her own. Jiang Song, a man who was her superior during her Hei Long days, and lusted for revenge. The two got into a fight, in which Lihua lost, she was only saved by some allies who drove Jiang off. Afterwards, she got into RAVEN/DOVE Headquarters, and was given medical attention.

Afterwards, Lihua's paranoia had returned, as she feared Jiang, and the moment he would strike. However, it's been months since she's seen him, so she eased up.

Bohai Zhou - Former Lover


Meifeng Zhao - Daughter


Lijuan Zhao - Daughter


Jianguo Liu - Father


Biyu Liu - Mother


Jiao-Long Liu - Brother


Chunhua Liu - Sister-in-Law


Lin Liu - Niece


Jia-Li Liu - Niece


Huifang Liu - Niece


Mika Liu - Niece


Honghui Liu - Nephew

| Great | Daughter | "I'm so proud of the woman she became... but I feel like she's slipping into darkness... and she won't come out." |


| Good | Former Babysitter, now Friend | "I am glad to see that Keagan is doing okay." |


| Good | Former Colleague | "He should have left the meta regulation business while he had the chance... oh well." |


| Neutral | DOVE | "Hmmm... Quentin's brother, I presume, is a more noble man than him. Hm. I still applaud Cass for stopping them from losing their way." |


| Mixed | Delinquent turned into a RAVEN... | "I can see a RAVEN in him." |


| Good | Student | "He really needed to spend less time around that brother of him, he did him some good." |


| Mixed | Student | "An eccentric youth... she seems more connected to her books than the world." |


| Good | Therapist | "We are... somewhat similar. I just hope that the similarities end there." |


| Mixed | Troublesome Student | "Not the biggest pain in the ass... but a contender...." |


| Neutral | Meifeng's friend | "I'm glad to have Caspin back to the world of the living... I would ask if she would change Meifeng, but she has changed herself...." |

Now, Cindy was born as the result of a unwed couple getting a little too passionate with their love. Her mother was a northern Indian Immigrant named Asha Majumdar, who came to America with her family decades ago. They brought a gift from India, too. The ability to manipulate glass has been running deeply in Asha's bloodline for generations. She worked as a teacher for Academy 12, and helped the students learn to control their powers. On the other side, there's Cindy's father, Jackson Keagan. A man who climbed out of the poverty that is Eagle-Rock Row, and avoided the gang violence that is prevalent in the area. He followed his passions to the top, and became a jazz musician for anywhere that'd let him and his band preform. He had to take a second job, but he was otherwise happy. They met at a bar, after some particular flirting, they became a thing. Months later, and they became particularly intimate. After a few romances later, Cindy was conceived, and introduced a conundrum for them. Asha's family didn't approve of their relation (And even less about Asha birthing a bastard), and they didn't exactly have enough money to support the child. They figured that they'd get married soon as possible, and try their best (Since neither of them wanted to give her up for adoption - nor did they want to abort her).

So, they got married soon as possible, and they moved into an Apartment in Knightdale Rows (Not too far away from Academy 12). Cindy was born (Her parents got into a long back and worth as to what to name her, agreeing on Cindy), and did nothing but eat and shit as she grew bigger. There wasn't anything special about her upbringing, no dead parents, no dark and tragic past. She was driven out of the way to a school in University Row. Cindy gained a love for planes, and helicopters, at a young age. While it was odd, her parents didn't bat an eye when Cindy asked for a toy helicopter/plane. Her parents worked their ass off to keep them afloat, and generally came home exhausted. So they couldn't exactly give Cindy the love and attention they should have. Which lead to some... interesting patterns as she developed. Once Cindy became ten years old, she inherited the powers of her mother's family: Glass manipulation. It manifested in school, in the lunch room, when Cindy was getting into a fight with another classmate. The windows exploded outwards in the middle of the scuffle - fortunately, no one was injured. After a brief conversation with NEST, and Asha fixing the windows, Cindy was registered under NEST, and everything was cleared up. It wasn't unexpected, but it opened the way for new possibilities. Using Asha's Academy connections, Cindy was, predictably, put into Academy 12.

This is where Cindy was taught how to use her powers, and given a superb education. Her mother in particular, despite the differences in their power, taught her all of her tricks, and made Cindy an effective glass manipulator. Along with honing her social skills. However, her life wasn't exactly as perfect as it should have been. Asha, on her way home, was kidnapped, and brutally beaten by members of the Pure who were targeting people from Academy 12. They beat her so badly that she became braindead, before leaving her on the stairs of the Academy. Jackson, for the good of his wife, choose to pull the plug, and let her go peacefully. From here on in, Jackson became a pit of depression, and fell into alcohol. Cindy, on the other hand, continued to the best of her ability, but a great darkness had welled up inside the girl. She dealt with her grief by lashing out at the world.

Cindy fell into the wrong crowd, and became, in simple terms, a huge bitch on the campus. With her new group of friends, they bullied the weaker students at Academy 12, and done some extremely hateful things (Like leak nudes and embarrassing pictures to the internet, and savagely beat up other girls). Cindy knew it was wrong, but she loved the power, and sure as hell didn't want to let it go. She did receive plenty of punishment for her actions. She, and her friends, were suspended from Academy 12, and received many warnings NEST. Jackson gave Cindy some very stern talking to, and punished her. Utterly forbidding her from seeing those friends. This didn't change much at all.

Things took a turn for the worse once a cousin of hers was sent to Academy 12 from Black Fall - Tally Aulin Muliere. Cindy didn't exactly have too much contact with her family on her mother's side, but she recalled that her mother was talking very unkindly about Tally. When she arrived in Verthaven, she stuck to Cindy, and, at first, was pretty harmless (Albeit annoying to the bitchy Cindy). That was because her cousin was a telepath, a powerful one. She was using her power to gather information on Cindy, and was waiting to use it to her advantage. Once she had what she needed, she immediately blackmailed Cindy, and threatened to share all her deep dark secrets if she didn't do what she said. Cindy, obviously reluctantly, went along with it. These things that she was forced to do was act as Tally's personal attackdog. Using her far more offensive ability to attack Tally's enemies. And most importantly, she made Cindy humiliate herself in front of her friends. Tally was doing everything she could to ruin Cindy's social life.

However, Cindy was utterly pushed to her limits when Tally tried to get her to attack Jackson, her own father. Cindy drew the line in the sand here, and called her cousin an irredeemable sociopath. That's when Tally attacked her mentally, Cindy clenched her head and fell over as Tally started brutally attacking her. Cindy, in a fit of desperation and fear, summoned all the glass in the area, and created a whirling glass storm. Which, gave herself some cuts... but Tally was horribly wounded. Shredded to bits by glass. Cindy was horrified, and NEST and the EMTs quickly came on scene. NEST arrested Cindy, while the EMTs took Tally to the hospital. Those were the worst couple hours of her life. They told her about the serious damage she caused to Tally, and how they could throw her in a box, and lock away the key. Cindy was horrified by what she's done, and tried to plead with them.

Cindy told them everything that Tally did in a desperate bid to appeal to them. While they did sympathize with her, they didn't exactly let this slide. Tally had caused grievous injury to another human being with her power, so she had to serve a bit in prison. Fortunately, since she was fifteen at the time, she didn't get hit with the worst sentence. A year in a special NEST prison for Metahuman youths. And that year was one of the worst years of her life. She was trapped in a box, with a uncomfortable metal collar around her neck, with people who really belonged there. They taught her how to responsibly use her power, and attempted to help with her mental state the best they could, but she was on the verge of snapping. Fortunately, she managed to get out two months early for good behavior. That was when Cindy decided to change her ways. Renounce the person she used to be.

Going home was awkward. Turning her back on her old friends was even more awkward. But, she managed to ease into it as she made new friends out of the people in Academy 12. She was on NEST probation, so even the slightest offense could get her put back in prison, so she tried to act like an angel. Things changed so much in eight months, her father's club was a hit. And he was glad to have his daughter back. Cindy kept her head out of trouble, and made friends.

Next few years went by quite well, and uneventfully as Cindy readjusted to normal life. Probation wore off, so she was free. Cindy made plenty of friends in the likes of other Academy 12 students (Meifeng, Trevor, etc), and kept herself trouble free. Regaining the trust of her father that she was a changed girl, so she could go out on the city on her own. This is when Cindy decided to start getting money for herself. For starters, she considered getting a job, but it was hard to find work for a young Metahuman with a record. Working at her father's club was the best option, she cleaned up the club (Which was hell). She managed to convince Lihua Zhao (With the help of Meifeng, who really wanted to see Cindy get redeemed) to be the babysitter for Lijuan (Last babysitter was eaten by Fiends) for the summer while she was at work.

While everything was going down with the Hands of Science, Cindy was perfectly content with staying out of it. As she's no NEST Agent, or soldier, and the last thing that she wanted to do was piss NEST off and get sent back to a jail cell. Though, she had one of the first encounters with the monsters that would eventually terrorize Verthaven. She was driving back to her Dad's club to get her phone, and she nearly crashed her scooter when a figure was in the road. When she yelled at the figure, it turned out to be a powerful monster. While she was helped by a friend, she was pursued throughout her home district, until she had killed the monster and went about her life.

It was only a week later when she came across the worst week of her life: The Verthaven disaster. A disaster in which she saw the deaths of thousands of people first hand at the hands of the godlike Devil of Verthaven, or the monstrous Changeling Unit. She was one of the few brave volunteers who fought against these dangerous threats and seen things like the Changeling Raid on NEST headquarters, the battle against the Devil, and finally the final confrontation against the Changeling Unit. It felt like a never ending nightmare...

Until the shield went down.

The highs and lows of Ms. Keagan followed the Verthaven disaster. Her home was destroyed, and condemned by the NEST organization. She figured that she could just move on and leave. However, she found her missing father among the survivors, horribly injured by the monsters in the final hour of the Verthaven disaster. He was so badly injured that he'd need to be attached to machines for the rest of his life. Instead of letting Cindy support him, Jackson chose to let go. He asked Cindy to pull the plug, and after a heartfelt discussion, Cindy did it, and fell into sorrow.

Afterwards, Cindy was invited to the new American Metahuman regulation agencies known as RAVEN & DOVE by Maximilian Cornell. Cindy, saddened by the death of her father, and with little options - with a drastically improved opinion of NEST since she fought alongside them - since her extended family doesn't want anything to do with her, joined the organization. However, Cindy examined the benefits of both organizations, and felt like DOVE fits her MO better, so she joined DOVE as a pilot.

After that, Cindy was taken in by Meifeng and Lihua Zhao as the three left Verthaven for good, and started heading towards Baybridge. Once there, she settled in, and tried to make acquaintances with the people there, but found Washington a huge leap from Verthaven (In which Cindy is a native of). However, it wasn't long until Cindy was inducted into DOVE, and whisked away for her pilot training. It was longer and harder than she thought, but finally achieving her dreams was perfect. Well worth the trouble. It was three years of hard training until she was deemed a DOVE pilot, and was assigned to the field.

From there, Cindy was given her first mission: to help extra a Metahuman who was injured by a Pure rally. She quickly flew the helicopter there, and waited as DOVE extracted the injured. Afterwards, Cindy saw much action within DOVE. Cindy, within DOVE, was more of an Airbus emergency service worker that brought people in need from place to place. However, Cindy also worked with RAVEN, and was the pilot that quickly hauled RAVENs around whenever there was danger. Cindy also did plenty of social work within DOVE, and did her best to help Metahumans throughout Baybridge. Which has definitely earned her a reputation within Baybridge as a DOVE.

Though, she was becoming disconnected from her friends. Meifeng had long finished her training and went out on the field by the time Cindy was done, and was brutalizing members of the Hands left and right. Cindy was concerned for her friend, but she was too far away to make a difference. Which is why Cindy chose to stay in Baybridge and hold the fort there.

The battle of Prague took place, and Cindy was proud to see Meifeng on TV. She felt even better knowing that Meifeng was returning to Baybridge.

They have so much catching up to do....

During the Overload Crisis, Cindy was heading the investigations - along with doing damage control whenever possible. It was a really big pain in the ass, but eventually, she ended up in the midst of Eco-Natura's assault on the city. She was the one who killed Old Man Winter, and interrogated Dr. Cross and learned about the Founding Family.

The next four months, Cindy was the only coordinating the investigation into the Founding Family, sticking in the states while her friends went all over the world. She has gotten some substantial evidence in the meantime.

Cindy's father was a man who fought his way out of poverty within his home district of Verthaven. He avoided the gang life to pursue his dream of being a jazz musician. Which is what he got when he moved to the Knightdale district, and started the Verthaven famous "Candy Club" based off a bar he went to while in Vegas. After Cindy was born, the two were very close - plenty of people (Including Cindy's own mother) have called Cindy a "Daddy's girl" because of this. Their bond got even closer after the death of Asha. Jackson did all he could to mold Cindy into the woman she is today. Giving her love and attention, getting her a job at his club, and protecting her from the dangers of Verthaven (Knocking some heads in). However, during the Verthaven disaster, the two were separated, and when the two met after the disaster, Jackson was so horribly injured that he chose to die just so Cindy can move on without him.

Cindy's mother, the woman whom Cindy inherited her powers from. Asha was an Indian woman who migrated to America along with her family for a business deal. She was only a little girl when she moved, and chose to stay in Verthaven when her family decided to move to Black Fall. Only because she had a job at the local Academy within Verthaven. There, she met Jackson, and the two eloped. After their relationship had evolved, she became pregnant with Cindy, and gave birth to her after nine months. Cindy had a bond with her mother, while not as tight, produced fond memories which makes Cindy feel nostalgic to this very day. As Asha was Cindy's teacher as well as her mother. Because, once Cindy manifested her abilities, Asha told her that the females of the Majumdar inherit a glass ability of some sort, and Asha had long manifested in India. Asha's version of the power was different from Cindy's, while she had the ability to mold glass, she could also transform into glass. However, Asha was tragically attacked by a gang of Pure and beaten to the point of brain damage. Jackson, shamefully, chose to pull the plug on her.

Cindy's maternal aunt. Aja and Asha are twins that were inseparable when they were younger. However, the two started having conflicts when Asha began seeing Jackson (Being outraged when she had a child out of wedlock with him). She didn't really interact with Cindy all that much, but their opinion of each other was fairly high. Aja is a businesswoman that currently lives in Black Fall. Much like Cindy, and Asha, Aja has the ability to manipulate glass. However, her trick that differentiates herself from her niece and sister is that she can create golems out of glass that follow her commands to the letter. However, Cindy and Aja haven't been talking to each other because of what Cindy did to her daughter. She finds it irredeemable, and wishes to get back against Cindy for it.

The man that Aja met in the business, and eventually married. Aarush is a similar businessman that was unpowered. Cindy and him haven't had much interaction... but he always despised Cindy for what she did to his daughter.

Called "Tally." An anomaly within the Majumdar family, as she didn't manifest a glass power as expected. Instead, she gained a telepathic ability that was mixed with sound abilities. She could hear thoughts as "sound." Tally's ability was so great that she could hear the thoughts of people from miles away. Which overloaded her, but she managed to nullify her ability to bearable levels by listening to music. However, this ability manifested at such a young age that it definitely didn't do her mental state any favors. Seeing and hearing things no little girl should... changed her. Turned her into a psychopath. A manipulative girl that delighted herself on causing much harm and chaos where ever she went because it was "fun" to her. She manipulated Cindy by using her thoughts against her to utterly ruin her life. Right when Cindy had a enough, she unleashed the mother of all glass storms which seriously injured Tally. She had to be hooked up to many machines just to stay alive, and she's the reason why the Majumdar family has renounced the Keagan family. However... one night, Tally up and disappeared.

Tally's older, and far more well-adjusted brother. A large, football player who had much going for him. He was popular, big, strong, and had many women underneath his thumb. However, he was more interested in having sex with lots of women than anything else, and was a heartbreaker to his very core. He didn't care, he was all about the women. However, he manifested the ability that Tala should have gotten. He, for some odd reason, has the glass powers that the Majumdar women have been getting for years. This made him a true anomaly within the family. He can manipulate, create, and transform into glass (Not as well as the specialized Majumdars, but yeah). However, he uses his abilities to his own ends (Getting women, of course), and has joined the Allegiance, and promptly disappeared. It's suspected that he has something to do with Tala disappearing.

| Mixed | Best Friend | "Maaan... she needs to chill. I kind of feel like she'll be no different from the Changelings if she doesn't...." |


| Good | Employer turned into friend | "People change after after." |


| Mixed | RAVEN | "Meifeng's closer to him than me... but I feel like he's filling her head with the same revenge nonsense I'm tryna talk her out of." |


| Good | Fellow DOVE | "I feel like he's probably the more reasonable out of the Taylor brothers." |


| Mixed | Former Friend | "She's changed." |


| Good | A RAVEN/Friend | "Still loony as ever... but I can't say that he's a piece of work anymore, though." |


| Good | Shizuka's younger brother | "Figured spending some time away from Shizuka would do him some good." |


| Mixed | A Irksome RAVEN | "..." |


| Good | Friend | "." |


| Mixed | Case | "She's... unique, but she really needs to stop being so damn difficult." |


| Neutral | Case | "Call me a bitch, but Wendy's a bit weird. But, least she's polite and cooperative as hell. She's a real good kid." |


| Mixed | Case | "I feel a bit sorry for him, but I don't think he's in any rush to be my friend." |

Jennifer was fortunately born very well off. Her parents were two prolific lawyers that were rather ruthless in how they got the job done. This paved way for many of Jennifer's education, as her family had plenty of money to support them. She had a younger sister named Kaitlyn, and two brothers named Justin and Cody. However, both parents had much different ideas on how to raise Jennifer, and the siblings. Jennifer's mother wanted to be strict, and push them to be great, where her father was lax and wanted them to their own people. This caused some rather particular patterns when Jennifer was growing up. In school, Jennifer was pushed by her mother to become a prodigy. Taking classes to play instruments (That Jennifer promptly forgot how to play), taking Advance classes (That she was not ready for), or just other things she could need (She was taught cooking, medical care, gardening, Karate, French and Spanish). Yet, no matter what classes she was placed in, Jennifer just couldn't apply herself towards it. She was just uninterested in it, and couldn't advance. Which is what stopped her from being good as she could be. What did get her attention was the videogames her brother liked so much, and media - specifically fantasy and scifi. This interest was budded by her father who bought her games, and pretty much whatever she wanted. This infuriated her mother to no end - she couldn't focus enough to study in the classes, but she could focus on video games! Her mother started forcing Jennifer to start giving a damn about her education. Taking away the games and whatever else Jenny was interested in.

This aggressive tactic didn't work as well as her mother hoped. As this made Jennifer very stressed, and impaired her learning ability even more. She started working hard to desperately please her mother... Until she found another way to please her mother. She cheated. In school, she'd copy the answers from the smart students when she couldn't get them to give her the answers outright. This worked, so far. She couldn't cheat at everything. Eventually, Jenny was caught, and the whole thing was told to her mother. She was very disappointed in her daughter, where her father was a lot more compassionate. He sympathized with Jen, and suggested that her mother eased up on her. Lest she wants her daughter to go crazy. Which is exactly what she did. She took Jennifer out of the classes she didn't want to be in (Which was pretty much all of them), and gave Jennifer back the games she liked so much.

While she was much more lax on Jennifer, she didn't completely stop. She expected Jennifer to get the highest grades. Not accepting a single F. Which is what Jennifer could handle much better. She got the A's her mother expected. Even when she shouldn't have. In the mean time, Jennifer indulged in whatever nerdy behavior she wanted. Playing video games, participating in DnD, watching movies, and etc. Though, she was relatively unknown in school outside of the nerd groups. Jen did pick up a certain habit while in highschool. Her parents demanded that she stays slim, because no one wants a fat child. They made her sign up for the highschool's female basketball team. While she didn't like it at first, she warmed up to it. Though, she was never a star player.

Summer break hit, and Jennifer was happy to just give herself some time to relax. Though, life didn't go smoothly. Her father went out to go drinking with some old friends to catch up with them. After the night of drinking, he choose not to drink responsibility, and choose to drive. He crashed into a wall at such a high-speed that he died near instantly. When the news hit her family, it hit them hard. Her mother fell into a deep depression, and her siblings tried to keep going. But the grief forced them towards some more bad habits.

Jenny was immensely saddened by the death of her father - but she had no choice but to keep moving forward (Sort of). She had no other way to coop other than push the world a bit further away, and continue doing what she was doing. For months, this worked, and life continued very uneventfully. Shit hit the fan one fateful night. She was walking home from her friend's house (Accompanied by her dog), when she noticed a little girl sobbing in an alleyway. Jen approached the girl, and a very quick and frantic conversation; it was revealed that the girl's name is Penny, and she's a Metahuman that was attacked by the Pure. The first thing Jenny did was get the girl to calm down. She tried to call the cops - but she stopped when she heard some people walking up. Jenny told the girl to run - Penny said that she was going to hide under the nearby bridge. When they walked by, Jen simply looking like she was picking up her dog's droppings. Acting like she had nothing to do with it.

They stopped and asked if she saw anyone who looked like Penny. Obviously, Jen said no. That's when they surrounded her, and started calling her all manner of names. Traitor, freak lover, and they even accused her of being a meta. Though, before things got violent, they relented - noting that their job isn't to bother humans, and the person they were after could be getting away. They left, smacking Jennifer's phone onto the ground. Jen immediately left to go find the girl - unaware that one member of the Pure had followed her. Jenny checked under the bridge like Penny said, and found her. She assured the girl that the coast was clear - until that member of the Pure came out of the shadows, and took several shots towards Penny with a pistol. Fortunately, he missed... Penny, that is. The bullets hit the larger target, which was Jennifer. A bullet hit her in the stomach, in the arm, in her sides, and two hit her in the shoulder. Jenny hit the ground, and started bleeding out, while Penny ran off, and the member of the Pure ran off after her. It wasn't long before Jen passed out. A few minutes later, Penny lost the member of the Pure and came back to Jen. Watching her bleed out profusely - because of her - didn't bode too well with the child.

Penny panicked, but she knew that she was capable of saving her. She walked up, and placed her hands on Jen's dying body. She used the power that made the Pure want to kill her so badly. The ability to gift physical enhancements to anyone she touches. Penny gave Jen the strongest regenerative ability she could in order to save Jen's life. Almost immediately, the healing factor kicked in and began correcting the damage done to her. With that, Penny ran off, hoping that the Pure wouldn't catch Jen. They didn't (For plot convenience). It wasn't long until the bleeding stopped. And it wasn't even that longer before wounds were completely closed up. A few hours later, Jen had awoken in a hospital room surrounded by her mother and some police officerrs, with the wounds completely healed. She had no idea what happened, and she had said her prayers. She checked, and there was not even a scar. For a moment, she wondered if it actually happened.

The police explained that she was found unconscious underneath a bridge while they were investigating gunshots. Jennifer explained to them that she was helping someone getting attacked by the Pure, and she was knocked out. They swallowed her story, and she came in contact with NEST and explained what happened with Penny. Her entire family was relieved, but told her not to get involved in such things again. The next couple days went on normally... until Jennifer got a paper cut. Expecting to feel pain for awhile, the wound almost instantly closed. This surprised her enough to try again, the same thing happened. Jen walked into the bathroom, with a knife, and cut the top part of her hand. The wound was gone in a few minutes. This surprised her - and it didn't take too long for her to put two-and-two together and realize that her powers manifesting had saved her life that night.

Jennifer reached into her pocket and pulled out the note... Maybe Penny has something to do with this. There was only one way to find out, really. Jennifer decided to find this Penny girl on her own. Disguising her mission as a quest to find her dog (Also an objective!). Over the course of a few days, she started asking around, looking for Penny. So far, with no success.

However, she spent more time with her friends, making new ones in the process, rather than finding Penny. She attributed it to the Black Fall Effect... but, she loved it. She loved the new friendships and bonds she was forming with the young Metahumans of Verthaven. It made her feel great, despite all of the shit she went through. Though, it didn't last that long. She was kidnapped by the Hands of Science with her friends, and, fortunately, managed to escape due to their help. Only going through a few horrible injuries in the process!

After being kidnapped by the Hands of Science, Jennifer found out the truth about her power, and decided to stay in her house with Penny. Hoping that nothing attacks her.

She remained in her home for a few months, no amount of Black Fall Effect could convince her to leave. Until the Verthaven Disaster happened, and she was forced to leave, because a monster attacked her household, and she fled in fear - separated from her family. From there, she ran into two VPD officers, and was attacked by another beast. She was fortunate enough to get away from the monster, but it wasn't long before she was launched into a river.

Fortunately, her best friend, Meifeng Zhao, was in the area, and managed to save her from drowning to death. From there, Jennifer was brought to the NEST safe zone. She reunited with her friends, up until the eventual evacuation of Verthaven... which didn't go too well due to the fact that the Changeling Unit sabotaged it, and she was impaled. Once again, Jennifer had to be saved by her friends, and they managed to get her aboard an APC. However, during the final push out of Verthaven the Shield of Light was activated.

That was the start of Jennifer's troubles. The villainous Changeling Unit laid their eyes upon her, taking advantage of one weakness she's forgotten: her family. They kidnapped her family, and eventually kidnapped her as well in order to get her to betray her friends. Since she had some mighty connections. Just to coerce her to play along even further, they had the Mannequin surgically implant a bomb deep inside of her. With no choice, Jennifer had to betray her friends in order to keep them alive.

Luis and the Changeling Unit used her to deduce a great time to attack, in order to liberate Heartbreaker. She told them to attack when most of the heavy hitters in NEST tried to track the Devil down. When the Changeling Unit launched their attack, they knocked down the walls that were set up, and killed a great deal of innocent people - along with letting in a horde of monsters. Jennifer felt guilt like no other because she was the reason why this bloodbath went on. Dodging both monsters, and the Changeling Unit, Jennifer eventually came across information on where Heartbreaker was being stored. She, begrudgingly, told Luis where she was, and he managed to liberate Heartbreaker.

This was the point where everyone was getting suspicious of her. During the next operation, she was immediately kicked out of briefing, and was almost taken to the doctors office. Where she was intercepted by a friend. However, she managed to catch the attention of the Changeling Unit, and both were captured when they raided their Headquarters. She was told of Luis' insane plan: his bid for Godhood. Before they were used as hostages to stop NEST from killing the Devil too early.

A battle occurred, and eventually Jennifer had the bomb painfully extracted from her by Lihua Zhao. Now that she was free of the Changeling Unit's bomb, she left the battle. However, by the time she left, the Devil had already grown in power, and ascended to another form. Jennifer and her friends got away, but it was soon enough that the Changeling Unit caught up with her, and showed her the worst sight of her life.

They wiped out her entire family, and showed her the bodies.

It was the worst experience ever, that caused Jennifer to become near-catatonic. Having to be carted around by her friends, up until the climatic moment on the rooftop where the Devil had them cornered. Jennifer was ultimately grabbed by tentacles, and after a heartfelt goodbye, Jennifer was pulled into the depths after giving up. Where all of her friends presumed she died alongside the rest of the Caspins.

... However, Jennifer managed to survive. She was pinned underneath a rock, and her survival instinct kicked in, and she had to cut her foot off to survive. Jennifer went back towards NEST Headquarters wondering the empty streets of Verthaven.

Another wave came through, and Jennifer was washed away until the end of the disaster.

It was a few days of drifting in flooded streets before Jennifer was finally found by people searching for survivors (or bodies). She was pulled to shore, and was given medical attention. It was quickly realized that she was a metahuman, and was almost given over to NEST. However, Jennifer choose to turn over a new leaf, become a new person, she quickly escaped (Amazing, given that she had only one foot). If what Luis said was correct, she was going to be around for a very, very, long time. She might as well abandon her emotional connections to other people, and dedicate this time to improving herself.

Jennifer Caspin was dead, but a new person took her place: Missy Baroness. This woman was scorned by the Changeling Unit, and lived by her own rules. She did everything she could to distance herself from Jennifer (up to dying her own hair). She set out to take her own piece of this world. During her time, she had quite the adventure... Which will be revealed in IC. What you need to know is that she went toe to toe with a few villains, and somehow got her power altered.

At some point, Missy met a woman called Megan Jervious. An eccentric woman, that asked that Missy join her organization, along with a few other people. She was reluctant, but accepted the invitation. Together, they managed to launch an investigation which tracked what was left of the Hands of Science. Eventually ending up in Baybridge.

At first, Missy didn't expect anything, but she found Old Ghosts in the form of the Mannequin, and friends that have long forgotten her. It awakened a long suppressed part of her, and eventually made Missy decide to return to being Jennifer Caspin. After reuniting with her friends during the Eco-Natura attack, Jennifer revealed who she was, and left Megan's group.

From there... adjusting back into her old lifestyle was difficult. She managed to move in with Cindy, but she had received severe mental trauma, which Cindy managed to help with her via several different therapists. Throughout the months, it came to light that Jennifer was having a terrible time functioning in society. Given that she had lived through a tragedy that no human being should live through. However, she was able to score herself a job in Greencrest Heights at a cafe.

She was doing her best, but it wasn't enough, apparently.

Aiden Caspin - Father

Anabella Caspin - Mother

Justin Caspin - Younger Brother

Cody Caspin - Younger Brother

Kaitlyn Caspin - Younger Sister

| Good | Former Best Friend | "I owe her so much... I don't deserve her."


| Good | Friend | "I never expected to see Cindy a DOVE... and I never expected her to be so attached." |


| Conflicted | Distant Friend | "I'm glad he's alright... at least he made it out." |


| Mixed | Haruka's Brother | "... I know he doesn't like me." |


| Neutral | Respected Friend | "I still owe Quentin so much." |


| Good | Friend and Savior | "I'm glad that Reed's alive... but he looks like he hasn't aged a day." |


| Neutral | Meifeng's Mom | "It's funny... she's like a whole new person...." |

Imamu Jakane - Father


Boipelo Jakane - Mother


Jaheem Jakane - Brother


Faraji Jakane - Brother


Jojo Jakane - Brother


Ekua Jakane - Sister

| Good | Friend | "While she shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place, we're in this together." |


| Apathetic | Opponent | "You know, with that armor on, she really looks like a Bond villain." |

Alec Rory was called many things. A genius. A tyrant. An asshole... and he formed Rory international, a powerful bio-engineering company that was going to make the next big breakthrough in science. And Alec lead the organization with such ruthless efficiency that few people were calling their experiences with the company pleasant - but keeping their pockets fat, and giving young scientists the tools they need is what keep them going. Alec was not a good person because he was practically obsessed with power - which made it easy for him to become a subordinate for the Founding Family - he just couldn't turn down their deal. Giving him a wider array of resources in exchange for the Family having full access to his research. Through his lust for power, though, he failed to realize that their partnership was not beneficial for both parties - only beneficial for the Family. When he was planning to out the Family to the feds when he did realize, he was killed, his research was stolen, and his company was framed for a front for the Hands of Science... He and Veronica rarely interacted, but she owes her superpower to him.

Merely an up and coming model that Alec seduced on the promise of fulfilling all her wildest dreams. Their first encounter ended with Veronica being conceived, and Alec guilt her into marrying him. She became a model through his contacts - only so he can brag about "fucking a model." Amy and Alec didn't really care for each other - with the latter only seeing her as a sex object. That most importantly made the relationship between herself and Veronica very sour as the woman didn't want anything to do with Veronica. The woman grew to enjoy the life of wealth, and was planning on divorcing the man to get his money (and to ensure that she would be born well off, she had two more children with him). However, when Alec was killed, and his money was stolen, all of her plans went horribly wrong. She eventually fell into a deep depression and became addicted to drugs. Selling her (decaying) body in exchange for drug-money. Eventually she died of an overdose, and Veronica couldn't care less. The only thing Amy was good for was good looks.

The second child of Amy and Alec - only so Amy could get a bigger piece of the pie. Quinn grew up rather neglected by her mother, and eventually became very shy and anti-social - even when presented with opportunities! Quinn is a kind person at heart, however she managed to get along with her sisters - even the abhorrent Veronica. They got especially close after the death of their parents, and it fell on Veronica to take care of them. But, even Quinn could see the stress Veronica was going through. She didn't question what work that Veronica had to take when she would suddenly disappear for weeks at a time and come home with thousands of dollars. She just did her best to enjoy it. However, unlike Veronica, Quinn had the potential to naturally become a Metahuman, and she developed a rather useful ability - the ability to admister permanent upgrades to any superpowers on touch (and copying a lesser form in the progress). Quinn didn't know what to make of this ability, but the Founding Family kidnapped her, and put her to use in one of their labs giving their Metahuman employees even stronger abilities.

A year younger than Quinn, Sofia is the youngest child of the Rory family. Unlike her older sister... she is intoxicatingly happy, kind, and optimistic despite the grim world she lives in, and the deaths of their parents. This personality is what shined a light inside of Veronica, and persuaded her to do good for them. Like Quinn, she didn't question what Veronica did to put food on the table. And like Quinn again, she developed a superpower... A very powerful form of memory manipulation that allows her to put memories in bubbles, and manipulate them from there. She can implant fake memories, alter existing memories, and erase memories with ease. All the way up to creating a life for a person if she was given the time and energy. This ability was what convinced the Family to kidnap her and use her as a slave. Altering the memories of whoever they please.

| Bad | Whore | "If she thinks that she got the best of me, she better think twice." |


| Bad | Asshole | "... He thinks he's a hero, but this world isn't made for heroes." |

| Annoying/Mixed | "Partner" | "She's a real pain in the ass... but, for the job, I'll tolerate her." |


| Bad | The Family's Lapdog | "Despite being the pet dog for someone even worse... I still can't help but get a bad feeling when I'm around him. It's that unnerving presence of his..." |


| Neutral | "The Voice" | "There's so many rumors bouncing around about who the Foundation Woman is. Some say she's the daughter of Blake. Others say she's a robot! Don't matter to me, because she'll be bleeding when I'm through with her." |


| Hated | Raving Madman | "He fancies himself a God - I just want to see the look on his face when it comes crashing down." |


| Hated | Sly Bitch | "Julia knows something. That daddy of hers passed down some knowledge that could change everything... It won't matter when she's burning in hell. Ahhh... just like Daddy." |

Also known by its Chinese name Běidǒu Qīxīng (北斗七星) or Hokuto Shichisei in Japan, Polaris is a secretive organization based in Asia, dating as far back as the Chinese Civil War period. Originated from Suilan, its influence has spread beyond China, with followers from all over Asia. The cult is headed by seven leaders, called Spirits: at the very top, Yin and Yang, followed by Wu Xing, or the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth). While records about this shadowy group are scarce, there are numerous rumors about them, such as some of the top Chinese government officials may be descendants of the cult, suspected of performing 'rituals' or 'dark magic' (inhuman experiments) to create a powerful Metahuman army of their own, even having absolute control over the Asian underworld.

Ellen has the capacity to enlarge her suprachiasmatic nuclei dramatically, with the effect of accelerating her circadian rhythm exponentially. It effectively accelerates everything in her body, she can think faster, read faster and yes, run faster. Ellen can run faster than most family cars and even fast enough to run on water. She even heals faster, sealing cuts in a matter of hours, though with anything more serious it is likely that her ability will shift long before it could heal.

Ellen’s speed is phenomenal, beyond what any normal human could ever achieve, but it does not increase her reaction times. Her reaction will be vastly quicker, but it will begin at the same point any normal human’s reaction would do. In addition, she will not get any physically tougher, she can punch someone at sixty miles per hour, but to do so would likely shatter her arm.

Everything about Ellen’s body has been accelerated, including her aging process. As long as the ability only lasts for a week then it won’t take too much out of her life, but she could age one to two years in the matter of a few days. There is also the potential that it will temporarily accelerate the process of her natural ability, cutting down on the warning time she will get before the metamorphosis and even potentially moving up the event itself.

Tarsier Physiology – Ellen’s eyes are enormous, totally out of proportion to the rest of her body, and in fact the structure of her cranium has adjusted in order to compensate for the increased weight. Nearly the size of a grape fruit they grant her superb eyesight and far superior night vision to that of a human. Unfortunately she cannot move them in their sockets at all (that took some getting used to) her neck however, is far more flexible than normal, and not unlike an owl she can rotate her head up to 180 degrees.

Her fingers have also elongated, with slightly excessively proportioned knuckles, though they possess far more strength than their almost skeletal appearance would suggest. This change has also extended to her legs and feet, which are now dramatically elongated, enabling her to climb vertically and make leaps of up to twenty feet.

Her eyes are fixed in her head, and that is a strange sensation for anyone accustomed to normal human vision, she still occasionally has to remind herself that she needs to turn her entire head in order to focus on things, which is distracting to say the least.
Her jump is far in excess of that of a normal human, but is nonetheless limited to twenty feet at maximum.

While she is now far more skilled at climbing than she was, walking normally is far less comfortable than it would be thanks to the change in shape of her lower limbs. In addition, her eyes are far more sensitive to light, and she is therefore far more likely to be affected adversely by bright lights.

Light Manipulation – Ellen’s latest ability is considerably different to the last one, and allows her to fiddle with certain things considered inalienable by physics. She now possesses photokinesis, the power to manipulate light. She can perceive light on any spectrum, which led to a number of migraine headaches at the beginning of her current metamorphosis. Now she simply blocks out what she can, though occasionally some slips through, causing confusion or discomfort when she observes things humans are not meant to see.

This also allows her to create strange effects in their air, literally bending light, or even preventing it from entering an area entirely. Though her powers are limited by her understanding and complete lack of practice. In a small area about herself, perhaps twenty feet, she can block out all light, creating what appears to be a black orb. This doesn’t stop anything else, bullets can still enter the area, and since the orb is centred on her it is not impossible to hit her. She can also perform the opposite, and magnify light, concentrating it in an area with such blazing brilliance that in can scorch retinas and cause temporary blindness.

She can even, with considerable concentration, generate illusions, although not quite. By manipulating the direction light travels she can slightly adjust the apparent locations of people. For the most observant of people there will still remain a slight shimmer at the true location of the person, but they will appear to be stood instead a few feet to the side.

She can only manipulate light within about twenty feet of herself, beyond that she has no power over it, though if she stopped light travelling through that radius, it would not simply continue its travel on the other side.

As already mentioned Ellen can perceive light on every spectrum, but has limited tolerance for it, having only just about got the hang of blocking out everything but the normal visible spectrum, as such, flooding an area with a wide variety of differing spectrums can put her in considerable distress.