Ffiona Mae Lewis

Fi // FiFi // Freckles // Foxy _{(Her name means foxglove, and it fits her personality.)}

25

Female

Fi is primarily a park ranger and adventure guide at the one and only Allison County State Park. It isn’t the highest paying job in the world, but it is incredibly fulfilling for her. Ffiona also works two nights a week as an adjunct professor at Verona Community College, teaching a class on local ecology. Together these two jobs ensure that she can both make rent and fund her extensive list of recreational hobbies and travel destinations.

Ffiona’s most eye-grabbing physical attributes is her complexion. A healthy speckling of freckles coat nearly every inch of her skin, being most dense in the areas that see constant sunlight - a reflexion of her outdoorsy lifestyle. If you squint your eyes or don’t stare for too long, it might seem like Foxy is sporting a tan, but truly she is just your average pasty ginger hidden beneath all those spots. Ffiona’s body is kept thin through constant physical activity and an incredibly healthy diet, which is not intentionally done to be thin, it’s just her lifestyle. The clothes she wears are often quite colorful and always comfortable - ranging from summer dresses and strappy sandals, to blue jeans and flannel shirts - the latter being a particular favorite. In the winter, she bundles up like a proper snow bunny. In the summer heat, however, Ffiona is no stranger to showing some skin (all those freckles had to come from something). She has even been known to sport naught but a bikini top and shorts, regardless of if she is at the beach, on the hottest of days. As for makeup, Fi keeps it simple with mascara, light eyeliner, and peach or pale pink lip gloss, and hardly ever anything more than that.

Ffiona can best be described as… a bit much. Exuberant is the more positive way to spin it, that’s what Ffiona’s parents would lovingly call her. Everything that she does is always done with passion, fire, zest, pizazz, and spunk. Give her a little and she’ll take it and give you back extra. Charismatic and sociable, Ffiona has been known to talk one’s ear off, even if they are barely more than strangers. Her conversations are always lively and interesting, at least she likes to keep them as such, by figuring out what other people care about and like to do. People are wonderful, Fi genuinely believes that, and loves talking to them and getting to know as many people as she can. As such, her career choices come as no surprise.

Growing up, FiFi was frequently disciplined by her teachers for her inability to sit still and calm down and, to this day, such mundane tasks are still a struggle. Ffiona found a way to channel her endless supply of energy and competitive nature into sports and thrill seeking. She started with cross country, field hockey, and cheerleading in her younger years. Now running, hiking, swimming, exploring, rock climbing, cliff jumping, sky diving and any other extreme flavor of the week are always penciled into this adrenaline junkie’s agenda. She lives by the ‘if you’re not living, you’re dead’ motto and, if you ask some of her friends, they’ll flat out tell you that the way she lives might actually lead to her death someday. Even if that is the case, no one will be able to say that Ffiona Lewis didn’t live her life to the fullest.

Fi has a smile that lights up a room, shining like a beacon even in the darkest of times. Her bubbly laughter is infectious and frequent. Of course, life isn’t always peachy, and Ffiona can be a shoulder to lean on in times of need. She is there for her friends, forever and always, and she makes sure that they know that. Some might be likely to call her clingy, but Ffiona doesn’t believe it is ever possible to love too much. Love is important to her, be it that of her family, friends, or life in general. When she loves and believes in someone or something, she will make it known to anyone and everyone. Her eagerness to fight for what she believes in has brought her far in life and will bring her farther still, despite those who might view such an assertive and self-confident woman in a negative light.

Single, but very active in the dating scene - interested in any and all genders. Those who seek to win Ffiona’s heart must also be willing to match and accentuate her lively free spirit. Foxy seeks a partner who isn’t afraid to do something crazy with her - go on spontaneous travels, climb mountains, jump out of planes, scuba dive, the world is full of endless possibilities and thrills! Simply put, no fuddy duddies or boring folks need apply. If you can’t keep up with her, you aren’t bound to last that long.

Ffiona was born the eldest daughter to Eleanor and Gareth Lewis, followed shortly after by Trevor five years later, and Gwyneth four years after that. The Lewis’ are originally a Welsh American family that immigrated first to New England decades ago, and then migrated to the west coast not long after. Gareth Lewis was born and raised in Washington state and met the love of his life, Eleanor, in college there. When they finished their schooling, they promptly married and settled in to Verona to start a life and begin raising a family. Eleanor took a job as an elementary school teacher and Gareth worked initially as a history teacher, and is now the principal of Lincoln Memorial High. The couple hadn’t been settled in much longer than a year before they fell pregnant with Ffiona.

The Lewis’ raised their three children well and lovingly. They were taught the values of open-mindedness, the pursuit of knowledge, and self-expression. Being that both Eleanor and Gary are educators, it comes as no surprise the Ffiona followed a similar path. Ffiona’s love of nature came first and foremost, as she spent most of her youth outdoors from the time that she could walk. Television, video games, and the internet didn’t hold much appeal to the youngster, the outside world was infinitely more interesting and entertaining. A bit of a tom boy, Ffiona spent her childhood years catching bugs and skinning her knees, climbing rocks and getting into places she probably shouldn’t have been. Her adolescence was spent much in the same way, with the additions of a newfound love of girly things, like dresses and makeup… and boys, of course. Even still, when she eventually gave her innocence to her teenage boyfriend, it wasn’t sneakily done in her parents house or the back seat of the car, no - they were on a wool blanket out by the lake under a curtain of stars and pale moonlight, basking in the glory of nature and young love.

Ffiona went to college out of state to study what she loved: the environment, and people. It was here that Fi truly found herself, cliche as that might sound. She joined as many clubs as she could fit into her schedule between her paid tutoring job and studying. She went on her first few road trips and wild vacations during the spring and summer breaks using the money she saved from tutoring. These trips are where she discovered her need to hunt for the next biggest and best adrenaline rush. She dated her first girlfriend in college, and then a second, with a few guys peppered in between. A few messy break ups and many close friendships later, Ffiona found herself graduating with a dual bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and Recreation.

Home is where the heart is, at least that is what Ffiona knows to be true. So, after her four year education, Fi moved back home to be with her family. She lived with her parents and her younger siblings for a while before she got her first job at the local florist and was able to afford her own place. Working at the Watering Can was nice, but it didn’t fulfill Ffiona’s sense of adventure and need to intellectually interact with people. In time, through hard work, persistence, building up her resume, and even more persistence, Ffiona landed a job as a park ranger - which really was a dream come true. She worked this job alone for about a year before she decided that she needed more income and picked up an adjunct position at the local community college to fund her hobbies and need to travel. Yes, this is a need for her, life is too short to stay in one place for too long.

Ffiona’s adult life was beginning, and everything was going just swimmingly until about a week ago. Fi fell ill in a hard way - fevers, shakes, dizziness, the works. She had to call off work and stay in bed - something that she absolutely hates doing, let alone for three whole days! Once the initial stages of the flu, or whatever this was, passed, she thought it would get better... but it didn’t. The headaches are insane, everything is too loud and much too bright. Most smells make her violently ill, even if they aren’t particularly offensive to her mother’s nose (whom is taking care of her currently). Everything tastes awful, and she can hardly keep anything but the blandest of broths down. Ffiona cycles through turbulent hot and cold flashes, and everything that touches her skin feels uncomfortably scratchy and claustrophobic.

This is hell, literal hell. All she wants to do is go outside, but if the light of a candle is too strong for her sensitive eyes, lord only knows what the sun would be like...

Superhuman Senses

Olympian

Currently all five senses are functioning at a much higher level than the average human. There are colors visible to her now that she never even knew existed, falling far off the visible light spectrum that everyone is taught about in school. The same can be said for sounds, she can hear frequencies that humans cannot - the kind that make dogs whine, those that sea creatures use to communicate, and then some. With practice, she will be able to see perfectly during the day as well as the night. In the dark, things will be completely visible as if through some form of thermal vision. Currently she can hear things being spoken up to two rooms away, eventually this distance will increase even further.

Her main weakness is the obvious one: hypersensitivity. There is far too much to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel in this world, now more so than ever. The constant input of stimuli is overwhelming and can leave Ffiona in a confused, shaken state. In time she will gain a better understanding of her powers and control over what she let’s in, but even then, she will always be frazzled by extremely high or low frequencies and bright flashes of light. The most intense sensory inputs could be used to stun or incapacitate her.

Bill Franklin Williams Jr.

54

Male

Handyman

Bill is a big guy, not particularly tall at 5’9” (though he insists he is 5’10”, and when he’s drunk he’ll claim to be 6’), but very stocky. He still lifts weights, but his eating habits and disregard for other forms of exercise (according to him, cardio is for soccer moms and Europeans) leaves him with a lot of fat to carry around. His hands are calloused from his job, and in the warmer months he usually has a farmer’s tan from working outside. He doesn’t care about keeping up a clean appearance, and his usual attire is worn out jeans and old classic rock t-shirts, and heavy boots. When going to or from a job he can be seen with equipment like his toolbelt or kneepads. He sometimes limps when he walks from old injuries.

Bill is an uncomplicated man who lives his life loudly. He’s not one for subtlety, and doesn’t hesitate to say what’s on his mind. He’s outgoing and believes people are basically good, but has trouble understanding complex issues and is bad at reading emotions. He doesn’t think ahead much, his core values are being an honest man and being tough enough that he can handle his own problems. As such, he’s reluctant to let people know when he’s having trouble. Bill has strong opinions and is prone to complaining about what he sees is wrong with the world (and younger generations in particular), but he doesn’t mean to insult people by doing it, he’s just speaking off the cuff. He is fiercely loyal to his friends and his family, but over the years his ties to them have grown weaker.

Bill usually approaches romance based on physical characteristics. So far this hasn’t resulted in lasting and stable relationships for him. While he’s willing to overlook appearance (and to be honest, he can’t afford to be too picky), most of his relationships falter because he doesn’t think about them deeply. So far, he hasn’t reached the critical step of actually examining his own actions and realizing what he needs to change to make a relationship work. Part of this is due to his anxiety about commitment, but as he grows older his attitude is slowly showing signs of changes.

Bill’s parents were High School sweethearts, and got married shortly after graduating. His family’s roots in Verona go back several generations, and they never really wanted to leave. His father managed to support the family from working at the junkyard, but just barely. Both Bill and his younger brother learned typical masculine hobbies like football and target shooting. Bill in particular loved sports and lettered in several during high school, but his favorites were football and wrestling. Despite Bill’s passion, the school never could achieve much at the statewide playoffs, and since ever since he’s alternated between blaming the coaches, his teammates, or his knees for the lack of success. Few college scouts visited Verona, and Bill was good but he wasn’t amazing, so he ended up heading to a nearby community college.

At college Bill took random assortment of technical courses to free up time to focus on sports. Unfortunately, he still wasn’t good enough to get a scholarship at a Division I school, and he left without a degree. When he came home to Verona he helped out his father at the junkyard and slowly learned how to do general repair and construction work from odd jobs, eventually saving up enough to buy a set of tools and a cargo van to formally start a business. Ever since he’s run his business and generally lived a simple life, occasionally hanging out with his old friends from high school. Recent years have been tougher as his father has passed away and his mother entered a nursing home.

Unknown as of yet, let’s see what the GMs come up with

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Rain Amelia Wells

19

Female

Second-year student, studying economics.

Rain tends to find herself looking up at people - standing at 5 foot 1, it can be difficult to guess her exact age sometimes. She has a slender build, and one of the first words that might come to mind when looking at her, is 'delicate.' More than occasionally, she looks like a deer in the headlights - wide-eyed and mouth rounded - when something unclear comes her way. Her eyes are light blue, bright in a flashlight, and she has a small chin and jaw. Her features overall are pretty neotenous. Her hair is dark brown, reaching to just below her shoulderblades, and slightly wavy. Rain tends to dress pretty casually, preferring shorts to jeans and sneakers to high heels (although they have their place!).

Sensitivity is essential to understanding delicate situations, but it comes with its own set of issues. Rain tends to feel things more strongly than others, and reacts more to emotion and strife. Usually quiet, she tends to bottle away her feelings until they overflow, bursting out with words that she doesn't really mean. However, she also tends to have a lot of empathy. If not shy, she would have made a good mediator, and may still become one yet.

An unexpected character trait might be her jealousy. While unassuming and gentle, she tends to become slightly jealous over those she's romantically involved with. Perhaps it's related to a low sense of self-worth, incurred by a lack of socialisation during her later teenage years - anyone that she gets close to, she doesn't usually want to lose.

Rain is more book-smart than street-smart, and perhaps a tad awkward in general. She doesn't really consider herself to be a very interesting or intriguing person, and is sometimes surprised when people genuinely want to spend time with her. She's not unfriendly, she just doesn't always navigate the social scene very confidently.

Rain is heterosexual, and hasn't had many a boyfriend in the past. She broke off with a long-term boyfriend about 6 months ago, who she'd been going out with for 2 years and known since high school. It was an amicable break-up, with both having lost interest in the other. She prefers gentler souls, who tend to take their time as opposed to rushing. Mutual understanding is very important to her, yet she still manages to get jealous occasionally.

Rain didn't grow up in Verona. She spent her childhood around an hour away, attending a public elementary school and spending quite a bit of time reading books. It was in mid high school that her father obtained a better job over the mountain, and they ended up moving to Verona. It was difficult, moving away at such a late stage in her school career, but it had to be done. She didn't make a particularly large group of friends, but she met a boy - a boy that she took to.

They dated for two years, into college. However, people change, and they drifted apart emotionally. They broke up on mutual agreement, and she has finally found it in her heart to move on. Despite loving books, Rain felt the need to study something more likely to get her a job, as pressured by her father - she chose Economics. It's almost like a story anyway - making predictions, building models. Okay, perhaps not quite, but she's passing well and that's all that matters at the moment... right?

Water manipulation.

Ascendant

Rain can manipulate small bodies of water around the volume of a glass of water in the air, and can influence movement of larger bodies of water (such as a pool - making waves, a small whirlpool and so on). She can withdraw a small amount of water from her surroundings (the air, soil).

Rain cannot conjure water, and as such, needs to have an available resource. She can withdraw some water from her surroundings, but it is only a small amount.

James Tobias Carrigan
'Zero'- Alias as a graffiti artist

19

Male

Mechanic
Store Clerk
University Student (Gap Year)

Typically wearing Smart-Casual clothing, James doesn't like to dress like a slouch, with a focus on jeans and leather jackets over hoodies. His slim frame is dotted with various tattoos of different meanings, including a Grim Reaper on his left fore-arm, a pair of mechanical wings on his right wrist, a 3d dragon perched on his left shoulder blade and two wolves, one black and one white, fighting over his heart.

Polite but quiet and anti-social, James doesn't really present himself much in a casual environment, and he's very much the type to disappear into the background without anyone really noticing. He can present himself if he needs to, when he's working and whatnot, but it doesn't persist after he leaves work. He has few friends, and even fewer close ones, and he's almost always seen alone. This doesn't bother him much, as he feels uncomfortable around large groups or spending prolonged periods of time with others.

Those that get to know him can learn he is actually quite opinionated underneath his quiet exterior, and like to debate with people he is close with. The only people that know this, however, are living on the other side of the ocean in the UK.

James is heterosexual, but while open to a relationship he isn't actively looking for one. While some people believe he is more interested in a physical relationship, the truth is a string of failed relationships as a teen has damaged his self esteem to a point that he feels mostly unwanted.

Born in Colchester, England, James had a fairly average childhood. Born to married parents Adam and Victoria Carrigan, he is the eldest child of 3 siblings, two younger sisters named Naomi and Sam. An intelligent young man, He finished his GCSEs with A* and A across the board, while also being involved with the local detachment of Air Cadets as well as learning to play the violin to grade 6. He enrolled in a Hi-tech Engineering course at the local technical college after leaving school at 16, completing it 3 years later with high enough grades to be accepted into University. He has an A2 Motorcycle licence since turning 19.

Instead of going straight to University, he decided to take a gap year and travel to America for a year. After a few weeks travelling, he settled into Verona, with the intention of staying until the start of the next educational year. He took up a few odd jobs to make ends meet, such as a mechanic, store clerk and bartender at some of the less reputable bars. While travelling, he also started as a graffiti artist under the handle 'Zero', so he's a regular at the Gallery in his free time, when he's not shutting himself in his apartment or riding around on his bike, a 125cc Suzuki Marauder.

After mysteriously falling ill from the strange illness that struck the town, he recovered three days later with seemingly no differences. Strangely, some of the residents of the town start to get headaches around him, but he doesn't understand why.

Power Neutralisation

Aberration

His power completely cancels out the powers of other Mundanes. Telepaths can't read him, for example, and any attempt to do so results in a mild to searing headache to those that try, depending on how strongly they try. This is a reflexive ability, but he can activate it at will when he becomes aware of it.

As he becomes more aware of his power, he can expand the range of his power to cover larger areas, or focus on specific targets at a distance.

Physically, his body isn't enhanced in any way and his powers cannot negate any effects not directly linked to the usage of a Mundane's power. Elements that weren't directly summoned by a manipulator can still harm him (like fires or electricity) and physical objects like knives or guns can still injure, maim or even kill him. Projecting his power is also draining to his stamina and extended periods can cause him to blackout and collapse.

Lucas Peter Farweight

39

Male

Forest Ranger of the State Park. Lucas run pretty much every shift his supervisor throws at him with ease. Military dicipline does that with you. So you often see him wandering the woods at dusk, midnight or dawn without any complaints. He also has the required certificates to work as a gym teacher at the Highschool. Though he's more of a substitute should the current one resign or anything like that.

Standing an impressive 6'0", Lucas is a man that keeps himself in check. He doesn't drink a lot nor smokes that much. Quite the opposite, he runs around the neighborhood every morning at 6am (if he doesn't have an early shift), lifts and does various other physical exercises. So he's still in top physical shape. Something that's hard not to notice. Despite that, he doesn't look particularly wide. He's more lean and flexible.
His face is mostly devoid of scars, which is a good thing. His body, however, is a different story. Should you ever see him take off his shirt you will definitely be drawn towards the scars. His back and arms and chest are marked with burn scars, lacerations and small, round scars that can only be from bullets. He also has a tattoo on his right arm saying: Semper fi.

Lucas luckily adapted a bit to civilian lifestyle. He doesn't tuck his shirt in or anything. Still, he wears the classic tight shirts of a marine, over which he drapes a leather jacket. His wardrobe mostly consists of durable, comfortable stuff that doesn't really confine his movement. Though it can never be called fashionable.

Lucas is man that mostly keeps to himself. Though he isn’t anti- or asocial. Quite the opposite. He’ll strike up a conversation of be your listening ear for as long as you need him. However he’ll rarely talk about himself. At least not in any significant way. When you ask him how he’s doing, he’ll probably answer with something as simple as “good, just made a cake”. It’s all superficial. Still, he’s an honest and hardworking man that simply and quietly goes about his days.

When others need him, he’ll be there. It doesn’t matter if it’s 2 in the afternoon or 3 at night. He’ll drive to you and be there. To him, it doesn’t matter how ugly things got. Or how insignificant the issue may be. He’ll even drive you home after a long night at the bar (though don’t expect him to be your designated driver every weekend). Many would claim that this behavior comes from his days in the Marines. They’re right.

Though there is something odd about him. The way he carries himself and pushes himself. He’s constantly ready to help everyone. Many say he’s working towards his redemption. For what? Well he probably killed some people as a Marine. Probably for that. They probably don’t know how true it really all is.

You're not going to get Lucas on a date with anyone. Not even if you threaten him to do so. He will absolutely refuse to do so. It seems he still keeps loyal to his first wife. As he still carries her ring on a chain around his neck.

Lucas was born into the family of Alina and Paul Farweight. Their early life was filled with joy. Their mother was a PR Manager for Millenium Worldwide European Branch. Their father a wealthy investor with a hedgefund at his beck and call. Both met at one of Millenium's many events. It's fact that he was so struck with her that he commanded his secretary to make every European event happen at that Millenium Hotel. Just to have an excuse to see her. Eventually, he asked her out. From one thing came the next and they married. She moved to the United States with him and became a HR and negotiation manager for his hedge fun. Eventually they got their first child. Lana Farweight. A healthy, beautiful girl. Not many years later Lucas entered their lives. Despite the many hours, the parents always made sure that they saw their children often and played with them on the weekends.

Lana shot through school. Being both a social butterfly and an a promising student, her middleschool and highschool days were the best she had. Her scores in academics soared skywards. Lucas, on the other hand, excelled exceptionally in physical sports. He became Highschool Quarterback and carried his team to the State championships. But he wasn't the ordinary, nerd kicking jock some would assume he was. Quite the opposite. He sat with them at lunch, introduced them to his friends, invited them to parties. His test scores were above average of the class. Everything indicated that both children had a promising future ahead.

Lana went to University to get her MBA. A decission both her parents whole supported. A few years later and it was Lucas' turn to choose. Many assumed he would be drafted in some college football program. After that he'd go pro. However, he joined the marines. Which came as quite a shock to both of his parents. Of course his mother begged him not to go. But the boy did. Among the Marines he practically floated through basic training. He showed exceptional leadership skills while simultaneously very capable at following every order given. without questions.

That's when his touring began. After one particular tour he returned home at the young age of 20. He met the most beautiful girl of his life. Their relationship was like a hurrican. It suddenly happened so very fast. After only six months they got married. Six months later and Elizabeth was born. But duty called. Lucas was called upon for another tour. His wife wasn't really angry about it. Just sad that he had to leave. However, the tour would be something completely different from the usual ones.



After that tour, he came home to his wife. But one day, she vanished. Almost literally. She went to sleep next to him and the next day she was gone. Lucas would have thought she literally just vanished rather than that she ran away. But after 2 days he received a phone call. She couldn't do it anymore. Their daughter was 3 now. Lucas was forced to let her stay at Lana. Who took good care of his child while he ran several more tours (the normal ones and the 'dark' ones). Eventually, he came home when his daughter was 8 and he never went back. With an honorable discharge, he decided to move to Verona. To find quite and peace. When she turned 9 they officially moved there. He took up the job as park ranger and he became a very driven (on the background) part of the community.

Eight years later and the sickness hit both him and his daughter. Though the man refused to just leave her to her fate. He packed himself tight and walked to the pharmacy and shop quite often. He still cooked for her, making sure she still ate healthy food. After the three days both their sickness passed and life went on as normal. Yet something felt odd. He could hear whispers from no-where. Eventually he realized something wasn't right with him when he overlooked a book on natural physics of his daughter (he often tried to help with her studies) and a small singularity popped on the kitchen table, slinging around the knives and forks.

Cosmic manipulation

Ascendant

Cosmic manipulation basically means he can bring forth celestial objects their powers. Like suns, asteroids or planetary rings. The basics are that he can create a wormhole-like object with one side near him where he wants it and the other side is near the celestial power. For example, he can make a small wormhole in the ring of Jupiter. Those frozen particles then get shot out from his side. (However, while those particles should be at breakneck speeds from being in orbit, if anything comes through the wormhole it gets slowed down significantly to a more atmospheric survivable speed). He can do the same with solar flares or asteroids. The catch, however, is that initially, that wormhole (or rather white hole) is far too small to transport anything of significance. Something he can do, however, is summon forth a singularity. A small black hole that sucks up whatever is near.

Obviously it takes a lot of energy to make said black holes, wormholes, and white holes. But the problem goes deeper. He needs a level of understanding of the universe. In fact, if he wants to have even but an inkling of mastery over his powers, he'll need to understand many complex physics phenomenon. Example: to create larger and larger wormholes, his understanding of an Einstein-Rosen bridge needs to increase. If he wants to summon forth the ice shards orbiting Jupiter, he needs to know at what orbit they fly, at what speed and where Jupiter is relative to earth. In other words, his control, mastery, and power is directly linked to his understanding about the ever-changing cosmic orchestra.

Next, LLucas will be particularly haunted by 'forces' that humanity has not yet discovered. He'll hear whispers, see things in his nightmares and often think he saw certain objects or figures. Basically he's going a bit bonkers. (but not so much that he goes fullblown insane)