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[color=lightgray]O R P H A N[/color][/center]
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*Points at self, gives thumb up.*[/b][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color]
[color=lightgray]C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][img]https://i.redd.it/wvj1fmahmu671.jpg[/img]
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[sub][COLOR=darkgray]Cassandra Cain[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=darkgray]Gotham/Blüdhaven & The League of Shadows[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Chinese[/COLOR][/sub][/center]
[indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] N O T A B L E   A B I L I T I E S   &   T O O L S[/color]
[color=lightgray]N O T A B L E   A B I L I T I E S   &   T O O L S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   A B I L I T I E S[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Body Reading[/b][/color]
Cassandra's mother tongue is not Mandarin, nor English, nor any other spoken word on the planet; it is movement. Physicality. Body language. Cassandra can read what people are thinking through the most subtle muscle twitch, predict their next action through body language to a level of near pre-cognitive accuracy. It is so instinctual, so fast, she does it before even consciously registering it's happened. While it's not perfect, and it lends Cassandra to an over-reliance on it, it makes her difficult to fool, incredibly perceptive, and one of the most formidable opponents on the face of the Earth.[/color][/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   T O O L (S)[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Grappling Hook[/b][/color] 
Her most useful tool, stolen from the League, and the only thing she couldn't leave behind when she came to the Titans: thick-yet-flexible tensile wire attached to a strong and stable hook. Capable of entry, escape, climbing, combat, apprehension, snares - the things Cassandra can do with a length of rope and a bit of metal on the end would make many of her peers go green.[/color][/sup]
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[color=lightgray]N O T A B L E   S K I L L S   &   T A L E N T S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   S K I L L (S)[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Physical Conditioning[/b][/color]
Cassandra's intensive training throughout her lifetime has turned her into one of the finest fighting machines ever to walk the Earth, a near-perfect weapon in human form, possessing levels of strength, stamina, speed and agility that put her in the top percentiles of humanity.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Acrobatics[/b][/color]
Combat and physicality were not the only training regimens Cassandra was instructed through; she also developed her agility and gymnastics, making her incredibly nimble and dextrous as well as powerful.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Lockpicking[/b][/color]
Self-taught during her short stint as a vigilante, to aid her investigations and getting into places certain people - morally upstanding or otherwise - would rather she didn't.[/color][/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   T A L E N T (S)[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Stealth[/b][/color] 
A combination of Cassandra's 'first language' and the training from her father created an incredible awareness of her [i]own[/i] body and its movements, and this awareness was only honed further - until it became an almost preternatural aptitude for stealth, silence, and secrecy.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Martial Arts[/b][/color] 
Lifelong training has lead to mastery of physical combat and the fighting arts. Inheriting knowledge and ability from her mother and father, observing the operations of the League of Shadows, witnessing Batman and others in her travels; there is no form of battle she is not familiar with, nor cannot apply herself - to [i]incredibly[/i] painful results.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Assassin[/b][/color] 
Cassandra's darkest gift, and alongside the blade lodged in her body, the surest touch of David Cain: Cassandra analyses and knows, innately, unconsciously, [i]unwillingly[/i], how to most effectively and efficiently kill any given individual around her at any time. It is hard to ignore.[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent]Born to David Cain and Lady Shiva, Cassandra Cain was cursed before even conceived.

She never knew her mother; left in David's care, she knew only one truth: combat. Deprived of a home, a family, even speech itself, Cassandra's one and only language was movement, physicality, the body itself. David was obssessive in adminstering her training, slowly crafting her into the perfect warrior, the One Who Is All, an assassin to surpass all others prophecised by the League of Shadows. At only eight years old, David Cain sought to test his experiment, and Cassandra was given her first target.

The hit was...easy. Ruthless. A mere game to the child Cassandra, unaware what she was doing, unaware there was any other way whatsoever; but as she watched the man die, as she read the muscle spasms, the limp limbs, the life leaving his skin, she saw death as he saw it, came as close to it as she could without dying herself - and she was horrified. The game was over, the illusion shattered. Death was [i]wrong[/i]. Every fiber and nerve ending in her body felt the sin of what she'd done, and by extension the evil of her father and everything he was training her for. What was an eight year old to do, trained for a purpose now abhorrent to her very essence, unable to return to a father she now despised? She did the only thing she could do; she ran away.

For nine years, Cassandra was homeless and on the run from her father and the forces of the League of Shadows. She ended up - as so many of the world's strays do - in Gotham, bringing assassins down upon her; luckily, the Batman was no stranger to Ra's forces, and his timely intervention saved Cassandra twice over. Seeing in him how her skills could be used in defence of the defenceless, in the pursuit of what was [i]good[/i] and [i]righteous[/i], she was inspired, and began operating as a solo vigilante herself: [b]Orphan.[/b]

With Batman looming over Gotham and Blüdhaven, David Cain turned to less direct methods to destroy his errant daughter; following her activities across the twin cities, he ensured wherever she went, corpses were left in her wake, sometimes of those she saved, but more often of those she apprehended. David knew implicating Cassandra would bring Batman down upon her head, and he was right; the two were drawn into a fight with each other across Gotham, David watching from the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike to eliminate two obstacles to the League in one fell swoop. 

When he made his move, he could not have predicted the outcome; Cassandra abandoning her fight entirely to throw herself upon her father's sword, sacrificing her life to save Batman's. David, despite himself, was surprised at Cassandra's capacity to outmatch him, and equally surprised at how deeply grieved he was for the mortal blow he had struck upon his own daughter. 

Batman easily subdued David, and realized they had been played by the assassin. Shocked and impressed by Cassandra's ability and her willingness to sacrifice herself for the life of another, he took her into his intensive care, narrowly managing to save her life and then nursing her back to health - though ultimately unable to remove the span of her father's blade that remained within her chest. 
Once Cassandra had been stabilised and back on her feet, Batman realised she needed more guidance than he was able to provide, as well as friends, mentors - a proper support structure. A [i]family.[/i]

The Titans were the obvious choice.
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]I've written a lot of Batman in the past, but even in those stints, never approached the Bat-[i]family[/i]. While I have my own Robin Ranking like any Bat-fan would (and we can argue about that later), Cassandra herself has intrigued me for a while because of her potential for [i]separation[/i] from the Batfamily, someone desperately trying to redeem herself from terrible origins that she had no say in, but feels guilty for anyway. One of the best examples of how Batman can inspire others, I want to explore her mutism, her conflicting natures, her aspirations, the ties to David Cain, Lady Shiva, Ra's Al Ghul, and the League of Shadows (especially how it puts her cross-counter to Damian), and also position her as an outcast and almost taboo figure within the Titans, where rumours about the corpses left behind her during her stint as Orphan follow and haunt her just as doggedly as the mystique and awe around being entered and entrusted by Batman himself.[/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR]
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[color=lightgray]S T I T C H[/color][/center]
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[color=silver][sup][i]"I'm gonna be the world's most machine-washable hero."[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color]
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[sub][COLOR=darkgray]Stitch Nassour[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=darkgray]The Lords of Order[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Egyptian-American[/COLOR][/sub][/center]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   A B I L I T I E S[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Enchanted Physiology[/b][/color]
Stitch isn't Human; they are a magically-animated ragdoll effigy, imbued with a soul. They are immortal and entirely self-sustaining, having no need for sleep, food, drink, or even air.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Magic[/b][/color]
Although animated by magic, Stitch's possession of a soul allows them the ability to perform mystical feats, and under tutelage from their adoptive father and creator, Doctor Fate, they have learnt to wield it well and cast a myriad of spells and enchantments - although with varying degrees of success and reliability.[/color][/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   T O O L (S)[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Sending Stone[/b][/color] 
A parting gift from her father, given as both a token of faith and a comforting gesture; the stone allows Stitch to tap into it with magic and send direct messages to Doctor Fate, or in dire times of trouble, a distress signal to summon him for help.[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Occultism[/b][/color]
Following Doctor Fate's teachings has granted Stitch knowledge on the supernatural and occult of the waking world, making them a first stop when something paranormal needs delicate handling.[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Espionage[/b][/color]
Stitch's magical abilities affords them great knowledge of others, ascertained either by divination, telepathy, scrying, or simply letting herself into places they shouldn't be.[/color]
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Acrobatics[/b][/color]
Being an animated ragdoll, Stitch's limbs and body aren't necessarily subject to the same limits your typical human biology would be, and they're effectively gymnastic as a result.[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent]Who else would be more concerned about the myriad potential ruinous futures of the world than the overseer of destiny himself? Khalid Nassour, Doctor Fate; the foremost agent of the Lords of Order, empowered by the gods and primordial magic itself to safeguard the cosmos against chaos and evil. But even he, in all his power and foresight, recognized that he is but one man; powerful, wise, long-lived - but mortal, and alone. He could not rely on himself to be there indefinitely; could not rely on others taking up his mantle being as vigilant as he. In the absence of an immortal, eternal protector to protect the natural order and the balance of magic and power, what was he to do?

The answer, when it came, was as simple as it was prodigious. Create one.

And so was birthed [b]Stitch[/b], or more accurately, enchanted. An effigy, imbued with magic and power and, most delicately, a [i]soul[/i], Stitch burst to life under Khalid's careful watch, taken on as simultaneous adoptive child and apprentice, taught how to navigate the mortal plane at the same time as dipping their essence into the raw magic of the universe - manipulating, channeling, directing it. [i]Being[/i] it.

Immortal; sleepless; no need to eat, or drink, or even breath. In tune with the cosmos, effortlessly weaving magic around their person. The perfect apprentice; an absolutely nightmarish child. Their growing intellect quickly created boredom, and boredom created risk - risk Doctor Fate could not abide. At the same time, he recognized such a life with him - regimented, restricted, directed - was unfulfilled. Immortal enchanted rag effigy or not, Stitch was a child - and needed to develop with others. Among others. The training could wait. The responsibility could wait. Khalid wanted Stitch to [i]experience[/i] life, in order to better appreciate their solemn task in [i]protecting[/i] it.

Stitch arrived to the Titans a few weeks later, and has since been exploring this bizarre journey that everyone else is calling 'living'.
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]An ultimate 'outsider' to the normal human journey, Stitch's experience oscillates violently between complete naivety and deep, unnatural assuredness. Born of magic and endowed with their very own soul, they are both cosmic arbiter and reclusive child, in tune with the universe and the magics that flow through it and completely cut-off from any kind of social interaction or group dynamic. While they're powerful, an impressive weaver of spells taught by none other than Doctor Fate himself, they're unskilled and volatile, at times clumsy with their magic, and there's still much to learn; however, there's also far [i]more[/i] to be taught about simply [i]being alive[/i], an experience they're still getting a grip on and aren't completely comfortable with - and their contradictions against even the most fundamental basics of human behaviour, like sleeping, eating, [i]breathing[/i], only serve to separate them further. With their ties to Fate, magic, the supernatural, Stitch opens a lot of pathways to a lot of unnatural destinations, while their ongoing lessons in what it is to live offer narratives far closer to home and the human experience.[/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR]
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