[OOC] Justice League: Shadow of the Gods (Always Open)

[Polyphemus]

Awesome! I'll start getting a post together.

[MrDidact]

@Polyphemus Great post Poly. If you want me to collab with you on a follow-up let me know.

[Polyphemus]

@MrDidact Yeah, I'd enjoy that!

[Abefroeman]

Cassandra Powers

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Hyperia

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Cassandra Abigail Powers

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Cass to close friends. “Hyperia”, though very few know of this identity.

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Emeral Heights, Suburb of Gotham City

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Powers Technology, Powers Freight, and other Powers related subsidiaries.

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CEO of Powers Technology

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Cassandra Powers, if to be described with one word, radiant comes to mind. From her piercing ever green eyes, the sculpturesque lines of her face, to her feminine frame, Cassandra strikes an air of celestial command unto her peers. Blessed with the refined genetics of higher society, and years of tutelage, Cassandra carries herself with the grace of old nobility, familiar power and prestige passed down from generations. She stands 5’8” tall, with dark chocolate waist length brown hair, that no matter what, appears to shine with an almost luminescent quality. With an athletic hourglass build, the eyes of her peers and those she works with are inevitably drawn to her, something that only inflates Cassandra’s image of herself.

Preferring fine business attire for work, elegant dresses for formal occasions, and finery befitting her social status when at leisure, there is no denying a certain amount of high arrogance, the kind of those who not only have wealth, but power as well, emanates from Cassandra. However, when duty and work demand, she will eschew fashion over practicality. Her skin is unblemished, her hands and nails well taken care of, and body hair meticulously maintained or removed. To Cassandra, image is 9/10ths the law, and to cut corners simply will not do.

Costume Information

This information comes from law enforcement recordings, regarding the metahuman known as Hyperia. The subject in question glows a bright, radioactive green, with what appears to be her skeleton visible through her skin. Subject Hyperia is noted to be radioactive, with brittle crystalline extrusions that sprout from certain portions of her frame. At this time, we have no leads into who this individual may be, but she is to be considered extremely dangerous and hazardous to any who encounter her. She has glowing white hair, green colored skin, green eyes, standing between 5’6” to 5’10”, and weighing roughly between 120lbs to 145lbs.

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An astute follower of Aikido, Cassandra is a practiced user of this non-lethal martial art for her own self-defense. Outwardly appearing, she is no different than any other average athletic woman, able to run a mile in little over eight minutes, ride a bike, and things like that. She studied business management and logistics at a private college, and currently holds a Master’s degree in both. Trained by her father, Cassandra also appears to have a natural affinity for public speaking and leadership, as well as an astute understanding of how to run a multinational corporation.

Hyperia Metahuman Abilities

This information comes from law enforcement recordings, regarding the metahuman known as Hyperia. The subject in question has been displayed being able to manipulate energy, and though not fully confirmed, she appears to have control of radiation, being able to coalesce it into super-heated radioactive projectiles, which she is able to project outwards with great speed. Further inspection of video evidence confirms that subject Hyperia can levitate off the ground, though unable to fly as other noted Metahumans. She appears to use radiation to also increase her movement speed, though it has to be noted that these bursts of energy seem to keep her from using her abilities in an offensive manner. However, while using this ability, the subject leaves behind a trail of super-heated radioactive plasma that is hazardous to human contact until it decays/cools.

It has been noted that prolonged engagements seem to drain/reduce Hyperia’s overall power. The more she expends energy, the weaker she becomes. It is hypothesized that the subject has a core energy reserve, and like a nuclear reaction, that energy is used up during her engagements. However, we fear that she may be able to regain said power if a power source of enough radioactivity is used and/or drained. *See report regarding barrel of nuclear sludge that was rendered inert. *

Two things of note, before closing this report. When surrounded by targets in close proximity to subject Hyperia, she has been seen to unleash a fifteen-foot radial wave of super-heated radiation, that burned her attackers. Only seen once, Hyperia can apparently create a pillar of deadly radioactive matter that can come crashing down upon foes. Autopsies revealed that the deceased were killed instantly, the heat and radiation vaporizing their soft tissues.

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Cassandra is limited to the limits of what a normal human woman can do. She is intelligent, fit, and for all intents and purposes, human.

Known Weaknesses for Subject Hyperia

This information comes from law enforcement recordings, regarding the metahuman known as Hyperia. The subject appears to be unphased by conventional weapons, with small arms projectiles melting into liquid states upon contact with the subject. *However, small arms do appear to slow the subject’s movement as she perhaps must focus radiation to impact sites to melt the projectiles.* We do not know what the effects of heavier metal rounds would have on subject Hyperia, though through government back channels, it has been hypothesized that perhaps depleted uranium rounds could affect her. As to the known, verifiable weaknesses, it appears in the footage that the adversaries of subject Hyperia were illegally trading in rare earth elements, and upon closer inspection, footage revealed an adverse effect to Hyperia when she was exposed to the element Promethium and Gadolinium. While not able to be tested, we believe that combining both these elements together has a dampening, draining effect upon Hyperia. When she encountered a pool of the melted elements, her radioactive signature was significantly reduced, and appeared to cause her great pain. Purchase requests are currently being reviewed for Promethium and Gadolinium. *It has been stipulated that both these elements were in their purest forms when Hyperia came into physical contact with the elements.*

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This information has been obtained from a heavily redacted Department of Defense report.

Born in 2029, to Derek Powers and {Name Redacted}, Cassandra is the youngest child of the Powers family. She has one older sibling, Paxton Powers, who is currently {Redacted}. From interviews with Miss Powers and her father, Derek, it has come to light that both Powers children are very different from one another, with Cassandra idolizing her father, and Paxton resenting Mr. Powers. Birth and school records indicate Cassandra was born in Emerald Heights General Hospital and was raised at the family estate, attending {Redacted} Prepatory Academy, before leaving for Metropolis University at seventeen. Public records indicate she graduated with honors, though declined Valedictorian recognition. It was after graduation that Miss Powers became more known to the public eye.

{Redacted} Mr. Powers apparently fell ill in 2051, retreating from the public eye. He and his company were still working on the {Redacted} Project, which was based aboard the USS Louisville. During the months leading up to the USS Louisville disaster, Cassandra and her uncle, Alexander Sartorius, were among the few known to be in direct contact with Derek Powers. Large amounts of medical supplies and {Redacted} were seen being shipped under Cassandra’s direction to Powers Technology headquarters in Gotham City, and then moved to the USS Louisville while it was docked in Gotham City Harbor. Shortly before Mr. Powers left port aboard the USS Louisville, Cassandra Powers was seen boarding a private jet, bound for {Redacted}.

Since then, Cassandra has of recently been scene running the day to day activities of Powers Technology, attending public events and gatherings for the company in her father’s stead.

{Redacted} Calculating, ruthless, and driven. Cassandra displays great ambition, diligence, and tenacity, however {Redacted}. Her psychiatrist noted that she has an obsession with perfection, a complex in that she must make her father proud {Redacted}. From interviews obtained from the Department of Education, Cassandra has a disdainful view of economically depressed regions, and believes that {Redacted}. It appears that she is motivated to prove herself worthy of her father’s legacy, to become someone deserving of the Powers name and {Redacted}.

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N/A for the time being.

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Derek Powers/Blight – Batman Beyond
Dr. Alexander James Sartorius/Doctor Phosphorus – DC Universe

[MrDidact]

@Abefroeman Awesome sheet, approved!

[Mistress Dizzy]

Not feeling super great atm, tossed up a post.

[MrDidact]

@Mistress Dizzy Well I hope you start feeling better soon.

[Red7VII]

Alright, changed this up a bit:

Draven

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Daniel Stagnum

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Draven

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Round Rock, Texas

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Independent Contractor

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Freelance Assassin

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6’1” Tall, Slender build, dark shoulder-length hair, bearded, eyes are naturally Hazel but change based on the situation. When in a bloodlust, they go red and take on a luminescence.

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Draven is a VAMPIRE. His base vampiric abilities will be following the rules outlined in The New 52. In addition to the ability to create other vampires, Draven has mastery of the following:
◦ Enhanced Vision
◦ Enhanced Hearing
◦ Enhanced Sense of Smell
◦ Immortality
◦ Supernatural Resilience
◦ Regeneration
◦ Superhuman Strength
◦ Superhuman Stamina
◦ Hypnosis [Novice] - Can impose will effortlessly on those who are weak of mind. Struggles to successfully hypnotise those with a strong will.
◦ Transformation [Novice] - Summoning fangs and claws comes naturally to him when he's in an agitated state. Has not mastered changing forms completely, though that's not to say he couldn't someday be taught how to.

Draven also possesses a few key pieces of equipment most of the time.
◦ 50 cal Desert Eagle
◦ 4' Collapsible Sword (Think Corvo's Blade from Dishonored - youtube.com/watch?v=MCTjZz_hxpA)
While these are generally on his person, he also has access to a variety of other firearms and weapons that he will occassionally bring out if it will aid in successfully completing a job.

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◦ Sunlight: Yellow sun / Ultra violet radiation: While exposed to UV rays, Draven's vampiric abilities are stunted, leaving him in a weakened state with no supernatural advantages over a human being
◦ Garlic
◦ Wooden Stakes, Decapitation, Total physical destruction: All of these will effectively kill Draven
◦ Religious Symbols
◦ Blood Deprivation: Vampires must constantly drink the blood of the living in order to remain not just youthful looking, but also ageless. If they do not feed on blood for a prolonged period, vampires start to diminish and then eventually die.

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Draven was born Daniel Stagnum and grew up in an impoverished family. His mother was no saint and his father made sure she knew it every night in fits of drunken rage. He resented his life at home and would often leave the house just to get away from it all. He was no star pupil in school and, instead, was more interested in honing his street smarts. As a young teenager, Daniel was introduced to small time drugs and, it wasn't long before he and his friends began selling it to other kids in the neighborhood and at school. It soon became a full time business and his associates became his new family as they watched eachother's backs against outside competition and tried to make a life for themselves, despite the delinquent means by which they were doing it.

When he reached his mid-20's around 1966, he and his associates already had a base of operations out of which they also subsequently lived. Daniel left, telling his friends he was taking the day off and, by the time he got back that night, he opened the front door to a room painted in blood, his friends and associates lying lifelessly on the floor, riddled with bullet holes. A switch flipped in Daniel. All he could see was red. Everything he built was in ruins. Everyone he liked was dead. He craved only one thing from that point forward: vengeance.

Using his underground contacts and a bankroll he had been adding to for years, Daniel loaded up. Guns, holsters, armor... If he had room on his body to strap on a weapon, he did. Daniel was no detective. The hit could have come from any of his rivals, so he resolved that he was going to take them all out, one by one. As he began to kill mercilessly, he found he had a knack for it. Liked it, even. It wasn't until he got to the last of his city's band of drug runners that he ran into a problem. After dispatching the gang's henchmen he made his way to the big boss and shot him. The big man went down... and then got back up. Daniel shot him again and the incident repeated itself. Gabriel Griffin, the man who refused death, began to laugh as blood slowly oozed out of his wounds and through his dress shirt. He flashed a toothy grin reserved for the devil himself and, in nearly an instant, he closed the distance between he and Daniel before seizing Daniel's own gun and shooting him with it. Daniel hit the ground hard, paralyzed with shock and fear as blood began to pool around him.

"You've got a choice," Gabriel declared. "Talent like yours shouldn't go to waste," he said, looking around at the corpses of his gruns that decorated the room around him. "Several positions on my team have very recently opened up and I could use someone like you. You can sit there and stain my floor until your light's finally extinguished, or I can fix you and you'll work for me to repay this debt," he said, motioning around the room. It didn't take long for Daniel to make a decision. In a panic, he pleaded for aid.

The corners of Gabriel's mouth curved up and his lips slowly parted to reveal unnaturally sharp teeth. Like a cat to a mouse, Gabriel pounced upon Daniel, biting animalistically into the latter. From that point on, Daniel was changed.

Reborn to darkness, Daniel took on the moniker of Draven. Sharing an odd kinship with his sire, Draven fulfilled his part of the deal and worked as Gabriel's red right hand. Gabriel set the targets, Draven erased them. The arrangement was working well enough for a couple of decades, but Gabriel always kept Draven at arms length. When Draven asked to learn more about what they were now, what they could do, Gabriel dismissed him insisting that the only thing he needs to know how to do is his job. Growing tired of being someone's attack dog, Draven decided to leave. Obviously, this was not something Gabriel would allow without incident and the mob boss sent everything he had at Draven. Mirroring how they met, Draven and Gabriel's departure ended in a room full of blood and bodies with the two staring eachother down. The relationship between Sire and Spawn was hard to explain, but neither person was willing to truly end the other. Furious, Gabriel spat and surrendered to Draven's request. "Go then! See how you fare out on your own knowing nothing about our world! Knowing nothing about our people! See how you fare when I'm not there to protect you!" Draven turned and walked out the door.

Having built a new reputation during his career with Gabriel, when word got out that Draven had become independent, the fledgling vampire found himself being bombarded with jobs from various sources. He never saw another vampire again until running into a woman calling herself Mary, Queen of Blood. She was recruiting an army, promising brotherhood and superiority for all of her children. Though the idea of learning about himself under the tutelage of another vampire was intriguing, Draven passed. He would serve no one else ever again. Mary, disappointed with the response, left him with an open invitation should he ever change his mind.

In the modern world, Draven has upgraded his arsenal quite a bit, still killing more with Man's weapons than his own vampiric ones. He prefers to kill malevolent people and possesses an extraordinary ability to keep his thirst under control most of the time, though if he goes too long without feeding, the beast inside will eventually take over, sending him into a bloodlust. With metahumans popping up all over the place, Draven tries to keep to the shadows, only spoken about in whispers.

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Arrogant, sarcastic and selfish - Draven can work within a group, but prefers to work alone when possible.

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Personality is inspired by Alucard from Hellsing and Riddick from the Chronicles of Riddick series. Background and powers are based in the New 52's "I, Vampire" series.

[MrDidact]

@Draven Very interesting idea. I think that for Draven in particular, being a young vampire (relatively) he shouldn't be as powerful as older Vampires. Perhaps bullets, blades, and blunt damage won't kill him but logically him taking a shotgun blast to the kneecaps or getting an arm lopped off should impede him at least. I'd also think that it wouldn't necessarily take a stake to the heart to get him if his heart was destroyed some other way.

I'm fine with all the standard Vampire powers but for your PC, in the interest of balance, he should have only one alternate form and I'd probably take out phasing entirely for vampires. He can keep the hypnosis but he shouldn't be as strong in it as Vamps who've been around much longer and I wouldn't want him to have any psionic powers beyond that.

Finally, I'd expand on Draven's character a little bit. You don't have to do too much, but I'd like a good idea of his upbringing and what led him to become an assassin for the government. If he had any dealings with figures like Amanda Waller. Or if he interacted at all with Andrew Bennett or other supernatural DC characters later on. I'd like some insight on his motivations for being a hitman and later a rebel vampire, and just a little bit on his personality and how he ticks as a character. What does he think of the current Cold War?

But you have a very good base for a CS. Once this is all explained a little more, you should be good to go.

[Red7VII]

@MrDidactThanks, great feedback! I've amended the offending parts of the character sheet and will work on background development and have that adjusted very soon (hopefully by tomorrow night). Thanks again!

[MrDidact]

@Draven No problem, I'm always happy to offer my input if you want it. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with later.

[Red7VII]

Haven't forgotten about this. I am admittedly a Marvel guy and am excitedly researching DC's vampire history. Surprisingly sparse so far, but I want it to be as authentic and flowing as possible. Skinner Sweet, Andrew Bennet, Cain, the works. Stay tuned!

[MrDidact]

@Draven Sounds good! You don't have to include Cain as a Vampire, since his original interpretation in the comics was as a servant of Morpheus. But the rest should be fine and Dracula definitely exists in the universe.

[Polyphemus]

Alright, a word of explanation- my newest post is a collab with Didact and posted with his and webboy's permission. This is the new plot post, every new development is straight from Didact. I don't usually go in for colorful text but if people prefer I can make some edits.

[mattmanganon]

Ok, sorry again, last 2 months have been... Well let's just say that i haven't been thinking about RPG.

[webboysurf]

For full Transparency, a further examination of my time and capabilities has led me to declare this RP post-poned until Mr.Didact returns. I apologize, the two of us have a lot going on right now and are currently unable to continue this RP at this time. This is one of the best RPs I've been part of, and I'm looking forward to our DMs return so we can hopefully bring this back in its full glory.