Writing Exercise: Sage, Firecracker, Glitter
Name: Roscanus O'Malley.
Alias: "Sage"
Mutation: Molecular Disruption, Psychic Domination, Healing Factor. Sage possesses the ability to pass, unhindered, through most solid matter, breaking it down as he goes. Anywhere from one to ten seconds after he has passed through an object using this ability, the object will be dissolved into its component atoms. This ability requires great concentration and is very taxing. Additionally, Sage possesses the ability to dissolve the mental barriers in an unshielded mind, exposing the target to all the emotions that he or she has carefully buried. These can include fear, guilt, sadness, shame, or even thoughts of religious epiphany or revelation. Sage also possesses a healing ability, presumably to keep his own molecular structure intact during phasing. The magnitude of this power is unknown.
History: An American national, Roscanus lead a relatively normal life in Japan, teaching English and Aikido to children, in addition to various forms of charity work. Shortly after M-Day, yakuza from the Toku-gumi burned a rival crime lord's office building to the ground, after it was discovered the oyabun's mutant bodyguards had been stripped of their powers. Unfortunately for Roscanus, his dojo happened to be adjacent to the burning building. With no savings and no means to rebuild, Roscanus began to travel the world under the guise of 'Sage', a Buddhist monk. Why he is currently associated with the likes of Force and Temper is completely unknown.
Appearance: Roscanus O'Malley stands 7'4'' and possesses an incredibly muscular build. He has blue eyes, long blonde hair, and speaks with a Japanese accent. He seems to favor casual clothing, though he is known to possess at least one Stark Industries Omnisuit, an Aikido uniform, and simple monk's robes.
Personality: Roscanus is completely pacifist. He owns almost no material possessions and it is speculated that the Stark Omnisuit actually belonged to Force, who can no longer use it. His reasons and motivations for following Force and Temper on their crusade are unknown, though it is likely he is attempting to mitigate the damage left in their wake. Responds negatively to the mistreatment of innocent persons. Use caution in such situations.
Evaluation: Mostly Harmless. Roscanus will never take a person's life and does not allow harm to come to those who have been subjected to his mutant powers. Though he possesses the potential to be truly devastating with his molecular disruption ability, he seems completely unwilling to employ that power on organic material.
Name: Tabitha Draven
Alias: "Firecracker"
Mutation: Teleportation, Psychic Suggestion, Kinetic Compression. A weak telepath, Firecracker's primary talent is teleportation and her ability to compress kinetic energy into adhesive 'packets' that explode after becoming unstable. Firecracker has an effective teleportation distance of three kilometers, using a psychic 'radar' to clear the target location. This 'targetting' ability is subconscious and uncontrollable. Kinetic packets range in explosive force from a small pop to a half stick of dynamite. Psychic suggestion ability works best on the unprepared mind, though focused concentration can break some mental barriers.
History: Tabitha Draven belonged to a mutant rights organization before the events of M-Day, which saw her organization nearly depopulated. Having fallen in with a desperate band of mutants in a desperate bid for inclusion, Draven found her teleportation ability increasingly abused by other members for monetary gain. Unbeknownest to her, a former X-Man had also joined the group, only to disappear shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the X-Man was being tracked by Glitter on Force's behalf, and Draven was caught in the crossfire when his mutants assaulted the safehouse.
The battle was short, the mutants in the safehouse having nothing to match the kinetic barriers Force erected, and unable to resist the abject terror of potentially being burned alive thanks to Sage's mental suppression. The other mutants easily pacified and Temper's flames having gone out, Firecracker regained her senses just as Force entered the building. Using her teleportation skills to devastating effect, she incapacitated Sage, Temper, and forced Glitter to flee out the window before turning her attacks on Force...only to bounce off his shields. Fighting for her life, she injured herself greatly while trying to break through the barrier, until finally falling to the ground from exhaustion and pain. Force hadn't moved an inch during the attack, and instead of crushing her into dust as she expected, he offered her a job.
Appearance: Tabitha Draven is a caucasian female, 5'6'', with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and an average build. She favors casual clothing, with a black and white Richards Firesuit underneath. She has, on occasion, been known to be caught in the bacblast of her own timed kinetic bombs. Watch for tattered clothing.
Personality: Draven is a disenchanted wanderer, having lost her purpose when the mutant population was nearly purged. She has many casual skills, with some training in pharmacology. Draven seems to favor non-lethal methods to the point of using them exclusively against living targets. Has a fondness for cookies.
Evaluation: Moderate Threat. Unlikely to use lethal force, but extremely hard to contain. Pushing her to the point of violence is unadvised.
Name: Juan Laurio
Alias: "Glitter"
Mutation: Dynamic Molecular Reconfiguration, Flight, Limited Atmospheric Control. Glitter has the ability to transform into a fine silica material that shines with a bright golden sheen. When viewed as a whole, it appears his body is made up of extremely fine glitter. See entries: "Sandman", "Dust". While in particulate form, Dust can ride self-created air currents and effectively 'fly'. Material not reintegrated into the whole is regenerated upon reconstitution. Lost matter remains silica dust. Glitter is effectively invincible to most forms of kinetic damage, as Force has proved multiple times to the detriment of nearby tenants and neighbors.
History: Glitter has no official records before appearing as a part of a traveling circus along the Texas-Mexico border. Considered harmless by the world at large, Glitter only recently turned to a life of crime after being mistaken for the mutant 'Dust' by vagrants, who sold the information to Temper. When confronted by Force and Temper, Glitter proved an especially difficult subject to capture for questioning until the two finally gave up. Glitter then petitioned them for a job, citing his ability to move silently through nearly any opening. Force was adamantly opposed to the idea, but Temper saw the use in a silent 'stealth operative'. Temper has since had to constantly threaten to turn the mutant into glass if he did not stop pestering him.
Appearance: Glitter is a 5'11'' Hispanic male of Mexican origin with bleach-blonde hair and golden irises. He favors a golden skinsuit to the exclusion of all other clothing. Fortunately his DMR power includes this suit and it is reconstituted upon his return to human form.
Personality: Glitter is an extremely outgoing personality with little reservation in striking up a conversation with anyone unable to physically silence him. If not for a deep-seated desire to prove himself to Temper, Glitter would be entirely harmless.
Evaluation: High Threat. Though Glitter is not a violent person, his silica form can shred lungs and nasal passages, in addition to blinding, muting, and deafening the target. He is also nearly impossible to contain. If turned loose by Temper, the two can do surprising damage in unison.
Alias: "Sage"
Mutation: Molecular Disruption, Psychic Domination, Healing Factor. Sage possesses the ability to pass, unhindered, through most solid matter, breaking it down as he goes. Anywhere from one to ten seconds after he has passed through an object using this ability, the object will be dissolved into its component atoms. This ability requires great concentration and is very taxing. Additionally, Sage possesses the ability to dissolve the mental barriers in an unshielded mind, exposing the target to all the emotions that he or she has carefully buried. These can include fear, guilt, sadness, shame, or even thoughts of religious epiphany or revelation. Sage also possesses a healing ability, presumably to keep his own molecular structure intact during phasing. The magnitude of this power is unknown.
History: An American national, Roscanus lead a relatively normal life in Japan, teaching English and Aikido to children, in addition to various forms of charity work. Shortly after M-Day, yakuza from the Toku-gumi burned a rival crime lord's office building to the ground, after it was discovered the oyabun's mutant bodyguards had been stripped of their powers. Unfortunately for Roscanus, his dojo happened to be adjacent to the burning building. With no savings and no means to rebuild, Roscanus began to travel the world under the guise of 'Sage', a Buddhist monk. Why he is currently associated with the likes of Force and Temper is completely unknown.
Appearance: Roscanus O'Malley stands 7'4'' and possesses an incredibly muscular build. He has blue eyes, long blonde hair, and speaks with a Japanese accent. He seems to favor casual clothing, though he is known to possess at least one Stark Industries Omnisuit, an Aikido uniform, and simple monk's robes.
Personality: Roscanus is completely pacifist. He owns almost no material possessions and it is speculated that the Stark Omnisuit actually belonged to Force, who can no longer use it. His reasons and motivations for following Force and Temper on their crusade are unknown, though it is likely he is attempting to mitigate the damage left in their wake. Responds negatively to the mistreatment of innocent persons. Use caution in such situations.
Evaluation: Mostly Harmless. Roscanus will never take a person's life and does not allow harm to come to those who have been subjected to his mutant powers. Though he possesses the potential to be truly devastating with his molecular disruption ability, he seems completely unwilling to employ that power on organic material.
Name: Tabitha Draven
Alias: "Firecracker"
Mutation: Teleportation, Psychic Suggestion, Kinetic Compression. A weak telepath, Firecracker's primary talent is teleportation and her ability to compress kinetic energy into adhesive 'packets' that explode after becoming unstable. Firecracker has an effective teleportation distance of three kilometers, using a psychic 'radar' to clear the target location. This 'targetting' ability is subconscious and uncontrollable. Kinetic packets range in explosive force from a small pop to a half stick of dynamite. Psychic suggestion ability works best on the unprepared mind, though focused concentration can break some mental barriers.
History: Tabitha Draven belonged to a mutant rights organization before the events of M-Day, which saw her organization nearly depopulated. Having fallen in with a desperate band of mutants in a desperate bid for inclusion, Draven found her teleportation ability increasingly abused by other members for monetary gain. Unbeknownest to her, a former X-Man had also joined the group, only to disappear shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the X-Man was being tracked by Glitter on Force's behalf, and Draven was caught in the crossfire when his mutants assaulted the safehouse.
The battle was short, the mutants in the safehouse having nothing to match the kinetic barriers Force erected, and unable to resist the abject terror of potentially being burned alive thanks to Sage's mental suppression. The other mutants easily pacified and Temper's flames having gone out, Firecracker regained her senses just as Force entered the building. Using her teleportation skills to devastating effect, she incapacitated Sage, Temper, and forced Glitter to flee out the window before turning her attacks on Force...only to bounce off his shields. Fighting for her life, she injured herself greatly while trying to break through the barrier, until finally falling to the ground from exhaustion and pain. Force hadn't moved an inch during the attack, and instead of crushing her into dust as she expected, he offered her a job.
Appearance: Tabitha Draven is a caucasian female, 5'6'', with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and an average build. She favors casual clothing, with a black and white Richards Firesuit underneath. She has, on occasion, been known to be caught in the bacblast of her own timed kinetic bombs. Watch for tattered clothing.
Personality: Draven is a disenchanted wanderer, having lost her purpose when the mutant population was nearly purged. She has many casual skills, with some training in pharmacology. Draven seems to favor non-lethal methods to the point of using them exclusively against living targets. Has a fondness for cookies.
Evaluation: Moderate Threat. Unlikely to use lethal force, but extremely hard to contain. Pushing her to the point of violence is unadvised.
Name: Juan Laurio
Alias: "Glitter"
Mutation: Dynamic Molecular Reconfiguration, Flight, Limited Atmospheric Control. Glitter has the ability to transform into a fine silica material that shines with a bright golden sheen. When viewed as a whole, it appears his body is made up of extremely fine glitter. See entries: "Sandman", "Dust". While in particulate form, Dust can ride self-created air currents and effectively 'fly'. Material not reintegrated into the whole is regenerated upon reconstitution. Lost matter remains silica dust. Glitter is effectively invincible to most forms of kinetic damage, as Force has proved multiple times to the detriment of nearby tenants and neighbors.
History: Glitter has no official records before appearing as a part of a traveling circus along the Texas-Mexico border. Considered harmless by the world at large, Glitter only recently turned to a life of crime after being mistaken for the mutant 'Dust' by vagrants, who sold the information to Temper. When confronted by Force and Temper, Glitter proved an especially difficult subject to capture for questioning until the two finally gave up. Glitter then petitioned them for a job, citing his ability to move silently through nearly any opening. Force was adamantly opposed to the idea, but Temper saw the use in a silent 'stealth operative'. Temper has since had to constantly threaten to turn the mutant into glass if he did not stop pestering him.
Appearance: Glitter is a 5'11'' Hispanic male of Mexican origin with bleach-blonde hair and golden irises. He favors a golden skinsuit to the exclusion of all other clothing. Fortunately his DMR power includes this suit and it is reconstituted upon his return to human form.
Personality: Glitter is an extremely outgoing personality with little reservation in striking up a conversation with anyone unable to physically silence him. If not for a deep-seated desire to prove himself to Temper, Glitter would be entirely harmless.
Evaluation: High Threat. Though Glitter is not a violent person, his silica form can shred lungs and nasal passages, in addition to blinding, muting, and deafening the target. He is also nearly impossible to contain. If turned loose by Temper, the two can do surprising damage in unison.