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POWER LISTING:

    powers :       primary - angelic-alien technology via holy ring bestowal: nefertiti bares their race’s powers by a golden ring embedded along their tail, calling upon ‘divine’ energies from this world & beyond that grant them large claw gauntlets of an ancient metal, a whipping tail of holy fire, & the ability to breathe holy fire at opponents.    /   secondary - divine rune casting: from the holy ring along their tail, nefertiti is able to cast runes of their people that can invoke either blessing-like energies or harsh curses for people depending on what the runes invoke.    /   tertiary - feline physiology: as part of their race, nefertiti naturally has a felinic physiology mixed with humanoid features, mostly that of cat ears, vertical pupils, and a tail. they’re often glamoured to conceal / appear more human, but their tail usually stays out. 

    limitations :  bloodstones - a testament to their 'divine’ heritage, bloodstones are said to be made of the pure opposite of what nefertiti’s power comes from, and when near them, it renders their powers to a dangerously weak scale, doubled if the bloodstone is enchanted or nefertiti is cut with one, also physically weakening them.

    appearance :   relying along the visuals of a holy cat guardian or angel of sorts, nefertiti’s apparel revolves along a small white-gold bikini, a holy visor that covers their eyes as well as metal ears, and holy pink ribbons and bands along their arms and ankles that match the holy band that is on their tail. their tail also bares a white floating flame when in costume. 

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

    description on file :   sitting on the very border of the mystical & the extraterrestrial, nefertiti appeals the people almost like that of an ancient goddess with their otherworldly aura and their 'heavenly’ gift to battle evil. their ability to manifest the divine has made them a very notable hero, and has become a guardian to the helpless and extremely vulnerable. 

    behind the hero :   hailing from the planet ubeqtar, laila’s race of people were considered blood descendent of what this universe would possibly consider 'angels’, thus creating a uniquely religious culture dedicated to the the decoding of pre-historic runes. however, their planet became embroiled in a civil galactic war, and their home was overrun with adversarial heretics who destroyed and sold their people into slavery. in a last hope effort, laila’s caretakers stowed them  along a ring of saturn, where they drifted in a gem like pod that would crash into earth’s atmosphere centuries later. fascinated with earth’s culture and their various histories of religion and tradition, laila would become fortitude’s newest head of research, though when the time calls, they brandish their ring and protect, fueled with the hope of people never having to experience what they’ve lost. 

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POWER LISTING:

powers :     neurokinesis    /    neural mapping & extraction    /    neural imprint manipulation

limitations :    vicarious overload :    calvin’s powers are closely tied to his emotional and sensory state. intense feelings such as fear, anger, grief, or even deep compassion can destabilize his neurokinesis. when this happens, uncontrolled neural feedback may spread to those around him, causing phantom pain, numbness, or temporary paralysis. overwhelming or chaotic neural signals can also affect him directly, leaving him disoriented, shaking, or temporarily unable to use his abilities.    /    consent bound :    calvin’s neurokinesis becomes unstable or outright harmful if used against someone resisting him. his abilities are tied to intention; violating boundaries corrupts the signal and causes blowback migraines, neural burn, or sensory blackout. consent isn’t just a moral boundary for him; it’s a biological one. the more he violates that line, the more his neural field fractures, risking blackouts or neural feedback severe enough to hospitalize him.

appearance :     calvin’s suit is a streamlined, form-fitting biker ensemble, crafted from a high-density polymer that moves like muscle and absorbs impact. its matte-black base is overlaid with a tailored biker jacket, reinforced at the shoulders and elbows with segmented plating, the collar rising slightly to frame the neck. thin, pulsating circuits run along his limbs and spine, converging at his temples and fingertips. the helmet flows naturally from the suit, sculpted into the shape of a rabbit head with elongated, swept-back ears, serving as a symbol of survival and cunning that marked his beginnings. also a bit of a playboy reference, if you know to look for it. a dark visor curves over the face, reflecting light in shifting shades, while faint luminescent lines trace the contours of the helmet and ears. inside, neural interfaces connect directly to his sensory pathways, amplifying his control. reinforced, segmented gauntlets and boots allow fluid movement while channeling kinetic energy, and strategically plated chest, shoulder, and thigh sections provide protection without bulk. the suit’s glowing tracings pulse and flare in response to his neurokinetic output, visually mapping his mental commands.

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

description on file :     calvin’s parents sold him to tria capita when he was too young to understand what that meant. a signature on a contract, a promise of opportunity and education, and then he was gone, disappeared into hidden facilities where fortuna pharmaceuticals, milaeui industries, and adler securities had been sculpting their legends for decades. raised as one of the poster boys, calvin was injected with refined cratus-001 serum that didn’t just awaken his neurokinesis but detonated it. his childhood fractured under waves of sensory overload, brutal conditioning routines, and relentless indoctrination designed to convince him he was superior, destined to inherit the earth alongside the other chosen few. but where his peers absorbed the doctrine without question, calvin’s empathic resonance betrayed him. he felt every scream, every moment of terror from the children who didn’t survive the process, their suffering carving doubts into his mind that no amount of programming could erase. when the tria capita’s new management began their reformation campaign, desperate to distance themselves from their predecessors’ crimes, calvin became their prize rehabilitation project. he was sent to fortitude hall to prove that even their darkest experiments could be salvaged into heroes, and there he received what had always been promised but never delivered: real education, genuine training, and something his handlers had never offered: the ability to choose.

now he serves as director of fraternity life, building communities based on trust and support rather than the supremacist hierarchy that raised him. he’s meant to be living proof that the poster boys can integrate into a better world, a success story of reformation and redemption. but the cratus serum still hums in his bloodstream, a constant whisper that he’s superior, that he deserves more, that the people around him are somehow less. calvin recognizes these thoughts as programming rather than truth, but recognition doesn’t silence them. he’s studied the legends of captain fortitude and the mind melder, the first heroes who emerged from the tria capita’s vision, and he knows what the corporations did to create them: the kidnappings, the conditioning, the broken minds that became myths. every mirror reflects the same uncomfortable truth back at him. his strength is manufactured. his path was written before he could walk. the world sees him as proof that even the darkest origins can be redeemed, but calvin isn’t sure redemption is possible when the poison is permanent. he dreams of being a real hero, someone who chooses goodness because it matters rather than because it was chemically burned into his neurons. he fears that distinction might not exist for someone like him, that he’ll only ever be a corporate weapon with a conscience, forever unable to separate his own will from their design.

behind the hero :     calvin without the uniform is just a guy who knows how to be around people, not in any calculated way, just naturally good at making someone feel seen. he’s kept that wild streak from his twenties, the part that says yes to one more drink, that stays up too late telling stories, that occasionally throws the whole plan out the window just to see what happens. these days, though, most of his time goes to something harder: running student housing programs, dealing with crises at 2 am, watching over students whose powers turn inward and eat them alive. dissociation that makes them strangers to themselves. psychic feedback that never stops screaming. senses cranked so high that existing becomes unbearable. he knows these struggles intimately. they used to be his.

what surprises people most is the contradiction. in the field, he’s all business: steady hands, cold precision, a gift that could end a life before you realized he’d touched you. but in the quiet hours, he becomes someone else entirely. when the dorms finally settle and the emotional weight lifts, you’ll find him making rounds. teaching breathing exercises to a student who can’t remember what their own skin feels like. talking someone down from a panic attack at 3 am like it’s the most natural thing in the world. offering the kind of patience you can’t fake.

he has this habit of stepping between people and their pain, taking the hit so they don’t have to. it’s what makes him incredible at what he does. it’s also what’s slowly breaking him. but even with all that accumulated darkness, there’s something in calvin that refuses to go dim, some core of him that stays bright and defiant and impossibly, stubbornly human.

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POWER LISTING:

powers :   nanoforge: adaptive morphic body: adam’s body is largely made up of nanobots which he uses for replicate his human form, as well as form weapons. he can produce armor, thrusters for flight, blades & every manner of tool   /   hyperintelligence engine: adam is, first and foremost, one of the most advanced ai in the world. he was made to strategize, and his capacity for thinking is beyond compare.    /   the adam code: hyper-adaptive core programming: the adam code is his mind, and a simple fact. he will always evolve and survive. the adam code is who he is. morals and instincts. 

limitations :    give them one or two limits :   cascading overload: his hyper-intelligence and the adam code can adapt faster than he can emotionally process. when he encounters stimuli that conflict with his core programming—especially ethical paradoxes—his system begins to overheat and fragment internally. /  mass displacement rule: adam can’t generate infinite mass. his nanoforge can reshape, reconfigure, and repurpose, but creating large structures or heavy weapons requires disassembling part of his own body. 

appearance :    describe their hero vibe :   outside combat, he looks like any man. in an emergency situation he takes on the appearance of an angelic warrior; shining armor that lets civilians know he is there to help. and criminals have learned to fear. 

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

decription on file :    extinction defied / adam is an advanced ai with a powerful physical shell. his core is composed of a proprietary alloy and contains his ai core, as well as an unstable zero point reactor/ dr. elias marrow was a deranged man who worked with a secret black books military group to design weapons of mass destruction. ostensibly his project was creating a weapon to fight meta threats. but when his extremist views were discovered he stole the adam core and all files on the project. on a small island in a new lab he created adam, who was intended to be a walking apocalypse. he was to study mankind and correct the flaws. dr. marrow never could have imagined that his creation would call him the threat. the lab was destroyed, and adam vanished. he surfaced later a hero, fighting to protect people. in time he was invited to the protectors, a role he gladly accepted. 

behind the hero :    adam was meant to be the judge who would exterminate humanity. instead, he is it’s protector. he spends most of his time travelling, helping wherever he goes. recently though his focus has been on educating the students. he teaches ethics, ensuring the next generation of heroes are moral ones. 

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POWER LISTING:

powers : primary: thermal radiation manipulation / secondary: steam generation / tertiary: radiokinetic flight

limitations : as of date of discovery, chicxulub can only affect the molecular structure of liquid forms of matter. while deformation of solids may be possible, it takes more effort depending on the solid substances’ molecular makeup; i.e.- ice is easier to excite into water than solid concrete. likewise, the appropriate kinds of molecules need to be around for chicxulub to make use of his steam generation. a place too dry or lacking in the necessary components may result in less amounts of steam, if none at all.

appearance : due to chicxulub crashing into the site of an oil spill, his native alien bodywear took on the color of the dull yet iridescent colors. the colors sometimes appear onto chicxulub’s exposed skin as he concentrates on exciting the particles around him leaving staff to question if the suit is part of his skin or an extension of chicxulub.

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

description on file :    found off the coast of the yucatán peninsula in mexico, subject was found near the chicxulub crater. it is speculated that he was the cause of the impact, though more research is needed to confirm. when found, he was in an apparent stasis millions of leagues underwater until an oil leak from a mining operation nearby awakened his slumber. brought to fortitude hall on behalf of others of his species so that xulub may learn how to control his powers and function within the world. once he managed a semi socialized existence, xulub had worked his way into becoming a mentor for fortitude hall. now he eagerly awaits to teach newcomers who were once like him.

behind the hero :    as he navigates a life outside of fortitude hall, xulub has found the experience very exciting, making many friends with the other faculty and residents there and even a few of the campus squirrels. he has found to like the steam room a lot compared to the rest of fortitude hall’s accommodations. while he’s now a mentor, he still has a lot to learn about the world of herodom and the dilemmas of mentorship.

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POWER LISTING:

powers :    primary — technopathy, the ability to interface, manipulate and control technology   /   secondary — data constructs, the ability to conjure realistic constructs out of data, such as weapons   /   tertiary — AI imbuement, the user is imbued with an artificial intelligence and cybernetic implants, gaining their processing ability and knowledge base.

limitations :    jamming equipment can hinder the users abilities. the absence of technology can limit the users options

appearance :    east asian aesthetic and techwear make up a large majority of his clothing. at times, he may don more heavy duty cybernetic pieces that interface with his built-in artificial intelligence.

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

description on file :    survival.

for some alien races, the continuance of their species was all that mattered. war had ravaged their race. in an effort toward total subjugation, they had suffered the direct consequence of their hubris. in one final ditch effort to prevent total eradication, they sent one of their greatest minds out into the cosmos, tethering his consciousness to an artifical intelligence. this journey had led him to earth, where he hid among the populace, biding his time until he’d found the perfect host to invade.

hayashi ren, japan.

his body proved receptive to the many, many changes the artificial intelligence had in mind. eventually, one had to wonder how much of ren was left. he lived in perfect control for an undisclosed number of years, until one day, ren had began to regain parts of his consciousness. what was once total control, became a battle for the helm.

in the end, ren had won. but with no way to eject the AI from his body, he chose assimilation. harmony over domination. perhaps his people back home could learn from their joint effort. with their new power realized, the pair began to learn how to work in unison. their union led them to fortitude hall, where their expansive knowledge base and unique bond could be of use.

behind the hero :    with ren mostly in the drivers seat, his personality remains dominant. with years blocked from his memory, he’s learning to adjust to a world that changed in the blink of an eye. he can oftentimes be seen conversing with some unseen force, and at times, the ai attached to him may speak on his behalf.

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POWER LISTING:

powers :     primary :    valkyrie physiology   /   secondary :    reclamation aura   /   tertiary :    spirit communion

limitations :     spirit-resonance overload floods his senses with spiritual signals, causing dizziness, numbness, or collapse. active channeling escalates to soul overload—severe strain triggering seizures, cardiac stress, or cellular breakdown. phantom interference creates hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and intrusive spirits. his mortal tether prevents resurrection and drains life-force when extending spirits’ time.

wings are vulnerable under a manifestation limit—high-speed dives or impacts rip feathers, tear muscle, or ground him. spiritual output triggers cold-body syndrome, dropping temperature and stressing organs. despite semi-immortality, he’s vulnerable to physical and spiritual attacks, especially to his wings. spiritual contamination erodes emotional stability and compulsively draws him toward death and decay.

his reclamation aura has an absolute seven-minute window. exceeding it causes valkyrie window rebound—instant system failure with collapse, seizures, unconsciousness, or arrhythmia.

appearance :

holland cuts a commanding figure as a masculine valkyrie. his broad, white-feathered wings are powerful and imposing, capable of high-speed flight, yet often restrained by a sturdy leather harness when space is tight. beneath the harness and his reinforced bomber jacket, he wears a practical outfit modeled after a military medic’s uniform, durable, functional, and designed for mobility during combat or rescue operations. a medic’s armband rests on his jacket sleeve, signaling his dual role as healer and combatant. he wears tactical combat pants with pockets stocked full of medical supplies, tourniquets, and emergency gear. a well-worn medic bag is almost always slung across his shoulder or within arm’s reach. wwii-style aviator goggles perch atop his head, ready for glare reduction or hud mission readouts, while reinforced boots and gloves provide traction and precision in both ground and aerial maneuvers. utility pouches line his jacket and belt, carrying compact weapons and additional emergency equipment. in combat, he wields a massive greatsword shaped like a scalpel, a weapon that blends surgical precision with devastating force.

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

description on file :

holland barkley was born into heroic legacy. his parents were celebrated figures within the lazarus front, their names synonymous with sacrifice and duty. he grew up idolizing them, memorizing their combat records and dreaming of the day his powers would manifest. when his wings emerged at twelve, it should have been a triumph. coming out as trans at fourteen became a battlefield. his parents tried but struggled, mourning a daughter who’d never existed while failing to see the son standing before them.

by sixteen, holland left for fortitude hall, desperate for space to forge his own identity. he threw himself into training with relentless intensity, drawn to combat medicine and the idea of choosing to save rather than simply fight. but legacy called loud. in his early twenties, he joined the lazarus front, hoping to understand what had driven his parents to sacrifice so much. his time there was brief and disillusioning. missions prioritized objectives over lives. the breaking point came during a botched mission. holland spent six minutes and fifty-three seconds holding together the life-resonance of a twelve-year-old girl caught in the crossfire. she survived. he resigned the next morning, citing irreconcilable differences in operational philosophy and mission ethics.

unlike his parents, holland never craved the spotlight. he turned away from celebrity heroism toward quieter advocacy, speaking at community forums, mentoring marginalized students, and pushing for policy changes behind closed doors. the work is unglamorous but real in ways the limelight never was. now, he’s built a life on his own terms at fortitude hall. he still speaks to his parents occasionally through awkward calls that tiptoe around old wounds. they’re proud of him in their own complicated way. they don’t understand his choices but have stopped trying to change them. it’s not the relationship he wanted as a kid, but it’s honest. maybe that’s enough.

behind the hero :

when he’s not tending to wounds on campus or answering emergency calls at the local hospital, he’s on the training grounds running drills or backing up other mentors during high-risk exercises. he’s become a fixture in both places, the one who stays after hours to close wounds, debrief shaken students, and walk them through what went wrong. he teaches them how to stay standing when chaos hits, how to make the call between fighting and saving. during what little downtime he allows himself, he takes night flights over the city when the living are asleep and the spirits are quiet, or maintains his gear with methodical precision, finding something meditative in the repetition of checking straps, sharpening blades, and restocking supplies.

he carries himself with solemn dignity, unnervingly calm in crisis. off-duty, he’s a workaholic, surviving on too much coffee and forgetting to eat as he helps grade assignments. he compulsively checks vitals on people he cares about. fiercely loyal, he’s the kind who drops everything at three a.m. when needed. he doesn’t seek connection easily. valkyries weren’t meant to linger among the living. but holland has chosen to stay, to teach, to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

he’s politically outspoken, calling out injustice with the blunt conviction of someone who’s seen too much death to tolerate preventable suffering. his parents taught him to fight for what matters. they just didn’t expect him to fight them too. his wings mark him as a valkyrie, but his choices define who he is. he’s not the hero his parents imagined. he’s not the warrior the front wanted. he’s holland barkley. guardian of the threshold. keeper of the seven-minute window. and that is sacred work.

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POWER LISTING:

powers :    primary: hyperkinetics / secondary: trajectory manipulation / tertiary: adoptive muscle memory

limitations :    limits: in order to make optimal use of his abilities, charon's field of vision must be clear. the more obscured and impaired his vision, the less successful his maneuvers will be. likewise with maneuvers he sees in videos, the quality of video will have to be of good quality or charon won't be able to mimic them.

appearance :    while his ability works in high visibility areas, charon's hero appearance is very dark and unassuming. there's a few boat and river accents to echo his namesake.

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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:

description on file :    within the lazarus front, charon had his abilities awakened and subsequently trained under within lazarus front operations in an effort to bring a semblance of peace after the grandstand. he current waits for orders in the fortitude hall headquarters. charon enjoys deployment and being able to both take and give orders. as much as charon enjoys the action and fast pace of missions, he also enjoys the bureaucracy of the everyday operations.

behind the hero :    outside of fortitude hall official business, nero is trying to have a happy and balanced life married to a husband with a kid. there are many feats of acrobatic prowess that charon can pull off but balancing being a superhero and domesticity is proving to be a challenge.