Background(s) to Flesh out

[MisterD]

There are lots of threads with character sheets. I thought a thread to help with backgrounds might be nice.

 

Here is a background of another of my characters.

 

I want help fleshing it out and seeing If I left the character open for evil GM's. (I hate it when a GM looks at my character and grins)

 

BACKGROUND

As all young children, Mindy had a normal childhood. Going to school, playing with friends and doing all the things a child does. She was your normal little kid till the age of 12.

At age 12 her back and upper shoulders grew malformations. Mindy was able to hide it for a few weeks under baggy and lose shirts. When her parents found out about the growths they took her to a doctor and discovered that the grows these the forming stages of wings.

Mindy went through a short period of jokes from her peers as her wings were forming. After they finished and she had actual wings she was a target of awe from her peers

Mindy's parents managed to contact REDHAWK, A winged hero from a neighboring city, they hoped would be able to mentor their daughter.. After many letters, Redhawk and the hero team he belonged to had Mindy and her family come visit.

After meeting with the Corman's, Redhawk decided to take Mindy as a student to learn to cope with being a winged teen and the team took Mindy on as an unofficial team mascot.

The Corman's moved to the new city and Mindy almost moved into the heroes base.

Redhawk taught Mindy how to cope and how to fly, It was also discovered that Mind could Generate and manipulate light and photonic energy manipulating powers.

By the age of 17 Mindy went with Redhawk when he continued his hero career after the team dissolved. (One member lost interest in the hero business and one lost her powers) and became his sidekick DOVE.

Mindy had an active life and Redhawk's sidekick and also became a media darling. This lasted till Redhawk and Dove fought with Shade. A dark force based villain. Shade was about to hit a dazed Redhawk with one of his bolts when Dove pushed him out of the way. The result was Redhawk recovered but Dove was gone.

NOTE: She was sucked into a dark dimension.

Result was Shade in the hospital, Redhawk retired, and Mindy/Dove had a very public and media intense memorial.

After pushing Redhawk out of the way of Shade’s bolt, everything literally went black. Mindy lost all senses except the sense that she was falling.

 

There was nothing she could do to help her plight. No breeze to catch so she could glide, nothing for her to grab on to. Nothing until she landed on solid ground with a painful crash and the knowledge that her wing was damaged.

 

She found herself in some woods. The sun seemed to be out but everything was a shade of dark gray.

 

A man, if you can call it a man, came riding something that looked like a black unicorn with red glowing eyes and flames coming from its hooves rode up to her. The creature and its companions were circling around Mindy talking in some language that she has never heard before.

 

As Mindy was trying to make her way away from these being she had a net thrown around her and was being dragged out of the woods. Out of the woods and to a castle. Not one of those Camelot type castles but those horror movie ones.

 

Mindy was dragged into a great hall where an even larger creature was sitting on a throne. As the creature on the throne was talking to the things that captured her in that weird language, a thin mockery of these creatures came up to her and poked and prodded her. He was examining her like some lab rat.

 

The thin thing then bent down, reaching through the net he grabbed and handful of feathers from her damaged wing and pulled. Mindy did not want to give these things the satisfaction of knowing they hurt her but pulling out those feathers hurt. She gave a sharp loud cry.

 

The little creature sitting on the steps to the throne made a disturbing giggling sound and clapped. She then tuned in a pleading voice talked to the seated creature.

 

The seated creature gave the little thing a disturbing looking smile and nodded. Mindy did not understand one word of this but she knew this was not good. She also discovered that she was unable to use her light powers here. She was in trouble.

 

Mindy was dragged up stairs into and through a bedroom of some sort. Into some hellish looking play room. A pitiful looking animal that was chained to the wall was dragged out and she took its place chained to the wall.

 

Mindy has spent an unknown length of time chained to the wall as this thing took pleasure in hurting her in every way imaginable and then some. Time, Hope, even her own identity lost meaning. All she was some toy for this little creature.

 

By the time Mindy accepted the tortures and no longer made those pain filled sounds that this ‘child’ seemed to crave, the ‘child’ came back but this time with the thin looking creature she met a long time ago.

 

He, Mindy assumed it was a he, showed the child a crystal. He walked over to the only window in the cell. As the dark sun shone into the cell and through the crystal a black ray emanated from it. He twisted the crystal till the beam bathed her and its light. And she again made those pain filled sounds the child liked.

 

When the light no longer bather her, Mindy found some of her feathers have turned black.

 

Over time more and more bathing in black light has ended with all her platinum blond hair and feathers turning black.

 

When the child lost interest Mindy was thrown into the arena so her last moments would be to entertain these sick creatures.

 

It seems that She retained the muscle memory of all the training she had and the not caring if she lived or died as long as she took as many of the creatures with her, she survived.

 

In fact she became a constant contender in the arena.

 

During one fight a nimbus formed in the arena, peering into the nimbus a memory sparked in Mindy. And she dove into it.

 

On the other side of the nimbus she was in a bright world, A group of colorfully dressed people that looked a lot more like her that the creatures she spent her life with were fighting some black clad person who seemed to be moving the nimbus around.

 

Mindy surprised everybody with her sudden appearance through the nimbus and even more surprised when she threw the black clad person through the nimbus.

 

She then did the only thing she could do. She collapsed. She was home.

 

I will post the characters later.

I Really want to make sure that the background and the character sheet go toether.

[MisterD]

MINDY before Darkworld...

 

DOVE

 

Player:

 

Val	Char	Cost
15	STR	5
21	DEX	33
16	CON	12
10	BODY	0
13	INT	3
11	EGO	2
15	PRE	5
16	COM	3
20/30	PD	7
13/23	ED	2
5	SPD	19
15	REC	18
40	END	4
40	STUN	14

6" RUN00" SWIM-23" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 125

 

Cost	Power	END
13	Wings: Multipower, 20-point reserve, all slots: (20 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2)
1u	1) Flight: Flight 10" (20 Active Points)	2
1u	2) Gliding 10", Improved Noncombat Movement (x4) (15 Active Points)
1u	3) Wing Buff: Hand-To-Hand Attack +4d6 (20 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2)	2
60	Light Generation/Manipulation: Multipower, 60-point reserve
6u	1) Flare: Flash 8d6 (Sight Group), Armor Piercing x1 (+1/2) (60 Active Points) [Notes: Dove can generate bright, focused beams of light bright enough to blind a person temporarily]	6
5u	2) Stunning Flare: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 54 Real Cost) Flash 6d6 (Sight Group) (Real Cost: 30) plus Energy Blast 3d6 (vs. ED), No Normal Defense Standard (+1) (30 Active Points); Linked to Flight (-1/4) (Real Cost: 24) [Notes: Dove can generate a flair that is so intense that it can cause pain in sombody without eye protection]	6
6u	3) Strong Light Bolt: Energy Blast 12d6 (vs. ED) (60 Active Points) [Notes: Dove can project a beam of light so intense it has a physical impact]	6
5u	4) Light Pulse: Energy Blast 6d6 (vs. ED), Autofire (3 shots; +1/4), Reduced Endurance 1/2 END (+1/2) (52 Active Points) [Notes: Dove can project a seriese of short coheasive light blasts in rapid succession]	2
2u	5) Create Light: Sight Group Images, +/-4 to PER Roll, Increases Size (8" radius; +3/4) (38 Active Points); Only To Create Light (-1) [Notes: Dove can illuminate am area]	4
37	Protective Light Aura: Force Field (10 PD/10 ED/10 Flash Defense: Sight Group), Reduced Endurance 1/2 END (+1/4) (37 Active Points) [Notes: Dove can surround herself with Solid light Protecting herself from physical, energy and flash attacks]	1
10	Resistant to visual flashes: Flash Defense (10 points) (Sight Group)
18	Costume: Armor (10 PD/8 ED) (27 Active Points); OIF (-1/2)

Powers Cost: 165

 

Cost	Martial Arts Maneuver
5	Flying Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +4 DCV, Dodge All Attacks, Abort; FMove
5	Flying Grab: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, +10 STR for holding on; FMove
3	Flying Tackle: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -1 DCV, STR +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove
5	Offensive Strike: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, STR +4d6 Strike
5	Passing Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, STR +v/5; Target Falls; FMove
1	Weapon Element: Wings

Martial Arts Cost: 24

 

Cost	Skill
3	Acrobatics 13-
9	+3 Airial Combat
5	Defense Maneuver: I-II
3	High Society 12-
2	CuK: Super powered Villians (Redhawk's enemies) 11-
2	KS: The super world 11-
3	Teamwork 13-

Skills Cost: 27

 

Cost	Perk
3	Reputation: REDHAWK's (Cute little) Sidekick (A small to medium sized group, 8-) +3/+3d6

Perks Cost: 3

 

Cost	Talent
3	Absolute Range Sense
3	Bump Of Direction

Talents Cost: 6

 

 

Total Character Cost: 350

 

Val	Disadvantages
15	Dependent NPC: Parents and friends 8- (Infrequently), Normal, Group DNPC (x2 DNPCs)
15	Distinctive Features: Winged Teenager Concealable, Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction, Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses
15	Hunted: Redhawk's enemies 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, Harshly Punish
5	Physical Limitation: Wings flare out when scared / angery Infrequently, Slightly Impairing
10	Psychological Limitation: Unsure of self in combat Common, Moderate
15	Psychological Limitation: Code of the hero Common, Strong
10	Psychological Limitation: Claustraphobic (Uncommon; Strong)
10	Reputation: Redhawk's (cute Little) Sidekick 11-
15	Social Limitation: Secret ID Frequently (11-), Major
10	Unluck: 2d6
10	Vulnerability: 2x Effect Drains Uncommon
20	Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Sonic Attacks (Common)

Disadvantage Points: 150

 

Base Points: 200

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[Mayday]

At 12 girls get mean. Peer pressure has begun and anything odd or weird or unlucky is 'out' and girls can be VERY cruel about this. Jealousy will be there even in her friends especially if her teachers give her preferential/deferantial treatment, and many of the jokes will be hazing, and not for a short time especially if she shows signs of weakness. Some boys will scent weakness also and join in.

 

Moving to the big city will make this worse, as she will be the new kid, know noone, AND be 'special'. So was she schooled or home tutored? Public, private or religious?

 

How good looking/old is Redhawk and his teammates? Again, girls in puberty, growing up close quarters with physically fit celebrities, there might be crushes or worse to contend with.

 

Assuming the team was older than her (at least 18) did she have contact with people her own age?

 

Im not sure after months of torture followed by arena fighting that she would retain a heroic code. Probably more of a 'survival' one. Nor would she be 'cute' any longer, with scarring and what happened to her.

 

Her initial captor being a child she may have avoided rape at least. Or not, or when he began to lose interest since she is described as cute others might have.... Her arena captors or fellow prisoners might also have taken advantage.

 

What got her through this period? Religious beliefs or something else? How did she react when it became clear that her teammates/friends/Redhawk was not coming to save her? A little bit Betrayed? Angry?

 

And Shade, the man with the power to send her back to that other place. If she encounters him again how will she react?

 

Residual nightmares and flashbacks, or selective amnesia?

[Mayday]

I suppose I should ask, CAN someone have a Secret ID AND wings?

[MisterD]

I will rework BAckground and charactersheets soon Thanks.

 

Mindy post Dark World

 

Raven

 

Player:

 

Val	Char	Cost
20	STR	10
18	DEX	24
20	CON	20
10	BODY	0
13	INT	3
11	EGO	2
16	PRE	6
16	COM	3
25	PD	11
13	ED	1
5	SPD	22
15	REC	14
54	END	7
41	STUN	11

6" RUN00" SWIM-24" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 132

 

Cost	Power	END
13	Wings: Multipower, 20-point reserve, all slots: (20 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2)
1u	1) Flight: Flight 10" (20 Active Points)	2
1u	2) Gliding 10", Improved Noncombat Movement (x4) (15 Active Points)
1u	3) Wing Buff: Hand-To-Hand Attack +4d6 (20 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2)	2
18	Costume: Armor (10 PD/8 ED) (27 Active Points); OIF (-1/2)
50	Darkforce Generation / Manipulation: Multipower, 50-point reserve
5u	1) Dark Mask: Flash 4d6 (Sight Group), Additional Sense Group: Hearing Group, No Normal Defense Standard (+1) (50 Active Points)	5
5u	2) Dark Blast: Energy Blast 10d6 (vs. ED) (50 Active Points)	5
4u	3) Dark Sleep: Drain Stun 3d6, Ranged (+1/2) (45 Active Points)	4
4u	4) Dark Bolt: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (vs. ED) (45 Active Points)	4
4u	5) Dark Bonds: Entangle 5d6, 5 DEF (50 Active Points); Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4)	5
37	Calling Darkness: Darkness to Sight Group 3" radius, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points)	4
15	Dark Vision: Spatial Awareness (22 Active Points); Only in Darkness (-1/2)

Powers Cost: 158

 

Cost	Martial Arts Maneuver
5	Flying Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +4 DCV, Dodge All Attacks, Abort; FMove
5	Flying Grab: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, +10 STR for holding on; FMove
3	Flying Tackle: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -1 DCV, STR +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove
5	Offensive Strike: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, STR +4d6 Strike
5	Passing Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, STR +v/5; Target Falls; FMove
1	Weapon Element: Wings

Martial Arts Cost: 24

 

Cost	Skill
3	Acrobatics 13-
9	+3 Airial Combat
5	Defense Maneuver: I-II
3	High Society 12-
2	CuK: Super powered Villians (Redhawk's enemies) 11-
2	KS: The super world 11-
3	Teamwork 13-

Skills Cost: 27

 

Cost	Perk
3	Reputation: REDHAWK's (Cute little) Sidekick (A small to medium sized group, 8-) +3/+3d6

Perks Cost: 3

 

Cost	Talent
3	Absolute Range Sense
3	Bump Of Direction

Talents Cost: 6

 

 

Total Character Cost: 350

 

Val	Disadvantages
15	Dependent NPC: Parents and friends 8- (Infrequently), Normal, Group DNPC (x2 DNPCs)
15	Distinctive Features: Winged Teenager Concealable, Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction, Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses
15	Hunted: Redhawk's enemies 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, Harshly Punish
5	Physical Limitation: Wings flare out when scared / angery Infrequently, Slightly Impairing
10	Psychological Limitation: Unsure of self in combat Common, Moderate
15	Psychological Limitation: Code of the hero Common, Strong
10	Psychological Limitation: Claustraphobic (Uncommon; Strong)
10	Reputation: Redhawk's (cute Little) Sidekick 11-
15	Social Limitation: Secret ID Frequently (11-), Major
10	Unluck: 2d6
10	Vulnerability: 2x Effect Drains Uncommon
20	Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Sonic Attacks (Common)

Disadvantage Points: 150

 

Base Points: 200

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[MisterD]

Oooppss.

 

Forgot to alter Disadvantages when I went from DOVE to RAVEN

[MisterD]

Raven with altered Disads

 

Player:

 

Val	Char	Cost
20	STR	10
18	DEX	24
20	CON	20
10	BODY	0
13	INT	3
11	EGO	2
16	PRE	6
16	COM	3
25	PD	11
13	ED	1
5	SPD	22
15	REC	14
54	END	7
41	STUN	11

6" RUN00" SWIM-24" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 132

 

Cost	Power	END
13	Wings: Multipower, 20-point reserve, all slots: (20 Active Points); Restrainable (-1/2)
1u	1) Flight: Flight 10" (20 Active Points)	2
1u	2) Gliding 10", Improved Noncombat Movement (x4) (15 Active Points)
1u	3) Wing Buff: Hand-To-Hand Attack +4d6 (20 Active Points); Hand-To-Hand Attack (-1/2)	2
18	Costume: Armor (10 PD/8 ED) (27 Active Points); OIF (-1/2)
50	Darkforce Generation / Manipulation: Multipower, 50-point reserve
5u	1) Dark Mask: Flash 4d6 (Sight Group), Additional Sense Group: Hearing Group, No Normal Defense Standard (+1) (50 Active Points)	5
5u	2) Dark Blast: Energy Blast 10d6 (vs. ED) (50 Active Points)	5
4u	3) Dark Sleep: Drain Stun 3d6, Ranged (+1/2) (45 Active Points)	4
4u	4) Dark Bolt: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (vs. ED) (45 Active Points)	4
4u	5) Dark Bonds: Entangle 5d6, 5 DEF (50 Active Points); Cannot Form Barriers (-1/4)	5
37	Calling Darkness: Darkness to Sight Group 3" radius, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points)	4
15	Dark Vision: Spatial Awareness (22 Active Points); Only in Darkness (-1/2)

Powers Cost: 158

 

Cost	Martial Arts Maneuver
5	Flying Dodge: 1/2 Phase, -- OCV, +4 DCV, Dodge All Attacks, Abort; FMove
5	Flying Grab: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, -1 DCV, Grab Two Limbs, +10 STR for holding on; FMove
3	Flying Tackle: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -1 DCV, STR +v/5 Strike; You Fall, Target Falls; FMove
5	Offensive Strike: 1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, STR +4d6 Strike
5	Passing Throw: 1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, STR +v/5; Target Falls; FMove
1	Weapon Element: Wings

Martial Arts Cost: 24

 

Cost	Skill
3	Acrobatics 13-
9	+3 Airial Combat
5	Defense Maneuver: I-II
3	High Society 12-
2	CuK: Super powered Villians (Redhawk's enemies) 11-
2	KS: The super world 11-
3	Teamwork 13-

Skills Cost: 27

 

Cost	Perk
3	Reputation: REDHAWK's (Cute little) Sidekick (A small to medium sized group, 8-) +3/+3d6

Perks Cost: 3

 

Cost	Talent
3	Absolute Range Sense
3	Bump Of Direction

Talents Cost: 6

 

 

Total Character Cost: 350

 

Val	Disadvantages
15	Dependent NPC: Parents and Retired REDHAWK 8- (Infrequently), Normal, Group DNPC (x2 DNPCs)
20	Distinctive Features: Winged Teenager (Not Concealable; Always Noticed and Causes Major Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
20	Enraged: Hurt (Takes 1/4 stun and/or body) in combat (Uncommon), go 14-, recover 11-
15	Hunted: Redhawk's enemies 8- (Occasionally), More Powerful, Harshly Punish
15	Psychological Limitation: Vicious in combat Common, Strong
10	Psychological Limitation: Fear of torture/rape (Uncommon; Strong)
10	Reputation: Redhawk's (Resurected & changed ) Sidekick 11-
15	Social Limitation: Public ID Frequently (11-), Major
10	Vulnerability: 2x Effect Drains Uncommon
20	Vulnerability: 2 x STUN Sonic Attacks (Common)

Disadvantage Points: 150

 

Base Points: 200

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[MisterD]

BACKGROUND REDONE (thanks Mayday)

 

BACKGROUND

 

As all young children, Mindy had a normal childhood. Going to school, playing with friends and doing all the things a child does. She was your normal little kid till the age of 12.

 

At age 12 her back and upper shoulders grew malformations. Her parents and family doctor determined they were birth defects manifesting.

 

Mindy was able to hide it for a few weeks under baggy and lose shirts. But she was teased as a hand me down child (even though she was an only child) She lost what few friends she had and was targeted by everyone at school.

 

Mindy was taken out of school and started home learning. As time went on those malformations soon became wings.

 

Mindy's parents managed to contact REDHAWK, A winged hero from a neighboring city, they hoped would be able to help their daughter. Help her to cope with being a winged young lady and how to use her wings (building up some self-esteem).

 

After many letters, Redhawk and the hero team he belonged to had Mindy and her family come visit. After meeting with the Corman's, Redhawk and Hope City Defenders decided to take Mindy as a student to learn to cope with being a winged teen and the team took Mindy on as an unofficial team mascot.

 

At first Mindy did not like the Mascot label but soon found that they were caring and nurturing. They were a lot better than the teachers and students from school.

 

The Corman's moved to the new city and Mindy almost moved into the Defender’s base.

Redhawk taught Mindy how to cope and how to fly, It was also discovered that Mind could Generate and manipulate light and photonic energy.

 

Mindy continued her education and also received training in flying and using her light powers. She soon became the newest and youngest member of the Defenders.

 

She has developed crushes on almost all the male members of the team. Good thing the male members (who were single) had experience dealing with enamored fans and were able to turn down romantic interest and redirect it as friendly outings. The media blew a few of them out of proportion. Her female team mates have even tried to hook her up with some teen heroes, but the media blew those out of proportion also.

 

By the age of 17 Mindy went with Redhawk when he continued his hero career after the team dissolved. (One member lost interest in the hero business and one lost her powers) and became his sidekick DOVE.

 

Mindy had an active life and Redhawk's sidekick and also became a media darling. This lasted till Redhawk and Dove fought with Shade. A dark force based villain. Shade was about to hit a dazed Redhawk with one of his bolts when Dove pushed him out of the way. The result was Redhawk recovered but Dove was gone.

 

Result was Shade in the hospital, Redhawk retired, and Mindy/Dove had a very public and media intense memorial.

 

After pushing Redhawk out of the way of Shade’s bolt, everything literally went black. Mindy lost all senses except the sense that she was falling.

 

There was nothing she could do to help her plight. No breeze to catch so she could glide, nothing for her to grab on to. Nothing until she landed on solid ground with a painful crash and the knowledge that her wing was damaged.

 

She found herself in some woods. The sun seemed to be out but everything was a shade of dark gray.

 

A man, if you can call it a man, came riding something that looked like a black unicorn with red glowing eyes and flames coming from its hooves rode up to her. The creature and its companions were circling around Mindy talking in some language that she has never heard before.

 

As Mindy was trying to make her way away from these being she had a net thrown around her and was being dragged out of the woods. Out of the woods and to a castle. Not one of those Camelot type castles but those horror movie ones.

 

Mindy was dragged into a great hall where an even larger creature was sitting on a throne. As the creature on the throne was talking to the things that captured her in that weird language, a thin mockery of these creatures came up to her and poked and prodded her. He was examining her like some lab rat.

 

The thin thing then bent down, reaching through the net he grabbed and handful of feathers from her damaged wing and pulled. Mindy did not want to give these things the satisfaction of knowing they hurt her but pulling out those feathers hurt. She gave a sharp loud cry.

 

The little creature sitting on the steps to the throne made a disturbing giggling sound and clapped. She then tuned in a pleading voice talked to the seated creature.

 

The seated creature gave the little thing a disturbing looking smile and nodded. Mindy did not understand one word of this but she knew this was not good. She also discovered that she was unable to use her light powers here. She was in trouble.

 

Mindy was dragged up stairs into and through a bedroom of some sort. Into some hellish looking play room. A pitiful looking animal that was chained to the wall was dragged out and she took its place chained to the wall.

 

Mindy has spent an unknown length of time chained to the wall as this thing took pleasure in hurting her in every way imaginable and then some that were unimaginable. She was also ‘given’ to this child’s keepers for some fun. Time, Hope, even her own identity lost meaning. All she was some toy for this little creature.

 

It was obvious to her that the heroes were not going to save the day for her.

 

By the time Mindy accepted the tortures and no longer made those pain filled sounds that this ‘child’ seemed to crave, the ‘child’ came back but this time with the thin looking creature she met a long time ago.

 

He, Mindy assumed it was a he, showed the child a crystal. He walked over to the only window in the cell. As the dark sun shone into the cell and through the crystal a black ray emanated from it. He twisted the crystal till the beam bathed her and its light. And she again made those pain filled sounds the child liked.

 

When the light no longer bather her, Mindy found some of her feathers have turned black.

 

Over time more and more bathing in black light has ended with all her platinum blond hair and feathers turning black.

 

When the child lost interest Mindy was thrown into the arena so her last moments would be to entertain these sick creatures.

 

It seems that she retained the muscle memory of all the training she had and the not caring if she lived or died as long as she took as many of the creatures with her, she survived.

 

In fact she became a constant contender in the arena.

 

She became a celebrity again but being lower than a slave (Those thrown to the arena were expected to die) the fame and recognition went to that creature-child’s father.

 

Mindy had no desire to die. Her only goal in life was to inflict the pain and suffering she experienced onto her opponents.

 

During one fight a nimbus formed in the arena, peering into the nimbus a memory sparked in Mindy. And she dove into it.

 

On the other side of the nimbus she was in a bright world. A group of colorfully dressed people that looked a lot more like her that the creatures she spent her life with were fighting some black clad person who seemed to be moving the nimbus around.

 

Mindy surprised everybody with her sudden appearance through the nimbus and even more surprised when she threw the black clad person through the nimbus.

 

She then did the only thing she could do. She collapsed. She was home.

 

THOUGHTS:

 

Shade could be the guy she threw into the nimbus (see how he likes it there) OR alter/add a psychological Disadvantage Hunting SHADE.

 

Character can enter game as

1) Teen heroine going on her own. (She wants to be DOVE, TEEN HEROINE. Not REDHAWK’s sidekick DOVE)

2) RAVEN just collapsed after returning home.

3) Any suggestions.

[Mayday]

Raven can enter a game also as friend to someone on the team from her Dove days. Her team met theirs and they got to know each other... or it could be one of the boys they tried to introduce her to seeing if she's ok.

 

Goes to see Redhawk and he isnt there. Other heroes are looking into it also. (see the plotlines thread perhaps, or maybe her parents are missing, as are parents of other mutant heroes)

 

Hounded by the Press Raven snaps on a photographer. While he is not really injured the incident makes tv broadcasts and magazines nationwide (again). Possibly she becomes an unwilling poster child for superbeing registration. A judge assigns her to a hero team for supervision, and a few months/weeks of public service.

 

Raven/Dove seeks out mystical heroes and scientific geniuses to find out what happened to her wings and hair. (note, this leaves you open to evil GMs :-D)

 

Reality TV! Established hero teams decline to participate, and so new or solo supers are signed on. A tv series, with cameras following the team around COPS style every week. :-)