Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ok, having read the first three volumes of "Noble Causes" and the Astro City trade "Family Album" I'm tinkering with making an NPC superfamily. More notes than actual write ups, they main 'current ones' will be called the "Fortune 8" , a play on the song "Fortunate son". It's a work in progress, but I do have a family tree of sorts... [ATTACH=CONFIG]39763[/ATTACH] ************ It started with that great WW2 superhero, "American Ace". It would only be later that the world would learn his secret identity of Calvin Fortune. With his rocket pack and 'zapgun', American Ace was the planeless wonder, the man who could fly! He married Skye McDowell, a mysterious woman of superhuman strength looking for her mother but instead joining the war effort as the warrior woman "Lady Claymore". Much later she would learn her own mother was the wanderer Cateran. They would have three children. Each would become supeheroes in turn.The oldest, Douglas went by "Silver Sentinel", and was super strong and pretty tough taking after mom. Rebecca was the youngest, and while strong in her own right not as much as her oldest brother. She supplemented it with techno wings and called herself Silver Swan. Middle Child Benjamin seemed to have none of the powers of the others, but an accident with experimental fuel gave him the ability to burst into flame withouth consuming himself. He took the handle "Fireball" Ben would, in classic 'duality' fashion, fall in love with an oceanic heroine, a half atlantean by the name of Marianna. They'd have kids of their own. Nor was he alone. Douglas/Silver Sentinel found his true love in the mysterious scourge of the underworld calling herself "Lady Hood". She had no powers, but she had gimmicks, cunning, and panache. She also had a secret ID... Joyce Winters. She's trade her surname for his when he finally proposed. Rebecca would meet Ivan Reinhart, a man with no powers, save the ability to sweep her off her feet. Alas, it was soon after the marriage when she died on what she intended to be her last mission. She saved dozens of children, and lost her life in doing so. Ivan withdrew not only from his inlaws, but much of the world despite the Fortune's best efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) One of the major side effects of living is more life- Another Generation would be born. For Joyce and Douglas, this would be three wonderful children of their own. Dallas was born in the early 70s, and his brother Walter soon after. The two boys could not be more different in many ways. Both had some measure of their superstrength in their blood. but where as Dallas was the dutiful son, perhaps overly smitten with the heroism of his father... Walter was a rebel, as likely in his youth to break a law as anything. Even when they became heroes, Dallas would take the name Sentinel, using a high tech shield to supplement his considerable muscle, while Walter? Walter became Defiant. A high tech motorcyle riding superhero who came very close to being a vigilante. Walter would later fall in love with a woman who saw past his rebel act and to the generous heart underneath. Jessica had no powers, no interest in being a superhero, but she was a good woman who never let her husband know just HOW wracked her nerves were by his close calls. It was the third child Douglas and Joyce should have watched. Sandra was the girl and 'baby' of the group by many years. Sandra had good health, a genius intellect, and ambition. She constucted truly high tech gear to devastating effect. Unfortunately, she also had envy and a sense of entitlement. She tried to be the hero "Silver Shrike", but when police wanted her to come in for questioning, she disdained them, it escalated, and a police officer was badly injured. A warrant was issued for her arrest, and to her shock and horror, her family "betrayed" her by trying to get her to turn herself in. Deciding that if her ingrateful family and an even more ingrateful society didn't see how lucky they were to have her protecting it, she'd TAKE what she wanted instead; Silver Shrike would soon become a supervillainess. Her dive towards insanity was quite quick after that... quick, and with no turning back. She would later cripple her mother, and Douglas would meet his ends at his daughter's hands. Marianna and Ben had a son and daughter of their own. The former, Stefen, taking after dad, and dubbed himself "Mr. Meteor", and became something of a celebrity hero with a TV deal and a line of action figures based on him. His sister Galanna (An Atlantean name) was the quiet sort, but inherited from her Atlantean blood longevity and a proclivity for sorcery. She would take on the mantle "Doctor Silver" and becoming an adventuring mystic. They stayed close to their cousins. GM Note: Leaving Stefen 's marriage and possible offspring blank for later development or PC slots perhaps? mmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) The Fortune family grew yet more, and with more twists that lead to the most complicated generation of all. Dallas "Sentinel" would end up in the mystical land of Jotunhiem, only to find a frost giantess, a runt by their standards but of Ymir's blood. Astrid found the comely and puny outworlder intriguing, especially when she saw him fight. Smitten, and not crazy about her father's plans anyway, she joined him in saving Midguard, and after that adventure joined him in his quests as "Jotun"! She had a great time. From her loins would spring three children, now superheroes themselves.Twin girls Nineta and Asta. While the two looked alike, plantinum haired beauties, their powers differed. Nineta was 'mortal height' as a rule, but as "Giantess" could grow taller than her mother ever did. Asta stayed 'human sized', but could create ice, snow, and cold with but a whim. The two seemed inseperable for a time, but as fate would have it, the speedster Trailblazer met Asta and flirtations began right away. Russell aka Trailblazer had a hard time winning the family over (ESPECIALLY Nineta) but eventually he proposed... and just recently, the young woman accepted. The newlyweds don't plan to have kids anytime soon, still being young heroes themselves. The twins have a brother, Jack, who seems to have taken little to none of his mother's blood BUT he received a blessing from the Norns themselves when young giving him fortune to match his surname. Mixing this profound luck with high tech cards and lot of chutzpah, he would become the superhero "Wildcard". Things rarely stay simple in the superhero world though. The family had made enemies, and those enemies had sons and daughters of their own. Gertrude Von Caulder's grandfather had fought against American Ace, and died at his hands. More over, the Von Caulder estates had fallen in disrepair in no small part because of this. When she captured Dallas, unknown to him, she took a 'sample' from him and used it to impregnate herself so that she might one day have a child that would be able to pass certain genetic recogniztion programs at the Fortune Fortress (Their HQ, of course) and wreck her revenge! As often happens in these sorts of plots, young Adolph somehow took more after the father he'd never met than his cruel and callous mother. It was Wildcard who would discover his half brother, and the two ended up on the run together... becoming good friends. The smartest "Fortune" of his generation, Adolph would adopt the name "Ace" and become a super gadgeteer. Alas, while Astrid could not blame her husband for being used so, she has never been able to bring herself to truly open up to the son of the woman who "dishonored" her. Jessica and Walter were not as proliffic. Indeed, for a time, Jessica feared she was barren. In a visit to Japan, they ended up adopting a young boy named Hiro. Hiro's birth parents had died under mysterious circumstances. Still, Jessica and Walter gave him love aplenty. Hiro would go through his own rebellious phase and learn his 'real' parents had been slain by an evil Ninja Clan calling itself "The Dragon's Shadow". Deciding it would take a ninja to defeat one... and because it let him immerse himself in the culture he felt his adoptive parents would never want to be part of on their own, he would become "Silver Shadow". He still tries to balance both worlds, but with maturity comes wisdom, and he calls Walter and Jessica "mom and dad". Not soon after Hiro was adopted, Jessica found out she COULD have a baby by begatting Doug.. named for his grandfather who died shortly after that birth. Somehow, Doug ended up getting a double dose of strength, and is a true brick (To use the classification). He'd take the name "Warrior" and where Silver Shadow is all silence and effiecncy, Warrior seems to relish the role of bull in a china shop. In truth, Doug is a bit intimidated by his Adoptive brother's skill and discipline, so doesn't even TRY to compete in those areas. Hiro, for his part, is in awe of his brother's raw power. Both would be surprised to learn how the other admires them. The oddest 'birth' no doubt belongs to Skye, second woman to bear that name in the family. Silver Shrike, in her insanity, realized that she had not inheirited her grandmother's power OR longevity. She was aging, losing some of her edge. Driven by envy and vanity, she tried to clone a new body for herself...WITH improvements. It would have superstrength, REAL wings, and even vocal chords that could emit sonic bursts. The clone was meant to be prematurely aged, it's brain replaced with her own. Gruesome, but such was the madness of the Shirke. However, Doctor Silver stumbled upon the infant, and rescued her, giving the clone infant what she'd never have gotten from her originator: an education, love, and, of course, the name. Unable to hide her wings, Skye has always felt the freak of the family, and as a clone (However altered) she constantly worries that she is somehow doomed to 'go bad' herself. Doctor Silver assures the teenage girl that that is not her fate unless she wishes it to be, but Skye is not so sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Four generations of Fortune kin have been in the super world. Cheated of her "Clone" Sandra aka Silver Shrike upgraded herself instead through cybernetics. She becomes more and more machine, and less human ever few years. Most of the older generations have died or stepped down from heroing. Doctor Silver is arguably the most active, but her 'mystic' side of things means she often appears or disappears as SHE wishes. She is, however, the one that is most supportive of the youngest generation being a team, and seems to nudge them all together for reasons uknown. Lady Claymore, aging slowly, has tired of superheroing. She lives on a large estate, and sometimes visits her husband's grave. The others have found themselves a bit more active, but not by much. Vol Caulder (Who calls herself infinity "For it is the limit of my reach") is less hands on than Silver Shrike, loves her son Adolph in her own twisted way. It was her latest plan that drew the current 'team' together. Giantess, Cooldown, Trailblazer , Wildcard, Ace, Silver Shadow, Warrior and the new Silver Swan stopped a plot (With Doctor Silver guiding them behind the scenes) where Infinity attempted to conquer the world with alien technology. While Infinity will probably spare Adolph, she'd like little better than to bring the broken corpses of the other 'brats' before the Fortune family. The name "Fortune 8" is press dubbed, for the secret of the family is now out. It was always on shaky ground to begin with. While the media isn't sure 'who is who' , they do know that more than one "Fortune family member" is on the team. Shrike has not been silent and has no problem opening her family to its many enemies. Indeed, the family may not be willing to give TOO many details, but they have created "The Fortune Fortress". It is meant to be a public lightning rod for any would be attacks from family enemies. The fact the young 'team' is actually using the base for real worries some of their parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Thanks, hastily done at way too late a time in the night with far too many typos and errors, but I was afraid I'd lose it if I didn't scribble it down somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) I know that feeling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Curious if there's a reason "Silver" keeps popping up as a moniker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Curious if there's a reason "Silver" keeps popping up as a moniker... It wasn't intentional at first. I just figured some would try to homage those that came before them, and then suddenly Silver became the repeating factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Silver is the coolest of precious metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. R Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) Repped. That was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Fortune 8 (sons and daughters) I like it. And have a perverse desire to look up the family tree, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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