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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1754973" data-attributes="member: 11437">Portent - IlyanisOne of the last remaining members of the famed Farsider Royal Family, Ilyanis was hidden away for years from the cruel and ruthless current ruler of Farsider City, Queen Selene.Once Ilyanis was old enough, his benefactors decided to send the young Farsider to Earth, to get further away from Selene and to learn more about Earth.  Ilyanis' benefactors also hoped that the boy would learn how to use his significant mental powers and perhaps gather a cadre of Earthlings to help stage a coup against Queen Selene someday.Ilyanis was sent to Earth as a sort of exchange student.  Unfortunately, Queen Selene knew all about the boy and his benefactors, and secretly plotted to destroy not only one of the last remaining members of the Royal Family, but also anyone who had been providing him succor.  As Ilyanis' ship took off for Earth, Selene had arranged for it to be sabotaged, and the vessel was nearly destroyed when it entered Earth's orbit.His ship destroyed, Ilyanis barely survived the crash landing in Great Bay outside Freedom City.  Ilyanis was immediately introduced to the Atom Family, who had come to investigate the crash landing.  The alien was able to explain to the Atoms why he was on Earth, and they agreed to keep Ilyanis' presence here a secret.Ilyanis is on Earth to learn more about Earthlings and Earth society, especially supers and how they use their powers.  He knows that learning more about supers and getting close to some of them is key to one day returning to Farsider City and dethroning Selene.Claiming the code-name Portent, Ilyanis approached The Shield about joining his fledgling hero team, and was accepted on a trial basis.  While Portent's psychic powers are significant, they are raw and rather untrained.  The Shield and his associates have started working with Portent on other facets of superheroing to make him a more balanced operative.Portent: 151pp; PL 10; Init +2 (Dex); Defense 17 (15 flat-footed); Spd 30ft Run; Atk +4 melee (+0s, Punch); SV Dmg +1, Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +6; Str 11, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 18, Cha 16.  Hero Points: 5.Skills: Computers +7, Concentration +10, Diplomacy +7, Gather Info +7, Knowledge - Farsider City +11, Knowledge - Freedom City +7, Knowledge - Technology +7, Listen +18, Pilot +8, Search +15, Sense Motive +8, Spot +18.Feats: Indomitable Will, Iron Will, Psychic Awareness.Powers: Precognition +8 [Extras: ESP, Super Senses; Flaw: Limited - Psychometry Only; Source: Psionics; Cost: 4pp/rank; Total: 32pp] and Telepathy +8 [Extras: Mental Protection, Mind Control; Source: Psionics; Cost: 4pp/rank; Total: 32pp].</blockquote>

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