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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8171381" data-attributes="member: 30538">Phoenix<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-rWVqwZf/0/2de3a33b/Th/fire-Th.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Born in 1936, Sam Farrell sought and found employment as a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department in 1956. He was good at his job, and well-respected by his colleagues for his level headed approach to the tasks of preventing the spread of fire and rescuing its victims. By 1962, he'd risen to the rank of Lieutenant, and was expected to one day fill the role of Battalion Chief or even District Chief. And then his destiny was changed, and not really for the better.Just what started the fire in the warehouse in Chicago's Fulton River District was something of a mystery. Faulty wiring was blamed, as the warehouse's owner had received a warning on the subject in the past. But in the aftermath, the owner produced evidence that he'd made the required repairs, and was as mystified about the fire as anyone else. Sam would later claim that right before the roof collapsed on him, he'd glimpsed a crate with a weird marking on the side of it, which diagram was beyond his abilities to reproduce.When he regained consciousness, the fire had been extinguished -- but the other firefighters panicked at the site of Sam moving around. He soon realized that he'd somehow been transformed into a humanoid body of fire, able to make his human features appear on its head with difficulty, but unable to touch anything without exposing it to his flames. He was also, mysteriously, lighter than air and able to fly, which he did to escape the attempts of his former comrades to extinguish him.A few days later, having hidden out on Northerly Island, Sam was sought out by Antaeus, another recently transformed being, who explained the two of them and two other individuals had all been transformed into representations of the classical elements at roughly the same time. He convinced Sam that there had to be some purpose behind this, and that they should use their powers in the service of humanity as members of the Institute. Sam promptly agreed to this notion, and took the name Phoenix.It soon became clear that the transformation that Phoenix had undergone had changed his personality as well as his physical form. Gone was the calm and level-headed rescue worker; he had become an impulsive and quick-tempered combatant, frequently sniping at his fellow members of the Primal Pattern. He was probably the most individually powerful member of the team, and never let anyone forget this. It was also noted that he'd completely cut all ties with the friends and family of his previous life, acting as though he'd literally died and been reborn as a Phoenix. However, he still clearly remembered being a firefighter, and frequently advised his colleagues on the best way to handle such situations.In the end, he died in the Battle of Vietnam, with Stardust employing water to extinguish his flames and earth to smother them entirely. Little remained of his body but ashes, which were subsequently taken into care by the same scientists who claimed the remains of Antaeus. If they learned anything from them, nothing was ever published.Phoenix - PL 9Abilities:STR --/2 | STA 3 | AGL 2 | DEX 2 | FGT 4 | INT 1 | AWE 2 | PRE 3Powers:Fire Control: Array (24 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fire Blast: Ranged Damage 12 - 24 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fire Burst: Burst Area 2 Damage 8 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Flame Flash: Ranged Burst Area Cumulative Affliction 8 (Resisted and Overcome by Fortitude; Visually Impaired, Visually Disabled, Visually Unaware), Limited to One Sense - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Open Flame: Environment 6 (Extreme Heat, Bright Light) - 1 point</li> </ul>Transformed Form: Reaction Damage 4 (touching or touched); Flight 6 (120 MPH); Immunity 15 (fire damage, life support); Permanent Insubstantial 3 - 58 pointsAdvantages:Accurate Attack, Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Evasion, Extraordinary Effort, Great Endurance, Improved Initiative.Skills:Acrobatics 7 (+9), Close Combat: Unarmed 6 (+10), Expertise: Firefighter 6 (+7), Intimidation 5 (+8), Perception 6 (+6), Ranged Combat: Fire Control 4 (+6).Offense:Initiative +6Unarmed +10 (Close Damage -- plus Reaction Damage 4)Fire Blast +6 (Ranged Damage 12)Defense:Dodge 8, Parry 9, Fortitude 6, Toughness 3, Will 7Totals:Abilities 38 + Powers 85 + Advantages 7 + Skills 17 + Defenses 19 = 166 pointsComplications:Thrills--Motivation. Hot-Headed (well duh.) Inhuman Appearance. Vulnerability (anything that extinguishes flame also does damage.)</blockquote>

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