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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8467878" data-attributes="member: 30538">Sylph<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-GDKcT2K/0/b70cbf25/S/b1ee59a84f28ecdf3989c2ea8e2f1476-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />In late 2001, New Orleans had recovered from the damage that it had suffered during Cerebron's assault; for whatever reason, it had been spared the worst of it. Many lives had still been lost, and much property damaged. For the purposes of this discussion, the most significant examples of both were the deaths of Dr. Anatole Theriot -- a somewhat well-regarded mad scientist who lived in the Village de l'Est -- and the destruction of his home. While returning to her own home from a long day of work at a café in the area, Annabelle Fontenot happened to hear strange noises coming from the ruins of the doctor's house, somewhat impulsively investigated, and ended up exposed to exotic radiation from one of the doctor's inventions.Within twenty-four hours, it was clear that Annabelle had been transformed into a superpower by her experiences, and not, unfortunately, the sort who could maintain a mundane identity. The most visible effects were on her eyes, transformed into compound organs like those of an insect, from which she could project energy discharges. Beyond that, she was able to shrink to one-fifth her height and use the non-functional wings she possessed even at her full height in order to fly. As her employer was struggling to make ends meet already and could not afford to get the insurance needed to have a superpower on staff, Annabelle found herself unemployed in the aftermath of all this.After considering and dismissing the idea of a villainous rampage, Annabelle decided instead to become a superhero -- of sorts. She contacted a bounty hunting agency in the area and persuaded them that she could be an asset to their activities, and went to work as one of the first heroes for hire under the alias Sylph. Neither beloved nor respected within the parish, Sylph was nonetheless effective at her job and worked overtime to deal with the supervillains in the area, opposing many of those who would later also fight the Veil, more than a decade later.And then the sex tape surfaced. In the immediate aftermath of her transformation, Annabelle had, in a vulnerable moment, let her boyfriend of the time talk her into filming their private activities, notably including what they got up to when she was in 'sylph form'. While they broke up a few months later, he claimed that the only copy of the tape had been destroyed in an apartment fire some time before. He was either lying or mistaken, and the entire thing was released by Vivid Video. Scandalized -- or possibly opportunistically getting rid of an employee who'd caused as many problems as she'd solved -- her current employer fired her on a morals clause hidden in her contract.Sylph disappeared, perhaps hoping to wait out the humiliation. Two years after that, however, Gideon Gold managed to find her hiding place and convinced her that she might find a home with the Grim Brigade he was forming. After he sold her on the idea, she relocated to Omaha and seemed to be settling in fairly well, contributing her experience to the younger members of the group. Unfortunately, less than a year later she would be killed, with the rest of her teammates, during Billie Zane's coup d'état.Sylph -- PL 9Abilities:STR -1/1 | STA 3 | AGL 4 | DEX 6 | FGT 4 | INT 2 | AWE 4 | PRE 2Powers:Eyeblasts: Ranged Damage 8 - 16 pointsKeen Eyes: Senses 2 (darkvison) - 2 pointsSylph Form: Linked Continuous Shrinking 8 (1 foot; -2 Strength, +4 Dodge, +4 Parry, -1 Speed, +8 Stealth, -4 Intimidation); Linked Flight 6 (120 MPH), Winged; Linked Movement 1 (wall-crawling) - 24 pointsAdvantages:Agile Feint, Attractive, Daze (Deception), Evasion, Hide in Plain Sight, Improved Initiative, Move-by Action, Redirect, Taunt, Teamwork.Skills:Acrobatics 6 (+10), Deception 6 (+8), Expertise: Popular Culture 5 (+7), Investigation 5 (+7), Perception 5 (+9), Sleight of Hand 4 (+10), Ranged Attack: Eyeblasts 4 (+10), Stealth 5 (+9)Offense:Initiative +8Unarmed +7 (Close Damage -1/1)Eyeblasts +10 (Ranged Damage 8)Defense:Dodge 13/9, Parry 11/7, Fortitude 5, Toughness 5/3, Will 7Totals:Abilities 52 + Powers 42 + Advantages 10 + Skills 20 + Defenses 13 = 137 pointsOffensive PL: 9Defensive PL: 9Resistance PL: 6Skill PL: 5Complications:Acceptance--Motivation. Reputation (after 2003.) Strange Appearance.</blockquote>

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