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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8793630" data-attributes="member: 30538">Guardian Pyros<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-VPPDZgZ/0/a155c5fd/S/Cure.Soleil.full.2505008-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Lashonna Nolan sometimes feels like her whole life to this point was spent in training to become this thing that she is now, without ever knowing it. The daughter of a prominent Vancouver politician, she found herself dumped in the care of her grandfather, a Baptist preacher, when (a) her father passed and (b) the career of her mother began to heat up. (See? The fire jokes start early.) Aside from phone calls, Lashonna had little if any contact with the woman who gave her life. As the phone calls almost always came when her mother was disappointed at her work or behavior at school, she came to associate them with the heat of humiliation.Last month, while playing lacrosse at school, Lashonna suffered an inexplicable collapse. As she was playing goalie and the ball was on the other side of the field, this was naturally quite concerning, but she recovered without ill-effects, claiming that she had just stayed up too late the previous night studying. This resulted in yet another phone call from mom, but Lashonna had other things on her mind and just sat through it with a broad smile on her face.When she collapsed, she awoke to find herself naked and alone in a vast dark space, gazing up at a roaring wall of fire. And then the fire spoke, offering somber greetings and portentous remarks that Lashonna promptly forgot afterwards. What mattered was the news that she was being entrusted with a fire so hot that the world itself might burn of it, but that she was worthy to keep it in check. "Never forget the heat of this moment," declared the fire, and then there was only flamesShe woke up, finding a necklace with a fire charm in her hand. Since then, she has found the other Guardians who, though they have yet to recognize that she ought to be their official leader, generally follow her lead in their battles against that weirdo Kishu and the other threats that show up from time to time. She takes this whole situation a lot more seriously than some of her comrades -- no names Lucis mentioned, of course -- and fully intends to rise up and conquer all the foes who stand before her. Before them, she means. Before them.In the meanwhile, even without the threat of harm to herself and her loved ones, Lashonna has good reason to keep her identity a secret. Both her mother and her grandfather have expressed their disgust for all of the Guardians, the former publicly and the latter more privately, which just makes the whole situation that much more fun. (That was sarcasm.) Her only real issue with her situation is annoyance that her transformation bleaches her naturally dark hair blonde, but Lashonna has coped with much worse situations.Guardian Pyros -- PL 9Abilities:STR 1 | STA 1 | AGL 3 | DEX 3 | FGT 5 | INT 2 | AWE 2 | PRE 3Powers:Enchanted Necklace/Costume: Feature 1 (quick change); Flight 6 (125 MPH); Immunity 11 (cold, heat/fire effects); Impervious Protection 6; Removable (-7 points) - 29 pointsFire Magic: Array (18 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Flame Arrow: Ranged Damage 9 - 18 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Flame Breath: Cone Area Damage 9 - 1 point</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Flame Shapes: Ranged Shapeable Area Damage 6 - 1 point</li> </ul>Heat of the Moment: Environment 2 (extreme heat) - 2 pointsAdvantages:Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Assessment, Defensive Attack, Diehard, Leadership.Skills:Acrobatics 5 (+8), Athletics 5 (+6), Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+8), Expertise: Civics 5 (+7), Expertise: Religion 5 (+7), Ranged Combat: Fire Magic 6 (+9), Insight 4 (+6), Intimidation 6 (+9), Persuasion 3 (+6), Stealth 4 (+7)Offense:Initiative +3Unarmed +8 (Close Damage 1)Flame Arrow +9 (Ranged Damage 9)Flame Breath -- (Cone Area Damage 9)Defense:Dodge 9, Parry 7, Fortitude 4, Toughness 7/1, Will 8Totals:Abilities 40 + Powers 51 + Advantages 6 + Skills 23 + Defenses 17 = 137 pointsOffensive PL: 9Defensive PL: 9Resistance PL: 6Skill PL: 4Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Family (mother and grandfather.) Secret Identity. Temper.</blockquote>

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