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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 4925134" data-attributes="member: 16760">Independent HeroesSeveral heroes are known to patrol Seattle without affiliating with any group.  They are:Bubbles can produce force-spheres of variable friction - they can be as slick or sticky as she wishes.  Unfortunately, she cannot produce "bubbles" large enough to entrap people or protect herself from attack.  She signed up for the Shadow-Force reserve team, but was refused.  (Erebus told her bluntly he wasn't going to be responsible for her death, and the Phantom told her more tactfully that if she could develop her power to a more useful level they'd gladly take her.)Bubbles despises her codename, which was pinned on her by the press.  She has first-level registration, and fights petty crime, trying to improve her power.  She is notably unfriendly to reporters, and has a chip on her shoulder against people who find her powers amusing."Don't CALL me that!"Chameleon is a limited shapeshifter who is also super-strong and tough.  One of his favorite tricks is blending in with the background, hence the name.  Chameleon has first-level registration and has worked with Shadow-Force on a number of occasions.  He isn't much of a joiner, though.  Chameleon is currently out of town for the foreseeable future, occupied with family problems in Texas."Oh, did I startle you?  SO not sorry!"Fury has used several different codenames, but this is the most recent.  He has the mutant ability to generate "super-adrenaline", making him vastly stronger, faster, and more resilient for a short time.  After the rush fades, he crashes hard though, and is incapacitated for several minutes at minimum.  Though he has first-level registration, he's had some trouble with the police due to anger problems.  Fury has a black belt in tae kwon do.Fury signed up for the Shadow-Force reserve team, and was being seriously considered for it when the initiative petered out."So what's it gonna be?  Fight or flight?"Mirror Mask (formerly known as Shift) wears an ornate, demonic-looking mask that lets him turn insubstantial... unfortunately he is crippled by pain for several seconds after he turns the power off.  (The mask also grants him a small amount of super-strength, and some defenses against mental attack.)  Though he claims to be twenty years old, there is strong evidence that he has only just turned eighteen, and thus is unregistered.  Shift tried to sign up for the Shadow-Force reserve team...  (Erebus:  Can't stop laughing.  Phantom:  "Next!" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />"Boo.  OW!"Mystra is a mage with a wide range of available spells.  She has first-level crimefighter registration, and has often worked with Shadow-Force against major threats, notably Diabolus and Red Dragon.  Unfortunately, she is rather flighty and much given to New Age fads.  (And yes, she took her codename from Forgotten Realms novels.)  Currently she claims to be on a vision quest and thus is not as active in the area.  Her age is unknown, but her diction suggests she was active in the hippie movement."You're way too uptight, man.  Chill out."  (While casting a freezing spell, naturally!)Nightshift is a normal who wants to clean up the streets.  He restricts himself to normal criminals, well aware that supervillains are beyond his capabilities.  Nightshift wears a bulletproof vest and rides a motorcycle.  He is a skilled martial artist and has a backpack full of "gadgets".  (He has neither the smarts nor the money for super-science, so these are "normal" items like smoke grenades and the like.)  Nightshift has first-level registration as a crimefighter."This is your unlucky night, punk."Nocturne is an unregistered vigilante and wanted by the police.  He is a vampire who possesses a mystic artifact which, among other things, enables him to go without drinking blood all but three nights of the month, the nights of the full moon.  On those nights, he prefers to drink the blood of violent criminals, killing swiftly and remorselessly.  Nocturne is monstrously fast and strong, can shed most normal damage effortlessly, and has been proven not to be vulnerable to holy symbols or garlic.  He has never been seen by light of day, however.Nocturne has openly stated that he will not be deterred by threats to the innocent - if a criminal uses a human shield, he will go through the shield to kill the criminal.  Since this is known - and nobody doubts him - ironically he has never had to actually do it."I know you.  You are a murderer thrice over.  Now you are mine."Plague is an unfortunate mutant whose power is to pass incredibly virulent diseases by touch.  He can control what sort of disease - inflicting debilitating fever, nausea, or the like - but he cannot safely touch another human being, ever.  He therefore wears a surgical mask and wraps his exposed flesh in sterile gauze.  Nobody who knows his reputation will offer him violence, as his blood is known to be far more toxic than his flesh;  therefore his mere presence is often enough to deter crime.  Plague is registered as a crimefighter (2nd level), and would gladly join a team if he could safely do so.  Unfortunately it is impossible - too much contact with the same people, and he will eventually infect them.  "You haven't heard of me, have you?"[Chameleon and Mystra were occasional PC's in the game, and thus on a par with Shadow-Force's regulars.  Nocturne is also on that level;  Plague approaches it.  The rest are strictly small fry - though some are much smaller than others.  Photon is the only member of the reserve team to have made it relatively big.]</blockquote>

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