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Name: Callum Uallas

Languages: English, ASL
Rank: Major
Nature: Jester

Background (Public): Callum lives in Glasgow with his daughter Molly. During the day he tends bar at a local pub where he is known for his quick wit and a killer winning streak at cribbage with the regulars. In the evenings he runs bar or acts as bouncer at a local club. On weekends he dotes on his daughter. He wears a battered wedding band on his left hand but asking after it usually provokes an uncharacteristic silence.

Background (Omega): Members of the Omega group will know that Callum's real name is Malcolm (which is just an anglicized version of Callum) and that he and his daughter are American's. Why they have taken up residence in Scotland and changed their names is unknown. Whatever it is that Callum has done to hide his past he was thorough as even the best hackers find no evidence of his existance contrary to his cover. Callum works with the Directive as a special operative. He retains autonomy and anonymity for the most part and gets called in to deal with special cases.

Powers:
Callum is not known to be a nova outside of Omega and the Directive. He does his best to downplay his abilities even to those who know. He stays dormed down almost all of the time perferring to power-up only when absolutely needed. Those agent he has worked with have reported that even while dormed his martial arts prowess is unquestionable and he has reaction times that push the limits of human norms. His powers are known to be based around control of darkness and shadow including the ability to create a field of darkness that seems to swallow not only light but sound, smell, and even deadens touch sensations. He has also demonstrated the ability to deliver leathal blows charged with an unnatural freezing cold.

Personality
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Callum is an easygoing man. He works well with others and does his best to add levity into nearly any situation through jokes and humorous comments. His taste does tend to run a bit racey but he usually keeps it clean in public or around new people. He is a dedicated father and when not working he spends as much time as he can raising his now 6 year old daughter alone. Asking after his past and/or his wife is the only way to really provoke a strong negative reaction from him though the team knows that she died some time ago though he will not discuss how. Callum will use nicknames with his comrades. He is an independant thinker and prefers personal combat though his skills do allow him to deal effectively with multiple baseline opponents and at times novas. When working within a group he prefers to play the role of scout or backup relying on his impressive stealth to remain undetected while striking from the shadows.

Physical Traits
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Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race/Subrace: Scottish
Height: 5’-11”
Weight: 183 lbs
Frame or body type: wiry

Skin color: medium fair
Eye color: brown
Hair color: brown

Level of attractiveness: average
Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars: scar under left eye, crooked nose
Facial hair (if any): stubble or none (depending on the day)
Handedness: right

Usual dress: jeans – polo or t-shirt in summer, rugby shirt in winter - jacket as the weather requires
Jewelry or accessories worn: wedding band, watch on left arm, 2" embossed leather bracer on right
Hairstyle: short Caesar-style cut

Name: Cherub "Thomas George"

Languages: French, Spanish

Soak: Low for this group I'm sure.

Nature: Hedonist

Rank: Lieutenant

Appearance: A very good looking male nova of mixed race, Thomas has brown hair and eyes and is apparently in his early 20's.

Background (Public): Tomas doesn't remember the details of his training, or even his eruption, but he vaguely has the impression Japanination was involved. Utopia found him, trained him, and strongly discouraged his first name choice (Oversoul) leading to his current (somewhat tongue in cheek) name of "Cherub".

Thomas has a mixed relationship with Utopia. He's handsome, aberration free, and looks good in front of a camera. He enjoys training, really enjoys using his powers, and his 'big' power in their opinion (i.e. healing) is desperately needed. All all healers Thomas is easily employable and far too many healers have found work in the private sector or (worse) as elites. Balanced against all that is his habit of going off on his own to look for bars and loose women and his less than scientific approach to his powers. The consensus is he's simply not T2M material and if Utopia puts too many restrictions on his 'off-duty' activities he'll choose his sex life over his career and get a job with the private sector.

Powers: According to Thomas, his powers "let him control his Oversoul", a phrase that makes PR cringe. Eruption apparently fuzzed out his memories and mind, even for himself. He's very difficult to mentally contact (he'd claim his soul is difficult to influence since he has control over it). He can also become light which can fly (altering your soul makes the body change). Thomas can also heal with a touch (by manipulation of other people's souls). He also notices when ever anyone else notices him (everything is in contact with everything). As one might expect, PR has ordered him to not to discuss his religion or the exact mechanics of his powers in public, which he doesn't have a problem with. His identity before eruption is a mystery, it's strongly suspected eruption changed his finger prints and other identifying characteristics.

Appearance: A very handsome male nova of mixed race and average size, Thomas has brown hair and eyes and is apparently in his early 20's. He has a very innocent looking face.

Name: Nosferatu (Simon Severs)
Omega Corp Rank: Colonel
Age:23
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'11''
Weight 185
Education:High School Diploma
Criminal Record: Unknown
Languages: English
Nature: Hedonist\

Omega Cover Identity
Allegiance: Teragen
Faction: Nova Vigilance
Archetype Monster

Appearance: An attractive young man, Nosferatu always wears black eyeline and lipstick. His face is powdered to give him the appearance of pallor. Small hoops and studded earrings run the length of both ears, and both his nipples are pierced. He wears clothing that is typical of the Goth/Vampire sub cult. The elongated canines in his mouth are real, and can pierce flesh. Whether they are natural or implants is not known.

Background (Public): Nosferatu came out of the underground Goth/Bloodletting/Vampire scene. It is rumored that an accident with a razor led to massive arterial bleeding. Only by erupting, was he able to survive. Specific details are sketchy, as there were no witnesses during his eruption. His girlfriend was not as lucky: Coroner reports say that she died of exsanguination, because an entire body's worth was found pooled on the scene.

He was able to find a home amongst the Teragen, who saw him as a unique cliche. They let him satisfy his bizzare tastes and remain part of the undergound scene. Some of those baselines believe he is a real vampire.

Background (Private): A troubled youth, Simon Severs sought refuge amongst the 'Goth' crowd. It was in this group that he began to read about the Vampires of lore and legend. Soon, he was obsessed with vampires and vampirism. His parents did not like his unhealthy obsession with the occult, but figured it was a phase. By the time Simon graduated from high school, his parents had accepted it as an eccentricity.

After high school, Simon's obsession led him to the more extremes of the 'vampire' scene. participate is bloodletting and drinking. It was both erotic and thrilling. He and his girlfriend began to cut and drink one another's blood on a regular basis. It was his life for a year or two. One in which his parents were not aware.

One night, while high on ecstacy, he prepared to offer his girlfriend his blood. Before he realized it, bright red blood was spurting from the wound, and his wacked out girlfriend hungrily sucking at his hemmoraging arm. It took only a minute for him to lose consciousness from his wound. His body responded the only way it could. Rising from his bloodless state, Simon grabbed his girlfriend and sunk his teeth into her neck. After draining her completely, he wept over her corpse before fleeing.

Shortly after his eruption, he was approached by a young woman with an offer. She told Nosferatu that if he signed with the organization she represented, she would make sure the particlars of his eruption stay hidden, in addition to other benefits. He signed, and was trained as a covert operative with Omega Corp. His first assignment is with the Teragen, where he is gathering information and learning about the philosophy of Teras. Nosferatu appreciates the purity and the individualistic nature of Teras.

Powers: His powers show remarkable simmilarity to Vampires in mythology. He regenerates his wounds quickly, and can recover from near death in a few rounds. He sees in the dark, is extremely fast, and can hold people motionless with his gaze. With a touch, he drains both health and life energy, leaving his victims weak and close to death. Those stolen levels are taken by Nosferatu, where he is made tougher and healthier. It is said the bullets and knives make him stronger. A cursory examination of his internal organs, shows considerable modifications.

Public: Quantum Vampire (Health)

Omega: Quantum Vampire (Health +Stamina), Absorption (kinetic), Dispersed Organs

Name: Blaine "Void" Wilson
Rank: Major
Age: 24
Hair: Brown with blond highlights
Eyes: Galatic, per her taint, her eyes look like a cosmic event at all times.
Height: 5'10''
Weight 105
Education:High School Diploma
Criminal Record: None, but is referenced as the sole survivor of a car crash
Languages: English
Nature: Follower

Appearance: Her fine, straight, brown hair is waist-length and is worn in an artistic, exotic style. She is tall and has a graceful build. She has a tanned skin tone from being outside a lot. Her wardrobe is risque but sexy, and is completely black.

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Background (Public): During Prom night at her school, she was involved in an accident where everyone but her died when the driver ran into another car. She was the sole survivor, but remained in a coma for many years. It was well after society started putting the Nova's that her parents petitioned Project Utopia's help. They accepted the petition and sent some of their researchers there to help her. Several months later they were able to awaken her only to have her erupt. After she had been reassimulated into society and trained in the use of her powers, she was put to work for Project Utopia. Her ability to travel made her companions to many diplomatic events.

Background (Private): Voids origins are public knowledge and up to the time she had awakened, there is little else to know. What Omega knows though would cause some backlash. The nova that had awakened Void was an Omega agent that had already penetrated Project Utopia. What he saw infront of him was the beginings of a new agent. One who could be shaped from the start. He molded her mind and her training to reflect that of a double agent. When she thinks about her memories, they feel like someone elses life. What is real to her is the here and now. This change has disturbed her parents because she has little to do with them. Infact, being around baselines tend to be difficult for her as she feels disconnected and tends to come of harsh or rude. Her saving grace is that she is compelled to go to the grave of her friends weekly. She hasnt missed a week since she was awakened by Carlos.

Powers (Public): Teleport and Warp
Powers (Omega): Warp, Teleport, Disintegrate (Linked to Teleport), Flight

Sean McMillan

Nova name: Wraith

Devries Elite specializing in Assassination and sabotage.

Age: 27
Hair: Red
Eyes: His eyes are completely black and reflective.
Height: 5:10
Weight: 170
Education: Masters degree in computers from MIT., trained by the CIA for covert ops. Retired before eruption to work in the private sector.
Criminal Record: None. Until retirement he had Top Secret Clearance which was revoked upon signing with DeVires.
Languages: English
Nature: Survivor

Appearance: Short neat red hair, unnatural black eyes, above average height with a powerful build. He moves with more grace than you would expect from a man of his build. The other striking thing about Sean is that his black gaze seems to be sharper than a human. He normally dresses in somewhat fashionable attire, tending towards business casual more so than either suits or jeans.

Background (Public): Sean Jameson, DeVries elite with 16 confirmed kills, and 23 total successful missions(which include the kills). Despite his success rate he does not have a great deal of standing with DeVries because he tends to be just a bit too choosy with the missions he will accept. He is known for only accepting Kill targets that are ones he feels deserve their fate.

Background (Private): Major Sean McMillan, Omega Corp operative. He was originally recruited by Omega while he was still a CIA operative when he almost stumbled onto an Omega facility during the course of an investigation. When he was made an offer he could not refuse he joined the team, but his conscious would not let him continue working for the CIA as a double agent so when he erupted he petitioned his Omega superiors to allow him to retire and take on a new identity which was granted. Thus was born his public identity, Sean Jameson.

Powers: TK and Invisibility.

Name: Samantha Grey "Grey Goo"

Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic

Soak: Varies from low to moderate, but resistant to physical weapons.

Nature: Critic

Background (Public): Samantha was a line researcher for a company called Innovative Solutions Advanced Research, or ISAR. The company no longer exists; shut down by Utopia's "technology police" due in some part to Sam's eruption. The research she was involved with was highly secret, lucrative, and illegal. Nanotechnology. The pressures of the job, combined with stress from rumors of investigation and frustration from repeated failure led to an eruption which inadvertantly led to the discovery of the "hotlab" the project was taking place in and the shutdown of the project....then the company.

Due to her involvement with forbidden technology, offers in research were not forthcoming despite her new nova status. Samantha took the time to explore her transformation and decided to embrace the Teras philosophy, though she has not expressed extreme views in this vein. Since joining the Teragen, Samantha Grey has been a hard nova to spot since she can look like anyone and has few physical needs.

Powers: Sam's body became the breakthrough that eluded her; a colony of 'nanocytes.' Each one is a multipurpose molecule-scale machine composed of both organic and inorganic parts. Proteins and chemical machinery similar to cells operating in tandem with tiny crystalline superstructures of metal and silicates, all fueled by a quantum-to-electricity reaction within the distributed network of her node. This gives her the ability to reconfigure her body; changing shape and even physical structure not only for disguises but to adapt to circumstances and optimize defenses and offensive tactics. Her name comes from the devastating tactic of programing a swarm of nanocytes to attack when she makes contact with a target. Like a school of tiny piranha they disassemble anything in their path on a molecular level, leaving behind only a fine powder or organic sludge.

Appearance: Variable. Before her eruption Samantha Grey was a somewhat pretty, if plain, woman in her late twenties. Since then she often uses her abilities to walk in much more glamorous skins.

Name: The Fool
Alias: Jack, Grim Jack, Grinning Jack

Urban legend, mad bomber,and Proteus assasin.

Rank: Commander

Languages: English, Latin

Virtue: Thrillseeker
Vice: Fanatic

Age: Unknown
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Body Type: Lanky frame, long dense muscles, extremely flexible

Appearance: While certain details of The Fool's appearance may change, his theme remains. Only a handful of people have seen what is behind his faustian mask. His eufiber is with rare exception black and he will often incorporate a red accent. His mask has been known to change but is almost always the image of a devilish smiling man with mustache and goatee, sometimes with areas overlaid and adorned as in classic masquerade style.

It is said that no one who has seen his eyes has lived.

Background(Public): The Fool is an urban legend, an unsubtantiated rumor. If Novas could bear children, parents would use him as the Bogeyman.

Background (Private): While he sometimes refers to himself as Jack, it is an assumed name. In actuality he remembers nothing of his past.

What he does remember is that he was a baseline fighting alongside elites. One of the enemys, a sadistic killer with the power to warp minds took a special liking to Jack's squad. The nova used his powers to trap the team in a nightmarish reality, seperating the group and causing them to slaughter each other. By the time the nightmare was over, Jack was the last man standing.

He was about to pull the trigger when something inside his mind broke, and he erupted. At least, that's what he thinks he remembers. Sometimes his memories can be a little hazy. He usually doesn't ever think about how he started working with the OC. He doesn't like to because of the migrains it causes...

Powers: When The Fool's mind cracked, it seemed to him a spiritual revelation, what he has called the Revelation of Maya. Reality is an illusion. What he saw behind the veil was almost Lovecraftian. Reality is like a vast and limitless story or game, existing in the minds of Antideluvian entities who manipulate Fate. In particular he believes himself to be the willing pawn of one such entity though there are other players in the "Game" who worship or follow some kind of overlord. He claims to have visions of the future, at least some of which have been frighteningly accurate.

He knows when someone is going to enter a room and can tell whenever he is being noticed or watched, including by cameras and other devices or quantum powers. Disturbingly this skin-crawling feeling makes him constantly aware of his Master's gaze. He has been known to speak other's thoughts or finish their sentances for them, and he seems to be unfazeable. He moves with an uncanny, almost disturbing fluidity that seems to bend the laws of physics. He can walk on any surface, up walls and on ceilings, and balance on the smallest of points.

In combat he is a nightmare. He doesn't so much use martial arts as he dances about the arena with movements that somehow manage to be blindingly fast yet so relaxed as to seem almost lazy. Its a trick of timing. He is able to peer into the immediate future allowing his enhanced mental reflexes to perfectly time a dodge, or feint and he knows exactly when and where to counterattack for the most damaging effect. He has been known to challenge blaster-type novas to duels. He also knows exactly how to strike for most damage. While his grasp on reality is broken, he displays an incredible ammount of awareness and insight. He enjoys puzzles and paradoxes and the wisdom of the mad has brought him tactical genius.

He is fond of weapons of all kinds, whether firearms or melee weapons from slender rapiers to monofiliment wire weapons. He is equally happy whether sniping from afar or gunslinging with modified railgun pistols. He also has a fetish for explosives which he uses for ambush and distraction.