As the game won't be in the normal timeframe and, in fact, not even in the normal canon, I will use this thread to detail, in broad strokes, what would be common character knowledge at the time, due to either modifications to the canon world or to save you reading through the rather disorganized timeline in the books to work out what had and hadn't happened by 2002.

Also, and although I said something to the contrary once, by the start of the game your characters will have been training together for a few months, so I recommend you use this thread to write about what the rest of the team would know about your characters, both what they'd tell of their backgrounds, and at least a quick overview of their looks and personality.

Organizations

The Aeon Society: For all that it's the main benefactor and direct superior of Project Utopia, precious little information about the Society is available to the general public or even to members of Utopia themselves, the only thing you know is that it is an idealistic organization with a rich but mysterious history that, seemingly, works simply for the betterment of humanity and the advancement of science and reason.

The Directive: Basically unknown to the public at large, and briefed to you basically as "these guys don't like us, but they have to work within the law. So just stay out of their business."

Teragen: They still don't publicly exist, and certainly have no power. As far as anyone is concerned, they're a small group of novas with pseudo-anarchist views, no threat to anyone, and that is if you've heard of them at all.

Project Proteus: What?

The Church of Micheal Archangel: Who?

The first thing anyone ever thinks about Precious is 'Caestus Pax's girlfriend', as the pair have been romantically involved since late September 2000, when she completed her T2M training. However, the Australian beauty has a reputation for shrewdness and intelligence beyond what her curvaceous figure and blonde hair might suggest, and her telepathic abilities are certainly no secret.

It's known that Regan comes from an academic background in literature and writing, and that she erupted during a nightclub blackout in Ibiza at midnight, New Year's Day, 2000. Her testimony, provided by a flawless memory, was crucial in securing a payout for the survivors of the accident, precipitated by a nova erupting with spatial powers that sliced through balcony support pillars. Only the hypnotic and telepathic powers that Regan developed prevented the possible deaths of hundreds, and when he met her, Pax offered her a job interview on the spot.

Precious maintains that her handle comes from a childhood nickname and not Caestus Pax to those who tease her about it. She was sent to Europe as a means of avoiding favouritism.

Precious is a stunning blonde whose gorgeous face, shapely body and stately grace contrast sharply with her cool blue eyes and direct, intelligent gaze. She usually wears her hair in a bun or topknot, designed to emphasis the classical bone structure of her face and the sweep of her neck, and shapes her eufiber into an off-the-shoulder bodysuit that outlines her body perfectly – yet shows no cleavage or even definition of the muscle beneath, being coloured a light-absorbing black. The T2M logo is displayed as a pendant attached to the thin black silk choker she wears around her throat and heeled boots complete her official outfit.

Her civilian clothing tends to be from lower priced (and often Australian) designers, comprising of whatever is appropriate to a social situation. For everyday wear, she often wears a white shirt, black Oxford vest, and black pencil skirt with strapped black heels.

As a person, she is considered rather dry and sarcastic in humour, and tends to speak easily only when she is passionate about something (unsurprisingly, Team Tomorrow and Caestus Pax are two of those things).

Her powers consist of flawless balance, minor regenerative abilities, enhanced intelligence and appearance, and mild telepathic abilities.

Precious in everyday wear:

Dougal McMillan stands a full 1.72 meters tall. Average size for a man, but he is occasionally touchy about his height, having grown up around brothers that all towered over him. Being raised on a western Scottish highlands farm was not the easiest life; neither was being in the elite Black Watch regiment after he finished school. Always determined, always seeking a challenge he’s gone on record as saying “All my life I’ve tried to pit myself against the biggest challenges I can find. Well, they don’t get any bigger than T2M!”

Dougal has fair skin, freckles and red hair, and almost always has a smile on his face. His eufiber is normally worn in very stylish forms appropriate for whatever situation he is in. During an active mission, or just lounging around it is generally shaped into a semblance of his old army fatigues, in either camo or black depending on the mission. He always displays his T2M insignia as a regiment patch on the shoulder of his jacket. Another thing that he sports during missions is a desert eagle pistol strapped to his thigh. Despite the negative reaction that some EU countries have toward guns he explains when interviewed that, “All that heavy lifting and throwing stuff around with my mind gets tiring, and I like to be prepared incase I ever were to run out of juice at a bad time.”

Although much of his time in the military was spent in classified missions, Dougal does seem to like being in front of the cameras and generally being in the public eye. Unlike many celebrities, he doesn’t seem to mind the paparazzi always trailing him and people coming up to him for autographs and such; in fact he seems to thrive on it. Of course, this tends to make romantic entanglements short lived since few women want to be such a constant focus of public attention during private moments. When asked about it he usually shrugs and smiles a classic badboy grin at the camera. It only makes his playboy image that much stronger which doesn’t bother Dougal a bit.

He only has two known powers, telekinesis and inhuman dexterity. He is likely the world’s best shot with any handheld firearm. He has offered a challenge of $100,000 euros to anyone that can outshoot him, but so far no one has chosen to take up his challenge.

Flux's real name is Sandra Ellis. She is a dark-haired beauty with green eyes, who hails from Canada. She has a Buendia original eufiber colony and is fond of reshaping it on the spur of the moment, but she sticks to the 'team colors' when making public appearances in T2M's capacity. She is charming and personable as well as intelligent.

Her eruption made headlines - she was one of the survivors of a plane crash, an event that she says changed her outlook on life. She is exceedingly rich but since her return to civilization she puts much of it towards charitable use or future investment. Her primary indulgence is her Eufiber colony - much of what she owns is back in Canada and her schedule doesn't permit visiting often, and her apartment on base is spartan though tasteful.

Flux's primary power includes the ability to shapeshift - she has taken forms ranging from a mermaid to a terrier to a wristwatch. She can take whatever she is wearing or touching with her, up to a hundred kilograms - she's never tried this with another human being but is intrigued by the possibilities. She also can adapt to most any environment by shifting her shape subtly to survive there. She has heightened intelligence, mostly concerning the study of languages - she knows just about every language in common use on Earth.

Flux takes 'Canuck' jokes on the chin.

Ingot is a hard working and traditional man. He is handsome and charismatic, but not overly so in either. He is a quick thinker, and can do multiple tasks with seeming ease. Being a traditional man, Ingot, whose real name is Victor McWilliams, looks to the strengths in all people. He believes that through dedication, hard work, and application, the poorest people can achieve greatness.

This reliance on traditional values does not come about randomly. While extremely wealthy, he did not inherit any of it. Although, Ingot was born into a poor family in Queens, New York, he achieved his wealth 'the old fashioned way'...He earned it. Unfortunately, as a result of his eruption, he doesn't remember doing it. He still retains his knowledge of how to achieve success however.

His eruption is still somewhat of a mystery. He doesn't remember it, or why it happened. After his eruption, ten years of his life vanished. But according to Utopia's records he had recently been fired from his job at the Chase Manhattan Investment Bank. Supposedly, he had made a bad business loan which cost the firm tens of millions of dollars.

While not representing T2M, Ingot forms his expensive eufiber colony into a classy and conservative business suit. He is always of somewhere looking for the next business venture, or arm in arm with a beautiful woman. When he's doing hs part for T2M, Ingot wears a white and gold outfit, with the Team's logo on the front.

Since his eruption, Ingot has been managing his own investments. With the stipend being paid to him as a member of T2M, he has been able to add to his portfolio. He feels the need to invest in the poorer regions of the world, where he believes that once allowed a foothold, market forces will alleviate poverty.

Ingot's has demonstrated a mastery over the element of gold. While able to conjure up sharp showers of gold coins, encase himself in golden armor, and imprson his foes in a large nugget of the element, he is mindful to dissipate it once it has been created. This prevents a flood of gold into the markets. To do so would ruin the global economy. That doesn't mean that he is not averse to helping other people, he just knows the consequenses of doing it too often.

Victor"Eisenfaust" Harger is something of an oddity. He was a very intelligent structural engineer before his erruption, and while he did get better in that aspect, it wasn't by nova-sized leaps and bounds. Instead he went from a rather lanky engineer to a robust physical powerhouse. He wears his golden blonde hair short in a virtual military cut and he has peircing cerulean blue eyes. His bodytype is extremely athletic, though it's obvious he's geared towards physical strength and endurance. His musculature is perfectly toned, yet not to the point of bulging. He's a fairly attractive man who has captured the hearts of the German people.

When a tower he'd been sent to consult on collapsed he had been buried beneath along with over one hundred workers. He erupted and with the might of his metallic form brushed aside the rubble burying him and many others. Even though he was wracked by a massive heache, he continued sifting through the debris trying to save the workers buried beneath. as the paramedics and other Emergency response personnel arrived on the scene he continued to clear debris so they could reach the injured. While there were casualties, there were far less than there should have been in a disaster like what occurred. Most attribute the low fatality rate to the Efforts of Victor Harger, now known as Eisenfaust, Or "Iron Fist in English.

He was recruited by Project Utopia shortly after his erruption in January of 2000. Utopia Lawyers helped settle his claim against his former employers for gross negligence quietly. Within the Project he serves as part of the engineering team and a member of Team Tomorrow's Auxillary. While not hyper-intelligent, he is still a genius by human standards and Unmatched in his knowledge of engineering. He has taken advantage of his gifts and can usually be found somwhere on a Utopia construction zone holding up tons of material or stress testing the materials. He works side by side the other workers, and is known as a genial fellow and a perfectionist. Most say this stems from the circumstances of his erruption. Whatever the cause, it insures that buildings built by the Project are tough and sturdy beyond the code.

He's well-respected within Project Utopia and has shown leadership potential, and as such has been entrusted with more and more freedom and control and access to Project resources. To date he's been in charge of several projects in Germany and France, as well as one in London. He is a member of T2M's Auxillary, though he doesn't see much action beyond helping keep buildings standing and on one occassion the demolition of buildings deemed to unsafe to leave standing.

Victor wears his Beunidia eufiber colony almost like he's addicted to it, but it serves him well. He's able to manipulate it far beyond changing outfits and it's appearance. When on duty it's either a slacks and Coat ensemble, or a form-fitting black bodysuit with appropriate T2M Auxillary patch and a small German flag with the number thirteen beneath it. Off Duty, his Eufiber is usually formed into various t-shirt and jeans selections and when cold he adds a heavy WWII-style overcoat. He's a casual drinker and he does enjoy going out in Berlin and Munich and making his rounds of the beer halls. It's apparent that he's a an that enjoys his work and his life, and while he may not have gotten what he wanted, he certainly does enjoy the perks of what he has. Between his settlement with his former employer and his pay from Utopia, he is quite wealthy, though he lives rather spartanly in a home just outside Berlin. His primary indulgence is a state of the art computer and top of the line home theater, supported by an incredible library of old movies, both DVD and VHS. There is also a large bookcase filled with various Sc-fi books and some books on new architecture methods and safety regulations.

In his non-metallic form he has low-level nova strength and durability and peak human dexterity. In his metallic form, he has shown the ability to lift one hundred metric tons and is totally immune to most standard forms of small arms and some military grade weaponry. He as also shown limited regenerative capability in addition to his enhanced toughness.

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acter Intro:
Giuseppe “Rapido” Bonsignore, Venice’s favorite son, is the newest and most inexperienced member of the recently formed T2M-Europe. Wildly popular throughout Italy and much of Southern Europe, his placement on the T2M-Europe was a public relations coup for Utopia. It remains to be seen, however, whether this earnest and idealistic young man is up to the task at hand.

Character History:
Giuseppe’s life pre-eruption was unremarkable. As a young man he excelled in sports and struggled in his studies. Coming of age at the dawn of the Nova Era impacted his outlook immensely. He saw the great things being accomplished and yearned to take part. With the advent of Zushima microbe and the cleaning of Venice’s canal waters he thought his best hope lay in participating in one of many of Utopia’s scientific endeavors. Unfortunately, Giuseppe native intellect as well as his hyperactive and impatient personality did not lend themselves well to the subjects. He found himself shunted into the “Istituto Tecnico” track of Italian education and performed moderately well in engineering subjects. On the recommendation of a teacher he applied for a job in the early stages of construction of T2M-Eu’s Venice headquarters.

Early in the construction of the superstructure a critical weakness in a major support led to the sudden collapse of an entire wing. With the sharp scream of twisted metal and terrified cries of dozens of his fellow workers ringing in his ears Giuseppe’s body exploded into a flurry of action. He leapt so quickly and adroitly amongst the steelwork he appeared as little more then a blur. When the wing finally collapse the surprised workers found themselves returned to solid earth, surprised but thankful. Giuseppe was found several minutes later, crouching behind a steam shovel, crying softly as he was wracked by the effects of a particularly nasty eruption headache.

Giuseppe’s supervisor surmised what had happened and quickly summoned a Utopia representative and had him airlifted to the Rashoud Facility in Rome where his condition was stabilized. He practically leaped at the offer of employment. Once Utopia Public Relations division got wind of his power profile they suggested recruiting him for the auxiliary for the new European T2M. When one of the original candidates withdrew, Giuseppe was rushed through his training in Addis Abbada in order to fill in the vacancy.

Personal Profile:
Despite being an honest, hard working, and likable lad before his eruption Giuseppe was never expected to amount to much. Although he has acclimated well to the media maelstrom his life has become he is still at times the almost painfully sincere and Ernest young man he was. With fellow Utopians he is almost enthusiastic almost to the point of annoyance. Wildly popular upon his return to his hometown he can often be found around Venice performing a variety of services to the municipality. Although Venice is hardly in need of a municipal defender with T2M headquarters there, Utopia doesn’t interfere. Giuseppe has a tendency to become easily bored and these activities keep him occupied and ensure general goodwill among the populous.

Giuseppe stands 5 feet 11 inches tall with dusky olive skin that hints his family originates somewhere to the south of Venice. Dark hair is currently shaped into a respectable version of the “fauxhawk” that’s all the rage currently amongst Italian adolescents. He favors tight fitting Eufiber fashions to better show off his soccer players’ physique. When on a field mission he opts for a stylish Eufiber version of the T2M uniform with many hand held and throwable weapons concealed about his body.

Power Profile:
Bonsignorie’s powers seem to arise from an ability to manipulate his own personal kinetic field. In a flat out run, he can break 500 miles per hour without ill effect. It also allows for great dexterity and acrobatic grace. He has demonstrated considerable ability to absorb and redirect physical attacks on his person. His own strikes often deal deadly amounts of damaged, as he has recently mastered the ability to “charge” his fists with massive amounts of kinetic energy.

In addition to his obviously superhuman speed his strength and physical resiliency are also marginally above baseline maximums. As he adapts to his new life as a “super-hero” he seems to be gaining mega social abilities, although he lacks the guile to use them effectively.

((P.S. could someone PM me with the website where you can make them nifty 'lil anime avatars like Blip and Ping?))

Alberto "Vajas" de Leon a Madrid dwelling political science teacher before and after his eruption, now a T2M-Europe employed tactical mind.

Profile:
Alberto de Leon was a Political Science teacher in "La Complutense" the Madrid, the name given to the top public College in Spain, he had always been marveled by the mystery of the human mind, and how different the thinking of a person and a group could be.

Age 36, during a night in town he was caught in the middle of a small scale riot initiated by political dissidents, the police was coming armed with plastic shields and tear gas grenades was incoming, Alberto was cornered, and on a single moment of desperation he had a breakthrough, which lead to a huge headache.

In a desperate moment, time seemed to slow for Alberto as he screamed "SILENCIO!", with that as if Alberto was the epicenter of a explosion every rioter fell unconscious to the floor, in waves expanding out, after that all he saw was black.

When Alberto regained consciousness, he was on a Rashound clinic and the Project seemed very interested on his non-lethal crowd control powers, Alberto proved to be more than that and he was offered a position as a T2M Auxiliary.

Thanks to his diplomatic abilities, "Vajas" as he had named himself, got a seat into T2M-Europe very fast, and very near his home Spain.

Power Profile:
Vajas after his eruption and with training developed several abilities, for one he can hear on his mind the echoes of the thoughts of other people if he attunes to them (Telepathy), he can also use this attuning to deliver a powerful mental static that shocks the brain of the target. He developed an above human intellect and perception, and is believed he has a knack for having people do his bidding.

[Secret: Secretly, Vajas has one other power he has barely begun developing. This is kept secret to his teammates but known in a strictly need to know basis by his superiors. He has the ability to discorporate his body, and turn into a Quantum charged mind wave, taking over residence in the brain of any intended target human or Nova.]

All right. First off, Organizations.

Project Utopia - Project Utopia is a charity organization funded by donations (Most notably from the Aeon Society and the European Governments). It was created in the early stages of they year 2000, and has done endless good since. A board of directors who make all decisions runs the Project. The idea of Project Utopia was based upon the American organization, P.O.S.T. Project Utopia recently press released a plan for a Team Tomorrow: Europe. The identities of any Novas involved are completely confidential, though they've been preparing for months. The headquarters for PU is Nice, France. Team Tomorrow: Europe's base is a not publicly known, but is on a small island off of Italy.

P.O.S.A. (Peace Organization in Service of America) - POSA was formed in the late nineties, supported by The Aeon Society and the United States Government. The organization received the highest budget of any government-sponsored organization ever. POSA, in the year 2001, formed the first ever Nova Emergency Response Team, called Team Tomorrow, lead by Cassius Pax.

Team Tomorrow: America - A team of 6 Novas employed under POSA and The United States of America to respond to emergencies. The definition of Emergency is yet to be known.

Team Tomorrow: Europe - A team of (?) Novas employed under Project Utopia to respond to emergencies. The team is yet to be revealed to the public eye, and its members have been in seclusion on a small island off of the coast of Italy during their training period.

Aeon Society - The Aeon Society is the leader in advancements in Technology and Science. They've also completed what most consider to be the age of exploration. Many say that the Aeon Society was created in the mid-twenties, but others say it runs much, much deeper than that.

The Directive - A highly secret organization. Nothing is known of The Directive, except to Directive members.

Teragen - A publicly non-existent organization. Digging into the subject would reveal a small group of three or four Nova's with clean records, who gather to speak of world issues.

Notable People

Jonathan Church – Church is a employee of PU, and has spent his recent years in keeping relations with Novas and Humans. Several months ago, he was put in charge of the group of Novas known as Team Tomorrow: Europe. He is a kind, gentle, and enthusiastic man of thirty-six years. He has a wife and two children, who he will commonly bring up in conversation. His life seems to revolve around them, and the team he has put together. Church was responsible for deciding who would be in Team Tomorrow: Europe, contacting each of them.
Church is quick to be the father figure, and not the boss. His direct superior is the leader of the Team Tomorrow: Europe project. He was placed to keep Church in check.


Andrew Mercury – It is suspected that Mercury is not his real name, but no one openly questions it. Mercury is the youngest member of the Board of Directors for Project Utopia. He is widely revered in the business world for his stern, and humorless attitude. He is twenty-four, and has no family. He doesn’t speak of his parents or siblings.
When placed as leader of T2M: Europe, he attempted to decline, seeing his new position as a babysitter, which is what he essentially was. Church did all the work, and Mercury kept him in check. Mercury doesn’t care to be close to any of the Novas in T2M, but won’t openly avoid them at events.

If you have any questions, put them on the Table Top thread, and I will add more here if necessary.

Municipal Defenders: There are no records of Municipal Defenders existing. It is common for a Nova to protect their own turf (I.E. Luke Cage), but they are not paid by the city or state to do so.

The Team Tomorrows are the only two groups paid for defending. T2M:A is paid by America, usually through taxes, and T2M:E is paid mostly by a group of European countries and the Aeon Society.

Triton is a multi-billion dollar corporation, and is an unstoppable juggernaut of the business world. Triton does not have one business, par se, but they cover all businesses. Entertainment, Electronics, Appliances, Furniture, Food, Pharmicuticals(Spelling), etc. They do everything, and at amazing prices. Triton sells the majority of their items though the department store "S-Mart". Shop Smart. Shop S Mart.

History

Deanne Morrison, the nova known as Virago, is considered to be both the world's biggest comic book geek and the world's finest known nova swordswoman. A popular draw on the comic book convention circuit, she is the owner of Wildstorm Publications and the star of a series based on events in her life as a nova, which sells surprisingly well.

She erupted when the former owner of Wildstorm Publications had the company liquidated because of the decline in sales, becoming something akin to the heroine Zealot, whom she idolised. Open about her eruption, the underestimation by her opponents that it brings is responsible for many of her victories.

Brought into T2M Europe in late 2001, she regularly leaves the island to keep up her appearances, but otherwise spends her time training or reading comic books.

Personality



Though she comes across as a tough, cold and completely scary-ass bitch in combat, Deanne has the heart and soul of the confirmed geek, and unashamedly admits it. She gets unalloyed pleasure from the underestimating of her abilities by her opponents and the subsequent ass-whooping that they get, by herself or her team-mates. Unlike her idol Zealot, Deanne is neither arrogant nor unemotional; though she is intensely self-confident and certain, and will offer her own advice if she feels somebody is wrong.

Appearance

Virago is a tall woman whose entire body is sculpted muscle and gravity-defying curves, her face a marvel of chiselled beauty, and her movements incredibly graceful; much like the comic book heroine she adores. Unlike Zealot, however, her hair has remained its natural dark red and her eyes deep brown; however, she wears tight scarlet clothing and high leather boots of the same colour when on duty.

Powers

Virago has enhanced athletic, regenerative and reactive abilities, with enough physical toughness to laugh off a strong man’s punch and knives wielded by a weak man. She can manifest silvery blades either as a katana or a curved throwing blade that she can throw at enemies, both capable of punching through some metallic objects.