Closed The New Guard superhero universe (Open to new players)

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Just gonna take the 'always open' part of the title at face value

Real name: Ellis Quinn
Codename: Kinesis
Species and appearance: Metahuman
Age: 23
Alignment: Lawful Good
Costume/clothing:
Occupation: Licensed hero/Soldier
Backstory: Ellis Quinn didn't have a very long childhood, she was only eight when a trip to the city to visit the aquarium for her birthday turned into a disaster. At the train station something went wrong, an explosion rocking downtown and killing most in the station. Ellis was buried in the rubble, terrified but somehow unharmed. When first responders tried to dig her out after discovering she was there, her fear at the sound of shifting rubble triggered something in her. The energy she'd unknowingly absorbed to survive the explosion burst from her in a wave of concussive force. More people died, and she was found huddled in the epicenter without a scratch. That's when the military swooped in, covering up the incident and making the child disappear. She grew up in a secret military compound, training every day to control and use her abilities. Now, as an adult, she serves as the government's sanctioned hero.
Powers:
Enhanced durability: Ellis can take a hit like most humans can't, able to endure a metal beam to the face without going down.
Kinetic Absorbtion: Whatever kinetic energy you hit her with, she can absorb it to be used later.
Kinetic Enhancement: She uses getting hit in a fight to power her own attacks.
Kinetic Blast: If she absorbs enough energy, she can release it in a single powerful concussive blast with her at the epicenter like a human bomb. This will usually exhaust her reserves and leave her vulnerable in the aftermath so it's only to be used as a last resort or finishing move.
Weaknesses (if any):
Limited Energy Storage: Ellis can't absorb energy indefinitely, eventually it will start to slip her control when it gets to be too much.
Energy Attacks: Physical attacks give her the best chance at redirecting the energy, and explosions generally have enough physical force for her to absorb. But attacks of pure energy, such as plasma or electricity, are less able to be absorbed and reused by her.
Personality traits and interests: When she has down time, Ellis enjoys reading fantasy and science fiction and visiting the outdoors. She's loyal, stubborn, and more likely to make the sacrifice play than to let someone else get hurt.
Sexuality: Lesbian

(hope this all works okay with your guys' setting)
 
Is there room for another hero? I just put one together that I'd love to play with in a larger setting.
Just gonna take the 'always open' part of the title at face value

Real name: Ellis Quinn
Codename: Kinesis
Species and appearance: Metahuman
Age: 23
Alignment: Lawful Good
Costume/clothing:
Occupation: Licensed hero/Soldier
Backstory: Ellis Quinn didn't have a very long childhood, she was only eight when a trip to the city to visit the aquarium for her birthday turned into a disaster. At the train station something went wrong, an explosion rocking downtown and killing most in the station. Ellis was buried in the rubble, terrified but somehow unharmed. When first responders tried to dig her out after discovering she was there, her fear at the sound of shifting rubble triggered something in her. The energy she'd unknowingly absorbed to survive the explosion burst from her in a wave of concussive force. More people died, and she was found huddled in the epicenter without a scratch. That's when the military swooped in, covering up the incident and making the child disappear. She grew up in a secret military compound, training every day to control and use her abilities. Now, as an adult, she serves as the government's sanctioned hero.
Powers:
Enhanced durability: Ellis can take a hit like most humans can't, able to endure a metal beam to the face without going down.
Kinetic Absorbtion: Whatever kinetic energy you hit her with, she can absorb it to be used later.
Kinetic Enhancement: She uses getting hit in a fight to power her own attacks.
Kinetic Blast: If she absorbs enough energy, she can release it in a single powerful concussive blast with her at the epicenter like a human bomb. This will usually exhaust her reserves and leave her vulnerable in the aftermath so it's only to be used as a last resort or finishing move.
Weaknesses (if any):
Limited Energy Storage: Ellis can't absorb energy indefinitely, eventually it will start to slip her control when it gets to be too much.
Energy Attacks: Physical attacks give her the best chance at redirecting the energy, and explosions generally have enough physical force for her to absorb. But attacks of pure energy, such as plasma or electricity, are less able to be absorbed and reused by her.
Personality traits and interests: When she has down time, Ellis enjoys reading fantasy and science fiction and visiting the outdoors. She's loyal, stubborn, and more likely to make the sacrifice play than to let someone else get hurt.
Sexuality: Lesbian

(hope this all works okay with your guys' setting)

She looks great!

On an unrelated note, how did you get that background in Heroforge? I always seem to have the default fantasy background on mine.
 
It should be available if you scroll down in the photo booth backgrounds. It's called the 'tech background' I think?
 
It should be available if you scroll down in the photo booth backgrounds. It's called the 'tech background' I think?

Ah, I don't have Pro. I just have to accept all my superheros are just standing around in middle earth for some reason 😅
 
Oh yeah, I always forget that I sprung for pro tbh...lol

But I'm in enough dnd campaigns that it's generally worth it
 
Real name: Morgan Wren
Codename: Hellhound
Species and appearance: Cursed Human/Cwn Annwn
Age: 34
Alignment: True Neutral
Costume/clothing:
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Occupation: Mercenary
Backstory: Morgan spent her childhood learning to dodge the fists and ire of her working class parents and joined the army at eighteen in order to get away. She was an infantry soldier, but on her first deployment her entire unit was killed by an IED. She was assumed dead as well, though the never found her body. But what happened to her was much stranger. It turned out that the stories her grandmother once told her about the old country were, in some ways, true. Morgan was rescued by an ethereally beautiful woman who said she could let her live if she accepted her gift. Determined to cling to life Morgan accepted without getting any further details. Now she's halfway in another world, a hunting hound for a being she barely understands. But until she's called on to do that duty, she'll keep herself occupied with her own kind of hunting.
Powers:

Transformation - Morgan has access to a bipedal canine form that looks somewhat like a hyena but with flames wreathing parts of her.
Pyrokinesis - She can control and generate fire while in her transformed state.
Fire Resistance - She's always somewhat resistant to flames, but more so in her transformed state.
Heightened Senses - Hearing and Smell are enhanced in both forms but especially her canine one.
Weaknesses (if any):

Cold - Morgan doesn't handle cold weather well, and ice type powers are a strong counter for her abilities.
Sonic Attacks - Her hearing is very acute, especially in her transformed state, and sonic attacks can disable her if properly targeted.
Personality traits and interests: Loud, brash, and often angry. Morgan enjoys working out and riding her motorcycle and has a liking for action movies and heavy rock.
Sexuality: Bisexual with a preference for women
 
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