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Phase 1 is the setup, with the destruction of a research facility in Nevada.
Phase 2 is the investigation, where they find the source, the enemy, and the problem. The roleplay here will involve convincing Archon to snap out of her coma, because it is discovered that she is fully aware of her comatose states and would prefer she remain in it, or better yet, to finally die.
Phase 3 is when the Archon's life takes yet another spiral downward. She is found to be homeless and she once again is attempting to seek death via starvation or stabbing. Neither one is working and while she cannot die in a permanent death, she faces constant starvation-related pains. The roleplay here involves convincing her aim her hatred outward rather than inward.
Phase 2 and 3 involve a lot of conversation-related roleplay, much of it attempting to raise the spirits of a depressed and frightened woman. These will lead to...
Phase 4, wherein she accepts her lot in life and begins to aim her fury towards a commonplace enemy; the PSI.
Phase 5 is when she more or less becomes a kind of demigod, where her actions are deemed worthy enough by higher powers to take up the moniker of "Archon". She is then blessed with a nearly alien-like form and radiant armaments.
Phase 1 - Disaster in Nevada
 On November 29, 2013 at approximately 7:12am; A large explosion in the middle of the technology-driven city of New Shores has shaken its populace.
The source of the explosion was the "Dream Center", a facility developing technology to look into dreamscapes and general mind-reading technology without the need for metahuman abilities.
The explosion claimed approximately two-hundred lives, reports are still coming in on the injured but the current estimation is another three-hundred injuries. There is no count to the amount of scientists lost in the Dream Center, so one can only expect for these numbers to rise as more information becomes available.
There was an immediate announcement by the Mayor stating that there was a failure in experimental technology, stating that there was a power overload that led to this devastation. Authorities have already begun showing up to investigate this claim, caused by the suspicious nature of the explosion. Local champions have gone on record in stating that the explosion was not born of technology, though we have not gained further information on this matter.
PRIMUS has taken a large portion of the infestation and has begun transporting relevant evidence and objects to their headquarters in Millennium City, where they have a base of operations that is fully equipped to investigate this matter.
Phase 2 - Coma Patient
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The explosion melted most of the facility but there will still some parts untouched. However the effects were still seen throughout.
The center of the explosion was difficult to get to due to a mountain of collapsed rubble, much of it from surrounding buildings caving in after the foundations no longer existed.
This process took several days, in which the death toll reached five hundred, and the injuries count reached a similar number. News began covering the loss with frequency, and memorials were erected.
During the dig, there was a mounting evidence against the PSI organization, which began to make sense as the facility was researching dreams. While the bulk of evidence was effectively destroyed, other parts of the facility still had relevant information regarding the incident.
When they reached the source of the explosion, PRIMUS were surprised to find a woman in the rubble, entirely nude and dirty from the rubble, but otherwise unfazed. Her body also had pulsating lines of energy within her skin, permeating throughout her body.
She was immediately dubbed relevant and transported to a facility in Millennium City.
She was about impossible to directly identify without further information. Throughout the Dream Center there were only reports of "Subject #474" and "Project Understanding". A lot was missing due to the destruction, though PSI is mentioned and investigations immediately began and the organization made several suspicious movements after the incident.
The woman was deduced to be the Subject 474, and was discovered to be in a coma when attempts to wake her proved fruitless. She was sent to a special hospital in Millennium City, a specially guarded wing while PRIMUS investigated further.
While the technology from the Dream Center was under study, PRIMUS contacted powerful Psions in order to enter the woman's mind in order to discover the secrets behind the incident in Nevada.
When her mind was entered, the hired heroes discovered a ghastly sight. The ensuing realm wasn't so much disturbing, but more... wrong.
They were treated with a ruined metropolis with a black, red, and purple sky. A supernatural wind blew through the 'city'. Upon exploration they found a large statue of a large woman bound in armor and chains, nailed to a chair befitting of her size. Nearby was another woman, smaller. She was identified as being the woman in the coma, yet vaguely deformed. She was missing the area surrounding her heart. Ribs were shown, but no muscle, organs or gore. In place of her heart was a black mass of pulsating energy.
A long discussion ensued, much of it unspoken after the heroes awoke. The heroes discovered that she didn't want to wake from her coma, but was convinced otherwise.
The PRIMUS doctors thanked the heroes and told them they would take care of the woman in days to come, though she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Phase 3 - Homeless
Phase 4 - Acceptance
Phase 5 - Ascension
Lore
Archons were written as gods infused with radiant power of soul. They were beacons of light, power, and leadership. Though none have had to go through so much pain and trauma to earn their way as this one has.
Appearance
Personality and Lifestyle
Powers / Abilities
Weaknesses
While she's practically godlike, much of her human form is fairly... standard.
She does not run quickly, punch hard, or aim particularly well. She does all of these things adequately, but when put in a situation where nuking things into non-existence with her very soul, she does not perform extraordinarily.
From Phase 2 to 4, using her powers causes her immediate pain. This pain is psychological as she remembers what happened during her "transformation", it gets better every time she uses it.
While in Phase 4 (Acceptance), she's not very brave and will avoid situations unless thrust upon her. Despite her going full hero status, she's still generally afraid of using her powers.
Nemesis
By Phase 5 she is in ful-hero mode with a specific emphasis on all PSI operations. Being one of their experiments, many of her enemies are straight from the upper hierarchy of the PSI organization.
Tropes
RP Hooks
Theme Song(s?)
Gallery
Trivia
- Archon's story arc is replayable, for multiple people or to attempt multiple strategies.
- By extension, Phases 2 and 3 can fail. It doesn't make anything worse, she just continues with what she is doing at the time.
- Despite sharing a similar title-like moniker with The Matriarch, Archon actually has nothing to do with her or the blood cult.
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