Emily James Graveland
| Emily Graveland. | ||||||||||
| Player: @TheFishtoad | ||||||||||
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| ‘I’m your dry cleaner. Probably.’ | ||||||||||
| Biographical Data | ||||||||||
| Real Name: | Emily James Graveland. | |||||||||
| Known Aliases: | Em, Emmie, Jamie. | |||||||||
| Gender: | Female. | |||||||||
| Species: | Human. | |||||||||
| Ethnicity: | American. | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | Mercy Hospital, Millenium. | |||||||||
| Base of Operations: | Millenium City. | |||||||||
| Relatives: | Cousin of Guy Morgan, Tate Morgan; Niece of
Maurice Morgan, Jade Morgan; God-Parent of Chloe Tallaghan. | |||||||||
| Characteristics | ||||||||||
| Age: | 20 | |||||||||
| Height: | 6’5 | |||||||||
| Weight: | 63 kgs. | |||||||||
| Eyes: | Light Green. | |||||||||
| Hair: | Charcoal Black. | |||||||||
| Complexion: | Pale. | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | Athletic. | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | Deathly Crow’s Feet. | |||||||||
| Status | ||||||||||
| Fame: |
Recluse | |||||||||
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| Identity: | Public Knowledge. | |||||||||
| Years Active: | 0 | |||||||||
| Citizenship: | American. | |||||||||
| Occupation: | Dry Cleaner. | |||||||||
| Education: | High School Diploma. | |||||||||
| Marital Status: | Dating, In Committed Relationship. | |||||||||
| Known Powers and Abilities | ||||||||||
| Masterful Ratiocination (Sherlockian School of Thought), Gun Training (Pistols and (Scoped) Rifles), 9 Styles of Martial Arts (Brazilian Capoeira, Ju-Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kung-Fu (Shandong Praying Mantis), Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, Thai Kickboxing, Zui Quan), 3 Styles of Gun-Fu (Chinese Gun-Kata, French Bullet Ballet, Japanese Zen Riflery). | ||||||||||
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| Two Luger Pistols, One Scoped Ruger Mini-14 Rifle. | ||||||||||
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| MaekadaBoxSlim created by @Maekada | |||||||||
Contents
Introduction
"Saying that Emily is a unique character would definitely be an over-statement. Although she keeps to herself, and only admits to working at a dry-cleaners' store that prides itself on its express delivery service, there's one thing that's blatantly obvious: she looks just like a regular girl." -- Emily's in-game description.
Emily James Graveland (born February 1, 1994) is a member of the Neutral Services Union (NSU), working as the Assistant Manager for the union supported "Langley’s Dry Cleaners". She is also noted as one of the few survivors of “Redmond’s Disease” – a degenerative disease in which her body cannot maintain a magic aura to absorb and break down magical energies.
Emily has also been recognized by the Department of Registered Combat for being the creator of the ‘Lead Mantis’ technique, which incorporates a number of existing martial arts, and Chinese Gun Kata and French Bullet Ballet. She has been at the centre of minor controversies regarding NSU policies and concerns over moral standings with NSU clientele.
History
Past Life
"I don't like talking about that." -- Emily, on her childhood.
Born to the world’s first African American action cop superhero Arleen Morgan and American stage magician David Graveland, Emily grew up in Central Millenium. Because of her Redmond’s Disease, she lived an otherwise sheltered life. She attended James Harmon Elementary School at the age of 5. When she was 8, the school came under attack by villainess Stormrise, in an attempt to hold Emily captive. In the ensuing hold-out and negotiations, Stormrise was shot and killed by a rookie cop under her mother’s watch.
Emily started going to Westside Highschool at the age of 13. One year later, in what became a large topic of controversy, she was suspected of burning Drew Larsby to death with supposed mutant powers. A vigilante believed to be Drew’s father, Leland Larsby, held Emily hostage four days after the murder. A task force lead by Arleen stormed the warehouse she was being held in. However, Leland was not found. The real killer, Thomas Moores, confessed not long after and was arrested.
Emily was 15 when the Qularr invaded Millenium City. Not much is known about what happened to her during this time, other than her mother dying and her father escaping to a safe zone. It is believed that Emily had been cut off from her father at some point during the escape. Some survivors of the incident claim they had seen a figure vaguely resembling her alongside other people.
Present Life
"I'm your dry cleaner. Probably." -- Emily, on who she is.
In 2010, Emily applied and began working for the NSU as a dry-cleaner, where she quickly made a name for herself in both the heroic and villainous cultures in the city for her lack of bias and quick deliveries. She was also involved in the “Service Anywhere” proposal, allowing NSU workers to enter and exit restricted areas prohibited by the government. The proposal passed in 2012.
On August 9, 2013, Emily had registered her fists as lethal weapons.
On November 15, 2013, she had registered her “Lead Mantis” technique to the Department of Registered Combat.
On February 19, 2014, David Graveland had been murdered.
Skills and Attributes
Skills
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, must be the truth, however improbable." -- Paraphrased summarisation of Sherlockian Theory.
Gun-Fu: Emily has a firm understanding and varying mastery of Chinese Gun-Kata, French Bullet Ballet (or Ballet du Duelliste), and Japanese Zen Riflery (or Woojitsu), enough to swap techniques almost instantly in the heat of combat.
She has also created a more complex technique, involving three seperate stances and moves from nine acknowledged martial arts techniques. The technique, officially known as "Lead Mantis", is still a fairly new addition, and while much more complex than the techniques it is based on, offers practitioners the chance to learn all three stances and master either one or all three of them.
Gun Training: Emily has licenses for, and can operate, small-arms guns and scoped rifles.
Martial Arts: Emily has spent fifteen years of her life learning different styles of martial arts. These include: Brazilian Capoeira; Ju-Jitsu; Judo; Karate; Northern Chinese "Shandong" Praying Mantis Kung Fu; Muay Thai; Ninjutsu; Thai Kickboxing; and Zui Quan.
She was requested to register her fists as lethal weapons. This was to ensure she could be legally identified and held liable for whatever action she takes against others.
Masterful Ratiocination: Emily is able to quickly deduce and identify facts and identities by stringing together ideas and logic to form circumstantial facts. This is done by examining small pieces of evidence and applying contextual logic to the string of identifications. With enough evidence, she has been able to guess hero's and villain's alter egos, and at one stage, a supernatural devil in disguise.
Parkour: Emily can easily navigate the city through freestyle parkour. Although free-running is legal in most places in the city, she reserves it for whenever she is running deliveries, as many customers, regardless of legal standing, tend to forget she is coming with their costumes.
Attributes
"I'm not the Emily you think you know." -- Emily, "clashing" with an unknown assassin.
Acrobatic: Emily's body is fairly flexible, making her the perfect candidate for a majority of physical activities.
Ambidextrous: Emily is capable of using both hands equally.
Durable: While not going out of her way to do so, Emily's martial arts training have allowed her to become strong enough to withstand a lot of pain. Anything scaling outside of "acceptable" for a human being, however, is not ideal.
Perceptive: Emily is unusually good with picking up on small details in almost anything.
Gear
Guns
"Snipers aren't the glorified assassins you see in films. They are not some pissed off spy with family issues. They are masters of reconnaissance; ones who can make or break an entire army with a few well-placed shots." -- CPT. Maurice Morgan, on teaching Emily about Sniping.
Weaknesses
Relationships
Lover
"Emily, stop that! Sorry, she does that a lot. She analyzes everyone." -- Serenity Summers, on Emily deducing someone.
Serenity Summers: Serenity is Emily's current girlfriend and ranking officer of the S.T.A.N.D supergroup. The pair have an unshakable bond, built well beyond the initial mutual respect and trust they had for each other. Serenity is one of the only people Emily will make exceptions for, disregarding her own neutrality and morals to defend her from heroes and villains alike.
Their initial friendship got off to a shakey start. At first, Serenity was driven by a literal inner-demon, gaining psionic powers from it but losing control over herself. She would often attack and mock other people, including Emily because of her beliefs and goals. Despite this, Serenity was one of the closest people Emily had to a friend, and thus she kept close to her. Emily eventually convinced Serenity to consider removing the demon from her mind, even going so far as to allow herself to be used in its removal.
Emily continued to keep an eye on Serenity, helping her reconnect with people and start her life again. The two got closer until eventually Serenity asked Emily out. A month later, Serenity moved in with Emily.
Two years later, Serenity began to show signs of psionic degradation. Emily immediately took her to former heroic turned villainous scientist Dr. Hamlet Greene. Dr. Greene has been working on a cure ever since.
Family
Morgans
Arleen Morgan:
Molly Morgan:
CPT. Maurice Morgan:
Tate Morgan:
Guy Morgan:
Gravelands
David Graveland:
Friends
Heroes
Melanie "Warforged" Nightstone:
Cynthia "Jonni Reb" Alicia Rose:
Villains
Dr. Hamlet Greene:
Civilians
Benjamin Song:
Chris Tallaghan:
Henry "Bo" Ksang:
Foes
Extras
Roleplay Hooks
Trivia
Deductions
Comments
"She'd make a good hero if she wanted to be one, but... I can respect and understand why she doesn't. With that said, it doesn't stop her from being a personal hero to her friends and loved ones. ...I don't think she grasps how important she is." - Robin Fenix, the Metal Raven
