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[[Image:Chance-e.png|left]]mma is a warm and friendly girl, often times finding comfort with her close friends and family rather than being alone. She prefers spending her time outside and in the sunshine and finds that being around people for extended periods leaves her energised and in good spirits. | [[Image:Chance-e.png|left]]mma is a warm and friendly girl, often times finding comfort with her close friends and family rather than being alone. She prefers spending her time outside and in the sunshine and finds that being around people for extended periods leaves her energised and in good spirits. | ||
− | A good sense of humour is something she picked up from her father. She laughs easily and genuinely and enjoys both good jokes and bad. If there's a good time to be had, Emma is happy to have it. | + | [[Image:Chance-day19.jpg|left|200px]]A good sense of humour is something she picked up from her father. She laughs easily and genuinely and enjoys both good jokes and bad. If there's a good time to be had, Emma is happy to have it. |
One of Emma's weaknesses is the inability to turn down a dare. Despite being fairly mild mannered and sweet, a wicked streak comes out when a dare is involved. Many of the most adventurous things she's done (and stupidest things) have been a result of a dare. | One of Emma's weaknesses is the inability to turn down a dare. Despite being fairly mild mannered and sweet, a wicked streak comes out when a dare is involved. Many of the most adventurous things she's done (and stupidest things) have been a result of a dare. | ||
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In spite of her adventurous daring side, she's generally very sweet. She blushes almost as easily as she laughs and tries to be careful of what she says. Outside of dares, she blushes probably at least a half dozen times a day. Caio is particularly talented at making her blush. | In spite of her adventurous daring side, she's generally very sweet. She blushes almost as easily as she laughs and tries to be careful of what she says. Outside of dares, she blushes probably at least a half dozen times a day. Caio is particularly talented at making her blush. | ||
− | Finally, she's a goon. There's no nice way to put it. She can be incessantly silly and just loves having fun. | + | Emma's hobbies include fitness, cooking, photography, and collecting comic book paraphernalia. She actually has a large collection of action figures that she has accrued over the years featuring members of the Global Defense Force and other local and former supergroups across the world. It's a secret hobby and only people who have been in her room in her parents' house have seen her figures. Many of them are mint in the boxes, still. |
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+ | Finally, she's a goon. There's no nice way to put it. She can be incessantly silly and just loves having fun. She's always up for a board game, or some beer and pizza, or all of the above. She likes taking walks and relaxing, or wading barefoot in fountains in parks. | ||
</div><br>'''''Validus'''''<br> | </div><br>'''''Validus'''''<br> | ||
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[[Image:Chance-b.png|left]]orn in Rotterdam in 1833, Kurt Mason, (then known as Klaas Mors) was a child wealth. His father was a merchant and his mother tended to him and his ten siblings. He was the eldest of all the children and oftentimes found himself getting into more trouble than good. This trouble, more mischief and exploration in his mind, never got him into serious trouble but it earned him an adventurous reputation. | [[Image:Chance-b.png|left]]orn in Rotterdam in 1833, Kurt Mason, (then known as Klaas Mors) was a child wealth. His father was a merchant and his mother tended to him and his ten siblings. He was the eldest of all the children and oftentimes found himself getting into more trouble than good. This trouble, more mischief and exploration in his mind, never got him into serious trouble but it earned him an adventurous reputation. | ||
− | When Klaas completed school he fell in love with traveling. He spent hours and even days hiking and traversing vast fields and mountainsides. He traveled from Holland to Spain to Morocco. The northern countries of Africa intrigued him and he soon felt his heart strings pulled by the lifestyle and poverty in the smaller villages. He did what he could as he passed throughout the countryside and continued his exploration and excavation of artifacts. | + | [[Image:Chance-validus-pose.png|left]]When Klaas completed school he fell in love with traveling. He spent hours and even days hiking and traversing vast fields and mountainsides. He traveled from Holland to Spain to Morocco. The northern countries of Africa intrigued him and he soon felt his heart strings pulled by the lifestyle and poverty in the smaller villages. He did what he could as he passed throughout the countryside and continued his exploration and excavation of artifacts. |
It wasn't until he reached Syria that he found an item of interest. The ruins he found were completely deserted, as local people believed they were inhabited by ghosts. The idea of ghosts didn't scare Klaas: instead, it encouraged him to look around. What he found in those ruins wasn't a ghost. At first, it looked like a golden glint in the sand, kissed barely by the silver moon in the sky. He unearthed the area around the glint and discovered a small rod about a foot long. Golden, inscribed, and surprisingly warm to the touch. He felt his body tingle when he touched it and his life force practically exploded. | It wasn't until he reached Syria that he found an item of interest. The ruins he found were completely deserted, as local people believed they were inhabited by ghosts. The idea of ghosts didn't scare Klaas: instead, it encouraged him to look around. What he found in those ruins wasn't a ghost. At first, it looked like a golden glint in the sand, kissed barely by the silver moon in the sky. He unearthed the area around the glint and discovered a small rod about a foot long. Golden, inscribed, and surprisingly warm to the touch. He felt his body tingle when he touched it and his life force practically exploded. | ||
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Hours later as the sun began to rise, he sat up, the rod still in hand, and felt oddly invigourated. Scars and scrapes he had acquired on his travel, and the sprain in his finger, were healed. He had completely recovered from his journeys and had the energy to carry on. He tucked the artifact in his satchel and went to the nearest town. | Hours later as the sun began to rise, he sat up, the rod still in hand, and felt oddly invigourated. Scars and scrapes he had acquired on his travel, and the sprain in his finger, were healed. He had completely recovered from his journeys and had the energy to carry on. He tucked the artifact in his satchel and went to the nearest town. | ||
− | + | As Klaas traveled north, back toward Europe, he found the path treacherous and wild. A particularly brave troupe of bandits surrounded him in the darkness as he rode his horse north toward Turkey. He dismounted, holding his hands slowly in the air. Their language was foreign and rough and there was no mutual understanding. When they attacked with blades drawn it was clear to him that they wanted his life and his belongings. He felt his hand pulled into his satchel by some unknown force. His fingers wrapped around the artifact and pulled itself out of his bag. | |
Suddenly, a bright flash of light shone from each side of the rod and what was an odd item now revealed itself as a staff of light. With minor combat knowledge from his travels and a surprising new short-range super speed he never before possessed, Klaas fought off the enemies, sustaining only minor cuts and scratches. He felt his forehead for blood, but instead of feeling a cut, there was nothing wrong. The gashes and wounds inflicted on his arms and legs knit themselves together before his very eyes. | Suddenly, a bright flash of light shone from each side of the rod and what was an odd item now revealed itself as a staff of light. With minor combat knowledge from his travels and a surprising new short-range super speed he never before possessed, Klaas fought off the enemies, sustaining only minor cuts and scratches. He felt his forehead for blood, but instead of feeling a cut, there was nothing wrong. The gashes and wounds inflicted on his arms and legs knit themselves together before his very eyes. | ||
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Most of the core members of the GDF perished in the fight, succumbing to their injuries after the dreadful day, and even Validus scarcely escaped with his life. He went home to his family, his body weakened and his heart broken from watching his friends perish, and decided to take a long hiatus to spend time with his family. | Most of the core members of the GDF perished in the fight, succumbing to their injuries after the dreadful day, and even Validus scarcely escaped with his life. He went home to his family, his body weakened and his heart broken from watching his friends perish, and decided to take a long hiatus to spend time with his family. | ||
− | Throughout the years, Validus married many times and sired many children. His wives and children lived and had children of their own, who also eventually died. It occurred to him that the Staff of Life as a personal burden and curse, as he saw loved ones die and outlived them all. He was determined to pass his powers on to one of his children, but the question was, who would be able to wield the power? He thought of his sons first, the daughters often considered too delicate for such work, but his most recent daughter, out of the dozens of children he sired, was the most like him. | + | [[Image:Chance-fighting.png|200px|left]]Throughout the years, Validus married many times and sired many children. His wives and children lived and had children of their own, who also eventually died. It occurred to him that the Staff of Life as a personal burden and curse, as he saw loved ones die and outlived them all. He was determined to pass his powers on to one of his children, but the question was, who would be able to wield the power? He thought of his sons first, the daughters often considered too delicate for such work, but his most recent daughter, out of the dozens of children he sired, was the most like him. |
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+ | At eleven years of age, he took Emma as his sidekick. She had no official name, as to protect her from enemies, and was simply known as "The Sidekick". She was taught hand to hand combat and combat with a staff by her father until she was proficient and able to defeat him. It was the day that she won which made him swell with pride like nothing else. He is very proud of her, though his humble nature causes him to keep it close so not to inflate her head. | ||
When Chance was 19 years old, he finally bestowed the Staff of Life to her and has resumed aging at a normal rate. He still mentors and helps his daughter to this day, having only aged a couple of years since passing on the artifact. | When Chance was 19 years old, he finally bestowed the Staff of Life to her and has resumed aging at a normal rate. He still mentors and helps his daughter to this day, having only aged a couple of years since passing on the artifact. | ||
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[[Image:Chance-staff2.png]] | [[Image:Chance-staff2.png]] | ||
− | <div style="padding-right:5px; padding-left:5px; padding-top:3px; padding-bottom:3px; font-family: CB1, Verdana, Arial; border: 3px Solid #000000; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; opacity: 0.9;">[[Image:Chance-t.png|left]][[Image:Philchochance-small.png|right| | + | <div style="padding-right:5px; padding-left:5px; padding-top:3px; padding-bottom:3px; font-family: CB1, Verdana, Arial; border: 3px Solid #000000; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; opacity: 0.9;">[[Image:Chance-t.png|left]][[Image:Philchochance-small.png|right|200px]]he Staff of Life, known by many other names throughout history, was an artifact found by Validus in a remote ruin in Syria in the 1800s. When not in anyone's possession it appears benign: a simple rod, about a foot long, etched with unknown runes. When used with intent to fight, the staff bursts with power and transforms into an energy staff. The energy concentrates into a dense form and can be used as a blunt weapon, rather than the cutting blade of sci-fi weapons of similar appearance. It is often mistaken as an ego blade but is anything but. |
The staff is more than just a weapon. It binds itself to its master and boosts their life force. The owner heals more quickly, emits an aura (particularly noticable in the eyes, and it never goes away), and their core body temperature rises. Their metabolism essentially jacks up to superhuman levels and it is a task in itself to consume enough calories in a day (usually around five or six thousand) to keep up. | The staff is more than just a weapon. It binds itself to its master and boosts their life force. The owner heals more quickly, emits an aura (particularly noticable in the eyes, and it never goes away), and their core body temperature rises. Their metabolism essentially jacks up to superhuman levels and it is a task in itself to consume enough calories in a day (usually around five or six thousand) to keep up. | ||
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[[Image:Chance-i.png|left]]t was from an early age that Emma started idolising her father. Throughout the years he always kept copies of the comic books and action figures various countries made of him to give to his children and of all his children, Emma cherished them most. The entire superhero persona and lifestyle inspired her and from it a strong moral compass pointing straight to justice. He enrolled her in martial arts at a young age so she could always defend herself. | [[Image:Chance-i.png|left]]t was from an early age that Emma started idolising her father. Throughout the years he always kept copies of the comic books and action figures various countries made of him to give to his children and of all his children, Emma cherished them most. The entire superhero persona and lifestyle inspired her and from it a strong moral compass pointing straight to justice. He enrolled her in martial arts at a young age so she could always defend herself. | ||
− | Emma played superhero when she was little and drew superheroes when she was a tween. Her training started at the age of nine. When she was sixteen her mother made her a costume and Validus took her along on his tamer patrols, often choosing low level thugs to start with. It was that time where it was clear in his mind that she would be the one to succeed him. Emma had no problems being a sidekick and took in the knowledge her father passed her like a sponge. | + | [[Image:Chance-pose.png|left|250px]]Emma played superhero when she was little and drew superheroes when she was a tween. Her training started at the age of nine. When she was sixteen her mother made her a costume and Validus took her along on his tamer patrols, often choosing low level thugs to start with. It was that time where it was clear in his mind that she would be the one to succeed him. Emma had no problems being a sidekick and took in the knowledge her father passed her like a sponge. |
The training didn't only happen in Millennium City. What started as two family trips a year to somewhere foreign turned into exercises to learn culture and the nuances of criminals in other countries. Emma drank in the cultures, as she did her training, and learned bits and pieces of every language to which she was exposed. It was when she was eighteen that her father passed the staff to her. | The training didn't only happen in Millennium City. What started as two family trips a year to somewhere foreign turned into exercises to learn culture and the nuances of criminals in other countries. Emma drank in the cultures, as she did her training, and learned bits and pieces of every language to which she was exposed. It was when she was eighteen that her father passed the staff to her. |