Lady Recluse
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Personality
Lady Recluse is slightly haughty and confident in herself. But she does possess a strange sense of honor which shows itself quite often. She is headstrong and even has a dark sense of humor. While hunting, Lady Recluse is always focused on the primary objective and does not take well to being interrupted.
While hunting a target she is fond of taunting them and causing them to loose their mind to paranoia before delivering the final blow.
Origin
(Info is mainly rumor and hearsay, thus is too inconclusive to be in many databases. Please don't metagame any of this.)
Rumors indicate the woman who would become known as Lady Recluse was born and raised in Rome, Italy. She lived a poor life on the streets, resorting to theft to obtain her next meal. In her late teens, she fell in with a local crime syndicate that dwelled in the catacombs under the city. This syndicate saw potential in the young woman, and offered her training and protection. Over the years her skills were honed. She often practiced in theft, but it became very apparent her talents were best suited for Assassination. Recluse was born with an amazing flexibility and equilibrium, this allowed her to pull off even the most complicated of acrobatic moves. She was also trained in martial arts and alchemy by her newfound family. For years to come she operated in Rome, secretly taking out designated targets for the syndicate and crime rings of the city. She took on the synonym "Recluse", which was used by many assassins from Italy to Venezuela.
In the year 2009 she was sent to Germany in pursuit of an escaping target. During the said hunt she ran into The Arachni Empire, a secret organization that operated in Germany and many parts of Europe. She was eventually captured and brought to The Arachni's master, the man only known as Ebony Tarantula. Tarantula also saw potential in her, and took a liking to her name. He offered the young assassin a new purpose, one which would reward her far more than any Italian crime circles ever could. Ebony also offered her access to greater power. Recluse enjoyed what she heard and took Tarantula's offer without hesitation. She trained with the Arachni for years, becoming partners with Ebon Widow, Tarantula's daughter and an assassin in her own right. The two would operate in secret until 2012 when Widow defected from the empire and joined forces with the heroes of earth. Ebony raised Recluse as an apprentice for some time, increasing her skills and knowledge of magic.
(All info below is recorded in the UNTIL and PRIMUS databases)
In 2013 a Lady Recluse was sent to Millennium City University to recover the contents of an Arachni Intel Pod, one of many that fell on the city in the same year. The pod was being held by UNTIL and a Professor Robert Mason, who was dangerously close to unlocking the pod's secrets. Lady Recluse killed the UNTIL agents present and kidnapped Mason, only to be stopped by heroes from The Nexus Academy. Soon enough though, this Lady Recluse was deemed to be a decoy. As Ebony's real apprentice revealed herself when she killed the mercenary known as Forge, a beyond insane individual who had been a thorn in VIPER's side for some time. Recluse killed Forge as tribute to VIPER's growing alliance with The Arachni. However, The Arachni was soon defeated by The Ultimate Guardians and Ebony Tarantula pulled his forces off world to prepare for a future invasion by a rival. Lady Recluse was made the commander of Earth 4 (Champions Earth)'s Arachni Branch, which operated in Hudson City.
In 2014, a robotic warlord from the future known as Orion attacked Earth and nearly destroyed Lady Recluse's division. She personally took the survivors to a secret facility in the jungles of Central America. In the event known as The Orion Crisis, The Nexus Force tracked down Recluse and offered her aid. Despite her stance against the heroes, she accepted. And along with a team of heroes, Recluse traveled to the year 2035 in search for someone known as the Sage. As it turns out. The Sage is revealed to be Forge, who survived his duel with Recluse and was transported to the future, where he awaited the Heroes arrival. Recluse, while annoyed that her target survived stayed her blade and aided the heroes in returning home, just in time to stop Orion.
After the crisis was ended, the timelines of 2035, mid crisis 2014 and averted crisis 2014 were separated by an unknown cosmic entity. Most, if not all forgot the crisis even occurred in the first place. But Recluse, and her master remembered well. Soon after The Arachni returned to earth to rebuild their operations. Recluse re-emerged in the summer of 2014, during the Arachni's occupation of Westside. Recluse was placed as the overseer to a large drug trade that peddled Meta-Gene Serums to the local gangs. She was eventually defeated when The Nexus Force traced her operations to the main holding facility. She was placed in the Michigan Women's Correctional Facility, under heavy guard. Only a month later, an attack from an unknown militia on nearly all prisons in Michigan occurred. Lady Recluse, her partner Samurai Spider and nearly thirty arrested Arachni Troopers escaped and vanished.
Powers
Skills
Flaws
Equipment
Claws: These twin claws are the main part of Recluse's arsenal. Made from Kendrum alloy and lined with Questionite Alloy, these talons are always coated in a powerful neurotoxin that causes damage to an opponent over time. The bracers that holds the claws also has a dart launcher built into it.
Darts: These darts are stored in the pouch on Recluse's leg. The types of darts include:
- Sleep Darts
- Neurotoxin
- Paralyzing Toxin
- Rage Dart (Causes the target to go into a frenzy, attacking anything that moves before dying of heart attack.)
Gas Pellets: These small spherical devices emit a burst of gas. Types include:
- Datura Powder
- Smoke
- Hallucinogen
- Knock Out Gas
Mask: WIP
Suit
PRIMUS Dossier (IC Information)
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PRIMUS Classified Dossier #7001
Date Filed: January 12th, 2014
SUBJECT: LADY RECLUSE
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Name: Unknown
Alias(es): None so far.
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Nationality: Italian (Currently)
D.O.B.: ??/??/????
Age: Approximately 25 years old
Height: Five feet and Six inches
Weight: Approximately One hundred and thirty pounds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Sickly Green
Occupation: Assassin for hire, suspected to be the right hand and apprentice of Ebony Tarantula.
Year(s) Active: First known sighting was in 2013. However the subject is reported to have been active for several years beforehand.
Years Hunted: Two
Threat Level: ???
Known Mutations/Powers: Suspected to possess a form of Poison Manipulation (Called Toxikinetic Combat for her usage of the power). Recluse also has superhuman strength, reflexes, flexibility, speed and agility.
Presumed Skill Set:
- Expert Close Range Combatant
- Master Tactician
- Beyond Human Peak Physical Condition
- Deceptive/Elusive *Recluse has often played Cat And Mouse with us. Dropping off our radar and reappearing frequently. *
- Espionage Expert
- Expert Alchemist *Recluse's trademark poison is her unique blend of neurotoxins. She has been known to use poisons from both plants and animals, especially venomous spiders*
Background: It is very difficult to find information on Lady Recluse. We do know she is of Italian heritage however she lacks an identity to go on. Presently there is no background information on her whatsoever.
Criminal Acts Committed:
- Aggravated Assault/Battery (?? Accounts)
- Theft/Larceny (3 Known Account)
- Conspiracy to Commit Murder(s) (?? Accounts)
- Attempt of Murder(s) (?? Accounts)
- First Degree Murder(s) (20+ Accounts)
- Second Degree Murder(s) (10+ Accounts)
- Involuntary Manslaughter (?? Accounts)
- Disturbing the Peace (?? Accounts)
- Public Endangerment (?? Accounts)
- Gun/Weapons Trafficking (?? Accounts)
- Kidnapping (1+ Accounts)
- Conspiracy
- Assaulting an Officer (?? Accounts)
- Drug Trafficking (?? Accounts)
- Destruction of Property (?? Accounts)
Notable Victims:
- FORGE (Known Local "Terrorist" Age presumed to be early 20s)
- GORDON MALONE (Former ARGENT executive. Assassinated on 9/23/2014 in South America)
Information Collected: Most of the information regarding Lady Recluse has been inconclusive so far. The moniker "Recluse" has been used by numerous assassins from Italy and The West Indies. Prior to this Recluse taking the scene, another Lady Recluse was captured by PRIMUS three months ago after kidnaping a scientist from MCU and being stopped by members of The Nexus Academy. The first known sighting of this Recluse was in November 2013, when she assassinated the local terrorist and mercenary known as Forge. This was around the time the "Orion Encounters" were starting so she dropped from the radar for some time. She appeared again recently in South America after The Arachni base in Hudson City was decimated by the android O.R.I.O.N. Recluse worked with the Nexus Force to defeat Orion before disappearing again with a majority of The Arachni forces. After the "Summer Of Spiders" incident in the summer of 2014, she was arrested and charged with several consecutive life sentences before being placed in the Michigan Women's Correctional Facility. Only a month later, a statewide breakout caused many prison inmates to be released, Recluse escaped in the chaos along with thirty-one Arachni Prisoners.
File Note: While the current Lady Recluse lacks the mental instability the last one had she is considered to be twice as deadly. She is difficult to hold on to due to her flexibility and more difficult to track. It is advised that no hero should go after her alone. *Proceed with Caution*
Roleplay Hooks
- Recluse is a wanted criminal, so it is not uncommon for a hero to attempt and chase her. But be warned, Recluse is as dangerous as her namesake.
- Lady Recluse is an assassin for hire. She takes a wide amount of contracts (Email/PM me in game if you wish to hire her)
- Metahumans who wish to join The Arachni Empire can seek out Recluse, although finding her will be a challenge.
Trivia
- Lady Recluse is inspired by Copperhead (from Batman Arkham Origins) Lady Shiva (DC), The Baroness (GI JOE) and Asajj Ventress (Star Wars)
- Recluse is a title held by multiple individuals, which makes Lady Recluse a hard one to track.
- And no, Lady Recluse did not come from Lord Recluse of COX lore. She's her own character entirely.
