Solarguard
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Solarguard
"Like my mother before me, I refuse to give up!"
· The Morning Light ·
Identity
Real Name
Audel Huxley
Birthdate
June 20th, 2012
Citizenship
United States
Residence
Paragon City, RI
Marital Status
Engaged to Atlas D'Arc
· Known Relatives ·
Em Engel(mother, deceased), Jeremiah "Jay" Huxley(father, adopted), Luficia(mother, deceased), Emlyn Engel(great grandfather), Mender Erzengel(grandmother)
Physical Traits
Species
Homunculus
Sub-Type
Perfected
Ethnicity
Caucasian German
Gender
Female
Apparent Age
24
Height
5'4"
Weight
600+ lbs
Body Type
Peak Human
Hair
Dark Brown
Eyes
Light Blue
Skin
Fair skinned
Backstory
- Audel is a homunculus construct created in the dark during a leap year’s summer solstice. Her mother was driven to create her out of loneliness and desire for a daughter of her own. Given shape in the body of a twelve year old girl, her consciousness took shape to her physical age and her new soul bonded to her new flesh. Then the artificially created soul is bound inside of the philosopher’s stone. Its power alone acts as an anchor between body and soul. Unbeknownst to everyone, her mother purged the demonic roots from Luficia's body but she couldn't remove her incarnate power. That power transferred into Audel and it made the little girl's strength and density even more powerful.
- No one knew if her physiology was due to a mutation, a technological blunder, work of magic or a scientific experiment gone wrong. Her father interfered with any chance to answer these questions and Jay was cryptic whenever he was questioned. School officials had no choice but to let her attend grade school within the Kings Row district.
- Her strength and invulnerability only made her stand out from her classmates. Audel felt alone and isolated from the rest of the world. She was teased ruthlessly and it made her start to resent humanity until two brave children put an end to the bullying; May Carter and Reed Davis.
- Since that day, Audel learnt to feel and, more importantly, to love.
- Through her father and close friends, she’s learnt to not only control her strength but to embrace it. Her years growing up in Kings Row were spent with May and Reed, defending the Row from different gangs(and Nemesis plots) and deciding who she wants to be. Audel wanted to be a hero worthy of the Luficia moniker but chose a new name for herself; Solarguard.
- As Solarguard, she continued to learn and to love, fighting for a better tomorrow. It took time for her to realize what kind of hero her mother was and decide what kind of hero Audel wants to be; a good person who loves the world and the life that exists on it.
Today
- Under the name of Solarguard, she attended the Fair in 2021 to find the right team to fight with. Briefly interested in The Global Defense Force, Audel ended up with the New Defenders. Originally a splinter group of young heroes under Global Defense Force's wing, it was led by Anomalie and she made new friends, and foes, alike.
- Due to FBSA interference, many members parted aways from the New Defenders and came to an Accord all on their own. Audel sought to reform the Steadfast Pact but someone in Arachnos wanted to replicate her mother's means of creating homunculi. Fleeing for a whole year, the Accord managed to bring her back to Paragon City.
- On her return to Paragon City, she's joined the Accord officially and became one of their members alongside Anomalie, Vector, Ultrali, Ghost Eyes, Celestial and Sun Gun. Her engagement to the famous Atlas D'Arc has brought her name higher in fame as well as her latest heroic deeds protecting people, and animals, alike.
- Her life hasn't been the same since she came across the Cimmerian Conspiracy, written by Terminal, and encountered Science Lord Rixis with his Amanuensis, Nikalla. Through Rixis' actions, it caused a butterfly effect that led her to accept parts of herself she had rejected prior and her mother's love shining stronger than ever before. Through her love, the philosopher's stone awakening and a new mantle being bestowed from the well, Solarguard came out stronger than before. It remains to be seen how long that will last for the curse of the Furies has a lingering presence within her body.
- Taking part in A Civic Appeal, a community story ran by Terminal, has only brought her name more into the mainstream media.
Personality
- Audel is a kind and compassionate young woman that lets her emotions get the better of her. She's passionate about anything she's dedicated to and doesn't hesitate to speak up. Wearing her emotions on her sleeves and thinking with her heart first has got the homunculus in a lot of trouble. Still, she's empathetic and will try to lend an ear to hero and villain alike unless given reason to not trust them. Audel is the kind of person who reaches out a hand, not a fist, wanting to appeal to a person's nature before resorting to violence.
- Her body and mind are in the adult state of mind but due to homunculus background, Audel is emotionally immature. She's lost her temper and get into arguments in the past with others that's borderline childish. While Audel has grown better through the years, it has a tendecy to resurface on occasion.
- She gets excited when trying new things and even more excited when engaging her hobbies with people she cares deeply about. Her love language is homemade gifts so she's always cooking and crocheting anything as gifts to her fiancé and her friends. Food is how Audel expresses herself and she's volunteering at soup kitchens to help cook at homeless and women shelters.
- Audel has cooked meals for villains to try to appeal for peace as well as to learn more about them. When she takes a break, she's reading all kinds of books and trying out other hobbies with Atlas.
- Strength & Invulnerability: One miscalculation is what gave Audel her strength and invulnerability. Her mother was an alchemist but a few mathematical errors in the homunculi equation was the result of Audel's body becoming far more dense than a normal human being. This density is what gives her inhumane strength and can stand in front of bullets without worry.
- The Philosopher's Stone and the Hemara Mantle have empowered her strength and invulnerability to even greater heights. Should either become disabled, her strength and her invulnerability would be all she'd have left.
- Philosopher's Stone: Originally found by Luficia, she used the stone as the anchor to the artificial soul she created for her daughter. It also stored what was left of Luficia's soul alongside her. She was supposed to act as a silent guide should her daughter ever needed it. When her mother sacrificed herself out of love to protect Audel from Lamontis' curse, the stone found both she and Audel worthy of its power. It is through this that grants her healing power. Her mother's love was left behind and became a part of Audel's power; this is what makes her the embodiment of love.
- The powers associated with the philosopher's stone are listed below:
Radiant Healing: Her light is able to heal the wounded and cure minor illnesses. The more love held within her heart, the stronger the healing will become. If someone with a connection to Audel is strong enough, she could revive them so long as they were freshly brought to the mortal coil. Reviving someone could have short term negative effects like loss of emotion or a brief disconnect to her own soul.
Wings of Connections(Love Empowerment): This is the love that Luficia left behind. They act as tendrils of light that leave Audel’s back, taking shape and acting as wings. This is not a decoration! Calling on the connections Solarguard made throughout her life, they will make her stronger and revitalize her. The stronger the connection, the more powerful the boost. Typically used for show, they will not activate unless the situation calls for it.
Plant Accelerant: Being stagnant outside for long enough, life will start to grow at a subtle but accelerated rate. While what life grows will depend on the area, Lilies will always bloom around Solarguard. Sometimes, if someone’s fortunate, gold lilies will bloom as an aftereffect of the Philosopher's Stone. It’s said that the golden lily is very valuable and sought after by many folk.
Flight: This is what allows her to defy gravity and soar through the sky. If she’s in the light of the sun, her flight speed is increased tenfold.
- Hemara Mantle: Originally the *Sol Mantle*, it was changed by the well itself when she awoke from Lamontis' curse of sorrow and the modified curse of the furies. While her original solar powers remained the same, it added more abilities to her arsenal. Hemara's color is blue but the Philosopher's stone has made her solar light radiate a pinkish hue instead.
- The powers associated with the mantle are listed below:
Daytime Perception: Heightened senses during daylight hours, this enables Solarguard to detect and perceive things more clearly and at greater distances.
Solar Energy Manipulation & Projection: Able to manipulate aspects from the sun into short or long term blasts. Her signature move is to empower solar energy into her fists for a powerful strike against her foes!
Animal Communication: Audel can communicate with animals! Being able to understand their needs and feelings, she can also influence their behavior.
Weather Control - Daytime Influence: Audel has limited control over weather phenomena during the day. She's able to clear skies, summon rain or even disperse powerful storms to protect communities from flooding.
Shadow Banishment: As it was Hemara’s job to banish the night to make way for day’s light, she has the power to dispel or banish shadow/void power outright so long as she’s able to surpass her opponent’s will.
Friends & Allies
- May Carter: Growing up in Kings Row wasn't easy. When May approached and befriended Audel, she taught Audie everything about Kings Row. After graduating with a fine arts degree, she returned back home and opened her own tattoo shop. Every tattoo on May's body was designed by her. Rumor has it that May's one of the only people who can use mystical ink without any issue. Audel considers May one of her best friends and May is willing to drop everything to help her friend. With Solarguard established as a hero, May gets to enjoy her business while the many gangs in the city refusing to touch her store.
- Reed Davis:
- Vector:
- Anomalie & Karu:
- Ultrali:
- Ghost Eyes:
- Hopelight:
- Ultrali:
- Captain Walker:
- Celestial:
- Captain Praetoria:
- Snowblind:
- XM Radio:
- Robotic Spectre:
- Mr. Tiny Tiger:
Nemeses
- Moonscorch: A clone modified from her own DNA, her "brother" was an experiment created by not only his but other DNA of many incarnates mixed in with Audel's. Because most of his DNA was created from a homunculus, he lacked a soul and, thus, lacked any feeling. With no love of his own to carry and incapable of feeling much of anything, his moonlight was corrupted to mutate anyone caught in his light. Now having broken away from his "family," his goal is to show his "sister" the inferiority of emotion as well as see what all humans look like when exposed to his moonlight.
- After briefly taking hold of Emily Engel's inheritance, he mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Who knows when he will come back.
- The Grun'Tuk Empire: In a simulation of a perfect world, it showed how Audel with six other heroes stopped the invasion of the Grun'Tuk. It was because of this prophecy that it reached the Grun'Tuk Empire. Since then, she's been at war with them since that now has got the Accord involved.
- GobbaNak: Even if he serves for the Grun'Tuk, his manipulative nature and magic prowess is not to be underestimated. With his own goals of achieving godhood, he's been set as one of the more deadly enemies to Audel to date.
- Science Lord Rixis: It was a chance encounter in Pocket D that changed Audel's life. Since then, she's gone down the rabbit hole of the Cimmerian Path Conspiracy with her fighting against Rixis and the Cimmerian Path's ultimate goal. It is thanks to Rixis that she's changed to who she is today with the Curse of the Furies and became the "Broken Talon" that she is.
- Despite his goofy appearance and eccentric personality, he became one of the most deadly super villains she's ever faced to this date.
Group Affiliations
- The Accord
Group Oppositions
- Arachnos: It started as a mistaken identity. Arachnos thought one of the more notorious incarnates and hero from the Praetorian War, Luficia, had returned after many years. When it became clear that it wasn't her, they discovered her homunculus origins with their own seers. One particular Arachnos Operative is very interested and is responsible for pursing Solarguard so relentlessly. To Arachnos, Audel is a criminal who has done thousands of damage in Etoile when attempting to flee. There are outstanding warrants for her ever since.
- The Skulls: Ever since learning how to use her powers as a teenager, she became one of many unofficial protectors of that part of the city. The biggest gang she contended with was the Skulls and they would send their best after the teenager. They couldn't figure out why her soul couldn't be taken unlike everyone else in their rituals. Audel was also one of the reasons many would leave the gang before getting in too deep. Even if its been many years since those days, the death cult hasn't forgotten about her.