Cardinal's Guard

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Cardinal's Guard
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Player: @Betsumei2
Origin: Mutation
Archetype: Brute
Security Level: 23
Server: Everlasting
Personal Data
Real Name: Carla Girard
Known Aliases: The bird lady[1]
Species: Human mutant
GenderMeh
PronounsShe/her, they/them
Age: 32
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Eye Color: Grey
Hair Color: Black (dyed red)
Biographical Data
Nationality: Étoile Islander
Occupation: Petty criminal
Education: GED
Place of Birth: Sharkhead Isle
Hometown: Sharkhead Isle
Base of Operations: Cap au Diable
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Younger sibling
Known Powers
Skin produces keratin spines that inject flammable and toxic substances
Known Abilities
Confidential
Equipment
Confidential

A down-on-their-luck mutant from Sharkhead who signed on to become a test subject for some quick cash, Carla Girard found their powers—special venom that was mildly toxic injected by specialized keratinous growths on her skin—amplified a thousand-fold. Taking a name from their favourite flower, Odontonema cuspidatum, also known as the firespike, they set out to make a name for themself, and maybe get a little revenge while they're at it.

Appearance

Tall, solidly built, with short (dyed) red hair and usually smirking. Their standard costume is a reddish bodysuit with a vine motif stencilled on, a tactical belt, and an X pattern painted on their face.

Personality

Prickly would be a bit of an understatement. Carla has a quick temper, but is capable of caring about people—they've just learned over the years that it's often best not to.

History

Born and raised to miners from Sharkhead Isle, Carla dropped out of school (or what passes for school in Étoile) at age 12 to look after her brother after both of their parents were killed in the same spoil heap collapse. At age 20, while visiting Cap au Diable to take a high school equivalency exam, they saw an ad looking for "unique individuals" to participate in research trials for cash. Expecting a bit of easy money proved to be a mistake—Dr Peitenimi[2]'s experiments started off fairly simple, with tissue samples and blood tests. Soon it involved trying tailored concoctions and being bombarded with a variety of gases, rays, and other scientific sounding things. When painful side effects started happening, they tried to quit, only to be told that something "tragic" would happen to their only living relative if there was a lack of cooperation. After several years of increasingly painful tests—more invasive examinations, more gruelling tests of physical limits, increasingly draining physiological changes, the tests were declared a failure and the experiment scrapped. Carla was thrown out without a paycheque, or any guarantee of their family's safety, to show for it. Bitterly, they attempted to file a complaint against the researchers, only to discover that the lab was gone, and officially never existed.

Powers and Abilities

Carla Girard was born with a relatively minor mutation that caused their skin to produce thousands of microscopic keratin-based needles that secrete a mild irritant under stress. Dr Peitenimi[2]'s experiments drastically increased the size and speed of the needles's growth, while also amplifying the potency of the "venom" to make it both highly toxic and flammable. Additional mutations to enhance strength, speed, and durability were also added, which they haven't complained about.

Relationships

Family

  • Parents†
  • Marie Girard - Younger sibling. Carla hasn't spoken to them in several years and worries that something may have happened to them.

Friends

Neutral

Enemies

  • "Dr Peitenimi"

Miscellany

Footnotes

  1. No matter how often they explain the name, people assume they're named after a bird. Or that they elect popes. They hate it.
  2. 2.0 2.1 They would later learn that this is Finnish for "Doctor Fakename" and be very, very angry.