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Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Usurper empress of Shi’Ar Empire
Legal Status: Citizen of Shi’Ar Empire, illegal alien on Earth
Identity: The fact that Deathbird is an alien is not known to the general public of Earth.
Place of Birth: The Aerie, Shi’Ar home world
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lilandra (sister), D’Ken (brother)
Base of Operations: Shi’Ar Empire
Past Group Affiliations: Ally of the Brood
Known Powers:
Flight: She has Monstrous control over her flying, which can reach Good Air Speed for up to 6 hours, less if she is carrying extra weight. Her load-lift capacity is 290 pounds, but her arms must be free. She can hover in place, but not for more than two rounds. She can use her hands.
Pinions: Deathbird’s pinions are sharp, spur-like vanes and can be used for fighting, causing Good damage on the Edged Attack column. She normally uses these when flying to make “fly-by” attacks.
Talons: Deathbird possesses talon-like fingernails of extraordinary (Remarkable Material) tensile strength. With them she can cause Excellent Edged Attack damage, but may not use them when flying.
Berserker Frenzy: Deathbird can go into a berserk frenzy when she is in combat by making a red Endurance FEAT roll. If the roll is made, both her Fighting and Endurance ranks increase by a +1cs, but they do not alter her Health. She can only retain this state for 10 rounds a day.
Javelins: Deathbird carries 12 modified telescoping “javelins” in her wristlets. She can throw these javelins up to 4 areas away. The javelins which she has used include:
- Normal javelins that cause Remarkable Edged damage.
- Javelins that release a gas which fills the area struck. The gas is distracting and hard to breathe. Everyone not protected from gas suffers a —1 CS for all FEATs per formed in the area. The gas dissipates in three rounds.
- Two javelins which, when touched together, produce an Incredible strength electrical bolt. These two javelins can produce up to eight bolts, with a 2 area range.
Talents:
As noted above, Deathbird has the Weapon Specialist talent with her javelins and has Martial Arts E. She has an extensive background in Shi’ar law as both a former criminal and current empress.
Contacts:
Deathbird has allied herself with the alien races of Badoon and Brood in the past to further her political aspirations. She has contacts with both, but trusts neither. She also enlisted the aid of rebellious members of the Royal Elite Imperial Guard in her coup (including Hussar, Fang, Warstar, and Quasar). Since she is now the acting Majestrix, it seems logical that she can order the entire Guard with complete authority.
Role-Playing Notes:
Deathbird is a crafty, manipulative woman who lusts for absolute power. She has deposed her sister as Empress and will do anything to remain on the throne.
History:
Death bird was the first born to the ruling family of the Shi’ar, a race of mammal-like humanoids descended from bird-like creatures. Unlike her younger siblings, D’Ken and Lilandra, Deathbird possessed atavistic characteristics (notably functional wings growing from her arms, an extraordinary revolutionary “throw back” mutation). For reasons yet to be revealed, Deathbird was denied her birthright as heir to the throne, an honor bestowed upon her younger brother D’Ken. For crimes against the state, Deathbird was exiled into space. Eventually making her way to Earth, Deathbird began to gather supplies to repair her interstellar vessel, crossing paths along the way with the Earth heroes Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye. Escaping from Earth at last, Deathbird allied herself with the alien Brood and returned to the Shi’ar homeworid to wrest control of the empire from her brother D’Ken (who was in charge at the time) and sister Lilandra. Despite the efforts of Lilandra’s loyal Imperial Guard, Deathbird succeeded and currently is empress of the Shi’ar.