Black Widow Strength Agility Intellect Willpower 10x 7x 5d 10x Hand Size: 4 (25) Edge: 2 Powers: Agelessness (s): one major perk Claire has received as an agent of Satan is a complete ceasing of the aging processes. As a result of her special bargain, her body no longer ages, being immune to the ravages of time. As such, aging attacks no longer affect her in the slightest, and assuming she doesn't die from violence or plague, Claire will effectively live forever. Dimensional Travel (i): Claire has the ability to cross from one plane of existence to another, and does so often. She can wield this power at intensity 10, and typically uses it to transport herself between earth and Hell. However, she's not limited to this particular path, and can likely appear in any dimension where her particular skills are needed. Enhanced Senses / Philosophical Awareness (w): though Claire lacks enhanced senses, per se, she does wield the extrasensory power of philosophical awareness. Essentially, this sensory ability grants her the power to look at a body and determine their primary philosophical bent (good, evil, order, chaos, or balance). She wields this power at intensity 14. Fire Control (i): one of Claire's new, demonic powers is the ability to generate and control vast waves of fire and heat. Working at intensity 12, this allows her to either fire blasts of flame or dampen existing flames by her power intensity. She hasn't demonstrated any power stunts with this ability as of yet, but since she no longer ages, it's only a matter of time before she does so. Invulnerability to Fire, Heat, and Aging (s): Claire's demonic power over flames includes an inherent immunity to such energies. She can now ignore flames of any intensity. Furthermore, she seems to be effectively immortal, as long as she's not physically slain (again), so the aging process is likely a non-issue for Claire now. Life Drain / Psychic Vampirism (i): as a demonic entity, Claire now has the ability to feed upon the life essence of others, effectively consuming their souls. She does this at intensity 8, and each successful attack against a target's Willpower score will drain an amount of points from said target's Willpower equal to this power intensity minus their current willpower score. Mind Control (w): Claire has shown the ability to influence the thoughts of lesser men - often as a lead-up to an attack on their bosses. She uses this power with intensity 8 skill, making most weaker men unable to defend against her domination. She can do this with an easy Mind Control (willpower) action, and only needs check again if forcing someone to do something against their character. Regeneration / Healing (s): though most of her powers involve destroying evil-doers for her master, Claire has shown evidence of sympathy for those who are innocent, and actually has the power to help them. Working at intensity 10, this power lets her soothe their wounded bodies - so much so, in fact, that she can actually regenerate lost limbs for others with time. Hindrances: (none) Skills: Occult (i): though her life was originally rather mundane, Claire has been dropped hip deep into the supernatural as a result of her bargain with Satan. As a result of this, she knows a whole lot about occult happenings, whether they be of a good or evil bent, along with all kinds of other, useful information. If something occult is occurring, it's quite likely Claire knows what's behind it. Calling: Vengeance, with secondary callings of either Repentant or Demolisher: Claire originally made the bargain she did in order to avenge her murdered sister Debbie, delighting in the newfound power she had to mete out justice to the world's truly heinous villains. Of course, she occasionally regrets this decision, considering it's bound her to Evil for all time. Costume: As the Black Widow, Claire has worn two costumes. Her first was a reddish-black, form-fitting shirt with a black widow on it, rather short shorts of the same coloration, and black boots with a flaming yellow fringe on the top. Oh, and a blue and green cape. Not much, of course, but it works. Claire's second costume is somewhat similar to her first. It includes a dark purple one-piece 'bathing suit' with long sleeves and a light purple widow design on the lower torso, dark purple leather, high heeled boots, and of course her long, light purple cape. Personality: Claire Voyant was a calm and reserved young woman before the death of her sister. After Debbie's untimely murder, Claire became unhinged and gladly made a deal with Satan in order to avenge her, a deal that consigned her to a fate of doing similar deeds for Satan for all time. Though she got what she wanted out of the bargain, Claire nonetheless shows moments of regret about her fate... Real Name: Claire Voyant Occupation: minion of Satan (really) Legal Status: American citizen with no known criminal record Marital Status: single Alias(es), if any: none Group Affiliation: the Twelve Height: 5' 9" Hair: blond Eyes: brown Weight: 127 lbs Other Distinguishing Characteristics: Claire usually paints her fingernails purple, and has pronounced, arched eyebrows. Story: The Black Widow's story began when Claire Voyant journeyed to Los Angeles to visit her sister, Debbie. She was dating a fellow named Lester Maddox, who immediately gave Claire the creeps. However, Debbie insisted that everything was fine, and assured Claire she could take care of herself. This proved not to be the case, and before she knew it, Debbie had been murdered by Lester. However, the man had powerful connections in both legal and illegal circles, so no one would actually do anything about it - even though everyone knew that Lester was behind the deed. Vowing vengeance over her sister's grave, Claire drew the attention of... dark forces. They offered Claire the power to avenge her dead sister, to deal with the likes of Lester once and for all... but for a price. If she agreed to this deal, she would be bound to Satan forever. She would have to use the power that he granted her to 'deal' with other deal breakers like Lester, people who welshed on their own deals with that dread being and stayed on earth past their alloted time. Wanting to make Lester pay, Claire reluctantly agreed to this offer. Stalking him through the streets of Los Angeles, Claire quickly tracked him down and tore him apart. Having gained her revenge, Claire was then drawn to Hell for a time, serving at the fancy of her new master until he found need of her talents - and he quickly did. Claire was subsequently sent forth from Hell to claim evil souls for Satan, those he couldn't wait to collect due to natural causes. The first was Garvey Lang, who she softened up by slowly turning his minions against him, or alternately tricking him into killing them himself. She later ambushed Lang at a costume ball, and in front of an entire room full of his friends, killed the train-robbing mastermind outright. Branding her mark into his head as she did her own murderer, Claire then vanished with little fanfare, returning to Hell. Claire next appeared on the earthly plane when charged with the collection of the souls of two traitorous munitions manufacturers, who were selling the wares to both the Axis and Allied powers at the same time. Posing as a girl asking for a job, Claire got the two separated. She then slew the first of the dealers, Lewis, an act the second witnessed when checking up on his partner. Though he put up a better fight than his cohort, Sykes also fell to Claire's violent ministrations, the two being left dead with her mark to show they were evildoers! Soon, Claire was sent to earth anew, when tasked with the termination of Karl Koodamore, the leader of Murder Unlimited! This fellow was an assassin for hire, sending out his goons to kill for anyone that could meet his steep price. However... his time had come. During his latest action, to kill actor John Marriman, Claire appeared on stage in front of a live audience, quickly killing Koodamore's goon. Making her way through several more of his cronies, Claire eventually drove him off, and forced him to drive off a cliff to his doom! Her subsequent missions saw her claiming the souls of many other murderers and evildoers, which Claire seemed to exult in - of course, she took time out of her busy, mayhemous schedule to protect and heal the innocent bystanders caught in the middle of her fights with criminals. She apparently continued to do her master's work for the duration of World War II, claiming the souls of various villains of a particularly evil stripe, and thus making the world a better place - probably an unanticipated side effect of the missions Satan gave her. In 1945, during the Battle of Berlin, the U.S. Army called in as many costumed adventurers as it could in order to finish the fight as soon as possible, and Claire wound up being one such adventurer. Along with eleven other heroes, she was charged with securing the S.S. Headquarters. Falling into a trap alongside her cohorts, Claire was placed in stasis for later study and dissection, but this Nazi plot went awry when the Russians killed its authors. Left abandoned for years, Claire and company were only recently revived by an errant construction crew. Awakening to a strange era she never made, Claire was placed in the care of the Army, who offered to put them up while they adjusted to the Present if only they'd fight crime in the mean time. Not much of a 'hero' per se, Claire nonetheless agreed to do so. Of course, she quickly found that her old bargain with Satan had not expired whilst she was on ice - nor did he forget about her. Upon realizing that she was active anew, Satan quickly put her back to work, though he left her on earth this time. Though she tried to do good deeds during the day, at night Claire found herself directed to kill a whole new slew of beings who had attempted to cheat Satan of their souls... actions which have caused all kinds of eyebrows to be raised at her and her compatriots. Not that they know that Claire is the one doing the killings - at least, not yet...