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"I made myself a promise."
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F U L LXN A M E
Kieran Liles Charlotte Valanetti
N I C K N A M E (S)
Kie | Most often used
Liles | Less used
Charlie | Childhood nickname
Valanetti | Used by authority figures
Malfyre | Only used by those that know her identity
B I R T H D A Y
February 21st, Pisces
A G E
Twenty-Three
R O L E
Hero/Anti-Hero
S E X U A L I T Y
Pansexual | No preference
E T H N I C I T Y
Caucasian | English
H O M E T O W N
Trenton, NJ
H E X
#575772
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S T Y L E
Kieran is one for layers, while also keeping it as minumum and as needed as necessary. She tends to keep to form-fitted clothing, such as skinny jeans and leather jackets, while pertaining to prefer boots and converse, with a variety of skinny jeans, t-shirts, and sweaters. While she isn't one for going with overly bright colors, she chooses to go with darker, muted colors, such as dark blues and grays, dark reds and purples. While she isn't the person to go to parties or formal events, she knows when she needs to dress up and act the part, choosing to go with dark shades such as greens and reds and even dark blues for the dresses and heels she wears. She isn't the most outstanding person in her normal everyday wear and prefers to keep it that way. If she's out of the public eye and isn't bringing attention to herself, then that is where she wants to be. In plain sight, but not too out of the ordinary.
While as Malfyre her style changes rather drastically. When it came time for her official combat suit and uniform, Kieran chose to go with something practical. Her uniform is completely black, form-fitting, and covered in protective padding, specifically made to defend against minor slices, stabs, blunt force, and explosions. The suit also has plates of kevlar on the front and back of the torso, thighs, and along her upper arms and forearms. The heroes offered her a simple black mask, but she opted for a more complex and unique mask that suited her. She created an electronic mask that would serve as her means of expressing her emotions when shadowing as Malfyre. It had taken a long time of creating the perfect mask, while making it be something unique and original, it also helps keep her identity entirely intact as not only does it cover her entire face. The mask and mechanical goggles appear to "blink" emotes and various eye expressions, and the mask features a voice modulator that gives her voice a more robotic tone. The goggles can also project multiple pixelated symbols and appear to be made of many small, square-shaped bulbs. Built with some of the highest and top quality tech on the market, it is both fully functional as it was made to serve the purpose, as well as being able to withstand most hard punches and impacts, as well as explosions. She has made more than one just in case of her original mask were to ever break or be destroyed in a battle. While she doesn't prefer to have to fight, she will if she ultimately has to. So she's rarely ever seen in her real uniform, and often fight in common clothing, such as reinforced jeans with protective plating, leather jackets, and steel-toed combat boots.
H E I G H T & W E I G H T
5' 9" | 135lbs
A P P E A R A N C E
In her own words, she's not the most attractive person out there, nor is she the most recognizable face. She doesn't find much to look at in terms of looks in herself, and as such is usually seen in the background of most places, off in the shadows or background as the ever-present watchful eye that she prefers to be. But that isn't to say she isn't confident when it comes to speaking her mind or making her presence known, she makes it a point to go above and beyond in most cases. Just as red as her hair is at times, lies a fiery personality that isn't exactly what you would expect from someone of her stature. Being oddly tall and feminine in appearance, others never expect to see the woman that lies beneath the doll-looking face. Contrary to her otherwise tall and dainty looking frame, she is rather spry and very easy to compact herself to appear smaller than she is. She tends to keep an air of mystery and uncertainty about her, and she likes to make it known that she isn't one for much talking and when she is, it's usually never a good scene. From her fiery red hair, pale skin, dark green eyes, and overtly doll-like face lies something much darker and fiercer than anyone can imagine. All it needs is a little poke and prod, and the more on edge and darker version of Kieran can make itself known if she's feeling up to it. Best note to keep in mind, just because someone has a pretty face, doesn't mean they have a pretty soul. And that couldn't be farthest from the truth in Kieran's case.
Aside for any oddities or scarring, she has plenty of both. Scars and tattoos ranging in different sizes and shapes cover at least 60% of her body, either made by her own hands or done to herself or mostly from accidents of past misfired explosions and experimentations with her powers. She's lost count of how many scars she has, all she knows is that she has plenty to show off, some looking far worse than others. Her most prominent one being a long and jagged scar that wraps around from the small of her back and around to the lower part of the front of her pelvis. The actual cause is unknown, but she proclaims it was a car accident. Multiple burn scars cover her hands and forearms, the best guess is from misfired explosions or concussive blasts, hence why she usually wears gloves or long sleeves as a means of hiding the scars from plain view. For tattoos, she has too many to count, but her most noticeable ones are the one on the center of her back, the trunk of the tree goes along her spine ending at her tailbone. The branches going out along the back of her shoulders and coming up just short of the nape of her neck. Kieran has another tattoo, on her left forearm, another on the inner part of her right forearm, that also wraps around the outer part of her arm as well. And lastly, one along her right side of her abdomen.
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L I K E S
Technology, and all that it entails. Ever since she was a child, everything that involved technology in one way or another had her attention and as such when she graduated high school, she chose to go to SIUE and go into computer science and engineering which she has a degree in | Silence, she prefers to be by herself in her apartment with her computer as she looks over the city through the cameras that little the surrounding locations | Alcohol, there isn't much that she won't drink and as such it's rather easy for her to get drunk much faster than those around her | Sci-Fi/Superhero movies, she loves to see how Hollywood and the media interpret metahumans and often finds their interpretation of them entertaining | Colder weather, it gives her an actual excuse to wear more layers than she reasonably should | Cooking, whether for herself or someone else, she loves being in the kitchen | Music, she loves anything but country and can often be seen with earbuds in, and not paying much attention to the outside world around her | Flirting, it's much to the surprise that someone like her that is so opposed to social interactions that would be a flirt. But get enough alcohol into her system, and she will flirt with just about anyone, not exactly the most shameful person when it comes to sleeping around or simply flirting | Photography, Kieran loves being able to capture the world through the lens of a camera and as such always has a camera with her somewhere in one of her jacket's pockets. As you'll never know what one can capture in the moment and snap of a camera |
D I S L I K E S
Loud or sudden noises, as not only do they cause immense anxiety and panic, but they also cause disorientation and confusion which can easily distrupt her focus | People viewing her as a child or as if she's any less smarter than others due to her disorder | Horror movies, as she finds them to be cheap ways of getting people to be paranoid, and if anything she actually finds them entertaining for all the wrong reasons | Overly hot and spicy food, while she does love hot food there is a point to where it gets to be too much and she isn't a fan | Anything artificially orange, green apple, and lime flavored | Most carbonated drinks that aren't energy drinks | Cheap beer and alcohol as a whole, while she isn't a picky person, one of the few things she can't stand is a cheap drink | Overly loud and obnoxious people, you know the ones, the ones who cause a scene for no reason which often relates to drama | Deep, dark water, she never learned how to swim and as such she is deadly afraid of large bodies of water | Cheaters, while she isn't the most commited person, she at least has never cheated on someone and despises those that openly cheat and are proud of it, often calling them out on their bullshit | Small and tight spaces, she cannot stand being forced into confined spaces, which often results into panic attacks and fully breaking and shutting down |
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From an early age, she was taught to be the epitome of a lady, as well as when her powers began to show, how to keep them hidden from the outside world. Not only was she raised on how to be everything she wasn't, but how she was raised to keep how she really was to herself only helped further the self-hatred and anger she harbored from an early age. From what she was told, her parents were some of the greatest minds, and some of the best heroes the world had to offer, and as such much was expected of her if she chose to choose the path that her parents supposedly laid out for her. Whether it was from being constantly moved around as a child, or being put in foster home after foster home she wasn't sure, but all she knew is that she started to harbor some feelings towards being what was expected from her. Not only in the line of hero work, but to how she was expected to be. She learned quickly how to defy authority and rules, and be her own person, even if it only made things harder for her from an all too young age.
Just as fiery red as her hair, her personality is even more so. While she knows how to put on a front and facade of everything being fine as well as appearing to be a well-mannered woman, she is anything but that. She can be loud, crash, brash, and a bit off-putting when she does speak, as she prefers to not talk much and is more of a listener. Continuing her act of being more of a watcher from the background than the speaker on the frontlines. But that isn't to say she doesn't stand her ground. Kieran is anything but a spineless, submissive individual, and will very easily get in someone else's face and will push far harder when push comes to shove. She isn't afraid to through some off-handed comments or makes below the belt comments towards someone's ego, especially if they are on her bad side. To say she is a quick-witted and smart-mouthed woman is putting it lightly, as she will very easily put someone in their place, especially if they even think about hurting the ones she cares about.
Kieran has spent many years staying quiet and tried to hold up the facade as the perfect woman and the perfect hero, but she is anything but that. She prefers to do things her way, and her way only. If she doesn't like a plan someone else lays out for her, she'll more than likely find a way of doing things herself, which has often led her into more than enough problems and scenarios where she even agreed she messed up. She isn't one to shy away from blame, but she also isn't one to take the fall for something she didn't do. Kieran will easily cut someone down or shut their bullshit down with a snap of a finger if she even senses someone lying. She had spent enough time learning how the world works on her own, and with the world being in as shitty of a state as it currently is, with both heroes and villains going missing, she's chosen to go with the less savory ways of handling situations, especially if it requires her to get the information she needs.
Outside of her harder exterior, if someone can ever break through her walls and trust issues can see a very surprisingly caring and vulnerable soul. While Kieran has learned to put up walls as a way of protecting herself from trusting the wrong kinds of people again, she can sense when others are being genuine and are truly looking out for her, or truly need help which is when she'll let some of her walls down. But don't expect it to be an easy task, while she is sharp-tongued and has a tendency of making somewhat snarky remarks she has a softer side that is rare to see. But when someone does get to see it, consider themselves lucky as not many people have been able to see her softer side in recent years. For those that she does hold close, she holds them a bit too closely and tends to be overly aggressive with her affection. Meaning, when she cares for someone whether platonically or romantically, she makes it far too obvious and is rather overbearing as she is constantly making sure that they are okay and will go to the end of the earth to make sure her loved ones are okay. She is the type of friend that will call you out on your bullshit after a night of drinking after a bad breakup but will also make sure you have a safe place for the night. In short, she can be your greatest and fiercest friend or your most dreaded enemy. Be careful what route you choose for this one..
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H I S T O R Y
Kieran grew up having a normal childhood, or as normal as one would be able to consider that she was more or less raised by her sister comparatively to her parents in her younger years. Despite the lack of her parents really being there, life was good for her and her older sister, they lived as much of a privileged life as their parents could let them as they were both hard-working people and made a name for themselves as their mother was a Housing Agent and their father was a well-known photographer and musician who would often be away on unknown business trips. Or so it's what they were told their parents were. They lived their lives day to day and as close as they could until Kieran had turned five, the day her life would turn things on their head. Her parents were always overbearing and paranoid over the simplest things. She never understood why. Why were they always so angry or upset when things went wrong in the city? Or why would they disappear all the time and leave Kieran with her sister? She never understood the reasoning behind it, at least not until she was older.
Life went as well as it could until tragedy struck. She didn't understand at the time why she was being taken away from her sister and why her parents weren't coming back. All she knew was that she was being passed from foster home to foster home, from one state to another until she had enough. From the abusive households and families, she was put into, as well as when her powers began to manifest is when things took a turn. She was considered a freak by some, and too high of a danger by most. With uncontrolled powers, especially with her being telekinetic, it only made things worse. When she'd cry or get angry, things would explode at random. Things would be flown across the room or chairs and tables would be thrown about whenever she would be upset or argue with her foster parents. They had enough, and so did she. By the time she was seventeen, she left the system and left the current home she was in. She left and never looked back. She made her way back to her childhood home of Trenton, New Jersey and lived there for two years before she eventually made her way to Barden. Which is where she resides today. After graduating high-school with a GED due to pure luck and some..slight cheating, she had gone to SIEU for computer science and engineering. Her skill with computers and the internet as a whole was impeccable, she helped set up security systems around the city and as such she has garnered control of the system she herself created from the safety and sanctity of her own home.
Kieran is more of a blur and mysterious presence in Barden, few even knowing of her existence or the fact that she is indeed Malfyre, the hero with an odd way of doing things. When she doesn't have to go outside to do recon, she relies on the eyes she has set up and uses them to her advantage. But with the recent activity in Branden, she isn't sure of what to do. Working alone may prove to be troublesome, but working with others may even be more so. If anyone would want her help in finding out what's going on with the missing heroes and villains, they better have a good bargain, as she doesn't agree to things that aren't her own. But just maybe, something can help change her mind...
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R E L A T I O N S H I PXS T A T U S
Single | Hooks up with strangers often
T E L E K E N E T I CXC A P A B I L I T I E S
Throughout the history of metahumans, mutants and superhumans, several creative offensive and defensive ways have been discovered to utilize this incredibly strong physic/psionic ability, and as such Kieran is no exception to this. Being the offspring of two very powerful superhumans, she has a high connection to her powers and has a vast way of using her telekinetic abilities.
Biophysical Control: The ability to control living organic tissue, causing muscles to cramp, skin to break, or blood vessels to burst or contract. This ability is an easy one to use, but takes up enough energy and focus to cause a headache afterward. She tends to use this one the least.
Concussive Blasts: The ability to project psychokinetic energies as powerful blasts directed from the brain that could apparently affect matter with concussive force. She can project this energy from the hands and others parts of the body as long as she focuses enough beforehand. This often leads to headaches and nosebleeds if used for large amounts of time and overuse of consecutive blasts.
Ensnare Opponent: The ability to constrict a foe using their own clothing and hair, or even control their gross movements, providing their clothes are durable enough. This one is easy enough for her to use as long as she remains focused and isn't bothered by any outside forces.
Flight/Larg Gapped Jumps: An extremely skilled telekinetic is able to fly through the air via telekinesis, and even maintain the objects he or she has telekinetic control over simultaneously while in midair. Kieran is able to project herself throughout the air over short distances and high enough into the air with ease. But can be easily thrown off by any airborne projectiles.
Force Fields: The ability to create protective force shields that could deflect even the most powerful of attacks (even filter bacteria from the air). There does not appear to be any correlation between field strength and the thickness of the psychokinetic fields.
Healing: The ability to heal one's self and others of malignancies or bodily damage at an accelerated rate. While she is able to heal herself and others, it takes much concentration and focus to use. But this is only for minor injuries such as a simple cut or abrasion. Any other injury will need to be fixed by a stronger and more practiced healer.
Telekinetically Enhanced Condition: A variation of TK where one focuses primarily on physically augmenting all their biological functions (i.e. strength, speed, durability, etc.) to superhuman levels into order to better complement physical fighting styles. This also works in conjunction with TK Force barriers applied to a skin layer enabling a protective force armor used to manipulate objects that are on the same surface as the user (such as the ground) or to fly by pushing their own body through the air (this usually requires effort though).
Limited Telekinetic Strength: This is the reason why certain characters with telekinesis cannot immobilize opponents with vastly superior physical strength. While she can easily immobilize any normal human with ease, others with immortal powers and abilities are harder for her to control or contain. If the other has a stronger physical threshold than Kieran, she is as useless as any human. Her powers come with many side affects whether physical or mental, she has to contain her mind and think outside of the box in the face of combat.
T A L E N T S
Technology, she is what others would call a nerd and has a love for all forms of technology and can usually be seen with a computer bag with her at all times. Due to her love for computers and involvement with them, she knows her way into most computer and security systems and is somewhat of a distinguished hacker | Photography, from a young age she found photography to be one of the greatest art forms and as such she is always seen with a camera and taking pictures of almost anything and anyone | Cooking, Kieran had to learn to cook for herself and others from a young age and as such has learned to cook multiple different dishes for herself and others and has an immaculate love and skill for the art | Combat, whether physical or long-ranged combat, she is rather proficient and is often seen in the gym practicing her skills |
S T R E N G T H S
Telekinesis, while she does battle with full control over her abilities, Kieran is a strong and powerful telekinetic user that knows her limits and uses it to her advantage in everyday life when she can, or especially in combat when she has to fight | Verbal persuasion, she knows what to say and when to say it when she has to be persuasive, often using it to help her get out of situations | Physical fitness, while her powers do grant her some enhanced skills and durability, her natural and physical strength and endurance are above the average person for her age | She isn't afraid to have to get her hands dirty and fight with her hands or even weapons, such as knives, daggers and is even somewhat of a good shot with a gun and as such always carries a pistol on her person just in case |
W E A K N E S S E S
Telekinesis, while it is one of her strengths, it is also one of her major weaknesses. If she doesn't focus enough or even focuses too hard there can be deadly consequences, as well as fatal backlash from her control or lack thereof pertaining to her abilities | Other telekinetic users, while she is well versed in her powers, any other telekinetic user could overpower her or outdo her in her skills, making her wary of combat with unknown individuals | Abandonment issues, due to her past she isn't entirely comfortable being around others or being vulnerable with them, and as such she has put up several walls to help guard herself. She's too scared of being committed to any form of relationship for any long periods of time, as she's afraid they'd walk away and out of her life when she finally feels comfortable around them | Dyslexia, she suffers from acute Dyslexia and as such she pressures herself to work harder and longer than she should, but can't help it when it gets in the way of her work. Which also causes a major form of anxiety in her as she finds it awkward and embarrassing to explain her disorder to people as often as she has to | She often goes days without sleeping, and as such she suffers with great bouts of insomnia and will spend days on end without sleep and when she does sleep it usually results in nightmares and night-terrors in the form of sleep talking and full-body twitches |
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