Inferno

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Inferno
Concept	Fire elemental
Status	Active
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Real Name	Vanessa Petrov
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair	Black
Eyes	Brown
Height	5'11"
Age	25
Profession	Glassblower
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Abilities	Alternate form: Fire Fire Control

Bio

Vanessa Petrov had always been fascinated by fire. Large or small it didn't matter to her, as a child she would happily watch a dancing candle flame for hours. Her parents often chided her to 'put that thing out before you burn down the house' but disaster failed to materialize. In fact, Vanessa never burned anything she didn't intend to and escaped her various experiments with fire without a single burn.

In high school her solid grades and artistic bent qualified her for a magnet school program where she discovered glass blowing. Captivated by the art, she dedicated herself to learning the skills needed. Her grades were good, but not stellar, in everything except art. High School also her first experiments with dating. The high concentration of artistic, temperamental teenagers in one school made for an environment both more accepting of experimentation than most, but at the same time more emotionally volatile. After having her heart broken several times, Vanessa declared that she 'was in love with souls, not equipment' and stopped dating all together, though she kept a wide circle of friends.

On graduating from High School, she continued her studies under an older glassblower until at 23 she opened her own studio in Chicago. Good enough to make a living through her glasswork, she has had several showings which met with critical acclaim in their small circles, but has yet to have that one 'breakthrough' success that will make her a name in the art world.

When the Crucible comet hit the moon, and the ring of Destiny formed, Vanessa's thoughts on it initially centered on how it might impact her work. She spent long hours at her kiln, producing a series of vases and other objects playing around the themes of impact and collision. She was focused totally on controlling the temperature of a piece she was working on when she noticed the fire in the kiln behaving ... oddly. The flames curled around the parts of the piece she wanted hotter, pulled back from those she wanted cooler. When the piece reached the shape she wanted she moved it quickly to the second kiln used for cooling finished pieces. Without the worry about ruining a piece of art, she stared at the first kiln, watching as the flames moved according to her will, reaching with her mind into that heat... and Vanessa burst into flame.

Transformed into a creature of fire, Vanessa marvelled at how good it felt. How natural. With her workshop being made of concrete, stone and steel she was able to experiment with her new nature without becoming an accidental arsonist... or being arrested for indecency when she returned to human form and found her transformation had reduced her clothing to ash. Fearful of being exposed, she experimented with flight in the dead of night, preferring when things were overcast. She's also hidden backpacks with changes of clothing where she hopes they won't be discovered in case she's ever forced to change outside her workshop.

The idea of using her power to do good appeals to Vanessa, but she's uncertain how. Fire tends to be a destructive force, and the emergence of Firestarter as a pyrokinetic supervillian means Vanessa may well end up the victim of mistaken identity.

Statblock

Str 16 (+3) Dex 16 (+3) Con 14 (+2) Int 14 (+2) Wis 14 (+2) Cha 14 (+2)

Skills: Bluff 6 (+8), Climb 2 (+5), Concentration 8 (+10), Craft/Artistic 13 (+15), Diplomacy 6 (+8), Drive 1 (+4), Gather Information 4 (+6), Knowledge/Art 8 (+10), Knowledge/Current Events 2 (+4), Knowledge/Pop Culture 2 (+4), Language 1 (English, Russian), Notice 8 (+10), Search 3 (+5), Sense Motive 8 (+10)

Feats: Attack Focus/Ranged 4, Attack Specialization/Fire Blast 1, Attractive, Defensive Roll 6, Dodge Focus 5, Luck 1

Combat: Attack +5; Initiative +3 (Dex)

Saving Throws: Toughness +2, Fortitude +6, Reflex +9, Will +10

Powers:
Alternate Form 11 (Genetic; Info: Fire; Immunity 10 (Fire Effects), Insubstantial 3, Flight 5 (250 MPH), Strike 10 (Extras: Aura); Cost: 5/Rank, 55PP)
Fire Control 12 (Genetic; Power Feats: AP: Fire Blast 12; Cost: 2/Rank+1, 25PP)
Super Senses 1 (Genetic; Info: Infravision; Cost: 1/Rank, 1PP)