The City of Forgotten Hopes
Pryona City

   During its golden years, Pryona thrived on its heavily industrial zoning.  The city enjoyed constant sunshine and laid-back afternoons sitting on a rooftop lounge watching the sun sink below the horizon.  At one point, the atmosphere got a little too laid-back for the mayor, Joseph McCan, to handle.  He let his grip go for a moment, and the city erupted in a massive crime wave headed by the Greni gang’s new weapon.  With help from Marn Goakes, the Greni terrorized the city streets.  The P.C.S.F. (Pryona City Special Forces) was formed to counter this imminent crime threat.  With backing from weapons provided by Lungei Nesenthry, this surprisingly effective force pushed back the filth.  

Lungei, however, got a little too carried away.  He crafted up a pair of gloves that could grant the user special abilities.  When word spread that there were new weapons out there, the interest of a certain Trace Erlaca was piqued.  Trace struck first at a force raiding a suspected thief hideout.  His next move was to directly assault a parade hosted by the mayor.  After seeing firsthand what his city could devolve into, McCan put control of the P.C.S.F. into the hands of Gaton Preyld.  This was a massive mistake.  

Gaton backstabbed McCan, both literally and physically.  With the one man who could stop him out of the way, he assumed full control over Pryona.  Dark skies began to roll in as he crushed the city under his iron grip.  He used the city’s industrial muscle for his own profit while it collapsed under him.  Trace, Lungei, and most of the city’s population fled Pryona.  One in every four buildings wound up closed down, and whatever wasn’t taken with the residents was looted by some prospecting thief looking to score a quick buck.  Despite the faulty standings of the city, Gaton maintained his hold on the city.    Pryona city currently stands as a dark shell of its former self, with a third of its original population still remaining in the abused districts.  Gaton has heavily militarized the city, and it isn’t rare to find an automated turret on a rooftop or a sniper gazing down on a street from a nest miles away.

Name: Gaton Preyld

Appearance: A man who is in his mid-thirties.  His face is defined by a distinct five o’clock shadow.  He wears a black suit with red lining and dress pants to match.  He also wears a matching black cavalier hat with a red feather and lining.  His tie is also red.  Maybe he likes red?  He notably keeps a briefcase on him at all times.

Personality: Gaton is incredibly possessive.  He’s also very greedy, and whenever he gets his hands on what he feels is a good asset, you’d have to break his fingers to get him to let it go.  Because of this, he tends to earn an antagonistic role in most of his relationships.  He’s arrogant and unpredictable, and he will backstab somebody if he feels it will benefit him.

Backstory: Gaton found his passion in manipulating people to his advantage.  He discovered his innate ability to do so as early as grade school, in which he blackmailed almost every teacher he came into contact with.  After graduation, he tired of his life and immediately delved as deep into crime as he could get.  Human trafficking, smuggling, you name it, he’d done it at some point.  So naturally, he was hailed as a fantastic leader.  He began to associate himself with Trace Erlaca, and began to work odd jobs around the city.  However, his manipulative side took over fairly quickly-- he paid Carbin Slen and Trace (the latter forcing him to identify as an "anonymous benefactor") to battle each other in the streets in an attempt to get local law enforcement to apprehend both and make him look good as a result.  When that failed, he re-earned the trust of Trace by aiding him in a strike on a company called Sylveocorp.  After some bold moves by his stormy friend, however, Gaton finally saw his chance to wrest control of Pryona and took it.  Trace, viewing this as an act of betrayal, cut off ties with Gaton, prompting a response in which the elemental was plopped in the middle of Polta.  Gaton then militarized the city and began to extort money from local businesses.  While many oppose his regime, few can challenge it.

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Name: Carbin Slen

“Are you afraid?”

Appearance: Carbin has long, pitch-black hair that covers most of his head. His eyes are colored yellow and glow slightly in the dark. A black hood casts a shadow over most of his face, leaving only his mouth visible. He likes to use this to his advantage, as he has a small pair of fangs. The hood is connected to an equally dark jacket worn over a grey t-shirt. His dark blue jeans have a gash running diagonally up the left leg, and his tennis shoes are stained brown with mud.


Personality: Carbin loves to play the role of the hunter. He drives fear directly into the hearts of his victims, and his abilities only augment his ability to do so. Carbin does not like to associate with anybody, preferring to act on his own accord. If he does form any kind of partnership, his partner has a good chance of never waking up again. He speaks in prose dripping heavily with malice and sarcasm.


Backstory: Carbin originally operated in Pryona City. He silently terrorized the city with his hunting skill, striking only at night.  Oddly enough, he received a contract to murder a particular Trace Erlaca (Who had, ironically, received a sum of cash to kill Carbin from the same benefactor).  They met in the streets of Pryona's sprawling industrial complex and began to duke it out.  The battle raged fiercely, yet quickly; after two short minutes, both parties fled the scene in part to injuries sustained (Trace received a scar on his back and Carbin received one down his leg) and in part to the intervention of local law enforcement.  Though both parties escaped with their lives, a bitter rivalry had been born.  The next step in this antagonism came during the events of CSA1; during the brief preparation period the party took in anticipation of their final battle with Count Nostalgia, Carbin ambushed Trace and successfully took his place in the party, only revealing his presence at the very end when the party had finally triumphed over their antagonist.  


Weapons/ Other Abilities:
Darkness: Carbin is capable of draining almost all light in a very large area.  He always uses this tactic while on the hunt, as it does a very effective job of instilling fear into the target.  At a distance, all the victim will see is Carbin’s glowing yellow eyes.  This ability can be countered with light-generating magic.

Disappear: When Carbin uses this ability, he teleports into a small pocket dimension.  When he does this, a purple silhouette of dust will appear where he was for a short time.  He can teleport back into the real world whenever he pleases, and he likes to stay out of the action for a prolonged period to drive paranoia into his target.

Hunter’s Perception: Carbin is fully capable of seeing in the dark.  This removes any and all consequence for casting darkness over an area.

Throw: When he took Thunder’s place in CSA, Carbin inherited a massive supply of throwing knives.  He keeps these in the same pocket dimension he teleports to in his Disappear ability.

Ahbu: Carbin carries a karambit knife adorned with the insignia of a scorpion.  The symbol is accurate, as the victim of a stab from Ahbu will find a nonlethal poison coursing through their veins.  This poison is known to cause sluggishness, but the effects wear off after a minute or so.


Other: I got the idea for this guy’s name from when a teacher wrote me a pass to my next class and horrifyingly mangled my name.

Twill Ti'aets
"D-don't worry about me... I can handle myself now, right? I can do this..."


Backstory
After hearing about a Crush Chaos base hidden on Fist Mountain, the Brothers of Smash instantly leaped into action to destroy the base and liberate any prisoners. With an elite team led by Meilene Smashfield (suicide lead), Annette Navya (status control), and Khaspice Braules (sweeper), a swarm of Brothers quickly overwhelmed the Chaos goons in a surprise ambush. After eliminating the enemy threat, the team realized that the mountain base actually served as a testing ground for various strange experiments. Looking through the laboratory, Khaspice and Meilene stumble upon a cylinder container filled with a strange liquid, with several computer screens monitoring its conditions. Obviously of importance to Crush Chaos, the Brothers decide to take the container back to base in order to analyze its contents further. Or, rather, they would have analyzed the liquid if it didn't start screaming in panic while they were carrying it out of the lab.

It turns out the container held a slime girl, and she was in a helpless state of fear and confusion. She couldn't remember anything about herself. Her daily life, her family, her hometown... even her name was lost underneath the cloud of torture and trauma from repeated "experimentation". She didn't even know if she was originally a slime girl or not. Her only memories were the horrors of that lab... and her tag code, #SGV028. Her fear of humans, especially men, was overwhelming at first, but the Brothers of Smash helped her re-adjust to the outside world.

Meilene personally put forth an extra effort to teach and protect the slime girl, and as a result her first true bond was with Meilene. After a team brainstorming session, the Brothers of Smash gave her the name "Twill" by punching her tag code repeatedly and adding vowels in places until it sounded reasonable. She wears her new name with pride and has become very soft and friendly, choosing to look forward to the joys of tomorrow instead of going through her nightmares to try and learn her past.


Appearance
Twill's neutral and most common form is that of a human-like girl. Her dark blue eyes and soft smile quickly puts others at ease. She has medium-length "hair" that extends slightly below her shoulders, with bangs to the side covering her right eye. Her light blue gel is normally translucent, allowing you to partially see her power core through her body. When she goes outside, she solidifies the gel around her body's center, turning it solid in color and forming a sort of makeshift outfit. This thicker layer of gel protects her power core while also keeping her "decent" in public, hiding her small breasts. She alternates between forming only a "shirt" to slide across the ground, and forming a "shirt" and "pants" to walk around on two formed legs. Her head, arms, and (when she has them) feet remain translucent to differentiate her "skin" from her "clothes".

When Twill enters her Hyperdrive state, her gel color turns into a bright sunset orange.


Behavior and Personality
Even after her past hardships, Twill still remains kind and true of heart, rarely ever saying rude things. Despite her friendly demeanor, she has a hard time trusting others, and if she feels nervous or threatened she becomes distant and reserved. If she eventually gives you her trust and becomes your friend, Twill becomes very attached and is willing to endanger herself to protect you from harm. When transforming, Twill tends to take the form of marine life. For example, she may become a soft jellyfish to hover in strong winds, turn her hands into crab claws to pinch at enemies, or create a giant turtle shell on her back to reduce damage taken. She can also fall apart into a blob of goo to quickly slide along flat terrain, jumping and bouncing to get to higher ground. Twill used to have the dream of becoming a concert pianist, but now she is perfectly satisfied with spending her days at the team's base, divided between going on missions and keeping the Brothers company.


Base Attacks
Slime Punch: Twill extends her arm to deliver a powerful ranged punch, bouncing enemies back with force.
Grapple Slime: Twill can latch onto things, such as hooks or grappling pegs, and swing across with her stretching arms.
Gel Shot: Twill generates extra gel around her body, launching small blots of gel rapid-fire to attack from a distance.
Rubber Jump: Twill throws part of her body forward, then retracts her body to that point, slinging forward like a rubber band.
Slime Pound: Twill throws her entire body in a close-range slamming tackle. She can safely trap small foes inside her body.
Shuffle Puddle: Twill reduces her body to a simple pile, drastically increasing her speed at the cost of her defense.