Westbrook Academy for Metahumans: Forums

NAME:
William Westbrook

ALIAS:
The Crimson Avenger

Founder of Westbrook Academy

AGE:
Died in 2002 at 83 years of age

HEIGHT:
5'10"

BUILD:
Skinny and weak framed. He was much more muscle bound when younger.

HOME TOWN:
Paragon City

POWERS:
Electricity Control

APPEARANCE:
Mr. Westbrook has a few paintings around the school. In all of them he appears very stoic bordering on angry old man. He has slicked back silver hair, and is usually found wearing a nice suit.

BIO:
William Westbrook better known as the Crimson Avenger was once one of the top heroes in Paragon City. He fought to protect the city from the various threats that would roll in. He moved to Paragon City in 1935 shortly after his parents discovered his gift. In his time at Paragon he has fought against Fifth Column, Nemesis, and countless other villains of note. He died in combat at 83 years old defending Paragon City from the Rikti.

NAME:
Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Fandango

ALIAS:
The Lunch Lady

Experimenting on cafeteria food since 2006

AGE:
52

HEIGHT:
5'5"

BUILD:
Slim, but who can tell under that coat?

HOME TOWN:
Paragon City

POWERS:
The ability to make cafeteria food taste good (she doesn't have the power to make it LOOK good, though).
A driver's license

APPEARANCE:
Mrs. Fandango's white lab coat is covered in burn marks. She says it's from working in the kitchen all the time, but the rumor is that her experiments are a little more exotic than that. Her short black hair is more hairspray than hair.

BIO:
Though the faculty swears up and down that Mrs. Fandango does not, nor is she allowed to, experiment on the students, the students of course know better. Maybe it's the hair, or the lab coat, or the fact that the mac and cheese is neon green and has a pulse, but there's something not quite right.
The kitchen she works in is STRICTLY off limits to students. The kitchen is more science lab than food-preparation-facility.
Mrs. Fandango does not talk much: she will usually only speak when asked a direct question, and will keep her answer as short and vague as possible.
Mrs. Fandango lives off campus. Her husband, Mr. Fandango, picks her up after dinner every day.

NAME:
Mr. Deathrage

ALIAS:
The Janitor

Janitor with a checkered past?

AGE:
68

HEIGHT:
6'1" when standing straight up but usually hunches

BUILD:
Skinny and hunched

HOME TOWN:
Unknown

POWERS:
Unknown

APPEARANCE:
Mr. Deathrage wears a simple janitor's uniform and is almost always seen pushing a mop or cleaning a spill. He almost always has an unfriendly look about him and has a lazy eye that is always looking slightly to the left with a milky sheen over it. He's balding with little wisps of white hair combed over his head when he's not wearing his hat. He has a moderate palsy in his right hand which usually manifests in slight tremors. He often keeps to himself and has a very grumpy demeanor. He has mixed feelings about the kids at the school but seems to get on well with the kids who clean up after themselves.

BIO:
Almost nothing is known about who Mr. Deathrage is but rumors fly left and right. They range from retired Freedom Phalanx member to former super soldier to ex super-villain. The most prevalent rumor was founded by Penelope Mandrake in her school column "A Penny For Your Thoughts" when she did some digging and found a super villain who went by Death Rage disappeared years ago who would be about the same age as Mr. Deathrage. The name could be a coincidence and it was officially shot down by the faculty but it has been cemented almost in to fact among the student body.

NAME:
Ms. Elizabeth Posie

ALIAS:
The Chemistry Teacher

You'll have a blast in this class.

AGE:
??

HEIGHT:
5'10"

BUILD:
Skin and bones (seriously, how is this woman still alive?!)

HOME TOWN:
Paragon

POWERS:
Ms. Posie can do minor magical cantrips (levitation, flight (obvious accessible focus: broom), small illusions, etc.), but her main specialty is potions.

APPEARANCE:
No one seems to know just how old Ms. Posie is, but most students estimate her birthday somewhere between the Crusades and the Big Bang. She looks so frail that a gust of wind could knock her over; even her wrinkles have wrinkles. She is never seen without her hat. She wears suits while teaching, but after school is out she is often seen lounging around in neon-coloured track suits.

BIO:
However old Ms. Posie is, she's up-to-date on all the latest chemistry research, and alters her lesson plans appropriately. She teaches both scientific and magical chemistry.

She's expressed interest in teaching a cooking class, but so far there hasn't been enough interest from the student body to justify it.

She often speaks fondly of her late husband who died in the war (much speculation can be had about WHICH war).

Her values are old-fashioned (she was strongly against adding pants to the girls' uniforms, for example), and she often compares things to the way they were when she was younger ("In my day..." etc).

NAME:
Multifunctional Education and Literature Voice Initiated Librarian

ALIAS:
MELVIL

Holographic Librarian

AGE:
Six months

HEIGHT:
5'8"

BUILD:
Translucent, but looks like a healthy build for a man in his early 30's.

HOME TOWN:
Paragon City

POWERS:
Interfaces directly with the card catalog and the school's internet servers and can be voice initiated by any student or faculty.

APPEARANCE:
MELVIL has a translucent blue tint to his appearance, but is never seen without his grin and glasses, even when refusing access to an individual. His "attire" consists of a nice suit and tie.

BIO:
Following the death of the previous librarian, Victor Langdon, the computer programming class took their latest project a step further. Originally only meant to be an voice activated interface terminal to make searching the library easier for all, the hologram of MELVIL was added to give the program a face. Currently the school is looking to hire a new librarian, and it is understood that when they do, MELVIL will be parred down to just a terminal again.

NAME:
Nurse Ashley Jenkins

ALIAS:
N/A

Super-powered Nurse

AGE:
33

HEIGHT:
5'7"

BUILD:
Healthy, not rail thin, but curvy.

HOME TOWN:
New York, but currently lives in Paragon City

POWERS:
Aside from training as an RN, Nurse Jenkins possessing x-ray vision.

APPEARANCE:
Nurse Jenkins is an attractive woman just entering her 30's. Her dark black hair and green eyes do little to show her true age. It's obvious that she eats well and exercises. Her dress tends on the conservative side as she takes her job very seriously.

BIO:
Ashley Jenkins graduated from NYU's nursing school and was almost immediately contacted by Westbrook Academy. The new school was reaching out to powered professionals and was in need of a nurse for the school. She took the job and has been employed there since the doors opened, six years ago. It seems that the male population will find reasons to visit her office, but if she notices, she doesn't show it and remains professional.

NAME:
Ms. Kamilah Kafele

ALIAS:
Amunet

Who better to act than someone who can take any role?

AGE:
42

HEIGHT:
5'5"...maybe?

BUILD:
Very perfectly built, with curves in all the right places, a thin (but not diseased-looking) waist, a soft face, and eyes that could melt the hardest of hearts. Today.

HOME TOWN:
Cairo, Egypt; Currently residing in Paragon City, RI, USA

POWERS:
Able to change her appearance and voice at will, allowing her to assume any identity as required.

APPEARANCE:
It is unknown what Ms. Kafele really looks like. Her normal appearance has been altered continuously ever since her abilities manifested when she was a teen that even she doesn't know what she should look like under normal circumstances. Always reinventing herself, Kamilah has taken attributes from all the hottest celebrities of the day and incorporated them into one, pretty much perfect, vision of beauty. She has been known, however, to take on the appearance of a very large balding man in his seventies on the first day of school. And, if there happens to be a substitute teacher in class...well...don't take the chance that she's not there. It's safer.

BIO:
Kamilah Kafele was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a wealthy family. She was enrolled in school, and it was then that she began extensive studies in the arts. As she grew older, she excelled more and more, particularly in dance and acting. When she was twelve, her mother noticed a remarkable change in her daughter; her skin had grown paler, and her hair had lost much of its color. This was when her mutation manifested itself, and it was the "best day of my life," according to Ms. Kafele. The girl instantly regained her color, shocking her mother, before proceeding to look in a mirror and give her skin an even darker hue. Her parents, convinced she was possessed by a demon, gathered a mob to destroy her. Kamilah, taking the appearance of a little boy, passed through the crowd, never to be seen by her parents again. She took to the streets as a gypsy, performing in the old markets and the villages outside of Cairo. When she felt it was safe, she returned to Cairo under a new identity (and appearance), looking for work in the arts. This was when she also began her stint as a hero, taking the name "Amunet," the goddess of mystery.
She caught the eye of a talent agency in America, looking for actors of ethnic descent to fill small roles. She accepted without hesitation, and moved her careers as an actor and a hero to the US. She earned a degree in education, and promptly applied to schools that catered towards those children who, like herself, had been gifted at an early age and "misunderstood."

NAME:
Mr. Jeremiah Kline

ALIAS:
Coach

The English teacher you don't mess with. How could you mess with a man like "Coach" Kline? One of the more popular teachers at the school, acting up in his class means you have to answer to his students. Very rarely does he personally have to get on his class to behave.

AGE:
78

HEIGHT:
5'2"

BUILD:
Short and stocky, like a bald, beardless Santa Claus

HOME TOWN:
Savannah, Georgia

POWERS:
None, but has an incredible gift to inspire a love for literature in his students.

APPEARANCE:
The elderly English teacher is short and a bit heavy set (he claims from a wonderfully fulfilling life that can only get better, "like wine"), and always wearing a bow tie. "Coach" Kline could be your grandfather, and he certainly loves to look the part.

BIO:
Jeremiah Kline was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1932. He grew up through some of the hardest times the nation knew, but from a very early age he always found solace in books. Shakespeare, Melville, Homer, Poe; all helped him to live a life of adventure uninhibited by his color.
In the 1950's, Kline was drafted in the Army, and served during the Vietnam War as a cook in a Japanese hospital. During his time off, he would roam the wards with his favorite books, stopping to either drop off a book with a wounded soldier or to sit and read to the more injured ones. Between tours, he met a woman named Delilah Murphy in the library, and the two fell instantly in love. In 1968, they were married.
In the late 70's, after leaving the Army, Kline went to college, earning a teaching degree. He taught elementary and middle school in the 80's, while raising his three children; Edgar, William, and Bo (Edgar and William were allowed to name their younger brother). In 1991, Mr. Kline retired from teaching full time, and began to substitute teach for high school.
Never being happy sitting still for too long, and wanting to get out of the south, Jeremiah and Delilah moved to Rhode Island in 1997, and it was then he began to teach full time again, this time as a high school English teacher. He had a unique teaching style, especially with the "less-motivated" students, to help them pass his class. Students constantly left his classroom with smiles, having just spent the hour acting out scenes from plays and stories. His Army experience would occasionally come to light, and he would bellow with such force that the football team jokingly called him "Coach." The name stuck, and year after year his students referred to him only as Coach. He retired again in 2002.
His retirement was short-lived, and in 2004 he was asked to come teach at Westbrook Academy. His knack for inspiring his students to do well in class and to learn to love literature caught the eye of the board of directors, who wanted a teacher who could capture the hearts and minds of the more rebellious meta-human students that would (undoubtedly) attend the school. Outside the door to his room, underneath the plaque that says his name, is a small, black strip of plastic that simply reads "Coach."

NAME:
Louis Herrera

Head Master of Westbrook Academy

AGE:
58

HEIGHT:
5'11"

BUILD:
He's still in good shape but not like he used to be.

HOME TOWN:
Paragon City

POWERS:
Kinetic Blasts

APPEARANCE:
Mr. Herrera is a well dressed Hispanic man who carries himself with confidence. He seems much taller than he is as he always stands up straight. He almost has this aloofness to him but any time he gets down to business, answering questions, subbing for a sick teacher, or even helping students with their homework his entire demeanor changes and he becomes relaxed and smiles almost constantly.

BIO:
Mr. Herrera parents were originally from Puerto Rico but moved to the United States at a young age. From a very young age Louis began demonstrating mutant abilities. Shortly after that his parents moved Paragon City to try to make a better life for him in an area that might be more accepting of him. His father passed away when he was young and he was raised by his mother. Soon he began falling in with bad elements. He very well could have ended up in one of the super powered gangs that roam the streets of Paragon if it weren't for William Westbrook.

William Westbrook as The Crimson Avenger found Louis trying to break into an electronics store during one of his patrols. He stopped Louis from robbing the place but was horrified to see that he was just some fifteen year old kid. He took Louis under his wing and trained him to be a costumed crime fighter like he was. Soon Louis adopted the name Torrent and fought crime along side the Crimson Avenger as his side kick.

During this time he also got involved in an after school program hosted by an inner city church. A priest there put him in touch with hundreds of other at risk kids who needed help with their home work, or just some one to talk to. Every afternoon he tought these kids, and every night he fought crime as Torrent side kicked to The Crimson Avenger.

Nearly ten years after they'd been working together William told Louis that he would be retiring soon and wanted him to take over. Louis said he'd think about it which sent William for a loop who thought he'd jump at the chance to take over. Louis eventually explained that he thought that he might be better off preventing crime preemptively by helping kids get a good education and the resources and role models they needed than to be reactive and stop crime as it happens. Westbrook was not happy with his decision and they eventually went separate ways.

It was a year later that Westbrook tracked down Louis again and told him he had made a mistake. He wanted some one to take over what he was doing and realized that Louis wanted to do that, but not the way he had thought he would. After months of soul searching Westbrook realized that his greatest accomplishment in his entire heroing career was Louis and it was the same preventative methods that Louis had been talking about.

Westbrook paid for Louis' college education. Louis obtained a bachelors and a masters in education. Louis then spent nearly fifteen years working with various schools and tutoring programs. When Westbrook passed away he set up a fund to build a school for super powered students and in his will insisted that Louis be offered the job as head master. The board of directors were against this as there were many better credentialed and more experienced applicants. Westbrook's widow enforced the will and Louis took the job. He has been the head master for Westbrook Academy since it was opened and has proven himself time and though slow at first has since proven himself to be very adept at his job.