Moving to the United States

Between 1989 and 1990, Callum Ainsworth, Oscillobeam, and his wife Lily Ainsworth, Incandescent Shield, founded the company Ainsworth Industries in the United Kingdom, where Callum was born and raised. Both were metas--Callum was a technopath, and Lily was a photokinetic. They had two children born seven years apart, with the firstborn being Jenna's brother, Jonah, AKA Photon Cannon.

For roughly a decade, the family's life was fairly uneventful. When Jonah turned 11, however, he began to show metahuman potential, which came as no shock to their parents. However, Jonah's power was a little dangerous. He had the ability to disintegrate objects that the skin of his hands came into direct contact with, converting the make-up into photonic energy. This could especially be triggered by powerful emotions. To protect their son and others, Callum and Lily developed a hand-worn prototype through Ainsworth Industries. These could neutralize metahuman abilities that were triggered by hand. These later went on to be manufactured and made available to developing metas in the UK who suffered similar complications.

While Callum and Lily were both loving and very affectionate parents, their technology industry crippled their availability to be with their children. When their success became too great, they feared their children would suffer neglect in their absence, and reached out to Callum's non-metahuman brother, a first-grade special ed teacher in the states, David Ainsworth. Naturally, David was more than happy to look after his niece and nephew, since he was unable to have children of his own. By living with David, it would also give Jonah accessibility to the Ashvattha Metafacility.

The Ashvattha Metafacility is a school dedicated to the growth and development of metahumans, especially children and young adults. Grandmaster Larch is the head of the school, a retired Golden Age hero who opened the school with the intent to offer aid to the next generation of heroes. Lily Ainsworth participated in the foundation of Ashvattha Metafacility through charity, donations, and funding, though she was not the singular force.

David Ainsworth was, and still is, a fantastic parental figure for Jonah and Jenna. The children enjoyed themselves in Pennsylvania. Jenna was a chatty and friendly four-year-old who attended the school David taught at. Jonah had some favoritism when enrolled to Ashvattha on account of his mother, which gave him a bit of an ego boost. Life was "standard procedure" for all of two years.

The Mark of Death

The rural community that Jenna resided in thrived. It was a well-executed environment; everyone knew everyone for three blocks in all directions, meaning that the adults would help each other watch over their kids and allow their children to play in the local park just a few blocks down. They lived this way, surprisingly, with little incident. It's perhaps something they were best known for.

However, this was precisely what would cause Jenna's horrifying incident. In April of 2003, just a month after her sixth birthday, on a day just before noon, while David was out at the store and Jonah was babysitting, Jenna asked Jonah if she could go play at the park with him. Jonah declined the invitation, but gave Jenna permission to go if she would come back in twenty minutes. She was given a wristwatch with a timer set for twenty minutes. Jenna neglected to tell any of the local adults where she was at, believing her communication with Jonah to be enough.

Jenna played by herself on the swing sets. It was before lunch, so other local children would not be out for a few hours on this day. Without warning, dark clouds rolled in, indicating stormy weather, but the thick fog that spread through the park said something else. Although she was unnerved by this weather phenomenon, Jenny braved the atmosphere to get her last few minutes in on the swings.

Jenna's memory of what happened next is mostly lost to time. As far as she knows, she became terrified of something, and fled up the street toward David's house, as if chased. One of the next-door neighbors was standing outside of his front door, but when Jenna cried out for his aid, he did not respond. Upon approaching him, the alarm on Jenna's wristwatch activated, waking her neighbor from his stupor. Being met with her neighbor's reanimated corpse, and the sound of her beeping wristwatch alerting more of the horde, she found her way home blockaded and was forced to run in the opposite direction.

Supposedly, metahuman zombies existed within the horde and overpowered her a few blocks from home. They took her down, only to be intercepted by a strange owl-like feline of magical origin before they could kill Jenna. This household-sized pet singlehandedly deterred the horde through unknown means and waited over Jenna's languishing body. This came to be known as Aurora, and Aurora's presence marked Jenna as her designated person. Aurora's alerting over the dying child drew the attention of an unknown figure, well-dressed in Sunday best and wrapped from head-to-toe in medical gauze.

The tall, thin, and feeble man took interest in Aurora's find. Seeing Jenna's future, the man saw that Jenna would not die here, so he introduced himself to Jenna's very soul, instilling a name she could call him by. At best, he seemed impressed by her sheer willpower. In giving Jenna his name, it severely cursed her, and through their bond, it also affected Aurora. He then, as a fate-weaver, altered Jenna's future to entertain his whimsy. He imparted the knowledge to Jenna's soul of how she would come to die, the date, and the time -- age sixteen, August 14th, 9:32pm, to be murdered by "one she calls a friend." And upon death, he would inherit her corpse and spirit.

The curse the man gave Jenna is named "the Mark of Death" within his death cult.

By the time the stranger had departed, Jonah fought his way through the streets and found Jenna by the sound of her wristwatch. He directed first aid to her as quickly as possible, and regenerators were able to save her from turning on the scene. Unfortunately, Jenna could not be fully restored.

Recovery Period

Jenna made a physical recovery, but from thereon seemed a bit touched. She was emotionally and mentally compromised, and while the regenerators were able to restore up to 97% of her brain, she suffered permanent side effects. PTSD, social anxiety, depression, and an altered personality required years of therapy, and at least half of a year of monitoring Jenna to make sure she had not deceptively turned.

No one could get Jenna to talk about the attack, or her curse, or things she had seen. Though Jenna had begun to reference an "imaginary friend" in the mirror, who supposedly told her that "everything would be alright," the psychologists could only assume that Jenna was finding a means to cope by creating this "friend." And because of the nature of the attack, they were unable to determine whether or not her memory loss was caused by brain rot or by severe trauma.

The nature of Jenna's curse could not be identified in full by mages--Though it could be read as an omen, it was foreign to those they came across. Jenna seemed determined to never make friends and, though allowed to continue living with David, was coddled and shut in at home.

Relatives

Jonah Ainsworth

• Player: @Whisk
• Status to Jenna: Brother
• Aliases: Photon Cannon, Photon, "Sizzles"

The ever-aspiring-hero big brother is very protective of Jenna. He's done what he can to help Jenna reacclimate and adjust to the world around her. He, admittedly out of a private guilt, feels that it's his duty to act confident in Jenna's stead, which, even if it means putting on airs. Though Jonah's drive and jokester demeanor is lost on his peers, the other adults of their lives seem to have quickly figured it out. Jonah's confidence and loving nature has certainly played a part in Jenna's ultimate recovery. It's often remarked on how he was the first to bring her smile back after the zombie attack. Jonah will do everything he can to protect that newfound smile.

Aurora

• Player: @Whisk
• Status to Jenna: Guardian
• Aliases: Granny, Lullaby Companion

Lullaby Companions are creatures native to a place known as the Sorcerer's Willow. They are animals which have evolved and adapted to the magic in the Willow, allowing their forms to change in size at whim, as well as use the natural elements to protect their children. All Lullaby Companions have a base color of white, but otherwise look like stuffed animal toys, or appear gentle and pure, appealing to children specifically. They are equivalent to therapy pets, having the power to protect children from nightmares. They only appear to and stay beside children who have endured significant harm or trauma. When their child is threatened, they take on a form associated more closely to the actual animal in the wild.

In Aurora's case, she appears to be a hybrid between a snow leopard and a snowy owl, making her an owl griffin. To communicate with other children that Jenna deems trustworthy, the children must eat one of her feathers. In doing this, she "adopts" more children based on the amount of "nine lives" she has left. Patient, peaceful, and loving, despite Jenna's inevitable mortality, she does all in her power to help Jenna be comfortable, and encourages her to make friends despite the curse. Though Aurora knows deep down that Jenna's fate is absolute, she is hopeful that justice may come through in the end, and is carefully deciphering Jenna's nightmares. Aurora is long aware of a catch, a loophole, in the well-dressed-man's motives, which may earn Jenna a right to life. Aurora just has to bide her time...

Friends (Courage Heart Phase)

Henry Briggs

• Player: @Macchiato
• Status to Jenna: Best friend
• Aliases: Bizarrotek

Dr. Connor Albright

• Player: @Macchiato
• Status to Jenna: Supervisor/Esoterics Engineer at Ashvattha Metafacility
• Aliases: "Henry's Dad," Professor Albright

Zachariah Callaghan

• Player: @mightyBos
• Status to Jenna: Friend
• Aliases: Hyperclaw, Zach

Elizabeth Hirano

• Player: @UltraRankGrunt
• Status to Jenna: Best friend & roommate at Ashvattha Metafacility
• Aliases: Ultimate Girl, Ellie

Knight Terminarch

• Player: @Arctique
• Status to Jenna: Friend & neighbor at Ashvattha Metafacility
• Aliases: Extinction, Kim Armstrong

Vanessa ???

• Player: @Arctique
• Status to Jenna: Acquaintance (Friend)
• Aliases: Unknown

Enemies: The Dragon & The Unicorn

Narcissus

• Player: @Arctique
• Status to Jenna: Ex-Ashvattha student; rival of Kim's
• Aliases: Unicorn Wizard, Julian

Once a fellow student at the Ashvattha Metafacility, Julian was overtaken by general teenager insecurities and his desire to impress the only peer who cared about him. He made for a formidable, willpower-piloted, reality-bending foe, but in the end, he was brought down and charged for his criminal activity. Perhaps in his absence, he will come to find the sort of person he wants to be, and have more healthy growth. Jenna learned a lot about herself through fighting him, and hopes to one day hear his apology and spar with him again.

Enemies: Birds of a Feather

"The Cousins"

• Player: @Macchiato
• Aliases: The Shrike Twins Ranald & Ronan, Anna the Robin, Halina the Sparrow, & Zakhar the Bittern

A terrifying gaggle of fae-bound undead spirits, these children of similar age to the Feathereater Club have managed to hijack the magi security system of the Ashvattha Metafacility, and trapped the grand majority of students and some faculty in an endless lucid nightmare. Their hands appear to be forced, though the temporary freedom to roam is not one they could resist. The ways in which these children have suffered is horrific, so naturally, their idea of "fun" is rather spiteful and, as Jenna personally found out with the Shrikes, quite violent. Alas, "The Cousins" are running out of time, and the one they are contract-bound to draws ever closer...Can the Feathereater Club and school's faculty break Halina's spell in time?

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• Player: @Macchiato
• Status to Jenna: Henry's Archvillain
• Aliases: Unknown

The one who appears to be on the other side of The Cousins' contract, the fae beast has a one-track mind to reach and collect Henry. Unbeknownst to the Feathereater Club, it seems to be a matter of blood-claim, and while most members aren't even aware of his existence, Zachariah certainly is...Described as a clumsy oaf, silent, and yet violent, there's no telling just how far he's had to walk to find Henry, bound by forces outside of his control. There is no doubt of the grudge he holds.

Enemies: Harmony

The Meteorite of Tokushima, Japan

• Player: @Arctique
• Aliases: Unknown

A meteorite crashed near a Buddhist temple today, causing chaos and mass hysteria. Several persons who were near the site of the crash have been reported missing and seemingly left no trace behind. Several ecosystems near the site of the crash have become devoid of wildlife in this bizarre phenomenon. Please avoid the following locations. . .

Enemies: A New Day

Equals

• Player: @UltraRankGrunt
• Aliases: Unknown

So long as all is within balance, when all of humanity can exist on equal terms - that is what will bring about a perfect world. The means and method by which we achieve these things is nothing to question in the face of humanity's great potential.

All Out of Character Quotes

(Prologue) "Feathereater Club" Arc

"The Dragon & The Unicorn" Subplot RP Quotes

"Birds of a Feather" Arc RP Quotes

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