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There's an IC post. Sorry for the delay.

We apologize for the method of collection but we don’t have time to explain. We are all in terrible danger. Thrude straightened up out of her fighting stance to face the aliens head-on. "I have SWORN a BLOOD-OATH to PROTECT Midgard, and ALL its peoples! If thou doth THREATEN humankind, then THOU SHALL TASTE MY STEEL!" She waved Hridgandr in an arc beside her. "But IF thou hast NO ill will toward Earth OR its cousins, and thou art TRULY innocents, then be that danger from THE STORM or BARBARIAN HORDES at your GATES, I shall BEAT IT BACK with all the RIGHTEOUS MIGHT of the Aesir! For there is NO STORM in ALL THE NINE WORLDS with such FURY to match one of ODIN'S GET!"

Sorry for the delay. There's an IC post.

The Scarab floated closer to the inquisitive youth. She spoke in a lower tone, barely above a whisper. "We don't know yet. That's what we're trying to figure out. And until we do figure it out, we're trying to keep collateral damage to a minimum. If there is trouble, then we don't want it for anyone but ourselves. I appreciate the offer. And I'm not wearing a badge, so I know it's hypocritical of me to ask you to stay on the sidelines. But there are things we can do that no one else can, not even the police, and we can do them better without other people in the line of fire. If you want to help, you'll get your chance, I promise. Just not today." She nodded to him, and then vanished from sight once again. Jack and Blodeuwedd felt The Scarab's voice echo in their minds again. Security on the inside appears to be minimal. I can assure us an unimpeded entrance, unless the two of you would rather swing onto the roof and climb down a ventilation shaft?

Sorry about being gone last week. Catching up now...

The look is based on the spotted salamander and the fire salamander, yes. I find them both striking and pleasing to the eye. I'm really want to avoid blue/yellow, because between Claremont and Centurion, it's so ubiquitous among PCs and NPCs alike. I'm also trying to avoid the blue/orange combo that Thrude uses, or making red the dominant color like with The Scarab. I thought about going blue/red, but that feels too much like ripping off Spider-Man's look, and though I've found pics of blue newts and red newts, I have yet to find one that was both. I decided on yellow as the main color, partially because of the look of the animals in question, partially because of the connotations of yellow and gold described here, and partially because yellow against a field of black is a popular marketing choice. Yellow is an instinctually attention-grabbing color, and it is easier for human eyes to focus on yellow objects and perceive fine details of yellow objects at a distance than it is for objects of most other colors. 2/3 of the costumes so far use yellow as an accent color instead of a main one, because it has the power to completely overwhelm the outfit if too much is used. I was worried that was the case with #2, but for some reason, that seems to be the most popular one so far. (Everything I just said about yellow applies to red as well, but, again, I wanted to avoid another red costume among my stable.)

Here's another couple of costume ideas:

Figured out a name and costume (see above). Still retooling the backstory. Build might need a couple tweaks depending on that.

There. I think I finally tinkered enough and wound up with a "true" PL10 build I can be happy with.

I don't think you'd have to have the suit buy off the vulnerability, since Vulnerability affects the DC of attacks with that descriptor. But yeah, a 1PP Immunity with a Device discount shouldn't nullify a 5PP drawback. But she could probably still suffer extra damage from heat-based attacks while inside the suit if you wanted.

Character Name: Thrude ("ThrOOD") Power Level: 12 (250/250PP) Trade-Offs: -4 Attack / +4 Damage, -4 Defense / +4 Toughness In Brief: Dimensionally and temporally displaced Nordic goddess teams up with a crippled ex-soldier to redeem her pantheon. Abilities: 16 + 0 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 16 = 48PP Strength: 35/26 (+12/+8), 110/26 Lifting (Heavy Load: 50,000 tons / 920 lbs.) Dexterity: 10 (+0) Constitution: 34/26 (+12/+8) Intelligence: 10 (+0) Wisdom: 10 (+0) Charisma: 26 (+8) Combat: 16 + 16 = 32PP Initiative: +0 Attack: +8 Grapple: +35/+16 Defense: +8, +4 Flat-Footed Knockback: -14/-8/-4 Saving Throws: 0 + 0 + 8 + 12 = 20PP Toughness: +16/+8 (+12/+8 CON, +4 Protection) (Impervious 12/0) Fortitude: +12/+8 (+12/+8 CON, +0PP) Reflex: +8 (+0 DEX, +8PP) Will: +12 (+0 WIS, +12PP) Skills: 95/96R = 24PP Bluff 0 (+8, +16 Attractive) Craft (Artistic) 15 (+15) Diplomacy 0 (+8, +16 Attractive) Intimidate 17 (+25) Knowledge (Arcane) 15 (+15) Knowledge (History) 5 (+5) Knowledge (Philosophy/Theology) 5 (+5) Languages 8 (Anglo-Saxon [Old English], Danish, English, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norse [Native], Norwegian, Swedish) Notice 10 (+10) Search 10 (+10) Ride 5 (+5) Survival 5 (+5) Feats: 12PP Accurate Attack All-Out Attack Artificer Attractive 2 Benefit (Status [Goddess, Princess, Valkyrie]) Equipment 4 (20EP)Veteran Reward Environmental Adaptation (Storms) Improved Critical (Hridgandr Strike) Interpose Power Attack Startle Takedown Attack Track Ultimate Save (Will) Italics indicate a feat which was purchased as a power or part of a power. The cost is reflected under "Powers," below. Valhalla (PL15 HQ) [20EP] Size: Colossal [5EP] Toughness: +10 [1EP] Features: [14EP] Animal PensAoF Combat Simulator (Einherjar) Garage (Stables) Gym Holding Cells 2 (Toughness +15, Nullify 15) Infirmary Isolated (Asgard) Library Living Space Parade GroundsAoF PersonnelBoM (Einherjar) Pool Workshop [14EP] Powers: 40 + 8 + 9 + 3 + 11 + 12 + 4 + 8 + 30 = 125PP Device 12 (59/60PP Container [Passive, Permanent], Flaws: Easy-To-Lose, Feats: Indestructible, Restricted 2 ["Only The Worthy" can lift, use, or transform], Subtle [Transforms into an ornate drinking horn]) [40PP] (Magic Weapon, Rune Magic, “Hridgandrâ€) [7 + 2 + 3 + 16 + 31 = 65PP] Divine Travel 3 (6PP Array, Feats: Alternate Power) [7PP] Base Power:Super Movement 3 (Space Travel 3) [6PP] (Magic Wind) Alternate Power: [6PP] Super-Movement 2 (Dimensional Travel 2 [9 Worlds of Norse Myth], Feats: Progression [Cargo] 2 [500 lbs.]) [6PP] ("Bifrost," The Rainbow Bridge, The World Tree, "Yggdrasil") Environment Control 1 (Light [Moderate], 5ft radius, Extras: Action 2 [Free], Flaws: Range [Touch]) [2PP] (Magic Lightning) Flight 1 (10MPH / 100ft per Move Action, Feats: Interpose) [3PP] (Magic Wind) Immunity 30 (Cold Effects, Electricity Effects, Weather Effects, Flaws: Limited [1/2 Effect], Feats: Environmental Adaptation [storms]) [16PP] (Elemental Mastery) Storm Mastery 13 (26PP Array, Feats: Alternate Power 5) [31PP] Base Power: [11 + 14 = 25PP] Damage 4 (Feats: Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [11PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Flight 7 (8, 2,500MPH [Mach 3.25] / 25,000ft [5 miles] per Move Action) [14PP] (Magic Wind) Alternate Power: [9 + 17 = 26PP] Damage 4 (Extras: Linked [Drain], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [11PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Drain Toughness 16 (Extras: Affects Objects, Linked [Damage], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Slow Fade [1 minute]) [17PP] Alternate Power: [17 + 9 = 26PP] Damage 4 (Extras: Linked [Trip], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Knockback 8 [Damage 24], Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [17PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Trip 16 (Extras: Knockback, Linked [Damage], Flaws: Action [Full], Range [Touch], Feats: Improved Throw) [9PP] Alternate Power: [26PP] Damage 16 (1,600ft Max Range, Extras: Range [Ranged], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Homing 2 [2 additional attempts], Improved Range 3 [1 1,600ft Range Increment], Indirect 3, Precise 2) [26PP] (Magic Lightning) Alternate Power: [26PP] Environment Control 10 (1-mile radius, Cold [Extreme: Check 1/min (1/10 rounds)], Hamper Movement [1/4 speed], Hamper Visibility [-4 Visual Notice/Search], Wind [severe: -4 Auditory Notice/Search, -4 Thrown Attacks, 50% chance to extinguish protected flames, 100% chance to extinguish open flames], Extras: Independent, Total Fade, Flaws: Action [Full], Distracting, Range [Touch], Feats: Slow Fade 2 [5 minutes per Power Point, 2 hours total]) [26PP] (Storm Summoning) Alternate Power: Flight 13 (14, 250,000MPH [Mach 325] / 2,500,000ft [500 miles] per Move Action) [26PP] (Magic Wind) Enhanced Constitution 8 [8PP] (Divine Might) Enhanced Strength 9 [9PP] (Divine Might) Features 3 (Environmental Adaptation 3 [High Gravity, Low Gravity, Zero Gravity]) [3PP] (Divine Might) Immunity 11 (Aging, Life Support [Disease, Environmental Cold/Heat/Pressure/Radiation/Vacuum, Poison, Suffocation], Starvation/Thirst) [11PP] (Divine Might) Impervious Toughness 12 (Extras: Reflective [Melee Damage], Flaws: Limited [Not Impervious vs Blessed/Celestial/Holy, Chi/Ki, Demonic/Hellfire/Infernal, Divine, Magic, or Supernatural Damage]) [12PP] (Divine Might) Protection 4 [4PP] (Divine Might) Super-Senses 8 (Extended Hearing 3 [10,000ft / 2 mile Notice Increments], Extended Vision 3 [10,000ft / 2-mile Notice Increments], Low-Light Vision, Microscopic Vision [Dust]) [8PP] Super-Strength 15 (Lifting STR 110 [Heavy Load: 50,000 tons]) [30PP] (Divine Might) Drawbacks: (-4) + (-4) + (-3) = -11PP Normal Identity (Astrid must sip liquid from Hridgandr to become Thrude, Frequency: Common [Full Action], Intensity: Major) [-4PP] Vulnerability (Deceit/Trickery [bluff, Phantasms, etc.], Frequency: Very Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-4PP] (Gullible) Vulnerability (Emotion Effects, Frequency: Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-3PP] (Divine Passion) Abilities (48) + Combat (32) + Saving Throws (20) + Skills (24) + Feats (12) + Powers (125) - Drawbacks (11) = 250/250 Power Points Combat Block: ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC27/23 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Physical) Hridgandr Strike Touch +5ft DC31 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy and/or Physical) DC26 Fortitude (Staged) Drain Toughness STR/DEX vs +16 Prone Lightning Ranged DC31 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy)

Character Name: Thrude ("ThrOOD") Power Level: 15 (250/250PP) Trade-Offs: -5 Defense / +5 Toughness In Brief: Dimensionally and temporally displaced Nordic goddess teams up with a crippled ex-soldier to redeem her pantheon. Abilities: 16 + 0 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 16 = 48PP Strength: 32/26 (+11/+8), 107/26 Lifting (Heavy Load: 34,078 tons 1,440 lbs. / 920 lbs.) Dexterity: 10 (+0) Constitution: 40/26 (+15/+8) Intelligence: 10 (+0) Wisdom: 10 (+0) Charisma: 26 (+8) Combat: 10 + 20 = 30PP Initiative: +0 Attack: +5 Ranged, +11 Melee, +15 Hridgandr Strike, +15 Lightning Grapple: +37/+19 Defense: +10, +5 Flat-Footed Knockback: -15/-7/-4 Saving Throws: 0 + 0 + 10 + 15 = 25PP Toughness: +20/+8 (+15/+8 CON, +5 Protection) (Impervious 15/0) Fortitude: +15/+8 (+15/+8 CON, +0PP) Reflex: +10 (+0 DEX, +10PP) Will: +15 (+0 WIS, +15PP) Skills: 55/56R = 14PP Bluff 0 (+8, +16 Attractive) Craft (Artistic) 5 (+5) Diplomacy 0 (+8, +16 Attractive) Intimidate 17 (+25) Knowledge (Arcane) 5 (+5) Knowledge (History) 5 (+5) Knowledge (Philosophy/Theology) 5 (+5) Languages 8 (Anglo-Saxon [Old English], Danish, English, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Norse [Native], Norwegian, Swedish) Ride 5 (+5) Survival 5 (+5) Feats: 17PP Accurate Attack Attack Focus (Melee) 6 Attack Specialization (Hridgandr Strike) Attractive 2 Benefit (Status [Goddess, Princess, Valkyrie]) Equipment 4 (20EP)Veteran Reward Environmental Adaptation (Storms) Improved Critical (Hridgandr Strike) Interpose Power Attack Startle Takedown Attack Track Ultimate Save (Will) Italics indicate a feat which was purchased as a power or part of a power. The cost is reflected under "Powers," below. Valhalla (PL15 HQ) [20EP] Size: Colossal [5EP] Toughness: +10 [1EP] Features: [14EP] Animal PensAoF Combat Simulator (Einherjar) Garage (Stables) Gym Holding Cells 2 (Toughness +15, Nullify 15) Infirmary Isolated (Asgard) Library Living Space Parade GroundsAoF PersonnelBoM (Einherjar) Pool Workshop [14EP] Powers: 43 + 14 + 6 + 3 + 11 + 15 + 5 + 30 = 127PP Device 13 (65PP Container [Passive, Permanent], Flaws: Easy-To-Lose, Feats: Indestructible, Restricted 2 ["Only The Worthy" can lift, use, or transform], Subtle [Transforms into an ornate drinking horn]) [43PP] (Magic Weapon, Rune Magic, “Hridgandrâ€) [7 + 4 + 3 + 16 + 35 = 65PP] Divine Travel 3 (6PP Array, Feats: Alternate Power) [7PP] Base Power:Super Movement 3 (Space Travel 3) [6PP] (Magic Wind) Alternate Power: [6PP] Super-Movement 2 (Dimensional Travel 2 [9 Worlds of Norse Myth], Feats: Progression [Cargo] 2 [500 lbs.]) [6PP] ("Bifrost," The Rainbow Bridge, The World Tree, "Yggdrasil") Environment Control 2 (Light [Moderate], 10ft radius, Extras: Action 2 [Free], Flaws: Range [Touch]) [4PP] (Magic Lightning) Flight 1 (10MPH / 100ft per Move Action, Feats: Interpose) [3PP] (Magic Wind) Immunity 30 (Cold Effects, Electricity Effects, Weather Effects, Flaws: Limited [1/2 Effect], Feats: Environmental Adaptation [storms]) [16PP] (Elemental Mastery) Storm Mastery 15 (30PP Array, Feats: Alternate Power 5) [35PP] Base Power: [12 + 18 = 30PP] Damage 4 (Feats: Accurate [+2 Attack], Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [12PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Flight 9 (10, 10,000MPH / 100,000ft [20 miles] per Move Action) [18PP] (Magic Wind) Alternate Power: [11 + 16 = 27PP] Damage 4 (Extras: Linked [Drain], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Accurate [+2 Attack], Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [11PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Drain Toughness 15 (Extras: Affects Objects, Linked [Damage], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Slow Fade [1 minute]) [16PP] Alternate Power: [21 + 9 = 30PP] Damage 4 (Extras: Linked [Trip], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Accurate [+2 Attack], Affects Insubstantial 2, Extended Reach [10ft], Improved Critical [2, 18-20], Incurable, Knockback 10 [Damage 25], Mighty, Variable Descriptor [bludgeoning, Cold, Electricity, and/or Slashing Damage]) [21PP] (Hridgandr Strike, Magic Weapon) Trip 15 (Extras: Knockback, Linked [Damage], Flaws: Action [Full], Range [Touch], Feats: Improved Throw) [9PP] Alternate Power: [30PP] Damage 15 (1,500ft Max Range, Extras: Range [Ranged], Flaws: Action [Full], Feats: Accurate 5 [+10 Attack], Homing 2 [2 additional attempts], Improved Range 3 [1 1,500ft Range Increment], Indirect 3, Precise 2) [30PP] (Magic Lightning) Alternate Power: [30PP] Environment Control 12 (5-mile radius, Cold [Extreme: Check 1/min (1/10 rounds)], Hamper Movement [1/4 speed], Hamper Visibility [-4 Visual Notice/Search], Wind [severe: -4 Auditory Notice/Search, -4 Thrown Attacks, 50% chance to extinguish protected flames, 100% chance to extinguish open flames], Extras: Independent, Total Fade, Flaws: Action [Full], Distracting, Range [Touch], Feats: Slow Fade 2 [5 minutes per Power Point, 2 hours 20 minutes total]) [30PP] (Storm Summoning) Alternate Power: Flight 15 (16, 1,000,000MPH [Mach 1,304] / 10,000,000ft [2,000 miles] per Move Action) [30PP] (Magic Wind) Enhanced Constitution 14 [14PP] (Divine Might) Enhanced Strength 6 [6PP] (Divine Might) Features 3 (Environmental Adaptation 3 [High Gravity, Low Gravity, Zero Gravity]) [3PP] (Divine Might) Immunity 11 (Aging, Life Support [Disease, Environmental Cold/Heat/Pressure/Radiation/Vacuum, Poison, Suffocation], Starvation/Thirst) [11PP] (Divine Might) Impervious Toughness 15 (Extras: Reflective [Melee Damage], Flaws: Limited [Not Impervious vs Blessed/Celestial/Holy, Chi/Ki, Demonic/Hellfire/Infernal, Divine, Magic, or Supernatural Damage]) [15PP] (Divine Might) Protection 5 [5PP] (Divine Might) Super-Strength 15 (Lifting STR 107 [Heavy Load: 34,078 tons 1,440 lbs.]) [30PP] (Divine Might) Drawbacks: (-4) + (-4) + (-3) = -11PP Normal Identity (Astrid must sip liquid from Hridgandr to become Thrude, Frequency: Common [Full Action], Intensity: Major) [-4PP] Vulnerability (Deceit/Trickery [bluff, Phantasms, etc.], Frequency: Very Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-4PP] (Gullible) Vulnerability (Emotion Effects, Frequency: Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-3PP] (Divine Passion) Abilities (48) + Combat (30) + Saving Throws (25) + Skills (14) + Feats (17) + Powers (127) - Drawbacks (11) = 250/250 Power Points Combat Block: ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC26/23 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Physical) Hridgandr Strike Touch +5ft DC30 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy and/or Physical) DC25 Fortitude (Staged) Drain Toughness STR/DEX vs +15 Prone Lightning Ranged DC30 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy)

THOUGHT SCANNED by Thevshi The Scarab: Retooled the array, shuffled the skills and feats around, increased Charisma. Code for new sheet below.

THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER....by Thevshi Thrude: Claimed some unclaimed veteran reward points. Lowered Thrude's combat PL from 11 to 10, and Astrid's from 6 to 5. Changed the Space Travel power in the device. Shuffled around skills and feats a bit. New sheet code is below. [/device] Alternate Power: Flight 12 (13, 100,000MPH [Mach 130] / 1,000,000ft [200 miles] per Move Action) [24PP] (Magic Wind)[/array][/device] Enhanced Constitution 4 [4PP] (Divine Might) Enhanced Strength 4 [4PP] (Divine Might) Features 3 (Environmental Adaptation 3 [High Gravity, Low Gravity, Zero Gravity]) [3PP] (Divine Might) Immunity 11 (Aging, Life Support [Disease, Environmental Cold/Heat/Pressure/Radiation/Vacuum, Poison, Suffocation], Starvation/Thirst) [11PP] (Divine Might) Impervious Toughness 10 (Extras: Reflective [Melee Damage], Flaws: Limited [Not Impervious vs Blessed/Celestial/Holy, Chi/Ki, Demonic/Hellfire/Infernal, Divine, Magic, or Supernatural Damage]) [10PP] (Divine Might) Protection 4 [4PP] (Divine Might) Super-Strength 4 (Lifting STR 50 [Heavy Load: 12 tons]) [8PP] (Divine Might) Drawbacks: (-4) + (-4) + (-3) = -11PP Normal Identity (Astrid must sip liquid from Hridgandr to become Thrude, Frequency: Common [Full Action], Intensity: Major) [-4PP] Vulnerability (Deceit/Trickery [Bluff, Phantasms, etc.], Frequency: Very Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-4PP] (Gullible) Vulnerability (Emotion Effects, Frequency: Common, Intensity: Moderate [+50%]) [-3PP] (Divine Passion) Abilities (40) + Combat (24) + Saving Throws (16) + Skills (12) + Feats (6) + Powers (81) - Drawbacks (11) = 168/168 Power Points Combat Block: ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC25/23 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Physical) Hridgandr Strike Touch +5ft DC29 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy and/or Physical) Lightning Ranged DC29 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Energy) Normal Identity: Astrid Kierkegaard Power Level: 5 Tradeoffs: None Power Points: 66 Abilities: 4 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 16PP Strength: 14 (+2) (Heavy Load: 175 lbs.) Dexterity: 14 (+2)Paraplegic Constitution: 14 (+2) Intelligence: 10 (+0) Wisdom: 10 (+0) Charisma: 14 (+2) Combat: 12 + 12 = 24PP Initiative: +2 Attack: +6 Grapple: +8 Defense: +6Paraplegic, +3 Flat-Footed Knockback: -2 Saving Throws: 3 + 3 + 5 = 11PP Toughness: +4 (+2 CON, +2 Body Armor) Fortitude: +5 (+2 CON, +3PP) Reflex: +5Paraplegic (+2 DEX, +3PP) Will: +5 (+0 WIS, +5PP) Skills: 52R = 13PP Climb 3 (+5) Drive 3 (+5) Intimidate 3 (+5) Knowledge (Current Events) 4 (+4) Knowledge (Pop Culture) 4 (+4) Knowledge (Tactics) 4 (+4) Languages 1 (Danish, English [Native]) Medicine 4 (+4) Notice 5 (+5) Profession (Soldier) 5 (+5) Search 5 (+5) Stealth 3 (+5) Survival 5 (+5) Swim 3 (+5) Feats: 6PP Endurance Equipment 4 (20EP) Prone Fighting [device]Equipment: 4PP = 20EP Collapsible Baton Damage 2 (Feats: Mighty, Subtle) [4EP] Ballistic Vest Protection 2 (Feats: Subtle) [3EP] Tesla Model S Luxury Sedan (Vehicle) [13EP] Size: Huge [2EP] Strength: 35 [1EP] Defense: 8 Toughness: 10 [1EP] Features: Alarm (DC20), Disabled Driver Conversion (All Hand-Operated Controls), GPS Navigation System [3EP] Powers: Speed 4 (100MPH / 1,000ft per Move Action) [4EP], Super-Senses 2 (Direction Sense, Time Sense) [2EP][/device] Drawbacks: -4PP Disability (Paraplegic, Frequency: Common, Intensity: Major) [-4PP] In some situations, she will effectively be immobile, and/or have an effective Dexterity and/or Reflex of 0, because of this drawback. Abilities (16) + Combat (24) + Saving Throws (11) + Skills (13) + Feats (6) + Powers (0) - Drawbacks (4) = 66 Power Points Combat Block: ATTACK RANGE SAVE EFFECT Unarmed Touch DC17 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Physical) Baton Touch DC19 Toughness (Staged) Damage (Physical)

The Scarab: 1 >Charity Begins At Home (1) Thrude: 3 >By Nebula's Soft Light (1) >When The Nothing Shines Upon (2)

Odin, King of Asgard, and his Queen, Frigga, dined at a circular table in a private garden within the walls of Valhalla, with their daughter-in-law and Crown Princess, Sif. Warriors of the Einherjar, distinguishable from mortal Scandinavian warriors of a millenia ago only by the slight golden glow that always emanated from their flesh, poured mead into tankards and served plates overflowing with fresh fruit and roast venison. When Thrude entered the garden, Sif rose from her chair and took her daughter's hands into her own. "Thrude!" She stroked her daughter's cheek, then pulled her close and kissed her forehead. "Mother!" Thrude's mouth hung open in astonishment. "Your...your hair!" Thrude's mother had once possessed golden locks which shined like the sun and flowed down to her feet. But now, her hair was black as coal, tied into a single simple braid which ended at the small of her back. Thrude lifted that braid from her mother's shoulder and stared at it. "What happened...?" Sif, Lady of the Harvest, sighed. "Loki." She spit upon the soil after saying the name of Odin's blood-brother. "Loki happened. It is not a tale worth repeating, but it is one you can hear from a thousand different tongues. Please, sit with us."

Thrude awoke to a knocking at her chamber door. Still in her dressing gown, she heaved open the solid oak to reveal her grandfather's wife, the Queen of Asgard. Frigga wore a simple but elegant forest-green dress, contrasting the fiery curls, streaked with white, which fell about her shoulders and down her back. A broadsword rested in an ornate scabbard belted around her waist. When she locked eyes with Thrude, an easy smile smoothed the wrinkles of her face. "Grandmother!" Thrude wrapped her arms around Frigga and pulled her close. Frigga stroked Thrude's hair with one hand while returning her embrace with the other. "I've always loved it when you called me that, Child." Thrude's grandmother by blood, the birth-mother of Thor, was commonly known to be Fjorgynn, the great jotunn of the Earth. But it was Frigga's knee upon which the young Thrude had bounced, Frigga's cloth which had helped wipe the spittle from her mouth. "The All-Father has invited you to break your night's fast with us. Your mother will be joining us as well." Frigga left the rest unspoken, but Thrude took her meaning. And my father will not.

Posting with Trollthumper's consent, since no one else has. Trying to get this moving again. Thrude will try to get a firm grip on the ship and use her Super-Strength to hold it in place. If necessary, she can put the Flight or Space Travel power from her Device into the effort as well, to counteract the existing momentum of the ship.

A cloud of fog in the vague shape of a great eight-legged warhorse gallopped across the skies of the Tri-State area. Lightning flared from inside the empty spaces where a horse's eyes would have been. Thunder roared with every beat of the misty hooves. One hand gripping the wispy edges of the cloud resembling a horse's mane, one hand holding the great axe-hammer Hridgandr to the side, Thrude Thorsdottir, Princess of Asgard, rode her spectral steed in a widening spiral radiating out from the center of Freedom City. She climbed higher up and farther out with each pass, faster and faster. Searching for the source of the distress signal, her route expanded to cover the city, then the state, and soon the entire Eastern Seaboard, before breaking the Earth atmosphere entirely. Once she pierced the stratosphere, Thrude kicked her boots against the edges of the horse-shaped cloud between her legs. She became a fiery blur, azure and amber rings racing around the planet. After a few passes, the goddess finally noticed the gleaming, floating wreck spinning in orbit. She rode up to the ship, reached out to the hull, and grabbed on to what was left of the wing, straining to hold it still.

Thrude uses her Dimensional Travel power to open a portal to Folkvangr, and leans on her Benefit feat to take advantage of Freyja's hospitality.

Thrude blinked a few times and rubbed her eyes after the flash from Set's phone camera. She opened her eyes to see the pint-sized deity standing confidently before her. She rubbed her chin thoughtfully as her eyes drifted from his head to his feet and back up again. Then she glanced back down at her huge axe-hammer. Her shoulders slumped a bit as she sighed. She gave a quick squeeze to a wad of cloth near the center of her chest, where a finger-sized chunk of stone hung under her tunic from a simple leather thong around her neck. Over a millenium had passed on Midgard since she first pulled that largest piece out of the mound of gravel and powder that used to be the man who had forged Hridgandr, since she had turned from her father and joined Freyja's sisterhood. Her eyes shot back up, looking down at Set's face with a slight smile. "Thy wit is quick, fellow Storm-Lord. Thy courage is battle-tested and true. Thy honeyed words are kind, and forsooth, I cannot protest thy reckoning. Nor can I promise that all thine appetites shall be sated this night. But thy aid this day merits a hearty helping of mead at the least." Thrude gripped the haft of Hridgandr and slammed the end against the ground. A bolt of lightning shot up from the hammer-head into the heavens. A dark cloud formed overhead, expanding to cover the entire sky above Lonely Point. A huge blur of green pierced the clouds from above and descended slowly upon them. A tree branch thicker than the Sentry Statue, coated with oblong leaves the size of 18-wheeled trucks, bent down to rest its end gently upon the ground. "I have a standing invitation from Lady Freyja to visit her palace at Sessrumnir. I do not think she will mind if I bring a guest, especially one so pleasing to behold as thou art." And if I do not decide to indulge thy desires, if I decide to let yet another age pass without a fellow warrior's touch, then surely Freyja or one of her handmaidens will take a liking to thee.

Astrid Kierkegaard slurped a raw oyster from its shell, leaned back into her wheelchair, and washed the oyster down with a swig of ale. She didn't much care for the other clientele of the Wading Way Brewery. There were too many stuffed-shirted would-be corporate raiders and popped-collar "brodudes" from the nearby university. And the food was a bit outside what she normally considered to be her personal price range. But she had to admit, that fare the other day hadn't steered her wrong when he'd recommended the "Twilight Summer Ale." Since she agreed to become the mortal host of a goddess, she was trying to scale back on the quantity of her alcohol consumption in favor of quality. She was glad she'd caught this one before the end of the season, and that she'd snagged an outdoor table, away from the chest-thumping apes dressed as people inside. She was in the middle of her next swig when a piece of the sky fell down into the park across the street. She did a spit-take onto the sidewalk, wedged her glass between her thighs, and started heaving the wheels of her chair as fast as she could around the corner. She pushed herself a block down 51st, then into an alley. She pulled a large, ornate drinking horn out of her messenger bag, poured the remaining ale into it, and raised the horn to her lips. Argh. Forgot to close my t- A bolt of lightning stabbed down from the sky into the alley, sending chunks of asphalt flying in all directions. Astrid and her wheelchair were gone. Thrude Thorsdottir, Princess of Asgard, now stood in her place. She heaved her massive axe-hammer Hridgandr up toward the sky, and a divine wind pushed her into the air.

If you're overcrowded, I can bow out.

Heh. I haven't updated her rep tables yet, since the thread is ongoing, but Thrude did team up with Set recently. I'm sure he at least snapped a selfie.

Sorry for the delay. There's an IC post.