Superheroic Character Information Page
Character Name
Shayne Monk
Character Aliases
Duststorm
Player
Lethe; images from City of Heroes and Doll Divine
Character Allignment
Heroic
Character Gender
Male, he/him
Character's Preference
Straight
Character Age
Junior in high school SEE BELOW for stats
Apparent Age
Slightly older than he really is
Group Affiliation
CHS only
Status in Group
Student
Relations
none directly at chs/pssp
Day Job if any
Janitor assistance
Pets
draca Grey and Black Batbatman
Dragon
Rallehaan
From
Trishath
From
Rainbow Glitz

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Quite young when his powers manifested, and it's entirely possible that he isn't even fully human
Just wants to make it through high school without too many detentions, and prove himself to his family, somehow
Apparently some form of wind/tornado elemental was in his family a few generations back, which may also be why his grandfather is so irate that these powers have manifested themselves 'once more' in their line
--Controls his own temperature and the immediate area within a +/- 50 degree spread, and up to 20 meters from himself
--Wind production, able to create small gusts to precisely extinguish a flame or nudge a grain of sand into an eye during a fight, up to hurricane force winds that pick up heavy items and can move smaller vehicles or large animals around along with himself propelled into the air like a minature tornado. He can keep up his own flight for quite a while, though if he's in a heated battle or doing heavy lifting with it he can last around 30 minutes and then take a rest. Also he can sense through this power, using gentle but fast pulses of air to sound out the area and sense motion within it, giving him a serious advantage when an opponent doesn't realize he can tell where they are
--Dust and particulate control, even without the wind, he can telekinetically lift and manipulate about a gallon volume of it. This matter must be smaller than a few milimeters, so sand, dust, salt, and the like are all easily done, but he needs to use his actual wind to move anything larger or heavier, or solid; this particle control takes virtually no energy but only extends about 3 meters from himself
Good with studies and physical tasks alike, and can aim his tornado and wind with remarkable precision
He sometimes suffers from a crippling self-doubt, but that's brought on because his grandfather nearly cast him out of their home when his powers began surfacing
No sidekick but he does have a great lil' draca, and hopefully will have a dragon to partner with above the city! Batbatman appears to love riding the wind kicked up from Shayne's power, and uses the dust and particles to hide behind until he can strike! It's a little strike okay fine but it's helping!
He's pretty average, since he uses his powers more than muscles to lift things
He can however keep up his physical work for a decent amount of time
Average dexterity, he has decent hand writing and good fine detail senses for his power, but nothing spectacular
He is quite good in the air, sweeping around as if he's doing parkour with his powers, and can get places and stay in them such as ledges on buildings, etc
Nothing special, nothing bad! He does understand advanced ideas but knows better than to expect himself to excell at hard math or science
No real plans to continue higher education after high school, but will want to make sure his skills match his desires
Sure wishes he could use his charm and social skill to get back into good graces with his family...
Is certainly a handsome young man, even in his unusual color, and dresses well when he has the right outfit
Surprisingly less impressive than he ought to be, but perhaps this is due to his family and self-worth issues; should he solve them this might improve
Anyone that can fly needs to be courageous, right? He won't hesitate to enter an area or fight but will still hem and haw about calling mom
His abilities are strong overall, and he can easily overpower several minion-level enemies at once
His practice needs a little work, but he will be a good team member when he finds a group to run with

ALLIGNMENT INFORMATION

Weakest --> Strongest; Good --> Evil / Order--> Chaos; Little --> Most

Drive
Orientation
Empathy

While sometimes he's right up with the big hitters, he will hold back and that's not because he thinks his powers won't help, it's that he does need more confidence He knows that his grandfather and some others in his line expect anyone with powers to be 'evil' so he has to do so much more good to make sure they know where he stands. He's not above doing quick and dirty tactics, however, after all the wind is unpredictable! He cares strongly for some people, and if they're down he'll work with them. Now if he could apply the same skill to himself?
Name Shayne Monk, aka Duststorm
Nut Not really a nut much
Class Junior, graduating '27 (30+5 kks)
Smarts 3
Bod/Feet 3 (3 str, 5 agi)
RWP 1
Luck 2
Drive 2 / Flight Navigation 5
Looks 5
Cool 4
Bonk 4
Powers

As above:
Temperature Control +/- 50 degrees, up to 20 meters from himself, this is an automatic ability

Wind Production and Sense Through Air; very strong and well controlled, modest energy drain unless pressed for a while

Particulate Control, very tiny particles adding up to a gallon worth, to 3 meters away, no energy drain

Clusters 12

Heroic Effort +4 Shayne really does want to try as hard as he can to make sure that his family knows that this weirdly inherited power is used 'properly', and as such he has a very honed sense of values, will always offer to help old people across the street safely, rescue treebound pets, and put out fires and save the day with a humble flair

Skills 20

Flight Expert and Aerial Navigation +4 From above, everything looks different. He loves the way any given landscape changes from the ground on up, but he is also capable of sensing through the very wind as well as the grit that is floating on it, so he has put this to good use in determining where pollutants are coming from, and how best to get the villains out of their lair for a good talking to. He is agile and floats with confidence even in close quarters

Bigger Plans Than Janitorial Service +3 His keen senses and ability to move through polluted air or dangerous smoke without incident mean that he is definitely looking at quality control and environmental protection as a long-term service goal. Though he doesn't have the connection to any government agencies that some might, he will start tapping those upon graduation

Work It, Baby! +3 He knows that he's a handsome man, and with a little help to style his wardrobe he has definitely got it in him to be a poster-worthy representative of the Paragon Students project or any given supergroup recruitment system

Knacks 3

Mobile Clean Room +3 Do you need that dust that's all over your prized Bunkers and Badasses miniature collection cleaned up? Want absolutely zero chance that any particles are getting in the way of your photon experiment? He's your guy. This is why he is working with the janitorial staff and takes care of the 'fiddly little things' that the mops and brooms can't handle

Walking On Eggshells +3/-3 Shayne's family is deeply disturbed by the appearance of the powers he has access to, and sometimes he will act as though he simply doesn't exist in order to keep their prying eyes off his every move. This hasn't done anything good for his confidence, but it will allow him to carefully avoid detection if he has to during a mission

Period Class / Instructor / Grade (Failing, Passing, Decent, Excellent, Superb) *PE substitute
1 Lab Procedure and Safety / Beck / Superb
2 Weather Control and its Implications / Shimizu / Superb
3 Local Galactic History / Argle / Decent
4 Measuring Up / Haital / Decent
5 Snappy Comebacks and Heroic Banter / Peacemongrel / Decent
6 Journalism / M.Jackson / Excellent
7 Heroic Ethics / Silverfish (Jensen) / Superb
8 *Mastering Flight / Tempest / Superb
Pets Draca BatBatman
Parents? As above, not on great terms
Siblings? Yes, not on great terms (with some hidden jealousy)
Other Info Now with a full sized dragon, he is showing more self-value and after graduation will begin working on that 'getting the family to recognize him' thing
 

Name: Rallehaan Selamputo
Gender: Male
Size/Shoulder/Length: large 17' s / 70' l / 90' and 80' ws
Colors: Orange Pigmented White Prism with Black Boots as shown, with gold Hathian armor bits remaining
Features: Supermutt with Duowing, Avengaean, Flurry, and 'other' features; naming structure includes the Selamputo family name, and gendered endings of first names (will be an- or -an depending on gender)
Powers: Winged Flight, As his rider is able to boost wind currents, Rallehaan is very capable of utilizing every bit of that to his advantage. Also since Shayne can keep up with even speedy flight, they have a great system of tag-teaming an area to patrol it, and Shayne resting up once they've got a good idea of the territory before doing any further heroics. Since Rallehaan is pretty big the only concern is for how the people they rescue will hang on, and that usually means 'grab a braid' with that lovely mane of his getting dolled up by experts recommended by Shayne who has his own hair done...
Teleportation, generally reserving this for emergencies, as even localized teleportation seems to wear him out a bit, he can still unerringly spot the PSSP, CHS, and Alabaster landing locations up and down the coast, and with a bit more effort move to places more distant if other dragons are coordinating the work
Telepathy and Verbal Speech, he isn't 'snarky' so much as a quick-wit, with a silver tongue that his rider doesn't seem to have for himself. He will never hesitate to say what the boy needs to say if he's having issues getting it out, and though he won't just up and insult anyone to their face he does not hold back in private with what he thinks ... including about that annoying grandfather of Shayne's. His voice carries well, partly due to his rider's wind abilities, and he can enunciate or mumble with whatever suits the moment
Full Dragon-Humanoid Shifting, though he does like keeping his coloration intact, Rallehaan can pass as 'near human' in virtually any way. Two legs are easy, and he even knows how to reduce his wings to little cute nubbins, as well as his tail to a more managable length to fit under a kilt or even just loose cargo shorts. His 'eyebrows' are still armored, and some people even wonder if they're augments from Sarif Industries, like built-in shades? He is slightly taller than a typical humanoid at 7'1" in his bipedal shape, but he can use all but his flight ability in that form. He can keep this shape up basically all day though he will then sleep very hard all night, reverting to draconic size and shape so he will sleep in his own big padded bed for that reason. Changing is near-instant but he does have to put his clothes on, thus he often prefers - but is not limited to - the outfit shown since it's quick and easy
Magic Affinity, can spot a magical enchantment, power going off, or magically-enabled person from a reasonable distance (about 500 meters in a sphere) but beyond that he concentrates on locating things rather than manipulating them
Aven Functional Magic, doesn't have an instructor for this, so some of it is laying by the wayside, but he does use the telekinesis and a bit of cleanup power here and there
Fire Majyck, this on the other hand is where he truly shines - while his rider is the 'earth and wind' part, Rallehaan is clearly the 'wind and fire' bit! They can enter a massive industrial fire and come out not even smelling of soot, as Rallehaan extinguishes or moves the flames, and Duststorm clears out the air to breathe and see better. They have teamwork down to an art by the time Shayne has graduated, and can predict each others' moves or power use so well that they may as well be one person
Parentage: Hadisha Selamputo x Maeritaan
Mate/Offspring: none yet
Origin: Spectral Wilds? Rainbow Glitz; Art By: Ktrenal, Doll Candybar 5 Elouai on Archive
Other Info: Hedonist, Witty, Clever, and Generous; really, when Shayne said 'I gotta get my hair done' Rallehaan came with as a humanoid and was positively smitten. That mane he keeps even as a straight-up human is always in style. His quips and barbed taunts are well known among the dragon heroic population, and he's never, ever left without something to jab back with if challenged in a rap battle. And yes, of course you can keep that braided hair, after we rescued you and you held on to it for dear life. It's hair! It'll grow quick! Just don't use it to make mad science experiments okay? Not responsible for that!