Dr. Lyra Relman

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NAME: Lyra Elcan Relman
ALIAS: Nightshade

MUTATION (POWERS): She is a chameleon. Each hair folicle on Lyra's body has the ability to change color at will. She can become indistingushable from anything. If she's standing infront of a brightly colored murel she will be indistinguishable from the rest of the painting. She can also mimick rustling leaves and rippeling water.

Her fur also secreted a fluid that allows anything with direct contact to her fur to mimic any change that her fur makes. I.e. her clothing blends into her enviorment just like her fur. She however cannot blend other people.

She also has the ability to 'become' her enviorment. Akin to Kitty Pryd's ability of phasing Lyra can morph into her environment. In her youth Lyra could not pass threw objects, she can only morph into something her own width by temporarily bonding the mass of what she has morphed into. If she morphs into a brick wall she will become indistinguishable from the wall and retain the same strength. As long as her eyes are closed there is no indication that she is there. Telepaths cannot detect her when she is using this mutation but powerful ferals can smell her.

At 15 she learned of a latent mutation. Complete Phazing. she can walk threw nearly any solid object for as long as she can hold her breath.

She is also able to morph the tips of her fingers and her feet into walls allowing her the ability to climb up and along any surface. She can also use her mutation to change her strength level.

By morphing her hands into a much heavier object she can retain the same strength of that object and can lift it. She can lift almost anything she's morphed into. This also works if she morphs her feet into asphalt. If she where to hit someone while being morphed it would be (to the victim) like slamming into the road.

Her senses are slihtly more sensitive than a normal humans's and she has exilent night vision.

AGE: 25

DESCRIPTION OF BODY (BUILD, HEIGHT, UNIQUE FEATURES, ETC.): 5'2” 105 lbs, tone and slim. Short soft gray fur like that of a Russian Blue cat covers her entire body and face. She has elf like ears a prehensile tail and strong hind legs like Nightcrawler's. She has 5 fingers on each hand (with retractable claws) and 3 wolf like toes on each foot.

HAIR COLOR AND STYLE: Glossy blue, cropped at the shoulder.

EYE COLOR: Blue

RELATIVES: Older Brothers Jayn and William, parents diseased

ETHNITICITY: English

HISTORY: Lyra and her older brothers, Jayn and William grew up in a comfy little countryside home, with their parents. They were all three kept hidden, so the others in the nearby village wouldn't see them. A community that was racist against mutants, as the most of the world was. Lyra to spite her outgoing nature took seclusion a bit harder than her brothers. They were home-schooled by their parents. Alas, only the first few years for Lyra where like that. When she was 8, the house burned down, killing their parents. After that, her brothers took care of her. They where forced to travel to a larger city, squatting an abandoned building. They where able to tap into electrical systems and phone lines, easily snatching credit card numbers and checking account numbers, to provide heat, food and clothing for themselves. They never took more than they needed. They stayed there until they where contacted by the Xavier institute.

Lyra grew to accept her appearance and reverted to her outgoing nature not long after arriving at the school. She achieved top grades in all of her classes and eventualy became Hank McCoy's apprentice. While at the school she earned PHD's in medicine, psychology, chemestry, genetics and historical studies. The speed at which she was able to achieve her doctorits leads to believe she may posess a degree of hightened intelegence.

She began teaching once her High School degree was earned. She stayed until last year when she left to study in India. Her disertation on how mutant abilities could have lent to India's culture was well recieved and was published in the American Medical Journal. It also opened doors for study on the effects of mutation in the world's cultures and legends.

ANY SERIOUS PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITIONS: She has overcome her clostriphobia

HOBBIES: writing

PERSONALITY: Frendly and intelegent

ANY PETS: no

OTHER: If starteled Lyra's fur may change colors to mimic her enviorment briefly.