Lady of Aeaea

Name = Circe

Species = Evolon

Threat Level = 5

Age = Unknown (over 3,000 years); appears to be a young woman of 27-30 years old

Nationality = Greek

Appearance = dark gray skin, glowing white eyes without pupils, long brown hair styled with curls (gathered into a bun at the nape), beautiful appearance, tall stature

Clothing = white draped toga-style dress, red trim with gold Greek key pattern, red fabric armbands, silver pendant necklace, silver dangling earrings, silver hair chains, antiquity outfit, leather sandals

Likes = art (especially poetry and painting), ancient Greek culture, flowers (especially anemones), red wine, company, romantic stories, board games (she especially enjoys Parchís, chess, and dominoes), exotic birds

Dislikes = modern technology (computers, phones, etc.), when someone rejects her attention, rude or arrogant people, fast food, loneliness, when someone tries to sneak onto her island without an invitation, showing her true appearance, cheese

BACKSTORY

Circe was born long before the words "metahuman" and "Evolon" were ever spoken, predating the ECA and the Golden Age of Superheroes by millennia. Her story began on the island of Crete during the Minoan era, within the bustling coastal city of Malia. Her family held little social standing, likely surviving as poor fishermen or palace slaves. Despite her lowly origins, Circe was an exceptionally gifted child, though she was physically frail. A pronounced limp in her left leg and a large birthmark across her cheek made her a constant target of ridicule.

Tragedy struck when a devastating plague swept through Malia, claiming both of her parents. Miraculously surviving the outbreak, the orphaned girl was taken in as a servant by a wealthy local merchant. Her servitude lasted only a few weeks. When the merchant's son attempted to assault her, Circe instinctively unleashed her latent superhuman abilities for the very first time, instantly transmuting her attacker into a pillar of solid salt. Terrified of the consequences, she stole a small boat and fled to the neighboring islands, eventually seeking refuge across the sea in Ancient Egypt.

Reduced to begging and thievery in a crowded Egyptian port, Circe crossed paths with another Evolon, though they only knew the concept of "wizards" at the time. This man, Geras, possessed the terrifying ability to age his victims by absorbing their youth and bioenergy. Sensing immense potential in the young runaway, he took her under his wing as an apprentice. He quickly discovered that Circe harbored the incredibly rare power of reality manipulation. Geras taught her how to control these reality-warping abilities and eventually introduced her to the Children of Ahriman. This secret, ancient society of powerful Evolons had spent centuries masquerading as gods and goddesses, manipulating the development of early human civilizations for their own benefit. Intrigued, Circe accepted his offer and joined their ranks.

However, the order's power eventually led to its ruin. A violent schism tore the Children of Ahriman apart, shattering the network into rival factions and pantheons. The false deities waged a catastrophic war, slaughtering one another, leaving their descendants (future Evolons) vastly weakened. Circe was one of the few to survive this bloodbath, but not without consequence. During a final confrontation with an electrokinetic Evolon known as Zeus, her physical body was mutilated. To save her mind and nervous system from destruction, Circe used her powers to transform her remaining biomass into a living, biological island. She survived, but she was forever bound to this place of power as its core.

For the next several centuries, Circe lived in total isolation on her island, Aeaea. She rarely interacted with the outside world, using her reality-warping abilities to cloak the island or erase it from existence whenever unwanted ships drew near. Occasionally, she broke her solitude to invite prominent historical figures to her shores, hosting the likes of Genghis Khan, Nicolaus Copernicus, and George Washington. She fully emerged from this long isolation during the Golden Age of Superheroes in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, an era when Evolons stepped into the public eye as defenders of humanity. During this time, she had a brief romance with Radovic Petrovec, an ECA scientist. The relationship ended in betrayal when she discovered Radovic was only manipulating her to harvest her unique DNA. Enraged, Circe vanished from the world stage once more. It was only recently, following the rise of the Metahuman Empire and the world's descent into its current fractured state, that the ancient reality-warper finally began to open her island to guests once again.

PERSONALITY

• Circe possesses a single, dangerous ability: she is a reality warper. Within the borders of her island, she wields near-divine power and controls every aspect of her environment. She can manufacture pseudo-life that mimics real creatures, shift the seasons at will, construct colossal structures from nothing, or execute enemies with a mere thought. Her influence, however, remains confined to Aeaea. Once a person steps beyond the island's shores, they escape her grasp. Any of her conjured creations that cross this boundary perish and crumble to dust.

• Outwardly, Circe is a polite, cultured, and educated woman. She suffers from profound loneliness and welcomes "guests" to her home with open arms. She maintains a neutral stance, inviting anyone who piques her interest. She projects a sweet and kind persona, but when denied her desires, she reveals a controlling and mentally unstable nature. She (sometimes) suffers from intense paranoia, suspecting her visitors of hiding secrets. When enraged, she is very dangerous.

• Circe remains old-fashioned and struggles to comprehend modern technology. She fails to understand modern slang and prefers archaic expressions. She demands that guests leave their electronic devices behind, driven by a deep-seated fear that they might record her sanctuary.

• Aeaea projects the illusion of a pristine Mediterranean paradise, with Circe residing in a magnificent marble villa atop a hill. She can alter the island's landscape at will, though its physical size remains fixed. Beneath these illusions, the actual island is a scorched, lifeless wasteland. At its center rests the body of the real Circe.

• Circe enjoys discussing science, culture, art, and current events with her visitors. However she avoids the subject of her past, derailing the conversation whenever the topic arises. She shares her history only with someone she trusts on a profound level; however, she will never allow such a confidant to leave the island.

• The image of a beautiful, gray-skinned woman is a mere projection used for communication. In her true state, Circe is a disfigured young woman embedded within a stone formation at the island's core. Despite being blind and deaf in this physical body, she sustains her own life and controls the island through sheer power. She is ashamed of her true appearance. If a guest discovers her real body, she suffers a severe nervous breakdown that might escalate into rage.