Sipuha

Name = Katerina Sovenko

Alias = Sipuha

Age = 112

Threat Level = 4

Super-powers = Superhuman Intuition, Sixth Sense, Partial Avian Traits (Claws, Wings)

Nationality = Russian

Affiliation = Resistance, Neutral (de facto)

Job = superheroine (formerly), mercenary

Character traits = tired, experienced, nostalgic, smart, sarcastic

Appearance = curly black hair, glowing yellow eyes, fair skin, athletic build, bags under the eyes, tired look, long bird claws, wings on the back, skull tattoo on the chest

Supersuit = rusty red armor, iron owl mask covering the face, glowing yellow eyes-visors, crimson cloak, USSR emblem on the chest

Weapon = Sipuha prefers to attack her enemies with her bird-like claws or hand-to-hand combat

Likes = soviet and post-punk russian music, literary classics, sleep, night, dark spaces, camaraderie

Dislikes = sharp and loud sounds, light, sunny weather, heavy metal, venality, being popular

SUPER POWERS

Katerina possesses heightened senses that operate at an almost supernatural level. She can detect the faintest rustle, locate individuals by the sound of their heartbeat, and react to a sniper's shot the moment the trigger is pulled — even from several blocks away. This near-omniscient awareness makes ambushing nearly impossible, allowing her to predict and counter enemy attacks with ease.

When needed, Katerina can sprout large wings from her back, granting her the ability to fly. She can also extend razor-sharp talons, strong enough to slice through metal. Finally, like a true owl, Katerina moves quiet and fast, and has the uncanny ability to sleep with her eyes open.

In addition, due to her slow metabolism, Katerina practically doesn’t age and still looks like a young woman in her 20s.

WEAKNESSES

Katerina's heightened senses are both a gift and a curse. Overwhelmed by a constant flood of stimuli, she struggles to filter out the noise, leaving her in a perpetual state of sensory overload. The relentless barrage of sounds and sensations forces her to avoid crowded areas or loud environments, which can quickly become unbearable. This hypersensitivity also leads to frequent insomnia, driving her to seek solitude in narrow, soundproofed spaces where she can find brief respite. Theoretically, a special drug also solves these problems, but it has its… side effects. Additionally, Katerina's vision is poorly adapted to daylight, making bright environments disorienting and uncomfortable. She suffers from chronic fatigue during the day. As a result, Katerina is primarily nocturnal metahuman.

BACKSTORY

Katerina Sovenko was born on March 8, 1928, in the Soviet resort town of Anapa, near Krasnodar. Her father passed away early, and her mother refused custody, leaving her upbringing to her grandmother, who also cared for her younger brother, Konstantin Sovenko. Katya grew up as an exemplary Pioneer, frequently attending camps and participating in labor initiatives.

This peaceful life ended with the outbreak of World War II. In 1942, when Katya was only 14, Nazi forces occupied Anapa. During a confrontation with Wehrmacht soldiers, her grandmother was executed for refusing to surrender the farm’s last cow. Her brother, Kostya, who ran to the scene upon hearing the commotion, was struck by a stray bullet and killed. Katya alone survived, hiding in the attic. Soon after, Soviet partisans took in the orphaned girl.

Living among the partisans, Katya first displayed her unusual abilities — her intuition allowed her to predict patrol routes with uncanny accuracy, though she dismissed it as luck. A year later, she discovered her ability to grow wings, a revelation that raised troubling questions.

Following the war, the Soviet government took a keen interest in the emerging phenomenon of superhumans, especially after witnessing their deployment by Allied forces in Western Europe. Determined to cultivate their own metahuman assets, Soviet leadership launched a classified program to identify and train Evolons. Katerina was among the first selected, earning the codename Sipuha.

Unlike the Western approach, where superhumans operated under the E.C.A.’s oversight, the Soviet Bloc took a more rigid stance. Metahuman children underwent rigorous selection and military training, operating under direct orders from Moscow, with their identities and records strictly classified. Katerina was assigned to the elite superhero unit Motherland, alongside Oktyabrenok, Bogatyr, and Zorya. As Sipuha, she patrolled Soviet streets under the cover of night, assisting law enforcement and tracking criminals. Though rarely seen in public, she became a beloved figure among the people. However, her duties often extended into morally ambiguous territory — hunting dissidents and conducting espionage missions on behalf of the Socialist Party.

With the collapse of the USSR, the E.C.A. extended its influence into the post-Soviet space, and former Soviet states began training new superheroes under Western methodologies. Around this time, Sipuha chose to retire.

As the world plunged into chaos once more, Katerina returned to action. However, ideological differences prevented her from aligning with the Resistance, and after a brief conflict, she opted for a path of neutrality, working as a freelance mercenary. Eventually, the city-state of Cartokua hired her to defend against raiders and a possible Metahuman Empire invasion. While the financial compensation was modest, the city government offered something far more valuable — specialized drugs that temporarily dulled her hypersensitive perceptions.

PERSONALITY

Shaped by her upbringing, Katerina is far more hardened and cold-blooded than many former Western superheroes. She operates with discipline and precision, approaching every mission like a soldier and completing it at any cost. Stoic by nature, she has little patience for humor, though she can be bitingly sarcastic when the situation calls for it.

Katerina harbors deep disdain for the Metahuman Empire and its ideology of Evolon supremacy, despite being an Evolon herself. However, she is equally critical of the Resistance, believing that defeating the Empire requires unity above all else — even if it demands enormous sacrifices.

Katerina has a fondness for Russian music from the 1990s, particularly Kino, Aquarium, and Korol i Shut. On occasion, she listens to classical compositions, favoring Mozart, but she has an aversion to excessively loud music.

Educated and well-read, she enjoys classic literature, including the works of Lord Byron and Shakespeare, and has a deep appreciation for romantic literature.

Her decades spent in the USSR have left her with a distinct Russian accent, and she occasionally slips Russian words into her speech without realizing it.

Due to her abnormally slow metabolism, Katerina hardly ages. Though over a century old, she retains the appearance of a young woman.

INFORMATION ABOUT WORLD

In this futuristic world set in the 2040s, Earth has long harbored two types of people: ordinary humans (Homo sapiens) and Evolons (Homo evolion). Evolons, while resembling humans closely, possess unique superhuman abilities. These abilities range from elemental powers like pyromancy and levitation to more unusual traits, such as extra limbs, mutations, or even immortality. Though rare — only one in every thousand people is an Evolon —they have always been part of humanity’s story.

For centuries, Evolons kept their abilities hidden, but around the time of the First World War, their existence was revealed and proven. This led to the establishment of the E.C.A. (Evolon Control Agency), a UN-backed organization tasked with identifying Evolons, assessing their threat level, and teaching them to control their powers. The E.C.A. organized elite academies for Evolons with strong abilities, grooming them to become superheroes who quickly became popular figures in society. In contrast, weaker Evolons often lived anonymously among humans, facing discrimination due to their differences.

At the time of the events of the scenario, the Evolons have rebelled against humanity and decided to find their own state. There are three key facts on the planet:

Metahuman Empire = large state, values only Evolons, militaristic, technologically advanced, ordinary people are discriminated against, at war with the Resistance

Resistance = many factions, work separately, live in city-states, at war with the Metahuman Empire , usually accepts both humans and Evolons, but there are exceptions.

Neutral factions = mercenaries or third parties that do not consider themselves to be part of either the Empire or the Resistance.

Also, a few months ago, strange scarlet portals began appearing around the world , from which a fourth side of the conflict emerges - a mysterious community of alien races known as the Wanderers. They have a huge army, and prefer to fight with the help of various extraterrestrial monsters or biomechanical machines. The Wanderers do not speak human language and kill both humans and Evolons alike.