| Introduction
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“Tatters” is a misshapen outcast roaming the sewers and tunnels beneath the streets of the city, tirelessly hunting the monsters that lurk in the depths. Why are there monsters in the sewers? Well, it’s kind of a long story...
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| History
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But long story short, Tatters was born Jillian Francis; she and her twin sister Lily were finally born after their mother resorted to participating in a trial of an experimental fertility treatment performed by the monolithic Daedalus Group. And they had a nice, happy childhood in the suburbs until they both hit puberty and turned out to be mutants. Lily had it relatively easy with a odd teleporting thing, but Jill -- well, she hit the point in her life when her body was going through some changes, and then kept going through radical and grotesque changes in response to barely controlled subconscious signals.
Eventually, her parents complained to the Daedalus Group, threatening to take the whole mess public. In return they received a nice big payout and Jill was taken in for treatment. Typically, her “treatment” was more along the lines of imprisonment and experimentation, which persisted until Lily launched a daring rescue and busted them both out. Unfortunately, a number of hideous monstrous experiments also got out (I’m not saying who’s fault it was, I’m just saying it happened), and anyways that’s why there’s monsters in the sewers.
After an argument with the parents the twins decided to stick around in NYC, and until Jill can learn to morph a convincing face (faces are hard!) she’ll have to stay underground and out of sight. Conveniently, that’s also where the monsters are, so Jill might as well get to cleaning up her own mess before someone gets eaten. And apparently she’s not the only mutant down there after all...
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| The Sewer Knight
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When she arrived, the Morlocks were an increasingly militaristic gang under the leadership of Callisto. Upon learning of their policy of deciding leadership through single combat, Tatters decided to have a go. And she won! Tatters' first act as Queen of the Morlocks was to decree that the ability to throw some watery tart into a pond was no basis for a system of government, and that the Morlocks were now an anarcho-syndicalist commune.
Unfortunately, Callisto was tough enough that Tatters couldn't afford to pull her punches, and she ended up pretty badly hurt. Callisto called upon Masque to heal her, which didn't work out because Masque is a dickbag. When he refused to revert the further damage he'd caused, Tatters' first act as a member of the Morlock Electorate was to call for Masque's banishment. A two-thirds majority passed, and he was told to GTFO.
Since administration isn't really her deal, Tatters has found a niche as a Sewer Knight, patrolling the tunnels and keeping the Morlocks safe -- not to mention keeping tabs on the sewer monsters.
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| Powers
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Hypothetically, Tatters can alter and reshape her body at will. Practically, bodies are complicated, and although her power does a fantastic job of fabricating complex organic tissue, she still has to put things together in a way that actually works -- which takes time, attention, and fine control. And while she has a "body sense" that allows her to observe her body and see what she's doing, as it were, it doesn't come with any intuitive knowledge about how to create exotic tissue types or construct functional organs. (Generally, it's easiest for her when she can just clone adjacent tissue, either to grow something larger or patch over a hole. And it doesn't conveniently snap back to a "default" form, which means if she screws up she has to try and put things back the way they were as best she can.
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| Connections
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Friends
Lily Francis: Tatters’ devoted sister, a feeling that runs both ways. Presently living topside, trying to juggle being her own business with provoking Tatters to further heroics. Tatters resents this slightly, but doesn't argue too much: Lily is prone to meddling, and if her sister isn't meddleworthy enough she might move on to other people.
Nox: A big part of why Tatters is as devoted to protecting the Morlocks as she is -- and why she's so quick to put herself in harm's way, because if she doesn't Nox will, and get herself hurt.
Jackson: Kind of a hippy, but does good work. Another person to take hits for, if possible: he's powerful, but looks pretty fragile.
Kisha: Recently recruited to help supply Tatters with gear. She'd feel bad about being a charity case, but she'll try to feed Kisha a steady stream of supplies in compensation, and the girl genuinely seems really happy to make stuff anyways.
Rivals
Marrow: The other Sewer Knight. She's the maverick loose cannon to Tatters' by-the-book cop. Which sucks, because Tatters wanted to be the maverick, and now she has to be the responsible one and that's way less fun.
Lucy: Seems alright, but he's involved with Nox and hangs with a sketchy crowd. Worth keeping an eye on.
Peter: Is disturbingly excited about the superhero thing. Will try to be a stabilizing influence before he hurts someone/himself.
Enemies
Caleswood: Thinks he can get out of being a sketchy ass-jerkbag by acting like it's 'nothing personal.'
Zarita: Kind of a bitch, seems to derive a (bitchy) glee from getting under her skin and inside her head, and is too fragile to punch out in good conscience.
Saint-Quentin: Seems like just a bro (Well, a dad-aged bro. You know, like that uncle you've got.) but was also shooting at her when she busted out of Daedalus. Probably one of those guys who's super into guns 'cause it makes him feel big and badass? Probably okay to punch.
Osborn: creepy scumbag rich guy who's fooling around with Prometheus and sends additional creeps down into the sewers to eat teenagers. Tatters should see what she can do to interfere with his cartoonishly nefarious schemes, but the best way to do that is probably through Daedalus? Which...ugh. They're maybe the lesser of two evils, but dealing with them makes her queasy. On the bright side, his products tend towards the flashy and impractical; on the downside, they tend to explode. Note to self: see what Kisha can make out of some of his hardware.
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| Gallery
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| Jillian Rebecca Francis
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| Codename
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Tatterhood
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| Birthdate
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December 16, 1992
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| Species
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Mutant
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| Affiliation
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Morlocks
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| Alignment
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Pungent Good
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| Powers
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Metamorph
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| Occupation
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Sewer Dweller/Monster Hunter
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| RP Hooks
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| Some Kind of Smelly Strider - Tatters spends a lot of her time patrolling the underground, doing her best to manage the local "wildlife." It's usually a solitary job, but sometimes people find their way down...or things find their way up.
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| The Mor The Merrier - Of course, Tatters isn't the only outcast eeking out a living amid the lint between the city's toes, either. Sooner or later she'll have neighbours to make friends and/or pick fights with!
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| In High and Low Places - While Tatters skulks through the sewers, the Daedalus Group continues its nefarious...whatever it's up to above, and when they meet sparks fly. They have a feud! It's adorable.
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| She Cleans Up Nicely - Well, she doesn't. At least until she figures out a way to do faces that doesn't drop her squarely in the Uncanny Valley. But grumpy and asocial as she is, Tatters still misses being able to interact with people in a non-punchy way, and occasionally disguises herself as best she can forays topside for some fresh air, often at Lily's urging. Sometimes this goes surprisingly well! But oftentimes it doesn't, especially as neither of them are clued-in to NYC's mutant-friendly hangouts.
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