Lady Lykopis
Background
Meaning 'she-wolf' in Greek, Lykopis is one of the oldest metahumans around. She was born around 735 BC, though the exact date is unknown. She, along with several of the female members of the family, seemed deathless. Upon reaching a mature age (early-to-mid twenties), the aging process seemed to stop. Realizing their ageless advantages over their male counterparts, the 'sisters' seized power and became great warriors. These 'Amazons' fought in the pre-Alexander days of Greece.
However, being ageless did not mean being immortal. As the years went by, the Amazons decreased in number, as one by one, they fell by the sword. Lykopis watched as her aunts, sisters, cousins, and her own mother were killed. By the time Alexander the Great came to power in 336 BC, she was the only Amazon remaining. Not wanting to die like her kin, Lykopis vanished, and hid herself for a period of time.
However, after centuries of being a warrior, Lykopis could simply not retire. She spent all her time in study, reading literature, learning new languages, and sharpening her fighting skills, with the goal of being the greatest warrior. After almost three thousand years, she has almost reached her goal.
Lykopis was a brief member of the Strikeforce, but quit after the team failed to retake Manhatten. Merlin paid her with a drink that made her invincible. This supernatural liquid has always been in the back of Lykopis's mind, as she still desires it.
Nature and Personality
Lykopis has changed over the years. As a girl she was the typical Greek child, obedient to her father, expecting to marry a stranger twice her age. When her meta-powers manifested, Lykopis switched into a man-hating warrior, the perfect 'Amazon' (her mother, once she became an Amazon, changed her name to Androameia, meaning 'Subduer of Men'). Naturally, she was grieved when the other Amazons died, but that soon gave way to boredom and lonelyness. Now in this present age Lykopis is driven to excel, full of arogent pride, and never rests. She strives to perfection. After years of working alone, her team skills are almost non-existant, which makes working with Vanguard difficult at some moments. In private moments, however, she seems almost weary and tired from all the intense years.
Skills and Powers
Lykopis' one meta-power is her inability to age. She is perpetually in her twenties. This does not make her immortal, since she still can be killed.
Over the course of almost three thousand years, Lykopis has developed several fighting styles. However, she favors the old Greek weapons. She is also an excellent tactian. Anyone fighting Lykopis would have to outfight or outsmart her.
Writing tips
I've place little emphasis on Lykopis's figure, mostly to allow the reader to imagine Lykopis in their own ideal form. So, I do not mention her height or her weight. Also, one thing I have been doing in this Intro story is altered her speaking style a bit. If you notice, she doesn't use contractions. I like the way that works and would like to encourage anyone that writes Lykopis's speaking to follow the same rule.
