8FOLD/FAQ: Your Guide to the Eightfold Universe, Heroes Roster v. 1.0

[Tom Russell]

YOUR GUIDE TO THE EIGHTFOLD UNIVERSE
HEROES ROSTER v. 1.0
Last revised: September 2008; posted quarterly

1. How to Use This Document
2. Heroes
3. Allies
4. Index

1. HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

   This guide is aimed primarily at persons who currently write or are
interested in writing for the Eightfold Universe.  (You can find out
more information about Eightfold by taking a gander at the FAQ, which
is posted on this newsgroup on a monthly basis.)
   The information provided here seeks to give an extremely basic
understanding of the various heroes that populate the Eightfold
Universe, listing pertinent information, publication history, and
whether or not they're currently in use, dead, retired, et cetera.
   This purpose and this method is inherently limited.  While it’s
true that some of the characters listed below are "throw-away" ideas,
generally mentioned in one line or one anecdote, there are many who
are also, in this editor's opinion, far more well-rounded.  These
characters are obviously given a short shrift by the "just the facts"
vagaries of a roster.  If you're interested in writing for a
character, it's best that you read the actual stories in which they
appeared.
   The basic set-up of the entry is as follows:

NAME: The character's super-heroic alias.
REAL NAME: The character's given name, and any other aliases, if they
apply.
STATUS: What he's up to right this very minute: active, dead,
comatose, et cetera.  (Mind: the Eightfold Universe isn't obsessed
with stories that happen in the present day.  So a dead character
might be a perfectly valid person to write stories about.)
POWERS: A list of any special powers, training, tools, or skills that
mark the character as somehow unique.
PERSONALITY: An extremely brief and snippy reduction that no doubt
does a great disservice both to the characters and their creators.
HISTORY: A necessarily brief summary of any milestones in the
character's life.
CREATOR: The author who created him.
AVAILABILITY: Whether the character is wrapped up in any long-term
storylines or not.  You really want to contact the character's creator
if you want to use him or her-- it _is_ a closed universe-- but this
will let you know which characters are currently seeking
representation, so to speak.
APPEARANCES: The actual stories in which they appeared or, as is often
the case, in which they were mentioned, are listed here.  They are
covered in more detail in THE WORLD OF EIGHTFOLD resource document.

   This document also features a selective index of real names and
aliases to make it easier to find a particular entry.  Friends,
allies, and other members of the supporting cast are in the "Allies"
section of this roster.  You'll find information on villains in the
VILLAINS ROSTER resource document.
   The determination of who fits where is largely a matter of personal
taste.  For example, you'll find Erika Fumetti, formerly the
villainous Clockwork Contessa, under "Allies" because of her current
status as a friend of Derek Mason; Carlos Canton and Jack Fisk are not
exactly "friends" of the Green Knight but I don't really consider them
to be villains.  Samson Snapp, however, is a villain, despite his lack
of powers or costumed alias.  And though Billy Kidman, the star of
Jamie Rosen's TEMPLATE, might seem at first glance to be a better fit
for classification as a "hero" instead of an "ally", his current
decision not to take up his father's mantle makes the "hero" category
somewhat an ill fit.
   It's important to note also that the Eightfold Universe is not
strictly a superhero universe.  From Jamie Rosen's "The Haunted Man"
series of horror tales and weird western "Six-Gun Judas", to the
Eightfold Romance Group of titles, to the inscrutable adventures of
"Fuchsia Grab-Bag Surprise"-- there's a lot more out there.  Those
characters have been not featured in either roster, as their chances
of crossing paths with the various super-folk are doubtful at best.
   Finally, if you see someone you like, or if you feel this document
is incomplete, go ahead and drop Tom a line at: milos_parker @ yahoo .
com

2. HEROES

NAME: Ark
REAL NAME: Jason Righteous; also known as Connection.
STATUS: Unknown; member of the Nostalgics.
POWERS: Emphatic/telepathic connection with all non-human living
things: animals, plants, diseases, single-cell organisms.
PERSONALITY: A little nuts because of the noise in his head.
HISTORY: Though the why and how have yet to be revealed, he is the
traitor of the Nostalgics.  In a relationship with Reilly, a fellow
member whose codename has not yet been revealed.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Nope.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 1-PRESENT

NAME: Bookie
REAL NAME: Unknown.
STATUS: Dead; suicide.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Unknown; viewed by outsiders as flaky and incompetent.
HISTORY: The Bookie operated as a solo hero out of Vegas in the
eighties.  He took on a sidekick, the High Roller, and did not
adequately train or vet him.  High Roller became extremely violent
with criminals, and when the Bookie tried to reel him in, the boy went
on his own after the ex-Nazi villain Blue Max.  High Roller was
tortured to death.  During the ensuing scandal, the Bookie took his
own life.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Like the High Roller, he wasn't active for very long--
but anyone wishing to flesh him or the era out a bit is welcome to
try.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 13

NAME: Blue Boxer
REAL NAME: Derek Mason
STATUS: Active; sidekick to the Green Knight.
POWERS: No powers; not much of an acrobat.  Very technologically
inclined, he's supplemented the Green Knight's standards-- gas
pellets, grappling hook, and electric torch-- with several gadgets of
his own design.
PERSONALITY: Angry, stubborn, and seriously-minded.  Young.
HISTORY: Formerly a drug dealer working for Samson Snapp, he turned
his life around when the second Green Knight saved his life.  Working
secretly with Lt. Danielle Handler, he helped bring down Snapp.
Afterwards, he accepted Martin Rock's offer to become his crime-
fighting partner.  As he trained, Derek's father, Moses Mason, was
murdered by serial killer Ellis Banks-- an event which made him grow
up very fast.  He took the name Blue Boxer partially as an homage to
the "blue boxes" used by phreakers and also as a nod to his father, a
former prizefighter.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Pretty much tied up.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 2-4, 10-PRESENT

NAME: Captain Phantasm
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Active; leader of the Seven Wonders.
POWERS: Concussive blasts.
PERSONALITY: Increasingly senile.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Sure, go for it.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Century Man
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Possessed the Spear of Destiny, which made him immortal as
long as he had it.  (He lost it.  Its current whereabouts are
unknown.)
PERSONALITY: Chiseled-chin, but forgiving.
HISTORY: Came into possession of the Spear during the 1970s.  Fought
the demonically-possessed stripper Jane the Train; married her soon
after.  Often visited her brother, the incarcerated villain known as
The All-Mighty Leaf.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He-- and the spear-- are pretty much a blank slate.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 3

NAME: Creamy Spatial.
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Super-Porn Star.
POWERS: Pocket universe inside her vagina.
PERSONALITY: Perky, helpful, somewhat superficial; easily creeped out
by nerdy guys.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell
AVAILABILITY: Wide open.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 2

NAME: Critical Mach
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Unknown.
POWERS: Speedster.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell
AVAILABILITY: Wide open.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 4

NAME: Darkhorse (I)
REAL NAME: Phillip Whaley.
STATUS: Retired from heroing; working in the federal government.
POWERS: Formerly a super-speedster.
PERSONALITY: Deeply religious and somewhat cocky.
HISTORY: A follower of Black Islam who believes his super-powers were
a gift from Allah, he lost his powers in battle with Gregory Dingham
and the Gas-Man.  He suffered a breakdown as a result.  After piecing
himself together, he began working for the President in an undisclosed
capacity.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He's there to use. :-)
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 7, GREEN KNIGHT # 4, JOURNEY INTO... # 3

NAME: Darkhorse (II)
REAL NAME: Brian Clipper; formerly known as Fleetfeet.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: Super-speed, complete control of his atoms.
PERSONALITY: Over-confident but also over-competent.  A bit odd; a
nudist.
HISTORY: As Fleetfeet, Brian Clipper operated out of Washington
state.  When his secret identity was in danger of being discovered, he
faked his death in his superheroic identity.  Soon after, he took on
the mantle of his old friend Phillip Whaley, the original Darkhorse.
He had his wife, Daphne, moved to Jolt City-- much to the second Green
Knight's chagrin.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: There are some vague long-term plans for him, but he's
more-or-less there to use.  He's especially conducive, I think, to
that very special sub-set of superhero story in which the character
can solve most problems through his powers and is almost omnipotent.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 3; JOLT CITY # 4, 9-11, 13, 15

NAME: Doc Quantum
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Unknown.
POWERS: Unknown, if any.
PERSONALITY: Eccentric scientist.
HISTORY: Often called upon to run scientific-type tests.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Wide open.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Docrates.
REAL NAME: Docrates, the Mighty Supragato.  Known to friends and
owners as Doc.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: Widely believed to be the most powerful being in the universe;
the heroic housecat counts super-strength, invulnerability, heat
vision, telepathy, telekinesis, extra-dimensional travel, sonic meows
and the creation of nigh-impenetrable hairballs among his many awesome
abilities.
PERSONALITY: Friendly but somewhat skittish.  Has a strong aversion to
water.
HISTORY: Pretty much a blank slate.  Pet to Julie Ann Justice and the
Human Zeppelin, member in good standing of the Mammal Militia.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.  In a rare example of Tuckerization, based on
one of his own cats.
AVAILABILITY: Available.  Docrates likely does a lot of team-ups, and
probably works best in that sort of supporting capacity.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2-3

NAME: Dr. Metronome (II)
REAL NAME: Katie Morgan.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: Intangibility.  Not actually a doctor.
PERSONALITY: Plucky, responsible.
HISTORY: Talented piano student of the original villainous Dr.
Metronome.  When Katie's homicidal mother attempted to kill her, Dr.
Metronome intervened-- ultimately sacrificing his life and killing
Katie's mother.  Katie put her piano dreams aside in order to take
care of her two younger siblings; she tries to balance her
responsibilities as a legal guardian with her new role as a heroic Dr.
Metronome.
CREATOR: Tom Russell and Jamie Rosen.
AVAILABILITY: Available, for the moment.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 1; SPEAK! # 7-9; THE NOSTALGICS # 2

NAME: Fahrenheit Man
REAL NAME: Peter (last name unrevealed).
STATUS: Active; member of the Seven Wonders.
POWERS: Constant heat and fire generation which he cannot control;
flight.
PERSONALITY: Stiff, formal, perhaps a bit lonesome.  Catch phrase:
"360 degrees-- the temperature at which EVIL BURNS!!!"
HISTORY: Good friend of the Human Zeppelin.  Otherwise, not much
there.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available, and looking for a lady who can withstand 500
degree kisses.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Fast-Fwd
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Unknown.
POWERS: Unknown; presumably a speedster.
PERSONALITY: Idealistic, girl-empowering.
HISTORY: Annoyed by her prattling in a magazine, Gregory Dingham
cursed her with life-threatening weight gain in 2005.  What's become
of her since then is unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Open.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 4

NAME: Fightin' Jack.
REAL NAME: Jack.
STATUS: Active; member in good standing of the Mammal Militia.
POWERS: Unrevealed, but flight and human speech are among them.
PERSONALITY: He's a bulldog, so it stands to reason that he's a very
friendly and excitable fellow.  But nothing much has been established.
HISTORY: Who knows?
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Wouldn't you like to adopt this lovable fellow-- and the
rest of the Mammal Militia, whoever they may be?
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Green Knight (I)
REAL NAME: Ray Cradle.
STATUS: Died 2005, cancer.
POWERS: No powers; billionaire inventor with several gadgets,
including grapple-gun, gas pellets, and high-tech armoured suit.
PERSONALITY: Gruff, distant, workaholic.
HISTORY: Became the Green Knight in the late sixties or early
seventies for undisclosed reasons.  Took on Martin Rock as his kid
sidekick, the Acro-Bat.  Married Ree Cradle and had one son, Anders.
Split with Martin after a heated argument; his wife died of cancer.
Succumbed to cancer himself at the age of sixty-five just after
passing the mantle to Martin, with whom he had partially
reconciled.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Tom's open to stories taking place in the past, but
otherwise, dead is dead.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT # 1-7; JOLT CITY # 5

NAME: Green Knight (II)
REAL NAME: Martin Rock.  Also known as the Acro-Bat and the mask with
no name.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: No powers; uses considerable gymnastic skill and top-notch
training from the first Green Knight, Ray Cradle, along with a
stripped-down version of his mentor's gear.
PERSONALITY: Conflicted, vaguely self-destructive, gregarious yet not
very social; getting better, slowly.
HISTORY: Became the Green Knight's kid sidekick, the Acro-Bat, at the
age of thirteen, shortly after surviving a sexual assault that
continues to scar him to this day.  Joined the marines during the
first Iraq War; had an affair with the Green Knight's wife, Ree
Cradle, before and after the war.  In his early thirties, tired of
still playing the kid sidekick as it became obvious Ray would not
relinquish the mantle, he went out on his own, becoming the gritty
vigilante known as the mask with no name for the next ten years.  When
Ray Cradle fell ill with cancer, Martin helped to take care of him;
Ray passed the mantle on the night before he died.  As the Green
Knight, Martin's made a concerted effort to stand for something,
uniting with Lt. Danielle Handler to take down druglord Samson Snapp.
He's become romantically involved with Handler, as well as bounty
hunter Pam Bierce; he's also recently taken on Derek Mason as his
sidekick, the Blue Boxer.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Pretty much tied up for the foreseeable future, but one-
off stories or minis are certainly on the table.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT # 1-7, ANNUAL # 1; THE NOSTALGICS # 3; JOLT
CITY # 1-PRESENT

NAME: Happenstance
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Active solo hero.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Ditzy; mostly a cipher.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: She's little more than a name if anyone wants her.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 4, THE NOSTALGICS # 3

NAME: High Roller
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Luck and probability manipulation.
PERSONALITY: Chip-on-his-shoulder, aggressive, headstrong.
HISTORY: The inadequately trained sidekick to the Bookie, the High
Roller went after ex-Nazi villain Blue Max on his own and ended up
tortured and murdered.  His death resulted in a huge backlash against
sidekicks in the eighties, and his name remains a by-word for those in
the anti-sidekick camp.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He didn't have much of a career, but if anyone's
interested in filling some of that in, or in filling in the political
particulars, be my guest.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 13

NAME: Human Zeppelin
REAL NAME: Max Lang.
STATUS: Active and insanely popular.
POWERS: Can inflate himself at will into a nigh-invulnerable floating
blimp-like state.
PERSONALITY: One sarcastic and bitter, he's become increasingly joyful
about his new life as a celebrity and meme.
HISTORY: The husband of superheroine Julie Ann Justice, he often found
himself playing the part of the damsel in distress.  He grew
increasingly tired of being rescued by his wife, or, far worse, their
cat (Docrates, The Mighty Supragato).  A mysterious birthday present
granted him his mostly useless power.  For reasons that still mystify
him, and perhaps all other sane human beings, he is extremely popular
and has almost single-handed spurred a resurgence in USENET newsgroup
usage.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2; THE NOSTALGICS # 3

NAME: Incarnate/The Doctor
REAL NAME: not applicable
STATUS: Active as of the early 1990s
POWERS: The manipulation of the smart matter of Incarnate's suit can
be used to rebuild other materials on a small (i.e., non-planetary)
scale. Incarnate is powered by the manipulation of quantum forces
courtesy of the quantum singularities held in place within her. The
Doctor is a secondary artificial intelligence partly responsible for
the maintenance of the smartsuit, as well as analysis of data.
PERSONALITY: Headstrong, occasionally uncertain.
CREATOR: Jamie Rosen.
AVAILABILITY: Jamie's.  No touchie.
APPEARANCES: INCARNATE # 1- PRESENT

NAME: Journeyman
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Missing.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: He was Eightfold's greatest hero, until he disappeared.  No
one knows the why or the how.  At least... not yet.
CREATOR: Jamie Rosen and Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Off limits.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 2

NAME: Julie Ann Justice
REAL NAME: Julie Ann Justice.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: Flight, invulnerability, super-strength.
PERSONALITY: Self-assured and somewhat self-interested.  Not
altogether happy with the newfound popularity of her husband, the
Human Zeppelin.
HISTORY: Married Max Lang before he became the Human Zeppelin.
Formerly an extremely popular hero, her star has since been eclipsed
by her husband's.  A member of the Seven Wonders.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Living Virus
REAL NAME: David Rossi.
STATUS: Unknown; member of the Nostalgics.
POWERS: Symbiotic/psychic link/control to a sentient and incurable
disease.
PERSONALITY: Brooding and stand-offish.
HISTORY: A former villain, he joined the Nostalgics in an attempt to
redeem himself.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Nope.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 1-PRESENT; JOURNEY INTO... # 3

NAME: Loris, The Nocturnal
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: Popularly, if not quite accurately, assumed to be the first
superhero to die in battle.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: If you've got a story...
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 6

NAME: Menlo Parker.
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Retired, possibly deceased.
POWERS: None; celebrated gadgeteer.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: Was most active in the 1960s.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Another "type" looking for someone to flesh him out...
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 2

NAME: Midnite Man
REAL NAME: Public knowledge, but currently unrevealed.
STATUS: Retired.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: One of the first heroes to go public with a Mask Statement.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Open.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT ANNUAL # 1

NAME: Ogress
REAL NAME: Unknown.
STATUS: Active; member of the Seven Wonders.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Argumentative.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Sure.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Pachyderm
REAL NAME: Unknown.
STATUS: Currently unknown; hospitalized in 2005.
POWERS: None.  Dresses like an elephant; costume has a highly-
maneuverable telescoping trunk.
PERSONALITY: Surly.
HISTORY: Sustained severe anal injuries in battle with Gregory
Dingham.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Open and ready for business.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 7

NAME: Pharos
REAL NAME: Unknown.
STATUS: Unknown.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: Disappeared in 1948.  Before that, he was Jolt City's
protector and a founding member of the Seven Wonders.  The second
Green Knight's current Knight's Den was likely one of Pharos's
hideouts.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He's there if he's wanted.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT ANNUAL # 1

NAME: Red Surge
REAL NAME: Steve Green.
STATUS: Special agent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Helpful and officious.
HISTORY: One of Canada's biggest heroes.
CREATOR: Jamie Rosen.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: TEMPLATE # 3

NAME: Rhodes
REAL NAME: Talbot Porter.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Sixty feet tall.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: A founder of the original WWII era Seven Wonders.  In his
civilian identity, he was a popular dime novelist; because he was
sixty-feet tall, his publisher bankrolled the creation of the first
Giant Typewriter.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: If you've got a story-- or if you want to write one of
"his" stories-- he's available.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT ANNUAL # 1; JOLT CITY # 10

NAME: Santa Claus
REAL NAME: Father Christmas.
STATUS: Active, presumed to be non-existent.
POWERS: Basically immortal; able to control time and slip through
chimneys on Christmas Eve.  Potentially fatal allergy to ghosts.
PERSONALITY: Jolly.
HISTORY: Lives at an island on the North Pole which can only be found
if you're not looking for it.  His adopted daughter, the Teardrop
Princess, left to go find herself; his wife of many years, Arielle,
died of old age.
CREATOR: Well, Tom Russell didn't actually create Santa Claus...
AVAILABILITY: Sure, go for it.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... ANNUAL # 1

NAME: Spectra
REAL NAME: Unknown.
STATUS: Active; member of the Seven Wonders.
POWERS: Unknown.
PERSONALITY: Optimistic.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2

NAME: Sprocketeer
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Active.
POWERS: None; technological genius.
PERSONALITY: A blank slate.
HISTORY: The same.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Looking for a writer.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 11

NAME: Sproing
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Unknown; member of the Nostalgics.
POWERS: Kinetic bouncing.
PERSONALITY: Annoying.  Catch phrase: "Sproing always bounces back!"
HISTORY: Member of the Seven Wonders until a drunk driving accident
that killed a woman.  He was voted out after touring the talk show
circuit and writing a book about his pain.  Joined the Nostalgics...
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Not available for the time being.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 2; THE NOSTALGICS # 1- PRESENT

NAME: Sun-Rider
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Unknown; based on cosmic power gauntlets.
PERSONALITY: Unknown.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Un-- I mean, Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 6

NAME: Synthea
REAL NAME: Synthea.
STATUS: Deceased.
POWERS: Unknown; music based.
PERSONALITY: Friendly enough.
HISTORY: Was very close with the Living Virus.  Died in the Keyhole
War.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 3

NAME: Template
REAL NAME: Last name, Kidman.  First name unrevealed.
STATUS: Dead.
POWERS: Power belt which allows its user to duplicate, within reason,
any feat or skill they read about in literature.
PERSONALITY: Sober.
HISTORY: WWII era hero.  Father of Billy Kidman.
CREATOR: Jamie Rosen.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: TEMPLATE # 1

NAME: Two-in-One
REAL NAME: Unrevealed.
STATUS: Retired.
POWERS: Unknown; Two-in-One is able to split himself into two distinct
bodies, each with their own powers.  When combined, he possesses all
these powers.
PERSONALITY: A bit schizoid; one of his two selves is more interested
in punishing criminals and the other in saving lives.  Combined, he
has some identity issues.
HISTORY: Seems to have settled his identity issues after retiring and
hitting the talk show circuit sometime in the eighties or nineties.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Open.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 6

NAME: ???
REAL NAME: Reilly (last name unrevealed.)
STATUS: Unknown; member of the Nostalgics.
POWERS: Flight, ability to alter atomic structure.
PERSONALITY: Subtle martyr complex, somewhat needy.
HISTORY: Befriended and later fell in love with Ark, the man who would
become the Nostalgics traitor.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Nope.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 1- PRESENT

3. ALLIES

NAME: Alister the Apelantian.
STATUS: In Dr. Fay Tarif's protective custody.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: A solitary sort.
HISTORY: Part of the Apelantian invasion force that started in Jolt
City, he turned informant for the Green Knight and his friends.
Worried about being executed should he return to Apelantis, he was
remanded to Dr. Fay's custody until the government can decide what to
do with him.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He can't really leave his water tank, but he's always
there for sign-language conversation.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 11, 12

NAME: Bates, Bernard ("Bernie")
STATUS: Mayor of Jolt City since 1982.
POWERS: Appointment of department heads, budgetary administration.
PERSONALITY: Not a terribly good speaker.  Shy in his younger days,
though he has since consolidated his power.
HISTORY: Lost his first mayoral election to the Psychopomp; an
emergency re-election put him into power.  He's been there ever since.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Unfortunately, the Mayor is a very busy man.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT # 4; JOLT CITY # 17

NAME: Bierce, Pamela
STATUS: Owner/operator of Bierce Bail Bonds. Live-in girlfriend of
Martin Rock, the second Green Knight.
POWERS: None; trained bounty hunter.
PERSONALITY: One very tough cookie who has no trouble speaking her
mind.
HISTORY: Pam Bierce hired Martin Rock to work for her company, which
she took over from her abusive father after his murder.  She was
kidnapped by Nathan Willis-- whom Martin had left for dead.  After her
rescue, she put some distance between herself and Martin.  When they
met again by chance, they had a fling; he confessed to her his secret
identity.  They've been together ever since-- along with his other
girlfriend, Danielle Handler.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: She's pretty firmly entrenched in Martin's supporting
cast, but if you have an idea for a good solo story, I'm open to it.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 3-4, 8-PRESENT

NAME: Canton, Carlos
STATUS: Jolt City Councilman.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Very slick and media-savvy.
HISTORY: An opponent of firmly-entrenched Mayor Bernie Bates, Canton
used the death of Derek Mason's father to push through a public safety
bill that will cripple the city's budget.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Big plans for this one, so nope.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 16

NAME: Claus, Arielle
ALIAS: Mrs. Claus
STATUS: Dead.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Maternal, charming, intelligent, loving.
HISTORY: Santa Claus wooed her one Christmas Eve.  She grew old and
died; he never grew older.  Her death hit him pretty hard.
CREATOR: Tom can't really say that he created Mrs. Claus, either...
AVAILABILITY: Flashbacks, sure.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... ANNUAL # 1

NAME: Claus, Rachel
ALIAS: The Teardrop Princess.
STATUS: Unknown.
POWERS: Unspecified; a magical child made of teardrops.
PERSONALITY: Very similar to her mother, but with an increasingly
objectivist streak.
HISTORY: Found and rescued by Santa and Mrs. Claus, she was adopted as
their daughter.  Angry at her father when he would not let her mother
die, she left home to discover her own identity.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Sure, go for it.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... ANNUAL # 1

NAME: Clipper, Daphne
STATUS: Wife of Darkhorse (II).
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: A real carpe diem sort; vivacious.
HISTORY: Was engaged to Brian Clipper before she knew his Fleetfeet
identity; after he faked his death and took on the identity of
Darkhorse, he and his now-in-the-know bride moved to Jolt City.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Sure.
APPEARANCES: JOURNEY INTO... # 3; JOLT CITY # 11, 13, 15

NAME: Cradle, Anders
STATUS: CEO of Cradle Enterprises.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Emotional leper.
HISTORY: Son of the first Green Knight.  Was somewhat antagonistic
against Martin Rock, his father's sidekick and successor; denied
Martin a great deal of what Ray Cradle had left him.  "You had my
father, Mr. Rock-- at least let me have his things!"  He's mellowed
out since then, but is not generally happy with running his father's
company.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: GREEN KNIGHT # 1-3, 5, 7, ANNUAL # 1; JOLT CITY # 5, 12

NAME: Danisee, John
STATUS: Retired hero; guidance counselor at Burlington College.
POWERS: Mental powers, including telepathy.
PERSONALITY: Unrevealed.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Saxon Brenton.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 2

NAME: Fisk, Jack
STATUS: Retired ADA.
POWERS: None; extremely slick lawyer.
PERSONALITY: Secretive, self-interested.
HISTORY: With Samson Snapp, he turned traitor in an attempt to aid the
Apelantians with the overthrow of the Earth.  While Snapp was caught,
Fisk was able to avoid being incriminated.  When the second Green
Knight made it clear that he would eventually be brought to justice,
Fisk stepped down as ADA.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Don't really have any plans for him...
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 7, 9-11

NAME: Fumetti, Erika
ALIAS: Clockwork Contessa; effectively retired from villainy.
STATUS: In psychiatric treatment.
POWERS: None; technological genius.
PERSONALITY: Tortured.
HISTORY: Tormented most of her life by unwanted sexual urges, ranging
from pedophilia to an obsession with the Green Knight, she kept it in
check until she adopted a villainous guise, kidnapped the Green
Knight, and sexually assaulted him.  He did not press charges.  She
later met Derek Mason-- unaware of his affiliation with the Green
Knight-- and they became friends.  She confessed her actions to him,
and he helped her decide to seek professional assistance.  She is now
residing at the Third County Hospital Psychiatric Ward.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Eh, not so much.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 8, 13-17

NAME: Goodman, Elliot
STATUS: Unknown; founder/money-man for the Nostalgics; curator/founder
of Goodman Museum.
POWERS: None; heaps of money.
PERSONALITY: Manipulative and child-like.  Though the movie hadn't
come out at the time, Johnny Depp's turn in "Charlie and Chocolate
Factory" captures the character remarkably well-- only slightly less
annoying.
HISTORY: Always a big fan of super-human conflict, he started the
first museum dedicated to the same.  After it was wrecked in the
Dingham Earthquake, he turned his attentions towards founding The
Nostalgics.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: SPEAK! # 5-6; THE NOSTALGICS # 1-PRESENT

NAME: Handler, Danielle
STATUS: Jolt City's Four-Colour Liaison.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Tough when she's on the job; can crumple up pretty easily
in her personal life.  Not as assertive as she'd like to think she is.
HISTORY: Worked with the second Green Knight, Martin Rock, to take
down druglord Samson Snapp.  They fell in love.  ADA Jack Fisk, a mole
for Snapp, arranged to have her killed; she survived, existing between
planes of reality.  Martin was able to bring her back to concrete
reality-- but the status of their relationship is anything but
concrete.  She now lives with Martin and his other girlfriend, Pam
Bierce.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Available, perhaps, in her official capacity.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 1-PRESENT

NAME: Kidman, Billy
STATUS: Owner of Myriad Books, son of the original Template.
POWERS: None; he has come into possession of his father's belt but has
not used it.
PERSONALITY: Down to earth.
HISTORY: Came back to Rex Falls after his father's death and
discovered that his father had been Template.  Has been given his
father's belt but has no desire-- at least not yet-- to follow in his
footsteps.
CREATOR: Jamie Rosen.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: TEMPLATE # 1-PRESENT

NAME: Schrebel, Abner
STATUS: Official joke writer for the second Green Knight.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: An oldschool sort of comedy writer with a decidedly odd
sense of "humour".
HISTORY: Became the Green Knight's official joke writer while Derek
Mason was impersonating the verdant vigilante.  Martin Rock, the real
Knight, kept him on with the understanding that he didn't have to use
any of his jokes.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: He'll be showing up in JOLT CITY from time to time, but
that doesn't mean you can't use him.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 13

NAME: Tarif, Fatima
STATUS: Technologies teacher at Jolt City.
POWERS: None; very technologically-savvy, she's often called upon to
create, fix, or examine things for the Green Knight.
PERSONALITY: Plucky, self-confident, and extremely flirtatious,
especially for an hajib-wearing Muslim woman.
HISTORY: Dr. Fay first made the Green Knight's acquaintance when he
and Dani Handler were investigating a stolen Vibra-Jacket prototype.
Her involvement in their sting operation to find Snapp's man within
the police department led to her attempted murder; she escaped and was
able to assist in Martin Rock's escape from Earbox Prison.
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: More-or-less available; still a primary member of
Martin's supporting cast.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 5, 9, 11, 12

NAME: Proctor, J. Donald
STATUS: Son of John D. Proctor and heir to his unicycle fortune.
POWERS: None.
PERSONALITY: Undisclosed.
HISTORY: Close friends of Carlos Canton; poised to take control of his
father's company.  He has big plans for it...
CREATOR: Tom Russell.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: JOLT CITY # 16

NAME: Talbot, Eurydice
STATUS: Retired hero; headmistress at Burlington College.
POWERS: Unrevealed.
PERSONALITY: Sober.
HISTORY: Unknown.
CREATOR: Saxon Brenton.
AVAILABILITY: Not available.
APPEARANCES: THE NOSTALGICS # 2

4. INDEX

Acro-Bat - GREEN KNIGHT (II)
Cradle, Ray - GREEN KNIGHT (I)
Dingham, Gregory - (see VILLAINS ROSTER)
Doctor - INCARNATE/THE DOCTOR
Dr. Fay - TARIF, FATIMA (ALLIES)
Fleetfeet - DARKHORSE (II)
Green, Steve - RED SURGE
Lang, Max - HUMAN ZEPPELIN
Mask with no name - GREEN KNIGHT (II)
Mason, Derek - BLUE BOXER
Morgan, Katie - DR. METRONOME (II)
Porter, Talbot - RHODES
Reilly (Nostalgics) - ??? (HEROES)
Righteous, Jason - ARK
Rock, Martin - GREEN KNIGHT (II)
Rossi, David - LIVING VIRUS
Teardrop Princess - CLAUS, ARIELLE (ALLIES)
Whaley, Philip - DARKHORSE (I)

ALL CHARACTERS AND STORIES (C) THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS.