<span class="bbc_u"><strong>THE BASICS</strong></span><br/><div class="floatright">(http://oi48.tinypic.com/2rz8jo5.jpg)<br/>I'm going for more of a younger, less sexualized look for Starfire.  <br/>However on the other hand I am trying to avoid playing her as straight <br/>out of the "Teen Titans" cartoon.  So far this is my favorite image<br/>because she's not super-sexualized yet she's also not a child.<br/>Let me know if anyone has feedback about this.</div><strong>Superhero</strong>:              Starfire<br/><strong>Real Name</strong>:              Koriand'r<br/><strong>Common Alias</strong>:        Kory Anders<br/><strong>Place of Origin</strong>:       the planet Tamaran<br/><strong>Occupation</strong>:            Princess, Warrior<br/><strong>Affiliations</strong>:              None yet<br/><strong>Family</strong>:                     Myand'r (father - King of Tamaran)<br/>Luand'r (Mother - Queen)<br/>Komand'r (Elder sister - villian known as "Blackfire")<br/>Ryand'r (Younger sister)<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation</strong>: Bisexual, male lean.  Equally dominant and submissive<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">STATS</span></strong><br/><strong>Apparent Age </strong>:        late teens<br/><strong>Height</strong>:                    5'10"<br/><strong>Weight</strong>:                   130lbs<br/><strong>Eyes</strong>:                       Green<br/><strong>Skin Color</strong>:              Tanned Orange<br/><strong>Hair</strong>:                        Long, amber colored, mostly straight<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>POWERS</strong></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Ultraviolet Absorption</strong>: Starfire's body continually absorbs ultraviolet radiation, which she then converts into the energy that powers her starbolts and her ability to fly.  Because of this, she is most powerful when in direct sunlight.  Additionally, this is one of the many reasons she prefers to dress skimpy since more skin exposure equals more absorption.</li><li><strong>Starbolts</strong>:   Starfire posses the ability to focus any energy absorbed into burning hot starbolts. These projectiles are shot from her hands and burn at near the temperature of the sun.</li><li><strong>Maelstrom</strong>:  When angered, Starfire can create a huge surge of energy which resembled that of a star and can issue forth a wave of destruction that caused several explosions. Such a massive release of energy leaves Starfire in a greatly weakened state afterward, so she only resorts to this attack when absolutely necessary.</li><li><strong>Strength and Fighting</strong>: Starfire is also an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained by the Warlords of Okaara at a very early age and posses strength far greater than any human.</li><li><strong>Breathing</strong>:  Immunity to poisonous gases and does not require oxygen.</li><li><strong>Sight</strong>: She can see much further than humans</li><li><strong>Flight</strong>: Starfire has the ability to fly at great speeds through both the atmosphere and interstellar space. Her long curly hair leaves behind a fiery red contrail during flight, which makes her hair appear even longer than it really is.</li><li><strong>Language Acquisition</strong>:  She has been able to mentally or psionically learn languages through physical contact allowing her to communicate in it with ease being omni-lingual.</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>WEAKNESSES</strong></span><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Metallic Chromium</strong>: Like all Tamaranians, Starfire is allergic to metallic chromium.  This is not a serious allergy, but it does cause symptoms associated with the cold.</li><li><strong>Emotions</strong>:  Starfire's abilities are connected with her emotions.  When she is angry her powers are at a peak, but when she is confused, sad, or overwhelmed she tends to be much less powerful.  Perhaps most importantly, Starfire's thinking is based on her emotions.  The Tamaran people have developed to hold emotion higher than logic or reason.  Because of this, the easiest manner to defeat Starfire is through making her emotionally compromised.</li><li><strong>Solar Radiation</strong>: Requires solar energy to power her abilities</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>BACKGROUND</strong></span><br/><em>(OOC note: The last part of this background might soon change depending on how Starfire is introduced into RP)</em><br/>Koriand'r was the second born of the royal family that governed the planet of Tamaran.  Even at a young age she displayed the traits that were associated with the best of her kind: bravery, fighting prowess, fairness, and beauty.  In contrast, her older sister Komand'r lacked many of these attributes including the ability to fly due to a childhood illness.  As Komand'r developed a more sour personality, it was deemed by their parents that Koriand'r would inherit the throne instead of her older, though less popular sister. Koriand'r grew to inherit all the bonuses of being the princess while Komand'r was largely forgotten.<br/><br/>Of course, this angered the elder sister since her birthright was stolen from her now as well.  Komand'r vowed revenge on Koriand'r.  One day Komand'r tried to kill her younger sister, but because of her lack of flying ability she failed.  Learning of this, the King expelled Komand'r from the planet to fend for herself on other planets.  Angered even more, Komand'r joined forces with a faction known as the Citadel, who were mortal enemies of the Tamaran people.  The expelled older sibling shared all the secrets of her race's defenses and abilities.<br/><br/>Needless to say, with the information gained from Komand'r betrayal of her people, war soon broke out between Tamaran and the Citadel.  Despite fighting valiantly, the Citadel slowly took command of the war after killing nearly 90% of the Tamaran people.  In an act of desperation a peace treaty was signed by the two forces, but as a demand of the treaty the young princess Koriand'r was given to the Citadel as a hostage under the vengeful eyes of her traitorous sister Komand'r.<br/><br/>As a prisoner of the war Koriand'r was tortured, raped, and starved for days at a time all at the command of her elder sister.  This ill treatment of the royal warrior continued for years until the Citadel decided to sell the poor girl to another faction known as the Psions.  The Psions were a group of scientist aliens notorious for their experimentation on other races.  One in the custody of the Psions, she was experimented on in an effort to see how much ultraviolet energy could be absorbed by her before she died.  Somehow, Koriand'r survived the tests and emerged with the ability to command starbolts.  Using this new found power, the girl managed to escape from the clutches of the Psions and piloted a starship towards a nearby planet.<br/><br/>This planet, conveniently, was Earth.  In her escape effort her craft was badly damaged and was not capable of being safely landed.  She crash landing during the night in the rural United States before being knocked unconscious.  Before dawn could arrive so she could regain her power, the alien girl was picked up by members of a human corporation and carried off for experimentation at the hands of the men of Lex Luther.  At this time she was the equivalent of 19 human years old.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>PERSONALITY</strong></span><br/><strong>Basics</strong>: Despite captivity and a history of violence, Starfire has an outgoing and spirited personality that epitomizes the joy-seeking aspects of Tamaranean culture. She wears her emotions on her sleeve, loves to have fun, and often expresses herself in flamboyant ways. Tamaraneans tend to wear very little clothing compared to humans, both as a reflection of their less inhibited culture and in order to absorb more solar energy through their skin and convert that energy into the power of flight.  Starfire is no exception to this, and she finds the human mode of dress to be unnecessarily prudish and restrictive. She prefers wearing outfits that cover as little of her figure as possible though does not necessarily understand why it grants her increased glances from humans instead thinking that her mode of dress is most comfortable and normal.<br/><br/><strong>Language Assimilation</strong>: Starfire can instantly assimilate other languages simply through physical contact with other people via skin to skin contact.  As is customary in her race though, this initial spreading of knowledge is usually performed by kissing (often without any warning) because the mouth represents the spread of information.  For persons that are able to speak more than one language, Starfire is only able to assimilate their native tongue because beings think in terms of one language..not multiple.<br/><br/><strong>Deception</strong>: Because the people of Tamaran have adopted emotion as key to their way of life, Starfire tends to feel emotions more deeply than most humans.  Additionally, she does not understand the idea of hiding one's emotion so when she is feeling a certain way she will show it.  Lying is foreign to her culture and she does not understand the idea of deception..at least not very well.  On Tamaran when somebody wants something they either ask or fight for it.  Because of this, Starfire tends to be a bit naive and can come across as slightly innocent at heart when confronted with a situation she does not understand.<br/><br/><strong>In Combat</strong>:  However, Starfire is also a born warrior, and her sweet and frivolous personality evaporates whenever a combat situation arises. She is a fierce and no-nonsense fighter and extremely aggressive in battle. When fully provoked she can fly into a berserker rage, increasing her already impressive strength level, and when in this state her teammates have sometimes had to physically restrain her out of fear that she might kill her opponents.  Honor and combat prowess are prime characteristics of her kind and when confronted with a duel or challenge Starfire will eagerly engage in combat to prove herself.<br/><br/><strong>On Love and Sexuality</strong>:<del>Starfire is attractive even by superhero standards, which along with her no-nonsense attitude and Tamaranean's joy-seeking culture often leads to her coming across as being flirtatious.  However, one must not mistake this overly friendly nature as necessarily romantic.  Even on Tamaran there is a distinct difference between such friendly emotions and sexual yearnings.  In regards to sexuality, the Tamaran people are less prudish about displaying their sexuality than are humans.  However, this does not mean the Starfire has the wish to sleep with any man she deems appealing.  Just like with Earth, Tamaran culture usually favors a form of dating and wooing before intimate actions occur.  In fact, Tamaraneans usually favor the actual act of sex less than Humans since they prefer the emotions that come with love instead of the actual mechanical motions of it.  Despite the fact that she has previous been sexually assaulted, Starfire does not correlate sex with any emotional scaring.  She very much likes the idea of love yet has never experienced herself and because of this she considers herself a 'virgin' when it comes to the idea.  Sex of course is one way in which to display one's love for another on Tamaran, but without some emotional attachment it is just an action.</del>Redoing this..not quite happy with it.<br/><br/><strong>Other Differences in Culture</strong>:  Tamaranean people have many other cultural differences from Humans.  Because of their warrior ethics they tend to prefer one on one challenges and will often duel one another in activities ranging from fighting to races.  Additionally, because Tamaraneans prefer to show their emotional content with a good meal, Starfire tends to be a messy eater and will usually gobble down her food as quickly and messily as possible in order to show that she is enjoying it.  In regards to diet she prefers foods that remind her of home.  Tamaran was a tropical paradise with an abundance of fish, fruits, and water based foods.