<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/tjsb6ZN.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Black Canary</strong></span></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Basics</strong></span></span><br/><strong>Legal Name:</strong>Dinah Laurel Lance<br/><strong>Age:</strong>26<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Nationality: </strong>American<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Dojo Owner/Self-Defense Instructor<br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Physical Description</strong></span></span><br/><strong>Height:</strong>5' 4"<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>124 lbs<br/><strong>Face Claim:</strong>Katheryn Winnick<br/><strong>Physical Features:</strong>Blonde hair, blue eyes with a lean, athletic frame<br/><strong>General Appearance:</strong>When not wearing her striking, black costume--complete with leather half-jacket and fishnet stockings--she wears rather relaxed clothing.  She is not one to frequently dress up, instead choosing jeans and a t-shirt over skirts, dresses, or blouses.  Around the dojo she also dresses in a relaxed attire ranging anywhere from a traditional gi to modern yoga outfits.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Personality and History</span></strong></span></div><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Personality</span></strong> </div><br/>Despite a calculating, tactical mind, she is headstrong and prone to following her heart over her better judgment.  She has a sharp wit that can cut just as well as any of the other jibes from her colleagues.  Dinah is a strongly caring individual and will go to great lengths to protect her friends and extended family.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Biography</span></strong></div><br/>Born in Gotham City to Police Officer Larry Lance and former superhero Dinah Drake.  She was raised with strong morals and her parents fostered an attitude of helping others.  When she turned 19 she decided to follow in her mother's footsteps despite her mother's objections.  She split from her parents for a time afterwards, spending a handful of years fighting crime as a novice while honing her skills.<br/><br/>She returned home to find two tragedies waiting for her.  First her father had been shot on duty, his health failing while staying in the hospital.  She and her mother--who were still stubbornly working through their own issues--visited him often until the end.  Dinah might have tried to go after the ones responsible had her mother not fallen ill soonafter.  It was discovered she had cancer and instead of having the time to satisfy her revenge she stayed behind to help her mother deal with the news and the treatments that ultimately proved fruitless.  They soon settled their differences as they worked through the difficulty and her mother told her about some of her old friends that she had trained with.<br/><br/>Dinah spent the next couple years getting back into the swing of things.  She tracked down a few of her mother's old friends to explain things and to eventually train with them for a time.  She even went so far as to leave the country for a while to study abroad.  Eventually she returned to Gotham and set up shop as a more permanent fixture in the background.  Dinah opened up a dojo to help teach people self defense and to keep her relatively well funded to help people in more direct ways--fighting crime.<br/><br/>The recent tumult in the city aroused her attention at what was going on, though she didn't immediately investigate.  The news spoke about three unlikely co-conspirators, and a similar trio of heroes that helped put a stop to them.  Batman was obviously one of the ones involved, and the other two she'd heard of, but didn't know anything about them.  It seemed that they had taken care of things handily so she paid it little mind at first.  Oracle was the first to give her a call.  They'd spoken before, but Dinah knew much less about Oracle than Oracle seemed to know about her, but they shared similar interests in keeping the city safe.  Oracle explained what had happened in halting detail, also mentioning that Robin and Nightwing had been seriously injured.  The call was supposed to be a warning, but to Dinah it sounded more like a call for help.  She said as much to Oracle, claiming that they could use all the help they could get, and "requested"--more like insisted--she set up a meeting between her and Batman.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Superpowers &amp; Equipment</span></strong></span><br/></div><br/><strong>Canary Cry:</strong>Dinah possesses a metagene that gives her a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal. She possesses a incredible degree of control over her vocal cords. This enables her to mimic sounds and generate any sound she desires. The Canary Cry has been able to reach 300 decibels, which is enough to make a person's ears start bleeding even if they're not the attack target.<br/><br/><strong>Martial Arts:</strong>Dinah is extremely proficient in martial arts.  She has learned, and mastered, a variety of martial arts already under the tutelage of several teachers.  The styles she has learned are:<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Aikido</li><li>Boxing</li><li>Capoeira</li><li>Dragon Style Kung Fu</li><li>Hapkido</li><li>Judo</li><li>Jujitsu</li><li>Krav Maga</li><li>Muay Thai</li><li>Savate</li><li>Tae Kwon Do</li><li>Wing Chun</li></ul><br/><strong>Acrobatics:</strong>Dinah is extremely fit and through her martial arts training has achieved a high level of acrobatic skill.<br/><br/><strong>Driving:</strong>Dinah is an excellent driver, especially with her motorcycle.<br/><br/><strong>Tactical Analysis:</strong>Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.<br/><br/><strong>Motorcycle:</strong>Dinah has an Indian motorcycle which she restored and maintains for getting around.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><strong>Weaknesses</strong></strong></span></span><br/></div><br/>Despite Dinah's peak physical prowess she is still bound by normal human limitations, she has all of the normal human weaknesses even though she has a metagene that gives her the Canary Cry power.<br/><br/>Having been raised by two former "heroes" in their own right, Dinah feels a strong need to do as much as she can to help people.  This means she can easily overextend herself, or otherwise try to do more than she is capable of doing.  She has a hard time saying "no" to people who genuinely seem like they could use her help, and while she does know her own limitations (and can ask others for help from time to time), she can quickly get in over her head.<br/><br/>Likewise, Dinah has a tendency to follow her heart rather than her head.  She is not necessarily impulsive, but she can be headstrong when she sets her path in a particular direction despite what logic or reason might tell her is a better course of action.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Other</strong></span></span><br/></div>