<strong>Name</strong>: Cherise 'Shard' Haveston<br/><strong>Age</strong>: 21<br/><strong>Gender</strong>: Female<br/><strong>Race</strong>: Human<br/><br/><strong>Physical Description</strong>: Standing about 5'4", Shard still has the lithe frame of the gymnast she was in high school, albeit with a little more muscle and curve. She looks more or less normal - pale, creamy skin that doesn't seem to tan, eyes that seem either grey or violet, depending on her mood, set in sharp, even features. Her hair is mostly straight, worn a little past the shoulder and is a deep, even indigo blue in colour.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">"Powers, Personality and Past"</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><strong>Mutation</strong>: One-way empathy, kinetic manifestation, telekinesis linked to the manifestation.<br/><br/><strong><em>Empathy</em></strong>: Receive-only, with a range of about a half-mile radius - more, if she lowers her shields completely. Walls shorten her range considerably, the thicker the wall, the less likely she can 'hear' through it.<br/>Physical contact enhances her sensitivity, frequently bypassing her shields entirely, so she avoids it when possible.<br/><br/>Between her empathy and some experience reading body-language, Shard can frequently tell if she's being lied to - of course, she can't always be sure about specifics!<br/><br/><strong><em>Kinetic Manifestation</em></strong>: A diamond-like crystal that seems largely unbreakable (although Shard knows better - sufficient force will shatter a manifested object). At present, Shard can manifest talons and barriers at need, and can occasionally manage other, more subtle effects.<br/>In fights she utilises crystalline talons, or thrown shards, backing up her rudimentary martial arts.<br/><br/>She's teaching herself to fly, using manifested crystalline wings. This is unholy noisy unless she is gliding - or falling.<br/><br/><strong>Effective Power</strong>: 3<br/><br/><strong>Personality/Clothing style</strong>: She gives off an approachable, down-to-earth air - someone who can be trusted not to lose their head in a crisis, without the sense of authority that might come from a more 'Alpha Wolf' personality.<br/>Her preferred mode of dress ranges from leather-and-lace goth to 'military surplus' without any warning, and tends to be stuff she can move in.<br/><br/><strong>Emotional Type/"Yellow-Blue" Leotard Description</strong>: A mock-neck navy-blue sleeveless leotard with a subtle tone-on-tone 'x' pattern woven into the fabric, trimmed in black and gold. With it, she wears black fingerless gloves covering her arms from knuckle to elbow, and over-the-knee black or navy boots with the same kind of trim.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Relevant History</strong>: What is known, is that Shard comes of an affluent background, and occasionally, her speech patterns show this, but she no longer answers to 'Cherise' - as far as Shard is concerned, that girl died when she left home.<br/>That was at the not-so-tender age of sixteen, after a disasterous Prom - the one time (that she knows about for sure) Shard has truly lost control of her powers - that one was in the papers, with a couple of people dead, and several injured.<br/>What isn't known, is that her father disowned her more or less on the doorstep that very same night, leaving her to her own devices with nothing but the clothes on her back. Luckier than some, Shard managed to find someone willing and able to teach her control, or at least, discipline enough to get control on her own.<br/><br/>Most recently, Shard has found herself in the role of guardian and protector for two younger mutants, one of whom is in great demand for her powers, and it's because of her, and the other girl, Shard's younger sister, that Shard has come to Xavier at all. With their arrival, much of her responciblity for the pair has been removed. <br/><br/><strong>Fears</strong>:<br/>Failure, mice, closed spaces - and most especially, losing control.<br/><br/><strong>Other</strong>:<br/>Most of her discipline comes from spending four years being a student of practical martial arts, with a little tai-chi and Reiki to aid focus. She's no expert, but the foundations are laid, and she spends a lot of time practicing. <br/>She also frequently makes a point of being listening-post, sounding board and occasionally shoulder to cry on if she gets the impression someone needs one - she doesn't judge, and she doesn't share anything she learns.<br/></div></div><br/>