Real Name:  Karen Schmidt<br/>Alias:<br/>Age:  25<br/>Gender:  Female<br/>Sexuality:  Straight<br/>Played By:  Cascalence<br/>From:  Boston, Massachusetts<br/>Known relatives:  Melanie Schmidt; little sister.<br/>Professions:  Elementary teacher<br/>Mutation (Powers):<br/>-Able to spark and manipulate flames on a moderate scale.<br/>-Able to absorb flames on a small scale, to extinguish them.<br/>-Unable to spark flames if too cold or wet.<br/><br/>Special Skill or training:<br/>Psychology:  A must for any teacher.<br/>Computer training:  Though she isn't very advanced with computers, Karen has been trained with them.<br/>Tae Kwon Do:  Not proficient, and rusty in skill, Karen took classes as a teenager.<br/><br/><br/>Added Details:<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac161/TravisMarcent/Red-Orange/mrs_qpq_by_anikakinka-d3aluqi.jpg)</div></div>Personality:  A bit mousy, Karen is mostly quiet around other adults.  However, she opens up around children, smiling and encouraging their skills.  She is very maternal and nurturing in nature.<br/><br/>Background:  Growing up in Boston wasn't the easiest life.  Her parents lives were taken early on in a train derailment, and she and her sister were thrown into the foster care system.  At some point, they were separated, and while they keep in contact now, they rarely speak.  However, Karen makes the most of her life, keeping on the straight and narrow as best as she can while hiding what she is.  She managed to put herself through college, though barely, and is working off student debts on her teacher's salary.  She doesn't complain about her life, however.  She's seen some pretty dark holes with the way she grew up, and is grateful not to be in them.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Uhm...so...how is that?  If it's no good, I'll repost it with some edits ><.