Millennium

• Fury (Jake Faulkner):  Until recently, he was a bail bondsman in the family business. He recently returned to college. He possesses superhuman strength, invulnerability and a very bad temper.
• Magna Flux (Chase Ulrich):  A 17-year old boy with powers of magnetism which he uses as an arcing attack, create electro-static attraction between himself and things (like his ever handy skateboard), and to sense electromagnetic data (like when he "listens" to cassette tapes on the bus without headphones).
• Nightcrawler (Carl de las Cruces):  Professional hockey player for the AHL, on injured reserve due to a knee injury.  Now has superhuman powers including a maleable mucous coating that allows him to become invisible, stretch and wall-climb.  He knee injury healed when he gained powers.
• Phoenix (Amanda Halle):  Phoenix has superhuman speed, flame powers and wings. She can fly faster than Mach 1. In her civilian identity, she is a talented musician. Currently playing for the megastar rock group Red Sky Diary.
• Sound (Josh Faulkner):  Sound control and manipulation powers, he can amplify existing sound into damaging attacks and has the ability to generate protective "walls of sound" as well as superhuman hearing and sonar. He is a musician at heart, he became a bail bondsman by inheriting the family business from his father.

Other Groups

• Double Cs:  A local street gang keenly involved in the drug trade in Lexington.  Their primary color is blue.  It was the Purple Mask's goal to remove them from the picture, and it seems has succeeded in driving them all from the city.  This gang has apparently been completely disbanded since the Millennium members stopped a massive drug shipment; the operation also cost the Double Cs their main money launderer, Herschel Ellis.
• Golden Killers:  Non-powered freelance assassins recently released from prison. Anything Chow Yun Fat can do they can do better.
• The Luminaries:  Hi-tech terrorists that brought the Millennium together as a result of their attack on Mr. Bloomfield on New Year's Day.
• Operation Panopticon:  Not really a group, per se, but rather a U.S. Government collaboration of military and civilian personnel for the containment and study of powered persons at the Blue Grass Army Depot.  The Depot is under the command of Colonel Ulrich.
• Red Sky Diary (RSD):  World famous rock and roll band. Amanda Halle is recruited to play with them when one of the members is side-lined due to injuries.
• Sigil:  A quartet of powered assassins hired by Sony to kill RSD before they can jump to a new record label.   Last known members were Fate, Entropy, War and Hunger.
• Silvers: A family of drug dealers. Unfortunately for the Millennium they are powered and quite skilled in their abilities.
• Sons of Chicago:  Another gang, the opposed the Double Cs for control of the city's West side. When the Millennium ended the Double C's reign in Lexington the Sons of Chicago took over. The Nightcrawler finds them less experienced than their predecessors. They favor camoflage colors.
• S.O.R.T.:  Special Operations and Response Team.  A special unit of the Lexington Police Department.  Heavily armed and armored, they have military caliber training and equipment.

Other Powereds

• America: Formerly Amanda's father Robert Halle. It appears his mind has been taken over by some dark being or has gone stark raving mad.
• Blademorph: Clement Dodge is a career felon who has a long personal and professionbal history with Jake Faulkner.  After the "change" Dodge gained the ability to transform his arms into  sword-like blades.
• Mr. Book:  Joshua Book. Died New Years Eve, but returned to life. Mystery man who "remembers" the future and can heal injured powered people.
• Brickyard:  First name Andy.  Strongman of the team from Indianapolis.  He towers as 6'8" tall.  He and teammate Indigo have romantic feelings for each other.
• Brother Mayhem:  Mysterious benefactor to the Purple Mask. He is a power broker and "fixer" on a massive scale.  He rigged the recent gubernatorial races in Minnesota.
• Craftsman:  A gadgeteer who provided some kind of "supersuit" to America (q.v.)
• Dominique:  Possesses some form of clairvoyance / retrocognition / hologram projection power. New friend of the Ulrich family.  Mr. Book says she is "important" but didn't explain why.
• Eightball:  Formerly high school Coach Meyers until Chase Ulrich turned him in for dealing drugs.  Gained the power to throw objects at devastating speeds.
• Element: A petty crook with the power to control the basic elements, he can move the earth, erupt firey attacks from the ground, and even control gravity to a degree. He seriously wounded Sound during a robbery attempt.  He is in custody by the CDC/FEMA and was "visited" by the Snowman during that powered's investigations.
• Entropy [Sigil]:  Generates disintegration blasts from an ankh staff she can create on a whim. She managed to escape capture after the debacle at the RSD concert.
• Fate [Sigil]:  Extra-sensory abilities and derringers.  He can absorb energy like a sponge.  Like his partner Entropy, he is also still loose.
• Glassjack (Sir William Eric Paine) [Millennium]: Original member of the Millennium, but recalled to England to serve the Empire, Glassjack has limited teleportation powers and a number of devices. He is skilled in espionage.
• Hunger [Sigil]:  Can drain power from his opponents.  In police custody for the moment.
• Imp:  First name Elliott.  A short fellow with teleporation powers.  Member of the team from Indianapolis.
• Indigo:  The female member of the team from Indianapolis. She and teammate Brickyard have romantic feelings for each other. She has demonstrated extraordinary agility and wields a "lightsaber" style weapon.
• LaPlante: "The Plant Thing"  A bizare villian who can animate and manipulate plant life to do his bidding. He seemingly wanted to lay claim to the Dame Vera estate. He was defeated by the men of the Millennium group.
• Martin, Harry:  Like Glassjack, Harry was very old before the change, but he is now a physically very young man with enhanced strength and agility.  The change also cured him of advanced Alzheimer's disease.  He was not pleased to discover how his daughter had spent his savings while he was incapacitated.
• Morry, Lydia: A female mind-controller in league with the Purple Mask and the even more mysterious Brother Mayhem. Prior to New Years she worked at the same company as Mark Reinhard aka the Reflector.
• Purple Mask: Former criminal Mark "Chance" McCain was empowered by treatmeants he received from Brother Mayhem. It is unclear what his abilities are but his machinations to be Lexington's crimelord seem to be at the heart of much of the Millennium's woes.
• Reflector (Mark Reinhard):  Original member of the Millenium, Mark is an engineer who gained the power to reflect energy and matter away from him.  Hospitalized in a fight with the Purple Mask, and after his release decided that being a "hero" wasn't the way he wanted to spend his life. [His player dropped from the game.]
• Seven:  A SORT officer. Consistently demonstrated "bad guy aura" and shares a visceral dislike of Fury.  He went on a murderous rampage in police headquarters killing two of his fellow officers.  His identity was revealed to be that of Jason Faulkner, the estranged cousin of Jake and Josh.  The Millennium discovered that it was likely that he did ths against his will under control of the Purple Mask via Lydia Morry.  Regardless, he has now gone underground to avoid persecution.  He has sullied the Faulkner family name with the area's law enforcement.
• Shock: A lightning blaster who attempted to mug Amanda and Robert Halle on New Year's. He has since been found in the employ of the Purple Mask.  Currently he is in custody.
• Silverknight: Immensely strong and certainly the most durable powered yet encountered by the Millennium. His siblings are Silverstar and Silverstream
• Silverstar: A light-projecting flier with tremendous reserves of endurance.  His siblings are Silverknight and Silverstream.
• Silverstream: Super-speed powers. She also is an effective team leader for her brothers Silverknight and Silverstar.
• Snowman: A ruthless, psychopathic vigilante with ice and cold powers. He can numb a target's nervous system, effectively paralyzing the target as well as become icy mist.
• Treble Man: A thief with the ability to multiply himself at least three   times over. He was soundly defeated by Glassjack and Teshin Said on New Year's Day. He was seen later in a dream Amanda had.
• War [Sigil]: Demonstrated powerful blasts presumably from gauntlets seemingly bonded to his forearms. Taken into custody by SORT after an assassination attempt on members of RSD.

Everybody Else

• Alain: Lead singer for Red Sky Diary.  Also known for his freakishly deep occult trivia knowledge.  Get some terrifying groupies/stalkers sometimes.  Frenchman by birth, but a naturalized American for some twelve years.
• Alex:  Band manager of Red Sky Diary.  Former bassist for the group.  Known for in-depth knowledge of music and the business, he is extremely observant and very intelligent.  Also a competitive marathoner, Alex currently suffers from nerve damage to his hands as a result of years of playing bass.
• Allen, General Johnnie:  Military officer sent to Lexington by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to oversee Operation Panopticon at the Blue Grass Army Depot.
• Annie:  A friend of Josh Faulkner.
• Barry:  One of the Red Sky Diary security men.
• Blake, Colin: Grandson of Sir William Paine. Trained by British intelligence services (think James Bond). He came to the States to reveal encoded information to the Millennium regarding a crucial drug trade. He is currently on assignment in Finland. 
• Callahan, Barbara:  Carl's romantic subplot.
• Callahan, Shawn:  Barbara's younger sister.  She was dating RoJo of the Double Cs and split town when they did.
• Carnelie, Norm:  Sony R&D executive who arranged to have the Sigil "surprise" Red Sky Diary during the MTV Unplugged show.
• Christian, Bernie: Old Faulkner family friend. He gave Josh his first lessons with the Bass.
• Christopher:  A friend of Amanda Halle.
• de las Cruces, Allie: Nightcrawler's oldest daughter.
• de las Cruces, Rae: Nightcrawler's youngest daughter.
• de las Cruces, Roxy: Nightcrawler's ex-wife. She has custody of Allie and Rae.
• Death:  Yep.  Archetypal force of nature.  Death has made two "visitations" to Sound.
• Mr. Denham: Mark Reinhard's boss.
• Ellis, Herschel:  (Deceased) Lexington businessman and former money launderer for the Double Cs.  Gunned down when a drug bust went sour.
• Fahey, Jack: An old family friend of the Faulkner's who works in the DA's office.
• Faulkner, Jason:  A SORT officer.  Cousin of Josh and Jake.  The three never get along, and Jason was constantly in trouble.  Missing, possibly dead.  Currently wanted for murder of other SORT officers.
• Faulkner, Jocelyn: Mother of Josh and Jake. Widow to Jonathan.  She may or may not know the powerful secret her sons share.
• Faulkner, Jonathan:  (Deceased) Father of Josh and Jake.  Former police officer.  Died from coal dust induced cancer.
• Fitzsimons: Assistant to George.
• Fortuna, Manuel:  A Hispanic reporter with La Boca.  Now that Carl de las Cruces is playing the NHL, Fortuna really wants to get an interview.
• Fyodr: Friend and former hockey teammate to Carl (Nightcrawler).
• George: An old associate and friend of Sir William Paine. Lured Sir  William back to England and dispatched Colin Blake to the US.
• Gravano, Angie:  A Lexington television news reporter.
• Halle, Rose: Amanda's Mother
• Jill: Chase's best friend. She is a big fan of Red Sky Diary. She may or may not know Chase's secret.
• Jonas:  RSD guitarist, he has amassed a world-class collection of effects pedals.  Former military guy, works out regularly and is very strong.  A tactical genius, Jonas is a skilled wargamer but rarely has time to indulge.
• Marie:  Amanda's old roommate back in New York City.
• Martin:  Amanda Halle's old boss in New York City.  She enjoyed the look of shock on his ornery face when she told him she quit.
• Marston, Chuck: Professional hockey manager for Carl de las Cruces (Nightcrawler).
• McBell, Emma: Prosecuting Attorney in the Lexington DA office. She recently hired the Faulkner's to monitor Clement Dodge. She has caught Jake's eye.
• McGordo, Alan:  Former neighbor of Sir William until he died four years ago. 
• Meyer:  A friend of Carl..
• Mulligan, Jennifer: A paramedic (note that it has been officially acknowledge that Jennifer Mulligan will be my character, no mention has yet been made of what powers, if any, she posseses. Therefore I'm listing her here.)
• Nathalie: Fyodr's daughter.
• Pam:  Long time "girlfriend" to Clement Dodge.
• Dr. Popkin: College advisor to Jake Faulkner.
• Rita:  Long time housekeeper at the Ulrich home.
• Rob:  RSD's drummer and part-time mentor for Amanda.  Quiet, he is also the oldest member of RSD at 39.  He stays fit by practicing Isshin-Ryu and has achieved the equivalent of 5th dan.
• Shelley:  Business manager for Red Sky Diary. She has been missing since the Sigil's attack on RSD.
• Said, Tehsin: Manservant to Sir William. His skill in melee combat helped Glasjack roust the Treble Man on New Years.
• Tino OG:  Low-level member of the Double Cs.  Saved by Nightcrawler and a police officer after being mutilated (but before being murdered) by Snowman.
• Todino, Jessica:  Jill's friend.  Jessica's father is a state trooper, so Jill stays at her place for safety.
• Troyer, Todd:  High school athlete still loyal to Coach Meyers (aka Eightball).
• Tucker, Police Sergeant John: A long-time family friend of the Faulkners.
• Ulrich, Colonel: Chase's father.  He and Chase don't get along well.  He is still on active duty, assigned to the Bluegrass Army Depot south of Lexington, in Richmond.  His feelings about powered people are unknown, but he is in charge of hosting a civilian powered containment facility on his military base.  (Considering they also store chemical weapons there, he is very unhappy with the situation.)
• VanHoose, Walter:  High school athlete still loyal to Coach Meyers (aka Eightball).
• Watterson, Wade:  Businessman who owns several bail bonds companies.  He made Jake a substantial offer for the Faulkner family business.

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