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<td valign="top">[[Image:Aurora.jpg|left|100px]]'''[[Aurora]]:''' At the age of two, Jeanne-Marie's parents were accidentally killed. The Martins, cousins of the twins mother and the family that adopted [[Jean-Paul]], were unable to afford to adopt both children and so the twins had to be separated, with Jeanne-Marie going to live at Madame DuPont's School for Girls. It was a reactionary religious school, residing in LaVelle, Quebec. She did not have a particularly enjoyable childhood there; Jeanne-Marie was shy and quiet and often picked on by both fellow students and her teachers. She was so miserable that it got to the point where at the age of thirteen she turned suicidal and attempted to kill herself by throwing herself off the roof of the school.
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<td valign="top">[[Image:Aurora.jpg|left|100px]]'''[[Aurora]]:''' Twin to [[Jean-Paul Beaubier]], Jeanne-Marie suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. One personality is the quiet, prudish  and very human schoolmarm Jeanne-Marie, the other the super-powered and unstable Aurora. Separated from her brother after the death of their parents and brought up in a reactionary Catholic school for girls from an early age, Jeanne-Marie was tormented by her fellow students and manifested her flight, superspeed and invulnerability when she tried to commit suicide by throwing herself off the roof. Convinced she was a tool of the devil, Jeanne-Marie repressed her mutant powers, sparking off the split into her two selves, and over time her episodes became more dramatic. Recruited to [[Alpha Flight]] by [[Logan]] from off the streets, she was reunited with her brother but eventually she required hospitalisation for her mental issues. Escaping, she tracked Jean-Paul down to [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters| Xavier's]], where she spent a short time confusing people before returning to Canada with him for further treatment. How successful that treatment is, and how well they cope with her mutancy, remains to be seen.
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It was then that her mutant abilities kicked in, allowing her to fly to safety. Living a rather sheltered life, Jeanne-Marie had no idea that it could be a mutation and assumed that it was result of a divine miracle. Tragically, upon explaining what had happened to the Mother Superior, she was severely beaten for "blasphemy". It was this incident that triggered her second personality, her polar opposite, and Aurora was born. Aurora is the dominant personality, a free spirit who is notorious for doing before thinking and even when her actions have negative consequences she has little trouble with dismissing them. When given a tough hand, she merely plays by her own rules; there is very little that affects her the way one would think it should. However, she also manages to be very fragile, and is occasionally set off by minor instances.
 
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Jeanne-Marie is Aurora backwards. She is a straight-laced, strict Catholic and spends weeks debating problems with herself. She comes off as strong to the point of cold but has a hidden fragile side to her, mostly due to the fact that while Aurora and Jeanne-Marie believe they are two different entities, not even living in the same body, she, unlike Aurora, knows something is wrong. Jeanne-Marie actually worries about the long bouts of time that she loses, while Aurora cares little.
 
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Jeanne-Marie repressed Aurora for several years, becoming a prim and proper young woman and earning her teacher's degree in Religion, as well as History. On the day that her application to teach at Madame DuPont's was accepted, however, Aurora decided to make an appearance, stronger than ever, which led her onto the streets of Montreal and danger, where she spent some time learning to make ends meet and getting into trouble.
 
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It wasn't until Aurora was twenty-one that she finally got into some trouble publicly, however. Confronted by muggers, she used her mutant abilities to effectively get rid of them, all in the sight of one [[Wolverine]]. Impressed by her obvious skills he invited her to meet Hudson who was currently recruiting for [[Department H]], and later [[Alpha Flight]]. It was through Alpha Flight that Aurora was reunited with her brother Jean-Paul. Aurora participated actively in Alpha Flight on and off until 2004. The twins were notorious for constantly fighting and reconciling, but it wasn't until the Christmas of 2003 that the two of them swore never to speak to one another again. The fallout of this incident resulted in Jeanne-Marie being institutionalised for a period of time.
 
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Escaping from the mental institution, Aurora found her way to [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]], appearing on the doorstep one morning and found by [[Sam Guthrie]]. She then proceeded to mistake [[Hank McCoy]] for Walter, attacking him in the medlab until Jean-Paul came down to retrieve her. The twins reconciled, and Aurora remained at the school, refusing to leave her brother's side.
 
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Aurora's time at the school was brief and somewhat bemusing for the residents, due to her rather idiosyncratic way of dealing with others. When Jean-Paul returned to Canada, she returned with him.
 
  
 
Aurora has the ability to direct the kinetic energy in her molecules to propel herself through the air at superhuman speeds, manipulate the atomic motion of other objects upon contact and generate innate radiant energy as dazzling flashes of light when in contact with her brother. Due to an experiment in which Aurora attempted to separate her powers from her twin brother's, currently any physical contact between Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie temporarily negates their powers. In addition, the mental link they once shared is currently severed.  
 
Aurora has the ability to direct the kinetic energy in her molecules to propel herself through the air at superhuman speeds, manipulate the atomic motion of other objects upon contact and generate innate radiant energy as dazzling flashes of light when in contact with her brother. Due to an experiment in which Aurora attempted to separate her powers from her twin brother's, currently any physical contact between Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie temporarily negates their powers. In addition, the mental link they once shared is currently severed.  

Revision as of 12:49, 10 November 2007

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Aurora: Twin to Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. One personality is the quiet, prudish and very human schoolmarm Jeanne-Marie, the other the super-powered and unstable Aurora. Separated from her brother after the death of their parents and brought up in a reactionary Catholic school for girls from an early age, Jeanne-Marie was tormented by her fellow students and manifested her flight, superspeed and invulnerability when she tried to commit suicide by throwing herself off the roof. Convinced she was a tool of the devil, Jeanne-Marie repressed her mutant powers, sparking off the split into her two selves, and over time her episodes became more dramatic. Recruited to Alpha Flight by Logan from off the streets, she was reunited with her brother but eventually she required hospitalisation for her mental issues. Escaping, she tracked Jean-Paul down to Xavier's, where she spent a short time confusing people before returning to Canada with him for further treatment. How successful that treatment is, and how well they cope with her mutancy, remains to be seen.

Aurora has the ability to direct the kinetic energy in her molecules to propel herself through the air at superhuman speeds, manipulate the atomic motion of other objects upon contact and generate innate radiant energy as dazzling flashes of light when in contact with her brother. Due to an experiment in which Aurora attempted to separate her powers from her twin brother's, currently any physical contact between Jean-Paul and Jeanne-Marie temporarily negates their powers. In addition, the mental link they once shared is currently severed.

While moving at high speeds, Aurora's molecular structure becomes stronger, making her resistant to impact and friction caused by her power. The top limits of her power had not been measured before the experiment went wrong, and currently fluctuate from her normally impeccable control, depending on her mental state - which is often unstable to say the least.

This character is currently unplayed, but is open for applications. If you are interested in applying for this character, you can contact the mods at x_moderators @ googlegroups . com and you can find the application form here.


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