Tammy Arcanus
Origin: Magic
Archetype: Controller
Power Sets/Powers:
·Mind Control
·Empathy
Levels: Unknown
Current Whereabouts:
Founder's Falls, in Williams Square Plaza
Group Affiliation: Vanguard; Midnight
Squad (prior to becoming Numina); “Surviving Eight”
Benefits/Rewards
·Task Force Missions
History
“Numina was born Tammy Arcanus, daughter of Tommy Arcanus of the Midnight Squad.
“Tommy, mystical sidekick turned occult expert, delved so deeply into
the metaphysical during the 1930's that his very being was affected. When Tammy was born, inherent within her were the same
powers which Tommy commanded through mystical paraphernalia.
“Early in her super-powered career, Tammy joined the Midnight Squad as
a successor to her father. She battled the forces of evil without significant incident until the 1960s.
“Tammy and her team were sent into the Hollow World, a series of caverns
surrounding the Earth's molten core that held dinosaurs, cavemen, and mutant under-dwellers. It was here that the Red Threat,
a villain from the Soviet Union, intended to destroy the world. In a last-ditch effort to save the
Earth, Tammy possessed the body of the Red Threat. She minimized the damage, but Tammy's body was destroyed in the process.
“Tammy's consciousness survived, trapped in a dormant state within the
Red Threat until he was killed in prison during the Rikti invasion of 2002. Tammy Arcanus' astral form was freed, but had
somehow ascended into a higher state of being, renaming itself ‘Numina.’
“More powerful than before, Numina thwarted numerous Rikti missions,
cloaked rescue stations, and maintained communication between Vanguard and those who would become known as the Surviving Eight.
“In the aftermath of the war, Numina continues to exist within Paragon
City as an honorary member of Vanguard, using her abilities to nurture the next
generation of heroes.
“Numina exists as a being of pure psychic energy. She appears as the
ghostly form of a beautiful woman in her early 20s, with long hair and an elegant dress of subtle hues. She is perpetually
floating in the air, and is surrounded by small light bursts wisping all around her.”
Like many other experienced heroes, Numina is willing to aid other paranormal
avengers: currently, she is helping the extradimensional traveler known as Infernal cope with his sudden appearance in Paragon City. She also offers challenging missions to those heroes who are up to the task.
