“I don’t need to be faster than you. I just need to be faster than your reaction time.”
Basic Information#
- Full Name: Cassia “Cass” Miller
- Alias: Rail-Runner
- Date of Birth: December 12, 1998 (Age 27)
- Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
- Species: Strangekin (Human/Metamorph Hybrid)
- Affiliation: The Strangekin Vanguard
- Occupation: Heavy Weapons Specialist / Ballistics Expert
Physical Description#
- Height: 5’8″
- Weight: 140 lbs
- Eye Colour: Electric Pink (Behind polarised goggles)
- Hair Colour: Dirty Blonde / Brown (Tied in a ponytail)
- Distinguishing Features: Her forearms have cyber-organic ports that “lock” into her weapons; her reaction time is visibly twitchy, as if she’s on a constant adrenaline loop.
- Costume/Appearance: A tactical blue and yellow short-sleeved jumpsuit designed for maximum arm mobility. She wears reinforced yellow knee pads and high-top “Recoil-Dampening” boots.
Powers and Abilities#
Powers:#
- Kinetic Synchronisation: Cassia can “sync” her nervous system with any mechanical projectile weapon she holds, essentially making the gun an extension of her own body. This grants her near
- Accelerated Perception: She perceives fast-moving objects (like incoming bullets) in slow motion, allowing her to shoot projectiles out of the air.
- Hyper-Steady Grip: Her muscles can lock into a rigid state that completely nullifies weapon recoil, allowing her to fire heavy-calibre rounds with one hand.
Skills:#
- Expert in ballistics engineering; master marksman; highly proficient in rapid-reload techniques.
Weaknesses:#
- Neural Burnout: “Syncing” with high-powered tech for too long causes intense neurological strain and temporary paralysis in her hands.
Equipment#
Weapons:#
- The Twin “Impact-Rails”: Two custom-built, high-velocity energy rifles that fire compressed kinetic slugs. They are colour-coded to match her suit.
Gadgets/Technology:#
- HUD Goggles: Connected directly to her weapons, these goggles provide wind-speed, distance, and biological heat signatures.
Vehicles:#
- N/A
Personality and Traits#
Personality:#
- High-strung, professional, and blunt. She doesn’t like small talk and prefers the company of her “girls” (her rifles).
Quirks:#
- She is always chewing on a piece of high-caffeine gum; she cleans her weapons when she’s stressed.
Motivations:#
- Survival through superior firepower. She believes the only way the Strangekin stay safe is if they are too dangerous to touch.
Biography#
Cassia was a top-tier weapons tester for a private military contractor. During a test of a Metamorph-derived energy core, the unit went critical. To prevent a meltdown, Cassia grabbed the core with her bare hands to vent the energy into a suppression chamber. The exposure spliced her DNA with the Target-Lock Metamorph strain used in the core’s guidance system. She didn’t just survive—she became the ultimate weapon.
Relationships#
Allies:#
- Carapace (She respects his tactical mind)
- Volt-Wing (He helps charge her rifle batteries).
Rivalries:#
- None (She stays out of team politics).
Family:#
- A brother who works as a mechanic in Detroit.
Locations#
- Base of Operations: The Lab-Station “Double Helix” (Armoury).
Trivia#
- Fun Fact: She can dismantle and reassemble her rifles in under 10 seconds, blindfolded.
- Power Level: Tier 7 (Long-Range Support).
