GhostDarkHorse

History

Early Years

Ghost’s first clear memory was finding herself nude and floating above the floor in the men’s room of a seedy nightclub with no recollection of who she was or how she had died. She soon discovered that her name was Elisa Cameron, and that in life she had been a crusading journalist who had been investigating the criminal underworld of Arcadia, a city with the largest concentration of mutants and paranormals in the U.S. She had come to close to some dark secret, and had been murdered as a result. Filled with burning rage and an inexplicable hatred of men, Elisa became the phantasmal figure known as Ghost and set out to discover the truth behind her murder, and who was responsible. In the course of her quest she became a protector and avenger of victimized women, and a nemesis to the criminal underworld, uncovering many old enemies somehow linked to her past, and making many new ones as well. Yet, every time she thought she had found a piece of the puzzle, it invariably led to new mysteries and more unanswered questions. Finally, while battling to stop a powerful demon from entering our world, Elisa came into contact with the godlike alien being known as Vortex. He restored her memories, and in doing so revealed truths more shocking than she could ever imagine.

Elisa was born with the ability to jump space into an alternate dimension, the result of a genetic nano-virus inadvertently unleashed by Vortex back in the 1940’s. The sole inhabitant of this dimension was the entity Cameron Nemo, who until Elisa’s arrival had existed in solitude. Delighted to have a companion, he shaped the dimension in Elisa’s image, creating an idyllic playground for them both. As she grew, he changed to match her development, and for a long time they were close playmates. However, as Elisa aged her life became darker, and this was reflected in the landscape of Nemo’s dimension, which changed from beautiful to nightmarish. Nemo, obsessed with the need for her companionship, convinced himself he was in love with her, and he grew resentful as her visits became less and less frequent. When she finally rejected him outright, he became consumed with hatred. He populated his world with demons of his own making, and Elisa suppressed her memories of his existence. This was not the first memory Elisa had suppressed. When she was just a young child, she watched as her mother’s lover murdered her real father. She buried the memory and came to believe that her stepfather was her real father, but the incident left her filled with a rage that would come to dominate her psyche.

The Furies

Elisa was recruited while she was in college by a clandestine government team known as "The Furies." Comprised solely of women with psychic abilities, The Furies picked out Elisa for her dimension-hopping abilities. They trained her in the use of firearms, martial arts, and a variety of skills, and she became one of their best operatives. However, her dimension-hopping began to take a toll on her well-being, until finally she refused to do it any longer. Eager to remain useful to the team, Elisa volunteered to be a test subject for "the agent". Invented by the scientist Dr. Trouvaille, the agent was synthesized from the spirits of the dead, and it transmuted Elisa into her current, ghostly form. The effects were only supposed to be temporary, but Elisa’s unusual genetic structure somehow made it permanent. It also enhanced its effects, allowing her to ghost other people and objects by touching them as well.

Delighted with her new abilities, Elisa continued to serve the team, until the sent her to infiltrate the compound of a cult-like figure known as Archibald Scythe. Scythe possessed the ability to completely manipulate the mind of any woman, and he used his powers to utterly dominate Elisa and make her into his thrall. He altered her memories and made her believe she was vulnerable to jade, and then he sold her services out as a hired killer. One of his clients was a criminal mastermind named Crux. A psychic as well, Crux further altered Elisa’s memories and used her to ferret out informants in his own organization.

Scythe and Crux eventually offered up Elisa to the Shades, extra-dimensional entities who were attempting to infiltrate our world. The Shades themselves were in league with Dr. Trouvaille, who had invented a machine which expelled human spirits from their bodies, allowing a Shade to occupy it. He almost succeeded in using this on Elisa, but at the moment her soul was about to be expelled, the process opened a gateway for Cameron Nemo into our world, causing Elisa to instinctively jump space into his dimension and disappear.

The Truth

What Elisa wouldn’t discover until much, much later was that Focus, the leader of the Furies was present at the experiment, though she would claim it was to ensure Elisa’s safety. When the Furies finally discovered Elisa, her mind was a wreck from all the tampering. The Furies decided to suppress her memories completely and give her a new identity. They implanted the idea that her cover identity – that of a journalist – was who she truly was, and they let her believe that she had been murdered. They then planted her in the bathroom of the nightclub, and subtly directed her to take out her wrath on Arcadia’s criminal underworld.

When Vortex restored Elisa’s memories, he also offered to eliminate all of her paranormal abilities, granting her a normal life. Elisa, however, refused, saying that she needed them to help the spirits who had been displaced by the shades. A lot of this had to do with her younger sister Margo. Margo had been a wild girl all her life, often getting into trouble. She was also born with the same nano-virus, which allowed her to create phantasmal creatures known as "tear demons." However, as Ghost’s sister she became a target, and Trouvaille succeeded in capturing her and expelling her spirit from her body, which was now occupied by a particularly malevolent and powerful shade known as Silhouette. Elisa took it upon herself to restore Margo to her body, and as such she became the reluctant champion of all the displaced spirits.

Revenge has a Price

Ghost has a number of powerful enemies bent on her destruction, the foremost of which is Cameron Nemo. Nemo has a variety of supernatural abilities, and in his own dimension he has incredible power. He has escaped into our world a number of times, and he continually tries to lure Ghost back into his realm as well. Silhouette is also bent on Ghost’s destruction, and her abilities match those of Ghosts. Other recurring enemies include Dr. Trouvaille, Cameron Scythe, Crux, and the hideously scarred and completely insane Dr. October. Ghost has battled these enemies several times, often leaving them for dead, only to have to face them again. The Furies also linger in her background, though whether they are friend or foe is uncertain. Fortunately, Ghost has acquired a number of allies as well. Included among them are the medium Concordia Leveche, the demon-hunting martial artist King Tiger, the bounty hunter Barb Wire, and the masked avenger known only as X.

Through the course of her adventures, Elisa Cameron has grown, changed, and matured. Once filled with an all-consuming anger, she has learned to let go of it, and in doing so has lost much of the hatred she has felt towards men. She has also grown past her need for simple vengeance, and has taken it upon herself to be Arcadia’s protector. She is still coming to grips with her past, and she still has a lot of anger and resentment inside her. She has been betrayed so many times that she finds it difficult to trust anyone, and she often feels regret at the choices she has made. Yet, with the return of her memories, and the understanding that she is not truly a ghost, she also feels a sense of hope once again.

Exiles

Elisa was chosen by Kiani to join the Exiles on their mission to recruit Sylar. Ghost enjoyed the mission so much that she chose to stay on as a permanent member. Kiani made her a temporary Timebroker in a mission where Kiani almost died. Ghost refused to take that much responsibility again and told Jade, the new Timebroker and Mistress of Time, that she wanted to stay on as a team member while she worked through her decimated memory.

Cassandra Nova forced Ghost's memories on her all at once, overwhelming her and essentially breaking her mind. She also claimed Ghost as her pupil. Ghost didn't see things this way, though, and rejected the information she had been given.

During the fight on Rarotonga against the The Timebreaker she turned the tide of the fight by dragging Sylar and his Orange Lantern Ring into her hell dimension (Limbo) and then teleported away. Nemo and Sylar were starting to form an alliance when someone posing as Ghost appeared, kicked out Sylar, and killed Nemo.

The Inbetweener

When Ghost returned to Rarotonga she discovered she had been left behind when the Exiles and Dark Exiles went to the Negative Zone. While she was relaxing she was attacked by someone whose face she didn't see. The assailant dragged her (with jade-laced gloves) to one of the huts and into the basement, which was essentially a room covered with jade. This wasn't the first time someone had tortured Ghost this way, though, and she tried to suppress her terror of being buried alive and forgotten for eternity.

The In-Betweener approached her when she was in despair. He had put a replacement Ghost on the Exiles team to even things out since the Timebreaker had been defeated by the Exiles and taken away by the Doctors. The replacement would watch the team and change the balance when needed: not every world could be saved. In exchange for her cooperation, for "sitting out" the missions, the In-Betweener took her on an astral journey through her past, reintroducing her to her memories. Ghost rejected the person she used to be, and claimed her true name was simply GHOST and not ELISA. But her personality changed slightly, making a combination of both old and new Ghosts (aka a mixture of volume one and volume two Ghosts, who were completely different people in the comics).

Love Life

None to speak of.

Powers

Ghost can turn herself and anything she touches intangible. In fact she has to concentrate to become solid. She is also normally invisible, and can pass this on to others while touching them. Being intangible makes her almost weightless, an ability she uses fly.

Ghost can jump through Limbo to other areas. She can store souls and psyches inside her hell dimension for safe keeping. However, every time she opens up a portal to the dimension she unleashes an unnamed demon. He wears a glowing devil mask and kills anyone and anything that means anything to Ghost before returning to the dimension. The dimension seems to be a replication of Limbo that Ghost has placed inside her mind.Cameron Nemo, also known as Ghost's demon, was recently killed, freeing her interdimensional transportation powers.

Cannot phase through jade or magical bonds.

Roleplaying Statistics

NAME: Ghost
CHARACTER INFO: [Ghost Vol 1], [Ghost vol 2], [Ghost and Batgirl]
STRENGTHS: The Sentinel of Arcadia, Fury assassin, deadened emotions, avenger of victimized women, basic martial arts, very agile, Criminology, Detective/Espionage
WEAKNESSES: Natural weakness to jade, tends to hallucinate, not afraid to kill people she deems monsters, terrified of being buried "alive" and forgotten.
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STATS
AGILITY: Excellent
STRENGTH: Good
ENDURANCE: Remarkable
REASON: Remarkable
INTUITION: Incredible
PSYCHE: Excellent
SPEED: Good
POPULARITY: Unknown
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DICE
PHYSICAL ATTACK: 1d8 Good
PHYSICAL DEFENSE: 1d8 Good
ENERGY ATTACK: none
ENERGY DEFENSE: 1d8 Good
PSYCHIC ATTACK: none
PSYCHIC DEFENSE: 1d10 Excellent
OTHER ABILITIES:
Ghosting: possesses a "phasing" ability that essentially allows her and objects or people with which she is in contact to become intangible.
- Invisibility: While "ghosting" she can become invisible or mostly invisible to all but psychics. She can allow others to become invisible by touching them.
- Her natural state is to be phased out but she usually concentrates enough to stay solid like any other normal person.

Hell Gate Jumping: Can teleport through space and time via a hell gate, reappearing almost instantaneously after the jump no matter how much time she spends in Limbo.

Float: Elisa cannot fly, per se, but she can float much the way any theatrical ghost would. Not useful for speed, but useful when falling from heights.
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WEAPONS
Two handguns, which she wields with deadly accuracy from both hands. Remarkable damage from each.
Likes to use a strangling cord.