Esperanza Roman
Name Esperanza Galatea Roman
Position Faculty
Second Position Faculty
Character Information
| Gender | Female | |
| Species | Mutant | |
| Age | 30 | |
| Codename | Solitaire | |
| Powers And Special Attributes | Body Transformation: Esperanza's body can become hard, psionically-controlled diamond, almost impervious to hurt. Her strength and endurance are magnified as a result. She doesn't need to breathe or eat when transformed. Environmental Awareness: Esperanza has manifested an awareness of soil and stone around her, particularly crystalline material, which is included in just about all soil and stone on earth. This ability works to a radius of approximately 20 miles. Crystallization: Esper has manifested the ability to form crystalline structures, diamond in fact, from common crystals around her, and even sand. The material strength of these diamonds is below normal, but they appear, in all other ways, the same. Her structures are resilient against energy and physical attacks (8-10 tons), but without her direct concentration they fall apart after approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Geoforce: Esper has manifested the ability to manipulate earth and stone, affecting approximately 4 tons of mass. Geosense: Esper has manifested the ability to sense the difference in the earth between that covered by earth, air, or water, as well as the relative age via the size of crystallization. Geomove: Esper has the ability to discard her body and enter the earth itself, traveling through it and reforming her body elsewhere. This is a form of telereformation and has a range of 1400 miles. Flight: Esper can fly by levitating the crystal of her body to about 220 mph Geopsychometry: Esper can sense what has happened in an area through the 'memories' of the stone and earth around her. Earthgate: Transport herself and others long distances through sympathetic crystals she creates. |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5'9" | |
| Weight | 115 lb | |
| Hair Color | White | |
| Eye Color | Solid white | |
| Physical Description | Trim waist and curvy figure. Esper is a very beautiful Italian-American young woman with full, pouty lips, arched eyebrows and an aquiline nose. Her musculature is toned, but soft, not overly defined. After Awakening, Esper completely bleached out. Her hair, skin, and eyes all go completely white, with no visible pupils or irises in the eyes. But this isn’t like albinism, which leaves no pigmentation and leaves the skin translucent, but more like her pigmentation went white, like being dipped in white paint. More accurately, she looks like a Greek marble statue come to life, a true Galatea from myth. Her skin, nails, etc became flawless, as well. Her body retains its normal suppleness, etc, though her body temperature reflects room temperature. She just appears to be a living statue. If she stood still, she could pass as a Greek Venus in marble. Nano tattoo: Pale blue diamond outline on her lower back, just above her bottom. Only appears for a second or two while her nano is active, otherwise her power suppresses it leaving her skin flawless white. |
Family
| Spouse | Marco Montague (33) – childhood friend and sometimes lover; Stephanie Luciano's husband | |
| Children | Selina Hope Montague (10) – Esperanza's goddaughter, daughter of Marco and Stephanie | |
| Father | Michael Roman, Sr (deceased) | |
| Mother | Selina Roman (deceased) | |
| Brother(s) | Michael, Jr. – twin (deceased) | |
| Other Family | Claudio Roman (51) - paternal uncle; Frederico Luciano – uncle, mother’s brother (59); Bella Luciano – aunt, Frederico’s wife (57); Stephanie Luciano (33) – cousin, Bella and Freddy’s daughter and Esper’s best friend; Selina Hope Montague (10) – Esperanza's goddaughter, daughter of Marco and Stephanie |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | While she appears open and friendly, there is a hard edge of cynicism beneath Esper's soft, feminine features. She's not above using her attractiveness to try and take control of a life she's never really felt she had control of, often keeping relationships superficial and physical or falsely intimate to keep from being hurt again. She has deep father-figure issues that need to be resolved. She is rather morally ambiguous when the situation requires it. | |
| Strengths & Weaknesses | Strengths: Driven, knows what she wants and takes it, loyal to family and friends Weaknesses: Rather utilitarian morally; afraid of being hurt so doesn't let people close |
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| Ambitions | Currently the Number 2 in the Roman organized crime family and heir apparent to take on the Kingpin role from her uncle Claudio. She runs the legitimate side of the family business. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Football (soccer) Classical art and archaeology Classical music Chess Business Sculpting in stone and jewels and making jewelry |
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| Languages | English, Italian, French, Spanish |
| Personal History | Birthday: May 9 Esperanza Galatea Roman was born to Michael and Selina Roman, members of the Cosa Nostra. She was born a few minutes after her twin brother Michael. At the time, Michael, Sr. was Underboss in the organization in New York. Unknown to most, on a weapons job, Michael and his younger brother Claudio were exposed to gamma radiation. Over the years weak and sickly Claudio grew muscular and super strong while Michael slowly descended into madness. When Esper was nine, her mother and brother were killed by agents of Wilson Fisk in his efforts to further consolidate his hold on the New York underworld. Michael, Sr. was devastated at the loss of his wife and son. With his Family in tatters from the gang war, Michael uprooted and left New York and moved his organization to Miami where his friend Joseph Montague had gained a foothold. Michael's madness was increasing, however, and a few years later he and Joseph had a falling out and their Families became rivals. Esper tried to gain the attention and love of her father, but he seemed to have nothing to give to her. She discovered, however, that if she wore Michael’s clothes and cut her hair short her father seemed to think she was Michael and paid attention to her, despite the fact that as she blossomed into womanhood it became increasingly harder to ignore the fact that she wasn’t Michael, Jr. This led to a rather dual existence for Esper, and a confused sexuality during high school and early college. During her childhood, Esper gained an actual father-figure in her driver/bodyguard Tony. He seemed to take great delight in teaching her the basics of handguns and knives that were his stock in trade. Another father-figure was her uncle Claudio, her father’s Underboss. Esper also spent a great amount of time with Stephanie Luciano and Marco Montague, until the Montagues were estranged. At thirteen, Esper was sent off to a boarding high school back in New York, seeing her father even less. A month before Esper went to university she witnessed the murder of her father at the hands of Claudio after an argument about the declining state of their criminal enterprises. Claudio placed the gun in Michael’s hand to make it look like the increasingly depressed and unstable man had committed suicide. Esper was too shocked to know what to do. She somehow made her way through the funeral and headed off to university in Rome. Sharing a flat with Stephanie, Esper also spent a lot of time with Stephanie’s parents, who had moved back to Rome from New York after the death of Selina Roman years before. Bella Luciano managed to get the story of the fratricide from Esper. Angered at this betrayal, she insisted Esper should seek revenge as the last living member of her family. This led to further small arms training alongside her university studies, becoming a Consigliere in the Luciano family in Rome. Graduating from university, Esper returned to Miami and the Roman Cosa Nostra run by her uncle Claudio, working her plans to take revenge for her father. Seducing her cousin Alberto, Esper gained access to the Family's books and, disguised as the lady in white, La Dama Blanca, began to take down their various enterprises one by one. Realizing this would take too long, and was mostly only an annoyance, Esper realized she needed help. She met a grown-up Marco Montague and established a partnership and romantic relationship with him, gaining access to the Montague resources to aid in her revenge. Her plans going awry due to various unknowns, Esper was given a one-way ticket to the bottom of the Gulf by her uncle, but she managed to take him with her over the side. However, he escaped her grasp as she struggled for air. Esper Awakened on the seafloor and managed to walk miles underwater to the beach where she met Travis Townsend. Meanwhile, Marco Montague staged a coup and took over the Roman territories and started consolidating the other criminal enterprises in Miami under himself as Kingpin. Claudio survived, however, and behind the scenes maneuvered Esperanza into returning to Miami to take revenge on Marco, allowing Claudio to return to power as the Kingpin. Esper and Claudio have settled into an uneasy truce, with Esper running the legitimate side of Roman Enterprises (entertainment and hospitality) and Claudio running the illegal operations. The understanding is that eventually Esper will succeed Claudio at the head of the organization. Esperanza currently continues an illicit relationship with Marco Montague whenever he is in town for business. |
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| Service Record | Former student of the academy and active team member. Currently an active reserve member, teacher of business/economics, and financial advisor for the academy. Current president of Roman Enterprises. Works part time as La Dama Blanca for the Roman organized crime family. |