Claim the Sky
She looks human, but Blackstar is literally from another world. She first came to media attention after roundly trouncing an intelligent neutronic being that wanted to devour the Earth in the early 1980s. Reporters asked her where she was from. "I hail from a dead planet orbiting a black star," was all she would say. It was enough to earn her a code name. Some surmise that her planet circles a black hole.
Blackstar is concerned not only with Earth's safety, but with the well-being of creatures on planets circling different suns, too. She disappears for months at a time, presumably saving the lives of aliens all across the galaxy. But she always returns, sometimes to take care of matters that seem miniscule for someone with her abilities. Other times, she uses her gravity-warping powers to put down threats that no other hero seems capable of handling.
Blackstar spends more time on Earth than is generally realized. Looking human, she can pass as just another tourist. She warps gravity to "slide" between locations around the planet, apparently mostly interested in places with a rich archeological history.
In the Boundless setting, Blackstar operates mainly on the American West Coast.
Motive: Safeguard others
Environment: Almost anywhere on Earth or out in the galaxy
Health: 50
Damage Inflicted: Major wound (15 points)
Armor: 9
Movement: Short; long when flying; interplanetary distances between two points when gravity warp "sliding"
Modifications: Tasks related to using gravity-control powers as level 12
Combat: Blackstar's gravity-warp power infuses her, granting her immense strength and durability. For instance, she can make two melee attacks as her action, or lift a busÑor a bridgeÑand throw it, affecting a small area within long range (and everyone else within short range of the target).
However, when making ranged attacks, she usually fires two very long-range "gravity lances."
She can fly by directly manipulating gravity. Even more impressively, she can warp spacetime enough to "slide" between distant points around the world, or even between planets. The farther she goes when using this ability, the more time it takes her to recover before she can slide again, so it's not her primary method of travel. However, if she wished to neutralize a target, she could make a melee attack against it, attempting to slide it out into the vacuum of space for safekeeping.
Finally, Blackstar presumably has some kind of galactic awareness that rickles in through her gravity-warping powers, allowing her to learn about events at distant locations.
Interaction: Curious and sympathetic, Blackstar is often in a hurry. When she wraps up one disaster, there is probably another threat looming elsewhere. If encountered while pretending to be human, most people never realize who she really is, and instead think they've met an academic or a tourist.
Use: Reports of a planet-killing comet heading toward Earth continue to mount. Why hasn't Blackstar noticed?
GM Intrusion: The character must succeed on a Might defense roll or be pinned helpless each round by immense gravity until they can escape.