FLORA
PERSONAL DATA
- Alter Ego: Moonbeam Starchild
- Occupation: Free Spirit
- Group Affiliation: The Arcane, Enforcers of Justice
- Known Relatives: Flower Child (mother), unnamed father
- Base of Operations: Mobile
HISTORY
Flora was born as Moonbeam Starchild, and was the daughter of a dryad (a nature spirit from the Green) and a human father. Her mother had come to Earth in the late 1960s and operated during the 1970s as a super-hero while calling herself Flower Child. The identity of her father is unknown and Moonbeam was raised by her mother, who also taught Moonbeam how to use the nature-based powers she had inherited.
Once Moonbeam had grown up her mother chose to go back to the Green, letting Moonbeam find her own path. For her part Moonbeam chose to follow in her mother's footsteps and be a hero. Calling herself Flora she began to wander across America looking for opportunities to do good. By coincidence, or perhaps due to some strange side effect of her magical half-dryad nature, Flora seemed to have no trouble finding situations where her powers could be of help.
Flora would often find herself using her powers to help out in areas where a natural disaster is striking, having been drawn to the area in time to be of assistance. She also would often find herself pulled into conflicts with bizarre threats like extra-dimensional invasions and hostile attacks from cryptid-like creatures.
Flora recently found herself in Superior City at a time when several members of the city's premiere hero team, the Enforcers of Justice, had gone missing. While there she teamed up with the remaining members of the team and other local heroes as well as another wandering hero, Rebel Yell, to thwart a scheme by the Crime Cartel to rig local elections. Afterward she continued her wandering, this time joined by Rebel Yell, though the two eventually parted ways.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Flora has a wide range of nature-based powers. She can move and shape the ground around her, even going so far as to create animated constructs from the earth. She can also manipulate the plant life around her, causing tree limbs to strike out and vines to wrap around a target. To a lesser extent she can also manipulate water, bringing forth waves or shifting volumes of water around. Her mystical affinity with nature also allows Flora to speak with animals and plants.
Flora also has enhanced physical abilities. While not superhuman, her strength and agility are also greater than her physique would indicate. She can also run at speeds higher than a normal human and her body has a natural resistance to most toxins.
Flora is an attractive and charismatic young woman and had little difficulty persuading people to see her point of view on subjects she is passionate about, especially the environment. Her education growing up was heavy on spiritualism and she is an expert astrologer.
