Linearworld.net

Characters: Lanis Rosenberg had possessed these strange abilities for as long as she could remember. She can see things... the future, the past, even happenings of the present. However, this ‘gift’ comes at a horrible price… Enter a war-torn world of humanoid weapons, corrupt governments and 'gifted’ people, as one woman struggles to find what it truly means to be human.
Human Characters
		Lanis Rosenberg Age: 21 Birthday: June 29th Star Sign: Cancer Element: None Psychic abilities: Telekinesis and the mysterious 'Spectre' ability. When she was just 12, Lanis’ family was involved in a fatal car accident which killed both parents and placed her sister, Cera, into a coma. It was this incident that triggered Lanis' dormant powers, allowing her to bring her sister back from the brink of death. A few years later, she joined LINEAR in order to get a better understanding of her unique abilities and pursue a career as a scientist. This is Lanis' third year at LINEAR, and final year of fieldwork as a soldier before entering a specified field. Even to this day, her abilities still lay shrouded in mystery and she is unable to control them or summon at will. Because Lanis is physically quite weak, she feels she is forever struggling to keep up with everyone around her, even her own team mates. However, she puts up a tough exterior and rarely shows this self-doubt to anyone.
		Manna Farneigh Age: 22 Birthday: May 7th Star Sign: Taurus Element: Fire Psychic abilities: Pyrokinesis, Telepathy. Manna joined LINEAR three years ago after realising she could hear other people's thoughts when they came within close proximity of her. Since then, she has honed her telepathy skills and even learnt how to generate fire, a dormant ability she never knew existed. Manna shares a room with Lanis and the two have become very close friends over the past three years. Unlike Lanis though, Manna is physically strong and a natural in combat, inheriting her skills from a long line of women warriors living in the central grasslands. Even though she can be very stubborn and quick to anger, Manna will do anything for those she cares deeply about. Because of her very close-to-nature upbringing, Manna finds it hard to associate with the Silhouettes. Being unable to sense them telepathically, she considers them eerie and unnatural.
		Prof. Simon Gillespie Age: 41 Birthday: April 15th Star Sign: Aries Element: Gravity Psychic abilities: Able to create shockwaves & crush matter. Dr Gillespie is the leading scientist at LINEAR and the head co-ordinator of the Silhouette Project. Calm, calculated and arrogant, he is obsessively absorbed in his work and will do anything to achieve his goals, no matter the costs… Even though he possesses some negative personality quirks, he is regarded as one of the most brilliant scientists of his time and is looked up to by many fellow doctors. Dr Gillespie also holds a keen interest in the mysterious powers that lay within Lanis, hoping to extract them for the use of his silhouettes and to heal Echidna... Having lost his Fiancée early in his employment at LINEAR, he constantly pushes the boundaries of science in order to perfect the Silhouettes so humans are no longer needed on the battlefield. Sadly, he sees his creations as nothing more than disposable units of war.
		Dr. Kellie Harem Age: 34 Birthday: September 9th Star Sign: Virgo Element: Water Psychic abilities: Telekinesis, liquid manipulation. Dr. Harem works alongside Dr. Gillespie on the Silhouette Project. Having worked together from the very beginning, Kellie holds much respect for Simon as a fellow scientist, but dislikes him as a person. At first glance, Kellie appears cold, distant and completely absorbed in her work. However, when she manages to get away from the laboratory, she's surprisingly laidback and amiable. Kellie possesses weak psychic abilities, yet is an outstanding scientist who even keeps up with Dr. Gillespie. She is currently training Lanis on a part-time basis to become her assistant, and one day take her place on LINEAR's research team. She possesses mixed emotions towards the Silhouette Project. As a scientist she is intrigued, yet fears what the Silhouettes are capable of.
		Cera Rosenberg Age: 27 Birthday: August 25th Star Sign: Virgo Element: None Psychic abilities: Nothing noteworthy. After a car accident that killed both parents, Cera and Lanis lived with their grandmother till they were old enough to go their separate ways. Unlike her sister though, Cera does not possess anything discernable in the way of psychic abilities. Although she has been known to have prophetic dreams on a rare occasion. Cera currently works as an accountant and has recently married. She sports a confident and professional personality, but also shares Lanis' soft spot when it comes to helping those in need. Even to this day, Cera still enjoys visiting Lanis at LINEAR whenever she can squeeze a spare moment into her busy schedule.
Silhouette Characters
		A-28 Alternative name: Ash Silhouette series: A-Series Element: Electricity Psychic abilities: Generate lightening, manipulating any form of electricity. Ash was assigned to Lanis' team along with Dianne. Unlike Dianne though, Ash's personality is devoid of emotion and he often comes across as hostile. This is because the personas of the early A-Series Silhouettes weren't very refined and lack they ability to emulate human behaviour. However, the LINEAR scientists still dispatched them, hoping their ability to learn would enable them to eventually fit in. Because of his harsh demeanour, he and Lanis are at odds from early stages. But even though he is mystified as to why he must take directions from someone so incompetent, Ash is still a soldier, and would follow Lanis into hell and back if ordered to do so. Unknown to anybody though, Ash has been assigned to Lanis by Dr. Gillespie himself, not just as her team mate but to keep a close eye on the development of her Spectre abilities. This raises concerns on with whom his real loyalties lie with...
		D-13 Alternative name: Dianne Silhouette series: D-Series Element: Light Psychic abilities: Flash/blind enemies, can inflict burns. Dianne was assigned to Lanis' team along with Ash. She is a part of the more recent D-Series Silhouettes, which were designed to mimic human behaviour more convincingly than the previous models. Because of this, Dianne has a calm and eerily friendly personality off the battlefield. However, this doesn't make her any less effective as a soldier, she is just as lethal as any other series in a fight and works feverishly to protect her lesser-skilled team captain.
		G-01 Alternative name: Grey Silhouette series: ?? Element: ?? Psychic abilities: ?? A mysterious silhouette that Lanis encounters in her dreams while bunking at the Janus research facility. He is isolated and held in a high security cell, but despite his predicament Grey sports an oddly cheerful disposition. Little else is known about him.
		E-00 Alternative name: Echidna Silhouette series: Prototype Element: ?? Psychic abilities: ?? Echidna was the prototype model for the Silhouette Project. Unlike the current Silhouettes though, she possessed emotions and the ability to judge right from wrong. Since she did not possess a limiter, Echidna was able to access her powers at their full potential without the use of Accelerator. This had some drawbacks though, the major one being the massive amount of stress it placed on the brain. A drug known as Fulcrum was created in order to keep these powers in check and lower the risks of haemorrhaging. It works in the exact opposite way to Accelerator, repressing psychic abilities. Because of these factors, Echidna was a Silhouette in perpetual pain, as her body fought relentlessly to maintain balance between her surging powers and the drugs used to control them. This constant suffering caused the girl to break down during an experiment, where she mercilessly vented her anger on all those in the vicinity. After this incident she was frozen and used as a basis for future Silhouettes. However several aspects were altered, naturally the ones involving the presence of emotion, and how their abilities were controlled.