The White Queen

Art by Miguel Mercado as Emma Grace Frost

Name: Emma Grace Frost Codename: The White Queen Faction: N/A Position: CEO, Chairman of the Board and majority shareholder of Frost International, White Queen of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club Age: 35, appears to be in her mid-20s Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts Gender: Female Height: 5'10" Build: Curvaceous Skin: Porcelain Hair: Shoulderblade length straight corn silk blonde. Eyes: Sapphire

Details

Background

Born to a mercantile family in Boston, Massachusetts that traced its history back to the early 17th century, Emma is the third of four children born to Winston and Hazel Frost. Her older brother Christian is still alive, as is her youngest sister Cordelia and her mother. Her family life was to say the least, unpleasant at best. Her father was dissmissive and abusive, driving his son to substance abuse and attempted suicide after he found out that Christian was homosexual.

Emma was the underachiever until her powers manifested - ending the migraines that had been plaguing her, and her sisters also has powers. Life was endless drudgery, abuse, and fierce sibling rivalries. Once her powers manifested however…things really didn't improve. While in school she had a crush on one of her teachers, and was inspired to go into teaching herself, someday. Unfortuantely she acted on that crush, and caught kissing her teacher out front the Frost residence, was blackmailed into giving up her teaching dreams at that time.

When it came time to choose the heir to the family fortune, Christian's substance issues and sexuality excluded him, and for reasons known only to him, Winston skipped past the elder daughter Adrienne in favor of Emma and had Christian committed. Incensed, Emma had enough, and refused the honor and left to make her own way in life.

She started with minimum wage jobs, and after getting caught using her powers to 'pay' for food, she ended up moving in with a less than stellar guy. Unfortunately the guy in question had some debts, debts of the loan shark variety, and they were overdue. The plan was to pretend to kidnap Emma and then ransom her back to her family, but that failed when her dad refused to pay. When the sharks came back her beau was killed and Emma absorbed all his knowledge of business, giving her a seed to work off of for the future. Adrienne took Emma's kidnap video to the press, and Winston had to pay up - freeing herself with her powers Emma took the money and ran to New York.

Once there Emma enrolled in New York University and was reunited with the teacher she'd had a crush on and they eventually entered into a relationship. In school she met a fellow telepath who began teaching her to use her abilities, another friend almost got her crush fired by revealing his involvement with students, but Em's telepathic mentor used her powers to have him choke the accuser. Appalled, Emma turned on her former mentor and stole her knowledge of telepathy. Sadly, Emma's crush learned of her mutant abilities and dumped her in disgust.

She came to believe that humans were inferior and that she need not be so restrained in the use of her powers.

Shortly after school she came to the attention of the Hellfire Club and got a job there initially as a dancer, but eventually working her way up the ranks. Over time, using her talents and powers, her seed money and skills, she also managed to work her way up to control Frost International (she renamed it when she acquired control). Eventually she came be an actual member of the club, and was recruited into the Inner Circle, though it wasn't called that until later. Learning of a plot to use Sentinels to wipe out all mutants, she and the Black King combined forces to take over.

Mutant dominated, the Hellfire Club had numerous run ins with the X-Men and affiliates, even to strife over students to acquire. Ultimately that strife ended with the destruction of the Hellfire Club's Massachusett's Academy, under Emma's control and guidance, being destroyed by the X-Men some years ago. That action, the loss of her students and the fact that the Inner Circle ordered her to let them all be written off nearly destroyed Emma, she crawled inside a bottle, painfully working her way out while in a seclusion. Since then she's had a change of heart. Angry at the betrayal of the Hellfire Club, and stripped of most of her power while she was recovering, she has since come to the conclusion that she was going about things in the wrong way. Sadly she's ill equipped to find a better one, and so has returned to take up her role as CEO of Frost International, and has ties to the Hellfire Club and influence as well, but less power than previously.

Emma truly is trying to find a better way. Perhaps she'll even find one, given the chance.

Powers

Omega Level Telepath: Emma's powers require a great deal of focus to wield, what truly makes her an Omega is that she is capable of sustaining up to three seperate effects at a time. The one exception to this is Mind Control, while using Mind Control she cannot use any other power effects but is capable of moving and taking other purely physical actions. Using her powers requires active concentration in any case and if that concentration is sufficiently disrupted it affects her powers to the same degree. While concentrating to use her abilities the greater the number of people she affects with them, the greater the risk of discovery and the more fatigued Emma becomes.

* Shields & Cloaking: Emma may shield herself and up to ten others within a quarter mile of her for up to three hours. Her shields render the recipient immune or highly resistant to any and all forms of mental intrustion including but not limited to psychic powers, hypnosis, illusions, mind reading, mind control or empathic manipulation of any sort. Emma may cloak the mutant signature of a single individual by hiding the unique engram markers that allow other telepaths or devices such as Cerebro to detect them as such for up to three hours. Emma is capable of telepathic camouflage of herself, others, and objects or create vivid illusions that appear real to all senses for up to ten people within a quarter of mile for up to three hours.

* Programming: Emma is capable of rapidly absorbing or implanting mental information via mental transferrence. This implantation process can be very unsettling at higher speeds. Implanted languages and knowledge fade as any other memory would, raw data and details will blur, and a language must be practiced to stay fressh, if it is not used it deteriorates over time.

* Mind Alteration: Emma is capable of rewriting or even erasing a person's mind seamlessly, one of a very few telepaths in the world capable of such. She may be able to alter gross or minor memories or personality traits, inhibit or prohibit power usage or even one's deepest beliefs given time to operate. The greater depth the changes, and the more radical, the more time is needed to make them. Sufficiently strong willed persons might be able to overcome the rewrites in time, but that is less likely if Emma can periodically reinforce the changes. Simple erasure of short term memory and very minor changes can be done line of sight, anything more complex requires touch. Erasure of short term memories is very swift, other changes however generally take minutes if minor, hours for significant and days or possibly even longer for a complete rewrite.

* Mental Senses: Emma is capable of detecting mutants within roughly ten yards of her, and may sense the use of mental powers or sapient minds within a hundred yard radius about herself. Once she's got a fix on a target she can track them within ranges inverse to the population density of the area - in the case of downtown New York at most a mile, probably less, but up to a hundred miles or more in an otherwise lifeless waste. Within her sensing range she can track her targets unerringly unless they are shielded from her somehow.

* Astral Projection: Emma is capable of projecting her astral self over vast distances nearly instantly. This projection carries her full psyche, including her powers to whatever location she wishes. While she is Astral, her body is essentially an empty vessel and quite vulnerable.

* Mind Control: Emma may be able to control the minds and thoughts of others and have them act, or not, as she sees fit. No more than ten people at a time of average mental strength within her line of sight may be controlled. Stronger wills dramatically decrease her control ability, she unable to handle more than five strong willed people or psychics, and would have to contest one on one with a telepath of her own power level. Emma has learned how to switch places with a target mentally and if successful she swaps the victim's mind out of their own body in trade for hers. She's obviously loathe to take such an action as there's considerable risks attendant.

* Psionic Blasts: Emma is capable of projecting offensive blasts of psionic energy causing mental pain or unconsciousness within her line of sight, can affect up to five individual targets simultaneously or detonate a burst with a radius of up to ten yards that will affect all those inside it.

Skills

Tech Saavy: Emma is a highly-capable technologist and inventor. She is well versed in electronics theory and design, and has deep knowledge in particular of devices to amplify, modify, or negate mental powers such as her own, or other psionics. She has excellent computer skills and is moderately capable of circumventing electronic security measures.

Financial Shark: It is fair to say that Emma's prowess in business dealings is legendary in many circles, even bereft of her powers she has an excellent grasp of business, working the market, and cutting very shrewd deals to her best advantage. Her powers only amplify an already considerable talent and experience to legendary heights.

Athletics: Emma is a reasonably fit and athletic woman who engages is regular excercise to keep her muscle tone and stamina. She is above average but not quite peak human in her conditioning. She is an excellent dancer conversant with several forms from the formal to the highly risque.

Self Defense: Emma has some formal hand to hand training that would allow her to hold her own in a fight. Professional fighters such as Police or Soldiers would find her able for a civilian, but not up to their level of expertise.

Socialite: She knows all the tricks and moves to navigate the highest level of polite (or cut-throat) society. She is cultured, has superb manners when she chooses to, and is expert in all the social graces to a nicety.

Educator: Emma is a highly skilled teacher, and board certified to teach up to the collegiate level. She is a passionate and devoted educator who is very adept at engaging her students interest to guide and inspire them to strive for excellence, to rise to their fullest potential.

Advantages

Frost International: Emma is the CEO, Chairman of the Board and majority shareholder of Frost International, a multi-billion dollar conglomerate dealing in electronics, and transportation. Frost International build ships, and aircraft in both the shipping and passenger fields but does not have any military divisions.

Massachusetts Academy: Even though the X-Men destroyed the academy located in Snow Valley, Massachusetts Emma still owns title to the lands it was built on. She was the former Headmistress of the school and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees.

Hellfire Club: Emma is a member in good standing of the Hellfire Club, further she holds high rank within the so-called Inner Circle as the White Queen. The inner circle is devoted to many endeavors, most of them shady, but the Hellfire Club itself is precisely what it seems - a club for the ultra-rich and influencial, a place of politicking and deals only vaguely more above board than those of the mysterious, virtually unknown save in rumor Inner Circle.

Personal Wealth: Emma is independantly a multi-millionaire through her own business dealings, investments, and inheritance. This wealth is entirely separate from Frost International.

Clout: Emma's wealth and influence, business and political contacts, and sheer charisma give her a considerable clout she can bring to bear. She holds many favors, and owes some, all in all she can get things done and cut through a lot of red tape to do so.

Flaws

Checkered Past: Emma has a long history of conflict with the X-men and their affiliates and allies. Some might consider her a super-villain, many hate and fear her, but her past actions have not all been dark and bleak. Despite the shady dealings she is known to be very much Pro-Mutant in such circles. She has been off the grid since the destruction of the Massachusetts Academy, only recently resurfacing and seemingly seeking to atone for past misdeeds. Whether or not this desire for redress is genuine only time will tell.

Recovered Alcoholic: Emma has had a hard time in life and always she was able to resist dependancy. Until the Massachusetts Academy fell and she lost so many of her students. It nearly broke her, and she lost the fight against alcohol for a time. When she realized what happened she spent time cloistered at a very posh and discreet clinic drying out, but the temptation is always there to relapse.

Trust Issues: Yeah, trusting people is not really her thing. Emma's entire life has been one betrayal after another, she couldn't even trust her own family. She would like to get past this, she would truly like it, sadly people just keep showing her that to do so is utterly foolish. So, she'll trust people as far as she can enforce that trust and no further - to get beyond that point will take time, and effort. Time and effort most people simply wouldn't be willing to put in.

Pessimism: Hand in hand with her trust issues is her almost religious belief in the worst of people, a belief that has in her life experiences to date proven very much the way things are. Optimists are inexplicable to the woman, definitely can be more of a glass is half empty sort of a girl.

Guardian Nature: Despite everything else, she is very protective of her students, and what few friends she makes. To the point that threats to them, injury to them are an Achilles heel at times. As powerful as she is, it would even make sense to attack her through others she values, that sort of thing being a time honored tradition for many brands of scum since time immemorial.

Magic Over Mind: One thing that Emma has a severe problem with is magical creatures, particularly those of a demonic nature. Her powers are all at best blunted, and often completely nullified against such foes. A full demon or potent sorcerer with considerable demon blood being completely immune, for example, but an imp only being resistant - which really isn't going to help an imp very much!

Contacts

Contact 1: Something about them.
Contact 2: Something about them.

Gallery

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Logs

2020-08-15 - Tales Grimm and Less So
Summary: Emma Frost goes to Cover Story for some rare books and she meets the Lady Sigyn there. Log...
(emma-frost sigyn social)

2020-07-19 - Only Slightly Compromised
Summary: RESCUE recruits the services of Emma Frost to help remove conditioning implanted by the...
(domino emma-frost martin-almer posse social veronica-kelsey)

2020-07-17 - Dinner in the Park--with Bullets!
Summary: Emma and her daughters are having a quite dinner at Tavern on the Green when a sniper tries...
(catseye emma-frost pietro-maximoff priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-06-22 - Touring Test
Summary: Emma and Priscilla meet up with Hisako on the grounds of Horizon Academy. They tour and end...
(emma-frost hisako-ichiki priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-06-20 - With Extreme Prejudice
Summary: Pris comes home after the incident with the dark elves, and talks to the family. Plans are...
(catseye emma-frost priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-06-07 - New Horizons
Summary: Hanako comes to the Horizon Academy to find out more. Log Info: Storyteller: None Date: Sun...
(emma-frost hanako priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-05-11 - Challenging the Chefs
Summary: Dinner at the Hellfire Club with the Frosts and Kwabena Odame. Log Info: Storyteller: None...
(catseye emma-frost kwabena-odame priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-05-10 - Tactical Ruminations
Summary: Agent Odame approaches with some new information, possible plans are discussed regarding...
(cyga emma-frost kwabena-odame plot)

2020-05-05 - Bounded Privilege
Summary: Agent Odame approaches Emma Frost with an offer of assistance in investigating the attack...
(emma-frost kwabena-odame plot priscilla-kitaen)

2020-05-04 - Galaclysm part 2
Summary: Gala celebration of the new Horizon Academy assaulted by parties unknown - mercs and...
(anon cyga emma-frost mari-mccabe peter-parker plot priscilla-kitaen tchalla)

2020-05-04 - Galaclasym Part 1
Summary: Gala celebration of the new Horizon Academy assaulted by parties unknown - mercs and...
(anon catseye cyga emma-frost jesana klavdiya-vasiliev kwabena-odame peter-parker plot priscilla-kitaen)

2020-04-26 - Healing and Hope ... Hubris?
Summary: The Pride have become aware of something new on the borders of Mutant Town, and they decide...
(catseye cyga emma-frost klavdiya-vasiliev lexi-haze pride social)

2020-03-29 - Options
Summary: Gwen and Emma have a little chat over hot chocolate. Log Info: Storyteller: None Date: Sun...
(emma-frost gwen-stacy social)

2020-03-29 - A Killing Frost
Summary: Incognito, Emma, Pris and Catseye go after the pirates who'd hijacked a prior shipment and...
(catseye emma-frost priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-03-18 - Frost Warning
Summary: A very angry family of Frosts plot the destruction of pirates that attacked a Frost...
(catseye emma-frost priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-03-01 - Conspiracy Considerations
Summary: Skye finally gives Voodoo a call and a meeting is arranged, complete with Emma Frost and...
(catseye daisy-johnson emma-frost priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-02-18 - Botanical Speculation
Summary: Mari and Emma meet up with Darkdevil Log Info: Storyteller: None Date: Tue Feb 18 22:45:46...
(emma-frost mari-mccabe plot reilly-tyne spirit-of-anansi)

2020-02-10 - Skating in the Park with Jono (Sort of)
Summary: Skating at Washington Square Park - the Frosts meet a Starsmore Log Info: Storyteller: None...
(catseye emma-frost jonothon priscilla-kitaen social)

2020-02-09 - Showing Promise
Summary: Gwen and Emma meet perchance at the University, and have a chat. Log Info: Storyteller:...
(emma-frost gwen-stacy social)

2020-02-09 - Melt Some Brains
Summary: A visit to Emma's latest project has Mari and T'Challa talking strategy again Log Info:...
(emma-frost mari-mccabe plot spirit-of-anansi tchalla)

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