By Jesse N. Willey Art by Joe Singleton

Real Name:	Andrew Robert Weinstein
Secret Service Codename:	The Magnificent Bastard
Legal Status:	United States Citizen with no acknowledged criminal record
Place of Birth:	Cleveland, Ohio
Marital Status:	Single
Known Relatives:	Angelica Weinstein (sister), Malcolm Weinstein (brother, presumed deceased), David and Samantha Weinstein (parents)
Bases of Operations:	The Pentagon, Arlington VA, Weinstein Exotechnologies Headquarters, Dhabi, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
First Appearance:	The League of Explorers (Chapter One)
Origin:	Andrew's parents were part of a government sponsored think tank which had the mission of taking presumed latent super humans (mostly siblings of those with powers) and breeding them in hopes that their children would grow to develop abilities. When Andrew was four, his older brother Malcolm displayed superhuman speed and reflexes by outracing a hot rod. The family soon moved to the Washington, D.C. area so the project could better observe the siblings. Andrew was a normal child who displayed no signs of exo-human traits. As he grew into adolescence he developed a friendship with Ellie McDonaldson, who was another one of the project's failures. At the age of fifteen Andrew was in a car accident which left him brain damaged. Oddly enough, he soon recovered. His brain matter not only regenerated but he was soon making massive leaps in the fields of particle physics, engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, software design and genetics. He started his own company. At 17, he began going to sites of UFO crash landings to acquire and reverse engineer, technology needed to bring some of his ideas to completion. Soon he had developing Earth based technology for the military and for civilian use. These accomplishments had put him up for nomination for several Nobel Prizes, all of which he has turned down citing that the award was designed for human achievement, which he would not qualify for. At some point in the late 90s, the government put him in charge of a unit of super heroes. While he never went on field missions, he proved to be a brilliant tactician. After a few missions, Andrew saw that the government showed the team little respect and gave the team little pay. With some help from his "friends" in government black ops, he was able to take full control of the team and turned them from a government controlled unit into a highly paid independently contracted company with control over the types of missions they took. This group was accountable only to Andrew. Andrew didn't leave his manipulations to mere political goals. In spite of his lack of emotional response, he still deeply cared for Ellie. Amongst the super human community was one Lucas Curry, a rock star turned super hero. In some weird way, Andrew saw in Lucas a kindred spirit. The type of man he might have become had fate took his life in a different direction. Fearing Ellie's growing unhappiness at Andrew's distance and knowing that Ellie herself was a latent super powered being, he invited Curry to join the team and then intentionally delayed the meeting just to see if sparks would fly. In 1995, he laced his sister's AD/HD medication with a nanobot to unlock her psychic powers. At the present time, Andrew is deeply enmeshed with the military industrial complex, though some might argue that they are in bed with him. He actively gives money to both political parties ensuring that no matter what face the presidency takes, he ultimately takes victory. His is a vast conglomerate that makes everything from active wear to managing zoological parks.
Personality:	Before his powers kicked in, Andrew was a hyperactive and very sensitive young man. He was very much in love with Ellie, but could never tell her. After the accident, he became a cold, very emotionally distant person. He is methodical to the extreme. He has backup plans for everything including his backup plans. While he is capable of out thinking almost anyone on the fly, he prefers to look at a problem from many angles and choose the solution that gets him the most benefit at the least cost. Some have theorized that the rapid increase in his intelligence made him disconnect from humanity and made him more machine like. Others say his seemingly cold hearted demeanor and more Machiavellian tactics are merely a sign of jealousy for those who live the "normal life" that he can no longer have.
Height:	6'1"
Weight:	239 lbs
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Brown
Powers:	Beyond Human intelligence and the ability to regenerate any and all parts of his central nervous system.
Quote:	"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Nobel committee, I find the fact that you are giving this award for my invention of a car that runs off garbage to be an insult. The Nobel is after all, designed to bestowed upon the highest in human achievement. It'd be like the Westminster Kennel Club awarding it's best in show prize to John O'Hurley."

 

 

Real Name:	Lucas Ian Curry
Legal Status:	American Citizen with no criminal record
Place of Birth:	Baltimore, Maryland
Marital Status:	Unmarried, but seeing someone
Known Relatives:	Karen Curry, Max Curry (parents, divorced), Stacy Curry (half-sister)
Base of Operations:	Towson, Maryland
First Appearance:	League of Explorers, Chapter One
Origin:	Lucas had a fairly normal childhood till the age of 13. He was a very talented musician and played three instruments, his favorite being the clarinet. Then, when he was in just the right mood, music began to flow out of his body. It was soon discovered he had abilities that placed him outside the typical human species. Months later he began to have trouble with his hearing. As his powers developed, the less he could hear. After the progression stopped and Lucas received his first pair of hearing aids, he found he could still play music, but with a great degree of difficulty. This left him with a bit of a shy demeanor which only seemed to lift when he was on stage playing. His music often masked, to others anyway, a somewhat cynical attitude. Due to his mom's financial trouble, Lucas joined a few of his friends in a small garage band called The Polarized Ions. After a song ended up in a local indy flick that got nationwide distribution, the band went on to get a recording contract. In spite of making lots of money, Lucas still wanted to play his clarinet, but could never find away to work it into a song. Lucas had other problems with the band. He was writing most of the material and they were reaping all of the benefits. The other guys got dozens of groupies and were taking various drugs. He did his best to try to stop it, but found it difficult. Lucas was on the bill of a large music festival when a young hip hop star was attacked. He saw the gunman raise his weapon seconds before the shots were fired. He fired a mild sonic blast and disabled the gunman, but it was too late, the young hip hop star was killed. He was grief stricken by the idea that if he had reacted sooner, a young man close to his age would still be alive. It was at that moment he decided to finally embrace the "other" talents he possessed. A few weeks after that, he caught the attention of Andrew Weinstein and his own secret project, The League of Explorers. While mostly chosen by the President, Lucas was one of a select few chosen by Weinstein. He was eventually made deputy leader of the team. It was through Andrew that Lucas met Ellie McDonaldson. Both are creative spirits and the two were attracted to each other almost immediately. Not to say things have always been easy, what with (as far as either of them know) their being different species. Where Lucas is shy and reserved in person and easy going on stage, she is an energetic woman in her personal life but often shies away from having her artwork on display. Lucas's life began to unravel when the Enquirer released photos of him changing costume from Harmonics to his civilian identity. Details of his personal life, including a physical relationship with a "normal person" became tabloid fodder. Lucas then retreated into his super human identity almost 24/7, save for when he was spending time with Ellie. Sometime after that, Weinstein asked him with help torturing a terrorist. This lead to his resigning from The League of Explorers and Weinstein blackballing him out of what little remained of his music career. This introduced strain on his relationship with Ellie, who eventually dumped him. At this point, Lucas picked up some small gigs as a producer for some small alternative bands in Canada, one of the few places where an ostracized, liberal American could still work.
Personality:	Lucas is a somewhat of a shy person until you get to know him. It's got a bit of a cynical side, but never without reason. He's often very glib and sarcastic and has issues with authority, particularly music producers who think they know everything and members of the military industrial complex. The irony that at one point or another he has been working as both does not escape him. He has a tightly guided moral compass. He would rather be unhappy but have done the right thing than be happy and know he has done the wrong thing. He has occasional bursts of selfishness as he tries to cling to "the normal life."
Height:	5'10"
Weight:	225 Lbs
Hair Color:	Black
Eye Color:	Brown
Powers:	Lucas can control, manipulate and emit any frequency of sound from below the human audible range to the equivalent of a small earthquake.
Quote:	"You know what the best thing about my powers is, Jon? Remember how in the Bill and Ted movies their air guitar would miraculously sound like real? Yeah, I can do that. The ladies aren't as impressed as you'd think. Air guitar: not a good way to pick up chicks. There was one who really liked it if I'd play for her after sex. Gods, I loved her."

 

 

Real Name:	Ellie Janice McDonaldson
Legal Status:	American Citizen with no
Place of Birth:	Bethesda, Maryland
Marital Status:	Single, but seeing someone
Known Relatives:	Edward and Marcia McDonaldson (parents)
Base of Operations:	Towson, Maryland, Bethesda, Maryland
First Appearance:	League of Explorers Chapter One
Religious Affiliation:	Extremely lapsed Unitarian
Pet Peeves:	Her own shyness about her art, finding Woof in Waldo books, The Patriot Act
Origin:	They say behind every great man is a great woman. Few know this as well Ellie McDonaldson. As a child, Ellie was a close friend with Andrew Weinstein. The two were on the verge of dating when Andrew had his accident. When he returned, he seemed to lose interest in her. Ellie began spending more and more time in the art in and theater programs at school. In spite of her good grades and scholarship, she still couldn't get into the college she wished to attend. During her senior year, Andrew came crashing back into her life. He offered to pay her whole college education as long as she worked part time as his company the rest of the school year and during the summer. At first she was thrilled to have her old friend back. Over the course of several months, she went from fetching coffee to actually handling copy jobs and ultimately to becoming Andrew's personal assistant. After a few months, he began to act very strangely. Ellie began to become suspicious that her oldest friend had been tricked into getting into something dangerous. Around that time, Lucas Curry came to the office (in his super hero guise) for a meeting with Andy. Being a big fan of both his music (and charity projects) she tried to get an autograph. She was surprised that in spite of his rock star image, Curry was a somewhat shy, very compassionate man. She couldn't help flirting with him. She was somewhat shocked when the flirtation was returned. The two were fast friends. Andrew had tried to over work her to the point where her creative spirit had no time to vent. She and Lucas brought out the best in each. They both began to explore their creative sides together. She convinced Lucas to finish high school. She received an acknowledgment as a muse on the four CDs The Polarized Ions produced between 98-01. Under the stress of losing her job at Weinstein Enterprises, struggling to make ends meet while in graduate school and the fact that she believed that she could never have Lucas's children, she ended their relationship. Lucas soon left for Canada. During the six years absence of Lucas, she had three short lived relationships (with normal men) that didn't seem to go anywhere. Upon Lucas's return to United States, she went to visit him. They shared an unplanned encounter in his dressing room. Unbeknownst to her, she is several weeks pregnant Andrew Weinstein had been manipulating them both from the get go. She has no powers herself, but she is what Andrew calls "a genetic keystone," someone who has latent genes that is compatible with human and exohuman.
Personality:	Ellie is a loud mouth, often outspoken woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind but is often afraid of what people think of her art. (It is why some of her early paintings are signed EJM). She is generally loyal and supportive to those who do the same for her.
Height:	5'7"
Weight:	145 Lbs
Hair Color:	Strawberry blonde
Eye Color:	Brown
Powers:	None, but still genetically compatible with super powered individuals.
Quote:	"You fired him? Not only from your little squad of soldiers for hire but from a band he helped build? If I had known that, I would have gone with him. After what you cost me, you can take this job and shove it."

 

 

Real Name:	Angelica Weinstein
Legal Status:	American citizen with no criminal record
Place of Birth:	Bethesda, Maryland
Marital Status:	Single but seeing someone
Known Relatives:	Malcolm Weinstein (brother, presumed deceased), David and Samantha Weinstein (parents), Andrew Weinstein (brother)
Base of Operations:	Bethesda, Maryland
First Appearance:	League of Explorters Chapter One
Religious Affiliation:	Bet hedging Agnostic
Political Leaning:	Fairly left of center
Pet Peeves:	People who take Lou Dobbs seriously
Origin:	As a child, Angelica Weinstein always enjoyed hanging out with her brothers, particularly Andrew. She felt safe knowing she wasn't the only child in the family without powers. She felt betrayed when he developed powers. She felt even more betrayed when Andrew laced her time-released AD/HD medications with alien nanotechnology that slowly rewrote her brain. While she still suffers from AD/HD, she also developed a wide range of telepathic abilities. She has to remain medicated lest risk letting her stray random thoughts escape to someone else's head. Angelica was an early, but reluctant recruit to Andrew's team The League of Explorers. At first she had a slight crush on Lucas Curry. Since childhood she had grown to see Ellie like a big sister. Her crush on Lucas eventually subsided when she saw how happy he and Ellie were. She eventually began dating a team member named Joshua. The two are sort of an on again, off again thing but they are obviously very fond of each other. When Joshua disappeared on a mission into the Bermuda Triangle, she attempted to convince Lucas Curry to go looking for him.
Personality:	In spite her of her brilliance, which is no where near her brother's, Angelica is somewhat naive and easily manipulated. She does not always trust Andrew's plans but often goes along with them against her better judgment. She does however, have a manipulative aspect to her personality and tries her best to act as Andrew's conscience.
Height:	6'0"
Weight:	160 Lbs
Hair Color:	Red
Eye Color:	Green
Distinguishing features:	Freckles that she makes no effort to cover.
Powers:	Angelica is a telepathic with a wide variety of tricks under her belt. She can contact people within several miles. She can astral project almost anywhere on Earth, enter people's dreams and create illusions. She tries to use her powers in a responsible manner.
Quote:	"I've got brains out the yin-yang and the chest of an anime character. You'd think I'd be the one dating the rock stars, not Tina Fey's younger and blonder clone. What do I get? The sweet goofball klutz. On the plus side, Josh can do his own cooking without setting the apartment on fire. Maybe I did get the better guy..."

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