also unaffected by such injuries as knife wounds.
She has physical strength (able to lift about 1500 lbs.), stamina, momentary speed (rivaling that of Quicksilver), and reaction time that are all several times greater than those of a normal woman. And Selene possesses telekinetic abilities that give her complete psionic control over inanimate objects and fire. She can make inanimate objects to move according to her will by projecting part of her absorbed life force into them, as well as cause them to disintegrate. She cannot, however, rearrange the atomic or molecular structure of matter. Selene also possess slight telepathic abilities and can induce a momentary hypnotic state in people around her.
History: Selene is a self-styled goddess who's origin is yet unrevealed, but she is known to have lived for several millennia and to have been a foe of the sorcerer Kulan Gath. She was a renowned sorceress whose power was both feared and respected, and during the 1st century, B.C.; Selene accompanied those fleeing the ancient republic of Rome to evade the imperial government that was being established. They sailed to the New World where they founded Nova Roma ("New Rome") in a hidden section of the Amazon jungle in what is now Brazil.
For reasons that remain unknown, Selene became trapped in Nova Roma, remaining there for roughly two thousand years and led the dreaded Cult Of Fire as its Black Priestess. She married Marcus Domitius Gallio, a senator of Nova Roma who plotted to abolish it's republican government. Senator Gallio's schemes were thwarted and led to Selene's apparent destruction. However, she not only survived, but somehow managed to escape Nova Roma.
During the two millennia that she was trapped in Nova Roma, a religious cult worshipping Selene as a goddess survived in the outside world. Selene made contact with a leader of the cult, Friedrich von Roehm, in New York City. Von Roehm was also a member of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club, an elite group secretly dedicated to achieving world domination. Von Roehm successfully sponsored Selene for membership into the Inner Circle, and she rapidly rose to the high rank of Black Queen. |
