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THE ETERNALS
Welcome to
the Great Hall of Olympia. Here you will find detailed records of our fair
city's most prominent citizens.
Cybele
Ikaris Makkari Sersi Thena
Zuras (more to come).
CYBELE
REAL NAME:
Cybele
OTHER ALIASES:
(current) None, (former) The Great Mother, Dyndymene, Rhea, Agdistis
IDENTITY:
Cybele's existence is not known to the general public of Earth
OCCUPATION:
None
LEGAL STATUS:
Citizen of Olympia
PLACE OF
BIRTH: Unknown
MARITAL
STATUS: Widowed
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Zuras (husband, deceased), Thena (daughter), Mentor (Alars, brother-in-law),
Eros (Starfox, nephew), Thanos (nephew), Chronos, Daina (father-in-law and mother-in-law,
deceased), Uranos (uncle-in-law, deceased)
BASE OF
OPERATIONS: A forest somewhere in Colorado
GROUP AFFILIATION:
Eternals of Earth
HEIGHT:
5' 11''
WEIGHT:
125 lbs.
EYES:
Blue
HAIR:
Reddish-blonde
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Cybele has the average amount of
strength for a female Eternal of her age, height, and build who engages
in moderate regular exercise.
She can lift (press) about 15 tons without negating the force of gravity
on what she is lifting.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Cybele possesses the conventional
attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special abilities developed
through rigorous discipline. However, Cybele has not chosen to develop
any of her known special superhuman abilities to the same degree that Thena
and others of the most powerful Eternals have. Like that of all Eternals,
Cybele's life force is augmented by cosmic energy, making her virtually
immortal, immune to disease and ageing, and able to regenerate any injured
or missing organic tissue. Like the other Eternals of Earth, Cybele maintains
a virtually unbreakable mental control over the processes and structure
of her body, even when she is asleep or unconscious. Only an injury that
disperses a significant portion of her bodily molecules, or a force that
overwhelms and breaks her mental hold over her body, could cause Cybele
to die. Cybele's control over her body, in conjunction with her matter-rearranging
ability, enable her to maintain whatever physical age she wishes. As a
result, Cybele appears to be no older than her daughter Thena. Cosmic energy
bolsters Cybele's metabolism so that she does not tire from any physical
exertion. She can resist temperature extremes through mental concentration.
Cybele can project cosmic energy in the form of beams from her eyes or
beams and flashes from her hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized
enclaves of cells in her body, can be used as force, heat, light, and other
forms of electromagnetic energy. Cybele can project a maximum concussive
force of at least 200 pounds per square inch. The maximum effective range
for her energy beams seems to be about 175 feet. Cybele is only a second-level
adept on a five-level scale (with the fifth being the highest) at this
discipline, due to her lack of interest in honing her ability further.
The expenditure of cosmic energy in this way continually for several hours
will temporarily deplete Cybele's physical strength, but not her resistance
to injury, although it will temporarily increase her sensitivity to pain.
She will rapidly return to normal after such lengthy energy exertion is
over. Cybele can psionically manipulate atoms and molecules so as to transform
an object's shape, but she is again no more than a second-level adept on
a five-level scale (the fifth being the highest) at this discipline. Like
all Eternals, Cybele can levitate herself by mentally manipulating gravitons
(subatomic particles carrying the force of gravitational attraction between
atoms) around her. She can also levitate other persons and objects even
while simultaneously levitating herself. By manipulating gravitons, she
can lift even greater weights than her own physical strength would allow
her to. Cybele can fly at approximately 600 miles per hour, but her speed
is considerably lessened if she is simultaneously levitating more than
200 pounds. One ability that Cybele has greatly developed is her psionic
ability to influence the minds of others. Using her psionic hypnotic power,
she can prevent herself from being seen or heard. It is not known whether
she can psionically influence the minds of others in other ways. Cybele
can teleport herself or other individuals psionically, but, like all Eternals,
finds the Eternal method of teleportation physically unpleasant. The limit
of her teleportational range is unknown.
IKARIS
REAL NAME:
Ikaris (original name unrevealed)
OTHER ALIASES:
(former) ''Iceberg'' Ike Harris. Recenlty Ikaris has adopted the name "Soverign"
as a member of the New Breed
IDENTITY:
The fact that Ikaris is an Eternal has been publicly revealed but is generally
disbelieved by the Earth's populace
OCCUPATION:
(current) Prime Eternal (leader of Earth's Eternals), (former) Warrior,
archaeologist's guide, professional wrestler
LEGAL STATUS:
Citizen of Olympia
PLACE OF
BIRTH: City of Polaria, Siberia, former
U.S.S.R.
MARITAL
STATUS: Widower many times over
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Ikarus (son, deceased), Virako (father, deceased), Tulayn (mother, deceased),
Valkin (uncle), Druig (cousin)
BASE OF
OPERATIONS: (current) Olympia, Greece,
(former) City of Polaria, Siberia; ancient Greece
GROUP AFFILIATION:
(current) Eternals of Earth, (former) Polar Eternals
HEIGHT:
6' 2''
WEIGHT:
230 lbs.
EYES:
Blue
HAIR:
Blond
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Ikaris possesses superhuman strength,
enabling him to lift (press) over 40 tons without also employing his mental
power to levitate
the object he is lifting. He is the strongest of the Eternals of Earth.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Ikaris possesses the conventional
attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special abilities developed through rigorous
discipline. Lime that of all Eternals, his life force is augmented by cosmic
energy and he has total mental control over his physical form and bodily processes
even when he is asleep or unconscious. As a result he is virtually immortal,
immune to disease and aging, and invulnerable to conventional
forms of injury. Should Ikaris be injured somehow, he could regenrate any
injured or missing tissue. An Eternal can only die through an injury that disperses
a significant portion of his bodily molecules, or if he is injured after
his mental control over hs body is somehow broken. Cosmic energy bolsters
Ikaris's metabolism so that he does not tire from any physical exertion.
He can resist temperature extremes through mental concentration Like all Eternals,
Ikaris can levitate himself by mentally manipulating gravitons (subatomic
particles carrying he force of gravitational attraction between atoms)
around himself. He can also levitate other persons and objects, even while
simultaneously levitating himself. Ikaris is able to fly via self-levitation
at approximately 850 miles per hour (1.1 times the speed of sound), a rate
of speed most other Eternals cannot match.Ikaris
has psionic abilities, enabling him to scan the thoughts of any mind less
adept than his own. He can mentally create illusions so as to disguise
himself. Ikaris can also psionically manipulate atoms and molecules so
as to transform an object's shape. However, Ikaris is only a second-level adept
on a five-level scale (the fifth level being the highest) in this discipline.
He can rearrange molecules in the air so as to create a virtually impenetrable
shield about himself. Ikaris can project cosmic energy in the form of beams from his eyes or beams and
flashes from his hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves of cells
in his body can be used as concussive force, heat, light, and other forms
of electromagnetic energy. Ikaris can project a maximum
concussive force of at least 250 pounds per square inch. Because Ikaris's
heat beams can vaporize solid objects, they
are often called disintegrator beams. The maximum range for his energy
beams is about 200 feet. Ikaris is a fourth level adept on a five-level
scale (the fifth level being the highest) in this discipline. The expenditure of cosmic
energy in this way continually for several hours will temporarily deplete Ikaris's physical
strength, but not his resistance to injury, although it will temporarily
increase his sensitivity to pain. He will rapidly return to normal after such lengthy
energy expenditure is over. Ikaris can teleport himself psionically, but prefers not to do so, since, like
other Eternals, he finds the self-teleportation process physically unpleasant He can also teleport
other people along with himself. Through
a thousand years of training, Ikaris has vastly sharpened his senses to
an extent that is unknown.
MAKKARI
REAL NAME: Makkari
OTHER ALIASES:
(current) Mike Khary, (former) Mac Carry, Jake Curtis, Hurricane, Hermes, Major Mercury, Mercury
IDENTITY:
Secret; The fact that Makkari is an Eternal has been publicly revealed
but is generally disbelieved by Earth's populace
OCCUPATION:
(current) Adventurer, (former) Amateur technologist
LEGAL STATUS:
Citizen of Olympia, capital city of the Eternals of Earth
PLACE OF BIRTH: Olympia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: Verona and Mara (parents)
BASE OF
OPERATIONS: (current) New York City, (former) Olympia, various
GROUP AFFILIATION:
(current) None, (former) The Eternals of Olympia, The Monster Hunters,
The First Line
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 245 lbs.
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Strawberry blond
OTHER DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES: None
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Makkari possesses superhuman strength,
and can lift (press) around 10 tons. Formerly he could lift 50 tons without
also employing his mental power to levitate the object he was lifting.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Makkari possesses the ability
to move at superhuman speeds far faster than any other known Eternal. He possesses superhuman
reflexes, and can use his speed to create cyclones by running in circles,
or to run up walls and across water.
FORMER
SUPERHUMAN POWERS: Makkari possessed the
conventional attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special
abilities developed through
rigorous discipline. Like that of all Eternals, his life force was augmented
by cosmic energy and he had total mental control over his physical form and bodily
processes even when he was asleep or unconscious. As a result he was virtually
immortal, immune to disease and aging, and invulnerable
to conventional forms of injury. Should Makkari have been injured somehow,
he could regenerate any injured or missing tissue. An Eternal could
only die through an injury that disperses a significant portion of his
bodily molecules, or if he is injured after his mental control over his body is somehow
broken. Cosmic energy bolstered Makkari's metabolism so that he did not
tire from any physical exertion. He could resist temperature
extremes through mental concentration. Like
all Eternals, Makkari could levitate himself by mentally manipulating gravitons
(subatomic particles carrying he force of gravitational attraction between atoms)
around himself. He could also levitate other persons and objects, even
while simultaneously levitating himself. Makkari was able to fly via self-levitation
at Mach 3 (roughly 1550 miles per hour). three times the speed of sound.
Few if any Eternals could surpass Makkari's maximum rate of speed. Makkari had psionic
abilities, enabling him to scan the thoughts of any mind less adept than
his own. He could mentally create illusions
so as to disguise himself. Makkari could also psionically manipulate atoms
and molecules so as to transform an object's shape. However, Makkari was only
a first-level adept on a five-level scale (the fifth level being the highest)
in this discipline. Makkari could project cosmic energy in the form of beams from his eyes or beams
and flashes from his hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves of cells
in his body can be used as concussive force, heat, light, and other forms
of electromagnetic energy. Makkari could project a maximum concussive
force of at least 200 pounds per square inch. Because Makkari's heat beams
could vaporize solid objects, they are often called disintegrator
beams. The maximum range for his energy beams is about 175 feet. The expenditure
of cosmic energy in this way continually for several hours would temporarily
deplete Makkari's physical strength, but not his resistance to injury,
although it would temporarily increase his sensitivity to pain. He would
rapidly return to normal after such lengthy energy expenditure was over. Makkari could
teleport himself psionically, but preferred not to do so, since, like other
Eternals, he found the self-teleportation process physically unpleasant. He
could also teleport other people along with himself.
ABILITIES:
Makkari is brilliant at driving or piloting any vehicle designed by human
or Eternal technology. He is highly talented at designing vehicles for air, sea,
or land transportation himself. He is a moderate hand-to-hand combatant
utilizing a fighting style which incorporates his superhuman speed.
LIMITATIONS:
Makkari's body eventually accumulates
fatigue poisons and is susceptible to injury; Makkari no longer possesses
any of the psionic powers or energy-manipulation powers of the average Eternal (levitation, optic
force projection, molecular rearrangement, etc.), having purposefully readapted all
specialized cell enclaves to speed and running-related attributes.
SERSI
REAL NAME:
Sersi
OTHER ALIASES:
(current) Mesmer, (former) Circe, Sylvia Sersi, Sorceress
IDENTITY:
The fact that Sersi is an Eternal has been publicly revealed but is generally
disbelieved by the Earth's general populace
OCCUPATION:
(current) Adventurer, (former) Dancer, actress, stage musician, hedonist
LEGAL STATUS:
Citizen of Olympia, naturalized citizen of the United States with no criminal
record
PLACE OF
BIRTH: Olympia, Greece
MARITAL
STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Helios (father), Perse (mother), Dane Whitman (Black Knight III, former
"Gann-Josin")
BASE OF
OPERATIONS: (current) Olympia, (former)
New York City, (in ancient times) The Greek island of Aegea
GROUP AFFILIATION:
Avengers (reservist), Eternals of Earth, Heroes for Hire (ally)
HEIGHT:
5' 9''
WEIGHT:
140 lbs.
EYES:
Blue
HAIR:
Black
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Sersi possesses the normal amount
of strength for a female Eternal of her age, height, and build who engages
in intensive regular exercise.
(However, her exercise is to train herself as a dancer, not as a weightlifter).
Sersi can lift (press) about 20 tons without also employing her psionic power
to levitate the object she is lifting.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Sersi possesses the conventional
attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special abilities developed through rigorous
discipline. Like that of all Eternals, her life force is augmented by cosmic
energy and she has total mental control of her physical form and bodily processes
even when she is asleep or unconscious. As a result she is virtually immortal,
immune to disease and ageing, and invulnerable to conventional
forms of injury. Should Sersi be injured somehow, she can regenerate any
injured or missing tissue. An Eternal can only die through an injury that disperses
a significant portion of her bodily molecules, or if she is fatally injured
after her mental control is somehow broken. Cosmic energy bolsters Sersi's
metabolism so that she does not tire from any physical exertion. She can
resist temperature extremes through mental concentration Although all
Eternals can psionically manipulate atoms and molecules, Sersi's ability
to do so, developed through centuries of rigorous training and maintained at
top level through continual practice, is far greater than than that of
any other Eternal. Sersi can not only psionically rearrange atoms and molecules so as
to transform an object's shape, but she can also transmute substances by
rearranging subatomic particles as well. She can rearrange the atoms and
molecules of another living being without ill effects to her subject's
health, as when she transforms a person into a pig and back. In a manner not yet
understood, Sersi's psionic powers prevent energy from escaping when she
transmutes or rearranges matter. The transformations that Sersi induces
are permanent unless she herself, another person, or a device that can
rearrange or transmute matter undoes them. The limit to the amount of matter
she can transform at one time is unknown (she has, for example, transformed
the clothing of dozens of people at one of her parties simultaneously),
as is the length of time she can use this power continually. Apparently
Sersi can create non-sentient living beings from inanimate matter, as when
she seemingly created a scorpion (possibly she only teleported it from
a known location). However, Sersi cannot use her powers to create a sentient
living being capable of independent thought. Humanoid beings which she
has seemingly created out of air are actually automatons created from nearby
materials and given a semblance of life through her powers, and controlled
by Sersi psionically. Sersi is the only fifth-level adept among the Eternals
in the five-level discipline of matter rearrangement, the fifth level being
the highest. Sersi is also a mistress of mentally creating illusions. She can disguise her
own appearance by mentally projecting an illusion into the minds of those about her. She
can also disguise her own appearance and that of others by rearranging
their own atoms and molecules, so as to transform her own shape and those of the
others, or by rearranging the atoms and molecules in the air about them
so that they reflected light differently, distorting the way the individuals look
of others. By projecting illusions into another person's mind telepathically,
she can make her subject think his entire surroundings have changed,
as when she once caused a person at a Manhattan party with her to believe
they were alone together in an ancient Greek temple. It should be pointed
out that in many cases a witness to one of Sersi's feats cannot be certain
if she has merely created an illusion that she has transformed an
object, or of she has actually used her matter-rearranging powers to transform
it. Sersi's illusions can affect all five senses, so that the illusion,
for example, can feel real as well as look real. Sersi
has telepathic abilities which enable her to engage in simple telepathic
communication with other persons and higher animals, and to scan the
thoughts of the mind of any Eternal or ''ordinary'' human being who is
less telepathically adept than she. She cannot read the minds of Deviants,
but she can psionically control the minds of Deviants whose wills are inferior
in strength to her own.
Sersi can teleport herself or other individuals psionically, but, like all Eternals,
finds the Eternal method of teleportation physically unpleasant. The limit of her teleportational
range is unknown: she has teleported herself from Manhattan to Olympia
in Greece without any apparent ill effects. Like
all Eternals Sersi can levitate herself by mentally manipulating gravitons
(subatomic particles carrying the force of gravitational attraction between atoms) around
herself. She can also levitate other persons and objects, even while simultaneously
levitating herself. She can use her levitational ability to suspend a falling
body in mid-air. Her skill at levitation is so great that she can even
use it to knot a man's tie. Sersi can fly via self-levitation at approximately
800 miles per hour.
Sersi can
project cosmic energy in the form of beams from her eyes or beams and flashes
from her hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves of cells
in her body, can be used as force, heat, light, and other forms of electromagnetic
energy. Sersi can project a maximum concussive
force of at least 225 pounds per square inch. Because Sersi's heat beams
can vaporize solid objects, they are sometimes called disintegrator beams. The maximum
range for her energy beams is at least 200 feet. Sersi is a third-level
adept on a five-level scale (the fifth being the highest) at the discipline of
projecting cosmic energy. The expenditure of cosmic energy in this way
continually for several hours will temporarily deplete Sersi's physical strength,
but not her resistance to injury, although it will temporarily increase
her sensitivity to pain. She will rapidly return to normal after such lengthy energy
expenditure is over.
ABILITIES:
As a trained dancer who has perfected her art over centuries of practice,
and who is aided by her superhuman physique, Sersi has extraordinary
athletic ability and agility.
THENA
REAL NAME:
Thena (changed by royal decree from her original name, Azura)
OTHER ALIASES:
None known, but Thena has often been mistaken
for the Olympian goddess Athena. Thena has recently adopted the name of
"Corona" as a member of the New Breed.
IDENTITY:
The fact that Thena is an Eternal has been publicly revealed but is generally
disbelieved by the general populace of Earth
OCCUPATION:
Former leader of the Eternals of Earth
LEGAL STATUS:
Citizen of Olympia
PLACE OF
BIRTH: Olympia, Greece
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Zuras (father, deceased), Cybele (mother), Alars (Mentor, uncle), Thanos,
Eros (Starfox) (cousins), Kronos (grandfather, discorporated), Daina (grandmother, deceased), Uranos (granduncle,
deceased), Deborah Ritter (daughter), Donald Ritter (son)
BASE OF
OPERATIONS: Olympia, Greece
GROUP AFFILIATION:
Eternals of Earth, Heroes for Hire
HEIGHT: 5' 10''
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blonde
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Thena possesses superhuman strength,
enabling her to lift (press) about 25 tons without also employing her psionic
power to levitate the object she is lifting.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Thena possesses the conventional
attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special abilities developed through rigorous
discipline. Like that of all Eternals, her life force is augmented by cosmic
energy and she has total mental control of her physical form and bodily processes
even when she is asleep or unconscious. As a result she is virtually immortal,
immune to disease and ageing, and invulnerable to conventional forms of
injury. Should Thena be injured somehow, she can regenerate any injured
or missing tissue. As an Eternal Thena can only die through an injury
that disperses a significant portion of her bodily molecules or if she
is fatally injured after her mental control over her body is somehow broken.
Cosmic energy bolsters Thena's metabolism so that she does not tire from
any physical exertion. She can resist temperature extremes through
mental concentration. Thena's special abilities make her one of the most powerful of the Eternals. Thena
can project cosmic energy in the form of beams from her eyes or beams and flashes
from her hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves of cells
in her body, can be used as force, heat, light, and other forms of electromagnetic
energy. Thena can project a maximum concussive force of at least 300 pounds
per square inch. Because Thena's heat beams
can vaporize solid objects, they are sometimes called disintegrator beams.
The maximum effective range for her energy beams is at least 250 feet. Thena is
a fifth-level adept on a five-level scale (the fifth being the highest)
at the discipline of projecting cosmic energy. The expenditure of cosmic energy
in this way continually for several hours will temporarily deplete Thena's
physical strength, but not her resistance to injury, although it will temporarily
increase her sensitivity to pain. She will rapidly return to normal after
such lengthy energy expenditure is over. Like
all Eternals Thena can levitate herself by mentally manipulating gravitons
(subatomic particles carrying the force of gravitational attraction between atoms)
around herself. She can also levitate other persons and objects even while
simultaneously levitating herself. Thena can fly via self-levitation
at approximately 850 miles per hour (1.1 times the speed of sound), a rate
of speed most other Eternals cannot match. Thena
can psionically manipulate atoms and molecules so as to transform an object's
shape. She is a third-level adept on a five-level scale (the fifth being the highest)
at this discipline. Thena has psionic abilities which enable her to engage in simple telepathic communication
with other persons and to scan the thoughts
of any human or Eternal mind less adept than her own. She can mentally
create illusions so as to disguise herself and her companions. Thena can teleport
herself or other individuals psionically, but, like all Eternals, finds
the Eternal method of teleportation physically unpleasant. The limit of her teleportational
range is unknown. Thena's great powers are to a large degree the result of the unusual potential
for such abilities which she inherited from Zuras and which she has developed through
training and continual practice. She has inherited from Zuras the ability
to initiate on her own the creation of the Uni-Mind, the collective life
form resulting from the physical and mental merging of a significant number
of Eternals.
PARAPERNALIA:
Thena often uses a small crossbow as her
weapon of choice.
ZURAS
REAL NAME:
Zuras
OTHER
ALIASES AT TIME OF DEATH: Father Zuras.
Zuras had often been mistaken for the Olympian god Zeus.
IDENTITY:
Zuras' identity as an Eternal was publicly known to the people of Earth
but was generally disbelieved
OCCUPATION
AT TIME OF DEATH: Leader of the Eternals
of Earth
LEGAL STATUS:
First citizen of Olympia, second city of the Eternals of Earth with no
criminal record anywhere on Earth
PLACE OF
BIRTH: Titanos, the first city of the
Eternals, Northern Asia
PLACE OF
DEATH: A valley in Peru
CAUSE OF
DEATH: Attacking the Fourth Celestial
Host while fusing with the Eternals in the Uni-Mind formation, Zuras was
rendered brain-dead by a cosmic blast issued by Celestials Gammenon and
Jemiah
MARITAL STATUS: Married
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Chronos (father, discorporated), Uranos (uncle, deceased), Alars (Mentor,
brother), Cybele (wife), Thena (daughter), Eros (Starfox, nephew), Thanos
(nephew), Nebula (great-grandniece), Deborah and Donald Ritter (grandchildren)
BASE OF
OPERATIONS AT TIME OF DEATH: Olympia,
Greece; formerly Titanos, Northern Asia
GROUP AFFILIATION:
The Eternals of Earth
HEIGHT: 6' 2''
WEIGHT: 300 lbs.
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Red
OTHER DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES: A full beard
STRENGTH
LEVEL: Zuras's physical strength was greater
than that of any other known Eternal except for Thanos, Gilgamesh, and
Ikaris. Zuras could lift (press) about 30 tons without also employing his
psionic power to levitate the object he was lifting.
KNOWN SUPERHUMAN
POWERS: Zuras possessed the conventional
attributes of his race race as well as many special abilities developed
through millennia of rigorous discipline. Like that of all Eternals, Zuras's
life force was augmented by cosmic energy and like all Eternals, he had
total mental control of his physical form and bodily processes even when
he was asleep or unconscious. As a result he was virtually immortal, immune
to disease and aging (Zuras
stopped noticeably ageing when he reached adulthood), and invulnerable
to conventional forms of injury. If Zuras was injured somehow (apart from
the injury that finally killed him), he could regenerate any damaged or
missing tissue. As an Eternal Zuras would only die through an injury that
dispersed a significant portion of his bodily molecules or if he was fatally
injured after his mental control over his body was somehow broken. Cosmic
energy bolstered Zuras's metabolism so that he did not tire from any physical
exertion. He could resist temperature extremes through mental concentration.
Zuras was more powerful and accomplished in the Eternal discipline of projecting
cosmic energy from his body than any other Eternal during his lifetime.
He could project cosmic energy in the form of beams from his eyes or beams
and flashes from his hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves
of cells in his body, could be used as force, heat, light, and other forms
of electromagnetic energy. The bolts of electricity that Zuras fired resemble
lightning. Zuras could project a maximum concussive force of at least 350
pounds per square inch. Because Zuras's heat beams could vaporize solid
objects, they were sometimes called disintegrator beams. The maximum effective
range for his energy beams was at least 300 feet. Zuras could also project
cosmic energy around his body so as to form a protective force shield.
The expenditure of cosmic energy in this way continually for several hours
would temporarily deplete Zuras's physical strength, but not his resistance
to injury, although it would temporarily increase his sensitivity to pain.
He would rapidly return to normal after such lengthy energy expenditure
was over. Like all Eternals Zuras could levitate himself by mentally manipulating
gravitons (subatomic particles carrying the force of gravitational attraction
between atoms) around himself. He could also levitate other persons and
objects even while simultaneously levitating himself. Zuras could fly via
self-levitation at approximately 850 miles per hour (1.1 times the speed
of sound), a rate of speed most other Eternals cannot match. Zuras could
psionically manipulate atoms and molecules so as to transform an object's
shape. He was a fourth-level adept on a five-level scale (the fifth being the
highest) at this discipline. Zuras had psionic abilities which enabled
him to engage in telepathic communication with other persons and to scan
the thoughts of any human or Eternal mind less adept than his own. He could
mentally create illusions as well. Zuras could teleport himself or other
individuals psionically, but, like other Eternals, found the Eternal method
of teleportation physically unpleasant. The limit of his teleportational
range is unknown. During his lifetime Zuras was the only Eternal known
to be capable of initiating the creation of the Uni-Mind, the collective
life form resulting from the physical and mental merging of a significant
number of Eternals, by himself. He would do so by causing cosmic energy
that took visible form as blue flame to erupt from his head. The ''flame''
would then envelop his entire body as the body turned to pure psionic energy.
The other Eternals would then merge with the ''flame'', transforming into
psionic energy as they did so, their consciousness all merging into one.
Thus the Uni-Mind was formed. Zuras may have had other superhuman abilities
as well which have not yet been revealed.
ABILITIES:
Zuras possessed extensive knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom.