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Fiona grew up in a small college town in rural Missouri (Flyover country, USA!). Despite being born with her mutation, and her mutation being quite obvious (red skin, yellow eyes, horns, and a tail), her life was rather idyllic in this small town. The mutant girl spent most of her time doing typical things a kid in a rural town might do - fishing, camping, playing music in the school band. A bit of a nerd, that one - she also enjoyed reading and various nerdy pursuits like gaming, both tabletop & electronic.
Family wise, she was the younger of two kids, born to a father who was a doctor and a mother who was a teacher. Her older brother (by a year or two) was rather (unnecessarily) protective of her, despite the fact that she was strong enough to hold her own against anybody in the school in a one on one fight. (Which thankfully never actually HAPPENED - that's what you get for being a bookworm with horns - LEFT ALONE!) Mostly, though not fond of mutants, the people in the town liked Fiona - she was one of the 'good ones' and anti-mutant talk was not heard, or at least, kept from her ears.
Kept from her ears and not heard doesn't mean it didn't exist though, and around the time she turned fifteen, the girl started getting anonymous threats - paper letters, texts, even voice messages from anonymous numbers. Though a cheerful and nice person, this did not do wonders for her self esteem, but... if whoever it was wasn't going to show their face, they couldn't be that threatening? Right? Right?
That's what Fiona thought, anyway, until one night when she came home after a high school football game (playing in the band, remember? not a sports person!). Upon arriving home, the house was pitch black - unlocking the door and cautiously opening it, she was met with the unmistakable cold metal of a gun to the side of her head and the distinctive noise of a hammer being drawn back. Two unknown attackers had broken into the house and had her dad held hostage while the rest of her family escaped.
While it's hard to say what they were after, it seems like they intended to kidnap the young mutant. This did not really go down how they intended, however, as after some untimely insults to his daughter her dad rushed one of the attackers, taking a bullet in the process, and Fiona discovered her fire breath for the first time - both she and her father were able to survive the event, but the perpetrators got away in the confusion (though likely badly burned)... aaaand the family house burned down. Obviously not so great.
However, that's what insurance is for and the family was soon recovering with a NEW house and things were starting to get back to normal, though the anonymous threats and insults kept coming. Months passed, and even the threats died down, until one day when Fiona was walking into her favorite local bookstore, which also doubled as a bit of a gaming store where people would meet up. There was no warning when the blast game - it simply picked her up, threw her off her feet, and knocked her unconscious.
Someone had taken the liberty of firebombing that store, probably given up on kidnapping her once they found out about that dangerous firebreath. The store was a total loss, but thankfully nobody got killed. Fiona herself woke up in a hospital a few days later with a terrible headache and a resolution - someone, no matter how lucky they were, was going to get killed over all this... and it wasn't going to be her family. Gathering as much as she could from the hospital, and then after a quick trip home for some camping supplies, she lit out on the open road.
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Altered physiology - Fiona was born with obvious physical mutations, like red skin, horns, and a tail; this seems to be the source of her mutant powers.
Breath Weapon - Like the demon/dragon that she looks like, Fiona can spout flames up to thirty feet away. These are hot enough to severely burn unprotected flesh/clothing; if concentrated for a while she could probably make metal glow a little. The flames at their hottest are about the same temperature as burning gasoline, which is about 1900 degrees Fahrenheit.
Enhanced toughness - Fiona is able to withstand brief periods of intense heat up to around 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Her skin is also quite resistant to minor scrapes or bruises. While a bullet will pierce through with ease, an attacker with a knife would have to really make some effort to break the surface. Her bones are also less likely to break - they are about five times tougher than a normal human's.
Enhanced strength - Fiona has minor enhanced strength. Translated into weights, this means she's able to dead-lift about 500 pounds.
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