Mera, Queen of Atlantis

(Originally published on CMF on 11/13/2009)

Mera

F: Ex (20)
A: Ex (20)
S: Rm (30)
E: In (40)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 110
Karma: 70
Popularity: 15/50 (On the Surface World/As Queen of Atlantis to Atlanteans)
Resources: Am (50) as Queen of Atlantis

Talents:
Sharp Weapons
Leadership
Underwater Combat*
Knowledge: Atlantean Culture
Knowledge: Atlantean History
Knowledge: Xebel History
Knowledge: Underwater heroes and villains
Thrown Weapons
Royalty*

Powers:
Native of Xebel: As a native of Xebel, Mera is adapted to survive in underwater environments, and possessing the following abilities:

• Water Breathing
• Water Freedom
• Hyper Swimming: Rm (30)
• Adapted Senses: Ex (20) Adapted Senses
• Telepathy: Mera can communicate telepathically with Ex (20) ability
• Body Resistance: Ex (20) vs. Physical, Gd (10) vs. Energy

Water Control: Mera can control water with Am (50) intensity, allowing her to perform many power stunts which over the years have been adapted and changed by writers. As such, some of Mera's more unique uses include:

• Creating hard water shields which provide Am (50) protection vs. physical attacks
• Dehydrating opponents (As seen in the old JLA series) at Rm (30).
• Throwing hard water projectiles of Rm (30) impact damage
• Dousing an area with Am (50) intensity
• Gathering water from water vapor (Aquaman, series III)
• Constructs such as fists or objects which do rank damage.

Contacts:
Aquaman
Tempest
Dolphin
Hila (Twin Sister)
The Royal Court of Atlantis
The Royal Court of Xebel

Limitations:

• Mentally Unstable: Mera has been prone to periods of mental instability, especially after the death of her son Arthur Jr. As such, Mera's mental instability has been addressed many times by different writers.
• Dependency on water: While not as severe as the Atlantean need, Mera still requires to be submerged once every six hours to maintain her strength and endurance. For every six hours without water, Mera weakens.