Ofelia D

Ofelia D is a red-band Beta with the power of hydrokinesis and the physiology of a sea lion. As a child, she was found swimming in the D River by Rosemary Aberdeen, a fellow hydrokinetic poster, who subsequently adopted her. Ofelia grew up with a caring, supportive family, but always wanted to use her gifts for something more. Rosemary could not afford to send her to Maillardet's Academy, so Ofelia worked hard to obtain a scholarship, eventually succeeding.
==Biography==
===Early life===
As a child, Ofelia was found swimming in the shortest river in the world, the D River in Lincoln City, Oregon. Lincoln City has a considerable posthuman population, and in particular a large number of posters with water-related powers, whose abilities are useful in the fishing industry. The woman who found her, Rosemary Aberdeen, was one of these hydrokinetic posters; she adopted Ofelia and gave her a healthy, normal childhood.
Not content with living out a quiet life on the coast, catching fish or selling souvenirs, Ofelia wanted to become a hero and use her gifts for something bigger. Rosemary could not afford to send her to Maillardet's, so Ofelia had to make her own way, sending letter after letter until she finally succeeded in earning one of the school's few scholarships.
===At the Academy===
During her third block, Ofelia is partnered with Cindy Dunn.
==Personality==
Ofelia is quiet but driven; she learned early on that very little would be given to her, so she works hard to achieve her goals. Although her family is not wealthy, they are endlessly supportive, and their unconditional pride and acceptance has given her a rare confidence for a poster whose physical manifestations very visibly set her apart from baseline humans. Even weekend, Ofelia goes home to Lincoln City to visit her mother, aunts, uncles and cousins. For them, she works her hardest to succeed.
Ofelia's most precious possession is a cranberry fishing float that washed up with her where Rosemary first found her. She brought it with her to Foundation to remind her of home during the week. With her marine physiology and connection to the sea, the climate-controlled forest environment of Foundation is not the most comfortable for Ofelia, but she rarely complains about the lack of salt water. In her mind, being at the school is not meant to be easy.
==Physical appearance==
Ofelia has long, tangled dark hair.Origins, Issue #1, p. 32 She has webbing between the first joints of her fingers, and a heavy build. Her eyes contain tapetum lucida, membranes behind the retinas that give her superior night vision. In low light, these can make her pupils appear to glow.
==Powers and abilities==
Ofelia's power of water manipulation should technically qualify as an Alpha power, but her physical "deformities" are regarded as a drawback according to the (flawed) classification system, which puts a lot of stock in a poster's ability to pass as a baseline human. Ofelia's physiology resembles that of a California Sea Lion. She is heavier, because she needs body fat to cope with cold coastal waters. She has long fingers and webbing between her first joints. She also as tapetum lucidum (the membrane in the eye that makes cats' and dogs' eyes shine in low light), giving her excellent night vision.
==Relationships==
===Family===
Ofelia is very close to her family, who have always been very proud and supportive of her, never allowing her to feel different or less as a result of her unusual physiology. She visits them every weekend, and works hard to succeed with them in mind.
===Cindy Dunn===
===Zip Chance===
==Trivia==
*Ofelia's favorite color is red.quiqpquipquip: "What are the kids' favorite colors?"
*If Ofelia were at Hogwarts, she'd be a Ravenclaw.quipquipquip: "Hogwarts houses"
*Ofelia's most precious possesion is a cranberry fishing float (similar to this) that washed up with her when she was found.
==Appearances==
*Origins
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Red-bands
Category:Betas