Reid Eirich

Reid with eyebrows tattooed on

## Overview

Reid Eirich is a member of the Guardians and a personal guard to Mr. Urie. She is one of the protagonists of The Gifts of Mr. Urie.

## Biography

### Past

Reid was born to a poor family on Oklahoma. Growing up, her parents were abusive, her mom emotionally, and he dad physically. When she was seventeen, Reid ran away with her younger sister, thirteen year-old Jodie.

After months of living on the road, doing what they could to make money and find food, Reid got caught up in a drug bust in California. Having turned eighteen, Reid was tried as an adult and sentenced to serve twelve years in prison for her involvement.

Reid was locked up, and Jodie was returned to her parents. Some months later, Reid learned that her father had killed Jodie.

Reid's time in prison was pretty standard. She took up smoking, got into the occasional confrontation, but for the most part she was well-behaved.

### The Gifts of Mr. Urie

When Mr. Urie came to her prison and offered her a way out, she gladly accepted. With a proper bribe to the warden, Reid was paroled. She immediately broke the conditions of her parole and began travelling with Mr. Urie, where she received her powers.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Reid is a tall woman with hazel colored eyes. She once had long blonde hair, but has since lost it all. She often wears head scarfs, or beanies in colder climates, to cover up her bald scalp.

When her powers are active, Reid's body takes on a blue, molten appearance, while her head becomes just her skull. She is covered in an aura of blue flames, and she smells strongly of sulfur.

### Personality

Reid has an abrasive personality, developed from her youth and exacerbated by her time in prison. She is quick to insult others, and acts very cynical as she hasn't found much happiness in her life. She resents the loss of her hair, and is quick to cover up her bald head with a scarf or hat.

## Powers and Abilities

### Self-Ignition

Reid is capable of igniting herself, so long as she has an outside source of flame. Her body becomes covered by a blue flame aura, with her appearance changing to one with skeletal and mineral properties. She is mildly resistant to harm in this form, although attacks still cause her great pain. She also appears to leak a blood-red liquid from wounds sustained, although this is not considered blood and is not detrimental to her health.

### Fire Generation

While ignited, Reid can produce blue flames from her body at will. These flames produce enough heat to cause damage to people, as well as most materials, although it does not effect stone or metals with a high melting point. She has shown the ability to control how the fire leaves her person, be it a shockwave effect, an orb of fire, or a flamethrower-like effect. She is unable to manipulate the fire once it leaves her initial control.

### Sulfuric Breath

Reid breath always has a hint of sulfur in it, even when in her human form. However, when she is on fire, Reid can exhale fire and noxious gas at will, using this ability to catch her opponents off guard or to smokescreen while retreating.

### Drawback

As a result of her abilities, Reid contracted Alopecia Universalis, a condition that causes the loss of all of her body hair, including eyebrows and eyelashes. Reid is completely devoid of hair, with no chance of naturally growing any again.

An underlying effect of her powers is the production of sulfur in her body. This buildup is completely harmless to her, and manifests mostly as a rotten smell in her breath, and the secretion of sulfur from her pores.

## Trivia

Reid has vowed that if she ever sees her parents again, she'll kill them.

Reid is classified with a Gamma-Class Parahuman Ability.