Phoebe Gainer

Symbol of Phoebe Gainer

Patchwork Girl

Patches

Phoenix of Sol

### Relatives

Nicole Gainer ('grandmother' by adoption)William Thornton (dust Line descendant)

Line of Sol

### Affiliation

SEED Holy City-StatePhoenix Holy Fortress-State

### Occupation

Angel of SEEDTheocratic goddess of the Holy Fortress-State

## Physical description

### Eye color

blue

**Phoebe Gainer** (also known as **the** **Angel of Fire**, **Phoenix of Sol**, **Patches**, or **The** **Patchwork Girl**) is the main character of *McCreary's Planet*.

She contains the dust voices of Alphira, a VOID entity, and several ancestors in the Line of Sol.

## Biography

### Arrival on McCreary's Planet

Phoebe arrived on McCreary's Planet by falling from the sky, landing in the Holy Steel No' 9 district. Unconscious and with no memories, she was discovered by a farmer who brought her to local doctor Doc Mitchell. She healed over the course of a few days, leading Mitchell to believe she was a "demon." Shortly afterwards, Mitchell was killed. Phoebe defended herself from the killers by overloading a gun's reactor, inadvertently incinerating them and destroying Mitchell's house.

### Joining the Church of SEED

Phoebe explored the town in search of work, and encountered a local chapter of the Church of SEED, led by Twelfth Crusader Nicole Gainer. After Phoebe demonstrated surprising knowledge of the Scholar's Language, Nicole offered her a position in the Church. Phoebe took a few days to consider the contract and look for other work. An old man begged her to assassinate the son of a local warlord, but she refused. She occupied herself for a few days by taking a job loading cargo, before returning to the Church and accepting Nicole's offer. Nicole explained the obligations of the contract in more detail, and sent Phoebe off to train at the Academy, after telling Phoebe she knows Phoebe is a [demon].

### 'Inspection' of McCreary

Hoping to discover information on how McCreary died by inspecting his wounds, Phoebe traveled to a chapel where his body was displayed as a relic. Emma, the Pontifex, and a few guards accompanied Phoebe. Alphira burned open his armor to examine his wounds and realized that McCreary had died from starvation, then deduced that SEED, not his battle with the King of the Dead, had killed him. Angered by SEED's betrayal, Alphira drew out McCreary's dust, which she instructed Phoebe to consume. While Phoebe complied, a guard tried to take Emma hostage (as directed by Angel of Fire Containment Procedures) but the Pontifex shot him. Emma and the Pontifex concocted a cover story claiming the violence began as an assassination attempt on Phoebe.

## Abilities

These are Phoebe's Empyreal abilities and attributes, and skill levels with each, as of the end of McCreary's Planet.

This list is from the *Power and Skills* block in the last post that has such a block.

*This section is incomplete.*

### Willpower Characteristics

```
Max Willpower Linear Distance: [55 meters]
Max Willpower Diameter: [55 meters]
Willpower Level: 4 [Demigod] ((40))
Control Level: 1 ((1d))

```

### Healing Factor

Phoebe's injuries heal at an astonishing rate. However, this healing has limits. It will not heal injuries that are integrated into Phoebe's baseline form, such as her missing arm.

### Overload (Trained)

Phoebe is able to channel her will into fusion reactors, causing them to explode. Phoebe first demonstrated this ability with laser weapons, but she has used it on other reactors such as those within a Plague Leviathan.

### Bird of Sol's Reign (Great)

Phoebe can create seven wings of fire, and can use them to fly. They are better at flying than Cephie's comparably-sized carbon wings are.

### Light of Sol (Novice)

Phoebe can manipulate light to create illusions and disguise herself.

### Conqueror's Aura (Initiated)

Phoebe can use her Will to inflict confusion or fear in weaker beings and some Ascended, or render them unconscious. This can kill nearby Loomed people, even if not directed at them.

###### Voice of the Queen (Initiated)

Phoebe can use her Will to physically project her voice, and can sometimes "force a command" on the hearer.

### Inferno (Great)

Phoebe can manipulate and ignite hydrogen for many purposes, including superheating areas, melting metal, and "a small amount of uncontrolled lift."

#### Hydrogen Embolism (Novice, *Horrifying*)

Phoebe can use hydrogen manipulation to split water molecules in a target's brain, killing them by gaseous embolism. "Does not work on Ascended."