Eden, Evelyn

**Princess Evelyn "Eve" Eden** is **Nightshade**, a superhero with the ability to manipulate darkness. This includes the ability to become a living shadow, and the ability to open portals anywhere by traveling through a shadow dimension. Her powers are mystical in nature, tied to an otherworldly realm where she was born a princess. In addition to this, she is an extremely skilled martial artist.

## Evelyn Georgia Eden

### Relatives

Larry Eden (brother), Maureen Eden (mother, dead), W. Warren Eden (father), Beah

### Affiliation

Shadowpact, CBI (formerly), InterC.E.P.T., L.A.W., Suicide Squad, Justice Society International

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

United States of America, Earth, Sol System, Space Sector 2814

## History

### Early Years

Eve Eden was born to Queen Maggda of the Land of the Nightshades and a man named W. Warren Eden. Eve Eden grew up in an idyllic Kansas suburb with her family. When Eve and her brother Larry were young, their mother Maureen introduced them to the Land of the Nightshades. Maureen had been the Queen of this mystical realm, but she was banished by a villain called Incubus. Their father was never told, as he would not believe his wife's story. Maureen received word that Incubus had been killed and took her children to her home world and explained their heritage to them. Unfortunately, the news of Incubus's death was a ruse. They were attacked by Incubus's Incu-Demons who kidnapped Larry and mortally wounded Maureen. Maureen told Eve that she has the power to become a living shadow and open portals to any location she could see in her mind and urging her to master her powers to rescue her brother. Eve returned home while forcing to leave her dying mother behind. Her father Warren was devastated by the loss of his wife and son, in which he grew distant and later channeling his bitterness into becoming a senator.

Eve returned to the Land of the Nightshades several times to try and rescue her brother but could not fight Incubus. The last encounter damaged her powers, causing her to hurt herself whenever she becomes a living shadow. She had no one to turn to help until she met a Catholic priest, who listened and comforted her. Since then, Eve became a devout Catholic in a search for inner strength to one day face the Incubus and rescue her brother. Inspired by superheroes, Eve decided she needed experience to fight Incubus in which she first dropped out of college and moved closer with her father in Washington, D.C. in order to become a legitimate superhero in the nation's capital. She also used her status as the "capitol's darling" and became a notorious party girl to spite her indifferent father.

Eventually Eve approached King Faraday of the Central Bureau of Intelligence and offered her services to his organization. Faraday agreed to hire her as an unofficial agent, and she worked with him as the costumed hero Nightshade. During this time, she took down several super-villains including Black Spider, Image, and Punch & Jewelee. But despite of her deeds, she loathed herself for being still unable to save Larry. Nightshade was later introduced to Amanda Waller, who asked her to become a member of Task Force X. Nightshade agreed, on the condition that she could use the team for one personal mission.

## Attributes

### Powers

* **Magic:** Like all *Homo magi*, Eve has an affinity for and is capable of wielding magic.
* **Unique Physiology**: Nightshade's powers are hereditary due to her being the only surviving royal family member (and subspecies of *Homo magus*) from the Land of Nightshades, a family of sorcerers. Nightshade absorbed a succubus into her body after the Suicide Squad mission on which Larry died, and doing so made her appear less human giving her skin a pale complexion and her hair became living shadows.
	+ **Umbrakinesis**: First and foremost her abilities come from a magical source allowing her to tap into a shadowy realm to create dimensional forces of pure darkness. She has gained experience over time allowing for creative uses of her abilities.
		- **Shadow Teleportation**: Nightshade can create dimensional portals to teleport herself and others through the Land of Nightshades.
		- **Shadow Homunculi**: Nightshade is able to create shadow creatures and constructs. She pulls these objects and beings from her shadowy realm and controls them without error.
		- **Shadow Transformation**: Nightshade can becoming a living two-dimensional tangible shadow. This effect gives her enhanced abilities as well as a change in her physiology.
			* ***Phasing***: Nightshade can phase through physical contact, allowing her to avoid hits or bullets. This doesn't stop her from attacking her opponents.
			* ***Superhuman Strength***

### Weaknesses

* **Metamorphis Curse Vulnerability:** Curses like those of the nosferatu and Red Curse affect this species exceptionally more than their relatives, the *Homo sapiens*.
	+ **Vampirism:** While the mystical enzymes in the saliva of the nosferatu made from H. sapiens will change them with into nosferatu within 36 hours, said same enzymes will complete the change in less time.
	+ **The Curse of the Red:** Because this curse originated from the Darkhold or Necrocomicon, the *H. magi* will fall to this curse in less than time than *H. sapiens*.
		- **Lycanthrope**

* **Human Inclination:** Pure *Homo magi* fall in love with *Homo sapiens* at the slightest sight.

## Trivia

* Eve Eden identifies as a practicing Catholic.
* As a young girl, Eve was a Girl Scout for all of two weeks before she quit after her first camp-out. As her reason, she cited that she does not like the outdoors, particularly because of all of the bugs.