Emma Connors

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Emerald

* Emerald
* Emma Connors

### Princess Emira: 1993 - 2006

Emira of House Emerald and her twin brother Yrdur were born on Gemworld. She was the daughter of a political marriage between a radiant gem of House Sapphire and the Princess of House Emerald.

House Emerald had long been a powerful and wealthy house, in part due to its placement among the Emerald Forest which provided much of the best lumber to the Kingdom of Gems. Another facet of their power was their proximity to the capital, enabling them easy influence in the politics of Gemworld. Finally, they owed their greatness to their Princesses.

The Princesses of House Emerald were powerful mind mages, always able to sense and modify the emotions of those around them to suit their will. These Princesses could also connect to the world around them and listen to the trees, the hills, and the streams. Only the most gifted of the Emerald Princesses could sense the thoughts of others and for this reason, they were the most feared.

Emira and Yrdur's mother, Princess Una, was one such princess gem. She had the true gift of the Emeralds, but felt it was a curse. She often locked herself in her tower in the capital and refused to come out, unable to cope with the burden of hearing the unfiltered thoughts of those she encountered. Even when forced into a marriage by her parents, Una did not find comfort while living on the remote islands of House Sapphire... until she had her children.

It is said that Una's demeanor changed entirely the day her children were born. She went to social gatherings and dinners again, showing off her two darling children, and took her princess duties seriously for the first time, becoming an active proponent in shaping a better future Gemworld for the benefit of the people and her children.

### Princess Emira: 2006

And on the eve of an important gathering, Princess Una was assassinated in the dead of night, her throat slit while she was sleeping.

The instant she drew her last breath, Emira awoke in a nearby room screaming from the joining of the soul shard to her and its gifts alerting her to an unwelcome presence. Young Yrdur was the first to his sister's side and witnessed the soul shard glowing beneath his sister's skin as it melded to her heart. When Emira was able to catch her breath, she told her brother of their mother's fate and the assassin still on the estate.

Thirteen-year-old Yrdur called for the guards and personally took charge of the search for his mother's killer. However, they assumed the assassin had fled... but in truth, the assassin had another target: the new princess. Emira was just donning her own armor to aid in the search, when she caught a glimpse of the assassin's reflection in her dressing room mirror. Emira fought back, but she was outclassed and too inexperienced with her powers to be of much use. She would have surely died but as she was being choked, she disappeared.

Emira was swept across the spatial barriers of the cosmos and arrived in a strange room, still only partially dressed in her scarce armor bits. Emira falsely assumed she was safe until she was sedated and awoke to find herself in a cage where she remained until Emira was able to escape during a scuffle. In escape, Emira found she was in a strange, new world.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) The Heirs of House Emerald are known for their powers of the mind which allows them to read and alter the emotions of those around them, which can quell intense anger or inflame the slightest of passions. The greatest of these Heirs had the power to not only toy with emotions but thoughts and memories as well. This gift often made the Emeralds a feared House.
* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) A "Princess Gem" is a female Gemworlder descended from the nobility who has inherited their House Soul Shard and then is distinguished by their house name, such as "Princess Amethyst" and "Princess Ruby." A Gemworlder of a noble house who has the potential to inherit a Soul Shard is known as a Noble or Radiant Gem. They often have much higher magical potential than the common people of Gemworld. This magical potential means they often hold the most powerful positions in most facets of Gemworld life: military, trade, industry, politics, academia, etc. A commoner is simply called a Gemworlder, or Rough Gem. They have a slightly more magical aptitude than a normal human, but that's about it. They're essentially the same as humans.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Princess Gem Physiology
	+ *Accelerated Healing*
	+ *Enhanced Durability*
	+ *Enhanced Strength*
	+ *Telepathic Resistance*
* Heir of House Emerald
	+ *Advanced Crystallomancy*
	+ *Potent Empathetic Manipulation*
	+ *Potent Empathetic Reception*
	+ *Lucid Dreamer*
	+ *Mind Control*
	+ *Natural Environment Psychometry*
	+ *Telepathic Reception*
* Master Swimmer

### Weaknesses

* Emotional Instability
* Disorganized

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 4 - Expert / Enhanced
* **Occult:** 6 - World-Class / Superb
* **Weaponry:** 3 - Trained / Exceptional
* **Expertise:** 2 - Basic / Typical
* **Range:** 4 - Expert / Enhanced
* **Strategy:** 1 - Paltry / Below-Average
	+ **TOTAL:** 53
	+ **RANKING:** Low Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Her disappearance caused a civil war in Gemworld.
* Her best friend is Amy Winston.
* She is betrothed to Prince Topaz, but she's in love with Amy.

### Notes

* This is the Rose Walker from Subsidiary-Reality A, which resides within Tectum Apex.
* There are three different characters referred to as Princess Emerald in DC Comics, Emerald is a composite of all of them, as well as Emma Connors/Emerald, a character featured in *Human Target*.

## Gallery

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## Links and References

* Appearances of Emma Connors

1. ↑ Network Files: Emma Connors 1
2. ↑ Network Files: Lori Zechlin 1
3. ↑ Network Files: Prince Topaz
4. ↑ VOX Box: Glory to Gemworld 1