Dorothy Caulder

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Note

Much of the early information on Dorothy is taken from a letter penned by her supposed birth mother. While many details appear to be accurate, we are unable to confirm all of the claims.

### Dorothy Spinner: 2001 - 2007

A baby girl was born in a remote village in Northern Canada. At birth, she appeared more ape than human with a full head of hair and a fine fur covering most of her body. Her father was a religious man and thought she was a punishment and accused his wife of congress with the devil. The father left his wife and child soon after the birth.

It is worth mentioning that the metahuman panic was also in full swing at this time and though the mother claims she did her best to raise her child for a time, she became unable to deal with the stress of her girl's appearance. She also claimed that there were times when the baby was stressed that she would hear voices, see figures in the shadows, or even feel a hot breath on the back of her neck.

Whether these events happened or not, the mother ended up taking the girl to Maple City where she abandoned the baby who was still just days old in the office of an analyst with the Ministry of Metahuman Affairs. Due to her unusual appearance and the strange events that would be reported in her presence, the baby was circulated through a number of orphanages and foster homes throughout Canada. Her first placement had been in a Catholic Orphanage which is where she got the name that would become her own.

In her youth, Dorothy made very few physical friends but she did not really care as she had her own "imaginary friends." It turns out Dorothy was actually a powerful psychic conduit able to will beings into existence. In her time at the religious orphanages, Dorothy learned the name of angels and would call upon them at times. These includes archangels such as Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael.

Fearing that summoning archangels might be hazardous to the girl's health, a meager muse stepped in and befriended the girl, urging her to call upon him when she had need of comfort instead. The muse's plan worked and with every passing year, the girl had less need of him.

### Dorothy Caulder: 2007 - 2012

Dorothy was adopted by Niles and Arani Caulder when she was six. She was quickly enrolled in Dr. Dayton's program for young psychics. Dorothy grew up in Midway City until Caulder's work with the Doom Patrol brought them to Danny the Street. Dorothy instantly became friends with Danny and his eclectic fairytale population.

### Dorothy Caulder: 2012 - Present

However, for a magical as Danny was, there were still some rough days ahead for Dorothy. After being mocked by a surly Fable, Dorothy called upon her angelic friend and he did not show. Distressed, Dorothy's powers accidentally reached into the ether for anything to comfort her and what she found was not good, but no worries, the threat of planetary meltdown was mostly dealt with by Doom Patrol. We're good...

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by Herald*) Dorothy has a number of what she calls "imaginary friends." She calls them such as she believed she willed them into existence, and she may have very well done that for Manny, Herschell and Darling-Come-Home. However, she most certainly did not create the being known as the Candlemaker, but she did somehow tether him to her psionically.
* (*Submitted by Mento*) I met a young Dorothy on one of my first cases after being assigned to work with the Division Office of Operative Metahumans. Since she was a Canadian citizen, I was considering not putting forth the effort to leap through all those bureaucratic hurdles to get her into my program, but after he came with me on what was meant to be my last visit to see her, Niles pressured me continuously to get her into my program. It was such a legal headache and ultimately failed, but Niles found a way around it and quickly drafted the adoption papers necessary to bring her here.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Psionic Metahuman**
	+ ***Ephemeral Conjuration:*** Dorothy can create simple ectoplasmic objects. Though these objects are strong and durable, these items almost always fade after an hour or so from when Dorothy ends her focus.
	+ ***Excessively Potent Aura:*** Dorothy has a very powerful aura, which protects her from almost every psionic effect — but also makes her a tasty target to others.
	+ ***Psionic Summoning:*** By concentrating, Dorothy can attract ethereal beings to her presence.
	+ ***Psionic Materialization:*** Dorothy can cause ethereal beings in her presence to materialize.
	+ ***Supernatural Sensitivity:*** Dorothy can interact with all known ethereal, intrinsic, psionic, and magic phenomena.

### Weaknesses

* **Exertion:** Dorothy's powers are difficult to use and leave her drained physically, mentally, and emotionally.
* **Hunted:** Dorothy is a target to many psychic predators.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 1 — Paltry / Below Average
* **Occult:** 8 — Paragon
* **Weaponry:** 1 — Paltry / Below Average
* **Expertise:** 0 — Abysmal / Nonexistent
* **Range:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Strategy:** 1 — Paltry / Below Average
	+ **TOTAL:** 105
	+ **RANKING:** Elevated Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* After an incident involving one of her "imaginary friends," Dorothy is usually home-schooled for most classes, but she still joins the children for recess and lunch. Her education at home is collectively seen to by Doom Patrol. Dorothy can often be seen around Danny, shadowing her assigned mentor for the day. Holly Dayton usually brings her homework to and from school, often spending an hour or so studying with Dorothy everyday.

### Notes

* In the comics, she's called Dorothy Spinner.
* Dorothy being the daughter of Niles is based on the *Doom Patrol* TV series. In the show, she was Niles' biological daughter rather than his adopted daughter.

## Network Files

Network Files Dorothy Caulder.pngNetwork Files: Dorothy Caulder

## Links and References

* Appearances of Dorothy Caulder

1. ↑ Network Files: Dorothy Caulder
2. ↑ (E27 Info) Schoolhouse Rock