Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters

## History

The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters is a special institute founded and led by Professor Charles Xavier to train young mutants in controlling their powers and help foster a friendly human-mutant relationship.

### Origins

In the mid to late 1700s, the land was settled by Charles Graymalkin and his wife Marcia. Little is known about the this period, although Charles did bury his son alive after beating him nearly to death, due to finding him having intimate relations with another boy from town.

### Xavier Family Home

Sometime between the late 1700s and early 1900s, a large Neoclassic mansion was constructed on the land near Breakstone Lake at the edge of Bayville, New York. The estate was inherited by Brian Xavier and he lived there with his wife, Sharon and their son, Charles, until Brian's untimely, accidental death. Charles Xavier was born and raised in the mansion. After Brian's death, Sharon married his once colleague, Dr. Kurt Marko. Marko and his son, Cain lived at the mansion thereafter. Sharon died not long after the marriage, and the ownership of the estate passed on to Charles. Charles was the tenth generation Xavier to own the mansion.

## Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters

After graduating Oxford University, being drafted in the Korean War, and battling the Shadow King in Cairo, Egypt, Xavier decided to devote his life to protecting humanity from evil mutants and safeguarding innocent mutants from human oppression, believing that both could peacefully coexist. Xavier worked with fellow mutation expert, Dr. Karl Lykos, as well as Dr. Moira MacTaggert, and they began discussing the idea of founding a school for mutants. Before recruiting his first students, a mysterious man calling himself "Cable" arrived at the mansion. In exchange for teaching him about the present, Cable aided Xavier in equipping the mansion with advanced technology.

### First Rebuild

Following the destruction of the school in the early 1980s Charles with help of a student, Forge, rebuilt the school with a new design and a number of technical upgrades. The upgrades included fitting the Danger Room with hard-light holographic technology, constructing a hangar for a new Blackbird, update Cerebro's software. A war room was also added to the subterranean levels.

### Latest Rebuild

Following the school's destruction in 2007 Warren Worthington III, John Howlett, and the current headmaster Duncan Fearbirgh paid all the costs to have human architect Jacob Hikaura, John's nephew by marriage, and Forge rebuild the school to it's former glory with man new upgrades from Forge to offer a better defense of the school.

## Layout

The Xavier Mansion has been destroyed and rebuild numerous times with varying features. Originally designed as a Neoclassical mansion, the current structure resembles a much more futuristic style.

### Grounds

The grounds of the Xavier Estate remain largely unchanged. Located at the edge of Bayville, the grounds have large open fields, surrounding woods, and a beach on Breakstone Lake.

#### Breakstone Lake

Breakstone Lake is a natural, freshwater lake located just east of the main structure.
Boathouse

On the edge of Breakstone Lake, a boathouse was constructed. Although the mansion and underground bunker are significantly advanced, the boathouse is simple in design. The boathouse only containes communication technology, linking it to the mansion and bunker.

#### Cemetery

A small cemetery is located on grounds. Several former X-Men (including Charles Xavier, Storm, Squall, Oracle, Creature, and Nash) and former students (including Gargoyle, Force, Ram, and The Stepford Cuckoos) have graves or at least markers.

#### Courtyard

Located within the courtyard is the phoenix memorial statue dedicated to the memory of all the lives lost over the years. All the names of any X-Men and X-Men student that has lost their life are listed on the plaque. Additionally around the statue Haven member Demitri Shadow along with Duncan grew a small garden of ever blooming flowers where the names of all the fallen appear in the petals.

#### Danger Room

The Danger room is a spherical room that could produce holographic images that feel, smell, sound, and, most likely, could even taste like real things. Using the advanced technologies, the Danger Room can create the illusion of being many times bigger than it actually is.

* Control Booth: The Danger Room has a control booth attached along the far wall, which also holds all the controls that power the room. Anything from gravity, heat, humidity, or texture can have been manipulated from the control booth.

#### Hangar Bay

The Hangar Bay is an underground area for the storage of the X-Men's aircraft such as the Blackbird, Stratojet and X-Copter. Devil's Rock was originally used as the exit and entry point for the X-Men's aircraft, but since the Mansion's reconstruction, it has been relocated beneath the basketball court. Upon departure and landing, a klaxon will sound warning for anyone nearby to vacate the area. Students are advised to move immediately, once the klaxon sounds.

#### Cerebra Chamber

Cerebra is the most powerful mutant detecting system currently available. After Charles Xavier decided to devote his life to protecting humanity from evil mutants and safeguarding innocent mutants from human oppression, he created Cerebro, to help search for said mutants. After many years of service, and being destroyed, rebuilt, and upgraded, Cerebro was once again rebuilt when the school was most recently rebuilt.

#### Holding Cells

The holding cells were an underground prison facility for those villains that the X-Men deemed too unsafe to let roam about freely. The holding cells consisted of small titanium-steel cells, with the same type of door. Various safety measures were be taken, such as erecting an internal force field to back up the titanium-steel walls, a nullification field to 'switch off' mutant abilities, and various others. There were also stasis tubes, which held inhabitants in a state of suspended animation until they were awakened.

* Currently Wanda Maximoff is held in one of these cells.

#### Medical and Research Labs

The labs were originally used by Dr. Henry McCoy and other medically-trained mansion staff. RALPH, the holographic doctor was also installed in the lower-level Medical Lab, in the event that a member of the medical team was unavailable.

* Currently the Medical Team includes mutant healers/doctors Mikali Hamilton and Kisa Kearney. At times Bianca Hamilton who is a mutant healer and studying to be a doctor will be on duty. Previously before moving to Cambridge England for her medical education Roselyn Howlett would tend to patients as well.

#### War Room

The War Room is located near the Danger Room. It is the 'operating center' of the X-Men, where briefings are given, missions are planned, and meetings take place.

#### Townhouses

After the mass attack that even targeted X-Men that lived off campus rows of townhouses where build on the property as houses for the staff so they are protected by the security systems installed by Forge.

## Members

### Active X-Men/Staff

* Duncan Fearbirgh aka SinEater (headmaster)
* Warren Worthington III aka Arch Angel
* Paige Worthington aka Husk
* Scott Summers aka Cyclops
* Jean Shadow aka Marvel Girl (recruitment)
* Lindee Fearbirgh aka Déjà Vu
* Karli Fearbirgh aka Random
* Forge (tech specialist/assignment coordinator)
* Aurelia Howlett aka Dirus (survival instructor)
* Sadira Delaney aka Dreamer (recruitment)
* Mikali Hamilton aka Guaritore (chief of medical staff)
* Kisa Kearney aka Tigris (medical staff)
* Collin Kearney aka Phantasm
* Iver Kearney aka Alchemy
* Anita Hampton aka Bruciare
* Justin Hampton aka Target
* Violet Asher aka V
* Adian Asher aka Thanos
* Annai Hamilton aka Razum
* Meghan Summers aka Tempero
* Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrwaler
* Isis Wagner (guidance counselor/physiologist)
* Mary Kearney aka Nightingale
* Kamal Raque aka Puppeteer
* Callisto Raque aka Assault
* Max Rodriguiez aka Muerte
* Kyung Moon Rodriguiez aka Poison
* Alison Delaney aka Dazzler
* Hope Summers aka Nighthawk (junior member)
* Bianca Hamilton aka Salute (junior member/medical staff)
* Gabriel Worthingon aka Angel (junior member)

### Retired and Temporary X-Men/Staff

* John Howlett aka Grave (retired)
* Logan Howlett aka Wolverine (forced retired)
* Mia Howlett aka Armelle (temporary)
* Cero Howlett aka Tatkresiwok (temporary)
* Teresa Howlett aka Acciaio (temporary)
* Hudson Howlett aka Viper (temporary)
* Landon Bryant aka Prime (temporary)
* Dani Pierce aka Mirage (temporary)
* Karri Howlett aka Hell Fire (temporary)

### Deceased X-Men and Students

* Clarice Ferguson aka Blink (X-Men)
* Nash aka Naxsu (X-Men)
* Hiro Sohma aka Ram (Student)
* Tanner Alston aka Creature (X-Men)
* Jay aka Electro (X-Men)
* Myrror (X-Men)
* K.T Wagner aka Natch (X-Men)
* Ororo Monroe aka Storm (X-Men)
* Atif Sayria aka Oracle (Student)
* Ashley Davis aka Squall (Student)
* Hope aka Blast (Student)
* Celeste Stepford (Student)
* Phoebe Stepford (Student)
* Mindee Stepford (Student)
* Lauren Patterson (Student)
* Alexandria Alston aka Merge (Student)
* Owen Meany (Student)
* Hiaruka (Student)

### Current Students

#### Team Alpha

* Taylor Hampton aka Ardere (co leader)
* Marco Hamilton aka Padronanza (co leader)
* Stephan Wagner aka Wempat
* Nathan Shadow aka Umbra
* Ororo Fearbirgh aka Aislingean
* Logan Howlett aka Ghiottone
* Inola Pierce aka Moonstar

#### Team Beta

* Carter Delaney aka Fulgore (co leader)
* James Howlett II aka Smitty (co leader)
* Nikki Howlett aka Naggarpok
* Aurora Rodriguiez aka Acid
* Reine Howlett aka Sikrinaktok
* Evan Kearney aka Geal Chùis

#### Team Gamma

* Lauren Kearney aka Songbird (co leader)
* Owen Kearney aka Nova (co leader)
* Aaliyah Rogque aka Mentis
* Nash Asher Forza D'animo
* Hiro Kearney aka Dubh Tigris
* Charles Fearbirgh aka Eagal

### Former Students

* Roselyn Howlett aka Lycan/Wolverine
* Cora Lee Bryant aka Allure
* Ashley Alston aka Fury
* Atif Alston aka Seer
* Lily Bryant-Frost aka Sibly