Key players in the alternate SHRPGS

   Those dubbed metahumans by society have long been misunderstood, feared and hated. To have a child that displayed signs of being such an individual would be unbearable to most.  However, there are a brazen few who, in the absence of powers themselves, would (sometimes quite literally) give an arm and a leg for their children to be born with such a “gift”. Nathaniel Chambers was one such man.

   Mr. Chambers had a very peculiar set of morals and interests, and the powers possessed by Metahumans and the like fell into the latter group. It pained him to no end that both his late brother and sister had abilities far beyond his own; it was God’s greatest cruelty that his Nathaniel’s parents produced three children, and both the two younger ones were Metahuman, while the eldest was purely mundane. He would have shone bright, given his natural intellect and determination to be the best, if not for his being cast into the shadow of his younger siblings.

   As such, he dedicated his life to researching the Meta-Gene, most specifically the hereditary characteristics of it. When his sister (Who possessed the ability to heal herself rapidly and extreme strength) and his brother (Born with a  durability far surpassing that of a normal human) died of “natural causes” (if one can consider being murdered by one’s enemies natural), Nathaniel took a sample of both of their DNAs to compare to his own. After three years of research and experimentation, he isolated the chromosome responsible for their powers, and amplified its effects. Chambers had originally planned to introduce the active Meta-Gene into his own body, granting him unworldly skills. However, after many failed experiments in which he attempted to combine the gene with samples of his own cells, it became apparent that his own body could not support the Meta-Gene. There were rumors in the scientific community, however, that there were individuals who had managed to grant themselves and others with Metahuman gifts.

   With these rumors in mind, Nathaniel came to the conclusion that the only way he would be able to see even a measure of these powers was to give them to a child, prenatally. After producing the required male material to procreate and receiving donated eggs from a female who had a Metahuman father, he began the process of creating what is known as a “Test Tube Baby”. While the child was developing, he inserted the activated Meta-Genes from his late family members into it.

   When the child was “born”, he was named Samuel, after Nathaniel’s brother. Samuel showed that he did in fact possess the abilities of his aunt and uncle, pleasing his father to an immeasurable length. He grew up with a somewhat sheltered life, being tutored by his father until the age of twelve, and then attending private school until adulthood. At the age of 18, he entered into a
   police academy
   , quickly rising through the ranks of the Atlanta police department.

   Samuel also had affairs in the relationship world, becoming involved with a woman he met while vacationing in Paraguay. Their relationship was a steady one, and lasted until late 2026 before he proposed.

   After the attack on New York, suspicion arose  of Metahumans within the crime stopping world, and so he was forced to leave the force, and look for work elsewhere, in which he could  still put his abilities to good use for the people.

   That opportunity was to be found with the government agency known as Dominus. With such a place he could put his abilities, and near inability to sustain harm, to better use than he could as a policeman. The people there were far more skilled than in the force, so he had to work harder to impress everyone than he did as a cop. A challenge, certainly, but not an overwhelming one; he liked to think it was because of his determination, tactics and character, it was more likely a result of his powers; it was hard to screw up when you were the world’s greatest meatshield.

   After a half dozen years at the agency, he had achieved the rank of Agent #10. Samuel continues to perform his Dominus duties, whatever those may be.