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'''Abigail Reed''', also known as '''Regalia''' or '''Regalia, the Hydromancer''', is an [[Epic]] that rules over the city of [[Babylon Restored]].{{ref|name=bam}} |
'''Abigail Reed''', also known as '''Regalia''' or '''Regalia, the Hydromancer''', is an [[Epic]] that rules over the city of [[Babylon Restored]].{{ref|name=bam}} |
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| − | She is an African-American woman in her seventies. She has white hair and is described as looking "distinguished". |
+ | She is an African-American woman in her seventies. She has white hair and is described as looking "distinguished". She is described as grandmotherly by some, at least in her physical appearence. |
| + | She tries to turn David Charleston into an epic, but David rejects the influence of calamity, and does not turn evil. It turns out the Regalia is actually terminally ill with cancer, and is treated by a doctor who also takes car of Dawnslight. The reckoners find her and kill her before she dies of her disease. |
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She is served by the Epics [[Newton]] and [[Obliteration]]. |
She is served by the Epics [[Newton]] and [[Obliteration]]. |
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=== After Calamity === |
=== After Calamity === |
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| − | Not long after the arrival of Calamity she gained her Epic abilities while on air. After revealing a level of intolerance and brutality not seen before, she lost most of her followers. For reasons unknown she killed her remaining followers then went to New York City where she killed the reigning Epic. She then flooded the streets, renaming the city Babylon Restored. |
+ | Not long after the arrival of Calamity she gained her Epic abilities while on air. After revealing a level of intolerance and brutality not seen before, she lost most of her followers. For reasons unknown she killed her remaining followers then went to New York City where she killed the reigning Epic. She then flooded the streets, renaming the city Babylon Restored. |
== Abilities and Attributes == |
== Abilities and Attributes == |
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===Epic Abilities=== |
===Epic Abilities=== |
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;Water Manipulation: The "Class B" ability to control massive amounts of water. She used this ability to flood the streets of Manhattan. |
;Water Manipulation: The "Class B" ability to control massive amounts of water. She used this ability to flood the streets of Manhattan. |
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| − | ;Self-Projection: The "Class A" ability to project images of herself anywhere she wishes. She is able to see and interact through these images however she can not be injured through them. Due to this ability her true location is unknown. |
+ | ;Self-Projection: The "Class A" ability to project images of herself anywhere she wishes. She is able to see and interact through these images however she can not be injured through them. Due to this ability her true location is unknown. She has a range that limits how far away she can be to create projections and manipulate water, and the Reckoners use this to their advantage in order to discern her location. |
;Divination: The "Class C" ability to look into water to see glimpses of the future, if somewhat vaguely. |
;Divination: The "Class C" ability to look into water to see glimpses of the future, if somewhat vaguely. |
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Revision as of 18:51, 30 October 2015
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| Abilities | Epic |
| Aliases | Regalia |
| Residence | Babilar |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Homeworld | Earth (Reckoners) |
Abigail Reed, also known as Regalia or Regalia, the Hydromancer, is an Epic that rules over the city of Babylon Restored.[1]
She is an African-American woman in her seventies. She has white hair and is described as looking "distinguished". She is described as grandmotherly by some, at least in her physical appearence.
She tries to turn David Charleston into an epic, but David rejects the influence of calamity, and does not turn evil. It turns out the Regalia is actually terminally ill with cancer, and is treated by a doctor who also takes car of Dawnslight. The reckoners find her and kill her before she dies of her disease. She is served by the Epics Newton and Obliteration.
History
Before Calamity
Long before the arrival of Calamity she was an attorney, and later a judge. She did not serve very long as she quit to star in her own reality show, Judge Regalia, which aired for six years. She then quit to join the Light of Heaven Television Ministry. She eventually became known as "one of America's most controversial religious figures" because of her divisive preaching.
After Calamity
Not long after the arrival of Calamity she gained her Epic abilities while on air. After revealing a level of intolerance and brutality not seen before, she lost most of her followers. For reasons unknown she killed her remaining followers then went to New York City where she killed the reigning Epic. She then flooded the streets, renaming the city Babylon Restored.
Abilities and Attributes
Epic Abilities
- Water Manipulation
- The "Class B" ability to control massive amounts of water. She used this ability to flood the streets of Manhattan.
- Self-Projection
- The "Class A" ability to project images of herself anywhere she wishes. She is able to see and interact through these images however she can not be injured through them. Due to this ability her true location is unknown. She has a range that limits how far away she can be to create projections and manipulate water, and the Reckoners use this to their advantage in order to discern her location.
- Divination
- The "Class C" ability to look into water to see glimpses of the future, if somewhat vaguely.
Trivia
- She is featured in a full-color Epic File found in the Books-a-Million special edition of Steelheart.[1]
Notes
- ↑ a b Tweet on Firefight
— Twitter - 2013-10-03#