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'''Chi Ling Kwan''' is a character in the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] [[shared-world]] series created by [[Roentgen]]. A Cadet First Class at the [[United States Academy of Extranormal Studies]] at Evansville, Indiana, Chi Ling is a psi-active cadet in the ''Mental Enhancement Program'' (although she also spends much time with the ''Enhanced Lifeform and Medical Sciences Program''). The character first appeared in the LLH 'Mini' ''Statement of Intent''.

Chi Ling is a young woman of Taiwanese-American descent who was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. She is the daughter of aHer mother (who works asis a teacher in the local school district; she(who also haspossesses low-level mystic abilities and, was open with using them in hertheir home, but taught the children to be quiet about it) and aher father who works as a nurse practitioner for a private medical group practice (in the city that actually deals with metahumansmetahuman patients (in a clandestine fashion to preserve their privacy and safety; one such service provided is filling prescriptions for '[[flush]]'). Chi Ling is the oldest of five children; she has three sisters and a brother. An excellent student and voracious reader even as a child, Chi Ling was also always interested in the outdoors as well, and; even as a cadet, has maintained her connections with the ''Girl Scouts of America'' and has been very active in the organization. (This has meant that since her arrival at USAES, she is a connection for her friends and fellow cadets for Girl Scout cookies. It was also where she developed her love of archery.)

Her mutant psi-abilities manifested when she reached the age of eight (in her mother’s side of the family, there is a history of powers in the female members of the family, and of manifesting well before puberty, even though they are mutants). With her parents’ help, Chi Ling quickly learned what her powers were; oneand ofgained thebasic firstcontrol usesover ofthem. herHer powersparents wascontacted toassociates construct(through her ownfather's tree-houseemployment) inwho thesuggested familyapplying backyard,for and to create a permanent micro-environment within that maintains the interiorUSAES as if it were a coolpossible summer dayoption. (It wasAfter found later thatgaining the tree-house is now an effective storm shelter, and proof against any formsponsorship of naturalthe disaster.)junior HerSenator parentsfor contactedher associatesstate, who suggested applying for USAES and Chi Ling entered USAES at age twelve; her parents wanted to keep her home as long as possible, in order to enjoy a normal lifestyle as long as possible. Despite the normal issues that all children deal with, Chi Ling became a successful and well-liked cadet (although teased a bit for her maternal style of dealing with her fellow cadets). In her first year in the Elite Academy, sheShe was assigned to [[NorrisTraining NanceCadre 2999]], (- a Cadetcadre Fifthcomposed Yearof and a fellowall ''psi-active'' whocadets was- assignedalong towith [[Training CadreLeda 6000Calavicci]]), as(who hiswould metahumanalso peerbecome mentor.her Unfortunately,roommate Chiand Lingbest hadfriend), been[[Amorette called to WashingtonMolyneux]], D.C.and due[[Yaniv toErnet]] the(who currentshe Administration’swould anti-immigrantlater policies.go She wason to behave questionedan by high-level members of the Administrationextended, whoyet wereloosely-defined goingromantic torelationship usewith her induring their efforts;time due to shoddy investigative measures, simple, inexcusable mistakes and racist beliefs, Chi Ling’s family were accidentally targeted as ‘illegal immigrants taking advantage ofin the country’. The matter was eventually cleared up but Chi Ling was kept in ‘protective custody’ for a week; when she was finally released, she was allowed to contact ''USAES andElite found that Norris had died in an accident during his [[Summer of Light]] testing seminarAcademy''.

'''Empathy:''' Her primary ability (in that all psi-actives with basic 'informational psi' abilities are either primary telepaths, empaths, psychometrics or possessed of 'second sight'), Chi Ling has the ability to sense and discern the emotions, physical state and current environment of any individual she locates/comes into contact with. She can project and receive empathic messages, as well as manipulate any existing emotional states present within living beings (animal, human or even alien). She can make contact with others and manipulate emotions up to of twenty-five miles away (or within a radius of threeup milesto awaysix miles). Her power can connect with and affect even deity-level beings (although she has been careful to never use her power to attempt to manipulate such beings). Her power is so precise that she can even detect emotional states and messages in areas with even residual psionic resonance traces, as well as through any forms of extrasensory perception or temporal, extra-dimensional and reality manipulation/alteration.

'''Enhanced Physical Resistances:''' During the stresses of her ''Summer of Light'' training and testing cycles, Chi Ling discovered the awakening of a ‘secondary mutation’ within herself. She now possesses an extreme level of physical resistance to several effects, as follows:

'''Pyrokinesis:''' Chi Ling has the psionic ability to generate and control flame and heat. This includes being able to generate flame-constructs that do not generate heat like normal flame but possess solidity, which Chi Ling can control at will. In addition, Chi Ling’s physical senses are not affected when she is in proximity of the effects of fire and heat (primary or secondary); for example, she can see normally through even intense amounts of smoke generated by burning materials. (One of the very first things that Chi Ling learned how to do was affect existing flames in order to cause total cessation of heat generation, so as not to damage beings, property or the environment; she can affect a radius of up to three miles from her position, or an radius of up to just over one-half mile from up to fifteen feet away. Her effect lasts until the flames die out from lack of fuel, they are naturally extinguished, she deliberately discontinues the effect or (if she discontinueshas left the area) a period of one hour after she began the effect. She can also extinguish all flames in a two mile radius from her position, or in a one--mile area up to ten miles away; she can keep any flames from igniting in that area for up to five hours. The effect lasts for the full time-period, unless Chi Ling deliberately ends the effect.) Chi Ling has learned how to generate focused beams of heat that act like lasers and cut through light tank armor with ease.

'''Piloting:''' Chi Ling has her flight ratings in several types of small aircraft, and is a good pilot. She chose to learn hothow to fly small planes, as they are traditionally the ones used by ‘brush pilots’ and other individuals flying into small, remote airports and landing areas to provide medical assistance, resupply or evacuate individuals.