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A fictional character in the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]] universe, '''Julia Elaine Majel Carlyle''' is a graduate of the [[United States Academy of Extranormal Studies]], the former Deputy Leader of [[The Alliance]], and the very first member of the [[National Legion]] ''Chapter One'' (Lawndale, Maryland) who was '''not''' a [[Lawndale]] resident or [[Lawndale High School]] student before joining.

Julia is a member of the uber-wealthy Clan Carlyle, a family that can trace its recorded ancestry as a distinct, separate faction within the [[Twelve Clans]] back over fifteen generations - to the birth of [[Majel Carlyle]] (the first leader of the combined Twelve Clans), and her actions in the war[[Great ofUnification attemptedWar]] unification ofbetween the Twelve Clans withand other forces against [[The Elite]]. All direct blood-line members of the Clan Carlyle have metahuman powers, but are '''not''' members of The Elite, nor are they interested in revealing those abilities to the world in general. (although unlikeUnlike The Elite, Clan members born with powers are simply taught to not use them in public, (or willingly use Elite methods to seal them away if they are unable/unwilling to control or keep from revealing them). This is one of the mitigating factors that allowed the truce to be crafted and also, why The Elite has not tried to eliminate them,the althoughTwelve itClans issince almostthe certainend thatof theythe war, and why the two organizations have been inable contactto work together for various purposes of mutual interest over the centuries. The exact wealth of the Clan Carlyle is unknown, but they are easily one of the three wealthiest of the Twelve Clans and known as one of the wealthiest families on Earth; Julia's personal worth (due to her own trust fund and her family allowances) is in the three to six-billion dollar range.

The great-granddaughter of [[Miranda Carlyle]], Julia is slender and incredibly attractive; she is 5'10 in height and weighs 125 pounds, with ''very'' long legs. She also possesses the traditionalhereditary Carlyle birthrighttraits of long, dark scarlet hair and(which slender,she with ''very''wears long) legs.and Likejade-green theeyes. majority of 'Carlyle women', JuliaWith hasher large, jade-green eyes;, Juliafigure and manner, Julia in fact, looksis '''exactly''an exact doppelganger' likeof Majel Carlyle herself. (This was a factor in the naming of Julia, as she was given her ancestor's name, as well as 'Elaine' - Paige's grandmother's name.) Forbes, having a background in art history and decades of research in the area, named Julia after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_the_Elder Julia The Elder - the daughter of the first Roman emperor, Augustus].

Julia discovered her powers at the age of sevensix years. Because of her habit of constantly disappearing and never being where she was supposed to be (even before her powers developed) Julia picked up the nickname 'Milky' (as in 'you'll have to put her face on a milk carton to find her.') She came to the attention of [[Professor Richard Hiram Blumenberg]] in the summer before her eighth birthday, who spoke to the Carlyle family about Julia attending USAES; he left after being given a resounding 'no' to the question, but was shocked when Julia showed up at USAES less than a half-hour after he had returned. Julia was allowed to stayenroll at USAES, (because the Professor realized that her powers would make an excellent addition to [[Project Alliance]]) and became the final member of [[Training Cadre 2996]]. (She is also the youngest member of the cadre, being almost four years younger than the others, and the only cadet in the entire history of USAES to be admitted before the age of eleven.) The Professor assigned her as [[Sherrie Klein]]'s roommate; this was also a way to keep Klein (who was to be the final member of ''The Alliance'', had Julia not arrived) close to the group, and to influence Julia in a positive way.