Name: Christine Hailley Hawkins DOB: 3/24/63 SSN: 097-45-3992 Height: 5'11 Weight: 140 lbs Eyes: Blue (as Christine), Red (as Firehawk) Hair: Red (as Christine), Blue (as Firehawk) Complexion: Pale (as Christine), Gold (as Firehawk) Occupation: Former executive assistant to Silver Avenger Stephen Hawkins Marital Status: Married to Silver Avenger Stephen Hawkins Children: One son, David Albert Hawkins Political Affiliation: Nonpartisan

Background:

Christine Hailley was one of the first female PRIMUS assault agents, assigned to New York's PRIMUS facility in 1984. However, the Cyberline treatment activated her latent paranormal abilities in a particularly dramatic way, and she became the heroine Firehawk.  At this time, PRIMUS did not accept known paranormals into their ranks (this is still the policy, with the exception of the Sentinels), but because of her exceptional willingness to share and help out where PRIMUS could often not because of juristdiction, she was given a job in public relations. Those who knew of her abilites would often tell her of cases she might want to investigate, and she worked closely with law enforcement as Firehawk.

Christine's romance with Darin Falswell ended when her powers manifested.  Hurt, she married Grant Alexander, a wealthy New York banker.  He became abusive and threatening, and she left him. For years following, Christine was skittish and wary of involvement, but when PRIMUS assigned her the duty of executive assistent to Stephen Hawkins, they struck up a friendship which slowly blossomed into romance.  (What Christine has never discovered is that the Silver Avenger had particularly requested Christine, and that he'd even called upon his father to make sure it happened.)  She resigned her position several weeks before news of their engagement became public, and now studies law, in addition to raising their firstborn, David Albert Hawkins (named after two of her teammates in the Hudson Hawks).

Firehawk is one of those paranormals that everyone knows, from her "Don't play with fire" public service announcements to her now thirteen year career as a respected vigilante.  She's aware of how fleeting public opinion is (and so is very careful not to provoke anyone), and is also an unofficial spokeswoman for paranormal rights.

Personality/Motivation:
Christine, now a member of the Hudson Hawks along with Orion and Olympian, is very loyal to PRIMUS, though she was very shocked at the revelations of corruption that her teammates and the Golden Avenger discovered. She is not close to her family, who, as devout Catholics considered her divorce to be shameful.  She's become more friendly with her younger sister, Monica, since her pregnancy and Monica's romance with Orion. She is still shy around unfamiliar men, but is working to overcome that.

Appearance:
Christine is a beautiful, tall redhead in her thirties.  She dresses conservatively and is scrupulously polite as Christine, but as Firehawk, she tends to let go and be flamboyant.  Over time, the two aspects of her personality have blended, and the dichotomy is not as pronounced. As Firehawk, her skin becomes golden, her eyes become red, and her hair is a fiery blue (which looks like flames, but is only mildly warm to the touch.) And everyone likes to try the hair out.  

Quote: [Gently, as a child reaches out to touch her blue hair.] "No, it won't burn you."  

Gaming Background: 
Christine was a primary NPC in the Hudson Hawks campaign, and became very popular with the players. Initially intended as a vehicle for the PCs to develop a friendly relationship with PRIMUS (to make the revelations about the Sentinels more shocking: see the "Secret History of PRIMUS" page for that), she became a full fledged team member and close friend to the PCs. I knew I had to be doing something right when my husband's character, Orion, kept hitting on her (Matthew never pursues romantic plots in games.) She's a fun character to introduce into a game, especially when you play up the personality differences in her forms.