Lanstrom

Dr. Nora Lanstrom is a former Citra Corp chemist and bioengineer who now operates as the Royal Physician for The Crimson Queen. She is responsible for the production of the various drugs and simulant slaves that help fund The Crimson Kingdom. She is also obsessed with genetic perfection and finding the "genetic fountain of youth."

History
Lanstrom originally worked for the Citra Corporation and was instrumental in a number of their biological weapons experiments. She was also a pioneer in the field of synthetic genomics, creating simulants before they were banned in the Central Systems. Often considered a beautiful woman, she prided herself on her appearance. However, at 35 she was diagnosed with a hereditary terminal illness which drove her into an obsession to not only find a cure, but to stop death entirely.

Her efforts were eventually discovered by the Citra Corporation who felt she had become deranged. Creating new breeds of simulants in an attempt to "perfect" humanity. Due to the controversy she was terminated and a warrant for her arrest was posted. However she fled into the outer regions of Central Space and wasn't seen for many decades.

She soon resurfaced on Jericho, nearly seventy years later, as The Crimson Queen's chemist and simulant manufacturer.

It appears that she's managed to prolong her life and youthful appearance significantly. Moreso, she seems to have undergone numerous gene therapies to enhance her physical characteristics and abilities. She has become obsessed with uplifting humanity into a new evolutionary stage. Attaining a god complex in the process. And it seems her efforts have finally bore fruit as word has come down that she intends to betray The Crimson Queen.

Appearance
Official images of Lanstrom during her tenure at Citra Corp show that she was a small, yet attractive young woman with brown hair and green eyes. In the years since, she's undergone various alterations to her physical body. Now standing at seven feet tall, she is lean and muscular in a way that hints at masculine features she's added to herself over the years. Many now believe she's hermaphroditic as well. Her hair is now platinum blonde and she bares the "Eyes of The Uplifted" with red irises complete with black sclera.

Known Abilities
Lanstrom was already a brilliant scientist in her early days. Now with uplifted genetics she possesses unparalleled genius and is capable of multiple lines of thought at once. This grants her an ability that many mistake for psychic clairvoyance. As she is able to calculate outcomes in her head almost instantly.

Her physical strength is now far greater than that of common humans. Capable of rending plasteel with her bare hands. And should she feel sufficiently threatened, she can increase her strength ten fold by allowing herself to change into a more beastly form.

She is practically impervious to most forms of damage, with flawless skin that is difficult to penetrate with anything save monomolecular blades or Dragon's Bane rounds. And even if injured she has an enhanced healing factor that allows her to survive severe trauma.