Crucible:Ember

Real Name: Sarah Augustyn

Background: At a young age, Sarah Augustyn was kidnapped from her own home and her family was killed by agents of HAVOC, who had determined she had a high psychic potential and could be used as a psychic weapon. Sarah was forcibly trained by her captors and her psionic powers were augmented by HAVOC scientists by a series of extremely painful and humiliating treatments. She was also intentionally addicted to drugs to make it harder for her to escape. HAVOC tried to set her to work against their foes, but the former hero Alpha found out about their plans. As Alpha was also part of a HAVOC project that attempted to turn her into a weapon during the Bronze Age, she had kept close tabs on the scientists involved. With Watchstar's assistance, Alpha rescued Sarah.

Sarah was furious at the months, even years of torments she had suffered at HAVOC's hands. Always having a temper, she wanted to use her powers to remotely execute each of the scientists who had subjected her to the treatments. Alpha convinced her to relent and to help track them all down, instead. This Sarah did, and Watchstar captured every one of them.

Sarah wanted to give back the help she had received to others, so, calling herself Ember, she became a superhero to help people. Later, she was recruited for the Corsairs national super-team.

Group Affiliation: The Corsairs

Powers: Ember is a powerful psychic who can read and sense minds at great distances. She can sense the psychic signature of any mind on Earth.

Skills: Ember has precise control over her powers. She is also a skilled athlete thanks to augmentations made by HAVOC. In her spare time she seeks thrills like scuba diving and parachuting.

Creator: Ed Messina

First Appearance: WATCHSTAR #326