Real Name: Laurie
Superhero Identity: Serenity
Powers: Serenity's powers come from a mystical war hammer called the Faithkeeper. The sapphires in its handle grant her water attacks, ultraviolet eye-rays, and animal battle meditation, with which she can gently persuade nearby animals to fight alongside her. She can also communicate with wildlife and sling spores as ranged weapons.
Weaknesses: Her hidden temper. Serenity is naturally serene, but if she's rubbed just the wrong way at the wrong time, she can become quite angry, and anger weakens her bond with nature and her concentration as a protector of life.
Super Suit: Serenity wears an outfit shaped similarly to Wonder Woman's but with different colors. Her bustier is light green and has a Blue Morpho Butterfly on the center, her breastplate is bronze, her belt is darker green, and her culotte/skirt is tan.
Back Story: A year before The Ridonculous Race, Laurie was traveling with her pal and fellow Vegan Miles in Austria. They had a curiosity about the deeper interior of one of Austria's ancient castles, and decided to take a fun risk and explore it. In an old, abandoned dungeon, they came upon the Faithkeeper war hammer in an otherwise empty chest, and when Laurie picked it up, she felt magic powers seeping into her skin. At first she was afraid she had just been infused with the spirit of a violent warrior, and was afraid, but later, after they went home with the hammer as a souvenir, as she feared hurting animals and nature with her powers, animals were attracted to her more than usual and the plants seemed to shine reflected natural light all over her, as if Mother Nature was personally blessing her.
Although she was uncertain exactly how the hammer gave her its powers, Laurie meditated on the subject, and she came to the conclusion that she could use her newfound power to protect the natural world. She practiced her abilities and talents privately in order to know what she could do, and ever since, Serenity has been defending everything from trees and bears to frogs and ants.
Heroic Example: Serenity had several run-ins with loggers trying to destroy the South American rainforests, and she drove them back home and out of a job by rallying the beasts, birds, and creepy things of the jungle behind her to retaliate against the humans trying to eradicate their only home. Everything from spider monkeys to exotic hummingbirds to fire ants overpowered the seemingly invincible loggers and showed them that sometimes, the animal kingdom can overwhelm the dominant human kingdom.
Catchphrase: "I know the right path. Follow suit or fall soon!"