Elementals

History:

Four unrelated persons died in four unrelated accidents on the same day, each killed violently by one of the forces of nature, but following their deaths the four found themselves placed before the very spirit of the element that had slain them. Returned to life and imbued with the power of that element, The Elementals became the world's first recorded account of factual superheroes, as well as the first people to return from the grave. 

Battling first against the evil Lord Saker who had unleashed the Shadowspear on the earth, and later against various other magical beasts which were created in the aftermath, The Elementals found themselves pitted against powerful magics and fantastic beasts. While the spirits of the elements that rested within them compelled them to battle against the evils, none of The Elementals had chosen the path of the superhero and often they found themselves torn by the consequences of their actions.

The Elementals enjoy rapid celebrity status in the world, in contrast to other settings where heroes are reviled and criticized, and we received well by the public for their efforts. The Elementals also made a strong commercial presence in the world, performing endorsements, marketing merchandise, signing autographs and forming their own corporation, Elementals Inc, which acquired them massive financial resources. 
 

Deadly forces of nature

Perhaps the largest difference in The Elementals from both other comic teams and the common people in their world was the fact they were dead, and unlike other franchises, return from death was not simple nor without repercussions. Bystanders frequently referenced The Elementals seeming overly detached, emotionally deadened and uncomfortable to be around. Even The Elementals' closest friends noticed the discomfort and observed how they only truly seemed to enjoy being around other persons who had died and returned. 
 
Despite what would seem a strong common bond between the team to unite them, The Elementals frequently fell to petty squabbling and in-fighting, their contrasting personal beliefs and personalities clashing nearly as often as they did with villains.

Also noted should be, while most Superheroes seem to seek out villains and criminals to thwart, The Elementals rarely concerned themselves with any crime not of supernatural nature. More often than not, it was actually the Shadowspear directing the plot-line, attempting to fulfill Lord Saker's final directive that it destroy the Elementals by creating powerful creatures for that purpose. Most battles with the Elementals were initiated by foes specifically hunting them for the purpose of destroying them, not villains seeking wealth or conquest. 
 
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Morningstar: 
A former LAPD homicide detective, Jeanette Crain was killed due to a serial arsonist setting fire to the location she was investegating. As the spirit of the fire needed a representative to battle the evil Saker and his Shadowspear from controlling the planet it changed her death. Returning her spirit to its human body Jeanette was now reanimated with control over fire itself, now she was Morningstar.