History

Origin

Every 10,000 years the planets align in such a fashion that allows evil to gain the upper hand on Earth. Around 20 millennia ago, Llan the Sorcerer was evil's choice to run rampant on

Llan the Sorcerer

Earth. He devised a plan to unleash the Twisted World's armies on Earth from another dimension by opening the Gateway of Night. Earth's gods chose the original Talisman to fight for them bestowing Talisman with the mystic Coronet of Enchantment. The first Talisman defeated Llan by cursing him when failed to adhere to the rules of engagement by having others worship him; 10,000 years later, her reincarnation, Nahita of the Elk Tribe joined the Tribe of the Moon as the new Talisman and she also came face to face with Llan. She binded him into an idol form via the curse until the next conjunction. Nahita was reincarnated recently as Elizabeth Twoyoungmen.

When her physician father Shaman could do nothing to save her mother from dying from cancer, Talisman disowned him. Years afterward, while in college studying archeology, she uncovered a human skull during a dig. Once she touched the skull she released an ancient spirit of the Great Beast Ranaq and had to search out her father for his help. She accompanied Shaman as he battled Ranaq and was struck by a mystic blast which she instinctively redirected back to the Beast. With her help, Shaman was able to defeat the Beast and began having suspicions that his daughter was the prophesied Talisman.

Alpha Flight

Omega Flight

The Coronet amplified her anger and immaturity. When Shaman was trying to find a safe place for Snowbird to deliver her baby, Liz misdirected him to where F.R. Crozier's hate-filled spirit was located. She intended for his spirit to possess the newborn child. Once possessed the child became Pestilence and began defeating Alpha Flight. Liz wanted her father and the rest of Alpha Flight to fail so that she could swoop in and save the day where they could not. She figured she could control the spirit but since Crozier had never died he was beyond her control and in control of power comparable to demi-gods. Pestilence ripped the Coronet from Liz's head reducing her back to a mere mortal. Shaman took on the responsibility of Talisman so that his daughter could lead a normal life. This act finally proved to Liz how much her father actually loved her.

With things back to normal, Liz decided to resume her schooling and strive for her degree. The Dreamqueen had other plans for her though. The Dreamqueen tried forcing Liz to touch a dream totem which would allow her to tap into Liz's dormant powers giving her access to the waking world. This caused her powers to awaken once more which destroyed the totem and freed the Dreamqueen's pawns.

Dreamqueen

Powers

As the Talisman, Liz wears the Coronet of Enchantment that allows her to tap into the Earth's available mystic energy, enabling her to cast a near infinite variety of spells for effects ranging from astral travel, prophetic vision, flight via levitation, energy projection, magic shields, empathic bonding, matter manipulation, teleportation of herself and other hundreds of miles, opening of dimensional portals, temporal alignment to view the events of the past, and sensing and neutralizing magic, among others. While wearing the Coronet, Liz does not require food or sleep. The Coronet also provides Talisman with vast knowledge of the magical world. As the Binder of Spirits, Talisman's control over spirit is absolute. She can command the spirits of the natural word to do her bidding, such as calling on spirits on the wind to deliver mystic summons, calling on the spirits of stone to create golem-like constructs. She can also command the spirits of the dead such as to form an undead army, and even can control the spiritual manifestation of the Great Beasts themselves. Without the Coronet, Talisman can redirect magical energy used against her, and can see spirits and through masking spells. She has a limited amount of hand-to-hand fighting training. She is also fluent in Sarcee.

Elizabeth Twoyoungmen

Status

Known Relatives:

Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen aka Shaman (father, deceased),Katheryn Twoyoungmen (mother, deceased), unnamed great grandfather (deceased),Claire and Ramsey McNeil (foster parents),Heather McNeil Hudson aka Vindicator II (foster sister, deceased),Becky McNeil and six unnamed brothers (foster siblings).

Citizenship:

Canadian.

Place of Birth:

Canada.

Marital Status:

Single.

Occupation:

Adventurer,archeologist.

Education:

University.

Characteristics

Gender:

Female

Height:

5' 8"

Weight:

132 lbs (60 kg)

Eyes:

Brown

Hair:

Black / Blue

Creators

Talisman was created by John Byrne.