Pratima Basham

The Marei River runs south through India, and a number of small communities flourish along its banks. Pratima grew up in one of these, secluded from most of the intrusions of the modern world. She erupted on her wedding day when the boat driven by her new husband ran into a rock in the river and sank. Pratima was nudged ashore by waves, but her husband did not survive. Pratima noticed her remarkable control over water as soon as she woke up and saw the water swirling around her. Were it not for her father, a retired doctor, Pratima may never have left her home village, but once he contacted colleagues in Bombay, representatives of the nascent Project Utopia were there within a day to take her to a Rashoud facility. It was difficult to leave her village, but Pratima's power came with a sense of responsibility and moral obligation. She was intelligent, driven, attractive and powerful: prcisely what Project Utopia was looking for in the way of a PR project they'd been working on called Team Tomorrow.

Pratima worked with Caestus Pax (whom she dislikes) for years just to be a team player, but when T2M A/P formed, she volunteered to lead it, partly to be closer to her family and partly to get away from Pax's raging ego.

She is pleased to be part of Team Tomorrow, and her loyalty to Project Utopia is unswerving, but recent rumors of Utopia's ethically challenged behavior have made her wonder if her immense powers are being used as honorably as they could be.