Black Canary

Dinah Lance is the owner of Sherwood Florist in Gotham City. Her father and mother were private detectives.

Black Canary came on the vigilante and hero scene some years ago in Gotham. She is rumored to be a part of a nebulous hero team known as the Birds of Prey.

Background
Dinah Laurel Lance is the daughter of Larry and Dinah Lance. Larry was a Gotham PD Detective who quit and took up freelance Detective work. Dinah Lance was the original Black Canary. When Dinah Laurel was 18 she rose to her rebellious nature and took over the mantle of Black Canary herself after her meta gene manifested her Canary Cry. Trained by Ted Grant, Wildcat, she began establishing herself as a rising vigilante and heroine in Gotham City. Over the years she helped with various hero groups as well as teamed up with Green Arrow and Green Lantern (Hal). Over the years she and Oliver Queen tried to have a relationship that worked, even to the point of seriously considering marriage but it all ended badly for the two. As friends they work much better when necessary.

Dinah's best teamwork has come from the second chance at being a heroine as offered by Oracle with the Birds of Prey team. Dinah and Barbara Gordon became close friends and strong teammates. Over the years the Birds of Prey has grown, adding more allies to the team but it remains strong and effective under the leadership of Oracle and Black Canary.

Dinah has continually improved herself over the years, becoming a deadly and effective vigilante and heroine. Her martial arts prowess has steadily risen from the lowly street fighting days under Ted Grant's tutelage, to that of Richard Dragon's martial arts, to even more recent years where Dinah agreed to training with Lady Shiva, of the League of Assassins. She disappeared into Southeast Asia for close to a year as Shiva sought to destroy the good within Dinah and bring her out of the secret, intense training as a twisted, dark assassin instead. It almost worked. But Dinah has remained true to her heart, to her family and friends. Out of the darkness rose a new Canary.

As the worlds collided and realigned into this new reality, the Black Canary is a strong team leader, a powerful, deadly combatant who could take on Batman -- who has taken on Wonder Woman and beaten her in one on one sparing - and who is a very confidant and self assured woman.

Personality
BOMBSHELL: Dinah is an extremely beautiful woman. Had she chosen a different course for her life, and despite her small size, she could have been a model without any difficulty. She's outgoing and friendly, but it's more than that. Any woman can look good in fishnets and a bustier. Dinah, however, has a raw sexuality about her that she doesn't have to work at. She is the kind of woman that men tend to be drawn to regardless of what she is wearing (or doing), that men seem to fall for her even as she's staring them down for a fight. She is very comfortable in her skin, exuding self-confidence, playfulness, and she is an incurable flirt.

She is one of those people who seem to "have it all" when it comes to her personal identity as a woman and as a vigilante. Yet, when she's at home, she's the sweats and tee-shirt girl-next-door type only too happy to curl up with a classic movie and a glass of Merlot. It's all about knowing when to drop the 'Blonde Bombshell' persona to become the gal-pal that is fun to hang around with.

HEADSTRONG: Dinah is headstrong and stubborn. She can't help it, really; just look at her parents and their lives. Being the daughter of the original Black Canary, if anything, has made her just that extra bit willful. She is opinionated but she also has tact. The problem is that she also has a temper that often teams up with her stubborn, headstrong ways and gets her into trouble. The good thing is she can back up the talk when it comes time to use her fists instead. Usually.

INTEGRITY: Integrity is part of any hero's creed and mission. Certainly, she is a symbol of the confident, mature, and independent woman that any girl could look up to. While she will lie when undercover on a mission, it is not part of her personality to just lie outright. She is a truthful person though this does not mean that she'll just share all of her feelings on a subject. She shows the compassion that all heroes show for the safety of all citizens and places their concerns over her own. Personal injury is acceptable if she is able to help just one person. She respects the law and those who enforce it and does not try to complicate their jobs by intentionally interfering with any on-going investigations.

THRILLSEEKER: Dinah can be exceedingly reckless and wild. While she seems to live with a general disregard for her personal safety, whether driving or throwing herself headlong into dangerous situations, the reality is that she trusts her body and her skills. Often she will depend solely on her instincts and, were it not for the fact that they are usually right, she'd be in real trouble. When she is working as a team with other vigilantes, however, she does curb her recklessness due to the fact that she would place her teammates at risk. All in all, she has a thrill-seeking streak a mile wide. Hey, when you have an itch, you have to scratch.

CHARISMA: In addition to her sexuality, she is also very charismatic. Perhaps it's her diminutive size, or her mega-watt smile, but she has the ability to talk to people and generally make them feel at ease. Sometimes this comes back to haunt her, as with men where it usually means that she has one or more following her around when she's on vacation like so many puppies. She has the ability to use her charm and charisma to present the facts in a manner that could turn a potential enemy into a valued ally.

MATERNAL: Despite her happy go lucky attitude and carefree lifestyle, Dinah Lance is a very maternal and nurturing person; especially once she drops her guard. Black Canary is particularly unforgiving to criminals who prey on children. This nurturing instinct bleeds over into other areas of her personality, from her fierce defense of an underdog to her amazing green thumb.