Originally from Africa, Mari McGabe's parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence.But the orphaned Marl refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriting the Tantu Totem of her family, Mari could access the forces of critters - any such thing from a gorilla's super strength to a cheetah's rate. Since Vixen she struggles valiantly to protect the world from dangers like people that asserted her own family.