John and Aaron McStacey are twins, born of a simple, loving family in the Highlands. Over the course of their lives they've earned many titles, ranging from the Twin Thunders, the Pioneers of Tomorrow and more recently, the Bastards Extraordinaire.



They were the only sons of a miner and his wife, who lived a simple, quaint life in a coal mining town nestled between the misty northern mountaintops. Despite a poor upcoming, the McStacey family was a happy one. A rough-and-tumble childhood full of misadventure throughout the hills matured the McStacey brothers into fine young men rampant with innate talent and curiosity.



The people of the Highlands were kindred folk, and though they did quarrel and fight tooth and nail, they respected each other all the same. It wasn't until the boys were older did tragedy strike their small family when their father was killed in a mining accident. Their mother urged the twins all their lives to never take up the same dangerous work as their father, but the brothers had their minds set. Using their intricate powers of atom manipulation to harness vibration and electricity to their will, they were able to traverse the dangerous mines and find their father's body. They mourned for their beloved dad, but simultaneously made a miraculous discovery. Their father had discovered a map to a decrepit tomb riddled with treasures and antiquities. He had scribbled his final words on the map, urging his sons to become proud and benevolent gentlemen. Albeit their hearts were heavy, John and Aaron took it upon themselves to solve the mystery of the map and unearth the ancient treasure that had been buried away. There was much history to be learned, and also enormous wealth to be gained.



When they returned home, they were hailed as heroes and their father was given a proper burial. The small Highlands town toted their favored sons around like celebrities, and words of their endeavor reached great distances. The brothers McStacey decided to kick things up a notch- search the new world for ancient, locked away secrets to create history and integrity for the lands they lived in- all of this grandiose publicity being an incredible front to a roguish treasure hunting business, full of danger and betrayal. They aren't called the Bastards Extraordinaire because of their father's passing; nay, they earned that by being conniving, intelligent smooth-talkers that tricked ordinary thieves out of their fortunes.



Needless to say, they make their father proud every day.