City of Villains Patron Power Q&A #1

MMORPG.com has begun a new series of Q&A features that explore the patron powers available in Cryptic Studios' Issue 7 update for City of Villains. For the first installment, lead designer Matt Miller provides us with a few basics:
Q: How do players go about gaining patron powers?

A: Once you are in Grandville you can talk to Arbiter Rein who will tell you all about the Patrons and what they can do for you, and once you finish with him, you then choose a Patron as your next Contact in the chain. The Patron that you choose will be the only one for your character. Doing the first Story Arc for the Patron will unlock the Patron Power Pool for your character, and the next time that you choose a power, you can select from the Patron Pool.

They've also tossed up two screenshots showing off two of the new powers.