Appearance [+]

Name:
Joseph Yurnero

Gender:
Male

Species/Race:
Augmented Human

Age:
20

Height:
Exactly six feet.

Weight:
158 pounds

Hair Color:
Light Black

Eye Color:
Brown

Skin Color:
Fair-skinned

Figure:
Averagely Built

Job:
Mechanic

Powers:

Follower of the First Ancestor: Baptized at birth with the ashes of the “First Ancestor”, the first grandmaster of his clan, he gains inferior abilities of the “First Ancestor”. He can phase out of this reality, seemingly disappearing in a cloud of ash, and appearing in another position, seemingly “teleporting.”. He is also able to blast ash from his fingertips, disorienting others or granting him ample time to relocate.

Unnatural Physiology: Through centuries of selective breeding and experimentation, the clan bred what they deemed the perfect warrior. With the general improvements to reflexes, speed, and strength, his body can also ignore some basic fundamentals of physics. For example, he can dash while mid-air, moving towards an enemy with little to no sound. If a projectile weapon enters his body at any point completely, he can use the muscle and bone in his body to change the direction the projectile is moving, avoiding mortal wounds. He doesn’t even need to visually see an enemy to predict their movements accurately.

God’s Palm: Advanced martial arts techniques paired with unnatural physiology means he is almost unparalleled in hand to hand combat. Developed by his clan to provide to accompany the almost passive abilities gained from baptism, many foes of the clan were killed because they assumed it was just another martial art. One palm strike using this martial art can split a tree in half- it’s no surprise a user is able to crush bones and organs with ease.

Weaknesses:

The drawbacks of his “teleport” is that it is not instantaneous, meaning an enemy will have ample time to react. This ability merely shifts him into a different plane of existence, meaning he will still have to physically be able to get to any position he wishes to “teleport” to. He cannot also attack any other being while in this plane.
While his unnatural physiology allows him to achieve many superhuman feats, it does not come without a cost. Performing an superhuman act decays his body slowly. Attempting to take advantage of his physiology for an extended period of time leads to his body shutting down, leaving him barely able to walk or crawl, let alone breathe.

His skillset is mostly for a single target, up close and personal. Multiple targets present a difficulty for him, as well as any attack that can sweep a large area.

Personality:

Despite having a less than pleasant background, Joseph doesn’t think much about it. In fact, he’s sociable… But enjoys being a tease. He’s the one who attempts to lighten the mood in bad times. Joseph will probably seem overbearing at times, but he merely wants everyone to enjoy life.

Background:

Joseph was born to a clan closed off from the world. They had no intention of contacting the outside world- Their small island was enough for them. The main interest of the majority of the clan were in pursuit of a stronger, faster warrior, in order to make sure they could repel any invaders who dared desecrate their lands. Intense training and experiments were common place.

Like all members of the clan, Joseph was baptized at the age of eleven, with the ashes of the First Ancestor, the first grandmaster of their clan, The clan’s deity. He then gained his powers and began training under his elders.

But of course, like every population who practices some sort of religion, the clan was divided. Some wanted to conquer more lands in the name of the clan, others wished to resurrect the First Ancestor, others wanted to keep to the old ways, and so on. Civil war eventually followed.

After the dust settled, Joseph soon was the only one left, saved due to the fact he had decided not to fight. As Joseph had nothing left to gain by staying on the island, he left, leaving behind a mass grave.

Younger:

True Form:

Kali Rana

(Mira Kaur)

Gender || female
Species/Race || unknown
Age || ~5,000
Height || 5'9"/1.75 m
Weight || 134 lbs./60.78 kg
Hair Color || black
Eye Color || hazel
Skin Color || fair/unblemished tan; wrinkled brown in true form
Figure || beautiful, but doesn't garner attention
Occuption || being a near-deity and attempting to maintain order in the world (and particularly Lavanya).



Dualikinesis (Yin & Yang Manipulation) - Mira possesses the ability to control all types of duality in herself and others. With this ability she can temporarily alter one's morality, effectively heal others, and counter against attacks.

Chrono-Hyalokinesis (Hourglass Manipulation) - a combination of glass manipulation and time manipulation, Mira is able to weave a path through time via glassblowing.

Psammokinesis (Sand Manipulation) - Mira can manipulate sand.



Weakness Name - Weakness Description (At least 1 Physical and 1 Mental, more will be required for more powerful uhh... powers.)

You Only Live Twice - When Mira is "killed" and her true form appears, she is susceptible to mortality and being killed for good.

Mage Ya Look - Mira has a balanced (offensive vs. defensive) ability set, but possesses no magical defense. Although she can cause a magic assailant to flip morality, there is no polar opposite to magic and thus she cannot manipulate duality to counter it. Her body has gained resilience against physical/elemental attacks, but nothing against magic (as she rarely encounters it).

Dependence Day: Desert Edition - Unlike many abilities which seem to be able to generate out of thin air, Mira's sand abilities require sand in the vicinity to be used. For this reason, she always carries around a handful of sand somewhere on her person, but were she separated from it in a non-desert or beach climate, she would be unable to use her psammokinetic abilities. Naturally, the opposite is also true - her sand potency in desert and beach climates is significantly boosted.

Strength in Numbers - Mira technically possesses four different ability sets, but although she is a very advanced user of all of them, none of them are capable of dealing OP damage on their own. She is thus much less effective in a 1x1 brawl than other forms of combat.


Mira is a philosopher, a teacher and a cleric (of sorts). Deeply rooted in a large collection of traditions, she is calm and reserved, sometimes to the point of intimidation. Her eyes offer a window into her long life and every emotion she has felt along the way - which is to say, every emotion it is possible to feel.


Mira began her long life many years ago as a Hindu girl (her given name meaning "prosperous princess" in Hindi). Raised on the priniciples of the Hindu religion, she devoted herself to achieving moksha and becoming a Jivanmukta - one who has discovered their true self (Ātman) and been liberated from the cycle of birth and rebirth. She achieved it in one lifetime - by far the quickest anyone has achieved it according to the Hindu lore. Free from the bonds of the cycle, she also became free from the shackles of aging, having her life extended for an indefinitely long amount. Although she was 96 when she attained moksha, she was bestowed with a beautiful, youthful form that would never age. She can reveal her true form at will, but usually only does when performing the Move of Ages, Amita Nirvana.

Once she had become a Jivanmukta, Mira began her relentless, lifelong pursuit of learning everything there was to learn, experiencing everything there was to experience, and helping to make the world a better place. Around her 400th birthday (around 2600 B.C.E.), she moved to Egypt to assimilate their culture. While there, she witnessed the pyramids being built at Giza. Millenia later, she found herself in China witnessing the birth of the Taoist religion under the Han Dynasty. As the religion sprouted, she became one of its principal contributors, setting her down the path towards Yin & Yang mastery.

Despite witnessing a great number of historically significant events and taking part in some of history's greatest cultures, Mira has spent most of her life thus far in her home country of India, near the village where she was born. She is written about all over Hindu writings, but also appears in writings from many different cultures, principally Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese hanzi. So profound was her effect on the cultures she spent time in that she quickly ascended into international legend, and it was then that she began being talked about not as Mira Kaur but as the Kali Rana, which literally means "ruler who devours time". Today, very few people know her true name or whereabouts, knowing her only by her surviving legends. Her legend name carries as much weight as any other, and many people believe her (and her legends) to be a myth.

Although Mira has attained knowledge far surpassing any mortal, she has not obtained the one piece of knowledge that she has been searching for since she attained moksha nearly five millenia ago:

What is she?

She assumed at first that her Jivanmukta status would grant her things not attainable by normal humans...but a never aging form, apparent immortality without ascension, and the ability to manipulate time and morality? She always thought it was something more than just the Hindu dieties smiling on her. Her current conclusion is that either the dieties kept her on Earth and bestowed her with abilities to rival their own for a noble purpose...or that it's entirely a construct of some other doing.

Perhaps coming across Athalia Academy and its schizophrenic war with Hell will finally answer her five-thousand year question.


Mira is able to time travel via a combination of all four of her abilities, the catalyst being sand. This ability, referred to as the Sands of Time, is one of the most potent in the universe, being able to cause irreparable damage if used without caution (as is true of any form of time travel). It is primarily for this ability that Dark Mira would be a massive threat to everyone else.

Mira possesses an ability called Amita Nirvana that has not been performed in 2,000 years. Claimed eyewitness accounts of its last use have been retold through generations, and the ability has become one of the most widespread legends of Hindu culture. Many have concluded that Mira is a prophet or even a Hindu diety specifically because of this ability's legend, and that the ability can only be activated when Mira is killed.

Mira carries but one tool, a glassblower's blowpipe. She handcrafted the long, skinny tube herself millenia ago, and it is the most exquisite tool imaginable.

As her pictures indicate, Mira is known for always wearing elaborate lehenga choli - the traditional marriage ensemble of Indian women.

While Mira is universally known as the Kali Rana from legends, she has also been referred to as "The Seamstress of Time" and (more simply) "Mirage".

Kali Rana is both a name and a title. Made up of a Hindi first name followed by a Hindi last name, it could conceivably function as a birth name. However, in Mira Kaur's case, it functions as both, and is usually said/written as "the Kali Rana".

Mira's entire existence is a mystery to many. Due to her existence in legends dating as far back as 3000 B.C.E. to the present day, people who know the legends have varied opinions on what she is. Some believe she is a Hindu prophet, sent down to this world and kept there to preserve the Hindu religion and its dieties. Others, particularly those who know the legends of the Move of Ages and other such ability-related legends, think she is actually a Hindu diety or semi-diety herself. Others think that she was normal woman and died after a normal human lifespan, with subsequent legends being fairy tales. Still others believe that her entire existence is a myth, decrying accounts of the Move of Ages and her simply vanishing into the desert sands.

Appearance:


Name: Tsai Lin


Gender: Female
Species/Race: Castor Dryad
Age: 108
Height: 4'3"
Weight: 40 lbs
Hair Color: Dark brown
Eye Color: Pale brown
Skin Color: Fair, with green and red markings
Figure: Pixie-like
Job: Florist



Nature Manipulation – Tsai can control all types of plant matter, making trees grow in certain ways or flowers bloom. More flexible plants, like vines, can even be manipulated to grab things for her.

Dryad Spirit - Like all dryads, Tsai is able to melt herself into trees or plants. She typically does this to rest or when she needs to heal, or even when she's trying to move quickly through a heavily forested area and can't be bothered enough to walk around trees – she'll jut go through them. She can also communicate with plants. They're not able to tell her anything specific, but Tsai will know if there's some sort of natural disaster or changes in the earth and environment. Unlike her other two powers, this is a passive, inherent ability that doesn't require energy to use.

Poison Touch – As a Castor Dryad, Tsai has the ability to produce poison from her skin. The toxicity level can range from giving you a slight rash to corroding metals and dissolving flesh from bone. This also means she is immune to all organic poisons and toxins.



Fragility - A frail, tiny thing, Tsai is just as weak as she looks. She can't take a hit, can't lift things much heavier than a phone book, and should just stay out of physical situations overall.

Antisocial – Tsai does not play well with others. She is arrogant, dismissive, and just down right aggravating to almost everyone who has the misfortune of knowing her. Her pride keeps her from listening to others or accepting help even when it would be in her best interest to do so.

Vulnerability – Dryads get their power from nature, which is why most of them choose to live in forests or jungles – well away from civilizations and heavily developed areas. Because Tsai no longer lives in a forest, she tires more easily when using her powers or exerting herself, though working in a flower shop helps to remedy this, some.


Typically dryads (and nymphs as a whole) are thought of as shy, bashful creatures, too meek to approach others. This isn't the case with Tsai. She just doesn't like people. She is always composed, carrying herself as though she were a queen on some regal throne. Countless people who've met her have been baffled at how one so small can still manage to look down her nose at everyone. She uses her aloof demeanor to cover up any insecurities she may have, and is uncomfortable with almost every form of affection. She is a drifter, though not by choice, and maybe that's why she refuses to make any form of connection with others. The moment she finds herself falling into a routine with something, she uproots herself. It is her way of feeling some form of control over her circumstances. Maybe if she tells herself that she doesn't need a home or family often enough, she won't miss the one she lost quite so painfully.


Tsai was expelled from her clan almost thirty years ago, for reasons unknown. She's not the sharing type, and her prickly personality tends to dissuade people from caring enough about her to ask, so much of her backstory remains a mystery. But expulsion from her fellow Dryads meant being forced to leave the forest she had once called home. Thus, she moved to the small towns that dotted the map, never staying in one place for too long. At the moment Owns a flower shop in Osari. She can work wonders with the flowers and bouquets, making them bloom in beautiful arrangements, but it's best to keep her away from the customers. She hired Lily to help deal with that.