Name: Malachite Aventure
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Phenotype: Human
Appearance:

Nationality: Atlesian
Weapon: Princess Eater-A rather complex weapon, Princess Eater focuses on maximizing range and control for Malachite. In its default mode, the weapon is a long spear with a large buckler attached to Mal's arm. However, the weapon holds more than a few surprises. The Butt Spike of the weapon functions as a grappling anchor, with the lower portion of the weapon able to detach, allowing it to function as both a mortar and a grapple line with a few simple button pushes. Affixed to the edge of the shield is a folded metal Boomerang, which, when attached to the head of the spear, forms a Glaive. Additionally, the shield is synched with his Scroll, and by fully combining his weapons, including attaching the shield to the sides of the spear, Mal is able to launch the Glaive via rocket boosters hidden inside the shield, and guide it for a considerable distance.

Mal's concept art for Princess Eater [+]

Semblance: Capacity Shell- Mal's body is constantly collecting stray electrons. As a result, he quickly acquires a significant nimbus of electricity surrounding his body and Aura. By causing his Aura to thinly flare and touch objects within his gathered electricity, he can cause a discharge of electricity for as long as he remains in contact with the object or individual. This also causes a bright green streak in the middle of his hair.
Aura Color: Electric Green
Emblem: Scorned Dragon: A Dragon face split by a spear at an angle. Pictured on his shield.
Personality: At first glance, Mal comes off as stuck up, obnoxious, and distant. He seems to ignore others, and mildly insult them frequently. He appears to be that unfortunate bully that is always in schools- full of himself, overconfident, and uncaring towards others.
Background: Mal was born to a (for what it's worth) Noble family in the dying city of Mantle. Known for their work in carving and map-making, the Lindworm family was put out of business by the manufacture of Scrolls, and thus fell from the good graces they once held.
Early in his life, he, his brother Morgan, and his parents moved to Atlas proper, in hopes of finding better opportunities and warmth. Plus, not having to live in the remains of a Dust mining operation would be nice. Even before the move, his brother Morgan seemed to get the (no pun intended) lime light. It didn't help that he also got all the girls while Mal could barely get close to anyone- literally. There were times where he felt resentment towards his brother in his youth, but that faded into a kind of vague ambivalence, and they were never really close, despite being twins. As such, when his brother left for 'bigger and better things', he never questioned it, and to this day doesn't know where he is, or what he's doing, especially after heading to Atlas Academy himself. It always seemed like they were meeting at a crossroads anyway, always just passing by en route for the same things, or on the way to a totally different goal as well.
Likes: Pools, Rubber handles, Smooth surfaces, Warm beds, Good food, Music, Flutists, Pianists, and Violinists,
Dislikes: Isolation, Crowds, Microfiber cloth, Having to lie/push people away, Salt Water, Having to carry sensitive objects/Dust, Being too close to flammable things,
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Disfavors:






Relationships-
Other: Hex Code: 007236

Name: Raye Solaire
Age: 16
Sex: Male
Phenotype: Faunus (Wolf)
Appearance: Tall, almost frightfully so, almost reaching six-and-a-half feet tall. His skin, already darker than normal, has darkened and bronzed further under the intensity of Vacuo’s constant sun. His hair is gray and black, shoulder length and shaggy, with the rough beginnings of a beard outlining his strong, square features. His eyes are cool blue, and he has a constant, wide, sharp-toothed grin on his face, his freakishly sharp fangs some of the only evidence of his non-human heritage. Broad-shouldered and well-built, he usually wears clothing that shows these features off, such as sleeveless shirts (should he bother wearing one at all). He usually dresses in black, gold and rust orange, particularly his signature black-and-gold trenchcoat, which he is almost never seen without, no matter the temperature.
Nationality: Atlesian/Mistralese (dual citizenship)
Weapon: Kusanagi-no-tsurugi- Classification: Variable-Response Dust Katana; a Dust-tempered blade with a ballistic scabbard. A specialized magazine slotted into the scabbard can carry charges of up to three varieties of Dust. Pulling the trigger on the scabbard releases Dust into the sheath, empowering the blade for a short time with the elemental properties of the Dust released. Said Dust can also alter the properties of Raye's Semblance.

Semblance: Zenith- Raye absorbs ambient heat and light to empower a battle aura surrounding his body, making him stronger, faster, etc.
Aura Color: Golden
Emblem:

Personality: “Exuberant” doesn’t even begin to describe this boundless fount of energy. Raye channels his fiery spirit into everything he does, whether it be fighting Grimm, accomplishing stupid dares with his friends and classmates, or even cooking (Don’t eat his curry if you’re unprepared. Just don’t. It’s like eating pepper spray). He basically attacks life head-on, living it exactly how and when he wants to. Seldom seen without his trademark grin, Raye fancies himself an icon, a beacon for those downtrodden and suffering. A hero, even. He’s also prone to flirting shamelessly with anyone attractive in sight- male, female, Faunus, whomever. Despite all of this, however, Raye is no fool- those who talk with him are often surprised at the level of awareness and thoughtfulness that he displays, as well as his strategic prowess. When push comes to shove, spending time with Raye may be chaos, but only of the very best kind. Be warned, however- not every spark is a harbinger of glad tidings. A flame can just as easily be a raging crucible than a warm hearth, and all of that passion can just as easily turn from joy to rage.
Background: Raye Solaire was born the child of Arthur and Nia Solaire, an Atlesian diplomat and Mistrali schoolteacher, respectively. The two met while Arthur was stationed in the Atlas’ embassy in Mistral, and returned to Arthur’s home kingdom shortly after Raye was born. To say that his peers were shocked at him bringing home a Faunus bride and son upon his return would be a gross understatement. While, legally, there could be no reprisals brought against the young politician just for whom he decided to share his life with, there was no doubt that the reception he received from then on was significantly frostier than before.

For Nia and Raye, the situation was significantly worse. Nia found it hard to find work in her favored field, forced to do menial jobs to get by, while Raye was bullied and ostracized by his fellow children for his Faunus heritage. While he was blessed with less-distinctive features than usual, eventually they always found out, whether by his mother coming to pick himself up from school, or even just a particularly sharp-eyed student noticing that his teeth were a little too sharp. Despite all of this, however, the Solaire family was not known for giving up, and endured through their hardships together. Raye was inspired by his parents, seeing that no adversity could silence his father’s laugh, or dim his mother’s smile. He resolved to live his life by their example, tearing in teeth first and cackling all the while.

His exuberance served him well, especially when he reached the age where he could enroll in a combat school. His physical prowess and dexterity, plus his intuitive grasp of tactics put him near the top of the class… despite some “incidents” with his peers, now that he was capable of fighting back. Regardless, at age 16, Raye managed to get accepted to Atlas Academy, to everyone’s shock, as such a thing was relatively uncommon for a Faunus to achieve. Then came the even greater shock, as Raye publically refused the invitation, deciding instead to attend an Academy, “more conducive to my continued education.” With that said, Raye left the icy terrain of Atlas for the desert sands of Vacuo, to attend Shade Academy. And it’s there he intends to make his mark on the world... gladly flipping the double bird at anyone who doubts him.
Likes: Meat (of all kinds, in vast quantities), fruit, fighting Grimm, working on his weapon, a good old-fashioned scrap
Dislikes: Vegetables (especially cooked ones), fast/ranged opponents, rain, being alone, bigotry
Favors: Raye is a powerhouse when it comes to wielding his Semblance and weapon in conjunction. Between his parameter boost from Zenith and his knowledge of and skill with Dust, he's a monster in close combat, able to close the gap between him and his opponent and quickly cut them down. He's also skilled at thinking on the fly, quickly adapting to new situations as they come.
Disfavors: While formidable, Raye’s talents are primarily in short-ranged combat, meaning a quick-witted or fast-moving opponent can whittle him down at range, without even having much fear of reprisals. His tendency to rush in also leaves him vulnerable to traps and ambushes, as well as leaving him less capable of long-term planning. Finally, take care not to let him get angry- his usual razor focus and strategy go out the window, and he becomes much less caring of collateral damage, as well.
Relationships- Raye has a strong, healthy relationship with his parents, but not much else, aside from a mutual antagonism with his peers. Perhaps coming to Shade will give him a fresh start...
Other: Text Color- Goldenrod

Name: Brunhilde Braun
Age: 16
Sex: Female
Phenotype: Faunus (Feline)
Appearance: Stands at 5'4". Has long hair reaching her mid-back with bangs cut low to her brow, colored a healthy shade of brown. Eyes are round and lively, a shade or two darker brown than her hair. Her skin is a fair caucasian tone, with some tan depending on her sun exposure. Her body has a cat's tail, fur coloured the same shade of brown as her hair. Her hunting outfit consists of a forest green cloth draped over her shoulders, covering a plain brown T-shirt that leaves her arrms and hands bare, paired with forest green shorts that reach the top of her knees. Around her neck is a string of claws and teeth from various (forest animals/Grimm), and her feet are protected by a pair of brown combat boots. Her shorts have pouches for food, a canteen for water, and a holstered survival knife attatched to the belt.

Casual wear also typically involves similar shades of brown and green, usually long-sleeve shirts and jeans or shorts.

Nationality: Valean
Weapon: Jormungandr

A variable weapon with three distinct modes: Guitar, Axe, and Sword-and-Shield. Guitar mode is its default state, the form it takes when not on a hunt. Fully functional as an electric guitar with a built in speaker/amp. Coloured in camo pattern matching the forest green and brown of her outfit, along with some black spots. The shape is the standard curved shape most electric guitars have.

In Sword-and-Shield mode, the body and the neck of the guitar separate, the strings retracting into a spool located on the body. A single-edged blade is revealed on the neck during the split, as well as a white vial located on the blunt side, just above the guard. The body splits into sections and produces blades on the top and bottom, and the body strap is pulled tight to become an arm strap. The sword is gripped in the left hand, and the shield in the right, turned so that the slot for the neck is pointed upward and the blades are on the sides. In this mode, Brunhilde can perform a versatile combination of offense and defense, using her natural affinity for dance and rhythm to flow seamlessly between the two. In addition, the vial located on the blade has the ability to store kinetic enery created by landing blows against objects with the blade. This kinetic energy can then be transferred to the shield, which has five vials located inside of it in total. This energy can be used in different ways depending on the mode Jormungandr is in; in Sword-and-Shield mode, the energy can be discharged and manipulated by Brunhilde's Semblance into concussive blasts in reaction to incoming attacks hitting her the shield, blowing away and potentially damaging her attacker.

In Axe mode, the sword reconnects with the shield, which turns 180 degrees on an axis located on a shaft within the guitar body, giving it extra reach and turning the weapon into a large double-bladed axe. In this mode, Brunhilde can leverage the weight on the far end of the shaft for wide, destructive attacks, though she becomes much more open to taking hits as well. In addition, any kinetic energy stored in the axe head's vials can be discharged and controlled by Brunhilde's Semblance, allowing her to create short-range concussive blasts concentrated at the point of impact of her axe's swing, whose strength depends on the number of vials worth of energy discharged at one time. Finally, the axe head can also be spun on the axis within the shaft, creating a buzz-saw effect, though overuse of this feature will cause the weapon to overheat, resulting in Brunhilde losing access to the kinetic energy manipulating properties of Jormungandr. At most, the axe head can spin for about six consecutive seconds before overheating.

Once the body of the guitar has kinetic energy built up, the Guitar mode gains a new feature as well; playing music will discharge the stored up energy, which can be used to form small barriers or fire weak, medium-range sonic projectiles.

Semblance: Brunhilde's Semblance allows her to manipulate kinetic energy in the air. However, she cannot create it using her Semblance, so she must rely on outside sources to make her Semblance act upon. This usually ends up being sound waves, which she can make louder, quieter, a different pitch, or even intense in vibration. However, thanks to her weapon, she can use it to create short-range concussive blasts using the kinetic energy her weapon is able to discharge.
Aura Color: Brown
Emblem: An electric guitar with a curved cat's tail where the neck would normally be.
Personality: To people she's not familiar with, Brunhilde is the epitome of a wallflower. Shy, meek, and usually fading into the background. She'll avoid confrontation, keep her opinions to herself, and generally avoid engaging with people unless they interest her in some way, typically by displaying musical talent or an appreciation for music if they can't make it themselves. Even for someone unable to speak, she's quiet.

To those who she chooses to become familiar with, or go out of their way to interact with her, she's the loudest mute they will ever have the pleasure of knowing. Bombastic and spontaneous, with a flair for drama and performance, Brunhilde loves to have the attention of people she knows she can trust. She's capable of having long discussions about shared interests and her strong opinions via a text application on her scroll, And even without her scroll she's expressive enough in face and body that she usually has little problem communicating her thoughts and feelings to those who pay enough attention to listen.

Background: Brunhilde's life has been, for the most part, relatively uneventful. The biggest thing that shook the status quo of her life was when her parents made the decision to move from Vale to Vacuo to avoid the inevitable crisis that would result from the building tensions due to the actions of the White Fang in that kingdom. Given that both her parents are accomplished hunters, with her father enjoying wilderness survival as a hobby on top of that, there was little question that they'd be able to face the harshness of Vacuo's desert and find refuge from the unpredictable political dangers in the much more manageble dangers found therein.

Brunhilde has naturally developed a variety of talents thanks to the time spent with her parents, having inherited their skill in hunting Grimm, her father's wilderness survival knowledge, and her mothers' musical aptitude. Her overall lack of a social life with other children - caused by the combination of her lack of functioning vocal chords with her parents' enjoyment on the outskirts of civilization rather than within cities - has led to her overall shyness in social climates.
Likes: Rock and roll, metal, jazz, techno, polka
Dislikes: People who are loud to the point of being inconsiderate, People who are as quiet as she is
Favors:

Survival Skills: Brunhilde's training at previous smaller academies involved suriving in the wilderness, which has given her a level of hardiness potentially above that of her peers when it comes to drawn-out hunting missions. Her mind is a valuable resource of knowledge on how to survive without the amenities afforded by modern civilization.

Morale Management: Brunhilde's musical skills can be valuable in and of themselves for allowing her to bring up her allies' moods, improving their mental state for combat. She's skilled in a variety of genres of music so she can usually come up with a tune for each member of her team if there's no consensus on what kind they enjoy.

Tank: Given her weapon's defensive capabilities and the fact that she doesn't rely on her semblance much in battle, Brunhilde has an easier time holding out and drawing out fights than her peers, leading her to be the natural choice for engaing Grimm head-on.

Disfavors:

Long-Range Combat: Brunhilde's skill set in combat consists of staying close to targets and keeping their attention, using her Sword-and-Shield mode's defensive capability to avoid taking too much damage and her Axe mode's power to keep enemies' attention on her. Because of this, her long-range capabilities are lacking in general, and she can't do much to an enemy she can't get close to.

Communication: Being that she is mute, communication can be a chore for her more than it is for other hunters, even if she likes to act like this is not the case. In the heat of combat, she can't simply pull out her scroll and type out a sentence, and there's no guarantee her teammates will have the opportunity to look away from an enemy to see her non-verbal communications. Naturally, this can be an issue outside of combat as well; for example, misunderstandings are even harder to clear up than normal when one does not have words readily at their disposal.

Friendly Fire: Especially when Jormungandr is in Axe form, she can be just as dangerous to her own teammates as she can be to Grimm they're facing, given how widely it swings and how powerful the indiscriminate concussive blasts can be. This makes it difficult for her to use everything at her disposal in situations where she needs to work in close proximity to her team, or alternatively makes it diffcult for her team to back her up when she's going all-out.

Relationships-

Umber Braun: Brunhilde's mother. Cat faunus with black eyes, black hair cut in a bob, black-furred tail, sharp features, standing at 5'5". Often wears a tense, humorless expression behind her glasses. She and Hilda are very close and enjoy playing music together.

Beauregard Braun: Brunhilde's father. Hulk of a man standing at 6'7", shaggy brown hair and bushy brown full beard. Smiles a lot around people. Rabbit faunus with adorable brown bunny ears. Also very close with Hilda, and very proud that his daughter grew to be someone who doesn't let her disability impede her ambition.

Hex Code:#8B4513

Name: Tzain Shian (Cyan Zehn)
Age: 16
Sex: Female
Phenotype: Faunus, Alligator
Appearance:

Cyan is short and slender, standing at about 4'10". Due to this fact, many don't believe her to be a threat. Having a pale, round face that reveals her Mistralese heritage, she often wears a wide hood made from a long scarf with a broad middle, which shades her from the harsh sun, and covers her mouth and face when the need arises. She often wears adjustable, kimono like sleeves which can cover or expose her shoulders, along with a black body suit, and a short kimono styled tunic gi, and soft shoes.
Nationality: Mistralese (emigrated to Vacuo)
Weapon: Helfrost is a pair of weaponized climbing claws with spring-loaded plates strapped to the backs of Cyan's hands. By placing the backs of her hands together, Helfrost combines into an easily concealed pistol. Because the gun is essentially disassembled into the support potions of the claws, it can not be fired when in claw-form. This, however, allows it to be used as an anchor point for things such as wire or other tools, without risking a misfire.
Helfrost is able to fire Aura rounds, but Cyan prefers to utilize special Dust-point bullets for maximum effect and minimal Aura-drain, extending her survivability and lethality in an encounter. The construction of the bullets, which are of Cyan's own design, causes a hollow-point effect with Dust elements.
Semblance: Fylgja- By concentrating on the essence of her inner Soul, Cyan has formed a permanent bond with a Vacuan Burrowing Cliff Owl.
Aura Color:
Cyan
Emblem: A Bullet tipped by a fractured shard of Dust, with a butterfly wing on the right side, and a semicircle on the other.
Personality: Cyan can be described in a few words. The most of them, however, is kinetic. She’s an energetic individual who, while enjoying her relaxation time very much, is quick to take action when the need arises. When she fights, she almost seems to be of two minds. While training against other classmates, she seems cool, calculating, if not a bit twitchy. However, when in the field, she's dynamic, brash, and violent.
When someone matters to her, she takes their feelings very seriously, and will do almost anything for them. Secrets are worth more than Li-en to this girl, resulting in a relatively tight lipped individual.
Background: At a young age, Cyan's mother Marie moved with her from Mistral to Vacuo. As a rough-and-tumble alligator Faunus with a powerful tail, Marie was able to carve out a respectable niche in the northwestern region of Vacuo. Due to her ability to deathroll, she was able to fend off smaller Creatures of Grimm, and gained a reputation for being tough-as-nails.
Growing up in these circumstances, Cyan became very afraid of Grimm, almost to a pathological level. The mere thought of them would cause a cold-sweat to break out in the child, and she would often have vague, but terrifying nightmares. So great was her fear that she can't actually remember the first time she saw a Creature of the Night.
Due to her fear, and her mother's strong influence, Cyan decided that, around age ten, she wanted to be a Huntress. Huntsmen and Huntresses could kill Grimm. She thought that if she could do that, she wouldn't be afraid anymore.
During her training in Oasis- a makeshift camp formed by Huntsmen to function as a Combat School in other kingdom-, she was mostly instructed in combat by the Huntsman Dusk Narakajin. Known for his fierce bravery and tactical brilliance, he set Cyan on her track to be a true warrior. Despite her ability to excel in combat and stealth, her emotional development was somewhat disappointing to the man.
It was at this point that her fear turned into a burning anger. She hated the Grimm. She wanted to eradicate them.
Likes:
Speed Takedowns
Self Paced Jobs
Open People
Privacy
Portabella Mushrooms
Personal Time
Water
Dust
Dislikes:
Nosey People
Narrow Mindedness
Brutish Individuals
Overly Complex Situations
Metropolitan Areas
Long Periods of Time with Very Little Choice in What to Do
Stupidity
Favors:







Disfavors:




Relationships-
Other: Hex Code: 00aeef
Cyan appears ambidextrous. She often introduces herself with fake names in situations where there are a lot of new people.
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