Post by Ava Dua on Oct 7, 2014 15:24:36 GMT -5
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Character Name: Ava Ume Dua
Age: 15 years old
Gender: Female
Birthday: December 3rd
Birthplace: Kirkwall - Orkney Islands, Scotland
Faction: None
Year: First Year
Track: Undecided
School Clubs: None
Weapon: Saber
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Hair: Ava has shoulder length hair that is the color of black. Her front bangs are tucked into the side as a way to keep them from her eyes.
Eyes: Ava has sharp almond blue eyes, though she looks scary--she is not as mean as she appears to be.
Build: Normal/Athletic
Voice: mezzo-soprano
Height: 6'0
Weight: 135lbs.
Clothing/appearance: Other than her uniform, Ava tends to wear dark clothing that she is comfortable with. Never too revealing nor too bland--she isn't a fan of colorful clothing like most girls her age. She tends to wear boots more than anything, and is seen always wearing dark eye shadow.
Inventory/accessories: Student ID, her wallet, her father's pocket watch, and a bag of Konpeito or Scottish Tablets.
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Personality: Ava is considerably an awkward person at heart--she could be scary looking yes, but at the same time she can be very kind. Most people figure this out whenever she gives a handshake or actually watch her actions closely. When she was a child she used to care only for herself and her brother--only doing what needed to be done in order to keep herself and her brother safe. Aiden is the only thing her in life in which she is willing to give her life for, and will do whatever it takes to keep him safe.
Ava is a truthful person at heart, she never tells lies, nor will she ever accept them being thrown in her face. When she sees something wrong, she will always call them out on a person. Most would think that it'd be possible to get on the woman's nerve easily due to her expression, but isn't actually possible unless given serious defense. She's also a health freak at heart, tending to always do her daily regiments so early in the morning that it does get on most people's nerve sometimes. Ava has never missed a daily regiment in her life, even if she has paperwork--she will always do her training first before doing her actual work.
Ava has a thing for sweets, but wouldn't ever admit that to anyone besides her brother. At best it might be the best way to get on her good side, and the only thing she breaks her regiment for. The only thing that makes Ava truly worried is for the safety of her brother, Aiden. Even though he can handle himself--Ava still feels the need to protect her twin brother from everything in the world. Though she tries very hard to make sure to give him the space and air that he needs--as much as it annoys her.
Likes:
+ Training
+ Swimming
+ Reading
+ Sweets
+ Animals/Children
Dislikes:
- Cheaters
- Arrogant People
- Bullies
- Cowards
- Heights
Ambitions/Goals:
1. Keeping Aiden as safe as she can while giving him the space he needs to grow.
2. Finding a place she'll belong.
Habits/Mannerisms:
1. Big sweet eater
2. Does a daily regiment of training
3. Has a fear of heights
Strengths:
+ Creative
+ Observant
+ Confident
+ Daring
+ Strong
Weaknesses:
- Her Brother
- Impulsive
- Blunt
- Heights
- Stubborn
<> Stats <>
HP: C-
SP: C-
Strength: C-
Soul: C-
Endurance: C-
Agility: B+
Speed: B+
Luck: B
<> Sacred Item <>
Original Owner: Hosokawa Gracia
Clan: Akechi/Hosokawa
History:
She was named Tama at birth; Garasha, the name by which she is known in history, is based upon her Catholic baptismal name, Gracia.
She married Hosokawa Tadaoki at the age of sixteen; the couple had five or six children. In the Sixth Month of 1582, her father Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed and killed his lord, Oda Nobunaga, making the teenage Tama a traitor's daughter. Not wishing to divorce her, Tadaoki sent her to the hamlet of Midono in the mountains of the Tango Peninsula (now in Kyoto Prefecture), where she remained hidden until 1584. Tadaoki then took Tama to the Hosokawa mansion in Osaka, where she remained in confinement.
Tama's maid was from a Catholic family, and her husband repeated to her conversations with his Christian friend Takayama Ukon. In the spring of 1587 Tama managed to secretly visit the Osaka church; a few months later, when she heard that Toyotomi Hideyoshi had issued a proclamation against Christianity, she was determined to be baptized immediately. As she could not leave the house, she was baptized by her maid and received the Christian name "Gracia".
In 1595 Tadaoki's life was in danger because of his friendship with Toyotomi Hidetsugu, and he told Gracia that if he should die she must kill herself. When she wrote asking the priests about the plan, they informed her that suicide was a grave sin. However, the danger passed.
Reconstruction of Hideyoshi's Osaka Castle. (The Hosokawa mansion was just south of the castle.)
The death of Hideyoshi in 1598 left a power vacuum with two rival factions forming: Tokugawa Ieyasu in the east and Ishida Mitsunari in the west. When Ieyasu went to the east in 1600 leading a large army, including Tadaoki, his rival Ishida took over the impregnable castle in Osaka, the city where the families of many of Hideyoshi's generals resided. Ishida devised a plan to take the family members hostage, thus forcing the rival generals either to ally with him or at least not to attack him.
However, when Ishida attempted to take Gracia hostage, the family retainer Ogasawara Shōsai killed her; he and the rest of the household then committed seppuku and burned the mansion down. The outrage over her death was so great that Ishida was forced to abandon his plans. Most Japanese accounts state that it was Gracia's idea to order Ogasawara to kill her. But according to the Jesuit account written right after her death, whenever Tadaoki left the mansion he would tell his retainers that if his wife's honor were ever in danger, they should kill her and then themselves. They decided that this was such a situation; Gracia had anticipated her death and accepted it.
A Catholic priest had Gracia's remains gathered from the Hosokawa mansion and buried them in a cemetery in Sakai. Later, Tadaoki moved the remains to Suizen-ji, a temple in Osaka.
Sacred Item: Flower Bangle Bracelets - though beautiful it holds a eerie glow
Activate Ability 1: Shadow's Edge - An ability in which creates shadows to place along the edging of her saber. The ability itself is used as a means to cause 10% extra damage to the opponent. This ability however only lasts for 2 posts with a cool down rate of 2 posts. It can only be used 4 times during a battle, and can not be used after the 4th time.
Activate Ability 2: Blind Touch - An ability focused into the tip of her blade, it needs only contact with a person in order to work. The ability causes temporary blindness towards the person, but only lasts for 3 posts in total. One post is where the contact is perhaps made and the opponent starts having vision problems, the second post consists of them losing their ability to see, and the third post consist of their eyesight coming back. The reason for this to happen is not poison, but a paralyzing effect that happens towards the eye muscles. Though the effects last for 3 posts with the cool down rate of 5 posts, and can only be used 2 times during a battle, and can not be used after the second time. On a side note, this move does seem to cause some psychological distress as most feel as though it would be an eternity of darkness.
Activate Ability 3: Perception Blade: An illusion ability that creates a false account of Ava's attack. Whereas the opponent will see her coming one way--she is in fact attacking in a different direction. This is used to cause an opening within the opponent. This ability can only be used once during a battle, and has no cool down for it.
Passive 1: Illusive Combatant: An ability that makes Ava hard to keep track of. It is an illusion of sorts that makes her appear as though she is in front of the combatant. This is an ability mainly used for sneak attacks, and is only ineffective when a person can keep track of her, or has an ability that can sense her no matter what.
Passive 2: Shadow Walker- a passive ability that allows Ava or whatever she rides to go about silently through the shadows. This can only work if there are indeed shadows where she needs them to be--though she can not manipulate the shadows--she is patient enough. It would only work as long as the person does not sense her presence or doesn't have the ability to tear her shadows away.
Overburst Color: A mixture of black and green, creating an eerie glow around Ava's body.
Overburst Attack: Greek Tragedy- An ability in which needs complete eye contact for this ability to activate. The ability lasts as long as Ava can maintain eye contact of her opponents--if her eye contact is broken, the illusion is broken. This makes her an easy target for any blind sided attack as she can not move or weaver her gaze. This ability--though an illusion--causes what many call a realistic illusion. Meaning her opponent can feel pain, and sometimes even death. Most times this ability can cause her opponents to attack one another if she chooses the illusion of herself for them to see. This ability can only be used once, and last as long as eye contact is maintain--there is no cool down rate.
<> Background <>
Support:
Ceallach Dua - Father/Soldier: British/Scottish
Aiko Dua/Hosokawa - Mother/Translator: Japanese
Aiden Dua - Twin Brother: British/Scottish/Japan
History:
Ava and Aiden were born in Kirkwall, Scotland--the capital of Orkney Islands, known most for it's architecture and history. Their father often traveled being in the military, and met their mother during his stay in Tokyo one year. It was through that year that the two became closer and no sooner gotten married, and traveled around the countries moving into military homes. It wasn't until his last tour that his wife gotten pregnant with the twins.
With the money that he sent during his time on tour, his wife was able to move to Kirkwall--his hometown 3 months before the twins were born. It was then that it was decided that he would not allow his wife nor his children to move around the globe for him. Instead staying within Kirkwall in order to let his children grow up as children instead of military brats. Though their father was never there, both the twins grew up respecting their father a deal.
There father never returned home after his last tour though, and was listed as killed in action. It was after his death that their family had grown a tad bit smaller, and each affected in a different way. Ava begone to take an interest in her father's family heirloom's such as her great grandfather's saber. She also started to gain her mother's sweet tooth towards candy such as Konpeito, and Scottish Tablets. Her brother taken an interest in their father's family heirlooms as well such as their father's dirks and pistols--a gifts that his father gotten from his own grandfather.
It wasn't the only heirlooms that they were given--once they were old enough, their mother given them each an heirloom connected to their family. Ava in particular was given two bracelets with the shape of flowers in them, but as much as the bracelet looked beautiful--they held and eerie aura. It was then that their mother explained everything about their heritage of back then. Their mother could never use either heirloom, but her grandfather and grandmother before her could.
When Ava and Aiden turned 15, they were were transferred to the Academy when their mother was contacted by a family member from the clan. Though they show no alliance towards their own clan--they do not share any sort of alliance towards anyone but another. Though that could change once they have entered the gates of the Academy--for now they are there to learn and nothing more.
