Arina
Sky's the limit.
Name: Arina
Age: 18
Race: Aeoleansauria, Sauria for short. (A hidden race of magical people who has the power to turn into birds, each person can turn into only one bird that is unique to them. For example; Arina can only transform into a white falcon)
Gender: Female
Eyes: Light purple
Hair: Very long and light purple
Height: 5 feet, 3 inches
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Weight: 109 lbs
Weapons: None
Armor: None
Strengths: (Human form) She is light, so she can jump very high and far, and run very fast, also, for some reason, she was born with a unique white glow, which can help light her way a little when traveling under the cover of night. After the accident which made her left eye permanently blind, she's practiced fighting. Basing her moves around powerful kicks instead of punches because of the lack of reliable depth perception. She has become quick on her feet and can use her wings to effectively help airborne attacks.
(Falcon form) She can fly, and her falcon form also emits the white glow. Also her eyesight is extremely sharp.
Weaknesses: In both her falcon and human forms, her bones are lightweight. Which means they can break easily, and she is easier to throw around. The white glow makes people think she is some sort of demon, she can also be easier spotted because of this. Her punches are useless since they usually fall short, her only method of fighting is her footwork. Since her left eye is blind, her reaction time on the left is slower, but she uses intuition to tell if something's coming.
Magic/Skills: Arina can use her wings (even in human form, she can stop the transformation midway.) to cause a blast of wind that pushes her attackers a little way back. She can also heal when she changes from human to bird. If she's injured as a human, she can heal herself by changing into her second form and vice versa.
Telepathy: She has developed her telepathy in such a way that she can communicate while in falcon form as well as human form with anyone. She can read minds quite well, too.
Telekinesis: Her telepathy has evolved in a way so that her mind is strong enough to manipulate nearby objects, able to lift a group (fifteen or so) of people at once and throw them across the length of a football field. Although the ability is mediocre in strength, she has been known to rarely execute short bursts of extremely powerful telekinetic blasts on the molecular level which can practically alter or destroy the molecular structure of an object.
Fighting Style:
She can't rely on punches, no matter how much she tries. Her one eye judges distances wrongly. Because of the lack of reliable depth perception, her style is based on quick movements and powerful kicks. When she kicks, she doesn't sacrifice speed for power or vice versa. Her attacks are precise, swift and powerful. She uses her right eye to see whats on her right, therefore she reacts faster on the right side. Intuition is used when dodging an attack from the left, since she can't see and her reaction time is slower. She's honed her skills to a point where if someone offends her badly, she would instinctively fire a vertical kick instead of slapping them.
Appearance
(She claims the glasses relaxes her right eye because relying too much on it causes it to hurt)
Personality: Arina is a quiet person. She never talks to anyone she doesn’t know. If she does, it’s very few words. She is humble but not easily hurt emotionally. After various encounters with the odds she had to overcome, her personality has 'bloomed'. Although she isn't very strong physically, she's not afraid anymore to try to pack a whallop when fighting an opponent. Although slightly insecure when fighting someone on the ground, she has almost become a master of the skies, allowing her to become a little overconfident when she is up there. Her personality, however, still retains that 'cute' aspect of it. She smiles a tiny bit more, but still giggles softly.
Themesongs:
U2 - "Elevation"
Bush - "Comedown"
Foo Fighters - "Learn To Fly"
Character Biography:
Even from the time she was born, her parents knew that Arina was unique. Her glow was present even when she was first put to sleep by her parents. Her father was nervous about it, wondering what would happen if anyone else would find out about his daughter’s eerie glow. Her mother thought the glow to mean something special, her father thought the glow to be weird. Arina was an only child. She used to watch, on evenings after her lessons, her mother turn into a falcon and fly off to somewhere unknown to the girl. Her father could have turned into an eagle, but he was too lazy to do anything other than sit around the house all day.
The aeoleansaurian race lived in the valleys of a small island, not far from the land of Taraine.
It was tradition, that when a teenage aeoleansaurian reached the age of seventeen, they would turn into their bird for the first time during a small village festival. It was also tradition, that if the teenager did not turn into their bird form on the same night of the festival, the teen would be exiled from the village, never to return.
By and by, time passed. Arina had bloomed into a beautiful young teenager. Her father never let her go out at night, for fear of someone finding out about her glow. But, he knew, in the back of his mind, that his efforts were futile. Arina was coming of age, and the night of her seventeenth birthday would be her unveiling. His brow creased from worry, his hair grayed. His wife constantly asked him what was the matter, but he never responded. Arina herself was never bothered about her glow, it was something that she had all her life, it just became a figure in the corner of her eye, and given some more time, it faded completely from her mind.
It all came too soon. The night of her seventeenth birthday was upon her. Arina’s father started to panic. He covered his daughter in as much dark clothing as possible, but, this night was different, she glowed brighter than ever before. It shone through her clothes.
The time had come, the festival was ending, a proud mother and a worried father watched as the door opened on the house and Arina strode outside. There was a silent sigh of relief from her father as the torches cancelled out the glow. The mayor of the village was met with all smiles. Arina was shaking in her boots. Her clothes muffled the sound of her knees knocking together.
Can I really pull this off? , she thought,
Can I really turn into a bird?
The music of the festival tore through the air. And it echoed along with the mayor’s shout.
“Stop!”
The music ended, Arina stood in the middle of the festial, nervous and shaking.
“Arina, of the Aeoleansauria, now is your time to spread your wings, and feel the wind beneath them…”
Arina closed her eyes, and concentrated. Her eyes were shut tight, she shut the sound of the mumbling crowd out. She stood there, concentrating for a while. The mumbles of the crowd grew stronger.
“I… I can’t,” She sighed, finally, “I can’t change…”
“Then the sentence is passed, you are hereby exiled from your homeland.”
Her mother shot up, the crowd gasped. Arina’s tears met the ground. She cried, the crowd started to disperse, those who seemed to be sad shook there heads and moved on. Those who were jealous of her beauty and personality cackled like the witches they were.
Her parents watched her silently, sadly. Her cries grew in pitch. The wail grew louder and sharper, cutting through the dispersing crowd and directing their attention back to her.
Bright white feathers fluttered through the air. Her wings spread straight out, touching the houses on both sides, her wingspan was larger than her mother’s. And not only that, her wings glowed furiously, unleashing the brightness upon the people who had rejected her when she couldn’t change earlier. Her wings beat against the ground, raising clouds of dust and pushing herself upwards, into the air.
She had changed into her falcon form, a brilliant, glowing white. She kept wailing, she knew the mayor’s judgment was final. Her wings beat furiously, propelling her away from the village, her parents, and her home. She flew all night, over the oceans. Her purple falcon’s eyes were filled to the brim with tears. She finally flew over land, she descended. When she landed she turned back into her human form, and continued her crying. It was dawn when she had landed, and, she did not see where, or who she was landing in front of.
“Crying ill suits a girl of such beauty,” She heard someone say, it was a calm voice.
“Wha..?” She sniffed, wiping her eyes, she looked up at the figure. He was handsome, wearing a suit of black, with a red cape pulled to the side, his sword was sheathed, he was smiling encouragingly.
“Miss…?” the young man asked, “You know, you shouldn’t be out here alone, there are thieves and murderers about.”
Her eyes widened, she immediately thought this man was a threat. She kept silent, still sitting there.
“Well,” the young man started, “since you don’t want to move, I’ll stay here, in case anything happens.”
He put his bow and sword down, and sat down with his back against a tree.
“My name, mistress, is Raven.” He said, “and what might be yours? But, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.”
Arina pulled her legs up, and put her knees to her chest, and rested her chin between them.
“A…Arina” She said softly.
“A beautiful name,” Raven responded, “you also have an amazing power too….”
She was taken by surprise.
“What?... You… you saw… me….”
“Yes, I did. I’ll tell you what, I’m not surprised, I’ve seen worse.”
Arina lowered her eyes. She felt something different about this stranger, she felt that he would understand. She relayed her story.
“So you were exiled?” Raven asked, she nodded.
“Mm-hmm…”
“And you’ll be by yourself…”
“Yeah…”
“Then come with me.”
“What? But… but…”
“Listen, you can’t travel by yourself, and you have no where to go, so come with me, I’ll protect you, and you’ll lend me your company.” He smiled.
Arina, was surprised, she knew she couldn’t travel by herself, and she really did have no where to go. She accepted Raven’s offer. She also knew that she may be able to escape him, if he tries anything.
But her last thought was in vain. She had grown fond of her new friend. Both Raven and Arina shared adventures and run-ins with troubles together. Her adventurous spirit was awakened.
***
Arina was kidnapped by a group of ruffians. Since she could not concentrate to use her telekinesis, she was not able to fight back. When they attempted to violate her, she reacted, causing one of the men to stab her in her left eye. Raven had reached when she was bleeding to death, the men had left because they didn't want something like this to happen, they just wanted some 'fun'. Raven, seeing her in this state, was willing to give up anything for her to live. He used Alchemy on her to save her, bringing back her eye and healing the wound, but not making her able to see through that eye again. In the process, he gave up the sight in his right eye to heal hers.
(Approved by Gracie)