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Warrior with the Silver Eyes
Autumn GroveName: Autumn Grove
Nickname: "What? Why must I have another name?"
Age: 18
Height: 5'8
Weight: 142
Gender: Female
Sexuality: "I haven't given it much thought."
Aura color: Golden Red
Species: Human
Parents: Jade Grove, father is unknown
Emblem:
Weapons:
Servi Vindictae- Twin chain blades
The Servi Vindictae are a pair of chain blades that appear to be wrapped around each of Autumn's biceps beneath her armor, able to extend or contract at her whim it seems. This allows her to have surprising range, able to lash out at enemies that wouldn't usually be in melee range. The blades are also able to retract, allowing her to grab the chain allowing for the control she needs to properly fight. Furthermore Autumn is able to wrap these chains around objects. If she retracts her chains, this allows her to pull herself to said object with impressive speed, helping her to move across battlefields quickly and hit with great momentum.
Each chain blade can also be infused with dust, Autumn's favorite's being fire and electricity. Again it isn't shown how she activates this, it appears to simply respond to her whim.
Fighting Style: Autumn is a warrior, through and through, and will always launch herself into the thickest parts of combat. It is where she thrives. Extending her Servi Vindictae, Autumn launches herself into combat, using her speed and strength to overwhelm her opponent. The unorthodox design of her weaponry also helps, being difficult for most enemies to block or dodge. She is ferocious, unrelenting and calculating in her moves. Despite this she is reckless, not seeming to care for the wounds she suffers in battle. While fairly durable, this will only get her so far.
While a skilled warrior by herself, perhaps one of her greatest weaknesses is working alongside others. Autumn has not had much experience working alongside others, and finds it difficult fighting alongside others feeling that they get in her way more than anything else. Still she tries her best to at the very least protect those around her.
Semblance: Vsqve ad Finem
While she is secretive about many things, the way her semblance functions is perhaps her most closely guarded one. She all but refuses to discuss it, and trying to force the subject usually ends with a fist to the face. Unlike most people, Autumn seems to try and use her semblance as little as possible, and when she does becomes noticeably disturbed and upset. Simply from observing, it seems Autumn is able to summon an apparition of some sort. As of now she has only been seen ever summoning one apparition. The more of her Aura she uses up, the more powerful it seems to become, though this will also shorten the duration it exists, and can leave Autumn with no Aura to defend herself.
Autumn has on occasion attempted to use Dust to increase the strength and versatility of her semblance, but so far has failed making her apparition unstable.
A tall, dark skinned woman wielding a large spear and shield, Savannah is a skilled warrior. When summoned she acts as a defender of Autumn, attempting to shield her from fatal blows. She is her defender and guardian when she needs one, though it seems to cause a small but noticeable amount of emotional distress to summon her forth. It is possible she is capable of more, but Autumn's reluctance to use or practice her semblance limited this possibility.
Personality: Autumn is what many would call the strong and silent type. You won't find her constantly chattering on about what a beautiful day it is or how much she loves Cookie Cats, but this shouldn't be mistaken for shyness. Rather she is an incredibly strong-willed and bull-headed girl, and if she hears something the she disagrees with or feels she has something to say, she will ensure she is heard whether others want her opinion or not. It doesn't help that she's incredibly stubborn, and once she holds a belief it is near impossible to move her on the position. Her reserved yet forceful personality has given her issue at times when trying to make friends, often irritating or insulting others unintentionally. This is further complicated by her inability to understand some social cues and norms, not that she's particularly concerned with learning them. Then there's her lack of patience for indecisiveness, weakness of either body or mind, making her come off as harsh or even cruel at times.
Once someone gets to truly know her however (which is not the simplest of tasks), they will find a girl who deep down just wishes to enjoy life but rarely affords herself the opportunity to do it. Quite often she will have to be forced to let loose, but once she does she is like a child, her stoic demeanor melting away, if only for a time.
In high stress or combat situations, Autumn displays a surprising amount of discipline for such a young person. She isn't one to wantonly throw herself into battle, not without a plan. Every move is calculated, every strike an attempt to inflict maximum damage. Yet despite this she doesn't seem to afford much thought to her own well being, seeming to gladly sacrifice her own safety in order to take down her opponent. This leads her to often sustaining unnecessary injuries, and makes her appear to be reckless. If under to much duress or angered enough however, Autumn seems to 'snap' for better lack of a term, going into a rage, attacking anything she sees with unbridled fury. While rare, it could pose a serious issue if it happens around teammates.
During her down time, Autumn is actually found to have a bit of a creative side to her which she expressed through drawing. She can often be found making small sketches when she has a spare moment, and is actually an avid tattoo artist. Some her own tattoos were done by herself, a rather painstaking process but one she is proud of.
At her core, Autumn wishes to defend others. It is her greatest passion and purpose. It is why she chose to become a Huntress, to save as many lives as she could in the time the she had. It's not just lives she wishes to defend however, but ideals that she holds close to her heart. Freedom, innocence, justice. These are all things she holds dear, and fights vigorously to preserve in whatever ways she can. Some contribute this to her being an idealist, though those who know Autumn realize she is far from this. In fact she seems to hold a rather pessimistic view of Remnant and even humanity itself. If asked, her response will always be the same, "My reasons are my own."
Likes:
- Sparring - "There is something comforting about the clash of steel, something familiar. A peace I don't find in many other places."
- Tattoo artistry - "Drawing is something I enjoy deeply. But using my skin, or the skin of others as a tapestry... It just seems more meaningful."
- The outdoors - "Being beneath the open sky, with no walls to constrict me. It's where I belong."
- Sweets - "No nutritional value. Incredibly unhealthy. I enjoy them greatly."
- Fantasy and romance stories - "There's something nice about detaching from reality, getting lost in another world. Experiencing things you haven't."
- Authority figures - "They demand respect and obedience without earning it. I do not trust them."
- The indoors - "It feels... Suffocating. Gah, I can't stand it."
- Isolation - "It is ironic, no? I have little patience for people, and yet being alone terrifies me."
- Failure - "To defend the lives of others. To defend values I hold dear... I cannot fail. It is not an option. Victoria aut Morte."
Appearance: Autumn can be an imposing, even intimidating figure, standing at 5'8, 142 pounds of raw muscle which was developed over years of constant, brutal training and a rather voluptuous figure. Her hair is a flowing man of fiery red that cascades down to her lower back, which she enjoys letting flow freely as she dances through battle. One of her most striking features are her eyes, golden red orbs, with a single laceration over her left eye. Her outfit is rather plain compared to her, a simple leather corset and jacket leaving most of her midriff exposed, and leather plants. At nearly all times, whether relaxing or in combat she'll be found in this, and even during school only puts her blazer over the top of her outfit. Her skin is of a fair complexion, with tattoos streaking all across it, much of it done by Autumn's own hands.
Bio: Not much is known about Autumn's past, mostly because she doesn't bother discussing it. According to her it was nothing special. She was born to Jade Grove somewhere in the outskirts of Mistral. Her mother, being a huntress had to drag the young Autumn all across the kingdom as she did contracts to make a living. Some would say this isn't the healthiest environment for a child to grow up in, but Autumn never had an issue with it. She was born to be a warrior, and this lifestyle suited her even at such a young and tender age.
Her mother spent a great deal of time teaching and training her daughter, showing her how to use the complicated chain blades she herself used in combat. Autumn took to them with great enthusiasm, and hasn't looked back since. Despite never going to a primary combat school, she was more than prepared to attend Beacon, ready to turn herself into a huntress.
Interviewer's Note: Very little information was able to be gleaned from either Jade Grove or Autumn in terms of her past. Jade also seems to lack a birth certificate or any other form of identification for Autumn. Not only this but there are no records of Jade having graduated from any Huntsmen academy. While her history is suspect, I believe she will make a worthy addition to the Academy. Still, further investigation may be necessary.
Quirks:
- Autumn generally seems to have the smell of a crisp autumn breeze about her, presumably a simple side effect of her Aura.
- While not usually interested in material things, Autumn is deeply enamored by jewelry and wishes to acquire some.
- When in thought or simply bored, Autumn will absentmindedly spin her Sklaven Rache in her hand
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