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1)Basic Info Name: Badami Kaur CNR Explanation: Badami is Gujurati, and means Tawny; Kaur is Punjabi for princess Species: Faunus Age: 14 Gender: Female Emblem: vulture silhouette with wings outstretched and head turned to the left side Handedness: Ambidextrous Nicknames: Princess (her grandfather) Occupation: Combat school student 2)Appearance: Aura Colour: light salmon Height: 5’6” (167.64 cm) Weight: 115 lbs (52.16 kg) Eyes:  red iris with white band in the middle Skin Colour: tawny Face Shape: heart Hair: muddy red, length to mid back, one long braid with her own feathers woven in. Physical Traits: cream colored feathers mixed in with the hair at the top of her head Physique: athletic and muscular compared to other girls her age; medium sized bust, large hips, average waist Outfit: black sleeveless denim jacket with symbol embroidery on the back; tawny in color. Red hand wraps (as worn by MMA fighters) black long sleeve t-shirt with a thick red stripe down each arm. Two color pants (charcoal on left, muddy red on right) with chains on the ankles, straps across the pockets, and metal stud decorations [http:// https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB16hpCJpXXXXcoXXXXq6xXFXXXZ/Retro-Washed-Women-Denim-font-b-Sleeveless-b-font-Personalized-font-b-Black-b-font-Short.jpg Pants: Jacket reference] pants reference Ear cuff:style but not design; they cover almost the entire ear and are shaped like black feathers, with garnet stones inlaid.

Accessories: black steel feather shaped ear cuffs with garnet stones. Wears a pendant shaped like a vulture skull Gadgets: Scroll, wireless memory unit hidden inside her pendant containing recordings of her grandfather. Ear cuffs are custom housing for a pair of wireless headphones linked to her scroll, allowing her to stealthily listen to music. When inactive the ear buds disengage and are concealed inside the ear cuffs, they are low profile making it difficult to tell if she is using them or not at any given time. 3)Characteristics: Background: Badami, despite outward appearances, is a very sweet girl. She lashes out in anger, and is often frustrated, but these things are not because she is truly rebellious, or mean spirited. Growing up in a small family, you are very close to those around you; and with her father working as an engineer on a passenger ship between Atlas and Mistral, she grew close to her grandfather; who became her primary paternal figure from a young age.

Ashok Raja was a kind soul, and his grandaughter took after him in many ways; they both loved music, watching tournaments, and traveling. While Badami was a little girl, her and her mother would travel between towns near Mistral with her grandfather’s band; Outbound King. They were never famous, but had a good enough reputation to get consistent work at taverns, bars, and restaurants. Ashok played acoustic bass and was the vocalist, lending his deep voice to the music. He sang tales of lives lost and loves found, the uncertain fate of humanity; and his own idols, The Huntsman.

As a boy, growing up in the wake of the great war, Ashok wanted to become a huntsman; a symbol of peace and prosperity, but his family was too poor to pay for the training he would need to enroll in one of the four academies; while he was able to take a few lessons during which his aura was unlocked, he never made it much further. During his twenties, he discovered a love and talent for music and laid to rest his other desires, managing to make a decent living as a musician.

Badami’s dream from a young age has always been to be someone her grandpa could be proud of, she wanted to be a Huntress On her 13th birthday, the her grandfather paved the first step on that road, and spent much of his life savings to pay in advance four years of combat school for his granddaughter; as well as a jacket his wife had made for her before she passed a few years prior, and his first acoustic guitar.

Being a naturally intelligent and driven girl, Badami flourished; dedicating herself to studying, practicing, and ensuring her future. She was one of the first in her class to forge her weapon and trained at every chance, dedicating time every day to working on improving the design. It was near the end of her first year when Badami’s family received unfortunate news; Ashok was dying, a cancer of the stomach that had been held at bay for decades by the weak healing provided by his aura was beginning to spread in his advanced age. Rather than suffer through treatment, he elected to let himself fade away, enjoying what was left of his time with his beloved family. He died when Badami was 14, just two months after she finished her first year of combat school.

The death of her grandfather, not teenage rebellion, is what caused Badami Kaur to become the angry, frustrated, and rebellious child she is today. From pain and grief, not hatred. She redoubled her dedication to becoming a huntress, but began to vent her sadness, changing her hair and clothes while acting out to try and distract herself. She “borrowed” supplies from the weapons workshop and reconfigured a pair of wireless headphones, installing them in a pair of ear cuffs, concealed so she could use them without being noticed; and began wearing a pendant shaped like a vulture skull. She has very few friends, as she has isolated herself in her grief, and doesn’t give herself much time to do things other than work and train. After the events of the 40th Vytal Festival, and the fall of Vale, she had continued her training, deciding the best thing she could do to make Grandpa Ashok proud is to help prevent another such tragedy.

Personality: Passionate would be the most apt way to describe Badami Kaur; passionate about her family, about music, and about becoming a huntress. Her desire to become a huntress was inherited across generations from her grandfather, and one of the last things he did before his death was to push her forward onto the path they had both dreamed of; the first step on her journey paved by the love of her mentor and idol. Being naturally emotional and soft hearted, this death was incredibly painful and she is still trying to process that grief, allowing it to drive her forward to the ultimate goal of fulfilling Ashok’s dying wish. She is incredibly intelligent and learning from her grandfather how to maintain instruments and equipment needed for shows gave her a basic understanding of mechanics. She has spent substantial time evolving that skill and excels in the classes at combat school devoted to the development and forging of weapons, however during her second year she has spent an abnormal amount of time during those classes slacking off, secretly working on concealed headphones she wears. Inside Badami’s pendant is a memory device containing audio and video recordings of her grandfather’s band; every show they had ever played since she was a child. The memory device is connected wirelessly to her headphones and allow her to listen to her grandfather’s voice and music any time the pain of losing him becomes overwhelming. She is still struggling to make new friends, as the drastic change in outward personality pushed away many of her old friends, and she is having trouble responding to those who try to befriend her in her current state of mind. Her parents, teachers, and those friends who remain loyal know it’s just a matter of time, with some gentle support, until Badami Kaur returns to her old self, as her true nature is sleeping just below the surface.

Badami’s interest primarily lay in combat training, she greatly enjoys sparring and practice matches at school, and the challenge of fighting grimm the few rare occasions she has encountered them. When she is not training, she is either studying, working on the schematics for her weapon to improve it further, or practicing guitar. She doesn’t like playing for a crowd, and primarily plays in private, sometimes slipping out of the house at night to visit her grandfather’s grave and play for him. Misc Traits: Gnaws on the bones when eating meat, tends to tune people out and listen to music instead of engaging in conversation. Likes: Blues music, playing guitar, listening to her grandpa play, live performances Dislikes: Pop, punk, rock, and rap music; sweet foods, being bothered when she’s playing. 4)Trivia Notable Relationships: Ashok Raja: Badami’s maternal grandfather. He was a musician and played the guitar; died at the age of 83, when Badami was 13. The primary driving influence in many of her life choices, his death influenced her greatly. Malati Kaur: Badami’s mother, while Malati was her primary caretaker she was never as influential in her daughter’s life as her father Ashok. Ravindra Kaur: Badami’s father; travels internationally for work and is rarely home, and doesn’t have much control over his daughter; however he does love her and his wife and does what he can to support them in the wake of his father in law’s death. Skills: Plays Guitar, mechanical engineering Allusion: Blues Notes: Hunter Extension Weapon Name: Lāla Tēlōnsa Maker/Smith: Badami Kaur Classification: Variable Shotgun War Claws Weapon Derivation: Dream I had this one time Design: A pair of shotguns with modified pistol grips and semi-circle knuckle guards; they are short and blocky, primarily red in color with tawny brown highlights. The knuckle guards are black in color and have a visible steel track in them that is used in the transformation. On the outside of each shotgun’s guard is a set of three black talon-like claws with silver edges which are connected to a hinge; when in melee form the claws swing forward in front of the guard Holstered/Inactive Form: claws flipped back, guns on underside of guard Form 1: A pair of semi automatic shotguns, they lack any apparent loading mechanism Form 2: The shotgun sections slide down the track built into the guard, lining up underneath the wielder’s arms in a positions similar to a Tonfa. The claws on the sides flip forward to allow for melee attacks. Features:  when in melee configuration it does not load shot into the chamber, firing blanks to provide recoil boost without wasting ammo while removing risk of shooting herself or an ally. Ammunition: uses an internal reservoir of #5 bird shot in place of standard shells, and has a dust crystal that acts as the explosive charge to propel the shot. Planned/Possible Upgrades: Add dust feature, more compact storage method for claws, reduce weapon profile and streamline design. Find way to integrate dust feature without increasing weapon weight or bulk. Notes: Lāla Tēlōnsa is Gujarati and means Red Talons B)Semblance Due to her young age and current abnormal emotional state, Badami’s semblance has not yet manifested. C)Combat Info Preferred Range: Close combat Landing Strategy: TBD, she’s still learning. Fighting Style: Badami is still young and impulsive, she has not yet truly developed her own fighting style and tends to be chaotic and unpredictable as she improvises heavily during a fight. She has a habit of listening to music while in a fight, which impairs her situational awareness; something her teachers are making an effort to break her of.