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The updated character profile is finally here! Sorry it took me so long to finish this, it's just that I wanted to create an Aura function, a Semblance, and an overall better history. I hope that I acomplished that and I apologize if it appears to be too long (most likely because it is). If there is anything I need to change with her, tell me so that I'll happily change it!

Character name (username): Luna Valkyrie

Shipboard Duty: Engineer

Planetside Duty: ???

Origin: A proud resident of the Mistral region.

Skill/Attribute: Weapon and gear craft, and sketching anything that comes to mind.

Weapons: Whenever the chance presents itself, Luna fights utilizing her Dual Close Combat Clawshots (DCCC), named Ballistic Torchlight. These customized claws are worn by Luna inserting her hands into the back of the clawshots and tightening the medium-sized straps on the outside.

This battle style is rather wild and unpredictable, as utilizing this style requires a lot of deadly ferocity and speed. However, due to the fact that Luna doesn't excell in the stamina department, she mainly attacks utilizing quick slashes. Or, she can quickly dart behind in the opponent and strike them in their blind side; their back.

This combat style is a mix of martial arts and closed ranged weapons combat. However, due to the fact that Luna customized these claws, she added a special feature to them. If the enemy is too far away from her reach, Luna can shoot the claws out on chains to grapple onto them. The claws can then retract rapidly to pull the target closer to her; allowing Luna to save her stamina. These claws are also useful to prevent an enemy from escaping and - in some cases - setting up attacks for allies.

These clawshots aren't only utilized for combat, but they can also be used for other means outside of battle. For example, these clawshots can also grapple onto objects made out of stone, wood, rock, and other various materials. Once Luna has grappled onto said object, the clawshots can pull Luna closer towards what the claw is attached to.

However, these weapons aren't without their faults. The downsides to these weapons are that most of the attacks that Luna preforms leaves her vulnerable in the back; allowing for her to be an easy target to her foes. It also doesn't help that Luna doesn't have the best stamina. Along with that, the clawshots can't grapple onto every material in the world. A material such as metal isn't easy for the claws to embed themselves into. These clawshots also aren't good for blocking attacks from other weapons; as they were mainly meant for attacking purposes and not defending purposes.

Appearance: Luna has turquoise eyes; standing out from her pale complexion. She has silver hair that flows loosely and meesily; extending all the way to her mid-back. Also, she has bangs that barely cover her eyebrows.

Luna garbs herself in primairily light blue, dark blue, white, and brown. She wears a white buttoned vest - the buttons on said vest being brown in color - with coattails that exposes part of her midriff; which she wears over an aqua blue, sleeveless undershirt. Along with that, she also wears light blue shorts that ends mid-thigh.

As an accessory, Luna wears a dark blue circle scarf that wraps around her neck. She also wears brown elbow-length gloves on both her right and left arms. Her weapons - which are two golden clawshots with a red trim - go over these gloves. Luna wears russet, mid-calf customized boots that allow her to stay mobile despite her low stamina.

Skills: Luna primarily relies on her DCCC, Ballistic Torchlight, in the midst of combat. However, this doesn't mean that she herself is physically weak - aside from the lack of stamina. Luna is capable of leaping over, sliding beneath, or darting to the side of her foes to strike them in the backside. She then proceeds to use a heavy-wieghted kick to knockback the foe; leaving them out of balance and open for an inevitable attack.

However, this doesn't mean that Luna won't attack if she is face-to-face to a foe during a battle. Relying on quick strikes when she is face-to-face with an opponent, she also relies on hasty kicks; which attempt to knock the foe out of balance to leave them open for a strike.

Abilities: As Ballistic Torchlight lacks any defensive options - seeing as how her claws can't defend whatsoever - Luna can quickly summon a circular azure barrier from her palm. However, the barrier itself isn't too large and rapidly drains her stamina whether or not she succesfully blocks an incoming attack.

Luna's Semblance allows for her to manipulate and forge azure flames upon her own will. For those that do not know, blue flames are far more hot and intense than ordinary orange fire. If Luna happens to use this power, she tends to primarily channel the azure flames to her weapons; which serve as a conduit for her Semblance. However, as a drawback to this, any use of this Semblance takes quite a toll on Luna; practically taking the air out of her lungs. Due to this, Luna tends to utilize this power as a fight nears its finale.

Personality: Luna is typically saracastic and replies to a lot of things with sarcasm. However, this doesn't mean she can't be serious when a serious situation presents itself. She's often the type that rushes into a situation only if a close friend is in danger; as she'll do anything to protect them. Also, Luna is known to be quite cranky in various circumstances. For example, Luna is primarily a night owl; always staying up late at night in order to complete either a sketch or creation of her latest weapon design. However, she's quite exhausted once she wakes up; not wishing to do any activity that involves moving.

History: Hailing from the Mistral region of Vytal, a mere sixteen-year old girl named  Nirvana Linden Freyr - whom of which prefered to be called Lin, as she never liked her name - inhabited one of several houses located within the region.

The youth that grew up within the town that Lin had lived in had a seething hatred for the Faunus. This was due to various false stories describing the Faunus War from the adults that resided there. According to those adults, the Faunus were creatures that were creatures filled with greed and nothing more. It can only be assumed that the people caused the lie to spread as though it were an open wound were still lingering on the death of their loved ones. Despite the fact that she herself wasn't a Faunus, Lin despised those who over-exaggerated such miniscule details of inheriting animal traits.

Out of all the Faunus that Lin had witnessed being bullied, the latest resident to the town  Serafina Leucetius - known as Sera for short - was definately the worst circumstance. However, not only was Sera criticized for her typical animal traits, she was hated for everalasting cherishment for the Faunus. This cherishment wasn't as boastful was as one would most likely expect, as this specific cherishment was her loving graditute for the sheer fact that Sera was not isolated to Menagerie. Due to this, a multitude of people - more often than not Lin's dear "friends" - would punch and scratch Sera in succession. Lin would always stare in disgust at her friends for what they'd done; barking at them in repulsion. Yet, she overcame this fact; hoping for her friends to change their ways.

<p style="line-height:20px;margin-bottom:0px!important;">After about a year of Sera's arrival within the town, Lin would often invite Sera into Lin's circle of friends to join the group's discussions and their sparring sessions that occured after they'd all returned home from Sanctum. However, this act of kindness from Lin would eventually lead to quite the traumatic experience.

<p style="line-height:20px;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Lin had arrived at the rather large clearing in a nearby forest - where the sparring matches occured only to find Sera. Her typical pasty and straight rabbit ears were torn; no longer straight, but in contrast, they sagged downwards over her pale face. Several tears ran back and forth the fluffy ears. Meanwhile, various trails of crimson rapidly poured from her ears to down the sides of her face and proceeded to her ragged clothes. While various thoughts swirled in her head, Lin dashed over to Sera and rested her ear on her chest; making an attempt to get even the slightest heartbeat. However, she was far too late ...

<p style="line-height:20px;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Lin immediately returned home once she saw that. There were just several things that Lin could've done to preserve Sera's life, but Lin never took action. All she did was merely utilize words to comfort her - which was quite the failure in the conclusion of this madness. At this point, the remaining sanity within Lin was torn in two. Lin had grabbed Iblis - her Lone Dust Inscribed Katana (LDIK) - from the nearest shelf.

<p style="line-height:20px;margin-bottom:0px!important;">Utilizing her training from Sanctum Academy, Lin had become rather well trained in terms of finding and utilizing her Semblance - the abilty to manipulate azure flames - when neccesary. Since her katana acts as a conduit for her Semblance, Lin had focoused all of her energy into forging an azure flame that surrounded the silver katana. She then proceeded to stab her katana into the wall; causing an azure flame to hastily spread throughout the house. Due to the fact that every household made within Lin's town was constructed out of wood, the town - along with their people - were certain to fall within due time. Lin quickly bolted out of her house and made an attempt to get as far away from the town as far as possible. Her attempt had proven to be successful.