Fandom Avatar - Shattered Spirit - Character Sheets

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Character Creation: Feel free to be as detailed as you want to be. I require the obvious, Name, Age, Gender, History, as well as Character Organisation and Motivation. I don’t mind short, but I require detail. Complexity. Cliches are fun, and I won’t disallow them. But, with the limited amount of spaces available, know that I will lean towards creative and interesting above classical cliche. The world is very developed technologically and has developed very fast over the last hundred years. Things like phones, tablets, computers, social media, guns, cars, planes, and shopping malls are commonplace. Take this into account when considering how your character grew up. Below are some guidelines.
Character Art: Something that fits with the ART aesthetic of Avatar: The Last Airbender, or Avatar: Legend of Korra, while also fitting with the ‘Cyberpunk’ post-industrial look. They don’t need to fit a set colour scheme (i.e. Earthbender wears green, etc. etc.) and you can add whether some aspects are different from the image. Note: The setting allows for a lot of leniencies insofar body modification is concerned. Whether strange aspects have been added due to spirit possession, or whether they have augmented themselves via cybernetic limbs, you can go wild - so long as it fits your story, and the story remains grounded with the needed detail and characterisation. There is a wealth of Cyberpunk art concepts online, and I suggest you explore it.
Character Name: There are quite a few resources online as to Names within the Avatar Universe. While you do not need to keep the names within the traditional cultures within the narrative (Li being a traditionally Earth Kingdom name, etc. etc.) the name still needs to fit within the setting. As quite a few years have passed, I will allow some ‘modernisation’ of names, but they are subject to my approval.
Character Age: Characters should be no younger than 18, and no older than 24. Beyond that, the four ‘avatars’ must all be exactly 20 years old. Notice: I realise that Anime/Cartoon art struggles to convey age, especially in this age group, but I will not allow characters that don’t seem at least to be around these ages. Try and find something that conveys some maturity.
Character History: Include here where they grew up, who they grew up with, and how they came to be in their current setting. As stated before, the tone here is not ‘comedic’ but more ‘dramatic, which allows for comedic moments’. I don’t mind the dead parent's trope or the orphan trope - but try and make it interesting. Also, while it might be fun to make the characters super rich, and socially powerful - should you do so, I will be doubly critical of your character and your RP style. Great power and responsibility and all that. Be warned. Also, I don’t mind less, but no less than three paragraphs and - again - I require detail.
Character Organisation: As stated, choose an organisation they have associated with in the past. Also add a friend, partner, ally they know within the group, how they met, what their duties were within this group, and why they left. The higher up you place your friends, the more critical I will be. Again, be warned.
Character Motivation: While this should be part of your History and your Organisation, explain further the internal monologues which drive your character. Why they feel as they do. Why they want to find the avatar. Why they want to change their context. I want at least one paragraph with deep analysis at to why they are not satisfied by the status quo, while also exploring why they have the drive to actually try and change it. This will be perhaps the most vital part when considering your application. I suggest spending the majority of your time on this.

 

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Detective Inspector. Lengan (WIP)AGE: 20 - Often mistaken as being much older due to early greying and his unkempt beardSEX: MaleSPECIALITY: (EARTH AVATAR SPIRIT) Seismic Sense, Crystal Bending, Metal Bending
ORGANISATION: Previous NDL Covert Inspector, specialising in tracking and apprehending special interest targets. His position was considered very minor in the greater scheme of things, and only his skills in reading people, utilising his seismic sense, has gained him any sort of renown. He joined NDL after moving away from Neo-Republic City, settling in Ba Sing Se. The first few years were a struggle, as he needed to prove himself trustworthy through various intense operations before he was allowed any true sense of camaraderie. They did not deny him for too long, as even in this age the skill was rare enough. He has made a few contacts during this time, the most reliable of them being Nohi, a records keeper for the NDL. She was the first to know of his disdain for the processes of government and his frustration with modern sensibilities. She suggested that he go for psych-evaluation, where they convinced him that - while he might have been skilled in his current position, the nature of the work was undermining his happiness and his mental wellbeing. He has been ordered to leave the NDL as a full-time investigator, but may be neared in the future for consultation. He now works part-time as a PI.
History: Lengan was born twenty years ago, on the day of Avatar Li's death. The day itself mattered little to him for most of his life, as his family, for the most part, were unconcerned with such things. By the age of four, he showed, not only a tendency to be quiet and somewhat morose but also great natural skill with Earthbending. His parents had him tested, as nearly all parents did, for any sign that he might have been the avatar. While he did take three of the great 'Avatar' Relics, he did not show any sign that he would be able to bend any of the other elements, and so - like all other children within the last 20 years, was discounted. They stayed in Neo-Republic city for a few more years, Lengan being sent to a Bending school at great expense - where he showed a great need to learn and master all manner of skills - his parents hoping that he might be taken with Pro-bending since he clearly had the talent. By the age of sixteen, however, he had become so sullen, seemingly always looking for something that he never seemed to find - that his parents completely took leave of him, allowing him to pretty much do what he wanted, so long as he just did not place them in a bad light. As such he spent much of his time in Libraries, galleries, museums and other places of learning, studying - trying to figure out why he never seemed content.
Just before he would have turned seventeen, he inquired as to whether he might be moved to a different school - his teacher reluctantly allowing it, not being able to teach him much more anyway. Lengan applied to another school, this one in Ba Sing Se. It might not have seemed much - the school was hardly better than the one he was at now - with a more refined 'Crystal' bending course, perhaps - but Lengan, having done some research and found that at least 10% of the NDL came from this academy, knew that the NDL often scouted this specific school for prospective applicants. Leaving the city behind, he spent barely a month in the new school before he was neared by the NDL, inquiring about him applying for a position. Which he naturally took. This, he believed, would be crucial. The NDL had the greatest information networks on the planet. If he could not find whatever he was missing through them... then whatever it was, did not exist.
He threw himself into the work. More hours than most anyone else in the course. Sleeping barely five hours a night for weeks on end, as he proved himself to his peers. He would take the most obscure and most intense missions, taking out terrorists, assassins, all manner of cruel and insane criminality - hoping that among them he would find a spark. For he had looked everywhere in civility and come up short. Perhaps he could find it among the barbaric. All this violence and chaos started taking a toll on him. He started greying early, his face seemingly always tired. The bureaucracy tearing at his soul. When he voiced his concerns - his growing apathy, and his negative thinking, the NDL psych ward tasked him with first taking a break, before finally removing him from the program. He would just not cut it. For once in his life, he felt free... if only for a moment, before the need to search returned. He had looked into the best and the worst of society. He had looked among the governments and the lawless. He knew that whatever it was... was no longer here. It was past. And so... that is where he would look next.
MOTIVATION: His deep need to know things, to understand and unearth them - comes from his lack of spirituality. He feels it like an illness, clawing at his soul. He can't seem to find what exactly will fill that void, and the idea that he will forever be looking for something lost often brings him into a very deep depression. His need to know things comes directly from his absent aspects - the other three parts of his soul, which he has never come into contact with. It feels like extra limbs he can barely remember anymore, and the 'phantom pain' he feels in their absence has served as both a motivator and a paralytic. He now turns towards the idea of the Avatar, hoping that in exploring their absence... perhaps he can find what the world has lost.

 

[FireMaiden]

Basics 》

Name: Zephyra Daichi
Nickname: Z, Phyra
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Demi-Romantic, Bi-Sexual
Element: (Avatar Spirit) Fire
Specialization: Lighting Bending - Able to both create lighting, and redirect it
"Nation" Of Origin: The Earth Republic
Appearance》
Height: 5'5" (167 cm)
Weight: 148 lbs (67 kg)
Body: Toned Hourglass
Distinguishing Features: There is a faint scar around her neck, which most of the time you don't notice right away, but it's there. Her ears are pierced, both have a lobe piercing, while her right ear has a double helix piercing as well
Body Mods: Cybernteically, she has only one small mod that is for help with chronic migraines, rather than for cosmetic purposes. It's a small, triangular piece which is a dark red in color, located behind her left ear.
Disability: Mostly mute, due to an accident a few years ago, she can't exactly speak anymore. Well, she can, but very rarely as its painful and her voice is very gravelly. This however, is an improvement, but healers have some all they can, and Zephyra doesn't seek out any further help. Uses sign language and a text to speech function on her phone to communicate most of the time
Personal》

Personality: Zephyra is a pretty laid back individual. She likes to take things slow, doesn't like to stress out much, she doesn't get angry often, and conversations with her are pretty deep, since she doesn't like small talk. She's the girl you'll find starting up at the stars at night, lost in daydreams and her thoughts. Despite that she's the type of girl you don't really want to mess with. Her clam, laid back deamor is a result of her time with the Air benders in the Eastern Temple, but they didn't change her too much. While she doesn't like stressing out, she lives the thrill of battle, having to think on your feet or get taken out, it's a rush she just can't get enough of. She's also very blunt, not the type to sugarcoat things, and while she may joke around a bit, she is, by nature, a very serious person. She's intelligent, and observant, able to make quick decisions when needed. Zephyra take pleasure out of doing these things, and so much more. Despite the fact she doesn't know where she belongs in the universe, she's very happy with way her life is going.
Likes
- Rainy Weather
- Spicy Food
- Naps
- Animals of all sorts
- Sweet Food
- Pro-Bending
- Her siblings
Dislikes
- Having anything too tight around her throat
- Morning People and Waking up early
- Bugs. Gross
- Ignorant and Arrogant People
- Deep Water
Habits:
- Bites her lip when she's nervous
- Cursing in Sign Lanuage
- Taping her feet/the table/pretty much everything absent mindedly
Fears:
- Drowning
- Dying Alone
- Not having a place in the world
- Moths
In Depth 》

History: Born 20 years ago, to a house of minor nobility in Ba Sing Se, Rei and her twin brother would become the last two childern of the Daichi household. Raised by living parents, without want for much, Zephyra and her siblings had a rather normal childhood. Her brothers all showed signs of being able to earth bend like their father before the age of 8, and the same was expected of Zephrya. Instead, she couldn't even make a pebble move. This made her distraught, as her family harbored mixed opinions of non-benders, but her mother took up where her father slacked off. Her mother began to train her in how to defend herself, how to exploit disadvantages and so forth. This would have gone well, and might have even been Zephyra's life, had it not been for the fact that when she turned nine, she accidently set a wooden dagger on fire when she was pretending to fight someone.

Immdeiatly her father accused her mother of cheating on him. There was a lot of family in fighting because of this, but they eventually can to the conclusion that it was because of her grandfather, who was a firebender. It skipped a generation, so unlike many parents, her's didn't take her to get tested. So, the years go on, there's lots of training, prestigious schooling, minor sibling rivalry, the typical life of someone living in a competitive house hold. Her oldest brother joined a Pro-Bending team, then her second oldest brother became an engineer, and at that point, it looked as if her twin was going to do big things as well. Wanting to make a difference, but unsure of how to do that, Zephyra joined The United Forces at the age of 17.

She had no reason to do so really, but Her father was proud someone was following in his footsteps. But, because of her enlistment, this meant that Zephyra had to leave home, a fact she was fine with. Her family had other opinions, but they all supported her reguardless. So, she was stationed on an aircraft carrier on the coast of in of the Fire Nations many beaches. She received extra training, and while she was noting more than a simple soldier, she felt like she had found her calling. Until, well, there was a certain solider on board, a superior officer who was defeinatly doing something illegal, but officials didn't take it seriously because there was technically no proof. Though they did ask Zephyra and her friend Akemi to keep an eye on him.

After digging around for a few weeks, the officer in question discovered their little operation, and attacked Zephyra when she was alone. He was choking her with a found wire, injuring her to the point he damaged her vocal cords beyond full repair. It's amazing she didn't die, but Akemi and two higher ups found them while the attack was happening and saved her life. However, this meant the end of her military career, only a year and a half in. She returned home, being given access to the best healers her parents could afford, but they couldn't did her vocal cords enough for her to be able to speak like she had before. She had a ahrd time dealing with it, and it was even harder with her family treating her like she was a child, so she left, the first chance she got.

She wandered for a month or two, before ending up at one of the air temples. She didn't know why, but she decided to stay. For a year, that's where she was, coming to terms with what had happened to her, how to cope with the loss of her voice, she even learned how to communicate properly without it. She made many friends, but eventually came to.miss her life in the city, and returned. Upon her return, she started doing odd jobs to get money, and support herself without relying on her parents, though she defeinatly made sure to repair the relationship she had with her family.
Organizations》

The Pro-Bending Circuit - Her oldest brother is a part of the Pro-Bending Circuit, fighting for a team sponsored by Future Industries. Zephyra is sometimes asked to fill in for their firebender.
Cabbage Corp - Her second oldest brother is a bioengineer, working under one of their top developers. Information from him may not be very useful, but he has loose lips and habit of boasting, so that information if plentiful.
Future Industries - Her twin brother is working as an intern, though her contact is one of the men who actually work with the shipments themselves, a man who was discharged from the United Forces after his two year service was over. They weren't the best of friends, but friends enough that he'll share rumors he's heard, what he knows about current shipments, and developments, and if you pay well enough, and don't get too greedy, he can get you equipment. In truth, he's nothing more than a smuggler, but hey, you gotta make a living somehow.
The United Forces - Served for a year and a half, was discharged due to both medical reasons and with her safety in mind. Still on good terms with pretty much everyone, but her contact is her old bunk mate, and current best friend, a woman named Akemi. She's a simple foot-solider, but can get any information you ask for, so long as you're patient.
Eastern Air Temple - After being discharged from the United Forces, Zephyra was unsure of what to do with herself, and somehow ended up with with the Airbenders at the Eastern Air Temple. There, she spent time relaxing, trying to make sense of herself again, and cope with the loss of her voice. It was an Air bender named Jong-Seo that taught her how to communicate with sign language. After a year, she was homesick, and decided to return to the Neo-City Republic, though she still keeps in touch with Jong-Seo.
Motive: Zephyra is a woman with a harsh past, and an unforeseen future. She doesn't know her place in the world, nor the importance of who she is, or rather, what she is. So, her motives are simple. Help find the Avatar so they can bring back, or at least, try to bring back some spirituality to the world, in hopes of finding herself. She is content with her life, but there's the unmistakable feeling that something is missing, so perhaps, this will help.
Extras》
Hobbies: Training, Going on long walks, Cooking/Baking, Spending time with her family
Theme: Legends Never Die
Art Credit: Solkorra on Deveiantart

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Name: Pemala
Nickname: Pema
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bi-Sexual
Element: (Avatar Spirit) Air
Specialization: Strong Spiritual Connection thought lacking in the skills to use it due to her lack of focus and calm.
"Nation" Of Origin: United Republic
Appearance》
Height: 5ft 6in
Weight: 45kg
Body: lithe
Distinguishing Features: air nation tattoos all over her body.
Body Mods: Not allowed under air nation law and tradition
Disability: Has a severe form of Combined Type ADHD, she basically has an overactive mind making her hard to focus on any one things. This makes it difficult to focus on any one thing for long, that is shown in the manner in which she speaks which is quick non stop with no filter.
Personal》
Personality: Her condition made her an awkward loner often considered annoying if not crazy due to her constant talking and lack of focus especially her lack of filter which tend rub people the wrong way. This has often caused her periods of frustration and depression at her condition often leading to self harm by banging her head with her palm. She is however a sweet and very intelligent girl, and by no means shy or lacking with confidence about certain things, which often surprises people with a strong sharp wit, which she often disguises among her ramblings. This show of confidence is also a bit of show, trying to appear to do anything despite her ADHD, this causes her pursue correcting any limitations almost obsessively and she rarely asked for help because of it despite being afraid or overwhelmed. Ah3 is fiercely loyal and protective of those who have the patience to give her the time, wanting to keep such people and not drive them away. Though not quick to violence she is not afraid to resort to it if necessary.
Likes: technology, pro bending, intelligence. nature, vehicles, pastries, anything that makes her focus even for a little bit.
Dislikes: her mind, not being given a chance, constantly family intrusion in her life, anti avatar, extreme body modifications.
Fears: To be a lone crazy lady unable to focus on anything, just trapped in her on mind.
In Depth 》
History: Born to Aang, eldest son of Jinora and Kai, on Air temple island, Pemala was a quite but curious child wanting to learn about everything and anything growing up. In fact she never stayed on one topic for long, changing from one thing to another in seconds. Her constant wondering mind and unfiltered mouth was a constant annoyance to her teacher and parent who though she was a quick learner was hard to keep her on a topic. Only in air bending she was found to be more easily taught but that was because she showed a skill greater than any at her age. The possibility of her being an avatar was brought up but was quickly rejected, she only displayed skill in air bending and it was unheard of for an avatar to be an actual relation to a previous avatar. So the matter was dropped.
At her early teens like her grandmother she earned her airbender tattoos but she had moved on to other interest. She had frequent trips to republic city and each time, she was facilitated by the various new technologies that came out and the science behind it. It was something she had little experience with in the simpler more traditional life of the air nation and wanted to experience more. However trips to Republic City were few and far between and the temples resources were lacking of what she wanted to learn. In addition, as a skilled air bender and member of the most prominent air nation family expectation were high to be exemplar of her people and the tradition, her lack of progress in the spiritual side of air bending didn't help. She felt stifled and wanted to escape, she fell out with her family and strike out on her own at age 16.
It was difficult going especially with her condition and spend a couple of hard years on her own in the big city. She began working as a mechanic apprentice but got into trouble when she would move from car to car breaking them part and experimenting with them rather than repairing them. One of those client cars was a high ranking member of Cabbage Corp who despite being angry at the state of her car so potential in her. She offered her a job, especially needed by Pema as her mechanic boss was having no more of her, but she rejected it. She held only odd jobs since not able to keep one for long.
A chance meeting with her father allowed for a somewhat reconciliation with her family. Her father allowed her to persue her dream but closer to home, getting her a place in Future Industries, something she wanted to avoid. However it proved to be the wisest move, she thrived as part of the organisation earning the living and knowledge she craved. However despite her inventions and research helped people, she felt she was not doing enough or not doing the right thing, especially seeing the suffering and corruption around her. She was missing something, like her true purpose.
Oganizations》
Air Nation: Descended from a renowned Avatar Aang family, she enjoyed a privileged upbringing among the air nation citizens. Her family and monks there were patient with her and helped her train air bending and Spirituality. However as she grew and her scientific and technological curiosity, made her turn away from the air nation and into neo republic city.
Future Industries: The long standing friendship between the Sato and Tenzin Family earned her a place as an R&D apprenticeship within the company. This manner of entry and her condition initially caused her friction with staff there but she soon proved herself and at least earn begrudging respect within the company.
Cabbage Corp. Almost joined the company instead of future Industries wanting to avoid the family ties with Futures Industries and was facilitated with biotech and engineering used to help people. She was offered a place but rejected it not liking the company's view regarding the Avatar. Later down the line she was part of a joint venture between Future Industries and Cabbage corp to improve the city farms.
The White Lotus: Though not a member, her family ties with the organization, Rohan being her great uncle, makes it impossible not being involved or aware of of what is going on. She supportive of the organization and would do anything to help them
Motive: At first the main thing she wanted to do was to learn, facilitated by everything around her, from technology to nature to spirits. Her experience and hardships during her time pursuing that dream had allowed her to see the dark seedier aide of the world around her and the cost of the advance of technology. She vowed to use her skills to help people, also secretly to prove that despite her condition she was still useful and good for something.
She had done alot in her time with future Industries she felt it wasnt enough. There was still something wrong which which she could not place only feel, something she began to suspect is beyond the physical. It scares her as the Spiritual side is something she was never good at learning but she feels she must do something. She is also motivated by it being one of the main two barriers that her condition she had yet to break through and craves to break. The second having a proper social life and being with someone.
Extras》
Hobbies: writing, reading, cooking, training, invention

 

[Moka-chan]

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[div class=title]name:[/div] Kya
[div class=title]Job: Actress[/div]
[div class=title]Age: 20[/div]
[div class=title]Gender: Female[/div] [/div][/div] [div class="container page2"][div class="leftside img2"]

[/div][div class="rightside content2"][div class=title]Element: Waterbender[/div]
[div class=title]JSpecilization: Healing, spirit bending, blood bending on few occassions[/div]
[div class=title]Sexuality: Pansexual [/div]
[div class=title]tattoos: Water tattoo on upper left chest that goes to shoulder and neck, she had it done by a friend of a friend. [/div]
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[/div][div class="rightside content3"][div class=title]The Zaofu Research and Devolopment Center: Used to volunteer there when she still lived in the Southern water tribe, she has a few friends she keeps in loose contact with. The main one being Yaichi Hatsu, who still tries desperately to get Kya to come back to the center and work instead of wasting her natural talents.[/div]
[div class=title]Nourthern Water Tribe: Where her parents and grandparents live, they want to be closer with Kya but are often shut out because of their open disapproval of Kya's lifestyle.[/div]
[div class=title]The Pro Bending Circuit: While never having stepped into the ring Kya knows a few members of various Pro Bending teams from their vacations at Ember Island, they love to show off and brag about how famous they are to her. The only one who was actually well known was Li Yun, but even he isn't as famous as he boasts to Kya that he is.[/div] [/div][/div] [div class="container page4"][div class="leftside img4"]

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[/div][div class="rightside content4"][div class=title]Personality: Kya thrives off of energy from others and is a charismatic, if not a little ditzy, individual. She tends to throw herself fully at things, only to abandon it shortly after. However deep down the reason she gives her all on these often times meaningless projects is because of how empty she fills, how incomplete she is. The kind of empty that drugs and alcohol can't fix, and no amout of hook ups ever feels right. Kya knows what people think of her and tries hard not to let it weigh her down but she still worries that their right and that she's wasting her life away. She is always looking for love and while she has had a great deal of bad relationships she's always eager to start again.[/div] [div class=title]Hobbies: She likes making her own clothes[/div]
[div class=title]likes: Parties, hookups, cactus juice, alcohol, 'the feel good plant' Myuni, acting, being the center of good attention, old stories, Katara[/div]
[div class=title]dislikes: critisism, being treated like a child, when people ignore what she has to say because they only see her as a party girl with nothing important going on in her head[/div]
[div class=title]fears: That she'll never feel whole and loved, disappointing her role model[/div]
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[/div][div class="rightside content5"][div class=title]bio:Kya was born to loving non-bending parents that came from a long line of non-benders, so when Kya started to move puddles with her hands accusations started flying. After a blood test revealed that no extra marital copulation was at play her parents wrote off their daughters bending as a dormant gene from generations ago but the tension the accusations had caused ruined their bond permanently. They were normal working class people who would leave early each morning to make the commute to NRC and come back late at night, both because of work and because each was avoiding the other. This led Kya to be more or less raised by her grandparents who were very big on going back to the roots and prayed for the avatar to return, at the time Kya hadn't thought to much about it but later in life she thought of the avatar constantly. However what she did care about was the stories the told about Katara, the way she helped the avatar become who he was even though she was a relative nobody filled young Kya with awe. She practiced her bending relentlessly, each time she grew tired she would wonder what Katara would do and try harder. When she would get a scrape or cut she stopped turning to her grandparents and started healing them herself, while she did she would imagine that it was Katara healing her. When she had been picked on or just felt blue she turned to bending, visualizing that it was Katara that was guiding her hand. More than once she wished to have been born before so she could meet the real Katara and ask her how she stayed so brave. Kya herself couldn't help but hide whenever her parents yelling reached a certain level, even though she wanted so hard to be brave. Katara fueled not only her bending passion but her kindness as well, after all the former benders hallmark and most recognizable trait was her kindness. So Kya tried hard to be nice and understanding, until eventually that empathy came naturally. Sadly she never truly learned about how focused Katara was and therefore felt no need to change how she fluttered about to different subjects. When Kya was ten a researcher noticed how quickly Kya learned even difficult bending moves despite her lineage and lack of formal training, shortly after she began 'volunteering' at the Zaofu Research Center where they studied her aptitude at bending. Kya had trie to tell them that Katara had taught her but was given variuos looks ranging from pity to annoyance. While Kya had no real complaints about spending almost all of her free time at the Center she did find it dull, and no amount of relating it to Katara's teaching at the Northern Water Tribe helped. Mostly because it didn't feel like they were teaching her, when she asked questions people rarely listened to her and when she didn't do exactly as they said they would get upset. Though she did learn healing much better with the center than she could have ever learned by herself, it became her preferred bending art. Yes she could Spirit bend and had bloodbent maybe twice, but they didn't feel as right and were so hard to do and Kya had little success with them. When she turned fifteen her parents began to urge her to get at least some idea of a life plan together, natuarally everyone pointed her to become a healer but Kya wanted more and after a bad fight she ran away. She roamed around trying to find where she belonged when she saw an ad for the Ember Island Players who were doing a special 'Boy In The Iceberg' play and needed a Katara, that's when Kya knew where she needed to be. It wasn't difficult to land the job, though she did lie about her age and name, and Kya was introduced to a whole new world and lifestyle. It was euphoric to be on the stage and listen to the cheers, and her costars were quick to introduce her to the pleasures of myuni and cactus juice, though the later did turn over into alcohol shortly after. When she was eighteen she finally contacted her parents and told them everything, and while they hated her new life with a passion they also wanted to be in touch with their daughter again. However no matter what she did she would always wonder what Katara would say about her if she saw Kya. Sometimes the answer hurts worse than any physical blow ever could.[/div] [/div][/div] [div class="container page6"][div class="leftside img6"]

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[/div][div class="rightside content6"][div class=title] Kya has always idolized Katara, and Katara learned who she was through the avatar so Kya reasons that she could as well. That and she has always wanted her family to say that they're proud of her, maybe if she finds the avatar and what happened they will be. [/div][/div][/div][/div]

 

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Taichi Mori

Chi-Blocking Non-Bender​

Basic Info

Full Name: Taichi Mori
Means "big one" and "forest" in Japanese

Nickname: Tai

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual (Not That He Particularly Cares)

Element: None

Specialization:
Chi-Blocking--With properly placed strikes, Tai can render a Bender's ability useless for a certain amount of time. Usually, this timing is perfect for taking down his opponent, unless they have skills beyond their bending. In which case, he's screwed.

Also great at not giving a damn.

Origin:
Fire Nation/Neo-Republic City
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Appearance

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Amber/Brown

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 132 lbs

Distinguishing Features: Goggles (Doesn't Wear Them That Often)

Other Conditions: Partially Blind in Right Eye (Lack of Depth Perception)

Faceclaim: Syaoran Li from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (Art by Clamp)
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Personality

Personality:
At first impression, Tai seems rather apathetic and unfeeling, when really his face fails to morph into the expressions others make so easily. The closest change of expression comes from his eyebrows, which raise when he's surprised and lower over his eyes when he's concerned or the slightest bit angry. A smile is pretty rare, though one has been known to appear when his pet rabbit, Usa, does something especially silly. (Usa's normal activities do not usually reach this level, so again, the smile is rare.) His voice is the true indicator of his change of mood, whether it's through sudden increase in sarcasm, short replies, or no reply at all.

Despite his lack of expression, Tai likes to think he's above it all. Not the "I'm better than everyone else" mentality, but rather the "I don't want to waste my time with them" mentality. He's really only here to take care of himself, or so he likes to think. Should someone challenge the standards he holds himself to, he will fight back, often with a cocky attitude and show of power... not that his face changes to match his voice. For the most part, however, he shrugs off insults and pretends he didn't hear them. He's got his own problems; he's not about to create more for himself.

Somehow, despite his self-isolation, Tai recognizes the importance of working with others. Though he most likely wouldn't risk his life to save someone when it's not worth the effort, he will lend his skill to an operation he feels reaps some reward for himself. Very often he will ask, "What's in it for me?" No, he's not in it for money--though it would be nice. He'll do it if he feels there is some value in participating in whatever mission or activity it's in. (Very often his reasoning stretches to the care of his rabbit.) Now what exactly he considers valuable is pretty much up in the air...

Motivation:
That's the million yuan question. Why the hell does he care about the Avatar?

Well.

He doesn't.

Lately, Tai's had this... feeling. There's something wrong this world. Not politically--or, at least, he doesn't think so. But there's something missing. Something that's very important to the continuing function of this world. Tai calls it a "disconnect." The world is merely pretending to be connected, pretending that all is peaceful and right with the world. But it hasn't been, not since Avatar Li's death. Tai suspects something more happened when he died, something that is still affecting the world now. Maybe that's why his family couldn't quite accept him, why his time with the Empty Hand felt not quite right. Does it have to do with spirituality? Maybe. Or maybe the world really does need an Avatar to watch over it. Not as a parent watches over a child, but as a mentor guides their students to fully understand the world.

Tai wants to know why he feels so uneasy all the time. That's all there is to it.
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History

History:
The Mori family liked to think it was higher up on the Fire Nation social ladder than it really was. Haughty and vain, they turned their nose up at anyone who didn't have money, which was quite foolish, really, considering they didn't have a fraction of the wealth that, say, the Beifong family has been known to possess. Digressing aside, this is where Taichi comes in.

Taichi Mori was born into the Mori family a few months after news reached them that Avatar Li had killed himself. They weren't terribly concerned with the news, though a few haughtier members of the family scoffed that Li had been a coward from the start. Tai's mother, however, was too focused on planning how exactly her son was going to grow into a young man the Mori family could be proud of.

That did not happen.

The Mori family was known to produce fantastic Firebenders. Though they were predominantly Bender family, this was always an exciting occasion. There was a great suspicion among members of the family that Taichi would be a great Bender--he had all the makings of one. (Who knows what signs they were looking into?) The very few Mori Benders prepared to teach a new Firebender.

Of course, when the time came, the earth didn't respond.

To everyone's dismay, Taichi was not an Firebender, but a nonbender. Accusations started flying; Taichi's mother had had an affair with a nonbender somewhere along the line, someone else in the family was lying about their lineage. It was a mess. Taichi pretended not to notice the strange stares he was receiving. He figured he was just more interesting than everyone else in the family--he had abilities different from Bending. So what? He was still an Fire Nation citizen, wasn't he?

His family didn't quite see it that way. The entire family was divided because of inability with fire. Different branches refused to communicate with each other. Within Taichi's immediate family, his parents ignored him, and his older siblings sneered at him whenever he passed by. After a while, Taichi realized he had no future with this family, who refused to acknowledge his existence and the unique talent he possessed.

So. He ran away.

The family was unlikely to come after him, so Taichi knew he was home free. It wasn't until he'd reached Neo-Republic City, a seventeen-year-old nonbender Fire Nation boy with weird goggles on his head, that he realized he hadn't quite thought this through. He wandered around for a while, not quite sure where he was going, until he ended up in the park and met his pet rabbit, Usa. Taichi didn't mean to adopt him, but he fed the thing once and it kept following him, so... he's kinda stuck with it. It was strange, really. A boy with goggles carrying around this tiny rabbit thing. (Apparently a midget version of the lop-eared rabbit native to the Earth Republic, at least according to that pet store guy he passed once.)

Taichi was careful, for the most part, to avoid revealing his nonbending. Somewhere along the line, he picked up a book that talked of chi-blocking. He wondered if maybe he could try it, but it wasn't like he could practice on someone passing by in the street--that was unethical as well as weird. Then, one night, he was surrounded by a group of Benders. They all sneered down at him and asked him why he thought he could just go wherever he wanted on their turf. Of course, Taichi gave it to them straight--he didn't give a damn if this was their turf, he was tired and he was going to sleep wherever he wanted.

They quite nearly beat him up, but then he tried out his chi-blocking. And it worked.

After the Benders ran away, a man approached him, asking if he'd been taught that. Sorta, Taichi said, he'd picked it up from a book. The man was impressed, and he told Tai to follow him. Seeing as he didn't want to run into any more jerky Benders, he followed the guy.

He ended up in some secret location (that he still can't disclose) with a group of other nonbenders. They were kinda weird and had some cybernetic stuff going on, which Tai had never had an interest in, but kudos to them for having the guts to do it. Finally, the leader, Hinzhen, appeared, and congratulated Tai for chasing off some members of the Triple Threat Triad with amateur chi-blocking. The other nonbenders started cheering and begging him to join them.

Apparently, this meant he was a badass.

The next part is a bit fuzzy--really, Taichi didn't understand what was going on at the time. These nonbenders were part of the Empty Hand, and now their leader, Hinzhen, thought he should join. That was all well and good, he supposed, but it wasn't like he was all that into this group. He had a place to sleep now, though, so he didn't complain.

For three years, Taichi stayed with the Empty Hand. Everyone seemed to take a liking to him, or at least they didn't scoff at his very presence, so it was definitely better than back home. He did what they wanted, provided they gave him a reason to care. And they didn't glare at him for his nonbending, so that was a plus. He was free to be as weird as he pleased. (Though he certainly wasn't the weirdest character in the Empty Hand.)

Eventually, Taichi started to get this feeling. A feeling that something was wrong. Outside of the Empty Hand, the world seemed disjointed, almost like it was barely holding itself together. Even the Empty Hand seemed nothing but a conglomeration of fanatics with too much time on their hands. Taichi felt not quite disgusted with himself, but disappointed. Was this really all his time was worth? Apparently so.

That was when someone brought up Avatar Li, and Taichi realized there was something else he could be doing with his time.

Theme Song: "Superheroes" by The Script
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Extra

Organization:
The Empty Hand
Taichi spent about three years with the Empty Hand, though it wasn't really his idea to join. Hinzhen must have thought it entertaining to have an Fire-heritage chi-blocker among the ranks; that's the only reason Tai can think of for why they kept him around. They weren't too pleased that he'd decided to leave, but they figured he'd eventually come back--after all, what kind of home did he have to go back to? The only one who took his reasons for leaving seriously was the first Triad who ever approached him--Bo, a Water Tribe-heritage martial artist from the Southern District. With a sad smile, he waved Taichi off, telling him to keep in touch and let him know if he ever wanted to come back.

Bo is probably the only "good" Empty Hand guy Taichi's ever met. Which is saying a lot, because Taichi thinks everyone's pretty awful. Also, Bo has a penchant for knocking people out when he's feeling pissed.

Pet:
Usa
Yes, he named his rabbit "Rabbit." Taichi has never been the most creative with names. But Usa is his only real friend, besides Bo, and he carries him around everywhere. Very often, he'll agree to do something if it means he can get something for his rabbit.

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[div class=textbox]NAME:
Jin Guoshu

NICKNAME:
The Storm (Probending Name)

AGE:
20

GENDER:
Male

SEXUALITY:
Bisexual

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ELEMENT:
Water Avatar Spirit

PLACE OF ORIGIN:
Capital City, Fire Nation

SPECIALIZATIONS:
Bloodbending (Though he keeps it hidden and never performs it)



PERSONALITY:
Jin is best described as the silent type. Though he is known to millions of fans around the world, they never see the real him, because to the outside world that person doesn't exist. There is no "Jin" only The Storm. No person, just Probending incarnate. He hides who he is from even those close to him, which consists of one or two people at best. To the world he is an outgoing, confident, cocky and egotistical prodigy who in a few short years has taken the Probending Circuit by storm, if you excuse the pun, and shot to riches and fame. People either love him or hate him, admire his outward ambition or despise the cocky attitude. This couldn't be further from what he is on the inside, however. He isn't cocky or confident, far from it, perhaps even the opposite to an extreme. He is the type to apologise for offences not caused, trip on even simple words and shun fame. Fame has been nothing to him but a curse. The word "fame" just means he got used by his parents, his friends, his bosses, the advertising companies and even the city itself. Every time he walked through the streets, seeing his name on the side of a bus, or hell, even looking at his own chest and arms. Covered in advertisements all of them. It's not him looking back. He doesn't recognize this person at all. The Circuit broke him down, now he simply wants to build himself back up into not a walking billboard, but a person. One he never got to be.



BACKSTORY:
Jin was born in the Fire Nation Capital to a family of wavering nobility. The type to spend money they don't have in an effort to maintain some vision of grandeur the family had not had since Fire Lord Sozin sat on the throne and they bled Earth Kingdom towns dry. That money had by this point dried up just as much as the chances of the Fire Nation ever returning to those dark moments. Even if his father continually held hopes of a revival, even going so far as to join an obscure and minor group known as "The Ozai Redemption Society" which stated that Ozai was nothing more than a loyal servant of the Empire. Naturally, as a consequence, his early life was one of great "borrowed" wealth and intense discipline. Orders were to be followed to the letter. The average life of a Fire Nation noble centuries ago, many would comment as he paraded around as a child in military gear for party guests. Naturally, this didn't last. Eventually the family debts caught up to them. Though they went to their ruler, begging noble privilege from these debts, they were dismissed in under ten minutes. The house was seized, the money was seized, everything but the clothes on their back was taken away. They were thrown out onto the streets with everyone looking down on them. His father grew intensely angry over the months that followed, forced to get a job at a power plant as they lived in a veritable shack. One day, they just snapped. Packing everything possible, they got the train the next morning to the nearest port city and there took ship for Neo-Republic City. A new life, that maybe would give some rewards. They were certainly right.

Upon arrival, they moved into a run-down apartment complex, his father getting a job at the docks, hoping to raise a decent amount of money whilst his mother worked at one of the local hospitals. It was better than previous, but by no means was it a good life. Then Jin began to show signs he was a bender. Not a Firebender like his father and grandfather, but a Waterbender like....well, like no one. The arguments that raged between his mother and father erupted every night for a week. Naturally, his father suspected his mother had not been faithful whilst she pointed out her great-great-great...great grandmother? Had been a Waterbender. This sent his father spiraling even further until one day he witnessed the Triads in action. It took almost no convincing at all for him to join up. This life brought money and it brought danger. They moved into a relatively nice house as he continued to rise in rank. All the while Jin was forbidden to practice Waterbending, his father didn't want that...stain around him. Not that he listened. In secret he would practice day and night, building up in power, seemingly a prodigy. He finally secretly enrolled in a Waterbending school without his parents consent. There he easily rose to be the best in the class, then the school. His skills in bending were described as "unnatural" for one so young.

As the years progressed, he gained a core group of friends he would spend most of his time in the neighborhood with. He was drawn to them as a group, feeding off the elements they each possessed. Fire, Earth and Air. He could not explain it. When the Probending Circuit opened up a Youth League for their area, they didn't hesitate to sign up. The four of them made waves and won victory after victory. Most were attributed to Jin, but he did not gloat. The team continued to participate and build up a reputation, one his parents were blind too, until the Youth League Championship title opened up. Without hesitating to sign up, the group made it all the way to the final, held on a beautiful night with the full moon in the sky. The match was frustrating. Foul moves came and went without a notice and the opposite team broke the rules on more than one occasion. By this point, his Fire Nation sensibilities came out. After one bad move, an argument erupted in the middle of the play area, then without thinking Jin grew to a high level of anger. He lifted the enemy teams Earthbender into the air and hovered him over the edge before dropping him into the water below. He was Bloodbending. After being calmed down by his team and officials, the team was disqualified from the final and a visit to his parents was in order. He did not expect his fathers proud response. The fact his son was capable of such power opened his eyes up to the resources that could be gained. So it was his father focused his education on Probending.

Returning to the Circuit, a rematch was organised in which the team won, claiming the Youth Championship before they moved up to the "big leagues". His father becoming his official manager. As his career advanced, as he won more and more matches, the family became richer and richer. Houses kept getting bigger, life kept getting better. Then the reality of the business hit. In the new leagues his team was a liability, so he was bought and sold like a T-Shirt by his father. Even going out of the way to turn the lower half of his arms and his upper torso cybernetic for "the look" and intimidation. Not to mention advertising space. Given a new nickname, his fame exploded and he was signed to big teams aplenty. All the while he just wished for true independence. That came on his 18th birthday. After becoming the World Water Bending Champion, winning the prize fund that came with it, he went to see his riches. Only to find nothing. His parents had spent it all and bankrupted the family once more on frivolous things. Jin didn't sue them, he just simply cut them off. He would not keep them in his life. What followed was his father divorcing his mother to claim half of the money she had stashed away and the new "Guoshu law" which stated that money earned by those under 18 was held in trust by parents and was not theirs to spend as they pleased.

In the two years since, Jin has felt empty. He has achieved the ultimate place in Probending, but this isn't satisfying. He is missing something. When he read in the newspapers one day that his father had been busted for his relationships with the Triads after falling out with the group, and the media naturally tried a smear campaign on him. He simply quit. When his contracts ended, he walked away. He was not this person, never was this person and he would not continue to be this person. He wanted to make a true difference to the world and show it that he was a human being. And that meant following the longing he had always had. The feeling of emptiness that needed to close. He needed to find the Avatar. He needed balance.



ORGANIZATION:

Probending Circuit

Jin is one of the most famous members of the Circuit, having been a member of it for around 8 years and in that time having claimed almost all the Championship titles in some form or another. His name is on the side of public transport, in the news constantly and on the walls of fans around the world. He did not have a good reputation with his bosses, however. They crafted him into something he hated, and for that the hate was focused on them. He would be unnecessarily hard to form contracts with, or simply belligerent. But he formed some friendships whilst in the arena. Namely his Agent who picked up after his father was fired. Feng Mian. A woman who though originally just a simple fan, grew into the role with ease and helped him in all cases. A rock when he needed one. She even supported his decision to leave the job, even if it also meant she would have to find a new client. No matter what, however, the friendship remains strong.



MOTIVATION:
Jin wants to make something of himself beyond a hand crafted fame. He wants a good impact on the world to be his legacy, not something corporate bosses decided. In this he seeks the Avatar, the figure who seemingly disappeared into thin air. He had been trying to decipher why he also felt a constant longing and was somewhat hollow, but as soon as he quit and walked this path, he felt right. He felt good. What better legacy was there than finding the Avatar? What better way to find balance is there than seeking the one who's job it is to bring said balance?[/div][/div][/div]

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Character is practically done.

 

[TYPE]

Character is practically done.

Cool, tag me when done. I know there may be some others who are also interested. So make sure it's perfect.

 

[ThatGuyWithSouvlaki]

Cool, tag me when done. I know there may be some others who are also interested. So make sure it's perfect.

I think she is ready now. Actually inspired me to add a lot more to her and change her up a little.

 

[TYPE]

I think she is ready now. Actually inspired me to add a lot more to her and change her up a little.

I will check her out asap. Thanks for your speedy response.

 

[GrieveWriter]

Name: Keiki Kushala
Nickname: Kiki, Kush, Dispin Dearie
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Pansexual
Element: None
Specialization: Electro-Glove Brawler
Nation of Origin: Neo-Republic City
Appearance:

Personality: For one with such a horrible background, most wouldn't expect Keiki to be as eccentric as she is. It might be because she's extremely easy to please, but Keiki's extremely easy-going. Born into low standards, she hardly ever feels dissatisfied with something. The exception to that rule is music, as its a passion that surpasses even her love of throwing down. Maybe its because of her years of being a Disc-Jockey, but Keiki is a very animated individual. Constantly moving with exaggerated motions and bouncing to a beat that she alone hears, she's excessively eye-catching even when she isn't talking at all. Despite this, Keiki's time living in NCR's underbelly has left her with plenty of deceptively efficient skills in stealth that not many would associate with someone like her.

Another primary thing of note is her belief in Rhythm, not to be confused for her passion of music. Keiki's musical appreciation has led her to believe that everything has a type of rhythm, one that she likens to some form of zen-like clarity. As a result, she will often refer to the 'flow' or 'beats' of seemingly random things including people. Though her combination of party-girl antics and ever-positive demeanor have endeared her to many, Keiki's overwhelming sense of satisfaction has stifled her in a number of ways. Her extremely low standards left her with few things to feel genuinely sad about growing up, leaving it tricky for her to sympathize with others in times distress. She's got a hard time recognizing tense situations, as she's not really used to feeling discontent. And on that note, that same inability to be easily discontent has kept her from trying to elevate her position in society despite numerous signs that she may just be capable of it.


History:
Keiki's life was pretty simple to start with, one of Mom's clients broke rule number three and bada-bing bada boom, an unexpected little miracle is the result. Yeah, Kiki was born not quite at the bottom of Neo-Republic City, but close enough for her to know what it smelt like. Luckily for her, mama dearest tried raising her on her own at first despite their blatantly horrid financial situation. Maybe it was pride, or some kind of spite. Whatever it was, it only lasted for six years before Jaya Kushala threw in the towel and ditched her. At that point, Keiki had already been rather accustomed to the street rat lifestyle, as their previously horrible finances left her scrounging more than often. So really, it wasn't much of a change when she was left to fend for herself.

So for the next three years Keiki settled into a standard back alley kid livelihood of petty thievery, carving out mini hidey holes and doing whatever she could to feed herself. Now most would find this an absolutely repugnant way for anyone to live, but unlike a number of children who made up the homeless population of the NCR, Keiki reveled in it. After all, it was only when she was living off the streets that she was spared by the unspoken ire her mother held for her, so she associated many pleasant feelings with the meager existence. She learned a number of skills most would associate with ruffians like her: pickpocketing, lock-breaking and all manners of sneaking about. However, the first thing she was first recognized for was how much of a dirty fighter she was. It wasn't uncommon for some of the disenfranchised to contest over what they could, and Keiki quickly became adept at it. This mainly came from how many dirty tricks she'd use, but it did end up getting her noticed by a dive club owner who just so happened to be looking for cheap labor.

And so in exchange for a rolled up blanket and the comfiest alley for miles, Keiki became somewhat of an unofficial bouncer. Sure she was practically getting paid with slightly less terrible living conditions, but she was allowed to feast on whatever leftover snacks the club threw out. Honestly, she was living the life some vagrants could only dream of! And this was also where she discovered her love of music. While brawling and thievery were pretty good at getting her blood pumping, the first time she heard that club play its awesome tunes was a magical moment for her. Without the sudden appreciation for tunes, Keiki might've gotten bored with the obligations brought on by her new role. Now, however, she had an entirely different reason for sticking around. Whenever she could, she'd sneak around the club and mess around with its sounds system whenever it wasn't open. There was just something about those disks that implored her to do more, spin more, play more.

Admittedly, she may have gone overboard, because after a month of this she snuck around during a particularly dangerous day. Imagine her shock when she found out her 'boss' was meeting up with members of the Triple Threats. She overheard them talking, and discovered that night that place she'd been 'working' at was actually a front that the Triad was using for some less than reputable means. Now she always figured the club owner was to thrifty to not have hands in some criminal activity, but the entire place was knee deep in it. She truly did underestimate him, because right after the Triple Threats finished their meeting, her boss immediately called her out. More perceptive than he let on, he explained to her that he'd been ignoring her bouts of subterfuge partly because he didn't care and partly because he found her handling of his club's music rather praise-worthy. He gave her an option that day, an option that would mean the difference between staying on and leaving. Keiki honestly didn't really need much time to give an answer.

And so she leveled up from a meager bouncer to DJ in training, using her excessive energy and passion for tunes to study the ways of soundwaves. In exchange for actual lodgings all she really had to do was keep her mouth shut about what the club's main intent was and occasionally offer a pair of hands around when needed. This allowed her boss to still pay her extremely minimum wage, but Keiki never was one for large sums of money anyway. And money wasn't what was keeping her there, it was tunes. Apparently she was the best cheap DJ the boss could ever hope to have. One who would not only double time as security and labor, but was hardly asking for anything in return. What kind of manager wouldn't salivate at an offer like that. And so Keiki would spend the next couple years working at the Deltorra becoming quite a bit of notoriety in the City underbelly for her adept DJ skills, and the occasional case of having to lay out a bunch of drunken or disrespectful idiots didn't hurt.

Over half a decade later and Keiki honestly didn't know how things could be better for her. Sure she was still living in the equivalent of a broom closet but she had everything she could ever want or need. She had an occupation she loved doing that occasionally let her vent some steam on some wannabe gangsters, and almost anyone who stepped into the Deltorra ended up loving her work, making her quite an underground sensation among the lower classes. At first she thought she might've been losing her rhythm, that maybe she'd gotten too comfortable and actually allowed herself to get bored of this life. But no, she soon realized it wasn't her who was off her rhythm, it was the world that was off its rhythm. As a connoisseur of the rhythmic lining of life, Keiki was oddly sensitive to how odd things felt around her. It wasn't anything specific, it was everywhere, and the clarity brought on by her content life eventually led to her growing curious about how things ended up this way. But if it didn't screw up her perfectly satisfied lifestyle then she had no reason to seek out those answers... right?
Organizations:
The Triple Threat Triads- Keiki has worked in one of their Fronts for the majority of her life, acting as both DJ and security for the Deltorra. Though the Club isn't one of the bigger parts of their organization, the owner Kwan Yeshe looks over it dutifully. A cynical air-bender whose rampant alcoholism may lead many to discredit him too quickly, Keiki's known him long enough to know that he's far from incapable.

Wongyong Energies?- Unbeknownst to Keiki, her mother managed to completely 'reinvent' herself after abandoning her child. After preying on his sympathy and ending up engaged to a rather curt overseer at Wongyong Energies, Jaya Shailesh has been able to live comfortably since removing the last chain to her previous life.
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