Heyo! Since I know that the links in my profile aren't the best ways for some folks to find out the info about my characters, here's a new story to just explain the background politics and characters in the main story. Enjoy and please leave reviews!
"You might think that you know who I am, but you only know who my father was. I'm a completely different person."
Arlyn Ambrose: Team Leader, Strategist, Expert Blacksmith
He was the son of the famous warrior-smith, Aidan Ambrose, until the day that Ozpin of Vale struck Aidan down when Arlyn was only 12 years old. This event has sent him on a quest to avenge the murder of his father. In the timeline of PALDN Volume One, he is around 17 years old, and by the time PALDN Volume Three rolls around, he will be 19 years old and that will be around the end of RWBY Volume 5. His semblance is combat clones, which resemble him until after they were hit, at which they seem to dissipate into flames and resemble a creature of Grimm. It is a heritage semblance, much like that of the Schnee family, and Arlyn can only use 5 for a minute before collapsing due to a migraine. His weapon is called Fírinne Dhiaga, which means Divine Truth in Irish. This character is based off of myself, although it is only around 25% me, and the other 75% is of other people and concepts I have come across. His weapon is a baseland sword that transforms into a 10 shot rifle, which had been created for World War One but never was officially produced.
"Arlyn? He's a cool dude. Yes, he's dangerous but I am the one you need to be worried about right now since I can match him in all his attacks"
Parker Wilhelm: Second in Command, Medic, Heavy hitter
Best friend of Arlyn Ambrose, fellow orphan, and an obnoxious flirt. Parker Wilhelm is many things, but discreet or stealthy are not on that list. His weapon, Lorderner Donner, which is German for Blazing Thunder, is a huge Morningstar that can become a flail as well as a 8 shot pistol which he uses with deadly accuracy. And when he isn't fighting creatures of Grimm or other teams, he is attempting to flirt with anyone, even though it usually ends up with him getting slapped and occasionally kneed in the groin. His semblance is twofold. He can either see extremely long distances or heal others who have been injured badly. He can only do one at a time, so he can be a scout or a medic. He is around 25% based off of my best friend but mostly is ideals that I've read of. He was also around 12 years old when he was made a ward of Haven alongside Arlyn Ambrose, and by the end of PALDN Volume 3, he will be 19 years old as well. He is currently 17 years old in PALDN Volume One.
"I am an engineer, as well as one of the only people on PALDN who has a inch of common sense. Besides Arlyn though... but don't tell him that!"
Wera Darklight: Dust and technology specialist.
The daughter of a wealthy Atlesian noble, Wera was raised from a young age to inherit her father's territory. After surviving an attack that claimed the lives of her mother as well as a personal guard, Wera began to craft her own weapons but has not developed her semblance yet. She uses a hatchet named Logos and a baton named Pathos that can be infused with dust to cause a tremendous explosion. She was forced by her father to undergo testing to figure out what her semblance would manifest in. The scientists in charge had found out what it was, saying something about how a single spark can grow into a raging inferno, but told her father that Wera's semblance has something to do with plant life. She attempted to escape Atlas at age of 18 but was accosted by members of her father's personal defense force. Her father had almost succeded in killing her to protect his plans when he was captured and thrown into the highest security prison in Atlas by none other than General James Ironwood. Ironwood procured safe passage for Wera to Mistral and her grades got her enrolled into Haven Academy. She was slightly based off of Weiss Schnee but is more ideas that I thought of as well as a mixture of strong female characters from shows other than RWBY. She is 18 years old at the start of PALDN Volume One but will be 20 years old by the end of PALDN Volume 3.
"Mess with my sister, and you will not like the consequences."-Luna Greyspear "I can take you down without using my semblance easily. Now scram before I do just that!"-Natalia Greyspear
Luna Greyspear- Acrobatics and stealth specialist. Natalia Greyspear- Martial Arts and stealth specialist.
Luna and Natalia are siblings who hail from Vacuo and are some of the most obnoxious people you have ever met, human or Faunus since they both are faunus. Luna, the elder sister and a wolf faunus, had always been attempting to protect her younger sister Natalia, who is 2 years younger than Luna and is an armadillo faunus. At the age of 12 years old, Luna began working on her weapon, a naginata that went unnamed until she met the impulsive and quick thinking Arlyn Ambrose, who decided to name it Tsuki-Yomi after a Japanese god of the moon since the naginata was common among the people of Japan (Mistral in the RWBY universe I believe. not sure tbh since Ren, Nora, and Phyrra all come from Mistral). Natalia, at the age of 10, had began working on her weapon as well, called Magna Vis (Latin for Tremendous Force), which is a quarterstaff that is perfectly balanced and turns into a double-barreled shotgun. At ages 16 and 14 respectively, the village they lived in came under attack by the creatures of Grimm, and the Huntsmen would have been slaughtered without their help. Upon learning that their children had unlocked their semblances and created weapons behind their backs, as well as refused to join the White Fang, the parents attempted to force Luna and Natalia to join the White Fang but were stopped by the Huntsmen who had gotten them out before everything went to chaos. They eventually wound up at Haven Academy and joined team PALDN. Luna's semblance is that she becomes even more athletic than she already is, as in she could probably dodge the attacks by the Grimm faced at the end of RWBY Volume 4 easily, while Natalia can focus her aura on specific parts of her body, but at the cost of having less aura to defend herself with. Luna is 18 at the beginning of PALDN Volume 1 and will be 20 by the end of PALDN Volume 3. Natalia is 16 at the beginning of PALDN Volume 1 and will be 18 at the end of PALDN Volume 3.
That's a brief overview of the main characters. Please review my actual story and send pms if you want to possibly see OCs you created featured in the story, and the story is non-cannon but based during the timeline of RWBY Volumes 1-5, with a volume on 6 in the making potentially. Also, it is important to note that currently the team is based in Mistral but might go to Vacuo and Atlas, but will be briefly participating in the bi-annual Vytal Tournament Festival in Vale! So yeah, have a nice day guys. Also, Props to SomeSortOfCat for giving me the idea to have a summary story clearing up stuff in my main story. I suggest checking their story, STRQ, out! IT IS AMAZING! PaladinOfArgyle out!