Team GAIA
Team Leader: Gabby Gaia
Other Members: Alfred Leash
Ian Moone
Abby Shift
Team Member: Gabby Gaia
Weapon: Yggdrasil's Limb. 6 foot long staff. Looks like a very long tree branch. It has natural dust within the staff that replenishes itself. The staff can use any type of dust except Burn. As a melee, the staff can be used as a quarterstaff. It is a very large staff, 9 cm in diameter with a handle inset with a radius of 3 cm. When in quarterstaff mode, another handle appears and the staff becomes more streamlined.
Semblance: Nature. She has the ability to increase the growth rate of any living, or once living, vegetation. Like pencils, paper, trees, flowers, wood, etc. Then she can control those growths.
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Colour: Dark green and dark brown
Personality: She is very down-to-earth and real. She's super honest and see's the best in everyone. She hates hurting anything that isn't Grim. Unless they destroy living things. She is quite obviously a green thumb, and she enjoys growing plants naturally, and not with her semblance. She treats every human equally, and she includes faunus and even villains in that. She refuses to hurt villains unless, A- they attack first, B- they hurt someone in front of her, or C- they hurt other living things.
Outfit: She wears a long, thin earthy coloured robe, that is open at the front. Under it, she wears the same colour capris as well as a dark green Bando-style chest wrap. She holds her brunette hair back with a dark green headband. She removes her robe if she needs to move quickly She never wears shoes and never has so the bottom of her feet are calloused and she is used to the feeling of rocks and gravel as well as cold floors so it doesn't bother her what-so-ever.
Height: 6 foot 3
Weight: 139 lbs
Bust Size: Definitely not flat but not at Amanda's level. Handfuls.
Hair Colour: Dark brown, brunette
Hair Style: Long, like down to the small of her back. Also very flat. Her hair is pulled back by the hair band that rests above her forehead. It is swept behind her ears. A lock of her hair often comes loose and hangs in front of her face.
Eye Colour: Dark Green
Skin Colour: Caucasian but her hands and feet always appear dirty. Her hands are permanently stained brown from gardening pretty much 24/7
Other Features: She tends to redo her hair when she's nervous or anxious.
Q&A
I became a huntress to protect all living things. All the Grim know is destruction.
I wouldn't say I chose Yggdrasil's Limb. I think it was the other way around. During one of my daily walks as a kidm I found a perfect walking stick. It wasn't until I was a foot taller that I realized it was growing with me. While others made their weapons at Signal, I discovered Yggdrasil's Limb could create and use dust. So that is the 'ranged' from of YL. But when it came to melee combat, I was lost. Then I asked. It sounds stupid but I asked YL for help. So it changed shape to be a quarterstaff. YL also boosts the effect and power of my semblance.
Speaking of my semblance, I can cause sprouts to grow from vegetation. Dead, living, or processed. I can then control those spouts. This started with Yggdrasil's Limb, but has extended to all vegetation. I can make the weeds between the cracks of some patio stones become a cage. I can made two pencils destroy a pack of Grim. Once living, the vegetation can live until it is either destroyed or it dies of natural causes.
Even before I discovered my semblance, I was a green thumb. I can grow anything. I don't know why but plants seem to flourish around me, and it doesn't drain my aura. This may sound useless, but it's quite useful. I can identify most vegetation and how healthy it is by look alone. This means I know what is safe to eat and can grow my own food with my semblance. I can have a vegetarian feast ready in 30 minutes. Not that I'm a vegetarian, I just won't do the hunting myself.
My biggest fear is losing Yggdrasil's Limb. I know it sounds stupid but it's been with me for so long I don't know what I'd do without it. I've developed a fear of fire because of that. Not crippling, but I don't how it would react. If it would burn or not. When it's dust based fire, it's not an issue. It just uses it's own dust to counter it.
So long as my teammates are not destructive, yes. I get along with most people. Oh and don't put Grey Grace on the same team as me. The guy is part Grim. I don't care how he acts, he is a menace who should be locked away.
If it's to save living things, I'd gladly die. Though I'm worried about Yggdrasil's Limb in that situation.
If they deserved it, I would trap them with the vegetation under them. If there isn't any, I would just use Yggdrasil's Limb to do the trapping. If it's a Grim, I would simultaneously crush it, rip it to pieces and spear it with more vegetation. If it wasn't a Grim, I'd just slowly squeeze them into submission.
Again, only if they deserved it. I would also use the same technique as if I were fighting a Hunter/Huntress.
Team Member: Alfred Leash
Weapon: Hunter's Bane. Two handed axes. The right axe is larger and has a bigger blade but the left, smaller one is capable of using dust. When connected, blade on blade and handle on handle, it becomes a hunting rifle, where the axe blades are the butt of the gun. It is capable of some serious range and dust powered shots.
Semblance: Tamer. He can enlist the help of any nearby animals. The larger the animal, the stronger the bond, but the more numerous the animal the weaker the bond and the harder they are to control. He can only control multiple animals if they are of the same genus.
Species: Faunus
Gender: Male
Colour: Dark brown and black
Personality: Reclusive introvert. He has incredible tracking and survival skills. The only people he really talks to is his team. It isn't that he's shy, he just isn't fond of humans. He usually does his own thing. He also has some serious trust issues with most people. He hates the privileged because he lived in the wild and was raised by animals since the age of three, right after his parents died on a mission. He was discovered at the age of seven and had, unknowingly, activated his semblance. After being taught basic human skills such as reading, writing, and speech, he was sent to school, graduated with flying colours in all aspects except cooperation and group work. He found friends and Beacon and has become quite attached to them.
Outfit: He doesn't wear much. He wears an old torn t-shirt with the bottom and sleeves ripped. His pants are torn off at the knees and he also goes barefoot.
Height: 6 foot
Weight: 216 lbs. Lanky, but very strong.
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Style: Very messy and long. He doesn't cut it
Eye Colour: Piercing blue
Skin Colour: Very tanned, but caucasian. Also quite dirty
Faunus Feature: Skin is slightly hairy, canines extended. Scruff/mane like hair
Q&A
I want to be a hunter because I plan on surviving. I would say to protect my team, but after Gabby whooped my ass and I saw Ian at night, I don't think they need protecting. Plus I'm pretty sure Ian can help out Abby when she is out of aura. I don't trust others to fix this Grim issue, so I'll do it.
When I was with The Pack, I had to survive and not show any weakness, or I was dead. We killed a few hounds for that. Since I didn't have claws or the speed of the others, I threw stones. I could break bones with my throw. Then, a hound was found with a bullet wound. After we put him out of his misery, we tracked down the hunter and killed him. He had a rifle on him. That was my trophie. Once I figured it out, I became the Alpha. Anyway, at Signal, I used hand-to-hand combat for melee. Then I saw a teacher with two swords. I've been told I'm ambidextrous. Didn't really have a choice in The Pack. So I really liked that idea, but I'm not a fan of swords, so I chose axes. It was a pain in the ass to make two axes into a rifle though.
My semblance is probably the only reason I survived the forest. I didn't realize it at the time, but I became the Alpha because I could command the pack. Then I find out I can command any animal, no matter the size. Now, I believe animals are greater than human. So simple when it comes to animals. The larger the group, the more leeway they have, but the larger the animal, the more closely they listen and follow orders.
I can survive. I'm not exactly a pro at surviving in hot, desert climates but I know how to get water and stay cool. Opposite for cold tundra climates. I can find food and stay warm. Forested areas are my specialty. With no issue with the wildlife, I could live in the wild my whole life.
I have no fears. Wasn't allowed to with The Pack. Not a fan of fire though, so I guess that's about as close to a fear you'll get. Sorry, not sorry.
I won't have an issue with others if they don't have an issue with me. I'm not exactly sociable, so I can make no promises.
I don't know. I would like to think yes, if it protected the right thing, but in The Pack, it was every hound for himself when push came to shove.
Depends on the setting. In the wild, GG, with the aid of any animal, no one stands a chance. In a tournament, I would play to their weaknesses.
People tend to be pretty passive when surrounded by bears. Or carried by eagles. Either way, they are coming back with me.
Team Member: Ian Moone
Weapon: Dark Celestial. A sling that becomes a club. When it's willed to, the arms of the sling straighten and the pouch fold in half. The entire weapon thickens and grows about a foot longer. The pouch becomes spiked and the handle has grips on it. When in sling mode, it can be loaded with anything the right size, though he carries around smooth dust stones that explode on impact or after a bounce
Semblance: Lunar Phase. Aura is strengthened and recharges faster at night, and even faster with proportion to the size of the moon. He is completely average during the day but extremely powerful at night with a full moon.
Species: Faunus
Gender: Male
Colour: White and black
Personality: Sociable but not very confident. At night, his personality changes. He becomes more reclusive and arrogant. He has a big crush on Gabby, but keeps it to himself since he's worried it could wreck their friendship. Even his night persona keeps it on the DL. He is also good friends with Alfred, since they are both faunus and have spent a lot of time in the wild. His mother died in childbirth and his father hated him for it. He lived in a very rural area and spent a lot of time in the forest behind his house. His father drank away his sorrows and before long Ian ran away, finding sanctity at Signal. He now goes to Beacon.
Outfit: He wears a white long sleeved shirt and black pants and black shoes. He also wears black gloves when he's not fighting or at night.
Height: 6'7 Very tall and very thin. He slouches forward so he only seems 6'4.
Weight: 207 lbs
Hair Colour: White
Hair Style: Medium-long and shaggy
Eye Colour: Dark blue
Skin Colour: Very pale caucasian. Basically white
Faunus Feature: Long sharp claw-like nails, slightly pointed ears and lengthened canines. At night, these features become more pronounced and he grows a few inches, all depending on the moon phase. The larger the moon, the more exaggerated the features.
Q&A
I don't belong anywhere. I belong in the wild. But I can't live away from humans my entire life so I want to become a hunter to belong somewhere. To be free. People don't understand me so they are uncomfortable around me. They are scared.
I was never good with weapons. I am a weapon. I never went ranged until Signal. I never to to a gun. Guns are a disgrace. I'm a terrible shot with a bow. So I tried a sling. I wasn't half bad I was phenomenal. So I practiced. As for the club part, well I can cause cuts in other ways. Ya, by ripping people to shreds. And sometimes blunt-forced trauma is the best way to go. Ever tried cutting through an Ursa's plates?
Gonna try and keep the other side outta this one. My semblance is actually really complicated. In the day, I'm just plain old hunter with no apparent semblance. At night, my faunus features intensify and I grow a few inches. Longer ears, fangs, and claws. Faster reflexes. But I also have more aura and it recharges much much faster. This is even more powerful, the features and all, the larger the moon is. I'm the strongest, and most arrogant, during a full moon. Luckily, when my feature accentuate, it doesn't hurt. My personality also changes a lot. I get arrogant, but reclusive. I am not reclusive. Well I tried…
I figure this is probably related to my semblance, but it could also be related to my faunus genes, but I have enhanced reflexes, strength, and speed. Either way, this is quite useful. I also have good survival skills. It helps a lot that I'm so powerful at night.
My biggest fear is not being good enough. I have no fears. Another fear is that we will completely lose the moon. I mean it's already damaged so that doesn't help. I have NO fears.
Of course I will. If they listen. I have no issues with people. I do.
Yes. Maybe. Depends on the time of day? Maybe.
Depends on the time of day. I haven't lost yet at night, so I'd do my best to set it up so I can fight at night. Otherwise it depends on the opponent and their strengths. I prefer close range combat, so I would outspeed my opponent and overwhelm them.
I'd do it at night. My sling is essentially rope, so it would work as last resort restraints.
Team Member: Abby Shift
Weapon: Shift's Shiv. A small knife that can alter it's shape and use to match that of its user. The knife is balanced well and can be thrown easily. It will also return to the user. This is done as soon as the user wishes.
Semblance: Shapeshifting. She can alter her shape, scent, and voice to be anyone or anything she's encountered or seen in person. This include inanimate objects and people as well as animals. She can fool anyone or anything with her semblance. The only way to tell the original apart from her is by memories, as she doesn't retain the memories of the person she shifts to.
Species: Human (before shifting)
Gender: Female
Colour: White and light brown
Personality: Shy and underconfident. She tends to hide when she's scared and she usually doesn't turn into anything large. When she shifts, she becomes that thing, while keeping herself intact. So the more evil the thing, the harder it is to keep shifted as it. She hasn't shifted into a Grim mainly because she's afraid of what'll happen. People are different though. She is very good at reading people so she can often detect lying and knows how to act when she becomes that person. She lived a sheltered childhood and it really shows.
Outfit: She wears a knee length dress with shoulder straps. She wears flats on her feet and often wears a zipper hoodie or jacket over her jacket.
Height: 6' 2
Weight: 117 lbs
Bust Size: Handfuls
Hair Colour: Light brown
Hair Style: Long bangs cover her left eye and her hair falls naturally down her back.
Eye Colour: Pale green
Skin Colour: Caucasian
Other Features: She is very pretty but is so self conscious she is the only one who doesn't see it. She wears her knife in a scabbard at the small of her back.
Q&A
Have you ever felt like you don't belong? Well that's how I feel all the time. So I'm hoping that being a huntress will give me that feeling of belonging. To give my life meaning. To be known.
Shift's Shiv chose me. Well, sort of. I've had it as long as I can remember. But it hasn't always been a weapon, a two year old with a shiv. As if. It was whatever I wanted it to be. Any toy, or object. As I grew up, it did too. A pencil, a ruler. But never money and never food. A wallet maybe, or a fork or knife, but never anything consumable or something expendable. When I started at Signal, it became a shiv. As I participated in combat, it changed form, scaring the shit out of everyone. People asked question. I answered to the best of my abilities. Turns out it's some ancient lost weapon. They tried to take it away so it became a 1000 ton weight and was immovable except if I moved it, and I wasn't moving it. They finally gave up and I haven't let it out of my sight since.
My semblance is shapeshifting. I can alter my appearance, scent, and voice. It doesn't have to be a person though, but i have to have seen it in person. Because of this, I'm good at paying attention to detail and I have almost perfect memory.
I am very good at reading people. I can usually tell when people are lying, telling the truth, or keeping something from me. Just by watching someone go about their business for ten minutes, I can usually tell what kind of person they are and quite a bit of their character traits. I also have phenomenal memory. Like I can tell you the day I first met Gabby, what the weather was like, what she was wearing, where we were, what day it was, well you get the point. This is all very helpful when I need to take on the shape of someone. Whether I studied them last year or yesterday.
My biggest fear… I don't know. I'm scared of a lot of things, but I don't consider them 'fears.' When I think fear, I think phobia. I know losing Shift's Shiv would pretty much cripple me. So I guess there's that, but I also don't know what I'd do if someone from GAIA left or died…
Yes. I try to be as compliant as possible. That's not really the word I'm looking for but it gets my point across. I don't want to be a problem. However my ability to read people can get on peoples nerves.
I don't know. I don't think I can honestly answer this any other way. If I asked you if you would cut your hand off, would you? Probably not. But if I said die for your country, you'd ask in what circumstances, right? Well that's where I'm at. But it's more than that. If I've never been put in that situation, how and I supposed to know?
Well between Shift's abilities and my own, I would be a perfect counter to any matchup. If I know the person, I'd use that to. Shift to their Mom or something.
Well Shift's Shiv can become a cage, and then it's just a matter of carrying it. There are some pretty fast animals to first catch up then swap to a strong one and carry them home.
Inter-Team Relations
Gabby: Gabby is perfect for the position of team leader. Being so relatable and down-to-earth, she is good with all members of the team. When it comes to Alfred, she gets he was raised by a 'Pack,' but no one knows what kind of pack. Most assume it was a wolf pack, but she isn't sure. Either way, when it comes to Alfred, she handles his wild fits with a calm, motherly like tone, but never holds it against him. Ian took a while to get used to due to the dual personalities, but once she was used to that, he's easy to get along with. And she realized early on it's a good thing to act like the two personalities are two different people. Don't hold what one says against the other. Gabby and Abby stick together, being girls. Abby really looks up to Gabby, and Gabby treats Abby like she belongs.
Alfred: Alfred and Ian have a touchy relationship. During the day, all is well. But the moment the moon rises, they clash. Alfred has this whole 'alpha' thing with his attitude and Ian doesn't listen to anyone but Gabby. This leads to some pretty serious competitiveness. Alfred and Abby don't really talk but Alfred is super protective of Abby. Not necessarily in an overprotectiveness, but he's definitely more protective of Abby than anyone else he knows.
Ian: Ian and Abby get along much better when it's day, but Ian at night tends to be rude and make fun of Abby. She's gotten somewhat used it but every now and then he oversteps his boundaries and she actually puts him in his place.