Lina Tayberry

"Rowan lives in a fantasy world, if I want her to stay safe and happy I need to protect her from the dangers of the real word, no matter what the cost."

- Lina Tayberry

Lina Tayberry is a student attending Haven Academy. Her weapon of choice is a long spear, capable of transforming itself into a gun. She is a member, and the main support of Team SLVR.

History
Lina's family originally lived in Vale, when she and her younger sister, Rowan, were just children. Both of her parents were faunus, but them, along with Rowan were easily able to hide their animal traits. Because of the spots that cover her entire body, Lina was not unless she wore long shirts and pants, and covered her face.

Lina's parents never aligned themselves with the White Fang because they wanted a peaceful and quiet life for their children. When the White Fang started becoming more violent, the Tayberry parents feared the worst for their lives as Faunus. They had experianced verbal harrasment from countless people due to their race, and they didn't want the same thing to happen to their children.

Lina was a large focus of these attacks. Everywhere she went, people would harras her just for being a Faunus. Her parents were terrified, then their worst fears came to life when Lina was physically assulted at the age of 11. She had been attacked by a group of teenagers with the intent to seriously harm, and possibly even kill Lina.

It was during this fight that Lina unlocked her semblance, without it she probably would have died. Since she was able to deflect their attacks, the teenagers said she wasn't worth it and left her. Lina picked herself up and limped home much to the horror of her parents.

Not long after that, the Tayberry family decided that they couldn't live in Vale anymore. They left their life in Vale behind and moved to Menagerie, where their children would finally be safe.

Despite living a peaceful life in Menagerie, Lina's parents wanted their children to be prepared to defend themslves. They were each given weapons and taught how to fight.

Usual Outfit
Lina is large in build, standing at 5'11" and being rather bulky. She's the tallest on Team SLVR. She has lime green hair and raspberry pink eyes, her skin is a light shade of olive and is covered with large spots, her Faunus trait. Her aura is green. She wears her emblem as a tattoo on her right side.

As a turtle, Lina's skin is naturally tougher than most other humans. She can take physical hits easily, even without the use of her Aura. However, this doesn't cover her entire body, only the parts of her body with spots. Her stomach and back don't have this reistsance.

Her outfit consists of a green gradiented tanktop that ties around her neck. This tanktop shows her midriff as well. She wears jean shorts secured by a brown belt. She also wears a brown headband in her hair. She rarely wears shoes.

Pajamas
Lina's pajams are of a green tanktop with a turtle shell design and white shorts.

Personality
Lina is regarded as somewhat of a "gentle giant" by those who know her. She is quiet and doesn't say too much, this is mostly because she simply choses not to unless she really has something to say on the matter at hand. She's stoic and keeps to herself, chosing not to get involved as much with her team as the others. Her main concern is Rowan and keeping her safe.

When Lina is relaxed and around her family, she is usually more talkative, but she needs to feel comfortable around the people she's with to achieve that. She has a very untrusting nature towards others, assuming that most people hate Faunus. When comments are made about her appearance, whether with ill intent or not, she gets defensive and agitated.

Family
Lina's mother (to be named) - Lina and her mother share a close relationship. Her mother has always encouraged her to be proud of her spots, rather than hiding them from the world. She makes it known how much she loves her children very verbally, and never wants them to feel like they're unloved or unappreciated. Her mother knows how reluctant Lina was to join Haven Academy, but appreicates her desire to protect her sister.

Lina's father (to be named) - Lina's father acts as the guardian to his family, wanting to keep all of his loved ones safe and happy. Lina gets most of her personality from him, she wants to be a protector just as he is. Even if that means leaving the one place where she felt safe and at peace. It was Lina's father who convinced her to join Haven so that Rowan wouldn't get lost in her fantasy world.

Team SLVR
Seren Argyris - Lina has neutral feelings towards Seren and respects her as a leader. Lina isn't much of a team player, since her primary focus is Rowan. However, she will do what Seren tells her to do and she does keep her team safe from harm. Seren and Lina have an unspoken respect for each other. They appreciate each other for each being quiet and practical, instead of Violet and Rowan.

Violet Blackwood - Violet serves as a constant source of frustration for Lina, as she does for most people. The first thing Violet did upon seeing Lina was point out her spots and she continues to due so. Violet has nothing against Faunus, but it iritates Lina endlessly.

Rowan Tayberry - Rowan is Lina's younger sister, and her only drive to join Haven Academy. When they were children, Lina bought Rowan a comic about a magical cat girl so she wouldn't have to worry about the terrible world they lived in. Rowan fell in love with the comic, and based her entire life around it. She wanted to be a magical heroine and save the world, when they lived in Menagerie this wasn't an issue. As Rowan followed this dream more and more, she wanted to join Haven Academy and become a huntress. Lina feared for her sister, knowing that being a Huntress and fighting Grimm wasn't going to be as easy as it seemed in the comics.

Lina feared for Rowan's safety, she knew that her sister lived in a fantasy world and was still incredibly naive and childish. After some convincing from her father, Lina joined Haven alongside her sister and was going to make sure they were on the same team. Lina's only focus in the world is keeping Rowan safe, she doesn't care about making friends or lasting relationships, platonic or romantic, the only thing that matters to her is Rowan's safety.

Powers and Abilities
Despite not caring about fighting or being a Huntress, Lina is a very skilled fighter. She's quiet and doesn't speak much, able to communicate with simble gestures. Her biggest skill comes from her defensive abilties, using her semblance and her naturally tough skin, as well as expert use of her Aura to keep herself and others safe from harm.

Weapon
Lina's weapon is a long spear, standing at about 5'5", just shorter than Seren. It has a long metal handle, with a turtle crest in the center adorned by a bright green game. It has a blade on the end that is incredibly sharp. The spear in this form has multiple uses, able to be used in melee combat, to block attacks as well as throwing the spear. The spear's other form is a Dust powered gun, the blade splits down the middle to reveal a small barrel. The spear itself is powered by various form of dust.

Lina can weild her spear with skill in any way that she choses, she rarely throws it due to her lack of skill in aiming. Even with her greatest skills coming with defense, Lina will attack when needed.

Semblance
Lina's semblance, known as Turtle Shell allows her to form a shield, or shell, from her hands. The shell is not invincible and can be broken but it provides great protection. Lina can control the size of the shell, but the bigger the shell gets the thinner it becomes and the easier it gets to break through. Lina can use the larger shell to slow down attacks, but the shell won't last for long.

Since the shell is physical, she will often use it as a jumping point for her teammates, mostly Violet and Rowan. They will jump off the shell to get more air and drop down in an attack.

Weaknesses
Lina's reluctance to fight often drags her down in a fight. If the fight is incredibly dangerous, she will be more focused, however. Lina's biggest weakness is her relentless desire to protect Rowan. No matter what, Lina will protect Rowan this includes ignoring the safety of Seren, Violet and herself. She sees each fight as pointless, believing that there's no need to fight since the Grimm will always come back.

Trivia

 * Lina's name fits the CNR becuase "lina" in Arabic refers to a palm tree, palm trees having green leaves. Her last name, Tayberry, is a type of reddish-pink berry.