Eleni Amaranth

Eleni Amaranth is a first-year Huntress at Beacon Academy and a member of Team PLTE. She was created by AwesomeSauce14 (story) and Lunatyll (art).

Appearance
Eleni is a girl of a little over average stature, standing at 5'7". She would be considered as having an average build, not particularly fat, skinny or muscular. She has long blonde hair with curling bangs, and light blue eyes.

Outfit-wise, she wears a yellow short-sleeved top with light red sleeve detailing and a white lacey skirt. Light red ribbons sitting on her hips, a small light red bow at her neck, white above-knee socks and light brown low boots complete her outfit. Her hair is tied back in a long and loose ponytail by a light red ribbon, and a flower hairpin ties a crown braid.

Personality
Eleni is a calm, cool-headed, serious person. Much deserving of her position as second in command, Eleni acts as the voice of reason for her team, and usually is the one attempting to control the wild mixture of Pomona’s OCD and Lark’s energy. She may come off as emotionless at times, which is mainly due to always being told to keep her emotions under wrap, as she thinks they’d get in her way. Eleni also is very susceptible to the opinions of others, and values them, always trying to live up to the expectations of others. She may seem stony and stoic most often, but she is quite compassionate, and has a like of small animals and young children. She also has a secret sweet tooth. Eleni gets along very well with Pomona, and the two are good as partners. Twila and Eleni have known each other since they went to Signal together. Eleni finds Lark annoying, and the two may occasionally but heads before Eleni regains her composure.

Background
Eleni grew up in a wealthy family in a mid-size city in the kingdom of Vale. Her father was a well-known and revered Hunter, and her mother had inherited a large amount of money from Eleni’s grandfather’s company, which produced many technological devices. Eleni also has an older sister, who since becoming a Huntress, hasn’t been heard from, other than the occasional cryptic message. Eleni’s parents always wanted her to become a Huntress as well, and always held her to the highest standards. Much of her parents also influenced her personality, as they always told her to control her emotions. Her parents began training Eleni at a young age, in hopes that she would become a great Huntress and make them proud. In training, when Eleni’s father forcibly awakened her Aura, he was surprised to find it was naturally weak, and began training Eleni much more in defense. Growing up, Eleni always felt in the shadow of her sister, and felt that she’d never meet her parents’ expectations, and before going to Signal, she decided she would become better than her sister, and make her parents proud. She attended Signal, where she befriended future teammate Twila Fenne, and later graduated, attending Beacon, and meeting Pomona Winters and Lark Delaney.

Main Weapon
Eleni’s weapon is called “Legacy.” Its first and main form is a light brown longbow with yellow detailing and a dull red grip. She keeps a quiver of arrows on her back with color-coded fletching. Yellow arrows are normal, nothing special. Green arrows are infused with wind Dust, and cause either large gusts of wind or tornadoes, depending upon how Eleni fires the arrow. Red arrows are infused with fire Dust, and cause an explosion on impact. Blue arrows are infused with water Dust, and usually cause a large wave when fired. Brown arrows are infused with Earth dust, and cause the ground it lands in or near to rise up. Gray arrows are infused with gravity Dust, which pulls what it lands on to the ground, but also makes the arrows quite heavy, and hard to fire. There are also three “arrows” with no fletching. These form the handle of the alternate form of legacy, a spear. The arms of the bow fold outward, revealing a blade, and the handgrip clicks into the handle to form the complete spear. Eleni is well trained in using both, but usually favors the bow.

Semblance
Eleni’s Semblance is called “Radiance.” Pretty much, it allows her to act as a human solar panel, and take in energy from the sun, or another source of light. She can use this energy to increase the power of her attacks, such as making “super-charged” arrows. She can also use this energy to strengthen her naturally weak Aura. In addition, Eleni can transmit this energy to her teammates, but only if she is touching them, and the energy transfer stops when she stops touching the person. Of course, Eleni’s Semblance is useless on cloudy days, in the dark, or in another area with limited light.

Trivia

 * Eleni is a Greek name meaning “ray of light.”
 * Amaranth is a type of grain, as well as a flower with a pink-purple color.
 * Eleni’s color is a shade of yellow, and yellow is a color often associated with light.
 * Fitting the “worldly opposites” theme of her team, Eleni represents light, as shown by her color and first name.
 * Eleni, at 18, is the oldest member of her team.