Viola Tyndareus

Appearance-Physical
Viola is very lucky, as not only is she of a strong athletic build, but she is tall and slender as well. Her dark purple hair is long and straight, but is well kept as she takes pride in her looks. Her eyes are an elegant emerald, which creates more of a regal look about her. Her skin is a bright and silky, which complements her hair perfectly and has almost no imperfections. The expression that often adorns her face is one of daring and one that seems prepared to break all rules and every restraint at a moment’s notice. If ever examined closely, it would be easy to notice that Viola shifts uneasily on her feet and struggles to sit still at any given moment.

Attire
The Buccaness really makes herself seen with her attire. She adorns a royal purple 18th century sailing captain’s coat. The coat has two short tails that stop just above her thigh, extending outwards slightly. The turn-ups on the coat are a gleaming ivory, with the details being a beautifully designed gold. Beneath the coat, is a neat white blouse, which has very short sleeves and a flowered design around the shoulders. Over the lower part of the blouse is a fine gold sash, which is tied off at her left side. Alongside this coat, Viola wears a pair of tight white breeches, which are met just below the knee with a pair of thick black leather boots. Across her waist is a thick black leather belt with a delicately designed gold buckle. The buckle is decorated with golden ivy leaves. Hanging off the belt are two twin black leather pistol holsters, carefully decorated and laced with gold. They are hidden just below the tails of the coat. What draws the most attention is the black and white tri corn hat, which Viola insists on wearing. It has a large purple feather jutting out of the top, drawing a huge level of attention. Accessories wise, Viola wears a pair of tight black leather gloves and a gold chained amethyst necklace.

Personality
Viola is without doubt a highly confident individual. She is very upfront and often too honest for her own good. She is not afraid to state what the problem is with someone or something, without care for anyone’s feelings. This ‘honesty’ will often lead to her getting tied up in many tricky situations, which often requires her team to bail her out. She is also highly confident in her own beliefs and convictions, which can cause problems with anyone who believes they can control her. She only shows respect to those she respects in turn. People who don’t earn her respect, will never see the real side to her. Yet, despite her rash off-the-cusp honesty, Viola is a very reliable person. She isn’t without a heart and more than once has she gone out of her way to comfort her friends. She is trustworthy, but only to a handful whom see that side of her.

Although a very beautiful girl, Viola has been outcast because of her headstrong, no nonsense way of thinking. Her beauty is her pride and she know how to use it as a clever weapon to get her way with people. It isn’t a weapon she likes to use often, but she will use it in a tight spot. Another part of herself she takes with great pride is her self-proclaimed title ‘the Buccaness’. Coming from a pirate background, Viola is very quick to remind any who would cross her, of her name, of her title and of her weapons.

On the basis of battle, Viola is a close range fighter, but also a headstrong one. If she believes she has a clear shot or that she can take down an enemy no sweat, then she will charge in, weapons ready. On occasion this tactic works out, but on most occasions she needs someone with a firm mind to keep her in check.

Weapon and Abilities
Weapon: The Dioscuri - The famed weapons of the family of Tyndareus. These elegant gold encrusted pistols have been passed down from generation to generation of male heir, each one updating the pair as they received them. Viola was the last of her family to receive them, as she was the first to become a Huntsmen. These two pistols have a very lethal past and are will make for an even more lethal future in the right hands. They’re a duel wield weapon, which resemble two 19th Century cavalry pistols with two barrels. The larger barrel at the top is the part used as a fire arm. It fires a single shot, which can be reloaded using a ram rod. However without the ram rod, the bullet would flop harmlessly to the ground. The second barrel is much thinner than the top barrel. If the long, slender locking mechanism at the top end of the pistol is pulled back, the two barrels switch places. What then extends is a slender and razor sharp blade of roughly 30 centimeters in length. These blades resemble that of a fencing foil, but are stronger and much sharper.

Abilities: Storm Call - The power to call upon powerful winds to help her, Viola is prepared to make use of it in a tight spot. She can call about winds to boost her speed or blast back enemies. However, the flaw in this powerful semblance can be traced back to Viola’s birth, when she was born on the night of an untamable storm. Although, prepared to use her gift, it is difficult to control and without a strong-will to harness and tame the wind, it will easily escape Viola’s bidding.

Back Story
From the southern costal lands of Mistral, Viola came from a long line of warriors, who ‘liberated’ the cargo of cruel traders and major companies. They would then sell on the captured cargo for a reduced price to local companies. It was a strong tradition in her family and Viola was no different. Viola was born on the night of a fierce storm at sea, which many in her village believed that she imprisoned part of that storm in her soul. This made many believe this is what caused her to be reckless and impulsive throughout her childhood. She showed little respect for her elders, if she felt they did not respect her. This impulsive and disrespectful nature, caused not only friction with many elders in her village, but also her mother, who had been raised to respect her elders without question. As a young girl, Viola only wanted to taste adventure and would often run away from doing the boring women’s roles her mother taught, to watch her father and his crew set sail on raids. Her desperation to become a member of her father’s crew lead her to take on the boys of her village.

By quickly picking out the individual weaknesses of every boy in the village, younger and older, Viola was able to best them at every ample opportunity. This included everything from sporting events, to tree climbing and even the simple games of hide and seek. However, as she continued to best the older boys of her village, she began to get into fights with them. Losing many of earlier fights, Viola learnt how to brawl through simply adapting the boys’ weaknesses once again, making fine use of her speed and agility. It was from this point she called herself ‘The Buccaness’ and took on the attire of a purple sailing coat and tri-corn hat. Therefore, on the day that boys became men and joined the raiding fleet, Viola went with them aged 13. As the first girl to challenge the system, she put tremendous strain on her father. He was very proud of his daughter, but he knew she would be a risk. She was headstrong and reckless, meaning he could not guarantee that she would actually listen to his or other men’s orders. Yet after much deliberation, he took her with him upon his ship ‘The Osprey’. At first, she was to be as expected, reluctant to take orders and longing to be in control. She refused to do work upon the ship and would partake in the fighting alone without support.

The event that caused the greatest problem was when she discovered her semblance in battle and wrecked an enemy ship, before her father could eventually calm her down. She sank an entire merchant vessel beneath the waves, which was the final straw for the crew of ‘The Osprey’. They demanded that she leave the ship and not step back aboard. Her father had no choice but to comply and she dismissed from the ship. This major setback, not only revealed her power to everyone, but also made her seem a liability in the villagers’ eyes. People refused to talk to her and cursed her as ‘Deimos’ or ‘Terror’. Although, confident in her won convictions and a strong-willed child, she found that she was outcaste for her strength. It was not until she turned 15, that her father’s first mate, offered to help her apply for Beacon academy, testing her semblance to the limit of her physical and mental capacity. More than once, did she cause utter devastation with her power over the wind. However, she did not fear her power and persisted on using it, as much as possible.

Upon turning 17, just as Viola was prepared to apply for Beacon, her father was made bed-ridden after taking a bullet to thigh, from which he contracted a fever. Believing that he would never leave this state, Viola inherited the Dioscuri from her father and quickly began to adjust to them, making them her own. Upon leaving for Beacon there was no big fond farewell, but rather an empty docks and a small vessel ready to bear her across the sea to Beacon. Stepping on that vessel, she never once looked back.

Trivia
1) Viola's weapon pair, the Dioscuri, are named after the twin star-crowned gods who form St. Elmo's fire in sky above the rigging of sailing ships. They are also known as the constellation Gemini.

2) The name Tyndareus, is the actual name of the man who fathered one of the twins of the Dioscuri, who was called Castor. The other son was called Polydeukes and a son of the Greek God, Zeus.

3) Viola's nickname 'Deimos' is the actual name of the Greek God of terror.

4) The basis for Viola's pirate history, comes from the Sicilian pirates, who raided the coast of the Mediterranean and North Africa right up until the 17th Century.