Rowan Tayberry

"Maybe sometimes I get distracted, and I don't take things seriously. Is that so bad? Our dark worlds needs a little sparkle sometimes."

- Rowan Tayberry

Rowan Tayberry is a student attending Haven Academy. Her weapon of choice is a staff that looks similar to a Magical Girl weapon. It can be used as a blunt object, but also fires beams of energy powered by various forms of dust.

History
Rowan and her family originally lived in Vale. Both parents are faunus, as is her older sister, Lina. Rowan, however, was easily able to hide her faunus trait. She could simply wear a hat or a hood. She hated hiding her cat ears, but her parents forced her to.

Rowan'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 experienced verbal harassment from countless people due to their race, and they didn't want the same thing to happen to their children.

After Lina was brutally attacked by a group a teenagers, the Tayberry family uprooted and moved to Menagerie. Rowan was overly excited because she could finally show off and be happy with her animal trait. She loved living in the beautiful ocean city.

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

While they were children, Lina wanted to keep Rowan happy so she bought a manga about a magical cat girl, hoping it would keep her spirits up. Rowan fell in love with the manga and wanted nothing more than to be like the heroine in the story.

She began dreaming of being a magical hero, wanting to save people in need and have fun while doing it. Her parents indulged her (possibly a little too much) and designed her weapon to look like a magical girl staff.

When she was old enough, Rowan wanted to join Haven so she could become a real hero. Lina was terrified that Rowan didn't quite understand what being a Huntress meant, but Rowan's mind was made up. Lina had no choice but to join Haven alongside Rowan to keep her safe.

Usual Outfit
Rowan is short, but is on the chubbier side. She is the second shortest on the team at 5'4". She has raspberry pink hair tied back in pigtails with a lighter streak in her bangs. She has white cat ears (her faunus trait) and lime green eyes. Her aura is pink, and her Emblem is on her dress.

Rowan's outfit is a Magical Girl inspired pink and white gradient dress. She has arm bands and a choker of the same color. She has darker gloves and even darker boots with pink ribbons at the top. Finally, she has a large magenta ribbon at the top of her dress.

Pajamas
Rowan's pajamas usually consist of a pink night gown with stars across it.

Personality
Rowan is incredibly cheerful, bright and lovable. She has a somewhat infectious personality and easily influences those around her. She is always encouraging her friends to be happy and keep their hearts up, wanting to bring light and happiness to dark situations.

Her personality can often lead to her not taking certain situations seriously and forgetting about the real world. She gets caught up in her fantasies and sometimes believes that she really is a magical girl. However, Rowan can often bring herself back with the help of her team.

Family
Rowan's mother (to be named): Rowan's mother is one of Rowan's best friends, she always encouraged her to follow her dreams. She helped designed Rowan's outfit and always wanted her to be happy. Rowan extended this happiness to her mother, to keep her happy when she was the most scared.

Rowan's father (to be named): Rowan's father often worries for her, but knows that she has Lina to protect her. Rowan adores her father, and wants him to be happy just like the rest of her family. She does everything she can to make him proud and happy.

Team SLVR
Seren Argyris - Rowan enjoys Seren, and loves having her as a team leader. She is often motivating Seren to do her best. Rowan's habit to often ignore plans, and not take battle seriously is frustrating for Seren.

Lina Tayberry - Rowan's older sister, Lina often fears for Rowan's safety but Rowan tries to encourage Lina to relax and have a good time. The two rarely fight, but this is mostly on the part of Lina. Rowan sometimes gets frustrated with Lina, she knows that she can protect herself and wish Lina would open herself up for friends.

Violet Blackwood - Violet considers Rowan to be the funnest member of the team, the two of them are the most likely to dive straight into a fight. Violet admires Rowan's joy and innocnece as well as her incredible skills in battle. Rowan enjoys Violet's attitude, and loves her abilites.

Powers and Abilites
Rowan loves to fight, and does so with as much flair as possible. Despite her persona, Rowan is a highly skilled fighter. Her attitude allows her to get close without getting scared and her attacks pack quite a punch. She thinks fighting is fun.

Weapon
Rowan's weapon is a long staff styled after a magical girl weapon. It's a long, golden handle with a large, pink gemstone at the top. White wings come out from ether side of the gemstone. The gemstone will change color depending on which kind of dust Rowan is using, but it's standard color is pink. At the push of a button, the handle will retract into just the gems and the wings that Rowan can wear on her side for easy travel. Each of the dust blasts look like sparkles (a feature custom to her weapon), to make it look more magical.

Semblance
Rowan's semblance (yet to be named) allows her to lighten her body weight. This lets her jump incredibly high and make graceful landings (much like a cat). She uses this to fight by jumping up high and easily dodging attacks.

Weaknesses
Rowan's weakness is her naivety, she easily forgets about the dangers of fighting as if she's still locked in her fantasy world. This can lead to her or others getting hurt very easily if she doesn't focus on the matters at hand.

Trivia

 * Rowan's name fits the CNR because rowan is a type of tree that produces pink berries and her last name, Tayberry is a time of reddish-pink berry.