Ebony Feldgrau

""Well, you know...dying would be bad for your health..""



Appearance
At first glance you probably wouldn't think much of her. She was the quiet one who sat somewhere to the back of the room and drew on her notes all day. Her messy blonde hair was always clipped back with the exception of the two long tendrils which framed her face the bangs that she swept over to the side. She could never decide on whether or not she was actually cold, so she always wore her jacket with the sleeves rolled up (however futile it was as one side would always manage to slide down).And around her neck hung a thin silver chain with a small engraved band. Her once white thigh length canvas boots were now speckled with mud, blood, and paint from her day to day activities and circles dragged from underneath her deep set hazel eyes. Some would say this was normal, others would say she looked out of place, and perhaps they would both be right. The girl who always seemed to be out of synch with the galaxy and the clock was actually right where she needed to be.

* picture will be added when i have the capability*

Personality
She always seems to be on edge, is rather fidgety and can get frustrated and discouraged easily. However, she is surprisingly approachable. She prefers to listen and gather information before speaking out on a subject, and has a tendency to dominate and take over on something she is passionate about. Overall she is able to adapt quickly, and works in bouts of spontaneous energy. She wants to know what people think of her, and wants to improve, but she hates to admit that she needs the help. Additionally, when it comes to battles against humans, she has difficulty taking the fight seriously. Her motive to fight is purely against Grimm for survival and protection.

Backstory/History
While she was young, her father had split from her mother, taking her and her younger brother Pepto with him. They moved to a small village on the outskirts of Mistral. And While the people within the area were rather unsavory, the property was cheap and it was far from any Grimm, so it worked for them. Eventually, her father came to marry her step mom, Verbena. This came along with her three children: Rosewood, Puce, and Aegean. Things began to be a lot more hectic. In sharp contrast to her father and Ebony herself, Verbena was exceptionally social and strict. She kept the household in line and, for the most part, kept Ebony sheltered from the world outside. What knowledge Ebony had of Dust and Grimm prior to attending Shade had come from her school History teacher, a former Military officer, who encouraged Eb to flee from Mistral and go military herself. He also taught her the basic use of swords and small firearms. Meanwhile, on the other hand, there was also some of her online friends: Nahia, Violett, and Tawny. The four of them had been discussing the possibility of them attending Shade for months. Tawny's mother was a very skilled huntress, and according to Tawny, would be willing to help Ebony train and build her weapon if she needed. She considered both options, but the longer she waited, the harder it became to make the call. Having decided to let the pieces fall where they may, She worked with her History teacher to assemble some decent sounding transcripts and applications, and sent them to both schools. That night after sending them, as she lay in bed she knew which one she truly desired. The acceptance letter into Shade came about a month before her graduation from basic school, and she immediately began to make arrangements for making her way to Vacuo and staying with Tawny for the summer in between. Though her mother was not fond of this idea (she wanted Ebony to go to Atlas) she knew she couldn't fight her daughter in the case as it was her choice now that she was 18. A few days after graduation, her parents took her down to the train station and said their goodbyes.

Weapons
She carries two weapons, rather than one combined weapon like most.

This is because during the time in which she developed Her Sword, she was mostly just experimenting and really couldn't find a practical way to combine the two.

The first being a Dust Plated Energy Sword, which operates and relies mostly on her semblance. However combined with its Dust engravings can have special attacks/additional abilities such as electricity. Her first draft of the weapon consisted the same Dust Plating and Engraving, however, having not known her semblance at the time, could not be condensed/sheathed, was fully operable to anyone (unlike her current version, which can only be "unlocked" and operated by her, and was far less cool.

The second being a semi automatic pistol which she keeps holstered to her thigh at all times. When facing larger opponents such as Grimm she is able to use a technique called "Scatter Shot." (detailed below) However she does not like to use this weapon against humans. And if she were to have to, she would only use shocking rounds.

Semblance, Aura and Capabilities
Her semblance was discovered on accident on a cold and vulnerable night. It was two months after arriving in Vacuo, and only three months until the initiation into Shade. Out in Tawny's backyard, the two had been discussing their biggest fears, and the things that had relieved them. Ebony sat with her head hung and tears forming in the corner of her eyes, not yet daring to fall. She took a shaky breath and laid back, closing her eyes. "I can picture it all up here, in my head.." She started, tapping on her forehead as she recalled her memories. "The dream is so vivid and red..." her eyes fluttered open now. "but I know it's not real. Still, It's been haunting me ever since I was little. I can't imagine what I would do without my dad. He's always been my biggest supporter, always, always been there for me, and he always blamed himself whenever I got hurt. That's why I can't picture him dead." She stated, sitting up, clenching her fists and inhaling the crisp night air and closing her eyes again. "He's like my protector." With this, a wave of calm seemed to pass through her, leaving a cooling sensation through her body. As she opened her eyes and palms she noticed a little flicker of light. A tiny white illuminated knight chess piece glimmered in her right hand, and upon her shock, dispersed into thin air. "Holy Sh**! Did you just see that too?!!??" She yelped. "Yeah! How the he** did you do that!?" "I don't...I don't know...I've never done that before...it just kind of...happened..." "I think you just discovered your semblance! It must have something to do with light evidently...and it's pretty obviously connected to your emotions..or at least I think..." "Do you really think so? I didn't even think that was possible..." "Well yeah I think so! what else could it be? Cmon! let's go ask my mom about it! She's great at this kind of stuff...It's like her knack!"

So yeah...There's that. And It came to find, (thanks to the help of Tawny's mother) that her semblance was in manipulating light, and manipulating energies into light. Thus far and throughout her time in Shade she develops and is able to apply her semblance for a range of offensive, defensive, and mundane tasks, techniques and abilities:
 * luminescence: ability to surround herself with light. This technique is only useful for show, or in combination with her teammate Violett's shadow created vectors which need a light source.
 * holographic projection (minor scale): by bending light particles she is able to generate small projections which appear in her hand. This is not particularly helpful on the battlefield, at all...but it is pretty cool and comforting.
 * Scatter Shot: fighting technique in which after shooting off a round the energy blasts are fragmented.
 * Energy conversion: This technique is used when falling from great distances/heights, and is physically draining in her current state. the shock from the fall is converted into light energy and is dispersed.      It is also used to emit light waves to deflect objects/projectiles. Handy when taking bullets/ or elemental storms, not so handy in taking punches or a slice.

Emblem
Her emblem, which appears as a tattoo on her left forearm, is a dragon wrapped around a cross, and chasing/biting its own tail.

Trivia

 * Her emblem is a reference to/combination of the uroboros and flamel symbol from FMA/B.
 * to explain the "kind of" ambidextrous...she broke her right arm once, and scince then has been teaching herself to use both hands to accomplish tasks.
 * You can follow Ebony's story, as well as the rest of the stories for Team ENVI as they are released on my blog page (ThereGoesKira).