Rava Fiarie

"I don't want nicknames. Please, just call me Istalrí. It's my name."

- Istalrí to her teammates, after they suggested nicknames.

Istalrí Fiarie, a 1st year student at Beacon and the fourth member of Team BUHI, is somewhat of a mystery. It's not known whether she went to another academy like Signal or Sanctum before going to Beacon. She's had a couple nicknames, but don't ever call her by them.

Appearance
Istalrí has thick, long, flaming-red hair, which looks like it's on fire in sunlight, and her amber eyes are flecked with gold. She has a light complexion, and is somewhat tall at a height of 5'7". She is the lightest of her team, at only 106 lbs.

When not wearing her Beacon Academy uniform, she wears an amber camisole, over which is bronze armor that's similar in shape to a medieval corset, while bronze bracers are on her forearms. She also wears a combat skirt, which starts with a dark amber-orange at the top, and gradually fades to a light amber-orange at the bottom, with black trim at the very bottom. Under it, she wears black leggings, while on her feet are a pair of red knee-high, half-inch heeled boots, which have zippers on the outside. Around her waist she wears a reddish-brown sword belt, it's buckle being her symbol, with a sheath on either side to hold her weapon, Bronzeflame.

For prom, she wears a red, short-sleeved dress that goes to her knees. On her feet she wears a pair of gold, quarter-inch wedged sandals. She leaves her hair down, and wears no jewelry.

Personality
Istalrí is very self-conscious, which leads to a reserved, quiet, and self-doubting nature. She's kind, helpful, and thoughtful, but her self-consciousness makes her hesitant, which gets in the way of making friends as well. And if you bring up her past, she will immediately shut down and clam up.

Subconsciously, her mind and eyes are always at work, noting and observing. It's so subconscious that she doesn't even realize she noted it until she needs the information. Despite that drawback, this makes for a strategic mind and quick planning skills. She also knows what she can and cannot do.

Even though she tends to be pessimistic, Istalrí tries to be optimistic. You'll often find her looking at maps, memorizing them so she can use her Semblance more effectively, and know where she is.

Istalrí often feels like she's looked over, which, more often than not, is her own fault as she's so quiet in the first place. She treasures the moments where she feels like she's contributing, which are many now that she's part of a team where her skills are needed and appreciated.

Completely desperate, Istalrí will jump at any opportunity to find out more about her past, without any consideration of whether or not she's being tricked. For finding out about her past is the thing she most wants. There is not one day where Istalrí doesn't think about her past.

The reason Istalrí doesn't like nicknames is simple: She's afraid that if she is called by nicknames, even the memory of her name will fade. She doesn't want to lose the little memory she has.

Relationships

 * Istalrí's relationship with Sandi, her partner, is completely professional as of now. As her leader, Istalrí respects him, and Sandi respects her back because of her skills and abilities. She wonders why he gets edgy when talking about the White Fang, but doesn't want to press him.
 * Uranus, as her teammate, is someone Istalrí respects, as she knows from Ozpin and the others of the Beacon staff that the initiation for the Academy is tough. Istalrí, of course, hasn't seen much of his abilities. Outside of that, she understands his tendency of wanting to be alone, being the same way.
 * Zircona is probably the only one who Istalrí feels comfortable around, besides Ozpin. Istalrí respects Zircona for her skills, and since it's become obvious that they'll be working together a lot, Istalrí's tried to take a little time to get to know her. Plus, for some odd reason, Istalrí feels drawn to her. Why is a mystery.

History
"Without memory... Who are we?"

- Istalrí

Istalrí's history is actually somewhat of a mystery, for she doesn't remember it. She has no idea where she got her weapon, or where she comes from.

A year ago, Istalrí woke up in the ruins of a city, barefoot and with no memory except her first name. It wasn't long before she came across a battle between a man and a bunch of monsters (Grimm). Wanting to protect the man, Istalri fought the monsters. The supposedly helpless man, though, soon revealed he knew how to fight. Together, they beat the Grimm.

Afterwards, the man revealed he was a Huntsman, there with several other Huntsman and Huntresses. He introduced himself as Ozpin, head of Beacon Academy. Istalrí, not understanding a word he said, was originally confused. It didn't take long for both of them to realize they were speaking two different languages. They managed to communicate through a bit of hand gestures and both of them repeating what the other said. Needless to say, Ozpin was quite intrigued, and having noted her skills, took her back to Beacon, where she learned English.

Once she came of age, Ozpin asked her if she wanted to actually attend Beacon. Istalrí accepted, and after passing the exam and initiation, became the fourth member of Team BUHI.

Weapon
Istalrí's weapon is a pair of bronze MTDS (Multiple-Transformation Dust Swords) that she's christened Bronzeflame. Each sword can become a pistol, as well as connect together at their hilts to form a bladed staff, which can also be thrown at enemies like a boomerang. Their hilts also contain Dust cartridges, which Istalrí can use to fire at enemies.

Swords: Straight-bladed, bronze swords with black hilts. No decoration. They are modified to use Dust, which is in their hilts.

Pistols: Bronze-barreled black pistols. They shoot Dust-fused bullets. The Dust crystals themselves are in the handles.

Bladed Staff: A staff with blades, resembling a dual-pointed throwing spear. The Dust crystals are in the middle, where the black grip is. The rest of it is bronze and bladed.

Dust: Bronzeflame carries Dust crystals in it's hilts/handles. Usually Istalrí uses Fire Dust (Red), but there are others. They include Earth Dust (Yellow-Brown), Wind Dust (Green), and Light Dust (Gold?).

Abilities & Powers
Istalrí is an expert at using Bronzeflame, knocking enemies off their feet with it's sword and staff forms, and blasting enemies with it's pistol form. She can also use the Dust in it while fighting. Slashing, hacking, thrusting, whirling, sniping, and generally causing mass chaos, it's not a good idea to face her when she has Bronzeflame in her hands.

Istalrí excels in speed and flexibility, often using acrobatics to jump around the battlefield.

Her Semblance is named Compass, which allows her to know the exact directions of all 4 major compass points, as well as the 4 minor ones, at all times. This, when combined with Zircona's maps, makes her the ultimate navigator. She and Zircona often work together, using a combination of their Semblances and Zircona's night vision to navigate.

Istalrí has a photographic memory, meaning any picture or image she sees will be imprinted on her brain for her whole life. She will never be able to get rid of it. This ability is how she memorizes Zircona's maps, and, along with her Semblance and fighting skills, is what makes her a priceless addition to her teammates.

Trivia

 * Her first name, Istalrí, comes from the Inheritance Cycle, and means fire. It is pronounced as "is-tahl-ree."
 * All languages in the Inheritance Cycle have been confirmed by the author to relate to real languages (which he states at the end of each book).
 * The language she spoke to Ozpin is the language her name comes from. How she knows it, at this point, is a mystery.
 * The pronunciation may not be correct, as I have not researched what language the word comes from. But, for this, that will be it's pronunciation.
 * Her last name, Fiarie, was actually created while listening to one of the Fairy Tail opening themes, Snow Fairy, in which it sounds like the singer sings "fairy" as "fee-are-ee." And that is how it's pronounced, as well.
 * Despite the fact her last name is included here, she does not know it at this point in the story, which is being written but hasn't been named.
 * Her symbol is a compass, showing the four cardinal points (North, South, East, West), as well as Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast, with black marks, and has black dual-pointed arrows behind it going horizontal, vertical, and diagonal, lining up with the points marked.
 * Her Semblance idea came from a three-book trilogy including Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue.
 * Istalrí alludes to The Firebird, which appears in multiple fairy tales, and is usually the object of a quest.
 * It might seem like only her coloring reflects this, but her symbol and Semblance do as well. For her Semblance is a navigation one, as The Firebird is usually the object of quests, and her symbol reflects that.
 * Istalrí herself is actually an "object of a quest".
 * This is also reflected in her Aura color, which is a red-gold, as well as her color scheme (red, orange, amber).
 * Istalrí also alludes to one of my previous OCs, Phoenix Ashburn, in terms of personality and having lost her memory.
 * She does have alive relatives, which include an older sister and her parents. She just doesn't remember them. They are the ones searching for her.