Riona Macentire

"Life is a beautiful thing. Cherish it, else you lose it in sadness.]"

- Riona Macentire

Riona Macentíre is the third Original Character created by Imthesteve'97, inspired by Robin Hood. She hails from the Northwestern Continent and arrived in Vale for Grimm Hunting certification.

Appearance
"If you even suggest that I wear that, I'll kill you."

Riona appears as a young woman in a green/white reversible hunting coat that helps her camouflage with the treeline and snowy plains of her homeland. She wears very modest and conservative clothing to suit her needs; turtle-neck long-sleeves, often to match the color of the terrain she travels to, cargo camouflage pants and black combat boots. In battle, she wears quivers, that tightly bind and secure arrows when moving around, on her belt, thighs and back in pairs.

She wears her short, brown hair in a ponytail to keep it away from her eyes, which are green. Her light skin is easily sunburned and is never covered with makeup. She wears a focused expression and does not smile often.

Riona wears one silver earring on her left ear and an emerald, moon-like necklace with an etched figure of a wolf.

Personality
"She's a Faunus. But compared to you I may as well shout 'Grimm' and kill you!" While focused and not one for gossip, Riona is never afraid to speak her mind and defend someone. Growing up in a hardworking community that relies on everyone to work to survive winters, she finds "working together" to be important in a school body and reminds others of it.

However, she is better suited to solitude. Her duties involved hunting big game in the forests surrounding her town. She would be out for days at a time, returning to drop off her kill and resuming her hunt. So she is naturally lacking many social skills and finds it hard to connect with her peers.

Aura & Semblance
Riona's Aura gives her heightened perception in her hearing when hunting, giving her the advantage of hearing a stalking predator or to hear her prey.

Her Semblance gives her the ability to move the direction of a projectile, be it hers or another's. But, she can only divert one projectile at a time, making multiple attacks against her difficult.

Weapon
ShallGeri-Toraí - Literally meaning "Hunter-Hunter", this steel bow has been Riona's constant companion. Its powerful draw weight makes it a lethal and long range weapon. Accompanied by powdered Dust arrows, elemental support gives her an edge. Interestingly enough, it was one of the first weapons forged by Revan MacLeod.

Battle Style
"Keep them at bay, and I'll snipe 'em." Years of hunting fast game and always delivering has made her a marvelous ranged combatant. Ranged Attacks:  *Archery: Her most basic quick attack, using steel arrowheads, makes quick and accurate strikes.

*Elemental Archery: Adapting glass vials to replace an arrowhead, Riona can fill the vials with powdered Dust and shoot them with just as much accuracy and range. The only issue is the expense and inventory space.

Close-In Attacks:  Garrote Drawstring: As a last resort, Riona can use the heavy drawstring as a garrote to strangle her opponents with her agility and strength. This only works on one person at a time and requires time to really take effect.

Special Ability:  Redirection: Ri can divert or control the direction of a single projectile at a time. Either to move an arrow to strike a target with cover or to make an opponent's ranged attack miss.

Just Listen...: Focusing her Aura to amplify her senses, she can detect anything moving or breathing within twenty-five yards of her.

History
On its way.

Trivia

 * Her first name is derived from Irish "ríoghan" meaning "queen".


 * "Macentire" derives from the Irish word for wolf: "Mac tíre".