Theluji Skadith

"Human scum. You have no idea what suffering is...allow me to fix that."

- Theluji, to Talis

History
Born into a rich Faunus family, Theluji should have had a life of luxury. Her father was gone, but her mother was heiress to the Grand Malt liquor company based in Vacuo, until a year after Theluji was born.

When her grandfather died, the company board was mostly comprised of humans. Despite the protests of the rest of the board, they took the company, buying out her part of it.

Her mother's attempts at business were amateur at best, and her attempts to rival the company she should have inherited were met only with failure. By the time Theluji was four, her mother had squandered most of their money. Desperate and alone, her mother reached out to a friend of hers at the Schnee dust company. Her friend got her a position at the company, as "Supervisor" of a small mining operation halfway between Vacuo and Vale. Little Theluji was brought along for the ride.

At the site, conditions were poor for the Faunus workers, and Theluji's mother quickly became the most hated Faunus on the site. Hated by the humans simply for being who she was, and by the Faunus workers for working for the humans. The harsh reality of the situation was even worse because of the backlash that the kids had on Theluji. She was the most hated child in her race-segregated class, her only friend being a quiet, almost mute Seal boy named Flatuin Rouge. Persecution continued until she walked in on a White Fang meeting.

The White Fang, despite her being very young, accepted her as their own. She went from being the most hated kid to the most respected within a month. The White Fang became her family, and she became more belligerent, arguing with her mother more and more. When she realized that her mother wouldn't turn against the Schnee dust company, she ran away, staying with one of her friends in the White Fang instead, taking a map of the compound with her -something that the Schnee dust company forbade the Faunus from having. When her mother showed up in the White Fang hideout in a frenzy, she hid in a secret room hidden underneath the rickety building. She waited three weeks before going back to her mother, at the White Fang's request. She showed up to every meeting, usually with a tidbit about the security around the compound or where the weapon storage was.

living in the White Fang gave the young Theluji some respect. Her ruthlessness and tactical mind got her invited to sit on the White Fang's local council at the ripe old age of ten. She trained with the older miners, gaining muscle and strength. When Theluji turned seven, the miners began protesting over the lousy conditions in the mine. Her mother tried to get the miners back to work, but stopped when she saw her own daughter on the picket lines.

At the age of thirteen, the Faunus revolted, but were crushed by the Schnee dust company's security. Among the Faunus killed in the revolt was Flatuin Rouge, her only friend before joining.

Grieving, she threw herself into her training, and managed to unlock her aura. She scavenged scrap metal and dust on her forays into the manufacturing unit with her mother. With them, and help from some of the former weapon smiths, she forged her own custom weapon, Winter's Wrath.

Peace was restored by the Schnee dust company, which brought in twice as many guards as last time. Her mother was promoted for her role in suppressing the riot, which in turn brought more hardship...and more opportunities. Theluji became an adept forging artist, imitating her mother's signature to divert small amounts of dust and materials to her brethren in the White Fang.

While fortunes were turning around for Theluji's mother, the miners were even more downtrodden than before. Between the ages of thirteen and nineteen, Theluji spent her time training, either with Schnee employees or with White Fang members, and socializing with the company's employees. She reported everything to the White Fang. Despite her best efforts, Her semblance did not materialize.

The miners eventually got back to the way things had been, but a simmering resentment was there, under the surface. Some of the guards were cruel to the Faunus workers, and tensions frequently ran high. Tensions that Theluji's mother had to keep in check.

Chione's Rage
A claw based weapon that fits over her hands and forearm. The claws are retractable, but are cruelly hooked, and extend to seven inches long. Crafted from a steel-dust alloy, the weapons (one on each hand), are extremely tough. The claws can be used to slash, or to grab onto an opponent and throw them. They have double barreled .50 magnums on the back, and they can be used to launch a curved claw to take down runaways.

Chione's Laughter
A bladed knee and foot set of blades with concealed dust vials. typically used to attack unsuspecting foes.

Semblance: Blizzard's Beast
Upon activation, Snow pours out of Theluji's body, covering the area with a thick coating. This costs aura, especially if she uses it to its' fullest. It has five stages, one through five. One through two barely cost any aura, but put out enough whirling winds to keep foes' visibility down. Typically, she'll use stage four or five to bring up a thick coating on the ground, then keep the blizzard blinding, but not too much so. Usually a stage 2 will do for most fights, especially indoors.

Passive effect
The colder it is in a given area, the stronger Theluji gets.

Trivia
Theluji Skadith is Snow in Swahili, and a reference to the Norse goddess Skadi, or Skaði