Skailyn Arcus

Skailyn Arcus is a Huntress and former student of Beacon Academy. Skailyn's weapon of choice are her psionic hard-light ribbon blades known as Arachnia.

Appearance
Skailyn is a slightly tan girl with pale blue eyes and medium-length dark chestnut colored hair.

She wears a light blue crop-top under a black jacket that falls down to her hips and short dark blue shorts. She also wears dark blue shin-high boots with white thigh-high stockings with a light blue trim. Her emblem is shown on the side of her left stocking.

Personality
Skailyn had always been taught from a young age to treat everyone with respect and kindness. She became a compassionate girl who loved to make others happy. Her drive to become a Huntress was the prospect of helping many people, protecting those who can't protect themselves, and make the world an overall better place.

Skailyn didn't have many friends growing up, as she mostly kept to herself and her family. She loved to draw and create stories in her mind, especially with her younger brother. When Skailyn arrived at Beacon and was formed into her new team, she was able to form friendships with every one of her team members. Skailyn is a firm believer in choosing who is in your family.

Unfortunately, Skailyn's kindness can sometimes be taken advantage of. Despite her eagerness to become a Huntress, excessive violence has been hard for her to dish out herself. Skailyn only does what is absolutely necessary and within reason. Anything outside of that scares her, and this often gets her into terrible predicaments. But with a helpful push and encouragement, Skailyn can usually break out of her mind and get out of those predicaments.

Powers and Abilities
Previous to her time at the academies, Skailyn didn't have a lot of fighting experience. She was a loyal watcher of the festival tournaments and would sometimes take notes if she found a fighting style or weapon she liked. At Signal, Skailyn learned many fighting techniques without a weapon, howver this wasn't her strong suite. When she was given the chance to build her own weapon, she constructed a weapon that would accomadate both short-range and mid-range combat. At Beacon, Skailyn was able to fit into the role of leader very well, despite her initial concerns. With her compassion and drive, Skailyn learned what it took to take lives into consideration and wield her team members as an extension of herself. Alongside her proficiency with her weapon, Skailyn showcased her talents as a young Huntress-in-training.

Weapon
Skailyn is almost always equipped with her weapon of choice Arachnia. Although she's afraid of spiders, the name comes from the number of ribbons that extend out of a pack she wears on her back. Up to eight hard-light ribbon blades can shoot out of the sides of the pack and can extend up to 20 feet, all being controlled by her mind. The pack is designed to be compact and light to allow Skailyn agility and movement.

Semblance
Skailyn's Semblance allows her to projct her emotions onto others.

Weaknesses
Skailyn admits to her lack of confidence in hand-to-hand combat, often relying on her weapon's range and capabilities rather than her own. Although her training at the academies helped her to become better in that aspect, it was still a shortcoming in some cases. Skailyn's compassion can often hold her back in taking more darker methods in her missions and assignments.

Backstory
Skailyn Arcus grew up in a wealthy household in the kingdom of Vale. The Arcus family was one of pride yet compassion. They donated to many charities and contributed to a lot of the fortifications of the kingdom over the years. When Skailyn was born, many hoped she would take the family's name as heiress, but it was never forced upon her.

Four years after Skailyn's birth, her younger brother Sol was born. Skailyn and Sol had a close relationship growing up. They explored their large estate together as children and often pretended they were Huntsmen on the hunt for the evil Grimm. This sparked a desire in both of them to train to become Huntsmen. When Skailyn was of age, she applied for Signal Academy and was accepted into the school.

At Signal, Skailyn constructed her very own weapon and named it Arachnia. Skailyn trained with determination, but struggled to keep up with the physical demands of the classes. But even through the trials, Skailyn did not give up and finally reached the applications for Beacon. This was proved to be quite a test for Skailyn, but she was able to pass and be accepted into Beacon.

During the Beacon Academy Initiation, Skailyn first met Kael Chipps, who became her partner for the next four years. By the end of the initiation, Skailyn and Kael had chosen the same relic as partners Yasmin Rajah and Eggplant Nightshade (also known as Shade), thus forming them into Team SKYE, with Skailyn as the leader.

SKYE had many adventures throughout their four years at Beacon. Skailyn grew very close with her teammates and loved them like family. She even had a short romantic relationship with Shade, but they decided to stay as friends for professional reasons.

When SKYE graduated, all four members became Huntsmen and went their seperate ways to continue their work. Skailyn stayed in Vale to help control the Grimm in the more rural and unoccupied areas. She kept in contact with her former teammates as well as her real family. She was happy to hear Sol was accepted into Beacon.

Trivia

 * The name Skailyn brings to mind the word "sky" which in turn brings to mind the color blue.
 * Arcus is a type of cloud.
 * Skailyn is loosely based on the creator of the character.
 * Skailyn's name and weapon Arachnia was inspired by the original character concept - Skai Cloud - who wielded two bladed ribbons.