Briar Lancaster

"I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am. What you see is what you get."

Briar Lancaster is an original character created by WeissSchnee. She is a member of Team C.B.L.T and alludes to Medusa.

Appearance
Briar is a young woman of average height with a slim build, pale skin and striking red hair and eyes. The red hair is common among the woman in her family while her red eyes come from the fact she is a snake Faunus. However, Briar's eyes and hair aren't usually what people first notice when they look at her.

Biography/ History
When she was nine years old, and after a fight with her parents, Briar ran away from home and ended up outside the city with an idea in her mind that she would go and live in one of the outer villages far away from her parents. She walked for a few hours before she encountered a pack of four young Beowolves. Briar was saved from the monsters by a Huntsman who had been on a mission near-by, but not before she lost her left arm up to her elbow. Eventually, her parents crafted Briar a robotic arm that would allow her to lead as normal a life as possible. However, after the pain of her ordeal, Briar decided she no longer wanted to be a scientist like her parents. She wanted to become a Huntress in order to protect people and make sure no one suffered because of them again like she had. She enrolled at Atlas' top combat prep school as soon as she was old enough and to no-one's surprise who knew of her brains and determination, Briar thrived, excelling in all her classes. The surprise for everyone came much later once she graduated. Her parents were surprised when she came to them and said she wanted to apply to Beacon Academy. When they asked her why she wanted to leave Atlas and travel across the continent to Vale, she said simply that she felt Beacon was where she could do the most good. Eventually they conceded and gave their daughter their blessing. Briar soon applied and was accepted into Beacon Academy where she began her true training to become a Huntress.

Briar and her team were out in the field on a mission when the Fall of Beacon occured. They returned to Vale once they learned what had happened to assist with clearing out Grimm and helping to secure the city.

Personality
Briar isn't the most social person. Those who don't know her well would say she was apathetic to others and isn't interested in what they have to say. However, her closed off demeanor is more a defense mechanism than a true dislike of people. Briar has dealt with a lot of judgement from people in her young life, both because she is a Faunus and because of her disability. Those who do know Briar well know that she is dedicated, honorable and brave, a natural born defender of people. She is also know to have a wicked sense of humor when it comes to her team mates, and enjoys bothering one of them in particular. Briar is an extremely hard worker and, when learning something new, will stick to it until she has mastered it. She also loves being physically active as much as she enjoys learning and when she isn't studying in the library or spending time with her team, she is usually working out and refining her combat skills

In Combat
Briar can alternate between mid and close range combat, switching between her Dust casting abilities and her Dust augmented punches and kicks. Briar's weapon is actually her mechanical arm which allows her to cast Dust attacks and is also capable of firing miniature missiles.

Abilities: Briar is capable of casting Dust attacks like traditional magic thanks to her augmented arm. The hardwire allows her to channel certain elements of Dust in not just her left hand, but also her right hand and feet. She is accomplished in martial arts and combines this unique Dust ability with her physical skills to augment their effectiveness and damage dealing capabilities.

Aura: Briar's Aura is red in colour.

Semblance

Briar’s Semblance is called Quake. Briar can disrupt the earth, causing a violent quake that knocks down everyone in the targeted 10 meter area of effect every few seconds. Her Semblance can last up to 20 seconds and she can activate it up to 25 meters away from the target area. Only moving enemies are affected, and larger, stronger enemies can sometimes be immune to the knockdown effect all together. Enemies who enter the area of effect and are immune to the knockdown effect incure a movement speed penalty of between 20 to 30 percent.

Trivia
- Briar is based on Medusa.

- Her being a snake Faunus, as well as her emblem, are all allusions to Medusa.

-Her name, Briar, means shrub/ thorns. A shrub can be green, and thorns are usually either green or red.