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| — Norman Mailer, The Big Empty |
| — Kaili Hart, introducing herself |
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| Age | 18 (Pre-BoB) 19 (Post-BoB) |
| Alias | Silver Shadow Jade Sterling |
| Nickname | Kai (by Isolde & Ember) |
| Status | Active |
| Color | Dark Green |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Human |
| Born | Where: Hammerhead Cove When: Nov. 3rd |
| Handedness | Right (Learned Ambidexterity) |
| Complexion | Olive |
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | Gold |
| Semblance | Shadow's Shroud |
| Height | 6'5" |
| Affiliation | Beacon Academy (formerly) |
| Team | Team NTHK (formerly) |
| Partner | Tsubaki Silvius (formerly) Isolde Itri |
| Occupation | Huntress-in-Training (formerly) Pirate Captain Thief |
| Relatives | Father: Bardon Hart (Deceased) Mother: Selena Idahnou-Hart (Deceased) Y. Bro: Zohar Lyall Hart (Assumed Deceased) |
| Emblem | 
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| Likes | Fighting. Playing pranks. Teasing others. |
| Dislikes | Being a subordinate. Easy fights. Complicated plans. |
| Special Skills | Playing pranks. Steering a ship. Navigation. Pickpocketing. Parkour. |
| Weaknesses | Over-confidence. Ranged combat. Reckless. |
Kaili Hart attended Beacon as a second-year student, the fourth member of Team NTHK (Nighthawk) and the partner of Tsubaki Silvius. However, with Beacon's fall, Kaili has resumed her former position as captain of the pirate/raiding ship (TBA), with close friend Isolde Itri as her first-mate. She has yet to go back to her home of Hammerhead Cove, however.
Appearance[]
Kaili can be very intimidating, standing at 6'5" and thus towering over many. In fact, she simply looks rebellious in general, from her stance to her clothes. She has an olive complexion, and her eyes are angular and gold in color.
Slight changes were made to Kaili's hairstyle after the BoB. It's still worn down, but her bangs now fall on the left side of her face, instead of over her right eye, and the braid there is longer and thinner. The two braids going around and connecting in the back were kept.
Casual (Pre-BoB)[]
When out of Beacon uniform, Kaili wears a dark green cape over a silver camisole, pinned on her left shoulder with a silver pin. Over her camisole, but under her cape, Kaili wears a brown belt/sash with a lot of pockets. A triangular, dark green tricorne pirate hat trimmed with silver sits on her head.
On Kaili's wrists are silver bands, two fake, dark-green leaves sprouting from each, facing upwards. To complete her outfit, Kaili wears fitting black jean capris, and gold, inch-high heeled sandals. Kaili also wears silver skull and crossbones stud earrings, and a sterling silver pendant in the shape of a star, hidden under her shirt.
Casual (Post-BoB)[]
Kaili's attire has changed dramatically. It now better represents her station as pirate captain, consisting of a silver vest-like tunic over a dark-green shirt, her tricorne, and a dark-green shawl/cape falling over her shoulders.
Instead of capris, Kaili wears a pair of black pants, and dark-green boots are on her feet. A brown belt, going under her cape, slants diagonally from her right shoulder across her torso. Another belt, this one gold in color, is worn around her waist, holding her sai.
Meanwhile, Kaili's skull-and-crossbones earrings have stayed, being matched by a silver skull-and-crossbones necklace, worn over her shawl/cape. Her fake leaf bracelets and sterling silver star pendant have also stayed, the latter being partially hidden under her shawl/cape.
Silver Shadow[]
As Silver Shadow, Kaili wears a dark green camisole that stops a bit above her belly button and a dull-gold mini-skirt. Around her waist is a brown belt, slightly slanted, with sheaths for her sai on either side. Over all of it Kaili wears a silver cape with black trim, pinned right above her collarbone with a gold pin, inlaid with dark green emeralds on either side.
On Kaili's feet are a pair of black boots with inch-high heels going up to her mid-thighs, while on her head she wears a silver, black-trimmed tricorne pirate hat. She also pulls up her hair into a ponytail, leaving the braid and her bangs, and keeps her stud earrings, both necklaces, and bracelets.
Personality[]
The most obvious thing about Kaili is her self-confidence, which tends to border on arrogance. She takes pride in her station as a captain, and tends to demand a certain amount of respect even from those not of her crew, often expecting people to answer her immediately and growing annoyed when they don't.
Kaili can be both calculated and impulsive. As a pirate captain, she's seen a lot and knows when to be cautious. During fights, however, she likes to throw caution to the wind and be risky. Unless the situation is dire or she can't do anything, she's likely to go in blades out.
Being a pirate, Kaili loves anything of value, often stealing things from the people around her. However, due to pressure from her leader, she gives them back when she's done with them. If possible, anyway - sometimes her pranks destroy things, and other times she has no way to get back to the location she got them from. Now, though, this practice has pretty much stopped, as Kaili is back in full pirate mode, and doesn't have anyone to restrain her.
Kaili also loves being at sea, and missed it while at Beacon, where she was loaded down with studies. While she's come to be okay with traveling over land, and quickly developed a love of parkour, her preferred method of travel is still by her ship, the Brilliant Wolf. She hates having to give up the helm to someone else, rarely doing so, and would probably drive herself to complete exhaustion without her first-mate.
Another of Kaili's key characteristics is her love of freedom. She believes everyone should be able to do what they want, and not be restricted by any rules. As such, she has a tendency to make a point of breaking rules. She also absolutely detests being under someone else's authority, and tends to only follow orders if she agrees with them. Often, she's the one to mess up the plan, either because she doesn't want to follow it or she wants to annoy people. Usually both.
Kaili loves to play practical jokes (or any kind of joke, really) and pranks, as well as just mess with others and get reactions out of them. She is also one of those people who loves to use things in ways their inventors never intended. You can give her almost anything, and she'll find a completely different/bizarre/weird purpose for it.
In general, Kaili is a very curious and rather nosy person. She loves getting to know people, especially finding out their secrets - preferably without revealing her own. Anyone who can match wits with her immediately gets in her good books, as she likes the challenge. Besting them is even more fun, though she's also mostly okay with losing, as having fun is what matters to her. Either way, the person earns her respect, which is something that can otherwise be hard to come by.
Kaili, as a pirate captain, demands respect from her crew. While for the most part they're allowed to do what they want, Kaili is quick to nip trouble in the bud, whether it be arguments or a rebellious sailor not following her orders. She's made friends with a few, and knows most of the crew by sight.
However, Kaili hides quite a few secrets behind all of this, most of them revolving around her past and her family. Things that remind her of her family, such as objects or familial actions, tend to make her sad, but she refuses to let anyone see her cry. Her excellent poker face helps her here, though a glimpse of what she's really feeling often passes through.
Kaili has an interesting maternal/sibling instinct, as well - something that likely stems from being an older sibling, and sometimes acting as an older sibling to Isolde. She can be very protective of younger children, and surprisingly soft-spoken with them, even having an okay idea of what they like and don't like. And she's always willing to tell one of her stories of sailing on the high seas and finding buried treasure - toned down for their young ears, of course.
History[]
Childhood[]
Kaili was born to Bardon Hart and his wife, Selena Idahnou-Hart (Idahnou was her maiden name), on the island of Hammerhead Cove, in the district known as the Storm Quarter. She later became an older sister when her brother, Zohar, was born. The family of four lived a happy life, for a while.
When Kaili was six, a house fire burnt their house to the ground, with her parents and younger brother inside. Though her parents' bodies were found, her brother's never was. Officials assumed his body had been burnt to ashes in the fire, but Kaili refused to believe that. She wouldn't believe he was dead until she saw his body for herself.
As such, Kaili took to a life of living on the streets, refusing to be put in an orphanage. After several harrowing years, she gained enough credence to have several mercenary/criminal groups offer her a place in their organizations, to which Kaili "politely" declined. Soon enough, word of her got around, and the name "Silver Shadow" could be heard spoken by many a person hailing from Hammerhead Cove.
Friend & Ship[]
Once, Kaili found herself confronted with a request to be the bodyguard of a wealthy man's daughter - they were about the same age, so it'd be inconspicuous, and the man was offering to train her, as well. Kaili, however, refused, not wanting to be tied down by anyone. She liked being her own boss.
Fate, however, made sure that Kaili would meet said daughter - Isolde Itri. The two bonded quickly over their love of independence, and met in secret often. And when she found that Isolde had stolen some of her father's money, and wanted to do what her father did with it (basically gambling and betting), Kaili agreed.
It was one of these gambles that gave 14-year-old Kaili a seafaring pirate ship, and the idea to become a pirate. With Isolde's support, and a bit more of the wealthy father's money, Kaili repainted the ship, naming it the Brilliant Wolf, and hired a crew from among those that admired her reputation as Silver Shadow.
The hard part, however, was finding a first-mate - at least, until Isolde decided she wanted to go with Kaili. The street-thief agreed, announcing Isolde as her first-mate, and the two became inseparable.
Setting Sail[]
Kaili soon set sail for Vale, a place she had only heard about from other residents of Hammerhead. Since she'd had no luck finding her brother in the Cove, Kaili decided he must have gone somewhere else. How, she didn't know, but she knew she wasn't going to find him at the Cove.
Once in Vale, Kaili's routine as Silver Shadow began again. What she didn't anticipate, though, were the authorities. For the Cove didn't really have any laws against anything, meaning anyone could do whatever they really wanted there.
In Vale, though, it was a completely different story, and Kaili got caught quite a few times during her first few months. Somehow, though, she always managed to give them the slip. Realizing she'd have to come up with a fake real name, she started passing herself off as Jade Sterling whenever the authorities pushed her on who she was.
Patch & Mistral[]
After staying in Vale for a little while, Kaili traveled to Patch. There, she met a girl named Ember Maerts, who soon became her best friend. She learned the tomboy went to Signal, a combat school for those who wanted to become Huntsmen and Huntresses. Interested in the prospect, Kaili asked Ember about it. She also helped the tomboy build her weapons, Hot Havoc and Hot Secrets.
Having learned much about Huntsmen, Huntresses, Grimm, and the schools that trained the former two, Kaili decided she wanted to experience it for herself. Plus, she figured it would give her free-reign to search for her brother around Vale - without having to deal with the law. Ember recommended Beacon to her, and Kaili agreed. Soon after, Ember began teaching Kaili what she knew.
It wasn't long before Kaili became restless, however, saying goodbye to Ember to head off on more adventures. Eventually, though, she came back to Patch, where she continued training with Ember.
Parting Ways[]
When it came time to go to Beacon, though, Ember came to Kaili, saying she was going to go to Haven instead, so as to search for her father there. Kaili, understanding, gave her support, though also felt slight guilt at having never told her friend about her brother.
Kaili then passed Beacon's exam, getting accepted to the school. After the initiation test, she became a member of Team NTHK, leaving the Brilliant Wolf in the care of her first-mate. A year went by, with Kaili keeping in touch with Ember and Isolde.
As Kaili started her second year at Beacon, she's found startling the new first-years to be a huge source of entertainment. She juggles these pranks alongside schoolwork and the search for her brother. She hasn't made much progress with the latter, but won't give up.
Fall of Beacon & Aftermath[]
As a Beacon student, Kaili was there for the BoB, along with her team. They fought to protect the citizens, helping to evacuate them. They found themselves fighting alongside Kaili's old friend Ember Maerts and the tomboy's teammates, and later helped defend the evacuation Bullheads from Grimm attack. However, with the CCT down, Kaili hasn't heard from Ember since.
Kaili and her teammates stayed in a safe zone for a little bit, but Nile soon announced he would be heading for Vacuo, while Hirsch's family came to take him home. Kaili herself decided to go back to the Brilliant Wolf, resuming her position as captain and sailing around the world despite the increase in Grimm activity. She has yet to go back to Hammerhead Cove and it's Storm Quarter, however, where her most painful memories reside.
Relationships[]
Kaili's symbol, drawn by me (on lined paper).
Isolde Itri[]
Kaili sees her first-mate, Isolde, as the younger sister she never had. As such, she's also Kaili's best friend, and the pirate has told more to her than to anyone else. In fact, Isolde is the only one who knows about Zohar, Kaili's brother, making her the only one to know Kaili's full past.
Since returning to the Brilliant Wolf, Kaili has developed an even deeper relationship with her first-mate, telling Isolde everything that happened at Beacon. Kaili has disregarded her first-mate's concerns, however, saying that it's over, she's safe, and that worrying about what could have happened is pointless.
Ember Maerts[]
Ember is a good friend of Kaili's. They keep in touch, but Kaili doesn't really communicate much of the more personal stuff anymore, preferring to do that face-to-face. They also tease each other a lot, Kaili usually starting it. Ember is also one of the few who understands the pirate's independent nature, being the same way herself.
Kaili managed to see Ember before leaving, so the pirate knows her friend is okay. However, with the CCT down, Kaili hasn't been able to contact Ember since. Kaili doesn't worry all that much, though - she knows her friend is capable, and has capable teammates backing her up.
Nile Alcor[]
As her leader, Kaili respects Nile, but usually finds his plans to be too complicated, often making remarks about them. In fact, she rarely follows them, not only because she doesn't want to, but because she likes seeing Nile annoyed. Kaili often makes a point of trying to rile him up.
Kaili was a bit disappointed when Nile decided to head to Vacuo on his own. She misses being able to tease and annoy him, and has realized she really does care for him. Not in a romantic way, but the way that teammates should. Kaili had depended on Nile, and he left them.
Tsubaki Silvius[]
Tsubaki is Kaili's partner, and is still a mystery to her even after having been with the calm girl for a year. Kaili has tried numerous times to startle the girl, but Tsubaki seems to have a sixth sense, alerting her to the rebellious girl's attempts and often stopping them right in their tracks with a elegant, if sometimes blunt, comment. Tsubaki sometimes even stops Kaili's attempts to startle Hirsch and make Nile angry, which annoys Kaili in turn, and often still startles Hirsch or makes Nile annoyed anyway.
When Kaili left for the Cove, she thought she'd be relieved to leave Tsubaki behind. Turns out, the hole left is bigger than the one left by Nile and Hirsch. Kaili had genuinely enjoyed attempting to startle the one-eyed girl, and actually misses Tsubaki's curt interruptions to her scheming. It's simply not the same anymore.
Hirsch Levin[]
Kaili finds Hirsch to be quite boring, as he always has his nose in a book. She's always teasing him about the fact he's a Huntsman-in-training yet doesn't like adventure. She also enjoys startling him, though finds it to be WAY too easy to do, which she dislikes, often telling him to toughen up.
When Hirsch's family came to get him, Kaili was the most vocal among her teammates protests, to her own surprise. She misses startling him out of the blue, and sometimes wonders how he's getting along at home, where she knows expectations await him. There are even times where the pirate thinks of breaking Hirsch out of his pressured situation - literally breaking into his home and taking him away with her.
Weapon[]
Pre-BoB[]
| Yín & Jīn | |
|---|---|
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| Owner |
Kaili Hart |
| Weapon |
DFBS (Dual Four-Bladed Sai) |
| Type |
Melee |
| Weapon Derivation |
Sai, Daggers, Tridents |
Named Yín & Jīn, Kaili's weapons were originally a simple pair of sai - one silver, the other gold. Both of their hilts are wrapped in a dark green leather.
Prongs: As sai, Yín & Jīn have curved prongs that can be used to catch an opponent's weapon or block an attack. Though, true to form, Kaili uses them in other ways, as well.
Post-BoB[]
After the BoB, Kaili has made major updates to Yín & Jīn. They still don't use Dust, but are now able to transform, and they have been classified as Dual Four-Bladed Sai (DFBS).
Daggers: Kaili has hollowed out Yín & Jīn's hilts, inserting dagger blades into them, the blades themselves stick out of the hilts. They can be slid out and used on their own, if necessary.
Tridents: Yín & Jīn's prongs move up the sides of the blades so they're now three-pronged mini-tridents. They can also rotate around the blades, tearing apart whatever they come in-contact with.
Semblance & Abilities[]
Semblance[]
Before the BoB, Kaili had not found her Semblance yet, which isn't much of a surprise if you consider the fact she never went to a combat school before Beacon. In fact, it was during the battle that the pirate uncovered her Semblance, which she's nicknamed Shadow's Shroud.
This Semblance has been described as shadow travel, though really it's more a form of teleportation. Kaili is able to disappear into a shadow, then reappear in one that was within her sight. However, she can only do this if both shadows are her size or larger. And again, the shadow she reappears in must be within her sight.
Due to this, Shadow's Shroud is best used at night, or anywhere where there's a large selection of shadows for Kaili to teleport between. Aura-wise, it doesn't seem to use up that much. Kaili doesn't really keep track of it, but Isolde observed the pirate using it 10 times during a battle, and still having about half her Aura left after it was all over. However, Kaili has discovered a slight cool-down is needed. She's not able to just spam her teleportation; a few seconds between one jump and the next is necessary.
Being still inexperienced in using her Semblance, Kaili is still adjusting to being able to move between shadows, and sometimes forgets about this ability altogether. Other times, she gets disoriented due to immediately appearing in a different spot - her eyes have to adjust the positions of people and objects.
Abilities[]
Usually, Kaili relies on acrobatics and speed to jump around the battlefield and avoid enemies. These two abilities also make her a skilled practitioner of parkour. Some have even declared her to be part cat, which is completely untrue. Rather, her skill comes from practice - practice she had on the streets of Hammerhead Cove and Vale. Though, with the discovery of her Semblance, Kaili has started to use it as well.
Kaili, like many from Hammerhead Cove, knows how to work a ship - all parts of a ship, though she's most content at the helm. Her spatial awareness is highly developed, allowing her to instinctively gauge angles, speeds, and distances while steering. This helps make her an excellent navigator, alongside having memorized constellation positions and whatnot. And of course, she carries her own compass as well.
To Kaili, Yín and Jīn are extensions of herself, and she uses them with practiced ease. And true to her nature, she also uses them in ways never intended. For example, she's been known to throw them at her opponents, and use the space between the blade and the curved prongs to catch things like someone's wrist. Her fighting style, naturally, revolves around offsetting her opponents and catching them off-guard.
Kaili has a natural tolerance for pain, as well as a lot of willpower. This means she has quite a bit of endurance in a fight. In fact, she's stated herself that she doesn't care if her Aura breaks - she'll keep fighting till she can't anymore.
| Class | Rogue | |
| Job | Swashbuckler |
| Strength |
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7/10 | |||
| Precision |
|
9/10 | |||
| Attack Speed |
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8/10 | |||
| Evasion |
|
8.5/10 | |||
| Block Rating |
|
6/10 | |||
| Aura |
|
5/10 | |||
| Semblance Control |
|
4/10 | |||
| Dust Use |
|
1/10 | |||
| Tech Skill |
|
2/10 | |||
| Charisma |
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5/10 |
| Battle Skill |
|
8/10 | |||
| Semblance Mastery |
|
4/10 | |||
| Social Charm |
|
5/10 | |||
| Body |
|
7/10 | |||
| Mind |
|
7/10 | |||
| Willpower |
|
9/10 |
Trivia & Author's Notes[]
- Kaili is my version of Kaila/Kelila, meaning "crown of laurel" in Hebrew. Laurel refers to shrubs or plants with dark green leaves. It can also be taken as an extension of the name Kai, meaning "sea" in Hawaiian.
- Her theme (not song theme) is Pirate/Islander, with a little Okinawan mixed in.
- Sai are weapons used in Okinawan martial arts.
- Surprisingly, despite her theme, she isn't alluded to an islander or a pirate at all. In fact, she alludes to one of my previous OCs, not for RWBY, named Jade Sterling.
- Kaili is pronounced kai-lee. In other words, like Kylee.
- Bardon is my twist of Brandon, meaning "hill covered with broom", while Selena is a variant of Selene, which means "moon".
- Brilliant Wolf, Kaili's ship, is named after the meaning of her brother's name, as Zohar Lyall basically means means "light wolf".
- Btw, when I say ship, I mean ship. Not airship, not Bullhead.
- Kaili has not learned how to drive, preferring her ship as her mode of travel.
- Kaili's Zodiac sign is Scorpio.
- Kaili's Briggs-Meyers personality type is ESTP, the Entrepreneur.
Gallery[]
| Jade Fire Vault | |
|---|---|
| Characters | |
| Team BURL | Sandi Beryl • Uranus Bailey • Rava Fiarie • Zircona Lee |
| Team SMER | Sunniva Fiarie • Metagh Olina • Ember Maerts • Ravelyn Rouge |
| Team HTHR | Hvita Fiarie • Travan Aline • Hebline Sifa • Rowan Fiarie |
| Team PRSM | Nevena Plamen • Rainer Faigel • Seth Miller • Aquila M |
| Team NTHK | Nile Alcor • Tsubaki Silvius • Hirsch Levin • Kaili Hart |
| Team FAHC | Baila Falke • Ayza Alte • Golda Hodele • Charna Berne |
| Team BSTR | Bertram Arnold • Singh Chetan • Linden T • Alev Ramón |
| Team SKPN | Tuncay Säde • Koa Palakiko • Phoenix Diamanto • Nina Arnaq |
| Team FLVS | Feray Säde • Linnéa Carol • Volkan Everhart • Susanna Ryker |
| Team FHRN | Firuzeh Azar • Lazuli Hyacinth • Raiden Fuyuko • Nahuel Rayen |
| Team DWBY | Jyotsna Diana Dhaval • Wren • Iridium Blake • Y |
| Team ARJT | Anatolia Chrysanthos • R • Jyoti Apollo Dhaval • T |
| Teamless | Hari Adva • Asura Bailey • Kohaku Säde • Ila Gravile Flynn Taranis • Kaimana Enver • Carmella Deauxnim • Noelani Hailt Kishan Chandra • Merle Darya |
| Individuals | Alona Bailey • Saturn Bailey • Barak Bailey • Deror Bailey • Atara Bailey Iris Beryl • Byrne Rouge • Harendra Adva • Akari Silvius • Isolde Itri Raban Vogel • Temujin Suvi • Sonya Suvi • Cináed Suvi • Margaret Poppycock Hinote Fuyuko • Hinata Fuyuko • Saori Fuyuko • Ōshan Fuyuko • Safaia Fuyuko Arashi Fuyuko • Nikkō Fuyuko • Tsuki Fuyuko • Kitsune Fuyuko Zohar Lyall Hart |
| Collaboration Teams | |
| Team BRKE | Brandy Marten (Joe's) • R • Kaze Fuyuko • Erde Scandium |
| Weapons | |
| Team BURL | Sandstorm • Ouranos • Bronzeflame • Iron Panther |
| Team SMER | Sunray • Iron Mettle • Hot Havoc - Hot Secrets • Enshi - Shade & Shadow |
| Team HTHR | Frozen Crystal • Blazing Radiance • Judgement • Omega - Ultimatum |
| Team PRSM | Nevena's Weapon • Rainer's Weapon • Pharoah's Cuffs - Vicious Mirage • Aquila's Weapon |
| Team NTHK | Varuna's Sight • Diamond Crescent • Hirsch's Crossbow • Yín & Jīn |
| Team FAHC | Windstorm • Dancing Edge (Kimi's creation) • Firelight • Ashen River |
| Team BSTR | Lichtstrahl • Singh's Weapon • Linden's Sniper-Rifle/??? • Yağmur Ölümü |
| Team SKPN | Tuncay's Weapon • Koa's Weapon • Phoenix's Weapon • Nina's Weapon |
| Team FLVS | Neith's Hunt • Linnéa's Weapon • Volkan's Weapon • Susanna's Weapon |
| Team FHRN | Sonic Thunder - Static Shock |
| Teamless | Seeing Eye - Merle's Shortsword • Spiked Koray - Obsidian Blaze • Ila's Weapon Lightning Flame - Auto Bales (Kimi's creation) • Brilliant Sky |
| Individuals | Byrne's Weapon - Byrne's Strikers • Dansuburēdo • Isolde's Pistols |
| Other Creations | |
| Organizations | The Säde Family • The Vipers • Placeholder • Placeholder |
| Locations | Fulton • Roseville • Earna • Flare Academy • Placeholder |
| Grimm | Armadome • Placeholder • Placeholder • Placeholder |