[OOC] The Elements (Chatacters and Discussion)

Name: Avalon Fairchild
Nickname(s): Ava, A, Fairchild, Lon-Lon (a childhood nickname she still responds to), Lonny (a nickname only Elijah and Aurora can call her) and Spirit
Age: 17
Birthday: February 2nd, 2004
Zodiac sign: Aquarius

Element: Spirit
Powers gained from manifestation:

• Telepathy: Avalon is capable of reading minds, and if she touches someone, she can get a glimpse of their memories as well. The downside is that she’s always reading those around her, and she has no idea what memories will be revealed once she touches someone.
• Empathy: Alongside the telepathy, Avalon can sense the emotions of those around her, and if she focuses, she can put out her emotions within a twenty foot radius. The downside is that this is also always active, and she will go into sensory overload if she can’t get away from a large crowd while growing extremely tired of she forces her emotions outward.
• Aurakinesis: Avalon is capable of manipulating the auras of those around her, even sacrificing some of her own if she has to. Most of the time, it can be used offensively, but she can use it to defend and heal if she wants to put in extra effort. However, using her own aura will cause her to collapse if she uses more than half of it, and she must take from those around her with an aura for her to make a full recovery.

Personality: Avalon, despite being the youngest of the group, has been known to be more mature than the rest of the group (especially considering how mature Earth is). She’s a lover of music, and has even shocked herself with her knowledge of music alongside her intelligence. Though an introvert that hates talking, her group brings out the bubbly, carefree woman she tries to hide. Her attitude is mostly that of a timid young woman, but cross her and she will reveal the things she figured out that you want to hide. With an interest in the occult and supernatural, it’s no surprise that she found out the prophecy, and yet feels like she might not be part of the circle when everyone’s revealed as the other elements. However, once Ava finds that she’s Spirit, she realizes right away that she’s supposed to bind the circle, and already has a feeling who darkness will manifest in.
Likes:

• Her friends (though she has a crush on Earth that she tries to hide)
• Elijah
• Aurora
• Rock music
• Punk goes pop covers
• Playing the guitar (which her father disapproves of)
• Singing (another “useless” talent in his mind)
• Dancing (he only approves of traditional)
• Reading
• Writing

Dislikes:

• Her and Elijah's father
• Pain
• Solitude
• Making mistakes
• School (never stepped in despite Eli once being covered in bruises)
• People like her father
• Thinking about the past
• Talking about her father
• Being without her friends
• Talking

Interests:

• Music
• Reading
• Writing
• Singing
• Dancing
• Playing the guitar
• The occult
• Helping her friends with their Elements

Hobbies:

• Reading
• Writing
• Singing
• Dancing (traditional only before Aurora)
• Playing the guitar (though couldn’t practice as often as she wanted in the past)
• Studying

Mental illnesses (if any have been diagnosed):

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Complex PTSD

Fears:

• Her father
• Punishments
• Someone hurting those she’s close to
• Not being the right fit for Spirit (once she finally releases her emotions)
• Her father killing her (as he threatened to do in the past)
• Aurora being like her father (unfounded, yet still present regardless)

Bio: Avalon is the younger of two children, and her life was never easy. According to her father, her mother left after she was born, and her older brother, Elijah, was always protecting her from his wrath when their father was in a bad mood. Most of the time, their father would act as though it was their fault that he would hurt them, and she grew up thinking that she deserved the harshest punishment for every mistake. This, in turn, made her a prime target for bullies if her older brother was absent, and yet she was great with talking to people and befriending them. It didn’t take long for her to meet her best friends, and she made a blood pact with them and her sibling to protect each other when she was six. Ava was known for a cycle of falling behind in school when her father snapped, but quickly rising back to passing when he was in a good mood, and remained close to her circle as the years progressed.

It’s unclear when Avalon began to see Earth as more than a friend, but one day she looked at them and they were different from everyone else. Fearing rejection, she never showed her feelings, and only called to hangout if she was getting the circle together. Stepmothers came and went throughout her childhood and adolescence, but weeks before she turned thirteen, a new stepmother named Aurora was brought into the picture that her father eventually married for what appeared to be his first ever marriage in her lifetime when she was fourteen. When around this particular stepmother during the wedding planning and their subsequent marriage, it felt as though things were finally looking up, especially when she took a risk and helped her after a string broke on her guitar and her father threatened to smash it if she played it again just an hour earlier, and she got to bond with her over dress shopping and helping to plan the wedding as the Maid of Honor. Yet when her father snapped when she failed to do the dishes correctly when she was just a few weeks shy of turning sixteen, smashing a plate against her shoulder when she was in a modest tank top and shorts to the extent that she now has scars from some of the shards going in deep, it was clear that they needed to get out of there since he was still capable of hurting his children despite what had been months without an incident. Aurora eventually found her biological mother, and convinced her to take on the children to protect them from her husband with very obvious hesitation. So far, there have been a few incidents where Ava and the group had to deal with her and her Eli's father, but she's kept in contact with Aurora ever since.

Despite this, Avalon knows something big is going to happen now that everyone's trying to get their lives together for the future that's coming up for after graduation, and eventually, she will have to confront her and Fire's father once and for all.

Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Figure: Slender, but slightly athletic
Hair color and style: Raven originally, but currently has violet highlights in a messier version of Aurora's hairstyle when tied up and is wavy when down
Eye color: Complete heterochromia iridium with the left being a greenish hazel and the right is cyan, both have gold flecks that become more noticeable when upset or actively using her powers
Scars:

• Right shoulder has scars from when a plate was shattered against her shoulder
• A scar on her forehead from being pushed down the stairs at age ten

Tattoos/Piercings (if any): None
Defining features:

• Her resemblance to Elijah (often called twins behind their backs)
• A birthmark shaped like a closed pentagram (five pointed star in a circle) on her right bicep
• Her ability to make the most unlikely of friends (namely her friends)
• Her eyes

Appearance:

Theme song(s): Avalon's Theme Songs
Other: Avalon loves hearing covers of songs she knows alongside songs by YouTubers, hence the amount of videos from YouTubers in her theme songs.

Name: Elijah Fairchild
Nickname(s): Fire (Open for suggestions)
Age: 18
Birthday: 10th of April 2002
Zodiac sign: Aries

Element: Fire
Powers gained from manifestation:

Create fire: Can create and maintain a small flame in the palm of his hand that generates light and heat. Can also throw a bigger ball of flame. Useless when wet.

Control fire: Open flame can be spread, increase or decrease in size and intensity. Can make flames take certain colors and shapes. Needs the heat, fuel and oxygen of normal flames. Results may vary on mood and/or mental state.

Healing fire: Can heat a wounded area and temporarily relieve pain and increase the rate of healing. More intense heat can cauterize bleeding wounds. Has to be touching the wound, useless on bigger wounds or broken bones, and cauterization hurts a lot and might (will definitely) make a nasty a scar. (Also, it doesn't get healed right away, it just goes noticeably faster)

Personality: He is usually pretty quiet, even when he is with the group. Elijah is more of the type who stays in the back, feeling a strong need to watch out for everyone. Also, he really just enjoys watching his sister be happy and able to interact with other people. Really, he is very paranoid and overprotective, but is able to not be overbearing. Although it wouldn't take much for him to act reckless, if he thought it would protect his friends or sister. Generally extremely untrusting of other people and then especially adults. He is less capable of dealing with conflicts, as he gets easily frustrated and angry.

Likes: Leather jackets, coffee, hard rock, rain, weird fiction
Dislikes: Adults and specially his father, silence, loud people, sleeping
Interests: Music, drawing, reading
Hobbies: Listening to music (loudly), causing trouble, drawing
Mental illnesses: Insomnia
Fears: Not being able to protect his sister and friends, getting separated from Avalon

Bio: Elijah doesn’t remember much from before they were left alone with their father, although he could hardly blame her for wanting to get away. Since getting abandoned, Elijah devoted himself to becoming a guardian for his little sister and did anything he could to protect her. He worked hard to get as many “average” grades as possible, so no one would notice his home was less than ideal and take his sister away, since he never trusted anyone to ask for help. Elijah always had a hard time making friends, but he gave up for his sister’s odd collection of friends and eventually even managed to become less paranoid around them.

After he got older, he started to get a sense of how to avoid a beating or even how to invoke it. If he ever noticed Avalon doing something that could piss their father off, he would do his best to find something worse to get the attention away from her. He paid for it with several bruises and scars, but it was always worth it. It eventually turned into more of a bit of a habit of outrageous things he could think of. When his father announced he was finally getting married, Elijah dyed his hair bright red and for the wedding, he decided to celebrate with a huge tattoo of a dragon. As for his new stepmother, he mostly ignored her since it seemed like his little sister was taking a liking to her.

He saw leaving their father as a “last act of rebellion”, although he still holds a silent grudge, but he never really seemed to settle down. Since turning 18, he grew more and more restless and would secretly start looking into getting a job. His goal being to earn enough money to get a place of his own, but his habit of rebellion and dealing with frustration made it difficult.

Height: 5’9
Hair: Dark brown and red, shoulder-length, messy
Eyes: Hazel
Scars: Several smaller scars, especially on his arms and torso. Most of them are covered by the tattoo.
Tattoos: One big dragon tattoo, covering most of his left arm, shoulder and torso.

Appearance:
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Theme songs: Most creative playlist ever
Other: Had problems sleeping for as long as he can remember.

Name:
Aurora Fairchild
Nickname(s):
Aura
Age:
36
Birthday:
September 8
Zodiac sign:
Virgo

Element:
Light
Powers gained from manifestation:
Light Weapon
Aurora is capable to manipulate and harden light into a weapon she has seen before. It only is capable of maintaining its hardness for a maximum of a few seconds after leaving her hand, and thus is used more for melee. If she focuses on it, the weapon is capable of being released from her hand for a few minutes, before the weapon vanishes. This lets it be able to be used for ranged weapons.
Light Refraction
Aurora is capable to refract and wrap herself in light, effectively turning herself invisible. She can do this for others and objects. She, or the item, still gives off heat, and is able to be seen with a very slight outline around herself.
Light Manifestation
Aurora can form pure light that can be used to see, to power her abilities, to blind others, or even to burn. This burns through her energy limit twice as quickly during the entire manifestation process.

Light Tomb is one of the more advanced, and deadly, use use of the manifestation. Aurora can infuse her her energy into a room of light, hardening it, and therefore trapping the person inside, potentially suffocating them. The downside is that it has to be within a well lit room (room being anything enclosed) with no breaks in the seal. Any breaks in the seal would cause more energy needing to be used to seal it completely. She needs to keep infusing energy into the room, or it would disperse within mere seconds due to the size of the room. Because of this, it would require her target to be the only one, or have allies keeping other enemies distracted until the target has suffocated. The target is unable to move while encased, but a break to the outer room would cause her to expend more energy, or stop altogether before she exerted herself too much. A technique to be used at the end of combat due to the sheer amount it takes to do the ability.

Personality:
Due to her rough life, Aurora tried twice as hard to make something of herself, and prove she was worth something. She takes care of everyone around her, even if it means a bit of sacrifice on her own part. This trait had led to many problems, but she continues on as if nothing is wrong. Even though she is extremely easygoing and kind, and rarely is able to stand up for herself, she will stand up for others. She hates seeing others go through things like she had, or just be generally mistreated. She tends to have a mothering attitude. She always carries snacks, bottles of water, and a first aid kit with her. She will do what she can to help others, whether they're friends or strangers, and no matter what happens, she's always cheery and friendly. She hates to be alone, and will do what she can to be around people and interact with them. Her biggest downfall is that she can be a bit too trusting of people, and always tries to see the best in people.

Deep down, though, she's extremely depressed and does her best to hide it in public and around others. She feels she has no reason to be sad, since everything is just fine.

Likes:
Crystals
Keys
Cats
Snakes
Pumpkin
Halloween
Bats
Blue Orchids
Dislikes:
Spicy food
Onions
Stuck up people
Roaches
People being picked on
Interests:
Books
Halloween
Candles
Herbalism
Cooking
Hobbies:
Making and selling Candles and home made soap
Playing Mahjong
Playing Video Games
Writing stories
Baking
Cooking
Mental illnesses:

Fears:
Heights
Being trapped
Being alone
Being a failure
Losing everything
Being hurt again


Bio: 
Aurora was orphaned as a child, her parents dying in a car accident that she was also involved in, leading to quite a few scars. None of her family wanted to deal with her, her recovery, or the bills, so once she was out of the hospital, she ended up at an orphanage. Her pitiful appearance, wheelchair and all, got the attention of city politicians, a husband and wife, who thought that adopting an disabled orphan would make them look better. They never took her to any of her physical therapy classes, or even the doctor. They wanted her to stay like that, for votes? Pity donations?

She wasn't going to stay in that wheelchair for the rest of her life, so she worked on her own physical therapy. Being left alone for long periods of time, she was determined to walk again. It was painful, her legs having been pretty hurt in the wreck, but she knew it was something she had to do. After about a year or so, she was able to walk again, and looked far less pitiful than she used to. She made the mistake of showing her adoptive parents that she was doing better. They were furious and she didn't understand. She thought they would be happy. Her adoptive mother hit her and told her to get back to the chair and to make sure no one saw her standing up.

It was lonely living there. Her new parents rarely wanted anything to do with her, and she could only go outside for 'charities' or photos or whatever. And always in a wheelchair. She was able to get online classes and learn things she needed to know. Beyond that, she was bored out of her mind. The time came, after a couple of years, that she had outlived her purpose. Her parents were angry again, and it was because they used up whatever pity they could get. They constantly put her down, told her she was worthless, useless. She tried to show them she wasn't. No matter what she tried, cooking, making things, learning an instrument, it wasn't enough. She stayed with them, being at the end of verbal, and sometime physical abuse. A couple of times where she got sick, she wondered if maybe they had poisoned her, but didn't want to believe it. Despite how they treated her, they had to care about her, right? or else they wouldn't have adopted her. She was just a disappointment to them.

She was finally kicked out of the house when she was eighteen. She didn't know what she was going to do, or where she was going to go. She had no home, no real skills other than what she taught herself, no job, and no money. She managed to find a job at a restaurant as a waitress. She met a guy who seemed decent, trustworthy. They talked after her shift one day and found out she didn't have a place to stay, saying she could stay at his. She declined at first, but after a couple of times of asking, she decided to say yes. It was a big mistake. She won't talk about that nightmare, but she finally got out of it after a trip to the hospital with a knife in her shoulder.

Everything ended up going better after she got out of the hospital that time. She got a job at a bakery, was able to get a small apartment, and eventually met the guy she soon married. Even though he had kids, they were the best.


Height:
5'4
Weight:
130
Figure:
Slim and curved
Hair color and style:
Blonde, long, and braided
Eye color:
Blue
Scars: 
A long scar down her arm, one on her forehead, a few long ones on her legs, and on the front of her shoulder and neck
Piercings:
Ears
Defining features:

Appearance:


Theme song(s):

Other:

Name: Allister Sakakura

Nickname(s):Alli, Alli Star (joke samurai name his brother made for him, play on words from his name), Saki

Age: 22

Birthday: July 3rd 1998

Zodiac sign: Cancer

Element: Water

Powers gained from manifestation: (three main, two uses for each power, and weaknesses with each one)

Water manipulation: The ability to create and control water to his will. While Allister can bend the water into whatever he wishes for battle, he prefers to use his own style of technique which combines his water manipulation and sword fighting skills. Which this can lead to some dangerous power ups and combos, he has a bad habit of using this power almost solely for his sword fighting, meaning he forgets he can use his attack for range and hindering his match up against ranged fighters until he is reminded. He also has an ironic downfall where if he uses his powers to much, he becomes extremely dehydrated.



Underwater survival: This ability allows Allister to survive underwater to a certain extent. This includes the ability to breathe underwater without needing to surface or gills, able to withstand water pressure to a certain extend and survive certain water temperatures that would normally be too hot or cold for normal humans. This doesn’t mean he can survive all water pressures or temperature, so if he pushes himself into an environment too much for him, Allister will be crushed, burnt or frozen. Also, while his water breathing lasts a long time, it isn’t infinite.



Water Alteration: This ability can be considered an additional ability for his water manipulation, but this ability focuses on the ability to alter water between its 3 states and control them from there. While this is the ability he struggles the most with, mastering this would allow him to control steam and ice to a certain extent alongside his water, however this tends to require more energy and concentration from Allister to try control water any of its other forms.



Personality: Allister is first and foremost kind and friendly person, with a laidback personality that makes him easy to get along with. He also has an innate ability that he has refined to remain calm in most situations, not allowing things to rile him up or frighten him which keeps his judgement sharp and prevent his emotions clouding his intuition. Despite this calmness Allister is still a bit awkward and easily embarrassed, which is something he has tried to control yet always seems to fall short somehow. On top of his friendliness Allister is quite playful with a hint of mischievousness, not afraid to tease his friends, however if someone is able to counter his tease with their own Allister is easily defeated.

Allister cares for his friends those he is close with and he will not hesitate to use his abilities to intervene with those who would try to harm them, even his own friends if they happen to betray his and his friends’ trust despite the heartbreak it would give him. He will always look for the good in people and try befriend them but will always be weary of the potential bad inside people. If their bad side is small and they prove to be a real nice person he’ll accept them, but if they prove to be a threat, he will not hesitate to protect his friends from them even if his friends don’t realise their true nature.



Likes:

History of Japan and the samurais

Nature

Relaxing with friends

Herbs and spices

Friendly sport and competition



Dislikes:

People who use dirty tricks to get their way

Bitter foods

Harm to those he cares for

Thick or restrictive clothing

Tight and small spaces



Interests: Samurais

Ancient Japan

Gardening

History and reading



Hobbies: Kendo

Movies and video games, with added interest to samurai related ones

Meditating or relaxing in nature

Collecting of relics and historical items

Making remedies with plants



Mental illnesses (if any have been diagnosed): N/A



Fears:

Failing those he swore he’d protect, his friends and family.

The feeling of letting his brother down.

Claustrophobia



Bio: Allister’s life was decent to begin with when he was born, born into a family of 3 siblings. His family had a fair bit of stable money and lived in a nice house. When Allister was old enough to understand life a bit, he instantly attached to his older brother and they became strong bonded siblings, practically inseparable in their younger years. It was Allister’s brother who got him so inspired by samurais’, since their family had Japanese heritage in their blood, he found his brother practicing Japanese style swordplay. It didn’t take very long for Allister to fall in love with the fighting style and the stories of samurais he read about, leading him to insist heavily he learnt about all he could about them from his brother.

Despite growing up playful and enjoying getting up to mischief with his brother, outside of his family he wasn’t very sociable and shy in his younger years, his love for ancient warriors also made him more awkward about it. Things changed when Allister one day found himself sitting alone in a park, feeling awkward alone amongst the groups of kids. That was until a stranger kid approached Allister and invited him to play, along with a few others. From there Allister discovered people he could finally be normal around and not have to shy away from, and the only other people he was close to apart from his brother. This friendship grew till the point they even made a blood pack with each other, sealing their friendship.

Allister’s life kept on going in relative peace and seemed it would continue that way for a long time, until one unfortunate accident. His brother was murdered after attempting to intervene with some thugs robbing citizens. While his brother was able to defend himself, he hadn’t accounted for their dirty tricks and ruthlessness, or they were more skilled than your average thugs, no one could know, which lead to his death trying to protect those he couldn’t. Allister was overcome with grief and anger despite his learnings of controlling his emotions and for a while tried to hunt down those who killed his brothers, even though most had already been apprehended and imprisoned. Eventually Allister had to give up his hunt and began the process of coming to terms with the death of his closest family member. It took Allister a while to come to terms with it, and with the disappearance of his mother due to the grief of her son’s death it made it harder. But with the right support and mindset Allister eventually came to terms with it, coming out of the grief with his mind now calm of the original pain and anger.



As Allister grew older his love for the olden knowledge of Japan and the world never died, but not only was it because of his genuine love for it but it had become sentimental for Allister, a reminder and almost sign of respect for his older brother, wherever his soul may be.





Height: 5’9”

Weight: 152 kg

Figure: Between slim and medium build

Hair colour and style: Brown, semi short and slightly messy.

Eye colour: Brown

Scars (if any): Across his left palm. Another under his chin along the right side.

Tattoos/Piercings (if any): N/A

Defining features: His extensive knowledge of samurai and ancient Japan along with his occasional samurai outfits he’ll wear.

Appearance:




Theme song(s): N/A

Other: There is a small hill behind his house with a beautiful blossom tree which a grave rests under.