Post by Aura McKinly on Jul 6, 2013 11:44:13 GMT -5
Basics
Name: Aura Rose McKinly
Nicknames: Rose, Lightning Bug, Sparkler, Angel
Age: 17
Birthday: May 3rd
Grade: 11th
Power:
Light Manipulation: Aura has the physics defying ability to control, solidify, and shape the photons around her at will. She can manipulate these in such simple ways as bending light to make something "disappear" than it really is to creating constructs such as carts to help her move things more easily. When fighting her constructs normally take the form of either a whip or a rapier for when she's fighting up close and personal. When at range she will form either a bow of light or create small daggers that she can throw at fairly fast speeds and accurately due to the fact that they are her constructs. She can form armor-like constructs that enhance her abilities, moving at her will to speed up her movements, making her already enhanced conditioning seem supernatural from the enhancements. She also rides waves of light this way, being able to hover and or fly and fairly decent speeds, though going too fast can disorient her or cause bodily damage. Her light comes in varying degrees of purity, with the most pure light she can use as of now being a dull, but pure white leading to her believing that she has accessible power. As her light becomes less pure, it weakens and starts to show signs of other colours or cracks along the surfaces of her constructs. Normally this shows a slow loss of control of her powers or an unsteady demeanor. The less pure light shows up most frequently when she is emotionally stressed, leading to her not being able to preform to her full potential like she could if she was not under said stress. This has lead to her powers being somewhat unstable since she herself has a somewhat unstable emotional standpoint.
Aura Vision: Aura can see the auras of those around her. She sees them in layers, from the physical to the emotional. She has always been able to see these auras, making her a human lie detector and able to see most small changes in an aura easily. The downside to this power is that she can't turn it off, it's linked to her eyesight but, even when her eyes are closed, she can see the auras before her. Though only the area her eyes would see is covered, this leads to her often experiencing headaches and sporadic mood swings due to the strong auras around her.
Enhanced Conditioning: All of Aura's physical and mental aspects are enhanced, leading to her being well above the average human physically, though not quite at peak. She can take hits and lift objects that someone her size should struggle more with. She does have to train to keep her body in better shape, being able to keep up with those with traits that are more focused on only through constant training. She does jog regularly and swims at least three times a week though, so it's not like she's not active and would be pretty fit even if this power wasn't present.
Member Group: Battlefront
Canon or not: Not
Appearance: Aura, in short, is a teenage beauty. She stands at five foot five and weighs in at a slim 115 pounds. Her figure is near perfect hourglass and is easily maintained due to her enhanced conditioning, her hips and waist being nicely proportioned to her decent bust. Her hair and eyes are oddly naturally colored a deep violet, leading to her face being well known among the modeling community. Her hair is kept long and is a dark blue, seeming to have a natural sheen to it and also being completely natural. The odd colouring of her hair and eyes is now thought to be linked to the fact that she has powers, thought to have been a mutation along side the one that gave her the powers that she has at her disposal. She received a scar within her first year on the island which is fairly prominent and stretches along the right side of her face from the eyebrow, down across the eye to her cheekbone. Due to quick thinking on her part she was able to protect her eye from any damage, though the scar is still a nasty one.
She is a model and will show off the fact that she has a decent amount of money with her clothing style choice, often times consisting of clothing that compliments her body well. She is often seen in riding boots though, being from Tennessee it's normal attire for her, especially since she used to go horse-back riding nearly every day. She is known for wearing skinny jeans and shirts of varying designs, though she actually doesn't wear designer clothing very often despite her career before coming to the school. She loves going to the beach though and has multiple swimsuits that she cycles through during the summer season. More recently she has started to shy away from her usual attire, wearing skirts a bit more often alongside blouses and some tight fitting clothing.
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Overall Personality: Aura is normally a fun loving, bubbly girl when you first meet her. She is fairly confident in her abilities and body, often times leading to a fairly cocky nature and refusal to admit that she has faults that can, at times, cripple her. Unless someone outright insult her or gets on her nerves, there's a good chance that the young singer will be fairly friendly towards a person. She is not at all afraid to make an enemy or two, never shying away from the conflict that can ensue from having such a rival, actually enjoying the banter at times, or if it goes as far, a fight. She is constantly on the move, hating to sit still for too long unless she is resting or enjoying the sunlight. Around friends she can often be seen as the life of the party, always looking for ways to make life more exciting for those around her.
Aura is loyal almost to a fault to her friends and family. She will drop everything for a loved one in need, no matter what it is that she needs to abandon or is in the middle of. The girl is also surprisingly smart, despite being called an idiot by previous members of the battle front who are no longer with the group be it either via death or other departures. The fact that she has, more or less, been able to fly under the radar despite being Calista's apprentice shows how smart she has been when it comes to keeping her affiliation with the group relatively unknown. Her test grades are not anything to scoff at either, regularly acing tests and having never had anything lower than an 85 in a class. This doesn't mean she doesn't have her airhead moments though, seeing as she's always had a decent social life. She's by no means a genius, but has been tested to have a higher than average IQ that sits around 125.
The young singer does have a somewhat darker side that normally only her enemies see, for she can be a bit manipulative. This side of her shows a bit rarely, though it does come out every now and again. Due to the constant emotional stress that her aura sight puts her under, the girl does tend to get irritated and angry more easily than you'd think, often getting a bit snippy if things go the wrong way or if someone starts to annoy her. She is almost always under a constant headache, often times people worrying that she's addicted to pain medications due to the need to sate the worse headaches. The only times where she has less of a headache is when she's performing or at a party, the auras often times all showing joy instead of the mixture she gets when in large crowds. This also has resulted in Aura being rather cranky most of the time, especially when those around her have also been stressed. Those who think they are better than others is one of her biggest pet peeves, the girl often times going to great lengths just to prove that a person isn't the best at something.
History
Family Members/guardians: Father: John McKinly
Mother: Calista McKinly
History: Aura was born to a fairly rich and well known family. Her father was a popular country singer, her mother a well known model. She grew up in Tennessee, meaning that she actually, surprisingly to most, has an accent. Her powers showed up early on in her life, but she decided to hide them, wanting to not have to worry about being treated differently. From a young Aura showed interest in her mother's work, leading to her mother teaching her the basics.
Eventually when she turned fourteen she started to actually do modeling work, her mother having helped her get her start due to connections she had. Aura was an almost instant hit, her natural beauty having already started to shine through by that time. The entire time of her early life she was able to keep her powers hidden, her aura sight and light manipulation being the easiest, for she had to go to the gym regularly to explain how she was able to maintain such a slim figure.
It wasn't until recently, about the time of her birthday, that her powers came out. Her now Ex-boyfriend had decided that he had waited long enough, and in the struggle that ensued Aura let out a bright flash of light in an attempt to get away. It worked, but word spread quickly of what she could do. Her career wasn't affected at all, but the government ended up taking action. Aura's parents eventually decided to agree to their demands, sending Aura off to Ashford Academy with the promise that for every break she would be able to continue her work.
Behind the Character
Name: Sky
Chatango Name: Skyofcrimson
RP Experience: 4, going on 5 years
How did you find us: Again, affie with AWRP
