Claire

Claire after activating her Nimbus.

No title yet!!! :)

Born: April 13, 1995

Age: 20

Rank: Disciple of Forces, Apprentice of Prime, Initiate of Time

Titles/Memberships: Member of the Aegis

Various nicknames and aliases: Lightning, Si

Physical description: She's approximately 5'7" with closely cropped dark brown hair, usually styled into a quiff of some description. Her eyes are an icy shade of blue and her pale skin is prone to sunburn. She usually wears jeans and some kind of shirt, occasionally geeky, accompanied by a leather jacket and boots if she rides her motorcycle to wherever she is seen. Other times, she wears denim shorts, similar shirts and sneakers. She almost never wears wafty clothes, for the sake of practicality, though when she does she's often distracted by just how wafty they are and idly plays with the wafty parts. She's usually wearing a little eyeliner with some mascara, but rarely bothers doing anything else to her face.

Nimbus: Claire is surrounded by a blue glow, mostly affecting whatever she is casting with (usually her hands) and lighting her eyes a smidge. Small things by her feet, no larger than a gumnut, lift a little way off the ground. The air around her smells of ozone and rain, and a crackling sound may be heard, similar to that of arcing electricity.

Timeline

Awakened: August 30, 2015

Initial Master:

Recent events

After her awakening, Claire threw herself into experimentation, testing herself on her ability to utilise her newfound abilities. As a result, she found herself having to borrow mana from the Hierarch upon first meeting them, as she didn't know how to scour her pattern. She has since learned, and as she isn't sure how to take mana from a Hallow yet and has no idea how to convert it to tass, she's shifted her experimentation to fortnightly to allow any injuries some time to heal. So far it's only reopened a wound inflicted by a minor Paradox event during her initial tests on telekinesis, but she isn't sure if the injuries sustained from scouring her pattern from mana will all hit the same spot, and given that she lives with three sleepers, numerous wounds = not something she would like to explain, especially given that the sister of one of her housemates was recently murdered and nobody took it too well.

She's spent most of her free time since awakening on testing the limits of her magic, especially in the arcana of Forces. She's now beginning to look at Prime - something she was already considering, further inspired by the ceasefire deal with the Seers. Upon learning that The Zali has a grimoire for a Prime rote, she learned to appreciate the raw power that Prime can hold (already appreciating all the Hallow-related perks, having visited Usagi's and learning more about how they work through observation and study). She's also starting to investigate the arcana of Time with the help of Quill, as well as helping Quill with her own Prime-related learning, and is looking into getting training in Capoeira and spear-wielding. She seems to be growing her hair out for some reason, though she won't disclose why.

Personality and Interests

Claire tends to be pretty upbeat about most things. She's kind, and has a natural curiosity that leads her to experimenting with various forms of magic. Her compassion for others and the situation regarding the Seers in Adelaide has led her to become very defensive, turning to the Adamantine Arrow for guidance and a place where she can better channel her energy into protecting what is good in the world. She's happy to put the well being and sanity of others before herself, despite the cost to her own well being. It may also be worth noting that when she's attracted to someone, she'll do almost anything for that person to gain their affections in return.

She's pretty big on Japanese videogames, and especially likes the Final Fantasy series, as well as most games churned out by Nintendo. She's also become partial to Undertale and Magic: The Gathering (the former moreso than the latter) in more recent times. She's also really into K-Pop and pop music in general, and is pretty big on BIGBANG and Ásgeir at the moment. Her favourite shows are mostly cartoons like Steven Universe or lighthearted anime like Ouran Highschool Host Club, however she does have a bit of a penchant for action dramas and blockbuster movies, and likes to theorise whether any of the happenings in her fave films are actually possible using mundane technologies or if they're ever likely to be. One of her favourite books is Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku, so she's used to reading about these hypotheses - why not discuss them?

She keeps her living space impeccably clean, and it usually irks her when she visits people to realise they're super messy, to the point where she usually attempts to discreetly tidy up a bit. Most people jump to thinking she has OCD upon realising that she's doing this (she isn't really good at being discreet with her hinting), but her housemates know better. She's literally terrified of spiders to the point that upon learning of one's presence she feels the need to leave the room, usually quickly and with force, unless there's something seriously important that requires her to stay there. As such, she usually ends up in charge of cleaning when it comes to the housework - that way she can be comfortable knowing the spiders won't have anywhere to hide and she can throw a shoe at them or smack them with the broom repeatedly until they die. Or she can get her sister to do it. Much less stressful.

When she's not studying, training or experimenting with magic, Claire likes to hang out with her dog Thor. He's a fluffy white samoyed, three years old, and loves to run around chasing birds. Claire also likes to cosplay, her favourite being Lightning's armour from Final Fantasy XIII-2, though she has been known to cosplay characters from RWBY and Steven Universe. She's not sure if she'll have time to make the cosplay she wants to for AVCon 2016 but if she has the time, she's going to start with tall, hot pink boots.

2015

• MAR - Started in her second year studying a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Experimental and Theoretical Physics.
• AUG - Awakened at the end of August. Experimentation with magic (namely Forces) begins.
• SEP - Introduced to the Adelaide Concilium by her cousin, Duke. Assisted in the Concilium's exploration and investigation of a lost Silver Ladder temple. Helps form the Aegis, a cabal consisting of herself, Duke and Sullivan.
• NOV - Her housemate Carly's sister, Kate, is murdered. A deal is struck between the Adelaide Pentacle and the local Seers of the Throne, agreeing to a ceasefire, officially in place from January 1. Preparations begin.
• DEC - Claire is now a Disciple in Prime. She is also part-way through joining the Adamantine Arrow.

Quotes

Quotes by

"Cadence was right, you ARE sparkly." - To Hierarch Andromeda after seeing all their jewellery.

"Pfft, you won't catch me riding an elevator in a storm, even if I do need to climb 20 floors. Screw that." - Upon entering the Hilton and seeing a large number of the Concilium opt to take the lift. She regretted her decision after some sleep.

"Whoa, dude, don't give me that look, I'm not one of the trigger-happy lunatics you guys told me about, calm down." - To Gabriel, upon his seeing her pistol and giving her a look that could freeze the fires of hell.

"Wow, Duke, you weren't kidding when you said doing that hurt." - To Duke, after scouring her pattern for the first time.

"JESUS CHRIST IT'S PRIME FIRE" - After helping the Zali discern the spell that was written into a grimoire she found. By this point pretty much everyone knew it was Celestial Fire; it was kind of hard to miss.

Conversations

"You got your name from Final Fantasy?" "Yeah, I cosplay Lightning all the time." "MAN, YOU'RE GONNA LIKE VIVI." - Usagi and Claire, discussing names on the forums (OOC: need to check exact wording later)

"Pfft, I'm just a baby mage, what use am I? I'm an Apostate and I can't do anywhere near as much cool stuff as you guys can." "You'll be plenty useful, trust me." - Claire and Sullivan, after splitting off from the rest of the Concilium with Duke and Vivi to explore more of the temple in groups rather than just a little bit as a big group.

Rumours

• ?????? none yet

Inspirations and Soundtrack

Inspiration:

Xion from Kingdom Hearts - She puts the wellbeing of others (and knowledge) ahead of her own.

Undyne from Undertale - SPEARS. MAGIC. LIKES GIRLS. CARES ABOUT AND IS LOYAL TO HER FRIENDS. CAPITAL LETTERSSSSS.

Littlepip from Fallout: Equestria - Telekinesis out the wazoo, selflessness, gun skills. Maybe later, lockpicking.

Despite her name, she isn't really based on Lightning from FFXIII, she just really likes her as a character and digs her speeches and armour.

Music:

Undyne's Theme from Undertale - Nimbus theme

Savior of Souls from Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns

The Farplane Abyss from Final Fantasy X-2

Monster by Bigbang

Centuries by Fall Out Boy

Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran

Snow (Hey-Oh) by Red Hot Chilli Peppers

King and Cross by Ásgeir

Higher by Ásgeir

This Will Be The Day - Magical Girl Remix from RWBY - remixed by James Landino

CORE from Undertale

Song of Storms - Dubstep Remix from Legend of Zelda series - Remixed by Ephixa

BONUS:

Drop Pop Candy from Vocaloid - Sans and Papyrus Remix (link to artist's Soundcloud)

OOC Info

Member Information
Player:	Morgan Petrie
Number:	2015080008
Domain:	Adelaide