[PXFIRE] [SU/DS] PXFIRE Roleplay - A Game of Storms

[Noblejanobii]

Not gonna lie, I busted out the Pyrite Town tunes while working out this. *snaps in rhythm*

Name: Athena Pallas
Species: Decidueye
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Team: Gracidea Order
Description: Athena bears the same orange, green, and white feathers that most Decidueye do. However, do to her paternal heritage of a honchkrow, what would normally be brown plumage is black for Athena. She does not mind, though she is often mistaken for a shiny as a result. Her eyes also being bright red, also from her father, do not help matters either. Still, Athena does her best to not get too bogged down in it. The fact that she’s mistaken for a rare beauty of her species from time to time doesn’t hurt the self esteem. Athena takes great pride in keeping a somewhat groomed appearance, so if she looks too disheveled, Athena is known to be a bit… rash when people point it out.

Athena wears a necklace with two feathers and a scale on it that she treasures as her most prized possession, these being the only reminders she has of her family back home. Athena also has lots of long scars from her waist down to the tops of her legs. They serve as reminders and remnants of a past life that Athena dares not speak of to those who don’t need to know about it. Lastly, while generally not visible due to her large black plumage, Athena has a tattoo of a Gracidea flower on her left side the wraps around from her front to her back. It’s not very visible unless you stare at her long enough due to its placement, but it is definitely there if you care to look hard enough. Athena sometimes uses a bag to help obscure it from view.
Personality: Athena is a very serious individual. While she does have her own maternal instincts and caring nature, Athena overall is a very focused person that aims to complete the goals she has set out for herself. As a result, Athena can become very distressed or angry if those around her cause her to be distracted from completing her goals. Athena is not very social though she is very polite, and can be extremely charismatic due to her work in the field of prostitution. She's a tough cookie to crack mentally or emotionally, her only weakness being her necklace and her family.
Background: Athena was born in Hana City within the Gracidea Order’s protection. Born to a Decidueye and Honchkrow, Athena was taught from a very young age about what wonders the environment could bring and why it should be protected. Even as a rowlet, Athena felt a deep connection with the environment around her. Because of this Athena knew she wanted to help protect it when grew older, but it was a long journey that did not come without its challenges.

Athena’s mother, Diana, was one of the main soldiers for the Gracidea Order. A few years after having Athena, Diana was killed in the field of battle. Athena’s father, Marcellus, was distraught over the whole incident for many reasons. Not only did he lose his wife, but the man had suffered from alcoholism since the early years in his life. Since Athena’s birth, Marcellus had done his best to minimize his drinking, but these things took time, and without his wife’s steady income, he had to resort to more drastic measures when it came to providing for himself and Athena. This did not go over well with Gracidea Order authorities and Marcellus was killed when Athena was nineteen after being caught in a drug ring. Athena had not made waste of this time, however.

Having the goal in mind of one day fighting for the order, Athena had trained from a young age on different fighting styles, finding that guerilla warfare was the most suited for her green and black plumage. Getting into street fights quite often as a child, Athena managed to stumble upon a training dojo in Hala City. While not officially endorsed by the Gracidea Order, the dojo did boast teaching many of the future soldiers for the order how to fight. A Dartrix at the time, Athena was determined to get into the dojo. And while tryouts were their own deal, Athena’s main obstacle was money. Given her father’s situation, money was not exactly plentiful for her family. So, Athena did what she had to do. Athena managed to tail one of her father’s contacts to their headquarters and demanded they give her a job as well, and they knew just what fit her. Athena was entered into a prostitution ring, and while she hated the job, it paid the fees she needed to get into the dojo. So by day she would train at the dojo, her skills improving steadily, and at night she worked at the prostitution ring. It was a steady and almost enjoyable schedule until a certain noivern came to visit one night when Athena was twenty-three.

His pseudonym was Bruyverne, a mysterious noivern that had supposedly just sort of showed up one day in the criminal scene. He had no connections, no ties, nothing that could be related back to anyone. Having evolved into a decidueye by that time, Athena’s price was one of the highest on the market, and yet somehow, Bruyverne had enough money to become a regular customer. For months this went on, the two somewhat delving into the details of their personal lives, but never too much. Confidentiality rules did exist for a reason, as did the strict rule that interaction outside the ring was a huge no. And while this had never been a problem for Athena before, with clients that did recognize her often avoiding her if possible for obvious reasons, it did become a problem when a noivern police officer showed up at her dojo one day. Officer Brunswick was investigating a rash of burglaries in the area when he stopped by the dojo to ask the master a few questions. Athena was training privately with the master at the time. Neither did well in masking their surprise at seeing one another. The following Thursday, when Bruyverne’s usual appointment was scheduled, Athena anticipated he wouldn’t show. His cover had been blown to her after all, though she had yet to report it. She was unsure if he was undercover, or utilizing the ring for his own needs, and she wasn’t the type to stir up trouble where none existed. And yet, she predicted incorrectly, with Bruyverne showing up at his usual time. They didn’t do much that night, Athena barely spoke a word as the noivern explained himself. Bruyverne was an undercover police officer, actually named Brunswick, but he was not out to arrest any of the prostitutes. He was attempting to catch the ringmaster, but didn’t yet know who it was to make an official arrest. Athena was perplexed as to why he would convey any of this to her. Not only did Athena know the ringmaster, but this man could not be so stupid as to think she wouldn’t protest against the shutting down of her only source of income. Still, Brunswick persisted, saying he had done some research into Athena’s history, and expressed his wish to set her free from this life. To this day, Athena is unsure what kept her from reporting Brunswick. For a month following, the two resumed their usual schedule, but they rarely spoke anymore. Only casualties and pleasantries were exchanged. It was only a month after the initial proposal that Athena agreed. Within two weeks, the ringleader had been caught, and Athena was out scotch free. Brunswick helped her back into a real job, and despite her sketchy past, with Brunswick’s help, Athena became a prominent fighter within the Gracidea Order, like she had always dreamed as a child.

Athena and Brunswick had their first child when Athena was twenty-four. An accident that was the result of Brunswick’s regular visits while he was undercover, neither really minded, welcoming the noibat named Liliane into the world. Athena and Brunswick were officially married when Athena was twenty-six, and shortly thereafter had another child, a rowlet named Marx.
Starting Blaze Jewel: Athena has a flying blaze jewel. She generally keeps it in her bag, but has been known to bury it in her plumage if a bag was not an option or if she needed to keep other mons on their toes about what weapons she had one her.
Other: Athena’s necklace is her most prized possession, with the only things she values more being her husband and children. Her necklace was a gift from her father, bearing a feather from Athena’s mother and her father. When Athena was married, since it was difficult for her to wear an official ring, she opted to add on of Brunswick’s scales to the necklace instead. She hopes to one day give the necklace to one of her children once they are old enough to treasure its significance.

Athena’s main weapon is her bow. She is very good at sniping enemies with it. However, Athena does know how to use various types of dagger, long and short. She tends to keep a long dagger with her because she prefers the reach, and isn’t above shooting that at enemies rather than her arrows. Athena is able to shoot various kinds of arrows as well. Keeping various powders in her bag, Athena is able to enchant her arrows depending on the gem dust she sprinkles on it. Problem is, the amount of gem dust she has for this is limited, and difficult to apply in the heat of battle, so Athena usually opts for plain arrows if she doesn’t have the time to apply the dust.

Athena’s ability is overgrow. She’s been known to use a more reckless hand to hand combat fighting style in order to make use of this ability more readily. After all, Athena’s mentality is why have an ability if you aren’t making the best use of it.