Post by Vio on Jan 18, 2018 14:01:13 GMT -5
Blazing Wheel L’Estrange Natalie |
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Core Details
}“Hiya, boys~!”~ Natalie
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Character Development
}“You boys are gonna have to pick up the pace if you wanna get to know me~!”~ Natalie
Personality
-~-Provocative Performer
A feisty and fiery example of a woman, her very presence seeming to illuminate the area like a naked flame, L’Estrange Natalie is generally the type to leave most in want of more. Flirtatious, yet teasing in her methods, her warming words and inviting charm prove her an approachable, sociable and provocative individual. She has just the right amount of allure to draw a person in, like a moth to a flame, but is composed enough to keep them shielded from the inevitable burn. Her persona embodies the phrase “look, but don’t touch” without being aggressive about it.
Passionate & Compassionate
Natalie’s a woman of passion, burning bright even when the worst comes to try her. Everything she endeavours in is done so with gusto, ferocity and confidence nigh unyielding, whether it be the diverse and rebellious operations of the Revolutionary Army, a powerful and death-defying fire dance, or just grilling a burger. However, her passionate fire doesn’t just extend to her physical acts, but her social ones as well. Blessed with a level of compassion, Natalie’s definitely the type to try and offer warmth when her comrades need it most.
A Doused Flame…
For all her flair and passion, Natalie is not without her character flaws. While she might burn bright most of the time, sometimes something can be intense enough to extinguish that fire. The moment one manages to crush her hopes and dreams of what she would deem “a fun time” is the moment her fire gets snuffed, sending her into a state of debilitating depression so intense that few (if any) have been able to break her out of it. Though her usual heat can be annoying to some, her washed up state is nigh intolerable to many, turning her into a moping mass of dead weight. Fortunately, these bouts do not last long.
Revolutionary Spark
Miss L’Estrange’s ideology is a straightforward one, embodying the beliefs of the Revolution. Wherever the chance may arise, one can be sure that she will leap at the opportunity to make a mark on the world for the sake of her cause. This enthusiasm is especially potent when it involves direct opposition of the World Government’s forces, but she isn’t the type to be impatient about her goals. Rather, Natalie allows her anticipation to build up until the time comes to let it all out.
Appearance
-~-Body Shape, Facial Features, Etc.
At an approximate height of 5’11” (180 cm), L’Estrange Natalie is a woman of taller stature and a sleek yet voluptuous physique, accentuated by enough muscle tone to be considered athletic of build. With smooth, copper skin and a warm complexion, she has that general “tropical” look to her. Her proportions do favour her limbs somewhat – her legs in particular are quite lengthy.
Natalie’s soft, oval face is framed by a set of cropped, neat chocolate locks that possess a natural curliness to them, though this isn’t always very obvious. On one side of her face, she allows her hair to grow longer than the rest, forming a curl of hair which transitions from dark brown, through a fiery copper, with a flick of bleach blonde at the end. Thin, sharp eyebrows of charcoal define vivid eyes of fiery hazel and rich amber, with slight flecks of a bright blue hiding within them. Otherwise, her facial features are quite normal, save for the faintest traces of a few freckles about her cheeks.
Outfit & Accessories
Natalie’s preferred attire generally consists of two distinct “layers”. She wears lightly coloured shorts – usually white or some other lighter shade – over a pair of darkly coloured leggings, with typical pairings being white and black, or cream and dark brown. With these, pumps or sandals complete the role of preferential footwear. Her upper half is typically covered by a lightweight sweater or similar sort of top, usually keeping with a coffee colour or a gentle orange. Beneath this jumper she wears a dark coloured sports bra. She discards her sweater when fire dancing or fighting, tossing it aside or otherwise wrapping it around her waist, which many of her comrades see as a sign of her getting serious. Accessories typically include a pair of sunglasses, a black beret with a red band, and a silken, see-through scarf that blends from light brown in the centre to reddish-orange and yellow at the ends.
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Combat Data
}“What’s the matter, boys? Too hot for you to handle?”~ Natalie
Traits
-~-Heat Resistance
Human Starter Trait #1
Having grown up in a warm climate as well as practicing a death-defying art, Natalie is understandably capable of enduring extremes of heat where most cannot. Whether humid or arid, hot environments do not faze her, and direct exposure to anything short of open flame or searing radiance also won’t bother her all too much.
Cold Resistance
Human Starter Trait #2
Natalie’s tolerance for heat also applies to the cold. Though she dislikes climates that are too chilly and damp, the cold itself doesn’t affect her unless temperatures are punishingly low – her inner warmth seems to keep her going despite frosty conditions.
Inhuman Swiftness
600 X-Poinz, Developed Trait
Fast on her feet and skilled at parkour, Miss L’Estrange’s naturally honed speed and agility are far beyond what a human could consider normal. For every stride an average person sprints, she can take two or three, allowing her to keep pace with or even stay ahead of all but the swiftest of opposition.
Fighting Styles
-~-Moto Kuvina (“Fire Dance” in Chichewa)
Class “D”, 200 X-Poinz
Focus – War-Poi, Mobility
L’Estrange Natalie’s style of fighting is much akin to the deadly yet mesmerising art of fire dancing, wielding razor sharp blades connected to tethers which she can twirl and whip about with ease and grace to slice and pierce opponents from various and unexpected angles. Momentum and control combine into a wondrous display of martial prowess and dance which accentuates mobility.
Aspects:–
- Poyatsira (“Ignition”)
Generating intense heat via momentum – and through her fiery personality – Natalie is able to envelop her War-Poi’s blades in radiant heat and flame, trailing fiery patterns through the air as she swings them and adding the element of fire to her weapon attacks, plus a few other techniques.
Equipment:–
- Twin War-Poi
Rank 1 Weapon, 100 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Natalie’s primary choice of weapon is a paired set of unusual chain-based weapons comprised of weighted, crescent moon-shaped blades – each consisting of a heavier leading “head”, small connecting haft (to which the chains attach) wrapped in orange rayskin, and lighter but sharper “tail”. The chains themselves are usually coiled around the hafts, with each haft being approximately 8” (20 cm) in length, and the chains allowing for a length of approximately 3’6” (115 cm). Each blade is about 2’4” in length, forged of tempered steel, and possesses a ‘hamon’ akin to flame. The weapons can be wielded as close-quarters tools, without the chains, but are more effective when used at a medium reach. The heads leading offers increased raw power, while the tails are better for lighter slashing attacks.
Techniques:–
- Kamvuluvulu (“Whirlwind”)
Rank 1, 50 X-Poinz (Free)
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Weapon – Twin War-Poi
By executing a high speed spin and allowing her War-Poi to extend outwards, Natalie’s twists and turns create a circle of high velocity cutting attacks which lash at surrounding enemies while keeping them at bay. With an effective radius of about 10’ (3.00 m), it’s almost impossible to enter a normal combat range without exposing oneself to the tempest of blades.- Moto Phokoso (“Fire Whirl”)
Rank 2, 75 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Aspect – Poyatsira
Variant – Kamvuluvulu
Weapon – Twin War-Poi
The Kamvuluvulu technique, coupled with the fiery additions of ‘Poyatsira,’ generates a mesmerising circle of shimmering orange-red heat that allows Natalie to both slice and sear her opponents.- Mokhudza Chimpsopsono (“Passionate Kiss”)
Rank 2, 125 X-Poinz (Free)
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Aspect – Poyatsira
Natalie blows a kiss at her opponent(s). After a very brief delay, the ‘kiss’ erupts into a heart-shaped plume of fire to surprise and scorch enemies too close to her. Nobody’s quite sure where the flames come from – Natalie’s not one to reveal the secrets behind her technique, either.- Moto Kuyenda (“Fire Walk”)
Rank 2, 125 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
By moving and weaving her legs swiftly, Natalie’s developed the ability to mimic the “Soru” technique, allowing her to cover dozens of yards of distance in just a fraction of the time a normal sprint or dash would require.- Sipanala (“Corkscrew”)
Rank 1, 50 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Weapon – Twin War-Poi
Rushing forwards, Natalie allows her War-Poi to trail behind her, performing twisting motions as she passes by enemies. This causes the blades of her weapons to spiral and slash enemies within Natalie’s wake.- Moto Kubowola (“Fire Drill”)
Rank 2, 75 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Aspect – Poyatsira
Weapon – Twin War-Poi
Variant – Sipanala
Natalie applies heat and flame to her attack, creating a whirl of flame and light in her wake as she rushes past enemies in the classical execution of “Sipanala”.- Nyalugwe Kumenya (“Leopard Strike”)
Rank 1, 50 X-Poinz
FiSt – Moto Kuvina
Weapon – Twin War-Poi
Holding her War-Poi by their hafts rather than having them extended, Natalie pounces upon an opponent, bringing the “tail” of both blades down and across in an “X” pattern to slice.
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Background
}“My past was just the tinder and kindling. It’s the Revolution that sparked the flames!”~ Natalie– Born on the Grand Line, L’Estrange Natalie – formerly Soleil Natalia – grew up with her mother, Samantha, living an otherwise normal life. The only real difference between her childhood and the childhoods of many girls her age was the lack of one thing, and that thing was a father. Despite many attempts to fill the proverbial void, Samantha was ultimately unsuccessful in fostering a stepfather for her daughter. And, unfortunately, Natalie was always the reason. Too few men in the world wished to commit to a relationship with a woman who had already birthed a child – Natalie was an “alien” to them despite her sweetness and innocence.
– At the age of eight, Soleil Natalia discovered her own calling. The art of dance. Her homeland’s entirety steeped in traditions and celebrations, festivals where dancers of various styles showed off their works were commonplace, so it really didn’t take all that long for the girl to find appeal in the performance. Her eyes, however, were set on the deadliest of them all. The act of dancing with flames, risking so much for the greater reward, was the style that truly mesmerised and captivated the youth. Of course, her mother would have none of it. A talented dancer herself, Samantha knew the risks that some already intensive forms of dance posed, and the fire dance only amplified such risks. However, she did not entirely deny the girl the chance to learn. Instead, she tutored Natalia in various ways, testing the child’s body and spirit through various and increasingly complex forms of dance. Like mother, like daughter – her skills blossomed quickly.
– It was by her middling teenage years that Natalie had learned and dabbled in practically every style of dance her homeland had to offer, but she still hungered to learn the Fire Dance – “Moto Kuvina” – whose practitioners’ numbers dwindled with every passing year. Now, only a handful remained. But things weren’t all cheerful between the Soleil mother and daughter. Having spent so many years not knowing of her paternal heritage, Natalia’s curiosity eventually manifested itself in the form of a few sharp yet unintended kicks to a hornet’s nest. Her mother’s fury and frustrations let themselves out, cutting deep into the young woman’s spirit.
– Natalia abandoned the name Soleil that night, silently packing her belongings and heading out despite the storm that fast approached, and arguably one of the worst storms the country had ever experienced. Though she sought shelter from the vicious storm, she could not escape the finality of its ferocity, finding herself swept away by the deluge as a thunderous crash forced her to topple off a cliff’s edge and slide down its rocky, muddy slopes. By the time her body halted, she had long since blacked out.
– When she awoke, Natalia was bedridden in some sort of coastal shack, her wounded body being tended to by an older woman whose face she – at least initially – could not recognise. It was only when she properly came to consciousness a few days later, finding the strength returning to her form, that the woman was able to put a name to the face. This elder soul, her body fit despite the wrinkles of age upon her face, was none other than “Poya” of the remaining fire dancers. She had performed at every festival, wielding the flames and captivating a younger Natalia’s heart from the very beginning. Realising this, she asked for tutelage in the art she had so desperately wanted to learn for so long. Poya refused.
– Five days of sulking Natalia later, and Poya asked the question – what made her want to learn this art? The young woman explained her appreciation of the dance, how she found the manipulation of flame as if it were a fluid to be something utterly astounding. Any other form of dance was just that to her eyes, a dance, but “Moto Kuvina” was a performance unlike any other. Poya’s reply was simple. To learn the style, Natalia had to wait. Patience, at this point in her life, had not been her strongest suit. It was a labour far more intense than anything she had ever undertaken, but now the maiden’s future depended on it. She waited, she endured, and finally she learned. There was another meaning here, philosophical as it might have been, that she had not understood before. That, and one couldn’t fire dance when it was raining all day, every day.
– As the storm seasons subsided, Poya – alongside fellow practitioners Lawil, Chisam and Tentha – would begin to mentor Natalia in the ways of the dance. The lesson was simple, but enduring: “Moto Kuvina” – an ancient and deadly dance of burning blades – was about the taming of “Chinjoka Mpweya” (“Dragon’s Breath”). But the Dragon should not be taken lightly, for his flames will consume all in their path without discrimination or mercy. Without guidance, the Dragon is a feral beast, but the wise may entrance him. “Moto Kuvina” was not about dominating the Dragon, as Natalia learned, but about guiding him. Fire was the will of the Dragon – indomitable, but flexible. The flames would yield to guidance, but fight against opposition. It was these teachings that would help Natalia on her way.
– Years on, and the young woman was now showing her mettle at the festivals. And she captivated the eyes of many. She was living the dream, until it all came to an abrupt end. When the wizened Poya broke her leg, the troupe decided it better to call it quits, much to Natalia’s dismay. However, when they did so, they made a request. Moto Kuvina was not to die like a stamped out fire this day. Their request was the spark that kindled a whole new flame of passion; that Natalia venture out and show the world the artform that was the fire dance.
– That was what made Natalie travel the seas, and it did not take all that long before she stumbled upon a new cause. Finding herself caught in the crossfire between the forces of the World Government and those of the Revolutionary Army, she chose the latter to side with. There was something about the passion with which each of them fought that intrigued her, and from that day force, she would join their cause. At this point, Soleil Natalia was no more. She adopted a new name, “L’Estrange Natalie” – a name that would burn bright as part of the Revolution!
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X-Poinz Earnings
}“I hope nobody’s expecting me to burn out any time soon! Nothing wrong with burning the midnight oil, baby~!”~ NatalieMiscellaneous:–
- Starting X-Poinz
+300 X-Poinz- Old System – Senior Package Character
+500 X-Poinz
The West in Flames Saga:–
- Pirates & Business, Part 2: Look Out, WG!
Winchester Island, West Blue
+130 X-Poinz- Our Hearts Ablaze! A Vague Encounter!
Open Sea, West Blue
+20 X-Poinz
