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C H I L D H O O D ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ | Ember grew up without a father. Her mother didn't mention him much, just told her that he was an asshole who didn't care about anything but himself and money. She loved her mother more than anything in the world. They didn't have much, but at least they had each other. Her mother was a healer and volunteered at the hospital to earn some extra cash, next to her waitress job at one of Solaris' smaller restaurants. When Ember got old enough to understand the concept of money, she started stealing. She knew how much her mother was struggling to put food on the table and pay rent, so she wanted to contribute. At first, she stole bread and milk. This was also when she started to learn about her abilities. Ember already knew she could sense other people's feelings because she had sensed her mother's feelings countless times before β sadness, embarrassment, desperation, despair. But it wasn't until she started stealing that she learned that she could manipulate other people's feelings. She could make them overly excited, sad, or confused. Sadly, she also learned about the side effects of her ability. Whenever she stayed in larger crowds for too long, she started feeling overwhelmed by all the mixed feelings she could sense. And depending on the manipulation, she also started to feel whatever emotion her victim was feeling. But even so, her ability helped her tremendously. She got better at stealing very quickly and started stealing jewelry and clothes. Sometimes she traded those for coins instead of keeping them. But when Ember was fifteen, her mother got killed in a crossfire on her way home from work. Because a fucking bounty hunter missed his target. Everything changed after that. βββ |
T H E βC H A N G E βββββββββββββββββββββββββ | βββ βββShe got placed in an orphanage in Solaris, the nearest largest city to her home town Nicosa. One might be fooled by the luxurious building because her stay at the orphanage was far from luxurious. Her room might have looked fancy, but she was barely allowed to go outside. Every meal was served in the dining hall on the first floor, but although it was mandatory to attend, they were not allowed to speak to each other. Ember learned the hard way what happened if you did. She also learned that she would not be getting anywhere without friends. In secret, she and a few others formed a small, secret circle of friends. They met at secret locations, often after bedtime, and plotted their escape. They were allowed to explore the City once a week, and every time, she learned the others how to steal and how to move unseen. They weren't empaths like her, but they still managed to pull it off. By the time she turned seventeen, they had escaped the orphanage together. The four of them had formed their own little family and lived in a small apartment on the outskirts of Solaris, far away from the orphanage. They stole for a living and eventually got hired for a job. Money was no longer an issue, but their reputation was becoming a problem. While they were extremely popular among employers in the Underworld they were trying to keep a low profile in the real world. Azriel Blaze was a man who hired them on a regular basis, and he had a special interest in Ember. By the time she was twenty, she worked for him. She occasionally took gigs with her squad, but for the most part, she worked alone. Azriel might be a criminal, but he treated her as if she was his daughter and called her 'little one'. Since Ember had never had a father figure in her life, she embraced it. And that was her first of many mistakes. |
G E T T I N G βC A U G H T βββββββββββββββββββββββββ | Ember cares for people perhaps a bit too soon. Before she gets a chance to get to know them for real. And when she cares for someone, she will do anything for them. She also likes to feel like she matters to people. But more often than not, people were only interested in her skills, not her. Ember just didn't always know the difference, despite being able to tell what people felt. It would have been easier if she was a mind reader. She still lived with her group of friends, although she barely worked with them anymore. The jobs Azriel hired her to do was getting more and more dangerous. She should have learned when to say no. When to quit. But she was blinded by his fatherly figure and her obsession to make him proud that she let him keep her wrapped around his finger. βββA few weeks after her twenty-fourth birthday, he sent her on a mission that went terribly wrong. Well, it did go according to plan, but the outcome had been unpredictable. Ember's job was to steal an ID card from someone named Ilias Melchor. Little did she know that he was a High Council member. Stealing the card from him while he was enjoying himself in a club was no problem. But leaving with the card turned out to be tricky. She didn't know the man was a fucking mind reader, and before she could leave, he ordered her to stop. He didn't just order her, he made her stop. She'd heard his voice loud and clear in her head and no matter how much she'd wanted to run, her body wouldn't move. He made her give him his card back and offered her a deal. Work for the High Council under his command or rot in Purgatory (prison). She didn't get a chance to talk to Azriel before joining the Firefly Crew, but the fact that he'd failed to mention that little fact, made her wonder if he had set her up. |
S K I L L S ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ | She's a skilled thief and spy. She's an expert when it comes to sneaking around and remaining unseen. Pickpocketing is a piece of cake for her (normally, at least) and she's good at stealing in general. Her abilities often help her get close to someone without them suspecting her of doing such things. Her ability also makes it easier for her to flirt, and along with the ability to induce sleep, she rarely messes up. βββ |
S T R E N G T H S βββββββββββββββββββββββββ | βββ ββββ€ She is loyal to those who care about her and those she cares about. When she cares about someone she would take a bullet for them. β€ She's a fast runner, although she gets exhausted fast. She usually manages to outrun people so she has the opportunity to find a hiding spot before they catch up with her. Not that she needs to run often because she rarely gets caught. |
W E A K N E S S E S βββββββββββββββββββββββββ | βββ ββββ€ She's impulsive and doesn't always think about the consequences before doing or saying something, which sometimes results in an outcome she didn't expect. β€ Sometimes the mixture of emotions makes it hard for her to take a decision because she can't be sure if someone wants to hurt her or help her. This might cause a delay that will put her or others in danger. β€ She trusts the people close to her a little too well, which makes her easy to manipulate. However, if/when she finds out, you will know exactly how she feels about it. |
F E A R S βββββββββββββββββββββββββ | βββ ββββ€ She is afraid of being consumed by other people's emotions (that those feelings don't wear off). β€ She is also afraid to be stuck feeling the same emotion forever or end up not feeling anything at all. β€ She fears crowded places without an easy escape route. β€ She's afraid of being restrained, especially when completely immobilized. |