Emiko

Owned by Queen of Anarchy
Basic Information Bender type: Earthbender Title: The Phantom Alignment:  Current age: 17 General Status: Alive Gender: Female Sexuality: Heterosexual Height: 5'2 Hair Color: Blue Eye Color: Pink Relationship Status: Single OOC Plans: Emiko has left Kairo to Mei and has fled Republic City, wanting to find a better life elsewhere.
Appearance 1/11
Personality Emiko is a free-spirited and slightly childish young girl who tends to spend a lot of her time illegally drinking and hanging out with some of the wrong crowds. Thanks to her time on the streets, she has a better knowledge than just about anyone on how things work. She can be easily angered and a force not to reckon with when pissed off. She is determined and cocky and often has a dry sense of humor that she uses to lighten the mood. She often does funny things in inappropriate situations.
History Emiko was born into a poorer family that resided in tiny villages of the Earth Republic, constantly moving to find the best place to start a family of their own. It was very hard to come by a source of income and her father and mother often did labor work in order to survive, even when her mother was pregnant with her. Her mother and father were both talented earthbenders and on occasion, her father would part take in gambles of who could beat who in competitions in which he often won and took home a good bag of coin to last them the month. Some months were better than others. The competitions were far too dangerous to make a living off of. Those who kept up a steady winning streak were often ambushed and attacked by multiple people who thought they had a better chance. So it was best to find labor between those breaks in order to support his pregnant wife. Unfortunately, she continued to do tasks in which often drained her energy. She hardly slept and hardly ate. This made it nearly impossible to give birth to Emiko without passing away. That is exactly what happened. Emiko had survived while her mother had not. She was left in the hands of a single, heartbroken father who had no clue how to raise a child, let alone a daughter. It took him a lot of time and effort, and a lot of questions to the elder women of the villages that had birthed kids many years ago. He was thankful when he came across a woman who offered to look after the child and would give them both a place to live so long as he did all the hard labor that she could no longer do. Her father picked up little jobs on the side in order to pay for the woman's services as well as to put food on the table and put clothing on the backs of the old woman and his only child. At the age of eight, Emiko had begun to show her bending abilities. Her father was so pleased so that had begun to teach her earthbender immediately, hoping that she would take after him and her long gone mother's talents. It was nice for him to see that Emiko was a spitting image of her mother. She could bend just like her and even had similar facial assets. Her father had done everything in his power to give her a normal life like the other children. He even picked up extra hours of work in order to put her through school. She would regret later not taking an education so seriously. She was sixteen when her father died of an unknown disease and left her alone with the old woman. She was more than willing to give all of the money her father had made to her children, along with a letter that explained that her father had been getting sick for a while now. He had saved up a lot of money for her to move somewhere to make a better life for herself. He explained that there was a citizenship project for a place called Republic City. Despite her grief for her father's sudden passing, Emiko packed up her things and left immediately for the city.
Powers Earth Citizen Initial Powers Earth Bomb The user can send a small boulder flying in any direction once struck which breaks apart into many smaller projectiles when it hits something. Earth Smash The user is able to crush or even shatter anything made of stone without any force required. Earth Shield The user is able to create a small wall made of stone which can be used to defend or obstruct a path. Earth Levitation (Passive) The user is able to cause earth to levitate allowing them to use any earth they control as a moderate defense or even to allow time to prepare an attack. Compression Control (Passive) The user is able to compress earth into a much denser state allowing them to harden soil or stone for stronger offense or defense. The user must take time to compress the earth. Basic Powers (Note: Once a power is chosen, it cannot be changed.) Mudbending (Passive) The user is able to manipulate the water in mud in order to move mud, add water to earth to make mud or even pull water from the mud leaving only dirt. (Achieved after 1 week) Earth Gauntlet The user is able to craft a gauntlet of stone around their arm which enhances their blunt attacks. (Achieved after 2 weeks) Gem Blader (Achieved after 1 month) Initial Powers Earthquake The user is able to strike the ground and create large tremors which can disorient or even topple others in a large area around them. The user is unable to differentiate friend from foe with this power. Earth Tunneling (Passive) The user is able to tunnel through any form of earth in order to travel around and even avoid obstructions. Crystal Blades (Exclusive to Gem Blader) The user is able to refine crystals from the ground and form blades that can be used as a melee or projectile weapon for a short time. While wielding these blades, the user cannot use any other earthbending techniques from their hands. Crystal Cannon (Exclusive to Gem Blader) The user summons a lump of crystal from the ground and slams into it, shattering the crystal and showering the area in front of them with sharp fragments. Advanced Powers (Note: Once a power is chosen, it cannot be changed. Also, Master level powers can only be achieved after 7 months and require 2 open power slots.) Seismic Sense (Passive) The user is able to sense their surroundings by feeling tremors in the ground. This allows the user to 'see' with their earthbending in a large area around them. (Achieved after 2 months) Not yet achieved (Achieved after 4 months) Not yet achieved (Achieved after 6 months)