Post by Memory on Jun 25, 2007 2:26:42 GMT -5
Name: Julie Loire
Alias: Anya Louvel (while disguised)
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Human (often mistaken as a sorceress)
Affinity: None
Birthplace: Esthar (raised in Deling City)
Weapons: Handgun, retractable-blade survival knife (Julie only), retractable "Neko-te" fingernail claws (Anya only)
Appearance (as Julie): Rather petite and slim, standing at 5'2" and weighing close to 100 pounds (she refuses to tell anyone her exact weight). Has long blonde hair and clear blue eyes. She is usually seen wearing a navy blue minidress, a black leather belt around the waist, a cropped denim jacket, knee-high black socks, and only slightly shorter dark brown boots. She also wears her sidearm holster on her right leg, and a gold pendant that belonged to her mother. She has since added a silver ring, given to her by Clerian, to the heart-shaped charm on the pendant.
Appearance (as Anya): When in disguise, Julie makes use of Esthar cosmetic technology to darken her hair to a honey blonde, and add some slight wave to it. She wears it in a short ponytail with locks framing her face, and also wears contact lenses that add a violent tint to her eyes. She even alters her usual makeup (or near lack thereof) with slightly more dramatic eyeliner, metallic nail polish, and a hint of lip gloss. More often than not, "Anya" is seen wearing silver earrings of some kind. One of her favorite "Anya-style" outfits consists of a white v-neck halter layered under a cropped black cardigan, capri-length cuffed jeans, and strappy high-heeled sandals. She keeps her gun in a somewhat box-shaped holster attached to her belt, and the charm from Alyene's pendant on a bracelet. Because of the heels, "Anya" usually appears to stand at almost 5'5".
Biography:
Julie was born in Esthar to a woman named Alyene, but unknown to her father, President Laguna Loire. Having left Rainii alone with Laguna, Alyene decided to raise Julie herself, and quickly moved to Deling City.
Despite her mother's efforts to raise her to be a strong, independent woman, Julie was very shy and softspoken as a child. It was obvious she had an inner strength, but she seemed unable to learn how to use it. Because of this, Alyene decided to train her in self-defense when she was a teenager. The training, combined with her steady growth into an attractive young woman, forced Julie to break many of her usual introverted habits. It also refined her formerly awkward movements into a precise gracefulness, which she further trained as an amateur dancer and actress.
When she turned sixteen, Julie started working as a waitress at a small cafe in Deling City, where her friendly demeanor and charming smile made her very well-known among the regular customers. Unfortunately, that also led to rumors, one of which claimed that she was the long-lost daughter of the legendarily hapless G-army soldier, Laguna Loire... better known in present times as the first President of Esthar. These rumors found their way to Esthar eventually, and Laguna himself came to investigate. His daughter and co-president, Rainii also came, as did Presidential Aides Kiros Seagill and Ward Zabac. The four of them managed to protect Julie from a mysterious agency targeting her, and discovered from Alyene herself that the rumors were, in fact, true.
Since then, Julie has lived in Esthar, and travelled the worlds extensively. She often finds herself getting involved in major battles, with or without her sister, and generally attracts trouble. During several of these battles, Julie became friends and fell in love with one of Rainii's old friends, Clerian Soulflare. In their last moment together, Clerian gave Julie his ring, to "hold onto" until he returned.
After waiting several months, Julie left on a journey to search for Clerian. With help from a friend in Esthar's espionage units, Julie came up with her "Anya Louvel" alias, and bought forged papers in Timber for admittance to Balamb Garden, where she planned to search for Clerian. Headmaster Cid caught her within a week, but gave her official documents to replace the forgeries once he learned her true identity. "Anya" spent time at both Galbadia and Trabia Gardens as well, but never found a sign of Clerian. She even travelled to other worlds for a few months, but found nothing.
Ultimately, Julie returned to her home world empty-handed, but with a new sense of resolve. Should Clerian return, she would happily welcome him. But if he doesn't, she will simply continue her life... and always remember him.
Special Abilities:
- Stun Knife: Julie's knife is equipped with energy modules that allow the blade to be charged with electricity. Even if the knife wound itself does little damage, the electric current could temporarily incapacitate a weaker enemy. Stronger enemies will remain capable of moving, but still take added damage. (Since "Anya" does not carry the survival knife, this ability is unavailable to Julie while disguised.)
- Magic Ammunition: Julie is somehow able to concentrate magical energy into her handgun to fire bullets charged with any kind of element. This has led to rumors that she might be a sorceress. Originally, she was unable to perform a similar task with her knife, which quelled some of the rumors. However, recently it seems that she may eventually learn to expand this talent to her other weapons.
- Special Ammunition: At Laguna's command, Esthar scientists have been producing special ammunition for Julie's gun that are especially attuned to magical energy. This ammunition is difficult to manufacture in large quantities, but it increases the elemental power of Julie's magically charged shots up to three times what normal ammunition allows.
- Alyene's Charm: A heart-shaped charm, worn on a pendant (as Julie) or a bracelet (as Anya). The pendant was given to Julie by her mother, and the charm contains a special reserve of white magic. When Julie is wounded, it will automatically react with a barrier that reduces both magical and physical damage. Julie can also consciously use the pendant to heal herself and others. When running low on power, the charm will be unusable temporarily while it recharges.
- Limit Skill "Charge": In a desperate situation, Julie's ability to charge magical energy into her gun increases. Rather than charge the ammunition, this skill allows her to form a sphere of pure magical energy, about the size of a tennis ball, which is then fired from the tip of the gun barrel. This attack has the potential to cause devastating magical damage. Since it doesn't use ammunition at all, Esthar's special magical rounds have no effect on the power of this attack.
- Limit Skill "First Love": In the heat of battle, Julie's memories of Clerian Soulflare may drastically increase her affinity with the fire and wind elements. Both of her weapons become magically supercharged - her knife becomes a dagger of pure wind energy, and the gun is capable of firing explosive fire-charged rounds. The attack begins with a dancelike flurry of quick slashes and gunshots, and ends with both weapons discharging a powerful blast of fire and wind magic straight ahead. The range of the final shockwave is limited. (Since both of Julie's standard weapons are required for this attack, "Anya" is unable to utilize this limit skill. There may also be a connection to Clerian's ring - which "Anya" does not wear.)
- Limit Skill "Cast": While equipped with Anya's Neko-te claws, Julie has very rarely shown the ability to cast a single, powerful elemental spell from her fingertips. As it has only happened in extremely dangerous situations, it is assumed to be a limit skill. (Since Julie only wears the claws when in disguise, only "Anya" is capable of this attack.)
Alias: Anya Louvel (while disguised)
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Human (often mistaken as a sorceress)
Affinity: None
Birthplace: Esthar (raised in Deling City)
Weapons: Handgun, retractable-blade survival knife (Julie only), retractable "Neko-te" fingernail claws (Anya only)
Appearance (as Julie): Rather petite and slim, standing at 5'2" and weighing close to 100 pounds (she refuses to tell anyone her exact weight). Has long blonde hair and clear blue eyes. She is usually seen wearing a navy blue minidress, a black leather belt around the waist, a cropped denim jacket, knee-high black socks, and only slightly shorter dark brown boots. She also wears her sidearm holster on her right leg, and a gold pendant that belonged to her mother. She has since added a silver ring, given to her by Clerian, to the heart-shaped charm on the pendant.
Appearance (as Anya): When in disguise, Julie makes use of Esthar cosmetic technology to darken her hair to a honey blonde, and add some slight wave to it. She wears it in a short ponytail with locks framing her face, and also wears contact lenses that add a violent tint to her eyes. She even alters her usual makeup (or near lack thereof) with slightly more dramatic eyeliner, metallic nail polish, and a hint of lip gloss. More often than not, "Anya" is seen wearing silver earrings of some kind. One of her favorite "Anya-style" outfits consists of a white v-neck halter layered under a cropped black cardigan, capri-length cuffed jeans, and strappy high-heeled sandals. She keeps her gun in a somewhat box-shaped holster attached to her belt, and the charm from Alyene's pendant on a bracelet. Because of the heels, "Anya" usually appears to stand at almost 5'5".
Biography:
Julie was born in Esthar to a woman named Alyene, but unknown to her father, President Laguna Loire. Having left Rainii alone with Laguna, Alyene decided to raise Julie herself, and quickly moved to Deling City.
Despite her mother's efforts to raise her to be a strong, independent woman, Julie was very shy and softspoken as a child. It was obvious she had an inner strength, but she seemed unable to learn how to use it. Because of this, Alyene decided to train her in self-defense when she was a teenager. The training, combined with her steady growth into an attractive young woman, forced Julie to break many of her usual introverted habits. It also refined her formerly awkward movements into a precise gracefulness, which she further trained as an amateur dancer and actress.
When she turned sixteen, Julie started working as a waitress at a small cafe in Deling City, where her friendly demeanor and charming smile made her very well-known among the regular customers. Unfortunately, that also led to rumors, one of which claimed that she was the long-lost daughter of the legendarily hapless G-army soldier, Laguna Loire... better known in present times as the first President of Esthar. These rumors found their way to Esthar eventually, and Laguna himself came to investigate. His daughter and co-president, Rainii also came, as did Presidential Aides Kiros Seagill and Ward Zabac. The four of them managed to protect Julie from a mysterious agency targeting her, and discovered from Alyene herself that the rumors were, in fact, true.
Since then, Julie has lived in Esthar, and travelled the worlds extensively. She often finds herself getting involved in major battles, with or without her sister, and generally attracts trouble. During several of these battles, Julie became friends and fell in love with one of Rainii's old friends, Clerian Soulflare. In their last moment together, Clerian gave Julie his ring, to "hold onto" until he returned.
After waiting several months, Julie left on a journey to search for Clerian. With help from a friend in Esthar's espionage units, Julie came up with her "Anya Louvel" alias, and bought forged papers in Timber for admittance to Balamb Garden, where she planned to search for Clerian. Headmaster Cid caught her within a week, but gave her official documents to replace the forgeries once he learned her true identity. "Anya" spent time at both Galbadia and Trabia Gardens as well, but never found a sign of Clerian. She even travelled to other worlds for a few months, but found nothing.
Ultimately, Julie returned to her home world empty-handed, but with a new sense of resolve. Should Clerian return, she would happily welcome him. But if he doesn't, she will simply continue her life... and always remember him.
Special Abilities:
- Stun Knife: Julie's knife is equipped with energy modules that allow the blade to be charged with electricity. Even if the knife wound itself does little damage, the electric current could temporarily incapacitate a weaker enemy. Stronger enemies will remain capable of moving, but still take added damage. (Since "Anya" does not carry the survival knife, this ability is unavailable to Julie while disguised.)
- Magic Ammunition: Julie is somehow able to concentrate magical energy into her handgun to fire bullets charged with any kind of element. This has led to rumors that she might be a sorceress. Originally, she was unable to perform a similar task with her knife, which quelled some of the rumors. However, recently it seems that she may eventually learn to expand this talent to her other weapons.
- Special Ammunition: At Laguna's command, Esthar scientists have been producing special ammunition for Julie's gun that are especially attuned to magical energy. This ammunition is difficult to manufacture in large quantities, but it increases the elemental power of Julie's magically charged shots up to three times what normal ammunition allows.
- Alyene's Charm: A heart-shaped charm, worn on a pendant (as Julie) or a bracelet (as Anya). The pendant was given to Julie by her mother, and the charm contains a special reserve of white magic. When Julie is wounded, it will automatically react with a barrier that reduces both magical and physical damage. Julie can also consciously use the pendant to heal herself and others. When running low on power, the charm will be unusable temporarily while it recharges.
- Limit Skill "Charge": In a desperate situation, Julie's ability to charge magical energy into her gun increases. Rather than charge the ammunition, this skill allows her to form a sphere of pure magical energy, about the size of a tennis ball, which is then fired from the tip of the gun barrel. This attack has the potential to cause devastating magical damage. Since it doesn't use ammunition at all, Esthar's special magical rounds have no effect on the power of this attack.
- Limit Skill "First Love": In the heat of battle, Julie's memories of Clerian Soulflare may drastically increase her affinity with the fire and wind elements. Both of her weapons become magically supercharged - her knife becomes a dagger of pure wind energy, and the gun is capable of firing explosive fire-charged rounds. The attack begins with a dancelike flurry of quick slashes and gunshots, and ends with both weapons discharging a powerful blast of fire and wind magic straight ahead. The range of the final shockwave is limited. (Since both of Julie's standard weapons are required for this attack, "Anya" is unable to utilize this limit skill. There may also be a connection to Clerian's ring - which "Anya" does not wear.)
- Limit Skill "Cast": While equipped with Anya's Neko-te claws, Julie has very rarely shown the ability to cast a single, powerful elemental spell from her fingertips. As it has only happened in extremely dangerous situations, it is assumed to be a limit skill. (Since Julie only wears the claws when in disguise, only "Anya" is capable of this attack.)