Like kerosene on a flame of doubt // iona's tags

[vellichor]

—THE BASICS

NAME Iona Siu
GROUP[b] Blackfall
—ranking member
[b]PHYSICAL AGE 20 years old
GENDER female
—pronouns she/her

—PHYSICAL

health status -[100%]

FACECLAIM Constance Wu
DESCRIPTION[b] Iona is a fairly small woman, both in weight and height. She has a solid, athletic build from all the training she takes part in on a regular basis and prides herself on her speed and precision. She generally dresses in simple, light clothes, many of which have stitches in them from when she's had to patch them herself. She prefers simple, dark colored clothes although she does have a few more 'formal' outfits for special occasions. Iona has short, dark hair and brown eyes.
—accessories two daggers, some throwing knives
—scars Iona has a variety of scars that litter her body from previous fights, most of them being fairly small and light.
—injuries none currently
[b]BODY LANGUAGE[b]
Iona usually moves in a very reserved manner, making small motions and generally appearing as unassuming as possible. She's graceful in her small movements and when she needs to move quickly, her feet often appear to hardly touch the ground at all. If she does move with wide movements, it's because she's trying to get somewhere efficiently, such as striding across a large room or leaping to a nearby ledge.
—posture Iona has excellent posture and balance.

[b]—BEHAVIOR

ISTJ - chaotic neutral - slytherin
gentle - intelligent - modest - trustworthy
ambitious - calculating - emotional - quiet
manipulative - ruthless - vengeful - cold

DESCRIPTION[b] Iona often immediately comes off as intimidating. This isn't because she initially appears ruthless or violent but because she carries herself with a quiet dignity and immediately acts as though she's to be treated with a certain level of respect. However, this isn't necessarily intentional on her part as much as it is the way she's learned how to present herself. On initially meeting someone, Iona can be incredibly gentle with her words and genuinely interested in the individual's well-being. However, she may also be kind to them because she wants information from them or needs to determine whether or not they're someone she can trust.

Due to the betrayal that ultimately lead to her family's death, Iona's trust is difficult to earn but once you have it, you'll be able to keep it for a long time. While she's adamant about no longer letting anyone walk over her, she also does anything she can for those she considers friends. While it takes a long time for her to warm up to someone entirely, it's well worth the process in the end. She would likely both die and kill for her friends without hesitation unless she was against such things for an outside reason, such as being connected personally to the possible target. However, once her trust is broken she'll hold that against the individual forever. Whether or not she kills them depends on the severity of the betrayal but her trust is nearly impossible to earn back once it's been lost.

Iona struggles to balance the desires of being a good person, gaining more power, and taking vengeance on those who've wronged her and her family.  Because of this, she often justifies the acts of violence she takes part in or initiates because, in the end, it's for the good of herself and helps patch the hole that was left when her family was taken from her. Also because of this, she can be talked out of something if given specific and logical reasons as to why she should let someone go. While she's usually calculating and tries to think in an objective manner, when she's actually committing the crime itself, she may be acting emotionally or based on her vengeance alone. If that's the case, it'll be much easier to talk her down than it would be if she's already completely made up her mind as to what to do with the individual.

[b]—RELATIONSHIPS

ORIENTATION[b] bisexual
[b]STATUS[b] single
—crush none
—friends none
—family all of her biological family members, including her mother, father, and little sister, are all dead.
—enemies  anyone who kills senselessly and anyone from Griffingate

[b]—INTERACTION AND COMBAT

ends fights - will kill

SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES[b] Iona is easy to get along with but difficult to get to know.
—platonic relationships it's fairly easy to have a casual friendship with Iona but difficult to get very far past that.
—romantic relationships it generally takes a very long time for Iona to show romantic interest in anyone.
—rivalries unless under duress, Iona won't outwardly show anger. Instead, she'll likely make passive aggressive remarks, tease the other individual, or constantly challenge them.
[b]DIFFICULTY[b]
—physical difficulty medium if caught
—mental difficulty  hard
[b]DIFFICULTY[b]
—species Iona is a siren. When she goes too long without being in water, she starts to dry out and, eventually, would die. Unlike the common myth, she doesn't have to sing to will people. Instead, she only has to talk to them. This is strongest when she's around water and is only done by dropping hints in the other's mind subconsciously. Depending on the other person's mental capacity, they may be more susceptible to this than others.She also turns into an actual siren (with a mermaid tail) when she's completely immersed in the water. 
—powers memory manipulation, telepathy, shapeshifting, and water manipulation.
[b]IF NEEDED peaceful powerplay is allowed, attack in #557f5b, ask for capture/kill/maim, tag if needed in a certain thread