The RWBY RP - Story Planning

Profile:

Name: Crimson Dune
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Birthplace: Vacuo
Hometown: Vale
Counterpart: Pandora

Appearance:

Height: 1.57m / 5'2”
Weight: 47kg / 104 lbs
Eye Color: Pale violet red
Build: Thin
Hair Style: Crimson most often puts her hair in a low ponytail. For moments when she is more focused on her appearance then on combat, she styles her hair in a right-side swept style
Hair Color: Black
Skin Color: Olive
Distinguishing Features: Crimson has nothing in the way of scars, deformities, or birthmarks, but does take the time to do her makeup. For her eyes, Crimson uses a red eye shadow, with black eye liner and mascara. She also utilizes foundation and concealer to compliment her olive complexion, but uses a brighter shade of blush, in an effort to hide how often she actually blushes. For her lips, she uses a lighter shade of red lipstick, and matching lip gloss.
Attire: Crimson has five outfits she uses during her time at Beacon, one for combat, one for casual wear, her school uniform, a pair of pajamas, and one for proper events, such as the Beacon Dance.


For combat, starting from the head, Crimson wears a red bandit mask, which she raises to cover her mouth when in combat. Atop her shoulders sits a red half cloak, which can be drawn over her left arm, and covers her back down to her waist, though ends where it wraps over right shoulder, leaving her favored arm and hand exposed. The back of the cloak has a hood as well, which can be pulled over head and ponytail. The cloak covers her shoulders completely, wrapped around as it is, and hides her neck as well in combination with her mask. Below this, she also wears a gold necklace, with a ruby insert that rests just above her cleavage, a gift from her mother. A breastplate starts with an open v-pattern of overlapping, thin plates at the top, with patterns that angle down to a flat ridge that ends above her bellybutton. Atop her breastplate, a strap runs beneath her right armpit, and back across to a left, circular shoulder pauldron, holding both the pauldron and cloak in place as well as adding some protection to her off-hand shoulder. The pauldron bears the carving of an eye with a teardrop at the forefront, with a spear behind it, Crimson's symbol. Theis symbol is painted red, though the rest of the pauldron is a mix of beige and sand, as well as her breastplate. On each arm, Crimson wears a bracer that begins beneath each elbow, and ends at the wrist. Beneath her bracers, she wears long, crimson gloves, that cover her fingers and end just below her shoulder. At the waist, Crimson wears sand colored pants that match her armor and reach down to her ankles. On the outer and inner side of each leg, a crimson stripe runs down the length of her leg, ending at her ankles as well. Her belt is also red, and acts as her pockets, with slots that contain the ammo for her weapon, a small clip for a wallet or handbag, and a folding case to protect and hold her scroll. On the right of the belt, a beige cloth hangs, also bearing her symbol in crimson, and ends at her knee. Both the edge of this cloth, and her cloak, appear tattered at the end, though this is due to personal choice in appearance and not due to actual damage to the garments received in combat. On her right leg, Crimson wears a beige colored, two-plate tasset fastened by leather straps at the back of her thigh. On both legs, Crimson also wears greaves that cover the front and back of her shins, in a beige color with sand patterns. Lastly, beneath her greaves but above her pants, Crimson wears a pair of knee high, red, high heeled boots, which have a fold at the top. These boots are secured in the front by sand colored laces, and have a circle of beige coloring by the ankles.

Crimson's school outfit is like that of every other students, choosing to do nothing to modify the clothing save her choice to wear black pantyhose rather then leave her legs exposed.

For her pajamas, Crimson wears a sand colored, silk caftan dress to bed.

Crimson's more formal dress is a gift from her aunt, before she left for Beacon. The dress is a crimson color, with sand accented bead work along the strapless upper end, the midriff, and the hem. The bottom of the dress ends with a second, interior layer at the knee that is also sand colored, but ends with its own set of red beadwork. Both sides of the dress are cut just above the knee, before the second layer of the dress begins. So far, Crimson has only worn this dress once, during her interview with Ozpin, while trying to gain entry to Beacon.

Her last outfit is her casual attire, which she utilizes when she goes out to the city, visits home, or simply plans to relax all day. This outfit consists of a crimson, v-neck, long sleeve blouse, a pair of sand colored short shorts, a black belt that she wears at a slight angle and which carries her scroll, black pantyhose, and a pair of sand colored open toe heels.

Weapons and Abilities:

Nomad Aspiration:

Crimson', like all students at Signal Academy, designed and created her weapon herself. In memory of her mother, Crimson's base weapon takes the form of a spear, with a number of varying forms.

One-handed Spear – The base form of Crimson's weapon is a two-handed spear, that is 4'2” / 1.27m in length. The blade is colored crimson and sand, in stripes that run the length of the haft. At the rear end of the spear, a narrow strip of beige cloth with Crimson's symbol in red hangs loose. The tip of the spear is made up of six individual blades, placed evenly around the haft, which meet to form a broadhead point in the center. Because of the inset mechanism, these tips can retract towards the haft, allowing them to spring forward on impact with an opponent, or fold outward, causing internal damage after penetration. When not in use, Crimson can hang the spear on the back strap of her shoulder pauldron, keeping it out of the way,

Two-handed Spear – Using a periscopic design, the haft of the spear can extend outward, increasing the length of the blade to 6'6” / 2m. Due to Crimson's small stature, this allows her to use the weapon as a pike in addition to her capabilities to wield it in a fashion similar to a quarterstaff.

Rope Dart – The third function of the weapon can be used while the spear is retracted into its one-handed version. The top 6 inches of the weapon, including the blade, can be fired out from the weapon, and used in a fashion similar to a rope dart. At a maximum, the spear head can be shot a maximum of thirty meters before it's metal cable runs out, and with the spearpoints folded outward, allows the weapon to be used in a manner similar to a grappling hook. This allows Crimson to scale buildings quickly, or alternatively grapple opponents to pull them closer. The haft can be used to manually retract the cable, or determine the distance at which the spearhead shoots.

RPG – The last and final function of the Nomad Aspiration is it's transformation into a rocket propelled grenade launcher. In this mode, the spearheads retract into the haft, and the haft itself expands, unfurling an interior curl to widen the haft into a barrel. Two handles fold down from the expanding haft during this time, the forward of which has a trigger. A few inches in front of the trigger mechanism, a crosshair folds outward above the haft, giving Crimson some limited ability to aim. Only a single shot of this weapon is permitted before it becomes necessary for Crimson to reload, the projectile itself formed from a cylinder of dust ammo dropped down the front of the barrel. As with most weapons, these shots will have different effects dependent upon the type of dust used.

Equipment: Aside from her weapons and armor, there are a few other things Crimson carries around with her. The most important of these is her scroll, which she has a protective pouch for on her belt. Another clip on the belt is used to hold a wallet, that contains a few things, including a credit card given by her aunt, some Lien, and a photo of Crimson with her mother and father. The rest of the belt is occupied single use dust cylinders of varying types to use with her weapon. Lastly, Crimson typically carries a pair of beige and black headphones, which she uses in tandem with her scroll to listen to music.
Abilities: Because of her size, Crimson is weak compared to most other hunters and huntresses. What she lacks in strength however, she makes up for in agility. Quick and nimble, Crimson finds it easier to dodge around an opponent, tiring them out before making a strike. If quick enough to make a strike, Crimson chooses to cut at the ankles or elbows, avoiding direct confrontation with her opponent before she is convinced she can beat them. If she feels an opponent outmatches her, she will usually retreat in an attempt to fight them on her own terms. To do this, she utilizes steam dust fired from her weapon to create a smokescreen, uses the fireable spearpoint to pull herself away from danger, or uses the blast from her shot to propel herself out of the fray. As a compliment to her fighting style, Crimson has grown skilled in avoiding combat entirely, adept at moving silently and remaining unseen when she chooses.
Other Skills: With some teaching from her uncle, Crimson has a basic understanding of business and finance, though she makes little use of it. Her aunt has turned her into a passable cook and given her an interest in books. Before her mother and fathers disappearance, they taught her some limited survival and tracking skills. Though too shy to do so publicly, Crimson is a fairly good singer, though she only practices when no one can hear her. Lastly, despite Signal Academy being located on island, Crimson never learned to swim, and had no opportunities during her time in the deserts of Vacuo.
Aura: Sand
Semblance: Crimson has yet to discover her semblance, despite her attempts to do so at Signal with the help of teachers there.

Personality: On the surface, Crimson does her best to put on a front of cheerfulness, compassion, confidence, and a cool head. Beneath the surface however, her emotions are like a whirlpool. Crimson has near crippling self doubt, compiled with a hefty dose of anxiety. She grows embarrassed and blushes heavily at even the simplest things. To those she begins to trust, Crimson grows very protective, due to her abandonment issues that developed with the disappearance of her parents. A breach of that trust can leave her emotionally crippled for a time, though despite her issues Crimson manages to carry on in the most difficult situations.

Crimson stays quiet around strangers, and only finds herself talkative among those she considers her friends. Her anxiety makes her a poor leader, and causes her to constantly second guess her actions, with a fear that a mistake will ruin others opinions of her. She is slow to anger, but fast to cry, and the former never occurs without the latter happening first. When happy, she displays an excitability for the moment at hand, though this mood is easily spoiled. These things have made her shy, and she rarely approaches others whom she does not yet know. It is difficult for her to make friends for this reason, and after her transfer to Signal she failed to find anyone whom she would consider a close friend.



Crimson was born to father Chrys Dune, and mother Dahlia Garnet, in a small village nestled in the deserts of Vacuo. A small village with only a few hundred residents, Crimson grew up in relative safety. With its distance from the major cities, the village of Cold Rocks was thankful to have her parents as residents, both of whom had trained at Shade Academy. Even at a young age, her parents began grooming Crimson to one day became a huntress herself, teaching her as best they could in the small village before it would be time for her to attend a combat school. With only a few other children her age to play with in the village, Crimson rarely found herself getting into trouble or mischief. On some occasions, the family would be visited by her aunt Sapphire, her mother's sister that had married a hunter from Beacon.

For a time, life was good, but the world of Remnant is not kind to its inhabitants. With the creatures of Grimm posing a constant threat, travel outside the kingdom cities could be a deadly threat to those untrained. With a need to support themselves, Crimson's parents would take turns with odd jobs. From protecting caravans, to eliminating pockets of Grimm, and occasionally acting as enforcers, all went smoothly. Eventually, Crimson came of age, and was brought to Shelter Academy, one of the smaller combat schools scattered throughout the kingdom of Vacuo.

Crimson found the first year at the school marvelous, and pushed herself to her limits. Despite her size, she quickly began to mold into an adept fighter, excelling in agility and acrobatics. The picture of a model student, Crimson spent weeks working on designing her weapon – a broad scimitar and buckler. When the design was finally finished, nearing her fourteenth birthday, her mother gifted her a ruby necklace to commemorate Crimson taking her first steps to become a huntress. With Crimson at school, her parents returned to their calling, taking jobs together now that they no longer needed to protect their daughter constantly. As Crimson began the process of crafting her to-be weapon, her parents set out to protect another caravan traveling between the desert villages.

The first signs that something had went wrong came when the caravan never arrived at the next village, and after a week missing, a team of hunters in training at Shade Academy went to track down the the missing convoy. Worried for her sister, Crimson's aunt and uncle accompanied them, prepared to scour the desert to find her missing sibling. When the expedition finally returned, Crimson quickly found herself in tears when her aunt reported that not a trace of them had been found. Though her aunt was convinced her sister no longer lived, Crimson refused to believe her mother and father had died, and took her yet unfinished weapons to try and find them.

Stricken by grief and a feeling of abandonment, Crimson traveled for two days in the desert searching, growing hungry, dehydrated, and emotionally distraught before her aunt finally caught her. Forced to return and give up the search for her own safety, Crimson cast her weapons away, leaving them behind in the desert sand. Despite concern from her aunt Sapphire, Crimson became adamant that she no longer wanted to become a huntress.

The weeks that followed left Crimson in tears on a daily basis, as gravestones were made, placed at Cold Rocks village and a funeral ceremony was held. Through all this, she continued to deny that her parents had passed, but with no family to take care of her, Crimson was taken with her aunt and uncle back to Vale. The city was a sprawling nightmare to Crimson, who had grown up in an endless desert, but the months that followed had her able to adjust. Her uncle Cordovan Steel owned a rather successful metal refinery in the industrial district, and Crimson suddenly found herself living in the lap of luxury.

As time grew long, Crimson inevitably became bored without her schooling, at at a reluctant request her aunt and uncle were more then happy to let her resume her schooling. Enrolling at Signal Academy on Patch, Crimson found herself behind in her abilities and studies. Having abandoned her previous weapon, Crimson was forced to create another. In memory of her mother, who had used a spear, she began her work on the designs for Nomad Aspiration. Despite her abilities, Crimson's schooling suffered from her broken spirit. Her successes did little to assuage her growing insecurity, with her failures only compounding it. With the encouragement and help of her aunt and uncle, she managed to complete her time at Signal, though no longer the star pupil she had once been.

With little in the way of other desires, Crimson made an early application to Shade Academy in Vacuo, where her parents and aunt had attended. To her devastation, Crimson was not accepted into the academy, and returned to Vale disappointed and heartbroken. Her uncle, usually matter of factual and businesslike, surprisingly comforted her as much of her aunt did, insisting the Academy had made a mistake by not accepting her. Having attended Beacon himself, Cordovan was certain that the beacon headmaster would see what Shade had missed. Dressing her best to try and make an impression with the help of her aunt, Crimson prepared for her interview with the eccentric Ozpin.

To her surprise and dismay, the man was well aware of her history and shortcomings, as well as her denial at Shade Academy. And yet, to her surprise and joy, the headmaster accepted her into the academy, with an extremely blunt line of questioning. After an assurance that she would find answers to her parents disappearance one day from the headmaster, a teary eyed Crimson departed for home, where she impatiently awaits the start of her training at Beacon Academy.

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I hope this okay, I had to stop myself from being too explicit with the details, since I wasn't sure what kind of ruling you have on character sheet length for this kind of stuff, and I didn't want to inadvertently go over. Sorry!