Still a work in progress. Looks (mostly, digging around for art) and weapon mostly a bit up in the air. But about time I posted this.
Name: Elise Schwartzchild
Age:20
Gender: Female
Year: 5
Appearance
Personality: Elise usually doesn't seem to be very serious, and prefers taking it easy and making sure everyone is in high spirits and having a good time. She's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear, and does what she can to support and protect everyone. While she's good-natured and full of bravado, it's probably to conceal her own weakness or misgivings. She acts as something of a "big sis" for her underclassmen, supporting and encouraging them however she can. If it really came to it, she'd do what she could to protect them or buy time so they could safely escape. She is, however, a little sensitive about her missing eye.
History:
Elise is someone of angelic blood descended from humans, or more properly parents who themselves had some latent angelic heritage. Some purists among the Heavenly Hosts would likely call her a "nephilim," although others would probably consider it a slur. While one might think such a child would lead a charmed life, it hasn't quite been that easy. She doesn't exactly fit in either Heaven or normal human society, and is sometimes looked down upon by both her parent races. Humans might envy her for her abilities, and angels may see her as impure.
Elise grew up on the floating continent of Horizon, and for much of her life, only had stories to really know what the Earth was like. Books told her about before all Hell literally broke loose, and rumors or the occasional traveler or news report brought information about the world as it now was. She eventually decided that she had to use her power to do something about it. The world needed heroes, and if she could make a difference, she damn well would. Little did she know just what she was getting into.
Elise entered the academy years ago and has made a name for herself through hard work and a good bit of luck. Most notably, she has survived a few run-ins with demons of some power, and has the scars to prove it. Elise lost her eye in what was probably her best-known fight, or at least the one with the most rumors circulating about it. Most say she fought and single-handedly defeated a powerful demon, and still others say the demon isn't dead, and both it and Elise are looking for an opportunity to settle things for good. Elise rarely talks about it, or her other missions. She isn't too fond of reliving old memories, and it's a simple fact that she's lost friends and comrades over the years.
She feels at home at Horizon, not only because it holds a number of humans and angels, but also others like herself. She isn't alone there, nor does she feel judged for her heritage. What she can do matters. At some point, she earned the nickname "Evil Eye," either for that sphere associated with her gravity powers, or simply her eyepatch. She isn't too fond of the nickname either way.
Weapon Specialty: Sword
Weapons:
A sword which is easily as big as she is, and quite broad. It seems impossible that anyone should wield it, certainly someone of Elise's build, but she has no problems swinging it around one-handed. As one might expect, such a weapon has a long reach and can deal huge amounts of damage with a single stroke, but it is rather slow and leaves ready openings for counter-attacks between swings. Outside of being easily wielded by those who can attune themselves to it, the sword has no apparent supernatural abilities.
Skills:
Flight: Being an angel, she has wings and can fly. Her wings, when they're active and visible, take the form of several streamers of light extending from her back and shoulders, and allow her to fly or hover.
Gravity Control:
Elise can manipulate gravity to some extent. When her gravity-controlling powers are active, a small black sphere manifests near her, and it is through this sphere that she actually effects her influence. Destroying or damaging it may well disrupt her abilities for some time...
Elise can alter gravity in various ways, some more useful than others. She can increase gravity in a small area to slow or pin down anything within it, or she can change the direction of "down" for herself or others, usually to help allow for unexpected positioning, especially for anyone who can't fly. Her other main application is to enhance her attacks, adding additional force behind melee strikes or warping space to affect a larger area. She's quite fond of bending her lasers using gravity fields.
Light manipulation:
Elise can also create and manipulate light to some extent. She never needs a flashlight. But mostly, she throws lasers around for ranged attacks. Either she has no further skill, or has chosen not to develop her powers further.
Miscellaneous:
Overuse of her powers is taxing on her body. Powers "hang up" if used too often or too strongly, limiting what she can do in a fixed period of time. And usually doing so when it is the least convenient, of course. Potential future temporary upgrade with fancy angelic armor, etc that carries a permanent price for rising above her usual station, in the form of debilitating her somehow.
I'll cut down some power/skill stuff if I need to. I'm not even sure if they should be specific, named effects or more general umbrellas like what I've got here. I'll revise everything accordingly.
If you want MORE, well...
Gravity-based shields to protect herself or others are an easy enough way to branch out. As would be illusions or similar effects using light.
She's older and been around a while, but since that's all backstory, it's all irrelevant. Actually amounting to anything notable would be something to happen in game.