The following returning members have been accepted!
                          MERCY
                          PHARAH
                          ANA
                         GENJI
                         WIDOWMAKER
                        Welcome back!
After nearly a year of being absent and inactivity, this group will be revamped and reopened shortly! The estimate date of revival is 5/13/2017! As usual with revamps, old members will get priority with spots and characters, but all are welcome to reserve and apply starting from the date above and beyond.Â
Name: Sombra
Age: 18
Bending(Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or None): Non-Bender, Fire Nation
Occupation: Working for the family business and part time criminal
Back Story:
Not much has been said about Sombraâs early years. Her parents were both in the Fire Nation Army, both did horrendous acts, and both, perished by the hands of Earthbenders. At least that was what she was told. She was three at the time and completely incapable of taking care of herself, no matter how resourceful of a toddler she was. She was taken in by the system until a woman saw what misery she was in, and took her in.
In reality, there was so much more to the story. Her parents, both of the Earth Kingdom, were murdered by Fire Nation troops, and while they spared her life, they decided she would be the first of a new breed of Earth Kingdom Citizen. She would be taught how to talk, walk, and be Fire Nation, only to return when she was of age, and help reason with the Earth Kingdom Citizens. The plan would have worked, had it not been for Ana Amari, who saw just what they were doing to the child and decided enough was enough. Though Sombra doesnât remember much about that night, she does remember someone holding her close for the first time in months and saying that she is safe now.Â
From then on, she was an Amari. Not only did she gain a mother, but a sister too. Though she was cautious of Fareeha at first, she soon found herself growing rather attached to the girl. They would spend hours playing together, practicing their bending until it was realized that Sombra had no bending at all. This caused a rift between the two of them that would only grow as they got older. In exchange for bending, their mother taught Sombra all that she knew about dual wielded swords. Agile and fast, she quickly took to the weapons, and after she had learned all that she could from her mother, she was put under the apprenticeship of the closest master. Though it took her four years to master it, she accomplished her goal. While Fareeha had firebending, Sombra knew how to weave her body and blade together as one.Â
But, there wasnât much for a master swordsman to do. So when her sister had decided to leave to join the military, Sombra chose a different path. She soon found that information, was a wonderful thing to have. If you held information, you had power, and if you have power, you can control. Soon enough, she was the go-to person for any sort of information on the black market. You wanted to know just what noble was sleeping with who? You go to Sombra. You wanted information on how to hire a hitman to take out said noble? You go to Sombra. It was a business, and she was a business woman.Â
When Fareeha had returned, the tension between them had grown even more. So much that she had followed her out one night. When she had found out just what her little sister was doing, her angry grew. The fought verbally, and then physically, until out of anger, Fareeha had threw fire directly onto her sisters back. It burned the clothing and left more than enough burns to cause a great deal of pain. Although Fareeha felt sorry afterwords, and never stopped apologizing for what she had done, Sombra still finds it hard to trust her sister completely.Â
As soon as Ana found out about everything, she thought it was time for a change. While Fareeha went back to the military, Sombra and Ana left their hometown and set up a restaurant in Ming Bao Village. There, she works as a waitress and in her spare time, gathers information on the citizens around her. Â
Youâre sure to fire things up among our members!
NAME:
Fareeha âPharahâ Amari.
AGE:
20.
BENDING(FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR, OR NONE):
Firebender.
OCCUPATION:
Helps out with the family business.
BACK STORY:
The Fire Nation Capital, a mother, a sister. Fareeha finds it easy flourishing under the watchful eye of Ana, a firebending legend. Talented though still too young to fully appreciate her abilities, play-fighting with her sister or simply showing off her newest firebending trick is troublesome. Very much childish play, if her age wasnât enough to get her out of a sticky situation, a few short words from her influential mother could.
- Several years later -
Unity, harmony; peace, justice. All things the old Fire Nation supported wholeheartedly, things Fareeha supports. The military looks promising and she certainly has the skills for it, the drive. Training is tough but Fareeha believes she will be helping the world through this - after all, itâs what the Fire Lord says. Nothing about his plans for global domination filters through the ranks to a sixteen year oldâs ears, and it stays that way for a long time.
- Two years later -
Well aware that her sister, Sombra, had chosen a⊠different path, seeing her when ordered to tail and apprehend a well-known gang in the capital city still comes as a shock. Just not enough of a shock, and the thought of that pains her. At some point, enough is enough and Fareeha confronts Sombra. She was tired of turning a blind eye, tired of pretending she didnât know what her sister did when even the sun fled beneath the sea.
When the military tells its soldiers to thrive on their rage, Fareeha canât stop from lashing out with a jet of searing heat when her sister - expecting yet another second chance - turns her back. The fight ends just like that, a stream of apologies falling from her lips even as her sisterâs gang ward away the remnants of her military squadron leaving Fareeha unable to do anything but nod numbly as her fellow soldiers congratulate her on another win for the Nation.
- Two years later -
The Southern Raiders, an enigmatic group of elites with little room for new soldiers among their ranks. They offer Fareeha a place, and the prospect of rejecting it is ludicrous. Sheâs twenty and itâs treason when she flees the fight, attempting to free innocent water tribe members while doing so. Fareeha spends most of her escape wondering how she hadnât seen it sooner.
Ming Bao Village proves refuge for the lot of them yet slipping back into family life feels a little surreal. At least itâs a safe lifestyle. Safe though perhaps too passive for the soldierâs liking.
Weâre definitely sure your tea will be the talk of the town!
NAME: Â Shimada, Hanzo alias: Sakuma, Hanzo
AGE: 37
BENDING(FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR, OR NONE): Fire (hidden)
OCCUPATION: Tea-shop owner
BACK STORY: In the Fire Nation, the Shimadas were a family of highly respected nobles and the head of the family, Hanzoâs father was the right-hand man to the emperor. They had power, Â but for Hanzoâs father it wasnât enough; he wanted to be on the top of the food chain so he trained his sons to be ready for when he took over they would be next in line.
From the time that they could walk, Hanzo and Genji were trained to be masterful fire-benders as well as masters of various weapons. When they were old enough to understand, they were told of their fatherâs plan to take over the fire nation and how the pair of brothers would be his successors, Hanzo specifically considering he was the older brother. When Hanzo was younger he had more carefree, more inclined to go off gallivanting with Genji, but as he got older his father got stricter, and Hanzo⊠He didnât want to disappoint his father and making him proud became everything to him; blinding him from how it was slowly breaking him apart from Genji.
It corrupted him so much that when the order came to put Genji in his place via an Agni Kai, Hanzo didnât question he just did. They called together the other nobles, inviting them to witness the breaking of what they called a âstallionâ, putting Genji on par with animals as if he was lower then them. Genji had been planning to ruin the plans that their father had worked so hard to put in place, and so he had to be punished. They merely told the public that he had âdishonouredâ his family one too many times, and that he was due for a lesson.
Hanzo hadnât even registered what heâd done until he was staring down at the burnt body of his brother, the left side of his body having been seared by flames. Without thinking of the consequences, he ran, and ran and ran; swearing he would never use his fire-bending against another person ever again. He hid from his family successfully for several years until it all came crashing down on him in the form of mercenaries and assasins. He was able to escape with his life, but not his legs.
With what money he had left, and an offer of his services, he managed to find a skillful inventor who crafted him a pair of working metal legs. He spent a few years with the mechanic, paying off part of his debt through work until he heard of a small safe haven in rumour. Deciding it was the best course of action to avoid any more assassins after him he left as soon as he was able and went to Ming Bao.
Since his family was so notorious in the Fire Nation, he assumed the name of Sakuma Hanzo, knowing that at least he could keep his first name as it was rather common. He began from the ground, first finding some work in a restaurant in town before eventually saving up enough money to start up a tea-shop. Now, he sells teas that he has mixed himself as well as those he had imported (all of his shipments get sent to a village nearby, to avoid drawing attention to Ming Bao). His shop functions as both a small cafe on top of selling loose teas and while he is not outwardly cold to the other villagers that stop in his shop, he avoids drawing attention to himself and mostly keeps to himself. He is always vigilant to keep his fire-bending secret, which was easy considering he only ever used it on the rare occasion to keep the tea he makes hot, but still⊠His paranoia remained.
In a world riddled with war and death, there is one haven among the chaos. Ming Bao Village has stood against every element, every invasion, every obstacle that has been thrown its way. Yet the citizens remain unchanged, most of which, are refugees from the war that seek a place to raise a family and live a long, healthy life. Surrounded by a large, untouched forest on one side, and the sea on another, this village is the perfect hiding spot from the Fire Nation, and an influx of people have fled to it through out the years.Â
But stories have been told, of Firebenders among these refugees, and while not looked down on, they certainly arenât welcomed. Beware, you masters of fire, for there is more at stake than your honor if people learn of your skills.Â
Application under cut!
APPLICATION:
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Age:
Bending(Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or None):
Occupation:
Back Story:
poses,,, lemme,,,, reserve lucio again heck (it me fen i just deleted the tuMBLR)
Sure! But keep in mind that this will be your second chance. You must be active in order to stay in the group, and if you are removed once again you will not be allowed to join again. Thereâs no shame in admitting you lost your muse, or if you have other things to handle!
Itâs been a long time, family, but we are finally doing another AU week starting next Saturday. The admins have picked the AU but we need to know which universe you guys would rather like. The AU is: Avatar(not the movie)!
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