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[B]| [I]NAME:[/I] |[/B]
[INDENT][i]Tanya Liberty Lamont[/i][/INDENT]

[B]| [I]ALIAS:[/I] |[/B]
[INDENT][i]Smoking Liberty, The Bird of Paradise[/i][/INDENT]

[B]| [I]AGE:[/I] |[/B]
[INDENT]18[/INDENT]

[B]| [I]ABILITIES/SKILLS/EQUIPMENT:[/I] |[/B]
[i]The Bird of Paradise.[/i]
[INDENT]Tanya is the descendant of a long-line of mystical beasts that have roots in magic. The Birds of Paradise, beautiful creatures that control the winds as they move. Birds of Paradise are similar to Phoenixes. They spend their early lifecycle in human form for safety - until they unlock the ability to change forms at will. They are rare - In fact, Tanya is technically the last of them - but incredibly powerful. Known for their insane speed and grace. Tanya is part Bird of Paradise, she gets the best of both worlds, and when she transforms, she's half-human. To summarize, this power is basically Avian Physiology and Aerokinesis mashed together. Tanya has the ability to transform into a bird-human hybrid with an appearance similar to harpies. Meaning, primarily, her arms and legs will be transforming. Her arms will morph into fifteen-feet long wings, with massive feathers. Now, these won't be normal feathers - no, no. These feathers appear to be a glowing gaseous energy, like a fire, or a plasma. Primarily glowing a green color, with other colors shining in. When she flies, she leaves behind a trail of various colors. Her eyes will also glow a white color that leaves no trace of her original eyes. I should note that she won't have any hands in this state, but Tanya's wings will be flexible enough for her to grab things. Her legs will similarly be covered in variously colored feathers, but she'll have four large talons on her feet, and her legs will be covered in rough, black, keeled, scales. These talons are very strong, and capable of grabbing objects. A kick from her would not be great. Tanya has a tail, technically three long tail feathers that glow with the same energy as the rest of her body. There are feathers and scales in other parts of Tanya body. 

Now, the first ability this grants - flight - is obvious, but works in a different way than you'd expect. Instead of flapping her wings, she's capable of a more supernatural flight that's assisted by the aforementioned Aerokinesis. She can do everything you'd expect a flier to do, but she can hover in the air. While in the air, she's incredibly fast and agile. Capable of complex aerials maneuvers and outrunning everything on the ground. Tanya is capable of reaching Mach 1 speeds (That is 761.2 mph). That isn't to say that Tanya isn't capable of traditional flight - in fact, it's nearly on par on her aerokinetic flight. Now, I have to cover the aerokinetic aspects. Tanya has a limited control over air (Or more accurately, wind) using her wings. To put it in simple terms, a strong flap of her wings and send a gust of air so strong that'll send the unprepared flying. She can control the force and size of these blasts. She can use this power in order to give herself a burst of speed in any direction. She's also capable of creating miniature twisters using the same method. Twisters that tear the surrounding area to pieces for a couple seconds. At most, she can create one large one, or three smaller ones. The final ability that Tanya has is that she can fire off her razor-sharp feathers at high-speeds like daggers using her aerokinesis to put uumph behind it. While they don't have the weight or density to really penetrate anything armored, they can give someone a nice cut. 

A few of her abilities transfer back to her human form. First and foremost, Tanya's skeleton is hollow, and makes her remarkably lightweight. Which allows her to pull off greater feats of agility, and more. Though, this works against her just as much. Secondly, Tanya's movements are faster, and more flowing, and she's capable of pulling off greater feats of agility. Jumping higher, landing slower, and doing acrobatic feats like backflips. Finally, Tanya can communicate with birds! Not outright control, but birds are more likely to listen to her, and she can command a bird far better than an experienced falconer. A neat trick she has is that she can perfectly replicate any sound a bird can make.

In terms of skills: Tanya's claim to fame is her immense talent in the musical department. Hell, some people would say that it was inherited from her parents. From a young age, Tanya played around with music and sound, both practicing singing when alone, and playing with her guitar. She advanced far above that point by practice, professional training, and, of course, experience. Tanya is a very talented musician, she can play the guitar super well, writes her own lyrics, and has an amazing singing voice worthy of mainstream success! And unlike you amateurs, she doesn't get stage fright. She's preformed live (in several dive bars, and hipster digs) with her whole band. Other than the good old music industry, Tanya plays Tennis from time to time. She isn't a professional, but she's certainly good enough to knock any beginner on their ass. Tanya is also a writer, she writes novels and such and such in her spare time. Nothing that'd ever get published, but it's something that helps her write lyrics. Working at a seafood restaurant has taught her how to cook. Naturally, she has a guitar. She joked about using a steel guitar to fight crime when she becomes a hero.[/INDENT]

[B]| [I]LIMITATIONS AND WEAKNESSES:[/I] |[/B]
[INDENT]Tanya's power is connected to the feathers on her body. She'll be constantly losing feathers in her BoP form at a rate so slow that it won't really matter. However, once she starts using her aerokinesis, she'll start losing feathers at a fast rate (and the same goes for shooting them). The less feathers Tanya has, the weaker she gets, until she's so powerless that she might as well switch back to human form. It'll take her awhile to regenerate feathers, at least two hours. Tanya's bones are mighty brittle, both in and out of human form. While they won't shatter when hit by say, a punch by a fully grown man; they will break when hit by a baseball bat, or a super strong punch. The same goes for falling. Using her aerokinesis also causes breathing problems. The second she shoots a gust of wind, she's going to have a severe case of shortness of breath, and she'll need a moment or two to recover. Overuse will eventually cause her to suffocate, and die to death. Also, she doesn't have any extra bird senses, her senses will remain at human levels. So she's going to have a [i]very[/i] hard time seeing while going at high speeds. This is obvious, but it'd be hard as hell for her to grab stuff.[/INDENT]

[b]| [i]SAMPLE POST:[/i] |[/b]
[INDENT]The shiny feather reflected sunlight as Tanya examined it, casually. She was leaning back in her chair, with her feet kicked up onto the desk. Thank God the class room was empty, Mr. Winglington would shit if he saw her. Especially with her shoes off. She was wondering where did this unique feather come from. It just... fell off of her. This was truly unlike anything she's seen before. Well, it'd be pretty bitching glued to her guitar case! Holding onto the feather, Tanya pulled her feet off the table, and then put them onto the floor, sliding them into her sandals. She stood up, and looked down to pick up her guitar, lazily leaning up against the desk chair. She slung it over her shoulder by the strap, and slid the feather into the breast pocket of her dress shirt. She looked down and adjusted her black skirt, and began walking out of the room. Immediately being bombarded with the noise and chatter of the crowded hallway. She casually smirked as she pushed through the chaos without a single soul paying her any mind. They were busy, and so was she.... relatively speaking. She'd need to head over to the other side of the school to the dorms.

She stepped out of the Educational building, facing the front of the school (With students all over the place), and was hit with the sly autumn breeze... Another reminder that Summer was looooong pushed out. She enjoyed it actually. Her toes curled on top of her sandals as she took one step, two steps, three steps, looking around, seeing not a soul she associated with, or wanted to talk to. Tanya shrugged as she moved forward towards the dorms.

A strong breeze interrupted her stride as the feather she found flew out of her breast pocket. "Hey! Get back here!" Tanya said, in a thick Jamaican accent, (to the feather) as she quickly chased after it. The feather landed at some young girl's feet, and Tanya quickly put her foot on the feather, and reached down to pick it up. She smirked as she stood straight up - but didn't realize that she was standing in front of someone. Who was probably just enjoying their evening. Well, looks like she'll have to say something to her. 

"Oh, hey there, girl. How ya' doing?" Tanya chuckled, her accent was thick. "I was just trying to catch this thing." She presented the glowing feather to the girl, a wide smirk on her face. "Cool, isn't it?"

Their conversation went on from there.[/INDENT]

[b]| [i]NOTES:[/i] |[/b]
[INDENT][list][*]There are so many things to know about the wonderful Tanya Lamont. Let's start with her Amazon Parrot, Kiwi! She had Kiwi for years, before she had even developed her power. Assisted by a background ability, Tanya can order Kiwi around, and give him complex orders, almost like he was smart as a corvid!
[*]Daughter of two indie musicians from Jamaica. Tanya is, obviously, Jamaican herself.
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnU0vGDaSVA[/youtube][/INDENT]




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[h3][color=Chartreuse]Tanya Liberty Lamont[/color][/H3]
[SUB][B][I]// [color=0072bc]Friend[/color] // [color=00a99d]Acquaintance[/color] // [color=f26522]Frenemy[/color] // [color=fff200]Rival[/color] // [color=ed1c24]Enemy[/color] // [color=ed145b]Crush[/color] //[/I][/B][/SUB][/CENTER]
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[*][B][color=0072bc]Mariand'r Greyson[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Mari's the girl, yo."
Mari is Tanya's room mate. Tanya was a little hesitant around Mari at first because of her alien heritage. However, after acknowledging that she was a mystical beast herself, which wasn't that far off Aliens, Tanya managed to befriend her. Tanya is trying to teach her music so that they can form a band together.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]Freddie Blackwell[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"He's cool, too."
Originally a friend of Mari, Freddie initially made a bad impression on Tanya with his attitude. However, he managed to win Tanya over after he started sharing his own interest in music. Now she sees a side of him that she wouldn't have noticed if she kept him at arms length. Because of their shared affinity with the wind, Freddie is one of Tanya's training buddies. Tanya hopes to add him to her band some day.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Kyle Lancaster[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Cutie just needs to come out of his shell."
Kyle and Tanya's interactions have been limited because of Kyle's asocial behavior. Tanya hopes for more opportunities to bond, but they seem few and in between.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=f26522]Julian Luthor:[/color][/B]
[INDENT][I]"He like a snake, I can feel it. I tell Mari to stay away from him."
Tanya holds a bit of distrust for Julian. Not only is he related to Lex Luthor, Tanya feels as if he's plotting something. Other than that, Tanya thinks that he's quite haughty in their casual conversations.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Jack Kyle[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Catboy, hehe...."
Tanya and Jack's few interactions have been fun. They seem to get along fine. However, Tanya does not appreciate all the flirting. She isn't attracted to him. Her only love is the music![/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=f26522]Valtina Noelani[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Lil' girl needs to chill."
Val and Tanya's first interaction was going swimmingly until Tanya called Val a "kid", and it escalated from there. Tanya has been attempting to make amends before things get too bad.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=ed145b]Kieran Kent[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"He's kinda cute fo' another Superman."
Tanya and Kieran have seen each other around, and Tanya finds him quite attractive. She has a bit of a crush on him... but is quite intimidated by his Kryptonian Heritage (She fears he might break her in half!), and feels she shouldn't get distracted.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Richard Dowle[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Maybe I can learn a little from him."
Richard's magical abilities has Tanya curious. She knows that she is magical in nature, and wishes to know more about herself (Since she [i]is[/i] the last Bird of Paradise). They haven't gotten a chance to get each other well, however.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=ed145b]Fenris Murray[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"He's a cheeky little bastard, but he got something that makes me go wild."
Tanya knows that Fenris has something that makes the girls go wild - and he's smug as hell about it. She has a crush on him, even though she knows that she should just focus on her growing superhero career.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=f26522]S'tann S'tonn[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Bombaclat."
Tanya and S'tann, understandably got off on the wrong foot. S'tann turned off all of Tanya's attempts to befriend, and displayed a very rude and haughty attitude. He also insulted her music (Shit's whack, who does he think he is?). Tanya, instead of trying to return the favor, she acknowledges that she can't make friends out of everyone. So, Tanya avoids him whenever necessary.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Jason Kama[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"He's the king of the sea!"
Jason and Tanya's contact have been fairly limited. Other than a few passing conversations, they barely know each other. Though, Tanya finds it interesting that his playing field is the sea, while Tanya's is the sky.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=fff200]Rick Allen[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Just because he a Flash don't mean he's the fastest. Hehe..."
Tanya and Rick have a friendly rivalry, because they both are speedsters in their own regard. Tanya asserts that her feelings are not hostile even in the slightest - but she also asserts that she's the fastest.[/I][/indent]


[*][B][color=f26522]Amethyst Bordeaux[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Eh..."
Tanya doesn't particularly care for Amethyst. Amethyst came off as quite arrogant, and bitchy. There are also rumors that she's the daughter of a supervillain, and tied with the Allens. Which is why she made a note to avoid her whenever possible.[/I][/indent]

[*][B][color=00a99d]Casey Harper[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]"Cute lil' thing."
Tanya and Casey have gotten off to the right start. Casey is one of the various magical members of the school, and that of course has Tanya interested - despite being on completely different spectrum than him. Tanya would love to get to know him if she gets the chance.[/I]
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