[hider=Rori Aherne] 
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[h3][color=SpringGreen][u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u][/color][/h3]

[color=00ff7f][b]Name:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Rori Devin Aherne (Born Roisin Anna Aherne) [/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b][/color]
[INDENT][i]Robin[/i] (Nickname / Used while living in Faircrest Woods)
[i]redRobin[/i] (Internet handle)[/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Gender:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Agender[/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Age:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]20 [/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Height:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]5'1"[/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Weight:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]95 lb[/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Home District:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]West Woodlake, Hedgemount (Was Max’s Home) [/INDENT]

[color=SpringGreen][h3][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/h3][/color]

[color=SpringGreen][b]Hair Color:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Naturally auburn-red [/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Eye Color:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Light brown-yellow[/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Ethnicity:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Irish, British[/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Physical Appearance:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]The first thing that most notice about Rori is their somewhat small height. This is something that came from their mother's side of their family (though their father isn't exactly tall either). While it has never been something that particularly bothers Rori it does help to be something of an identifying factor. Along with this small height they are quite light which is a combination of a lack of muscles, a high metabolism and slightly lighter bones than you would expect (almost as if a preparation for her being able to fly, though they don't have wings when in a more humanoid form). 

Figure wise Rori is hardly athletic. It's quite obvious that they don't particularly make an effort to keep in good shape and is mostly skinny due to the virtue of a high metabolism and not eating too much. They do look quite scrawny. Born female Rori, when not binding, has a quite visibly female body. They have a quite well sized chest (much to their annoyance) which has never been particularly helpful in regards to their dysphoria. Thankfully, however, the rest of their body is more flat and boyish with a lack of curves at the hips. This means there's just one main area to deal with. Most of the time when they are out Rori will be found wearing a binder, which flattens their chest and gives them a much more gender neutral appearance. 

They’ve let their hair grown out a little bit, though it’s still as scruffy as it always has been just falling just above their shoulders. They’re considering cutting it short again anyway. Due to the rules at the school they went to it’s currently it’s natural auburn-red colour, though they are considering dying it again now that they’re back at Baybridge. Their skin is paler than the typical Caucasian light skin colour, typical of those with Irish blood. The freckles that cover their face and body come with the hair colour and complexion. As does the unfortunate burning when exposed to the sun for any length of time. High factor sun cream is needed to prevent this when they are out in the sun for even a few minutes. Their eyes are large, and not entirely human, set an average space apart in a quite round face. Their face shape is soft and childish. This, and their height, gives them the appearance of being younger than they actually are.

Rori does have scars. Most of these are in less visible places, covered by clothing or feathers. There are a few one their face with the most noticeable being a thing scar along their cheek, starting below their eye. She doesn't talk about how they got it. There are also quite a few along their arms - again thin, white scars that are barely noticeable on her already pale skin.

Along with the features shared by most humans Rori has some more... animalistic features. These come from their abilities, the bird thing not only being when they turn into them. The first, and most obvious, unnatural thing (for a human at least) about them is their eyes. The yellow tinge to the brown they are, and the fact that neither of her parents have brown eyes, is just part of it. Their eyes are more like that of a bird's than a human's. This means that they don't have the same kind of vision as human's and are often found looking around to try and see to the side due to not having the same capability to move around their eyes in their sockets. What is sometimes noticeable is the fact they do not blink... at least normally. Instead they have a third hidden eyelid, the nictitating membrane, that does the whole blinking action for them. The other not so visible feature is feathers than cover quite a bit of their body. These are found on their top half, beginning as soft down feathers around their neck and upper arms. These are more spaced out and still quite soft on the front of their body. However they turn into more proper feathers on their back. These full, dense feathers cover all of their back before becoming slightly softer around the waistline and then disappearing. Most of the feathers are brown, with a slight reddish hint. The ones on their chest are more red than the ones in other areas. They also have a set of bird wings; with a similar colouration to their feathers. These are darker at the bones, and more reddish the further out the feathers get. They have a span just under double the length Rori's arms when stretched out. Rori does also have other bird features but these are not visible.[/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Attire:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Rori goes for comfort over style in clothing. The clothes they wear are more gender neutral, and as a result go more towards being boyish. They would not be found dead in a skirt or dress and if forced into one would feel incredibly uncomfortable. They tend to wear more baggy shirts - preferably with sleeves long enough to cover the feathers on the top of their arms. These are sometimes plain, or sometimes have some kind of nerdy reference on them. They often wear jeans or more comfortable trousers and a hoody on top. Along with this they almost always wear some kind of scarf, even if it is warm - after all it's the easiest way to cover the feathers on their neck. The colouration of their clothing tends to be green and blue, along with black and white.[/INDENT]

[color=SpringGreen][h3][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/h3][/color]

[color=SpringGreen][b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]The first, most obvious thing about Rori's personality is that they always appear to be incredibly cheerful. They almost always seem to be smiling even if there isn't much to be happy about. This isn't to say they would be happy in what is a sad situation. But they do have quite an astounding ability to make the best out of everything. This optimism can be good sometimes but also annoying to others, along with their intense cheerfulness.

Another main aspect of Rori's outward personality is how friendly they are. They enjoy spending time with others and often choose to do so. They just like talking. They talk a lot. More than they really should and to the point of annoying people (something they do quite often). While three years ago they weren’t particularly socially aware they’ve improved a lot since going to a school, meeting more people and making new friends. 

Along with this Rori is quite energetic and hyperactive. They have a difficult time concentrating on things they don't enjoy, mostly anything that isn't art, writing or music, and always seem full of energy. This makes them bright and adds to their cheerfulness but also makes them very exhausting to be around. They don't mean to be but it's just a thing that happens. Rori never seems tired even if they got next to no sleep and can be very difficult to keep up with.

Rori isn't actually always happy. They are an optimist, yes. But they aren't as cheerful as they make out to be. In some ways they use it to hide other things. Rori isn't the best emotionally. They are not incredibly emotional but often the opposite - they do not feel strong emotions either way. It's been easier to pretend to be happy, though. People don't ask too many questions that way.

It would have been impossible for Rori to go through some of the things they did and come out the other end unscarred emotionally. Rori is in a surprisingly good emotional state for what happened. They don't like to talk about it. Even before their powers manifested their parents weren't exactly good to them, a combination of Rori's lack of gender conformity and not exactly being the child they wanted them to be. This was added to by the dysphoria they themselves felt due to their physical body and being referred to as a girl. While it has been a long time since they were viewed as a girl there are still some lasting effects of this lack of acceptance. However, Rori keeps this all to themselvers. They feel that it's better this way. 

Rori isn’t much different than they were three years ago when a teenager – they’ve matured a bit and become more independent, but they’re still the same happy go lucky bird freak they were before. [/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b][/color]
[INDENT][i]Writing:[/i] Rori loves writing. Their writing tends to tend towards fictional story and they often get inspired with various story ideas, which they keep written down in a book. They are often found writing in a notebook or typing something up on a computer.

[i]Art[/i]: Rori also loves drawing and painting, most often drawing in a sketchpad. Quite often their drawings are related to stories they are writing or are of birds. They’ve widened what they draw recently, and have started selling some art online. 

[i]Music[/i]: Rori is musically talented and learned a lot of instruments at  a young age. They picked back up a lot of them two years ago with very little loss in skill. They play piano, clarinet, violin and Irish tin whistle with plans to learn more. They especially like traditional Irish and Scottish music.[/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Skills/Talents:[/b] [/color]
[INDENT] [i]Socialising:[/i] Rori is incredibly friendly and cheerful, if a bit shy, meaning they excel in social situations and find it easy to make friends. In general they are very easy to get along with. Their ability to make friends is a bit of a talent.

[i]Creative:[/i] Adding on to her hobbies is a natural talent. Rori is very skilled at both writing and drawing/painting and this talent is added to by hard work. They have quite an imagination, which helps.

[i]Musical:[/i] Rori also has a natural talent in music, adding to their creativity. They play quite a lot of instruments and find new ones easy to pick up. They also have a good sense of rhythm and a good ear, finding sight reading music easy. This has been added to by going to an art school, getting the opportunity to play in groups meaning that they have really improved their musical talent. 
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[color=SpringGreen][b]Goals/Motivation[/b][/color]
[INDENT][i]Art & Music[/i]: Having achieved her goal of attending school, and going to an arts one for three years, Rori is concentrating on honing her art and music so that she can make some kind of career out of it. 

[i]Friends / Family[/i]: A large motivation for Rori is still friends. The shake up of her life 3 years ago has changed a lot for Rori, but she’s still tried to keep in contact with everyone she was friendly with in Baybridge. She would also like to reconnect with her family – especially now that she’s lost Max. [/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]History/Bio:[/b][/color]
[INDENT] [hider=Younger Rori]Rori was born to a relatively large family. They were the fourth child born into the family, with an older brother and two older sisters. Their younger brother was born just a year after they were. Their parents were strict Christians and brought up all of their children to be religious as well. This wasn't something that Rori ever liked but they had to go along with it. Along with this their parents were incredibly anti-metahuman.

Even though Rori had little in common with their siblings they always tried to get along with them and most often succeeded. They got on best with their younger brother, Conor, though he was rather annoying. There was the smallest age gap between the two of them which helped. However the person Rori did got on very well with was their cousin, Max. The two families grew up near each other and Rori would spend a lot of time with their cousin. The two got on, though Max was a much less friendly and more troublesome individual than Rori.

However when Rori was eight there was a fall out between the two families. They were forbidden from seeing Max again and eventually Max and her family moved away to another city.

Rori lived a relatively normal life until they were twelve. It was at this point that they began to become aware enough to question they had been assigned at birth. Rori certainly didn't feel like a girl, felt uncomfortable within their own body and disliked being lumped in with either of the binary genders. They eventually came to the conclusion that they were neither. It took a lot of courage but they told their family. The result wasn't good. The only reaction they got was negative and then given the strict warning to never talk about it 'or else.' This was one of the more unhappy periods of Rori's life as they were forced to keep going under the name Roisin and as a girl.

It was years after this that their powers began to manifest. The change was subtle at first. Their eyesight changed - getting better. Then they stopped blinking and began to form light feathers across her body. They did their best to hide this even though they didn't know what was going on. Rori panicked a lot more when they first changed shape into a bird. Having no idea what was going on and panicking slightly they continued to try and hide it.

They were around twelve when their parents walked in on them mid-change. It was safe to say Rori became more of a disappointment than they had been before. The fear on their parents faces was clear. For the next few days their parents said nothing. But Rori noticed the difference, and heard the private phone calls they made. Their parent's hatred for metahumans seemed to extend even to their child. Things took a turn for the worse when Rori overheard a conversation her father had on the phone that suggested they would send Rori away to have their powers removed and, if that wasn't possible (which is clearly wasn't), to have them killed. 

Feeling even more scared than before Rori didn't have much choice but to pack a bag and run away from home. They lived on the streets for a while, getting by however they could. After a short while they managed to get enough money to pay for a bus. They didn't care where it went as long as it was away. They ended up in Baybridge. It took them a bit to figure out how the weird combination of towns worked but soon found out how Baybridge was set up.

They somehow made their way to Faircrest Woods and, well, the forests there seemed like a good place to set up. It was better than the streets at least. It was here that Rori learned to control their power better. They had to learn how to survive in forest areas. The ability to turn into a bird help - after all they could hunt as certain birds. They found they could stay in the form of a bird for days on end without losing their humanity. This also helped with hiding from other humans that may wander into the forest. It wasn't a great life, but it could have been worse. 

However they did have cravings for human contact. Often they would take trips to the more central areas of Baybridge and occasionally, upon talking to locals, would get some kind of small change. They always saved this up to buy notebooks and kept up writing and drawing even when living an odd life in the forest. It was one of these trips that led to them bumping into their cousin, Max.	

Rori and Max hadn't seen each other for years, however they recognised each other. It was something of a coincidence that they met again but a good one, at least for Rori. Max had just come out of the Academy Program, and was about to begin training to join RAVEN. After talking to Rori and finding out their condition Max used some money left over from her parents to buy a house in a middle-class area in Baybridge, deciding to support Rori while they worked out what they wanted to do.

That was two years ago. In the time between Rori has began to be more who they are, finally having the money to buy clothing such as binders to alleviate physical dysphoria they have. They picked up a lot of musical instruments again - an expense that annoyed Max, but she was more okay with it after Rori starting playing in public places and picking up some money here and there. Along with this they have access to technology - a phone and a laptop. The laptop is more used for writing and they have started to talk to people through the internet.[/hider]

[hider=Earlier Baybridge] Two years later. In the time between Rori begun to be more who they are, finally having the money to buy clothing such as binders to alleviate physical dysphoria they have. They picked up a lot of musical instruments again - an expense that annoyed Max, but she was more okay with it after Rori starting playing in public places and picking up some money here and there. Along with this they have access to technology - a phone and a laptop. The laptop is more used for writing and they have started to talk to people through the internet.

Rori enjoyed living in Baybridge; they had began to make friends. It started with one close friend, and then they met another at a celebration for a community opening. It seemed pretty great. They then made another - accidentally at first when being pulled in as a bird by the other's air powers. They met in person, though, and got on pretty well.

Then they got caught up in the second of the overload incidents. This caused their bird features to become more pronounced and they went through the agonising experience of growing wings they didn't have before. This left them in a pretty bad state. They then, unluckily, got stuck in the third overload incident. They tried to survive it better as a bird, but this only ended up with them getting stuck mid-change. They came out of it with a broken arm and wing. They also, unfortunately, were out with friends when everything literally started turning into trees. However they escaped unscathed due to the friends they were with.

After the overload incidents Rori managed to stay out of any more of the incidents happening in Baybridge, as much as any normal citizen could. However they weren’t entirely unaffected. During the fight with the Founding Family Max died, leaving Rori without any kind of guardian. Thankfully Max left Rori with just about enough money to get by.[/hider]

[hider=Post Founding Family]With Max’s death Rori cut themselves off slightly as they tried to figure out what to do. They finally motivated themselves to apply for going back to school, selecting specific art schools which also offered boarding. They got into one on the other side of the country so packed up and moved there, doing three years of school (with a lot of catching up to do) before leaving just a few months ago. Now with more experience with both music and art they’ve moved back to Baybridge, into the house that Max left to them, in the hope that they can make a career out of it vaguely peacefully.[/hider]   [/INDENT] 

[color=SpringGreen][h3][u][b]Relationships[/b][/u][/h3][/color]

[color=SpringGreen][b]Family:[/b] [/color]
[INDENT][hider]Maxine Diaz - Cousin - Deceased - Power Replication
[indent]Rori's RAVEN cousin, who took them in after finding them in Faircrest Woods. Max was abrasive, and Rori knew that she wasn't exactly perfect but loved her nonetheless. Max was the closest Rori had to proper family and while the two didn't always see eye to eye they got on well. Rori got to spend a lot less time with her cousin than she would have liked due to her duties, and then lost her in the attack by the founding family. Max always supported Rori and had promised to help them go back to school, or to support them to any future. Even though Max's death was what motivated Rori to actually go out and change her own life she misses her cousin. Rori may not show it, and may be as happy go lucky as ever, but Max's death affected them. Since moving back to Baybridge Rori tries to avoid being home alone where possible, just because it reminds them of Max. [/indent]

Breandan Aherne - Father
[indent]Rori hasn't seen their father since they were thirteen. Rori's father disapproved of them and was always distant, and Rori doubts that they'll ever get on. Still they hope to meet him again.[/indent]

Elizabeth Aherne - Mother
[indent]Elizabeth was always a strict mother to all her children, but was particularly harsh on her younger two. While Rori was a generally good child this still meant that their relationship was rocky. While their father wasn't much better their mother was around more, and handed out most of the discipline. Rori doesn't have particularly fond memories of their mother, as it was her that found out Rori was a metahuman, but still hopes she's changed her views. [/indent]

Aiden Aherne - Older Brother
[indent]Aiden is eight years older than Rori, and the age gap meant that they didn't particularly talk when growing up. He had already moved out (aged 21) when Rori ran away from home. Aiden is much like his parents, being devoutly religious and anti-metahuman. He works as a lawyer.
 Of all their siblings Rori wants to meet him again the least.[/indent]

Sairose Aherne - Older Sister
[indent]Six years older than Rori, Sairose was also absent when Rori ran away (studying at college). She is probably the most devout of the siblings, and was always incredibly intelligent. Saiorse disapproved of Rori even before finding out about the whole gender and metahuman thing.  Rori doubts that they would get along with Saiorse even now. [/indent]

Eva Aherne - Older Sister
[indent]Eva was the second closest to Rori and age, and also the second closest to them in general. Eva is less confident and domineering than her two older siblings, probably the most softly spoken of the five Aherne siblings. She enjoyed drawing when she was younger and it was one thing she bonded with Rori over. Rori hopes they will meet Eva again, though they don't know how well they'll get on now.[/indent]

Conor Aherne - Younger Brother
[indent]The only sibling younger than Rori, Conor was born just one year after them. Conor and Rori were close, especially after Max moved away, and the two spent a fair amount of time playing together when younger. Rori always found Conor annoying and thought it was silly how he always fought with their parents. However they were friendly with each other up to the point where Rori had to leave - and they're sure they'd still be friendly if they met now. [/indent]

Felipe Diaz - Uncle (Deceased, Regeneration) 

Naomi Diaz - Aunt (Deceased)

Salvador Diaz - Cousin (Regeneration)
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[color=SpringGreen][b]Dynamics:[/b] [/color]
[indent] [hider][h3]| [b]Wendy Lucker[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good[/b] | [b]Friend[/b] | [i]"Wendy was probably the first friend I had after moving to Baybridge. I don't know what she's doing now, but I'd like to see her again."[/i] |
[indent]Even though the main thing that unites Wendy and Rori is art Rori views Wendy as a close friend. This is maybe, just slightly, because Rori doesn't really have any other friends. However Rori hasn’t seen Wendy for three years. [/indent]

[h3]| [b]Haruka Takashiro[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good[/b] | [b]Friend[/b] | [i]"I still have fond memories of meeting Haruka when I was a bird. I haven't seen him in a while, but I hope we meet again soon."[/i] |
[indent]Rori met Haruka when first when they were a bird (and didn't have the energy to change back). Even so Haruka was nice to them and it left an impression. The two met again as humans briefly in the Academy's library. In the past three months, since everything has died down a bit, Rori has been spending a lot of time with Haruka. They've really bonded over music and writing, often playing different pieces together. Rori really views him as a good friend. Like Wendy, Rori hasn’t seen Haruka for a few years.
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[color=SpringGreen][h3][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/h3][/color]

[color=SpringGreen][b]Power Class:[/b][/color]
[INDENT]Super-system (Bestial)[/INDENT] 
[color=SpringGreen][b]Power:[/b] [/color]
[i]Permanent Features[/i]
[indent]Rori has a few birdlike features that remain even when they are in a humanoid form. Their eyes are more birdlike than other humans. This gives them a much better vision than normal humans meaning she can see longer distances and colours in the ultraviolet spectrum just as birds do. However with this they struggle to move their eyes and often has to move their head around to look in other directions. Along with this they have light down-like feather covering a lot of their body - including along visible parts of their body like their arms and neck. This acts as an extra layer of clothes in terms of keeping them warm. They're bones are also lighter and stronger than most, like a birds, as if to allow for them to fly. However they have no way to fly as a human, so these just make her lighter than she looks. It allows her to jump higher than the normal person but she wasn't quite blessed with wings as a human.

After the incident in Ranchester Mall there have been some changes to their bird physiology, making them even more of a bird-human hybrid. The feathers that covered most of their body have thickened greatly. Along with this they have spread, right down to their hands and up to underneath and around their chin. They have now also grown a pair of wings. These wings are mostly impractical with a span just under double the length of their arms held out. While they have grown longer than when they initially appeared, the fact she is a human with wings means flying is somewhat impractically. They can maybe get a bit above the ground for some period of time, but it’s easier just to change. Along with this Rori has some longer feathers at the base of their back; making a sort of tail. Even though the wings have gotten larger Rori has gotten used to the inconvenience.  
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[i]Transformation[/i]
[indent]Rori can transform fully into a few forms of birds. As a bird they have all of the features of a bird and it is difficult to tell the difference from her and a bird. However she retains her intelligence and mind, so often if a bird is acting as a bird should not it is probably Rori. This comes with all the features of whatever bird she turns into. She tends to turn into the average bird for that type in terms of size, strength and speed.[/indent]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Limits:[/b][/color]
[INDENT] Difficulty rolling their eyes due to them being birdlike and as a result has to move their head more. their eyesight is better than normal humans but not quite as good as the best birds eyesight.

Rori is limited in the types of birds she can turn into. At the moment she can turn into a thrush (she tends to go for a robin), a kestrel, a hawk, a hummingbird, a duck and an owl. She can turn into any species from these sections. Along with this she can only make the change a few times per day unless she pushes herself. [/INDENT]
[color=SpringGreen][b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] [/color]
[INDENT] If they look into the far distance for too long they can strain their eyes meaning that their vision will go blurry and it is difficult for them to see anything.

Rori gets incredibly exhausted and ravenous after changing from their bird form back to their human form. This can easily be solved by eating a lot of food and a long nap. However if they don't get this they are prone to collapse without warning or faint from the fatigue. 

Along with this the longer they stay in their bird form the more they takes on the characteristics of the bird. It is likely that if they remained as a bird for a prolonged period of time they will probably forget who they are and how to turn back into a human. This would mean Rori would be permanently stuck in the form of a bird.

Rori also sometimes get stuck mid-change which is incredibly painful and traumatic. It can take them hours to get out of this state. Along with this they are often left in pain after the change and feel like they have limbs that they no longer have (such as wings). [/INDENT]

[color=SpringGreen][b][u]Other:[/u][/b] [/color]
[INDENT][list] [*]Rori absolutely hates the name Roisin, and the only time they really get annoyed is when someone calls them by that name (or refers to them as a girl or boy)
[*]The nickname Robin was one given to them by their cousin, Max, when they were younger due to Rori having red hair like a Robin's chest and being quite flighty/timid as a child
[*]Rori's father is Irish, and moved over to the US as a young adult [/list][/INDENT]

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