MIRA, seventeen - skaa - coinshot

[Kelsier]

Name: Mira.
Species: Human.
Class: Skaa.
Age: Seventeen.
Gender: Female.
Primary Residence: Luthadel.
Occupation: Thief.
Sexual Orientation: Straight.
Martial Status: Single.

For Allomancers
Type: Coinshot.
Skill Level: Above Average.
Status: Snapped, but keeps it a secret.

Appearance: Mira is quite tall for a Skaa, and especially so for a woman standing at about 5' 7". She does sometimes like being tall, but when she's trying to be discreet it can get in the way.

Her build is quite thin, but she isn't scrawny. Due to her nighttime outings where she practices her allomancy, she has a great fitness physique. Mira has slightly broad shoulders as well, which adds to her almost masculine features.

Her hair is auburn, but more red than brown. She keeps it cut to her shoulders but does sometimes allow it to grow longer, depending on what job she's doing. It's rather thin and light, and Mira prefers to keep it hanging loose than tying it up. She has a full fringe, that hangs just above her eyebrows, but will sometimes pin it up so it isn't in her face.

She has a combination of blue and green eyes, so they turn out to look like teal. Mira likes the color, but would sometimes prefer if they weren't so odd and would just find a color and stick to it.

Mira prefers to wear loose fitting clothes than the tight dresses and such that Noble woman wear. She will usually be found in trousers and a shirt, though her attire can change if she's doing a job of impersonating a Noble. Then she will wear a dress but will tear it off afterwards. Her causal wear is usually made up of dark colors to her blend in with the darkness and to sneak around without being seen. She will always carry a large bag of coins with her, and will often keep one tucked away in her mouth.

Personality: Mira, though a bit on the thin side, is increasingly strong and able-bodied. She will happily throw herself into situations without much thought of her own safety. She is very daring and loves to do things that push her to the very limits. This makes her highly impulsive and thus she never thinks before heading into a situation.

Her charismatic charm leads to her being able to talk her way out of practically any situation. As well as this, she can convince others that her way is right and force them to work alongside her and do her bidding.

She has a certain leadership quality that most would die for. She knows how to get a job done and is quick to think on her feet and find ways to get out problems that could lead to severe consequences. However, her methods can sometimes be extreme and those who work with her always expect something along the line of dangerous.

Mira has no respect for Nobles and believes them to be more lowlife than they believe Skaa are. She can happily kill one without thinking and no matter how much anyone tries to convince her, she will never believe them to be worth anything. However, she also dislikes some Skaa, and will weary around Skaa men when they are near her.

She, like many Mistings, has a habit of standing on rooftops when the mists are out. However, Mira also likes being outside during ashfalls and will very often be found staring up at the sky when they come.

When nighttime arrives, Mira will always be found practicing her allomancy outside. Even if the mists aren't out, she will be outside leaping around the city. She will often help out passing Skaa, but will not show them her Coinshot ability as she prefers to keep it hidden. In fact, there isn't anyone alive who knows about it and, at the moment, she wants to keep it that way.

Mira is about teamwork, but will sometimes have a hidden agenda that none will see coming. She can keep secrets very well, and likes to keep people in the dark until the final moment when she will reveal what she had planned all along.

Though she doesn't know any other Coinshots, or any other Mistings for that matter, Mira will always have a certain respect for them. She will happily help out another of her kind of they need it, but due to her keeping her own abilities secret, this doesn't happen very often.

History: Mira grew up with her mother, father and younger brother. The four lived on the streets in Luthadel and it is known that her mother and father were in fact a pair of great thieves. The two were often hired by crews for a certain job, but they never actually joined a crew. Due to this, they were rather well-off in Skaa terms.

At the age of six, Mira and Trenor, her brother, were left at home while their parents were out on a job. They never returned. The two were adopted by their mother's brother and his wife. Unfortunately, things got even worse after that.

Mira's Uncle, would often sleep with Skaa whores and then kill them afterwards as if he was a Noble man. Mira didn't much like this. One night when she caught him about to kill someone, she ran in and tried to stop him. Trenor, who knew how Mira felt about their Uncle, came in to try and support her. However, their Uncle continued trying to kill the whore and was getting angrier by the second. After a while of scuffling, the knife finally pierced someone's chest, but it wasn't the whores. Her Uncle had wildly stabbed himself.

Mira and Trenor fled after that and left to live on their own on the streets. At this time, she was ten years of age and he eight. The two were close as brother and sister and would very often commit petty thefts in order to eat and survive.

That was when, two years later, they found a thieving crew. A group of Skaa found them and took them in, offering them beds for their services. At the time, both Mira and Trenor believed this to mean that they would both be stealing for them. However, the Skaa men had other ideas of what they wanted from Mira.

On the second night, two men came into her room and tried to rape her. Luckily she managed to twist away and ran from them, but they gave chase. She ran into Trenor who stood protectively in front of her, blocking her from the two Skaa. Trenor had learned to fight after being on the streets for two years and so he instantly got into one with the two older Skaa. Mira joined in shortly afterwards, trying to help her brother out.

Then came the incident that made Mira snap. While trying to defend his older sister, Trenor had his head cut off by one of the Skaa men. At this point, Mira, managed to manipulate the many bits of metal in the room and push them through the men who were cut to shreds. She cried over the loss of her brother, but knew she couldn't stay long and so had to abandon his body and flee.

Since then she has lived on her own, but has often done jobs for thieving crew but will never stay in their company.


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Roleplay Example: Mira crouched on the rooftop, looking out over the city of Luthadel. Ever since she had found out about her allomancy, she had done this every night. A thin layer of mist clung to the air and dampened her cheeks, there had been no ashfall today, and so the area was rather clean, though piles of ash from before still lay in many places.

The night was silent and still. No one came out when the mists were about, no one except the Mistings and Mistborn. Yet every night, as she stared through the darkness, she never saw anyone like her. It was always quiet, and sometimes she felt like the only one of her kind in the world.

Mira was a Coinshot. Upon ingesting steel she could push off metal to leap through the air, that was the reason she always carried such a large bag of coins with her. Plus, why, conveniently placed in her mouth, was a single coin which she flicked around with her tongue. She did this so that if anyone knocked the coins from her, or a Misting tore them away from her, she would always have that spare coin. Also, it was within her body, so no Misting could get a hold of it.

Leaning forwards, Mira looked down onto the alley below. It was too dark to see, unless you were a Tineyes, but she still narrowed her eyes as though it would help her see clearer. It didn't. There were a lot of places she couldn't see as she stared back across the roofs. If there was a Misting out there, she wouldn't be able to spot them.


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First time applications ONLY
Nickname: Kelsier/Kel.
Where you found Steel Ministry: Affiliation with 'Let Fire Loose'.
Contract: Signed.

[Ruin]

At this point, Mira went completely mad and somehow managed to tear the men apart limb-from-limb.

While this would be completely awesome, Mira isn’t a Thug which means she probably doesn’t have the strength to do so. Perhaps pushing lots of bits of metal into them on accident, or just killing them with a knife?

Other than that she’s perfect and once you fix that part I’ll accept her. Sound good?

[Kelsier]

Sorry about that, Edited.

[Preservation]

Congrats! Welcome to the site. I can't tell you how far through the roof Emere (Ruin) and I are to have you. Seriously, I can't. (Speaking of Emere, she says feel free to post and she'll reply soon. I'm afraid I can't yet, since I fail at making characters quickly and still haven't finished mine yet... x'D)

Anyway. Mira looks great, I can't wait to see her in action. ^^