CARTER "PRAXEDES" COLEMANWEAVERSPRAXEDES is a bird of prey, raised by the Catholic church to serve as the church sees fit. Blessed by the touch of an angel, she possesses the ability to turn blood into blades. Mindful, sweet, and soft-mouthed, she would be one of Madam's favourite children if she would just learn to be more obedient.
EVERYTHING'S COLLAPSING.CARTER COLEMAN's origins are fairly simple - she was born to a middle-class family, the third child of a banker and a housewife. She had buckteeth for most of her childhood; she slept with the lights on, and bothered her parents when the monsters under the bed won't let her sleep.
At the age of eight her weaving abilities came to light, and suddenly the bedtime horrors weren't just imaginary - temporal rifts would crack open above their house, the Institute would come knocking at the daily, and little Carter would experience events that will leave permanent scars physically and psychologically: the accidental amputation of her brother's legs by virtue of her weaving abilities triggering during an argument. With the Coleman family traumatized and ill-equipped to handle her, TERRUS AMAERSK from the Institute whisks her away, trading for the girl with the promise of handling Carter's brother's medical costs and rehabilitation in exchange. He stays true to his promise; Carter's brother gets new legs, and in turn Carter never sees her family again. From eight to sixteen, she's taught by the Institute, through Terrus, how to manage her abilities. Her weaving skill is determined early on: she creates portals, vastly shortening the distance between one point and another, with no apparent limit in sight. Formally trained and educated in the hopes of serving the government, who by this point are all aware of her abilities, Carter reluctantly accepts the future foisted upon her — until she meets the SOMMER twins, ALMA and ALYNE. The twins, operatives of the government, explain to her the nature of the work they're required to do, most of it unsavory, and Carter decides that it's not the life she wants to live. So she runs. And runs. She keeps on running until she meets PETER K., an otherwise regular information broker who's working against the Institute. (And this is where her story is on hold.) IDENTITY & PERSONALITYTBD
SKILLS & ABILITIES(+/-) PORTALS — Carter can create portals without needing to visualize or target her destination. Because the instinctive nature of her abilities have been trained to trigger on command, she can portal in and out of any location she may choose. However, her control of the portals aren't as well-trained, and she can only hold them for so long before she tires out. The bigger the portal and the greater the distance, the worse the strain is on her body.
(+) ATTITUDE — Having come to age essentially alone in a sterile environment, Carter has a sturdy sense of survivalism, and will always claw her way out of every bad situation if needed. (-) PARANOIA — She doesn't trust easily, due to the fact that she's currently on the run from a very powerful group. Be patient with her if she's cagey. (+) SWEET TOOTH — Carter's still a child at heart, though, and if one's patient enough with her, she can be very doting and affectionate. As well as fiercely protective; just ask Peter. (-) RAGE — She has a mean streak a mile wide when it comes to grudges. She doesn't have many, but the ones she does have are nurtured on the daily. OTHER NOTES & INFO— TBD
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