Character Stats

About

Burns is honestly just done with everyone’s BS. She’s stubborn and doesn’t take insults from anyone. She’s pretty confused by the antics of the other leaders, but has learned not to question anything and has just accepted that they aren’t the smartest bunch. 

Backstory

 Family is treated very differently in Cailem than how we traditionally see it, with children being much less cared for and let out into the world as soon as they're able to pull a trigger. Most barely even remember their parents, this being the case for Burns. Family in Cailem is forged through bonds a child makes as opposed to blood relations, and Burns soon found refuge in a group of Inkers, people devoted the collection and selling of the ink that is so vital to the survival of children. Taken in by this group of misfits, she quickly earned the nickname "Burns" for her tendency to stray in the more heated dangerous areas, and for racking up an impressive collection of scars from these risky missions. Eventually, a conflict was quelled between her band of Inkers and another, leading to a traditional western style duel. She was selected to be the combatant for her gang, and the other gang sent forth an old friend from her childhood who had deserted her in her darkest hour. The two engaged in a dramatic shootout in the harshest conditions possible, but she unfortunately was bested, and left with horrible scarring from her staying stationary in the heated side of the arena. An unfortunate final blast from her contestant to the back took out both of her tattoos, and she was defeated. The Caravan found her in this dark hour, and were able to save one of her wings, but not the other, and she remains bitter about her failure to this day.

powers

Burns has two wing tattoos on her back that she can extend into actual wings. However, her right one was damaged, disabling its use. Her remaining wing acts as a normal limb, which the tattooed area will sustain similar damage and require time to heal when not in use. She uses a prosthetic built by Edison now to fly. If the real wing is destroyed, it will vanish back as a tattoo for a day to recharge. Burns is extremely skilled with guns, and uses pistols as her weapon of choice.

Items

Burns's primary weapons include two six shooters, which she is extremely accurate with. She keeps ammo randomly scattered around in the pockets on her belt. Burns also owns a mechanical wing that she uses as a prosthetic to fly with.

Universes

Burns’s home universe, Cailem, was characterized by extremely dangerous conditions on all fronts, with very few places being habitable to human life. These few cities and towns were characterized by extreme temperature shifts, violent weather phenomena, and even more volatile people. These groups of people living in extreme conditions 24/7 developed a method to better survive, tattooing their young with a special ink-like substance formed in extreme conditions that would grant them extra abilities and power. Children without these tattoos would often die of the extreme conditions, as they seemed to grant extra stamina, strength, and tolerance to extreme temperatures. The culture and architecture of this universe takes on the qualities of the classic American west, with weapons such as guns being developed to fight against the violent creatures that roamed the treacherous wilds, while other technologies such as architecture being left in a state of eternal antiquity due to the frequent storms that would require rebuilding.

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Trivia & Notes

• Kennedy is actually Burns's last name. Only Arroway knows her first.
• Burns would have lost both of her wings if it wasn't for Arroway's knowledge about ink.
• While her mechanical wing grants her the ability to fly again, she doesn't have nearly the mobility she had before. It is a prosthetic after all.
• Arroway keeps trying to hook Burns up with pirates. This pisses her off.

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