Jace :Revamped: -EBC ref-

Full armor here:
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Name: _Jace

Gender: _Female

Species: _{King Cheetah (Acinonyx rex)}


Personality:
<sub>[Cocky, witty, cunning, good natured, fun, laid back, energetic, sarcastic, a smart-ass, sometimes morbidly serious.]

If you want a good conversation that can make you laugh, Jace is the person you'd love to talk to.

She's got a big mouth on her, but she's smart and good natured, so there isn't much to worry about there. The cheetah is always up for a good laugh and a fast paced hunt to liven the day.

Not afraid to make a sarcastic comment, even in the presence of her leader, Jace is one of the biggest laid-back dorks in Air Empire, ready and willing to play with the cubs and apprentices as if she were still that age, and can be called on any time to watch the young ones when it's needed.

She has her serious moments though- if something big is going down, she won't hesitate to put on her serious face and listen and obey orders without much complaint, and sometimes she'll try a joke or two to lighten the mood.</sub>


Bio:
<sub>Born in captivity, Jace has always been an odd one out. Her fur is black and gray, strikingly different than normal king cheetah fur and already giving a new definition to the term 'sticking out like a sore thumb'

Immediately from birth she was sold for a very high price from a wealthy human who saw the rewards of owning such a cat as she, and gladly gave the money needed over to her greedy birth-owner, whom didn't see the dangers of separating her from her mother before she was old enough.

Before she had been sold, she had a sister who tried to escape from the Black market dealer, with Jace in tow. Her sister, as she can only remember her name and vague appearance, had been Zapada, a similarly colored cheetah, but without the traits a king cheetah shows as Jace had. Before the plan she had devised could be put into motion, Jace had been taken and sold. The two haven't seen each other since that separation so long ago.

Through her life she was pitted against many opponents, and her owner was incredibly careful about the protection of her pelt, ensuring with the best armor he could afford that she remained untouched through her battles'.

Jace was named for a mythical Greek hero, Jason, the warrior hero of the Argonauts. Her owner, in the ignorance that is bred and breathed by the humans, didn't know she was a female until well into the end of her 1st year of life, but felt the name Jason fit her regardless of her gender.

Her caretaker paid good coin to have the lightning bolt tattoo placed on her face, covering a scar that had unfortunately been obtained during a rough battle. Contrary to lowering the price of her pelt and untouched skin, the tattoo became a small trend because of the peculiarity of its purpose, and thus bringing the value of her melanistic fur up again.

Surprisingly, Jace and her human got along very well, despite the cheetah's growing hatred of the fights and pits she was thrown into. She resented it, yes. But this human had raised her from a small cub, and had been there since before she could remember. She felt it her duty to carry out these grueling and sometimes cruel fights, since it brought him money and a good life, and as a repayment for being so kind in her younger life.

Midway through her second year of life, upon returning from a rather exhausting fight that left her with a painful tear in her ear, Jace and her owner were set upon by two men. After a merciless fight, her loved human had been murdered brutally, and she, taken to a cruel place.

She prefers not to talk about those few years.

Eventually she escaped, her once somewhat hopeful faith in humans now burned to cinders and ash. She ran with every bit of speed and strength she had in her body, her armor haphazardly arranged on her back as she disappeared into the plains that backed the human city.

There she found the Air Empire, and with a bit of convincing, she joined them, and eventually her personality returned from the dark depths it had been forced into during the years with the cruel humans.

She stands tall and proud as a Gladiator for her leader Valon, and is ready to defend those who took her in with the strength of the God of the Plains.

Her armor is made of a slightly uncommon metal called silver-steel, a highly flexible yet incredibly durable and protective material that enables her to use her speed effortlessly and to protect her thick gray pelt. The metal coupled with the thick and slightly elastic blue dyed leather, ensures she stays well protected in any battle.</sub>


Background:
<sub>Bred by a common black market feline dealer, Jace was separated from her beloved older sister Zapada, having been taken from the litter and sold faster than though possible because of her rare king cheetah and melanistic coloration combination, to a human who was unusually kind considering the type of people who took part in the pit fights. This person was caring and made sure Jace was brought up well and only put her to fight when she was older than a weanling cub.

For the better part of a year and a couple of months, Jace was raised properly and given room for her widely ranged personality to grow and prosper, as well as giving her a dangerously serious underlying trait that is only brought out in serious situations.

Halfway through her second year, being only 1 year and 6 months old, she and her owner were attacked after returning home from a harsh battle which left her right ear scarred. Her caretaker was brutally killed in an attempt to save them both, as she was too beaten and exhausted from her previous pit fight to be much use. She was kidnapped then, and forced into fight after fight, stretching her to her limits just to stay alive in the daily death-fights.

For the next 2 and a half years, Jace was cruelly treated and her faith in the humans was destroyed. She eventually devised a plan to escape, and should it fail, grimly she had vowed she would purposefully lose her next fight.

Fortunately for the king cheetah, she was successful in her attempt, and ran as far and as long as she was capable. Eventually she found the Air Empire, and has been a part of them ever since, and her old personality resurfaced in the positive environment.</sub>



*Interesting facts*
<sub>- As far as anyone can tell in present times, no recorded images have been taken of a live Melanistic cheetah.

- The yellow bolt on Jace's left eye was a tattoo given to her by her old human, for her lightning fast strikes, and her species, also to cover up a battle scar.

- Cheetahs are the fastest known land mammals.

- Cheetah claws do not retract like other cat claws, and their tails act as rudders to help steer themselves when sprinting at high speeds.

- Jace is only a few inches bigger than a 'normal' cheetah her age.</sub>



Current Apprentice: _None

Past Apprentices: _None

Past Mentor(s): _None



Relations:

<sub>Mate: None yet
Cubs:
- Son: Flynn
- Son: Kobe</sub>

Family:
<sub>- Parents likely deceased.
- Sister: Zapada
( Ask me if you want to relate a character to Jace!)</sub></sub>

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Relationships:

= Neutral *OR* unsure
= Friend
= Close Friend
= Crush
= Love
= Dislike/Hate
= Family
= Jealous
= Respect

Air Empire:

Valon = /
_{My leader, and a valiant one at that. I am proud to serve as his Gladiator. Haha, I think I'm older than he is though, how weird is that? I don't care though, he's an excellent guy. My type too. Haha. Don't tell anyone I said that though. I may get in trouble.}

Zapada = /
_{I last saw my older sister when I was just a tiny little cub. All I can remember of her is that she was gray like me, and that we were close. I don't know where she is now, or how she's doing. I'd like to meet her again someday, and maybe we can be stupid sisters like we should have had the chance to be.}



Empire Statistics:
Empire Points: 11 EP
Stealth: 3
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 3
Defense: 1
Speed: 1
Stamina: 0



Traits:
Dominant: King Cheetah markings [AA], large ears [Aa], Blue eyes [Aa],

Recessive: Long mane [aa], yellow eyes [aa], black paw pads [Aa], normal spots [Aa] Melanism [Aa]



WANTED STATUS!

<sub>Currently wanted for her pelt and armor.
She's a melanistic king cheetah, so any damage to her pelt is highly frowned upon and will result in cut rewards.

> Wanted dead or alive.

> Collective award is 20,000 gold coins.</sub>

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(c) Art/Jace = RenatusPhoenix

^{_{Credit to KaiserTiger for profile layout.}}