Xiaoli Cheng

[Xiaoli Cheng]

we're the face of a new generation NAME | xiaoli cheng ALIAS | xiao AGE & BIRTHDATE | twenty-four & october thirty-first GENDER | female SEXUALITY | herterosexual NATION | united republic CURRENT RESIDENCE | republic city OCCUPATION | retired probender; current Chief of Metal Bending Police Force ALIGNMENT | neutral good we're the ones with no reservation HEIGHT & WEIGHT | 5' 7" & 132 lbs HAIR | when not in its usual messy bun her reddish-brown locks reach just below her shoulders in a sequence of choppy layers. EYE | narrowed golden eyes of a firebender she inherited from her mother with flecks of dark brown dappling the rims. ATTIRE | no matter what she's wearing her goggles are almost always a constant. even if she were to attend some sort of function she would be reluctant to remove them. as such they tend not to draw too much attention when wearing her usual attire of a button-up, yellow shirt covered with a short-sleeve tan cropped jacket, knee-high boots and skin-tight white trousers with a makeshift 'skirt' held up by a simple belt. ABNORMALITIES | a black ink tattoo of a dragon spiraling from above her elbow, upward around her arm to the head ending on the skin of her shoulderblade. IMAGE LINK | LINK don't give a damn about your cold calculations POSITIVE TRAITS | NEGATIVE TRAITS | LIKES | DISLIKES | welcome to the master plan BENDING ELEMENT & SUB-BENDING | earth; metalbending SKILLS | exceedingly skilled in both traditional and non-traditional earthbending forms. in terms of metal bending she owns several spools of metal wire more than capable of holding her body weight and packing a punch if needed. in accordance with this her knowledge of hand-to-hand combat is exemplary. WEAPONS | metal wire spools & switchblade THEME | LINK PET | a male tigerdillo called sudu your skin is burning at the sight of me HISTORY | Xiaoli was born to an earthbender father and firebender mother within the confines of Republic City on a chilly October night. She demonstrated her affinity for earthbending at a young age, much to the chargrin of her mother; who was so sure her daughter would be a firebender due to her golden eyes. Nevertheless, it didn’t affect her love for the toddler. They didn't live a particularly difficult lifestyle. Xiao's mother prefered a life at home and her father a captain in the Metalbending Police Force so they all lived a very comfortable life in the higher standing social circles of society. The fancy lifestyle didn't suit either Xiao nor her father however, the family merely made appearances for public show. At the age of six, when showed more skill and promise in her manipulation of her element, her father oversaw her training. Although all of her training was in the traditional methods, Xiao never failed to come up with her own little twists after each session. Adding her own styles and moves to make the motion more, 'hers'. It was when she was taken to her first pro-bending tournament that she knew what she wanted to do. Unfortunate for her father, who had hoped she would follow his path and join up with the law enforcers of the city but he respected her decision. She was still young after all, her mind could change in time. Of course that didn't happen. So along with her father's lessons Xiao had also taken up visiting the local arena and memorizing a thing or two from the professional competitors in the ring. Pro-bending wasn't her only interest of course. She knew herself it was always good to have a back-up to prepare for the unexpected. Her affinity for tinkering with whatever she saw lying around drew her interests. She liked to know what made thinks tick so to speak. The training and determination paid off eventually. Not too long after did Xiaolin find herself the earthbender and only female of a rookie pro-bending team; The Raven Eagles, who were quickly rising in the ranks of the sport. The trio worked wonders through their tournaments and everything seemed perfect in the teens eyes. All good things must come to an end, however. Her mother's health had deteriorated drastically in the years that followed Xiaoli's training and very soon before one of Xiao's matches she'd lost the fight. Her death was a massive blow to the young woman, a state of depression soon followed and her lack of focus in her competitions cost her the career she'd wanted. Several broken ribs was the price she paid for that. At the age of nineteen her pro-bending career drew to a close. She knew it was unfair to hold her team mates back so early into the season, and so insisted that they find a replacement. It was quite obvious she was in no position to compete according to the doctor's hypothesis. Permanent damage could have likely been caused from the blow she took, she could sometimes feel the jolt of pain in her chest whenever she overexerted herself even without training. So she stopped. Eventually she decided to abide by her father's wishes and join up with the law enforcers of the city. The addition of her years experience in training alongside said man and the trials undertaken of recruits in the academy allowed Xiaoli to rise up quickly in the ranks, soon to find herself as Chief some time after her father had willingly retired from the force. Nothing serious, just his age catching up with him; he felt he'd had his fill of keeping the peace for others and wanted to be on the receiving end for once.

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