Ellis

Notice: This page includes spoilers about Era Of Twilight (EOT) and its plot.
This article is about the roleplaying character Ellis Dunn portrayed by ⚔Sword⚔
==Who is Ellis?==
Ellis Lauren Dunn is one of the summoned heroes brought to help fight against the darkness with Marlin, Noel and the heroes of Senix. 
She was summoned by Marlin in an unconventional summon. Ellis was given a special artefact blade soon after her arrival with the ability to take and transfer stamina as she pleases. Ellis' body is also more agile and athletic than the other heroes, but her initial inexperience of battle and fighting in general mades her the odd one out of the hero summons at first. However, she has found herself in a somewhat-leadership position next to Noel as of recently (Season 3 Episode 5).
== Personality ==
Ellis is known for being very energetic and playful in a casual conversation. Her charisma travels not only to her peers, but to animals as well, as she has a knack for taming beasts and bringing them to their side to help her. Her bright and bubbly personality quickly helped her fit into the heroes, and even Marlin himself seems to have a soft spot for her innocence, displayed by his frequent headpats. This charisma has been a large part of the formation of 'Team ROSE', a section of the heros lead by Ellis herself.
Despite having no experience in fighting when first arriving in Trista, her common sense and intelligence allowed her to analyse situations to give her some fighting chance in battle, and through training with the other heroes and various battles, she's clearly come a long way, getting injured less and being capable of holding herself in a fight. 
When starting out, Ellis would often second guess her own judgement and question her own motives. She was also known to have a severe issue when it came to handling confrontation in terms of arguments or disagreements with her teammates. However, as her confidence has grown, she's been known to stand up for herself and her beliefs far more often.
Despite her confidence growing, Ellis clearly still holds the same trust issues she's always had, even going to the point of being incapable of trusting Team ROSE themselves to this day. She's the type of person to mask her distrust, and even lie about her belief in her peers to avoid conflict. A good example of this was when she told Solias in episode 10 of season 2, that she believed Team ROSE would stick together no matter what, before later exclaiming to Oscar that she believed they would all abandon her. 
As of Season 3, she's began to become more vocal about her distrust for her peers, but usually masks it with jokes or sarcastic comments. Her most common 'jab' at the heroes, is her constant complaint of how the heroes can't seem to hold back from killing things. 
Another complex part of Ellis' personality development, was the fact that since Sword's awakening in Season 3 Episode 1, Ellis has clearly become less fearful of death, more violent, and confident, this was pointed out by Marlin within a text scene between Ellis and the magic man between Season 3 Episodes 2 and 3. This has been displayed in various scenarios over the beginning of the season, but the most noticeable was when Ellis had the urge to kill Cyrus in S3 E1 but had to be stopped by Sword herself. 
== Appearence ==
Ellis is a 5'6 human girl. She has 2 different appearences depending on which body she is in. Ellis actually has 2 bodies which she can switch between, but after being summoned by Marlin, the connection to her original body was cut, leaving her stuck in the second body.
==== Original Body ====
This version of her has dark brown hair with blonde highlights. Her form is rather overweight and she has a physical disability which causes her joints to dislocate rather easily, making extensive exercise not only risky but sometimes even painful. Her eyes are a dark brown, and droop which make her constantly look sad.
In this form, Ellis only wears male clothing, keeping things baggy to hide her size. She doesn't take care of herself, constantly looking tired from lack of sleep, due to the fact she hates that version of her. Her clothing usually has dark colours; grey, black and blue or red.
==== Ideal Body ====
This version of Ellis was created in her world. The 'Subconscious' as she calls it. This body was one which represented the perfect version of herself; it is very lightweight, agile, flexible, and what she believes to be beautiful. The hair and eye colours are the same, except instead of blonde highlights she has blue tips. In this body, she also has a full fringe across her forehead. This body isn't strong, but it is fully healthy and easy to maneuver for her.
While in this body, Ellis wears the clothes she isn't comfortable wearing in her normal form, often choosing outfits which reveal her stomach and cling to her form to show off her slim figure. Her signature colour is dark blue, but her signature outfit is full of bright colours which are a stark contrast to her normal wear. She's known for wearing very feminine looking attire, but sometimes delves into tomboyish wear.
This ideal body was the one she was summoned to Trista with, and is the one she uses throughout the EOT series. 
== Original World ==
Ellis' original world was the one she was born into. It is a world which is much like our modern day real world, however magic exists in rare occasions. Magic is genetics based, and so must be carried down through families through gene pools. Mutations over generations through the mixing of magic-genes, has caused some magics to change, or be nulled out by their opposing magic type, explaining why a lot of magic is now extinct. 
The magic is activated through reactions with the atmosphere within Ellis' world, so they do not work outside of that world. This also means that prana and mana are non-existent within this world, and thus beings from other worlds that use that kind of magic, will lose most of (if not all) of their mana/prana based magic while in this world. 
Magical beasts such as griffons, unicorns and such do not exist in Ellis' world, nor did they ever exist. Magical items and such do not exist either. The only magic that exists is purely genetics based. 
Necromancy was one of the magics told to be extinct in Ellis' original world. She mentioned that due to the fact it was seen as taboo, it was made illegal for individuals with necomancy magic genes to reproduce. They were allowed to adopt children, but never give birth to their own, thus leading to the necromancy magic gene dying out.
Some genes are known for being dormant in families for many generations, leading some non-magic using parents to give birth to magic-bearing children. Ellis' pocket dimension ability (the powers she used to create and control her 'Subconscious' world, and its contents) is an example of this. The gene only activates if both genes are present and dominant. 
The titanic film in Ellis' world was not based on true events. Instead, it was a story about an Ice Mage who did not approve of the Titanic being built, due to the fact the blueprints of it were stolen from him by his older brother. As revenge, he created a large iceburge which caused the ship to sink.
There used to be a famous religious figure called Mother Teresa who was known for forcing people into her religion via mind control powers which no one knew she had until she confessed on her death bed.
== Powers and Abilities. ==
During the dinner scene with Oscar, Ellis mentioned having two bodies. In her 'original' body, she has the ability to create a whole different world of which she is in charge of; being the equivalent of a Goddess. Within that world she is in full control, and can even change her appearence.
Within her current body, she has no access to those powers nor does she have the ability to travel back to that world which she refers to as the 'Subconscious', without Marlin sending her back. This is due to her genetic-magic being disabled within this world. However, her current body does have above-average athletic and agility as a result of it being made specifically for said purposes in the 'Subconscious' world. 
Originally, Ellis had an artefact blade given to her by Marlin. As she was a non-violent hero and was completely against killing, this weapon allowed her to fight without necessarily hurting anyone. It can take the stamina of any living being it touches, and can phase through normal objects - thus making it good against armoured soldiers. The blade itself reacts to the thoughts and will of its user, so she could will it into this stamina-stealing form whenever she needed to, and in any other situation it will act as a normal metal blade. However, as of Season 2 Episode 20, Solias has become the new owner of the sword. Ellis gave it to him after hearing Rayna and Oscar talking in privite about how they didn't believe she couldn't hold her own, so she gave away the sword to prove not only to them, but to herself, that she is capable. As of S3 E5 she has only once considered taking the sword back, but has not gone through with it. 
The sword cannot take stamina while in its solid form, nor can it damage when in it's stamina-stealing form. The blade is able to transfer that stamina into various energy types; giving it to others, being used as an air-slash sort of attack, giving the user a boost to their jumps, or a running boost, as well as creating a shockwave. However, when the blade is out of the users hand, it cannot be used. 
Up until leaving Eve's mind, Ellis and everyone else viewed Erik as a very thin and frail looking individual. Ellis described him as the exact same as her brother, except the colour of his hair and eyes. This was further proven by a manifestation of her brother which Ellis met within Eve's mind. However, after this encounter, Erik's appearence completely changed to show he was far taller, and more muscular. This was when it was revealed that Ellis had been unconsciously using her power to project the appearence of her brother onto Erik. This means that Ellis actually has the capability of using incredibly powerful illusionary magic, as the illusion of Erik's appearence change, was seen by everyone, even while Ellis was unconscious or at a distance from Erik. 
Since coming to Trista, Ellis has found she has a natural capability for using mana-based magic, a type of magic she has never explored before. Her mana useage is manifested in various fashions, but it always takes on a blue colour, along with blue rings in her eyes glowing and pulsating. So far she has been shown to have water abilities and basic healing from her time at the Academy. However, in Season 2 Episode 19, Ellis has also shown a new type of ability where she can heal with her mana in a different form, when she healed Rayna's ribs through singing a song-spell that she learned from hallucinations she had been having over the previous episodes. 
Within a text scene between Season 3 Episodes 2 and 3, Sword gave Ellis a new ability. She is now capable of ice manipulation, which derrived from one of her 'characters', Catherine Haven. This power was gifted to her in the form of a blue diamond-shaped gem. 
Through trial and error, as well as a new understanding of magic, Ellis has been able to discover new abilities for herself, the most recent being a mana shield she can only summon for a few seconds. She used this for the first time in S3 E5 to protect herself and Kane while she healed him. She's also began to try and use a similar spell to Erik, shooting mana from her hands, however she has not been able to perfect this yet. The first time she attempted this was in S3 E1. 
Sword has various natural abilities, one of which being a proficiency in taming animals and beasts alike. Her innocent aura, and ability to show mercy unlike other heroes, has lead Ellis to tame various creatures which aid her in battle, such as a griffon (Scrawl) who was killed by Damir in Season 2, a baby dragon (DareDevil or D.D for short) and even a monster (Mint) which she encountered before the first appearence of Echo. Since Sword's awakening however, it's clear that this kind and caring demeanour has been swapped out, meaning she has started to attack creatures rather than attempting to tame them. 
Another capability of hers, is her intelligence with technology. When Ellis and Oscar found the Mecha hidden in the Old Schoolhouse of Trista, Ellis requested to get the artefact up and running. As shown in Season 2 Episode 19, this has proven fruitful, as the mecha, now referred to as 'Goldie' can function to an extent, and even provided aid in the protection of Trista. However, this mecha has since been scrapped since the end of Season 2, and Ellis used some of those parts to help repair Benningsworth (A.K.A Benny), in S3 E4. 
One thing which has yet to be explained, is how Ellis is capable of using so many new types of magic in this world, considering she came from a world which had completely different magic systems, and lived far from any other magic users. 
It was recently revealed in Season 3 Episode 6 that Ellis has the ability to completely switch control of the body with Sword, changing their appearence to Sword's original look, coupled with her ability for flight. However, after switching control back to Ellis, her magical abilities began to malfunction. Whether this is permanent or temporary is currently unknown. As is whether this will happen every time the two switch control. 
== Team ROSE ==
Ellis is the leader of a team within the heroes, which she has called 'Team ROSE' the name is an acronym of the original four heroes which made up the group. Rayna, Oscar, Solias, and Ellis. She is still actively recruiting members for Team ROSE, recruiting people who she believes to be trustworthy and capable of sticking to roughly the same morals as her (non-lethal tactics). 
Team ROSE is not only for summoned heroes, as shown through the fact Oscar and Solias (non-summoned heroes) are two of the original members.
==== Members ====
Rayna was the one who lead Ellis and Solias in the mission which they met Oscar within, so it made sense that the group became friends, and ultimately formed the group. She has since removed herself from the Heroes, to live her own calm life.
Solias is one of Ellis' first friends from this world, and was a part of the original group she had formed; 'VES' which included an old character called 'Venna'. He is currently her oldest friend who is still a part of the heroes, and she sees him more like a little brother she wants to protect.
Shrog was the first person to be recruited into Team ROSE. This was due to Ellis never seeing Shrog hurt anyone, and being very impressed by his resolve within a disagreement that occured between Ellis and Dag. He is currently MIA. 
Eve was recruited after the Heroes all went through a mission to save her from Echo within her own mind, this was because Ellis saw a lot of innocence and connected with Eve on a level she never had before. Her desire to protect, plus the knowledge of how powerful Eve is, lead Ellis to recruiting her.
V31L is one of the newest cast members, an AI found during a quest which is currently in Eve's possession. However, she is known for being passed around the group depending on where she's needed most. 
Zunil was offered a placement within the team, however upon the first request, he declined due to other arrangements and was instead decided to be an 'honorary member' according to Sword. After leaving Eve's mind in the middle of Season 2, Zunil decided to join the team to offer his aid to protect everyone he cares about. He left to live his own life as of Season 3. 
D.D is considered to be the mascot of Team ROSE. The little dragon is usually in Ellis' room, but sometimes makes appearences for small scenes when the team are together. Ellis believes once D.D is grown, he will be able to help the team in a more fighting-sense.
Taka is currently an 'honourary' member of Team ROSE, currently on a trial being in the team, but being from a world fairly similar to Ellis', it makes sense the two have become best friends, further resulting in her recruitment into Team ROSE.
==== Teamwork ====
Within Season 2, the OG members of ROSE seem to be the most suited for teamwork. They converse often and during fights tend to stick together. Ellis and Rayna displayed the use of a combo attack (Ellis' shockwave, coupled with Rayna's wind blast) to propel Oscar when they fought the Giant when trying to save Pandoria's core crystal. 
Team ROSE were also said to train fairly regularly with the use of their hideout in the old werehouse, with Rayna stating she had been using other floors to fight the strange beasts which lived there. 
Ellis and Oscar clearly had the strongest amount of teamwork in the group, depending on each other for near everything, in and out of battle. When Ellis needed stamina, Oscar was the first to offer his assistance. There is a sort of 'Sword and Shield' aesthetic between the two, with Oscar being Ellis' shield of course. 
The team often took on requests given to them by the people of Trista, to spark up the hope and trust of the townspeople, so they knew that they could depend on ROSE at the very least. All of these requests were sent to Ellis' mailbox at the dorm, and she assigned them to the rest of her teammates whenever she could. However, this halted as AOM became a proper threat as of S2 E19.
The Season 3 Team ROSE seems to be far more of a group than a Team. They seem to act more as a sub-section of the Heroes themselves, usually going on quests together as seen in Austria between S3 E3 and E4. Ellis has recently began to work alongside Noel to help lead the heroes, as she is the leader of ROSE. Along with the fact she and Noel were both given pendants from Vidar, with vital information within them both. Unlike in Season 2 where Ellis seemed to be less of a leader and more of an equal, she has definitely stepped up to the plate of leadership. 
== Noteworthy Relations ==
==== Sentients ====
The Sentients are the characters Ellis created within her world, which she refers to as the 'Subconscious' because she believed it to be a figment of her imagination, and believed them to be the same. These are real people with their own thoughts, feelings and lives. They have a heirarchy of power with Ellis being at the top due to the fact she is the one who created them, and they do all they can to help Ellis where possible 
Sword (Her birth name is the same as Ellis' ) - She is a video game character based on Ellis herself, but the ideal version of her. Sword is a Sí (an elf-fairy sort of race), who specialises in Agility and Dexterity stats. She's gotten the title 'The Moonlit Sword' due to the fact she appears to get stronger at night. This is due to the fact she uses her brother's sword, which has higher stats than her own, at night. The two katanas look identical, which gives the illusion that she gets stronger at night. 
Fae Reaper- This is Ellis' most trusted character, even moreso than Sword. She is the daughter of the Grim Reaper, the Queen of Shadows, and due to her brother being the King of Knightmares, this gives her the title of Princess of Knightmares. Fae often acts as the voice of reason with Ellis, and when she used to have 'breakdowns' where Ellis would stop functioning and go deep into herself, Fae would take over and make sure her physical body and life were functioning until she got back. Fae is always the first to react, and always has the best intentions in mind. 
Damien Reaper- He is Fae's twin brother, and also Ellis' love interest out of the Sentients. Whether intentional or not is unknown, but Damien developed feelings for Ellis at an unknown time, and even left his fiancé Catherine just to try and be with Ellis instead. His relationship with Ellis is rather chaotic at best, as he believes he is not a real person, and she believed the same until coming to Trista. This meant if she ever got feelings for 'real' people, in her own world, Damien would always take a step back. This was why he and Ellis never officially became a couple, but he was always the one to support her when she was in need of comfort. 
Catherine Haven- One of Ellis' older characters, existing even before Fae and Damien. Catherine is just a normal human girl with ice powers, who was abandoned due to said powers and instead adopted by Elisa (another Sentient). She's the embodiment of Ellis' desire to be a daredevil and be free. She doesnt really support Ellis in any way, and is moreso there to be a friend when they go on adventures in the 'Subconscious'. 
Elisa Sapphire- The first of the Sentients. She was created when Ellis was a child, shortly before her teenage years, and was the first to develop a sentiency of her own. Elisa is the spirit of Nature, she has a deep connection to plantlife and wildlife alike, so much so that if she is nearby plants getting damaged, she will feel that same pain for herself. This connection with animals allows Elisa to talk to animals, and the first person she ever truly befriended was Catherine- her adoptive daughter, who is more like her best friend. Elisa was the first one to greet Ellis the first time that she came into the Subconscious, and is a rather quiet and friendly type. While she doesn't act as a support for Ellis, she did keep her company as a child until the other Sentients came into existence to fill that role. 
Sashura Metz- This was an unexpected Sentient. There was no trigger for her Sentiency and she seemed to come out of nowhere during a time of need. During an emergancy where Fae is incapable of taking over, Sashura (also known as PhantomCloak) is known to take over in a similar fashion. Sashura comes from the same backstory as Sword, and thus she is also a video game character, however she ran a murder guild in the game the two are from. She's also known for being a hacker and assassin in her time outside of the video game. 
Shana Tsukino - Shana is a secret agent who grew up in a family of the highest ranked agents. Her backstory was tragic, but with her lack of emotions she overcame countless obsticals. It's believed her lack of emotions came from Ellis' desire to feel less emotions when growing up, due to her anxiety causing various issues in her life. Shana doesn't have a very close connection to Ellis, however they have a mutual respect for one another. 
Ivy Valentine - This is the only Sentient which hates Ellis. She was created to be Cupid's daughter, the spirit of valentines day. Ellis allowed her to meet another person's character, and Ivy fell in love. However, when Ellis had a falling out with that individual, the two characters had to be pulled away from each other. As a result, Ivy was heartbroken and avoided Ellis for 3 years before coming back with a deep hatred for her creator. Refusing to get over it, and holding a grudge to this day. 
Ren Reaper - The son of Fae and her ex-fiancé Rami. He was born Sentient, unlike the other Sentients who developed to become Sentient. His father was an angel whome Fae fell in love with and planned to marry, until he cheated on her with a man she'd never even met before. When given the choice, Ren decided to stay with his mother, who had been the one raising him when his father was missing for a large duration of his life. While Ren has no connection to Ellis herself, he is a very big moral support holding Fae together, and helping Damien to become a more mature individual as he stepped in as Ren's father figure. 
==== In Trista ====
Ellis really dislikes the therapist in Trista, due to the fact she went through therapy when she was younger and had very bad experiences, with her therapists either not truly caring about her, just being there for the money, or only talking about themselves. This gives her an instant distrust of anyone who is a therapist of any sort. 
There is a blind girl that works at the flower shop in Trista, which Ellis helped to rescue in Season 2 the same day she met Oscar. While not close with the blind girl, there is an aquaintenceship and whenever she's around, Ellis makes sure to give her the attention she deserves- still feeling guilty that they couldn't save her brother. 
Kane is someone Ellis instantly 'clicked' with. It was very similar to how quickly she bonded with Oscar, displaying that she seems to enjoy the friendships of those who are her exact opposites in many ways. They met in Austria, but after returning to Trista, she offered for him to stay with her, allowing Kane to use a sleeping bag in her room. She talks to Kane fairly often, opening up and being honest about things she isn't with the rest of the heroes, due to the fact he's never had strong reactions to any of the things she's told him and seems to have a rational mind. 
In Season 3 Episode 5, Kane showed an interest in Mint, one of Ellis' pets, and even suggested calling on Mint when they needed him. This was the first time anyone had shown a genuine interest in Ellis' taming abilities, and appreciated them when it wasn't directly benefiiting them in the moment. The care he also showed to D.D, also caught Ellis' attention in a positive manner. 
Another thing Ellis has noticed about Kane, is that he treats her as an equal in a fight. She can tell he believes she is capable, as when they were fighting together in S3 E5, there was no sign of distrust, or hesitation when letting her fight with him. When fighting beside Oscar, he often jumps in to protect her, but for once, she was the one trying to protect Kane in an equal measure to him aiding her. Ellis very much appreciated Kane's amount of trust in her, especially when he allowed her to leave him alone to go find Mint mid fight, not even questioning her. This sense of trust, has allowed Ellis to see Kane as a very close friend even if by that point they had only known each other for 2 days. 
Through Sword's small bits of input via S3 E5.5 (Getting to know you), it's hinted that Ellis might be developing feelings for Kane. Or at least a tiny interest. However, it's unclear whether or not this is just Sword teasing, or genuine comments. 
==== In Austria ====
Since meeting the Secretary, she's come to have a disliking of her, as well as Austria itself. She believes Austria are just using the heroes for their own gain, and she really dislikes the secretary's attitude at times. However, there are times where Ellis empathises with her thought process, especially when it came to some of the mistakes of the heroes. She just very much disliked how the Secretary would always point out that the heroes actions would cause Austria to look bad, despite the fact they weren't from there. 
==Trivia==
Erik resembles her older brother, Tristan.
She's the only one to get headpats from Marlin.
Ellis is a compulsive liar and if she doesnt like the truth she will lie even if she doesn't need to.
Ellis designed her own signature outfit from scratch.
==Links==
Ellis' life as a playlist (This includes songs with hints to upcoming plot, and to parts of her history which have yet to be explored in the rp)
Season 2 (Ellis' POV)
Season 3 (Ellis' POV)
Text scenes including Ellis
The Other End of Twilight (A spin-off story about the 'Sentients' and what they are currently doing in Ellis' 'Subconscious' world in her absence)
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