Ignacia Desierto

**Ignacia Desierto** (Flygon) is a supporting antagonist in Bandits of the Forest. She is the adopted daughter of Hobs Desierto and a high-ranking mercenary of the Desierto Hunters Guild.

## History

### Pre-BOTF

At some point when she was a baby, Ignacia was taken in and adopted by Hobs Desierto. She doesn't know the circumstances of their meeting, nor does she care enough to pry, but Hobs did hint to it being related to a mission be performed for Last Autumn.

Under his tutelage, she became a vital asset to the Desierto Hunters Guild as one of their most prolific mercenaries.

## Personality

Ignacia comes off as rather callous and uncaring to anyone she meets. She doesn't care much for anyone except her adoptive father and prefers to be left alone. She has little respect for any kind of authority and doesn't care if she comes off as rude or not. She often needs to be kept in check by Hobs as to not cause trouble.

She's rather lazy and often bemoans over not being able to do nothing. She takes no joy in her work, only doing it per her father's request and because she's greedy for money. Still, she puts up with the work because she's good at it, finding it preferable to any other profession or lifestyle.

Despite her negative disposition, she does show genuine affection for her adoptive father. She expressed irritation when he got hurt, her way of expressing concern.

### Moveset

**Ability-** Levitate

* Sandstorm
* Sand Tomb
* Scorching Sands
* Fire Spin
* Heat Wave
* Dragon Breath

### Enhanced Moves

* **Eroding Storm-** A concentrated form of Sandstorm. Ignacia thrusts both her wings forward and fires a condenses twister of sand at her target.
* **Red Sun Desert-** A combination of Sandstorm and Heat Wave. Ignacia summons a mighty sandstorm laced with a sweltering heat. Those unaccustomed to the desert heat are sapped of their strength. The sand gets so hot that it resembles molten earth once it piles up on the ground. This environment also seems to heat up any attack composed of sand.
* **Red Sun Tomb-** A combination of Sand Tomb and Scorching Sands. This traps a target in a ball of flaming sand, used to suppress a target or to set up for a follow-up attack.
* **Desolate Slash-** A combination of Fire Spin and Scorching Sands. Ignacia wraps both attacks around her swords, creating a molten coating that gives them a searing impact.
	+ **Bloody Razor Storm-** An alternate use of her technique where she spins in place and fires off hardened blades of sand all around.
* **Winds of Despair-** A combination of Sandstorm and Scorching Sands. Ignacia spins her swords and unleashes a condensed whirlwind of hot sand.
* **Hopeless Exhaust-** A combination of Dragon Breath and Fire Spin. Ignacia fires a vortex of purple wind at her target. Anything struck by this attack is coated in a draconian vapor that gradually damages the target.
* **Hopeless Ignition-** A combination of Dragon Breath and Heat Wave. Ignacia fires a stream of purple wind at her target. The attack does very little damage on its own, but reacts to the vapors of Hopeless Exhaust. If this attack passes over anything burnt by the vapors, it stokes a powerful flame. The more vapors that are ignited, the more powerful the explosive damage is.
* **Hopeless Burnout-** A direct combination of Hopeless Exhaust and Hopeless Ignition. A more powerful version of the two enhanced moves, causing an instantaneous explosion to any surface it strikes. The downside is that it severely burns Ignacia's throat, thus it's used sparingly.
* **Forsaken Burial-** A combination of Sandstorm and Sand Tomb. This acts as an empowered version of Sand Tomb using Sandstorm to supply tons and tons a sand at once.
* **Arid Wildfire-** A combination of Fire Spin and Scorching Sands. With a flap of her wings, she summons a fire tornado laced with hot sand.
* **Dismal Dust Devil-** A combination of Sandstorm, Sand Tomb, and Scorching Sands. Ignacia concentrates an area of sand under the target and expels into a geyser. It strikes into the target at full force. Based on how Melissa described it, it's basically like being power washed with sand instead of water.

## Trivia

* Ignacia is the feminine form of the name "Ignatius", meaning "ardent, burning". Her adoptive surname, Desierto, is the Spanish word for "desert".