Kynna Lexi

Lexi is an upbeat character, keen on adventure and seeing all that the world has to offer. She loves a fun atmosphere, and enjoys riding the waves of the party.

She is great at fitting the mood of wherever she goes, and can swap her attitude in a heartbeat. From goofy to serious, happy to sad.

## Appearance

Lexi is an average-built gal, and loves to wear flashy clothes. A true fashionista, she sports a diverse range of attire, and is usually very easy to spot within a crowd. She doesn't like to show off necessarily, but she does emphasize the freedom of expression clothing brings.

She carries three obvious weapons on her, being a Rapier with a tip made of seastone, a (concealed) Quad Derringer, and a iron whip. With the less obvious weapon she wields being a pair of fans she keeps with her at all times.

## Personality

Lexi is cheery, and set out to sea hoping for the greatest adventure life has to offer. She is intent on seeing the wonders of the world, the people of the world, the distinct cultures that borders and the sea hold back. A true believer in the statement that "it's the journey, not the destination that matters."

## Relationships

Lexi is the princess of a small country in East Blue, or former princess rather, as she ran away quite recently seeking an escape from the boorish tranquil life she had there. She has 6 siblings, of which she is the oldest, and was something of a national treasure back where she used to live.

## Powers and Abilities

**Diplomacy**: Being a former princess, the eldest child at that, Lexi was required to go through vigorous training and understanding of politics, and the arts of trade and diplomacy. She is good at getting what she wants through dialogue, and has a knack for judging characters' intent and personality within the first few moments of meeting them.

**Fencing:** Trained with the Rapier by the nation's best swordsman, she learned well how to handle a blade, and boasts much skill in 1-on-1 combat scenarios. Able to read opponents movements well, and more importantly being strangely good at predicting how an opponent will act in advance, perhaps aided in part due to her diplomatic training as well.

**Fanning:** Additionally, the nation she was born in has an emphasis on irregular and easily concealed modes of combat, particularly favoring the Battle Fan and Battle Whip. She has become well-versed in using these weapons herself, and in fact prefers them to others if there's a battle at hand.

**Rokushiki Techniques:** Lexi, during her combat training, has master the techniques of **Geppo** (moon step) and **Soru** (shave) , though has yet to learn the other 4 techniques.

**Fashionista:** Lexi has great taste in fashion, and always knows the right thing to wear for the occasion.

## Overview

### **Physical Prowess**

Lexi is not the most well-built person in the world, in fact she's not even close. But with her lithe figure, she still manages to hold her own in combat with opponents larger and physically stronger than her.

**Dexterity**

Lexi is a graceful fighter, ready to move in any scenario, moving fluently along the battlefield. She fights in styles that emphasize movement and agility, making her a quick fighter, and a dangerous one.

**Constitution**

Lexi will be able to evade most attacks made towards her by her skill at dodging as well as movement prediction, however when hits are landed, she does not take them very well. If she must fight someone with an attack that outmaneuvers her dodging prowess, she will most likely be defeated.

## History

Lexi is the eldest child of 7, and princess, of a royal family that controls a small island nation in the East Blue named Kynna. Kynna is a peaceful nation, with a friendly population and without the struggles many around the world face. It isn't the richest country, nor is it the poorest, but the people have what they need, in fact more than they need, to survive. It may come as a surprise that a noble of a nation so blessed by fate would ever contemplate a want to leave, but such a peaceful place can come off as boring to those wishing for excitement, and adventure. And so she left, in her wake a heart, and a letter.

She has not told anyone of her past as former royalty yet.

# Bladesmanship / Abilities

Lexi has two main fighting styles, one being for her rapier, the other for her fan/whip.

The first style, the **Snake Form**, is the style dedicated to the rapier, and emphasizes the ability to evade and parry attacks, dealing deadly strikes and counterattacks aimed at the opponent's vitals and blind spots.

The second style, the **Crane Form**, which is the form dedicated to the use of War Fans and War Whips. It is a unique style that many would be taken aback witnessing for the first time, with many strange and unique moves.

Lexi has also developed some moves that combine principles of both forms into one or the other.

She also has a secret form taught to her, which she was told to only rely upon in times of great need, for they were dangerous and not to be used lightly. This form she calls the **Aurora Form**.

**Snake Form**

* **Lunge:** Lexi dashes at her opponent, stabbing once at a vital point.
* **Balestra:** A quick jump forward, meant to cover a short distance and shift the fencer into an aggressive stance. Often followed by **Lunge**.
* **Flunge:** A flying lunge. Essentially a lunge, but with a greater burst of speed and an additional element of surprise because of such.
* **Parry:** With direction being subject to attack, this move aims to deflect an attack with one's blade.
* **Riposte:** A successful parry that leads into a counterattack
* **Remise:** A quick flurry of attacks
* **Feint:** A false strike, intended to create a gap in an opponent's defense or to lure them into moving a certain way.
* **Rebound:** Lexi stabs three times in quick succession, the first two being feints to zone control her opponents evasion, with the third strike aimed true.
* **Another Intent**: Lexi strikes (x amount of) times, with the intention that her opponent will parry and riposte, subsequently allowing her to parry the riposte. (used mostly in sword duels)
* **Beat:** An attack on the opponent's blade, often to provoke or create a right-of-way in their defense
* **Passata Sotto:** Dropping below an opponent's attack, followed by a lunge from the ground upwards towards the opponent.
* **Stop Cut:** An attack meant to interrupt a feint maneuver. This will disrupt the opponent's attack and create right-of-way.
* **Sparklin' Daydream:** Lexi moves at incredible speeds, attacking with multiple feints and leaving by faint afterimages with which to confuse her opponent.
* **Sparklin' Stream:** Lexi will maneuver herself so that she faces the Sun, then angling her blade to reflect the oncoming sunlight to blind her opponent during her strike.
* **Blade Trance:** Lexi spins her blade in a circle at very fast speeds, making it hard to predict from which angle she will strike
* **Cheap Shot:** Lexi, whilst in the middle of another attack, will draw her concealed derringer and blast her opponent when at close range.

**Crane Form**

* **Viper:** Lexi strikes with her whip directly at her opponent, aimed to strike them with the tip
* **Boa:** Lexi arcs her whip around her opponent, in an action meant to bind them
* **Rumble:** Lexi strikes the ground with her whip with all the force she can muster, creating a shockwave that travels in the direction the whip was struck in
* **Sky Rumble:** Lexi strikes the air around her in an arc, creating smaller shockwaves than **Rumble**, but in a wider spread of effect and with a louder boom
* **Parry:** With her battle fans, Lexi parries an incoming strike
* **Riposte:** With her battle fans, Lexi counterattacks after a successful parry
* **Swooping Crane:** With a fan in one hand and a whip in the other, Lexi strikes low with her whip, then dashing forward to attack with her fan.
* **Fanning:** While attacking with her fans, Lexi quickly takes out her Derringer and fires
* **Sentinel's Scry:** Lexi strikes the air with her fans, after 4 seconds the effect of the kinetic strike will apply to the location hit.
* **Feather Flurry:** A flurry of attacks with both battle fans
* **Ascension to Heaven:** Lexi uses Geppo to jump into the air
* **Freedom Dive:** Lexi shaves downward with both fans in hand, attacking her opponent and using Geppo before hitting the ground to avoid the impact of the fall.
* **Discipline:** Using shave to maneuver around her opponent, Lexi unleashes a flurry of strikes and lashes with her whip

**Aurora Form**

* **Borealis Drive:** Lexi gathers the light surrounding her into her Rapier. Illuminating her blade, but causing the vicinity of her to become pitch-black, she lunges forward and unleashes a flurry of strikes. Each strike is imbued with pure light, inflicting searing radiant burns on whatever they touch.
* **Skyborn Smite:** Lexi calls the nearest thundercloud, or charge of lightning if already storming, imbuing her Rapier with lightning energy, and sending the channel/arc at her opponent.
* **Polaris Strike:** The tip of Lexi's Rapier rises to boiling point, forcing the surrounding air to suck towards the blade in an attempt to cool it. She then strikes with this heated blade.
* **Geisha:** With her two fans, Lexi begins a dance to a beat only she can hear. Those within near proximity of her will become inclined to ceasefire, or if not fighting will become more mellow and relaxed. **Geisha** makes Lexi appear to those affected to be a beautiful Geisha, with a face familiar, yet unrecognizable, and an aura of welcoming and nurturing love.
* **Scylla:** Lexi wields her whip at a speed that makes it so that she appears to be wielding multiple whips. Soon, they begin to look like the heads of Scylla, then striking erratically at her target. The whips draws collects the water vapor in the air that is passes through, making this attack especially effective against Devil Fruit users.
* **Rainbow Parade:** Lexi's Rapier becomes imbued with Fire, Ice, and Thunder, each taking up a third of the surface of the weapon.
* **Echo:** Lexi's last attack repeats itself alongside her current attack. (For example, if she used **Polaris Strike** directly before a **Borealis Drive**, **Polaris Strike'**s effect would occur alongside **Borealis Drive'**s.

While using the Rapier abilities, Lexi must cycle through them before being able to use a strike again. This excludes/omits **Echo**.

**Yet to be assigned (3rd style inbound?)**

* **Pandora:** Lexi cycles through her weapons rapidly, attacking with multiple techniques with each.
* **Pirate's Life For Me:** Lexi wields both her Rapier and Derringer in combat, allowing for some combo attacks to be made.
* **True Fanning:** Possible her current most unique attack, Lexi wields both her derringer and both of her battle fans, releasing force via her fans upon the bullets shot from the derringer to alter the trajectory they follow after leaving the barrel.