Esmerelda Bijou Leblanc

**Esmerelda Bijou Leblanc** is one of Golden Forge's OCs. She is the Director of the International Gem Logistics and Ordinance Organization (IGLOO for short), an organization meant to regulate the gems present on Earth and keep them from breaking any laws or doing any harm.

## Appearance

Esmerelda is a human female standing at a height of 5'10", with a very healthy yet average build. She has short curly blonde hair along with blue eyes and pale white skin, not to mention a cup size of A. She wears a black outfit consisting of a buttoned up trenchcoat, a pair of dress pants, and black loafers; all of these are suitable for combat. She occasionally wears a fedora along with this outfit, particularly when she intends on laying low. She hides her main weapon, the Anti-Gem Sword, underneath her trenchcoat in a standard scabbard.

## Personality

Esmerelda is a calm and collected individual with the only goal of keeping the world from being endangered or abused by the Gems. With this in mind, she is completely cooperative with Gems she either trusts or has just met, hoping to make peaceful ends with them. On the other hand, she has no sympathy for those she deems to be enemies and will immediately attempt to subdue and/or poof said enemies.

For the most part, Esmerelda keeps quiet about her emotions, only showing them around friends and family. An exception to this is when her backstory is mentioned, typically causing her to get into an emotional fit. She tends to be very precise and calculative; however, she becomes reckless when in such an emotional fit.

## Abilities

Unlike most humans, Esmerelda has a few weapons and privileges as a member and the Director of IGLOO.

### Weaponry

**Anti-Gem Sword:** Made from the destabilization technology and materials from ancient yet premium Gem weapons, the Anti-Gem Sword is a weapon possessed by the soldiers of IGLOO and a few other individuals, such as Esmerelda. Esmerelda's sword in particular is a prototype that takes the shape of a rapier, and is lighter than most swords of its kind. This sword is capable of blocking most attacks through Gem abilities, and can go toe-to-toe with actual Gem weapons. Just a few slices is capable of downing most gems, since the weapon utilizes destabilization technology. Esmerelda's sword in particular can also emit a short laser of destabilization energy from the tip, able to stun but not poof most Gems.

**Taser:** Esmerelda also has a standard taser, for usage on non-Gem targets such as humans.

### Anti-Gem Armor

Esmerelda's clothing is a prototype for a light version of IGLOO's Anti-Gem Armor. This armor allows Esmerelda to be immune or resistant to most Gem abilities, and provides protection from weapons such as projectiles, blades, and blunt weapons. This armor is reliant on a specific kind of energy, however; as a result, the armor can run out of energy and force Esmerelda to recharge it.

### Director of IGLOO

Being the Director of IGLOO, Esmerelda has access to many unique commands at her disposal. This ranges from diplomatic privileges such as granting a Gem access to another country to combat privileges such as deploying IGLOO's military. For obvious reasons, Esmerelda cannot abuse these powers, otherwise she will lost her position as Director.

## Backstory

Esmerelda Bijou Leblanc was born in Monte Carlo, France. Her family, the Leblancs, were known to be an elite family consisting of blonde-haired prodigies who have dominated many careers, fields of study, and sports over the years. She herself was no exception; she had a knick for engineering, fighting, and political discourse. She spent roughly eight years in France, before her parents suddenly decided to move her to the United States.

In the United States, Esmerelda appeared to be even more glorius, building upon her strengths and proving herself to be better than her American counterparts. Along the way, you could say she even made a friend or two. However, it was safe to say that she was lonely for a good amount of her childhood, thanks to her dedication to her work and her lack of emotion.

One day, when she was 16, she woke up to a scream. She went outside to investigate, only to see her father quarreling with a particularly beastly creature. She managed to attack it from behind while it wasn't looking, stabbing it in the back and seemingly killing it in the process. While this was good and all, her father was left with a permanently disabled left leg. Additionally, it turned out that the creature was a Gem; she witnessed it reform before her very eyes, before it took off into the woods.

Ever since that very day, she dedicated her time and money into researching the Gems. After graduating from college at an age of 19, she openly spoke out about the nonexistent recognition and possible dangers of the race. Initially, nobody had believed her; this only changed when news spread of the events of Jailbreak in Beach City. Eventually, this dedication bore fruit when the International Gem Logistics and Ordinance Organization was formed, as she was chosen to become its first Director.

To this very day, Esmerelda is dedicated to protecting the world from the seeming threat that is the Gems. For all she knew, they were unregulated aliens that thought they were better than humans. Even if this is not the case for some, she does not want to take chances. This especially applies to those that hail from Homeworld.

## Trivia

* She was born on the day that the Disney film *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* was released in theaters.
* Esmerelda's first name is a Spanish variation of Emerald.
	+ Her middle name, Bijou, is a French term for 'jewel'.