Donna Luce

Name: James
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Other Characters: n/a
Character Name: Luce
Age: Canonly unknown, placed at 33 here for sake of ease
Species: Human (with great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother being an alien)
Canon: Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Canon Point: After birthing Aria, before being cursed
Character Info: Donna of the Black Lily
Personality:
It's generally accepted that there's no strict guideline to how people of a certain flame type will act. Those with a prominent Storm flame aren't all out of control whirlwinds of destruction. Rain types aren't always somber and calm. However, as always... Those who take the position of the Sky are the exception. Those with that rare and cherished Flame are inexplicably charismatic, whether in personality or in power. Luce, as the boss of the Giglio Nero Famiglia and holder of the Sky's position amongst I Prescelti Sette, is no exception.

Used often as a comparison to her grandaughter Yuni, who is a sweet hearted girl who inspires protective feelings and has a warming smile, Luce is very much the same. There is a warm and welcoming air to her, her brilliant and attractive smile drawing others to her. Upon first meetings, she keeps to the pleasant impression she gives off and is likely one of those people who already has various snacks and drinks prepared for large gatherings of sorts. Luce is very easy to like for her friendly nature; very few would be surprised to learn that she is a mother (if newly made).

This isn't a shallow kindness, either. All of the Sky Arcobaleno (from Luce to her granddaughter) are said to possess "deep emotions", and seem to have a talent for empathy that reflects in those intensely blue eyes which see right through people. Luce uses this quality quite skillfully in the leadership role she has inherited from her own mother. By this point, it's become quite a talent that she can deal with even troublesome people patiently and calmly. This has lead to her being viewed upon with varied respect and fondness by those she's worked with.

(Example: Luce's granddaughter Yuni is the next Sky Arcobaleno who has to deal with the entire group gathered together. In extremely short order, something said by the hitman makes the illusionist, the sniper, and the scientist all argue with him. The hitman's solution is the punch the scientist in the face. Yuni and the martial artist try to mediate, except the illusionist's technique hits Yuni instead and makes the poor girl faint.)

(This is the kind of thing Luce had to deal with in the time she spent with the group.)

There's more to Luce than just empathy and kindness, however. While she plays the role of the world's best seer in the group that would become Arcobaleno, Luce's true placement in the rest of the world is that of a mafia donna. The Giglio Nero Famiglia is stated to not be a particularly huge one, unlike the Vongola, yet it is still an established Famiglia extending back to the time when even the Vongola was established. It also possesses some of the most powerful Rings in the world. (The Mare Rings are part of the Tri-Ni-Set, a trio of ring sets which are said to have created the world.)

Thus for a variety of reasons- the possession of highly valuable rings, a highly wanted seer ability, and just being plain mafia- Luce undoubtedly has more darker qualities. While she has standards, she's adapted to the darker underbelly of the world and knows what to expect from it. She can be ruthless if she feels the situation calls for her to be, and she is not averse to dirty tactics although she upholds promises made.

(This can sometimes be necessary. Those who break Cosa Nostra law are subject to punishment to the Vindice, fearsome and mysterious people who will drag them to the inescapable prison of Vendicare.)
Genre Preferences: Pop, Indie, Classical
Choice Instrument: Lead, bassist, co-vocalist, strings
Rockstar Persona:
A small town girl from Europa, she came to Vista City to strike it big! This lovely young woman would've ended up as a nun of all things if she hadn't decided she was destined for something brighter. This lovely diva managed to strike golden luck, however, and one of the top businesses in the music industry caught wind of her extraordinary talent!

Perhaps it's no wonder that her family would have made her a nun, however. Luce carries an almost heavenly grace with her, and her patience seems to be near saint-like as she buys coffee and snacks for the paparazzi bothering her. The only thing that some would say doesn't match her general demeanor is that she's quite the flirt to anyone who seems remotely open to attraction of any sort, whether romantic or sexual. The list of people she's taken out on dates (or otherwise) would take ages to make.

Oh well. Celebrities!
Ideal CR: Partnerships. Family. The troublemakers who need someone to reign them in from setting a building on fire.

Writing Sample: Gun in my purse, bitch I came dressed to kill