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Name: Ishtar Kashat Age: 16 years at the beginning of the series, ages as time progresses Gender: Cisgender Female Sex: Female Pronouns: She/Her/Hers/Herself Sexuality: Queer
Birthday: April 8th Zodiac: Aries Species: Human Ishvalan Blood Type: O+
Status: Alive
Affiliation: Independent Abilities:Iron and Earth Specialized Alchemy — Ishtar's self-taught alchemy focuses around manipulating the form of metals, sands, rocks, glass, chalk, clay, and marble. She utilizes her alchemy to exchange for form of a metal or stone into another of the same mass. Manipulation of her own precious jewelry into a weapon or equipment is a standard use of her form of alchemy. — Ishtar herself has not seen the truth, so she is not able to perform transmutation without the presence of a circle of alchemy. Tattooed onto her left palm in red ink is an alchemy circle for manipulation of metals, and tattooed on her right is an image of an alkahestry circle. These tattoos allow Ishtar to complete alchemy with her hands. — Her control over metal-based alchemy extends into a knowledge of blood-handling alchemy. Furthermore, Ishtar possesses a basic understanding and practice of Alkahestry.
Alchemist Known Name: The Stray Cat Alchemist Birthplace: Ishval
Personality: On first meeting, Ishtar flaunts a formal, stern, calculated and blunt personality. Unafraid to speak her own thoughts, Ishtar is not one to care for pleasing another person, she considers all who come into her path as either a helpful resource to guide her to success, or a hindrance that must be "taken care of". Though appearing ready to resort to violence, she does so without expressing anger, and chooses to suppress it. As her character arc continues throughout the show, Ishtar slowly begins to express more empathetic behavior. Her apathetic and overtly cold attitude reworks into a more gentle, but still calculating presentation of herself. Her appreciation for life grows more, beginning in the Rush Valley arc with the birth of a baby. Likes: Ishtar has a special relationship with things that survive long in harsh conditions, such as; cacti, desert flowers, lizards, animals who live in the cold, pine trees, etc. her adoration for both tropical and plains fruits is apparent, her love of melon is quite obvious, and she seeks it out any time she finds herself in a market. Secretly, Ishtar has a great enjoyment of Amestrian sweets, since they are much sweeter and more versatile than that of Ishval. Working with her alchemy, Ishtar greatly enjoys collecting jewelry for her own use. Dislikes:
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Eye Color: Scarlet Hair Color: Light Grey Hair Style: Ishtar wears her hair in a protective, tight finger curl style. Hair Length: Waist-length
Height: 5'5 Weight: 52kg
Skin Tone: Dark Brown
Clothing Style: Generally, Ishtar is presented and drawn wearing a simple, flowy, bohemian style of clothing reminiscent of traditional Ishvalan priestess wear, accessorized with Amestrian style jewelry, a bandana for tying back hair, and corsets. Usually; Ishtar is presented wearing a white cloth chest-binding made of cotton, a low-sitting hip skirt made of soft, silk-like fabric, in two layers of white and orange, tied loosely at the hips. Overtop, Ishtar wears a white silk corset, adorned with golden waist beads. Her wrists are decorated with bangles, and her necklace is shown with layers of necklaces. Her hands are often wrapped in cloth to cover the tattoos on her palms, and a dark red bandanna is tied around the top of her head.
Love Interest: Ishtar's affections lie with Edward Elric, as her developing relationship with him had slowly changed her view on... specific, Amestrian peoples. Her love for him is shown with simple things, such as acts of service and silent quality time together. She appreciates his company, no matter if they speak or not.
Background: A child born in the desert region of Ishval, Ishtar was given the name of a minor deity of survival in a forgotten, pagan religion. Her birth occurred in the middle of the Ishvalan civil war, the result of an Amestrian soldier forcing himself onto a young Ishvalan woman. Ishtar's mother, despite giving birth alone in a war-stricken country, survived long enough to see her child grow into a pre-teen, as both of them were able to live to see the war end, and Ishval reduced to a fragment of it's glory. Consequently, small seeds of Ishtar's anger had been planted into her young mind, growing with each day. Every day, she dedicated herself to learning the ways of "alchemy", the scientific practice that the Amestrian soldiers had used during the slaughter of her people. Her mother nurtured her daughter's rage, pouring sneering comments into her ear, speaking of what horrific things the Amestrian peoples had done to the children of Ishvala. Years passed as Ishtar's hate grew, as her planning for vengeance was forced into action. Leaving in the middle of the night for the Central City of Amestris, Ishtar traveled as a teen, working simple repair jobs for her own money, though still sleeping in alleys. On the side, she herself sought out to destroy the state alchemists from the inside... Four kills related to her were blamed on a man named Scar. Extra Information; She met Ed completely on accident, as she heard of him through rumors spreading through the military and by the common people. She planned to execute him, but instead, she chose to instead follow along on his journey.
