Elias vidal agard matthews

the basics

full name ♦ Elias (EH-lyas) Vidal Agard Matthews
nicknames ♦ Elle/Ellie (though she *hates* it), E
age ♦ twenty-seven
birthday ♦ July 14, 1991
occupation ♦ owner of Agard Auto
school ♦ NOLA public school, LSU 
species ♦ human
ability/power ♦ Ferrokinesis
how the ability works ♦ Elias has the ability to control and manipulate metal. Elias discovered her abilities rather late in life compared to the other mutated humans. She didn't spend a lot of time getting to know her ability, and when she moved off to college and met Beau his blocking powers have pretty much nulled her own, leaving her very unpracticed. On occasion, when separated from Beau, Elias has shown several instances where she could control metal, though control is used in a very loose sense of the word. She has been shown to be able to at least hold/freeze metal from across a room, morph small objects, and separate metals from impurities. Her range is limited, often leaving her heavily fatigued, and in the case of extreme over use, can cause internal bleeding.  
gender ♦ female - she/her
sexuality ♦ bisexual

the appearance

face claim ♦ Gina Rodriguez
height and weight ♦ 5'3" 139 lbs
identifying features ♦ any scars, piercings, tattoos or birthmarks
overall appearance ♦ Elias is a woman of short stature and full figure. Her skin is a nice, warm olive year round, accompanied with dark brown hair and deep chocolate eyes - traits passed on to her through her parents Puerto Rican heritage. Before Beau asserted total dominance over her life, Elias preferred to dress simply - jeans and t-shirt that were probably $20 combined from Wal-Mart, because she knew they'd get covered in oil and dirt anyway. Post marriage, Beau controlled just about everything that had to do with Elias's image, including her wardrobe which now primarily consists of sundresses and strappy heels she can't walk in. 

the personality

likes ♦ muscle cars, puzzles, homemade tamales, cooking, comic books
dislikes ♦ her husband, being called Elle or Ellie, people who don't take care of their cars, long fingernails
strengths ♦ physically strong from working in an auto shop all her life, resilient
weaknesses ♦ pushover, little to no control over her ability
dreams ♦ to be out from underneath Beau's thumb, to fully finish restoring her 1932 Minerva
fears ♦ that one day Beau will kill her
overall personality ♦  Growing up as the single kid to a single father who only wanted a son, Elias was a little different than the other girls around her. Her hobbies were always more masculine oriented (whether or not they were forced on to her is a different story), things like fixing and restoring cars, woodworking, and such. Because of this, she never really figured out how to relate to the "girly" girls until much later in life when her husband mandated she present herself as a more womanly figure. Elias isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, or to rough around a bit. She's got a mouth on her, something that's been rather diminished in the wake of her husband. 

In her full, unadulterated form, Elias is bold, boisterous, and sure of herself. She's grounded in herself and in her knowledge. Her vibrant features still shine on occasion, but are considerably dimmed in the presence of Beau. She does her best to placate him, because she knows that physically she couldn't take him on, and for some strange reason she can't use her powers in his presence. Around Beau, Elias is quiet and very careful about the words she uses. 

the history

father ♦ Mateo Agard, 49, owned Agard Auto (deceased)
mother ♦ Maria Casiano Agard , would be 48, died in childbirth at 19 (deceased)
siblings ♦ none
important people ♦ Beau Matthews, 30, husband
hometown ♦ New Orleans, LA
overall history ♦  TRIGGER WARNING - domestic abuse, parent death








Elias was the only child born to Mateo and Maria Agard. They were a young couple, but madly and hopelessly in love. Maria died with complications during childbirth - Elias was born far too early and nearly didn't make it herself.

Mateo had always wanted a son, someone who he could pass on his legacy to. When Maria and Mateo found out they were having a girl Mateo was disappointed, but no less excited for his little girl to come into the world. To lessen the blow, Maria agreed to let their child be named Elias, as long as she could name the next one. 

The next one never came.

Mateo did his best as a single father - he never remarried or dated. His love for Maria was too much to start over with someone new, so he focused all of his time on raising Elias. He taught her everything he knew - which was not a whole lot on the feminine side. Other girls in her class got Barbie's for Christmas and Elias got her first tool set. Growing up, Elias resented this about her father. She hated her boy name that she relentlessly got teased for, she hated that other girls got to paint their nails after school and she had to help her dad change oil in cars. 

At seventeen Elias discovered her abilities to manipulate metal. It was a chance accident, as most discoveries are. A car jack placed a bit too carelessly, one slip later and he would've been dead. He should've been dead. Mateo watched incredulously as Elias strained to hold up the half-ton car from across the room. When the employee frantically cleared it, Elias dropped her concentration and collapsed to the floor, bleeding from her nose and ears. Medically, they couldn't explain it. Neither Mateo or Elias mentioned what really caused her accident, and they never spoke of it again. Elias felt that her father thought she was a freak, so she did her best to suppress her abilities. 

At LSU Elias met who she thought was the man of her dreams - Beau Matthews. He was a sophomore in the engineering program when she was a freshman. They began dating immediately, Elias fell hard for the man. He made her feel like a woman - called her Elle, made her wear dresses, paid for her manicures, she didn't even have to worry about her powers around him. 

The couple got married before Elias knew any better, and their relationship was heaven - for about six months. It was Beau's senior year when he got flagged and dismissed from the university for plagiarism. After that point, Beau wasn't ever quite the same. His anger became explosive, and more often than not Elias was the only place he could funnel that aggression to. It started out innocent enough - he was rightfully angry, right? So a little yelling wasn't something she could berate him for. Right? 

It didn't start all at once. Beau didn't just wake up one morning a total asshole. He didn't always hit her. In between the fights, Elias could remember why she loved him. The highs made up for the lows - most of those were her fault, anyway, right?

Recently, Elias's father passed away. Complications from what should've been a minimally invasive surgery. Beau wouldn't let her go to the funeral. Several days after the funeral Mateo's lawyer reached out to Elias. Despite the differences and resentment she held for him growing up, he left everything to her, including his shop. He didn't blame her for anything. The letters left for her left Elias a wreck, which in turn drove Beau into another rage. After a fight that landed Elias in the hospital, Beau gave in and allowed the two of them to move back to New Orleans, where Elias would take over her father's shop and he took on a role with security at Monroeville Hospital.

the role player

alias ♦ aspen
age ♦ 24
pronouns ♦ she/her/demonic mistress
code ♦ ADMIN EDIT
other characters ♦ ojeez so many