Zila Tsalmaveth

Personality: Fiercely loyal to her friends, she can be every bit as frightening as she can be friendly.    She's got a super soft spot for her friends, particularly her beastie, Kit. She's got a fiery temper, and will not hesitate to make you regret putting her in a foul mood.

Abilities: Her powers- the blue flames that she can summon- are actually as cold as ice, and entend a gloomy chill to those who have the misfortune of touching them. While being hit with one of Zila's well-aimed balls of fire will put one in a monstrously bad mood for a day, being engulfed entirely by her flames comes with the promise of 100 years of melancholy!

History: As a human, Zila was brutally bullied throughout her school years. Zila was a morose and quiet child who had issues with self harm. Though she tried her best to avoid her attackers at all costs, she never could manage to find peace. During a prank gone wrong, Zila was trapped in her treehouse -her one refuge from the neighborhood children- as her tormentors set fire to it. Zila burned to death in the blaze.

She awoke as what she is today- a shade who has taken the flames of her death into her afterlife, using them to finally stand up for herself and retaliate on those who attempt to bring her down. In her new life at Monster High, she has finally been able to make some friends, including the child of the fox demon, Kit Sune, whom she is very protective of. It's been 16 years since Zila's death... and while the memories of her human life still haunt her from time to time, she has let the bitterness and hatred that they once instilled in her burn away.