Luz Reynoso

Luz Reyes (pronounced: Luz ) is a lady of the Sun Court.

She was born to Alejandro Reyes, the spare to the throne, and an unknown woman. She was raised away from the Solar Court in sunny Los Angeles. Luz is a celestial by birth and was ninth in the line of succession.

APPEARANCE
Luz is slender, curvy, and petite, with an olive complexion, and chocolate colored, wavy, long dark brown hair that falls past her waist. Her eyes are a piercing green with gold flecks that are more apparent when she is using her powers. Her eyes can be compared to sunflowers in a field. Growing up, Luz hardly ever went outside, causing her to have a pale, lighter complexion. Once she was older and regained some of her freedom, her skin began to tan easily, due to her Latinx heritage. She has a mole on her right shoulder, a birthmark from when she was young.

PERSONALITY
Luz is extremely loyal, willing to go to any lengths to protect the ones she loves. She is cunning and very clever. She graduated early from Columbia University, with a degree in English. In the beginning of A Trial By Fire, she is shown with a group of con-artists robbing from the LA elite. Although she appears to be deceptive and immoral, she lives by her own personal code and adopts this lifestyle in order to stay hidden in the city. She allows herself to be controlled by her then boyfriend, Bruce Harrington III, into committing these robberies because it is easier for her to let someone else take control of her life. For many months, she lives this immoral lifestyle until she is thrust back into the Solar Courts.

In college, Luz studied English Literature and has a deep love for books. As a child, she grew up reading fairy tales and became obsessed with the idea of happily ever after. She grew up isolated from the rest of the celestials, with only her books to keep her company. Luz developed a passion for writing, but decided against becoming a writer after graduation.

Early Life
Luz was hidden away by her real parents, the Crown Prince and Princess of the Sun Court. Her true identity is that of their youngest daughter, Princess Ana Lucia Reynoso Cielos. Unlike her three older sisters, Luz was born under different circumstances. Her mother, Princess Ariel Cielos, became ill during her pregnancy. Desperate, her father sought after a cure for his wife's mysterious illness. Ariel was given a heavenly flower that cured her sickness, but in return, her baby was imbued with angelic powers. As part of the deal to remain on Earth as a human, Ariel had given up her angelic form, but momentarily recovered it when she ate the flower. Luz was born half celestial and half angel, and a great deal more powerful than anyone else. In order to keep Ariel's angelic heritage a secret and protect their daughter, Nicolas had a tower built beside the family palace. Her mother often snuck away to attend to her, while Nicolas told the rest of the courts that his daughter was born ill and would be unable to participate in any court functions.

Ana was kept hidden away from anyone besides her immediate family. Her sisters would visit, but Maria, was her most frequent visitor and most beloved sister. One day when they were playing in the tower, the girls discovered a secret passageway behind the bookcase that led to multiple tunnels in the palace. From then on, Ana would wander in the tunnels, watching in the shadows. Maria was the only one who knew of this discovery and kept the secret to allow her sister to see what she was missing. When Ana occasionally slipped up by making a sound while spying, it would be attributed to the palace ghosts.

When she turned fifteen, Ana wished to become one of the heroines in her book. That same night, she began singing to herself. She heard soft laughter coming from beneath her window. She peeked out to see a young boy beneath the tower. The boy teased her for idealistic ideas of romance and fairy tales, saying that they belong in children's bedtime stories. Ana challenged his notions and recited passages from her books as evidence. The boy revealed his name to be August, and claimed to be no fairy tale prince. From that point forward, the August began to visit Ana every night. They slowly became friends, with each other mutually developing a crush. On the night of a monthly gathering, Ana convinced Maria to help her escape one night to see August. Ana sneaked out of her tower through one of her secret tunnels, dressed in a white gown and golden mask to the party. There, she ran into several heirs, with her sister, Olivia, nearly recognizing her. Luckily, Olivia had snuck away with a mysterious stranger to a dark corner. Ana eventually found August and to her surprise, learned that he was the crown prince of the Moon Court, and was engaged to the princess of the Uranus Court. Heartbroken, Ana confronted August, who declared his love for her, and begged her to forgive him for keeping his identity as a prince a secret. They share a tender first kiss and August promises to rescue her. Ana sneaks back into the tower, only to find Olivia waiting for her. Olivia promises to keep Ana's secret, if only she kept hers as well. August learns how to shadow travel using his powers and is attempting to bring someone with him using his ability. He continues to visit Ana in secret, sharing kisses and whispers of a future together.

Betrayal
Olivia was having a secret affair with a warlock. Alina Garza, her cousin, knew about the affair and in a fit of jealousy, exposed the truth to the King of the Sun Court and grandfather to Olivia, Alejandro Reynoso III. Olivia, believing that Ana had told on her, revealed Ana's relationship with August. Nicolas immediately sacked August from the palace and enlisted his mother into erasing August's memories of Ana.

With August gone, Ana entered into a deep depression and refused to eat or drink. Both Teresa and Maria tried to comfort her to no avail. Ana's powers were becoming increasingly volatile. She would awake up from nightmares, surrounding in fire and smoke. When the palace was attacked by witches, Ana was able to survive after the sacrifices of her great grandmother (High Queen of the Solar Courts) Teresa, Maria, Nicolas, and Ariel. Distraught, Ana unleashed a portion of her power and burns the witches, passing out in the ruins of her home. She was found by her uncle, Alejandro Reynoso IV, and her grandmother altered her memories so that she would believe to have been raised by her uncle her entire life. Alejandro swore to protect Ana, giving her the name, Luciana Angelica Reyes, and choosing to keep the meaning of her original name.

Life as Luz
Alejandro was extremely protective of Luz after the attack. His father died from a heart attack after hearing about the tragedy, leaving Alejandro as the new king. Instead of taking up the mantle, Alex abandoned the courts and dedicated himself to his adoptive daughter. He was unable to properly train Luz and decided to keep her medicated to have her believe she did not have any power. Alex began to drink heavily and gambled away most of the money he had saved. Luz was left to fend for herself, with her eventually leaving her father to attend Columbia. With his daughter now gone, Alex received a visit from his mother, who threatened to undo the altered memories in Luz's mind if he did not clean up his act and resume his position as King of the Sun Court and begin his training to become the next High King after his grandfather. Alex sobers up and enlists the service of Esmeralda Santos to look after Luz while she is at college.

College
Luz struggles to make friends at Columbia. She spends most of her free time studying and reading in Central Park. One cold afternoon, Luz runs into Esmeralda, who reveals herself to also be a student at Columbia. Esmeralda invites Luz out for coffee and the two become friends.

POWERS & ABILITIES
Luz has a full set of celestial abilities. She has a secondary animal form and her celestial abilities. Due to her angelic heritage, Luz also has additional powers, like healing and the ability to communicate with animals. Luz has an affinity with nature and can affect the weather to an extent. Her animal form is that of a phoenix; therefore, cannot be killed easily.


 * Pyrokinesis
 * Fire constructs
 * Light constucts
 * Weather manipulation
 * Nature communication
 * Animal telepathy
 * Healing
 * Flight