Brenna McKliff

Brenna McKliff is the Setepnetjeret of Tefnut (Setepentefnut). She is part of a branch of Clan McKliff, of mixed Gall Gaedhil and Egyptian descent. As the former Nebet Ankhaf, wife of George Ankhaf, Brenna is mother to Neb Hector Ankhaf of Hamunaptra and Jedrick Ankhaf, and grandmother to Alukah, Kristopher and Aleixo Ankhaf and Ethan, Alarick and Lyla Ankhaf Egyps. She resides in Mendes, Waset.

Brenna is victim of an unknown mental illness as a product of her Jerui; one that made her lose control of her abilities and caused many casualties in the so-called Storm of Hermopolis in 3976.

Early Life
Brenna McKliff was born on Famenat 22, 3950 in Mendes, Waset. That same day, it rained all day long in the Sepat of Tefnut. At the moment of birth, her parents were not married. Her paternal family, a branch of the Clan McKliff, descendants of the Gall Gaedhil, was a rural and religious lower middle class family who owned a farm in Mendes. Renenutet claimed her as the Setepnetjeret of Tefnut, goddess of the rain and moisture, named her "Brenna", meaning "Sword", and gifted her the Tefnut amulet. The Seven Hathors predicted her to be the recipient of an ancient secret, which would lead the Setepnetjeru once the Arising came.

She was celebrated among the family and town, and when word got around that a second Setepnetjer was born, news media covered the story, but the McKliffs had no proof of it but an amulet, which led a good part of the public thinking it was a hoax. But others, seeing no connection between the Clan McKliff and House Ankhaf, whom the only other existing Setepnetjer was part of, did not turn it down. Exactly one month later, George Ankhaf was born, and Chosen as the Setepnetjer of Shu, with another natural phenomenon happening the day of his birth.

In the 50s, the birth of real Setepnetjeru brought with it a cultural phenomenon over a faith debate, with believers returning to the Netjeri Faith, wanting to be sparred when the Arising came. Many people across the nation claimed to have a Setepnetjer or Setepnetjeret child, to be later proved as hoaxes.

Nonetheless, Brenna did not have a peaceful childhood. Her mother mistreated her and her older half-siblings in a very cruel manner. So much so, that they refuse to talk about it or her in the present day, trying as best to forget it as possible. Decades later neither Brenna, nor her other half-siblings, were present in their mother's funeral.

An event in her childhood that severely traumatized her, was that one of her older half-brothers was in charge of taking her, but because he wanted to hang out with his friends, he locked her up and left her crying for hours. Thus, Brenna developed severe claustrophobia.

Years later Brenna's father married another woman and had five children with her. Brenna was taken by him and almost completely distanced herself from her biological mother, seeing her new stepmother as her real mother, since she raised her lovingly instead.

Marriage and Children
Brenna attended middle school in another city, sponsored by a donation made by the Ankhafs. One time visiting Khalem as a teenager, she met Edmund and George Ankhaf, the other two Setepnetjeru. At 17, George and Brenna started a relationship, becoming Brenna's first boyfriend. In that time George used to travel to Mendes almost every week just to see her for a couple of hours. It made sense they were drawn to each other, since Shu and Tefnut were a couple in mythology.

In 3969, at 19, Brenna got pregnant, and so George proposed to her so they can become a family; something they had been planning after he finished university. A year later they married and she moved to Per-Ankhaf in Khalem. Then their son Hector Ankhaf was born, and Chosen by Amun, which they were expecting as two Setepnetjeru. And two years later, their second and last son, Jedrick Ankhaf, was born, but as a Remetj and not a Setepnetjer.

Jerui and Storm of Hermopolis
In 3074 George was the first Setepnetjer to be called by his Setjebu in the hidden chambers of Per-Ankhaf. He completed his Jerui successfully and gained his Was abilities. Later that year, it was Brenna's turn. She was successful too, however, it left her with a severe consequence: in her own words, it "shattered her mind". Brenna was prone to have episodes of confusion and panic attacks, which she learned to control over the years, with George's help, although they never went away. As therapy, Brenna began painting the images that came to her mind on those moments.

Two years later, during Edmund's Jerui, taking place in the Djehuty University of Hermopolis, Brenna and George fought against an unknown entity, but because they had not learnt to control their abilities, and because of Brenna's instability, their joint powers caused a tropical storm that severely damaged many university buildings and accidentally killed five people. This so-called Storm of Hermopolis became a historical and mediatic change, because people now knew Setepnetjeru were real, but they were really dangerous. Most rejected the Setepnetjeru and saw them as threats and monsters. Two years later the Setepnetjeru Law would be imposed by the Senate, which prohibited the Setepnetjeru to use their abilities outside Per-Ankhaf grounds. George and Brenna would make amends for years by making donations and raising foundations. So, their public image became more benevolent.

Brenna would suffer multiple miscarriages throughout her life, many after she already had her two sons. This was due to the majority of them being ectopic pregnancies, and one of them almost killed her, as the embryo was growing bigger. The biological reason of why that happen to her was never fully clarified, but she always put the blame on the "shattering" her Jerui gifted her. Unfortunately, her wish with George to have a daughter was never accomplished.

Nebet Ankhaf
In 3983 Edmund retired from his office as Neb Ankhaf and the title passed on to George, and so Brenna became Nebet Ankhaf. Although, Brenna never took part in much of the politics side, not being a member of the Pharaoh's Court meetings, choosing instead to raise foundations and charities. She founded the first public school in Mendes. They only served for 15 years, and then George abdicated to let his son Hector become Neb Ankhaf, who fought for Setepnetjeru rights.

Brenna had many grandchildren: Ethan, Alarick and Lyla Ankhaf Egyps (whom she called "Nitocris" the first time she saw her and it became her second name) from Hector's side, and Alukah, Kristopher and Aleixo Ankhaf from Jedrick's.

Brenna and George retired and currently live on the countryside of Mendes on Brenna's family farm.

As Eye of Ra
Pyrokinesis: Generate, shape and manipulate fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire. Although, this ability is fully tied to her impulses and emotions. It is mostly important to know that the Eye of Ra are not immune to fire, making the fire they summon able to potentially burn them if they are not careful.
 * Thermal Resistance - Even though they can burn, their bodies are resistant to the extremely high temperatures of fire; reason why no harm comes when they generate fire or are close to it, but only if they touch it. This doesn't make them immune to smoke either.
 * Fire Generation - Generate and project fire from her hands.
 * Heat Generation - From all of them, Kyra is the only Eye that can increase the kinetic energy of atoms, meaning they effectively make things hotter, ranging from slightly warm levels to absolute hot.
 * Fire Atack - Use fire to attacks of various shapes and/or intensities projected.
 * Fire Stream Projection - Generate or create flamethrower-like blasts of flame and they can control the size and radius of their blasts.
 * Fire Ball Projection - Create fireballs of different sizes and throw them, causing the targets to burst into flames.
 * Fire Breath - Only Arielle, while being in her lioness form, can generate and manipulate fire within them in a way that allows them to shape the exhaling of the effect. These shapes can include bursts, streams and spheres.