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The Pickliest Bean
Cassia
Name: CassiaAge: 7ish
Gender: Female
Race: Fairy
Details of Appearance:
Cassia sports a dark, mildly fraying cloak, a silver ring with an oblong, milky white stone. The stone turns more and more black as she regains mana, much like a mood ring. The darker it is, the more potent her magic is. Under her sharp dark eyebrows are yellow irises, and along the right side of her face is a marring of scars from the claws of a demon. Her hair is a dull brown, similar to the hue of a dead tree. While she looks young because she is, her gaze is that of one who has seen too much pain. Seems pretty harmless until you're writhing on the ground, your mind as your own enemy. Her smile sports sharp, white canines, perfect for tearing flesh- I mean looking pretty. Her bronze horns are still young, raising only about an inch out of her head.
Weapons & Armor:
She carries a dagger. Cassia wears a glove made from leather wrapped around her hand with nails studding the outer part for a particularly nasty punch. She avoids fighting, and has better evading tricks, like tossing vials of coloured powder that ends up erupting into smoke. Cassia uses her magic to delay and debilitate in order to escape, rather than to kill.
Skills & Abilities:
Magic: From afar or up close, Cassia can contort the mind of even a strong warrior into chaos, rendering him a blubbering mess. Her mana takes time to recover, however, so potency depends on recovery time and whatnot. The perceived enemy is sent into a concentrated mess of their own personal hell; their worst memories, their greatest fears, ad their most sickening nightmares. She creates the illusion of pain, fear, and suffering, causing the person on the receiving end to crumble to the ground, holding their head, willing the invasive thoughts away. Crippling self doubt, self-hatred, and fear are her weapons. The catch? She can only focus on one person at a time. At least, for now.
Botany: Healing herbs, poisonous herbs, plants that will make your skin shine - It's a family skill and trade, and Cassia is no exception. She always has little vials on her for collecting herbs and odd substances.
Having been banished and abandoned at a young age by her family, Cassia has a lot of sadness in her heart, which boils down to frustration. She is fearful and defensive. The young fae is quiet and observant, usually alone. In a group setting, if she can learn to trust her companions, she enjoys helping with small things like tying knots and crawling into small spaces when others cannot, even if it's a creepy little space. She's more afraid of people than of spiders. When spooked, or chased, she will used her magic to defend herself and get away, rendering her 'enemy' emotionally crippled. She does try to sell her (mostly) plant-based concoctions, but as a child people tend to scoff at her and rip her off. She haaaates going into cities; she feels like everyone around her is far too close for comfort. She longs for people - a family - to trust again.
The young fae was born near the southeastern edge of the Carpathian Forest. Her mother experienced terrible nightmares throughout her pregnancy, and once the child was born, the condition spread to the rest of the family. One day when Cassia was playing with her brother, Orion, he angered her and her parents found them in the woods, Cassia standing ominously, staring at her brother as he writhed and bawled on the ground, trapped in emotional hell. They banished their daughter, disowning her, and Cassia was left to fend for herself.
Wandering east along the southern waters, she came to the mountains, cold and shivering, and sought out shelter in a cave. From this ripe young age, she was raised by demons and other unsavory creatures, until she reached an age where she could more or less look after herself. For the next few years, she lived at the foot of the mountains along the edge of Akron, occasionally wandering over to the Carpathian Forest to see her family from afar. Also to gather plants, but that's far less dramatic.
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