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Dalice Roberts!

OH THE STORM CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS YOUR EYES
AND I COULD HEAR THE WAR DRUMS POUNDING FROM INSIDE YOUR MIND !

NAME.
•• FULL BIRTH NAME. Dalice.
•• FULL CURRENT NAME. Dalice I. Roberts.
•• NICKNAMES. Dal.
•• PREVIOUS NAMES. Robert, Ivar, James.
RESIDENCES.
•• CURRENT RESIDENCE. Currently living in a small home near the centre of the dark village.
•• PREVIOUS RESIDENCES. A cozy house at the edge of the Light Forest, were he found it easy to transform and hunt when the need arose.
•• POSSIBLE FUTURE RESIDENCES. Unclear.
GENDER IDENTITY.
•• SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH. Male.
•• GENDER. Cisgender.
•• PRONOUNS. He/him.
SPECIES.
•• SPECIES NAME. Therianthrope.
•• SUBSPECIES. Lycanthrope/Lycan. "Werewolf" is an offensive term.
•• SPECIES DESCRIPTION. A "species" or "race" who are technically "bispecial". Therianthrope is not exactly a species on it's own but a term for creatures who are two different species at the same time. Most struggle with identity disorder and fitting in with members of either species. Dalice himself is a human/timber wolf. There are many different types of therianthrope and not all have a human form. Some can be combinations of foxes and rabbits, dogs and geese, owls and cattle. When a therianthrope reproduces with a member of either species it is able to shift into, there is a huge chance that the child born will be bispecial as well. It is considered a "magical disorder" under most diagnostic criteria.
•• SPECIES STRENGTHS. Being two species at the same time can have it's advantages. One species may have abilites superior to the other, such as a crow's ability to fly versus a mouses small size and swift movement. If a mouse therianthrope were being chased by a predator, the ability to shift into something more capable of escape could very easily save it's life. In Dalice's case, his human form has an advantage as in this body he has hands and is able to handle weapons, open doors, climb trees and do many other things that he's unable to do in his wolf body. His wolf form is superior to his human form in that his body is much more resilient to damage, he is more nimble, has sharper teeth and greater body strength as well as a thick pelt of fur to keep him warm. He cannot speak when he is a wolf but can speak lycish in both forms, meaning he can communicate with other lycans and even natural wolves. As a wolf, he has incredible hearing, sense of smell, direction and strength. He is slightly bigger than your average wolf and formidable in a fight.
•• SPECIES WEAKNESSES. It takes roughly a minute to shift and it is a very painful process as the physicality of humans and wolves are extremely different. He has been able to shift quicker before, but quick-shifting has a devastating effect on the shifter's body and usually leaves them in excruciating pain for a very long time. Once shifted he cannot shift back for quite some time, as doing so too often causes him extreme exhaustion. Unfortunately, when he shifts into a wolf he loses the sense of self he had when he was human and can become completely feral. At risk of not recognizing people and entering the mindset of a wild animal, it's best to steer clear of him when he's in wolf form. Dalice has sometimes been known to involuntarily shift when in extreme emotional or physical pain, but it's not a common occurrence.
AMOROUS DETAILS.
•• MONOGAMOUS/POLYAMOROUS?. Preferably monogamous, but open to polyamory if his partner wants it.
•• FAITHFUL OR NOT?. Used to be faithful, Myra's betrayal most likely sabotaged that.
•• ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Demi-panromantic.
•• SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Heterosexual.
MENTAL ALLIANCE
•• MENTAL ALLIANCE. Chaotic Neutral / Lawful Neutral.
WAR.
•• SIDE. Darks.
•• RANK. Private First Class.
OCCUPATION.
•• CURRENT OCCUPATION. Currently unemployed.
•• PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS. Worked as a cook at an inn at one point.
•• POSSIBLE FUTURE OCCUPATIONS. Uncertain, will keep my eye out.
AGE.
•• MENTAL AGE. Eightteen.
•• PHYSICAL AGE. Eightteen - Twenty-three.
•• REAL AGE. Twenty-two.
•• DATE OF BIRTH (DAY, MO.). 5th March.
•• ZODIAC. Pisces.
ABILITIES.
•• PHYSICAL ABILITIES.
•• MENTAL ABILITIES.
•• SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES. None that aren't specific to his species.
•• SPECIES-SPECIFIC ABILITIES. Dalice can switch forms between human and wolf. It takes roughly a minute to shift and it is a very painful process as the physicality of humans and wolves are extremely different. He has been able to shift quicker before, but quick-shifting has a devastating effect on the shifter's body and usually leaves them in excruciating pain for a very long time. Once shifted he cannot shift back for quite some time, as doing so too often causes him extreme exhaustion. As a wolf, he has incredible hearing, sense of smell, direction and strength. He is slightly bigger than a normal wolf and formidable in a fight. However, when he shifts into a wolf he loses the sense of self he had when he was human and can become completely feral. At risk of not recognizing people and entering the mindset of a wild animal, it's best to steer clear of him when he's in wolf form. Dalice has sometimes been known to involuntarily shift when in extreme emotional or physical pain, but it's not a common occurrence. He cannot speak when he is a wolf but can speak lycish in both forms, meaning he can communicate with other lycans and even natural wolves.
HISTORY.
•• HISTORY. As a wolf pup, Dalice always wanted to be human, much to his father's frustration and annoyance. He often shifted into human form despite the pain it caused him and spent many hours watching the human children who had strayed too far from their villages. One fine morning, he saw a young girl as she fished in the stream near the edges of his pack’s territory. He approached her in a human form and they became friends. About two weeks later, on his way to meet her by that same stream, he came upon her being attacked by a rabid raccoon and he, without thinking, assumed his wolf form and attacked the creature. Once it was dead, he shifted back into a human, still covered in the blood of his quarry. The girl stared at him and exclaimed in a quiet, shocked voice that Dalice is a wolf, to which he has no response. Then she hugged him and cried into his shoulder. He hesitated before hugging her back. From then on, he occasionally spent time with her in his wolf form, as she tells him she enjoys cuddling into his fur.

Dalice spent many months growing very close to this human girl, whose name he learned was Zahra. She brought him to the village, where he went by the name "Robert" out of fear that his lycish name would be recognized. He spent less and less time with his pack and more and more time with this girl, gathering her flowers and cuddling her under the shade of a tree. In his wolf form, Dalice was much like any other puppy. Eager to please and buzzing with energy. One day they were playing chase through a beautiful meadow some distance from the village when the wolf pup tackled her and they landed in the grass. Tail wagging, tongue lolling, young Dalice lapped at her cheeks while she giggled and tried to roll him off her. He was so distracted by the way her laugh made his heart soar and lapping at her face that he didn't realize she couldn't breathe. Her laughter turned panicked, but his somewhat less intelligent animal self didn't understand what was happening until she slipped into unconsciousness. Horrified, he shifted into his human form and cradled her in his lap, trying for hours to revive her to no avail.

He was arrested for the girl's murder and held trial, sentenced to death despite only being thirteen. The boy was far too shaken by Zahra's death to even begin to care about his own life. It was only when his father's pack stormed the village and freed him from his cell that his life was saved.

At age fifteen, Dalice escaped from the wolf pack and was adopted by a kindly couple who lived in the Light Village, quite some distance away from the wilderness where Dalice was born. Here he went by the name 'James' and lived a happy life as a human, only needing to worry about the occasional urge to shift when he's remained in one form for too long. When Dalice turned seventeen he met a young lady named Myra who had been a soldier before a severe injury left her unable to engage in further combat. He fell in love with her ferocity and strength, seeing in her the qualities he wished to have in himself.

The two began dating only half a week later after a risqué encounter in Dalice's home on a night when they were both particularly vulnerable. Dalice loved her to the point where he feared he was losing his mind, the thought of her unbalanced him and left him breathless. He'd never felt such a strong longing to stay by someone's side and blinded himself to her faults, convincing himself she was perfect and could do no wrong. The two, despite Myra's ferocity, shared a pretty stereotypical romance. They were happy. They loved eachother. Myra's bitterness over being rejected as a soldier faded over time, for she knew she could be her boyfriend's knight whether she fought on the battlefield or not.

And then came the murders. A string of odd killings occured within the village over the course of three nights, all of which appeared to have been mauled by a wolf. Everyone was at a loss as to how the wolf (or wolves) was/were getting in. Until Myra began to notice strange things about Dalice. Some nights she would wake up to find that he had disappeared, and when asked where he was he would twitch nervously and have a completely different excuse each time. At first, she thought he was cheating on her, but soon found that the claw-scratches she'd found on the doorframe said otherwise. Suspicious, she began to follow the boy as he left her, though always lost him in the forests. It was when his footprints turned to pawprints that she finally realized what was happening.

When Dalice returned home, Myra held him at gunpoint and screamed at him to confess to the murders, to confess to being a wolf and using his human form to trick everyone and allow him to infiltrate the village for easy hunting. Dalice begged her to listen to him, told her he hadn't hurt anyone, but she didn't believe him. Other people had come to investigate the screaming, terrified to find Myra with a weapon pointed at Dalice's heart. Dalice knew he couldn't let Myra murder him in front of their friends and family, so while she was momentarily distracted he shifted into a wolf as quickly as he could physically manage and escaped from the house.

Once in the forest, Dalice just kept running. He knew people were chasing him, though only Myra could keep pace with his nimble wolf-form. They had gone an incredible distance from their hometown when she managed to shoot him in the shoulder. She lost him in the mist as he dragged himself under the shelter of a small gully by a stream. Exhausted and in immense pain, he slowly shifted back into his human form and tried to stop the bleeding. Desperate and terrified, he stumbled from the forest and found himself on the Dark's border. Bitter and furious towards the Light's treatment of him, he hopes to be accepted within the Dark's ranks and leave Myra's memory behind him.
LOOKS.
•• FACECLAIM. Shout out to me if you have any ideas!
•• WRITTEN DESCRIPTION. Dalice's human body has a warm, crooked smile that could easily catch you off-guard. Dalice's striking blue eyes were complimentary from his therianthrope father, his tangled black hair a gift from his full-wolf mother. They didn't suit him, a bright blue that made you think of star-eyed, silk-eared puppies that believed they could roll with a group of viscous fighting dogs. Dalice keeps his facial hair shaven to a light stubble, a choice that maintains a vaguely wolfish appearance even when in human form. The stubble highlights his sharp jawline, broad, sturdy shoulders and tall, slim build. His wolf body is a beast much larger than average for a timber wolf, a bulky, graceful creature with blue eyes like two chips of ice. His teeth, curved fangs that poke out slightly beneath his lip, are certainly his most terrifying feature. Dalice as a wolf has pointed, fluffy ears, a bushy tail that he often kinks over his back, more out of habit than need. His paws are incredible large and heavy set, yet as a wolf Dalice is far more nimble than his lighter human form.
•• PICTURE LINKS. Click, click, click.
•• ACCESSORIES. None, he wears whatever's given to him. And as a wolf, he wears nothing at all.
•• SCARS. Bullet-wound scar, right shoulder.
•• PHYSICAL BUILD. As a human, somewhat broad-shouldered with average musculature. As a wolf, muscular but sleek.
•• MUTATIONS. None.
•• DISABILITES. None diagnosed, but I suppose his involuntary shifting under extreme stress or pain could be one?
•• HAPPY WITH LOOKS?. Only in his wolf form.
•• LOOK THEIR AGE?. Relatively. In his wolf form, he looks around two to three years old.
PERSONALITY.
•• MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE.
•• PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION. I would describe Dalice as your stereotypical wolf in terms of loyalty. Devoted to his "pack" or whichever alliegience he follows under, he'll do just about anything to support that group in any way he can. His methodological, organized approach to everything even extends to the way he fights, relying more on his wits than his strength and abilities. This has led to him assuming that his way is the right way, making him stubborn and difficult to coordinate with. He's used to being in charge, having been the dominant male in several wolf packs prior to his coming to the Dark's village. His need to be in charge has made him ambitious, and somewhat dangerously so, but his ambition has never blinded him to reason and he has never acquired what he wanted by means of methods deemed inappropriate... to a wolf. He can come across as quite grating and rude initially, holding the personal belief that any and all respect must be earned and he will struggle to trust you if this is not the case. When he wants to be, this pup is quite the sweet-talker and has had quite the history when it comes to lovers... from both species. Dalice, despite his front of being an asshole, forgives far too easily, which has led him down many risky and dangerous paths in the past.
•• QUIRKS. His smile is somewhat wonky. Honestly I find it adorable.
•• PHOBIAS. No "phobias", but shies away from emotional intimacy.
•• BIASES/PREDJUDICES. He has difficulty accepting any species that fit his traditional view of a demon, having been strongly religious in the past. However, this feeling has somewhat faded, especially after the way the Lights reacted when they discovered he was both human and wolf (or, as some of them put it, neither human nor wolf). Because he is also a wolf, he has a strong dislike for any species that would be traditionally considered a natural foe for a wolf, specifically felines, deer, rats. He has a slight distaste for dogs, thinking them somewhat stupid animals, but they seem to like him and he resigns to scratching their ears whenever they approach him. Secretly, he likes that they approach him in such a friendly manner, and prefers dogs over most other species. As a wolf, though, he wouldn't have pups with one. He was a wolf with standards. Sort of.
•• DISORDERS. Therianthropy is often considered a "magical disorder".
•• ENJOYS. He enjoys drinking, card-games and board-games as well as late nights alone in a place with beautiful scenery. Soft spot for young of any species and tends to be quite protective of them. Would never kill a young or overtly healthy animal, targets the weak and elderly by law of Natural Selection.
•• DETESTS. Killing, disrespect, felines, natural enemies, being confined, shifting.
•• STRENGTHS. As a wolf, he has highly tuned senses, excellent eyesight, hearing and smell. He is much stronger than the average wolf and much quicker, too.
•• WEAKNESSES. Shifting causes him extreme agony and he can easily hurt himself in the process of re-arranging his own body. For example, a bone could be broken while changing or an organ can become trapped in the wrong spot. He also loses most of his sense of self as an animal, and if spent in one form for too long will become too much like the form he's in. For example, if he stays as a wolf for too long he will become more and more like a wolf with less and less thought for those around him. If he stays as a human for too long he will lose all connection he's had to being a wolf. He is also very reluctant to kill, even to save his own life.
•• SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION. Currently uncertain. Previously agnostic (as a wolf) and later a relaxed Christian (when he was adopted by a human family).
RELATIONSHIPS.
•• AMOROUS PARTNER(S). None. Previously, Myra.
•• CRUSHES. None, open.
•• FRIENDS. To be made during roleplay.
•• RIVALS. To be made during roleplay.
•• ENEMIES. Any members of the other side, particularly Myra.
•• PARENTS. His father was a lycanthrope named Oarre. His mother was a full-wolf named Kosa.
•• CHILDREN. None.
•• OTHER RELATIVES. None.
CHARACTER PLAYLIST.
•• THE OPENING BY SALTIDO.
•• DIMINUENDO BY LAWLESS.
•• DIE RIGHT HERE BY JOEL FAVIERE.
•• BAD REPUTATION BY JOEL FAVIERE.
•• GOOEY BY GLASS ANIMALS.

Lyra[center]

You can go the distance, You can go the mile, You can walk straight through hell with a smile !

NAME.
•• FULL BIRTH NAME. Lyra
•• FULL CURRENT NAME. Lyra
•• NICKNAMES. N/A
•• PREVIOUS NAMES. N/A

RESIDENCES.
•• CURRENT RESIDENCE. Dark Village
•• PREVIOUS RESIDENCES. A forest northeast of Dark Territory.
•• POSSIBLE FUTURE RESIDENCES. Uncertain.

GENDER IDENTITY.
•• SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH. Female
•• GENDER. Cisgender
•• PRONOUNS. Her, she.

SPECIES.
•• SPECIES NAME. Dryad (Oak)
•• SPECIES DESCRIPTION. A nature spirit whose physical form is a tree, that can create a spiritual projection of a physical form in the shape of a young woman. In simpler terms, a dryad is both a tree and a young woman, but the tree is her true form. This means that while the dryad's humanoid form is for all intents and purposes, immortal, if anything happens to her tree, it will affect her as well, while anything that happens to her humanoid form has no impact on the form of the tree, as that is the original form.
So if her tree was cut down, or struck by lightning, her spiritual form would blink out of existance. If her tree cut infected or became sick, her spiritual form would also become ill, and could not be healed unless her tree was cured.
Her spiritual form, however, is, while not invulnerable, impossible to kill. Even if her body was impaled, decapitated, burned into ashes, it would regenerate, albeit slowly. A dryad's spiritual form also has the ability to heal, and recharges her strength via sunlight - whether direct or through reflection (eg. moonlight), though at a slower rate. A dryad can only heal living creatures however - meaning if a being is a projection, a mechanical entity, a spiritual entity (like the Crow) or already dead (like Ciccro), she cannot heal it.
In physical terms, a dryad is shaped like a petite woman no older than 24, with eyes that reflect the season, sap-like blood giving their skin a green tinge instead of pink, and slightly pointed ears.

•• SPECIES STRENGTHS. Immortal projection, healing abilities, affinity for nature and wildlife. Often kind, warm-hearted creatures that are easy to trust. Also, doesn't need to eat or drink. Can do so though.
•• SPECIES WEAKNESSES. Intensely afraid of fire, enclosed spaces and wood-axes. Also a strong dislike of shoes and wooden furniture. Very little fighting ability.

AMOROUS DETAILS.
•• MONOGAMOUS/POLYAMOROUS?. Monogamous
•• FAITHFUL OR NOT?. Faithful

•• ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Heteroromantic

•• SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Heterosexual

MENTAL ALLIANCE
•• MENTAL ALLIANCE. Lawful Good

WAR.
•• SIDE. Darks

•• RANK. Healer

OCCUPATION.
•• CURRENT OCCUPATION. Healer
•• PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS. N/A
•• POSSIBLE FUTURE OCCUPATIONS. N/A

AGE.
•• MENTAL AGE. Nearly 40.
•• PHYSICAL AGE. Twenty-One

•• REAL AGE. 39.

•• DATE OF BIRTH (DAY, MO.). Spring. Due to their aging process, and near identical birthdays, dryads don't celebrate individual birthdays on a paticular day, rather celebrating a combined birthday on the first spring-like day of each year.

•• ZODIAC. N/A

ABILITIES.
•• PHYSICAL ABILITIES. N/A

•• MENTAL ABILITIES. N/A

•• SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES. N/A

•• SPECIES-SPECIFIC ABILITIES. Healing, limited immortality, regeneration. Can still be affected by wounds, disease, spells, etc., just cannot die from them.

HISTORY.
•• HISTORY. Lyra lived as a sapling in one of the forests on the outskirts of Dark Territory. Even though the other dryads always warned her about the humans and demons in the outside world, she became curious about the beings who lived outside her forest. One day, she wandered from her tree to the edge of the woods. There, she saw several teens training, notably a young man who'd caught her eye. Curious about why they were fighting each other, she watched them for a while, until they left. Hesitantly, she left too, following them from a distance, back towards their village. On the way, she was almost spotted several times, but managed to stay hidden. After they entered the gates at around sunset, she realised she should be getting home.
When she arrived however, the older dryads were very upset, as it was forbidden to leave the forest. Some argued that she was merely a sapling, that she had learned her lesson on how frightening the world outside was and how ugly the non-Forest-dwellers were. They told her never to leave the perimeter of the trees again.
Her curiosity had not been tamed however, and the fleeting glimpse she'd seen only broadened it. She ignored the urge to
leave for another month, before she simply had to see them again, especially the young 'demon' she'd seen, Giovanni, as she'd heard him be called. So she left again, repeating the events of the previous time, only staying within the trees rather than follow them back to the village. This continued for a while, before she left the safety of the trees once more, talking with the young Giovanni and finding that the town she'd seen them go into was called 'Dark Village', and that that was where he and the other teens lived.
Returning to her home, she was horrified when the others banished her from her own home, because she'd broken their laws once more. Not only had she left the trees, but she'd talked to an outsider and been spotted by several more. It was
unthinkable for them, so they told her she could never return, that she would live in exile, while the young oak sapling that was her lifeline would remain there, forever separated and unreachable for her.
And so she left. In her form, she could not die while her tree still lived, so until it was cut down or perished in a fire, she would not die.
After that, she sat herself on a rock at the 'Darks' clearing, and waited for them to return the next day. Return they did, and she asked if she could join them. The surprised 'Terrance Helihou', who she learned was both the leader of the Darks and father of Giovanni, agreed after his son vouched for her. After that she was taken in by the healer and lived with him, putting her healing skills to good use in a place were fighting was common.
Since then, Lyra has grown into a strong young woman, body settling early on, and has learned much about the world she now resides in. Occasionally there are things she has to clarify, or misinterprets, due to her alternative
upbringing, but she has learned to fit in well. Through the years Giovanni Helihou, who she watched grow into a young man, and eventually, the new Commander after his father's death, has become her partner in a steady, if slow-moving, relationship.
When the invasion began, Lyra elected to stay and help defend the village beside Giovanni and a many other Darks from the threat of the dragons, while the rest of the villagers fled into the neutral forest to shelter.

LOOKS.
•• FACECLAIM. Sera, Dragon Age Inquisition. But more petite.
•• WRITTEN DESCRIPTION. A smile on her face, a gleam in her eye, Lyra's the kind of woman you wouldn't be surprised to find skipping down the road without a care for those who might be watching or thinking. She's a bit short, petite and delicately built - as you'd expect from a nature spirit - with facial features that could be described as both delicate and strong. Angular cheekbones, straight nose, full lips. Pointed ears and short, blonde hair cut for practicality. Large, twinkling eyes that seem to change colour with the season and the weather - icy blue in cold weather during winter, thundercloud grey during storms, oranges and browns in autumn and cool mornings, bright, vibrant green during summer and a kaleidoscope during spring, as if every flower has been swirled together to create the colours found there. Freckles adorn her face and shoulders, warming her pale skin. If one looks closely, they might even be able to see the green of her veins, and the tinge of green to her skin and cheeks, due to the colour of her blood.
Her feet are always bare, as is her head, to avoid feeling enclosed, while Lyra will usually wear simple, clean-cut clothes of cotton or wool, with many beads and trinkets hanging from the accessories adorning her body, making small clinking noises as she moves.

•• ACCESSORIES. Many, many necklaces, amulets, bracelets, anklets and other assorted trinkets. She loves the things.

•• SCARS. None. Her current form simply returns to the way it was before.

•• PHYSICAL BUILD. Petite, closer to an elven build than a human one. Rather short.

•• MUTATIONS. N/A

•• DISABILITES. N/A

•• HAPPY WITH LOOKS?. Yeah. She's not really one to think about 'beauty', since it wasn't really a thing in her old home.

•• LOOK THEIR AGE?. No, body froze at 21.

PERSONALITY.
•• MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE. ENFP - A
•• PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION. Lyra always has a smile on her face - she's calm, kind, considerate, and not your typical 'Dark'. As a healer, it's interesting to see her amongst the large, fearsome, often volatile members of her village, ordering them about her ward or scolding them for various injuries. She is tough, as well as stubborn and strong-willed, but for the most part is quite relaxed and laid-back.
She's not much of a fighter, but does know how to defend herself. The younger members of the Darks know to come to her when in trouble or in need of support - her ward is a strict no-fighting zone, and she took many under her wing back in the days when Giovanni was subject to rages (notably Johnathan).
A rather proud creature, she doesn't always take criticism lightly, particularly towards Giovanni and the other Darks, and can develop a fierce temper when provoked. Don't let the small size fool you - when her fuse runs out, she is a force to be reckoned with.
•• QUIRKS. Beads, necklaces, amulets. For whatever reason, the dryad loves to collect them, and wears them all at once. She also never wears shoes.
•• PHOBIAS. Fire, for obvious reasons. Enclosed spaces, and flying.
•• BIASES/PREJUDICES. Nothing notable. Though she has a strong dislike for wooden furniture, and for people who like to use lots of wood in their decorating.
•• DISORDERS. N/A
•• ENJOYS. Flowers, trees, nature, the wind, sunlight...Open spaces, feeling the earth beneath her feet.... She is literally a tree spirit.
•• DETESTS. Shoes, small spaces, how she turns green when she blushes, wooden furniture and the war.
•• STRENGTHS. Friendly, warm-hearted persona. Strong healing abilities. Motherly-nature towards children. Accepting of others. Has no need of food.
•• WEAKNESSES. Needs sunlight to recharge energy and healing magic. Can grow very weak if locked away from it for an extended period of time. Very stubborn. Can never reach that cookie jar.
•• SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION. Believes in an overall deity. Doesn't talk about her beliefs openly, however.

RELATIONSHIPS.
•• AMOROUS PARTNER. Giovanni Helihou
•• CRUSHES. As Above.
•• FRIENDS. Most of Dark Village.
•• RIVALS. None. She's a pretty amiable person.
•• ENEMIES. None.

•• PARENTS. The dryad Mela and the satyr Rowan.
•• CHILDREN. None.
•• OTHER RELATIVES. The dryads of her home forest.

CHARACTER PLAYLIST.
•• SONG NAME BY SONG ARTIST.
"Hall of Fame" by The Script (Lyra's impression of the Darks, esp. Giovanni)
"Lucky" by Jason Mratz (w. Giovanni)

Marianna Fyrestrom [center]

I can fake a smile, I can force a laugh, I can dance and play the part, If that’s what you ask !

NAME.
•• FULL BIRTH NAME. Marianna Elizabeth Talina Svaeltor
•• FULL CURRENT NAME. Marianna Elizabeth Talina Fyrestrom
•• NICKNAMES. Marie, Maria, Her Majesty
•• PREVIOUS NAMES. N/A

RESIDENCES.
•• CURRENT RESIDENCE. Neutral Castle
•• PREVIOUS RESIDENCES. Land of the Northern Elves
•• POSSIBLE FUTURE RESIDENCES. Uncertain.

GENDER IDENTITY.
•• SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH. Female
•• GENDER. Cisgender
•• PRONOUNS. Her, she.

SPECIES.
•• SPECIES NAME. High Elf
•• SPECIES DESCRIPTION. An ancient race of elves who live in shining citadels within forests. They tend to live for many centuries, anywhere from seven to eleven hundred years. Due to their ancient bloodlines, they tend to have an affinity for magic or magical abilities. Generally rather haughty, they are elegant, graceful humanoids with elongated limbs, petite builds and angular faces, with pointed ears.
•• SPECIES STRENGTHS. Long-lived, affinity for magic, elegant, graceful, good memories.
•• SPECIES WEAKNESSES. Generally rather closed-off societies, rather haughty, can be hard to change their traditions or mindsets.

AMOROUS DETAILS.
•• MONOGAMOUS/POLYAMOROUS?. Monogamous
•• FAITHFUL OR NOT?. Extraordinarily faithful, due to her upbringing.

•• ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. Heteroromantic

•• SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Heterosexual

MENTAL ALLIANCE
•• MENTAL ALLIANCE. Lawful Good

WAR.
•• SIDE. Neutral

•• RANK. Queen / Regent to Prince Edward

OCCUPATION.
•• CURRENT OCCUPATION. Monarch, Mother / Step-mother

•• PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS. Princess, Elven Royalty

•• POSSIBLE FUTURE OCCUPATIONS. Advisor (Once Edward takes the crown)

AGE.
•• MENTAL AGE. 40-year old woman

•• PHYSICAL AGE. Looks roughly 25- 28 years old.

•• REAL AGE. 284 years - young for an elf

•• DATE OF BIRTH. May 19th

•• ZODIAC. Tauros

ABILITIES.
•• PHYSICAL ABILITIES. Sword-fighting, Bow and Arrow, Knife-throwing, Martial Arts, Horse-back riding, climbing, basic healing (with herbs).
•• MENTAL ABILITIES. N/A
•• SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES. Impervious to most forms of harmful magic - poison, sleep charms, hypnosis, etc. Can grant others the same abilities temporarily through touch, and strengthen a person's mind the same way.
•• SPECIES-SPECIFIC ABILITIES. An affinity for magic - no specific mage-like abilities, but acts as a powerful magical conduit due to her ancient bloodlines.

HISTORY.
•• HISTORY.Marianna is the daughter of the current Elf Queen's brother, meaning before she married the King, she was in line for the throne of the elves - that is, if her Aunt had no children. So she was raised as a princess should be, learning how to sew, play the harp, embroider, dance. She also studied many other things, including the names and abilities of the species of the surrounding kingdoms, learning how to ride, and fight with either the sword, bow or fist.
During this time, the large Magi hunt was put into action, and one magi in particular sought refuge after an attempt on his life which left him with wounds that could easily have been fatal. Maria took him in, and looked after him, using her people's advanced medicine and healing knowledge to bring the boy back to full health. His name was Lust.
When the Queen gave birth to a girl, half of the centuries of training Maria had gone through was put to waste. Lust was furious, wanting to fight for her right to become queen, and couldn't believe it when she refused to fight for her right to the throne. They fought over it, and he left for the place where the newly budding Kingdom to the south was threatening to collapse into war. Several decades afterward (time isn't viewed the same by Elves because of how long they live), the elves
began taking an interest in the Kingdom to the south - the Kingdom of the Unknown - which had been involved in a war between several sides for the last few years. Usually the ways of humans weren't viewed with much
interest, but the war had been going for longer than most. After a few centuries, with messengers going to and fro from the castle, there was a letter that decreed the King's need for a new bride, as his previous one had died for some reason or another. The letter also told of his interest in an elven bride, no less.
Thus, an arranged marriage between Marianna and him was formed to solidify an alliance between the two countries, and later she moved to his castle, where they married.
When the king was murdered by Ciccro, a Dark, the queen went into mourning, and continued to wear black clothes in respect for her deceased husband until her announcement of their child. The queen's pregnancy caused a stir within the palace, bringing into question whether Edward would still be heir to the throne, or whether the queen's new child would, if born a boy.
Marianna delivered twins, a girl and boy, Eris and Julien, only hours before the invasion began, casting a shadow of fear even greater onto the new mother, for the safety of her new babes.

LOOKS.
•• FACECLAIM. N/A
•• WRITTEN DESCRIPTION. Tall, beautiful and graceful, pointed ears and flowing red hair the colour of blood, the queen stands with a regal bearing, a figure to inspire. A single look and there is little doubt of her elven heritage - she is of fine bone and facial structure, with eyes that burn with an intelligent fire that belies her age. Always poised, always perfect, Marianna is the queen she was bred and trained to be.
•• ACCESSORIES. A delicate golden crown that shows her status, worn upon her head.
•• SCARS. N/A
•• PHYSICAL BUILD. Lithe, tall and delicate.
•• MUTATIONS. N/A
•• DISABILITES. N/A
•• HAPPY WITH LOOKS?. Yes.
•• LOOK THEIR AGE?. No. AS an elf, she is several hundred years old, while appearing in her 20s.

PERSONALITY.
•• MBTI PERSONALITY TYPE. INFJ - A
•• PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION. Marianna can seem cold, stern and serious at first glance. Not to say she isn't these things, for she is, but that perhaps that isn't all she is. Always cool-headed, she has a strong, confident demeanour. She does what she believes is right, and tries her hardest to do what is best for her people in this time of war. Regal, courteous, polite and quite clever with her words, she is an excellent diplomat, and quite a capable ruler. She does have a soft side though, even if there is very little too show for it. A difficult thing to do when you have to remain dignified and in control at all times. This compassionate side is often over-ruled by her common-sense, which blocks out any personal feelings she may have towards something.
Due to her role as queen, and the persecution and estrangement she has suffered from being an elven queen in a human monarchy, from a husband who loved his deceased wife more than her, from step-children that saw her as an unwanted replacement for their mother, from being taken away from the place of her birth, from all she knew and loved, from the burden of ruling a kingdom torn by war, a deep sense of disconnection and loneliness dominates her soul, as she struggles to find any true and meaningful connections or friendships in her world.
After the disappearance of her partner Lust, whom she opened up to for the first time since her marriage to Charles Fyrestrom, a warmer, happier version of herself has since withdrawn back into its shell, though the birth of her children indicates another change may occur.
•• QUIRKS. N/A
•• PHOBIAS. Rejection, the loss of a loved one.
•• BIASES/PREDJUDICES. Tries to abstain from bias, due to her own past, and the fact that she is the negotiator for her kingdom - though she does harbor poor views of those who enjoy violence.
•• DISORDERS. N/A
•• ENJOYS. Horse-riding, reading, peaceful nights by the fire.
•• DETESTS. War, violence, prejudice.
•• STRENGTHS. Excellent diplomat, strong moral compass. Beauty and intelligence. Kind, compassionate ruler. Strong leader.
•• WEAKNESSES. No close friends. Still in grief for her lover Lust. Struggles to be a 'motherly' figure towards her children and step-children. Unable to genuinely get close to others.
•• SPIRITUALITY/RELIGION. Worships Eru Iluvatar, the creator of elves and men. Will reference him in her speech.

RELATIONSHIPS.
•• AMOROUS PARTNER(S). Charles Fyrestrom (Husband, d), Lust (Courting, d)
•• CRUSHES. N/A

•• FRIENDS. Nic Techa, Eris, Lust (d)

•• RIVALS. Jikan, Edward Fyrestrom
•• ENEMIES. N/A

•• PARENTS. Emmeline & Fieran Svaeltor

•• CHILDREN. Eris Fyrestrom, Julien Fyrestrom. STEPCHILDREN. Julianna Fyrestrom, Edward Fyrestrom

•• OTHER RELATIVES.
Aunt; Elizabeth Svaeltor, Elf Queen of the North. Cousin; Saerin Svaeltor, Heir to the Elf Queen's Throne.

CHARACTER PLAYLIST.
•• SONG NAME BY SONG ARTIST.
"Map" by Maroon 5. (With the late King)
"Say Something" by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera. (With the late King, Marianna & Lust)
"Human" by Christina Perri.
"Be Be Your Love" by Rachel Yamagata. (w Lust)
"Black Roses Red" by Alana Grace. (w Lust)