Eve Veras

[Xandras]

Player Name: Xandras

Name: Eve Veras

Age: 18 (Looks to be about 14-15)

Race: Unknown (To be revealed MUCH later, is human as far as anyone, including herself, knows.)
Height: 5'5"

Weight: 108

Physical Description:
Eve is small, in fact for reasons unknown for the last 7 or 8 years she has been ageing at half the normal speed, so she looks like someone barely entering puberty. She is thin, even for such a young age, but it's not due to being malnourished. Her frame is simply a bit thinner, although not shorter, than a normal 15 year old.

She has pail, but not quite albino skin, and a face that might be considered rather beautiful when she reaches maturity, but now only make her look 'cute', something that drives her mad. She has light brown hair that goes about halfway down her back, although it's kept shorter in the front. Her eyes are a sky-blue.

She's dressed in dark blue pants and sleeveless shirt, with brown leather boots, belt, and gloves. Eve also wears a large black cloak with a hood (usually down) that is just short of brushing against the ground.

Possessions:

-Shortsword. Held on back of belt horizontally for right-handed access.
-Pendant. This is a strange amulet carved from a strange metal that looks solid black, but also seems like gold when see from certain angles, there is no way to describe it any better. It consists of a complex, asymmetrical, interwoven shape with no apparent form in mind. See history for more information.
-Money Pouch. Currently has about 127 Bishan in it.
-Traveling Cloak. Provides protection from the elements, a good form of concealment, and even an emergency sleeping blanket if nothing better can be found. Durable and well-made.
-Tough Leather Gloves/Boots/Belt. Well made, provides some protection.

Spells:

-Healing Touch. By placing ones hand(s) over an injury Eve can cause that wound to heal. It's not obviously magical, and can be done discreetly, but is not a very powerful healing spell. The palm glows a gentle white, so this spell might be noticed at night.
-Flare. Creates an orb of white light in Eve's hand for illumination, about the size of a baseball. It can also be used to blind someone by dumping extra mana into it to create a light that is too bright rather suddenly. Eve can throw this spell, but it deals no damage and only travels a short distance before dieing out.

Powers or Strengths:

-High Magic Potential. Eve has a great deal of untapped magic skill. This doesn't mean much now, but she may become quite powerful one day.
-Swordsmanship(one-handed). Eve has spent some time learning to use a shortsword. She is by no means a master, but her skills are quite good.
-Bartering. Having merchants for parents means Eve knows a thing or two about the value of money. She can get better deals both buying and selling, and knows when she's being ripped off.
-Stealth. Eve know slightly more than most people about being unseen, so sneaking about or blending in are less difficult for her. This barely counts as a skill at the moment, seeing as her ability is only a notch or so above normal.
-Ambidextrous. Eve can use both hands equally without penalty.

Weaknesses:

-Small Form. Eve may be on the edge of adulthood in mind, but in body she barely looks 15. This means that less people take her seriously, and she has less physical strength.
-Slightly Socially Inept. Eve doesn't always mix well with others. She doesn't know how to mix well in certain social situations, and often acts in a rude manner. It also doesn't help that she's a tad egotistical.
-Greed. Eve loves money, loves having money, and loves getting money. Not a single Bishan will leave her pocket without a good reason, and there are some rather nasty things she might be willing to do for more. It's so much so that her greed shows even in social situations and looks rather negative.
-Quick to Anger. It doesn't take much to set her off. When it's important she can usually hold her words, but in more causal company the wrong word may result in a kick in the shins or a punch in the arm. Mentioning how underdeveloped her body is sends her into a rage every time.
-Entomophobia. Eve hates bugs and insects, she doesn't know why...just that whenever she sees them she feels uneasy, and in great numbers or size they send her into a panic.
-Chiraptophobia. Eve has a fear of touching or being touched by others outside of her own family. She also feels uncomfortable when she is near enough to someone where she might touch them.

History:
Eric Veras and Lidrin Detra both wandered the world as tradesmen, seeking their fortune. When their paths crossed, they traveled together and eventually fell in love. For a time they were business partners as well as lovers, traveling the land for several years. Then when Lidrin got pregnant they settled down in Keltaris for a more peaceful life as merchants. The knowledge of trade and value they had acquired helped in their success.

Their first child was born a whole month early, and although both mother and child lived through that day, Lidrin lost her ability to bear children. They were happy the son they had gained was healthy and well, but mourned the loss of a second child. They had been hoping for two. Five years went by, Eric, Lidrin, and the young Jeric lived simple, happy lives.

Despite this, Lidrin wished for another child, even prayed for it, but for five years her calls were not answered. Then one day, as she went for a long walk she came upon an odd sight. There were a number of dead...things in a field. Strange, misshapen and demonic in appearance, she was rather glad they were all dead. They had apparently died because somehow, large chunks of them had disappeared. At first it only looked like they had been cut up, but where the sections separated, some flesh was missing...as though the blade had erased it from this earth.

Her study of the creatures was interrupted when the wail of a child. A human baby lay in the center of this slaughter, her tiny body still covered with the remains of birth. Over her navel was a strange Pendant carved into a bizarre shape that is rather difficult to describe. Not knowing where the child came from, and her old desire for a second child rekindled in her heart, Lidrin took the child home with her. She told no one of what she saw that day save for her husband. Later, when she went back to that field, she could never find it again, as though it had never existed.

They named their daughter Eve, and raised her as their own. It did not take long to notice odd things about her. Sometimes things moved with no explanation when no one was looking, and Eve was always near when they did. There were other unexplained things, but they are many and minor.

More frightening was at first Eve seemed completely amoral. There was a exceptionally nasty episode where she killed a dog so she could see what it's insides looked like that was the greatest proof of this. In response, her parents pushed concepts of morality on her hard. They punished her when called for, and also showed her love when it was called for. And so, slowly but surly a sense of right and wrong formed.

Eve was by no means the most upright of individuals, but now she has sympathy for those who truly suffered, and could at least act socially presentable. She continued to grow, until around the age of 11 her growing seemed to slow, till it was only at about half-speed. About then, she began to do strange things with her will, some odd things that she does not remember how she did. One thing, however, she learned how to do frequently. One day she got a nasty gash on her leg. In pain, she covered it up with her hand, willing the pain to go away...and to her surprise it did! When she took her hand away, the cut was gone, not even a scar was left. It was then that she learned that she could perform magic.

Not long after that, her parents told her the truth about the day she was 'born' and how they found her. They all knew then that there was something unusual about Eve, the evidence was clear...but they had no way to learn more. The only hint they had was the Pendant, and no one was able to find out more about it. That was, till Eve's 18th birthday. In her dreams, she saw the land of Thar Shaddin, and felt compelled to go there. Her parents, after a long talk, knew that this was what Eve had to do, although they did not understand anything else about this they knew that much.

After some preparations were made, and Eve was warned about the dangers of using magic in this land, she set off towards her destination. With her sword at her side, savings in her pocket, Pendant around her neck, and developing magic in her blood, she would enter this new land, and find the truth that called to her. And if she can make some money on the way, well then all the better!

[Niabi]

We have talked about this in chat and as long as her secret remains a secret and she appears to be nothing more then a normal human, I don't see why not to approve it.

When her secret is to come out, her application must have a second look.

[Frug]

Approved.