Alina Constantin
Full Name: Alina Constantin
Nickname/Alias: "Jackal," Aline, "The Angelic Dacian" (given to her by the newspapers in her home country), or more rarely, just "A"
Age: 17
Birthdate: June 21
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Blood Type: O-
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Hair Color: Platinum/bleach blonde
Eye Color: Yellow, fades whiter as she gets weaker, color can further change depending on aura changes
Likes: Sour/spicy/strong food, almost everyone she meets, helping others, soft or nice smelling things, sweets (although she won't admit it for some reason), light colors, pretty things
Dislikes: Cruelty, bullying, seeing others in pain
Other Information: Alina is underweight and almost emaciated-looking. Her chest is nearly completely flat, barely enough to fill an A cup bra. She's a bit insecure about it, but tries not to let it show. Since she is so dainty and wiry, she's a little more fragile than most other witches, and if not for her abilty which lets her heal herself, she would probably already be dead. Her skin is also very pale and she can be burned by the sun easily. She has a bit of a Dacian accent, and tends to enunciate her words.
Background before Joining the Military: The child of a Dacian mother and a Suomus deadbeat who abandoned them before she was born, Alina grew up in a suburb of the Dacian capital, which has largely been restored since its previous invasion. She was part of a lower-income family, consiting of herself, her younger half-sister (of a different father), and her mother, and she had a great friendship with a few members of a nearby Romani tribe. When her magical powers manifested around age 12, she realized that she had a gift and could see the auras of others. Prior to this, no one in her family knew that her father possessed his own magic and had once been part of the Suomus Air Force. She helped support her family by earning a little money reading auras, and she was eventually noticed by a Dacian recruiter when she dove in front of a mugger's bullet meant for her sister. She managed to heal herself by using their aura energy, then joined the Dacian Air Force in order to protect her family and raise more money for them.
Personality: Alina is gentle, caring, and demure. She always puts others ahead of herself, and does as much as she can to help them. She hates seeing others suffer and always has kind words and a shoulder for them to lean on. She puts so much emphasis on others that she sometimes forgets her own identity, to the point that she has a hard time describing herself. She is often confused by her own feelings, even though she can see and understand others' feelings as clear as crystal. She has learned the value of silence the hard way, so she often will stay quiet unless she feels that someone needs her. She can be trusted with anything, which is good since her magic lets her see secrets that others would like to be kept hidden.
Theme Song: Colors by Crossfade and/or Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Background after Joining the Military: The recruiter sent her to the Dacian Air Force's 861st Figher Squadron, and she was originally trained on a MiG-21 striker, even though she had requested one of the newer MiG-29M's. She saw plenty of combat defending her homeland and rapidly grew in popularity due to her prowess in battle and her kind nature. She ended up getting the MiG29M she wanted when she accidentally made her CO panic and buy her one to keep her quiet, when she really just wanted to talk to him about something she saw in his aura to make him feel better. When the Dacian front grew a little quieter and the DAF gained a little more manpower, her superiors decided that she was needed more elsewhere and reassigned her to the 510th JFW.
Alina eventually got to know pretty much everyone at the base, although she is closest to Gracia, Celia, and Matthias. She would call herself the friend of everyone, and although she hates the tragedies that keep occurring around the base, her talent for helping people hasn't been wasted.
Home Country: Dacia
Previous Unit: DAF 861st Fighter Squadron
Ranking: Flight Officer
Familiar/Animal Spirit: Golden Jackal
Weapon of Choice: Pușcă Automată md. 93
Striker Unit Model: MiG29M
Striker Unit Design: Her striker is optimized for multi-role fighting, excelling at both dogfighting and ground-attacks. It's painted with a white and yellow stripe pattern with the Dacian emblem on both sides.
Uniform:
Alina's uniform features a jacket similar to this, but with different rank markings, pins, etc., and a normal white t-shirt underneath the jacket. She wears white panties with this outfit. When not wearing her uniform, she can be seen wearing a white or pale yellow tanktop or t-shirt and white or pale yellow panties. (She sleeps in this nightie, and may occasionally wear it around the base as well.)
Witch Ability/Power: Aură Sens (Aura Sense) is an always-on magic ability which allows Alina to see, feel, and otherwise sense the auras of others. This allows her to read minds to a small extent by viewing what the person's aura is projecting. Her specialty is detecting negative emotions, discovering the reasons for those emotions, and using memories gleaned from auras to help the person feel better.
Not only can Alina read auras, but she can also absorb their energy. She can convert aura energy (which in essence is pure willpower) into magical energy and the other way around, but she cannot transfer energy to others any more than another witch. Auras can be drained from as far as 30 yards away, but only just. Closer auras are easier to draw from, and physical contact is required to draw any significant amount. She can use aura energy to heal or buff herself, and drawing from another witch's aura can allow her to "borrow" their power. If she does this with permission, the person she is "borrowing" from can also share memories and experience with her to ensure that she can use their ability effectively. If she "borrows" without permission or by accident, she can sometimes lose control of powers that she doesn't understand. When she absorbs enough aura (about the same amount it takes to "borrow" a power), the personality of the person whose aura she absorbed can alter her own temporarily. This factor can increase depending on some external factors, such as mood and relationship with the aura's owner. Extended contact with one aura can also cause this effect, even if none of it is absorbed. Aura can be channelled into spheres or other shapes to be used as an attack, but this isn't as powerful as most other forms of attack, including shooting (although it can yield some tactical advantages).
Neuroi have auras as well, since they are life forms, but they behave far differently than any human's aura. Alina has described their auras as "dark and impure," or just plain "alien" for lack of a better word. In a pinch, Alina can absorb the aura of a neuroi. Neuroi auras are larger, denser, and more potent, and they can have the potential to allow Alina to use truly devastating techniques, such as neuroi lasers or rapid regeneration, but at a cost. As she absorbs neuroi aura energy, her eyes will become red-tinted. Once they are fully red, she can use neuroi techniques. She can't attack very much before her stored neuroi energy drops below the critical level, so maintaing this state is a perilous balancing game. If she doesn't absorb enough, the neuroi attacks will fail. If she absorbs too much..... Her strikers and gun will neuroify as her mind is damaged and/or corrupted by the neuroi. The more Alina neuroifies, the stronger attacks she can perform, but the harder it will be for her to regain control. Even if she does regain control after some neuroification, she could become sickly and incapacited for days or even weeks, depending on the severity. If Alina absorbed far too much Neuroi aura, her skin would start to darken and show red hex-patterns. This is the danger zone. Any more aura past this point could push her over the edge and overwrite her aura (and therefore, mind) with the neuroi's. This state would be theoretically impossible to come back from, as there is no core to destroy. Only pure neuroi energy controlling a mindless magical vessel.
Alina has only used neuroi energy in this way once, and that was as a last resort to save a squadmate. Despite the risks to her own well-being, Alina maintains that it is an acceptable battle strategy. She was hospitalized for three days after this incident, in which she reached about 60% neuroification (approximately 25% is required to use neuroi techniques).
