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General Info

Age: 22

Gender : Female

Sexual Orientation : Straight

Faction : None yet

Race : Witch

Theme/Type : Nature's Bounty

Abilities : Her abilities aren't particularly suited for melee combat (except maybe a kick to the groin or punch to the gut), so when she is met with aggressors she would much rather outrun them using a combination of tree running (or just running) and distractions/traps/barriers made from plants. Examples of this might include a maze of trees, a wall of thorns or a fearsome man-eating plant popping up right in front of an enemy; these tactics allow her to escape quickly and efficiently.
She prefers to use her abilities to ensure that her massive garden is kept healthy and happy. She prides herself in being able to make most seeds grow almost instantly however, tree seeds and rare seeds take a bit more time and effort. She also knows how to make it so that plants give more fruits/flowers/vegetables than they usually would; this ensures that she never really has to venture to cities for groceries.
Although her nature/earth magic is very strong, she's only slightly mediocre with other types of elemental magic. She can only make a small fire for warmth and cooking purposes. The only thing she can do with water is make a small rain-cloud water her plants for her...if she puts enough effort into it. Wind magic is slightly better;she can make a breeze strong enough to rustle the trees when she's climbing them (to hide the fact that she's there). She has no real skill in other types of magic outside of elemental magic.

Occupation : Is a rare plant and natural event enthusiast. She will purposely go out of her way to learn everything about these rare events and plants, and will attempt to get her hands on the plants or see the event even if it's not always safe. Also attempts to find uses for any rare plants she can get her hands on; uses may include medicines, food, decoration, and cosmetics.

Battle Style/Magic/Alchemy: She uses nature/earth magic to stall and confuse enemies so that she can escape. She also uses a bit of wind magic to cover her tracks when tree running.

Favored Weapon/Item: She has a brown leather bag that she takes everywhere due to it's handiness.

Notable Skills: Cooking: She can make a tasty meal out of most unsavory looking things.
Herbology: Can make many concoctions for vanity and health purposes.
Tree Running: She's very good at it because sometimes plants are hard to reach and animals can be dangerous.

History

She grew up in a family of four that consisted of her father, her mother, her older brother, and herself. They lived in Woodfall and enjoyed a comfortable life there since her family was well off. Mind you they weren't aristocrats...just high-middle class.
She got along very well with her older brother despite the age difference between them. They would often climb trees together or would swim in lakes. That is...until Asteria got her foot caught in a branch while swimming;she believed that a monster was trying to drag her down. Her older brother then "rescued" her. Since then, she's refused to be in water that goes up past her knees.
Her older brother aspired to become a Cerberus Knight and went of to train when he was old enough. Around that same time, Asteria's magic manifested itself when she was about 7. The incident involved her being an impatient child that wanted to see the seed grow...NOW! Needless to say she willed the seed to sprout and develop leaves. No flowers, but the leaves were enough proof for her parents to send her off to the Magic Academy
A couple of summers later, when her brother was 18 and she was ten, they both happened to be in Woodfall. Asteria practically begged her brother to take her deeper into Woodfall to go see the biannual mass migration of glowing butterflies(?). Her brother complied and took her there. Along the way they met a nice lady that said she was going to go see the migration as well. The group of three then got to their destination. All was well for a bit, until the "nice lady" revealed herself to be a Witch-Eater that tagged along simply to devour them. Her older brother quickly snachted up Asteria and started running as fast as he could back to town. He managed to out run the Witch-Eater for a bit. However, somewhere along the way he got hit badly from behind and thus urged Asteria to hide. Asteria chose to hide in a nearby hole in the ground at the base of an old and mossy tree. When the Witch-Eater caught up to them, Asteria's brother put up a decent last stand...but was ultimately killed and eaten. Meanwhile, Asteria having heard the whole ordeal stayed put and tried to keep her scared sobs from being heard. For a while it seemed like the Witch-Eater was not going to find her and that she would get out of this alive. This didn't last and the Witch-Eater eventually found her and was about to take her out from the hole, when Asteria managed to create a somewhat thin thorn wall between them. The Witch-Eater managed to bust a hole through the thorns, dug her claws into Asteria's leg, and proceeded to finally drag Asteria out of the hole. Just when Asteria thought she would become a tasty dessert for a Witch-Eater, a miracle happened: the Witch-Eater was killed.
It turns out that a member of the Blackhearts had been in the area, heard the commotion, and killed the Witch-Eater. The kind stranger then took a sobbing Asteria back home to her parents and left; she never got the chance to say thank you.
After that things were never really the same. Her parents became overly protective of her and she became more paranoid of other people...especially strangers. Asteria was glad that her parents let her continue her education at the academy she'd attended, otherwise she would've become more socially awkward.
Lonely summers passed and Asteria finished her studies. She then started to think about what she wanted to do. Her parents "suggested" (practically begged) that she either open up a small shop in town and live with them, or get a well-to-do husband that lived nearby (and visit often). Neither of the options offered seemed to please her. She wanted to see the world like her late brother had.
She decided to strike up a deal with her parents: she would get to live where she wanted and not marry yet, but she would visit and write often. Her parents reluctantly agreed and let her go. Asteria now lives in Clarus Arbor in a roomy home with a large plot of land that her parents bought her. She uses the land to feed herself and doesn't really work. She makes money from selling surplus produce/plant products. Thanks to the extra time she has, she's been able to travel around Makai and pursue her passions of seeing rare events and collecting rare plant specimens. She now has a beautiful garden that keeps growing. However, she usually stays within the confines of her home and garden when not questing.
Her childhood home back at Woodfall is like a second home to her and she travels back and forth between the two towns often. She knows her parents aren't young anymore and does her best to see them often and to write.
She goes to Lumena's castle whenever she's preparing to go on a quest. You'll often see her immersed in books in the week prior to a quest.

Current Roleplay

- Meta: Chapter 1 [Witches] (Complete)
-PRP: A Fruitful Experience (Cedar: Ongoing)
-PRP: The Swamp (Castalia: Ongoing?)
-PRP: Gentle Flowers (Athir: Ongoing)
-PRP: Rarity (Yun: Ongoing)
-PRP: Points of Interest (Aram: Ongoing)

Relationships

Cedar: Pending

Castalia: Pending

Athir: Pending

Yun: Pending

Aram: Pending

Character Concept: Me

Official Artwork: Chocorette