"We draw blood for different reasons, you and I."
[fieldbox="Raela Alymer, #29AB87"]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Race: Vampire
Physical Characteristics: 5'5" & 120 lbs
Personality: Attuned to righting wrongs, Raela is the picturesque humanitarian and do-gooder, ominous as her smile might seem to be. She heavily dislikes bad blood between individuals and parties, and strives to ensure that environments are,
while not without issues, at least without negative rivalry and petty disputes. A definite team-player, Raela is highly responsive to requests, though always manages to somehow turn them into favors, inevitably asking for things from people in turn. For all her benevolence, Raela still manages to portray herself as cunning and mischievous, always seeming to have something on her mind that she probably shouldn't.
Biography:
Raela was born the daughter of the Alymer vampire family head, and as such was afforded a rather luxurious and wealthy lifestyle. Still, her father, being a generous and well-intentioned man, ensured she was raised properly with love, care, and discretion. Her young life was not spoiled, fortunately. Being a vampire noble meant she had access to a steady supply of blood, and being taught to treat all other races with kindness, was well-liked by her servants and slaves within the residence. Her father, likewise, was well received by them as well.
Being a vampire, Raela was expected to develop an affinity for blood and soul magicks, though her mentoring had eventually resulted in a recognition of her adeptness with mind-based spells instead. Particular family spells revolving around the tricking of opponent's perceptions were handed down to her, and she took them up quite readily and easily, eventually being declared the sole possessor of said abilities after her uncle (her mentor) perished in the Talze Utera War.
Her home had become a refuge for countless individuals during the war, and though she and her father regularly treated the wounded, scared, and confused, they ultimately could not save everyone.When Talze Utera fell completely, Raela and her father fled to a more secretive location, bringing along refugees as they requested it, and eventually found their way to a mountain citadel. As her father regularly went out on "trips", Raela was left as the primary caretaker and head of the residence for long periods of time.
Eventually their hideout was discovered by Astopolian knights, and her father sent her away to Dansila. Her journey was not met without danger or resistance, however, and on several occasions she had come a hairs width away from being captured and executed by the pursuing knights. Fortunately she made it to Dansila, and enrolled in Academy after staying with a man by the name of Gael Ericsson for some time.
Fears: Being thought of as genuinely mean or bad by someone else, horses
Weaknesses: Pretty transparent; she rarely hides her motives and moreso fails to keep them secret even if she tries
Skills: Making nice with others, fancy weapon maneuvers, historical knowledge
Equipment: Warscythe "Scolo" - Raela's large and formidable Talentium-lined warscythe. Taller than her own height and with a blade wide enough to cut down two men at once, it is suited for outdoors, mid-range combat.
Magic: None
Sword Arts:
Swinging Gaol - Insidious :: One of several techniques of the Swinging Gaol Sword Art branch, taught to Raela by her father. The Insidious technique utilizes a mana stream to effectively mask the "danger" of any object so perfectly, it renders the target practically invisible to opposing eyes. In a sense, the mana creates an aura clinging to the weapon (in this case) that tricks the eyes into thinking that there is "nothing there", or rather, confusing them with an understanding of the object's presence, but offering no revelation as to its true appearance. Enemies and friends alike can sense, for example, that Raela is holding something in her hands (and not that she is simply feigning holding something), but cannot detect that it is her warscythe. All they get is a "feeling" that there is something there.
The sword art briefly fails whenever it comes into contact with something, causing a shimmering effect across the scythe and allowing others to briefly see its form before it returns to practical invisibility. With this nefarious technique, Raela employs a number of flourishes, pulls, and extending actions to keep the opponent guessing as to where exactly the warscythe's blade actually is. In addition, she possesses the skill of throwing her scythe like a boomerang, further adding to her ability to mask the weapon's exact position/presence.
Sword Skills:
Timeless Waning - Infinity :: An utterly exhaustive Sword Skill that effectively renders a weapon temporarily free from the bonds of time. The user becomes planted in place, able only to manipulate their weapon and upper body. Within a theoretically infinite amount of time, the user can hack, slash, and swing as many times as their stamina can handle, striking at a target within range countless times. Given all of her energy is put into "stopping time", no extra strength is bestowed upon her in this Sword Skill, leaving her strikes only as powerful as her natural strength can muster. As the technique ends, time returns to the user, and the effects of their weapon are instantiated.
To an outside viewer, the technique simply seems like the user pulled off countless strikes within an instant, and is thus little more than an execution move.
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