Wren Sozu
Age: 19
Origin/Birthplace: Alkrisia
Appearance: Her hair is long, ginger, and extremely scruffy, often poking out between folds of crumpled cloth. Both of her wide eyes are a cloudy blue-grey. Her skin is dark olive, and her complexion is somewhat rough. She stands rather short at 5"3, but has a surprisingly muscular frame. This and the fact that she always covers her face with a black, white-striped mask makes her look somewhat androgynous at first glance. She always wears a ripped collection of rags (looped with various rings) that gives her a very untidy & strangely concealed appearance. Both of her slightly pointed ears are pierced with various iron rings.
Personality: An extremely quiet sort of person, Wren never likes to be at the center of attention, and is almost never the one to start a conversation. Very shy at heart, Wren really doesn't like it when people get too close to her (and hates being touched even more), often running back a few steps from someone if she feels overwhelmed. When it rains, Wren seems to get oddly hypersensitive, often bursting into tears (be it through joy or sadness) at tiny little things. She seems to get very depressive at the later hours of night.
She's easily intimidated and highly dislikes conflict of any kind, usually making any precautions possible in order to avoid or break up a fight. She hates seeing anyone in pain or suffering, and does whatever she can to help them, even if she'd consider them her 'enemy'. In the rare instance she does say more than a sentence, she talks with a strange, almost poetic choice of words that gives the girl a very odd demeanor. Despite the fact she doesn't like to be noticed, she still seems to like helping or showing appreciation for other people, often anonymously doing so.
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Biography: A fourth child, Wren was born into a somewhat poor human family within a shoddy village within Alkrisa. The family worked hard to farm beautiful lotus flowers in order to get by, their fields one of the spectacles within Alkrisa, though it didn't pay particularly well. Wren was also born into a somewhat cruel and superstitious family who were disappointed at her birth, believing the number '4' to be a sign of ill omen, and also appalled that Wren turned out to be a girl where they were expecting a boy. Because of these reasons, she was seen as a sign of ill omen, but for the sake of their reputation, they couldn't simply abandon her.
Regardless, Wren was treated as if she were the runt of the litter as she grew up, often neglected by her fellow parents and siblings, and given the more harsh punishments and chores to do with little to no reason behind them. She grew up as a chirpy and kindhearted girl, who slowly turned more and more shy and reclusive as a result of her treatment. Whenever she seemed close to getting a friend, they eventually turned away and ignored her upon hearing she was a sign of 'bad luck'. Wren grew up with only one or two people she could consider close friends, and was often bullied.
When she was still young, one of Wren's older brothers suddenly stood up for her one day, which caused a huge argument throughout the house. Completely silent in the screams, Wren closed her eyes, before deciding it'd be better for her to just run away from home if she was such a burden to everyone, waiting for the right moment to just slip away and run
anywhere. In the pouring rain, with little-to-no supplies, Wren found a quiet spot in the marshlands, and cried for hours on end; letting out her bottled up emotions and weeping more than she'd ever done in her life.
Wren stopped crying, however, when she noticed an injured deer in front of her, an infected wound in its side caused by improperly shot arrows. It was on the floor, coughing and choking, and it didn't look like it'd survive the night. Where she could've killed it for the meat she desperately needed, instead, a burst of emotion erupted inside her, and the next thing she knew, her appearance had completely changed into someone who she could feel she...
wasn't, but
was at the same time. The droplets of pearl-white rain around her fell onto the injured deer, gently glowing as it slowly repaired the animal's flesh. When the deer eventually came to and pranced away in a confused manner, Wren couldn't help but cry with
joy as her appearance turned back to normal.
Upon realizing she wasn't just a normal girl, Wren naturally learnt the ways of her powers and the ways of the wilds, wandering alone to travel across the land to use her 'miracles' to aid anybody who needed it. People wouldn't trust her at first, until she revealed her true appearance, asking to bring the injured and desperately sick outside so she could restore their bodies anew with that glowing, life-imbued rain. She finally realized that the only way she felt truly alive was by using the gift of her Goddess in order to help people, and she finally felt like she had a purpose aside from being some 'ill omen'.
She cared more about others around her than concealing her secret, and a result, her carelessness eventually bought the knights of Baelwill to one of the towns she was residing in. They gave terrible threats to the village if they didn't co-operate in trying to find her, claiming they 'knew she was here somewhere'. Not wanting anyone to be punished because of her, Wren ran forward to give herself up, and for the Baelwill knights to just take her instead of trying to hurt anybody. Dragged off as a prisoner, Wren was to be beheaded along with many more, until a twist of fate gave her the mysterious savior she desperately needed...
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Patron Goddess: Talai, Goddess of Rain, Mist, and Storms
A kindhearted - yet one of the most moody and emotional Goddesses - it was said that Talai was one of the key parts in creating life, her power creating the storms and showers that would later form oceans, lakes, and rivers, and wet the soil that would later be cultivated by life of all kinds. Though she's often associated with life, harvest, and nature, she's also associated with bad luck and misfortune by some, as the heavy storms and lightning she brings are signs of her weeping or screaming out in fury.
Inspiration: When Wren transforms, her scruffy hair seems to lengthen and curl into a bushy mass of deep silver, like a stormy cloud. Her eyes glow and crackle bright, lightning-blue that emit light even in pitch blackness, and she always seems to emit a steady stream of tears from her eyes that pitter-patter gently against the floor, despite her current emotion. In her transformed state, nearby clouds in the world around her seem to slowly converge on her position, and she's able to alter rainy weather to her advantage and use raindrops to do a myriad of things.
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Powers
>Rain Amplification - Able to excite and compress clouds together in the atmosphere above her, with a large amount of concentration, Wren can amplify the level of current rainfall into an elevated state in a square mile area around her, depending on what the current weather is. If she's in an upset emotional state, Wren can sometimes unintentionally use this power to a more minor degree, meaning that wherever Wren goes, it's usually more likely to rain.
>Repel/Attract Rainfall - Without the need of expending much energy, Wren can either make one 'repel' raindrops in a large area around them (essentially allowing them to stay completely dry despite the weather), or 'attract' raindrops (which will have the opposite effect), regardless of how hard it's currently raining.
>Flowing Mists - Without much energy requirement, Wren is able to dissipate the raindrops in an area to create a thick mist that's extremely hard to see through.
>Droplets of Life - When Wren takes upon the image of Talai, she can temporarily make all raindrops that fall in a large area around her glow a pearly white; imbued with restorative energies that allows flesh to knit back together much faster than it usually would. She cannot selectively choose which raindrops are imbued with life or not, meaning that raindrops will heal both allies & enemies around her equally.
>Frozen Drops - Additionally, when Wren shows the form of her Goddess, she's able to selectively 'freeze' raindrops in place. These raindrops take a solid form that can be stood/hopped on, or even form a powerful barrier if enough are bundled together. With enough force, however, these solidified raindrops can be 'smashed'.
>Guided Strike - If the current weather is extremely stormy, at the expense of a large amount of energy, Wren is able to speed up the rate at which lightning strikes occur. Additionally, with an enhanced version of 'Attract Rainfall', she's able to make long masses of floating raindrops that attract and 'guide' lightning strikes (in a connect-the-dots sort of style) onto a certain target.
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Talents/Skills
>Fleet-Footed - Wren is an extremely nimble individual, able to move very quickly even through difficult terrain, and able to perform acrobatic feats ordinary people wouldn't be able to. This combined with a good spatial awareness make her quite tricky to catch or hit with mundane weaponry.
>Wilderness Survival - Whilst she enjoys a warm fireplace and a prepared meal just as much as another person, Wren doesn't really need it in order to have a comfortable night. She knows how to quickly prepare shelter, fire, and forage for food in the wilds, so long as it's feasibly abundant.
>Sneaking/Hiding - When Wren doesn't want to be found or seen, she seems to be very good at it, knowing routes to take that'll avoid attention, and knowing ways to use the environment (or sounds caused by the weather) to mask her presence.
>Calming - Despite her strange appearance and oddly shy demeanor, there's something about Wren that's undoubtedly quite soothing to most. Be it animals or humans, she seems to be quite good at reducing their aggression levels.
>Humming - She doesn't really like to do it in front of others, and she's not very good at remembering the lyrics to songs, but Wren has a very smooth & flexible voice that's able to hit incredibly high and low notes.