Rydia

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~Rydia~

 

~Brief Description~

 

Elf/angel. Adorned with pearls, Bestower of Holy Power upon Demigods

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~History~

 

Orphaned Rydia herded hellhounds for Tzimfemme until the naked mage tried to sacrifice her under the star Vocatrix, and instead infused her with an archmage’s powers. Tzimfemme ordered her to Blitz One, where she fell into an alliance with Boaz and Joat; not too long after, she named them the first Demigods (of Madness and Insanity respectively). Once Minta and Rosemary were trained, she left Blitz One on the ark, along with her Final Fantasy-named army, washing up alone in the shadow realm. Years later, Minta’s mis-cast spell summoned her back to Terra as an archangel. She locked Tzimfemme, raving and wild, into a warded crypt and assumed leadership of the quincunx until the naked mage awoke and bullied everyone into moving to the Pen.

 

Rydia was weakened from the stress and would not have survived the convalescence if a powerful mage—Starlight—hadn’t cared for her; the care grew into love. She followed him into Legion of the White Rose, and followed him out again when he left the guild with the “KENA!” exodus. While staying with the Kena people, Valdar taught her how to use her new-grown ears, and tried to teach her how to be a ranger; instead, she picked up a shiny horn and fell into the role of a bard. After awhile, Starlight’s new guild, Eye of Mordor, relented and admitted her despite her low skills, yet her guildmates now keep her around so she can supply them with tasty baked goods and meals.

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~Abilities~

 

Rydia has an empathy with all animals, summoned or natural. She is fluent in earspeak, the universal emoticons of exaggeratedly pointy ears \o_o/. She loves to bake and sew, but cannot experiment; she must follow recipes or patterns.

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~Magical Abilities~

 

Rydia has inherited the power to call and control supernatural animals, whether or not they were summonable by a standard white mage, with the greatest control over naturally empathetic and ‘good’ animals. She trained as a bard but has no intuition with music, a sort of wedding-hall singer among bards.

Her power in the quincunx is reinforcement, lessening hatred and increasing sympathy between people. Suddenly the victim finds his life less valuable than someone else's, or can't bear to land a blow upon her.

Edited August 8, 2005 by Quincunx

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~Items~

 

A jointed cloisonné trinket housing the spirit of the Anti-Spam Carp. A collection of shinies and items with which to care for them. A plain gold band. A set of pots and pans, baking utensils. Sewing supplies. A wing comb to keep the feathers neat.

Edited January 5, 2007 by Quincunx

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~Physical Description~

 

She was the tallest one by far, though not quite of average height, even with her mane of green hair flipped up and to one side. Sparkly makeup made her glitter, green eyes danced, light green sundress barely clung to her slender body. In her confusion, she tapped a little whip against the toe of her knee-high boots as she looked around the room. . . .She has extraordinarily long elf ears with three piercings in each, and can sometimes be seen with archangel’s wings.

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~Personality~

 

Sweet, shy, social, a bit ditzy. Loves rhymes, songs, chants. Rydia cannot feel or express dominance, rage; she defers to the nearest person and so distresses the lines of the quincunx that another one quickly arrives to deal with the situation.

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~Relationships~

 

Rydia wears Starlight’s ring, stays by his side, and spends most nights in his tower. Valdar is still her mentor in the ways of elves. She is fond of other Blitz One refugees but never too certain of who’s who, a side effect of the shadow realm. While Salinye was still an Everquest-style wizard, Rydia befriended her elf-to-elf, but the friendship did not cement.

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~Other~

 

Rydia is reasonably easy to write, since she has evolved and her behavior covers a broad spectrum. She is no longer hyperactive or sugar-addicted—she lost that when Minta arrived. If it weren’t for Starlight, she would have faded away entirely by now, and she knows it. With the removal of Rosemary, she might gain more social graces and compassion. She and Starlight will marry at some point and Rydia will gain a last name.