Pharia
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-- Aylren (Myrellé's Brother)
Bright-eyed and good-natured, but also stubborn and unyielding. This young runeweaver might not have many skills in the field of combat, but her ability to understand the archaic magic and techniques behind enchanting with runes is second to none.
She has her own ideas on how things should be in their homeworld, but regardless of their differences in thought, Myrellé is her most important person.
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BackstoryThe most skilled runeweaver in the world. It comes from a combination of talent, willpower, and an excellent mentor in the form of Myrellé’s cousin, the now deceased master runeweaver of the High Elves.
The half-human, half-dwarf was taken in as an orphan by Myrellé’s enclave of elven survivors, and though they went out of their way to teach her her people’s cultures and languages, she still ended up with several elvish mannerisms. You wouldn’t catch most dwarves dead relaxing among the trees or crafting with wood as a material, after all.
Her dream is to one day see the return of magic to the world in full, instead of its current forgotten and restricted state.
To that end, she and Myrellé have tried reaching out to the surviving spirits, but the price they require to unseal the world’s arcane energy is a steep one indeed…
Still, she’s young and eager to see the world around her, viewing it with an optimistic lens. Or if you prefer to be pessimistic, with a naive lens. AppearanceOn the tall side for someone with dwarven blood, but with a stocky build that lends itself well to manual labor. Her hair is bushy and difficult to manage, despite this, Myrellé enjoys helping her do her hair in the mornings. As a result, instead of cutting it short, her hair normally reaches her shoulders when untied. When working, she prefers to keep it in a ponytail.
She can be typically seen in long, baggy work pants, and depending on the work she is doing she’ll either be wearing a thin tunic or heavy protective jacket on her torso. Her favorite pair of work gloves are actually an enchanted leather pair from the Age of Plenty.
Unlike her aloof partner, Half-Dwarf Runeweaver is a vivacious but adamant soul, eager to converse with others and always with a smile ready. The lines of her face reflect that jovial nature. Underneath though, she holds to her convictions and is more savvy than one may expect.
She has very little experience in combat, but is still quite physically fit. |
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Runeweaving is the act of inscribing the ancient magical language onto some sort of medium in order to generate an arcane result of some sort. In ancient times, such an act was easy and common.
After the Sealing, however, those who practice runweaving bear a heavy price. In order to tap into the sealed arcane energy within the runes, a runeweaver must “force the door open”, so to speak. The key? Their own life force.
For most mortal races, this meant giving up their lifespan. Even for long-lived races or immortals, it meant crippling themselves in various ways as they tried to create enchanted equipment at the behest of others.
Pharia, though, is a particularly prodigious talent. Unbeknownst to both her and her guardians, her dwarven half comes from the mythical High Dwarf race, who, despite looking like the more common Stone Dwarves, were a true immortal race. Their immortality is not absolute, as the High Dwarves live so long as they have the will to do so. In short, they are literally too stubborn to die as long as they have something to live for.
As such, though it taxes her greatly, Pharia’s runeweaving will not kill her.
Combine this with her natural affinity for the craft, and the act of creating Myrellé’s True Plate Armor, Nightvale, only put her in a coma for about two years, rather than outright killing her. It would’ve taken the lives of dozens of expert mortal runeweavers to achieve the result, and that was assuming they had all the knowledge necessary and didn’t have to experiment.
The armor aside, she’s a true expert with a deep understanding of rune linking, creating dense networks of runes to achieve near impossible feats of enchantment. As such, she can be expected to work on Myrelle’s equipment between rounds, and perhaps the more magic-friendly environment of the Crossroads means it’ll take less of a toll on her.
And who knows? She might take any opportunity to make it so that Myrellé doesn’t have to fight alone…
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Author's Notes
Cute half-dwarf get. Yuri vibes achieved.