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Nikaia
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:41 pm
by Nikaia
Name: Nikaia
Race: Half Orkhan, Half Siltori
Racial Ability: Witchborn
Sex: Female
Age: 22
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 150 lbs
Birthdate: Glade 1, 98
Birthplace: Kalzasi
Profession: Fortune Teller
Housing: an apartment above Fate & Fortune (business plan in progress).
Partners: n/a
Titles: n/a
Factions: n/a
Fluencies: Common & Synskrit
Conversationals: None
Ineptitudes: None
Nikaia is quiet, observational, and to some, aloof. She prefers to listen, eavesdrop, and think rather than letting anyone know more than she thinks they should know. This doesn't mean she has no sense of humor, and some of her rare words in casual conversation are saved for witty retorts. She is polite, but not weak, and incredibly stubborn - once she has an idea of what she wants, she pursues it relentlessly. It is her predilection for listening that has allowed her to successfully run a fortune-telling business, and she often considers herself to have a small finger on the pulse on Kalzasi, with much context to go with gossip and rumors. Those who come to her know their secrets are going to be kept, but she makes no guarantees that she won't use what she knows to further pursue her goals. Nikaia is a very hard worker, if a bit sensitive to criticism. She strives to learn and perfect her interests and skills. She is also particularly prideful and will not let insults or pettiness slide.
Luminous purple eyes and long white hair are key attributes of her Siltori heritage, though her nose, tusks, and the green tint to her ashen skin do more than just suggest otherwise. It is more obvious at first glance that she is Orkhan than Siltori, though the half-elf, half-ork takes pride in both of her bloodlines. A large, dark birthmark covers much of the right side of her face, and she does not attempt to hide this, either, taking some pride in her unique appearance. She dresses in simple, layered Kalzasi clothing, usually tying her long sleeves up with cords. She is an average height and weight at 6'2 and 150lbs for both Orkhan and Siltori, and is slim for an Orkhan, carrying a more Siltori build. Her hands are soft and have few blemishes, befitting her low-impact line of work. Nikaia has no tattoos to speak of - other than the swirls of her Semblance rune, centered on her chest and curling around her shoulders and forearms. Her ears are pierced and usually dangling with tassel earrings as well as gold industrial piercings. Her hair, too, is usually pinned back, a small bun holding the hair around the edges of her face while the rest of it dangles down.
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Even as a pre-teen, she found that she was particularly skilled at frivolous fortunes like love and romance. While she was not entirely accurate, she had the empathy to tell when to give someone a fortune they wanted to hear versus a fortune they needed to hear. Nikaia rarely ended with an upset querent. A tribute to her Siltori heritage, when her grandmother inscribed the Cardinal Rune of Semblance upon her chest it swirled around her shoulders and forearms before thrusting her into Threshold Sickness. She was not alone in this endeavor, because just as fortune-telling was a family tradition, so too was this magic, so often used to enhance their readings. After two days of intense hallucinations and visions, her fever broke.
Nikaia was twenty-one when her world fractured. Having grown up with her grandmother and her mother, and having worked as an assistant in their fortune-telling shop for as long as she could remember, the fire that tore through the dusty tomes, extravagant tapestries, and the bodies of her two favorite people came as a total surprise. Suddenly the stressors of being alive were thrust onto her shoulders, and it was up to her to deal with the bones and ashes. Left with a small lump sum as an inheritance from her mother, she made it her goal to rebuild their business, better than ever. With little time to grieve, Nikaia found herself taking out a loan and purchasing an empty building, using the second story as her home. She wasted no time in furnishing her new shop, Fate & Fortune, and opened for business half a season after it was purchased. Nikaia now relies on the lessons she learned from her family, daily prayer to Galetira, and the single-minded stubbornness to continue her tradition to get by.
Nikaia
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:46 am
by Nikaia
Mastered Skills: n/a
Novice| Skill | Skill Level |
| Astronomy | 15/100 |
| Business | 15/100 |
| Calligraphy | 5/100 |
| Drawing | 15/100 |
| Finance | 5/100 |
| Meditation | 5/100 |
| Psychology | 5/100 |
| Semblance | 24/100 |
| Storytelling | 10/100 |
Apprentice| Skill | Skill Level |
| Fortune-Telling | 25/100 |
| Thread | Points Awarded | Points Spent | Running Total | Points Left |
| Starting Package | +100 | -15 Astronomy
-10 Business
-5 Calligraphy
-10 Drawing
-5 Finance
-5 Meditation
-20 Semblance
-10 Storytelling | 100 | 0 |
| Character Creation Bonus | +15 | -5 Psychology
-5 Drawing
-5 Business
| 115 | 0 |
starting package marked with *
Arcana
Fortune-Telling: Hand Shapes in Palmistry*
Fortune-Telling: The Lines of the Hand in Palmistry*
Fortune-Telling: The Meaning of the Suits in Cartomancy*
Fortune-Telling: Following Your Intuition*
Fortune-Telling: Meanings of Shapes in Tea Leaves*
Semblance: Basic Techniques*
Semblance: Drawing One's Aura*
Mercantilism
Finance: Budgeting for a Business*
Science
Astronomy: The Constellations Above Kalzasi*
Astronomy: Movement of the Sun*
Astronomy: Phases of the Moon*
Miscellaneous
Religion: Galetira*
Nikaia
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:56 pm
by Nikaia
Starting Package*
1 Set of Clothing (shirt, pants, cloak, shoes, undergarments)
1 Waterskin
1 Backpack which contains:
- 1 Set of Toiletries
- 10 days of rations
- 1 Set of Eating Utensils (i.e. tin plate, cup, fork, spoon, knife)
- Flint & Steel
Purchased
- 1 Small Steel Mirror*
- 1 Pair Fine Wool Stockings*
- 1 Pair Fine Wool Gloves*
- 1 Dyed Embroidered Silk Dress*
- 1 Dyed Fur-lined Fine Wool Cloak*
The rooms above her business, Fate & Fortune.
| Income | Expenditure | Cause | Total |
| +500 | -- | Starting Package | 500.00 GP |
| -- | -45.25 | Starting Purchases
-10 Small Steel Mirror
-1.2 Fine Wool Stockings
-1.5 Fine Wool Gloves
-25.2 Dyed Embroidered Silk Dress
-7.25 Dyed Fur-lined Fine Wool Cloak
45.25 | 454.75 GP |
Re: Nikaia
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:59 pm
by Nikaia