Dove
Well-known member
Dove
| Age Early Twenties |
| Gender Female |
| Origin South Ilican Free States |
| Occupation Travelling Healer |
A bird that has found herself far, far from home, Dove's story is simple, but tragic. Her people once worked closely alongside a village in return for their comforts and services. They found companionship, security, and home. As generations passed, the lines between friendship blurred into servitude. And when their people could no longer serve their purpose, they were abandoned. Or worse.
Dove now travels in hopes of finding purpose.. whatever that looks like. The world is large, with many opportunities after all. And surely, someone may need use of her gifts, right?
Dove now travels in hopes of finding purpose.. whatever that looks like. The world is large, with many opportunities after all. And surely, someone may need use of her gifts, right?
Appearance
| Height 5'2" |
| Build Light, flighty, and thin. While their feathers give volume, they are quite frail |
| Hair Thin, silvery blond, with bits of feathers waving through the weaves. |
| Eyes A deep, dark, cherry-brown, with hints of red |
Easy to see, but hard to hear, Dove is an incredibly delicate, and frail cross between a bird and a humanoid, borderline elven form. Porcelain skin, a small mouth, soft features juxtaposed between the sharp angles of a bird, such as a sharp jawline, and a stern brow. Her lithe, fragile form is lightly dusted with white feathers, particularly dense near the shoulders, down the back, and the thighs, soft and velvety. Her fingers and toes are slightly elongated, tipped with dark, sharp claws, soft plating guarding the structure near the tips. Tufts of feathers can be seen behind her ears, and down her neck, mixed with silvery blond hair.
Dove also has a set of white, downy wings, that stay compressed to her body, beneath her robes. Not large enough to permit long distance flight, but enough to reach decent heights, or break a fast fall, lacking the endurance that other bird-aligned kin would have.
She typically wears relatively light garments due to her biology, comfortable with flowing robes that wrap around her form and hide various features of her body as she travels the world, searching for her purpose.
Dove also has a set of white, downy wings, that stay compressed to her body, beneath her robes. Not large enough to permit long distance flight, but enough to reach decent heights, or break a fast fall, lacking the endurance that other bird-aligned kin would have.
She typically wears relatively light garments due to her biology, comfortable with flowing robes that wrap around her form and hide various features of her body as she travels the world, searching for her purpose.
Personality
Dove is a soft-spoken, warm soul, who does their very, very best to try and not impose on the world. One would argue it is a form of extreme shyness, yet Dove does exercise enough curiosity to approach those she believes may be in need of assistance. Fearful of conflict, and fearful of violence, Dove is a coward in the presence of both, and will often flee in such conditions when possible. She is apprehensive when developing relationships, but can grow to be a very warm, loyal, borderline doting companion to her friends, family, and lovers.
Dove truly wishes to do the best for the world. However, a caged upbringing has given her a great deal of doubt and insecurity that tends to lead her into dangerous situations due to her lack of experience. She's prone to second chances, and the benefit of the doubt. She also will follow orders and be afraid to challenge things in an effort to avoid conflict. Sensitive, her feelings are powerful and she struggles to regulate them. However- that sensitivity makes her the ideal healer: her care and compassion do not know bounds, for better or worse.
Dove truly wishes to do the best for the world. However, a caged upbringing has given her a great deal of doubt and insecurity that tends to lead her into dangerous situations due to her lack of experience. She's prone to second chances, and the benefit of the doubt. She also will follow orders and be afraid to challenge things in an effort to avoid conflict. Sensitive, her feelings are powerful and she struggles to regulate them. However- that sensitivity makes her the ideal healer: her care and compassion do not know bounds, for better or worse.
Skills
- Good with handling the children, ill, or elderly
- Experienced with herbs and medical treatments
- Can glide briefly, or raise herself a bit, but not enough for permanent flight
- Knows how to play a lute, and a harp
Shroudweaving:
- Healing: Dove can encourage regeneration in others, to the extent of a Cure Minor Wounds Spell
- Purifying: Dove can weave a 'filter' to help fight disease or poisons a body may be struggling with
- Soothing: Dove can calm a troubled mind, but it requires physical contact
- The Cost: Dove will take these wounds onto herself in the form of a 'darkness' that erodes at her features. The more Dove tests her limits, the more Dove's health fades. Her feathers will fall out, her body will tremble, bones will break.. etc.
- Experienced with herbs and medical treatments
- Can glide briefly, or raise herself a bit, but not enough for permanent flight
- Knows how to play a lute, and a harp
Shroudweaving:
- Healing: Dove can encourage regeneration in others, to the extent of a Cure Minor Wounds Spell
- Purifying: Dove can weave a 'filter' to help fight disease or poisons a body may be struggling with
- Soothing: Dove can calm a troubled mind, but it requires physical contact
- The Cost: Dove will take these wounds onto herself in the form of a 'darkness' that erodes at her features. The more Dove tests her limits, the more Dove's health fades. Her feathers will fall out, her body will tremble, bones will break.. etc.
Art Credit: making my own.. eventually