Larka
| Age 20 |
| Gender Female |
| Origin North Illica |
| Occupation cheap monster hunter for hire that may or may not get the job done |
“i was not born with roses
in my chest
to be afraid of thorns.
i was born to
bloom
in spite of them.”
-Vinati Bhola, “Udaari: a collection of poems”
The youngest of farmer Yansel's daughters, Larka was the reason why her mother died during childbirth. She came too early and there was too much blood, and surely, she would have died too being so premature, but somehow got through it. A sickly child, Larka spent most of her days inside with her oldest sister, Lusaka, who had taken on the mother role for her two little sisters.
Growing up in an agricultural village close to the harsh Lapvona winters meant that the villagers worried more about being raided than having to deal with monsters, even if there was unspoken rule that everyone must be inside when the sun went down. Sometimes the gruff-looking cazadores would stay a night in their village before continuing onward to Lapvona and on those nights Larka would sleep comfortably without one of her usual night terrors.
No one knows when the outsider came and pretended to be one of them. Maybe it was Old Man Tonio, Pig Wrangler Suze, or even Little Daft Brenn, but did it really matter when people started going missing in the night to return a week later with no memory of where they had gone? Larka's father started keeping all the girls inside, tending the fields himself, going out later in the morning when the sun was bright and coming back in before it ever set.
It was a financial hardship that Yansel had decided to take, and despite bellies never being full, at least they were all safe, together. One day, Yansel didn't return from the fields. Lusaka took it upon herself to search for him, taking a lantern with her. Hours passed, Larka thought neither of them would return, but at the moon's highest point, Lusaka had found their father and managed to carry him back into the safety of their home. They all thought he had passed out from exhaustion, his face pale, skin clammy, his body shivering despite his fever. The brought him close to the fire, and Lusaka told her sisters to get some rest upstairs, that she would keep watch over him and make sure his fever broke. The younger sisters listened to the eldest.
When Larka woke up, the bed was empty, morning sun too faint to give any warmth. The icy chill she felt would have normally had her bundle herself up further in the blanket and quilts, but she went to go downstairs instead, worried about her father and his well-being. Larka had only taken three steps before seeing her father hunched over her sisters, his face and hands dripping blood as he dug through their innards like a bear savoring salmon guts. She froze at the horror, watching despite how it made her feel sick.
Nimble no longer, the young girl took a step back and it creaked. Holding her breath did nothing, her heart hammering in her chest as her father turned his head towards her. His eyes were yellow like a cat's, pupil now spilt into two. His face was different too, bones more prominent and jutting out unnatural as if he were still undergoing some twisted metamorphosis. There was no warmth when he looked at her, only the look a predator gave to their prey.
Appearance
| Height 5'1 |
| Build around 100 lbs; gamine ectomorph |
| Hair White |
| Eyes Gray Blue |
Larka has always been compared to a doll, with her small stature and extremely youthful features, she fits that parallel perfectly. Her face is quite round at the cheeks and due to that roundness she doesn’t have very prominent cheekbones. Small forehead but luckily she was blessed with large, round eyes, a small, button nose, and pale lips. Her hair is white and straight, often tied into a messy braid. It used to be brown. Her eyes are an icy gray-blue but were once hazel. Unfortunately, the experimentation kept Larka from growing to her full height and have made gaining muscle hard to do.
Likes to wear light armor, cheap chainmail on the inside is hidden by a old padded vest and soft but cracked brown leathers. Keeps her warm enough and allows her for a lot of flexibility. With her plethora of scars it's evident that her armor is doing a shit job of protecting her, or perhaps she's too reckless and in over her head in trying to be a monster hunter.
Likes to wear light armor, cheap chainmail on the inside is hidden by a old padded vest and soft but cracked brown leathers. Keeps her warm enough and allows her for a lot of flexibility. With her plethora of scars it's evident that her armor is doing a shit job of protecting her, or perhaps she's too reckless and in over her head in trying to be a monster hunter.
Personality
+amiable
+optimistic
+diligent
+hard working
+compassionate
=passionate
=virtuous
=tenacious
=eccentric
=fierce
-brat
-abrasive
-condemnatory
-gullible
-dogmatic
+optimistic
+diligent
+hard working
+compassionate
=passionate
=virtuous
=tenacious
=eccentric
=fierce
-brat
-abrasive
-condemnatory
-gullible
-dogmatic
Skills
Stomach of Steel= Larka can eat almost anything and not get sick as long as it’s not actually poisonous. She’s even good with expired food items and raw meat. She lost a majority of her sense of taste after her first transformation so now she’s big on texture or reallyreallyreally spicy food.
Voracious Appetite= whether it’s due to her strain or for her high energy, Larka eats over 4,000 calories a day as her metabolism is wicked fast. She’s always slightly hungry, and it doesn’t take long for her to get hangry. Despite eating so much, she remains very light and nimble with a low body fat percentage. Luckily she is willing to share. She will also eat bugs for extra calories.
Hypermobility= Larka was born with naturally loser ligaments, a smaller olecrannon, and deep groves. She can dislocate her joints as well.
Flexibility= Larka is very flexible, from her hypermobility and rigorous training, making her quite fit. This allows her insane amounts of flexibility, from pulling both her thumbs back, easily doing the splits, pistol squatting, and even swinging her forearms beyond 180 degrees.
Contortion= she can, and will, cram herself into a small box, among other things.
Acrobatic= can jump very high, flip without embarrassing herself, a handstand, and lots of spins. But let’s be honest, she’s not using this for a dance off, she’s using this to slay monsters much bigger than her.
Needle Sword= Larka's favorite weapon, it's long and thin with a lot of flexibility and suits her preferred method of stabbing important internal organs. For certain monsters she will enhance it with silver or poison to make it more lethal. Ultimately, Larka fights are never short and quick, but she relies on her agility and stamina to keep her in a fight long enough for the monster to succumb to death.
Lycan-experimentation= Larka can partially shift into a wolf or go all the way, however while she might gain added reflexes, strength and speed, shifting often leaves with broken bones afterwards and an intense hunger that can immobilize her. Does not get much of an increase in size, compared to other werewolves, Larka remains quite small and scrawny, looking like a pup instead of an adult. Larka does have better smell and hearing than the average person, but not like she does when she shifts. Regardless, shifting is reserved only for dire life or death circumstances. Doesn't get any boons from a full Beast Moon like other lycanthropes.
WEAKNESSES:
Voracious Appetite= whether it’s due to her strain or for her high energy, Larka eats over 4,000 calories a day as her metabolism is wicked fast. She’s always slightly hungry, and it doesn’t take long for her to get hangry. Despite eating so much, she remains very light and nimble with a low body fat percentage. Luckily she is willing to share. She will also eat bugs for extra calories.
Hypermobility= Larka was born with naturally loser ligaments, a smaller olecrannon, and deep groves. She can dislocate her joints as well.
Flexibility= Larka is very flexible, from her hypermobility and rigorous training, making her quite fit. This allows her insane amounts of flexibility, from pulling both her thumbs back, easily doing the splits, pistol squatting, and even swinging her forearms beyond 180 degrees.
Contortion= she can, and will, cram herself into a small box, among other things.
Acrobatic= can jump very high, flip without embarrassing herself, a handstand, and lots of spins. But let’s be honest, she’s not using this for a dance off, she’s using this to slay monsters much bigger than her.
Needle Sword= Larka's favorite weapon, it's long and thin with a lot of flexibility and suits her preferred method of stabbing important internal organs. For certain monsters she will enhance it with silver or poison to make it more lethal. Ultimately, Larka fights are never short and quick, but she relies on her agility and stamina to keep her in a fight long enough for the monster to succumb to death.
Lycan-experimentation= Larka can partially shift into a wolf or go all the way, however while she might gain added reflexes, strength and speed, shifting often leaves with broken bones afterwards and an intense hunger that can immobilize her. Does not get much of an increase in size, compared to other werewolves, Larka remains quite small and scrawny, looking like a pup instead of an adult. Larka does have better smell and hearing than the average person, but not like she does when she shifts. Regardless, shifting is reserved only for dire life or death circumstances. Doesn't get any boons from a full Beast Moon like other lycanthropes.
WEAKNESSES:
- Silver
- Poison, especially wolfsbane, but belladonna works just fine too
- Curses, hexes, magic of any kind but especially fire.
- Poor constitution, hardly hardy if she has to take a hit.
Art Credit: https://www.instagram.com/bruneshah/p/Dc1gQ05GTrE/?__d=1utm_sourceig_embed